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My father in law bought a new phone SGS on O2 and I offered to unlock it as I have unlocked my husbands last week (he's was on O2 as well but in 2.1 or 2.2.1 version I think-froyo?)
Before I continue may I say I know you guys out there know so much more than me and I really need your help. I really tried to help unlocking this phone and for hours I searched and read things like reboot, download mode, recovery mode, flashing, JKV and so many other words and letter that I could not understand. Very few I understood in the end but may have messed up badly (?).
Please, I need help and please treat me as if I were your mum or even grandma. Step by step in simple normal English please.
My father in law's version is 2.3.3
I tried unlocking it the way I unlocked my husband's but didn't work after looking for hours I thought that the best way to do it would be to downgrade from 2.3.3 (gingerbread (?)) to 2.2.1 (froyo (?)) and then unlock it.
I found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089989
and tried to follow it.
I downloaded EZRom and EZboot-Froyo-1.0.tar.md5 from the same post.
I followed:
•Download the right version from section above
•Reboot your phone into Download mode
•Connect your phone to computer
•Run EZOdin
•Select EZboot-Froyo-1.0.tar.md5 or EZboot-GingerBread-1.0.tar.md5as a PDA file in EZOdin
•Check the "Phone Bootloader Update" checkbox
•Click Start
I waited for the phone to turn off and feel the little vibration but didn't. Instead it just froze at the first screen when you turn on the phone. The black background with white letters: Samsung Galaxy...
I waited and waited and as nothing was happening I then I took the battery out. Put it back in and tried turning it on. I wouldn't it would just stop and that same screen, the black and white one.
I reread
•Wait until phone reboots and make it reboot into Recovery
SO then I remembered in the many threads I read about the recovery mode so 3 clicked vol up + button at them bottom and turn on bottom.
It gives me a few options. When I click on reboot all it does is show me the black and white screen again and nothing else. ah!!!
I took the battery off and put it back on may times, also selected the fatory reset option and tried different buttons but nothing. Please help me.
I'm happy to phone any of you guys to help me and guide me even if it's just to put the phone back to what it was before, turning on normally, etc. (I can't even turn it on!) I'm feeling really sad and a bit stressed as these days are supposed to be a nice time to spend with my little ones and family.
Anyway, please ask me anything.
Thank you so much in advance. I really hope I didn't do anything wrong and I'm just stuck because I'm ignorant in this matter. Thank you
Well, I have no skill in this area. But I wish you good luck, and this post is acting as a bump! Double goal!
After a little rethinking: (I don't have a SGS and never touched one) You can try re-stocking the phone. Not sure how you do that. I'll check.
From http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596 :
Darkstriker said:
(E) Recovery:
1.WHAAAA! I think I bricked my phone. My flash was unsuccessful/My device boots to a black screen/similar scenarios. Can I still save my device?
1.WHAAAA! I think I bricked my phone. My flash was unsuccessful/My device boots to a black screen/similar scenarios. Can I still save my device?
Most likely: YES! In almost any case, you should still be able to turn off the device (if necessary by removing the battery) and start into download-mode (VolumeDown+Home+Power) or recovery-mode (VolumeUp+Home+Power). After (for example) an unsuccessful flash, you can retry the flash in download-mode (same steps as when flashing a functioning device). If a flash to a functioning f/w (without applying any update.zip) doesn't help or you cannot get your PC to flash at all, you can ask for help here.
If you see a symbol asking you to connect to the PC, depending on how you arrived at this point, it may be sufficient to connect to the PC and run Odin (i.e. press "start" when the phone is recognized) without adding any files. This may, however, leave some residual issues if (for example) had an incorrect/incomplete flash so you may want to do a normal flash after this!
If you do not have download mode and for some ludicrous reason felt the need to go ahead and modify your firmware regardless of this lacking, there is now a guide on creating a home-made JIG which will force your device into download mode without the actual button combo here.
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If you need any extra help, I'll try.
Im somewhat of a rookie user too but I do know this, If you can still go into recovery/download mode (using the 3 button combo) then you havent bricked the phone and you can fix it! so dont stress too much .
EDIT: Im guessing you can download a stock ROM and flash it via odin.
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After a little rethinking: (I don't have a SGS and never touched one) You can try re-stocking the phone. Not sure how you do that. [/QUOTE]
Thank u so much for your reply. O don't know what re stocking is, but i will look into it. Thank u!
I don't know how to re stock it.
Sorry to seem so dumb.
Can anyone help me step by step? If at all possible could I phone someone to help me with this? Send me phone number via private message
Thank you sooo much.
anaki11 said:
I don't know how to re stock it.
Sorry to seem so dumb.
Can anyone help me step by step? If at all possible could I phone someone to help me with this? Send me phone number via private message
Thank you sooo much.
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Well, no problem, I guess. I don't think it needs to come to voice support, to be honest. I think text is enough for the issue in matter. I'll look a bit into this, I'll have to go soon from my computer. I'm sorry if I can't be of any greater help.
moses992 said:
Im somewhat of a rookie user too but I do know this, If you can still go into recovery/download mode (using the 3 button combo) then you havent bricked the phone and you can fix it! so dont stress too much .
EDIT: Im guessing you can download a stock ROM and flash it via odin.
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Your post helped me not to stress too much.
I'd like to download a stock rom and flash it but I don't know how to.
Here's where I am. I found a list of firmware. This is the last one on Samfirmware.com.
Europe Samsung I9000 Firmwares.
I9000XXJVS ##
512.PIT
2.3.5
2011 September 8
CSC = I9000OXAJVS
DOWNLOAD
Things I need: (I think)
-Download a firmware (should I use the lastest one?) or 2.2 or 2.3.3? . Is there one better than the other? or is it my choice? How can I choose the best one for me?
-Odin. I have OdinMultiDownloader v4.03 in my desktop. Is that the best thing to use or should I use Ezodin. I don't know what the difference is.
-(Do I need to download or do anything else?)
Things I should do:
-Put phone in download mode
-Plug it to the laptop
-Open Odin (or Exodin?)
-click PDA. Choose the fie I downloaded-firmware.
(-after this I don't know what else I should do or tick or untick)
Am I in the right track or completely off it?
Thank you again to anyone taking the time to read this.
anaki11 said:
Your post helped me not to stress too much.
I'd like to download a stock rom and flash it but I don't know how to.
Here's where I am. I found a list of firmware. This is the last one on Samfirmware.com.
Europe Samsung I9000 Firmwares.
I9000XXJVS ##
512.PIT
2.3.5
2011 September 8
CSC = I9000OXAJVS
DOWNLOAD
Things I need: (I think)
-Download a firmware (should I use the lastest one?) or 2.2 or 2.3.3? . Is there one better than the other? or is it my choice? How can I choose the best one for me?
-Odin. I have OdinMultiDownloader v4.03 in my desktop. Is that the best thing to use or should I use Ezodin. I don't know what the difference is.
-(Do I need to download or do anything else?)
Things I should do:
-Put phone in download mode
-Plug it to the laptop
-Open Odin (or Exodin?)
-click PDA. Choose the fie I downloaded-firmware.
(-after this I don't know what else I should do or tick or untick)
Am I in the right track or completely off it?
Thank you again to anyone taking the time to read this.
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In my thoughts, I believe that should be what you need. You can try, if that doesn't solve the issue, it's because you need something else as well.
And the think you should make the file a PDA file, I believe. Don't take my answer too direct. I'm almost unknown with Samsung devices on that matter, but I can say a couple of things, like, that, I'm pretty sure it is on PDA files.
And no problem, always pleasing to help someone in trouble. I was/am a rookie too Ignore the Senior Member thingie. Still a noob in pretty much everything. And don't panic, no need for that.
Thank you. I should try that tonight unless someone stops me before to tell me I'm about to make another mistake.
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Thank you. I should try that tonight unless someone stops me before to tell me I'm about to make another mistake.
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Haha. I doubt it. 99,99% of actions are reversible, really. And I have severe doubts that this is one of the remaining 0,01%.
Well, I wish you good luck. If you ever need any more help, you can post here. I'll look into here time to time.
BTW. Just wait a second. You know that link you give on the first post? There's also a Gingerbread file. You can *try* flashing that one, to see if it reverses the problem. Sounds legit to me.
Youtube.com/qbking77
He has tons of tutorials
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Hey Guys,
When I try to boot in Odin mode the tablet just boots with RECOVERY BOOTING....then hangs...
Samsung
Galaxy Note Pro
Unlocked Pic
Custom
Android
I was rooted then i wanted to flash stock and it went downhill from there. It flashed last night but wifi wasnt working. I really dont want to take it to verizon. I have revived but the three button salute doesnt let me get into download mode. Please help Its insuranced but will they cover it since it has Custom on it?
Edit: Screen is not faint and the device is working.
So reading some other threads where people encountered this problem. Two main solutions
1. bad recovery flash, it needs to be flashed again.
2. Can you still plug in the tablet and charge it? If you can do that the other recommended solution was burning the battery out until dead, basically forcing a full on restart of everything, then plugging in the device letting it recharge then trying to boot into download mode again. They say pull the battery, but since you can't do that you need to burn it down to 0. As long as you can charge your tablet you aren't lost. If you can get into download mode after trying that flash stock firmware from odin. Then start the process from step 1, clean start.
Either way, I wouldn't panic yet. Well don't panic at all. Panicking just makes mistakes and you aren't anywhere near the hopeless stage where you have to bring it back to verizon yet. I'm sure other people here will have other ideas as well and some people may have had the same problem. Just breathe. Burning the battery will give you some relaxing time lol. Pretty confident it can be fixed.
biggiesmalls657 said:
Hey Guys,
When I try to boot in Odin mode the tablet just boots with RECOVERY BOOTING....then hangs...
Samsung
Galaxy Note Pro
Unlocked Pic
Custom
Android
I was rooted then i wanted to flash stock and it went downhill from there. It flashed last night but wifi wasnt working. I really dont want to take it to verizon. I have revived but the three button salute doesnt let me get into download mode. Please help Its insuranced but will they cover it since it has Custom on it?
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Gatsrom said:
So reading some other threads where people encountered this problem. Two main solutions
1. bad recovery flash, it needs to be flashed again.
2. Can you still plug in the tablet and charge it? If you can do that the other recommended solution was burning the battery out until dead, basically forcing a full on restart of everything, then plugging in the device letting it recharge then trying to boot into download mode again. They say pull the battery, but since you can't do that you need to burn it down to 0. As long as you can charge your tablet you aren't lost. If you can get into download mode after trying that flash stock firmware from odin. Then start the process from step 1, clean start.
Either way, I wouldn't panic yet. Well don't panic at all. Panicking just makes mistakes and you aren't anywhere near the hopeless stage where you have to bring it back to verizon yet. I'm sure other people here will have other ideas as well and some people may have had the same problem. Just breathe. Burning the battery will give you some relaxing time lol. Pretty confident it can be fixed.
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Thats why ^^^^^^^ i love this great community because people help each other and positive feedback rather than negativity. I have modified dozens of device over the years and this device is my first big fail as of now but I will let it die. What gets me is Verizon and ATT know that locking their device makes people mad and yet they continue to do whats best for business. I someday would love to reach dev status. How would I flash the recovery without download mode?
Debrick IMG
I also have the Stock Rom decompiled and am trying to make a Debrick IMG to get the tablet to boot from SDext to get to download mode then im out of the woods but i need to find out what imgs to use. I have Win32 Disk Imager ready and this is how I saved my S3 verizon last year. I don't have download mode yet or ADB (i think) so im running out of ideas. There are a lot of awesomesauce devs out there (including you) that do amazing things for our devices. Mattlgroff saved my RAZR Maxx and Trident made the ally a great phone for its time. It might not seem sometimes especially how people act by bickering but we really do appreciate the hard work of development across the board of devices. End Story
just boots with RECOVERY BOOTING....then hangs...
--- wanted to flash stock and it went downhill from there. It flashed last night but wifi wasnt working.
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the first one sounds so, that the recovery Image was/is the wrong one. This matched also the 2nd one : Stock, but Wifi is not working. If you flash e.g. on P905 the H3 Imagage and after that the C3 kernel, Wifi doesn't work in this status also anymore. I'll believe, you've flashed a wrong image.
To change anything / or the repair the Tab, you must have the possibility to have an access to the Tablet.
What does you've try?
Fastboot / Recovery-Menu? [This one failed -if I've understood you right]
Download-Menu?
Up to which point does your Tab start's up ? Doers you've any access?
biggiesmalls657 said:
I also have the Stock Rom decompiled and am trying to make a Debrick IMG to get the tablet to boot from SDext to get to download mode then im out of the woods but i need to find out what imgs to use. I have Win32 Disk Imager ready and this is how I saved my S3 verizon last year. I don't have download mode yet or ADB (i think) so im running out of ideas. There are a lot of awesomesauce devs out there (including you) that do amazing things for our devices. Mattlgroff saved my RAZR Maxx and Trident made the ally a great phone for its time. It might not seem sometimes especially how people act by bickering but we really do appreciate the hard work of development across the board of devices. End Story
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Hmmm we definitely need someone with a 905 to post the partition info if you're going to try to build a debrick.img. Have you used search to see if anyone maybe already has? I only have the 900 and I was pretty sure they were different. Just glancing at this program I'm guessing you'd need boot.img since it's going to basically provide a bootloader as the phone hops from internal to external looking for a way to boot. I've never used it though so I don't want to tell you the wrong thing :x
Gatsrom said:
Hmmm we definitely need someone with a 905 to post the partition info if you're going to try to build a debrick.img. Have you used search to see if anyone maybe already has? I only have the 900 and I was pretty sure they were different. Just glancing at this program I'm guessing you'd need boot.img since it's going to basically provide a bootloader as the phone hops from internal to external looking for a way to boot. I've never used it though so I don't want to tell you the wrong thing :x
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Now the software wont flash and there seems to be a hardware issue (my screen flickers) and it didnt last night.
Update: This device is fixed except for wifi wont initialize but this can help other users. Please lock this thread and hope it helps other people in unbricking! I love XDA and its community!
Update: This device is fixed except for wifi wont initialize but this can help other users
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What does you'Ve done? Maybe other users have teh same issue and there are happy, if they can found a way to reanimate the Tab?
Mad07 said:
What does you'Ve done? Maybe other users have teh same issue and there are happy, if they can found a way to reanimate the Tab?
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The Tablet has to be completely dead and then you can charge it to odin cause of the recovery booting ...... but draining the battery clears RAM and then i can get into download mode. Its still better than a 750 dollar paperweight just need to fix wifi. Its almost set up this way and takes longer to fix the device if you are kind of in a hurry. I was rooted but unfortunately have no safestrap so i could not back up my image It was in a bricked state and was corrected by troubleshooting android related problems and flashing in Odin. The only question besides the wifi problem is even though i flashed Stock firmware, my device shows up as Custom????? Any Ideas its not tripped i know that much.
biggiesmalls657 said:
The Tablet has to be completely dead and then you can charge it to odin cause of the recovery booting ...... but draining the battery clears RAM and then i can get into download mode. Its still better than a 750 dollar paperweight just need to fix wifi. Its almost set up this way and takes longer to fix the device if you are kind of in a hurry. I was rooted but unfortunately have no safestrap so i could not back up my image It was in a bricked state and was corrected by troubleshooting android related problems and flashing in Odin. The only question besides the wifi problem is even though i flashed Stock firmware, my device shows up as Custom????? Any Ideas its not tripped i know that much.
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So the battery trick did reset it? Score! lol. I've actually had two friends have to do something similar with other android devices. So you flashed stock onto it (thank god) and now the only problem remaining is no wifi? I know we had a thread about no wifi for our specific device in the forums. Search for that. It seemed like people were able to fix it in that thread.
Gatsrom said:
So the battery trick did reset it? Score! lol. I've actually had two friends have to do something similar with other android devices. So you flashed stock onto it (thank god) and now the only problem remaining is no wifi? I know we had a thread about no wifi for our specific device in the forums. Search for that. It seemed like people were able to fix it in that thread.
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Wifi and bluetooth and system status is custom and updating bricks and puts me back to letting it die.
Wifi and bluetooth and system status is custom and updating bricks
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Where you can see, that Wifi and BT is custom ?
System status is also Custom on my tab ( TWRP was flashed )
At which point the update bricks? Near at the end > hiddenfile ext4 wrong ?
Which this error ( I've select the GBT - file, but the Tab was buyed in Austria > so I need the ATO ) I've triggered KNOX After download the correct FW-File, odin could flash successfully.
If you change temporary the Kernel for root, Wifi is no working , too...
updating bricks
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If odin failed during flashing, press one time Reset in odin, dis-/ connect the USB cable from the TAB and you can continue with odin. During next flash, you received a lot of red text lines, that the progressbar indicator is not correct, but this one you can ignore. Urgent is, that odin said : PASSED at the end.
In you case, I would make direct after successfull flash -> boot into the EM Menu and initiate a factory reset
Mad07 said:
Where you can see, that Wifi and BT is custom ?
System status is also Custom on my tab ( TWRP was flashed )
At which point the update bricks? Near at the end > hiddenfile ext4 wrong ?
Which this error ( I've select the GBT - file, but the Tab was buyed in Austria > so I need the ATO ) I've triggered KNOX After download the correct FW-File, odin could flash successfully.
If you change temporary the Kernel for root, Wifi is no working , too...
If odin failed during flashing, press one time Reset in odin, dis-/ connect the USB cable from the TAB and you can continue with odin. During next flash, you received a lot of red text lines, that the progressbar indicator is not correct, but this one you can ignore. Urgent is, that odin said : PASSED at the end.
In you case, I would make direct after successfull flash -> boot into the EM Menu and initiate a factory reset
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I had NB1 installed and it was working then i used Repair Assistant and it has recovery booting and the boot logo with Custom android. They wont cover it for insurance, i might as well just damage and pay the deductible. I have tried everything and it results in a brick.
From where is this image ND repair assistant ? The bootlogo is changed via root very easy. For that nobody needs a total ROM flash. It's only 1 zipfile.... Hopefully the repair assistant does not has make a recreate partitions....
let go out from the best case Which stock rom does you try to flash? The latest one?
Model: SM-P905V
Model name: GALAXY NotePRO 12.2 LTE
Country: USA (Verizon)
Version: Android 4.4.2
Changelist: 1810991
Build date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:03:29 +0000
Product Code: VZW
PDA: P905VVRUANK1
CSC: P905VVZWANK1
MODEM: P905VVRUANK1
I didn't still know at which area Odin failed to flash
Mad07 said:
From where is this image ND repair assistant ? The bootlogo is changed via root very easy. For that nobody needs a total ROM flash. It's only 1 zipfile.... Hopefully the repair assistant does not has make a recreate partitions....
let go out from the best case Which stock rom does you try to flash? The latest one?
Model: SM-P905V
Model name: GALAXY NotePRO 12.2 LTE
Country: USA (Verizon)
Version: Android 4.4.2
Changelist: 1810991
Build date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:03:29 +0000
Product Code: VZW
PDA: P905VVRUANK1
CSC: P905VVZWANK1
MODEM: P905VVRUANK1
I didn't still know at which area Odin failed to flash
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Yes the latest build is what I flashed. I wonder if the kernel changed but right now NB1 makes it usable with no WiFi or bluetooth.
Which Rom does you mean exactly with NB1 ?
the only one, which I've found - which contains NB1 at the end is:
Model: SM-P905V
Model name: GALAXY NotePRO 12.2 LTE
Country: USA (Verizon)
Version: Android 4.4.2
Changelist: 617169
Build date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:19:18 +0000
Product Code: VZW
PDA: P905VVRUANB1
CSC: P905VVZWANB1
MODEM: P905VVRUANB1
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Why you don't try to flash the K1 Rom? [See above].
If I think about my Galaxy S3 LTE : I have the old Bootloader ( without Knox ) on the device -> if I flash the new System / Kernel without the new Bootloader, I'll have also a problem with a nonworking Wifi ...
Gatsrom said:
So the battery trick did reset it? Score! lol. I've actually had two friends have to do something similar with other android devices. So you flashed stock onto it (thank god) and now the only problem remaining is no wifi? I know we had a thread about no wifi for our specific device in the forums. Search for that. It seemed like people were able to fix it in that thread.
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The software is flashed and notice the system sleeps and screen wont turn back on until i three finger salute. Boot Logo has no unlocked symbol but About phone displays Custom. Also Wifi/Bluetooth issue which I could not find. If i can fix the wifi and bluetooth i wont send into verizon. They should cover it, Odin mode displays 0x0.
Edit: Odin mode still displays SYSTEM STATUS: Custom even though I flashed the NB1 build. Wifi/Bluetooth still do not work. I have wiped data/ cache and rebooted the device. Towelroot didnt work previously but I will try with this build.
ok, first of all, go into the settings, developer and enable USB system debugging. Shut down the Tab, Hold The home key, volume down and Power. After that, the tab starts into the download mode, press volume + to continue. The screen changed. Connect the Tab with you running Odin ( check the task manager, that nothing from Kids is still running in the background. Select as PDA the K1 Firmware which was in the zip. Ending is tar.md5.
Check is Only Autogreboot and the F fuse(?) >>default settings are selected. Press Start and wait... In Odin you can following which Parton is now flashed. Hopefully Odin stopped with Passed and the Tab rebooted. If you've the wrong region rom, Odin failed at the hidden file ext4.
Mad07 said:
ok, first of all, go into the settings, developer and enable USB system debugging. Shut down the Tab, Hold The home key, volume down and Power. After that, the tab starts into the download mode, press volume + to continue. The screen changed. Connect the Tab with you running Odin ( check the task manager, that nothing from Kids is still running in the background. Select as PDA the K1 Firmware which was in the zip. Ending is tar.md5.
Check is Only Autogreboot and the F fuse(?) >>default settings are selected. Press Start and wait... In Odin you can following which Parton is now flashed. Hopefully Odin stopped with Passed and the Tab rebooted. If you've the wrong region rom, Odin failed at the hidden file ext4.
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I have flashed it that way several times. The software flashing isn't the problem, its WiFi and Bluetooth jam and wiping data cache do not fix it. I have re downloaded the software and its a no go.
biggiesmalls657 said:
I have flashed it that way several times. The software flashing isn't the problem, its WiFi and Bluetooth jam and wiping data cache do not fix it. I have re downloaded the software and its a no go.
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If Knox still triggered? Ill believe so. K1 is now the current FW?
Try after install TWRP , wipe normal and go into the adv. wipe settings to format / System and / Data / Cache etc..
Reflash K1 again.
How does it looks like Jam of Wifi / BT ? does you received a FC? only Interruption ?
Complettly Remove FRP , ie return YOUR fone to original state ie as if just bought and unregistered, without triping KNOX or any other signs Tamper switches etc being Shown!! , Current binary, official, system status = official, Secure download = enabled, Warranty Void = 0 (0x0000), AP SWREV b:1 k:0 s:0, this last bit i don't know what it is but this is the same numbers it outputted to my download screen when I first Factory Reset the fone after setting up google , making sure adb was off as OEM etc in settings, setting up a fingerprint and a 4 digit pin, and set it to activate before the fone boots.. I tried to make it as hard as i could to break, but ends up it doesnt matter anyway as all the info is in the PERSISTENCE partition, and if wiped, it thinks its never been registered, Again this comes down to security by obscurity hiding a txt file with your google details on it on a partition or anywhere just hoping no one will look there as its buried quite, well kinda deepish, is not security it laziness i forgot to dd the partition to my pc and looked to see if the info was even encrypted and what else was there in that partition as google thought it was impenetrable, just like apple does with "find my iphone" & icloud, but they are getting better am struggling with there new version, but anyway this is android here and
THIS IS HOW I DONE IT!
First Hold [Power} [HOME] and [VOLUME DOWN] all at once until a blue screen appears with stuff about non stock images et, then press [volume up], next Use ODIN.exe, which ive provided as well as every thing else needed, and flash your model version of the .tar file (included) by clicking the [BL} button on ODIN then make sure its has a tick next to it, if not click the box to tick it, then run the RUN_ME.bat file and that's that. Next just flash the STOCK version of your boot file in the way as before in the [BL] tab, sometimes a full new flash is needed via odin, but only rarely, then thats it phones like new, As in never owned before, as the script wipes the partition (PERSISTENT) that holds the username lock files.
this can be done manually as i found the files that lock the fone to the google account are in the PERSISTENCE Partition, it can be in different places per fone or model but usually in /dev/block/PERSISTENCE, or /dev/sda11 or somewhere in the /by-name/PERSISTENCE, just ls /dev/ and worm your way down till you see a PERSISTENCE then dd it by dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/PERSISTENCE or wherever the partition is, simple,
if this works for youn hit hit thanks, or buy me a beer via paypal, cheers, sonnettie
Any Questions Ill answer you, Im very busy with a lot of projects just now and i just had brain surgery after been hit by a bus on a dual carriageway last year, and was in 3 hospitals in surgery for 70 hours, then a comma for six weeks,
PS, This will NOT trigger KNOX as its done at the lowest level below KNOX and before any services or apps start om the phone,
The BOOT loader you flash, all that does is start the system at its lowest level so we can run basic commands from the LINUX base of the fone, like ls, dd, df, mount, , basically like busybox when linux fails to load correctly, This is what the boot file does, first it start adb from its end then it loads only so far, not even to the point where the android flashes, it halts at the Galaxy S7, logo before the loading screen, so nothing loads at all.
The files can be downloaded from here... Files For Removing FRP, Knox Trip=NO, FRP=OFF, ALL Official!!
THIS IS PoC and some files and info to proof it, this was just to show how i was the first person do do this and not charge you for it, yes it need alterations for alternative fones if you cant figure how to do that dont just plug your fone into your pc and start pressing random buttons switches command etc again its PoC for this fone with info on "How to" with other android 6/7 fones thats all if you need a push one button flashy tool im not here for that only to help some one else do that ive done the technical part a app coder can make you a a plug and unlock tool, that was not my intention just to help and stop someone else finding this first and charging every one for it as this can be done remotely if you understand how it works using an apk but whatever........
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Use ODIN.exe which ive provided as well as every thing else needed to flash your model version of the .tar file (included) the run the RUN_ME.bat file , that's it FRP=OFF , Then just flash the STOCK version of your boot file in the [BL] tab, sometimes a full new flash is needed via odin, but only rarely, then thats it phones like new, As in never owned before, as the script wipes the partition (PERSISTENT) that holds the username lock files.
this can be done manually as i found the files that lock the fone to the google account are in the PERSISTENCE Partition, it can be in different places per fone or model but usually in /dev/block/PERSISTENCE, or /dev/sda11 or somewhere in the /by-name/ folder just ls /dev/ and worm your way in till you see a PERSISTENCE and dd it by dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/PERSISTENCE or wherever the files are, simple,
if this work hit thanks, cheers, sonnettie
PS this is for people that bought a fone and reset it and cant contact the owner or setup a google account on the spot and cant remember any of it, IT IS NOT to be used for STOLEN fones or ILLEGAL USES, and you should never have had to pay for this!!!!
The files can be downloaded from here... https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByZUWMZ-VMvtMVJ1TE5memt5c0U
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Hi
Unfortunately this will be use for illegal purposes........
You say to flash the boot file of the phone before running the bat file , why ? what boot file is that?
Do i need to be root?
If not root , will this trigger knox 0x 1 ?
mistake sorry.....
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Hi
Unfortunately this will be use for illegal purposes........
You say to flash the boot file of the phone before running the bat file , why ? what boot file is that?
Do i need to be root?
If not root , will this trigger knox 0x 1 ?
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No no need for root to do this, and no it triggers nothing as the fone doesn't get a chance to boot while its done, hope this helps
and yes, just as the factory reset salute before FRP was, and the screwdriver, knife, car, printer, computer, even fones can be used for illegal purposes, but that NOT US, and we discourage that were helping people that as i see happening a very lot people buy a new fone set up google with anything that comes to mind cos the got a yahoo, or hotmail email, or maybe don't even use them so the just type any random sh!t into the fone thinking they will never use it, then some thing like this happens, before all you had to do was the three finger salute (factory reset) for them and try to warn them use memorable email passwords etc or even write them down in a book somewher, bad sec, but if it a 75 yr old woman coming to you every day coz she cant access here play store to get facebook, or whatever, then its better this way don't you think, with the obvious exception tell them not to use internet banking or there credit card online.
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No no need for root to do this, and no it triggers nothing as the fone doesn't get a chance to boot while its done, hope this helps
and yes, just as the factory reset salute before FRP was, and the screwdriver, knife, car, printer, computer, even fones can be used for illegal purposes, but that NOT US, and we discourage that were helping people that as i see happening a very lot people buy a new fone set up google with anything that comes to mind cos the got a yahoo, or hotmail email, or maybe don't even use them so the just type any random sh!t into the fone thinking they will never use it, then some thing like this happens, before all you had to do was the three finger salute (factory reset) for them and try to warn them use memorable email passwords etc or even write them down in a book somewher, bad sec, but if it a 75 yr old woman coming to you every day coz she cant access here play store to get facebook, or whatever, then its better this way don't you think, with the obvious exception tell them not to use internet banking or there credit card online.
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Hi Mate
why we need to flash another boot loader?
the bootloader activates ADB and only boot so far into the system before the Android Virtual Machine starts so we are running on pure linux so no KNOX or any other checkers are running and never know whats going on or happened as its as if they where in a comma at the time lol,
any other questions please ask, sonnettie
Does the latest security patch fix this flaw?
Nope still works
From what i read and what i understood, with this can you restore Knox to 0x0 from 0x1?
Thanks for posting this fix- i literally spent the last day trying to remove the frp lock off a legitimate purchase from ebay. Google has managed to close all the exploits out there on ****-tube and nothing other than paying some other programmer to do this (probably exact thing for a profit) This is why I keep coming back to xda developers. I'm not here for profit or nefarious reasons. I want my phone to work the way it's supposed to without all the bloatware and bull****. You rock and I appreciate it!
Hello,
I think no one has try this unlock method.
Because i think it cant work.
I have seen in the runme.bat there is script error at the end,
where it should be
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/...
Anyways, it is maybe just a fake when frp unlock methods was fixed?
FLash the boot file then run bat, then while running bat flash the recovery file?
First flash the recovery or the boot? Then run the bat, while running the bat flash the recovery? Please explaina little as I am having trouble with g935usa.
the boot file included in the file i left here
andrei1412 said:
From what i read and what i understood, with this can you restore Knox to 0x0 from 0x1?
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yes u can, makes it a new fone electronically
XDALies said:
This is a complete load of bull****! The OP claims to have given all the files needed to get around the FRP, but ironically there are no files for the AT&T S7 or the SM-G930A ! If you're too stupid to bypass FRP on the AT&T Variant, just admit it!
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look at the amount of people how have followed my instructions including ME! and it works on any android frp locked or ox1 fone , Muppet
AMAZING!!!
Finally a slution!! Thanks a lot mate! Feel better!
sonnettie said:
t FRP=OFF ,
First Hold [Power} [HOME] and [VOLUME DOWN] all at once until a blue screen appears with stuff about non stock images et, then press [volume up], next Use ODIN.exe, which ive provided as well as every thing else needed, and flash your model version of the .tar file (included) by clicking the [BL} button on ODIN then make sure its has a tick next to it, if not click the box to tick it, then run the RUN_ME.bat file and that's that. Next just flash the STOCK version of your boot file in the way as before in the [BL] tab, sometimes a full new flash is needed via odin, but only rarely, then thats it phones like new, As in never owned before, as the script wipes the partition (PERSISTENT) that holds the username lock files.
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I just used Odin with the 930 Boot.tar file. And my phone is now in a permanent restart loop. What did I do wrong? And what do I do now to get it out of loop?
~~Fixed that problem. Still don't know what happened, but I didn't bypass FRP. My phone is sm-g930p. And I used the "G930_USA_(QUALCOMM)_BOOT" file first. Instructions were very unclear.
how to I do this to a SM-G930W8 model as i cannot get them files to work with it.
Since i am a newbie in flashing phones ...
What Zip do i need to select in Odin for the SM-930F (there are two versions of it in there both marked with "stock")
Does this work on the G930A? I assume latest update (7.1 possibly?).
Hi guys,
Not started a thread on XDA for years but I really am stumped.
I have claimed my girlfriends s6 (SM-G920F) after she upgraded and intended to root it and maybe try a few Oreo ROMs etc. After investigation I saw that (I think this is right) I don't need to OEM unlock this version of the device and rooting via Odin is the best way to do it. BTW if I do need to OEM unlock then that might be the solution to my issue, so if some one could clarify that'd be great.
So a week ago I downloaded Odin and also my old favourite CF-AutoRoot after putting in the device details. The package was generated, I unzipped and put it in a folder in my desktop
After putting the device in download mode I run Odin as administrator and plug it in. The device is recognised and I get the blue box to show this.
I then click the AP box and select the image file and click start, everything runs as expected to this point and I get PASS displayed in the info bar. On the phone the progress bar looks like it has not completed and I can see a small portion still to run. On the first try I left phone like this waiting for it reboot for over an hour. I was expecting 5he device to reboot and get the android with the red exclamation point. At this point I restarted manually and saw during the boot process an error message saying Recovery not SE Enforcing in red.
I have read a few posts saying this can be caused by the wrong image being used, so I downloaded the Auto root package again and made sure that it was all correct, but the same thing occurred.
I have been looking and reading for the last week to find a solution, but I'm still in the same position. Can anyone help or point me in the right direction?
If you need any more info let me know.
Thanks in advance
Jon
im in exacltly the same boat pal. was running nanorom on my rooted s6, but had no vr capability and just got some galaxy gear goggles. tried to reflash arter97 kernal and lost my whole setup. ive been in and out of hard brick for last 24hrs and am back now to where you are, i can access download and recoveries via three button combo, but any packages i flash with odin just fail out right.
ive been here before though and usually get out once i find the right stock rom and csc's for my version. iof i find anything ill come back and share it with you pal.
Cheers mate, it's really frustrating. I'll keep looking too and post back if I have any success.
Hi guys, this thread hasn't been responded to so I thought I'd just replied to it to give it a little bump up. I'd much appreciate it if anybody could help me out here.
Thanks again,
Jon
copernicus666 said:
Hi guys, this thread hasn't been responded to so I thought I'd just replied to it to give it a little bump up. I'd much appreciate it if anybody could help me out here.
Thanks again,
Jon
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Just try bro to reflash full stock rom again by odin and after flash it , reflash cf-autoroot again
also , can you provide more information about your android version and your csc stock rom ?
what a f**k about!!!!
Right then Jon,
sorry for my delay but not the greatest at reponding to things at the best of times, but with my own s6 in a right old state, and a 7y.o and 4 month old in the house, my pc time is limited.
anyways, im guessing you're a bit like me, and you've had your fair share of flashing roms and roots since the days of old! (Galaxy thru and thru for me s 1,3,4,6, plus tabs and watches).
this s6 gt-920f is a completely different kettle of fish mate. where you're at at the minute, if your still stuck in bootloop with no recovery, your gonna want to find twrp recovery, as you know mate, google will be your guide. you flash this just like a rom or the old cwm, download a zip, bang it in ap/pda in odin and let it flash. KEY NOTE IS MAKE SURE ODIN HAS ~"AUTO-REBOOT"~ UNTICKED, UNCHECKED, NO MARK IN THE BOX. THIS IS KEY TO THE RESTORATION PROCESS GOING FORWARD. Once odin shows that the file has flashed and passed, get ready to perform a three button power reset, Home button, Vol DOWN and Power for 8 seconds. when your pc makes the badong sound and the screen goes off, IMMEDIATELY SWITCH TO Vol UP, Home and Power, thus straight into recovery mode, AND WAIT.
You should see the blue and silver TWRP splash screen and then the recovery options. Firstly, wipe and format everything, dalvik, caches and perform a factory reset. twrp should ask you to type yes to confirm, do it, there's nothing there yet any ways. if you get any issues about cant mount data or some jazz, DONT PANIC, use twrp to reformat the partition to ext4, your pc should ping to show reconnection to the phone.
Now whilst still in twrp, nav to the reset options and reboot into download mode. if all has go well, the scren should have the regular greenish odin screen but without all the samsung odin mode in at the top. odin should show the phone as a connected device, you should be able to access your memory card from your pc to transfer rom zips etc and get the phone back up the way you are used to.
if on the other hand you want to get back to vanila stock style android, with the expense of a tonload of bloatware and crapps, you're gonna wanna take a goggle at stuff like "G920F Repair Firmware X.X UK YYY) , Where X.X is 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, depending on the original android version your brick was on, and YYY is your carrier or network operator, off the top of my head they are VOD, TMO, O2U, H3G.
AGAIN A KEY POINT IF YOUR GOING THIS ROUTE, THESE FILES ARE MADE FOR INDIVIDUAL MODELS OF S6 (THERES ABOUT 12 MODEL NUMBERS -YOURS IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE SM-G920F - SO DO NOT EVER STRAY FROM THAT NUMBER!!!! ) THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO BE FINDING FILES LIKE "G920XXU5EXUE 4 files repair firmwares", THESE ARE YOUR SAVIOUR. GET THE ONE THAT MATCHES YOUR PHONE AND CARRIER OR ONE THAT IS AS NEAR AS DAMMIT, AND AGAIN PLEASE MAKE SURE FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR PHONE THAT YOU ONLY GET FILES MARKED G920, ANYTHING ELSE WILL RESULT IN VERY SERIOUS ERRORS.
YOUR ALSO GOING TO NEED SOMETHING CALLED A PIT FILE, EASY TO FIND, LOOK FOR " S6 ZEROFLTE HIDDEN IMG FILE" IN GOOGLE.
USE OUR OLD BUDDY ODIN TO FLASH THE FOUR FILES YOU GOT FROM THE REPAIR FIRMWARE ZIP, WHICH ARE USUALLY LABEL AP, BL, CP AND CSC.. NOW TAP THE PIT TAB IN ODIN (IGNORE THE WARNING) AND NAVIGATE TO THE HIDDEN.IMG FILE YOU GOT AND BANG IT HERE. ON THE OPTIONS TAB YOU WANT TO TICK AUTO REBOOT, REPARTITION, and NAND ERASE ALL. i know, i know, you probably never use it out of some shear panic but right now its kosher.
start the flash and take a break. like a big break. the process is gonna wipe the phone in totalilty, rewrite every bit of code and software and reload like new after about forty minutes.
now, if it doesnt, there are a few things we can look at but am gonna leave it here and hope you can make some use of the ramblings of a lost man. my 6 is currently in an inverted touch bug where if i touch one side of the screen, the opposite side responds so its a proper nightmare, typing anything means that a becomes l, s becomes k etc. thisis down to me drunk flashing the wrong roms for and s6 edge, g925f, hence all my warnings earlier. anyways, i need a reefer and a scran after all this, God, allah, buddah i hope it helps someone.
shiko2007 said:
Just try bro to reflash full stock rom again by odin and after flash it , reflash cf-autoroot again
also , can you provide more information about your android version and your csc stock rom ?
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Hi, thanks for replying.
I'm on the original stock, I've not flashed any thing just yet. To be honest, I'm not sure it'd work.
The android version is 7.0 and the build is NRD90M.G920FXXS5EQH6
Be glad if you have any advise.
Thanks
copernicus666 said:
Hi, thanks for replying.
I'm on the original stock, I've not flashed any thing just yet. To be honest, I'm not sure it'd work.
The android version is 7.0 and the build is NRD90M.G920FXXS5EQH6
Be glad if you have any advise.
Thanks
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if your not root yet just download latest your carrier/country firmware
from sammobile
and flash it by odin
but you are probably trip knox so you must root
so the steps you should do :
1-download your carrier/country firmware from sammobile
2-flash it by odin
3-flash cf-auto root to pass bootloop
or
download twrp recovery of g920f and flash it by odin to replace stock recovery then after flash it ,wipe delvik cash then flash su binary
DagsyMc said:
Right then Jon,
sorry for my delay but not the greatest at reponding to things at the best of times, but with my own s6 in a right old state, and a 7y.o and 4 month old in the house, my pc time is limited.
anyways, im guessing you're a bit like me, and you've had your fair share of flashing roms and roots since the days of old! (Galaxy thru and thru for me s 1,3,4,6, plus tabs and watches).
this s6 gt-920f is a completely different kettle of fish mate. where you're at at the minute, if your still stuck in bootloop with no recovery, your gonna want to find twrp recovery, as you know mate, google will be your guide. you flash this just like a rom or the old cwm, download a zip, bang it in ap/pda in odin and let it flash. KEY NOTE IS MAKE SURE ODIN HAS ~"AUTO-REBOOT"~ UNTICKED, UNCHECKED, NO MARK IN THE BOX. THIS IS KEY TO THE RESTORATION PROCESS GOING FORWARD. Once odin shows that the file has flashed and passed, get ready to perform a three button power reset, Home button, Vol DOWN and Power for 8 seconds. when your pc makes the badong sound and the screen goes off, IMMEDIATELY SWITCH TO Vol UP, Home and Power, thus straight into recovery mode, AND WAIT.
You should see the blue and silver TWRP splash screen and then the recovery options. Firstly, wipe and format everything, dalvik, caches and perform a factory reset. twrp should ask you to type yes to confirm, do it, there's nothing there yet any ways. if you get any issues about cant mount data or some jazz, DONT PANIC, use twrp to reformat the partition to ext4, your pc should ping to show reconnection to the phone.
Now whilst still in twrp, nav to the reset options and reboot into download mode. if all has go well, the scren should have the regular greenish odin screen but without all the samsung odin mode in at the top. odin should show the phone as a connected device, you should be able to access your memory card from your pc to transfer rom zips etc and get the phone back up the way you are used to.
if on the other hand you want to get back to vanila stock style android, with the expense of a tonload of bloatware and crapps, you're gonna wanna take a goggle at stuff like "G920F Repair Firmware X.X UK YYY) , Where X.X is 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, depending on the original android version your brick was on, and YYY is your carrier or network operator, off the top of my head they are VOD, TMO, O2U, H3G.
AGAIN A KEY POINT IF YOUR GOING THIS ROUTE, THESE FILES ARE MADE FOR INDIVIDUAL MODELS OF S6 (THERES ABOUT 12 MODEL NUMBERS -YOURS IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE SM-G920F - SO DO NOT EVER STRAY FROM THAT NUMBER!!!! ) THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO BE FINDING FILES LIKE "G920XXU5EXUE 4 files repair firmwares", THESE ARE YOUR SAVIOUR. GET THE ONE THAT MATCHES YOUR PHONE AND CARRIER OR ONE THAT IS AS NEAR AS DAMMIT, AND AGAIN PLEASE MAKE SURE FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR PHONE THAT YOU ONLY GET FILES MARKED G920, ANYTHING ELSE WILL RESULT IN VERY SERIOUS ERRORS.
YOUR ALSO GOING TO NEED SOMETHING CALLED A PIT FILE, EASY TO FIND, LOOK FOR " S6 ZEROFLTE HIDDEN IMG FILE" IN GOOGLE.
USE OUR OLD BUDDY ODIN TO FLASH THE FOUR FILES YOU GOT FROM THE REPAIR FIRMWARE ZIP, WHICH ARE USUALLY LABEL AP, BL, CP AND CSC.. NOW TAP THE PIT TAB IN ODIN (IGNORE THE WARNING) AND NAVIGATE TO THE HIDDEN.IMG FILE YOU GOT AND BANG IT HERE. ON THE OPTIONS TAB YOU WANT TO TICK AUTO REBOOT, REPARTITION, and NAND ERASE ALL. i know, i know, you probably never use it out of some shear panic but right now its kosher.
start the flash and take a break. like a big break. the process is gonna wipe the phone in totalilty, rewrite every bit of code and software and reload like new after about forty minutes.
now, if it doesnt, there are a few things we can look at but am gonna leave it here and hope you can make some use of the ramblings of a lost man. my 6 is currently in an inverted touch bug where if i touch one side of the screen, the opposite side responds so its a proper nightmare, typing anything means that a becomes l, s becomes k etc. thisis down to me drunk flashing the wrong roms for and s6 edge, g925f, hence all my warnings earlier. anyways, i need a reefer and a scran after all this, God, allah, buddah i hope it helps someone.
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Legendary post! Cheers mate you just made my morning. I knew the XDA guys would pull through.
I'm on my way to work, but I'll give it a crack later.
Cheers bud - Kudos
I've looked through the forums to identify a similar problem to mine in hopes I can resolve this issue but I've not found one. So here's my problem.
I have a UK Galaxy S7 running on the 6.0 firmware that came with the phone when it first released (Yes I know it's very old and should have updated along the way but I had plans to root and install customs at some point which obviously didn't happen). The phone is unrooted and the stock rom is the XEU version with Multi-CSC (according to recovery)
The phone was running fine until a few days ago when all of a sudden it shut off and wouldn't power on via the power button. So I pressed and held Home + Volume Down + Power. The green screen appeared and selected Volume Down to restart the device (as you do in odd situations like this).
PHONE IS NOW STUCK IN BOOTLOOP!!!
I have tried various means (not including flashing) to get the phone to boot to the home screen with no success. I have not performed a factory reset from recovery because I have various data, including pictures, music and other software on the internal storage which I wish to keep and not lose. The phone is still under warranty so I can take it to a Samsung repair outlet to get them to fix it for me but due to data privacy or whatever, they have to format it clean to then install the most recent firmware.
I've been scouring the forums for help on flashing OTA updates which retain data on phone whilst possibly allowing my phone to boot into the home screen so I can access my data. Is such a thing possible?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You can flash the latest firmware without losing data (as long as the hardware is not faulty) by downloading it from either sammobile, updato.com or using the samfirm tool here on XDA (Fastest option)
Then extract the firmware and add all 4 parts to ODIN 3.12.7 (Do not use ODIN 3.13.1 unless you want to flash BTU Oreo 8.0)
AP << (Takes quite a long time to add, be patient as ODIN will look frozen)
BL
CP
HOME_CSC
If you use CSC instead of HOME_CSC it will wipe the device after the flash, HOME_CSC will not wipe it
Put the phone into download mode (Home & Power & Volume Down)
Connect to PC USB and hit start on ODIN
Wait for the flash to complete (It can take quite a while) and the phone should hopefully boot back into Android
Thank you for the quick response.
It's imperative I get this right and ensure I've understood your reply correctly.
I have downloaded the following:
SM-G930F_1_20180417125627_cz5yqc22v0_fac - from SamFirm as it was much quicker like you said.
Odin3+v3.12.7 - This particular version was quite difficult to get a hold of. Various sites redirecting me to various pages without a direct link to download but I hope that is the correct one.
The firmware zip contains the following files:
AP_G930FXXS2DRDI_CL12365438_QB17789072_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar -------1
BL_G930FXXS2DRDI_CL12365438_QB17789072_REV00_user_low_ship.tar -------2
CP_G930FXXU2DRB6_CL648265_QB8952207_SIGNED.tar -------3
CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
HOME_CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar -------4
I have labelled the files 1-4 in the order of flashing/installation (I presume?)
I will also follow your instruction of flashing HOME_CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar as this will NOT wipe any existing data on the phone?
Will following the above steps act as an upgrade to the phone and not wipe apps/pictures etc in the internal storage?
Have I missed out any other steps?
Cassie` said:
Thank you for the quick response.
It's imperative I get this right and ensure I've understood your reply correctly.
I have downloaded the following:
SM-G930F_1_20180417125627_cz5yqc22v0_fac - from SamFirm as it was much quicker like you said.
Odin3+v3.12.7 - This particular version was quite difficult to get a hold of. Various sites redirecting me to various pages without a direct link to download but I hope that is the correct one.
The firmware zip contains the following files:
AP_G930FXXS2DRDI_CL12365438_QB17789072_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar -------1
BL_G930FXXS2DRDI_CL12365438_QB17789072_REV00_user_low_ship.tar -------2
CP_G930FXXU2DRB6_CL648265_QB8952207_SIGNED.tar -------3
CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
HOME_CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar -------4
I have labelled the files 1-4 in the order of flashing/installation (I presume?)
I will also follow your instruction of flashing HOME_CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar as this will NOT wipe any existing data on the phone?
Will following the above steps act as an upgrade to the phone and not wipe apps/pictures etc in the internal storage?
Have I missed out any other steps?
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Almost, you must flash all 4 files at the same time, load them all into ODIN before hitting start, doesn't matter which order you load them in as long as they are all loaded before flashing
And you are correct with the rest, HOME_CSC will not wipe anything, and yes it will act as an upgrade although it is a full ROM you are flashing, to you the user, it will appear exactly the same as an upgrade as long as you use HOME_CSC
No other steps needed
I have loaded all 4 files as seen in the screenshot however, after clicking on Start, about 5 or so minutes later, it says FAIL in the first box above where it initially said RECOVERY. It's stopped and not done anything else.
I'm not sure what to do here.
I've also added a shot of the top left of odin screen
Cassie` said:
I have loaded all 4 files as seen in the screenshot however, after clicking on Start, about 5 or so minutes later, it says FAIL in the first box above where it initially said RECOVERY. It's stopped and not done anything else.
I'm not sure what to do here.
I've also added a shot of the top left of odin screen
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Yea it's failed, you can close ODIN and disconnect now
You can try doing it again, but that should have worked, you could try downloading the latest 6.0.1 ROM and flashing that the same way first, it looks like your bootloader is version 1 where this ROM is version 2 as shown by the S2 number in the middle of the firmware version
*Detection* said:
Yea it's failed, you can close ODIN and disconnect now
You can try doing it again, but that should have worked, you could try downloading the latest 6.0.1 ROM and flashing that the same way first, it looks like your bootloader is version 1 where this ROM is version 2 as shown by the S2 number in the middle of the firmware version
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I've gone to https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=0DB04AD4C34211E69215FA163EE8F90B
From there I've selected the most recent 6.0.1 ROM which is dated 4th December 2016. Problem is that the download is EXTREMELY slow and I have no idea how to use SamFirm to download that particular ROM.
I guess all I can do now is play the waiting game and repeat the steps with the 6.0.1 ROM once it's downloaded.
Thank you for your responses and I will post back here once the download has finished.
Cassie` said:
I've gone to https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=0DB04AD4C34211E69215FA163EE8F90B
From there I've selected the most recent 6.0.1 ROM which is dated 4th December 2016. Problem is that the download is EXTREMELY slow and I have no idea how to use SamFirm to download that particular ROM.
I guess all I can do now is play the waiting game and repeat the steps with the 6.0.1 ROM once it's downloaded.
Thank you for your responses and I will post back here once the download has finished.
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Yea unfortunately all alternatives other than samfirm tool are slow, and samfirm only downloads the latest ROM
Judging by the bootloader version and the ROM version you have chosen, if this also fails, then I would assume a hardware failure
The only other thing I could suggest if this doesn't work, is to pick an older version of ODIN to flash the older firmware, ODIN 3.11.1 was used for MM 6.0.1 ROMs if I'm remembering correctly
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451
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https://odindownloader.com/download/odin3-v3-11-1
I've restarted the device and it said An error has occurred while updating the device software use the emergency recovery function.
I attempted to reboot the phone a couple of times to get into recovery and I was successful. I now see the the Bootloader version is now 2 as opposed to 1. After seeing this I attempted to flash version 7 as initially suggested yet it did not work.
I'm not sure how Bootloader changed from 1 to 2 and is still failing to flash in odin. I am still waiting for the 6.0.1 ROM to download, fluctuating between 16-19 hours as of writing this response. Once it's ready I'll try and load up odin 3.11.1 as a second solution and try 6.0.1, even though Bootloader says 2.
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I've restarted the device and it said An error has occurred while updating the device software use the emergency recovery function.
I attempted to reboot the phone a couple of times to get into recovery and I was successful. I now see the the Bootloader version is now 2 as opposed to 1. After seeing this I attempted to flash version 7 as initially suggested yet it did not work.
I'm not sure how Bootloader changed from 1 to 2 and is still failing to flash in odin. I am still waiting for the 6.0.1 ROM to download, fluctuating between 16-19 hours as of writing this response. Once it's ready I'll try and load up odin 3.11.1 as a second solution and try 6.0.1, even though Bootloader says 2.
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Your ODIN screenshot looks like it managed to flash the bootloader before it failed, so it's possible you are going to need to use a version 2 ROM from now on, I have the same phone, XEU G930F and it is running Bootloader version 2 (Running the BTU Oreo 8.0 stock ROM)
But if the 7.0 Nougat ROM failed again it's looking more like a hardware issue, seems to be failing when it should be starting to flash SYSTEM (AP)
You can try flashing the 7.0 ROM section AP on it's own with ODIN 3.12.7, see if that fails immediately, if it does that's likely where the problem lies, it's not unheard of for these S7's to fail like this out of the blue, I see it maybe a couple of times a month on XDA
Only solution is to get the mainboard replaced
But yea, give 6.0.1 a shot anyway, worth a try saying as everything else has failed up to now
(Looking for mirrors for that 6.0.1 ROM, I've got it on my main machine but it is offline right now with no graphics card so I can't access any files, stuck with a laptop, I always download and save every new firmware release for this reason)
There is Samsung SmartSwitch software for Windows for the emergency firmware recovery, but it WILL wipe your phone back to factory and delete all your data (Last resort if nothing else works, although if ODIN doesn't work, I'd say hardware failure)
Right so I've managed to download the most up to date 6.0.1 ROM and attempted to flash it with ODIN V3.11.1 and it idles at the recovery.img part and fails like the previous efforts.
I'm not sure if attempting to get OREO running with the latest ODIN might work? If not then I may have to give up and do a factory reset through Samsung SmartSwitch.
It probably is a hardware failure as I had noticed the lightning bolt appearing when the phone is off whilst plugged in the charge, it take about a minute or so for the percentage bar to appear, usually it was about 2 seconds before this disaster occurred.
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Right so I've managed to download the most up to date 6.0.1 ROM and attempted to flash it with ODIN V3.11.1 and it idles at the recovery.img part and fails like the previous efforts.
I'm not sure if attempting to get OREO running with the latest ODIN might work? If not then I may have to give up and do a factory reset through Samsung SmartSwitch.
It probably is a hardware failure as I had noticed the lightning bolt appearing when the phone is off whilst plugged in the charge, it take about a minute or so for the percentage bar to appear, usually it was about 2 seconds before this disaster occurred.
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Worth a try flashing Oreo, BTU on samfirm tool will give you it for the G930F
If you're seeing problems with the charging now, you might get lucky and find the USB port is the only thing needing replacing, but if you send it off for repair it's unlikely even if that is the case that they won't just charge you for a new mainboard, you can likely get USB ports from eBay but opening the S7 isn't as straight forward as the back is glued on for IP68 water resistance and needs a heatgun to remove, not sure if anything else like the screen needs removing for USB, I've not opened mine
You've tried a new USB cable and a different PC too ?
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Worth a try flashing Oreo, BTU on samfirm tool will give you it for the G930F
If you're seeing problems with the charging now, you might get lucky and find the USB port is the only thing needing replacing, but if you send it off for repair it's unlikely even if that is the case that they won't just charge you for a new mainboard, you can likely get USB ports from eBay but opening the S7 isn't as straight forward as the back is glued on for IP68 water resistance and needs a heatgun to remove, not sure if anything else like the screen needs removing for USB, I've not opened mine
You've tried a new USB cable and a different PC too ?
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The charging issue occurred immediately when the phone shut off by itself and wouldn't power on conventionally. The phone is still under warranty so if the Samsung SmartSwitch software is unable to recover the phone then I will take it to the repair center and have them fix/replace it. If it's a case of undoing the glue and whatnot then I'd rather they give me a replacement.
I did change the USB cable to a different one, and I've attempted to flash the 2 different ODINS with the 2 different ROMS on a laptop as opposed to the desktop I was using. Still fails at the recovery.img part of ODIN.
I'm going to try Samsung SmartSwitch now and see if this will give it some life. If THAT doesn't work then it's 100% hardware issue and my data was lost to begin with.
Considering both versions of ODIN didn't work with either ROM, I don't think I'll be looking for the BTU version of OREO to attempt to install with. If there's a direct download that's quick I might but I think I'll attempt to Emergency Recover through the Samsung tool.
I want to thank you plenty for your help and knowledge on this. It certainly has been helpful and given me better understanding of the problem I'm facing and potential solutions. I have a feeling that the SmartSwitch recovery won't work either and still be posting back here hahaha.
OK I've got bigger problems on my hands now.
SmartSwitch and Kies both say "SM-G930F" does not support initializing. Please contact our service center.
I've already inputted my serial number and it gives me the same message on both programs. When I called up customer support they said my warranty is till the end of May this year.
Would the service center be able to solve this problem?
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OK I've got bigger problems on my hands now.
SmartSwitch and Kies both say "SM-G930F" does not support initializing. Please contact our service center.
I've already inputted my serial number and it gives me the same message on both programs. When I called up customer support they said my warranty is till the end of May this year.
Would the service center be able to solve this problem?
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Yea I'd get it repaired under warranty asap then if it runs out soon, they will most likely replace the mainboard I'd say, which means 100% data loss as the storage is on a chip on that board, or might even send you a new S7
Really does sound like hardware failure if all of these recovery options have failed, just keep quiet about what you've done to try and fix it, just act dumb and say it won't turn on or they could claim you nulled your warranty messing with ODIN
And no probs, that's what XDA is all about Let us know how the repair goes and buy a MicroSD card to save your important files to this time so you don't lose anything if it happens again
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Yea I'd get it repaired under warranty asap then if it runs out soon, they will most likely replace the mainboard I'd say, which means 100% data loss as the storage is on a chip on that board, or might even send you a new S7
Really does sound like hardware failure if all of these recovery options have failed, just keep quiet about what you've done to try and fix it, just act dumb and say it won't turn on or they could claim you nulled your warranty messing with ODIN
And no probs, that's what XDA is all about Let us know how the repair goes and buy a MicroSD card to save your important files to this time so you don't lose anything if it happens again
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I had an SD card inside with all my pictures I took whilst in Japan (Thank GOD!). I took it out when this issue arose to avoid potential data loss there.
As far as ODIN is concerned, warranty still appears intact but yes I'll keep hush hush when I'm there. I believe they said they'd give me a refurbished S7 if they couldn't reflash it there.
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I had an SD card inside with all my pictures I took whilst in Japan (Thank GOD!). I took it out when this issue arose to avoid potential data loss there.
As far as ODIN is concerned, warranty still appears intact but yes I'll keep hush hush when I'm there. I believe they said they'd give me a refurbished S7 if they couldn't reflash it there.
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Yes, ODIN will not void warranty if you only flash stock, but telling them you used ODIN might, it's not a tool meant for us, it's Samsung's internal flashing tool not meant to be leaked online, sometimes they'll use any reason to blame you and not have to pay out / replace it so yea best not say anything other than official recovery methods suggested by Samsung themselves, if anything at all, I'd just say I didn't do anything, an OTA update came through and it never rebooted or something
Good job with the pics, I don't save any media to the phone itself, I create folders on the SDCard and move it over if I can't have it save there automatically, that way wiping the phone is nothing but a pain to set back up again, nothing actually lost
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Yes, ODIN will not void warranty if you only flash stock, but telling them you used ODIN might, it's not a tool meant for us, it's Samsung's internal flashing tool not meant to be leaked online, sometimes they'll use any reason to blame you and not have to pay out / replace it so yea best not say anything other than official recovery methods suggested by Samsung themselves, if anything at all, I'd just say I didn't do anything, an OTA update came through and it never rebooted or something
Good job with the pics, I don't save any media to the phone itself, I create folders on the SDCard and move it over if I can't have it save there automatically, that way wiping the phone is nothing but a pain to set back up again, nothing actually lost
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I'm going to give flashing one last try.
I am currently downloading Android 8.0.0 for United Kingdom (BTU, NOT XEU). I have to head to work in a few minutes. When I get back I'll attempt to flash that without BootLoader as that will change it to version 3 and you can't downgrade from that from what I've read here and there. If that fails then it's off to the repair center. If it's some sort of hardware failure then it won't flash regardless what stock rom/ODIN version I'm using.
Not sure if BTU update with home CSC will retain my data (assuming it works)
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I'm going to give flashing one last try.
I am currently downloading Android 8.0.0 for United Kingdom (BTU, NOT XEU). I have to head to work in a few minutes. When I get back I'll attempt to flash that without BootLoader as that will change it to version 3 and you can't downgrade from that from what I've read here and there. If that fails then it's off to the repair center. If it's some sort of hardware failure then it won't flash regardless what stock rom/ODIN version I'm using.
Not sure if BTU update with home CSC will retain my data (assuming it works)
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Your CSC will remain XEU as it is Multi-CSC containing BTU, and BTU contains XEU, I'm running it now with BTU firmware & XEU CSC
Bootloader for this Oreo 8.0 BTU firmware is still 2, with it being a new Android version you'll need to flash the BL too anyway
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Your CSC will remain XEU as it is Multi-CSC containing BTU, and BTU contains XEU, I'm running it now with BTU firmware & XEU CSC
Bootloader for this Oreo 8.0 BTU firmware is still 2, with it being a new Android version you'll need to flash the BL too anyway
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I've had no luck flashing it with Oreo. It's definitely going to the repair centre. Such a shame.
I'm very grateful for your time and help with this. I will report back this weekend with the results of what the repair centre will do regarding the device. Don't like to leave a thread without an end result.
Many thanks again!