This is driving me mad.
So I've flashed many devices, but this is defeating me.
Using ODIN 3.14, tablet is detected but when I try to flash TWRP it either gets stuck at SetupConnection for a while and then fails
Or it may get as far as recovery.img and sit there and then fail
Tried 3 machines just in case it was a USB thing, but because of its unique connector I only have 1 cable to use, however it seems to working fine.
ANy ideas and help would be appreciated
Try different Odin different ie older TWRP .
Odin 3.09 and 3.10 (and lower) should work fine,
newer versions aren't compatible.
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Here is the situation, I tried to flash a stock Skyrocket with CWM via Odin, and Odin keeps saying write failed. I then tried different USB ports, restarted the computer many times but still no luck.
This computer flashed SGS3 and Hercules before with no issue. I've also tried different USB cable. Now whenever I book the phone it said i need to connect to Kies to update. I can't even get into the stock recovery. The only thing i can get into is Download mode but Odin will not flash anything. How can I resolve this?
Please help!
Thank you.
RESOLVED:
I flashed the wrong ROM =D The phone is AT&T Galaxy S2. I kept thinking it was called the Skyrocket hence i download the wrong rom and recovery. That explained why Odin wont flash! After a while i realized the i-727 on the rom doesnt match the i-777 from my phone
You got lucky, really lucky. Flashing a ROM for the wrong phone is usually a hard brick. Read the ROM threads and make absolutely certain you're flashing a ROM for the right phone the right way before doing so.
Hello everyone,
so my phone is soft-bricked after failure attempt to flash combination files in order to fix the csc.
I follow this thread, but the problem actually has nothing with that.
I used the latest patched odin V3.13.1, with a combination file named COMBINATION_FAC_FA80_G965USQU3ARG2.tar, and the proccess failed at flashing the system, and now i'm stuck; unable to flash other firmwares.
Before that, the phone was working perfectly after I've flashed a G965U1 firmware on it, in order to get rid of the bloatware of the original branded G965U (I don't live in the US).
Also, it successfully OTA updated to the latest G965U1UEU3ARK5 Firmware just a few days ago.
Things that I've tried so far with no success:
*Used different usb ports, both usb 2 and usb 3; and different cables
*Using both an Intel-based PC, and an AMD-based. (I know it may sound unrelated, but thats actually what prevented me from flashing the G965U1 fmwr the first time I tried, because i was using and AMD PC)
*Reinstalling Drives, installing latest kies, installing latest samsung smart switch
*using older versions of Odin
*tried to install the original Sprint firmware (v2) G965USQS2ARF4 through odin
*tried to install the G965U1UEU3ARK5 firmware through odin
The phone is stuck in download mode. sometimes if I disconnect and reconnect it, I get an unrecognized usb device message. so I need to reboot the phone again to download mode so the pc will recognize it.
and the result is always a failure:
either due to rev check, with the original OEM firmware
during the installation at 'vendor'/'system' step, due to auth error, when trying the G965USQU3ARG2 Combination file or the G965U1UEU3ARK5 files with patched odin
or even before that step with older versions of odin.
I'm out of ideas... I hope someone here has the knowledge to help in some way, Please...
Amsiman said:
Hello everyone,
so my phone is soft-bricked after failure attempt to flash combination files in order to fix the csc.
I follow this thread, but the problem actually has nothing with that.
I used the latest patched odin V3.13.1, with a combination file named COMBINATION_FAC_FA80_G965USQU3ARG2.tar, and the proccess failed at flashing the system, and now i'm stuck; unable to flash other firmwares.
Before that, the phone was working perfectly after I've flashed a G965U1 firmware on it, in order to get rid of the bloatware of the original branded G965U (I don't live in the US).
Also, it successfully OTA updated to the latest G965U1UEU3ARK5 Firmware just a few days ago.
Things that I've tried so far with no success:
*Used different usb ports, both usb 2 and usb 3; and different cables
*Using both an Intel-based PC, and an AMD-based. (I know it may sound unrelated, but thats actually what prevented me from flashing the G965U1 fmwr the first time I tried, because i was using and AMD PC)
*Reinstalling Drives, installing latest kies, installing latest samsung smart switch
*using older versions of Odin
*tried to install the original Sprint firmware (v2) G965USQS2ARF4 through odin
*tried to install the G965U1UEU3ARK5 firmware through odin
The phone is stuck in download mode. sometimes if I disconnect and reconnect it, I get an unrecognized usb device message. so I need to reboot the phone again to download mode so the pc will recognize it.
and the result is always a failure:
either due to rev check, with the original OEM firmware
during the installation at 'vendor'/'system' step, due to auth error, when trying the G965USQU3ARG2 Combination file or the G965U1UEU3ARK5 files with patched odin
or even before that step with older versions of odin.
I'm out of ideas... I hope someone here has the knowledge to help in some way, Please...
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Guys at imeigurus has a service. Check on them. Those guys have access to special Samsung firmware that they can manipulate Samsung's as they like. They do what others can't, they can support you remotely using teamviewer. But snap the download pic here let me see
show me your device in download mode
leonardojt said:
Guys at imeigurus has a service. Check on them. Those guys have access to special Samsung firmware that they can manipulate Samsung's as they like. They do what others can't, they can support you remotely using teamviewer. But snap the download pic here let me see
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successnbd said:
show me your device in download mode
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OK so that's how it looked like:
download-mode
after writing this post I realized that I haven't tried flashing an OEM rev3 firmware
so I downloaded one after finding out which one is the right file
and I tried flashing it on a completly other pc than the 2 I've already tried it on
and it worked:victory:
here's the recovery after the successful flash:
recovery
Hey guys, so I finally decided to post here after spending an embarrassing amount of time trying to fix my problem and getting nowhere. I have an Samsung galaxy s6 edge that gets stuck on the loading screen when booting, and won't go into recovery mode (download mode works fine). I have tried to flash the original firmware using Odin with no success...it keeps getting stuck on the "Initialization" step. Some times after waiting a very long time it gives the error message can't open the serial (com) port, but as i mentioned odin does detect my phone.I've tried 3 different cables, 2 different laptops with 5 usb ports in total, 3 different versions of Odin (3.07, 3.09, 3.10) all to no avail. I have downloaded the Samsung Mobile Drivers and my computer does recognize the device (though it thinks its a modem and not a phone). I'd appreciate some assistance in reviving my device, thanks!
I tried almost everything. Reboot Download mode in every ways(ADB, Hardware). Odin always stuck in initialization. I tried with different cables computer. Mine is 8.0.0 G955USQU2CRB9
I tried to flash SPR,TMB,XAA almost every firmware. Still no luck.
How can I flash Android pie? Can somebody have any ideas?
fademaydarkness said:
I tried almost everything. Reboot Download mode in every ways(ADB, Hardware). Odin always stuck in initialization. I tried with different cables computer. Mine is 8.0.0 G955USQU2CRB9
I tried to flash SPR,TMB,XAA almost every firmware. Still no luck.
How can I flash Android pie? Can somebody have any ideas?
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Does download mode show added. Is the device detected in hardware manager? Also are you using the latest 3.13 odin
OK.. so here it is in a nutshell... my S22 is soft-bricked...
I plugged my phone into my Mac (my primary computer) to back everything up. But, Smart Switch said I need to update the phone's version of Smart Switch. This was the fatal mistake. It hung the process. Over an hour later with zero movement on the progress bar I finally unplugged the phone.
Now, it is stuck in Odin mode. Well, I can boot to recovery mode. but none of the options work at all. I keep getting errors saying the partition geometry is corrupted. Normally, this would not be much of a problem, if I could mount the phone on my computers. I have a Mac, and a Forensics laptop setup with Odin3, as well as a number of other apps.
On my mac, in the Linux terminal, I cannot gain access to the device no matter what I have tried so far. I tried adb sideboot, but it cannot gain access to the device.
On the PC, the driver will not recognize the device. I updated to the newest Samsung Adroid drivers, with no joy. If I plug in my Android tablet, the driver is identified as "ssudb.sys". When I plug in my s22, the PC will not allow me to use this driver, insisting it be a .inf file. When I point it to the newest Samsung drivers, it says I am already using the best driver available, which of course does not work.
Natrually, since it is stuck in Odin mode, the s22 will not boot, so therefor I have no control over any aspect of the device.
Please help.
It is most critical I recover the /data partition. But, I would certainly like to have my phone back operational as well. I am stuck using an old s6 with very limited options in the meantime.
PLEAE HELP!
Thank you
How did it come to being bricked?
raul6 said:
How did it come to being bricked?
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I believe he already said so, although I've never used smartswich before and I'm unsure how updating an application would cause a brick, unless I'm missing something or he meant the phone software itself needed the update and that's where things went wonky
"I plugged my phone into my Mac (my primary computer) to back everything up. But, Smart Switch said I need to update the phone's version of Smart Switch. This was the fatal mistake. It hung the process. Over an hour later with zero movement on the progress bar I finally unplugged the phone."
AthlonGFX said:
I believe he already said so, although I've never used smartswich before and I'm unsure how updating an application would cause a brick, unless I'm missing
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It shouldn't cause brick and also software update popup comes before any operation commences
Since you can get into odin download mode, download your phones software from samfw.com or SamMobile.com and flash it with Odin.
When you download the firmware, it will be a zip file. Extract it and you'll get 5 files (starting with BL, AP, CP, CSC, and HOME_CSC)
When you're flashing with Odin, use HOME_CSC for the CSC slot and you won't wipe your data. Don't use CSC or it will wipe your data. Do not use anything for the USERDATA slot in Odin.
Odin 3 will not work. It gets stuck at setup connection. I have all the binaries, including the .pit file.
The partition information on the android is hosed.
So far, I have tried- (on Windows)
Odin 3.14.1
Odin 3.14.4
Droidkit
Fonelab
ADB sideload
Ultfone Android System Repair
Ultfone Android Data Recovery
Reiboot for Android
Android Studio (I have no idea even where to begin with this app)
And several apps on my Mac as well.
I have no joy with any attempts so far.
I finally managed to get the ddrivers installed so at least some of the apps like Odin will see the phone. But that's about it.
Also, I have a replacement phone coming tomorrow, but I still need my data- documents and imagery.
Ghostvet said:
So far, I have tried- (on Windows)
Odin 3.14.1
Odin 3.14.4
Droidkit
Fonelab
ADB sideload
Ultfone Android System Repair
Ultfone Android Data Recovery
Reiboot for Android
Android Studio (I have no idea even where to begin with this app)
And several apps on my Mac as well.
I have no joy with any attempts so far.
I finally managed to get the ddrivers installed so at least some of the apps like Odin will see the phone. But that's about it.
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Use patched odin 3.13
kraz01 said:
Use patched odin 3.13
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Why? What would that do that a newer version wouldn't?
Could you solve the problem? Could you at least recover your data?
No luck. Just shipped it off to Samsung with explicit instructions not to wipe the /data. I told them only to fix the partitions and not to write anything to the /data drive so I can dramatically recover the data.