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[SOLVED] Can't Access Download Mode... :(

I'm trying to access the Download Mode for my Epic 4g but can't seem to do so. I've flashed my phone back to stock several times in the past so I know I'm following the correct procedure.
The problem started after flashing my phone to Eclair DI18 using Odin and using the one click root & recovery 2.55. I was constantly receiving 2.2 OTA update notices so I clicked install thinking that I could restore back to stock if something went wrong. I received an error message during the update but the phone was able to start into Eclair so I didn't think anything of it.
Well, I tried flashing my phone back to stock today for the purpose of updating the phone, but I couldn't get download mode to start. Thinking that I could restore the download mode using one of my old back up files from CW3, I tried the restore option but it was a no go.
Is there any way to restore my phone without using Odin? I'm still able to boot into recovery mode. If that's not possible, is there anyway to remove clockworkmod recovery so I can bring the phone into a Sprint store?
Thank you in advance!

jpark623 said:
I'm trying to access the Download Mode for my Epic 4g but can't seem to do so. I've flashed my phone back to stock several times in the past so I know I'm following the correct procedure.
The problem started after flashing my phone to Eclair DK28 using Odin and using the one click root & recovery 2.55. I was constantly receiving 2.2 OTA update notices so I clicked install thinking that I could restore back to stock if something went wrong. I received an error message during the update but the phone was able to start into Eclair so I didn't think anything of it.
Well, I tried flashing my phone back to stock today for the purpose of updating the phone, but I couldn't get download mode to start. Thinking that I could restore the download mode using one of my old back up files from CW3, I tried the restore option but it was a no go.
Is there any way to restore my phone without using Odin? I'm still able to boot into recovery mode. If that's not possible, is there anyway to remove clockworkmod recovery so I can bring the phone into a Sprint store?
Thank you in advance!
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Download mode is built into the phone. ROMs shouldn't kill it. Pull out the battery, plug the phone into the computer. Now hold the 1 key and then press and hold the power button. If it goes into download mode then you can put the battery back in.

Just tried it but I get stuck in a boot loop. It boots into samsung screen, reboots, samsung screen, reboots...
With the battery in and usb out, i'm able to boot into CW recovery...

If you are holding the 1 button first then holding power you shouldnt go to the Samsung boot screen.
If you are I dont know of any other way to get into download mode. Sorry.

Neckberg said:
If you are holding the 1 button first then holding power you shouldnt go to the Samsung boot screen.
If you are I dont know of any other way to get into download mode. Sorry.
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Darn... that sucks... Thanks for the reply guys.

Try flashing a rom it might get you out of the boot loop
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I found this old thread, which looks promising, but the link to the stock DI18 file is dead...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861259
Trying to search for the file on google but no luck so far.

Maybe your 1 key is broken.
Do you BONSAI?

if the 1 and power= no download mode then maybe keeny is right and ur 1 key is broken, maybe use the samsung update tool with eb13 in it?
Does that make it go in download mode automatically?

Look in the dev section for the re-rfs rom and install that.
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Or lookup the usb jig that will put you in download mode...
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kennyglass123 said:
Maybe your 1 key is broken.
Do you BONSAI?
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Tested key in CWM and it works fine.

davidrules7778 said:
if the 1 and power= no download mode then maybe keeny is right and ur 1 key is broken, maybe use the samsung update tool with eb13 in it?
Does that make it go in download mode automatically?
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Tried it but it did not. I had to manually activate download mode.

deano0714 said:
Look in the dev section for the re-rfs rom and install that.
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This is the first rom that actually flashed! Once the rom is flashed, I reboot the phone and it goes back into CWM recovery... Gawwwd, this is so frustrating!

R u flashing right type of rom
Rfs roms go with green recovery
Ext4 roms go with orange recovery
Blue recovery means your screwed
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gtuansdiamm said:
R u flashing right type of rom
Rfs roms go with green recovery
Ext4 roms go with orange recovery
Blue recovery means your screwed
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Ya, I think so. From what I can tell, re-rfs should have worked on either green or orange recovery.

deano0714 said:
Look in the dev section for the re-rfs rom and install that.
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I took out the battery for awhile, plugged in my usb, and tried accessing download mode and it WORKED! Awesome! Thanks, man! re-rfs was the way to go

SOLVED! Thanks everyone for all of your replies

I am also having similar problem.
On pressing power on botton or Volume Down+Cam+ power button.. NOTHING HAPPENS.
However I can boot into Download Mode (on battery only).
1) Computer do not recognize USB Drive. (tried uninstalling drivers > rebooting > reinstalling > rebotting ) still USB device not recognized. Even tried with different USB cable. And different ports.
2) However I managed it on my other computer. Where only 1 out of 4 USB port recognize my device.
3) Tried Odin to flash EC05 Stock... It hangs at some place or the other, and screen goes off or some times green (very rare).
4) Phone do not restart in Download mode without battery.
I tried to boot download mode without battery (plugged into computer).. but it wont.
Battery+USB = phone wont boot in download mode.
Phone boots to download mode only on Battery.
After that If i plug in the phone and remove the battery.. screen still stays on.

[Q] Tried to restore to stock.... went terribly wrong somewhere

so i odined the stock kernel onto my et4g and everything went fine until it rebooted my launcher is nonexistent the home menu and search buttons dont work when the phone first started up it said set up wizard force closed so anyone know what i should do at this point im currently dl the cwm recovery back up.

just tried to boot into odin mode and it said E:Update logfile dose not exist

From what I understand, unless you've wiped out your radios you should be okay. I had a similar thing happen to me, and corrected it in this manner.
You'll need a CWM recovery tar (I use Chris41g's LoStKernel)
An SD card
A flashable ROM (I use AbsolutZeroGI's EG30-Stock-OdexV2.zip)
Put the ROM on the SD card, with the phone unplugged pull the battery, replace and boot into Odin mode (volume down and power, then volume up at first screen).
Open Odin, select PDA then the tar file, make sure auto reboot is checked and run it.
Once the phone reboots pull the battery and go into recovery (volume up and power) wipe everything then flash the ROM. When it reboots you should be ok.
Conversely, you could look for crawrj's stock Odin Rom with recovery, busy box, and SU, (which you would also run from PDA), but the steps above are what I used.

i cant boot into odin mode :/

Oh, sorry about that, do you know anyone with a USB jig, I don't know for sure, but that may help determine if it is a hardware problem?

No i dont im gonna order one. Well i have it kind of working. I figured out how to get my emails and got the amazon app store and installed a launcher
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So i can't access dl mode any ideas?
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Take out sd card.... Take out battery.... Let it sit for a while... put battery back in and try.. If that doesn't work, take battery out and plug into PC and try and get into Odin mode
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Buy/make a jig
mdeathike said:
So i can't access dl mode any ideas?
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I flashed root kernel in Odin under "Phone" option effectively erasing the radio...Like an idiot! Does anyone know where to find the stock Radio/Modem flashable through Odin?

[Q] bricked phone, ideas?

Bricked my phone today. When powered on it freezes on the splash screen. Will boot into download mode but will not connect to Odin (my first choice for reflashing a rom/kernel to fix it). Will boot into stock recovery but everything I've tried flashing fails signature verification.
Anyone have a link or can point me in the direction of something I should be able to install via the stock recovery?

Earlier leaked version would let u flash from stock recovery but on fc05 its a no go. U gonna have to odin the stock el29 or eg30. If ur pc don't recognize your phone other option mobile Odin its 4.99 in the market.
It would be lot easier if u mention what rom or recovery up running?
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jnhelman said:
Bricked my phone today. When powered on it freezes on the splash screen. Will boot into download mode but will not connect to Odin (my first choice for reflashing a rom/kernel to fix it). Will boot into stock recovery but everything I've tried flashing fails signature verification.
Anyone have a link or can point me in the direction of something I should be able to install via the stock recovery?
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go into stock recovery wipe and restart
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Are you sure you have the right drivers installed on ur PC? After that try diff USB ports or a new cable.
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Yeah mobile odin is a no go bc it won't boot past the splash screen. A couple of the older stock leaks will flash from stock recovery though? I'll have to try that.
Tried wiping repeatedly, still stalls.
I've reinstalled the drivers a couple of times, literally tried 4 different cables & every USB. Phone is recognized by computer when it's stalled on the splash screen, just not in download mode.
thanks all for the input!

jnhelman said:
Yeah mobile odin is a no go bc it won't boot past the splash screen. A couple of the older stock leaks will flash from stock recovery though? I'll have to try that.
Tried wiping repeatedly, still stalls.
I've reinstalled the drivers a couple of times, literally tried 4 different cables & every USB. Phone is recognized by computer when it's stalled on the splash screen, just not in download mode.
thanks all for the input!
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Do you have it plugged in ? If so unplug it and boot .... Mine wil hang at first boot if its plugged in ....kind of stupid but happens
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Help root F127

I have an unrooted Galaxy S2 (Sprint) The build is F127. I can't for the life of me find how to root this thing. I have searched with no luck. Any help would be great. Thanks.

Look in the stickies at the top
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You must have not searched very good... if you take a look at the Q&A's section you'd find a lot of repeated questions similar to yours. Take a look at my signature for the manual way of rooting.
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Febby said:
You must have not searched very good... if you take a look at the Q&A's section you'd find a lot of repeated questions similar to yours. Take a look at my signature for the manual way of rooting.
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Ok so i did this and now i have the yellow triangle and it won't come on. I tried to do it again. Still no luck. I am very new at this and now my phone is screwed....help..

jeffglisson said:
Ok so i did this and now i have the yellow triangle and it won't come on. I tried to do it again. Still no luck. I am very new at this and now my phone is screwed....help..
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Odd, this is a first, you flashed agats latest kernel from the thread linked in guide, and flashed it via odin? correct, then you booted into recovery and flashed the SuperSU.zip, rebooted, now the phone isn't booting? Did you by any chance wipe data while in recovery? If not try reflashing agats kernel via odin in download mode.

There's an easier way
download the Rooted Restore V2 file here
http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/LeakSite/Leaks/Samsung Epic 4G Touch/FI27/ROM/Rooted/
Hold Power+Volume Down till the phone shows the Samsung boot screen.
You will then see a yellow triangle. Hit volume up. Start the file up, and plug in the phone. You should see a YELLOW box on the window. when you do, hit START.
Wait for it to complete. You should now be able to boot the phone up.
Then get this file http://sfhub.rainmotorsports.net/e4gt/staging31/e4gtauto-lite-sfx.exe
Make sure you turn on USB DEBUG in the developers settings on your phone. Plug in the phone and choose option D, then on the next screen option E.
follow the prompts. Once its complete and your phone reboots, put Agats 6.7 Source kernel on your phone and power it down, and hold POWER+VOL UP till the samsung boot image shows.
You will then be in the recovery menu. Wipe cache, then in the advanced menu wipe Dalvik Cache. Then on the main menu in the recovery choose flash zip from sd card, and navigate to where you put agats kernel and choose to install it.
Probably the easiest way to get a solid running stock rom on FI27. It's currently what I'm running till I decide to change it up

Make sure your phone not in debugging and also that you have Samsung USB drivers installed. If that doesn't work try different USB cable or port on computer sometime cable / ports are picky
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evilmulligan said:
Make sure your phone not in debugging and also that you have Samsung USB drivers installed. If that doesn't work try different USB cable or port on computer sometime cable / ports are picky
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USB Debugging needs to be enabled. The Root Install Package even says to make sure Debugging is ENABLED.

I meant to say the other way. Palm to face sorry
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evilmulligan said:
I meant to say the other way. Palm to face sorry
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This is how I did it. VERY EASY! Check out the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb63ldWtnoM

FI27 Rooted One Click re-posted. Sorry for the delay, been out of town for a few weeks.
http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showt...H-D710-FI27-(FI27-Modem-Kernel-ROM-Root-Stock)
Enjoy!

[Q] Need help ASAP! :c

Hello all, My name is Zach. I've been around XDA for a while, but haven't really posted anything, I thanked devs for work and have been flashing my phone for a while now. Well, last night, I was exhausted, and shouldn't have done what I did. I flashed the full "CODE_SPH-D710.GA10_818252_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5" to my phone via mobile odin from an ics rom (Phantoms ff18 I believe). Everything was going fine until the phone just shut off, and it booted straight into recovery mode.
Well now my phone will not boot, and I have no access to my external memory card via CWM-based Recovery v5.0.2.3 that was installed from the tar. All of my roms are on my external.
Every time I plug it into the computer I get "USB device is not recognized" and it installs an "Unknown Device" driver from windows. So I can not mount it in CWM to send the files to internal.
I have tried removing all drivers and kies, restarting, reinstalling, then plugging my phone back in about 1000 times now.
Now some good news, I can get into Odin mode, but odin does not recognize it due to the problem above^
My question is, is there still hope? and can anyone help me?

I would try redownloading drivers on a diffrent computer if possible and make sure you have original cord. You can also try to wipe data via stock recovery and try to boot again just some quick thoughts also could try to find one of the one clicks and pull cord out and put back in once you open the one click (not during the one click) and see if it will show then start the one click also make sure you have the correct drivers install if you go to sextapes site they have everything you need. Hope it turns out ok:beer:
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evo3d6 said:
I would try redownloading drivers on a diffrent computer if possible and make sure you have original cord. You can also try to wipe data via stock recovery and try to boot again just some quick thoughts also could try to find one of the one clicks and pull cord out and put back in once you open the one click (not during the one click) and see if it will show then start the one click also make sure you have the correct drivers install if you go to sextapes site they have everything you need. Hope it turns out ok:beer:
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I have tried both my laptops, original cord, multiple other cords, have tried wiping in the CWM to nothing new, I do have the correct drivers and have tried multiple versions of them :/
Opening a one click and plugging the phone in just gives me "USB device not recognized"

Im a little confused you have cwm?
Reading your post cwm does not come with the leaked build you have to flash agats recovery after. So im going to assume that your talking stock recovery.
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Sad to say it sounds like you 1/2 way between soft bricked and hard bricked...
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evo3d6 said:
Im a little confused you have cwm?
Reading your post cwm does not come with the leaked build you have to flash agats recovery after. So im going to assume that your talking stock recovery.
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Maybe it stuck from phantom's ff18 rom? But yes CWM-based recovery 5.0.2.3
If I could get it to recognize my external SD card then I can flash a rom.
chris-allen said:
Sad to say it sounds like you 1/2 way between soft bricked and hard bricked...
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I hope its fixable :/

Get a Micro SD USB adapter. You can transfer the files with that.

Well. If your phone still turns on there's hope. After you plug it into your computer and it installs that unknown device or whatever go to control panel -> system -> device manager.
Right click on the unknown device, update driver, browse my computer for drivers, let me pick from list of drivers, then forcefully install the samsung driver through there and then try to odin a stock ICS tar http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/LeakSite/?dir=Leaks/Samsung Epic 4G Touch/FI27/Original TAR/.
After the you install the tar I would boot into recovery and wipe data and cache then reboot to make sure it's clean. Then after you're back to stock then you can root recovery whatever and try flashing JB again. I suggest using CWM and a zip file this time around though. Good luck.

ZachZombify said:
I have tried removing all drivers and kies, restarting, reinstalling, then plugging my phone back in about 1000 times now.
Now some good news, I can get into Odin mode, but odin does not recognize it due to the problem above^
My question is, is there still hope? and can anyone help me?
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I'm not sure what exactly happened but it sounds as if you are screwed if Odin doesn't recognize it at this point. It sounds like something went very wrong with the bootloader to me, maybe Mobiletech can help repair your device for $50 if all other advise fails.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com or email at [email protected]
If they can't fix it they will refund you back your money.

graydiggy said:
Get a Micro SD USB adapter. You can transfer the files with that.
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I cannot access the external memory card from CWM, it says "No files found", if I could, I would have flashed a new rom already.
caaznkid said:
Well. If your phone still turns on there's hope. After you plug it into your computer and it installs that unknown device or whatever go to control panel -> system -> device manager.
Right click on the unknown device, update driver, browse my computer for drivers, let me pick from list of drivers, then forcefully install the samsung driver through there and then try to odin a stock ICS tar http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/LeakSite/?dir=Leaks/Samsung Epic 4G Touch/FI27/Original TAR/.
After the you install the tar I would boot into recovery and wipe data and cache then reboot to make sure it's clean. Then after you're back to stock then you can root recovery whatever and try flashing JB again. I suggest using CWM and a zip file this time around though. Good luck.
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I tried this, there are like 20-30 different samsung drivers to pick from, I tried a few, getting "Error 10, the device could not be started" unplugged phone, plugged back in and just get "USB device not recognized"
Febby said:
I'm not sure what exactly happened but it sounds as if you are screwed if Odin doesn't recognize it at this point. It sounds like something went very wrong with the bootloader to me, maybe Mobiletech can help repair your device for $50 if all other advise fails.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com or email at [email protected]
If they can't fix it they will refund you back your money.
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I honestly wish I could spend that 50$, but I am going to college and jobless at the moment, so all my money goes to them.

ZachZombify said:
I cannot access the external memory card from CWM, it says "No files found", if I could, I would have flashed a new rom already.
I tried this, there are like 20-30 different samsung drivers to pick from, I tried a few, getting "Error 10, the device could not be started" unplugged phone, plugged back in and just get "USB device not recognized"
I honestly wish I could spend that 50$, but I am going to college and jobless at the moment, so all my money goes to them.
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Have you tried the drivers found here http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/LeakSite/?dir=Leaks/Misc Files
Delete all Sammy drivers from your laptop restart your laptop then install the drivers you get from the link

If that doesn't work then why don't you boot into the ROM, use mobile Odin and flash the modem and recovery you want t seperately(if you can)
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bigdaddy619 said:
Have you tried the drivers found here http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com/LeakSite/?dir=Leaks/Misc Files
Delete all Sammy drivers from your laptop restart your laptop then install the drivers you get from the link
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I tried this, but even after uninstalling the sammy drivers, some remains in the "update driver" thing. I'm still getting "USB device is unrecognized"
Tr0LL-$_$ said:
If that doesn't work then why don't you boot into the ROM, use mobile Odin and flash the modem and recovery you want t seperately(if you can)
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Read the original post , the phone does NOT boot into android, it stays on the splash screen, forever.

Is it possible to boot an android OS from my external memory card? I know you could do it on the NOOK Color

Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated.

ZachZombify said:
Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated.
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So, to recap:
You were on FF18 with custom recovery, went to flash the GA10 tar via MO, phone died during process, isn't recognized when phone is in Odin mode and connected to a pc, you can still get to recovery and download mode on the phone but can't flash because it's not recognized, removed/re installed
Correct?
Have you tried another pc? Have you tried another cable? Have you pulled the sd card out and tried reading that on a pc?

There is some sort of lesson to be learned here. :sly:
People pay attention.
Many can profit from the outcome of this thread. :thumbup:
Pp.
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MoHoGalore said:
So, to recap:
You were on FF18 with custom recovery, went to flash the GA10 tar via MO, phone died during process, isn't recognized when phone is in Odin mode and connected to a pc, you can still get to recovery and download mode on the phone but can't flash because it's not recognized, removed/re installed
Correct?
Have you tried another pc? Have you tried another cable? Have you pulled the sd card out and tried reading that on a pc?
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Id didn't die, it just turned off, and restarted straight into the recovery. I have tried 3, and 4 different cables, the SD cards reads in the computer but isn't showing up in the recovery, I get "No files found" and since I cant boot, I cant change the directory for the SD card.
PanchoPlanet said:
There is some sort of lesson to be learned here. :sly:
People pay attention.
Many can profit from the outcome of this thread. :thumbup:
Pp.
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Yes, But hopefully my phone is revivable!

Have you tried another pc?
And was it a full flash? You saw pass and it restarted?
:edit: Just saw your post about using both laptops.
What gets me, the flashing process and a restart and still you're left with the custom recovery. I'm interested in where the flash got to.. since the tar doesn't flash a custom recovery..
One thing to try - Put the phone in Odin mode, have it plugged into the laptop, then start odin. Try it backwards..
Which version of Odin are you using?
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MoHoGalore said:
Have you tried another pc?
And was it a full flash? You saw pass and it restarted?
:edit: Just saw your post about using both laptops.
What gets me, the flashing process and a restart and still you're left with the custom recovery. I'm interested in where the flash got to.. since the tar doesn't flash a custom recovery..
One thing to try - Put the phone in Odin mode, have it plugged into the laptop, then start odin. Try it backwards..
Which version of Odin are you using?
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I've tried a few different versions, but I've been trying to use a one-click that way it will just install everything