i have a samsung epic for sprint and when i turn it on it shows the samsung mobile font with black background and it never loads the rom ive tried to odin it but odin wont find the phone ive downloaded and re installed drivers numerous times and i can get the phone into the downloading mode but my comp doesnt see the phone when its pluggged in idk what to do ive been without a phone for two weeks trying to figure this out any help would be appreciated thanks
First off try different usb cord. Make sure you start odin and load the files and then plug in your phone. Hope this helps
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What rom did u try to flash? And are you on rfs or ext4?
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Take the battery out, plug it in and boot to download mode without the battery
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i did all of that this is the tutorial and i downloaded all of the stuff from there and did what it said http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
Its 2 late now but for anyone else that comes by this thread it is crucial that you have tested if not ODIN recognizes your phone before rooting it and putting a custom zip on your sd card. I can't tell you how many threads I have seen like this.
Before modding your phone what so ever it is a good idea to just open ODIN and see if your phone is using a com port. That way you always have an escape route if things go wrong.
To the original poster. If you tried everything listed in the posts above and still have no luck your only option is 2 find another comp.
Sorry
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Did you try flashing a kernel like Genocide after the ROM? That has saved me once before.
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In download mode you see the big yellow graphic of an android with a shovel right?
I would suggest using the drivers from samsung.com rather than any you find elsewhere, I've always had better luck with them.
Make sure you reboot your PC right before you try to use odin. Don't put it to sleep/hibernate, actually turn it off and back on.
Finally, try a different micro usb cable and plug into a different usb port. When you plug in, have you computer sound on to listen for the plugnplay "ding" sound - if you hear the sound just let it sit for up to 5min for the drivers to install. Either they will install and odin will give a com port or you will get an error on your PC.
If you get the error (failed to install driver) then you are probably still using the samsung usb cable and truely need to get a different one.
If you are using a diff usb cable, have tried multiple usb ports (front and back) and you have allowed up to 5min for the install but it still won't pick it up, either try with a different computer or take it to sprint and they can odin it for you.
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it is rommed now but wont run os like it died oneday and when i charged it it showed the samsung logo for ever so idk
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I'm screwed! I was installing
MODEM_I9100XXKE4_REV_02_CL1009835.tar.md5
CODE_I9100XWKE7_CL215725_REV02_user_low.tar.md5
GT-I9100-CSC-XEUKD1.tar
and something happened in Odin3 and it froze, so I took the battery out and tried to restart it and now all I get is a blue and yellow screen that says Android System Recovery. I don't have anything backed up on the device, it didn't come with a microSD card, and it now says
Deleting Cryption Meta Data
-Copying media files....
#manual mode#
updating application....
applying multi-CSC
and that's it. When I hit reboot phone all I get is a screen with a triangle and an android symbol and when I hit apply update from sd card, same symbol, even when I tried to put a .TAR file on my dad's EVO microSD card and put it into the galaxy.
Also, now the USB cable doesn't recognize my phone for some reason so when I go back to ODIN mode it says
Product name - GT-i9100
Custom Binary Download - Yes (1 count)
Current Binary Samsung Official
When I try to restart the phone, it goes straight to the android recovery screen mentioned above, where I can't do anything, and then when I get into the Odin mode, it won't recognize the usb cable so I can link up to Odin3 V1.83 on the computer. Also tried the usb cable on other computers didn't find my phone. Also, as of right now it's not rooted, but I was in the process of rooting, when I realized I missed the Over the Air step so when I Odin3 an insecure.TAR file the WIFI was broke so S2 Root kept saying can't find usb connection even though it was connected, and somewhere along the line when I was trying to restore the radio's by installing the 3 files above, when it crashed something messed up? Now I can't do anything. PLEASE HELP
SO I AM STUCK! Please help????????
Buy a usb jig from ebay or amazon then flash your phone
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The usb connection doesn't work between the phone and the computer anymore, so how can I flash something on the phone, when there is no way of getting a spk to the device, let alone the device recognizing it. If someone can't give me a solution, i'm just gonna take it back to sprint, and be like hey, I searched for a firmware update, and then this happened. it's still in my 30 days exchange on the receipt.
What were u trying to flash?
The Evo3D Killer!!!
Where did you get that stuff? from the SGII forum?
Why were you trying to flash a GSM modem?
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Why were you trying to flash a GSM modem?
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Lol thats what I was wondering. What do people think? Samsung is gonna lock down phones after all these bricked phones keep coming back. U obviously should not be flashing right now.
The Evo3D Killer!!!
Can anybody help me out really quick? I was trying to go to the latest MIUI from CM7 and of course whatever happened happened, now I have to ODIN back However, I'm trying to use ODIN3 v1.30 GT-P1000, victory_8G_100528.pit, Deodexed-Rooted-CWM-Busybox-EH06.tar, but the computer won't discover my phone while it's in download mode.
YES, I HAVE DRIVERS INSTALLED!
Hope you got about 5 cable, cuz that's what I go through everytime. Also I go to 2 computers and about 10 usb ports, then something will work.
What do you mean 5 cable? Man this used to be a breeze, I used to use my moms Windows and it was so simple, but her laptop decided to totally die out on me, so now I can't do anything.
Use the Odin3 v.1.85 .zip file in this thread, it will work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274337
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What do you mean 5 cable? Man this used to be a breeze, I used to use my moms Windows and it was so simple, but her laptop decided to totally die out on me, so now I can't do anything.
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I have to try about 3-5 cables each time.
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I have to try about 3-5 cables each time.
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Alright, is there any alternative I can use instead of ODIN? Because I've used 2 wires, and 3 USB Ports, reinstalled drivers, and nothings working.
You could try hemindal, or how ever you spell that. The odin alternative. It's in the development section somewhere.
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You could try hemindal, or how ever you spell that. The odin alternative. It's in the development section somewhere.
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Gah! I don't know how to use that. Anything else guys?
make sure you're not using a pit with that file you're flashing, too, i don't think u need it with that specific file. try your old cables this way first before u try another cable, and try the usb ports on the back of your computer. and one more thing, i'm pretty sure heimdall is just for apple.
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make sure you're not using a pit with that file you're flashing, too, i don't think u need it with that specific file. try your old cables this way first before u try another cable, and try the usb ports on the back of your computer. and one more thing, i'm pretty sure heimdall is just for apple.
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My problem is that the laptop won't detect the phone from download mode.
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My problem is that the laptop won't detect the phone from download mode.
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maybe try uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers on your laptop, and try a new cord, the one that came with the epic was notoriously crappy.
edit: redownload them from sammy, just to be sure...
If you can get into a recovery you can try installin srf 1.2 and do a proper shutdown. This has usually fixed this issue for me
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Have u tried booting into recovery?
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Odin will only recognize your phone on 1 port, usually the first port you used that installed the drivers. Try every port. If you want to try Heimdall go into Development at the top in the stickies in the thread about How to fix a semi-bricked Epic. Post 2 is all about how to use Heimdall.
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Ummm I think I know what your going through if I remember one of the cm7 builds my pc wouldn't recognize my phone either. I have a thick black berry cable and it always works and detects except for. That situation you need to pull sd card plug into sd adapter to plug into pc put a flashable of some rom since your on rfs I would say try the newest cm7 even if it doesn't boot maybe it will bring back your usb to pc connectivity. Since your on rfs don't flash srf1.2 cuz your phone won't boot you would have to do srf1.1
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Try dialing ##8778# and putting the phone on pda or modem under the USB section.. I don't remember what one worked for me, I think it was modem. But mess with those settings. Hope it helps.
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Whenever I have a problem it is always the cable, the port or the computer itself. I just try varying combinations until I get it to pick it up, if it is just the initial recognition I don't see how it can be anything else
I've had my system USB drivers corrupt before. Try getting drive sweeper and look up how to do a reinstall of those drivers (not the samsung drivers).
I tried odin3 v1.85 -worked for me, where earlier Odin v1.3 would not recognize the phone (Epic) while in download mode.
Can you get to CWM with 3-finger boot? May be easier to go that route...
Other thing I've run into when Odin doesn't want to work is you need reboots after each stage like this:
Uninstall drivers
Reboot
Install drivers
Reboot
Open Odin and then connect phone in download mode.
If I skip the reboots, many times it won't recognize phone.
So I am trying to flash back to stock, but every time I go into Applications, it just shows all the applications, but no Development option. So I cant check Debug .
Also, Odin won't recognize my phone. I am on Frankenstein's from currently.
Help! I tried reinstalling my Samsung drivers with no luck.
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In settings, is there a 'developers options'?
The Odin thing could be the driver, cable or USB port.
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Thanks! I found the Debug option under Developers.
It's not the drivers bcs I uninstalled them & reinstalled with no luck. When I plug the phone into the USB ports, the phone begins charging, but the computer or ODIN won't recognize it.
I will try to use another cord to see if it works.
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Are you sure you have the right drivers? Have you ever been able to connect?
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im confused. have you or haven't you been able to flash with ODIN??? for ODIN you need the phone, ODIN, a good cable, the drivers. but your phone has to be in download mode on boot its vol. down and vol up at the warning sign
ok i see you havent been able to flash with ODIN
remember debug mode and download mode are not the same thing!!!! ODIN (or heimdall) needs download mode
I have been able to successfully use ODIN. But for the last week, when I try to use Odin to, there is no yellow window COM# when I plug in the phone in download mode.
I thought it was because debug wasn't checked. But now it is and my computer still isn't recognizing my phone in download mode or not.
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sounds like the cable or the port on your computer. DeBug has nothing to do with download mode btw
What Jamcar said, try different USB Ports or a different computer.
Even if you do not have the drivers installed, a different computer should still see it as an unrecognized device in case yours is having a problem.
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I am having issues ODIN regonise my phone through a USB cable . I do have kies and usb drivers installed but for some reason it just doesn't see my phone..
What rom are you on? Are you rooted? Are you trying to unbrick?
Maybe try a different USB cable.
Also try a different port. If its a desktop use the back ports. Also try restarting the computer and phone. With the phone. Battery pull then reboot back to download mode
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I always have to unplug my phone, open Odin, then plug it back in. Then the COM port shows up.
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I always have to unplug my phone, open Odin, then plug it back in. Then the COM port shows up.
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On my 32 bit laptop, it's like that. However, on my 64 bit, I have to have the phone in odin mode and plugged in prior to starting odin. Odd, but got used to it..
Hello everyone, im having a little trouble trying to flash to an el26 kernel with odin, so i can switch to a jb rom. ive tried every usb cable i have and every port on my laptop, and odin gets stuck at zimage. i have debugging off, im flashing it in pda, running odin as administrator, and i reinstalled the drivers for the phone. is there anything im missing? ive done it this way before and it worked fine. im almost starting to think i have a damaged usb on the phone, but data transfers and charging still works fine.
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Hello everyone, im having a little trouble trying to flash to an el26 kernel with odin, so i can switch to a jb rom. ive tried every usb cable i have and every port on my laptop, and odin gets stuck at zimage. i have debugging off, im flashing it in pda, running odin as administrator, and i reinstalled the drivers for the phone. is there anything im missing? ive done it this way before and it worked fine. im almost starting to think i have a damaged usb on the phone, but data transfers and charging still works fine.
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Doesn't USB debugging need to be turned on? Or try Mobile Odin it rocks
The other thing was that mobile odin froze up and exited every time i went in to use it, and i didn't hear anything about needing usb debugging on, but i might have just missed it i might just end up dirty flashing a zip of it. Its no big deal, i just modified an aosp ROM to make it more me and wanted to see if it would work
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Was USB debugging being disabled the issue?
i highly doubt it. i never have it on. i have no use for it at the moment. ill try later when my phone isnt dead though
USB debugging has no effect on odin flashing.
edit: I glanced too quickly.... are using PDA slot, phone slot, bootloader slot etc...? should work within like 30-45 seconds if using PDA slot
Tried with usb debugging, no beans. Im using the pda slot to flash the .tar kernel with nothing but auto restart checked
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Check the MicroUSB port - any gunk, crud or otherwise stuff in there?
Try cleaning it with something and see if that helps.
It hangs at zimage the first time indefinitely, and if i try again, it hangs at the step before, detecting or whatever it is. The port itself loss clean, and i don't seem to have any trouble charging or transferring data between the phone and my computer
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It hangs at zimage the first time indefinitely, and if i try again, it hangs at the step before, detecting or whatever it is. The port itself loss clean, and i don't seem to have any trouble charging or transferring data between the phone and my computer
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Try a different usb port
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Already have, multiple times
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Corrupted file? Try downloading fresh
odd enough, i just put away my efforts for a while. i just tried again today and it worked fine, so i dont know what it was, but it works fine now