Can someone please help? I bricked my phone trying too flash the modem and I keep trying too recover using Odin. I put the tar file in the pda part and the pit file in the pit section. I got both these files from the how to recover brick thread. But when I click start, it gets stuck on the param.lfs part. And the words PARAM go into the white box above the progess bar. Can someone please help? Im scared its bricked for good.
EDIT: I was able too get passed param.lfs but it keeps freezing in different spots, it never completly finishes. Odin is soo unreliable :/ At one point it got too 50% but my phones screen turned pink and it froze. Is there any other program I can use? Or a more stable/reliable version of odin? I have version 1.0 and i've tried 1.3 and no luck too
sasha101 said:
Can someone please help? I bricked my phone trying too flash the modem and I keep trying too recover using Odin. I put the tar file in the pda part and the pit file in the pit section. I got both these files from the how to recover brick thread. But when I click start, it gets stuck on the param.lfs part. And the words PARAM go into the white box above the progess bar. Can someone please help? Im scared its bricked for good.
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And this is why I didn't want it going out.
Ok, can you put your phone in downloader mode? If so, go to this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138
Im using that thread too try too restore, I downloaded the tar and the pit, i tried the one ending with 12 and it didnt work so I tried the pit ending with 13 and it still didnt work. I am a able too go into download mode but it doesnt flash through odin
Can you get into the download mode? If so, you're not bricked.
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herzzreh said:
Can you get into the download mode? If so, you're not bricked.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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Yeah I can, but when I try too recover too stock, and flash the tar through odin it freezes on param.lfs Can anyone help me with this? Or link me to a thread that someone had this same problem?
sasha101 said:
Im using that thread too try too restore, I downloaded the tar and the pit, i tried the one ending with 12 and it didnt work so I tried the pit ending with 13 and it still didnt work. I am a able too go into download mode but it doesnt flash through odin
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I had a similar problem awhile ago with a 2.1 flash. It worked out fine. As long as you can get into download mode you should be ok. You don't have a brick.
Just follow the instructions on the flashing back to stock link that is in whodamans post.
I used the .pit in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032 with the DI18 update in this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138
I did have an issue once where I fixed it by just using the DI18 update and not the pit file(it seemed to find the pit in the update i guess...anyone feel free to correct me on this if i'm worng)
If that doesn't work
3a: Reboot your PC and pull the battery on your phone
3b: Wait for PC to reboot
3c: Open Odin
4c: Put batter back in phone, boot to download mode
5c: Once in download mode connect via USB to the PC
6c: Run it again
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I've yet to see a truly bricked Epic. People that use that word should take that as a sign that they shouldn't be flashing.
I had the exact same problem with Odin freezing at "param.lfs". First of all, Odin is hit and miss. A lot depends on the USB cable as well. I ended up having success with Odin once I switched back to the original cable that came with the phone. Also try different USB ports on your PC. Some people have reported problems when using front panel ports. Try ones in the back that are directly on the mobo.
leatherneck6017 said:
I had the exact same problem with Odin freezing at "param.lfs". First of all, Odin is hit and miss. A lot depends on the USB cable as well. I ended up having success with Odin once I switched back to the original cable that came with the phone. Also try different USB ports on your PC. Some people have reported problems when using front panel ports. Try ones in the back that are directly on the mobo.
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good point about the cable, although most of the time I see recommendations against using the stock one for anything but charging.
I use a BB cable that seems to be thicker than the stock epic one and haven't had any issues.
Ok, ive gotten passed param but It keeps freezing at different spots! is there anything I can do?
sasha101 said:
Ok, ive gotten passed param but It keeps freezing at different spots! is there anything I can do?
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try again...
unplug the phone, pull the battery, restart the computer, walk away for 5 minutes and take a breather, then come back and try it again. As the above poster said, Odin can be screwy and it can take multiple times to go through sometimes.
Make sure to use a better usb cable if you have it available, or borrow one from a friend.
also, make sure to restart Odin in between attempts
drakkahn said:
try again...
unplug the phone, pull the battery, restart the computer, walk away for 5 minutes and take a breather, then come back and try it again. As the above poster said, Odin can be screwy and it can take multiple times to go through sometimes.
Make sure to use a better usb cable if you have it available, or borrow one from a friend.
also, make sure to restart Odin in between attempts
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I've been trying since like 12 PM and its 5 PM now :/ but ill keep trying, thanks.
sasha101 said:
I've been trying since like 12 PM and its 5 PM now :/ but ill keep trying, thanks.
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Have you tried different USB ports?
leatherneck6017 said:
Have you tried different USB ports?
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Yea, ok so i kept trying and it none of the tries worked so I just wanted too see if maybe it worked but it wasnt showing that it did. So i click power and it starts too BOOT! it said samsung then went into a black screen, then it went into stock recovery. Can anyone tell me what to do from here? I think there is no rom in my phone and I need a stock samsung one too flash through samsungs recovery. Can anyone help? I apreaticate everyone whos tried too help.
I am using Odin 3 v1.3
I don't use the .PIT file at all.
I put the SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar.md5 in PDA and make sure it's checked
I uncheck F.Reset time
Put the phone in download mode and hit start.
I you still are having problems try a different micro usb cable. Samsungs cable sucks.
Good Luck
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And this is why I didn't want it going out.
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I clicked on this thread because I knew this attitude would be present here. You're saying 1) the reason for the problem is 100% this ROM and 2) no one can be trusted with this ROM because some have had problems... great.
bigray327 said:
I've yet to see a truly bricked Epic. People that use that word should take that as a sign that they shouldn't be flashing.
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And I also came in to say this, almost. I don't have too much Epic experience, but yes, people always say ZOMG ITS BRICKED and what they MEAN is it isn't behaving how they expected after a flash and it may require a reflash/recovery. If something is bricked, it is a useless mass of plastic and metal that might have some value sold on Ebay as parts.
...though I'm not discouraging people flashing. Just wish people would stop using 'bricked' as a catch phrase, and instead just tell the story and ask for help.
Sasha if you cant use Odin to restore it, then it's bricked. My advice? Take it back to Sprint and get a new one.
infamousjax said:
Sasha if you cant use Odin to restore it, then it's bricked. My advice? Take it back to Sprint and get a new one.
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What should I say too the sprint employees? I thought bricking the phone ruins the warranty. Also I am able too get too stock recovery and download mode, but odin doesnt flash any rom fully, it always stops. I tried too just flash pit and that worked. Is there any other program you can use or can you flash the tar from the stock recovery which I can get too?
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What should I say too the sprint employees? I thought bricking the phone ruins the warranty. Also I am able too get too stock recovery and download mode, but odin doesnt flash any rom fully, it always stops. I tried too just flash pit and that worked. Is there any other program you can use or can you flash the tar from the stock recovery which I can get too?
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Take it from me...only like 1 out of 10 reps even know what bricking means lol
Use this one!!
I was having the same problem, hopeful this one works for you..I wish I can remember who posted this so I can give the person the credit for this find, but anyhow, hope it works...
cant get into DL mode to Odin back to stock EC05
but i was trying to flash the new ee03 modem and put the .tar file in PDA instead of PHONE by accident and it said it was a success but when mi phone went to reboot it never did now it wont turn on and i get no leds or anything when charging ...any help pleasseeee
bradbutter said:
cant get into DL mode to Odin back to stock EC05
but i was trying to flash the new ee03 modem and put the .tar file in PDA instead of PHONE by accident and it said it was a success but when mi phone went to reboot it never did now it wont turn on and i get no leds or anything when charging ...any help pleasseeee
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First things first you are supposed to put the modem in the PDA slot, in fact i have seen K0nane say it really doesn't even matter with the modem.
1. Did your battery have some charge left before it died?
2. Have you tried using odin without the battery in?
Try this:
Disconnect USB Cable (if Connected)
Remove Battery
Reconnect USB Cable
Hold 1
Press power
If this doesn't work, then you're probably looking at a hardware replacement.
dtm_stretch said:
First things first you are supposed to put the modem in the PDA slot, in fact i have seen K0nane say it really doesn't even matter with the modem.
1. Did your battery have some charge left before it died?
2. Have you tried using odin without the battery in?
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i had tried but for some reason it worked now ..maybe its alive and knows im on the forum and wants to make me look like an idiot ..but the method of using Odin without the battery in is working now....results in a few mins
potatoboyjs said:
Try this:
Disconnect USB Cable (if Connected)
Remove Battery
Reconnect USB Cable
Hold 1
Press power
If this doesn't work, then you're probably looking at a hardware replacement.
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i had tried but for some reason it just worked...idk lol
but i want to use the new ee03 rom but i have to flash this modem again ..going to re download modem and try to flash it with my fingers crossed that it doesnt brick again
well i tried odin to EC05 when it got stuck while flashing the image.(stuck there for about 10 minutes) i took out the battery and tried again.. no luck.. i can get into download mode but when i turn on the phone i get a screen with a phone and a pc. i am stuck. any help will be great.
I also tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813 but that didnt work.. same thing happens stuck while flashing the
kingmark305321 said:
well i tried odin to EC05 when it got stuck while flashing the image.(stuck there for about 10 minutes) i took out the battery and tried again.. no luck.. i can get into download mode but when i turn on the phone i get a screen with a phone and a pc. i am stuck. any help will be great.
I also tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813 but that didnt work.. same thing happens stuck while flashing the
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the good news is your phone is not bricked, just sponged. if you can still get into download mode you can save it. just a few basic questions for you. did you put the tar in pda? did you uncheck everything except auto reboot? in what part of the process did it hang? you might want to try re-downloading the tar. hope all this helps.
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the good news is your phone is not bricked, just sponged. if you can still get into download mode you can save it. just a few basic questions for you. did you put the tar in pda? did you uncheck everything except auto reboot? in what part of the process did it hang? you might want to try re-downloading the tar. hope all this helps.
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Thank you for you time and effort.
did you put the tar in pda?
- yes
did you uncheck everything except auto reboot?
- yes
in what part of the process did it hang?
- factoryfs.rfs
you might want to try re-downloading the tar.
- i have done but mo luck.
but i did come across this which i am trying now so hope that helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019717&page=2
EDIT: tried the above link and still hangs at factoryfs.rfs. think im going to have to contact sprint and get a replacement.
It is either bad files or bad usb cable those are the only 2 things that will make odin stall. I have had to re download files not just tar but pit also and many of people have had issues with the cable so if you have another usb cable around try that.
Thanks guys i was finally able to odin.. it was the USB cable. thanks for all the help.
jarcher1971 said:
the good news is your phone is not bricked, just sponged..
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Nice to see my term catching on!
kennyglass123 said:
Nice to see my term catching on!
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And here I thought it was a technical term lol
Sent from the communications console of the NX-01 using a universal translator
When I Had that problem i checked the repartion section...and i would switch between the phone and pda section because sometimes pda would hang my phone. Repartion option is always checked for me now. no problems since
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And here I thought it was a technical term lol
Sent from the communications console of the NX-01 using a universal translator
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It is now...thanks.
Hi, i have been trying to put the new EF02 update on my phone, but download mode keeps giving me a color screen when i get to factoryfs and sometimes datafs. I had to reset my phone beacuse it froze and now i cant do anything else but go to download mode but the damn color screens keep coming out though. So what should i do? any help would be greatly appreciated.
can anybody help??
Try redownloading the .tar
try another tar all together... ec05 or older just to see if you can get it running.
jackal516 said:
try another tar all together... ec05 or older just to see if you can get it running.
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both good ideas but with the post count i will assume that you are new if not don't take offence are u using the stock usb cable if you are there is your problem if its new then try different usb port choose a port in the back of the comp and ill pm
the old .tar i have for you also a pit and use the older version of odin
Yes, you are sponged. As suggested try a different cable. You can also try pulling the battery out, plugging the phone into the comnputer andtry to get into download mode, then try to Odin it. Some people have had success this way.
So i tried to root my tablet yesterday and i didnt notice at first that i pick an mx5 for an older android phone i have. So i stopped odin on my pc and the tablet was stuck in download mode frozen, so i took the battery out and now it wont turn on, but when i plug it in to my computer it still shows up in odin but xant connect to it what can i do?
Why did you take out the battery? Letting it die could of helped. Did you press start of anything in odin? Or did you stop odin while it flahed the md5. This could determine if your partition isnt messed up. The only tip I got right now is to take it to samsung and get it repaired.
I took the battery out to see of i could reboot it but it didnt work and yes ot was mod process in odin before i realized what i had done, i dont really want to send it into samsung because i dont want it to be gone for awhile, could a computer repair store do it for me?
Try this. Read post #1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2838473
Thank you so much got it working again, time to log some crazy jerrys game hours
So that link that i gave you worked?
well i tried it, but it didnt work when it was in the computer but connecting it again must have done something cause i was able to get download mode so i just flashed the proper files and got it working