ODIN hangs on modem update with my epic - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have had the works luck with odin. But now that I am kinda forced ta update my epic, I wanna get a up to date modem on it. I looked here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1131277
But could not find much on why the thing hangs on the modem update or what to do about it.

I had the same problem awhile ago.
Take out your SD card and restart odin and see if that works.

masaidjet said:
I had the same problem awhile ago.
Take out your SD card and restart odin and see if that works.
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Use Heimdall to update the modem. It is more forgiving then Odin. Info in the second post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813

Ensure you have the file in the phone slot. Not pda. Also, make sure repartition is not checked or you'll have a fun day ahead. But also I had to remove my sd a few times and once I even had to flash with just the cable and no battery or sd. Use a different cable too. The samsung one sucks.
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switch USB cables too....

i 2nd posts 2-5
I have seen the removing of sdcards make ODIN work.

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[Q] SD Card not mounting, Download mode not working - HELP!!!!

Hi, im on the DK28 version of froyo, i cant update to ec05 because the phone will no longer mount to any pc, i have tried multiple pc's and multiple cords and cannot get the phone to mount.
When i try to flash the an update.zip other than the dk28 version i get errors. The phone used to have root but when i reflashed DK28 thinking it would fix the sd card issue, i lost root. I cant 0ne click it, i cant odin a rom. It left the Superuser application behind (Which I cant uninstall). Also I tried a wipe data/factory. When i try updating to EC05 i was getting an error 2. Basically im completely stuck on DK28.
At the very least i need to get the superuser application off the phone so i can return it since i believe the mounting issue is a hardware failure.
Does anyone have an update.zip that will not give me a signature error? Or have something i can try to get this fixed enough to return it to sprint.
I am on my phone so can't search for you right now but you are looking for that Samsung.exe file whichb was an Odin-like executable with EB13 stock files. I can look tonight if someone doesn't give you a link before then.
Do you BONSAI?
kennyglass123 said:
I am on my phone so can't search for you right now but you are looking for that Samsung.exe file whichb was an Odin-like executable with EB13 stock files. I can look tonight if someone doesn't give you a link before then.
Do you BONSAI?
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That sounds like i would have to run the file from a pc, which at the moment, no pc is seeing this phone in either download mode nor via odin, one click or just plain ole mounting.
IzzyRios said:
That sounds like i would have to run the file from a pc, which at the moment, no pc is seeing this phone in either download mode nor via odin, one click or just plain ole mounting.
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Bro try different t ports on the computer try restarting the phone and computer also if none of that works try different USB cords different computer as well if non of that works u need to get a new USB cable...
Sent from my Epic 4.1g bonsai plant
davidrules7778 said:
Bro try different t ports on the computer try restarting the phone and computer also if none of that works try different USB cords different computer as well if non of that works u need to get a new USB cable...
Sent from my Epic 4.1g bonsai plant
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Unfortunatly ive tried 3 different cables as well as different computers and different usb ports on each one of them. What i need is a Non-pc involved solution for this. I can live without mounting the phone to the pc, if i could just get upgraded to Sprints official EC05 rom. I know it has its problems, but at least it wont lock me out of ota like DK28 has, and then i can at least take the phone bak to the store at my liesure.
Have you tried removing and reinserting the SD card? When you 3 finger the phone you only get stock recovery? Does the charge light come on with the data cable in the USB port?
kennyglass123 said:
Have you tried removing and reinserting the SD card? When you 3 finger the phone you only get stock recovery? Does the charge light come on with the data cable in the USB port?
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The charging portion works fine, also i have 2 diff micro sd's tried with either one in and with neither in. didnt work. 3 finger only gives me stock and not Cwm anymore since i reflashed DK28
IzzyRios said:
The charging portion works fine, also i have 2 diff micro sd's tried with either one in and with neither in. didnt work. 3 finger only gives me stock and not Cwm anymore since i reflashed DK28
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Have you tried toggling the USB debugging mode? Also try download mode (power on holding "1" key) then see if Odin recognizes your phone.
kennyglass123 said:
Have you tried toggling the USB debugging mode? Also try download mode (power on holding "1" key) then see if Odin recognizes your phone.
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yes to both. odin does not see the phone. Im certain that its a hardware problem at this point, which is why im looking for an update zip i can manually put on the card that will let me flash ec05 on to the phone and erase super user. at the very least i want to remove super user.
IzzyRios said:
yes to both. odin does not see the phone. Im certain that its a hardware problem at this point, which is why im looking for an update zip i can manually put on the card that will let me flash ec05 on to the phone and erase super user. at the very least i want to remove super user.
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I thought the sd cards won't mount? If they do then it will have to be a signed update zip that doesn't check for the stock apps and previous modem version.
kennyglass123 said:
I thought the sd cards won't mount? If they do then it will have to be a signed update zip that doesn't check for the stock apps and previous modem version.
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Im Sorry i should have clarified this. The phone can see the SD cards just fine..Internally. But when i connect a cable (any cable, i have 4) to the pc (any pc, i tried on 3 dif pc's one xp, two windows 7), i cannot see the cards from the PC, odin does not see the phone, etc, basically interfacing between the 2 is nil. I am currently taking the micro sd card out of the phone, putting it into a usb adaptor and copying files to it from the pc that way, then returning the card to the phone in order to try to update it. My problem is, i need a Rom that will update without trying to verify the signature since it thinks my phone is rooted, even though it isnt anymore. At this point i wouldnt even mind a wipe since i did that yesterday anyway, just going back to DK28 Stock. Problem with Dk28 is it doesnt allow the OTA of Ec05 to come in.
Ok got it for you. Try this for update.zip to get you to DI18:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786266
Do you BONSAI?
kennyglass123 said:
Ok got it for you. Try this for update.zip to get you to DI18:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786266
Do you BONSAI?
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Yeah this didnt work. the first link is broken, but once i found the rom much further in the thread i got it. Trying to install it produces this error...E:Signature Verification Failed. Installation abouted.
IzzyRios said:
Yeah this didnt work. the first link is broken, but once i found the rom much further in the thread i got it. Trying to install it produces this error...E:Signature Verification Failed. Installation abouted.
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Look further in the thread to see if someone put up a signed version. Amend2edify will create a signed zip, it may convert the one you downloaded. I found that thread by googling "update.zip for dk28 samsung epic" there were a lot more results I didn't check out.
Do you BONSAI?
kennyglass123 said:
Look further in the thread to see if someone put up a signed version. Amend2edify will create a signed zip, it may convert the one you downloaded. I found that thread by googling "update.zip for dk28 samsung epic" there were a lot more results I didn't check out.
Do you BONSAI?
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The rom i downloaded had signed in the name and its what gave me the signature error.
stock.di18.deodexed.updatev3.signed.zip
IzzyRios said:
The rom i downloaded had signed in the name and its what gave me the signature error.
stock.di18.deodexed.updatev3.signed.zip
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D'OH! There is a thead with flashable stock ec05 roms. Maybe you can ask the dev to make it work as a signed flash from stock recovery.
Do you BONSAI?
Dial ##8778## and make sure that PDA is checked under the USB setting
stir fry a lot said:
Dial ##8778## and make sure that PDA is checked under the USB setting
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What does that do?
Well for one it can cause your USB not to mount..
There is a guy named drockstar in the development section that has stock roms posted they might be able to help you
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I think i bricked my epic.

I was angry at my current rom which was on MTD so i decided just to you the old samsung "phone flash utility" (Epic4G_FroyoUpgrade_EB13.exe) that was uploaded on their site like a year ago to go back to stock. well i think since the phone was MTD it didnt work and now its stock at the connect cable screen, is there anything i can do?
I am running CleanGB MTD. The first time I tried to install it I had a bad download & needed to redo it from scratch. I used the Samsung EB13 Windows Installer utility to restore my phone back to stock & had no problems at all. It was up & running on MTD just had a few errors that I did not have time to fix that morning & I ran it for a few days after restoring with the utility, rooting, & restoring my backup. But now I'm enjoying the MTD goodness.....
Can you get back into download mode?
If so I would get a different USB cable & try running the installer again.
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I was angry at my current rom which was on MTD so i decided just to you the old samsung "phone flash utility" (Epic4G_FroyoUpgrade_EB13.exe) that was uploaded on their site like a year ago to go back to stock. well i think since the phone was MTD it didnt work and now its stock at the connect cable screen, is there anything i can do?
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from what ive been reading on the threads, i believe you can just odin back, and back sure you have reboot and re-partition checked marked.
I found out what the problem was. I should have known this because this happened to me once before. I was using my front USB ports. Front ports on most pc's are only 1.0 and you need to use the back 2.0 ones to work. Most people think its cable issues but its usually just USB port. This samsung utility is a complete gem! screw odin. thanks for the response!!!
endurance1 said:
I found out what the problem was. I should have known this because this happened to me once before. I was using my front USB ports. Front ports on most pc's are only 1.0 and you need to use the back 2.0 ones to work. Most people think its cable issues but its usually just USB port. This samsung utility is a complete gem! screw odin. thanks for the response!!!
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Glad you got it working. I wasn't sure if the Samsung utility repartitioned...now I know...thanks.
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endurance1 said:
I found out what the problem was. I should have known this because this happened to me once before. I was using my front USB ports. Front ports on most pc's are only 1.0 and you need to use the back 2.0 ones to work. Most people think its cable issues but its usually just USB port. This samsung utility is a complete gem! screw odin. thanks for the response!!!
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Good to hear!!
Glad you got it fixed......
thanks guys. Yeah ive been using that sammy file since ec05 came out. this is the 3rd brick maybe 4th it got me out of. it works for EVERYTHING. better than odin.
Wow, I didn't know this exe thing existed. Odin has NOT been working on my home PC for tje past few weeks(months?) and that has kept me from trying anything that would require Odin to recover from, i.e. mtd.
Glad I read here in the Q&A pretty regularly. Most of the time I'm seeing if there's anyone I can help, but times like this I end up learning new things.
sent from my secret underground bunker
That sounds like a great thing to have sitting on my computer. I tried to find it but was not successful. Can anyone point me to a copy of it.
Thanks
George
ghmacdonald said:
That sounds like a great thing to have sitting on my computer. I tried to find it but was not successful. Can anyone point me to a copy of it.
Thanks
George
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I am at work so I cannot post the file I have, but I put the file name in & searched in Google & several download options popped up.
Google Search: Epic4G_FroyoUpgrade_EB13.exe
Check it out & let me know if you need me to post a copy of the file, I saw several already on services like multiupload in the search.
Look at the thread stickied in development. The Samsung tool won't work all the time.
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So my friend gave me his phone to see if I could fix it. It loops in CWM and won't get out of it and I can't connect with odin to it. (My phone connects just fine.) This is the only other thing I can think of. Anyone else got other ideas?
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Well tried it and phone still not discovered by the PC. I am at a loss at what to do. I know my friend tried to install some type of rom to it and didn't make a backup. It boots in to CWM non-stop and I can flash zips but it never leaves that loop even after the flashes. I can boot into Download mode but the phone won't be recognized. Tried both Odin and this. The phone is getting charged through the cable though which confuses me even more. Any help?!
Anyone have any ideas?! I am at a loss at what to do!
KillerFu said:
Anyone have any ideas?! I am at a loss at what to do!
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Use a different cable with odin... it may be charging it but its not getting a data connection... also put into download mode and plug in usb... then "jiggle" the cord until it recognizes it...
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Uninstall and reinstall the drivers. Then also try Odin with the battery and phone plugged in. Make sure you use a better cable than stock.

ICS official release, what can I do with this .tar file?

Hi all,
So I got the txt message from AT&T about upgrade available.
So I opened Keis and let it update. (I have a whole seperate issue with Kies; it will only read my Glide about 10% of the time).
Once I FINALLY got it to connect to my phone, I began the update process. FAIL
fail, fail, fail, 4 hours of fail.
i've tried every recommendation from every post i';ve come across, including uninstalling keis, running reg cleaner, rebooting, reinstalling.
i've trie 3 diff version of the samsung usb driver program, whatever u search for on this forum and google, i've tried it.
The best I have gotten is for Kies to actually recognize my phone and begin the update process, a few times, I saw no progress bar on the phone and the Kies window stayed on 0%.
The first time I actually sw a progress bar on my phone, it moved about 1/8th of an inch and stopped. I left if overnight, and when I got up this morning, it was the same.
So again today, on a different computer, I created a new user profile and tried some more; nada.
So I'm so desperate for ICS on this phone, I tried using that one click release of the leaked ICS, same thing. several times of not recognizing the phone, then finally
the progress bar on the phone moved a little bit, so I left it for over an hour and it didn't move.
At least this time, I could see that it was hung on the bootloader part.
I've tried this on two diff Win7 x64 machines and an XP pro machine; all the same results.
interesting part:
Once last night, I kept my temp folder open while Kies was doing it's thing, and I grabbed this file:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Sgf7j8WktibEJ4NXVva08zYmM
(i couldn't find any free file share sites that would let me upload a file this big.)
This is the actual ROM (or whatever you would call it)
Kies downloaded a file and named it whatever.tmp, as soon as I saw it, I copied it and extracted the contents with uniextract - that is where I got this .tar file from.
So what can I do with this file to install ICS on my phone?
I did try renaming it update.zip and copying it to my sdcard, I tried to "install update from sdcard", but I get an error about it not being signed.
For anyone who doesn't want to download a 600+MB file, this is what's inside it:
boot.img
cache.img
factoryfs.img
hidden.img
modem.bin
recovery.img
Not too sure if this belongs in development. It's a question, but the file is development purposes . Anyway you can use boot.img and a system dump of the official ICS to make a flashable zip, or theme some system apps, etc. The possibilites are endless
ericpeacock79 said:
Hi all,
So I got the txt message from AT&T about upgrade available.
So I opened Keis and let it update. (I have a whole seperate issue with Kies; it will only read my Glide about 10% of the time).
Once I FINALLY got it to connect to my phone, I began the update process. FAIL
fail, fail, fail, 4 hours of fail.
i've tried every recommendation from every post i';ve come across, including uninstalling keis, running reg cleaner, rebooting, reinstalling.
i've trie 3 diff version of the samsung usb driver program, whatever u search for on this forum and google, i've tried it.
The best I have gotten is for Kies to actually recognize my phone and begin the update process, a few times, I saw no progress bar on the phone and the Kies window stayed on 0%.
The first time I actually sw a progress bar on my phone, it moved about 1/8th of an inch and stopped. I left if overnight, and when I got up this morning, it was the same.
So again today, on a different computer, I created a new user profile and tried some more; nada.
So I'm so desperate for ICS on this phone, I tried using that one click release of the leaked ICS, same thing. several times of not recognizing the phone, then finally
the progress bar on the phone moved a little bit, so I left it for over an hour and it didn't move.
At least this time, I could see that it was hung on the bootloader part.
I've tried this on two diff Win7 x64 machines and an XP pro machine; all the same results.
interesting part:
Once last night, I kept my temp folder open while Kies was doing it's thing, and I grabbed this file:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Sgf7j8WktibEJ4NXVva08zYmM
(i couldn't find any free file share sites that would let me upload a file this big.)
This is the actual ROM (or whatever you would call it)
Kies downloaded a file and named it whatever.tmp, as soon as I saw it, I copied it and extracted the contents with uniextract - that is where I got this .tar file from.
So what can I do with this file to install ICS on my phone?
I did try renaming it update.zip and copying it to my sdcard, I tried to "install update from sdcard", but I get an error about it not being signed.
For anyone who doesn't want to download a 600+MB file, this is what's inside it:
boot.img
cache.img
factoryfs.img
hidden.img
modem.bin
recovery.img
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You should be able to flash that with ODIN
Fact, this is the same file I downloaded from http://www.hotfile.com/dl/170800037/7fd1f5e/I927UCLH2_I927ATTLH2_ATT.zip.html
Worked flashing with ODIN on a unlocked Rogers I927R
enewman17 said:
You should be able to flash that with ODIN
Fact, this is the same file I downloaded from http://www.hotfile.com/dl/170800037/7fd1f5e/I927UCLH2_I927ATTLH2_ATT.zip.html
Worked flashing with ODIN on a unlocked Rogers I927R
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groovy!!
so... what do i do in odin?
i've got it downloaded, but which option, etc do i need to select?
ericpeacock79 said:
groovy!!
so... what do i do in odin?
i've got it downloaded, but which option, etc do i need to select?
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Power Phone into DOWNLOAD MODE, Pressing POWER and VOLUME UP till it boots
Using ODIN 1.85
wait for phone to appear
Uncheck F. Reset Time (only AUTO REBOOT should be checked)
Check the box next to PDA
using the PDA button select the .tar file
Press start, sit back and drink a beer
Then apply CWM I prefer 5.0.27 "EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS YOU INSTALLED THE ROM WITH ODIN" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458153 (it's not touch, but it keeps backups in img form rather than the .blob like CWM6. just make's it easier to handle backups.
In CWM "If you want root", apply http://downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed.zip
In CWM apply the LH2 Keyboard backlight fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1848433
Its running pretty smooth so far, no major issues to report: but I had the camera giving me issues till I cleared data form the app. still gave a few stutters then the whole phone started running well after a few reboots and some settling time.
enewman17 said:
Power Phone into DOWNLOAD MODE, Pressing POWER and VOLUME UP till it boots
Using ODIN 1.85
wait for phone to appear
Uncheck F. Reset Time (only AUTO REBOOT should be checked)
Check the box next to PDA
using the PDA button select the .tar file
Press start, sit back and drink a beer
Then apply CWM I prefer 5.0.27 "EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS YOU INSTALLED THE ROM WITH ODIN" http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9459955/recovery/testing/SGHI927R/v2/CWMR5x_i927_recovery.tar.md5 (it's not touch, but it keeps backups in img form rather than the .blob like CWM6. just make's it easier to handle backups.
In CWM "If you want root", apply http://downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed.zip
In CWM apply the LH2 Keyboard backlight fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1848433
Its running pretty smooth so far, no major issues to report: but I had the camera giving me issues till I cleared data form the app. still gave a few stutters then the whole phone started running well after a few reboots and some settling time.
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Thanks for you replies. I appreciate it very much.
(here's something weird, when viewing post in thread, it stops after the word beer. I didn't see the other stuff until I clicked reply :-/ )
unfortunately, it's doing the same thing as before... ODIN is stuck on boot.img for about ten minutes now
any thoughts.... anyone?
I want ICS on this phone SO bad.
( would it be related to the fact that I substituted beer for southern comfort? )
A few posts up I posted a link to a download of the new update that is what I used It worked perfectly. Extract from the zip and you'll have a .tar.md5 file which just makes ODIN Check the md5 sum before flashing
Sent from my SGH-I927 ICS using xda premium
ericpeacock79 said:
Thanks for you replies. I appreciate it very much.
(here's something weird, when viewing post in thread, it stops after the word beer. I didn't see the other stuff until I clicked reply :-/ )
unfortunately, it's doing the same thing as before... ODIN is stuck on boot.img for about ten minutes now
any thoughts.... anyone?
I want ICS on this phone SO bad.
( would it be related to the fact that I substituted beer for southern comfort? )
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I checked your files md5 sum to the .tar file I used, and they are the same cbd0c11c1aa578f6bcdb06099b5d3102 so you should be good to go flashing the .tar file you captured during the keis install. Maybe try flashing CWM first boot into it and format everything then try installing the rom via ODIN. Try a new cable and/or make sure the phone is plugged into a usb plug in the rear of the computer.
enewman17 said:
A few posts up I posted a link to a download of the new update that is what I used It worked perfectly. Extract from the zip and you'll have a .tar.md5 file which just makes ODIN Check the md5 sum before flashing
Sent from my SGH-I927 ICS using xda premium
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same thing with that one... stuck on boot.img in Odin, progress bar on phone moved about 1/8th of an inch.
i left it overnight again, i just now got up and see it's not moved....
that makes me a sad panda....
i guess next, i'll try to do this on ubuntu, using heimdall....
arrrgh.
ericpeacock79 said:
same thing with that one... stuck on boot.img in Odin, progress bar on phone moved about 1/8th of an inch.
i left it overnight again, i just now got up and see it's not moved....
that makes me a sad panda....
i guess next, i'll try to do this on ubuntu, using heimdall....
arrrgh.
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That is a real bummer, I'm sorry it didn't work for you. It should only take a few minutes, I don't have any other ideas other than maybe try flashing the UCLG9 leak then re-trying to flash your tar file. The leak contains a new bootloader, I had flashed that a few weeks prior to the new update.
Also did you try flashing CWM with Odin just to see if it would flash seems like it's probably a computer problem rather then your phone.
Sent from my SGH-I927 using xda premium
Hello,
Sorry to 'thread-jack' but hopefully a minor annoyance.
Can someone post just the 'modem.bin' file from the I927UCLH2 update?
FYI, in hopes of enabling 3G/HSPA voice calling on Galaxy Tab 10.1..
Using European Tegra 2 based phone modem (from I9103), 2G voice calling works.
Trying to avoid downloading the entire .tar for one file =p
To clarify - European Tab 10.1 users are fine; AT&T and Rogers Tab 10.1 users can currently use 2G only.
T-Mobile - apparently 'their' phone counterpart uses a combo of 2 modem-related files?
But I digress... (don't think I can embed links yet) thread is in Tab 10.1 Dev forum.
Thank you!
enewman17 said:
That is a real bummer, I'm sorry it didn't work for you. It should only take a few minutes, I don't have any other ideas other than maybe try flashing the UCLG9 leak then re-trying to flash your tar file. The leak contains a new bootloader, I had flashed that a few weeks prior to the new update.
Also did you try flashing CWM with Odin just to see if it would flash seems like it's probably a computer problem rather then your phone.
Sent from my SGH-I927 using xda premium
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i did try flashing the CWM and it did the same thing stalling after about one second into it, same with UCLG9 leak one-click executable. (at least using that told me it was stuck on trying to flash the boot image)
I'm about to build a fresh win7 x86 VM with nothing but .net and VC++ runtime installed, to rule out both my living room and home office comps as the problem.
if it still don't work, the i'll build a fresh ubuntu VM and try it with heindall
Thank you, enewman17, for all your help. it is really appreciated. :good:
if it still don't work, i will call Samsung and demand a replacement phone.
spamam1:
modem.bin - 12,289KB
I used rom from 1st post and it's working flawless but is there any way to "super-duper" wipe this phone? after update I still have all my data, programs and even unlocked simlock. I will probably send it on warranty so I would like to have stock rom
edit: i think ICS is much slower than GB
timon12 said:
I used rom from 1st post and it's working flawless but is there any way to "super-duper" wipe this phone? after update I still have all my data, programs and even unlocked simlock. I will probably send it on warranty so I would like to have stock rom
edit: i think ICS is much slower than GB
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Settings --> Back up and reset ---> Factory data Reset.....As it states this erases all data on the phone.
I'm getting it to boot up after cwmr but it hangs on the installing applications screen. Left it for an hour and still the same
are you kidding me?!?!
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!
ok, so here's what finally worked:
using a different USB cable that i found laying around.
for all of samsung's rhetoric about "only use the oem data cable" "never use anything but the oem data cable" "blah blah oem usb cable blah blah"
after trying this on like 6 different computers all with same results, i just found a usb cable laying around at work and decided to try it, just for the heck of it - IT DIDNT TAKE 5 MINUTES TO FLASH!
I AM NOW ICE CREAM SANDWICH!
seriously, FOUR days of banging my head on the wall, and it was the freaking OEM data cable that was the problem.
:silly::silly::silly::silly:
ericpeacock79 said:
are you kidding me?!?!
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!
ok, so here's what finally worked:
using a different USB cable that i found laying around.
for all of samsung's rhetoric about "only use the oem data cable" "never use anything but the oem data cable" "blah blah oem usb cable blah blah"
after trying this on like 6 different computers all with same results, i just found a usb cable laying around at work and decided to try it, just for the heck of it - IT DIDNT TAKE 5 MINUTES TO FLASH!
I AM NOW ICE CREAM SANDWICH!
seriously, FOUR days of banging my head on the wall, and it was the freaking OEM data cable that was the problem.
:silly::silly::silly::silly:
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It's always something.... Haha
Glad it's working now.
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ericpeacock79 said:
ok, so here's what finally worked:
using a different USB cable that i found laying around.
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Same flash problem here, same exact solution. Flimsy micro-USB cable was the culprit. ODIN would get partially through and almost always fail during SetupConnection or Initialzation or NAND Write Start. Wasted about 12 hours testing a dozen possible causes. Changed to the thicker OEM cord and BAM!
Thanks!!
Funnny what a cable could do lol

odin fail sytem.img.ext4

I had a beautifully running dlk3 at&t SGH-I747. had problems with battery so I flashed odin to stock DLK3. then I took the OTA from at&t and let it complete. at the end I told cwm not to let it lose root or lock boot loaders, I answered 2 questions about preserving root and secured or some thing like that. rebooted and I have the jb4.1.2 . all good.
you know I gotta see if I am missing out on any thing by using cwm to preserve root ect.
so I start over clean DLK3 take the OTA form At&t . this time I have cwm not interfear. ok great i'm jb 4.1.2 again works good.
I used CF-Auto-Root-d2att-d2uc-samsungsghi747 and now I get fail at system. as you can tell i'm still learning and learning my lessons, but if some one could direct me to what step I should try i'd appreciate it.
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after I tries keis to fix it it failed and after a battery pull and retrying odin to DLK3 stock. open oden , plug phone in com does not light up but it lists the top 0 failed threads. so I un plug and plug in and retry DLK3 and end up taking screen shots
I have lost my recovery all together I only have download mode
Start with the basics...try a different micro usb/usb cable. Then if that doesn't work, try a different usb port on the pc. Don't use a hub. Make sure the phone's micro usb port is clean of debris, as well check the ends of the cable and usb port to make sure they are clean.
The cable is usually the cause of the failure in urs and other similar instances. :thumbup:
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4-2ndtwin said:
Start with the basics...try a different micro usb/usb cable. Then if that doesn't work, try a different usb port on the pc. Don't use a hub. Make sure the phone's micro usb port is clean of debris, as well check the ends of the cable and usb port to make sure they are clean.
The cable is usually the cause of the failure in urs and other similar instances. :thumbup:
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thankx for your reply I broke out the original usb cable and tried different portsand stilo the same.
I here searching the forums now looking for a clue as what to do to get my stock recovery back.
Just for giggles, try using Odin v3.07. Several people say the version your using is ok, but I've always used 3.07 on the s3 with no problems.
that's the version I'm using. I found a pit file reset it and got a recovery flashed. it allows flashing from external storage, but when I try to do that it sends me to the internal storage where I cannot put a file yet.
I'm thinking about sending it to get jtag repaired but then I wouldn't have gotten to fix it my self.
as I know see I flashed cf auto root on locked boot loaders ( the method of checking for locked boot loaders I used was dumb) and I got bit.
can any one tell me of how they handled this?
thankx
Bootloaders on this device, I747/m, are not locked, afaik. And the screen shot you posted was from Odin 1.81.
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Try flashing lg1 stock, not rooted. It will o wipe your internal sd, but may get you fixed up. Lg1 is the only full wipe stock package we have.
oh crap i now know what happened. th file that had odin 1.81 in it. i knew better but it was in the pre packaged auto root for the at&t sgh-I747.
after you pointing out i didn't use the rite one for the auto root (even tho i uves 3.07 sgs3 odin rite after i didn't notice that i used 1.81.
thats why i posted the errors in full scren shot just ncase i did some thing stupid hopping some one would point it out.
so i can get in to download and if i work at it i can now get into a buggy but usable stock recovery.
i was using stock not rooted DLK3 from the same place as the Lg1. i tried but still only barley alive.... but i believe i can fix it. no proof yet tho.
i already bought a brand new sgh-I747 off of swappa and it will be here about the 9th. so now i have time to fix it. it'll be a project / testing phone.
now that i know that the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963790&highlight=autoroot where i downloaded http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ sgh-I747 file using odin 1.81 packed in with it, and followed all the instructions.
i am using odin 3.07 galaxy 3 odin.
can any one help me on what i could do with my testing phone to fix it if i can adb in?
and suggestions will be considered.
i don't post much. i'm a reader but i had to speak out as i'm running out of options.
i read this forum more than the news. i'm always a little behind the development thats going on and i follow as a student.

[Q] Boot Loop/Stock firmware/I seriously need help PLEASE!!!!

Hello all *waves*
This is my very first post although I have used this site countless times. I'm just going to jump right to it because I seriously need some help!
I am trying to fix my SGH-M919 (Tmobile S4) that just suddenly stopped working one day. I have tried EVERYTHING! Kies, custom roms, Odin but my phone still will not load past the Samsung logo. It will boot into recovery (TWRP) and Download mode. I know that using Kies is the quick fix but (LUCKY ME...not) my phone is one of the few phones tmobile/Samsung sent out with no S/N on the sticker under the battery. Since I cant get into my phone I cant get the S/N and I do not have the box anymore.
I have tried using the many sgh-m919 Stock Rom files online, including this site, but nothing is working. When I spend hours downloading them and begin to use them in odin, Odin doesn't load the file for me to flash.
I know I am using Odin correctly because I have done it successfully countless times in the past. I have also tried EVERY download file out there, but I can't find a good one that I can flash in Odin. I have also tried all of the guides on this site several times so please don't redirect me to them, because I have seriously and correctly tried them all. If you have any suggestion please let me know. I can't afford the 161.00 Samsung is requiring or the 175 warranty fee tmobile is charging. PLEASE HELP.
And if some has a good copy of the Stock Rom for SGH-M919 that they would be willing to email me I would FOREVER be greatful!
also my sdcard and battery are not the issue.... tried that too
Thanks,
Nikki
Were there any symptoms or anything you may have done out of the ordinary that might or might not have caused the problem? By saying that odin will not load files, is there an error message or what exactly do you mean by that? And what version odin are you using?
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Were there any symptoms or anything you may have done out of the ordinary that might or might not have caused the problem? By saying that odin will not load files, is there an error message or what exactly do you mean by that? And what version odin are you using?
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I don't know if its something I have done wrong or not. I followed all of the instructions to the letter. I think (but am not sure) that I don't have a usable copy of the Stock Firmware.
I am using v3.10 but I have tried them all.
When I click on AP in Odin, then click on the file I am sent back to Odin, but the file (and filename) doesn't appear in the AP box like normal.
The stock firmware files take a while for odin to validate md5 check I think. Select your firmware file in Odin's selector, then wait a few mins for bit to process before giving up. This time lag surprised me first time I flashed stock firmware. Big file means longer wait!
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The stock firmware files take a while for odin to validate md5 check I think. Select your firmware file in Odin's selector, then wait a few mins for bit to process before giving up. This time lag surprised me first time I flashed stock firmware. Big file means longer wait!
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The longest I have waited has been an hour, do you think that I should still wait longer?
Try different version of odin. Even if the file was bad, it would say something
Try a different pc.
Pp.

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