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The E4GT Mobile Odin Thread

I hope hoping to get some discussion going regarding Mobile Odin and how it's working for people on our device.
So far, I've exclusively used it to flash kernels, but has anyone successfully flashed a full TAR with it yet? More specifically, has that full TAR also flashed your modem? I tried flashing a modem.bin file last night using MO, and while it went through the whole process in a way that appeared to be normal, upon reboot baseband was unchanged. I've read about others experiencing the same thing.
According to Chainfire regarding the modem.bin issue ...
Chainfire said:
This maybe a problem specific to CDMA devices... I'm not sure yet though.
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I also read about some kernel panic mode reports when trying to use MO to flash the latest FC05 TAR.
So if you've used Mobile Odin, please share your successes and or failures. It's obviously a great tool but I'd like to identify where it's working and where it may not, for our device specifically.

I have used it going from ics back to GB ....but have only been flashing eg30 stock tar and then el26 cwm kernel .....then I boot into recovery and flash cm 7 if going to aokp or whatever ....I have tried fc05 & fb27 modem and they don't work it goes to like it is flashing it but finishes real quick like 10 seconds .... And normal Odin takes like a minute or more to flash modem...
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I have been using to flash kernels and modems up until FC05. For some reason it will no longer flash modems, like said, it goes through the motions.
Ah, just remembered, used it to flash 27 tar, whole ROM. Flashed modem/kernel/system no issues. Even used it to open that .tar and just flash the modem or kernel once or twice.

The only thing that scares me about MOdin is getting a force close during a flash and hosing my phone.

phatmanxxl said:
The only thing that scares me about MOdin is getting a force close during a flash and hosing my phone.
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I don't think that's possible. It seems to get the files ready then actually does the flashing on the reboot, as some kind of preboot flash function. When I flash a modem for example, upon reboot a Mobile Odin screen comes up and does stuff then the phone's OS boots.
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How do you get a recovery after using mobile Odin to flash something like a EL29 tar?
It burns when I Tapatalk....

Beejis said:
How do you get a recovery after using mobile Odin to flash something like a EL29 tar?
It burns when I Tapatalk....
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After you mobile Odin el29
All the Tars after ek02 are pre rooted .... Install mobile Odin and flash a kernel with cwm ....
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Beejis said:
How do you get a recovery after using mobile Odin to flash something like a EL29 tar?
It burns when I Tapatalk....
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I just flash a repack tar, well have for ics

Can you mix kernels? Like a FB repackaged kernel with a FC ROM?

phatmanxxl said:
Can you mix kernels? Like a FB repackaged kernel with a FC ROM?
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As long as its ics and only ics ....GB kernels won't work and vice versa
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jfcooley said:
I have been using to flash kernels and modems up until FC05. For some reason it will no longer flash modems, like said, it goes through the motions.
Ah, just remembered, used it to flash 27 tar, whole ROM. Flashed modem/kernel/system no issues. Even used it to open that .tar and just flash the modem or kernel once or twice.
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Hmmm. So it sounds like you can flash a modem as a piece out of a TAR image, but not from a modem.bin file. I've tried the modem.bins for EL29, FC21 and FC27 all with the same result, which is no change.

You can pick parts out of a .tar.
I've had no luck with .bin files either.

Epix4G said:
I have used it going from ics back to GB ....but have only been flashing eg30 stock tar and then el26 cwm kernel .....then I boot into recovery and flash cm 7 if going to aokp or whatever ....I have tried fc05 & fb27 modem and they don't work it goes to like it is flashing it but finishes real quick like 10 seconds .... And normal Odin takes like a minute or more to flash modem...
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Could you link to the pre-rooted EG30 Tar you have? I downloaded this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20089082#post20089082
and not sure if its pre-rooted. So when I flashed it via Mobile Odin I played it safe and just manually re-rooted via my Mac. I should have just checked to see if it was, but it didn't hit me at the time that a simple terminal command would confirm.

It would be nice to learn how to package things up to flash with mo and avoid recovery all together. Not even sure where to begin on that one.

jfcooley said:
You can pick parts out of a .tar.
I've had no luck with .bin files either.
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Indeed, but you need to be EXTREMELY careful, like even more so than you do when modifying a .zip file.
.md5, .tar, etc. -- those are risky business to tamper with, unless you can repackage it and sign it correctly after adjusting, removing, and what have you.
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Reignzone said:
Indeed, but you need to be EXTREMELY careful, like even more so than you do when modifying a .zip file.
.md5, .tar, etc. -- those are risky business to tamper with, unless you can repackage it and sign it correctly after adjusting, removing, and what have you.
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I don't think this what he means by "pick parts out of a .tar". I think he means Mobile Odin can select only certain partition elements of a TAR, like just the modem for example. Please correct me if my assumption is wrong.
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srkmagnus said:
Could you link to the pre-rooted EG30 Tar you have? I downloaded this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20089082#post20089082
and not sure if its pre-rooted. So when I flashed it via Mobile Odin I played it safe and just manually re-rooted via my Mac. I should have just checked to see if it was, but it didn't hit me at the time that a simple terminal command would confirm.
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I don't have a pre rooted one ...mobile Odin pro has persistent root .....when you flash it stays rooted and mobile Odin stays installed and ready to flash kernel
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Have been using MO Pro with epic success lately going from my DD blazer setup to my ICS test roms.
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Dchibro said:
I don't think this what he means by "pick parts out of a .tar". I think he means Mobile Odin can select only certain partition elements of a TAR, like just the modem for example. Please correct me if my assumption is wrong.
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Yes, that's what I meant. Have opened to flash kernel. You just Deselect the modem or system or whatever you don't want.

Epix4G said:
I don't have a pre rooted one ...mobile Odin pro has persistent root .....when you flash it stays rooted and mobile Odin stays installed and ready to flash kernel
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Got it. I knew Pro offers that functionality but thought maybe there was another Tar file that I didn't see. I planned on purchasing Pro to support the developer and will be doing it sooner, rather than later now
Thanks!

E4GT Brick thread.

We need to determine whats bricking our phones when flashing/using ICS ROMS. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the kernel and the way things are handled with partitions in the recoveries.
I bricked coming from GB to ICS, after I went from ICS to GB using a NANDROID. Also used Mobile Odin to flash el26 recovery. This is the jist of it, anyone have a similar story?

i NEVER bricked because i ALWAYS follow the rules.
ODIN EL26 Kernel (http://bit.ly/xL3kvm), reboot directly into recovery on auto-reboot (vol up + power), Flash CM9 .zip.. Flash GApps .zip.. Wipe Data... Reboot

autoprime said:
i NEVER bricked because i ALWAYS follow the rules.
ODIN EL26 Kernel (http://bit.ly/xL3kvm), reboot directly into recovery on auto-reboot (vol up + power), Flash CM9 .zip.. Flash GApps .zip.. Wipe Data... Reboot
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;D Funny thing is I did all that after I flashed it with mobile odin. still bricked, and you were told how step by step

Way back in 1942 I had me one of them new Samsung Epic 4G Touch kinda phones. I did me a flash using Heimdall Frontend with that there "Repartition" square all checked and low and behold I got me a nice fancy blue light when I tried to get that phone all powered on. Well, I learned something that day.The next day I was getting me a new one for sure! Well, I did just that and have been very careful cuz them phones ain't cheap. But, since the new FB and FC ICS leaks have been dripping down the pipes I have been flashing like a mad man. I have flashed everything Calkulin has released, Heimdall bad kernels to the device, tried agat's nice little ROM, push and pull files, torn apart kernels and put them together wrong and tried them on the device and you name it, unless the name is switching between Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich. I have had kernel panics, File System panics and other people have panicked. I did get a scare once when I wiped data/system reset and couldn't boot. I push a good kernel and flashed another ROM toot sweet! I have not bricked it again for the life of me. Mr_Milenko asked me to share this I suppose as a success story amidst all the stories and rumors about why this device is bricking. Honestly, I can only speculate. Since it's not a problem that can be reproduced and recovered from we can't just perma-brick devices to run expermients so we have to really think about what we're doing now. We don't even know at this point if an OTA is going to be safer than the leaks of the problem isn't known to samsung. Once we have source we can look for weaknesses in the it. Until then maybe a thread with exact step leading up to the bricking might help others avoid some patterns of destruction. If you say you have ended up with the Blu Light of Death (BLD, cuz we loves acronyms) give as many technical details as possible, including what versions of rom and kernel you are coming from, what methods and versions of tools you may have used to flash/push/etc, and what version you were attempting to flash. If you wanna speculate, at least put the details in a separate paragraph so the devs can see the facts clearly.
Good Luck Y'all!

I'm hearing people of bricking using Mobile odin, I would just play it safe and use my pc to odin. I really wish this would get sorted out. I never had to worry about bricking on my evo4g, now that's all I hear about flashing in ics
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paranoid android85 said:
I'm hearing people of bricking using Mobile odin, I would just play it safe and use my pc to odin. I really wish this would get sorted out. I never had to worry about bricking on my evo4g, now that's all I hear about flashing in ics
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Next phone, definitely sticking with PC. I know its not any devs fault, but I'm sure Samsung changed some major ****.. Theirs no way to tell without source though.

What's bricking phones? Not wiping data and not using a stable recovery...
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I was gonna say using mobile Odin was probably what caused the brick, but then I'll get a slew of people defending Mo'din. PC odin every time man, I've tried damn near all the ICS builds and feel using the PC to restore the EL29 rooted one click restore then sfhub one click CWM push is the safest way to avoid any complications. It takes a whole five minutes and no worries.

Mr_Milenko said:
We need to determine whats bricking our phones when flashing/using ICS ROMS. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the kernel and the way things are handled with partitions in the recoveries.
I bricked coming from GB to ICS, after I went from ICS to GB using a NANDROID. Also used Mobile Odin to flash el26 recovery. This is the jist of it, anyone have a similar story?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509795

Mattix724 said:
What's bricking phones? Not wiping data and not using a stable recovery...
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Not wiping data and not using a stable recovery? I wiped data, and I was on EL26.

Can anyone direct me to a full Odin tar a pit file so i can try and repartition my phone via odin?

krazyflipj said:
Can anyone direct me to a full Odin tar a pit file so i can try and repartition my phone via odin?
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Look at resource #A2 in the 2nd post of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
When you unpack you'll have ODIN, the pit file, and the tar.md5 file

sfhub said:
Look at resource #A2 in the 2nd post of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
When you unpack you'll have ODIN, the pit file, and the tar.md5 file
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Hopefully this works. I wiped data while on a cm9 build using its version of CWM. Hopefully I can repartition via odin using pit and tar file. Will keep you guys updated.

krazyflipj said:
Hopefully this works. I wiped data while on a cm9 build using its version of CWM. Hopefully I can repartition via odin using pit and tar file. Will keep you guys updated.
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Not to burst your bubble and you should try anyway, but if you are in the situation where your data partition is not writable, people who have tried repartitioning with ODIN found it didn't fix the problem. Even JTAG has not been able to fix the problem, so the conclusion of most people is there is a hardware issue that was caused by a software operation with incompatible kernel and recovery.

sfhub said:
Not to burst your bubble and you should try anyway, but if you are in the situation where your data partition is not writable, people who have tried repartitioning with ODIN found it didn't fix the problem. Even JTAG has not been able to fix the problem, so the conclusion of most people is there is a hardware issue that was caused by a software operation with incompatible kernel and recovery.
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Figured so but at this point I got nothing to lose lol

krazyflipj said:
Figured so but at this point I got nothing to lose lol
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The subjects of eFuses even came up.. Could there be undocumented hardware information that we don't know about? So many possibilities its really irritating.

Mobile Odin Question

I'm currently running the AOKP ICS ROM, which suggests flashing the EL26 CWM kernel when you need to do anything with CWM. I was wondering how safe Mobile Odin is. I bought it, but never used it, not even on Gingerbread just because I was always by a computer and didn't need Odin all that much daily. Now however it would be really convinient to be able to use the app to flash the EL26 Kernel whenever I needed to do a backup or restore ... So how about it, see any horror stories out there about using it on GB or ICS?
Just an FYI, running FC18( both kernel and modem ) on AOKP right now, so I'd be using Mobile Odin when FC18 was already flashed and running, to be able to get me back to EL26 Kernel and Vice Versa.
Also, is it safe for the modem? Not as big of a deal, but would be a nice to have

I've used it at least 20 times since I bought it with zero issues..
It does not flash modems though..

I know Mobile Odin can't flash the modem.
But there are reports in this thread that it can do the job:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529081
Personally if you can use ODIN One-Click it's probably safer. It can restore in cases that Mobile ODIN cannot. Or at least try Mobile ODIN where you can easily change to ODIN OC if it borks for any reason - at least then you're mitigating the risk until you are comfortable with it.

garwynn said:
I know Mobile Odin can't flash the modem.
But there are reports in this thread that it can do the job:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529081
Personally if you can use ODIN One-Click it's probably safer. It can restore in cases that Mobile ODIN cannot. Or at least try Mobile ODIN where you can easily change to ODIN OC if it borks for any reason - at least then you're mitigating the risk until you are comfortable with it.
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How can you say it's safer I have seen many people brick using regular Odin from bad cables, cable getting pulled out during flashing etc so I haven't heard anyone brick using mobile Odin.there could be but there are more things that could go wrong with cables and things ... Seems it can go both ways . I use it all the time going from any Ics to another ROM . And flash the eg30 tar and el26 cwm .
But Odin has its place too ..when the phone won't boot.
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Awesome ... Thank you all for the input, looks like I'm safe using it( atleast for the kernel ) which will make life much easier

RubenRybnik said:
Awesome ... Thank you all for the input, looks like I'm safe using it( atleast for the kernel ) which will make life much easier
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Ok ... So I used Mobile Oden to flash EL26 CWM Kernel from FC18 kernel on AOKP. Thing scared the crap outta me, after it rebooted the Samsung label came on, then the screen shut off and just sat there for like 5 or more minutes, I know the phone didn't shut off but the screen was black. I finally bit the bullet and powered it off and booted into CWM, thank god it worked, lol. Looks like the kernel flashed but never rebooted itself or something?
What is the normal behaviour with Mobile Odin when you flash a ROM? Could this be because I flashed a GB kernel onto a ICS ROM? Maybe it was trying to boot up and it couldn't because of the kernel incompatibility?
EDIT: One more question ... How come Mobile Odin has a spot to flash the modem if it doesn't work for us? Am I missing something here?

It has a spot to flash the modem because it works on other phones apparently. Chainfire thinks it may be a CDMA phone issue. Go figure. CDMA, the red headed step child of the mobile phone world.
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Dchibro said:
It has a spot to flash the modem because it works on other phones apparently. Chainfire thinks it may be a CDMA phone issue. Go figure. CDMA, the red headed step child of the mobile phone world.
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lmao, have to agree with you there .... thanks for the heads up

RubenRybnik said:
Ok ... So I used Mobile Oden to flash EL26 CWM Kernel from FC18 kernel on AOKP. Thing scared the crap outta me, after it rebooted the Samsung label came on, then the screen shut off and just sat there for like 5 or more minutes, I know the phone didn't shut off but the screen was black. I finally bit the bullet and powered it off and booted into CWM, thank god it worked, lol. Looks like the kernel flashed but never rebooted itself or something?
What is the normal behaviour with Mobile Odin when you flash a ROM? Could this be because I flashed a GB kernel onto a ICS ROM? Maybe it was trying to boot up and it couldn't because of the kernel incompatibility?
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Exactly. What happens is that it reboots normally but since you can't boot an ICS ROM with a GB kernel, it hangs at the black screen
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How to?: GB to cyan9; cyan9 to GB.

I just need a link or some information on how to install cyanogenmod 9 from EL29, I'm currently running Calkulin's EL29 v3.0, and then I was wondering how do I come back from ICS without bricking?
I'd appreciate the response so i don't screw up my wonderful new phone! ^^
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Always check stickies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495

Nabbu said:
I just need a link or some information on how to install cyanogenmod 9 from EL29, I'm currently running Calkulin's EL29 v3.0, and then I was wondering how do I come back from ICS without bricking?
I'd appreciate the response so i don't screw up my wonderful new phone! ^^
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http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html?m=1
To go back to GB just flash the EL26 kernel with CWM through Odin. When rebooting hold power + volume up until it boots into recovery and flash from there.
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FYI - OP on the CM9 page for the rom the very first post has it notated that for the CM9 install guide which is the link that has been posted above. I commend you on being careful but just so you know this forum has more than enough info in it to ensure you do everything correct and minimize your chances of bricking..
http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html?m=1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504808
Just a few links which have helped me stay away from issues to date..

nitro_c4 said:
http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html?m=1
To go back to GB just flash the EL26 kernel with CWM through Odin. When rebooting hold power + volume up until it boots into recovery and flash from there.
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I've heard to odin just the el26 kernel + cwm and also the whole el26 rom before flashing ICS, more specifically the AOsP variations so which is it? Or which is safer? It would kind of make sense to Odin the whole rom to restore a gb nandroid. There's just so many conflicting methods its cornfuzzling
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
I've heard to odin just the el26 kernel + cwm and also the whole el26 rom before flashing ICS, more specifically the AOsP variations so which is it? Or which is safer? It would kind of make sense to Odin the whole rom to restore a gb nandroid. There's just so many conflicting methods its cornfuzzling
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No not really conflicting if you look at them slowly. Its basically get back to a GB kernel at the end of the day. They say to odin it since you do not want to or have any other way to get a GB kernel on your phone if you are on ICS. Now you could flash from ICS but that is what people are trying to avoid since it could cause a brick.
Basically: When on ICS
1. Odin a GB CWM recovery(now others have used EL29 and Rogue recoveries as well) I personally use a stock CWM recovery from CM7 and Miui
2. From there you can wipe and flash and do nandroids as normal.
Option: Safest bet
1. One Click Odin your choice of any of the GB stock roms by sfhub
I have used both methods so far with no problems. I had CM9 on my phone then used odin to go back to the recovery used with CM7 and then I nandroid back my UnNamed Rom. I did this a few times without issue. I have never heard of any issues with anyone using any of the above two methods I mentioned. If someone has please inform us

playya said:
No not really conflicting if you look at them slowly. Its basically get back to a GB kernel at the end of the day. They say to odin it since you do not want to or have any other way to get a GB kernel on your phone if you are on ICS. Now you could flash from ICS but that is what people are trying to avoid since it could cause a brick.
Basically: When on ICS
1. Odin a GB CWM recovery(now others have used EL29 and Rogue recoveries as well) I personally use a stock CWM recovery from CM7 and Miui
2. From there you can wipe and flash and do nandroids as normal.
Option: Safest bet
1. One Click Odin your choice of any of the GB stock roms by sfhub
I have used both methods so far with no problems. I had CM9 on my phone then used odin to go back to the recovery used with CM7 and then I nandroid back my UnNamed Rom. I did this a few times without issue. I have never heard of any issues with anyone using any of the above two methods I mentioned. If someone has please inform us
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I was more confused about whether to Odin(mobileodin) just the kernel + cwm or the entire rom, all the install instructions say Odin kernel with cwm(usually el26) which is what I'm using for ics, I use rogue gunslinger for GB, but then I've seen ppl say to Odin the entire rom before restoring/upgrading/changing roms so i was like
Wtf which is it do I Odin the kernel or the whole rom when i upgrade :-| I've been trying to figure that out for a cpl days b4 I upgrade my AOKP to build 31, cuz I really don't want a paperweight
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
I was more confused about whether to Odin(mobileodin) just the kernel + cwm or the entire rom, all the install instructions say Odin kernel with cwm(usually el26) which is what I'm using for ics, I use rogue gunslinger for GB, but then I've seen ppl say to Odin the entire rom before restoring/upgrading/changing roms so i was like
Wtf which is it do I Odin the kernel or the whole rom when i upgrade :-| I've been trying to figure that out for a cpl days b4 I upgrade my AOKP to build 31, cuz I really don't want a paperweight
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I've searched around and I don't know how to just odin a kernel, so I use sfhubs one-click back to el26 then I use autoroot to install el26 +cwm.
I would like to just odin a kernel and flash from there, but i am unsure of the procedure, do you do this:
phone to download mode and connect to odin, use PDA slot and browse to kernel, hit start or GO or whatever it is, then when it starts to reboot, pwr+vlm up to get into recovery, then get my flash on from there?

I use mobile Odin for the kernel alone but I believe in PC Odin you can just select PDA and choose the kernel. Tar and flash it that way then when it starts to reboot either catch the volume up + power on the splash screen or do like I do and snatch the battery real quick and the boot to recovery, everytime I try to hit it while its rebooting Im too slow
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
I use mobile Odin for the kernel alone but I believe in PC Odin you can just select PDA and choose the kernel. Tar and flash it that way then when it starts to reboot either catch the volume up + power on the splash screen or do like I do and snatch the battery real quick and the boot to recovery, everytime I try to hit it while its rebooting Im too slow
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I havent used mobile odin, but I hear nothing but good things, so I think I am gonna grab it and try it out. That way I wont need to be at a PC to get my flash on.
With mobile odin, do I keep the kernel on my sdcard, same place I put roms and such? And when using mobile odin, if the file is *.tar.md5, do I remove the .md5 from the file name first? Do I use the flash firmware option?

I've done this at least 25 times recently; so easy, I'll post instructions here again.
1. get Mobile Odin(time saver to the max)
2. Get EL26 kernel (TAR version)
3. flash EL26 kernel in Mobile Odin (takes 10 seconds)
4. Boot into recovery(you will have the proper one now!)
5. Flash away
if you do this either coming from A GB rom to ICS, or going back to one, Guaranteed success...
Simple as can be; not sure why this keeps getting asked.....
The kernel is 8.1 mb, which exceeds the attachment size, so I can't post it here, but its all over this forum..

krook250 said:
I havent used mobile odin, but I hear nothing but good things, so I think I am gonna grab it and try it out. That way I wont need to be at a PC to get my flash on.
With mobile odin, do I keep the kernel on my sdcard, same place I put roms and such? And when using mobile odin, if the file is *.tar.md5, do I remove the .md5 from the file name first? Do I use the flash firmware option?
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Yea u can keep em in a folder on internal SD that's what I do and just open the location it will find all tar files in that location then just select and follow directions, mOdin works really good its quick and no flash counter in crease or yellow triangle. Its alot easier to flash ics than having to go to the PC cuz u can just Odin el26+cwm kernel boot to recovery and get ur flash on without all the hassle of drivers and connecting a USB etc
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Yea u can keep em in a folder on internal SD that's what I do and just open the location it will find all tar files in that location then just select and follow directions, mOdin works really good its quick and no flash counter in crease or yellow triangle. Its alot easier to flash ics than having to go to the PC cuz u can just Odin el26+cwm kernel boot to recovery and get ur flash on without all the hassle of drivers and connecting a USB etc
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sweet thanks, gonna grab the app and go grab the kernel as well. can't wait!!!
If I just cut my 30 min. flashing time down to 10 mins, that means I can flash 3x more, frick yeah!! Now I just need the new cna to drop so I can flash that girl.

wase4711 said:
I've done this at least 25 times recently; so easy, I'll post instructions here again.
1. get Mobile Odin(time saver to the max)
2. Get EL26 kernel (TAR version)
3. flash EL26 kernel in Mobile Odin (takes 10 seconds)
4. Boot into recovery(you will have the proper one now!)
5. Flash away
if you do this either coming from A GB rom to ICS, or going back to one, Guaranteed success...
Simple as can be; not sure why this keeps getting asked.....
The kernel is 8.1 mb, which exceeds the attachment size, so I can't post it here, but its all over this forum..
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My question was for when going back to gb from ics if I needed to Odin the whole rom, I had seen both kernel+cwm only and whole rom and just wanted to make sure if I just flashed the kernel only I'd be OK more for clarification than an actual how to for me since I know how to Odin both, just wanted to make sure I was odining the right things b4 I jumped and landed on a brick after I had seen someone say to Odin the whole rom I wanted to be sure I was doing it right since I had seen both ways mentioned. Its a little more confusing than my damn evo where I'm always on the same recovery no matter what, and a bit scary with the bricks flying around like a construction site filled with monkeys on meth
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
My question was for when going back to gb from ics if I needed to Odin the whole rom, I had seen both kernel+cwm only and whole rom and just wanted to make sure if I just flashed the kernel only I'd be OK more for clarification than an actual how to for me since I know how to Odin both, just wanted to make sure I was odining the right things b4 I jumped and landed on a brick after I had seen someone say to Odin the whole rom I wanted to be sure I was doing it right since I had seen both ways mentioned. Its a little more confusing than my damn evo where I'm always on the same recovery no matter what, and a bit scary with the bricks flying around like a construction site filled with monkeys on meth
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[email protected] monkeys on Meth!!!
Yeah, flashing with this phone is different from the htc stuff, but once you get the hang of it, its just as easy!

wase4711 said:
[email protected] monkeys on Meth!!!
Yeah, flashing with this phone is different from the htc stuff, but once you get the hang of it, its just as easy!
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Yea ur post cleared it up for me, just gets confusing when. Theres multiple methods recommended I was 99% sure I just needed to Odin the kernel only but wanted the clarification before I jumped off that bridge, not too comfortable jumping off a bridge when I'm not sure how deep the water is
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well, like the asshole who pushed me in the deep end of the pool when I was 12 and didn't know how to swim told me, "figure it out or else", sometimes you gotta just go for it!!
Actually, I am nervous too when I try something new the first time, but, once you figure out who really knows what they are talking about, its easy to just pm them and ask them how they do it..
You obviously know your stuff man, so you will be an expert with this phone in no time!!

I did this going from Blazer 4.1 to CM9 with out any issues.
wase4711 said:
I've done this at least 25 times recently; so easy, I'll post instructions here again.
1. get Mobile Odin(time saver to the max)
2. Get EL26 kernel (TAR version)
3. flash EL26 kernel in Mobile Odin (takes 10 seconds)
4. Boot into recovery(you will have the proper one now!)
5. Flash away
if you do this either coming from A GB rom to ICS, or going back to one, Guaranteed success...
Simple as can be; not sure why this keeps getting asked.....
The kernel is 8.1 mb, which exceeds the attachment size, so I can't post it here, but its all over this forum..
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Quick question.. I can flash EL26 kernel again in mobile odin and should be able to restore my Blazer backup without any issues, correct? Blazer was backed up using Rogue EL29 kernel. Thanks!

Plus there's 5 android devices in my house all with different flashing methods it gets confusing keeping em all straight, got the evo4g, et4g, kindle fire, MoPho, and a gNote the et4g is the first Sammy I've used with Odin, my first android was an intercrap I mean intercept and it used the patched swupdater instead of Odin, so I'm still getting the hang of this method. I can flash the evo, kindle, intercept and photon blindfolded and drunker than a slut on prom night
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Nico^APEX said:
I did this going from Blazer 4.1 to CM9 with out any issues.
Quick question.. I can flash EL26 kernel again in mobile odin and should be able to restore my Blazer backup without any issues, correct? Blazer was backed up using Rogue EL29 kernel. Thanks!
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yes sir, that is correct!
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Plus there's 5 android devices in my house all with different flashing methods it gets confusing keeping em all straight, got the evo4g, et4g, kindle fire, MoPho, and a gNote the et4g is the first Sammy I've used with Odin, my first android was an intercrap I mean intercept and it used the patched swupdater instead of Odin, so I'm still getting the hang of this method. I can flash the evo, kindle, intercept and photon blindfolded and drunker than a slut on prom night
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I don't know how you keep all that **** straight; in my house, we ALL go with one "brand" of product, just to avoid that nightmare!!
If someone doesn't like it, I tell them that they get no tech support from me if they don't go with "the flow"!

Phone Cannot Connect To Odin

Accidentally flashed GT-I9100_OLD_BOOTLOADER.tar kernal on SPH-D710 using Odin. Was trying to get rid of Yellow triangle, which worked. Now phone will not connect to Odin.
Cables are fine. Drivers are fine. Phone connects to PC and can explore the internal and external storage.
Phone is rooted and is not bricked. Phone only has stock recovery, so not sure if rom or kernals can be flashed that way.
Help!!
Can Stock Recovery "apply update from sdcard" be used to flash correct kernal, unroot to stock using HOME_SPH-D710_CL852097_user.tar.md5, or re-root using SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-OneClick.exe can be flashed?
If not, how else can this be fixed?

You're at risk for a brick.....you can try to use mobile Odin to install one of sfhubs one click installs to your phone.
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motomoose68 said:
Accidentally flashed GT-I9100_OLD_BOOTLOADER.tar kernal on SPH-D710 using Odin. Was trying to get rid of Yellow triangle, which worked. Now phone will not connect to Odin.
Cables are fine. Drivers are fine. Phone connects to PC and can explore the internal and external storage.
Phone is rooted and is not bricked. Phone only has stock recovery, so not sure if rom or kernals can be flashed that way.
Help!!
Can Stock Recovery "apply update from sdcard" be used to flash correct kernal, unroot to stock using HOME_SPH-D710_CL852097_user.tar.md5, or re-root using SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-OneClick.exe can be flashed?
If not, how else can this be fixed?
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Are you putting your phone in download mode prior to using Odin?
And Dante is right. use sfhubs ff18 one click.
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Mobile ODIN
dante32278 said:
You're at risk for a brick.....you can try to use mobile Odin to install one of sfhubs one click installs to your phone.
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Thanks Dante!
Mobile Odin makes sense in this situation. I searched the market and find ChainFire's [root] Mobile ODIN Pro. Is this the only one/the one you recommend?

ODIN Mode
MoHoGalore said:
Are you putting your phone in download mode prior to using Odin?
And Dante is right. use sfhubs ff18 one click.
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Yes, I am putting the phone into download mode prior to connecting to PC. I don't have any problem with this my other phone, so I know it's not my method or cables.
I have SFHUB's oneclick downloaded, hopefully I can flash it with Mobile ODIN.
Thanks.

motomoose68 said:
Yes, I am putting the phone into download mode prior to connecting to PC. I don't have any problem with this my other phone, so I know it's not my method or cables.
I have SFHUB's oneclick downloaded, hopefully I can flash it with Mobile ODIN.
Thanks.
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Right on. Just had to ask. Good luck.
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Mobile ODIN
dante32278 said:
You're at risk for a brick.....you can try to use mobile Odin to install one of sfhubs one click installs to your phone.
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Do recommend
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101&highlight=root
or another sfhub file from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23478866&postcount=869
The instructions in the first link mention using ZArchiver to unpack the .tar file. Should this be done, or can Mobile Odin do it?
It looks like Mobile Odin can do it under the "Open fie" option.

Your phone won't connect tdin cuz you flashed a bootloader for the wrong device(international gs2). I don't even know if flashing a bootloader thru mobile Odin is even possible. You may need to send it to have it jtag'd to fix this oopsie and hopefully you learned a valuable lesson, which is read, read again get ready to proceed read once more and then read it again, then read it while you're doing whatever it is you're doing. With so many variants of the gs2 floating around reading is your best defense against fubars like these
ETA: no mobile Odin won't flash a bootloader, so Jtag will be your only option and it runs ~$50. Check out mobiletechvideos for jtag service
We are legion, for we are many.
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Boot Loader
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Your phone won't connect tdin cuz you flashed a bootloader for the wrong device(international gs2). I don't even know if flashing a bootloader thru mobile Odin is even possible. You may need to send it to have it jtag'd to fix this oopsie and hopefully you learned a valuable lesson, which is read, read again get ready to proceed read once more and then read it again, then read it while you're doing whatever it is you're doing. With so many variants of the gs2 floating around reading is your best defense against fubars like these
We are legion, for we are many.
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Thanks for your reply. I agree and understand about reading and being careful. I try to do this, but unfortunately find it very hard to locate the correct information.
Can you give me a little clearer explanation of what "send it to have it jtag'd" means, and how to do it?

Boot Loader
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Your phone won't connect tdin cuz you flashed a bootloader for the wrong device(international gs2). I don't even know if flashing a bootloader thru mobile Odin is even possible. You may need to send it to have it jtag'd to fix this oopsie and hopefully you learned a valuable lesson, which is read, read again get ready to proceed read once more and then read it again, then read it while you're doing whatever it is you're doing. With so many variants of the gs2 floating around reading is your best defense against fubars like these
ETA: no mobile Odin won't flash a bootloader, so Jtag will be your only option and it runs ~$50. Check out mobiletechvideos for jtag service
We are legion, for we are many.
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I take it, that a One Click from sfhub won't include a bootloader.?
Sorry, missed the second half about the jtag.

Even if you find one with a bootloader mobile Odin doesn't support the file types for them unfortunately. Mobiletechvideos.com I believe is the address, they have a jtag service, you will have to ship them your phone and pay somewhere in the neighborhood of $50, they will hook the phone up to a riffbox and rewrite the emmc chip to force the proper bootloader and partitions back on. Its really the only option except sending it to asurion, but that's $100 and you get a refurbished device, jtag is only around $50 aand you get your own device back.
We are legion, for we are many.
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jtag
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Even if you find one with a bootloader mobile Odin doesn't support the file types for them unfortunately. Mobiletechvideos.com I believe is the address, they have a jtag service, you will have to ship them your phone and pay somewhere in the neighborhood of $50, they will hook the phone up to a riffbox and rewrite the emmc chip to force the proper bootloader and partitions back on. Its really the only option except sending it to asurion, but that's $100 and you get a refurbished device, jtag is only around $50 aand you get your own device back.
We are legion, for we are many.
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Thanks for the clarification and additional information.
Last question. I understand the Bootloader is wrong meaning I can't flash .tar's in Odin, but would Mobile Odin allow me to get the correct Root with Clockwork Recovery, which would allow me to flash rom, radio and kernal zips through recovery?
Thanks!!!!!

Yeah you can flash a rooted oneclick tar in mobile Odin, or flash just a kernel like the el26+cwm.tar and then flash a rom and modem thru the cwm recovery in the el26 kernel. What version of android are you on? GB(el29, ek02, eg30) or ICS(ff18)
We are legion, for we are many.
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Flashing
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Yeah you can flash a rooted oneclick tar in mobile Odin, or flash just a kernel like the el26+cwm.tar and then flash a rom and modem thru the cwm recovery in the el26 kernel. What version of android are you on? GB(el29, ek02, eg30) or ICS(ff18)
We are legion, for we are many.
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The phone is on Stock EL29. I was trying to ultimately get ICS FF18 and want to stay rooted to have hot spot. I mentioned a sfhub stock, rooted, w/ clockwork recovery above. Have not found a similar "one click" for FF18. Suggestions/links?

motomoose68 said:
I try to do this, but unfortunately find it very hard to locate the correct information.
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You cannot be serious....

as long as your alrready rooted you can flash a .tar or cwm kernel in mobile odin and use the custom recovery to flash the rom and other fikes that you want. just try not to soft brick or else you wont be able to pc odin if something goes wrong.. i always make sure the rom im flashing has a cwm safe ics recovery or i flash one seperate after i flash rom in case of a bootloop i can still get into a safe recovery to flash with
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rovar said:
You cannot be serious....
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You are right. My bad, I intentionally flashed the wrong root method and boot loader.

motomoose68 said:
The phone is on Stock EL29. I was trying to ultimately get ICS FF18 and want to stay rooted to have hot spot. I mentioned a sfhub stock, rooted, w/ clockwork recovery above. Have not found a similar "one click" for FF18. Suggestions/links?
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Sfhub has a rooted ff18 some where, but you can use mobile Odin to flash el26+cwm kernel tar and then flash a custom rom with root based on ff18 they will have the hotspot hack for free tether using the sprint hotspot. I hear blu kuban is really popular for touchwiz roms, I personally use my own version of aokp so I'm not real familiar with the touchwiz ics and which roms are the best other than what I've read, my choices for tw would be either blu kuban mijjahz goodness or one of venums roms
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If its just the i9100 kernel you can grab an e4gt kernel and with mobile terminal do su then dd if=/path/to/kernel of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 to write the kernel.
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PC Odin
elliwigy said:
as long as your alrready rooted you can flash a .tar or cwm kernel in mobile odin and use the custom recovery to flash the rom and other fikes that you want. just try not to soft brick or else you wont be able to pc odin if something goes wrong.. i always make sure the rom im flashing has a cwm safe ics recovery or i flash one seperate after i flash rom in case of a bootloop i can still get into a safe recovery to flash with
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I don't have pc odin now. I'd like to get it back, but it appears to be a little costly and inconvenient to correct the boot loader issue. I've been trying not to brick the phone, and hope that I can find the correct .tar and/or recovery kernel.
Thanks!