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Flashing Guide For Noobs (Text/Images/Video)

Okay I Have Noticed Everywhere that most of the guys don't really know how to flash their phones and because of this they end up with their phones being bricked
so i decided to write a tutorial that will be tailored for the noobs!
Okay Now Here Are The Things you must keep in mind before flashing
First Of All , for a safe installation you need to check your phone's battery is not less than 20% because the flashing process takes about 17% of your battery
Then its compulsory to backup your essential data through Samsung Kies!!
Never touch, use , operate the phone whilst it is being flashed
Never operate the computer between the flashing process or the flashing will be slowed down
You need to have a alot of pateince for this
The fota is not necessary for flashing it can be left out
Do not blame me of the brick of your phone, i did my level best to explain you
Things you need:
Multiloader 5.65 is the best for flashing bada 2.01, but other versions work just fine with bada 1.x
A bada rom, which you can get from SamFirmware
Patience a lot of it
PROCEDURE:
Firstly extract the downloaded rom
Then examine the files carefully, and delete the *.fota file
Now if you are flashing bada 2.0 open multiloader 5.65 if not any other version is okay
Okay now after opening it tick the "Boot change" and the "Full Download"
Then click on the boot, this will open a explorer window then select the bootfiles folder
then click amss, this will open the explorer again then navigate to the amss.bin file in the rom
do this with all other fields but not for "fota", "tune", "PFS", "ETC"
then after this is done, take out the sim and memory card that is in the your phone
then go to download mode by using this combination Volume Down+Lock Key+Power Key, this will take you to download mode
then connect your phone with the PC through the cable
click port search
after the search is done, the feild just below the PORT SEARCH button will be filled with this "Ready [LISMORE]"
then click download
now if you are flashing bada 2.0 , then just after the multiloader flashes the bootfiles the phone will restart in the download mode
but the multiloader will not detect it, and this is normal
then a message will appear in multiloader that phone not detected , this is normal
so you can exit it now, trust me nothing will happen, but DONT disconnect the phone!!!!!!!
in the meanwhile the PC will be installing new drivers of the Phone and this will take a while depending on the internet connection because it will be downloading the drivers
after the installation of drivers is done
open again the Multiloader and repeat the steps of selecting the rom files
then again click port search
again this Message will appear "Ready [LISMORE]"
Then click "Download" now the flashing process will go smoothly
During the flashing process DO NOT turn off the Computer and neither the Phone
After the flashing is done this message will appear in the sidebox "All files completed"
Disconnect the phone, A blue screen will appear after the Samsung Wave Screen, this is normal and do not turn the phone off during this process also
The phone will again restart after this message will appear on the screen "OK Restart Now"
And Voila You got the new Rom In Your Wave!!
Thank Me, If This helped me!
Video will be coming soon!

•Then examine the files carefully, and delete the *.fota, and (mid).rc1 file•Now if you are flashing bada 2.0 open multiloader 5.65 if not any other version is okay
•Okay now after opening it tick the "Boot change" and the "Full Download"
Above i marked in red can u plz explain...
1. why to delete those files
2.many site says dont tick Boot change
Thanks in adavance..

deepsas said:
•Then examine the files carefully, and delete the *.fota, and (mid).rc1 file•Now if you are flashing bada 2.0 open multiloader 5.65 if not any other version is okay
•Okay now after opening it tick the "Boot change" and the "Full Download"
Above i marked in red can u plz explain...
1. why to delete those files
2.many site says dont tick Boot change
Thanks in adavance..
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sorry do not delete the *.rc1 file but yes fota can be deleted .... the reason is that deleting is not necessary , but you still dont be needing it anyway! because its of no use!
no boot change has to ticked strictly , because bada 2.0 and bada 1.x have different bootfiles so boot change is necessary!

no boot change has to ticked strictly , because bada 2.0 and bada 1.x have different bootfiles so boot change is necessary!
FYI, i flashed successfully to bada 2.0 without ticking boot change and also it is running from last 4-5 days without any issue..(As usual msg bug and known bugs in bada 2.0 are there)...

yeah no need to tick boot change if you ticked already the full download, coz once we ticked the full download, boot change tab is grayish w/c means deactivated.

Urgent help needed...download mode blinking

Friends,I recently flashed my wave 2 s8530 to bada 2 and yesterday when i tried to flash it june update indian firmware(s8530 DDKF1) ,the flashing failed midway.I was getting rsrc1 erase error.I tried to flash it again still d error didn't go.After some time my phone showed "SOFTWARE UPDATE FAILED" error.Now i can't even enter the download mode.When i try,the download mode comes and after 5 sec the screen becomes blank or d software update error shoots up...I dont know what to do and I dont want to give it to the service center because i need the cell in working condition by sunday...Please help.

Try these options:
1. Make sure all necessary drivers are installed.
2. USe the correct version of multiloader to flash (flashing back from a different bada version usually has problems with multiloader v5.62 e.g. erase error).
3. Remove battery from phone for a mimumum of 10 minutes. Then insert battery again. Please borrow a fully charged battery from a friend (as yours obviously cannot be charged now).
4. Try flashing again.
Best of luck.

S8500 stuck at Bada screen

I hope someone can help me. I tried almost everything. My wave just won't boot normally. It all started when I tried to downgrade from Bada 2.0 (S8500XPKH3) to 1.2 (S8500XXJL2) and got a security port error while flashing (used Multiloader 5.65). My wave wouldn't boot up so I got someone to repair it with JTAG. Good thing it was revived. It can now go to download mode, however, i tried flashing almost all firmware versions (Bada 1.0, 1.2, 2.0) in different regions from samfirmware but to no avail.
I browsed through the forums hoping I can get an answer but I didn't see any similar case. I'm sure I'm doing the flashing right 'coz I get "All files complete." when flashing is done. Only that, every firmware that I try, it just stays in the logo screen when it starts up.
I'm looking forward for any response.
Best regards.

I guessed you have done all well. But still try this process:
1. Download a fresh, full and original firmware for your region from samMobile.com
(The firmware version does not matter, but it has to be full and for your region).
2. Make sure your battery is fully charged
3. Remove SIM and memory card from phone.
4. Ensure that all kies drivers are successfully installed.
5. Use multiLoader v5.65
6. Cross-check that your USB plug is not damaged (if possible use another one)
7. When flashing, make sure you tick the FULL DOWNLOAD option in multiLoader.
Try the above and report back. Best of luck.

yeah you should tick boot change and full download for a complete fresh installation

Good thing it was revived
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Depend on how it was repaired via JTAG...
Maybe NV items are overwritten... this could be bad.
It is not the best idea to use Fullflash from others...
I have RIFF Box experiences...
Best Regards
P.S.:
Try to flash some Rsrc2_S8500(Mid).rc2
Maybe Bluescreen tell you what is missing...

adfree said:
Depend on how it was repaired via JTAG...
Maybe NV items are overwritten... this could be bad.
It is not the best idea to use Fullflash from others...
I have RIFF Box experiences...
Best Regards
P.S.:
Try to flash some Rsrc2_S8500(Mid).rc2
Maybe Bluescreen tell you what is missing...
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Thanks for the tips guys. I tried the routine checking. I've also tried different a different pc. Same thing.
I'm more inclined to this adfree. NV items might be corrupted. I just know the basics of flashing.I tried several Rsrc2_s8500 (Mid) and yes I got a blue screen with details. I don't know how to interpret it myself but I remember there was IMEI not active. Will post the details later. Hope you or someone can share your thoughts.
Best regards.

I tried S8500XPKH3 again with Rsrc2_S8500(Mid).rc2 and I got this from Multiloader 5.65:
Download Start Ch[0]
BootLoader 1703.9KB OK[0.7s]
Dbl 281.5KB OK[0.8s]
Wait reset !!
Amss 12740.3KB OK[5.0s]
Apps 26214.4KB OK[12.3s]
Rsrc1 37748.7KB OK[14.4s]
Rsrc2 2884.3KB OK[1.3s]
FFS 49217.5KB OK[111.8s]
CSC 36085.8KB OK[106.0s]
SHPAPP 203259.9KB OK[368.3s]
All files complete[638.0s]
Phone reboots and comes up with blue screen:
S/W version: S8500+XP+KH3
Modem: Q6270B-KPRBL-1.5.45t
SHP: VPP R5 2.1.1
Build Host: S1-AGENT08
Build At: 2011/08/16 20:56:16
Aoo Debug Level: 0
ASSERTION_ASSERT: 0 failed. (file SysSecureBoot.c, line 4193) BoAn4193
<Call stack information>
PC = 4000C8D3 OemDumpRegister
LR = 4000C8D7 OemDumpRegister
<Mocha Task Call stack>
_SysAssertReport
__SysSecBootReadNetLockInfoFromFile
ALL HW Information:
HW VERSION: S8500_rev07
IMEI VERSION: Not Active
RF CAL DATE: Not Active
Bad Block Information:
nNumBMPs: 0
nAge: 0
Run Time Bad Block Occurred:
Init BMPs - 2, Current BMPs = 0
Nucleus Task Information:
Running Task name - Mocha Slices = 0000001E Wait = 00000000
Signal = 00000000 Priority = 0
I've been working on this for a week now but no matter what firmware I flash, i can't get my wave to boot normally

Try qualcomm tools to activate imei
ask Adfree or use google to find the qualcomm tools program and then make your imei active using your pc.
what region was your 8500 originally?
remember that different region firmware use different boot files.
Try to use the boot files that was on your wave originally.

For some reason, it's showing "IMEI not active" when I get the blue screen after flashing with Rsrc2_S8500(Mid).rc2.
I read adfree's qualcomm tools guide and it was more on editing the product code. And, i can't access the configuration mode/hidden menu since I can't boot the phone normally.

IMEI is NV item 550 and ...
But it is secured by...
I have never tried on S8500...
Lost IMEI is enough evidence, that NV items are corrupt/missing/damaged...
I'll try to analyze your Error message...
.. will report later.
Best Regards
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SysSecureBoot
SysSecBootReadNetLockInfoFromFile
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Maybe also Netlock? So maybe without IMEI Security check failes...

I think the guy who tried to resurrect my phone was using JTAG Medusa. Is there any possibility something went wrong during the process? I was just happy that the phone can go on download mode but didn't expect that whichever firmware I try, phone is just stuck on logo.
With regard to the IMEI, should i recover it, will it have a good chance to fix the problem? Can i use qualcomm tools even if the phone can only run on download mode?

if use medusa make this erase full flash after that write full from support stop writ flash in 6% in flash procedure after this flash full flash all files with boot after this pach wit z3x pachv2.Repair imei and al by ok
tested with s8500 whoo come in donload mode with 3 butons vol - lock and power
in first when try flash bada 1.0 soft after ffs write in screen see missing fota 2.0 please instal instal bada 1.2 after this

@OP:
Your SysSec data, which is closely related to NvData, has been damaged, probably by JTAG ovewrite. These data are encrypted by device-unique key.
It is possible to repair it without JTAG, through modified FOTA. But I don't think I'm the one to try this. Last time I played with that data I damaged my BL3. :\

Thanks for those who provided their insights. I kind of gave up last week and had to bring my phone to the service center. Fortunately or not, the tech had to replace the motherboard which cost around 170 USD including the "repair fee". My phone's back with a new motherboard and ready for some risky flashing again. Hehe.
Anyway, thanks again guys. Good day to y'all!

full erase flash only 6% from full after thath full flash with orginal flasher now read wit rj45 cable with z3x nvm from phone in 550 string see if imei is 359321654 need write 8a31391256 and write in phone now imei ok or select in z3x i 5500 put orginal imei and sn repair all come good and working
after all ok read full again from phone search s8500 and see you detail if need edit as your orginal string
ЄЇ~GT-S8500............їµ±№....................................TMU.....2010-06-01....АМАз±Х..................S8500BOJE7_TMOJE7...564C......9750......86210000114318......KAC007021M(S8500)...-

During my plays with RIFF JTAG and few stupid experiments with full erase I'm now facing same problem...
Strange, but this happens with my own JTAG dump...
Will see how long I need to repair this...
Best Regards

It seems no good idea to be. To erase whole NAND via JTAG...
Anyway... long time and luck... I was able to bypass Boot Cycle and then to Restore NV items via QPST...
Maybe 1 part of solution is, to use Firmware BOJE7 with Bootloader XXJEE...
Then maybe your handset start...
Now you can access menu to change to Qualcomm Diag Port for restoring NV items...
Best Regards

Fota Engine is not installed Isuue

hi
I was install New firmware for my wave after finish Download firmware This message appeared on device " FOTA Engine is not installed " Plz install Bellow FOTA Eng.
please help me .
how can i fix that .
Majdi star .

majdi star said:
hi
I was install New firmware for my wave after finish Download firmware This message appeared on device " FOTA Engine is not installed " Plz install Bellow FOTA Eng.
please help me .
how can i fix that .
Majdi star .
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Just dont panic its simple just flash the fota file which has came with the firmware you downloaded. Please just tick fota in multiloader and nothing else. ir. dont tick boot change & full download. Because you are just flashing 1 file.
And your problem will be solved.

tapan15in said:
Just dont panic its simple just flash the fota file which has came with the firmware you downloaded. Please just tick fota in multiloader and nothing else. ir. dont tick boot change & full download. Because you are just flashing 1 file.
And your problem will be solved.
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I have tried that but the problem program multiuploader Does not work and the following message appears " Warring : Security fail!! " .
Thank you very much for your interest .
Majdi star

majdi star said:
I have tried that but the problem program multiuploader Does not work and the following message appears " Warring : Security fail!! " .
Thank you very much for your interest .
Majdi star
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Disconnect the phone from the USB device and restart MultiLoader.
Then try again

you must put your wave in the download mode
if you phone is off press vol up + camera +end call button do come in the download mode
now plug your phone with the usb-datacable and click on the multiloader on search port (i think) now you can flash the fota file to you wave

Punisher2203 said:
you must put your wave in the download mode
if you phone is off press vol up + camera +end call button do come in the download mode
now plug your phone with the usb-datacable and click on the multiloader on search port (i think) now you can flash the fota file to you wave
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Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you .
Thank you for the phone is working again .
Beast regard .
Majdi star

Guys, a follow up to what Majdi_star wrote,
After I downloaded a bada2.0 firmware from SAMFIRMWARE I got a white screen with the same error in RED. The problem is that there was NO FOTA file in the ZIP I downloaded.
Any advice?
Thanks.

Please download and flash with a full (complete) firmware.
A full firmware has a the FOTA file included.

First I installed Android KitKat C ROM. It was lagging so I decided to install bada 2.0, I used multiloader .But error appears on the screen "FOTA engine is not installed" and my phone keeps getting restarted.
PLEASE HELP...!!!

i really appreciate it. i also encounter similar issue and i manage to survive with it. thank you

Punisher2203 said:
you must put your wave in the download mode
if you phone is off press vol up + camera +end call button do come in the download mode
now plug your phone with the usb-datacable and click on the multiloader on search port (i think) now you can flash the fota file to you wave
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when white screen appears, it goes to download mode for a fraction of second then comes back again. sometime t goes blank then nothing happens

Root mess up

Brand new note 4, went to odin CF.... everything started well, then the dog ran into the usb cable and ripped it out the pc.
Right now all the phone says is-
"firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again"
I can get to download mode..nothing else.
tried to odin twrp... tried the full tar from stock roms...nothing takes... i could not find kies anywhere..found references they did away with it?
Any ideas? thanks

Open kies and Look in Kies menus.There must be an emergency recovery mode.Give it a try.
Sorry just realize that you don't have kies. .. but must find it on Samsung official software support.
Sent from my GT-N7105 using XDA Free mobile app

gyankamp1 said:
Open kies and Look in Kies menus.There must be an emergency recovery mode.Give it a try.
Sorry just realize that you don't have kies. .. but must find it on Samsung official software support.
Sent from my GT-N7105 using XDA Free mobile app
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I found kies , now it wants model and serial number for the recovery... I looked under the battery, all inside the case and on the phone box... tried every number twice, none are the dang serial number! Even used a magnifying glass and typed in numbers all over the inside the darn thing..
best i found online is its in the menu on the phone(can't get in at all)
- sprints web site is down, guess I wait and see if I can find the ## in my account somewhere

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Senior Dev.
I have the remedy. Work for me. Down load Philz Touch.
Pull the battery. Re insert. Set phone to download. May have
to pull battery a few times and reinsert. Phone went into shock.
PDA. Hit start on old Odin 3.09. Untick flash. Enjoy cup coffee.

ibcenu said:
Brand new note 4, went to odin CF.... everything started well, then the dog ran into the usb cable and ripped it out the pc.
Right now all the phone says is-
"firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again"
I can get to download mode..nothing else.
tried to odin twrp... tried the full tar from stock roms...nothing takes... i could not find kies anywhere..found references they did away with it?
Any ideas? thanks
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Uninstall all Kies and old Samsung Drivers. Reboot PC.
Go to www.samsung.com, under Owners & Support, select manuals & downloads, then in the search box after "Start by Entering Your Product's Model Number or Name"
Type in SM-N910P and select the color of the device you have, click manuals & downloads, the latest Samsung Driver as of this post should be 1.5.45.0. Or download the one you see.
Install the Samsung Driver.
Next download Odin v3.09, Grab it from >>> HERE <<<
Unzip onto an easily located spot. ( Desktop or on a Solid State Drive )
Kudos to rwilco12 for mirror.
NOTE: If you have this .tar SKIP THIS SENTENCE!
Download the Stock N910PVPU1ANK2 .tar files from >>> HERE <<<
and move it into the Odin folder
Kudos to viperboy for post and mirror.
Open Odin as an administrator ( accept UAC verification ) and don't touch anything within Odin as of yet.
Onward to your device, put it in download mode ( VOL DN+HOME+POWER, Press VOL UP on the dialogue to continue ) and plug in the device ( Recommended using rear USB Port @ 2.0 and default device cable ).
Let your PC finish the device installation ( A COM:## within a baby blue box will pop up at the top of Odin, wait for PC to finish installing device and after Odin Dialogue to say ADDED ).
Select AP and load in the .TAR file.
Double check what you've done thus far to make sure you didn't do anything wrong.
- Samsung 1.5.45.0 drivers installed
- Odin v3.09
- Stock NK2 .TAR file
- AP slot loaded with NK2 .TAR
Once you have everything setup, select START. If it starts with errors, try other Samsung device cables, other USB 2.0 ports ( 3.0 can be do-able, but with it being "2.0 compatible" can cause issues )
If it starts fine then it'll take 20 or more so minutes tops so do something in the time being. But if it can't be done via Odin, and it can't be done via Kies. Then send it in for repairs ( if download mode doesn't show KNOX WARRANTY VOID, then your in the clear to have it repaired )

Spark91 said:
Uninstall all Kies and old Samsung Drivers. Reboot PC.
Go to www.samsung.com, under Owners & Support, select manuals & downloads, then in the search box after "Start by Entering Your Product's Model Number or Name"
Type in SM-N910P and select the color of the device you have, click manuals & downloads, the latest Samsung Driver as of this post should be 1.5.45.0. Or download the one you see.
Install the Samsung Driver.
Next download Odin v3.09, Grab it from >>> HERE <<<
Unzip onto an easily located spot. ( Desktop or on a Solid State Drive )
Kudos to rwilco12 for mirror.
NOTE: If you have this .tar SKIP THIS SENTENCE!
Download the Stock N910PVPU1ANK2 .tar files from >>> HERE <<<
and move it into the Odin folder
Kudos to viperboy for post and mirror.
Open Odin as an administrator ( accept UAC verification ) and don't touch anything within Odin as of yet.
Onward to your device, put it in download mode ( VOL DN+HOME+POWER, Press VOL UP on the dialogue to continue ) and plug in the device ( Recommended using rear USB Port @ 2.0 and default device cable ).
Let your PC finish the device installation ( A COM:## within a baby blue box will pop up at the top of Odin, wait for PC to finish installing device and after Odin Dialogue to say ADDED ).
Select AP and load in the .TAR file.
Double check what you've done thus far to make sure you didn't do anything wrong.
- Samsung 1.5.45.0 drivers installed
- Odin v3.09
- Stock NK2 .TAR file
- AP slot loaded with NK2 .TAR
Once you have everything setup, select START. If it starts with errors, try other Samsung device cables, other USB 2.0 ports ( 3.0 can be do-able, but with it being "2.0 compatible" can cause issues )
If it starts fine then it'll take 20 or more so minutes tops so do something in the time being. But if it can't be done via Odin, and it can't be done via Kies. Then send it in for repairs ( if download mode doesn't show KNOX WARRANTY VOID, then your in the clear to have it repaired )
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This should do it.

Thanks for the replys! I have to catch a flight today so I swung by the sprint store and they could not flash it, so they gave me a new one
i never realized how dependant I've become on the darn smart phone... even though it was overnight into the morning, I felt lost without it..lol

ibcenu said:
Thanks for the replys! I have to catch a flight today so I swung by the sprint store and they could not flash it, so they gave me a new one
i never realized how dependant I've become on the darn smart phone... even though it was overnight into the morning, I felt lost without it..lol
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Hah, at least you got a new one. Next time let the dog have a go on a chew toy to keep em busy so you won't break things!