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so i had the flashable version of dk28. it hasnt worked out the way i thought it would. since i got my laptop fixed, i thought i might as well odin back to stock with the new 2.2.1 modem and pit. got the correct files from xda. put phone in download mode and plugged in. then followed given instructions from there.
heres my result:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> modem.bin
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
where exactly did i go wrong here? and how do i fix this?
because of this failure, my phone is now bricked.
i really need help and fast because i have no other phone or way of contacting people. and ill be on a charter bus from atl back to orlando tomorrow (or in a few hours) and id like to have my phone up and running by then.
thank you in advance.
EDIT: so i have attempted this multiple times. this latest time around, i re downloaded odin 1.61 and im in the process (3 hour dl...) of dl the dk28 .tar again.
with the re dl of odin and its pit, i am getting:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> modem.bin
...but then it just hangs there.
We need more details like size and exact name of the files u used and does your phone go into download mode and how does it look if you try to turn the phone on normally.
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Boot back into Download mode again, and try, try again, doing a battery pull and restarting Odin each time you attempt to flash the modem. Also, try downloading the modem.bin again, just to make sure it is complete... upon right clicking on the DK28 one I have that I know works, and selecting properties, it is 15,597,728 bytes (may not be as good as a md5 sum, but it is something easy to do).
Another thing you can try, if it failed right away without doing anything, is to flash with Odin again using only the pit file. That may allow you to boot the phone to the way you had it before.
I can't do much now but here are some trouble shooting options you can try.
Make sure ur tar file is 255mb I believe.
Make sure the extension is Tar and not mk5.
I can't really think of any thing else but I remember that there was another thread like this a few weeks back in the general section you might want to try checking that out. I think it had a weird name I can't remember. My lack of sleep is finally getting to me sorry.
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gtuansdiamm said:
We need more details like size and exact name of the files u used and does your phone go into download mode and how does it look if you try to turn the phone on normally.
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i used the 3 links under "before you start" in the first post on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=864445 (viper rom).
opening the extracted folder, the names i see are "Odin3+v1.61", "modem.tar", and "victory_8G_100528.pit".
phone goes into download mode without a problem. when i try to boot it normally, all i get is an icon that has a phone on the left, a yellow triangle with an "!" in it, and a computer on the right.
Koadic said:
Boot back into Download mode again, and try, try again, doing a battery pull and restarting Odin each time you attempt to flash the modem. Also, try downloading the modem.bin again, just to make sure it is complete... upon right clicking on the DK28 one I have that I know works, and selecting properties, it is 15,597,728 bytes (may not be as good as a md5 sum, but it is something easy to do).
Another thing you can try, if it failed right away without doing anything, is to flash with Odin again using only the pit file. That may allow you to boot the phone to the way you had it before.
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ive repeated this process numerous times already, to no avail.
you said "modem.bin". what i downloaded reads "modem.tar". is that the same thing? as i said, im in the process of re dl the modem. but it says it will be finished in 4 hours. like hell im waiting that long.
when accessing the properties of my "modem.tar", it says it is 14.8 MB (15,605,760 bytes). which seems comparable to you files size.
gtuansdiamm said:
I can't do much now but here are some trouble shooting options you can try.
Make sure ur tar file is 255mb I believe.
Make sure the extension is Tar and not mk5.
I can't really think of any thing else but I remember that there was another thread like this a few weeks back in the general section you might want to try checking that out. I think it had a weird name I can't remember. My lack of sleep is finally getting to me sorry.
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255mb seems way too big. as i said, my tar reads 14.8mb. and the extension is .tar.
i just tried to use odin with only the pit file and i clicked start and it did absolutely nothing. it just sat there like i never even clicked start.
Did you uncheck F.Reset Time ?
I did the same thing to my phone before I realized that I had to do that.
NateWhite said:
Did you uncheck F.Reset Time ?
I did the same thing to my phone before I realized that I had to do that.
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yes, i read that the only thing that was to be checked is auto reboot. so yes, i unchecked f. reset time. in my later tries though, i left it checked to see if it would work. but either way, i still havent gotten this thing to work.
Ok, if you have the modem.tar, I believe you need to place that in the PDA section, while if you open the .tar file with winrar (or equivalent) you can extract the modem.bin file and place that in the PHONE section instead.
You have the wrong file. You need the rom file for doing a rom flash. You are just trying to flash the modem. Use this and get the di18 file and put that into the pfa section, uncheck reset time and dont insert the pit. Just the rom tar file and hit start. Once again just make sure only auto reboot is checked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138
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Koadic said:
Ok, if you have the modem.tar, I believe you need to place that in the PDA section, while if you open the .tar file with winrar (or equivalent) you can extract the modem.bin file and place that in the PHONE section instead.
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okay, just did that. but its hanging once again at:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> modem.bin
musclehead84 said:
You have the wrong file. You need the rom file for doing a rom flash. You are just trying to flash the modem.
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please elaborate and explain and feel free to post links to what i should be using.
EDIT: thank you. ill check that out right now and report back.
It sounds like you are only trying to install the modem with Odin? I would suggest downloading the full DK28 tarball from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138
When you use it with Odin it goes in the 'pda' slot, you can leave the 'pit' slot blank.
Just edited my last post cjeck it oit
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Just use that tar file from that link either di18 or dk28 depending on if you want eclair or.froyo and it will work. I use it all the time and dont use the pit file. It can cause it to fail. Good luck.
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leatherneck6017 said:
It sounds like you are only trying to install the modem with Odin? I would suggest downloading the full DK28 tarball from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138
When you use it with Odin it goes in the 'pda' slot, you can leave the 'pit' slot blank.
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musclehead84 said:
Just use that tar file from that link either di18 or dk28 depending on if you want eclair or.froyo and it will work. I use it all the time and dont use the pit file. It can cause it to fail. Good luck.
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well once again, i play the waiting game. a direct dl from multiupload says it will be finished in 3 (now 4?) hours. yeah, i cant wait that long but it would seem that i have to.
thank you both (and all) for helping. im pretty sure that this will work, just waiting for now. will report back whenever i can with the results.
i know this sounds silly but, after each failure switch to a new usb port. i dont know why this makes a difference but when i flashed roms on my phone it worked the first time. but later i flashed my girlfriends phone and i thought i bricked it ( was failing for 2 hours) so i decided to try different usb ports and once i found the right one , it flashed nice and fast.
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well once again, i play the waiting game. a direct dl from multiupload says it will be finished in 3 (now 4?) hours. yeah, i cant wait that long but it would seem that i have to.
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Wow you must have a slow connection! I just clicked the direct d/l link and am getting 1.2 Mbps using 'downloadthemall!' add-on for Firefox. Anyway, yeah it'll be worth the wait. Let us know how it goes.
Ok, while your waiting, go ahead and use the modem.tar that you have, place that in the PDA section, dont use a pit file, and then try to flash it. Worst case scenario, you have to wait for the full DK28 tar file to download anyway.
zombiematt said:
i know this sounds silly but, after each failure switch to a new usb port. i dont know why this makes a difference but when i flashed roms on my phone it worked the first time. but later i flashed my girlfriends phone and i thought i bricked it ( was failing for 2 hours) so i decided to try different usb ports and once i found the right one , it flashed nice and fast.
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huh interesting. yeah ive noticed that before. i will try that when the new .tar is finished downloading.
leatherneck6017 said:
Wow you must have a slow connection! I just clicked the direct d/l link and am getting 1.2 Mbps using 'downloadthemall!' add-on for Firefox. Anyway, yeah it'll be worth the wait. Let us know how it goes.
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apparently so. this hotels so called "high speed" internet is getting on my nerves. if it doesnt finish downloading by the time we get on the bus in a few hours, ill just wait until i get home to use my connection.
Koadic said:
Ok, while your waiting, go ahead and use the modem.tar that you have, place that in the PDA section, dont use a pit file, and then try to flash it. Worst case scenario, you have to wait for the full DK28 tar file to download anyway.
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see first post on the second page.
and i guess ill have to wait. its fine, as long as everything works out in the end.
Long time lurker new poster:
I have a stock AT&T Galaxy Note II (never rooted or modified) which has been working fine until a couple of days ago. Last week the micro USB port stopped working and would not charge the phone. I was able to get a replacement dock and installed it two days ago. Everything seems to be working just fine. Yesterday I got the notice for the update from AT&T and I upgraded. Everything seemed to go well but as of last night my reception has gone to crap.
Where I used to have 4 bars I now only get two. If I don't touch the phone text messages will come in but touching the phone makes my reception go to zero (this is w/o moving the phone physically, simply dialing a number on the keypad will cause the phone not to work) and in general the phone is useless even when it shows one or two bars as no calls go through and no data comes through. My BT, WiFi, and GPS are unaffected. Everything else on the phone works and performs as expected.
At first I suspected a HW problem. So I opened up the phone inspected the 4G antenna and the contacts. Everything looks good and frankly I did not touch them in anyway so I would have been surprised if there was an issue. all the connectors to the motherboard have been reseated firmly. Even though it shouldn't affect the reception I switched back to my old (broken) micro-usb dock with no changes in my reception problems. This leads me to suspect a SW problem. I've tried booting into safe mode and have the same results.
Maybe the new FW w/ the new modem kernel broke something? Is anyone else experiencing, or has heard of, problems with the new update? If so I'd like to flash an older revision of the stock FW. Would this cause the phone to be wiped (i.e. would I have to reinstall all of my programs/data)? Is it even possible to downgrade w/o rooting the phone?
TIA for any help and sorry for the long post.
Downgrade without rooting the phone is not possible without losing data...sadly.
Regarding reception issues, we have had a select few reporting a reduction in signal strength.
I for one have an increase in signal with no degradation in performance.
I suppose it's possible that your repairs could contribute to the issue, but that seems unlikely.
We do have a fully stock UCAMA4 build that uses pre loaded root. It is pushed via Odin and will not raise the flash counter or show a modified status.
You could push the image to regain a pure build, then un install super user from within the app to be fully stock again.
There is currently no way to downgrade without losing data. ...
I've used the method several times with success. ..
The thread is titled. .."how to root without tripping your flash counter"....and is located in the development section. The thread was created by Mr. Robinson.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
The method will work. ...If a downgrade is your next step. ...g
Thanks for the info and linkage. I am not against rooting my phone. I just never went down the route because I wanted to avoid having any headaches with the phone. I'd like one gadget in my life just to work w/o me tweaking it/over clocking it/customizing it/etc. Alas it is not to be.
I followed the instructions on the other thread but it failed to flash my phone. Here is what Odin reported:
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> root66_ATT_I317UCAMA4.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..
<ID:0/009> File analysis..
<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/009> Initialzation..
<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I tried a couple of times with the same results. TIA for any help.
Shadow Lord said:
Thanks for the info and linkage. I am not against rooting my phone. I just never went down the route because I wanted to avoid having any headaches with the phone. I'd like one gadget in my life just to work w/o me tweaking it/over clocking it/customizing it/etc. Alas it is not to be.
I followed the instructions on the other thread but it failed to flash my phone. Here is what Odin reported:
Added!!
Enter CS for MD5..
Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
Please wait..
root66_ATT_I317UCAMA4.tar.md5 is valid.
Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
Leave CS..
Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..
File analysis..
SetupConnection..
Initialzation..
Get PIT for mapping..
Complete(Write) operation failed.
All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I tried a couple of times with the same results. TIA for any help.
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I believe you need to delete the .md5 off the end after the .tar to make it happen cappen'
Then try it again
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roughneckboren said:
I believe you need to delete the .md5 off the end after the .tar to make it happen cappen'
Then try it again
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No luck there either:
Code:
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..
<ID:0/009> File analysis..
<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/009> Initialzation..
<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Shadow Lord said:
No luck there either:
Code:
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..
<ID:0/009> File analysis..
<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/009> Initialzation..
<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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You are in download mode right?
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Yes. I get the warning, press up volume to confirm and then I get the android logo and it says "Downloading, Do not turn off target". Do I need ot do anything before hand? On another page I read you need to set the phone into USB debug mode before entering DL mode. Which doesn't make sense to me, and the instructions for the rooted FW did not mention so I did not.
Shadow Lord said:
Yes. I get the warning, press up volume to confirm and then I get the android logo and it says "Downloading, Do not turn off target". Do I need ot do anything before hand? On another page I read you need to set the phone into USB debug mode before entering DL mode. Which doesn't make sense to me, and the instructions for the rooted FW did not mention so I did not.
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You are putting it in the PDA section right?. I once had firmware that wouldn't flash with odin so i downloaded another one and it would flash perfectly. You may try that.
You NEED to have usb debugging enabled if youre going to root, or flash any rom etc. There is no maybe about it.
Also its a good idea to tick 'allow unknown sources'
As well.
If you are stock and unrooted you shouldnt even be messing with odin especially if you are unsure about what should be ticked on the homescreen of odin.
This is exactly why I always tell people to root and make a recovery.
This new fw update seems to be giving some people headaches.
Your best bet is to follow the kies efr if you click web view theres a guide in my signature.
Gl.
I'm confused here... If you have a bone stock device and the usb port goes out why not have it replaced under warranty? And I would be taking all your other issues to the carrier I bought it from.
I see too many people trying to fix their own HW failures when the phon Whas a warranty.
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freakboy13 said:
You NEED to have usb debugging enabled if youre going to root, or flash any rom etc. There is no maybe about it.
Also its a good idea to tick 'allow unknown sources'
As well.
If you are stock and unrooted you shouldnt even be messing with odin especially if you are unsure about what should be ticked on the homescreen of odin.
This is exactly why I always tell people to root and make a recovery.
This new fw update seems to be giving some people headaches.
Your best bet is to follow the kies efr if you click web view theres a guide in my signature.
Gl.
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Apparently you do not. I rebooted my PC and everything worked like a charm as it was supposed to/alluded to. don't ask me why but I'd guess windows and the Smasung drivers were not ready to play nice until a second reboot. I am up and running with the old(er) FW and I have the SuperSU application installed. I am at work currently where my reception is always crappy so I have to wait for the drive home to see how the phone behaves. Will report back later tonight if things improved or not by going back to I317UCAMA4.
LittleRedDot said:
I'm confused here... If you have a bone stock device and the usb port goes out why not have it replaced under warranty? And I would be taking all your other issues to the carrier I bought it from.
I see too many people trying to fix their own HW failures when the phon Whas a warranty.
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Number of reasons (none of them real good). In retrospect it may have been wiser to send it to Sammy but if this is truly SW related I would have started to have the same problems when I got my phone back. I would now be blaming Samsung's repair and need to send it back to them again starting the back and forth loop w/ tech support which would have wasted time because the problem was something entirely different.
Honestly the phone has not been very impressive to me. I may have a lemon but this is the third "issue" I have had w/ it. A while back the WiFi and BT radios refused to turn on. Called Samsung support and they were more then useless. I finally fixed the issue by turning them on in safe mode and then it started working again. Then the dock failed in the middle of the night (went to bed, phone was set to charge and was charging, woke up and phone was only partially charged - the dock stopped working from that point on). And now this.
I know the other problems are relatively common and I'd be interested to see if more people start reporting problems with this update in the next week or so.
LittleRedDot said:
I'm confused here... If you have a bone stock device and the usb port goes out why not have it replaced under warranty? And I would be taking all your other issues to the carrier I bought it from.
I see too many people trying to fix their own HW failures when the phon Whas a warranty.
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This is exactly what I said to myself. if you never rooted your device you should have brought it back for a replacement under warranty.
I had the same trouble when trying to flash a stock ROM. I had the same failure. Check the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260948
Shadow Lord said:
Apparently you do not. I rebooted my PC and everything worked like a charm as it was supposed to/alluded to. don't ask me why but I'd guess windows and the Smasung drivers were not ready to play nice until a second reboot. I am up and running with the old(er) FW and I have the SuperSU application installed. I am at work currently where my reception is always crappy so I have to wait for the drive home to see how the phone behaves. Will report back later tonight if things improved or not by going back to I317UCAMA4.
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Glad you got it working. :thumbup:
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Okay w/ the phone flashed back to the older FW the radio seems to be working. Frankly it is a 100x better then it was yesterday with the latest FW. I am not sure if it is back to the way it was before but that could just be in my head: i.e. I am constantly looking at the signal bars so I maybe thinking there is a problem where there really isn't any. In either case I can use the phone again to make calls, text messages are coming through, and data seems to be working. I have to live with it for a week or so before I can say it seems fixed. A few questions:
1. Is there anyway to permanently reject the upgrade? The phone has tried to send me the update once more already. It would be nice if I could skip this one permanently.
2. If I want to go fully stock can I just remove the SuperSU application or do I need to do something else to remove the root?
3. If I am staying stock is there any benefit to having my phone rooted? I guess a VNC server but anything outside of that?
Thanks to everyone for their help.
For pure stock. ...simply go into the super user apk and select the full unroot option. Then a data and cache wipe in the stock recovery will ensure a clean device.
However, if you wish to keep UCAMA4 as your primary build with no update prompt, you could download the pro version of titanium backup. .. (rooted application)...paid version, and freeze the update app.
This would prevent the repeat prompt to update, but root must remain. ..g
gregsarg said:
For pure stock. ...simply go into the super user apk and select the full unroot option. Then a data and cache wipe in the stock recovery will ensure a clean device.
However, if you wish to keep UCAMA4 as your primary build with no update prompt, you could download the pro version of titanium backup. .. (rooted application)...paid version, and freeze the update app.
This would prevent the repeat prompt to update, but root must remain. ..g
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Thanks! I guess I will be setting up that VNC server as well
Hi all, I’m having some trouble with my SGS2. I’ve searched for the better part of several days and read a lot of threads with similar but slightly different issues and I haven’t seen any definite solutions so I want to ask the experts before I do something stupid. Sorry for the long post but I want to include as many details as I can so no one has to use their crystal ball to figure out what is going on.
The other day my Sprint (really it is through Ting but it is branded as Sprint) SGS2 would not wake up from sleep after charging all night. It was running a GB27 rooted, full restore stock ROM I flashed through Odin (downloaded via rwilco’s very nice site). The flashing was done over a month ago and I didn’t have any troubles until this. Pressing and holding the power button did nothing, so I removed the battery to restart the phone. It was stuck in a boot loop at the “Samsung Galaxy S2” boot screen. Removed the battery for over an hour, tried again, same thing. I can boot into Odin download mode by using power+vol down. I don’t have CWM so I can’t try any other recovery options.
I tried using Odin to reflash the same ROM--GB27, rooted, full restore. This is Odin v1.81 one-click from rwilco’s site. I made sure all Kies processes were killed and started the reflash process and it got stuck trying to write cache.img. I left it for well over an hour and it never progressed past this point. Usually I’d see the blue progress bar on the phone during the flash process but it never appeared. This is the log from odin:
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<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> boot.bin
<ID:0/003> cache.img
The log stopped here and after an hour, I unplugged the phone. I can still get to odin download mode, but instead of the “Samsung Galaxy SII” boot screen, I just get the “Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.” I gather that a flag is set during the flash process, then is removed once the flash process completes successfully. Tried to flash again many times with different USB cable/port etc, but no luck.
The next step, I read through the FAQ on this forum and decided to try flashing EL29 via odin one-click (downloaded from here: http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...-D710)/Stock ROMs/GB/EL29/Full Restore/Rooted). This used Odin v1.85. I left all options as the default and selected the PDA file but got these messages:
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<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED_PDA.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> recovery.bin
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
However, it never seems to progress from here even after an hour. I never see any blue progress bar. Also tried again using different USB cable and port, but no luck.
My phone isn’t viewable from Kies.
I’m at a loss for what to do next. I’d try to flash more versions, but I don’t know enough about this emmc bug and don’t want to trigger it. Reading around, I see suggestions about repartitioning and flashing PIT files, but this seems risky. I am also looking if there is any danger flashing from jellybean to non-jellybean builds.
I read about flashing just the kernel, modem and ROM separately but which files should I use? I also read about flashing a CWM kernel so I can get into recovery mode but I’m still not certain which files I should be using. I will also admit I don’t know how to flash only a kernel through odin. It looks like you use the PDA box like what I did above, but I thought that was for full ROMs? Do you use the PDA box for both kernels and ROMs?
I did find this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289007 which is very similar to my issue, but I’m not sure if I messed something up by trying to reflash the same ROM.
What should I try next?
Sorry for the simple questions but I want to learn! Thanks for the help!
Very interesting. Seems like there is some nastiness going around with jellybean and our phones. The emmc bug was initially ICS, don't know if it carried over, but due to the high number of phones crashing, there must be some form of corruption going on.
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Very interesting. Seems like there is some nastiness going around with jellybean and our phones. The emmc bug was initially ICS, don't know if it carried over, but due to the high number of phones crashing, there must be some form of corruption going on.
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Agreed. The fact that it happens unprovoked is particularly worrisome.
This is the exact type issue I tried moving and helping the other day. I an now at quite a loss. We could have you just try and Odin flash a kernel. Yes, you would just use the PDA button to select your .tar file. Put a ROM in your SD card, and clean/flash this way, but that proved unsuccessful least time as well.
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This is the exact type issue I tried moving and helping the other day. I an now at quite a loss. We could have you just try and Odin flash a kernel. Yes, you would just use the PDA button to select your .tar file. Put a ROM in your SD card, and clean/flash this way, but that proved unsuccessful least time as well.
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Thanks. I did find your post here on a similar thread and it was what made me post this... I wasn't sure if I could salvage it before getting to the point where I couldn't get into odin mode.
So you think flashing EL26 with CWM recovery would be my best option? I'm curious if when I tried to flash EL29 it didn't do anything since the previous flash had stalled... so maybe I avoided the scenario mentioned in your post above. From the log it still looks like it flashed recovery.bin though, so I don't know.
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Thanks. I did find your post here on a similar thread and it was what made me post this... I wasn't sure if I could salvage it before getting to the point where I couldn't get into odin mode.
So you think flashing EL26 with CWM recovery would be my best option? I'm curious if when I tried to flash EL29 it didn't do anything since the previous flash had stalled... so maybe I avoided the scenario mentioned in your post above. From the log it still looks like it flashed recovery.bin though, so I don't know.
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Well, at this point I don't know. I see this happening a lot now. I have been flashing exclusively through mobile Odin and roms that I had on my SD card except the other day when I tried the pit and tar files from that post. Seems more and more people are running into bricking all of a sudden a lot right now. I think sprint or Samsung need to get involved and do some phone replacement. I would take a poll and see how many people have bricked using just a stock ROM. It could have something to do with the hardware version of something in your phones. I am not anywhere smart enough to figure that stuff out, I can just offer advice and test things I know (or knew) to be safe ATM.
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Are you able to flash a one-click ICS or GB ROM? Specifically FL24. My phone didn't like GB27 either (thankfully no bricking). I was able to flash EL26 with CWM by using the one-click twice. The first flash never seemed to work the first time, even though it said it was successful. Flashed several AOSP ROMs from there without issue.
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Are you able to flash a one-click ICS or GB ROM? Specifically FL24. My phone didn't like GB27 either (thankfully no bricking). I was able to flash EL26 with CWM by using the one-click twice. The first flash never seemed to work the first time, even though it said it was successful. Flashed several AOSP ROMs from there without issue.
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Flashing with one-click twice? Wouldn't that be a double-click?
I've tried using Odin non-one-click to flash EL26 w/ CWM but Odin just stalls at "NAND Write Start." But interestingly, it is incrementing the flash counter and "current binary" now reads "custom" where before it read "Samsung Official." So at least it's doing something. Time to search on how to get past these stalled flashes... from this thread it doesn't look particularly promising...
Just to provide an update to anyone who comes across this thread and has the same issue. I tried pretty much everything I could think of. I tried flashing all of the odin one-clicks I could get a hold of (GB/ICS/JB). I tried flashing tars. I tried flashing just kernels (GB/ICS/JB). I tried all kinds of recovery kernels, EL26 CWM etc. Of course I used all different versions of odin, different computers, different cables, different USB ports, etc.
I read the repartitioning thread (well at least quite a bit before people started asking the same questions over and over again). I downloaded the 92 different PIT files for the E4GT and tried flashing all of the different kinds of pit files... ones that moved the system partition, ones that moved data, ones that moved factoryFS, ones that shrank the UMS partition. Of each of those I tried different shift amounts...1GB, 3GB, 8GB, etc. I tried flashing with "repartition" unchecked (not sure what it really would do but it was suggested somewhere so I tried it).
Nothing worked. It'd always stall trying to write to the device. For flashing PIT files odin would start with "SET PARTITION" and just hang for over an hour and never progress. Still very strange that I could get into odin and usually on each attempted flash it would increase the flash counter. And strange as well that I was running rooted stock and this seemed to happen on its own.
The best I can figure is I'm really unlucky and have some bad blocks in memory at just the wrong spot to prevent the flashing process from completing.
Thanks for the update tan. Someone else has this very same issue. Looks like as of now there's no solution. That really sucks.
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Thanks for the update tan. Someone else has this very same issue. Looks like as of now there's no solution. That really sucks.
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I woke up this morning with the same issue. My phone was fine when I put it on the charger last night. This morning it was off, when I turned it on just samsung logo boot loop. I could not boot to recovery. I've tried to Odin a new recovery and a once-click full ROM. Odin stalls at recovery.bin either way.
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I woke up this morning with the same issue. My phone was fine when I put it on the charger last night. This morning it was off, when I turned it on just samsung logo boot loop. I could not boot to recovery. I've tried to Odin a new recovery and a once-click full ROM. Odin stalls at recovery.bin either way.
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Sorry to hear you have the same issue. You may read up on repartitioning and try that---you might have better luck than I did.
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Sorry to hear you have the same issue. You may read up on repartitioning and try that---you might have better luck than I did.
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I couldn't perform any of the standard repartitioning methods because recovery was not accessible (couldn't run the bad sector scan), nor was Odin working with any sort of TAR. I also reviewed the various PIT files, but based on your review of the same 100 odd files I was reviewing and finding that none of them seemed to relocate recovery addresses (we are stalling on recovery not sys or user), I threw in the towel and took it into a local Sprint repair store. The tech confirmed the issue, he was unable to factory flash it at all. His diagnosis was "something is seriously corrupted", but was very nice about it. He didn't even mention my dozen or so flash count showing in odin mode from my recovery attempts. Oh, and I told him flat out that I had tried to recover it via odin. I had the Insurion coverage, (drop/break/wet), not full TEP, but they were still able to order a replacement for $53. If you have TEP it might be a no charge replacement. He also noted aside that hes seen this a couple other times lately, not to read to much into that but it may be that the lemon memory modules Samsung pawned off on this device might be starting to just up and die instead of waiting to be overwritten wrong. I only say that because I haven't flashed a thing in months by Odin or recovery, and when mine died it was (or should have been) sleeping.
Thanks for the posts, they saved me the frustration of further investigating the PIT files, and got me into the repair shop quickly. I have a 5 day wait for the replacement, and my pregnant wife is due any time. I can't afford to be without a phone for long. I could have procrastinated for days without finding this research.
I'm up for upgrade in just like 2 weeks now, and this has me wondering if I should even chance another Samsung product. The HTC One is looking better and better, even though I'm not sure I can part with having an SD card and replaceable battery. Time to start looking around to see if the SG3 and Note2 have had all these EMMC issues. I want the SG4 but not if this is a running problem.
Note 2 doesnt.
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Thanks for the posts, they saved me the frustration of further investigating the PIT files, and got me into the repair shop quickly. I have a 5 day wait for the replacement, and my pregnant wife is due any time. I can't afford to be without a phone for long. I could have procrastinated for days without finding this research.
I'm up for upgrade in just like 2 weeks now, and this has me wondering if I should even chance another Samsung product. The HTC One is looking better and better, even though I'm not sure I can part with having an SD card and replaceable battery. Time to start looking around to see if the SG3 and Note2 have had all these EMMC issues. I want the SG4 but not if this is a running problem.
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Thank you, not a problem. Congrats on your upcoming baby!
Unfortunately I'm with Ting, so not am I only out of warranty and official repair options, but the full $500 unsubsidized cost of the phone as well. I'm optimistic, however. I purchased a Sprint SGS2 with a broken screen on ebay for around $50 and swapped the motherboard. Unfortunately it turns out the ESN had been flashed to another carrier so I'm trying to figure out how to flash it back...
I have the same feelings on whether my next phone will be a Samsung device as well. I guess time will tell how good the S4 is.
I posted my problem on androidcentral earlier today, I'm not progressing anywhere with my situation, I've copied my original posts with some edits here. If you need more information for helping me to resolve this dilemma, ask right away.
I'm in deep****. It started when i tried changing the fonts on my galaxy s3, simple install and reboot. Now when it rebooted it got stuck on the Metro PCS logo screen, I turned it off and turned it on again, and same problem. Then I tried flashing my g3 with odin it said pass, but now my model number has disappeared from the samsung boot screen and it still has the same problem prior; before it said Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-T999N, but now it just shows Samsung Galaxy S3. Prior to all this my phone was already rooted. I'm a noob and I need help. All the details I remember about my phone is that the carrier is Metro PCS, the model is SGH-T999N (a t-mobile variant) and the OS was Jellybean 4.1.2.
Thankyou for reading, please reply soon its urgent.
*Extra notes, I tried booting it up into recovery mode it shows splash screen for a brief moment and then completely turns off. It is still able to go in to download mode, also when the phone is completely off and charged in, the battery charging animation is still normal/unchanged before all this happened.
-I've also tried using GS3 Toolkit, but I really don't know which build to use for my predicament, I've tried using the t-mobile SGH-T999 builds but theyre not working at all, just adding to my flashcount.
*Additional notes, when in download mode the information at the top left corner reads as:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T999N
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (3 counts)
CUSTOM BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
tookutz said:
It failed to flash, I tried 3 times, here is the log of the 3rd/last attempt with that .tar file.
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> T999UVDLJA_T999TMBDLJA_T999UVDLJA_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..
<ID:0/009> File analysis..
<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/009> Initialzation..
<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/009> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/009> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/009>
<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
What else can I try? I doubt I'll be able to replace it with the warranty by now.
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Isn't that only on verizon's variants? I don't remember anything having to do with the bootloader, but I did successfully root my phone, so maybe I did, I'm not completely sure.
*Edit, Could you also give me a detailed guide as to how I could reset it with Kies? I'm not sure if it will work or not, because in my first postt, if it wasn't clear, I think I used the wrong .tar which made the model number under the samsung boot screen, disappear.
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I'm still stuck on the KIES method, I removed my sd card and found that my titaniumbackup update.zip, also I found the folder where my KIES backup files are that I made on kies a few days ago. Please continue helping me.
*Edit, okay I found my IMEI through the google dashboard, it was also the same number on the sticker under the battery. FML. Okay so when doing the Kies method it asks me for the model name, I enter SGH-T999N, now it prompts to ask me for the s/n, I copy and paste in the IMEI, but it says that it is incorrect. PLEASE HELP
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If you are still able to get into Download mode, flash back to stock using @DocHoliday77 guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2308514
No, sorry man but I'm pretty sure you bricked it. There us no firmware available for the T999N yet. You flashed T999 firmware.
In the future, if you get stuck during boot, factory reset will almost always fix it.
I have an image that I've got to pass to KAsp3rd that he can hopefully use to create a debrick method for the T999N. I'll send it to him in a few min. But once he's got it ready, it should fix you up....hopefully! I've also just received the files I need to create a stock Rom and Odin firmware for it. I'll try to get it all together and will let you know.
In the meantime check his thread, it's stickied in development.
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Actually, @KAsp3rd already has the T999N image. Mustve forgot or missed it or something! Anyway, he may already have the other partitions that were flashed, and if so he should already have everything you need to get working again. If not, I'll have to look, but I might have a copy of all the ones you will need.
@tookutz if you can jump over http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367 and see if we can give you a hand. There is a link to the irc channel that I'm usually in as well in the OP of that thread..
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@tookutz if you can jump over http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367 and see if we can give you a hand. There is a link to the irc channel that I'm usually in as well in the OP of that thread..
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I feel like this this morning is christmas lol, I wake up and find such helpful replies, I'll give it a look thankyou so much everyone
*Edit, for the list of requirements do I need both the Linux Live Disc and the Linux Virtual Machine? Or is it either or? Also I have an 8gb Micro SD would that suffice? or does it absolutely have to be 16gb+?
tookutz said:
I feel like this this morning is christmas lol, I wake up and find such helpful replies, I'll give it a look thankyou so much everyone
*Edit, for the list of requirements do I need both the Linux Live Disc and the Linux Virtual Machine? Or is it either or? Also I have an 8gb Micro SD would that suffice? or does it absolutely have to be 16gb+?
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It is either or on the Linux and it has to be 16G or greater. We have tested on 4 and 8gb and they both failed
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It is either or on the Linux and it has to be 16G or greater. We have tested on 4 and 8gb and they both failed
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Okay so just to be clear, cause I always jump to conclusions and get confused x.x, I can run a Linux Virtual Machine on my Windows 7 laptop? And I'll stop by staples later today and get a new micro sd.
tookutz said:
Okay so just to be clear, cause I always jump to conclusions and get confused x.x, I can run a Linux Virtual Machine on my Windows 7 laptop? And I'll stop by staples later today and get a new micro sd.
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You can run a VM or boot to a "Live" version that has a Persistence mode on a USB Stick. UNETBootin or LiLi (LinuxLive USB) both work great for this making the Live USB images of major distros, such as Ubuntu (and variants).
tookutz said:
Okay so just to be clear, cause I always jump to conclusions and get confused x.x, I can run a Linux Virtual Machine on my Windows 7 laptop? And I'll stop by staples later today and get a new micro sd.
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Yes that is correct. If you watch the video in my thread I did the linux portion in a VM. There apparently are windows tools out there for properly managing .img files however I've not used any so therefore cannot recommend any.
KAsp3rd said:
Yes that is correct. If you watch the video in my thread I did the linux portion in a VM. There apparently are windows tools out there for properly managing .img files however I've not used any so therefore cannot recommend any.
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I'm in class right now, so all I can do is read and re-read this thread lol, can't wait to give it a try x-x
tookutz said:
I'm in class right now, so all I can do is read and re-read this thread lol, can't wait to give it a try x-x
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If you need any help with it you can join me in IRC or ask in the thread with the walkthrough (if you have more then 10 posts) and if not me someone else should be able to help you
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If you need any help with it you can join me in IRC or ask in the thread with the walkthrough (if you have more then 10 posts) and if not me someone else should be able to help you
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KK, this will be my 10th post lol, I joined your IRC I think. Im in the #teambuild
Ok, I guess I might be jumping in between conversations but I guess I need help with almost the same thing that happened with OP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467692
I didn't try to root it yet, though i would love to, and I am new to a few jargon here.
Please help me out guys.. @KAsp3rd: you mentioned you had a forum to debrick or unbrick the phone. I am not sure whether I bricked my phone or not, but I would like to give it a read at least. Can you please mention the link here. Thanks.
Also, I trying the recovery mode (Home+volume up+power) but it doesn't come up. It just vibrates and the screen remains blank.
I try the download mode (Home+volume down+power) and it shows up with the option to continue to cancel.
I think I will add this info in my original post as well.
Please see if any of you could help me with it.
Thanks.
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Ok, I guess I might be jumping in between conversations but I guess I need help with almost the same thing that happened with OP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467692
I didn't try to root it yet, though i would love to, and I am new to a few jargon here.
Please help me out guys.. @KAsp3rd: you mentioned you had a forum to debrick or unbrick the phone. I am not sure whether I bricked my phone or not, but I would like to give it a read at least. Can you please mention the link here. Thanks.
Also, I trying the recovery mode (Home+volume up+power) but it doesn't come up. It just vibrates and the screen remains blank.
I try the download mode (Home+volume down+power) and it shows up with the option to continue to cancel.
I think I will add this info in my original post as well.
Please see if any of you could help me with it.
Thanks.
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Can you post exactly the link that you flashed on your phone? Sounds like you might have done the same thing that the OP did and flashed a bad kernel
t999N
Ive apparently flashed T999L firmware to my gfs T999N I just got her and am reduced to edge, everything else is working great but I've hit a wall here and want to either flash back to stock or fix the issue. Carrier is Metro.
I used root66 method for the T999L described in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43772039&highlight=t999n#post43772039
and flashed this file
http://sourceforge.net/projects/d2ltetmo/files/Use In Odin/MB7system.tar.md5.7z/download
From what I now gather I shouldn't have done this and now cannot find a way to get back to stock.
I found this in my searches but I don't know how / if I can use the files to restore,
http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=SGH-T999N
Please excuse my noobness. Any help would be uber appreciated.
Thanks.
mrrexsocks said:
Ive apparently flashed T999L firmware to my gfs T999N I just got her and am reduced to edge, everything else is working great but I've hit a wall here and want to either flash back to stock or fix the issue. Carrier is Metro.
I used root66 method for the T999L described in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43772039&highlight=t999n#post43772039
and flashed this file
http://sourceforge.net/projects/d2ltetmo/files/Use In Odin/MB7system.tar.md5.7z/download
From what I now gather I shouldn't have done this and now cannot find a way to get back to stock.
I found this in my searches but I don't know how / if I can use the files to restore,
http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=SGH-T999N
Please excuse my noobness. Any help would be uber appreciated.
Thanks.
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Quick bit of advice....only post in one thread. When people repost their issue in multiple threads it makes it difficult to keep up with what's been done, what's been asked/answered, etc.
And The last link you posted is just the kernel source, nothing more. It won't help.
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Yes that is correct. If you watch the video in my thread I did the linux portion in a VM. There apparently are windows tools out there for properly managing .img files however I've not used any so therefore cannot recommend any.
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Can you please send me galaxy s3 T999N image
How do i get a rom on my note 4 i have sprint running N910PVPS4DPE
peterogg said:
How do i get a rom on my note 4 i have sprint running N910PVPS4DPE
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Did you try Samsung Kies on. PC?
jimmbomb said:
Did you try Samsung Kies on. PC?
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Hey I always use TWRP to flash Supersu to root but I was wondering cause Ive been asked several times what easiest way to root. My question is = Does CF Auto Root still work for our device or is it just for older firmware? Thanks in advance!
What's the best way to update to the latest OTA on a rooted phone without losing data or root?
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skanndelus said:
What's the best way to update to the latest OTA on a rooted phone without losing data or root?
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With systemless root can't we just flash back stock kernel and recovery, to accept ota. Or does phone still not pass system check for ota. I've never tried myself so I was wondering.
My phone is on PD1 via OTA update.
Unrooted and stock as bones in a bag.
Yet, Now it refuses to check for updates anymore.
Manually or auto update checks via wifi.
Im locked out of latest updates.
Any ideas?
Even keis says up to date, even though the PE1 has been out for a while.
Any id
Thanks.
peterogg said:
How do i get a rom on my note 4 i have sprint running N910PVPS4DPE
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First step is to use Odin to flash twrp or cwm ( I use twrp)
After that boot to twrp and create a back up (always do a back up)
Then go to wipe, advanced wipe and wipe dalvik, system,data, and cache.
From there go to install and select the rom you want to install and swipe to to install. Make sure your phone is on the correct baseband and firmware version to run the rom otherwise you will have issue like WiFi not turning on and camera not focusing! Reading the OP of the rom is very important. Being on PE1 you would probably have to downgrade to OK1 or PC1/PD1 for majority of roms for now. Freeze has a page where he has all the firmwares and their baseband, you can just dl them and flash them through Odin. Let me know if you need anything explained. If you mean how to literally get the rom onto the phone, I usually will just download or put the SD card into my computer. Another good option is samsung side sync/android file transfer
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My phone is on PD1 via OTA update.
Unrooted and stock as bones in a bag.
Yet, Now it refuses to check for updates anymore.
Manually or auto update checks via wifi.
Im locked out of latest updates.
Any ideas?
Even keis says up to date, even though the PE1 has been out for a while.
Any id
Thanks.
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Did you manually unroot? Or did you flash back to a stock? You need to completely flash a stock firmware to take an OTA.
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aaron74 said:
Hey I always use TWRP to flash Supersu to root but I was wondering cause Ive been asked several times what easiest way to root. My question is = Does CF Auto Root still work for our device or is it just for older firmware? Thanks in advance!
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I would say go with manually flashing root. CF auto root hasn't worked for me in a long time. Besides majority if roms you'll find are prerooted anyway so there's no reason to really have to flash a root. Unless of course you're rooting stock.
I have never rooted. Always bone stock since new and always have OTA the updates. 3 maybe so far.
Still cant OTA anymore
hi every one
i have a question
i just bought a sprint galaxy note 4 and im living outside USA and my problem is that i have this annoying message of handsfree activation and i cant also select cdma or lte i just can use gsm
my android version is marshmallow 6.0.1
and my device isnt rooted
so please help me to unlock my phone and what is the best way to root it safely
Hi, mine it's the same situation, anybody can help us with that because the gsm speed is to slow for navigate, thanks in advance.
I don't know if this thread is still active.
Okay,
So I have a Sprint 32gb model Note 4 SM-N910P UD, I was experiencing the random reboot issue so I removed the sim card, thought it was fixed and tried to install a sprint pushed update via the phones normal process. It power cycled in the update and now it's pretty bricked, I can't do a factory reset or clear cash. If I turn it on it goes straight into the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue screen"
Now I try to be pretty self sufficient so I did some reading and downloaded two versions of Kies (both of which don't recognize my device) I downloaded three versions of Odin and have been attempting to restore with stock platforms. This is where I ran into my problem, I know nothing about this stuff and I am completely lost. I tried to go to Best Buy and their Samsung techs couldn't help me.
I've tried searching the site, but all the links people provide are to multiple versions of TWRS and basebands, but I don't know what those are or which ones I am supposed to download or what slot or order they are supposed to go into in Odin to re-flash this device, I keep getting "need PIT file" or other errors.
So I am throwing myself at the mercy of the court, is there an idiots guide to how I get this phone back up and running in a basic configuration? I don't need the latest update, or to even save the data that was on it before, I just need it to run like normal and I'll never download an update again. If you can link me to the thread of just tell me "look dummy download this files and install them in this order" I will be forever in your debt.
The_Malhavoc said:
Okay,
So I have a Sprint 32gb model Note 4 SM-N910P UD, I was experiencing the random reboot issue so I removed the sim card, thought it was fixed and tried to install a sprint pushed update via the phones normal process. It power cycled in the update and now it's pretty bricked, I can't do a factory reset or clear cash. If I turn it on it goes straight into the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue screen"
Now I try to be pretty self sufficient so I did some reading and downloaded two versions of Kies (both of which don't recognize my device) I downloaded three versions of Odin and have been attempting to restore with stock platforms. This is where I ran into my problem, I know nothing about this stuff and I am completely lost. I tried to go to Best Buy and their Samsung techs couldn't help me.
I've tried searching the site, but all the links people provide are to multiple versions of TWRS and basebands, but I don't know what those are or which ones I am supposed to download or what slot or order they are supposed to go into in Odin to re-flash this device, I keep getting "need PIT file" or other errors.
So I am throwing myself at the mercy of the court, is there an idiots guide to how I get this phone back up and running in a basic configuration? I don't need the latest update, or to even save the data that was on it before, I just need it to run like normal and I'll never download an update again. If you can link me to the thread of just tell me "look dummy download this files and install them in this order" I will be forever in your debt.
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Sounds like you need the 4 file repair firmware. At least this is where i would start. I'll try to find you the links and guide. Give me some time and I'll get back to you.
aaron74 said:
Sounds like you need the 4 file repair firmware. At least this is where i would start. I'll try to find you the links and guide. Give me some time and I'll get back to you.
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I really appreciate it, take as much time as you need I'm just happy to have help from someone more experienced than me.
@The_Malhavoc
Ok, so this is what i would try first, since you said Odin gives Pit file error.
To start, uninstall all Samsung software (like kies) from your pc. Also uninstall Odin. I guess Odin don't install, but use the one in this post.
Download and install Samsung drivers from here to your pc.
Now download Odin 3.11.1 from here!
Unzip odin to your desktop.
Download the N910P repair firmware here! You'll need to unzip this. See below.
Ok now I provided all the files here. But now continue to this post and read carefully and follow directions!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68854735&postcount=1
I hope this helps and all you have is a software issue!
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I really appreciate it, take as much time as you need I'm just happy to have help from someone more experienced than me.
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Fyi, i can't guarantee this will work. I personally have never needed to use it, or try it. But i know it has the pit file in this. So i figured it'd might help.
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@The_Malhavoc
Before you try this, respond back to me. So i know You didn't start yet. I'm trying to find you another solution.
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@The_Malhavoc
Ok, so this is what i would try first, since you said Odin gives Pit file error.
To start, uninstall all Samsung software (like kies) from your pc. Also uninstall Odin. I guess Odin don't install, but use the one in this post.
Download and install Samsung drivers from here to your pc.
Now download Odin 3.11.1 from here!
Unzip odin to your desktop.
Download the N910P repair firmware here! You'll need to unzip this. See below.
Ok now I provided all the files here. But now continue to this post and read carefully and follow directions!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68854735&postcount=1
I hope this helps and all you have is a software issue!
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Fyi, i can't guarantee this will work. I personally have never needed to use it, or try it. But i know it has the pit file in this. So i figured it'd might help.
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I understand completely about no guarantee it'll work, but its more than I had so I'll give it a go. I wasn't expecting a reply so quickly and left my stuff at the office. Ill get it a shot tomorrow and report back, thank you so much for taking the time to help out a lost newbie have a great day!
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I understand completely about no guarantee it'll work, but its more than I had so I'll give it a go. I wasn't expecting a reply so quickly and left my stuff at the office. Ill get it a shot tomorrow and report back, thank you so much for taking the time to help out a lost newbie have a great day!
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Ok great. Cause I'm trying to find you an easier firmware to try first. So don't try that just yet. I'll post back shortly.
Edit. What's your current firmware?
The_Malhavoc said:
I understand completely about no guarantee it'll work, but its more than I had so I'll give it a go. I wasn't expecting a reply so quickly and left my stuff at the office. Ill get it a shot tomorrow and report back, thank you so much for taking the time to help out a lost newbie have a great day!
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Ok Im back. Before You do what I first told you. I want you to follow this guide. It will download you a firmware with a pit file. I actually have the file but it will take 8 hours for me to upload. so just do this.
First, All these links are from this post here. Its an old program "SamFirm" but it still works.
But Im providing shortcuts here for you. To simplify this process.
1. Download Samfirm0.3.6.zip Here!
2. It requires .NET Framework 3.5 (Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) installed)
3. So Download and Install above Links!
4. Unzip samfirm into its own directory.
5. Open it up and run as an Admin!
Now in Samfirm put in following info: (check pics)
Model== SM-N910P
Region== XAS (or if you want sprint default logo at boot then use SPR)
Check the box== Auto
and also box== Binary Nature
Then Click Check Update
It should show it found firmware SM-N910P/XAS/N910PVPS4DPK1/N910PSPT4DPK1/N910PVPS4DPK1/N910PVPS4DPK1
Make sure both boxes == Check CSC && Decrypt are both selected and Click Download!!!
IT'LL Download and Decrypt a special binary firmware, that will contain a PIT file. When you flash this file with Odin, It will completely wipe your device.
When its done just unzip the file. And then you will have a TAR.MD5 file to use with Odin!!
In Odin, Load this file to AP slot. Only select 'F.Reset Time' & 'AutoReboot' the first time, just like a normal flash.
Hope This Helps Ya!!! If This file doesnt solve your problem, you could try that other file from previous post, if you wish!
But just try this and let me know what happens!!
Good Luck!!
No luck,
I downloaded ALL_SPT_N910PVPS4DPK1_N910PSPT4DPK1_CL9120850_QB11420407_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar .md5 from Samfirm then extracted it.
Downloaded and installed odin 3.11.1 from the above link and ran as administrator.
Checked the AP box and linked it to the extraced md5 file, made sure autoreboot and f. reset time were the only things checked.
Started phone in download mode using vol down + home + power, then pressed up to enter download mode and plugged the usb into the computer.
Once Odin registered my phone with the "added" notification I clicked start.
Odin read:
<id:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1101)...
<id:0/003> File analysis..
<id:0/003> SetupConnection..
<id:0/003> Initialization..
<id:0/003> Set PIT file..
<id:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<id:0/003> FAIL!
<id:0/003>
<id:0/003> Re-Partition operation failed.
<OSM> ALl threads completed. (succed 0/ failed 1)
Meanwhile my Note read:
ddi: mmc_read failed
ODIN MODE (High Speed)
etc. etc.
Secure download: enable
UDC Start
ODIN: flash read failure
Error: There is no pit binary.
so barring any failure on my part (which I'll be the first to admit is very likely) I may have to try again using the first message you suggested. I'll hold off for now just to see if I did anything wrong, considering I've heard that if I manually try flashing a PIT I could hard brick my phone permanently and it should only be as a last resort.
In any case no matter how it works out, thanks again Aaron for taking the time to help me out. I just saw how to add thanks to the posts, so I'll be doing that now.
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No luck,
I downloaded .
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Ok, well it definitely sounds like you got the emmc problem that i see floating around here.
I don't have any experience with it. But a couple more suggestions.
1. Try this file again. But in Odin select 'F.Reset' & 'Re- partition'. And don't select ' auto reboot '. Let it flash, and if successful, when done pull battery and reboot to recovery then wipe and reset.
2. If that is no go. Try the first solution i pointed you to.
If neither these work. Then its beyond me. Sorry.
Hope you get one of these to work for you. :fingers-crossed:
Edit. I should have mentioned, if your phone has twrp and you can boot to it. You should make a complete backup especially the efs. And copy and save it off phone.
Edit 2. You could try posting your question to that first thread i mentioned to you.
Why my SM-N910P the FRP couldn't activated.
I did a lot of factory resets but that FRP didn't activated at all.
I am on 6.0.1 PJ1 and bought it as a second hand device not new.
Why this happened... Could somebody explain this weird thing to me?