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[Q] Can't flash stock rom through Odin, phone only boots in download mode. Help!

I tried to get help through reddit to no avail. My GS3 can only start up in download mode and nothing else works. I have the proper drivers installed on my computer, yet every time I try to flash a stock rom (which I've made sure are for the T-999 model) Odin fails at the NAND write start! part. I tried using the GS3 Toolkit to flash a stock rom but it says I need USB debugging enabled, which I can't enable because my phone doesn't start up in anything but download mode. What do I do?

Pakarido said:
I tried to get help through reddit to no avail. My GS3 can only start up in download mode and nothing else works. I have the proper drivers installed on my computer, yet every time I try to flash a stock rom (which I've made sure are for the T-999 model) Odin fails at the NAND write start! part. I tried using the GS3 Toolkit to flash a stock rom but it says I need USB debugging enabled, which I can't enable because my phone doesn't start up in anything but download mode. What do I do?
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What was the last thing you did before this happened? Any idea what caused it to not be able to boot normally? How about recovery? Can you get that?
Are you using the USB cable that came with the phone? Try other cables?

DocHoliday77 said:
What was the last thing you did before this happened? Any idea what caused it to not be able to boot normally? How about recovery? Can you get that?
Are you using the USB cable that came with the phone? Try other cables?
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I have this problem after unrick phone by JTag, can not flash stock rom on T999 after repair boot vby Jtag.
Odin Log:
<ID:0/017> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> T999UVDMD5_T999TMBDMD5_T999UVDMD5_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/017> Odin v.3 engine (ID:17)..
<ID:0/017> File analysis..
<ID:0/017> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/017> Initialzation..
<ID:0/017> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/017> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/017> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/017> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/017> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/017> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/017>
<ID:0/017> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

DocHoliday77 said:
What was the last thing you did before this happened? Any idea what caused it to not be able to boot normally? How about recovery? Can you get that?
Are you using the USB cable that came with the phone? Try other cables?
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I was trying to get CWM on the phone but it didn't work, and I was stuck with only being able to boot in download mode. I have tried other cables and other computers, no luck. I can't get into recovery mode, only download.

How did you attempt to install cwm? Try flashing only recovery in Odin.
Sent from my SGH-T999L using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

DocHoliday77 said:
How did you attempt to install cwm? Try flashing only recovery in Odin.
Sent from my SGH-T999L using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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My phone is T999 hard bricked but after repair boot loader by jtag phone able to boot up into Download mode only.
Not able boot into recovery, i tried Flash stock firmware with pit file, it is fail the Odin log said like that.
I tried to flash TWRP succeed but still can not go into TWRP to flash custom rom.
I tried to flash stock kernel and stock recovery after succeed with Odin phone still like that.
Only Boot into Download mode. can not go into recovery or TWRP or OS.
T-Mobile lock bootloader T999 via OTA update like I337 with OTA MF3 update ?
Thanks for help.

DocHoliday77 said:
How did you attempt to install cwm? Try flashing only recovery in Odin.
Sent from my SGH-T999L using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Forgive me, I'm new but what do you mean flash only recovery? Please specify.

nguyento1986 said:
My phone is T999 hard bricked but after repair boot loader by jtag phone able to boot up into Download mode only.
Not able boot into recovery, i tried Flash stock firmware with pit file, it is fail the Odin log said like that.
I tried to flash TWRP succeed but still can not go into TWRP to flash custom rom.
I tried to flash stock kernel and stock recovery after succeed with Odin phone still like that.
Only Boot into Download mode. can not go into recovery or TWRP or OS.
T-Mobile lock bootloader T999 via OTA update like I337 with OTA MF3 update ?
Thanks for help.
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Please just post in the thread you created. No need to post the same thing here too.
Pakarido said:
Forgive me, I'm new but what do you mean flash only recovery? Please specify.
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You said you tried to install cwm. Cwm is a custom recovery. How did you try installing it? I suggested trying to flash it in Odin by itself.
First, please tell me where you got the cwm recovery, and how exactly did you try to install it?
If your inability to boot normally started after trying to get cwm, ill need to know where you got it and how you tried installing it if I am going to be able to help. Please include a link to the file and any instructions you used.
Sent from my SGH-T999L using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

DocHoliday77 said:
Please just post in the thread you created. No need to post the same thing here too.
You said you tried to install cwm. Cwm is a custom recovery. How did you try installing it? I suggested trying to flash it in Odin by itself.
First, please tell me where you got the cwm recovery, and how exactly did you try to install it?
If your inability to boot normally started after trying to get cwm, ill need to know where you got it and how you tried installing it if I am going to be able to help. Please include a link to the file and any instructions you used.
Sent from my SGH-T999L using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I tried to flash it in Odin, and then it broke. I cant link because I'm a new user but if you copy paste this into Google "CF-Root 6.4 — It’s the New Samsung Galaxy S3 Root Package, Includes CWM 5.5, SuperSU and CWM Manager App" it's the first result, the website is theandroidsoul.com.

Pakarido said:
I tried to flash it in Odin, and then it broke. I cant link because I'm a new user but if you copy paste this into Google "CF-Root 6.4 — It’s the New Samsung Galaxy S3 Root Package, Includes CWM 5.5, SuperSU and CWM Manager App" it's the first result, the website is theandroidsoul.com.
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Ohh boy!
Did you not read the entire page there? This is mentioned in the main body and also in large italic letters immediately following the article,
"This hack and the guide below are compatible only and only with Galaxy S3, model number i9300. It’s not compatible with other devices. Check your device’s model number in: Settings » About phone."
That is the international model. Ours is not an I9300. Ours is SGH-T999. Flash anything for the I9300/I9305 and you are destined for a hard brick. Yours, while not a total brick due to the fact you can get into download mode, is pretty much in the same boat as the other guy who posted in this thread and started his own. Basically, you probably flashed cwm recovery to a non-recovery partition, and system apps to a non-system partition. The trick is figuring out what partitions you overwrote. Probably ones that are not included in the stock firmware.
You need to find out what partitions hold the System and Recovery on the I9300. (ex. on our phones, System is on mmcblk0p14 and recovery is on mmcblk0p18). if their system is on p7, for example, then you would have flashed apps to our boot/kernel partition. If their Recovery is on p2, then you would have flashed CWM to our SBL1 partition which is not available in the stock firmware. It is possible to also mess up the partion layout this way as well.
If I get the time tonight, I will try to look up some of this for you and the other guy, but I may not be able to help much with this as I've never had to actually perform this kind of fix. I know what needs to be done, just not positive I know how to go about it. I can make very educated guesses, but with stuff like this, if I guess wrong, it could end up a little worse!
I suggest you take the info I just gave to you and do a lot of research. If you want guaranteed results, go to www.mobiletechvideos.com and see what they offer. They are the only ones I have ever seen anyone on this forum report using, and everyone who did was always very happy with their service. There are other shops you can find online that do this type of work, but Ive not seen any others mentioned around here. Not sure about prices either, so its up to you to research all of that type stuff.
In all honesty, I would look into a repair service to see what they can offer price-wise. If its cheap enough, I would seriously consider using them.
Good Luck man! If I can come up with anything, Ill let you know. And if you want me to try to help with actually fixing it after we have more info, I can do my best, but keep in mind you may have to wait until I am freed up enough to focus on it and I will not promise any kind of positive results! Others may reply with more info during the day tomorrow too, so you may also want to wait to see if anyone else has anything to add.

DocHoliday77 said:
Ohh boy!
Did you not read the entire page there? This is mentioned in the main body and also in large italic letters immediately following the article,
"This hack and the guide below are compatible only and only with Galaxy S3, model number i9300. It’s not compatible with other devices. Check your device’s model number in: Settings » About phone."
That is the international model. Ours is not an I9300. Ours is SGH-T999. Flash anything for the I9300/I9305 and you are destined for a hard brick. Yours, while not a total brick due to the fact you can get into download mode, is pretty much in the same boat as the other guy who posted in this thread and started his own. Basically, you probably flashed cwm recovery to a non-recovery partition, and system apps to a non-system partition. The trick is figuring out what partitions you overwrote. Probably ones that are not included in the stock firmware.
You need to find out what partitions hold the System and Recovery on the I9300. (ex. on our phones, System is on mmcblk0p14 and recovery is on mmcblk0p18). if their system is on p7, for example, then you would have flashed apps to our boot/kernel partition. If their Recovery is on p2, then you would have flashed CWM to our SBL1 partition which is not available in the stock firmware. It is possible to also mess up the partion layout this way as well.
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Jesus I'm lost. I have no idea how to even start going about this. I would greatly appreciate if you can offer any help in your free time, and thank you very much for what you've given me already. Please don't forget about me :crying:

[UPDATED 9/27] [ODIN] MetroPCS - M919N (UVUAMF2) STOCK ODIN Flashable

Hey there,
I know some people have been requesting this for quite some time! This couldn't have been possible without @techguy1214 so a huge thanks goes out to him!
This is the absolute STOCK M919N Firmware. (THIS IS NOT ROOTED!)
EXPERIMENTAL: This is UNTESTED by me, I compiled this ODIN tar file using the same structure the T-Mobile ODIN File has. I do not have the MetroPCS version of this phone, I have the T-Mobile version. But I figured enough people wanted it so I would try to make it happen.
CONFIRMED WORKING!
I will not be help responsible if you brick your device or flash this incorrectly and your phone ends up blowing up. You have been warned.
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NOTE: Because this is not officially signed by Samsung, I believe your flash counter will go up, use Triangle Away to reset your counter!
Huge thanks goes out to @danyvw for picking up my slack, new instructions posted.
Link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxJFwkvU-C2McW5zU0RWQ01hM2s/edit?usp=sharing
1. Download the above .zip file and extract the .tar file in the archive and save it somewhere
2. Reboot your phone to download mode.
To get download mode shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key+ Home button + press the power button .
3. Start Odin
4. Click on the PDA button and browse to the .tar file that you extracted in step 1 and select it
5. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT TICK REPARTITION
6. Connect the USB cable and wait for the ID:COM section to turn blue
7. Click start to flash
8. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device once the flash has started, it’s going to take some time to flash, when finish exit Odin and disconnect USB.
9. Let the phone start and Voila!!!!!!

theexel said:
Hey there,
I know some people have been requesting this for quite some time! This couldn't have been possible without @techguy1214 so a huge thanks goes out to him!
This is the absolute STOCK M919N Firmware. (THIS IS NOT ROOTED!)
EXPERIMENTAL: This is UNTESTED by me, I compiled this ODIN tar file using the same structure the T-Mobile ODIN File has. I do not have the MetroPCS version of this phone, I have the T-Mobile version. But I figured enough people wanted it so I would try to make it happen.
AGAIN.. THIS MAY NOT WORK.
If it doesn't use the T-Mobile ODIN, it will work, but of course, you will have the T-Mobile Baseband and whatnot, but if it does not work, I will try to work on it again soon!
NOTE: Because this is not officially signed by Samsung, I believe your flash counter will go up, use Triangle Away to reset your counter!
Download the TAR file: https://copy.com/lyMNNbzjaNYm
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i tired it it worked 100% thanks

techguy1214 said:
i tired it it worked 100% thanks
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No, thank you @techguy1214.
Without you, we wouldn't have these files! :highfive:

What is STOCK M919N ?
Can you elaborate more about the different between this M919N & M919V (as an example):
Can we flash without root ?
Compatibility with what ROM or firmware ?
Report log or advantages...etc.?
Anything more...?

itzik_man said:
Can you elaborate more about the different between this M919N & M919V (as an example):
Can we flash without root ?
Compatibility with what ROM or firmware ?
Report log or advantages...etc.?
Anything more...?
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M919N is the MetroPCS variant of the Galaxy S4.
M919V is the Wind / Mobilicity / Videotron variant of the Galaxy S4, I believe.
This is for people that maybe messed up flashing a ROM or simply want to go back to barebone OFFICIAL MetroPCS stock firmware due to any reason. (Most likely they broke something and want to send it to warranty, lol.)

techguy1214 said:
i tired it it worked 100% thanks
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any 1 else confirm this....??

djlucklu said:
any 1 else confirm this....??
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Seems not...

arocker said:
Seems not...
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Did not work for me. I jumped the gun and flashed a tmo stock rom to see if I could unlock my phone for free. I am unable to flash back to this rom now and can't unlock using a tmo rom.
Can anyone confirm that the pit files are different between the M919 and M919N? I tried a lot of different things last night and I think I flashed the M919 pit file as well as the rom, which is most likely my problem. Odin fails as soon as it tries to write.

Doesn't work
I tried to flash many times with different downloads and always get the same flash error:
<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> NON-HLOS.bin
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I get the exact same error.

downloading now ill let you know

fatalfury said:
downloading now ill let you know
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Any update fatalfury?

people with errors making sure kies is not open right ? also try the USB port on back of computer and test again

krazierokz said:
people with errors making sure kies is not open right ? also try the USB port on back of computer and test again
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Is not with Kies, its with Odin. Kies does not have firmware support for the SGH-M91N.

Understood just stating that Odin and kies open together conflicts and Odin won't run right that's all I'm saying
sent from my t mobile S4

Fixing Issues an PLEAS!!!
zbennett15 said:
I get the exact same error.
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For this you are going to need mobile Odin To Flash an you will need to flash twice after you flash it the first time!:laugh::fingers-crossed:

techguy1214 said:
For this you are going to need mobile Odin To Flash an you will need to flash twice after you flash it the first time!:laugh::fingers-crossed:
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Same error with PC odin, and when trying to open with mobile odin - partition could not be found.
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i tired it it worked 100% thanks
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Hey! how you flashed it? Thanks in advance.

I made some changes to techguy file.Is Working flawlessly with Odin, posted on androidforums:
http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...t/773372-unofficial-m919nuvuamf2-working.html

danyvw said:
I made some changes to techguy file.Is Working flawlessly with Odin, posted on androidforums:
http://androidforums.com/metropcs-g...t/773372-unofficial-m919nuvuamf2-working.html
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Updated OP, thank you.

Exel said:
Updated OP, thank you.
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Thank you! Without your file I wouldn't have done anything. :good:

[Q] GALAXY S4 SGH-M919 Soft brick fix?

It all started when my phone got wet from me jumping into a pool and realizing my phone was in my pocket afterwards, then I put it in rice for 24 hours, battery off the phone of course, then I proceeded to open the phone, dry the motherboard, open the cards and dab them with alcohol and dry them again. THAT, gave my phone life.
THEN, it's stuck on Samsung boot screen, it does not go into recovery and it does go into download mode.
I tried a pda on odin3 v1.85 and this is what I got
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.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> sbl2.mbn
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> sbl3.mbn
<ID:0/003> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Any suggestions on what I can do to solve this soft brick type of issue? I was on KitKat btw.

You have to flash a KitKat stock ROM. Can't flash earlier version like MDL.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk

If flashing NB4 firmware won't work, I'm afraid something may have been fried and won't be fixable by firmware flash even if it does turn on and go into download mode

Frankenscript said:
You have to flash a KitKat stock ROM. Can't flash earlier version like MDL.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk
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I will try to do that now..

YoungCNYC said:
I will try to do that now..
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i cant do it because my phone doesnt go into recovery, by any chance, do you know how to flash a rom through odin?

Isn't using ODIN what you posted in the first post in this thread?
If you can't get into download mode, you may have a deeper problem. Since you couldn't get into "recovery" I'm guessing one of your buttons isn't working.
If you do get it to download mode, I recommend Odin 3.07 or 3.09 (I use 3.09).

Frankenscript said:
Isn't using ODIN what you posted in the first post in this thread?
If you can't get into download mode, you may have a deeper problem. Since you couldn't get into "recovery" I'm guessing one of your buttons isn't working.
If you do get it to download mode, I recommend Odin 3.07 or 3.09 (I use 3.09).
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yeah I use odin, but idk how to flash a ROM through it i use 1.85

I'm on my phone at work without easy access to links, but if you Google "flash phone ROM with Odin" you will get many walkthroughs.
You were probably almost there with what you did in your first post. However you used an older version of the stock firmware than was on your phone so it failed. Get the KitKat firmware (NB4) and do what you originally tried.
I also recommend using at least Odin 3.07 though I know 3.09 works because I use it.
Basically boot phone to download mode, attach USB cable, let it recognize phone, open Odin, select your proper stock firmware in I think the second of the four places where you can specify the file, press start. Reboot when done.
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See here ... My attempt to post the link from tapatalk... Sorry if doesn't work...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2816508
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk

Frankenscript said:
I'm on my phone at work without easy access to links, but if you Google "flash phone ROM with Odin" you will get many walkthroughs.
You were probably almost there with what you did in your first post. However you used an older version of the stock firmware than was on your phone so it failed. Get the KitKat firmware (NB4) and do what you originally tried.
I also recommend using at least Odin 3.07 though I know 3.09 works because I use it.
Basically boot phone to download mode, attach USB cable, let it recognize phone, open Odin, select your proper stock firmware in I think the second of the four places where you can specify the file, press start. Reboot when done.
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See here ... My attempt to post the link from tapatalk... Sorry if doesn't work...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2816508
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That was great but the link of the thread doesn't work

You flash firmware in Odin, not ROMs.. Don't know if you guys are getting mixed up in this.. All you do is boot to download mode, connect to PC, open Odin, go to PDA, select your firmware and click start

Frankenscript said:
I'm on my phone at work without easy access to links, but if you Google "flash phone ROM with Odin" you will get many walkthroughs.
You were probably almost there with what you did in your first post. However you used an older version of the stock firmware than was on your phone so it failed. Get the KitKat firmware (NB4) and do what you originally tried.
I also recommend using at least Odin 3.07 though I know 3.09 works because I use it.
Basically boot phone to download mode, attach USB cable, let it recognize phone, open Odin, select your proper stock firmware in I think the second of the four places where you can specify the file, press start. Reboot when done.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk
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See here ... My attempt to post the link from tapatalk... Sorry if doesn't work...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2816508
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk
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serio22 said:
You flash firmware in Odin, not ROMs.. Don't know if you guys are getting mixed up in this.. All you do is boot to download mode, connect to PC, open Odin, go to PDA, select your firmware and click start
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I already did that and it doesnt go past the samsung boot screen, it doesnt go to recovery either, he might be right but the links of the mega website wont let me download the NB4

YoungCNYC said:
I already did that and it doesnt go past the samsung boot screen, it doesnt go to recovery either, he might be right but the links of the mega website wont let me download the NB4
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Search for fenny's fixed NB4 firmware and flash that

How to Root SM-G925T G95TUVU3DOI1?

Hey XDA,
I just got my hands on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge T-Mobile , its really an awesome phone. I am on Android 5.1.1 with baseband version G95TUVU3DOI1. I tried searching for couple of days to find a way to root the phone but was not successful. Is there a way to root S6 Edge, if not how to get back to older version of 5.1.1 android.
I have already tried to get back to older version of 5.1.1 with OH6 but had lots of errors like Enhanced feature stopped, Gapps has stopped and all kinds of other errors.
I hope anyone has the solution to root or downgrade the device.
Thank you

Right now it's impossible to downgrade, but if you don't care about KNOX, you can flash a custom kernel that has auto-root included (most do). I used UniKernel v8 over in the unified development section to obtain root, but again, THIS WILL TRIP KNOX AND BREAK SAMSUNG PAY. Worth it in my opinion, though.

is it possible to flash TWRP and run custom roms?

tehsu said:
is it possible to flash TWRP and run custom roms?
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Yes. you should be able to flash TWPR before the kernel, and then just flash the kernel through TWRP, but I flashed the kernel first through ODIN, then ODIN flashed TWRP, so I can confirm that it works in that order. Once you've got TWRP, you can use that to flash whatever ROM you like, as long as it's compatilbe, of course.
EDIT: I'm currently running XtreStoLite 2.4 right now. Great for battery life with the included UniKernel v9, however some people are having issues with v9 so you may want to check out v8 instead. v9 works fine for me though.

Thanks, works great. For reference, I flashed unikernel then twrp then installed xtrestolite through twrp, this does void knox.

tehsu said:
Thanks, works great. For reference, I flashed unikernel then twrp then installed xtrestolite through twrp, this does void knox.
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Awesome. Enjoy.

I'm in the same boat here. Bought a used S6 Edge and the KNOX was already tripped. However for the life of me I can't find a tutorial that could root the phone. Can anyone just provide the link for this exact version? (OI1). Also, did anyone noticed that phone is lagging a bit from time to time?

EDIT: ENABLE OEM UNLOCKING IN DEVELOPER OPTIONS
All the things I used on my OI1
Download everything, last one is the ROM if you want to flash it, its 10000x better than stock.
Put the kernel into AP and flash then put twrp into AP and flash and then flash the rom through TWRP
ODIN 3.10.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451
UniKernel v8-0002 ODIN
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347808101
TWRP
https://dl.twrp.me/zeroltetmo/twrp-2.8.7.1-zeroltetmo.img.tar
XtreStoLite
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-3-t3119968

The only reason I want the stock rom is pretty much the reason I got the phone: WiFi calling, TV remote, side night clock, etc. I managed to root the phone after bricking it this morning after flashing twrp, then flashing stock again and rooting it again. For now I'll manage without twrp since I'm not flashing roms anytime soon.

tehsu said:
All the things I used on my OI1
Download everything, last one is the ROM if you want to flash it, its 10000x better than stock.
Put the kernel into AP and flash then put twrp into AP and flash and then flash the rom through TWRP
ODIN 3.10.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451
UniKernel v8-0002 ODIN
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347808101
TWRP
https://dl.twrp.me/zeroltetmo/twrp-2.8.7.1-zeroltetmo.img.tar
XtreStoLite
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-3-t3119968
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Thanx man it worked like a charm!!. but before doing those steps make sure you enable OEM Unlocking in developer settings.

Hello ,
i cannot get it to work,
Odin Failed to flash the kernel ... i get error on phone screen (Blocked by FRP Lock)
<ID:0/027> Added!!
<ID:0/027> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..
<ID:0/027> File analysis..
<ID:0/027> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/027> Initialzation..
<ID:0/027> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/027> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/027> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/027> boot.img
<ID:0/027> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/027> FAIL!
<ID:0/027>
<ID:0/027> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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Edit: Solved the problem by turning FRP lock OFF from my Developer Optiones by turning ON OEM UNLOCKING .Thanks

tehsu said:
All the things I used on my OI1
Download everything, last one is the ROM if you want to flash it, its 10000x better than stock.
Put the kernel into AP and flash then put twrp into AP and flash and then flash the rom through TWRP
ODIN 3.10.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451
UniKernel v8-0002 ODIN
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347808101
TWRP
https://dl.twrp.me/zeroltetmo/twrp-2.8.7.1-zeroltetmo.img.tar
XtreStoLite
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-3-t3119968
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Sobaro said:
Hello ,
i cannot get it to work,
Odin Failed to flash the kernel ... i get error on phone screen (Blocked by FRP Lock)
Edit: Solved the problem by turning FRP lock OFF from my Developer Optiones by turning ON OEM UNLOCKING .Thanks
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Thats what i mentioned in my earlier post, got to your developer settings (if you havent enable it, enable it buy tapping 7 or more times on your build number in about phone) and enable OEM Unlocking in developer settings and keep it Enable. It should work.

One last question Please, Does the rom u provided support Arabic Language not only writing but also Menus ?
Thanx in advance!

flashing TWRP
HI,
I am self teaching myself all this and I just bought a locked 925t edge I just need to know the last part how do I "flash the rom through TWRP, it's right through the phone on final reboot after ap flashing the first 2??
tehsu said:
All the things I used on my OI1
Download everything, last one is the ROM if you want to flash it, its 10000x better than stock.
Put the kernel into AP and flash then put twrp into AP and flash and then flash the rom through TWRP
ODIN 3.10.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451
UniKernel v8-0002 ODIN
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347808101
TWRP
https://dl.twrp.me/zeroltetmo/twrp-2.8.7.1-zeroltetmo.img.tar
XtreStoLite
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-3-t3119968
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Mannon said:
HI,
I am self teaching myself all this and I just bought a locked 925t edge I just need to know the last part how do I "flash the rom through TWRP, it's right through the phone on final reboot after ap flashing the first 2??
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Have you flashed the TWRP? If so, copy the ROM zip file to phone's internal memory, enter TWRP, then go to WIPE and do a factory reset, or manually wipe cache, system, data. After that, go to INSTALL, find your ROM zip and flash it. Then reboot the phone.

copying TWRP to phone
sorry if I seem stupid, but i am confused on the flashing of TWRP, when I flash the first 2 that would put TWRP in the phone? if not then I just need to copy it to the phones internal memory utilizing smartswitch type app??
xxhaimbondxx said:
Have you flashed the TWRP? If so, copy the ROM zip file to phone's internal memory, enter TWRP, then go to WIPE and do a factory reset, or manually wipe cache, system, data. After that, go to INSTALL, find your ROM zip and flash it. Then reboot the phone.
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If you flashed the TWRP with ODIN successfully, then you just need to enter recovery with combination of keys: Turn off your phone. HOLD power + home + volume up keys at the same time. It will ask you to confirm and you would push Vol up again and then enter TWRP recovery.
Personally, my phone bricked after flashing TWRP and I decided not to try it again. The stock ROM is excellent and has tons of features that integrate the phone's design. All I needed is to root it.

cant see files
there is a problem I can see the files I extracted the rom image and twrp, but when I open Odin and put the phone download mode and select AP those files dont show, they are supposed to show as MD5 tar files correct. maybe I have the wrong versions for this phone model SM-G925T baseband G925TUVU2COF8 ON 5.1.1..... MY BOOTLOADER IS LOCKED SO i AM TRYING TO ROOT TO UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER BY FLASHING A CUSTOM ROM...i AM DEF DOING SOMETHING WRONG...
xxhaimbondxx said:
If you flashed the TWRP with ODIN successfully, then you just need to enter recovery with combination of keys: Turn off your phone. HOLD power + home + volume up keys at the same time. It will ask you to confirm and you would push Vol up again and then enter TWRP recovery.
Personally, my phone bricked after flashing TWRP and I decided not to try it again. The stock ROM is excellent and has tons of features that integrate the phone's design. All I needed is to root it.
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When add the files you will be flashing in ODIN, you should see something like this:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Binary Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
Then you click START and wait for the success/fail message.

Correct files dont show to flash
YES i UNDERSTAND ALL THAT BUT i CAN CHOOSE THE FILES NEEDED TO FLASH BECAUSE THEY SHOW IN THE FOLDER SEARCH BUT NOT WHEN CONNECTED TO ODIN AND i CLICK AP, THERE THEY DONT SHOW IN ORDER TO FLASH THE PHONE...I GIVE UP...
xxhaimbondxx said:
When add the files you will be flashing in ODIN, you should see something like this:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Binary Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
Then you click START and wait for the success/fail message.
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My Samsung S3 I747 is stuck on the logo when booting onto phone, tried using Odin..

I got my S3 from my brother since my Nexus 5 is currently broken, and with the S3 he installed CyanogenMod though it doesn't have root. So I decided to try and root it, but probably messed something up and now I'm stuck on the Cyanogen loadup screen, been waiting there for a solid 3 hours, and finally decided to try to fix it. I've tried using Odin3 3.0.7, trying to flash stock rom but I'm currently getting this error:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<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> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Does anyone know what to do at this point? I've tried multiple different stock roms in case one of the stock roms had a problem. However, I flashed TWRP no problem, and I have that working for my recovery. What should I do at this point to get my phone back to Stock ROM?

Do you know what bootloader it is running? After 4.3 you cannot downgrade. Use the terminal emulator in TWRP and enter this if you're not sure:
getprop ro.bootloader
If it returns a 4.3 build number you can only flash the same or newer builds. Look for enewman17's threads in the General section for how to return to stock on those builds.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Do you know what bootloader it is running? After 4.3 you cannot downgrade. Use the terminal emulator in TWRP and enter this if you're not sure:
getprop ro.bootloader
If it returns a 4.3 build number you can only flash the same or newer builds. Look for enewman17's threads in the General section for how to return to stock on those builds.
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I can't access the terminal emulator since I get stuck on the Samsung logo when trying to boot my phone.

The error happens when trying to flash aboot.mbn because, as @DocHoliday77 noted, LK3 cannot be flashed if the phone is running a 4.3 or newer bootloader.
I advise flashing TWRP and a custom ROM. This will allow you to boot the phone and determine the phone's bootloader version.

Flinze said:
I can't access the terminal emulator since I get stuck on the Samsung logo when trying to boot my phone.
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I thought you said you had TWRP installed and working? Are you able to boot recovery at all?
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DocHoliday77 said:
I thought you said you had TWRP installed and working? Are you able to boot recovery at all?
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Yes, I am able to access recovery with TWRP working, I just don't know where the terminal emulator is. (sorry i'm not very experienced w/ TWRP)

Also one thing to note, I can't install any sort of ROMS or can't flash anything through TWRM for some reason. When I swipe to flash a rom, what happens is that it just automatically goes back to the TeamWin logo page thing, and then I'm back on the home screen of TWRM (which shows all the buttons like install, wipe, backup, restore, mount, etc.) So I can't flash through TWRM, and if possible can someone link me a custom rom that supports md5, .tar, with those file extensions since the roms I've tried all are zips of .img files. (unless there is a way to convert it to md5, .tar, etc. extentions so that I can use ODIN on my computer to flash it)
edit: what I mean by md5, .tar is a PDA file so that I can use ODIN. if possible I just want my phone to run again w/ any roms... I've been phoneless for a few days now

You can find the terminal through twrp's advanced menu. Select the root folder and go from there.
Look in enewman17's NJ2 thread. He has a recovery flashable stock recovery. Try flashing that, then factory resetting from the stock recovery.
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DocHoliday77 said:
You can find the terminal through twrp's advanced menu. Select the root folder and go from there.
Look in enewman17's NJ2 thread. He has a recovery flashable stock recovery. Try flashing that, then factory resetting from the stock recovery.
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Okay, when I typed the command getprop ro.bootloader what is get is:
I747MVLDLK4
I've tried flashing the stock recovery through TWRP, but it just again doesn't work as I explained in the previous post. So I tried using ODIN to flash it after converting it into a md5 file so that ODIN can read it and now when I try to enter recovery my screen is just black.

Looks like an i747m bootloader, not i747.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/15321/I747MVLDLK4_I747MOYADLK4_MTA/

audit13 said:
Looks like an i747m bootloader, not i747.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/15321/I747MVLDLK4_I747MOYADLK4_MTA/
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Oh my gosh! Thank you!!! I just followed the instructions after the download and this recovery worked! It looks like I thought my phone was i747, but it was actually i717M, thanks!!!

Glad you got your phone back.
I can't take the credit because @DocHoliday77 helped you determine the phone's bootloader.

Flinze said:
Oh my gosh! Thank you!!! I just followed the instructions after the download and this recovery worked! It looks like I thought my phone was i747, but it was actually i717M, thanks!!!
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Glad to hear you got it going!
audit13 said:
Glad you got your phone back.
I can't take the credit because @DocHoliday77 helped you determine the phone's bootloader.
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Don't even worry about cred on this stuff man! You do plenty enough to be just as deserving! @dawgdoc too!
And tbh, I'm really glad you chimed in on that one! Since I'm not as familiar with which variant has which build number for the I747/I747M, (and since I'm usually used to just glancing at the last 3 characters), it probably would've taken me another 2 or 3 posts to have realized that was the problem. I Definately didn't catch it that first time!
So in the spirit of giving credit where it's due, you do deserve it here and in many, many other threads! Thanks!
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