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[GUIDE] Using ODIN to flash your Epic 4G Touch (windows only)

PREREQUISITES:
ODIN v1.85 (included at the bottom) [WINDOWS ONLY]
Samsung KIES (for the drivers needed)
Samsung Epic 4G Touch (I know - should be obvious.....) and USB cable
Your brain and eyes to read this ENTIRE thing BEFORE you do anything
INITIAL SETUP:
Install Samsung KIES
Connect your Epic 4G Touch to a Windows computer. (Sorry ODIN uses Windows only...)
Wait for Windows to initialize your phone with the drivers
Unzip the Odin3 v1.85.zip file to it's own directory
Disconnect Epic 4G Touch from your computer
ODIN STARTUP
Open up odin3 v1.85.exe and you'll see this screen
Turn your E4GT off (again should be obvious) and unplug if plugged in
Put your E4GT into download mode by holding down Volume-Down first and then hold down the Power button until you see this screen:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Press Volume-Up to continue or Volume-Dn to restart
Volume-Up gets you this screen:
You're now in Download Mode and ready to continue.
ODIN OPTIONS:
Here is the ODIN screen:
Connect your E4GT to your computer.
The top left box should light up like this:
If it doesn't, close out of ODIN, unplug your phone, take the battery out, put it back in, restart computer, and repeat the ODIN STARTUP steps above.
PIT Button: This is for the partition structure when flashing an entire ROM
BOOTLOADER Button: This is for uploading a new bootloader (we don't have, and have never used this - IGNORE!)
PDA Button: This is for flashing kernels and ROMs (in .tar format)
PHONE Button: This is for the phone's RADIO/MODEM ONLY!!!!!!
CSC Button: Not sure - don't use.
DO NOT USE PHONE FOR ANYTHING BUT A RADIO/MODEM - YOU WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR PHONE FOR CALLS, AND YOU MAY POSSIBLY BRICK IT - YOU'VE BEEN WARNED
This concludes the basics on what ODIN is and how to use it. For the items to flash you'll find them on this site.
DISCLAIMER: YOU, AND YOU ALONE, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS IN USING ANYTHING ON THIS SITE. DO NOT COME CRYING IF YOU MESS UP YOUR DEVICE.
Noteworthy posts:
Yet Again said:
I'm not going to blame you for anything...I'm a retard, and WAY tired. I just flashed the root kernel over "phone" in Odin! Do you know where I can find the stock radio/modem to reflash it right? Anything you can do to help would be great!
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Stock Modem EG12.bin - flash this using PHONE in ODIN

Awesome! I could have used this when I started on my GTab 10.1.
This will help a lot of folks. I'm very impressed by you and the other devs in this community thus far. You guys rock hard and I hope everyone realizes it.

For Linux/MacOS users - Heimdall is an open source cross-platform replacement for Odin - http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
However it can't automatically flash Odin tar files - you need to manually extract the tar and flash each individual component.

Entropy512 said:
For Linux/MacOS users - Heimdall is an open source cross-platform replacement for Odin - http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
However it can't automatically flash Odin tar files - you need to manually extract the tar and flash each individual component.
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Yep - was going to (sometime) put together a guide on Heimdall as well - but there are some out there

ok, I have tried the above directions. Kies installed. Odin installed. phone in d/l mode. Odin found phone. chose the tar file and started. It keeps getting stuck at zimage or setup connection.
I have uninstalled Kies thinking that maybe it was locking up the port and restarted. Still have the same "stall" condition. Any ideas? I really want to root and am stuck!
edit: I was using a usb cable through a usb hub. I switched to the cable that came with it directly to my pc and it worked fine. Guess Odin is picky.

jerdog said:
Yep - was going to (sometime) put together a guide on Heimdall as well - but there are some out there
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I have googled the subject and can't find a guide on flashing using Heimdall in Ubuntu. I came from the Evo so I'm not familiar with Samsung's way of doing things.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

firemedic624 said:
I have googled the subject and can't find a guide on flashing using Heimdall in Ubuntu. I came from the Evo so I'm not familiar with Samsung's way of doing things.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
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Heimdall rocks, here u go bud:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1277000

Stupid question but can Kies software be uninstalled and just keep the Samsung USB drivers, would that still work?
dja2k

dja2k said:
Stupid question but can Kies software be uninstalled and just keep the Samsung USB drivers, would that still work?
dja2k
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Could but better to use Kies for newer Samsung devices.

zedomax said:
Could but better to use Kies for newer Samsung devices.
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I meant why keep Kies installed if you don't plan on using it and only needed the Samsung drivers installed to use Odin.
dja2k

Thanks for the guide you worthless pimple on the face of humanity. I couldn't soft brick or perma brick my new phone because the guide was too easy to follow.
You suck..... now I can't post...
"You're stupid guide bricked my new phone arsehole"

thebadfrog said:
Thanks for the guide you worthless pimple on the face of humanity. I couldn't soft brick or perma brick my new phone because the guide was too easy to follow.
You suck..... now I can't post...
"You're stupid guide bricked my new phone arsehole"
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I am sorry to have given you an excuse to actually be productive with a device. I suggest you place it in a jell-o mold and freeze it as the one device you didn't brick - but then you'd have bricked it - thus fulfilling your original desire to brick. Now go pass one through your intestines.

jerdog said:
I am sorry to have given you an excuse to actually be productive with a device. I suggest you place it in a jell-o mold and freeze it as the one device you didn't brick - but then you'd have bricked it - thus fulfilling your original desire to brick. Now go pass one through your intestines.
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I'm not going to blame you for anything...I'm a retard, and WAY tired. I just flashed the root kernel over "phone" in Odin! Do you know where I can find the stock radio/modem to reflash it right? Anything you can do to help would be great!

Yet Again said:
I'm not going to blame you for anything...I'm a retard, and WAY tired. I just flashed the root kernel over "phone" in Odin! Do you know where I can find the stock radio/modem to reflash it right? Anything you can do to help would be great!
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Updated the OP:
Stock Modem EG12.bin - flash this using PHONE in ODIN

LOL...I'm SOOO thrilled you used my post as the "Noteworthy Post" example. A grand tip to the rest of the community, DO NOT attempt flashing/modding/rooting/hacking (as an amateur) when you are semi-drunk and half asleep. And THANK YOU to the OP for supplying the stock Modem, although, the scare of almost bricking my phone sobered me up enough to use the search function on the forum.
End of story!

anyone got a link to all the stock files for odin??

i cant get to odin.....instead it gives me android system recoverry. #manual mode# looks almost like clockwork mod but cant install using clk roms...

HELP
jerdog said:
Updated the OP:
Stock Modem EG30.bin - flash this using PHONE in ODIN
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this is the real EG30 modem? not EG12? because I'm at EG31 and i've been trying to get back EG30 modem to try the EK02 modem.

exconvictriddick said:
this is the real EG30 modem? not EG12? because I'm at EG31 and i've been trying to get back EG30 modem to try the EK02 modem.
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This is EG12, I wish Jerdog would update the link because it is going to confuse people.

kingsway8605 said:
This is EG12, I wish Jerdog would update the link because it is going to confuse people.
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Just updated - my apologies.

Tutorial: How to use KIES Emergency Firmware Recovery (EFR)

Edit Nov 28 2013: GN3 Owners PLEASE READ!
As of the new update the ATT Galaxy note 3(possibly all carriers) IS NOT compatable with KIES EFR!
This includes KIES 2.XX and KIES 3! What does this mean?
If you took the MJ5 update you will no longer be able to use the KIES Emergency Firmware Updater.
Please complain to Samsung, locking the bootloader is one thing but no EFR??
Would you get on ship with no life boats or life preservers??
Seriously uncool of Samsung to do this.
-end of edit
/rant
So its come to my attention a lot of new guys are getting stuck soft brick, bootloop, borked recovery etc.
So .... I made this tutorial for everyone.
Please: dont flame or post useless comments.
Its great for you Odin is easy, but I made this for people who want a hassle free easy way to recover their phone.
This is also imo the fastest and easiest way back to true stock w/o a "modified"
Some people have reported a flash count of 1 but idk I always went back to 0.
If you are new, have no rooting, rom flashing or w/e experience, imo you should NOT be using odin until you have completely read up on it. I mean hey some of you super geniuses have no probs but when I see posters who have no clue about usb drivers or even how to use kies, im confused why you would want to venture to odin? 500 $ is a very expensive brick.
Ok so unsure about odin or just new and now you just borked your brand new phone?
First things first:
Can you get into dl mode.
Dont worry about recovery mode because it doesnt matter for this. This works with corrupted recovery as well.
For now lets just say download mode is achieved one way only:
Press : vol down power and home key all at the same time. Release quickly when you see the screen come up. Takes practice some times.
:thumbup: This method will remove "modified" status from your phone! :thumbup:
:beer:
Ok ready? You want step by step you got it.
If this doesnt work you are doing it wrong, so try again. Even with Odin you may have to try several times, its the nature of android.
If you can get into DL mode you CAN 100% recover your device.
If it doesnt work or you get an error, you are doing this wrong. I am pretty sure this is for ALL Samsung phones but I can only confirm this for my gs3 and note2.
Keep in mind: I corrupted my recovery on my gs3 several times and this still worked. I will assume the same for my note 2.
Download kies from samsung.com
Follow the prompts but no need to install the stupid codecs.
When you are done, (dont forget hit "yes" to dl current usb drivers)
ON your computer "run as administrator" the kies icon.
make sure you are connected to the internet.
Kies will automatically check for updates and proper usb drivers.
No need to install "myfree codecs" hit no on that.
every thing else hit yes
Step one:
Run kies as administrator as I said And do all the usb updates, kies updates
but leave the codec thing alone.
Step by step instructions just follow the pics in order:
1.Kies opens asks about update
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
2.
3.Dont worry about this
4. Now in top left corner hit "tools" tab. Ignore everything else
5. After clicking tools tab click the emergency fimrware recover choice as described below
6. For now ignore this button. YOu might need it later but ignore it for now
7.
8.Well last step. Hit emergency recovery ( the "ok" button wont be there )
this will probably take 20 to 30 min total. The EFR will let you know if its succesfull or fail.
IF it fails try using the method I said to ignore. Its the same thing just an extra step of in putting your phones exact model number.
Heres some xtra links: (Thanks to Bajanman for finding these btw!)
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
http://www.sammobile.com/kies/
http://m.samsung.com/us/support/

Nice help guide for noobs.
Good guide freak :thumbup:
Might want to go back and check some of your words tho. Lot of them misspelled... lol
Side note: All my years with Sammy I've never used Kies with any of my phone's!!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2

yeah yeah yeah

Nice tut freakboy i just hope I dont need to use it someday I subscribed anyways who know flashing games always full of surprises.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda premium

Please HELP
i have an at&t galaxy note 2 was rooted got OTA update now no signal and when i go to mobile networks (under settings) it says insert sim card so i am trying to do it your way and i have updated everything (drivers and kies) and when i try to connect to kies it says my device isn't supported by kies and there is no phone model in the white box to use the "emergency recovery using recovery code" is there a place to get this code?
Please help

Well first off there shouldnt be a need to use the kies efr with just an ota.
You can select your phone model manually.
Can I ask...did you install a recovery and make a bu after you rooted ?
im not familiar with these newer ota probs, I remember on my dx ota was no biggie due to rootkeeper. Its strange that a stock rooted phone gets borked with an ota.
Can you get into recovery?
Can you get into dl mode?
Im subscribed to this thread so ill try n help out
Edit: are you using this method because you are unfamiliar with odin?

i did install CWM recovery
i don't remember making a back up but i am sure i did
i can NOT get to recovery
i can get to dl mode
i am familiar with odin but i am on my work computer as i don't have internet at home at the moment so i cant run searches as it trips the big brother software here and i would get in trouble the phone seems to work fine other then it doesn't recognize the sim card and no recovery mode
but if i could find a stock rom i could just flash with odin

That may also be your problem.
Are you running kies as admin?
Sorry if these sound like stupid questions.
But 8f you dont have admin privies kies may not work.
Regardless there is a drop down for you to manually choose your phone.
You do have usb debugging?
A corrupted recovery should not affect your ability to use kies.
Your jobs software could be blocking it.

Also you do realise you cannot take ota with custom recovery?
Thats why your phone is borked.

i do realize it now lol but i didnt even think about it when it happened
yes running kies as admin
no to usb debugging don't event remember how to get to usb debugging but if it is in settings under mobile networks i cant get there it just says insert sim card

Justvto be sure this is an sgh-i317 correct?
Try doing the upgrade first that may give you the code.
First make sure you have usb debugging
Home>Settings> developers options> make sure usb debugging is checked.
Also since it sounds like your recovery is corrupted do not do a factory reset.

Ok so try this:
Make sure you have latest drivers from samsung for YOUR device.
Make sure kies is the latest version.
Make sure antivirus is off orvput kies in the whitelist/allowed.
Turning off is better.
Go to dl mode on phone .
Sincevkies is already running go to thetop menu :
tools> emergency firmware recovery
You should get a drop down list of devices. If this is an att phone and not another carrier model ported to att, you should choose sgh-i317 (att galaxy note 2). You shouldnt need a number thats only if you try to upgrade and it fails ( as I mentioned you may want to try upgrade first to trick the que to give you a number)
Post back.

+1
Sent from my SGH-I317M using xda premium

freakboy13 said:
Ok so try this:
Make sure you have latest drivers from samsung for YOUR device.
Make sure kies is the latest version.
Make sure antivirus is off orvput kies in the whitelist/allowed.
Turning off is better.
Go to dl mode on phone .
Sincevkies is already running go to thetop menu :
tools> emergency firmware recovery
You should get a drop down list of devices. If this is an att phone and not another carrier model ported to att, you should choose sgh-i317 (att galaxy note 2). You shouldnt need a number thats only if you try to upgrade and it fails ( as I mentioned you may want to try upgrade first to trick the que to give you a number)
Post back.
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thanks so much for all your help there is no drop down box on my version of kies however i found stock firmware some where else and it is working now again thanks so much

mrnewspaper said:
thanks so much for all your help there is no drop down box on my version of kies however i found stock firmware some where else and it is working now again thanks so much
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Nice job! Isnt it great figuring things out yourself?
Love hearing happy endings!
Now... go into recovery and :
Make a backup/boot img .
:thumbup:

Hello,
I am trying to fix my Korean Note 1. It is not being listed in the list of devices. I have it in D/L mode but it isn't listed. Can I use the code and, if so, what is the right code?

activepassive said:
Hello,
I am trying to fix my Korean Note 1. It is not being listed in the list of devices. I have it in D/L mode but it isn't listed. Can I use the code and, if so, what is the right code?
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Hmmm not that familiar with note 1 or international version but ill assume its the same?
If you are not listed in the database you may want to try using odin.
The code needs to be generated by kies.
Is kies recognizing your phone?
I may be mistakwn but isnt their a kies for your country or some thing like that?
Have you submited this question in your forum?
Edit: I found this I hope it helps you!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740367
sent from my T.A.R.T.I.S
(Time And Relative Tarts In Space)

so this will restore my phone to stock and will instal stock recovery and reset my flash counter and modified status? no need for tiangle away and unroot??

i tried doing exactly what was in the OP and it's now stuck at 0% at restoring. It's given me an error message a few times before and i tried again but it still stays at 0%. I tried doing it with the button you said not to click and running as admin.
Now i've got two problems, one is the phone not getting out of this mode and 2 is it not even giving me an error message meaning i can't try again since it's still busy restoring.
What can i do now? Should i just pull the plug out of it and try again? Will this not break anything?
What should i do now OP?
further info:
model: galaxy S3 GT-19300
i've had it rooted using CF-root and i did a firmware update to trigger emergency recovery mode.
I got into emergency recovery mode on purpose but expected to get out of it...
---------- Post added at 08:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:10 PM ----------
Hooray! it's now actually installing it and i didn't mistake it for downloading this time. I switched USB ports and now it works apparently.
Also something people that do this in the future should know: if you unplug the cable, it just gives you the error message saying that it couldn't find it which shouldn't cause any trouble. BUT only do this once it is stuck at 0%.

Possibly stupid question..
Having rooted the Note 2 att with mr skips toolbox, I then noticed a few days later the modified status.. So due to concern for warranty being voided, I'd like to return to stock: ( Heres the stupid question part).. I did install stock recovery via same toolbox, But How do I tell if it is stock vs twrp? I dont see where/how to check if it succeeded. Next- Why wont factory reset work to clear the flash counter, modified status to normal with full wipe? and as much as I admire mr Cortex method to full wipe ( 10 min process..) is that repetitive process of wiping, triangle away,unroot, reroot etc..necessary? I had a rooted samsung epic 4g touch before this note 2 and All I did to return phone to stock firmware for trade in was factory reset! yes- it was Not jellybean, was Gingerbread android.
Perhaps someone or some devs can explain this bit of mystery to me, and perhaps others... who are in search of a more direct and straightforward reset without complicating the steps. I will probably reroot and run a custom rom after warranty runs out.. but for now..stock again.

Unbricked Galaxy S3 but now cannot flash stock firmware

Hey guys, I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 for Tmobile SGH T999 and I had cyanogen on it until it crapped out and got hard bricked. AFter following these links, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367, I was able to unbrick my phone and get into boot recovery mode. However, when i try to flash the stock firmware in odin, I get an error (the error is shown in the attachment). Can anyone please help me? Sorry if im posting something wrong, I am new to this forum. Thank you!

After booting into download mode, take out the sdcard before flashing with Odin. Also if kies is on the computer, uninstall it.

DocHoliday77 said:
After booting into download mode, take out the sdcard before flashing with Odin. Also if kies is on the computer, uninstall it.
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I tried this still doesnt work.

You said there was an error msg, but im not seeing it in the screenshot.
How exactly did you brick it though? Have you tried flashing MJC or NC2 firmware from Odin?
If you are still running MD5 or earlier, you could try flashing TWRP, then boot recovery and flash the recovery firmware package in the development section.

DocHoliday77 said:
You said there was an error msg, but im not seeing it in the screenshot.
How exactly did you brick it though? Have you tried flashing MJC or NC2 firmware from Odin?
If you are still running MD5 or earlier, you could try flashing TWRP, then boot recovery and flash the recovery firmware package in the development section.
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Sorry i meant failure not error. I bricked it because my cyanogenmod was having problems and i tried to restore it, after i did it completely bricked. Sorry can you please elaborate what is TWRP, MJC or NC2 firmware, im dont have much knowledge about these kind of things. Thank you so much for helping me, it means alot to me and I will do my best to follow your directions.

Ok, ill explain better when I get to my computer. It'll be too much to try to type on this tiny device im using right now!
But for now, TWRP is a custom recovery, like CWM. You use it when flashing roms like CM.
MJC and NC2 are just the different firmware builds you can flash in Odin. We shorthand it by just using the last 3 letters of the build version. T999UVUENC2 is what im referring to when I say NC2.
Take a look at my firmware thread. Its stickied at the top of development. Linked in my sig too.
Let me know if this helps your understanding at all. Ill explain more in what to do shortly.

Thanks for that, it gave me a better understanding. I tried to install flash and this happens when i try to flash twrp or MJC on odin

Ahhh! PIT=Partition Information Table
Odin uses this to know the partition layout of the device so it knows where to flash each part of the firmware. It usually gets this directly from the device, but occasionally it becomes corrupted or lost.
There is a thread in the General section that has all our PIT files. Should be on the first page right now, maybe second. Download the correct one for your device. (My last post has a link to my repo with all PIT files)
Now try flashing your firmware again, do everything the same way, but this time check the repartition checkbox, and click the PIT button and select the .pit file you just downloaded. Now click start and it should work. We hope....!

DocHoliday77 said:
Ahhh! PIT=Partition Information Table
Odin uses this to know the partition layout of the device so it knows where to flash each part of the firmware. It usually gets this directly from the device, but occasionally it becomes corrupted or lost.
There is a thread in the General section that has all our PIT files. Should be on the first page right now, maybe second. Download the correct one for your device. (My last post has a link to my repo with all PIT files)
Now try flashing your firmware again, do everything the same way, but this time check the repartition checkbox, and click the PIT button and select the .pit file you just downloaded. Now click start and it should work. We hope....!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1848267 are you talking about this page for the PIT file? because when i clicked this link it doesnt work and it pops up as an unsafe page on my myWOT.

Ok so i found a PIT file for my phone and when i tried to flash with the odin v3.07 it got stuck on Leave CS. I looked up a solution for this and it was to use an older version of odin, v1.85. After i tried this I made more progress but it failed again.

ojhasha said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1848267 are you talking about this page for the PIT file? because when i clicked this link it doesnt work and it pops up as an unsafe page on my myWOT.
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Yes that's the thread. Which did it say was unsafe? The thread itself, or my link in the post in that thread?
If its my link, it just goes to my folder on http://androidfilehost.com. its a file sharing site solely for android stuff from sites like xda. Its perfectly safe. If that's the one being flagged its probably because it has files you can download m
ojhasha said:
Ok so i found a PIT file for my phone and when i tried to flash with the odin v3.07 it got stuck on Leave CS. I looked up a solution for this and it was to use an older version of odin, v1.85. After i tried this I made more progress but it failed again.
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Where did you get the pit? May be that its either a corrupt download or for the wrong device.
And did you try with Odin 3.09?

DocHoliday77 said:
Yes that's the thread. Which did it say was unsafe? The thread itself, or my link in the post in that thread?
If its my link, it just goes to my folder on http://androidfilehost.com. its a file sharing site solely for android stuff from sites like xda. Its perfectly safe. If that's the one being flagged its probably because it has files you can download m
Where did you get the pit? May be that its either a corrupt download or for the wrong device.
And did you try with Odin 3.09?
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It was invisibleK's link that was unsafe. I used your 16GB Pit file in here, http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=6471 and i got the same result. I dont remember where i got the other pit. I got stuck on Leave CS on the odin 3.09 and when i click start it failed again with the repartition failed.

You are still removing the sdcard before flashing, right?
I have no idea if this could help, but theres a program here on xda called PIT magic. Maybe take a look in that thread to see if you find anything useful.
You can try flashing the PIT only, no firmware selected, but I dont know if this would work or not.
Only other thing I can think of is to try everything over again with the NC2 firmware.
Try that first, but you can also try flashing cwm or TWRP with odin. If we can get recovery on there we might be able to try other stuff with that.

DocHoliday77 said:
You are still removing the sdcard before flashing, right?
I have no idea if this could help, but theres a program here on xda called PIT magic. Maybe take a look in that thread to see if you find anything useful.
You can try flashing the PIT only, no firmware selected, but I dont know if this would work or not.
Only other thing I can think of is to try everything over again with the NC2 firmware.
Try that first, but you can also try flashing cwm or TWRP with odin. If we can get recovery on there we might be able to try other stuff with that.
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sorry i didnt respond in a while, I was really busy with homework. I tried what you said and still no sign of success. I brought my phone to a repair shop and they said the motherboard is damaged and it needs to be replaced for 150$. I hope this guy is just bull****ting me, can anyone confirm? I really hope there is still light at the end of the tunnel right now.

Its hard to say. Motherboards do go bad, usually an issue with the memory. Its pretty rare, but it does happen, and the frequency has been increasing since these devices are starting to get a little old now.
But $150 for a replacement is, imo, a rip off. You can find used boards on ebay for under $100. If you csn use a screwdriver and can be gentle with the ribbon cables, its a super easy swap. Just check the videos to see.

DocHoliday77 said:
Its hard to say. Motherboards do go bad, usually an issue with the memory. Its pretty rare, but it does happen, and the frequency has been increasing since these devices are starting to get a little old now.
But $150 for a replacement is, imo, a rip off. You can find used boards on ebay for under $100. If you csn use a screwdriver and can be gentle with the ribbon cables, its a super easy swap. Just check the videos to see.
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do you recommend me doing it? or are there more alternatives.

If the memory itself has gone bad, that's your best option. It is possible to change just the memory chip, but the part is probably hard to find and it requires a higher level of soldering skills.
There's a video of this, if I can find it again ill post the link.

Here's the video to the emmc replacement for international S3, should be similar but will require BGA soldering skills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOYo9AcUQQI
I thought about attempting to do this for my T999v, but a EMMC chip is about 35-50 bucks.

yellowonion said:
Here's the video to the emmc replacement for international S3, should be similar but will require BGA soldering skills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOYo9AcUQQI
I thought about attempting to do this for my T999v, but a EMMC chip is about 35-50 bucks.
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did you have my symptoms? did you ever fix your phone? if so please share, i want to get my phone back in the cheapest way possible.
PS. I charged my phone today and the red led light showed up, that means my motherboard isnt broken right?

Not necessarily. It means there is a problem and requires special drivers and programs to fix, (or the debrick sd card). It basically just means the computer sees something is plugged in. If the memory has gone bad it could very well still give the red led and/or boot from the sd.
The only good way to verify the board (or memory) needs replacing would be to go to a second shop and ask them to attempt a jtag repair. If they tell you the same thing as the first shop, ask if they can be more specific about what happened when they attempted the jtag repair. At this point though, its a pretty good guess that the memory has gone bad.

Trying to reload stock firware: never been rooted

I am having a little trouble on getting this Note 4 to take a flash of a stock image using ODIN.
The phone was doing an OTA update when the battery got too low and crashed it. I downloaded the stock ANJ5 firmware
and flashed that back to the phone using ODIN. everything seemed to be fine. The phone started to lose signal after the flash. So I supposed the modem needed to be flashed again. I wiped data/cache and I downloaded the BOG5 firmware and attempted to flash the firmware again. I doesn't go through. I get 'RQT_CLOSE, Complete(Write) operation failed' for ODIN and get 'SW REV CHECK FAIL : [tz]Fused 2 > Binary 1' response on the Note 4. I have downloaded multiple Verizon stock firmwares, but they all fail with an (AUTH) response.
I read that sometimes a pit file will help with the flashing process but I am unable to find one. If there is a pit file available for this Note 4 I would be ever greatful for someone to make it available to me. If there is another way to get the Note 4 to take a flash without the pit file, I would appreciate the information as well.
thx!
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humbleheadbanger said:
I am having a little trouble on getting this Note 4 to take a flash of a stock image using ODIN.
The phone was doing an OTA update when the battery got too low and crashed it. I downloaded the stock ANJ5 firmware
and flashed that back to the phone using ODIN. everything seemed to be fine. The phone started to lose signal after the flash. So I supposed the modem needed to be flashed again. I wiped data/cache and I downloaded the BOG5 firmware and attempted to flash the firmware again. I doesn't go through. I get 'RQT_CLOSE, Complete(Write) operation failed' for ODIN and get 'SW REV CHECK FAIL : [tz]Fused 2 > Binary 1' response on the Note 4. I have downloaded multiple Verizon stock firmwares, but they all fail with an (AUTH) response.
I read that sometimes a pit file will help with the flashing process but I am unable to find one. If there is a pit file available for this Note 4 I would be ever greatful for someone to make it available to me. If there is another way to get the Note 4 to take a flash without the pit file, I would appreciate the information as well.
thx!
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Did you try the safe upgrade from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3178148

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Did you try the safe upgrade from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3178148
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I have tried the BOAF firmware using the steps provided in that post already.
I get the FAIL! (Auth) response.
And the Note 4 displays: SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot] Fused 2 > Binary 1
[1] eMMC write fail: ABOOT

Did you ever get this problem solved? I seen to be having the same issue.

This is not solved. I have been working on other projectsm I will try again and see if I can figure something different out. I will update thebpost when im finished

If you take any of the OTA lollipop updates then you are stuck and can NOT roll back to KK!
Sent from my Galaxy Note 4 using Tapatalk

I am not trying to roll back to kk. I want to install the BOG5 lollipop firmware.

Once you take a LP5.01 update you can not flash the Note 4 anymore. Use Verizon Repair Assistant to fix and update the phone now.
Sent from my Galaxy Note 4 using Tapatalk

Using the Verizon repair assistant was my first thought. Unfortunately, when I log on to my verizon online account the repair assistant is not available for download. The software I got from the phone before it was flashed, does not work. If you could point me in the direction of a working install of the verizon repair assistant for the windows OS it would help a bunch.

I managed to get a co-workers note 4 and installed the Repair Assistant tool from the cd drive that is mounted for 5 seconds before it goes to MTP mode. I started the repair process and I even copied the ALL_VZW_N910VVRU2BOG5_N910VVZW2BOG5_CL5119222_QB5848840_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar file for others in the event it is needed. (I will zip it of course) It started up the first time I let the repair tool finish (YAY!), but it now says SECURE FAIL: Modem, Start Up Failed. since this is a new problem, I will have to start more googling until I can get some info on this situation. I ran the repair operation twice. just in case. I will update when I have something else to tell.
**UPDATE** I pulled the modem.bin from the BOG5 firmware and tar.md5'd it. I used Odin to load it, but I still got the same error. So I pulled the modem.bin from the BOAF firmware and tar.md5'd it, (since it is still 5.0 lollipop) ran Odin to load it, but still got the SECURE FAIL: Modem Start Up failed message. I know not to flash anything ANJ5 or before as this is all 4.4 KK stuff and will brick the phone.
I am not able to find too much information on the SECURE FAIL: (fill in blank) phenomenon using google. but I have not given up. if anyone has any extra information that could help, I am willing to give it a try. thx

humbleheadbanger said:
I managed to get a co-workers note 4 and installed the Repair Assistant tool from the cd drive that is mount for 5 seconds before it goes to MTP mode. I started the repair process and I even copied the ALL_VZW_N910VVRU2BOG5_N910VVZW2BOG5_CL5119222_QB5848840_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar file for others in the event it is needed. (I will zip it of course) It started up the first time I let the repair tool finish (YAY!), but it now says SECURE FAIL: Modem, Start Up Failed. since this is a new problem, I will have to start more googling until I can get some info on this situation. I ran the repair operation twice. just in case. I will update when I have something else to tell.
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Im a new noob but I run a repair shop and a customer brought me a sm-910v and it boots to the verizon screen and then secure fail:modem also. Im not sure if it was rooted and i cant tell if the bootloader is locked but odin wont flash anything can you help me?

I did flash the Note 4 using ODIN after taking the LP5.01 update. The fixes that I am implementing use Odin for flashing the device. After the first and second Verizon repair assistant attempt, I used Odin to flash the BOG5 image and used the pit from the tar, and checked repartition hoping that would fix it. The Note 4 took the flash, but it left me with the same error.
My next repair vector is creating update.zip files and installing them through the recovery option "apply update from external storage." What is really weird with this situation is KNOX has not been tripped in the bootloader screen. unless I am misunderstanding the display.

when i try to boot anything in recovery mode i get dm-verity verification failed.......

I have not encountered the error you have mentioned. Have you researched to find out what it is?

Callooh! Callay!
My Verizon SUA/SRA called home and downloaded an update. I managed to intercept the update in the temp folder and pulled the .msi package before the update finished and deleted itself.
So I have a working, installable .msi Verizon SUA/SRA install package that I can make available.
it is version 2.15.1002

humbleheadbanger said:
I managed to get a co-workers note 4 and installed the Repair Assistant tool from the cd drive that is mounted for 5 seconds before it goes to MTP mode. I started the repair process and I even copied the ALL_VZW_N910VVRU2BOG5_N910VVZW2BOG5_CL5119222_QB5848840_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar file for others in the event it is needed. (I will zip it of course) It started up the first time I let the repair tool finish (YAY!), but it now says SECURE FAIL: Modem, Start Up Failed. since this is a new problem, I will have to start more googling until I can get some info on this situation. I ran the repair operation twice. just in case. I will update when I have something else to tell.
**UPDATE** I pulled the modem.bin from the BOG5 firmware and tar.md5'd it. I used Odin to load it, but I still got the same error. So I pulled the modem.bin from the BOAF firmware and tar.md5'd it, (since it is still 5.0 lollipop) ran Odin to load it, but still got the SECURE FAIL: Modem Start Up failed message. I know not to flash anything ANJ5 or before as this is all 4.4 KK stuff and will brick the phone.
I am not able to find too much information on the SECURE FAIL: (fill in blank) phenomenon using google. but I have not given up. if anyone has any extra information that could help, I am willing to give it a try. thx
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I DID IT! I have the phone working again. I did some research, reading other forum posts to see if I could find a clue, or something else to try. I did research for a friend of mine and stumbled upon this here at xda. this is something COMPLETELY different but I used the steps to my benefit. step 3 says to use Odin, turn off auto reboot, and flash the image. then reboot the phone in download mode and flash it again this time allowing it to reboot. I did this using the ALL_VZW_N910VVRU2BOG5_N910VVZW2BOG5_CL5119222_QB5848840_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar file I acquired from Verizon SRA but to no avail. I remembered that the one I used to flash in the first place was N910VVRU2BOG5_StockRestore.tar.md5. so I flashed the stockrestore image first, turned off auto reboot, let it throw the error, then I flashed the official image I got from Verizon SRA. BINGO! turned right on and everything came up.
I made a phone call and it worked. the only thing I couldn't get to work consistently was the data. it would bounce from 4G to 3G to 1x. I would change it from global to cdma/lte to lte/utms/gsm and it would work sporadically. I got better service using global. the other two options did not work very well.

Big problem with WiFi

I have a big problem with WIFI. I used a brand ROM, but a few months ago I changed to the CM13. And since then, I had already begun to have problems with WiFi. It was included, but could not see any network, and with none of them connect to the phone. I tested a lot of ROMs, and the same effect. Back to orginal Rom, it did not help. I have no ideas how to fix it.

Try flashing the latest modem and bootloader for you phone. If that doesn't help, flash the latest rom.
Does the phone display the correct imei?

audit13 said:
Try flashing the latest modem and bootloader for you phone. If that doesn't help, flash the latest rom.
Does the phone display the correct imei?
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Yes, IMEI is correct.
I tried, the last ROM 4.4.2, without effect.

Same Problem Still No Solution
I have the same problem, this occurred sometime after installing the Temasek ROM 9.1 before that was working brilliantly on Temasek and on Stock ROM reverted back to stock did a factory reset but no avail had posted on the Temasek for N7100 by Trafalgar Square but received no reply.
Searched everywhere no answers, went to the service center waited 2 hrs and those duds did not now what to do.
Please if anyone knows what to do please let us know. Thanks
A link to my problem in detail :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67934773&postcount=1708

Maybe flash stock with a pit file?

audit13 said:
Maybe flash stock with a pit file?
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I use 4 parts Repair Rom with PIT, and nothing. I dont have ideas.

If you get the rom from sammobile, just unzip the file once to produce a tar.md5 file and flash this file Odin. Try with and without pit. Also, use the original Samsung USB cable on a USB 2.0 port.

audit13 said:
If you get the rom from sammobile, just unzip the file once to produce a tar.md5 file and flash this file Odin. Try with and without pit. Also, use the original Samsung USB cable on a USB 2.0 port.
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ROM downloaded from Samobile . Cabel is the original Samsung. I tried both versions, with and without PIT file .
No effect.
Last night , I was updating SU . And after a reboot , WiFi turned on and running. How long , I do not know .

Where to get the PIT File N7100
Can ya'll let me know where can I get the PIT file for the N7100 4.4.2
Have flashed the stock ROM from sammobile with 4.4.2 with Odin3 3.11.1 with the option AP, still no WiFi
Now want to try with the PIT file but which PIT file do I need to use and where to get the PIT file from?
And do I need to flash the AP and the PIT file together or only the PIT file?
Thanks

LoccoRocco said:
Can ya'll let me know where can I get the PIT file for the N7100 4.4.2
Have flashed the stock ROM from sammobile with 4.4.2 with Odin3 3.11.1 with the option AP, still no WiFi
Now want to try with the PIT file but which PIT file do I need to use and where to get the PIT file from?
And do I need to flash the AP and the PIT file together or only the PIT file?
Thanks
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1.http://www.tsar3000.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=718:samsung-n7100-n7100t-galaxy-note-ii-firmwares&catid=55:samsung&Itemid=82
2. I used Samsung N7100 Galaxy Note 2 Repair Firmwares: N7100XXUEMK9 / OXXEMK4 v4.3 (N7100XXUEMK9_OXXEMK4_v4.3_Repair_Firmware.zip)
3. Download and extract folder 1 (copy CSC_OXX_N7100OXXEMK4_2174777_REV04_user_low_ship_.tar.md5 to folder 2)
4. Rename CSC_OXX_N7100OXXEMK4_2174777_REV04_user_low_ship_.tar.md5 on zip
5. Extract PIT file to folder 1
6. Use ODIN - I think you know what to do

WiFi now getting range saved but no net if away from router
After flashing the PIT file and the Stock Rom the WiFi getting better range, getting saved but no internet.
Can get internet only if inches away from the router.
What to do now.
Any help?

Same problem, but solved a few minutes ago after months
I had the same problem. I changed roms, kernels and modem trying to solved but nothing. It didn't find any wifi and sometimes it didn't turn on. First of all I bought a new smartphone. After that I tried to see if problem was hardware. I open the backplate and remove everything trying to find wifi antenna. Touching with my finger it worked so i put a little bit of aluminium to make some thickness and now I'm typing from my note. End of story. At the end I find out to reach wifi antenna in a simple way, you can see it in photo. It's under that piece of plastic.
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Under that piece you will find this.
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It has a " U " shape and put some aluminium there.

Tried the aluminum or copper wire trick by opening the case and pressing the u sahped antenna did not work out for me, tried changing the outer shell housing but that didn't work out too.
I really don't understand what the problem really is and how to rectify it.
Still getting Wifi and internet only when inches away from the router.
If go any further it shows saved and sometimes Connection failure.
The problem seems as if the ip address cannot be assigned if it goes any further. Tried the static route but no avail.
Any further help with the issue ?

Still not solved WiFi works inches from the router only
Does anyone have a solution to my problem?
Please let me know