Team, my wife has a Note II that is stock all the way. She never accepted the OTA update to 4.3 and has been running 4.1.2 perfectly since last year. Three days ago, when she powered the phone on, it said "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue". The message said we had to go into Kies and try to recover. The phone will NOT enter stock recovery mode. It will go into download mode only.
I tried to use KIES, but Kies says the device version is not upgradeable. I took it to the store and they told me to come home and use Odin. So my wife decided since it couldn't be restored to her old phone we might as well update to 4.3 (booloader issues, I know !) I used Odin 3.07 using the MK7 version of 4.3 from last Dec, it took 10 minutes through modem, system etc. Then says FAIL. When I try to redo the Odin, it says PIT file missing or something like that.
Phone still won't work, and I have failed with Kies, local store, and Odin. I don't know what to do but she needs her phone. This phone bricked itself Sunday morning! Thank you in advance for any help. We don't need to buy a new phone. This one is only a year old.
hodgestl said:
Team, my wife has a Note II that is stock all the way. She never accepted the OTA update to 4.3 and has been running 4.1.2 perfectly since last year. Three days ago, when she powered the phone on, it said "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue". The message said we had to go into Kies and try to recover. The phone will NOT enter stock recovery mode. It will go into download mode only.
I tried to use KIES, but Kies says the device version is not upgradeable. I took it to the store and they told me to come home and use Odin. So my wife decided since it couldn't be restored to her old phone we might as well update to 4.3 (booloader issues, I know !) I used Odin 3.07 using the MK7 version of 4.3 from last Dec, it took 10 minutes through modem, system etc. Then says FAIL. When I try to redo the Odin, it says PIT file missing or something like that.
Phone still won't work, and I have failed with Kies, local store, and Odin. I don't know what to do but she needs her phone. This phone bricked itself Sunday morning! Thank you in advance for any help. We don't need to buy a new phone. This one is only a year old.
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Flashing stock MK7 via odin should not have any issues. Can you double check the file you downloaded is indeed MK7 ?
Is the phone on 4.3 bootloader ? If download mode shows KNOX then yes it is.
You can also try to restore the phone using KIES emergency and then flash MK7 via odin.
ciphercodes said:
Flashing stock MK7 via odin should not have any issues. Can you double check the file you downloaded is indeed MK7 ?
Is the phone on 4.3 bootloader ? If download mode shows KNOX then yes it is.
You can also try to restore the phone using KIES emergency and then flash MK7 via odin.
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Thanks for the reply. Download mode shows shows the following:
Odin mode
Product Name :
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary : Samsung Official
System Status: Custom (BTW, this said Normal before my Odin attempt)
The word KNOX does not appear anywhere on the Download mode screen.
Kies syas the current firmware is not upgradable. The phone will not actually connect in Kies. I try Emergency restore and put in model and S/N but its says can't upgrade. Kies won't connect to phone in normal mode.
Thanks for any possible ideas you can come up with.
hodgestl said:
Thanks for the reply. Download mode shows shows the following:
Odin mode
Product Name :
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary : Samsung Official
System Status: Custom (BTW, this said Normal before my Odin attempt)
The word KNOX does not appear anywhere on the Download mode screen.
Kies syas the current firmware is not upgradable. The phone will not actually connect in Kies. I try Emergency restore and put in model and S/N but its says can't upgrade. Kies won't connect to phone in normal mode.
Thanks for any possible ideas you can come up with.
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If you can get into recovery and do a factory reset (format data and cache) then reboot and see if that will work. Make certain the SDcard is out of the phone when you format.
hodgestl said:
Thanks for the reply. Download mode shows shows the following:
Odin mode
Product Name :
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary : Samsung Official
System Status: Custom (BTW, this said Normal before my Odin attempt)
The word KNOX does not appear anywhere on the Download mode screen.
Kies syas the current firmware is not upgradable. The phone will not actually connect in Kies. I try Emergency restore and put in model and S/N but its says can't upgrade. Kies won't connect to phone in normal mode.
Thanks for any possible ideas you can come up with.
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The phone is still on 4.1.2 bootloader. I would advise to flash stock T889UVBMD1 from sammobile.
Link: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=15061
Or
If you want a rooted version you can flash MrRobinson's root 66 ROM.
Link: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319200344
Coug76 said:
If you can get into recovery and do a factory reset (format data and cache) then reboot and see if that will work. Make certain the SDcard is out of the phone when you format.
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Coug, thansk for the resposnse, but I can't get into recovery or just a boot up. Download (Odin) Mode is the only thing that is presently working.
Cipher, thank you also. Those are the two stock firmwares I have attempted. Nothing else.
I guess it may be hard-bricked, but I sure thought that was pretty rare.
Thanks again to you both for taking the time. If you have any more thoughts, I would sure be interested in hearing them. Thanks again.
hodgestl said:
Coug, thansk for the resposnse, but I can't get into recovery or just a boot up. Download (Odin) Mode is the only thing that is presently working.
Cipher, thank you also. Those are the two stock firmwares I have attempted. Nothing else.
I guess it may be hard-bricked, but I sure thought that was pretty rare.
Thanks again to you both for taking the time. If you have any more thoughts, I would sure be interested in hearing them. Thanks again.
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Try giving the UVALJ1 root66 a try. I had a similar situation where I Odined that 2x and it reset my file system which had gotten corrupted. I was about to throw my hands up after flashing MB1 and another one as well. I figured that the original factory flash image would have the best chance of success.
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Coug76 said:
Try giving the UVALJ1 root66 a try. I had a similar situation where I Odined that 2x and it reset my file system which had gotten corrupted. I was about to throw my hands up after flashing MB1 and another one as well. I figured that the original factory flash image would have the best chance of success.
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Sounds like a good idea. I have tried Odin 3.07 and 3.09 on this effort up till now. Do you think I should look for an older copy of Odin too? Or just the older tar file from Mr. R?
hodgestl said:
Sounds like a good idea. I have tried Odin 3.07 and 3.09 on this effort up till now. Do you think I should look for an older copy of Odin too? Or just the older tar file from Mr. R?
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I use 3.07. If that doesn't work give Heimdall a try. It *could* be a bit more stable.
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Here is the PIT file I had posted when my phone was still on 4.1.2.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48398405&postcount=205
Download the attached file and make sure to change file extension from .txt to .pit.
Start ODIN, click PIT and browse to this pit file.
Make sure the Re-Partition box is checked.
Then under PDA load your T889UVBMD1 tar.md5 file and click start.
ciphercodes said:
Here is the PIT file I had posted when my phone was still on 4.1.2.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48398405&postcount=205
Download the attached file and make sure to change file extension from .txt to .pit.
Start ODIN, click PIT and browse to this pit file.
Make sure the Re-Partition box is checked.
Then under PDA load your T889UVBMD1 tar.md5 file and click start.
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Thank you. That PIT file should be exactly what I am looking for, since that is the message I am getting now. Just one last question, please. Shoukld I do the PIT file and then the TAR file in two separate Odin events? Or could I put the PIT in the Pit line and the TAR in the Pda line, click the re-partition box and do it as one Odin reflash?
I may try the PIT first, then come back and do the TAR second after the phone has repartitioned. I can't thank you enough.
Coug76 said:
I use 3.07. If that doesn't work give Heimdall a try. It *could* be a bit more stable.
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I will stay with Odin, I think. I have never used Heimdall, and am a little intimidated by trying something different. Of course I don't guess I can hurt the phone any further at this point ! haha.
Thanks again for everything. You have been a great help.
It's up to you, if you feel comfortable you can try with pit file first and then try the tar.md5 file. Glad to help, Ai hope the phone starts working again.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using XDA Free mobile app
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I will stay with Odin, I think. I have never used Heimdall, and am a little intimidated by trying something different. Of course I don't guess I can hurt the phone any further at this point ! haha.
Thanks again for everything. You have been a great help.
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We are a community. If my neighbor breaks his leg I'll mow his lawn for a while. If I need to replace my water heater he's there for me.
We've all been there before.
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Cipher, I think I am almost there. However, when I start Odin using the PIT file you provided, I have checked repartition, then entered the renamed TXT file with a PIT e4xtension. Odin starts normally, then says "Get PIT for Mapping" but it never continues. It doesn't fail, but it doesn't continue either. At the top of the Odin screen, in the area where it describes the current step, Odin says SET PARTITION, but never continues on past that point. I get no progress bar on either the PC screen or on the cell phone download screen. I think we are right on the edge of having this thing fixed but I am not quite there. Any ideas? Please?
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Cipher, I think I am almost there. However, when I start Odin using the PIT file you provided, I have checked repartition, then entered the renamed TXT file with a PIT e4xtension. Odin starts normally, then says "Get PIT for Mapping" but it never continues. It doesn't fail, but it doesn't continue either. At the top of the Odin screen, in the area where it describes the current step, Odin says SET PARTITION, but never continues on past that point. I get no progress bar on either the PC screen or on the cell phone download screen. I think we are right on the edge of having this thing fixed but I am not quite there. Any ideas? Please?
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Hi,
Does ODIN detect the device ? Does the ID:COM tab turns blue ?
You can try another PIT file posted by another user from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52860121&postcount=39
ciphercodes said:
Hi,
Does ODIN detect the device ? Does the ID:COM tab turns blue ?
You can try another PIT file posted by another user from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52860121&postcount=39
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Yes, Odin is detecting the device just fine. The blue COM light comes on and gives me the com port number. Then in the running description, its says Added! which I have always taken to mean that Odin has successfullly connected to the device.
I leave the two check marks checked that are alerady there, then I also check the Re-Partition box. I add the PIT file from earlier (renamed with a PIT extension of course) to the PIT line.
When I click Start, Odin starts normally, finds the right instruxction, and above the blu com box, where it would say PASS at the very end, it syas SET PARTITION. The task descriptions in the lower left says Getting PIT file, and then ODIN stays there.
That lasted over 2 hours. I will try the new PIT file and see what happens this time. Thanks for the continued help and support. I really feel like we are just one tiny issue from getting this phone restored, but I can't quite get over the hump. I will let you know how I fare with the new PIT> Thanks again.
hodgestl said:
Yes, Odin is detecting the device just fine. The blue COM light comes on and gives me the com port number. Then in the running description, its says Added! which I have always taken to mean that Odin has successfullly connected to the device.
I leave the two check marks checked that are alerady there, then I also check the Re-Partition box. I add the PIT file from earlier (renamed with a PIT extension of course) to the PIT line.
When I click Start, Odin starts normally, finds the right instruxction, and above the blu com box, where it would say PASS at the very end, it syas SET PARTITION. The task descriptions in the lower left says Getting PIT file, and then ODIN stays there.
That lasted over 2 hours. I will try the new PIT file and see what happens this time. Thanks for the continued help and support. I really feel like we are just one tiny issue from getting this phone restored, but I can't quite get over the hump. I will let you know how I fare with the new PIT> Thanks again.
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Try without checking the re-partition checkbox and see if it works. It should not take more then few seconds if you are only uploading the pit file.
ciphercodes said:
Try without checking the re-partition checkbox and see if it works. It should not take more then few seconds if you are only uploading the pit file.
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Will do. Just gets stuck at "Get PIT for mapping.." I will try without the re-partition checked and report back. Thank you.
ciphercodes said:
Try without checking the re-partition checkbox and see if it works. It should not take more then few seconds if you are only uploading the pit file.
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OK, when you select the PIT file using the Pit button, then Odin automatically checks the Re-Partition box. If you uncheck that box and try to proceed, I get the error message "No Binary is Selected." So it looks like I am kind of stuck. I have tried both of the PIT files. Both start normally, then get stuck (Permanently it appears) at the line "Get PIT for mapping.." I have tried just with the PIT only, and tried it with the ROM entered into the PDA button, and both give the same result.
I was very excited earlier today. I thought we (Really you) could save this phone. I feel like we are right on the edge, but the PIT load won't complete. Thanks for ideas.
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ok so here is what happen, i originally was trying to odin back to stock, i used a file that was for gsm and not sprint, upon doing so odin kept failing, now i have this screen where it shows a phone, hazard, computer with dots in between, i cannot get it to boot into anything... i downloaded the gnex toolkit, followed directions and installed drivers... i cannot get the adb and bootloader drivers to work the all have caution symbols...i have been locked out of my phone going on day 2 and i really need it being its my only line of communication... before all this happened when it was in odin it showed connecting correctly but i dont know if debugging was on before i started odin...please can anyone help me with these drivers...i also deleted them all and then used pda net and it gives me the normal samsung usb composite device driver but nothing else....i am really screwed...please can anyone help?.... thanks in advance...
If you can get into fastboot, try this guide:
http://islascruz.org/html/index.php/blog/show/Upgrade_to_Android_4.2_on_Galaxy_Nexus_(Yakju)_.html
But skip the part about editing the file and taking out
Code:
-w
. If you can't get into fastboot, then I can't help you.
Had the same, pulled the battery for a while then replaced it and it went back to the symbols you described at start of your post... this is still symbolizing interrupted download mode and Odin will still work. Closed and restarted Odin and started flash again successfully. You will need to, I think, flash the rom AND re-partition with .pit file.
If it is "bricked, or semi-bricked" debugging will no longer exist as it's part of the OS
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stinky73 said:
Had the same, pulled the battery for a while then replaced it and it went back to the symbols you described at start of your post... this is still symbolizing interrupted download mode and Odin will still work. Closed and restarted Odin and started flash again successfully. You will need to, I think, flash the rom AND re-partition with .pit file.
If it is "bricked, or semi-bricked" debugging will no longer exist as it's part of the OS
Sent from my GT-P7510 using xda premium
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ok i have the tar file that shabbypenguin has posted but do u have a link for the pit file?
Edit: i have scoured the internet for a few hours and have had no luck with finding the pit file, also the tar version i dl is FH05... i'm going to try to flash without pit...dont think i can make it much worse but if anybody can give me an appropriate pit file i really would appreciate it
goast said:
ok i have the tar file that shabbypenguin has posted but do u have a link for the pit file?
Edit: i have scoured the internet for a few hours and have had no luck with finding the pit file, also the tar version i dl is FH05... i'm going to try to flash without pit...dont think i can make it much worse but if anybody can give me an appropriate pit file i really would appreciate it
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I have the .pit for gsm model that I use over here, but not sure if it is good for your model as regards partition sizes....being in Europe I am not to much in the know for tech specs of North America models
I'm if you search xda or ask somebody will know
Here's the .pit I use
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31778139/I9250_partition-table-0915.pit
stinky73 said:
I have the .pit for gsm model that I use over here, but not sure if it is good for your model as regards partition sizes....being in Europe I am not to much in the know for tech specs of North America models
I'm if you search xda or ask somebody will know
Here's the .pit I use
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31778139/I9250_partition-table-0915.pit
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problem solved big ups to shabby for his odin thread and help!!!!! toolkit worked like a charm!!! thanks again!
One fine day all of a sudden my SGH T989 ( Tmobile version of Galaxy S2) turned off and when I tried to turn it on it went in to the boot load loop and was not going beyond the Boot loaded screen which shows blue progress bar. Then I tried emergency firmware recovery option of the KIES but the progress bar on the recover dialog was getting stuck at 0 % for long time without any movement. Tried it multiple times by disabling the anti virus on my laptop , connected to different USB ports but same result. I couldn't get into the recover mode on my phone by pressing the Volume down+Power + Home button. The download mode option was also not working with by pressing both Volume Up+Down and Power button. But I could get in the Download mode by Pressing both volume up+down and then connecting the USB cable.
After KIES now the progress bar on boot load screen reaches almost 100% but after few seconds the screen turns completely black ( appears that the device is turned off) and it no longer goes in to the boot load loop.
After that I tried recovery thru ODIN by using the t898 Stock ROM, but it also doesn't work. It shows ABOOT on the first box on the screen and in the log it shows Nand Write Start !! and doesn't do anything beyond that point. I tried ODIN version 3.09, 3.07, 3.04 and 1.83 but same result every time.
Note: My phone is having Android version 4.1.2/ Software T989UVMC6 (Tmobile official Jelly Beans version) and is still factory locked.
Then I tried the CMW recovery file for T989 using ODIN 1.83 but no luck it get stuck at aboot.md and nothing happens.
I have latest version of KIES on my laptop.
While going thru some other post I read something about repartition but I couldn't find the proper instructions and PIT files for my phone.
Would appreciate guidance/advise to fix this issue.
My phone is out of warranty from both the carrier and Samsung. Samsung is asking to pay $70 for fixing the phone.
But I want to give it a try before sending it to samsung.
try this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414341
make sure you end all kies processes- use ics in thread and go from there...hope this helps
Fasted12 said:
try this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414341
make sure you end all kies processes- use ics in thread and go from there...hope this helps
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All download links provided on the thread given by you are broken. I could find ODIN 1.85 from some other sites but am having hard time finding the stock rom 4.0.3 that is mentioned in the thread. All hotfile.com links are not working.
Please let me know if there is a legitimate link available for download. Can I use the Jelly Beans recovery file?
I tried it with ODIN 3.09, 3.07 and 1.83 but it didn't work.
nikson1906 said:
All download links provided on the thread given by you are broken. I could find ODIN 1.85 from some other sites but am having hard time finding the stock rom 4.0.3 that is mentioned in the thread. All hotfile.com links are not working.
Please let me know if there is a legitimate link available for download. Can I use the Jelly Beans recovery file?
I tried it with ODIN 3.09, 3.07 and 1.83 but it didn't work.
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you can use the 4.1.2 tar file, needs to be odin 1.85 for this. forgot about hotfile,
try this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2226886&page=9 (look on last page)
these are everywhere on xda, you have to look through the comments since hotfile went down
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374868
this link is working-- ive had better luck flashing to ics when soft bricked. mine accepts radio better and then i flash custom rom after root,
Fasted12 said:
you can use the 4.1.2 tar file, needs to be odin 1.85 for this. forgot about hotfile,
try this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2226886&page=9 (look on last page)
these are everywhere on xda, you have to look through the comments since hotfile went down
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374868
this link is working-- ive had better luck flashing to ics when soft bricked. mine accepts radio better and then i flash custom rom after root,
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I tried 4.1.2 tar file ( downloaded from Samsung-Update.com) yesterday with ODIN 1.85 but still same result. It get stuck at Nand Write Start !!
I'll try with ICS rom from the links provided by you but I doubt it will work. Do I need to repartition using PIT file. I read in few other threads that guys had same problem and after using the PIT they could fix their phone. I searched for PIT file for Tmobile Galaxy S 2 (T989) but couldn't find. I see that there a PIT file available with ODIN 1.85 which I downloaded, but am not sure if that is the correct one for my phone.
You can try, be careful, a lot of hard bricks come from trying to repartition. What windows do you use, and end Kies process if running.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app
Fasted12 said:
You can try, be careful, a lot of hard bricks come from trying to repartition. What windows do you use, and end Kies process if running.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app
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I am using Windows 7. I checked in task manager and made sure no process that starts with the name KIES or has samsung in description is not running. Is there any specific service/process that I need to kill before starting the ODIN?
Any other thoughts, like if I need to disable the anti virus completely which might be restricting ODIN and KIES to write to the COM port?
I downloaded a utility for monitoring the serial port while ODIN was running but once I get the NAND Write Start !! I don't see any activity on the port.
I tried the PIT file that came along with ODIN 1.85 and T989 stock Rom together ( I kept the Re-Partition checked.), but again it got stuck at...
<ID:0/05> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/05> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
Still same issue, no change in the Device status..
nikson1906 said:
I am using Windows 7. I checked in task manager and made sure no process that starts with the name KIES or has samsung in description is not running. Is there any specific service/process that I need to kill before starting the ODIN?
Any other thoughts, like if I need to disable the anti virus completely which might be restricting ODIN and KIES to write to the COM port?
I downloaded a utility for monitoring the serial port while ODIN was running but once I get the NAND Write Start !! I don't see any activity on the port.
I tried the PIT file that came along with ODIN 1.85 and T989 stock Rom together ( I kept the Re-Partition checked.), but again it got stuck at...
<ID:0/05> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/05> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
Still same issue, no change in the Device status..
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only thing i ever check is auto reboot, only value i use is PDA-thats where the .tar file goes. uncheck re-partition.
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only thing i ever check is auto reboot, only value i use is PDA-thats where the .tar file goes. uncheck re-partition.
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Re-partition I checked only when I used the PIT file.
any other thoughts like, if I need to flash ?
nikson1906 said:
Re-partition I checked only when I used the PIT file.
any other thoughts like, if I need to flash ?
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pit files are related to the size of repartition, thats not what you need. if your phone will still go to download mode but will not boot, you should follow the guide i posted in the first reply , especially step 2, i have recovered many with that guide. sometimes i had to use gingerbread rom first to get files that were missing to upgrade.
Fasted12 said:
pit files are related to the size of repartition, thats not what you need. if your phone will still go to download mode but will not boot, you should follow the guide i posted in the first reply , especially step 2, i have recovered many with that guide. sometimes i had to use gingerbread rom first to get files that were missing to upgrade.
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I have already tried steps as per the guide but no luck. I can try gingerbread if the ROM is available. finding ICS rom itself was very difficult. Let me know if you have the link for Gingerbread ROM
So I tried the gingerbread and ICS roms as well. Also tried flashing the kernels and various versions of ODIN including 1.3,1.83,1.85,3.07,3.09 but same result. It get either stuck at Nand Write Start !! for ROM upgrade or Boot.img for Kernel flash.
Tried disabling McAfee's firewall and Active Protections, made sure none of the KIES services are running, tried stock ROMs for Gingerbread, ICS and JB.
Tried KIES as well as ODIN.
KIES get stuck at 0% in the Firmware update step after completing all the required file downloads, decryption etc.
Tried all 3 USB ports on my Laptop.
I can get into download mode only by holding Vol up+Down button and then connecting the USB cable.
Holding Vol up+ down and pressing the power button ( releasing on first vibration) doesn't work.
I couldn't get into the recovery mode by pressing the vol up and power button.
If I power ON the device it completes the boot load screen ( blue progress bar) and after few seconds the screen turns black. Pressing the power button again doesn't do anything.
Gone thru many thread but no luck so far.
Need help !!
Hello!
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 Wifi only, model SM-T3100ZWYXAR. I bought it here in the USA. The stock version does not contain a vietnamese language. I want to get a "firmware" or "rom", I dunno what, that have the vietnam language AND the english language firmware. I dunno, a SE Asian region or Vietnam region if there is one. Problem is I'm new to Samsung and don't know exactly how to do it, if there is instructions, great. I also don't know which and where to download the ftf or firmware or rom. I also want the original with my stock if I want to flash it back. I download the ODIN which I think is the tool to do it.
I do have several Sony Xperias phones and do know/ have experience how to flash the ftf to the phones. Is it similar in any way?
What is the difference between firmware and ROM? Are they the same, is ROM is regularly used here cause almost nobody mentions firmware and that's why I got confused?
over on the Xperia forums, I almost never heard of the words ROM used, but that is because I was only looking for firmwares.
If successful, I'm planning to purchase another Tab but with 3G or 4G LTE model and hope to flash a firmware/rom with VN and ENG language into those as well. So is there a thread with all firmwares/rom in one as I see it scatter everywhere. [
btw, do I need to root or unlock bootloader to do this? If so, some instructions would be nice.
Is this what you are looking for? The T3100 is 3g and the T3110 is WiFi. At least that is what the Sammobile site is saying.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=27167
Here is the link for the firmware. Just enter SM-T310 or SM-T311 in the search field.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
ROM and Firmware are interchangeable terms. You do not need to root to flash (load) OEM Rom with ODIN. Just make sure you follow instructions. They literally are all over this site.
Brian D said:
Is this what you are looking for? The T3100 is 3g and the T3110 is WiFi. At least that is what the Sammobile site is saying.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=27167
Here is the link for the firmware. Just enter SM-T310 or SM-T311 in the search field.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
ROM and Firmware are interchangeable terms. You do not need to root to flash (load) OEM Rom with ODIN. Just make sure you follow instructions. They literally are all over this site.
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thank you, now I know what to look for.
To be safe and to prevent stumbling blocks., first download and install 'Samsung Kies' to your PC..
that will install the drivers needed for Odin to communicate with your Samsung device.
Now you dont USE Kies... just install it and once installed, dont use it when you run Odin..
just run Odin only..then download your new firmware to your tab.
Good luck and write back if you run into a snag.
jimmbomb said:
To be safe and to prevent stumbling blocks., first download and install 'Samsung Kies' to your PC..
that will install the drivers needed for Odin to communicate with your Samsung device.
Now you dont USE Kies... just install it and once installed, dont use it when you run Odin..
just run Odin only..then download your new firmware to your tab.
Good luck and write back if you run into a snag.
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ok, I finally found the firmware I wanted to try out (SINAPORE, hopefully they have English AND Vietnamese language. took a while to install it via rapidgator.
But just realize I don't have the instructions to flash it. can someone send me links for the instructions to flash firmware for Galaxy Tab 3?
Fyi, I have download XSP-T310XWUAMG3-20130801161200.zip and install KIES, Odin. what else I need?
Read this several times before you actually perform the flash. This way if you have a question you can ask.
Brian D said:
Read this several times before you actually perform the flash. This way if you have a question you can ask.
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I tried, but didn't work it failed. fyi, I used PDA, but there are other options, PIT, Bootloader, Phone, CSC and UMS. am I choosing the right one?
BigDnm01 said:
I tried, but didn't work it failed. fyi, I used PDA, but there are other options, PIT, Bootloader, Phone, CSC and UMS. am I choosing the right one?
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Yes, PDA is the correct location. When you say you tried but didn't work, can you be more specific? Please list exactly what you did to the detail. Then we can see if you missed a step or you added/deleted something or whatever.
t3100
is there any here experiencing touch problem for our tab 3 8.0 ? mine is not working properly but if i stop some apps on running it become faster and normal. i don't know if i need to update im using 4.2.2 already comes from when i bought this. please i need help how to fix this touch problem sometimes it's really hard to touch i need to double tap it to work.
Brian D said:
Yes, PDA is the correct location. When you say you tried but didn't work, can you be more specific? Please list exactly what you did to the detail. Then we can see if you missed a step or you added/deleted something or whatever.
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ok so I
0) Ensure the tablet is at least 50% charged and is turned off. mine was 80%
1) Installed KIES, Odin 3.07, open Odin 3.07, Samsung USB driver for Mobile Phones.
2) Download the correct stock firmware
3) went to Download/Odin mode on Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, POWER BUTTON + VOLUME DOWN, then VOLUME UP to confirm.
4) Connect USB from PC to Galaxy Tab.
5) tick/checked PDA click on PDA, find md5 file.
6) Start.
then I waited, but it always FAILED, three times. what did I do wrong. Also I installed Odin 3.09, but none of the malware it came with. but I don't see Odin 3.09 anywhere. Where can I download the correct 3.09?
BigDnm01 said:
ok so I
0) Ensure the tablet is at least 50% charged and is turned off. mine was 80%
1) Installed KIES, Odin 3.07, open Odin 3.07, Samsung USB driver for Mobile Phones.
2) Download the correct stock firmware
3) went to Download/Odin mode on Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, POWER BUTTON + VOLUME DOWN, then VOLUME UP to confirm.
4) Connect USB from PC to Galaxy Tab.
5) tick/checked PDA click on PDA, find md5 file.
6) Start.
then I waited, but it always FAILED, three times. what did I do wrong. Also I installed Odin 3.09, but none of the malware it came with. but I don't see Odin 3.09 anywhere. Where can I download the correct 3.09?
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When you executed Odin 3.07, did you right-click and Run as Administrator?
After connecting the device to the PC, AND, before you hit start, did your Odin 3.07 screen look like the attached image?
Blue box in ID:COM with 0:[COMx] where x is a com port number.
Was KIES running (should not have been)
Auto Reboot unchecked (not important for OEM Rom)
All the text in the messages box
Check mark to the left of the PDA box
File name in the PDA box ending in MD5
The most important is the blue box that says 0:[COMx]. If that is not present then you cannot upload the file to your device.
Your Odin 3.09 went to C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Local\Temp
Brian D said:
When you executed Odin 3.07, did you right-click and Run as Administrator?
After connecting the device to the PC, AND, before you hit start, did your Odin 3.07 screen look like the attached image?
Blue box in ID:COM with 0:[COMx] where x is a com port number.
Was KIES running (should not have been)
Auto Reboot unchecked (not important for OEM Rom)
All the text in the messages box
Check mark to the left of the PDA box
File name in the PDA box ending in MD5
The most important is the blue box that says 0:[COMx]. If that is not present then you cannot upload the file to your device.
Your Odin 3.09 went to C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Local\Temp
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Yes, I'm sure the 0:[COMx] was present when I did try it, And I didn't uncheck the Auto-Reboot box, maybe I should? only that and F. Reset Time was checked
Also, does the md5 have to be in a specific folder? Mine was just on the desktop. does it matter if I use 3.07 or 3.09 Odin?
And just to make sure, I need to have my tablet in Odin/Download mode before I proceed, correct? before I connect the usb.
BigDnm01 said:
Yes, I'm sure the 0:[COMx] was present when I did try it, And I didn't uncheck the Auto-Reboot box, maybe I should? only that and F. Reset Time was checked
Also, does the md5 have to be in a specific folder? Mine was just on the desktop. does it matter if I use 3.07 or 3.09 Odin?
And just to make sure, I need to have my tablet in Odin/Download mode before I proceed, correct? before I connect the usb.
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Auto-Reboot can be checked or unchecked for the OEM Rom. If you install one of the other developer roms then is should be unchecked.
My recovery files (OEM Rom) are located in a folder two levels deep. I makes no difference where the files are located. So you don't need to fret over that detail. I am not 100% sure about the differences between Odin 3.07 and 3.09, so that question I cannot answer. I personally use Odin 3.07 even though I have 3.09 on my computer.
Yes, first place the tablet in download mode (vol down and power, then vol up), connect cable, open Odin 3.0x as Administrator and verify connectivity, add MD5 file to PDA, press start.
One thing I think might be important is to extract the MD5 file from the zip file and place it somewhere you can access, like your desktop (as you have it). Do not leave it in the zip folder, and, do not try and load the zip folder. I do not think Odin will let you do that but I just want to make sure that you are not trying that.
There is just one thing that I am also not sure. In the original post you said you have the "T310 WiFi only" tab (shouldn't that be T311 Wifi) and it looks like you are trying to load the T310 3G version firmware. That might be a reason it is failing. This is just a guess but you might want to download the T311 OEM Rom and try that. Match your firmware with that of the OEM. Just a thought. Please confirm your product and your firmware.
Brian D said:
Auto-Reboot can be checked or unchecked for the OEM Rom. If you install one of the other developer roms then is should be unchecked.
My recovery files (OEM Rom) are located in a folder two levels deep. I makes no difference where the files are located. So you don't need to fret over that detail. I am not 100% sure about the differences between Odin 3.07 and 3.09, so that question I cannot answer. I personally use Odin 3.07 even though I have 3.09 on my computer.
Yes, first place the tablet in download mode (vol down and power, then vol up), connect cable, open Odin 3.0x as Administrator and verify connectivity, add MD5 file to PDA, press start.
One thing I think might be important is to extract the MD5 file from the zip file and place it somewhere you can access, like your desktop (as you have it). Do not leave it in the zip folder, and, do not try and load the zip folder. I do not think Odin will let you do that but I just want to make sure that you are not trying that.
There is just one thing that I am also not sure. In the original post you said you have the "T310 WiFi only" tab (shouldn't that be T311 Wifi) and it looks like you are trying to load the T310 3G version firmware. That might be a reason it is failing. This is just a guess but you might want to download the T311 OEM Rom and try that. Match your firmware with that of the OEM. Just a thought. Please confirm your product and your firmware.
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T310 is Wifi (lt01wifi)
T311 is 3g (lt013g)
T315 is LTE (lt01lte)
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gr8nole said:
T310 is Wifi (lt01wifi)
T311 is 3g (lt013g)
T315 is LTE (lt01lte)
Sent from my SCH-I605
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Thanks, I have no idea how I got that backwards. Do appreciate the correction.
Ok so I did it this time. follow instructions, now last step. It said PASS!
in the message box : <OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1/ failed 0 ) .
great, only my Galaxy Tab 3 is in Download mode, it's not rebooting.
screen is
Downloading....
Do not turn off target!!!
seriously, what should I do?
BigDnm01 said:
Ok so I did it this time. follow instructions, now last step. It said PASS!
in the message box : <OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1/ failed 0 ) .
great, only my Galaxy Tab 3 is in Download mode, it's not rebooting.
screen is
Downloading....
Do not turn off target!!!
seriously, what should I do?
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Hold power until it restarts
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gr8nole said:
Hold power until it restarts
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Thanks. I thought it should've restart by itself, but I guess I was wrong. It was scary, though, I know how easy it is to screw it up and brick your device. good thing is. IT WORKS! SUCCESS! now I have the language I wanted, Vietnamese language in the Singapore firmware.
Since I succeeded, I'll go ahead with the SM-T217T Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 4G LTE (T-Mobile USA). I just realized that the SM-T217T is USA T-Mobile only. Can I flash other SM-T217(_) and it'll still work? the 3G/4G LTE?
BigDnm01 said:
Thanks. I thought it should've restart by itself, but I guess I was wrong. It was scary, though, I know how easy it is to screw it up and brick your device. good thing is. IT WORKS! SUCCESS! now I have the language I wanted, Vietnamese language in the Singapore firmware.
Since I succeeded, I'll go ahead with the SM-T217T Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 4G LTE (T-Mobile USA). I just realized that the SM-T217T is USA T-Mobile only. Can I flash other SM-T217(_) and it'll still work? the 3G/4G LTE?
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I think that you shoould ONLY flash firmware that was designed for YOUR particular model.
Hardware is different for each model, and you can (will) brick real fast by flashing different models FW on a certain device.
Stick with your model number.
You may want to ask T-Mobile how to get the Vietnamese language on their device.
They may just be able to tell you how to D?L the language pak for it.
Good luck
Well, I guess I'm stuck at a road block with the SM-T217T Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (T-Mobile USA). Would rooting help? I can tried apps like More Locale, but I don't think it's any luck, since I tried and failed with the Tab 3 8.0.
But at least I succeeded in flashing the correct firmware I wanted on my SM-T310 Tab 3 8.0 Wifi only.
Thank you all for your help.
Hello,
this morning I woke up to a dead Note 2, the booting screen changes from the Galaxy note 2 text to random colored dots and then a full white noise screen - exactly like this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2399712
So I tried flashing a stock rom and it said it didn't have PIT files. I read up on that a little and found my T889v PIT file (which dates back to 2012) and downloaded it. If I try flashing via Odin with both the rom and the pit file it just won't return anything and get stuck before even doing anything, if I try flashing the PIT file alone its stuck at Get PIT for mapping.
The phone was working fine before last night, I haven't changed anything since I was on 4.4 custom rom (omnirom), except install a Chromecast yesterday. That's the only thing that changed, I installed Chromecast and Plex, and I can't fathom how that might have changed anything to render my phone to a brick.
Help ?
I even tried Skipsoft unified toolkit to no avail.
Anyone?
Kinda dont want to RMA it =(
snwww said:
Anyone?
Kinda dont want to RMA it =(
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Try Kies emergency restore function. Might work...
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
Coug76 said:
Try Kies emergency restore function. Might work...
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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It can't connect to the phone once its done downloading the rom. It recognizes the phone in the first step where it asks you to plug it in, but then it gives me an error before it even starts doing anything to it. Odin sometimes won't even connect to the phone if its been pluggedin for a long amount of time, so I figured it was probably the same with Kies not being able to connect to the phone after downloading the huge file, so I tried to trick it. The second time around it started downloading (god are they idiots, what a waste of bandwidth, it just downloaded it and gave me an error, now it has to re-dl it all? what the hell? can't they archive their downloads? wow) I unplugged the cable and rebooted the phone into download mode just before it hit 100%, Odin would have been able to connect at that point for sure, but Kies still gave me an error saying it couldn't recognize the phone.
Thank you very much for your response, I totally forgot to try Kies first, I'll have to investigate further on errors on why I can't connect to it.
Ok guys, I'm trying to recover a note 2, the note2 was using like a normal day, but it reboot and doesnt pass the samsung logo, as usual, the first thing was a wipe from recover, so, when they did a wipe from recovery, it drop some errors, (I wasnt there so i dont know what kind of errors) and now, the phone doesnt even show the initial logo, Just a white screen. I can enter into download mode, but every time odin stop with a error There is no PIT partition.
The rom was stock 4.3, no rooted. In odin the information is:
Odin Mode
Product Name: GT-N7100
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Custom
Knox Warranty Void: 0
AP SWREV:
I think it show custom because i try to flash a custom recovery to see if I can do a wipe or install a custom rom, but still the There is no PIT partition.
So, i am thinking to flash a pit, but i only found http://d-h.st/Dlv and I dont know if its compatible with 4.3 roms. I cant use the recovery firmware because they are 4.1.2 and as far I know, i cant downgrade 4.3 to 4.1.2 because knox bootloader. Any Idea?
Or can I use that pit file with 4.3 rom?
Ok, I try with the PIT, in the first box where is the ID:COM it say Set Partition, in the status log it say Get PIT for mapping.. and nothing happens, is stuck. So even with a pit file i cant flash :/
I had this problem 2 times after installing aokp and cm 4.4.2 fw and tried to flash stock after. The solution was to flash with pit file, closed Internet, and older version of Odin, exactly Odin 3v1.87. The fw I flashed was 4.1.2 but I don't think you have problem with 4.3. Every other version of Odin was failing, 3.07, 3.0.9 all was stuck at partition.
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Odin 1.87? ok, I only try 1.85, 3.07 and 3.09. And always fail the pit, i try with a z3x box and the same.
I will try, but later, I send it to a friend to try Jtag :/
Thanks for the advice, If they still dont do Jtag I will post back if it work
PD: Jtag was a good idea? :/ it will cost me like 50 dollars but my friend need his note urgent because he doesnt has other phone
I think is not necessary jtag, your phone seems ok, try before flashing to put the battery out for 3 minutes and check the processes at win task manager to don't run any kies process also close the Internet because odin communicates with Samsung server to check version etc. If you can't find 1.87 post to upload it.
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If you have odin 1.87 give me the link please, that about odin communicate with samsung, i didnt now that. I will ask for the note2 on monday. Everything was working, and all of a sudden the problem start
View attachment tmp_Odin3v1.871823824230.rar
If u r using windows 8, 8.1 check your drivers too.
Is this issue resolved and how??
Hi, just get today the note 2 again. I try with odin 1.87. It fails. They wasnt able to do jtag too (maybe they dont know how) So, I think is hardware problem :/ Everything is ok, no kies, no internet, still fail in repartition
lorddavid said:
Hi, just get today the note 2 again. I try with odin 1.87. It fails. They wasnt able to do jtag too (maybe they dont know how) So, I think is hardware problem :/ Everything is ok, no kies, no internet, still fail in repartition
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Have you actually tried recovery firmware through kies?
I believe you should give it a chance if you haven't already, I know that it's not supposed to downgrade but it's called "recovery software" for a reason!
Also, maybe you should try to flash official kitkat 4.4.2 through Odin 3.09
Please report back
the problem is that everything say partition problem. example <ID:0/030> Re-Partition operation failed. I give the note back to my friend, I already give up. But I will tell him to try. If he do it, I will report back
lorddavid said:
the problem is that everything say partition problem. example <ID:0/030> Re-Partition operation failed. I give the note back to my friend, I already give up. But I will tell him to try. If he do it, I will report back
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I believe that the phone can be saved thorough kies recovery, I saved my Mega 6.3 that way, there was also re-partition problems!
Anyway, I hope you will figure it out!
lorddavid said:
Hi, just get today the note 2 again. I try with odin 1.87. It fails. They wasnt able to do jtag too (maybe they dont know how) So, I think is hardware problem :/ Everything is ok, no kies, no internet, still fail in repartition
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I am sorry about this situation, in my tower which i have win 8.1 x64 enterprise I can't flash anything with odin and the reason are the drivers, connecting starting to flash and fail at last and if i remember well is giving different reason time to time. I am using a 5 years old laptop for flashing. In this post has newer 2014 sammy drivers, maybe you can give a try, also maybe try to flash it from another machine.
Generally the white screen is suspicious but if logo is ok means that recognize the emmc, I don't know what to say.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961956
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i a, having the same issue ?? did u figure out the problem exactly else i have to change the motherboad only to ger the device alive again..!
i have the same problem. No matter what i tried i couldn't get past the PIT problem. I have been working on the issue for 4 months. I sent it to a guy and he said it was the eMMC chip had failed.
I would love to know if there is a way to fix this otherwise
pit partition problem galaxy note 2
let me know if you still need help with this i found a way to fix it. at least it worked for me
JCESAR2 said:
let me know if you still need help with this i found a way to fix it. at least it worked for me
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Post it without asking. You never know who might get helped.
Regarding PIT thing, I don't understand what somebody could have done in Recovery to destroy Partition Table?
Anyways, try flashing PIT with Full Firmware (generally 4 separate files).
Good luck !
Dear Mr JCESAR2
Yes i would really love to know how you fixed it.
Please let us all know
Danke
i have the same problem HELP !
Hi guys, i have the same problem with my GALAXY NOTE 2 : There is no PIT partition (odin software)
Pls if somone can help ? Thanks.
lorddavid said:
Hi, just get today the note 2 again. I try with odin 1.87. It fails. They wasnt able to do jtag too (maybe they dont know how) So, I think is hardware problem :/ Everything is ok, no kies, no internet, still fail in repartition
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What happened to your Note 2 which had no PIT partition bro....
JCESAR2 said:
let me know if you still need help with this i found a way to fix it. at least it worked for me
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let us know please !!!