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Is a PIT file required to ODIN in a new modem?

Just like the title says, I'm curious if a PIT file is required to ODIN in a new modem. I ask because I accidentally did just that (stupid I know, but I'm not expecting points for thoroughness on this one)... At this point it seems like everything is working ok, but I'm not sure if I should go back and re-odin the new modem with a PIT file in place.
Thanks for any advice

Pit is not needed for modem upgrade
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Ok, thanks for the info

Need pit file. Phone bricked.

So my phone just stopped working after two days of rooting. I decided to un root it and revert it back to stock with Odin. I downloaded the right file for my phone SGH-M919 but when I tried to flash it. I got there is no pit partition. I tried then using kies and that failed. So I googled s4 pit file and got to a thread that had it. But stupid me thinking that i9505 pit file is the same for my phone because Wikipedia said it was the quad core version which the tmobile is. So now i have a new error for flash.
Please help thank you

The stock tar or md5 file from Sammobile.com has the pit mappings in it.
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elesbb said:
The stock tar or md5 file from Sammobile.com has the pit mappings in it.
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So all I would need is that .tar and it would automatically fix the issue? Or do I have to extract the pit and use it another way? I've never had to deal with this myself but some one else is having the same problem and I'm trying to find the answer for the both of us really, I don't want to be blind if this were to happen to myself so I want to find what I need to correct it before it becomes a problem later.

Flash the stock .tar like the man said...
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Orical said:
So all I would need is that .tar and it would automatically fix the issue? Or do I have to extract the pit and use it another way? I've never had to deal with this myself but some one else is having the same problem and I'm trying to find the answer for the both of us really, I don't want to be blind if this were to happen to myself so I want to find what I need to correct it before it becomes a problem later.
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Just use tar file place it in pda not pit section of odin . Click start after reboot you are back to stock.
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richardlibeau said:
Just use tar file place it in pda not pit section of odin . Click start after reboot you are back to stock.
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Sounds simple, I've been helping some one from here out a little and either he doesn't understand what he's doing or there's something else wrong that he doesn't know he did in the mean time but that's pretty simple for a fix. He's been "from what I gather" doing that same thing but when it starts it just hangs at the check in Odin. I told him it takes a few minutes before it actually shows progress but he's waited over an hour so maybe he did something to the partitions that's all I can think of that would cause this to happen but it's hard trying to figure out the problem when you don't have the device in hand.
Thanks for responding I'll send him the link to the thread.

Orical said:
Sounds simple, I've been helping some one from here out a little and either he doesn't understand what he's doing or there's something else wrong that he doesn't know he did in the mean time but that's pretty simple for a fix. He's been "from what I gather" doing that same thing but when it starts it just hangs at the check in Odin. I told him it takes a few minutes before it actually shows progress but he's waited over an hour so maybe he did something to the partitions that's all I can think of that would cause this to happen but it's hard trying to figure out the problem when you don't have the device in hand.
Thanks for responding I'll send him the link to the thread.
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If it's hanging at the "check" in Odin, it's not even began to write things to the device. The "check" part is checking the tar file. So it may have just been an incomplete download of the tar file.
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elesbb said:
If it's hanging at the "check" in Odin, it's not even began to write things to the device. The "check" part is checking the tar file. So it may have just been an incomplete download of the tar file.
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That's what I thought too, it works for me so he must have flashed something he shouldn't have.
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Same problem as above but still getting pit error
I have the same problem as the guy above. I tried to unroot and soft bricked my phone. Kies hasnt worked neither has anything I've read. I've tried the stock tar and modified tar file from this post ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628) but still havent had much success. The tar check passes so I'm assuming the files are valid and I'm uploading the file in the PDA slot in Odin 3.07. But when the program runs it gets to (check pit mapping) then it says (device removed) then (device addded) then i get a failed message. Anyone have any ideas?
I'm using Galaxy S4 SGH-M919
Win 7 Home 64bit

So many variables, try original Odin 1.85, try a different USB cable and USB port on PC.
Pp.
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Same problem. Nothing is working. I am using the SGH-M919 pit file, but still, Odin throws errors. "Re-partition operation failed"... I tried everything nothing wants to work so far. Any ideas?

Try using an original Samsung USB cable.

Indian 3 file firmware???

Is there any Indian 3 file firmware,,, i have tried all but couldn't find any one???So, If i have to use pit file so i have to use with with one file firmware or there is any Indian 3 file firmware??

Here you have Indian FW but I think they are only One Package.
It doesn't matter when flashing with .pit file.

Memphis_ said:
Here you have Indian FW but I think they are only One Package.
It doesn't matter when flashing with .pit file.
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ok..thnks ..that's what i wanna know does it matter or not 3 file or one file ,,,
i have just tick these options??
pda
re partition
pit
pda
f rest time
auto reboot??
or there is something else??

No, it doesn't matter. The firmwares for Note 2 come with a single file, generally the Modem is included in the file. You can flash a Modem or a kernel separately later with Odin, if anything is wrong with your current one.
And in Odin you don't need to touch anything, the default settings are okay.
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vasu1 said:
ok..thnks ..that's what i wanna know does it matter or not 3 file or one file ,,,
i have just tick these options??
pda
re partition
pit
pda
f rest time
auto reboot??
or there is something else??
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Auto reboot is only useful if you want that the phone reboots itself once the firmware is flashed. You can also put the battery out.
There's nothing more before clicking on START expect usual advices about Odin: Run Odin as Admin, battery charged (>70%), Kies process are closed, official usb cable without any extension...
One or 3 files doesn't matter for me. The 3 files are useful if you only want to flash a specific partition like the modem.

what does NAND ERASE do???

I suggest you to do nothing with Nand erase... i have read it can brick ur phone..
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[GUIDE] How to Unbrick your AT&T S4 I337 OTA UCUAMF3

With me not reading about Samsung latest OTA locked bootloader , I rooted my phone, installed TWRP and updated SU, them I am stuck at a soft brick at the download mod, I have tried every possible way with ODIN to no luck, I always kept booting to the damn download mod, then accidentally I was able to flash this pit file to bypass the stuck download mod and was able to boot normally
All you need is ODIN and the attached pit file,
1. Download attached file and unzip it
2. Run ODIN
3. Click on pit
4. Loacate the unziped SGS-I337_16GB.pit file and load it
5. Click start, phone will reboot when when compelete
6. Done
Thought to share my findings
Good Luck Don't forget to Hit the Thanks Button

This is interesting. Is the PIT file you linked a "signed" PIT file?
The reason I am asking is because the PIT file listed in this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2323019&highlight=pit
...appears to not be signed and I think people had trouble flashing it through ODIN because it was not signed.
The size of the PIT file in the thread I linked and the PIT file in your post is different so it definitely appears to be a different PIT file.
Where did you get the PIT file from in your post? Was it pulled from a device running MF3 firmware?
Also, people should be aware both PIT files are for 16GB phones. It says so in the file name, but it's worth an extra mention just the same.
Thank, and it will be interesting to find out more information about this.

wait so, this will just fix the fact u tried to flash the recovery on mf3.. u weren't able to downgrade to amdl were u ?

scott14719 said:
This is interesting. Is the PIT file you linked a "signed" PIT file?
The reason I am asking is because the PIT file listed in this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2323019&highlight=pit
...appears to not be signed and I think people had trouble flashing it through ODIN because it was not signed.
The size of the PIT file in the thread I linked and the PIT file in your post is different so it definitely appears to be a different PIT file.
Where did you get the PIT file from in your post? Was it pulled from a device running MF3 firmware?
Also, people should be aware both PIT files are for 16GB phones. It says so in the file name, but it's worth an extra mention just the same.
Thank, and it will be interesting to find out more information about this.
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The pit is indeed signed, and it should work for both 16GB and 32GB according to the original information
Yes It is the same file
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iB4STiD said:
wait so, this will just fix the fact u tried to flash the recovery on mf3.. u weren't able to downgrade to amdl were u ?
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I didn't try, but I don't see why not, dude, this could be a work around
Thanks
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nkhater said:
The pit is indeed signed, and it should work for both 16GB and 32GB according to the original information
Yes It is the same file
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Can you tell me where the original information came from (a link)?

scott14719 said:
Can you tell me where the original information came from (a link)?
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Prob his phone...they are simple to pull from your phone, at least with heimdall. Ive been able to pull my pit with heimdall and use it in odin successfully
His is the exact same size of the pit I pulled from my device which confirms my theory on obtaining it
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mg2195 said:
Prob his phone...they are simple to pull from your phone, at least with heimdall. Ive been able to pull my pit with heimdall and use it in odin successfully
His is the exact same size of the pit I pulled from my device which confirms my theory on obtaining it
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The reason i am asking is because I think people have tried to use the PIT file (the one I linked above) with ODIN, and although ODIN reported it as successfully flashing, it actually did not flash. Of course, the PIT file I linked above couldn't have been from MF3 (it wasn't released at the time of that post), but I was wondering if it was a signing issue with the PIT file that kept it from actually flashing, and if not, what would be the difference between the PIT file posted by the OP and the PIT file that is in the thread I linked (other than being pulled from different firmwares)?
It is my understanding (I might be wrong here), that flashing a PIT file via ODIN to a phone would erase all partition information including ROM, KERNEL, and boot partitions. Without this information (in this case a MF3 TAR file) being flashed through ODIN directly after a successful PIT file flash, how could the phone successfully boot back up into MF3? And we all know an ODIN flashable MF3 TAR does not yet exist.

scott14719 said:
The reason i am asking is because I think people have tried to use the PIT file (the one I linked above) with ODIN, and although ODIN reported it as successfully flashing, it actually did not flash. Of course, the PIT file I linked above couldn't have been from MF3 (it wasn't released at the time of that post), but I was wondering if it was a signing issue with the PIT file that kept it from actually flashing, and if not, what would be the difference between the PIT file posted by the OP and the PIT file that is in the thread I linked (other than being pulled from different firmwares)?
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You know...im not sure. I mean...even with new firmwares shouldnt it be the same? Unless they changed the partitions around in mf3...than again...the one I pulled from my phone was from mdl and mine is the same exact size as his...
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mg2195 said:
You know...im not sure. I mean...even with new firmwares shouldnt it be the same? Unless they changed the partitions around in mf3...than again...the one I pulled from my phone was from mdl and mine is the same exact size as his...
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I added some Ninja edit info to my last post...

nkhater said:
I didn't try, but I don't see why not, dude, this could be a work around
Thanks
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i say fire up odin and try to downgrade to amdl :good:

iB4STiD said:
i say fire up odin and try to downgrade to amdl :good:
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As much as I would like to see it work, I don't think it would be a good idea.
A. If the OP was on MF3, how did he even attempt to install TWRP as was stated?
B. (I mentioned this in one of my lasts posts in this thread) If the PIT fil actually has flashed successfully, how would any information (other than partition information) remain on his phone? Wouldn't the PIT file wipe it completely...requiring the OP to immediately flash a firmware TAR file...which does not exist yet for MF3?
Something either is very right with this (a breakthrough) or is very wrong with this.

scott14719 said:
As much as I would like to see it work, I don't think it would be a good idea.
A. If the OP was on MF3, how did he even attempt to install TWRP as was stated?
B. (I mentioned this in one of my lasts posts in this thread) If the PIT fil actually has flashed successfully, how would any information (other than partition information) remain on his phone? Wouldn't the PIT file wipe it completely...requiring the OP to immediately flash a firmware TAR file...which does not exist yet for MF3?
Something either is very right with this (a breakthrough) or is very wrong with this.
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see, im hoping very right.. I would love to see people get around the sammy bs.. so im trying to be positive (for once) Im confused how this would work myself.. but hey stranger things have happened.. :good:

iB4STiD said:
see, im hoping very right.. I would love to see people get around the sammy bs.. so im trying to be positive (for once) Im confused how this would work myself.. but hey stranger things have happened.. :good:
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I am theorizing (just a theory) that the PIT file actually did not flash through ODIN. It reported as flashing correctly (successful), but as others have experienced, it was a false positive and didn't really flash. I am guessing the OP's phone started to work because of the method ODIN used to reboot the phone somehow bypassed the bootloop caused by trying to put TWRP onto MF3. I have seen a couple of recent posts where people were able to boot their phones by somehow getting into recovery and canceling a certain operation out ( I'm not sure which), causing the phone (that was in a previous bootloop) to start booting correctly.
I hope it is a break through as well, but I am leaning towards my explanation (or one close to it) as the reason for the OP's success.

scott14719 said:
I am theorizing (just a theory) that the PIT file actually did not flash through ODIN. It reported as flashing correctly (successful), but as others have experienced, it was a false positive and didn't really flash. I am guessing the OP's phone started to work because of the method ODIN used to reboot the phone somehow bypassed the bootloop caused by trying to put TWRP onto MF3. I have seen a couple of recent posts where people were able to boot their phones by somehow getting into recovery and canceling a certain operation out ( I'm not sure which), causing the phone (that was in a previous bootloop) to start booting correctly.
I hope it is a break through as well, but I am leaning towards my explanation (or one close to it) as the reason for the OP's success.
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ya, wiping cache in stock recovery, will kick the phone out of bootloop

iB4STiD said:
ya, wiping cache in stock recovery, will kick the phone out of bootloop
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And here is another example of someone getting out of a bootloop through Download (ODIN) mode:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44433724&postcount=11
Possibly, Odin triggered a similar reaction.
Actually, the original thread i pulled that post out of sounds very similar to what happened to the OP in this post.
Take a look at the OP of this post to see what I mean:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2398336
So, I think my theory is correct. The PIT file never actually flashed, it was the interaction between ODIN and D/L mode that overcame the bootloop.
But hey, feel free to keep messing around with the PIT file because you never know...

I wonder where op went...
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orlandoxpolice said:
I wonder where op went...
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OP was sleeping and just woke up will reply shortly
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scott14719 said:
It is my understanding (I might be wrong here), that flashing a PIT file via ODIN to a phone would erase all partition information including ROM, KERNEL, and boot partitions. Without this information (in this case a MF3 TAR file) being flashed through ODIN directly after a successful PIT file flash, how could the phone successfully boot back up into MF3? And we all know an ODIN flashable MF3 TAR does not yet exist.
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Sorry if this off topic but what's stopping someone from wiping the bootloader partition and flashing the MDL firmware?
I'm not sure if this would be done via a PIT file, ADB script or some other method but in general isn't this the path of last resistance for achieving root/bootloader access?

scott14719 said:
Can you tell me where the original information came from (a link)?
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Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2323019&highlight=pit

Pit Configuration

Long story short, directly after installing Swap Internal Sdcard to External Sdcard my phone rebooted into recovery mode saying that it could not mount /Data & /Cache. This was on Cyanogenmod 10.2 (latest nightly) and I was an idiot and tried to start over and failed at repartitioning my ROM. Does anyone have a ROM configuration directory tree for a PIT configuration so I can recovery my phone?
Model is: SPH-l900
Recovery: TWRP
This is my last resort D:
======Update======== 10/09/2013
I've done a lot of research, pretty much summed up my options. Since I do not have a PIT configuration for my SPH-l900 I can either buy a hardware / software combo to repair my phone, throw my phone away, or risk taking it to a sprint store.
Also what device would I use to repair my phone? JTAG / RIFFTag? or ???
And also no one can make a PIT file for the SPH-L900 (16GB) ?
I have

Just odin back to a stock rooted LJC rom and it will automagically repartition your phone back the way it needs to be.
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d12unk13astard said:
Just odin back to a stock rooted LJC rom and it will automagically repartition your phone back the way it needs to be.
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Last I researched and tried you cannot just Odin back without a .PIT configuration file with a corrupted ROM (EMMC). Does anyone have a .PIT configuration file for the SPH-L900?

Can you get into odin download mode by holding volume down and power? If so im 99.9% sure its an easy fix. Or you can try your luck finding a .pit configuration...
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d12unk13astard said:
Can you get into odin download mode by holding volume down and power? If so im 99.9% sure its an easy fix. Or you can try your luck finding a .pit configuration...
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I have the PIT file somewhere.... just need to find it.
*Edit* Attached. Use this and MC2 and you should be all set.

garwynn said:
I have the PIT file somewhere.... just need to find it.
*Edit* Attached. Use this and MC2 and you should be all set.
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Thank you so much, I was hesitant to PM you directly and thought someone else might have the proper .PIT file...
Did you just create it yourself using Pit Magic or how did you get that .PIT configuration? If you don't mind me asking.
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Can you get into odin download mode by holding volume down and power? If so im 99.9% sure its an easy fix. Or you can try your luck finding a .pit configuration...
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I was looking for a .PIT configuration file because my ROM (EMMC) was corrupted, from my experience Odin only works with regular Custom OS .tar installs if you only have a working ROM (EMMC). I had to repartition my phone first... And I did look lol, I couldn't find a working .PIT file for my phone sadly and on top of that I tried to create my own but failed it hard. I guess it was a great learning experience because sprint looked at my phone and just said that they would replace my old one, and since I've had it for about a year they just let me keep the old one

Guy_with_an_Axe said:
Thank you so much, I was hesitant to PM you directly and thought someone else might have the proper .PIT file...
Did you just create it yourself using Pit Magic or how did you get that .PIT configuration? If you don't mind me asking.
I was looking for a .PIT configuration file because my ROM (EMMC) was corrupted, from my experience Odin only works with regular Custom OS .tar installs if you only have a working ROM (EMMC). I had to repartition my phone first... And I did look lol, I couldn't find a working .PIT file for my phone sadly and on top of that I tried to create my own but failed it hard. I guess it was a great learning experience because sprint looked at my phone and just said that they would replace my old one, and since I've had it for about a year they just let me keep the old one
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This one I got from a Heimdall pull.
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garwynn said:
This one I got from a Heimdall pull.
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Thanks again, I think I'll do that from now on lol

garwynn said:
I have the PIT file somewhere.... just need to find it.
*Edit* Attached. Use this and MC2 and you should be all set.
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So if I have MC2 firmware and use your MC2 pit file this repartition the phone and restore firmware. so what do i click on in odin too run both files. Thanks

tommyjoesanders said:
So if I have MC2 firmware and use your MC2 pit file this repartition the phone and restore firmware. so what do i click on in odin too run both files. Thanks
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Pit goes in pit slot, tar in pda.
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garwynn said:
Pit goes in pit slot, tar in pda.
I have same problem and tried to do things as your guy have shown: get the t0lte.zip and MC2 but the pit re-partition is failed after all just seconds after hit the start. Tried to do with several USBs but no help.
What should I do next? I can get my phone into ODIN download mode but could not flash the any stock ROM. I got the message :There is no PIT partition and if I attach file t0tle.pit and check the re-partition box then I got the message second after hit the start button : Re-Partition operation failed.
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abbuyacc said:
garwynn said:
Pit goes in pit slot, tar in pda.
I have same problem and tried to do things as your guy have shown: get the t0lte.zip and MC2 but the pit re-partition is failed after all just seconds after hit the start. Tried to do with several USBs but no help.
What should I do next? I can get my phone into ODIN download mode but could not flash the any stock ROM. I got the message :There is no PIT partition and if I attach file t0tle.pit and check the re-partition box then I got the message second after hit the start button : Re-Partition operation failed.
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You should not need to repartition. I don't believe they changed to go to 4.3. What happens if you do just the tarball?
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garwynn said:
abbuyacc said:
You should not need to repartition. I don't believe they changed to go to 4.3. What happens if you do just the tarball?
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Could not do anything, and sorry what do you meant when saying "do just the tarball"?
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abbuyacc said:
Could not do anything, and sorry what do you meant when saying "do just the tarball"?
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My meaning is try flashing the tar file only. Don't add the pit file or check repartition.
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garwynn said:
My meaning is try flashing the tar file only. Don't add the pit file or check repartition.
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OH, OK... if so then I got the message something like there is no pit file. The phone if I don't do anything but just hit the power button it will come to a blank screen with nothing in it and you cannot control anything even power button and you will need to take the battery out in order to turn the phone off but I also mentioned that I can get into the Odin download mode and when you do the tarball (your term) you will get the message that said no pit file.

Did this end up working out for you? I've downloaded MC2 (4.1.2?) and another version (4.4 I think) and everything I try keeps telling me I need a PIT file. My phone is soft bricked where it'll go into download mode, but trying to go into recovery or booting it normally and it'll turn into a Poltergeist screeen and won't do anything - http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-2-sprint/help/odd-semi-brick-t3082102

garwynn said:
I have the PIT file somewhere.... just need to find it.
*Edit* Attached. Use this and MC2 and you should be all set.
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I've tried literally everything possible....Cannot get anything to flash in Odin or Philz Recovery....Is there any other way to try to reset internal memory?

New logic board and now the phone is good as new, thanks eBay

kchannel9 said:
New logic board and now the phone is good as new, thanks
I am in the same boat.
Woke up this morning and phone is on "Galaxy Note 2" screen. Does not even get past the Sprint and Samsung boot anims. Try to boot into TWRP to send some commands and disable Xposed, I did some playing with Xposed last night but when I went to sleep, I had done multiple restarts and tests w/ Xposed modules and all was sound. Put it on the charger and slept. Until this morning!
Not able to send and ADB commands to phone during boot.
I can get into dl mode with Odin but so far the recovery files I've tried to flashed have returned either FAILED or NO PIT PARTITION error.
Kchannel9.. so you got a new motherboard. Were you ever able to recover any of your data off your old motherboard?
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Nope.