Ok, I've been having this issue since DK28. Ever since I updated to DK28, I've been having frequent freezes and lock ups (~5times a day). It sometimes happens when I'm not using the phone at all, for example when it is charging overnight it will have the red led light on (sometimes with the 4 capacitive buttons on the bottom lit up) and won't respond to anything I do to it.
Sometimes the phone freezes when I'm using it, and in this case the phone gives a single vibration followed by three quick ones, and it repeats this vibration sequence (1->3 quick bursts->1->3 quick bursts->...). And sometimes it will even reboot itself and most of the times it freezes again immediately and repeats the vibration sequence (on rare occasions it resumes normal operation). But normally, I have to do a battery pull.
I had my hopes on EB13 fixing this issue for me but I still have this issue. Ever since I had this problem I tried almost every single custom and stock DI18,DK28,EB13 ROMs out there but nothing fixed it, albeit DI18s did reduce the frequency of freezes to about 1~2 a day. I googled and searched on this forum and two of the suggestions were to remove the SD card completely and do a fresh install of stock ROMs and both didn't work.
Anybody have similar issues? I don't even want root or custom ROMs anymore... I just want a phone that can function without having to pull the battery out all the time.
I would try backing up the data on your sd card, then reformatting it. I have seen a lot of problems caused by sd card errors.
After that, I would odin to fully stock di18. Run that for a while and see if your problems are still there. If so, I dont know how to help you.
Per your suggestion, I formatted the sd card and used odin to install stock DI18. Unfortunately I'm still getting freezes... Could it be something I'm doing wrong using odin? I uncheck everything except Auto Reboot (I did on accident had the F. Reset Time checked on a couple of occasions in the past, could this be the reason?). Load the victory_8G_100528.pit file, and DI18 tar in PDA. Using Odin3+v1.61. Is rebooting all the time the only solution to my problem?... I'm desperate
Wondering if you some how got a corrupt download on the stock files for odin. Seems unlikely but dont have many other ideas for you. I pulled this from the wiki:
Odin Stock Flashing
What is ODIN? ODIN appears to be a Samsung factory piece of software that is designed to flash multiple phones at one time. Works very well and is easy to use.
Odin : http://www.sdx-downloads.com/devs/noobnl/Odin3+v1.61andepic.pit.zip
USB driver, under the Software category here: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SPH-D700ZKASPR
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have installed the drivers before starting. Also, remove the SD card from the phone (this may not be necessary, but having the SD card installed has caused Odin to fail for a number of people, so might as well just do it).
1. Open odin
2. Put your phone in download mode (Shut it off, wait for lights to all go out, then hold 1 on the keyboard while powering up)
3. Connect phone (you should see odin put a Com4 or something like that in the first box. The actual number is NOT important what is important is something popped up there when you connected your device, meaning ODIN can see it)
4. Select the victory_8G_100528.pit on the right in the pit section
5. In the PDA Section place the full Stock DI18 tar (SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar.md5 approx 255 MB) for a full wipe and full return to stock. You can get the file from a number of sources here: http://www.multiupload.com/X9AB1U56JV
6. Hit start. It will do its thing. Doesn't take long you can see the progress bar. If it sits on File Analysis for longer than 30 seconds its not going to happen. See the troubleshoot section below.
7. Device should reboot and should be done. You will have to root / install ClockworkMod.
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You could try a fresh download and follow those steps. Redownload all the files from these sources before you try again. There are a lot of versions of the files floating around.
A stock epic on DI18 should not be having force closes. Pretty much ever.
By any chance are you restoring data from a backup? If you are that might be the problem.
Is the phone damaged perhaps? Dropped too many times?
Just throwing some ideas out there. Where there is a will there is a way. You should not be getting these FCs. Got to be a way to fix it.
I bought this S4 on craigslist and I am and cant get it to completely boot.
It can go into download mode and appears to flash properly but never actually boots into Android. It is on 4.3. It makes it to the Samsung S4 logo but also doesnt boot into recovery.
I tried flashing with Odin and Kies.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Does anyone have a pit file for the M919?
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jim93 said:
I bought this S4 on craigslist and I am and cant get it to completely boot.
It can go into download mode and appears to flash properly but never actually boots into Android. It is on 4.3. It makes it to the Samsung S4 logo but also doesnt boot into recovery.
I tried flashing with Odin and Kies.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Does anyone have a pit file for the M919?
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Most likely you are trying to put the phone into recovery the wrong way.
Try this, remove the battery from the phone for 20 seconds and replace
the battery.
Press the Power and the Volume Up key at the same time until you
see tiny neon blue writing on the top left side of the phone's screen.
As soon as you see that let go of both of the phone's buttons and it should
go into recovery mode within 15-20 seconds or less.
You do NOT need to flash any PIT files.
The PIT file is the partition information tables used for partitioning the phone.
If you do find a PIT file and flash it your phone has a excellent chance to transform itself to a very nice shiny brick.
Good luck!
Misterjunky said:
Most likely you are trying to put the phone into recovery the wrong way.
Try this, remove the battery from the phone for 20 seconds and replace
the battery.
Press the Power and the Volume Up key at the same time until you
see tiny neon blue writing on the top left side of the phone's screen.
As soon as you see that let go of both of the phone's buttons and it should
go into recovery mode within 15-20 seconds or less.
You do NOT need to flash any PIT files.
The PIT file is the partition information tables used for partitioning the phone.
If you do find a PIT file and flash it your phone has a excellent chance to transform itself to a very nice shiny brick.
Good luck!
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I appreciate the intent but that is the exact same reply word for word to the one that you posted in a similar thread that came up on google when I initially googled the topic.
I am aware of how to get into recovery and that is not the issue which is why I posted that I couldnt get into recovery. This is the second backup s4 not my main s4 which I can get to and from recovery,download, and regular boot and is rooted and unlocked.
I am aware of the purpose of a pit (this isnt the first unix based system I have encountered I run Linux as my daily OS (partitions/fstabs... are not unfamiliar) which is why I didnt ask what the purpose of a PIT file.
The JTAG guy I contacted already had suggested I reflash with a good pit file which is why I asked for the pit file.
I was wondering if anyone had any other ideas outside of the suggestion I already had.
Hey everyone! So I kinda messed up when I was rooting my phone. I ended up using Kingo Android ROOT to Root my Samsung S III. Well, things didn't exactly go quite as planned (person left out a step which caused it to mess up). Through some online research I downloaded the latest Samsung update from samsung-updates. I extracted the .md5 file into Odin and followed someone else's online steps. I noticed in the videos that in both Kingo and Odin beside the name it says the model number, and it did for me the first time. Now Odin just says "Odin3 Model Name " and nothing there. It went through the process and said Pass! at the top and the (success 1/fail 0) however when I go to restart the device it just stays at the "Samsung" screen with the LED light fading in and out.
The mess up with Kingo was I didn't reset it with the cable still attached, it said it was finished so I unplugged it - I guess that's where I went wrong.
With Odin I only left "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" checked, I didn't do anything else.
Does anyone know how to fix this issue from here? I feel like I'm right on the edge of fixing the phone but not quite there.
As with many people I seriously need my phone right now, my girlfriend and I are moving from Alberta (Canada) to B.C. (also Canada) at the end of the month as well as buying a new car... I need my phone right away for everyone to be able to contact me.
If anyone has questions, I'll do my best to answer them as clearly and with as much information as possible.
Thanks!
Boot recovery and factory reset. Hopfully thatll take care of it. (It will wipe internal sd card and apps)
When I flash with Odin, I often manually restart the phone rather than using Odin. I remove the cable when I see the word "reset" appear in the status window and it hasn't caused a problem for me yet.
Well my first flashing attempt didn't go too well. I'm new to all things Android so please go easy on me here. I decided to dip my toes in this flashing business and look where it got me? LOL! Hopefully the following description makes some sense. I'd appreciate any help in this matter.
Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 SM-T210R Wifi
Goal: Flash to KitKat 4.4.2 following a guide on droidviews.com.
I followed the guide in the link above and thought everything was humming along fine. Once I got into Odin and added the md5 flash file, it looked like it was running fine and then I got the dreaded FAIL. So what I did next was unplug the usb cable from my PC and then shut off the Galaxy Tab afterwards wanting to start over from scratch again. But it appears that I did more harm than good. Now I'm not able to get back into "Download mode" via the "Volume Down + Home + Power" button combination. The only thing that'll come up on the screen is the following:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SN-T210R
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
HW REV: 0x5
Yellow Exclamation icon
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
After Googling for workarounds to this dilemma, I'm seeing people say that flashing back to stock firmware is likely the best idea. But from what I'm gathering, in order to do this, I'd have to get the tablet to boot into "Download mode" and this is where I'm stuck, because I'm not able to get to that part in order to flash back to stock firmware. I've read that you have to go to sammobile.com and find the region-appropriate stock firmware file and apparently the U.S. version is called "Cellular south" for some reason, so I went ahead and downloaded that particular file. But now what? Is there another method that I should try to get to "Download mode"? No matter what buttons and combination of buttons I push, the dreaded screen description I posted above is what comes up.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Solved.
Called my nephew. He had it fixed within 5 minutes. He did everything so quickly, so I didn't really follow how he did it, but he said basically to unplug the USB cable, reboot computer, plug USB cable into PC but leave the other end of the cable unplugged from Galaxy Tab. Open Odin and input the md5 file. Once Odin shows the file is loaded up, then plug other end of cable into Galaxy Tab and click Start. Voila!
Nice,
I like to see users reporting. I know it is your first and yourself where not sure. That is fine. But Report or Feedback helps others, by learning from your mistakes.
This is the time we realize we are getting OLD. Our nephews can do what we can not in no time!! Boy I hate this.
Hello, just picked up a used tab s t705w bell in good shape. Ive tried to flash the original 5.02 as well as autroot and another original image as well. All of them fail. Im using the latest version of Odin. The connection says its ok as per com port than when it gets to boot.img it stops and fails. Ive tried 2 USB cables as well as all my USB ports to no avail. Please help as to what I'm doing wrong, thanks.
Heres a pic
Update: tried with laptop still same thing, is there anybody that can offer a suggestion? I even unplugged the battery and plugged back in. I also tried several older versions of Odin.
Well since nobody knows what to do my research indicates possibly nand chip has failed meaning hardware issue. Gonna look at returning it.
cesandoid said:
Well since nobody knows what to do my research indicates possibly nand chip has failed meaning hardware issue. Gonna look at returning it.
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Hi,
Did you end up fixing the issue? I think I have the same issue as yours on a SM T800. It came with 4.4.2 so when I tried to update to Marshmellow it failed and it restarted fine, and it told me to update via my pc using Kies or smarth switch. So I did so and guess what happened Smart Switch failed as well but now it bricked the tablet. So when Smart switch tries to install the recovery, same thing. So I now have a brick! So I am trying to find out if there was a solution or not. If not I will just have to wear it.
Thanks.
hello, identical problem ,ODIN does not complete the procedure,Tablet locked in the emergency screen.... no key combination works........
any ideas?
TEX
tex_kit said:
hello, identical problem ,ODIN does not complete the procedure,Tablet locked in the emergency screen.... no key combination works........
any ideas?
TEX
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You're saying you can't get it back into the Odin download mode?
Hold HOME+ VOLUME UP+VOLUME DOWN+POWER. (Keep holding)
When the Samsung splash screen comes up, let go of the VOLUME UP button.
When the Odin warning screen comes up, let go of all buttons and click VOLUME UP.
Even when I was sure mine was soft-bricked, I was able to get it into Odin download.
wellersl said:
You're saying you can't get it back into the Odin download mode?
Hold HOME+ VOLUME UP+VOLUME DOWN+POWER. (Keep holding)
When the Samsung splash screen comes up, let go of the VOLUME UP button.
When the Odin warning screen comes up, let go of all buttons and click VOLUME UP.
Even when I was sure mine was soft-bricked, I was able to get it into Odin download.
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thanks ,executed the procedure and finally I’m back in the Odin screen.Unfortunately the error has recurred ........ the end of the procedure shall be interrupted .....
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end of the test.
More info:last update to Android 6...enter in Odin Mode . I manage to start the installation but towards the end of lock , tried both with FIR. OMN-T805XXU1ANFB-2014,(European generic), both with OMN-T805XXU1CPL1_T805OMN1CPK1-20161212(dedicated version
tex_kit said:
thanks ,executed the procedure and finally I’m back in the Odin screen.Unfortunately the error has recurred ........ the end of the procedure shall be interrupted .....
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end of the test.
More info:last update to Android 6...enter in Odin Mode . I manage to start the installation but towards the end of lock , tried both with FIR. OMN-T805XXU1ANFB-2014,(European generic), both with OMN-T805XXU1CPL1_T805OMN1CPK1-20161212(dedicated version
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In my limited experience with Odin, I find it to be a very stable, robust, and reliable application. Having said that, and not knowing what version you're using, the usual suggestions are:
Try another (older) version of Odin.
Try another USB cable.
Always use a USB 2 port.
Try a different firmware package making *certain* it's for your model tab. (<- This is what's most suspect - IMHO.)
As long as you can still invoke the Odin downloader on your tab, there's still hope.
Good morning, Sir
News update, detailed search carried out, found the latest specific Samsung Firmware, (XEH-T805XXU1CPL1-20170111202424 with MM.)
The procedure with Odin has been successfully completed. (end of good news) At the end of the operation the tablet remains with the logo samsung bright intermittently . performed hard reset but remains stuck on the initial logo samsung always bright intermittently.
Suggestions?
TEX
tex_kit said:
Good morning, Sir
News update, detailed search carried out, found the latest specific Samsung Firmware, (XEH-T805XXU1CPL1-20170111202424 with MM.)
The procedure with Odin has been successfully completed. (end of good news) At the end of the operation the tablet remains with the logo samsung bright intermittently . performed hard reset but remains stuck on the initial logo samsung always bright intermittently.
Suggestions?
TEX
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PM SENT.
Yup. Been there. Done exactly that. I fixed it by subscribing to SamMobile, then paying for and downloading the OEM firmware. That's probably the best news, You can always get back to a box-stock condition. If you have the patience, you can download the firmware for free.
EDIT: Once I got back to stock, I looked for and found:
DAMMIT! I keep forgetting we have two different tabs. Obviously Klimtwifi is wrong for you.
lineage-14.1-20200321-UNOFFICIAL-klimtwifi, installed it with Odin3_v3.11.2 (Not sure it matters.)
Then rooted it using Odin: https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/android-basics-root-with-cf-auto-root-0167401/
And, once rooted, installed the Official TWRP app from Google Play. I always use the next older version of TWRP (twrp-3.3.0-0-klimtwifi) because TWRP doesn't like me much.
Then, rebooted into recovery and flashed GApps (open_gapps-arm-9.0-nano-20200417)
FWIW - This is from feeble memory, and I still have all the files - both those that worked and those that didn't - all in the same folder. So if something doesn't work for you, I've got what worked for me.
All said, getting LineageOS on this thing was far, far simpler that trying to get it back to stock.
All said, getting LineageOS on this thing was far, far simpler that trying to get it back to stock.???
IS A build guide available ??
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE is no longer maintained.
I just thought I’d switch to android 4.4 ....
The problem comes from the loss of boot files?
TEX
tex_kit said:
All said, getting LineageOS on this thing was far, far simpler that trying to get it back to stock.???
IS A build guide available ??
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE is no longer maintained.
I just thought I’d switch to android 4.4 ....
The problem comes from the loss of boot files?
TEX
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This should get you where you want to be: http://www.lineageosdownloads.com/download-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-lte-lineage-os/
I'm not sure what caused the problem in the first place. I was just very relieved to see it boot when i got the stock ROM back on it.
Did you restore yours back to stock? It's good practice.
wellersl said:
This should get you where you want to be: http://www.lineageosdownloads.com/download-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-lte-lineage-os/
I'm not sure what caused the problem in the first place. I was just very relieved to see it boot when i got the stock ROM back on it.
Did you restore yours back to stock? It's good practice.
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Good morning,
The tablet is Hungarian (made search via samsung and s n), I install unique files (extension .md5).
installed the version K.K. 4 , the only novelty the presence during the first restart of the colored logo, performed manual restart and hard reset /wipe ,
At the end it remains with the Samsung logo bright intermittently (Samsung logo power etc.etc.). Found the multifile firwarware.
Odin does not recognize extension . enc4 and (oddly ) I find nothing to extract Files...
TEX
tex_kit said:
Good morning,
The tablet is Hungarian (made search via samsung and s n), I install unique files (extension .md5).
installed the version K.K. 4 , the only novelty the presence during the first restart of the colored logo, performed manual restart and hard reset /wipe ,
At the end it remains with the Samsung logo bright intermittently (Samsung logo power etc.etc.). Found the multifile firwarware.
Odin does not recognize extension . enc4 and (oddly ) I find nothing to extract Files...
TEX
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Did you find your model number on the SamMobile website? That's really where you need to start. Once you have the correct OEM firmware, using Odin to install it is a no-brainer. You need to get back to stock before you can move on to custom.
What is your complete model number?
Send me a private message. I think I may be confused and am causing you extra confusion.
wellersl said:
Did you find your model number on the SamMobile website? That's really where you need to start. Once you have the correct OEM firmware, using Odin to install it is a no-brainer. You need to get back to stock before you can move on to custom.
What is your complete model number?
Send me a private message. I think I may be confused and am causing you extra confusion.
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Good morning,
Downloaded and installed the latest version SM-T805_t805xxu1cpl1_marshmallow(Android 6.0.1)_Xeh_factory Rom (4 File)_20170111.zip.enc4. (decrypted with an earlier version of samfirm (3.9 ).
the installation procedure of the 4 files, AP, BL, CP, CSC, does not involve problems.
Unfortunately at the end of the procedure the Tablet does not restart automatically, and after its hard wipe reset remains locked on the initial logo samsung always bright intermittently.
During the tests I noticed that holding down the power button tries to start. The second samsung logo stands out completely but does not pass the stage.
The feeling he can’t make it.
A new PIT file?
Tex
wellersl said:
Did you find your model number on the SamMobile website? That's really where you need to start. Once you have the correct OEM firmware, using Odin to install it is a no-brainer. You need to get back to stock before you can move on to custom.
What is your complete model number?
Send me a private message. I think I may be confused and am causing you extra confusion.
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Good morning, first of all
I want to thank you for your patience and time.
Performed yet another installation test with Odin this time with Android 5 (XEH-T805XXU1BOJ1-20151111094815) similar result, you have precedents.
But with a novelty
.At the end of the installation, the tablet remains off, as in the pretending tests, I try to start it normally but nothing, in addition to the ever-present Logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) flashing intermittently.
I press the power button for several seconds with the result of making the second samsung logo appear (colored) with an Android loading start, release the button, the device turns off.
By re-activating the flashing logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) normally.
Holding down the power button starts
Android update - optimization of the accompanying application (192 tot), a few minutes later always with the power pressed, the process ends and the installation of applications begins, after a few seconds, the first APP starts., the tablet turns off.
By turning it on again and the intermittent luminous logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) reappears.
Repeating the procedure (power button pressed continuously) you get colored samsung logo and the writing (alkalmazàsok telepitèese) installation of applications and turns off.
I perform a wipe data / factory reset obtaining:
--wiping data—
Formatting / data ...
Formatting / cache ...
Formatting / sbfs ....
E: unknow volume for path [/ sbfs]
E: unknow volume "/ sbfs"
Complete data wipes.
I run reboot system now.
The tablet turns on with the intermittently lit Logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S).
By repeating the whole procedure previously described, no changes are obtained.
TEX
alkalmazàsok telepitèese?
Neither Google nor I understand that phrase. Do you?
Irrespective of that, I'm at my wit's end. And, assuming you're following the published directions, you may be looking at a hardware failure.
Just to confirm, before all this started for you, this was a working tablet?
wellersl said:
Neither Google nor I understand that phrase. Do you?
Irrespective of that, I'm at my wit's end. And, assuming you're following the published directions, you may be looking at a hardware failure.
Just to confirm, before all this started for you, this was a working tablet?
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good morning,
the tablet was working, during a game session started to reboot, always and only with the logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) bright intermittently, performed hard reset, I did not fix anything. The only news, these days, after Odin, is the complete installation of android 5 with the power key pressed all the time.releasing the tablet key turns off . At the next power on I get the logo (Samsung Galaxy tab S) bright intermittently.
thank you for your patience and professionalism
Tex
This is the screen you see *before* you invoke Odin and connect the tab to your PC?
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