I received alot of pm's and emails in the past 72 hours regarding issues with the roms I released, issues that to me all sounded like there was confusion on using heimdall.
So I decided to eliminate any future confusion by creating a video of using heimdall and flashing one of my roms.
Though I use Linux, I feel it doesn't matter when it comes down to the basics of using the Program.
I cant help troubleshoot problems with Windows users, Mac, or even Linux as there are far to many variations of systems out there, even if you have the exact same computer i do, that doesn't mean you might have the same software, or might not be up to date, or you might have updates i don't have.
So for the sake of general understanding of using Heimdall, here is a video i made, posted on You Tube, and there for life...
Oh, please pardon the horrible audio, I think it was my headset. You can understand me, however i sound.....horrible.
Also, expect a few more walkthroughs from me, or even updating this specific one as well. I actually love creating work-flows, so once i get a better mic setup, maybe I will just start pumping out some Guides.
Jim
http://youtu.be/lgj4_xDOHN0
thanks man, your video really helped. im literally new to the tab scene.
thank you, this video help me a lot.
Thanks for the guide.BUT i cant get the older versins of Heimdall to run on my computer. I know for some reason you decided to use an old version, but I dont remember why. Because of this, I havent been able to flash your rom. I recognize how you use that old gui as thats how you had to do it in the early dev days, but the new one is lacking . any tips?
egofreak said:
Thanks for the guide.BUT i cant get the older versins of Heimdall to run on my computer. I know for some reason you decided to use an old version, but I dont remember why. Because of this, I havent been able to flash your rom. I recognize how you use that old gui as thats how you had to do it in the early dev days, but the new one is lacking . any tips?
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I wrote up how to use the new GUI in Heimdall 1.3 over here. It's confusing to figure out at first but easy once you do.
egofreak said:
Thanks for the guide.BUT i cant get the older versins of Heimdall to run on my computer. I know for some reason you decided to use an old version, but I dont remember why. Because of this, I havent been able to flash your rom. I recognize how you use that old gui as thats how you had to do it in the early dev days, but the new one is lacking . any tips?
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You can still download 1.1 from the creators website.
I use 1.1 for one very good reason.
I can flash what I want. I can flash just the kernel, or recovery, or just reflash a borked filesystem, I have experimented and done thing most devs would cringe over, its a straight forward no bs app that didn't need a makeover.
However, all versions are still out for grabs.
Sent from my SCH-I800 using XDA App
so i saw in your video that you are flashing the recovery when you install your rom. is there a way to get back to stock recovery if we need to take back into sprint for repair?
thank you soooo much man. i tried everything until this. it's soooo much easier than anything else. thank you it works.
i lov it and everything seems to work. is there anyway to change the way the screens switch instead of that fold out look
Thank you!
Ok, I have spent a really long time figuring out where to post this, but I still can't figure it out. Please forgive me if this is the improper place.
Please mind that I have looked at similar hard vs soft brick threads, and tried all of the advice given, but nothing has worked yet.
To start, I have a Samsung Galaxy S II from Sprint. The Epic 4G Touch, Model SPH-D710. I am on a MacBook Pro running 10.7.5 OSX. Recently, I followed the steps as listed by h tt p:// epic4gtouchroot .com /epic-4g-touch-root/ how-to-root-epic-4g-touch-on-mac-or-linux/
The Terminal went through the entire process and said it was successful. I thought 'Wow! That was easy!' However, upon rebooting my phone, it never booted past the splash screen which showed "Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100" with a yellow triangle at the bottom. At this point I could access Download mode, Recovery mode, this splash screen, and the charging battery that is shown when it is charging and powered off.
I was so confused so I spent about 3 hours on xda looking for an answer. Next, I downloaded Odin and packaged it for Mac. Then I downloaded the Samsung drivers just in case, and the stock ROM for my particular phone. I went through and tried to use Odin. Much to my dismay, Odin would not recognize my phone at all.
So then, I downloaded a .zip file containing the Official Samsung ROM, and put it on my internal sdcard. Under ClockworkMod, I wiped cache, dalvik cache, and wiped all user data. Then, I applied the .zip file using the option in CWM, and it said that it was successful. However, upon rebooting, it went back to the same screen with the yellow triangle.
Next, I downloaded the CF root, and tried to apply it the same way through CWM. Again a fail. However, now upon rebooting to splash screen, it would progressively turn from a black/gray screen to a white screen. Once it got to the white screen, it stopped and stayed there for about an hour. Then it died.
I tried to boot to Download mode but it says that the battery is too low. So now I am trying to charge it. However, it tries to load the charging battery icon that is normally shown when charging a powered off phone, and flashes to black. From this black screen it again slowly turns gray then white. Once it reaches the white screen, it turns back to the charging icon, and starts the stupid cycle over again. Its been doing that for the past 30 minutes.
UPDATE: My battery is not charging AT ALL. Whether plugged in to computer or wall it continues the cycle.
UPDATE 2: I made a video so that you can see what the phone actually does. I still can't post links, so please remove the spaces. http :// youtu .be /4LW60EknFWw
Remove the battery first, then try charging it. After, get windows onto your Mac or borrow a friend's, and use the windows Odin to get back to stock.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
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Ok, I have spent a really long time figuring out where to post this, but I still can't figure it out. Please forgive me if this is the improper place.
Please mind that I have looked at similar hard vs soft brick threads, and tried all of the advice given, but nothing has worked yet.
To start, I have a Samsung Galaxy S II from Sprint. The Epic 4G Touch, Model SPH-D710.
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You're in the wrong forum. This is currently posted in the i9100 forums. You want the Epic 4G Touch forum.
EDIT to add:
To clarify - the Epic 4G Touch is a CDMA phone, and the GT-I9100 is a GSM phone which doesn't even work on Sprint's network.
So according to this:
christykientzler said:
Recently, I followed the steps as listed by http://epic4gtouchroot.com/epic-4g-touch-root/how-to-root-epic-4g-touch-on-mac-or-linux/
The Terminal went through the entire process and said it was successful. I thought 'Wow! That was easy!' However, upon rebooting my phone, it never booted past the splash screen which showed "Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100" with a yellow triangle at the bottom. At this point I could access Download mode, Recovery mode, this splash screen, and the charging battery that is shown when it is charging and powered off.
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You apparently flashed something for the GT-I9100 onto your Epic 4G Touch SPH-D710. If you actually did follow the steps at http://epic4gtouchroot.com/epic-4g-touch-root/how-to-root-epic-4g-touch-on-mac-or-linux/ properly, this should not have happened. What exactly did you download and flash? Because if you followed steps for an Epic 4G Touch, then you would not have downloaded and flashed something that would alter your bootscreen to read GT-I9100.
You MIGHT have been at a recoverable spot at this point, until:
christykientzler said:
So then, I downloaded a .zip file containing the Official Samsung ROM, and put it on my internal sdcard. Under ClockworkMod, I wiped cache, dalvik cache, and wiped all user data. Then, I applied the .zip file using the option in CWM, and it said that it was successful. However, upon rebooting, it went back to the same screen with the yellow triangle.
Next, I downloaded the CF root, and tried to apply it the same way through CWM. Again a fail. However, now upon rebooting to splash screen, it would progressively turn from a black/gray screen to a white screen. Once it got to the white screen, it stopped and stayed there for about an hour. Then it died.
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By my count, that's you flashing 3 things meant for an GT-I9100 to an SPH-D710.
You're probably out of luck at this point, but again, check in the Epic 4G Touch forum. Maybe someone there can help you, but I wouldn't hold my breath. You might have some luck trying to get a warranty exchange at a Sprint store, if they can't get your phone to boot and see exactly how bad you buggered it. But I wouldn't hold my breath on this, either.
Oh my goodness...
ctomgee said:
You're in the wrong forum. This is currently posted in the i9100 forums. You want the Epic 4G Touch forum.
EDIT to add:
To clarify - the Epic 4G Touch is a CDMA phone, and the GT-I9100 is a GSM phone which doesn't even work on Sprint's network.
So according to this:
You apparently flashed something for the GT-I9100 onto your Epic 4G Touch SPH-D710. If you actually did follow the steps at http://epic4gtouchroot.com/epic-4g-touch-root/how-to-root-epic-4g-touch-on-mac-or-linux/ properly, this should not have happened. What exactly did you download and flash? Because if you followed steps for an Epic 4G Touch, then you would not have downloaded and flashed something that would alter your bootscreen to read GT-I9100.
You MIGHT have been at a recoverable spot at this point, until:
By my count, that's you flashing 3 things meant for an GT-I9100 to an SPH-D710.
You're probably out of luck at this point, but again, check in the Epic 4G Touch forum. Maybe someone there can help you, but I wouldn't hold my breath. You might have some luck trying to get a warranty exchange at a Sprint store, if they can't get your phone to boot and see exactly how bad you buggered it. But I wouldn't hold my breath on this, either.
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Oh my goodness... I knew I really had screwed the pooch on this one D:
Thanks for letting me know that I really am in a world of trouble. I had thought that GT-I9100 was a type of SPH-D710.
Also I apologize for the incorrect post location. Again, I hadn't understood the difference.
Do you think if I could charge up the battery, and get it into download mode with a jig, I might be able to use OneClick UnBrick? Or some other method?
christykientzler said:
Oh my goodness... I knew I really had screwed the pooch on this one D:
Thanks for letting me know that I really am in a world of trouble. I had thought that GT-I9100 was a type of SPH-D710.
Also I apologize for the incorrect post location. Again, I hadn't understood the difference.
Do you think if I could charge up the battery, and get it into download mode with a jig, I might be able to use OneClick UnBrick? Or some other method?
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I have no idea. The two phones are different enough that any advice I give you would be invalid.
My suggestion about going to the Epic 4G Touch forum to ask for help there still stands. You're much more likely to find helpful advice and valid files for your particular device there. Do not use any more guides or download any more files from the I9100 forums.
That said, it looks like you may have tried either flashing a GT-I9100 bootloader or .pit file to your phone, which REALLY would have screwed the pooch, yes. If you can't get help in the Epic 4G Touch forums, I'd just take it to a Sprint store and tell them that a Kies update screwed your phone up.
TLDR
There is no such thing as a "Soft" or "Hard" brick, Your device is either bricked or it isnt, simple as that.
If you can get into download or recovery and use them your device is not bricked.
Will do
ctomgee said:
I have no idea. The two phones are different enough that any advice I give you would be invalid.
My suggestion about going to the Epic 4G Touch forum to ask for help there still stands. You're much more likely to find helpful advice and valid files for your particular device there. Do not use any more guides or download any more files from the I9100 forums.
That said, it looks like you may have tried either flashing a GT-I9100 bootloader or .pit file to your phone, which REALLY would have screwed the pooch, yes. If you can't get help in the Epic 4G Touch forums, I'd just take it to a Sprint store and tell them that a Kies update screwed your phone up.
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Ok :good: Will do. I was wondering what I'd tell them if I went to a Sprint store Thanks again.
TheATHEiST said:
TLDR
There is no such thing as a "Soft" or "Hard" brick, Your device is either bricked or it isnt, simple as that.
If you can get into download or recovery and use them your device is not bricked.
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Lol?
Softbrick is corrupted system files which result in a bootloop.
Hardbrick is a dead phone that can be fixed with a Jtag or M/B replacement...
Sent from my GT-I9100
Again, there is no such thing as a "soft brick". There is just "bricked" and the term is used too loosely by n00bs.
If you can simply re-flash a rom your device is not bricked at all.
"Soft brick" is just a n00b term that is used because they think their device is bricked if they can't get it to boot.
Your device is only "bricked" if all you can do is JTAG or mobo replace.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
ctomgee said:
I have no idea. The two phones are different enough that any advice I give you would be invalid.
My suggestion about going to the Epic 4G Touch forum to ask for help there still stands. You're much more likely to find helpful advice and valid files for your particular device there. Do not use any more guides or download any more files from the I9100 forums.
That said, it looks like you may have tried either flashing a GT-I9100 bootloader or .pit file to your phone, which REALLY would have screwed the pooch, yes. If you can't get help in the Epic 4G Touch forums, I'd just take it to a Sprint store and tell them that a Kies update screwed your phone up.
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boki9999 said:
Lol?
Softbrick is corrupted system files which result in a bootloop.
Hardbrick is a dead phone that can be fixed with a Jtag or M/B replacement...
Sent from my GT-I9100
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Is there a one-stop resource for "Jtag or M/B replacement"? I'm having trouble searching forums for some reason, otherwise I would look for it myself.
You need to get it into download mode and then reflash a ROM appropriate for your device. Your phone isn't bricked - but if you fail to get it working again and have to resign to using it purely as a surface to sniff your cocaine off, then you have only yourself to blame.
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You need to get it into download mode and then reflash a ROM appropriate for your device.
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Thank you, will do.
postfatal said:
Your phone isn't bricked - but if you fail to get it working again and have to resign to using it purely as a surface to sniff your cocaine off, then you have only yourself to blame.
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LMAO, that's true. I don't blame anyone but myself for my mistakes.
If you hadnt understood the difference then why did you decide one day to go I to your phone and per form operations that are completely unknown to you? Do you ipen up your cars engines and place honda parts into your ford Fiesta?
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2
Curiousity killed the cat...
ssCISengineer said:
If you hadnt understood the difference then why did you decide one day to go I to your phone and per form operations that are completely unknown to you? Do you ipen up your cars engines and place honda parts into your ford Fiesta?
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2
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Because I am curious. This is where it often times gets me, but I like to learn new things by doing. In my eyes it's usually worth the risk. I will admit this was a stupid mistake, but I have certainly learned a lot about rooting in the process
Wow. So, hopefully by now you are in the correct forum. And hopefully have downloaded the appropriate Odin tar file to restore your phone properly. Get that at the dev section of E4GT. Charge that battery in a different phone if you have to. Get into Odin mode and run Odin from a PC (Heimdall for macs?), if the PC does not recognize your phone, its probably the cable. If Odin starts but then fails half way through, its probably the cable. BTW, check out SFHubs Odin-one clicks for your phone, probably the easiest way to restore a clean, new rom.
And in the future, be more curious before you act. Read read read.
Good luck.
Thank you
Dr. Fed said:
Wow. So, hopefully by now you are in the correct forum. And hopefully have downloaded the appropriate Odin tar file to restore your phone properly. Get that at the dev section of E4GT. Charge that battery in a different phone if you have to. Get into Odin mode and run Odin from a PC (Heimdall for macs?), if the PC does not recognize your phone, its probably the cable. If Odin starts but then fails half way through, its probably the cable. BTW, check out SFHubs Odin-one clicks for your phone, probably the easiest way to restore a clean, new rom.
And in the future, be more curious before you act. Read read read.
Good luck.
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Yes I got to the correct forum.I still don't know which file to download. Nobody has bothered to point me in the right direction. Considering what I did to it last time with what I thought was the correct file, any direction would be appreciated. :/ I'll definitely ask in the E4GT forums. I'm currently working on getting a charged up battery, but I won't be able to do so until next Friday. I've looked into OneClick UnBrick. When I get the charged battery, I will definitely use a more reliable cord. XP I will definitely research more next time. In fact I might not mess with it at all!
Thank you for your help!
christykientzler said:
Yes I got to the correct forum.I still don't know which file to download. Nobody has bothered to point me in the right direction. Considering what I did to it last time with what I thought was the correct file, any direction would be appreciated. :/ I'll definitely ask in the E4GT forums. I'm currently working on getting a charged up battery, but I won't be able to do so until next Friday. I've looked into OneClick UnBrick. When I get the charged battery, I will definitely use a more reliable cord. XP I will definitely research more next time. In fact I might not mess with it at all!
Thank you for your help!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
If you can get into Odin mode (on a PC preferably) , download one of these files. I recommend the latest official ICS build. Read the op carefully. That will return you back to stock. All your data is gone,, but hopefully you've always backed up your contacts to Google. The play store will have your app history.
Wait what..?
Dr. Fed said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
If you can get into Odin mode (on a PC preferably) , download one of these files. I recommend the latest official ICS build. Read the op carefully. That will return you back to stock. All your data is gone,, but hopefully you've always backed up your contacts to Google. The play store will have your app history.
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I see that the latest is FI27. The three files shown are OneClick.exe, a zip file, and an unrooted TAR file. From those I'm assuming that OneClick.exe is a windows application that goes in and puts your phone back to the ICS build with one click? This method would be the simplest, except for the fact I have a Mac. Would the time taken to repackage it be worth it or would one of the other two options be better? And the zip file. Would I be able to put that on my internal SD card and flash it through CWM? Or would I unzip it and flash through heimdall. As for the TAR file, I am unfamiliar with this, and am not sure how this file would be utilised.
The last time I tried to understand a concept on my own, I ended up with a bricked phone so please forgive me for asking so many questions, I just don't want to mess it up a second time.
As for the data, yes it is gone. DX Yes I backed up contacts *phew*. I had a feeling going into this that I should back up something.
christykientzler said:
I see that the latest is FI27. The three files shown are OneClick.exe, a zip file, and an unrooted TAR file. From those I'm assuming that OneClick.exe is a windows application that goes in and puts your phone back to the ICS build with one click? This method would be the simplest, except for the fact I have a Mac. Would the time taken to repackage it be worth it or would one of the other two options be better? And the zip file. Would I be able to put that on my internal SD card and flash it through CWM? Or would I unzip it and flash through heimdall. As for the TAR file, I am unfamiliar with this, and am not sure how this file would be utilised.
The last time I tried to understand a concept on my own, I ended up with a bricked phone so please forgive me for asking so many questions, I just don't want to mess it up a second time.
As for the data, yes it is gone. DX Yes I backed up contacts *phew*. I had a feeling going into this that I should back up something.
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The one clicks are full "images" flashed through Odin. I recommend this because a one click will reflash your stock rom, modem, and recovery partition. This is what you need to do to repair your phone. If you try to flash something in recovery, it will repair your rom but not necessarily your modem/radio/firmware, and this could be a problem. I'm not sure exactly what you flashed before, so I think its best if you fix it all with a One Click.
As far as using a Mac goes, I am not sure. I'll look into it, you should too. Odin used to be only for PCs, Heimdall for Macs. Maybe its changed now?
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You must have some schmo friend that will let you borrow his or her PC laptop for 10 minutes. Install Odin , install the proper drivers. Go into Odin mode, connect phone, once recognized... click.
Look up QBKing77 on YouTube, search on YouTube "QBking77 Epic 4g Touch" and you will see instructional videos with appropriate download links.
Why have you lot continued to answer this thread ? It's in the wrong place. More to the point, why hasn't anyone asked mods to move it to Epic 4G Q&A ? (Which I've just done)
Alright guys, I need some serious brain picking. I have a borked t889 (Tmobile Note 2), it will charge, respond to Odin in download mode, take firmware, but never boot. I have downloaded and flashed now on 3 pcs the T889UVALL4_T889TMBALL4_TMB.zip thru Odin with the PDA option selected. I've tried checking the Nand Erase All option as well in Odin... I've flashed various other Roms in hopes of something taking but with no luck. If it flashes, and responds to USB/Odin, there is still hope, but I'm out of ideas... Tmo has already swapped it out, and luckily enough, not asked for it back. I am going to try to flash I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_ATT.zip and see if it will take jus so I can interface with the darn thing. Any help would great. I'm a long time member, and a really long time flasher, but I"m stuck. Thanks guys. :0)
blckout99 said:
Alright guys, I need some serious brain picking. I have a borked t889 (Tmobile Note 2), it will charge, respond to Odin in download mode, take firmware, but never boot. I have downloaded and flashed now on 3 pcs the T889UVALL4_T889TMBALL4_TMB.zip thru Odin with the PDA option selected. I've tried checking the Nand Erase All option as well in Odin... I've flashed various other Roms in hopes of something taking but with no luck. If it flashes, and responds to USB/Odin, there is still hope, but I'm out of ideas... Tmo has already swapped it out, and luckily enough, not asked for it back. I am going to try to flash I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_ATT.zip and see if it will take jus so I can interface with the darn thing. Any help would great. I'm a long time member, and a really long time flasher, but I"m stuck. Thanks guys. :0)
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Nevermind guys. I finally got it. Idk why but it finally took a recovery from odin, in this instance twrp. I was able to format the internal storage, and then install a rom from recovery, and all is well again. Craziest problem ever. Thanks.
This thread can be closed.
Phone Stats
Sprint Galaxy S3 (SPH-L710)
Cyanogenmod 10.2 (Stable)
Last ROM update flash was months ago, no issues
TWRP latest
Can not get into recovery
Can get into download mode (using HOME+VOL-DOWN+POWER)
Using Odin 3 (1.85)
Phone was sitting on table, just started boot looping.
Tried to flash (everything) - stock Sprint image, CM ROM, etc.
Odin fails when it gets to reading the PIT information.
I looked everywhere for a Sprint GS3 PIT file, only found one, but it was labeled "i710" (probably by accident) and did not work.
If anyone has or can dump an image of their partition information (PIT) I would be extremely grateful, and willing to compensate you, because I'm an Android developer and kinda need my phone =)
More information:
Yes drivers are all installed and working. Phone is recognized as usual on three different laptops.
Yes phone was charged at least over 80% when trying anything.
Yes, tried multiple cables and USB ports (esp. powered ones) - phone connects fine.
Brought it to Sprint - they actually tried to flash it for me (nice guys!) but the software denied b/c of the custom binary.
Yes, I read every post here/elsewhere containing the keywords "PIT", "S3", and "brick" - many solutions would work, except for the fact that Odin won't get past reading the PIT.
No, I didn't do anything dumb like flashing GSM, international, custom crap, or by checking "repartition" or anything like that.
Not using any custom kernel or anything else - only the recovery (TWRP) and ROM (CM10) are custom.
Even more information (yes, I'm desperate!):
I tried all methods I could find - literally days worth of searching - including reinstalling the drivers, installing drivers while in download mode, connecting from Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Linux (Ubuntu - Mint).
Tried flashing stock recovery.
Tried flashing stock Sprint/Samsung image.
Tried flashing various PIT files claiming to be Sprint SGS3.
I basically gave in and was going to buy a new phone, but the dude at Sprint even said "this is fixable - you just need that PIT file", so I'd like to give it one last try before calling it. The phone really has been good to me, otherwise.
Any help is greatly appreciated! If you read all of this, you're a saint =)
Adding Odin output
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Adding Odin output
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Relevant thread for anyone following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48376031#post48376031
DELETE: I see you have another thread about this already
sent from my GS3
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DELETE: I see you have another thread about this already
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Thanks. That's real helpful. It's not my thread, it's a related one I found after I posted, and this info is still relevant.
Hi all.
Couple things.
1. I'm a noob here and to tweaking anything Android.
2. From all the forums I read you're all a lot smarter than I am.
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Issue: I bought a Samsung S6 (Sprint SMg920P) in June. Got it wet in July, not a lot but enough for Sprint to send me on my way to deal with it on my own.
I did let it dry out and it's worked fine all the way until about a week ago. I'm not even sure the water is really related to the issue. However, The phone began to boot loop and would not come out.
Recovery mode would only display the initial splash screen then freeze, and has never been accessible.
Download mode IS accessible.
I've downloaded ODIN.
I've tried downloading some files; G920P_SPR_G920PVPU3BOI1-G920PSPT3BOI1_Original, G920PVPU2BOF7_G920PSPT2BOF7_SPR and ran them per some tutorials, but that didn't help.
Again, I'm new and don't know if those files are even right. (ignorance is bliss I suppose - unless you want to accomplish something)
I'm hoping someone can spoon feed me the knowledge here based on your experiences.
What files should I be downloading (links(?)) and do you have any tip/tricks on resolution?
I appreciate any help here as I've had to downgrade to a Moto Photon from 2011 and it's absolutely excruciating to use.
Thanks yall!
EcryptedGimick said:
Hi all.
Couple things.
1. I'm a noob here and to tweaking anything Android.
2. From all the forums I read you're all a lot smarter than I am.
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Issue: I bought a Samsung S6 (Sprint SMg920P) in June. Got it wet in July, not a lot but enough for Sprint to send me on my way to deal with it on my own.
I did let it dry out and it's worked fine all the way until about a week ago. I'm not even sure the water is really related to the issue. However, The phone began to boot loop and would not come out.
Recovery mode would only display the initial splash screen then freeze, and has never been accessible.
Download mode IS accessible.
I've downloaded ODIN.
I've tried downloading some files; G920P_SPR_G920PVPU3BOI1-G920PSPT3BOI1_Original, G920PVPU2BOF7_G920PSPT2BOF7_SPR and ran them per some tutorials, but that didn't help.
Again, I'm new and don't know if those files are even right. (ignorance is bliss I suppose - unless you want to accomplish something)
I'm hoping someone can spoon feed me the knowledge here based on your experiences.
What files should I be downloading (links(?)) and do you have any tip/tricks on resolution?
I appreciate any help here as I've had to downgrade to a Moto Photon from 2011 and it's absolutely excruciating to use.
Thanks yall!
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Sounds to me like you might have an unfixable problem. Is the water damage noticeable, that Sprint won't touch? If not, take it to another and don't volunteer that information. If they are able to detect water damage and won't touch, you are kind of SOL. Make an insurance claim if you have it or try Samsung.
This is where to get the latest firmware for your device. The download is very slow. Some guys on here have uploaded for a faster DL. Look around or just wait on one of these.
Flash one of these with odin, if it doesn't work, you likely will have to replace.
todivefor said:
Sounds to me like you might have an unfixable problem. Is the water damage noticeable, that Sprint won't touch? If not, take it to another and don't volunteer that information. If they are able to detect water damage and won't touch, you are kind of SOL. Make an insurance claim if you have it or try Samsung.
is where to get the latest firmware for your device. The download is very slow. Some guys on here have uploaded for a faster DL. Look around or just wait on one of these.
Flash one of these with odin, if it doesn't work, you likely will have to replace.
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Thanks todivefor! I'll give that a shot and if unsuccessful follow up with Samsung next. Appreciate the reply.
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https://www.androidfilehost.com/user/?w=settings-dev-files&flid=40967
The two latest TAR files for Odin.
I would use OJ7 as it is newer and if you have taken an update, you would need that one. (You can always use a later TAR, but not revert back to an earlier.)
Use an MD5 checker (like this one for Windows: http://www.winmd5.com/) to make sure that your download is complete. Every file has an MD5, check that it matches what appears on the Android File Host page.
Best of luck.
koop1955 said:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/user/?w=settings-dev-files&flid=40967
The two latest TAR files for Odin.
I would use OJ7 as it is newer and if you have taken an update, you would need that one. (You can always use a later TAR, but not revert back to an earlier.)
Use an MD5 checker (like this one for Windows: http://www.winmd5.com/) to make sure that your download is complete. Every file has an MD5, check that it matches what appears on the Android File Host page.
Best of luck.
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thanks for thelink nu it takes me to the loge in page. im trying to download latest but as said, sammobile is way to slow.
bighleo114312 said:
thanks for thelink nu it takes me to the loge in page. im trying to download latest but as said, sammobile is way to slow.
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https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087002159