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[RESOLVED] Flashing SGH-T999 back to stock ROM [FAIL!]

So I decided I would flash back to stock ROM using this topic as a guide. I downloaded the ODIN stock file listed in the topic and started the process from the ODIN Mode and these were the messages I got in the Odin software on my machine:
Code:
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> T999UVDLJA_T999TMBDLJA_T999UVDLJA_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> cache.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> NON-HLOS.bin
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/005> sbl2.mbn
<ID:0/005> sbl3.mbn
<ID:0/005> system.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> __XmitData_Read ..
<ID:0/005> XmitData Fail..
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
It shows my Current Binary as: Samsung Official and System Status as Official, but it won't boot the phone. At this point I'm stuck without a working phone and I don't know what I can do from here. I know awhile ago I got some custom ROM to load on it a long time ago, but I wanted to go back to stock just so I could start from scratch.
Resolved By
Installing Clockwork Mod Recovery 6.0.3.0 using Odin v3.07.
Loaded a firmware update specifically for an US SGH-T999 onto my microSD card and booted into ClockWork Mod Recovery using the options to install via an external SDcard.
Brought phone back into download mode and used Odin to install STOCK ROM (T999_UVDLJA) for my phone found on this page here.

Try again
also download things from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687 I've used it about 3 times in the last week while attempting to sell this phone I can not for the life stay stock for more than a day lol.

Havent run into this before, at least not that I remember.
It looks like everything flashes fine, but after flashing system.img it has
XmitData Read
XmitData Fail
Not sure what that means. Does it appear to completely flash the system portion? Or does it fail at the beginning, or middle of it?
If it finishes flashing system, then its failing at the start of tz.mbn. if that's the case, Can you boot into recovery? You could try flashing the LJC or MD5 firmware pkg available in the dev section. Then try to reboot. Ill try to find the link in a few. If it won't reboot go back in recovery and flash a stock rom and try that.
Does it happen every time at the same point? Maybe your computer is starting into a power saving mode and killing tge connection?
As mt3g said, try again after redownloading the firmware. Make sure you are using Odin 3.07. If kies is installed, get rid of it.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Havent run into this before, at least not that I remember.
It looks like everything flashes fine, but after flashing system.img it has
XmitData Read
XmitData Fail
Not sure what that means. Does it appear to completely flash the system portion? Or does it fail at the beginning, or middle of it?
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It sits there on the last item <ID:0/005> system.img.ext4 and then about a few minutes Odin shows the rest and it displays FAIL in bright, pinkish red.
DocHoliday77 said:
If it finishes flashing system, then its failing at the start of tz.mbn. if that's the case, Can you boot into recovery? You could try flashing the LJC or MD5 firmware pkg available in the dev section. Then try to reboot. Ill try to find the link in a few. If it won't reboot go back in recovery and flash a stock rom and try that.
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I have been about to boot into CWM Touch Recovery 5.8.4.7. or CWM v5.5.0.4.
DocHoliday77 said:
Does it happen every time at the same point? Maybe your computer is starting into a power saving mode and killing tge connection?
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That's an excellent thought, I'm going to check that.
DocHoliday77 said:
As mt3g said, try again after redownloading the firmware. Make sure you are using Odin 3.07. If kies is installed, get rid of it.
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Kies hasn't been on this machine in years, This is a clean install in which Kies has not been installed on it. I just finished downloading this firmware, so I'm going to see how that goes.

Hrres the thread with the recovery flashable firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282603
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DocHoliday77 said:
Hrres the thread with the recovery flashable firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282603
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I tried this with CWM v5.5.0.4 and it threw the following error:
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-- Installing: /sdcard/T999_UVDMD5_firmware_v4.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "d2tmo" || getprop("ro.build.product" == "d2tmo"
E:Error in /sdcard/T999_UVDMD5_firmware_v4.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.

Update your recovery. See my sig for downloads.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

DocHoliday77 said:
Update your recovery. See my sig for downloads.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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I've updated to the most recent stock recovery listed in the links you noted. However during it's initial loading on the phone the following text appeared on the screen with the Android icon laying down and a triangle above it.
Code:
-- Installing package...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
E:Error in /cache/recovery/sec_csc.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
I tried clearing user data and cache and then rebooted, message present is now:
Code:
# MANUAL MODE #
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC-code : TMB
Successfully applied multi-CSC.
I attempted to update from external storage:
Code:
-- Install /sdcard ...
Finding update package...
Opening package...
Verifying package...
E:signature verification failed

That sounds like you have the stock recovery still installed.
Use Odin to flash the latest CWM to your phone. Flash exactly the same as you would the firmware in Odin. Just make sure you download the .tar file from my downloads page.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

DocHoliday77 said:
That sounds like you have the stock recovery still installed.
Use Odin to flash the latest CWM to your phone. Flash exactly the same as you would the firmware in Odin. Just make sure you download the .tar file from my downloads page.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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I mistook your suggestion as to mean to go with stock recovery, I will report back shortly with the correct recovery option.
I went with ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.0. I installed that successfully and then I was able to access the external SD card and install the zip file, it came back as:
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-- Installling: /external_sd/T999_UVDMD5_firmware_v4.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
T999 UVDMD5 Firmware Upgrade (w/Modem)
Extracting files and setting permissions...
Verifying checksums...
Updating firmware...
Done!
Cleaning up...
Install from sdcard complete.

Ok good! Now try to flash a stock rom. Any rom should do, but I say stock just so the build.prop and everything is right for your model. Up to you if you want to try something different.
After that, if you want, try flashing the firmware with Odin again. If the problem was on your phone, hopefully all of what you just did will solve it.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Ok good! Now try to flash a stock rom. Any rom should do, but I say stock just so the build.prop and everything is right for your model. Up to you if you want to try something different.
After that, if you want, try flashing the firmware with Odin again. If the problem was on your phone, hopefully all of what you just did will solve it.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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Ok, installed T999_UVDLJA found on this page. Odin was successful in its installation. Thanks for your help.

MistoRoboto said:
Ok, installed T999_UVDLJA found on this page. Odin was successful in its installation. Thanks for your help.
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Awesome! Glad I could help! Theres often more than one way to get a desired result! :thumbup:
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Bricked?
DocHoliday77 said:
Awesome! Glad I could help! Theres often more than one way to get a desired result! :thumbup:
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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Hello,
I had pretty much the same problem, couldn't install stock ROM through Odin. Followed these steps, installed latest CWM recovery, then flashed firmware update, it installed successfully. BUT after that my phone won't turn on.
Please help!

Won't turn on as on you get nothing? Bootloops? Vibration? Did you remove the battery?
Sent from my SGH-T999L using Tapatalk 4

Hi, I am in a similar situation and I am new in all of this.
Suddenly my SGH-T999 started to reboot in a loop. So I googled it and find this trend. I already tried to install a stock firmware using ODIN but always I get an 'aboot.mbn' error :crying:
I can enter in download mode but NOT in recovery, so I could done your first point (Installing Clockwork Mod Recovery 6.0.3.0 using Odin v3.07) but can't complete step 2 because I can't get into recovery.
Any help??
Thanks!

matiatucci said:
Hi, I am in a similar situation and I am new in all of this.
Suddenly my SGH-T999 started to reboot in a loop. So I googled it and find this trend. I already tried to install a stock firmware using ODIN but always I get an 'aboot.mbn' error :crying:
I can enter in download mode but NOT in recovery, so I could done your first point (Installing Clockwork Mod Recovery 6.0.3.0 using Odin v3.07) but can't complete step 2 because I can't get into recovery.
Any help??
Thanks!
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Go the route of Cyanogenmod. They have an automated walk-through installer that will get you at least a clean OS to work from. Only caveat is that you'll need Windows to run that installer.

MistoRoboto said:
Go the route of Cyanogenmod. They have an automated walk-through installer that will get you at least a clean OS to work from. Only caveat is that you'll need Windows to run that installer.
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Go the route of Cyanogenmod from my PC? And sorry, can you explain in more detail about the caveat thing. I just google it, but I didn´t know it.
Thanks!

matiatucci said:
I can enter in download mode but NOT in recovery, so I could done your first point (Installing Clockwork Mod Recovery 6.0.3.0 using Odin v3.07) but can't complete step 2 because I can't get into recovery.
Any help??
Thanks!
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Have you tried flashing custom recovery and booting to it?

serio22 said:
Have you tried flashing custom recovery and booting to it?
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I don´t know if I understand correct what do you mean. What I've done is download stock firmwares and tried to flash it with ODIN, but throws me an error (aboot.mbn error). I read that perhaps if I charge my battery to 100% I can enter in recovery mode, but I won´t charge it with my cellphone in this status.
Thanks!

Help with S3 Bell Bricked ?

Hi my friends Bell S3 crashed yesterday and I when it is going into recovery this is what it is displaying (see attached image) I think I need a the pit file to reflash, I tried just the md5 file but it errors out

Did you try the factory reset option ?
Nervous_Jester said:
Hi my friends Bell S3 crashed yesterday and I when it is going into recovery this is what it is displaying (see attached image) I think I need a the pit file to reflash, I tried just the md5 file but it errors out
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the.teejster said:
Did you try the factory reset option ?
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I wanted to try and keep the data, but at this point I will give it a try

Nervous_Jester said:
I wanted to try and keep the data, but at this point I will give it a try
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Still having same issues does anyone have the pit file for the Canadian S3 ?

Did you try re-flashing a stock Bell ROM? If it was running stock 4.3, do not try to flash anything older than 4.3.

I'm in the same boat and require a PIT file for my Bell 16Gb S3.
When I try to flash the stock image in ODIN I get the following :
<ID:0/006> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747MVLUEMK5_I747MOYCEMK5_I747MVLUEMK5_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> There is no PIT partition.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Did you try flashing a stock ROM from sammobile? You have the latest drivers installed and Odin 3.07?
I use Odin 3.07 on my i747m to flash back to stock Bell ROM all the time and haven't run into your problem.
Are you selecting only F.Reset Time?

audit13 said:
Did you try flashing a stock ROM from sammobile? You have the latest drivers installed and Odin 3.07?
I use Odin 3.07 on my i747m to flash back to stock Bell ROM all the time.
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Yes. That's exactly what I tried to do and have done it successfully in the past without any issue.
Here is my specific post for help with details:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2725985

the.teejster said:
Yes. That's exactly what I tried to do and have done it successfully in the past without any issue.
Here is my specific post for help with details:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2725985
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Are you selecting any options other than F.Reset Time?

I would download your md5 file again from sammobile sounds and looks like a bad file to me also make sure u have a good USB cable many times that can be a problem
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jimchee said:
I would download your md5 file again from sammobile sounds and looks like a bad file to me also make sure u have a good USB cable many times that can be a problem
Sent from my thl T11 using Tapatalk
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I appreciate the replies but the file is good as i used it before, so is the cable as I use it all the time.
Something bad has happened with my phone as it's now it's actually hard bricked (won't power on or go into download mode. indicator light is red when plugged in w/o battery) and it might be the result of internal memory failure.
I'm trying the debrick process now as a lost option for me. If that doesn't work I may tried to get it jtagged.

When mine did that I was able to recover with sdcard method but it took me many many tries to get it to write correctly. If that doesn't work then JTAG is next option
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jimchee said:
When mine did that I was able to recover with sdcard method but it took me many many tries to get it to write correctly. If that doesn't work then JTAG is next option
Sent from my thl T11 using Tapatalk
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I just finished my 3rd try to get the debrick img to write. Very frustrating as it take an hour to write and say successful in the end.
But the contents on the card so change or get overridden. I'm going to try on a different computer tonight. I'm determined to get the card written with the img and if that doesn't work then it's jtag.

You just have to keep trying, it took me hundreds of tries to get it to finally write it correctly, when I finally got it correct I couldn't read it on my computer, before that it was showing as a series of folders.
Sent from my thl T11 using Tapatalk

jimchee said:
You just have to keep trying, it took me hundreds of tries to get it to finally write it correctly, when I finally got it correct I couldn't read it on my computer, before that it was showing as a series of folders.
Sent from my thl T11 using Tapatalk
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I got the Debrick image written and my phone boots from it into download mode. Unfortunately I still cannot write the stock image. It fails to write because of the missing PIT file. So I am at a loss.

Galaxy S3 Major Root Confusion Update!

Hello Please if possible be very Noob friendly with your instructions, thanks
Ok I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 AT&T on Firmware 4.3
So I noticed the 4.4.2 Update came out and i really want to update to it but I couldn't OTA because it would say update failed later discovered this is because my S3 is rooted
Now I am in the middle of trying to unroot my galaxy s3 and am very confused i tried doing backup and reset obviously that didnt work i am very confused on how this Odin software works so if you someone could give me very noob specific directions it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in Advance

Just open the SuperSU app and select Full Unroot. Let it do its thing and you're unrooted.
Or follow enewman17's thread for how to update.

I believe unrooting will only be successful if none of the AT&T apps were removed from the device. I forgot about that point and I had to flash the 4.3 stock image in order to successfully install the OTA update to 4.4.2. The OTA will try to patch all that ATT bloat during installation; if its not there it will fail.

DocHoliday77 said:
Just open the SuperSU app and select Full Unroot. Let it do its thing and you're unrooted.
Or follow enewman17's thread for how to update.
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Yah i already did that but it would still fail the update at 24%

mwrobe1 said:
I believe unrooting will only be successful if none of the AT&T apps were removed from the device. I forgot about that point and I had to flash the 4.3 stock image in order to successfully install the OTA update to 4.4.2. The OTA will try to patch all that ATT bloat during installation; if its not there it will fail.
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Could you please give me a download link or something to the 4.3 stock image for odin?
Everytime i download one it always some weird files that i do not know how to utilize through odin
So if you could give me a stock 4.3 that would be great thanks

nkhaira said:
Could you please give me a download link or something to the 4.3 stock image for odin?
Everytime i download one it always some weird files that i do not know how to utilize through odin
So if you could give me a stock 4.3 that would be great thanks
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I used this method in post #1 to go back to stock 4.3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565972
Contrary to other posts...I only had Auto Reboot checked and that worked for me.
This will also wipe all data from your device...make sure you backup pics/vids/contacts/etc. before you do this.
After you take the OTA update, I can also confirm that TowelRoot will successfully root the ATT GS3 running KitKat. Although the documentation says no reboot is required...I needed a reboot after rooting with towelroot.

mwrobe1 said:
I used this method in post #1 to go back to stock 4.3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565972
Contrary to other posts...I only had Auto Reboot checked and that worked for me.
This will also wipe all data from your device...make sure you backup pics/vids/contacts/etc. before you do this.
After you take the OTA update, I can also confirm that TowelRoot will successfully root the ATT GS3 running KitKat. Although the documentation says no reboot is required...I needed a reboot after rooting with towelroot.
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But isnt that for the Sprint Galaxy s3
I have the SGH-i747 AT&T LTE USA Version?

nkhaira said:
But isnt that for the Sprint Galaxy s3
I have the SGH-i747 AT&T LTE USA Version?
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My sincerest apologies. Correct. I used that link for you because the instructions were clear and concise. The firmware download should be good from here: http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS3/SGH-I747/StockROMS.net-SGH-I747_ATT_1_20120522193451.zip

mwrobe1 said:
My sincerest apologies. Correct. I used that link for you because the instructions were clear and concise. The firmware download should be good from here: http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS3/SGH-I747/StockROMS.net-SGH-I747_ATT_1_20120522193451.zip
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Just to make sure this is the file i put in odin so i can go back to stock 4.3 update (non rooted) and update OTA to 4.4.2 right?

nkhaira said:
Just to make sure this is the file i put in odin so i can go back to stock 4.3 update (non rooted) and update OTA to 4.4.2 right?
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Correct...make sure you put your phone in download mode as well (Hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds...When your screen turns off, let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Down and Center Home buttons....When you see the warning screen, hit Volume Up button...Connect a microUSB cable from your phone to computer...Run Odin...click on “PDA”, then choose the file you downloaded...click on Start once Odin "loads" the file...wait 10-15 minutes for the flash too occur...after coming back from a reboot you should be on stock 4.3)

mwrobe1 said:
Correct...make sure you put your phone in download mode as well (Hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds...When your screen turns off, let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Down and Center Home buttons....When you see the warning screen, hit Volume Up button...Connect a microUSB cable from your phone to computer...Run Odin...click on “PDA”, then choose the file you downloaded...click on Start once Odin "loads" the file...wait 10-15 minutes for the flash too occur...after coming back from a reboot you should be on stock 4.3)
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Thank you for being responsive and helpful
I have started the file download i have slow internet speed at my house but it should download in 30 minutes and in a hour i will update this thread if it worked thanks!

mwrobe1 said:
Correct...make sure you put your phone in download mode as well (Hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds...When your screen turns off, let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Down and Center Home buttons....When you see the warning screen, hit Volume Up button...Connect a microUSB cable from your phone to computer...Run Odin...click on “PDA”, then choose the file you downloaded...click on Start once Odin "loads" the file...wait 10-15 minutes for the flash too occur...after coming back from a reboot you should be on stock 4.3)
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<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747UCALEM_I747ATTALEM_I747UCALEM_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
That is the error message i am getting.. when i am trying this

nkhaira said:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747UCALEM_I747ATTALEM_I747UCALEM_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
That is the error message i am getting.. when i am trying this
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I'll try to locate the exact MD5 I used and give you a link later today/this week. Sorry for the trouble.

mwrobe1 said:
I'll try to locate the exact MD5 I used and give you a link later today/this week. Sorry for the trouble.
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Ok As soon as possible would be appreciated currently this is my only phone and i need to use it and I factory reset it yesterday thinking it would get rid of the root i would like to install all my apps and everything as soon as possible thanks

Your Odin flash failed because you tried to flash a much older firmware. LEM. You need to flash the 4.3 firmware. You can use this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
Enewman17 has one too I think. Not sure where exactly right now though.

DocHoliday77 said:
Your Odin flash failed because you tried to flash a much older firmware. LEM. You need to flash the 4.3 firmware. You can use this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
Enewman17 has one too I think. Not sure where exactly right now though.
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Thanks for your reply So since this in too many different files what do i do to combine them (noob)? i know its something to the extent of extracting them into one folder?
Could you give me instructions on that

DocHoliday77 said:
Your Odin flash failed because you tried to flash a much older firmware. LEM. You need to flash the 4.3 firmware. You can use this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
Enewman17 has one too I think. Not sure where exactly right now though.
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Ok i got all the files combined now i see a csc a AP file and alot of the file catergories from Odin do i only need the AP file for PDA or do i need to insert each corresponding file into each corresponding category in Odin?

I don't have this device so its apparently a little different than I'm used to in this regard. Check post 13 of that thread to see if that helps. Otherwise someone more familiar with that particular process will need to chime in.

DocHoliday77 said:
I don't have this device so its apparently a little different than I'm used to in this regard. Check post 13 of that thread to see if that helps. Otherwise someone more familiar with that particular process will need to chime in.
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Thank You So much!!
Sorry for late reply but the download you sent me worked and after 10 minutes i was on stock 4.3 upgraded to 4.4.2 without any problems!!!
THANKS!!!

[Q] help with instaling OTA after rooting

I got a tab S SMT 800 of course the first thing I did was to root the tablet with Odin3 I was in a hurry even did not apply the system update. Now when I try I get "The operating system on your device has been modified in an unauthorized way bla bla" How can I apply this OTA without re flashing a stock firmware?

Im not sure if you can. But there is a way to set your system status back to officail with root. Doing this method will allow to update with the ota bit i can nit confirm if the ota update will install properly. First download xposed installer, and install it. Then search for a module in xposed called wanam xposed and download and install and reboot. Then open the wanam xposed app and go tab secuirty hacks and tap fake system status till it saids official. Then now just reboot. Now try the ota update. It may install, it may not. Hope this helps

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Im not sure if you can. But there is a way to set your system status back to officail with root. Doing this method will allow to update with the ota bit i can nit confirm if the ota update will install properly. First download xposed installer, and install it. Then search for a module in xposed called wanam xposed and download and install and reboot. Then open the wanam xposed app and go tab secuirty hacks and tap fake system status till it saids official. Then now just reboot. Now try the ota update. It may install, it may not. Hope this helps
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Thank you. I followed your instructions, but it did not work, It did removed the nasty "The operating system on your device has been modified in an unauthorized way bla bla"after it re download the update but came back with Failed to update software.
I ran into this thread on the S5 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2728568&page=2 where people succeed by using the stock tar with odin
but do I do not where to find the stockcar for the tab S SMT 800

guliver6 said:
Thank you. I followed your instructions, but it did not work, It did removed the nasty "The operating system on your device has been modified in an unauthorized way bla bla"after it re download the update but came back with Failed to update software.
I ran into this thread on the S5 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2728568&page=2 where people succeed by using the stock tar with odin
but do I do not where to find the stockcar for the tab S SMT 800
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Did you check the Sammobile website first?

Reckoning said:
Did you check the Sammobile website first?
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Nothing for USA there the closest is Canada

guliver6 said:
Nothing for USA there the closest is Canada
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I think usa is XAR or celluar south. Idk

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I think usa is XAR or celluar south. Idk
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I got this \T800XXU1ANK1_T800XAR1ANI1_HOME.tar.md5 but I am getting the RED flag fail in odin

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I got this \T800XXU1ANK1_T800XAR1ANI1_HOME.tar.md5 but I am getting the RED flag fail in odin
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What does odin say when falshing it. Like the text box in odin when it flash it.

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I think usa is XAR or celluar south. Idk
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What does odin say when falshing it. Like the text box in odin when it flash it.
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Here the Odin reply:
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> T800XXU1ANK1_T800XAR1ANI1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/005> Removed!!

guliver6 said:
Here the Odin reply:
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> T800XXU1ANK1_T800XAR1ANI1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
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I honestly have no idea whu it does that. People been havent problems with odin. Can your tab still boot? It seems like it didnt even flash. Maybe a bad drivers.

DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
I honestly have no idea whu it does that. People been haven't problems with odin. Can your tab still boot? It seems like it didn't even flash. Maybe a bad drivers.
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Good news this time everything went smooth did not have to reset factory and the tablet says
"Software update: the latest updates have already been installed", just lost the root but I flashed the auto root again and its is perfect.
Thank you everybody for your help.

guliver6 said:
Good news this time everything went smooth did not have to reset factory and the tablet says
"Software update: the latest updates have already been installed", just lost the root but I flashed the auto root again and its is perfect.
Thank you everybody for your help.
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So what did you do? Did you flash it again? Or exactly what did you do to fix it? I just wanna know since whenever andriod l is out.. I can flash it correctly.

DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
So what did you do? Did you flash it again? Or exactly what did you do to fix it? I just wanna know since whenever andriod l is out.. I can flash it correctly.
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Honestly not sure,I turned off the tablet hold the 3 buttons to put int in download mode and the the odin worked its magic just waiting for android 5.0 now

guliver6 said:
Honestly not sure,I turned off the tablet hold the 3 buttons to put int in download mode and the the odin worked its magic just waiting for android 5.0 now
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Probably out of the topic but since I started this thread I need to give an explanation
If you wander why Guliver6 is currently disabled it is because on XDA
I created a double account by error so on my demand the previous account show disabled, so from now on I will use only guliver365 for subsequent follow up.

guliver6 said:
Honestly not sure,I turned off the tablet hold the 3 buttons to put int in download mode and the the odin worked its magic just waiting for android 5.0 now
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Probaly needed to reconnect the cable again. Happens all the time with my ipod and ipad.

app
There is a app that will hide your root. it works very well.
Its named hidemyroot and works without reboot. :good:

My Samsung S3 I747 is stuck on the logo when booting onto phone, tried using Odin..

I got my S3 from my brother since my Nexus 5 is currently broken, and with the S3 he installed CyanogenMod though it doesn't have root. So I decided to try and root it, but probably messed something up and now I'm stuck on the Cyanogen loadup screen, been waiting there for a solid 3 hours, and finally decided to try to fix it. I've tried using Odin3 3.0.7, trying to flash stock rom but I'm currently getting this error:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Does anyone know what to do at this point? I've tried multiple different stock roms in case one of the stock roms had a problem. However, I flashed TWRP no problem, and I have that working for my recovery. What should I do at this point to get my phone back to Stock ROM?

Do you know what bootloader it is running? After 4.3 you cannot downgrade. Use the terminal emulator in TWRP and enter this if you're not sure:
getprop ro.bootloader
If it returns a 4.3 build number you can only flash the same or newer builds. Look for enewman17's threads in the General section for how to return to stock on those builds.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Do you know what bootloader it is running? After 4.3 you cannot downgrade. Use the terminal emulator in TWRP and enter this if you're not sure:
getprop ro.bootloader
If it returns a 4.3 build number you can only flash the same or newer builds. Look for enewman17's threads in the General section for how to return to stock on those builds.
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I can't access the terminal emulator since I get stuck on the Samsung logo when trying to boot my phone.

The error happens when trying to flash aboot.mbn because, as @DocHoliday77 noted, LK3 cannot be flashed if the phone is running a 4.3 or newer bootloader.
I advise flashing TWRP and a custom ROM. This will allow you to boot the phone and determine the phone's bootloader version.

Flinze said:
I can't access the terminal emulator since I get stuck on the Samsung logo when trying to boot my phone.
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I thought you said you had TWRP installed and working? Are you able to boot recovery at all?
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I thought you said you had TWRP installed and working? Are you able to boot recovery at all?
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Yes, I am able to access recovery with TWRP working, I just don't know where the terminal emulator is. (sorry i'm not very experienced w/ TWRP)

Also one thing to note, I can't install any sort of ROMS or can't flash anything through TWRM for some reason. When I swipe to flash a rom, what happens is that it just automatically goes back to the TeamWin logo page thing, and then I'm back on the home screen of TWRM (which shows all the buttons like install, wipe, backup, restore, mount, etc.) So I can't flash through TWRM, and if possible can someone link me a custom rom that supports md5, .tar, with those file extensions since the roms I've tried all are zips of .img files. (unless there is a way to convert it to md5, .tar, etc. extentions so that I can use ODIN on my computer to flash it)
edit: what I mean by md5, .tar is a PDA file so that I can use ODIN. if possible I just want my phone to run again w/ any roms... I've been phoneless for a few days now

You can find the terminal through twrp's advanced menu. Select the root folder and go from there.
Look in enewman17's NJ2 thread. He has a recovery flashable stock recovery. Try flashing that, then factory resetting from the stock recovery.
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DocHoliday77 said:
You can find the terminal through twrp's advanced menu. Select the root folder and go from there.
Look in enewman17's NJ2 thread. He has a recovery flashable stock recovery. Try flashing that, then factory resetting from the stock recovery.
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Okay, when I typed the command getprop ro.bootloader what is get is:
I747MVLDLK4
I've tried flashing the stock recovery through TWRP, but it just again doesn't work as I explained in the previous post. So I tried using ODIN to flash it after converting it into a md5 file so that ODIN can read it and now when I try to enter recovery my screen is just black.

Looks like an i747m bootloader, not i747.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/15321/I747MVLDLK4_I747MOYADLK4_MTA/

audit13 said:
Looks like an i747m bootloader, not i747.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/15321/I747MVLDLK4_I747MOYADLK4_MTA/
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Oh my gosh! Thank you!!! I just followed the instructions after the download and this recovery worked! It looks like I thought my phone was i747, but it was actually i717M, thanks!!!

Glad you got your phone back.
I can't take the credit because @DocHoliday77 helped you determine the phone's bootloader.

Flinze said:
Oh my gosh! Thank you!!! I just followed the instructions after the download and this recovery worked! It looks like I thought my phone was i747, but it was actually i717M, thanks!!!
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Glad to hear you got it going!
audit13 said:
Glad you got your phone back.
I can't take the credit because @DocHoliday77 helped you determine the phone's bootloader.
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Don't even worry about cred on this stuff man! You do plenty enough to be just as deserving! @dawgdoc too!
And tbh, I'm really glad you chimed in on that one! Since I'm not as familiar with which variant has which build number for the I747/I747M, (and since I'm usually used to just glancing at the last 3 characters), it probably would've taken me another 2 or 3 posts to have realized that was the problem. I Definately didn't catch it that first time!
So in the spirit of giving credit where it's due, you do deserve it here and in many, many other threads! Thanks!
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