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[Q] Odin won't show FCO6 MD5 but I have it??

Hey guys im having a bit of an issue when trying to flash the official FCO6 Stock rom through odin. I have v1.85 and 1.87 and both show the same thing. I have the victory pit file and the SPH-D700-FC09-8GB-REL.TAR.MD5 file both on my desktop but when my phone is plugged in and ready to go, and I click PDA on odin and go to desktop, it isn't their. The victory file shows up and I place that In it's correct place but the md5 does not. No matter where I put it? anyone have any suggestions so I can odin my phone?

try erasing the .md5 part at the end

Try the phone slot instead.
Sent from my GT-P7510 using Tapatalk 2

Hey guys I have this exact same problem right now. My phone is in a bootloop so I am trying to odin back to stock but the FC09 file will not show up. I have tried removing the .md5 as well but that does not work either. I have tried deleting and re-downloading 3 times. I know the file is there 100% and I know I am looking in the right folder 100%.
edit: this is odin 1.87 and I have tried the phone slot with the same results.
edit #2: I am sure someone else will run into this problem someday since two of us have. Apparently this is the only file you will ever unzip. I have it so ground into my head to never unzip anything I didn't think of that

danipoak said:
Hey guys I have this exact same problem right now. My phone is in a bootloop so I am trying to odin back to stock but the FC09 file will not show up. I have tried removing the .md5 as well but that does not work either. I have tried deleting and re-downloading 3 times. I know the file is there 100% and I know I am looking in the right folder 100%.
edit: this is odin 1.87 and I have tried the phone slot with the same results.
edit #2: I am sure someone else will run into this problem someday since two of us have. Apparently this is the only file you will ever unzip. I have it so ground into my head to never unzip anything I didn't think of that
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Try the updated version of Odin. http://db.tt/OIEtTUxn

[Q] galaxy note 8 factory restore

Hi guys. Im a noob, first post here and need some help. Be searching all day for how to load a stock rom to my device GT-N5110.
Heres the low down.
Purchased in Australia. No updates applied.
Success rooted with framaroot.Was running framaroot for more than a month
Install busy box today in normal mode I think. I chose the safe option.
Edited build.prop product model so I could install Navigon
Navigon working fine
Now..........
Unable to change the product name back using es explorer or file expert.
Thought it would change after restart but device entered bootloop. I think busybox was the culprit.
Discovered recovery mode and did factory data reset. Can acces odin screen on device too.
Device boots but hangs on language selection screen
I have found and downloaded stock rom for it that I found here somehow
I tried "Mrjraider" tutorial "how to flash back to a stock rom"
but odin crashes whenever I load the rom file and it wont recognize my GN8.0
Computer runs on windows 8. Kies is up to date too. Kies reconizes device but is unable to update or anything
Was running odin in win xp sp3 with administrator
can try on a win7 computer tomorrow.
This is the name of the file its about 1.2 Gb....... N5110UEDMD1_N5110XARDMD1_HOME.tar.md5 do I need to rename this or something
There was also a .dll that was in the package, wtf with that?????
be looking through this forum all day and night and cant quite find what im looking for. If what I seek is here please point me to it. Or if any one here in Brisbane, can fix it for me,What are your thoghts? PM me.
Just want my baby back working again.
Sorry, wrong section please delete mod

If I'm not mistaken, remove Kies, then try using Odin. Also, dll is a Windows file. I could be wrong about Kies, but I think I remember reading that it conflicts with Odin.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2

Yesterday I installed same firmware in my computer runing win7 with Odin and Kies installed at the same time without problems. You don't need to rename the file, dll is a library for windows and needs to be on the same folder as the md5 file. Just remember to put the Note in download mode in order to get the firmware installed by Odin.

I have a thread in the development forum with the only file you need just flash in odin and done.
Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk 2

Tutorial is ok, problem seems to be elsewhere.
I have Windows 8 (x64) too, and Odin works i my case, i successfully flashed (and restored counter) N5110 before returning tablet to shop (it was exchange for N5100). Kill all Kies components via task manager, i have two more things in processes when i quit Kies. Next, try another version of Odin, but I remember one ROM from SamMobile, which crashed every Odin i had, so its may be this problem. Try another version of ROM - older, if exists. If crashes Odin too or not exists, try uninstall both Kies and Samsung USB driver, dowload toolkit from xda (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251033) and install new driver via toolkit.
In rare cases may be problem in your computer, so try another one without installing Kies. I wish you luck.
Edit - That big file is ROM, dll is not needed for Odin. Run Odin, press PDA, select your rom. Turn tablet off, connect to comupter by original or hi-quality short cable, set tablet into download mode (hold vol- and home, press power on for 2 secs, select continue by pressing vol+). If all is ok, first field in Odin change color to yellow (i think), then press "Start".

Thanks to all. Let you know how I go. Odin 4.43 keeps crashing when loading the rom, on both my win8 laptop and fresh installed win 7 pc. Uninstalled everything from laptop except nero. Nothing installed on pc except modem drivers and Samsung drivers. I will redownload the rom. I think it may have become corrupt. Cheers
ok success. this is what I did. eventually got the rom to sit in odin without crashing it by simply renaming file by deleting the .tar.md5 extention. clicked off the file to save the rename. Right click on it again to rename and type the extension back in. Loaded it in odin and it worked. File name in odin showed up with duplicate file extention eg .tar.md5.tar.md5 but it worked. Odin 4.43 would not detect my device. Senior Moderator Mskip toolkit for Samsung galaxy note 8 would not detect my device .This was very frustrating
Used odin 3.07
loaded rom in pda. Found in janjannsen99 development thread.
connected device ,odin 3.07 detected it, unlike 4.43 for some reason.
clicked start.
Walla. Im a happy man.

This is the kind of story that are the most scary. Now I am kind afraid of root my note 8 or do anything unofficial.
Anyway, best wishes to you.

mickatron said:
Thanks to all. Let you know how I go. Odin 4.43 keeps crashing when loading the rom, on both my win8 laptop and fresh installed win 7 pc. Uninstalled everything from laptop except nero. Nothing installed on pc except modem drivers and Samsung drivers. I will redownload the rom. I think it may have become corrupt. Cheers
ok success. this is what I did. eventually got the rom to sit in odin without crashing it by simply renaming file by deleting the .tar.md5 extention. clicked off the file to save the rename. Right click on it again to rename and type the extension back in. Loaded it in odin and it worked. File name in odin showed up with duplicate file extention eg .tar.md5.tar.md5 but it worked. Odin 4.43 would not detect my device. Senior Moderator Mskip toolkit for Samsung galaxy note 8 would not detect my device .This was very frustrating
Used odin 3.07
loaded rom in pda. Found in janjannsen99 development thread.
connected device ,odin 3.07 detected it, unlike 4.43 for some reason.
clicked start.
Walla. Im a happy man.
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That's what I use odin 3.07 . Don't use the other versions for some reason they don't work
Secondly guys when you download that file in my thread tO your computer it has to be extracted first you only Click PDA In ODIN and use the file you just extracted with the tar md5 extension. Thats it. That ss.dll file has no purpose its just there and you need not even bother with it.
Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk 2

I am also trying to restore my US-based Note 8.0 WIFI (still on 4.1.2), but couldn't figured out which ROM file I need to download.
Could you tell me the filename? I am using the Note 8.0 toolkit.

ROM
lanwarrior said:
I am also trying to restore my US-based Note 8.0 WIFI (still on 4.1.2), but couldn't figured out which ROM file I need to download.
Could you tell me the filename? I am using the Note 8.0 toolkit.
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Will these two links help you:
Link 1
Link 2

AkiOrpheus said:
Will these two links help you:
Link 1
Link 2
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I have checked that, but I don't see US Note 8.0. The search seems broken to, since United States is not shown in the list of country for Note 8.0

No one knows how to get the stock US based ROM?

lanwarrior said:
No one knows how to get the stock US based ROM?
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@lanwarrior
U have to register on sammobile.com to download firmwares (stock ROM). Put the model as SGH-i467 and u will the file

AkiOrpheus said:
Will these two links help you:
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people keep posting to go to sammobile but every time i look there isn't a rom labeled for the US, and they dont give an explanation of what rom would be the equivilant or even if any of them would be. Should I use UK version? is it the same as the US?
I'm having the same exact issue as OP and I can get into download mode and i have odin 3.07 but i am just looking for the exact rom to load and cant find an exact answer so far. I've already messed up my tablet enough today so I don't want to flash the wrong rom and make things worse lol.
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ps I looked for janjansen's thread in development and did not see it, am I missing something? anyone got a link?

ok I did some more reading around the web and found that a lot of people used the UK version as I kinda suspected. Would have been nice to get confirmation on that but its cool, I flashed it, no problem, and now I'm setting up the chainfire root and getting back all my apps. So all in all it took a few days but I'm back on my feet *sigh of relief*
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[Q] Softbricked SPH L710, No boot, No recovery

Hey there
Backstory: Ive had my Sprint SGS3 for awhile and rooted it after I came across a root required application that promised faster youtube loading times called hola one day after using this app for awhile my SGS3 froze mid-video. I waited about 4 mins then pulled the battery out and my SGS3 hasn't been working since. That was about 5 months ago and I haven't used a phone since.
Current state: Now my SGS3 wont boot or go into to recovery mode so CWM or TWRP will not work in this case. The only thing my phone CAN do is go into download mode.
Now the catch to this story is I live in an all Mac hardware family, and setting up bootcamp is currently out of the question so my only other option currently is Heimdall. Now ive used Odin once to achieve root but other than that im not very familiar with either programs.
PLZ HALP: So now my question is if anyone can help me install a new rom step by step (point me in the right direction for the files and how to apply them via Heimdall) I was aiming to install Cyanogenmod 10.1 but quickly got confused, but I will settle with a stock 4.2 rooted rom.
I have limited knowledge of this and am at my wits end so I come here begging on my knees if anyone can help me

You can start by checking out THIS thread. You may want to check out the thread HERE, and also THIS one. .

prboy1969 said:
You can start by checking out THIS thread. You may want to check out the thread HERE, and also THIS one. .
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Well thank you for taking time to post those links but that's not covering the issue I'm having trouble with.
I've seen a few videos on how to use heimdall now but my issue remains the flashing. I downloaded a stock rom with root but I don't understand how to flash it. There is no .img file which heimdall requires.
Every other method I've seen requires custom recovery
Also sorry for the long response time. I've been having a very very bad week and its only getting worse

EXUSIA said:
Well thank you for taking time to post those links but that's not covering the issue I'm having trouble with.
I've seen a few videos on how to use heimdall now but my issue remains the flashing. I downloaded a stock rom with root but I don't understand how to flash it. There is no .img file which heimdall requires.
Every other method I've seen requires custom recovery
Also sorry for the long response time. I've been having a very very bad week and its only getting worse
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http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.3-d2spr.img
download that and rename to recovery.img to make it easier. Flash it using heimdall and boot to it. I recommend you put your rom of choice on the external so and flash from that

billard412 said:
download that and rename to recovery.img to make it easier. Flash it using heimdall and boot to it. I recommend you put your rom of choice on the external so and flash from that
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Thank you for a response. i just tried flashing the file you linked me to but it failed. i got this error message:
ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!
ERROR: / upload failed!
Ending session...
ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!
Releasing device interface...
i need to install a entirely new rom via heimdall but i dont exactly know how.
i watch a youtube video for help and i get the basics but im still having trouble finding a rom that has .tar .img & zimage files in it that i can use to flash. thats my main problem

EXUSIA said:
Thank you for a response. i just tried flashing the file you linked me to but it failed. i got this error message:
ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!
ERROR: / upload failed!
Ending session...
ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!
Releasing device interface...
i need to install a entirely new rom via heimdall but i dont exactly know how.
i watch a youtube video for help and i get the basics but im still having trouble finding a rom that has .tar .img & zimage files in it that i can use to flash. thats my main problem
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You could try http://www.rwilco12.com just make sure you download a tar or tar.gz file so you can extract the images from it. Only problem is that heimdall may be a no-go. I thought I heard something a while back about heimdall not working with the s3 after a certain firmware. You can save yourself so much headache and save a ton of time if you could just use Odin. You don't have any friends with a windows pc you could use?

billard412 said:
You could just make sure you download a tar or tar.gz file so you can extract the images from it. Only problem is that heimdall may be a no-go. I thought I heard something a while back about heimdall not working with the s3 after a certain firmware. You can save yourself so much headache and save a ton of time if you could just use Odin. You don't have any friends with a windows pc you could use?
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Ahhh i do remember reading this somewhere but i cant remember
this isnt my MBP but i guess ill try bootcamp
Im currently downloading a fully restored JB stock rooted MD4 .tar.md5.gz 800mb file and its gonna take some time
but thank you, ive been having a terrible week and this is taking my mind off things, thank you

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How do i get a rom on my note 4 i have sprint running N910PVPS4DPE

peterogg said:
How do i get a rom on my note 4 i have sprint running N910PVPS4DPE
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Did you try Samsung Kies on. PC?

jimmbomb said:
Did you try Samsung Kies on. PC?
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Hey I always use TWRP to flash Supersu to root but I was wondering cause Ive been asked several times what easiest way to root. My question is = Does CF Auto Root still work for our device or is it just for older firmware? Thanks in advance!

What's the best way to update to the latest OTA on a rooted phone without losing data or root?
Sent from my SM-N910P using XDA-Developers mobile app

skanndelus said:
What's the best way to update to the latest OTA on a rooted phone without losing data or root?
Sent from my SM-N910P using XDA-Developers mobile app
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With systemless root can't we just flash back stock kernel and recovery, to accept ota. Or does phone still not pass system check for ota. I've never tried myself so I was wondering.

My phone is on PD1 via OTA update.
Unrooted and stock as bones in a bag.
Yet, Now it refuses to check for updates anymore.
Manually or auto update checks via wifi.
Im locked out of latest updates.
Any ideas?
Even keis says up to date, even though the PE1 has been out for a while.
Any id
Thanks.

peterogg said:
How do i get a rom on my note 4 i have sprint running N910PVPS4DPE
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First step is to use Odin to flash twrp or cwm ( I use twrp)
After that boot to twrp and create a back up (always do a back up)
Then go to wipe, advanced wipe and wipe dalvik, system,data, and cache.
From there go to install and select the rom you want to install and swipe to to install. Make sure your phone is on the correct baseband and firmware version to run the rom otherwise you will have issue like WiFi not turning on and camera not focusing! Reading the OP of the rom is very important. Being on PE1 you would probably have to downgrade to OK1 or PC1/PD1 for majority of roms for now. Freeze has a page where he has all the firmwares and their baseband, you can just dl them and flash them through Odin. Let me know if you need anything explained. If you mean how to literally get the rom onto the phone, I usually will just download or put the SD card into my computer. Another good option is samsung side sync/android file transfer
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jimmbomb said:
My phone is on PD1 via OTA update.
Unrooted and stock as bones in a bag.
Yet, Now it refuses to check for updates anymore.
Manually or auto update checks via wifi.
Im locked out of latest updates.
Any ideas?
Even keis says up to date, even though the PE1 has been out for a while.
Any id
Thanks.
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Did you manually unroot? Or did you flash back to a stock? You need to completely flash a stock firmware to take an OTA.
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aaron74 said:
Hey I always use TWRP to flash Supersu to root but I was wondering cause Ive been asked several times what easiest way to root. My question is = Does CF Auto Root still work for our device or is it just for older firmware? Thanks in advance!
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I would say go with manually flashing root. CF auto root hasn't worked for me in a long time. Besides majority if roms you'll find are prerooted anyway so there's no reason to really have to flash a root. Unless of course you're rooting stock.

I have never rooted. Always bone stock since new and always have OTA the updates. 3 maybe so far.
Still cant OTA anymore

hi every one
i have a question
i just bought a sprint galaxy note 4 and im living outside USA and my problem is that i have this annoying message of handsfree activation and i cant also select cdma or lte i just can use gsm
my android version is marshmallow 6.0.1
and my device isnt rooted
so please help me to unlock my phone and what is the best way to root it safely

Hi, mine it's the same situation, anybody can help us with that because the gsm speed is to slow for navigate, thanks in advance.

I don't know if this thread is still active.
Okay,
So I have a Sprint 32gb model Note 4 SM-N910P UD, I was experiencing the random reboot issue so I removed the sim card, thought it was fixed and tried to install a sprint pushed update via the phones normal process. It power cycled in the update and now it's pretty bricked, I can't do a factory reset or clear cash. If I turn it on it goes straight into the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue screen"
Now I try to be pretty self sufficient so I did some reading and downloaded two versions of Kies (both of which don't recognize my device) I downloaded three versions of Odin and have been attempting to restore with stock platforms. This is where I ran into my problem, I know nothing about this stuff and I am completely lost. I tried to go to Best Buy and their Samsung techs couldn't help me.
I've tried searching the site, but all the links people provide are to multiple versions of TWRS and basebands, but I don't know what those are or which ones I am supposed to download or what slot or order they are supposed to go into in Odin to re-flash this device, I keep getting "need PIT file" or other errors.
So I am throwing myself at the mercy of the court, is there an idiots guide to how I get this phone back up and running in a basic configuration? I don't need the latest update, or to even save the data that was on it before, I just need it to run like normal and I'll never download an update again. If you can link me to the thread of just tell me "look dummy download this files and install them in this order" I will be forever in your debt.

The_Malhavoc said:
Okay,
So I have a Sprint 32gb model Note 4 SM-N910P UD, I was experiencing the random reboot issue so I removed the sim card, thought it was fixed and tried to install a sprint pushed update via the phones normal process. It power cycled in the update and now it's pretty bricked, I can't do a factory reset or clear cash. If I turn it on it goes straight into the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue screen"
Now I try to be pretty self sufficient so I did some reading and downloaded two versions of Kies (both of which don't recognize my device) I downloaded three versions of Odin and have been attempting to restore with stock platforms. This is where I ran into my problem, I know nothing about this stuff and I am completely lost. I tried to go to Best Buy and their Samsung techs couldn't help me.
I've tried searching the site, but all the links people provide are to multiple versions of TWRS and basebands, but I don't know what those are or which ones I am supposed to download or what slot or order they are supposed to go into in Odin to re-flash this device, I keep getting "need PIT file" or other errors.
So I am throwing myself at the mercy of the court, is there an idiots guide to how I get this phone back up and running in a basic configuration? I don't need the latest update, or to even save the data that was on it before, I just need it to run like normal and I'll never download an update again. If you can link me to the thread of just tell me "look dummy download this files and install them in this order" I will be forever in your debt.
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Sounds like you need the 4 file repair firmware. At least this is where i would start. I'll try to find you the links and guide. Give me some time and I'll get back to you.

aaron74 said:
Sounds like you need the 4 file repair firmware. At least this is where i would start. I'll try to find you the links and guide. Give me some time and I'll get back to you.
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I really appreciate it, take as much time as you need I'm just happy to have help from someone more experienced than me.

@The_Malhavoc
Ok, so this is what i would try first, since you said Odin gives Pit file error.
To start, uninstall all Samsung software (like kies) from your pc. Also uninstall Odin. I guess Odin don't install, but use the one in this post.
Download and install Samsung drivers from here to your pc.
Now download Odin 3.11.1 from here!
Unzip odin to your desktop.
Download the N910P repair firmware here! You'll need to unzip this. See below.
Ok now I provided all the files here. But now continue to this post and read carefully and follow directions!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68854735&postcount=1
I hope this helps and all you have is a software issue!
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The_Malhavoc said:
I really appreciate it, take as much time as you need I'm just happy to have help from someone more experienced than me.
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Fyi, i can't guarantee this will work. I personally have never needed to use it, or try it. But i know it has the pit file in this. So i figured it'd might help.
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@The_Malhavoc
Before you try this, respond back to me. So i know You didn't start yet. I'm trying to find you another solution.

aaron74 said:
@The_Malhavoc
Ok, so this is what i would try first, since you said Odin gives Pit file error.
To start, uninstall all Samsung software (like kies) from your pc. Also uninstall Odin. I guess Odin don't install, but use the one in this post.
Download and install Samsung drivers from here to your pc.
Now download Odin 3.11.1 from here!
Unzip odin to your desktop.
Download the N910P repair firmware here! You'll need to unzip this. See below.
Ok now I provided all the files here. But now continue to this post and read carefully and follow directions!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68854735&postcount=1
I hope this helps and all you have is a software issue!
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Fyi, i can't guarantee this will work. I personally have never needed to use it, or try it. But i know it has the pit file in this. So i figured it'd might help.
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I understand completely about no guarantee it'll work, but its more than I had so I'll give it a go. I wasn't expecting a reply so quickly and left my stuff at the office. Ill get it a shot tomorrow and report back, thank you so much for taking the time to help out a lost newbie have a great day!

The_Malhavoc said:
I understand completely about no guarantee it'll work, but its more than I had so I'll give it a go. I wasn't expecting a reply so quickly and left my stuff at the office. Ill get it a shot tomorrow and report back, thank you so much for taking the time to help out a lost newbie have a great day!
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Ok great. Cause I'm trying to find you an easier firmware to try first. So don't try that just yet. I'll post back shortly.
Edit. What's your current firmware?

The_Malhavoc said:
I understand completely about no guarantee it'll work, but its more than I had so I'll give it a go. I wasn't expecting a reply so quickly and left my stuff at the office. Ill get it a shot tomorrow and report back, thank you so much for taking the time to help out a lost newbie have a great day!
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Ok Im back. Before You do what I first told you. I want you to follow this guide. It will download you a firmware with a pit file. I actually have the file but it will take 8 hours for me to upload. so just do this.
First, All these links are from this post here. Its an old program "SamFirm" but it still works.
But Im providing shortcuts here for you. To simplify this process.
1. Download Samfirm0.3.6.zip Here!
2. It requires .NET Framework 3.5 (Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) installed)
3. So Download and Install above Links!
4. Unzip samfirm into its own directory.
5. Open it up and run as an Admin!
Now in Samfirm put in following info: (check pics)
Model== SM-N910P
Region== XAS (or if you want sprint default logo at boot then use SPR)
Check the box== Auto
and also box== Binary Nature
Then Click Check Update
It should show it found firmware SM-N910P/XAS/N910PVPS4DPK1/N910PSPT4DPK1/N910PVPS4DPK1/N910PVPS4DPK1
Make sure both boxes == Check CSC && Decrypt are both selected and Click Download!!!
IT'LL Download and Decrypt a special binary firmware, that will contain a PIT file. When you flash this file with Odin, It will completely wipe your device.
When its done just unzip the file. And then you will have a TAR.MD5 file to use with Odin!!
In Odin, Load this file to AP slot. Only select 'F.Reset Time' & 'AutoReboot' the first time, just like a normal flash.
Hope This Helps Ya!!! If This file doesnt solve your problem, you could try that other file from previous post, if you wish!
But just try this and let me know what happens!!
Good Luck!!

No luck,
I downloaded ALL_SPT_N910PVPS4DPK1_N910PSPT4DPK1_CL9120850_QB11420407_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar .md5 from Samfirm then extracted it.
Downloaded and installed odin 3.11.1 from the above link and ran as administrator.
Checked the AP box and linked it to the extraced md5 file, made sure autoreboot and f. reset time were the only things checked.
Started phone in download mode using vol down + home + power, then pressed up to enter download mode and plugged the usb into the computer.
Once Odin registered my phone with the "added" notification I clicked start.
Odin read:
<id:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1101)...
<id:0/003> File analysis..
<id:0/003> SetupConnection..
<id:0/003> Initialization..
<id:0/003> Set PIT file..
<id:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<id:0/003> FAIL!
<id:0/003>
<id:0/003> Re-Partition operation failed.
<OSM> ALl threads completed. (succed 0/ failed 1)
Meanwhile my Note read:
ddi: mmc_read failed
ODIN MODE (High Speed)
etc. etc.
Secure download: enable
UDC Start
ODIN: flash read failure
Error: There is no pit binary.
so barring any failure on my part (which I'll be the first to admit is very likely) I may have to try again using the first message you suggested. I'll hold off for now just to see if I did anything wrong, considering I've heard that if I manually try flashing a PIT I could hard brick my phone permanently and it should only be as a last resort.
In any case no matter how it works out, thanks again Aaron for taking the time to help me out. I just saw how to add thanks to the posts, so I'll be doing that now.

The_Malhavoc said:
No luck,
I downloaded .
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Ok, well it definitely sounds like you got the emmc problem that i see floating around here.
I don't have any experience with it. But a couple more suggestions.
1. Try this file again. But in Odin select 'F.Reset' & 'Re- partition'. And don't select ' auto reboot '. Let it flash, and if successful, when done pull battery and reboot to recovery then wipe and reset.
2. If that is no go. Try the first solution i pointed you to.
If neither these work. Then its beyond me. Sorry.
Hope you get one of these to work for you. :fingers-crossed:
Edit. I should have mentioned, if your phone has twrp and you can boot to it. You should make a complete backup especially the efs. And copy and save it off phone.
Edit 2. You could try posting your question to that first thread i mentioned to you.

Why my SM-N910P the FRP couldn't activated.
I did a lot of factory resets but that FRP didn't activated at all.
I am on 6.0.1 PJ1 and bought it as a second hand device not new.
Why this happened... Could somebody explain this weird thing to me?

Help getting my Note 8 flashed properly

Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong forum here, but I wasn't sure where to start.
I got an ATT Note 8 unlocked running Nougat that would not come up on the Verizon network using my working SIM card. I had read that there were known issues with this and that an upgrade to oreo would fix things. Googling around I found an upgrade zip file from N950USQS2BQK2 to N950USQU2CQL1. I used the recovery method to upgrade from that file and at first things seems to be fine. I started having lots of issues with apps dying, eg Contacts, Phone and Bixby and started to wonder if perhaps the OS could be further upgraded. I hunted around and installed the samfirm tool and downloaded the file
SM-N950U_1_20181126150901_ouxwmh265r_fac.zip and extracted out all the parts. Using Odin (13.1) I tried to install this file but it got hung installing
system.img.ext4. Realizing that it would likely cause problems I powered off the phone after a couple of hours with no progress. As expected the phone was pretty pissed off when I tried to boot it up. It was stuck in trying to upload a crash file and took a lot of fiddling around to convince it to go back to download mode, thanks to one of the posts from this site I was able to make it work.
I've tried the same file again and it is stuck again at the same place. So the question is should I be using a different file? If at all possible I'd just like to run the standard Verizon load, in hunting around it seems for the latest Oreo I should use N950USQS5CRK1. but I can't figure out where to get that file in the format that Odin uses I've looked on the firmware.science website but have only come up with the zip version that would work with the recovery mode. Unfortunately with the state my phone is currently in I don't think I can get to recovery mode. It is in the endless upload mode, hitting the down & power button will shut it down but it comes right back to the upload screen. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the rambling post.

rphaddad said:
Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong forum here, but I wasn't sure where to start.
I got an ATT Note 8 unlocked running Nougat that would not come up on the Verizon network using my working SIM card. I had read that there were known issues with this and that an upgrade to oreo would fix things. Googling around I found an upgrade zip file from N950USQS2BQK2 to N950USQU2CQL1. I used the recovery method to upgrade from that file and at first things seems to be fine. I started having lots of issues with apps dying, eg Contacts, Phone and Bixby and started to wonder if perhaps the OS could be further upgraded. I hunted around and installed the samfirm tool and downloaded the file
SM-N950U_1_20181126150901_ouxwmh265r_fac.zip and extracted out all the parts. Using Odin (13.1) I tried to install this file but it got hung installing
system.img.ext4. Realizing that it would likely cause problems I powered off the phone after a couple of hours with no progress. As expected the phone was pretty pissed off when I tried to boot it up. It was stuck in trying to upload a crash file and took a lot of fiddling around to convince it to go back to download mode, thanks to one of the posts from this site I was able to make it work.
I've tried the same file again and it is stuck again at the same place. So the question is should I be using a different file? If at all possible I'd just like to run the standard Verizon load, in hunting around it seems for the latest Oreo I should use N950USQS5CRK1. but I can't figure out where to get that file in the format that Odin uses I've looked on the firmware.science website but have only come up with the zip version that would work with the recovery mode. Unfortunately with the state my phone is currently in I don't think I can get to recovery mode. It is in the endless upload mode, hitting the down & power button will shut it down but it comes right back to the upload screen. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the rambling post.
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Download this odin firmware and FIRST extract it one time and the files for odin will be in the extracted folder and flash. You must flash AP, BL, CP and CSC all at the same time. Fill all the slots in odin.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603879881

MrMike2182 said:
Download this odin firmware and FIRST extract it one time and the files for odin will be in the extracted folder and flash. You must flash AP, BL, CP and CSC all at the same time. Fill all the slots in odin.
Thanks for this. One question, I had the same issue the last time, there is a CSC and a HOME-CSC file included in the zip archive, which of these should be used with Odin?
thanks again
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rphaddad said:
MrMike2182 said:
Download this odin firmware and FIRST extract it one time and the files for odin will be in the extracted folder and flash. You must flash AP, BL, CP and CSC all at the same time. Fill all the slots in odin.
Thanks for this. One question, I had the same issue the last time, there is a CSC and a HOME-CSC file included in the zip archive, which of these should be used with Odin?
thanks again
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Never mind found that in another post.
thx
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if I wanna odin without losing data I use home instead of CSC correct?

I would suggest also using Samsung Smart Switch before doing it. It gives you the option to back up pretty much your whole phone including just about all your apps, settings and customizations to an SD card. It also saves your custom icon groups too if you do that. The it makes it a breeze to restore after doing an Odin flash. It has helped save me a time or 2.
Eta: After rereading the OP, looks like you may not be able to use this as you need to be able to boot all the way up.

Right, I was not able to boot so smart connect isn't an option, but luckily it's a new phone so no data to transfer. I did run into an issue using Odin with USB C on my laptop to the phone, I think that is how I got into that predicament in the first place with Odin downloads failing to complete. Works fine with USB 2.
Phone is all set now and working fine. Thanks for your help.