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Ok, so I attempted to download a couple of roms from this site, used Odin to install TWRP recovery. Problem is every rom I attempt to download is hosted from an incredibly slow site, so it takes 3 hours to download a single rom. I would like to return to stock, BONE STOCK. I remember with my Sprint Epic 4G I was able to download a tar/pit file that had the original modem and rom in 2 files: a PIT file, and a TAR File. Using Odin to flash this would return my phone to factory/bone stock configuration getting rid of all recovery/root/ect. I would like to know if there is such a file for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S-2.
Anyone know?
My phone has been useless for the last 9 hours and every rom ive downloaded has not worked at all. (No Signal, No gapps, Not booting/black screen hang, ect)
I know I can download a similar app from HTC that will restore an HTC phone to stock settings, what about Samsung?
Also, does anyone know where I can download the latest ClockworkMod RECOVERY from so I can try to flash roms with that? I was thinking this TWRP recovery is the issue.
Thanks!
Have you read the stickies?
[HOWTO] ROOT, Install ClockworkMod Touch Recovery & get into Download Mode for newbie. It also has instructions for using Odin to get back to stock.
For the latest CWM...have you searched in the dev thread? Used Google/Bing?
blackangst said:
Have you read the stickies?
[HOWTO] ROOT, Install ClockworkMod Touch Recovery & get into Download Mode for newbie. It also has instructions for using Odin to get back to stock.
For the latest CWM...have you searched in the dev thread? Used Google/Bing?
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I have read the stickies, in particular the one you attached. I also searched google (and bing, its still default on this pc) for the latest version of CWR, links I found are dead. Still didnt see anything in regards to what I asked specifically. Is there a way to restore, VIA ODIN, a STOCK ROM (PIT and TAR Files) similar to what was available with the older samsung Galaxy? I just downloaded the Jedi ROM and it actually booted with a signal, so Im giving it the "10 minutes" before I touch it. (Bummer everyone uses this wierd Dev Hosting site to host the files, download speeds of 37KB/sec are crazy slow with a 400+MB File).
I Thought about using Kies to restore to stock, not sure if thats even possible with a phone that has no rom installed since Ive never used Kies before. Guess I'll find out how well this rom works.
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I have read the stickies, in particular the one you attached. I also searched google (and bing, its still default on this pc) for the latest version of CWR, links I found are dead. Still didnt see anything in regards to what I asked specifically. Is there a way to restore, VIA ODIN, a STOCK ROM (PIT and TAR Files) similar to what was available with the older samsung Galaxy? I just downloaded the Jedi ROM and it actually booted with a signal, so Im giving it the "10 minutes" before I touch it. (Bummer everyone uses this wierd Dev Hosting site to host the files, download speeds of 37KB/sec are crazy slow with a 400+MB File).
I Thought about using Kies to restore to stock, not sure if thats even possible with a phone that has no rom installed since Ive never used Kies before. Guess I'll find out how well this rom works.
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Im not trying to be a **** but you couldnt have searched. If you followed the link for an Odin file in the page I linked earlier, it would have led you to THIS page which has a working download link for stock Odin (Gingerbread).
If you would have Googled exactly what you want, the 2nd result would give you the ICS download.
And Google also returns the main page for CWM
Hope that helps.
blackangst said:
Im not trying to be a **** but you couldnt have searched. If you followed the link for an Odin file in the page I linked earlier, it would have led you to THIS page which has a working download link for stock Odin (Gingerbread).
If you would have Googled exactly what you want, the 2nd result would give you the ICS download.
And Google also returns the main page for CWM
Hope that helps.
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I dont think your trying to be a **** at all so its all good, id tell anyone the same thing, I did do several searches searches, but sifting through 900+ pages in one of hundreds of threads is a little daunting...
Also the link I believe your referring to (http://www.technoxide.com/2012/11/galaxy-s2-jelly-bean-4.1.2-I9100XXLSJ-update.html) <<No 2 in google results for a Samsung i9100 SGS2, I downloaded that one, installed it, had a black screen after the samsung logo and the phone started getting very hot after I let it sit for 15 mins or so. Tried rebooting several times, same thing.. The model number for mine is a SGH-T989, are they the same? I tried that link and followed its instructions anyways, and like I said, no go...
Thanks tho man I do appreciate it, all is well with the Jedi Rom, seems to be working awesome without the bloat.. (Just took 3.5 hrs to download from that janky hosting site its on.)
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I dont think your trying to be a **** at all so its all good, id tell anyone the same thing, I did do several searches searches, but sifting through 900+ pages in one of hundreds of threads is a little daunting...
Also the link I believe your referring to (http://www.technoxide.com/2012/11/galaxy-s2-jelly-bean-4.1.2-I9100XXLSJ-update.html) <<No 2 in google results for a Samsung i9100 SGS2, I downloaded that one, installed it, had a black screen after the samsung logo and the phone started getting very hot after I let it sit for 15 mins or so. Tried rebooting several times, same thing.. The model number for mine is a SGH-T989, are they the same? I tried that link and followed its instructions anyways, and like I said, no go...
Thanks tho man I do appreciate it, all is well with the Jedi Rom, seems to be working awesome without the bloat.. (Just took 3.5 hrs to download from that janky hosting site its on.)
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Erm...the 2nd result was THIS thread, and partway down the page is THIS link listed as "T-Mobile SGH-T989_UVLI4 (Stock Odin ROM)" on the page.
Glad Jedi is working for you.
edit: oh. You dont have a T989 looks like you have an I9100? Might poke around the I9100 forum to find your Odin image.
Hello. Last week I got impatient with the fact that I could not write to my sd card under the newest versions of Android (thanks, Google!), so I rooted my phone with a (supposedly) unobstrusive ROM as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2143479.
And today, after installing the baseband update, my phone will no longer boot. The screen just goes dark after saying Samsung Galaxy Note II.
I tried reinstalling the root, I tried installing a custom ROM, I tried resetting to factory and clearing the cache. Nothing has worked.
I really would like to have my phone back Does anyone have any suggetions?
OTA update
pstuart82 said:
Hello. Last week I got impatient with the fact that I could not write to my sd card under the newest versions of Android (thanks, Google!), so I rooted my phone with a (supposedly) unobstrusive ROM as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2143479.
And today, after installing the baseband update, my phone will no longer boot. The screen just goes dark after saying Samsung Galaxy Note II.
I tried reinstalling the root, I tried installing a custom ROM, I tried resetting to factory and clearing the cache. Nothing has worked.
I really would like to have my phone back Does anyone have any suggetions?
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Try Kies software (samsung), let me know if this works for you.
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Try Kies software (samsung), let me know if this works for you.
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I only backed up some of my applications. I am not sure this will work but I will try when I get home.
If anyone else has any ideas, I would still appreciate to hear them. I need the phone for business reasons, so I need to purchase another tonight if I am not able to fix this one.
FWIW, at one point I noticed that the phone still made my speakers crackle when I put it near them, so it was transmitting *something*. The screen is blank though.
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Try Kies software (samsung), let me know if this works for you.
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I'm in his exact same boat. Rooted about a month ago, the update soft bricked my phone. I've tried everything from flashing rom after rom to trying to recover in Kies.
No dice, when you try to recover in Kies, it won't recognize your device, it just saying Connecting until it asks you to reboot your device.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Been triyng to fix this for 18 hours so far
If you need any info to help just tell me I'll provide everything.
Some info:
In download mode, this is displayed;
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I317
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1
RP SWREV: A3
tplaistow said:
I'm in his exact same boat. Rooted about a month ago, the update soft bricked my phone. I've tried everything from flashing rom after rom to trying to recover in Kies.
No dice, when you try to recover in Kies, it won't recognize your device, it just saying Connecting until it asks you to reboot your device.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Been triyng to fix this for 18 hours so far
If you need any info to help just tell me I'll provide everything.
Some info:
In download mode, this is displayed;
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I317
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1
RP SWREV: A3
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Your specs are EXACTLY the same as mine. I am getting the dreaded SW Rev. Invalid Magic string when I try to flash from Kies. I am currently downloading a 4.4.2 ROM from d-h.st to try to fix it; I will keep you updated.
Side rant: If you're a tiny website like d-h.st, probably not a good idea to force the user to type in their credit card by hand. Seriously, I was all ready to throw money at the screen and get this stupid thing over with, but like heck if I'm going to type my credentials into that kind of site.
Just curious guys but have you all tried flashing stock rom back to the phone using odin?
jaybeerange said:
Just curious guys but have you all tried flashing stock rom back to the phone using odin?
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jaybeerange- this will not work because Samsung Kies tries to restore to version 4.1.2, but the boot loader disallows it because it's too old.
If you have a 4.4.2 sitting around, by all means, let us know. I've been trying to download from d-h.st, but rumor has it that it will fail.
I am literally out of options.
Yeah the one from dhst is the one im talking about. I dont know why it wouldnt work. If I remember right it doesn't contain the bootloader so that shouldnt be a problem. The bootloader just wont allow itself to revert to an older version but its a 4.4.2 rom so it should work
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Just to be clear you know that when I say odin I mean the odin application and not kies right?
This OTA update bricked mine as well. Don't install this if your rooted!!!
I was able to take the update and im rooted and running custom recovery. Only thing I can think of that might be different is that I never took the official ota update. I flashed a stock 4.4.2 rom in recovery so im still on the 4.3 bootloader
Sweet mother of Zeus, I downloaded the 4.4.2 ROM off d-h.st, flashed it in Odin, and unbricked my phone.
Instructions for everyone else:
* Download Android 4.4.2 stock here: http://d-h.st/8HG. FYI, don't bother buying a subscription to the site to speed up the download unless you're doing it to thank the owners. Membership WON'T DO ANYTHING to help your speed. You'll just have to wait ~4 hours.
* Flash with Odin 3.0.7.
If anyone who has rights wants to post in this thread, it might be helpful.
I plan to set up a torrent tonight for anyone who wants to download it without the long wait.
Here is the magnet link: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:03336f24f4d6b9e86ca608d7766287edc7cd5d73&dn=I317-ODIN-UCUCNE5-Stock-No-Recovery.zip&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80
By all means download, but PLEASE seed if you do. I am allocating a lot of bandwidth but I can only upload so much!
PS. If you're worried about the reliability of the torrent, d-h.st provides an md5 sum that you can use to check the file after you've downloaded it.
Exactly what the guy said about flashing the stock rom is right. However, since my phone didn't have enough space, it didn't reset my phone. Maybe it works if you go into download mode (power, volume up and home) and then reboot it works. Have rebooted it twice since then and it still works. Everything is just how i had it before the update, but with the update.
no seeds for the torrent?
xCAVEMANx said:
no seeds for the torrent?
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I don't know what to tell you. Three people have already downloaded it from me (unfortunately, none is seeding).
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I don't know what to tell you. Three people have already downloaded it from me (unfortunately, none is seeding).
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I think the technical term in torrent speak is leeches. So your torrent has zero seeders, zero peers, and 3 leeches.
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Rule #1 of OTA. No root and stock completely.
This link here shows you every file that the OTA checks for and many other things before it does anything.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001611244
If something does not match, it craps out.
I'm downloading the Zen's ODIN NE5 from dev-host now. They must have fixed issues because it's flying.
I should have it in 10-15 minutes. I have uploaded a version that I had to androidhost, but I'm waiting to hear from Zen if he's ok with me posting a mirror.
And I need to make sure that what I'm downloading and what I have uploaded in the same. But like I said looks like Dev-Host is working better, or at least better than it has been the past couple of days.
xCAVEMANx said:
I think the technical term in torrent speak is leeches. So your torrent has zero seeders, zero peers, and 3 leeches.
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It wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't explicitly asked people to seed. Anyway, there's pne seeder: me. Interestingly, I tried to attach to it with uTorrent, and I can't connect to the host. So maybe there's something wrong with my torrent server. If you want, PM me and I will sign in to Windows and seed from there.
Had exact same issue and flashed the boot loader and now my phone works great!
here is the link: http://d-h.st/qDY
Have a good one guys
Had a lot of hope for this, but I'm now getting one step further in my loop (I see the ATT logo spinning then it just hangs).
Any ideas?
hello guys. i had rooted my sons tablet and something messed up on it, and he did a factory reset through the settings menu. EVEN THOUGH I TOLD HIM HUNDREDS OF TIMES NOT TO DO THAT. he never listens....
Anyway, the deed is done... now the tablet wont boot up. i bought this tablet because samsungs are easy to work on. the problem that i am having is that every ROM i can find is a zip file and not a tar.
can anyone help me find a rom rooted or not in tar format? i did look on the sammobile page, but i cant find the united states on the website. and it says not to install a file from a different country..
please help
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.
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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.
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
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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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
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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.
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.