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[REF] If odin gives error - unbricking

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Yesterday I first successfully flashed G5 firmware + root. Later I unsuccessfully tried to make the lag fix for memory card. After that I recovered back up using Back UP Pro and restarted. Got a bunch of FC, so decided to reflash.
During the flash on first step odin crashed (just a nondescript message with attention sign and path to Odin) + second error right after first one, only with some strange symbals-hieroglyphs after the path to odin).
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After that nothing is happening in odin and everything is grayed out. Error can be different (that was just my error), but the point is that phone is bricked (does not turn on). Causes can vary from you disconecting device during flash, computer crashing, ODIN crashing (my case), alien abductions and other very possible reasons =)
After that I always got the same problem - either stuck on reading file (or what is the first step analyses, etc) or crashes (mostly now).
Phone is bricked - I can either go to download screen, or some screen with phone and computer icons connected by dotted line with attention icon - screenshot, thanks to m3keni.
I looked at "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement" (thanks goes to blackerwater) advice and several recovery advices (up + menu + power; down + power; laptop does not recognize apd device).
Win 7 x64.
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try odin on a different computer phone should be ok once you flash.. i flash multiple times on one then suddenly wouldnt flash anymore.. just hung.. re-did it on a laptop and it worked fine.

dupel said:
Yesterday I first successfully flashed G5 firmware + root. Later I unsuccessfully tried to make the lag fix for memory card. After that I recovered back up using Back UP Pro and restarted.
Got a bunch of FC, so decided to reflash.
During the flash on first step odin crashed (just a nondescript message with attention sign and path to Odin) + second error right after first one, only with some strange symbals-hieroglyphs after the path to odin).
After that I always got the same problem - either stuck on reading file (or what is the first step analyses, etc) or crashes (mostly now).
Phone is bricked - I can either go to download screen, or some screen with phone and computer icons connected by dotted line with attention icon.
I looked at "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement" advice and several recovery advices (up, menu, power; down, power; laptop does not recognize apd device), however, haven't found anything good. Including restarting (device, laptop), using different usb slots (eventually run out of), etc.
What are the other options for recovery? And any possible advice on such an error? Like how to do a complete wipe, hardreset, recovery, better flashing advice?
My first time bricking Android (god knows how much times I did it to my symbian )
Win 7 x64. Will add screenshots (if forums will allow me) tomorrow afternoon, now I need some sleep and have to wake up early.
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something like this???
If so, try to remove the battery.. leave it out for about 30 - 60 seconds.. patience is the key..
Try to restart your computer and then upon restart.. load odin.. load pit.. code.. modem.. csc..
Now on your phone.. press the volume down + home key then power ON the phone.
Connect your device to your computer.. ding ding..
As per the odin application choose, enabale re-partition..
Then press START.
**cross your fingers and hope for the best.
**i encountered that screen when my lappy suddenly died.. unplugged the wrong power cord (my lappy's battery is MIA at the moment).
Wish you all the best and hope this works.

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something like this???
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Yup, thats the screen. Today quickly in the morning managed to start up odin, but it got stuck on "set pit file, do not turn off" step. Stuck there for some 5 min already.

dupel said:
Yup, thats the screen. Today quickly in the morning managed to start up odin, but it got stuck on "set pit file, not dot retn off" step. Stuck there for some 5 min already.
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..since it's been 5 minutes already.. disconnect your phone and then remove the battery for about a minute or 2.
..prepare the following..
s1_odin_20100512.pit *from http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=359929&d=1279109916
PDA: CODE_I9000XWJG5.tar *from JG5 firmware
PHONE: MODEM_I9000XXJG1.tar *from JG5 firmware
CSC: CSC_I9000OXXJG4.tar *from JG5 firmware
..Access the download mode of your phone.. vol down + home ++ ON..
..Open ODIN3 and then set the directories for the files listed above..
..Connect your phone to the PC and wait for about a minute or 2..
..On ODIN3.. ID:Com should show something.. yellow bar with com port ranging from 1 to 10..
..tick Re-Partition and when you are ready click START.
[that is the exact steps I followed]

m3keni said:
..since it's been 5 minutes already.. disconnect your phone and then remove the battery for about a minute or 2.
..prepare the following..
s1_odin_20100512.pit *from http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=359929&d=1279109916
PDA: CODE_I9000XWJG5.tar *from JG5 firmware
PHONE: MODEM_I9000XXJG1.tar *from JG5 firmware
CSC: CSC_I9000OXXJG4.tar *from JG5 firmware
..Access the download mode of your phone.. vol down + home ++ ON..
..Open ODIN3 and then set the directories for the files listed above..
..Connect your phone to the PC and wait for about a minute or 2..
..On ODIN3.. ID:Com should show something.. yellow bar with com port ranging from 1 to 10..
..tick Re-Partition and when you are ready click START.
[that is the exact steps I followed]
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Thats exactly what I have been doing (and tried flashing pit 513 + JG1, as it was my previous firmware), but once again am stuck at crashes in odin.
Will try, if everything fails today, to flash it from friends computer in the evening.

Have you tried downloading a fresh copy of odin? Odin should not need any compatibility modes so you should start looking for what you changed on your PC between the last working and the non-working flash. But rest (relatively) easy: The state your phone is in, is quite easily recovered (given you have a working PC)

Just reflashed my phone successfully. In case anyone has the same error in future what I did is:
1) Run ODIN with admin rights and in comparability mode.
2) Restart. I did about gazilion restarts, both windows and phone.
3) Every flash - restart of phone (remove battery), without SD card or SIM card, restart of Windows (7 x64) - during the boot process press F8 and Select "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement". (thanks to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723041 ).
Every restart - new USB port, not sure if it did affect anything.
4) While I have seen recommendations to close Kies and any other software that could use COM ports (I have OVI Suite and Nokia PC Suite installed for my old Nokia 5800) on last sucesful flash-reboot I left everything running.
5) Try re-downloading ODIN again, in case it is corrupted. Or re-downloading the firmware.
6) Very possible solution for my original problem (screenshots) - starting ODIN as soon as windows starts and to flash as soon as you can after windows start. Seems to fix my original issue.
7) Interesting solution by eizyark
The most sucessful combination proved to be:
a) Restart the PC using the Disable Driver Signature Enforcement.
b1) Optionally (if you already have bricked device) try leaving Kies on (tray icon).
b2) Run ODIN and select files you wish to flash (I used pit 512 and JG5 files - all 3, code-pda, modem-phone and csc).
b3) Usually it is recommended to select "Re-Partition" (in some cases might actually help you unbrick - experiment) - I did not.
c) Switch on the phone (insert the battery) and boot into download mode (Volume down + Menu + power)
d) Connect the cables (cable was disconnected from both the device and laptop). At this stage Odin should see your device, as described by flash tutorials (yellow + COM).
e) Flash.

Darkstriker said:
Have you tried downloading a fresh copy of odin?
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Actually I did. Don't think it was actually a problem with ODIN as its just an executable file. Old-new file sizes were the same and it made no difference trying to flash.
All I can say - Im guite a geek, have been playing around with computers for more than decade and I still dont understand them. I really have no idea what was so different this time, but I actually did flash my phone again.
What is even funnier - just tried to flash the modified kernel for ext4 partition on sd card - same error (phone though reboots without any problems).

I think I found another way as well on how to save your phone. I had a similar problem. what I did was, when odin has detected the phone, press start without adding anything. after a few seconds the phone will boot up normally. well it worked for me, maybe this might help others as well.
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Maybe we should pin this or any other topic for people to post if they have bricked their device?

I'm sorry to say this and I in no way mean to offend you:
This "Solution" is a seemingly random collection of steps, any of which may have originally been the real solution. However, many of the steps are likely superfluous and before this can become a guide/reference, you would definitely need to narrow this down to steps that need to be taken in specific situations.

m3keni said:
something like this???
If so, try to remove the battery.. leave it out for about 30 - 60 seconds.. patience is the key..
Try to restart your computer and then upon restart.. load odin.. load pit.. code.. modem.. csc..
Now on your phone.. press the volume down + home key then power ON the phone.
Connect your device to your computer.. ding ding..
As per the odin application choose, enabale re-partition..
Then press START.
**cross your fingers and hope for the best.
**i encountered that screen when my lappy suddenly died.. unplugged the wrong power cord (my lappy's battery is MIA at the moment).
Wish you all the best and hope this works.
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If you have this screen then just disconnect the USB lead, press and hold, power, vol. down and home until the 'Downloading' screen appears, start ODIN and then reconnect the USB and reflash.

Darkstriker said:
I'm sorry to say this and I in no way mean to offend you:
This "Solution" is a seemingly random collection of steps, any of which may have originally been the real solution. However, many of the steps are likely superfluous and before this can become a guide/reference, you would definitely need to narrow this down to steps that need to be taken in specific situations.
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I know =) It was just a solution for my original problem. Thats why I said that this, or any other topic. Its just now we had close to 10 topics, not to mention posts in faq or original topics about each firmware asking pretty much the same questions and describing the almost the same problem.
Introduce a bit of order to anarchy, so to say

dupel said:
I know =) It was just a solution for my original problem. Thats why I said that this, or any other topic. Its just now we had close to 10 topics, not to mention posts in faq or original topics about each firmware asking pretty much the same questions and describing the almost the same problem.
Introduce a bit of order to anarchy, so to say
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The problem is that (unlike your issue) 95% of those could be resolved simply by reading the FAQ properly.

ODIN
1st post
My phone was stuck in this infinite loop where try as I might I couldn't get it to re-flash I tried different computers and all and the only thing that worked was getting odin to flash without a rom.
it got my phone out of the loop
Helped heaps

m3keni said:
If so, try to remove the battery.. leave it out for about 30 - 60 seconds.. patience is the key..
Try to restart your computer and then upon restart.. load odin.. load pit.. code.. modem.. csc..
Now on your phone.. press the volume down + home key then power ON the phone.
Connect your device to your computer.. ding ding..
As per the odin application choose, enabale re-partition..
Then press START.
**cross your fingers and hope for the best.
**i encountered that screen when my lappy suddenly died.. unplugged the wrong power cord (my lappy's battery is MIA at the moment).
Wish you all the best and hope this works.
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When I press the Volume Down + Home Key and then Power I get the Phone!PC screen instead of the download screen.

was bored at work and just kept pressing the Download mode combo over and over and it went to download mode from the dreaded cell!pc screen. got the stock rom to flash finally and all appears to be well.

Hi,
Sorry to interrupt but I've managed to brick mine completely...I was trying to update to Froyo without getting any far (not applied any firmware as yet) but I thought I could try the three button fix first so I downloaded the .zip file and stored in root directory of phone.
Before I could apply the fix...i was messing around and the three button worked without applying the fix. However, in recovery mode, first i deleted the data and did a factory reset followed by .zip update (three button fix file...what was i thinking!) which screwed up the phone useless.
It does not power up at all even after removing battery etc...the pc will not recognise it either!
Anything i can do without sending back to samsung/vodafone (the phone was rooted!)
Thanks in advance..ash

Trhow it in the water if you have insurance and hope they give you a new one
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[ROM] [FROYO] EC03 Odin ROM

First things first, all credit goes to imnuts for bringing us Froyo! I'm not going to name this anything special, since all I did was download a little from the market here, delete and replace a little there, and make an Odin image. Since I can't in good conscience take any donations for this, if you're so inclined to donate to anyone, donate to imnuts!
This is a modified build of the stock EC03 ROM. I'll spare you all the boring details and just give the main points. As an aside, I take no responsibility if you brick your phone! I've tested this myself on my own Continuum with the actual uploaded ROM, so I can confirm that this works, unless you have already completely screwed up your phone! I have included the link to One Touch Unbrick for such a scenario (credit to AdamOutler)
- I've replaced the TouchWiz launcher with Go Launcher
- Stock browser has been replaced with Dolphin HD
- Bing, MS Streets, VZW apps all removed
- Google Search is the default, and Google Maps is included.
- I haven't figured out how to open Google Voice Search with a long press on the search softkey, but the softkey does open up Google Search
- When starting up, you may get a nag from Go Launcher. Don't worry, it will go away and you'll never see it again.
- For some odd reason, once the shortcut buttons for Go Launcher appeared in the wrong place. If this happens, tap Menu, Preferences, Operation Settings, and check Screen rotation. This will fix it, and you can disable Screen rotation if you'd like
Here's some useful links for what you'll need. This way, you don't have to go searching through threads to get everything you need. To flash, do the following:
1. Download the update.zip file and place it on the root of your SD card. It is probably best to do this first before flashing anything.
2. Place your phone in download mode by removing the battery and holding vol-down while connecting the USB cable.
3. If you want to do a NAND backup before proceeding, then flash just the CWM recovery listed below under PDA in Odin. Otherwise, proceed to step 4.
(a) Remove your USB cable, insert your battery, and power on the device while holding both the vol+ and vol- buttons until the Samsung logo appears
(b) To get into CWM, use the vol- to highlight apply sdcard:update.zip, and tap where the menu softkey normally is
(c) Once in CWM, the power button becomes select, and the back softkey is to go back. Use vol- to highlight backup and restore, select, then select Backup.
(d) Once backup is complete, remove your battery, and while holding down the vol- button, connect your USB cable. Keep holding until you are in download mode.
4. Unzip the ROM file to a tar.md5 file, select this file in Odin under PDA, and flash away!
5. Place the update.zip file linked below and boot into recovery by holding both volume buttons and the power button until you see the Samsung logo.
6. Once in recovery, apply update.zip. This is the CWM recovery, so you'll need to use the menu soft-key to select. Once in CWM, the power button is select and the back soft-key is back.
7. In CWM, make sure you do a wipe/factory reset and wipe cache partition, then reboot.
8. Profit!
Odin3 v1.85: http://www.4shared.com/file/DxGjuFFQ/Odin3.html
Cyan CWM update.zip: http://www.4shared.com/file/cLdwKNsU/update.html
ROM: http://www.4shared.com/file/2hM6e4B2/I400_Froyo.html
One Click Unbrick: http://www.4shared.com/file/u2e5ow7y/OneClick.html
Adrynalyn's CWM Restore: http://www.4shared.com/get/G2sff5Sg/cwm_recovery_test4_adryn.html
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The voice search works for me on the original EC03 actually it works surprisingly well. Me and a friend of mine were having some drinks and saying random stuff to it and it searched for what we said every time lol..

Yeah, it worked for me, but I didn't want the Bing voice search, I wanted the Google voice search. The voice search works on this modified ROM as well, but it's Google Voice Search. It just won't pull up with a long-press on the search soft-key. It works fine though within applications, and if you press the search soft-key, it pulls up the Google Search, and you can voice search from there. If I get bored this evening, I might create a stock Odin image from the original EC03. No promises though!

Doesn't selecting wipe/factory reset and wiping cache partitions totally just uninstall the mod?
Confuuuuuused LOL. I'll try it following your directions exactly (though you should put the "Place Update.zip" part at the very beginning. I foresee a lot of people getting confused on that lol) and see how it goes Thanks!

TraMaI said:
Doesn't selecting wipe/factory reset and wiping cache partitions totally just uninstall the mod?
Confuuuuuused LOL. I'll try it following your directions exactly (though you should put the "Place Update.zip" part at the very beginning. I foresee a lot of people getting confused on that lol) and see how it goes Thanks!
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No need to get confused! I might just take your suggestion and edit my post. Flashing an Odin image is a lot easier than it sounds, and if you mess something up, there's always a way to get back to stock.
Even though Android devices have a single internal flash drive, there are separate mount points that are used by the OS with different permissions for each. Remember the underlying OS is essentialy a Linux/Unix derivative, and what you see on the UI of the phone is nothing more than a well designed GUI. That being said, the system partition/mount point by default is set as read only. When doing a wipe/factory reset, you are deleting all the user-defined parts of the OS, such as downloaded apps, email, contacts, calendar, etc. The cache partition is just that - a location where parts of the OS are placed when in transition, such as when updating an app that is part of the system partition.
When you root an Android phone, you are essentially unlocking the system partition so you can not only see what data is on the internal storage itself, but by using a file explorer that can make use of the root permissions, you can add and delete content to the system partition, which is how I made this ROM. Once I had everything the way I wanted it, I then extracted those mount points and combined them together into the flashable Odin image.
When you install a custom ROM, you are replacing the system partition located on the internal flash drive, and typically the recovery and kernel partitions as well.
I'm guessing this may be more information than you wanted, but I thought I'd throw it all out there to make things, hopefully, a little clearer.

That's actually really cool to know how you made this. Just in case, in the future, I want to make my own back up or whatever for it. Also, the rom works flawlessly. I was having problems with the other stock froyo rom until I flashed this on. My home and Search keys did nothing and I had no lock screen at all. I think it was just a random error when I flashed it, possibly because I didn't wipe the cache or something when I flashed the first time. Thanks a bunch buddy!

Awsome info....thanks
sent from my XDA phone - its more than a continuum

I'm glad to hear it's working for people. The only issue is bringing up Google Voice Search with a long-press on the search key, but heck, it's a very small price to pay to be rid of Bing.
Anyhow, here's a post for making your own Odin image. Like most everything I've posted lately, this too is courtesy of imnuts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1082288

I didn't even know you COULD voice search lol!

Yes, this does have Google Voice Search pre-installed. When tapping the search button, the standard Google Search app will open. Tap the microphone icon, and you have voice search.

Pretty good stuff, i'm not much of a fan of Go Launcher, other than that its really good.

just got this going and everything is running good so far. I have one question since this is a rooted rom is the native 3g hotspot free now or am i better off using wireless tether either way it dosnt matter my ps3 just picks up the 3g hotspot.

nvm i got it lol. i used wireless tether3.1 set profile to fascinate and enabled softap mode and my ps3 picks it up just fine.

Does the "Ticker" area still function like the factory version?
Will Flash Player 10 work?

tanru said:
Does the "Ticker" area still function like the factory version?
Will Flash Player 10 work?
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Yes and yes.
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This is too damn funny. My ROM made its way to Addictive Tips without me even knowing! I'm back to working on trying to improve this ROM. I don't know if anyone else is working on one, but my Eris is giving me problems, so I'll be keeping the Continuum at least until the last week or so of September.
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/install-android-2-2-froyo-custom-rom-on-samsung-continuum/

I have a list of some apps I'd like to see removed to make a super clean ROM. Let me know if you're interested.
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Just use root explorer to remove the system apps.
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samuelhadams said:
I have a list of some apps I'd like to see removed to make a super clean ROM. Let me know if you're interested.
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I'm actually looking at doing that. I'm trying to get GoogleVoice working with a long press of the search soft key, but so far no luck. When I do get around to making another flashable rom, I'll be incorporating the Launcher for GB, and possibly removing a few more apps that I added in that some users may not want installed. It will definitely be a super clean ROM when I'm done!

^
got long press working with google search xD I'll upload it later xD
you have to do some smali editing to fix it, that's why it wouldn't work xP
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Clear-simple method install W10 on <4gb ROM

I get it done with more than 1Gb of free storage !
-I have lumia 530 Dual SIM (1019) previous build was 8.1 I don't recall OS version but it was the latest, so yeah I searched for more information and I found this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/win...date-t3527340/ of this glorious man @hikari_calyx
-I tired to install W10 even the method says that not supported for 4gb devices, and it was really a fail because following his steps ended up with fail to update due to low storage, then I tried to delete anything I could, but again it fails for just 140mb or so... an idea pops up in my head which updating after a hard reset so the OEM apps won't get installed, and
here are the steps
1- go to the link provided for @hikari_calyx and follow the steps (make sure to download the .cab files) until it fails to update.
2- perform a hard reset to your phone (power off, press vol - and power button together after the vibrate release ur finger from power button and keep pressing vol - then in order : vol - vol + power button vol - )
and don't pass the language selection screen just keep it there.
3- Now go and update it like you just did before hard reset, it will take a lot of time just plug it to a power source and keep it cold, maybe more than 1 hour.
4-hurry it boot up you might face a problem in "Almost done.." screen, so the solution is : lock the screen and turn it on again, once u slide the lock screen up and before the app reloads keep pressing the "win" button it will open "one handed mode" then bring down the notification center and press anything (maybe win button I don't recall) until it goes to home screen (not 100% sure what I have done it was so random lol)
Congratulations u have W10 with a lot of storage.

STALKER18 said:
I get it done with more than 1Gb of free storage !
-I have lumia 530 Dual SIM (1019) previous build was 8.1 I don't recall OS version but it was the latest, so yeah I searched for more information and I found this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/win...date-t3527340/ of this glorious man @hikari_calyx
-I tired to install W10 even the method says that not supported for 4gb devices, and it was really a fail because following his steps ended up with fail to update due to low storage, then I tried to delete anything I could, but again it fails for just 140mb or so... an idea pops up in my head which updating after a hard reset so the OEM apps won't get installed, and
here are the steps
1- go to the link provided for @hikari_calyx and follow the steps (make sure to download the .cab files) until it fails to update.
2- perform a hard reset to your phone (power off, press vol - and power button together after the vibrate release ur finger from power button and keep pressing vol - then in order : vol - vol + power button vol - )
and don't pass the language selection screen just keep it there.
3- Now go and update it like you just did before hard reset, it will take a lot of time just plug it to a power source and keep it cold, maybe more than 1 hour.
4-hurry it boot up you might face a problem in "Almost done.." screen, so the solution is : lock the screen and turn it on again, once u slide the lock screen up and before the app reloads keep pressing the "win" button it will open "one handed mode" then bring down the notification center and press anything (maybe win button I don't recall) until it goes to home screen (not 100% sure what I have done it was so random lol)
Congratulations u have W10 with a lot of storage.
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That seems tricky ,I LL try that for I have a lumia 530 and there isn t another way to get W10 on it. I didn t read the Hikari thread yet but which .cab files did you download? Lumia 535 one? Thank you

Arny80 said:
That seems tricky ,I LL try that for I have a lumia 530 and there isn t another way to get W10 on it. I didn t read the Hikari thread yet but which .cab files did you download? Lumia 535 one? Thank you
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oh. sorry for that, didn't use xda for a long time now.
i just let the program works by it self. if I recall. sorry again xd

While at least now it does copy the files to the device, I can't get past this. Do you know how to fix this, or alternatively, give me the backup files (EFIESP, MainOS and Data) for WPInternals? I'd probably prefer a solution to fix the update software over your firmware dumps though.
PS: I'm also using a Lumia 530.
Update: if you're getting the error attached below and trying to do this on Windows 10, I found a solution. What you want to do is to make a Windows 7 VM which is not updated, or to Jan-2016 at maximum and follow the steps of the OP. The error below here is a syncing error, which is probably because of the amazing Windows 10 driver support . Also, if stuff in the W10m OS isn't working properly, you could try a factory reset first
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FRP Locked!

I own a, Galaxy Tab s4, SM-T830. It is rooted with Magisk 25.2 and TWRP recovery, The tablet is FRP locked. I inadvertently re-enabled OEM unlock and turned off my tablet. When I turned it back on it went directly to the FRP screen. I cannot access recovery or anything else.
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I can get it to Download mode only by plugging it in to my PC, holding the power and both volume up and down at the same time.
I then try to flash the current firmware, T830XXU5CVG2_T830OXM5CVG2_XAR.ZIP from Sammobile through Odin and it fails. I extracted the PIT file and tried to repartion and flash the firmware and that fails also. I cannot find or create a combination file to break the FRP lock. Does anyone have suggestions to fix this? Nothing I've tried seems to work. Thanks!

The partition that FRP uses is not accessible and overwritable.
You need to find a way to flash the rescue firmware with the same BIT.
Show the log from Odin.

This is the PIT file I extracted from the firmware: GTS4LWIFI_EUR_OPEN.pit
Here is my Odin flash log:

Why don't you use all 4 files like the ones below?
AP_T830XXU5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT_meta_OS10.tar.md5
BL_T830XXU5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
CSC_OMC_OXM_T830OXM5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
HOME_CSC_OMC_OXM_T830OXM5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

I've tried all and in different combinations. From what I understand, the Home_CSC and regular CSC files are the same except the Home_CSC version does not erase all your data and the CSC does. it is now... It boots into that first warning screen and I can do nothing else. I can't access recovery and the only way to access download mode is to plug it into my PC with Odin running while holding down the power and both volume buttons. I've searched all over the internet and haven't found anyone else who has been this locked out. Did I brick my tablet? Is it possible to totally wipe the memory in this tablet and reinstall the firmware? I used ADB a long time ago on one of my phones I have forgotten how to use it.
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7ravler said:
I've tried all and in different combinations. From what I understand, the Home_CSC and regular CSC files are the same except the Home_CSC version does not erase all your data and the CSC does. it is now... It boots into that first warning screen and I can do nothing else. I can't access recovery and the only way to access download mode is to plug it into my PC with Odin running while holding down the power and both volume buttons. I've searched all over the internet and haven't found anyone else who has been this locked out. Did I brick my tablet? Is it possible to totally wipe the memory in this tablet and reinstall the firmware? I used ADB a long time ago on one of my phones I have forgotten how to use it.
{Start Rant}I paid a lot of money for this tablet and I should have the right to mess with the firmware without Samsung totally locking me out of it! I can understand if I did something and really broke it. But to have Samsung actually lock me out because they don't like me putting other software on my paid for, expensive tablet? That's just wrong! {End Rant}
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You own only the hardware. The software has been licensed to you under a number of conditions, which you accepted when you first launched the tablet.
I wish you find a solution in the end, but you shouldn't hold a grudge against anyone for what you did yourself.

You own only the hardware. The software has been licensed to you under a number of conditions, which you accepted when you first launched the tablet.
I wish you find a solution in the end, but you shouldn't hold a grudge against anyone for what you did yourself.
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You are right. I apologize for going off topic.

So... I downloaded the newest firmware:
AP_T830XXU5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT_meta_OS10.tar.md5
BL_T830XXU5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
CSC_OMC_OXM_T830OXM5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
HOME_CSC_OMC_OXM_T830OXM5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
Then I used FRP Hijacker by Hagard v1.0 to break the FRP lock. I pointed it to the AP and BL binaries to make a combination file, but I didn't actually flash that with Odin. I don't know if FRP hijacker used it. I had to go through it several times because It kept reporting adb problems and device detection problems. Finally I got this:
I did try Smart switch but It kept losing connection.
Without turning off my tablet I disconnected the tablet and opened Odin3-v3.14.1-3B-PatcheD.zip then attached the tablet again. Earlier I extracted GTS4LWIFI_EUR_OPEN.pit from the CSC binary. In Oden I checked NAND ERASE and RE-PARTITION. I loaded the PIT file in the PIT entry and flashed. I had to do this a few times then it succeeded! I unplugged the tablet, didn't turn it off and restarted Odin. Plugged the tablet in and loaded the new firmware. My tablet is like NEW!! Knox is tripped though.
{EDITED} I keep editing this post as I remember more of what I did. Sorry I didn't keep an organize log of what I did. Maybe some of you experts can look at what I did and figure out how it worked.

7ravler said:
So... I downloaded the newest firmware:
AP_T830XXU5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT_meta_OS10.tar.md5
BL_T830XXU5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
CSC_OMC_OXM_T830OXM5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
HOME_CSC_OMC_OXM_T830OXM5CVG2_CL22915538_QB54340207_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
Then I used FRP Hijacker by Hagard v1.0 to break the FRP lock. I had to go through it several times because It kept reporting adb problems and device detection problems. Finally I got this:
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Without turning off my tablet I opened Odin3-v3.14.1-3B-PatcheD.zip and attached the tablet again. Earlier I extracted GTS4LWIFI_EUR_OPEN.pit from the CSC binary. In Oden I checked NAND ERASE and RE-PARTITION. I loaded the PIT file in the PIT entry and flashed. I had to do this a few times then it succeeded! I unplugged the tablet, didn't turn it off and restarted Odin. Plugged the tablet in and loaded the new firmware. My tablet is like NEW!! I am pretty sure but, I think Knox is reset.
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Hello, I'm glad you have got you tablet back to life. I am facing the same issue, with the same U5 model, I tried to follow the same process you did but have no luck so far. Just wondering, for using the FRP Hijacker by Hagard v1.0 tool, which device do you selected? Or did you just use the adb operation mode? If you have used the ADB mode, can you please give some more detail on how you got to adb mode? I'm having some trouble getting the adb mode to work. I can select a random device from the drop down list of the tool and got to the screen in your screenshot, but it still wouldn't flash the pit file, saying the FRP enabled and pit is blocked. and all subsequent steps would not work at all.

For the device, I actually typed in SM-T830. But, I downloaded my firmware from Sammobile.com. My ADB failed too but I kept hitting it. Also...I checked Remove FRP and Softbrick Fixer on the first tab and kept hitting that. I was having problems with it not seeing my device but I kept clicking at it and eventually it took. Not a very scientific method but I just kept beating it until it worked.

7ravler said:
For the device, I actually typed in SM-T830. But, I downloaded my firmware from Sammobile.com. My ADB failed too but I kept hitting it. Also...I checked Remove FRP and Softbrick Fixer on the first tab and kept hitting that. I was having problems with it not seeing my device but I kept clicking at it and eventually it took. Not a very scientific method but I just kept beating it until it worked.
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I had a similar experience to the OP in this thread - Galaxy Tab S4 got stuck in a boot loop after trying to move apps to microSD card. I can't get anywhere with Odin and the firmware without getting a "Complete(Write) operation failed" error. Possibly this is due to FRP lock? On my download mode screen it says "FRP Lock: On".
Anyway I tried FRP Hijacker as well but it just loops saying "Detecting Device Interface: OK" and "Setting to Download Mode: OK" but never actually does anything. How did you make the programme work on this device? What did you keep hitting? Many thanks.

I did not get the "Complete(Write) operation failed" error. Was that in Odin or FRP Hijacker?
All I know is after this screen showed
Everything started working. Odin succeeded and my tablet was restored.

For future reference use samfw’s frp unlocler

How do I unlock company locked tab?

Hello,
I got on yard sale Galaxy Tab 3 but it's displaying message on boot `This device managed by your organization`.
I tried factory wipe/Reset from boot menu but it reboots back to being locked. How do I unlock it for my use?

You don't. Have the organization that locked it access it.

blackhawk said:
You don't. Have the organization that locked it access it.
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That's the point of XDA - doing something you are not allowed to do. I'm pretty sure there is a way to completly wipe it. It's not Apple product and I expect there is some clever hackery can be done with Android/Samsung to revert back to factory with no MDM software.

artisticcheese said:
That's the point of XDA - doing something you are not allowed to do. I'm pretty sure there is a way to completly wipe it. It's not Apple product and I expect there is some clever hackery can be done with Android/Samsung to revert back to factory with no MDM software.
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That is not the point. Many things such as change IMEI’s are disallowed in Xda. But it anwser your question, can you enter the system, or are you stuck on the managed screen?

Tab boots and asks tells device is managed by company and asks for password. I can get into bootloader as well but factory reset seems to be disallowed. I did flash ROM, rooted and stuff like that years back so I'm familiar with process of doing something one shall not be doing but I'm wondering if it's possible with tab in current setup

What do you mean disallowed? Boot to recovery and reset form there? What happened if you try?

If that doesn’t work try flashing stock

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What do you mean disallowed? Boot to recovery and reset form there? What happened if you try?
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MDM blocks reset.
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That's the point of XDA - doing something you are not allowed to do. I'm pretty sure there is a way to completly wipe it. It's not Apple product and I expect there is some clever hackery can be done with Android/Samsung to revert back to factory with no MDM software.
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Don't get XDA in legal trouble. This isn't the dark web.
The reason it's lock is because the owner wants it locked. How thoughtless of them.

He legally purchased it. You may want to try to return it to the seller.

I actually have somewhat the same problem, however it is MY tablet. Samsung Tab 3, was setting tablet up for first time and also enrolled in new MDM platform with heavy restrictions. Tablet soft-bricked while applying may initial OS updates. It now boots to the black samsung logo and no further. Oddly, when it booted, it was chedking into MDM, but none of the policy changes to reduce restrictions were being received. I disenrolled it but to no avail.
I can enter Recovery mode, but factory reset is not available. I can enter ADB sideload mode and ADB sees the device, but the sideload of the stock recovery errors with failed signature verification. Same thing with an SD card load. I see the option to reboot to bootloader in Recovery Mode, but when I choose it, it does a "normal" boot and gets to the black samsung logo. The key combo to enter downlod / odin mode does not work either - the tablet just enters a reboot loop while I am holding the buttons. The only thing I have not reied is different stock ZIP files from the SD card, which I will continue to try. I have also tried all other recovery options - optimize apps, wipe cache partition, etc. Any ideas appreciated.

kgilderhus said:
I actually have somewhat the same problem, however it is MY tablet. Samsung Tab 3, was setting tablet up for first time and also enrolled in new MDM platform with heavy restrictions. Tablet soft-bricked while applying may initial OS updates. It now boots to the black samsung logo and no further. Oddly, when it booted, it was chedking into MDM, but none of the policy changes to reduce restrictions were being received. I disenrolled it but to no avail.
I can enter Recovery mode, but factory reset is not available. I can enter ADB sideload mode and ADB sees the device, but the sideload of the stock recovery errors with failed signature verification. Same thing with an SD card load. I see the option to reboot to bootloader in Recovery Mode, but when I choose it, it does a "normal" boot and gets to the black samsung logo. The key combo to enter downlod / odin mode does not work either - the tablet just enters a reboot loop while I am holding the buttons. The only thing I have not reied is different stock ZIP files from the SD card, which I will continue to try. I have also tried all other recovery options - optimize apps, wipe cache partition, etc. Any ideas appreciated.
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So you can’t factory reset, even from recovery? Did you try to disable Knox packages using adb?

kgilderhus said:
I actually have somewhat the same problem, however it is MY tablet. Samsung Tab 3, was setting tablet up for first time and also enrolled in new MDM platform with heavy restrictions. Tablet soft-bricked while applying may initial OS updates. It now boots to the black samsung logo and no further. Oddly, when it booted, it was chedking into MDM, but none of the policy changes to reduce restrictions were being received. I disenrolled it but to no avail.
I can enter Recovery mode, but factory reset is not available. I can enter ADB sideload mode and ADB sees the device, but the sideload of the stock recovery errors with failed signature verification. Same thing with an SD card load. I see the option to reboot to bootloader in Recovery Mode, but when I choose it, it does a "normal" boot and gets to the black samsung logo. The key combo to enter downlod / odin mode does not work either - the tablet just enters a reboot loop while I am holding the buttons. The only thing I have not reied is different stock ZIP files from the SD card, which I will continue to try. I have also tried all other recovery options - optimize apps, wipe cache partition, etc. Any ideas appreciated.
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Welcome to XDA.
Why would you do that?! That's not a normal setup option...
Contact Samsung tech support if you purchased the device new and you're the legal owner. They may help you...

Arealhooman said:
So you can’t factory reset, even from recovery? Did you try to disable Knox packages using adb?
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Correct, factory reset is not available - removed as part of the MDM policy. I didn;t know about disabling Know, but tried tried adb shell command and retutrned error: closed. The device is recognized in ADB in sideload.