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[Q] flashing with heimdall ?

hi,
i have a Gio S5660 that i bricked trying to sim unlocking it before putting it on sale.
the device can get into Download mode (no recovery mode though) but Odin 4 doesn't flash anything anymore, tried different roms (stock, moded, froyo, GB) nothing works, Odin 4 says PASS but after rebooting the screen keeps on blinking the ugly Samsung logo.
i tried to make a Heimdall flashing package but when i try to load a rom into the packager i get an error that says no Firmware.xml found.
is it even possible to use Heimdall or other Odin versions to flash a Gio, if so how do u make a package for that ?

supermario00 said:
hi,
i have a Gio S5660 that i bricked trying to sim unlocking it before putting it on sale.
the device can get into Download mode (no recovery mode though) but Odin 4 doesn't flash anything anymore, tried different roms (stock, moded, froyo, GB) nothing works, Odin 4 says PASS but after rebooting the screen keeps on blinking the ugly Samsung logo.
i tried to make a Heimdall flashing package but when i try to load a rom into the packager i get an error that says no Firmware.xml found.
is it even possible to use Heimdall or other Odin versions to flash a Gio, if so how do u make a package for that ?
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After flashing with odin and get in bootloop, press the power button for 10 seconds, after restart press home and power until get in to recovery, there should factory reset and the most important - fix rfs or something, can't remember now exactly, the phone will reboot automaticaly and you have to wait some time to boot.

Which method did you try to unlock it with?

HEllo,
Same problem, keep blinking trying to boot with Samsung white letters.
FR

What, and how EXACTLY did you tried to flash with odin? (Which rom, Onepackage/multipackage, tar/md5...?)

Hello,
Still fighting to bring it into life.
Well the problem began when unlocking with the thread instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204705
Everything seemed to go as expected but...
After that it never rebooted well, still in cycle on www.samsung letters firs screen.
Even so i tried to flash it with ODIN into Stock Rom 2.3.5 and the same problem.
Sometimes i still can have the "Recovery Mode" and flash other versions, i have the PASS message ok, but when reboot... same problem.
And with the Oneclick Unbrick recovery it fails...
Really worried abou this... nice brick!
Thanks to all that are trying to help!
At the beginning of the process it hads the 2.3.3 version locked to Vodafone.

Maybe you just misspoke, but you can't use Odin if your phone is in recovery mode. It has to be in downloading mode.
In my opinion:
1. Boot into recovery (are you using cwm?)
2. Do a factory reset+wipe everything (incl. dalvik cache)
3. Turn off the phone
4. Download the latest ROM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16979769&postcount=547
(S5660XXKS2)
5. Boot your phone into downloading mode
6. Flash with Odin (this is NOT "One package", you have to put everything in the right spot /boot, phone, etc/)

Hello again,
Yes i mean Download mode, i', flashing with ODIN but "one package Versions" i'm goin to try next your link already downloading.
Even if i can not unbrick it (wich is strange because i still can flash it) i must thans you very much for great cooperation!
Working...

You're welcome. When I bricked my phone, this is how I got it working again. I hope it works for you too.
Keep my posted...

Hello again,
Well just flashed again with ODIN (not One Package) and last firmware (2.3.5) and the report is that at the end i have the PASS confirmation but phone keeps flashing and does not reboot alone as supposed (waited 15 mn).
Unplug USB cable, battery out, battery in, power on and it returns to its "preference": alternates between dark scredn and those White letters saying SAMSUNG... infinite loop.
This is strange, i'm tired of seaching everything and this is not a normal beahaviour for this procediure.
I can follow all the steps... and at the final... same result.
Don't really know what to do next.
Once more, thanks for all!
Fernando

I'm sorry it didn't work. I have one last suggestion. The firmware you just tried to flash has a few md5 files. Rename them to tar, an extract them. The files you will find inside are the ones you can flash with Heimdall (data.rfs, system.rfs, etc).
I can't tell you much more, because I never used it (just googled a bit right now), but you can probably find a few tutorials about the subject.

Hello,
The fight continues and for all that i've read so far i almost sure that someting happend with the EFS partition.
I think that, case possible, the way is trying to flash an EFS new partition.
Someone knoes ho to do that?
Thanks!

descobrindo said:
Hello,
The fight continues and for all that i've read so far i almost sure that someting happend with the EFS partition.
I think that, case possible, the way is trying to flash an EFS new partition.
Someone knoes ho to do that?
Thanks!
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please give more information about stuck on logo (ex: logcat)
and dont play with EFS partition. its very dangerious.
it can really bricked your phone

When you can go to recovery mode with your gio you should flash ext4-formatter.zip(download,put on sdcard,go to recovery find `installzip from sdcard` and flash it.
the internal phone memory has to be in ext4 format ,if not you have the above problems.
after flashing you can install a rom.
By the way,i tryed flashing with heimdall-frontend ,i think it can ,but you have to rename it to a .tar gz file it wil be compiled automatic adding it to heimdall,but...than it says
`firmware.xml is missing from the package` , so...you have to ad(make or edit an existing one,and insert it in the package) that file... which contains name rom ed , than it probably works...

What is heimdall?

sort of odin but odin doesnt run on linux,for flashing

SOLUTION!!
Hey , I figured out a while back how to sort this out... Odin works,The reason though it bootloops is just that the \Data and \Cache Partitions are still in Ext4 Format... Stock Rom uses RFS... So The Solution is - After you Flash Your Stock Rom Via Odin, after it says "PASS" , Unplug USB then Reboot into the stock recovery mode by Holding HOME and POWER Button , Then format Cache and Then Wipe Data/Factory Reset (By doing this it formats back to RFS and then it can operate) ... then reboot to system ... And Voila , It works!!!! (Always works for me)... Hope this Helps Just Remember to USE ODIN (Heimdall apparently not Gio Supported)

Galaxy note 2 I317M can’t flash, stuck on Samsung galaxy logo On this one can’t flas

Galaxy note 2 I317M can’t flash, stuck on Samsung galaxy logo
On this one can’t flash anything
With Odin gave error on modem partition (when start to flash). I can flash the recovery partition
With any box on sboot partition
I can go in download mode but CAN’T go in recovery mode, stuck in Samsung galaxy logo
I don’t know anything about the history
Is supposed to be a phone with cracked LCD but after replaced I’m stuck
Thanks for any ideas
P.S
please don't ask me to wipe or entry in recovery mode because the phone is not able, just in download mode
thanks again

Did the device boot up correctly after you received it?
about getting into recovery, just flash one with odin in download mode and see if you can get into it (home + power + volume up (or down, can't remember which of the 2 are for download mode, haven't used it in ages) ) I would recommend TWRP, as that one has a file manager in it you could use to see if there's anything on the device already.
make sure you get the official rom for your device
Code:
sammobile.com
most likely has what you need, downloads are slow though and you need to register but its a good site nevertheless.
make sure the file of the rom isn't corrupted, do a md5 check before you try to flash it. After downloading the rom zip file you need to extract it and point odin to the tar file with the "PDA" button, do not select anything besides "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" (they should be selected when opening ODIN, leave the other setting checked off)
What settings did you use in odin if i may ask? if you choose to repartition or erase nand or whatever they call it in the newer versions, you might have a serious issue as you have to have a special PIT file to get the partitions back. It also would explain why odin can't flash to the boot partition as its simply not available. If i'm not mistaken the PIT file for our devices isn't available.
could you perhaps explain a bit more in detail what steps you took after you got the device/replaced the screen in combination with odin and such? If you can't flash recovery or a rom through odin, then my best bet would be your device is ready to be thrown in the garbage.

i have the same prob once, and solved it...
here's what i did.
-reflash stock rom via odin
-reboot (boot loop acheived!)
-flash TWRP
-wipe cache/dalvik
-reboot but this time stuck at sammy logo for a while...
i left it alone for a while, about 15 mins. came back, and saw i was at the initial setup screen. try it... it may work for you too.

msk514 said:
i have the same prob once, and solved it...
here's what i did.
-reflash stock rom via odin
-reboot (boot loop acheived!)
-flash TWRP
-wipe cache/dalvik
-reboot but this time stuck at sammy logo for a while...
i left it alone for a while, about 15 mins. came back, and saw i was at the initial setup screen. try it... it may work for you too.
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he tried flashing with odin though, but he got an error while flashing about the modem partition, either something is broken inside the phone,(missing partitions due to wrong wipe in odin perhaps) or the rom he downloaded is corrupted. Also he seems to have issues with the recovery being unable to be flashed to the device.
as soon as you get the samsung boot logo (not the initial galaxy one where your device model is mentioned) the rom is booting up, first time always takes a while being stuck on the galaxy logo however means there's probably not any boot partition written with a boot.img by odin This could also mean either corrupted rom file or lack of partition to write too. No boot partition means the device simply doesn't know it should load something.
If i understand his post correctly he bought a second-hand device where only the screen was broken. i don't know how the screen got broken in the first place, but if the device took a hard fall, there's a big chance its not only the screen but also some hardware got broken.

i have more details
actualy is a AT&T version (someone changed the screen from a canadian phone but forgot to change the label
I'm able to flash the AT&T rom I317ATTALJ2 from sammobile with odin 9reboot and F. reset time checked) but is stuck on samsung galaxy note 2 logo
I CAN"T entry in recovery mode (don't know why)
only download mode

contramundi said:
If i understand his post correctly he bought a second-hand device where only the screen was broken. i don't know how the screen got broken in the first place, but if the device took a hard fall, there's a big chance its not only the screen but also some hardware got broken.
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i bought the phone with cracked screen
after tried many times i asked the owner and he told me the label is from a Canadian phone but the motherboard is from at&t
i can flash ONLY with odin and only I317UCALJ2 firmware. Any other firmware from at&t or not i have error when flash the system partition
i tried also with Octopus Box and Z3x Box. Same error
after flash successfully with odin is stuck in Samsung logo and NO RECOVERY MODE
so don't ask me to wipe
maybe with some Linux commands?
thanks

Sounds like you need the pit file and re partition checked i would look for a pit file for your phone when you find one check repartition

32dave said:
Sounds like you need the pit file and re partition checked i would look for a pit file for your phone when you find one check repartition
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can't find pit file
i don't know if is the same like i317m or n7105
even like this i think i need a rom with modem, csc, pda and bootloader separated
thanks

nickmatine said:
can't find pit file
i don't know if is the same like i317m or n7105
even like this i think i need a rom with modem, csc, pda and bootloader separated
thanks
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try to flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37688128 or if you have a different model than 7105 do a google search for a pit file for that phone.
afterwards flash the stock rom for your model (att/tmobile/etc) the rom itself should contain everything you need.

Found a pit file i will upload it here but it is from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376405 hope this helps

32dave said:
Found a pit file i will upload it here but it is from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376405 hope this helps
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seeing as the motherboard is from AT&T should he still use the canadian PIT file?
(don't wanna sound like a noob, and don't have the slightest clue about how the hardware inside the phone actually works so i'm just trying to learn new stuff )

I don't think it makes a difference as far as the pit goes

just let you know i was able to flash a stock rom from at&T and the phone work well now
thanks to everybody:good:

Note SM-N930F boot loop Hydrarom

Hi All,
Sorry for my English, it's not my language.
I need your help because I think I have bricked my Note 7 after trying to install the last Hydra rom 1.3.5.
I explain you the situation:
I have installed custom TWRP => it was good
Then I have rooted with superU => it was good
Then I have tried to install hydra rom => the installation was OK
The phone reboot at the end of installation => phone stay on start screen "Hydra rom" and reboot (loop infinite)
I cannot power OFF the phone.
I cannot go to the recovery menu.
I can only go to the download mode.
So I have tried to re-install TWRP with ODIN but it was not working. Ondin detects my phone and when I click on start, I have the message "Fail" on ODIN and the phone reboot.
Do you have any ideas to help me?
Thanks.

Note 7 Problem - please help if you can, please
Hello
I am newbie here with no proper experience [ I flashed mobile with success once but it was years ago with NOKIA e90!]
I have Note 7 exynos UK VODAFONE and I did flashed it with older OEM firmware [ to bring it back to 100% battery], I downloaded from sammobile than recent one on my mobile [ limited 60% battery]
I unchecked re-partition
I used AP file there
all went fine with ODIN v3.11.1 all pass !
but once mobile started I have big message on my screen which does not disappear [ see attached photo]
unfortunately, the process
com.android.phone stopped
I can click/press OK on screen below that message, but it reappears again and again
I tried to flash it again but now ODIN says fail and something about PIT
I would appreciate some help or tell me what steps I should take [ apart of surrendering phone to place I bought it from!!!]
regards
M.

What I did to make this work:
1 install TWRP
2 whipe format data "yes" x3
3 advanced format everything except external storage
4 reboot to download mode
5 open Odin on pc flash BL/CP provided in original Post of HydraRom
6 install HydraRom via TWRP
7 follow direction installation process
8 wait 5 mins boom!
Never fails for me.

I did that. I have already did that several time before. But I think I have understood the problem. My BL file is corrupt (may be during the download from the server)!
So I think the boot loader not working correctly! I have tried to reload one but without success. Directly Odin write "FAIL"...

Able to access Download mode only after Hydra flash. Solution?
Did this issue ever get a solution? I am having the same issue. I can enter into download mode only after the attempted hydra flash. Now it's stuck on "Hydra N7" boot screen. I had N930F flashed and running with twrp. When I attempted hydra I believe that the full rom did not flash, only 40 MB or so. To make matters worse I can't find where I jotted down my baseband, etc. It was originally N930X (live demo model). Now I get fails in odin. What can I do to remedy my situation. I read that I should flash BPH6 base files, but here it says AGO or AG2 BL. Which is it? How do I wipe the cache and data since I can only access Odin mode? I believe my BL is corrupted. Please help. I was going to trade my Note 7 in but my imei is all zeros and the boot loop. I'm not sure that they will refund or exchange in this condition. Although, they should since I doubt Samsung wants the liability of having these devices out there. Any thoughts on the matter?
Any insight and guidance is greatly appreciated!
Grace Downed in Denver

https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-7/help/note-7-error-t3562629
i have the same issue.. hoping someone would help us.

Tab 3 10.1 GT-P5210 Soft-Brick: accidentally Re-Partition + Nand Erase in Odin

Hi Guys, please help if you can.
My sisters Samsung Tab 3 10.1 GT-P5210 was running very slow so I offered to factory reset it. I wanted to have a very clean install and since I have experience with rooting and installing custom roms on various phones and tablets in the past I didn’t consult any guides.
I used Odin3 version 3.12.7 (latest I could find) and downloaded the latest UK factory image P5210XXUBOB1_P5210BTUBOC1_BTU.zip from Sammobile and proceeded to flash the image.
Unfortunately in the Odin3 ‘Options’ tab I selected-
[x] Nand Erase
[x] Re-Partition
Already selected-
[x] Auto Reboot
[x] F. Reset Time
As I mentioned I was after a clean install of the factory rom and didn’t want any of the previous data left of the tablet.
The flash process completed successfully, the tablet rebooted and after the ‘Samsung Galaxy Tab 3’ logo passed the tablet displayed the glowing ‘Samsung’ text logo for over 30minutes
I know the first boot after a flash normally takes a while but it was clear before too long that something was wrong. After doing a bit of research I now know my mistake (shouldn’t have selected Re-Partition) but don’t know how to recover from it.
I’ve tried searching for ‘GT-P5210 Boot Loop Soft-Brick’ but have come across noting useful.
As I can get into download mode I’ve tried flashing-
twrp-2.8.6.0-p5210-v2.tar.md5 and
twrp-3.0.2-0-santos10wifi.tar.md5
and after each TWRP Recovery flash- which seem to complete successfully (I have Auto Reboot unselected in Odin3). I hold the Power + Volume+ buttons to try to get into recover but recovery doesn’t seem to be working.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Logoona said:
Hi Guys, please help if you can.
My sisters Samsung Tab 3 10.1 GT-P5210 was running very slow so I offered to factory reset it. I wanted to have a very clean install and since I have experience with rooting and installing custom roms on various phones and tablets in the past I didn’t consult any guides.
I used Odin3 version 3.12.7 (latest I could find) and downloaded the latest UK factory image P5210XXUBOB1_P5210BTUBOC1_BTU.zip from Sammobile and proceeded to flash the image.
Unfortunately in the Odin3 ‘Options’ tab I selected-
[x] Nand Erase
[x] Re-Partition
Already selected-
[x] Auto Reboot
[x] F. Reset Time
As I mentioned I was after a clean install of the factory rom and didn’t want any of the previous data left of the tablet.
The flash process completed successfully, the tablet rebooted and after the ‘Samsung Galaxy Tab 3’ logo passed the tablet displayed the glowing ‘Samsung’ text logo for over 30minutes
I know the first boot after a flash normally takes a while but it was clear before too long that something was wrong. After doing a bit of research I now know my mistake (shouldn’t have selected Re-Partition) but don’t know how to recover from it.
I’ve tried searching for ‘GT-P5210 Boot Loop Soft-Brick’ but have come across noting useful.
As I can get into download mode I’ve tried flashing-
twrp-2.8.6.0-p5210-v2.tar.md5 and
twrp-3.0.2-0-santos10wifi.tar.md5
and after each TWRP Recovery flash- which seem to complete successfully (I have Auto Reboot unselected in Odin3). I hold the Power + Volume+ buttons to try to get into recover but recovery doesn’t seem to be working.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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It would be worth trying to find a pit file to flash along with your stock firmware again that way any partitions can be restored and firmware flashed correctly. When you find the pit files, make sure you only select Auto Reboot, Re-Partition and F.Reset Time

Halp... Tab S4 version T830XXU3BSF3 (Wifi) bricked.

I was able to fix this issue, thanks to anyone that viewed this thread with intents to help.
So... I followed this guide (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s4/how-to/guide-rooting-wifi-version-galaxy-tab-t3841763) and it bricked my Tab S4 version T830XXU3BSF3 (Wifi). I get to the Samsung screen with a custom powered by logo and Set Warranty Bit : Kernal at the top but it wont load any further. I downloaded the latest firmware from sammobile and attempted to flash from Odin. Odin reports all threads completed, but still unable to get past the Samsung screen. Also attempted cache clear and factory reset, nothing worked, can anyone give me some info on how I might be able to resolve this? Or do I just have a fancy paper weight now? Thanks.
(I'm fairly new to this whole process so if I have dump follow up questions, I apologize in advance)

minion_8686 said:
I was able to fix this issue, thanks to anyone that viewed this thread with intents to help.
So... I followed this guide (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s4/how-to/guide-rooting-wifi-version-galaxy-tab-t3841763) and it bricked my Tab S4 version T830XXU3BSF3 (Wifi). I get to the Samsung screen with a custom powered by logo and Set Warranty Bit : Kernal at the top but it wont load any further. I downloaded the latest firmware from sammobile and attempted to flash from Odin. Odin reports all threads completed, but still unable to get past the Samsung screen. Also attempted cache clear and factory reset, nothing worked, can anyone give me some info on how I might be able to resolve this? Or do I just have a fancy paper weight now? Thanks.
(I'm fairly new to this whole process so if I have dump follow up questions, I apologize in advance)
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Try again,you make a mistake somewhere ....Take the correct firmware (for your country) and follow the instructions .Needs patience!
Read carefully for :
BL (Bootloader)
CP (Modem / Radio)
CSC_*** (Country / Region / Operator)
HOME_CSC_*** (Country / Region / Operator)
Use the odin v3.13.3 & after the installation is complete,go to recovery mode > wipe data/factory reset > wipe cache & reboot (it takes some time for boot be patient)
_ https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-tab-s4-105-wi-fi/firmware/SM-T830/
_samsung drivers : https://samsungusbdriver.com/download/samsung-driver-v1-7-11-0
[_*(If the situation persists,you can first flash TWRP for your model, from TWRP > wipe data / factory reset > advanced wipe > system/cache/data/internal/dalvik > format data > Reboot on download mode ! > Flash stock firmware via Odin following the instructions correctly etc) ....
_ https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s4/development/recovery-twrp-3-3-0-sm-t83x-t3928278
All this with twrp,ONLY if failure continues ! ]
sry for english