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[q] odin v3+1.61

I really can't get this program to work. I followed the wiki to the T. Neither of the 3 options work. The only thing i notice that is different is the 3 option
If you get a FAILED error after it writes "param.lfs", try this method:
1. Reboot the phone and reset Odin
2. Load the pit file and place the tar in the Phone section
3. Start the recovery
4. The process will hang while writing "factoryfs.rfs"
5. Reboot the phone and reset Odin
^^ I never get factoryfs.rfs just the same old param.lfs error
I came from EB13 & did one click root clockwork 3.0.0.5/6. After i tried to boot into recovery it coverted everything into EXT4 when the phone did not work after that i tried to use Odin to flash back to EB13. I was able to apply syndicateROM through clockwork but it still does not turn on. When i try to turn on my device I don't get the Samsung boot logo i get 2 icons. Left icon is a phone right icon is a computer...really don't know what else to do. Appreciate any help

Try using Odin without the pit file and put the tar in the PDA section. If that doesn't work try redownloading the tar file again. It might have been a bad download.
Sent From My Evo Killer!

Unfortunately I tried that already. Redownloaded and without the pit file

Try a different USB cable - the stock one sucks.

castkel said:
I really can't get this program to work. I followed the wiki to the T. Neither of the 3 options work. The only thing i notice that is different is the 3 option
If you get a FAILED error after it writes "param.lfs", try this method:
[SIZE="6" This worked for me -- disclaimer : i do not take responsibility if your car dies your phones blows up in a bundle of fire or cant work if cats fly and scratch your face if gas prices go to $5 ----- but this might help you [/SIZE][/COLOR]
1. Reboot the phone and reset Odin
2. Load the pit file and place the tar in the Phone section
3. Start the recovery
4. The process will hang while writing "factoryfs.rfs"
5. Reboot the phone and reset Odin
^^ I never get factoryfs.rfs just the same old param.lfs error
I came from EB13 & did one click root clockwork 3.0.0.5/6. After i tried to boot into recovery it coverted everything into EXT4 when the phone did not work after that i tried to use Odin to flash back to EB13. I was able to apply syndicateROM through clockwork but it still does not turn on. When i try to turn on my device I don't get the Samsung boot logo i get 2 icons. Left icon is a phone right icon is a computer...really don't know what else to do. Appreciate any help[/QUOTE]
youtube odin and you should get a vid help
1. restart your computer
2. take the battery out your phone wait till your computer reset
3. put the battery back into the phone WHEN COMPUTER HAS FULLY STARTED UP
4. open ODIN ... [url]http://www.mediafire.com/?5w7sb1iq7webt4l[/url] just incase u didnt have it already
5. phone in download mode the number 1 and power button
6. plug it into the computer you should see your phone in a higlight yellow code pop up in ODIN ...
7. there are 2 things checked 1 called AUTO REBOOT ( [COLOR="Red"]leave it checked )
8. UNCHECK THE F RESET TIME
9. just load the TAR into PDA . for whatever phone ur using .......... if you need to download a new tar then do so best wat to find multiple versions is usually GOOGLE IT EX: samsung epic eb13 tar
10. ONLY PDA
1.. hit start and watch the MAGIC HAPPEN
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k0nane said:
Try a different USB cable - the stock one sucks.
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Yeah the stock one doesn't even work for me. Windows 7 doesn't recognize it I'm actually using the HTC evo cable. This cable has flashed a Moment and Intercept several times

I seen the video as well. I wish mine worked that flawless. I even tried a different PC. Back/front usb ports. Same difference always hangs at the same error "param.lfs"

need help please

hello...
1. had darkside rom ics
2. didnt like it so i odined a stock kl1
3. phone would no go past the green android dude in the setup of phone
4. tried to odin again and it failed
5. tried to connect to kies and it fails.
6. found ics file and tried to odin to that and EVERYTHING force closes, cant get past setup.
7. nothing i do seems to work. If i odin to kl1, i cant get past the android dude for setup. If i odin to ics, everything forcecloses. if i use kies it throws me off when i try to update it.
*. going CRAZY!!!!!!!
i think i erased something in the phone. can anyone help me please?

I'd ODIN again and try again. Not with the ICS rom but with GB rom found here
I just ODIN'ed an s2 that I sold yesterday.
This is what I did step by step:
- DL'd file and extract the .tar file
- Opened ODIN
- Put phone in DL mode
- Made sure that the phone is recognized in ODIN
- Put .tar file under PDA in ODIN
- Started the ODIN process
- Waited a few minutes until it's finished
- Waited the phone to reboot
- Phone was stuck in splash screen
- Unplugged, put in DL mode again and started the ODIN process again
- Phone restarted just fine
- Unplugged phone and did a factory wipe/reformat internal SD
- KIES to upgrade to ICS
- Done.
If you were able to complete the ODIN process (it said Pass), then you should be ok. If it gets stuck, try pulling the battery out and put it back in and reboot.
If none is working, I would try downloading the .tar file again.
Good luck.

belly1026 said:
I'd ODIN again and try again. Not with the ICS rom but with GB rom found here
I just ODIN'ed an s2 that I sold yesterday.
This is what I did step by step:
- DL'd file and extract the .tar file
- Opened ODIN
- Put phone in DL mode
- Made sure that the phone is recognized in ODIN
- Put .tar file under PDA in ODIN
- Started the ODIN process
- Waited a few minutes until it's finished
- Waited the phone to reboot
- Phone was stuck in splash screen
- Unplugged, put in DL mode again and started the ODIN process again
- Phone restarted just fine
- Unplugged phone and did a factory wipe/reformat internal SD
- KIES to upgrade to ICS
- Done.
If you were able to complete the ODIN process (it said Pass), then you should be ok. If it gets stuck, try pulling the battery out and put it back in and reboot.
If none is working, I would try downloading the .tar file again.
Good luck.
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I had the same problem and am crazy....
The ODIN process was smooth but after ODIN it will not auto reboot even in ODIN I selected auto reboot and I have to boot it up manually (have to pull out battery). After reboot it won't boot into system, even it boots into system it will die once I touch the screen.

http://galaxys2root.com/ go to the correct model here and follow instructions. No offense but use the K.I.S.S. method (keep it simple stupid) its very simple to brick if u don't follow exact directions
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[Q] Rooting Issues

I just got my Spring Galaxy S3 today and am trying to root it. I was trying to follow along on this video:
http://phonerebel.com/how-to-root-s...-install-cwm-l710t999i535-siii/#disqus_thread
On his screen, it showed the CWM file in Odin with a .MD5 file type. I loaded it with the same file from his download, but it showed up as a .TAR file on my computer. Is this an issue or will it do the same thing once it is loaded to the phone? After Odin did its work (supposedly), I tried to reboot into recovery mode by holding volume up, home, and power. It kept turning the phone on normal when I did that. I read an article here on XDA saying "once your unlocked, dont use odin to flash custom roms".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045563
It says you will brick your phone doing this. What should I do to continue? Is it safe to try loading the same CWM file a second time with Odin? How can I get into the recovery? Please help. Thanks.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011491
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Read through the link it sounds like you didn't install a custom recovery. You need a custom recovery flash ROMs.
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Also if you don't know about qbking77 check him out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEVDgjTTdg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

You need to boot into recovery mode BEFORE Odin can do its work.
Yeah I was confused about my terms there; that is not quite correct. Let me say this properly:
1. Power OFF
2. Boot into download mode (tap power, then hold power + home + volume Down)
3. Flash CWM with Odin
4. power OFF
5. Boot into recovery mode (tap power, then hold power + home + volume Up)
If CWM is properly installed you should see the ring-and-hat logo in the center, and the top of the screen will say CWM-based recovery. If you see a little green robot then you need to reboot into download mode and Flash CWM with Odin again.
When you boot into download mode it comes up fairly quickly with the Warning!! screen.
But when you boot into recovery mode it takes longer to boot. If you do it right: when the display first lights up it will show a logo that says only SAMSUNG, and at the top of the screen there will be some teeny blue text that says RECOVERY BOOTING. Usually there is no teeny blue text at the top of the screen, so if you see the teeny blue text then you did it right, and you can let go of power/home/volUp. This screen disappears very quickly and then it jumps to a logo that says Samsung Galaxy S III (teeny blue text is now gone). This stays for several seconds, then it will boot into recovery.
However if you miss it, it will not display the teeny blue text; and after the screen saying Samsung Galaxy S III it will do a blue-and-purple animation with sound and the SAMSUNG logo. If you see this animation then you missed recovery mode, and Samsung will automatically delete CWM, and you'll have to reflash it in download mode with Odin, and try again.
Once you root your phone with CWM, then Samsung will no longer delete CWM recovery (unless you do an OTA upgrade)
I would also recommend checking out the videos made by qbking77. His instructions are very clear.
Md5 is a very small text file used to verify that a large downloaded file does not contain any errors. If someone was using an md5 file in the video, it was not actually an md5 file, but rather a tar file that was given an md5 name even though it's not an md5 file. Or perhaps Odin supports entering an md5 file there, and will use the md5 to check the tar file and actually use that. In either case, it should be fine to use a tar file. However, as the above post mentions, you need to be sure you're using a custom recovery ROM.
Good luck!
~ David.

demerson3 said:
You need to boot into recovery mode BEFORE Odin can do its work.
I would also recommend checking out the videos made by qbking77. His instructions are very clear.
Md5 is a very small text file used to verify that a large downloaded file does not contain any errors. If someone was using an md5 file in the video, it was not actually an md5 file, but rather a tar file that was given an md5 name even though it's not an md5 file. Or perhaps Odin supports entering an md5 file there, and will use the md5 to check the tar file and actually use that. In either case, it should be fine to use a tar file. However, as the above post mentions, you need to be sure you're using a custom recovery ROM.
Good luck!
~ David.
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Yea, I downloaded the 3 files under his video. One was Odin, the other was the CVM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.tar, and the other was TeamEpic-Root-From-Recovery-v5 (which is still a zip file). I opened my phones folder in explorer and dropped the Team Epic Zip file directly into the main folder of the phone that had a list of other file folders such as dcim, photos, music, etc. Before I used Odin, I put the phone into download mode by unplugging the phone, pulling the battery, reinstalling the batter, and holding the volume down/home/power button. Then I pressed up and went back to Odin to load the CVM via the PDA function. Thanks for your help. I may try the other video you were talking about. I just hope I didnt screw anything up already by trying this method out. I really cant afford another phone right now if this one gets bricked.

bmaricle said:
Yea, I downloaded the 3 files under his video. One was Odin, the other was the CVM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.tar, and the other was TeamEpic-Root-From-Recovery-v5 (which is still a zip file). I opened my phones folder in explorer and dropped the Team Epic Zip file directly into the main folder of the phone that had a list of other file folders such as dcim, photos, music, etc. Before I used Odin, I put the phone into download mode by unplugging the phone, pulling the battery, reinstalling the batter, and holding the volume down/home/power button. Then I pressed up and went back to Odin to load the CVM via the PDA function. Thanks for your help. I may try the other video you were talking about. I just hope I didnt screw anything up already by trying this method out. I really cant afford another phone right now if this one gets bricked.
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I dont know what happend differently, but I tried that video and it worked just fine. It was pretty much the same exact process. Maybe the other guys files were not working properly... I also downloaded winzip just so that the .TAR file would have a picture and would be recognized ahead of time. I dont know if that helped. All done. Thanks for the help again guys.

put the file on your sd card-- team epic root from recovery--put phone into dl mode-open odin and find the tar file for cwm recovery and put it in pda--make sure that auto reset is UNCHECKED--plug your phone up to your pc and give it a minute to find your device, make sure odin reconizes it,should see a yellow or green box saying com or something,if you see that your ok.Click start and once its done it should say pass or reset.Unplug your device from the pc.Now pull the battery out and put it back in and boot to recovery--once in recovery you want to find the file team epic root from recovery and flash it---once you flash it just go back and hit reboot now and you should be good.

[Q] phone stock on boot on custom rom

i have a galaxy s3 and i tried to install a rom and mess around with it and its stock on a boot screen that has a spinning cirlce and says CyanogenMod and continues to spin and i dont wanna re do my phone how can i just get it back to the way it was before without losing anything thank you

Restore your nandroid.
Other way is to factory reset, which will wipe your data.

Aerowinder said:
Restore your nandroid.
Other way is to factory reset, which will wipe your data.
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is there any other way i have tons of personal information on my phone

You need to factory reset in order to install Cyan anyways or most custom roms.
Best alternate route is to sideload a touchwiz rom, but that will probably fail also now. You need to factory reset to boot back up probably. I suggest more reading before doing things, as you are probably upset now.

re: stock rom
Eli9144 said:
i have a galaxy s3 and i tried to install a rom and mess around with it and its stock on a boot screen that has a spinning cirlce and says CyanogenMod and continues to spin and i dont wanna re do my phone how can i just get it back to the way it was before without losing anything thank you
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Easy step by step guide:
After you have followed these instructions your phone will have stock rom except for
benefit of being rooted and you will NOT loose any pictures, videos. contacts or music.
Download the stock-rooted T999 firmware: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
After downloading it make a folder on your computer's desktop and unzip the
file using Winzip or 7zip so the .TAR file is in the new folder you just made.
Here is a link for ODIN which is required for flashing the stock rooted firmware (a windows app) http://d-h.st/Q14
Download and extract Odin into the same folder you made containing the TAR file.
Download the Odin Flash firmware for T999 Tmobile then copy it to the same folder as Odin
Run Odin by double clicking the Odin.exe within the same folder as the TAR file you extracted
Turn off your phone and boot into DOWNLOAD MODE (Volume Down + Home + Power Hold until phone powers up, then release and press Volume Up to enter Download Mode)
Once in Download Mode, connect the USB/Charger cable to the phone and plug into the USB port on your computer.
You should now see a COM** port listed toward the top-left of Odin (under ID:COM)
Click on the PDA button in the middle-right area of Odin.
Browse to and select the Firmware you downloaded (TAR file)
Make sure Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are the only options checked and that PDA is the only other thing checked.
TRIPLE CHECK your settings and that you have selected the correct firmware for your model phone and are using the correct options.
If you are using a laptop, make absolutely sure you are plugged in, or if on battery, that it is charged enough and will not go into sleep mode during flash.
Click Start to begin the flash. This will take a while, so be patient!
Once complete, in the top-left box in Odin, it will say PASS and the phone should have automatically rebooted.
You may unplug the phone and close Odin if you wish.
Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the system to boot the first time and then build its cache!
(It may seem to hang during boot, this is normal and you must be patient!!!)
Good Luck!

Misterjunky said:
Easy step by step guide:
After you have followed these instructions your phone will have stock rom except for
benefit of being rooted and you will NOT loose any pictures, videos. contacts or music.
Download the stock-rooted T999 firmware: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
After downloading it make a folder on your computer's desktop and unzip the
file using Winzip or 7zip so the .TAR file is in the new folder you just made.
Here is a link for ODIN which is required for flashing the stock rooted firmware (a windows app) http://d-h.st/Q14
Download and extract Odin into the same folder you made containing the TAR file.
Download the Odin Flash firmware for T999 Tmobile then copy it to the same folder as Odin
Run Odin by double clicking the Odin.exe within the same folder as the TAR file you extracted
Turn off your phone and boot into DOWNLOAD MODE (Volume Down + Home + Power Hold until phone powers up, then release and press Volume Up to enter Download Mode)
Once in Download Mode, connect the USB/Charger cable to the phone and plug into the USB port on your computer.
You should now see a COM** port listed toward the top-left of Odin (under ID:COM)
Click on the PDA button in the middle-right area of Odin.
Browse to and select the Firmware you downloaded (TAR file)
Make sure Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are the only options checked and that PDA is the only other thing checked.
TRIPLE CHECK your settings and that you have selected the correct firmware for your model phone and are using the correct options.
If you are using a laptop, make absolutely sure you are plugged in, or if on battery, that it is charged enough and will not go into sleep mode during flash.
Click Start to begin the flash. This will take a while, so be patient!
Once complete, in the top-left box in Odin, it will say PASS and the phone should have automatically rebooted.
You may unplug the phone and close Odin if you wish.
Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the system to boot the first time and then build its cache!
(It may seem to hang during boot, this is normal and you must be patient!!!)
Good Luck!
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For the love of all that is holy, make a new thread. Put the contents of this post in said thread. Put link to said thread in your signature. Tell people to look at your signature instead of clogging my screen with this crap several times a day.

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For the love of all that is holy, make a new thread. Put the contents of this post in said thread. Put link to said thread in your signature. Tell people to look at your signature instead of clogging my screen with this crap several times a day.
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Can you please tell me where I can find the "Un-Thank" button?
I looked everywhere but cannot find it. LOL

Multiple times a day, this huge post pops up, as it is helpful, it is annoying along with the Einstein head.

pit files for i317 and i317m

As a general FYI, if you think you need to repartition your phone it is also possible that your phone has experienced:
a) A hardware issue, possibly partial or total emmc failure.
b) A mismatch between bootloader (sboot.bin) and trustzone (tz.img) versions. See this post or my MK6 stock thread for some possible options to fix this.
As a step of last resort to recreate the partition table on your phone, a pit file may be what you need. This can be done in either Odin or Heimdall.
Warning - repartitioning your phone may erase all data and might cause other unintended consequences. You assume all risk.
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To use a pit file in Odin, this is typically done as part of a flashing a stock rom package, like the LJ2 or MA4 package for the i317 (or similar package for the i317m). You specify the pit file in the PIT section, make sure the repartition box is checked, and then add the rom package in the PDA section like usual.
If you are running an official 4.3 or later bootloader you will not be able to successfully flash a stock firmware package that contains earlier bootloaders - Odin will hang and you will need to find a different stock package to flash that does not contain a bootloader. (i.e. If you took the the i317 4.3 OTA and are running the MK6 bootloader or a later bootloader, you'll want to avoid UCAMA4)
The attached zip includes pit files for both the i317 and the i317m. The partition mapping is the same for both (see the included analysis files), but the pit files have unique security signatures which are accepted only by the bootloader of the specific model phone for which they are intended. I've tested the file for the i317 and can confirm that it works as intended. The file for the i317m was pulled the same way by an XDA member (thanks @plemen !) with an i317m and I've confirmed it is formatted correctly. It has now been confirmed as working.

If you want to learn a bit more about pit files, check out this thread by Adam Outler:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540480

Very interested in this, as I need the pit file for my I317. Question about the bootloader, though.... I've never taken an OTA, just flashing CM and OmniROM nightlies (was on 4.4.2 when my phone committed suicide). Should I be safe to use this pit file? And what factory firmware would you recommend to go with it?

pit files should be back in a day or two (I'll be testing over the weekend).
Depending on what happened to your phone it's still highly probable that your pit (partition) data is fine. There's a way to confirm this using Heimdall - when time permits I'll add instructions to post #2. That's a safer first step than attempting a repartition.
As for bootloader and firmware - if you've never taken an OTA, and you're not on a 4.3 bootloader your best bet for stock firmware is UCAMA4. It's a more complete and somewhat newer package than the other option (UCALJ2). You can get this from sammobile, or a mirror copy I have linked in post #2 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
that post also has information on a couple apps you can load that will allow you to check which bootloader you have loaded once your phone is operational.

Thanks for doing this! Did you have any luck over the weekend? Looking to re-partition as I'm unable to mount.

anine said:
Thanks for doing this! Did you have any luck over the weekend? Looking to re-partition as I'm unable to mount.
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I expected a test phone on Saturday that didn't arrive until Tuesday thanks to the USPS getting the day off on Monday. Once I confirm the files work as intended I will repost them.
As for the issue you are having - what partition isn't mounting? Can you provide more detail?

Zen Arcade said:
I expected a test phone on Saturday that didn't arrive until Tuesday thanks to the USPS getting the day off on Monday. Once I confirm the files work as intended I will repost them.
As for the issue you are having - what partition isn't mounting? Can you provide more detail?
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The Note 2 (ATT) suddenly rebooted and stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" screen. A couple reboots and a battery pull did not solve the issue. I even let the phone stay on the screen in the event it needed to do some sort of repair.. but after an hour, nothing changed.
I loaded CWM recovery and got recovery mount errors. Also, I am unable to mount any of the internal file system when attempting from the advanced menu. After a couple of hours of following tutorials I went into download mode and installed the stock ATT rom. It was successful but still did not boot (attempted this twice). I came upon a few suggestions for similar issues that said the PIT file was needed to repartition. I used Beanstalk 4.4.2 before the crash.

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anine said:
The Note 2 (ATT) suddenly rebooted and stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" screen. A couple reboots and a battery pull did not solve the issue. I even let the phone stay on the screen in the event it needed to do some sort of repair.. but after an hour, nothing changed.
I loaded CWM recovery and got recovery mount errors. Also, I am unable to mount any of the internal file system when attempting from the advanced menu. After a couple of hours of following tutorials I went into download mode and installed the stock ATT rom. It was successful but still did not boot (attempted this twice). I came upon a few suggestions for similar issues that said the PIT file was needed to repartition. I used Beanstalk 4.4.2 before the crash.
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I desperately need this PIT file as well.. not on 4.3 however..I can get to download mode and into recovery but it spits a bunch of errors about unable to mount /cache etc...

anine said:
The Note 2 (ATT) suddenly rebooted and stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" screen. A couple reboots and a battery pull did not solve the issue. I even let the phone stay on the screen in the event it needed to do some sort of repair.. but after an hour, nothing changed.
I loaded CWM recovery and got recovery mount errors. Also, I am unable to mount any of the internal file system when attempting from the advanced menu. After a couple of hours of following tutorials I went into download mode and installed the stock ATT rom. It was successful but still did not boot (attempted this twice). I came upon a few suggestions for similar issues that said the PIT file was needed to repartition. I used Beanstalk 4.4.2 before the crash.
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The symptoms you describe are similar to those I've seen on the Q&A forum recently. I don't want to be the bearer of bad tidings, but I suspect you have a partial emmc (hardware) failure.
My time during the week is limited so I expect to have testing done this weekend.

terpencar said:
I desperately need this PIT file as well.. not on 4.3 however..I can get to download mode and into recovery but it spits a bunch of errors about unable to mount /cache etc...
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I had similar issue, and was able to resolve it by following this thread. YOu need to restore factory original by following this thread from XDA.
Please don't forget to Thank
The files provided are only for phone I317 and not I317M
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877490003986
Instructions:
1. Download "back to stock" zip folder I uploaded. It contains all the files needed. No need to search around.
2. Unzip the file and extract the folder to your desktop.
3. Open folder and install Samsung drivers if not already done so.
4. Now make sure you have root and custom recovery on the phone. Turn the phone off. Hold volume up, home and power button at the same time.Wait till u see custom recovery screen and then let go off all the buttons.
5. Once in recovery... delete data, system, cache, dev cache like you want to flash a new rom. Turn the phone off by pulling the battery or see option for power off device under custom recovery.
6. Once the phone is completely off lets get into download mode. Hold volume down, home and power button until you see the screen with an option to press volume up to get into download. Press volume up to enter download mode when asked.
7. Now open odin3.07 I provided in the folder u downloaded. Once open connect your phone via usb. Windows should install device drivers. Once thats done, you should see com## on the Odin software.
8. On odin software you should see button called PDA. Click on it and browse to the file called KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user _low_ship.tar. in the folder provided by me. select it and hit ok. Odin will process the file. It will take max 2 to 3 min.
9. Before you click start on Odin make sure auto reboot and F. reset time is checked only. Everything else unchecked. Click start button. Odin will start flashing the factory firmware. It will take time.
10. Once Odin is done flashing. phone will reboot. Now you can disconnect the usb cable. When phone is fully rebooted, skip all the prompt and get to home screen.
11. Turn the phone off again and get into download mode. Connect usb cable to computer with Odin open. Click Pda and select file called CF-Auto-Root-t0lteatt-t0lteatt-samsungsghi317.tar. Let Odin process it and then click start. Once flashing the root file is done. Phone should reboot to home screen. Now you have root. The reason we need root is to get rid of counter # in download more. It should say zero.
12. Connect your phone to computer while on the home screen. Open phone internal storage and go to download folder and copy Triangle away.apk into it.
13. Go into settings and security and check unknown sources.
14. Go to apps and open application "my file". Go to download folder and select triangle away application to install. install it. Open application application and scroll down and select reset counter option. Make sure your are connected to wifi. Confirm you phone is I317 and triangle away will download the file. Your phone should reboot into some type of reset counter recovery screen. follow the instruction on the screen to reset the counter. After that phone should reboot.
15. Once rebooted uninstall triangle away apk. Now open super user application and scrool down and click fully unroot. When done go into stock recovery and clear data and cache. reboot phone. All done. Your counter is set to zero. Your phone should read normal under settings.
You can update your phone under settings from att servers.
Enjoy.
Thanks to chainfire for his triangle away app and root for our device.

rob_z11 said:
I had similar issue, and was able to resolve it by following this thread. YOu need to restore factory original by following this thread from XDA.
Please don't forget to Thank
The files provided are only for phone I317 and not I317M
Instructions:
1. Download "back to stock" zip folder I uploaded. It contains all the files needed. No need to search around.
2. Unzip the file and extract the folder to your desktop.
3. Open folder and install Samsung drivers if not already done so.
4. Now make sure you have root and custom recovery on the phone. Turn the phone off. Hold volume up, home and power button at the same time.Wait till u see custom recovery screen and then let go off all the buttons.
5. Once in recovery... delete data, system, cache, dev cache like you want to flash a new rom. Turn the phone off by pulling the battery or see option for power off device under custom recovery.
6. Once the phone is completely off lets get into download mode. Hold volume down, home and power button until you see the screen with an option to press volume up to get into download. Press volume up to enter download mode when asked.
7. Now open odin3.07 I provided in the folder u downloaded. Once open connect your phone via usb. Windows should install device drivers. Once thats done, you should see com## on the Odin software.
8. On odin software you should see button called PDA. Click on it and browse to the file called KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user _low_ship.tar. in the folder provided by me. select it and hit ok. Odin will process the file. It will take max 2 to 3 min.
9. Before you click start on Odin make sure auto reboot and F. reset time is checked only. Everything else unchecked. Click start button. Odin will start flashing the factory firmware. It will take time.
10. Once Odin is done flashing. phone will reboot. Now you can disconnect the usb cable. When phone is fully rebooted, skip all the prompt and get to home screen.
11. Turn the phone off again and get into download mode. Connect usb cable to computer with Odin open. Click Pda and select file called CF-Auto-Root-t0lteatt-t0lteatt-samsungsghi317.tar. Let Odin process it and then click start. Once flashing the root file is done. Phone should reboot to home screen. Now you have root. The reason we need root is to get rid of counter # in download more. It should say zero.
12. Connect your phone to computer while on the home screen. Open phone internal storage and go to download folder and copy Triangle away.apk into it.
13. Go into settings and security and check unknown sources.
14. Go to apps and open application "my file". Go to download folder and select triangle away application to install. install it. Open application application and scroll down and select reset counter option. Make sure your are connected to wifi. Confirm you phone is I317 and triangle away will download the file. Your phone should reboot into some type of reset counter recovery screen. follow the instruction on the screen to reset the counter. After that phone should reboot.
15. Once rebooted uninstall triangle away apk. Now open super user application and scrool down and click fully unroot. When done go into stock recovery and clear data and cache. reboot phone. All done. Your counter is set to zero. Your phone should read normal under settings.
You can update your phone under settings from att servers.
Enjoy.
Thanks to chainfire for his triangle away app and root for our device.
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Thanks.. It just hangs at system.img in odin

Nice job Zen
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Pit files are back up and attached to the OP. The i317 pit file is tested and confirmed working.
The i317m file is identical, except for the security signature. I'm currently looking for someone with a healthy i317m willing to test flash the i317m pit file to confirm it works. (I would do this myself, but I don't have an i317m).

Unfortunately it did not work for me. emmc failure suspected. Strange thing is that in ODIN I can still "Successfully" install a ROM.. and even the PIT file succeeded. I still got a logo screen for several minutes.
Fortunately for me, I have an additional mainboard from a otherwise damaged note 2. I'll be swapping that out.
Thank you anyway. Hope your file helps others!

My phone was not booting and stopped at Samsung logo. After the pit file and stock rom, my phone is live again. I am still having issue with storage but at least I have good starting point.
thanks

Works fine on i317m

anine said:
Unfortunately it did not work for me. emmc failure suspected. Strange thing is that in ODIN I can still "Successfully" install a ROM.. and even the PIT file succeeded. I still got a logo screen for several minutes.
Fortunately for me, I have an additional mainboard from a otherwise damaged note 2. I'll be swapping that out.
Thank you anyway. Hope your file helps others!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2626593

qkster said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2626593
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See posts #9 and #13 on the thread above for the specific potential solution to try.

Corrupt pit file it says. for note 2 att help
I have a Att note 2 i flash the mj9 firmware using mobile odin first. Then i formatted storage, data, system, and cache. And now its says i have NO ios Installed with is true but when i try flashing another rom in TWRP it fails iv'e try stock ATT, Jedi Rom, MeanBean Rom. now i tryed to flash stock firmware through J Odin but it always say corrupt pit file...Someone Please Help MEE

kumar_420 said:
I have a Att note 2 i flash the mj9 firmware using mobile odin first. Then i formatted storage, data, system, and cache. And now its says i have NO ios Installed with is true but when i try flashing another rom in TWRP it fails iv'e try stock ATT, Jedi Rom, MeanBean Rom. now i tryed to flash stock firmware through J Odin but it always say corrupt pit file...Someone Please Help MEE
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Err mj9 is verizon haha
Sent from my lightning fast Note II running MeanBean 2.0 SuperCharged