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Okay, so I had a thread before about getting EB13 on my phone.
Well, at this point, I don't care about that, I just want my phone to work.
Here's what happened, I tried running the Samsung EB13 flash and it failed (my phone got stuck on a green screen)
Now, it won't boot (stuck on Samsung screen)
So I'm trying to use Odin to flash back to stock, but it gets stuck at <ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
PLEASE tell me this isn't bricked?
If it's not, how can I fix it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
EDIT: This time Odin froze on the next step, Initialization..
What are you coming from (DK28, DI18, etc) and which stock are u ODIN'ing back to? (Hopefully DI18). Also, check ur USB cables, I find that is a common problem when things don't go as planned. (At least it has been for me.)
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garr741 said:
What are you coming from (DK28, DI18, etc) and which stock are u ODIN'ing back to? (Hopefully DI18). Also, check ur USB cables, I find that is a common problem when things don't go as planned. (At least it has been for me.)
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I had stock (rooted) DI18 installed, and now I'm just trying to use Odin to flash the stock kernel (since I assume I can use my CWM backup to fix everything else?)
If not, I'll try using a full tarball for DI18 (if you think that's what I should use instead)
Follow the instructions here-
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=559&AT_ID=351569
mattallica76 said:
Follow the instructions here-
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=559&AT_ID=351569
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I did follow (basically) the same instructions.
By that I mean I wasn't looking at those, but I did the same steps.
Problem is it crashes pretty early on after starting.
Something wrong with the EB13 utility & Odin's connection to my phone.
Very strange.
Starting to freak out though.
s84471 said:
I did follow (basically) the same instructions.
By that I mean I wasn't looking at those, but I did the same steps.
Problem is it crashes pretty early on after starting.
Something wrong with the EB13 utility & Odin's connection to my phone.
Very strange.
Starting to freak out though.
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Try re-installing the utility in the link I gave you, and try again.
Try ODINing back to DI18 proper, full tar. I also had issues with the EB13 utility and while I didn't brick my phone, maybe if you're having issues it's best to do DI18 then update.zip?
(As long as you can get into download mode, I think it's safe to say you're not bricked..)
Okay, so I used Odin with the EB13 tarball and it started going, but seems to have hung at factoryrfs.rfs
There was a progress bar on my phone, but now the screen is just solid cyan and Odin's progress bar isn't moving.
Any ideas?
Assuming this step just doesn't take a long time.
Kawinma said:
Try ODINing back to DI18 proper, full tar. I also had issues with the EB13 utility and while I didn't brick my phone, maybe if you're having issues it's best to do DI18 then update.zip?
(As long as you can get into download mode, I think it's safe to say you're not bricked..)
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He already tried that.
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He already tried that.
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He said he just tried the kernel and asked whether or not he should do the full DI18 tar.
Which USB cable are you using? If it's the stock cable that came with your Epic, ditch that ****. They suck! Go get a different USB-A male to micro USB-B male plug, such as the Gigaware cable that Radio Shack sells. I can personally attest to the fact that the OEM cable that Samsung/Sprint provide is not very reliable: once I switched to the Radio Shack / Gigaware cable, my flashing problems cleared up.
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He said he just tried the kernel and asked whether or not he should do the full DI18 tar.
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OP states he attempted to flash back to stock, didn't say anything about kernel.
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Which USB cable are you using? If it's the stock cable that came with your Epic, ditch that ****. They suck! Go get a different USB-A male to micro USB-B male plug, such as the Gigaware cable that Radio Shack sells. I can personally attest to the fact that the OEM cable that Samsung/Sprint provide is not very reliable: once I switched to the Radio Shack / Gigaware cable, my flashing problems cleared up.
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I'm using a cable I had from having bought a Micro USB charger. I think it's a Palm one.
Currently trying to Odin DI18, but my phone is back to not being recognized.
Maybe both these cables are no good...
Okay, I'm trying the DI18 tarball, and my phone just goes to a solid color screen on a random step (seems to always be zImage or factoryrfs.rfs)
Is this really just 2 bad cables?
Could always try another USB port. I've seen posted in threads time and time again that users having a problem would then change ports and things just worked.
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Could always try another USB port. I've seen posted in threads time and time again that users having a problem would then change ports and things just worked.
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I've tried that as well.
Even tried 2 different computers.
Always ends up with my phone going into a solid color screen...
Why do I get a feeling this is gonna end up being a full brick.
I do have the equipment protection policy on it, so if I just tell them I lost it, any idea if they'd replace it?
Since I assume bringing in a phone with CWM would cause my warranty to be voided.
s84471 said:
I've tried that as well.
Even tried 2 different computers.
Always ends up with my phone going into a solid color screen...
Why do I get a feeling this is gonna end up being a full brick.
I do have the equipment protection policy on it, so if I just tell them I lost it, any idea if they'd replace it?
Since I assume bringing in a phone with CWM would cause my warranty to be voided.
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I think since you were trying to update using the Samsung tool, it would be a covered replacement in the Sprint store. Even if you didn't use the Samsung tool, given the roll out you should still be covered--regardless if you had the insurance or not.
may not be helpful but worth a shot.. i have this issue everytime i odin.. (not exactly what you have but phone is stuck on restarting adb agent or something)
basically i have ms security essentials and windows firewal turned out..somehow .. (i have no clue) .. while they are running odin will wait forever.. the moment i disable both ms sec essentials and windows firewall it would work... not sure if this is the same case but u might want to give it a shot.
Alright, crisis averted.
Seems I got lucky one time and Odin went through and restored DI18 successfully.
Then I applied update.zip and am now happily running EB13
Thanks for your help everyone!
Just a tip for the future: I've found that when I ran the newer cwm and ext4, every time I tried to odin a stock tar, it would fail if I didn't check the re-partition box. Posssibly doing the same may have helped you.
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So what if Odin doesnt work? what do you do to get your phone back operational? Ive tried 4 different md5 and tar files, the same pit file and still nothing. it fails either at recovey section or in the factoryrs section. is it time to get a new phone?
No, it's time to use a non-stock USB cable (try first, 85% of the time this is the problem) and/or a different USB port or PC.
ive tried 5 cables total. 3 didnt even register with pc something was plugged in. the other 2 work but they both share the same problem.
McBang2023 said:
ive tried 5 cables total. 3 didnt even register with pc something was plugged in. the other 2 work but they both share the same problem.
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Sounds like most of them are bad - try a known-good one. Definitely try other USB ports, and then another PC. Also, drivers - reinstall them.
Is your phone sponged (stuck at Samsung) or just need to get back to stock?
Do you BONSAI?
kennyglass123 said:
Is your phone sponged (stuck at Samsung) or just need to get back to stock?
Do you BONSAI?
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its shows the samsung logo and that is all. when trying to get into the recovery, it shows a phone - exlamation mark - and a computer. i figure Odin is the only thig i can do to respolve this at this point.
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its shows the samsung logo and that is all. when trying to get into the recovery, it shows a phone - exlamation mark - and a computer. i figure Odin is the only thig i can do to respolve this at this point.
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In the dev section somone recently posted a computerless approach that will likely set you straight
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Djinn23 said:
In the dev section somone recently posted a computerless approach that will likely set you straight
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how can there be a computerless version if i cant get to recovery to install anything, and the only thing the phone does is go to download mode?
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how can there be a computerless version if i cant get to recovery to install anything, and the only thing the phone does is go to download mode?
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So it goes into download mode but Odin doesn't recognize it...and you tried 5 cables and 3 PCs and all of their ports. You have also tried connecting without a battery, connecting to computer with Odin up and boot into download mode. No COM port shows up in Odin and no driver install errors on the computer. Still sounds like a bad cable or bad port on the phone.
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So it goes into download mode but Odin doesn't recognize it...and you tried 5 cables and 3 PCs and all of their ports. You have also tried connecting without a battery, connecting to computer with Odin up and boot into download mode. No COM port shows up in Odin and no driver install errors on the computer. Still sounds like a bad cable or bad port on the phone.
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NO NO NO. i think you understood me wrong. It goes to download mode and Odin does recognize it. i've tried 5 cables, only 2 of the 5 cables work. ive tried it on 2 pc's (one xp and the other vista) and havetried all the ports on both computers. vista wont see it period. xp sees it but fails during the process. so to my knowledge, ive tried everything.
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NO NO NO. i think you understood me wrong. It goes to download mode and Odin does recognize it. i've tried 5 cables, only 2 of the 5 cables work. ive tried it on 2 pc's (one xp and the other vista) and havetried all the ports on both computers. vista wont see it period. xp sees it but fails during the process. so to my knowledge, ive tried everything.
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So you got 1 set of everything that works but it fails in the process. Have you tried another tar? You are using a tar right, if it says md5 at the end, remove that extension. Only autoreboot checked at top, got the tar in the PDA box and the pit in the PIT box?
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So you got 1 set of everything that works but it fails in the process. Have you tried another tar? You are using a tar right, if it says md5 at the end, remove that extension. Only autoreboot checked at top, got the tar in the PDA box and the pit in the PIT box?
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I didnt think to remove the md5 at the end. could be the problem. ironically, Odin recognizes the file and does a check for it. (im using odin3 v 1.0 and v 1.7). but it halts at the recovery screen. i shall try again tonight without the md5 as that seems to be the only thing i didnt do. everything else you mention has been set. ive tried 3 diff files. one for eco3, one for stock, and another for eb13 (i think). and none of them work.
McBang2023 said:
how can there be a computerless version if i cant get to recovery to install anything, and the only thing the phone does is go to download mode?
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On my phone or I would dig up the link but they do a good job of explaining how in the thread that...well...tells you how to do it.
Edit... sorry I see you failed mid odin. This happens to me so frequently I don't even know what to say. I would keep trying. I think eventually I would try different files in different odin sections...different odins...all sorts of crap. Persistance was the key
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Fixed!!!!!
Finally, i found a thred that helped me. in fact, it seems to help every one. Look HERE for the one that finally worked.
Thanks for all the help and suggestions guys.
McBang2023 said:
Finally, i found a thred that helped me. in fact, it seems to help every one. Look HERE for the one that finally worked.
Thanks for all the help and suggestions guys.
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So what was the thing that got you going?
Turned out to be a bad pit file
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Turned out to be a bad pit file
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The PIT that doesn't have "victory" in it doesn't work. That's why I host Odin 1.61, the proper PIT, and the EC05 TAR.
k0nane said:
The PIT that doesn't have "victory" in it doesn't work. That's why I host Odin 1.61, the proper PIT, and the EC05 TAR.
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Links please? Then I can bookmark it and pass it on to those that need it. Thanks K.
Link is in my post
Sent from my sizzling, crackling, on fire, Samsung Galaxy "Vibrant" using the XDA APP. (NOTE: Due to modding, some side effects may occur. Happy Flashing!)
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Links please? Then I can bookmark it and pass it on to those that need it. Thanks K.
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http://tinyurl.com/epicfix They're linked here. Not my guide, but my files.
First off - i've searched all day & stayed in IRC for over 40 mins without a hit so i'm looking for a little help.
I was upgrading to Froyo from a "stock" Continuum today using Odin. Everything seemed smooth - got a pass message & unplugged the usb cable. Now nothing (won't power up, etc) & i can't get into download mode.
I've tried all of the button/cable/battery combos that i could find. I have tried to flash a recovery using Odin & it gets stuck with the message "setup connection" in the message box.
I know my pc is seeing the phone (though you can't access the SD card or memory) & Odin is seeing it (yellow box) but i can't seem to get past this point or go back to the original.
Any help is appreciated.
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First off - i've searched all day & stayed in IRC for over 40 mins without a hit so i'm looking for a little help.
I was upgrading to Froyo from a "stock" Continuum today using Odin. Everything seemed smooth - got a pass message & unplugged the usb cable. Now nothing (won't power up, etc) & i can't get into download mode.
I've tried all of the button/cable/battery combos that i could find. I have tried to flash a recovery using Odin & it gets stuck with the message "setup connection" in the message box.
I know my pc is seeing the phone (though you can't access the SD card or memory) & Odin is seeing it (yellow box) but i can't seem to get past this point or go back to the original.
Any help is appreciated.
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Try pulling your battery and holding down the power button for a slow count of 20 to see if download mode comes back. After that, you should be good to flash stock ec07 and then recovery kernel. After that, whichever rom you choose. If that doesn't work, I'll try to get into IRC at some point tomorrow (today).
That didn't work either - screen is still blank & it won't progress in Odin. I'll jump back into IRC if anyone has any other ideas - thanks.
i dont know what to tell you continuums are very hard to brick and if u cant get into download mode then theres not that much u can do im afraid I was talking to adam outler about trying the unbrickable mod on a continuum but he does not have one to test. now he got the fascinate to work so id pm him and see if he'll let you send your phone to him
Hey TXwolf - i had to run out for a while - saw where you got on IRC earlier. Verizon is sending me a new phone, so i guess i'll just give up on saving this one...
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Hey TXwolf - i had to run out for a while - saw where you got on IRC earlier. Verizon is sending me a new phone, so i guess i'll just give up on saving this one...
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I'll be in irc in a few if ya wanna give it another shot
I too manged to brick my phone to point to where I can not even get to the download screen. I have the same problem as OP, Odin will not move past SetupConnection when trying to recover following this post.
androidforums.com/continuum-all-things-root/457453-oh-crap-i-screwed-my-phone-up-recovery-guide.html
Any further help would much appreciated seeing as how I am past my warranty period and do not really want to buy a new phone.
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I too manged to brick my phone to point to where I can not even get to the download screen. I have the same problem as OP, Odin will not move past SetupConnection when trying to recover following this post.
androidforums.com/continuum-all-things-root/457453-oh-crap-i-screwed-my-phone-up-recovery-guide.html
Any further help would much appreciated seeing as how I am past my warranty period and do not really want to buy a new phone.
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If this is frenzifun, from android forums, this is what happened to him
He started a flash of stock ec07 with pit and repartition checked. It flashed params.ifs, boot, SBL and recovery. Then it removed itself (frenzifun, if you could post the flash log for others it might help them) from there, it wont go into dl mode. I was trying to help him in irc, but I'm out of options, other than making a jig. The only thing I can think of, that's causing this is the somehow the button mappings for vol down got erased. I'm not sure how it would, though. Especially since it should be a hardware mapping, independent of any software. And if that is the case, I don't know how to fix it.
If this isn't frenzifun, disregard everything I just said.
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If this is frenzifun, from android forums, this is what happened to him
He started a flash of stock ec07 with pit and repartition checked. It flashed params.ifs, boot, SBL and recovery. Then it removed itself (frenzifun, if you could post the flash log for others it might help them) from there, it wont go into dl mode. I was trying to help him in irc, but I'm out of options, other than making a jig. The only thing I can think of, that's causing this is the somehow the button mappings for vol down got erased. I'm not sure how it would, though. Especially since it should be a hardware mapping, independent of any software. And if that is the case, I don't know how to fix it.
If this isn't frenzifun, disregard everything I just said.
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I am not sure who frenzifun is but this still doesn't sound good for my situation. What I can tell you is I was following directions to try an update my phone from 2.1 to 2.2 using Odin. I believed the process was completed, not realizing it was not and unplugged my phone from the computer. From that point on I have not been able to turn the phone on or get the the download screen. Here is the odd thing if I plug the phone into my computer Windows recognizes and Odin can see a COM port but I still can not get past the setup connection when following the directions to try a recover my phone.
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I am not sure who frenzifun is but this still doesn't sound good for my situation. What I can tell you is I was following directions to try an update my phone from 2.1 to 2.2 using Odin. I believed the process was completed, not realizing it was not and unplugged my phone from the computer. From that point on I have not been able to turn the phone on or get the the download screen. Here is the odd thing if I plug the phone into my computer Windows recognizes and Odin can see a COM port but I still can not get past the setup connection when following the directions to try a recover my phone.
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If that is the case, we might be able to do something. Can you meet me in irc at 830 central, tonight?
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If that is the case, we might be able to do something. Can you meet me in irc at 830 central, tonight?
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Txwolf I do appreciate the offer and I am in PST and that would 630 my time but I need to take of a few things after and I am not sure I could make that time. One of my places to go is my local Verizon store to see if there anything they can do.
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Txwolf I do appreciate the offer and I am in PST and that would 630 my time but I need to take of a few things after and I am not sure I could make that time. One of my places to go is my local Verizon store to see if there anything they can do.
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Unlessvyou have a hookup, i doubt verizon will help. What I was gonnavtry o garuntees here) is
1. Try flashing in odin with pit, but leavevrepartition unchecked. That most likely won't work, but it's a shot.
2. Use the heimdall version ofvthe guide. I think that may have a better chance. I'll hang out in irc for a while tonight. Just in case.
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Unlessvyou have a hookup, i doubt verizon will help. What I was gonnavtry o garuntees here) is
1. Try flashing in odin with pit, but leavevrepartition unchecked. That most likely won't work, but it's a shot.
2. Use the heimdall version ofvthe guide. I think that may have a better chance. I'll hang out in irc for a while tonight. Just in case.
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I just got home but will again be leaving soon. I am sorry if you waited in IRC for me. You are right Verizon did nothing.
PapaKaster said:
I just got home but will again be leaving soon. I am sorry if you waited in IRC for me. You are right Verizon did nothing.
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Its all good. Try the suggestions I gave you, when you have time. If they don't work, I'll have some down time tomorrow or sunday. Just let me know, and we'll see if we can make the schedules match
So yesterday when AT&T announced 50% off of smartphones I was pretty dumbfounded since I got a brand new S4 the day before. But the day I got it I rooted it and did all the other stuff. I will return my S4 for a new one but it's impossible for me to unroot. Everything I've done doesn't seem to work. I used Odin but it stops at the "Get PIT for mapping" stage. I tried deleting SuperSU but that didn't work. It made things worse because it said I'm not rooted but I still am. Now I can't even go to recovery. And I can't even connect to Kies. Can anyone help me unroot my device or help me be able to return my device when it's rooted?
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So yesterday when AT&T announced 50% off of smartphones I was pretty dumbfounded since I got a brand new S4 the day before. But the day I got it I rooted it and did all the other stuff. I will return my S4 for a new one but it's impossible for me to unroot. Everything I've done doesn't seem to work. I used Odin but it stops at the "Get PIT for mapping" stage. I tried deleting SuperSU but that didn't work. It made things worse because it said I'm not rooted but I still am. Now I can't even go to recovery. And I can't even connect to Kies. Can anyone help me unroot my device or help me be able to return my device when it's rooted?
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I would think the tools section of Kies will have an option that will work. Connection trouble shoot first then emergency recovery. If your phone boots, you should be able to reset it to out of the box state.
If it's still rooted, try triangle away app.
If you go to settings, more, about device, build number, then tap on build number repeatedly it will restore developer options, if it's not shown now. From there you can enable or disable USB debugging. That might help with Odin. Wish I had more answers for ya.
Also try settings, accounts, backup and reset, factory data reset.
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I would think the tools section of Kies will have an option that will work. Connection trouble shoot first then emergency recovery. If your phone boots, you should be able to reset it to out of the box state.
If you go to settings, more, about device, build number, then tap on build number repeatedly it will restore developer options, if it's not shown now. From there you can enable or disable USB debugging. That might help with Odin. Wish I had more answers for ya.
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Thank you for your answer. I will try it out now. Little more information is that I'm using the Pacman ROM.
joecereal said:
Thank you for your answer. I will try it out now. Little more information is that I'm using the Pacman ROM.
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Do you know how to enter the download mode? If so then odin should recognize it. I think it's "hold the power button, down volume, and home button" till it instructs you to let got and hit the up volume button. The connect it to the pc for odin.
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Do you know how to enter the download mode? If so then odin should recognize it. I think it's "hold the power button, down volume, and home button" till it instructs you to let got and hit the up volume button. The connect it to the pc for odin.
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Yes I'm trying the Odin process. It's working so far except it stops at "Get PIT for mapping..." which is here i.imgur.com/z8fnjRd (add png to the end)
Kies is not recognizing my device after troubleshoot. It is stuck at "Connecting..." which prevents me from emergency firmware recovery.
There are two options that will help me the most:
Connecting to Kies and getting a PIT file for Odin
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Yes I'm trying the Odin process. It's working so far except it stops at "Get PIT for mapping..." which is here i.imgur.com/z8fnjRd (add png to the end)
Kies is not recognizing my device. It is stuck at "Connecting..." which prevents me from emergency firmware recovery.
There are two options that will help me the most:
Connecting to Kies and getting a PIT file for Odin
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Is your phone a US AT&T model I337? There is a stock recovery rom in this forum somewhere, it's a zip file when extracted it will have a tar.MD5 file for use with odin. Or maybe you should use the PDA selection in odin, and uncheck the reboot box.
fast96 said:
Is your phone a US AT&T model I377? There is a stock recovery rom in this forum somewhere, it's a zip file when extracted it will have a tar.MD5 file for use with odin. Or maybe you should use the PDA selection in odin, and uncheck the reboot box.
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Did you see the imgur picture I posted? I have the tar file and did everything from instruction, but I only need the PIT file.
OK here it is , read the first three posts..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42108461
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fast96 said:
OK here it is , read the first three posts..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42108461
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I'm trying something with SuperSu. Thank you for your time.
Did you try going into super su and tried the full unroot option??
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thatsupnow said:
Did you try going into super su and tried the full unroot option??
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I'm going to do it right now. Will this ensure "full" unroot?
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Did you try going into super su and tried the full unroot option??
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I'm following forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33949289&postcount=51 this process but before I unroot I cannot access my recovery. If I unroot will I be able to?
I just don't want anymore problems
Why don't you just call cs and get credit for the difference instead of returning it. You're going to get another s4 anyways.
getbuzzin said:
Why don't you just call cs and get credit for the difference instead of returning it. You're going to get another s4 anyways.
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Yeah I might do that now, but I want to fix everything first then start new.
Everyone I now know what I really want to do. I want to flash the stock ROM. But this is impossible with http://i.imgur.com/z8fnjRd.png "Get PIT for mapping" is stopping me, which is very frustrating.
Just throwing out some ideas. Try a different cable if you got another one. Try plugging into a usb port in back of computer. You could try to re download the file again using a different mirror. Could just be a bad download. Anyways good luck.
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Just throwing out some ideas. Try a different cable if you got another one. Try plugging into a usb port in back of computer. You could try to re download the file again using a different mirror. Could just be a bad download. Anyways good luck.
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Okay, thank you
If it were me (which it's not) I would try kies for factory recovery .
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getbuzzin said:
Just throwing out some ideas. Try a different cable if you got another one. Try plugging into a usb port in back of computer. You could try to re download the file again using a different mirror. Could just be a bad download. Anyways good luck.
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Is there a faster file to download? One link says it will download for 4 hours
fast96 said:
If it were me (which it's not) I would try kies for factory recovery .
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But Kies cannot connect to my device
Traded my Mega for a S4 today
Love it
I rooted it, installed TWRP. I have i337m from Rogers. All was well.
I downloaded a Google Edition 4.3 Rom and went into TWRP, Wiped Cache/Dalvik/Data, and Formatted Data
I then went back, installed the Rom.zip
Wiped cache/dalvik
Rebooted.
My phone now goes directly to Odin Mood. Seems as if something partition wise happened.
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I attempted to flash via odin everything back to stock, it made it 1/2 way and got an error. Now I can't do anything, phone just boots to the screen attached. Odin doesnt detect phone, Kies doesn't detect phone.
Am I screwed? I can't believe this, I want to cry. Never have I had issues like this before!!!
Which TWRP version
Did you do the "Format Data" button where you had to select "Yes". If so you lost everything
Get twrp 2.5.0.2 if you get the chance
I never used Odin, so not much help there
Also, I always wipe only Data/System/Caches 2x and have no issues. I do it before flashing any rom/version update etc
I know not much help here. But, maybe an idea on what went wrong--
Good Luck
Yes - Shoot
I see the issue. I was following the guide and it states to do this with CWM, I was thinking I was reading the instructions for TWRP. I had 2.6.3.0 (whatever the newest one is)
I'm downloading the firmware now - will try Odin
You gotta use Odin to restore the firmware, but you can't use kies if you're going custom. You can also use Philz recovery for that. That's what I had and it worked great. It's based off CWM and has touch.
agent929 said:
You gotta use Odin to restore the firmware, but you can't use kies if you're going custom. You can also use Philz recovery for that. That's what I had and it worked great. It's based off CWM and has touch.
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When attempting to flash with Odin, I'm getting the following error. Any help?
Stuck here right now if anyone has a second.
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Got it from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2269304
Its the Virgin Mobile Canada 4.2.2 firmware from July
My phone is Rogers but is unlocked and I'm using it with Virgin. Can I flash the virgin file rather than Rogers to avoid all the Rogers bloat?
What is the Pit error I'm getting? Did I delete a partition or anything here?
Man that stupid format is a major pain. Won't do that again. I flipped back at the guide page and read the CWM instructions by error.
agent929 said:
I don't think you're using the right firmware. You should be doing the MDL firmware.
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Why would he put MDL on a Canadian phone?
scott14719 said:
Why would he put MDL on a Canadian phone?
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Oh good gosh I'm very sorry I missed that part.
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agent929 said:
Oh good gosh I'm very sorry I missed that part.
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So I attempted to flash Via Odin 3.0.7 (rogers firmware) and about 1/2 way through something Error'd and now my phone will not do anything but load the following screen attached.
Download mode or recovery does not load. Kies does not detect it. I can't get Odin to detect it either.
Did I screw myself over?
So depressed over this. I just got the phone.
That screen is another form of download mode. If you plug it into Odin at this point will Odin recognize it?
jd1639 said:
That screen is another form of download mode. If you plug it into Odin at this point will Odin recognize it?
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I'll try again tonight after work.
Last night I could no longer get ODIN to recognize the device.
bigystyle84 said:
I'll try again tonight after work.
Last night I could no longer get ODIN to recognize the device.
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If you are on MF3, this has worked to get me out of that screen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360859 there is always some risk with flashing anything from Odin, so read through the thread and make sure you are comfortable with it first...
I'm on AT&T U.S. but it worked for me. You should also be able to boot in download mode (with the phone off hold vol down and home, then press power until your phone vibrates and continue holding home and vol down until you see Download mode)...
I hope this helps.
dustyhughes said:
If you are on MF3, this has worked to get me out of that screen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360859 there is always some risk with flashing anything from Odin, so read through the thread and make sure you are comfortable with it first...
I'm on AT&T U.S. but it worked for me. You should also be able to boot in download mode (with the phone off hold vol down and home, then press power until your phone vibrates and continue holding home and vol down until you see Download mode)...
I hope this helps.
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I have a i337M Canadian phone
And as mentioned, phone will not go into Download mode. I've tried a dozen times to get it into the regular download mode as always, does not work. It just boots to this screenshot almost instantly after hitting the power button.
I've flashed with Odin a dozen times previously with S3 and Note 2 in the past, never any issues.
How could TWRP Format Data cause all this to happen?
I just had my previous phone stolen - I bought this phone yesterday and now this happens. What a great week.
jd1639 said:
That screen is another form of download mode. If you plug it into Odin at this point will Odin recognize it?
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jd1639 is right, I think the first line of small text says Odin, if I remember correctly.
dustyhughes said:
jd1639 is right, I think the first line of small text says Odin, if I remember correctly.
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I couldn't get Odin to detect the phone on this screen though.
Odin detected the phone fine when I could get the to regular download mode screen before. Now I can't get to this screen, only what's attached in the screenshot, and I couldn't get Odin to detect it any longer last night.
Can a cable cause this? I am not using the Cable that came with the phone - That wasn't included when I bought it. I'm using a Sony Cable from a Xperia T I used to own.
Why did the Odin flash fail to begin with?
With did Format Data in TWRP cause all this to happen?
bigystyle84 said:
I couldn't get Odin to detect the phone on this screen though.
Odin detected the phone fine when I could get the to regular download mode screen before. Now I can't get to this screen, only what's attached in the screenshot, and I couldn't get Odin to detect it any longer last night.
Can a cable cause this? I am not using the Cable that came with the phone - That wasn't included when I bought it. I'm using a Sony Cable from a Xperia T I used to own.
Why did the Odin flash fail to begin with?
With did Format Data in TWRP cause all this to happen?
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It's very possible it's the cable. Odin is very finicky on the cable, usb ports, and even computer you use. It works great on my lap top but I can't get it to work on my pc. Do you know anyone who has an s4 and you could borrow their cable. If you can boot into download you are not bricked and can get Odin to fix your phone. It may just take some trial and error. I've also had Odin fail a number of times and then decide to finally work for whatever reason so keep working at it.
jd1639 said:
It's very possible it's the cable. Odin is very finicky on the cable, usb ports, and even computer you use. It works great on my lap top but I can't get it to work on my pc. Do you know anyone who has an s4 and you could borrow their cable. If you can boot into download you are not bricked and can get Odin to fix your phone. It may just take some trial and error. I've also had Odin fail a number of times and then decide to finally work for whatever reason so keep working at it.
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I'm going to get a Samsung Cable from a friend today and try it again when I get home.
jd1639 said:
It's very possible it's the cable. Odin is very finicky on the cable, usb ports, and even computer you use. It works great on my lap top but I can't get it to work on my pc. Do you know anyone who has an s4 and you could borrow their cable. If you can boot into download you are not bricked and can get Odin to fix your phone. It may just take some trial and error. I've also had Odin fail a number of times and then decide to finally work for whatever reason so keep working at it.
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Here's some more thoughts:
I've always used firmware from sammobile.com
I've had best luck with odin ver 1.85
One other, use the usb ports in the back of your computer, not the front and no usb hub.
jd1639 said:
Here's some more thoughts:
I've always used firmware from sammobile.com
I've had best luck with odin ver 1.85
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Cool Thanks
I downloaded the firmware from SamMobile - the latest Rogers firmware.
I will try 1.85