So, yes before anyone tells me to read, Ive read the instructions on how to use Odin again and again. I downloaded Odin and the 64 bit usb drivers, i have a laptop running on windows 7. I put my phone in downloading mode and connected it to my laptop, but nothing seems to happen in Odin, no COM number, just nothing, I uninstalled the drivers and Odin and installed them once again, and i tried a different port...still nothing. I'm running on the leaked android 2.2.1, the phone is not rooted, just flashed with the update.
Any suggestions??....
Try a different USB cable/port... The one that is included with the Epic is a peice of crap as far as I am concerned.
Another idea... Try right clicking on Odin and running as administrator (not sure if this will effect anything, just throwing ideas out there).
Koadic said:
Try a different USB cable/port... The one that is included with the Epic is a peice of crap as far as I am concerned.
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Yeah I bought another cable i know the one that comes with the phone is useless.
Will give a shot to the administrator idea and see what happens o.0,
thanks
The other thing is that you must put your phone in download mode, open ODIN and THEN plug in your phone. Aside from that, the USB thing is your best bet.
Well...i tried running Odin as administrator, launched it before plugging the USB into the phone and the laptop...and once again...nothing...I'm using a Gigaware USB cable, this is just driving me insane >.>
My last bit of advice would be to check in IRC at #samsung-epic the people there are very versed in using ODIN and are very helpful
monnie27 said:
Well...i tried running Odin as administrator, launched it before plugging the USB into the phone and the laptop...and once again...nothing...I'm using a Gigaware USB cable, this is just driving me insane >.>
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I've had this issue before myself. I have two Windows 7 machines, both 64 bit. One would recognize my phone in download mode, and the other would not. I installed the correct drivers on both machines.
Make sure you are connected to one of the USB ports on the rear of the machine. Some people have had issues using the front USB ports.
ok thanks, I managed to get it to work somehow, i repeated the process od uninstalling and installing the drivers, Odin and somehow it worked this time. However i had Kies installed on the laptop, so i decided to uninstall it just for the heck of it ....and well after that, Odin recognized the phone o.0.
But thanks to all of you for the support ^_^
i would love to know the source of the x64 driver...as i found it to be a load of horsecrap
the driver found on the samsung website installs on both x86 and x64 machines in my experience
i was running windows server 2008 x64 at the time and only got the phone working with the driver directly from the samsung website
peoples long winded history of drivers and windows makes for a bad situation...at least be willing to try THE MANUFACTURERS option first
i bought my phone used...but it did come in the original box...
i just wasn't sure enough, then, to say that it is BS for a company like samsung not to distribute some kind of media/drivers with, or preloaded on, the device.
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SPH-D700ZKASPR
well..i got the drivers from this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798067
and used BitZipper to extract them, it worked this time.
good news
enjoy dk28
it saved me from believing android was a suckers solution to windows mobile
my phone instantly locks gps now and the easy access to enabling 3g via the power button menu was nice
i am a believer...adb is my new god...reborn in code...blahblah...
actually i'm just glad something like a cellphone can simply work simply as it should
finally after billions of ages of fail
Well im actually having some problems with the gps navigation and lock. The location is not accurate, it was extremely accurate when i was running on 2.1 and i had no probs with neither of them. I saw a thread related to this issue before and ill see what can be done..
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the only method that worked for me:
odin back to dI18 (.md5 extention removed/renamed to .tar extension)
get gps lock
odin dk28 modem (modem only) with victory_8G_100528.pit
gps lock again
odin dk28 (.md5 extention removed/renamed to .tar extension)
i actually didn't even try to get a gps lock after flashing the dk28 modem...
the key here seems to be performing the modem flash separately/first as there are multiple bootloaders working
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ok i flashed the stock files again then i tried to flash di07 and my phone is frozen odin fails each time i try to flash back to dg27 so i gave up and took it to sprint and they cant get the software back on my phone so i need help all the are willing please help anything?
Ship it to me and i will fix it for you
Nonono! Ship it to me! I asked first but jblparisi cheated and used a time machine!
panthar said:
Nonono! Ship it to me! I asked first but jblparisi cheated and used a time machine!
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lol, but i still i have more delicate hands.
Make sure you flashed to pda and not phone. It took me more than a few attempts to figure that one out. I had the same problems with freezing mid way through. Hope it works out for you, and trust me, if odin can see it, then you can restore it.
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Hope it works out for you, and trust me, if odin can see it, then you can restore it.
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What worked for me was the older version of odin, no pit file, pda (not phone) and no boxes checked.
Good luck !
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i have tried all the above with no result is there anything else i can do ?
ive used the original odin, only have auto reboot and debug en checkmarked. (f.reset time should be unchecked) Start odin first THEN plug in phone. choose pit, choose PDA. let it run. if it continues to fail, use a different usb port. the one that came with the phone tends not to work half of the time.
I'm about to reset mine with Odin. I will let you know which method works for me. BTW, the samsung USB cable is complete trash. Throw that piece of crap in the garbage. I am using my kindle USB cable for now, but I have one from monoprice and it also works.
Worked for me with my kindle USB cord. I did exactly as newkidd said also. Start odin first THEN plug in phone in download mode. Choose pit, choose PDA, uncheck f.reset time and then click start.
i posted about this before, but they were kind of muttled. So ill state my problem as cleanly as i can and see if i can get some help on what to do.
I tried out TW's Gingerbread Tech demo. I tried to ODIN back, but my computer doesnt recognize my phone when its in download mode. I tried Nexus s drivers, and vibant drivers. The nexus s drivers install fine when the phone is NOT in download mode, but my comp doesnt recognize it when in download mode. My computer reads my phone in DL mode as "Gadget Serial". I also tried plugging my phone into my comp while in DL mode and installing the same drivers, but it doesnt work. Honestly i am not really a "noob" at this, and i have tried everything i can think of, so this is why i am posting this.
Try using a Windows XP computer or at least 32 bit Windows 7
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Try using a Windows XP computer or at least 32 bit Windows 7
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This might work........ worth a try, but read up on doing this through ADB...... that will probably expose what is corrupted in the software and it may be the SBL........ not sure but either way you need to be able to see line by line what is happening
I can't remember but I think it was untermensch, Whitehawxx or Jellette one of those I thought had some post on ADB and how to help in reloading a rom......
I am really not sure if i understand the total problem ..........
hope that helps
Wasn't the TECH Demo made to run in memory and all you had to do was flash back to the kernel you were using previously and your phone would be back to the way it was.... lemme look at that again..
Yeah thats what you do...even a list of 2.2 kernels to flash
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Wasn't the TECH Demo made to run in memory and all you had to do was flash back to the kernel you were using previously and your phone would be back to the way it was.... lemme look at that again..
Yeah thats what you do...even a list of 2.2 kernels to flash
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This might work........ worth a try, but read up on doing this through ADB...... that will probably expose what is corrupted in the software and it may be the SBL........ not sure but either way you need to be able to see line by line what is happening
I can't remember but I think it was untermensch, Whitehawxx or Jellette one of those I thought had some post on ADB and how to help in reloading a rom......
I am really not sure if i understand the total problem ..........
hope that helps
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The problem is odin doesnt recognize my phone in download mode. So thats why just flashing a kernel back wont work. And CWR doesnt work if thats what you were talking about. Ill look up the ADB post though, thank you
f**k this is so aggravating, my phone is basically f**ked....
Might sound wierd but my phone used to do the same thing. Which version of odin r u using. I have 2 versions of it the v1 and whatever the new one is, but anyway one recognizes my phone the other doesnt. Try using a diggerent version on odin. Worth a try hope it helps
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have you tried Heimdall ? It's like Odin
Had the Same problem
What you need to do is go over to the Nexus S forums and download the drivers for that and install them on your computer. Then once they are installed ODIN will then recognize your phone. I know that the OP for the Tech Demo state that all your info is still on the phone because it dual boots but to get back to the ROM you had before you are going to need those drivers then in ODIN just download a kernel and place it in the PDA section. This will allow the phone to revert back
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What you need to do is go over to the Nexus S forums and download the drivers for that and install them on your computer. Then once they are installed ODIN will then recognize your phone. I know that the OP for the Tech Demo state that all your info is still on the phone because it dual boots but to get back to the ROM you had before you are going to need those drivers then in ODIN just download a kernel and place it in the PDA section. This will allow the phone to revert back
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ive done all this before, problem is my computer doesnt recognize my phone when in download mode. I installed the drivers and my comp recognizes my phone when its on, but NOT when its in download mode.
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have you tried Heimdall ? It's like Odin
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odin wouldn't recognize my phone, but heimdall worked great.
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.
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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?
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
I’m having a problem flashing via ODIN or anything else… I have a Sprint SPH-L720 MF9 everything. I am using a mac with VMware fusion and windows xp and 7. I have also tried everything below on a native windows 7 machine.
I started with MF9 and had rooted and ran TriForce 3.1 for a long time. Everything was working fine, so I never updated. I didn’t want to get tangled up in the knox mess. I decided to go ahead and update last night and I went through using unknownforce’s instructions and downloads. I tried to flash NAE modem only, but odin failed. Now it won’t boot, just goes to the download mode page. (the one that says to recover using kies) it also allows me to enter download mode (power+volume \/)
I’ve tried:
Odin full MF9 firmware (as my phone started with this, and I’ve never flashed anything knox)
Odin MF9/NAE modem
Full MF9 odin restore (there’s a thread that has the whole exe that does everything)
All of these with adding a pit file.
Every time, odin fails. It seems to be failing at the modem.bin, but who knows. It doesn't seem to transfer for very long, perhaps 2 minutes.
I’ve gotten to the “screw it” stage and loaded Kies (tried both mac and windows xp and 7) and tried to do a recovery there. It won’t recognize the phone right now though. It just sits there, basically. EDIT: It sees the phone and sits there trying to connect, but eventually times out.
Odin can see the phone and attempts to flash, but again, runs into the problems above. I can’t download the firmware through kies due to being a sprint phone and no S/N. I'd prefer to avoid knox, but if I have to, I'm fine with going that route. If I'm not out of warranty yet, it will be soon. As long as that's the only big ramification, I don't really care.
Anyone have any ideas? Need more information?
Update: I was able to get part of the NAE update to work. The Knox bootloader. That's it. It's not tripped, but it's now showing in download mode. Still can't get any further, however.
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Maybe try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480. I always use Run as Administrator for Odin and used 3.07 Odin to flash MF9 and NAE. If you try, follow every step to the T. Sorry if I didn't help.
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Maybe try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480. I always use Run as Administrator for Odin and used 3.07 Odin to flash MF9 and NAE. If you try, follow every step to the T. Sorry if I didn't help.
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The linked page for unknownforce is actually the page I was using to update the first time. The problem is, odin fails no matter what I do... I appreciate the suggestion though.
Try different usb cable and usb port. Someone mentioned to uninstall kies it will cause issues with odin. You can try that or uninstall drivers an install it again. Or try different versions of odin. I use 1.85 and some versions thats starts with 3. Since you already flashed NAE tar. You can not flash any version before NAE. Hope it helps.
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Called sprint who transferred me to Samsung, they couldn't talk me through it. The phone wouldn't show up in kies for them. They did mention, to my great relief, to steer clear of the sprint store. They instructed me to head to best buy and go to the Samsung store inside. Apparently they supposedly have a tool to reflash the phone there... We'll see later today. I'll post back with my results. I have 28 days left in my warranty. Just in time, it seems.
I didn't try using 1.85, but had tried 3.07 and 09. Kies came later. I originally used the drivers recommended in other threads. I only have two ports on my main machine, but did try another machine without success. Cords as well. Actually I did a backup with one of the cords right before trying the flash. Who knows.
Now that the warranty is nearly gone and I'm surely knoxed now.. Is there anything I need to watch out for? Does it make it much different to flash or is it just the flag for my soon to be nonexistent warranty?
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Update:I took the phone to Samsung inside Best Buy. They hooked it up to a laptop and got it working within 20 minutes. They flashed 4.4.2 onto the phone, and to my surprise, everything was as I left it, minus root, and with Sprint ID added. Somehow, through everything, my data partition was untouched. Even more interesting, all of my apps and everything work. I was on TriForce ROM 3.1... Only thing I've noticed is that my data connection isn't consistent. It will drop out, and stay out until I toggle airplane mode. Still says I have signal, and can make calls.. I think a full restore may be in order.
Moral of the story? The SWAS (Store Within A Store) Samsung is running in Best Buys is pretty decent. They took no time at all, in the grand scheme of things. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see the software they used. He tried Kies at first, but moved on quickly.
Hi
Read around XDA and other websites trying to solve my issues... no use.
hopefully im posting this in the right place, sorry if im wrong
SAMSUNG SM-G950FD
trying to root & unlock & TWRP my phone. REad all the steps, have all the different components.
Cant proceed because i cant get my phone to be detected by Odin.
Initially android transfer files wasnt recognizing phone so i figured hardware issue. changed the cable, port, removed smart switch app and removed all packages associated w/ ATF , and reinstalled android transfer file... phone was finally being recognized when plugged into mac.
now i tried running Odin through wine bottler - dont recognize device connected
tried Jodin - needed latest heimdall to run properly
I AM able to install heimdall latest version (incompatible for some reason, and im running OS Sierra 10.12.6) (all i have already is heimdall.frontend 1.4.0)
any tip to actually get Odin or Jodin to recognize and connect to my phone ?
thx
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baddoor said:
Hi
Read around XDA and other websites trying to solve my issues... no use.
hopefully im posting this in the right place, sorry if im wrong
SAMSUNG SM-G950FD
trying to root & unlock & TWRP my phone. REad all the steps, have all the different components.
Cant proceed because i cant get my phone to be detected by Odin.
Initially android transfer files wasnt recognizing phone so i figured hardware issue. changed the cable, port, removed smart switch app and removed all packages associated w/ ATF , and reinstalled android transfer file... phone was finally being recognized when plugged into mac.
now i tried running Odin through wine bottler - dont recognize device connected
tried Jodin - needed latest heimdall to run properly
I AM able to install heimdall latest version (incompatible for some reason, and im running OS Sierra 10.12.6) (all i have already is heimdall.frontend 1.4.0)
any tip to actually get Odin or Jodin to recognize and connect to my phone ?
thx
a
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I found heimdall.frontend.1.4.1 version somewhere randomly and tried it. fixed my issue. and Jodin recognized my phone.
enjoying my root