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A big probleme

Hello everyone I'm a newbie in Android. A had a Nokia N97 mini and now i bought a Samsung Galaxy S 2. Beeing new to Android it was kinda hard the first days to adapt. But i did. And now to tell you about my problem.
Whenever i try to copy some movies/sounds/photos from pc to S2 it gives me this error "The path is too deep". So i tried to copy in a more direct path.. Still nothing... But the big problem is that i cannot update my phone through Odin. Wheter is Android 2.3.3 KE7 or 2.3.4 KG1 or a ROM I'm not able to do it. And I decided to update thru Kies. All good but the update failed... It said it need to enter Recovery Mode. I clicked ok and then my pc rebooted. Then i got this image on my phone with a pc and a phone, chained together by an exclamation mark inside an orange triangle... And now i cannot restart my phone, i can't do anything.
Is it bricked? Please help me...

TudorMondialul said:
Hello everyone I'm a newbie in Android. A had a Nokia N97 mini and now i bought a Samsung Galaxy S 2. Beeing new to Android it was kinda hard the first days to adapt. But i did. And now to tell you about my problem.
Whenever i try to copy some movies/sounds/photos from pc to S2 it gives me this error "The path is too deep". So i tried to copy in a more direct path.. Still nothing... But the big problem is that i cannot update my phone through Odin. Wheter is Android 2.3.3 KE7 or 2.3.4 KG1 or a ROM I'm not able to do it. And I decided to update thru Kies. All good but the update failed... It said it need to enter Recovery Mode. I clicked ok and then my pc rebooted. Then i got this image on my phone with a pc and a phone, chained together by an exclamation mark inside an orange triangle... And now i cannot restart my phone, i can't do anything.
Is it bricked? Please help me...
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Ok. Stop. Breath. Your phone isnt bricked...yet.
Your phone is currently in 'download mode'.
Im not sure which directions you were following, did you download the software from intratechs thread in development? If so, he has step by step directions in the opening post.
You should be looking to install kf2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
[ROM + Guide]Official i9100 KE7/KE8/KF1/KF3/KF4/KF2/KF3/KG2 download and Root Guide.
Remember, your phone is already in download mode. So just connect it to the pc, and then dont touch it .
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA Premium App

If your pc is rebooting when you try to perform an update then it's more than likely an issue with your pc.
I don't think your phone is bricked as stoney73 has stated as well it's in download mode

bricking a phone isn't that simple unless something abnormal happens (e.g. unplugging the cable while flashing a rom), I am sure your phone is fine. The feeling I have is the drivers in your PC are not installed/working properly, since I don't see the reason that flash via Odin will fail (Kies is another story...), try reinstall the driver and flash again
you may like to read this amazing thread to understand some fundamental terms (such as recovery and download mode)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134290

Also remember that Kies often gets in conflict with Odin, so open task manager in windows and kill all kies processes before using Odin.

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Friends, i know what Download Mode is. And i tell you this is not the case. The phone was in recovery mode and then, all of a sudden an image appeared: and that image is not download mode. It's a little phone and a pc connected together by a small triangle orange with an "!" in it. I repeat, it's not in download mode.
If i pull out the battery the phone shuts down. Then i put the battery back in, start the phone in download mode :Vol down+Home+Lock and it sais :Vol Down-Restart the phone or Vol Up- Enter Down Mode. If i press vol down the phone shows that irritating image again(with the phone and the pc) and if i press vol up it enters download mode...
The firmware is official... Will i need a USB Jig to bring back my phone to life ?
PS: I have the latest drivers, Any Kies process has been stoped in Task Manager before the update and i followed step-by-step guides to update it. I tried 2.3.3 KE7, 2.3.4 KG1 and Lit'ning ROM. Neither would work for me, update failed at all was shown...
I'm really desperate...

Can you take a photo of what you are seeing?

this is it...

TudorMondialul said:
this is it...
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That is also download mode. So your phone isnt bricked. If you connect your phone to the pc, stop kies from running, and then run odin, does the square under id:com turn yellow?
like this:

what should i do ? Should i try again with odin ?
In the PDA Section What should i put in ? WHat's the latest firmware...
LE: Yes that square turns yellow and it sais added but after a few seconds the whole thing freezes... No progress bar, nothing...

TudorMondialul said:
what should i do ? Should i try again with odin ?
In the PDA Section What should i put in ? WHat's the latest firmware...
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The thing to do is to follow the directions in Intratechs thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278.
From Intratechs opening post:
"1. Just download the firmware version you want from above and extract the .tar file in the archive and save it somewhere
2. Reboot your phone to download mode.(Ignore, your phone is already in download mode, )
To get download mode shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key+ Home button + press the power button .
You should see a warning asking you to press volume up if you want to continue or volume down to cancel, press volume up. You are now in download mode!(again ignore, you are already in download mode.)
3. Start Odin
4. Click on the PDA button and browse to the .tar file that you extracted in step 1
If the package has more than one .tar archive then they will be labelled with PDA, Phone/Modem and CSC. Just put them in the corresponding section of Odin
5. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TICK REPARTITION.
6. Connect the USB cable and wait for the ID:COM section to turn yellow
7. Click start to flash
8. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device, it will reboot when it finishes. "

TudorMondialul said:
what should i do ? Should i try again with odin ?
In the PDA Section What should i put in ? WHat's the latest firmware...
LE: Yes that square turns yellow and it sais added but after a few seconds the whole thing freezes... No progress bar, nothing...
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So Odin freezes?

<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> boot.bin
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Yes it freezes or it sais this(see above)

I maybe accidently have ticked repartition... is this a dead end ?

Try uninstalling kies AND the usb drivers then install them again and try once more.
Do you have access to another PC?
Are you using the official samsung usb cable?

So i should uninstall kies and then try again with odin? Yes i use the official Samsung USB Cable...

TudorMondialul said:
So i should uninstall kies and then try again with odin? Yes i use the official Samsung USB Cable...
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Just saw your post about clicking repartition are you sure you done this?
If you have then you need a .pit file as per intratech's notes on the dev forum
.PIT refers to the partition information table you only need it if you screw up your partition table or if the firmware specifically requires it because of a change in the partition table layout. It's very likely you may never have to use this.
I think you might need to flash the csc, pda, pit and everything else separately.
Can some others confirm this?

I kinda trusted this site, this is where i got the instructions...
http://www.dkszone.net/install-android-2.3.4-xxkg1-samsung-galaxy-s-ii

TudorMondialul said:
I kinda trusted this site, this is where i got the instructions...
http://www.dkszone.net/install-android-2.3.4-xxkg1-samsung-galaxy-s-ii
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Did you try to flash 2.3.4 with that guide or 2.3.3?

2.3.4 i tried...

I ****ed up my phone

I tried rooting it, It ****ed up Then i tried restoring gingerbread via odin it sat there for 2-3 hours stuck on file so i unplugged it ( dumb idea ) now when ever i turn on my phone i get sent to android system recovery <3e> and when i click wipe data / factory reset nothing happens. and when i press the volume down button it doesn't take me to the download screen it just takes me here. Why must i be so retarded.

It says e: failed to mount /data/fota (no such file or directory ) when i first get to this screen.

Sometimes you might be able to get into Download Mode if you do the following.
1) Remove Media Card, SIM and Battery
2) Have Odin up and running
3) Plug in the USB cable
4) While holding volume down plug in the battery
This might get you into Download Mode. I did this myself and ended up sending it back to Samsung in the end.
I then bought a JIG from MobileTechVideos and thats by "oops" backup now. If those steps dont work to get into Download Mode I'd say go get a JIG

Even when the phone wasn't ****ed up I could never get into download mode unless the battery was in.

Do you know for certain the driver is installed and works/worked at one time? Did you ever transfer files from pc to phone in usb mode?

sfd0124 said:
Do you know for certain the driver is installed and works/worked at one time? Did you ever transfer files from pc to phone in usb mode?
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Yes, I also tried 12 different usb ports and Now I am getting an un authorized battery error and It wont charge and it's almost dead :/

Do you have a verizon fascinate?
Are you able to get into download mode?
Have you tried heimdall?
Im waiting for FedEx to get here with my GNex... If you want to chat via google talk we can try to get it running again. Send me a pm if interested.

That or if you're willing to wait a couple days, order a USB jig off of eBay. The wait will suck, but it beats buying a new phone
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

vilhjalmr said:
I tried rooting it, It ****ed up Then i tried restoring gingerbread via odin it sat there for 2-3 hours stuck on file so i unplugged it ( dumb idea ) now when ever i turn on my phone i get sent to android system recovery <3e> and when i click wipe data / factory reset nothing happens. and when i press the volume down button it doesn't take me to the download screen it just takes me here. Why must i be so retarded.
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I've unplugged my phone many times during ODIN when it just hangs....not a deal breaker or phone bricker in anyway. The key is to get to download mode.
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349895 and get the full gb version and the atlas pit file.
Make sure your drivers are current. Take battery out. Plug USB into phone first, then computer, then hold down volume rocker to get into Download mode.
Open Odin, put the pit file in Pit section, the GB file in the PDA section and hit Start.

Also try a differant usb cable
It my be a bad cable

jmac9 said:
I've unplugged my phone many times during ODIN when it just hangs....not a deal breaker or phone bricker in anyway. The key is to get to download mode.
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349895 and get the full gb version and the atlas pit file.
Make sure your drivers are current. Take battery out. Plug USB into phone first, then computer, then hold down volume rocker to get into Download mode.
Open Odin, put the pit file in Pit section, the GB file in the PDA section and hit Start.
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Thanks for the replies I really appreciate it, I cannot get into download mode as when i press the volume down it just goes to android system recovery and no where else so I bought a jigg, hopefully It comes soon

Alright so I got my jig and my new charger + battery's but it's still sitting on the same part where it got bricked before on odin it just says
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> CI500_VZW_EH03_GB_CM.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> param.lfs
<ID:0/003> Sbl.bin
<ID:0/003> boot.bin
<ID:0/003> recovery.bin
<ID:0/003> zImage
<ID:0/003> factoryfs.rfs
<ID:0/003> dbdata.rfs
<ID:0/003> cache.rfs
<ID:0/003> movinand.bin
<ID:0/003> modem.bin
and it's been at that mode.bin for about 40 minutes now... and when this happened last time the battery fell out of the back and that's how it got bricked... should it be taking this long?

Not sure
Bionic

Which Odin files are you using? Some GB Odin tars don't have everything you need to restore from some bricks. Get a Verizon version. Plus it sounds like your using phone instead of PDA. I've done out beefier and had similar symptoms.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk

Stephen.k.spear said:
Which Odin files are you using? Some GB Odin tars don't have everything you need to restore from some bricks. Get a Verizon version. Plus it sounds like your using phone instead of PDA. I've done out beefier and had similar symptoms.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070&page=1
I'm using the GB files from there and i am doing PDA. i've left it for like 4 hours now So i'm just going to try installing VIA sd card.

Try the ed05 ROM found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Also use the pit found there. This always gets me it when things go bad.
If that doesn't work you might be screwed.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk

Stephen.k.spear said:
Try the ed05 ROM found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Also use the pit found there. This always gets me it when things go bad.
If that doesn't work you might be screwed.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk
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I am installing this now and for the past 15 mins it's been stuck at movinand.bin i'll let it sit there for an hour before I install via sd card, Keep in mind I'm not using the verizon fascinate I'm using the telus fascinate 3g+ which is the SGH-T959D

well now my phone boots up if i try to go to download mode it goes to the system recovery mode how ever if i let it try to start normally it boots up and just sits on a verizon wireless logo for ever

OMG it took about 10 minutes but it loaded!!!!!

vilhjalmr said:
OMG it took about 10 minutes but it loaded!!!!!
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So you're good?
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk

Hard bricked my i9505 (didnt found much help)

hello .. i got i9505 from uk n now m in india .. it wasnt registering on network so thought of changing csc n rooted it wid chainfire n then installed philz recovery through odin ... everything was fine till here ... then came to know that i need stock recovery for flashing csc so i downloaded cwm recovery from rom manager site n it was .img file ... found solutions to install through .img file n finally with bad luck i found doing it thru terminal emulator n run these commands:: su :: dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 bs=4096
and now my fone isnt switching on like when i connect with pc it starts installing qhsusb_dload drivers..
help me plz

see if u can enter download mode.Power+home+volume down button.If yes flash stock rom through odin
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

no m not able to get into download mode .. its not doing anything on pressing any combination of buttons
like its just blank screen :|

Service centre.

isnt there any way to repair it .. coz like i have to send it to uk somehow :| for service center repair
and one more thing .. if like somehow i send it to service center then will they b able to find out that i messed wid it ???
n wat wud b the possible repair like wat is needed to b changed in the fone now ?? i was thinking if i cant get it working then get it repaired frm here(india)

SunnyGrewal11 said:
isnt there any way to repair it .. coz like i have to send it to uk somehow :| for service center repair
and one more thing .. if like somehow i send it to service center then will they b able to find out that i messed wid it ???
n wat wud b the possible repair like wat is needed to b changed in the fone now ?? i was thinking if i cant get it working then get it repaired frm here(india)
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Try to charge it and take a look the battery icon how its. When the phone is charged plug it out of the usb charger and:
1. Pressing (Home button + Volume - button + Power button) have to work entering to one menu
2. Press Volume Up
3. This is download mode

m able to get into download mode
thanks for the help ... now i can get into download mode with the help of this http://forum.legija.net/showthread....g-galaxy-S4-(i9505-and-similar)-via-USB-Cable
now i got the pit file from one othe the threads here ..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
but m not able to get bootloader .. can u plz help with that ??
and m downloading stock firmware from this site
http://romhut.com/rom/samsunggalaxysivi9505/stockgt-i9505rom
m downloading the 4.2.2 version ...
as m in india so my net speed is vry slow so a frnd of mine uploaded that rom to dropbox as it has resume capabilities.. which is y m downloading that ..
if u can suggest something better than that then plz help me with that but plz do one favour .. upload that to dev-host or similar site as they support resuming downloads

SunnyGrewal11 said:
thanks for the help ... now i can get into download mode with the help of this http://forum.legija.net/showthread....g-galaxy-S4-(i9505-and-similar)-via-USB-Cable
now i got the pit file from one othe the threads here ..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
but m not able to get bootloader .. can u plz help with that ??
and m downloading stock firmware from this site
http://romhut.com/rom/samsunggalaxysivi9505/stockgt-i9505rom
m downloading the 4.2.2 version ...
as m in india so my net speed is vry slow so a frnd of mine uploaded that rom to dropbox as it has resume capabilities.. which is y m downloading that ..
if u can suggest something better than that then plz help me with that but plz do one favour .. upload that to dev-host or similar site as they support resuming downloads
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ur phone is branded to any company?

no its just bought separately...
one more thing .. where i gone wrong like were those comands wrong ??

SunnyGrewal11 said:
no its just bought separately...
one more thing .. where i gone wrong like were those comands wrong ??
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I see u are very nervous person. U start to flash without know what u are doing sir. U have problems ofc. I give u a council: Relax urself and read a lot for understand what u are doing with ur phone. I let u here what u have to do to step by step:
- Flash this stock rom u are downloading by Odin 3.09
- If all go ok, root it and install custom recovery if u wish
- Make a SD Internal Backup
- For change CSC only download this program HERE
- Enjoy it :highfive:

m not able to flash new firmware .. like odin says not successful every time
selected firmware as AP in odin 3.09 but wasnt helpful
this is what odin says
<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Initialzation..
<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/008>
<ID:0/008> There is no PIT partition.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

You must either put also a correct pit partition file in odin if you need it, or uncheck "repartition" box if you don't need to flash a pit file. If you check repartition without a correct pit file, it will fail.
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used pit file frm this thread ... n alone pit file gets successful in odin but firmware isnt getting successful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
n then when after successful pitfile flashing .. fone restarts .. n i have to again start it with boot repair file .. n then when i put it in download mode again n try to install firmware .. it again says no pit partition
and when i try to install both pit file n firmware then it says .. complete(write)operation failed :|

Note 3 root attempt failed and ruined my phone!

Hey guys,
I've come to this forum to ask you guys for help cause im out of ideas!
I wanted to root my Galaxy note 3 SM-I9005 through Odin using CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.
When I did my phone got stuck in download mode, and it coulden't boot it normally, it would automaticly go to download mode.
So I decided to download some official Samsung firmware and download it on my Note 3 using Odin. But in the last like 90% it fails!
<ID:0/006> hidden.img.ext4
<ID:0/006> FAIL! (Size)
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I now get a message saying ''Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again''
So I wanna do that and what do you know... Kies just sais ''connecting'' all the time and then it doesnt connect. So what do I do now? im lost for ideas..
Please help!

U downloaded a software that did not match your partition sizes.
Download a unbranded firmware for your country
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Yair1991 said:
Hey guys,
I've come to this forum to ask you guys for help cause im out of ideas!
I wanted to root my Galaxy note 3 SM-I9005 through Odin using CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.
When I did my phone got stuck in download mode, and it coulden't boot it normally, it would automaticly go to download mode.
So I decided to download some official Samsung firmware and download it on my Note 3 using Odin. But in the last like 90% it fails!
<ID:0/006> hidden.img.ext4
<ID:0/006> FAIL! (Size)
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I now get a message saying ''Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again''
So I wanna do that and what do you know... Kies just sais ''connecting'' all the time and then it doesnt connect. So what do I do now? im lost for ideas..
Please help!
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Ideally you need to download the same firmware that was ON THE PHONE before you started messing with it. I repeat, the firmware ON THE PHONE and not the N9005 for your country (the phone could have been a N9005 Hong-Kong with 16GB flash and you might be as well in UK).

puja_kusmana said:
I deleted/ommited "0" in the prefix of phone number in the Lists ...! and now It Works .......! from Reject from List Operating Mode, both in Call Blocker and in SMS Blocker !
Cooooool ; Great....!
Grazie molto! crino !
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This happen to me this past weekend and I assume was caused by USB 3.0... Take out the battery, and boot in download mode, and flash same firmware stock you have in your phone before messed up, and do it on USB 2.0
This solved my issue.
For the root, installed TRW recovery and boot on it, the recovery ask you that you are not rooted and root the phone for you more than easy...
Cheers
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S7 edge g935fd fails at recovery.img

Hi guys,
so my mobile is now going into download mode
if you want to see the full story of how my mobile bricked you can check my previous question.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/s7-edge-sm-g935fd-completely-dead-hard-t4077485
as of now i can go into the download mode but when i try to flash the 7.0 Nougat version rom with it (the version which it had installed when it got bricked)
it starts the process but then it fails below is the log details :
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1401)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> Total Binary size: 4143 M
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
if i just turn on the mobile its says something like "an error occcured while updating the software please connect to smart switch"
if anyone has any idea please advice , as i didnt get any response on my previous question as well
and yes i searched online already and but the methods i found didnt help
Thanks in advance.

abdullah61129 said:
Hi guys,
so my mobile is now going into download mode
if you want to see the full story of how my mobile bricked you can check my previous question.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/s7-edge-sm-g935fd-completely-dead-hard-t4077485
as of now i can go into the download mode but when i try to flash the 7.0 Nougat version rom with it (the version which it had installed when it got bricked)
it starts the process but then it fails below is the log details :
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1401)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> Total Binary size: 4143 M
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
if i just turn on the mobile its says something like "an error occcured while updating the software please connect to smart switch"
if anyone has any idea please advice , as i didnt get any response on my previous question as well
and yes i searched online already and but the methods i found didnt help
Thanks in advance.
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Did you try connecting the phone to smart switch and try recovering from there?
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abdullah61129 said:
Hi guys,
so my mobile is now going into download mode
if you want to see the full story of how my mobile bricked you can check my previous question.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/s7-edge-sm-g935fd-completely-dead-hard-t4077485
as of now i can go into the download mode but when i try to flash the 7.0 Nougat version rom with it (the version which it had installed when it got bricked)
it starts the process but then it fails below is the log details :
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1401)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> Total Binary size: 4143 M
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
if i just turn on the mobile its says something like "an error occcured while updating the software please connect to smart switch"
if anyone has any idea please advice , as i didnt get any response on my previous question as well
and yes i searched online already and but the methods i found didnt help
Thanks in advance.
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This looks more like emmc chip (your phone's storage chip) error, you already lost all your data and if its a hardware issue then i doubt software reflash could fix it, but do tell me what was your current firmware number which was in your phone before all this , also send a pic of download mode..
Also what screen stripes you were talking about in your earlier thread? Send a screenshot of them too (looks more like a hardware problem too)
If you can't post images here on xda, just upload to an external site like imgur and send your pic link here ..
Per my best knowledge, smart switch doesnot support emergency recovery anymore (but if it still supports in some old versions or it works - then please do try that too) .. Good luck
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vash_h said:
Did you try connecting the phone to smart switch and try recovering from there?
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havent tried that since i am afraid if i do that i might lose the data , maybe it might format and put the latest firmware in it

shah22 said:
This looks more like emmc chip (your phone's storage chip) error, you already lost all your data and if its a hardware issue then i doubt software reflash could fix it, but do tell me what was your current firmware number which was in your phone before all this , also send a pic of download mode..
Also what screen stripes you were talking about in your earlier thread? Send a screenshot of them too (looks more like a hardware problem too)
If you can't post images here on xda, just upload to an external site like imgur and send your pic link here ..
Per my best knowledge, smart switch doesnot support emergency recovery anymore (but if it still supports in some old versions or it works - then please do try that too) .. Good luck
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My firmware was Nougat 7.0 . S7 EDGE SM-G935FD
I will try to put the images on the site you mentioned and give the link here
i didnt try the smart switch as i was afraid it might automatically format it and put the latest firmware , i hope the emmc ship is still recoverable as thats my only hope if firmware flashing doesnt help

shah22 said:
This looks more like emmc chip (your phone's storage chip) error, you already lost all your data and if its a hardware issue then i doubt software reflash could fix it, but do tell me what was your current firmware number which was in your phone before all this , also send a pic of download mode..
Also what screen stripes you were talking about in your earlier thread? Send a screenshot of them too (looks more like a hardware problem too)
If you can't post images here on xda, just upload to an external site like imgur and send your pic link here ..
Per my best knowledge, smart switch doesnot support emergency recovery anymore (but if it still supports in some old versions or it works - then please do try that too) .. Good luck
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https://www.dropbox.com/sh/w1d8bdoiyaw2air/AAAZSWRYgXDAqRqWJRIz1ETEa?dl=0
this is the link to both the download mode pic and the screen pic
although the screen doesnt scramble now it can go to download mode
if i try to flash in odin i get the error at recovery.img

abdullah61129 said:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/w1d8bdoiyaw2air/AAAZSWRYgXDAqRqWJRIz1ETEa?dl=0
this is the link to both the download mode pic and the screen pic
although the screen doesnt scramble now it can go to download mode
if i try to flash in odin i get the error at recovery.img
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Sorry your problem looks like a hardware error.. and i don't think you can recover your data any more
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shah22 said:
Sorry your problem looks like a hardware error.. and i don't think you can recover your data any more
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that sucks man
what about the emmc chip , would it be possible to do a chip off recovery?
what i dont understand is that if its a hardware issue then why does it even turn on and allow me to go to the recovery mode

abdullah61129 said:
that sucks man
what about the emmc chip , would it be possible to do a chip off recovery?
what i dont understand is that if its a hardware issue then why does it even turn on and allow me to go to the recovery mode
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What was the last firmware present on your phone. Hardware damage is always tricky.. sometimes it allows phone to boot with weird things going on before completely failing..
I can see that your bootloader number is 2 , i will give you the combination rom, try flashing that in odin
Be warned that all your data in your phone is already lost, at this point your only goal is to make your phone working again, thats where i am helping..
Combination u2 rom : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JKDiV3LmqUt8GLlOLnmZ6Xsqxn-Hpv9d/view?usp=drivesdk
Flash it in odin 3.14.4 and untick auto reboot in odin options, if flashing is successful .. ur phone will still be in download mode.. hold vol down + home + pwr button to force reboot and when phone starts rebooting( screen goes black ) immediately change holding from vol down to vol up+ home + pwr buttons , trick here is to force reboot to recovery directly from download mode without booting combination rom, do a factory data wipe in combination recovery.. then clear cache and then try reboot to combination rom..
If you could boot into combination rom, run some hardware tests.. and report back, if everything goes good, we can try flashing the last stock firmware that was present on your device, Good luck
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shah22 said:
What was the last firmware present on your phone. Hardware damage is always tricky.. sometimes it allows phone to boot with weird things going on before completely failing..
I can see that your bootloader number is 2 , i will give you the combination rom, try flashing that in odin
Be warned that all your data in your phone is already lost, at this point your only goal is to make your phone working again, thats where i am helping..
Combination u2 rom : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JKDiV3LmqUt8GLlOLnmZ6Xsqxn-Hpv9d/view?usp=drivesdk
Flash it in odin 3.14.4 and untick auto reboot in odin options, if flashing is successful .. ur phone will still be in download mode.. hold vol down + home + pwr button to force reboot and when phone starts rebooting( screen goes black ) immediately change holding from vol down to vol up+ home + pwr buttons , trick here is to force reboot to recovery directly from download mode without booting combination rom, do a factory data wipe in combination recovery.. then clear cache and then try reboot to combination rom..
If you could boot into combination rom, run some hardware tests.. and report back, if everything goes good, we can try flashing the last stock firmware that was present on your device, Good luck
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I honestly dont remember the exact firmware details, all i know is that it was Nougat 7.0 and an update was available for a long time but i didnt update as i had no space (like only 800 or 900mb was left)
I see, so the data is lost.
Soo this combination U2 rom , it will replace the rom which was previously installed?
Sorry i am just trying to learn more about this combination U2 rom as i have never read about it
Thanks

shah22 said:
What was the last firmware present on your phone. Hardware damage is always tricky.. sometimes it allows phone to boot with weird things going on before completely failing..
I can see that your bootloader number is 2 , i will give you the combination rom, try flashing that in odin
Be warned that all your data in your phone is already lost, at this point your only goal is to make your phone working again, thats where i am helping..
Combination u2 rom : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JKDiV3LmqUt8GLlOLnmZ6Xsqxn-Hpv9d/view?usp=drivesdk
Flash it in odin 3.14.4 and untick auto reboot in odin options, if flashing is successful .. ur phone will still be in download mode.. hold vol down + home + pwr button to force reboot and when phone starts rebooting( screen goes black ) immediately change holding from vol down to vol up+ home + pwr buttons , trick here is to force reboot to recovery directly from download mode without booting combination rom, do a factory data wipe in combination recovery.. then clear cache and then try reboot to combination rom..
If you could boot into combination rom, run some hardware tests.. and report back, if everything goes good, we can try flashing the last stock firmware that was present on your device, Good luck
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does flashing a combinatiom rom usually make a mobile lose its data?
what if theres still a chance to recover the data

abdullah61129 said:
I honestly dont remember the exact firmware details, all i know is that it was Nougat 7.0 and an update was available for a long time but i didnt update as i had no space (like only 800 or 900mb was left)
I see, so the data is lost.
Soo this combination U2 rom , it will replace the rom which was previously installed?
Sorry i am just trying to learn more about this combination U2 rom as i have never read about it
Thanks
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It will just help to unbrick your device (provided that it gets flashed successfully in odin first)
Just follow my steps in above post after (if) odin could flash successfully.
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abdullah61129 said:
does flashing a combinatiom rom usually make a mobile lose its data?
what if theres still a chance to recover the data
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You tried flashing already..
Flashing anything has the risk to lose all your data if you have no backup before ..
And flashing with HOME CSC doesn't erases data..
But as you said you tried flashing various stock firmwares, but odin failed in the middle..
So yeah, i think your data is already lost
But if it was that important , i seen some android programs which can recover deleted files from phone but they are mostly paid and also phone should be in working condition..
Also there are professional data recovery companies who would take in your phone and pull its memory chip apart and use their special hardware on that chip to extract anything they could.. but there is no guarantee that you will get back any important data from it and their cost is huge for this process..
Thats why its recommended to always keep a back up of all your data
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shah22 said:
It will just help to unbrick your device (provided that it gets flashed successfully in odin first)
Just follow my steps in above post after (if) odin could flash successfully.
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You tried flashing already..
Flashing anything has the risk to lose all your data if you have no backup before ..
And flashing with HOME CSC doesn't erases data..
But as you said you tried flashing various stock firmwares, but odin failed in the middle..
So yeah, i think your data is already lost
But if it was that important , i seen some android programs which can recover deleted files from phone but they are mostly paid and also phone should be in working condition..
Also there are professional data recovery companies who would take in your phone and pull its memory chip apart and use their special hardware on that chip to extract anything they could.. but there is no guarantee that you will get back any important data from it and their cost is huge for this process..
Thats why its recommended to always keep a back up of all your data
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yes i tried flashing the stock but that recovery.img error occurs.
i have always read people say that you lose data after flashing a stock rom which isnt true as i recently flashed Note 3 Neo SM N7502 and Note 3 SM-N9005
both with stock rom and all the data, apps and contacts were intact.
i only used the AP files on both and nothing else
but i have never flashed a combination rom so was curious if the data is erased if that is flashed.
Yes, i have seen several apps like wondershare/dr fone which can recover the data but the problem is they either require root or say if unrooted the USB debugging has to be on , in my case i never rooted nor turned on the USB debugging mode as i never needed it.
i live in dubai , currently i am searching for someone who can professional pull out all the data from the chip but due to the coronavirus lockdown all shops are shut and even online technician arent active.
Yes its better to always backup the data, it happened so suddenly as i mentioned in my first post it automatically went blank when i plugged in my usb
anyhow i will try to flash the combination rom and let you know
Thanks

abdullah61129 said:
yes i tried flashing the stock but that recovery.img error occurs.
i have always read people say that you lose data after flashing a stock rom which isnt true as i recently flashed Note 3 Neo SM N7502 and Note 3 SM-N9005
both with stock rom and all the data, apps and contacts were intact.
i only used the AP files on both and nothing else
but i have never flashed a combination rom so was curious if the data is erased if that is flashed.
Yes, i have seen several apps like wondershare/dr fone which can recover the data but the problem is they either require root or say if unrooted the USB debugging has to be on , in my case i never rooted nor turned on the USB debugging mode as i never needed it.
i live in dubai , currently i am searching for someone who can professional pull out all the data from the chip but due to the coronavirus lockdown all shops are shut and even online technician arent active.
Yes its better to always backup the data, it happened so suddenly as i mentioned in my first post it automatically went blank when i plugged in my usb
anyhow i will try to flash the combination rom and let you know
Thanks
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You cannot compare a note 3 with s7 series generation lol
And yes , flashing a stock rom wipes all data if you DON'T choose HOME _ CSC in csc box..
Flashing with home_csc won't cause data loss but its akin to a dirty flash .. causes problems and is there for upgrading android os without data loss, and its not generally a good thing to NOT wipe data and factory reset after flashing as it causes problems..
IF YOU INTEND TO DO A PROFESSIONAL RECOVERY OF YOUR DATA DON'T FLASH ANYTHING ANYMORE AS IT WILL FURTHER MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO RETRIEVE !
WARNING : combination rom would wipe all your data, so be warned if you flash it, it would be even more difficult to recover data ..
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shah22 said:
You cannot compare a note 3 with s7 series generation lol
And yes , flashing a stock rom wipes all data if you DON'T choose HOME _ CSC in csc box..
Flashing with home_csc won't cause data loss but its akin to a dirty flash .. causes problems and is there for upgrading android os without data loss, and its not generally a good thing to NOT wipe data and factory reset after flashing as it causes problems..
IF YOU INTEND TO DO A PROFESSIONAL RECOVERY OF YOUR DATA DON'T FLASH ANYTHING ANYMORE AS IT WILL FURTHER MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO RETRIEVE !
WARNING : combination rom would wipe all your data, so be warned if you flash it, it would be even more difficult to recover data ..
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hmm i see,
well i guess i will just wait for a professional recovery service then, if they cant recover then i will just use this combination rom and try and fix the mobile so its usable again