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Odin Issues -___-

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..
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

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

Unable to connect via USB to computer?

Okay, so I'm trying to plug my Verizon Note 3 into my laptop in order to transfer some photos and videos. However, there's no "USB Connected" notification that shows up on the phone, and the computer only recognizes "Samsung Android," and the drivers for it fail to install. The phone DOES charge, though.
My phone is rooted, so I unrooted by reinstalling the NC4 kitkat build via Odin. This didn't change anything. I've looked everywhere, and people keep saying "Go to storage settings and set to MTP only," but I don't see that setting...anywhere.
Since I rooted my phone, I have all the Samsung USB drivers, and I even have Kies installed. Turning off USB Debugging does nothing.
Is there any way to fix this?

I need to use a standard usb cable rather than the note 3 cable for mine to work.
Sent from my Nexus 9 using Tapatalk 4

I had the same problem with no solution, i ended up uninstalling Towel Root and then doing a factory restore to get back the USB connection capability on my phone.

darkcompgeek said:
Okay, so I'm trying to plug my Verizon Note 3 into my laptop in order to transfer some photos and videos. However, there's no "USB Connected" notification that shows up on the phone, and the computer only recognizes "Samsung Android," and the drivers for it fail to install. The phone DOES charge, though.
My phone is rooted, so I unrooted by reinstalling the NC4 kitkat build via Odin. This didn't change anything. I've looked everywhere, and people keep saying "Go to storage settings and set to MTP only," but I don't see that setting...anywhere.
Since I rooted my phone, I have all the Samsung USB drivers, and I even have Kies installed. Turning off USB Debugging does nothing.
Is there any way to fix this?
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Did you get the latest drivers from the Samsung website? I only ask because when I went to install a rom for the first time Odin wouldn't recognize my phone in download mode but did while I was booted up normally. Come to find out the drivers I was using that was linked on the page where I got instructions how to root and rom were old. I went onto the Samsung website and downloaded the latest drivers and all was well. Give it a shot.

rebdogg said:
Did you get the latest drivers from the Samsung website? I only ask because when I went to install a rom for the first time Odin wouldn't recognize my phone in download mode but did while I was booted up normally. Come to find out the drivers I was using that was linked on the page where I got instructions how to root and rom were old. I went onto the Samsung website and downloaded the latest drivers and all was well. Give it a shot.
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Yeah, I've tried the USB drivers from Samsung's website. I also tried installing Kies. AFAIK, Kies automatically installs the latest drivers for Samsung devices, but when I plugged my phone into my computer, Kies wouldn't even recognize it. The new 4.4.4 update didn't fix the problem. Thanks for the suggestion though.

same prob here, also my camera is not working did u fix the problem? i test 3 different usb cables whit no luck! heeeelp please!
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laserbiz said:
I had the same problem with no solution, i ended up uninstalling Towel Root and then doing a factory restore to get back the USB connection capability on my phone.
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hello, did this work for you? also is your camera working? thanks! how did you unroot? my phone isnt working in download mode either no recognizing

azteka88 said:
same prob here, also my camera is not working did u fix the problem? i test 3 different usb cables whit no luck! heeeelp please!
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hello, did this work for you? also is your camera working? thanks! how did you unroot? my phone isnt working in download mode either no recognizing
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yes this worked for me... no problems with my camera... works fine, even got updated to 4.4.4 by verizon

laserbiz said:
yes this worked for me... no problems with my camera... works fine, even got updated to 4.4.4 by verizon
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My problem is that i cant use usb to update and im not in the us to OTA update from verizon any other solution?

Kies won't let me use 'Firmware upgrade and initialization

Hellow everyone, I have a problem with kies, I wanted to install a Stock Marshmellow Firmware and I wanted to make sure that if something goes wrong I can just use the emergency recovery from kies, but I get an error says that The Device does support Firmware upgrade and initialization, I have looked everywhere and couldn't find any answers,
I got a Note 4 N910F
Hope you guys can help me.

P.S
The phone is brand new so I never flashed it or rooted it.

itschrisybaby6 said:
P.S
The phone is brand new so I never flashed it or rooted it.
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Try a factory reset, and try Kies on a different computer. If that doesn't work, and it's really brand new, take it back and get it exchanged or a refund.

You got an error says that The Device does support Firmware upgrade and initialization... ? Or "does not support"?
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Did you run the Kies from Windows 7? If yes, make sure you have started the Kies with Admin privilege, please.

James_Watson said:
You got an error says that The Device does support Firmware upgrade and initialization... ? Or "does not support"?
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Did you run the Kies from Windows 7? If yes, make sure you have started the Kies with Admin privilege, please.
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I get "Does not support Firmware upgrade and initialization"
I got windows 10 with UAC disabled.
And I don't own another PC

itschrisybaby6 said:
I get "Does not support Firmware upgrade and initialization"
I got windows 10 with UAC disabled.
And I don't own another PC
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Try uninstalling Kies and Samsung drivers and reinstall. Try another USB cable and a different USB port. Try Samsung SmartSwitch. Failing all this, if it's a brand new phone, I would recommend going back to the seller and getting a refund/replacement.

Kinsman-UK said:
Try uninstalling Kies and Samsung drivers and reinstall. Try another USB cable and a different USB port. Try Samsung SmartSwitch. Failing all this, if it's a brand new phone, I would recommend going back to the seller and getting a refund/replacement.
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I will try all of those steps, worst case scenerio I will demand another phone,
I got it from a store I know, so shouldn't be any problems.
Thanks a bunch appreciate the help.

itschrisybaby6 said:
I will try all of those steps, worst case scenerio I will demand another phone,
I got it from a store I know, so shouldn't be any problems.
Thanks a bunch appreciate the help.
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1. Enter Download mode by pressing VOL DOWN + HOME + POWER buttons.
2. On PC download ODIN 3.10 and your default firmware from samfirmware or other sources.
3. Open Odin press PDA button and select your firmware downloaded before and click START.
4. Let it flash the stock rom and then you have a brand new working device.

I am planning to flash the stock Marshmellow that way, I have 5.0.1 currently, but I wanted to make sure i got a way back if something goes wrong, that is why i want either SmartSwitch or Kies to properly work.
Sent from my SM-N910F using XDA-Developers mobile app

Whenever I try to connect my phone to the PC it says "USB device not recognized"

Whenever I try to connect my phone to the PC it says "USB device not recognized"
Was thinking about copying some files from the PC to the phone when suddenly it doesn't recognize it. Could it be that the micro USB port on the phone is broken somehow? All I can do right now is charge the phone. Is there something I can work around to fix it on my own or do I have to take it for the repair?

Think you need to get it to the repair. First try another USB cable. Then you can try to get it on the other rom or factors reset it to make certain how it is a USB port & not the software even actually chances for that are slim.

Zola III said:
Think you need to get it to the repair. First try another USB cable. Then you can try to get it on the other rom or factors reset it to make certain how it is a USB port & not the software even actually chances for that are slim.
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Well, there is no dust in the port and I don't think that it got "weared out" or something since the phone is not that old. I was trying CM 11 and then went to stock to try something out and when I wanted to copy some files to the phone the PC couldn't recognize it. And I flashed the newest firmware from Sammobile with Odin which got out September 27th and it all started after I flashed it. The worst of all I am also experiencing some weird bugs like the wallpaper turning black when I drag apps over to move them to another screen on home which is gone after I reboot the phone. So this new firmware is for sure buggy, and the worst of all I can't get to an older version because the PC can't recognize the phone anymore. Jeez this is screwed up.
EDIT: Okay a bit more digging around on my PC and I found that if I uninstall the driver in the Device Manager that has an exclamation mark when I connect my phone the "connected" sound is played on the PC and it starts installing a driver and then I get the error message. So I guess it's this stupid firmware.

Catsonvi said:
So this new firmware is for sure buggy, and the worst of all I can't get to an older version because the PC can't recognize the phone anymore.
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Shore you can, though sideload. ?

Oh, but how do I do that? I guess it has to do something with the phone's stock recovery or something.

Catsonvi said:
Oh, but how do I do that? I guess it has to do something with the phone's stock recovery or something.
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Actuality forget it and use FlashFire instead it's more simple.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433/post59962696#post59962696
Did you try on another PC or with another cable? If you did my bet is that it's not software but broken USB connector on the phone (plenty of those on alk S3's including Neo's).
Best regards.

Zola III said:
Actuality forget it and use FlashFire instead it's more simple.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433/post59962696#post59962696
Did you try on another PC or with another cable? If you did my bet is that it's not software but broken USB connector on the phone (plenty of those on alk S3's including Neo's).
Best regards.
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No, I didn't try it on a differrent PC yet but I will. As for this FlashFire thing, it says it's for rooted devices, and my phone right now isn't, since I can't connect it to my PC(it all happened the same day - had CM11 all worked got to stock had UI bugs and PC couldn't recognize it). Is there some way of rooting it without the PC? I tried some apps but none worked even tho some of them did before on older firmware.

Catsonvi said:
No, I didn't try it on a differrent PC yet but I will. As for this FlashFire thing, it says it's for rooted devices, and my phone right now isn't, since I can't connect it to my PC(it all happened the same day - had CM11 all worked got to stock had UI bugs and PC couldn't recognize it). Is there some way of rooting it without the PC? I tried some apps but none worked even tho some of them did before on older firmware.
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If the KingRoot doesn't work I am afraid that you will have to get a little creative & use ADB over WiFi.

Zola III said:
If the KingRoot doesn't work I am afraid that you will have to get a little creative & use ADB over WiFi.
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Oh dear. Yes, KingRoot doesn't work, even tho it worked before like a charm. Okay, how do I do that? (I'm sorry but I really never did any of the things you suggested here)

Puff. First of all enable adb & over tcp (wifi) in developer options.
https://dzone.com/articles/use-adb-over-wi-fi-without
Or use some of the apps.
The commands & how to use them.
http://www.androidlegend.com/how-to-use-adb-fastboot-commands-with-your-android-device/
You need to push SU bin & app along with Busybox bin (command extension).
http://androidforums.com/threads/how-to-root-any-android-device-manually.586982/
If this doesn't help you or you don't know how to do it I am sorry but I can't help you more than this.
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You can push & a older kernel image & then use kingroot if it's easier for you like that...

Zola III said:
Puff. First of all enable adb & over tcp (wifi) in developer options.
https://dzone.com/articles/use-adb-over-wi-fi-without
Or use some of the apps.
The commands & how to use them.
http://www.androidlegend.com/how-to-use-adb-fastboot-commands-with-your-android-device/
You need to push SU bin & app along with Busybox bin (command extension).
http://androidforums.com/threads/how-to-root-any-android-device-manually.586982/
If this doesn't help you or you don't know how to do it I am sorry but I can't help you more than this.
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You can push & a older kernel image & then use kingroot if it's easier for you like that...
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I will see if I can do this. If not I can try to connect the phone to another PC or send it to repair if the other PC doesn't recognize it. But then again, thanks.

Suggestion/Help
I do have the same problem but in my case the device is bricked & i unable to debrick it as file is not available.
When ever i connect it to the pc it shown connected to RELINK HS-USB QDLoader 9008 .
what can i do to make it work.

Cant get my Mac to detect or recognize my S8

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

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