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[Q] Kies and Odin

Im a newbie here and I wonder how they differ?
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gollayanjr said:
Im a newbie here and I wonder how they differ?
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Odin are software for flashing md5 file that contain phone pda and csc for android device
Kies samsung software including usb drivers for all samsung device kies can update ur phone if there any updates for new firmware
U can also download samsung apps from kies
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gollayanjr said:
Im a newbie here and I wonder how they differ?
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odin is a safer method and you can flash a newer firmware in offlinemodus,odin its the best and safest method to flash a firmware,trust me and million of other users:good:

kies is official from samsung and official way to update ur phone software

Ramdan2478 said:
kies is official from samsung and official way to update ur phone software
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but kies gives not the best+newest firmware,this are only when u flash with odin and dokys firmwares and its safer.:good:

[Q] SPH-L720 stuck in Kies Recovery mode

Hi friends,
I had bought Sprint Galaxy S4 SPH-L720 and i tried to unlock to us world gsm sim card
i this process i lock my phone to kies recovery mode
And i tries to recover from kies which ask for S/N no which i don't know.
And also tried via ODIN With stock MF9 F.W it give a error of (There is no pit partition)
Do any one any idea to solve this issue
Please help...................................:crying:

i found this pit file... not sure if it will help
http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=235

I tried it no luck
I tried it no luck

What window version you running? Odin version? What mf9 firmware did you download? And more info on the error you get on odin plz.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
What window version you running? Odin version? What mf9 firmware did you download? And more info on the error you get on odin plz.
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Window 7 odin 3.0 above SPR-L720VPUAMF9-20130626162512.zip only one error in odin (Their is no pit partition)
thank you.

vikramanananda said:
Window 7 odin 3.0 above SPR-L720VPUAMF9-20130626162512.zip only one error in odin (Their is no pit partition)
thank you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2375523
If you downloaded from that thread (which I pressume you did) you need to extract the file from that zip file. You should get a file with .tar.md5 extension. Just odin that. If you get any error just delete the .md5 extension and leave it with the .tar extension.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2375523
If you downloaded from that thread (which I pressume you did) you need to extract the file from that zip file. You should get a file with .tar.md5 extension. Just odin that. If you get any error just delete the .md5 extension and leave it with the .tar extension.
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Do ^that^ just make sure you don't have 'repartition' checked!

leaderbuilder said:
Do ^that^ just make sure you don't have 'repartition' checked!
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Hi i tried to download from the link but download stop at 1058 mb i dont why
i tried 3 times from morning
please can u post another link other then hotfile
thanks

vikramanananda said:
Hi i tried to download from the link but download stop at 1058 mb i dont why
i tried 3 times from morning
please can u post another link other then hotfile
thanks
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http://premium.caribe.net/~makpr/Odin Firmwares/MF9/
Here a link @makpr provided. Just download the zip file and extract whats inside. Get the .tar.md5 and odin that. Again if you get any error just delete the .md5 extension.
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Thanks man
i will download and try to recover fro odin
and i will let u know the result
thanks you once again

vikramanananda said:
Thanks man
i will download and try to recover fro odin
and i will let u know the result
thanks you once again
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Your welcome. Btw if you are able to recover back to stock and the phone gets stuck at sprint boot then just turn off your phone, go to recovery (you should have stock recovery now) and just do a factory reset. Then reboot then you should be fine.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Your welcome. Btw if you are able to recover back to stock and the phone gets stuck at sprint boot then just turn off your phone, go to recovery (you should have stock recovery now) and just do a factory reset. Then reboot then you should be fine.
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Hi
I had managed to download the files
But still i am getting the same error THERE is no PIT partition
Pls i don't know what to do
And one more think how to find the S/N of sprint S4 phone
which i can't find in my SPRINT S4
Thanks
Note: I Have attached the screen shot of odin error

vikramanananda said:
Hi
I had managed to download the files
But still i am getting the same error THERE is no PIT partition
Pls i don't know what to do
And one more think how to find the S/N of sprint S4 phone
which i can't find in my SPRINT S4
Thanks
Note: I Have attached the screen shot of odin error
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Try deleting the .md5 extension and also only have auto reboot check
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Try deleting the .md5 extension and also only have auto reboot check
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I did try that to no luck
if possible to recover from kies software

vikramanananda said:
I did try that to no luck
if possible to recover from kies software
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Try this link http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489997319 it's a mf9 tar of you have problems flashing delete the .md5 extension and make sure only auto reboot is selected.
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vikramanananda said:
I did try that to no luck
if possible to recover from kies software
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Yeah its possible to restore with kies but unfortunately i dont know the steps towards that because i do it by odin. But try rebooting your computer sometimes that works and use other usb ports
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Yeah its possible to restore with kies but unfortunately i dont know the steps towards that because i do it by odin. But try rebooting your computer sometimes that works and use other usb ports
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Boss i did it
I have uninstalled the kies and tried to recover from odin it worked fine
thank you for your help

vikramanananda said:
Boss i did it
I have uninstalled the kies and tried to recover from odin it worked fine
thank you for your help
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Well that awesome to hear! Tell us your ways on how you got this working just incase someone has the same problem
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Well that awesome to hear! Tell us your ways on how you got this working just incase someone has the same problem
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I did uninstall kies & samsung usb drivers from computer and restart my computer to
install new samsung drivers from samsung site and connected my s4 and recoverd from odin that it
I am back on track my s4 working stock mf9 firmware.
thank you for your support.

vikramanananda said:
I did uninstall kies & samsung usb drivers from computer and restart my computer to
install new samsung drivers from samsung site and connected my s4 and recoverd from odin that it
I am back on track my s4 working stock mf9 firmware.
thank you for your support.
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Using the back USB ports on my desktop instead of the front ones finally allowed me to unbrick my phone. I was getting a similar message about the PIT mapping and finally found this information, that got me past the error.

Ota update not showing 4.4.2

Always check update but already latest install firmware show message why? Officially already release 4.4.2 inu but my s4 not show new update
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maksud_ans said:
Always check update but already latest install firmware show message why? Officially already release 4.4.2 inu but my s4 not show new update
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Maybe u have different zone code (CSC). Conect it to Kies 3 and take a look what appears close CSC (3 letters btw parenthesis). The list of codes is HERE

My s4 csc code inu
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maksud_ans said:
My s4 csc code inu
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Why?

Joku1981 said:
Why?
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Because he lives in India or is using the Indian ROM. That's pretty basic stuff to know
@maksud_ans : OTA updates are not very stable, I mean there is NO guarantee that every one will have the OTA update. So it's better to download the whole ROM and flash via Odin.

devilsdouble said:
Because he lives in India or is using the Indian ROM. That's pretty basic stuff to know
@maksud_ans : OTA updates are not very stable, I mean there is NO guarantee that every one will have the OTA update. So it's better to download the whole ROM and flash via Odin.
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You are pretty basic too then. He could buy the phone in India but this no mean phone have indian CSC. He only need conect it to Kies 3 to verify it and is all :silly:

maksud_ans said:
Always check update but already latest install firmware show message why? Officially already release 4.4.2 inu but my s4 not show new update
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Which android version do u hav if u hav 4.2 then This is same problem that i got with my device i think it is beacuse ota cant update 4.2 to directly 4.4 nd kies2 cant update to 4.4 also kies 3 is not supported with 4.2 device
U should flash 4.4.2 via odin
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Please add mirror dev- host media fire i9500 inu 4.4.2 fw
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maksud_ans said:
Please add mirror dev- host media fire i9500 inu 4.4.2 fw
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HERE we go :highfive:

Please add mirror inu i9500 4.4.2 dev host mediafire not mega
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maksud_ans said:
Please add mirror inu i9500 4.4.2 dev host mediafire not mega
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No body has uploaded it to meadiafire till now u will have to download it from mega only
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How to revert to stock on s4 i9506

Hi
How do I revert to stock firmware on a rooted s4+ 9506.
I have installed a custom recovery with odin and after that I have rooted my phone. But now I want to go back to stock firmware and most of all I want my status on firmware to change to official.
I have android 4.3 installed and my knox is woid. (0*1)
Thanks
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1. Dial *#1234# and you will know ur firmware.
2. Flash through ODIN the same firmware u have and u will recover OFFICIAL state :highfive:

So ther is no problem to just revert?
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Duj1982 said:
So ther is no problem to just revert?
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Yeah, you will flash the stock rom and u will recover the stock recovery and u will lose root acces :highfive:. If you need more help, attach one screenshot -> *#1234#

Her is the screenshot. So I fire upp odin and just flash the firmware file
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Duj1982 said:
Her is the screenshot. So I fire upp odin and just flash the firmware file
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Unzip and flash this FIRMWARE (like the pic attached) and enjoy ur stock rom

Flash S3 Neo I9300I android 4.3 to 4.4 by ODIN

Hi all. I need your support, want to know I have to do before update my s3 neo I9300I of android 4.3 to 4.4 by ODIN, I need be root? that measures need to take before this procedure? them appreciate your support, as in HTCMANIA never help. Greetings
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xunxo1997 said:
Hi all. I need your support, want to know I have to do before update my s3 neo I9300I of android 4.3 to 4.4 by ODIN, I need be root? that measures need to take before this procedure? them appreciate your support, as in HTCMANIA never help. Greetings
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Im not sure but i guess if you flash via odin it will be a fresh clean install so you better backup all your data and go for it.
The process is quite simple, just download 4.4 rom from sammobile and make sure you have the drivers installed in your PC.
There is an explanation of the process in sammoblie just follow it.
GL and let us know if it worked :good:
PS: No root needed

xunxo1997 said:
Hi all. I need your support, want to know I have to do before update my s3 neo I9300I of android 4.3 to 4.4 by ODIN, I need be root? that measures need to take before this procedure? them appreciate your support, as in HTCMANIA never help. Greetings
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Download stock rom and then using odin flash it. No root or anything else is needed

Thanks friends, but I have another question. I'm from chile and the latest firmware is Saudi Arabia, does not affect anything if I install a firmware from another country? Regards
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xunxo1997 said:
Thanks friends, but I have another question. I'm from chile and the latest firmware is Saudi Arabia, does not affect anything if I install a firmware from another country? Regards
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You should use one from your country or you might have network problems

But Chile has not yet reached android 4.4, so I want to update by ODIN
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xunxo1997 said:
But Chile has not yet reached android 4.4, so I want to update by ODIN
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Ok you can give it a try if u want your network might work

xunxo1997 said:
But Chile has not yet reached android 4.4, so I want to update by ODIN
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Do a nandroid Backup and try arabia's rom.... if you have any issue just turn back to your backup

thank you for your contributions, others recommended me the firmware of Hong Kong, I think I prove with that
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