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Help with Odin FAIL

I had a problem with my phone I couldn't go into CWM and I din't have superSU privileges anymore. So I tried doing a reset and it didn't boot up only to custom OS install screen and I tried using odin to install S4 stock I337UCUAMDL_I337ATTAMDL_I337UCUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5 and i get FAIL. can someone please help me with this.. I am also going to try another computer.

Also, redownload the tar file. It could be a bad download.

jd1639 said:
Also, redownload the tar file. It could be a bad download.
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ok will try that.

here are the messages that I am getting
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I337UCUAMDB_I337ATTAMDB_I337UCUAMDB_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
2nd message
ID:0/006> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I337UCUAMDL_I337ATTAMDL_I337UCUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

what firmware were you running when the issue began? MDL, MF3? sounds like maybe you took the update?

xBeerdroiDx said:
what firmware were you running when the issue began? MDL, MF3? sounds like maybe you took the update?
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I think that is where the problem started. I tried 2 computers and the same problem. I am redownloading the stock firmware again.

jimsond said:
I think that is where the problem started. I tried 2 computers and the same problem. I am redownloading the stock firmware again.
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If you had mf3 on, no amount of odin is going to help.

jimsond said:
I think that is where the problem started. I tried 2 computers and the same problem. I am redownloading the stock firmware again.
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You must have taken the update to MF3. Essentially, you will not be allowed to downgrade firmware back to older versions. The way Samsung is writing the bootloader is there a monotonic counter only going in one direction, up. So if the bootloader has been updated to the latest version by an OTA, you can't revert it back. Currently I believe there is no workaround, but we have some awesome devs on this site so keep your fingers crossed.

jimsond said:
I had a problem with my phone I couldn't go into CWM and I din't have superSU privileges anymore. So I tried doing a reset and it didn't boot up only to custom OS install screen and I tried using odin to install S4 stock I337UCUAMDL_I337ATTAMDL_I337UCUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5 and i get FAIL. can someone please help me with this.. I am also going to try another computer.
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What exactly did you do that caused the problem?
What exactly is the state of your phone now? Can you boot up or not? Please be clear.

jeffreii said:
What exactly did you do that caused the problem?
What exactly is the state of your phone now? Can you boot up or not? Please be clear.
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I tried the update but it didn't finish. The phone was working but I couldn't go into cwm recovery. I also tried to use TWRP to go into recovery could that be the problem? would this work http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360859

jimsond said:
I tried the update but it didn't finish. The phone was working but I couldn't go into cwm recovery. I also tried to use TWRP to go into recovery could that be the problem? would this work http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360859
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You tried what update? What do you mean it didn't work? What do you mean you tried to go into both recoveries? You can only have one on your phone at any given time. Tell me exactly what you did. DETAILS.
Also, again, exactly what is the state of your phone right now? What does it do when you turn it on and what exactly is the problem.
Please try to be clear.

jeffreii said:
You tried what update? What do you mean it didn't work? What do you mean you tried to go into both recoveries? You can only have one on your phone at any given time. Tell me exactly what you did. DETAILS.
Also, again, exactly what is the state of your phone right now? What does it do when you turn it on and what exactly is the problem.
Please try to be clear.
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HI I just tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360859 and how I am able to boot into my phone. How can I tell you if the update over the air did anything? I know there was a problem with the update over the air. The last thing I did was a factory data reset and format SD card. So now I can use the phone and if I try to go into CWM turning of the phone and holding power, up volume and home and it doesn't go in cwm just go to downloading screen. I take out the battery and power up and it works. I think the phone now is not rooted. So should I try to root or try to use odin and install Stock Firmwares..

P.S in kies the current firmware version PDA:MF3 / PHONE:MF3 / CSC:MF3 (ATT)

jimsond said:
HI I just tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360859 and how I am able to boot into my phone. How can I tell you if the update over the air did anything? I know there was a problem with the update over the air. The last thing I did was a factory data reset and format SD card. So now I can use the phone and if I try to go into CWM turning of the phone and holding power, up volume and home and it doesn't go in cwm just go to downloading screen. I take out the battery and power up and it works. I think the phone now is not rooted. So should I try to root or try to use odin and install Stock Firmwares..
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Go into settings, about device, and see what your build number is. If it ends in mf3 you have the update. If it ends in mdl or mdb then you don't and you can still use Odin. If it's mf3 Odin is not going to work.

jimsond said:
HI I just tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360859 and how I am able to boot into my phone. How can I tell you if the update over the air did anything? I know there was a problem with the update over the air. The last thing I did was a factory data reset and format SD card. So now I can use the phone and if I try to go into CWM turning of the phone and holding power, up volume and home and it doesn't go in cwm just go to downloading screen. I take out the battery and power up and it works. I think the phone now is not rooted. So should I try to root or try to use odin and install Stock Firmwares..
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Please don't take offense to this, but you need to hear it:
You have a serious problem - and it's not your phone - it's you. You clearly are not well-versed on what you are doing to your phone. You seem to be just trying things to see if they'll work and a common result is a bricked and unrecoverable phone. Just take a look at the Q & A forums and see how many threads there are about people who didn't read, research, and understand before attempting something...and now they are desperate for help. Your thread is one of those.
You have not yet given a clear indication of what you did to cause your problem in the first place, nor have you explained clearly what your problem was and the current state of your phone. You then asked "should I try this?" and before anyone told you whether or not it was a good idea, you tried it anyways.
You need to step away from your phone and take some time to read, research, and understand what's going on. You don't even know how to tell if your phone is rooted. It seems like you've completely lost your recovery mode, and now you want to try more stuff. You will be lucky if you don't ruin your phone if you keep it up.
You need to read all of this and understand it before you continue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387577
Once you finish reading that, you'll understand how dangerous your current situation is. Phones on MF3 firmware have no way to recover to stock and, quite often, if you brick your phone there is currently no way to fix it...so you'll have a $650 paperweight.

jd1639 said:
Go into settings, about device, and see what your build number is. If it ends in mf3 you have the update. If it ends in mdl or mdb then you don't and you can still use Odin. If it's mf3 Odin is not going to work.
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It look like I have mf3 So I f__k up. The phone is working

jimsond said:
It look like I have mf3 So I f__k up. The phone is working
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Good to hear the phone is working. I wouldn't mess with it any more.

jeffreii said:
Please don't take offense to this, but you need to hear it:
You have a serious problem - and it's not your phone - it's you. You clearly are not well-versed on what you are doing to your phone. You seem to be just trying things to see if they'll work and a common result is a bricked and unrecoverable phone. Just take a look at the Q & A forums and see how many threads there are about people who didn't read, research, and understand before attempting something...and now they are desperate for help. Your thread is one of those.
You have not yet given a clear indication of what you did to cause your problem in the first place, nor have you explained clearly what your problem was and the current state of your phone. You then asked "should I try this?" and before anyone told you whether or not it was a good idea, you tried it anyways.
You need to step away from your phone and take some time to read, research, and understand what's going on. You don't even know how to tell if your phone is rooted. It seems like you've completely lost your recovery mode, and now you want to try more stuff. You will be lucky if you don't ruin your phone if you keep it up.
You need to read all of this and understand it before you continue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387577
Once you finish reading that, you'll understand how dangerous your current situation is. Phones on MF3 firmware have no way to recover to stock and, quite often, if you brick your phone there is currently no way to fix it...so you'll have a $650 paperweight.
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Thanks for your input I have a hard time saying on paper what was my problem. I like to talk things out and I use the link that you posted and I have root now..

Massive problems with new cyanogenmod 10.2

Hey guys just looking for any help if at all possible.
My install has been anything but smooth. I had many issues actually getting cyanogenmod on to the phone in the first place ( seems the help out there doesn't really cover the international i9505 very well, where it does you often just hit a brick wall)
In anycase i finally got it onto the phone and was looking for an explanation as to why the phone is not detecting my carrier. I mean its just not detecting it at all. I have made some strange findings when looking through the phone. It doesn't know what baseband i'm on for example.
Now for the real problem. After all the hassle of getting CM onto the phone i decided to reboot it to see if that would pick up my carrier. Now the phone takes AGES (2-5 mins) to boot up, some times it hangs. The phone functions fine when it boots.
I used CWM recovery to install CM because TWRP just would not work, infact CWM recovery was a pain in the arse too, the only way i could get it to boot into recovery mode was to download the rom manager app and use its widget to boot into recovery because manually trying it just resulted in multiple hangs.
This is the first time i have rooted/flashed an android device so i may be making some rookie errors here but this is bordering on stupid now.

Cwm and which version?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

mkhattat said:
Cwm and which version?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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i9505-cwm-recovery-6.0.3.2-4. Its the 28th's nightly also. Im trying to get it to see my o2 version of the s4. I installed gapps from zip straight after CM but i havn't used it. might the problem be there?

i have reinstalled CWM and flashed a new CM nightly from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317040
I still cant get access to my mobile network (UK o2). When i flash cyanogen it says please insert sim yadayada. Any help on this would still be very much appreciated :crying:

Possibly a corrupt EFS partition? If you flash stock ROM can you get signal and baseband back?
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TouchWiz king of ROMs ..... dont careeee CM bla bla bla

This is really bad im still in need of help sadly. I am trying to flash stock firmware from sammobile.com. It has the o2 uk one i need. I am using odin to do it following this guide youtube dot com/watch?v=hZTTTk7vbVM
The problem now is that it fails to flash (using odin 3.06) . Kies doesnt even recognise my device....this is a disaster so far
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I9505XXUBMF8_I9505O2UBMG1_I9505XXUBMF8_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<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> sbl2.mbn
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> sbl3.mbn
<ID:0/005> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/005> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

So i have soft bricked my phone. It wont boot up instead it gets to a screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" Kies doesnt recognise my phone so thats out.
I cant get into recovery mode it just gives the same message. In download mode when i try to use odin to flash the previously mentioned stock rom it fails. Im at a loss and i am badly in need of help now

Try this sir. Post #9 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46143562
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phrazersco said:
So i have soft bricked my phone. It wont boot up instead it gets to a screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" Kies doesnt recognise my phone so thats out.
I cant get into recovery mode it just gives the same message. In download mode when i try to use odin to flash the previously mentioned stock rom it fails. Im at a loss and i am badly in need of help now
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User Odin version 1.85

Sounds to me like you have a corrupted EFS, just as the poster above mentioned. Did you do a full wipe before you tried to Odin back to Stock ROM?

donalgodon said:
Sounds to me like you have a corrupted EFS, just as the poster above mentioned. Did you do a full wipe before you tried to Odin back to Stock ROM?
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no i have not done a full wipe. I have been on holiday for the past week and got home yesterday. Im still looking for a fix for this people!

phrazersco said:
no i have not done a full wipe. I have been on holiday for the past week and got home yesterday. Im still looking for a fix for this people!
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Look no further, because the full wipe is the fix, like it or not.

My newbness is screwing me here i know it. The phone is fresh from the o2 shop so i dont have anything to lose, how do i do a full wipe?
I have had some progress on my own. I downloaded a new .tar stock firmware from sammobile, the BTU version. This time odin flashed it no problem what-so-ever. So if anyone reading this gets the same problem mine was with the o2uk firmware on sammobile.
I have a new problem though, the phone just doesnt get past the samsung logo at boot. it doesnt freeze as i can see the blue glow round the samsung logo pulse but it just never boots. left it for ah hour after first flashing and nothing. I removed battery etc etc but wont get past this point. Is this full wipe easy to do?

phrazersco said:
My newbness is screwing me here i know it. The phone is fresh from the o2 shop so i dont have anything to lose, how do i do a full wipe?
I have had some progress on my own. I downloaded a new .tar stock firmware from sammobile, the BTU version. This time odin flashed it no problem what-so-ever. So if anyone reading this gets the same problem mine was with the o2uk firmware on sammobile.
I have a new problem though, the phone just doesnt get past the samsung logo at boot. it doesnt freeze as i can see the blue glow round the samsung logo pulse but it just never boots. left it for ah hour after first flashing and nothing. I removed battery etc etc but wont get past this point. Is this full wipe easy to do?
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Boot into the stock recovery and do a factory reset. It'll cure your problem. The first boot can take a long time, 5 minutes, so let it do it's thing

jd1639 said:
Boot into the stock recovery and do a factory reset. It'll cure your problem. The first boot can take a long time, 5 minutes, so let it do it's thing
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Thanks guys im back into my phone and its all working normal again!
Did i do something wrong by rooting then installing cyanogen mod the way i did? i mean it worked i just didnt have my phone network. kept saying insert SIM. was i supposed to unlock the carrier or something? i though cyanogen did all that.

Still looking for that last bit of advice people. Is there something i should have done before rooting/flashing to unlock my phone from o2uk or was i correct in thinking CM10.2 unlocked the phone also? if i was incorrect is there any help i can be given with respects to this? Thanks again.

[Q] Galaxy s4 i337 dead!!

Hi, this is the first time i post something in this forum. First I want to say sorry for my bad english and second, here is my BIG problem:
I just purchased a Galaxy S4 I337 for AT&T. I have to say that I don't understand very much about rooting and modding. The thing is that I tried to root this phone and then I can't do nothing with it. I only can enter into the odin mode.
I tried to unroot and reinstall the Stock Factory Rom that I already donwloaded from sammobile and I used Odin 3.04 and 3.07 versios and in both fail the operation and in both happen the same thing:
ODIN said:
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I337UCUAMDB_I337ATTAMDB_I337UCUAMDB_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<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> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Added!!
and the phone said:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0X30
WRITE PROTECTION: ENABLE
START [224, 1440]
SW REV. CHECK FAIL : FUSED : 2 , BINARY : 1
and this is it.
Any ideas to fix this problem?
I will appreciate any suggestion.
I attached 2 pics.

You have mf3 firmware on your phone. Odin won't work. I'd take it to bestbuy with a Samsung experience. They can flash the mf3 firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45359306

jd1639 said:
You have mf3 firmware on your phone. Odin won't work. I'd take it to bestbuy with a Samsung experience. They can flash the mf3 firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45359306
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what this man said...

thank you!
xBeerdroiDx said:
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what this man said...
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So do you think that this is covered by warranty or something?

THANK YOU!!!
jd1639 said:
You have mf3 firmware on your phone. Odin won't work. I'd take it to bestbuy with a Samsung experience. They can flash the mf3 firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45359306
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So do you think that this problem that I caused is covered by warranty???

cemanue said:
So do you think that this problem that I caused is covered by warranty???
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Read the link I gave you. That may give you some ideas on how to handle your situation.

cemanue said:
So do you think that this problem that I caused is covered by warranty???
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As the posted link will tell you - they shouldn't give you any problems with this unless you've got huge indicators you voided your warranty.

FIXED!!!!
Hi again!
I did the thing that you told me and the phone is already fixed!!! it has all factory settings. Thank you guys!
My question is, i can't root this phone right now? it is impossible? I have to wait for another method?

cemanue said:
Hi again!
I did the thing that you told me and the phone is already fixed!!! it has all factory settings. Thank you guys!
My question is, i can't root this phone right now? it is impossible? I have to wait for another method?
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You can root it. You can't put on a custom recovery. Look up safestrap, it will allow you to use custom roms

How has your phone repaired?

jd1639 said:
You have mf3 firmware on your phone. Odin won't work. I'd take it to bestbuy with a Samsung experience. They can flash the mf3 firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45359306
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I took mine to best buy, and none of them seem to know how to fix it... complete utter morons, if you wil; not generallyl. They don't even know what a firmware was, and tried Kies to fix it....really?!! So far it may be only for certain best buy locations, because surely this one in CA certainly doesn't.
By the way, if anyone has found a solution, I need urgent help. I have the same problem as the poster... NAND Write Fail, certainly a type of Bricked.

ernestriderxx said:
I took mine to best buy, and none of them seem to know how to fix it... complete utter morons, if you wil; not generallyl. They don't even know what a firmware was, and tried Kies to fix it....really?!! So far it may be only for certain best buy locations, because surely this one in CA certainly doesn't.
By the way, if anyone has found a solution, I need urgent help. I have the same problem as the poster... NAND Write Fail, certainly a type of Bricked.
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If you're on mk2 firmware you need this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770
There's something similar for mf3. Google i337 mf3 tar files xda

Flashed incorrect ROM

So my Girlfriend wanted a free hotspot on her phone, so i rooted her phone without issue and looked up how to get a free hotspot, i followed this video to the T (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYTis-i7HA4)
Unfortunately the phone stopped working, and double unfortunately i was being stupid as hell and didnt bother to backup the rom before installation. so i figured to fix the problem i would just flash a custom ROM on their, one that included hotspot. i THOUGHT her phone was an i9505 model s4. i ended up flashing an i9505 rom to her phone and it SEMI work (she cn sms and call but she doesnt get data and a lot of the apps dont work correctly) i tried flashing the stock rom back onto her phone using odin but it immediately fails everytime, i also tried to flash it using CWM but that also immediately fails. i really need to get her phone working and i will be checking this thread every 5 minutes or so, so if there is any more information you need from me, please ask and i will respond ASAP, i really need the phone fixed by tonight, also, if someone is willing to skype me and walk me through everything so i cna get it done ASAP, if you succesfully fix my phone ill shoot you 25 bucks (yo uwould send me an invoice from payapl or something and id pay the invoice with a credit card)
Thanks in advance guys! I definitely learned my lesson on backing things up! lol
also, this is what odin said
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> L720VPUFNG2_L720SPTFNG2_L720VPUFNG2_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<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> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> FAIL! (Auth)
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
doubke edit: when in download mode and i have already tried to falsh using odin my phone says:
odin mode
product name sph l720t
(usual binary and system status knox stuff)
write protection enabled
emmc burst mode enabled
start [224,1440]
secure check fail: aboot

Well, first you need to make sure what phone you are using. You said you thought you had a i9505 but you tried to flash the tar file for the Sprint GS4 (SPH-L720) which is the L720VPUFNG2 (NG2) file you refer to in the Odin readout above. Finally, in your edit, in Odin Mode you are showing the product name SPH-L720T. The 720T is the triband version of the Sprint Galaxy S4. I believe the tar file for the 720T is the NG5. I am not sure what trying to Odin a NG2 tar will do to a 720T phone but it would seem you may. On the Q&A page about two threads below your thread are threads for ROMs tested on the 720T as well as an everything you need to know about the 720T thread. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621862). I would look at those two threads to see if you can find a ROM or tar that works on your version. I am almost positive you will find both. To be safe, if you phone is a 720T, I would probably odin back to stock with the proper tar, regroup and start over with new root and the correct ROM. (read read read read and read again before you start flashing) If it is the 9505, there is another forum for that phone. If it is actually the L720, then you have bigger problems. Start by deleting and reinstalling drivers, download the tar file again, make sure you are using a good USB cord and try again. I am still relatively new but if I can help further, let me know.

dyandell said:
Well, first you need to make sure what phone you are using. You said you thought you had a i9505 but you tried to flash the tar file for the Sprint GS4 (SPH-L720) which is the L720VPUFNG2 (NG2) file you refer to in the Odin readout above. Finally, in your edit, in Odin Mode you are showing the product name SPH-L720T. The 720T is the triband version of the Sprint Galaxy S4. I believe the tar file for the 720T is the NG5. I am not sure what trying to Odin a NG2 tar will do to a 720T phone but it would seem you may. On the Q&A page about two threads below your thread are threads for ROMs tested on the 720T as well as an everything you need to know about the 720T thread. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621862). I would look at those two threads to see if you can find a ROM or tar that works on your version. I am almost positive you will find both. To be safe, if you phone is a 720T, I would probably odin back to stock with the proper tar, regroup and start over with new root and the correct ROM. (read read read read and read again before you start flashing) If it is the 9505, there is another forum for that phone. If it is actually the L720, then you have bigger problems. Start by deleting and reinstalling drivers, download the tar file again, make sure you are using a good USB cord and try again. I am still relatively new but if I can help further, let me know.
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hey man, i really appreciate the quick reply!!!! im pretty sure my phone is actually the 720T so im going to download the stock rom for that and try and flash it using odin. thanks man!

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/35324/L720TVPUBNG5_L720TSPTBNG5_XAS.zip/
Here is a link to the stock firmware for the L720T.
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I have been married longer than some of the people on here have been alive so I can imagine the a$$ chewing you are currently receiving.
Us guys have to watch each other's backs! Good luck and let me know if I can help some more.

dyandell said:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/35324/L720TVPUBNG5_L720TSPTBNG5_XAS.zip/
Here is a link to the stock firmware for the L720T.
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I have been married longer than some of the people on here have been alive so I can imagine the a$$ chewing you are currently receiving.
Us guys have to watch each other's backs! Good luck and let me know if I can help some more.
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"HOW AM I GOING TO CHECK MY (insert girly website here) WITHOUT MY PHONE!!!!"
lol thanks man im currently downloading it but the internet at her house is incredibly slow hahaha. so i just gotta do a lot of waiting.

so i flashed the stock rom but now i keep getting popups that services have stopped working (google search, settings, google partner setup, google.process.gapps etc.)
This is really bummin me out man. im probably going to have to smash her phone and go through insurance and pay the 200 dollars so she can get a replacement. is there nothing else i can try?

and now it wont even boot into recovery.
this is seriously pissing me off why doesnt **** ever just work right? ughhhhh

You're getting the error messages after using Odin?
I would try flashing thru Odin again.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using XDA Free mobile app

Fixed it, just forgot to clear cache and factory reset after the install, you guys are the bomb! Thanks to all those who helped me! Her phone is now working

Raidenbeats said:
Fixed it, just forgot to clear cache and factory reset after the install, you guys are the bomb! Thanks to all those who helped me! Her phone is now working
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Glad to hear you got her phone fixed. Doesn't mean you are out of the doghouse but at least you will not be in it as long.

well I was going to flash a custom ROM for her after we got the stock one in, but all the ROMS for her model are lame as hell and are ugly as heck. and they are all google based.

Raidenbeats said:
well I was going to flash a custom ROM for her after we got the stock one in, but all the ROMS for her model are lame as hell and are ugly as heck. and they are all google based.
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If all you originally wanted was free hotspot, take a look at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621862
Use CF-AutoRoot to root, and then use either Galaxy Tools app or telephony.db edit to get free hotspot. This is a tried and true hotspot solution for the 720T. There are links/instructions for both in OP of the above thread. I can personally vouch for these. I used them to root and get free hotspot and all has been golden. No issues whatsoever.
Compared to what you've already been through with this phone, these mods should be a piece of cake.
Pro Tip: Once you've added native hotspot, add a toggle to the notification bar. There are links in the above thread to do it manually. But the easiest way to do it is with the Galaxy Tools app. There's an option in it that says "Add all Notification Toggles" that will add every imaginable toggle to the notification bar - including of course the hotspot toggle.

My note 3 SM-N9005 is also a SM-N900A. NEED HELP

Okay, so i purchased a brand new samsung note 3 sm-n9005 from hong kong, and its been running perfectly,
here are some specs
android version= kitkat 4.2.2
baseband version = N9005ZHUENF1
kernel version = 3.4.0-722276
built number =KOT49H.N9005ZHUENF1
so far so good, everything seems legit, but then i wanted to upgrade to lollipop so i downloaded the necessary samsung drivers, kies software, odin 3.09,
and the hong kong version of the lollipop 5.0 firmware "N9005ZSUGOC3"
but soon as i click start
it shows fail
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> N9005ZSUGOC3_N9005OZSGOC3_N9005ZSUGOC3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<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> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/008> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/008> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/008> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/008> FAIL! (Auth)
<ID:0/008>
<ID:0/008> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1
and as i was inspecting the error on the oden on my phone, i noticed
the product name on my phone is SM-N900A which makes no sense.
to further examine i went to the recovery and it shows
android system recovery <3e>
KOT49H.N900AUCUCNC2
now i am really confused as to what phone i have, the box, documentations, and with in the phone settings everything points to n9005. where as oden and "volume down + power + home" menu shows n900a
and
"volume up + power + home" recovery menu also shows n900a.
what should i do to upgrade to lollipop, what phone do i really have?

What does it say under the battery?
Did you buy from a reliable seller or could it be a knock-off phone?
There's an app on Play you could use - Phone INFO Samsung. DL it and run and see what it tells you.

What is a BOUBOO Note ??? as under system menu .

same isse
i have same issues as yours. dont know what firmware to download

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It's a real device, just that the person probably flashed the N9005 firmware on it.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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It's not brand new then. It's a second hand device.

It's a real device, just that the person probably flashed the N9005 firmware on it.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

So after a while of trying to flash different roms, turns out, it is a n900a
So after a while of trying to flash different roms, turns out, it is a n900a, it is authentic, its not a fake, everything checks out, but the retailer was from hong kong, and they buy the phones on bulk, so the guy distrubuting the phones, has flashed the n9005 rom on to it,
after flashing the n900a lollipop, the phone has been working as good as it should, i have had no problems whats so ever, it just amazes me as to what lengths people would go to deceive and cheat the customers.
anyways, thank you for your replys, hope you all have an amazing time,
sincerely,
Ali,
PS, boubou is what i called my ex girlfriend, its just an inside joke, and since this phone was just about equally two faced, i gave it a name that would make sense

hey, what ever it says on the recovery is true
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i have same issues as yours. dont know what firmware to download
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hey, what ever it says on the recovery is true
N900AUCUEOC1_N900AATTEOC1_N900AUCUEOC1_HOME.tar
just flash this,
it is the official android 5.0 lollipop for n900a (atnt). works like a charm, and if you have to, just disable all the atnt apps,
there is no difference other then the fact that it shows a atnt logo on boot.

its an inside joke
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What is a BOUBOO Note ??? as under system menu .
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PS, boubou is what i called my ex girlfriend, its just an inside joke, and since this phone was just about equally two faced, i gave it a name that would make sense

hi
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urmother93 said:
hey, what ever it says on the recovery is true
N900AUCUEOC1_N900AATTEOC1_N900AUCUEOC1_HOME.tar
just flash this,
it is the official android 5.0 lollipop for n900a (atnt). works like a charm, and if you have to, just disable all the atnt apps,
there is no difference other then the fact that it shows a atnt logo on boot.
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where did you dload this firmware. im sorry im just noob with these techy stuffs

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where did you dload this firmware. im sorry im just noob with these techy stuffs
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so i can send you the links, or i can send you a full tutorial i made for my friends to install a custom note 4 rom,
it is the best rom you can have on a n900a. ive been rocking that since.

urmother93 said:
so i can send you the links, or i can send you a full tutorial i made for my friends to install a custom note 4 rom,
it is the best rom you can have on a n900a. ive been rocking that since.
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You can send me and a tutorial? Sorry ... Google translation

MrYuraB said:
You can send me and a tutorial? Sorry ... Google translation
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I man... Google translation.... OK: P

MrYuraB said:
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mate, i dont think i can attach files here, if you give me your email, id be more then happy to email it to you

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where did you dload this firmware. im sorry im just noob with these techy stuffs
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no worries mate, my brother is the same,
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N900A/
all the official firmware can be found on this website, however lollipop hasnt been officially released for note 3 att (n900a),
i was using this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...-dompop-urv2-2-3-tekhd-edition-note4-t3074094
rom on my note 3, its a port from note edge, had amazing bettery life and little to not bugs.
i no longer have the note 3 i upgraded to a note 5.
hope it helps,
if you want, i made a tutorial for my brother, i can send it to you too

Bricked 900A or maybe N9005!!?? Help
I do hope someone can help me. I have a bricked note 3 which appears to have been bogus for reasons the same as the above. Recovery mode States SM-
Official
Samsung official
But the sticker on the back shows N9005 and the serial is not recognized by keis.
I rooted it using let it rain and tried to flash a recovery to it which then failed and gave me an att&t warning when turning on. I then tried again to flash stock and it now gets to the Samsung logo and no further. I have never been able to flash anything with Odin due to fail (auth) at various stages. Was trying N9005 stock but having read the above tried 900 A From sammobile which also failed at the same point. Running out of ideas and patience, can anyone help? The attached was taken prior to me doing anything.

What model does it say in download mode ??