Sorry if this has been spoken about before, I tried searching and found nothing.
Yesterday my phone went to complete crap between flashing roms and I tried using Odin 3.07 and once I hit start, it automatically went to fail.
I searched on youtube for some how-to videos on how to odin, just incase I was doing it wrong, and I saw quite a bit of people with the same problem. If anyone has any insight on this please let me know! Thanks.:good:
Noel2255 said:
Sorry if this has been spoken about before, I tried searching and found nothing.
Yesterday my phone went to complete crap between flashing roms and I tried using Odin 3.07 and once I hit start, it automatically went to fail.
I searched on youtube for some how-to videos on how to odin, just incase I was doing it wrong, and I saw quite a bit of people with the same problem. If anyone has any insight on this please let me know! Thanks.:good:
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What are you doing Exactly? you've flashed b4 yes?
Have you tried the newer Odin version 3.09?? You can get it here!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539
Not sure if that'll do it or not but worth a shot!
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If you are on MJA or mk2 you cannot flash anything non 4.3 via Odin. Download the new tar and you'll be fine.
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Are you running it 'as administrator'?
You must on any OS above and including Vista.
Right-click and then choose 'Run as Administrator'.
Also make sure you have a brand new USB cable,
Start PC Odin 1st (with out your phone connected) and then put your phone into 'Download mode' and then connect it to you PC.
I used Odin3 v3.07
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Noel2255 said:
Sorry if this has been spoken about before, I tried searching and found nothing.
Yesterday my phone went to complete crap between flashing roms and I tried using Odin 3.07 and once I hit start, it automatically went to fail.
I searched on youtube for some how-to videos on how to odin, just incase I was doing it wrong, and I saw quite a bit of people with the same problem. If anyone has any insight on this please let me know! Thanks.:good:
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Make sure you don't have Kies installed. This happened to me and a soon as I uninstalled, I was able to flash again. Oh, and don't uninstall the USB drivers.
cf auto root for mk2 stock
Ok I apologize but I've searched and searched I'm on sph-l720 running mk2 all stock I'm trying to root using auto root and odin I can't find a working link for cf auto root that will work found one that claimed it worked but when I ran thru the process it failed right away can anyone help me please and yes I'm new to rooting
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Hey!
I have a Bell SGH-I337M. First off, my big mistake is I forgot to backup my stock firmware. I would like to return my phone to Stock so I can back it up but I can not.
I originally installed CM10.1 nightly as directed on cyanogenmod.org
Wasn't happy with the nightly, and decided to install Google Play Edition ROM. I like the way it works, except I can not Root or see my phone in ODIN when its in download mode.
So far from what I've read is I can only flash the stock firmware back through ODIN.
When I try to root it with motochopper it always comes up failed.
The version of Google Play Edition Rom is for the GT-I9505G but thats the one that Galaxy4root.com said to use for the Canadian version. I'm thinking this might be the issue for not being able to see the phone in ODIN or be able to root.
*I can see the phone in ODIN when my phone is booted up as normal*
*I had root when I had CM10.1, but its gone now that I have Google Play Edition*
Also, I downloaded I337M/I337MVLUAMDJ_I337MOYAAMDJ_BMC.zip and when I try to use CWM to Install from .ZIP it says:
Can't open /external_sd/I337M/I337MVLUAMDJ_I337MOYAAMDJ_BMC.zip (bad)
I've tried downloading this stock firmware from multiple sites and always get the same message.
Please any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Bender
Use chainfire's cf-auto root method.
Sounds silly, but try a different usb plug and or input spot. That was my problem once.
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xBeerdroiDx said:
Use chainfire's cf-auto root method.
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According to this thread: [SGH-I337M] CF-Auto-Root [CANADIAN MODELS ONLY]
It states:
"Check your device model ! Settings -> About device -> Model number. See the third post for exact supported model numbers. If your device is a totally different model, it will not work (may even brick) !"
Since my device is now showing as the GT-I9505G, I'm worried this may brick my phone.
douggiephresh said:
Sounds silly, but try a different usb plug and or input spot. That was my problem once.
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Hi,
Thank you, but I have tried this as well as using my wifes cable from her galaxy s3
benderf1 said:
Hi,
Thank you, but I have tried this as well as using my wifes cable from her galaxy s3
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First, try what beerdroid suggested.
Second, the stock firmware zip you downloaded is only usable in kies. You cannot use it in your recovery.
jd1639 said:
First, try what beerdroid suggested.
Second, the stock firmware zip you downloaded is only usable in kies. You cannot use it in your recovery.
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Ok, thanks I will try this.........but can I use CF-AUTO Root with out using ODIN because like I said, when my phone is in download mode there is nothing in the com window in ODIN
jd1639 said:
First, try what beerdroid suggested.
Second, the stock firmware zip you downloaded is only usable in kies. You cannot use it in your recovery.
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jd1639 !! you mentioned Kies and it lit a light bulb in my head..............since I was running the Google Play Edition I9505 version, I realized that the samsung drivers that were installed on my computer were still for the SGH-I337M. I uninstalled Kies and reinstalled, and it installed the I9505 drivers. I was then able to see my phone in ODIN mode!!!
I have been working at this for a month now off and on, and I just couldn't figure it out.........Thanks so much for your help!
Stock firmware is back on my phone!
benderf1 said:
jd1639 !! you mentioned Kies and it lit a light bulb in my head..............since I was running the Google Play Edition I9505 version, I realized that the samsung drivers that were installed on my computer were still for the SGH-I337M. I uninstalled Kies and reinstalled, and it installed the I9505 drivers. I was then able to see my phone in ODIN mode!!!
I have been working at this for a month now off and on, and I just couldn't figure it out.........Thanks so much for your help!
Stock firmware is back on my phone!
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Glad to hear it helped. Good luck to you!
I tried installing Cyanogen Mod but it didn't work, I just got stuck at the boot screen and when I tired to flash back to stock something really went wrong.
Now all I see is an error saying "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Pleas select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
But I can still access download mode so from what I can tell I can fix this with the right files and right settings in Odin3.
I have the Sprint Galaxy S4 SPH-L720. I am currently running Odin3 v3.07.
I was trying to flash this in Odin3, qbking77.com/development/how-to-unroot-and-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s4. I got as far as system.img.ext4 before it failed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am still somewhat new to hacking my phone but an very tech savvy and feel comfortable following any directions you have for what to flash with odin3 and what options to use.
Thanks in advance.
Ryan990 said:
I tried installing Cyanogen Mod but it didn't work, I just got stuck at the boot screen and when I tired to flash back to stock something really went wrong.
Now all I see is an error saying "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Pleas select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
But I can still access download mode so from what I can tell I can fix this with the right files and right settings in Odin3.
I have the Sprint Galaxy S4 SPH-L720. I am currently running Odin3 v3.07.
I was trying to flash this in Odin3, qbking77.com/development/how-to-unroot-and-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s4. I got as far as system.img.ext4 before it failed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am still somewhat new to hacking my phone but an very tech savvy and feel comfortable following any directions you have for what to flash with odin3 and what options to use.
Thanks in advance.
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Try these links from this post buddy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46273175
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of my crew of misfits
Ryan990 said:
I tried installing Cyanogen Mod but it didn't work, I just got stuck at the boot screen and when I tired to flash back to stock something really went wrong.
Now all I see is an error saying "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Pleas select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
But I can still access download mode so from what I can tell I can fix this with the right files and right settings in Odin3.
I have the Sprint Galaxy S4 SPH-L720. I am currently running Odin3 v3.07.
I was trying to flash this in Odin3, qbking77.com/development/how-to-unroot-and-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s4. I got as far as system.img.ext4 before it failed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am still somewhat new to hacking my phone but an very tech savvy and feel comfortable following any directions you have for what to flash with odin3 and what options to use.
Thanks in advance.
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Been there (that screen is still odin mode). Should be recoverable through odin still. In my case, the problem was that I had a bad tar file. I'd start there, make sure you have the right file for your phone. If you have the right file, it may be a bad download. So I would try to re-download, or naybe try a different version.
Cheers.
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Oscar_david said:
Been there (that screen is still odin mode). Should be recoverable through odin still. In my case, the problem was that I had a bad tar file. I'd start there, make sure you have the right file for your phone. If you have the right file, it may be a bad download. So I would try to re-download, or naybe try a different version.
Cheers.
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I had used the exact file before so I know its correct and uncorrupted. I did figure it out.
Successfully flashed using another computer. Best I can figure, following the CM installation instructions have a step "Run the included zadig.exe in the drivers folder of the Heimdall Suite."
That does something with drivers that odin must not like. I tried uninstalling, restarting my computer than reinstalling the Samsung drivers but that was not enough. A new computer was the answer.
Ryan990 said:
I had used the exact file before so I know its correct and uncorrupted. I did figure it out.
Successfully flashed using another computer. Best I can figure, following the CM installation instructions have a step "Run the included zadig.exe in the drivers folder of the Heimdall Suite."
That does something with drivers that odin must not like. I tried uninstalling, restarting my computer than reinstalling the Samsung drivers but that was not enough. A new computer was the answer.
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Wow what one file can do to mess everything up and glad you got it working again buddy
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of my crew of misfits
Bigger question here is:
Why are some phones experiencing corrupt partitions after flashing AOSP-based ROMs? Myself included....
Hello,
Last week I went to south-america for holidays and an old friend of mine saw that I couldn't use my phone because i had my sprint carrier and haven't unlocked it yet. He told me he could root my phone (which I upgraded to 4.3 when i was in the US). The tried to root my phone using a regular gt-i9500 guide for it. he did not know that it was different for the sprint phone (SPH-L720)
Problem|:
My phone is stuck at "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."
I tried to use odin and a stock 4.2.2 SPH-L7290 sprint tar in the PDA thing and I keep getting a fail message.
Please i will appreciate any kind of help
PS"
I cant go in Recovery mode for the master reset (Volume up,home,power thing) I can only go on download mode (volume down,home,power)
You are trying to odin 4.2.2 when you are on 4.3. it is impossible to go back this way. It had been discussed an unbelievable amount of times. try searching a bit more before you post your problem. Odin MJA tar and see if that helps you.
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daniel4653 said:
You are trying to odin 4.2.2 when you are on 4.3. it is impossible to go back this way. It had been discussed an unbelievable amount of times. try searching a bit more before you post your problem. Odin MJA tar and see if that helps you.
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I apologize if I haven't done my research properly. I appreciate your help. Sorry if i ask but can you be a bit more specific with the possible fix?
http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...axy S4 (SPH-L720)/Stock ROMs/MJA/Original TAR
since it seems like you know how to use odin. download this file which is the stock MJA tar.it comes in zip format so extract it and run it in odin while your phone is in download mode and connected to your PC.
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Alright so I need some help. After trying every method that I could think of this is sort of a last resort. So it all started when I installed safestrap. It installed fine so I decided to wipe the phone and do a factory reset while I was in there. The process seemed successful so I decided to reboot but it got stuck on the ATT logo. Thinking it's soft bricked I decided to remove the battery and turn it back on. What ended up happening was this error (not actual pic). I've never had this happen to me before so I started to research for any possible solutions. Here's everything that I've tried so far:
Flash the Tar Files of the stock rom that I have for the phone
Use Kies to download / install a fresh version of the firmware for the phone
Use different tar files than the ones I have for the phone
If anyone can help me solve this issue I would really appreciate it. NOTE - Before anyone suggests it I can't enter recovery mode because for whatever reason it will just lead me back to that error screen that you saw in the picture.
Did you use Odin for flashing the tar file?
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sizemore2000 said:
Did you use Odin for flashing the tar file?
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Yeah. I haven't really tried any of the other flashing programs except for Heidalla (I think that's how you spell it) but it didnt work out to well
Issue solved. ted77usa helped me work it out .
Can you post the steps you followed so others can benefit from them in the future?
Rytiou said:
Issue solved. ted77usa helped me work it out .
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aletsm said:
Can you post the steps you followed so others can benefit from them in the future?
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@aletsm Follow my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279 check post#2 for guide. This should get u back easily to 4.3 MK2 firmware. Either u bricked or planning to update from 4.2.2 MF3 firmware to 4.3 MK2 firmware..... tested my self and also confirmed by others...:thumbup::thumbup:
Swyped From MK2 Dark Venom SS Edition
disregard
I stupidly tried to flash a custom recovery without unlocking the boot loader (2nd time rooting a phone) and of course now I get the message that there is software not authorized by Verizon, yada yada yada.....I can't use the phone. As I already said, I'm not very smart w/ this I guess. I rooted my phone with the new towelroot method and it worked flawlessly....but then I tried to go further and figured I'd just do everything necessary to run custom roms. Anyways, I've got the yellow triangle and I really really don't want to go to Verizon and try to talk my way into a replacement (I just got a replacement phone about 2 weeks ago) Is there any way to fix this? Before you reply, know I don't have a windows computer so I don't think I can use Odin, and my phone isn't showing up in Kies when I connect it after making sure my phone is in download mode. I'm at a loss.
Your only option is Odin, I would say find a friend with a windows computer... Then once you are back on track, read on this forum about safestrap before you flash anything else... Good luck!
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mattchenzo said:
Your only option is Odin, I would say find a friend with a windows computer... Then once you are back on track, read on this forum about safestrap before you flash anything else... Good luck!
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Thanks. I know what I'm doing today now
Can anyone point me in the right direction to download the right pit file for use in Odin (Jodin3 to be specific). It's supposed to find the proper pit file automatically, but it can't for some reason. Oh, and I did do some digging....for some reason the only pit file I found (which was uploaded in Oct. of 2013) doesn't work. I can't find anything else other than that...if there is anything else.
I am trying to fix his phone for him but I am unable to find any full 4.4.2 Odin tars, are there even any available yet? The only ones I can find seem to be on websites I have never heard of haha.
Help Please
I also Rooted via Towel Method and flashed clockwork touch recovery not thinking, and i am also in the same boat. Can anyone point me in the direction of a stock TAR file to flash with ODIN, So i can get my note working again.. Any help would be great.. Thanks in advance
Shutton82 said:
I also Rooted via Towel Method and flashed clockwork touch recovery not thinking, and i am also in the same boat. Can anyone point me in the direction of a stock TAR file to flash with ODIN, So i can get my note working again.. Any help would be great.. Thanks in advance
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Just found the link for it in this topic!
EDIT: Forgot to put in the link LOL http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783842
Worked like a CHARM!!!
draco259 said:
Just found the link for it in this topic!
EDIT: Forgot to put in the link LOL http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783842
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Thank you, I just finished Flashing File with ODIN, Worked like a CHARM!!!! Many Many Thanks!!!!!:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
Shutton82 said:
Thank you, I just finished Flashing File with ODIN, Worked like a CHARM!!!! Many Many Thanks!!!!!:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
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Glad I could be of some help