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DEV[Q] Clairification GT-P5113 Stock ROM and ODIN counter reset

I have a new shiny tab, was reading up on the counter reset, and my question is what has changed about the GT-P5113 or variant tabs, that prevents access to the block where the counter resides, i am a linux user and would be willing to help figure this out, and second isnt their a way to clone the stock ROM for the P5113, not refering to nandroid, meant more a zip in case someone botches their tab, again with a little direction id love to help, the dev forms restrict me from posting there

you should see a thread about TRIANGLEAWAY ,it is an application made by chainfire which resets the binary counter for SALAXY NOTE ,S2 AND S3 ,you should contact him for further info

Ok so i got the ball rolling sent a PM to chainfire, second part of the question if anybody knows, ive always been curious how to clone the stock ROM and turn it into a plain zip in case i blow my machine away, the p5113 wifi only doesnt have one for itself we got to use the p5100 image, now with the unroot zip and great work already done it will be easier to do, some general guidence on the general steps would be nice, id love to help i have ample experience in linux windows and have flashed many devices just never helped much in the ROM developement, any help would be great thankx xda....

Odin 4.43 multi downloader
Is Odin Multidownloader compatible with Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 ??
Ive been trying to reload the stock rom with it from this tutorial but it wont recognize
the device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922505
Ive tried WITH and WITHOUT KIES installed. Have the samsung drivers installed I used to root
but nothing shows up. It shows up with Odin3-v1.85_3 but no matter what I do, on a differnet PC trying
even, the GT-P5113 never shows up in odin 4.43 multidownloader. What is wrong??

hardhouseinc said:
Ive tried WITH and WITHOUT KIES installed. Have the samsung drivers installed I used to root
but nothing shows up. It shows up with Odin3-v1.85_3 but no matter what I do, on a differnet PC trying
even, the GT-P5113 never shows up in odin 4.43 multidownloader. What is wrong??
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The download mode is not the first screen you see with the bootloader. You need to volume up or down to make a selection.

king200 said:
The download mode is not the first screen you see with the bootloader. You need to volume up or down to make a selection.
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I'm not using CWM mode before I plug in the
Tablet to download from Odin.
The directions say enter Odin Mode with
Power button plus volume up button, isn't
That right?

[Q] Help...SGH-I337M....Can not ROOT, Can not see phone in DL mode in ODIN

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.
Sent from my SGH-I337 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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.
Sent from my SGH-I337 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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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!

What did I do wrong? I think I bricked my phone. So upset.

Traded my Mega for a S4 today
Love it
I rooted it, installed TWRP. I have i337m from Rogers. All was well.
I downloaded a Google Edition 4.3 Rom and went into TWRP, Wiped Cache/Dalvik/Data, and Formatted Data
I then went back, installed the Rom.zip
Wiped cache/dalvik
Rebooted.
My phone now goes directly to Odin Mood. Seems as if something partition wise happened.
UPDATE:
I attempted to flash via odin everything back to stock, it made it 1/2 way and got an error. Now I can't do anything, phone just boots to the screen attached. Odin doesnt detect phone, Kies doesn't detect phone.
Am I screwed? I can't believe this, I want to cry. Never have I had issues like this before!!!

Which TWRP version
Did you do the "Format Data" button where you had to select "Yes". If so you lost everything
Get twrp 2.5.0.2 if you get the chance
I never used Odin, so not much help there
Also, I always wipe only Data/System/Caches 2x and have no issues. I do it before flashing any rom/version update etc
I know not much help here. But, maybe an idea on what went wrong--
Good Luck

Yes - Shoot
I see the issue. I was following the guide and it states to do this with CWM, I was thinking I was reading the instructions for TWRP. I had 2.6.3.0 (whatever the newest one is)
I'm downloading the firmware now - will try Odin

You gotta use Odin to restore the firmware, but you can't use kies if you're going custom. You can also use Philz recovery for that. That's what I had and it worked great. It's based off CWM and has touch.

agent929 said:
You gotta use Odin to restore the firmware, but you can't use kies if you're going custom. You can also use Philz recovery for that. That's what I had and it worked great. It's based off CWM and has touch.
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When attempting to flash with Odin, I'm getting the following error. Any help?
Stuck here right now if anyone has a second.

Edit
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk 5

Got it from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2269304
Its the Virgin Mobile Canada 4.2.2 firmware from July
My phone is Rogers but is unlocked and I'm using it with Virgin. Can I flash the virgin file rather than Rogers to avoid all the Rogers bloat?
What is the Pit error I'm getting? Did I delete a partition or anything here?
Man that stupid format is a major pain. Won't do that again. I flipped back at the guide page and read the CWM instructions by error.

agent929 said:
I don't think you're using the right firmware. You should be doing the MDL firmware.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk 5
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Why would he put MDL on a Canadian phone?

scott14719 said:
Why would he put MDL on a Canadian phone?
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Oh good gosh I'm very sorry I missed that part.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I467 using Tapatalk 4

agent929 said:
Oh good gosh I'm very sorry I missed that part.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I467 using Tapatalk 4
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So I attempted to flash Via Odin 3.0.7 (rogers firmware) and about 1/2 way through something Error'd and now my phone will not do anything but load the following screen attached.
Download mode or recovery does not load. Kies does not detect it. I can't get Odin to detect it either.
Did I screw myself over?
So depressed over this. I just got the phone.

That screen is another form of download mode. If you plug it into Odin at this point will Odin recognize it?

jd1639 said:
That screen is another form of download mode. If you plug it into Odin at this point will Odin recognize it?
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I'll try again tonight after work.
Last night I could no longer get ODIN to recognize the device.

bigystyle84 said:
I'll try again tonight after work.
Last night I could no longer get ODIN to recognize the device.
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If you are on MF3, this has worked to get me out of that screen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360859 there is always some risk with flashing anything from Odin, so read through the thread and make sure you are comfortable with it first...
I'm on AT&T U.S. but it worked for me. You should also be able to boot in download mode (with the phone off hold vol down and home, then press power until your phone vibrates and continue holding home and vol down until you see Download mode)...
I hope this helps.

dustyhughes said:
If you are on MF3, this has worked to get me out of that screen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360859 there is always some risk with flashing anything from Odin, so read through the thread and make sure you are comfortable with it first...
I'm on AT&T U.S. but it worked for me. You should also be able to boot in download mode (with the phone off hold vol down and home, then press power until your phone vibrates and continue holding home and vol down until you see Download mode)...
I hope this helps.
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I have a i337M Canadian phone
And as mentioned, phone will not go into Download mode. I've tried a dozen times to get it into the regular download mode as always, does not work. It just boots to this screenshot almost instantly after hitting the power button.
I've flashed with Odin a dozen times previously with S3 and Note 2 in the past, never any issues.
How could TWRP Format Data cause all this to happen?
I just had my previous phone stolen - I bought this phone yesterday and now this happens. What a great week.

jd1639 said:
That screen is another form of download mode. If you plug it into Odin at this point will Odin recognize it?
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jd1639 is right, I think the first line of small text says Odin, if I remember correctly.

dustyhughes said:
jd1639 is right, I think the first line of small text says Odin, if I remember correctly.
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I couldn't get Odin to detect the phone on this screen though.
Odin detected the phone fine when I could get the to regular download mode screen before. Now I can't get to this screen, only what's attached in the screenshot, and I couldn't get Odin to detect it any longer last night.
Can a cable cause this? I am not using the Cable that came with the phone - That wasn't included when I bought it. I'm using a Sony Cable from a Xperia T I used to own.
Why did the Odin flash fail to begin with?
With did Format Data in TWRP cause all this to happen?

bigystyle84 said:
I couldn't get Odin to detect the phone on this screen though.
Odin detected the phone fine when I could get the to regular download mode screen before. Now I can't get to this screen, only what's attached in the screenshot, and I couldn't get Odin to detect it any longer last night.
Can a cable cause this? I am not using the Cable that came with the phone - That wasn't included when I bought it. I'm using a Sony Cable from a Xperia T I used to own.
Why did the Odin flash fail to begin with?
With did Format Data in TWRP cause all this to happen?
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It's very possible it's the cable. Odin is very finicky on the cable, usb ports, and even computer you use. It works great on my lap top but I can't get it to work on my pc. Do you know anyone who has an s4 and you could borrow their cable. If you can boot into download you are not bricked and can get Odin to fix your phone. It may just take some trial and error. I've also had Odin fail a number of times and then decide to finally work for whatever reason so keep working at it.

jd1639 said:
It's very possible it's the cable. Odin is very finicky on the cable, usb ports, and even computer you use. It works great on my lap top but I can't get it to work on my pc. Do you know anyone who has an s4 and you could borrow their cable. If you can boot into download you are not bricked and can get Odin to fix your phone. It may just take some trial and error. I've also had Odin fail a number of times and then decide to finally work for whatever reason so keep working at it.
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I'm going to get a Samsung Cable from a friend today and try it again when I get home.

jd1639 said:
It's very possible it's the cable. Odin is very finicky on the cable, usb ports, and even computer you use. It works great on my lap top but I can't get it to work on my pc. Do you know anyone who has an s4 and you could borrow their cable. If you can boot into download you are not bricked and can get Odin to fix your phone. It may just take some trial and error. I've also had Odin fail a number of times and then decide to finally work for whatever reason so keep working at it.
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Here's some more thoughts:
I've always used firmware from sammobile.com
I've had best luck with odin ver 1.85
One other, use the usb ports in the back of your computer, not the front and no usb hub.

jd1639 said:
Here's some more thoughts:
I've always used firmware from sammobile.com
I've had best luck with odin ver 1.85
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Cool Thanks
I downloaded the firmware from SamMobile - the latest Rogers firmware.
I will try 1.85

need help guys at&t s4 brick. desperately

hi xda guys this is my story
i have an at&t samsung s4 on android 4.2 i have tried to update it via wifi to 4.4
but no use. a message appear say's " your device is up to date "
i have tied "loki way" it failed
i have tried "odin tool way' it failed it won't complete the process
i have tried samsung kais it fail's too a message says no update for this device
***** i managed to root the device
and then i found the safestrap apk i have insert the TWRP recovery
i have made a backup in case something go's wrong
and i have tries to flash a clean google s4 4.4.4 rom
**** and then the the phone stuck of samsung logo and vibrate often .the TWRP is lost
**** i have tried to recover the the via samsung kias it made it wors
now it have message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again"
i have tried via odin using the official firmware that i have downloaded. but did not work also
i have tried the kais recovery mode but i did not get the recovery code
help my friend what should i do
nead you help desperately

When you try Odin what fails? Are you using the mdl firmware? I assume you're on MDL? You haven't updated the firmware?
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jd1639 said:
When you try Odin what fails? Are you using the mdl firmware? I assume you're on MDL? You haven't updated the firmware?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA Free mobile app
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Every time I have had and issue with a ROM or forget to flash loki I have no issues just ODIN back to 4.2.2 MDL. I say try it again.

MF3
jd1639 said:
When you try Odin what fails? Are you using the mdl firmware? I assume you're on MDL? You haven't updated the firmware?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA Free mobile app
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yes my friend
the device firmware ends with MF3
i think it's MDL
it had a 4.2.2 official firmware
but i tried ti flash this rom using safestrap recovery : "GalaxyS4-CWM-6.0.4.4-GT-i9505.tar"
after that my device stuck in samsung logo screen with vibration
i hop hear from you soon

myounis said:
yes my friend
the device firmware ends with MF3
i think it's MDL
it had a 4.2.2 official firmware
but i tried ti flash this rom using safestrap recovery : "GalaxyS4-CWM-6.0.4.4-GT-i9505.tar"
after that my device stuck in samsung logo screen with vibration
i hop hear from you soon
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YOU DONT FLASH .tar files in recovery ........... i9505 is not your device i337 is yours .. No wonder it bricked ...
this will unbrick your phone FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS Exactly ... If you are on MF3 your bootloader is locked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
It in the second post ..Full Nb1 update .. Or Mk2 which ever you desire
GalaxyS4-CWM-6.0.4.4-GT-i9505.tar This is not a ROM its a recovery .. I suggest reading a lot more before proceeding .. Your device has a locked bootloader if firmware is MF3 ... Read the Q/A and much more it will save you a ton of time .. You need to flash device specific roms and recoveries else you are gonna crash and burn
If you are on MF3 like you said then you can only flash Safestrap compatible roms .. I need a little more info ???

myounis said:
yes my friend
the device firmware ends with MF3
i think it's MDL
it had a 4.2.2 official firmware
but i tried ti flash this rom using safestrap recovery : "GalaxyS4-CWM-6.0.4.4-GT-i9505.tar"
after that my device stuck in samsung logo screen with vibration
i hop hear from you soon
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You are on mf3 firmware. Flashing the mdl firmware won't work. That's the problem you're having. I would recommend you upgrade and flash the nb1 tar file. Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53758227
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app

spirodave said:
YOU DONT FLASH .tar files in recovery ........... i9505 is not your device i337 is yours .. No wonder it bricked ...
this will unbrick your phone FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS Exactly ... If you are on MF3 your bootloader is locked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
It in the second post ..Full Nb1 update .. Or Mk2 which ever you desire
GalaxyS4-CWM-6.0.4.4-GT-i9505.tar This is not a ROM its a recovery .. I suggest reading a lot more before proceeding .. Your device has a locked bootloader if firmware is MF3 ... Read the Q/A and much more it will save you a ton of time .. You need to flash device specific roms and recoveries else you are gonna crash and burn
If you are on MF3 like you said then you can only flash Safestrap compatible roms .. I need a little more info ???
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yes my friend
sorry my misstake i have flashed this room : Danvdh-GE-4.4.4-07172014.zip

And it works--

rugmankc said:
And it works--
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no my friend this rom made my device bootloop / brick
samsung logo only with vibration
***
i think onid is the answer
can any one link me an MF3 stock rom
to try??!!
i can't not find any

I think you missed something--
You can't run aosp roms at all
On MF3 only 4.3 afaik
As mentioned do a lot of reading in those threads before going on--saves headaches--:good:
Best would be to upgrade to NB1, those instructions are in those threads too--:good:

myounis said:
no my friend this rom made my device bootloop / brick
samsung logo only with vibration
***
i think onid is the answer
can any one link me an MF3 stock rom
to try??!!
i can't not find any
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Im gonna save you a bunch of time ................You are on MF3 ...Your BootLoader is locked ... You can only flash Safe Strap Roms aka HyperDrive or GoldenEye based off stock .. You can only use safestrap to install recovery ... Anything else will render your device useless.
Check the General Section ... Send you a link isn't gonna help ... You need to read multiple threads ...CHECK THE GENERAL SECTION
LOCKED BOOTLOADER= NO AOSP ROMS = ONLY ROMS BASED OFF STOCK
LOOK FOR A THREAD IN THE GENERAL SECTION CALLED DEBRICK

thank for you help all
i have fix it
i have download this link :
https://mega.co.nz/#!WEEzSA7Z!aB46731_AwM7P83eMdDlmFYd1hUZfFBcQAZjc1X7wAE
from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502003
and flash it with oden
what a relief
:highfive:

myounis said:
thank for you help all
i have fix it
i have download this link :
https://mega.co.nz/#!WEEzSA7Z!aB46731_AwM7P83eMdDlmFYd1hUZfFBcQAZjc1X7wAE
from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502003
and flash it with oden
what a relief
:highfive:
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:good::good::good:

Same issue but mk2 has me struggling
Sorry to hijack, but I didn't want to start a new thread on this same issue.
I have the AT&T S4 i337 , running MK2. I bought it used, and every time it boots up it shows "safestrap disabled" with 2 buttons below: recovery or system. Recovery button takes you to the TWRP recovery, the other button boots the phone. The phone worked well but the stock rom and bloat were killing me (my previous phones were rooted Epic and Relay). I wanted to root and flash a custom ROM but I wasn't aware of the locked bootloader and mk2/mf3 issues with this phone. Now I am soft bricked, and I've tried many ways to fix (odin, recovery flash,adb ), but it always fails. Here is my path, and what I've tried:
1. I rooted using Saferoot.
2. Tried to flash Philz Touch CWM from SD card in recovery (1st BIG mistake). Didn't work, but didn't brick either.
3. I saw guut13's index and ran backups on twrp recovery and on kies.
4. decided to update (before proceeding with a new rom). tried to OTA update, but it failed.
5. tried to install nb1 (stock odin tar) using heimdall (it couldn't find pit file) and odin (failed to complete write).
6. unrooted (hoping to fix update issues) and then tried Kies firmware upgrade. This process hung and I had to force quit. And thus began the soft brick.
This pattern repeated a few times:
7. flash stock mf3 tar with odin [Complete(Write) operation failed]
8. odin'd mk2 tar , then md1, then mf3 again, all fail to complete write.
9. Phone freezes and will only go into download mode (or bootloop).
10. the ONLY thing that odin can flash is a mj9 recovery file (sometimes). then recovery comes up, I wipe dalvik/cache/system (everything but the sd card) and fix permissions.
11. rinse and repeat. lol
12. I find a jflte pit file that will flash by odin.
13. I start trying stock tars again in odin, hoping the pit helps. same failure.
14. tried to odin an entire mf3 package (bootloader, modem, csc, the works). still same write fail.
15. the only file that flashes other than the pit, is a stock mk2 recovery file.
16. tried to slip a stock mk2 rom zip on my sd and flash from there... failed.
17. installed sdk and tried to sideload, but my computer won't recognize my S4. also can't run adb shell. (yes, i installed the platform tools, and opened prompt window from inside the platform tools folder). {perhaps my vmware fusion (Win8) running on my mac (OS 10.9) is causing a port id issue, but odin connects easily every time....hmm....}
18. Tried rubbing the phone against my head and laughing while trying not to cry, softly whispering "I hate your soul...."
19. Tried 5 different usb cables, including 2 blackberry cables that always connect other samsungs to odin.
20. tried factory reset thru stock recovery , which I can still reach by booting and holding volume up. odd note, this recovery says "i337ucufnb1".
So, I have tried odin-flashing every stock rom for i337 (mdl-nc1), but odin fails to write complete, and my phone says "bar 240, 400" or "sw rev check fail".
What can I try next? I can only think maybe to try using a different PC (not easy since I don't know anyone here but mac users) or smashing the phone under my tire..... would uninstalling safestrap help? I feel like theres a confilct between the stock nb1 recovery and safestrap..... but I can't get in the adb shell to delete it.
anyone had these write fails with odin before? I have always thought no matter what happens, I could always factory wipe and start over with a stock rom in odin, but now, the locksmith says no dice.
Thanks for any advice, I am sure I've forgotten a few details, but I hope I gave enough info for those who wish to assist. Thanks.

I would try to find a Windows pc and flash the nb1 tar in Odin
I'm assuming you're using this but if not it's what you want http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
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jd1639 said:
I would try to find a Windows pc and flash the nb1 tar in Odin
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yeah, 4 years ago I had trouble getting virtual pc's to let my mac and epic both speak odin. But I thought now that they connect easily (and flash pits and some recovery with no prob) it was a better match (as in , vmware's Windows 8, running on a 2.8ghz macbook pro).
What stinks is I have a real pc (old tower running xp) for exactly this purpose, but I never got a licensed version of windows on it and the crap I got off torrents doesnt work anymore. I hate the thought of buying a crap PC OS that I will only use once every 3 years.

Epiclectic said:
yeah, 4 years ago I had trouble getting virtual pc's to let my mac and epic both speak odin. But I thought now that they connect easily (and flash pits and some recovery with no prob) it was a better match (as in , vmware's Windows 8, running on a 2.8ghz macbook pro).
What stinks is I have a real pc (old tower running xp) for exactly this purpose, but I never got a licensed version of windows on it and the crap I got off torrents doesnt work anymore. I hate the thought of buying a crap PC OS that I will only use once every 3 years.
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Yea, my 16 year old has a crap Mac now all he ever uses is my crap Windows pc to play his games. Go figure.
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jd1639 said:
Yea, my 16 year old has a crap Mac now all he ever uses is my crap Windows pc to play his games. Go figure.
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For a wide selection of games (and upgradable graphics), PC has a definite edge over Mac. PC also has the advantage of being cheaper to buy and upgrade. If I were going to game all day or outfit 50+ employee workstations, PC would be the obvious choice. But for day to day, I still like the way Mac works, hands down. (Tho as PC improves, and Mac continues dumbing down for the masses, this gap is starting to shrink, much like the import vs domestic car market.)
If my old PC tower could run Win8, I would just buy a licensed copy and use that for Odin. But I'm pretty sure it's maxed out at xp, tho it might run vista really slowly, lol. My other option is to try bootcamp to boot up my macbook as an actual Win8 PC, but if that doesnt solve the Odin issues, then I've spent money on a microsoft product I can't even use. I like android phones' customizing options and layout better than iphone (no back button? wtf? lol), so unless android starts making latop OS, I guess I'm stuck in this Mac/android limbo...

Epiclectic said:
Sorry to hijack, but I didn't want to start a new thread on this same issue.
I have the AT&T S4 i337 , running MK2. I bought it used, and every time it boots up it shows "safestrap disabled" with 2 buttons below: recovery or system. Recovery button takes you to the TWRP recovery, the other button boots the phone. The phone worked well but the stock rom and bloat were killing me (my previous phones were rooted Epic and Relay). I wanted to root and flash a custom ROM but I wasn't aware of the locked bootloader and mk2/mf3 issues with this phone. Now I am soft bricked, and I've tried many ways to fix (odin, recovery flash,adb ), but it always fails. Here is my path, and what I've tried:
1. I rooted using Saferoot.
2. Tried to flash Philz Touch CWM from SD card in recovery (1st BIG mistake). Didn't work, but didn't brick either.
3. I saw guut13's index and ran backups on twrp recovery and on kies.
4. decided to update (before proceeding with a new rom). tried to OTA update, but it failed.
5. tried to install nb1 (stock odin tar) using heimdall (it couldn't find pit file) and odin (failed to complete write).
6. unrooted (hoping to fix update issues) and then tried Kies firmware upgrade. This process hung and I had to force quit. And thus began the soft brick.
This pattern repeated a few times:
7. flash stock mf3 tar with odin [Complete(Write) operation failed]
8. odin'd mk2 tar , then md1, then mf3 again, all fail to complete write.
9. Phone freezes and will only go into download mode (or bootloop).
10. the ONLY thing that odin can flash is a mj9 recovery file (sometimes). then recovery comes up, I wipe dalvik/cache/system (everything but the sd card) and fix permissions.
11. rinse and repeat. lol
12. I find a jflte pit file that will flash by odin.
13. I start trying stock tars again in odin, hoping the pit helps. same failure.
14. tried to odin an entire mf3 package (bootloader, modem, csc, the works). still same write fail.
15. the only file that flashes other than the pit, is a stock mk2 recovery file.
16. tried to slip a stock mk2 rom zip on my sd and flash from there... failed.
17. installed sdk and tried to sideload, but my computer won't recognize my S4. also can't run adb shell. (yes, i installed the platform tools, and opened prompt window from inside the platform tools folder). {perhaps my vmware fusion (Win8) running on my mac (OS 10.9) is causing a port id issue, but odin connects easily every time....hmm....}
18. Tried rubbing the phone against my head and laughing while trying not to cry, softly whispering "I hate your soul...."
19. Tried 5 different usb cables, including 2 blackberry cables that always connect other samsungs to odin.
20. tried factory reset thru stock recovery , which I can still reach by booting and holding volume up. odd note, this recovery says "i337ucufnb1".
So, I have tried odin-flashing every stock rom for i337 (mdl-nc1), but odin fails to write complete, and my phone says "bar 240, 400" or "sw rev check fail".
What can I try next? I can only think maybe to try using a different PC (not easy since I don't know anyone here but mac users) or smashing the phone under my tire..... would uninstalling safestrap help? I feel like theres a confilct between the stock nb1 recovery and safestrap..... but I can't get in the adb shell to delete it.
anyone had these write fails with odin before? I have always thought no matter what happens, I could always factory wipe and start over with a stock rom in odin, but now, the locksmith says no dice.
Thanks for any advice, I am sure I've forgotten a few details, but I hope I gave enough info for those who wish to assist. Thanks.
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my friend
if the mk2 is the same mf3
then download this link : https://mega.co.nz/#!WEEzSA7Z!aB46731_AwM7P83eMdDlmFYd1hUZfFBcQAZjc1X7wAE
more details here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502003
place the 4 files in to odin
and flash them... it worked for me
and if not the same as mf3
look for mk2 ota update build from 4 files
it will reset you phone to factory firmware
i hop it will work for you

Epiclectic said:
For a wide selection of games (and upgradable graphics), PC has a definite edge over Mac. PC also has the advantage of being cheaper to buy and upgrade. If I were going to game all day or outfit 50+ employee workstations, PC would be the obvious choice. But for day to day, I still like the way Mac works, hands down. (Tho as PC improves, and Mac continues dumbing down for the masses, this gap is starting to shrink, much like the import vs domestic car market.)
If my old PC tower could run Win8, I would just buy a licensed copy and use that for Odin. But I'm pretty sure it's maxed out at xp, tho it might run vista really slowly, lol. My other option is to try bootcamp to boot up my macbook as an actual Win8 PC, but if that doesnt solve the Odin issues, then I've spent money on a microsoft product I can't even use. I like android phones' customizing options and layout better than iphone (no back button? wtf? lol), so unless android starts making latop OS, I guess I'm stuck in this Mac/android limbo...
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Consider installing Win7. Licenses can be had cheaply or just install, use for couple days for Odin (before it license locks) then wipe...
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[Q] Galaxy Tab 4 Soft-Bricked After trying to root

Hi im new to this really i recently got the tab 4 and needed to root it so i can mirror my screen with the chrome-cast doggle for an application xbmc . I found guide on internet to use Odin to root it and ive used Odin before to root a few phones but when i tried to use the PDA option within ordin to apply the tar file that was in zip - CF-Auto-Root.tar the process started but then failed for some reason. The device then said i need to kies to emergency firmware restore but kies 3 said it does not support my device. Ive been looking for solution on net to no joy and now device must of died or somit but all i get is black screen and wont turn on. please help....

Tyandroid said:
Hi im new to this really i recently got the tab 4 and needed to root it so i can mirror my screen with the chrome-cast doggle for an application xbmc . I found guide on internet to use Odin to root it and ive used Odin before to root a few phones but when i tried to use the PDA option within ordin to apply the tar file that was in zip - CF-Auto-Root.tar the process started but then failed for some reason. The device then said i need to kies to emergency firmware restore but kies 3 said it does not support my device. Ive been looking for solution on net to no joy and now device must of died or somit but all i get is black screen and wont turn on. please help....
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Which Tab4 do you have? Tmobile? If so I have a zip file you can use to odin back to stock. I had the same thing happen to me when I tried to root. Once it gets to that point, kies doesn't seem to function. But odin still recognizes the device. I have an SM-T337T. Let me know.

Could you post the link of the rooting method site please?
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magda623 said:
Which Tab4 do you have? Tmobile? If so I have a zip file you can use to odin back to stock. I had the same thing happen to me when I tried to root. Once it gets to that point, kies doesn't seem to function. But odin still recognizes the device. I have an SM-T337T. Let me know.
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MY galaxy tab 4 is the wifi version model SM-T230 and ive been trying to get stock file even tho its at that screen where it says
Firmware upgrade uncounted an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again.
its still in download mode so odin will fix it in theory. i downloaded this file named ;
T230NUUEU0ANE2_T230NUXAC0ANE2_HOME.tar.md5 but think its for another model coz of the NU after T230 that never worked and been looking for my model to to avail and im still green when you come to this i feel like im out my depth.
now when i connect it to kies it says device not supported and screen flashes on off. im using a win xp machine will that make any difference aswell.
thank you

Tyandroid said:
MY galaxy tab 4 is the wifi version model SM-T230 and ive been trying to get stock file even tho its at that screen where it says
Firmware upgrade uncounted an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again.
its still in download mode so odin will fix it in theory. i downloaded this file named ;
T230NUUEU0ANE2_T230NUXAC0ANE2_HOME.tar.md5 but think its for another model coz of the NU after T230 that never worked and been looking for my model to to avail and im still green when you come to this i feel like im out my depth.
now when i connect it to kies it says device not supported and screen flashes on off. im using a win xp machine will that make any difference aswell.
thank you
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Only think i've found for that firmware is a UK version. Not quite sure why there isn't a US version readily available. Anyhow, You can download it from here. The version from June might be able to be rooted using towelroot. But the May version definately can be rooted using that method. Here is the link Hope it helps.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SM-T230&pcode=BTU#firmware