My Note 4, SM-N910F was delivered with Nordic software (NEE). As Samsung are lazy and has not bothered to update the Swedish software i flashed the UK (BTU) software and rooted and have using it some weeks. Today I wanna go back to NEE software.
But when trying to flash it using Odin 3.10 it fails and says FAIL (Ext4) and and on the phone the error message is "Volume Size is too big 81920 < 20 4000 ODIN : invalid ext4 image
Have after that tried flashing diffrent firmwares for the SM-N910F but all fails with the same message. The only firmware I can flash is the BTU one. Anyone got a clue how to fix this?
easycure1974 said:
My Note 4, SM-N910F was delivered with Nordic software (NEE). As Samsung are lazy and has not bothered to update the Swedish software i flashed the UK (BTU) software and rooted and have using it some weeks. Today I wanna go back to NEE software.
But when trying to flash it using Odin 3.10 it fails and says FAIL (Ext4) and and on the phone the error message is "Volume Size is too big 81920 < 20 4000 ODIN : invalid ext4 image
Have after that tried flashing diffrent firmwares for the SM-N910F but all fails with the same message. The only firmware I can flash is the BTU one. Anyone got a clue how to fix this?
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What is the Android version of currently installed firmware (BTU)?
And what is the Android version of the firmwares your are attempting install?
And how did you flash the BTU on your device in the first time? With or without the PIT file?
vndnguyen said:
What is the Android version of currently installed firmware (BTU)?
And what is the Android version of the firmwares your are attempting install?
And how did you flash the BTU on your device in the first time? With or without the PIT file?
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The one currently installed is ANK4 and I have tried ANK5 and ANK6 firmware as well as the ANJ4, the one the phone was delivered with. But all but the ANK4 fails with the same message. And the bin size in Odin is all bigger for the ones that fails. The ANK4 is the smallest.
And I flashed it with Odin but with no PIT file as that is normally not needed and there are no one available.
Hello,
I've experienced the same issue as you flashing the UK O2 Lollipop version. I fixed it by first flashing the ROM until it comes up with the error message then reboot into download mode again and flash (All samsung recovery tar)
Not sure if I can post a link to the file!!
This worked for me. I hope it works for you too.
Regards
thecrater said:
Hello,
I've experienced the same issue as you flashing the UK O2 Lollipop version. I fixed it by first flashing the ROM until it comes up with the error message then reboot into download mode again and flash (All samsung recovery tar)
Not sure if I can post a link to the file!!
This worked for me. I hope it works for you too.
Regards
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Hi, I have the same problem with O2 version. I don't quite understand how you fixed it? When the error message comes up in ODIN you unplugged the phone then put phone into download mode again and flash with "All Samsung recovery tar" Is this a separate file? Where did you get it?
Thanks
Paul
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pmlfrew said:
Hi, I have the same problem with O2 version. I don't quite understand how you fixed it? When the error message comes up in ODIN you unplugged the phone then put phone into download mode again and flash with "All Samsung recovery tar" Is this a separate file? Where did you get it?
Thanks
Paul
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Never mind figured it out. Got the file and flashed with it and Im up and runnnug again... phew
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Hey guys
I have a Hong Kong Note 3 N9005. Yesterday I flashed the 4.4.2 sammobile update to my phone using ODIN 3.09. I had auto reboot and f.reset ticked. The ROM was put in AP and I hit start. Then I received the error Invalid ext4 Image. Turns out that Hong Kong versions of the N3 cannot install European ROMs. Since then I have not been able to boot my device into android. I just loop into download mode telling me it detected a firmware update. Kies was no help.
The update DID update the bootloader, so now I cannot go back to stock ROM. I have tried a few things. I tried flashing the stock Hong Kong ROM MK1, it fails. So i found a guy that fixed a similar problem buy removing the aboot.mbn file and repacking the ROM. Tried that too and the ROM flashes but it leaves me in a bootloop. Phone turns on says booting recovery then restarts. I also tried cf-root in an effort to flash another ROM still not working. I cannot get into recovery mode no matter what I do.
It seems I have run out of ideas and am reaching out for help.
Robbbie said:
Hey guys
I have a Hong Kong Note 3 N9005. Yesterday I flashed the 4.4.2 sammobile update to my phone using ODIN 3.09. I had auto reboot and f.reset ticked. The ROM was put in AP and I hit start. Then I received the error Invalid ext4 Image. Turns out that Hong Kong versions of the N3 cannot install European ROMs. Since then I have not been able to boot my device into android. I just loop into download mode telling me it detected a firmware update. Kies was no help.
The update DID update the bootloader, so now I cannot go back to stock ROM. I have tried a few things. I tried flashing the stock Hong Kong ROM MK1, it fails. So i found a guy that fixed a similar problem buy removing the aboot.mbn file and repacking the ROM. Tried that too and the ROM flashes but it leaves me in a bootloop. Phone turns on says booting recovery then restarts. I also tried cf-root in an effort to flash another ROM still not working. I cannot get into recovery mode no matter what I do.
It seems I have run out of ideas and am reaching out for help.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507403 flash this with cwm or twrp should work
jaythenut said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507403 flash this with cwm or twrp should work
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Hello thanks for replying.
Only problem is I cannot get into cwm or twrp. Any advice on what I can do to try to get CWM or twrp working? I can flash with ODIN. But with the CWM I tried it still just boot loops and does not allow me to get into recovery.
Thank in advanced.
Robbbie said:
Hey guys
I have a Hong Kong Note 3 N9005. Yesterday I flashed the 4.4.2 sammobile update to my phone using ODIN 3.09. I had auto reboot and f.reset ticked. The ROM was put in AP and I hit start. Then I received the error Invalid ext4 Image. Turns out that Hong Kong versions of the N3 cannot install European ROMs. Since then I have not been able to boot my device into android. I just loop into download mode telling me it detected a firmware update. Kies was no help.
The update DID update the bootloader, so now I cannot go back to stock ROM. I have tried a few things. I tried flashing the stock Hong Kong ROM MK1, it fails. So i found a guy that fixed a similar problem buy removing the aboot.mbn file and repacking the ROM. Tried that too and the ROM flashes but it leaves me in a bootloop. Phone turns on says booting recovery then restarts. I also tried cf-root in an effort to flash another ROM still not working. I cannot get into recovery mode no matter what I do.
It seems I have run out of ideas and am reaching out for help.
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Same Issue here. I tried to install the 4.4.2 N9005XXUENA6_N9005OXXENA5_N9005XXUENA2 update on my Note 3 via odin 3.09.
Got an ext4 update failed error.
After this, the phone's bricked and is stuck on the Kies Recovery Screen. I tried to go into recovery mode in Kies, but it says this model does not have initialization.
I tried installing a 4.3 N9005XXUDMK3_N9005TNLDMK1_N9005XXUDMK2, but again failed. Download mode shows SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot] Fused 3 > Binary 2
Can someone please guide me to unbrick my phone?
I don't know what ROM I was on initially. It was the stock ROM that came with the phone.
I dont have CWM and TWRM installed.
Robbbie said:
Hey guys
I have a Hong Kong Note 3 N9005. Yesterday I flashed the 4.4.2 sammobile update to my phone using ODIN 3.09. I had auto reboot and f.reset ticked. The ROM was put in AP and I hit start. Then I received the error Invalid ext4 Image. Turns out that Hong Kong versions of the N3 cannot install European ROMs. Since then I have not been able to boot my device into android. I just loop into download mode telling me it detected a firmware update. Kies was no help.
The update DID update the bootloader, so now I cannot go back to stock ROM. I have tried a few things. I tried flashing the stock Hong Kong ROM MK1, it fails. So i found a guy that fixed a similar problem buy removing the aboot.mbn file and repacking the ROM. Tried that too and the ROM flashes but it leaves me in a bootloop. Phone turns on says booting recovery then restarts. I also tried cf-root in an effort to flash another ROM still not working. I cannot get into recovery mode no matter what I do.
It seems I have run out of ideas and am reaching out for help.
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Got this response from MrAndroid12 in another thread I'd started:
"This is not a brick at all. Just add a .pit file and restart the upgrade via Odin again.
You should be fine."
I don't know how to add a .pit file though.
I am certain the bootloops are because it flashed the new bootloader. I think your best option is to wait for a dev like indie to release Omega V7 and try to flash that through Odin.
Or if you can extract the different partitions from the original thread you can try push them one by one with Odin.
hallydamaster said:
I am certain the bootloops are because it flashed the new bootloader. I think your best option is to wait for a dev like indie to release Omega V7 and try to flash that through Odin.
Or if you can extract the different partitions from the original thread you can try push them one by one with Odin.
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It is the bootloader yes. But it NEEDS the bootloader to be able to boot in to KitKat. And there is no downgrading once you've installed the new BL.
Best option is to re-flash via ODIN again and not wait 2 weeks for a Dev to modify a custom ROM...
Solution
Here is the solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49426283&postcount=14
m1ndst0rm said:
Here is the solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49426283&postcount=14
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Works thanks
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Hello,
I've tried to flash my GN3 with the ITA nobrand MK2 firmware.
Odin gave an error after few minutes the fash started.
The phone is stucked now with this error:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
I've tried with kies unsuccessfully.
Can you help me ?
Thank you.
flegius said:
Hello,
I've tried to flash my GN3 with the ITA nobrand MK2 firmware.
Odin gave an error after few minutes the fash started.
The phone is stucked now with this error:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
I've tried with kies unsuccessfully.
Can you help me ?
Thank you.
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Are you able to flash any other stock firmware via ODIN? Also try flashing with ODIN 3.09
flegius said:
Hello,
I've tried to flash my GN3 with the ITA nobrand MK2 firmware.
Odin gave an error after few minutes the fash started.
The phone is stucked now with this error:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
I've tried with kies unsuccessfully.
Can you help me ?
Thank you.
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Try download an MJ7 firmware and try again in download mode with odin.
aoneda Clara
Markudsc said:
Try download an MJ7 firmware and try again in download mode with odin.
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Hello,
I haven't tried to flash any other firmware.
I bought the phone in hong kong and the old firmaware was:
Product Code: TGY
PDA: N9005ZHUBMI7
CSC: N9005ZZHBMI7
MODEM: N9005XXUBMI5
When I tried to flash the new firmware I got the following DOIN error:
ODIN: ext4 image file failed.
I'm downloading the BMI7 firmware as it is the old one.
I'll try to flash an MJ7 before.
Thank you.
polish_pat said:
Are you able to flash any other stock firmware via ODIN? Also try flashing with ODIN 3.09
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I'm using Odin3 v 3.09
Can I use any MJ7 firmware or I have to use a specific product code like BTU ?
Thank you.
Markudsc said:
Try download an MJ7 firmware and try again in download mode with odin.
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When I flash via Odin, I have ti specify only the AP or I have to also specify CSC and CP ?
Thank you.
Markudsc said:
Try download an MJ7 firmware and try again in download mode with odin.
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Hello,
I've tried to download the MJ7 BTU firmware and i tried to flash it via ODIN and I always get this error:
ODIN: Invalid ext4 image
What can i do now?
Do you have any suggestions ?
Thank you.
flegius said:
When I flash via Odin, I have ti specify only the AP or I have to also specify CSC and CP ?
Thank you.
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Every time when i flash the device with odin i just use the file firmware tar.md5 in AP
No need to specify other, but you can try if your problem persists, :-$
You have been tried a custom rom or just tried a simple update stock rom on your device?
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flegius said:
Hello,
I've tried to download the MJ7 BTU firmware and i tried to flash it via ODIN and I always get this error:
ODIN: Invalid ext4 image
What can i do now?
Do you have any suggestions ?
Thank you.
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Hi again,
look, for your device TGY in sammobile have a firmware MK1 of 10 November 2013 maybe you try to download once this is the latest firmware for your country device
and try one more time, i no longer more ideas, but you can try, unzip the file and put in AP in v3.09 Odin or use the v1.85 Odin and put the file in PHONE. (Flash reset time and auto reboot ticked)
Here is the link in sammobile
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
Markudsc said:
Every time when i flash the device with odin i just use the file firmware tar.md5 in AP
No need to specify other, but you can try if your problem persists, :-$
You have been tried a custom rom or just tried a simple update stock rom on your device?
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Hi again,
look, for your device TGY in sammobile have a firmware MK1 of 10 November 2013 maybe you try to download once this is the latest firmware for your country device
and try one more time, i no longer more ideas, but you can try, unzip the file and put in AP in v3.09 Odin or use the v1.85 Odin and put the file in PHONE. (Flash reset time and auto reboot ticked)
Here is the link in sammobile
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
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Hi Guys,
I downloaded the latest stock rom TGY MK1
It worked fine.
I wonder if there is any possibility to flash some european roms.
What is important now is that I have my phone working.
Thank you very much.
flegius said:
Hi Guys,
I downloaded the latest stock rom TGY MK1
It worked fine.
I wonder if there is any possibility to flash some european roms.
What is important now is that I have my phone working.
Thank you very much.
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I'm glad to help you to solve your problem
i have research in forum and hong kong devices and european roms just pranked
but for everything exists a solution
Maybe later you could try one european rom and will be succeeded.
hallo i bought the note 4 n910f before 1 week and i would like to ask why i can not flash any rom with odin exept the german. with the other roms alwais fail or stuck to hidden.
anyone;;;
ADRIKOS22 said:
anyone;;;
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hey there to root your Note 4 smn910f you first go to settings/security and then you will see a V behind reactivation deactivate this
after that's done connect to odin and flash cf root
you will see that it will not fail
i dont want to root yet i just want to change official rom and i can't flash via odin
it says when odin write hidden.img.ext4 volume size is too big 81920<184320
Can I ask which firmware you are trying to flash? Is it for the 910f if it's for a different variant that will probably be why
I have the German and I want to flash the Greek I downloaded them from sam mobile for the n910f
just came across the same issue something is messed with hidden partition image size, the default partition size is smaller whereas the the img file on the odin file is much bigger
bala_gamer said:
just came across the same issue something is messed with hidden partition image size, the default partition size is smaller whereas the the img file on the odin file is much bigger
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Got the same problem today, cant flash any rom other than the latest UK (BTU) When trying to flash any other rom I get this message. Any idea how to fix it?
Some serious problem with Odin flashing the n910f. I have just gone through a night of torment, having tried flashing the newest firmware and getting a failure due to the hidden partition problem mentioned above.
Originally, my firmware was on n910fxxu1anj4. I flashed n910fxxu1ank6, the flash failed on flashing the hidden partition with:
Volume Size is too big 81920 < 204800
ODIN: Invalid ext4 image
and the phone was stuck in a bootloop on the first screen with the text “Note 4”.
Then even with wipe, restore of backup etc the phone wouldn't boot.
Flashed n910fxxu1ank5, same failure, didn't record the numbers, couldn't get it to boot in no way...
Flashed the original n910fxxu1anj4, flash failed also on the hidden partition with:
Volume Size is too big 81920 < 471040
Stuck in bootloop, but upon reflash of CWM recovery and cache and data clean, the phone booted, and I was able to restore a backup which works fine now...
However there must be some serious problem.
Anyone have an idea what this is?
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I think we need a correct PIT file for each firmware maybe ?
ADRIKOS22 said:
hallo i bought the note 4 n910f before 1 week and i would like to ask why i can not flash any rom with odin exept the german. with the other roms alwais fail or stuck to hidden.
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From what I have gathered on some of the models is that the only firmware that you can flash to your phone are the ones made for the CSC of your phone. Navigate to system/csc then look at the different CSC files in that folder. Those are the only ones I can flash on my H model anyways.
CodeNameRedNeck said:
From what I have gathered on some of the models is that the only firmware that you can flash to your phone are the ones made for the CSC of your phone. Navigate to system/csc then look at the different CSC files in that folder. Those are the only ones I can flash on my H model anyways.
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I had Swedish firmware with CSC NEE and could flash a firmware with CSC BTU. But I cant flash back the NEE firmware again. And looking at the hidden.img.ext4 and cache.img.ext4 in the only firmware I can flash it has the smallest. All the other firmwares have bigger hidden and cache files. So I think the phone needs to flashed with re-partition checked in Odin and that is not possible without the correct PIT file. I am relly tired of this phone, Samsung has made it too complicated to flash firmwares
easycure1974 said:
I had Swedish firmware with CSC NEE and could flash a firmware with CSC BTU. But I cant flash back the NEE firmware again. And looking at the hidden.img.ext4 and cache.img.ext4 in the only firmware I can flash it has the smallest. All the other firmwares have bigger hidden and cache files. So I think the phone needs to flashed with re-partition checked in Odin and that is not possible without the correct PIT file. I am relly tired of this phone, Samsung has made it too complicated to flash firmwares
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Have you tried using Kies to do a firmware upgrade and initialization? When you plug your phone in Kies may warn you that it doesn't support your phone but you can still do it. You may be better off just leaving it alone though.
CodeNameRedNeck said:
Have you tried using Kies to do a firmware upgrade and initialization? When you plug your phone in Kies may warn you that it doesn't support your phone but you can still do it. You may be better off just leaving it alone though.
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Yes tried that but with no luck, seems I am stuck with my BTU firmware. It gets the same error message on the phone "size is too big" and got a new error message on the phone [99] eMMC write fail: HIDDEN
Guys I tried flash latest Sweden and have same problem size too big and ext4 failed,then I flash Philz recovery and voila phone booted everything its ok!!!
Ogy77 said:
Guys I tried flash latest Sweden and have same problem size too big and ext4 failed,then I flash Philz recovery and voila phone booted everything its ok!!!
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What was your original software? Could root have messed this up? Before rooting I flashed the BTU and DBT and NEE firmwares without problem. But then staying at BTU for some weeks and then rooted. And after that I can flash no other firmware. Trying to restore the phone to the NEE firmware as I am going to sell the phone.
Any more input on this? I did the same as Ogy77 and sure the phone boots but I got some strange crashes and did a factory reset and flashed back the stock recovery. So it boots but the CSC is gone as the cache.img.ext not is flashed so no OTAs will work as Kies does not regonize the phone with a firmware witout CSC?
I have the same problem, Im using xnote as i cant flash my vodafone UK stock rom
I was stuck in a bootloop but flashed twrp and installed xnote again as it was stored on my sd card luckily! I would like to know how to flash back to stock
I have same problem. I have a open 910F and get the same error on odin file size is too big. What can i do?
Hey there so i found on Sammobile the 5.0 version of the UK (Vodafone)
I downloaded it and tried to flash via Odin and it failed.
It fails at the last part hidden.img (FAIL) Size.
I tried other USB ports, Updated Samsung drivers , Reboot PC
I read somewhere about a PIT file (which unfortunately i don't have.
I had root but now i cannot enter recovery since its stuck in a boot loop..
Is there anything else i can do?
cyphex said:
Hey there so i found on Sammobile the 5.0 version of the UK (Vodafone)
I downloaded it and tried to flash via Odin and it failed.
It fails at the last part hidden.img (FAIL) Size.
I tried other USB ports, Updated Samsung drivers , Reboot PC
I read somewhere about a PIT file (which unfortunately i don't have.
I had root but now i cannot enter recovery since its stuck in a boot loop..
Is there anything else i can do?
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Is your phone branded to Vodafone UK? You can flash the POLAND firmware if not.
Joku1981 said:
Is your phone branded to Vodafone UK? You can flash the POLAND firmware if not.
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Thanx but for some reason i re-flashed a custom recovery via odin and it booted up into the new rom Lollipop.
Thank you for your reply
Could you please explain which custom recovery did you boot? I seem to have the same problem. Thanks.
Hello,
I have a note 4 SM-N910F and I'm from Belgium.
I have upgraded succesfully my note to 5.01 with a Netherlands firmware N910FXXU1BOC3_N910FTPD1BOC1_TPD. However in this firmware the APN for ZiGGO was hardcoded and I couldn't remove it.
In the mean time a new 5.01 for Belgium has become available N910FXXU1BOC5_N910FPRO1BOC1_PRO. But when I try to flash my note with Odin 3.09 I always end up with an error being hidden.img to big and an EXT4 size fail error. Then I need to flash back to the previous firmware to make it work again.
I redownloaded the firmware to make sure (MD5 was correct) and tried to erase the Note before flashing but with the same flashing error.
Any suggestions ?
Thank you
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toxictoy said:
Hello,
I have a note 4 SM-N910F and I'm from Belgium.
I have upgraded succesfully my note to 5.01 with a Netherlands firmware N910FXXU1BOC3_N910FTPD1BOC1_TPD. However in this firmware the APN for ZiGGO was hardcoded and I couldn't remove it.
In the mean time a new 5.01 for Belgium has become available N910FXXU1BOC5_N910FPRO1BOC1_PRO. But when I try to flash my note with Odin 3.09 I always end up with an error being hidden.img to big and an EXT4 size fail error. Then I need to flash back to the previous firmware to make it work again.
I redownloaded the firmware to make sure (MD5 was correct) and tried to erase the Note before flashing but with the same flashing error.
Any suggestions ?
Thank you
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toxictoy said:
Hello,
I have a note 4 SM-N910F and I'm from Belgium.
I have upgraded succesfully my note to 5.01 with a Netherlands firmware N910FXXU1BOC3_N910FTPD1BOC1_TPD. However in this firmware the APN for ZiGGO was hardcoded and I couldn't remove it.
In the mean time a new 5.01 for Belgium has become available N910FXXU1BOC5_N910FPRO1BOC1_PRO. But when I try to flash my note with Odin 3.09 I always end up with an error being hidden.img to big and an EXT4 size fail error. Then I need to flash back to the previous firmware to make it work again.
I redownloaded the firmware to make sure (MD5 was correct) and tried to erase the Note before flashing but with the same flashing error.
Any suggestions ?
Thank you
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Make sure you are using the latest ODIN version, which is 3.10.6 and run ODIN as administrator.
I'm using latest Odin in administrator mode but with same result (hidden file failed size too big ext4 error). I see in the forum lot's of people face the same problem and they solve it by integrating it with a new PIT file in Odin. However I can't find the correct PIT file for this one..
Cheers
toxictoy said:
I'm using latest Odin in administrator mode but with same result (hidden file failed size too big ext4 error). I see in the forum lot's of people face the same problem and they solve it by integrating it with a new PIT file in Odin. However I can't find the correct PIT file for this one..
Cheers
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Flash stock rom and when finish then flash custom recovery twrp and phone booted normally.
@toxictoy
Did you find how solve your problem?
Because I have the same problem like you. The only different that my note4 have region code BTU.
I was able to find online a PIT file for the note 4. I used this to flash the new rom and this worked perfectly.
Could you give me a link to this PIT file ?