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Need PIT partition file for at&t S4

Hi Guys,
I had rooted my phone using motochopper then yesterday I received OTA update. Everything seems to be fine then later I started getting Samsung Text-to-Speech engine has stopped working everytime I opened Gallery. It was very frustrating, so I did factory Reset. After Factory reset when I go to last screen to startup my phone(Learn about Key Features:Air view, Air gesture) and click Finish. I get "Unfortunately Settings has stopped" error. I found the stock firmware here hxxp://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-stock-firmware/ But every time I use Odin I get PIT Partition not found.
Please help guys, I am stuck, don't know what to do now. :crying:

You can get the stock firmware from the "Development" section and also a step-by-step guide how to do it...search the development section for it. You can also find a lot of information about the issue you are having with the "stopped settings" error, again you can search for the info. I would also suggest you research ODIN to make sure you have the correct boxes checked so you don't hard brick your phone. Good luck.

i had the same exact issue and tried ODIN. didint work. i used to KIES to restore my firmware and it works again! try using KIES.

scott14719 said:
You can get the stock firmware from the "Development" section and also a step-by-step guide how to do it...search the development section for it. You can also find a lot of information about the issue you are having with the "stopped settings" error, again you can search for the info. I would also suggest you research ODIN to make sure you have the correct boxes checked so you don't hard brick your phone. Good luck.
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I checked all appropriate settings for ODIN before upgrading the firmware. I got the same error all the time. I will research "Stopped Settings" error and let you know if I find anything. Thanks for the quick response.

kuraijay said:
i had the same exact issue and tried ODIN. didint work. i used to KIES to restore my firmware and it works again! try using KIES.
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Hi I am choosing "Firmware upgrade and initialization" option to download the firmware. I put my phone into recovery mode as per steps mentioned and click "Start Upgrade" it takes around 40-50 minutes to download the firmware, then after sometime I get failed to connect to the phone. It's weird the "Start Upgrade" option is only enabled after I properly connect the cable and Kies have recognized the phone. Then why after some time it would say failed to recognized please try again?

zukaa12 said:
Hi I am choosing "Firmware upgrade and initialization" option to download the firmware. I put my phone into recovery mode as per steps mentioned and click "Start Upgrade" it takes around 40-50 minutes to download the firmware, then after sometime I get failed to connect to the phone. It's weird the "Start Upgrade" option is only enabled after I properly connect the cable and Kies have recognized the phone. Then why after some time it would say failed to recognized please try again?
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weird mine never said enter recovery. what i did was plugged in my phone and i did the ""Firmware upgrade and initialization" then it gose through all the agreements and downloads the firmware. then it'll auto boot in to download mode for the install. are you using the stock usb? which port are you using on your computer? is KIES up to date? do you have the right drivers?( then again i think kies will install them but just in case) try already being in download mode.
also you can try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261232

I tried same at&t stock firmware but this time I used Odin 3.0.7 like Adam recommended in another post to upgrade and it worked like a charm. Before I was using Odin 1.8.5 and I was getting Missing PIT partition error all the time.
Thanks all for the quick response.

kuraijay said:
i had the same exact issue and tried ODIN. didint work. i used to KIES to restore my firmware and it works again! try using KIES.
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I get different errors trying to flash stock ROM in Odin too. Missing PIT error mostly. Now phone is stuck at bad upgrade screen. Kies won't detect phone to use that method to restore either. Any other suggestions??

stumpmuncher said:
I get different errors trying to flash stock ROM in Odin too. Missing PIT error mostly. Now phone is stuck at bad upgrade screen. Kies won't detect phone to use that method to restore either. Any other suggestions??
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Read the post above yours. Use the latest Odin 3.0.7.
-Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note II using Tapatalk 2

What NOT to do with a new S4
RMXO said:
Read the post above yours. Use the latest Odin 3.0.7.
-Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note II using Tapatalk 2
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Did. Wouldn't have appealed for help without first making sure I followed the OP's instructions perfectly. I know the rules. I read the other posts before posting. I'm here for 2 things: To learn how to get the most potential out of my devices and to contribute from my experiences when I can. Thanks for your prompt reply though...
EDIT: solution to my stuck phone problem was solved by visit to ATT store for replacement. I can tell you what happened to my 7 day old device that brought it to the point where it would not load through Kies or Odin:
Eager to remove Samsung & ATT bloat stuff, I rooted using motochopper then used Titanium Backup to remove all ATT related apps & some of the Samsung apps. I got the unlock icon on lock screen as others have after root. I removed Superuser and replaced with SuperSU. Unlock icon went away and phone status went back to official. This is when I started noticing the Samsung text-to-speech program would frequently FC during the launch of few apps. Internet would also FC during certain operations. I read of others having success installing the stock ROM with ODIN and decided to give it a try. At first I got the no PIT error then finally after a few repeated attempts it moved past that point but then failed for some other reason during installation. I did notice a little activity on the progress bar on my device during Odin flash, but when the flash failed, that was it. My device was locked up. My PC & Kies would detect the device but could never connect or mount the device. My guess is that some of the Samsung apps I deleted were tied to the Samsung engines and the lack of their presence somehow caused FCs. Comments and questions appreciated.

Got the same Odin Mode Recovery Kies problem, No Pit fixed with ODIN 3.07 used PDA and loaded normal firmware.

Stuck on Samsung Galaxy S5 screen when turning on phone

Hello everyone,
My phone just recently started having this issue, where the screen freezes when it first turns on. If I try plugging it in to charge, it freezes on the battery charging screen; there is no animation that indicates that it is charging. I've tried going into recovery mode but all there is is something that says "MMC: mmc_read fail Movinand Checksum Confirmation Fail". I can, however, go into download mode, where I can install a custom OS. It seems that this screen functions fine and my instinct is telling me that if I want to continue to use my phone, I'll have to reinstall the firmware. I'm not interested in installing a custom OS but I do just want to get my phone back. I did not do anything to my phone, I turned it off for a flight and when I landed, I turned it on and it started freezing when I tried using it. I was able to send out a few texts before it froze and I had to restart the phone but then it just wouldn't get past the Samsung Galaxy S5 screen.
Thank you for your help.

If I understand correctly your phone is not rooted ? Then only a factory reset will help you I think ...

In my experience, a factory reset will fix that, but wipe data also. On S3 and Note 3, I have Odin'ed stock firmwares over stock firmwares before and it has retained the data while fixing the problem. You may want to look into this method.

BCSC said:
In my experience, a factory reset will fix that, but wipe data also. On S3 and Note 3, I have Odin'ed stock firmwares over stock firmwares before and it has retained the data while fixing the problem. You may want to look into this method.
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I've sort of looked into the Odin method but I'm still slightly confused and a little reluctant do so without clear instructions. Do you know of a particularly good tutorial that could help me with this? I do want to retain some of the data.
Thank you for your help, if this doesn't work, I'll probably just factory reset it.

allsheneedewassome said:
I've sort of looked into the Odin method but I'm still slightly confused and a little reluctant do so without clear instructions. Do you know of a particularly good tutorial that could help me with this? I do want to retain some of the data.
Thank you for your help, if this doesn't work, I'll probably just factory reset it.
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Its quite simple. Donwload your region firmware from sammobile or from the firmware thread, open odin 3.07 (later versions have issues). Don't change any settings but do make sure "repartition" is NOT checked as this may cause brick. Click on "pda". Select the firmware you just downloaded. Now boot phone into download mode, I believe its vol down home and power pressed altogether. Dismiss the warning and connect your phone. Finally once it says "added" press start. Thats it, good luck!

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Its quite simple. Donwload your region firmware from sammobile or from the firmware thread, open odin 3.07 (later versions have issues). Don't change any settings but do make sure "repartition" is NOT checked as this may cause brick. Click on "pda". Select the firmware you just downloaded. Now boot phone into download mode, I believe its vol down home and power pressed altogether. Dismiss the warning and connect your phone. Finally once it says "added" press start. Thats it, good luck!
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[Q] Reatail mode - Please help!

Hi! I have got a Samsung galaxy s5, locked in retail mode. And at first I didn't mind, But then I've rerealised that I can barely use the phone and this annoying video pops up as soon as I lock the phone. So I started to try to fix it. I've used this "philz" thing (I later realised that it would only take me to another recovery boot screen. Any way to remove it?) , and I've used the admin code in the Samsung retail app to deactivate the factory reset. And then I tried flashing with Odin. It was the first time I ever did that, so I didn't really know what to do. I got my phone into download mode, and that blue box in Odin, well, turned blue. And then I dodownloadeddownloaded the firmware from sammobile.com. I downloaded it for SM-G900F. I understood that that's probably the version I should use, because I live in Europe. Btw, the phone is made in Korea, and has probably never been used in a cellular net before, if that can affect which firmware I should download? Anyway, I picked the MD5 file and then Odin were freezing in a couple of minutes. But later it worked, for a bit. It says "setup connection" and then it says "Write operation failed" and then "All threads done. ( 1 failed / 0 succeeded ). This is how far as I can go. What should I do? I must do something wrong, but I really want to figure this out! Thanks!

Are you sure the phone is a G900F, since you say it's from Korea, it may be a K, L, or S model, in which case the F firmware is probably the wrong one.

Failed Root -- Bricked Bootloop SM-G930A

I'm completely at a loss at this point.
I attempted to root my Samsung S7 (AT&T) with Odin, and received an error. This is my first time ever rooting a phone, and I am generally oblivious to this kind of stuff. I disconnected the phone, and it began bootloop. I loaded it into download mode, and attempted to reset to stock. However, I have had endless issues trying to flash the stock firmware to my phone. At one point I unplugged the device once again, and I received the "use Emergency Restore" error screen. I tried to restore with Smart Switch, but I was not able to access my S/N (box is nowhere to be found, managed to find a S/N on Samsung's website since I registered it but Smart Switch wouldn't take it). So, I figured trying to restore with Odin was my last option. I have tried at least 3 different Odin versions, both modified and not, and not a single one of them has worked. I've received Complete(write) errors, Model Dispatch Fail errors, and Re-Partition errors. I've tried about 3 different firmware files as well, and while I think the one I have right now is most recent, none of them seem to be working. I thought maybe an issue I was encountering was that USB debugging or whatever it's called was disabled, but I have no way of telling because I cannot boot my phone.
I was fiddling around with all of this from 11pm to 6am last night, and picked it back up as soon as I woke up. I've been freaking out about this for hours.
I feel like I'm running in circles here. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. I'm recovery bootlooped as well. The only thing I can boot is download mode.
I wasn't very cautious with this process, and I am completely unfamiliar with most lingo on these forums and the whole process in general. I really regret trying to do this. So -- is there anything else I can try to do to fix it? Or is my phone bricked for good??? I'm endlessly frustrated and have honestly felt like crying a few times over this. I shouldn't have messed with something I know nothing about. :crying:
I thank you for your patience in dealing with me as a beginner + appreciate any help you're able to give.
Cheers.

aerialslam said:
I'm completely at a loss at this point.
I attempted to root my Samsung S7 (AT&T) with Odin, and received an error. This is my first time ever rooting a phone, and I am generally oblivious to this kind of stuff. I disconnected the phone, and it began bootloop. I loaded it into download mode, and attempted to reset to stock. However, I have had endless issues trying to flash the stock firmware to my phone. At one point I unplugged the device once again, and I received the "use Emergency Restore" error screen. I tried to restore with Smart Switch, but I was not able to access my S/N (box is nowhere to be found, managed to find a S/N on Samsung's website since I registered it but Smart Switch wouldn't take it). So, I figured trying to restore with Odin was my last option. I have tried at least 3 different Odin versions, both modified and not, and not a single one of them has worked. I've received Complete(write) errors, Model Dispatch Fail errors, and Re-Partition errors. I've tried about 3 different firmware files as well, and while I think the one I have right now is most recent, none of them seem to be working. I thought maybe an issue I was encountering was that USB debugging or whatever it's called was disabled, but I have no way of telling because I cannot boot my phone.
I was fiddling around with all of this from 11pm to 6am last night, and picked it back up as soon as I woke up. I've been freaking out about this for hours.
I feel like I'm running in circles here. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. I'm recovery bootlooped as well. The only thing I can boot is download mode.
I wasn't very cautious with this process, and I am completely unfamiliar with most lingo on these forums and the whole process in general. I really regret trying to do this. So -- is there anything else I can try to do to fix it? Or is my phone bricked for good??? I'm endlessly frustrated and have honestly felt like crying a few times over this. I shouldn't have messed with something I know nothing about. :crying:
I thank you for your patience in dealing with me as a beginner + appreciate any help you're able to give.
Cheers.
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If you can at least get into download mode, then simply flash it with the latest STOCK firmware for your particular model.
That will bring it back to life, and you can attempt rooting it again, if you dare

aerialslam said:
I'm completely at a loss at this point.
I attempted to root my Samsung S7 (AT&T) with Odin, and received an error. This is my first time ever rooting a phone, and I am generally oblivious to this kind of stuff. I disconnected the phone, and it began bootloop. I loaded it into download mode, and attempted to reset to stock. However, I have had endless issues trying to flash the stock firmware to my phone. At one point I unplugged the device once again, and I received the "use Emergency Restore" error screen. I tried to restore with Smart Switch, but I was not able to access my S/N (box is nowhere to be found, managed to find a S/N on Samsung's website since I registered it but Smart Switch wouldn't take it). So, I figured trying to restore with Odin was my last option. I have tried at least 3 different Odin versions, both modified and not, and not a single one of them has worked. I've received Complete(write) errors, Model Dispatch Fail errors, and Re-Partition errors. I've tried about 3 different firmware files as well, and while I think the one I have right now is most recent, none of them seem to be working. I thought maybe an issue I was encountering was that USB debugging or whatever it's called was disabled, but I have no way of telling because I cannot boot my phone.
I was fiddling around with all of this from 11pm to 6am last night, and picked it back up as soon as I woke up. I've been freaking out about this for hours.
I feel like I'm running in circles here. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. I'm recovery bootlooped as well. The only thing I can boot is download mode.
I wasn't very cautious with this process, and I am completely unfamiliar with most lingo on these forums and the whole process in general. I really regret trying to do this. So -- is there anything else I can try to do to fix it? Or is my phone bricked for good??? I'm endlessly frustrated and have honestly felt like crying a few times over this. I shouldn't have messed with something I know nothing about. :crying:
I thank you for your patience in dealing with me as a beginner + appreciate any help you're able to give.
Cheers.
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Did you finally recover your phone? I'm in the same problem here since yesterday and feel your frustration right now. My phone is a Samsung S7 model SM-G930A from AT&T.
I found this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...-to-notes-root-install-xposed-unroot-t3411039 and I following the "Return to stock part", now downloading the firmware. Hope it helps.
I'm stucked in the blue screen "An error ocurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software". Of course I try the Smart Switch but says that my model is not supported!
How can you recovered the download mode? I press the on/off button for some seconds and the screen turn of, but it turn on again with the freaking blue screen "An error ocurred while updating the device software. ...". I tried all the possible button combinations.
Thanks and good luck.

Stock firmware
Make sure when you go into download mode and flash that plugging the phone in is the LAST thing you do. I.e. plug phone in only after it is in download mode and only after you open Odin. Secondly, make sure you flash the STOCK firmware, as in Android Marshmallow v6.0.1 . Additonally, make sure that the re-partition option is NOT ticked, and also you might want to try turning off auto-reboot, and just hold the power button after unplugging once the status bar is all the way full and Odin says complete. Also, you need to make absolutely sure that you're getting the firmware for your exact device. I.e. SM-G930A stock firmware is NOT compatible with SM-G930F models. You could also try reinstalling the Samsung drivers. I just flashed to stock firmware then updated back to Nougat yesterday, mostly without a hitch by following these guidelines. There is a download page on rootmygalaxy with all the stock firmwares, that's what I used (I'd link but I just registered here). There is a very helpful guide on droidviews about how to update to Nougat 7.0 once you have finished flashing the stock firmware.
If I were you, I would just avoid rooting altogether. Rooting for me caused very bad performance and battery life, and it wasn't really worth the trouble. Sure, getting in-app-purchases for free was nice but I never tried flashing a custom ROM or anything because most of the stories I read involved soft bricks, bootloops, etc.
Hopefully not having USB Debugging and OEM unlock ticked doesn't brick your phone, I'm doubtful that it will. For the poster above me, make sure your phone is all the way off, the download mode button combo is vol. down+power+home all at the same time, and hold them. A screen should pop up saying press vol. up to continue. If you're still having problems, I regret to say that I am also relatively new to this and I am not all that knowledgeable.
I just made a post about my unrooting process, hopefully it helps!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6ryOQepX2Q Video shows booting into Download Mode. Or take it to a Best Buy that has a Samsung Sales section.

Rooting FAIL on Samsung Galaxy S7 Sprint. Need help getting back old OS

Hello,
I need help with my phone. I did something stupid last night and tried to root my phone because the Sprint bloatware on my phone is extremely annoying and I wanted to remove it so I tried to root my phone. Apparently it does not work on Sprint phones (so people say) and I did not know that because I am an idiot. I know the process on how to re install the firmware but I am always getting errors from the program i am using. (Oden3 V3 12) and I never ussed this program before until now but I get how it works. The phone worked perfectly fine before I done this, right now its just a software/firmware/OS issue. The bloatware that made me do this in the first place is draining my battery, all I wanted was to improve my phone.
I guess I will tell you all about my phone and what I see and all that. :
This is a Sprint USA Samsung galaxy S7 SM-G930P. I tried installing everything using Oden and sammobile -> firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930P/SPR/ (wont let me post urls because I am new to this xda site so put "sammobile com/" in front of it)
I downloaded every single zip file on this site for "Galaxy S7 SM-G930P - SPR Spint (cdma)" and tried almost every one because 5 more are still downloading while I am writing this message. I am keep on getting the same error or similar when using oden. on my phone it says this in red (In the download mode) :
SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 6 > Binary 5
[1] eMMC write fail: aboot
This is what it says on Oden:
FAIL! (Auth)
Completed(Write) operation failed.
all threads completed. (succeed 0 . failed 1)
So I did look at youtube videos on how to solve this but I have no idea. I dont know my IMEI because I dont have the box and I cant go in my phone to check it. I could always open my phone by using a hairdryer but I dont want to wreck the hardware as well. I am actually kind of desperate and I dont know much about phones and all that so I am actually willing to give anyone my old Z2 phone if they can help me solve this. Not sure if thats allowed but I just want my phone back as it was before. (I dont care if all my data is gone, probably gone anyway). Also one more thing, it was doing a boot loop thing before but now it says "an error has occurred while updating the device software. Use emergency recovery function in the smart switch PC software." I actually installed this smart switch and well.. it did not recognize my phone, dont know why but I cant do that. I also tried the method of doing a flash and it will not work for me as in it will not show up on my phone
THANK YOU who ever helps me with this problem

Galion- said:
Hello,
I need help with my phone. I did something stupid last night and tried to root my phone because the Sprint bloatware on my phone is extremely annoying and I wanted to remove it so I tried to root my phone. Apparently it does not work on Sprint phones (so people say) and I did not know that because I am an idiot. I know the process on how to re install the firmware but I am always getting errors from the program i am using. (Oden3 V3 12) and I never ussed this program before until now but I get how it works. The phone worked perfectly fine before I done this, right now its just a software/firmware/OS issue. The bloatware that made me do this in the first place is draining my battery, all I wanted was to improve my phone.
I guess I will tell you all about my phone and what I see and all that. :
This is a Sprint USA Samsung galaxy S7 SM-G930P. I tried installing everything using Oden and sammobile -> firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930P/SPR/ (wont let me post urls because I am new to this xda site so put "sammobile com/" in front of it)
I downloaded every single zip file on this site for "Galaxy S7 SM-G930P - SPR Spint (cdma)" and tried almost every one because 5 more are still downloading while I am writing this message. I am keep on getting the same error or similar when using oden. on my phone it says this in red (In the download mode) :
SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 6 > Binary 5
[1] eMMC write fail: aboot
This is what it says on Oden:
FAIL! (Auth)
Completed(Write) operation failed.
all threads completed. (succeed 0 . failed 1)
So I did look at youtube videos on how to solve this but I have no idea. I dont know my IMEI because I dont have the box and I cant go in my phone to check it. I could always open my phone by using a hairdryer but I dont want to wreck the hardware as well. I am actually kind of desperate and I dont know much about phones and all that so I am actually willing to give anyone my old Z2 phone if they can help me solve this. Not sure if thats allowed but I just want my phone back as it was before. (I dont care if all my data is gone, probably gone anyway). Also one more thing, it was doing a boot loop thing before but now it says "an error has occurred while updating the device software. Use emergency recovery function in the smart switch PC software." I actually installed this smart switch and well.. it did not recognize my phone, dont know why but I cant do that. I also tried the method of doing a flash and it will not work for me as in it will not show up on my phone
THANK YOU who ever helps me with this problem
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Your current bootloader is on version 6. The firmware you were trying to flash has a bootloader version 5. Downgrading bootloaders is not allowed by Samsung/Sprint. You need to get the latest firmware which isn't up on Sammobile yet.
I would take it to sprint. Pretty sure they can fix it without issue.
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