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Dear all,
After my phone freeze during a umount internal sdcard process, I cant turn it on and it is stuck on Samsung logo.
I can access it through Odin and adb shell, and I discovered there is a corruption table/patition there, as adb parted command reported in /dev/block/mmcblk0: "error: Both the primary and backup GPT tables are corrupt. Try making a fresh table, and using Parted´s rescue feature to recover partitions"
So, I´d like to ask if somebody could help me uploading a valid pit files to be flashed in a i9500 model?
I found a pit in other topic here, but I didnt if it is a valid pit for i9500. So, I cant flash it until Im 100% sure about it. See the pit magic report and adonis.pit attached.
I really appreciate your help!!! Tks a lot!!!
rgbarros said:
Dear all,
After my phone freeze during a umount internal sdcard process, I cant turn it on and it is stuck on Samsung logo.
I can access it through Odin and adb shell, and I discovered there is a corruption table/patition there, as adb parted command reported in /dev/block/mmcblk0: "error: Both the primary and backup GPT tables are corrupt. Try making a fresh table, and using Parted´s rescue feature to recover partitions"
So, I´d like to ask if somebody could help me uploading a valid pit files to be flashed in a i9500 model?
I found a pit in other topic here, but I didnt if it is a valid pit for i9500. So, I cant flash it until Im 100% sure about it. See the pit magic report and adonis.pit attached.
I really appreciate your help!!! Tks a lot!!!
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Guys, Just to post my experience on trying to revive my S4 i9500: It revived!!!
So, I did this:
1) I used the ROM I9500XXUAMDK_I9500SERAMDK_I9500XXUAMDK_HOME.tar.md5 (link: http://live.samsung-updates.com/) look for your correct ROM by region.
2) The adonis.pit file (see attached on my first post). THIS PIT IS FOR ONLY i9500 S4. Dont use it for other variant!!!!
3) Odin (I used the v3.07, but I think you could use other version)
Ps.: I dont know if is mandatory or not, but my phone was able to connect in it through ODIN and ADB SHELL (Odin is mandatory!!!). So, you need to install all USB and ADB drivers (for the adb drivers I used to AdbDriverInstaller.exe on the link: http://adbdriver.com/upload/AdbDriverInstaller.exe)
4) Put the phone in download mode, pressing button volume down + home + power. The phone will ask you with you like to continue, press up volume button to confirm
5) Open the Odin and marked Auto Reboot, F.Reset Time and Re-Partition options (Re-Partition is automatic flagged when the PIT file is marked/chose.
So, choose the ROM on PDA (Odin will check MD5, so wait it finish to validate the file) and adonis.pit file on PIT field.
PS.: Dont use only pit file. It is mandatory use together the pit file and ROM file. If you flash only pit file, you will brick your phone!!!
6) Press START.
After installation, Odin will return with a GREEN PASSED message!!!
7) The phone will be rebooted and start to finish the instalation.
In my case, the phone revive successfully!!!! :laugh:
I hope this post can help other guys. Use it with carefully!!! For me, this procedure worked like a charm!!! But, use this for your own risk!!!
Good luck!!!
Yay! Congrats mate! Seems like you was out of patience and took the risk of bricking completely your phone.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
demlasjr said:
Yay! Congrats mate! Seems like you was out of patience and took the risk of bricking completely your phone.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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Yeh friend!! I looked for pit files in many sites and foruns. I just find this pit on a one Chinese site only. So, I looked the Odia post and compared the pit structure there with the pit magic report with the adonis.pit file I got. It was very similar structure and so I decided took the risk!!!
So, the luck was with me!!!! :laugh::laugh::laugh:
Tks so much my friend!!! I hope this post now can help other newbies like me to revive their phones! It's terrible to feel this sensation of torture. hahaha :highfive:
"newbie" like you? A newbie never mess with the partitions hahaha
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
demlasjr said:
"newbie" like you? A newbie never mess with the partitions hahaha
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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hahaha good!!!
There is a long time that I use phones based on android system, and I already did a lot of things with them, but mess the partition/table files is the first time!!! hahaha It would be a one more phone that stopped to work in my hands!!! The difference is that phone is a newest phone in the world and dont have enough topics/files availables yet!!! I'm really crazy to did this!!!
I'm ready to put it in root mode again!!!! The saga continues... Now, with more caution!!! :laugh:
ok i searched and find out about pit.
thats great.if i flash pit+ rom = i have clean official rom with no root an no bull****.
my only gps software that worked on my s4 is sygic.with rooted and that junk russian rom ,sygic cannot find SDcard.
i want go back with official
tanx bro.i appreciate.
Hi guys, i also bricked my gt-i9500 pretty bad, Odin just kept failing almost immediately. i used the PIT above but with lollipop india rom from sammobile, know the phone just randomly hangs all the time, any suggestions?
Vergil069 said:
Hi guys, i also bricked my gt-i9500 pretty bad, Odin just kept failing almost immediately. i used the PIT above but with lollipop india rom from sammobile, know the phone just randomly hangs all the time, any suggestions?
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Hi, sorry to ask this late but, had you solved your problem of random hangs? and if yes then plz tell how?
It still stucks on get pit for mapping
Ps. I have not installed adb on my pc. Please help!!
Hello all,
I had a galaxy note 3 (SM-N9005, 16GB Hong Kong Version) with last updated to KitKat(OTA). For the first time, i decided to take the risk of flashing the ROM manually and downloaded the Poland Lollypop Rom N9005XXUGBOA5_N9005XEOGBOA4_N9005XXUGBOA1_HOME.tar.md5 and flashed the phone using Odin with only Reset and Reboot flags checked. It failed at ext Image error.
After some reading i find out that HongKong have different partition structure and hence require to flash with a pit, i downloaded a pit file
(SM-N9005_HLTE_HKTW_OPEN_16G) from forums here and tried to re flash it with Reset, Reboot and Repartition flags and this time it stucks at error
PIT Fail : Total Sectors (38777344). I can now only boot up in download mode.
Can anyone let me know is there any chance, whether i can bring my phone back to life.
spandita said:
Hello all,
I had a galaxy note 3 (SM-N9005, 16GB Hong Kong Version) with last updated to KitKat(OTA). For the first time, i decided to take the risk of flashing the ROM manually and downloaded the Poland Lollypop Rom N9005XXUGBOA5_N9005XEOGBOA4_N9005XXUGBOA1_HOME.tar.md5 and flashed the phone using Odin with only Reset and Reboot flags checked. It failed at ext Image error.
After some reading i find out that HongKong have different partition structure and hence require to flash with a pit, i downloaded a pit file
(SM-N9005_HLTE_HKTW_OPEN_16G) from forums here and tried to re flash it with Reset, Reboot and Repartition flags and this time it stucks at error
PIT Fail : Total Sectors (38777344). I can now only boot up in download mode.
Can anyone let me know is there any chance, whether i can bring my phone back to life.
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It sounds like you tried to reflash the HK PIT file - what you actually need is a PIT to suit the firmware you want to flash. If you use the HK pit you need to flash a HK ROM.
Also, make sure you actually pull the battery to get into Download mode. i.e. take out battery, wait 10 secs, then put it in and hold down the keys for DL mode. Restarts don't seem to work properly when flashing BL's and Modems so the physical method is needed.
Start by getting the latest HK version and see if Odin will flash it. THEN look at getting a EU pit file to go with BOA5.
Journyman16 said:
It sounds like you tried to reflash the HK PIT file - what you actually need is a PIT to suit the firmware you want to flash. If you use the HK pit you need to flash a HK ROM.
Also, make sure you actually pull the battery to get into Download mode. i.e. take out battery, wait 10 secs, then put it in and hold down the keys for DL mode. Restarts don't seem to work properly when flashing BL's and Modems so the physical method is needed.
Start by getting the latest HK version and see if Odin will flash it. THEN look at getting a EU pit file to go with BOA5.
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Thanks for reply!!
Yes, it makes sense. So, i am going to download the Hongkong firmware. Will try it and let you know if i got any luck in bringing it up
spandita said:
Thanks for reply!!
Yes, it makes sense. So, i am going to download the Hongkong firmware. Will try it and let you know if i got any luck in bringing it up
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I had a HK S3 and had similar problems. Not sure why Samsung makes them so different. I was new to Androids and thought I had trashed my new phone.
But it's a good way to learn - first you find out what has gone wrong and then how to fix it and before you know it, you are on your way to being flash-addicted.
Thank you
@Journyman16 Thank you very much :victory:, i got my phone up again with the hong kong firmware .... I was also looking for pit file for lollipop polland firmware, but didnt find anyone specific to 16gb note...
Can you direct me to some good resource from where i can go through tit bits of flashing? Particularly regarding this numbering system of Android basebands
As you mentioned, i like the whole incident(Learned something new) .... and dont want to gie up on getting lollipop :highfive:
spandita said:
@Journyman16 Thank you very much :victory:, i got my phone up again with the hong kong firmware .... I was also looking for pit file for lollipop polland firmware, but didnt find anyone specific to 16gb note...
Can you direct me to some good resource from where i can go through tit bits of flashing? Particularly regarding this numbering system of Android basebands
As you mentioned, i like the whole incident(Learned something new) .... and dont want to gie up on getting lollipop :highfive:
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Been a while since I looked at such things but search in Q&A as well as Android Development for things like 'root guide' or perhaps click on the Advanced Search button and look for 'guide' in post headings.
Also as you browse the subjects that interest you there are often links out to tutorials etc. - another reason for always reading a thread before posting.
Good luck on the journey...
Hi
the story is I had a Hong Kong version galaxy s5 G900F model and i wanted to install googles apps and stuffs on it so i tried to root it and as i was NOOB it got a odin failled message. after that phone vibrated and turned on but there were no picture, while it was trying to boot with the blue light on the top it has the samsung booting sound played only half the way and would stay in booting for ever. still no picture ! no physical damage to the phone its only 6days only.
it boots to download mode. even goes to CWM but still no picture. I have z3x box and I have flashed the phone with 4 files still no luck! no picture
Restored the latest firmware with re partitioning enabled, still no luck! the only thing i have not tried is jTag.
I have even tried two different brandnew screens on the phone still no luck! I have tried custom kernel no luck!
I have a repairer friend he said the display driver may have been erased? is there anything like that? is there any way to fix?
I hope someone here can help me !
shamid202 said:
Hi
the story is I had a Hong Kong version galaxy s5 G900F model and i wanted to install googles apps and stuffs on it so i tried to root it and as i was NOOB it got a odin failled message. after that phone vibrated and turned on but there were no picture, while it was trying to boot with the blue light on the top it has the samsung booting sound played only half the way and would stay in booting for ever. still no picture ! no physical damage to the phone its only 6days only.
it boots to download mode. even goes to CWM but still no picture. I have z3x box and I have flashed the phone with 4 files still no luck! no picture
Restored the latest firmware with re partitioning enabled, still no luck! the only thing i have not tried is jTag.
I have even tried two different brandnew screens on the phone still no luck! I have tried custom kernel no luck!
I have a repairer friend he said the display driver may have been erased? is there anything like that? is there any way to fix?
I hope someone here can help me !
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Shouldn't have ticked the re-partition box without a PIT file
You'll need the stock firmware from sammobile dot com and ODIN, and the PIT file from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2721101&d=1399024091
Add the PIT file and ROM to ODIN together, boot to download mode on the phone, hit start
It will flash the PIT file, then it will flash the ROM, all being well, it should boot back up normally
*Detection* said:
Shouldn't have ticked the re-partition box without a PIT file
You'll need the stock firmware from sammobile dot com and ODIN, and the PIT file from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2721101&d=1399024091
Add the PIT file and ROM to ODIN together, boot to download mode on the phone, hit start
It will flash the PIT file, then it will flash the ROM, all being well, it should boot back up normally
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as i already have explained i already have done it with PIT file ! it seems turning on but no picture !
Nowhere in your post did you mention a PIT file
common man im looking to solve the problem. its obvious if i click on re partition i have to use .pit file.
Not at all, you managed to brick it, that tells me you don't really know what you're doing, so fairly likely you could have ticked it without knowing you had to use a PIT file
Anyway, if you've successfully flashed a stock ROM using PIT, and it still has no display, it sounds like a hardware fault, there's not much else you can do software wise other than what you've already done
EFS Partition in tact? I know that contains some fairly important data, including IMEI and radios, not sure if it has anything to do with display, but if you lost that, you can't fix it by reflashing ROMs
How do you know it's in download mode if there is no display?
well it can be detected via odin and samsung tool when i press down the volume down power and home and after that volume up.
as i said its just 6days old and had no issues before i start this process.
anyyone ?!
z3x box ?
You tried flashing it connected directly to a native PC ?
Phone > USB > PC
did everything no luck!
Hi!
Some time ago my n910F tottaly bricked(it was on Norma V11 ROM). After some reserch, i've managed to turn on download mode via microSD card and from there i've tried to flash BL,AP,CP and CSC. Unfortunately odin failed (PIT problem) so i've tried to flash PIT file. It crashed too. Phone restarted and, when it came back to download mode it was looking diffrent. Now there are 2 diffrent errors:
1. There is no PIT binary
2. Device have invalid PIT
What should i do now? I don't have any ideas Maybe awesome community of XDA will help me?
I've got less then 10 posts so to see my video you have to put "https://" before youtube...
youtu.be/eD7sjFtWfps
MarcinMilosz13 said:
Hi!
Some time ago my n910F tottaly bricked(it was on Norma V11 ROM). After some reserch, i've managed to turn on download mode via microSD card and from there i've tried to flash BL,AP,CP and CSC. Unfortunately odin failed (PIT problem) so i've tried to flash PIT file. It crashed too. Phone restarted and, when it came back to download mode it was looking diffrent. Now there are 2 diffrent errors:
1. There is no PIT binary
2. Device have invalid PIT
What should i do now? I don't have any ideas Maybe awesome community of XDA will help me?
I've got less then 10 posts so to see my video you have to put "https://" before youtube...
youtu.be/eD7sjFtWfps
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Which formware was you trying to flash?
callumbr1 said:
Which formware was you trying to flash?
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I've been using tutorial that recomended me to use those files:
BL: "BL_N910FXXU1DPI1_CL9117724_QB10791804_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT" >> DPI1
AP:"AP_N910FXXU1DPI1_CL9117724_QB10791804_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT" >> DPI1
CP:"CP_N910FXXU1DPH1_REV00_CL_2068963" >> DPH1
CSC: "CSC_VFR_N910FVFR1DPF1_CL8447885_QB10051693_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT" >> DPF1
All of them failed (Probably not their fault) so i've tried to flash PIT file named "TRLTE_EUR_OPEN.pit" (i think it should be the proper one). Still no luck there. As you can see on the video ODIN fails that flashes
MarcinMilosz13 said:
I've been using tutorial that recomended me to use those files:
BL: "BL_N910FXXU1DPI1_CL9117724_QB10791804_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT" >> DPI1
AP:"AP_N910FXXU1DPI1_CL9117724_QB10791804_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT" >> DPI1
CP:"CP_N910FXXU1DPH1_REV00_CL_2068963" >> DPH1
CSC: "CSC_VFR_N910FVFR1DPF1_CL8447885_QB10051693_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT" >> DPF1
All of them failed (Probably not their fault) so i've tried to flash PIT file named "TRLTE_EUR_OPEN.pit" (i think it should be the proper one). Still no luck there. As you can see on the video ODIN fails that flashes
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You flashed the wrong pit!
Flash this firmware
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/116551/N910FXXU1DPL2_N910FBTU1DPL1_BTU/
With this pit at the same time.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzyeAt2hy6XeVWFnVGM0dUNHbGM/view?usp=sharing
Make sure you check repartition in odin options
callumbr1 said:
You flashed the wrong pit!
Flash this firmware
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/116551/N910FXXU1DPL2_N910FBTU1DPL1_BTU/
With this pit at the same time.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzyeAt2hy6XeVWFnVGM0dUNHbGM/view?usp=sharing
Make sure you check repartition in odin options
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Still doesn't work PIT file that you gived to me looks exactly the same to the one that i used. Phone keeps saying that there is no pit binary, or "wrong PIT id".
Maybe there is a problem with that download mode? To turn it on i have to eject microSD card, while phone is reading "T-flash". And even then there is no android logo like it is on normal download mode. Only some writings...
Is there a way to flash PIT via microSD? Every time i start phone it keeps saying that it's copying from T-FLASH and after that it's rebooting...
The device bricked not becouse of bad flashing, so i'm starting to think that this is a hardware problem...
MarcinMilosz13 said:
Still doesn't work PIT file that you gived to me looks exactly the same to the one that i used. Phone keeps saying that there is no pit binary, or "wrong PIT id".
Maybe there is a problem with that download mode? To turn it on i have to eject microSD card, while phone is reading "T-flash". And even then there is no android logo like it is on normal download mode. Only some writings...
Is there a way to flash PIT via microSD? Every time i start phone it keeps saying that it's copying from T-FLASH and after that it's rebooting...
The device bricked not becouse of bad flashing, so i'm starting to think that this is a hardware problem...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev/note-4-debrick-img-t3488114/page30
Read this thread it will help you
little more details plz
MarcinMilosz13 said:
Hi!
Some time ago my n910F tottaly bricked(it was on Norma V11 ROM). After some reserch, i've managed to turn on download mode via microSD card and from there i've tried to flash BL,AP,CP and CSC. Unfortunately odin failed (PIT problem) so i've tried to flash PIT file. It crashed too. Phone restarted and, when it came back to download mode it was looking diffrent. Now there are 2 diffrent errors:
1. There is no PIT binary
2. Device have invalid PIT
What should i do now? I don't have any ideas Maybe awesome community of XDA will help me?
I've got less then 10 posts so to see my video you have to put "https://" before youtube...
youtu.be/eD7sjFtWfps
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Hello,
Please provide more details. and plz consider these when unbricking....
{No 1 is most important i have been in this situation and only the official firmware accepted the pit file for me}
1. Download your official firmware from sammobile.com and try to flash that with the default pit file. (or try this one: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84115590/SM-N910F_32GB.pit ) when you get your phone up and running you can root and flash any custom rom of your choice.
2. Files you trying to flash have really long file names. I know it does not cause a problem but when you are in trouble you must think about all the possibilities. Download files with shorter file names just in case.
3. Try to flash one file at a time.
Try and report will respond.
Thanks!
Hi!
I've got some problems with my PC, and then i had to pass kind of " school leaving exams" so i was absent here, at xda
Now back to the topic:
My phone still don't want to boot. @callumbr1 I've done everything that is in that link, before i even writed here . Thanks to that my phone turns on to the moment that is shown on the video. @hi_blues Everything that i've downloaded was either from sammobile or from some tutrials "how to debrick etc" here on xda. Link provided by you didn't changed anything
2. All of the official firmware that i found has long names, but i think that more important then name of actual file is lenght of path to access it So I've tried flashing directly from C://... but nothing helped.
3. So flashing one file at a time does nothing
Maybe some other ideas? Becouse my n910F bricked i had to switch to my fathers nokia 3310 (the old one). Well, i really lack some features like Camera, Internet or colorfull display
I've had many phones in the past and never had a problem flashing stock and custom on any of them, but i've run into a issue with my sisters J5 2016 that i cant sort out.
As far as i understand she did an OTA update, but it failed halfway. The phone turned off, then wouldn't reboot......thats when she gave to me.
I first tried to access recovery mode, but this was not working.
If you just try to power up normally, then you get the samsung screen, but with the error message in corner.
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Only mode working is download mode, but this has an error in the first line that i have never seen before (it actually starts my worry that the internal memory is damaged somehow)
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I tried a firmware (single file in the AP box), but failed on pit.
So tried a version of firmware with the 4 separate files, but same error messages, so retried with the separate .pit file included in the flash.....still no joy, same error messages.
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I have searched Internet and xda, but can not find this fail, so hoping someone might have a solution, or a way i can prove the internal memory is damaged (maybe theres another piece of software that i can use)
meerameer said:
I've had many phones in the past and never had a problem flashing stock and custom on any of them, but i've run into a issue with my sisters J5 2016 that i cant sort out.
As far as i understand she did an OTA update, but it failed halfway. The phone turned off, then wouldn't reboot......thats when she gave to me.
I first tried to access recovery mode, but this was not working.
If you just try to power up normally, then you get the samsung screen, but with the error message in corner.
Only mode working is download mode, but this has an error in the first line that i have never seen before (it actually starts my worry that the internal memory is damaged somehow)
I tried a firmware (single file in the AP box), but failed on pit.
So tried a version of firmware with the 4 separate files, but same error messages, so retried with the separate .pit file included in the flash.....still no joy, same error messages.
I have searched Internet and xda, but can not find this fail, so hoping someone might have a solution, or a way i can prove the internal memory is damaged (maybe theres another piece of software that i can use)
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Use Smart Switch. It will automatically download and restore anything needed even if that means a pit file. Give it a try using thr Emergency Recovery option.
Amarius1 said:
Use Smart Switch. It will automatically download and restore anything needed even if that means a pit file. Give it a try using thr Emergency Recovery option.
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Thank you for trying to help, that is much appreciate, but maybe i didn't make it clear.
The only working option is the Download mode, the Recovery mode doesn't work, so Smart Switch cant connect/see the phone
meerameer said:
Thank you for trying to help, that is much appreciate, but maybe i didn't make it clear.
The only working option is the Download mode, the Recovery mode doesn't work, so Smart Switch cant connect/see the phone
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Doesn't matter. Just enter your s/n of the phone found behind the battery in the Smart Switch menu saying "Emergency Recovery"
It doesn't specifically need to recognise it or show as connected. Just make sure ur in download mode with cable in and enter the emergency data in the bokes so Smart Switch can force download the stock firmware for your phone
Amarius1 said:
Doesn't matter. Just enter your s/n of the phone found behind the battery in the Smart Switch menu saying "Emergency Recovery"
It doesn't specifically need to recognise it or show as connected. Just make sure ur in download mode with cable in and enter the emergency data in the bokes so Smart Switch can force download the stock firmware for your phone
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Unfortuantly it was a fail.
Smart Switch downloaded the firmware, but could not install it and displayed a user friendly "Unknown Mode" message (i did check by plugging into odin without switching the phone off and odin showed it was in download mode).
The last message on phone screen reads "mmc: mmc_read fail" (this appeared when Switch came up with its fail message)
Just for clarity I tried all the above multiple times with different leads, and even different laptops and have upgraded my own phone without issues earlier .....so i am near admitting defeat with this J5 6
I do have to say again, thanks for suggesting and helping
meerameer said:
Unfortuantly it was a fail.
Smart Switch downloaded the firmware, but could not install it and displayed a user friendly "Unknown Mode" message (i did check by plugging into odin without switching the phone off and odin showed it was in download mode).
The last message on phone screen reads "mmc: mmc_read fail" (this appeared when Switch came up with its fail message)
Just for clarity I tried all the above multiple times with different leads, and even different laptops and have upgraded my own phone without issues earlier .....so i am near admitting defeat with this J5 6
I do have to say again, thanks for suggesting and helping
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i dont know my answer will help or not. but i have met some older samsung phones with error in mmc. mmc is a hardware, so if you want to fix you have to change the mmc. maybe you can search for information about mmc on google to make sure.
by the way, why dont you go to service center? your waranty still 0x0
yea like mfmuam mentioned, take it to service centre and most likely they will change your motherboard. If your warranty is unexpired it will be totally free.
mfmuam said:
i dont know my answer will help or not. but i have met some older samsung phones with error in mmc. mmc is a hardware, so if you want to fix you have to change the mmc. maybe you can search for information about mmc on google to make sure.
by the way, why dont you go to service center? your waranty still 0x0
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Unfortuantly her warrenty expired about 3 weeks ago (almost like the phone knew it had to break away that date ), but yes i have considered hitting ebay and getting her another board. Shes on holiday at moment, so will have to wait to see what she wants to do....... Thanks for advise though :good:
check your android security patch level ( im now in may 1 2017 region XID ) and than you download stok rom same like security patch level in your phone and than flash with odin put in pda.
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now i've 3 stok rom with different sec patch lvel,if i flash the first stokrom odin says fail like your ss,and then i flash the second stokrom odin says fail too,now im flash the third stokrom and tarraaa its work,because what?the third stokrom i have sec patch lvel in May 1 2017 same like im using my phone now.
pls correct if i wrong
check patch lvl - setting - about device - softwre info
Doni Artjoe said:
check patch lvl - setting - about device - softwre info
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LOL, how could he check it when there is no system
installed on the phone and the phone cant boot up?
@meerameer
Hello,
please dont give up.
But also please dont be a fool and try repair change motherboard
by yourself.
You could try to re-flash with Heimdall program at Linux-System.
But before you can try to flash in Windows with Odin 3.12 program again.
download the very first firmware rom from samdownloads (they have 4-part rom with pit file)
make sure your battery is at 80% minimum
take out the battery
wait 30 sec
press and hold only power button for 10 sec
put back battery
start phone in download mode with no keys but only usb jig insert
start odin 3.12 and prepare all files but take CSC_(your-code) (do not use the csc_home!), take option with reboot, and also re-partition
connect phone with pc and start odin flash
Another idea would be to flash some custom recovery only and do full wipe
there, and then let Smart Switch emergency repair the phone.
You also have still a chance to get it repaired by the Samsung Service,
for maybe just a small fee. Just write them some short lovely email.
franticfreddy said:
LOL, how could he check it when there is no system
installed on the phone and the phone cant boot up?
@meerameer
Hello,
please dont give up.
But also please dont be a fool and try repair change motherboard
by yourself.
You could try to re-flash with Heimdall program at Linux-System.
But before you can try to flash in Windows with Odin 3.12 program again.
download the very first firmware rom from samdownloads (they have 4-part rom with pit file)
make sure your battery is at 80% minimum
take out the battery
wait 30 sec
press and hold only power button for 10 sec
put back battery
start phone in download mode with no keys but only usb jig insert
start odin 3.12 and prepare all files but take CSC_(your-code) (do not use the csc_home!), take option with reboot, and also re-partition
connect phone with pc and start odin flash
Another idea would be to flash some custom recovery only and do full wipe
there, and then let Smart Switch emergency repair the phone.
You also have still a chance to get it repaired by the Samsung Service,
for maybe just a small fee. Just write them some short lovely email.
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Thank you Mr Frantic for the nice clear instructions :good:
I actually spend all day fixing hardware on phones and laptops, but thats hardly the rocket science of software like you developers get into. I have done flashing etc since the days of my beloved ACE.
I followed you so far down to 7, as i don't have a separate csc, apart from the csc_home file and for all my searching for a UK separated file firmware i had no luck, only got the combined one
I have tried what you suggested, but am going to try again following you to the letter :highfive:
PS Custom Recovery wouldn't go on, failed on odin at the .pit and theres no recovery (as far as i can tell) on the phone, just displays the J5 6 first screen, with the addition of the info text you get when in Download Mode.
@meerameer
Hello,
you could also try firmware for another country like germany, as the chance is good
that there it will be possible to choose english language in setup.
Maybe you can try this german firmware with csc_dbt.
But you need to be registered to samdownloads and firmware zip has password for encrypt
but its written on the download site (its mostly samdownloads.de)
The csc_home will not erase the internal storage since there is normally no pit file in it.
Because you need to re-pit and format the phone completely, you must use any
csc_(any country) but not csc_home.
Maybe thats why Odin fail for you so many times, because you never got any csc part
with the pit file in it?
You can check the csc part file if there is a pit file in it, you can open csc file with 7-zip.
EDIT:
Anyways, i have attach now the single pit-file for the j5-2016 european version.
So now you can try flash your 4 firmware in Odin with this additional pit file.
In Odin you got the menu for repit, where you can select the pit-file
manually (there is a warning that pit from csc will be used, but since you dont
have any csc file with pit in it, you can give a try.)
Else you still have the option to use SamFirm download program, where
you can download the newest firmware with option in binary nature (that means 4-parts)
and there will be csc file with the pit file already in it,
so you can flash like you already did.
I hope that helps..
franticfreddy said:
@meerameer
Hello,
you could also try firmware for another country like germany, as the chance is good
that there it will be possible to choose english language in setup.
Maybe you can try this german firmware with csc_dbt.
But you need to be registered to samdownloads and firmware zip has password for encrypt
but its written on the download site (its mostly samdownloads.de)
The csc_home will not erase the internal storage since there is normally no pit file in it.
Because you need to re-pit and format the phone completely, you must use any
csc_(any country) but not csc_home.
Maybe thats why Odin fail for you so many times, because you never got any csc part
with the pit file in it?
You can check the csc part file if there is a pit file in it, you can open csc file with 7-zip.
EDIT:
Anyways, i have attach now the single pit-file for the j5-2016 european version.
So now you can try flash your 4 firmware in Odin with this additional pit file.
In Odin you got the menu for repit, where you can select the pit-file
manually (there is a warning that pit from csc will be used, but since you dont
have any csc file with pit in it, you can give a try.)
Else you still have the option to use SamFirm download program, where
you can download the newest firmware with option in binary nature (that means 4-parts)
and there will be csc file with the pit file already in it,
so you can flash like you already did.
I hope that helps..
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Seems I was having a dumb moment earlier. :silly:
Yes I checked before and the csc contained "J5XNLTE_EUR_OPEN_HIDDEN220M.pit". Thanks for the pit file also, I have checked on file size and they are exactly the same .
I have been questioning myself wondering if had right pit for my model, but screen and sticker (under battery) all say J510FN and all the .pit files i have found are all exactly same file size.
In total I've tried two 4 file firmwares, and 3 single file ones from different regions and release dates. All stop on that pit error before it even gets into the essence of the firmware.
Can you think of any software that can test the mmc , something that might give a bigger hint to whether its a hardware issue?
Hello,
well there is the option to test the mmc with special equipment for experts.
But its difficult and requires knowledge.
Did you try another Odin version?
Maybe Odin 3.09 or 3.10.7 can flash the firmware.
In older version of Odin, only check option for re-pit.
Do not make auto-reboot.
Only check re-partition and f.reset-time.
Do not use BL.
Only use AP+CP+CSC+pit file
When flash is finished, take out battery and put back in,
and restart manually into download mode and flash again the single firmware file
in AP.
I think you have flashed a different firmware version which is not suitable for your pit file
with the 220M addition.
It is very important to use the corresponding firmware files.
Maybe you only use the provided pit file for flash (do not select anything in BL, etc),
just select the pit file in re-pit menu.
franticfreddy said:
Hello,
well there is the option to test the mmc with special equipment for experts.
But its difficult and requires knowledge.
Did you try another Odin version?
Maybe Odin 3.09 or 3.10.7 can flash the firmware.
In older version of Odin, only check option for re-pit.
Do not make auto-reboot.
Only check re-partition and f.reset-time.
Do not use BL.
Only use AP+CP+CSC+pit file
When flash is finished, take out battery and put back in,
and restart manually into download mode and flash again the single firmware file
in AP.
I think you have flashed a different firmware version which is not suitable for your pit file
with the 220M addition.
It is very important to use the corresponding firmware files.
Maybe you only use the provided pit file for flash (do not select anything in BL, etc),
just select the pit file in re-pit menu.
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Ok tried this, but still no joy.
I think you are certainly correct about what you were saying about the 220m pit file, as that one on the phone screen gives the message "ERROR There is no pit binary".
The pit file you posted gives the error "SECURE CHECK FAIL : PIT"
But the only time i have seen a SECURE CHECK FAIL message before is when i have accidentally in past tried putting completely wrong firmware on a phone , does that fit with what you know ?
ADDITIONAL INFO
My sister told me last night she had in fact taken it to her local indepentant phone shop to see if they could repair, they had no luck.
So i dont know what they did to it in their attempts. I do now have to wonder if they badly failed and now the phone is confused to what pit it should have, hence errors on software that should have fixed it
I've checked with the imei and the serial to make sure I'm defiantly looking for right files (J510FN), also my sister had from new and its never had a replacement board etc.......so im sort of hitting a brick wall.
Seems only option is to drive the 50 miles to the city, where i know there is an authentic Samsung repair store and hand over my life saving for them to look at it and tell me what we already know
Hello,
its really weird, its hard to find out what went wrong with your phone..
Maybe the guys at the generic repair center did the final brick of it.
As you said with the pit file i provided you got another kind of error.
I think there was some mix in bootloader and pit files which were used
at begin error stage 1.
I seen some kind similar problem when people was cross-mixing the 4-part
firmware files (they wanted use older bootloader but newer modem and system
or vice versa).
As there is still shown the samsung official binary but custom system, it is
possible the guys at generic repair center did use Odin and checked the
nand erase all option which is never, never, never a good idea.
Try to flash with this Odin v3.10.7 version
I strongly recommend you get your firmware file with
the SamFirm downloader ,
where you can search for your model SM-J510FN with countrycode BTU,
and check option to download in binary nature , so you will get the 4 parts.
The program requires .NET Framework 3.5 (Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) installed)
Here and here.
If you have the firmware there is no need to extra select the pit file for
flashing since its in csc_btu integrated. Just check option repartition, f.reset time.
These files also get checksum, then the secure fail *should* not happen...
If not fail then after finish flash take out battery, wait, put back,
goto recovery and do factory reset..
Im running out of ideas.. , anyways good Luck .
franticfreddy said:
Hello,
its really weird, its hard to find out what went wrong with your phone..
Maybe the guys at the generic repair center did the final brick of it.
As you said with the pit file i provided you got another kind of error.
I think there was some mix in bootloader and pit files which were used
at begin error stage 1.
I seen some kind similar problem when people was cross-mixing the 4-part
firmware files (they wanted use older bootloader but newer modem and system
or vice versa).
As there is still shown the samsung official binary but custom system, it is
possible the guys at generic repair center did use Odin and checked the
nand erase all option which is never, never, never a good idea.
Try to flash with this Odin v3.10.7 version
I strongly recommend you get your firmware file with
the SamFirm downloader ,
where you can search for your model SM-J510FN with countrycode BTU,
and check option to download in binary nature , so you will get the 4 parts.
The program requires .NET Framework 3.5 (Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) installed)
Hereand here.
If you have the firmware there is no need to extra select the pit file for
flashing since its in csc_btu integrated. Just check option repartition, f.reset time.
These files also get checksum, then the secure fail *should* not happen...
If not fail then after finish flash take out battery, wait, put back,
goto recovery and do factory reset..
Im running out of ideas.. , anyways good Luck .
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OK, I have a couple of hours free now, so will try this.
Just like to say again, thanks for all your suggestions, you have been more than helpful :fingers-crossed:
UPDATE
Tried what you suggested, but still no joy.
Tomorrow i need to go near the city, so going to take a detour and take phone to the Samsung Shop. I'll update you on what they have to say about it .
Thanks again
Sad to hear it didnt work
I just was about to say, try what I said but also select the same separate pit file in the pit menu.
Im pretty sure the "right" mix of the right pit file and the corresponding firmware files could
help. But theres so many versions to try and its hard to find especially older firmwares..
Best regards.
franticfreddy said:
Sad to hear it didnt work
I just was about to say, try what I said but also select the same separate pit file in the pit menu.
Im pretty sure the "right" mix of the right pit file and the corresponding firmware files could
help. But theres so many versions to try and its hard to find especially older firmwares..
Best regards.
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***Final Update***
I managed to get the logic board checked by Samsung and the emmc was corrupted. They wanted £124 to fix it.... Which I declined, as I can a replacement board on ebay for around. £60.
Chances are that the fault was caused by when my sister took it to a local generic repair shop, and might have been ok if she has gone to a more reputable repair shop.
So my note to all is research your repair stores when you have a fault, as the cheapest doesn't always mean the best.