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So I upgraded from 4.4.2 kitkat to 5.0 lollipop. However, I soft bricked my phone by installing the wrong xposed SDK. Now I'm trying to flash 4.4.2 kitkat back onto my bricked phone and then update back to lollipop. Problem is ODIN is not wanting to flash the g900a stock rom back. It gives me an error saying 'SW REV CHECK FAIL : [ABOOT]FUSED 2 > BINARY 1' does anyone know how to fix this as I'd like to fix my phone soon!
900A? That's the AT&T model isn't it? That being the case, the locked bootloader on your device is only ever going to let you flash 5.0 if you had 5.0 on your device before you bricked....
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keithross39 said:
900A? That's the AT&T model isn't it? That being the case, the locked bootloader on your device is only ever going to let you flash 5.0 if you had 5.0 on your device before you bricked....
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That's good an all but where can I find a 5.0 in a tar format! My phone is literally bricked so I can't access it to flash the .zip files to it. I can't find a .tar of lollipop 5.0 anywhere no matter where I look all the links for ones have been taken down! You wouldn't happen to have one would you?
Not sure fella.....checked every hosting/firmware website I can think of, and all I'm seeing are KitKat firmwares.....
Have you tried Kies to see if it'll perform an 'emergency recovery/restore'?
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keithross39 said:
Not sure fella.....checked every hosting/firmware website I can think of, and all I'm seeing are KitKat firmwares.....
Have you tried Kies to see if it'll perform an 'emergency recovery/restore'?
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Kies won't recognize my device! It just says it's not supported! ;-; this is really unfortunate I've been looking everywhere with what little time I have (I work and I'm in college and it's around finals season for the semester so that doesn't help with time to fix this). I've been scouring everywhere but can't find anything. This is really unfortunate and I don't have the money to afford to have my phone fixed ;-; I'm really hoping I can find a solution soon! Everytime I try to install a kitkat 4.4.2 rom it just says FUSED 2 > BINARY 1 or something along those lines. From what I've heard that means I can't downgrade. Like I said what happened was I installed the wrong xposed sdk and it soft bricked. Every lollipop 5.0 rom I've found is in zip format. Now this wouldn't be a problem if I had a custom recovery that could flash zips and the means to put the zip on the phone. The problem is I don't (yes I've tried using ADB it refuses to put the zip on the phone it only lets me put .tar.md5's on there with the sideload and everything else just returns an error). If you find a solution or anyone else does please let me know! I'm In very dire need of help!! Also, my phone it makes it to the samsung galaxy s5 powered by android screen and then after that I just hear the AT&T noise but the screen doesn't change it just hangs there. I've also tried a full cache wipe and system restore in the recovery menu!
First of all.....The obvious....lol
These zips you mention, have you extracted them to see what's inside them.....
I know that sammobile and Samsung-updates provide their firmware .tars inside zips.....
Secondly, until someone makes an AT&T Lollipop firmware available, it looks like you're going to have to play the waiting game......at this point, I believe that with the correct firmware package, you WILL be able to recover your device....that may not be true further down the line if you continue to try 'potential' fixes.....
My advice is to leave it 'as-is' (unsatisfactory...I know) and wait for the firmware to become available......
Do you have an older device you can use in the mean time?
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keithross39 said:
First of all.....The obvious....lol
These zips you mention, have you extracted them to see what's inside them.....
I know that sammobile and Samsung-updates provide their firmware .tars inside zips.....
Secondly, until someone makes an AT&T Lollipop firmware available, it looks like you're going to have to play the waiting game......at this point, I believe that with the correct firmware package, you WILL be able to recover your device....that may not be true further down the line if you continue to try 'potential' fixes.....
My advice is to leave it 'as-is' (unsatisfactory...I know) and wait for the firmware to become available......
Do you have an older device you can use in the mean time?
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Yes I unzipped the zip. It was just files inside. I might just take it by an AT&T I'm pretty sure with all I've done to it the warranty is void but it's a worth a shot maybe they will take it in. I don't have an older device right now and I need to have some my phone soon as I have important usage of it with work. It seems I guess I don't have a choice left ;-; thank you though for all your help I'm very thankful for it
Hello all!
First of all i want to thank this site (and the people behind it) that makes everything android possible.
I feel privileged to be a member of this forum specially on rough times like what i am facing right now.
I rooted my Galaxy A8-A800i the other day and everything went great. I followed the instructions that i found here. Unfortunately, yesterday i turned off the OEM Unlock on my phone. Now, as the thread title says it. it is stuck on the Logo Screen with the annoying " Custom Binary blocked by FRP Lock ". i read a guide that ashyx made and i felt stupid. I didn't know that turning the OEM Unlock will do that to my Phone.
Right now, I am digging deep on this forums to try and revive my phone that is currently in Brick state.
i am downloading a firmware from sammobile for my phone, the problem i have is... i don't know how to use it. I don't know much about my phone but I do want to learn a lot and i know that this is the right place. I would like to ask assistance on how to use the firmware that I am downloading right now, and also, can i make the Knox Counter go "0" again?
Thanks for everything guys. I highly appreciate everything i've learned here so far.
rissered said:
Hello all!
First of all i want to thank this site (and the people behind it) that makes everything android possible.
I feel privileged to be a member of this forum specially on rough times like what i am facing right now.
I rooted my Galaxy A8-A800i the other day and everything went great. I followed the instructions that i found here. Unfortunately, yesterday i turned off the OEM Unlock on my phone. Now, as the thread title says it. it is stuck on the Logo Screen with the annoying " Custom Binary blocked by FRP Lock ". i read a guide that ashyx made and i felt stupid. I didn't know that turning the OEM Unlock will do that to my Phone.
Right now, I am digging deep on this forums to try and revive my phone that is currently in Brick state.
i am downloading a firmware from sammobile for my phone, the problem i have is... i don't know how to use it. I don't know much about my phone but I do want to learn a lot and i know that this is the right place. I would like to ask assistance on how to use the firmware that I am downloading right now, and also, can i make the Knox Counter go "0" again?
Thanks for everything guys. I highly appreciate everything i've learned here so far.
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you can try flashing the official firmware I hope it fixes your phone.
and knox cannot be reset to 0
nepalbiraj said:
you can try flashing the official firmware I hope it fixes your phone.
and knox cannot be reset to 0
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Thank you!... i downloaded the stock firmware from sammobile. but whenever i extract it there's a rar message saying it is corrupted so i DLed a new one, it has the same result. I haven't tried using it to fix my phone but i will try right now. Ill give an update on how it goes.
Tried flashing the new firmware but Odin can't detect my phone. i have the latest Driver for SAMSUNG and i have the latest Odin. I tried restarting my phone and my computer several times but it still fails. i am really frustrated and our of options right now. Even if Odin detects my phone there's no guarantee that the stock firmware will be installed properly since it always shows corrupt when i extract it from zip
rissered said:
Tried flashing the new firmware but Odin can't detect my phone. i have the latest Driver for SAMSUNG and i have the latest Odin. I tried restarting my phone and my computer several times but it still fails. i am really frustrated and our of options right now. Even if Odin detects my phone there's no guarantee that the stock firmware will be installed properly since it always shows corrupt when i extract it from zip
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Install the Samsung drivers first, reboot your pc.
Start odin in Admin mode then put your device in download mode, plug in the usb cable. Your device should be detected.
Don't try flashing a corrupt firmware, it will be rejected anyway as it will fail the md5 check.
I suggest you use a different browser to download.
@ashyx hey! thanks for all your help. my internet went offline while i was trying to respond to the other thread. my phone is now fixed with your help. Thank you so much! only took 3 mins for the while Odin flashing to complete
This issue is now FIXED
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This issue is now FIXED
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but how? I have installed official firmware and flashed via odin and it shows"success", but then it gets stuck in the samsung logo. please help
T Mobile Stock Firmware files
I did a deep dig and managed to come across the attached files from this source (files conveniently contained in .zip below or feel free to download separately from the source):
(Note: these are T Mobile On5 stock firmware)
AP_G550TUVU1APF1.tar.md5
CP_G550TUVU1APF1.tar.md5
OPT_G550TUVU1APF1.tar.md5
on5ltetmo.pit
From what I read.. one should be able to flash with ODIN. However, I would suggest that you already have a good idea of what you're doing (which files to flash and under which tab in ODIN) before flashing your phone.
All the flashing I have done using ODIN I have done so using only the AP tab>make sure Repartition is off>and disable Auto-Boot (all of those instructions can be found in other threads on xda). However, if anyone would like to chime in with any additional pointers that they feel should be posted please do so.
Otherwise.. I hope these will help some of those stuck w/ that MetroPCS firmware.
The Download: TMO-STOCK-G550TUVU1APF1-MM.zip
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SoL33t said:
T Mobile Stock Firmware files
I did a deep dig and managed to come across the attached files from this source (files conveniently contained in .zip below or feel free to download separately from the source):
(Note: these are T Mobile On5 stock firmware)
AP_G550TUVU1APF1.tar.md5
CP_G550TUVU1APF1.tar.md5
OPT_G550TUVU1APF1.tar.md5
on5ltetmo.pit
From what I read.. one should be able to flash with ODIN. However, I would suggest that you already have a good idea of what you're doing (which files to flash and under which tab in ODIN) before flashing your phone.
All the flashing I have done using ODIN I have done so using only the AP tab>make sure Repartition is off>and disable Auto-Boot (all of those instructions can be found in other threads on xda). However, if anyone would like to chime in with any additional pointers that they feel should be posted please do so.
Otherwise.. I hope these will help some of those stuck w/ that MetroPCS firmware.
The Download: TMO-STOCK-G550TUVU1APF1-MM.zip
Good Day!
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i cant flash in in odin . i says FAIL
Same here. Odin says Fail
You can't flash it because Odin uses tar. or .md5
Watch my youtube tutorial on how to remove frp lock/unbrick samsung on5 (sm-g550t)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Yy0f6qtHA&t=4s
Did you guys make sure to click the oem unlock in developer options? Without doing so Odin will always come back with a fail as samsung has locked the boot loader. To enable developer options go to about device and tap on the build version until you see a small pop up on the bottom of the screen saying developer options enabled or something to that nature. Then go back to settings and developer options will be available right above the about device section. Open developer options and scroll down and click one unlock. Once you have done so the try flashing with Odin. Reminder... oem unlock should remain clicked at all times or else &it won't work. Hope this helps.
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Did you guys make sure to click the oem unlock in developer options? Without doing so Odin will always come back with a fail as samsung has locked the boot loader. To enable developer options go to about device and tap on the build version until you see a small pop up on the bottom of the screen saying developer options enabled or something to that nature. Then go back to settings and developer options will be available right above the about device section. Open developer options and scroll down and click one unlock. Once you have done so the try flashing with Odin. Reminder... oem unlock should remain clicked at all times or else &it won't work. Hope this helps.
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Yea you guys have to check that after flashing or else it'll go back to getting bricked/frp lock
Vi11un said:
Yea you guys have to check that after flashing or else it'll go back to getting bricked/frp lock
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This must be done BEFORE flashing. Not doing so can brick the device.
hatchet13rydin69 said:
This must be done BEFORE flashing. Not doing so can brick the device.
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I assumed that the device was already bricked and that what they were trying to do is unbrick it again
"SW REV CHECK FAIL DEVICE 2, BINARY 1" I know for a fact this is because i trying to install a old firmware the thing is that is the only firmware i had :crying:, and i didn't make a backup because I'm a idiot... if someone can provide like the stock latest or back up that i can use. or a way around this i will appreciated
Clerus17 said:
"SW REV CHECK FAIL DEVICE 2, BINARY 1" I know for a fact this is because i trying to install a old firmware the thing is that is the only firmware i had :crying:, and i didn't make a backup because I'm a idiot... if someone can provide like the stock latest or back up that i can use. or a way around this i will appreciated
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Check out my video tutorial for sm-g550t (t-mobile)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Yy0f6qtHA&t=176s
I did and still nothing, same problem..i think is because i need to install an upgraded firmware because i updated the firmware and that change something... i guess i don't know I'm searching and googling this and that what everyone say..or am i wrong..
Clerus17 said:
I did and still nothing, same problem..i think is because i need to install an upgraded firmware because i updated the firmware and that change something... i guess i don't know I'm searching and googling this and that what everyone say..or am i wrong..
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Yea then if you updated then you may need to use another firmware file. I know that sammobile hasn't even released the one I have in my videos, so I believe you're gong to have some problems finding the upgraded firmware. I could be wrong though.
Vi11un said:
Yea then if you updated then you may need to use another firmware file. I know that sammobile hasn't even released the one I have in my videos, so I believe you're gong to have some problems finding the upgraded firmware. I could be wrong though.
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FIX IT! USING KIES3 AND USE THE "firmware update and initialization" Option.
ON5 screen is grayish black
I used Odin to flash my phone Odin says I passed I got the green light but my screen is still black .Only the splash screen will show then it goes back to gray/black
Does anyone know how to remedy this?
Clerus17 said:
FIX IT! USING KIES3 AND USE THE "firmware update and initialization" Option.
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how to do this
I have a Galaxy On5 --Metro PCS version---
How can I disable or remove the update notices which sit in Application Manager and continually pop up and in the top Notification bar? I have checked all the videos on Youtube but nothing works.
My On5 is not rooted (I am happy enough with the stock version, I'm just worried about letting the update go through and messing up my phone.) I don't think the update's downloaded TO my phone. I can't find it and the notification keeps asking me to liberate more space for its download....
How to get rid of it and just stay with the original OS. Thanks for your help!
The system.img in this firmware is corrupt.
I want to flash it by SD Card is it possible?
hatchet13rydin69 said:
Did you guys make sure to click the oem unlock in developer options? Without doing so Odin will always come back with a fail as samsung has locked the boot loader. To enable developer options go to about device and tap on the build version until you see a small pop up on the bottom of the screen saying developer options enabled or something to that nature. Then go back to settings and developer options will be available right above the about device section. Open developer options and scroll down and click one unlock. Once you have done so the try flashing with Odin. Reminder... oem unlock should remain clicked at all times or else &it won't work. Hope this helps.
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the problem with this answer is that we, the victims, have already BRICKED OUR PHONES and cannot GET BACK INTO THEM TO ACCESS DEVELOPER OPTIONS.
see?
My Father-in-law tried updating the firmware on my wife's SM-G900V and now it's stuck in a boot loop. I am able to get it into download mode and recovery (I've cleaned the cache and factory reset it dozens of times), and I have been able to flash the latest marshmallow and lollipop images using Odin (passes with no issues), but it's still stuck in the boot loop.
When I get home from work tonight my plan is to try some of the "debricking" and or "rooting" guides I've found on this site:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...images-hardbrick-recovery-plan-t3387010/page1
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve.../testers-required-easier-root-method-t3561529
Should one of these do the trick, or will I be wasting my time and should be trying something else? Thanks in advance for your advice/help!
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My Father-in-law tried updating the firmware on my wife's SM-G900V and now it's stuck in a boot loop. I am able to get it into download mode and recovery (I've cleaned the cache and factory reset it dozens of times), and I have been able to flash the latest marshmallow and lollipop images using Odin (passes with no issues), but it's still stuck in the boot loop.
When I get home from work tonight my plan is to try some of the "debricking" and or "rooting" guides I've found on this site:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...images-hardbrick-recovery-plan-t3387010/page1
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve.../testers-required-easier-root-method-t3561529
Should one of these do the trick, or will I be wasting my time and should be trying something else? Thanks in advance for your advice/help!
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I have not tried the first method so I cannot say if it will work for a stock debrick. If you are going to use that, make sure the phone is on a PB1/PD1 firmware.
The second one is rooting the phone. I have usedthis one with both CIDs and have had no issues. Since the phone wont boot, you might not be able to locate the CID, so please read the following thread before starting:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/help/to-id-cid-15-loading-app-t3756413
UPDATE: Also, Here is a link to a firmware with the pit file:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...rmware-pit-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s5-t3757416
You may want to try that first before doing the other ones. Having a pit file during the firmware install sometimes helps to fix it.
Try it, see if it works, if you have any more issues, let me know.
Good Luck!
Thanks for the quick reply!
I updated the pit file and didn't get any errors from Odin. I think the issue I'm stuck with is I don't know what original firmware was on here, so I randomly pick on of the many available ones (like I mentioned previously, I've tried Lollipop and Marshmallow). This time I tried this one:
G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_G900VVRU2BPB1_HOME.tar
The phone actually boots up and I hear the music of it booting up, but the screen doesn't come one. I can still get to recovery and download mode (but I can't see what I'm doing). Is this a matter of just working my way through the list of firmwares until I find the one that works?
Thanks again
RetroRider said:
Thanks for the quick reply!
I updated the pit file and didn't get any errors from Odin. I think the issue I'm stuck with is I don't know what original firmware was on here, so I randomly pick on of the many available ones (like I mentioned previously, I've tried Lollipop and Marshmallow). This time I tried this one:
G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_G900VVRU2BPB1_HOME.tar
The phone actually boots up and I hear the music of it booting up, but the screen doesn't come one. I can still get to recovery and download mode (but I can't see what I'm doing). Is this a matter of just working my way through the list of firmwares until I find the one that works?
Thanks again
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Do you see the "Samsung Galaxy S5" logo when it first boots up? It sounds like the screen went bad.
Fear_The_Fluff said:
Do you see the "Samsung Galaxy S5" logo when it first boots up? It sounds like the screen went bad.
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It depends on which firmware I flash it with.....usually I get the logo as it's in the bootloop. The only change was when I used that PB1 firmware and it actually booted, minus the screen....
RetroRider said:
It depends on which firmware I flash it with.....usually I get the logo as it's in the bootloop. The only change was when I used that PB1 firmware and it actually booted, minus the screen....
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Try going into Download/Odin Mode and (first grab some binoculars LOL!) take a look at the top (small letter) information and (you may want to write it down) see what the device information states there.
It just seems as though you may have a specific variant of the S5 that may have been unlocked and flashed to the one you believe that you have...
... OR you are correct with the Variant but, are trying to flash the wrong Firmware Version (one of the previous releases) and the device is preventing it.
I think that it may be the first assumption but, I could be wrong...
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Fear_The_Fluff said:
Do you see the "Samsung Galaxy S5" logo when it first boots up? It sounds like the screen went bad.
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Ibuprophen said:
Try going into Download/Odin Mode and (first grab some binoculars LOL!) take a look at the top (small letter) information and (you may want to write it down) see what the device information states there.
It just seems as though you may have a specific variant of the S5 that may have been unlocked and flashed to the one you believe that you have...
... OR you are correct with the Variant but, are trying to flash the wrong Firmware Version (one of the previous releases) and the device is preventing it.
I think that it may be the first assumption but, I could be wrong...
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here's what I see when I go into download mode:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900V
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
REACTIVATION LOCK: OFF
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T2, R1, A2, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE
UDC START
Is there anything there that tells me what version of firmware I should be using?
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Is there anything there that tells me what version of firmware I should be using?
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Product name is correct.
I'd flash this one: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=818070582850486654
It's the latest firmware with full-wipe.
The first boot should take 12-15 min.
If the phone does not boot within 20 min. it will mean a hardware problem.
i have the T580 32GB of a friend here, that does not work at the moment (and maybe never again ) - the problem is that on startup it only gives this message in red letter :
could not do normal boot invalid kernel length
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the only thing i can do is get into download mode - but i fail when i try to install a stock rom via odin - after NAND Write Start!! it times out and gives me a fail.
i already tried a 3 different odin versions and adroid 6.0, 7.0 and 8.01 Stock Rom for SM-T580 but no luck so far.
another problem is my friend does not know what the android version he was on before that hapend - and the tablet has Samsung FRP on.
maybe some of the experts here have an advice what i can try otherwise this tab a is really bricked - furthermore i wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did not try to put twrp or anything else onto the tablet ....
Have you tried flashing TWRP using ODIN? (AP Slot)
i do not know if flashing twrp is a good idea as i do not know if oem unlock is enabled - and as it does not boot up i cannot switch it on in developer options
ilovebytes said:
i do not know if flashing twrp is a good idea as i do not know if oem unlock is enabled - and as it does not boot up i cannot switch it on in developer options
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Wouldn't it simply fail if OEM unlocking was disabled? I don't know honestly. I'd try it if no other solutions come up.
ilovebytes said:
i have the T580 32GB of a friend here, that does not work at the moment (and maybe never again ) - the problem is that on startup it only gives this message in red letter :
the only thing i can do is get into download mode - but i fail when i try to install a stock rom via odin - after NAND Write Start!! it times out and gives me a fail.
i already tried a 3 different odin versions and adroid 6.0, 7.0 and 8.01 Stock Rom for SM-T580 but no luck so far.
another problem is my friend does not know what the android version he was on before that hapend - and the tablet has Samsung FRP on.
maybe some of the experts here have an advice what i can try otherwise this tab a is really bricked - furthermore i wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did not try to put twrp or anything else onto the tablet ....
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I think you are going about it wrong. Instead of booting to download mode, try booting to recovery mode via Home, Vol Up and Power and then selecting Factory Reset. This is always necessary before you can use download to flash a ROM via Odin and it might make using Odin unnecessary.
of course i tried to get into receovery mode but the problem is i can't - when i do home, vol up and power absolutely nothing happens, i only get into download mode
edit: i believe FRP is the Problem this prevents odin from writing the files to the tablet - as it allways times out with :
Complete(Write) operation failed.
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what i do not really understand is why FRP does not let odin flash an original samsung firmware ?
[QUOTE what i do not really understand is why FRP does not let odin flash an original samsung firmware ?[/QUOTE]
This sounds more like a binary issue. I have reason to believe you are what's called an FRP Binary Lock. Recovery is usually inaccessable or re-routed and you cannot "seem" to use Odin3 but in fact you can. This issue you apparently are having sounds oddly like some issues I've had on these devices and is often a result of bad Rooting or invalid firmware being installed. This overloads the binaries and puts the device in a locked mode with symptoms of an inaccessible Recovery a difficult to use Odin3 or a bootloop. Most of the time I hear of a notification somewhere of an FRP lock. If this is the situation you are in here is a link to a page of mine that will give you the files to helpfully solve your issue. Let me know if that works or not.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/custom-binary-blocked-frp-lock-2019-t3979661
Casper Young said:
If this is the situation you are in here is a link to a page of mine that will give you the files to helpfully solve your issue. Let me know if that works or not.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/custom-binary-blocked-frp-lock-2019-t3979661
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it sounds like i am in the same situation and i tried your files but it does not let me download them through odin - i also wrote you a pm maybe you find the time to answer me.
i really wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did never try to flash anything onto the tab, and i really believe him as he absolutely knows nothing about flashing or where to get a firmware and not even how to get into dl mode ....
ilovebytes said:
it sounds like i am in the same situation and i tried your files but it does not let me download them through odin - i also wrote you a pm maybe you find the time to answer me.
i really wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did never try to flash anything onto the tab, and i really believe him as he absolutely knows nothing about flashing or where to get a firmware and not even how to get into dl mode ....
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The situation I was suspecting is a "Custom Binaries are Blocked by FRP Lock" to which you would have seen a notification of it in one of 4 ways. Your situation is somewhat similar because you cannot access Recovey and although Download Mode is accessable it appears useless. Your device is not Bricked. A bricked device is unusable in any way and these days most devices can be restored.
You do seem to be having some difficulties that are usually common with binary issues. You can in fact use Odin3 but how is the question. Usually one can flash in the Stock firmware and that returns the device to normal. When it becomes impossible to flash in stock firmware or anything else it seems, to my experiance has always been a Binary issue. I will provide a link to the 4File Official firmware. And instructions for you to properly use it for your needs.
SM-T580 Official Stock Firmware 4Files
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zvhwUfSRW44V1ZwEsHLRvlh-T0M79ks9
I'll assume you know something about using Odin3. Unzip the file to your desktop. There are 4 files but you'll only use 3 of them. You can use the patched version of Odin3.13B or you can use Odin3.14. Place the files in their respective places. BL, and AP are easy enough to see where they go. Now there is a file labeled CSC and one labeled HOME CSC. You will only use one of them. The CSC file returns your app data to factory settings (it erases everything). The Home CSC file keeps the app data. So it's your choice which one you choose. These are Official Firmware Files so you should be able to flash them in. Should that not work for you my most likely answer would be that your binaries are the issue and that is why you can't as of yet use Odin sucessfully. Does Odin even try to initiate a flash then stalls or does it do nothing altogether?
There are two different Binary files for the SM-T580 that I have. I would suggest using the Binary 4 FRP first. f I recall correctly the Odin3.13B patched version was made for this. Place the file in the AP section and try flashing it. You should get a few gears on the screen turning if it applied, or maybe not. If that fails use the U4 Binary Unlock file. It is only after you flash in the binary files that you can then install the Stock Firmware. It is the overloaded binaries that prevent the use of Odin as you may be experiancing. I am also including the Knox cleaner in case you need to reset it.
SM-T580 Binary files:
Binary 4 FRP Unlock
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iXrZR2E7m6Ai5InAw8u3lzeLhb3ThRo5
U4 Binaries. This is two files. Flash one at a time using the AP section. They are labeled 1rst or 2nd
1. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rX_luP_0W4ygdloIr2Gr9TCSfqFyaTK-
2. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xsw4GVYtNMJhiMXV2cR2jaJvToG_n6Pi
Knox Cleaner: Also flashed in using the AP section of Odin3
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EolYe9auY9jslYSpSgHoon_YB00D2noV
Good Luck and let me know if this helps or not.
lewmur said:
I think you are going about it wrong. Instead of booting to download mode, try booting to recovery mode via Home, Vol Up and Power and then selecting Factory Reset. This is always necessary before you can use download to flash a ROM via Odin and it might make using Odin unnecessary.
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Only if they could get into Recovery they may be able to reset it.
I have never once needed to go to Recovery to do "anything" before using Odin3 to flash.
The only time I've had to go there (repetedly) and reset was when trying to get past FRP Google Account Protection. Sometimes it takes out the page I want to get to and I need to reset it to get to it again. This is "not" always neccesary before flashing a ROM which rewrites the device programing.
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@Casper Young
thanks for your help so far, i am gonna try your suggestions on weekend when i have a bit more spare time - hope i can get the tab running again