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[Q] Bricked or not ? MMC: mmc_read fail. I'm afraid !

Hy, I own an S5 G900F. I flashed a stock rom latest version then my S5 root before flashing a rom Omega 2. Everything worked perfectly until I decided to change my sdcard having taken care to move all the files present on my old sd card on news.
At start of my S5 nothing worked, I have the screen that lights up with the SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 logo, powered by ANDROID but the top right I have the following message in red: kernel is not enforced seandroid and yellow: set warranty bit kernel.
I can not switch to recovery since disappeared, I just can enter download mode.
With odin so I tried to flash my S5 with stock rom (XEF-G900FXXU1ANE2-20140519102224).
Here is the odin message when I load this rom:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5 ..
<OSM> Check MD5 .. Do not unplug the cable ..
<OSM> Please wait ..
<OSM> 900FXXU1ANE2_G900FOXX1AND3_G900FXXU1ANE2_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully
<OSM> ..
<OSM> Leave CS.
My S5 is well recognized by odin, it tells me blue com port 3 and
<ID:0/003> Added!
Top right of the screen of my S5 I have these messages:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT-NAME: SM-G900F
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
LOCK REACTIVATION (KK): OFF
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 (4)
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CBS)
SWREV RP: S1, T1, R1, A1, P1
UDC: START
I run flash with odin:
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID: 3) ..
<ID:0/003> File analysis ..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection ..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation ..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping ..
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> There is no PIT partition.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
The flash stops with S5 on the screen messages:
MMC: mmc_read fail
ODIN: flash read failure
I do not know what to do! Is it a hardware brick or a simple software problem??
Thank you for trying to help me if it is possible. I hope to have been clear
best regards,
Sorry for my english, this is a google translation

Not bricked but you need to flash a pit file along with the firmware, look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737448 for the correct pit file or how to extract one if yours isn`t listed (need root for that).

Thank you for your quick response but I already tried to flash the pit with odin without success always with the same message MMC: mmc_read fail etc ...
SM-G900F_pit_16GB.zip (fail)
SM-G900F_pit_16GB_SER.zip (fail)
SM-G900F_pit_16GB_ETL.zip (fail)

Something, some glitch apparerently corrupted your kernel. And that (probably subsequently) corrupted your partition structure. You are soft bricked at this point.
As gee2012 suggested, you now need to flash both the PIT and a full stock image. Stop trying to flash random PIT files or you may end up hard bricked. You need to identify the correct PIT and use that one. The PIT file should match your phone model, original carrier (i.e. match your baseband) and ROM size.
Flash the correct PIT in conjunction with a full stock Odin image from the matching carrier. Note that stock firmware is flashed as a tar file, but the PIT file needs to be flashed as a PIT file, if you are trying to flash it while it's still zipped that alone will cause it to fail.
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i having the same problem
i'm having the same problem with my sm-g3502L, i have the corect pit file and the correct rom, but always failed, please someone help me, its very important

Galaxy S5 Unrooting (Odin Passes but still have my data WTF?!)

My Galaxy s5 Will not return to stock after Odin 3.10.6 passes.
Sorry Guys I will have to keep this short. My Galaxy S5 (model number irrelvant) will not return to stock. Prior it had a custom 5.0 firmware and worked perfectly, except whenver headphones were plugin it would turn itself off. I decied to go back to stock firmware using Odin 3.10 and firmware 5.0 based on my model number.
Odin passes with green light. But I STILL HAVE MY DATA WTF?! Music and photos are still there.
Please help me reset my phone back to stock
Recap:
Model : G900T (irrelvant for my problem, I know what firmware to download)
Problem: Soft-Brick - sometimes loads rom other times black screen and rom is in the background. All data is still there, and phone does not ask you to rename phone, login to google, etc... You know the first bookup screen after reset of Rom.
Tried: Odin 3.09 and 3.10 (default settings) Firmware 4.4.2 and 5.0 multiple times.
WTF?! is going on. I cannot for the life of me understand this.
Be my :angel: and help me out with this problem

You can go down one of two routes.....
1) go to settings >> backup & reset >> factory reset......
As far as i know this just destroys the file paths to your data.....it's still on the device, but not accessible with a file manager.....The possibility exists that it *could* be retrieved by specialist software.
2) odin flash a pit file and a firmware.
The pit file will erase and format and rebuild the data partitions on your device leaving absolutely no data behind including the firmware.....hence the need to flash the firmware again.....
If you choose option 2, make sure you are flashing the CORRECT pit file for your device variant......flashing the wrong pit will turn your phone into an unrecoverable paperweight
Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F

Help finding pit file
keithross39 said:
You can go down one of two routes.....
1) go to settings >> backup & reset >> factory reset......
As far as i know this just destroys the file paths to your data.....it's still on the device, but not accessible with a file manager.....The possibility exists that it *could* be retrieved by specialist software.
2) odin flash a pit file and a firmware.
The pit file will erase and format and rebuild the data partitions on your device leaving absolutely no data behind including the firmware.....hence the need to flash the firmware again.....
If you choose option 2, make sure you are flashing the CORRECT pit file for your device variant......flashing the wrong pit will turn your phone into an unrecoverable paperweight
Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F
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I never even tried to do it with a pit file. I will be googling it now and will report to you if it works out. In the meantime if anyone could direct me to the right way for the correct pit file for Android 5.0 G900t 16GB. I will edit as soon as I find it and it works out.
Crucial I get the correct Pit file, so I will not leave it up to my judgement, I really need the help here guys.
Found these pit files
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737448
I am guessing the G900T_pit_16GB is for me, but I need confirmation

Provided that you have the 'T' variant and provided that it is a 16gb model, you should be good to go.....
Though I would check in that thread to find out if they're suitable for use with odin.....I always thought that odin packages had to have a .tar extension.....and none of those pit files do....i'm not sure.....
sorry fella.....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

Flashing a stock ROM with ODIN will NOT wipe user data
To wipe user data, factory reset your phone from recovery (Volume up & Home & Power from a powered off state)
If you still want a more thorough wipe:
Flash this PIT file at the same time as your preferred stock ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2752477&d=1400519587
Extract the PIT file down to "SM-G900T_pit.pit" and add to ODIN PIT section
They have to be flashed simultaneously, PIT in PIT section, and ROM in AP/PDA section
Ensure ODIN is run as Admin
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Let us know how that goes, any more issues and we'll try something else
TIP: S5 model is always important when troubleshooting, there are different methods for different models

Thanks *Detection* always good to get confirmation from experienced Odin users......
Cheers mate....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

RE-Partition Failure
Odin is not re-partitioning my phone for some reason. The phone says secure check failed for the pit. I tried both 3.10.7 and 3.09 both give me the same error.
I was able to factory reset my phone through recovery but after the samsung logo it goes black often. I have to keep removing the battery and resetting it to finally get it to load normally. After couple of hours it goes black randomly when the phone is locked.
More Info
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Binary Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Re-Partition operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900T
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 (2)
QUALCOM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
AP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A1, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE
UDC START
SECURE CHECK FAIL : PIT
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Fixed Re-Partition Error
*Detection* said:
Flashing a stock ROM with ODIN will NOT wipe user data
To wipe user data, factory reset your phone from recovery (Volume up & Home & Power from a powered off state)
If you still want a more thorough wipe:
Flash this PIT file at the same time as your preferred stock ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2752477&d=1400519587
Extract the PIT file down to "SM-G900T_pit.pit" and add to ODIN PIT section
They have to be flashed simultaneously, PIT in PIT section, and ROM in AP/PDA section
Ensure ODIN is run as Admin
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Let us know how that goes, any more issues and we'll try something else
TIP: S5 model is always important when troubleshooting, there are different methods for different models
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OK I had to hex edit all the extra 00 00 00 00 from the end of the file you gave me to finally be able to flash. But I still have the same problem. As you can see below Odin flashed the following correctly: Re-partition.pit, AP, Bootloader, CP (Modem)
The only file I could not find is CSC file for my firmware (G900TTMB1DOB1).
More info:
Kernel Version 3.4.0-4033351
Build Number: LRX21T.G900TUVU1DOB1
SE For Andriod Device: SEPF_GM-G900T_5.0_0027
At this point I think the internal memory is physically damaged... But I find it weird that at times it just works for hours.
Any ideas anyone?

Samsung firmware upgrade encountered an issue

My phone was acting slow 2 days ago and then locked up on the Samsung logo . This is the third time this year it has happened. The previous two times I flashed the same firmware and good to go. This time it failed and I received the message "Samsung firmware upgrade encountered an issue" error with associated images. If I boot into recovery mode I am confronted with the same message. However, I can boot into download mode.
The phone is a US Cellular Galaxy S4 SCH-R970. It is rooted and running a stock 4.2.2 firmware.
Things I have tried.
1) Flashing the identical firmware with Odin.
2) Tried several original cables, several USB ports on my computer, different versions of Odin and even KIES.
3) Flashing 4.4.2 that I had used successfully on another identical device.
When I flash 4.4.2 with ODIN everything works until the write process and then it fails. Here is what is displayed by ODIN. I tried 4.2.2 again but it gives me a SW Check Fail because I had tried to flash a newer firmware.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> R970TYUFNK1_R970USCFNK1_R970TYUFNK1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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The following is displayed on the screen above the error message.
PRODUCT NAME: SCH-R970
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL : 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0X30
Write Protection: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE: enabled
START [224,1440]
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This brings me to a 2 part question.
1) Is this a hardware issue like the motherboard failing?
2) Is there a way to revive the phone and stop this cycle of soft bricks?

apel69 said:
My phone was acting slow 2 days ago and then locked up on the Samsung logo . This is the third time this year it has happened. The previous two times I flashed the same firmware and good to go. This time it failed and I received the message "Samsung firmware upgrade encountered an issue" error with associated images. If I boot into recovery mode I am confronted with the same message. However, I can boot into download mode.
The phone is a US Cellular Galaxy S4 SCH-R970. It is rooted and running a stock 4.2.2 firmware.
Things I have tried.
1) Flashing the identical firmware with Odin.
2) Tried several original cables, several USB ports on my computer, different versions of Odin and even KIES.
3) Flashing 4.4.2 that I had used successfully on another identical device.
When I flash 4.4.2 with ODIN everything works until the write process and then it fails. Here is what is displayed by ODIN. I tried 4.2.2 again but it gives me a SW Check Fail because I had tried to flash a newer firmware.
The following is displayed on the screen above the error message.
This brings me to a 2 part question.
1) Is this a hardware issue like the motherboard failing?
2) Is there a way to revive the phone and stop this cycle of soft bricks?
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Hi @apel69 ,
Have you tried installing a custom recovery and a custom rom?

I already had cwm installed and I can't boot to it. I had thought about reflashing it but wasn't sure there would be anything to recover since the newer firmware update had started and failed.

You mean the phone started a stock firmware upgrade from 4.2.2?

No update. I was flashing the existing version because it soft bricked.

Bought a new cable and successfully installed 4.4.2. All three original cables were bad including the one reserved for flashing. Grr!!

I cannot resolve brick...

I'm stucked into booting logo "Samsung" and i've only access to the download mode, where i tried everything i could find online: reinstall recovery, flash stock rom, and so on. From what i've find i suppose there is a problem about partitions so i even tried to flash .pit file, but Odin gets stucked at "SetupConnection" or "Initialzation" proccess. It takes forever, even for the recovery. I tried the emergency restore from Smart Switch but it cannot recognize my phone...
At the moment im writing (im trying another time to flash twrp), after 15 mins of initialzation now it's stucked on "Get PIT for mapping"...
Thanks in advace for any help.

Tick nand erase in odin and try again.

UsmaniMustafa said:
Tick nand erase in odin and try again.
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I tried that already... I can try one more time but... But i'm hopeless to be honest. What should i flash while i tick nand erase?

Nekrux said:
I tried that already... I can try one more time but... But i'm hopeless to be honest. What should i flash while i tick nand erase?
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Don't be hopeless. Bricking a phone tbh is not that easy.
Just find the latest firmware for your model on sammobile and then place the files in there respective slots. In the option check nand erase and re partition and flash. Hope this helps. https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/help-unbrick-s7edge-sm935w8-please-t3927240
This is a thread with someone having a similar problem.
Also try changing the cable your using and making sure on the latest odin or version 3.1. Also try different usb ports on your laptop.

UsmaniMustafa said:
Don't be hopeless. Bricking a phone tbh is not that easy.
Just find the latest firmware for your model on sammobile and then place the files in there respective slots. In the option check nand erase and re partition and flash. Hope this helps. https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/help-unbrick-s7edge-sm935w8-please-t3927240
This is a thread with someone having a similar problem.
Also try changing the cable your using and making sure on the latest odin or version 3.1. Also try different usb ports on your laptop.
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This is the log...
Code:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> Total Binary size: 3993 M
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> Can't open the specified file. (Line: 1892)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Nekrux said:
This is the log...
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Can't open the file. Maybe the download is corrupted. Re download and also try without pit file. One more thing you can try is just put AP in odin and leave everything else blank and try.
---------- Post added at 09:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:36 PM ----------
Any error on the phone screen?

Your firmware has to be an exact match otherwise it won't work, my advice is to download Sam firm to find out the exact match of your firmware, download the files suggested by sam firm and flash with the latest Odin.

UsmaniMustafa said:
Can't open the file. Maybe the download is corrupted. Re download and also try without pit file. One more thing you can try is just put AP in odin and leave everything else blank and try.
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Any error on the phone screen?
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Nope, on screen i have only classical logo and this on the left upper corner:
Odin mode
Download speed: fast
Product name: SM-G935F
Current binary: Custom
System status: Official
Fap lock: Off
Secure download: Enabled
Warranty void: 1 (0x030c)
Rp Swrev: B:5 K:3 S:4
Shauqeen said:
Your firmware has to be an exact match otherwise it won't work, my advice is to download Sam firm to find out the exact match of your firmware, download the files suggested by sam firm and flash with the latest Odin.
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I'm sure enough i'm flashin last and exact firmware. My model is S7 Edge Italy no brand. Thats the file i've downloaded: G935FXXS5ESF6_G935FITV5ESF6_ITV.zip.

UsmaniMustafa said:
Can't open the file. Maybe the download is corrupted. Re download and also try without pit file. One more thing you can try is just put AP in odin and leave everything else blank and try.
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Any error on the phone screen?
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I tried by setting only AP with nand erase and re-partition, after re-downloading firmware from SamMobile. No pit file at all [as well last time] and i get that error again:
Code:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> Total Binary size: 3921 M
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> Can't open the specified file. (Line: 1892)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Now i'm trying to download the firmware also from Updato
Edit:
Updato keeps aborting the firmware download. I used SamFirm but files inside are the same of the Sammobile archive.
Anyway while trying to flash PIT file yesterday or two days ago i got this error tho:
Code:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> Total Binary size: 43 M
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> Re-Partition operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I've searched a bit online but nothing works... I gonna buy new phone i guess. I'm sad cause i wanted a Pixel or a Xiaomi but i have to get a Samsung since my things are all backed up on their cloud.
A little vent: i'm not that expert at modding or coding or whatever, but i always liked to mod my old Nexus 5. It served me for years and i never had hard things to do, or dangerous situations or critical bricks/unsolvable problems. Now first time i put hands on my S7 Edge [i waited warranty's end]... This...

Nekrux said:
I tried by setting only AP with nand erase and re-partition, after re-downloading firmware from SamMobile. No pit file at all [as well last time] and i get that error again:
Now i'm trying to download the firmware also from Updato
Edit:
Updato keeps aborting the firmware download. I used SamFirm but files inside are the same of the Sammobile archive.
Anyway while trying to flash PIT file yesterday or two days ago i got this error tho:
I've searched a bit online but nothing works... I gonna buy new phone i guess. I'm sad cause i wanted a Pixel or a Xiaomi but i have to get a Samsung since my things are all backed up on their cloud.
A little vent: i'm not that expert at modding or coding or whatever, but i always liked to mod my old Nexus 5. It served me for years and i never had hard things to do, or dangerous situations or critical bricks/unsolvable problems. Now first time i put hands on my S7 Edge [i waited warranty's end]... This...
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Before trying all this I'm assuming you enabled OEM Unlock in developer settings, if so try to flash twrp. Maybe that will give you access and from there ypu can flash a custom rom

UsmaniMustafa said:
Before trying all this I'm assuming you enabled OEM Unlock in developer settings, if so try to flash twrp. Maybe that will give you access and from there ypu can flash a custom rom
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Twrp is flashed in recovery.img partition. I am afraid he will receive same error because Odin would try to open PIT file for recovery flashing. If there isn't any user error then the phone can only be fixed by AnyWay box.

Nisar Ahmed Nisar said:
Twrp is flashed in recovery.img partition. I am afraid he will receive same error because Odin would try to open PIT file for recovery flashing. If there isn't any user error then the phone can only be fixed by AnyWay box.
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What is user error? I assume it's kinda errors should appear on phone screen like UsmaniMustafa asked me before. Also i suppose AnyWay Box is a tool that only Samsung customers service or some tricky people have.

Nekrux said:
I tried by setting only AP with nand erase and re-partition, after re-downloading firmware from SamMobile. No pit file at all [as well last time] and i get that error again:
Now i'm trying to download the firmware also from Updato
Edit:
Updato keeps aborting the firmware download. I used SamFirm but files inside are the same of the Sammobile archive.
Anyway while trying to flash PIT file yesterday or two days ago i got this error tho:
I've searched a bit online but nothing works... I gonna buy new phone i guess. I'm sad cause i wanted a Pixel or a Xiaomi but i have to get a Samsung since my things are all backed up on their cloud.
A little vent: i'm not that expert at modding or coding or whatever, but i always liked to mod my old Nexus 5. It served me for years and i never had hard things to do, or dangerous situations or critical bricks/unsolvable problems. Now first time i put hands on my S7 Edge [i waited warranty's end]... This...
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A few things to check, Odin version and binary numbers of firmware you're trying to flash vs your current binary number. If trying to flash oreo software ensure you are using Odin 3.13.1.

Aimless Rambler said:
A few things to check, Odin version and binary numbers of firmware you're trying to flash vs your current binary number. If trying to flash oreo software ensure you are using Odin 3.13.1.
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I started with Odin 3.13.1, later i even tried 3.12.7 since i've read something somewhere... I don't remember. How do i get my current binary number? I cannot access to anything but download mode...

Nekrux said:
I started with Odin 3.13.1, later i even tried 3.12.7 since i've read something somewhere... I don't remember. How do i get my current binary number? I cannot access to anything but download mode...
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In a previous post you noted that you have this "Rp Swrev: B:5 K:3 S:4" in download mode. The B:5 = Binary 5, you would need to match the binary number against firmware you intend to flash in Odin. For example, for the following firmware G935XXXX9CSC2, counting from right to left the 5th number would be the binary number. In the example it is '9'. In your case you would need Binary 5 firmware. If you have downloaded the correct binary firmware and it has still failed to flash you may need to try a different version of Odin (if firmware is Android Oreo, Odin 3.13.1 is needed due to lz4 format). You may need to flash incrementally, please see the link below and follow suggestion as posted in my italicized text below.
In Odin v3.13 U must add all 4 files (BL,AP,CP,CSC)
And in PIT tab you must add pit file
In options you apply Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, F. Reset Time
Click Start
https://www.sammobile.com/forum/threads/40890-Odin-error-(can-t-open-the-specified-file-)-line-1892
Further suggestions:
If flash fails add USERDATA Home CSC in slot
If flash fail ... add all except CP
Forgot to mention the obvious ... make sure you are using OEM USB cable.

Redownload the firmware files, I think they are corrupt.
Redowmload odin 3.13.1 (only this version works with oreo firmwares)
Redownload italy's bootloader 5 firmware.
Don't use pit file.
Don't check repartition.
Don't check nand erase.
(All these options are useless and won't do any good (if not bad) on s7 edge)
To explain : pit file is already in csc md5, no need to extract and do pit mapping again..
Nand erase was a dangerous option only used for older samsung phones to repair hard bricked phones in samsung service centers. It erases all the nv data like imei / serial no. and even the download mode (accordingly on old samsung phones). This option is obsolete on latest samsung phones which are hard coded to not delete nv data and download mode etc so this option does nothing in new phones, also internal memory gets erased when csc.md5 is flashed !
Repartition option is useless too, as csc.md5 file repartitions automatically.
(Repartition option's only use is that when people want to upgrade from a previous android version WITHOUT losing data, they can select HOME_CSC.md5 while flashing the newer firmware and repartition box checked, I don't know if it works correctly..)
Just select auto reboot and F.reset timer in odin options.
If still it throws some error then phone's internal memory got some hardware problem.
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shah22 said:
To explain : pit file is already in csc md5, no need to extract and do pit mapping again..
Nand erase was a dangerous option only used for older samsung phones to repair hard bricked phones in samsung service centers. It erases all the nv data like imei / serial no. and even the download mode (accordingly on old samsung phones). This option is obsolete on latest samsung phones which are hard coded to not delete nv data and download mode etc so this option does nothing in new phones, also internal memory gets erased when csc.md5 is flashed !
Repartition option is useless too, as csc.md5 file repartitions automatically.
(Repartition option's only use is that when people want to upgrade from a previous android version WITHOUT using data, they can select HOME_CSC.md5 while flashing the newer firmware and repartition box checked, I don't know if it works correctly..)
Just select auto reboot and F.reset timer in odin options.
If still it throws some error then phone's internal memory got some hardware problem.
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Good information, if OP isn't thanking you I will. I'm an old time Samsung fanboy but there's been a slight break in time for me and things seem to change.

Stuck in Samsung Logo Screen. Recovery Mode not loading. FRP Lock on
Suddenly My phone stopped working. Stuck in samsung logo screen . cannot enter recovery mode. I have only option is to use odin to install software. have downloaded files from sammobile site. Always stuck in initialisation for 30 min and then proceed and fails at re partition operation failed. tried to install twrp . download was halfway and stopped because of FRP Lock ON. How to proceed .. Pls help me..
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Aimless Rambler said:
Good information, if OP isn't thanking you I will. I'm an old time Samsung fanboy but there's been a slight break in time for me and things seem to change.
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Suddenly My phone stopped working. Stuck in samsung logo screen . cannot enter recovery mode. I have only option is to use odin to install software. have downloaded files from sammobile site. Always stuck in initialisation for 30 min and then proceed and fails at re partition operation failed. tried to install twrp . download was halfway and stopped because of FRP Lock ON. How to proceed .. Pls help me..

Use 7zip to extract the CSC file from the firmware you downloaded from sammobile. After extraction you'll find the PIT file in the folder.
Start Odin 3.14
Go to options tab and enable re-partition and nand erase
Go to pit tab
Click on pit and select the pit file you extracted from the firmware
Now preload the BL, AP, CP and CSC md5 files
Click start and wait
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And for removing FRP lock the easiest way of doing this is by using a tool named FRP HiJacker by Hagard

please help. s7 edge odin complete write fail error

my s7 edge (G935A) suddenly stops working and showing this message.
custom binary blocked by secure boot (recovery. fmg)
system software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. please turn off your phone and go to nearest AT&T store for help.
at ODIN downloading mode the following details are showing
ODIN mode (high speed)
product name ; sm-G935A
current binary ; custom
system status ; official
FRP lock : on
warranty void; 0*0
Qualcomm secureboot ; enable
RP swrew; B10( 2,1,1,1,1) K10 S10
Secure download ; enable
sw rev check fail; aboot fued 10> binary 4
at ODIN following status showing
<OSM> ; checking MD5 finished successfully...
; leave CS
; enter cs for md5
; check md5.. do not unpluge cable..
; please wait..
; checking md5 finished successfully..
; leave cs
<ID;0/003> odin engine v ( ID: 3,1301)..
file analysis
total binary size 4819M
setup connection..
initialization..
set PIT file..
Do not turn off target..
get pit for mapping..
firmware update start..
NAND write start..
single download..
emmc_eppsboot.wbn
Fail ( Auth)
complete ( write) failed

FRP lock : on
xcess2adil said:
my s7 edge (G935A) suddenly stops working and showing this message.
custom binary blocked by secure boot (recovery. fmg)
system software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. please turn off your phone and go to nearest AT&T store for help.
at ODIN downloading mode the following details are showing
ODIN mode (high speed)
product name ; sm-G935A
current binary ; custom
system status ; official
FRP lock : on
warranty void; 0*0
Qualcomm secureboot ; enable
RP swrew; B10( 2,1,1,1,1) K10 S10
Secure download ; enable
sw rev check fail; aboot fued 10> binary 4
at ODIN following status showing
<OSM> ; checking MD5 finished successfully...
; leave CS
; enter cs for md5
; check md5.. do not unpluge cable..
; please wait..
; checking md5 finished successfully..
; leave cs
<ID;0/003> odin engine v ( ID: 3,1301)..
file analysis
total binary size 4819M
setup connection..
initialization..
set PIT file..
Do not turn off target..
get pit for mapping..
firmware update start..
NAND write start..
single download..
emmc_eppsboot.wbn
Fail ( Auth)
complete ( write) failed
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you need to turn off frp lock