Just a bit stuck here. I've attempted following several guides here to fix my soft-bricked Vibrant. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728698
Both JE8 and JFD were attempted but failed in my most recent attempts. I honestly couldn't tell you what my phone is running now since I don't remember what successfully installed, but I think it was originally JE8. Clockworkmod Recovery was installed at the time, so Vol+/- and Power do not get me into Download mode, but Vol- and Power does. May or may not be noteworthy, but I see KeyPressed, 164 at the very top of the screen. Vol+ gets me into "POWER RESET or UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE", with the following at the top:
RST_STAT = 0x1
PWIC_IRQ1 = 0x0
PWIC_IRQ2 = 0x0
PWIC_IRQ3 = 0x0
PWIC_IRQ4 = 0x0
PWIC_STATUS1 = 0x00
PWIC_STATUS2 = 0x0
When I get into Download mode and start ODIN with either method linked above, I get:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> Can't open the serial(COM) port.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Attempting ODIN in the other mode just hangs at File analysis. I've tried various USB ports and uninstalling and reinstalling the USB drivers.
Any ideas? Thanks for your time.
Hm~ I may just try to get it swapped out. I've noticed in other videos and screens in Download mode do not have "KeyPressed 164" at the top. I also think this error's come up on the i19000. And considering how I have to boot into Download, this phone may indeed be more than soft-bricked.
And to think, this all started with random force closes with Phone, Maps, and one other app, plus "missing android ID" in online games. Or maybe this really started when I selected Fix Permissions in Clockwork to try and correct the force closes~
i pretty much get the same screen. if i just remove battery and plug phone via usb i get the android recovery screen. but if i press the volume buttons with the power button i get the "power reset" or "unknown upload mode." My phone does get recognized by odin everytime but it just hangs on "file analysis" for a while. what do i do?
Pre-load the files that you want to flash in Odin before plugging in your phone USB.
Once its detected by Odin, a COMM will appear under a box and then hit start.
Make sure you INSTALL the drivers from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929 This is a driver that is known to WORK. If you downloaded from anywhere else and are experiencing problems, I'd recommend uninstalling and installing the one I just linked.
The problem with "POWER RESET or UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE" was solved
you should try this:
1. shutdown phone and unplug all cabels
2. Press and Hold: Volume UP + Volume DOWN + Power, all at the same time
3. After it phone-!-pc appeard, just wait until screen goes black
4. when the screen starts a cycle of going to a BLACK screen, release ONLY the POWER button.
5. You will get download mode!
when i tery this method, my phone just reboots or boots up to galaxy s screen and gets stuck. then my scren goes black but buttons remain lit. i can get the power reset, unknown upload message but cannnot get the phone to pc screen. how can i get into download mode?
tswtech2 said:
when i tery this method, my phone just reboots or boots up to galaxy s screen and gets stuck. then my scren goes black but buttons remain lit. i can get the power reset, unknown upload message but cannnot get the phone to pc screen. how can i get into download mode?
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Remove battery sd sim.
put battery back in
hold the volume button
plug in the usb (dont have to press power)
Your Odin log said Odin did not detected a device. Do you see COM and a number appear on the upper left of ODIN when you plug in the device?
I know some ODIN image failed on my phone, the one that worked for me was JFD. Did you also tried using the combination of JFD.tar and PIT file from here to repartition the phone? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
BUMP.............
sent from the depths of helly bean
Bump. I'm currently I'm having the same issue.
N00B_IN_N33D said:
Bump. I'm currently I'm having the same issue.
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I've never seen this before at all. Try heimdall and see if you can get anywhere. This really is a big ?????
Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn.
I'll give heimdall a shot tomorrow, because currently, Odin isn't even detecting my phone... And I know that drivers cannot be the issue. Thanks for the suggestion though.
UPDATE: Resolved the issue. For future reference, if you find your device is having the "POWER REST OR UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE" error, don't fret. Here is an informal discussion that you may find rather beneficial... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580902&page=28.
Bootloader jacked up?
Hope you figure it out buddy.
Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn.
this is an old thread, yes i know.. but i just experienced this same issue and the following post fixed me right up and got me into proper download mode..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32903765&postcount=274
cheers! :good:
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Hello ppl
I've had some problems with my Samsung Vibrant (The T-Mobile model) since last friday. As I am kinda new to android, i did some stupid things, such as inserting GT-i9000 firmware into it by mistake, wich didn't work.
So I downloaded JI5 firmware, inserted it into my Vibrant using Odin, and upgraded it to JI6 using Kies.
The only thing I was bothered is that every time i switched my phone On, the 1st screen I was seeing was "Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000", wich suddenly was changing into VIBRANT and the boot was going on OK, and I could use my phone normally.
In fact, not normally. I couldn't root it with One Click Lag Fix, nor with that update.zip thing in recovery mode, since I couldn't enter recovery mode (the keys combination were not working at all for it).
After a few hours of google, I found nothing that would solve my problem. By this far, I've have already downloaded a lot of firmwares, and i was still seeing the GT-i9000 screen before everything, and could not root or access recovery mode on myd device.
Then it came to me the GREAT IDEA! Download JI4, and older firmware, and upgrade it using KIES to JI6.
First step was alright. I downloaded JI4, installed on my vibrant using Odin... but when I started kies to upgrade it, Kies told me my fw version wasn't upgradeable. Damn!
So i decided to turn back to JI5 using Odin.
Occurs that when I start my phone in "download mode", now it shows me a screen saying "POWER RESET or UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE". Odins recognize it normally, but when I try to upload a JI5 or JI6 firmware, it keeps stuck in this message:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
I've tried to restart this proccess dozens of times and still had no success.
Would any of you guys help me?
My phone is working right now, with JI4, but it is not what I want!!
Close odin and restart it. Sometimes it takes a few times with odin.
Incidentally, why don't you just download the OTA JI6 file and flash it with odin on here.
Or just keep it open and open another one to flash with, that helps my odin issues
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
djquick said:
Close odin and restart it. Sometimes it takes a few times with odin.
Incidentally, why don't you just download the OTA JI6 file and flash it with odin on here.
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I've tried to open and restart it hundreds of times...
And i didn't receive the OTA JI6 file yet, i think that is due to the fact that I live in Brazil
Hey. I recently was using the Froyo Rom that had the same boot screen that read "Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000." I also have a TMobile Samsung Vibrant. I had that same problem with recovery where none of the keys would work. I resolved the issue by using oding and I flashed T959UVJFD which is the original shipped FW for it. Try that method.
Remember use Odin 1.3 version. In Odin, place a check box in "Re-partition" and leave everything else the same. Select your 512.PIT for PIT and Phone should be set to
T959UVJD.tar. Than select start. Before that make sure your phone displays "Downloading Mode". Remove battery first and Re-insert it, while holding both up and down volume keys (make sure usb cable is connected into phone first) than finally open up odin, connect the usb cable to the computer. Odin should detect it with a yellow COM Port ID.
Thanks.
mulcahyd said:
Hey. I recently was using the Froyo Rom that had the same boot screen that read "Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000." I also have a TMobile Samsung Vibrant. I had that same problem with recovery where none of the keys would work. I resolved the issue by using oding and I flashed T959UVJFD which is the original shipped FW for it. Try that method.
Remember use Odin 1.3 version. In Odin, place a check box in "Re-partition" and leave everything else the same. Select your 512.PIT for PIT and Phone should be set to
T959UVJD.tar. Than select start. Before that make sure your phone displays "Downloading Mode". Remove battery first and Re-insert it, while holding both up and down volume keys (make sure usb cable is connected into phone first) than finally open up odin, connect the usb cable to the computer. Odin should detect it with a yellow COM Port ID.
Thanks.
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I was just coming here to tell this. I've downloaded T959UVJFD and made this to enter download mode correctly:
METHOD 1: ACCESSING DOWNLOADER/RECOVERY:
(if the following directions do not work... then your phone may be locked out from using hardware buttons to access downloader/recovery)
Download Mode:
With the phone powered off
Plug in the USB cable.
Turn the phone on it's side and use both thumbs to hold (left thumb) Vol Up and (right thumb) Vol Down
Press and hold the power button with your right index finger til you see "Virbant" release the power button and it should say Downloading.
Recovery Mode:
With the phone powered off
UnPlug the USB cable.
Turn the phone on it's side and use both thumbs to hold (left thumb) Vol Up and (right thumb) Vol Down
Press and hold the power button with your right index finger til you see "Virbant" release the power button and it should be on the recovery screen.
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(found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771247)
Now i'm upgrading to JI6 with KIES, i think everything is gonna be alright.
Cool. Glad to see things will be okay now.
Using KIES is your first mistake, even T-Mobile doesn't recommend it...
Make sure you have the Samsung USB drivers installed to use ODIN.
Moved to...Q&A
Hello,
Recently I tried to fix my phone and for some reason thought I needed to repair my bootloader. I was reading a thread on here and it seemed like the solution someone posted was the fix I needed.
Wrong! I flashed the primary bootloader and secondary bootloader that was intended for a Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. After I had done that I couldn't get into download mode. My phone would still turn on and go to a boot screen that said "Samsung I9000 Galaxy S" and then it would turn into my old "Vibrant" screen. This would just loop over and over.
I couldn't get it into download mode for the life of me! Up/Down + Power wasn't working. Neither was the Up/Down + drop your battery back into your phone trick. So today I went out and picked up a jig and SUCCESS! My phone can now get back into download mode. At this point my computer doesn't recognize my phone when I plug it in while in download mode. I fixed that by installed the drivers for the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. Heimdall and Odin both recognize my phone as being plugged in.
Now this is where I'm stuck. How can I flash my original bootloader(s) back onto my phone? Where would I even download those at?
Regards,
kitchen
just odin the stock jfd in the bible
I was facing this problem.
At first I just could not go in Download mode as Vibrant does not have Home button. But then from one of the threads on xda I found out that pressing Up volume key (actual Up key of Vibrant not considering the reversing effect) and Power button together got me successfully on Download mode. I could do this successfully a number of times.
Now the second part. Yes, xstone is right, just download the stock JFD from Vibrant bible and flash it using Odin.
Make sure you use a 512 pit file while flashing and the 'Re-partition' and 'Phone Bootloader Update' check boxes should be checked.
Note: Although I got JFD working, I was still seeing i9000 screen followed by Vibrant screen at startup (though this does not have any ill effect). I then had a nandroid backup of my KA6 (froyo), I restored that using CWM and bang, everything was normal after that. No more i9000 screen at startup.
You can skip the nandroid backup if you don't have it or you don't want to, at least you would having a working phone with stock JFD.
This is where you will get stock JFD - "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475"
Thanks for the links and info guys.
However, Odin doesn't seem to be getting anywhere past "File analysis.."
Here's what I'm doing:
1) Removed SD and SIM card
2) Removed battery and made sure phone was completely off
3) Put battery back in and used a jig to get it into download mode
4) Open up Odin (as administrator)
5) Setup the PIT and PDA, and checked Re-Partition
6) Plugged phone into the USB port (I've tried both)
7) Hit Start
This is what I see:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
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did you check the md5 sum to make sure they were a good download for the pit/tar?
May not matter, but I prefer this order when i ODIN
open odin on pc
connect usb to pc
phone into download
connect usb to phone
odin should show a COM & a # to show it's connected
select the pit and tar files
click start
wait for it to finish and phone reboot.
akakitchen said:
Thanks for the links and info guys.
However, Odin doesn't seem to be getting anywhere past "File analysis.."
Here's what I'm doing:
1) Removed SD and SIM card
2) Removed battery and made sure phone was completely off
3) Put battery back in and used a jig to get it into download mode
4) Open up Odin (as administrator)
5) Setup the PIT and PDA, and checked Re-Partition
6) Plugged phone into the USB port (I've tried both)
7) Hit Start
This is what I see:
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Close ODIN, and then right click on it and "Run as Administrator"
This worked for me whenever I got stuck with Odin....
This did happen for me. Go to Control Panel > Device Manager and remove Samsung Composite Device or any other drivers related to Samsung Phone.
Then reconnect your phone to your pc/laptop, it will freshly install the phoen drivers. Now open Odin and try flashing.
^ good point... also make sure you are using the latest one in addition.
hi all
i was usingg odin to root my phone.
everything seemed to b fine. I hd the green success/pass but when the phone automatically restarted after the root, it got stuck in the samsung screen.
hv to take out battery to turn off and same happning when i tried starting it again. also same when i press volume +- to turn on.
any ideas, help welcome....
thx a lot!!!
Time to get a jig
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using XDA App
smartgoh said:
hi all
i was usingg odin to root my phone.
everything seemed to b fine. I hd the green success/pass but when the phone automatically restarted after the root, it got stuck in the samsung screen.
hv to take out battery to turn off and same happning when i tried starting it again. also same when i press volume +- to turn on.
any ideas, help welcome....
thx a lot!!!
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Take the battery out. Put back in, plug USB cable in while holding volume down.
Should put you into download mode. If it does:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
If the screen turns on at all, you're not bricked.
No need for a jig - I think only the Captivate (Maybe I9000 too) had a bug that prevented you from getting into download mode with VolUp + VolDn + USB insertion
With the Infuse and I777, I have NEVER needed a jig to enter download mode. My pack of MicroUSB plugs from Sparkfun is still sitting unopened.
Entropy512 said:
If the screen turns on at all, you're not bricked.
No need for a jig - I think only the Captivate (Maybe I9000 too) had a bug that prevented you from getting into download mode with VolUp + VolDn + USB insertion
With the Infuse and I777, I have NEVER needed a jig to enter download mode. My pack of MicroUSB plugs from Sparkfun is still sitting unopened.
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Entropy, I noticed the unbricking is based on your work, would be really great if you can help me out. I tried entering download mode, but it freezes with the loading cycle....
smartgoh said:
Entropy, I noticed the unbricking is based on your work, would be really great if you can help me out. I tried entering download mode, but it freezes with the loading cycle....
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Looks like it tried to enter battery charging mode.
This has always worked for me:
Remove and reinsert battery
DO NOT HIT POWER
Plug USB cable into PC (if not already plugged in)
Hold VolUp + VolDn
Plug USB cable into phone while still holding those two buttons (Not power!)
Entropy512 said:
Looks like it tried to enter battery charging mode.
This has always worked for me:
Remove and reinsert battery
DO NOT HIT POWER
Plug USB cable into PC (if not already plugged in)
Hold VolUp + VolDn
Plug USB cable into phone while still holding those two buttons (Not power!)
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thx I managed to go into dl mode via this way. however when trying to unbrick i got a fail. it was a yellow 0:[com3] in the box if it says anything
any thoughts?
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<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> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> factoryfs.img
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003>
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Someone else will have to help you here, I've only used Heimdall on Ubuntu to flash in download mode.
Looks like its connecting properly, but failing to flash the image somewhere in between.
Possibly try a different cable, as it might help. Also, if you can, charge the battery (not sure if that would be an issue)
A lot people said it's easy to root, I thought it's easy and unbrickable.
Reading this thread, I chicken out
Will follow this thread closely to see how it pans out.
Why didn't you use super one click to root.
And what package were you.trying to flash in Odin
Sent from my i777 high in the sky
It is more or less unbrickable as long as you READ fully before flashing random things to your phone. I've gone through the process with three different phones, and all have turned out well.
The guides in the general section aren't stickies because they're just there, they're meant to be read and followed...and if you don't get it, AK questions (you can look, I've asked a bunch of stupid questions in the beginning haha)
Remember: read twice, flash once. Problems? None.
/end minor rant
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
colbynmeghan said:
Why didn't you use super one click to root.
And what package were you.trying to flash in Odin
Sent from my i777 high in the sky
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SOC doesn't work on kk6. I can only assume he is trying to use the one click +root Odin package. Still, it shouldn't have failed.
Looks like we need more info from OP if changing cable, reinstalling drivers, changing USB Ports, and charging battery doesn't work
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
avidmovies said:
It is more or less unbrickable as long as you READ fully before flashing random things to your phone.
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Is it your definition of unbrickable? LOL
votinh said:
Is it your definition of unbrickable? LOL
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No it's not, but having people flash stuff they don't understand is really frustrating. What's worse is when they make a OMFG I'M BRICKED post here, without seeing the 100 other threads, and ignoring the directions in all of them.
Other than flashing grossly inappropriate bootloaders, you can recover from any software issue. Then again, Odin isn't a toy, and many people are treating it like one.
Yup. Don't flash PITs, don't flash bootloaders (there are warnings against this anywhere in the I777 forums you might find a bootloader or PIT file), don't flash stuff intended for another phone unless given specific instructions that it's OK (such as if you follow the Hellraiser instructions), and you'll be fine.
ok i tried using another cable, but sine the fail last time i seem to just get the following message and can't go back into dowlnload mode
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again.
obviously Kies doesnt recognise my phone anymore..
Previously I followed the instructions from galaxys2root and everything seemed fine, had the green success and the nightmare only started when phone automatically rebooted.
This is kind of out of left field, but have you tried using different USB ports on your PC?
I vaguely recall reading somewhere on these forums that some USB ports not mounted on the PC's motherboard sometimes don't play nice when talking to some devices...maybe it was just for Macs or something - not sure - but might be worth a shot if you haven't tried already...
smartgoh said:
ok i tried using another cable, but sine the fail last time i seem to just get the following message and can't go back into dowlnload mode
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again.
obviously Kies doesnt recognise my phone anymore..
Previously I followed the instructions from galaxys2root and everything seemed fine, had the green success and the nightmare only started when phone automatically rebooted.
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Need more info to troubleshoot the problem. The first thing you did was try to root using the galaxys2root.com rooting method for the I777 for Windows?
You flashed the zedomax root kernel using Odin3 v1.85 included in the download. The "SGH-I777-ATTGalaxyS2RootStockZedomaxKernel.tar" from the download in those instructions contains only the zImage, which is the kernel image. Can you please verify that this specific tar is what you flashed, and confirm that the flash was successful but that the phone would then not boot past the initial boot screen.
Incidentally, many have used the zedomax I777 root kernel to root succesfully. So we need to eliminate other possibilities. Are you sure you used the instructions for rooting the I777? There are instructions on that site for International version, T-Mobile version and Sprint version as well. And your phone is an AT&T I777?
Have I got my infuse bricked? Can someone please help!
I had encountered a rebooting in loop issue after I installed MIUI 2.3.7 (ICS theme). My phone was restarting after every 45-50 seconds. I tried to installed stock room using GTG's UBrick in download mode and it got reboot after a minute. Now, I see a screen with message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again" with phone--- yellow triangle ----- computer icon!
I don't know if I have completely bricked my phone or not but is there any way out, can I somehow go to download mode? or any pointer would help.
Thanks in advance.
i have tried holding down the volume rocker and power, as well as the up and power, and down and power, but it just keeps on starting up. is there any other way to get into recovery mode?
What phone do you have?
On AT&T SGSII SGH-I777 the correct button combination is vol+ vol- and Pwr.
Hold down all three buttons until the boot screen appears, goes black, and appears a second time. (In case it doesn't boot into recovery on the first screen.)
sniper8752 said:
i have tried holding down the volume rocker and power, as well as the up and power, and down and power, but it just keeps on starting up. is there any other way to get into recovery mode?
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Impossible to offer any reliable assistance without knowing things like whether or not you're rooted, if rooted which ROM/kernel you're using, etc.
it continues to boot. could something be corrupt? is there another way to get around this?
i have gt-i9100 installed. it was i777 before.
sniper8752 said:
it continues to boot. could something be corrupt? is there another way to get around this?
i have gt-i9100 installed. it was i777 before.
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If you flashed firmware for the I9100 by mistake, and the firmware contained the secondary bootloader, then the button configuration would be different than the I777. Is that what happened?
If so, then you should flash the full stock UCKH7 firmware which includes bootloaders which you can get from the Download Repository. See the link in my signature.
This is what i believe is happening. i don't believe that my phone is rooted though. i don't see any superuser apps.
If you flashed an I9100 firmware by mistake using Odin, you would almost certainly not be rooted.
Anyway, if that is what has happened to your phone, then you need to use Odin to flash back to fully stock UCKH7 Gingerbread using the full firmware flash that contains secondary bootloader and param.lfs files. You can find that in the Download Repository. If you need more assistance, just ask.
so i use this site: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20229527&postcount=46 ? if so, which one do i use?
and thanks so much for your help! i appreciate it.
Flash the firmware under the heading I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries. You can use either the one-click downloader or the tar.md5 file. The one click downloader is easier.
i noticed there is only a .exe. i ran this, and clicked on start, and it just said this:
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)
My phone is plugged in and on.
Open the exe file on your desktop. Then put the phone into download mode by:
with the phone off, hold down vol+ and vol- while plugging in the usb cable. Odin should recognize your phone. Then press start.
i don't think that three-button combo worked for me. it turns on the sg2 logo, then black screen, then the logo again, and then boots up normally.
It's not 3 buttons. vol+ and vol- but not power.
Here are the complete flashing instructions. Follow them step by step, and in order. This is for stand-alone odin, but applies to the one-click version as well, except you can ignore the steps about choosing the file, what to check, etc.
______________________________________________________________
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different. (Skip steps 6 to 8 with one-click downloader.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
Let me know if it flashes successfully.
not getting the yellow bar. it just shows the charging sign on my phone. :/
Yes of course. I'm moving too fast and not thinking.
You flashed I9100 secondary bootloader. Your recovery button combination is changed. Your download mode button combination is also changed.
OK. You can get a usb jig to put your phone into download mode. If you don't have one, you can buy one on the net.
Or... you can also boot into download mode using "adb reboot download". I havn't used this method to start an Odin flash, but I presume you would use adb to put the phone into download mode, unplug the usb cable, close the command prompt, open Odin and plug the usb cable back into the phone.
If you are unfamiliar with adb, here is a pretty good place to start learning about it.
hm, could i do this?:
BUT WHAT IF I’M/YOU’RE TRYING TO GET TO CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY?
1 ) Before the above you should have downloaded ROM Manager from the Android Market and Flashed ClcockworkMod REcovery. When it ask you what version you should select “Samsung T-Mobile GalaxyS2.” I know it says T-Mobile but select it anyways.
2 ) From Rom Manager you can select Reboot into Recovery OR you can turn your phone off and follow my previous top instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409769
No. Never use rom manager on the I777.
Edit: That link is from I727 Skyrocket forums. I sure hope your phone is I777 not I727. That's what you said earlier.
Another way to try to get into download mode:
Remove the battery. Hold down one or both of the volume buttons and plug in the usb cable. The usb connection will supply the power. Try that while you have odin open on the pc, and see if it gets you into download mode.
it worked!!!!
where is the tar file?
i just didn't apply any file for 1.81. what does it do, by the way, with no file selected?
If you used the one-click downloader, the firmware and Odin are both contained in the exe file, so you don't have to add anything. If you pressed start, and Odin reported success, then you flashed the firmware.
I turned over this morning in bed to find my S3 had failed an uncalled encryption process (one benefit of all this is that I had an excellent night's sleep as my alarm did not go off (that said I got to work 2 hours late)).
The error message:
"Encryption failed
Unable to complete encryption due to interruption. Perform factory data reset before use. After resetting, try encrypting device again."
If I hit 'reset device' it either gets stuck on boot screens or, if I then take the battery out and restart, it eventually shows this error message again. Once but only once I got a linux looking menu offering options to reboot, reset the phone, attempt recovery etc. I chose to reboot as I thought this might get out of this data encryption failing lock. Unfortunatley after that it went back to booting to this error screen.
Note: I have never tried to root this phone and have not done any non-standard actions to it at any point, it runs the stock Samsung system, updated to Jelly Bean a little while ago.
Breaking my rule of avoiding rooting/roms (for warranty / insurance's sake (I used to root my old android phones, just not this Samsung S3)) I followed an article on CNET called "How to recover a bricked Samsung Galaxy S3" (can't link to it in this post) to try and restore the standard Samsung Rom, it did not work. I also tried rooting it. Both times I got this error as the process failed mid way:
<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> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> recovery.img
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> cache.img
<ID:0/004> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I have since tried:
- different versions of Odin (3.07, 1.87, 1.85),
- standard samsung one: KIES_HOME_I9300XXEMC2_I9300OXAEMC2_1042335_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
- two root files: CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5 and CF-Root-SGS3-v6.3.tar
All fail, either not working at all or getting the above messages.
So
1) What would have caused the encryption process to start and then fail
2) Can I fix this? Why is the rooting or restoring standard samsung rom failing?
3) If not, willl Vodafone/ Samsung fix this under warranty (bearing in mind I did not root this phone originally, nor has it been rooted (trying to root it fails!) (I also have insurance but figure they won't cover this.
Thank you!
Twneville
Try to flash the other kies file using the latest odin version
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TheMrcool212 said:
Try to flash the other kies file using the latest odin version
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Sorry- What other one? I only have this one atm "KIES_HOME_I9300XXEMC2_I9300OXAEMC2_1042335_REV00_u ser_low_ship.tar.md5s"
Thanks
Hey
Can you access recovery??
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Hey
Can you access recovery??
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Aha, so that is the screen I saw this morning once when it rebooted randomly.
I've just tried it multiple times (watched various youtube videos of how too) - the samsung logo comes up, then screen goes black, then samsung logo again - in loop. That's if I hold buttons down for a while, constantly or release after a few seconds.
Thanks
Tom
Hey
So if you can access recovery mode (vol up+home+power) till it boots and then release all the buttons when it starts booting..
Use vol keys to move selection up and down..and use power button to select..
Move to "wipe data/factory reset" and use power button to select..
After it completes chose reboot system now..
This should probably solve your issue..
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Hey
So if you can access recovery mode (vol up+home+power) till it boots and then release all the buttons when it starts booting..
Use vol keys to move selection up and down..and use power button to select..
Move to "wipe data/factory reset" and use power button to select..
After it completes chose reboot system now..
This should probably solve your issue..
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Sorry, I wasn't clear. I cannot access the recovery mode (I did once when the issue first started occuring, this appeared to have been pot luck, now I cannot access it). If I do it now it just cycles between showing the boot logo and a black screen, whether I hold the buttons or press them for a short amount of time (I know I'm doing it right).
Is there a way of remotely triggering it or similar?
Hey
Tell me one more thing..was USB debugging on before your phone screwed up..??
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tchindalia said:
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Tell me one more thing..was USB debugging on before your phone screwed up..??
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Pass. Probably not - I can't remember ever doing it on my S3 (have done it on previous androids).
I've only every connected via USB for accessing the SD.
This is annoying as it's obviously not totally bricked - when the Enryption failure messages come up I can adjust volume (i.e. it shows the volume slider etc), a sound happens when I click the 'reset' button. This said I can't launch recovery mode.
Thank you for all your help!
P.S. I have tried from 2 other PCs now and another KIES stock Samsung Rom - all failed too.
Hey
That probably means that USB Debugging is off on your phone..else Odin3 would have picked it up..
I guess only a pro or samsung can help you now..
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Hey
That probably means that USB Debugging is off on your phone..else Odin3 would have picked it up..
I guess only a pro or samsung can help you now..
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Thanks for the help anyway.
Anyone else got any ideas?
Thanks
I just wanted to chime-in and say that my SGS3 did exactly the same thing last night. I woke up this morning (amazingly, before my alarm would have gone off), to find it sitting at the same error message after attempting to encrypt itself. Since then, after doing the reset, the phone has been unstable, with frequent lockups. No idea what's happened.