No matter what I do, this phone will not return to a stock unrooted state.
I have tried Odin. It freezes on DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!! or cache.rfs no matter what I do, no matter which computer I run it on, no matter which USB port I plug it into.
Heimdall also fails. It starts, claims that it is updating factory filesystem, then stops with no error message. Reattempting results in the error message "failed to retrieve config descriptor."
No matter what I do, I can't return this phone to stock! This will make it harder to sell if I ever do sell it, and plus, not being able to clean the slate means any 2.2 ROMs I flash have had serious lag problems, leaving me stranded on Eclair!
Help?
i had the same problem, i sent mine to t-mobile and they mailed me a replacement soon after.
I can't actually do that... this phone was purchased second-hand.
have you tried other versions of odin?
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I've only tried Odin3v1.00 and Heimdall.
I can't find any downloads for other versions; all Google searches lead to v1.00.
look for the 1.3 in the bible section.
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I've only tried Odin3v1.00 and Heimdall.
I can't find any downloads for other versions; all Google searches lead to v1.00.
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Try no version of odin. or close odin and reopen it, sometimes takes a few shots before it works
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have you tried other versions of odin?
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look for the 1.3 in the bible section.
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+1 for a newer version of Odin.
I thought I had perma-bricked my phone a month ago, but solved the flashing problem simply by using a newer version. Here is 1.7:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821625
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I am getting one of 2 screens comung up. One is the samsung screen stuck, and the other is the battery greyed out. It is a new battery, tried 2 of them.
I followed all steps to odin back... still same
I followed the all steps with odin and atlas and still no luck. after odin pass it gets stuck on samsung again..
i am out of options
thanks
List off exactly what ROM you tried to flash back with...and how did you do it?
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List off exactly what ROM you tried to flash back with...and how did you do it?
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I followed this guide exactly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Go back to that thread, grab eb01 and the pit if you don't have them already....pull your battery, enter download mode flash eb01 and the pit...make sure repartition is checked and run it, if Odin says pass, unplug you're phone from the pc, insert your battery and fire it up
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Go back to that thread, grab eb01 and the pit if you don't have them already....pull your battery, enter download mode flash eb01 and the pit...make sure repartition is checked and run it, if Odin says pass, unplug you're phone from the pc, insert your battery and fire it up
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powered on after pass and stuck at solid 'samsung'
uggh
ty tho
I have one more suggestion...what version of windows are you running? And what Odin version? I use vista home basic, and Odin 1.7 and i've never bricked it hard enough that those files and that version of Odin/windows os combination wouldn't get me back running.
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I have one more suggestion...what version of windows are you running? And what Odin version? I use vista home basic, and Odin 1.7 and i've never bricked it hard enough that those files and that version of Odin/windows os combination wouldn't get me back running.
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win7 and 1.7 so essentially the same...just my luck
thx for the help
Anyone else have any ideas?
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I was re-reading your op and Someone else just recently had a similar problem with a new battery...it may be a dumb question but have you plugged in your new battery and let it sit and charge for a few hours? Could just be a completely dead battery cause if your getting pass you shouldn't be boot looping or frozen at the Samsung screen.
Try charging for a while and try flashing again.
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Unfortunately I tried 2 batteries already..Ty tho
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are you getting into download mode with the battery in or out?
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are you getting into download mode with the battery in or out?
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both battery in and out
The last thing i wanted to do is make a n00b post like this but i want to make sure i have missed anything so far.
I have a white 9100m that a friend gave to me. It was upgraded to stock Bell ICS when it was released. The phone got really warm in his pocket then shut off. When he tried to power it on it would just sit at the SGSII splash screen forever.
Some things to note:
- Download mode works
- Cannot get into recovery
- Phone charges fine
Now i have tried Odin to flash stock Bell ICS both with the appropriate pit and without. I have tried flashing a ICS CF-root to try and get into a CWM recovery and it doesn't work. I cannot also get the phone to be recognized with ADB with the android SDK installed or after installing kies.
I am lost and am ready to just send it in but perhaps i am missing something that people 100x smarter me will know. Any thoughts?
Theres a thread by Phistachio so have a look there.
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Went through it all to no avail.
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Went through it all to no avail.
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Did you get any error while carrying out the instructions in that thread?
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No error at all. ODIN successfully flashed anything i threw at it. This is why i am thinking its hardware related.
Hey guys I had just started to think that I had seen it all but it turns out that I havnt. So let me start off by saying I've tried following this guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026746
To get back to stock but when I boot I get to the lock screen and all is fine but when I go to unlock the phone and get to the os around 5 different things force close ranging from touch wiz to settings and to google app packages and I also get a system UID inconstant error and asks if im feeling lucky (but it does matter because I cant get to the home screen seeing as that touch wiz is force closeting constantly) . So... (Deep Breath) I have tryed wiping (factory data reset), wiping cashe partition and dalvik also formating everything I can in the advanced tab in CWM. So please give me and hand with my issue and if you have a file i need to download please post a link with it.
Thanks
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Hey guys I had just started to think that I had seen it all but it turns out that I havnt. So let me start off by saying I've tried following this guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026746
To get back to stock but when I boot I get to the lock screen and all is fine but when I go to unlock the phone and get to the os around 5 different things force close ranging from touch wiz to settings and to google app packages and I also get a system UID inconstant error and asks if im feeling lucky (but it does matter because I cant get to the home screen seeing as that touch wiz is force closeting constantly) . So... (Deep Breath) I have tryed wiping (factory data reset), wiping cashe partition and dalvik also formating everything I can in the advanced tab in CWM. So please give me and hand with my issue and if you have a file i need to download please post a link with it.
Thanks
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I'll say just use ODIN. Download the program, EH03 (if you're Verizon), and PIT v2.2. If you need additional help use this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026746
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I'll say just use ODIN. Download the program, EH03 (if you're Verizon), and PIT v2.2. If you need additional help use this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026746
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I've already tryed odin and uing the pit it boots but has tons of fcs and errors
If you can find the stock eclair ROM (2.1) it might be worth flashing. It has a 2.1 pit that seems to format more completely and works better for me, then I odin GB with 2.2 pit. I seem to have trouble reformatting with 2.2 .pit and 2.1 .pit works every time. 2.1 pit file is also the only one that will correctly fix ext formatting such as voodoo lagfix. I'm on us cellular so my files won't help.
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If you can find the stock eclair ROM (2.1) it might be worth flashing. It has a 2.1 pit that seems to format more completely and works better for me, then I odin GB with 2.2 pit. I seem to have trouble reformatting with 2.2 .pit and 2.1 .pit works every time. 2.1 pit file is also the only one that will correctly fix ext formatting such as voodoo lagfix. I'm on us cellular so my files won't help.
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hey if you dont mind later could you link me to the 2.1 pit i think that i can find it but just in case. thanks for the advice i will post with results
You should definitely take a look at DROIDSTYLES GUIDE. Its in the General section.
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Dl01 2.1 eclair file is here, I would download all those fassy stock ROMs for future needs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526488
The pit he has linked is 2.2.2. If that doesn't work I have 2.2.1 here:
http://db.tt/KfdoMJo9
Report back please. Hope this helps.
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Dl01 2.1 eclair file is here, I would download all those fassy stock ROMs for future needs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526488
The pit he has linked is 2.2.2. If that doesn't work I have 2.2.1 here:
http://db.tt/KfdoMJo9
Report back please. Hope this helps.
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Ok im pushing now using your 2.2.1 pit i guess if this doesn't work i could try heimdall but i have never used it before and am skeptical to so wish my luck if this doesn't work ill report back
I didn't see you mention it in your earlier posts but are you making sure re-partition is checked in odin when flashing stock ROM with pit file? If not, do it. If so, disregard.
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I didn't see you mention it in your earlier posts but are you making sure re-partition is checked in odin when flashing stock ROM with pit file? If not, do it. If so, disregard.
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Yup its selected just and update i tryed the 2.2.1 pit with 2.1 and odin stopped working each time i tryed it and then i tryed 2.2.2 pit and it would "boot" but the screen wouldn't turn on im trying 2.2 pit now
Never mind I read your post wrong.
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Yup its selected just and update i tryed the 2.2.1 pit with 2.1 and odin stopped working each time i tryed it and then i tryed 2.2.2 pit and it would "boot" but the screen wouldn't turn on im trying 2.2 pit now
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just an update i tryed the 2.2 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 pits and none of them worked I also tryed without the pit and got the same result so now im going to try with gingerbread
wish me luck
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just an update i tryed the 2.2 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 pits and none of them worked I also tryed without the pit and got the same result so now im going to try with gingerbread
wish me luck
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Fingers crossed
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Fingers crossed
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nope nothing worked trying to wipe everything but i went to wipe /system but it said I couldn't because it wasn't able to unmount it so im going to wipe every thing and do an old nan-droid and see if i can get it to work. otherwise any ideas???
Heimdall? People have reported success with it when Odin fails. Never used it myself.
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Heimdall? People have reported success with it when Odin fails. Never used it myself.
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ill give it a shot later to tired to think now so yea.... stay tuned for an adventure
ok so I made some progress I got cm 7.1 to boot up okay but in settings>storage and under internal storage it says total space 0.00b and available space 0.00b so what do i do?
Can you tell us exactly what steps you're using when you use Odin? I noticed the guide you linked to in the OP was a really old sticky. Droidstyle's Guide is the only one that is currently up to date. It doesn't mean you've done anything wrong with Odin, I just want to make sure you have the files in all the right places and the correct check boxes checked.
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OK, so I was trying to unroot my phone and some how managed to screw it up and now I have a system software not authorize on my screen. I can get to odin mode but I have one minor problem. I cant find a odin program that will install on my pc.... -.- I have files I have dl from other threads to unroot and restore my phone using odin, but when it comes to dl odin files, either the link is no longer available or it wont install. I get some message saying odin3.ini with a bunch of asian symbols after that. Can any one help me on this please.
Dafonse said:
OK, so I was trying to unroot my phone and some how managed to screw it up and now I have a system software not authorize on my screen. I can get to odin mode but I have one minor problem. I cant find a odin program that will install on my pc.... -.- I have files I have dl from other threads to unroot and restore my phone using odin, but when it comes to dl odin files, either the link is no longer available or it wont install. I get some message saying odin3.ini with a bunch of asian symbols after that. Can any one help me on this please.
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Odin does not install to your computer, it simply launches.
What OS are you on? If you're on Windows Vista or 7 it should work perfectly, I don't know if it'll work on XP. On Mac I believe you use Heimdall. On Linux you use Heimdall.
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Try to search for note 2 toolkit here on xda it has all the odin files and odin in one easy to use program.
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ems3 said:
Try to search for note 2 toolkit here on xda it has all the odin files and odin in one easy to use program.
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The toolkit can be dangerous just because it had an unreleased firmware (it was what Samsung used to test the phone before they started selling it) that was the "return to stock" firmware, and I'm unsure if the creator ever removed it so it still probably has it, and was completely unrootable by all of our exploits, unable to be unlocked, and unable to be flashed in Odin so there is no way to get back to stock.
While the other things in the toolkit haven't had as many big complaints as the "return to stock" feature I still wouldn't use it. If it has that there is no telling what else is going on behind the scenes.
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I know when I used it for Verizon it had 3 options I believe. But if he has the files downloaded already then I was simply recommending to see if this woukd run Odin on his pc.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181
This is the thread for droidstyle's guide to restore to stock. Has Odin download and all necessary files. Shangrila is right, be careful with that toolkit. Personally, I would stay completely away from it.
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I had problems with all Odin versions except for 1.3
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I ask because my computer is fried and I so badly wanna use 4.3tw ROMs. Has anyone successfully flashed the firmware without any issues with WiFi, etc? I wanna give it a go but I like to look before I leap. I've had only one person here tell me they've successfully done it but I just wanna know if there is success with others.
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I ask because my computer is fried and I so badly wanna use 4.3tw ROMs. Has anyone successfully flashed the firmware without any issues with WiFi, etc? I wanna give it a go but I like to look before I leap. I've had only one person here tell me they've successfully done it but I just wanna know if there is success with others.
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Did you ever find an answer to this?
What you see is what you get. I have no luck with any feedback. Looks like everyone used PC Odin.
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What you see is what you get. I have no luck with any feedback. Looks like everyone used PC Odin.
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Well if it helps, I tried flashing MJ9 with mobile odin, it flashed, and my base is now MJ9, but my wifi still isn't working...
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Well if it helps, I tried flashing MJ9 with mobile odin, it flashed, and my base is now MJ9, but my wifi still isn't working...
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Yup I'm aware of that problem. PC Odin well fix that. I'm gonna hold off and use aosp kitkat ROMs to tie me over until I get my mac back running.
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Yup I'm aware of that problem. PC Odin well fix that. I'm gonna hold off and use aosp kitkat ROMs to tie me over until I get my mac back running.
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I tried running JOdin on my mac, and it would not recognize my phone on download mode. Right now I'm installing Parallels to see if I can get it to work on windows, on my mac, eh.
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A little update: So I finally managed to install windows on my mac, and after going through hell and back (Installing kies, etc), Odin finally noticed my phone while it was on download mode, flashing the firmware took like 10 seconds max, and my wifi was fixed.
I just finished flashing N3bula, and so far everything works.
So yea, definitely need Odin on windows to flash the firmware, JOdin wont work, neither will heimdall, nor Mobile Odin
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A little update: So I finally managed to install windows on my mac, and after going through hell and back (Installing kies, etc), Odin finally noticed my phone while it was on download mode, flashing the firmware took like 10 seconds max, and my wifi was fixed.
I just finished flashing N3bula, and so far everything works.
So yea, definitely need Odin on windows to flash the firmware, JOdin wont work, neither will heimdall, nor Mobile Odin
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Glad you got it up.. And picked N3bula:thumbup:
Mobile Odin usually says it goes through but it definitely doesn't work..
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