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Trying to go back to ED05 with Heimdall, I get this error (both if repartition is checked or not; Heimdall does see the device)
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
ERROR: Failed to retrieve config descriptor
Any ideas? Thanks.
anybody, please?
Update: I contacted the makers of Heimdall. They told me to try the custom jig (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9403915&postcount=10) which I understand rotates the boot loaders (apparently one of them was corrupt), and it worked, I have a phone again.
bollorr said:
Update: I contacted the makers of Heimdall. They told me to try the custom jig (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9403915&postcount=10) which I understand rotates the boot loaders (apparently one of them was corrupt), and it worked, I have a phone again.
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Well, i follow the instructions on CM website about the Heimdall suite, and now when i'm trying to boot my phone, i have a small phone to desktop logo. The link you gave is about to build a specific cable... I just hope it's not the only solution to recover my phone...
Mydriaze said:
Well, i follow the instructions on CM website about the Heimdall suite, and now when i'm trying to boot my phone, i have a small phone to desktop logo. The link you gave is about to build a specific cable... I just hope it's not the only solution to recover my phone...
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can you still get into download mode?
Thanks for your help. After a couple of trial, it worked. Don't ask me why.
help
Mydriaze said:
Thanks for your help. After a couple of trial, it worked. Don't ask me why.
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my friend if I load the download mode but only cwm black buttons and menu appears, odin does not charge me anything or remains frozen in NADxxxx I do
HI all,
Running Cyanogen nightly build and my phone froze yesterday while I was using an app (think it was twitter, but that should be fairly irrelevant). When I rebooted, it got stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy SIII" screen (and it sits there for hours).
I can't boot into recovery (home + vol up + power = the Samsung logo flashes up for a few seconds, then reboots), I can boot into Download but can't do anything from there:
From heimdall my output is:
Code:
sudo heimdall flash --recovery recovery.img
Heimdall v1.3.2, Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.
If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
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Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Attempt failed. Detaching driver...
Claiming interface again...
Setting up interface...
Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.
Initialising protocol...
Handshaking with Loke...
Beginning session...
Session begun with device of type: 131072
Downloading device's PIT file...
ERROR: Failed to receive PIT file size!
ERROR: Failed to download PIT file!
And from Odin (on windows) I get:
"File analysis
SetupConnection
Initialization....
Get PIT for mapping
There is no PIT partition
All threads completed (succeeded 0 / failed 1 )"
Is there any way out of this hole?
Have access to Odin? If so, following may help:
http://widefide.com/mobile/galaxy-s3-boot-problem-solution
found via: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29240858
Thanks for the reply. I have Odin on a borrowed laptop, so I tried that.
I get:
"SetupConnection...
Initialization....
Set PIT file...
DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET
.
Re-Partition operation failed
All threads completed (succeed 0 / failed 1 )"
If it's not recoverable, is it worth sending the phone back to the Carphone Warhouse (UK) to get it repaired/replaced. Can they tell it's been rooted if it won't even boot up?
Fair enough, worth asking.....
Given that you've tried more than basics, I hope for your sake you've not got nand corruption (seems to be S3 failure-du-jour), unlikely to recover from that.
The only good news is that if you are suffering that same problem (see SGS Sudden death thread) then your phone innards (or specific parts) will be replaced regardless of rooting, they simply don't care. Many xda members reporting the same thing.
Unsure what CPW will say but if you've exhausted the self-help options Samsung repair centre may be a good bet (you could always phone and explain what happened and what you tried since, they should realise you're technically capable and not bother checking the simple stuff). I was advised by 3 to go straight to the local Samsung repair (said they'd be faster), I do hope you've got one local to you.
At least there is a 2-year Samsung warranty on hardware.
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Thanks for the reply. I have Odin on a borrowed laptop, so I tried that.
I get:
"SetupConnection...
Initialization....
Set PIT file...
DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET
.
Re-Partition operation failed
All threads completed (succeed 0 / failed 1 )"
If it's not recoverable, is it worth sending the phone back to the Carphone Warhouse (UK) to get it repaired/replaced. Can they tell it's been rooted if it won't even boot up?
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Is Re-Partition unchecked in ODIN?
I've tried both with it checked and unchecked. Neither works.
sorry dude ur device seesm about to dead
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993044
its better to get replace under warranty
Sorry to say that it is a hardware issue. Literally motherboard is dead.
I faced that 2weeks ago... Im rooted and i sent back to samsung service centre... They replaced it free without question asked.
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thedigger said:
HI all,
Running Cyanogen nightly build and my phone froze yesterday while I was using an app (think it was twitter, but that should be fairly irrelevant). When I rebooted, it got stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy SIII" screen (and it sits there for hours).
I can't boot into recovery (home + vol up + power = the Samsung logo flashes up for a few seconds, then reboots), I can boot into Download but can't do anything from there:
From heimdall my output is:
Code:
sudo heimdall flash --recovery recovery.img
Heimdall v1.3.2, Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.
If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Attempt failed. Detaching driver...
Claiming interface again...
Setting up interface...
Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.
Initialising protocol...
Handshaking with Loke...
Beginning session...
Session begun with device of type: 131072
Downloading device's PIT file...
ERROR: Failed to receive PIT file size!
ERROR: Failed to download PIT file!
And from Odin (on windows) I get:
"File analysis
SetupConnection
Initialization....
Get PIT for mapping
There is no PIT partition
All threads completed (succeeded 0 / failed 1 )"
Is there any way out of this hole?
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Hey thedigger, sorry for gravedigging this thread, but have you found any solution to this problem? Since yesterday I'm having the exact same issue as you describe here, and I'm starting to fear I'm SOL.
Thanks in advance.
roddds said:
Hey thedigger, sorry for gravedigging this thread, but have you found any solution to this problem? Since yesterday I'm having the exact same issue as you describe here, and I'm starting to fear I'm SOL.
Thanks in advance.
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Search PIT problems .
jje
Hmm weird i read about this PIT problem more than several times already where the phone just without a warning seems to reboot and then it`s stuck at the bootlogo and it`s not flashing properly through Odin. I wonder what`s causing this to happen.
Facing the same problem
roddds said:
Hey thedigger, sorry for gravedigging this thread, but have you found any solution to this problem? Since yesterday I'm having the exact same issue as you describe here, and I'm starting to fear I'm SOL.
Thanks in advance.
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i am facing same problem on s3. did you find any solution?
Thanks.
praveen145 said:
i am facing same problem on s3. did you find any solution?
Thanks.
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Wow. What a blast from the past!!
I did get mine fixed, but it involved sending the phone off to Samsung for a motherboard replacement (it was still in the warranty period).
If you google "Galaxy S3 sudden death", you'll get tens of thousands of posts explaining what the problem is. I believe, in a nutshell, it's because the firmware was configured incorrectly and rather than writing blocks randomly across the NAND chip, it overwrote the same blocks continiously and "wore out" the solid state chip. They fixed all handsets under warranty at the time, and issued a patch to all handsets which supposedly fixed the problem.
There's a huge thread on this issue elsewhere on XDA Devs : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ultimate-gs3-sudden-death-thread-t1993044 - you may find that someone has a workaround, but my guess would be that it's beyond economic repair.
When i use the one click casual root method it goes through all the steps sucessfully then i get error, no partition with identifier 60 exists in pit
are you using the latest java 7?
I'll check when I get home Thanks
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I'm using Java version 7 update number 15 and I'm having this issue
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phnman390 said:
I'm using Java version 7 update number 15 and I'm having this issue
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this is whats happening then the phone goes to android system recovery
WindowsLinux Galaxy Note 2 Jailbreak.scr...4kb ... Update Sucessful! MD5s verified!
Rebooting into download mode
Waiting for Downoad Mode device.detected!
Heimdall v1.4 RC2
Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/
This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.
If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...
Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.
Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.
Beginning session...
This device may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!
Session begun.
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download successful.
Uploading BOOT
100%
BOOT upload successful
Ending session...
Rebooting device...
Releasing device interface...
Your device should be rebooting into Android now.
Pushing dependencies
Pushing su binary...
Pushing SuperSU app...
Pushing Exynos-Abuse exploit
Pushing root script
Pushing Busybox
Pushing viewmem
Pushing pit
Setting Permissions....
Executing Root Exploit.
[x]Ready for exploit
[x]Device Verification Checks Complete
[x]Ready for exploit
Injecting Code
[x]Exploit Injection Done.
your device is now rebooting into a totally insecure download mode. Press the Volume Up buton when requested by Download Mode. You will then flash the Suck It Verizon bootloader located here: http://d-h.st/DQG. Upon completion of this step, you will be rebooted into TWRP Recovery. CASUAL will wait for you to complete the insecure flash of the Suck It Verizon Bootloader. Press the Up Key before you flash the bootloader in Odin Mode.
Waiting for Downoad Mode device.detected!
Heimdall v1.4 RC2
Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/
This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.
If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...
Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.
Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.
Beginning session...
This device may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!
Session begun.
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download successful.
Ending session...
Rebooting device...
Releasing device interface...
ERROR: No partition with identifier "60" exists in the specified PIT.waiting for device
Rebooting into recovery
Done
done
Any suggestions
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ya the one click method seems to giving folks some trouble, mainly on macs. do you have access to a windows 7 pc?
droidstyle said:
are you using the latest java 7?
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droidstyle said:
ya the one click method seems to giving folks some trouble, mainly on macs. do you have access to a windows 7 pc?
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yes getting same error on windows 8 pc and windows 7 pc
same?
I seem to have the same trouble. Windows 7 64 bit. Verizon Galaxy note 2. Casual r311. Ran once, failed, pulled battery, ran again, made some progress, stopped with the following error message:
>>>ERROR: No partition with identifier "60" exists in the specified PIT.waiting for device
>>>Rebooting into recovery
Now my phone is sitting in recovery and I have no idea what to do. Can't find an answer online. Too timid to press any of the options. I got a pop up window from the Casual BackAtcha Verizon R311 program saying my phone should be unlocked. That was the last pop up I got. Then the error and my phone sitting in recovery mode.
What do I do? I feel so ridiculously stupid. Been trying this for hours and it's supposed to be the simplest method out there. Heh. Ya'll really know how to confuse a man.
If the program is to be believed I have unlocked my phone. But that is all. I wish there was something more intelligent I could ask than simply "WHAT DO I DO????"..... But that's all I got... WTF do I do? My best guess is press "DO IT" again and hope it realizes it already did a few of the steps. But my phone is sitting in this "Android System Recovery (3e)" menu, which was not where it was when I first started. So that can't be right.
Help! Please! I am so sorry for wasting your time!
Reboot mine does the same thing
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But you won't be rooted but your phone will work
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phnman390 said:
But you won't be rooted but your phone will work
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Awesome. Thank you very much! That is what I expected but I'm just too lost in the overly complicated process to know if it was safe.
Thanks again. It was tough without my phone for a whole day. Hopefully this problem can get figured out so we can both get root working!
I'm having the exact same problem. I hope this is addressed soon.
I see that Cheshire Delusion and phnman390 are both actively posting and trying to find a solution. If either of you get your phone rooted please post to this thread explaining how you did, as we all seem to have the same problem.
I'm going to re-run Casual and see if that works. If it fails, I'm going to try doing it on a different windows 7 PC. I'll post if I make any progress or brick my phone or whatnot.
I was wondering if it is possible for the USB cable to be the problem? I've read somewhere that it can sometimes cause a root to fail, at least with other phone models. I had to try a couple different cables to get Casual 311b to show "LINK CONNECTED". One cable would charge but wouldn't show up as "LINK CONNECTED". If it shows link connected, and I have up to date Samsung drivers, then the cable should not be an issue, right?
I don't think it's a driver issue I think it's the fact that I had the phone rooted before took the update and somehow this is not working with it it has something to do with that I think I show the superuser icon but I'm not rooted
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I'm having same issues ! Cant get it to work
Is it the same error I'm getting
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I am getting the same error. OI have tried two different USB cables and I am on a windows 8 64 bit machine. I am going to try and load windows 7 in a vm and see if that does any better.
Ok let me know
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I am trying to root my Verizon Galaxy Note 2 SCH-I605 via Casual R515, I am running win7 x64. I got the phone into USB debugging and connected the phone to my PC using the samsung cable that came with the phone. I clicked "Do It". The program showed "connected" and proceeded. The phone restarted and threw a critical error. Since I cant seem to paste it below. I have attached it as a txt file. Also, the phone seems to be uneffected and works fine now but it is not rooted.
Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated.
_keith
mcinvalek said:
I am trying to root my Verizon Galaxy Note 2 SCH-I605 via Casual R515, I am running win7 x64. I got the phone into USB debugging and connected the phone to my PC using the samsung cable that came with the phone. I clicked "Do It". The program showed "connected" and proceeded. The phone restarted and threw a critical error. Since I cant seem to paste it below. I have attached it as a txt file. Also, the phone seems to be uneffected and works fine now but it is not rooted.
Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated.
_keith
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I am not adept at reading Casual logs and have never done so before but before that critical error showed up it shows that the user canceled the process. Maybe you did so inadvertently? I may also be wrong.
What update are you on? Are you on VRAMC3 or one of the previous updates?
Have you tried using Casual again since this error? If not you should give it another try and pay close attention to it this time while it's running. If it messes up again pay the log from it too.
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eparsas canons
shangrila500 said:
I am not adept at reading Casual logs and have never done so before but before that critical error showed up it shows that the user canceled the process. Maybe you did so inadvertently? I may also be wrong.
What update are you on? Are you on VRAMC3 or one of the previous updates?
Have you tried using Casual again since this error? If not you should give it another try and pay close attention to it this time while it's running. If it messes up again pay the log from it too.
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Thank you for the reply. I am on VRAMC3, I just purchased the phone on 5/24/13. I ran the process again. I have attached the log as "casual log2". I began the process and the phone went into download mode and then proceeded to the first reboot. It seems to fail when the phone reboots. A small snippet of the log below seems to communicate that 'LIBUSB' is throwing an error of not supported. I am not sure what that means. For what it is worth. I have tried this process a few times and have used different USB ports on my desktop. Each time using the USB cable that came with the phone.
[INFO]
[Heimdall Error Report] Detected:
'LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED'; Attempting to continue
[/Heimdall Error Report]
You need to install a different driver for hedimal. In the original post, there is a link to a single post for the drivers and how to install. I had the same error process.
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aerichards1977 said:
You need to install a different driver for hedimal. In the original post, there is a link to a single post for the drivers and how to install. I had the same error process.
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In addition to what aerichards wrote, I'm posting a video that explains the entire process along with the driver that is needed to install
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=e5stlbQ3Ysw
AngryGibson said:
In addition to what aerichards wrote, I'm posting a video that explains the entire process along with the driver that is needed to install
AngryGibson said:
In addition to what aerichards wrote, I'm posting a video that explains the entire process along with the driver that is needed to install
It worked!!! Much thanks and appreciation to shangrila500, eparsas canons, and aerichards1977. It was a drivers issue. For any future readers that run into the same problem. I cant post a link yet as I am a noob. But I will spell out the URL location.
libwdi
Windows Driver Installer library for USB devices
sourceforeget libwi and the name is zadig v2.0.1.160.7z
Regards,
_keith
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Trying to use Casual on my stock SCH-1605. Casual sees the device, starts the process after "Do It", but seems to stop at "initialising protocol" and hangs (10 minutes so far).
Log document attached.
Running on Windows 7 Pro.
Thanks,
Chris
ive tried everything even the posts before mine and downloaded the drivers and still ive gotten the causal error reading error with sch-I605VRAMC3 parsing command . i attached a txt file to show the error
mcinvalek said:
AngryGibson said:
In addition to what aerichards wrote, I'm posting a video that explains the entire process along with the driver that is needed to install
AngryGibson said:
In addition to what aerichards wrote, I'm posting a video that explains the entire process along with the driver that is needed to install
It worked!!! Much thanks and appreciation to shangrila500, eparsas canons, and aerichards1977. It was a drivers issue. For any future readers that run into the same problem. I cant post a link yet as I am a noob. But I will spell out the URL location.
libwdi
Windows Driver Installer library for USB devices
sourceforeget libwi and the name is zadig v2.0.1.160.7z
Regards,
_keith
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where did you put that driver at so causal could read it ?
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I had a similar problem where casual actually cause my drivers not to work, tried deleting all of my drivers and causals drivers but I had to remove them from registry too because windows kept assigning the wrong drivers to my device and odin / casual wouldn't pick them up. The best part is that I got the yellow triangle and had to wait to be able to use my phone.
Did you ever get by this error? I'm having the same problem.
I am getting this same LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED error. Have tried everything I know how to and can't get by it.
mcinvalek said:
Thank you for the reply. I am on VRAMC3, I just purchased the phone on 5/24/13. I ran the process again. I have attached the log as "casual log2". I began the process and the phone went into download mode and then proceeded to the first reboot. It seems to fail when the phone reboots. A small snippet of the log below seems to communicate that 'LIBUSB' is throwing an error of not supported. I am not sure what that means. For what it is worth. I have tried this process a few times and have used different USB ports on my desktop. Each time using the USB cable that came with the phone.
[INFO]
[Heimdall Error Report] Detected:
'LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED'; Attempting to continue
[/Heimdall Error Report]
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I am facing same problem
mcinvalek said:
AngryGibson said:
In addition to what aerichards wrote, I'm posting a video that explains the entire process along with the driver that is needed to install
AngryGibson said:
In addition to what aerichards wrote, I'm posting a video that explains the entire process along with the driver that is needed to install
It worked!!! Much thanks and appreciation to shangrila500, eparsas canons, and aerichards1977. It was a drivers issue. For any future readers that run into the same problem. I cant post a link yet as I am a noob. But I will spell out the URL location.
libwdi
Windows Driver Installer library for USB devices
sourceforeget libwi and the name is zadig v2.0.1.160.7z
Regards,
_keith
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Keith- I am facing same problem. Can you please guide me?
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Casual Log
mcinvalek said:
I am trying to root my Verizon Galaxy Note 2 SCH-I605 via Casual R515, I am running win7 x64. I got the phone into USB debugging and connected the phone to my PC using the samsung cable that came with the phone. I clicked "Do It". The program showed "connected" and proceeded. The phone restarted and threw a critical error. Since I cant seem to paste it below. I have attached it as a txt file. Also, the phone seems to be uneffected and works fine now but it is not rooted.
Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated.
_keith
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5221 KB/s (96260 bytes in 0.018s)
Pushing SuperSU app...
4443 KB/s (996704 bytes in 0.219s)
Pushing Exynos-Abuse exploit
[CRITICAL]1
1
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 1
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 1
at CASUAL.CASUALInteraction.showUserCancelOption(CASUALInteraction.java:144)
at CASUAL.CASUALLanguage.commandHandler(CASUALLanguage.java:305)
at CASUAL.CASUALLanguage.beginScriptingHandler(CASUALLanguage.java:66)
at CASUAL.CASUALScriptParser$1.run(CASUALScriptParser.java:122)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
A critical error was encoutered. Please copy the log from About>Show Log and report this issue
[CRITICAL]CASUAL scripting error
push "$ZIPFILEexynos-abuse" /data/local/tmp/
CASUAL scripting error
push "$ZIPFILEexynos-abuse" /data/local/tmp/
java.lang.RuntimeException: CASUAL scripting error
push "$ZIPFILEexynos-abuse" /data/local/tmp/
java.lang.RuntimeException: CASUAL scripting error
push "$ZIPFILEexynos-abuse" /data/local/tmp/
at CASUAL.CASUALLanguage.beginScriptingHandler(CASUALLanguage.java:73)
at CASUAL.CASUALScriptParser$1.run(CASUALScriptParser.java:122)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 1
at CASUAL.CASUALInteraction.showUserCancelOption(CASUALInteraction.java:144)
at CASUAL.CASUALLanguage.commandHandler(CASUALLanguage.java:305)
at CASUAL.CASUALLanguage.beginScriptingHandler(CASUALLanguage.java:66)
... 2 more
Casual Error Log after reboot Whats going on??
Please and thanks!
I need a PIT file from your device, extracted through Heimdall. It's very simple. No modding or flashing or anything, just a file that's on your device that will bring mine back to life. I've been working on root and need to confirm there is a solid way out in case it doesn't work. So far, it can't be done without a PIT.
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Using a Mac
I had to install VirtualBox and run Odin through that.
The way to set it up is here: http://www.onebadkid.com/?p=6930
sbrownla said:
Please and thanks!
I need a PIT file from your device, extracted through Heimdall. It's very simple. No modding or flashing or anything, just a file that's on your device that will bring mine back to life.
Cheers.
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you should probably post specific instructions for the mac users out there on how to extract what you need..
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you should probably post specific instructions for the mac users out there on how to extract what you need..
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Heimdall is not just for Mac it is now available on all platforms.
If anyone is willing to do it, I will guide them through it. It's basically:
(1) Put the watch in in Download Mode:
press and hold home button until screen goes off (keep holding and when it comes on and says "Rebooting...")
then tap, tap, tap, the home button until the menu comes up (Continue, Download, Recovery, Power Off or something like that)
then single-tap through the menu to highlight choose "Download"
then press and hold the home button with "Download" highlighted, to choose to enter into Download mode
(2) Open Heimdall: available for OSX, Linux and Windows
(3) Select Utilities (tab)
(4) Plug Device In: you'll see where it says "Device Detected" indicate that you are, in fact, connected
(5) Download Pit: it has its own section, you choose the destination file and location
interesting info; I did not know there was a version for windows too..
good info, especially on how to get it into download mode!
wase4711 said:
interesting info; I did not know there was a version for windows too..
good info, especially on how to get it into download mode!
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I cleaned it up to make it more easy to understand. Yeah, Heimdall is incredible, but its most important feature is the creation of a PIT from an existing device.
if I had the watch, I would do it for you, but, unfortunately, I dont...yet..
I have an ATT Gear S....
Ok, I have an ATT watch and can provide the file you need. I will work on it tomorrow morning when I can get in front of my desktop.
On a side note, do you know if I can unlock this and use it on Verizon?
Thank you JEEBUS!!!
Mulox said:
Ok, I have an ATT watch and can provide the file you need. I will work on it tomorrow morning when I can get in front of my desktop.
On a side note, do you know if I can unlock this and use it on Verizon?
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THANK YOU!!!! :good::fingers-crossed::good: I am desperate. I was figuring I was going to have to drive two hours, buy another Gear S, pull the PIT off, and then return it.
I have an AT&T Gear S with my Verizon Note II. My Gear S came carrier unlocked, I have no idea why, it's a long story though. What you will have to do to get it to work with a Verizon phone, is get a plan for the watch (I now have an H20 nano sim--I had StraightTalk before but it wasn't worth it for how little I used it--that I pay 10 bucks for 100 minutes and some tiny amount of data), and that suits my needs perfectly.
You have to have a Verizon phone plan that allows call forwarding. Make sure you have that. Other than that, it works perfectly.
The rest is cake.
Error downloading pit file...
Ok, I was able to enter download mode ok, and Heimdall was able to detect the device, but when I click on download, this is the error I get:
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
ERROR: Failed to access device. libusb error: -12
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sbrownla said:
I have an AT&T Gear S with my Verizon Note II. My Gear S came carrier unlocked, I have no idea why, it's a long story though. What you will have to do to get it to work with a Verizon phone, is get a plan for the watch (I now have an H20 nano sim--I had StraightTalk before but it wasn't worth it for how little I used it--that I pay 10 bucks for 100 minutes and some tiny amount of data), and that suits my needs perfectly.
You have to have a Verizon phone plan that allows call forwarding. Make sure you have that. Other than that, it works perfectly.
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So I do have a Galaxy S5 on Verizon. I purchased a brand new ATT Gear S, only because I got a ridiculous bargain at $250, vs. $400 from Verizon!
When I called Verizon and gave them the IMEI, they said it could not be used on their network. So I guess I just need to figure out how to unlock it now, without having to pay.
Mulox said:
Ok, I was able to enter download mode ok, and Heimdall was able to detect the device, but when I click on download, this is the error I get:
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
ERROR: Failed to access device. libusb error: -12
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So I do have a Galaxy S5 on Verizon. I purchased a brand new ATT Gear S, only because I got a ridiculous bargain at $250, vs. $400 from Verizon!
When I called Verizon and gave them the IMEI, they said it could not be used on their network. So I guess I just need to figure out how to unlock it now, without having to pay.
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Gear S Pit
Are you running Heimdall on a PC or Mac?
If you're on a PC, you have to make sure the right drivers are installed to connect your Gear to your computer.
Did you ever install Kies? If you did, you'll have to uninstall it to get rid of the Kies versions of the drivers. Windows can naturally detect the proper drivers for the Gear S. Kies installs other drivers, and I think they install other drivers that cause conflicts with competing device mod software ... mmmhrrmmmm ... Same situation if you're on a Mac.
To get rid of the Samsung drivers on your PC you have to go into the program manager and uninstall them as an application. Running CC Cleaner and deleting Samsung mobile drivers helps too (unless you're using a Samsung PC!). Don't worry too much about that because if you want to install Kies again later to connect it to your phone, you just re-install and it will overwrite the drivers. You'll also need to restart after uninstalling the Kies drivers and Samsung drivers, then just plug in the phone and let Windows do the rest. It knows which drivers to install.
Verizon/ATT
So, you shouldn't need to give Verizon the IMEI unless you were hoping that you'd be able to add it to your existing Verizon plan in which case, you have to use the Verizon edition of the watch.
Mulox said:
Ok, I was able to enter download mode ok, and Heimdall was able to detect the device, but when I click on download, this is the error I get:
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
ERROR: Failed to access device. libusb error: -12
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So I do have a Galaxy S5 on Verizon. I purchased a brand new ATT Gear S, only because I got a ridiculous bargain at $250, vs. $400 from Verizon!
When I called Verizon and gave them the IMEI, they said it could not be used on their network. So I guess I just need to figure out how to unlock it now, without having to pay.
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I will seriously pay for your unlocking if you can just get that pit file off of your watch via the instructions.
No one else has offered to help. Which is shocking.
And it's very simple.
still need help?
sbrownla said:
I will seriously pay for your unlocking if you can just get that pit file off of your watch via the instructions.
No one else has offered to help. Which is shocking.
And it's very simple.
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If you still need this just let me know i can get it to you right away.
bda714 said:
If you still need this just let me know i can get it to you right away.
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Yes, I still need the AT&T Gear S PIT.
sbrownla said:
Gear S Pit
Are you running Heimdall on a PC or Mac?
If you're on a PC, you have to make sure the right drivers are installed to connect your Gear to your computer.
Did you ever install Kies? If you did, you'll have to uninstall it to get rid of the Kies versions of the drivers. Windows can naturally detect the proper drivers for the Gear S. Kies installs other drivers, and I think they install other drivers that cause conflicts with competing device mod software ... mmmhrrmmmm ... Same situation if you're on a Mac.
To get rid of the Samsung drivers on your PC you have to go into the program manager and uninstall them as an application. Running CC Cleaner and deleting Samsung mobile drivers helps too (unless you're using a Samsung PC!). Don't worry too much about that because if you want to install Kies again later to connect it to your phone, you just re-install and it will overwrite the drivers. You'll also need to restart after uninstalling the Kies drivers and Samsung drivers, then just plug in the phone and let Windows do the rest. It knows which drivers to install.
Verizon/ATT
So, you shouldn't need to give Verizon the IMEI unless you were hoping that you'd be able to add it to your existing Verizon plan in which case, you have to use the Verizon edition of the watch.
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I never had Kies installed and I am getting the same error. I have a watch and I'm hooked up just need to get past this lib 12 error
EDIT: Forgot to mention no samsung drivers listed in programs either. I can unistall the driver from device manager and reboot but I doubt that will make a difference? I'm trying now to update the driver maniually through the zdiag tool thing
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I replaced the driver using the zadig.exe tool with all three options. Each time I get
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Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...
Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.
Beginning session...
Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!
Session begun.
Downloading device's PIT file...
ERROR: Failed to send request to end PIT file transfer!
ERROR: Failed to download PIT file!
Ending session...
ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!
Releasing device interface...
EDIT: What version of Heimdall are you using? I have zero experience with it and the only thing I found was suite 1.4.0. I just tried with the mac version on a test mac I have at work and it wont even see the device.
EDIT 2: So I took a look at the read me and it says it should be listed as "Samsung USB Composite DEvice". when plugged in my device is listed as MSM8960. I uninstalled the driver and deleted it. Rebooted the computer and plugged it back in....came right back up as MSM8960. I'll try it on a freshly installed computer for ****s and giggles.
d0ntp4n1c said:
I never had Kies installed and I am getting the same error. I have a watch and I'm hooked up just need to get past this lib 12 error
EDIT: Forgot to mention no samsung drivers listed in programs either. I can unistall the driver from device manager and reboot but I doubt that will make a difference? I'm trying now to update the driver maniually through the zdiag tool thing
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I replaced the driver using the zadig.exe tool with all three options. Each time I get
Heimdall v1.4.0
Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/
This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.
If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...
Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.
Beginning session...
Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!
Session begun.
Downloading device's PIT file...
ERROR: Failed to send request to end PIT file transfer!
ERROR: Failed to download PIT file!
Ending session...
ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!
Releasing device interface...
EDIT: What version of Heimdall are you using? I have zero experience with it and the only thing I found was suite 1.4.0. I just tried with the mac version on a test mac I have at work and it wont even see the device.
EDIT 2: So I took a look at the read me and it says it should be listed as "Samsung USB Composite DEvice". when plugged in my device is listed as MSM8960. I uninstalled the driver and deleted it. Rebooted the computer and plugged it back in....came right back up as MSM8960. I'll try it on a freshly installed computer for ****s and giggles.
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Uh oh ... I just did a search and found that newer Samsung devices with newer bootloaders are facing incompatibility issues w/ Heimdall. I may have to generate a PIT manually.
Yeah v1.4 is what usually works.
Looks like either Samsung hates modders ... or Yosemite has caused major problems ...
I'll keep looking around.
THANK YOU
sbrownla said:
Uh oh ... I just did a search and found that newer Samsung devices with newer bootloaders are facing incompatibility issues w/ Heimdall. I may have to generate a PIT manually.
Looks like Samsung hates modders ...
I'll keep looking around.
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Bummer.
If you find something that should work I will give it a shot. I've only ever bricked one device in my years but it f-ing SUCKS!
d0ntp4n1c said:
Bummer.
If you find something that should work I will give it a shot. I've only ever bricked one device in my years but it f-ing SUCKS!
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That's so cool of you.
So ... I'm back out of bootlooping and I'm going to work on flashing again ... I'm still bricked (stuck in download mode) but I'll do some more looking at what's up with Heimdall.
I am rrreeeeally curious about what's going on ... is it really Heimdall or is it the new Samsung bootloaders ... or ...
Hm, I have an idea though ... I am certain that the rootfs that that person who claimed they'd figured out root changed my permissions and my PIT even though I modded it with my stock firmware. So I'm going to try to pull out the rootfs from my stock firmware for my AT&T Gear S and see if I can just flash that.
Odin can see my device and recognizes that it is in download mode ... it's just that it needs to be repartitioned ... usually, however, that's done with a separate PIT but the thing is, the PIT is supposed to be contained in a few locations within the stock firmware TAR ball, or it's its own separate file within the stock firmware TAR ball. Hehe, tar ball ... And Heimdall has a feature that can extract a usable PIT file ... but nothing else out there seems to.
We need @AdamOutler!!!!! I don't know what his thoughts are on Tizen and Samsung right now ... or on wearables, but the man is a genius.
I also tried the different USB drivers and same issue...
Mulox said:
I also tried the different USB drivers and same issue...
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yours showing up as msm too?
By the way I'm using the AT&T variant of the Gear S with a Verizon S5. Haven't had any issues but yeah if you want the device on a Verizon telephone number I'm sure they are doing everything they can to say no. Their same damn watch is 100 bucks more then their competitor! >.<
d0ntp4n1c said:
yours showing up as msm too?
By the way I'm using the AT&T variant of the Gear S with a Verizon S5. Haven't had any issues but yeah if you want the device on a Verizon telephone number I'm sure they are doing everything they can to say no. Their same damn watch is 100 bucks more then their competitor! >.<
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Mulox said:
I also tried the different USB drivers and same issue...
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Thanks for trying you guys. I am trying every combination of connection and firmware I can.