good evening
my friend gave me his phone(sgs2 i777 at&t) so that i can flash for him a rom and i accidentally flashed an i9100 rom and now the phone wont flash anything.
the phone wont even boot either.
ive been trying to flash using odin
the phone is recognized by my win 7 computer and luckily i still do get the yellow bar on odin when i connect the phone.
each time a rom(.tar in pda section)(repartition unchecked) is flashed i get a fail
evin the one click odin didnt work and fails
then the phone says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue"
the only way i can get back to download mode is when i flash the root(GalaxyS2ATTRootZedomax) via odin
i cant get into cwm nor am i sure if there is cwm or not.
I9100JPKJ2_I9100OJPKJ1_I9100XXKI4_HOME.tar.md5
this is what i flashed
it has no pit
Zedomax is outdated. Simple search would of brought you to this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
getbuzzin said:
Zedomax is outdated. Simple search would of brought you to this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
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i did an extensive search, ive seen this thread before (the DL links are also blocked by FEDS)
ive tried the one click stuff and also it didnt work
I tried to download the I9100 package that you flashed to see exactly what is in it, but it was downloading at only about 10 kb/sec, so I gave up after a couple of hours. I'm guessing that the package contains everything including boot.bin, sbl.bin, param.lfs, pit and csc for the I9100, as well as the other stuff.
If you still have the tar.md5 file, open it with winzip or 7zip or something like that and report back here exactly what it contains.
Most of the files you will need to recover your phone are in the Download Repository, but there are no specific directions there about how to use them in your situation. Will try to help, but am very busy with work for the next few days, so won't be here as often as usual. Be patient.
creepyncrawly said:
I tried to download the I9100 package that you flashed to see exactly what is in it, but it was downloading at only about 10 kb/sec, so I gave up after a couple of hours. I'm guessing that the package contains everything including boot.bin, sbl.bin, param.lfs, pit and csc for the I9100, as well as the other stuff.
If you still have the tar.md5 file, open it with winzip or 7zip or something like that and report back here exactly what it contains.
Most of the files you will need to recover your phone are in the Download Repository, but there are no specific directions there about how to use them in your situation. Will try to help, but am very busy with work for the next few days, so won't be here as often as usual. Be patient.
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this is the zip and it only has tar.md5
this is the only thing i get on the phone
and this
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also using heimdell all i know how to do is adding driver using zadig which is succesful
no clue how to due command line stuff
Remove the .md5 extention leaning just the .tar extension. A tar is an archive file just like zip or any other archive. Look inside the tar and tell me what files it contains.
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Remove the .md5 extention leaning just the .tar extension. A tar is an archive file just like zip or any other archive. Look inside the tar and tell me what files it contains.
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thank for replying
this is what appeared
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this is what i get when doing the odin one click (if it benefits you to know)
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i hope you can help
i will show paypal appreciation if this gets fixed
Go to the download repository. (Link in my signature, or in one of the posts above.)
Find and flash this Odin3 One-click Downloader:
I777UCKH7-CL503881 FULL Odin3 One-click Downloader: I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.7z (MultiUpload - Contains I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.exe.)
Just in case it doesn't flash successfully, please watch the results to see which elements pass and which one fails. Someone else in your situation had it fail on cache.img, but was eventually able to recover his phone.
This is no more risky than the I9100 that you flashed, but there is always some risk involved when flashing bootloaders.
I'll check in tomorrow to see what your results are.
you do realize you are supposed to EXTRACT the tar out of the zip right? i mean how can ODIN see a file thats INSIDE an archive?
not to mention you are flashing i9100 firmware/bootloaders/param.lfs, basically you are trying to ruin your phone
Try and change USB Slot?
creepyncrawly said:
Go to the download repository. (Link in my signature, or in one of the posts above.)
Find and flash this Odin3 One-click Downloader:
I777UCKH7-CL503881 FULL Odin3 One-click Downloader: I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.7z (MultiUpload - Contains I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.exe.)
Just in case it doesn't flash successfully, please watch the results to see which elements pass and which one fails. Someone else in your situation had it fail on cache.img, but was eventually able to recover his phone.
This is no more risky than the I9100 that you flashed, but there is always some risk involved when flashing bootloaders.
I'll check in tomorrow to see what your results are.
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the link is banned by Feds
Try clicking one of the other links on the multiupload page. Working for sure on at least one, just checked.
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I need to flash GB bootloaders using Heimdall, but am not sure what to do. I have looked at a lot of different places, but have been unable to find exactly what to do. I downloaded the GB bootloader file and see that there is a Vibrant.pit file, boot.bin file, and an SBL.bin file. If someone could show me what to do, I would really appreciate it.
I have attached screenshots of Heimdall, so it may be easier to figure out.
Thanks
Are you dualboot?if soo try using Odin on windows its more easy.
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cpg1987 said:
I need to flash GB bootloaders using Heimdall, but am not sure what to do. I have looked at a lot of different places, but have been unable to find exactly what to do. I downloaded the GB bootloader file and see that there is a Vibrant.pit file, boot.bin file, and an SBL.bin file. If someone could show me what to do, I would really appreciate it.
I have attached screenshots of Heimdall, so it may be easier to figure out.
Thanks
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The one you downloaded is probably packaged for Odin. Download the Heimdall file from the post below. Its .tar.gz file. Just load it in main window and flash. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23637924&postcount=1925
I got into a boot loop and could not stop it. I put it into download mode and tried to odin but the computer won't see the phone. I don't know what else to try. I used odin to go back to stock one time when I had froyo.
Please help!
If you can get into download mode then you're not bricked. Try either a different driver or a different USB cord.
I was able to get into Odin once more. It showed pass and the phone reset but it got stuck at the Vibrant screen. Does this have anything to do with the bootloaders since I was on ICS using Gingerbread bootloaders?
Also, I notice that once Odin starts, the progress bar on the phone goes very fast and finishes in about 3 seconds and the phone reboots. Odin shows passed. This is when it just stays on the Vibrant screen.
m4r10 said:
I was able to get into Odin once more. It showed pass and the phone reset but it got stuck at the Vibrant screen. Does this have anything to do with the bootloaders since I was on ICS using Gingerbread bootloaders?
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It shouldn't since you can us GB bootloaders with Froyo ROMs. Did you follow N00B's guide and use the stock 512 PIT and JFD tar files provided? I've seen a 513 PIT file that didn't do anything for me, so I'd stick with the 512 version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13132341#post13132341
Give N00B (and me ) if that helps at all.
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m4r10 said:
Also, I notice that once Odin starts, the progress bar on the phone goes very fast and finishes in about 3 seconds and the phone reboots. Odin shows passed. This is when it just stays on the Vibrant screen.
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What files are you using? The flash should take a little over a 1 minute or so since you're applying an approximately 200 meg file (stock file) to your phone.
Grab both those files (.pit and .tar) from N00B's guide and try it.
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It shouldn't since you can us GB bootloaders with Froyo ROMs. Did you follow N00B's guide and use the stock 512 PIT and JFD tar files provided? I've seen a 513 PIT file that didn't do anything for me, so I'd stick with the 512 version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13132341#post13132341
Give N00B (and me ) if that helps at all.
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What files are you using? The flash should take a little over a 1 minute or so since you're applying an approximately 200 meg file (stock file) to your phone.
Grab both those files (.pit and .tar) from N00B's guide and try it.
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Followed the NOOB guide to the T my man. I'm using the 512 file. I've checked the MD5 checksum of all three files. Now I can get started and see the progress bar on the phone but hangs every time. First a bright green screen and now a blue screen. Odin shows stuck on modem.bin process.
m4r10 said:
Also, I notice that once Odin starts, the progress bar on the phone goes very fast and finishes in about 3 seconds and the phone reboots. Odin shows passed. This is when it just stays on the Vibrant screen.
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Not trying to be a smarta$$ or anything but I would double check that you pulled out the bootloader.md5.tar from the PDA and put in the correct files to get back to JFD. I agree with Kaiser that is should take 1+ mins to full flash. Bootloader flashes are more like the time frame that you are talking about.
I also think that you may have a bad download if you are applying the correct files. Try the AIO Toolbox in the Dev section. It have the drivers, Odin 1.8 (I think) and the proper Pit/Tar files for JFD. Also the very last post Adamanda posted an earlier version of Odin that you could try too.
m4r10 said:
Followed the NOOB guide to the T my man. I'm using the 512 file. I've checked the MD5 checksum of all three files. Now I can get started and see the progress bar on the phone but hangs every time. First a bright green screen and now a blue screen. Odin shows stuck on modem.bin process.
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Wouldn't hurt to grab the files from Wood's guide, and make sure to use the new version of Odin.
I'm guessing since you already done an odin flash before you already did this, but maybe try re-installing the correct Windows drivers for the Vibrant:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
One thing to note on the drivers (I had to at least) is that you may need to disable Digital Signature Verification in Windows. Get to the Windows Safe Mode Screen (while booting windows, keep pressing F8), then select Disable Digital Signature Verification. Windows can block the drivers otherwise.
Something else would be putting the PIT and TAR files in the same directory you have the Odin executable. Not sure if you still have to, but it was recommended way back when and I still do it to this day whenever I go back to stock.
A last ditch would be running Odin as an administrator, but you really shouldn't have to do that.
All the files have been verified and I click on the pit button and choose the pit file downloaded and then click on PDA and choose the appropiate 512 TAR file. I click start and get into the process. It just hangs at different points all the time. This last time it made it to factoryfs.rfs process and my phone got a blue screen. I'm gonna give a different version of Odin a try.
Kind of sucks but I have heard of this before. Only thing that I can recall is that the user just kept trying to get it to pass and he maybe did it 8 times before it got all the way through. His was like yours and it would hang on different parts in the process here and there. I'll see if I can find that thread and link it for you.
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Kind of sucks but I have heard of this before. Only thing that I can recall is that the user just kept trying to get it to pass and he maybe did it 8 times before it got all the way through. His was like yours and it would hang on different parts in the process here and there. I'll see if I can find that thread and link it for you.
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Thanks. I'll keep trying
Should I try clicking the dump box, phone EFS clear box or phone bottloader box? Or will this erase my files?
Looks like you might have a bad download. Try to Toolbox I listed above. Much better than piece-mealing files together. Nice all-in-one package.
Here is that thread btw about being stuck at points in Odin.
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Should I try clicking the dump box or the phone EFS clear box? Or will this erase my files?
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NO!!! Don't clear your EFS. Will kill your ability to call or get/send data. Will lose your IMIE and you'll be forced to Odin anyways.
Woodrube said:
Looks like you might have a bad download. Try to Toolbox I listed above. Much better than piece-mealing files together. Nice all-in-one package.
Here is that thread btw about being stuck at points in Odin.
NO!!! Don't clear your EFS. Will kill your ability to call or get/send data. Will lose your IMIE and you'll be forced to Odin anyways.
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How am I gonna use this AIO toolbox if I can't get into the phone and put it on debugging mode. I've never used this program
m4r10 said:
How am I gonna use this AIO toolbox if I can't get into the phone and put it on debugging mode. I've never used this program
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Odin/Download Mode doesn't use USB Debugging, only Mass Storage/MTP uses that.
Download the Toolbox and the .Net files (if you don't already have it-most PCs do nowdays). Install it, Open and hit Flash to Stock. It will open the included version of Odin, browse for the files it comes with re: the Pit and Tar/PDA files and hit Run like you do in regular everyday Odin.
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All the files have been verified and I click on the pit button and choose the pit file downloaded and then click on PDA and choose the appropiate 512 TAR file. I click start and get into the process. It just hangs at different points all the time. This last time it made it to factoryfs.rfs process and my phone got a blue screen. I'm gonna give a different version of Odin a try.
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This is a dumb suggestion, but just trying to get the simple stuff out of the way. You're unzipping the 512 pit and only selecting the .pit file for PIT part of Odin, right? I don't think Odin will let you select another file type anyway, but just checking... And the bigger .tar file that you'd get just stays as a .tar when you select it for PDA.
All 3 of those boxes for Odin should be checked (partition, reset, and whatever the other one is).
I've really only had Odin hang on me when I didn't have the drivers installed, when I needed to do the Digital Signature step, and when I was trying to use an older version so here's hoping a few retries work. Like I said earlier, for ****s and giggles run Odin as an Administrator too.
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This is a dumb suggestion, but just trying to get the simple stuff out of the way. You're unzipping the 512 pit and only selecting the .pit file for PIT part of Odin, right? I don't think Odin will let you select another file type anyway, but just checking... And the bigger .tar file that you'd get just stays as a .tar when you select it for PDA.
All 3 of those boxes for Odin should be checked (partition, reset, and whatever the other one is).
I've really only had Odin hang on me when I didn't have the drivers installed, when I needed to do the Digital Signature step, and when I was trying to use an older version so here's hoping a few retries work. Like I said earlier, for ****s and giggles run Odin as an Administrator too.
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Yea I checked all that. I think the first time I used an unzipped file for the .tar. That's why it finished so quick. I was supposed to use the .tar file without unzipping. This is probably what f-ed everything up.
I'm still trying to bring it back to life. Still get into download mode but nothing else. Not even Vibrant screen anymore!
Ok. I've tried 3 different versions of Odin, downloaded both the pit and tar files several times, and tried with odin flashable roms like bionixfishmanmod and The process still hangs at factoryfs.rfs.
Does anyone have any other tricks to try? I'm all out of ideas.
And every time Odin hangs, The screen on my phone changes from the download screen to a full screen of a random color at which point I have to reset into download mode and start the process over again. I've gone through the process over 100 times now.
Did you install the device drivers and disable the digital signatures in Windows that I mentioned before?
You could also try other USB ports if you haven't.
Hey guys, I landed myself in a soft brick yesterday and odin wasn't working for me (which was a first). Then someone suggested I use Heimdall and it worked perfect. It brought me back to stock and I tried flashing CM7 from there. Now I am back in a soft brick but Heimdall is no longer working (and now odin doesn't even see my phone even though its in dl mode)
Here is what happens with the Heimdall process:
Uploading kernel...
Kernel upload successful
uploading Modem... <(this makes it no farther than 15%)
Modem upload failed!
Ending session...
If anyone has any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated!
If you get this fixed your may want to avoid CM7 / 9 or ICS for a while.
While flashing CM7 it may or may not have repartitioned your phone. The Heimdall error - is that from 1-Click or the full program?
Does Heimdall see the phone?
Maybe try the full Heimdall program with stock and repartition. Also try Odin again but on a different computer.
I had in instance where I couldn't get into Recovery - I had the ! sign. Odin didn't see the phone but Heimdall did. 1-Click error so I fired up the full Heimdall program and just flash a new kernel. Then restarted in recovery and went from there.
Yet another reason I stay with Froyo / GB and not CM7/9 or ICS. I want to keep a stock style of partition setup and avoid repartitioning the phone all the time.
I am using the one from the link you gave me here: http://www.filereactor.com/zcl1dy7zl...Click.jar.html
Where can I find the full version? NVM I found it my only question now is which files should I use for the flash? The same as what I would use with odin?
Also yeah tried different comps for odin... same thing :/ but heimdall can see it just fine
"I had in instance where I couldn't get into Recovery - I had the ! sign. Odin didn't see the phone but Heimdall did. 1-Click error" <<< Thats exactly where Im at
On a side note: I just said that same thing... after I get it back I'm done with this phone lol I'm sticking with my HTC's... I've NEVER had so many problems in my life, no I remember why I stopped updating my vibrant 6 months ago LOL!
mervant said:
I am using the one from the link you gave me here: http://www.filereactor.com/zcl1dy7zl...Click.jar.html
Where can I find the full version?
Also yeah tried different comps for odin... same thing :/ but heimdall can see it just fine
"I had in instance where I couldn't get into Recovery - I had the ! sign. Odin didn't see the phone but Heimdall did. 1-Click error" <<< Thats exactly where Im at
On a side note: I just said that same thing... after I get it back I'm done with this phone lol I'm sticking with my HTC's... I've NEVER had so many problems in my life, no I remember why I stopped updating my vibrant 6 months ago LOL!
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Try leaving out the modem in the flash.
FaultException said:
Try leaving out the modem in the flash.
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You cant with heimdall :/ I'm going to try using the full version like he suggested but cant find a working stock firmware link
This is getting extremely frustrating... Im reading the guide on heimdall and they say to add about 5 files but mine has nothing like that... I can only add the "heimdall firmware package" and the pit file :/ I tried getting the firmware file from sammobile but their download links dont work for some reason... nothing seems to ever go right with this phone
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You cant with heimdall :/ I'm going to try using the full version like he suggested but cant find a working stock firmware link
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Yeah you can but you'll need the real version, and I'm pretty sure the new one is based on packages, so you may want to get the command line version.
Paraphrasing of course:
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heimdall flash --kernel zImage --cache cache.rfs
--dbdata dbdata.rfs --param param.lfs
--factoryfs factoryfs.rfs
When you say full version are you talking about this?
http://i.imgur.com/CFAaH.png
http://i.imgur.com/apm5G.png
also would you know where I can get the stock firmware other than sammobile?
It may have loaded a kernel for you via heimdall. Can you get to Recovery?
Im at work and cant check but - I think the Odin .tar package is just the Heimdall individual packages. Extract the odin image. You will also need the 512 pit file.
Heimdall should have come with instructions. That front end you will prob be working with the 2nd tab since you dont have a full Heimdall package.
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Also look for difference Odin versions. Sound silly but some folks got an older version to work.
Hi,
I recently bought a second-hand GS3. Unaware at the time that the phone had been rooted I'd now like to return the phone to its original self by UNROOTING it.
i have followed steps here on xda and also watched galyxys3root.com's unroot vid but to no avail.
the programs i have downloaded to do this are
-Triangle Away
- Odin
- 2 seperate stock firmwares from samsung-updates.cm for my region (ireland)
- 7 zip
I am still stuck though
I Open the firmware zip, to reveal two files, a .tar.md5 file and a .dll file
From here i believe i should be able to open the md5 file on Odin, however trying to open this file as a pda in Odin doesn't work because Odin can't even seem to recognise that the file even exists.
I have tried extracting the md5 file, this leaves 5 img files, i then extracted them using a program i found on xda called sgs2toext4 but from here none of the files could be recognised on odin either.
I also tried simply dragging the md5 file onto the phone's sd card but it wouldn't let me
At this point i am really lost as to what I am doing wrong. I know i need to flash the rom i've downloaded but how do i get odin to recognise the file?
I am a pretty serious noob in need of some pretty serious help.
tekkr said:
Hi,
I recently bought a second-hand GS3. Unaware at the time that the phone had been rooted I'd now like to return the phone to its original self by UNROOTING it.
i have followed steps here on xda and also watched galyxys3root.com's unroot vid but to no avail.
the programs i have downloaded to do this are
-Triangle Away
- Odin
- 2 seperate stock firmwares from samsung-updates.cm for my region (ireland)
- 7 zip
I am still stuck though
I Open the firmware zip, to reveal two files, a .tar.md5 file and a .dll file
From here i believe i should be able to open the md5 file on Odin, however trying to open this file as a pda in Odin doesn't work because Odin can't even seem to recognise that the file even exists.
I have tried extracting the md5 file, this leaves 5 img files, i then extracted them using a program i found on xda called sgs2toext4 but from here none of the files could be recognised on odin either.
I also tried simply dragging the md5 file onto the phone's sd card but it wouldn't let me
At this point i am really lost as to what I am doing wrong. I know i need to flash the rom i've downloaded but how do i get odin to recognise the file?
I am a pretty serious noob in need of some pretty serious help.
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the simplest way to unroot is just to simply flash a stock firmware..
you can go to sammobile.com, make an account there and download your desired firmware.. use odin and just extract the .zip file you download and put it on PDA in odin and click start
i hope this helps
Hi guys, I've been flashing different roms lately on my sgs3 international with no problems until today. I tried to flash a particular rom using TWRP which failed. I restored a nandroid backup with no problems, and wondered if the flashing fail was because TWRP needed updating, so i downloaded the latest version and flashed it via Odin, which seemed to go ok, until the phone tried to reboot and got stuck at the 'Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-1300' screen, and wouldn't get any further. I tried a few more times to boot it but it was a no-go. I removed the battery and left it out for an hour or two and retried, nothing. I downloaded CWM recovery, with the intention of replacing TWRP, but Odin refuses to see the .tar file, no matter where I put it. It still sees the new TWRP.tar file though. I downloaded a stock Sammy rom, Odin wont see it. Ive tried Odin versions 1.85 and 3.09, but no-go.
I've scoured XDA, and the net for hours, but it all stops with Odin not seeing any .tar files. I'm all out of ideas guys. Can somebody please help me with this?
Many thanks, Dave
Zigg49 said:
Hi guys, I've been flashing different roms lately on my sgs3 international with no problems until today. I tried to flash a particular rom using TWRP which failed. I restored a nandroid backup with no problems, and wondered if the flashing fail was because TWRP needed updating, so i downloaded the latest version and flashed it via Odin, which seemed to go ok, until the phone tried to reboot and got stuck at the 'Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-1300' screen, and wouldn't get any further. I tried a few more times to boot it but it was a no-go. I removed the battery and left it out for an hour or two and retried, nothing. I downloaded CWM recovery, with the intention of replacing TWRP, but Odin refuses to see the .tar file, no matter where I put it. It still sees the new TWRP.tar file though. I downloaded a stock Sammy rom, Odin wont see it. Ive tried Odin versions 1.85 and 3.09, but no-go.
I've scoured XDA, and the net for hours, but it all stops with Odin not seeing any .tar files. I'm all out of ideas guys. Can somebody please help me with this?
Many thanks, Dave
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Try running Odin in administrator mode and placing .tar file on your desktop and delete the twrp file first so Odin definitely can't see it.
tallman43 said:
Apart from the trouble you are having with Odin you say you tried to boot it a few more times but failed. Did you mean it failed to boot into a rom or boot into twrp or both.
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Both, actually. I can get into download mode, but nothing else. Thanks for replying so quickly.
Zigg49 said:
Both, actually. I can get into download mode, but nothing else. Thanks for replying so quickly.
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I thought so sorry i didn't read you post correctly have you tried my suggestion above I edited my post.
tallman43 said:
I thought so sorry i didn't read you post correctly have you tried my suggestion above I edited my post.
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Trouble is, I can only launch Odin directly from the rar file I downloaded for some reason. It doesn't want to install itself, or give me a shortcut to be able to run it as admin.
Zigg49 said:
Trouble is, I can only launch Odin directly from the rar file I downloaded for some reason. It doesn't want to install itself, or give me a shortcut to be able to run it as admin.
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Also, I have deleted the TWRP file, but it didn't make any diffrence. (wasn't in admin admittedly).
Off to bed now. Thanks for taking the time to help, hopefully You, or someone else will have solved it by tomorrow
That why its not working you need to extract it from the rar file with 7z or similar unzip program
tallman43 said:
That why its not working you need to extract it from the rar file with 7z or similar unzip program
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Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, I've been out all day.
But, and don't think I'm arguing here, how come it saw the TWRP .tar file, and let me flash it? I've always had to launch Odin in this way, and it's never let me down before. That being said, I will try and manage a permanent install, and hope it does the trick, thanks.
Zigg49 said:
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, I've been out all day.
But, and don't think I'm arguing here, how come it saw the TWRP .tar file, and let me flash it? I've always had to launch Odin in this way, and it's never let me down before. That being said, I will try and manage a permanent install, and hope it does the trick, thanks.
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So, this is what I did. Don't ask me why, it was more an act of desperation than anything else, was unpack the CWM onto my desktop and lo and behold, Odin started to play and recognised the unpacked .md5 file, how weird is that? I've read in the past, about folk who have mistakingly unpacked the .rar file, and then Odin not doing its thing, but never the other way round!
Ok, so good news, right? Err, nope, 'cos even after I managed to flash CWM, the phone still wouldn't boot!
Soooooo....remember the stock sammy rom I mentioned? Well, I did the same thing with that ie. unpacked the .rar and flashed the .md5 file, and, long story short, it went in, albeit after what seemed like a very long writing process. So here I am with a working phone again, although I realise now that it was a Vodaphone file, and my phone is unrooted, but, hey, it's working .
All I have to do now is re-root it, and flash a rom of my choice.....what could possibly go wrong? (cue maniacal laughter)
Zigg49 said:
So, this is what I did. Don't ask me why, it was more an act of desperation than anything else, was unpack the CWM onto my desktop and lo and behold, Odin started to play and recognised the unpacked .md5 file, how weird is that? I've read in the past, about folk who have mistakingly unpacked the .rar file, and then Odin not doing its thing, but never the other way round!
Ok, so good news, right? Err, nope, 'cos even after I managed to flash CWM, the phone still wouldn't boot!
Soooooo....remember the stock sammy rom I mentioned? Well, I did the same thing with that ie. unpacked the .rar and flashed the .md5 file, and, long story short, it went in, albeit after what seemed like a very long writing process. So here I am with a working phone again, although I realise now that it was a Vodaphone file, and my phone is unrooted, but, hey, it's working .
All I have to do now is re-root it, and flash a rom of my choice.....what could possibly go wrong? (cue maniacal laughter)
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Glad to see you got it working but it's not weird at all you could have saved yourself alot of trouble by saying in your first post that your files where originally in .rar format. It is normal procedure to unpack .rar files for them to work in programs and especially for them to work in Odin so that it can recognize them.
tallman43 said:
Glad to see you got it working but it's not weird at all you could have saved yourself alot of trouble by saying in your first post that your files where originally in .rar format. It is normal procedure to unpack .rar files for them to work in programs and especially for them to work in Odin so that it can recognize them.
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Ahh, ok . But I've always just directed Odin to the .rar file, and never had this problem before. Oh well, you live and learn, eh?
Thanks for your help:good: