When I try to root via odin it gets to "gathering PIT" hangs there and eventually fails. Has anyone else had this occur or know of a fix? I am running on an older PC running XP, not sure if that would affect anything. I also tried on my wifes slightly newer pc with the same result.
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Ty, your advice as to where to move it was very insightful.
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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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synaesthetic said:
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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iynfynity said:
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
Is there a section for exhibit 2 4g. When i plug my usb to labtop i get a mtp driver error makes it impossible to root. Please help. My vibrant connects fine.
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do you have the required drivers installed?...i don't have that phone..but just a suggestion..
more info please
Im guessing i do not have the right drivers. I tried samsung website could not find them. This Sgh-t679 did not come with the drivers in the box. I have windows 7 labtop. Keep in mind on my vibrant my labtop automaticly installed them. It errors out every time with mtp error. I hate not being able to root.
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I got no luck with the drivers part but here is a thread where you can download a zip to root it. Hate to send someone outside of XDA but Root is Root.
http://androidforums.com/exhibit-4g...8-anyone-root-samsung-exhibit-ii-4g-t679.html
Just reading through that thread though it seems that the Superuser.apk might be out of date. If so you can get the Update Fixer from the market. This actually worked for me when I updated Chainsdd SU.
Or you can go here too AndroidSU.com
Edit: On post 19 is says this, "but you can just download the drivers for the Exhibit (T659) and it will work with the Exhibit II as well"
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Im guessing i do not have the right drivers. I tried samsung website could not find them. This Sgh-t679 did not come with the drivers in the box. I have windows 7 labtop. Keep in mind on my vibrant my labtop automaticly installed them. It errors out every time with mtp error. I hate not being able to root.
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Try looking here
http://androidforums.com/samsung-exhibit-4g/
They might be able to help sense there is no thread here for that phone.
Thank you for your help but a zip is pointless if my labtop does not
Recognize my device. I need to get the driver first. And that has been my problem. I will keep looking :-(
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You can download the zip over 3g/wifi and root it that way without ever plugging into your computer. At least then you will be rooted and problem#1 willbe solved.
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Edit: On post 19 is says this, "but you can just download the drivers for the Exhibit (T659) and it will work with the Exhibit II as well"
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And this should take care of problem #2 http://www.google.com/#hl=en&site=&....,cf.osb&fp=5133716a5bf59f5a&biw=1024&bih=667
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You can download the zip over 3g/wifi and root it that way without ever plugging into your computer. At least then you will be rooted and problem#1 willbe solved.
And this should take care of problem #2 http://www.google.com/#hl=en&site=&....,cf.osb&fp=5133716a5bf59f5a&biw=1024&bih=667
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How would i flash a zip with out cwm or being rooted? Googling drivers is the easiest way to get virus and spyware. I tried your links though i refuse to install a program that does a driver scan then tells me i have 22 errors and i have to pay to fix them. None the less thanks for helping.
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You can flash an Update.zip through stock Recovery. If face I think it is call "Install Update.zip".
What you install or not is up to you. You asked and me and Big Dog both answered with links. If you don't want to use them that is fine. On your own. Good luck and let me know if you need anything else causeI am alwys willing to help.
How do i get to stock recovery? On my vibrant i had to flash bootloaders from odin. Which requires usb to labtop lol.
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When I try to root via odin it gets to "gathering PIT" hangs there and eventually fails. Has anyone else had this occur or know of a fix? I am running on an older PC running XP, not sure if that would affect anything. I also tried on my wifes slightly newer pc with the same result.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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iflip said:
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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iflip said:
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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iflip said:
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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