[Q] GS3 cant flash in download mode with odin - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys I would really appreciate some help with a problem I have with my UK GS3 1900. I have recently rooted and flashed it with a couple of different roms courtesy of the info on this forum and have been using lucky patcher to remove ads and license verification on a few apps I was trying. I installed SPB shell recently and used Lucky patcher on it and it seemed to have worked but this morning there was a message saying there was a problem with the license and to download another one from the playstore. Then my phone rebooted and it got stuck on boot logo so I tried to enter recovery holding down power+home+volume up but this wouldnt give me the recovery screen. I have read a lot of articles about how to reflash it with Odin but I am a little confused. I am trying to flash it with the zip file firmwares I downloaded but this obviously doesnt work as it is asking for .tar or .bin files and none of these show up when I am using ODIN. What firmware would I need to download to give me these files and then using Odin how would I install it. Any help is appreciated I have looked at all the threads before I posted this and cant find a solution. Some say to use pit files but I wasnt sure which ones and I didnt want to mess things anymore.

Get your Odin flashable tar at sammobile.com
No need for pits

xSpeced said:
Get your Odin flashable tar at sammobile.com
No need for pits
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Hi xSpeced thanks for the quick reply. When I put my phone details in Sammobile it comes up with a PDA which is about 285mb is this the file or should I be looking for something else.

thepiedpiper said:
Hi xSpeced thanks for the quick reply. When I put my phone details in Sammobile it comes up with a PDA which is about 285mb is this the file or should I be looking for something else.
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Just downloaded the file from Sammobile and there is no flashable tar in the file. Does anyone know where I can get it and how big the file is as it is taking me hours to download these files and they are all wrong.

thepiedpiper said:
Just downloaded the file from Sammobile and there is no flashable tar in the file. Does anyone know where I can get it and how big the file is as it is taking me hours to download these files and they are all wrong.
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You must be doing something wrong .
If their is no tar what is in the zip ???
jje

JJEgan said:
You must be doing something wrong .
If their is no tar what is in the zip ???
jje
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GT-I9300_I9300XXDLI8-OTA-I9300XXBLG8_BTU_297718496 this is the file I downloaded originally and then from another post I found this file I9300XXELL4_I9300OXAELL4_I9300XXELL4_BTU downloaded and there was KIES_HOME_I9300XXELL4_I9300OXAELL4_566833_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 this file in there and when I went to flash it with ODIN it came up with an error message and it fails in Odin. Is this the correct file cos when I went into the sammobile site put it my device details it gave me a 250mb file which never had a tar or md5 file in it.

It says on sammobile download .
I9300XXELL4_I9300OXAELL4_BTU.zip | 821.5 MB
Do not post WAREZ theft of developers stuff on XDA .
have been using lucky patcher to remove ads and license verification.
As your problems stem from stealing apps from developers i do not wish to give further help .
jje

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phone not flashing or booting; any ideas ?

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.
creepyncrawly said:
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.

Unrooting

Hi There!
I have a fault with my newly rooted phone (Just rooted no custom Firmware as yet). Need to return it.
I have untriangled but I understand I need to reflash my device. My phone says it's this:
I9300XXALE8 so where can I find this to download and reapply? What is the method for application of the stock firmware?
Thanks very much!
I was able to get the exact firmware I needed from:
http://fus.nanzen.se/
It's discussed here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032437
I used odin to flash it - it went perfect.
jasbur17 said:
I was able to get the exact firmware I needed from:
http://fus.nanzen.se/
It's discussed here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032437
I used odin to flash it - it went perfect.
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Hi There!
Thank you. Once I download the correct file, which appears to be a zip file, what do I enter into odin?
Will this remove CWM?
Sorry for the dumb questions.
I extracted the zip and got 2 files. One is a dll that you can ignore, the other is an md5 file. In odin I put that in under PDA and left the other check boxes alone - I did not repartition.
Yes, it wiped CWM and restored the factory recovery.
I am trying to download but it won't let me I am not sure why it keeps giving CRC errors. BY chance do you have an alternative source for this file?
Here is what I can see.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6316/captureytm.jpg
Any assistance gratefully accepted.
Sorry -
I don't know. The only other place I look for firmwares is:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9300&r=-1#modelsa
There is an email address on that check fus website if you want to reach out to them.
Qus .if u have not insl custom firmware then y to flash ? Just reseting binary cont will do na ? For warrenty purpose?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium

I need Stock rom for SAMSUNG SIII I9300 for bricked device

Hi,
I think I bricked my phone. The phone is stucked in the Samsung GT-I9300 screen and I can't boot in recovery mode, I only boot in download mode
Someone can bring me the links for the stock rom but which are in separate files.
I need the CSC, the bootloader, PHONE and the rom (PDA) separately.
I follow some threads but I always receive the error NAND WRITE START.
I try flashing the PIT file but doesnt work.
If someone had fix a similar situation like that, please let me know
My phone is Samsung SIII I9300 (International) 16 gb
Thanks in advance
joseleg said:
Hi,
I think I bricked my phone. The phone is stucked in the Samsung GT-I9300 screen and I can't boot in recovery mode, I only boot in download mode
Someone can bring me the links for the stock rom but which are in separate files.
I need the CSC, the bootloader, PHONE and the rom (PDA) separately.
I follow some threads but I always receive the error NAND WRITE START.
I try flashing the PIT file but doesnt work.
If someone had fix a similar situation like that, please let me know
My phone is Samsung SIII I9300 (International) 16 gb
Thanks in advance
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links are in the general section
they arent hard to find
DSA said:
links are in the general section
they arent hard to find
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I'veen searching for this files and I can't find them , I look in the general section and Q&A and Troubleshooting section too and I only find the single file of the stock rom i need the files separately.
Or any advice to try to unbrick my phone
the single file conains all the files you need (.tar is a version of a zip file)
download it and extract them
you are trying to make this harder than it is
seriously, i suggest reading up on things before attempting to do anything
Try flashing without the PIT File
joseleg said:
I'veen searching for this files and I can't find them , I look in the general section and Q&A and Troubleshooting section too and I only find the single file of the stock rom i need the files separately.
Or any advice to try to unbrick my phone
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Dude try flashing without the .PIT file. All of the available S3 Firmwares are in just 1 single file.
Paolonicus said:
Dude try flashing without the .PIT file. All of the available S3 Firmwares are in just 1 single file.
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Thanks for the quickly response.
I try to flash the phone like you say, but get stucked and say NAND WRITE START and the phone doesn't boot to recovery mode
Your reply says its more than i just want a stock rom >>>reads as phone is bricked no / wrong pit or nand damaged ..
Three part firmware go to sammobile.com
may be worth a read
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1796062
jje
JJEgan said:
Your reply says its more than i just want a stock rom >>>reads as phone is bricked no / wrong pit or nand damaged ..
Three part firmware go to sammobile.com
may be worth a read
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1796062
jje
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Sorry If I mix some topics, but my problem is I bricked my phone.
When I try to flash the device I receive the error NAND WRITE and reading some users advice me to flash with the separate files, but i can't find the files.
In sammobile.com I never find the file when I search for the firmware of my device appear the loading messages and never end to load
joseleg said:
Sorry If I mix some topics, but my problem is I bricked my phone.
When I try to flash the device I receive the error NAND WRITE and reading some users advice me to flash with the separate files, but i can't find the files.
In sammobile.com I never find the file when I search for the firmware of my device appear the loading messages and never end to load
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Try this link and find the latest version for your region then download that file,
http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-I9300
ag4751 said:
Try this link and find the latest version for your region then download that file,
http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-I9300
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One question
This are a single file, I need the separate files (CSC, PHONE, BOOTLOADER, ROM)
And I live in Honduras, Central America . I don't know which version I need to download, theres no a specific ROM for my country
I am not usre if i can use the version for Guatemala or the version TGU (TGU I think this is the right one), but I need in separte files
Thanks for the reply
Try the firmware rescue from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1825272
Best Regards
[email protected]

[Q] Need P7500 ROM to flash with ODIN

Hi,
Is there any place where I can get a ROM in tar format fot the GT-P7500 so I can flash it with Odin?
I have searched everywhere and all I can find are ZIP files or broken links to TAR files.
The ROM in my P7500 was bad and I can not make it to boot or being seen by my Pc other than using ODIN.
I'll appreciate any help!
Thanks in Advance
Marcelo
www.sammobile.com
Sent from my GT-P7500 using Tapatalk HD
Just to "chime in".
Is there a thread/site, where Non-Stock-ROMs for Odin are linked?
eushaun99 said:
www.sammobile.com
Sent from my GT-P7500 using Tapatalk HD
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Thanks eushaun99,
I've had terrible experience trying to download a file from sammobile / terafile without a Premium account. More than 6 hours downloading just to realize the file was bad.
I read many posts talking about sammoible for stock ROMs. Available ROMs files for downloading are ZIP files, not TAR or MD5.
Before paying for a Premium Account... Do you know if ZIP file contains any TAR or MD5 file in it as those are the file type I need to flash my P7500 with ODIN?
Thanks!
mrocca said:
Thanks eushaun99,
I've had terrible experience trying to download a file from sammobile / terafile without a Premium account. More than 6 hours downloading just to realize the file was bad.
I read many posts talking about sammoible for stock ROMs. Available ROMs files for downloading are ZIP files, not TAR or MD5.
Before paying for a Premium Account... Do you know if ZIP file contains any TAR or MD5 file in it as those are the file type I need to flash my P7500 with ODIN?
Thanks!
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You don't have to buy the premium account. Admittedly I haven't tried downloading from terafile yet, but I guess the download speed could be due to your internet connection maybe?
Once you've downloaded the zip file, extract it. The .tar.md5 file is inside.
TnA.Plastic said:
Just to "chime in".
Is there a thread/site, where Non-Stock-ROMs for Odin are linked?
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There is no custom ROMs which is in tar format.
Sent from my GT-P7500 using Tapatalk HD
Thanks eushaun99!!
Your help is appreciated!
Have a nice day!
mrocca said:
Thanks eushaun99!!
Your help is appreciated!
Have a nice day!
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Just to wrap it up in case it helps anybody else....
I wasn't able to download the ROM from sammobile / terafile, transfers ended up with timeouts or Network errors even with Premium Account. Anyway, I don't have such a problem with any other site.
I was able to flash the ROM I have (that failed with CWM) using "adb sideload rom_filename.zip". The tool transferred the ROM and installed it.
Best Regards
my samsung tablet is not bootable !!
can you send me this adb sideload rom_filename.zip ROM please ?
I followed all the steps in to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48973460#post48973460
but the cyanogenmod custom ROM failed to install on my samsung tablet p7510, and I didn't backup the original rom and there is no system to reboot it now !! is there another tool to transfer ROM to install it ??
mrocca said:
Just to wrap it up in case it helps anybody else....
I wasn't able to download the ROM from sammobile / terafile, transfers ended up with timeouts or Network errors even with Premium Account. Anyway, I don't have such a problem with any other site.
I was able to flash the ROM I have (that failed with CWM) using "adb sideload rom_filename.zip". The tool transferred the ROM and installed it.
Best Regards
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I was having similar problems recently, w/ my tab, w/ sammobile, w/ terafile, w/broken links, etc. Very frustrating, I felt like I was running around in circles & getting no where. Then I saw a suggestion (I thought it was on this thread actually) to go to Chainfire's website & odin flash the appropriate files found there. I did & worked like a charm. Only problem is I can't seem to replicate that "Web journey" so that I could link you to it. Like I mentioned earlier I was "running around" the web like crazy trying to figure this out and simply can't remember my exact steps. But, I hope this information at least gets you headed in the right direction.
windsguy said:
can you send me this adb sideload rom_filename.zip ROM please ?
I followed all the steps in to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48973460#post48973460
but the cyanogenmod custom ROM failed to install on my samsung tablet p7510, and I didn't backup the original rom and there is no system to reboot it now !! is there another tool to transfer ROM to install it ??
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Hi, excuse me for the late response!
The ROM I used to flash my P7500 with adb is the CM ROM from the following post... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2098429
I have followed all steps in that post but I had to install Android SDK in order to use adb instead of Odin. Flashing with adb was so fast that I thought I did something wrong, but after rebooting the installation began and completed successfully.
I wasn't able to download any sideload ROM from sammobile, sorry.
I downloaded Android SDK from here: https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
You don't need to completed all mentioned steps just to get adb, just install the platform tools.
Hope this help!
Best Regards,
Marcelo
I have the same problem. How can I fix this tab to boot and install a rom directly from odin. Can anyone help me?
https://mega.nz/#F!0ZNhiaJZ
samsung firmware donwload
please, in samsung firmwares, does the country matter?
I need 4.0.4 firmware for GT-P5700 but can't find it for Nigeria, Can I use 4.0.4 for another country to flash my Tab?
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Hi, sorry for refreshing an old post but I am in the same situation. On sammobile.com I can't find any firmware for gt-p7500. My device is almost empty, twrp working but I can't download anything on it. I think Odin is my only chance. Thanks in advance.
TWRP must work with MTP mode. Transfer files from your computer via USB.
Files here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-10-1/development/rom-android-7-0-nougat-t3471350

SOFT BRICK can't use smart switch or odin to flash stock rom

Hey!
I first got my galaxy s6, model; SM-G920I around start of May 2015 and I rooted via CF autoroot a few days after.
Haven't done much since, however, today I decided I wanted to update my software to lollipop 5.1 and to do that I first had to unroot via SuperSU and then update via Smart Switch.
After all the preparations were completed in Smart Switch, my device failed during the process, sending me to the cyan screen saying, "An error has occured while updating the device software..." .
This incident rendered my device unrecognizable by Smart Switch and since then I have not been able to flash the stock SM-G920I ROM via odin, as it always FAILS.
tl;dr
-rooted phone
-unrooted phone for software update
-device failed during smartswitch process
-cannot flash stock via odin
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
[EDIT]: I cannot get into recovery mode
Can you get to download mode?
prking07 said:
Can you get to download mode?
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yeah i can. that's how i tried flashing stock rom with latest odin but it kept failing.
delete the hidden file from the firmware..
Alex-V said:
delete the hidden file from the firmware..
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What is the hidden file called and how do I get to the location?
The only thing I can do with my phone at the moment is go into download mode.
mojo_jodroid said:
What is the hidden file called and how do I get to the location?
The only thing I can do with my phone at the moment is go into download mode.
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search in my replys I wrote that 2 or 3 times how to do this.. on work now can not write much here
BTW look here for example
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3133900
Alex-V said:
search in my replys I wrote that 2 or 3 times how to do this.. on work now can not write much here
BTW look here for example
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3133900
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Thank you for your replies but I'm am still unsure what you are talking about. I did look through your posts and found one where you linked this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...lkit-skipsoft-android-toolkit-galaxy-t3101195
I downloaded it and I still don't know how to delete the file that you suggested.
mojo_jodroid said:
Thank you for your replies but I'm am still unsure what you are talking about. I did look through your posts and found one where you linked this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...lkit-skipsoft-android-toolkit-galaxy-t3101195
I downloaded it and I still don't know how to delete the file that you suggested.
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rename the. tar.md5 to. tar now extract the tar with winrar and delete the hidden.img ..now use the tool to make a new firmware file without the hidden.img and flash it with Odin..
Alex-V said:
rename the. tar.md5 to. tar now extract the tar with winrar and delete the hidden.img ..now use the tool to make a new firmware file without the hidden.img and flash it with Odin..
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I presume you were talking about the "CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltedv-smg920i" file.
There was only a Cache.img and Recovery.img but no hidden.img
[EDIT]: My mistake I found the hidden .img in the SM-G920I firmware. I will try the rest now.
Alex-V said:
rename the. tar.md5 to. tar now extract the tar with winrar and delete the hidden.img ..now use the tool to make a new firmware file without the hidden.img and flash it with Odin..
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It worked! I am very grateful for your help. Vielen dank!
mojo_jodroid said:
It worked! I am very grateful for your help. Vielen dank!
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Which tool did you use?
mojo_jodroid said:
I presume you were talking about the "CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltedv-smg920i" file.
There was only a Cache.img and Recovery.img but no hidden.img
[EDIT]: My mistake I found the hidden .img in the SM-G920I firmware. I will try the rest now.
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Could you explain how you found it please?
I have the same issue.
The screens you UL-ed dont help me.
I only see the first capture of yours appearing on my screen, but no hidden.img.
Thanks.
This did the trick. After 4 hours of frustration, this is the only thing that bailed me out. Thanks Alex :good:
Alex-V said:
rename the. tar.md5 to. tar now extract the tar with winrar and delete the hidden.img ..now use the tool to make a new firmware file without the hidden.img and flash it with Odin..
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mojo_jodroid said:
Hey!
I first got my galaxy s6, model; SM-G920I around start of May 2015 and I rooted via CF autoroot a few days after.
Haven't done much since, however, today I decided I wanted to update my software to lollipop 5.1 and to do that I first had to unroot via SuperSU and then update via Smart Switch.
After all the preparations were completed in Smart Switch, my device failed during the process, sending me to the cyan screen saying, "An error has occured while updating the device software..." .
This incident rendered my device unrecognizable by Smart Switch and since then I have not been able to flash the stock SM-G920I ROM via odin, as it always FAILS.
tl;dr
-rooted phone
-unrooted phone for software update
-device failed during smartswitch process
-cannot flash stock via odin
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
[EDIT]: I cannot get into recovery mode
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Follow this video its tested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi7O0OvnS2E
I was facing a very similar issue and this tip has saved me, thank you so much Alex-V
What is the hidden.img file used for and why does deleting it fix our issues?
Just curious,
Thank you again!
on a note 5 i can flash it that way too ?
if i have the same problem on a note 5 N920T (i know we are talking about S6 edge ) but doing that on any android with soft brick will work?

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