Hey guys,
I recently flashed null_24 custom rom and after rebooting the phone it got stuck at the Samsung Galaxy s3 logo.
When trying to enter CWM (Touch recovery) i get a black screen and it seems to freeze.
I was able to enter download mode and tried to flash stock rom via Odin.
I tried rebooting my PC and using different USB ports but it failed every time...
Then i tried to recover my phone via kies but it got stuck at 0%
Is there anything i can do or is my phone broken for good?
I could use any help!
Thanks in advance
You need to give more detail.
Do you have an internation or usa s3?
What error did you get with odin?
If you flashed a rom image for a different phone then your phone is probably bricked. Likewise if you get pit errors in odin. If thats the case then it needs a repair job.
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I have an international s3
I flashed null_ roms before, and hat no problems with them. But null_24 didn't let me boot and froze my cwm.
Here's my Odin log:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> KIES_HOME_I9300XXDLJ4_I9300OXADLJ4_368423_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> boot.img
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
The log doesnt look good. I would not mess with it until somebody more knowledgable can help.
If you try things like pit files you may make it beyond repair by yourself and need to send it somewhere for repair.
Sorry I cant really help you further and I hope you get it sorted.
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Boot into recovery and wipe data (if on stock recovery your internal SD will be wiped) then try flashing another Odin image.
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Theshawty said:
Boot into recovery and wipe data (if on stock recovery your internal SD will be wiped) then try flashing another Odin image.
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I can't boot into recovery anymore, when i try it my phone says: "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." which didn't work...
Is there anything else I can do?
JonOssim said:
Is there anything else I can do?
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No looks like you broke it and need a service centre .
jje
JonOssim said:
I can't boot into recovery anymore, when i try it my phone says: "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." which didn't work...
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Nope. Service Center it is.
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Is there any way I can reset the flash counter via download mode?
And is there any way to retrieve my data on my internal sd?
So I guess it's a no?
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So I guess it's a no?
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You could try install a kernel only in odin. One with a recovery. Speedmod maybe? This may give you your recovery back and odin might let it Flash.
Worth a try
Drew071
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Okay thanks!
I'll try it when i get home
I've had the same issue a couple of times, all I did was keep trying to flash the stock firmware, and eventually it worked.
I have a better experience with some older firmwares than the newest ones.
Otherwise I'd try as other mentioned, flash a recovery and wipe data and all that, and then flash firmware.
Hope it sorts out for you!
This is so frustrating!
I tried flashing the kernel hundred times but i get the same errorlog as before...
I'll try to flash older firmwares like you said ratatattata
ratatattata said:
I've had the same issue a couple of times, all I did was keep trying to flash the stock firmware, and eventually it worked.
I have a better experience with some older firmwares than the newest ones.
Otherwise I'd try as other mentioned, flash a recovery and wipe data and all that, and then flash firmware.
Hope it sorts out for you!
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hey, did you have the same odin error log as me??
JonOssim said:
hey, did you have the same odin error log as me??
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Yes, I believe it was just that log.
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I recently tried to flash a custom rom and everything went to crap. My phone entered a boot loop and would not go past the opening screen. I was upgraded to ICS via Kies and was rooted.
Model Number: GT-I9100M
Android Version: 4.03
Baseband Version: I9100MUGLD3
Kernel Version: [email protected] #3
Build Number: IML74K.UGLD3
That is my phone information.
I have tried to recover my nandroid backup from recovery to the same end result nothing but boot screen.
I have attempted wiped cache user/data fact reset, dalvik, battery stats, fixed permissions and all the other tricks that people tried to suggest. I also tried to revert back to stock bell ICS roms and GB roms. I have ticked the repartition and loaded the gb pit as a last resort but it still is not working.
I am now flashed back to stock ICS and am stick looking at the samsung galaxy S2 opening logo and nothing else. Can someone please help me to get my phone working again.
I still have access to recovery and download mode so it appears from what I read that this is a soft brick. I am able to flash roms but they do nothing to help get back into the phone itself. from further reading it may be something more serious. This was my first attempt at a custom rom but if I can get ti working again I will keep researching to try again someday when I get my bravery back. It was the NEAT rom btw and the dev has been very helpful trying to assist me. if anyone else has had this issue and solved it please lend me your brains so I might do the same.
trevolver said:
I recently tried to flash a custom rom and everything went to crap. My phone entered a boot loop and would not go past the opening screen. I was upgraded to ICS via Kies and was rooted.
Model Number: GT-I9100M
Android Version: 4.03
Baseband Version: I9100MUGLD3
Kernel Version: [email protected] #3
Build Number: IML74K.UGLD3
That is my phone information.
I have tried to recover my nandroid backup from recovery to the same end result nothing but boot screen.
I have attempted wiped cache user/data fact reset, dalvik, battery stats, fixed permissions and all the other tricks that people tried to suggest. I also tried to revert back to stock bell ICS roms and GB roms. I have ticked the repartition and loaded the gb pit as a last resort but it still is not working.
I am now flashed back to stock ICS and am stick looking at the samsung galaxy S2 opening logo and nothing else. Can someone please help me to get my phone working again.
I still have access to recovery and download mode so it appears from what I read that this is a soft brick. I am able to flash roms but they do nothing to help get back into the phone itself. from further reading it may be something more serious. This was my first attempt at a custom rom but if I can get ti working again I will keep researching to try again someday when I get my bravery back. It was the NEAT rom btw and the dev has been very helpful trying to assist me. if anyone else has had this issue and solved it please lend me your brains so I might do the same.
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so u have tried flashing via Odin using a different STOCK rom? i had a similar but not sure if its the same problem stucking on a boot logo screen. wipe dalvik/cache and factory reset did not do anything after restore.
I was able to resolve the problem by reflashing a STOCK ROM via Odin to at least boot and restore via recovery to go back to where my phone was.
hope that helps.
shuweee said:
so u have tried flashing via Odin using a different STOCK rom? i had a similar but not sure if its the same problem stucking on a boot logo screen. wipe dalvik/cache and factory reset did not do anything after restore.
I was able to resolve the problem by reflashing a STOCK ROM via Odin to at least boot and restore via recovery to go back to where my phone was.
hope that helps.
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Did you restore a stock GB or stock ICS?
Can you get into download mode? Vol down home and power button? If so you can flash something else
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Can you get into download mode? Vol down home and power button? If so you can flash something else
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I have attempted to flash 3 custom mods and 2 stock mods as well as recover with cwm and install a custom rom I had stored on internal sd. All have ended with the same result.
On a side note when I attempt a GB based rom it boots directly into recovery with alot of red stating nothing can be mounted and no access to sd card. I am only able to flash ics roms atm.
trevolver said:
I have attempted to flash 3 custom mods and 2 stock mods as well as recover with cwm and install a custom rom I had stored on internal sd. All have ended with the same result.
On a side note when I attempt a GB based rom it boots directly into recovery with alot of red stating nothing can be mounted and no access to sd card. I am only able to flash ics roms atm.
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What is the error message in Odin?
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What is the error message in Odin?
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That's the thing everything goes through in odin for ICS.
When I do GB through the recovery pack I do not get an error it just freezes at the loading of the data.img and sits there for as long as 1 hour. but if I flash just a rom or the kernel it passes. It is when the phone reboots and goes into recovery that I get the failed to mount sdcard failed to mount system failed to mount data failed to mount efs or emms (spelling ?).
I am completely lost.
any input would be greatly appreciated
Hey if anyone is around and are able to give any other ideas or input it would be greatly appreciated. I do not care if i lose the data I just want to get the phone to boot up so I can use it again
trevolver said:
Hey if anyone is around and are able to give any other ideas or input it would be greatly appreciated. I do not care if i lose the data I just want to get the phone to boot up so I can use it again
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Find a insecure kernel and flash it in Odin
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kilometers4 said:
Find a insecure kernel and flash it in Odin
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should I flash an ICS or a GB
trevolver said:
should I flash an ICS or a GB
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It's up to you. Just make sure you research it
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It's up to you. Just make sure you research it
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so I flashed CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEN_LP7-v5.4-CWM5.tar
odin was successful:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> zImage
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/003> RES OK !!
<ID:0/003> Completed..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/003> Removed!!
would not boot past the galaxy s2 opening screen
Booted into recovery cleared the cache
went into advanced:
wiped dalvik and battery stats, then fixed permissions
went into mounts and storage:
wiped cache, system and data.
am going to try to recover one of my earlier backups to see what happens.
is there anythign else you would suggest instead?
trevolver said:
so I flashed CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEN_LP7-v5.4-CWM5.tar
odin was successful:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> zImage
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/003> RES OK !!
<ID:0/003> Completed..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/003> Removed!!
would not boot past the galaxy s2 opening screen
Booted into recovery cleared the cache
went into advanced:
wiped dalvik and battery stats, then fixed permissions
went into mounts and storage:
wiped cache, system and data.
am going to try to recover one of my earlier backups to see what happens.
is there anythign else you would suggest instead?
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Can you get to cwmr to restore a backup?
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kilometers4 said:
Can you get to cwmr to restore a backup?
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been frozen on restoring data for almost 25 mins now I do not think it is going to go much further.
should I wipe everything again and then flash the stick back on there?
trevolver said:
been frozen on restoring data for almost 25 mins now I do not think it is going to go much further.
should I wipe everything again and then flash the stick back on there?
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Yea it couldn't hurt. I think you're out of options.
When my phone sometime hangs on restoring data I press the volume up and down and tap the power button.
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kilometers4 said:
Yea it couldn't hurt. I think you're out of options.
When my phone sometime hangs on restoring data I press the volume up and down and tap the power button.
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any idea what causes that?
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any idea what causes that?
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Nope not really. Sometimes it's a corrupted zip file to the phone being finicky to needing to be fully wiped. Hard to say
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trevolver said:
been frozen on restoring data for almost 25 mins now I do not think it is going to go much further.
should I wipe everything again and then flash the stick back on there?
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Did you get through the boot up?
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Did you get through the boot up?
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nah it froze on the flash screen same as always the last 2 days
flashed the following with odin: I9100MUGLD3_I9100MBMCLD3_I9100MXXLD3_HOME.tar.md5
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I9100MUGLD3_I9100MBMCLD3_I9100MXXLD3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> boot.bin
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> factoryfs.img
<ID:0/003> zImage
<ID:0/003> hidden.img
<ID:0/003> cache.img
<ID:0/003> modem.bin
<ID:0/003> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/003> RES OK !!
<ID:0/003> Completed..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/003> Removed!!
success based on it but nothing past the logo.
think I am going to give up and wait for my jig to arrive and try my chances with bell and samsung to see if they are willing to do anything.
Hello, unfortunately my phone took the opportunity to have the power button jam and cause it to loop on and off whilst it was charging for roughly 7 hours. The phone now hangs at the "Samsung Galaxy SIII" Screen.
I've tried flashing a stock rom via Odin , however i get the error "There is no PIT parition."
Is there any other workaway around this?
I have read around the forum and tried different usb ports but to no avail.
Are you sure you didn't tick to use PIT?
If not, your partition table may be broken and you'll need the one on samfirmware.com to revive it.
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Where can i get the partition table at samfirmware.com?
It it in the forums or somewhere on the front page? I can't seem to find it sorry.
Would i also just re-partition it with the PIT file on Odin?
Hello! I have found the partition file for the 16gb Galaxy S3 however i receive a new error.
It says :
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Re-Partition operation failed.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
How do i fix this? Thank you and sorry.
If it was the correct PIT file used then it looks like either a JTag repair ( cheaper) or a service centre repair .
jje
Riionten said:
Hello! I have found the partition file for the 16gb Galaxy S3 however i receive a new error.
It says :
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Re-Partition operation failed.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
How do i fix this? Thank you and sorry.
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try to fix with 3part firmware and tick re-partition use the pit file that comes in the package.
download it here http://narod.ru/disk/51312212001.a4.../I9300XXALEF_I9300XXLEF_I9300OXEALE4.rar.html
Just tried to use the 3 part firmware.
I still get the PIT error.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> CODE_I9300XXALEF_611327_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> MODEM_I9300XXLEF_REV02_REV04_CL1147871.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> CSC_OXE_I9300OXEALE4_CL606160_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Re-Partition operation failed.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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What is a JTag and where can i have my phone repaired? Sorry still a beginner.
Here: http://www.jtagbox.com/riff-jtag-bo...s-unbrick-bricked-phone-riff-box-owners-list/
Two seconds to Google There may be others, search
NEVER tick repartition again
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Try to use also another Odin version such as 1.85 and make sure nothing frome Kies is running in the background. No need for jtag. Your phone is not dead as long it enters download mode.
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mariosraptor said:
Try to use also another Odin version such as 1.85 and make sure nothing frome Kies is running in the background. No need for jtag. Your phone is not dead as long it enters download mode.
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Not necessarily true. If you have nand rw corruption, it can still be possible to enter dl mode, but require jtag.
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maybe you are right but i have never encountered this. i have usually been forced to S1 and S2 after wrong bootloader writting. they could not be booted so had to fix them via jtag.
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if you are skillfull enough you can try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731255
you will need another same phone and the multiple tars that i told you to download.
bear in mind that i will not be held responsible for any further damage if any occurs,
i have not made this nor i have tried it. this absolutely Samsung made. if you feel that it is over your head DO NOT TRY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Not necessarily true. If you have nand rw corruption, it can still be possible to enter dl mode, but require jtag.
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That's true, but in extremely rare cases that happened
beginner : phone hang at samsung galaxy siii gt-19300
hye please help..i didnt do anything to my phone. it hang at samsung logo even after vol up + home + power..please help me...
up here! same happend to a friend, and nothing working, any ideas?
javituh said:
up here! same happend to a friend, and nothing working, any ideas?
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JTag repair is cheaper than a service centre repair .
jje
UpInTheAir said:
Not necessarily true. If you have nand rw corruption, it can still be possible to enter dl mode, but require jtag.
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hi! can i directly flash the boot recovery file thru odins selecting it in "bootloader" option? as i have a SIII which just boots till samsung galaxy sIII and thats all never went front! it does go in boot-loader mode, but not in recovery mode!
i did a reset userdata and cache thru recovery when i forgot my pattern lock, since then its not booted! ive tried everything, bbut the problem is still the same!
and when u boot the phone in boot-loader mode to flash with odin i get these;
"
odin mode
product name: gt-19300
custom Binary download: yes (7 counts)
current Binary: samsung official
system status: custom
"
pls share any new solution's to fix these kind of problems! iam having sleepless nights due to this!
WBR
ReyTech.
ReyTech said:
@up in the air
hi! can i directly flash the boot recovery file thru odins selecting it in "bootloader" option? as i have a SIII which just boots till samsung galaxy sIII and thats all never went front! it does go in boot-loader mode, but not in recovery mode!
i did a reset userdata and cache thru recovery when i forgot my pattern lock, since then its not booted! ive tried everything, bbut the problem is still the same!
and when u boot the phone in boot-loader mode to flash with odin i get these;
"
odin mode
product name: gt-19300
custom Binary download: yes (7 counts)
current Binary: samsung official
system status: custom
"
pls share any new solution's to fix these kind of problems! iam having sleepless nights due to this!
WBR
ReyTech.
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You can flash stock recovery through Odin - PDA
OR
BACKUP data to PC and flash full firmware package with Odin. Follow Intratech guide here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
You can download firmware packages from XDA (Intratech etc), samsung-updates.com or samfirmware.com
Then re-root and flash CWM recovery
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mariosraptor said:
Try to use also another Odin version such as 1.85 and make sure nothing frome Kies is running in the background. No need for jtag. Your phone is not dead as long it enters download mode.
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You sir took away a lot of my worries!!! because i already was thinking about just buying a new s3, but it does enter download mode, so YES there is hope! :laugh: (it is more of histarical laugh, but yes hope indeed)
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UpInTheAir said:
You can flash stock recovery through Odin - PDA
OR
BACKUP data to PC and flash full firmware package with Odin. Follow Intratech guide here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
You can download firmware packages from XDA (Intratech etc), samsung-updates.com or samfirmware.com
Then re-root and flash CWM recovery
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I really tried to figure out how but got stuck, how exactly do you put your phone into stock recovery mode trough odin?
George1195 said:
You sir took away a lot of my worries!!! because i already was thinking about just buying a new s3, but it does enter download mode, so YES there is hope! :laugh: (it is more of histarical laugh, but yes hope indeed)
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I really tried to figure out how but got stuck, how exactly do you put your phone into stock recovery mode trough odin?
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You don't need to get into recovery when using Odin. You need download mode. But any search would have clarified that
Power off and press :
Vol down + home + power (keep depressed until download mode)
Same for recovery (Vol up instead)
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UpInTheAir said:
You don't need to get into recovery when using Odin. You need download mode. But any search would have clarified that
Power off and press :
Vol down + home + power (keep depressed until download mode)
Same for recovery (Vol up instead)
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I think his problem is that he can't enter recovery, he can only enter download mode. He's asking if there's a way he can enter recovery mode through Odin (by flashing it?) not the other way around.
Hello, i flashed my s3 to Omega rom then after trying to restore my EFS using Hc-ktool, now my phone is stuck at boot logo and failed to load, i tried to restore my phone to stock firmware using ODIN but still the same. still stuck at samsung galaxy logo. any ideas?
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I9300XXEMA2_I9300XEFELL1_I9300XXELKB_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> tz.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> sboot.bin
<ID:0/003> system.img
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> cache.img
<ID:0/003> hidden.img
<ID:0/003> modem.bin
<ID:0/003> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/003> RES OK !!
<ID:0/003> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
Boot into recovery and factory reset.
boomboomer said:
Boot into recovery and factory reset.
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i tried it still no luck :crying:
try flashing a custom recovery(CWM touch or PHILZ) and then making a full wipe from recovery.
sriram231092 said:
try flashing a custom recovery(CWM touch or PHILZ) and then making a full wipe from recovery.
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i made a full wipe/factory reset, dalvik cache, wipe cache partition still not working. could this be a hardware issue?
d_tan10 said:
i made a full wipe/factory reset, dalvik cache, wipe cache partition still not working. could this be a hardware issue?
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Download the firmware agin .
Flash stock rom to test hardware after a full wipe
JJEgan said:
Download the firmware agin .
Flash stock rom to test hardware after a full wipe
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i downloaded a new stock firmware again from sammobile.com now im having boot loops. putting it back to stock firmware should fix the problem but mine doesnt.
d_tan10 said:
i downloaded a new stock firmware again from sammobile.com now im having boot loops. putting it back to stock firmware should fix the problem but mine doesnt.
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which f/w did you flash? did you factory reset immediately after flashing the f/w?
sriram231092 said:
which f/w did you flash? did you factory reset immediately after flashing the f/w?
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I9300XXEMG4_I9300XEFEMG2_I9300XXEMG4_HOME.tar.md5
Yes i did a factory reset/data wipe using stock recovery
d_tan10 said:
I9300XXEMG4_I9300XEFEMG2_I9300XXEMG4_HOME.tar.md5
Yes i did a factory reset/data wipe using stock recovery
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now that is odd! restoring EFS should have bricked the phone! but that's not a hard brick. as you have flashed XXEMG4, now you have a chance of flashing a f/w newer than that(like XXEMG5 or XXMEG6)! try flashing either of these. if the problem still persists, send it to service center.
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have you tried removing the battery for a few minutes ?
sriram231092 said:
now that is odd! restoring EFS should have bricked the phone! but that's not a hard brick. as you have flashed XXEMG4, now you have a chance of flashing a f/w newer than that(like XXEMG5 or XXMEG6)! try flashing either of these. if the problem still persists, send it to service center.
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Yes i can flash stock firmware using Odin also able to install Custom rom using CWM. the problem is just the booting up, im downloading I9300XXEMG6_I9300PHNEMG2_PHN.zip now. Do you think the service center will repair my phone even if they see i have flash counts?
ashraf sharif said:
have you tried removing the battery for a few minutes ?
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Yes, i took the battery,SIM,memory card out and put it back
have you tried kies? if not do this, BEFORE CONNECTING PHONE TO PC start kies go to upgrade and initialisation. enter your phone model number and serial number. put phone in download mode, vol down +home+power NOW CONNECT PHONE TO PC. this should force kies to upgrade your firmware
d_tan10 said:
Yes i can flash stock firmware using Odin also able to install Custom rom using CWM. the problem is just the booting up, im downloading I9300XXEMG6_I9300PHNEMG2_PHN.zip now. Do you think the service center will repair my phone even if they see i have flash counts?
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they will repair what ever may happen to your phone but will charge you. did you try flashing CM10.2 roms or aosp custom roms?
since odin is not solving your issue than perhaps kies may fix it. i would try kies before service center as it probably will work .even if it does not solve the looping it would leave your phone with official status and may even allow you to get your phone fixed under warranty. after all kies and ota updates are the only official ways to upgrade your firmware under warranty.
Ok thanks, ill keep you guys posted on the status of my phone
XXEMG6 didnt work for me still stuck on the boot loop and also samsung kies, is there any other way i can fix my phone before going to the service center?
maybe flash an emergency firmwareRescue http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1825272 these firmwares have pit partitions if you flash pit better make sure its the right one
d_tan10 said:
XXEMG6 didnt work for me still stuck on the boot loop and also samsung kies, is there any other way i can fix my phone before going to the service center?
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send it to SC before something very bad happens to your phone. you should've been careful while flashing. hope you get your phone in a good working condition.
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Hey Guys,
I'm sure all of you get lots of these questions, however I have been trying for a couple of days to get this S3 going so I can just asking for help.
My main issue is I cannot flash any ROM's via Odin.
Here is some background infomation:
I started with a stock Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 International 16GB model.
Flashed the correct version of Cyanogen Mod for my Model/Sub Model.
I install this rom by flashing CWM (Clock Work Recovery Mod) and installing the update.zip from my external SD card.
I have done this before with other Samsung devices, No big deal, just factory rest and wipe the davik cache and flash the new ROM.
Well I decided to backup the original ROM via CWM's backup option. The backup completed fine but I backed it up to the phones internal storage instead of my External SD card. The new ROM worked fine till it ran out of space. So I selected the Delete option back in CWM to remove the backup file, rebooted the phone only to find I was still using 8 or so GB of storage.
So my phone was not happy. No room to download updates or save new pictures, etc.
This week I decided to flash the stock ROM back over the phone. For some reason the firmware was incorrect for that model or something was wrong with the phone.
After looking around I decided to flash a .pit file for the Galaxy S3, One problem, I did not know that different storage sizes of S3's have different .PIT files. However it flash and I still could not restore my phones ROM.
So after a few days of looking around I downloaded the stock ROM from Sam-Mobile.com for my phone and country and download GT-I9300_mx_20120220 PIT for for what I read and understood was for a 16GB GT-I9300.
So the new PIT file flashes fine, however I still cannot flash any new ROMS. I have tired the stock rom from Sam-Mobile or trying to flash Recovery-cwmtouch-6.0.3.2-GTI9300.tar (clock work recovery mod).
None of these flash. Odin3.04 just sits on "NAND Write Start!!" and there is a blue "downloading" bar that is across the screen and that's it.
Nothing else happens. I have also attached a screen shot of this.
I have a water damaged 16GB GT-i9300T that I have used to create a .PIT file from Heimdall, But that sits there for about 10 Min before Odin says "Unable to get pit map"
I have also tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916796
I get all the way to shorting out the resistor (R313) on the PCB but the phone does not turn on and fails to display "SD Card Mode"
So, can anyone help me?
I know it might be a long shot but at this point I'm willing to try anything. Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Mitchell
Flashing just a pit file usually results in a hard brick.
You can try a rescue firmware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6&nocache=1&z=2665989794768393
But you probably need a new motherboard.
Thanks for that!, The recovery firmware failed to flash but the pit file flashed allowing me to install Cyanogen Mod.
Thanks for your help on this one :good:
boomboomer said:
Flashing just a pit file usually results in a hard brick.
You can try a rescue firmware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6&nocache=1&z=2665989794768393
But you probably need a new motherboard.
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I. Need help to...my s3 its stuck at samsung logo. I dont have recovery. Just download Mode..i try to flash pit and no flash. Roms nand write fail. Some pits just say get pit mapping but nothing happens. Kies dont flash just 0%...how can i unbrick the iPhone please need help
Did u fix !!!
leo_hacker82 said:
I. Need help to...my s3 its stuck at samsung logo. I dont have recovery. Just download Mode..i try to flash pit and no flash. Roms nand write fail. Some pits just say get pit mapping but nothing happens. Kies dont flash just 0%...how can i unbrick the iPhone please need help
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Did u fix ur phone??? same problem happend me
You're using the original Samsung USB cable?
audit13 said:
You're using the original Samsung USB cable?
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yes.
What file is failing in Odin?
jtk585 said:
Did u fix ur phone??? same problem happend me
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For getting error when flash in Odin no matter what kind of error. Just need to flash out and repartition it for pit file and you get back yours phone back. The problem is the pit file must be suit to flash your phone. If not no matter how you flash it still the same.
Yumiko87 said:
For getting error when flash in Odin no matter what kind of error. Just need to flash out and re-partition it for pit file and you get back yours phone back. The problem is the pit file must be suit to flash your phone. If not no matter how you flash it still the same.
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thanks.
i tried many time. i try to do partition also. that time partition error is occur.
i connect with kies, i tried recovery , firmware not downloadind to my device it's stuck on 0 % , then i use that download original firmware that file in odin v3.9 , to v 11 :laugh: tried all odin. i think emmc is corrupted..!!
anyway my phone is bricked so i used every button on odin ...:laugh::laugh:
i tick T.Flash ,that time no error occur, downloaded , but nothing happened.
thanks. any chance to enable debugging mode in recovery mode.
jtk585 said:
thanks.
i tried many time. i try to do partition also. that time partition error is occur.
i connect with kies, i tried recovery , firmware not downloadind to my device it's stuck on 0 % , then i use that download original firmware that file in odin v3.9 , to v 11 [emoji23] tried all odin. i think emmc is corrupted..!!
anyway my phone is bricked so i used every button on odin ...[emoji23][emoji23]
i tick T.Flash ,that time no error occur, downloaded , but nothing happened.
thanks. any chance to enable debugging mode in recovery mode.
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So now you still able to go download mode without error? I mean when you connect to odin it's work for You?
Yumiko87 said:
So now you still able to go download mode without error? I mean when you connect to odin it's work for You?
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thanks
download mode working perfectly . all time.
odin only install my device when i tick T.flash. i cant install normal way
after installation nothing change. that is it.
actually i don't know what is the use of T.Flash :laugh:
thanks
jtk585 said:
thanks
download mode working perfectly . all time.
odin only install my device when i tick T.flash. i cant install normal way
after installation nothing change. that is it.
actually i don't know what is the use of T.Flash [emoji23]
thanks
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So the installation successful until come out with pass in Odin? But it's doesnt change is revert to download mode?
Yumiko87 said:
So the installation successful until come out with pass in Odin? But it's doesnt change is revert to download mode?
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yes PASS..! but nothing change on device
if i going to change motherboard, is my device work?
can i install any country firmware ?
bcoz motherboard get under 30 dollar. i know how to fix
so total cost is 30 cowboy:
i forget say one thing, when i choose boot loader file BL sboot.bin file is stuck... freeze.....
jtk585 said:
yes PASS..! but nothing change on device
if i going to change motherboard, is my device work?
can i install any country firmware ?
bcoz motherboard get under 30 dollar. i know how to fix
so total cost is 30 cowboy:
Pls refer to this before you go for hardware issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2120726
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Pls refer to this before you go for hardware issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2120726[/QUOTE]
thanks..
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/009> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/009> File analysis..
<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/009> Initialzation..
<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/009> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/009> sboot.bin
<ID:0/009> FAIL!
<ID:0/009>
<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
this is happening my device.
i think emmc is corrupted or my bootloader is locked.. nothing write on
jtk585 said:
Pls refer to this before you go for hardware issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2120726
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thanks..
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/009> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/009> File analysis..
<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/009> Initialzation..
<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/009> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/009> sboot.bin
<ID:0/009> FAIL!
<ID:0/009>
<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
this is happening my device.
i think emmc is corrupted or my bootloader is locked.. nothing write on [/QUOTE]
Try both:http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/580ff78a7f0a7/N9005XXUENB4_N9005DBTENB1_DBT_PIT.zip
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/580ff790b5dbe/SM-N9005 OXX pit.zip
If still failed sry to tell you need to change motherboard aredy. As I faced such issues on my n3 and I able to recovery well using my pit files via Odin without fail. So might be your hardware problem aredy.
The sboot.bin file is not flashing because the rom is either not for the phone or the phone bootloader is too new.
Are you a using the original USB cable?
audit13 said:
The sboot.bin file is not flashing because the rom is either not for the phone or the phone bootloader is too new.
Are you a using the original USB cable?
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Thanks..
yes dude
Original USB Cable
S3 GT-I9305 LTE
Kit kat 4.4.4. EVR EE Europe international Firmware
i did root this phone
i think bootloader not allowed to write anything on it or corrupted
what you think ??
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Try both:http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/580ff78a7f0a7/N9005XXUENB4_N9005DBTENB1_DBT_PIT.zip
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/580ff790b5dbe/SM-N9005 OXX pit.zip
If still failed sry to tell you need to change motherboard aredy. As I faced such issues on my n3 and I able to recovery well using my pit files via Odin without fail. So might be your hardware problem aredy.[/QUOTE]
can i use this pit or firmware on my GT-I9305 device
is it work?
thanks
jtk585 said:
Thanks..
yes dude
Original USB Cable
S3 GT-I9305 LTE
Kit kat 4.4.4. EVR EE Europe international Firmware
i did root this phone
i think bootloader not allowed to write anything on it or corrupted
what you think ??
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Try both:http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/580ff78a7f0a7/N9005XXUENB4_N9005DBTENB1_DBT_PIT.zip
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/580ff790b5dbe/SM-N9005 OXX pit.zip
If still failed sry to tell you need to change motherboard aredy. As I faced such issues on my n3 and I able to recovery well using my pit files via Odin without fail. So might be your hardware problem aredy.
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can i use this pit or firmware on my GT-I9305 device
is it work?
thanks[/QUOTE]
This will only for n9005. Not 9305.
I have the i9300 but when I boot up into download mode it says PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T999 (not my model, though). I think this is because I accidently installed the SGH-T999 version of cyangomenod.
So to try to fix it, I used odin 3.07 and the
"I9300ZSEMC1"
stock rom file to try to put it back onto stock. Odin "stopped working" and crashed and I soft-bricked my phone (Firmware upgrade encountered an issue message at boot).
I tried again using I9300XXEMC3 stock rom, but odin 3.04 says
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> tz.img
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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And fails. My phone says "unsupported dev_type" in red.
Can I please get some guidance? I don't know what I did wrong. What rom should I flash with odin? Should I try to flash the SGH-T999 stock rom with odin?
zhinkk said:
I have the i9300 but when I boot up into download mode it says PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T999 (not my model, though). I think this is because I accidently installed the SGH-T999 version of cyangomenod.
So to try to fix it, I used odin 3.07 and the
"I9300ZSEMC1"
stock rom file to try to put it back onto stock. Odin "stopped working" and crashed and I soft-bricked my phone (Firmware upgrade encountered an issue message at boot).
Can I please get some guidance? I don't know what I did wrong. What rom should I flash with odin? Should I try to flash the SGH-T999 stock rom with odin?
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535367
Hope it help.
TheoDores said:
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535367
Hope it help.
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I tried following those instructions. I managed to flash the .PIT file. Now I don't see the error message at boot, my screen is just black. BUT I can "sorta" boot into recovery mode (starting recovery message shows for one second, then black screen again). So I'm still stuck.
I can STILL boot into download mode though. And if I try to use CF-Root Odin fails again (same error) and my phone says "unsupported_devtype".
Flash stock rom via Odin .
But flashing a wrong firmware for a different phone may well be a lot more than a soft brick
Did you also flash wrong recovery ???
JJEgan said:
Flash stock rom via Odin .
But flashing a wrong firmware for a different phone may well be a lot more than a soft brick
Did you also flash wrong recovery ???
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Everytime I flash the stock rom odin fails and phone says "unsupported dev_type". In Download mode it says my phone model is T999, but it's actual GT-I9300.
And I don't think I did. I think I had clockwork mod recovery, I'm not too sure though.
You have flashed at least the T999 bootloader, which is why it says that in download mode. If flashing a full i9300 stock rom doesn't help then you'll need a new motherboard.
boomboomer said:
You have flashed at least the T999 bootloader, which is why it says that in download mode. If flashing a full i9300 stock rom doesn't help then you'll need a new motherboard.
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That really depresses me. Are you sure this is the only solution? Because I remember when my phone WAS working I booted into download mode once and it said the same "T999 Model" and I could still use it. This only happened after I tried flashing the stock i9300 stock rom.
I think it's the cyanogenmod installer that flashed this T999 bootloader for me. When I used the cyanogenmod installer it detected my phone as a AT&T phone and I was dumb enough to click "install" thinking it would work for all galaxy S3's.
I think this guide is exactly what I need (since it restores bootloader), but I can't seem to complete all the steps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535367
I get to #5 but once I try to install CF-ROOT through odin it says the same unsupported dev type error on my phone.
This is the error I get when trying to use CF-ROOT through Odin3 v1.85:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> recovery.img
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> cache.img
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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(along with the red "Unsupported dev_type" on my phone in download mode).
I think it was already rooted though, maybe someone could help me reinstall the recovery (cwm) so I can install the bootloader from that guide I just linked?
Best option is to try a rescue firmware, which might help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6&nocache=1&z=8215224728919566
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
boomboomer said:
Best option is to try a rescue firmware, which might help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6&nocache=1&z=8215224728919566
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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Will this delete my EFS? I remember I backed up efs with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
I did: "adb reboot nvbackup"
By restoring to "complete" factory settings, won't this efs be deleted? Can I still backup my efs in my 'soft brick' mode I'm in?
Alright, I've tried using the rescure firmware and all the files, but every time I try I get it a FAIL on odin:
Code:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> BOOTLOADER_I9300XXEMG4_1314436_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> CODE_I9300XXEMG4_1314436_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> MODEM_I9300XXEMG4_1314436_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> CSC_I9300OXAEMG4_KOR_FACTORY_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Re-Partition operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
And my phone says in red "SECURE CHECK FAIL : PIT".
I've spent 12 hours on this now...
Did you try Kies yet?
Do you still have a custom recovery?
I'm not sure about that adb nvbackup you have done. As far as i know it's only for Qualcomm chipsets not Exynos. Maybe you have severely damaged the device. But try Kies first or if you still have root access with recovery try to flash the bootloader manually.
If everything fails contact the low level guys like @AdamOutler or @Entropy512. They might be your last hope.
DualJoe said:
Did you try Kies yet?
Do you still have a custom recovery?
I'm not sure about that adb nvbackup you have done. As far as i know it's only for Qualcomm chipsets not Exynos. Maybe you have severely damaged the device. But try Kies first or if you still have root access with recovery try to flash the bootloader manually.
If everything fails contact the low level guys like @AdamOutler or @Entropy512. They might be your last hope.
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I tried Kies on two different computers, but whenever I connect my S3 it just says "connecting" forever and never connects to my phone. Tried solutions online, couldn't get it to work.
And I have root access, but can't boot into recovery (says "recovery booting" for a few seconds then goes black screen). So I don't know if I can flash the bootloader manually, unless I did it with odin.
And those seem like busy developers, would they really have time for me? I don't even know what I would ask. :S
Sorry I seem so clueless, I'm just upset/sad/confused/everything right now. Saved up for this phone for a while.
Try to flash the bootloader only. There are different ones. Maybe you need one that is not blacklisted if that's even possible.
Last option that comes to my mind is an external jtag flasher. Maybe you have a local service shop or similar in your area that could help with that.
DualJoe said:
Try to flash the bootloader only. There are different ones. Maybe you need one that is not blacklisted if that's even possible.
Last option that comes to my mind is an external jtag flasher. Maybe you have a local service shop or similar in your area that could help with that.
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Hmm when I had a functional phone it said I had the ZSEMC1 stock rom, so the "bootLoader_ZSEMC1.tar.md5" flashed from odin should work? I got it off this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189063
But I don't know if I'm still on ZSEMC1 since I flashed XXEMC3 with odin (but I think it failed) and I got soft bricked.
What could go wrong? Could I hard brick it by installing that bootloader?
I have no clue but i think all I9300 bootloaders would be ok. Your problem probably is rather to find one that gets accepted. Try the latest one for I9300. There is a thread with different bootloaders somewhere here i guess.
Also try to flash a custom recovery like twrp or cwm. I'm not sure if official tools like odin have a separate bootloader check that prevents cross model flashing. No one really knows how you did that. Maybe it's necessary to be done with dd.
DualJoe said:
I have no clue but i think all I9300 bootloaders would be ok. Your problem probably is rather to find one that gets accepted. Try the latest one for I9300. There is a thread with different bootloaders somewhere here i guess.
Also try to flash a custom recovery like twrp or cwm. I'm not sure if official tools like odin have a separate bootloader check that prevents cross model flashing. No one really knows how you did that. Maybe it's necessary to be done with dd.
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I tried the ZSEMC1 and XXEMC3 and XXEMG5 bootloaders from this thread and they didn't work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189063
(shows unsupported dev type)
How do I get the 'latest' boot loader? That thread is the only one I could really find.
And also I did try installing cwm through odin. It didn't "fail" but it doesn't work when I try to boot into recovery. I'm guessing this has to do with my locked bootloader?
Really don't know what to do at this point. :/
New motherboard if you have tried the fixes .
Check if 'adb shell' is working in recovery nevertheless. Maybe it's just a display issue in cwm. Also try twrp.
If all that fails go to a mobile shop near you asking for a jtag flash. It shouldn't be too expensive or something. Hardest part is probably to find one locally...
DualJoe said:
Check if 'adb shell' is working in recovery nevertheless. Maybe it's just a display issue in cwm. Also try twrp.
If all that fails go to a mobile shop near you asking for a jtag flash. It shouldn't be too expensive or something. Hardest part is probably to find one locally...
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I tried cwm and twrp. They both install successfully on odin but have the same "recovery starting...." message and they don't work. I've tried connecting the USB when it's in this "recovery" mode but my computer doesn't detect it so I can't start up adb and interface with it.
And also, I doubt I'm going to be able to find any in northwest ohio.I wonder if this service is any good?
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
Looks promising for $50.
Sorry I've been on this problem for so long guys, I'm just stubborn and can't get over the fact that it's a software brick and I need to replace hardware. :/