Hi all,
This is my first post but I readed this forum since two months and it's awesome the level inside the forum!
I write this lines because I have a problem with a S3 of my sister-in-law. I summarize all what's happened:
- She was in one point of (Argentina, I don't know where exactly) and his SG3 stops running. She carry the smartphone to one shop. After hours she went to get his SG3 and the "technician" said I'm sorry I broke your phone, take 80€ to repair the screen of smartphone (she doesn't know anything about technology...) she took the money and she gave the SG3 to me to repair...
- When I startup the phone I seen an screen that show this message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again".
-I tried to enter in recovery mode, without success... I tried to install stock firm and the only message that I see in Odin is:
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
-After hours searching I think that the NAND is in RO and can't install anything, I tried to follow this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030 but in the first boot chain I get this message for lot of time and do anything more: <ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!! .
-I tested in diferent PC's and used diferents USB wires and anything...
What can more I do?
Thank you!!
aegerad said:
Hi all,
This is my first post but I readed this forum since two months and it's awesome the level inside the forum!
I write this lines because I have a problem with a S3 of my sister-in-law. I summarize all what's happened:
- She was in one point of (Argentina, I don't know where exactly) and his SG3 stops running. She carry the smartphone to one shop. After hours she went to get his SG3 and the "technician" said I'm sorry I broke your phone, take 80€ to repair the screen of smartphone (she doesn't know anything about technology...) she took the money and she gave the SG3 to me to repair...
- When I startup the phone I seen an screen that show this message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again".
-I tried to enter in recovery mode, without success... I tried to install stock firm and the only message that I see in Odin is:
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL!
-After hours searching I think that the NAND is in RO and can't install anything, I tried to follow this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030 but in the first boot chain I get this message for lot of time and do anything more: <ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!! .
-I tested in diferent PC's and used diferents USB wires and anything...
What can more I do?
Thank you!!
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what does it say under product name in download mode(volume down+home+power)?
sriram231092 said:
what does it say under product name in download mode(volume down+home+power)?
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
Thanks!
aegerad said:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
Thanks!
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so this looks like nand flash memory is corrupt! better you hand it over to service center before you hard brick it further! good luck.
sriram231092 said:
so this looks like nand flash memory is corrupt! better you hand it over to service center before you hard brick it further! good luck.
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No more idea? I'm system administrator (not low-level user) if you guide me with the tools I can do anything...
Thanks.
aegerad said:
No more idea? I'm system administrator (not low-level user) if you guide me with the tools I can do anything...
Thanks.
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okay check this thread. and forgot to warn you that the method you used in the first post was for verizon gs3, i hope you noticed that!
sriram231092 said:
okay check this thread. and forgot to warn you that the method you used in the first post was for verizon gs3, i hope you noticed that!
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oh f***!!!! I didn't see this...:crying:
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oh f***!!!! I didn't see this...:crying:
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i suggest you to at least hand it over to service center now. it's so good of you if you can bring your phone alive. :good:
Worth one try as warranty is void but slim chance .
One faqs and guides how to return to stock for warranty post .
Flash stock rom via Odin .
Fails Nand then you need a new motherboard .
Related
recently tried updating to ics via kies but it failed and phone said to eneter recovery... tried that nothing happened it won't enter recovery mode but will access download mode.
searched for a few days for answers and tried flashing with Odin ... the firmware fails then tried the kernel and this passed but still won't flash.
Used a guide on here and followed all methods and then resorted to flashing the bootloader but this also failed now I'm stuck with 2 counts on the kernel a void warranty and a USB jig that won't reset the counter!
Any help please...I just need the phone up and running ! I've rooted and flashed other phones but tried keeping this standard but kies altered that!
don't say use search button as I've been searching for days now this is last resort before paying out at service centre.
Thanks
Andrew
What Magic are you expecting from here now my friend, we to type here the same what you found while searching...
Since you are able to download mod, did you try changing the PC for ODIN flash
first is it i9100 and not other varient?
second just learn how to flash using odin nothing more.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
comeback after this
ZACQ8 said:
What Magic are you expecting from here now my friend, we to type here the same what you found while searching...
Since you are able to download mod, did you try changing the PC for ODIN flash
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yes zacq8 very true buddy
Don't quite understand exactly what you are asking me but I turned Kies off and all running software and run Odin 1.85 the kernel will flash but the phone won't accept any firmwares at all! it fails .
is there any way to get the phone into recovery ? I thought there may be some way using ADB or another way around to enter recovery or restart update !
dont use stock ics firmware, use the gingerbread version
step 1. download your stock firmware from here
step 2. flash using odin
How to flash.
- Open ODIN.
- Select CODE / MODEM / CSC.
- Put phone in download mode. (HOME - VOLUMN DOWN - LOCK)
- Connect phone with cable. Push start (Wait till phone reboot on Android start screen!)
step 3. download old bootloader from here,
then flash it useing odin (phone must be in download mode)
put it in PDA: and then click start
step 4. learn how to make your own jig from here
step 5. once made just shutdown phone and plug it in, wait 8 seconds
that easy
>>>read this other user's<<<
if i made a mistake dont be mean about it, just confront me, then i will fix my
mistakes
@ starbogt go in the download mode man wen ur kies says for recovery mode thts it
@ ANDROID1997 thank you I've tried that method and it fails the firmware every time.
@ atifis this is the i9100
@ rocky23 thanks but this is what I tried but the phone won't emergency recover with Kies I've tried on 3 pcs and it won't work.
The phone only came back from Phones 4 U a month ago due to a failed USB ! and now this ! been most unreliable phone I've had!
Is there anything else I can try?
when installing boot loader I get
<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> Sbl.bin
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
did you try a diffrent usb cable
clean usb port on phone and pc
disable samsung kies
****do you assume that the phone "see's the light"
yes but there no such thing as a dead phone ****
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take out battery
check under the battery does it say
MODEL: GT-I9100T
or
MODEL: GT-I9100
More trys:
A) If you are on windows 7 run ODIN as administrator ,
b) Try with different versions of ODIN
m8 theres something ur not following correctly can u pm me ur correct prblm in clear language...
Its gt-i9100 tried different cable but going to try pc without kies later if no joy i will have to go to repair centre I need the phone sorting quick
@ZACQ8 I'm on windows 7 as hidden admin as well no luck and tried Odin 1.83 and 1.85
Rocky23 how do you mean in a clear landuage ? I will try and get a message together when my sons in bed thank you
Quick update .... Changed PC and uninstalled kies changed to the ics and bootloader installed and everything installed just dowlnoading all my apps now.
Thank you to all that have posted and helped never needed to post before so thanks everyone.
starbogt said:
Quick update .... Changed PC and uninstalled kies changed to the ics and bootloader installed and everything installed just dowlnoading all my apps now.
Thank you to all that have posted and helped never needed to post before so thanks everyone.
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hi starbogt,
could you please write down the step by step the way you've suceeded bringing the phone up? as my s2 couldn't get into download mode nor recover mode, it just show a picture of phone---/!\---pc, anyway the odin still can detect my phone. i see some others are experience this problem too but haven't get clear solving yet. many thanks if there is any master here can help
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hi starbogt,
could you please write down the step by step the way you've suceeded bringing the phone up? as my s2 couldn't get into download mode nor recover mode, it just show a picture of phone---/!\---pc, anyway the odin still can detect my phone. i see some others are experience this problem too but haven't get clear solving yet. many thanks if there is any master here can help
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@ Droid_one : the ways to get Download mod from this stage are
1) pull the batter out and insert and Voi-down + Home + Power
2) USB jig
did you try any of the above
EDIT : your case and starbogt's case are different, he was able to get Download mod and unable to falsh from ODIN...
ZACQ8 said:
@ Droid_one : the ways to get Download mod from this stage are
1) pull the batter out and insert and Voi-down + Home + Power
2) USB jig
did you try any of the above
EDIT : your case and starbogt's case are different, he was able to get Download mod and unable to falsh from ODIN...
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hi zacq8,
thank you for your quick reply, very appreciated.
i just realise my s2 is i9100G, while i flashed with i9100, i think this caused the problem.
i've tried the 1st step you mentioned, but it still displaying the phone---/!\----pc picture. yet i dun know where to get usb jig in my region, do you have any other remedies with this?
sorry, i'm new with the work and the forum, should i create a separate thread or just keep in?
you should get DL mod and to flash a ROM from ODIN, this is the only remidy now as far my knowledge...
I heard the "Phone!PC" also a kind of forced download mod, but (after making 100% sure) keep it for worst and last case if you fail to get DL mod for flashing a stock ROM. (please dont attempt now I am not fully sure)
Where is your location, check somebody near to you is available in these Jig owners, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495867
also it is not a big deal to make a jig, if you now how to solder, can follow this video guide : http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-your-galaxy-s2/
No need to create a seperated thread, you continue posting here only.....bothway you will get same response.
ZACQ8 said:
you should get DL mod and to flash a ROM from ODIN, this is the only remidy now as far my knowledge...
I heard the "Phone!PC" also a kind of forced download mod, but (after making 100% sure) keep it for worst and last case if you fail to get DL mod for flashing a stock ROM. (please dont attempt now I am not fully sure)
Where is your location, check somebody near to you is available in these Jig owners, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495867
also it is not a big deal to make a jig, if you now how to solder, can follow this video guide : http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-your-galaxy-s2/
No need to create a seperated thread, you continue posting here only.....bothway you will get same response.
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wonder if i can charge the battery in this situation? i'm not sure how much it is left from the last time it run.
okay, i'll try to get a jig asap, meanwhile could you please guide step by step how to use the jig and odin for s2 i9100G? does it restore to the original factory ROM or others?
Hey all,
I am in the US I bought this I9300 that won't boot thinking I could simply reflash it and use it/resell it.
It won't boot into custom recovery or the OS. Last night it was stuck on the Samsung screen but I did some reading and found this guide: widefide (dot) com/mobile/galaxy-s3-boot-problem-solution (spam filter)
I was able to use Odin to reflash the PIT that was linked there so now the phone gets to the Firmware/Kies screen.
I have tried flashing any stock ROM (I'm not even sure which 1 I should be flashing) and/or installing CMW and Odin either gets stuck on SetupConnection.. or <ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
Is there anything I can do to recover this phone? I'm pretty savvy so as long as the tools exist I anticipate that I can fix this.
dizzean said:
Hey all,
I am in the US I bought this I9300 that won't boot thinking I could simply reflash it and use it/resell it.
It won't boot into custom recovery or the OS. Last night it was stuck on the Samsung screen but I did some reading and found this guide: widefide (dot) com/mobile/galaxy-s3-boot-problem-solution (spam filter)
I was able to use Odin to reflash the PIT that was linked there so now the phone gets to the Firmware/Kies screen.
I have tried flashing any stock ROM (I'm not even sure which 1 I should be flashing) and/or installing CMW and Odin either gets stuck on SetupConnection.. or <ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
Is there anything I can do to recover this phone? I'm pretty savvy so as long as the tools exist I anticipate that I can fix this.
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Are you sure you've bought an INTERNATIONAL version of the SGS3?
If yes, the flash some latest firmware like XXEMB5.
If it doesn't work, and it doesn't boot up at all, read this report on the SUDDEN DEATH. It could've happened earlier itself.
Else, go to your nearest Samsung Service centre where you could get it done for about $4 (Well, i'm from India and they chagre 200 bucks of this currency to reset a god damn software).
supreethms said:
Are you sure you've bought an INTERNATIONAL version of the SGS3?
If yes, the flash some latest firmware like XXEMB5.
If it doesn't work, and it doesn't boot up at all, read this report on the SUDDEN DEATH. It could've happened earlier itself.
Else, go to your nearest Samsung Service centre where you could get it done for about $4 (Well, i'm from India and they chagre 200 bucks of this currency to reset a god damn software).
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Yeah now it doesn't turn on at all.
Is a USB Jib my only option at this point?
it won't help, probably
Go to this website and make an account. Download the Samsung OEM USB drivers (Check the Win8 help link in my description - There is a dl link for them there - and wait for them to install. While they are installing or afterwards, download the latest firmware you can find (Preferably Europe, because they usually have CSCs for all countries).
Once the drivers have installed and the ROM is downloaded, open up the .tar file and see if there are different .tar files inside. If so, unpack them. If not, leave the archive as it is.
Open up Odin (Making sure it has administrative rights) and then plug in the device in download mode (Odin mode). Once the device is connected and Odin recognizes it, choose from the options below:
Option 1 - You have only one package
In Odin, hit the 'PDA' button and select the downloaded package. Click Start and wait for the process to complete - You're done and the device is useable.
Option 2 - You have more one package
In Odin, select PDA and search for the .tar/.md5 file: "PDA-xxx-xxx.tar/.md5" hit Open.
Select Modem and search for a file called "Phone-xxx-xxx.tar/.ms5"
Select CSC and search for the CSC file (Usually CSC-xxx-xxx.tar/.md5)
Then hit Start and wait for the process to finish - You're done and the dveice is useable.
If you need any help, feel free to PM me and I'll gladly help via Team Viewer when/If I'm home
Hope I could help!
Lg familyguy59/Beatsleigher
Edit; Reading the other posts; You may as well try the Jig. If that doesn't work (Whereas I hope it will), then go to the SDS thread, like supreethms already noted
Hello, I have a Galaxy S3 international >>
these were its infos before i did anything (image #1) >>> s14.postimg.org/y8tcan24x/2013_04_10_14_30_33.png
and this is what happened (image #2) >>> s13.postimg.org/undpmewzb/image.jpg
i admit, i think it's my fault: before doing anything else, my phone was just having the sudden death syndrome known to many S3 users.. so i took someones advice and downgraded the software to 4.1.1 using ODIN and it worked (actually didnt help as much at it said cz the phone kept crashing :S but the phone worked normally considering that i changed its software)))
two days later, what you see in image #2 suddenly happened:: i can do nothing with the phone!! but you need to know that the screen works...
Tried to re-install the software with ODIN >> I can access boot into Download/Odin Mode using (Volume Down+Home+Power Button till the screen turns up) and do everything but>> odin FAILED!! and I guess because USB DEBUGGING MODE wasn't enabled and I cant access the phone to enable it.
Also>> tried to reboot phone into Android Recovery mode to "wipe data/factory reset" using (Volume Up+Home +the Power button) >> doesn't work and gives the same white screen!!
the only thing i can do with the phone is to access boot into Download/Odin Mode and do something from there... the phone is not prompted by the pc when connected but recognizable by ODIN cz its says ADDED!! ...
recently.. this is what ODIN started showing:
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Initialzation..
<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/008>
<ID:0/008> There is no PIT partition.
<ID:0/008> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
>>> but this is after i tried doing stuff i dont know about... before it was saying something about connection and stuff
PLEASE HELP ME MAKE IT WORK STEP BY STEP... THANK YOU
Usb debugging is not the issue. That is only in android. Not download mode.
Yes, this is sds. You need to send your device for repair now. This is what happens when people downgrade to ics.
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rootSU said:
Usb debugging is not the issue. That is only in android. Not download mode.
Yes, this is sds. You need to send your device for repair now. This is what happens when people downgrade to ics.
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Ok ok i know its my fault and I payed for my mistake by buying a new galaxy s4 okkk .. im not in a hurry so if u could just please tell me something i could try on the phone to make it work and sell it ; and if it dsnt work ill send it for repair...
hady.j said:
Ok ok i know its my fault and I payed for my mistake by buying a new galaxy s4 okkk .. im not in a hurry so if u could just please tell me something i could try on the phone to make it work and sell it ; and if it dsnt work ill send it for repair...
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Repeat nothing will work send it to Samsung .
jje
JJEgan said:
Repeat nothing will work send it to Samsung .
jje
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OKAY OKAY!! ill send it to Samsung!!!!!!! just wanna knoww.. will they be able to see anything of whats been previously on the phone?? i had some personal stuff so wanna know if its safe and they wont recover anything!!!
Hi Guys,
I have the following problem:
I have an Samsung Galaxy SII and have never flashed anything on it, just did Upgrades via KIES to 4.1.2 (I think). It´s not branded by a Telekom Company or anything. Just a stock Phone from Samsung.
A few days ago I used that phone, put it into my pocket and after 2 hours when I wanted to use it again, it was stuck on the boot logo (you know the Galaxy GT9100 .... Screen)
If I have the power cable attached it just displays an empty battery and the circle is NOT "circling". Battery symbol is not getting "full"
Now I can´t get into the recovery mode BUT I can get into the download mode.
I already tried to Flash with ODIN but it always gives me an error like this:
<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> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/004> zImage
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Honestly I don´t care about the phone. I just want the data from my phone.
Does anyone have an idea?
Well you won't be getting any data of the phone unless you get it to boot/function normally, so first thing's first. Search for Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread. Try the stuff in his thread until the phone successfully takes an Odin flash.
Hmm. How about you flash CWM on it and make a backup of the Stock ROM with it?
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seems like its bricked it self.. mYbe an emmc failure.. i got my s3 with the same problems.. tried everythng but nothing work.. send it to samsung and they tell me that motherboard replacement are the only solution.
lawong said:
seems like its bricked it self.. mYbe an emmc failure.. i got my s3 with the same problems.. tried everythng but nothing work.. send it to samsung and they tell me that motherboard replacement are the only solution.
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Nah, I think he's just missing something while flashing via odin.
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but his issue are same as mine, except mine fails at odin with 'cant find any partition'
Hahaha, no partition is a screwed mobo definitely!
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but his issue are same as mine, except mine fails at odin with 'cant find any partition'
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yeah , that s3 was a victim of exynos SDS ..
Gee there's been an awful lot of unfounded assumptions made in this thread over the past 15 minutes
lawong said:
seems like its bricked it self.. mYbe an emmc failure.. i got my s3 with the same problems.. tried everythng but nothing work.. send it to samsung and they tell me that motherboard replacement are the only solution.
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just curious but isnt the emmc limited to 4.0.4 ?
Going through the hoppers guide now
Alright I can do whatever I want. Odin always Fails at the NAND write step.
Which means one of two things:-
1) I don't know how much of Hopper's thread you read, but I'm fairly sure he makes the point that fixing cases like these is often a matter of persevering. You keep trying stuff until it works. The first 11 flash attempts might not work, but for whatever reason the 12th works. You can keep doing that if you want, or it could be
2) The NAND really is borked. If that's truly the case, then yes, only a motherboard replacement is fixing it (either a new one by a service centre or a 2nd hand one by you/a local mobile repair shop), and you can kiss goodbye any chance of recovering data from the phone.
Now, if it was my phone, I know what I'd be doing before I gave up & declared it a case of option 2 (but YMMV, obviously).
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Which means one of two things:-
1) I don't know how much of Hopper's thread you read, but I'm fairly sure he makes the point that fixing cases like these is often a matter of persevering. You keep trying stuff until it works. The first 11 flash attempts might not work, but for whatever reason the 12th works. You can keep doing that if you want, or it could be
2) The NAND really is borked. If that's truly the case, then yes, only a motherboard replacement is fixing it (either a new one by a service centre or a 2nd hand one by you/a local mobile repair shop), and you can kiss goodbye any chance of recovering data from the phone.
Now, if it was my phone, I know what I'd be doing before I gave up & declared it a case of option 2 (but YMMV, obviously).
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right, so is the storage fixed on the Mainboard and not a seperate module (like harddrives in Computers)?
So in case I switch the Mainboard I cannot take the old storage to the new Mainboard.
Correct.
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Correct.
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not good
I am still trying here ...
phone can be fixed my booting to recovery mode and factory resetting the phone
OOORR
if u just want the data flash siyah kernel via odin and boot to recovery mode
go to mounts and storage
mount usb storage while phone connected to pc
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iamtalha said:
phone can be fixed my booting to recovery mode and factory resetting the phone
OOORR
if u just want the data flash siyah kernel via odin and boot to recovery mode
go to mounts and storage
mount usb storage while phone connected to pc
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Thanks for your answer but you lost me a little here.
As I wrote the recovery mode isn´t working at all. Only the download mode.
Already tried flashing the siyah kernel but still no difference in phone behaviour.
What exactly do you mean with "mount usb storage while phone connected to pc"?
When I connect the phone to the pc, Windows always tells me that there is a device that can´t be recognized (don´t know the exact error message) and that leads to no access to the phone by the Windows Explorer, Kies, ...
if the data in the phone is not much important than try this its my own fix.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400535
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[Q] SII (Vodafone NL) with "Download mode" only, stuck on NAND Write Start!!
Hi all,
I have a SGS II from Vodafone NL that was not vendor locked, unfortunately I don't know more about it as I didn't care about firmware, kernel and the such. The phone is 2y 9m old. It all started with a low battery reboot, battery was at 0% and while plugged in was restarting shortly after boot, some too demanding applications that wanted to do their thing immediately after boot. This happen 2 or 3 times, on one of the boots I saw the android updated (green robot with spinning mesh), it was really short and I recall something about updating one file or so. Didn't pay much attention, the phone booted up properly when the battery reached 1%. After a few hours in which I used the phone a few times I found the phone shutdown and on boot I had the boot logo loop. Not knowing what to do I went into "Recovery mode" (Vol up + Home + Power) and issued a factory reset. It did something and I didn't pay much attention to it. There were a lot of errors related to /system /cache and something else that was not accessible. I was thinking that the on-board emmc might have died or at least part of it is. After the factory reset the phone has only the battery logo and "Download mode" (Vol down + Home + Power) only. I don't know what kernel I had nor what OS version it was on, I've updated via Kies some time ago, autumn 2013 maybe.
I've downloaded from sammobile:
I9100BULPG_I9100VDFLP9_I9100BULP8_HOME.tar.md5 Feb 2013 Ver 4.1.2
I9100BULPG_I9100VDFLP9_I9100BULP8_HOME.tar.md5 Sep 2012 Ver 4.0.3
When trying to upload them with Odin 1.85, 3.04 and 3.07 they fail at "NAND Write Start!!" with no other error message, just the normal succeed 0 / fail 1 which I find kinda dumb. Tell me what the error was, the device surely has said something or it timed out. I've tried this on 2 different computers both with Windows7.
After all this failed I tried flashing:
Siyah-s2-v4.1.5.tar
Same error from Odin but something changed in the "Download mode", now it says "CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (1 counts)", before it was 0. The current binary is still saying Samsung official. The phone is still not booting and the "recovery mode" is still not there.
My questions:
Is there any way I can connect to it via adb and maybe have a shot at looking at it's disk layer? Saw that dd can be used within the adb shell IIRC. I do have some linux/unix filesystem recovery experience.
I saw that they use the .PIT file to change the sector allocation and avoid the damaged parts of the emmc. In order to do that I need to somehow give it a booting kernel. Is there any way of doing that? Maybe boot another device that can attach the emmc.
Should I try heimdall? Can it connect to the device even in "download mode"? I need to install one linux machine for this as I have only windows and BSDs around.
Is there any way for me to reliably find out the model of phone I have?
Are there any other things I can try to recover it or can I consider it's emmc dead?
Thank you.
Pit files can help ...as u already knw..
No pit file flashing doesn't needs working recovery..
U can flash pit file by odin itself...
Did u tried flashing a pit file?
andrei693 said:
Is there any way for me to reliably find out the model of phone I have?.
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Sticker on phone chassis under battery.
doctor_droid said:
Pit files can help ...as u already knw..
No pit file flashing doesn't needs working recovery..
U can flash pit file by odin itself...
Did u tried flashing a pit file?
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Haven't tried a pit file as I thought that I need to know which part must be taken out from the sector allocation first. Is it just trial and error?
If yes, which pit files should I try?
Thanks.
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Sticker on phone chassis under battery.
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On the sticker I have:
Model: GT-I9100
SSN: -I9100GSMH
FCC ID: A3LGTI9100
IMEI and S/N
Don't know what to make out of these tough.
Why ? It's pretty self explanatory. It says you have an I9100, so you have an I9100. The rest of that stuff on the sticker is irrelevant.
So...if you do decide to flash a PIT, make sure it's an I9100 PIT or you'll definitely end up with a 116gm plastic paperweight.
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Why ? It's pretty self explanatory. It says you have an I9100, so you have an I9100. The rest of that stuff on the sticker is irrelevant.
So...if you do decide to flash a PIT, make sure it's an I9100 PIT or you'll definitely end up with a 116gm plastic paperweight.
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I found this thread with PIT files http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667886, but as I said, I'm clueless as which of the I9100 models this is and which archive should I chose, don't really remember if 8GB/16GB/32GB, plus there is a i9110g there. I know this sounds ignorant but I was with my phone, will not happen in the future.
Also there is this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823918, which is supposed to be a partition scanner but I find it confusing. In my case I can't flash anything on the phone so it seems impossible to use the scanner, is that correct? Are there cases in which parts of your emmc can die but you'll still be able to boot a kernel or have/use "recovery mode"?
Status update.
I tried to flash Siyah-s2-v5.0.1.tar with both Odin 3.07 and 1.85.
3.07 said the same error immediately after NAND Write Start!! I had to close Odin, remove battery and upon restart the phone has the triangle present but only download mode works. It incremented the CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD and CURRENT BINARY has changed to CUSTOM.
<ID:0/006> Added!!
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> zImage
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
1.85 just stayed for ~20 min on "NAND Write" and had to close it myself. Again had to remove battery has phone was not rebooted by Odin. Again the "BINARY DOWNLOAD" counter was increased. The phone still has "download mode" only and the triangle present on normal start.
I don't understand why Odin fails to reboot the phone and returns error upon writing.
I'm still a bit reluctant to use PIT files as I still don't know for sure which one to chose. Keeping it as a last resort tough.
Will try different kernels and I'm still searching for a bootloader to try and write, maybe somehow I can get it to "recovery mode" so I can use adb to see the partitions it has. Can't find any link for this.
I didn't backup EFS partitions and this is my biggest concern in using PIT files. If I understood correctly writing a new PIT file will delete all partitions. Is it possible then to still recover the device?
If anyone has any ideas ...
andrei693 said:
Status update.
I didn't backup EFS partitions and this is my biggest concern in using PIT files. If I understood correctly writing a new PIT file will delete all partitions. Is it possible then to still recover the device?
If anyone has any ideas ...
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Here' s the bible, did you read it? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
Every single word there is important.
Also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345831 has some good tips, but you might have already read it
Here's my experience with a very similar problem: i got the same Odin error, nothing could be written and eventually decided to flash PIT file... Result: phone HARD bricked, no download mode anymore. I suppose the PIT file flashing failed as all of the rest.
IT's the last resort as, if it fails, your phone wil be completely dead (at least for the software part), no charging anymore, no download mode, and you will either need to revive it with a JTAG or change the motherboard.
SO before doing it, try and try everything slowly and using your mind.
Now going back to my problem, it was an emmc hardware problem, even JTAG riff box couldn't revive it (errors pointed to hardware fault) and i had to change the mainboard. I bought a phone with broken display for around 50$ and replaced my mainboard. In a service center you will likely be asked at least 150$.