[Q] Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Emergency Firmware Recovery - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi xda-developers team.
I was updated the firmware from Odin when shut down the energy from my house and now my S3 show this message: "Firmware upgrade encountered n an issue. Please select recovery emergency in Kies & try again." ... But I do the same and Kies no recognize the phone.
What can I do/make to solve that issue?
Please, I need your help.

brato84 said:
Hi xda-developers team.
I was updated the firmware from Odin when shut down the energy from my house and now my S3 show this message: "Firmware upgrade encountered n an issue. Please select recovery emergency in Kies & try again." ... But I do the same and Kies no recognize the phone.
What can I do/make to solve that issue?
Please, I need your help.
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tried to boot into download mode and reflash stock firmware via Odin?
another option would be, go into recovery (as far as you got CWM) and flash a rom over there.

Or read the Emergency Firmware Recovery thread .

Good evening,
I'm currently using a Samsung Galaxy S3 GT I9300 and my phone is stuck at the "Samsung Galaxy S3" logo and won't get into the lockscreen page of the phone. My custom binary downloads shows 6 times and I can't find a way to reset it without using TraingleAway. Help me?

Read and follow the guides, don't resurrect random threads that have no relation.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Won't Boot. It Stuck at the Samsung SGS I9300 Logo
Hello All,
How are you all? I hate to do this to you all and i apologize profusely if it is a waste of your time. I have tried everything that i can think of but no joy so far.
I was on Android 4.3 when the phone went ape. It just happened out of the blue.
I can't do a factory reset through recovery mode. Also, i can't recover the firmware using Odin either. It failed every time with a write won't start error. I also tried to wipe the cache through recovery mode but it also failed.
I went through the threads looking for more info but getting frustrated with no fruitful outcome.
I tried a full firmware recovery using the below using Odin 3.04
Firmware downloaded from Sammobile.com
Model: GT-I9300
Model name: GALAXY S III
Country: Ireland (Meteor)
PDA: I9300XXUGNA5
Also tried the same (Full firmware recovery) through XDA but missing the PIT file from package.
Does anybody know how to fix this once and for all?
I can't do it through recovery mode as nothing works in there. My only option would be the download mode using Odin
I need all files (PIT, PDA, PHONE and CSC)
Does anybody have a link for a working full package that i can download for Ireland (Meteor, eMobile)
I would be much obliged to you all and thank you so much for your time and patience in advance.

Have you tried on samfirmware.com? It is fairly easy...

sjose said:
Hello All,
How are you all? I hate to do this to you all and i apologize profusely if it is a waste of your time. I have tried everything that i can think of but no joy so far.
I was on Android 4.3 when the phone went ape. It just happened out of the blue.
I can't do a factory reset through recovery mode. Also, i can't recover the firmware using Odin either. It failed every time with a write won't start error. I also tried to wipe the cache through recovery mode but it also failed.
I went through the threads looking for more info but getting frustrated with no fruitful outcome.
I tried a full firmware recovery using the below using Odin 3.04
Firmware downloaded from Sammobile.com
Model: GT-I9300
Model name: GALAXY S III
Country: Ireland (Meteor)
PDA: I9300XXUGNA5
Also tried the same (Full firmware recovery) through XDA but missing the PIT file from package.
Does anybody know how to fix this once and for all?
I can't do it through recovery mode as nothing works in there. My only option would be the download mode using Odin
I need all files (PIT, PDA, PHONE and CSC)
Does anybody have a link for a working full package that i can download for Ireland (Meteor, eMobile)
I would be much obliged to you all and thank you so much for your time and patience in advance.
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Here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6 << follow instructions exactly

tallman43 said:
Here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6 << follow instructions exactly
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Hey ya,
Thanks a million for getting back. That's exactly what i tried first. I didn't have the PIT file though.
Where do you get the PIT file from?

sjose said:
Hey ya,
Thanks a million for getting back. That's exactly what i tried first. I didn't have the PIT file though.
Where do you get the PIT file from?
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Its in the 4.1.2 zip you need to extract it if not there are some floating about the forum

tallman43 said:
Its in the 4.1.2 zip you need to extract it if not there are some floating about the forum
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Thanks again. Instructions! I guess the pic attached would be it, right? I don't know how many times that i downloaded the zip file. It isn't there. I will have another look through the forum to find the PIT file on its own but no joy yet.
Thanks again
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sjose said:
Thanks again. Instructions! I guess the pic attached would be it, right? I don't know how many times that i downloaded the zip file. It isn't there. I will have another look through the forum to find the PIT file on its own but no joy yet.
Thanks again
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Downloaded to my S4 and it worked. Now i got the PIT file but still no joy flashing it. Followed the instruction to the tea but no luck. I don't know what else i can try.
Would it matter what version was i on before? I had 4.3 but i am trying to flash 4.1! I guess it wouldn't matter because the phone won't even boot up.
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sjose said:
Thanks again. Instructions! I guess the pic attached would be it, right? I don't know how many times that i downloaded the zip file. It isn't there. I will have another look through the forum to find the PIT file on its own but no joy yet.
Thanks again
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Downloaded to my S4 and it worked. Now i got the PIT file but still no joy flashing it. Followed the instruction to the tea but no luck. I don't know what else i can try.
Would it matter what version was i on before? I had 4.3 but i am trying to flash 4.1! I guess it wouldn't matter because the phone won't even boot up.
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Guys
Has anybody got an error on Odin (3.4) saying re-partition operation failed when trying to recover the firmware to factory settings?
I tried using 4.3 and 4.1.2 but none works and got the same error message both times.

Related

need odin pit file.

Does anyone have the pit file for this phone? Need to repartition. Found it for the n7000 but not the i717. Thanks in advance.
Oh sure. Lots of people have it.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2
If you go to samfirware.com you will see which Pit's go with each firmware, 512 is the most common, dont risk it...check!
I'm pretty sure they are available there as well...
and do not !!!...change the file names inside the tarballs....= instant brick...IMHO
And I did a little searching for you...see if this helps as well....g
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=999097
ntellegence said:
Does anyone have the pit file for this phone? Need to repartition. Found it for the n7000 but not the i717. Thanks in advance.
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Did you ever get this? I'm currently unable to mount my internal SD or move apps to it even though its practically empty. I think I need to re-partition and from what I've read the past few hours you need a PIT file to do it.
Need PIT file i717 AT&T
Please help guys!
Don't search in all internet resources, pit file 16Gb to Odin for my Samsung Galaxy Note 16Gb AT&T.Everybody search this file?Please give me to my e-mail ([email protected],[email protected])
Big thank you!!!
Sorry on my Engllish!)
Pit file is found with the stock firmware image.
Samfirmware.com will have what you need ...g
Not found
gregsarg said:
Pit file is found with the stock firmware image.
Samfirmware.com will have what you need ...g
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I'm not found for AT&T model i717 : (Only firmware download & flashguide (not worked download,file deleted)
Please tell us the problems you are having.
You should be able to Odin push a stock firmware image to the device using Odin3, version 1.85.
This will correct your partition issue....g
Problem
gregsarg said:
Please tell us the problems you are having.
You should be able to Odin push a stock firmware image to the device using Odin3, version 1.85.
This will correct your partition issue....g
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My memory devicee is a small, not 16GB and 3GB for using.
Thanks, I solved the problem by using the official program update KIES and pit file is not needed.
My mobile is worked!10,63Gb for using)))
Began to work better.
but do not give up on the presence of a pit file if anyone has it.([email protected])
____________________
(Google translator,sorry!)
As stated ....Odin and Kies will manage the partitions for you.
I'm glad you are up and going again ...g
i just DLed the lastest firmware from samfirmware and went through the Odin process BUT my phone is stuck at the white screen with the ATT world logo amd wont go anywhere.
any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you
Teufel Hunden said:
i just DLed the lastest firmware from samfirmware and went through the Odin process BUT my phone is stuck at the white screen with the ATT world logo amd wont go anywhere.
any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you
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boot into stock recovery and do a factory reset, forgot what its called exactly but you get what i mean. its takes a while to boot and may even go through the boot cycle twice so give it some time.
dzee206 said:
boot into stock recovery and do a factory reset, forgot what its called exactly but you get what i mean. its takes a while to boot and may even go through the boot cycle twice so give it some time.
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I'll give it a try
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dzee206 said:
boot into stock recovery and do a factory reset, forgot what its called exactly but you get what i mean. its takes a while to boot and may even go through the boot cycle twice so give it some time.
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It worked ! thanks man?
Sorry guys for bump old thread, but did anyone already has the .pit file for this phone?
thanks
kendokar said:
Sorry guys for bump old thread, but did anyone already has the .pit file for this phone?
thanks
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Same request. Didn't find any traces of it over the whole internet.
Here we go! Zipped original .pit file is in attachment. Pulled it out of my phone.
blazingcherub said:
Here we go! Zipped original .pit file is in attachment. Pulled it out of my phone.
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Will this PIt file work on i717d ?

[Q] Bricked, Soft bricked, Don't know anymore

Hi guys, i got a little issue with my galaxy i9300 international version, let me tell you what I did and the results to that.
1. Flashed with Cyanomogen 10.1. Working fine.
2. Then, afer a few days, flashed with Paranoid.
3. Phone starts to freeze, so as I didn't know was going on, and tried to flash with another ROM.
4. Flashed several times with ODIN and tried to stabilize it with stock room XELLA.
5. Flashed with Ultima ROM, still freeze sometimes.
6. Phone stops boots, if I turn on normally, shows a screen like an old tv, white with stripes.... also shows it when I plug it to charge it.
7. Only enters to download mode.
8. Tried to flash it, however says partition failed, there is no pit partition.
9. Tried with every single PIT partition mx that i found, and nothing, every time it says, Re-Partition failed.
10. Tried with a different computer, USB cable, everything... and nothing!..
11. Also tried with the rescue korean rom, and nothing.
12. Also tried with the single file from samfirmeware and the pit file, and nothing!
Any thoughts??? I'm desperate!
lumogox said:
Hi guys, i got a little issue with my galaxy i9300 international version, let me tell you what I did and the results to that.
1. Flashed with Cyanomogen 10.1. Working fine.
2. Then, afer a few days, flashed with Paranoid.
3. Phone starts to freeze, so as I didn't know was going on, and tried to flash with another ROM.
4. Flashed several times with ODIN and tried to stabilize it with stock room XELLA.
5. Flashed with Ultima ROM, still freeze sometimes.
6. Phone stops boots, if I turn on normally, shows a screen like an old tv, white with stripes.... also shows it when I plug it to charge it.
7. Only enters to download mode.
8. Tried to flash it, however says partition failed, there is no pit partition.
9. Tried with every single PIT partition mx that i found, and nothing, every time it says, Re-Partition failed.
10. Tried with a different computer, USB cable, everything... and nothing!..
11. Also tried with the rescue korean rom, and nothing.
12. Also tried with the single file from samfirmeware and the pit file, and nothing!
Any thoughts??? I'm desperate!
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Any response? My phone is going through the exact same thing with the old TV static and only download mode working
Take phone to a service centre . Its a paid for repair warranty void .
jje
But you shoul give more details. When I read "flash several ROMs with Odin", I'm wondering what ROM? How did you use Odin? What version of Odin? etc...
flashing a wrong pit file kills the phone, and you flashed every possible one. good job
More details
Glebun said:
flashing a wrong pit file kills the phone, and you flashed every possible one. good job
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Well I flashed the pit files when the phone was already bricked, not before. I try to do this as a possible resolution to my problem.
Kremata said:
But you shoul give more details. When I read "flash several ROMs with Odin", I'm wondering what ROM? How did you use Odin? What version of Odin? etc...
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And the roms I flashed, in this order: 1. CyanogenMod 10.1, Paranoid, CyanogenMod again, and Ultima ROM.
After the installation of Paranoid, the device started to freeze, over and over again, and continue to do it over the other ROMs.
Also, I went to a so called "technician", and the guy says the mainboard must be replace, because i damage the bootloader.
Commets :laugh:
lumogox said:
Well I flashed the pit files when the phone was already bricked, not before. I try to do this as a possible resolution to my problem.
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it doesn't matter, you've killed your phone
lumogox said:
Hi guys, i got a little issue with my galaxy i9300 international version, let me tell you what I did and the results to that.
1. Flashed with Cyanomogen 10.1. Working fine.
2. Then, afer a few days, flashed with Paranoid.
3. Phone starts to freeze, so as I didn't know was going on, and tried to flash with another ROM.
4. Flashed several times with ODIN and tried to stabilize it with stock room XELLA.
5. Flashed with Ultima ROM, still freeze sometimes.
6. Phone stops boots, if I turn on normally, shows a screen like an old tv, white with stripes.... also shows it when I plug it to charge it.
7. Only enters to download mode.
8. Tried to flash it, however says partition failed, there is no pit partition.
9. Tried with every single PIT partition mx that i found, and nothing, every time it says, Re-Partition failed.
10. Tried with a different computer, USB cable, everything... and nothing!..
11. Also tried with the rescue korean rom, and nothing.
12. Also tried with the single file from samfirmeware and the pit file, and nothing!
Any thoughts??? I'm desperate!
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Download a 3 file firmware from sammobile and also download mx.pit file.
Open odin.
Select pit and locate the mx.pit you have downloaded. Select repartion check box and flash it.
Then reset odin.
Click on pda and select the code file of your 3 file firmware.
Select modem and click on modem part of the 3 file firmware.
And then click on csc and select the csc file.
Make sure re partition is not selected and that the pit box is blank.
Then hit start and how it works.
Drew071
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Here's the link to a 3-file firmware:
https://hotfile.com/dl/156320160/eb4a939/I9300XXALE8_I9300OJVALE7_OJV.zip.html
Here's the one from SamMobile for the pit-files:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ddfpfkk2pb8326k
Zimbardo.ea originally posted this info on another thread. So credits to him/her for the links.
Use only the mx.pit in the pit rar.
If you manage to flash the pit but the 3 file firmware doesn't work, download speedmod kernel and flag the kernel only. Then go to cwm and then mounts and storage. Format system, data and cache. Then go back to download mode after a battery pull. And then flash the 3 file firmware again. Do not select a pit file and make sure re partition is unchecked.
This should work.
Hope it helps.
Drew071
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Off step one!
drew071 said:
Download a 3 file firmware from sammobile and also download mx.pit file.
Open odin.
Select pit and locate the mx.pit you have downloaded. Select repartion check box and flash it.
Then reset odin.
Click on pda and select the code file of your 3 file firmware.
Select modem and click on modem part of the 3 file firmware.
And then click on csc and select the csc file.
Make sure re partition is not selected and that the pit box is blank.
Then hit start and how it works.
Drew071
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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Here's the link to a 3-file firmware:
Here's the one from SamMobile for the pit-files:
Zimbardo.ea originally posted this info on another thread. So credits to him/her for the links.
Use only the mx.pit in the pit rar.
If you manage to flash the pit but the 3 file firmware doesn't work, download speedmod kernel and flag the kernel only. Then go to cwm and then mounts and storage. Format system, data and cache. Then go back to download mode after a battery pull. And then flash the 3 file firmware again. Do not select a pit file and make sure re partition is unchecked.
This should work.
Hope it helps.
Drew071
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for the help man, however when I try to flash the pit file, I got this:
"Re-Partition operation failed."
So, as you can see I'm off on step 1.
Also on download mode shows:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom.
So, no product name as you can see. And old TV set screen when I try to normally power on, or conecting the charger, or trying to go to recovery.
Got another trick under the sleeve? I would appreciate it... Thanks! :good:
lumogox said:
Thanks for the help man, however when I try to flash the pit file, I got this:
"Re-Partition operation failed."
So, as you can see I'm off on step 1.
Also on download mode shows:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom.
So, no product name as you can see. And old TV set screen when I try to normally power on, or conecting the charger, or trying to go to recovery.
Got another trick under the sleeve? I would appreciate it... Thanks! :good:
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Can you access recovery?
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drew071 said:
Can you access recovery?
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No, only Download mode. Recovery shows the old tv like screen.
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No, only Download mode. Recovery shows the old tv like screen.
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Have you another usb cable youcould use? I had this issue once in my s1 and it was the usb cable.
Drew071
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drew071 said:
Have you another usb cable youcould use? I had this issue once in my s1 and it was the usb cable.
Drew071
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3 Different USB cables. Same thing.
you guys are not getting me. you flashed a wrong pit file, you're done
Glebun said:
you guys are not getting me. you flashed a wrong pit file, you're done
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The are people that have Flashed pit files abs still recovered the phone. I'm pretty sure these phones are never that deaf until download mode is dead.
Would A jtag recover the phone?
Drew071
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
Glebun said:
you guys are not getting me. you flashed a wrong pit file, you're done
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It didn't do anything, Odin didn't have the time to flash the pit file, and it was already broken long before I try to re-partition the pit file through Odin.
So, no, that's not the problem.
lumogox said:
It didn't do anything, Odin didn't have the time to flash the pit file, and it was already broken long before I try to re-partition the pit file through Odin.
So, no, that's not the problem.
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it is the problem. even if the phone was bricked, it was reversible. flashing the wrong pit file made the damage irreparable
Glebun said:
it is the problem. even if the phone was bricked, it was reversible. flashing the wrong pit file made the damage irreparable
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Galaxy 4 next month. :laugh:
it's nice to be rich, isn't it?
drew071 said:
The are people that have Flashed pit files abs still recovered the phone. I'm pretty sure these phones are never that deaf until download mode is dead.
Would A jtag recover the phone?
Drew071
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You've totally screwed your phone pit files shouldn't be flashed
stupidly will be met by sarcasm
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GT-I9300 Help!, Tried everything on here...

Hey guys,
I've spent the better half of 8 hours looking on multiple forums/downloading roms/attempting to flash my cousin's GT-I9300.
I attempted KIES update and emergency maintenance and they both start freezing.
I attemped odin with a multitude of roms with the model & serial given by kies (PDA:LLB / PHONE: LLA / CSC: LL3)
I've even downloading android commander to no avail.
I've successfully rooted and flashed my i747 multiple times so i'm somewhat familiar with the odin flash process, but this is a bit unsual.. and frustrating lol.
The phone is in reboot cycle (loops after the samsung logo animation), won't let me access recovery but will let me get into odin recovery.
Odin seems to have failed at every stock rom flash...
ANY help?
Riktar said:
Hey guys,
I've spent the better half of 8 hours looking on multiple forums/downloading roms/attempting to flash my cousin's GT-I9300.
I attempted KIES update and emergency maintenance and they both start freezing.
I attemped odin with a multitude of roms with the model & serial given by kies (PDA:LLB / PHONE: LLA / CSC: LL3)
I've even downloading android commander to no avail.
I've successfully rooted and flashed my i747 multiple times so i'm somewhat familiar with the odin flash process, but this is a bit unsual.. and frustrating lol.
The phone is in reboot cycle (loops after the samsung logo animation), won't let me access recovery but will let me get into odin recovery.
Odin seems to have failed at every stock rom flash...
ANY help?
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I assume with odin recovery you mean download mode? If so try to flash a stock ROM (maybe first a version that is from your region, you can find them on sammobile.com) via Odin and make sure that KIES is turned off (also from task manager, even better uninstall it). Do you have any error message showing up when you try to flash with Odin?
Try the flash again, and if it loops, try booting recovery and doing a reset......yes,I know you said you can't get into recovery, but just try after the flash
Also remember it can take a few minutes to boot after a flash, so be patient and give it a chance
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Also what does the Odin log say/what stage is it failing at?
chrismast said:
I assume with odin recovery you mean download mode? If so try to flash a stock ROM (maybe first a version that is from your region, you can find them on sammobile.com) via Odin and make sure that KIES is turned off (also from task manager, even better uninstall it). Do you have any error message showing up when you try to flash with Odin?
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slaphead20 said:
Try the flash again, and if it loops, try booting recovery and doing a reset......yes,I know you said you can't get into recovery, but just try after the flash
Also remember it can take a few minutes to boot after a flash, so be patient and give it a chance
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Also what does the Odin log say/what stage is it failing at?
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I've attempted to flash maybe 7-8 different roms. My cousin won the gt i9300 at a raffle overseas so thats why im unsure of what exact country it is. Is there a definitive way of finding which country exactly? I do know it was an unbranded rom and fully unlocked because he's been using it here (w/ straighttalk) for the past 6 months or so just fine i even flashed jellybean 4.1.1 when it was first released (via kies).
When I try to and get the version from kies it tells me (PDA:LLB / PHONE: LLA / CSC: LL3) but no country.. so idk if there's a definite way of finding this out. I'm downloading ICS rom and gonna try and roll back the rom as i've read some people did that and it worked.
Once i bring up download mode it says on the top (ODIN MODE) and binary download count YES (1 count) and rom as custom. I attempt to flash Odin it always fails right after system.img. never gets past i've tried to do multiple attempts(5-6) per rom but no luck yet. never gets past "downloading... do not turn off) phase.
thanks alot for the assistance guys!
CSC more or less tells you the country .
Overseas first question then is it actually I9300 look under the battery .
jje
JJEgan said:
CSC more or less tells you the country .
Overseas first question then is it actually I9300 look under the battery .
jje
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Model Number under battery says GT-I9300 same thing that's prompted during kies for emergency recovery.. which downloads but ends up not recognizing it. Odin flash on the other hand recongizes it when i plug it but keeps failing.
LL3 is from Pakistan http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9300&pcode=PAK#firmware
Try downloading any unbranded firmware cause it's pretty much it's the same thing. You can always change the csc after you flash your phone.
or Download the right firmware on the country on which you are right now.
Then follow the youtube guide here on how to properly flash it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610. You can just skip the unrooting part i guess.
EDIT:
Annandale is in UK right? On the 2nd link that i gave you the first firmware there is from UK so i think you can flash that one.
JJEgan said:
CSC more or less tells you the country .
Overseas first question then is it actually I9300 look under the battery .
jje
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SignetSphere said:
LL3 is from Pakistan http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9300&pcode=PAK#firmware
Try downloading any unbranded firmware cause it's pretty much it's the same thing. You can always change the csc after you flash your phone.
or Download the right firmware on the country on which you are right now.
Then follow the youtube guide here on how to properly flash it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610. You can just skip the unrooting part i guess.
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Yea i though it was from pain (LL3 rom listed on another thread) but i then foudn the PAK version so that's the one i downloaded but the 4.1.2 version. I downloaded 4.1.1 and 4.0 (ics) version so i'll give those a try too.
Phone specs as they appear on the back are :
Model: GT-I9300
FCC ID: A3LGTI9300A
SSN: -I9300GSMH
S/N: RF1C63KJ4RL
Okay goodluck on flashing your S3 I'm gonna sleep now lol. 12:11am here.
Gnite, gonna keep messing with this and see what happens.
Edit: Annandale. Virginia USA sry for the confusion.
Just tried the ICS and the 4.1.1 rom still fails at systems.img ... any ideas what else it could be?
Riktar said:
Just tried the ICS and the 4.1.1 rom still fails at systems.img ... any ideas what else it could be?
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see this: http://checkrom.com/threads/nand-write-start-stuck-in-odin.920/ I hope that can help you.
thanks for the info! that first problem stated on there looks the exact problem i'm having, I'll try it asap and check back in with an updated.
Riktar said:
thanks for the info! that first problem stated on there looks the exact problem i'm having, I'll try it asap and check back in with an updated.
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the pit files that was posted there was for the 64gb one if you are using the 16gb one so I've uploaded the pit files for all SIII storage models.
just take note of this:
GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit = Galaxy S3 of 16 Gb
GT-I9300_mx_20120322.pit = Galaxy S3 of 32 Gb
GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit = Galaxy S3 of 64 Gb
And make sure to follow the the instructions there. Likewise credits goes to the posters there and not me lol.
SignetSphere said:
see this: http://checkrom.com/threads/nand-write-start-stuck-in-odin.920/ I hope that can help you.
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SignetSphere said:
the pit files that was posted there was for the 64gb one if you are using the 16gb one so I've uploaded the pit files for all SIII storage models.
just take note of this:
GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit = Galaxy S3 of 16 Gb
GT-I9300_mx_20120322.pit = Galaxy S3 of 32 Gb
GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit = Galaxy S3 of 64 Gb
And make sure to follow the the instructions there. Likewise credits goes to the posters there and not me lol.
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Thanks for the follow up and thorough info! i'll make a note of that when i do this later.
I installed the pit file and it installs properly, says Reset then i put the phone back into download mode and try to upload the roms (PAK) 4.1.2 and 4.1.1 as well as the latest 4.0.4 and all fails. this time it fails after NAND Write.. so idk... >< i'm gonna try and download an older version of ICS (probably end up downloading all 5 ICS roms on samsung site. I'm looking for a stock kernel as well to follow what the additional instructions of the guy on the link posted but i can't seem to get my hand on a kernel, anyone know a link to a stock gt-i9300 kernel?
in the meantime i'll start downloading the ics roms.
Riktar said:
I installed the pit file and it installs properly, says Reset then i put the phone back into download mode and try to upload the roms (PAK) 4.1.2 and 4.1.1 as well as the latest 4.0.4 and all fails. this time it fails after NAND Write.. so idk... >< i'm gonna try and download an older version of ICS (probably end up downloading all 5 ICS roms on samsung site. I'm looking for a stock kernel as well to follow what the additional instructions of the guy on the link posted but i can't seem to get my hand on a kernel, anyone know a link to a stock gt-i9300 kernel?
in the meantime i'll start downloading the ics roms.
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Get perkas file stash from Play store, I'm sure it has stock kernel
Edit....just checked, plenty of stock kernels to choose from
Andi has some handful of kernels here http://www.boeffla-kernel.de/index.php/2012-10-31-06-13-16/viewcategory/18 I just don't know if he has the kernel you are looking for.
thanks for links guys! i'll look up one i need and download it and check back in later.
Riktar said:
I installed the pit file and it installs properly, says Reset then i put the phone back into download mode and try to upload the roms (PAK) 4.1.2 and 4.1.1 as well as the latest 4.0.4 and all fails. this time it fails after NAND Write.. so idk... >< i'm gonna try and download an older version of ICS (probably end up downloading all 5 ICS roms on samsung site. I'm looking for a stock kernel as well to follow what the additional instructions of the guy on the link posted but i can't seem to get my hand on a kernel, anyone know a link to a stock gt-i9300 kernel?
in the meantime i'll start downloading the ics roms.
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I had a similar problem, my phone just froze in the middle of a phone call, had to pull out battery, and when i tried to turn it on, it wouldn't pass the second "SAMSUNG" logo, just stayed there forever, with the blue light (Official JB 4.1.2 - not rooted)... Anyway, after 3 days of trying, downloaded bunch of firmwares, but all of them gave me the infamous "Complete(Write) operation failed". This is how I MANAGED to revive my i9300 16Gb Int:
1.Open ODIN, load ONLY the pit file corresponding to your phone (In my case i9300 16Gb Int'l - GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit), check "Repartition" and "F.Reset Time" and hit "Start".
- If this step goes OK (All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0))
2. Click on the "Reset" button in Odin (or close and re-open it), in PDA select "recovery-cwm-touch-6.0.1.2-i9300.tar", make sure only "F.Reset Time" and "Auto Reboot" are checked, and flash it. If everything goes OK, you should now have CWM instead of Stock recovery.
3. Take any microSD card, any size, and put THIS file on the root of the microSD using a card reader or whatever you prefer - but be careful, copy the zip as it is - do not unzip it.
4. Insert the memory card in the phone, enter recovery*, and select "Install zip from External Storage" and choose the file you put on the root of the card (by the way, it's a 4.0.4 downgrade bootloader), it should flash in a second, the phone will restart, and that's it!
5. Download and flash 4.0.4 Stock FW using Odin (i used "I9300XXBLH1_OXEBLF1.zip"), everything should go OK, and the phone will be bootable again.
*(my phone didn't wanted to enter recovery the old fashioned way using 3-button combo, but i managed to enter recovery from charging mode, by connecting the charger on a switched off phone, and as soon it starts charging press Vol Up + Home + Power, and when the FIRST Logo (Galaxy S III GT-I9300) appears, let go of the power button, keep pressing the Vol Up + Home, and it enters recovery).

[Q] Help With Phone Recovery

So the other day i rooted my Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-I777 and i ended up not liking it. So today I tried to remove the root by a factory reset using the settings option. While in the process it froze, so I removed the battery(BIG Mistake). It wouldn't turn on so I tried recovering via samsung kies which ended up not recovering due to "unexpected errors". Ok, then i tried Odin with a stock version of ics for my model, itjust keeps saying failed. At this point i'm frustrated and don't know what to do. All i'm trying to do is to get back to ICS 4.0.4 with NO root. Can somebody please help me? Any help is very much appreciated.
-Thanks
elgi95 said:
So the other day i rooted my Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-I777 and i ended up not liking it. So today I tried to remove the root by a factory reset using the settings option. While in the process it froze, so I removed the battery(BIG Mistake). It wouldn't turn on so I tried recovering via samsung kies which ended up not recovering due to "unexpected errors". Ok, then i tried Odin with a stock version of ics for my model, itjust keeps saying failed. At this point i'm frustrated and don't know what to do. All i'm trying to do is to get back to ICS 4.0.4 with NO root. Can somebody please help me? Any help is very much appreciated.
-Thanks
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Root won't be removed by factory reseting. At this point you have or you are very close to bricking your phone. STOP, and answer these:
Can you get to the download mode?
Can you get Odin to recognize your phone in download mode?(does the COM port number light up in Odin?)
Do NOT have the repartition option checked in odin.
Use Odin 1.85 or 1.87 and leave all the options on default and loadup your Stock ROM in PDA section to get a clean flash and don't disconnect while flashing (big no no)
After Odin reboots your phone, disconnect the cable and pull the battery. Put it back in and do a full wipe/reset, and let it boot
If Odin fails to flash STOP messing with it, your next move should be to try the "[Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCKH7/KK6 Return/Unbrick to Stock (or Root)" by Entropy512.
Cheers and good luck, It happens to the best of us (learning is fun, and try to get something out of it too)
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Root won't be removed by factory reseting. At this point you have or you are very close to bricking your phone. STOP, and answer these:
Can you get to the download mode?
Can you get Odin to recognize your phone in download mode?(does the COM port number light up in Oding?)
Do NOT have the repartition option checked in odin.
Use Odin 1.85 or 1.87 and leave all the options on default and loadup your Stock ROM in PDA section to get a clean flash and don't disconnect while flashing (big no no)
After Odin reboots your phone, disconnect the cable and pull the battery. Put it back in and do a full wipe/reset, and let it boot
If Odin fails to flash STOP messing with it, your next move should be to try the "[Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCKH7/KK6 Return/Unbrick to Stock (or Root)" by Entropy512.
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Yes i can go into download mode,
Yes Odin recognizes my phone
Repartion is unchecked
Heres a screen shot of it
elgi95 said:
Yes i can go into download mode,
Yes Odin recognizes my phone
Repartion is unchecked
Heres a screen shot of it
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why does your Odin say epic 4g? try this odin ... attached. And check update bootloader.
Your stock ROM file is .tar stock right? you might have to download it again if this fails it might be a bad tar file.
Commodore 64 said:
why does your Odin say epic 4g? try this odin ... attached. And check update bootloader.
Your stock ROM file is .tar stock right? you might have to download it again if this fails it might be a bad tar file.
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I can't run the odin you just gave me since it ask for an ini file.Yes it's in tar format here's a snapshot of the file
elgi95 said:
I can't run the odin you just gave me since it ask for an ini file.Yes it's in tar format here's a snapshot of the file
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yes I just put it in
Commodore 64 said:
yes I just put it in
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It still doesn't work
Can you send me a link to another tar file ?
elgi95 said:
It still doesn't work
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Reference this thread by marin 8703
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804695
Keeping Odin open and reflashing seemed have helped.
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Can you send me a link to another tar file ?
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"I777UCLL6_I777ATTLL6_ATT Stock ROM Untouched "
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2273626
Commodore 64 said:
Reference this thread by marin 8703
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804695
Keeping Odin open and reflashing seemed have helped.
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"I777UCLL6_I777ATTLL6_ATT Stock ROM Untouched "
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2273626
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I will try both the suggestion and the new file
Is your battery out? Make sure you use the correct Odin version and your drivers are downloaded so your device can be recognized. Make sure your battery is out, that's how I unbricked my S2
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Back/Search button not working.

Hello ,
I recently got a samsung galaxy s2 i777 at&t , everything was working just fine until i installed jelly bean 4.1.2 !
But the problem is i installed jelly bean i9100 international version , im still a noob and i didn't know that.
The phone is working fine but the back and search button are not responsive i already did a factory reset/wipe and i installed some roms
like UCKH7_stock_root but that didn't help.
Any suggestions ?
Thanks in advance !
The key mapping is different for the button configuration on the I9100. It is possible to use I9100 firmware on the I777 but you must use a kernel made for the I777, and there are a few other modifications that would be necessary such as the key mapping file.
You should probably flash SGH-I777 firmware, either stock or custom. You can do some reading in the forums here to see what is available. The stock 4.1.2 UCMD8 for the I777 is available in the Download Repository.
Please post a link to the I9100 firmware that you flashed, and I will be able to tell you how exactly to proceed. We need to know if you flashed the I9100 secondary boot loader or not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441641
Just download Shostock3 ROM from the SGH-I777 Android Development forum and get into recovery and, Wipe data/factory reset->
Clear cache->
Go to mounts and storage->Format system->
Get back and go to advanced-> Wipe dalvik cache->
Get back and choose install new zip-> Flash your Shostock3 zip. Done. Hope this helped
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I suggested Shostock3 hoping that u want to use a stock ROM. So please do the above steps and let me know if this helped
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
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No big deal if you have flashed an I9100 ROM. U wont brick your phone as far as you can enter the recovery. Jus do the above. U'l be good to go.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
Your method didn't work unfortunately , back and search button still not working but thanks anyway ..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441641
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This links back to this thread. I think you posted the wrong link. Could you re-do it please.
AdnaneHMD said:
Your method didn't work unfortunately , back and search button still not working but thanks anyway ..
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Did you flash the SHOstock3 zip from recovery?
Definitely hardware problem. I mean if you clean flashed an i777 ROM(Maybe Shostock3 as per my suggestion) an you still cant get the buttons working, then it certainly is hardware issue.
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gireeshtty9 said:
Definitely hardware problem. I mean if you clean flashed an i777 ROM(Maybe Shostock3 as per my suggestion) an you still cant get the buttons working, then it certainly is hardware issue.
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Not necessarily. Please don't jump to conclusions too quickly.
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Not necessarily. Please don't jump to conclusions too quickly.
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Or maybe he didn do a proper flash. And its not about jumping to conclusions. I have had this problem twice, all I did was jus clean install an I777 ROM and everything was back in work again. I have this experience. So i thought it could be an hardware issue..or maybe an unclean flash which I didnt include above.
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@creepyncrawly This is the ROM he flashed.
http://www.teamandroid.com/2013/02/...lly-bean-firmware-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-download/
This is the official JB. I have no idea here. I thought he flashed an custom ROM. But this is an I9100 official JB. There maybe a different solution for this and I certainly have no idea.
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I'm downloading the file now to see exactly what is in there. May take up to an hour. I'll post suggestions after I look at it.
So , what are the results creepyncrawly ?
@AdnaneHMD,
The firmware you installed, "I9100XWLSD_I9100ITVLS1_I9100XXLS8_HOME" contains the I9100 secondary bootloader. You may find that when you try to put your phone into download mode, the regular I777 sequence of holding down both volume buttons while plugging in the USB cable will not work for you. This behavior is governed by the secondary bootloader, and I am pretty sure that the I9100 sequence is different.
You will need to first flash the SGH-I777 secondary bootloader (sbl.bin) by itself using Odin. You can find the .tar file you need in the Download Repository. Link is in my signature. Put the sbl.tar in the PDA slot.
First, open Odin on your desktop. Odin3 v1.85 is preferable. If the regular sequence does not work, you can put your phone into download mode with a jig, if you have one. Or you can try this: pull the battery and leave it out. Then hold down vol down (or both volume buttons) while plugging in the USB cable. The computer will provide the power.
If you had to flash with the battery out, remove the USB cable and insert the battery, and start the phone. The regular I777 sequence for download mode should now work.
Next, you want to flash the SGH-I777 stock firmware full package. You will find an Odin flashable tar version in the Download Repository. I would suggest that you flash the 4.1.2 UCMD8 version. Once the phone boots, you should be fully working. Now, if you want to root I would suggest you use Framaroot with the Aragorn exploit. Then you can install Mobile Odin Lite or Mobile Odin Pro and use it to install a custom kernel followed by custom firmware. Or you can leave your phone unrooted and stock if you prefer.
If you have questions, please ask. I will be traveling out of town later today, so will be away from the computer over night.
Can i send you a private message ?
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Can i send you a private message ?
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I will read my private messages when I see them, but it's best to keep troubleshooting issues in the forum so that forum members can find the answers in the future.
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@AdnaneHMD,
1.) Odin3 flashable tar: i777 UCKH7 sbl.tar (Thanks to agh1701)
Use Odin3 v1.85 or v1.82 and put the sbl.tar in the PDA slot.
2.) This is the complete stock UCMD8 Binaries downloaded from samfirmware at sammobile.com. Please note, this package contains boot.bin, sbl.bin and param.lfs, plus cache.img, factoryfs.img, hidden.img, modem.bin and zImage. I777UCMD8 Full Odin Flashable tar: I777UCMD8_I777ATTMD8_I777UCMD8_HOME.tar.md5.7z 427.02 MB (Contains I777UCMD8_I777ATTMD8_I777UCMD8_HOME.tar.md5)
(MD5: 307cc8fcbb8f220d3ae75d387569da40)
You're a life saver , thank you for the links
Creepyncrawly , after downloading both files , i put the phone into download mode i started odin then flash SGH-I777 secondary bootloader after that the phone rebooted then i turned it off and rebooted it into download mode to flash I777UCMD8_I777ATTMD8_I777UCMD8_HOME.tar.md5 via odin then i the phone rebooted and still the same button problem. Did i do something wrong ? Please let me know.
Edit: never mind, late to the party. Creepy saves the day again!
AdnaneHMD said:
Creepyncrawly , after downloading both files , i put the phone into download mode i started odin then flash SGH-I777 secondary bootloader after that the phone rebooted then i turned it off and rebooted it into download mode to flash I777UCMD8_I777ATTMD8_I777UCMD8_HOME.tar.md5 via odin then i the phone rebooted and still the same button problem. Did i do something wrong ? Please let me know.
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The assumption I have been using is that your phone was working normally with no issues until you flashed the I9100 stock firmware and then immediately upon rebooting the buttons failed. If that scenario it's accurate, then it's a pretty good chance, in fact almost a certainty, that the issue is firmware related, and not a hardware failure.
However, if the above is true, then the fix I suggested should have corrected the issue. Since it did not, we need to find where the facts deviate from the above. Look in about phone and report what firmware is currently installed. Then we need to know, would it be before you flashed the I9100 firmware, or during the return to I777 firmware?
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OK, try this file:
https://copy.com/knvYJ
It's a flashable zip file that will restore the key libs to their i777 orientation. In the old days it was one of the files we used to rely on when we were manually porting 9100 roms via recovery only.
This should solve your problem... but then again, creepy's method also should have worked! Regardless, try it and let us know.
Sent from the i777
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Creepyncrawly , after downloading both files , i put the phone into download mode i started odin then flash SGH-I777 secondary bootloader after that the phone rebooted then i turned it off and rebooted it into download mode to flash I777UCMD8_I777ATTMD8_I777UCMD8_HOME.tar.md5 via odin then i the phone rebooted and still the same button problem. Did i do something wrong ? Please let me know.
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If the i777ucMD8 Odin flash was a Pass, wonder if a reboot into recovery and Wipe data/factory reset, then reboot...would fix ur problem ?

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