I flashed Beans deodexed 4.3 rom (From 4.1.x) and everything went smooth, except for one minor hiccup where my phone said it had 0mb (No internal memory), but it got fixed when I flashed the rom again.
Now I want to update the firmware (MJ9), and when I use JOdin (Mac user), it tells me that it has to extract the pit file, and when it tries, it always fails. Never reboots to download mode, and when I try to connect my phone while already on download mode, JOdin won't recognize my device.
Any tips?
Can I use a stock SCH-i605-16gb.pit file? I have one on my macbook from when my phone got soft bricked and had to flash to stock.
Thanks in advanced!
EDIT: I managed to use an older version of Heimdall to get the pit file, but regardless, JOdin wouldn't recognize my phone when in download mode. So I decided to flash MJ9 through mobile odin, it flashed, and according to my phone my baseband is I605VRUEMJ9, but I STILL cant get the wifi to work... Was using Mobile Odin a bad idea?
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I downloaded the full 1.7GB N2 MJ9 md5 for odin, after I flashed the phone would just flash NOTE 2 logo over and over.I tried to re-flash it again in odin but it just fails, and now in download mode I see 4.3 stuff.
I keep trying to use odin 3.09 to reflash stock but it fails at NAND WRITE START
nxneko said:
I downloaded the full 1.7GB N2 MJ9 md5 for odin, after I flashed the phone would just flash NOTE 2 logo over and over.I tried to re-flash it again in odin but it just fails, and now in download mode I see 4.3 stuff.
I keep trying to use odin 3.09 to reflash stock but it fails at NAND WRITE START
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Mine did this exact same thing. I later found out that you have to run Odin again and only use a pit file. Basically bring up Odin, put your phone into Odin mode, connect it, on the right hand side of the Odin screen instead of clicking PDA, click PIT. Then point to your file and click start. The file name is sch-I605-16gb.pit. Only thing is that I am unsure where I downloaded it from. There is a video on youtube on that describes exactly how to do this and I think the links to the files are on that video.
StricIX said:
Mine did this exact same thing. I later found out that you have to run Odin again and only use a pit file. Basically bring up Odin, put your phone into Odin mode, connect it, on the right hand side of the Odin screen instead of clicking PDA, click PIT. Then point to your file and click start. The file name is sch-I605-16gb.pit. Only thing is that I am unsure where I downloaded it from. There is a video on youtube on that describes exactly how to do this and I think the links to the files are on that video.
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the pit file failed, too.
Verizons SUA ended up working with restoring device.
I got the same issue. my phone was rooted with TWRP 2.6.3.2 and flashed to customized MJ9 in this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578458&page=14
Later I would like to restore to factory default, so downloaded this firmware http://terafile.co/2146204d7383 and flashed using odin. the flash was successful, however, after it finished, it started to have the exact problem as you described.
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I downloaded the full 1.7GB N2 MJ9 md5 for odin, after I flashed the phone would just flash NOTE 2 logo over and over.I tried to re-flash it again in odin but it just fails, and now in download mode I see 4.3 stuff.
I keep trying to use odin 3.09 to reflash stock but it fails at NAND WRITE START
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nxneko said:
I downloaded the full 1.7GB N2 MJ9 md5 for odin, after I flashed the phone would just flash NOTE 2 logo over and over.I tried to re-flash it again in odin but it just fails, and now in download mode I see 4.3 stuff.
I keep trying to use odin 3.09 to reflash stock but it fails at NAND WRITE START
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I just did Section 1B according to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
Worked like a charm
nxneko said:
I downloaded the full 1.7GB N2 MJ9 md5 for odin, after I flashed the phone would just flash NOTE 2 logo over and over.I tried to re-flash it again in odin but it just fails, and now in download mode I see 4.3 stuff.
I keep trying to use odin 3.09 to reflash stock but it fails at NAND WRITE START
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nxneko said:
the pit file failed, too.
Verizons SUA ended up working with restoring device.
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Did you take 4.4.2 OTA?
Well have you tried rebooting into stock recovery(UP BUTTON, HOME BUTTON, POWER) and doing a factory reset..then reboot?
You should always flash a image or tar in Odin WITH the pit file..bc if no pit the image could end up anywhere(rare)..
So this is what I would do..
pull battery
un plug phone
reboot into Download Mode
plug phone into different USB port
ODIN see it?
If so good!
Try to reflash WITH pit file
Hello.
I tried to flash stock XEO ROM to my S3, but while the whole process it stuck on loading system.img. Then when i tried to turn on the phone it shows me the yellow triangle and info that i can recover the system with Kies. But it also didn't work. I tried to flash other stock roms but it always is stuck in booting system.img
FIX:
I downloaded different roms and different ver. of android
Tried to flash several times with pit file and without but it was still stuck at system.img
I tried different ports and the result was the same
I changed the cable and reinstalled drivers and I succeed to flash 4.0.4 ver without pit file with odin 3.07
Have you tried flashing stock rom via ODIN?
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about I tried several times and it still doesn't work :crying:
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Yeah, that's what I'm talking about I tried several times and it still doesn't work :crying:
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Did you try install stock firmware with PIT file?
If you have 16 GB version of GT-I9300, you can try this PIT file (I tested on my device).
Odin 3.07 with PIT file;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2762337&d=1401023420
Download a stock ROM from sammobile, then put it to PDA. Before start flashing, press PIT button on Odin and select the PIT file, then press Start.
I decided to send my phone to service, when will it come back still bricked I will try it
Ok, I will get my phone back UNFIXED because they told me at the service that i have to pay for changing the firmware because my phone comes from other country.. I disagreed and told them to send my phone back.
I had an idea how to fix my phone and also some questions about that.
First, is there any way to full wipe my phone without recovery, I mean that i can;t access recovery on my bricked phone and i think that causes the problem with flashing any rom with odin (that the brokem rom i still installed and odin can' flash the new one over it). When I'll wipe the phone completely i suppose it might solve the problem. But does wiping the phone makes the phone unrecognizable for PC?
The second idea is kinda connected with the first one. I thought about flashing cf root with odin into my phone and as far as i know, it has its own recovery so i can easily wipe the phone with it and then flash the stock rom.
I know that my reply looks kinda messy but I hope you know what i mean.
First, is there any way to full wipe my phone without recovery, I mean that i can;t access recovery on my bricked phone and i think that causes the problem with flashing any rom with odin (that the brokem rom i still installed and odin can' flash the new one over it). When I'll wipe the phone completely i suppose it might solve the problem. But does wiping the phone makes the phone unrecognizable for PC?
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Bump, need an answer to this.
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Ok my phone is finally alive :cyclops: Here's the solution i figured out:
I downloaded different roms and different ver. of android
Tried to flash several times with pit file and without but it was still stuck at system.img
I tried different ports and the result was the same
I changed the cable and reinstalled drivers and I succeed to flash 4.0.4 ver without pit file with odin 3.07
I will add it to the first post for those who have the same problem, cheers :good:
Hi! So friend 1 had asked me to help him root and flash CM on his S3 and I gladly helped. We were having a tough time doing it although I did it quite easily on friend 2's s3. Friend 3 chipped in to help us out by asking us to use Kingroot and let it root the S3. I thought it was ok and we let it do its thing. After it was "rooted" we tried flashing CM. There was an error during the process and it said it couldn't read the binary or something like that. I then wiped /system through TWRP thinking that it would revert everything back to stock. Well, obviously it wiped Android. I am so bad with Samsung phones xD Unfortunately, I did get ahead of myself and did not backup the phone when it still had Touchwiz. Good thing is, I can still access TWRP and download mode. I've already downloaded a stock rom for the s3. Now, how do I flash it? Are there any other solutions?
Thanks
EDIT: I, of course, have Odin and through download mode, would happily flash the stock rom mentioned above. However, Odin only accepts certain types of files such as .tar and .md5 files. Are there any websites that host stock roms ending in .tar or .md5?
Download stock rom from sammobile.com. The downloaded stock rom was compressed with winrar. Extract the downloaded file, you will get .md5 file. Put your phone into download mode connect your mobile to pc. open odin click pda select extracted .md5 file click start wait for 5 min after flashing complete odin will show pass. Unplug your mobile from pc. Goto recovery mode wipe data then reboot system. first boot will take 10 min.
Hello XDA,
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Alpha and I've recently wiped the whole phone due to the custom ROM draining my battery. Now I have a huge issue. I do not have an operating system on my device and I have no idea how to get one. I've tried to flash the original firmware via ODIN, but it won't boot up. I can't transfer a firmware to my phone via sd card and install with TWRP Recovery since my phone does not support SD card. What can I do? Can I transfer files to TWRP via a USB stick that plugs into the phone or transfer files via USB cable to my computer?
I will be happy to provide more information if needed.
Thanks,
Vegar
Wipe all data on phone, flash stock
OR
Boot into download mode, flash latest twrp with Odin, reboot to twrp and pull battery after.
Well I'm not an expert but here's my idea how to fix it. Install adb on your pc and than put your phone in recovery and plug the phone to pc. If abd detect it (use adb devices) than you use adb push command to transfer ROM to your phone and then just install it. But if adb won't work than I can't help you. Good luck.
Hello guys,
Thanks for replying. I've already tried wiping left and right and reinstalling up and down without any luck. I have tried to use TWRP to install both the original firmware and two different ROMs. I have tried to sideload via ADB and install and it still gets stuck in a bootloop where it crashes on "Upgrading Android: Optimizing application x out of x". I have no idea what to do..
Thanks again,
VegarAndroid
Well, if nothing works then you could download PIT file and flash it with firmware in odin(with re-partition enabled ), but only if you can't do anything else. PIT should be the last resort
Hello,
Thanks again for helping me! Could you further explain how to do this? I think I've downloaded a pit file from Sammobile, how do I flash it with Odin?
I've never done it before but as far as I know first you have to download the pit file that matches your firmware version. Then you have to open odin click AP select your firmware then select pit in pit window and check re-partition in options and flash.
Maybe a stupid question but have you tried flashing just firmware (without pit and repartition)? If not then try this, it should fix the device in most cases, if odin display fail and in the log the last thing installing was hidden.img then extract it from firmware that you were flashing and flash it alone then reboot. After rebooting apps may crash all the time, so go to recovery and do full wipe.
I indeed tried flashing the original firmware with Odin, but it just ends in a bootloop where the phone restarts in the middle of the optimization of the applications. I will try to move over a ROM with ADB and then install to see if that helps.
Hi Vegar. I had a similar issue. I used Kies from Samsung for PC and in the menu there is something like emergency restore of the phone or something like that. It will wipe all data. But helped for me.
Hey everyone,
I was on stock with my S9+ and because of my slow carrier regarding updates I wanted to flash the latest BTU firmware from sammobile on it.
I downloaded everything, went into download mode and everything went well until the ODM.img file. Now it just stays like that without any error but also not going forward.
I do not know now what to do and how to get it flashed and working again? I am afraid, if I cancel the process now that I will not be able to boot again.
UPDATE:
First I was trying to do it with ODIN 3.13. Now I decided to try with ODIN 3.12 and after clicking on flash it just flashed the moden within a few seconds and rebooted the phone saying it was successful. At first it was strange because it did not flashed the system and took only 2 seconds, but the phone booted fine, with the data still there but on the newest firmware.
So, seems like the issue was in the lates version od ODIN, like always.
I'm having the same issue. Trying to flash unbranded XEO firmware on branded S9+. Everything goes fine till ODM.IMG. Older ODIN isn't flashing anything, phone just reboots.
aragoth said:
I'm having the same issue. Trying to flash unbranded XEO firmware on branded S9+. Everything goes fine till ODM.IMG. Older ODIN isn't flashing anything, phone just reboots.
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Try patched Odin from here - https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
I always had problems with both versions of Odins on my u965u1, but patched Odin made wonders.
sdame problem
HI. i ha ve same problem odm.img stopped the flasshingm, i dont understand why. patched odin not solved. G965F
arnes_king said:
Hey everyone,
I was on stock with my S9+ and because of my slow carrier regarding updates I wanted to flash the latest BTU firmware from sammobile on it.
I downloaded everything, went into download mode and everything went well until the ODM.img file. Now it just stays like that without any error but also not going forward.
I do not know now what to do and how to get it flashed and working again? I am afraid, if I cancel the process now that I will not be able to boot again.
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I tried this as well and also got stuck at the ODM file.
It's quite safe to hold down Bixby+Volume down+Power when it gets stuck and just repeat the Odin process.
I concluded that you can't use the Home CSC file when changing firmware from any other to BTU (or any other different operator version). The only way to do it was to allow a complete wipe of the phone by using the CSC file not the HOME version. After that everything went OK.
As a tip, if you are currently stuck at odm.img then restart the phone in download mode (Bixby+Volume down+Power) and as a temporary fix to get your phone back, use Odin 3.12 and flash all the files AP, BL, CP and Home CSC. It will go through very quickly, it won't change your CSC nor will it wipe any data. Then use Smart Switch to make a backup, then repeat Odin with all the files but use the non-Home CSC file which will wipe the phone, and when complete restore via Smart Switch.
just flash with .pit file and see the magic