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Hi,
I just got a Samsung Galaxy S2 yesterday (yay me!) but it is a Korean model (Olleh branded SWH-M250K. Ive gathered its from KT). Now I did a lot of research last night and figured out that I can flash any stock firmware to it using Odin and appropriate kernel. So I downloaded a UK stock XXKG6 firmware & kernel, and flashed it using Odin.
But when I flash it, it fails to write factoryfs.img to the phone. And the process fails after that. It looks like this:
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
First time this happened, it just gave me the Upgrade Firmware screen at startup, and wouldn't boot Android. I could get into download mode though, so I flashed a stock kernel to it. Now this time it booted and all, but when it does, it keeps giving me these errors once every few minutes:
I re-downloaded the Odin 1.85 setup and ran from it. Same result. I thought maybe the downloaded firmware is corrupted. So I downloaded another one XXKH3 for unbranded European model. Tried flashing this firmware with an insecure kernel, but it gave the exact same error.
Now when I flash the stock kernel for it, it works and boots (still with the above error in picture). The system properties are as given in this image:
Can someone please tell me how to have a smooth flash?
Oh and I did manage to root the previous firmware with CFroot, so I have CWM 4 recovery in there as well.
I would really appreciate if someone could help me figure out what's the problem here. Thanks!
P.S.: Attaching imagery just in case the embed links don't work. Attached in the same order as embedded above.
If m250k is like i9100 you have to wipe stats. As you flashed an official rom you shouldnt have CWM, just go to original recovery, wipe cache and wipe data/factory reset.
How do I go back to original Samsung recovery?
I installed it with CFroot, then flashed a stock Kernel after root successful & pushed the zImage of CFroot from within the CWM app (NOT Rom Manager. CFroot uses a modified version of it called CWM). Now I don't get the yellow triangle when I boot the phone, but I still have CWM 4 on the phone. I've flashed stock kernels multiple times after that, but the recovery stays as CWM4.
Evo911 said:
How do I go back to original Samsung recovery?
I installed it with CFroot, then flashed a stock Kernel after root successful & pushed the zImage of CFroot from within the CWM app (NOT Rom Manager. CFroot uses a modified version of it called CWM). Now I don't get the yellow triangle when I boot the phone, but I still have CWM 4 on the phone. I've flashed stock kernels multiple times after that, but the recovery stays as CWM4.
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Uninstall CWM.
Or Just flash the firmware again, it will un root device and completely remove CWM, SU.
Well the flashing part is problematic here. It just doesn't finish the flashing of a new firmware on the phone. And I don't have a backup of the actual firmware so im kind of stuck If you know a way out, please do point me in the right direction. Thanks!
Just enter the cwm recovery, go to advanced, wipe dalvik. Back (power button if home is your enter key in cwm), wipe cache and wipe data/factory reset. Doing this you will lose all your apps/data. Didnt see you rooted after the flash, doesnt matter if its original or cwm recovery.
Ok here's what I just did. I didn't have the M250K stock firmware with me and cant download right now coz im at work, so used the XXKH3 firmware instead.
I went into CWM 4 recovery, wiped the data/factory reset, reboot, into download mode, flashed XXKH3 firmware again. It again got stuck at factoryfs.img. Only this time, I flashed the SHW-M250K stock kernel after it. Rebooted, and now its all working rather smooth. No popup of any kind. Checked on ODIN screen in download mode, and it says the Binary is Samsung official (or something like that), but the recovery is still CWM :s
Now Im just thinking, is it all good if its working alright? I mean when you look at the screenshot above, Odin onlymanaged to push 2 img files to the phone before it fails. Now are the rest more or less the same old ones. What should I do here?
My goal is to get rid of the Korean firmware, and install a stock European 2.3.4 kernel in there. Now its just not letting me finish this task. Even when I download the stock firmware at home and flash it, Im not sure if it will let it flash that as well or not. And let's say that I DO get it flashed, what then? Wouldn't I be back to square one?
First question has to be is my phone M250K
compatible with the firmware i am trying to flash .
jje
JJEgan said:
First question has to be is my phone M250K
compatible with the firmware i am trying to flash .
jje
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Is that still under debate? I read in multiple threads that as long as you're flashing a stock firmware, it should be fine. Could you please guide me how to determine which firmware is compatible with my handset?
you can try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1249525&highlight=m250k
Evo911 said:
Is that still under debate? I read in multiple threads that as long as you're flashing a stock firmware, it should be fine. Could you please guide me how to determine which firmware is compatible with my handset?
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No idea thats why you need to check .
Your symptoms are of a wrong firmware flash which begs the question i asked .
Check those multiple threads if i where you .
jje
Already been there. This is the stock firmware. I need a 2.3.4 European firmware compatible with M250K. Don't know where to find one, or how to determine which firmware will be compatible with my phone
I flashed my m250k with lite v.6.1 very stabil my phone but not working DMB tv and NFC
Now I can back stock rom but I have tried all stock rom.can't working stock roms.
Olleh letter during and phone making continuous restart. Using -usb jig- of download mod again lite v.6.1 flashing my phone.
Sorry for my english...
Guys I've flashed SHW-M250K with European stock firmware XXKH3, and rooted with CF root. But the flashing didn't go smooth and it failed at the end of flashing factoryfs.img. I flashed the stock kernel for it after that, and the European firmware started working.
Now, there are the following items within the .tar archive that still need to be flashed over to the phone.
hidden.img
modem.bin
param.lfs
Sbl.bin
zImage
Can someone tell me how can I push these items onto the phone to complete the firmware update? EDGE and GPS aren't working on this firmware, and I think it will work after pushing these to the phone.
Anyone?
Evo911 said:
Guys I've flashed SHW-M250K with European stock firmware XXKH3, and rooted with CF root. But the flashing didn't go smooth and it failed at the end of flashing factoryfs.img. I flashed the stock kernel for it after that, and the European firmware started working.
Now, there are the following items within the .tar archive that still need to be flashed over to the phone.
hidden.img
modem.bin
param.lfs
Sbl.bin
zImage
Can someone tell me how can I push these items onto the phone to complete the firmware update? EDGE and GPS aren't working on this firmware, and I think it will work after pushing these to the phone.
modem.bin flash via Odin as Phone .
zImage flash via Odin as PDA .
The rest no idea never seen this before a flash installs the lot .
jje
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Ok just tried this. it worked! Thanks JJEgan!
EDGE is working great, GPS also straightened right up!
Just need to see if its important to flash the rest or not. So far I haven't encountered any bugs, and I've been using it as my primary phone since last night. But better safe that sorry, so I would very much appreciate if someone could tell me how can I flash the rest. ADB perhaps?
Similar to OP, but lost in the detail - can you help??
Hey guys, a total noob to this but, I promise, I've spent eight hours trawling forums and have a brick wall. Hoping you can help.
I seem to have exactoly the same problem as the OP. I have a UK unlocked T-mobile S2 which I decided to flash using Odin3 v1.85 to ICS (I9100XXLP2_I9100OXALP2_OXA.rar, following instructions on CNET) and it worked like a dream. I then rooted the phone - all was fine.
Only issue was that I had occasional crashes etc and so I tried to go back to Gingerbread.. big mistake. I pulled down what I thought was the correct firmware... and I can't be sure which files I used, as I've stupidly downloaded so many now and I can't find it - all I know is that I noticed too late that the files I used to flash to ICS were .tar.md5, whilst the files I used to try and downgrade were .tar (even after unpacking).
GUess what... Odin failed. "Oh well", I thought, "I'll just reflash to ICS". No joy.
I boot the phone and get the Yellow Exclamation mark / "Firmware upgrade encountered an error". I can. however, by removing the battery and then using the volume down / home / power button combo get into the OS download screen. However, everytime I try to flash anything to the phone using Odin, it seems to start and then fails, as per the OP, in exactly the same place:
Code:
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I9100_CODE_I9100XXLPB_CL99600_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> MODEM_I9100XXLPB_REV_02_CL1101286.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OXXLP5_RST.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> boot.bin
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> Sbl.bin
<ID:0/007> param.lfs
<ID:0/007>
<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/007> Removed!!
<ID:0/007> Added!!
I've read that perhaps I need a PIT file and choose repartition - but I've equally read against warnings of doing this. I get totally lost at post 3 on this - I'm not technically inept (honest!)
I'm really, really stuck and, short of replacing the phone, am putting my trust in you...
Thanks in advance!
similar problem, only can't go into recovery
Evo911 said:
Well the flashing part is problematic here. It just doesn't finish the flashing of a new firmware on the phone. And I don't have a backup of the actual firmware so im kind of stuck If you know a way out, please do point me in the right direction. Thanks!
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guys, I'm having a similar problem. I wanted to unlock my phone, update it and root it, but I didn't know at the beginning that I have to backup my stock firmware.
so I uploaded my SII to android 4.0.3, rooted it and unlocked. but it was crashing a lot so I wanted to go back to android 2.3.5.
I went from rom manager into reboot in recovery, wiped data/ factory sets, cash, dvlik and chosed the firmware from SD. It did something but when it ended it showed me Kernel panic or something.
Now it won't go into recovery, it always show the screen with the yellow triangle between computer and phone and says Firmware upgrade encountered and issue.
It enters download mode but when I try to flash from Odin it fails at factoryfs and I can't upload anything. I tried uploading different software but it fails all of them
What can I do? Is there any other way to recovery? Should I upload a new bootloader?
Can anybody tell me exactly what files to upload and from where?
I have to admit I don't understand much of these things, I just wanted to unlock and update my phone and thought I could do it alone, just by reading. Looks like I'm stuck
Your answers would really help.
Thanks!
maramat_99 said:
guys, I'm having a similar problem. I wanted to unlock my phone, update it and root it, but I didn't know at the beginning that I have to backup my stock firmware.
so I uploaded my SII to android 4.0.3, rooted it and unlocked. but it was crashing a lot so I wanted to go back to android 2.3.5.
I went from rom manager into reboot in recovery, wiped data/ factory sets, cash, dvlik and chosed the firmware from SD. It did something but when it ended it showed me Kernel panic or something.
Now it won't go into recovery, it always show the screen with the yellow triangle between computer and phone and says Firmware upgrade encountered and issue.
It enters download mode but when I try to flash from Odin it fails at factoryfs and I can't upload anything. I tried uploading different software but it fails all of them
What can I do? Is there any other way to recovery? Should I upload a new bootloader?
Can anybody tell me exactly what files to upload and from where?
I have to admit I don't understand much of these things, I just wanted to unlock and update my phone and thought I could do it alone, just by reading. Looks like I'm stuck
Your answers would really help.
Thanks!
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Ok here's what you should do:
1- Stop panicking!!
2- Go to Download Mode
3- Flash a stock Kernel (can be M250K kernel, but I'd recommend using the kernel of the firmware u just flashed)
4- Reboot
5- Enjoy!
I've been having similar problems for a while now, and Odin failing at factoryfs.img doesn't really hurt much. I've used multiple firmware with it, all of them crash at factoryfs.img. I flash the kernel after that, and then use the phone. Never had a problem.
In case there is a problem, you can extract modem.bin from the big firmware .tar file, and flash it as follows:
1- Go to Download Mode
2- Open ODIN & let it detect the phone
3- Put modem.bin in PHONE option, and flash.
4- Reboot, and all done!
Hope it helps!
Evo911 said:
Ok here's what you should do:
1- Stop panicking!!
2- Go to Download Mode
3- Flash a stock Kernel (can be M250K kernel, but I'd recommend using the kernel of the firmware u just flashed)
4- Reboot
5- Enjoy!
I've been having similar problems for a while now, and Odin failing at factoryfs.img doesn't really hurt much. I've used multiple firmware with it, all of them crash at factoryfs.img. I flash the kernel after that, and then use the phone. Never had a problem.
In case there is a problem, you can extract modem.bin from the big firmware .tar file, and flash it as follows:
1- Go to Download Mode
2- Open ODIN & let it detect the phone
3- Put modem.bin in PHONE option, and flash.
4- Reboot, and all done!
Hope it helps!
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Thanks for the info, I will use it next time. I managed to install the 4.0.3 firmware last night with multiple files (I prayed to it and, after 3 hours of trying, somehow it went through) but I will probably have to do this again. This software is very unstable and I need to try something else.
From previous experience, when I try to upload 2.3.5 from from manager reboot into recovery it can't do it and then gives this problem at odin multiple file installation.
But I still don't know this:
- where to get a a stock Kernel from
- where to extract the modem.bin from
I've used these files:
PIT u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit
PDA I9100_CODE_I9100XXKP8_CL42141_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
PHONE MODEM_I9100XXKP8_REV_02_CL1092599.tar.md5
CSC GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OXAKP8.tar.md5
I have also this kernel available in the multiple file I9100_KERNEL_I9100XXKP8_CL42141_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
and this one to root CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KP8-v5.2-CWM5.tar.
Could you please give me some links from where I can download a stock kernel? This one crashes when I try to enter most settings, crashes when I answer and is very unstable. But I am afraid to flash from SD the 2.3.5 because after that it does the same thing all over again.
Also, I don't know from where to take stock files, either for 4.0.3 or for Gingerbread. These ones that I tryed to install and they crashed where taken from Cyanogenmod but I couldn't find a multiple file to reload 2.3.5.
Thanks for the help, next time it crashes I will try your method, but please try to send me links where to dowload because I don't know anymore what is stock and what isn't I am very very new to this ...
so, this is what I would need, to summarize:
- stock kernel for 4.0.3
- where to extract the modem.bin file from
- stock kernel or multiple file to install from Odin the Gingerbread.
Please help!
And thank you very much for your quick response, it helped very much, now I know what to do when this happens again.
Mara
I have searched a lot of threads and post about bricks before posting here. It would appear that my problem is a unique combination of a lot issues.
Detailed Explanation :
I am using a Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9001) with the Omega Custom ROM
[ROM][XXLPH][05Mar]◄Omega ICS v3.2►.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1489197
It was working perfectly fine for a week.
Then suddenly is stopped responding and on reboot , it just showed the Samsung start screen with the yellow triangle and exclamation.
I entered Recovery Mode and tried to restore a backup but it failed. I also tried to install the same ROM again (install from SD card) with CWM from recovery but it stopped halfway and failed to respond for over 2 hours.
With no choice but to pull the battery I did so but now Recovery Mode has stopped working. Just get the same loading screen with Samsung and yellow triangle.
However I was not worried because DOWNLOAD mode was still working. I tried flashing a stock firmware using ODIN but it stopped responding. I waited for an hour and pulled the plug.
Download mode is still working so I tried different stock rom with both single file versions (PDA) and the 3 file versions (PDA,PHONE and CSC) with pit and repartition but all stop responding after a while.
It stops at cache.img for the single file ROMs and for the 3 file roms with pit it stops responding at SET PIT File. DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET. I also tried Lightening Rom and that stopped at factory.fs NAND Write.
I checked and double checked all drivers, chaged USB ports and tried reflashing a number of times.
Now when I try to boot or enter recovery I get the message "Firmware upgrade encountered and issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again"
Kies is able to recognize the device but it tries to connect and then says "The device has stopped responding. Reboot to fix this issue" So I am unable to recover firmware using Kies.
TLDR :
There are no driver issues or interference between Kies and Odin. The device is easily recognized and download mode is working. Just unable to flash back to stock rom using odin, unable to boot or enter recovery mode.
Right now the only consolation is that download mode is still working but I am unable to flash anything. Also I had to get stock roms form external sites and smafirmware.com because the Official Firmware Links are from multiupload and they do not work.
Are there any mirrors for the official stock ROMS?
I am trying to flash different roms with ODIN and hoping for something to happen.
Suggestions/Solution to this unique problem will be much appreciated.
This is an unusual problem.
Try to flash the Kernel only via Odin.
Do let me know if you succeed.
[email protected]!n said:
This is an unusual problem.
Try to flash the Kernel only via Odin.
Do let me know if you succeed.
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I am now using only ODIN. When you say Kernel I assume just the small stock Kernel File (5-10 MB) and not the entire ROM (~350 MB)
In download mode, in the top left corner, the current Binary was show as "Custom"
I used ODIN to flash Stock Kernel (Kernel_I9100XWKF3) and this was the progress:
Firmware Update Start..
zImage
NAND Write Start..
Now it stops responding (waited 20 mins ) but now the Current Binary is shown as "SAMSUNG OFFICIAL"
However, I am still unable to flash a complete stock ROM and cannot boot or enter recovery.
Stock firmwares are available at samfirmware.com. Try one from there. Once you flash, do a full wipe/factory reset. Seems you'll always have to do this when going from ICS to Gingerbread.
Also, from your post above, it sounds like you are still on an ICS ROM (XXLPH), and tried flashing a Gingerbread kernel (XWKF3). This will never work...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
ctomgee said:
Stock firmwares are available at samfirmware.com. Try one from there. Once you flash, do a full wipe/factory reset. Seems you'll always have to do this when going from ICS to Gingerbread.
Also, from your post above, it sounds like you are still on an ICS ROM (XXLPH), and tried flashing a Gingerbread kernel (XWKF3). This will never work...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
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I tried firmwares from samfirmware.com. The problem is that I am unable to complete the flash process as odin always gets stuck at some point (Mostly KERNEL Stage) .
<ID:0/010> Odin v.3 engine (ID:10)..
<ID:0/010> File analysis..
<ID:0/010> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/010> Initialzation..
<ID:0/010> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/010> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/010> boot.bin
<ID:0/010> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/010> Sbl.bin
<ID:0/010> param.lfs
<ID:0/010> zImage
It stops here.Unless I complete a flash I cannot full wipe/factory reset.
Also, I tried flashing an older XWKE8 Rom from samfirmware and the message "Firmware upgrade encountered and issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" has disappeared. Now when I try to boot or enter recovery there is just a mobile icon and a PC icon connected my an exclamation mark inside an orange triangle
Like you said, it may be because I was on an ICS ROM and then tried to switch to Gingerbread. If So, What ROM do I try to flash now?
Have a search for the GB bootloader and try flashing just that first .
GT-I9100_OLD_BOOTLOADER is the name of the file .
jje
JJEgan said:
Have a search for the GB bootloader and try flashing just that first .
GT-I9100_OLD_BOOTLOADER is the name of the file .
jje
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Ok I got the bootloader and flashed it using ODIN. This is the first file that ODIN was finally successful in flashing. Thanks.
Something has changed. There is no longer a semi brick screen with the icons previously mentioned.The device now displays the boot screen showing "Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100" There is NO YELLOW TRIANGLE now. Finally some Progress. But it is stuck on this screen. Still no Recovery mode or normal boot.
This has however given me some hope. What do I do next?
Try a custom kernel i.e.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55089648/Siyah-v2.5.2.tar
download an unrar it.
Flash it with Odin.
Hopefully it works
lordtoeknee said:
Ok I got the bootloader and flashed it using ODIN. This is the first file that ODIN was finally successful in flashing. Thanks.
Something has changed. There is no longer a semi brick screen with the icons previously mentioned.The device now displays the boot screen showing "Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100" There is NO YELLOW TRIANGLE now. Finally some Progress. But it is stuck on this screen. Still no Recovery mode or normal boot.
This has however given me some hope. What do I do next?
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If you have download mode just flash a stock rom if no download mode grab a USB recovery jig from ebay etc .
jje
[email protected]!n said:
Try a custom kernel i.e.
//dl.dropbox.com/u/55089648/Siyah-v2.5.2.tar
download an unrar it.
Flash it with Odin.
Hopefully it works
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Tried flashing this. It get stuck at this stage :
<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!!
Actually all kernels I have tried so far are getting stuck at this stage.
[email protected]!n said:
Try a custom kernel i.e.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55089648/Siyah-v2.5.2.tar
download an unrar it.
Flash it with Odin.
Hopefully it works
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Dude. It still looks like he hasn't flashed a gingerbread firmware successfully yet. Which means he's really still on ICS. Siyah doesn't support ICS yet.
And typically, flashing only a kernel when in a situation as he describes won't get you out of that situation. Unless the reason you got into that situation in the first place was by flashing a kernel that wasn't meant for you.
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JJEgan said:
If you have download mode just flash a stock rom if no download mode grab a USB recovery jig from ebay etc .
jje
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There was never any problem in getting into download mode. The actual problem is that ODIN gets stuck at some stage when I try to flash anything. I am unable to complete the flash.
The only success was the old bootloader which you suggested. Other than that all other kernels/roms get stuck at some point.
Most other posts/threads say that I will be fine as long as download mode is working. It is, but I am still unable to flash anything as ODIN keeps getting stuck.
Thoughts .
A guess is that something broke using PIT and repartition .
Rom download faulty no you have tried to many .
Bootloader flashes yes so Odin works .
Kies is not running in the task bar is it .
You are using mainboard USB port and Samsung cable .
If it was my phone it would be a service centre job but i would probably try just flashing a CWM and root kernel first to try and get recovery mode to format the system data and cache .
jje
Other possibilities for a stuck flash:
1. Bad cable
2. Cable plugged into a USB hub instead of directly into USB port on PC
3. Cable plugged into a USB passthrough (like keyboard) instead of directly into USB port on PC
EDIT: whoops, JJEgan mentioned bad cable and direct USB connection in his post above.
Thanks for your comments.
I am using the Original Samsung Cable and quite sure it has no problems. Also it is directly connected to my Laptop. And I have made sure there is no interference between Kies and Odin.
Maybe something broke in PIT and repartition, but i can still enter download mode. So I should be able to flash something right?
Not looking forward to taking it to the service center as I have will need to reset my flash counter. I may have to do that as a last resort but i'm hoping something will successfully flash. Like I said, I am hanging onto the fact that Download mode still works.
lordtoeknee said:
Thanks for your comments.
I am using the Original Samsung Cable and quite sure it has no problems. Also it is directly connected to my Laptop. And I have made sure there is no interference between Kies and Odin.
Maybe something broke in PIT and repartition, but i can still enter download mode. So I should be able to flash something right?
Not looking forward to taking it to the service center as I have will need to reset my flash counter. I may have to do that as a last resort but i'm hoping something will successfully flash. Like I said, I am hanging onto the fact that Download mode still works.
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Hold up. Two things:
1. I just re-read your first post, and you mentioned GT-I9001, which is the Galaxy S plus... which is not the same as the GT-I9100, which is the Galaxy SII international edition. Is this a typo?
2. Have you been putting the .PIT file each time you flash? If so, what .PIT file are you putting, and where did you get it? Could be you flashed using an incorrect .PIT file, and need the right one.
Edit to add: you really don't have to put the .PIT file when you flash unless you ABSOLUTELY have to. I've flashed several times and not once used a .PIT file.
ctomgee said:
Hold up. Two things:
1. I just re-read your first post, and you mentioned GT-I9001, which is the Galaxy S plus... which is not the same as the GT-I9100, which is the Galaxy SII international edition. Is this a typo?
2. Have you been putting the .PIT file each time you flash? If so, what .PIT file are you putting, and where did you get it? Could be you flashed using an incorrect .PIT file, and need the right one.
Edit to add: you really don't have to put the .PIT file when you flash unless you ABSOLUTELY have to. I've flashed several times and not once used a .PIT file.
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Sorry this was a typo. It is the GT-I9100 - Galaxy S II international edition.
I used the .PIT file and checked repartition whenever it was available with Stock Kernel. ie it came along with the PDA,PHONE and CSC files.
I also tried without the PIT file (No repartition). I did not use any incorrect file.
However, I was unable to do any successful flash. ODIN would stop responding before the PIT flash was completed. if there was no .PIT files it would stop at NAND write at cache.img or zImage
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Sorry this was a typo. It is the GT-I9100 - Galaxy S II international edition.
I used the .PIT file and checked repartition whenever it was available with Stock Kernel. ie it came along with the PDA,PHONE and CSC files.
I also tried without the PIT file (No repartition). I did not use any incorrect file.
However, I was unable to do any successful flash. ODIN would stop responding before the PIT flash was completed. if there was no .PIT files it would stop at NAND write at cache.img or zImage
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Ok... you said you're using original Samsung USB and you're quite sure it has no problems... but have you tried a different cable? It doesn't have to necessarily be the original Samsung cable. I use a generic micro USB cable for my flashes, and it works fine. Could be the cable went bad... or try a different USB port on your laptop. Maybe the port went bad.
Yes tried another cable as well as different ports. This should not be any problem as i am able to successfully flash bootloaders. Any other type of file, ODIN pauses at some stage and does not respond.
lordtoeknee said:
Yes tried another cable as well as different ports. This should not be any problem as i am able to successfully flash bootloaders. Any other type of file, ODIN pauses at some stage and does not respond.
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Hmm... could possibly be a corrupted download... try redownloading the files you are flashing?
I used Odin 1.85 to revert to stock ROM. My phone is i9100XXLPX so I downloaded the right ROM for it from androidfirmwares.net. There were two 4.0.3 ROMs for XXLPX, and I tried flashing them both. Both got stuck on Samsung logo.
This phone is barely new and a gift I am very upset, and your help will mean the WORLD to me. I am willing to co-operate the best I can. But please, I need anyone's help! You will be given all the 'thanks' you'd like.
THANKS a lot in advance!
During the Odin Flash you got the green signal from Odin?
Also before flashing did you wipe to factory settings?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda app-developers app
THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED.
How I fixed it:
In recovery, I wiped data (after flashing the ROM) and it booted normally.
Thank you!
I am sorry for the hassle.
Sadly, I'm having the same issue.
I'm coming from CyanogenMod 10.1 and wanted to test the latest stock firmware from Samsung.
My PC is running under Linux and the way I flash the firmware is:
sudo heimdall flash --primary-boot boot.bin --cache cache.img --factoryfs factoryfs.img --hidden hidden.img --modem modem.bin --param param.lfs --secondary-boot Sbl.bin --kernel zImage
The image files are extracted from the I9100XWLS8_I9100XXLS8_I9100FOPLS3_HOME.tar.md5
Unfortunately after the flash and reboot the booting is stuck at SAMSUNG logo and no wiping or re-flashing helps. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
julandroid said:
Sadly, I'm having the same issue.
I'm coming from CyanogenMod 10.1 and wanted to test the latest stock firmware from Samsung.
My PC is running under Linux and the way I flash the firmware is:
sudo heimdall flash --primary-boot boot.bin --cache cache.img --factoryfs factoryfs.img --hidden hidden.img --modem modem.bin --param param.lfs --secondary-boot Sbl.bin --kernel zImage
The image files are extracted from the I9100XWLS8_I9100XXLS8_I9100FOPLS3_HOME.tar.md5
Unfortunately after the flash and reboot the booting is stuck at SAMSUNG logo and no wiping or re-flashing helps. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
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Try windoze.
Here's the leak, it could get you to your feet before flashing LS8.
At the end I gave up, after the failure to install even the older ICS 4.0.4 official firmware, so no love for me from the Samsung.
Happily, at least I was able to reinstall CM10.1 without issues. The thing that impressed me, after reinstalling the CM10.1, was that my internal card was almost the same as is before the fiasco. I.e. the old folders with the images (from the camera) and the uploaded music was intact!
It seems I have to format the internal sd card before I start flashing the Samsung's firmware.
1gnition said:
I used Odin 1.85 to revert to stock ROM. My phone is i9100XXLPX so I downloaded the right ROM for it from androidfirmwares.net. There were two 4.0.3 ROMs for XXLPX, and I tried flashing them both. Both got stuck on Samsung logo.
This phone is barely new and a gift I am very upset, and your help will mean the WORLD to me. I am willing to co-operate the best I can. But please, I need anyone's help! You will be given all the 'thanks' you'd like.
THANKS a lot in advance!
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i had the same issue, i flashed recovery-twrp from odin, wiped cache and factory reset. booted up fine
my samsung a105f a10 stucked at samsung logo after i flashed with odin
i did wipe data and nothing fix it. i also tried different firmware with pit file selected but nothing work
please someone help me
1gnition said:
I used Odin 1.85 to revert to stock ROM. My phone is i9100XXLPX so I downloaded the right ROM for it from androidfirmwares.net. There were two 4.0.3 ROMs for XXLPX, and I tried flashing them both. Both got stuck on Samsung logo.
This phone is barely new and a gift I am very upset, and your help will mean the WORLD to me. I am willing to co-operate the best I can. But please, I need anyone's help! You will be given all the 'thanks' you'd like.
THANKS a lot in advance!
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Restock is impossible if you updated to android 10 due to antirollback. If you cannot go into download mode or download mode just keeps fails when flashing, your emmc is dead.
Happened to me today..
Flashed my Galaxy A51 to the latest firmware using ODIN after I tried a custom ROM on this phone, and it stuck on Logo even after getting pass in ODIN.
The solution is to go back to recovery (stock recovery, not TWRP, no need reflashing firmware etc), wipe cache, data and format.. then reboot.
Hey guys!
I think i could use some help on handling my GT I9300
I was on Paranoid Android 3.15 and flashed miuiandroid_m0_jb-3.4.12
It worked for me for about 40 hours- no problems at all.
While i was setting up my phone and reinstalling my apps clockworkmod told me that there is an update. I could update to a version that i already installed a couple of days ago but somehow the app showed me i am running on an older version. After trying to update clockworkmod it told me that an error occured while updating.
Didnt take care of it because i went to bed and wanted to continue later this evening.
Some hours ago (i already used my phone as usual) my phone restartet and stuck on the samsung logo.
When i plug in the charger no led turns on. Sometimes the Samsung logo changes to the charging animation but it seems that the animation is frozen.
I cannot enter recovery mode only download mode.
What i have tried till now was:
trying to flash a stock rom with odin 3.7- Odin told me something like there was no pit file found.
trying to flash an odin flashable cutom rom- some error as above.
trying to flash a 3 parted rom with pit file- odin was stuck on "Get PIT for mapping" and nothing happened for about 60 minutes.
I have uses both GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit and GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit
CODE_I9300XXALE8_554452_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC_OJV_I9300OJVALE7_CL547448_REV00_user_low_noship.tar.md5
MODEM_I9300XXLE8_REV02_REV04_CL1145430.tar.md5
On Odin 1.85 the repartition fails
Now i am pretty clueless and i hope that someone could tell me a solution
Oh i almost forgot.
in Odin mode my description is:
PRODUCT NAME:
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
Thanks in advance!
You could try flashing CF-root with odin and see if that works. If it does you should have access to recovery.
wangdaning said:
You could try flashing CF-root with odin and see if that works. If it does you should have access to recovery.
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Oh i sorry. forgot to write down that i already tried this aswell-but without .pit file. That was one of my first ideas because i wanted to avoid repartitioning.
Same error in odin- no pit found.
Should i try to just flash cf root with the .pit file? or would this cause even more damage?
Alan D said:
Hey guys!
I think i could use some help on handling my GT I9300
I was on Paranoid Android 3.15 and flashed miuiandroid_m0_jb-3.4.12
It worked for me for about 40 hours- no problems at all.
While i was setting up my phone and reinstalling my apps clockworkmod told me that there is an update. I could update to a version that i already installed a couple of days ago but somehow the app showed me i am running on an older version. After trying to update clockworkmod it told me that an error occured while updating.
Didnt take care of it because i went to bed and wanted to continue later this evening.
Some hours ago (i already used my phone as usual) my phone restartet and stuck on the samsung logo.
When i plug in the charger no led turns on. Sometimes the Samsung logo changes to the charging animation but it seems that the animation is frozen.
I cannot enter recovery mode only download mode.
What i have tried till now was:
trying to flash a stock rom with odin 3.7- Odin told me something like there was no pit file found.
trying to flash an odin flashable cutom rom- some error as above.
trying to flash a 3 parted rom with pit file- odin was stuck on "Get PIT for mapping" and nothing happened for about 60 minutes.
I have uses both GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit and GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit
CODE_I9300XXALE8_554452_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC_OJV_I9300OJVALE7_CL547448_REV00_user_low_noship.tar.md5
MODEM_I9300XXLE8_REV02_REV04_CL1145430.tar.md5
On Odin 1.85 the repartition fails
Now i am pretty clueless and i hope that someone could tell me a solution
Oh i almost forgot.
in Odin mode my description is:
PRODUCT NAME:
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
Thanks in advance!
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i dont know if this will work , but you could try it , try flashing resurrection rom from the checkrom website through odin in download mode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNaQfdOi56E
Is it possible to flash only recovery image with Odin? I've been doing that with Mobile Odin, so I guess it might be possible with Odin as well?
galaxys3lover said:
i dont know if this will work , but you could try it , try flashing resurrection rom from the checkrom website through odin in download mode]
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This was the custom rom i mentioned above. Have forgotten the name so i only wrote via odin flashable custom rom. Same issue there "there is no PIT Partition"
The "best" result untill now was trying to flash a 3 parted rom with PIT but odin seems to freeze on getting pit. Or at least nothing happened after an hour
Usual is wrong PIT for your phone or PIT partition damaged .
Take it to a service centre .
jje
JJEgan said:
Usual is wrong PIT for your phone or PIT partition damaged .
Take it to a service centre .
jje
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I went to my provider today and gave it back to send it to service. I don't seem to be the first one who gave the phone back with the same issues. Usually it takes about one or two weeks till they have checked the phone and decide if the repair or replace the phone. Today the nice lady in the shop told me that they will send it back on monday and a replacement will arrive on monday aswell.
Thanks anyways
-Bought a used S3.
-It enters dowload mode and recovery (CWM)
-If you turn it on normaly, it get stuck at Samsung Logo
-Tried to flash via ODIN but CSC, PDA, MODEM says
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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-Tried to flash pit files and re-partition but I get stuck at "Get pit for mapping" or "No partion" (depending on the version of ODIN)
I think there's no solution, I've already searched a LOT around XDA and no one has a solution for this
So this is my last call before replacing motherboard (maybe eMMC chip is broken)
Please, keep in mind that I'm not a noob (or at least not that bad noob) and I've already tested ODIN with different cables, ODIN versions, pit versions, USB ports, different computers, no KIES installed, drivers unistalled and reinstalled over and over so this is not the problem.
More details
-The man who sold me this phone told me that he was updating by KIES and electricity went off in his house (It's possible that this is not true, don't have evidence to confirm this)
-Wipes by recovery don't work. Only wipe battery stats. If I try to wipe cache, data, system or anything else, recovery gets stucked or phone rebooted
-SD card is not recognzied in recovery. Can't make a backup or flash files to external SD card. Internal SD card can't be mounted.
-Format system, or cache or data by Mounting settings neither work. It freezes the recovery
-Saw that there is a method to recover Verizon S3 phones by a sort of factory image. Didn't tried in my 9300 interntional, but read a few people who said that method didn't worked on her 9300. Wonder if it's posible to make a factory image of 9300. (Here is the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2660566)
Try downgrading just the boot loader to BLFB, if that flashes then try pit & firmware together.
The age of this model means nand wear is becoming more common, so it might mean nothing will flash.
boomboomer said:
Try downgrading just the boot loader to BLFB, if that flashes then try pit & firmware together.
The age of this model means nand wear is becoming more common, so it might mean nothing will flash.
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I tried just flash only Bootloader file that comes with each firmawre I tried (didn't understand what do you mean by BLFB) but no difference.
jutopa said:
I tried just flash only Bootloader file that comes with each firmware I tried (didn't understand what do you mean by BLFB) but no difference.
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After a year or so I have tried to flash again my old i9300, but I'm stacked in the same problem! I have tried with Odin 3.12.3 with different PIT files, and also with Heimdall under Ubuntu... I'm not also a super noob (i have flashed several time this and other phones)
Have you found a way to force to rewrite the PIT file? the only mode available in my phone (i9300 International) is the Download Mode (i have broken even the Bootloader and the Recovery trying to Flash it )
Nothor said:
After a year or so I have tried to flash again my old i9300, but I'm stacked in the same problem! I have tried with Odin 3.12.3 with different PIT files, and also with Heimdall under Ubuntu... I'm not also a super noob (i have flashed several time this and other phones)
Have you found a way to force to rewrite the PIT file? the only mode available in my phone (i9300 International) is the Download Mode (i have broken even the Bootloader and the Recovery trying to Flash it )
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Tried J-tag yet?