I'm trying to get back to my stock firmware after installing Slimkat. To make a long story short, Odin is not turning yellow. I guess it is not recognizing my device; however, my computer recognized it a few days ago. I've tried Odin 3.07, 1.85. I am running 4.4.2 N900PVPUCNC5, but all the links to that firmware lead me to spam ridden pages.
I can get into download mode and recovery mode, but when I try to factory reset, it tells me it is SEANDROID Enforcing....then goes no further.
A) Can anyone lead me to the correct firmware for my device
B) Am I running the wrong version of Odin (which has happened before)?
C) I have the correct USB drivers installed and all Odin tells me is that it is finished, but I don't get a 'pass' message. HELP!
Sorry in advance if I am posting this in the wrong place or if my post is unclear. I am new and learning the ropes. I've read many posts and can't seem to find the answer to my issue. Any suggestions?
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Noob trying to restore my stock I777 to Bone Stock (or anything!). I can only get into Odin Home but it will not boot.
I have tried Odin3 v1.7, 1.82, & 1.85.
In each of the Odin3 versions I can get the ID COM to show up. However when I use UCKH7 or UCMD8 it always fails on the writing to the phone.
I have tried on my Win 7 64 bit & XP SP3 machines with 3 different USB cables (all known good) and on every USB port.
After reading and reading I downloaded and tried to get any of the programs to recognize the phone: Kies, SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.33.0, Android Studio, and Samsung PC studio (Debugged). I followed specific instructions to unstill, reboot, and install in order Kies and the Samsung USB drivers.
All I get is Gadget Serial Fails on the USB driver install. Samsung Mobile CDC Composite device and Samsung Mobile USB Modem install fine.
Is there something I am missing? Is my I777 bricked?
Mega thanks!
Fredzep
Update:
Phone is Bricked.
No problems though I have learned so much here and found a great source for cell tweaking!
Fredzep
If I understand your initial post correctly, the phone will go into download mode, and Odin will recognize the phone. The flash will start, but the flash will not complete. Is that correct?
If so, then I am pretty sure the phone is not bricked, and that it can be recovered.
Please post the exact failure text from Odin.
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If I understand your initial post correctly, the phone will go into download mode, and Odin will recognize the phone. The flash will start, but the flash will not complete. Is that correct?
If so, then I am pretty sure the phone is not bricked, and that it can be recovered.
Please post the exact failure text from Odin.
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Hi Creepyncrawly - I was following along in one of your posts http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583580 and I believe I took the USB out of the phone too early in Step #6 of the 3rd post. Phone is Dead. I am 99% sure it is Super Hard Bricked. Prior to that it always failed on Nand Write in ODIN v1.85.
Thank you for all your posts and I will contribute to you for all your help through all the posts.
Fredzep
Super Hard Bricked I777 Stock
So, no sign of life, no screen, no buttons light up, nothing?
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So, no sign of life, no screen, no buttons light up, nothing?
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Correct - Nothing lights up or is shown on the screen; Plugged in is the same as unplugged. A True Brick!
Super Hard Bricked!
Fredzep
Hello everybody,
I know this question has been asked multiple times, but after Googling for hours and searching in almost every thread about this subject here, I haven't found the solution yet.
What you need to know first
What happened is:
I tried flashing cm11, it went wrong, so I tried it again. Went wrong again. I decided to reboot the device and try it one more time. I couldn't even try that, cause I wasn't be able to go to recovery anymore. Booting into Download mode was possible though. So I decided to flash back to stock trough Odin, but Odin failed (posssibly a corrupted file), leaving me with the:
Phone--- exclamation mark ---PC sign, I wished I never needed to see.
What I tried and what still works is:
*Connecting to PC works (I can't see the files on the player, though). Odin does still recognise the device.
* Because Odin still recognised the device I tried flashing stock back. Odin failed in doing that, so then I tried using the pit file provided. This time Odin hanged at: DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET (please note: Odin on pc said this, player stil showed the phone-exclamation mark-pc sign). After Googling around I found I could just pull the USB cable out and try again, but unfortunately this didn't work.
HELP!!
So my question is: Is it possible for me to recover my international GP 5.0, and if so HOW?
Once again, Sorry for asking this question and thanks in advance.
-BrickedPlayer
P.s. Sorry for my bad English, it isn't my first language
P.P.S I wondered if Unbrickable Mod or OneClick Unbrick work, I'll try them asap (that means: when I have access to a Ubuntu PC, what I haven't now.
Hello everyone!
I tried to Upgrade this S2 i9100 phone from android 2.3 to 4.1.2. I used ODIN 1.87 and I9100XWMS3 ROM. when I started ODIN to flash the ROM it stucked in connecting or something like that for a long time, so i unplugged the cable and removed the battery. after that I can't turn on the phone, or go to Download/Recovery mode and anything I do just the first picture appears.
So is it Bricked or something?
is there any soulution?
when plug it to pc and open ODIN, it recognizes the phone. and when I try to flash the ROM it fails (like the second picture).
Probably not bricked; that picture of the phone/PC on the screen means the phone is in forced download mode. One way or another you need to get a successful Odin flash, and the way you do that is find Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in General & go through the troubleshooting steps in a methodical way as many times as you need to until you do get a successful flash.
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Probably not bricked; that picture of the phone/PC on the screen means the phone is in forced download mode. One way or another you need to get a successful Odin flash, and the way you do that is find Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread stickied in General & go through the troubleshooting steps in a methodical way as many times as you need to until you do get a successful flash.
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Thanks man. I was freaked out, because it's someone else's phone. when you said it's a forced download mode, I thought there must be some way. and I've found the solution here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/repair-i9100g-samsung-galaxy-s2-flashed-t1448765
I just thought that the Phone was a i9100 like my old one, but it turned out to be a i9100G. So originally a wrong firmware caused the problem. and the pit file in that topic solved it.
Thanks again man.
Good work figuring out what caused the problem & doing the research/fixing yourself
My Verizon SCH-1605 Note 2 rebooted and would not boot past the Verizon logo screen!
I have tried to "reload" the Stock Latest Firmware from Samsung, version 4.4.2 VRUFND7 with no luck....
I'm using Odin ver. 3.09. It fails at the beginning sboot.bin FAIL!
I can not get the phone in Recovery Mode, only in the Download mode!
When I try to get it in the Recovery mode it says Samsung Galaxy Note II and loads the logo screen but never completes the boot. I have to pull the battery.
I have been searching all day for a solution. I'm sure someone on this site can help me...
Thanks
Cliff
cjmedina2 said:
My Verizon SCH-1605 Note 2 rebooted and would not boot past the Verizon logo screen!
I have tried to "reload" the Stock Latest Firmware from Samsung, version 4.4.2 VRUFND7 with no luck....
I'm using Odin ver. 3.09. It fails at the beginning sboot.bin FAIL!
I can not get the phone in Recovery Mode, only in the Download mode!
When I try to get it in the Recovery mode it says Samsung Galaxy Note II and loads the logo screen but never completes the boot. I have to pull the battery.
I have been searching all day for a solution. I'm sure someone on this site can help me...
Thanks
Cliff
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Hi Cliff,
You probably found Droidstyle's Restore guide already, but if not, check it out here: ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181 ). It doesn't have restore instructions for 4.4.2, but the general instructions in section 1b will be the same. Try flashing the pit file at the same time as the firmware file if you're not doing that already.
You may also want to try a different version of ODIN if 3.09 isn't working... I've been using version 3.10 most recently with my Windows 7 64bit system and it has worked great.
Here's a Download link for ODIN 3.10.0. **With the newer ODIN versions, they have replaced the "PDA" slot with "AP"--so the .tar firmware file goes into AP in the newer ODIN. **(For reference--Here's the XDA Thread where XDA recognized contributor -CALIBAN666- posted the newer ODIN 3.10 version. Hit the thanks button for him and Droidstyle ****
Also...here's a link to the Verizon stock 4.4.2 firmware if you need it, but I bet you got your file from there already.
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If ODIN doesn't work for you, you might consider trying the Verizon repair utility or Samsung Kies 3 Emergency Firmware Recovery.
Good luck!!
I can not connect to Kies . Drivers are good...can connect to Odin!
Thanks,
When I plug it in a USB port I don't always hear the beep to load the driver but I see the battery charge status symbol, but it always will go in to download mode and Odin see the Comm port.
I tried Odin 3.10 but with out the pit file...it said: sboot.bin
NAND write start!!
Fail!
I can not connect to kies either!
cjmedina2 said:
Thanks,
When I plug it in a USB port I don't always hear the beep to load the driver but I see the battery charge status symbol, but it always will go in to download mode and Odin see the Comm port.
I tried Odin 3.10 but with out the pit file...it said: sboot.bin
NAND write start!!
Fail!
I can not connect to kies either!
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If ODIN is recognizing the phone, then I would try it with the pit file. Disable all Antivirus programs too and run ODIN as administrator. Also make sure kies is not running in the background. Other common fixes for ODIN problems are to try different usb cables and different usb ports (use a usb 2.0 port, not 3.0)...and the one closest to the computer's power supply seems to be recommended from what I've read. Hopefully you'll get it to go through successfully if you keep trying.
2 Days Now. I have tried every which way.... no good
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If ODIN is recognizing the phone, then I would try it with the pit file. Disable all Antivirus programs too and run ODIN as administrator. Also make sure kies is not running in the background. Other common fixes for ODIN problems are to try different usb cables and different usb ports (use a usb 2.0 port, not 3.0)...and the one closest to the computer's power supply seems to be recommended from what I've read. Hopefully you'll get it to go through successfully if you keep trying.
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I'm screwed untill someone comes out with a way to root 4.4.2
This is the second time the phone crashed on me
I was able to use Odin to fix the last time loading 4.4.2
Now the modem is disabled so I cant fix trough Kies either. Cant get in to Recovery Mod either....Only Odin and there has been no Roms that have worked...I'm stuck??????????????????
Any other Ideas?
Cliff
cjmedina2 said:
I'm screwed untill someone comes out with a way to root 4.4.2
This is the second time the phone crashed on me
I was able to use Odin to fix the last time loading 4.4.2
Now the modem is disabled so I cant fix trough Kies either. Cant get in to Recovery Mod either....Only Odin and there has been no Roms that have worked...I'm stuck??????????????????
Any other Ideas?
Cliff
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(Edited for clarification)...
I apologize, but I'm not sure that I totally understand what you're saying. Did you get the phone restored to 4.4.2 with Odin and it crashed after you restored it? And now it won't boot into recovery (with volume up+home+power buttons all held at same time)... to let you complete a factory reset and wipe cache to see if that helps?
If you still need to restore it, then the best way to restore would be to reinstall the Verizon factory stock 4.4.2 ND7 firmware back onto your phone using Odin. Use the link I gave you above to get the stock firmware from Sammobile if you don't have it already. Use Droidstyle's guide to restore the phone (including the pit file when you install it in ODIN).
I'm not sure what you mean by your modem being disabled...it sounds like you're saying that Odin recognizes the phone, so are you meaning that you no longer have data and wifi....or your computer won't recognize the phone when you connect it and try to boot up into the ROM? If Odin still recognizes the phone in Odin mode, then you should be able to restore it back to 4.4.2.
You won't be able to use Odin to flash any custom ROM'S if that's what you were trying to do because your bootloader is locked. However, there is a root method for 4.4.2 called Ghettoroot, but it doesn't unlock the bootloader...just gives root access. If you can get the phone restored, you could research more about Ghettoroot later.
Hi
I have the Verizon version SCH-1605 NOTE 2 Phone
A few months ago I had a problem with the phone so I re-installed the firmware with stock 4.4.2 from the Samsung site. I think i was coming from 4.3 but not sure. I did this manually through Odin
I have first tried to reinstall 4.4.2 but fails through Odin.... it failed at sboot.bin. I have tried all other firmware and suggestions with no luck. I just tried the oldest firmware listed on the Samsung site 4.12 and it stops at NAND write.
I have to use Odin because the modem is disabled...
I cant plug the phone in the USB and get the phone drive showing....no beep when plugged into USB!
But I can put the Phone in the Download mode. I can't put it in recovery mode! I have to use Odin....PERIOD!
How the F do I reload the firmware???????????????
P.S Just found out what may be the problem over all. When in the Dowload mode it uses the Modem. When I go to Device Manager to check the status it says working but if id a querry it say says the Modem failed to respond!
Make Sure it is properly connected and turned on. if it is an internal modem of is
connected, verify that the interrupt for port is properly set.)
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Cliff
Greetings all,
I am a real noob and have recently taken to playing with my android devices.
Unfortunately I am in a predicament with my old S3 I9300.
I really screwed up and failed to make a Nandroid back up when using TWRP to flash Cynagenmod 13, after following the correct procedure on my other I9300 and successfully flashing it I became cocky and made the fatal error of not having a back up. A bit of back story but perhaps unrelated it was also suffering the old "Failed to Mount EFS" message which I have recently learnt to fix on my Old Old I9100 S2 using ADB.
After flasing It was in a Cynagenmod boot loop and was not able to be recognized by my pc via download mode or recovery, so was unable to use Odin, Kies or even ADB.
After experiencing USB issues with Cynagenmod 13 on my other I9300 when the flash was successful, I decided that perhaps it would be better to flash Android Revolution as the USB connections just seem to work better. After the flash seemed to be successful and the Samsung Logo just hung around and never booted.
I played with it all day, trying to get Kies, ADB and Odin to recognize it to no avail, (I tried every little trick on Google, reinstall drivers, restart pc , restart device, plug unplug, play with the buttons and the battery etc.....) the thing is, is that Odin would recognize it in bootloop.
After growing tired of this not working, for some stupid reason I decided to flash CWM over TWRP via MicroSD, i just thought maybe I could get ADB to work or something. Anyway the flash worked and I continued to try ADB, KIES and ODIN but nothing.
To make matters worse currently when I try to go to Recovery CWM is now looping (I'm hoping its a passing phase), so with recovery gone my phone is restricted to Download mode. I really think my last chance is to get download mode communicating with Kies to get the Firmware.
Feeling frustrated and about throw my phone on the recycling heap after googling and reading so many XDA threads I decided to reach out and ask for any help or suggestions in finding a way to get my phone recognized in Download Mode.
I thank you for your time in reading this post and look forward to hearing any advice.
Cheers.
muddled said:
Greetings all,
I am a real noob and have recently taken to playing with my android devices.
Unfortunately I am in a predicament with my old S3 I9300.
I really screwed up and failed to make a Nandroid back up when using TWRP to flash Cynagenmod 13, after following the correct procedure on my other I9300 and successfully flashing it I became cocky and made the fatal error of not having a back up. A bit of back story but perhaps unrelated it was also suffering the old "Failed to Mount EFS" message which I have recently learnt to fix on my Old Old I9100 S2 using ADB.
After flasing It was in a Cynagenmod boot loop and was not able to be recognized by my pc via download mode or recovery, so was unable to use Odin, Kies or even ADB.
After experiencing USB issues with Cynagenmod 13 on my other I9300 when the flash was successful, I decided that perhaps it would be better to flash Android Revolution as the USB connections just seem to work better. After the flash seemed to be successful and the Samsung Logo just hung around and never booted.
I played with it all day, trying to get Kies, ADB and Odin to recognize it to no avail, (I tried every little trick on Google, reinstall drivers, restart pc , restart device, plug unplug, play with the buttons and the battery etc.....) the thing is, is that Odin would recognize it in bootloop.
After growing tired of this not working, for some stupid reason I decided to flash CWM over TWRP via MicroSD, i just thought maybe I could get ADB to work or something. Anyway the flash worked and I continued to try ADB, KIES and ODIN but nothing.
To make matters worse currently when I try to go to Recovery CWM is now looping (I'm hoping its a passing phase), so with recovery gone my phone is restricted to Download mode. I really think my last chance is to get download mode communicating with Kies to get the Firmware.
Feeling frustrated and about throw my phone on the recycling heap after googling and reading so many XDA threads I decided to reach out and ask for any help or suggestions in finding a way to get my phone recognized in Download Mode.
I thank you for your time in reading this post and look forward to hearing any advice.
Cheers.
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Hey Mate,
Firstly we all are noobs here helping each other, secondly from my experience of S3, it is such a device that under any condition, if your hardware is intact, you can recover your phone from almost anything, so yeah you might have a solution to your problem.
Coming to the problem at hand, i had the same thing happen to my S3, (only twrp logo showed, couldn't access recovery, no ROM, only download mode available) the way i fixed it was using odin, now i know you say that odin is not recognizing your device, the thing is firstly Kies is useless in this situation acc. to me, it only works stock ROM and that too with difficulty, what i would say is go here - http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000117
and then install the drivers to your PC, next up download the official firmware from sammobile or any other site (careful of the version you are using), now put the phone in download mod, start odin and then connect your phone. Now, hopefully odin will recognize your phone and you can flash the official firmware, also i would recommend to stay on the official firmware for like a week before returning to flashing again as i have noticed that constant flashing and wiping leads to not only errors like "unable to mount EFS" but also serious errors like "Unable to mount /system" or "Unable to mount /Data" ,which clearly sucks
Please try the method and tell me if it worked , if not we'l try something else but we sure as hell will get your device working again
If still not recognized then here is a suggestion :
Exit/uninstall from nokia/ovi suit.
Exit/uninstall bluestack. (if u r using it)
Update your drivers(phone specific)
Use correct odin version acc to ur phone
Sent from my Micromax E352 using XDA-Developers mobile app
I'm just gonna throw my 2 cents in too. I didn't read your whole thread as I'm in a slight rush right now.
But basically -
Can your PC recognise your phone when it's plugged into USB in Download Mode? If so, use ODIN to flash any stock firmware and you're back to square one (working, but stock) phone. Then go from there. Obviously try to flash the right firmware or you'll end up no further forward.
If it can't recognise it, try reinstalling the drivers, uninstalling the programs mentioned above and using another USB cable. My experience with my own S3 has shown potential wear with the USB port on the bottom of the phone presumably due to it's age and as a result it doesn't recognise many USB cables.
Regards