Hi all,
I am a newbie and don't know much. So please bear with me.
I was trying to root my Galaxy S5(SM-G900H) by using the tutorial given on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537 but the process did not go as planned as keep struck on recovery.img on odin3.10 so I googled and found that changing USB port will help so I take out the battery changed the port and try again but this time I soft-bricked the phone as odin struck on cache.img and now when i try to start my phone I get Firmware upgrade encountered. So now I again googled and found about unified toolkit and install it on my windows 10 ,now when i choose option 6 (i.e. flash stock boot image to your device) it says waiting for usb debugging to be enabled ,now I remember I turn USB debugging on but it is still struck here. Now what should I do? My parents gave this phone just a week ago and I am in deep trouble.
P.S.-I am only able go into the download mode not recovery mode.
Boot into Download Mode and use Odin to install the original firmware. Might require a factory reset after if still bootlooping. Here is a link to 6.0.1 from Sri Lanka https://mega.nz/#!YMAFhR4a!pZmf7OEWgzDzET1FLGsAOQ5XyVlvE8y4pJfB8KDNbMI . Any region firmware should work for the F model. If you want your specific one then check sammobile.com. I just linked to the other because it is a much faster download.
Problem encountred while installing original firmware
I tried to use Odin to install original firmware , I started the process but Odin got struck on sboot.bin (Also I read somewhere that whole process does not take more than 10 minutes). So please help me.
Which firmware did you try?
You might be able to use Kies to recover your device as well.
es0tericcha0s said:
Which firmware did you try?
You might be able to use Kies to recover your device as well.
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I downloaded it from http://www.teamandroiders.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900h-stock-rom-firmware/ with PDA: I9500XXUBOL2. I want to know one more thing as I am in India so should I use INU or INS?
ratcoder said:
I downloaded it from http://www.teamandroiders.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900h-stock-rom-firmware/ with PDA: I9500XXUBOL2. I want to know one more thing as I am in India so should I use INU or INS?
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Oh geez...no wonder it isn't working. i9500 = S4. Really gotta be careful with that kind of thing.
INU is for unlocked from the factory
INS is for phones from a carrier
Either one should work. As mentioned, with the G900h, any firmware should work that is for that model, no matter the region. Use the one I posted and change the language or grab the one for India from sammobile.com though it'll take an hour or 2.
Edit: I see that it was just mislabeled as i9500, but the download says g900h after all.
Were you on 5.1.1 or 5.0 before you started this process?
es0tericcha0s said:
Oh geez...no wonder it isn't working. i9500 = S4. Really gotta be careful with that kind of thing.
INU is for unlocked from the factory
INS is for phones from a carrier
Either one should work. As mentioned, with the G900h, any firmware should work that is for that model, no matter the region. Use the one I posted and change the language or grab the one for India from sammobile.com though it'll take an hour or 2.
Edit: I see that it was just mislabeled as i9500, but the download says g900h after all.
Were you on 5.1.1 or 5.0 before you started this process?
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Well I downloaded another one from http://firmwarefile.com/samsung-sm-g900h the second one, before it all started I was on 5.0 and the link you give does not work anymore. Anyway I tried with the firmware with upper link. And Odin is struck with sboot.bin for more than an hour. And have no idea what's going on? So what should I do?
Also someone suggested to use Pit. Should I use it?
No, don't use the pit. Try the newer firmware for 6.0
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No, don't use the pit. Try the newer firmware for 6.0
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So I downloaded the 3rd link from http://firmwarefile.com/samsung-sm-g900h for newer version and try Odin 11.2 with it. I try two times to flash the firmware first time it struck on sboot.bin and second time it just showed fails(I used Odin with administrative rights this time) .Please see the attached images. Please tell me what should I do now. I want to repair it ASAP.
Not sure. This is pretty standard stuff. Have used Odin 1000 times and haven't had that much trouble with it. Sorry.
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Not sure. This is pretty standard stuff. Have used Odin 1000 times and haven't had that much trouble with it. Sorry.
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I think I should mention that the firmware I used was INS not INU and if you have a genuine link for version 6 for INU with fast download speed, please share it (different than sammobile because it has only fast speed only for premium users). Should I use PIT or try something else than Odin. Anything that might help please tell me. I have got this phone just a week ago and my parents are not gonna give me a new one so please help me.
I keep encountering sboot.bin error ,maybe there is a way to resolve it?
I'd just try to load TWRP and a custom rom at this point.
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I'd just try to load TWRP and a custom rom at this point.
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Actually I have no idea what TWRP is so any link or anything that can help without ruining the situtation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/development/rom-t3224562
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/development/rom-t3224562
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I want to know one more thing on the above link there is a custom firmware and there is a custom ROM with bootloader and all. So should I flash custom firmware or use the instructions given on thread to flash custom ROM?
The custom rom does not include bootloader and modem. You will need to flash via Odin if you were not on the same firmware as the software is based off of. I would flash them anyway, to be safe. You can skip the root part as it is not need. Follow the instruction in post 2 for stock rom users minus the root part. Make sure to boot directly back into TWRP recovery before it attempts to boot. You can load rom on SD card and any additional add-ons you want. Plenty of youtube guides on how to use Odin to flash TWRP and such.
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The custom rom does not include bootloader and modem. You will need to flash via Odin if you were not on the same firmware as the software is based off of. I would flash them anyway, to be safe. You can skip the root part as it is not need. Follow the instruction in post 2 for stock rom users minus the root part. Make sure to boot directly back into TWRP recovery before it attempts to boot. You can load rom on SD card and any additional add-ons you want. Plenty of youtube guides on how to use Odin to flash TWRP and such.
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Finally seen some progress, thank you very much. I successfully flashed TWRP recovery, but I got a couple of questions. Firstly I should flash ROM from recovery mode and then go to download mode to flash boot-loader and Modem files right? Should I flash ROM from SD card? And if this custom ROM causes problem is there a way to get to stock ROM? And is this custom ROM rooted or I have to root it via CF-Auto root or try anything else?
Rom might work without bootloader and modem. Just depends on your previous firmware. I would try and flash it though as it was recommended. Rom flash from SD card or internal. Either way should work. You will be able to go back to stock if you can find a firmware that works. It is already rooted.
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Rom might work without bootloader and modem. Just depends on your previous firmware. I would try and flash it though as it was recommended. Rom flash from SD card or internal. Either way should work. You will be able to go back to stock if you can find a firmware that works. It is already rooted.
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Thank you very much.phone is working again with custom ROM.just one more thing if I upgrade from custom ROM what will happen?
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It should work to reflash the original firmware through Odin. Just get the one that matches your baseband version.
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Hi Guys,
I'm sorry for the perhaps inane question, but I can't seem to get this to work:
I need to flash back to a branded t-mobile UK rom, as my phone has stopped recognising the sim card (sim works in other devices, working sims don't work in the s2) and I need to send it back to t-mobile for a warranty repair...
I never went too far into customization, and always stayed with official roms - just the more updated ones.
Anyway, now I try to flash back using these roms (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928), and it won't work... Hangs right at the last minute of the download:
Code:
<ID:0/018> Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes
<ID:0/018>
<ID:0/018> Receive Response form LOKE
<ID:0/018> Complete(Write) operation failed.
That's the last thing I see...
I'm about to try the last of the 3 roms, but not holding out too much hope.
So, my questions are:
Will having an unbranded but official rom still invalidate the warranty?
How can I get one of these roms to work?!
Any help would be hugely appreciated.
Cheers,
Mike
Incidentally, I have tried and tried this, and searched for anyone solving the same problem (eg. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369452), but to no avail.
And I'm still trying, somewhat desparately! I can flash some roms to get the phone booting - but none recognise the sim card (which makes me think it's a hardware problem, not software).
Again, your help would be hugely appreciated!
MikeAshelby said:
So, my questions are:
Will having an unbranded but official rom still invalidate the warranty?
How can I get one of these roms to work?!
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If the ROM you're using is a Stock ROM despite being unbranded, there shouldn't be any problem. I recently send my HTC Desire with a Stock ROM to Vodafone support and didn't said nothing about it not being a Vodafone ROM.
As for the ROMs, try to flash the same PDA version as the ROM installed to see if it works without problem.
It does sound like a hardware problem.
I'd flash T-Mobile UK BOKG2 Firmware via Odin, reset the counter with a USB jig and send it back to T-Mobile.
T-Mobile UK
BOKG2
Firmware info: PDA:BOKG2|PHONE:BOKG1|CSC:TMUKF1
Thanks AzureusPT: I'd definitely argue that there shouldn't be a problem with there being a Stock rom on there.
I'm not 100% sure what you mean by flashing the "same PDA version as the Rom installed"; could you elaborate? The last ROM I managed to get working was XWKI4 - and that was wicked (save for the lack of sim!).
Spannaa: I can't get any of those firmwares (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928) working via Odin... Am I being a complete noob?
When I flash these roms, the phone reboots, then gets stuck at the boot animation. I did notice that when it's installing it says something about being unable to write to 'system/csc/TMU' or something similar; could that have something to do with it? If so, is there anything I should be doing to make that work?!
Not sure what you're doing wrong but, after rooting my sgs2 using CF-Root, I checked I could get back to stock by flashing the above firmware via Odin (following the instructions here).
OK. I'll take you through my process, and see what you think!
I download the pair of files (firmware and kernel).
I extract these zips into a directory.
I open ODIN3 v1.85.
I put the kernel in PDA
I put the firmware in CSC (I have tried a few combinations of these)
I hit start.
Now, sometimes it gets stuck at the end of the copying process (just before the reboot). If I reboot manually it tries to install.
Other times it appears to install properly (ODIN says PASS! though the phone does have an error as above (unable to write to 'system/csc/TMU' or something similar).
Then it gets stuck on the boot animation.
It works fine with these firmwares: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278, but they're not branded to t-mobile.
I'm worried that if I send it off they will say I've voided the warranty by installing non-t-mobile firmware. I've always stuck with official firmwares to be on the safe side - but now I seem stuck with unbranded ones.
Any thoughts?
I am so sorry... I'm a complete idiot.
I seem to have completely missed the very top sticky on this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108499
This is the one that's helped. I'm now back on branded ROM, and all is well. Thank you one and all for your help and patience... please don't flame me!
One more question. How do I know if I need to use USB jig? As far as my phone goes I don't have the yellow triangle, and it says "Custom Binary: No" on the boot loader when flashing a rom... I've only ever installed official roms (no custom roms) - so does this mean I'm safe warranty-wise?
If I need USB jig, can this be done via software, or do I need the dongle?
MikeAshelby said:
I extract these zips into a directory.
I open ODIN3 v1.85.
I put the kernel in PDA
I put the firmware in CSC (I have tried a few combinations of these)
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**** man what are you doing???? Firmware and kernal both get flashed in the PDA section. So you can only flash 1 at a time. First firmware then kernal if required.
The firmware should already have a kernal built in.
Try again.
Edit: While I was posting it seems you got it sorted.
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Thanks sxi200... Like you say, I got it sorted, but that's good to know for next time!
So the firmware has the kernel built in, so that doesn't need flashing - unless all I've done is root with an unofficial kernel - correct?
Any thoughts on the USB Jig thing?
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Thanks sxi200... Like you say, I got it sorted, but that's good to know for next time!
So the firmware has the kernel built in, so that doesn't need flashing - unless all I've done is root with an unofficial kernel - correct?
Any thoughts on the USB Jig thing?
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Yep. You only really need to flash a kernal when you want a custom one like cf root, speedmod, siyah etc. These can add things like root, cwm recovery for custom rom flashing, overclocking ability etc.
As for usb / download mode jig its mainly used to remove the yellow triangle and binary counter which show after flashing unofficial kernals in Odin. Its also an easy quick way to get into download mode. I bought one off eBay for $2 delivered.
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Any thoughts on the USB Jig thing?
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In download mode, if there's no yellow triangle and it says
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
then you don't need the USB Jig.
Thank you guys! I really appreciate that! I can go back to the t-mobile shop with my head held high!
I really appreciate all your help!
Hi All Below I occidentally posted in the Galxy SI900 instead of here< I got the usual replies but was grateful all the same. Maybe someone might help before I revert to stock...
Hi all, I know this has been done and dusted but I am having problems with connecting to kies after rooting. I am running standard jelly bean 4.1.2 and is an Australian GT-I9100. I installed the siyah kernal root system and now all I get on kies is "connecting" Windows 7 recognises and I can access the phone via explorer on the PC. The phone after a while comes up with a message that there is no compatible software on the PC, install kies...
I have tried all the so called fixes including formatting the internal SD and memory. The only thing I did before it stopped connecting was the root and running Triangle away (paid version). I have enabled / disabled USB debugging. The only things I haven't tried is a factory reset which I don't really want to do as I am always sceptical that the backup apps will work after to restore everything.
Any help appreciated
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The thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45907982#post45907982
Hope someone can help...
Regards Ismael
Did you try another PC or reinstall Kies? To know if the problem is in the phone or in PC?
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Did you try another PC or reinstall Kies? To know if the problem is in the phone or in PC?
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Yes, Kies definitely sees the phone as it comes up with GTI9100 loading on the left top and in the centre it just sits saying connecting. I think the phone is not seeing kies as the message on my phone always comes up only when trying to connect to kies.
I have tried 3 computers/laptops same result. Different USB cables original plus other really high end ones also. No Joy. Looks like if I want to connect to kies I must revert back to stock kernal as the firmware I never changed it is the OTA from samsung 4.1.2 and rooted the S2 only...
Also Not knowing Samsung but in the about on my Motorola Tablet/phone even when rooted when you try to check for updates they say none available, the samsung actually says "Your device has been modified, no updates available"...
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Yes, Kies definitely sees the phone as it comes up with GTI9100 loading on the left top and in the centre it just sits saying connecting. I think the phone is not seeing kies as the message on my phone always comes up only when trying to connect to kies.
I have tried 3 computers/laptops same result. Different USB cables original plus other really high end ones also. No Joy. Looks like if I want to connect to kies I must revert back to stock kernal as the firmware I never changed it is the OTA from samsung 4.1.2 and rooted the S2 only...
Also Not knowing Samsung but in the about on my Motorola Tablet/phone even when rooted when you try to check for updates they say none available, the samsung actually says "Your device has been modified, no updates available"...
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Now I am not using KIES, because I use AOSP ROM (4.3 Slimbean), but in past, when i was using STOCK ROM (XWLSN, XWLSS) I used "PhilZ-cwm6 - Safe Stock Based Kernel" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270 to root my phone.
If I remember correctly, KIES was working with PhillZ, but it is few months ago ...
So you can try PhillZ and see If it will work.(If do not need any special feature from syiah kernel of course)
jiseuo said:
If I remember correctly, KIES was working with PhillZ, but it is few months ago ...
So you can try PhillZ and see If it will work.(If do not need any special feature from syiah kernel of course)
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Okay had a look at this, thanks. I do have a question though, my Kernel (PDA) is XWLSH, I have downloaded the 2 files but I am wondering how to install? Do I use my CW recovery or do I have to revert back to stock? A little confusing as he dowsn't really give instructions and I am pretty much an amateur when it comes to some of these things? Also I am running JB 4.1.2 he only mentions ICS 4.0.4? Help appreciated here...
Actually just re-read the post and I think I know now what to do. Correct me if I am wrong but the 2 files I downloaded are for 2 different methods of installing, the Zip file via SD card and the MD5 file by odin. Is this correct?
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Actually just re-read the post and I think I know now what to do. Correct me if I am wrong but the 2 files I downloaded are for 2 different methods of installing, the Zip file via SD card and the MD5 file by odin. Is this correct?
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Yes. ZIP is for flashing from recovery and tar.md5 is for flashing from ODIN.
Maybe the best way will be to reflash your whole stock firmware to get correct previous state before you started flashing syiah. You can get it on Sammobile.com - (simple registration needed) and then use PhilZ recomended method - flash ZIP from stock recovery
What is your Country / operator, Try this http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/ to find right and latest oficial firmware for your country / operator version for your phone.
edit: For XWLSH it may be GT-I9100LKJXSA - unbranded australia version, or GT-I9100LKJOPS - Australia OPTUS operator customized version.
jiseuo said:
Yes. ZIP is for flashing from recovery and tar.md5 is for flashing from ODIN.
Maybe the best way will be to reflash your whole stock firmware to get correct previous state before you started flashing syiah. You can get it on Sammobile.com - (simple registration needed) and then use PhilZ recomended method - flash ZIP from stock recovery
What is your Country / operator, Try this http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/ to find right and latest oficial firmware for your country / operator version for your phone.
edit: For XWLSH it may be GT-I9100LKJXSA - unbranded australia version, or GT-I9100LKJOPS - Australia OPTUS operator customized version.
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Hi Again, solved the problem... definitely the siyah root was the culprit. I used mobile Odin to install the stock kernel, once done checked and could connect in kies and was still rooted missing busybox only. After that I again used mobile odin to install philZ, again no problems and all seems fine now. Everything working.
Thanks a million for helping and also many thanks to mobile odin developers as this is a far better tool than most and saves connecting to the PC Odin. Also seems a lot safer...
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Hi all,
tried to root my phone with jeboo_kernel_i9100_v1-2a.tar using Odin3 not realizing my phone was an I9100p (they look the same ,almost). Anyway it booted up but i had no signal guessing this was due to it being the wrong kernel? I then tried to flash to CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEN_LP7-v5.4-CWM5 this gave me only a bootloader screen. I rebooted jeboo_kernel_i9100_v1-2a.tar and i can now use my phone again but without the signal, i do however have super user and CWM on my phone. Im thinking its probably best to give up so ive found the original firmware i need : I9100PXXLSS . unfortuently all copies seem to be on hotfile which has recently been closed. Anyone got this firmware they could send to me? Thanks.
try to search for I9100XWLSW_I9100XXMS2_I9100XEULS5_HOME.tar and flash that.
also you can visit sammobile, they provide good and updated firmwares
And where do you think the OP went to look for this firmware first ?
OP - Samfirmware are still in the process of migrating their stuff to Terra, they started with the most recent firmwares & are working their way back. Try AndroidFirmwares.net & Samsung-Updates.com; if they don't have what you need, you'll either have to flash something else or wait until Samfirmware have what you're looking for back up again. You don't need to flash the exact firmware that was on the phone to get it working again. If your aim is to root the phone & flash a custom rom, any firmware for any country/carrier will do (but don't use 4.0.4). If the intention is to simply go back to stock & stay stock, use any other rom for your carrier (again, stay away from 4.0.4 just in case you decide to root it or whatever).
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So i have a stock sprint note 3 that had 4.4.4 on it.
I attempted to install twrp/cwm through odin, but it failed and now i'm stuck in the failed firmware update loop.
I have tried installing older versions of the stock firmware, seems like i'm stuck looking for a 4.4.4 which seems kinda hard to find right now.
What are my other options, my friend is looking for the serial numbers to see if i can just use keis to recover.
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So i have a stock sprint note 3 that had 4.4.4 on it.
I attempted to install twrp/cwm through odin, but it failed and now i'm stuck in the failed firmware update loop.
I have tried installing older versions of the stock firmware, seems like i'm stuck looking for a 4.4.4 which seems kinda hard to find right now.
What are my other options, my friend is looking for the serial numbers to see if i can just use keis to recover.
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Although your thread will probably be moved to the Q&A section, you stated you are able to install older versions...... take it back into DL mode and Odin 4.4.4. There are several threads you can download the NK4 Firmware from including the Sammobile site.
SM-N900P Spint (cdma) 2014 December 4.4.4 N900PVPUDNK4 N900PSPTDNK4
shadowcliffs Thread in the General Section
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k0ncept said:
So i have a stock sprint note 3 that had 4.4.4 on it.
I attempted to install twrp/cwm through odin, but it failed and now i'm stuck in the failed firmware update loop.
I have tried installing older versions of the stock firmware, seems like i'm stuck looking for a 4.4.4 which seems kinda hard to find right now.
What are my other options, my friend is looking for the serial numbers to see if i can just use keis to recover.
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Honestly it sounds like you're making this more difficult than it really is.
All you need is;
NK4 .tar
SU
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TWRP
So i'm fairly new to this the last phone i did was my vz s4 (and it went off with less bumps).
I'm stuck in the boot load loop. I can't flash any ROM on it right now, i think i'm trying to find the right 4.4.4 rom. Any place with good rom support would help. sammobile is far too slow on downloads...also there are a few 4.4.4 roms by now.
So the phone was purchased in early Nov 2014, already on a 4.4.4.
I dl'd odin and a TWRP, foolishly didn't make sure 4.4.4 could be flashed in the same way. Odin marked it as failed and when i re-start the phone it runs into the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again"
The phone can get into download mode just fine (cannot boot)...tho i have no idea what to flash onto it now.
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So the phone was purchased in early Nov 2014, already on a 4.4.4.
I dl'd odin and a TWRP, foolishly didn't make sure 4.4.4 could be flashed in the same way. Odin marked it as failed and when i re-start the phone it runs into the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again"
The phone can get into download mode just fine (cannot boot)...tho i have no idea what to flash onto it now.
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As Nickitt stated, don't make it more than it is. If you can get into DL mode then you are not fully bricked which is good. You need to flash an " Official 4.4.4 Firmware " to get you out of this situation, whether it be a slow download or not. I provided a link in my original first response of several uploads of 4.4.4 that you could possibly use that were uploaded by member shadowcliffs in his same thread/post. After you have flashed the official firmware and gone through the initial setup once again with the stock firmware, get the phone back into DL Mode and flash TWRP or Philz CWM recovery via ODIN. Once you have your custom recovery loaded, flash the Custom Rom of your choice.
Hey dark,
thanks for the quick and very very useful response. i wish i hit this up way sooner i did find those links after hours of searching through garbage. i've been downloading a few 4.4.4 images for the last 2hours. Hopefully this will help me! sadly those are the same slow connections i've scene. damn 50kb/sec so sad haha
I'll keep the board posted. but mostly bump that og thread
Damn, fails on the nk4 image and the nh7.
fails on the same spot system.img.ext4
any other suggestions board? please?
make sure your using the hltespr version of either TWRP or philz recovery, if its not working on TWRP switch to philiz. Could also be a bad download - re-download and flash again
Why don't you just use TWRP Manager to install TWRP after you root?
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not being able to root was the problem
FIXED my issues!!
Never use vmware and Mac to run heimdall or Odin... They should more prominently tell you that.
Thank you board for the concern
problem solved
Thanks for updating that you fixed the problem and what it was. It sounded like you were doing everything correctly. i was getting concerned that it wasn't working. I don't use mac, but if i did i would have been very grateful for that knowledge. thanks for the update. too often someone fixes the problem and just quits posting on the thread.:good:
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FIXED my issues!!
Never use vmware and Mac to run heimdall or Odin... They should more prominently tell you that.
Thank you board for the concern
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Parallels is a better option imo as far as v-machines are concerned but anything after Mountain lion doesn't work well. The newest mac osx doesn't work at all with Heimdall. It won't download the pit file. If your running mavricks you can try using a program called winebottle
How to Run Odin On Mac: http://youtu.be/j7fpouzMSsk also jOdin is another desktop tool to use. jOdin is a early stage online flashing tool with limited capabilities at this time.Beings its a online flashing tool. I would make sure to have a good internet connection or you could run into trouble im guessing. All in all I think its a good idea I just hope this project keeps going.
JOdin - Using Odin on a Mac: http://youtu.be/MiPRXq207Ug
It's only right jag.
Goat, thanks for the additional information. I hope there are improved options for the mac and Linux one day
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It's only right jag.
Goat, thanks for the additional information. I hope there are improved options for the mac and Linux one day
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Me too bro, me too!
So i have never had so many problems with a phone, but this would be the first one a customer tried doing on their own.
So he downloaded the latest file from sammobile for his SCH-i605. he used odin to flash and was stuck in boot loop. I have tried many different methods to try and get his phone working. I have tried all of the alternate method files to no avail. the current file i have flashed is the VRAMC3 restore out of all the files i have tried this is 1 of very few that make it through the write. All the others fail on sboot. It currently sits on the unauthorized verizon blah blah blah. Its had no recovery since he brought it over and havent been able to get recovery back. All i have access to is download mode, some firmwares give me the kies screen talking about an error but cant get it seen in kies versions 2 and 3.
If you need any other info just ask, if i know the answer i will give it. He has no clue as to what OS he was on or even what the ROM that was on there.
BCityModz said:
So i have never had so many problems with a phone, but this would be the first one a customer tried doing on their own.
So he downloaded the latest file from sammobile for his SCH-i605. he used odin to flash and was stuck in boot loop. I have tried many different methods to try and get his phone working. I have tried all of the alternate method files to no avail. the current file i have flashed is the VRAMC3 restore out of all the files i have tried this is 1 of very few that make it through the write. All the others fail on sboot. It currently sits on the unauthorized verizon blah blah blah. Its had no recovery since he brought it over and havent been able to get recovery back. All i have access to is download mode, some firmwares give me the kies screen talking about an error but cant get it seen in kies versions 2 and 3.
If you need any other info just ask, if i know the answer i will give it. He has no clue as to what OS he was on or even what the ROM that was on there.
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If the person tried to ODIN flash the latest firmware version for the SCH-I605, then it would have been VRUFND7 4.4.2 Kit Kat. (Unfortunately... once you install 4.3 or 4.4.2 on our Note 2's, both of those firmwares lock the bootloader with no current do it yourself method to unlock it. You can't successfully flash a prior Android version onto the phone after you upgrade past 4.1.2 either because of the locked bootloader).
Check out Droidstyle's Restore Guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181. You will probably need to flash the pit file with the firmware to get it to Odin flash successfully. You can grab the SCH-I605 16gb Pit file from the guide.
Even though Droidstyle's guide is a little old, it is still the same steps for restoring to 4.4.2, so if you follow the guide (section 1b), it should help you fix the phone.
He doesn't have a link for the 4.4.2 firmware, but you can grab it from Sammobile. It looks like the Sammobile site is currently down for maintenance, but the link is here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/30950/I605VRUFND7_I605VZWFND7_VZW.zip/
If you're using an older ODIN, then I would probably try to use a newer Odin version like 3.0.9 or 3.10.0. Make sure you run it with Administrative privileges and disable antivirus programs.
Good luck!
mattnmag said:
If the person tried to ODIN flash the latest firmware version for the SCH-I605, then it would have been VRUFND7 4.4.2 Kit Kat. (Unfortunately... once you install 4.3 or 4.4.2 on our Note 2's, both of those firmwares lock the bootloader with no current do it yourself method to unlock it. You can't successfully flash a prior Android version onto the phone after you upgrade past 4.1.2 either because of the locked bootloader).
Check out Droidstyle's Restore Guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181. You will probably need to flash the pit file with the firmware to get it to Odin flash successfully. You can grab the SCH-I605 16gb Pit file from the guide.
Even though Droidstyle's guide is a little old, it is still the same steps for restoring to 4.4.2, so if you follow the guide (section 1b), it should help you fix the phone.
He doesn't have a link for the 4.4.2 firmware, but you can grab it from Sammobile. It looks like the Sammobile site is currently down for maintenance, but the link is here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/30950/I605VRUFND7_I605VZWFND7_VZW.zip/
If you're using an older ODIN, then I would probably try to use a newer Odin version like 3.0.9 or 3.10.0. Make sure you run it with Administrative privileges and disable antivirus programs.
Good luck!
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Ive tried that one as well and almost all the files in that thread. When he flashed the 4.4.2 firmware the phone wouldnt boot all it did was flash the Note 2 screen. Ive used the pit file as well with no luck. Using the top file on the link fails almost instantly, VRAMC3 writes and passes but will not boot, shows the unauthorized firmware screen.
I'm wondering if he flashed a firmware onto the phone that was from a different carrier like ATT or something. If so, he may have messed up the phone so bad that it might need jtag to repair it.
You've probably already tried all the normal Odin tips like using a different usb cable, different ports on the computer (usb 2.0 port is recommended), etc... so I won't go over all those.
I've never tried it and don't know if I'd recommend it, but I recall reading some threads a while back where someone discussed trying the Nand Erase function in Odin.... (again.... I'm not saying to do that... but you may want to research it to see if it might be an option if nothing else works).
I've also read where people say that they've used Cygwin to create custom tar files... then they ODIN installed each of the separate partition files (e.g. recovery, boot, modem, system, etc...), onto their Samsung device.
I'm not knowledgeable enough to offer guidance with Cygwin and I'm not sure if either of these ideas would work, but I just thought I'd throw them out there for the sake of brainstorming for ideas. Maybe someone will respond to your request who has more knowledge and ideas.
I wish you luck with getting it fixed.