hi there,
i flash my phone with a wrong pit file, and i run into a problem. its already fixed again by my self, but i want to share my experience with you, maybe someone can use it too.
you can download stock- roms, odin and pit files for your phone on sammobile.com. i found a explanation on samdownloads.de with follow information's:
- pit file with 220 on the end is for 16gb version
- pit file with 322 is for 32bg version
- pit file with 329 is for 64gb version
HOLD ON! This information's are wrong for me, and that's why i ran into this problem.
so i download a rom, and i choose the 322 file for my device and start with the flash process. result from that was, that odin hangs on step, SET PARTITION, and that was it. before, i already deleted the other pit files, while i was thinking i didn't need it. so the first was, i investigate some times to find the pit files on the net again and i start to flash with all files, one after the other..
my phone hangs with 220 pit file, with 322 pit file but i get it successfully flashed with 329 file, which if i believe to samdownloads.de was the file for the 64gb version of the phone.
in my opinion and if i look on my experience right now, for international i9300 32bg version the right pit file was the 329. after flashing it again, my phone was again fully stock, everything was fine, my 25gb free space was there, so its fine.
maybe i can help someone with this information's..
m_adnan said:
hi there,
i flash my phone with a wrong pit file, and i run into a problem. its already fixed again by my self, but i want to share my experience with you, maybe someone can use it too.
you can download stock- roms, odin and pit files for your phone on sammobile.com. i found a explanation on samdownloads.de with follow information's:
- pit file with 220 on the end is for 16gb version
- pit file with 322 is for 32bg version
- pit file with 329 is for 64gb version
HOLD ON! This information's are wrong for me, and that's why i ran into this problem.
so i download a rom, and i choose the 322 file for my device and start with the flash process. result from that was, that odin hangs on step, SET PARTITION, and that was it. before, i already deleted the other pit files, while i was thinking i didn't need it. so the first was, i investigate some times to find the pit files on the net again and i start to flash with all files, one after the other..
my phone hangs with 220 pit file, with 322 pit file but i get it successfully flashed with 329 file, which if i believe to samdownloads.de was the file for the 64gb version of the phone.
in my opinion and if i look on my experience right now, for international i9300 32bg version the right pit file was the 329. after flashing it again, my phone was again fully stock, everything was fine, my 25gb free space was there, so its fine.
maybe i can help someone with this information's..
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I've had my S3 since may 25th MAY and done tons of flashing of ROMS. Never have i ticked the pit as it was clearly mentioned in all the flashing tutorials. There is no need to do it and dont need to encourage others to do something which can hard brick their phones.
sak500 said:
I've had my S3 since may 25th MAY and done tons of flashing of ROMS. Never have i ticked the pit as it was clearly mentioned in all the flashing tutorials. There is no need to do it and dont need to encourage others to do something which can hard brick their phones.
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100% agree stay away from PIT unless you really know what you are doing .
jje
sak500 said:
I've had my S3 since may 25th MAY and done tons of flashing of ROMS. Never have i ticked the pit as it was clearly mentioned in all the flashing tutorials. There is no need to do it and dont need to encourage others to do something which can hard brick their phones.
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JJEgan said:
100% agree stay away from PIT unless you really know what you are doing .
jje
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its only as a information, maybe somebody runs into the same problem..
It's true that's it's not advised to play with pit files, but I think it would be better if you explained to people why.
Pit files are to be used only when you need to restore partition layout on the phone. That means after you mess up partitions and not before. Bu some guys just ignore warnings like this.
PjotrFias said:
It's true that's it's not advised to play with pit files, but I think it would be better if you explained to people why.
Pit files are to be used only when you need to restore partition layout on the phone. That means after you mess up partitions and not before. Bu some guys just ignore warnings like this.
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The why is generally that they use the wrong PIT files .
One of the stupid reasons why is going to forum xxxx downloading firmware from them then coming here to ask why has it broke my phone .
PIT mistakes for SG range are in the thousands not just the odd few .
jje
flashed a pit file and now my galaxy s2 is hard bricked
Hi
im new to xda. but having been trying to root my galaxy s2 I9100 through xda tutorials.
my problem started when i flashed a pit file with odin.and now i think its hard bricked. doesn't respond to anything, doesn't show on odin either. ive taken the battery out and have kept it like it for more than 6 hours, with no luck at all. but once i put in the battery to check it becomes hot. even bought a USB Jig and tried, nothing happened. please help as in my country we dont get warranty or we dont samsung service centers. I've tried so many ways to get my phone to life but have failed.. please help:crying:
Does the phone boot to download mode does Odin see the phone .
jje
JJEgan said:
Does the phone boot to download mode does Odin see the phone .
jje
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nope nothing happens only gets hot..
boboschiyax said:
nope nothing happens only gets hot..
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One source a USB Recovery Jig and try to enter download mode .Flash stock firmware .
That fails its a paid for service centre job .
jje
JJEgan said:
One source a USB Recovery Jig and try to enter download mode .Flash stock firmware .
That fails its a paid for service centre job .
jje
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thanks but already did that. didn't work
boboschiyax said:
i think its hard bricked. doesn't respond to anything, doesn't show on odin either.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32367917
pleaaaaaaaaaase help me !!
m_adnan said:
hi there,
i flash my phone with a wrong pit file, and i run into a problem. its already fixed again by my self, but i want to share my experience with you, maybe someone can use it too.
you can download stock- roms, odin and pit files for your phone on sammobile.com. i found a explanation on samdownloads.de with follow information's:
- pit file with 220 on the end is for 16gb version
- pit file with 322 is for 32bg version
- pit file with 329 is for 64gb version
HOLD ON! This information's are wrong for me, and that's why i ran into this problem.
so i download a rom, and i choose the 322 file for my device and start with the flash process. result from that was, that odin hangs on step, SET PARTITION, and that was it. before, i already deleted the other pit files, while i was thinking i didn't need it. so the first was, i investigate some times to find the pit files on the net again and i start to flash with all files, one after the other..
my phone hangs with 220 pit file, with 322 pit file but i get it successfully flashed with 329 file, which if i believe to samdownloads.de was the file for the 64gb version of the phone.
in my opinion and if i look on my experience right now, for international i9300 32bg version the right pit file was the 329. after flashing it again, my phone was again fully stock, everything was fine, my 25gb free space was there, so its fine.
maybe i can help someone with this information's..
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i tried 4 pit files to repartition my samsung s3 i9300 but all the result is fault
my s3 now dead
please help me
i search google for all pit files of i9300 but no success
pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase can anybody help me!!
please help me i did the same thing i have note 3 of n9005 UAE version of 32gb and i flashed a wrong pit file (i.e i flashed N900A pit file in N9005 ) and i tried many pit files using Nand erase all in odin but its not working for me as it just erased the partion in my phone but its not repartioning i mean not replacing any pit file
and odin just showing me error all the time and flashing FAIL
Nothing you can do. If you flash a wrong pit file then your phone is broken. Hard bricked.
The only possibility for you is finding someone with a JTAG box. Try one of those phone repair shops. AFAIK, that's your only hope.
Flashing a wrong pit file is pretty much the worst possible thing you can do to your phone. How the hell did you manage to flash the wrong pit file? Didn't you double, triple, quadruple check that it was the correct file before flashing?
Please don't tell me that you knew that the file was meant for another phone? I've actually seen people do that... :facepalm:
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
NeilH1978 said:
Nothing you can do. If you flash a wrong pit file then your phone is broken. Hard bricked.
The only possibility for you is finding someone with a JTAG box. Try one of those phone repair shops. AFAIK, that's your only hope.
Flashing a wrong pit file is pretty much the worst possible thing you can do to your phone. How the hell did you manage to flash the wrong pit file? Didn't you double, triple, quadruple check that it was the correct file before flashing?
Please don't tell me that you knew that the file was meant for another phone? I've actually seen people do that... :facepalm:
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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It is possible because people usually think in terms of branding. Not aware different models may exist in different regions. Example the note gen1 has Korean and Chinese and US versions, each has a different model number.
XyRo7ec said:
please help me i did the same thing i have note 3 of n9005 UAE version of 32gb and i flashed a wrong pit file (i.e i flashed N900A pit file in N9005 ) and i tried many pit files using Nand erase all in odin but its not working for me as it just erased the partion in my phone but its not repartioning i mean not replacing any pit file
and odin just showing me error all the time and flashing FAIL
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Here is the pit file for Note 3 SM-N9005 32gb varient.
HELP i think flashed the wrong .tar root file for my Galaxy J7 Pro
Hey man,
XDA doesn't trust me enough to let me make my own post and as I'm writing this I'm supposed to be studying for the 3 exams I will be having.
So,
I rooted my phone susing ODIN and the same root file a few months ago on Android 7.1 and it worked. I used it with TWRP recovery and everthing was fine.
Then the Android Oreo update was released for my phone, finally, and I hooked my phone up to my laptop and downloaded the firmware using Samsung's new Software called SmartThings.
Now I had stock ROM, but my device was recognized as rooted and modified, so couldn't use a few apps like Samsung Health and Pay. Then, without thinking, I put my phone in Download Mode and flashed the SAME .tar root file with ODIN, and now my phone won't boot to the pulsating Samsung logo and is stuck in the bootloader
wanted to say that Odin said PASS when .tar file was downloaded in the AP slot
In download mode,
Download Mode says:
Current Binary: Custom
System status: Official
FAP LOCK: OFF
OEM LOCK: OFF
Secure Download: Enabled
WARRANTY VOID: 1 (0x0303)
I have access to STOCK recovery and download mode, and I've already tried factory resetting phone and wiping cache. I don't want to take more rash steps without someone knowledgeable guiding me. and I cant find any other forum to post on because I'm not a high enough member.
I have fixed when up wrong file pit
My phone is samsung note9 128gb
When i try to up file pit on rom . I had loss my store from 128gb to 32gb
I don't find any solotion on web
And i have go to setting , open development setting. Choose lock OEM. After that my phone restart and recover to 128gb
Please share this solution . I hope it can help many people up wrong file pit and loss data store like me .
File up wrong pit file odin by Lock Oem
Recover Lost data store .
Related
Just a quick question about the PIT file. im not to savy about what it exactly is, from what i can tell it is the system file and atm all the current EU firmwares use EXT4.PIT.
Does this mean i never have to update the PIT file as long as the firmware uses EXT4.PIT?
im going to update my s2 to I9100XEKE1 later and when i flash it in odin i also put in the PIT file what would it do?
thanks
Crucio_
hope i dont get told off for bumping ^^ getting close to home time and was hoping to find out beforei get home.
thanks
Crucio_
Crucio_ said:
Just a quick question about the PIT file. im not to savy about what it exactly is, from what i can tell it is the system file and atm all the current EU firmwares use EXT4.PIT.
Does this mean i never have to update the PIT file as long as the firmware uses EXT4.PIT?
im going to update my s2 to I9100XEKE1 later and when i flash it in odin i also put in the PIT file what would it do?
thanks
Crucio_
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Per the instructions in the thread, DO NOT TOUCH PIT FILE.
thank you for the responce pulser, i will leave the .PIT alone when i flash. Its like one of them things your told not to touch so you wanna touch it or at least learn more about it.
i'll just read more about it, but wont touch it. thanks again
Crucio_ said:
thank you for the responce pulser, i will leave the .PIT alone when i flash. Its like one of them things your told not to touch so you wanna touch it or at least learn more about it.
i'll just read more about it, but wont touch it. thanks again
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A PIT file is just instructions explaining the partition layout. You must always use a PIT file matching the current partition layout (i.e. the orignal PIT file used to partition the device) unless you are repartitioning. If you are repartitioning then every you must re-download everything (PDA, CSC, MODEM, etc.). You also need to ensure the PIT file is compatible with what you are downloading. Some PIT files might use partitions too small, for example, for the firmware you are downloading.
Yep. Pit is just a layout of the drive, nothing more or less. If you reflash the same pit, you've done nothing. Its a partition which comes after the PBL and helps it locate a bootable SBL.
Question please regard PIT
Hope this is not too much of a thread drift but may relate potentially to the PIT file.
I think I may have unwittingly changed the PIT file when using ODIN.
I definitely placed a PIT file in the PIT window.....doh
Would this cause my WiFi to not work? I have tried a number of ROMs and they all work fine apart from the WiFi, which is always off and then shows error when you click to switch it on.
If this is the case that the PIT file has corrupted this, how should I go back and correct it?
Cheers
YES, I KNOW THAT ALL QUESTIONS GO IN THE Q&A FORUMS BUT ITS HERE TO GET THE DEVELOPERS. SINCE I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY PERSON THAT CAN HANDLE SUCH SITUATION. (Please read ahead to take note of the problem clearly)
Please think of this as to help me (and other people who made these dead like this one). Don't comment "Questions go in the Q&A forum you friggin' NOOB". I know all of this stuff!!!!!
How it happened??:-
Rooted the phone using CF Root 6.4. Working "Perfectly"!
Did an OTA update (0.17MB) accidently. Encountered Random Reboots after then.
Then it won't boot at all
Stuck at the "GT-i9300" logo.
I HAVE THE NANDROID BACKUP BUT WON'T GO INTO THE RECOVERY SO ITS USELESS (is there any way to do it without the Recovery??)
Current situation:-
No Recovery. Tried Re-flashing the Official ROM and Re-rooting it. Either doesn't shows up or when shows up stays for 2 seconds and then goes to the GT-i9300 Logo.
Download mode is PRESENT.
Charges with NO PROBLEMS. Shows the Battery Logo going up and the Blue LED comes on too.
It once gave an error saying : "E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted."
It also gave a similar one in the above but with some other error. I didn't noticed it.
Odin Flashes WITHOUT any errors(no errors within the Odin). Writes the Firmware completely but unable to proceed due to some unknown reason.
I have tried these:-
Changed the NAND Memory Chip. Still the exact same problem. (Partition problem or something?)
J-Tagged it. No use!
Flashed all the Official ROMs via Odin.
Re-Rooted it. No use. Recovery isn't stable. Keeps rebooting after 2 seconds to the GT-i9300 Logo.
Please take this Question very seriously. Since its not just me with the same problem. There are many many other people with the same problem and with no solutions. Isn't this the main reason of XDA-Developer? Or is it just ROMs, Themes or Kernels? A person would be more happy if he gets his/her phone repaired instead of lying there on the desk and keeping those papers in there place and stop them being blown away from the fan!
For the moderators:- I know this isn't in the rules of the XDA to post a Question in the Android Development Section but this is here to summon all the ROM Developers and the Kernel Tweakers. Thank You for your valuable time!
Flash FULL ICS rom with .pit file
AusafSal said:
YES, I KNOW THAT ALL QUESTIONS GO IN THE Q&A FORUMS BUT ITS HERE TO GET THE DEVELOPERS. SINCE I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY PERSON THAT CAN HANDLE SUCH SITUATION. (Please read ahead to take note of the problem clearly)
Please think of this as to help me (and other people who made these dead like this one). Don't comment "Questions go in the Q&A forum you friggin' NOOB". I know all of this stuff!!!!!
How it happened??:-
Rooted the phone using CF Root 6.4. Working "Perfectly"!
Did an OTA update (0.17MB) accidently. Encountered Random Reboots after then.
Then it won't boot at all
Stuck at the "GT-i9300" logo.
I HAVE THE NANDROID BACKUP BUT WON'T GO INTO THE RECOVERY SO ITS USELESS (is there any way to do it without the Recovery??)
Current situation:-
No Recovery. Tried Re-flashing the Official ROM and Re-rooting it. Either doesn't shows up or when shows up stays for 2 seconds and then goes to the GT-i9300 Logo.
Download mode is PRESENT.
Charges with NO PROBLEMS. Shows the Battery Logo going up and the Blue LED comes on too.
It once gave an error saying : "E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted."
It also gave a similar one in the above but with some other error. I didn't noticed it.
Odin Flashes WITHOUT any errors(no errors within the Odin). Writes the Firmware completely but unable to proceed due to some unknown reason.
I have tried these:-
Changed the NAND Memory Chip. Still the exact same problem. (Partition problem or something?)
J-Tagged it. No use!
Flashed all the Official ROMs via Odin.
Re-Rooted it. No use. Recovery isn't stable. Keeps rebooting after 2 seconds to the GT-i9300 Logo.
Please take this Question very seriously. Since its not just me with the same problem. There are many many other people with the same problem and with no solutions. Isn't this the main reason of XDA-Developer? Or is it just ROMs, Themes or Kernels? A person would be more happy if he gets his/her phone repaired instead of lying there on the desk and keeping those papers in there place and stop them being blown away from the fan!
For the moderators:- I know this isn't in the rules of the XDA to post a Question in the Android Development Section but this is here to summon all the ROM Developers and the Kernel Tweakers. Thank You for your valuable time!
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Download *.tar file from sammobile. As you have download option live, you can flash the same with help of Odin (for ICS)
Flash A Stock ICS ROM with Odin.
Get them from Sammobile or from a thread with stock rom collections.
Even get an Galaxy S3 .pit file for odin.
That will fix it.
Just to keep you happy, Most Samsung Devices are unbrickable. As long as it boots, even if its in bootloop it can get fixed with odin.
Keep us updated.
Sorry, even questions like this go into the Q&A, that's where the devs are, aswell..
Anyway, go to this website and create an account.
Download latest JB/ICS ROM and get a .pit file. Open Odin and flash away..
Done, your phone is working again..
Moved to Q/A, there is no reason to post this in the development section.
That is the problem!! No one in the Q&A section answered like u guys have :/
All I get told was "give it to the Service Center".
Anyway! Which PIT file should I flash. A Procedure would be nice. My Last firmware was 4.0.4 don't know the number.
Ohk so I found it from the Nandroid Backup. It was I9300XXBLG8 I also found something written as IMM76D
But this was before the OTA update. Can someone tell me about the .pit file for it?
Which .pit file should I use?
bump?
AusafSal said:
bump?
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Changed the NAND Memory Chip how have you changed on board components .
Isn't this the main reason of XDA-Developer?
Nope its not a fix my phone forum .
JJEgan said:
Changed the NAND Memory Chip how have you changed on board components .
Isn't this the main reason of XDA-Developer?
Nope its not a fix my phone forum .
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I gave it to a person here in the phone market. He also J-tags it. He had a spare broken motherboard. he changed the NAND Flash Memory Unit by himself. He said it is in the same condition as it was before. So no problem to the NAND Flash Memory Unit is done.
Suggest that you join sammobile as posted and use stock firmware .
Sammobile has a forum and you may get more information regarding a PIT file there .
jje
JJEgan said:
Suggest that you join sammobile as posted and use stock firmware .
Sammobile has a forum and you may get more information regarding a PIT file there .
jje
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Hey! I didn't noticed its JJE!
I remembered u helped me alot in the previous Threads I made!
I downloaded the U.K version. Which is the one I had according to the Nandroid Backup I made.
I opened the "system.ext4.tar" by WinZip.
Saw a CSCVersion.txt file.
It had written "I9300OXABLG8" on it.
Also in the "build.prop" file (Opened by Notepad) I saw I9300XXBLG8 written aswell.
So I downloaded that one.
So I have only one Question:
Which PIT File should I put? :/
I see 5 of them :-
GT-I9300_mx_20120220.pit
GT-I9300_mx_20120322.pit
GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit
M0_20120220.pit
mx.pit
Which one?
should be the last one...
Why don't you just spare yourself numerous headaches by sending the phone in for repair? Just say it died on you or something.
Theshawty said:
Why don't you just spare yourself numerous headaches by sending the phone in for repair? Just say it died on you or something.
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No warranty bro! And I'll try tomorrow
btw If I do a wrong pit file. what are the consequences? :/
Mine is the 16GB one of United Kingdom. Non-Branded GT-i9300
AusafSal said:
No warranty bro! And I'll try tomorrow
btw If I do a wrong pit file. what are the consequences? :/
Mine is the 16GB one of United Kingdom. Non-Branded GT-i9300
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Anyone??
AusafSal said:
Anyone??
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Wrong Pit possible brick .
jje
AusafSal said:
No warranty bro! And I'll try tomorrow
btw If I do a wrong pit file. what are the consequences? :/
Mine is the 16GB one of United Kingdom. Non-Branded GT-i9300
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If you flash the wrong pit file or if the pit file fails to flash, you might destroy your nand memory. The pit file is the partition table, hence you should be very careful.
Theshawty said:
If you flash the wrong pit file or if the pit file fails to flash, you might destroy your nand memory. The pit file is the partition table, hence you should be very careful.
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Ok so Im gonna give it to the Samsung Service Center first thing. I don't wanna completely Eff up my device :/
Gonna take the phone from the person I gave to and hope to God that the NAND change has made that flash counter to Zero :/
Just as the Subject says. Only for knowledge purposes (though my phone is bricked :/ )
I get absolutely NO ERRORS while flashing ANY firmware for that matter through Odin. Though my phone is U.K Unbranded I9300XXBLG8.
It should boot-up but doesn't :/
Can't get into Recovery either. Not even a glimpse of it.
Stuck at the i9300 logo :/
Anyone care to help me and answer the following questions?
1. When is flashing a PIT File suitable? At what error u should do it?
2. Do I have a Bootloader/Recovery Problem or something?
3. Will J-Tagging help it?
4. Can someone tell me what is causing this problem? I haven't seen anyone with this problem yet. The firmware as well as CF Root flashes successfully (in Odin)... though the phone shows no positive results.
5. Should I go for PIT or J-Tagging or something else? I don't wanna risk it. All I know is that u should only flash a PIT file when u get the "Get PIT for Mapping" error. And J-Tagging is when the phone doesn't boots up. (I may be wrong)
Anyone with some suitable knowledge please drop by and help me.
Or someone who had this problem before.
My phone is a GT-i9300
CSC Version: I9300OXABLG8
Last Firmware was XXBLG8.
Pebble Blue non-branded and 16gb version.
THANK U
don't panic!
You should be able to fix it by just flashing a stock firmware with Odin
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you could also try removing the battery for a few minutes and then reinsert and try voting recovery again
Only go for a pit file, if you're planning to flash-lock the device, or repartition it, for that matter.
Don't panic, if your device is bricked, it's not, actually
You f***ed up your boot partition..
Goto sammobile.com/firmware, register, download latest U.K. firmware and then you should be good to go. Then you can root it and everything. DW about your SD, it'll stay as it is..
Hope I could help!
LG familyguy59/Beatsleigher
familyguy59 said:
Only go for a pit file, if you're planning to flash-lock the device, or repartition it, for that matter.
Don't panic, if your device is bricked, it's not, actually
You f***ed up your boot partition..
Goto sammobile.com/firmware, register, download latest U.K. firmware and then you should be good to go. Then you can root it and everything. DW about your SD, it'll stay as it is..
Hope I could help!
LG familyguy59/Beatsleigher
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Yes I have a question about that. I'v been looking for the 3 part firmware. I couldn't find it there :/
I have flashed the exact same firmware u r telling.
Btw ur the only one who has said that doing the PIT file will not risk my S3 :/
AusafSal said:
Yes I have a question about that. I'v been looking for the 3 part firmware. I couldn't find it there :/
I have flashed the exact same firmware u r telling.
Btw ur the only one who has said that doing the PIT file will not risk my S3 :/
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Lol. Why do you think that is?
CyanogenModded very skankily via XDA app. Skanky, indeed
AusafSal said:
Yes I have a question about that. I'v been looking for the 3 part firmware. I couldn't find it there :/
I have flashed the exact same firmware u r telling.
Btw ur the only one who has said that doing the PIT file will not risk my S3 :/
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Flashing a pit is risky, and interruption could lead to hard brick, however if you do it right then all will be good, I used to flash with pit on the s1 regularly as it was a necessity coming from cm to gb, or something along those lines.
Just make sure you know what you are doing
PROGRESS!!!!!!!!!!
OK i think my phone is alive. I managed to get it into the CWM Recovery. But there seems to be one little problem. That I can't mount my SDCard. Even tried mounting in the "Mounts and Storage" Option. Im kinda hopeful but I don't know what to do now
Tried Factory/Data Resetting but that didn't do any good. Have i Effed my SDCard or something??? :/ :/
AusafSal said:
That I can't mount my SDCard.
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any specific error messages about that in cwm?
Personally i used .pit with no issues. My story was that i changed the original partition layout and flashed stock .tar after that. CWM was functional but couldn't mount anything. So i just grabbed a .pit and flashed stock together with .pit - all fine.
And regarding the "interruptions" during .pit flashing - it was the same speed as flashing without .pit, at least for me.
If in your case it's simple filesystem corruption, connecting over adb and launching fsck on the messed up partitions should provide some results.
Was trying to use ODIN and update the s3. After reboot, it just got a white screen with nothing. Waited for an hour then decided to remove the battery. Afterwards I've tried to reflash the rom using ODIN, then it tells me I don't have a PIT partition.
I've searched the forum, most people will stuck at the boot screen, however in my case it is more like a complete wipe out.
Hopefully there is help, because the phone doesn't have original warranty.
Thank you very much. I'm so desperate
not sure if this works with GT-I9300 but here you go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916936 this app might help. good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6 or you may want to try this first. emergency firmware with pit
Do you have an i9300? Did you flash something written for a different phone by mistake?
The symptoms you describe sound more like a wrong file/phone error.
Funny - same thing happened to my i9300 yesterday
here is my post from yesterday - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2379256
I own 2 Galaxies:
1 Galaxy was in the same state as yours - pit file missing error on Odin
1 Perfect state
both 16GB Version GT-I9300 (international version)
BAD PHONE: When I tried to use heimdall to upload the pit file, it failed to upload/download the file from the phone therefore it is corrupted (NAND on the MotherBoard)
GOOD PHONE: So i wanted to see how a pit file looks like so i plugged in my good phone and accidentally uploaded some experimental pit file to my good phone, again wiped out ! (BUMMER).
But then i connected it to ODIN with mx.pit file and it managed to upload the new file (To the good phone)
So my conclusion was this, if the malfunction happened all of a sudden then your phone is 99% dead.
"The 1% chance" - is that the nand on the motherboard is intact and communicating properly, then and only then if you can upload a new pit file and recover your phone.
So:
1. Download the attachment pit_i9300.rar i attached
2.Try to recover the pit file using ODIN - make sure the re-partition checkbox is checked(use mx.pit it should work for the 16gb as it worked for me)
IF FAILED --> then your motherboard is damaged
IF SUCCEED --> then flash PDA one of the stock roms of samsung.
So I bought a blue s3 gt-i9300 from ebay.co.uk and I received it with a boot loop problem.
It only gets into download mode (odin mode) and says CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO, CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official, SYSTEM STATUS STATUS: Official
It tried to flash a CW recovery but it keeps failing with NAND Write(start)... Fail.
Tried to flash a stock firmaware same NAND error.
Tried to do a repartition and nand erase with a pit file. It gets stuck at Erase...
I have adb installed but my device is not showing, although in odin it connects to my phone and windows shows my phone in the device manager.
I have tried with windows 8 on one computer and windows 7 on another. I have also changed the usb cable 2 times.
Is there anything else I should try or the only fix is a new mobo?
I am ready to pay for solving this problem through paypal. I can give you teamviewer access etc.
Please help me I am desperate...
new motherboard or read the forum this is a repetitive topic you have posted .
JJEgan said:
new motherboard or read the forum this is a repetitive topic you have posted .
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Is this the only option? How much should they charge me for a mobo replacement?
milupas2 said:
Is this the only option? How much should they charge me for a mobo replacement?
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I gave you two options .
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I gave you two options .
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Yes, but I do not know what else to try, I've read at least 100 topics with no results. I have posted everything I tried.
Could you please at least give me an estimative cost for emmc replacement if that is the only solution?
milupas2 said:
Yes, but I do not know what else to try, I've read at least 100 topics with no results. I have posted everything I tried.
Could you please at least give me an estimative cost for emmc replacement if that is the only solution?
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you can try a rescue firmware here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1825272 make sure if you flash pit that it is correct. based on your internal storage.
ashraf sharif said:
you can try a rescue firmware here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1825272 make sure if you flash pit that it is correct. based on your internal storage.
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with pit file: no pit partition found.
without pit file: Nand write start. . fail
with a pit named u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4 i get a different pit error, something like pit failed. (not the no pit partition found this time)
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milupas2 said:
with pit file: no pit partition found.
without pit file: Nand write start. . fail
with a pit named u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4 i get a different pit error, something like pit failed. (not the no pit partition found this time)
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can jtag fix this?
No, you have nand memory failure and require a new motherboard.