Hi guys.
Tonight I did a data reset via the system settings menu within the OS so that all personal data can be wiped from the phone.
Shortly after I did this, the phone reset, then just started randomly flashing and not booting, occasionally pausing on a totally white screen.
I tried to enter into recovery mode with no luck, and had no luck with download mode either.
My USB jig worked and got me into download mode, and it now also lets me enter download mode via the 3 button method.
I figured I would just use odin to flash a new kernel/ROM, however the phone refuses to come up in odin and is no longer even recognised on my PC (unknown usb device).
I've tried installing and reinstalling drivers, different usb ports, different cable etc and nothing makes any difference.
Anyone have any clue what I can do about this?
PS. The phone was on rootbox rom (unsure of version) and I'm fairly certain it had siyah kernel.
sorry, posted in the wrong section.
please switch it over, mods
No recovery?
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What version were you running? GB, ICS or JB? Which kernel? Did you try to flash tar file? Repartition through Odin?
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It was running ICS, unsure of exact version.
And I did not try to do anything with odin as the phone is not recognised at all any more, doesn't come up in odin..
and yes, I cannot access recovery mode at all via the 3 button method
Didn't it work with the jig?
Tell us what you can do with your device right now.
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as above, I can enter download mode, but absolutely nothing else.
no boot, no recovery, phone is not recognised in odin, phone is not recognised by windows.
Can you find the device in windows device manager as unknown device?
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Wuxar said:
Can you find the device in windows device manager as unknown device?
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yep, that's exactly what it comes up as.
Have you tried with another computer?
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Hold on, i'm going PC Mode.
In the meantime flash siyah v6
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Try these and report back.
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Hold on, i'm going PC Mode.
In the meantime flash siyah v6
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Try these and report back.
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mate, I really appreciate you trying to help me but I'm not entirely sure that you are even reading my posts.
I'm not sure how I am supposed to flash a kernel when my device is not even seen (besides "unknown device") on my PC, and does not display at all in Odin.
ps: i've already tried all of those steps in that link, nothing has helped
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mate, I really appreciate you trying to help me but I'm not entirely sure that you are even reading my posts.
I'm not sure how I am supposed to flash a kernel when my device is not even seen (besides "unknown device") on my PC, and does not display at all in Odin.
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I've read your post?
Have you read mine?
What are we trying to do here?
To make your PC see your device.....am I right?
yes, the objective is to make my PC see the device.
and seeing as the PC needs to see the device for me to flash anything to it, I'm unsure as to how flashing siyah will help me when I cannot in fact flash anything at all
lolthrash said:
yes, the objective is to make my PC see the device.
and seeing as the PC needs to see the device for me to flash anything to it, I'm unsure as to how flashing siyah will help me when I cannot in fact flash anything at all
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yeah yeah
You get unkown device when plugged in? delete that.
Install kies.
Already installed? uninstall it.
Re install.
just figured out the problem with it not recognising it via usb, it was a dodgy USB flex that I'd installed to fix a microphone problem (which eventually turned out to not be hardware related).
just swapped back the original board and hey presto, the damn thing is recognised in windows and in odin.
thanks for the help guys
Be carefull now.
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wrong post, didnt read your post properly
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hi there, i've searched and searched and cannot for the life of me find any stock roms or anything for the telus fascinate it probably doesn't help that I don't know what the build number is... I flashed a verizon vibrant rom quite a while ago and don't remember my methods of doing so, I've read that it's going to be a huge PITA to get it back to stock, especially because I can't seem to get it into ^&%^*% recovery mode or even get it to connect to my pc.. so any help in that regard will also be MUCH appreciated
THANK YOU in advance.. I hope!
Alright so i managed to find an all in one zip file in a tutorial post obvs i didn't look hard enough lol!
So that just leaves me with the more important predicament. I can't get my phone into recovery mode to flash with odin and my pc won't connect to the pc at all.. I read somewhere that my phone is soft-bricked???? Because of using a vibrant Rom? Any input is greatly appreciated once again
P.s can a mod change the title? Or can i? Because its slightly irrelevant to the post now
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Can you link the All in One ODIN you are talking about?
I sure can here it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=923712
coincidentally this is also the exact procedure i followed when I rooted and flashed.
so a little more information for you.
sorry about the reply taking forever i couldn't find the post on my phone and haven't had much time to sit on the computer
AntoineDon said:
So that just leaves me with the more important predicament. I can't get my phone into recovery mode to flash with odin and my pc won't connect to the pc at all.. I read somewhere that my phone is soft-bricked???? Because of using a vibrant Rom? Any input is greatly appreciated once again
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Says your phone model is GT i9000 so you probably flashed a gti9000 rom (Bell Vibrant / international Galaxy S).
Anyway... you need to be in "download mode" to flash via odin. I think you meant phone to pc, but were you able to connect your phone to the pc before? Do you have the correct drivers installed?
You know you're in soft-bricked if when you turn on the phone, you get a picture of a phone to pc with a ! in between. This can be fixed by a USB jig, or for some, just doing the download mode button combination while your battery is out and your usb is plugged into the computer.
What rom did you install exactly?
Yes i realise that i suppose that's what i meant but odin doesn't pick up my phone and my pc won't either. I used to be able to connect yes but now it won't I have the drivers downloaded i havent had the chance to try a different cord but this is the same cord i used to flash, so im pretty sure that's not the problem.
I guess its not soft bricked then i haven't seen anything like what you have described,
The Rom im using is called EXTRAordinary Rom or something like that ill try and find a link for you
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Bump? This is a serious issue for me as my Bluetooth is not working and things are constantly force-closing...
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If you have gotten your phone into download mode and your pc isn't recognizing it, you should; 1 - try a different pc, 2 - try a different cable or 3 - try both. Are you still able to get it into download mode?
Ughh I've tried every computer in my house, 3 laptops and one desktop...
My personal laptop is the only one it worked on previously, it now doesn't work, and I only have the original cable i did the flashing with originally, but i'll yoink a cable from work tomorrow do test that out, although I am seriously doubting it would work... my widgets have recently stopped working as well, they say "problem loading widget" I'm pretty scared by this point and feel as though my phone is sloooowly hardening into a useless brick. i'll update tomorrow, when I get a new cable.
um also, I've posted this question in a different thread but have yet to be answered, why can't I find the telus usb drivers anywhere? they don't have it on samsung's website,,, i haven't installed any drivers since the original flashing and have no clue as to where to find them... as far as I could remember it was ridiculously easy to find them last time....
Thanks in advance,
Antoine
try installing samsung kies-worked for me once
While flashing Odin stuck at zImage... I disconnected the phone from PC. Now i cant enter neither the DL mode, nor recovery... Important thing that the PC still see the phone when connected (Odin too (yellow indicates)). i9100g. Can someone help?
If the flash stalled is it possible you were flashing an incompatible firmware for your phone? I9100G has different firmware yo the I9100/T.
Anyway, my suggestion is if uoi definitely can't get into download mode then maybe try using a jig to force it. But I suspect that may also not work.
You say the PC picks up the phone when you connect it. Does that mean it boots up?
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If the flash stalled is it possible you were flashing an incompatible firmware for your phone? I9100G has different firmware yo the I9100/T.
Anyway, my suggestion is if uoi definitely can't get into download mode then maybe try using a jig to force it. But I suspect that may also not work.
You say the PC picks up the phone when you connect it. Does that mean it boots up?
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No, the phone doesnt boot. Maybe i used bad cable for flash process... because i used different kind of usb-cable (not samsung). Is there any solution without jig?
p.s.: i was trying this) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506954
qn-ram said:
No, the phone doesnt boot. Maybe i used bad cable for flash process... because i used different kind of usb-cable (not samsung). Is there any solution without jig?
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Cable shouldn't be a problem. I've used many different ones without problem. Were you flashing the correct file for your model?
Edit: just checked the link and it is for i9100G.
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Were you using the tar version? If so where did you put it in Odin and did you tick anything else (eg bootloader)?
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sxi200 said:
Cable shouldn't be a problem. I've used many different ones without problem. Were you flashing the correct file for your model?
Edit: just checked the link and it is for i9100G.
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This means i was right. ROM is capable for my i9100G)
sxi200 said:
Were you using the tar version? If so where did you put it in Odin and did you tick anything else (eg bootloader)?
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was using tar. in the pda section. didnt touch any checkboxes or something else
Yeah should have been fine then. Can't see why download mode won't work because you haven't touched the bootloader. Maybe try removing then re-inserting the battery, then use the 3 buttons for download mode.
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Yeah should have been fine then. Can't see why download mode won't work because you haven't touched the bootloader. Maybe try removing then re-inserting the battery, then use the 3 buttons for download mode.
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already tried... no effect. while flashing Odin stucked at zImage. after 30 min waiting i switched off the cable. Odin showed red message (fail)
Well if all else fails, next step may be a jig. It can be a pain if you don't have one but check in the general section. There is a thread about users (including myself) who are willing to help people who urgently need to use a jig. There are heaps of countries listed so if your lucky you may find someone close by who will help.
EDIT: here is the link to the thread. Check the first post for locations.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495867
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sxi200 said:
Well if all else fails, next step may be a jig. It can be a pain if you don't have one but check in the general section. There is a thread about users (including myself) who are willing to help people who urgently need to use a jig. There are heaps of countries listed so if your lucky you may find someone close by who will help.
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thx, i ll wait 4 some time. mb somebody showes another way to solve this sh*t)
OP, are you plugged directly into a USB port on the PC? Not through a keyboard pass-through, or a USB hub, or something similar? I've heard of stalled flashes because the person was not plugged directly into the PC.
The other thing, is to try a different USB cable. Faulty cables can also cause stalled flashes.
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OP, are you plugged directly into a USB port on the PC? Not through a keyboard pass-through, or a USB hub, or something similar? I've heard of stalled flashes because the person was not plugged directly into the PC.
The other thing, is to try a different USB cable. Faulty cables can also cause stalled flashes.
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no usb hubs or other similiar stuff. tell me how to use another (original) cable if I CANT ENTER THE RECOVERY???
qn-ram said:
no usb hubs or other similiar stuff. tell me how to use another (original) cable if I CANT ENTER THE RECOVERY???
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When you originally flashed in Odin did you you do so from recovery or download mode?
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sxi200 said:
When you originally flashed in Odin did you you do so from recovery or download mode?
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download mode)
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download mode)
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**** man! Something is not right. Flashing a kernel in download mode as pda shouldn't fully brick your phone. I've had plenty of bad flashes before but download mode always works. Other than retrying for download mode or jig, I'm out of ideas.
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sxi200 said:
**** man! Something is not right. Flashing a kernel in download mode as pda shouldn't fully brick your phone. I've had plenty of bad flashes before but download mode always works. Other than retrying for download mode or jig, I'm out of ideas.
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will sdk tools or something make sense?)
qn-ram said:
no usb hubs or other similiar stuff. tell me how to use another (original) cable if I CANT ENTER THE RECOVERY???
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WHAT DOES RECOVERY HAVE TO DO WITH FLASHING???
You have other posts in this thread that imply you were able to try flashing again. If that's not the case, than I misinterpreted, and sorry I tried to troubleshoot your problem and suggest a course of action.
I'm sure you're frustrated, but that is no reason to snap at people trying to help you.
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WHAT DOES RECOVERY HAVE TO DO WITH FLASHING???
You have other posts in this thread that imply you were able to try flashing again. If that's not the case, than I misinterpreted, and sorry I tried to troubleshoot your problem and suggest a course of action.
I'm sure you're frustrated, but that is no reason to snap at people trying to help you.
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sry. thought that recovery->dl mode. thx 4 ur help
qn-ram said:
sry. thought that recovery->dl mode. thx 4 ur help
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Recovery mode and Download mode are not the same. Flashing can only happen in Download mode.
Hello guys,
I really really need your help, I have spend like two weeks reading articles and possible solutions to my problem and none of them worked.
My cell is the international version GT-I9100 and my PC has W7 Ultimate installed
I have my phone in USB debug mode and have installed USB drivers with KIES
2 weeks ago I was able to get to download mode by using the 3 buttons method with no problems... so I decided to try to install the latest ICS I9100XXLPQ with ODIN
Odin did recognized the cellphone and the yellow label appeared and show the message accepted... so far so good, put the I9100XXLPQ file in PDA, check the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options and hit the Start button but the problem started there.... it just sits at setup connection and wont do a thing. wait for more than 30 mins and nothing just sits there.
So I unplugged the cellphone from the cable thinking that it would be ok since Odin didn´t started with the flashing process (or at least that what i thought)... there´s the problem, now my cellphone does not came up and I´m not even able to get into download mode. I just get a black screen (see attachment)
I have tried with the 3 buttons, with One-Click Unbrick and with the Jig cable and none of them worked, I just keep getting the same screen.
(by the way... i tried with One-Click Unbrick but it still saying that the drivers are not installed properly so it keep installing the drivers over and over and I have not been actually able to use it.)
Odin is still able to recognized the cellphone so I tried to re-flash the cellphone doing the same thing this time it passed the connection setup and seems that it will worked but after 5 to 10 mins it failed but with no error message. I guess that it wont do anything since the cell is not in download mode.
Any ideas or suggestions would be more than appreciate!
Regards...
I once had the same problem. When odin sees the mobile even if its not in download mode. This means its connected but the bootloader is broken.
To fix this u need to use some program called hamedal or hamidal or something. I used it to unbrick my galazy tab. you can flash the boot section (bootloader image) manually thru it and it will fix your mobile.
Try to google about it and how to use it. If you don't find anything. Pm me and I will try to help u .
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try to use a JIG,it will force the phone to enter the download mode
fearkillerr said:
I once had the same problem. When odin sees the mobile even if its not in download mode. This means its connected but the bootloader is broken.
To fix this u need to use some program called hamedal or hamidal or something. I used it to unbrick my galazy tab. you can flash the boot section (bootloader image) manually thru it and it will fix your mobile.
Try to google about it and how to use it. If you don't find anything. Pm me and I will try to help u .
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I think that you are taking about Heimdall
One Click Unbrick is the same thing.... (Heimdall One-Click project)
I tried that already... but thanks
I haven't worked much with i9000 or i777 to figure out heimdall compatibility. Your option is Odin right now.
Your only solution is a USB JIG.
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I think that you are taking about Heimdall
One Click Unbrick is the same thing.... (Heimdall One-Click project)
I tried that already... but thanks
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Just open that program, install the usb drivers for it while connecting your phone and try to flash the zimage.img into the phone manually. I believe it will work. I've fixed many bricked galaxy devices with that.
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Hi,
I recently bought a gs2 however its not working, basically the guy who sold it to me was trying to upgrade it to latest software via xda apparently and now its blocked. it just flashes the screen, black screen, you can see the yellow triangle when i try to put it into recovery or download mode. i have done some research but cant get my head round it. it comes up on kies as pda:lpt/phone:lq6/csc:lpa(xeu) as current firmware version. i have tried using odin to re set it and flash it also however odin wont read it and wont come up yellow , i have removed and re set the drivers still not luck.
i am not very clued up on android as i used to use blackberry.
can anyone please help me on what to do and how to do it?
thank you
kuq-e-zi said:
... when i try to put it into recovery or download mode...
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What do you me by "try"? Can you enter download mode or not?
fxrb said:
What do you me by "try"? Can you enter download mode or not?
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He can, because he stated that he tried to reset it via odin...
@OP , take a look at the USB port where you charge the phone... Do you see something wrong with it?...
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riro1612 said:
He can, because he stated that he tried to reset it via odin...
@OP , take a look at the USB port where you charge the phone... Do you see something wrong with it?...
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the usb is ok, it charges the phone, connects to kies as well but not odin. i bought a usb jig as well. when i connect the jig it flashes "downloading" though it hard to see as its flashing non stop however nothing else happens.
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hard to see as its flashing non stop however nothing else happens.
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You mean the screen keeps flickering?
When I turned on my i9300 galaxy III phone last week it prompt me for an upgrade. I installed it and as soon as it booted again, every single app started to issue warnings about stopping. The phone cycles through all of these pop up warnings over and over again and never reaches the home screen.
What I have tried:
Plugged it to PC open Kies - drivers were not installed correctly, Kies didnt connect.
Ran troubleshooting (unplugged phone b4) connected phone again Kies didnt connect.
Restarted the phone in d/l mode --> wipe data/factory reset, this time the drivers were installed correctly but Kies didnt connect again.
Unplugged phone open Odin and it didnt recognize the phone either.
Tried 2 different cables switched USB ports and nothing!!
PC recognizes the phone but it wont let me see content in windows explorer.
Please help me, thanx in advance. :crying:
Pacbert
seems you need to get on another Rom
why not try odin
or root and get CWM and flash a custom Rom
Blackwolf10 said:
seems you need to get on another Rom
why not try odin
or root and get CWM and flash a custom Rom
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I cant root the phone or how do I install another ROM. Odin doesnt recognize the phone, I plug it in and nothing happens
so I have no options how to connect to the cell phone.
Pacbert said:
I cant root the phone or how do I install another ROM. Odin doesnt recognize the phone, I plug it in and nothing happens
so I have no options how to connect to the cell phone.
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For ODIN to recognize the device you must first go into Download Mode and you need to shutdown the device first then do this hold home+vol down+then power button)
You don't need root to use ODIN though. If you want to revert to stock see the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610 it's pretty straightforward anyway so i guess you won't do something unnecessary.
As you were upgrading legitimately, take it back to vendor or Samsung and get them to sort it
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For ODIN to recognize the device you must first go into Download Mode and you need to shutdown the device first then do this hold home+vol down+then power button)
You don't need root to use ODIN though. If you want to revert to stock see the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610 it's pretty straightforward anyway so i guess you won't do something unnecessary.
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Yes I did that, I said that in my first post. I put the phone into d/l mode but Odin doesnt recognize the phone, that is my major issue here.
Neither Kies nor Odin recognizes the phone. PC installs drivers correctly and knows when its plugged in but thats about it
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As you were upgrading legitimately, take it back to vendor or Samsung and get them to sort it
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They take a long time to respond, but yea if nobody here can give me a solution thats what Im going to do.
Nobody has a clue?
Simple test.. Tried another pc?
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realwillow said:
Simple test.. Tried another pc?
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Tried 3 different and nothing
Pacbert said:
Tried 3 different and nothing
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you can try mobile odin then though it costs a few bucks but does a great job
Blackwolf10 said:
you can try mobile odin then though it costs a few bucks but does a great job
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I don't think there's much chance of him being able to use mobile Odin if you read the OP
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I don't think there's much chance of him being able to use mobile Odin if you read the OP
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Yea maybe phone has no chance at all and I probably need to replace it.