Help fixing Soft Bricked S9+ (SM-G9650) - Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers

I soft bricked my S9+
Its stuck on "An error has occured while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software."
Smart Switch wont work, becuase i dont have recovery code, and it wont let me do it when i try the other option.
Odin doesnt work either.
Cant boot to recovery or download
What now...

Boot into download mode you can do this by press and hold the Bixby and volume down buttons, then press and hold the power button. You can get your model number from here.
You will the need to go to https://updato.com/ to find your firmware.
Then go to Google and search for Odin 13 it's important that it's 13 or greater otherwise it won't work.
Make sure your in download mode and then plug your device in and open odin. You should see your device in blue within the odin program with com 5 on it for example.
Extract your firmwares zip and then go back to odin and click on AP and browse to the firmware zip and select the AP file. It will seem as if odin has crashed it hasn't give it 2 minutes as its verifying the biggest file. Then to the same for BL and CP.
For CSC there will be two files
Use Home_CSC if you are keeping the same CSC on your device and wish to keep data.
Use CSC if your changing CSC or want a factory data wipe.
If Home_CSC dosent fix the issue then use regular CSC.
The phone should then be restored to a working condition

that helped me get out of my boot loop

xp500 said:
that helped me get out of my boot loop
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Yeah I used to brick my s6 all the time but odin saves the day everytime

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Galaxy S2 i9100 3UK Help Please

Hey,
I decided last night I would try and backup my phone, however Kies thought it would be fun to start updating, and somehow it locked up. Now I get a message on my phone that says :-
Firmware Upgrade Encountered an Issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again.
Now I have done what it says however everytime i connect it up i get a message saying "USB Device Not Recognised"
I have downloaded the drivers, with no such luck, and tried installing them via Kies again with no joy. Reading on the forum I found out about the recovery mode which I have manage to get the phone into and downloaded what I thought was the right thing but it's not working at all.
I think what Ideally i need is a way to get the phone back to a working version, I just have no idea how to do it. I have downloaded Odin as that seems to be a program that every page says.
Not sure if you need the information but it was on 3G UK network.
Sorry this probably sounds extremely noob like but I've spent 10 hours on it already and am confused beyond imagination
Kies is one of them horrible programs that just doesnt work properly.
as you have read about Odin, i will assume you know you can use this to flash a stock firmware to your phone.
Have a look for intratechs thread of offical firmwares (linked below), download one for your phone and flash it via odin.
Please read the top information in his thread it tells you what to do and how to do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
How do i resolve the other issue of windows not recognizing it ?
put the phone in download mode and pc should recognize the phone
If we're talking about a phone running stock firmware that you've never mucked around with (rooted it, run non-stock firmware on it, etc, etc), send it in to Samsung/whomever you bought it from for warranty service.'
If you start flashing things in order to try & fix it, you run the slight risk you might brick it/void your warranty. Which means you end up paying to get it fixed.
I wouldn't tempt fate if I were in your situation.
If we're talking about a phone you've been mucking around with (like most of us here ), then go to Samfirmware.com & search for the original firmware that came with your phone & flash it following whatever instructions they have for flashing firmware downloaded from their site.
Alternatively, if you're happy with the latest firmware available for your phone model/carrier/country, find/download the PC version of Checkfus (search for it on here/Google). This will allow you to download a tarball of the latest available firmware for your carrier/country, which you can flash according to the instructions here.
Also, before you do anything, try a factory reset if you haven't already.
1.Find your new firmware version and download the file from the links
2.Extract the file, so that you now have a .tar file.
3.Download and run the Odin software from the provided link (200KB)
4.Reboot the phone to download mode
To do this, turn the phone off, then simultaneously press the volume down key, the home button and then press the power button. If you see a warning, press the volume up button to continue.
5.In Odin, click the button named “PDA” and select your .tar file (your rom).
If the rom has several files, also put in the PDA, Phone/Modem and CSC files. but do NOT put in a .pit file.
6.Connect the phone to the computer with usb cable, and wait till ID:COM turns yellow.
7.Click the “Start” button, and Odin will flash your rom.
As simple as that.
I have the files however CANNOT get windows to detect the phone....it simply refuses every single time.
All i get is USB Device Not Recognised
Which i get after holding down, Power, Vol Down and Menu till i get the download screen. Occassionally (VERY RARELY) it has been detected by odin then fails on factory
UKVampire said:
I have the files however CANNOT get windows to detect the phone....it simply refuses every single time.
All i get is USB Device Not Recognised
Which i get after holding down, Power, Vol Down and Menu till i get the download screen. Occassionally (VERY RARELY) it has been detected by odin then fails on factory
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How to use ODIN
Open odin load firmware
Put phone to download mode and read instructions yes/no
Connect Samsung usb cable .
Start in Odin
A fail during firmware flash is often a faulty download or wrong firmware for the phone .
PC does not see phone usually USB driver problem try another PC Kies must not be running occasionally fxxxd phone .
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UKVampire said:
I have the files however CANNOT get windows to detect the phone....it simply refuses every single time.
All i get is USB Device Not Recognised
Which i get after holding down, Power, Vol Down and Menu till i get the download screen. Occassionally (VERY RARELY) it has been detected by odin then fails on factory
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Are you plugged directly into a port on the PC, and not through a keyboard pass-through port, or a USB hub? Or have you tried a different cable?
Ok guys,
I have got it to the point it is able to flash now. Problem is I have some dodgy yellow ! and it wont go any further than that.
How do I get rid of that and get back to bog standard everything, I have used CheckFus and downloaded the firmware but it wont get rid of the !
UKVampire said:
Ok guys,
I have got it to the point it is able to flash now. Problem is I have some dodgy yellow ! and it wont go any further than that.
How do I get rid of that and get back to bog standard everything, I have used CheckFus and downloaded the firmware but it wont get rid of the !
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Gonna need a little more detail than that. Yellow triangle at boot under where it says "Samsung Galaxy SII"? It's not really clear.
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Don't worry )
I have fixed it and am back to being on default software with no problems at all
Thanks for all the help on this forum

[Q] doubts restoring, unbrick procedures sg2

Ok before something goes wrong and start become crazy asking for help to fix my sgs2, i have read the necessary info (i guess) to do it by myself , I have this backup files
1- Nand backup (when i first rooted, i made this in CWM, CF-Root CWM5)
2- Stock rom/firmware 1 file (from sammobile.com exact the same carrier PDA,CSC,Modem)
3- EFS backup 2 files (with HC-kTool, i dont know in which case use it)
So in the case i install "x" numbers of roms and kernels or if i brick the phone and want to go back to its brand new state or recover the phone, which is the best procedure? Obviously depends on the symptoms but, are this the options i have in base of my backup files???? :
1-Go in to CWM and use Odin to flash the stock Rom
2-Go in to Recovery mode and use the nand backup
3-Use a jig to go to CWM and use Odin to flash the stock Rom
I get a little confuse with the backups files i have, because nobody seems to use the nand backup, also i have read
[GUIDE] Fix an unflashable or soft bricked GSII from Pistachio
So could you just tell me if im right or wrong, i just have the root and i want to be sure to start installing roms
skaarax said:
Ok before something goes wrong and start become crazy asking for help to fix my sgs2, i have read the necessary info (i guess) to do it by myself , I have this backup files
1- Nand backup (when i first rooted, i made this in CWM, CF-Root CWM5)
2- Stock rom/firmware 1 file (from sammobile.com exact the same carrier PDA,CSC,Modem)
3- EFS backup 2 files (with HC-kTool, i dont know in which case use it)
So in the case i install "x" numbers of roms and kernels or if i brick the phone and want to go back to its brand new state or recover the phone, which is the best procedure? Obviously depends on the symptoms but, are this the options i have in base of my backup files???? :
1-Go in to CWM and use Odin to flash the stock Rom
2-Go in to Recovery mode and use the nand backup
3-Use a jig to go to CWM and use Odin to flash the stock Rom
I get a little confuse with the backups files i have, because nobody seems to use the nand backup, also i have read
[GUIDE] Fix an unflashable or soft bricked GSII from Pistachio
So could you just tell me if im right or wrong, i just have the root and i want to be sure to start installing roms
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It depends on the kind of brick.
If your phone doesn't work very well, some apps have forced closes, the phone crashes and reboots several times ... this is not a brick.
In these cases, you can flash a kernel containing CWM recovery (or you have already CWM recovery), and restore the nandroid backup => done!
If your phone does not boot normally into Android OS, but you still can enter recovery and download mode, then it is called soft-brick.
This can be solved by the description you already have read.
If your phone does not boot at all - not normally into Android OS, neither in recovery nor in download mode, this is called hard-brick.
In this case, it is very difficult and sometimes not possible to solve this issue.
Fortunately, there are only few scenarios which will lead to such a hard-brick.
E.g. flashing a wrong pit file with re-partition option enabled in Odin, interruption of the flashing process at the "wrong" moment, EMMC bug after wiping with a "bad" custom kernel and hardware defects.
So, nandorid backup is a very good and useful idea. And I already had to use my nandroid backups after flashing into "unstable" states.
EFS backup is good for being on the safe side. When something has deleted your EFS data (IMEI, etc.), you can restore this information. But I never had to use my EFS backup so far.
Just to correct your list:
1-Go in to download mode and use Odin to flash the stock Rom
2-Go in to Recovery mode and use the nand backup
3-Use a jig to go to download mode and use Odin to flash the stock Rom
To boot into download mode, just press Volume Down + Home + Power buttons for some time, then confirm with Volume UP, and you are in download mode. (You do not need a Jig for that.)
To boot into recovery mode, press Volume UP + Home + Power buttons as long as recovery menu appears. Can take several seconds.
It_ler said:
Just to correct your list:
1-Go in to download mode and use Odin to flash the stock Rom
2-Go in to Recovery mode and use the nand backup
3-Use a jig to go to download mode and use Odin to flash the stock Rom
To boot into download mode, just press Volume Down + Home + Power buttons for some time, then confirm with Volume UP, and you are in download mode. (You do not need a Jig for that.)
To boot into recovery mode, press Volume UP + Home + Power buttons as long as recovery menu appears. Can take several seconds.
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My phone is hard bricked after trying to install S-Voice. I can't get into Recovery by holding Vol Up/Down and Power Buttons. I can get into Download mode, but when I get there, I'm unclear what to do. I get the screen that says Odin Mode and Downloading...Do not turn off target!!
I let it sit, but nothing happens. What do I do then?
Can you provide more detail on how to unbrick using Download mode? And also about jigs?
Many thanks.
drjim said:
My phone is hard bricked after trying to install S-Voice. I can't get into Recovery by holding Vol Up/Down and Power Buttons. I can get into Download mode, but when I get there, I'm unclear what to do. I get the screen that says Odin Mode and Downloading...Do not turn off target!!
I let it sit, but nothing happens. What do I do then?
Can you provide more detail on how to unbrick using Download mode? And also about jigs?
Many thanks.
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You will need: kies downloaded on your PC, a recent copy of Odin software and a copy of the firmware you want to put on (can be found on samobile)
Make sure (through your task manager) that Samsung kies is not running and start Odin. Put the .tar file (extracted from firmware zip) into pda section, you shouldn't need to mess with anything else, just check that re-partition isn't checked.
Put your phone into download mode and Plug it in. Odin should see your phone and give you a little yellow square, which is the go ahead to start the process if you don't get this yellow square, you may have problems. If you have a USB jig, use that to get into download mode but if you had updated to ICS it may not work
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Ironhide.dh said:
You will need: kies downloaded on your PC, a recent copy of Odin software and a copy of the firmware you want to put on (can be found on samobile)
Make sure (through your task manager) that Samsung kies is not running and start Odin. Put the .tar file (extracted from firmware zip) into pda section, you shouldn't need to mess with anything else, just check that re-partition isn't checked.
Put your phone into download mode and Plug it in. Odin should see your phone and give you a little yellow square, which is the go ahead to start the process if you don't get this yellow square, you may have problems. If you have a USB jig, use that to get into download mode but if you had updated to ICS it may not work
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I have kies on my PC and just dl'd Odin. I also dl'd a .tar. I put my phone into Download mode and plugged it in. I opened Odin on my PC, but it didn't recognize my phone (no yellow square).
Ideas?
Thanks for your time and expertise.
Do you have a USB jig and were you on gingerbread or ICS?
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Ironhide.dh said:
Do you have a USB jig and were you on gingerbread or ICS?
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Don't have a jig, but can order one if necessary.
I'm running Mystic's Glory ICS.
Hope that helps.
It's likely it won't work mate but maybe give it a whirl. This happened to me and believe me I bugged so many people online and read up on so many possible fixes but in the end I had to send it back to Samsung, I was lucky that I had reset the counters (using my USB jig) and they fixed it for free under warranty. It may be worth getting the jig if only to do that (if it works)
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Ironhide.dh said:
It's likely it won't work mate but maybe give it a whirl. This happened to me and believe me I bugged so many people online and read up on so many possible fixes but in the end I had to send it back to Samsung, I was lucky that I had reset the counters (using my USB jig) and they fixed it for free under warranty. It may be worth getting the jig if only to do that (if it works)
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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I'll play with it a bit more, then send it back to Samsung.
Thanks!
Keep plugging at it mate. I hope you get it sorted
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First uninstall kies.
Then download and install kies again so that you have the latest drivers.
Make sure kies trayagent isn't running so kill it in the taskmanager.
Start odin
Put your sgs ii into dowload mode.
Then and not before you did the above connect the sgs ii to the pc.
If odin doesn't say added, try a different usb port.
Hope this helps.
TheCDB said:
First uninstall kies.
Then download and install kies again so that you have the latest drivers.
Make sure kies trayagent isn't running so kill it in the taskmanager.
Start odin
Put your sgs ii into dowload mode.
Then and not before you did the above connect the sgs ii to the pc.
If odin doesn't say added, try a different usb port.
Hope this helps.
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I appreciate your taking the time, but I tried so many different ways to unbrick my phone that I finally mailed it to Mobile Tech Video for repairs for $56.

[Q] Samsung S2 ICS rom suddenly stuck on load screen.

Please please please could anyone help!
About a month ago I upgraded to Ice cream sandwich (LP7) and then rooted my S2. All worked fine for 3 or 4 days and then suddenly it crashed for no reason. I suspect, but am not sure, that it did an automatic update. On rebooting it just stops at the Samsung S2 screen with a yellow triangle.
For the last few weeks i have been trying to find a fix, but am at my wits end now.
I have gone through the different solutions on your site but to no avail also where mine seems to be different is that I can get into boot mode and odin always says its successful. I have tried different pc and usb cable too just in case that was an issue
I can not get into Volume up mode, but i can get into boot mode with volume down. I have tried re loading a few different rom's and Odin says that the transfer was successful each time, however it is still stuck at the same place on reboot.
Tried reloading kernel and re partitioning, and again Odin said it went OK, but still stuck on start screen.
Tried using a jig and turned phone on, but it the phone just went to the start screen again.
If i could just get into reset mode, i could clear the memory, but this is not working either.
If anyone could help i would be very so grateful.
Thanks
Terry
mcguirestick said:
Please please please could anyone help!
About a month ago I upgraded to Ice cream sandwich (LP7) and then rooted my S2. All worked fine for 3 or 4 days and then suddenly it crashed for no reason. I suspect, but am not sure, that it did an automatic update. On rebooting it just stops at the Samsung S2 screen with a yellow triangle.
For the last few weeks i have been trying to find a fix, but am at my wits end now.
I have gone through the different solutions on your site but to no avail also where mine seems to be different is that I can get into boot mode and odin always says its successful. I have tried different pc and usb cable too just in case that was an issue
I can not get into Volume up mode, but i can get into boot mode with volume down. I have tried re loading a few different rom's and Odin says that the transfer was successful each time, however it is still stuck at the same place on reboot.
Tried reloading kernel and re partitioning, and again Odin said it went OK, but still stuck on start screen.
Tried using a jig and turned phone on, but it the phone just went to the start screen again.
If i could just get into reset mode, i could clear the memory, but this is not working either.
If anyone could help i would be very so grateful.
Thanks
Terry
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You need to flash a ROM that will wipe your data at once.
Is your phone GT I9100 or GT I9100G?
Jokesy said:
You need to flash a ROM that will wipe your data at once.
Is your phone GT I9100 or GT I9100G?
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It Is a GT-I9100
mcguirestick said:
It Is a GT-I9100
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Follow these steps:
1. Download CM9 Resurrection editon
2. Flash CM9 Ressurection edtion via Odin
done.
Let me know how it goes.
Jokesy said:
Follow these steps:
1. Download CM9 Resurrection editon
2. Flash CM9 Ressurection edtion via Odin
done.
Let me know how it goes.
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Didnt knew roms could be flashed through odin, are they also flashed through the PDA section?
Poroto said:
Didnt knew roms could be flashed through odin, are they also flashed through the PDA section?
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That is a special .tar edition. You simply flash it just like a single file firmware (as PDA).
Good luck
Jokesy said:
That is a special .tar edition. You simply flash it just like a single file firmware (as PDA).
Good luck
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Hi Tried it exactly the same im afraid Odin says successful phone reboots then sits at Samsung s2 screen and goes no further
mcguirestick said:
Hi Tried it exactly the same im afraid Odin says successful phone reboots then sits at Samsung s2 screen and goes no further
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can you enter recovery now?
Jokesy said:
can you enter recovery now?
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Hi, Nope still can only get to boot load not recovery
mcguirestick said:
Hi, Nope still can only get to boot load not recovery
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I think your data partition is corrupt, but you can still get it solved.
You need to special .pit file. I'll post you the link (for the .pit file and instructions) very soon
Try this it worked for me
mcguirestick said:
Please please please could anyone help!
About a month ago I upgraded to Ice cream sandwich (LP7) and then rooted my S2. All worked fine for 3 or 4 days and then suddenly it crashed for no reason. I suspect, but am not sure, that it did an automatic update. On rebooting it just stops at the Samsung S2 screen with a yellow triangle.
For the last few weeks i have been trying to find a fix, but am at my wits end now.
I have gone through the different solutions on your site but to no avail also where mine seems to be different is that I can get into boot mode and odin always says its successful. I have tried different pc and usb cable too just in case that was an issue
I can not get into Volume up mode, but i can get into boot mode with volume down. I have tried re loading a few different rom's and Odin says that the transfer was successful each time, however it is still stuck at the same place on reboot.
Tried reloading kernel and re partitioning, and again Odin said it went OK, but still stuck on start screen.
Tried using a jig and turned phone on, but it the phone just went to the start screen again.
If i could just get into reset mode, i could clear the memory, but this is not working either.
If anyone could help i would be very so grateful.
Thanks
Terry
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Try this
Try this step by step and it shoudl work!
Requirements
A Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100
A Windows PC
Your phone’s USB cable
7-Zip, WinRAR, or any other programs that can extract archive files
Handset USB drivers installed on the PC. You may install the drivers by installing Samsung Kies.
Enable USB Debugging on your handset.
Disable antivirus, firewall, and other security software. Also disable Samsung Kies and other software that accesses your phone. Such software can interfere with the procedure in this guide.
Download the following files to your computer:
Android 4.0.4 ICS firmware build XXLQ5 (I9100XXLQ5_I9100OXALQ5_OXA.zip, 387.1 MB)
copy and paste
hotfile.com/dl/162208594/226b6f0/I9100XXLQ5_I9100OXALQ5_OXA.zip.html
Odin3 1.85 (Odin 1.85.zip,199 kB)
Make sure your phone’s battery is charged up to 75% or more to avoid interruptions during the process.
Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data.
For backup tips, check our guides on how to sync your data to the cloud and how to create local backups of your mobile data.
Instructions
Extract the contents of the I9100XXLQ5_I9100OXALQ5_OXA.zip file to get these files:
I9100_CODE_I9100XXLQ5_CL753921_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OXALQ5.tar.md5
MODEM_I9100XXLQ5_REV_02_CL1165929.tar.md5
u1_02_20120326_emmc_EXT4_8GB.pit
Extract the contents of the Odin 1.85.zip file to obtain the Odin3 v1.85.exe file.
Double-click on the Odin3 v1.85.exe file to launch Odin on your computer.
Unplug your phone from the computer if it is connected. After unplugging, turn your phone off.
Put your phone into Download Mode. To do this, hold the Volume Down, Home, and Power buttons together until the screen turns on. Press the Volume Up key to put your phone into Download Mode.
Connect your phone to the PC using the USB cable. In Odin, a message saying “Added!!” will appear on the bottom left of the window.
In the Odin window, click on the PDA button and select the I9100_CODE_I9100XXLQ5_CL753921_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5file. The file should show on the space beside the PDA button.
Click on the PHONE button and select MODEM_I9100XXLQ5_REV_02_CL1165929.tar.md5 file. The file should show on the space beside the Phone button.
Click on the CSC button and select the GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OXALQ5.tar.md5file. The file should show on the space beside the CSC button.
Don’t alter anything else in Odin. Leave everything else as is, except for adding the files mentioned in steps 7 to 9.
Click on the Start button in Odin to start flashing the firmware to your phone.
After the flashing completes, your phone will automatically reboot. You should be able to get a “PASS” message on the top left part of Odin.
NOTE: If you get a FAIL message or Odin gets stuck, disconnect your phone from the PC and close Odin. Remove the battery from your phone, re-insert it, and place your phone into Download Mode again. Open Odin and do the procedure starting from step 6.
Once you see the Samsung logo on your phone’s screen, you can safely disconnect your phone from the PC.
Hope this helps!
ScottsDesk
ScottsDesk said:
Try this
Try this step by step and it shoudl work!
Requirements
A Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100
A Windows PC
Your phone’s USB cable
7-Zip, WinRAR, or any other programs that can extract archive files
Handset USB drivers installed on the PC. You may install the drivers by installing Samsung Kies.
Enable USB Debugging on your handset.
Disable antivirus, firewall, and other security software. Also disable Samsung Kies and other software that accesses your phone. Such software can interfere with the procedure in this guide.
Download the following files to your computer:
Android 4.0.4 ICS firmware build XXLQ5 (I9100XXLQ5_I9100OXALQ5_OXA.zip, 387.1 MB)
copy and paste
hotfile.com/dl/162208594/226b6f0/I9100XXLQ5_I9100OXALQ5_OXA.zip.html
Odin3 1.85 (Odin 1.85.zip,199 kB)
Make sure your phone’s battery is charged up to 75% or more to avoid interruptions during the process.
Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data.
For backup tips, check our guides on how to sync your data to the cloud and how to create local backups of your mobile data.
Instructions
Extract the contents of the I9100XXLQ5_I9100OXALQ5_OXA.zip file to get these files:
I9100_CODE_I9100XXLQ5_CL753921_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OXALQ5.tar.md5
MODEM_I9100XXLQ5_REV_02_CL1165929.tar.md5
u1_02_20120326_emmc_EXT4_8GB.pit
Extract the contents of the Odin 1.85.zip file to obtain the Odin3 v1.85.exe file.
Double-click on the Odin3 v1.85.exe file to launch Odin on your computer.
Unplug your phone from the computer if it is connected. After unplugging, turn your phone off.
Put your phone into Download Mode. To do this, hold the Volume Down, Home, and Power buttons together until the screen turns on. Press the Volume Up key to put your phone into Download Mode.
Connect your phone to the PC using the USB cable. In Odin, a message saying “Added!!” will appear on the bottom left of the window.
In the Odin window, click on the PDA button and select the I9100_CODE_I9100XXLQ5_CL753921_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5file. The file should show on the space beside the PDA button.
Click on the PHONE button and select MODEM_I9100XXLQ5_REV_02_CL1165929.tar.md5 file. The file should show on the space beside the Phone button.
Click on the CSC button and select the GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OXALQ5.tar.md5file. The file should show on the space beside the CSC button.
Don’t alter anything else in Odin. Leave everything else as is, except for adding the files mentioned in steps 7 to 9.
Click on the Start button in Odin to start flashing the firmware to your phone.
After the flashing completes, your phone will automatically reboot. You should be able to get a “PASS” message on the top left part of Odin.
NOTE: If you get a FAIL message or Odin gets stuck, disconnect your phone from the PC and close Odin. Remove the battery from your phone, re-insert it, and place your phone into Download Mode again. Open Odin and do the procedure starting from step 6.
Once you see the Samsung logo on your phone’s screen, you can safely disconnect your phone from the PC.
Hope this helps!
ScottsDesk
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Hi Tried it again no luck
mcguirestick said:
Hi Tried it again no luck
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Sorry for not posting the link for the .pit file.
You can get the pit file here
Use the stock pit file first before trying the patched ones.
Follow the guide in this thread to revive your phone
Good luck
Jokesy said:
Sorry for not posting the link for the .pit file.
You can get the pit file here
Use the stock pit file first before trying the patched ones.
Follow the guide in this thread to revive your phone
Good luck
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Shall we try the pit by itself or the pit with the rom
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I belive we have the same problems:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32546472#post32546472 (now that my phone flashs - page 2 -)
marceloasr said:
Shall we try the pit by itself or the pit with the rom
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I belive we have the same problems:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32546472#post32546472 (now that my phone flashs - page 2 -)
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his case is milder than yours. he should get his problem fixed by follow the tutorial i posted.
TRY THIS!
mcguirestick said:
Hi Tried it again no luck
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Try this I did and it worked to get mine booting after a bad update.
I messed around with it using several methods of getting it to boot into download mode until I finally got it to do it. I think I left it plugged into the USB, powered it down until I saw the charging screen, then I proceeded to play with the different ways to hold the buttons to get it to download mode. If you are persistent enough and read a little on booting methods to get bricked phone into download mode you will succed if not then your not for the world of trial and error... the main thing is do the first steps I said before until it works
1. Get into Download Mode (WITH THE PHONE PLUGGED IN) by following the steps below
*Turn off the phone until you get to the charging battery screen (keep in mind, your phone is currently PLUGGED IN)
*Press volume up and down, and power all at once.
*As soon as the screen turns black, release your power button.
2. Unplug phone from USB
or try
2. Remove everything from your phone (SD card, sim, battery).
3. Plug your phone into your computer WITHOUT the battery, as you have already taken it out in the last step.
4. Press and HOLD vol. up and vol. down.
5. As you are HOLDING these buttons, reattach your battery.
6. You should be in Download Mode.
7. Unplug phone from USB
any how try try try until it works
Once in download mode
Get your files together for your phone, and use Odin 1.85.
Plug into Odin and make sure it shows yellow and its added!
1. Now if your files have like 3 files and the exact .pit file for your phone if available.
I found mine here (Find yous stock firmware for your phone)
CLICK HERE
2. Click the PIT button and browse to your exact .pit file for your phone *It should now have added a check in the re-partition box under the options area of the Odin window. If not CHECK IT!
***If you don't have your .pit don't worry about this unless you suspect, or have a bad partition
3. If you have just 1 file just click the PDA button and load the file. If you have 3 then you will load the PDA file in PDA, the Modem file into PHONE, and the CSC file into CSC, there are way too many phones to link all the files so get you stuff together!
4. Now hit start.
5. When done and the phone shows the first sign of starting up IE Logo or whatever... immediately unplug the battery from the phone to shut it down.
6. Now put it back in and start it in Upload mode by pressing Vol Up, Home at the same time then the Power button.
7. As soon as the phone shows the first sign of starting up IE Logo or whatever let go of all buttons and using the Vol Up down Choose the Clear Cache option and go through and make sure you factory reset it if you can just for good measure.
8. Reboot
9. Now when the phone shows the first sign of starting up IE Logo or whatever take out battery again to power off
10. Now put it back in and start it in Download mode by pressing Vol Down, Home at the same time then the Power button.
11. Once in download mode Hook up to Odin again and flash it with a root kernel for your phone. Do not ask me just find it. I did it took time but I got all the files together over several days of reading and collecting the correct ones.
12. When done and the phone shows the first sign of starting up IE Logo or whatever... immediately unplug the battery from the phone to shut it down.
13. Now put it back in and start it in Upload mode by pressing Vol Up, Home at the same time then the Power button.
14. In most roots you will now have a advanced or mounting options and more options to use.
15. I cleared the Cache again, Cleared the Davilik Cache, Went into a option and actually mounted the cache formatted the Cache.
16. Use the option now to restart the phone...
And mine started up installed the apps and I am up and running, nice and smooth and no issues so far
I hope this helps out someone whos just about to go off the deep end, as I was there and patience and trial and error came up with this step by step way to recover mine. Thank me by hitting the little thumbs up THANKS button below this post.
And if your so happy your phone is up show your appreciation by buying me a Pepsi
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his case is milder than yours. he should get his problem fixed by follow the tutorial i posted.
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Hi Once again no luck,
I have sent it away to go on a JTAG box will let you know if that fixes it.
I really appreciate all your help.
I will let you know what happens.
thanks
Terry
mcguirestick said:
Hi Once again no luck,
I have sent it away to go on a JTAG box will let you know if that fixes it.
I really appreciate all your help.
I will let you know what happens.
thanks
Terry
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Sorry for your luck! Cheers!

[Q] My Phone IS HARD BRICKED !!

Why am saying that ?? Because is wont even open ..i connect it to the pc i can here the beeps but nothing works...anyone can help me :/
samsung galaxy s 3 progree
scl21 model
au kddi
bboydude said:
Why am saying that ?? Because is wont even open ..i connect it to the pc i can here the beeps but nothing works...anyone can help me :/
samsung galaxy s 3 progree
scl21 model
au kddi
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Can you get into recovery mode (power off hold power, home, volume up at the same time) or download firmware mode? (same thing except you hold volume down instead of volume up.)
AppleCultApostate said:
Can you get into recovery mode (power off hold power, home, volume up at the same time) or download firmware mode? (same thing except you hold volume down instead of volume up.)
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no i cant do anything
bboydude said:
no i cant do anything
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I hear rumors you can force yourself into download mode by taking out the battery, holding power, home, and volume down and keep holding them while inserting the battery. Try that and tell me what happens. If you get into download mode then I'll tell you the next steps. If not please provide more detail on what exactly happens.
GT-I9300 Bricked
AppleCultApostate said:
I hear rumors you can force yourself into download mode by taking out the battery, holding power, home, and volume down and keep holding them while inserting the battery. Try that and tell me what happens. If you get into download mode then I'll tell you the next steps. If not please provide more detail on what exactly happens.
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Hello, I bricked my GT-I9300 and now I can only get into the download mode. Can you please tell us what to do from here..? Mine was/is
Baseband Version I9300 XXLEF
Build Number IMM76D. I9300 XXALEF
Version 4.0.4
Kernel Version: 3.0.15-554452-user
Am located in France.
I'd really appreciate your help..!
Thanks..!
hydenm said:
Hello, I bricked my GT-I9300 and now I can only get into the download mode. Can you please tell us what to do from here..? Mine was/is
Baseband Version I9300 XXLEF
Build Number IMM76D. I9300 XXALEF
Version 4.0.4
Kernel Version: 3.0.15-554452-user
Am located in France.
I'd really appreciate your help..!
Thanks..!
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You'll have to search the internet for a stock ROM for your exact model. (Finding ROMs can be hard but I suggest you start with searching this website first. Theres a lot of forums here were people leak ROMs) You'll know you have the right one when it's a compressed file that contains 4 files that begin with the prefixes BL, AP, CP, and CSC. Once you have the ROM you'll need a windows computer and download odin 3.09. Once Odin is downloaded, run it as administrator. Click the AP button and put the AP file in, click the CP button and put the CP file in, and, click the CSC button and put the CSC file in. (Leave the BL one alone, thats only for special circumstances.). Make sure only the checkboxes auto reboot and F reset time are marked. Then put your phone in download mode, plug it in, make sure the console in odin says "added", and click the start button in OdIn and wait until your phone reboots and your phone will be back the way it was out of the factory. (Note: Won't reset Knox.)
???
AppleCultApostate said:
You'll have to search the internet for a stock ROM for your exact model. (Finding ROMs can be hard but I suggest you start with searching this website first. Theres a lot of forums here were people leak ROMs) You'll know you have the right one when it's a compressed file that contains 4 files that begin with the prefixes BL, AP, CP, and CSC. Once you have the ROM you'll need a windows computer and download odin 3.09. Once Odin is downloaded, run it as administrator. Click the AP button and put the AP file in, click the CP button and put the CP file in, and, click the CSC button and put the CSC file in. (Leave the BL one alone, thats only for special circumstances.). Make sure only the checkboxes auto reboot and F reset time are marked. Then put your phone in download mode, plug it in, make sure the console in odin says "added", and click the start button in OdIn and wait until your phone reboots and your phone will be back the way it was out of the factory. (Note: Won't reset Knox.)
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I've downloaded a bunch of ROM (no idea which is for my exact model), flashed everyone of them and nothing works. Odin tells me a lot of times "no Pit-partition". When I get into download mode... PRODUCT NAME: (nothing there), CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official, SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
Is this phone dead until the Second Coming or is it possible to resurrect it before that..? Any ideas...? :fingers-crossed: Thanks..!
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I've downloaded a bunch of ROM (no idea which is for my exact model), flashed everyone of them and nothing works. Odin tells me a lot of times "no Pit-partition". When I get into download mode... PRODUCT NAME: (nothing there), CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official, SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
Is this phone dead until the Second Coming or is it possible to resurrect it before that..? Any ideas...? :fingers-crossed: Thanks..!
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In that case, you may need to find a .pit file for your phone and put it in the pit slot along with the AP, CP, and CSC and check the option re-partition along with the auto reboot and f. reset time. Make sure ODIN is ran as administrator when doing this. Proceed with extreme caution when doing this. I am not responsible for anything that happens.
AppleCultApostate said:
You'll have to search the internet for a stock ROM for your exact model. (Finding ROMs can be hard but I suggest you start with searching this website first. Theres a lot of forums here were people leak ROMs) You'll know you have the right one when it's a compressed file that contains 4 files that begin with the prefixes BL, AP, CP, and CSC. Once you have the ROM you'll need a windows computer and download odin 3.09. Once Odin is downloaded, run it as administrator. Click the AP button and put the AP file in, click the CP button and put the CP file in, and, click the CSC button and put the CSC file in. (Leave the BL one alone, thats only for special circumstances.). Make sure only the checkboxes auto reboot and F reset time are marked. Then put your phone in download mode, plug it in, make sure the console in odin says "added", and click the start button in OdIn and wait until your phone reboots and your phone will be back the way it was out of the factory. (Note: Won't reset Knox.)
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Hi, I've done that with several ROM's to no avail. How would I know which ROM is the right one other than just prefixes..? Also, many times when I try via Odin I get a No PIT partition from Odin. I'm lost...

Help with stuck s6 edge

My Samsung is Stuck on the splash screen and does not move!
Ive tried downloading a stock 5.1.1 rom to flash but whenever i extract it i get a .cpgz file instead of a .tar.mp5 file.
What is going on and how can i fix my phone! P.S I only have access to Jodin3 Casual as i only have a Mac computer.
go to samsung-updates.com and search for your model...download it and flash it....but first, you can boot into recovery and do a factory reset. press volume down and power, when the screen goes off...quickly press volume up,home buttom and power to boot into recovery.
Connor1744 said:
My Samsung is Stuck on the splash screen and does not move!
Ive tried downloading a stock 5.1.1 rom to flash but whenever i extract it i get a .cpgz file instead of a .tar.mp5 file.
What is going on and how can i fix my phone! P.S I only have access to Jodin3 Casual as i only have a Mac computer.
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look on samfirm. download stock firmware for your device model. this will be an MD5 file. enter download mode (vol down, home and power button )flash it with odin.
if this doesn't work try to do emergency software upgrade via smart switch.
1st option should work but you need odin 3.10. a windows pc will be best.

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