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ClockworkMod Recovery doesn't install over Samsung 3e

Friends, It seems that some users have successfully run ClockworkMod Recovery, but I myself have had no joy. The past two days I scoured this forum for fixes. I'll admit this is my first attempt to flash a custom ROM, and no little about Android, but as a legacy COBOL/DB2 programmer, I thought I was up to the challenge. Could you please review my procedure and advise.
Reference threads:
[ROM][2.2] »» Cognition 4.5.3 «« | The Original Captivate Rom
I897UCKB1 - rooting & lagfixing [Archive]
[KERNEL] stock+Voodoo stable 5.x for Captivate
recovery 3e modified to work like recovery 2e
[Q] Rom Manager/ClockworkMod recovery - need help
[ROM][2.3.3] Cognition 5 v2 | {4000 lockscreens, deodexed 5 times, rooted 20
times!!}
[ASK]Answers to all your questions...!
[RECOVERY] 3e Recovery Modded w/ No Verification
PROBLEM:
Using ROM Manager to install ClockworkMod Recovery, ROM MGR indicates current
recovery is ClockworkMod 2.5.1.2 but DOESN'T DOWNLOAD FASTY II ROM or do anything except reboot into Samsung Recovery 3e or the stock at&t ROM. (note: originally I wanted to install Cognition 4.5.3, but decided on FASTY II in the download list for my inaugural installation.)
PLATFORM:
Samsung SGH-I897 Captivate for at&t
Firmware: stock 2.2 I897UCKB1 at&t froyo update from eclair
COMPLETED TASKS:
(note that before executing procedures I would open App Mgmt and force close most running apps including LookOut Security).
Set option Settings/Applications/Development/USB Debugging
Rooted phone
App software intsalled: SuperUser v3.0.7(41) bin v3.0.3
App software installed: Titanium Backup - returned SU auth allowed
Ran backups - normal eoj
App software installed: ROM Manager premium - returned SU auth allowed
Ran ROM Manager ClockworkMod Recovery - normal eoj returned CWM installed and displayed BOTH Current and Latest Recovery as ClockworkMod 2.5.1.2
Ran ROM Manager Download - no exceptions, but result was undetermined.
Here, after perusing the XDA-Dev forum, I determined the following fix was in order to allow unsigned program execution:
App software installed: Root Explorer v2.17.2
Copy modified '3e' Recovery file to \System\bin
Rebooted and flashed CWM again via Rom Manager - same as before: no exceptions, but no variances.
Discovered one post advising to:
Remove external SD card and reboot per forum thread and Reran CWM Recovery, but still no variance or exception.
THIS IS THE CURRENT STATE.
I didn't continue with DesignGears post:
"Also you cannot just replace the recovery file... you have to replace the images
in sbin or in the zImage its self, otherwise you get errors and cannot do anything." because I don't understand the terminology. Could someone please elaborate on this specification?
So, I'd really appreciate a second set of eyes here before I run through this whole routine again. I haven't read every thread here, but if someone could direct me to the answers, I'd be grateful. Thanks for your help.

^
Click my signature link below. There u will find a link to a Guide that will give u ur answers.

I went with the ODIN installation and it worked to a tee.
A note for Noobs: Before you start check the specs for your ROM to see if it's based on Android 2.2 (froyo) or 2.3 (gingerbread) to determine which kernel to flash. The chefs use abbreviations (i.e. cognition is based on KB1) that you can look up the meaning for in this post:
IF HAVEN'T ALREADY, READ THIS FIRST

It does not matter which you use.
This is a transitory kernel and the entire point of flashing it to get cwm is to FLASH A CUSTOM ROM, which will flash a compatible kernel with it.
So, there is no need to boot into the os after the initial kernel flash, just boot into recovery after, which will now be cwm and flash whatever.
Unless you're going from froyo to gingerbread, then yo will need to flash the correct bootloaders with Odin/heimdall

3e recovery problem..need help on file location...
Hi,
I have been looking at information on putting the 3e recovery .zip file on my phone. I watched a video, this really should be simple BUT, things are never simple for me!
I followed instructions UNTIL I came to
Copy modified '3e' Recovery file to \System\bin
I have a recovery with permissions rwxr-xr-x 404.77k in the ROOT
I have another recovery.rc permissions rw-r -- r -- 1.99k in the ROOT
When I go to the system/bin (via Root Explorer) there is NO recovery in there.
Can I/or should I copy over the recovery (404.77k) in ROOT?
or should I put the 3e recovery file in the \System\bin?
Could this be because I did NOT root with superoneclick and used the Fugu Root Method and it put the recovery file in a different directory?
ConfusedThanks for any help.
gramme
AT&T Samsung Galaxy S Captaivate GB 2.3.3 rooted

It is much simpler to flash a custom kernel with cwm included with Odin.

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gramme66,
If u r still running stock i897uckk4, then just get the .tar version of this kk4 based kernel [KERNEL][KK4][12/10/11] Corn Kernel v6.03 w/ custom CwM5, Ext4, working nandroid and put it in the PDA slot of Odin3 v 1.83 or similar and connect ur phone in download mode to ur pc and hit start after Odin shows recognition of ur phone. It only takes Odin about 8 seconds to install, then ur phone will reboot. Afterwards u can use the button combo (hold volume+ and volume - and power button at same time until u see the att splash screen. Then release and u should be in CWM Recovery).
Here is an Odin (extract it from the .zip once u have it on ur pc. Then right click it and run as administrator, click the PDA tab, navigate on ur pc to the .tar Corn Kernel, and etc.)... View attachment 858759

Can you give me a link to a custom kernel with cwn?
studacris said:
It is much simpler to flash a custom kernel with cwm included with Odin.
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I have never flashed a custom kernel but sounds good since I don't know what else to do.
Thanks
gramme
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4-2ndtwin said:
^ +1
gramme66,
If u r still running stock i897uckk4, then just get the .tar version of this kk4 based kernel [KERNEL][KK4][12/10/11] Corn Kernel v6.03 w/ custom CwM5, Ext4, working nandroid and put it in the PDA slot of Odin3 v 1.83 or similar and connect ur phone in download mode to ur pc and hit start after Odin shows recognition of ur phone. It only takes Odin about 8 seconds to install, then ur phone will reboot. Afterwards u can use the button combo (hold volume+ and volume - and power button at same time until u see the att splash screen. Then release and u should be in CWM Recovery).
Here is an Odin (extract it from the .zip once u have it on ur pc. Then right click it and run as administrator, click the PDA tab, navigate on ur pc to the .tar Corn Kernel, and etc.)... View attachment 858759
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Thanks you so much for the link I do know how to do that but I DON'T know if I have the stock I897uckk4 or not.
Here is what is in my about phone:
Model Samsugn_ SGH I897
Firmware version 2.3.3
Basebane version
I897UCK1
kernel version
2.6.35.7-I897UCK1-CL273832
Build number
GB.UCKF1
Can I do that with this?
Thank you soooo much for this help
gramme

U r runnning the leaked stock android 2.3.3 i897uckf1 firmware.
I believe the kernel will work for you. It is backwards compatible as well. See this post... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19962226&postcount=720
Be sure to use the latest kk4 corn kernel version 6.03 found Here.

Thanks again for your response. I have just finished flashing that kk4 corn kernel version 6.03. Now, it boots in until it says media scanning complete and starts to boot over again and again and again LOL....
What do I do now?
Thanks
gramme

what was the original reason you wanted cwm? to flash a rom? cause...you have the that you need to do that now.
power down...both volume buttons and power til you see the at&t screen then let go, that will boot into cwm.
from there, plug your phone into pc, go to mounts and storage, and mount usb storage, the on your pc tranfer rom to your internel sdcard...

studacris said:
what was the original reason you wanted cwm? to flash a rom? cause...you have the that you need to do that now.
power down...both volume buttons and power til you see the at&t screen then let go, that will boot into cwm.
from there, plug your phone into pc, go to mounts and storage, and mount usb storage, the on your pc tranfer rom to your internel sdcard...
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Got an issue. After following the steps on page 1 of this thread, I then download ROM Manager, installed Clockwork Recovery (but didn't get the Samsung Captivate option), then I rebooted into Revovery, and my screen got stuck. All it showed was "CwM recovery systems corps" and a gray bar at the bottom of the screen. So, I pulled the battery, rebooted, and the Clockwork Recovery mode came up just fine. I think I did something wrong. Can you help?

aicirt17 said:
Got an issue. After following the steps on page 1 of this thread, I then download ROM Manager, installed Clockwork Recovery (but didn't get the Samsung Captivate option), then I rebooted into Revovery, and my screen got stuck. All it showed was "CwM recovery systems corps" and a gray bar at the bottom of the screen. So, I pulled the battery, rebooted, and the Clockwork Recovery mode came up just fine. I think I did something wrong. Can you help?
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where in the first page were you told to use ROM manager at all?
wtf is wrong with people not reading the warnings nearly everywhere on this board?

Pirateghost said:
where in the first page were you told to use ROM manager at all?
wtf is wrong with people not reading the warnings nearly everywhere on this board?
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You are absolutely right, not very nice, absolutely right. I realized that NOWHERE to be found were the words ROM Manager on the first page. It's just that I've always automatically used ROM Manager to go into Clockwork Recovery. Anyway, I unstalled it, and the method now works flawlessly.

yep. i'm a ****. i have learned to live with it over the years, yet i dont expect anyone else to learn to live with it in one afternoon.

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LMAO...
how did you know?! have you been spying on me?!

Odin hangs flashing factoryfs.img [while downgrading from ICS leak)

Hello everyone
I hope one of you might be able to help. I wanted to downgrade my Note to stock GB because I lost root on an ICS leak. I have done this successfully before but today pc odin suddenly hangs in the middle of flashing the factoryfs.img of a stock kernel (I used this one but tried others as well: N7000XXKJ4_N7000VD2KJ1_N7000XXKJ4_HOME.tar.md5).
Because of this I can now only boot the phone into download mode. I have also tried to use a pit file (as you can see in the screenshot, where I used this file: Q1_20110914_16GB.pit), because I thought the partitions might have been corrupted or changed by the ICS ROM but this didn't help either.
Do you have experienced this before? What else could I try?
Thanks a lot for any help
suxi
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+1 same issue here

your Re-Partition is on.
you phone is dead.

avetny said:
your Re-Partition is on.
you phone is dead.
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OMG what's happening today, people's Notes are dying in droves!!!

razorhanny said:
OMG what's happening today, people's Notes are dying in droves!!!
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yes it sad, people need to carefully read the instructions

suxi said:
Oops, sorry for posting this in the wrong section. Mods, please delete! Thanks.
Hello everyone
I hope one of you might be able to help. I wanted to downgrade my Note to stock GB because I lost root on an ICS leak. I have done this successfully before but today pc odin suddenly hangs in the middle of flashing the factoryfs.img of a stock kernel (I used this one but tried others as well: N7000XXKJ4_N7000VD2KJ1_N7000XXKJ4_HOME.tar.md5).
Because of this I can now only boot the phone into download mode. I have also tried to use a pit file (as you can see in the screenshot, where I used this file: Q1_20110914_16GB.pit), because I thought the partitions might have been corrupted or changed by the ICS ROM but this didn't help either.
Do you have experienced this before? What else could I try?
Thanks a lot for any help
suxi
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Reset computer
endprogess kies (kiesELDR and kiestray..) in task manager.
Reoot again downloader
open odin
reconnec phone via usb port (in main ).
and reflash.
googluck.

Why dont people make backups before flashing new roms
Takez 5-6min in CWM to make a backup of your current rom
If any thing goes wrong or you just want to go back to the old rom you just run the restore and you are back up and running in under 10min

Shouldnt have needed Odin to downgrade, if ya created a firmware folder on ya sd and followed ketans cwm guide to flash bk to rooted stock ya wouldt have an issue.
As for odin you flashed wrong, previous comments are right, your re-partition shouldnt have been on if you were flashing the all in one firmware thru pda, and you certainly shouldnt have been using the pit file to do that.
Hope you sorted the issue out, seriously, its risky business, the guides here on xda are perfect working guides, make sure you read them thoroughly and familiarize yourself with what your doing beforehand.
Also noted your using odin 1.85, i had issues with this, i reverted to odin 1.83 and have never had a problem since, give it a try, but if ya can enter download mode then ya shouldnt have an issue, i would reccomend downloading firmware KL8, set the pit file, re-partition and the other 2 leave ticked, set modem, code and multi csc, and flash and dont touch it till its finished and reboots, after that ya can then go and do whatever, but this should work, i downgraded from ics to kl8 no problem with odin 1.83.

Relax fellas! Your Notes are not committing mass suicides... just yet. Use the pit file attached below to flash your favorite (rootable) stock Gingerbread ROM. Just hit the "PIT" button in ODIN and select the pit file. And ALSO the PDA field should also be selected. Just use one of the guides. You need to extract the rar to get the pit file. I hope this helps.
Edit. When you select the PIT file, the repartition box will check itself, don't uncheck it.

acidburn89 said:
Relax fellas! Your Notes are not committing mass suicides... just yet. Use the pit file attached below to flash your favorite (rootable) stock Gingerbread ROM. Just hit the "PIT" button in ODIN and select the pit file. And ALSO the PDA field should also be selected. Just use one of the guides. You need to extract the rar to get the pit file. I hope this helps.
Edit. When you select the PIT file, the repartition box will check itself, don't uncheck it.
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I Tried your PIT file. Does it really take long to SET PARTITION?

same issues here. anyone can confirm that the PIT file is working?

Good morning and thanks a lot for your help!
your Re-Partition is on.
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Only as a last resort. As I wrote, before I tried flashing several ROMS without PIT files and got stuck the exact same way.
yes it sad, people need to carefully read the instructions
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My words and I followed exact instructions from a different post.
Reset computer
endprogess kies (kiesELDR and kiestray..) in task manager.
Reoot again downloader
open odin
reconnec phone via usb port (in main ).
and reflash.
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I tried this several times with no success.
Why dont people make backups before flashing new roms
... If any thing goes wrong or you just want to go back to the old rom you just run the restore and you are back up and running in under 10min
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I do, but unfortunately instructions from a different thread advised to do it "the odin way".
Shouldnt have needed Odin to downgrade ...
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graemeg, yes, probably, but those instructions ...
i reverted to odin 1.83 and have never had a problem since,
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I'll do that, too. Thanks.
i would reccomend downloading firmware KL8
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I did this with LA1, it also includes the different files.
Use the pit file attached below
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Thank you for the link. That's the exact file I used before.
Any other ideas?
Thanks for your help
suxi

Had the same problem.
Have managed to get CWM back - but I have made no back-ups to restore. Stupid me.

cemstro said:
Had the same problem.
Have managed to get CWM back - but I have made no back-ups to restore. Stupid me.
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how did you get cwm back??

ArchaosAngel said:
how did you get cwm back??
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By flashing CF-Root kernel through ODIN.

cemstro said:
By flashing CF-Root kernel through ODIN.
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are u able to flash a rom and get it to work?

ArchaosAngel said:
are u able to flash a rom and get it to work?
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Tried flashing multpile ROM's (GB and ICS), but even when they do succesfully finish I get stuck when booting at the "Samsung Galaxy Note" screen - with a nice yellow triangle.
So I'm done with it for now. Not trying anything new, until the guys in the Dev section find a way to fix it.

suxi said:
I do, but unfortunately instructions from a different thread advised to do it "the odin way".
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I am one of those who flashed TRR 1.6 with the angelom 1.2 kernel,
and while it didn't, luckily enough, brick my phone, it caused all sorts
of weird stuff, like gmail crashing etc.
I then flashed, as advised in the TRR thread, abyssnote 3.9, plus restored
a RR v22 backup, I'm back just fine now.

armic said:
I Tried your PIT file. Does it really take long to SET PARTITION?
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Take Seconds..... been there done that.....

MrIT said:
Reset computer
endprogess kies (kiesELDR and kiestray..) in task manager.
Reoot again downloader
open odin
reconnec phone via usb port (in main ).
and reflash.
googluck.
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Hi
I did not run it the way you train is the factoryfs stops
My mobile partition is unmount
Help me

[Q] help loopboot

After flashing via odin a cf-root kernel, my i9000 does not want to run Boot (boot loop)
I'm trying to flash different firmware, but it always gives me the same error:
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You took the right one for your firmware, there are many many versions from cf-root ...?
Flash it again, sometimes it failed by me, too ...
I flashed again and it works ... Only kernel
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA

flashing 10 different firmware is enough??
I really don't know what to do!!!
this is what appear when I try to wipe data/factory reset:

http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/odin-jvu-re-gt-i9000.6558/
Follow the above link.. you'll have a GB rom which is rooted along with CWM recovery.. flash any rom that you like after that or you can keep this one too

ishangoyal said:
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/odin-jvu-re-gt-i9000.6558/
Follow the above link.. you'll have a GB rom which is rooted along with CWM recovery.. flash any rom that you like after that or you can keep this one too
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after odin procedure, my i9000 stuck on this screen (after 15 minutes and more)

ruelle said:
after odin procedure, my i9000 stuck on this screen (after 15 minutes and more)
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you used odin to flash a cf-root kernel.. for some reason (either it was a wrong kernel or something else) your rom is not booting... the one I told to flash is a stock rom / darkryrom which comes with its own kernel..
If you are saying that you used the link I posted and then also you are having bootloop but still able to go to download mode then I don't know how to explain it..

ishangoyal said:
you used odin to flash a cf-root kernel.. for some reason (either it was a wrong kernel or something else) your rom is not booting... the one I told to flash is a stock rom / darkryrom which comes with its own kernel..
If you are saying that you used the link I posted and then also you are having bootloop but still able to go to download mode then I don't know how to explain it..
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Maybe the first and the second photos could help??
with darky it doesn't show me any error!!
thank you

ruelle said:
Maybe the first and the second photos could help??
with darky it doesn't show me any error!!
thank you
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I don't see any photos..
can you gimme the link to view the photos.. they could surely help

I tried to install I9000XXJP1 and it change a little bit the kind of error..
but it wont boot...

ruelle said:
I tried to install I9000XXJP1 and it change a little bit the kind of error..
but it wont boot...
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As I said, a pic would be better to identify the problem... and if you are not facing any problem with darkyrom, flash that and then choose any rom of your choice and follow the instructions given in the first post of the rom to flash it...
I recommend staying on darky's for sometime and read about different roms and stuff to make a choice..

ishangoyal said:
As I said, a pic would be better to identify the problem... and if you are not facing any problem with darkyrom, flash that and then choose any rom of your choice and follow the instructions given in the first post of the rom to flash it...
I recommend staying on darky's for sometime and read about different roms and stuff to make a choice..
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here the link of the photos after installing any rom
http://s7.postimage.org/h64srrd7u/IMG_20120327_150051.jpg
and after when I reboot the phone I have bootloop
after wipe data/factory reset
http://s18.postimage.org/eeku8iunc/IMG_20120327_154207.jpg
after installing darky
it ramain blocked on this screen
http://s15.postimage.org/50239skne/IMG_20120327_161658.jpg
thank you for the answer

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9000&r=1#
download the latest firmware from above link.. its a stock samsung firmware..
the zip file that you get here, unzip it.. there will be three files.. pda, modem (phone) and csc files.. download .pit file from here ..
in odin put all the 4 files.. tick repartition, reboot and reset time and flash.. this should make your phone work..

ishangoyal said:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9000&r=1#
download the latest firmware from above link.. its a stock samsung firmware..
the zip file that you get here, unzip it.. there will be three files.. pda, modem (phone) and csc files.. download .pit file from here ..
in odin put all the 4 files.. tick repartition, reboot and reset time and flash.. this should make your phone work..
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thank you for your rapid answer
I'm downloading this:
I9000XWJW1 ## 2.3.6 2012 January I9000XENJV5 Netherlands Download Unlock
kies logo doesn't mean nothing? (maybe install only via kies)??
thanks a lot
EDIT: inside this zip file there is only a dll and a tar

ishangoyal said:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9000&r=1#
download the latest firmware from above link.. its a stock samsung firmware..
the zip file that you get here, unzip it.. there will be three files.. pda, modem (phone) and csc files.. download .pit file from here ..
in odin put all the 4 files.. tick repartition, reboot and reset time and flash.. this should make your phone work..
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It doesn't work with this firmware always the same problem
I think there is a problem with the internal memory, have you seen the first photo?
formatting data it gave me this:
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
seems that it can't access to the memory

earlier you wrote that you could only find .tar and .dll file in the zip downloaded from sammobile.com, how were you able to flash that?
I read through the other threads.. found three more methods to try to get rid of this problem..
First one
using odin just flash the pit file first.. click on repartition but don't click on auto reboot... after its a success... flash rest of the three files I mentioned earlier (you didn't get those three files from the firmware you downloaded from sammobile.com, I don't know why, so maybe this won't work for you)
Second
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/odin-rom-darkys-resurrection-edition-9-2.895/
use the above link to download Darky resurrection rom 9.2 .. its a froyo rom I know.. but first lets get your phone working then we can upgrade it to GB... This may work as I think it converts partitions to ext4 system (not sure) so that rfs system error that you were getting shouldn't cause any problems..
Third
Darky Resurrection 10.2
This also uses lagfix that is converting partition to ext4 but as mentioned in the link, it doesn't convert /system in ext4...
Also, go through the link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264603
maybe something in here could help

ishangoyal said:
earlier you wrote that you could only find .tar and .dll file in the zip downloaded from sammobile.com, how were you able to flash that?
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I only flash the tar with a pit file.
I read through the other threads.. found three more methods to try to get rid of this problem..
ishangoyal said:
First one
using odin just flash the pit file first.. click on repartition but don't click on auto reboot... after its a success... flash rest of the three files I mentioned earlier (you didn't get those three files from the firmware you downloaded from sammobile.com, I don't know why, so maybe this won't work for you)
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it doesn't work
I also try with the Third
and it doesn't work for me...
now I'm trying the "second" but I cannot find the file (file are always on multipart..)
but I'm looking for...

ruelle said:
I only flash the tar with a pit file.
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Try flashing .pit file only and then only .tar .. shouldn't make a difference but you never know
now I'm trying the "second" but I cannot find the file (file are always on multipart..)
but I'm looking for...
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You can't find the link to download darkyrom 9.2 or what?
and darkyrom 10.2 didn't work for you
I am stumped man..

ishangoyal said:
Try flashing .pit file only and then only .tar .. shouldn't make a difference but you never know
You can't find the link to download darkyrom 9.2 or what?
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exactly
and darkyrom 10.2 didn't work for you
ishangoyal said:
I am stumped man..
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and I have a bricked phone
now what I'll have to do???
I think that tomorrow I have to go to a samsung services...
maybe I will have to flash something before???

ruelle said:
exactly
and darkyrom 10.2 didn't work for you
and I have a bricked phone
now what I'll have to do???
I think that tomorrow I have to go to a samsung services...
maybe I will have to flash something before???
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Keep an eye on this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1567394&page=2
a link will be posted here in sometime where you'll be able to get all the three files along with the pit file for the stock rom.. That is the last thing as per me that can rectify your problem.. once you get all the files.. flash... if that doesn't work then I'll suggest download the stock rom for your region from sammobile and flash it even if its just one tar file before taking it to the service centre

[Q] sgt sprint p100 E:failed to mount

Hello everyone, I have been scouring the internet/forums for a fix for this and can't find one yet. Somehow something got messed in my CM9 when i tried updating(was working great for some time). I am trying to get back to stock but this error message (see link below) keeps coming up. I have tried odining and heimdalling every stock rom I can find with both repartitioning and without, but i keep getting this screen. If I hit home it acts like it is going to boot (sprint splash and Samsung glow) but it just loops. Any help would be MUCH appreciated.
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I'm on the same boat
let me just add that after trying to flash a rom from teamovercom
I bricked my tab,
yes bricked, did not get the battery icon anymore
so I had to load bootloader thru JTAG
then I reloaded stock EA24 from one-click heimdall but got back to the exact same spot,
my tab keeps looping
not sure what to do anymore
hope someone can help

SO IM VERY VERY NEW TO THE FORUM AND IT IS FOR THIS SAME EXACT REASON... I CANT SEEM TO GET PAST THE BOOT LOOP THAT IM STUCK IN FOR MORE THAN A WEEK NOW...
i am using a SPRINT Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.1 model#: SPH-P100... im sure it had all the stock info on it and maybe a regular update or two, but it has never been rooted or flashed until i started trying to mess with it.
THE ERROR MESSAGE I GET IS:::
E: can't mount/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(no such file or directory)
E:can't mount CACHE:log/recovery.log
e:can't open CACHE:log/recovery'log
E:can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(no such file or directory)
i have used both ODIN and HEIMDALL and i havent gotten any further than the samsung screen flashing...
here are some of the tools that i have used over and over again until i couldnt tell you what is now flashed on the Tab, but i know its not working!!!
heimdall-suite-1.1.1-win32
heimdall-suite-1.3.2-win32
ODIN 1.7 (3 different versions)
Odin3 v 1.85
odin ef17 GINGERBREAD
here are some of the ROMS i have used as well:::
SPH-P100.EF17.SECURE.REV07-FULL
tab_sprint_noModem_20101226
etv-rom-v7-1-20111203-sprint-cdma
Quens_P100_EF17_ROOTED_PDA
Sprint Galaxy Tab EA24 Flasher Odin
stock-ef17-odin-tar-pkg
stock-ef17-kernel-root-cwm-v2
i have the drivers for SAMSUNG composite device and i also got Zadig drivers for when i use Heimdall...
i have tried all of the following post to help me but it seems none of them can get me on the right path as well as with alot of these post being older and files uploaded to multiupload.com and so now i cant get some of the other files that may be needed so if you could please assist me... i would highly appreciate it!!

zackdakiss22 said:
SO IM VERY VERY NEW TO THE FORUM AND IT IS FOR THIS SAME EXACT REASON... I CANT SEEM TO GET PAST THE BOOT LOOP THAT IM STUCK IN FOR MORE THAN A WEEK NOW...
i am using a SPRINT Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.1 model#: SPH-P100... im sure it had all the stock info on it and maybe a regular update or two, but it has never been rooted or flashed until i started trying to mess with it.
THE ERROR MESSAGE I GET IS:::
E: can't mount/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(no such file or directory)
E:can't mount CACHE:log/recovery.log
e:can't open CACHE:log/recovery'log
E:can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(no such file or directory)
i have used both ODIN and HEIMDALL and i havent gotten any further than the samsung screen flashing...
here are some of the tools that i have used over and over again until i couldnt tell you what is now flashed on the Tab, but i know its not working!!!
heimdall-suite-1.1.1-win32
heimdall-suite-1.3.2-win32
ODIN 1.7 (3 different versions)
Odin3 v 1.85
odin ef17 GINGERBREAD
here are some of the ROMS i have used as well:::
SPH-P100.EF17.SECURE.REV07-FULL
tab_sprint_noModem_20101226
etv-rom-v7-1-20111203-sprint-cdma
Quens_P100_EF17_ROOTED_PDA
Sprint Galaxy Tab EA24 Flasher Odin
stock-ef17-odin-tar-pkg
stock-ef17-kernel-root-cwm-v2
i have the drivers for SAMSUNG composite device and i also got Zadig drivers for when i use Heimdall...
i have tried all of the following post to help me but it seems none of them can get me on the right path as well as with alot of these post being older and files uploaded to multiupload.com and so now i cant get some of the other files that may be needed so if you could please assist me... i would highly appreciate it!!
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Please do another flash using ODIN to a ROM that you are familiar with, with these additional steps:
1. Download a pit file for your ROM (look around you will find one, if not use the pitfile attached with ODIN when you downloaded it).
2. download dbdata.rfs.rar (look around on XDA you will find one).
3. Flash your rom putting the rar (or md5) on PDA, and put your downloaded PIT file on PIT field. this will automatically check the re-partition option and that's what you want to have.
Click on Start.
4. After flashed, you will still be stuck on Samsung logo,.. go to download mode again, connect to ODIN, put your dbdata.rfs.rar to PDA field, click on Start.
once you are done, reboot to recovery mode, wipe cache and factory reset.
you should be all set.

DOH!
yappoe said:
Please do another flash using ODIN to a ROM that you are familiar with, with these additional steps:
1. Download a pit file for your ROM (look around you will find one, if not use the pitfile attached with ODIN when you downloaded it).
2. download dbdata.rfs.rar (look around on XDA you will find one).
3. Flash your rom putting the rar (or md5) on PDA, and put your downloaded PIT file on PIT field. this will automatically check the re-partition option and that's what you want to have.
Click on Start.
4. After flashed, you will still be stuck on Samsung logo,.. go to download mode again, connect to ODIN, put your dbdata.rfs.rar to PDA field, click on Start.
once you are done, reboot to recovery mode, wipe cache and factory reset.
you should be all set.
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I have tried what you suggested to no avail. I used the stock EF17 tar and pit located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17817287&postcount=2
and I used the dbdata found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598982&highlight=dbdata+rfs+rar
Unfortunately I have come up with the same result.....

mattyhank said:
I have tried what you suggested to no avail. I used the stock EF17 tar and pit located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17817287&postcount=2
and I used the dbdata found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598982&highlight=dbdata+rfs+rar
Unfortunately I have come up with the same result.....
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Ok. Don't give up, but this time, do the factory wipe and cache wipe BEFORE and AFTER flashing.
The dbdata.rfs you loaded was from a GSM ROM, but hopefully it's not a problem.
(If it is a problem you can make your own dbdata.rfs.rar by extracting it from the EF17 rom, repack it as rar, and flash it via odin).
Now, look around for cache.rfs (preferably extracted from a CDMA rom - again you can try extract it from EF17 rom, repack it as rar), and flash it using ODIN on PDA field --
I can't guarantee it will fix it, but good luck.

Your internal mmc is dead. Hope you have a warranty.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

jt1134 said:
Your internal mmc is dead. Hope you have a warranty.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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If that is the case then check out this Guide I wrote back In January when I fixed a similar issue.
Basically If your internal SD Hardware has failed then It will use the external SD Card instead.
You then need to format that in the way the system expects and It will then boot your system off the external media.

Stuck on samsung logo
yappoe said:
Please do another flash using ODIN to a ROM that you are familiar with, with these additional steps:
1. Download a pit file for your ROM (look around you will find one, if not use the pitfile attached with ODIN when you downloaded it).
2. download dbdata.rfs.rar (look around on XDA you will find one).
3. Flash your rom putting the rar (or md5) on PDA, and put your downloaded PIT file on PIT field. this will automatically check the re-partition option and that's what you want to have.
Click on Start.
4. After flashed, you will still be stuck on Samsung logo,.. go to download mode again, connect to ODIN, put your dbdata.rfs.rar to PDA field, click on Start.
once you are done, reboot to recovery mode, wipe cache and factory reset.
you should be all set.
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I tried all that and still stuck on Samsung Logo. I have a sprint (sph-p100) tablet. I used oden v1.70. This tablet has been doing this out of the blue. There were no attempts to root or anything. Is it bricked?

probably bad/broken internal NAND chip.
There are two thread talking about external sd only hack.

I had a similar issue but the way I fixed it was first in Odin install a stock ROM that has cwm recovery there are a couple out there and then your going to need to download a file called ext4 to rfs it basically formats your tablet so that stock will run. This is why you get a boot loop and can't mount cache because of the partition format. After you have flashed that in recovery I Odin back to stock with a pit file there's one that's floating around on xda that also includes the stock ROM that's the ONLY one that's worked for me. Anyway Odin back with those two files make sure the pit file is there and just hit Start and ur tab should boot up will take longer than before though mine took 15 minutes before it finally booted. If you still encounter issues then your internal memory is gone
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda app-developers app

yappoe said:
Please do another flash using ODIN to a ROM that you are familiar with, with these additional steps:
1. Download a pit file for your ROM (look around you will find one, if not use the pitfile attached with ODIN when you downloaded it).
2. download dbdata.rfs.rar (look around on XDA you will find one).
3. Flash your rom putting the rar (or md5) on PDA, and put your downloaded PIT file on PIT field. this will automatically check the re-partition option and that's what you want to have.
Click on Start.
4. After flashed, you will still be stuck on Samsung logo,.. go to download mode again, connect to ODIN, put your dbdata.rfs.rar to PDA field, click on Start.
once you are done, reboot to recovery mode, wipe cache and factory reset.
you should be all set.
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Is it rar or tar? (dbdata.rfs.rar) i have same issue with my tab. Can't find dbdata.rfs.rar. Is it a unique file for sprint p100?

S6 Possible Brick - Won't boot even after successful ODIN Flash

All, Please Help! I am not a newbie when it comes to Samsung Phones, Flashing, Odin, Root, Etc. I picked up a used Galaxy S6 off Ebay for dirt cheap, but now I see why. It is stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S6 boot screen. I have literally tried EVERYTHING to fix the phone, and I cannot get it to boot. I've flashed the Stock Firmware in Odin, and it has flashed successfully, but is still stuck on the Samsung Boot Screen. I've gone into recovery and performed a Factory Reset, with no avail. I am able to get into Recovery and Download mode with no trouble. I've flashed several different Stock Firmware Versions, several of which succeeded, but no boot.
I've tried to flash a Custom Kernel (UniKernel). but it fails when I try and flash through ODIN. Does anyone have any ideas what I can do ?
Thank you all in Advance!

Ethan9987 said:
All, Please Help! I am not a newbie when it comes to Samsung Phones, Flashing, Odin, Root, Etc. I picked up a used Galaxy S6 off Ebay for dirt cheap, but now I see why. It is stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S6 boot screen. I have literally tried EVERYTHING to fix the phone, and I cannot get it to boot. I've flashed the Stock Firmware in Odin, and it has flashed successfully, but is still stuck on the Samsung Boot Screen. I've gone into recovery and performed a Factory Reset, with no avail. I am able to get into Recovery and Download mode with no trouble. I've flashed several different Stock Firmware Versions, several of which succeeded, but no boot.
I've tried to flash a Custom Kernel (UniKernel). but it fails when I try and flash through ODIN. Does anyone have any ideas what I can do ?
Thank you all in Advance!
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What s6 u have and what version are u trying to Odin flash ?
Sent from my SM-G920T using Tapatalk

try this... flash twrp and do a complete format. Go to odin and flash Full Stock FW. If it doesnt boot, your flash memory is corrupted I/O means DEAD MEMORY. OR in twrp try to flash bootloader, modem, ckernel and any room compatible.

SM-G920T. Not the edge model. I tried to flash several versions. Latest I tried was DOJC. It flashed successfully too. I downloaded the firmware from SamMobile.

genuine55 said:
What s6 u have and what version are u trying to Odin flash ?
Sent from my SM-G920T using Tapatalk
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SM-G920T. Not the edge model. I tried to flash several versions. Latest I tried was DOJC. It flashed successfully too. I downloaded the firmware from SamMobile.

yowy777 said:
try this... flash twrp and do a complete format. Go to odin and flash Full Stock FW. If it doesnt boot, your flash memory is corrupted I/O means DEAD MEMORY. OR in twrp try to flash bootloader, modem, ckernel and any room compatible.
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How do I flash Twrp? I tried to flash one version in Odin and it failed. Do you have a link to the Twrp I should be using?
Thanks for your help!

Ethan9987 said:
How do I flash Twrp? I tried to flash one version in Odin and it failed. Do you have a link to the Twrp I should be using?
Thanks for your help!
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This post contains info and links to odin flashable versions of TWRP for LP and MM.
If you successfully install TWRP and boot to recovery you should be good?
Most likely you will be fine!
If it fails try every different variation possible to find the right combo of USB cable, USB port, different pc's, different versions of odin.
Eventually you will get the perfect combo and it will boot.
If you flashed the full odin, it been awhile since I've done it with a stock device, but if I remember correctly there is something about booting back to recovery before the os can boot which will cause the custom recover to be overridden with the stock recovery?
Like I said, been awhile and that info might not even pertain to this device.
Figured I would just throw that out there to give more info for troubleshooting.
Also, no biggie, but this is a "development" forum and troubleshooting issues unrelated to a development project here don't belong here.
All good and best of luck to you!
Let us know how it goes along with what did out didn't work. Someone down the road may benefit from what you're going through right now

stangdriver44 said:
This post contains info and links to odin flashable versions of TWRP for LP and MM.
If you successfully install TWRP and boot to recovery you should be good?
Most likely you will be fine!
If it fails try every different variation possible to find the right combo of USB cable, USB port, different pc's, different versions of odin.
Eventually you will get the perfect combo and it will boot.
If you flashed the full odin, it been awhile since I've done it with a stock device, but if I remember correctly there is something about booting back to recovery before the os can boot which will cause the custom recover to be overridden with the stock recovery?
Like I said, been awhile and that info might not even pertain to this device.
Figured I would just throw that out there to give more info for troubleshooting.
Also, no biggie, but this is a "development" forum and troubleshooting issues unrelated to a development project here don't belong here.
All good and best of luck to you!
Let us know how it goes along with what did out didn't work. Someone down the road may benefit from what you're going through right now
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Thank you so much for the suggestions! I tried to flash both twrp files from the link you sent me, and they both fail in Odin.
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Ethan9987 said:
Thank you so much for the suggestions! I tried to flash both twrp files from the link you sent me, and they both fail in Odin.
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Update:
I flashed 920T_EPD1_BOOTLOADER.tar in Odin in the BL section, assuming that is for bootloader. It was successful, but still stuck on the boot screen

Ethan9987 said:
Update:
I flashed 920T_EPD1_BOOTLOADER.tar in Odin in the BL section, assuming that is for bootloader. It was successful, but still stuck on the boot screen
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It's kind of hard to say what's going on with your complete file system?
What what the last "FULL" odin firmware you flashed?
not that you've odin'd the EPD1 files, try and ODIN the twrp-3.0.2-zeroflte.img.tar.
Try to see if it work in the order. make sure you've flashed EPD1 bootloader first, then the twrp.
I am making an ODIN file of the stock 920T boot.img to try as well. the boot.img will be here shortly. uploading now
Here is the kernel for use in odin

If Odin isn't working, maybe trying it with admin permissions and a usb connection to the backside of your pic (the usb port that's directly attached to your motherboard). If this fails as well try samsung's smart switch, it has its own flash tool (http://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch/). You need the s/n of your device and model (SM-G920T) , you can look up the s/n in download mode by first launching download mode then press the home button and youll be able to write it down somewhere. On the smart switch software, launch the emergency options and follow through the wizard setup by first entering in the s/n and model to identify what device you have to get the proper firmware.

stangdriver44 said:
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It's kind of hard to say what's going on with your complete file system?
What what the last "FULL" odin firmware you flashed?
not that you've odin'd the EPD1 files, try and ODIN the twrp-3.0.2-zeroflte.img.tar.
Try to see if it work in the order. make sure you've flashed EPD1 bootloader first, then the twrp.
I am making an ODIN file of the stock 920T boot.img to try as well. the boot.img will be here shortly. uploading now
Here is the kernel for use in odin
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I appreciate you're help!
The FULL Odin fireware I flashed originally was G920TUEU3COK1 from: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/61037/G920TUEU3COK1_G920TXAR3COK1_XAR/
I tried this one, because when I got the phone, and I booted into the Stock Recovery, this is the build # that it was showing at the top of the screen in Stock Recovery. I've tried several versions since, and they fail. G920TUEU3COK1 was the only one that was successful. I just did what you suggested. I flashed the 920T_EPD1_BOOTLOADER.tar FIRST, it was successful. I immediately held Power + Volume Down + Home to reboot into Download mode after the Bootloader flashed. I than tried to flash the twrp through AP in Odin.... and it Failed. I repeated again, flashing the bootloader first, booting back into Download Mode, tried to flash the 920T_EPD1_boot.img.tar, and it fails too.

DroneDoom said:
If Odin isn't working, maybe trying it with admin permissions and a usb connection to the backside of your pic (the usb port that's directly attached to your motherboard). If this fails as well try samsung's smart switch, it has its own flash tool (http://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch/). You need the s/n of your device and model (SM-G920T) , you can look up the s/n in download mode by first launching download mode then press the home button and youll be able to write it down somewhere. On the smart switch software, launch the emergency options and follow through the wizard setup by first entering in the s/n and model to identify what device you have to get the proper firmware.
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Thank you for your suggestion! Do I put the phone in Download Mode for Smart Switch to see it? That is what I tried, and it shows Unsupported Device. Am I missing something?

The process requires the phone to be in download mode the entire time. Most likely you entered the model or s/n incorrectly. It's real strick about the exact format to identify your device. You said you have a g920t but the software will only read it as SM-G920T (it may have a slightly different variation depending on where you got this model). the s/n should have no hyphens, just numbers and letters.

DroneDoom said:
The process requires the phone to be in download mode the entire time. Most likely you entered the model or s/n incorrectly. It's real strick about the exact format to identify your device. You said you have a g920t but the software will only read it as SM-G920T (it may have a slightly different variation depending on where you got this model). the s/n should have hyphens, just numbers and letters.
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Thank you! I figured it out, finally Right now it is 30% and the progress bar is moving across the screen. I am really crossing my fingers and hoping this works!

Ethan9987 said:
Thank you! I figured it out, finally Right now it is 30% and the progress bar is moving across the screen. I am really crossing my fingers and hoping this works!
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Okay, it was successful. It finished and rebooted, but now it shows "device does not have drk please install drk first" .
Now what?
I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/help-device-drk-please-install-drk-t3321212
Tried to flash the Kernel file that was listed in that thread through ODIN, but it failed. Imagine that.

Ethan9987 said:
Okay, it was successful. It finished and rebooted, but now it shows "device does not have drk please install drk first" .
Now what?
I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/help-device-drk-please-install-drk-t3321212
Tried to flash the Kernel file that was listed in that thread through ODIN, but it failed. Imagine that.
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It seems drk binary is kernel related or maybe I'm wrong. Is the warranty bit set to 1 in download mode? If so maybe the previous owner screwed with the efs partition and now passed the problem onto you. Try smart switch one more time and see if you can boot normally. OEM may still be locked preventing you from using Odin, so that may be the end of the road because I have no other solution.
Edit: if you can boot into stock recovery, maybe you could manipulate an update zip package to install a custom kernel specifically for the g920t. This is just a theory, not sure if stock recovery does some checking before flashing.
an example kernel you can incorporate: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591023225178101 (twisted kernel v8)

Ethan9987 said:
Thank you! I figured it out, finally Right now it is 30% and the progress bar is moving across the screen. I am really crossing my fingers and hoping this works!
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DroneDoom said:
It seems drk binary is kernel related or maybe I'm wrong. Is the warranty bit set to 1 in download mode? If so maybe the previous owner screwed with the efs partition and now passed the problem onto you. Try smart switch one more time and see if you can boot normally. OEM may still be locked preventing you from using Odin, so that may be the end of the road because I have no other solution.
Edit: if you can boot into stock recovery, maybe you could manipulate an update zip package to install a custom kernel specifically for the g920t. This is just a theory, not sure if stock recovery does some checking before flashing.
an example kernel you can incorporate: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591023225178101 (twisted kernel v8)
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Knox Warrenty Void is set to : 1.
Balls! This sucks. I tried Tried Smart switch a second time already with no luck. I think you may be right, the previous owner did something. I like the idea of manipulating a update zip package.... Just have no idea how to do that.
Thanks for all your help

Ethan9987 said:
Knox Warrenty Void is set to : 1.
Balls! This sucks. I tried Tried Smart switch a second time already with no luck. I think you may be right, the previous owner did something. I like the idea of manipulating a update zip package.... Just have no idea how to do that.
Thanks for all your help
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Also, I don't think I have the ability to flash an update.zip without an SD Card right? Which this phone doesn't take one

Ethan9987 said:
Knox Warrenty Void is set to : 1.
Balls! This sucks. I tried Tried Smart switch a second time already with no luck. I think you may be right, the previous owner did something. I like the idea of manipulating a update zip package.... Just have no idea how to do that.
Thanks for all your help
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the warranty bit just proves the phone has been rooted before and the owner was messing around with the phone carelessly. Assuming youve been flashing official samsung tar files only, you weren't the one who triggered it.
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Ethan9987 said:
Also, I don't think I have the ability to flash an update.zip without an SD Card right? Which this phone doesn't take one
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Yeah I forgot that you cannot access internal memory in the situation you are in and also the no SD part kind of makes the whole thing worse.