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[Q] Have I ruined my in law's phone? Can anyone help me please?

My father in law bought a new phone SGS on O2 and I offered to unlock it as I have unlocked my husbands last week (he's was on O2 as well but in 2.1 or 2.2.1 version I think-froyo?)
Before I continue may I say I know you guys out there know so much more than me and I really need your help. I really tried to help unlocking this phone and for hours I searched and read things like reboot, download mode, recovery mode, flashing, JKV and so many other words and letter that I could not understand. Very few I understood in the end but may have messed up badly (?).
Please, I need help and please treat me as if I were your mum or even grandma. Step by step in simple normal English please.
My father in law's version is 2.3.3
I tried unlocking it the way I unlocked my husband's but didn't work. After looking for hours I thought that the best way to do it would be to downgrade from 2.3.3 (gingerbread (?)) to 2.2.1 (froyo (?)) and then unlock it.
I found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089989
and tried to follow it.
I downloaded EZRom and EZboot-Froyo-1.0.tar.md5 from the same post.
I followed:
•Download the right version from section above
•Reboot your phone into Download mode
•Connect your phone to computer
•Run EZOdin
•Select EZboot-Froyo-1.0.tar.md5 or EZboot-GingerBread-1.0.tar.md5as a PDA file in EZOdin
•Check the "Phone Bootloader Update" checkbox
•Click Start
I waited for the phone to turn off and feel the little vibration but didn't. Instead it just froze at the first screen when you turn on the phone. The black background with white letters: Samsung Galaxy...
I waited and waited and as nothing was happening I then I took the battery out. Put it back in and tried turning it on. I wouldn't it would just stop and that same screen, the black and white one.
I reread
•Wait until phone reboots and make it reboot into Recovery
SO then I remembered in the many threads I read about the recovery mode so 3 clicked vol up + button at them bottom and turn on bottom.
It gives me a few options. When I click on reboot all it does is show me the black and white screen again and nothing else. ah!!!
I took the battery off and put it back on many times, I also selected the fatory reset option and tried different buttons but nothing. Please help me.
I'm happy to phone any of you guys to help me and guide me even if it's just to put the phone back to what it was before, turning on normally, etc. I'm feeling really sad and a bit stressed as these days are supposed to be a nice time to spend with my little ones and family.
Anyway, please ask me anything.
Thank you so much in advance. I really hope I didn't do anything wrong and I'm just stuck because I'm ignorant in this matter. Thank you

I was never a fan of EZ-stuff.
That said, think you can easily solve that flashing your phone with odin and a proper rom. At this point i am unclear about what bootloaders you have on your phone since you've tried a downgrade.
Without getting into further details (sorry, at work atm). You can get tutorials easy for all of this around this forum.
I'd get Odin, get a proper stock rom from samfirmware with bootloaders included and flash it fresh from start with that. Doesn't really matter if it's froyo or ginger as long as it includes bootloaders.
You'll be left with a working phone at this point.
From here, if you still want to try to unlock it, i'd flash a kernell that would get me root (like the ChainFire one) since i find this the safest and easiest way of getting root on your phone and do a backup of your EFS partition (preferably saved in your computer or wherever outside your phone). This is very important, if you lose of mess up with this part of your phone it will be a pain.
Now, there are several ways of unlocking this phone, the only one i found to be most reliable (but not the easiest one) is to manually edit the nv_data.bin file (located in your EFS partition in hexadecimal.
There's a tut right here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761045&highlight=unlock

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply although you are working!!! Really appreciate it.
I'll try your suggestion but I don't know how to choose the right stock rom with bootloader from samfirmware. I went to the website and registered but don't really know what to do.
I know you are working so might not be able to help me, may be someone else?
Here's where I am. Update. I found a list of firmware. This is the last one on Samfirmware.com.
Europe Samsung I9000 Firmwares.
I9000XXJVS ##
512.PIT
2.3.5
2011 September 8
CSC = I9000OXAJVS
DOWNLOAD
Things I need: (I think)
-Download a firmware (should I use the lastest one?) or 2.2 or 2.3.3? . Is there one better than the other? or is it my choice? How can I choose the best one for me?
-Odin. I have OdinMultiDownloader v4.03 in my desktop. Is that the best thing to use or should I use Ezodin. I don't know what the difference is.
-(Do I need to download or do anything else?)
Things I should do:
-Put phone in download mode
-Plug it to the laptop
-Open Odin (or Exodin?)
-click PDA. Choose the fie I downloaded-firmware.
(-after this I don't know what else I should do or tick or untick)
Am I in the right track or completely off it?
Thank you again to anyone taking the time to read this.

Download Jvt From sammobile. com, you need Odin on your PC (1.7 or 1.8) plus Samsung drivers. Read there flashing guides carefully, check you have download
Mode, battery charged > 50% etc
There is also a video on youtube which shows you how to upgrade to jvt.
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Sounds like you've got the boot-loop problem, which means that you most likely "soft-bricked" the phone. Don't worry, this isn't that big of a deal and can be fixed with relative ease. I agree with the posters above, a clean flash with Odin will probably fix your problem and get you out of the boot-loop.
I'll go into a bit more detail with some steps (feel free to correct me if I missed anything)
1. Download Odin 1.85 here.
2. Head over to Samfirmware.com and grab the latest firmware for the phone. I recommend Gingerbread 2.3.5 (JVT).
3. Make sure your computer has the proper drivers installed so it can communicate with your Samsung Galaxy GT-I9000. If you've flashed the phone before with your computer then you probably have the drivers installed, but here's a link for them just in case: Samsung USB Drivers
4. Enter download mode on your phone, depending on your firmware, it could be Vol down + power + home OR Vol up + power + home. Pull the battery out, pop it back in, and hold those three buttons until the phone turns on.
If you can't enter download mode with the 3-button hold method, then you might have to do so via ADB with the command "reboot download".
Getting into download mode is pretty critical, as you cannot progress further without it.
5. Once you're in download mode (should see a triangle with an Android shoveling stuff in it), plug your phone into your computer's USB port and open Odin. In Odin, press "Reset" on the right hand side. Odin should be able to detect your phone (this is indicated by a yellow box on the left side). I'm using a PC, so inside the yellow box I see something like this: 0:[COM9]. On a Mac it probably says something different, but as long as you see the yellow box appear then it's all good.
If you don't see the yellow box, then there's no communication between your phone and the computer, which means that you may have to reinstall the Samsung USB drivers.
6. With the contents in the firmware package that you downloaded from Samfirmware.com extracted, load them onto Odin accordingly.
PIT: use s1_odin_20100512.pit
PDA: JVT (sometimes the PDA is labeled CODE instead)
PHONE: JVT (sometimes labeled as MODEM instead)
CSC: use HOME-MULTI-OXAJVT (should be about 9.5 MB in size)
Since your father-in-law's phone was originally 2.3.3, you shouldn't have to alter the bootloader with Odin, so leave the bootloader field empty.
7. Once you've loaded up all the necessary files, make sure Re-partition and Auto-reboot is checked. Leave the rest of the checkboxes as it.
8. Press Start. This should initialize the flashing of the new firmware. After the phone has been flashed, it should reboot automatically and should hopefully be able to get past the Galaxy S black and white logo (aka. boot loop).
9. The phone should be in working order now. I used this method to unlock my SGS: SIM Unlock on the SGS. With this method, your phone needs to be rooted, so head on over to ChainFire's thread here to install his kernal which is already rooted.
Flashing firmware can be pretty scary since nobody wants to end up with a brick that costed $400 and it seems like so much can go wrong, but hopefully the steps I've provided helped. Good luck!

[Q] Last original update for Samsung Galaxy S is crap :/

Hi guys.I recently got my first Android phone.It's Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000.I like look,speed is good,it is not lag.I play Subway surfers and Temple Run 2 without lag.Internet is fast,everything works well,but first week of using it,I noticed battery drain.First time it was over the night and I was so confused because everything was closed in Task Menager.That was Gingerbread 2.3.3.I searched forums and I did everything it's possible.Turn off all for sure:wii-fi,network data,sync,set screen on lowest,turned of GPS,bluetoot,live wallpapers,automatic updates,vibrate,animations,everything possible and drain was still there.I was sad.I searched forums 2 weeks and again nothing.Then I found one solution:Reeboting phone after charging and after long playing games.That realy works but it's stupid to do that every day.Then I found that I should update firmware.I wanted to be originall and official so I downloaded Kies and installed new and latest update for my phone.It's Gingerbread 2.3.4.First day it was fine beside internet and games still drained battery a lot but after charging it was all good.There wasnt big Os drain.Just 3-4%.I was happy until other day after charging I went to sleep.Battery droped to 51%.I was so frustrated.Next time after charging it was good again but next time not.I'm sure I closed every app.My phone isn't rooted and I don't wanted to be till yesterday when I saw that you can choose which apps will be open.I am still not sure about if.SNS is always open and I never use it.I hate this bug on gb.I cant believe its last official update for this phone.Android and Samsung really don't care for their users.I am affraid of install custom rom or rooting.I think that my phone will become slow and games will lag.Is there any original firmwares for this phone which are stable,fast and not draining battery?How to.install it?Is new KitKat 4.4 good for this phone?Is subwaysurfers laging on it?What should I do?Please help me guys,please.Sorry for bad english

nemanja96 said:
Hi guys.I recently got my first Android phone.It's Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000.I like look,speed is good,it is not lag.I play Subway surfers and Temple Run 2 without lag.Internet is fast,everything works well,but first week of using it,I noticed battery drain.First time it was over the night and I was so confused because everything was closed in Task Menager.That was Gingerbread 2.3.3.I searched forums and I did everything it's possible.Turn off all for sure:wii-fi,network data,sync,set screen on lowest,turned of GPS,bluetoot,live wallpapers,automatic updates,vibrate,animations,everything possible and drain was still there.I was sad.I searched forums 2 weeks and again nothing.Then I found one solution:Reeboting phone after charging and after long playing games.That realy works but it's stupid to do that every day.Then I found that I should update firmware.I wanted to be originall and official so I downloaded Kies and installed new and latest update for my phone.It's Gingerbread 2.3.4.First day it was fine beside internet and games still drained battery a lot but after charging it was all good.There wasnt big Os drain.Just 3-4%.I was happy until other day after charging I went to sleep.Battery droped to 51%.I was so frustrated.Next time after charging it was good again but next time not.I'm sure I closed every app.My phone isn't rooted and I don't wanted to be till yesterday when I saw that you can choose which apps will be open.I am still not sure about if.SNS is always open and I never use it.I hate this bug on gb.I cant believe its last official update for this phone.Android and Samsung really don't care for their users.I am affraid of install custom rom or rooting.I think that my phone will become slow and games will lag.Is there any original firmwares for this phone which are stable,fast and not draining battery?How to.install it?Is new KitKat 4.4 good for this phone?Is subwaysurfers laging on it?What should I do?Please help me guys,please.Sorry for bad english
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I would like to suggest you to install latest official 2.3.6 firmware. Download Xxjvu for i9000 and flash it using Odin and enjoy!!! B)

THANKS!
Rohitdahiya said:
I would like to suggest you to install latest official 2.3.6 firmware. Download Xxjvu for i9000 and flash it using Odin and enjoy!!! B)
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Ok,thank you.I will try it this week.But I gotta few more questions:
-Does my phone has to be rooted to install this firmware?
-If not,will it be rooted when I install this?
-Is this official firmware from Samsung?
-Is it BETA version?
-Has it bugs?
Can't wait to try it!

nemanja96 said:
Ok,thank you.I will try it this week.But I gotta few more questions:
-Does my phone has to be rooted to install this firmware?
-If not,will it be rooted when I install this?
-Is this official firmware from Samsung?
-Is it BETA version?
-Has it bugs?
Can't wait to try it!
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For a clean install and root, flash XXJVU ROM and its CF_root, as it is easy and problem free. I never had any problem with JVU
The whole procedure is given below
FLASHING JVU ROM WITH ODIN v1.85:
1. Install USB drivers for i9000 on PC (ignore if already installed) and restart computer to take effect
2. Turn off your phone/remove battery and put it in download mode
by holding VOL DOWN+MENU+POWER
Do you get the Yellow Triangle?..If so
continue..if not do it again...
3. Open odin and after that Plug in Phone with USB Cable To Computer.
4. In ID:COM box it should go yellow and you should see
ADDED in the message box
5. Check Re-Partition option and then Click PIT
button to select: s1_odin_20100xxx.pit file.
6. Click PDA button and select :
CODE_I9000XXJVU_xxxxx.tar
7. Click PHONE button and select:
MODEM_I9000XXJVU_xxxxx.tar
8. Click CSC button and select:
GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJVU.tar
9. When you have all the files needed in ODIN,
Click Start and let it Run
10. Once complete you will see S logo on phone
(computer will make a few noises like connect/
disconnecting
11. If Odin is stuck showing no change above yellow turned box for more than 2 minutes, close Odin and repeat steps 3 to 10.
12.Unplug the Cable from Phone
13. Run your phone and choose the language and the other startup options. Run until you get the home screen.
You will see your phone working excellent. Now it's time for rooting
Procedure for rooting:
1. Power Off Phone
2. Download CF-Root kernel first.
Unzip the file to a folder. You
will get the .tar file – CF-Root-
XX_OXA_JVU_2.3.6-v4.3-CWM3RFS.tar
— inside the extracted folder. DO NOT extract
the .tar file (even if you see it as a zip
file, which it is not). You need to flash
the .tar file using Odin to gain root
access and install the ClockworkMod
Recovery (CWM) alongside. If you’re
getting zimage file, it means you’ve
extracted the .tar file too! — and that’s
not a right thing to do.
3. Boot your phone in Download Mode —
Press and hold volume down+HOME
+POWER keys together.
4. Open Odin now. Connect your phone to PC now. You’ll notice “Added! !” message in the Odin’s message box in the bottom left and the yellow box.
5. On Odin, click the PDA tab and select the .tar file you got in step 2 — CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVU_2.3.6-v4.3-
CWM3RFS.tar
6. Make sure “Re-Partition” checkbox is not selected. Leave the “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time” checkboxes selected.
7. Click the Start button on Odin to flash the CF-Root kernel. After the CF Root is installed, phone will restart automatically. When you see the PASS written in top left box, you can remove the cable.
8. Your phone is rooted now. That surperuser app is there! The CWM app is also there, and
clockworkmod based recovery has
been installed too. Now you enter the custom ROM world without worries. Enjoy!
9. To install any custom ROM, first of all, download the ROM zip file and its g-apps zip file and put them on your internal sd card
10. Now go to recovery. You can go to the recovery by 3 buttons combo:
Turn off your phone/remove battery and put it in recovery mode by holding
VOLUME UP+MENU+POWER
11. You are in recovery now. Click on the "install zip from sd card" option and choose the ROM zip file you want to flash on your phone by navigating by volume up and down buttons and choose by using power button. Click on yes when prompted.
12. When you see "install from SD card complete", install the g-apps zip file.
13. When g-apps installation has been completed, Restart your phone and now enjoy!!!
PIT File DOWNLOAD Iink: www.mediafire.com/download/v2rub40k1bvccj4/s1_odin_20100512.pit
ODIN 1.85 download link:
www.mediafire.com/download/82latn22s1kl7w2/andromint-Odin3-v1.85.zip
XXJVU Download link:
(password: samfirmware.com)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6yxusO3-RFuYVl6M3haUVduUG8/preview?pli=1
CF_root download link:
download.chainfire.eu/132/CF-Root/SGS/CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVU_2.3.6-v4.3-CWM3RFS.zip
If you don't have USB drivers, then download below
Samsung USB drivers:
www.mediafire.com/?hzlnda0l5t8qyes

Pleeease heeelp!
nemanja96 said:
Hi guys.I recently got my first Android phone.It's Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000.I like look,speed is good,it is not lag.I play Subway surfers and Temple Run 2 without lag.Internet is fast,everything works well,but first week of using it,I noticed battery drain.First time it was over the night and I was so confused because everything was closed in Task Menager.That was Gingerbread 2.3.3.I searched forums and I did everything it's possible.Turn off all for sure:wii-fi,network data,sync,set screen on lowest,turned of GPS,bluetoot,live wallpapers,automatic updates,vibrate,animations,everything possible and drain was still there.I was sad.I searched forums 2 weeks and again nothing.Then I found one solution:Reeboting phone after charging and after long playing games.That realy works but it's stupid to do that every day.Then I found that I should update firmware.I wanted to be originall and official so I downloaded Kies and installed new and latest update for my phone.It's Gingerbread 2.3.4.First day it was fine beside internet and games still drained battery a lot but after charging it was all good.There wasnt big Os drain.Just 3-4%.I was happy until other day after charging I went to sleep.Battery droped to 51%.I was so frustrated.Next time after charging it was good again but next time not.I'm sure I closed every app.My phone isn't rooted and I don't wanted to be till yesterday when I saw that you can choose which apps will be open.I am still not sure about if.SNS is always open and I never use it.I hate this bug on gb.I cant believe its last official update for this phone.Android and Samsung really don't care for their users.I am affraid of install custom rom or rooting.I think that my phone will become slow and games will lag.Is there any original firmwares for this phone which are stable,fast and not draining battery?How to.install it?Is new KitKat 4.4 good for this phone?Is subwaysurfers laging on it?What should I do?Please help me guys,please.Sorry for bad english
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I bricked my phone.I still can go to Download Mode!!! Please help me,pleeease!!! odin stuck setup connection!! Pleeeaaase!!!

nemanja96 said:
I bricked my phone.I still can go to Download Mode!!! Please help me,pleeease!!! odin stuck setup connection!! Pleeeaaase!!!
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Its not bricked ( so be cool ) when Odin is stuck in setup connection, simply reboot PC and phone and before attempting to flash again, kill KIES in task manager ( All of these solutions are mentioned in MY Android Solutions, at the top (sticky) of this Forum)
When using Odin to Flash, Open task manager and close these : Kies.exe , KiesTrayAgent.exe, and KiesPDLR.exe
IF your downloaded File (.tar, .zip, .md5 .rar ) is corrupted, Odin could get stuck too, so download from another source, if it happens repeatedly
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​

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xsenman said:
Its not bricked ( so be cool ) when Odin is stuck in setup connection, simply reboot PC and phone and before attempting to flash again, kill KIES in task manager ( All of these solutions are mentioned in MY Android Solutions, at the top (sticky) of this Forum)
When using Odin to Flash, Open task manager and close these : Kies.exe , KiesTrayAgent.exe, and KiesPDLR.exe
IF your downloaded File (.tar, .zip, .md5 .rar ) is corrupted, Odin could get stuck too, so download from another source, if it happens repeatedly
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​
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I just checked Task menager and there wasn't any of these processes on my computer.Why can I know is corrupted,I haven't checked USB Debuging in options on my phone.Was that a problem?Anyway I left my phone at Repair Service.I hope they will fix my problem.I was so sad yesterday.OMG!!!And so angry. THANK YOU,ANYWAY!!!

nemanja96 said:
I just checked Task menager and there wasn't any of these processes on my computer.Why can I know is corrupted,I haven't checked USB Debuging in options on my phone.Was that a problem?Anyway I left my phone at Repair Service.I hope they will fix my problem.I was so sad yesterday.OMG!!!And so angry. THANK YOU,ANYWAY!!!
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Just for your INFO.
KIES process will only activate when you connect your phone to PC , IF you did not tick USB debugging, Odin will not detect your phone and comport will not light up (it means you had USB debugging checked. ), so when Odin gets stuck on setup connection,
a) KIES and ODIN are connecting together, as such Odin will have problem trying to setup as KIES willl connect first before ODin3
b) When downloaded firmwares are corrupted, may aso have setup connection problems.
IF you had learned to use the search function in this forum, you would have found this problem and solutions experienced by many and solved easily. So next time use the search or ask for help and be patient as not all members are online in every minute of the day.
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​

xsenman said:
Just for your INFO.
KIES process will only activate when you connect your phone to PC , IF you did not tick USB debugging, Odin will not detect your phone and comport will not light up (it means you had USB debugging checked. ), so when Odin gets stuck on setup connection,
a) KIES and ODIN are connecting together, as such Odin will have problem trying to setup as KIES willl connect first before ODin3
b) When downloaded firmwares are corrupted, may aso have setup connection problems.
IF you had learned to use the search function in this forum, you would have found this problem and solutions experienced by many and solved easily. So next time use the search or ask for help and be patient as not all members are online in every minute of the day.
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​
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I know that.I searched a lot yesterday,but i was in panic.That was a problem.I haven't install Kies on computer where I was trying to install new firmware.So,it's probbably cause of firmware.I appreciate your help Now I just can wait till tommorow.I pray that everything will be back in normal.

If you need help choosing a rom, take a look at my thread
Sent from my GT-P7510 using Tapatalk

Duude!
Soryuu said:
If you need help choosing a rom, take a look at my thread
Sent from my GT-P7510 using Tapatalk
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Great post!I will use it when i need it in future.
I think GamerzROM Legend Edition V4.0 is great,how much RAM is available with that rom?
Games are great and fun on android phones,so that ROM got my attention.
With GB 2.3.4 Official Stock firmware I was able to have 328 MB available,and when cash is deleted,it takes 150 MB of RAM.I played Subway Surfers and Ski Challange 2014 without lagging.
I'm curious is it even more faster with this ROM.I mean,this looks like Android 4.0 and I heard that Samsung Galaxy S doesn't have enough RAM for that ROM.Tell me more about GamerzROM Legend Edition V4.0 for Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000
THANK YOU

note 4 reboots 3+ day

a few months ago i rooted phone and then tried unrooting which i think i did correctly for i was having problems with rooted now i started getting reboots randomly does anyone know what i can do for i cant get samsung to do anything cause being rooted

odin your base to fix all issues

idk what that is

There is a guide that walks you threw the process I believe in general section. If not just google (note 4 Odin stock firmware)
Here is the jist of it
Basically you go to sammobile.com
Search for N910T in firmware section
Download and extract latest firmware to desktop or any folder easy to find.
Download Odin 3.0.9 (I think that's the latest version. Should be a download link in whatever guide you find from your google search)
Open Odin
Click AP
Find the file you extracted earlier
Make sure everything. Important is backed up on phone. This process deletes everything and installs fresh firmware. Think of it like just bought phone from store.
Turn off phone
Go into download mode ( hold power and volume down button at same time. Then let go and press volume up when instructed from screen.)
Plug in micro USB from computer to phone (make sure u have already downloaded and installed drivers for Samsung phones. Once again link should be in guide if not)
After Odin recognizes phone click start.
Let sit till phone reboots by itself.
Now you basically have a new note 4, stock apps only and any software issues are now gone. Also if you unrooted incorrectly, this process will fix and you'll be 100% stock
If this helped, thanks button is down below.

i did tried this 2 times it did not reset the device any suggestions?

[Unbrick] Fix All For Samsung S5 AT&T (SM-G900A) Lollipop 5.1.1

I decided to create this thread for the many who have attempted to downgrade their AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5[and failed]. The many videos and threads that claim the 100% success rate for downgrading all models of the S5 are terribly mistaken.
In the link I'm providing four files to help all, from noobs to intermediate to maybe even advanced users.
*I am not a developer just someone who was persistent enough to have scavenged for these files and figure out the order to use
Steps:
1. Download all files and place under one directory. (make a new folder for these files to be placed in, make them easy to find.)
2. Run Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Moblie_Phones_v1_4_6_0
3. Unzip Odin3_v3.10.7
4. In Odin3_v3.10.7 folder run Odin3_v3.10.7.exe
5. In Odin select options tab and double check the default of Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time (These should be the only selected)
6. In Odin click AP and navigate to G900A_OC4_Stock_Partitions.tar and open (wait 10-30 seconds for Odin to respond and load)
7. Boot phone into Odin download mode (Press Volume down + home + power on) [for convenient reboot take back panel off and dis->re connect battery]
8. Plug in phone. Under ID:COM it should be blue this means the drivers are properly installed and cable is a sync data cable.(Not charge only)
9. Press start. Wait for PASS to show. Press reset. Unplug phone.
10. Phone will reboot to Samsung powered by android logo. (You've won the first battle)
11. Reboot into Odin download. (Take out battery, shove back in with button combo)
12. Unzip G900A_5.1.1_Fix
13. Plug phone back in and flash under AP the files in order, resetting phone into download mode each time. (boot, modem, NON, recovery)
On final boot put back panel back on and wait on the at&t symbol for 2-3 minutes.
I hope this thread is easily found and my instructions are clear enough that I help all who have had my same problem I've fretted over the past 2 days.
S5 Fix All SM-G900A - Google Drive
drive.google.com
Credit goes to for:
-Initial fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...w-to-unbrick-flash-to-stocknce-g900a-t3077652 (second link on thread)
-Final and true fix: http://mobile.techforums.space/mobi...sung-galaxy-s5-g900a-on-511-oi5-7fb1114c.html

thank! mod

DOes this work for unrooted too?
I just got an AT&T s5 came with 5.1.1. and out of the blue it started bootlooping. Could not get into recovery but could get into download mode.
Just found this thread was going to try but now seems to boot. Not sure what happened. I did several battery pulls.
In any case good to know if this works in case it happens again.
Any idea why I would boot loop? Did nothing to the phone other than disable some system apps. But did not try to flash anything

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Canadoc said:
DOes this work for unrooted too?
I just got an AT&T s5 came with 5.1.1. and out of the blue it started bootlooping. Could not get into recovery but could get into download mode.
Just found this thread was going to try but now seems to boot. Not sure what happened. I did several battery pulls.
In any case good to know if this works in case it happens again.
Any idea why I would boot loop? Did nothing to the phone other than disable some system apps. But did not try to flash anything
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Yes, this method can be used on unrooted s5. I can say this with 100% certainty because mine wasn't rooted.

Would this method work for the GS5 active? I have the same issue...

Thank you man this save my phones life
Spent 7 hours trying to fix this, this was giving me such a migraine headache, I am happy to say that my phone is back thank you so very much this is greatly appreciated for this easy to follow step by step instructions

Mirrors for Download
Can mirrors for the download be provided, please? Can not seem to download from the google drive.

Importance of Step 2?
My Phone seems to be working after Step 10. What is the importance of the next steps? Thank You.

After Step 10
meisteryaw said:
My Phone seems to be working after Step 10. What is the importance of the next steps? Thank You.
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The next steps are if part of the boot process was overwritten by trying to downgrade. This would happen if part of the downgrade flash in Odin was successful.

No
mrredcon2 said:
Would this method work for the GS5 active? I have the same issue...
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I wouldn't recommend using these (zip/tar) files. However, you can use this process, but you need g870a files. These files are to fix the 900a.

Sure
meisteryaw said:
Can mirrors for the download be provided, please? Can not seem to download from the google drive.
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Anyone who is able to download is free to make a mirror for these files. I, however, have no idea how.
I don't know why you wouldn't be able to access them. Anyone who clicks the link has access. (You may need to be logged into google.)

Mistake
I screwed up. I thought one of my replies wasn't being posted, didn't see second page.
Now I can't delete this.
I will re-edit this to answer a question.
P.S. sorry for taking so long with answers, I hadn't checked thread in a while.
If urgent you are more than welcome to private message me.

Thank you. This worked for me. I made the mistake of taking the AT&T automatic upgrade to Android 5.1.1 and then trying to downgrade to 4.4.X. and got the Samsung Galaxy S5 splash screen freeze. After too many hours of trying to find a downloadable AT&T Android 5.x version as someone suggested, I came across this post. Thank you again. Once suggestion, I would check sum the downloads so people know what they are getting is legit (I hope these download are . Also the Odin v3.10.7 failed to install on my Windows XP system, but I did have a Odin v3.10.6 that worked fine.

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Hi... can I use this method to upgrade my ATT S5 with android 4.4.4.?

Stuck on startup logo even though i can hear the the startup sound ....

Suggestion
aamszia said:
Stuck on startup logo even though i can hear the the startup sound ....
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Once you go through this procedure try going into stock recovery, (same button combo only vol up instead of down) then clear cache and/or factory reset. Then redo the second half(5.1.1 stock partition tar flash)

Looks like this should become a sticky for all us AT&T SM-G900A's stuck around 5.1.1.
I will do this process in the next day or so. I assume no PIT file is needed?

I ready to do this. unlocked and rooted all my phones but this one over the years. . .
QUESTION: I purchased this at 5.1.1 C015 upgrade. Does this method helped attaining root (not mentioned anywhere), or just flashing 5.1.1 stock again? I dont need a flash a ROM already working, although still containing bloatware and major battery drain.

Birkyjon said:
Once you go through this procedure try going into stock recovery, (same button combo only vol up instead of down) then clear cache and/or factory reset. Then redo the second half(5.1.1 stock partition tar flash)
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already done that .. still same problem ...
what should i do next ???

Security Error: This phone has been flashed with an unauthorized software.

Hello Everyone,
I bought my Note 4 (T-Mobile) from USA and Unfortunately I am not in USA anymore and My phone is keep restarting itself every 5-10 mins and goes to an error Modem Fail "Security Error: This phone has been flashed with an unauthorized software &amp is locked." even though I have never rooted this phone, it's in original state as it was bought, my phone was locked to T-Mobile so I thought this could be the reason I'm getting this error and couple of days back I got it unlocked from a shop and still gets the same error, I have tried reinstalling the stock firmware from Smart Switch, tried Hard Rest and Almost Everything but can't get my phone working, Can anyone help me out with this error please? what do I do to get my phone back. Please find the attachment for the Error I'm getting.
Thank You Everyone,
Looking forward to a Kind reply.

ShahX said:
Hello Everyone,
I bought my Note 4 (T-Mobile) from USA and Unfortunately I am not in USA anymore and My phone is keep restarting itself every 5-10 mins and goes to an error Modem Fail "Security Error: This phone has been flashed with an unauthorized software &amp is locked." even though I have never rooted this phone, it's in original state as it was bought, my phone was locked to T-Mobile so I thought this could be the reason I'm getting this error and couple of days back I got it unlocked from a shop and still gets the same error, I have tried reinstalling the stock firmware from Smart Switch, tried Hard Rest and Almost Everything but can't get my phone working, Can anyone help me out with this error please? what do I do to get my phone back. Please find the attachment for the Error I'm getting.
Thank You Everyone,
Looking forward to a Kind reply.
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try putting a new, fully charge battery

Elpidio said:
try putting a new, fully charge battery
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Thank you so much for your reply, but unfortunately I just bought a new battery couple of days back too. So I don't think so it could be battery's problem.

ShahX said:
Hello Everyone,
I bought my Note 4 (T-Mobile) from USA and Unfortunately I am not in USA anymore and My phone is keep restarting itself every 5-10 mins and goes to an error Modem Fail "Security Error: This phone has been flashed with an unauthorized software &amp is locked." even though I have never rooted this phone, it's in original state as it was bought, my phone was locked to T-Mobile so I thought this could be the reason I'm getting this error and couple of days back I got it unlocked from a shop and still gets the same error, I have tried reinstalling the stock firmware from Smart Switch, tried Hard Rest and Almost Everything but can't get my phone working, Can anyone help me out with this error please? what do I do to get my phone back. Please find the attachment for the Error I'm getting.
Thank You Everyone,
Looking forward to a Kind reply.
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Flash latest stock firmware via odin tool.
Once flashed do factory reset from stock recovery and reboot.

Trex888 said:
Flash latest stock firmware via odin tool.
Once flashed do factory reset from stock recovery and reboot.
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Thank You so much for your reply? can you please give me some link or where to download latest stock firmware? and how do I reflash it?

ShahX said:
Thank You so much for your reply? can you please give me some link or where to download latest stock firmware? and how do I reflash it?
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What is your exact model number so i can give you correct files links ?
For example T-mobile note 4 has 3 models (SM-N910T / SM-N910T2 / SM-N910T3 .which 1 of these 3 you got?
You can simply check your model number by pressing 3 button combo while device is switched off (volume down+home+power) will boot into odin download mode press volume up to continue there you can see your device model number on top left corner.
It will be better if you can take a photo of your device while in odin download mode and and upload it so i can see what else will require to fix.
Let me know and I'll get back to you.

Trex888 said:
What is your exact model number so i can give you correct files links ?
For example T-mobile note 4 has 3 models (SM-N910T / SM-N910T2 / SM-N910T3 .which 1 of these 3 you got?
You can simply check your model number by pressing 3 button combo while device is switched off (volume down+home+power) will boot into odin download mode press volume up to continue there you can see your device model number on top left corner.
It will be better if you can take a photo of your device while in odin download mode and and upload it so i can see what else will require to fix.
Let me know and I'll get back to you.
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it's SM-N910T and Yeah Sure You can check the attachment, Let me know if you need anything else. I just need to get my phone back. Thank You So much!

ShahX said:
it's SM-N910T and Yeah Sure You can check the attachment, Let me know if you need anything else. I just need to get my phone back. Thank You So much!
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Allright so here are the steps you have to follow exactly.
Things you will require .
1.windows pc.
2.usb cable 2.0
3.phone battery must be charged minimum 50%.
4.download all the files given links below.
How to flash.
1.run samsung kies file on your pc until it finish.
2.extract the firmware zip file.
3.open odin tool in your pc.
4.now click on ( AP ) tab in odin and upload firmware file that you extracted dont touch anything else.odin will hang for a while around 4to5 minutes until it upload the file so be patient. Firmware file is around 4gb so it will take time to upload.
5.put your phone into odin download mode.(3 buttom combo)
6.connect your device to your pc.
7.now hit start in odin tool.
It will take around 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
VERY IMPORTANT .
once odin finish flashing your device will reboot automatically so dont let it reboot just remove battery and after 15 seconds insert again.
Now the final step you have to put your device into recovery mode by pressing ( volume up+home+power) press 3 buttons for 4 seconds until you will see blue color letters on top left corner then let go all buttons.
Here you have to navigate by volume buttons.
Go down where it says wipe cache and press power button to delete old cache files.
Navigate to wipe data factory reset and hit power button to confirm navigate to YES press power button to factory reset.
Reboot and wait 15 to 20 minutes leave the device dont touch anything until setup screen shown up.
Latest firmware file link.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767156038
Samsung kies link.
http://kies.youmobile.org
Odin tool link.
http://androidhost.org/PVAIv
You will require win zip or winrar on pc to extract the firmware file so just in case I'll give you link if you dont have already installed.
http://www.win-rar.com/download.html?&L=0
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.

Trex888 said:
Allright so here are the steps you have to follow exactly.
Things you will require .
1.windows pc.
2.usb cable 2.0
3.phone battery must be charged minimum 50%.
4.download all the files given links below.
How to flash.
1.run samsung kies file on your pc until it finish.
2.extract the firmware zip file.
3.open odin tool in your pc.
4.now click on ( AP ) tab in odin and upload firmware file that you extracted dont touch anything else.odin will hang for a while around 4to5 minutes until it upload the file so be patient. Firmware file is around 4gb so it will take time to upload.
5.put your phone into odin download mode.(3 buttom combo)
6.connect your device to your pc.
7.now hit start in odin tool.
It will take around 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
VERY IMPORTANT .
once odin finish flashing your device will reboot automatically so dont let it reboot just remove battery and after 15 seconds insert again.
Now the final step you have to put your device into recovery mode by pressing ( volume up+home+power) press 3 buttons for 4 seconds until you will see blue color letters on top left corner then let go all buttons.
Here you have to navigate by volume buttons.
Go down where it says wipe cache and press power button to delete old cache files.
Navigate to wipe data factory reset and hit power button to confirm navigate to YES press power button to factory reset.
Reboot and wait 15 to 20 minutes leave the device dont touch anything until setup screen shown up.
Latest firmware file link.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767156038
Samsung kies link.
http://kies.youmobile.org
Odin tool link.
http://androidhost.org/PVAIv
You will require win zip or winrar on pc to extract the firmware file so just in case I'll give you link if you dont have already installed.
http://www.win-rar.com/download.html?&L=0
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.
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Thank You so much!! I'll get back to you as soon as I am done with your guide. Again thank you so much!

Trex888 said:
Allright so here are the steps you have to follow exactly.
Things you will require .
1.windows pc.
2.usb cable 2.0
3.phone battery must be charged minimum 50%.
4.download all the files given links below.
How to flash.
1.run samsung kies file on your pc until it finish.
2.extract the firmware zip file.
3.open odin tool in your pc.
4.now click on ( AP ) tab in odin and upload firmware file that you extracted dont touch anything else.odin will hang for a while around 4to5 minutes until it upload the file so be patient. Firmware file is around 4gb so it will take time to upload.
5.put your phone into odin download mode.(3 buttom combo)
6.connect your device to your pc.
7.now hit start in odin tool.
It will take around 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
VERY IMPORTANT .
once odin finish flashing your device will reboot automatically so dont let it reboot just remove battery and after 15 seconds insert again.
Now the final step you have to put your device into recovery mode by pressing ( volume up+home+power) press 3 buttons for 4 seconds until you will see blue color letters on top left corner then let go all buttons.
Here you have to navigate by volume buttons.
Go down where it says wipe cache and press power button to delete old cache files.
Navigate to wipe data factory reset and hit power button to confirm navigate to YES press power button to factory reset.
Reboot and wait 15 to 20 minutes leave the device dont touch anything until setup screen shown up.
Latest firmware file link.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767156038
Samsung kies link.
http://kies.youmobile.org
Odin tool link.
http://androidhost.org/PVAIv
You will require win zip or winrar on pc to extract the firmware file so just in case I'll give you link if you dont have already installed.
http://www.win-rar.com/download.html?&L=0
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.
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Hey Bro, Just tried everything as you said step by step with very carefully I flashed my phone again. but the error is still there but what I noticed is the error pops up after 20-30 mins now instead 5 mins as it was before and another thing I forgot to mention my phone heats up alot whenever I try to download any app or use it for more then 10 mins it goes upto 70-85C (CPU Monitor App).
Thank You So much for your help, Is there any other thing you can suggest to get my phone back please?

ShahX said:
Hey Bro, Just tried everything as you said step by step with very carefully I flashed my phone again. but the error is still there but what I noticed is the error pops up after 20-30 mins now instead 5 mins as it was before and another thing I forgot to mention my phone heats up alot whenever I try to download any app or use it for more then 10 mins it goes upto 70-85C (CPU Monitor App).
Thank You So much for your help, Is there any other thing you can suggest to get my phone back please?
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What kind of error pops up ?
Do factory reset 1 more time.after reset let phone completly cool down dont touch anything .
then you complete setup.
Use high speed microsd card if microsd card is not good it can cause issues and lag to whole device.
Download wake lock app from playstore and open the app you have to click on partial wake lock as shown in screenshot below.it will manage your cpu to run more efficient.
If issue still remains you have to erase old nandroid completly by using PIT FILE and repartion your internal memory to flash fresh nandroid.
Try first the things that i mention and use your device for 2 days.if it didnt work after that you can try erasing nandroid with my guide.
Wake lock app download link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.wl

Trex888 said:
What kind of error pops up ?
Do factory reset 1 more time.after reset let phone completly cool down dont touch anything .
then you complete setup.
Use high speed microsd card if microsd card is not good it can cause issues and lag to whole device.
Download wake lock app from playstore and open the app you have to click on partial wake lock as shown in screenshot below.it will manage your cpu to run more efficient.
If issue still remains you have to erase old nandroid completly by using PIT FILE and repartion your internal memory to flash fresh nandroid.
Try first the things that i mention and use your device for 2 days.if it didnt work after that you can try erasing nandroid with my guide.
Wake lock app download link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.wl
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Thanks again for your reply, I am talking about the same error Modem Fail: Security Error: This phone has been flashed with an unauthorized software. and I don't use SD Card. what I noticed is when I try to install apps or update apps from playstore or use my phone for 10-20 mins my phone restart itself and goes to this error the one I mentioned. I'll try again what you've said and will let you know.
Thank you.

ShahX said:
Thanks again for your reply, I am talking about the same error Modem Fail: Security Error: This phone has been flashed with an unauthorized software. and I don't use SD Card. what I noticed is when I try to install apps or update apps from playstore or use my phone for 10-20 mins my phone restart itself and goes to this error the one I mentioned. I'll try again what you've said and will let you know.
Thank you.
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you can fix this problem permanently by erasing old corrupted nandroid and if this method also fail then might your device has some hardware issues.
Let me know if you want to do that i will guide you.
HAVE A GOOD DAY

Trex888 said:
you can fix this problem permanently by erasing old corrupted nandroid and if this method also fail then might your device has some hardware issues.
Let me know if you want to do that i will guide you.
HAVE A GOOD DAY
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I think I'd rather go with that option as I just tried what you mention in earlier message and still gets the same error. Can you help me out with erasing old corrupted nandroid. Let's give this one a try cuz till now I tried almost every thing and yeah I just noticed another thing which is my phone's ICCID is also Unknown. I am not sure but do you think this might be causing problem?
Thank You Once again for so much help.

ShahX said:
I think I'd rather go with that option as I just tried what you mention in earlier message and still gets the same error. Can you help me out with erasing old corrupted nandroid. Let's give this one a try cuz till now I tried almost every thing and yeah I just noticed another thing which is my phone's ICCID is also Unknown. I am not sure but do you think this might be causing problem?
Thank You Once again for so much help.
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN BE PATIENT AND FOLLOW STEP BY STEP AS I MENTIONED OTHERWISE A MISTAKE CAN HARD BRICK YOUR DEVICE COMPLETELY AND YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO USE AGAIN AND I WON'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF YOUR DEVICE.
Ok for this method you will require all same files that i gave you earlier.
Firmware file
Odin
PIT FILE
Battery charged 50%
MOST IMPORTANT YOUR DEVICE MUST BE IN COOL TEMPERATURE OR YOU CAN REMOVE BATTERY AND PUT IN REFRIGERATOR FOR 30 TO 60 MINUTES.IF YOUR DEVICE IS HOT DURING PROCESS IT CAN CAUSE EMMC CHIP FAILURE (INTERNAL MEMORY).
1.open odin
2.upload firmware in AP tab.
3.download PIT FILE from link below.
4.in odin you have TAB named "PIT" (right next to the options) click on it and upload pit file along with firmware file.
5. go to options in odin and check on "Nand Erase All" and "Re-partition" dont touch anything else in options.
6.do factory reset in your phone.
7.remove sd card and sim card from device.
8.go to download mode in your phone.
9.connect your phone to pc via usb cable.
9.HIT START IN ODIN.
10.once odin shows PASS DO NOT DISCONNECT USB CABLE let it reboot wait 15 minutes and complete setup now you can disconnect usb cable.
11.go to settings and do factory reset for 1 last time.
HOPEFULLY YOU WILL HAVE FRESH OPERATING SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY ERRORS.
GOOD LUCK AND LET ME KNOW.
PIT FILE FOR N910T TMOBILE NOTE 4.
https://mega.nz/#!yE0QkRgR!8DvGvAauRkb-2xmtH_3ZluoYwCvqNaaSOnXMLYB_CAI

Trex888 said:
BEFORE YOU BEGIN BE PATIENT AND FOLLOW STEP BY STEP AS I MENTIONED OTHERWISE A MISTAKE CAN HARD BRICK YOUR DEVICE COMPLETELY AND YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO USE AGAIN AND I WON'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF YOUR DEVICE.
Ok for this method you will require all same files that i gave you earlier.
Firmware file
Odin
PIT FILE
Battery charged 50%
MOST IMPORTANT YOUR DEVICE MUST BE IN COOL TEMPERATURE OR YOU CAN REMOVE BATTERY AND PUT IN REFRIGERATOR FOR 30 TO 60 MINUTES.IF YOUR DEVICE IS HOT DURING PROCESS IT CAN CAUSE EMMC CHIP FAILURE (INTERNAL MEMORY).
1.open odin
2.upload firmware in AP tab.
3.download PIT FILE from link below.
4.in odin you have TAB named "PIT" (right next to the options) click on it and upload pit file along with firmware file.
5. go to options in odin and check on "Nand Erase All" and "Re-partition" dont touch anything else in options.
6.do factory reset in your phone.
7.remove sd card and sim card from device.
8.go to download mode in your phone.
9.connect your phone to pc via usb cable.
9.HIT START IN ODIN.
10.once odin shows PASS DO NOT DISCONNECT USB CABLE let it reboot wait 15 minutes and complete setup now you can disconnect usb cable.
11.go to settings and do factory reset for 1 last time.
HOPEFULLY YOU WILL HAVE FRESH OPERATING SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY ERRORS.
GOOD LUCK AND LET ME KNOW.
PIT FILE FOR N910T TMOBILE NOTE 4.
https://mega.nz/#!yE0QkRgR!8DvGvAauRkb-2xmtH_3ZluoYwCvqNaaSOnXMLYB_CAI
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Hey Mate, just one question In Odin option there is already 2 checked boxes one is Auto Reboot and Other one is F. Reset time should I unchecked them or not?

ShahX said:
Hey Mate, just one question In Odin option there is already 2 checked boxes one is Auto Reboot and Other one is F. Reset time should I unchecked them or not?
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No just leave them as they are checked.

Trex888 said:
No just leave them as they are checked.
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Hi I'm unable to connect my phone to pc unfortunately and Now I believe this is hardware problem as when I decided to get my phone unlocked the person who was unlocking couldn't connect either so he'd suggested me that it's a hardware problem and couple of days later I was able to connect to PC till today. so I think I won't be able to perform repartition my phone until and unless I get my connectivity back. Thank You so much for your help anyway. I'd definitely give it a try as soon as I get my connectivity back and will update you.
Thanks

ShahX said:
Hi I'm unable to connect my phone to pc unfortunately and Now I believe this is hardware problem as when I decided to get my phone unlocked the person who was unlocking couldn't connect either so he'd suggested me that it's a hardware problem and couple of days later I was able to connect to PC till today. so I think I won't be able to perform repartition my phone until and unless I get my connectivity back. Thank You so much for your help anyway. I'd definitely give it a try as soon as I get my connectivity back and will update you.
Reinstall samsung kies/samsung usb drivers
Restart phone again to download mode.
Try different usb cable.
Right click on odin and open as administrator.
Hopefully it will connect.
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Trex888 said:
ShahX said:
Hi I'm unable to connect my phone to pc unfortunately and Now I believe this is hardware problem as when I decided to get my phone unlocked the person who was unlocking couldn't connect either so he'd suggested me that it's a hardware problem and couple of days later I was able to connect to PC till today. so I think I won't be able to perform repartition my phone until and unless I get my connectivity back. Thank You so much for your help anyway. I'd definitely give it a try as soon as I get my connectivity back and will update you.
Reinstall samsung kies/samsung usb drivers
Restart phone again to download mode.
Try different usb cable.
Right click on odin and open as administrator.
Hopefully it will connect.
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I just tired, and nothing worked out. the place where I took my phone to unlock he actually changed the charging and connecting port to check if it's port problem but the result was same until it gets back connectivity on it's own. I just changed the cable reset phone couple of times. It's not even connecting as a media device.
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