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[Q] pda's condition to use repartition + pit

like title, which are the condition to use repartion + pit to flash a firmware?
same pakage content only 5 partition (file), for example
hidden.img = i don't know what do this
factoryfs.img = system partition
modem.bin = radio compart
cache.img = sec_csc.zip
zImage = kernel
can i use this package with repartition (+pit) flagged?
i extract the partition from .pit using heimdall, and the log is this
Code:
Beginning session...
Session begun with device of type: 131072
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download sucessful
Entry Count: 15
Unknown 1: 0
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Unknown 4: 0
Unknown 5: 0
Unknown 6: 0
Unknown 7: 0
Unknown 8: 0
--- Entry #0 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 0
Partition Flags: 0 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 0
Partition Block Count: 0
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: GANG
Filename: emmc.img
--- Entry #1 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 1
Partition Flags: 0 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 0
Partition Block Count: 0
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: BOOT
Filename: boot.bin
--- Entry #2 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 4
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 8192
Partition Block Count: 40960
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: EFS
Filename: efs.img
--- Entry #3 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 2
Partition Flags: 0 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 49152
Partition Block Count: 2560
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: SBL1
Filename: Sbl.bin
--- Entry #4 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 3
Partition Flags: 0 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 53248
Partition Block Count: 2560
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: SBL2
Filename:
--- Entry #5 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 5
Partition Flags: 0 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 57344
Partition Block Count: 16384
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: PARAM
Filename: param.lfs
--- Entry #6 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 6
Partition Flags: 0 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 73728
Partition Block Count: 16384
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: KERNEL
Filename: zImage
--- Entry #7 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 7
Partition Flags: 0 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 90112
Partition Block Count: 16384
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: RECOVERY
Filename:
--- Entry #8 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 8
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 106496
Partition Block Count: 409600
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: CACHE
Filename: cache.img
--- Entry #9 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 9
Partition Flags: 0 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 516096
Partition Block Count: 32768
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: MODEM
Filename: modem.bin
--- Entry #10 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 10
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 548864
Partition Block Count: 1744896
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: FACTORYFS
Filename: factoryfs.img
--- Entry #11 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 11
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 2293760
Partition Block Count: 4194304
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: DATAFS
Filename: data.img
--- Entry #12 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 12
Partition Flags: 2 (R/W)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 6488064
Partition Block Count: 23232512
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: UMS
Filename: ums.rfs
--- Entry #13 ---
Unused: No
Chip Identifier: 2 (` )
Partition Identifier: 13
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 29720576
Partition Block Count: 1048576
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: HIDDEN
Filename: hidden.img
--- Entry #14 ---
Unused: Yes
Chip Identifier: 1 (` )
Partition Identifier: 9
Partition Flags: 0 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 0
Partition Block Count: 0
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name:
Filename:
Ending session...
Rebooting device...
which of these partitions are required to use repartition?
thank's guy!

Never use pit file OR Re-partition option in Odin, except you are well expertise in modding N flashing, any wrong pit can brick your device.
routinely pit not require to flash any GB/ICS ROM, it needed only if you have did somthing wrong (e.g. flashed wrong firmware on note, which is not meant for Note)
N yes dont extract tar file (e.g factoryfs,hidden,cache)
Find my thread 'all stock ROM....' in sticky of development N refer to post#2 for installation guide)

dr.ketan said:
Never use pit file OR Re-partition option in Odin, except you are well expertise in modding N flashing, any wrong pit can brick your device.
routinely pit not require to flash any GB/ICS ROM, it needed only if you have did somthing wrong (e.g. flashed wrong firmware on note, which is not meant for Note)
N yes dont extract tar file (e.g factoryfs,hidden,cache)
Find my thread 'all stock ROM....' in sticky of development N refer to post#2 for installation guide)
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I know that you only use file.tar.md5 with odin, but this is not the question.
I would like to create packages for use with repartition in a safe manner (for example, to go back from a flash of CM9), how does [Ramad] for galaxy S.
i'm not noob, but i don't know everything!
do u know the utility of hiddem.img and data.img?
have an other question about data.img:
in gingerbread is the partion of /data/app
but in ICS?
ICS should be different from GB, because the partition DATA is not limited to only 2 gb but is variable.
but, in this case, why ICS and GB have the same PIT?

Partition shud b same in both gb n ics, b'coz u can safely flash without repartitionung too
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

dr.ketan said:
Partition shud b same in both gb n ics, b'coz u can safely flash without repartitionung too
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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Click to collapse
i know, but:
IF i wont buid a package that work well with repartition flagged, which partition i must tu use to repack PDA.tar.md5??

[Q] Need Help Unbricking i9000M - Tried All Suggestions

I've probably read everything currently available for unbricking a Galaxy S (i9000)g and Galaxy S Vibrant (i9000M), but I'm open to more suggestions!
Here's my current situation:
Bricked GT-i9000M - can't do anything except go into download mode
Odin doesn't detect the phone at all (obviously driver-related, but hang on)
Heimdall works fine, but the flashing just doesn't seem to complete (I've added my current PIT at the end of the post)
Can't boot into recovery (partly because I keep overwriting the recovery trying to install ROMs so right now it might not even be properly installed)
Tools available at my disposal:
Linux laptop running Kubuntu 14.04
Windows 8.1 Desktop
Windows 7 Laptop (not too accessible but can use if necessary)
Heimdall 1.4 frontend and command line
An ODIN flashable stock i9000M ROM that I extracted the files for flashing with Heimdall (although it was missing a boot.bin so I used one from another ROM, probably not the best idea, but I'm trying everything) obtained from here (it's bolded under "Android Rescue, Recovery Kits -> Upgrade or Downgrade or for Recovery": http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29331775#post29331775
Issues
- It's been so long since I had this phone working that I forgot what ROM, kernel, etc. it was originally running and I know there's supposed to be an "upgrade" procedure for GB to ICS/JB, but I just want the phone bootable into a ROM right now.
- I can't seem to find a proper i9000M stock ROM (I apologize if I've missed it, but would greatly appreciate a link)
- Speaking of links, most "recovery kits" I've come across have dead links
- Most unbricking guides and the aforementioned recovery kits specifically state "ONLY for use with i9000" so I've stayed away from them for the most part just in case I end up with a perma-brick (not likely, but a possibility nonetheless)
With all that being said, I would appreciate ANY help you guys can give as I'm honestly all out of ideas. It seems like it's so close to working, I just need a proper, stock i9000M heimdall-flashable ROM.
Here's my most recent flash attempt (stock i9000M ROM from "Rescue kit" with files extracted into Heimdall flashable format, and using boot.bin from stock i9000 recovery kit)
Code:
Heimdall v1.4.0
Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/
This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.
If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...
Beginning session...
Releasing device interface...
Here's my PIT output:
Code:
Heimdall v1.4.0
Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/
This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.
If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Attempt failed. Detaching driver...
Claiming interface again...
Setting up interface...
Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.
Beginning session...
Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!
Session begun.
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download successful.
Entry Count: 13
Unknown 1: 1
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 7508
Unknown 4: 65
Unknown 5: 64224
Unknown 6: 18
Unknown 7: 55304
Unknown 8: 67
--- Entry #0 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 0
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 1
File Offset (Obsolete): 6684783
File Size (Obsolete): 2097268
Partition Name: IBL+PBL
Flash Filename: boot.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #1 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 1
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 1
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: PIT
Flash Filename:
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #2 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 20
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 40
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: EFS
Flash Filename: efs.rfs
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #3 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 3
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 5
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: SBL
Flash Filename: sbl.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #4 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 4
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 5
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: SBL2
Flash Filename: sbl.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #5 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 21
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 20
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: PARAM
Flash Filename: param.lfs
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #6 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 6
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 30
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: KERNEL
Flash Filename: zImage
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #7 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 7
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 30
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: RECOVERY
Flash Filename: zImage
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #8 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 22
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 1146
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: FACTORYFS
Flash Filename: factoryfs.rfs
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #9 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 23
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 536
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: DBDATAFS
Flash Filename: dbdata.rfs
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #10 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 24
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 140
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: CACHE
Flash Filename: cache.rfs
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #11 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 11
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 50
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: MODEM
Flash Filename: modem.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #12 ---
Binary Type: 1 (CP)
Device Type: 1 (File/FAT)
Identifier: 11
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 0
Partition Block Count: 0
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name:
Flash Filename:
FOTA Filename:
Ending session...
Releasing device interface...
Re-attaching kernel driver...
EDIT: Just wanted to add that I've been using the 512 PIT, I've read mixed things on ROMs working with various PITs so I've just always been using whatever a guide tells me to use, which has always been the 512 for me since I've pretty much just been flashing stock ROMs.

Working ROM but Infamous Battery Boot Loop
Ok, I can successfully flash ROMs now! I followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886393 and pretty much just gave up with the i9000M part especially since I don't plan on using this device with a SIM card anyway.
I had to flash the ROM in that guide twice - the first time WITHOUT the root zImage, and the second time WITH the rooted zImage. Then I flash CM9.1.0 twice (as per recommended in the guide) and from that point on my phone is almost fully functioning again - I can flash ROMs in recovery, I can reboot into recovery, and can use the ROMs perfectly. HOWEVER, I can't do anything if I shut off the phone. I can reboot no problem, but as soon as I power off the device, it's back to the battery boot loop. From that point I have to go into download mode and repeat the aforementioned steps.
So, I want to try fixing this battery boot loop so that I can actually power off my device when I want to. I've wanted to try some of the suggestions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923225&page=4, but as soon as I shut off the device I get the battery boot loop, so I can't possibly know when it's at 100%.
The other thing is that my battery seems to be at ~3.95/3.92V so it almost seems like it's overcharging since it's rated at 3.7V.
I've also tried wiping the battery stats via CWM but that doesn't seem to help.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Can this Galaxy tab 7 be saved?

Hi, Any chance in resurrecting this galaxy tab 7? I think the partition table is messed up.
Model: Verizon Mobile SCH-I800
Issue: many;
failed to mount's
can't mount's
format fails
can't open
unknown rom
history unknown
*Can boot into recovery and download mode *can't apply update.zip from sdcard, can't even mount sdcard.
I have tried heimdall with stock roms and PITs etc but with no luck, Could not get the full file off The Collective helper package (stops mid download so could not go further with that; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383201
About to try adb with parted etc but have found little info on this and wouldn't know where to start.
Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks, happy to try anything
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A little better from flashing the files from unbricking post, but still having troubles
Tab will boot and be stuck at Verizon screen.
If someone could help out and go to here and try to download The collective helper package (direct link) and re-up it to another mirror, I'd be very grateful. I can only get through at most half of the download before it stalls but it looks like some people can get the whole thing.
Or if you could post a link to stock firmware tar.gz file for this that would be great, I cannot find it at sammobile or live.samsung-updates or pretty much anywhere...
Thanks!

Also check
ORIGINAL NON ROOTED Galaxy Tab stock ROM for Verizon.
and
[Tutorial] How To Restore Verizon Galaxy Tab Back To Stock
Looks like Heimdall is the flasher for your tablet, not ODIN as I had mentioned earlier, but you already know that.

Tried a complete flash with your first link you posted, Thanks a proper tar.gz! used heimdall.exe rather than frontend as I was getting libusb errors. command;
heimdall.exe flash --repartition --pit sch-i800.pit --CACHE cache.rfs --FACTORYFS system.rfs --PARAM param.lfs --KERNEL zImage --RECOVERY recovery.bin
everything appeared to work fine & 100% successful except I'm still at the same screen above...
The errors I get are;
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount CACHE recovery/command
# MANUAL MODE #
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmblk0p2
(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)
While i'm a little further, i'm at a loss what is still wrong, will try adb into partitions later and see if any are fat32 or something as I've seen on a post somewhere. Thanks for your help
update;
Flashed CWM with Odin.. attempting to flash cyanogenmod via a guide, got nowhere, reflashed back to where I was...
Here's my partition table if anyone can spot anything wrong.. ;
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download successful.
Entry Count: 13
Unknown 1: 4380672
Unknown 2: 1
Unknown 3: 0
Unknown 4: 0
Unknown 5: 7703
Unknown 6: 64
Unknown 7: 63496
Unknown 8: 20
--- Entry #0 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 0
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 1
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: IBL+PBL
Flash Filename: boot.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #1 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 1
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 1
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: PIT
Flash Filename:
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #2 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 20
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 40
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: EFS
Flash Filename: efs.rfs
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #3 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 3
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 5
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: SBL
Flash Filename: sbl.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #4 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 4
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 5
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: SBL2
Flash Filename: sbl.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #5 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 21
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 20
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: PARAM
Flash Filename: param.lfs
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #6 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 6
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 30
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: KERNEL
Flash Filename: zImage
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #7 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 7
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 30
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: RECOVERY
Flash Filename: recovery.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #8 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 22
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 1320
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: FACTORYFS
Flash Filename: factoryfs.rfs
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #9 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 23
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 348
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: DBDATAFS
Flash Filename: dbdata.rfs
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #10 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 24
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 140
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: CACHE
Flash Filename: cache.rfs
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #11 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 0 (OneNAND)
Identifier: 8
Attributes: 0 (Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 64
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: MODEM
Flash Filename: modem.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #12 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 0
Attributes: 1 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 0
Partition Block Size/Offset: 0
Partition Block Count: 0
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: MOVINAND
Flash Filename: movinand.bin
FOTA Filename:

Full Restock
Just try Full Restock again via GB-Stock Safe :fingers-crossed:
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NO! GB stock safe v5 is for P1000 only.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using XDA Free mobile app

i8190 S3 mini / soft-bricked / twrp is being a persistent %@$%$!

hi, S3 Mini i8190, this has me banging my head in the wall for past 18 hours after trying a dozen roms / stock / custom / various recoveries and the pit files.
A.) Initially, the phone wasn't rooting with the norms so i had to install a prerooted rom. Anyway, since it was the an almost look-alike of stock, i wanted to move to CM 12. So, for that i had to install twrp, now even after being rooted, the odin wasn't able to flash the recovery. So, i chose the twrp app and there i messed up, i thought it would be the latest version which it wasn't it was a 2.6....version which doesn't support the f2fs so i knew i have to get a newer version of the twrp, since then i have been trying to fix this but i can't, so much so i tried stock pit files all over the internet and i get error on all of them "Complete(Write) operation failed."
Every recovery / rom which can be flashed using odin, flashes "successfully".
1.) rom loads up but it stays in soft-brick. (doesn't progresses from the boot anim)
2.) recovery shows to have successfully flashed, but on the boot; no matter which recovery i put in, it always goes to the same version of twrp that was initially installed by the app.
I forgot to mention, it asked if the right place to flash is an area of the internal memory...mmc...something...and i was furious and i selected it; i guess thats where it all messed up.
i tried pit files, roms, recoveries, stock, custom, adb push, adb sideload, various versions of odin and all.
B.) the real reason for changing to a custom rom was; the phone was able to connect to pc in download mode/recovery without a difficulty; however within rom, it was only on charging mode. So i guess there is something wrong from earlier on.
now i'm sure there's no memory bricked since writing happens easily. I probably have written the recovery somewhere like within the cache partition that it never gets deleted and no matter what i flash, it always open up twrp of the same version.
Pit isn't flashing. Can i repartition / format the entire memory someway? *nand flash etc didn't work within odin too. same error as that of pit files.
Please guide, i don't want to lose this phone, i just bought a new battery.
Any help / guide would be great. Also, nearly i have tried all there is on the forum. What are some other ways to format partitions / repartition? (not as important since logs would only tell unable to write but where should i start seeing the logs? )

hiemdall
I guess heimdall would be of help to repartition the mem blocks.... any guide on that would be much, much appreciated. Desperately looking to fix this. Alternately if any other solution is recommeded before that, please guide. Pit files won't run. Recovery can't be changed.
Also, the download mode has no counter, it shows current binary: samsung official and system status as official.
i bet the binaries aren't being placed where they should be. I'll need to repartition with no clue, where to start.

Hi Pendaweb,
penandweb said:
I guess heimdall would be of help to repartition the mem blocks.... any guide on that would be much, much appreciated. Desperately looking to fix this. Alternately if any other solution is recommeded before that, please guide. Pit files won't run. Recovery can't be changed.
Also, the download mode has no counter, it shows current binary: samsung official and system status as official.
i bet the binaries aren't being placed where they should be. I'll need to repartition with no clue, where to start.
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Just my 5 cent.... (I am not really a Android Developer, but understand the Smartphones "just" as little Linux-PCs.. So if you come from this way, things look diffent.)
What makes me wonder is this persisting Recovery... But at least there is one still running. (So for this and your EFS partition: First of all I Wold make a FULL SYSYTEM Backup with EFS PRo ! )
Your still running recovery can be used for an ADB Shell from your PC to figure out if your partition-table is messed up. In ADB-Shell you could use Shell commands like 'df' to figure out more. (I was into this when i had trouble with System-encryption, you could search my thread, perhaps there is a hint for you.)
Try to understand the partiton table (with all the blk0mmc...... ) and what is what for.
Compare with regular pit file.
I cannot guide you through this, because i have to google it myself. But I would try to figure out what the exact partitiontable at the S3 mini is. Perhaps this is "the wrong direction". (But for me it sounds the right guess ATM.)
I don't know if you ever worked in the shell. If not perhaps it would make more sense to figure out, if it is possible to do this with heimdal (which i think it should work)
I think the heimdal way will be better documented. At least there will be more people who could help you here.
did you ever flashed "new" boot or other partions aside from PITs , Recoverys or ROMs ? IF your partition table is fine, i would give this the first shoot to pich up some virgin Partitions (Boot, and all the other ones from a Full System Backup.... Just inserting your personal EFS-Backup (which you hopefully have)
To write logs you can use an External-SD-Card. (I used it a lot solving my trouble.)
It took me about a full month to solve my problem with encryption. Hours of reading, asking, getting hints, reading again, asking, ...... but in the end i succeeded in my task. and i learnd something new about Portable-Linux-Systems.....
So take your time. 18 hours seemed much to me, too...... in the beginning
If you are in a hurry you will mess things up.
Don't know if I could help much.

Thank you for the detailed response.
I'm again on it, trying the heimdall way. Partition seems good enough but heimdall can't write pit files either. Its picking up stuff though. Can read. Can't really write PIT.
As much as i know, Identifiers are sequention in a partition table, just about on the 3rd i read an identified on 71 with MD5HDR. I bet that's where it is all screwed up. Still looking into it. Yes, i'm pretty sure i was able to back up efs timely onto memcard.
Thank you.

tried heimdall; used all possible images i could attain including steboot.....mbr, gpt....,kernels, model, cache.... from the stock, and mbr+gpt from another source on the forum;
it flashed successfully on the console but then after restarting phone; the persistent b.....h is still there...
can't repartition using heimdall either.
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download successful.
Entry Count: 25
Unknown 1: 1598902083
Unknown 2: 844251476
Unknown 3: 28519
Unknown 4: 25708
Unknown 5: 28261
Unknown 6: 0
Unknown 7: 0
Unknown 8: 0
--- Entry #0 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 1
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 0
Partition Block Count: 256
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: MBR,GPT
Flash Filename:
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #1 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 2
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 256
Partition Block Count: 768
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: MasterTOC
Flash Filename: STE_boot.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #2 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 70
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 1024
Partition Block Count: 2048
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: PIT
Flash Filename: goldenxx.pit
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #3 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 71
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 6144
Partition Block Count: 2048
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: MD5HDR
Flash Filename: md5.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #4 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 3
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 8192
Partition Block Count: 1024
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: STEboot1
Flash Filename: STE_boot1.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #5 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 4
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 9216
Partition Block Count: 1024
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: STEboot2
Flash Filename: STE_boot2.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #6 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 5
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 10240
Partition Block Count: 1024
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: Dnt
Flash Filename: dnt.ssw
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #7 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 6
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 11264
Partition Block Count: 1024
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: reserved
Flash Filename:
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #8 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 7
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 16384
Partition Block Count: 2048
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: CSPSAFS
Flash Filename: cspsa.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #9 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 8
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 18432
Partition Block Count: 2048
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: CSPSAFS2
Flash Filename: cspsa2.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #10 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 9
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 20480
Partition Block Count: 32768
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: EFS
Flash Filename: EFS.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #11 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 10
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 53248
Partition Block Count: 32768
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: ModemFS
Flash Filename: modemfs.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #12 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 11
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 86016
Partition Block Count: 32768
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: ModemFS2
Flash Filename: modemfs2.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #13 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 12
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 118784
Partition Block Count: 102400
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: Fota
Flash Filename: ssgtest.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #14 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 13
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 380928
Partition Block Count: 128
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: IPL Modem
Flash Filename: ipl.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #15 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 14
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 385024
Partition Block Count: 28672
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: Modem
Flash Filename: modem.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #16 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 15
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 417792
Partition Block Count: 4096
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: Loke4
Flash Filename: normal.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #17 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 16
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 421888
Partition Block Count: 4096
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: 2ndLoke4
Flash Filename: normal2.bin
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #18 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 17
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 425984
Partition Block Count: 32768
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: PARAM
Flash Filename: param.lfs
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #19 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 18
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 458752
Partition Block Count: 32768
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: Kernel
Flash Filename: boot.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #20 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 19
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 491520
Partition Block Count: 32768
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: Kernel2
Flash Filename: recovery.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #21 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 20
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 524288
Partition Block Count: 2457600
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: SYSTEM
Flash Filename: system.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #22 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 21
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 2981888
Partition Block Count: 1720320
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: CACHEFS
Flash Filename: cache.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #23 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 22
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 4702208
Partition Block Count: 655360
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: HIDDEN
Flash Filename: hidden.img
FOTA Filename:
--- Entry #24 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 2 (MMC)
Identifier: 23
Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 5357568
Partition Block Count: 9891840
File Offset (Obsolete): 0
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: DATAFS
Flash Filename: userdata.img
FOTA Filename:

penandweb said:
tried heimdall; used all possible images i could attain including steboot.....mbr, gpt....,kernels, model, cache.... from the stock, and mbr+gpt from another source on the forum;
it flashed successfully on the console but then after restarting phone; the persistent b.....h is still there...
can't repartition using heimdall either.
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Hi There,
I don't know if you yre still onto this, but i got a finding which could eventually help you.
but it seems that you have a general problem with you "internal SD" and this thread has a kind of workaround.
Perhaps a new place to start.
HTML:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704646
Greetings:good:

Thank you so much, i just had put the phone aside a while back after getting tired of trying and got busier with work. Soon again, i'll be looking into fixing it. I hope what you recommended fixes it.
Also, i managed to get cyanogenmod up and running with twrp recovery but then realized i've lost my efs folder
but i have seen people fixing efs issues by putting on stock recoveries / other's efs files or something like that.
Any idea if i have lost my efs, could i utilize either stock or someone's else efs to fix it? so far i can't write to the efs folder as i presume the PIT has been corrupted and isn't being written at all.
thanks again

Flash stock firmware to Samsung Galaxy S10 via Heimdall on Linux.

I want to flash firmware from Sammobile to Galaxy S10 via Heimdall on Linux. However, it seems that PIT file contains an entry
--- Entry #1 ---
Binary Type: 0 (AP)
Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
Identifier: 100
Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
Partition Block Size/Offset: 109
Partition Block Count: 20
File Offset (Obsolete): 1
File Size (Obsolete): 0
Partition Name: ECT
Flash Filename: ect.bin
FOTA Filename:
I can't find file ect.bin in the firmware distribution.
What this file is? Can I ignore this entry?
And what is meta-data/fota.zip in AP_***.tar? Do I can ignore it also? I have no idea how to feed it to Heimdall.

meta-data/fota.zip is metadata for FOTA (basically when your phone updates), so you can ignore it.
If some file is not in the firmware, you can safely ignore it.