Hello everyone,
It seems I managed to soft-brick my i9000 today. I was checking out the list of firmware available here and chose the Gingerbread 2.3.6 MultiCSC ROM for Europe. I also wanted to re-partition the device and I used the s1_odin_20100803 file during the installation process.
With the Odin v1.82 version provided in the topic, I rebooted the phone in the Download mode and it was quickly recognized by Odin. I put each file in place and started the flashing process, and I received the following messages:
<ID:0/008> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> PDA_XWJW5_Sbl.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> PHONE_XDJV1.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> CSC_OXXJVC.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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I get the soft brick image when I turn on the phone, and now I have several details that might give you an easier time when providing solutions:
The phone still boots in Download mode and it gets warm while it's connected, so it should also charge.
The phone is still seen by Odin when I connect it in Download mode.
I already had the required USB drivers installed and I have also installed the Nexus S ones after the brick (I've read somewhere they could help).
I tried the OneClick UnBrick tool and I get the "Failed" message.
I tried flashing the s1_odin_20100512.pit file on its own, as I've seen in an unbricking guide here, with no results.
The phone was rooted and it was running a custom ROM, above 4.0.0, although I am not sure at the moment what ROM was installed.
I used an original cable, and tried all the ports on my laptop (the only device I have available), running Windows 10 64-bit.
What should I try now? Thank you all for your help.
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Edit 17:39:
The phone started, and I have done the following in order to achieve this, although I am not sure about the fact that I've done the right things:
I decided to go with this guide and performed the steps listed there. First time, i left the "kernel" uncapitalized and the cmd returned the "Partition "kernel" does not exist in the specified PIT. Ending session... Releasing device interface..." message. I discovered that "KERNEL" might be a solution and decided to go with it. This time, the cmd returned the "ERROR: Protocol initialisation failed!" Releasing device interface..."
I took the battery off in order to get rid of the Download mode, and just put it back in. Then, I connected the phone via USB and the charging image appeared. Then, the phone booted normally. I'm still not convinced about what solved this.
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Hi,
I have Galaxy note with Kernel version 2.6.35.7...LA6, Slovenia (SiMobil). As far is i understood from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
It's no directly rootable, so i used InitialCFRootFlasher (CF-Root-SGN_XX_SER_LA6-v5.0-CWM5). What happened is visible in the Attachment image - it stops (left it for 30 minutes and then plugged the phone out) at pushing zImage (there is zImage file in zImage folder).
I also tried downgrading to KJ1 (4th post in the link i've provided) and Odin got stuck here:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
As far as i know, i've followed all the steps correctly, i've started odin in recovery mode thingy (and with phone turned on, everything :/) and it gave pretty much the same results. I have unknown sources and USB debugging checked.
Only one thing (if it happens to be relevant): i've reset the phone from recovery mode (volume+home+power) before doing all this and the only visible difference now (except of course from everything gone) is that it now asks me for USB Connection (Copy from/to computer) and it did connected automaticly before.
Also, the keyboard layout has numbers so it reseted to the point of the latest patch.
Help wold be appreciated, thank you for your time.
0bj4ct7
what is the rom version? if its is LA6 then it it not directly rootable and you need to downgrade to root then upgrade again using mobile odin to keep root status
As i said it is LA6 and i tried to downgrade to KJ1 from the link i have posted. Thus the Odin error message in my first post :/
I'm now downloading LA1 from this tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1535025
and will try to flash/root it with Odin.
Anyone knows why it didn't want to connect the first time? (see the Odin log)
btw my goal is to install CheckROM Note HD 6 with mobile odin after rooted.
Sorry for the double-post, but this is what happened with take 2 on Odin:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Rooted_Stock_Odex_N7000XXLA6.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> MODEM.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> CSC_N7000XEULA1_XEU.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
So eventually the same thing happened: It failed to establish connection with my phone, has anyone any idea why and how could i make it work? :/
strange !!
tell you what ,just to be sure :
1. is it odin 1.8.5 , if not then download from this link http://dl.xda-developers.com/attachdl/3f3aee012a84b80d9824245ec63e1c5a/4f99a80d/8/1/5/3/7/0/Odin3-v1.85.zip
2. check your cable ,use another cable if you have any.
3. follow this method by DR.Ketan
dr.ketan said:
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When No Any other method works to Root your device, use this
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Note that, this will downgrade your ROM to KJ1, after that you can update it.
Download: https://rapidshare.com/files/369028110/SGN_XX_OXA_KJ1_FACTORYFS.zip
(special thanx to schiwa for providing premium a/c to host file)
Code:
Mirror for Above file (in case above link not works then only)
Download this three files
[url]http://www.mediafire.com/?7vf637co8frdqqg[/url]
[url]http://www.mediafire.com/?kkvdsf5vh8zipzi[/url]
[url]http://www.mediafire.com/?l6qqicvibzhxt18[/url]
- Tool to join them, run the following file and locate the .001 file.
[url]http://www.mediafire.com/?btrusgmd1v2d72q[/url]
- Make sure your SGN is NOT connected to your computer
- Reboot your SGN into "download mode" (Vol down + Home + Power))
- Start ODIN
- Click the PDA button, and select the "SGN_XX_OXA_KJ1_FACTORYFS.tar" file
- Connect the SGN to your computer
- Make sure "repartition" is NOT checked
- Click the START button
- Wait for the phone to reboot TWICE
- Done.
Now you have your device Rooted, Install Mobile Odin Pro n update your device to any new ROM with Mobile Odin
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also check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
Thanks to all here, it turned out i actually wasn't using download, but recowery mode
After i actually pressed VOL. DOWN at the beginning it worked perfectly.
Thanks for all the answers, I'd recommend emphasizing tese keys so people like me won't repeat this.
Cheers (CheckROM works perfectly
Help please!!!
Actually my galaxy ace GT S5830 is dead from the last 2 months. This happened when i flashed a custom rom.
The phone is not evening turning on ,no samsung logo, no boot logo,no boot loops,nothing( and thats whats i meant when i say "dead" )..
But the phone is getting detecting when the phone is connected to computer when i used the following trick as said by some member in other thread :-
"Take out phone battery, start odin with phone plugged in (battery still out) and load the files you need, hold the 3 button combo for recovery and insert battery whilst still holding the buttons (may need a second pair of hands to help), the phone should now be recognised by odin so hit start. ""
and yes the phone is being detected by odin (v3.01), When i load the pda file and click "START",
NOTHING happens. The process is struck at "setup connection" ..
Its been 30 minutes by now,and its still stuck at "setupconnection"..
Need help here!!! please
left side of odin show the following status :
<ID:0/034> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> S5830iXXMC1_S5830iODDLK1_RST_S5830iDDMC1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/034> Odin v.3 engine (ID:34)..
<ID:0/034> File analysis..
<ID:0/034> SetupConnection..
Galaxy ace odin problem
rgr117 said:
Help please!!!
Actually my galaxy ace GT S5830 is dead from the last 2 months. This happened when i flashed a custom rom.
The phone is not evening turning on ,no samsung logo, no boot logo,no boot loops,nothing( and thats whats i meant when i say "dead" )..
But the phone is getting detecting when the phone is connected to computer when i used the following trick as said by some member in other thread :-
"Take out phone battery, start odin with phone plugged in (battery still out) and load the files you need, hold the 3 button combo for recovery and insert battery whilst still holding the buttons (may need a second pair of hands to help), the phone should now be recognised by odin so hit start. ""
and yes the phone is being detected by odin (v3.01), When i load the pda file and click "START",
NOTHING happens. The process is struck at "setup connection" ..
Its been 30 minutes by now,and its still stuck at "setupconnection"..
Need help here!!! please
left side of odin show the following status :
<ID:0/034> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> S5830iXXMC1_S5830iODDLK1_RST_S5830iDDMC1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/034> Odin v.3 engine (ID:34)..
<ID:0/034> File analysis..
<ID:0/034> SetupConnection..
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why you try to flash S5830i stock ROM on S5830 Model? Try to flash S5830 stock ROM.
maybe the original problem was you flashed wrong ROM.
daniga74
daniga74 said:
why you try to flash S5830i stock ROM on S5830 Model? Try to flash S5830 stock ROM.
maybe the original problem was you flashed wrong ROM.
daniga74
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well,actually ,i couldn't find a one package rom for S5830.
rgr117 said:
well,actually ,i couldn't find a one package rom for S5830.
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http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
you must register and then download stock firmware
Odin
And there is odin and ops file for s5830 in attachments
Galaxy ace odin problem
http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-S5830
Hi There,
Well you might have flashed the incorrect stock rom for your deivce . Get the appropraite version of rom for your device and also sorted by the Country you are in.
Happy Flashing
Good luck
firmware:
www.sammobile.com/firmwares
Hi,
I've been searching the net and this forum for a fix, it seems like a few people have had the same issue as me, but either their post is unanswered or they say they've fixed it but never say how.
My phone one day went into a infinite loop of the Samsung Splash screen and I tried fixing it by googling the issue (Over 5 months ago) which may have caused more issues for my phone in the end. I remember entering recovery mode and wiping everything on the phone, then nothing I did could fix the thing.
So I just stopped touching it and left it to collect dust and used my old iPhone 3. My iPhone 3 is now broken and I've come back to my S3, so at the moment:
I can't enter recovery mode on my phone (It just won't start in recovery mode at all)
I CAN enter download mode
I've tried using ODIN (v3.09, 3.07, 1.85) and changing multiple USB ports and I was finally able to get my phone to show up on Odin.
I then downloaded the stock firmware from sammmobile website (It took forever to download) Which I made sure was the right model (GT-I9305) and Carrier (Optus, Australia)
Which is filename: I9305XXALI5_I9305OPSALI5_I9305XXALI5_HOME.tar.md5
I tried flashing that firmware with Odin (All 3 versions) [I reset the phone and Odin after every failed attempt]
and I would get this error:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I9305XXALI5_I9305OPSALI5_I9305XXALI5_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> There is no PIT partition.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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That was WITHOUT having a PIT file included and also the only things ticked were 'Auto Reboot' and 'F. Reset Time'.
Then I searched all over the internet and came across this PIT Partition file
the filename is: m3xx_i9305.pit
which I then used in the PIT section of Odin WITH and WITHOUT the previously mentioned Firmware and I would then get this:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I9305XXALI5_I9305OPSALI5_I9305XXALI5_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
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It would just sit on Get PIT for mapping for a very long time, longest I left it was an hour.
So I can't get it working that way, I also tried ADB Bootloading in the CMD prompt, but the device could never be found that way.
So after spending about 5 hours on this I'm resorting to just asking anyone on here for some help.
Thank you!
Phone Details:
Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9305
ODIN MODE:
Product Name: GT-I9305
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Custom
Knox Warranty Void: 0
RP SWREV:
Computer Details:
Windows 8.1 Pro
Intel 2700k @ 3.5Ghz
16gb Ram
Samsung USB Drivers Installed
If there is any additional information required please let me know. This is my first time posting here, so If I did anything wrong please let me know.
Thank you.
Unkiejay said:
Hi,
I've been searching the net and this forum for a fix, it seems like a few people have had the same issue as me, but either their post is unanswered or they say they've fixed it but never say how.
My phone one day went into a infinite loop of the Samsung Splash screen and I tried fixing it by googling the issue (Over 5 months ago) which may have caused more issues for my phone in the end. I remember entering recovery mode and wiping everything on the phone, then nothing I did could fix the thing.
So I just stopped touching it and left it to collect dust and used my old iPhone 3. My iPhone 3 is now broken and I've come back to my S3, so at the moment:
I can't enter recovery mode on my phone (It just won't start in recovery mode at all)
I CAN enter download mode
I've tried using ODIN (v3.09, 3.07, 1.85) and changing multiple USB ports and I was finally able to get my phone to show up on Odin.
I then downloaded the stock firmware from sammmobile website (It took forever to download) Which I made sure was the right model (GT-I9305) and Carrier (Optus, Australia)
Which is filename: I9305XXALI5_I9305OPSALI5_I9305XXALI5_HOME.tar.md5
I tried flashing that firmware with Odin (All 3 versions) [I reset the phone and Odin after every failed attempt]
and I would get this error:
That was WITHOUT having a PIT file included and also the only things ticked were 'Auto Reboot' and 'F. Reset Time'.
Then I searched all over the internet and came across this PIT Partition file
the filename is: m3xx_i9305.pit
which I then used in the PIT section of Odin WITH and WITHOUT the previously mentioned Firmware and I would then get this:
It would just sit on Get PIT for mapping for a very long time, longest I left it was an hour.
So I can't get it working that way, I also tried ADB Bootloading in the CMD prompt, but the device could never be found that way.
So after spending about 5 hours on this I'm resorting to just asking anyone on here for some help.
Thank you!
Phone Details:
Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9305
ODIN MODE:
Product Name: GT-I9305
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Custom
Knox Warranty Void: 0
RP SWREV:
Computer Details:
Windows 8.1 Pro
Intel 2700k @ 3.5Ghz
16gb Ram
Samsung USB Drivers Installed
If there is any additional information required please let me know. This is my first time posting here, so If I did anything wrong please let me know.
Thank you.
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I've read you tried with different USB ports, OK, but did you try with a different USB cable when you use ODIN ? A brand new one ?
Wood Man said:
I've read you tried with different USB ports, OK, but did you try with a different USB cable when you use ODIN ? A brand new one ?
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i am facing the same exact same probelm. i tried with different usb ports and cable results are the same . please someone help
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I recently screwed up my S5 active and am desperate for help.
I only ever really occasionally screw with the OS, and I did a poor job of documenting what I did with this phone, so I will do my best to recollect exactly the state.
The phone is an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5 active, model G870A
The recovery was some kind of robot icon that would show for maybe ~10 seconds at the start of boot (not a regular android, more square). I've tried searching for it to, as yet, no avail.
I'm fairly certain that the image I put on the device was KoolKit_S5_Active_V1.1.0.
I cannot recall if I used safestrap, towelroot, twrp, or some combination of these in order to get the above on the device. I have copies of each sitting in a folder I created for the phone.
The other day, SuperSU said it needed the binary updated. Me, being dumb, wanting the notification to go away, decided to appease it. It asked if I wanted to do so using recovery. I figured this would be easier, so I clicked "yes". And then my life got a lot more stressful.
When the phone boots now, it goes into ODIN mode and displays the message "android could not do normal boot. ODIN MODE".
I cannot get it to any other screen. Recovery, download mode, whatever. (I'm pretty sure this is download mode, but I cannot initiate any mode, it just goes into this).
I've been poking around on these forums. The first suggestion I thought might work was to use ODIN to (re?) flash towelroot. Or TWRP. I forget which one I tried, but it wound up resulting in a failure in ODIN, and a message on the screen stating something along the lines of "sys rev check fail no version".
I am very confused about what I need to be flashing using ODIN, but I have managed to cobble together that it has to be through ODIN.
I don't necessarily need links, I can find those, and I may already have the files. I'd really like to know which files it is that I need.
Do I need a firmware? What is the file format for that? tar.md5? etc.
Ideally I'd just like to get back to a regular run mode where my worst problem was a wonky USB port. I would deeply appreciate it if anyone could get me in that direction.
Thank you
It's working.
I plugged it in, tried to flash a PIT file. That failed. Apparently one does not flash those alone.
The screen said something like "check failed : PIT" ...
I went here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799754
Followed the instructions. Got a failure. (This was, stupidly and fortunately, without restarting phone after pit failure).
Phone rebooted like nothing was ever wrong.
ODIN log:
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> G870AUCU1ANE4_G870AATT1ANE4_G870AUCU1ANE4_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Added!!
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P.S.: Previously unidentified robot was safestrap:
http://img.wonderhowto.com/img/96/6...hwiz-launcher-your-samsung-galaxy-s5.w654.jpg
Im glad you could fix it.
I also have a problem with a AT&T S5 active, the phone has horrible screen lag (even the booting screen is slow)
I tried doing a factory reset and also doing a downgrade to kit-kat using Odin, but the problem persists
I recently bought a used Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini and it appears to be infected with viruses (I did several factory resets including at least 2 hard resets and there are random programs that stay installed). I want to remove them before actually using the phone as my main phone. The phone works however. It will both connect to the internet and make calls. I put the phone into download/developer mode prior to connecting it to the PC and I tried to use both Odin 3.09 and Odin 3.07 to put stock firmware I downloaded from here at sammobile onto the phone. I was following the guide located at droidviews. (The forum is not letting me post direct links)
Please help! I do not have a lot of money to buy a new phone which is why I bought this used one in the first place. I am using Windows 10 on my PC. The phone was purchased in South Africa.
The download bar never even began to move on the phone display during this process.
This is the fail message Odin 3.09 gave me. I'm pretty sure it has been identical each time I've tried.
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I8190XXAMC1_I8190OJVAMC3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Additional Information:
Product Code: GT-I8190MBAXFA
Original CSC code : XFA
Active CSC code: XFA
PDA version: I8190XXAMC1
CSC version: I8190OJVAMC3
Baseband version: I8190XXAMC1
Android version: 4.1.2
Mobile operator: 65501
AVG virus scan detected 7 malwares and an unsecure setting that I do not know. The unsecure setting is "your device is running in High Priviledge mode (i.e. it has been rooted)." The 7 malwares all have the following message next to them by AVG. "This app was pre-installed by your phone vendor and we cannot remove it." When going to Settings>applicaton>all I could disable 5 of the 7, but could not uninstall any of them. They are not original apps seeing as they have names such as Mp3 Free Downloader, ConfigNService, etc.
Please let me know if you have any idea why the Odin flash is failing.
footballking777 said:
I recently bought a used Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini and it appears to be infected with viruses (I did several factory resets including at least 2 hard resets and there are random programs that stay installed). I want to remove them before actually using the phone as my main phone. The phone works however. It will both connect to the internet and make calls. I put the phone into download/developer mode prior to connecting it to the PC and I tried to use both Odin 3.09 and Odin 3.07 to put stock firmware I downloaded from here at sammobile onto the phone. I was following the guide located at droidviews. (The forum is not letting me post direct links)
Please help! I do not have a lot of money to buy a new phone which is why I bought this used one in the first place. I am using Windows 10 on my PC. The phone was purchased in South Africa.
The download bar never even began to move on the phone display during this process.
This is the fail message Odin 3.09 gave me. I'm pretty sure it has been identical each time I've tried.
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I8190XXAMC1_I8190OJVAMC3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Additional Information:
Product Code: GT-I8190MBAXFA
Original CSC code : XFA
Active CSC code: XFA
PDA version: I8190XXAMC1
CSC version: I8190OJVAMC3
Baseband version: I8190XXAMC1
Android version: 4.1.2
Mobile operator: 65501
AVG virus scan detected 7 malwares and an unsecure setting that I do not know. The unsecure setting is "your device is running in High Priviledge mode (i.e. it has been rooted)." The 7 malwares all have the following message next to them by AVG. "This app was pre-installed by your phone vendor and we cannot remove it." When going to Settings>applicaton>all I could disable 5 of the 7, but could not uninstall any of them. They are not original apps seeing as they have names such as Mp3 Free Downloader, ConfigNService, etc.
Please let me know if you have any idea why the Odin flash is failing.
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Did you tried uninstalling them with root privileges? I think es file explorer can do the trick of uninstalling system apps. If you can't get working stock rom with odin, just flash through cwm/twrp a custom rom.
lm124 said:
Did you tried uninstalling them with root privileges? I think es file explorer can do the trick of uninstalling system apps. If you can't get working stock rom with odin, just flash through cwm/twrp a custom rom.
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I installed es file explorer and when I went to turn on root explorer it said that it that the test failed and that option couldn't run on my device. I do not know if it is a s3 mini issue or if it is a setting/malware issue. Also, I do not know anything about cwm/twrp custom ROMs. Do you have any articles or youtube videos that you recommend checking out to learn more and execute this idea? If you have any ideas how to gain root privileges with es file explorer that would be great as well.
Thanks for your help!