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[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
It seems not all devices have this "reset" button but definitely doesn't hurt to try.
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
None do... its leaving the battery out and pressing the power button that "fixes" it.. not some magical button....
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
FC09 tar now added to the OP.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
Thanks Kenny but would it have killed you to md5 it so we don't have people flashing with failed downloads!
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
There's just no making you happy...LOL.

It's in there now. How ya been D?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Nashdogg:
Or there are plenty of free utilities out there to checksum your md5. I have one that you just drop the file in and it does the rest. Now if someone can't do that on their own they deserve to get a screwed up phone for not making sure what you are flashing is correct.

Sent from my SPH-D700 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
I've been hanging in there. Been staying busy no time to play with my phones. Thanks for the md5 listing but I meant make it a tar.md5 version. And even if you have an md5 utility Kenny didn't put in a md5 at all at first. How've you been Kenny?

Sent from my SPH-L710
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Been busy with some of the.....members and their posting skills (or lack there of). Loving my S3, not as dev friendly as my Epic but learning the new methods and got my phone themed the way I like. As for the tar, yeah I was lazy and uploaded the only FC09 I had to dev-host. But with the md5 checksum posted they should be fine.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
Yeah I love my S3 and only rooted it with a few mods like universal search and 2.4/5GHz patched back in from freeza but no time to try custom stuff yet.

Also never underestimate people's ability to not do basic stuff to fix their phone like md5ing a file after downloading. I might download and md5 it from my S3 while I watch Auburn try not to get demolished by LSU.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
Will someone test this in Odin for me, I made it from my Galaxy S III :) http://d-h.st/4iy
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
The above was PM'd and responding here instead. If you are still in download mode it sounds the the flash didn't finish or there was a problem if that is the yellow triangle you are referring to. Make sure to NOT use the stock cable and read the troubleshooting at the beginning. Take out the battery and unplug and then try to flash without the battery installed per my instructions.

Also I never made a root video.... Maybe you are referring to QBKing77's videos.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Nashdogg:
Has this been tested yet? I downloaded it and can test for you if need be.

Sent from my SPH-D700 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
No one has told me anything so testing would be appreciated.
[Epic 4G Android Development] matt2k12:
Any idea where the drivers are located now for download?
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
Dang, they were removed. I'll get a new link up from Samsung.

For now use this: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SPH-D700ZKASPR
[Epic 4G Android Development] matt2k12:
My bad, didnt realize they were from Samsung website. I found them there earlier.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
It's all good needed to know the links were dead anyway.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Back in the stickies where the noobs can find it!
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdawg101:
Did I brick my Epic 4g?

I may have accidentally bricked my Epic 4G, but I'm not sure. Earlier, I was using Odin to unbrick my phone and had the boxes "Re-Partiton, Auto-reboot, and F. Reset Time" checked. It worked the first time, but then I tried to install a new modem, however, I forgot to uncheck the boxes "Re-Partition" and "F. Reset Time" and now my phone won't even turn on.

Is everything a loss? :crying:

Update:

I followed the following instructions, it worked like a charm! Phew!

Next time, I'll uncheck those boxes the next time I Odin! :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Glad you saved it. As long as there is life (lights) you can recover it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
Glad you got it working that way. I updated the troubleshooting section of OP to add the method you used to fix it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
Gotta love that battery cpr!
[Epic 4G Android Development] rich_e:
All the way back to Dk28

Some of the download links to the old TAR files weren't working tonight (server issues) and I was going nuts trying to fix my Epic after trying to install CM9. Not sure what happened. I was going from FC09 to CM9, followed the instructions, confirmed the correct recovery was on there, but it just went into a loop. I went by pretty quick, just a green screen with a little dead Android guy on there, I think I saw something about the SD card path not being valid.

Anyway, I tried flashing some later TARs using a newer version of ODN but it still wouldn't boot. Finally got it with ODN 3+1.61 and a DK28 TAR file I had in my stash.
[Epic 4G Android Development] panku_etc:
Thankx a lot

Hi Friend

Your suggestion hepl me and solved my problem

Thank You
[Epic 4G Android Development] jbuggydroid:
guessing windows 8 is not supported?

nvm had to download the latest drivers from samsung.
[Epic 4G Android Development] xtrobx:
Awesome

Works like a charm Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!
[Epic 4G Android Development] echap10613:
Usb port broken

How can I get my phone back to stock with a broken USB port so I can return it back to sprint. I do have an sd card reader, any suggestions I have to charge my batteries with a separate charger and I need to return the phone.
[Epic 4G Android Development] toolegit:
Try mobile odin maybe? I've never used it....
[Epic 4G Android Development] nikon120:
That's not compatible with our device.

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Just flash the stock deodexed FC09 rom on here. It's still rooted, but you can easily remove the SuperSU/Superuser from the /system folder if you really want to. That thread is probably a few pages deep in the dev forum.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lord dredd:
Hi i am in a precarious situation

a friend asked me to flash the FC09 on his epic , which was not being used , the phone worked fine and i did a factory reset

Downloaded FC09 CHECKED md5 AND started the odin

the odin stuck at factorty.rfs i waited for a few minutes but it didnt budge so i removed cable and started over

this time it got stuck at boot , i waited and then it went ahead and again stuck at factory.rfs , i waited for like half and hour but it never progressed

so i removed cable

and removed battery

since then it looks as if the phone is kinna dead :(

its not powering on , not showing any display despite pressing power button

not showing anything after connecting with the charger

the battery still has 50% of the juice as i checked it in a diff phone :(

is it totally bricked :( i thought odin never bricks nothing :(

I am ashamed and embarrassed as it was someone elses phone and i have made a mess

is there a way out :(

plz help

plz
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
hold down 1 + power while plugging in the phone without the battery... you need to use a better cable
[Epic 4G Android Development] lord dredd:
Tried that with 4 different cables. No luck

sent from my NOTE II, yupp size does matter.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
try a different computer with the battery and without and the various combinations I listed in topic. It froze on factory.rfs which means the connection between the phone and computer was interrupted which is why I said cable. it should be able to still get in download mode and might help to leave the battery out for awhile and leave the device unplugged.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lord dredd:
I ll try with a different pc then

But I believe it's bricked coz there's no sign of Ny light or life in it.

sent from my NOTE II, yupp size does matter.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
I doubt it as I have been many phones including my own come back from the brink
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
Plug phone in with battery out, hold down button combination to get into download mode, pop battery in and out a few times, should jump into download mode.. we call this battery cpr
[Epic 4G Android Development] lord dredd:
I ll try again when I am home.

But I think I made a mess by clicking re-partition and using the pit and then unplugging it when There was no progress. On first occasion when I did that it came back to download mode by usual 1 and power but when it stuck again and I unplugged it never came back.

Still thanks a lot fir the help, will try again

sent from my NOTE II, yupp size does matter.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
it never got stuck during partitioning just factory.rfs so you are fine
[Epic 4G Android Development] lord dredd:
Thats a relief :D

Will update.

Regards and thanks

sent from my NOTE II, yupp size does matter.

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Tried it Like 10 times

No success

sent from my NOTE II, yupp size does matter.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
try to leave battery out and unplugged for a day also can try holding power and tapping buttons to drain it more... then try again on a different computer with a nice thick USB cable
[Epic 4G Android Development] lord dredd:
Well I ha e tried everything suggested here but the phone is still dead as dodo.

sent from my NOTE II, yupp size does matter.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Comet1966:
OK, so some of the download links do not work, I have the tar file, and I downloaded Odin 3.07. Do I need anything else?
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
You also need the. .pit if coming from an mtd rom

“It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power."” ― David Brin
[Epic 4G Android Development] Comet1966:
Thanks, that link was bad, any mirror?
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
Not that i know of... Just have to Google it

“It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power."” ― David Brin
[Epic 4G Android Development] Comet1966:
Found it, 2KB http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20210101/victory_8G_100528.pit ?
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
I haven't messed with this phone in a while so i dint know if that's the right one, just make sure

“It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power."” ― David Brin

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It's the right one!

“It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power."” ― David Brin
[Epic 4G Android Development] Comet1966:
OK, after we do this how do we root?
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
Refer to this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34469629
[Epic 4G Android Development] Unjustified Dev:
.lets change those instructions a bit in the link provided above just odin the cwm and flash supersu http://download.chainfire.eu/345/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51.zip . It's up to you if you want to just flash a prerooted build it requires you to wipe your data again.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Comet1966:
Ok, so anyway I can keep GB? Thanks

Edit: NVM, I didn't know the build names/versions.

Edit(2): The recovery won't mount my SD card...It just says error mounting SD card, but it shows up in the OS.
[Epic 4G Android Development] droidriz:
i own sl i9003

i am getting this problem after i flashed KK rom from stock (clean flash)

what to do? (not going back to stock clean flash and try becoz i did it many times)
[Epic 4G Android Development] AndyYan:
Uh... Why not ask in your device's own subforum? (Galaxy SL i9003 has a dedicated subforum in the Legacy & Low Activity Devices section)

And please don't quote the whole post...

Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11
[Epic 4G Android Development] JLawL:
I can't seem to find a working link for a pit file, anyone have one?

Just found an old epic 4g that hasn't been used in a long time. Its in a boot loop and I want to just restore it to factory and give it to my niece for the camera.

Thanks
[Epic 4G Android Development] halomademeapc:
I'd been looking for it too, just found one that was still up. I had to zip it so xda would let me attach it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
I still have everything but it seems my file hosters are slacking... if anyone has a mirror they are willing to host on it would be appreciated. I prefer direct download links (no waiting or multiple clicks)
[Epic 4G Android Development] cubajean10:
free phone project

Hello, I just wanted to let you all know I'm giving away my phone, after tinkering with it too much I decided it was time to pass it along to a fellow xda member

So the blue one s3 verizon has the screen bad but a good project to replace the screen for $6, it works fine when i plug an mhl cable

the second is a boost mobile one which was working fine and I'm not sure why its not turning on

Also I'm giving away 2 samsung galaxy epics from sprint one boots into cwm the other one doesnt

If you're interested let me know I just need 7$ to cover the shipping cost by paypal.

Album of pictures
[Epic 4G Android Development] spf2722:
I was trying to Odin to stock EC05 and could not get the flash to go through. Constantly failing on intil.pit, so I attempted to re-partition and follow all steps in the OP to the "T". I can't get passed the Set Partition step. I have Odin'd a lot and have never ran into this problem. Waited 15 minutes and still nothing, no blue progress bar, still at set partition. I have no wifi, firewall, or any other processes running in the background. WTF am I doing wrong. May just need to try on another computer. Anyone got any advice?
[Epic 4G Android Development] DrowsyMalice:
Odin absolutely won't recognize the phone. I'm not sure if its my computer or the phone.. I've literally tried everything, re downloading files, reinstalling drivers and rebooting numerous times, "reset button", no battery.. Everything.

Any ideas?

Sent from my G2x running Bionix 2!
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Try a different cable. You can also try Heimdall, not as picky as Odin. Try different USB ports also.
[Epic 4G Android Development] trickshot1126:
You my friend (creator of this thread) are a god send... Way to be AWESOME! Thank you thank you thank you! Worked like a charm!
[Epic 4G Android Development] shook187:
When trying to odim back to EC05 the progress wont get pass PARAM. What gives?
[Epic 4G Android Development] J31Rob:
Didn't work for me.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
You guys can give Heimdall a try here:

http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
[Epic 4G Android Development] DrKaotica:
would you guys be able to take a look at my thread i posted in Q&A here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1093391

im honestly out of ideas.. what is this heimdall im seeing in this thread? its like odin? but not odin??
[Epic 4G Android Development] J31Rob:
I've tried

- Different cable.

- Redownloaded everything multiple times.

- Different USB ports.

- ODIN and Heimdall.

- Different .tar files.

- Flashing back to an old ROM via ClockworkMod.

- Restoring via CWM.

None of which has worked thus far. ODIN won't find it unless it's on one port.. then that port always hangs in ODIN. Tried a different computer.. ODIN wouldn't find it on ANY of the 10 ports. :fu:
[Epic 4G Android Development] effluent:
What in the world is the "1" key?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Ummm...slide out your keyboard...see the key next to the 2?
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Maybe it's that really large obnoxious sig? Just kidding.

How about trying Bonsai's Master Key unlocker? It is on their site. You can google where it is...not allowed to mention it...like fight club.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Ma$etas:
tried doing all the process above but nothing works and im getting a pink screen
[Epic 4G Android Development] kalel_293:
i've tried the process from the first page but nothing is working...i've tried qbking's how to video also...it gets stucked at sbl.bin then the screen will light up different colors...any ideas? odin never used to give me any problems before...
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
It seems more and more are getting the colored screens pop up in Odin. Have you tried different tars? Like the DI18 or EB13? Someone fixed it by using a different computer. I think my cable is acting up because I get FAILED unless I gently cradle my phone in my hands while Odin'ing. I think it just wants some love through the process. Make sure there is no .md5 extension on your file, F.reset unchecked, Auto Reboot is checked. If you check repartition make sure to use the Victory_xxx.pit file.
[Epic 4G Android Development] kalel_293:
which .pit file do you use if no repartition? i've always used repartition in the past with the victory pit and it has always worked...now im getting stucked all over the place (zimage, "DO NOT TURN OF TARGET", factoryfs.rfs, getting .pit, etc) and all of a sudden the screen would just turn in different color...tried heimdall 2 times but i also got stuck at 39% with an error message...the latest try i had with odin factoryfs.rf almost went all the way thru but froze the last second so i had to start over again...im gonna try a different pit file...i've been using di18 only because its been the one i've used in the past that has always worked...thank u for your reply...
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
You could also try the EB13 prerooted tar with CWM 3.0.0.6 built in. That comes with an eb13-ext4.pit. it is in development somewhere, can give you the link tonight when I get on my computer.

Do you BONSAI?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Shoulon:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=853209

^^^thats what I use to go back to square one on re-doing everything from start ^^^
[Epic 4G Android Development] kalel_293:
hey thanks for the link...but i sent my phone for repair...i activated another phone for now since i cannot be without one..this is the first time odin hasn't worked for me...dont know what happened...i'll keep your link for the future...thankx!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Zexter:
EDIT: Moving this to Q and A so I no longer hijack the thread
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Yup, that's the one, thanks Shoulon.
[Epic 4G Android Development] il buono:
I tried that same video and it worked for me. In order for it to work I used my desktop computer and used a USB cable other than the stock Samsung one. Go to the link I post and download the EC05_DXC.tar.rar file. Also, download BitZipper so you can extract the .rar file. Once extracted use the .md5 file contained within the extracted folder and use that in the PDA section in Odin. Also don't forget the .pit file that comes with Odin (v 1.63). Basically just follow qbking's video and replace his EC05 file with the one in the link. Also, keep in mind that it takes more than 1 attempt to get it right. If you get the "fail" in Odin then just unplug the phone take out the battery, replace the battery and plug it back in while in download mode. Repeat as necessary to get it to pass. I did it and it didn't brick my Epic.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1019717&page=2
[Epic 4G Android Development] touch_rules:
Thanks for this post. You're a real life saver. Thought I messed up my wife's phone.
[Epic 4G Android Development] WesR6:
Phone stuck on EB13

My wifes phone will not take the update OTA to EC05, I also tried to update.zip method with no luck. I installed EB13 because the EC05.tar locks up and will not ODIN. I noticed that the EC05 files does not have .tar or .md5 listed in the name after I downloaded it like the pictures below, does it matter?

I used the eb13 tar file from that was supposed to be stock but now when I try OTA or update.zip I get a message saying that it failed system verification. Any ideas??

verifying current system....

assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/MyMusicPlayer.odex" (then some long strings of numbers)

E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip

(status 7)

Installation aborted

Please need some help, wife's not happy! lol
[Epic 4G Android Development] Shoulon:
The one I posted like 4-5 post ago is that what u used? I wouldn't ota with that... id recmmend chris41's odin version of EC05 if that's what ur tryin to have.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
The EB13 tar you used was not stock stock. And yes the files need to end in tar. You may have downloaded a zipped tar or md5, decompress it and see if that is it, or if there are a bunch of files then it is flashable. What is failing in the EC05 tar posted in the OP?
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
I have a few ideas. Sorry for the delayed replies but I am currently out of the country. I can't even log into IRC at the moment. Anyway, the issue with updating from EB13 to EC05 is your System is modified and/or corrupt as that is why the update verification fails. The file I linked is a .tar file but not a .tar.md5 file. I could have changed it to one but it isn't really necessary. Are you making sure to check the repartition button so that it does a full wipe of the phone?
[Epic 4G Android Development] WesR6:
Never did get it working. She wound up bringing it into sprint and they had to replace the guts of the phone, said it was a hardware problem. Thanks for the help.
[Epic 4G Android Development] kalel_293:
i've tried different tar files, different cables, reinstalling drivers, different methods (including heimdal) and nothing worked....it finally i brought it to a sprint store and they swapped it out...when i asked what happend the tech just said "motherboard was shot"...i dont know what happened...i could've odined when my battery was low and it somehow messed it up? i wonder if cwm version has anything to do with it? i had just upgraded from cwm 3.0.0.6 to 3.0.2.5, if it makes any difference...
[Epic 4G Android Development] dyehya:
As a lot of people using this have really messed up phones, this will fix almost any software issue but if there uss an underlying hardware issue then this will fail or the the phone may brick completely. At least if that happens at this state then they can't say it was because something was modified since the partitions and files are reset. As long as the boot loaders which are small and write almost instantly finish bring pushed to the phone successfully even if the rest fail, you can unplug and retry. I will be updating this on my return.
[Epic 4G Android Development] thegameksk:
I keep getting stuck in DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET. It just hangs there and neither the odin message area or progrss screen on phone move
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Pull the battery and try again. It may be your cable or USB port. Try other cables/ports. I had to reinstall the drivers to use a different port on my laptop. It seems to only work on the port I use to install the drivers. You can also try it with the battery out, plug into the computer and put it into download mode.