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[Android Software Development] N00BGuy:
ChainFire +1 for me

I think everyone puts ChainFire on some kind of pedestal, which I find funny. Not to take away from his programming abilities, but the guy's a bit of a jerk

I think that the work ChainFire has done is AWESOME!

Mobile Odin has worked for me 98% of the time!! Odin has a USB limitation that Mobile Odin does not, for me that's worth the $$ that I paid for the app!

I have had a problem flashing a "modem.bin" file, but that could be due to other "stuff" on my phone, I have used Mobile Odin to flash many kernels with no problem.

In cases where dev's do things for the betterment of the community, I can see how we can't ask too much of them, but this guy is writing apps for money. In my humble opinion, for a developer who is selling an app to not respond to a question on his thread, not answer an email, and not even acknowledge a PM is totally unacceptable.

For the price of a cup of coffee... really, how much time should ChainFire devote to answering questions that this form answers??

I was fully ready to buy this app (actually I did, then refunded it when I realized it wasn't working).

Oh well....[/QUOTE]

You didn't buy, but you *****...??

Just my opinion.

N00BGuy
[Android Software Development] timberwolf60:
I was ok xwkl1 deodex ROM and rooted with siyah kernel 2.6.7. Used mobile Odin pro to flash xxla1: 1) I done a factory reset through CWM recovery, then used open file to open the code(PDA). Tapped the cache partition and put the CSC file here, put the modem file in modem partition and tapped the kernel partition and selected cf root xxla1 kernel. Upon completion my phone was remained root with workable CWM recovery.

It was a great application. Thank Chainfire, it was one of my best application because generally I had never miss to flash a new firmware once intratech had posted.

When I was just purchased it, I was facing many problem as people complaining above. So I spend some time to learn how it works. I tried flashing from roote xwkk5 to xwkl1 and vice versa.

Few points to share who have problem: 1) put firmware files and CSC, modem PDA and very importance was the cf kernel in the internal SD card. 2) Once you correctly put the files in the appropiete partition. Ensured the evertoot all must checked. Finally starting the flashing process. Once completed your phone will be sure was rooted with workable cwm recovery.

I can ensure the mobile Odin will not bridge the phone. If any unforeseen errors arise, put your phone in download mode and flashed back any official firmware you like by PC Odin. If you failed on flashing firmware the reasons generally is not mobile Odin faults and may be the phone os itself. Make the file structure simple for mobile Odin in either SD card or extra SD card.
[Android Software Development] Chainfire:
Re: flashkernels not being detected, whats the output of:

adb shell getprop ro.product.model

adb shell getprop ro.product.device

For I896 and I897 one of them should be "SGH-I896" or "SGH-I897".
[Android Software Development] Rooster*:
Thanks Chain, I totally spaced on this one. I didn't even need to run adb. As soon as I saw getprop I remembered my build props and knew what I did wrong. :rolleyes: Yes, I'm running an i-9100 on the 777 and i-9000 on the 897. I didn't doubt your work, I knew I was overlooking something easy. ((( Brain Fart!!! ))) Four bucks coming your way! :D

Moral of this story ... make sure the flash kernel matches the rom build, not just the phone model. Also, if you're spending $4.00 on a cup of coffee, you have more money than sense.
[Android Software Development] adzidek:
I did buy. I had to refund because its not working.

Also, why did you hack up my post and mix it with comments from someone else's post?

Anyway, the point is someone trying to sell something needs to have better customer service skills. Period.
[Android Software Development] aceofclubs:
Bit out of line to hang **** on Chainfire considering the work he's done for xda members.

Mobile Odin is a God send. To be able to download and flash from my phone is awesome.

Only issue I ever had on sgs2 was with a space in the path to the tar file which I worked out pretty quickly.

The software is available for free in the 1st post so when I bought it from the market it was to thank the dev not to get more features or support.

Also cfroot kernels have always work brilliantly for me and for free.
[Android Software Development] adzidek:
I don't disagree with anything you're saying. But here's my point: Microsoft has been responsible for some of the greatest technological advancements of our time... but if you called them for tech support and received terrible customer service, you would be disappointed.

He's got zero customer service skills, and that's a shame. That's all I'm saying.
[Android Software Development] Lennox84:
Samsung Galaxy 8.9 3G Dump

Here is my Samsung Galaxy 8.9 3g dump, plus the .pit file from the stock 3.1 firmware it was released with. Hope it's useful, when I bought it it was 3.1 then it updated itself self to 3.2 (it was only a 50mb update and I don't recall it booting into recovery to apply it so maybe the .pit file may still be of some use to you.

Device kernal is 2.6.36.3

Hope all this is all the information you need. Let me know if theres anything else I can do.

:D
[Android Software Development] mike_5:
SGT10.1N

Here is the dump-file of my Tab.

Thanks for this great app :)

Mike
[Android Software Development] schaggo:
Or if your still got access to the recovery, restore the most recent backup and try again where you failed last time :p

Ever been to Switzerland? 4 bucks a coffee, must be really cheap ****. Brown water or so. Internationally valid comparison example: caramel macchiato in starbucks cost's a 7er... k? And nobody dare to use this smiley :eek: or ever say again we Swiss are rich.
[Android Software Development] @_ande_turner_:
teamhacksung ICS port for SGS

Just reporting Mobile ODIN is incompatible with the teamhacksung ICS port for the Samsung Galaxy S with the latest Market ClockworkMod installed.
[Android Software Development] schaggo:
Yes, MobileODIN does not and will never, according to Chainfire, support any Cyanogen/MIUI/AOSP based ROM. This is due to changes done in these ROMs at a very basic level in these builds which Chainfire is not willing/immediately able to support.

#Tapatalk #Galaxy Note
[Android Software Development] Chainfire:
To nuance that: unless that ROM doesn't change the partition layout :)
[Android Software Development] Rooster*:
No, I've never been to Switzerland but I always wanted to go there. Unfortunately I may never get to travel like that. My wife was murdered a few years ago and I'm raising two kids by myself with no help from anyone. Hell, I don’t even have a car because it was stolen and don't have any money for another one. When you're broke like me, every spare dollar counts and four dollars is a high price for something so simple as a cup of coffee. That sucks that its so expensive there. With four dollars I can buy a whole can of Folgers and have coffee every day for more than a month. In restaurants its about $1.25 with free refills. Considering my circumstances, I just can't justify paying that much, I have more important obligations. Besides, in my area, Starbucks is for the fancy people who's **** doesn't stink and they sometimes treat poor people differently. Hopefully its not that way where you are. I always wanted to think of the Swiss as a kinder people.
[Android Software Development] pulser_g2:
Chainfire's customer service for me has been exemplary in the past... In this instance, there is a linked forum thread for information, both via the app, and via the market entry.

Within this thread have been countless mentions of the problem regarding custom ROMs which change the phone identity via build.prop strings.

if you flash a ROM which doesn't do this, Mobile ODIN will function correctly. As such, you should really take this up with whoever makes the ROM you use.

Oh and finally, I don't know if you've ever tried calling M$ customer support, but good luck getting anywhere with them... Try spending 12 hours on the phone to them per day, for a number of days...

You PM'd Chainfire, but his signature clearly states he does not deal with tech support via PM, and there's a simple reason for this, given the sheer number of PMs he would receive.

There's a free version available, which requires no payment to use, which can be used indefinitely, and is updated as regularly as the paid one. If you think M$ is fine because they are responsible for some of the biggest advances in technology in recent time, then perhaps consider that Chainfire has also done this in his own field, but all for free. I won't list them, because I'd be here for AGES, but he has introduced things LONG before anyone else thought of them, and which are now in use in almost every phone on the market. He doesn't respond to PMs, as CLEARLY stated in his signature, and emails can easily get lost when you receive hundreds per day, many spam.

What thanks does he get for that? People who have 36 deleted threads spamming their own self-promoting referral link who go *****ing about lack of customer service, when in fact their problem is addressed already countless times. To top matters off, the person you are complaining about has probably the best track record for producing ground breaking apps, and giving them away in a fully functional form for free on XDA...

Cause for complaint? Not really.
[Android Software Development] Dogue2000:
unable to flash kernel on galaxy note

hello.

I am trying to flash FM Note kernel 2.0 tar file. I am using latest pro version from Market. I have Rocket Rom v17 with abbys kernel. v3. when I open tar file it recognuzes kernel and after pressing flash phone reboots. but kernel remains the same. what could be a problem? thanks
[Android Software Development] mbutandola:
Thank you for the post. And when somebody like you posts it weighs a lot.

But you should consider the fact that the app is for sale in the market meaning that some would come on here without the skills many on XDA enjoy.

Chainfire has probably a lot to attend to, many apps to support not to mention his CF-Root Kernels. That's for Android only, as I understand that he's involved in WP7 as well.

We can understand that he can't be evrywhere. Some issues are user related.

I bought the app to support his great work. Not because I expected some kind of customer service. Most of the time, if I'm stuck, I manage to get myself out of trouble thanks to what I've learned on here.

However, there are some instances I am completely stuck. For example when I had the logo.jpg failure to load and was left with a black screen after using mobile Odin. Did some search and ask for help on here but at no point did I get an answer. Didn't complain however. Just had a look regurlarly to see whether anybody would come with a solution or at least an explanation.

Finally it came from a user who figured that when there are spaces in folder names you will encounter issues. Well it remains to be tested but that's a good think. Until then, no words came from the dev regarding the issue. I apologise if I missed them somehow, but as far as I'm concerned, I didn't here anything regarding that.

Not everybody is skillful enough to file a logcat. You need to start somewhere will you? Besides, the phone not booting up, a logcat was impossible. But just a word from the dev would have been nice. :).

Cheers
[Android Software Development] adzidek:
Thanks for proving my point.

Microsoft writes good software.

CF writes good software.

Microsoft's customer service is terrible.

CF's customer service is terrible.

Anyway, nice to see so many lemmings playing bodyguard...meanwhile to date I still haven't received a response from the author, despite:

a) buying the app

b) sending an email

c) sending a PM

d) posting in this thread

I guess I should, what? Buy it again? Maybe then I'll get a response? Post the same question/issue/request for help again? Go to his house and complain to his mommy?

Whatever, I'm out, you guys have fun waiting with bated breath for your savior to grace you with a response to your dumpfiles. Meanwhile, I'll continue to help the XDA community like I always have, and support developers who conduct themselves with sensible business practices.
[Android Software Development] wildoat:
The last 2 times that I have tried to use mobile odin it fails. All appears to be going well and then I get in green on the top left of my screen: "logo-jpg draw failed". I then have to force into download mode and use odin via a PC to fix.

Any ideas? I have a Galaxy SII.

W.
[Android Software Development] Wolfkmann:
Has mobile odin been updated to include the fascinate (I-500)? If yes, I didn't see it listed in the op, if no, when will it?

I would appreciate someone with authority to respond.

"I just want the phone to work perfectly, despite all my tinkering. "
[Android Software Development] schaggo:
@wildoat Litterally the post above yours says this happens when you use spaces in your directory structure.

You couldnt be bothered to use the search or read the last couple pages, couldnt you? Time is valuable, and searching is timeconsuming. Trust me, I know. But theres so many doing what you just did, you all are wasting other peoples time which could be spent doing or developing wonderful things for our devices. Please dont do that. Do read and do search. Thanks.

#Tapatalk #Galaxy Note
[Android Software Development] pulser_g2:
In case it escaped you, your question was answered iirc...

Use a ROM that doesn't change the identity your phone presents. It should then work.

As you evidently still don't realise, Chainfire doesn't read his PM messages requesting help, because he would get inundated... This thread has your solution posted by him, from what I remember.
[Android Software Development] pulser_g2:
You probably will get a reply, but it can take a few days, particularly at weekend or busy times.

That's why forum support works, because others who have similar issues they resolved can post their advice or suggestions. It makes help available 24/7, rather than just when Chainfire is reading this thread :)

Indeed some people may buy it from market. Others may use the free one from here. But at the end of the day, Chainfire is not a company. There's not a team of people here to answer his mail (don't you go getting ideas now, CF :p), so it comes to what is called "best effort" support level, which is standard practice for Android Market purchases I've made before.

Just to put things into perspective, I sent a support ticket to my cell provider due to a minor billing issue. It's Sunday evening and I expect it will take at least 3 days for them to even get back to me.

But I don't mind, because I pay suitability low prices for my service, and accept that there's no call centre staff to phone up :)

Likewise, the app here is free, or a couple of quid. I can't get a pint for that kind of money here, at retail pricing on a bar. For that, you get 5 seconds of customer service... Here people get at least that, from questions being simply read, and even the shortest of replies is time consuming.

Having worked with these kinds of problems in the past, providing customer service is incredibly expensive! I won't go into pricing, as that was specific, but the cost to the business of every single email or call for support came out to be more than the cost of this app. :)

So I guess there's always going to be times where you want an answer quickly, and there isn't one. But if you look at it from the other side of the counter, I really must admire the level of support offered to well on excess of 2 million users which Chainfire has :)

A company I won't name employs 60 customer service staff for 80,000 customers, and gets complaints about service. 1 man with a life outside of this, supporting 2 to 3 million users by himself? I'm impressed!
[Android Software Development] mbutandola:
Thanks again. One thing though. Unless I got it wrong, Chainfire has got a company that makes business in mobile software. Well, that's what he says on his blog. :)

I'm not starting an argument here. I understand all you say and that's why I never complain. My point is that sometimes, when the issue is raised numerous times by a lot of users, not getting a single word from the dev could frustrate a lot. I've been coming on xda for a while now. So I know how it works. But can you imagine the random guy who has just bought his brand new phone, discovering the joy of rooting with CF-root, buying mobile Odin full and finding himself stuck at a black screen with some green letters that probably don't mean anything to him. If he's rooted, chances are that he knows PC Odin and the 3 buttons combo. But I think he could be as frustrated as the user above.

So to summarise, I agree with what you said but we should understand the frustration of those who come here with some serious issues but never hear a single word from the dev as regard to that particular issue. Even if he replied 15 days later I thing many could live with that. It's not the amount of money spent or what. Just some sort of acknowledgement. :)

Still, I'll keep supporting the guy because I believe he's one of the best on here.
[Android Software Development] schaggo:
That my friend, is a very philosophical issue. I might be an xda member since 2008 only, but I knew xda long before that. I'm tinkering with "smartphones" and before that PDA's since around early 2000. I know about xda-developers since the very early days. And I know all it's history. And how dramatically it all changed after the release of the iPhone.

You see, "smart" devices, PDA's, and eventually smartphones were something special. Not a mainstream product, but a product with a very specific target. Very expensive and basically for businessmen wanting their agenda and contacts with them at all times. But, attracted by it's gimmikness, modding, expansion and extension possibilities, also people like "us" (well not me, I'm just an applying user, but I at least claim some technical skills and a rudimentary understanding of how things work for me), people participating on xda-developers bought them and modded many of them to death. And xda-developers was the place to exchange the fancy stuff these guys did to their devices, the tinkering, the ripping apart, all that exiting stuff.

Then Apple came along, copied what's been there since years, gave it a flashy interface and Paris Hilton got one. If you got one, and you got a problem, you go to a fancy Apple store and you'll be helped. But, since the release of the iPhone, for everyone NOT owing one of these, xda-developers basically became the biggest and most proficient newbies help community there is and this is VERY frustrating to the old users. You can imagine. I don't believe I have to add a lot more to that.

So here we go, what used to work earlier, doesn't work anymore. Everyone participating here would've somehow and eventually figured out how to use MobileODIN. But not anymore. And that's - I imagine - is frustrating for an engaged dev, trying to do what everyone around here did 3 years ago but instead of advancing, all that happens is a thread exploding with user questions of peeps unable to figure out what to do. And with all of this I do not intend to offend anyone, it's not your fault you got - and here the circle closes with the post I'm replying to - this shiny new piece of kit on a contract almost for free and you can do really fancy and cool stuff with it, it's not your fault. But "you" coming here and doing what "you" all are doing since 2009, maybe 2010ish, means you put everyone which was on xda-developers before the iPhone release in a situation, not many are sure how to handle it. Or in fact are even unable to handle it. Without any bad intention you basically stole 'em their home. As I said. It's quite a philosophical question.
[Android Software Development] mbutandola:
Depends how you see it. Some would say stole their home, other would say made it bigger and more exciting. With bigger challenges and more people to share it with.

XDA is now very popular and when something doesn't start on XDA, it passes through XDA at some point.

There were more noobs joining but along came a lot more developers bringing new ideas and sharing them with the community. So it's not that bad. Just depends on your stand point. :).
[Android Software Development] schaggo:
As I said. It's not intended to offend anyone, it's a philosophical question, and philosophy depends a lot on your stand point. It's actually all it's about :)

It's just so very much different than what it used to be, I can understand people don't know what to do with that. Basically, there's no corner to hide anymore :p
[Android Software Development] crazyut:
Samsung Captivate Glide on Rogers dump

Hopefully, it attached. If not, I will attach in the morning.
[Android Software Development] Suprnova_:
That did solve it, and it was easy to fix it.

However, it is easy to put the files in a simple path, but personally I would like to see that I could put my files on any location with any path.

Is this to be considered as a bug or just a normal limitation in the software.

And until a fix or whatever is made, I think this solution should be posted in the first post.

And finally, this is a great software, and I'll keep supporting it as much as I can.
[Android Software Development] wildoat:
Nice! - I did search but clearly not well enough, but 1 line to answer & 3 to criticise - you need not worry I wont be posting again. W.
[Android Software Development] Chainfire:
Mobile ODIN v1.30 released !

Mobile ODIN has been updated to 1.30.

Should fix a number of outstanding bugs, including spaces in filenames. Also provides a workaround for root sometimes not sticking. Pretty much should solve every known bug that could cause the device to bootloop or not boot at all (and was actually Mobile ODIN's fault).

The dump has added some new information. Most of the devices listed on the first page that are not supported yet have something that I have not been able to figure out yet. For example, some devices have 30 or so partitions I have no idea what to do with.

If your device has an official ICS upgrade, or an AOSP build of ICS (not based on CM, MIUI or another ROM that changes partition layouts) a dump from that firmware is likely more helpful than a dump made on Gingerbread or Honeycomb.
[Android Software Development] timberwolf60:
Market was forget your 1.3, still nothing to download. Look like Google market is sleeping.
[Android Software Development] ashoksoft:
Waiting for

Hi Chainfire :)

I have an Epic 4G (D700) - managed to kill my USB port - so I cannot do anything but charge from my USB (and I've been on 2.2 froyo since 6 months - :( ) .. .already bought the Mobile ODIN from the market - weather it supports the D700 or not ... I still love your work - and thought it best to appreciate your efforts... - will LOVE it all the more when and if the D700 gets supported :)

cheers

karki
[Android Software Development] Chainfire:
It's known to take up to 48 hours before everybody can see it.

Well, we'll need somebody else to test it then... because if it goes wrong, your device becomes a brick without USB Odin to restore it.
[Android Software Development] AnakTeKa:
no support for Galaxy Tab 10.1 ? :(

stock rom 3.2 P7500XWKK4

CWM 5 from pershoot http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=2439

btw in first page you need .pit file, can i use P7510 .pit file ?
[Android Software Development] schaggo:
Don't be offended. I had a bad day and kept stumbling over post's which just showed that peeps didnt search (enough/at all) and this just pissed me off. It's no fun for me either to follow a thread with 60 pages when it could be only 20 pages, effectively :p But continue to post, in the end, a forum lives from it's posters and postings. K? So, sorry, did not want to offend, please stay and contribute.
[Android Software Development] husky168:
Tested ver1.3 and Everything went well during flashing and after. Good Work.