yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] EcHoFiiVe:
I know this is irrelevant to the subject, but does anyone have a ROM with bootloaders already packaged? I tried these bootloaders and a couple other things and nothing works, just download mode.. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] cvcduty:
Well... I certainly did not intend on offending anyone... Especially being helped by your guide... I'm not sure why you got upset but the fact is, I had to try a few different guides to get my player working again. Call it an user error but it seems from these boards there are others that have hard time following guides... Regardless of you considering them simple and thorough. I simply wanted to share my experience and if by me pointing out few areas that I found confusing or not as clear... I guess my mistake. If you are so arrogant and can't take or don't like others from adding to your posts, why do you even bother?

Thanks anyways... For helping me partially...
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] apapousek:
Welcome to Dev. Last time I checked, he helped you out completely. Without this method, you would be SOL. They are simple. Follow them step-by-step, and you will have no problems. Heck, you don't even need the Windows bit if you use Heimdall under Linux (Bootloader restore under 64bit Debian, tested). Nothing is being added to the original post by your "Derp, I dun goofed" comment. Why does he bother? Because he's awesome, simply put.

Now, to make this post worthwhile. Tested and worked under 64bit Debian, using Heimdall instead of Odin.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] cvcduty:
Hmm... I really don't understand why people are taking offence to my simple post about my experiences in un-bricking my device...

One... The last thing I wanted was to offend the OP... Afterall, I used his guide to fix my issues...

Two... Not everyone on this threads are Devs... if anything, far from it... most are average users looking to get tips and tricks... and often times step-by-step guides to unlock some of the "cool" things their devices can do. I, certainly am not a Dev...and I will not even pretend to be one.

You talk about using tools that, as an average owner of these devices, are not too familiar with. Even though I have played with Linux boxes in the past, until recently (to fix my SGP), I did not even have Linux loaded on any of my PCs... and never thought of needing to use it...

So, if you would, please... open your eyes and read what people are saying on these "Dev" forum threads... it might seem simple to you... and as you said... "Derp, I dun goofed"... is what a lot of the users, like myself, have to go through in order to "learn" the "simple" process of flashing and generally messing around with the devices.

So, like I said... sorry, if I came across as being offensive... the simple fact that I wanted to share my "average user" experiences in using this guide was just "too much" of a bore and offensive to "super-duper" users such as yourself.

I have never seen this much of hostility from devs for simply sharing experiences for using their "hard work"... but if that is how you see things... I guess that is up to you...

BTW... it's often not the Devs that are "hostile" to "noobs"... on the contrary... they are usually quite helpful. It's the by-standers that always have a choice comment or two to throw at every "dumb" questions and "simple" mistakes people usually make... go figure... just my observation from these forums... and please... not looking for rebuttal... have a wonderful day...
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] AdamOutler:
Can you create a heimdall package of the entire firmware you used? I can make a heimdall one-click to automate installation of all related firmware with my Heimdall One-Click project. If you can create a heimdall package from Heimdall Frontend, I can add in the proper bits.

It must be a full Heimdall flash including IBL+PBL, SBL, SBL2, PIT, SYSTEM, MODEM, Kernel(zImage), recovery (same file as kernel), and if possible, Data and Cache.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] klin1344:
I would be willing to pull every partition from my device to make a 4.0 usa package, except I have one question.. Is there a specific way to dump the bootloaders? Is it just a "dd" command, with any block size (e.g. 4096)?

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[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] AdamOutler:
BS just speeds up the operation. that's the basic way to do it, but the wrong way to get an official firmware. Also, bootloaders cannot be pulled this way because they will kill your device. We need an official package.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] klin1344:
Thanks. But as of now there isn't an official package for the 4.0 US. There is one for the INTL, but with those bootloaders you can't use the combos to enter download mode or recovery on a US player.

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[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] azoller1:
ok i did everything you said to do in the first post, got the resurrector going but when i connected my player it said no devices connected? and my player has a black screen and wont turn on even with the charger plugged in and i really need it revived, help? i also have the usb drivers installed
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Chris4evernoob:
Plug it in the computer and try reboot (10 seconds hold). If the computer doesn't even recognize it as "SPC5110" (hope I got that right) I don't think there's a solution
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] asheehanjr:
I need some serious help please! I tried flashing the Daily Driver kernel for the 5.0 player and after it rebooted the player just went dead! I can't turn it on, go into download or recovery mode. I can't get ti to be reconized via Windows or Ubuntu. Sad thing is I just go this yesturday 9/1/12, and I hope I don't have to send this in for repair already. I have installed Ubuntu on my laptap, and i can't seem to find the right drivers for linux. Any I dea on where I can get them? Been searching all night and just having trouble finding them. Been up all night trying to revive this palyer so, just getting a little fustrating and tired. Any help would be HIGHLY APPRICIATED! Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] EcHoFiiVe:
First time I hard bricked it took me 3 weeks to fix it so just be patient about it
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] asheehanjr:
How were you able to fix yours if you don't mind me asking? .
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] EcHoFiiVe:
PM me
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] asheehanjr:
I PM'ed you. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iakovl:
friend go his GP 5.0 briked when while he was flashing via odin the pc went off...

device is black screen briked, zero response...

while the guide help? and do i have to use ubuntu install or can i do a virtual box ubuntu for it?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
Probably, but no guarantees.

And yes you have to boot to ubuntu, but you can use wubi if you want to.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iakovl:
wubi ?

will a LIVE-DOK ubuntu also do the trick? full install is a problem for me... no spare pc
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
It's a windows program that allows it to run alongside windows without messing with your hard disk. But yes, a live disc will also work fine.

The reason is that Ubuntu has to be able to directly access your hardware - it can't go through windows's drivers
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iakovl:
making LIVE-DOK as we "speak" will update later if it found the device or not
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
Some tips: before you plug the player in, open the program and select Galaxy Player. Then hold the power button on the player for 10 seconds, and then let go of the button, and then plug it in to the computer. For me, it never detected if i held the power button.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iakovl:
live DOK = FAIL won't boot

going the wubi way

EDIT1:

ubunto and UBR.R40 are up and running...

but can't find device, can battery be dead? how can i check it?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
It shouldn't matter, you're plugged in. If you follow my instructions above (hold 10, release, then plug) and it still finds nothing, your device is a true brick.

Edit... also try different USB ports, and try opening a terminal and running 'lsusb' and see if it mentions anything samsung
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] EcHoFiiVe:
It literally took me three weeks to get my computer to recognize that I had plugged in a brick. Every single day. I ended up fixing it at three AM on a school night lol
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TonyJ999:
I can also echo (excuse the pun..) this comment. At least 4 re-installs of Ubuntu 12.04 via WUBI on my Windows PC and this method worked for me. My issue was getting Java to work on the Ubuntu side as I don't think it was loaded by default. I eventually loaded the Oracle version after advice from a website (Ubuntu Geeks) and only then could I open Mr Ouutlers excellent Unbrickablle Resurrecter tool. This was all a nice steep learning curve for a man who had never been near Linux before but it's amazing what you find on Google!

Finally once it came back into life I had knackered partitions that eventually requirined a manual rebuild but that's another story.... :laugh: It all came together in the end though.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheKryptonite:
Heimdall mentioned something about not being able to locate the partition, and I was wondering what it meant.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] bad113:
can i use bootloader for galaxy wifi 5.0? thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mashed_Potatoes:
<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> G70JKKE3-REV00-ALL-low-CL1014588.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> Can't open the serial(COM) port.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Anyone?

Same goes when i try to flash the PIT and Bootloader file. Problem is no one uploaded the PIT for 16gig european 5.0
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
Try a different USB port.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheKryptonite:
Yeah.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mashed_Potatoes:
Tried, same message.

Later that day i tried again, but Windows in VirtualBox didnt even recognize the device driver, i was stuck in SP5C110 Test B/D development mode....it's in the repair shop right now, got warranty, but i think that they'll find out, even though its a mega hard brick, even the download mode screen is tilted towards right. Haha
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] bretzke:
Doing this on a SGP 4.0 US:

Stood up Ubuntu (not on VB) and ran this tool. Says that it is in download mode but doesn't show the construction graphic...just the chips graphic just like before I ran this script. So, is it in download mode or not? Should the device screen show the download mode graphic too? Still Black on mine, but this program finds the device each time I unplug/replug in.

Thoughts?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
First of all, this program was only made to work on the 5.0, but if it says you're in download mode, you are, whatever your screen shows. Try flashing a kernel with heimdall; if it succeeds, you're definitely in download mode. However,

these bootloaders are for 5.0 only and WILL brick a 4.0 if you flash them

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[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] bretzke:
Thanks for the reply. Lots of people who say this tool works for the 4.0 on other threads, but thanks for the warning. I know I'm doing this at my own risk, but I have little choice.

I'll try flashing the bl and rom and see what happens. It can't get any worse.

Thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] lumar1986:
Hy,

Galaxy player is in download mode but it doesn't show the construction graphic, Odin recognize my YP-G70 INTERNATIONAL and I'm stuck at re-partition, PIT file is correct.

How to manually partition my hardbricked device?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
What the screen says makes no difference.

Try flashing in odin without re-partition selected. If that doesn't work, try flashing using heimdall. Boot.bin is "primary-boot"; sbl.bin is "secondary-boot", and param.lfs is "param".
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] bretzke:
I'm trying to follow the instructions here but have hit a snag. Does it matter which flavor of linux is used here? I have Mint 14.1 installed. The Resurector JAR loads fine, and finds the device. However, there is no indication that Mint knows it's there. Also my Win7x64 VM does not find the SGP at all. Odin3 1.85 doesn't find it either.

I've installed the drivers, but crashes the VM at the very end of the driver installation. Windows says the drivers are installed, but no USB device(SGP) in Windows to apply the drivers.

Any thoughts? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] lumar1986:
I also tried with odin without re-partition, the same thing. Where to get boot.bin; sbl.bin;param.lfs. Can you share?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
To quote the first post:

In that bolded zip
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] lumar1986:
In heimdall I got this:

Heimdall v1.3.2, Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna

Initialising connection...

Detecting device...

Claiming interface...

Setting up interface...

Checking if protocol is initialised...

Protocol is initialised.

Beginning session...

Session begun with device of type: 0

Uploading PIT

ERROR: Failed to confirm end of PIT file transfer!

PIT upload failed!

Ending session...

Rebooting device...

Am I doing something wrong, is there other method to manually repartition?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
Try flashing the bootloaders with heimdall without repartitioning.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] lumar1986:
When flashing the bootloaders with heimdall withouth repartitioning just the same problem. PIT upload failed
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Jistropy:
Adam, would this apply to any devices which have a corrupted partition ?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] ttpm15:
i think i hard bricked my Galaxy Player 5, the tool doesn't recognized my device after i flashed a GP 5 kernel ( probably the INT to my US version GP 5 ).

the thing doesn't even respond anymore ( it does heat up if i plug it in and charge though )
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
If it shows no image and does not respond to the tool, all you can do is pay $40 to get a JTAG repair.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] henk5066:
Adam, is there any way you can get this working for a galaxy player 4.0. i have a main board from one i would like to try and ressurect.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] goldflame09:
If you can get into download mode, zaclimon has a recovery thread that has all the partitions that you can flash via heimdall

Edit: link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1531850
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] henk5066:
Not quite the same thing
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] nynativ:
Help please

So I did exactly as what the OP has listed. Odin finishes, resets the YP-G70 (US) but the YP-G70 doesn't do anything. Am I missing something?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheKryptonite:
Could you explain it in more detail?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] nynativ:
Sure. I had an issue when trying to load a custom FW with Odin. In the end, I ended up with a hard bricked device. I used the unbrickable software in this post and got my device into download mode (ubuntu). Once in download mode, I used odin and loaded the pit file as well as the bootloaders following the directions in the OP (oracle Win 7 x64). Odin runs, then says 'Reset' at which point the my device's screen goes blank but nothing happens after that.

I was under the impression that after this process, I would be able to get my device into download mode without the need of the unbrickable software?

In the end, my goal is to un-brick my device and get it back to stock.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheKryptonite:
Did you use Eryigit? I believe I had the same problem with the screen being black (yes, I hard bricked it too), but I can't remember what I did to fix it. Try a different version of Odin.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] nynativ:
I have not tried Erygit yet. Do I have to first load the PIT file and the Bootloaders like in the OP and then try to load the Erygit ROM?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheKryptonite:
Yeah. Or just try the ROM. Or all three.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] mrlightman:
I'm stucked exactely at the same problem I've tryied Erygipt as well and had the same result. We must be missing something.

Please, TheKryptonite, try to remember to what you have done to recover your device. I'm trying very hard to have it fixed.

Best regards
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] nynativ:
I just tried a couple of things. I know it shouldn't matter but I tried the steps again listed in the OP with the R36 version of the Unbrickable Resurrector since that was the version that was used when the procedure was created. That didn't work.

Next I tried the Unbrickable Resurrector R36 with the PIT and Bootloader file from the OP as well as the Erygit ROM in the PDA section. That didn't work either.

I am using version 1.81 of ODIN. I have the following selected: re-partition, auto-reboot, F.Reset Time and Phone Bootloader Update.

I have been trying to bring this thing back to life for weeks now and no success.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheKryptonite:
Have you tried another computer? Try using Entropy's DailyDriver. I wonder if the galaxy_player_2.3.6.tar.md5 file would work.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] nynativ:
Ok. I figured out my problem. The problem was that I was using the PIT from OP. I went back and used the PIT from this link , http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1389873 . So I went into ODIN after doing the Un-brickable resurrector, selected the PIT from the link I mentioned, selected re-partition in ODIN and ran it. Before I did this, I was getting an error in ODIN that it could not find the PIT partition so that fixed that. Then I went back into ODIN and added only the Bootloaders file. That brought my SGP back to life.

I then followed the procedures in this link, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1496360 . At this point, my SGP boots up but goes straight to CWM. When I do a wipe data/factory reset, I get the following:

E: format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p16.

Anyone run into this problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheKryptonite:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1468213
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] nynativ:
Thanks. I actually found that post right after I responded. I went through all of the steps and my SGP is back up and running!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheKryptonite:
No prob. Before careful this time, man.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
It looks like you only have the headless JRE installed. You need the full one.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chicinwang:
Thanks! That got it running,but it will not detect my device.Oh well it was worth a shot.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] mrlightman:
Nynative. I followed the steps you mentioned using the PIT from the link and the SGP still wont turnos on, Did I miss something? I tried with Odin 1.83.

Would you mind share exactely what you did? I'm doing the procedure for an International SGP.

I've been trying for months to recover it and your post brought me some hope again, but in the end I was not able to bring it back to life. Odin says PASS! with repartition and auto-reboot oprion selected but it wont turn on.

Would appreciate your help and the other guys too.

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] :
I've been having good luck helping people de-brick their YP-G70's. If that's what you have, you should create a post in the "General" section detailing the circumstances of how your device got bricked, what you have tried, and the state of the device now. I'll do everything that I can...
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] mrlightman:
Hi Meticulus

I will try to do that again, I did before but as a junior member post have been ignored.

Thank you very much for helping.

Best regards
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] :
It looks like you posted in the "General Discussion" section of XDA and I don't monitor that forum... I meant to post in the "Galaxy Player 4.0,5.0 General" Section...
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] mrlightman:
General SGP 5.0 Asking Helping to Unbrick Thread

Hi, Meticulus

Here it goes:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45505532#post45505532
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] vura:
Help Needed!!! Please

ive managed to get this far ,followed the guide revived the player model galaxy player 5.0 int , so far i can get into download mode with power+vol down and if i normally power it goes straight into cwm but with theese errors and cant load any roms coz of this

how to correct this ?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] vura:
Bump !!!

Hopefully someone is willing to help out ^^^^
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
Wipe data. Else you will need to repartiton using the PIT.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] vura:
Unable to wipe data via CWM gives same error, can you please explain how do i re-partition the PIT

Thank you so much for helping Much Appreciated :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] mrlightman:
I'm stucked at the same point.

Brothers PLEASE HELP!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] mrlightman:
I tried to flash a rom again so now I got this!

Seniors members, please help.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] vura:
Take your time with this, read Here > http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2398120 < exactly how to fix this error

Its all about Patience but you will fix this error. Let me know when you need assistance.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] mrlightman:
Thanks friend.

I'm worried about the fact of my SGP been an International version. The Daily D Kernel mentioned is for USA SGP version only. Despite that I tried to flash it in order to be able to learn how to rebuild the partition using Fdisk but it results the same error as previous and doesnt allow me to use the shell I need.

What to do in this case?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] vura:
ok mines is also the international version had the same problem, that "Daily D Kernel mentioned for USA SGP version" gives root permissions wich allows it to accept the changes made in adb shell, anyways lets go on in the other thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2398120&page=8 will take it from there
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] kings121:
How about some how to install the drivers in ubuntu for people like me who doesnt have any experience

with it??

that would greatly appreciated
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] kings121:
LOL it seems like this thread is un-attended

anyways i was able get to downloading screen but ubuntu not not reading my device so im not able to mount it

any suggestions?!!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chicinwang:
What exactly are you trying to do? If it's flashing, you need hiemdall drivers are for windows OS.

Just Google hiemdall,it'll give you instructions
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] kings121:
i can not flash if the software not reading the device thats the problem

i used UnBrickableRescurrector in ubuntu to get the device in download mode

but ubuntu not mounting the device so i can flash it
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chicinwang:
Correct: but the only way to FLASH a Samsung device via Ubuntu, is to install Hiemdall.

Sent from my SCH-R760X
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] kings121:
im trying to open hiemdall but without success can you give me some instructions on doing that?

and i dont really know which of the hiemdall package to download so if you can direct me to the right

hiemdall package for ubuntu it would be greatly appreciated
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chicinwang:
I will try my best. Are u running 32 or 64 bit?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] kings121:
thank you very much for any help you provide :)

im running 64bit ubuntu running along side windows 7 64bit
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] :
Seriously... Just switch to windows and use Odin once you've got it in download mode. #Simple