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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Thanks for the .pit i guess thats worth a try if infact i can get odin to do anything.

I already have CF autoroot but again, i cant even reflash that via odin as nothing happens once it checks md5
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
So heres what is happening now. Or at least some extra info to add to my other issues.

In Philz i cant -

Mount /efs

Mount /system

Mount /data

Mount /sdcard

I cant wipe them either

Still have the same issues with E: Cant open /cache/recovery/ (As listed in first post)

Some log info i have -

W: Failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p13 (invalid argument)

I: cannot open /syste,/philz-touch/philz-touch.imi

I: menu_height not found setting default (36)

press any key to continue (i dont press anything it just then lists all the cant open /cache/recovery stuff)

In Odin

.pit fails or gets stuck on pit mapping

roms and cf autoroot or philz i get this

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> whatever im trying to flash.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

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

And in KIES

No matter what i have tried i cant even get KIES to connect to my device. It will just stay at "connecting to device" and then tell me to reboot device and then repeat.

It seems like my phone is well and truly F***ed :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dr.ketan:
I have not gone through all the post but just I recommend (if you have not tried yet) to flash pit first and after that both pit and rom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
I cant flash .pit or anything.

the closest i have got it to - <ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

And it just gets stuck there.

Im using the pit that was linked by ciphercodes which hopefully is the correct one.

I cant flash a single thing via odin. Very frustrated as people have said the phone is recoverable, but so far nothing we can try has made any difference :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
More info, i figure if i lest as much as i can think off then it will help with solutions.

I have a backup i made in philz touch a while ago.

It contains -

boot.img

cache.ext4.tar

cache.ext4.tar.a

data.ext4.tar

data.ext4.tar.a

nandroid.md5

recovery.img

system.ext4.tar

system.ext4.tar.a

system.ext4.tar.b

I have hard partial success trying to restore these via philz.

Managed to restore boot.img (or at least it said successful) then rebooted into samsung screen, reboot into recovery and find the same issues with cache/recovery

Restored system+preload and rebooted itself onto samsung screen and nothing.

Is there maybe a way of pushing these onto the device without using philz? would it make any difference in fixing my issues?

EDIT --

Is it possible that the internal storage is messed up? and thats why i cant format or mount ant partitions of it? and if so can i re partition or do a full format?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
What error message do you get when you try to flash TWRP vi ODIN.

Download TWRP from here and flash the tar file via ODIN. Oncel flashed reboot in to recovery and then go to Wipe-> Advanced Wipe Menu and then wipe everything.

Once wiped try to flash the stock tar.md5 image usig ODIN.

Also, where did you save your previous backup (internal memory or external card) ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
When i try and flash TWRP i get this-

<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> recovery.img

<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/006>

<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

As for where i made back up i was on an SD card, and then i also saved it on my pc. Ive put it back on sd card to try restore it but if fails.

Ive tried a general restore and advanced restore by doing each part separately.

Closest i have got to getting anywhere was flashing the boot.img which actually started to install and then phone just goes to Samsung screen and hangs there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dr.ketan:
Confirm first you have correct pit

And try with different cable, different USB port(don't use any cable extension) and different pc.

Dont install kies but just install Samsung USB driver. Check anti-virus and firewall of pc is turned off.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
I am unsure if i have the correct .pit im using the one that ciphercodes linked me. As i dont even know where to start looking for .pit files.

As for trying a different pc, i dont have access to another one. But i have tried every port and cable i have. as well as installing, un installing KIES and drivers.

I physically cant do anything. Cant wipe, cant install, cant flash. KIES doesnt work anyway for me so thats uninstalled again, tried different versions of Odin as well as tried running as admin or even in xp mode.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dr.ketan:
If your device is N7105 you can find here on my thread post #4

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2032849

but still i strongly recommend to try other PC as there is no any sign I can see for bricked device.

unzip file and flash .pit for PIT tab of odin with device on download mode.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Ill give it a go. It cant get any worse than it is haha.

As for download mode i do have a question.

I can either get into download mode by vol down+menu+power which takes me to "odin mode"

But i can also get into download mode via Philz touch. Which just puts me into a download mode without the odin info.

Which should i be using? just incase im doing it all wrong. I only found the philz way today
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dr.ketan:
When you use any other way except 3 button combo it won't show info

I always do prefer 3 button combo

Vol down +power +home
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Thats the way i have been using. Thought it was best to check though.

I have the .pit from your thread but still no lock.

I either get stuck on get pit for mapping

Or just get <OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0) with nothing else.

As for Roms the same thing happens either <OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0) or fails after NAND write! or it gets stuck on setting up connection.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Hmm i now have something new when trying .pit

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> There is no PIT partition.

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

<ID:0/004> Removed!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dr.ketan:
You just try to manage for another pc

I feel nothing but connection issue
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
I think that is my only option now, i just have to find somone who is free.

Will let you know the progress if i have any
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Well i tried using my friends pc. I get exactly the same problems in odin with whatever i try and install.

I really think its either something friend. Or a very badly corrupted internal SD.

I guess my only option is to send it off to samsung.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dr.ketan:
Yeah rarely rare I have seen such error and nothing can write on device. Yes probably nothing left to check and send to ssc.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Just hope they will repair it under warentee :(

Thanks to you and to ciphercodes for the help you have given.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
So i just read about Heimdall. Although i cant find any simple info on how to actually use it.

Is it even worth attempting to use it? or as nothign else has worked so far should i just send off to samsung and hope for the best?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
Heimdall is just another application like ODIN, unlike ODIN it works on Linux and Mac systems. Some people prefer it over ODIN and claim to recover their phone which ODIN could not. Since you have already tried everything there is no harm in trying Heimdall.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
ill give it a go then :) plus im not bad with linux so maybe ill try it through ubuntu.

Now ill just have to search for a noob friendly guide on how to use it since it seems you have to flash everything separately unlike odin where you just flash the whole .tar?

I really think the main problem is the internal storage so weather heimdall can do anything about that is a different story :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dr.ketan:
Here you can get some idea

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33074572
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Awesome thanks :good:

I think i found about 100 posts on heimdall that were not as easy to understand as that one :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Doesnt look like ill get much further with heimdall either.

Just keep getting errors when trying to flah or extract roms :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
dr.ketan or ciphercodes do either of you know much about adb?

I had no luck with odin, KIES or heimdall (win or linux)

I found this guide for a possible "super bricked GN2" http://www.alliance-rom.com/threads...-superbricked-stage-from-ics-kernel-bug.8018/

SO i figured why not have a look at ADB since i cant make my phone much worse :).

So bare in mind my original problem was that i wasnt able to mount or wipe most of the partitions on my phone, it seems that ADB will at least let me see what partitions i have.

Now since im a bit of a noob i dont know what partitions i should have so i dont know weather i have too many or too few or just a generally messed up internal SD.

Heres what ADB shows as my partitions.

Number Start End Size File system Name

1 4194kB 8389kB 4194kB BOTA0

2 8389kB 12.6MB 4194kB BOTA1

3 12.6MB 33.6MB 21.0MB ext4 EFS

4 33.6MB 37.7MB 4194kB m9kefs1

5 37.7MB 41.9MB 4194kB m9kefs2

6 41.9MB 46.1MB 4194kB m9kefs3

7 46.1MB 54.5MB 8389kB PARAM

8 54.5MB 62.9MB 8389kB BOOT

9 62.9MB 71.3MB 8389kB RECOVERY

10 71.3MB 164MB 92.3MB fat16 RADIO

11 164MB 432MB 268MB ext4 TOMBSTONES

12 432MB 1866MB 1434MB ext4 CACHE

13 1866MB 4014MB 2147MB ext4 SYSTEM

14 4014MB 4601MB 587MB ext4 HIDDEN

15 4601MB 4610MB 8389kB OTA

16 4610MB 15.8GB 11.1GB ext4 USERDATA

As i said i dont know what it should be like but hopefully one of you guys might know :) and then maybe there is hope of a fix.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
I was not aware that ADB just works fine on your phone but it's working then yes there is hope.

Please run the following command and copy the output here.

ls -al /dev/block/platform/dw_mmc/by-name

Once we know the partition locations we can try flashing the recovery via adb first. if it works just use the recovery to fix the rest of the device. If not then we can unmount and format other partitions and then flash other ROM components too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
firstly - getting into recovery is taking alot longer now than it used too, not sure if that could be a problem?

When i run adb devices i get

List of devices attached

42f7aa0dcbe79f81 recovery

Just incase that gives any other info.

Ok so here is what you asked for --

ls -al /dev/block/platform/dw_mmc/by-name

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 360 Jan 1 07:31 .

drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 420 Jan 1 07:31 ..

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jan 1 07:31 BOOT -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p8

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jan 1 07:31 BOTA0 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p1

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jan 1 07:31 BOTA1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p2

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jan 1 07:31 CACHE -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p12

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jan 1 07:31 EFS -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p3

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jan 1 07:31 HIDDEN -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p14

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jan 1 07:31 OTA -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p15

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jan 1 07:31 PARAM -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p7

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jan 1 07:31 RADIO -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p10

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jan 1 07:31 RECOVERY -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p9

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jan 1 07:31 SYSTEM -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p13

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jan 1 07:31 TOMBSTONES -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p11

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jan 1 07:31 USERDATA -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p16

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jan 1 07:31 m9kefs1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p4

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jan 1 07:31 m9kefs2 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p5

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jan 1 07:31 m9kefs3 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
Download the attached file and flash it on to your phone.

Syntax: adb shell dd if=/path to your downloaded file of=/partition on device

Sample command: adb shell dd if=/home/test/openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.x-t0lte.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9

Once done, verify if you can reboot in to recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
I dont see any attached file
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
My bad I missed it, attached now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Just to double check before i do anything.

adb shell dd if=/home/test/openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.x-t0lte.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 <-- this part is the correct part for mine?

As you said it was a sample command of=/partition on device (and i personally dont know what most of the partitions are)

I saved the file in my adb folder at C:/ (using windows btw)

So would my command be -adb shell dd if=/android-tools/openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.x-t0lte.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9

edit - Also i can only seem to get adb to work while im booted into the current recover on my phone, not download mode.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
dd if=/home/test/openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.x-t0lte.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9

/home/test/filename was just an example, You will have to enter the full path of your file.

the second part of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 is the recovery partition and that is correct.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
edited my post i think while you were replying.

Im a bit concerned about how adb works, as im in Philis touch thats the only way adb sees my phone, rather than download mod is it still safe to flash that way?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
Is Philz touch working fine ? or it only works on ADB ?

Are you on hangouts ? Maybe we can work together and it will be much easier. PM me your ID.

I am on a conf call but should be done in next 20 mins.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Depends what you mean by working fine :)

I cant flash inside it.

I cant mount certain things such as /system /cache /data

Cant wipe anything when i try it will just black screen and then boot to samsung logo until battery pull.

Ive tried almost everything in there to be honest, reset permissions, wiping things, mounting or unmounting and trying to wipe, flashing, restoring back up.

I have never used hangouots but i do have gmail account so i guess its the same screen name, ill pm you it.

And thanks for sticking with me and trying to help :) at least if we can get it too work via adb then we both learned something new
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Double0EK:
Any updates on this? I was following along to see if any progress has been made.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
No :( ciphercodes tried his best but it seems my internal SD was a bit dead. So i have had to send it off to Samsung to hopefully get it repaired.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
Yes, the phone could not mount/detect internal storage at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Just an update as too whats happened with Samsungs useless customer service.

Samsung recieved my phone on the 26 of Febuary.

Samsung mark it as Repair completed on the 27th of Febuary.

I phone Samsung on the 3rd of march and ask why it hasnt been dispatched and when i am likely to receive my phone back.

15+ phonecalls between me and Samsung and Anovo (Anovo are Samsungs repair center)

March the 14th i file a complaint with Samsung as i still havent received my phone.

Samsung tell me -

Phone has been repaird but they can not contact Anovo to see where it is and tell me to contact them as Samsung are not allowed to contact their repair center by phone. I tell them i have already spoken too them and Anovo told me my phone is not repaired yet.

Samsung then tell me that they have emailed Anovo and had no responce, Anovo tell me they have had no contact from Samsung regarding my phone.

Samsung then tell me that since it has been more than 28 days they will look into sending me a replacement phone.

And then they tell me that their manager has just called anovo (despite telling me 5 mins before that they are not allowed to phone Anovo) and apparently Anovo said that they can not repair my phone due to software issues (rooted)

I ask Samsung why it was marked as Repaired completed almost a month ago and then told 28 days later that it can not be repaired.

Samsung tell me they dont know because they cant contact Anovo.

I then speak to a manager from Samsung and explain the whole situation and he confirms to me that 100% the phone was marked as Repair completed on the 27ths of February and i should have recieved my phone by now.

Anovo tell me they are sending me back my phone still broken.

Samsung manager is ringing me back on Monday (apperently) to see what has happened.

So at the moment its been over 6 weeks since my phone broke and i am getting a BROKEN phone back from Samsung.

Best customer service ever.

So since i will have a broken phone which needs a new internal SD (or possible Motherboard) does anyone know if there is a reliable and not too expensive place i can contact to repair my phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
So does anyone know a reliable and cheap UK repair service i could use to get my phone fixed?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] lacoursiere18:
MobileTechVideos;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
But they are from USA are they not?

I have already had my phone at Samsung's own repair service for over a month, i cant afford the time it would take (or costs) to ship my phone to the States and wait for a repair.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] lacoursiere18:
Let me ask you what are your other options then? You asked for help.. I am giving you a solution..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Well i dont know thats why i asked if anyone knew any UK repair services :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coug76:
You may have better results if you ask at the N7100 or N7105 forum. This section is *very* much oriented toward North America.

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nollington:
Ah ok, well i posted up there when i originally had the issue, but no one answered so i posted here as it is a t mobile based handset.

Guess ill try again over there.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lamperouge999:
Hello everyone,

I have a small problem with the lockscreen notifications for my htc one. I would like to visualize them in the lockscreen, with all details about the conversation / mail, in a manner similar to those of the scroll bar.

can someone tell me a solution?

thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcmicalizzi:
Unless I misunderstood what you mean, you can use WidgetLocker to be able to display any widgets on the lockscreen and then use one of the many notification programs such as nils that provide a widget that displays notifications
[HTC Desire S] Tyorgg:
Hi everyone, my power button doesn't work, and when i run out of battery the phone shutdown. Until yesterday when i connected the charging cable it power on automatically. but today i flashed the 4ext recovery, and now it doesn't boot! any solutions? i'm running SVHD and, as said, 4ext recovery touch
[HTC Desire S] Tyorgg:
i connected to pc, adb recognize it and now is on! but what can i do with the recovery? when i launched "adb devices" it said that the device was on and in recvery mode when the screen was off!
[HTC Desire S] Tyorgg:
ok, solved. i didn't configure 4ext recovery, now it works
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bolleyjara:
Hi guys I'm using Omega v56 Rom which is really great. However, I have noticed that the stock based Roms do not have a good quality when you are listening music with your headphones. However, AOSP roms or MIUI sound awesome. Is there any tweek to improve this or make it sound louder. Quality is fine but too low. Please let me know. Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
I have no sound problem, with stock and decent earbuds and level is to high .

Best for stock is the Viper4Android app and IRS .

See V4A thread in XDA .

Read the sound quality thread .
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirTor:
Flash lastest Boeffla kernel from: http://boeffla.df-kunde.de/sgs3/boeffla-kernel/Test_jb43/

Download Boeffla-configV2 from PlayStore -> Boeffla-Sound and adjust it to your taste (I recommend Archis Audiophile equalizer)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bolleyjara:
Thank you so much, I will try that. If eventually I wanna try an Aosp rom will I have to remove this Kernel or something like that (never have flashed a kernel before)? Can this be flashed if I am using a stock rom with root (just wondering)?

Enviado desde mi Nexus 7 usando XDA Premium HD app
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirTor:
1-No, you'll just have to do a full wipe as recommended for moving between roms.

2- Yes, you can flash it on any Sammy's 4.3 rom (using odin or CWM based recovery).

BTW- make sure to install the kernel in the link I gave you, because there are several versions for each rom type (CM, 4.1.2, 4.3, Omni etc).

Second, I recommend following developer's guide for configurating the kernel to your liking:

http://www.boeffla-kernel.de/index.php/kernel-settings
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] showlyshah:
Hello all,

I got a strange problem with my 136 stock firmware, i had it bl unlocked and was using an insecure kernel, few days ago. And was doing some experiments with lb/ub camera quality. So as to lock the bootloader, i flashed my stock kernel( with out changing any thing on rom side, and i am already rooted) and then restored the TA. So now its locked and every thing including recovery and root is working.

Yesterday i found that the r/w permission of my system is gone, though i can read from there, and still have all other root permissions and the xbin contains su binary too.

All that i cant do is mounting it as r/w. The default.prop contains ro.secure value as 1, which i think is due to stock kernel.

Any idea what i am missing or what may be the cause.

I can still flash files using recovery, and i tried updating su to latest version too.. No difference. Busy box is also there.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Android Development] lilloone:
S3 upgrade problem. from 4.1.2 to 4.3 the phone has lost its IMEI and now has the generic one. It also does not find the network. I state that the cell was branded Vodafone Italy and I was trying to put the original samsung kernel. If someone can 'help me Thanks

P.S. I state that I do not have any kind of backup
[Galaxy S III Android Development] gopzzz:
Refer back to Sam firmware website and download the latest 4.3 firmware and install using odin app..

Or

Browse for upgrade s3 to 4.3.. follow instructions... u will be fine.

---------- Post added at 07:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:28 PM ----------

http://www.droidreport.com/how-inst...build-xxugna5-samsung-galaxy-s3-gt-i9300-5702

Follow this
[Galaxy S III Android Development] JJEgan:
Please read the rules questions are not posted here .

Please ask in the existing threads .

STICKYS

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2344125

UNDERSTAND FIRST

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2362743

Network IMEI EFS

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2393289

Downgrade and network problems .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
[Galaxy S III Android Development] malybru:
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Please refer to ,and post in the stickies in the General section.

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