[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dandman808:
So the first scary thing was when I set the PDA in Odin (v3.07) to the .md5 file, it apparently had to do a check of its own:

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..​

...I say "scary" because it took a while and I was not prepared for it (I thought the program had locked-up). Then again I guess anything takes a while with a 2+GB file. :silly:

So I got the phone into download mode and clicked Start, then saw the following:

<ID:0/010> Added!!

<ID:0/010> Odin v.3 engine (ID:10)..

<ID:0/010> File analysis..

<ID:0/010> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/010> Initialzation..

<ID:0/010> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/010> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/010> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/010> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/010> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/010> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/010> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/010> FAIL! (Auth)

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

Based on that (and the big red "FAIL!" in the top left corner), I had the sneaking suspicion that the program was not quite as successful as I had hoped, so I unplugged the phone (the process had not been gong on for very long).

As soon as I unplugged the phone, I got that error saying there was some sort of problem with the firmware download and that I should use Kies to restore my phone. I thought "YAY! Let's let Samsung clean up my mess!!" But oh no... Kies wouldn't have anything to do with my (now) modified phone and said it was (now) not compatible.

So I tried the Odin thing again (still in process) and noticed what I thought was a graphical error of some sort under the "Do not turn off target !!!" message. I do believe that this is actually the initial tippy tip of a progress meter that is just moving at about the speed of congealed phlegm (again, as everything takes a long time with a 2+gb file).

So that is where I am for now. I figure I'll give this thing 30-40 min and see if this tippy-tip would-be progress meter becomes something a bit more profound. The problems that I have (above the obvious) at this point are:

Odin has marked this as a "FAIL!"

Odin's message box lists this as "All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Odin appears to not be doing anything at the moment and is waiting for my next move

The progress meter (wannabe) is not progressing

There is some microprint in the top left corner of my phone screen that reads:

(red text)ODIN MODE

(white text) PRODUCT NAME: SGH-919

CURRENT BINARY: Custom

SYSTEM STATUS: Official

KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0X0

KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0X1

CS8-CONFIG-LS8: 0X30 (not sure about the 8s - it is very hard-to-read)

(grey text)WRITE PROTECTION: Enable

eMMC BURST MODE: enable (not sure about the "eMMC", again hard-to-read; also interesting to see the lower-case e's here)

(red text)START [224 1440]

SW REV. CHECK FAIL : fused : 5 , Binary : 1
​

My hopes are not high, but I will keep the faith for now to see if that progress meter grows up and makes something of itself in this world of ours. I am not sure if it is just my innately blind sense of optimism, however it seems that the tippy-tip has become a little larger in the time that it has taken to type this posting.

Then again, my marker may have just shifted. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

It is just barely 7am now and I think I need a beer already.

---------- Post added at 07:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:23 AM ----------

As I am reading my posts I am getting the nasty feeling that this has seemed to turn into a thread hijacking... I will move this onto a new post and post the link here if you would like to respond.

My apologies to the OP.

---------- Post added at 08:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:32 AM ----------

I created a much more detailed (and long-winded) discussion here. Please post any comments/replies there.

Again, apologies to the OP.