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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] musicfreak190:
I see he had to put his dog down. Poor guy probably needs some time off. Hopefully nothing happened after that event.

Very sad for this community as well because he seemed like he was going to be one of the biggest if not the biggest contributors to the Verizon Galaxy S6 (the struggle).

Hope the best for him and maybe one day he will be back.

Does anyone have instructions for / download for the ODIN file?

I hear if you flash the stock ODIN file your battery life increases by like 25%.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] nrage23:
I am getting the S6 today and would like the newest version of Odin and the factory image around in case I have an issue. If anyone has the files please post a new link.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] equake:
This link should point you to the right direction.

my 2 cents
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] musicfreak190:
Thanks for that!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
All files have been restored. Sorry for the trouble.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] droidiac13:
Glad you're back. Hope everything is good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
I have the new OE2 update uploaded and ready for download in post 2. If you are rooted do not flash it. Wait for a updated ROM instead.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] equake:
Isn't it OE2? Just a minor correction...

my 2 cents
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Pretty much but they released the full tar so I posted it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] equake:
I meant the FW version OE2 instead of OE3

lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Oops my bad, it is OE2. I mistyped but it's fixed now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] hank3fan:
Is odin 3.10.6 what we need for OE2 or will 3.9 work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] nrage23:
I used 3.10.6 and it worked perfectly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Same here, I've been using it for the S6 without any issues so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Stevez48:
I have tried multiple times on my laptop and on my PC, It always just sits at nand write start. md5 matches on download, and successful match after extraction with odin verification. Tried 3.09 and 3.10.6 odin versions.

I guess I am sol. lol any other ideas?

EDIT:

Tried again, and it is as follows:

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

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

so, I tried again, and now it is sitting at SetupConnection.... Can't win...

EDIT 2

So I let it sit while I took a shower...and.... FAIL. Operation failed.

<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

Sweet....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] musicfreak190:
Try a different computer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Stevez48:
I did. I only have 2 computers (laptop and desktop), and never had any issues with Odin before... weird. I tried it on both... going to redownload and try again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Stevez48:
It was the USB Cable... Aparently it didn't like the 2 non-samsung ones I tried. I am using the stock on that came with the phone, and it is in the process of flashin the OTA in odin now.

Weird...Never thought it would be that touchy feely about the USB Cable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] exzacklyright:
Does this wipe the SD card?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
No, if you want it wiped factory data reset before you Odin. Only the Multi-Cert tar files wipe, this one is a Home.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] exzacklyright:
Thanks. Also... what is the difference between the OE2 and OC3 Tars??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
There is no OE3 for the VZW S6. if you meant OC3 I'm not positive. I didn't pay much attention to the changes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Vinny702:
Will this work for the edge model???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
No, it most likely will fail to flash because of the different model numbers and signatures. I highly recommend NOT flashing any files that are not for the specific device. This is just bad practice. Yes our devices are similar but they are different models and the files are coded differently and will cause problems sooner or later. I personally would not risk the chance of creating a $700.00 brick.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Droid_Evo_8:
I managed to reflash CleanROM 1.1 for the Edge through Flashfire. And thanked God, it work. Whew!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Cmotion:
So I'm trying to ODIN to OE2 and after a few tries it keeps failing. The progress bar on the phone looks to be at about 10%, and I'm wondering what to do now. I'm using ODIN v3.10.6, have only checked Auto Reboot in the options, and I checked the md5 of the file I downloaded. Can I unplug my phone or will that completely screw everything up? I've used ODIN before, but it has been a while. Any help/advice would be much appreciated. Also, I'm using the USB cable that came with the phone.

Edit: Unplugged the phone, got an error message saying something like "Update failed. Please connect your phone to a computer and use Verizon Update Repair Assistant to upgrade your software". Went back into download mode and tried again, and it worked! Who knows why it didn't the first few times, but like everyone else if you just keep at it, it seems to work out eventually.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] jrock204657:
Thanks for the post. Easy to follow instructions. I flashed a T-Mobile TWRP recovery onto my S^ (VZW) like a dumbass and bricked my brand new phone. Thank god for this!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] polaric:
Can we use heimdall with this aswell?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
I don't think heimdall can handle the large tar file. The last I knew it wouldn't work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] bajasur:
Hey guys. I am working with a few Devs to Hopefully get a rom ported to Verizon S6/Edge variants. Could someone kindly elaborate on the exact issues you guys are facing with custom roms?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Gunthermic:
None, we can do custom ROM's.

CleanROM is already out.

I put out a DeOdexed. And soon a Debloated etc.. Unless you guys are,then no sense.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Gunthermic:
Do we have a OE2 tar that does wipe?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
No, all I can find is the home tar. I'm not sure if it will flash but I can try putting one together. I successfully did the same for the Note4 dev-ed I had.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] bajasur:
Everyone is using flashfire to get roms to work correct? No custom kernel support either right..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Correct, also when making the ROM do not use boot.img and root needs to be added to the updater.script and rooted that way. Otherwise it will bootloop and not root correctly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
I just tried to make a OE2 that wipes and it didn't wipe. It looks like we will have to factory data reset for now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] bajasur:
Thanks for clarifying misterxtc, and congrats on RC!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Thank you, it's good to see you here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Gunthermic:
Problem being. If you hose up yourstuff... you must odin oe2... which doest wipe.... so fc city..... yep.... gonna have to wipe first before booting up first time.....

Sent from my SM-T320 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Yup, I prefer the ones that wipe but for whatever dumb reason Samsung dose not. It's kinda like turning your underwear inside out instead of changing them. lol :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] cambunch:
What is the difference between "Stock XXX Tar" and "XXX Retail Firmware"?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
About 1 gb. There is no system.img or cache.img in the firmware files. This makes it much easier to go from one baseband to another. You don't have to flash the full tar, just the ROM and firmware instead of the full tar, root and then ROM. It might also be useful when we get the update to 5.1 or whatever next version comes out and keep root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] cubarican84:
Wrong sub forum for this thread. Mod Natzi's please address. God knows you are all over any other insignificant violation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Please read the rules for the development section before you assume something. The Development Rules clearly state stock tars do not belong there. Here is a quote from the rules in case you do not chose to read them....."Unmodified Stock ROM and Source Codes does not count as a DEVELOPMENT project unless it's part of an active project you have already started"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] eyekyu:
this just saved my life thanks OP!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
agreed with misterxtc.. ive had a stock odin tar thread moved by a mod in the past..

for some reason a few people get away with it but a stock odin tar is not really development since youre just uploading a stock file and posting a link to it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] bobbarker2:
can we flash the oe2 firmware tar (not the full tar) to upgrade if we're on stock oc3? I'm on stock oc3, just rooted and config'd the way I like it, no mods to the system. Could I just flash oe2 firmware to upgrade, that way I preserve my current apps/settings/config/etc?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
You can only do this if you flash one of the custom or stock ROMs first. You could try not wiping with flashfire (dirty flashing) to save most of your settings. I myself would wipe and flash a custom ROM. Flash the ROM with flashfire and then the firmware with Odin.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] equake:
I've used SmartSwitch to update to OE2 from OC3 and ReRoot using PingPongRoot. This preserves settings and Apps. SmartSwitch will download the entire OE2 FW it seems.

Misterxtc (SmartSwitch in the title is spelled incorrectly lol).

my 2 cents.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Thanks, I totally forgot about using smartswitch and spelling it correctly.... Darn laptop keyboard:D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] bobbarker2:
i ended up trying it anyway and odin failed with some error while writing the modem.bin, made the phone unbootable. SO I ended up flashing the full OE2 tar and a custom ROM over it after I rooted.

I was hoping the OE2 changes to the modem/advanced calling would show an improvement in signal strength/quality but so far not seeing any improvement. :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] equake:
uw, not sure how SmartSwitch actually works but it seems it backs up all apps/data, does a wipe and flashes the FW and then restores the Apps/data. Thats just my guess.

my 2 cents
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
you can choose to restore data or not.. you can also choose what to back up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] TheAtheistReverend:
Flashed OC3 and padlock is still unlocked on splash screen. Isn't this supposed to put that back to normal (for a warranty claim)?

NVM

Rebooted a couple times and got an OTA, now it is as it should be.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Rodskape:
no service or signal problem

So guys, I made the mistake of flashing and OE2 on an OC3... the sim card could not be read. fixed by ODIN flashing to stock OE2 and then flashing to cleanrom 1.1 OE2.... I was traveling at the time and when i got to my destination Puerto Rico. My signal would be there and dissappear even if my phone was lying in the same place. Full bars and then none, at the restart of the phone I would get full bars and then none again. I flashfired to another clean rom 1.5 and the cell signal is long gone, does not appear ever. now Ive been going crazy trying to flash fire to another working ROM or stock rooted rom. Nothing works... I havent been able to use the tar files cause the computer im using I think is too slow and shows me an MD5 binary error after about 5 minutes of checking the MD5. Any help????:

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> MD5 hash value is invalid

<OSM> ALL_VZW_G920VVRU1AOC3_G920VVZW1AOC3_CL4318389_QB4424773_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is invalid.

<OSM> End...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Download the MD5 checker from post 2 and check it with that. If it doesn't match then you have a bad download and will need to download to your computer again. Don't download it to your phone and then copy it to the computer. I've seen lots of failures because of that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Rodskape:
Do I need to have anything other than the .tar file I want to check? for example, the upper box has a space that says: paste <OSM> Enter CS for MD5 here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
It's been a while since I used it but I think you can check the file and compare the number with the one in post 2 but you might need to copy and paste it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] abdallah220:
Pit mapping

I tried everything, my phone just says "Get Pit Mapping" during Odin . Then it fails.

I have a 32GB Verizon Galaxy s6 currently on Clean Rom but getting no service for some odd reason. Please help
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Try the OC3 tar and Odin 3.9. Keep the defaults checked with Odin and select Re-Partition, Nand Erase All and Phone EFS Clear as well. If you can get into recovery mode try to clear cache and factory data reset first. If all this fails then try the Verizon software assist or take it to a BestBuy or Verizon store for a reload.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
i use odin 3.10 as well as i only have the auto reboot option selected on options tab.. its tricky as for some reason to get it to work the first time is hard but after first time it works every time for me now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Rodskape:
After a couple of flashes, SIM card doesnt show any signal with any phone now. Do any of you guys know how this could happen. I put it into other phones and shows no signal but it still has APN information available for verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
ive had a sim go out about once a year.. could only get 3g signal and phone signal but no 4g lte.. when you got your phone, did they give you a new sim or transfer one from your old device?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Rodskape:
This is a new sim.... freakin sucks man.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
That's no good, it might be a hardware problem. First check your Verizon account and make sure your sim card numbers match. I made that mistake the other day with my wife's phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] DeathAngel66669:
I live in a marginal 4g area. Verizon is trying to talk me into spending $175 for wifi signal extender. @ misterxtc, nice sig. Isaiah 53:5/Stryper..... :P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] rvrugg90:
Trying to restore my Verizon galaxy s6 edge back to factory and lock the padlock to return the phone. I downloaded Jodin3 from the link in previous pages and ig et the warning message: The following disk images couldnt be opened. heimdall-mac.dmg no mountable file systems. Any idea how to get it to recognize my phone? I've tried putting it in download mode before.

Thanks,

Robert
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] bretrick30:
I used the Stock OE2 .tar file to upgrade from oc3 to oe2. I have CleanRom Lite 1.1 installed. However I am not receiving Picture messages. I have tried Factory reset and reflashing with Odin.

Any ideas on what I did wrong? Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
what is your baseband? and make sure data is enabled when you try to download the mms
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] bretrick30:
I am on OE2 currently and my data is enabled. I did this a couple days ago, just realized today that I havent been receiving any mms. Can I use odin to go back to OC3?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
yea of course.. you can downgrade from oe2.. just not sure why mms not working for you.. long as you have data (no blocks or caps on your account either) are on the correct baseband etc. it should work
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] justbenice:
i'v tried to flash OE2 to back to stock over CLEANROM 1.5 , so i used odin 3.09 and you know what it COULD NOT flash at all !!! But it went ok when i change to ODIN 3.10 . So if anyone have problem with flash, please use odin 3.10
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Scott:
Here is OF1: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347773998

Remember, it cannot be rooted so I highly encourage you to not flash this. I am posting it here for those that dont care about root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] equake:
Can OF1 be flashed back to OE2 or OC3 using the odin files?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Thank you, I will add this to the OP if you don't mind. I was getting ready to make the tar file I said I was going to and realized I don't have OF1.

No, if you flash OF1 you will loose root and not be able to flash back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] DeathAngel66669:
I pulled the modem.bin and flashed it with flashfire.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B007JgCLgXQLcDZxcTRxRWdNYmc/view?usp=sharing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] DeathAngel66669:
Thank you scrosler for posting the of1 Ota.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Thanks, I'll link this to the OP. It's the only thing worth flashing from OF1 in my opinion.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] equake:
Slightly off topic with OF1 modem/baseband anyone see improvements to signal?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
I wouldn't bother with it if you like having root. So far even the modem can't be flashed back to a previous version..

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61955246&postcount=102
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] dan4092004:
Is there any way you can check your files to see if the MD5's you have listed match the stock and retail OE2 files you have listed ?. Have tried downloading both of them 2 times and cannot get a good MD5 match.

Figured maybe something wrong on my end so I downloader the scrosler file listed at his link and it worked the first try. Only problem is his file is not the one I need.

TIA
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
The uploads posted are fine, I used them yesterday. You can use the MD5 check software in post 2 to check it before you unzip it. Make sure you are not downloading them with your phone and then copying to the PC. That will cause problems. Why I have no clue but it happens a lot. Just download them with your PC and you should be good to go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] dan4092004:
Thanks for the quick reply. I was checking the md5 after unzipping. Just checked it zipped and checked out fine. Live and learn. Thanks for your time. Appreciate the quick response.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] rbakeratt123:
of1 didnt like my s6

I flashed the of1 to my s6 the other day. Not only am i stuck in bootloop, but every time i flash the of1 tar. it passes, phone restarts then goes into another loading bar, Loading bar gets close to halfway, and then stops, dissappears, and says erasing.. After that it reboots and says android is upgrading and stops at various apps during this process and reboots. It has been this way for three days. I have flashed it multiple times, even factory reset and wiped cache also still to no avail. I honestly do not not what to do now. Help is greatly appreciated with possible donation for fix of this softbrick.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
It sounds like you have done everything correct. Maybe try a different version of Odin from post 2.You can also try smartswitch but I'm not sure if that will help if you can't boot to the OS. I've flashed the OF1 tar a few times without any trouble and my phone runs great surprisingly. As long as you are flashing this to a VZW S6 and not the S6 Edge it should be good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
also make sure you are using the ap slot in odin and ONLY select auto reboot in the options...

if that fails, try using the pit file and rom tar
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] rbakeratt123:
im pretty sure i am doing everything right. if i try to flash the of1 on 3.09 odin doesnt get past nand write and just freezes it will only pass on the . 3.10.6. I havent saw the pit file for of1 just the tar. if you could point me where the pit would be.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] flooritnfly:
So I guess I am slightly confused................If I go buy an S6 and it is already on OF1 can I Odin back to an older firmware that you posted here so that I can then root since OF1 is unrootable?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
no. you cannot downgrade if already on of1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Yup, stuck like a duck on Christmas day. :crying:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] flooritnfly:
Ok that's what I thought. :(:(:crying:

I would get one from Verizon right now if I knew it wasn't on OF1 but no guarantee :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
I got one from BestBuy last week and it wasn't updated but I think Verizon is updating theirs. You could try to check Verizon and tell them not to update it or set it up. They have always been cool to me with that. I ended up getting a refund from BestBuy and got one off Swappa instead.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
yea.. id tell them it has to be on oe2 or earlier or im not buying lol im sure theyd find one uf they have it haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] MIKEYSAKZ:
May i ask what seem like a silly question but i am doing my research and was hoping to find out what each file is used for.

As in the op there is two files listed for oe2 one is the tar file which i believe is used solely with Odin and the there is the oe2 retail firmware which i am uncertain as to where that file is used or the difference between the two. Any help or feedback will be greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
oe2 is entire odin tar includes everything and oe2 retail firmware typically includes the oe2 baseband and kernel

---------- Post added at 10:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:11 PM ----------

to add, lets say youre stuck in a boot loop... oe2 full tar is what you need..

if you are on oc3 and flash an oe2 rom in flashfire you need to use the retail firmware tar for mobile data etc to work but the full tar isnt needed in this case..

only thing is, if you get a device that is updated to of1, you cannot downgrade it so the tars wont do anything for you..

these are just a few examples if their use and differences
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] MIKEYSAKZ:
And all can be done before and after root correct and thanks again guys
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
odin can be used any time but if you use a full stock odin tar it essentially flashes full stock unrooted rom to your device and youd need to re root vs. retail firmware is only kernel/modem
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] MIKEYSAKZ:
So I guess my last question would be and I extremely grateful is will it matter if I flash the oe2 pre rooted rom first or the firmware or does it not matter
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
i would just flash oe2 rom.zip and have flashfire reboot straight into download mode and odin the oe2 retail firmware

i usually do it immediately after flashing the rom but i dont think itd hurt if you did it before just might be slightly longer
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] rbakeratt123:
This is the problem I'm still having. Sorry for the bad quality. I really need help though.Odin passes everything on of1 flash but phone doesn't load to it. Bootloader says of1 software after though so I cannot down downgrade. Autoboot only checked in Odin.

---------- Post added at 01:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:44 AM ----------

I need ten posts to add my link to what my phone is doing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] rvv2002@hotmail.com:
So I'm having issues with the ODIN files and I can't figure out what the heck is going on.

I'm currently on OC3 and would like to install the OE2 clean rom. I successfully rooted and installed flashfire. I installed the OE3 clean rom and was having issues with data. I figured that this was due to the firmware so I found this thread and tried to load the firmware for OE2 via ODIN...no luck. Fails every time. I wiped the phone and tried to install the OE2 FULL tar and it also failed. I restarted the computer, re-installed the phone drivers...no luck. I got scared that I had bricked the phone and tried to install the OC3 full tar via ODIN and presto, it worked. I tried flashing the OE2 full tar on top of that one....Failed again.

Does anybody have any idea why it wouldn't let me flash the OE2 via ODIN, but has no problem with the OC3?

Thank you!

R
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] DeathAngel66669:
Try a different cable than the one that came with the phone.