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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] peterm20:
Well the problem is it won't flash past boot.img

As soon as boot.img is started it goes a green bar on Oden about 3/4 of the way and then goes FAILED! and oden disconnects the device.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
If you went from 5.1.1 to 5.0.X it's most likely hard bricked.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] peterm20:
Even if i can get in to download mode?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
Yea.... You have to stay within the same android version, ex. Any of the 5.1.1 updates. The firmware version that you're trying to restore with, is it OF7?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] peterm20:
I think it is OF7.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
It should say it on the tar file. It's worth a try but you're probably dead. Here is the file if you need it but like I said, most likely you're done.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3154757
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Robbie Doo:
Which version of the Odin are you using?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] JediMindTrixx:
It worked for me. I have a friend who did the same thing and thought the phone was a gonner. I told her I'd give it a try and I was able to Odin (v.3.10.6) to OF7, took the OTA to OH1 and flashed Wicked One SS v.3.0 from [MENTION=3533781]dazednconfused[/MENTION] and she says it's running perfect.

Also, [MENTION=5608703]Soooperstar[/MENTION] Odin file here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
Your friend went from 5.1.1 to 5.0.X? That's the link I just gave him
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] JediMindTrixx:
Yes she did. Sorry about that, saw that afterwards.

Sent from a Galaxy S6 Edge... Far, Far, Away...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
Interesting
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] peterm20:
the latest one. I've seen various other flashing posts saying you should use a slightly older Oden.

Also side rant. I did a chat with samsung support and they said the Smart Switch recovery doesn't work with the S6? I cannot get it to verify the serial number of my phone (s6) and the broken one (s6 e)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
3.10.6 is what I use
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Robbie Doo:
I'm not sure which version you are referring to as the latest one, but the only version that will work with what you're trying to accomplish is 3.10.6
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] peterm20:
Well your file got me way further than I've got before. I can get it to write the system.img in "BL" but if i use AP it fails about 1/2 the way through
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
Like I said from my knowledge, you should be hard bricked, but if someone else went from 5.1.1 to 5.0.X and back, you might want to find out what they did. Don't think it's possible
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] peterm20:
Alright I think I got a custom rom installed. What I had to do to fix it was install TWRP for some reason it seems the /system partition was 0 bytes. so i had to use the advanced format change the system type to ext4 (it should be that way anyway) that seemed to work. rebooted back in to recovery and formatted it. Installed Wicked like it was suggested previously.

Waiting for it to start up It has the blue active load screen right now. Maybe I should be able to flash to the correct stock now.

Thank you all for the suggestions/help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] hospos:
I can confirm it is possible to go from oh1 5.1 to 5.0
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] JediMindTrixx:
Glad you got it working!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] bcombel:
How did you flash the custom rom? I had a problem similar to yours but system partition was 0 and usb-otg had all the space like it switched. I somehow got that back right and i flashed the stock 5.1.1 and it flashes all the way and says pass but when i reboot the stock recovery starts and the bar goes halfway until it says erasing then it restarts and goes right to download mode. I reboot to recovery and it says cant mount efs (invalid argument). I flash twrp but have no usb-otg or adb so i cant try a custom rom. I have been trying to fix this for two weeks. I need a recovery with working adb or usb. Does anyone have a suggestion?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] JediMindTrixx:
Have you tried selecting "Nand Erase All" in Odin?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] bcombel:
No i saw that option but wasnt sure what it does. Should i try that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] JediMindTrixx:
I would try it since it will clean all the partitions and the pit file will setup the partitions. If you are using the stock OF7 file from [MENTION=5608703]Soooperstar[/MENTION] the pit file is in the tar. If that doesn't work try clicking "Re-partition" in the options.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] bcombel:
Ok i just got home so i am going to try and see what happens. At this point I really have nothing to lose. I never give up on things like this but I didn't know anything else to try until this. I appreciate the help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] JediMindTrixx:
Hope it works out bro!

Go Hawks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] bcombel:
Well I just wanted to report back. I have tried pretty much everything I can think of but no luck. I even tried the OH1 firmware and it boots in download mode and then screen goes black and the blue led stays on. If I boot to recovery the android man comes on and the bar pops up and it starts loading and when it says erasing the phone restarts before it finishes. It still says cant mount efs in recovery so that might be the issue. With no usb-otg support in twrp im at a loss. I appreciate the help though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Joshwaaa:
They have the OH1 file now for Odin. Have you tried that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
Here's the stock recovery. It's worth a try, nothing to lose.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3209082
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] bcombel:
Well just reporting back about my issue. I have tried everything I can think of and this phone will not give. After I install firmware and the android guy comes up with erasing it just fails. If I reboot it stays in download mode unless I odin one of the modded kernels. It boots in download mode and then I get the blue led with black screen and it stays there. What is weird to me is that after it boots download mode comes on screen but after that it stays black. No samsung logo or anything comes on and I get no sound. This is the first time I could not get a phone to come back and its so frustrating. I even tried breaking up the files and flash them in each slot but no good. I see the newest firmware is out so I might give that a try but I dont think I will get any better results. If I had usb-otg or adb working in twrp I could try a custom rom. The stock recovery has adb disabled because dm-verity failed. I dont ever give up but I may just have to on this. Thanks for all the help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
Have you tried the OI1 firmware?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] bcombel:
Yes i tried it last night and i thought it did the trick. After i flash the firmware and it reboots i have to hurry and press up, power, and home buttons because that is the only way it will finish with the install. So i did that and the android guy came on but this time erasing came on the screen and stayed on for around 30 seconds but the bar didnt come up. So i got excited thinking it was going through but it rebooted on me without going any further. I am in the process of splitting the files up and using a program to take 2 boot files and create a tar and system and recovery file(may not be right not by the computer) and create a tar. I am going to put them in the separate slots and flash it that way. I have been doing tons of reading and people have had success this way. I found a few tutorials on people flashing the firmware this way and having success but none of them were specific about the whole process of where every file goes but i am figuring the rest out. The thing that is bugging me is when i install unikernel it looks like it boots but i cant even get the Samsung wording to show on the screen it is just black and the blue led stays on. This is so frustrating its driving me insane.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
If you can get I recovery try doing a factory reset then try to Odin the firmware. You need to unlock the bootloader before installing the kernel
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] bcombel:
Which recovery should i use? How do i unlock the bootloader? I messed with it last night and i still can't get it. I know it's probably something simple i just can't figure it out. The other thing i didn't mention is after i install the firmware and i install the kernel when i boot it the screen is grey with all kind of little blocks on it. Thanks for the help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
Don't flash anything after the firmware flash. Boot the phone then go to phone settings. Click on build number until developer options are unlocked. Then go into phone settings then developer options, then click the unlock bootloader button to on. Then flash the kernel
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] bcombel:
The phone doesnt boot to get into settings. Before all of this happened i had all of that done already. Is there anyway to get adb or usb to work in twrp?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Soooperstar:
So you can get in twrp?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] bcombel1:
Yes I can get into twrp but adb and usb doesn't work. If I had one of them I think I could fix it. I have been hoping a fix will come out. I know the note 5 twrp just got a fix recently. Im hoping they get it fixed for this phone also.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] supahero00:
i have something similar. gor it rooted on 5.1.1. but i did something dumb by trying to flash over the original. somehow i got it back to just the 3-5min reset from a complete stall at the start. but i havent gotten to d/l TWRP so that i can install a fresh one. seeing that odin only lets you d/l tar files, what do i do? thx in adv
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] supahero00:
wait, there is a way to odin twrp and a custom ROM? can someone please explain that for me?
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarfreak26:
Hi Guys,

Has anyone tried flashing Dr.Ketan rom on the korean version yet? I know the rom doesnt include modem or kernel so theoretically it should work. Im on holiday at the moment and dont have tools available to flash.

If it doesnt work whats the best way to make a deodexed light rom? I just want to be able to use xposed!!

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drizzy xS:
Do you guys notice any performance changes or battery changes when using a launcher other than touchwiz on this phone? On every phone I had included note 4 I never used touchwiz causw it was crap but on this phone I've been using it and it seems okay. What do you think?
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andythilo:
Always used Nova as stock screen sizing wasn't enough for me to have what I want on it.
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatoo069sv:
I want to use Nova too but I love the stock clock/Weather widget. If I could use that with Nova then I would be on it straight away lol
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drizzy xS:
Weather time line is a pretty good replacement weather widget for the stock one, looks really nice and you can customise it a lot

Also is this the stock weather widget? Top one is weather timeline
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatoo069sv:
Yeah that's the stock weather widget mate. I can't seem to get it with the clock together like the 5x1 widget
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drizzy xS:
Do you mean you can't get that widget that I have when you're on nova? How do you feel about that weather timeline, I really like it. It has a lot of material design built into it and it's easy on the battery

BTW there's a lot more widgets than just the card one I've shown you, you can change the icons for the weather etc
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatoo069sv:
No mate. I want the stock clock/Weather widget 5x1 like in stock but to use in Nova. The closest I saw was xwidget but it's not the same lol
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swift2fly:
always used Nova Launcher with my android phones. Can't beat the gesture features! Battery usage seems the same..battery report doesn't high usage.
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gqman69:
Well, it would be nice if you guyz would really look at Nova Launcher battery drain stats.

With System Monitor https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.systemmonitor.lite and various launchers I have compared them with TW. With no widgets, Nova launcher drains battery at a rate of 1-1.5% per 30-60 mins and for 6 hours of off time (sleep) I get 87-93% deep sleep. While TW is the lowest at 0.5-0.7% per 60 mins and 6 hours of off time -> 94-98% deep sleep.

This was obvious when I noticed 20-30% less battery mid-day using Nova.

I now use Action Launcher 3 and it's very close to TW.
[Meizu MX] shawfield:
Ive had some compatibility issues when trying to download apps.

Whatsapp, EE cash on tap, Vault.

Any idea why ?

Android 5 etc
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] rljb1804:
I've got the HTC P3300 for a few months now. I wanted to upgrade to WM6, which I did. Everything is fine.

Now I want to downgrade to WM5 WWE, but it doesn't work.

My pda is not sim-locked, but it still fails. There are a lot of threads regarding this, so I wont ask this, but ..... What the h*ll is CID lock?

I have read a lot about this, but I don't understand. Where is it good for, why can I upgrade, but not downgrade?

Please, can someone explain this in a simple yet effective manner to me?

Hope to read soon,

With regards,

Ronald.
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] rljb1804:
And bootloader?

oh, yes,

What is the bootloader mode? How do I get there, and what does it do?
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] MicTh:
If you want to know specific what CID is and why to run USPL, you should ask the master-mind behindt the prog. him selv :) (Clik on "USPL" further down.

If you have the correkt original ROM made for you unit it should not be a problem to run it without using USPL. But personally i use this genius lille flash (just in case) - Why take any chance

Follow thise instruction and it should go great

Hard reset your device

Run USPL - klik here for further explanation

Run upgrade / Downgrade

Here you can see hov to access bootloader..
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] abshie:
I have downgraded my orbit easily after running USPL utility. This utlity is to temporary unlock the phone. Please try to downgrade or upgrade after this tool run to unlock CID

(The bootloader is invoked by pressing down the Power and Voicedialer buttons simultaneously, and using the stylus at the same time to press the RESET button at the left side. Continue pressing the two buttons for a few seconds after pressing and releasing the reset button until the bootloader screen appears)
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] soardiac:
just to point this out because a friend of mine misunderstood this: this wiki article shows both how to do a hard reset and also how to enter bootloader. you

dont

have to do a hard reset first to enter bootloader. just do what abshie wrote (even though i dont think pressing the power button is necessary).
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] abshie:
You are right

I just mentioned the way to enter boot loader is because he asked for it.

No need to do anything in the bracket to upgrade or downgrade OS.

Just run USPL and you can easily do it.
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] redski:
ronald

you use the bootloader mode for... well, for upgrading and downgrading your ROM, for one thing!!!

you can always downgrade, but remember, first you must run the USPL each time you want to change your rom. then you won't have a problem. you don't even need to downgrade to your original rom, unless you bricked your device. but if you didn't brick it and you just want to change/downgrade your rom, just run USPL first then flash your device with your choice rom! :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrGohut:
If i have UB and root can i update my phone via OTA? Or should i unroot and then i will be able to update?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asakurato:
I don't think you can do OTA update on UB.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zviki:
And on root. I can't update OTA rooted phone...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KidJoe:
Sorry, i'm not sure how the OTA's work on the Nexus devices, so I have to ask (and haven't found the right discussions which talk about this)...

I have an ATT branded Nexus 6 which has been bootloader unlocked, OEM partition wiped, and flashed with the "for T-Mobile" LYZ28J image. I am using a Verizon SIM in it.

Since there are posts of T-Mobile pushing LYZ28K I was wondering, will get get this OTA? if so when (i.e. does it it matter than I have a Verizon SIM in there when it comes to OTA's? Or do I manually need to load it?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iRub1Out:
It doesnt matter that it has a vzw sim in it. If youre stock, you may get it, and you can apply it - but when? Nobody can tell you that, you'll get it when you get it.

If you are waiting for Tmo specific firmware on VZW service, that isn't going to happen - you'll never get that since...well...you dont have TMo service...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Stig 04:
Lol what's the reason behind an AT&T branded phone with T-Mobile Rom and Verizon sim? Personally I would just manually do it, like the dude with the hilarious name above me said you may get it you may not. If you want it just go manual.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iRub1Out:
^^ exactly.

Thats what I've always done - if i want it (and since I'm never stock) I have to manually flash the firmware, make my own no-enforced encryption boot.img (kudos to the kitchen) flash that, and start all over.

Thats how it is, I'm used to it. OTA are too slow, IMO, anyway.

EDIT:

I use this name universally online - any forum you see it, XBL, GitHub, reddit... it's me. lol
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KidJoe:
Long story short... its a work supplied device. I asked for unlocked/unbranded and got the ATT branded (but sim unlocked). My primary work line is Verizon, backup/test line is T-MO.

We have others that will likely be in the same boat (ATT branded, sim unlocked, but using other provider).. who are not techie. So rather than flashing or side loading the OTA (which I easily could), I'm waiting to see what happens.

I'm more curious *IF* I should get the update in this state. and if the mix of rom vs sim might cause any delays/issues.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prdog1:
Bottom Line. Verizon and ATT don't usually OTA for 3 months after update release. Once the factory image for Sprint, USC, International drops you can fastboot flash that They gonna use the same and it will work. T-Mobile and FI work better with their drop just because of WiFi calling.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iRub1Out:
I'd say that because you're using VZW service, it makes absolutely no difference what branding the phone has and doesn't matter what carrier it was purchased for.

If it uses VZW service, you'll only get OTAs that are for that service. You won't get Tmo specific OTAs for a device being used on VZW - when the OTAs are pushed out they are done so by the service the device is registered as using. I don't think you would ever get said OTAs since the device wouldn't need them.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KidJoe:
Thank you. And that is what I'm thinking, and why I'm asking... because I'd also seen talk about the SIM in the Nexus 6, or the carrier the phone is on, impacting some of the Nexus 6 updates in the past.

But I also remember my Sister-In-Law using an XT1053 on ATT, who did get XT1053 updates.. SO I wasn't completely sure how the nexus updates worked.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prdog1:
Yes. If leave the sim in will get the Verizon OK'd OTA. That has been up to 3 months after the image was posted. Either remove sim and try to force OTA from Google or manually flash the image. We end up always manually flashing due to having root.. 3-5 minutes tops. :cool:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
That's not accurate.. On every other android phone it is accurate but not in the nexus 6.

Usually with a GSM phone, the update is pushed by the oem and your current build determined which update you got.. For example, my Three UK s3 would get the Three UK branded rom update. Even if I had an O2 UK sim in it.. If I then flashed a Vodafone UK rom, I would then get those updates.

With the nexus 6 though, this has changed.. For Verizon and T-mobile users, Google now uses the sim to identify which update to get.. They both were sent with an unbranded stock rom then later on, depending on the simcard, got either a t-mob or vzw update.

The problem is though, that each update will only install on a specified build.. So a vzw update will never install on a t-mob rom or vice versa, so it does matter if the build is one carrier and the sim is another as it will never get an update.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iRub1Out:
That's what I meant, I probably should have worded that differently.

I meant that even though it is using Verizon service you only get updates for Verizon service. If it's branded for X carrier that won't matter - the service its using is what you'll get updates for.

I apologize about that that was a poor choice of wording on my part.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KidJoe:
And just an update.... tonight, I got prompted for a 28meg update. After the update I'm on LYZ28K.

So I guess to answer my own question...

Yes, an ATT Branded Nexus 6 flashed T-Mobile ROM with VZW SIM installed will get updated, and stay on the T-Mobile rom.

That is good.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prdog1:
Should get the Verizon/ATT (Generic ) rom if have Verizon sim. Hopefully you unlocked before taking update. If locked and it bootloops your only option is RTA. :cool:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KidJoe:
Yup. I unlocked. Actually when I got it, I unlocked it, rooted, cleared the OEM partition (backed it up first), then flashed the T-Mobile rom.... and left it unlocked (but not rooted since I'm using for work)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2ndammendment:
Hi guys and gals.

I've been flashing roms for years and I've soft bricked my devices dozens of times and have always been able to recover, except this time.

I was running Cyanogen mod 12.1 and all the problems started happening after a nightly update. Basically, the phone got super laggy and eventually started random rebooting. I thought it was a bad flash or something was wrong with the latest update so I did a clean wipe and flashed another rom, same thing happened. Eventually I Odined back to stock and it ran fine for a few days but the problems came back. Now the phone won't even finish boot anymore. I used NAND erase all in odin and and reflashed again, it seems to be better since it wont reboot its self anymore but I can't get past the T-mobile splash screen. Last night I tried reformating the NAND using a PIT file but I kept getting "Secure check fail : PIT". I was starting to thing the problem is hardware related but it won't RR in download mode and I think its too big of a coincidence that it happened after the Cyanogen update. Any ideas?