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[Galaxy Note 4 General] plustin:
I have tried this as a last resort to fix my n910g. I was using Odin 3.12.7 on a windows 7. I have been having "Odin: Write failed" for ages. I can still load to download mode and flash to recovery, but that's as far as what my phone is capable of. I have tried clearing out ALL my data (except SD card of course) via recovery and flashing a custom ROM via recovery will lead to a long (probably never ends) splash screen.

When I tried the 4.4.4 repair firmware (4 file, from the second post) with the attached PIT, it will load (quite far) before failing with another odin write failure:

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1207)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/003> sbl1.mbn
<ID:0/003> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/003> tz.mbn
<ID:0/003> sdi.mbn
<ID:0/003> NON-HLOS.bin
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> system.img.ext4
<ID:0/003> persist.img.ext4
<ID:0/003> modem.bin
<ID:0/003> Transmission Complete..
<ID:0/003> Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes
<ID:0/003> Receive Response from boot-loader
<ID:0/003> cache.img.ext4
<ID:0/003> hidden.img.ext4
<ID:0/003> FAIL! (Write)

Can anyone give some advice as to what I can do to repair my phone?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dzebrys:
yes, you can disassembly it and reflow the emmc chip again. use 235°C for 2 minutes to fix dry joints.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Kueh:
I wonder if that'll work on Note 2 emmc issue.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jolaca49:
I wonder if instead of heat gun could one use a temperature regulated soldering iron (e.g. Weller), covering the surface of the chip with a piece of metal? The surrounding would be well protected this way...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dzebrys:
I've not much experience but I think air is better as the temp is not so directed and puncture but flow around and also heat the mb. use YouTube for ideas how to substitute air gun with for example 20w halogen bulb. temp measurement is a must.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] qwellen:
need i pit file? thanks.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] zeeshan9098:
Is the stock firmware from sammobile and this repair firmware different in any way
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Bib_x:
Can i flash a new rom onto my note4 when i get this mmc error?

I now use the wakelock-app and my phone is usable again.

But when i have to make a reboot, i have some problems until i get back to a working phone... Many tries are needed...

So if i want to flash a new rom, is this still possible or will odin, twrp, ... crash while writing the new software to the flash?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jolaca49:
I was following exactly the procedure from the 1st post. MD5 was controlled for the downloaded .zip, after unpacking the files and uploading them in the newest Odin, started. The FAIL warning came every time (5-7 tryings) during the system.img installation, after uneven install periods. The final result was a total darkness: I am no more able to boot in any mode. Nothing, no charging LED, no vibration --- dead.

As I did not do anything else than trying to install the appropriate package for my phone, could totally kill it or are there technics to revive?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Kueh:
I believe the culprit was a software upgrade caused a hardware issue/failure. A security update caused overheating of the emmc chip and soldered connections became undependable. This is a general theory circulating around.

To reboot, remove your battery. Press and hold the power and home buttons for at least 20 seconds. Reinsert your battery and boot up. This might take a few attempts. If this doesn't work, removed the battery for a few hours and make another attempt.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jolaca49:
Your proposed steps were done with a set of 3 batteries. Phone in freezer without battery. Tries to reboot with power only, and with the all possible 2-and-3-buttons combinations... Nothing (yet).
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RamHa:
U saved my bro's phone, thank U man!!:good::highfive:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] notachamp:
The key how i keep my note4 still running is when i got an error message, happens all 2 month maybe, i shut down the phone, then i take the battery off for many hours. I boot the phone and i never shut it down untill i get that weird android system message. Of course i always use wakelock in partial mode or it would not work. So try to not shut down ur phone alot, sometimes u will have to wait more then half hour, over while night untill u can boot ur phone again. In that way i run my phone 2 months for example without shuting it down and it works pretty well. Make sure also that ur battery don't gets under 40% something could also be the reasion for that system error message. Not sure, but as i said my note works perfect since one Year soon with the emmc fail stuff.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] preambean:
I too got the:

<ID:0/003> hidden.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> FAIL! (Write)

Try flashing the firmware again without the CSC file. When Odin reads reset remove the battery and boot into recovery (volume up + power + home). It should take less than 5 minutes for recovery to boot with the green android figure loading. Then do a factory reset and reboot. It should boot fine :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] notachamp:
Every flash or boot needs some wait time, i turned back to original firmware, Android 7 on Note4 looks cool and it was superfast without samsung stuff and desktop, but it works not well with some apps and many features are missee, i would really recomend to stay on original firmware (or if u are on android 7 to turn back to 6 with the alexandr debloadet original rom), specialy when u got that eMMC fail issues, if you didn't shut down long enough your phone (by removing also battery) and trying to flash, you can have even an Softbrick. I don't even remember how i fixed it. So keep doing like i said in my latest post and you can use ur phone like nothing happent.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] FARINFREAK:
SM-N910F Odin flash write failure

Hallo,

ich muss leider mein GalaxyNote4 flashen weil es aus dem nichts jetzt permanet bootet. Mit dem RepairKit für das 910F (N910FXXU1BOC3_VFG1BOC2_v5.0.1_Repair_Firmware) funktioniert es leider nicht, obwohl ich genau nach Anleitung alles bei Odin eingestellt habe. Das Problem ist das CSC File dort kommt es zu write failure

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1207)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/003> sbl1.mbn

<ID:0/003> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/003> tz.mbn

<ID:0/003> sdi.mbn

<ID:0/003> NON-HLOS.bin

<ID:0/003> boot.img

<ID:0/003> recovery.img

<ID:0/003> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> persist.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> modem.bin

<ID:0/003> Transmission Complete..

<ID:0/003> Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes

<ID:0/003> Receive Response from boot-loader

<ID:0/003> cache.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> hidden.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> FAIL! (Write)

<ID:0/003>

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

Auch das Reset in den Fabrikzustand funkioniert nicht mehr da bekomme ich die Meldung "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in KIES & try again". Wennich das in Kies versuche bekomme ich die Meldung das mein Device nicht unterstützt wird.

Jetzt habe ich leider keine Idee mehr. kann jemand helfen?

Danke
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jaeqer:
[MENTION=8825045]msg4life209[/MENTION] [MENTION=604329]dzebrys[/MENTION] Can one of you please show me in a pic the location of emmc I also would like to try it.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dzebrys:
it's stacked on top of soc, the only 1cm square chip which is not covered by metal cage.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jaeqer:
[MENTION=604329]dzebrys[/MENTION] Is it the one I have marked, if not please use the pics to help me.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Keinbockwurst:
English.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dzebrys:
yes
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jaeqer:
[MENTION=604329]dzebrys[/MENTION] I tried it and earlier it used to boot up at least in recovery now no sign of anything I guess I f'ed it up ^^ Anyway thanks for helping.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jaeqer:
[MENTION=9028474]derderbeherbert[/MENTION] I dont know if you saw my replies but before I tried to heat the mmc directly, I had my phone on wakelock app for months but in the end that method also stopped working. By having my phone on wakelock app I mean, whenever the phone gets slow, laggy turn it off, pull out the battery, put it in the fridge for a few minutes til it cools down then turn it on and open wakelock app on the minimum level. Like I said it worked but wasnt permanent now the only solution is to buy a new mb and there is a video on yt a guy having the same issues and replacing it, its been months he says he hasnt faced any issue until now but Im thinking to go for another phone. Here is the link if you are interested.

https://youtu.be/PwT9-RaWKaI
[Galaxy Note 4 General] notachamp:
Like i said it seems the phone will be not dead, you just have to wait some hours without battery and right after you put the battery in...start the phone and be carefull to not shut down the screen and to check again on wackelock if the partial mode is on again before you turn the screen of. That's the only easy solution to not buy a new phone. And new a battery is still less expensive than a 500-1000$€ phone.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] note2nooby:
So. Its an overheat problem.

Why does nobody tried changing the thermopads on the cpu and the gpu?

Im getting fairly hot phone and random reboots 4 times a week or so. Reboots are causing EMMC corruption.

Just spoke with a service to change my pads to something optimal.

Again,why does nobody tried changing pads in their phone???

Edit: once you have your EMMC corrupted its over. New maindboard... or used from some estore.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] note2nooby:
I can understand your feelings. This phone is incredible.

Well in a week or so,we are gonna have confirmation from me, if it is really the ofw itself, or its how i suggest, the obsolation of the thermopads.

Update: just came back from the service guy. Made some benchmarking with a brand new s7 to see how much better is it heat dissipation.

Did some antutu stress test on both devices.

Note 4 got 65 degrees celsius.

s7 got 75 C all the time.

the result is kinda wierd.

the guy told me, he would not risk opening the Note as they tend to crack the glass and digitizers.

So for now im out of options. sorry guys.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] benjamen50:
Hidden fail? Just flash without the hidden.img file. Anyway got Note 4 here emmc read fail in download mode, doesn't even show charging screen pretty sure the NAND chip is busted.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ARDV:
i tried this: https://xdaforums.com/not...0p-sm-t3468721

it failed with me,

i have in the bootloader:

reactivation lock: locked

secure download: enabled

is that mean that the bootloader is locked and i should unlock it first? and how to unlock it? can i make it just with adb commands?

---------- Post added at 12:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:34 PM ----------

i tried this: https://xdaforums.com/not...0p-sm-t3468721

it failed with me,

i have in the bootloader:

reactivation lock: locked

secure download: enabled

is that mean that the bootloader is locked and i should unlock it first? and how to unlock it? can i make it just with adb commands?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ljubimci:
Can i do this now in 2018th when my emmc failed phone was on 6.1? These repair files are from a previous android version, will it work? I already have a dead phone...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] notachamp:
I'm wondering if there are any Galaxy Note 4 Models where we can know 99% that it does not will have the emmc selfbrick (or call it as you like), my warranty is gone and i would like to buy the galaxy note 4 again. Maybe the non-snapdragon series with 8core processor or do they have the same emmc chip?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ljubimci:
I have one F and one C version.

C never let me down, works flawlessly since December 2014th.

F is a crap, will never buy Snap version again if I can biy Exynos.

Do you have any solution for my problem? Can I fix this emmc fail and no pit problem or to sell it for parts?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Cs3v3n:
me too I have the same version F, and now my eMMC is dead. I don't know if there is a solution to solve this problem...

someone know what I can do to solve this?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] wolfmenace:
I have the 910F , I have tried this method using odin.

ODIN gave me a FAIL ERROR while flashing.

Now I am stuck with the triangle image. I have tried this many times and unfortunately is not working.

Now I am trying to figure out how to remove that triangle and install a new ROM.

If anyone has any tips let me know please..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ljubimci:
The tip I came across at the end:

Sell the phone for the parts. There's no help. :(
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kyuubi654:
Do you mean the yellow triangle where it says "Firmware update encountered an issue" by any chance? When i first tried the fix ODIN also gave me a fail error. After rebooting the phone i came across such an image.

What i did after that (had nothing else to lose :D ) in ODIN i didn't use repartition anymore. Then i selected only AP with the image that was provided in the fix and flashed that to my phone (Phone only had the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 logo and didn't go further). Then i went back again in ODIN and selected only BL and flashed that to the phone (rebooted and it powered on successfully). I think you can try and flash BL AP and CP all at once. The problem with the whole fix was that no flashing was possible with repartition and/or CSC (at least for me). So I left those out. Then i went ahead and downloaded the 6.0.1 AP from sammobile and flashed that. Not sure if the eMMC thing is fixed, but i've got a working system again. Even ran the CF-Auto-Root to get me some more access :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] shadesOFmyEteRniTY:
Class Action Suit Against Samsung

There is a class action lawsuit against Samsung for the Note 4 emmc failure issue. Join the cause to make Samsung take responsibility for this oversight on Facebook at:

facebook . com / savemynote4
[Galaxy Note 4 General] pr1jker:
Hi guys

Finally happened to me too, after 2 years of wonderful Note 4 working.

I plan to go to another flagship. Meanwhile I tried to software solution (Wakelock Powermanager), and I must say it really works! So, yes, battery in gone in 6-8h hours, but my note 4 doesn't go crazy ano more. So, as a temporary solution, it's worth it.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] devll:
It wouldnt last long. For me, it lasted around 3 months before it totally died.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] wolfmenace:
Are there any particular Note 4 Models that dont have this issue or ALL Note 4 models have this issue?

I am just looking to buy another Note 4 , that's why I am asking...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] devll:
Not sure. So far for G variant is. Its the emmc chip. And theres no way to replace that chip.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] wolfmenace:
I thought that only snapdragon had this issue and I was thinking to buy a Note 4 with Exynos
[Galaxy Note 4 General] devll:
Mine died last year december. After just over 2 years of usage. I use it alot tho. For gaming. Maybe that contributed to its short life.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] wolfmenace:
I have the 910F but yesterday I dont know what happened to my phone but it resurrected once again.

After many attempts , wiped data , reformat,wipe partitions etc it started to work like brand new.

I tried also restarting the smartphone like 3-4 times and no eMMC error.

I am also using a software that moves automatically everything I install to SD card.

However I have downloaded and installed wakelock just to be safe..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] devll:
This happen to mine once. After i bought another phone. Same thing with wakelock on as always. Then out of the blue, it just died and cant power on after.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] BlackStagea78:
Does anyone have a take on this?

Screenshot from 12.09pm today was taken running Norma 26 which was giving me issues like heating up, freezing, lagging, becoming unresponsive after about 5 mins etc. I had the same issue on apocalypse pro too so i don't think its the actual rom.

Second screenshot from 7.56pm today is after a full wipe and flash of stock rom. The phone has now been on for 4 hours, downloaded and installed a firmware update, installed apps etc etc and haven't had an issue yet. Androbench scores are worlds apart.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] rfurb:
After struggling for the last three months with this issue, here goes my small contribution:

1- Despite some reports from users who have flashed their ROMs again, this is not a software problem. Most of them reported later that the problem came back.

2- When the problem happened to me for the first time, my phone suddently started presenting all those serious symptoms at once, like severe lagging, spontaneous restarts, self-entering download mode, etc.

3- I then remembered that computers use to restart unexpectedly when some filesystem corruption is present, so I ran a filesystem repair through TWRP recovery for all partitions. That brought my device back to a usable condition.

4- There were still a few spontaneous restarts remaining. Initially I resisted to install the "Wakelock - Power Manager" app, trying to find a non-workaround solution, but I couldn't. After installing that app, all the restarts and lags are gone. The only symptoms left were that half of the times the reboots took 90 seconds more to complete than a "normal" reboot.

5- However, one thing could never be solved: the permanent memory speed loss. Since the problem began, every memory test app reports about 43 MB/s. If your phone presented this speed reduction and somehow you could reverse it without replacing the phone's eMMC chip or motherboard, please let us know how.

6- It looks like the eMMC memory condition keeps deteriorating. Starting one week ago the phone no longer completes any reboot or turn on without pulling the battery out, waiting a minute and putting it back again.

7- I have a suspicion that this hardware-related problem is not only due to the eMMC memory, but also due to something related to power. That is because after manually shutting down the phone (with the charger connected or by connecting it right at this moment) the battery charging "animation" screen does not appear, it stays in a black screen until we remove the battery and put it back as mentioned above.

8- Just for information, I use only Android 4.4.4 stock ROM (in order to avoid the restrictions that Google is increasingly imposing specially from Android 5.0 and up), always rooted with SuperSU and my phone model is SM-910F (Snapdragon international version).
[Galaxy Note 4 General] BlackStagea78:
Thanks for the info. Anyone from Australia tried joining the class action suit for this?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] mcmess:
Note 2 after 6 years - emmc error

Note 4 after 4 years - emmc error

Freezes, restarts, lags, stucks on boot logo...

Flashing always failed.

Aliexpress and used mobos solved this problems with poor Samsung hardware.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] log30:
Hi all i'm trying to buil cm12.1 to redmi note 3 but i have a problem when i try to compile .... anyone know what's the problem?

Import includes file: /home/pablo/android/out/host/linux-x86/obj32/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libmincrypt_intermediates/import_includes
Export includes file: system/core/mkbootimg/Android.mk -- /home/pablo/android/out/host/linux-x86/obj32/EXECUTABLES/mkbootimg_intermediates/export_includes
Export includes file: build/libs/host/Android.mk -- /home/pablo/android/out/host/linux-x86/obj32/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libhost_intermediates/export_includes
Import includes file: /home/pablo/android/out/host/linux-x86/obj32/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libhost_intermediates/import_includes
Export includes file: build/tools/acp/Android.mk -- /home/pablo/android/out/host/linux-x86/obj32/EXECUTABLES/acp_intermediates/export_includes
make: *** No hay ninguna regla para construir el objetivo 'device/xiaomi/hennessy/prebuilt/kernel', necesario para '/home/pablo/android/out/target/product/hennessy/kernel'. Alto.
make: *** Se espera a que terminen otras tareas....
Notice file: system/core/libmincrypt/NOTICE -- /home/pablo/android/out/host/linux-x86/obj/NOTICE_FILES/src//lib/libmincrypt.a.txt
make: se sale del directorio '/home/pablo/android'

#### make failed to build some targets (01:17 (mm:ss)) ####
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexleshuk:
Hi! Is there any way to get LTE bands working for Russia at the Galaxy S5 Sprint version?﻿ SM-G900F version works with Russian LTE bands
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Youdoofus:
the g900f is designed to work on gsm carriers, the g900p is designed for cdmas. You can add all lte bands to the g900p with this tutorial http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Revontheus:
Hi All!

I currently have the S7 G930FD ( Duos ) and I decided to install recovery.

I'm currently facing an error but first I'm going to enumerate the steps I did,

1) Checked OEM Unlock and USB Debugging from Settings

2) Installed Samsung USB Drivers

3) Installed ODIN

4) I skipped the CROM Services as tutorial videos on youtube didn't have it plus It wasn't on the Galaxy Apps Store, I tried downloading the APK but it fc'ed

5) Entered Download mode

6) I flashed "twrp-3.0.2-0-heroqltechn.img.tar" via ODIN ( AP )

7) I held Volume Up, Standby and Home, and here's where the problem begins

The phone Shows

BOOTLOADER EXCEPTION

[ RST_STAT = 0x1000000 ]

EVT 1.0

ASV TBL VER = 8, GRADE = C

ECT = PARA005i

LOT_ID = NA47A

CHIP_ID = 020e2d3d799c

Exception: do_handler sync: UNKNOWN(esr: 0x2000000) and a few other lines of code

I really don't understand why its doing this, I am able to boot back to the system via the vol down, standby and home button but recovery won't install, I tried installing CF-Auto root but that won't install too since the recovery is messed up :c

I would appreciate any help, I'm not really well versed when it comes to samsung devices :c

Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Flamerz12:
The bootloader is locked
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Revontheus:
Oh its not that hahaha, I already fixed the problem :c I accidentally flashed s7 edge twrp :/ on my s7 *facepalms*

But thanks!!
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] jordy787:
So has anybody had the issue on there op3 with there tempered glass ..mine has the rainbow around the whole glass like the edges won't stick to the phones screen.had this problem on every phone I have and its getting annoying. Anyone know how to fix this ? I cleaned the screen with windex and then used alcohol wipes. I don't see any dust or hair under the edges either.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] kscjx:
Pictures?
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] jordy787:
I don't have a way to take a pic of it right now but its the same as on this pic found here: https://cdn-images.xda-developers.com/direct/3/1/2/7/9/3/3/N6Shamu_ZaggGlass_TopEdge.jpg