[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexhus:
Greetings,

Right away, sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong spot.

My story:

One of my friends was about to throw away his tablet because of the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" problem. He took it to a "repair shop", they tried restoring the tablet with Kies and Smart Switch. They couldn't get it to work, so he gave it to me.

Kies does not detect the tablet.

Odin DOES detect the tablet, but flashing fails.

I've tried flashing absolutely anything I could find (apart from a custom rom, couldn't find one I could flash with odin).

I CANNOT flash ANYTHING with odin. Sometimes it fails on NAND write, other times it appears like the flash was successful because it says RESET in odin and the tablet turns off, but after turning it back on it goes right back to the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" screen.

The USB drivers are OK.

I've tried all ODIN version I could find from 1.85 to 3.11.1.

I CANNOT boot to recovery or download mode (if I could there wouldn't be a problem).

What could be wrong with it? What can I try to fix it? I'll try to list all of the things I tried to flash but forgive me if I forget some (there have been QUITE a few over the past 3 days of trying).

What I've tried to flash:

CF-Auto-Root-espresso10rf-espresso10rfxx-gtp5100

Clockworkmod_Recovery_for_P5100

espresso-any-root-kernel.v2.tar.md5

p5100-recovery.tar.md5

P5100XXAOF1_P5100BTUAOF1_BTU (stock rom region GB I think)

P5100XXDNA1_P5100NEEDNA1_NEE ([Pays Nordiques] 4.2

recovery-cache-fix.tar

philz_touch_6.03.8-jfltexx.tar.md5

CWM-root-P5100-v1

I've also tried flashing with PIT files:

gt-p5100_signed_espresso_20120220_16G

I've also tried to flash with NAND erase all (after everything else failed). That failed also.

I have no idea what else I can try.

I get this when I try to flash a stock rom:

<ID:0/007> Removed!!

<ID:0/007> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> P5100XWALD7_P5100OXXALD9_P5100XXLD7_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..

<ID:0/007> File analysis..

<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/007> Initialzation..

<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/007> system.img

<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/007>

<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

UPDATE:

I tried flashing P5100XXALD6_OXEALD5_v4.0.3_Repair_Firmware, it looked like it was going to succeed, but then the tablet powered off and now it doesn't turn on at all, not even to the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" screen. The battery only charges to 3.75 volts and then stops (measured with a multimeter). I tried removing the battery, completely discharging the circuitry (it was still showing 0.5 volts on the board after disconnecting the battery from the tablet). It didn't help. The tablet "turns on" just enough for my PC to play the USB CONNECTED sound, but the screen doesn't power on and it shuts down immediately (1 second in between the USB CONNECTED and USB DISCONNECTED sounds on the pc).