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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] CLTHD:
Hello venerable XDA'ers:

I haven't been on this forum for years but a recent event has brought me back.

I recently found out my brother got a new iphone (sad I know...) and told me it was because his S6 (it is aVERIZON SMG920V) didn't work anymore. It basically just got stuck at the Samsung logo screen forever. To me, this sounded exactly like something the XDA community would know how to fix. So instead of letting the phone collect dust in the corner of his room, I asked if I could have it (and see if I could get it to work somehow).

After hours of research online, google, youtubing, forums, xda, etc., I came to the conclusion that I needed to get Odin. After seeing that the phone would just be forever stuck in "Samsung" logo screen,

I took the following steps

:

1) Put the phone into "Downloading..." mode

2) Download the Samsung drivers. Specifically the "SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.45.0"

3) Download Odin3_v3.10.6

4) Download "G925VVZW1AOC3_REV02_USER_LOW_SHIP.TAR.MD5"

5) After downloading those 3, I fired up Odin, clicked AP and loaded "G925VVZW1AOC3_REV02_USER_LOW_SHIP.TAR.MD5"

6) Once uploaded I hit Start and waited.

This is where I ran into problems and here's a copypasta of what transpired:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

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

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> ALL_VZW_G925VVRU1AOC3_G925VVZW1AOC3_CL4318389_QB4427174_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

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

<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> FAIL!

<ID:0/003>

<ID:0/003> Re-Partition operation failed.

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

I also attached screenshots of both the Odin app and the phone for reference. The phone says "SECURE CHECK FAIL : (PIT)"

Can anyone please advise what i should do here? Any advice would be so greatly appreciated!! Normally, I'd probably just try to trial and error, but I heard that messing with the PIT file could really brick this thing.

All I'm trying to do is to get this thing to boot correctly and as a workable phone. I don't care if all the data gets wiped off.

Thanks so much in advance!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Fe Mike:
One thing that jumps out to me is the g925, that is for the edge version of the phone. Try g920 firmware? Also do you know what version of the firmware was on the phone when it crapped out? If the phone is past aoe2 I'm not sure if you can go back to aoc3. If it's past those firmware versions you can try what ever version the phone was currently running if your friend can remember.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] xdanilva:
The OC3 firmware you had needed a eng kernel or bootloader to work. Also you had a g925v firmware too.

So downgrade to 6.0.1

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=385035244224405850

then download smart switch on your PC and follow the directions then press on the update button.

Also as a bonus you can use adhell v2 https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/themes/adhell-2-rootless-ad-blocking-t3663559

to block ads and disable whatever bloatware you wany. Also you can use substratum to theme your phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] CLTHD:
I unfortunately have no idea which version was used but I think with yours and the other poster's suggestion, I may have a solution. Thanks so much Mike.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] CLTHD:
Hi xdanilva,

I'm not exactly sure what I'm supposed to do. So it makes total sense that I used the wrong firmware. I DLed the correct one with the link you sent. So do I just use this different firmware and put it through the paces on Odin just like I did in my original post?

Where does the smart switch come into to play (and how do I use it?) in the steps I need to take? Sorry if it seems like a silly question!

Thank you!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] xdanilva:
Yeah you would put the BL file in the BL slot, The AP file in the AP slot, The CP file in the CP slot, And the CSC file in the CSC slot. For smart switch for pc after you install android 6.0.1 go to your notifications and go to mtp file transfer and turn that on and connect your phone to your pc and there's a button that says update available click on that and it will update your phone to the latest version of samsung's android nougat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] CLTHD:
Thanks xdanilva! I did everything you told me to and it worked like a charm. I got a green PASS from Odin and the Log says "succeed 1".

However, when I reboot, it's still frozen on the Samsung Galaxy logo screen (although this time there's a unlocked padlock with "Custom" written below it).

Is this where I need to do the smart switch for pc? But shouldn't I be able to access the actual phone now?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] xdanilva:
Have you tried doing a factory reset by holding down power+vol up and home? and waiting for the recovery menu to show up?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] CLTHD:
Yes. After it got stuck again, I went into the Maintenance Boot Mode and tried to Factory Reset it and it was still stuck. on the Samsung Logo screen.

Unless it takes time? But I'm assuming if it's factory resetting, it'll be telling me that it's the in process of resetting?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] xdanilva:
If all else fails unfortunately you're screwed...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] CLTHD:
:crying::crying::crying:

Ok, thanks for your help xdanilva nevertheless!

Does anyone else have any suggestions? :/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] xdanilva:
If your screen is loading for more than 20 minutes then turn your phone off

---------- Post added at 12:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:29 AM ----------

If the booting screen lasts for 20 or more minutes power off your phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] CLTHD:
I'm trying to charge it now because I putting it through Odin and re-installing firmware the past day or so.

For some reason, it always boots up whenever it's charging. Even after I shut it down. It'll re-start and get stuck on the logo screen when I plug in the charger. And it gets super hot :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] xdanilva:
I think youre going to have to get a new phone or get it repaired at a local repair shop...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] CLTHD:
BOOO :crying:...but I think you might be right
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Fe Mike:
It's been a while since I used Odin, but from what I remember and the link im posting is a bookmark just incase I needed it. This link here has the firmware for aoc3,

http://www.androidrootz.com/p/galaxy-s6-stock-firmware.html?m=1

This link has directions on what to do with downloaded firmware. The previous poster directions should work but in this link you only need ap checked in Odin after you unzip the firmware. You got nothing to lose by trying it out.

http://www.androidrootz.com/2015/05/how-to-unroot-galaxy-s6-and-s6-edge.html?m=1
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Foxsan48:
I did look at suggested threads and nothing seemed to be answered not using just ADB with root provided by TWRP, everything was using TWRP recovery UI

I have a LeEco Le S3 (X522) running stock

Android Version: 6.0.1
EUI Version: 5.8.018S (Stable)
Build: IFXNAOP5801810091S release-keys

but I feel this is irrelevant as this is a general question.

What I have done so far.

cat proc/partitions

and backed up the output using just

> sdcard/<name_of_command_&_args>

same for

df

and

mount

and finally

ls dev/block/xxx/byname

you can see the output of those here /anonymous/5a2bb0a231a58b8842036bb5c82d016a gist on github

and then I used DD to backup partitions to IMGs on sdcard/ for aboot, boot, misc, sbl1, recovery and system (I also used TWRP to do the same to just cover it)

then copied those images and backups off using adb pull, is that all I need to do to recover to stock,

aka am I missing anything? partition table perhaps in case that gets stuffed up too?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shanmugam natarajan:
How to install lineage os in yu 6000
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] frod.mrv:
Is there any simple Caller ID app except Inesoft Addressbook and PhotoContacts (PRO)?

i dont need any extended contact, cuz i use PocketCM contact.

neither i need any extended sound schemes, cuz most of my time my phone is on vibrate mode, and i also communicate through mms/sms 80% of my time.

but i need a full screen caller id prefetably with photos, cuz the standart tray notification really sux :((

maybe some from HTC?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] JR_de:
S2U2 has a fullscreen callerid functionality:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=353008

If you don't need the lock feature you can disable it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] frod.mrv:
Thanks a lot!

wish it could support several phone number formats, or at least two, cuz in Japan there are two main format

##-####-#### for land lines

and ###-####-#### for mobile
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aGoGo:
Bootlooping for a week. tried freezing, heating, sideloading OTA, resetting cache.

Now trying to obtain unlock password from https://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin/unlock/detail. but I cant get the product ID.

There are generators around but I don't see the 6p model number (H1512).

Anything?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richii0207:
Have you tried the barcode option in the bootloader?

Perhaps try calling Huawei's customer support since they deal with this commonly.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v12xke:
Carrier unlock code? Presumably it is already carrier unlocked (Bahrain). There is no such thing as a bootloader unlock code. You said "cache resetting". What about factory reset? If heating /freezing your phone won't allow you to boot and allow usb debugging/oem unlock, you are pretty much dead in the water.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Icetea:
Situation: after TWRP backup recovering security code doesn't work.

Solution:

1.) boot into TWRP

2.) mount system

3.) use TWRP Filemanager and go into folder data/system

4.) delete the both .key files

5.) delete all 3 files with the word *locksettings* in it.

6.) reboot

this should solve the problem

:cool:

BTW: This solution uses a big security hole in TWRP. Why to hell TWRP has no security lock pin?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] NIMOOOOZ:
Hi brothers i have huawei modem i need to unlock sim and have 3 remaning plz help

Info modem

Imei : 868988023397224<br>

Flash : 35971080<br>

Reset hash : 0b672d13ded27d5f2646582216639d21

Need code
[General Questions and Answers] nerys71:
OK. I use catchall email for my domain but I use gmail (good spam filtering)

here is the problem. the way it works is I create a catchall (anything@mydomain.com) and set it to forward to my gmail account.

problem is it ALSO keeps a copy in its own webmail imap account and there is NO way to automatically empty this and using gmail to access it is cludgy at best. The problem is every few months this 500mb mail box fills up. When that happens ALL mail stops as it gets bounced and not forwarded. I have to remember the address login etc.. and manually empty it out.

Here is what I am looking for. a tiny app that I can program with my server user name password etc.. for the imap account.

I tap this app and it just logs in and EMPTIES the account. Completely. deletes everything. nothing else. I don't need to see it or anything (its already been forwarded to me anyway)

this way once a month I tap this app and POOF all the mail saved in the imap account goes byebye. does anything remotely like that exist?
[Nexus 5X General] Genie's:
Hi, before introducing this ROM, I declare that I'm not the developer of this ROM, just sharing the link.

Maybe you've heard about the name 'gtbluesky', because he is an advanced MIUI port developer and many MIUI port ROMs are made by him.

I was wondering why he is not working on MIUI 8, but finally I found his website and he was doing his job.

There are two versions: one(above) is free version and the other one(bottom) is donate version.

I don't know how to donate, so I recommend you use free version.

I don't take any responsibility of being brick. Backup first.

Download:https://www.gtbluesky.com/devicepage.php?pid=1
[Nexus 5X General] Phalanx7621:
I'm not sure we're allowed to do this, just simply post a link to an external site ? People may have all kinds of problems : for instance what if someone did this with a ROM with malicious code in it ? Maybe the mods can weigh in. But thank you for sharing I'm sure if it's legitimate people will appreciate it.
[Nexus 5X General] Antonioblee1:
Beenrunning this for like 2 weeks. It's the best MIUI rom out . Just don't like how most apps are Chinese and have no way to donate to get donate version
[Nexus 5X General] AntonPanos:
Did you run any test or scan for malware? Is it safe to add my accounts in or even connect to my wi-fi?? ?
[Nexus 5X General] Antonioblee1:
Yes I have 100% legit. No bugs and comes with MIUI root.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Oves786:
DELETED
[P8lite General] DarkJoker360:
Hi guys, who can try if this guide is useful?

https://www.dc-unlocker.com/how-to-lock-bootloader-from-relocked-to-locked
[P8lite General] D1stRU3T0R:
Haky made a better tutorial, search on his blog.
[P8lite General] DarkJoker360:
Yes I tried there times with his tutorial but only one time worked
[P8lite General] JpegXguy:
I tried haky's method but my device got bricked after b049 flash
[P8lite General] DarkJoker360:
Have you solved?
[P8lite General] JpegXguy:
I haven't tried again, because I got sick of troubleshooting that day. I may try again because I plan to send it for repairs (WiFi range over 2 meters is RIP)
[P8lite General] Vinnipinni:
Where can I find hakys blog?
[P8lite General] JpegXguy:
http://www.haky86.me/2017/08/lock-huawei-p8-lite-bootloader.html
[P8lite General] DarkJoker360:
I used [MENTION=4883214]haky 86[/MENTION] 's guide and it finally works and I have 'Phone Locked' Really happy for this
[MeMO Pad 7 General] pojeck:
Hi All

i have a me176cx asus tablet and i rooted my tablet. After root process my tablet is worked for a while i mean 3-4 months and halted,

i saw the asus logo and gray-or-black screen.

For this problem i downloaded UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.36-user.zip file from asus site and i installed. But i get an error like "This package is for K013 devices..... bla bla" and i googled and i deleted 2 rows from updater-script

getprop("ro.product.device") == "K013" || abort("This package is for "K013" devices; this is a "" + getprop("ro.product.device") + "".");

and new rom installed without any problem. But result was same, Asus logo and gray-or-black screen.

Anyway, i downloaded the older version UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.36_KK-user.zip and i installed

now i just see this message.

AFU: test IFWI BIOS update.

FV File Size is 0x00300260

I cant open recovery menu, I mean

VOLUME+ and Power => NotWorking

VOLUME- and POWER => Not Working

Just Volume(+) plus Volume(-) plus POWER is working, i mean fastboot menu.

Can i install my tablet from this menu? Or what can i do for my tablet? What is your advice guys?

Sorry for my english.

Thanks.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] lambdadroid:
I assume you were already on Lollipop before you started installing all these packages? Installing the _KK package was definitely a bad idea because it's only supposed to be used for upgrading from KitKat to Lollipop.

Luckily (at least as far as I know) the screen you are able to enter with Power + Volume Up + Volume Down ("DNX mode") can be used to recover most software problems. I haven't done this before, so hopefully someone else can share the necessary steps to restore your tablet.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] pojeck:
it's not related with this thread

it's not related with this thread but i just want to share this picture :)

My son is open this menu, how? i dont know :)

[IMG="Asus Me176cx Bios :)"]https://i.imgur.com/Nysiea2.jpg[/IMG]
[MeMO Pad 7 General] pojeck:
Hi

thanks for your replay, i tried somethink with fastboot but i didnt success.

I hope somebody can help me.

Thanks again.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] lambdadroid:
Well, this menu will open if there is no bootloader on your tablet. The tablet has a UEFI implementation similar to regular PCs, and it's even possible to navigate and change options in this menu with a powered USB OTG adapter and an USB keyboard. Nevertheless, this wouldn't help in this case.

Just did a search in the forums and found a potential solution. You need fastboot installed on your PC (Google for instructions depending on your OS).

Extract esp.zip and droidboot.img from UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.36-user.zip

Extract efilinux.zip from esp.zip (in EFI/Intel/efilinux.zip)

Start DNX mode on your tablet (Power + Volume Up + Volume Down), you should see 3 "Fastboot starting" messages

Connect the tablet to your PC

Run these commands:

fastboot flash osloader efilinux.efi
fastboot boot droidboot.img

If it works you're in Droidboot again and can flash the original UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.36-user.zip from there.

Source: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64213291&postcount=163
[MeMO Pad 7 General] pojeck:
hi again :)

as you told me i did and recovery menu is working now.

now what is the best way flash the original file UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.36-user.zip to the tablet?

because i tried with ASUS Flash Tool and it didnt success.

Thanks again.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] lambdadroid:
You can use the temporary TWRP recovery session from https://xdaforums.com/android/development/intel-android-devices-root-temp-cwm-t2975096 (select twrp_hdpi_portrait.zip and use trigger T4). First make sure you have UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.36-user.zip on the external SD card so you can install it from there.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] pojeck:
Thanks for your replay

i did it and i copied zip file to sd card.

I get same error, this package is for "K013" devices; This is a "K013_1" (you can find in attachment)

and i delete 2 rows in UL-K013-WW-12.10.1.36-user-orjinal.zip\META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script

getprop("ro.product.device") == "K013" || abort("This package is for "K013" devices; this is a "" + getprop("ro.product.device") + "".");

show_progress(0.750000, 0);

1- i get message INSTALL from SD card complete

2- i have lot of text on screen and rebooted.

3- I just have gray/black screen.

I turn around :)

Any idea?
[MeMO Pad 7 General] lambdadroid:
Alright, but are you able to get it the Droidboot (with the Normal Boot, Recovery mode etc options) screen again now with Volume Down + Power? That means you've at least fixed your bootloader.

I'm not sure why your device isn't booting anymore. Have you tried a factory reset (you can also do that from TWRP).
[MeMO Pad 7 General] pojeck:
Hi

Yes, droidboot is working without any problem. But serial number is strange i think... You can find in attachment

Also recoverymenu is working. I'm getting error screen, after volumeup + Power i have no problem.

I selected

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

Result is same. After asus logo i have blank screen. This is my real problem.

Thank you so much.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] lambdadroid:
The serial number on Fastboot is normal, it never displays the right one.

I don't know why your device doesn't boot anymore (and it's hard to figure out). My only other suggestion is that you give my Nougat ROM a try (see https://xdaforums.com/memo-pad-7/orig-development/rom-unofficial-lineageos-14-1-asus-memo-t3633341). It's very different from the original ASUS system so there is a certain chance that it'll work. Note that battery life is a lot worse on it though.

You can unlock your bootloader from Droidboot (since you can't boot normally currently). Download https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=312978532265362065, and take the ESP.img from there, then download https://github.com/me176c-dev/devic...recovery-3.1.1-20170810-UNOFFICIAL-me176c.img

Boot into Droidboot and run the following commands:

fastboot flash ESP ESP.img
fastboot flash recovery twrp-recovery-3.1.1-20170810-UNOFFICIAL-me176c.img

Power off your device, then press Volume Down + Power. Intel logo should show up, and ask if you want to go into recovery or fastboot. Go into recovery using Volume Down. Do a Factory reset again (it's under Wipe), then flash https://github.com/me176c-dev/devic...ge-14.1-20170815-UNOFFICIAL-me176c-signed.zip (e.g. put it on your external SD). Test if it boots successfully.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] pojeck:
Hi Again

I did all steps. But i get an error, failed to mount "oemcfg" invalid argument (you can find in attachment)

Last 10 minutes i'm waiting in BlueLine :)

Is this normal?

EDIT : I'm still waiting here last 1 hour.

Am i need the shutdown?

Thanks for all
[MeMO Pad 7 General] lambdadroid:
Yes, I hope you've already turned it off. The first boot normally doesn't take longer than ~30 seconds. You will drain your battery if you keep it running for so long :P You can turn it off by pressing the power button for at least ~10 seconds.

The /oemcfg error could be a possible pointer what's wrong with your device. Try the following: Boot into TWRP again. First check if you have enough battery left. If not, you can try to charge it in TWRP. When you're done go to Advanced -> Terminal and first check if your serial number is okay:

getprop ro.serialno

... should display something like E5OKCY... (or maybe different, dunno what ASUS uses for each device).

Next we need to try to find out what's wrong with /oemcfg. Go to Mount and click "Config" a few times. I assume nothing happens (it doesn't get ticked). Go back to the Terminal and type:

dmesg > /external_sd/dmesg.txt

And upload dmesg.txt from your external SD here so I can check what's wrong.

Note: If you are experienced with ADB you can also use it to run commands instead of the builtin Terminal, but I guess the builtin Terminal might be easier to use.
[MeMO Pad 7 General] pojeck:
Hi :)

firstly Thank you very very very much for your interest

I did all, you can find thepictures and log file in attachment.

as you said me i click the config and nothing happened.

I found lots of "Can't find ext4 filesystem" error message. I think it's related with my problem :)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] lambdadroid:
Alright, indeed. The good news is that your serial number is fine and everything else in the log looks fine too. The bad news is that your /oemcfg partition was somehow destroyed, and it holds important data such as WiFi and Bluetooth mac addresses. The second good news is that most of the information is also stored in /factory additionally.

To save some time, it would be easiest if you send me a copy of your oemcfg and factory partition, then I'll try to restore the oemcfg partition based on the factory partition.

To get a copy of oemcfg and factory, type the following in the TWRP Terminal:

dd if=/dev/block/by-name/config of=/external_sd/oemcfg.img
dd if=/dev/block/by-name/factory of=/external_sd/factory.img

And upload oemcfg.img and factory.img (you may need to put them in a .zip first if XDA doesn't accept the upload).
[MeMO Pad 7 General] pojeck:
I get a copy of oemcfg and factory img files and zipped.

But size is 333KB :)

is this normal?

You can find the zipped file in attachment.

If you want to get original files i can send another link.

Thanks
[MeMO Pad 7 General] lambdadroid:
The size is fine (just compression, and it works well for this because there is not much data in the partition), but there is something else wrong with the files. I think you've send the same partition (the broken one) twice.

In your screen shot you have dd if=/dev/block/by-name/config twice, but for the second command you need dd if=/dev/block/by-name/factory. Please run the second command from my post above again, and then post the ZIP again :)
[MeMO Pad 7 General] pojeck:
I'm so sorry about that :)

you can find the correct files in attachment :)

Thanks...