[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] greid:
Hi all,

turned on my phone after a while sitting in the drawer. It showed empty battery logo. Put it to charge overnight, is still showed empty battery logo. The screen however stayed on even after being disconnected - so maybe not so low battery as reported. I do remember that the last OTA update the phone tried to receive continually failed. As it was a phone for my young daughter I didn't look into it more.

Tried

Power Off. Didn't work - logo stays on screen: power - push and hold

Factory Reset -> Power/Up/Home - No response - logo stayed on screen

Download Mode -> Power/Down/Home -> phone enters download mode

Forced Restart -> Power/Down - Phone restarts and logo shows again

Well, didn't get so far there - so back to Download mode and Odin.

I updated Samsung USB drivers, Odin 3.13, used Frija_v2 to get the latest v8 Oreo files for my device: SM-G935F

I've tried 2 different CSCs:

Swiss Unlocked (my region) - AUT

UK Unlocked (I like English) - BTU

The Odin Options are default (at least before I start):

* Auto Reboot

* F. Reset Time

I also tried with a re-partition once:

After I start if I check the options page it seems strange:

* Auto Reboot

* Re-Partition

The Setup Connection & initialisation phases - take quite a few minutes. Is this normal? :confused:

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

Each time it fails - and I don't know what the next steps are. The failure is almost immediate after the Setup Connection 'completes'

Is the problem maybe battery related (do I need a new battery, I don't know why that would prevent a flash), or hardware malfunction (it can't flash anymore - is this a thing?) Thing is I don't think the battery is empty as the screen stays on long after I disconnect it - even in the download mode blue screen.

I'm ready to try the NAND Erase next - though I'm worried this puts me in the inability to continue to use Odin for Further flashes if it fails.

I've attached some logs of various tries - any advice from the wise people out there :sneaky:

CSC: BTU

<ID:0/006> 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:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1303)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> Total Binary size: 3996 M

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/006> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/006> Can't open the specified file. (Line: 2057)

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

CSC: AUT

<ID:0/006> 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:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1303)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> Total Binary size: 4000 M

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

CSC: AUT - Re-Partition

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1303)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> Total Binary size: 4000 M

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

Thanks for any ideas... My daughter will be really happy if we get the phone working again..

G.