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Galaxy Tab 8.9 Dangerous odd behavior??

I hope some one can help. I have never seen anything like this. I have an 8.9 GT-P7310 and its acting very strange. I have tried to Odin anything I can from stock ICS to custom recovery to stock honeycomb and stock recovery. Everything, I repeat everything fails. It looks like it will go and fails everytime. In this case I would look at it as a brick with the firmware upgrade failure message but no. All I have to do is boot it into recovery reset and it turns on. I just cant do anything :crying: Also the tab flickers red whenever I make a selection but I am out of ideas here..
I have a new Sam cable and tried all Usb ports

Make sure to turn off all the developer options. Sounds like you have USB debugging and 'Screen Flash' turned on ... at least.

boscorama said:
Make sure to turn off all the developer options. Sounds like you have USB debugging and 'Screen Flash' turned on ... at least.
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Thanks for the quick reply.. Ill check it right now and report back
Edit: Odin still fails

I feel like it has a corrupted bootloader or so,
how to circumvent this?
well maybe if you use the pit file to repartition the tablet then install a boot loader from an old and complete stock honeycomb would make a difference.
you can check sammobile for a stock complete honey comb and check additional downloads for a PDF to describe how to flash using ODIN and another link to the 7300 and 7310 pit file to repartition.
after all I am not sure, but I am rather giving a shot, so you might wait for a more experienced senior user who can figure it out straight

prince93 said:
I feel like it has a corrupted bootloader or so,
how to circumvent this?
well maybe if you use the pit file to repartition the tablet then install a boot loader from an old and complete stock honeycomb would make a difference.
you can check sammobile for a stock complete honey comb and check additional downloads for a PDF to describe how to flash using ODIN and another link to the 7300 and 7310 pit file to repartition.
after all I am not sure, but I am rather giving a shot, so you might wait for a more experienced senior user who can figure it out straight
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I felt like I needed the pit file but wasn't sure. I will look for it but doubt that I will find. If you know where to get the pit file please get me the link. I appreciate it.
Edit: Can I just pull the pit file from a stock ROM
ReEdit: I think I found what I need. Ill report back.

addictedhacks said:
I felt like I needed the pit file but wasn't sure. I will look for it but doubt that I will find. If you know where to get the pit file please get me the link. I appreciate it.
Edit: Can I just pull the pit file from a stock ROM
ReEdit: I think I found what I need. Ill report back.
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you can find the pit file at samfirmware if you search for the tab in "firmware and files"
But I'm really not sure of this. I'm just thinking with you, so my advice is to wait some time for a senior member who can help you without guessing, because they may render the tablet unusable, so it might be abit dangerous to go for these guesses right now .

prince93 said:
you can find the pit file at samfirmware if you search for the tab in "firmware and files"
But I'm really not sure of this. I'm just thinking with you, so my advice is to wait some time for a senior member who can help you without guessing, because they may render the tablet unusable, so it might be abit dangerous to go for these guesses right now .
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Ok now i am screwed tablet stuck in download.
Doesnt work with the pit file either.

Have you flashed the pit file with repartition ticked?
Also after repartitoning, have you flashed the bootloader of stock honeycomb then flashed a stock honeycomb for your tablet? (@ PDA & CSC)?
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prince93 said:
Have you flashed the pit file with repartition ticked?
Also after repartitoning, have you flashed the bootloader of stock honeycomb then flashed a stock honeycomb for your tablet? (@ PDA & CSC)?
Sent from my GT-P7300 using xda app-developers app
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I did... There is only one and only one thing that will flash successfully and thats the pit. Nothing else will flash.

addictedhacks said:
I did... There is only one and only one thing that will flash successfully and thats the pit. Nothing else will flash.
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Have you checked the service manual for changing the software for the tablet on samfirmware?
I read that after you flash the pit file, you should remove the battery then connect to odin and flash the bootloader, PDA, CSC files from a previous complete stock.
Please read the service manual carefully from samfirmware to check the steps accuratley.
Sent from my GT-P7300 using xda app-developers app

prince93 said:
Have you checked the service manual for changing the software for the tablet on samfirmware?
I read that after you flash the pit file, you should remove the battery then connect to odin and flash the bootloader, PDA, CSC files from a previous complete stock.
Please read the service manual carefully from samfirmware to check the steps accuratley.
Sent from my GT-P7300 using xda app-developers app
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Yea I tried that just now. No luck... I am going to read the instructions but I am sure I have done everything correctly.
Edit: I am doing everything correctly. Only the Pit will flash successfully. Since I have flashed the pit I have lost my stock recovery. Before I used to just factory reset and turn it back on now I cant..

Urgently need PIT file for Galaxy S4 Active (SGH-I537 ATT)

I have a corrupted baseband, (unknown in about screen). The latest odin for 4.3 does not include PIT file so I cannot use the reform option. Kies also does not support initializing/upgrade feature on this device. Does anyone have a PIT file for the galaxy s4 active from AT&T? I would like to try odin with PIT to see if it does anything to get my baseband back.
Also, a working QCN file with or without IMEI would be helpful as well!

octify said:
I have a corrupted baseband, (unknown in about screen). The latest odin for 4.3 does not include PIT file so I cannot use the reform option. Kies also does not support initializing/upgrade feature on this device. Does anyone have a PIT file for the galaxy s4 active from AT&T? I would like to try odin with PIT to see if it does anything to get my baseband back.
Also, a working QCN file with or without IMEI would be helpful as well!
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anyone can offer any help?

octify said:
anyone can offer any help?
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This phone has no support I can't believe I cannot come up with a simple PIT file for this phone. This things going back to samsung and I'm selling it and getting something else. Junk.

octify said:
This phone has no support I can't believe I cannot come up with a simple PIT file for this phone. This things going back to samsung and I'm selling it and getting something else. Junk.
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Have you looked in the General section recently?

Devo7v said:
Have you looked in the General section recently?
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Yeah? Nothing in there has the PIT file i'm looking for.

I don't have a i537 myself. I can give you a pit file of my I9295 but I doubt that they are the same. Anyone with a rooted i537 can get your pit file with
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/mnt/extSdCard/I537.pit bs=1k skip=17 count=8

octify said:
Yeah? Nothing in there has the PIT file i'm looking for.
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Here's the PIT from my freshly opened SGH-i537. It was running ML2.

octify said:
I have a corrupted baseband, (unknown in about screen). The latest odin for 4.3 does not include PIT file so I cannot use the reform option. Kies also does not support initializing/upgrade feature on this device. Does anyone have a PIT file for the galaxy s4 active from AT&T? I would like to try odin with PIT to see if it does anything to get my baseband back.
Also, a working QCN file with or without IMEI would be helpful as well!
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How did you wind up in this situation? I was going to update to 4.3 but don't want to have the same issue.
Sent from my GT-I9295 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

TheTinkerer said:
Here's the PIT from my freshly opened SGH-i537. It was running ML2.
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Check please your attach - empty file in archive.

The partition file is 150 bytes, but compressed it is zero, is this normal and is it safe to use..?

Devildude24 said:
The partition file is 150 bytes, but compressed it is zero, is this normal and is it safe to use..?
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Here is pit. Not tested but readed from working phone using z3x.

Sprint NAE PIT file

Here is a good NAE PIT file for anyone who needs it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4vurphkhc8o83p/Sprint_NAE_L720-16GB.pit?dl=0

The md5sum of the PIT I printed from my MK2 phone has a different value than the PIT you posted, but I have used it to flash things without issue. Do the PITs change with each update (ie MK2 -> NAE)?

i have no idea what this is even for.

jackrabbit72380 said:
i have no idea what this is even for.
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PIT stands for Partition Information Table, and is used in conjunction with ODIN or heimdall to flash Samsung devices. Here are two quick reads that explain the basics of PIT files. And as for my question above, it appears that the PIT file can change with new firmware releases.

Sleepycloud said:
Here is a good NAE PIT file for anyone who needs it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4vurphkhc8o83p/Sprint_NAE_L720-16GB.pit
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I'm not sure this is ever needed except in dire circumstances.
AFAIK if you get a PIT file missing (or not found, or needed, or whatever PIT error) that just means that you need to plug your USB cable directly into the back of your computer in a port that is on the motherboard and not a hub or pci card. With the factory cable.
I've ran into a PIT error two times, and both times "fixed" it by going direct. Actually it fixed itself.
That being said... Thank you for providing it, can't hurt to download it just in case.

How does one make a PIT file tho? Im cause so I can get some of the Cricket S4 PIT files.

Warboy said:
How does one make a PIT file tho? Im cause so I can get some of the Cricket S4 PIT files.
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Use heimdall on a linux system to print your PIT file. If you're not command line savvy (like me) there is a GUI available that is pretty straightforward.
Edit: also check out this thread.

Sleepycloud said:
Here is a good NAE PIT file for anyone who needs it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4vurphkhc8o83p/Sprint_NAE_L720-16GB.pit
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Sir can you please post another link because this one doesn't work. Thanks

otikokoso said:
Sir can you please post another link because this one doesn't work. Thanks
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I updated the link bro. Hit the thanks button please sir. Need anything else message me.

mxmr said:
The md5sum of the PIT I printed from my MK2 phone has a different value than the PIT you posted, but I have used it to flash things without issue. Do the PITs change with each update (ie MK2 -> NAE)?
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Not usually. A PIT file is just a partition information table. Usually they don't change. You should research before you use anything though bro. Message me if you need anything else.

I"m on the Sprint Note 5 now if anybody else is go to that forum.

wilzard said:
I'm not sure this is ever needed except in dire circumstances.
AFAIK if you get a PIT file missing (or not found, or needed, or whatever PIT error) that just means that you need to plug your USB cable directly into the back of your computer in a port that is on the motherboard and not a hub or pci card. With the factory cable.
I've ran into a PIT error two times, and both times "fixed" it by going direct. Actually it fixed itself.
That being said... Thank you for providing it, can't hurt to download it just in case.
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Hey... I posted it because when you flash something you run the risk of malicious code being injected. Extra partitions contaning these malicious codes stay unless you nand erase and flash a .tar with a PIT file. This is why I provided the link. There are ton's of bad guys here. Many get banned when they are caught, but many are clever. When in doubt, nand erase the device and use a pit file with your .tar Wahlah.... I'm a helpful whitehat.

Help G900A update

Please Help. I am in stock rom, yesterday I flashed with odin CP,CSC,AP so I can get 4.4.4 update
Everything was OK but I cant make the OTA update, it says: "software update interrupted check back after 24 hours".
I tried to flash only recovery and modem with odin but it fails. It show me this
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Please help me

marius1985 said:
Please Help. I am in stock rom, yesterday I flashed with odin CP,CSC,AP so I can get 4.4.4 update
Everything was OK but I cant make the OTA update, it says: "software update interrupted check back after 24 hours".
I tried to flash only recovery and modem with odin but it fails. It show me this
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Please help me
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Push update true ADB sideload . file is HERE and search how to ADB sideload on google if you don't know how.

I'm having the same problem with my active. I've pushed the date back a ways and it still can't pull it.

gnex0422 said:
I'm having the same problem with my active. I've pushed the date back a ways and it still can't pull it.
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If you can find update file for active just try ADB. Make post asking for last update cfg file.
Clicking from notecable N910A

norbarb said:
If you can find update file for active just try ADB. Make post asking for last update cfg file.
Clicking from notecable N910A
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Is there any way to do it without a computer....i dont have one available at the moment

gnex0422 said:
Is there any way to do it without a computer....i dont have one available at the moment
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If you have file/zip you can upgrade from sd-card but be aware that you loose all your data. If you push true ADB sideload you data will stay intact.
Clicking from notecable N910A

norbarb said:
If you have file/zip you can upgrade from sd-card but be aware that you loose all your data. If you push true ADB sideload you data will stay intact.
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Data isnt a big deal to me. So if i put it on my sd card and go into recovery and push install update from sd card that would work?

gnex0422 said:
Data isnt a big deal to me. So if i put it on my sd card and go into recovery and push install update from sd card that would work?
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Yes.
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norbarb said:
Yes.
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Cool thank you....now lets see if i can find the file anywhere haha ?

gnex0422 said:
Cool thank you....now lets see if i can find the file anywhere haha ?
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Here in the OP is the file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3021120

OPOfreak said:
Here in the OP is the file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3021120
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Im looking for the Active. G870A

gnex0422 said:
Im looking for the Active. G870A
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I've been looking for it too...everything I've found is for G900.
I'm sure it will show up in here before to long.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using XDA Free mobile app

gnex0422 said:
Im looking for the Active. G870A
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My bad I just read your first post even though the thread stated G900A which is what I have

norbarb said:
Push update true ADB sideload . file is HERE and search how to ADB sideload on google if you don't know how.
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May I ask you a question? I seem to be having the EXACT same problem on my phone! I tried flashing the stock ROM and I got the failed message as well. My software update won't work either. I get to 28% then it fails.
I guess what I am asking is What is the file? How does it work? What will it do? Will this work for my situation? All I have to do is ADB side load? Would it be possible to do this without a computer? If so, how? THANK YOU ALL WHO HELP!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Free mobile app

choochcaleb said:
May I ask you a question? I seem to be having the EXACT same problem on my phone! I tried flashing the stock ROM and I got the failed message as well. My software update won't work either. I get to 28% then it fails.
I guess what I am asking is What is the file? How does it work? What will it do? Will this work for my situation? All I have to do is ADB side load?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Free mobile app
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For G900A?

OPOfreak said:
For G900A?
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Yes for G900A
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Free mobile app

OPOfreak said:
My bad I just read your first post even though the thread stated G900A which is what I have
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All good my friend

choochcaleb said:
Yes for G900A
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Free mobile app
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You don't have a computer?
Try this thread there's a zip you can sideload the update with stock recovery.
Also in the OP just follow all instructions to install update and root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3021120

OPOfreak said:
You don't have a computer?
Try this thread there's a zip you can sideload the update with stock recovery.
Also in the OP just follow all instructions to install update and root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3021120
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Ok I do have a computer. Would it be easier to use the computer? And one more question. Do I have to root in order to sideload the update? Sorry I'm not very experienced with side loading updates or anything. Thank you for all the help!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Free mobile app

choochcaleb said:
Ok I do have a computer. Would it be easier to use the computer? And one more question. Do I have to root in order to sideload the update? Sorry I'm not very experienced with side loading updates or anything. Thank you for all the help!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Free mobile app
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No you don't need to be rooted to take the update just download the zip place in your external SD card then boot to stock recovery. Scroll down to where it says install from external SD choose the zip and let it install

Soft bricked S5 4.4.2 (Need Guidence)

Well I finally got rid of Verizon and my S3's lol for this phone and a new company. But as i went and got the phone and did not research come to find out I guess i have a locked bootloader cause now I get this.........
Secure Fail: RECOVERY
I went to install a twrp 3.0.0.0 tar and I got greeted with some Verizon S3 stress of what I think is a locked BL.
Ok lets say that's the case its locked.......
How can I find out the right stock firmware all I'm positive about is the following info:
Gold 16gb AT&T S5 SM-G900A
4.4.2
At this time I need the right firm and then anyone willing to guide me in the right direction to get 6.0.1 on here and SE permissive I'll love you.
For now I'm phoneless!

cmjester6421 said:
Well I finally got rid of Verizon and my S3's lol for this phone and a new company. But as i went and got the phone and did not research come to find out I guess i have a locked bootloader cause now I get this.........
Secure Fail: RECOVERY
I went to install a twrp 3.0.0.0 tar and I got greeted with some Verizon S3 stress of what I think is a locked BL.
Ok lets say that's the case its locked.......
How can I find out the right stock firmware all I'm positive about is the following info:
Gold 16gb AT&T S5 SM-G900A
4.4.2
At this time I need the right firm and then anyone willing to guide me in the right direction to get 6.0.1 on here and SE permissive I'll love you.
For now I'm phoneless!
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If it was on 4.4.2 when you got it there are Odin packages for that. We can't get SE permissive(except through multisystem) and there's no MM release from art for our phone.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

Ok ty very much this is a start. Where could I locate the correct firm for the phone is what I'm asking I know it"s there however I see many not just one for the att s5?

cmjester6421 said:
Ok ty very much this is a start. Where could I locate the correct firm for the phone is what I'm asking I know it"s there however I see many not just one for the att s5?
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Well you made your way to the att s5 q&a, go look at att s5 general there's threads with the files and instructions there.
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Hope you dont mean http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455
As for this mboot.***** just stopped sending data at start.
I'm giving this one more shot but I really don"t think that this is the right odin pack.....
no go

It's stopping right at
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/010> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/010> File analysis..
<ID:0/010> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/010> Initialzation..
<ID:0/010> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/010> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/010> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/010> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/010> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/010> boot.img
The download bar is not moving and odin looks to bee sending no data this is the case on two odin packs im lost

I'm really seeing nothing to point me in the right direction I really don't know what to do at the point.....