The phone does not enter firmware mode. If Android does not boot into Recovery mode. Preparing for firmware

  • First rule, flash only with a charged battery on the smartphone and uninterruptible power supply on the computer.
  • Second rule, do not pull out the USB cable while flashing Android firmware.
  • Third rule, The USB cable must be original and undamaged. Lately, it has been very important to use exactly the USB cord that came with the phone, since using non-original ones can break the device!
  • Fourth rule, the path to the firmware should not contain Russian-language folders ( C:folderwrong, C: or С:samsung - Right).

There are firmwares

Single-file– consist of one firmware file;

Two-Three-Four-Five-file(multi-file) – consist of more than one file (firmware from service centers);

Firmwares have extension * . tar or * . tar.md5

Preparing for firmware

  1. Download official firmware Samsung
  2. Install the driver on your PC
  3. Download and extract the ODIN program
  4. Holistic, original USB cord

Where to download Samsung Firmware

Or use special utility which quickly downloads Samsung firmware to your computer – Samfirm instructions.

  • Firmware SER – Russia and CIS
  • Firmware SEK – Ukraine and CIS

Other regions - CSC

Albania:
A.L.B.

Algeria:
ALG
A.L.R.

Argentina:
ANC
ARO
CTI
UFN
PSN

Aruba:
ARU

Australia:
OPP
O.P.S.
VAU
XSA
TEL
HUT

Austria:
AOM
DRE
MAX
MOB
MOK
ONE
TRG
ATO

Baltika:
SEB

Belarus:
MTB
VEL

Belgium:
B.A.E.
B.S.E.
PRO
XEB
Bosnia-Herzegovina:
BHO
BHT
TEB

Brazil:
BTA
BTM
TMR
ZTA
ZVV
ZTO
ZTM

Bulgaria:
CMF
GBL
MTE
MTL
OMX
PLX
VVT

Canada:
R.G.S.
BMC
TLS

Chile:
CHB
CHE
CHL
CHT
China:
CUH
INT
TEC
TIY
CMC
CHN
M00

Colombia:
COB
COL
COM
COO

Cyprus:
C.Y.V.

Egypt:
EGY

Finland:
ELS
SAU
NEE

France:
OFR
AUC
BOG
COR
DIX
FTM
NRJ
ORC
ORF
SFR
UNI
VGF
XEF

Germany:
DBT
DTM
DUT
EPL
MAN
MBC
VD2
VIA
XEG

Greece:
AOC
COS
EUR
GER
TGR
VGR
C.Y.O.

Romania:
PAN
VDH
WST
TMO
XEH
TMH

India:
HFC
HYA
INA
IND
INU
IMS
REL
TAT
INS

Israel:
CEL
PCL
PTR

Italy:
GOM
HUI
ITV
OMN
TIM
VOM
WIN
XET
F.W.B.

Kazakhstan:
EST
KCL
KMB
KZK
SKZ

Korea:
SKT
KOR

Mongolia:
MPC

Netherlands:
BEN
MMO
ONL
QIC
TFT
TNL
VDF
VDP
XEN
KPN

New Zealand:
VNZ
TNZ
NZC

Norway:
TEN
NEE

Pakistan:
WDC
PAK

Poland:
ERA
IDE
PLS
PRT
XEO

Romania:
CNX
HAT
ORO
COA

Russia:
AZC
BLN
EMT
ERS
GEO
MTV
SER
SNT

Singapore:
BGD
XSO
XSP

Slovenia:
MOT
SIM

Slovakia:
GTL
IRD
TMS
ORS

South Africa:
XFA
XFC
XFM
XFV
XFE

Spain:
AMN
EUS
FOP
XEC
ATL

Sweden:
BAU
BCN
BME
BSG
BTH
COV
HTS
SEN
TET
TLA
XEE
VDS
TNO

Switzerland:
AUT
ORG
MOZ
SUN
SWC

Taiwan:
TWM
BRI
TCC
TCI
C.W.T.

Thailand:
CAT
THE
THL
THO
T.H.S.

Tanzania:
SOL

Tunisia:
ABS
RNG

Türkiye:
BAS
KVK
TUR
TLP
TRC

Ukraine:
KVR
SEK
UMC

SOUTH AFRICA:
M.I.D.
ARB
XSG
AFR
ITO

Great Britain:
BTC
O2I
O2U
ORA
TMU
T.S.C.
VOD
XEU
VIR
H3G
CPW

USA:
AWS
DOB
TMB
C.L.W.

Uzbekistan:
UZB

Vinizuela:
VMT

Vietnam:
XXV
PHU
XEV
DNA
FPT
SPT
TLC
VTC
VTL

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After installing the drivers and downloading the firmware, you need to put Samsung into firmware mode (bootloader or download):

For flagship smartphones (S8, S9, S10)

To do this, turn off the device and perform the following steps:

For smartphones and tablets it looks like this:

Turn off smartphone/tablet and press the “Volume Down” + “Center button” + “On/Off” button

we get to this menu, release the buttons and press the “Volume Up” button

For older smartphones (before mid-2011):

If you can’t switch to Download mode

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2. Connect Android to your PC and wait until the drivers are installed.

3. Launch Odin, a window should appear in the upper left corner indicating that the device is connected:

4. Add firmware files to the Odin program

Now let's move on to the firmware process, or more precisely how to configure everything correctly so that it works!

When updating the firmware, it is possible to lose programs and their data (but not melodies, pictures, etc.)

Firmware

Single-file Samsung firmware and multi-file firmware are flashed differently!

If the firmware is Single-file

We insert the firmware into AP or PDA field (press the button)

If the firmware is Multi-file


do not change anything and do not check the boxes in the left corner (unless required):

5. After selecting the firmware files, click the button START, and Android which will last from 2 to 5 minutes. After which a message will appear PASS or RESET, the firmware is installed and the smartphone will reboot (you can disconnect the Samsung from the PC).

This completes the firmware. Good luck with your sewing!

Samsung won't boot after flashing the firmware?

Video Instructions for firmware
Samsung smartphone via ODIN

Errors that may occur during the firmware process

During the process of flashing Samsung smartphones and tablets, various errors may occur:

  1. Can't see the device
  2. The process is stuck
  3. Failure during firmware update
  4. Unexpected break
  5. Error when starting device update

Firmware for kernels (boot.img, zImage), recovery files and modems

How to flash a modem?

If you are told to flash the modem, then this means that you need modem file paste into field Phone and flash it.

How to flash the kernel or Recovery?

If you are flashing a third-party kernel or Recovery and you have Android 5.X.X and higher preinstalled, then you need to make certain changes to the Android settings:

Flashing the kernel, kernel or CWM means that you need to insert the file into the AP or PDA field and flash it.

Possible problems when installing Recovery

If suddenly, after flashing a custom recovery, you see that the recovery remains standard, then these instructions will be useful to you:

  1. In ODIN, uncheck AUTO REBOOT
  2. Flash custom Recovery
  3. Switch off Android devices O
  4. (if Samsung just started to boot, then repeat procedure 1-4)
  5. Apply patch (root rights)
  • How to create a TAR file with IMG
  • to Samsung smartphone

Read more articles and instructions in the section Articles and Android Hacks or Android firmware. Stay with the site Android +1, it will be even more interesting further!

Galaxy S4 supports download mode(). In this post you will find a description of how to enable it correctly.

Allows you to install OTA updates and other files manually, but to work with the mode you will have to install it on your PC Odin 1.85, Odin 3.04 or Odin 3.07, depending on your device.

On devices from Samsung used instead Fasboot / Bootloader fashion that you might encounter when working with HTC or Nexus devices. To run it, there are several options. Below is a brief description of each of them.

If your smartphone has stock firmware, That:

  • turn off the device and remove its battery for 5 seconds;
  • return the battery;
  • press and hold the Volume Down, Home and Power buttons;
  • when a message with the text “Warning” appears, they must be released;
  • to confirm the device is loaded into Download Mode, press Volume Up;
  • you will see
  • Now you can connect your device to your PC by first launching Odin.

Please note that this method works both for devices with root access and with all factory restrictions.

If on Samsung Galaxy S4 installed custom ROM, then you can download it directly from your homescreen. To do this, in the corresponding menu you need to select reboot and the “Download” option.

If there is no such menu in your firmware, then you can use another method. You will have to download and install several files. Here is a list of what needs to be done:

  • Download one of the files (for I9505 International, Sprint, T-Mobile or AT&T).
  • Copy it to the internal SD card of your smartphone.
  • Boot your smartphone into recovery mode: turn it off S4, and then press and hold the Volume Up, Home and Power buttons.
  • In the settings menu Android Clear Cache and Dalvik Cache.
  • Create Nandroidbackup ("backup and restore").
  • Select the option "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard".
  • Find the file you specified earlier and install it.
  • After the process completes successfully, reboot your device.

Now to download Galaxy S4 You must hold down the Power button until the Device Options screen appears. There you need to select the “reboot” option, and then “Download”, and then click OK. The smartphone will boot into the required mode.

The program is designed for flashing devices on Android based. Flash your smartphone or samsung tablet quite simple, but without knowing a few elementary rules, the phone can be damaged. Below we will tell you how to reflash Samsung Odin correctly.

Using Odin does not require any special skills; even not very experienced users can use the program.
All available on this moment Odin versions: , . The most stable version is v1.85.

Samsung Odin firmware rules

Main: Make sure that before flashing your Samsung is charged and under no circumstances turns off during the flashing process. Do not disconnect the USB cable before the firmware is completed. It is advisable to use only the original and undamaged USB cable that you received with the device. The path on the computer to the installed firmware should not contain Russian letters (C:\samsung is correct, C:\New folder is not).

Samsung firmware:
1. Download the official Samsung firmware for your model. You can find firmware at:
samfirmware.com
sampro.pl
samsung-updates.com
live.samsung-updates.com
Firmwares are divided into countries and regions: for example, SER - Russia and the CIS, SEK - Ukraine and the CIS.

Albania:
A.L.B.

Algeria:
ALG
A.L.R.

Argentina:
ANC
ARO
CTI
UFN
PSN

Aruba:
ARU

Australia:
OPP
O.P.S.
VAU
XSA
TEL
HUT

Austria:
AOM
DRE
MAX
MOB
MOK
ONE
TRG
ATO

Baltika:
SEB

Belarus:
MTB
VEL

Belgium:
B.A.E.
B.S.E.
PRO
XEB

Bosnia-Herzegovina:
BHO
BHT
TEB

Brazil:
BTA
BTM
TMR
ZTA
ZVV
ZTO
ZTM

Bulgaria:
CMF
GBL
MTE
MTL
OMX
PLX
VVT

Canada:
R.G.S.
BMC
TLS

Chile:
CHB
CHE
CHL
CHT
China:
CUH
INT
TEC
TIY
CMC
CHN
M00

Colombia:
COB
COL
COM
COO

Cyprus:
C.Y.V.

Egypt:
EGY

Finland:
ELS
SAU
NEE

France:
OFR
AUC
BOG
COR
DIX
FTM
NRJ
ORC
ORF
SFR
UNI
VGF
XEF

Germany:
DBT
DTM
DUT
EPL
MAN
MBC
VD2
VIA
XEG

Greece:
AOC
COS
EUR
GER
TGR
VGR
C.Y.O.

Romania:
PAN
VDH
WST
TMO
XEH
TMH

India:
HFC
HYA
INA
IND
INU
IMS
REL
TAT
INS

Israel:
CEL
PCL
PTR

Italy:
GOM
HUI
ITV
OMN
TIM
VOM
WIN
XET
F.W.B.

Kazakhstan:
EST
KCL
KMB
KZK
SKZ

Korea:
SKT
KOR

Mongolia:
MPC

Nedirladny:
BEN
MMO
ONL
QIC
TFT
TNL
VDF
VDP
XEN
KPN

New Zealand:
VNZ
TNZ
NZC

Norway:
TEN
NEE

Pakistan:
WDC
PAK

Poland:
ERA
IDE
PLS
PRT
XEO

Romania:
CNX
HAT
ORO
COA

Russia:
AZC
BLN
EMT
ERS
GEO
MTV
SER
SNT

Singapore:
BGD
XSO
XSP

Slovenia:
MOT
SIM

Slovakia:
GTL
IRD
TMS
ORS

South Africa:
XFA
XFC
XFM
XFV
XFE

Spain:
AMN
EUS
FOP
XEC
ATL

Sweden:
BAU
BCN
BME
BSG
BTH
COV
HTS
SEN
TET
TLA
XEE
VDS
TNO

Switzerland:
AUT
ORG
MOZ
SUN
SWC

Taiwan:
TWM
BRI
TCC
TCI
C.W.T.

Tanzania:
SOL

Tunisia:
ABS
RNG

Türkiye:
BAS
KVK
TUR
TLP
TRC

Ukraine:
KVR
SEK
UMC

South Africa:
M.I.D.
ARB
XSG
AFR
ITO

Great Britain:
BTC
O2I
O2U
ORA
TMU
T.S.C.
VOD
XEU
VIR
H3G
CPW

USA:
AWS
DOB
TMB
C.L.W.

Uzbekistan:
UZB

Venezuela:
VMT

Vietnam:
XXV
PHU
XEV
DNA
FPT
SPT
TLC
VTC
VTL

2. Boot Samsung into bootloader mode.
Putting Samsung into bootloader mode
Before connecting the device to the computer and flashing the firmware, you need to boot Samsung in bootloader mode, for this:
For older Samsung models:

Turn off the smartphone/tablet and press the buttons simultaneously Volume Down and On/Off. We are waiting for the inscription to appear:

Let's release the buttons.

For new models from 2011-12.
Turn off the device and press the buttons at the same time Volume Down - Center + On/Off button.

We are waiting for the picture to appear:

Release all buttons and press once Volume Up, it should appear:

3. Connect your device to computer USB cable. Drivers should be installed if they have not been installed previously.

4. Launch Odin, if everything was done correctly before, then there will be a yellow window in the upper left corner, the device is recognized.

5. Specify the Odin firmware file. If the firmware is one file, then indicate the path to it in the PDA window:

If multi-file, then:
PIT file (if any) in the PIT field (click on the PIT button)
File APBOOT_xxxxx.tar.md5 in the Bootloader field (click on the Bootloader button)
File CODE_xxxxx.tar.md5 in the PDA field (click on the PDA button)
File MODEM_xxxxx.tar.md5 in the PHONE field (click on the Phone button)
File CSC_xxxxx.tar.md5 in the CSC field (click on the CSC button)

reset settings - wipe .

If at Samsung firmware Odin gives an error:

SetupConnection..
Can't open the serial(COM) port.
All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)


try using another one USB port or computer, repeat the whole process from the beginning.

If it comes out:

Added!!
Enter CS for MD5..
Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
Please wait..
MD5 hash value is invalid
xxxxxxxxxxx.tar.md5 is invalid.
End...


This means the firmware file is broken and not fully downloaded. Download again, if it doesn’t help, remove the md5 extension from the file and try again.

If you need to flash Samsung only partially, for example you want to flash a modem, then paste the modem firmware file into the Phone field. If you want to flash the kernel or , then specify the file in the PDA field.

Remember that you act at your own peril and risk!

If your gadget on the Android platform stops turning on, it means that you performed some action that led to such problems. You may have installed a conflicting application or a virus program, incorrectly updated the device, obtained Root rights, or deleted, changed system files. There could be a lot of reasons, and right now it’s not so important to us why this happened. In this article, we will solve the problem of a mobile gadget not turning on on the Android operating system using new firmware.

Solution

If everything is fine with the bootloader, there is nothing difficult in solving the problem. But first you need to make sure that this is so. Click on “Power” and watch the screen react. If everything is fine with the bootloader, you will see an exclamation mark on the screen, Android or a lying robot. If there is a reaction, it's all in the operating system, which means that new firmware will solve the problem.

If you don’t see anything on the screen, connect your smartphone or tablet to the computer and press “Power” or the Power + volume button (down) combination. The computer should see that the mobile gadget is connecting to it. In this case, a chance to update software there too.

Restoring using the manufacturer's program

The easiest way to restore a device that won't turn on is to download the utility for installing drivers and updating the OS on the manufacturer's official website. This option is not suitable for all models of smartphones and tablets. But if your device is made by LG, do the following:

If custom Recovery CWM is installed

There is another opportunity to update the software for a “dead” Android. But in order to use it, you must have access to Recovery. To open the special mode, press the “Power” and “Volume -” keys at the same time.

If Recovery starts on the device, do the following:

Through a custom application for Windows for firmware

You can also use an unofficial program. Follow the instructions to install the software.

Execution steps

  1. Download the program (flasher) to your PC.
  2. Download the firmware for your device.
  3. Connect the device to the PC and click “Power” + “Vol –”.
  4. Select the file from Android using the utility and install.

Experienced users of Samsung devices running operating system Google Android know that these smartphones and tablets, like other Android devices, have two factory menus that allow you to reset to initial settings, clear cache and install zip files from the built-in memory.

If necessary, with their help you can restore a “bricked” smartphone or install new firmware on your smartphone using the Odin and Smart Switch utilities. We are talking about the recovery menu (recovery) and the download menu (Download Mode). How to access them on new Samsung smartphones Galaxy S8?

Simple enough.

How to enter recovery on Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+

As you know, new Samsung flagships lost the mechanical Home button and got new button on one of the ends of the case, designed for access to the proprietary Bixby assistant.

At the same time, the combination of buttons that you will need to press to enter recovery has changed.

Now to go into recovery you need to do the following:

1 . Turn off your smartphone completely

2 . Turn it on by pressing and holding the Bixby and Volume Up buttons, and then pressing the power button.

3 . After the screensaver appears on the smartphone screen, release the power button while continuing to hold the Bixby and volume up buttons.

4 . Keep these two buttons pressed until you see the Android logo on the screen on a blue background

In a second or two, your smartphone will load the recovery menu. You can see what it looks like in the header image.

Booting Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ into Download Mode

To boot your smartphone into Download Mode, you also need to turn off your smartphone completely first.

After that, turn on the smartphone by pressing the volume down and Bixby buttons, and then the power button.

Your smartphone will boot into Download Mode, after which you need to press the volume up button to continue working with it.

That's it, now you can work with your smartphone through the Odin or Smart Switch applications.