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Firmware via one file. Odin is a top tool for flashing Android smartphones

Today we will talk about firmware for a Samsung phone using the example of the Galaxy S i9003 model. For correct operation, it is necessary that the drivers for the phone are installed. If you already have the Kies program, then most likely you already have everything you need. I really don’t recommend flashing via Kies, because it often freezes halfway, or simply doesn’t see the smartphone, like mine. The Samsung company took care of us and released an additional program called the name of the mythical god Odin. At the time of writing, the program version is 1.83. Install additional drivers (you can download everything below) that will help the program work with the phone in firmware mode.


I warn you, I am not responsible for all manipulations with the phone that you will do after reading this article. I have flashed it using this method several times without any problems or errors. But if flashing the phone does not help with your problems, under no circumstances tell the service center about it.

There are two types of firmware: 1 file and 5 files. They differ from each other in that 1 file updates the current firmware without affecting your saved information, while 5 files erases all the contents of the phone, except for the external memory card.

Firmware process with 1 file:
1. The phone must be turned off! We connect the phone to the computer via a USB cable.
2. Launch the Odin program.
3. Make sure that the phone is connected, in the picture it is indicated on the top left should be yellow, and in the message window it says “added” (added)


4. Click on the PDA button on the right and select the previously downloaded firmware file, if it is in the archive, unpack it (the extension should be .md5, .tar or smd).
5. Enter it into the firmware state by pressing the volume down + home button + power buttons in sequence, and hold it until the Android picture with a shovel appears.
6. If everything is in order, press the start button in the ODIN program.
7. The firmware will last about 5 minutes and upon completion, the message PASS should appear in the program in the very top window! The device will reboot on its own and only when fully loaded can you disconnect the cable.

Firmware process with 5 files:
1. We carry out all operations as in the previous description until the 3rd step.
2. Unpack the archive with the firmware files into a separate folder.
3. Add files to the appropriate windows:
PIT- latona_20110114.pit(with pit extension)
PDA- I9003XXKC1-REV08-PDA-low-CL964212.tar.md5(name must contain PDA or CODE)
PHONE - MODEM_I9003XXKC1_REV_00_CL964949.tar.md5(the file contains the word MODEM)
CSC - CSC - GT-I9003-CSC-SERKC1.tar.md5(in the CSC file name)
BOOTLOADER - APBOOT_I9003XXKPU_CL984714_REV08_user_low_ship.tar.md5(the file name contains APBOOT)
These files may be completely different in content, but the indicated signs are required.
4. Check the Re-partition box
5. Press start and wait for the PASS message and a successful reboot.

USB driver:
Program for firmware Odin v1.83:
Latest firmware for i9003: XXLE4 (Android v2.3.6 from 05.12) |

Hi all! Here is another article for you on the topic “how to flash a smartphone” today we will talk about the ODIN utility developed by the company S amsung is a special utility for software updates of Samsung smartphones; it is easy to use and does not require any special skills. There are various modifications of Odin. With this program you can flash various firmwares like .tar, tar.md5 or .bin. Later in the article the firmware process will be described in detail.

A short tour of program options

Re-Partition- redistributes the default file system on your device (RFS);
F. Reset Time - resets the firmware counter (flash counter);
PIT - Partition Information Table. If you chose Re-Partition, then you must also specify the .pit path to the .pit file to repartition the device's file system;
Bootloader- for flashing bootloader firmware;
PDA - firmware assembly. To select a file with firmware, kernel, etc.
Phone- modem. To select a modem file for firmware;
C.S.C. - Consumer Software Customization. To select a CSC file containing region and operator specific data;

Attention: Be very careful when using Odin, especially with the Re-Partition option and the correct .pit file. If you do not have the required .pit file, do not check the box next to Re-Partition. Odin can only be used on Samsung devices!

How to flash Samsung Galaxy using Odin?

Preparation
1. Download and install USB drivers for Samsung. Or you can install Samsung Kies, when installed, the drivers will be installed automatically.

2. Make sure that you have backup copies of all information important to you (contacts, SMS, MMS, videos, photos, documents, etc.) on the internal or external SD cards of your device (or on your computer).

3. Make sure that the battery of your device is charged at least 60-80%, the more the better (I wouldn’t want to brick the phone during the firmware if the power goes out).
4. In the device settings, enable USB debugging/USB debugging in Developer Options/For Developers.

5. Make sure Samsung Keis is not running. You can “kill” a process through the task manager.

Firmware

1. Download the zip file with the official firmware for your device and unpack the archive to your computer. You will see either one .tar or .tar.md5 file, or several files:

If you see one file, then inside it will already be everything you need for successful firmware (PDA, PHONE, CSC);

If there are several files, then use the separate PDA, PHONE, CSC buttons to select the corresponding files;

2. Download the archive attached to the post below and unpack it. You will see the following files:

Odin3 v3.04.exe;

Tmax.dll;

Zlib.dll;

Odin3.ini;

3. Run Odin3_v3.04.exe with administrator rights (right click ---> in administrator mode).

4. Boot your device into download mode. For most Samsung devices, to do this, you need to turn off the device and then simultaneously press the Home + Power + Sound down buttons and in the menu that appears, confirm entering boot mode by pressing the sound up button.

5. Once the phone is in download mode, connect it to the computer via a USB cable. If Odin recognizes your deviceThe ID:COM field will turn yellow or blue and display the COM port number (screenshot below).

6. If the zip archive with the firmware had only one file, then click on the PDA button and through the browse select the .tar or .tar.md5 file with your firmware. If the zip archive with the firmware had several files:

Click on PDA and select a file that has CODE or PDA in its name;

Click on PHONE and select a file that has MODEM in its name;

Click on CSC and select a file that has CSC in its name;

7. Make sure the checkboxes are set correctly:

Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked;

All other checkboxes are unchecked;

8. After selecting the appropriate files and checking the checkboxes, click the Start button. The firmware process will begin. Do not under any circumstances disconnect your phone from your computer during this process. This may take a few minutes.

9. Once the flashing process is completed, your device will reboot. Now you can disconnect it from your computer and start using it.

Attention: If you do not see the port number in the ID:COM field or if the field is not yellow or blue, please do not proceed with the operation. Disconnect USB and restart your device by long pressing the Power button. Check if the USB drivers for Samsung are installed correctly.

Installing factory/official firmware via Odin is usually a fairly safe task if done correctly. But you should understand that there is always a chance of bricking/breaking the device, albeit small. So you will do all this at your own peril and risk, and the author of the post does not bear any responsibility if something goes wrong.

Despite the high level of reliability of Android devices produced by one of the leaders in the world market of smartphones and tablet computers - Samsung - users are often puzzled by the possibility or need to update the device's firmware. For Android devices manufactured by Samsung, the best solution for manipulating and restoring software is the Odin program.

Download ODIN for free:

>>> Odin - v3.12.7

>>> Odin - v3.13.1

It doesn’t matter for what purpose the procedure for flashing a Samsung Android device is carried out. Having resorted to using the powerful and functional Odin software, it turns out that working with a smartphone or tablet is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. Let's take a step-by-step look at the installation procedure for various types of firmware and their components.

Important! The Odin application can damage the device if the user performs incorrect actions! The user performs all actions in the program at his own peril and risk. The site administration and the author of the article are not responsible for possible negative consequences of following the instructions below!

Step 1: Download and Install Device Drivers

To ensure interaction between Odin and the device, you will need to install drivers. Fortunately, Samsung has taken care of its users and the installation process usually does not cause any problems. The only inconvenience is the fact that the drivers are included with Samsung proprietary software for servicing mobile devices - Kies (for older models) or Smart Switch (for new models). It should be noted that when flashing firmware via Odin with Kies simultaneously installed on the system, various failures and critical errors may occur. Therefore, after installing the Kies drivers, you must remove them.

1. Download the application from the download page of the official Samsung website and install it.

2. If installing Kies is not part of your plans, you can use the driver auto-installer. You can download SAMSUNG USB Driver from the link:

3. Installing drivers using an auto-installer is a completely standard procedure.

Run the resulting file and follow the installer’s instructions.

Step 2: Put your device into download mode

The Odin program is able to interact with a Samsung device only if the latter is in a special Download mode.

1. To enter this mode, turn off the device completely, hold down the hardware key “Volume-", then the "Home"and holding them press the power button of the device.

2. Hold all three buttons until the message “ Warning!» on the device screen.

3. Confirmation of entry into the “ Download" serves as pressing the hardware key " Volume+" You can make sure that the device is in a mode suitable for pairing with Odin by seeing the following image on the device screen.

Step 3: Firmware

Using the Odin program, you can install single- and multi-file firmware (service), as well as individual software components.

Installing single-file firmware

1. Download the ODIN program and firmware. Unpack everything into a separate folder on drive C.

2. Necessarily! If installed, remove Samsung Kies! We follow the path: " Control Panel» - « Programs and components» - « Delete».

3. Launch Odin as Administrator. The program does not require installation, so to launch it you need to right-click on the Odin3.exe file in the folder containing the application. Then select “ Run as Administrator».

4. Charge the device’s battery to at least 60%, switch it to “ Download"and connect to the USB port located on the back panel of the PC, i.e. directly to the motherboard. When connected, Odin must identify the device, as evidenced by the blue filling of the “ ID:COM", displaying the port number in the same field, as well as the inscription " Added!!" in the log field (tab " Log»).

5. To add a single-file firmware image to Odin, press the button “ AP"(in versions One up to 3.09 - the button " PDA»)

6. We indicate to the program the path to the file.

7. After pressing the button Open» in the Explorer window, Odin will begin reconciling the MD5 amount of the proposed file. Upon completion of the hash check, the name of the image file is displayed in the " AP (PDA)" Go to the tab " Options».

8. When using single-file firmware in the “ OptionsF. Reset Time" And " Auto Reboot».

9. Having determined the necessary parameters, press the button “ Start».

10. The process of writing information to the device’s memory sections will begin, accompanied by the display of the names of the device’s memory sections to be written in the upper right corner of the window and the filling of the progress bar located above the “ ID:COM" Also in the process, the log field is filled with inscriptions about the ongoing procedures.

11. Upon completion of the process, the text “ PASS" This indicates the successful completion of the firmware. You can disconnect the device from the computer's USB port and start it by long pressing the power button. When installing a single-file firmware, user data, unless explicitly specified in the Odin settings, is in most cases not affected.

Installing multi-file (service) firmware

When restoring a Samsung device after serious failures, installing modified software, and in some other cases, the so-called multi-file firmware will be required. In reality, this is a service solution, but the described method is widely used by ordinary users.

Multi-file firmware is called because it is a collection of several image files, and, in some cases, a PIT file.

1. In general, the procedure for writing partitions with data obtained from multi-file firmware is identical to the process described in method 1. We repeat steps 1-4 of the above method.
2. A distinctive feature of the procedure is the method of loading the necessary images into the program. In general, an unpacked multi-file firmware archive in Explorer looks like this:

Please note that the name of each file contains the name of the device memory section for recording in which it (the image file) is intended.

3. To add each component of the software, you must first click the download button for an individual component, and then select the appropriate file.

Some difficulties for many users are caused by the fact that, starting from version 3.09 in Odin, the names of the buttons intended for selecting a particular image have been changed. To make it easier to determine which download button in the program corresponds to which image file, you can use the table:

4. After all the files have been added to the program, go to the “ Options" As in the case of single-file firmware, in the “ Options"all checkboxes must be unchecked except " F. Reset Time" And " Auto Reboot».

5. Having determined the necessary parameters, press the button “ Start", watch the progress and wait for the inscription " Pass" in the upper right corner of the window.

Firmware with PIT file

The PIT file and its addition to ODIN are tools used to re-partition the device's memory into sections. This method of carrying out the device recovery process can be used in conjunction with both single-file and multi-file firmware.

Using a PIT file when flashing is permissible only in extreme cases, for example, if there are serious problems with the performance of the device.

1. Follow the steps required to download the firmware image(s) from the methods described above. To work with a PIT file, use a separate tab in ODIN – “ Pit" When you go to it, a warning from the developers is displayed about the dangers of further actions. If the risk of the procedure is understood and appropriate, press the button “ OK».

2. To specify the path to the PIT file, click the button of the same name.

3. After adding the PIT file, go to the “Options" and check the boxes "Auto Reboot», « Re-Partition" And " F. Reset Time" The remaining points should remain unchecked. After selecting the options, you can proceed to the recording procedure by pressing the "Start».

Installation of individual software components

In addition to installing the entire firmware, Odin makes it possible to write individual components of the software platform to the device - the kernel, modem, recovery, etc.

4. Press the button " Start" Recording the recovery occurs almost instantly.

5. After the inscription “PASS" in the upper right corner of the Odin window, disconnect the device from the USB port, turn it off by long pressing the "Nutrition».

6. The first launch after the above procedure must be carried out in TWRP Recovery, otherwise the system will overwrite the recovery environment to the factory one. We enter custom recovery by holding down the “ key” on the device that is turned off.Volume+" And " Home", then holding them down, the "Nutrition».

It should be noted that the above methods for working with Odin are applicable to most Samsung devices. At the same time, they cannot claim to be absolutely universal instructions due to the presence of a wide variety of firmware, a large range of devices, and slight differences in the list of options used in specific cases of application.

Download ODIN for Android free you can follow the link below.



Flashing Samsung is very easy, but without knowing certain rules you can get an excellent smartphone-cracker! This article is dedicated to avoiding this.

Where can I download Odin?

You can download the latest versions of the Odin firmware program on a special page of the website - Download Odin

Odin firmware samsung - Rules

First rule What you should know is that it is strictly not recommended to flash with Kies and here's why:

  1. Incompletely downloaded firmware from the Samsung server.
  2. The smartphone's firmware is not of good quality, resulting in the smartphone constantly rebooting (the /data partition is not erased).

Second rule what you should know, flash only with Odin program

Third rule, flash only with a charged battery on the smartphone and uninterrupted power supply on the computer.

Fourth rule, do not pull out the USB cable while flashing Android firmware.

Fifth rule, The USB cord must be original and not damaged. Lately, it has been very important to use exactly the USB cord that came with the phone, since if you use non-original ones, you may not be able to flash it or break the device!

Sixth rule, the path to the firmware should not contain Russian-language folders (C: folder is not correct, C: or C: samsung is correct).

There are firmwares

Single-file- consist of one firmware file

Two-Three-Four-Five-file(multi-file) - consist of more than one file

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

Preparing for firmware

1. Download the official firmware

Where to download the Firmware

Or use a special utility that quickly downloads Samsung firmware to your computer - Samfirm instructions.

Firmware SER - Russia and CIS

Firmware SEK - Ukraine and CIS

Other regions - CSC(click on spoiler)

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

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.

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


A simplified way to find firmware

or if you don’t know how to search for firmware already on the sites provided. Download the console program - Samsung Firmware Linker. How to use the program?

For example, if you are looking for firmware for the smartphone GT I9500 (Samsung Galaxy S5)

1. Launch the Samsung Firmware Linker program

2. Select which group your smartphone or tablet belongs to ( EK, GT, SC, SCH, SGH, SHV, SHW, SM, SPH, YP) and press Enter

3. Write a model and press Enter

4. You will be redirected to the page with firmware for your device

That is, if you have a Samsung Galaxy S5 GT I9500 smartphone, write GT, press Enter and write I9500

Switching to firmware mode (bootloader)

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

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

For older smartphones it looks like this (until mid-2011):

Turn off the smartphone/tablet and press the Volume Down buttons plus the On/Off button

after which the following message will appear

If you can’t switch to Download mode

For new smartphones it looks like this:

Turn off the smartphone/tablet and hold down the buttons Volume Down + Center button + On/Off button

We get to this menu, release the buttons and press the Volume Up button

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, more precisely how to configure everything correctly so that it works!

Firmware. If the firmware is Single-file

Insert the firmware into the PDA field (press the PDA button)

If the firmware is Multi-file

File PIT(if any) in the field PIT (press the PIT button)

File APBOOT_xxxxx.tar.md5 in field Bootloader (click on the Bootloader button)

File CODE_xxxxx.tar.md5 in field PDA (press the PDA button)

File MODEM_xxxxx.tar.md5 in field PHONE (press the Phone button)

File CSC_xxxxx.tar.md5 in field CSC (press the CSC button)

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 after which the Android firmware will begin, 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 flash!

Samsung won't boot after flashing the firmware?

If after flashing Samsung firmware you have an eternal boot, then you need to perform a data reset or the so-called WIPE. , if you performed Root or installed custom firmware, turned off the electricity or something went wrong - then you need the article after

Odin is a semi-official program for changing the firmware of Samsung smartphones. We'll tell you how to flash your phone via Odin and avoid fatal errors.

Odin Android – any user can download this program and use it to reflash a Samsung smartphone or tablet. Don't believe me? Read this review and make sure that Odin is one of the simplest and most effective tools for flashing smartphones.

What is Odin and who can use it?

Odin Android is an “undocumented” program created by Samsung for internal use only. With the help of Odin, Samsung engineers and programmers flashed mobile devices, testing various shells and proprietary firmware.

Once it got online, Odin Android interested all developers of custom (homemade) firmware for mobile devices and ordinary users who wanted to get at least some security guarantees for the smartphone they were flashing.

Now the third version of Odin is circulating on the network, which can be downloaded from thematic sites or via forum links. There is no direct link to download the program “from the manufacturer” for obvious reasons - Samsung does not support the practice of using “internal” software, but does not prevent its distribution.

That is why all the instructions on how to flash a phone through the Odin program were written not by official employees of the corporation, but by curious users who studied the operation of this application based on their own mistakes. Moreover, this fact did not affect the effectiveness of the instructions in any way - they really work.

How to flash a phone via Odin: step-by-step instructions

  • Before flashing a phone via Odin, the user needs to prepare the computer and the mobile device itself for use. Photos, videos, contact lists, important files and other valuable information are copied from the phone; the memory will be reset when flashing. You need to install the Odin client and driver for connecting a mobile device on your computer.
  • The next step is to download the desired firmware version of your smartphone or tablet to your computer. Moreover, it is better for inexperienced users to choose firmware packaged in one file (single-file firmware). The firmware is supplied in an archive and unpacked into a new folder on drive “C”.
  • Next, the phone being flashed is switched to Downloading mode. To do this, the user presses the volume down key and, while holding it, presses the Home key and the power button. These keys must be held down until the Downloading mode is activated, after which the three buttons are released and the volume up key is pressed.
  • After activating Downloading, connect the phone to the computer using a USB cable and wait for the operating system to complete the process of detecting the device.
  • Next, you need to launch the program by clicking on Odin.exe. After the program screen appears, you need to check the contents of the ID:COM field - if the port number is not indicated there, then it is not recommended to continue working.
  • At this stage, indicate the path to the firmware file by clicking on the PDA button (valid for single files) or PDA, PHONE and CSC (valid for firmware consisting of three files - multi-file firmware). This is why it is recommended for beginners to operate with single firmware files. Otherwise, the risk of getting confused in the components and specifying the wrong path to the files increases.
  • Next, the user checks the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes, ignoring all other checkboxes. At the same time, marking Re-Partition is strictly prohibited.
  • The next step is to start the firmware process. To do this, just click on Start.

Upon completion of the firmware, the phone will reboot and go into “First start” mode. If you see a prompt to select a language and enter the time, the device firmware has completed successfully.

Before flashing an Android phone via Odin, the user must understand the following facts:

  • The program is distributed unofficially, so responsibility for the result of the firmware lies with the owner of the phone. Simply put, no one will repair a phone that was damaged during the flashing process under warranty.
  • The application is intended for experienced programmers. Its interface is not particularly friendly. It is very confusing and not adapted for a wide audience. Therefore, experiments are not encouraged when working with the program - the average user needs to follow the instructions, without deviating even one step from its points.
  • The stability of Odin depends on the charge of the phone and computer with the pre-installed application. A power failure will damage your smartphone or tablet. Therefore, the phone must be charged 100 percent, and instead of a computer, it is better to use a laptop with a powerful battery.
  • The USB cable used during flashing can only be taken from the phone or tablet that came with it. “Alien” cables purchased separately from the phone increase the likelihood of failure during firmware installation.
  • The client part of the program is installed only on the root disk of the laptop operating system, in a folder with a name in Latin. In this case, using folders with names in Cyrillic is strictly prohibited.