25-01-2014, 02:18 PM
This is a step by step guide on how to use Odin to flash a Samsung Android phone's firmware or stock rom.
Requirements
- Download Odin
- Download the firmware / stock ROM specific for your phone model
- Download and install Samsung KIES @ https://www.samsung.com/in/support/kies/
How to use Odin
- Extract the contents of the Odin zip file into a folder
- Launch Odin
- Boot the Samsung phone into Download mode (Turn off the phone > Press and Hold the Volume Down + Home + Power buttons together > Wait for the warning message to appear on the phone's screen > Next, hit the Volume Up to continue into download mode)
- With the phone in Download Mode, connect it to the PC via a USB cord
- At this stage, Odin should recognized the connected device (Display COM port)
- Only check the "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options
- You’re now ready to use Odin to Flash stock firmware on your device. Tick PDA
- Hit the PDA button then browse and select a tar.md5 file from the extracted folder
- Wait for Odin to initialize the firmware update file then click Start
- Wait for Odin, it will take sometime, normally a few minutes. During this time, you'll see some text on the phone's screen
- Once it is completed, you'll get a PASS!! green labelled message which means that the file has successfully been flashed. The phone will automatically reboot.
Important Notice
- On Odin interface, the following has been changed on newer versions of Odin
Bootloader > BL
PDA > AP
Phone > CP
- Its important you only flash firmware for your device else you could run into problems not only on Odin but also on the device
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