Flashing ROM help on Samsung S8

[blackslash]

Hello Everyone,

First of all I am a newbie when it comes to Android, so forgive me for asking such a noob question.

So here is the story, my girlfriend's dad passed away few months ago. He used an old Samsung S8, sadly we do not know what the login pattern is or his Google account password (We did try recovery options but to no avail)

As there was no other option, I went ahead and had the phone factory reset, and from what I learned the phone is now FRP locked.
After a reading a few more guides I downloaded a tool called Odin and some 'Stock ROM' and flashed it hoping that would resolve the issue (Oh boy, how wrong I was) and the phone is now stuck on a screen saying "Error occurred while updating the device software, use the emergency recovery function"

My girlfriend just wanted to be able to use it for some time, and now I feel really bad for screwing it up.

Just wondering what my options are and if the phone is salvageable at all?

 

[Derbi75]

Hey, are you sure you downloaded the right ROM for this S8? Since there are two models of this phone, each with a different chipset (Exynos / Qualcomm Snapdragon). I feel like this error could come from a bad firmware? Does Odin still see the phone when you connect it to the PC?

Edit: Apparently people solved this problem using Samsung's Smart Switch on PC.

 

[blackslash]

Yes, I think I downloaded the correct one. The phone is from Telstra Australia and so downloaded the ROM from Samfrew that was listed as Telstra, I typed in the model number which is SM-G950F it is this firmware that came up.

Yes when I put the phone into Recovery mode and connect to PC, Odin detects it, but the flash gets stuck halfway. I've loaded the BL, AP, CP and CSC that came within the ZIP file from Samfrew and under options only ticked 'Auto Reboot' and 'F.Reset Time'

Also tried just with the BL and AP but same deal.

 

[Derbi75]

Also tried just with the BL and AP but same deal.

Have you tried Samsung's Smart Switch app on PC? Apparently people successfuly fixed this error with it.

 

[Derbi75]

Also tried just with the BL and AP but same deal.

I've never had to deal with a Samsung that has a FRP lock, that could just be the reason why the flashing fails, i wouldn't know. I hope you can get the Factory Reset to work :/

 

[blackslash]

Also tried the Smart Switch app but it would recognize the phone. Thank you for looking into this.

 

[Derbi75]

You could send a message to this user "makeyourself" : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/i-think-i-screwed-the-pooch-on-this-one.3939572/post-79729654 , he seems aware about the FRP locks / flashing issues.
Good luck with your S8.

 

[blackslash]

@Derbi75 thanks heaps, will message makeyourself now.

 

[blackslash]

Ideas? Anyone?

 

[Aashir4249]

Ideas? Anyone?

From what I know, the error only appears if the phone was interrupted during flashing. Such as, Odin was writing into phone but you probably removed the USB or stuff. The screen you see is actually download mode. It is just renamed. Try plugging in your device when it's on the error screen then re-flash it.