This is the first step to getting to Download Mode. Once the file is in the box, you would now need to turn off your device, and reboot into Download Mode by holding volume Down and power (If using the Galaxy S3 and 4, Home will also have to be held). This is the PDA box that will be needed to flash any file. You don't need to worry about any other Boxes. Sounds weird, I agree, but the PDA box will be your best friend. This is ODIN just after the program has been launched.

This option works best for using ODIN in general. Once done, you should start it by right clicking and 'Open as Administrator'. Next, you will need to download and install ODIN. Click on the small box with the 3 dots and navigate to your desktop and locate your newly created file. Either program will ask where to extract to. Once created, you can right click on the downloaded file and click Extract. This will make the extracted file easier to find. The best thing to do is create a file on your desktop. This will be the compressed file you downloaded. Depending on where you get your file from, having both is handy in case one works and the other does not. Windows has a file compression and decompression program as well. 7Zip is a file extraction program, that unzips compressed files. Second, is downloading and installing 7Zip.

Once drivers are installed, a restart of your PC may be required. Part of those processes are to install or update drivers. You can search the net for your updated drivers. MD5 files can be anything from recoveries, modems, and even ROMs.įirst, one of the things that may need to be done is to update your device drivers. Odin is a program that can utilize the MD5 file to install ROMs to your device. I cannot guarantee how well this will work for every device. Some carriers may have more detailed steps that need to be taken. This is for Samsung devices, and a general guide at that. In the event you think your stock ROM is faulty, or you want to flash back to a previous version on your Samsung device, here is how. Ambassador Rukbat has an updated one with better screenshots:

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