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| Symptom | Likely Cause | Confidence |
|---------|--------------|------------|
| Error appears immediately after “Set PIT file” | Missing or corrupt PIT in firmware | High |
| Error appears after 10–20 seconds | NAND bad block in partition table | Medium |
| Error only with Android 11+ firmware | Dynamic partitions (super.img) conflict | High |
| Device previously had custom ROM (LineageOS / TWRP) | Modified partition table (e.g., merged /vendor) | High | re-partition operation failed. odin
This sounds obvious, but it is the most frequent error. If you're still struggling, providing more details about
| Cause Category | Specific Reason | Technical Detail |
|----------------|----------------|------------------|
| Firmware mismatch | Flashing a firmware for a different device model/carrier | PIT signature/hash doesn’t match the bootloader’s expected layout |
| Corrupt or missing PIT | No valid PIT embedded in the firmware file (especially in single-file .tar.md5) | Odin cannot generate new partition boundaries |
| NAND damage | Bad blocks in the eMMC partition table region | Device rejects write to partition sector |
| Bootloader version lock | Newer bootloader prevents downgrading partition table | Anti-rollback fuse (e.g., Samsung’s RP SWREV) rejects older PIT |
| CSC vs HOME_CSC misuse | Using a CSC that resizes partitions on already modified partition table | Causes inconsistency between expected and actual super partition | However, when performing a Re-Partition , you generally
Samsung often releases firmware in two formats: Home CSC and Regular CSC.
However, when performing a Re-Partition, you generally cannot use the Home CSC file. You must use the standard CSC file included in the firmware package. Attempting to re-partition while trying to preserve data often results in a conflict, leading to the failure message.