.efw? - myTouch 3G, Magic General

i did a google search and my understanding is that its a type of compressed file? How is this different from .zip and what do i have to do different to flash a rom using this extension. if this has been answered please point to it i did a search for efw and nothing came up
thanks in advanced
edit* nevermind found out it had to do with my Firewall because im using CA. New update came out so thats why this was happening

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[Q] please help. I wiped cache partition.

I was tring to wipe data/factory reset for having a clean system before get a root. but I selected "wipe cache partition" then powered on a bunch of error windows pop up and up and up. for example "sorry the application logdprovider has stopped unexpectedly.please try again" OMG. I messed up!~ I have been researching how I could use the ordin program but I have no idea what kind of rom I should running on or how i recovery this. any suggestion for fixing it??? thank you for reading this thread. oh!! my laptop battery's almost gone.... somebody help me~~
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204
Follow those directions exactly and you should be good in no time
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jiggaman508 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204
Follow those directions exactly and you should be good in no time
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thank you for letting me know your great post. I tried to follow your post and download your attached files, but the file was moved or erased from the sever I guessed. the address you posted "http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458252/Odin%...covery.tar.md5
" is not found. so I have been searching this file on internet but I think I'm dumb at this. I just could find those files in paid download website..
If you don't mind please let me know where I can find that file on the internet world!~ P.S anyone who reads this and have idea for having that file please give me a chance for fixing my fascinate.
I meant CWMrecovery.tar I guess I need this..should I have this? "Odin%...System.tar.md5"
which one???? :0
You have to go back to that post and right click, save. For the .tar file to download
Also look at post 288.
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ryanf said:
You have to go back to that post and right click, save. For the .tar file to download
Also look at post 288.
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Thank you for concerning at this problem. I tried to open up the link as you recomeded( right click then save). but the eroor message came up "It can't be downloded, try again later" some like that. so I wouldn't avalible to even open the file. so I thought I should resister in dropbox site and I did in. but nothing different.. is the "post 288" meaning http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782288 -> ?? do you have right address I can go ?? thank you anyway you're so kind.
P.S anyone who has a recovery file plz send me one.. I almost cry..
Here is a link to a thread with a link for the stock kernel it is a cwm flashable file not an odin file try this.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804784
Sorry I'm way over tired been up for two days with my newborn twin boys not exactly thinking straight lol
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jiggaman508 said:
Here is a link to a thread with a link for the stock kernel it is a cwm flashable file not an odin file try this.....
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thank you for quick respond!.. but,, where is a link I can't see..

[WinTool] Pit File Editor

I searched long in the xda forums and i came to the conclusion that there's no editor for PIT files.
so i started making one my self based on the specifications i found all over internet.
i will be posting my work shortly, in the meantime i would like to know if you find this tool useful.
also please inform me if such tool exists already.
Edit:
This is the first beta
your feeadback is welcome
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/96305669/pitfileeditor.jar
badge2033 said:
I searched long in the xda forums and i came to the conclusion that there's no editor for PIT files.
so i started making one my self based on the specifications i found all over internet.
i will be posting my work shortly, in the meantime i would like to know if you find this tool useful.
also please inform me if such tool exists already.
Edit:
This is the first beta
your feeadback is welcome
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/96305669/pitfileeditor.jar
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Just some quick feedback, when I click the Exit button, nothing happens....
Can you provide a link to the source? Is it on GitHub? It would be nice to extend this to a tool that can create Odin or Heimdall packages...
This doesn't work properly btw, the Block Size isn't changed when the Block Count is changed
and you can fix your phone as long as you have the original PIT file

[Request] Stock Samsung Apps Dump

So at first i thought all this bloat was just bs. But after some things i've checked out some apps i kinda wish i still had some of the Samsung apps. Unfortunately I'm a fool and instead of freezing i just deleted from Tibu.
Any help?
Did I post in the wrong section?
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In the development section there is a post that says "factory stock" using Odin. You could either reset to factory using this method or download the zip file and extract the app you need.
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I'll just extract it thanks!!
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You can te download all the apps from samsung hub too. Deleting chat on will break svoice. Only way to get it back is to Odin or Kies
slider2828 said:
You can te download all the apps from samsung hub too. Deleting chat on will break svoice. Only way to get it back is to Odin or Kies
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So i just Dl'ed the odin file and when i extract it all i see is the md5 file and ss_DL... Nothing there to pull the apks.
Can some one just dump the apks?
At least try and help your self...there is like only 5 threads in the dev section...come on its not that hard...took me less than 10 seconds to find this -_- next time follow forum rules and search before creating a thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2259401
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Dwolf16 said:
So i just Dl'ed the odin file and when i extract it all i see is the md5 file and ss_DL... Nothing there to pull the apks.
Can some one just dump the apks?
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Man come on don't be lazy.... Just log into samsung hub and download... its like 5 seconds....
That would be easy if I didn't debloat my phone and get rid of hub. I never asked to be called lazy i just searched the forum like everyone should. Didn't see **** because i obviously didn't know what de-odexed meant so i thought i would start a new thread. Sorry that it comes off lazy i thought in general i could ask this dumb question instead of taking up a developer post.
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mg2195 said:
At least try and help your self...there is like only 5 threads in the dev section...come on its not that hard...took me less than 10 seconds to find this -_- next time follow forum rules and search before creating a thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2259401
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romracer said:
I noticed the previously posted de-odexed dump was not complete. Its missing several items. Below are links to my attempt at de-odexing the system apps and framework. It is a complete dump.
Deodexed framework (MD5 543acaded314224318cd90775654b57c)
Deodexed apps (MD5 58de9c029f1f62ba06dcc634020eeca9)
I have actually pushed this to my device and verified its working. I did this by "stop"ing the Android runtime, using the internal "SD" with adb push and some for loops then an adb reboot. I will not provide more detailed instructions.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND YOU TRY UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
I hope other ROM developers can use this as a base once we have a safe way to restore soft bricks.
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Yea i'm not so good at adb pushing as its been a while. so thanks but no thanks
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Yea i'm not so good at adb pushing as its been a while. so thanks but no thanks
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-_- then extract the apps and use a file explorer to push them to /system, adb isnt the only way...but I really think for you the easiest way is to return to stock...theres a thread in the dev section...just requires a couple clicks of the mouse
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Yea i'm not so good at adb pushing as its been a while. so thanks but no thanks
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you mean it's too hard to do "adb push [location of file (newb tip: you can even drag the file into the terminal/cmd window and it'll automatically place the file location!!)] /system"
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-_- then extract the apps and use a file explorer to push them to /system, adb isnt the only way...but I really think for you the easiest way is to return to stock...theres a thread in the dev section...just requires a couple clicks of the mouse
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Thanks. I did that last night and it worked. Sorry for the hassle.
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you mean it's too hard to do "adb push [location of file (newb tip: you can even drag the file into the terminal/cmd window and it'll automatically place the file location!!)] /system"

Thanks for the noob tip as well never knew that.
Dwolf16 said:
Thanks. I did that last night and it worked. Sorry for the hassle.
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you mean it's too hard to do "adb push [location of file (newb tip: you can even drag the file into the terminal/cmd window and it'll automatically place the file location!!)] /system"

Thanks for the noob tip as well never knew that.
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Glad you ended up getting it...sorry looking back I did come across as rude...just got so much going on right now ive been kinda on edge...in all honesty I wasted more time and energy then was needed...and if anything I should be sorry for the hassle
-we were all in the same boat as you once...new to android development and not knowing what to do...sometimes its easy to forget that....but youll be a pro in no time
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slider2828 said:
You can te download all the apps from samsung hub too. Deleting chat on will break svoice. Only way to get it back is to Odin or Kies
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I'm definitely new in the game but just wanted to clarify this statement. I disabled a bunch of the bloatware apps prior to rooting my S4 today. The only app I deleted using Rom Toolbox Lite was ChatOn before deciding it wasn't a good idea to remove anything instead of just leaving all the bloatware disabled.
I went back and re-installed ChatOn and ChatOn Voice & Video Chat through Google Play / Market and S Voice seems to be working just fine. I saw another thread that said uninstalling/deleting ChatOn would affect S Voice but I'm not seeing this effect. Was re-installing ChatOn through Google Play store vs Odin or Kies a waste of time?
Still learning here, any feedback is appreciated.
Edit: I ended up just doing recovery through Kies to ensure the stock apps were restored appropriately and made sure not to disable ChatOn this time. Just curious why S-Voice worked for me after having rooted and deleted ChatOn but others had issues with this.

Native Hotspot Assistance

Once a deodexed rom is released it will be easier to test the hotspot mod out. Because not having the phone would require someone else that can Odex the files and test. This would be a pain because you would have to do that for each test. For now I am curious about something though. Is there anyone out there with the S5 that is paying for the hotspot? If so can you configure it and connect to it at least once, if you haven't already, and send me your services.jar and services.odex? You will probably need to be rooted in order to get to the files. Don't worry there won't be any sensitive information in the files.
I tried the mod you posted, same as was done on Note 2. Not sure if it worked or not as the build had some data issues, so couldnt comnect to test. It compiled and booted fine with the line deletion at least. Was easy enough to find
Gettin frustrated with getting the deodexed working to move on. Have some issues ive never seen before. Just Play store, Hangouts and Google Calendar sync FC's. Think its a GmsCore issue
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Tried to open an official hotspot thread to work on native tetheing collectively as well as a guide to different ways to tether, its only a few posts below this one.
crawrj said:
Once a deodexed rom is released it will be easier to test the hotspot mod out. Because not having the phone would require someone else that can Odex the files and test. This would be a pain because you would have to do that for each test. For now I am curious about something though. Is there anyone out there with the S5 that is paying for the hotspot? If so can you configure it and connect to it at least once, if you haven't already, and send me your services.jar and services.odex? You will probably need to be rooted in order to get to the files. Don't worry there won't be any sensitive information in the files.
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Crawj,
I used the same wifi tether app that works on Note 2 4.3 and did it without any special tricks.
garwynn said:
Crawj,
I used the same wifi tether app that works on Note 2 4.3 and did it without any special tricks.
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Thanks for that! But you know how I am It is just my nature to use the native app. So if it can work that is best IMO. That way when I finally do get the 5 it is already waiting for me :victory:
OH and I don't believe I have talked to you since you became a moderator so congratulations on that. Well deserved!
charlie-n said:
Tried to open an official hotspot thread to work on native tetheing collectively as well as a guide to different ways to tether, its only a few posts below this one.
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Yeah I saw that. Thanks for sharing. I wanted this one to be specifically for getting the services files from someone that is paying for the service. So that is why I created a separate thread.
sleshepic said:
I tried the mod you posted, same as was done on Note 2. Not sure if it worked or not as the build had some data issues, so couldnt comnect to test. It compiled and booted fine with the line deletion at least. Was easy enough to find
Gettin frustrated with getting the deodexed working to move on. Have some issues ive never seen before. Just Play store, Hangouts and Google Calendar sync FC's. Think its a GmsCore issue
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Thank you. Could you Odex your hotspot mod and try it with either your rom or stock to see if it works? If it works on Odex then you know it will work on deodexed once it is ready.
To get the native hotspot working, you need to:
update carriers set type="default,mms,dun" where apn="n.ispsn";
in the following file:
/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db
This is what worked for me on Sprint North America. Just got it working today, was trying all the known tricks including rebuilding framework-res.apk with no luck. Be advised however I first used a sqlite app from the market and it added a space between mms and dun which did not work. I installed the sqlite3 binary and did that SQL command from adb shell. Can do more of a walk through if needed, let me know.
Edit: miked63017 beat me to it. Here's his flashable zip: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52089811&postcount=9
Scolias said:
Flashable hotspot mod here.
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Isn't this the same thing that Mike provided? If so you should give him the credit. And his flashable zip is probably safer and cleaner than replacing the database file.
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crawrj said:
Isn't this the same thing that Mike provided? If so you should give him the credit. And his flashable zip is probably safer and cleaner than replacing the database file.
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His zip is admittedly different than the zip I made, mine runs a sqlite command in place, while his copies a premade db into place. Either way, lets get some feedback on how this thing is working...
miked63017 said:
His zip is admittedly different than the zip I made, mine runs a sqlite command in place, while his copies a premade db into place. Either way, lets get some feedback on how this thing is working...
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Yeah but it is using the mod that you discovered. So you should be credited. And my other point is that your zip only adds the portion of the mod that is required. His replaces the entire db file which could cause issues.
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crawrj said:
Yeah but it is using the mod that you discovered. So you should be credited. And my other point is that your zip only adds the portion of the mod that is required. His replaces the entire db file which could cause issues.
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I completely agree, I harbor no grudges though, thanks for standing up for me in my absence ( Its the sign of a truly awesome moderator and/or community :good: )
crawrj said:
Isn't this the same thing that Mike provided? If so you should give him the credit. And his flashable zip is probably safer and cleaner than replacing the database file.
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Didn't see his zip. Anyway, reported my thread for removal. Sorry about that.
Scolias said:
Didn't see his zip. Anyway, reported my thread for removal. Sorry about that.
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It's not a big problem. I knew your zip was different. My only point is that Mike published the method of unlocking the hotspot first. So he should have been credited for finding the fix. That's it. You could have kept your zip alive if you wanted to. Although I still believe his install is safer.
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It's not a big problem. I knew your zip was different. My only point is that Mike published the method of unlocking the hotspot first. So he should have been credited for finding the fix. That's it. You could have kept your zip alive if you wanted to. Although I still believe his install is safer.
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Mind telling me why? Still learning. TIA
Scolias said:
Mind telling me why? Still learning. TIA
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Because his zip only does a sql update for the specific change that is required. You're zip replaces the entire db file. Nothing may ever come of that. But if a user had a db file which had different contents than the one you provide they would lose those changes. There is also a very slight possibility that permissions on that file could get corrupted when replacing it. Highly unlikely though. I'd be more concerned about the first possibility.
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Because his zip only does a sql update for the specific change that is required. You're zip replaces the entire db file. Nothing may ever come of that. But if a user had a db file which had different contents than the one you provide they would lose those changes. There is also a very slight possibility that permissions on that file could get corrupted when replacing it. Highly unlikely though. I'd be more concerned about the first possibility.
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Ah, that makes sense now. Thanks.
lil update crawrj, the method we used the Note 2 doesnt fly on here. just tested on new Deodexed build. says I'm not subscribed...
and what do you know. I'm not
Would be a good idea to decompile sectelephonyprovider and see if those values in the database file can't be forced as default for all additions that have that apn field

[Q] Links for Odin

I was looking to download Odin 3.09 so that I can be ready to revert to stock in case things go horribly wrong. But the thread that everything seems to point to for downloads appears to have had the download links removed.
There are lots of sketchy download locations out there on the web but I can't seem to find a good one on these forums anywhere.
I just Googled this--
Seems legit--check it out--:good:
smock9 said:
I was looking to download Odin 3.09 so that I can be ready to revert to stock in case things go horribly wrong. But the thread that everything seems to point to for downloads appears to have had the download links removed.
There are lots of sketchy download locations out there on the web but I can't seem to find a good one on these forums anywhere.
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/hu7kbrj633d5a5n/Odin3_v3.09.zip
The dropbox link you provided is actually blocked by chrome when it is downloaded as being suspicious.
And yes, I tried to Google before posting. In fact I downloaded a copy from one of the locatiosn that were the top search results and my antivirus quarantined the executable it as soon as it was unzipped.
Why is there no official site hosting downloads by the author?
Not sure of your issues--I had no problem using the DB link and I am on Chrome.
Also, I forgot to post the link to my Google Search--didn't mean to imply you need to go do that, I don't post that way--Sorry
Here it is, I just uploaded to my DB--It will auto download--
View attachment odin-v3.09.zip
:good::good:
rugmankc said:
Not sure of your issues--I had no problem using the DB link and I am on Chrome.
Also, I forgot to post the link to my Google Search--didn't mean to imply you need to go do that, I don't post that way--Sorry
Here it is, I just uploaded to my DB--It will auto download--
View attachment 2872451
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The attached zip does download without any problems. The dropbox link still does induce a chrome error:
Odin3_v3.09.zip is malicious and Chrome has blocked it.
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Why were the links removed from the thread that everyone else points to?
Is there at least a checksum that I can use on this provided version?
That's up to dev
But, thread was closed which usually means links too--
Doesn't the link I gave you work anymore
rugmankc said:
That's up to dev
But, thread was closed which usually means links too--
Doesn't the link I gave you work anymore
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Yes, it downloaded fine.
But I try to be a little wary of running executables downloaded from a thread with so few views (no offense). That's why I was asking about an official site, thread, or link with a checksum or something.
smock9 said:
Yes, it downloaded fine.
But I try to be a little wary of running executables downloaded from a thread with so few views (no offense). That's why I was asking about an official site, thread, or link with a checksum or something.
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Google Odin 3.09
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Google Odin 3.09
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As I mentioned, when I did this, the the top result led to a download which triggered my antivirus as soon as it was unzipped.
Sorry for being blunt. But, I gave you a dl link in post 5. I extracted and opened it to the Odin screen. This is with Chrome on a highly secure company computer. No issues. So, I am confused on what else you want--
Forget about the links in the closed thread, it happens all the time.
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As I mentioned, when I did this, the the top result led to a download which triggered my antivirus as soon as it was unzipped.
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I had d/led Odin 3.09 a while ago but forgot where I put it. I googled it recently and the first hit in google gave me the same antivirus warning. The second hit took me to one of those download pages where there's links to "Download" many things but were all crapware installers. One link said it would install Odin, and the file downloaded said it was odin, but it ran an installer that kept offering to install yet more crapware, and I had to keep unclicking the default crapware stuff like toolbars and such. Eventually it just exited without installing odin.
I then searched my hard drive and found where I had put it, a couple months ago...
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I had d/led Odin 3.09 a while ago but forgot where I put it. I googled it recently and the first hit in google gave me the same antivirus warning. The second hit took me to one of those download pages where there's links to "Download" many things but were all crapware installers. One link said it would install Odin, and the file downloaded said it was odin, but it ran an installer that kept offering to install yet more crapware, and I had to keep unclicking the default crapware stuff like toolbars and such. Eventually it just exited without installing odin.
I then searched my hard drive and found where I had put it, a couple months ago...
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So why is Odin this way. Why isn't there a main site where new versions are released? Why does it have to be passed around on forums?
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So why is Odin this way. Why isn't there a main site where new versions are released? Why does it have to be passed around on forums?
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Dude, don't download if you don't want to but it's what you need. Personally, I'd use v1.85. But I'm old school.
http://www.downloadodin.info/download-odin-1-85
I'd trust @rugmankc download. He's a great contributor to this forum.
Edit, Here's another source, searching is your friend http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39111722
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One last thought--
Wow I had a bad day and it gets worse--
jd said google and learn--
1. Samsung releases Odin versions
2. They are many places-http://www.samsungodindownload.com/--just one--it is also has other useful downloads
3. No one has "responsibility" to post them--our devs give enough of themselves
4. You can always start a thread--there may even be one on xda
Just read the whole thread @jmjoyas also gave you a link. Another trusted source in this forum
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