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Cliff Notes, i saw this thread on the update to DG27, but I need to know if there is a short cut to get to the newest build or if Froyo will be unable to get without the playing catch up
I did some searching, but if you can forward any information there is about this, that would be helpful and a moderator can delete this...
I looked today at my gf/s epic and noticed she was on build version DG17, and from what I understand, this is old. I cannot find anything on the sprint website found here, so I took er to the sprint store for an update, and all these dolts kept saying is Froyo is not out yet, you need to wait, not listening to anything I was actually saying. After they began to listen they said she is literally stuck, SOL with the version she has until Froyo is released for her device, and that Sprint and Samsung have no updates for her device. Furthermore, whenever I check for an update on her device it always says it is up to date. So, after getting annoyed I came here for help.
I did read somewhere on this forum that being on the older build version causes issues with future updates. If this is true, will she be able to get Froyo if it ever comes out, and is it a good idea to to the updates in between (S:D700.0.5S.DG27 8/30/2010, S:D700.05S.DI07 9/16/2010, S:D700.05S.DI18 9/30/2010, etc), and, if it is possible to manually update the Epic, how does one do it? Once the morons at the sprint store started listening they said There was nothing I can do but wait for Froyo, but I did not instill much trust in them.
Thanks,
Carl
P.S. Please don't flame me, I know very little about the Epic and even less about working with it, but I am capable of doing the update, with your help, of course.
Here use this. Use Odin to go to di18 which is where she needs to be to get froyo ota. Unless you want the leak which works great for me it's dk28. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138. Yeah for some reason you are still on the launch day software. You are 3 updates behind. Use that link to dl Odin and download whichever rom you want dk28 for 2.2 or di18 for 2.1 and use Odin to flash. You will wipe all data and it will be like getting a brand new phone. Just follow the instructions exactly how they are written. Good luck.
you can update your epic regardless of what version you're on to the current official build (DI18) which is "Eclair" and fixes many of the original issues with the phone. You you can also go straight to an update to the newest unofficial build (DK28) "Froyo" but this will make you unable to receive the official Froyo OTA update. But take note that the OTA update is not important as the developers on this site will most definitely provide superior alternatives to updating to Froyo when the OTA update eventually does become available (it has been delayed yet again).
THIS WILL DELETE ALL THE DATA ON YOUR PHONE
*Assuming that you want to return to the current official build used by sprint which is at this moment DI18*
*Only use main/direct-to-motherboard USB slot on PC (not on the face of your PC)*
*Only use high quality USB cable shorter than 3' and not the stock cable*
*Make sure SAMSUNG USB drivers are Installed*
*Make sure your battery is more than 50% charged*
1. SD Card is REMOVED, USB is UNPLUGGED and Battery is REMOVED from phone
2. While Phone is UNPLUGGED from USB, place battery in phone
3. Press and Hold the "1" key and Power button together to reach Download Mode
*KEEP USB UNPLUGGED FROM PHONE and phone in Download Mode*
4. Extract and Run Odin3.exe (Ignore the .pit file included in Odin3+v1.61andepic.pit.zip)
*Leave the "PIT" selection empty*
5. In Odin Uncheck "F. Reset Time", make sure "Auto Reboot" is the only box checked
6. In Odin click PDA and select your .Md5 file (SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar.md5)
7. Plug USB in PHONE and wait for yellow COM box highlight to appear in Odin
8. In Odin Press Start and WAIT patiently
Download SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar.md5 from the link on the first page of this thread where it says DI18 Update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138
Download Odin from the link on the Wiki --look for "Odin3+v1.61andepic.pit.zip" under where it says "Odin Stock Flashing" at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki...Stock_Flashing
Download Samsung USB drivers from the link on the first post of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388
so either way she cannot get it re sync'd back to do it on its own? is that what I'm gathering? I hope that is untrue. And either option she has to wipe her phone? The people at sprint said wait for Froyo but she needs to get to DI18? This is all a bit confusing.
cabrone1 said:
so either way she cannot get it re sync'd back to do it on its own? is that what I'm gathering? I hope that is untrue. And either option she has to wipe her phone? The people at sprint said wait for Froyo but she needs to get to DI18? This is all a bit confusing.
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Without DI18, you won't be able to get the OTA for DL11, which is final froyo. You will have to use odin, and yes it will wipe the phone. Just backup contacts to your Google account and use Titanium Backup for the apps.
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thomasskull666 said:
Without DI18, you won't be able to get the OTA for DL11, which is final froyo. You will have to use odin, and yes it will wipe the phone. Just backup contacts to your Google account and use Titanium Backup for the apps.
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This isn't entirely true.
There will be an update for DI18 -> DL** out soon-ish. However, an update from DG27 and whatever the other one is will be available *eventually*. How long eventually is unknown and could be forever.
I thought there was a di18 update zip floating around here that he can flash threw the stock recovery?
What I suggest is root the phone in question and install clockwork mod recovery. One cwm is installed you can make a nandriod back up. Use odin and the di18 tar to get to di18. Root and install cwm again. Restore tory back up with selecting data only. Now your up to date with apk your data. You are also rooted and have cwm installed and you won't be blocked from an ota unless you start flashing custom roms and removing stock apps
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You can have her phone on di18 in five mins. Them it would take her no mre than ten mins to set it back up. All her contacts are saved and all she has to do is reinstall her apps. It doesn't take that long. Plus the update to di18 update takes the upload cap off.
DevinXtreme said:
This isn't entirely true.
There will be an update for DI18 -> DL** out soon-ish. However, an update from DG27 and whatever the other one is will be available *eventually*. How long eventually is unknown and could be forever.
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Very true, eventually being the key word lol. If you do want the OTA right off the bat though, DI18 is the way to go. Mystery, I thought I saw that floating around as well, I just worry about the Modem.bin being flashable in clockwork; as of yet I don't know if anyone has been able to accomplish that. But with Koush's help it could be possible.
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Isn't DG17 to di18 just a firmware update? You only click android update in the settings when going from android 2.1 to 2.2 (software update). I don't think he needs to go to the trouble of using odin.... I could be wrong but its give that a try if you haven't already.
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Shadomastr said:
Isn't DG17 to di18 just a firmware update? You only click android update in the settings when going from android 2.1 to 2.2 (software update). I don't think he needs to go to the trouble of using odin.... I could be wrong but its give that a try if you haven't already.
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Of you read his post right you would realize he is on dg27 witch was the release firmware. He is 3 updates behind do clicking on check for updates will not work and amazingly he already tried that already
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Yeah what he said. ^^^^^^^
mysteryemotionz said:
I thought there was a di18 update zip floating around here that he can flash threw the stock recovery?
What I suggest is root the phone in question and install clockwork mod recovery. One cwm is installed you can make a nandriod back up. Use odin and the di18 tar to get to di18. Root and install cwm again. Restore tory back up with selecting data only. Now your up to date with apk your data. You are also rooted and have cwm installed and you won't be blocked from an ota unless you start flashing custom roms and removing stock apps
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Does anyone know of a step by step instruction for this? thanks!
musclehead84 said:
You can have her phone on di18 in five mins. Them it would take her no mre than ten mins to set it back up. All her contacts are saved and all she has to do is reinstall her apps. It doesn't take that long. Plus the update to di18 update takes the upload cap off.
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What is the upload cap? My phone is currently rooted and with CWM but still at DG17. Thanks.
Will DG17 prevent Froyo? At this point you first need to worry about Sprint and Samsung preventing Foyo and at the moment they are doing a very good job.
juejaimon said:
Does anyone know of a step by step instruction for this? thanks!
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Please see timothylaws post on page one of this thread or if you want to watch a video I don't have the thread handy but it is courtesy of Randyshear on Youtube. I hope I don't get in trouble for saying this but I would suggest subscribing to his youtube page. He is very informative.
musclehead84 said:
You can have her phone on di18 in five mins. Them it would take her no mre than ten mins to set it back up. All her contacts are saved and all she has to do is reinstall her apps. It doesn't take that long. Plus the update to di18 update takes the upload cap off.
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please help. LOL. I Wonder if it is something sprint can handle once froyo is the standard for the epic and i show them she does not have it, can they just push it on to it? If not, i'd love to have instructions or something from you, please
Update. So after the rumors of the upcoming froyo release, can sprint push it when the device does not get the triggered update? Or can the morons at the sprint store do this?
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I just activated my girlfriend's phone and immediately it prompted for update, so I did. To my surprise it was not DL09, but instead EA28. So after some google searches I found this:
http://phandroid.com/2011/02/03/samsung-fascinates-ea28-update-coming-to-fix-emergency-calling-bug/
The site is basically right, they repackaged dl09 with the emergency calling bugfix and pushed it out with a new build number.
just got mine... I'm gonna have a seizure in a public place to test it out.
Does any one know if one click root will work with this update
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Deathbeaver said:
Does any one know if one click root will work with this update
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It worked for me on DL09 and this isn't that much different so I'd say yes.
Skrazz said:
just got mine... I'm gonna have a seizure in a public place to test it out.
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Youtube...
The only other thing that worries me is odin I have no idea what version to get our how to use it....thanks an advance from noob
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Deathbeaver said:
The only other thing that worries me is odin I have no idea what version to get our how to use it....thanks an advance from noob
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There is a thread on ODIN. Simple directions, I thought.
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So how does one "Make instantaneous emergency calls from a locked device in a time of need"?
Deathbeaver said:
The only other thing that worries me is odin I have no idea what version to get our how to use it....thanks an advance from noob
Just as a side note if your having to redo the phone from scratch make sure to put the pit file in the pit on odin otherwise the phone will not activate!
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One Click root works just fine! Just completed root!
I believe I was able to root successfully but when I try to flash ClockwordMod, it doesn't seem to be working. ROM manager says its flashed and has the latest version, but when I boot into recovery it is definitely not ClockwordMod. I cannot do backups or choose a file from SD to install.
PantsOnFire said:
I believe I was able to root successfully but when I try to flash ClockwordMod, it doesn't seem to be working. ROM manager says its flashed and has the latest version, but when I boot into recovery it is definitely not ClockwordMod. I cannot do backups or choose a file from SD to install.
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When you flash a new ROM it overwrites CWM, so you'll have to re-install it with Odin.
What is pit in general and why it is needed?
CNemo7539 said:
What is pit in general and why it is needed?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771426
may answer some questions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
may answer others
the search tool is great. google works too.
Update broke my phone!
I just saw a screen forcing the update upon my phone. I clicked "OK" but when the EA28 update installed itself on my phone, it locked my phone into a cycle of trying to install it again and again. The baseband version shows S:i500.04 V.EA28, the Build number shows SCH-I500.EA28, but the update keeps trying to install the update. It gives a Prompt to Install-Reboots Phone-Prompt to Install-Reboot Phone... I managed to get it to stop for a little while by scheduling a deferral of the update until tomorrow. Does anyone know how I can keep the update from trying to install?
Yeah I just went to ask if there is an update and it said yes. Afraid to update because who knows if it'll break root....
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Why suggest people to mess with pit in odin? You do NOT need to do this. Geez, people make this mistake enough on their own. Pda, choose file, press start... thats it.
Sent from my stock 2.1 unrooted, fully bloated Fascinate
EA28 broke my phone
knmb323 said:
I just saw a screen forcing the update upon my phone. I clicked "OK" but when the EA28 update installed itself on my phone, it locked my phone into a cycle of trying to install it again and again. The baseband version shows S:i500.04 V.EA28, the Build number shows SCH-I500.EA28, but the update keeps trying to install the update. It gives a Prompt to Install-Reboots Phone-Prompt to Install-Reboot Phone... I managed to get it to stop for a little while by scheduling a deferral of the update until tomorrow. Does anyone know how I can keep the update from trying to install?
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I managed to get my phone to stop rebooting every 3 minutes by ending the InnoPath Active Care process and clearing the cache. But when I woke up this morning, the phone was at the emergency recovery screen. It went into a cycle of rebooting that made it as far as media scanner. I got it to stop rebooting by turning ON wifi (I suppose that's because Active Care needs WiFi off to do an OTA). Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop this "Feature" that is rebooting my phone?
You tried pulling the battery (soft reset) i presume? After that theres factory rest, then odin back to stock
Sent from my stock 2.1 unrooted, fully bloated Fascinate
I have tried to update manually but cant. I have downloaded the file from samsung, put on root of card as update.zip and tried to install from clockwork. Is this the wrong way to do it.
I am on all stock and have clockwork installed. I downloaded from the link that has been provided from samsung It says E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
Firmware version-2.1-update1
Build Number-SPH-D700 ECLAIR.DI18
So is there something I am doing wrong?
If you're using clockwork, you aren't on stock. Last resort is to use the flash utility that Samsung provided. It completely wipes your phone (not your sd card).
nubsors said:
If you're using clockwork, you aren't on stock. Last resort is to use the flash utility that Samsung provided. It completely wipes your phone (not your sd card).
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Is there a way to remove clockwork besides going back to stock? Also since I do have clockwork installed, will I not get the ota update to work correctly?
I can tell you what I know.
1) The official OTA update does not work with non-stock roms. In your case, your rom became non-stock once you installed CWR.
2) The flash utility provided by samsung will take any epic and clear it of user data and the existing rom and then flashes the 2.2.1 official rom. Your SD card will be untouched, at least mine was.
3) You can always re-root after you've flashed the official release. Do a search in this forum and you can find threads that explain how.
Good luck sir.
Just go get the cwm flashable pre-rooted eb13 rom that dameon87 posted in the dev section. There's also a link to it in the wiki.
DiGi760 said:
Just go get the cwm flashable pre-rooted eb13 rom that dameon87 posted in the dev section. There's also a link to it in the wiki.
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Any difference between that and the one you can download from samsung or what you would get from OTA?
mynewepic10 said:
Any difference between that and the one you can download from samsung or what you would get from OTA?
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Need to know too.
DiGi760 said:
Just go get the cwm flashable pre-rooted eb13 rom that dameon87 posted in the dev section. There's also a link to it in the wiki.
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That one did not work. Do I need to try to get the one that is not signed. I dowloaded the signed one and it did not work. After the install it tried to boot up, but went to the samsung screen and then into the official factory restore mode and tried to reboot and stuck on samsung screen.
Use the unsigned one. The only difference betwen the flashable and the one from samsung is the flashable is deodexed.
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s9ortner said:
Use the unsigned one. The only difference betwen the flashable and the one from samsung is the flashable is deodexed.
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Thanks doing that now.
I had the same problem. Will try odin method when I get home, but I doubt that will work. Didn't work with the developers froyo.
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I can't get the manual to work - mine is rooted and rommed, but my husband's is stock.
I have downloaded direct from Samsung 3 times. Once loaded on computer and opened, the Eula doesn't even have the Next button which is needed to proceed.
So strange, guess he will wait for the OTA and drain his battery at an inconvenient time!!
s9ortner said:
Use the unsigned one. The only difference betwen the flashable and the one from samsung is the flashable is deodexed.
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I tried both of them and neither one of them worked.
nmoreman said:
I can't get the manual to work - mine is rooted and rommed, but my husband's is stock.
I have downloaded direct from Samsung 3 times. Once loaded on computer and opened, the Eula doesn't even have the Next button which is needed to proceed.
So strange, guess he will wait for the OTA and drain his battery at an inconvenient time!!
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I'm getting the same problem with the samsung update software. I click yes to accept
And there is nothing that says next, just exit. I am getting errors using odin too. My computer
will see my phone just fine.....until I put it in download mode and try to connect with odin.
I keep trying to repair modem and restart computer to no avail. Its just weird how it all changes for the worse in DL mode. I don't know what to do....
Sent from my epic that is stuck forever on 2.1
funeralplanner said:
I'm getting the same problem with the samsung update software. I click yes to accept
And there is nothing that says next, just exit. I am getting errors using odin too. My computer
will see my phone just fine.....until I put it in download mode and try to connect with odin.
I keep trying to repair modem and restart computer to no avail. Its just weird how it all changes for the worse in DL mode. I don't know what to do....
Sent from my epic that is stuck forever on 2.1
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If you are using odin try this.
Start odin on your PC first and have it up.
Put phone into download mode
Plug in your phone via usb and see if that helps.
It already sounds like you have the samsung drivers installed, but check to make sure.
mynewepic10 said:
If you are using odin try this.
Start odin on your PC first and have it up.
Put phone into download mode
Plug in your phone via usb and see if that helps.
It already sounds like you have the samsung drivers installed, but check to make sure.
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Well I gave that a try. No go. I have tried everything I know. Two different computers, both xp. I can't even use the samsung utility because I keep getting the cant connect to usb. When it isn't in download mode i can connect to the computer, both computers just fine. It will tell me what phone I have and all. I just don't get it. Maybe I will just delete driver and install again. Is it a phone problem?
funeralplanner said:
Well I gave that a try. No go. I have tried everything I know. Two different computers, both xp. I can't even use the samsung utility because I keep getting the cant connect to usb. When it isn't in download mode i can connect to the computer, both computers just fine. It will tell me what phone I have and all. I just don't get it. Maybe I will just delete driver and install again. Is it a phone problem?
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I have used a different version of odin with no issues at all. I have never used this one before.
I'm trying to update to 2.2.2, I downloaded and installed the first update, and I can successfully download the froyo update, but it won't go all the way through. It will finish downloading, prompt me to install, then power down to install, but when it installs it gets to about 35%, then shows the triangle with the ! In it and reboots. I'm rooted with stock everything, and have system reset twice hoping it would work. No luck.
Is anyone else having similar problems?
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JoshRoss70 said:
I'm trying to update to 2.2.2, I downloaded and installed the first update, and I can successfully download the froyo update, but it won't go all the way through. It will finish downloading, prompt me to install, then power down to install, but when it installs it gets to about 35%, then shows the triangle with the ! In it and reboots. I'm rooted with stock everything, and have system reset twice hoping it would work. No luck.
Is anyone else having similar problems?
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I had the same problem at first, but then this is what i did:
flashed ec07 odex
flashed dl17 odin image
then i just restarting the ota
If you still cant get it to work you can always flash the cwm files or odin files in the development section. But i would try ota first
abby_nitewolf said:
I had the same problem at first, but then this is what i did:
flashed ec07 odex
flashed dl17 odin image
then i just restarting the ota
If you still cant get it to work you can always flash the cwm files or odin files in the development section. But i would try ota first
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Okay, couple of questions:
1. What would flashing the ec07 odex do?
2. What exactly does OTA stand for?
JoshRoss70 said:
Okay, couple of questions:
1. What would flashing the ec07 odex do?
2. What exactly does OTA stand for?
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It would put any files that were missing, or deleted back on, including script files, bin fiiles etc.
OTA stands for Over The Air
Txwolf1980 said:
It would put any files that were missing, or deleted back on, including script files, bin fiiles etc.
OTA stands for Over The Air
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What she said
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Txwolf1980 said:
It would put any files that were missing, or deleted back on, including script files, bin fiiles etc.
OTA stands for Over The Air
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Okay, well before I started, I flashed the dl17 default image.
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JoshRoss70 said:
Okay, well before I started, I flashed the dl17 default image.
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abby_nitewolf said:
What she said
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What SHE said?! Listen you....
Josh, I'd grab the ec07 odex, flash it with PIT file (repartition off), then dl17 odex, flash it with no PIT file then try the OTA
I have the same prob. Is it failing, do you think, because the phone is rooted? I haven't tried any reimaging, just rooting.
bsmith1051 said:
I have the same prob. Is it failing, do you think, because the phone is rooted? I haven't tried any reimaging, just rooting.
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Your problem is probably due to the current ROM you're using has removed some of the bloatware. When you remove bloatware you are unable to update your phone.
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Actually I'm not running a custom ROM. Literally all I've done was run a root tool, then installed Titanium Backup Free.
I'm going to try and re-image the phone using the stock DL17 but I'm not sure how. I've got the instructions for installing the rooted EC09 ROM but I don't think I'm supposed to use the I500.PIT? Is that specific to EC09, or is it specific to the phone model (and independent of ROM)?
UPDATE: I just realized there's a DL17 .PIT so nevermind! I'll be sure to use that.
bsmith1051 said:
Actually I'm not running a custom ROM. Literally all I've done was run a root tool, then installed Titanium Backup Free.
I'm going to try and re-image the phone using the stock DL17 but I'm not sure how. I've got the instructions for installing the rooted EC09 ROM but I don't think I'm supposed to use the I500.PIT? Is that specific to EC09, or is it specific to the phone model (and independent of ROM)?
UPDATE: I just realized there's a DL17 .PIT so nevermind! I'll be sure to use that.
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If Odin fails when using the DL17 pit just try again without the pit.
abby_nitewolf said:
I had the same problem at first, but then this is what i did:
flashed ec07 odex
flashed dl17 odin image
then i just restarting the ota
If you still cant get it to work you can always flash the cwm files or odin files in the development section. But i would try ota first
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i am having the same problem as the op
i am a kind of a noob
where can i find these to download
and
how do i go about installing them
thanks for any help
yhknq said:
i am having the same problem as the op
i am a kind of a noob
where can i find these to download
and
how do i go about installing them
thanks for any help
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That one is not something I'm gonna try to cover in a post, if you are as inexperienced as you proclaim. If you want to come into IRC, I'll try to help ya out. That being said, googling 'ec07 stock odex' brought up the exact thread you need. It was the first hit.
Hi,
On MF3.
I'm rooted. I have clock work recovery installed.
I can download the update succeffuly however when the phone reboots the install begins, gets as far as 25% then fails. Phone reboots back to 4.2.2 with a message that says the install was interrupted.
Have tried twice with the same result.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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ckalantzis said:
Hi,
On MF3.
I'm rooted. I have clock work recovery installed.
I can download the update succeffuly however when the phone reboots the install begins, gets as far as 25% then fails. Phone reboots back to 4.2.2 with a message that says the install was interrupted.
Have tried twice with the same result.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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If I were you I would go back and read a little information about mf3 and what kind of recovery can be used. It sounds to me like you might be very confused. In order to correctly keep from bricking your phone you may want to read up on things. Good luck.
ckalantzis said:
Hi,
On MF3.
I'm rooted. I have clock work recovery installed.
I can download the update succeffuly however when the phone reboots the install begins, gets as far as 25% then fails. Phone reboots back to 4.2.2 with a message that says the install was interrupted.
Have tried twice with the same result.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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Since you are rooted, take a look in the /cache/recovery directory. Read the log file. It will tell you where things messed up.
For example, I had forgotten that I did something with csc and had replaced the feature.xml file. Luckily, I had a back up of the original file. I renamed it, fixed is file permissions to rw-r--r--, advanced my clock one day, and then was able to install MJ9.
Good luck, and remember you won't have root anymore when you install this (for the time being)
Yrs,
dkephart
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ckalantzis said:
Hi,
On MF3.
I'm rooted. I have clock work recovery installed.
I can download the update succeffuly however when the phone reboots the install begins, gets as far as 25% then fails. Phone reboots back to 4.2.2 with a message that says the install was interrupted.
Have tried twice with the same result.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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I had the same problem. The only way I was finally able to upgrade to 4.3 was to use Odin to revert to stock (unrooted) 4.2.2 MF3 using the files on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502003 Once I did that I ran the OTA update to 4.3 and it worked without any problems
To able to keep your root and upgrade from 4.2.2 to 4.3 you have to change your param file back to the stock. Thats all the information that I have so far so... not completely sure. But I think that is what you're supposed to do.
Because you have a custom param file, when you try to upgrade to 4.3 it's telling you there is an issue with your phone.
I may be wrong.
Is there a copy of the correct feature.xml? Im having the same issue
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According to the log its stopping when it can't find the chat on apk. I did remove it using titanium.
Will restore it try again andbipdate the thread. Thanks for pointing out the correct log file to look at.
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I checked again and found my backup feature.xml. Typed this from mj9.
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ckalantzis said:
Hi,
On MF3.
I'm rooted. I have clock work recovery installed.
I can download the update succeffuly however when the phone reboots the install begins, gets as far as 25% then fails. Phone reboots back to 4.2.2 with a message that says the install was interrupted.
Have tried twice with the same result.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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I had the same problem happen to me on Wednesday night and last night. Today I used Odin to go back to stock MF3, however, then I couldn't get the OTA update. It kept saying my firmware was up to date each of the three times I restored it.
Now I'm finally on MJ9 after copying "update-mf3-mj9.zip" to my SD card, going into recovery mode, and updating from external SD card. Now I can use my Galaxy Gear!
Cause I want to sound like a noob.
How did you install CWM on what reads to me a MF3 S4.
Those on MF3 have been using Safestrap cause CWM hasn't been possible.
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jball said:
Cause I want to sound like a noob.
How did you install CWM on what reads to me a MF3 S4.
Those on MF3 have been using Safestrap cause CWM hasn't been possible.
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I was excited when I rooted the phone, then installed ROM manager premium. It allowed me to install the recovery. You can even boot into the recovery from ROM Manager.
However since the S4 is locked down tight, you can do any thing from there. So i can't flash anything. It even gives me a message saying as much.
However it is partially installed I can boot into it at will.
I will post a video of it. So that you all have an idea of what im talking about.
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Don't waste your time with a video,its your stock recovery.your not the first to have done this.lets jump ahead a bit and just install Safestrap.whats Safestrap you might ask?search for it and READ please sir.
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jball said:
Don't waste your time with a video,its your stock recovery.your not the first to have done this.lets jump ahead a bit and just install Safestrap.whats Safestrap you might ask?search for it and READ please sir.
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While I was preparing to record it, I did notice that you are correct. Although Rom Manager goes through the motions of flashing the recovery, when you attempt to boot into the Recovery, you are faced with an Error, and default back into Android Recovery.
Although I know all about Safestrap...I think we've all missed the point. The OP was meant to get help about why the 4.3 OTA was failing 25% into the install.
I've got what I needed by being pointed to the location of the install log.....and while reading through it, I noticed that the install is failing because I removed the Chat On APK. I will install from backup and move forward.
Thank you all who provided the necessary guidance to solve the original problem.
Thank you as well to those who helped clear up the whole Clockwork vs Android recovery part. Although a minor part of the original post, it's good that we don't spread misinformation.
Cheers
ckalantzis said:
While I was preparing to record it, I did notice that you are correct. Although Rom Manager goes through the motions of flashing the recovery, when you attempt to boot into the Recovery, you are faced with an Error, and default back into Android Recovery.
Although I know all about Safestrap...I think we've all missed the point. The OP was meant to get help about why the 4.3 OTA was failing 25% into the install.
I've got what I needed by being pointed to the location of the install log.....and while reading through it, I noticed that the install is failing because I removed the Chat On APK. I will install from backup and move forward.
Thank you all who provided the necessary guidance to solve the original problem.
Thank you as well to those who helped clear up the whole Clockwork vs Android recovery part. Although a minor part of the original post, it's good that we don't spread misinformation.
Cheers
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You handled this all very well.
ITNV said:
I had the same problem. The only way I was finally able to upgrade to 4.3 was to use Odin to revert to stock (unrooted) 4.2.2 MF3 using the files on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502003 Once I did that I ran the OTA update to 4.3 and it worked without any problems
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Did you use all files? I mean, I've been trying the same for the past couple of days, and I even asked in that thread if I could use just the PDA file, nobody replied so I went ahead and did it, it removed the root and I kept all my files and settings (That was the idea) but just after that I can't connect anymore to Kies ( I could without issues, I did a full backup moments before) and trying to do the sideload it always gives me the Error 7, I even tried the full SD card update,it erased everything and guess what, when it rebooted for my surprise I was still at 4.2.2 MF3, so it just did the Wipe Data and then rebooted, so I lost almost 6 hours getting everything back as it was and then, I had the Damaged SD card error so I also lost all my pictures and videos withoout back up.
So, as you can see half a day later I'm still at the same point I was this morning and with a huge loss, so, please, Did you use all the files? If you did, doing this erase everything also?
Thanks in adavance.
erasat said:
So, as you can see half a day later I'm still at the same point I was this morning and with a huge loss, so, please, Did you use all the files? If you did, doing this erase everything also?
Thanks in adavance.
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Yes. I used all the files. The result was a completely stock unrooted 4.2.2 so, yes, it reset the phone and erased everything that I had on there. (It left my external SD card intact but I would still advise removing it if there is anything on there you don't want to lose.)
ITNV said:
Yes. I used all the files. The result was a completely stock unrooted 4.2.2 so, yes, it reset the phone and erased everything that I had on there. (It left my external SD card intact but I would still advise removing it if there is anything on there you don't want to lose.)
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Yep, that was the reason why I just used the PDA I didn't want to lose my data, and then I did it anyways, my mistake was not doing the Odin Restore just after I realized that it erased everything and I was still at 4.2.2, that's was the perfect time to do it, but now, after I finally put everything back as it was, I simply don't see myself by my own choice, doing all this again.
Thanks.
erasat said:
Did you use all files? I mean, I've been trying the same for the past couple of days, and I even asked in that thread if I could use just the PDA file, nobody replied so I went a head and did it, it removed the root and I kept all my files and settings (That was the idea) but just after that I can't connect anymore to Kies ( I could without issues, I did a full backup moments before) and trying to do the sideload it always gives me the Error 7, I even tried the full SD card update,it erased everything and guess what, when it rebooted for my surprise I was still at 4.2.2 MF3, so it just did the Wipe Data and then rebooted, so I lost almost 6 hours getting everything back as it was and then, I had the Damaged SD card error so I also lost all my pictures and videos withoout back up.
So, as you can see half a day later I'm still at the same point I was this morning and with a huge loss, so, please, Did you use all the files? If you did, doing this erase everything also?
Thanks in adavance.
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It was mentioned several times in that thread exactly what files to use and how to use them. There were also several pictures provided that showed EXACTLY what the ODIN screen should look like before the flash.
scott14719 said:
It was mentioned several times in that thread exactly what files to use and how to use them. There were also several pictures provided that showed EXACTLY what the ODIN screen should look like before the flash.
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In the thread, there are tons of instances where it explains where to use each file and even pictures, I know because I read every single post, but none of them explains if I could use just the PDA one if I wanted to keep my settings while unrooting the phone, that's why I asked about it, because nobody replied to my question I decided to be the guinea pig, and yes, it works, you keep your settings, and I was glad, but as you can see, what I wanted to accomplish didn't work after all. Without all the files it doesn't fix the issue that causes the error 7 when doing the sideload.
help with mf3 to mj9
Having the same issue and formatted card with backup image.
Update got to 23 % and failed
now phone refuses to flash in odin.....and im missing factory apps preventing me from doing anything to get it back to stock
anyone have a stock restore image I could use in kies?
Would that work properly?