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I accidentally deleted a few important documents led to the current system fails to boot, whenever I boot it always stays in the interface of a white background, and now I can get into odin mode but not in the recovery
My mail is [email protected]
chentongxin said:
I accidentally deleted a few important documents led to the current system fails to boot, whenever I boot it always stays in the interface of a white background, and now I can get into odin mode but not in the recovery
My mail is [email protected]
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I might be wrong here as im not the sharpest tool in the shed, but i do believe there is a new post like this every single day and all get the same response. There is no MF3 image available for flash through odin or otherwise. Search = Friend.
If you repeat three times "owaa tagoo siam" it might magically appear.
Not happening my friend. Try going into download mode and then press down to cancel. It might boot normally then. (worked for me at one point with a similar issue)
agent929 said:
Not happening my friend. Try going into download mode and then press down to cancel. It might boot normally then. (worked for me at one point with a similar issue)
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It seems useless
So did you try it or just say its useless? There are a couple other methods that have been shown to work as well.
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You are going to have to wait for Samsung to release the MF3 on kies or a leak of the tar to happen.
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chentongxin said:
I accidentally deleted a few important documents led to the current system fails to boot, whenever I boot it always stays in the interface of a white background, and now I can get into odin mode but not in the recovery
My mail is [email protected]
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hey buddy, im not familiar with Samsung restoring things cuz im an HTC person. but i was talking with a samsung rep and played dumb, i told him i did OTA and my phone died on me. now it booting up with emergency mode, and i told him i tried to hook it up to kies with emergency mode but no luck....
he gave me this like to remove custom OS ROM, i know its stupid but it kinda a different way to re-install the stock OS...
im sorry if being a NOOB here, cuz i said before im an HTC guy and love RUU ....
anyway if you already know that, then ignore it. otherwise try this link and let me know if this restore MF3 for you.
thanks
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00052690/61265/SGH-I337ZRAATT
salwansk said:
hey buddy, im not familiar with Samsung restoring things cuz im an HTC person. but i was talking with a samsung rep and played dumb, i told him i did OTA and my phone died on me. now it booting up with emergency mode, and i told him i tried to hook it up to kies with emergency mode but no luck....
he gave me this like to remove custom OS ROM, i know its stupid but it kinda a different way to re-install the stock OS...
im sorry if being a NOOB here, cuz i said before im an HTC guy and love RUU ....
anyway if you already know that, then ignore it. otherwise try this link and let me know if this restore MF3 for you.
thanks
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00052690/61265/SGH-I337ZRAATT
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Its been stated 1000 times, this will not work with MF3 at this time. Using Kies to try and restore Firmware if you are on MF3 or using ODIN at best will not work and could possibly make things worse. There are a couple of exceptions using modified files (you can find them in the forum) but other than those exceptions absolutely KIES and ODIN will not help to restore Firmware if a phone is already on MF3.
scott14719 said:
Its been stated 1000 times, this will not work with MF3 at this time. Using Kies to try and restore Firmware if you are on MF3 or using ODIN at best will not work and could possibly make things worse. There are a couple of exceptions using modified files (you can find them in the forum) but other than those exceptions absolutely KIES and ODIN will not help to restore Firmware if a phone is already on MF3.
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LOL... i think i might upset u right ? sorry bro...
i hope some one can modify the stock MF3 soon...
i had similar problem with Sprint note2 L900 4.1.2, it won't downgrade to 4.1.1 in order to get the SPC and flash it with different carrier. but one of the genius guys modify the stock 4.1.1 to let note2 accepted without error ....
its here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0d2B9lfouQ
salwansk said:
LOL... i think i might upset u right ? sorry bro...
i hope some one can modify the stock MF3 soon...
i had similar problem with Sprint note2 L900 4.1.2, it won't downgrade to 4.1.1 in order to get the SPC and flash it with different carrier. but one of the genius guys modify the stock 4.1.1 to let note2 accepted without error ....
its here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0d2B9lfouQ
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No, definitely didn't upset me. My phone works and i know what I am doing. However, you probably would have upset the OP if he would have tried your suggestion and screwed his phone up worse. It would have been his own fault because there is always risk when it comes to doing anything to our phones, but being a bit more cautious when making suggestions to people would be a good thing also. Especially when there is already so much information about this in the AT&T S4 forums.
The video you linked to, once again, will do no good. ODIN will not work for restoring firmware on an MF3 phone at this time period.
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No, definitely didn't upset me. My phone works and i know what I am doing. However, you probably would have upset the OP if he would have tried your suggestion and screwed his phone up worse. It would have been his own fault because there is always risk when it comes to doing anything to our phones, but being a bit more cautious when making suggestions to people would be a good thing also. Especially when there is already so much information about this in the AT&T S4 forums.
The video you linked to, once again, will do no good. ODIN will not work for restoring firmware on an MF3 phone at this time period.
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i know ODIN will not work for restoring firmware on an MF3 phone at this time, but this link was just an example. maybe in the future someone can do something work with MF3....cuz at my work now we can't sim unlock or fix imei with this bulid MF3, i have tried octopus box, nspro, and setool3. non of them was able to sim unlock MF3, even the secret menu not exist in MF3....
i asked the riff jtag rep, if i can resurrection I337 MF3 and unlock the bootloader with riff box. he hasn't responded yet.
salwansk said:
i know ODIN will not work for restoring firmware on an MF3 phone at this time, but this link was just an example. maybe in the future someone can do something work with MF3....cuz at my work now we can't sim unlock or fix imei with this bulid MF3, i have tried octopus box, nspro, and setool3. non of them was able to sim unlock MF3, even the secret menu not exist in MF3....
i asked the riff jtag rep, if i can resurrection I337 MF3 and unlock the bootloader with riff box. he hasn't responded yet.
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Many things have been tried with this already.
Look up a poster called "Aou". His posts will help shed light on the subject. Adam Outler also has worked a lot on the issue. The entire MF3 OTA was torn down and part by part tried. Once the MF3 bootloaders are applied, it simply can not be rolled back. There are software and hardware reasons for this, but it has all been tried. The result every time is Hard brick that JTAG can not fix at this time.
Once the full MF3 firmware has been released, maybe this will change, but it is doubtful. The MF3 bootloaders will still be the same. Without Samsung's signing key, the bootloader cannot be modified.
Once Samsung releases the full MF3 firmware (for ODIN and Kies) it will hopefully enable people to flash or restore back to a factory MF3 state, but we will still not be able to roll-back to AMDL. Maybe the full MF3 firmware release will include more files to work with...but again, it is doubtful.
As of now, the only way to sim unlock a phone on MF3 is to use a code (from AT&T or other). Hopefully someone will find a method that will work with MF3...but it hasn't happened yet.
You have good ideas about what should be done but it is important that you look and see what has already been tried and what is known at this point. Hopefully, people will still try to modify and work with MF3 (maybe something that hasn't been tried yet), but it will be building on what has been tried so far.
So, basically, at this time ODIN and KIES will not work with MF3, except for the modified files used without the bootloader. Neither will restore the phone to stock or can be used to roll back the firmware.
Hopefully, when Samsung releases the MF3 firmware, people will be able to restore their phones through ODIN and KIES, but will still be stuck on MF3.
In order to do any more, another work-around (such as the LOKI exploit) will need to be found or someone at Samsung is going to have to release or leak the encryption key.
That is pretty much all for now.
scott14719 said:
Many things have been tried with this already.
Look up a poster called "Aou". His posts will help shed light on the subject. Adam Outler also has worked a lot on the issue. The entire MF3 OTA was torn down and part by part tried. Once the MF3 bootloaders are applied, it simply can not be rolled back. There are software and hardware reasons for this, but it has all been tried. The result every time is Hard brick that JTAG can not fix at this time.
Once the full MF3 firmware has been released, maybe this will change, but it is doubtful. The MF3 bootloaders will still be the same. Without Samsung's signing key, the bootloader cannot be modified.
Once Samsung releases the full MF3 firmware (for ODIN and Kies) it will hopefully enable people to flash or restore back to a factory MF3 state, but we will still not be able to roll-back to AMDL. Maybe the full MF3 firmware release will include more files to work with...but again, it is doubtful.
As of now, the only way to sim unlock a phone on MF3 is to use a code (from AT&T or other). Hopefully someone will find a method that will work with MF3...but it hasn't happened yet.
You have good ideas about what should be done but it is important that you look and see what has already been tried and what is known at this point. Hopefully, people will still try to modify and work with MF3 (maybe something that hasn't been tried yet), but it will be building on what has been tried so far.
So, basically, at this time ODIN and KIES will not work with MF3, except for the modified files used without the bootloader. Neither will restore the phone to stock or can be used to roll back the firmware.
Hopefully, when Samsung releases the MF3 firmware, people will be able to restore their phones through ODIN and KIES, but will still be stuck on MF3.
In order to do any more, another work-around (such as the LOKI exploit) will need to be found or someone at Samsung is going to have to release or leak the encryption key.
That is pretty much all for now.
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thanks bud, and yes i started read about this issue just today.
i know samsung is way easier than HTC when it comes to unlocking and flashing, thats why i didn't care at first. but what freaked me out when i tried to sim unlock galaxy s4 yesterday. today i found out about the MF3 and how is it pain in the axx :laugh: .... thanks for the info bro :good:
add myself to the thread for future fixes...
Scott that was probably the best explanation I have seen yet. You should have it pinned lol
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agent929 said:
Not happening my friend. Try going into download mode and then press down to cancel. It might boot normally then. (worked for me at one point with a similar issue)
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Well Thank YOU ALOT.. you saved me TONS OF WORRIES. That trick got me out of a boot -> recovery -> odin mode loop. I thought I was going to have to confess to ATT and beg for them to fix my phone. I wont be touching my recovery again for a while. Not until a confirmed method and hugely tested recovery/custom rom method comes out.
Thank you! I knew that little bit of advice would help somebody one day.
I rooted my device with Kingo Android root. I am currently running android OS 4.3.
Everything was going just fine until just today when opened SuperSU and it told me that there is no SU binary installed. SuperSU cannot install it.
Pretty much I need to manually re-root my device.
I am not aware of any recovery files that I may have. To clarify, I have never backed up my device in any way. I have only had it for a month, and there is hardly anything on it. I figured, why bother? Well now I know.
I have done quite a few google searches about this, and I can not find any help.
What is my best course of action?
Thank you very much.
Try reflash and re-root with cf-auto root through Odin. A a small question: u still have root right to install some app such root explorer and titanium backup?
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hhai2pth said:
Try reflash and re-root with cf-auto root through Odin. A a small question: u still have root right to install some app such root explorer and titanium backup?
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Unfortunatly, I no longer have root. None of my root apps can get root permissions because the SU binary is missing.
I tried flashing my firmware, but now my phone is stuck in an unusable state. The official firmware leaves me unable to boot with a "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
When I flash a different ROM on top of that one, all my spen stuff is messed up.
This is way different from jailbreaking. There are so many rom files I have a hard time finding the one I need.
SM-900A in case anyone wants my number.
DrShenanigan said:
Unfortunatly, I no longer have root. None of my root apps can get root permissions because the SU binary is missing.
I tried flashing my firmware, but now my phone is stuck in an unusable state. The official firmware leaves me unable to boot with a "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
When I flash a different ROM on top of that one, all my spen stuff is messed up.
This is way different from jailbreaking. There are so many rom files I have a hard time finding the one I need.
SM-900A in case anyone wants my number.
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You need to go on sammobile and download your stock firmware (you probably want to stay on 4.3 unless your particular phone and carrier have root capabilities on 4.4.2 which verizon and att do not yet have) then flash it through odin... just search your model # through sammobile and it will show all the available stock firmwares. That will at least get you running again then u will have to root it again from there
Posted from my beast of a VZW Note 3!!
I downloaded the firmware from that site and have tried to flash it.
I get an Error Meassage:
SW REV CHECK FAIL : [sb1]Fused 2 > Binary 1
DrShenanigan said:
I rooted my device with Kingo Android root. I am currently running android OS 4.3.
Everything was going just fine until just today when opened SuperSU and it told me that there is no SU binary installed. SuperSU cannot install it.
Pretty much I need to manually re-root my device.
I am not aware of any recovery files that I may have. To clarify, I have never backed up my device in any way. I have only had it for a month, and there is hardly anything on it. I figured, why bother? Well now I know.
I have done quite a few google searches about this, and I can not find any help.
What is my best course of action?
Thank you very much.
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1st : I dunno ur device which version of note 3.
2nd : kingo sometimes for some device not working well. Try avoid to use this method. Try cf-autoroot instead. Easy nd simple, but knox will trip.
3rd : have u tried update to latest supersu?
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antique_sonic said:
1st : I dunno ur device which version of note 3.
2nd : kingo sometimes for some device not working well. Try avoid to use this method. Try cf-autoroot instead. Easy nd simple, but knox will trip.
3rd : have u tried update to latest supersu?
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Updating SuperSU is what cause this mess, I believe. It's too late for that now anyhow, because my phone does not boot.
I have the SM-900A. There is no cf-autoroot for it. Not that I canfind at least.
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Updating SuperSU is what cause this mess, I believe. It's too late for that now anyhow, because my phone does not boot.
I have the SM-900A. There is no cf-autoroot for it. Not that I canfind at least.
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Try this, mate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
Ok. So I've tried to ask this question before, and every time I get people telling me to do things I just don't understand. Sorry. Not trying to spam. If this question goes unanswered I will not post another and I apologize if this is too stupid. Just a noob trying to get help.
All I want is to update my phone (SM-G900F) to the most recent Android version. Like 3 weeks ago I got the prompt to update OTA because a new update was available. I've haven't modified my phone other than Towelrooting in July and having SuperSU and Titanium. Had planned to get way more root stuff but so far I haven't had the time.
OTA Update failed, told me my phone was modified in an unauthorized way and suggested to update through Kies.
Here's my question: What's the simplest, easiest way to update correctly? I'd rather do it one way or the other: Either, I unroot with SuperSU and remove Titanium, then download Kies and try to update, if successful I reroot with Towelroot OR: I can manage to update WITH Towelroot and SuperSU still there, if so, how?
That's all I'm asking. Would the first option work best? Is there a better way? I don't want to use Odin or anything like that, I don't want to use custom roms or anything, I'd just like to have the most recent update and root, that's it. Please put me out of my misery.
tempest22 said:
What's the simplest, easiest way to update correctly?
I don't want to use Odin or anything like that
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You can't have it both ways. Odin is the easiest, otherwise try Kies.
Download NeatRom and you will get the latest Rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2828562
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You can't have it both ways. Odin is the easiest, otherwise try Kies.
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So would it work if I unroot with SuperSU, then install Kies on my pc and update to most recent Anroid version?
Or, if I'm already going to unroot first with SuperSU, can I then just try the OTA update and if successful, can I reroot with Towelroot or will that be outdated with the most recent Android version?
Download odin 3.09. Download the latest official firmware for your device, search the forums to find the latest one. Extract the .tar file inside the firmware zip u downloaded. Make sure you have the drivers installed for your phone on your computer. Extract Odin and run the .exe to open the Odin program. Put your phone into download mode> While Powered off hold volume down.. Home.. And power button. Press continue when given the warning plug in your phone to the PC.. Within Odin click the ap slot. Load the .Tar file which is your firmware. Make sure Odin recognizes your phone is plugged. Hit start. Sit back and watch it flash.
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Ok. I hope this does not sound arrogant. But I honestly can't believe why anyone on this forum can't directly answer my question instead of giving me other suggestions. I don't want to use Odin, it's too complex for me and I don't want to mod my phone to hell and back. I just want to get the most recent update released 2 or so weeks ago.
Nobody has said whether the Kies method works (letting Towelroot remain on my phone and trying to download most recent Android version with Kies on my pc), or whether I unroot with SuperSU, remove all root apps (I only have 3), then try the OTA update just with my phone and see if that works. Can somebody please just answer that? PLEASE
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I think I'm correct in saying the most recent ota comprised on little more than minor tweaks and security updates.
The world's not going to come to an end if you don't have the very latest update.
Perhaps more research BEFORE choosing the root route would have been wise, at least then you would be more informed as to the outcome of your chosen option.
Having read the last few posts it's clear to me, even as a relative S5 noob that your questions been answered quite comprehensively. Just not the install an app and reboot option you were hoping for.
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Just before I get stuck into my pizza. .....
.......did you by any chance select ART rather than running a DALVIK system?
I did that before rooting and I got the same can't install ota due to modified yada yada.....
I reverted back to Dalvik and the ota installed no problem. As I said.... This was pre rooting so might not be relevant.
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does.the kies method i asked about.work.
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does.the kies method i asked about.work.
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from reading the replies above i think the answer is no it wont but why not just give it a try, if its not going to work it will just tell you so (like the ota update did)
your options as stated above are to either use odin and install the latest update or take it to a shop or find someone who is close to you who knows how to use odin and ask them if they wouldnt mind doing it for you and buy them a beer as a thankyou,
odin isnt hard to use in fact it couldnt be any easier to use for a noob just follow a couple of simple steps and your done
i hope you get this sorted
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does.the kies method i asked about.work.
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It should work as I have done that on my old device before but you have to re-root your s5 again after the update.
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Towelroot after latest OTA-Update doesn't work!
I don't know if the idea of an update is so good.
My SM-900F was Towelrooted to run Titanium, too.
My setup was "OTA when in a WIFI network" and clicked "update yes" - I was typing some notes very late,
the message box popped up and --- swoosh --- the Update was running. No need to say my notes weren't saved?
I don't even know what that update contained and what it was good for.
Now I run 4.4.2 ,
Baseband G900FXXU1ANG2
Kernel 3.4.0-2089850 [email protected] #1 July 3rd 2014
Build KOT49H.G900FFXXU1ANG2.
Root access has gone, Towelroot says "device not supported", Titanium doesn't work anymore.
No I have to start Windows only to run KIES - waf.
So be careful.
Dirk
Ok, so I have unrooted with supersu and removed Titanium. Supersu is still there. I've tried to do an OTA update, and surprisingly this time it actually went so far as to actually download the updates. Then after I press install, it goes into boot mode and says like 20% or more installed, then it goes black and reboots, everything is normal but the update failed.
What. Now.
They should really start telling people that rooting will cause updates to become a nightmare. Please help me, this is ridiculous.
tempest22 said:
They should really start telling people that rooting will cause updates to become a nightmare. Please help me, this is ridiculous.
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Lack of common sense is my diagnosis.
Of course it's not always going to be plain sailing. And early days with any new handset means there are answers we just don't know yet.
That's why pretty much every thread has a precursor from the Dev that says "use at your own risk","read instructions fully before flashing" or " it's not my fault if your dog gets fleas or your nan pegs it" etc etc etc. If you have any doubts rooting your phone wasnt for you..... you shouldn't have rooted.
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tempest22 said:
They should really start telling people that rooting will cause updates to become a nightmare. Please help me, this is ridiculous.
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Lack of common sense is my diagnosis.
Of course it's not always going to be plain sailing. And early days with any new handset means there are answers we just don't know yet.
That's why pretty much every thread has a precursor from the Dev that says "use at your own risk","read instructions fully before flashing" or " it's not my fault if your dog gets fleas or your nan pegs it" etc etc etc. If you have any doubts rooting your phone wasnt for you..... you shouldn't have rooted.
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bump, can somebody tell me conclusively for once and for all if the following will work: I have unrooted with supersu (originally rooted with Towelroot in July) supersu and titanium are removed, OTA update still doesn't work. if i install Kies on my pc, will an update work, AND will I be able to use towelroot again to reroot.
thank you.
please?
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bump, can somebody tell me conclusively for once and for all if the following will work: I have unrooted with supersu (originally rooted with Towelroot in July) supersu and titanium are removed, OTA update still doesn't work. if i install Kies on my pc, will an update work, AND will I be able to use towelroot again to reroot.
thank you.
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Did you use Triangle Away to reset the system status and binaries to official? If not reroot with Towelroot again, use Triangle Away to reset the counters (besides the KNOX flag), unroot with the superSU app, then flash a stock rom with Odin and after that factory reset. Your device is official now.
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Did you use Triangle Away to reset the system status and binaries to official? If not reroot with Towelroot again, use Triangle Away to reset the counters (besides the KNOX flag), unroot with the superSU app, then flash a stock rom with Odin and after that factory reset. Your device is official now.
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jesus ****ing christ. i'm not that kind of a phone pro guy. I just want to know if updating with Kies with allow me to reroot afterwards again (whether or not with Towelroot or ****ing Odin isn't important anyway). I rooted with towelroot in july, know isn't tripped or whatever. I have unrooted with supersu. Now I just want to know whether or not updating with Kies on my pc will be successful, and if it will allow me to reroot again, like with Towelroot...
PLEASE
tempest22 said:
jesus ****ing christ. i'm not that kind of a phone pro guy. I just want to know if updating with Kies with allow me to reroot afterwards again (whether or not with Towelroot or ****ing Odin isn't important anyway). I rooted with towelroot in july, know isn't tripped or whatever. I have unrooted with supersu. Now I just want to know whether or not updating with Kies on my pc will be successful, and if it will allow me to reroot again, like with Towelroot...
PLEASE
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Well I know why no one can answer that simple question. Because no one has done it that way. That is why you can't get the answer you seek. So you have a choice, give up and stop asking, or be the first to try it. Then post here if it works or not.
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I have a stock SGH-i337 running android 4.4.4 that is rooted.
I've rolled back to NC1 without success. I'm currently at NJ4.
I need to go from AT&T to T-Mobile.
I cannot access the hidden menus to remove the carrier lock.
None of the methods mentioned here seem to work - *#0011#, *#9090#, etc.
Any ideas?
Install safestrap, then flash the mf3 modem. Then try regionlockaway.
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Did that work? I'm going to be trying this for a phone my daughter bought a couple of days ago. It's an AT&T S4 that she wants to use on Tmobile.
The phone is on 4.4.4 and using I337ucuFNJ4. She used Ebay unlocking service and said they couldn't do it because of money owed on the previous owners account. She gave me the IMEI and it looks clean (as she did check this online and with AT&T before buying).
How can the phone essentially have a clean IMEI if money is still owed on the account? I'll get it from her on Friday and see what I can do.
Ok so I have the s4 rooted with towelroot and flashed the modem back to NJ4. Everything works fine.
Installed busybox then safestrap 3.72 and all of it installed fine. I have SuperSu and did a check root all is fine.
Now do I flash in safestrap the MF3 modem files and install regionlockaway then flash back to NJ4 with Odin? Man I have been searching around for hours to try and get this done. I hate asking for help, but if someone could give a little more detail it would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to brick this thing and was trying to get this down to give it to her in a couple of hours. Thanks guys.
I have a new paper weight.
I've fallen back to my original Galaxy S.
I hope the GS6 arrives soon.
Is unlocking this at&t phone even possible? And what did you do to brick your phone dude? I get the feeling I'm wasting my time with this, that it's not possible and people in the know are having a laugh. I hope that is not the case here.
There is just too much BS on the internet and feel like I'm searching for a needle in a haystack at this point.
Battery failure / short circuit / smoke / bad luck. I have to obtain a battery before I can tell if the damage is permanent.
Got it to work!
Ok I first off sorry for your trouble and hope the phone is not damaged buddy.
I used this technique here http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...aranteed-free-sim-unlock-mk2-nb1-nc1-t2852979
Odin 3.10 was no longer working for me to flash baseband modem so did it all using safestrap. The files that safestrap uses are zip files and use them like they are (don't unzip them to use) and they are about 22 mb's in size.
The trick for me is it didn't work right away. I had to reflash with safestrap my NJ4 modem and reboot.... and put in the correct APN settings for T-Mobile.
So it does work and hope I can help others that fall into the same problem. If you need help just leave a message in this thread and I've subscribed to it so will get an email letting me know.
APN settings - https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-17581
This page came in helpful for grabbing need modem/baseband firmware - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2496517
Good luck! Do a backup in Safestrap if you're nervous. You can always start over.
The good news - only the battery was burnt.
What boot loader do I have? getprop ro.bootloader returns I337UCUFNJ4 and getprop ro.boot.baseband returns MDM. I presume that MDM is the bootloader version and I337UCUFNJ4 is the modem version.
I'm concerned that the guides and tips are for older versions of the GS4 that don't work on 4.4.4 and may actually do damage.
Ok glad to hear the good news man. The I337UCUFNJ4 is your modem right now.
A nice little free google play store program to use to get info on your phone is called Phone INFO, download it now please.
This will show you all kinds of information on your phone and what you need is to know is Device Type to know which Safestrap to install. Mine or my daughters was klteatt.
Keep in mind I don't have the phone in hand anymore, gave it back to her last night.
What you'll need to download from the modem page link is the I337UCUFNJ4 and the MF3 modems and keep them in their zip format to use. Create a folder on your external sd card ( mine was EXT SD Downloads ) and put both modem zip files in there.
Another program that needs to be installed is called BusyBox and I just used the free version https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en
You will need this busybox installed for safestrap to work properly. And also have developer Options activated and check install from unknown sources etc etc (you can do a quick search on this one) it's key to have this done and very quick to do.
Now if you follow the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...aranteed-free-sim-unlock-mk2-nb1-nc1-t2852979
the only thing I did different was flash back the modem MF3 firmware back to the NJ4 that you currently have. APN T-Mobile settings might have auto populated once the card was recognized (I had manually put it in earlier when it didn't work before flashing to NJ4) so not sure.
When safestrap is installed properly it will say so at the top of screen and nothing is greyed out. Do a backup so you can start over if you screw it up. Take like ten minutes or so, no worries.
I've had very little coffee this morning and sorry for being a bit all over the place with this. Let me know how it goes and if you need more help. Good Luck! At least you know it will work, I didn't.
I used Safestrap-JFLTE-3.72-kk-B01 (sorry for confusion forget the klteatt, sorry)------- phone INFO - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en
I followed the instructions very carefully. The problem is that I no longer have cellular service on any network.
I've rebooted, tried to reflash each of the modems. NJ4 flash fails while the MF3 flash seems to work, but I still have no cellular service.
Phone info shows bootloader NJ4 and baseband MF3
hmmm makes it a bit harder not having the phone with me anymore. You did the developers options correctly?
Perhaps use Play Store and download 'SELinux Mode Changer' to see if it will allow you to install through Safestrap the NJ4 modem firmware?
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hmmm makes it a bit harder not having the phone with me anymore. You did the developers options correctly?
Perhaps use Play Store and download 'SELinux Mode Changer' to see if it will allow you to install through Safestrap the NJ4 modem firmware?
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Been there. Did that. No joy.
There is an NJ4.tar.md5 file. How do I use it?
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Been there. Did that. No joy.
There is an NJ4.tar.md5 file. How do I use it?
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Flash it in Odin
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I used ODIN to flash the file. Baseband is still MF3. Still no joy. I'll try going back to NC1.
ua549 said:
I used ODIN to flash the file. Baseband is still MF3. Still no joy. I'll try going back to NC1.
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Try the nb1 tar file. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
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jd1639 said:
Try the nb1 tar file. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
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Thanks! The phone is now working but I have to download, install and configure all (~150) of my apps again.
It will take a couple of days to pair all the Bluetooth devices (plus travel). I wish I'd known that this was a complete reset. I could have captured many of the apps, network locations and configurations. That said, I don't have to buy a new phone.
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Thanks! The phone is now working but I have to download, install and configure all (~150) of my apps again.
It will take a couple of days to pair all the Bluetooth devices (plus travel). I wish I'd known that this was a complete reset. I could have captured many of the apps, network locations and configurations. That said, I don't have to buy a new phone.
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Sorry man, I thought if you've used Odin before you knew it would wipe your phone.
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yikes..... well good thing is the phone works. Glad it worked out, well kinda lol.
I'm happy I don't have to buy a new phone before the GS6 arrives. I'll just stick with AT&T until then.
I appreciate everyone's help!
I'm trying to root, then unlock my Retail phone. I heard it can be done on BOAF 5.0.1. I downgraded my phone to KK ANJ5 (details on what steps I took, here)
I actually did a Factory Data Wipe twice before beginning, although the instructions said I only needed to do it once (doing it twice shouldn't hurt).
When I tap the System Updates button, it appears to start downloading, then after a few minutes, I'll get an error message saying "Download Unsuccessful". I've done this several times. Why is this happening now? I've cleared everything. Could Verizon have pulled the update? Can I install the two files manually? If so, please point me to the right direction. Thanks.
Flash N910VVRU2BOG5_StockRestore.tar.md5 using Odin. It will upgrade you and you will be able to convert your phone to developer mode using the steps in the thread.
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Flash N910VVRU2BOG5_StockRestore.tar.md5 using Odin. It will upgrade you and you will be able to convert your phone to developer mode using the steps in the thread.
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I took the latest safe upgrade, I think it's BP1 or something like that., to 5.1.1. THAT worked.
So basically we have to be on 5.1.1 ??
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So basically we have to be on 5.1.1 ??
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I'm just saying that's what for sure worked for me. KK didn't work at all. I don't know if you "have to" be on it or not.
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I'm just saying that's what for sure worked for me. KK didn't work at all. I don't know if you "have to" be on it or not.
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I might give it a whirl if fix doesn't come soon. In the meantime could u point me in the right direction for the safe upgrade files and what Odin version ?? Thanks in advance.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...nt/firmware-safe-upgrade-to-lollipop-t3313224
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...nt/firmware-safe-upgrade-to-lollipop-t3313224
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Already did it I appreciated.
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I've had it work on boaf, bpa, bog5. kk wouldn't work for me. using king root 4.0,.all unlocks (n4.n4.bin. n4.fix) worked for me. bpa (5.1.1)required the emotion kernel to boot. also returned my original Cid to use kies to restore all apps & data, then odined back again, unlocked, rooted ect. be patient
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...nt/firmware-safe-upgrade-to-lollipop-t3313224
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What confused me and a few other people in that thread is that you NEED to flash that kernel before the SuperSU linked there if you want to root 5.1.1 firmware. I thought it was just if you had taken the OTA 5.1.1.
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What confused me and a few other people in that thread is that you NEED to flash that kernel before the SuperSU linked there if you want to root 5.1.1 firmware. I thought it was just if you had taken the OTA 5.1.1.
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This is what I did (I think). Kinda hard to remember everything. For more information, read through the HOWTO thread. I think I started posting at about page 9.
went ahead and did the safe upgrade via Odin
Swapped out my MicroSD card for a different one I had laying around
Unlocked my phone
Powered Down (If I could, or remove the battery)
Removed the MicroSD card (otherwise it would boot loop)
Connected to My Computer
Boot to Download Mode (DOWN ARROW+HOME+POWER BUTTON)
Flashed TWRP using Odin
Reinserted the original MicroSD Card (Different SD card than what was used during the unlock process, the same one I was using prior to unlocking)
Booted into TWRP (UP ARROW+HOME+POWER BUTTON)
It prompted me to install SuperUser, so I did, it caused a bootloop, so I pulled my battery.
Removed MicroSD Card, plugged it into my computer and put SuperSU.zip and a kernel (See this post) zip file on it, re-inserted the MicroSD into my phone
Booted to TWRP (UP ARROW+HOME+POWER BUTTON)
Flashed the two files I'd just put on my MicroSD (Not sure if a reboot is required or if they could be done at the same time, I rebooted each time)
I did not clear cache/dalvik. Not sure if that was necessary.
This is all what got me to where I'm at, now.
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This is what I did (I think). Kinda hard to remember everything. For more information, read through the HOWTO thread. I think I started posting at about page 9.
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This is all what got me to where I'm at, now.
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For 5.0.1, you don't need to flash a new kernel, so that's why it works. If you want to upgrade to N910VVRU2BPA1:
Download N910VVRU2BPA1_StockRestore.tar.md5.7z and uncompress with 7-zip.
Flash with Odin.
Reboot phone back into Download Mode and flash TWRP with Odin.
Copy MultiSystem-Kernel_LP-5.1.1.zip and BETA-SuperSU-v2.67-20160203160253-TruncatedBoot-Fix.zip to the phone's internal memory. (Include xposed-v75-sdk21-arm-arter97-snapdragon.zip if you want XPosed.)
Reboot to recovery and flash all three in the above order.
Wipe cache and Davlik cache. Reboot to system.
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Flash N910VVRU2BOG5_StockRestore.tar.md5 using Odin. It will upgrade you and you will be able to convert your phone to developer mode using the steps in the thread.
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I'm on 4.4.4 is this what I need to do a lot of other people are having the problem of getting the commands to work on 4.4.4 and are asking the question of do we need to upgrade some aren't getting answered and some are being told different things I'm sorry for asking but I need to know so I can unlock my bootloader thank you
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I'm on 4.4.4 is this what I need to do a lot of other people are having the problem of getting the commands to work on 4.4.4 and are asking the question of do we need to upgrade some aren't getting answered and some are being told different things I'm sorry for asking but I need to know so I can unlock my bootloader thank you
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There seems to be a bug in the detection routine on the program that changes the bootloader to developer when run on 4.4.4. If you want to follow the original directions, upgrade (first) to a 5.0.1 firmware since that is known to work with the unlocker and no new kernel needs to be flashed. If you get it to work for 5.0.1, then you can always upgrade to 5.1.1 or flash another rom.
If you want to try to go straight to 5.1.1 by flashing through Odin, you can try it. I'm almost positive you could downgrade to 5.0.1 if that doesn't work. (If you take the software upgrade through Verizon, you will have problems downgrading AFAIK.)
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There seems to be a bug in the detection routine on the program that changes the bootloader to developer when run on 4.4.4. If you want to follow the original directions, upgrade (first) to a 5.0.1 firmware since that is known to work with the unlocker and no new kernel needs to be flashed. If you get it to work for 5.0.1, then you can always upgrade to 5.1.1 or flash another rom.
If you want to try to go straight to 5.1.1 by flashing through Odin, you can try it. I'm almost positive you could downgrade to 5.0.1 if that doesn't work. (If you take the software upgrade through Verizon, you will have problems downgrading AFAIK.)
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Thanks I just upgraded through Verizon to 5.0.1 and I'll give that a try and see if it works if not I'll safe upgrade to 5.1.1 thanks
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I'm on 4.4.4 is this what I need to do a lot of other people are having the problem of getting the commands to work on 4.4.4 and are asking the question of do we need to upgrade some aren't getting answered and some are being told different things I'm sorry for asking but I need to know so I can unlock my bootloader thank you
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If that doesn't work, I recommend you rollback to 4.4.4 (you should be able to if you're on BOAF), then take the safe upgrade to BP1. Once you do that, you should be good to go. That is, I wasn't able to convert to developer mode on KK, but after taking the safe upgrade, I was. Maybe it had to do with the BOAF bootloader, and if that's the case, "maybe' you're ok doing it as is. Good luck. I'm sure you'll be back if it doesn't work, but if it DOES work, can you report back? In fact, I also have a thread in Q&A titled Root Survey. Please post there as well ONLY if you were able to successfully convert. I wanted to compile a list of users that were able to convert, where they were before they started, what worked, what didn't, and so far, all what I'm seeing is, is that starting from KK doesn't work, although we were told all along to keep KK. I also heard one user said that he had taken all OTAs to 5..1.1., still made the conversion process work, BUT, his phone was a developer phone to begin with but he accidentally locked it with a Retail ROM. I'm kind of a noob, myself, but from what I do know, I don't recommend taking any OTAs anyway past BOAF, otherwise the conversion "might not" happen, but there are a lot of people who have taken all OTAs so we'll see what happens with them.
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If that doesn't work, I recommend you rollback to 4.4.4 (you should be able to if you're on BOAF), then take the safe upgrade to BP1. Once you do that, you should be good to go. That is, I wasn't able to convert to developer mode on KK, but after taking the safe upgrade, I was. Maybe it had to do with the BOAF bootloader, and if that's the case, "maybe' you're ok doing it as is. Good luck. I'm sure you'll be back if it doesn't work, but if it DOES work, can you report back? In fact, I also have a thread in Q&A titled Root Survey. Please post there as well ONLY if you were able to successfully convert. I wanted to compile a list of users that were able to convert, where they were before they started, what worked, what didn't, and so far, all what I'm seeing is, is that starting from KK doesn't work, although we were told all along to keep KK. I also heard one user said that he had taken all OTAs to 5..1.1., still made the conversion process work, BUT, his phone was a developer phone to begin with but he accidentally locked it with a Retail ROM. I'm kind of a noob, myself, but from what I do know, I don't recommend taking any OTAs anyway past BOAF, otherwise the conversion "might not" happen, but there are a lot of people who have taken all OTAs so we'll see what happens with them.
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I can't even get king root to root it constantly reboots my phone during rooting process I've tried different versions and it doesn't matter do you have any suggestions or point me in the direction to roll back to 4.4.4 I've been out of the game for a while so I've forgotten a lot of stuff on how to do this thank for all your help so far
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I can't even get king root to root it constantly reboots my phone during rooting process I've tried different versions and it doesn't matter do you have any suggestions or point me in the direction to roll back to 4.4.4 I've been out of the game for a while so I've forgotten a lot of stuff on how to do this thank for all your help so far
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Believe me, I'm with you right there, as well, been out of the game for so long. Thanks Verizon Retail locking. Anyway....
Where are you right now? Your Android version/Build Number.
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believe me, i'm with you right there, as well, been out of the game for so long. Thanks verizon retail locking. Anyway....
Where are you right now? Your android version/build number.
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5.0.1 / n910vvru1boaf