Alright, so I've been doing rooting things for a long time...and never have I had this many problems. I posted something here earlier about rooting my S4, installing ROMs and having it hang on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Screen. So I figured I would try booting with Odin and re-installing a stock image. No luck. I keep getting this show up on my Galaxy S4 when I click start -- "secure check failed" and Odin shows a fail.
I don't even know where to go from here because I'm looking at an expensive paperweight at this point. Has anyone ever seen this before or even know where I can start. Any help would really be appreciated...at this point I just feel defeated.
-Stalker
Are you using the correct firmware? You werent on MF3 were you?
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agent929 said:
Are you using the correct firmware? You werent on MF3 were you?
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I believe I was using the correct firmware. I followed the instructions in the Q&A thread. I was NOT on MF3.
Hoping to get this figured out
a.stalker22 said:
I believe I was using the correct firmware. I followed the instructions in the Q&A thread. I was NOT on MF3.
Hoping to get this figured out
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I always get firmware from sammobile.com. Download the firmware ending in mdl. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it and use that in Odin.
jd1639 said:
I always get firmware from sammobile.com. Download the firmware ending in mdl. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it and use that in Odin.
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I'll download the firmware there and see if that solves my issue. Is there any way this could be related to the kernel? If I restore this firmware I will lose my root, correct?
a.stalker22 said:
I'll download the firmware there and see if that solves my issue. Is there any way this could be related to the kernel? If I restore this firmware I will lose my root, correct?
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You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
jd1639 said:
You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
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Yeah I saw that. I'm registering now and hopefully this will work. If I run into any more problems I'll let you know.
jd1639 said:
You will lose root. Odin should put everything back on like it was new. You do have to register on sammobile to download the firmware, but it's free.
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Hey man..that was it! I really appreciate all of the help...you have no idea! :laugh:
a.stalker22 said:
Hey man..that was it! I really appreciate all of the help...you have no idea! :laugh:
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Great to hear!
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Every unroot process I've uses a Windows machine and I don't have one and I am really frustrated.
First, what firmware are you on? Mf3, mdl, ext?
jd1639 said:
First, what firmware are you on? Mf3, mdl, ext?
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I'm using a custom ROM
white.noise said:
I'm using a custom ROM
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Ok, so you're probably on mdl and can use Odin. Others have used odin on a Windows vm on a Mac. There's threads that discuss this. If I can find one I'll link you buy try searching. You'll want to flash the stock firmware in Odin, PDA.
Edit, fyi it'll return you to stock and you'll lose all your apps and have to start with a like New phone.
jd1639 said:
Ok, so you're probably on mdl and can use Odin. Others have used odin on a Windows vm on a Mac. There's threads that discuss this. If I can find one I'll link you buy try searching. You'll want to flash the stock firmware in Odin, PDA.
Edit, fyi it'll return you to stock and you'll lose all your apps and have to start with a like New phone.
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Thank You!
white.noise said:
Thank You!
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This should work too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43852869
jd1639 said:
This should work too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43852869
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Holy cow this is wayyyyy to confusing for me! Is there a tutorial using the frontend of the application?
Hi All,
I tried installing CMW on my AT&T galaxy S4 and now the the device is stuck on boot showing 'recovery booting...'
I have tried holding down vol up + power + home key but issue still persists.
I followed the steps in this link: galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-root/how-to-install-cwm-recovery-on-att-or-verizon-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337sch-i545/
Attached is a screenshot to further clarify: sdrv.ms/16drSEy
Only way to turn off device is to disconnect the battery.
Any ideas on how to resolve?
It's too late now but don't go to galaxys4root. Use xda. Do you know what firmware you were on? Was it mf3, etc?
If you were on MF3, you hosed it.
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It's too late now but don't go to galaxys4root. Use xda. Do you know what firmware you were on? Was it mf3, etc?
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Definitely will not go to galaxys4root again. I do not think I was on MF3 but I am not sure.
The firmware was the same as when I first bought it on release date. Not sure if that helps.
Can I unbrick it with odin?
Unless you froze or deleted the files for OTA, it is impossible for you to still be on the same firmware from release. MF3 auto updates after 3 days of it being downloaded.
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we4321 said:
Definitely will not go to galaxys4root again. I do not think I was on MF3 but I am not sure.
I firmware was the same as when I first bought on release date. Not sure if that helps.
Can I unbrick it with odin?
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If you're not on mf3, yes. Do know if it ever updated itself after you got it.
jd1639 said:
If you're not on mf3, yes. Do know if it ever updated itself after you got it.
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I am not sure to be honest. I never activated the phone with at&t as I was wanting to install Cyanogen before activating it.
I have downloaded apps to it so it was connected via wifi.
By default would it auto update to mf3 via wifi and not connected to at&t yet?
we4321 said:
I am not sure to be honest. I never activated the phone with at&t as I was wanting to install Cyanogen before activating it.
I have downloaded apps to it so it was connected via wifi.
By default would it auto update to mf3 via wifi and not connected to at&t yet?
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Probably not. At this point out probably won't hurt to try to flash the mdl firmware with odin
Edit here is a link. You can get the mdl firmware at sammobile.com. the link has mdb firmware. I'd recommend downloading mdl and using it with the guide in the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40976805
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Probably not. At this point out probably won't hurt to try to flash the mdl firmware with odin
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Can you point me to the proper steps/tutorial on how to flash the mdl firmware with odin for this at&t s4 device?
I rather make sure I use the right information this time.
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Probably not. At this point out probably won't hurt to try to flash the mdl firmware with odin
Edit here is a link. You can get the mdl firmware at sammobile.com. the link has mdb firmware. I'd recommend downloading mdl and using it with the guide in the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40976805
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Awesome. I will give this a try tomorrow morning as it is getting late on my end. I will update this post tomorrow with the results.
Thanks for your quick reply. Much appreciated.
As long as you never connected to AT&T cellular network, you are good to flash and attempt to fix it.
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we4321 said:
Awesome. I will give this a try tomorrow morning as it is getting late on my end. I will update this post tomorrow with the results.
Thanks for your quick reply. Much appreciated.
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UPDATE: These steps worked and my phone is now operational again! Guess I do not have MF3 firmware.
Question, is how do I get cyanogenmod installed at this point? I followed this guide on cyanogenmod site: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jflteatt
but got into trouble while trying to install ClockWorkMod.
Should I use the steps on cyanogenmod and request assistance for CWM OR is there a better method?
BTW, just want to say thanks to jd1639 and graydiggy. You guys know your stuff!
Thank you......
we4321 said:
UPDATE: These steps worked and my phone is now operational again! Guess I do not have MF3 firmware.
Question, is how do I get cyanogenmod installed at this point? I followed this guide on cyanogenmod site: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jflteatt
but got into trouble while trying to install ClockWorkMod.
Should I use the steps on cyanogenmod and request assistance for CWM OR is there a better method?
BTW, just want to say thanks to jd1639 and graydiggy. You guys know your stuff!
Thank you......
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Use this to guide you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
jd1639 said:
Use this to guide you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
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Nice. I'll give this a go. Thanks
Hey all ive been trying to flash my orginal firmware for my galaxy s4 at&t i337. Ive been using odin 3.07 but I keep having a fail to complete error. It boots up fine and I attempted to root it but it seems like it works but I run root checker and it tells me that it has rooted incorrectly. A lot of other people have been saying that samsung block this exploit in 4.2.2 and im basically screwed till the new update comes out. Ive tried everything, help would be appreciated
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Hey all ive been trying to flash my orginal firmware for my galaxy s4 at&t i337. Ive been using odin 3.07 but I keep having a fail to complete error. It boots up fine and I attempted to root it but it seems like it works but I run root checker and it tells me that it has rooted incorrectly. A lot of other people have been saying that samsung block this exploit in 4.2.2 and im basically screwed till the new update comes out. Ive tried everything, help would be appreciated
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I think that's the wrong odin i think it's 1.85 or something like that you need
jaythenut said:
I think that's the wrong odin i think it's 1.85 or something like that you need
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3.07 works too since it has compatibility with all devices that work with 1.85 and dev recommends to use v3.07...
kingzain900 said:
3.07 works too since it has compatibility with all devices that work with 1.85 and dev recommends to use v3.07...
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I've tried both and get nothing but a fail here's this mornings attempt on Odin v1.85, if I got the wrong firmware please let me know, I don't think I do though...
joearvelo1987 said:
I've tried both and get nothing but a fail here's this mornings attempt on Odin v1.85, if I got the wrong firmware please let me know, I don't think I do though...
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You're not supposed to decompress the tar file.
You need to flash the xxxxxxx.tar
kingzain900 said:
You're not supposed to decompress the tar file.
You need to flash the xxxxxxx.tar
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What do you mean by decompress? Unzipp?
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What do you mean by decompress? Unzipp?
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Exactly
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Exactly
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No good, different fail error this time. Fail(auth) ??
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No good, different fail error this time. Fail(auth) ??
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Were you on mf3 firmware? If you were Odin is not going to work
Hello! I rooted my S4 today and installed the CWM recovery and flashed my new rom which is the Foxhound 2.0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2303239. I have had my older device rooted and i have flashed couple roms with it (huawei ideos x5) and i didn't want to lose all my files and apps from my S4 while flashing this rom, so i didn't do the factory reset thing. I wiped my cache and dalvik cache and then i flashed my rom. As soon as i got it working i was hyped and so on but i noticed that the Settings app was missing. I looked via root explorer and it wasn't in the folder /system/app/. I looked from the magical internet and didn't find anything. Nothing at all. I tried installing some setting.apk's but none of them worked. I downloaded the stock android 4.2.2 rom and copied the settings.apk from there but no, it didn't do anything. I tried also installing those setting apk's but it says 'app not installed'. I had my backup of the android 4.2.2 in my phone but when i tried to restore it to my phone, it said something about m5 sum thing or what it was i don't remember. If you have any clue, please help. I'm lost and i need guidance.
Sorry if there is some bad English, i'm from Finland.
In cwm restore settings, uncheck the check md5 sum. It should then let you restore the nandroid
I messed it up
jd1639 said:
In cwm restore settings, uncheck the check md5 sum. It should then let you restore the nandroid
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As stupid as i was, i deleted the backup because it took all space from my phone. I couldn't do anything so i had to delete it. (it took 4.5 gb of space)
ippeman said:
As stupid as i was, i deleted the backup because it took all space from my phone. I couldn't do anything so i had to delete it. (it took 4.5 gb of space)
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Well you could always Odin back to stock.
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Well you could always Odin back to stock.
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Can you tell me how? I don't have too much experience with Odin
ippeman said:
Can you tell me how? I don't have too much experience with Odin
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Download Odin ver 3.07. Download firmware for your device from sammobile.com. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that file in Odin, PDA slot. Only have auto-reboot checked in odin.
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Download Odin ver 3.07. Download firmware for your device from sammobile.com. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that file in Odin, PDA slot. Only have auto-reboot checked in odin.
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Which firmware i take? I live in finland and i see no finland firmware there
ippeman said:
Which firmware i take? I live in finland and i see no finland firmware there
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Do you know what firmware you are currently on? And what specific device do you have, i9500, i9505, etc?
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Do you know what firmware you are currently on?
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Naa, and i tried the *#1234# thing that they said in the sammobile site but that didn't work for me
ippeman said:
Naa, and i tried the *#1234# thing that they said in the sammobile site but that didn't work for me
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Well what device do you have and what's your carrier
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Well what device do you have and what's your carrier
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Carrier is Saunalahti and device Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 and that's it, what else should i know
ippeman said:
Carrier is Saunalahti and device Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 and that's it, what else should i know
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It looks like firmware ending in mga is what you need. Sammobile doesn't have firmware for Finland so I'd look for another counties which has the last three characters as mga.
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Well what device do you have and what's your carrier
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Should i use the KIES thing? http://www.samsung.com/fi/info/update.html i don't know if you could translate it to english or something?
ippeman said:
Should i use the KIES thing? http://www.samsung.com/fi/info/update.html i don't know if you could translate it to english or something?
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I can't link you but Google "4.2.2 Finland firmware xda" There's a thread that has firmware for many counties with Finland being one of them
jd1639 said:
I can't link you but Google "4.2.2 Finland firmware xda" There's a thread that has firmware for many counties with Finland being one of them
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I googled and found only sony xperia stuff what do you think about the kies thing?
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Give keys a try but I don't have much luck with it. I'll see if I can find a way you link you to the xda site
Edit, it was easier than I thought http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40895753
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Give keys a try but I don't have much luck with it. I'll see if I can find a way you link you to the xda site
Edit, it was easier than I thought http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40895753
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I see Finland there!! Wohoo! Thank you, when i get back to my computer tomorrow, i'll try the odin. Can i backup my apps and stuff somewere before i start doing this?
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ippeman said:
I see Finland there!! Wohoo! Thank you, when i get back to my computer tomorrow, i'll try the odin. Can i backup my apps and stuff somewere before i start doing this?
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You're not going to be able to back up your apps if you can't boot into your phone. They will be gone when you flash the stock firmware.
jd1639 said:
You're not going to be able to back up your apps if you can't boot into your phone. They will be gone when you flash the stock firmware.
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Hi again! The odin thing and that firmware stuff did something bad to my phone so i tried the kies and got everything working but now i don't have my rom. Do you think it's wise to go back to the foxhound? it ****ed up my settings and stuff Can you recommend some rom for me? And THANK YOU!! for your help
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Hi again! The odin thing and that firmware stuff did something bad to my phone so i got everything working but now i don't have my rom. Do you think it's wise to go back to the foxhound? it ****ed up my settings and stuff Can you recommend some rom for me? And THANK YOU!! for your help
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You're going to have to 're-root and put a custom recovery back on. Have you done that yet?
Can anyone direct me to the I337UCUAMF3 official firmware?
jsull35 said:
Can anyone direct me to the I337UCUAMF3 official firmware?
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None available, but I suggest you use the search function and do some reading because this has been mentioned dozens of times already. The best you can do at this point is take the phone to a BestBuys with a Sumsung Kiosk and see if they will reflash it. You need to search to find out more information about it.
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None available, but I suggest you use the search function and do some reading because this has been mentioned dozens of times already. The best you can do at this point is take the phone to a BestBuys with a Sumsung Kiosk and see if they will reflash it. You need to search to find out more information about it.
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Yea, this is the second time this week my phone has bricked for no reason. At&t warranty center ran the samsung tool on it last time and fixed it.
jsull35 said:
Yea, this is the second time this week my phone has bricked for no reason. At&t warranty center ran the samsung tool on it last time and fixed it.
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Sounds like it needs to be replaced (warranty or insurance), but I would try for warranty first. If it bricked for no reason at all, I assume you are not rooted and have nothing custom on the phone? Because if you do, it could prevent a warranty claim. Samsung can and will send you a bill if they find anything has been tampered with. Good luck.
You can check here...
Mind you however, that is ONLY for devices running pre-MF3 bootloaders. If you attempt to flash it as a stock recovery on a MF3 device your end up with a brick. If your on MF3 and have a brick currently, there isn't a way to go back outside of sending the phone back to Samsung or going to Best Buy's Samsung Experience Center.
jsull35 said:
Can anyone direct me to the I337UCUAMF3 official firmware?
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https://mega.co.nz/#!WEEzSA7Z!aB46731_AwM7P83eMdDlmFYd1hUZfFBcQAZjc1X7wAE Here ya go Hope it works. Thx to @Shockndrop for the files.
Get the new EMJ6. Even beta is fine.
BaSingSe said:
Get the new EMJ6. Even beta is fine.
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Why? You're just locked down that much tighter. No root, no custom roms
jd1639 said:
Why? You're just locked down that much tighter. No root, no custom roms
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cant you use safestrap for custom roms?
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cant you use safestrap for custom roms?
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not on mj6
nabears101 said:
https://mega.co.nz/#!WEEzSA7Z!aB46731_AwM7P83eMdDlmFYd1hUZfFBcQAZjc1X7wAE Here ya go Hope it works. Thx to @Shockndrop for the files.
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This is by far your best option, use ODIN and flash these files to return to a stock MF3. Updating to anything higher then MF3 is generally ill-advised. At least for the moment...
nabears101 said:
cant you use safestrap for custom roms?
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Have you tested or seen anyone else report that the current Safestrap works with MJ6 or you can even gain root access with MJ6?
Not being rude, but please don't offer advice if you are unsure of the outcome (this means more than one person has confirmed working or you have tested it yourself). I personally don't think it hurts to make a suggestion but let the person know it hasn't been tested or you are unsure of the outcome.
Had the OP taken your advice before you were corrected, they would have been upgraded to MJ6 with no option for running a custom ROM or getting root access (hopefully this won't be the case for long).
NighthawkXL said:
This is by far your best option, use ODIN and flash these files to return to a stock MF3. Updating to anything higher then MF3 is generally ill-advised. At least for the moment...
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The rar file in the link above comes with 5 files.
BOOTLOADER_I337UCUAMF3_812098_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
CSC_ATT_I337ATTAMF3_812098_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
MODEM_I337UCUAMF3_812098_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
PLATFORM_I337UCUAMF3_812098_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
SS_DL.dll
Odin (v3.07) has 4 slots for different files:
Bootloader
PDA
Phone
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My question is which files go in which slot for redownloading mf3 to a soft bricked mf3 s4?
Zeltex said:
My question is which files go in which slot for redownloading mf3 to a soft bricked mf3 s4?
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Here is a link showing what this person did. Do not use the SS_DL.dll
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46943206&postcount=30
~wolverine~ said:
Here is a link showing what this person did. Do not use the SS_DL.dll
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46943206&postcount=30
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The CSC file seems to be giving me problems. I've tried different versions of ODIN (v3.04,3.07,3.09,1.85) and they all have the same problem.
Zeltex said:
The CSC file seems to be giving me problems. I've tried different versions of ODIN (v3.04,3.07,3.09,1.85) and they all have the same problem.
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I'm on windows 8.1 pro 64bit & used Odin v1.85. worked perfectly.
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The CSC file seems to be giving me problems. I've tried different versions of ODIN (v3.04,3.07,3.09,1.85) and they all have the same problem.
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Probably a bad download
jd1639 said:
Probably a bad download
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I redownloaded the files again and Odin is still crashing whenever I press start.
Zeltex said:
I redownloaded the files again and Odin is still crashing whenever I press start.
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I saw your other post with the Odin print out. It looks to me like it's still a bad download, the md5 is not checking.
Edit, what are you using to extract the md5 files from the zip? Use 7-zip.
jd1639 said:
I saw your other post with the Odin print out. It looks to me like it's still a bad download, the md5 is not checking.
Edit, what are you using to extract the md5 files from the zip? Use 7-zip.
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That might be the case I've been using winrar to extract the files. Not sure if it should make a difference but will try