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I live in Pakistan
I have a I9500. I bought this phone a couple of weeks before.
My phone came with the built in XXUAMDK.
I know there is a XXUAMEA update as my brother has a s4 and he got the update in June.
I connected my device to kies and that too notifies me that i have the latest firmware installed.
My device has a stock rom and it is not rooted. I know i can install rom through odin but i would like to know why dont I get the updates?
cURRENTLY ONLY THE gt-i9505 and some of the carrier model recied the update
Ghazi Anwar1 said:
I live in Pakistan
I have a I9500. I bought this phone a couple of weeks before.
My phone came with the built in XXUAMDK.
I know there is a XXUAMEA update as my brother has a s4 and he got the update in June.
I connected my device to kies and that too notifies me that i have the latest firmware installed.
My device has a stock rom and it is not rooted. I know i can install rom through odin but i would like to know why dont I get the updates?
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maybe your product code didnt receive update yet
connect to kies and tell me the last 3 letters under firmware info MDK(???)
samersh72 said:
maybe your product code didnt receive update yet
connect to kies and tell me the last 3 letters under firmware info mdk(???)
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pda: Mdk/ phone: Mdk/ csc: Mdk(pak)
Ghazi Anwar1 said:
pda: Mdk/ phone: Mdk/ csc: Mdk(pak)
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yes the latest firmware for PAK is MEA http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9500&pcode=PAK#firmware
it is weird! you must receive it unless you had modify something in system, recovery....
if you boot into download mode, does it say official?
samersh72 said:
yes the latest firmware for PAK is MEA http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9500&pcode=PAK#firmware
it is weird! you must receive it unless you had modify something in system, recovery....
if you boot into download mode, does it say official?
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I have not been into the download mode
but under settings>more>about device>status, it says official
when i press the check for update, after a couple of seconds of connecting to server it notifies me that "the latest updates have already been installed". Same is the case with kies
Ghazi Anwar1 said:
I have not been into the download mode
but under settings>more>about device>status, it says official
when i press the check for update, after a couple of seconds of connecting to server it notifies me that "the latest updates have already been installed". Same is the case with kies
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see it in download mode.
i dont know if it may help by wiping data and cache from recovery
samersh72 said:
see it in download mode.
i dont know if it may help by wiping data and cache from recovery
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Im new to andorid, i used to do all kinds of experiments on iphone.
But, ive tried hard resetting my phone but still this.
I went to the service centre and they told me that the updates are directly linked to samsung. We cant help until and unless you want us to manually upgrade the firmware.
Ghazi Anwar1 said:
Im new to andorid, i used to do all kinds of experiments on iphone.
But, ive tried hard resetting my phone but still this.
I went to the service centre and they told me that the updates are directly linked to samsung. We cant help until and unless you want us to manually upgrade the firmware.
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Did you buy the phone new or from somebody else? It might work to reflash the rom you have now with Odin, do a data factory reset and see if the phone gets updated.
gee2012 said:
Did you buy the phone new or from somebody else? It might work to reflash the rom you have now with Odin, do a data factory reset and see if the phone gets updated.
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I bought a brand new phone. I already data reset the device once.
Is there a way to know whether my phone connects to the servers?
Ghazi Anwar1 said:
I bought a brand new phone. I already data reset the device once.
Is there a way to know whether my phone connects to the servers?
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Save yourself from the Kies agony and flash the rom with Odin bro, takes about 5-10 minutes and you`re done. Better than asking and posting questions for days or weeks. Just my 2 cents
gee2012 said:
Save yourself from this Kies agony and flash the rom with Odin bro, takes about 5-10 minutes and you`re done. Better than asking and posting questions for days or weeks. Just my 2 cents
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Thanks bro. I think i will go with the Odin then..
Ghazi Anwar1 said:
Thanks bro. I think i will go with the Odin then..
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Here is a tutorial http://www.trickytweaks.com/how-to-use-odin-to-flash-the-official-rom-odin-tutorial.html, i would warch watch it first. It isn`t that hard. Here you get the rom www.sammobile.com/firmware. Good luck If you have question post it here, also make sure you have Kies closed (also in windows task manager). Download Odin 3.04, 3.07 is not stable.
gee2012 said:
Here is a tutorial http://www.trickytweaks.com/how-to-use-odin-to-flash-the-official-rom-odin-tutorial.html, i would warch watch it first. It isn`t that hard. Here you get the rom www.sammobile.com/firmware. Good luck If you have question post it here, also make sure you have Kies closed (also in windows task manager). Download Odin 3.04, 3.07 is not stable.
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Sorry for asking so many questions.
Although my device status says its official from the about device.
how to check the status from the download mode?
Ghazi Anwar1 said:
Sorry for asking so many questions.
Although my device status says its official from the about device.
how to check the status from the download mode?
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Turn off the phone, wait 10 seconds, the press volume down and power at the same time and you`ll get in downloadmode where you can see the status.
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Turn off the phone, wait 10 seconds, the press volume down and power at the same time and you`ll get in downloadmode where you can see the status.
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pressing volume down and power boots the phone normally
Ghazi Anwar1 said:
pressing volume down and power boots the phone normally
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Press volume down first and then power button.
Hold volume down, then power on
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Press volume down first and then power button.
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No home button involved?
Ghazi Anwar1 said:
No home button involved?
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No, only 2 buttons, it used to be 3 buttons on the former Galaxy`s.
UPDATED 3/17/15 - Added OB7 tar
I didn't see a decent link to the stock NIE/NK2/OB7 tar that wasn't on rapidgator or similar crappy site, so I uploaded it to AFH.
Required Files
N910PVPU1BOB7 tar - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934542777
Samsung USB Drivers - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612594
Odin - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612591
How to Flash
Install Samsung USB Drivers (if you haven't already)
Unzip N910PVPU1BOB7_N910PSPT1BOB7_SPR.zip, you'll have a file called N910PVPU1BOB7_N910PSPT1BOB7_N910PVPU1BOB7_HOME.tar.md5
Unzip Odin-v3.07.zip
Right-click on Odin3-v3.07.exe > Run as Administrator
Reboot your phone into Download mode - Power off, then press and hold Power + Home + Volume Down. Press Volume Up when you see the warning screen
Click on the PDA button and pick the N910PVPU1BOB7_N910PSPT1BOB7_N910PVPU1BOB7_HOME.tar.md5 file, wait until Odin says that the MD5 was checked successfully
Click Start
Once finished, you'll be back to stock. This WILL NOT reset the KNOX Warranty flag if you've rooted, it will only put you back to the stock ROM/recovery/firmware. Enjoy
Old TARs
N910PVPU1ANK2 tar - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95853297432265112
N910PVPU1ANIE tar - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612590
Thanks for this my man
Thank you sir.
This will come in handy so many times to so many people out here. Thanks.
I've been looking for a decent mirror forever. Thanks!
darshiki said:
I've been looking for a decent mirror forever. Thanks!
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I'm a bit hurt, what was wrong with mine?
Thank you Sir
shabbypenguin said:
I'm a bit hurt, what was wrong with mine?
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Oops, sorry shabby! If you had one, I didn't see it. You didn't have a thread for it, right? Cause I looked and didn't see one.
There's a few already, in general where these threads belong. Moving this there.
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Oops, sorry shabby! If you had one, I didn't see it. You didn't have a thread for it, right? Cause I looked and didn't see one.
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Oh i didnt have a thread for it, just mentioned a few times through various other threads that talked about getting the stock tar.
Will this wipe me to a clean slate
leandrae400 said:
Will this wipe me to a clean slate
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Yes it will give you a fresh clean roms it but everything back to stock no root... But if u are rooted and do this it still doesn't zero out your Knox being tripped if u did root ur phone my on the thanks I hit the wrong button
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shabbypenguin said:
Oh i didnt have a thread for it, just mentioned a few times through various other threads that talked about getting the stock tar.
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Ah, the good old days of the T-Mobile CF-Auto-Root It feels like so long ago...lol.
Is this supposed to format the phone. I flashed and everything went great however it did not format the phone. Is left all the information in prior rom
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I only ask cuz i got a force close on set up. Even after i did a master clear
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I didn't see a decent link to the stock NIE tar that wasn't on rapidgator or similar crappy site, so I uploaded it to AFH.
Required Files
N910PVPU1ANIE tar - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612590
Samsung USB Drivers - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612594
Odin - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612591
How to Flash
Install Samsung USB Drivers (if you haven't already)
Unzip N910PVPU1ANIE_N910PSPT1ANIE_SPR.zip, you'll have a file called N910PVPU1ANIE_N910PSPT1ANIE_N910PVPU1ANIE_HOME.tar.md5
Unzip Odin-v3.07.zip
Right-click on Odin3-v3.07.exe > Run as Administrator
Reboot your phone into Download mode - Power off, then press and hold Power + Home + Volume Down. Press Volume Up when you see the warning screen
Click on the PDA button and pick the N910PVPU1ANIE_N910PSPT1ANIE_N910PVPU1ANIE_HOME.tar.md5 file, wait until Odin says that the MD5 was checked successfully
Click Start
Once finished, you'll be back to stock. This WILL NOT reset the KNOX Warranty flag if you've rooted, it will only put you back to the stock ROM/recovery/firmware. Enjoy
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Is this supposed to format the phone. I flashed and everything went great however it did not format the phone. Is left all the information in prior
Nope u have wipe everything manually this just gets u back to true stock form
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sliverr7x said:
Nope u have wipe everything manually this just gets u back to true stock form
Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the info. Do youbthink this isnthe reason i get a foreclose on mobile service everytime and sprint zone shows on the notification screen frozen at 97%. I have to forceclose the app to get it to go alway
rcmartin57 said:
Thanks for the info. Do youbthink this isnthe reason i get a foreclose on mobile service everytime and sprint zone shows on the notification screen frozen at 97%. I have to forceclose the app to get it to go alway
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This happens on a brand spanking new Sprint note 4 right out of the box. I know this because when me and my wife got our new phones at a corporate Sprint store the sprint installer "stopped working" on first boot when they were activating our phones and turning them on for the first time. This is caused by the way they have these installer/preload apk's in the rom and the fact that the installer has to contact the network and actually download files during setup. This is NOTHING to worry about. Simply reboot your phone a second time and the sprint configuration installer will initialize and do it's thing. This is jst a little quirk but I've seen on on stock unrooted phones and rooted phones exactly the same.
tx_dbs_tx said:
This happens on a brand spanking new Sprint note 4 right out of the box. I know this because when me and my wife got our new phones at a corporate Sprint store the sprint installer "stopped working" on first boot when they were activating our phones and turning them on for the first time. This is caused by the way they have these installer/preload apk's in the rom and the fact that the installer has to contact the network and actually download files during setup. This is NOTHING to worry about. Simply reboot your phone a second time and the sprint configuration installer will initialize and do it's thing. This is jst a little quirk but I've seen on on stock unrooted phones and rooted phones exactly the same.
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Thanks forbyhe insight. Knowing this i flashed this rom and everything is running smoothly
I attempted to root my phone (Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge) following this guide here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...-to-notes-root-install-xposed-unroot-t3411039
After this step "Still in Odin, click 'Start' to flash the engineer-rooted boot image and reboot the phone."
My phone just hangs on a white screen with the AT&T logo in the middle. Its been like this for over 5 mins and I'm not sure if this is normal or I should wait longer.
I did a restart by holding power and volume down and it still gets stuck on that screen. What can I do from here?
Did you follow the guide to the T?
What version of ODIN did you try? The PrinceComesy version, or the regular one? Did you try again using the other version?
Note: most people use the PrinceComsy version, but some AT&T users said the other version will prevent bootloop/stuck AT&T logo.
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AKW said:
Did you follow the guide to the T?
What version of ODIN did you try? The PrinceComesy version, or the regular one? Did you try again using the other version?
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I tried the PrinceComesy version, I tried to use the first one but it wouldnt open for some strange reason. I'll try that first Odin, I have a S7 Edge and I downloaded the 2nd one like I was suppose to. I honestly dont know what part I fell short on.
Everytime I try to open that first version of Oudin, some popup in Korean shows up then it closes instantly.
If I cant fix this am I gonna have to do a factory restore? I unfortunately did not make a backup beforehand.
My phone is still in a brick like state for the last 3 hours, is there any way to recover from this if I dont have a backup?
RemixDeluxe said:
My phone is still in a brick like state for the last 3 hours, is there any way to recover from this if I dont have a backup?
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Download your original or latest firmware using samfirm on the s7 edge threads and flash all 4 parts but use Home_csc file. This won't erase you're data and help you unbrick. You can then start again on rooting.
ASHLEY117 said:
Download your original or latest firmware using samfirm on the s7 edge threads and flash all 4 parts but use Home_csc file. This won't erase you're data and help you unbrick. You can then start again on rooting.
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From the same rooting topic There is stock firmware for Android phones, since I own a Galaxy S7 Edge I downloaded the (ATT_G935AUCS2APF2.zip (MD5 hash BB4904F9D6E730F23AE0DC727AC87752) (AT&T Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge))
It has all 4 parts like what ODIN asks for but I'm confused on what your asking me to do exactly when you said "flash all 4 parts but use Home_csc file"?
RemixDeluxe said:
From the same rooting topic There is stock firmware for Android phones, since I own a Galaxy S7 Edge I downloaded the (ATT_G935AUCS2APF2.zip (MD5 hash BB4904F9D6E730F23AE0DC727AC87752) (AT&T Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge))
It has all 4 parts like what ODIN asks for but I'm confused on what your asking me to do exactly when you said "flash all 4 parts but use Home_csc file"?
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i think flashing home_csc. will wipe all your data
sangreal327 said:
i think flashing home_csc. will wipe all your data
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So do all the parts except csc? I just want to know before I proceed.
RemixDeluxe said:
So do all the parts except csc? I just want to know before I proceed.
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Home-csc keeps your data and CSC wipes you're data.
Flash all 4 parts and it should keep your data.
ASHLEY117 said:
Home-csc keeps your data and CSC wipes you're data.
Flash all 4 parts and it should keep your data.
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The only csc file that was in the folder was (CSC_ATT_G935AATT2APF2_CL7617530_QB9897831_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar)
I dont see anything called "home-csc" or otherwise.
RemixDeluxe said:
The only csc file that was in the folder was (CSC_ATT_G935AATT2APF2_CL7617530_QB9897831_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar)
I dont see anything called "home-csc" or otherwise.
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Looks like you've got no choice but to flash it then mate. I have a G935F so have two in our firmwares sometimes. At least it means a working device once flashed.
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Have you tried booting into recovery? Hold power, home and volume up or if not possible then use volume down as you would boot into download mode but when phone resets quickly slide your finger onto volume up and hold until into recovery. Clear cache and reboot.
ASHLEY117 said:
Looks like you've got no choice but to flash it then mate. I have a G935F so have two in our firmwares sometimes. At least it means a working device once flashed.
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Have you tried booting into recovery? Hold power, home and volume up or if not possible then use volume down as you would boot into download mode but when phone resets quickly slide your finger onto volume up and hold until into recovery. Clear cache and reboot.
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I tried what you said and recovery mode definitely works. However I wipe the cache partition then did a reset and I still get stuck on the AT&T screen. Where would I get that home csc file in the first place, was it suppose to be among those folders with all the other models and carriers and mine is just the unlucky one that doesn't have it?
Any other ideas before I take the plunge and wipe my phone?
did you perform a hash/md5 check before you flashed? also verified size was IDENTICAL?
RemixDeluxe said:
I tried what you said and recovery mode definitely works. However I wipe the cache partition then did a reset and I still get stuck on the AT&T screen. Where would I get that home csc file in the first place, was it suppose to be among those folders with all the other models and carriers and mine is just the unlucky one that doesn't have it?
Any other ideas before I take the plunge and wipe my phone?
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That's the cache wipe option done. Because you have the ATT version then you would only have one csc file. G935F has multi csc files for multiple regions so we usually have two. Take the plunge just to have a working device. Recovering your device hopefully.
I don't think you bricked, but certainly you flashed either the wrong firmware for your device, a corrupt download\firmware or you removed the phone prior to the flash completing, which could be due to faulty cable.
I would download a stock firmware and make 100% site is for your device. Make sure it's the right size and then flash ensuring your cable between the phone and PC is in good working order as well as the USB port on the PC.
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Alright so I'm gonna make a backup so I dont start from square one again (I was without a phone for a whole day)
When I restored my phone using that "stock" firmware I noticed something odd when it boots up, it says "samsung galaxy S7 Edge custom" and shows a lock thats unlocked.
Anyways if I'm unable to open that first Odin (korean pop-up and immediate shut down) and that prince version is not good with AT&T phones what other choice does that leave me to root my phone?
I'm gonna take my phone to best buy and have it restored. The restoration from here is weird and is giving security issues, not to mention my wifi doesnt ever seem to save for some strange reason.
RemixDeluxe said:
I attempted to root my phone (Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge) following this guide here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...-to-notes-root-install-xposed-unroot-t3411039
After this step "Still in Odin, click 'Start' to flash the engineer-rooted boot image and reboot the phone."
My phone just hangs on a white screen with the AT&T logo in the middle. Its been like this for over 5 mins and I'm not sure if this is normal or I should wait longer.
I did a restart by holding power and volume down and it still gets stuck on that screen. What can I do from here?
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my son cell took 7 minutes, my uncle 3, everything depends, in my opinion u reboot to soon, the process is 100% fine,they have the necessary zip to fix your problem
Hello all,
I've got a couple of problems with a J500F. As usual, I rushed into doing things to the phone before reading fully (I've been installing various ROMS on my phones for quite a while now).
First of all, I've managed to install TWRP 3.0.2-0. But it seems that the calibration of the screen is way off what it should be. Clicking the "Install" button actually registers as the "Advanced" button. So I can still do things, I just need to guess where to click. Anyone else had this problem?
Secondly, every ROM I try and install will not work. I get a couple of horizontal lines across the screen, and nothing else.
Any help/suggestions are more than welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Tony.
Tony only tme you should panic is you mess efs . If you hve stock rom flash it via odin this would solve ur calibration issues. And install nickverse version of twrp maybe you installed a version for 6.0.1 instead of 5.1.1
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Thanks for the speedy reply.
I don't have the stock ROM, is it available on this site (I'm having trouble locating it).
tonybod said:
Thanks for the speedy reply.
I don't have the stock ROM, is it available on this site (I'm having trouble locating it).
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Go and try sammobile or google it ull get it make sure to flash it through odin. Am sure you will be fine. Download the right firmware according to your country and region send me ur device name and region i see if i can share a download link
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The model is SM-J500F/DS, and it's a UK phone. Sammobile does not seem to have any UK image, I'm wondering if it actually came from somewhere else (I purchased it on Amazon UK, but it did not have a UK charger).
tonybod said:
The model is SM-J500F/DS, and it's a UK phone. Sammobile does not seem to have any UK image, I'm wondering if it actually came from somewhere else (I purchased it on Amazon UK, but it did not have a UK charger).
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Go to settings then send me screen shot of about phone. You can download an app from playstore called Samsung phone info(something like that) can tell you which region its from...
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I cannot get into the settings (cannot get a ROM to boot).
I've just tried the Nick Verse recovery, it continually reboots the phone unfortunately without ever getting to the recovery screen.
I'll try one of the European ROMs from Sammobile, hopefully that will get things working again.
ok, I've got a stock ROM on the phone and it's booting up. But the screen calibration problem is still there which makes it unusable.
Going to see if I can use the app on Google play (not sure how I'm going to connect to the wifi though).
tonybod said:
ok, I've got a stock ROM on the phone and it's booting up. But the screen calibration problem is still there which makes it unusable.
Going to see if I can use the app on Google play (not sure how I'm going to connect to the wifi though).
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Then you might hve flashed the twrp without unlocking oem.https://boycracked.com/2016/03/30/official-samsung-galaxy-j5-j500f-stock-rom/ try that link.
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When you say unlocking OEM, do you mean for the FRP error? I did unlock that (but don't recall unlocking anything else).
tonybod said:
When you say unlocking OEM, do you mean for the FRP error? I did unlock that (but don't recall unlocking anything else).
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Yea but its not frp its OEM hehe. Just reflash the stock rom again then try flashing the twrp again.
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You need to enable oem to unlock ur bootloader then you can flash twrp. Ensure that usb debugging is on. You might hve missed one of this two
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tonybod said:
ok, I've got a stock ROM on the phone and it's booting up. But the screen calibration problem is still there which makes it unusable.
Going to see if I can use the app on Google play (not sure how I'm going to connect to the wifi though).
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I'm guessing you probably need to upgrade your rom. Strange lines and out of whack touches are usually due to an incorrect firmware vs kernel.
Ensure you are flashing the latest MM rom for your device if the TWRP you are using was built using a MM kernel.
Try flashing stock via Odin. Guides are available all over XDA on that.
I'm just getting back to this.
I've shot a quick video to show what I mean is happening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR5dF9lURcU
Jump to 10 secs, you can see that click location is way off/.
Anyone got any ideas? I've flashed a number of stock images so far, all have the same issue. I've currently got a mouse connected via bluetooth so I can actually do things as trying to work the keyboard like this is impossible.
tonybod said:
I'm just getting back to this.
I've shot a quick video to show what I mean is happening.
Jump to 10 secs, you can see that click location is way off/.
Anyone got any ideas? I've flashed a number of stock images so far, all have the same issue. I've currently got a mouse connected via bluetooth so I can actually do things as trying to work the keyboard like this is impossible.
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Are you actually allowing the firmware to complete its update?
It must boot into recovery after odin finishes flashing otherwise the install isn't complete.
It should auto reboot to recovery and you should see 'erasing'
Then it will reboot and the update should be completed.
If it does not boot to recovery then this is likely why you have the described issues.
ashyx said:
Are you actually allowing the firmware to complete its update?
It must boot into recovery after odin finishes flashing otherwise the install isn't complete.
It should auto reboot to recovery and you should see 'erasing'
Then it will reboot and the update should be completed.
If it does not boot to recovery then this is likely why you have the described issues.
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Yes. I've just reflashed to check. It downloads the image to the phone, reboots into recovery where it says erasing, installing system update etc. Then reboots and I get the "Android is upgrading" message where it does all it's "optimizing apps". The touchscreen error still persists .
I did video this (or portions of it) and can upload.
tonybod said:
Yes. I've just reflashed to check. It downloads the image to the phone, reboots into recovery where it says erasing, installing system update etc. Then reboots and I get the "Android is upgrading" message where it does all it's "optimizing apps". The touchscreen error still persists .
I did video this (or portions of it) and can upload.
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Which firmware are you using and what is your device spec?
I've got a few ROMs that I've tried
SM-J500F_20160812_J500FXXU1BPH1_J500FODD1BPH1_6.0.1
SM-J500F_20160512_J500FXXU1APE1_J500FOXX1APE1_5.1.1
J500FXXU1BPF4_J500FODD1BPF4_SLK
Same behaviour with all of them. I'm not entirely sure what region the phone was originally from, I purchase it on Amazon and believe it came from somewhere in Eastern Europe, so I've been trying images marked as Austrian, Slovakia, even Greece.
If it helps, the following is under the battery.
Model : SM-500F/DS
FCC ID : A3LSMJ500F
SSN : J500F/DSGSMH
tonybod said:
I've got a few ROMs that I've tried
SM-J500F_20160812_J500FXXU1BPH1_J500FODD1BPH1_6.0.1
SM-J500F_20160512_J500FXXU1APE1_J500FOXX1APE1_5.1.1
J500FXXU1BPF4_J500FODD1BPF4_SLK
Same behaviour with all of them. I'm not entirely sure what region the phone was originally from, I purchase it on Amazon and believe it came from somewhere in Eastern Europe, so I've been trying images marked as Austrian, Slovakia, even Greece.
If it helps, the following is under the battery.
Model : SM-500F/DS
FCC ID : A3LSMJ500F
SSN : J500F/DSGSMH
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Install Samsung phone info and post a screen shot of the CSC info.
It should show your original CSC.
Thanks, I've uploaded the screen. Sorry it took so long, I've been away and forgot the bluetooth mouse that I use on the phone.
It looks like the original CSC is SM2J500FZKDAUT, I cannot seem to find that on Sammobile.
Hi guys,
So I was messing around in the developer menu settings (big mistake) on my galaxy A8 when I found an option to change the DPI of my phone. I changed the value from 360 to 800 and inmediately a 'UI stopped working' message popped up and the whole screen went black. I quickly restarted my phone but the boot up animation ends everything is still black (if i a hold the power button a very small version of the Power off, Restart, Emergency alerts show up but they are not responsive). I had not enabled USB debugging before, and I tried to make a backup with KIES but it won't work since it says the phone screen is locked.
I looked around on some forums and found out adb, but all the methods involved having USB Debugging turned on (since adb does not recognize my phone).
Everything on my phone is stock and android version was up to date.
Is there anything you guys think I can do? I have a lot of info I would hate to lose on that phone :crying:
Unfortunately you have compromised the phones bootloader and Samsung has banned the bootloader and currupted ur kernel...... Bad luck
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Cheemaa said:
Unfortunately you have compromised the phones bootloader and Samsung has banned the bootloader and currupted ur kernel...... Bad luck
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I'm just kidding. Learn how to put your phone in download mode and download Odin and your firmware and flash your firmware in download mode in Odin (on ur computer)
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Cheemaa said:
Unfortunately you have compromised the phones bootloader and Samsung has banned the bootloader and currupted ur kernel...... Bad luck
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Almost gave me a heart attack :laugh:.
Thanks for your reply! So I already have Odin installed and I'm currently looking for my firmware. I noticed that most have country name followed by a phone carrier. My phone was factory unlocked, so I guess this should be the one? sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-a8/SM-A530F/BAT/ (can't post a url since I'm new here)
Flash didn't work?
I downloaded the XEU firmware for my phone and followed the steps to flash it. Odin gave a PASS! message, but it took a really short amount of time (0:02). After that it rebooted the phone, but after putting my password the screen went black again just as it did before. Did I do something wrong? I used the HOME_CSC since it said that it wouldn't wipe my data (I haven't been able to make a backup)
dinartec said:
I downloaded the XEU firmware for my phone and followed the steps to flash it. Odin gave a PASS! message, but it took a really short amount of time (0:02). After that it rebooted the phone, but after putting my password the screen went black again just as it did before. Did I do something wrong? I used the HOME_CSC since it said that it wouldn't wipe my data (I haven't been able to make a backup)
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Did it work? I can still help you. Took a time off
Cheemaa said:
Did it work? I can still help you. Took a time off
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Because you flashed the HOME_CSC version, the system ui was also saved, therefore dpi changes stayed with the new stock flash. I don't think you can get your phone back without losing data.