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I have downloaded 3 different tar files and none of them work.... This is driving me NUTS! Can somebody please help direct me or tell me whats wrong? These files for odex and deodex tar files I've found will not flas in ODIN for me....

evo-t said:
I have downloaded 3 different tar files and none of them work.... This is driving me NUTS! Can somebody please help direct me or tell me whats wrong? These files for odex and deodex tar files I've found will not flas in ODIN for me....
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Here might be the link you're looking for.
Download the zip, extract the tar.md5 and flash in the pda slot.

leaderbuilder said:
Here might be the link you're looking for.
Download the zip, extract the tar.md5 and flash in the pda slot.
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It's hanging at the samsung screen after odin rebooted it.?

Wait for about 5 - 10 EARTH minutes.
Also make sure sure that the file you got is about 1.5GB before extraction.

leaderbuilder said:
Wait for about 5 - 10 EARTH minutes.
Also make sure sure that the file you got is about 1.5GB before extraction.
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Yeah, I realize that... Still hangs at the inital boot screen. Not even going to the sprint screen yet.

evo-t said:
Yeah, I realize that... Still hangs at the inital boot screen. Not even going to the sprint screen yet.
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There is a post by unknownforce I think that also has another link to the full tar. Try downloading that. Sounds like am incomplete file.
Did you run Odin as administrator? Did it show as passed?
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leaderbuilder said:
There is a post by unknownforce I think that also has another link to the full tar. Try downloading that. Sounds like am incomplete file.
Did you run Odin as administrator? Did it show as passed?
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I did. It said everything passed, rebooted the phone, then into recovery then rebooted again and thats all she wrote.

evo-t said:
I did. It said everything passed, rebooted the phone, then into recovery then rebooted again and thats all she wrote.
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Another thing I did when I had the same problem with two phones. Take the battery out for fifteen minutes to empty any residuals. Then put it in, go into download mode, connect and run Odin
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leaderbuilder said:
Another thing I did when I had the same problem with two phones. Take the battery out for fifteen minutes to empty any residuals. Then put it in, go into download mode, connect and run Odin
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ok, that happened before with my E4GT. Odin wouldn't read it though then, but I will give it a try

Here's a thread with more download options too.
I had two phones that had issues and took me some real patience to get the download (took a very long time!) then to got through what it sounds like you are.
I got patient, pulled the batteries and let them sit while I made lunch and ate. Put batteries back in and started process again. Then when the samsung logo just 'hung' I said 'F it' and just waited. Eventually moved on to Yellow screen and hung there, but I just walked away and came back a pretty long while - for this A type, and it was at lock screen!

leaderbuilder said:
Another thing I did when I had the same problem with two phones. Take the battery out for fifteen minutes to empty any residuals. Then put it in, go into download mode, connect and run Odin
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I seen on ODIN that it didn't list a kernal... I now Odin'd a mf9 stock kernal and nothing. This is fun how nothing is complete, pretty close to smashing the phone and making an ins claim.... lol!

evo-t said:
I seen on ODIN that it didn't list a kernal... I now Odin'd a mf9 stock kernal and nothing. This is fun how nothing is complete, pretty close to smashing the phone and making an ins claim.... lol!
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Hmm mine had kernel. You can if needed flash the kernel via Odin. Check crawrj thread for that
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leaderbuilder said:
Hmm mine had kernel. You can if needed flash the kernel via Odin. Check crawrj thread for that
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I tried that as well...... Nothing.. This is CrAzY. I wonder if I can take this into Sprint. I have stock recovery now, no flash count it just says samsung galaxy s4 and thats all it will do. Maybe say I held off on the MF9 OTA and finally decided to do it and this is what I was left with. Also I really appreciate your help man! I am now trying an MDC tar in hopes I can just OTA back up. Something HAS to work.

evo-t said:
I tried that as well...... Nothing.. This is CrAzY. I wonder if I can take this into Sprint. I have stock recovery now, no flash count it just says samsung galaxy s4 and thats all it will do. Maybe say I held off on the MF9 OTA and finally decided to do it and this is what I was left with. Also I really appreciate your help man! I am now trying an MDC tar in hopes I can just OTA back up. Something HAS to work.
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This happened to me to.... Try this after odin flash, boot let it hang for a few minutes, pull the battery, reboot into recovery and factory reset, then it should boot up
Sent from my Sprint S4

irock1985 said:
This happened to me to.... Try this after odin flash, boot let it hang for a few minutes, pull the battery, reboot into recovery and factory reset, then it should boot up
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Stock recovery? Even with Andy laying there dead?

evo-t said:
Stock recovery? Even with Andy laying there dead?
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Yes
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irock1985 said:
Yes
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THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow! This was an ordeal!!!!!!!!!!

evo-t said:
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow! This was an ordeal!!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah I thought I had bricked my phone at first.... took me hours to come acrosss someone saying to try that.... lol something so simple but I still don't understand why it was necessary after odin??? Anyways glad I could help random to that this is my first time ever coming into Q & A haha
Sent from my Sprint S4

irock1985 said:
Yeah I thought I had bricked my phone at first.... took me hours to come acrosss someone saying to try that.... lol something so simple but I still don't understand why it was necessary after odin??? Anyways glad I could help random to that this is my first time ever coming into Q & A haha
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Thank you I really appreciate it! I was scared because my first E4GT, I saw Andy dead and when I rebooted I hard bricked my phone Lol!

oh and might wanna change your title now to "solved"
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Odin Download mode...

So as you can see I finally figured out how to get out of the scary Download Mode screen on my gs4. Well I need some help trying to get my recovery back to normal. I tried to install TWRP with Goomanager and it didn't do it correctly or maybe its just me. So after TWRP downloaded I went to go install it and it put me in DL mode. I panicked and thought I bricked my phone and I did power button+volume down+home button and it restarted and booted up Android. Now when I try and go into recovery it throws me back into Download mode and I have to do that button sequence to get out. Its almost like I deleted my recovery so Idk what to do... :'( if anyone can try and help it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!!
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ToastyyX said:
So as you can see I finally figured out how to get out of the scary Download Mode screen on my gs4. Well I need some help trying to get my recovery back to normal. I tried to install TWRP with Goomanager and it didn't do it correctly or maybe its just me. So after TWRP downloaded I went to go install it and it put me in DL mode. I panicked and thought I bricked my phone and I did power button+volume down+home button and it restarted and booted up Android. Now when I try and go into recovery it throws me back into Download mode and I have to do that button sequence to get out. Its almost like I deleted my recovery so Idk what to do... :'( if anyone can try and help it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!!
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What Firmware you On MF3 Or MDL?

I am on MF3.
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ToastyyX said:
So as you can see I finally figured out how to get out of the scary Download Mode screen on my gs4. Well I need some help trying to get my recovery back to normal. I tried to install TWRP with Goomanager and it didn't do it correctly or maybe its just me. So after TWRP downloaded I went to go install it and it put me in DL mode. I panicked and thought I bricked my phone and I did power button+volume down+home button and it restarted and booted up Android. Now when I try and go into recovery it throws me back into Download mode and I have to do that button sequence to get out. Its almost like I deleted my recovery so Idk what to do... :'( if anyone can try and help it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!!
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I just got my S4 and am still catching up on all the reading, are you on MF3 or MDL? I think those are the two. I don't think your suppose to get TWRP from Goomanager it has to have "Loki"or something like that if not mistaken. I haven't read enough to answer and don't want to give you bad advise but good luck.

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I am on MF3.
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Hate to say this my Friend as of now you are without a recovery and there's no way to get that since there isn't any Odin for MF3 Only thing i
can tell you is go to Bestbuy they can recover your Rom back to the stock way it was lot's had this happen to them and they got it fix for free in Bestbuy, Cause
since MF3 Bootloader is locked there's no way to get your Recovery back!

The button sequence is not what's rebooting you out of download. Just holding the power for 10-15 secs does that. When the phone is off press and hold VOL+HOME and press and hold POWER till first splash screen. ( mine is the custom screen). Then release POWER only. Holding VOL+HOME till you see the first TWRP logo. You don't have to really hold it that long. Ussually just till the small blue writing in top left corner pops up. Works better for me to hold till the blue TWRP logo. Then release both buttons. Should take 5-8 secs then TWRP options screen will be up. If you are ever in download mode and you are not flashing with Odin or installing or really doing anything besides thinking "damnit I wanted recovery not ODIN". Then hold power till it shuts down and then start recovery boot sequence. Or hell just pull the battery. Want hurt as long as no installing , flashing, or upgrading or nose picking is going on.
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ToastyyX said:
I am on MF3.
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Red this My friend read thru everything so you see What MF3 is all about! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494

Ah okay well that's what I get for being a noob trying to mess around and think I know what I am doing. Well I appreciate your help and thanks for your advice on going to bestbuy. I will have to do that. You said they can do that for free?
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ToastyyX said:
Ah okay well that's what I get for being a noob trying to mess around and think I know what I am doing. Well I appreciate your help and thanks for your advice on going to bestbuy. I will have to do that. You said they can do that for free?
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That's Correct!
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Ah okay well that's what I get for being a noob trying to mess around and think I know what I am doing. Well I appreciate your help and thanks for your advice on going to bestbuy. I will have to do that. You said they can do that for free?
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Read this about Bestbuy And Good Luck My Friend!: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2435043

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That's Correct!
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Read this about Bestbuy And Good Luck My Friend!: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2435043
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Excellent I cannot thank you enough for making me feel a lot better. I feel better knowing Samsung is so cool about that unlike most companies.
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ToastyyX said:
Excellent I cannot thank you enough for making me feel a lot better. I feel better knowing Samsung is so cool about that unlike most companies.
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No Problem this is what you needed to use for MF3 To be Rooted:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473747
Then after you rooted it with that you needed this for MF3 A work around to
Flash Only Touchwiz Custom Roms!:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
But i suggest if you get your phone Fixed By Bestbuy you read up on Firmware
MF3 So this don't happen to you again!

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No Problem this is what you needed to use for MF3 To be Rooted:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473747
Then after you rooted it with that you needed this for MF3 A work around to
Flash Only Touchwiz Custom Roms!:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
But i suggest if you get your phone Fixed By Bestbuy you read up on Firmware
MF3 So this don't happen to you again!
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Excellent I sure will read up on this stuff and I guess just tell Samsung what happened and see what they can do. I appreciate all of your help. I feel so much better.
Also one other thing since you obviously know so much. What happens if at&t pushes their update out automatically like I hear they are doing and my phone is rooted. Will it break my phone?? Thx
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ToastyyX said:
Venom0642 said:
No Problem this is what you needed to use for MF3 To be Rooted:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473747
Then after you rooted it with that you needed this for MF3 A work around to
Flash Only Touchwiz Custom Roms!:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
But i suggest if you get your phone Fixed By Bestbuy you read up on Firmware
MF3 So this don't happen to you again!
[/QUOTEExcellent I sure will read up on this stuff and I guess just tell Samsung what happened and see what they can do. I appreciate all of your help. I feel so much better.
Also one other thing since you obviously know so much. What happens if at&t pushes their update out automatically like I hear they are doing and my phone is rooted. Will it break my phone?? Thx
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Since you already got bootloader Locked with Firmware MF3 If
Bestbuy flashes you back to Stock with Everything working they will Flash MF3
back so by the 2 links i provided once you know how to do this come back and
ask cause you can freeze apps with Titanium Backup there's a few apps that
can be frozen so no AT&T Upgrade can be pushed once they are frozen plus
once you flash a custom rom AT&T Can't push a Upgrade on Custom Roms but i
can't Remember which those apps are just get your phone fixed and start
reading more you will find the answers with the search as well in XDA Good Luck!
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Venom0642 said:
ToastyyX said:
Since you already got bootloader Locked with Firmware MF3 If
Bestbuy flashes you back to Stock with Everything working they will Flash MF3
back so by the 2 links i provided once you know how to do this come back and
ask cause you can freeze apps with Titanium Backup there's a few apps that
can be frozen so no AT&T Upgrade can be pushed once they are frozen plus
once you flash a custom rom AT&T Can't push a Upgrade on Custom Roms but i
can't Remember which those apps are just get your phone fixed and start
reading more you will find the answers with the search as well in XDA Good Luck!
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Great until I make my way over to bestbuy I will freeze at&t DM server with titanium just in case the update gets launched and I am not messing with any of this anymore after my phone gets restored lol. I'm only going to root because that's safer thank installing a custom ROM Haha.
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Venom0642 said:
ToastyyX said:
Since you already got bootloader Locked with Firmware MF3 If
Bestbuy flashes you back to Stock with Everything working they will Flash MF3
back so by the 2 links i provided once you know how to do this come back and
ask cause you can freeze apps with Titanium Backup there's a few apps that
can be frozen so no AT&T Upgrade can be pushed once they are frozen plus
once you flash a custom rom AT&T Can't push a Upgrade on Custom Roms but i
can't Remember which those apps are just get your phone fixed and start
reading more you will find the answers with the search as well in XDA Good Luck!
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Sorry for bugging you. Should I go ahead and tell bestbuy what I did or make a believable story? Thx
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Venom0642 said:
Sorry for bugging you. Should I go ahead and tell bestbuy what I did or make a believable story? Thx
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Tell Them Something Like this guy Did!
Super Evan said:
SO i was a fooled and i tried to flash my MF3 S4 with TRWP. Make a long story short my phone was soft bricked. I was unable to go into recovery mode, only Odin mode. So after reading a bunch of posts and thinking that my phone was bricked until samsung released official MF3 recovery image , i gave up. My friend at best buy called me and said that they now have "Samsung Experience Centers and they can Flash your phone to factory stock. I called Samsung and verified. i immediately brought the phone over and after explaining that "Kies" Ruined my phone they were able to flash my phone now it is working. I will go into more detail soon. But those who were in my situation, rest assured there is a solution now.
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ToastyyX said:
Tell Them Something Like this guy Did!
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Haha okay I sure will! "Kies broke my phone when I tried to update" *wink* *wink*
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Should I just tell them that I tried to update to mf3 via keys and it failed and I didn't realize until I tried to access recovery mode and it didn't come up only Odin mode? Lol I'm trying to make this sound like its not a ridiculous story.
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ToastyyX said:
Should I just tell them that I tried to update to mf3 via keys and it failed and I didn't realize until I tried to access recovery mode and it didn't come up only Odin mode? Lol I'm trying to make this sound like its not a ridiculous story.
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I would go with what i posted above but you can make anything up just don't tell them you try to root phone if you know what i mean!
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Urgent help!!!

:crying::crying:My Samsung Galaxy S4 is dead, or so I think. upon boot i get samsung with unlocked lock. I cant go into recovery, since it goes into download mode, and a normal boot just hangs on the samsung/ unlocked lock screen. I did not know there was no recovery for MF3 (this was my version) and now im bricked.
I did as follows:
1)rooted using motochopper.
2)attempted to install TWRP with goomanager. failed and couldnt boot recovery, could still normal boot.
3)succesfully installed safestrap and with it installed CM 10.1 RC2.
after that i pretty much cant boot or anything. Any help is greatly appreciated, and whoever leads me to a solution that works can get 10 dollars via paypal and 10 dollars donated to the xda dev of their choice. Thanks,:crying:

You need to take it to bestbuy with a Samsung experience. They can flash the mf3 firmware

jd1639 said:
You need to take it to bestbuy with a Samsung experience. They can flash the mf3 firmware
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Will this work in my case? I will try 2mm and if it worksI guess whoever first posted this on xda should get the donation(and you perhaps). Thanks anyways.

ineedhelpasap said:
Will this work in my case? I will try 2mm and if it worksI guess whoever first posted this on xda should get the donation(and you perhaps). Thanks anyways.
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If you give out a donation, give it to whomever you want. I don't want it. Not here for donations. Just to try to help people.

jd1639 said:
If you give out a donation, give it to whomever you want. I don't want it. Not here for donations. Just to try to help people.
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So would taking it to best buy be the only way? There is no Odin MF3 file right?

ineedhelpasap said:
So would taking it to best buy be the only way? There is no Odin MF3 file right?
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Yeah thats your best option. There isnt an MF3 tar yet
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Definitely gotta go to the Samsung shop in best buy. Make sure to tell them Kies messed it up and you didnt.
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[Q] cant unbirck help please

so my friend download an app and didn't read anything about it before he installed the app. The app was suppose to replace the home launcher but he was suppose to install another app before he installed it but he didn't. I have tried Odin, Kies, and Heimdall with no luck. I have tried them on different computers and with different cables. His phone is a SGH-I337, yes it is rooted but only for one app that was installed that doesn't affect anything. But now it only go to the download screen with the android man even when booted up normally it only fails the [auth] on Odin and it wouldn't even connect to Kies. Any help would be GREAT, he is only giving me 2 day to try and fix it for him then he is going to buy a new phone. Thanks in advance EVEN IF ITS JUST GUESS I'll still give it a try.

What app did you try to install and what firmware are you on. Odin should work if you use the right firmware.
Sent from my Nexus 5

If the phone is running either the MK2 or MF3 baseband then my thread here may be able to help you. Check ted77usa's post (the last reply on the first page) for how I fixed my phone.

jd1639 said:
What app did you try to install and what firmware are you on. Odin should work if you use the right firmware.
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I dont remember what app he tried to install, only that it was suppose to change his home screen. As far as what firnware he is on I have no clue cause I have no way to find out and he is no help hell he doesnt know the his ass from a hole in the ground when i ask him.

joshuadrivin said:
I dont remember what app he tried to install, only that it was suppose to change his home screen. As far as what firnware he is on I have no clue cause I have no way to find out and he is no help hell he doesnt know the his ass from a hole in the ground when i ask him.
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I would start with the mf3 tar files in odin. If they don't work try the mk2 tar file
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JTrocks said:
If the phone is running either the MK2 or MF3 baseband then my thread here may be able to help you. Check ted77usa's post (the last reply on the first page) for how I fixed my phone.
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thanks im downloading his files now but im at a crappy hotel so its going to take over an hour ill let u know how it goes, u never know u couldve just saved him $200 :highfive:

jd1639 said:
I would start with the mf3 tar files in odin. If they don't work try the mk2 tar file
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correct me if I'm but cant i just run the mk2 no matter what firmware he is on, doesnt it supersede the others

joshuadrivin said:
correct me if I'm but cant i just run the mk2 no matter what firmware he is on, doesnt it supersede the others
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Yes, but he'll have less options in flashing roms if he's interested in that. Otherwise just flash the mk2
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jd1639 said:
Yes, but he'll have less options in flashing roms if he's interested in that. Otherwise just flash the mk2
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he not like me, he doesnt flash roms. im hoping the file JTrocks posed about will finally work on his phone cause so far i have tried 5 others and they all fail in the same spot, i dont know if it has anything to do with the fact that his phone has best buys security on it

joshuadrivin said:
he not like me, he doesnt flash roms. im hoping the file JTrocks posed about will finally work on his phone cause so far i have tried 5 others and they all fail in the same spot, i dont know if it has anything to do with the fact that his phone has best buys security on it
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Never heard of best buys security. Worst comes to worse you could take it to a best buy with a Samsung experience and they can flash it.
Sent from my Nexus 5

jd1639 said:
Never heard of best buys security. Worst comes to worse you could take it to a best buy with a Samsung experience and they can flash it.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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I actually tried that and they couldnt fix it surprisingly

joshuadrivin said:
I actually tried that and they couldnt fix it surprisingly
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That's not a good sign.
Sent from my Nexus 5

JTrocks said:
If the phone is running either the MK2 or MF3 baseband then my thread here may be able to help you. Check ted77usa's post (the last reply on the first page) for how I fixed my phone.
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It worked like a charm thank you sir, i ended up fixing his phone just in time for breakfest so thanks to you i get free food this morning :laugh: but really thanks alot!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad you got it working
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Glad you got it working
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thanks and if i end up seeing someone else with that best buy security ill post it on hear and tag you so you will know what i was talking about

joshuadrivin said:
It worked like a charm thank you sir, i ended up fixing his phone just in time for breakfest so thanks to you i get free food this morning :laugh: but really thanks alot!!!!!!!!!!!
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@joshuadrivin Glad that u fixed your friend phone on time for breakfast.....:good:.....u know why? i can see that u got a lot of help in here. @jd1639 saw your sig NEXUS 5 now? are u still have your S4? @JTrocks great job on giving good direction ......:good::good:

Possible root achieved? False alarm

Seen this posted somewhere, is this method authentic?
http://www.thetechbulletin.com/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900v-verizon-3509/
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Haven't tried it yet, but gonna guess no on this one.
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I'm gonna guess no too, but i signed up and downloading now

Dennisg34 said:
I'm gonna guess no too, but i signed up and downloading now
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How did it go? Has anyone else tried this out?

waleed300 said:
How did it go? Has anyone else tried this out?
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Currently downloading still, since I only signed up for the free account it;s really slow. Gonna be a couple hours..luckily I'm at work and can wait

That seems to be the method to root the Developer Edition.

zo0d said:
That seems to be the method to root the Developer Edition.
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Yeah I was thinking that too, just wondered why 1. The date was May 29th and 2. It didn't mention it was Dev Edition?

Does the dev edition have a different build number on it? Everything matches to my device. Still downloading the files
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bruderhood15 said:
Does the dev edition have a different build number on it? Everything matches to my device. Still downloading the files
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Here is what is shown on the official site "G900VMKAVZW" soooo ?

I hope will work for the att version also

Here goes nothing....

Well, I got a pass!..but then root checker shut me down sooo I'm not quite sure what this is???

Nothing to see here. It's just a stock non-rooted odexed firmware tar. No different than what's on Kies.
That site/article is nothing more than a click bait.

Walter.White said:
Nothing to see here. It's just a stock non-rooted odexed firmware tar. No different than what's on Kies.
That site/article is nothing more than a click bait.
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yeah i realized that once i did some more research, oh well, made me feel all giddy inside being able to friggen Odin something.. haha

Dammit!

EVOme said:
Dammit!
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So I got the Oden3_v3.09, and I went for it. Got the 'Pass' and now I get a different response when I go to Superuser, "There is no SU binary installed..." and TWRP manager crashes now. The good thing is, I didn't brick it. Next idea please.

spinwizard said:
So I got the Oden3_v3.09, and I went for it. Got the 'Pass' and now I get a different response when I go to Superuser, "There is no SU binary installed..." and TWRP manager crashes now. The good thing is, I didn't brick it. Next idea please.
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As stated above this is merely a stock ROM which is why you were able to get a "pass"

Dennisg34 said:
As stated above this is merely a stock ROM which is why you were able to get a "pass"
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Yea, but this flashaholic, got to 'oden' something, on his S5... and got his 'fix'!

Delete please

kprice8 said:
^^^^^^^^^^^ My brain hurts trying to understand this post.
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He's addicted to flashing phones and was finally able to do so...