Can someone help me take my S4 back to 4.3? I got the OTA update for 4.4 yesterday morning and have had nothing but problems. Terrible battery life (40% down in 3 hours with little to no use) WiFi wont turn on thanks to this piece of junk Knox software. So before I dump Samsung completely for a Moto X or Nexus, can someone help me downgrade from 4.4 back to 4.3 where I had no problems?
Were you totally stock before the OTA? If you still have warranty left, I would bring it in to a Sprint store and *****.
If not, you can try one of 2 things. 1) flash the NAE tar file using odin to see if that fixes your issues or 2) flash the MK2 tar file to bring you back to 4.3
aypanthony said:
Were you totally stock before the OTA? If you still have warranty left, I would bring it in to a Sprint store and *****.
If not, you can try one of 2 things. 1) flash the NAE tar file using odin to see if that fixes your issues or 2) flash the MK2 tar file to bring you back to 4.3
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I went Cyanogen at one point, didn't like it, and flashed back to stock. When the OTA hit I was rooted but had made no changes from stock, not even an uninstall of a Samsung app. I am backing things up now to flash the NAE again, but I want a version without this Knox garbage in it. Is there such thing?
I read that you can't flash back with Odin from 4.4 to 4.3 so I don't know how to do option 2 at this point.
sponge14 said:
I went Cyanogen at one point, didn't like it, and flashed back to stock. When the OTA hit I was rooted but had made no changes from stock, not even an uninstall of a Samsung app. I am backing things up now to flash the NAE again, but I want a version without this Knox garbage in it. Is there such thing?
I read that you can't flash back with Odin from 4.4 to 4.3 so I don't know how to do option 2 at this point.
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You're correct with not being able to go back to mk2 4.3 via Odin.
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sponge14 said:
I went Cyanogen at one point, didn't like it, and flashed back to stock. When the OTA hit I was rooted but had made no changes from stock, not even an uninstall of a Samsung app. I am backing things up now to flash the NAE again, but I want a version without this Knox garbage in it. Is there such thing?
I read that you can't flash back with Odin from 4.4 to 4.3 so I don't know how to do option 2 at this point.
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Yeah, I think you are right. Can't go back to 4.3 once you have the 4.4 bootloader, my bad. I wonder if you should do a factory reset to see if that clears up your issues.
daniel4653 said:
You're correct with not being able to go back to mk2 4.3 via Odin.
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Is there some other way of downgrading? What about going back to Cyanogen's full release?
Well that sucks that you can't go back to 4.3
I had the same issues when I updated and was kinda pissed at it to but a factory reset and it been running way better ever since and I'm rooted with xposed installed and no complaints
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sponge14 said:
I went Cyanogen at one point, didn't like it, and flashed back to stock. When the OTA hit I was rooted but had made no changes from stock, not even an uninstall of a Samsung app. I am backing things up now to flash the NAE again, but I want a version without this Knox garbage in it. Is there such thing?
I read that you can't flash back with Odin from 4.4 to 4.3 so I don't know how to do option 2 at this point.
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I believe once KNOX Bootloader has been installed, your stuck with it. No going back.
But honestly, if you root 4.4, your gonna void KNOX.
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I believe once KNOX Bootloader has been installed, your stuck with it. No going back.
But honestly, if you root 4.4, your gonna void KNOX.
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I don't want Knox on my phone at all, it's garbage for me. Are you saying I can't even go Cyanogen at this point?
sponge14 said:
I don't want Knox on my phone at all, it's garbage for me. Are you saying I can't even go Cyanogen at this point?
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You can still have all that. KNOX is just the warrantly flag I have KNOX on mine, but I still have rooted and flashed other roms.
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You can still have all that. KNOX is just the warrantly flag I have KNOX on mine, but I still have rooted and flashed other roms.
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Ah OK, I don't care about the warranty, it's out in April anyways... Looks like I need to try Cyanogen again, hopefully it's better this time.
i have gone back to 4.3 with odin.....use odin 1.85.....*First flash the mk2 modem or it will fail**.....why? i dont know...
so here is what i do....1) Odin first the mk2 modem...2) Odin stock Mk2 rom...3) Odin philz latest recovery...4) boot into recovery..goto philz settings and tap " re-root....5) reboot and enjoy.....
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i have gone back to 4.3 with odin.....use odin 1.85.....*First flash the mk2 modem or it will fail**.....why? i dont know...
so here is what i do....1) Odin first the mk2 modem...2) Odin stock Mk2 rom...3) Odin philz latest recovery...4) boot into recovery..goto philz settings and tap " re-root....5) reboot and enjoy.....
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You're saying your bootloader went back to MK2 after this? Didn't think that was possible. I've had nothing but stupid little issues myself after using Odin to flash the phone to NAE. I've done factory resets... Completely wiped the phone in Philz. Tried KToonsez kernel as well and stock NAE just sux! I'll probably just flash Liquid Smooth back on it, was only trying to stick with stock NAE for stability and camera , that phone is my girls and she doesn't have the patience for all the bugs that come with custom Roms lol
Anyways just want to confirm that with you. Thanks
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i have gone back to 4.3 with odin.....use odin 1.85.....*First flash the mk2 modem or it will fail**.....why? i dont know...
so here is what i do....1) Odin first the mk2 modem...2) Odin stock Mk2 rom...3) Odin philz latest recovery...4) boot into recovery..goto philz settings and tap " re-root....5) reboot and enjoy.....
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I don't know if that is possible for those of us rocking triband. Obviously we cannot use the Mk2 modem or rom. In any event, I upgraded to 4.4.2 on my new L720T and regretted it, but now I'v" managed to install twrp and rooted it and the rom settled down after a few days. At first, horrible battery use but now its amazing. My battery reads 75 percent after 14 hours and that's quite good enough. The only issue I still face is the SD card thing, but that only seems to apply third party software as I can move files directly from internal to external memory using the stock files app that comes with android.
i dont know about triband. i dont have one and im not going to pretend im a smart dev because thats also not true.. i HAVE ODIN 4.4.2 THEN turned around and ODIN 4.3 due to something i didnt like...im not sure if it changes the bootloader or not, i dont even check. i have only tried this with mk2 to nae.. when i purchesed my device it came with mk2 so i have never tinkerd with the other bootloaders. if you have something other then mk2 id ask a dev befor doing anything. like i said it works for me as long as i flash the modem FIRST that corrisponds to the build. ( mk2 or nae )...and in some cases if the wifi is borked on nae, iv had to flash the modem again after instalation of the rom.. i cant explain why any of this happens....
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chris-allen said:
i dont know about triband. i dont have one and im not going to pretend im a smart dev because thats also not true.. i HAVE ODIN 4.4.2 THEN turned around and ODIN 4.3 due to something i didnt like...im not sure if it changes the bootloader or not, i dont even check. i have only tried this with mk2 to nae.. when i purchesed my device it came with mk2 so i have never tinkerd with the other bootloaders. if you have something other then mk2 id ask a dev befor doing anything. like i said it works for me as long as i flash the modem FIRST that corrisponds to the build. ( mk2 or nae )...and in some cases if the wifi is borked on nae, iv had to flash the modem again after instalation of the rom.. i cant explain why any of this happens....
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Lol I know what you mean... Sometimes things just seem to work or they don't.
But that's interesting you can go back to mk2 after being on nae. I figured that was not possible. But if you didn't get any fails in Odin while downgrading that's great. Maybe I'll get ballsy and try this later.
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Is there a stock 4.4 Rom out there I can try, preferably one without Knox? Sprint has recommended that I unroot, that they have a tech bulletin where rooted phones have wifi, and other issues.
sponge14 said:
Is there a stock 4.4 Rom out there I can try, preferably one without Knox? Sprint has recommended that I unroot, that they have a tech bulletin where rooted phones have wifi, and other issues.
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You have a link to that bulletin??
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You have a link to that bulletin??
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No that's just what the escalated Tech Support person from Oklahoma City told me.
I also just wiped the cache and did a factory reset and still have the same wifi problem...
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I'm still deciding whether or not I should flash back to MDL and OTA the 4.3 update when it comes out. What is the exact process in flashing via Odin?
I already know this far;
Download Odin and MDL .tar
Go through the process and let it flash
Wait for the green
Flashed - Boot like normal
OTA to 4.3
I have been hearing about something called Triangle Away. What am I supposed to do exactly with it? What I know so far is, if you want to send your device in for repair or warranty, you should do Triangle Away?
Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
The first link is somewhat useless for what I'm asking. Unless I'm completely oblivious of something.
I already checked Adam's thread, but what is the whole thing about Triangle Away and the flash counter?
Exactly how am I supposed to use it?
Do I flash to MDL, root and then use Triangle Away and then flash via Odin back to MDL or what?
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I just installed Triangle Away and my Flash Counter is at 0. So nevermind, I guess I don't have to do anything. Except the weird thing is, I have flashed custom ROM's at least over a couple dozen times and custom recovery twice.
What firmware are you on? I'm sorry if you are on MF3 you cannot downgrade. If you are on MF3, you can root and use safestrap to flash tw roms. Your options are either to stay on MF3 and root it or upgrade.
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What firmware are you on? I'm sorry if you are on MF3 you cannot downgrade. If you are on MF3, you can root and use safestrap to flash tw roms. Your options are either to stay on MF3 and root it or upgrade.
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MDL
Here...
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/06...alaxy-s4-gt-i505-m919-i337-international.html
There is ALWAYS risk. If you try it, you take responsibility for the risk!
I suggest you use the XDA search function or Google if you have any more concers because the answer has generally already been posted to most questions...you just have to search for them and read / learn about them.
Good luck.
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Why not just wait until one of the Devs releases the ODIN TAR for 4.3? It should be available soon after the OTA.
Better yet, just flash a 4.3 ROM to your phone. That way, you can still have the option of Rooting or using a custom recovery on your phone. If you take the 4.3 OTA or ODIN 4.3 to your phone, you will not be able to ROOT or use a custom recovery, at least not yet.
I have a L720 running the MK2 4.3 Stock(ish) and the PhilZ Touch ver 6. I want to remove all of these and reinstall the stock MK2 in advance of the new kitkat release. How do I remove all of these before reloading the stock MK2?
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I have a L720 running the MK2 4.3 Stock(ish) and the PhilZ Touch ver 6. I want to remove all of these and reinstall the stock MK2 in advance of the new kitkat release. How do I remove all of these before reloading the stock MK2?
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Flash the stock MK2 file found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2601443 and your phone will be back to stock unrooted and ready for the OTA. Your data will still be in tact.
I'm hoping this is the right thread.
I'm fairly new to the S4 coming from an S2. I did root MK2 using SafeRoot method. I should not have tripped Knox or anything like that. I unrooted with SuperSU unroot option. Everything looks OK except the Device Status shows Custom. I haven't gotten the OTA yet, but when it comes in, is it safe to try, or am I going to have problems?
Thanks,
Dennis_H
Dennis_H2 said:
I'm hoping this is the right thread.
I'm fairly new to the S4 coming from an S2. I did root MK2 using SafeRoot method. I should not have tripped Knox or anything like that. I unrooted with SuperSU unroot option. Everything looks OK except the Device Status shows Custom. I haven't gotten the OTA yet, but when it comes in, is it safe to try, or am I going to have problems?
Thanks,
Dennis_H
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It all depends if you modded or disabled anything in the system partition. Including the hotspot mod. If you have, the ota will fail and you need to Odin the stock mk2 tar.
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cruise350 said:
It all depends if you modded or disabled anything in the system partition. Including the hotspot mod. If you have, the ota will fail and you need to Odin the stock mk2 tar.
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As far as I know, nothing in the system partition got changed with saferoot, and I never got around to installing any new recoveries or adding the hotspot mod. The hotspot mod was the real reason i rooted, but got a little concerned/confused after reading about it.If the custom in device status doesn't cause issues, I'll wait to get the OTA and then start reading about the HS mod again to see how to implement in 4.4.2 without tripping knox if possible.
Thanks for the info.
Dennis_H
help. I updated my galaxy sph-L720 s4 the official 4.4 kik kat. note that I did not like this version and decided I had to take it back 4.3 mk2. to flash it with odin I get fail. anyone can help me how to return it to the mk2 version. Now I get the cell as 2 small computers, or I will be left in download mode and can not do.
The easy answer is that you cannot go back. It is impossible at this point to downgrade through odin. Once on 4.4.2 you can't go to 4.3. Also 4.3 to 4.2.2.
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ltindi32 said:
help. I updated my galaxy sph-L720 s4 the official 4.4 kik kat. note that I did not like this version and decided I had to take it back 4.3 mk2. to flash it with odin I get fail. anyone can help me how to return it to the mk2 version. Now I get the cell as 2 small computers, or I will be left in download mode and can not do.
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Tons of threats talking about how this isn't possible anymore.
Only one wev can go back an forth between are MJA and MK2. Your stuck where you're at now
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Mistertac said:
Tons of threats talking about how this isn't possible anymore.
Only one wev can go back an forth between are MJA and MK2. Your stuck where you're at now
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fine. and I can do now since my galaxy is fully lockout in download mode?
ltindi32 said:
fine. and I can do now since my galaxy is fully lockout in download mode?
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I'm not sure since I'm primarily on my Verizon s4... I'm not aware of a Nae tar file yet for sprint. I'm sure someone else will chime in
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Here... Nae is there for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2338919
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My problem now is how I will get my cell and q fail to flash it came to me and now the phone only shows d download mode emergency? as I recover?
ltindi32 said:
My problem now is how I will get my cell and q fail to flash it came to me and now the phone only shows d download mode emergency? as I recover?
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I'm not sure what you're saying.. Right now your phones borked right??
If so get it into download mode and use that nae tar file if that's the build you were on prior to this setback. Make sense or no?
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ok. I will explain more clearly. to have my phone already upgraded to 4.4 kik kat, I do not really like this version and I decided to lower it to 4.3 mk2. to try to do that, odin began to fall and then I went in odin fail and then on the phone that I will not start. only when I turn it on I get download mode. now do not know how to get my sph-L720
ltindi32 said:
ok. I will explain more clearly. to have my phone already upgraded to 4.4 kik kat, I do not really like this version and I decided to lower it to 4.3 mk2. to try to do that, odin began to fall and then I went in odin fail and then on the phone that I will not start. only when I turn it on I get download mode. now do not know how to get my sph-L720
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Ok now I get ya. Unfortunately one you took that 4.4 OTA that's where your phone is now going to stay. You can't downgrade firmwares like we used to. So you're going to have to Odin back 4.4. However once you that you can root it, install a recovery, and then install a stock 4.3 ROM.
That'd be your only way. Your bootloaders stuck on nae now
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4
sorry. I do not understand what I have to do.
ltindi32 said:
sorry. I do not understand what I have to do.
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You need to go to that link I sent you earlier and flash the nae tar file in Odin.
That will bring your phone back to life
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4
ok. thank you very much. I ask? if you flash a custom rom, then again could return to the rum mk2?
and I just retrieve the phone. I'm on 4.4. Now, as I do to lower it to 4.3 mk2?
ltindi32 said:
ok. thank you very much. I ask? if you flash a custom rom, then again could return to the rum mk2?
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Yes. Once back on stock 4.4 you can root install custom recovery and THEN flash whatever ROM your heart desires, mk2 if you wanted.
I myself haven't rooted or done anything to an S4 with the nae bootloader like you have, but I'm sure the information is on here for you.
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4
ok. thanks
thanks for all the great info...i wanted to post this in the development forum; however, since im new i need 10 posts to do so
anyway, heres my question: with 4.2.2 there was a hotspot mod for the services.odex and .jar files(mad props to crawrj!!!)....then fgr modded those files to work with 4.3....the difference is in the usb tether. Im using the Cradlepoint MBR1000 router b/c it has USB ports to receive my 3G/4G internet off my Sprint Galaxy S4....i use this combination to supply internet from my phone through the router into my entire home!!!! its been working awesome, but i accidentally accepted the 4.3 upgrade and now the usb tether option under settings/connections/more networks/tethering/usb tethering stopped working with the router ???? i can usb tether to my pc, but when usb tethered to the router, my phone says, "no usb device connected"
i am rooted, have usb debugging checked.....but dont know how to get this up and running again.
granted the naive hotspot technique from qbking77 works great; however, only 2 devices can be wirelessly tethered at any one time - thus the need for the router...and i prefer a usb tether for streaming.
CAN YOU HELP ME? Or at least pass my issue on to someone who can pm me or something....being a nube really sucks..lol..thanks!
Mistertac said:
Yes. Once back on stock 4.4 you can root install custom recovery and THEN flash whatever ROM your heart desires, mk2 if you wanted.
I myself haven't rooted or done anything to an S4 with the nae bootloader like you have, but I'm sure the information is on here for you.
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
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Greetings. intale and a custom rom but when I went back to the original rom flshear mk2, I returned to get out fail. I think this fully lockout. what else I can do?
ltindi32 said:
Greetings. intale and a custom rom but when I went back to the original rom flshear mk2, I returned to get out fail. I think this fully lockout. what else I can do?
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I take It your English isn't the best?
Ok what is it you were trying to do exactly??
Trying to Odin back to mk2?
Verizon S4
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Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4
correct. I'm trying to lose 4.4 to 4.3 mk2 and says fail in odin
ltindi32 said:
correct. I'm trying to lose 4.4 to 4.3 mk2 and says fail in odin
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Same exact thing the other guy was trying to do a couple posts up lol
Can't be don't
You need to Odin back to 4.4 nae.
There's no going back no downgrading
Verizon S4
Liquid Smooth 4.4
Sprint S4
Negalite 4.4
I have tried several ROM - Sacs, TriForceROM, and then I even flashed the NAE modem and tried Negalite. All of them are unstable on my phone. Things lag really bad just switching from page to page. WiFi is unstable, going fast one second then slowing down to a crawl.
I am currently downloading UnknownForce's stock rooted NAE to try it out. I also haen't tried a different WiFi network, only the one at my house - my wife hasn't reported it acting weird for her iphone though, nor have I on my computer - I'm going to try my S4 on wifi when I get to work to see if it's the same on that network.
Basically my S4 has been unusable to me. I've been using my Moto X instead... any suggestions?
I can't help but thing I messed up somewhere like with the firmware or something. I've been thinking about taking into the store and flashing it back to complete stock and starting over.
Thanks
And yes. I did wipe everything including system before flashing the different ROMs
Update: I flashed unknownforces stock rooted and now it won't boot. I flashed it again for good measure and dissable the recovery flash and it's still not booting.
Try odin back to stock depending what firmware you are on.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Try odin back to stock depending what firmware you are on.
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I'm on NAE. If I do that it will add Knox correct? Would Knox show immediately that it's been custom flashed or only after the next custom flash?
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I'm on NAE. If I do that it will add Knox correct? Would Knox show immediately that it's been custom flashed or only after the next custom flash?
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Why the hell do you care if it adds knox? If your phone is unusable and you want to fix it then a clean flash is the way to go. Download the full tar file for NAE from Random45's thread in the development section and flash it in Odin. Problem solved, your phone will work great. Reroot with CF autoroot if you want. Yes, the Knox warranty flag will be tripped but that means nothing. You've already voided your warranty as soon as you installed a custom rom on it, you just won't be able to hide it from Samsung now. Knox does nothing to your phone to prevent you from using it or customizing it. All the posts about knox preventing me from doing this or blocking that are from users that don't know what they are talking about. Just fix your phone already.
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You've already voided your warranty as soon as you installed a custom rom on it, you just won't be able to hide it from Samsung now./QUOTE]
The reason I was asking that was because if it still goes crazy then it would be something hardware related. At that point I would be going through Samsung for warranty coverage.
I will flash it back to stock. seems like my best option at this point.
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Hey all, I just acquired the SGH-I337 as an upgrade to my Galaxy S3. I can not for the life of me get a custom ROM running on it. My goal is SlimKAT because I like the ROM and have been using it on every phone since my Samsung Vibrant. Any time I'm flashing something in ODIN that has anything to do with ABOOT, it fails, soft bricks the device, and I have to reflash in ODIN all over again.
Please let me know what information I can provide to help with this. I've never had so much trouble with a phone before.
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Hey all, I just acquired the SGH-I337 as an upgrade to my Galaxy S3. I can not for the life of me get a custom ROM running on it. My goal is SlimKAT because I like the ROM and have been using it on every phone since my Samsung Vibrant. Any time I'm flashing something in ODIN that has anything to do with ABOOT, it fails, soft bricks the device, and I have to reflash in ODIN all over again.
Please let me know what information I can provide to help with this. I've never had so much trouble with a phone before.
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Please tell us the firmware of your phone (baseband, modem, etc..)
I337 has locked bootloader if your firmware is MF3 and above (MK2, NB1, NC1). You have to use the safestrap as a recovery if you want to flash the custom roms. If you want to flash SlimKAT you have to the SlimKAT safestrap version if they have one.
If he had to use Safestrap he can't use Slimkat as it's AOSP and he can't change the kernel. Chances are if he was getting issues flashing aboot then he's on a newer version. Confirm it in the about phone section of the settings though.
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I believe when I got the phone, it was updated all the way. Although I'm not entirely sure what the latest firmware is. I tried using Odin to go back, which worked sort of
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I believe when I got the phone, it was updated all the way. Although I'm not entirely sure what the latest firmware is. I tried using Odin to go back, which worked sort of
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You can't go back to older bootloaders ever. Sounds like you are updated to something that you can't flash custom anything to. So safestrap is the only way to go with modded touchwiz based roms.
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drock212 said:
You can't go back to older bootloaders ever. Sounds like you are updated to something that you can't flash custom anything to. So safestrap is the only way to go with modded touchwiz based roms.
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I was able to successfully unbrick the phone by using Odin to get it to MK2, although Wifi didn't work. Now I'm trying to get it back to the latest firmware so that I can sell it.
UPDATE!
Phone had been successfully reflashed to firmware NB1, with everything seemingly working. This phone seems so much more complicated than the S3 was, thanks locked bootloader.
zeusakatkm said:
I was able to successfully unbrick the phone by using Odin to get it to MK2, although Wifi didn't work. Now I'm trying to get it back to the latest firmware so that I can sell it.
UPDATE!
Phone had been successfully reflashed to firmware NB1, with everything seemingly working. This phone seems so much more complicated than the S3 was, thanks locked bootloader.
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use this to get to the NB1 firmware then take the NC1 OTA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
shamelin73 said:
use this to get to the NB1 firmware then take the NC1 OTA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
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Does it matter if I use the rootable version?
I would use the non root one then let phone take the NC1 OTA update.
That shod give you a clean slate to sell the phone or you can root NC1 with towelroot
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I've already flashed the stock one, but it says there is no software update available
I've already flashed the stock one, but it says there is no software update available
UPDATE!
Success! I am successfully running this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2767026