I'm trying to root my Verizon Note 3 by following the sticky http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2484231 Its been tricky because some of the pages have been edited, outdated, lacking new info from edits. Most of that was fairly easy to deal with.
The main issue is that I cannot see the .tar.md5 files at all. I uninstalled winRAR and installed 7zip. Ran 7zip as a admin. Ran Odin as an admin. and redownloaded the necessary files. However, I still cannot see the tar files. Is there something I'm missing?
If this screenshot isnt helpful I can take more.
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im trying to extract the nhb file from the open touch biggie ver 4.0. im on my last step and ive been looking around all day on how to extract that file. i have 7 zip and winrar and ive tried to use both but they would not work (i mean im know doin something right, lol) ive been reading all day because im reluctant to ask on here but i need help. what am i donin wrong. i read the noobs guide, the wiki guide and just bout every guide on here so please if you know can u help me. i just need this last step to finish my first flash
you downloaded the file, right? you should open the zip/rar file with 7zip or winrar. Then, drag/extract the file to your hardspl/uspl folder
yea i did dl it...that must be the step that i am missing dragging it to the hard spl folder. i used winrar to extract the files from the folder. then when the box comes up with the file drag it to the hard spl folder, then click that ruu folder? i think i might have to go back a re-read that last step because ive been so focused on getting that file out that i forgot what to do. thanks in advace for answering me
problem fixed. i was overthing things..after i downloaded the biggie file i extracted the file using 7 zip then i drug the file (nhb) and put it in the rom utility folder and ran it. problem solved this site is great. hopefully whoever else is searching for this problem finds this andit helps
This may be redundant and borderline stupid but here it goes.
When I use some of the download sites, I get a file with a .zip.jar extension. Is this something I need to extract to get the zip file, or do I simply rename it to a zip file? I've tried the rename thing and cant get the update.zip file to flash. I've tried a couple of browsers and both pc and mac, and still get the .jar on the end initially. Can anyone help?
Usually they should just end in zip. I don't know why they would end in jar. Where are you downloading from?
Well tried it again using firefox and it worked this time. Safari for mac always seems to have that issue. Thanks
Sorry if this is a re-post, but I'm trying to get this at all angles. This is a T-Mobile S4.
Here's exactly what I've done so far, and I've re-downloaded everything so I have fresh files and filenames/extensions just to clear any mucking up I did:
I downloaded this file from this thread as I understand this is the stock firmware necessary to use here.
I unzipped the file, and used 7-zip to extract the tar.md5 which also extracted a .dll.
The tar.md5 file is named: M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME_.tar.md5
I have installed Heimdall version 1.3.1 as the download site claims that version 1.3.2 broke compatability with many devices.
I downloaded the two .jar files which make up the Heimdall one-click.
If all of this is correct so far, I'm understanding that I need to now feed a tar.gz file to heimdall one-click, however, I don't have any files that end in .gz. Just the tar.md5, which the one-click does not accept.
The button on the one-click literally says, "Select a Heimdall tar.gz for one-click" - So I'm lost there. I've even tried renaming the tar.md5 to tar.gz.
I'm reading that the front-end GUI is what would be used to create a tar.gz, but it seems to require downloading the PIT file from your phone, and this is failing now, possible due to me having installed Kies and now having different kernel extensions that apparently need to be unloaded (no idea how to do that lol).
This is so complicated! Makes me want to go buy a cheap netbook lol
I havent looked at this much further, but I think you ought to try Heimdal 1.4. Please report back, I am a linux user as well.
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Got this working. See
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317311
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Hi i have a question about using 7zip to make .tar files to flash with odin. For example, if i want a earlier modem version in my phone, and i extract the modem.bin from a earlier software and put it onto my desktop. I have the option when i open 7zip to select the modem.bin and convert it into a .tar by using the add key and changing the file type. Is this safe to do? I've seen alot of people using cywin and stuff, but 7zip seems like its much easier.
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I'm trying to fix this phone and just went through the headache of a throttled download of the recovery files. I need the AP and BL md5 files to extract. (after ensuring the full filename including the extension were displayed, then appending ".zip" to them) The BL file, extracted no problem. I have that extracted and everything is as expected. The AP, though, for absolutely no reason I can tell is demanding a password that shouldn't exist and the extract fails if I just hit extract (I'd assumed it was some sort of bug with the archive software, but I've tried the built-in windows archive handler, winrar and 7zip, all demanded a password and failed).
"okay so I'll just grab another bundle, this one is clearly messed up"
turns out there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of sketchy sites all claiming to have the firmware files I need and I'd really rather somebody who knows their stuff point me in the right direction than spend hours risking the security of my devices and very possibly risking a brick by grabbing the wrong batch.
edit: I'm seeing guides claiming you only need the combination firmware and odin will handle it, but I'm ALSO seeing guides claiming that attempting this without extracting specific files from the AP and BL archives and using a different method will brick your device. I'm erring with caution here because this old phone is the only one I could dig up that wasn't shelved for hardware/bricking issues, and as useless as it is it would be that much worse as a paperweight. If anybody can clear this up for me that would be great. I'd gladly do this with the un-extracted md5s if that's actually not a problem but I'm not risking the device to guess.
samsung/hero2qltespr/hero2qltespr
8.0.0/R16NW/G935PVPSACSI2
galaxy s7 edge, above is the info from recovery. can anybody help me find the 5 combination firmware files that match this device, without a password lock (or with the password included)?