Hey guys,
Today I purchased a Note 3 since I could no longer root my Note 2. I ran the SO-SIMPLE Towelroot, and after that my phone would no longer connect to 4g. I checked all the toggles to make sure I hadn't flipped something, and I've factory reset it 3 times now. My final attempt was to just root it without SuperSU being installed. SuperSU wasn't updating the binaries. It disabled KNOX, but wouldn't do anything beyond that.
I'm hoping someone has encountered this issue and can point me in the right direction because I've been poking around the internet and I have come up blank. I really want to freeze out this damn bloatware. It seems like every time they put more memory in the phones, it's their cue to add TONNES more bloatware. Some of this Samsung crap is just so unnecessary.
I appreciate any help guys.
Install safestrap and flash this file to update binaries manually.
http://download.chainfire.eu/451/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.01.zip
Sent from my Galaxy Note S5
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A few weeks ago I rooted my Verizon Galaxy S4 using a simple method found on this forum. I didn't really do much with the phone other than uninstalling some preinstalled apps that I don't use, and I added a multi window manager to add some apps to the multi window function. I unrooted the device using the full cleanup for unroot in supersu before installing a verizon update about 2 weeks ago.
I am still unrooted, however when the device boots up it no longer shows the galaxy s4 screen. It now shows "Samsung" with an image of a lock that is unlocked and it reads "custom" underneath.
I was prompted to update about 2 days ago. it is the update to 4.3. I cannot install this update. When I try it almost immediately fails. Again, I am not rooted any more. I'm assuming that the few small changes I made are the reason.
My main question is how can I just get the phone back to stock. I just want it to be configured the way it was before I even rooted it. I'm at a point that I wish I hadn't done that. Is it possible to flash it back to factory 100% or am I pretty much screwed?
ytsejam6922 said:
A few weeks ago I rooted my Verizon Galaxy S4 using a simple method found on this forum. I didn't really do much with the phone other than uninstalling some preinstalled apps that I don't use, and I added a multi window manager to add some apps to the multi window function. I unrooted the device using the full cleanup for unroot in supersu before installing a verizon update about 2 weeks ago.
I am still unrooted, however when the device boots up it no longer shows the galaxy s4 screen. It now shows "Samsung" with an image of a lock that is unlocked and it reads "custom" underneath.
I was prompted to update about 2 days ago. it is the update to 4.3. I cannot install this update. When I try it almost immediately fails. Again, I am not rooted any more. I'm assuming that the few small changes I made are the reason.
My main question is how can I just get the phone back to stock. I just want it to be configured the way it was before I even rooted it. I'm at a point that I wish I hadn't done that. Is it possible to flash it back to factory 100% or am I pretty much screwed?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
Ok, so first off I rooted my previous phone (a Verizon Motorola Droid X2) without any problems ever. I dropped Verizon as my carrier and switched to Straight Talk and I bought the Samsung Galaxy S4, after a few months of having it I decided to look for a way to root it. After a few days of browsing and reading about I found and root option that worked. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758) This saferoot worked and i had superuser and was able to do everything i wanted to.
I then went on the Google play store and installed apps that I previously had on my old device for rooted phones. Well I installed chainfire3D and opened it up and clicked install the drives (which then requires a reboot) after a sort time I noticed my phone was stuck on the loading screen and I can't get past it.
I then start looking for a unroot/unbrick option in order to restore my phone to default firmware and factory settings to get it to work again.
Now here is the dilemma...
Like it says in the title, the phone model is SGH-S970G and for the life of me I can't find this model's firmware anywhere.
plz help me asap!!!!
Thank you in advance for any useful information to help point me in the right direction or give me a solution!
Chuggalo said:
Ok, so first off I rooted my previous phone (a Verizon Motorola Droid X2) without any problems ever. I dropped Verizon as my carrier and switched to Straight Talk and I bought the Samsung Galaxy S4, after a few months of having it I decided to look for a way to root it. After a few days of browsing and reading about I found and root option that worked. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758) This saferoot worked and i had superuser and was able to do everything i wanted to.
I then went on the Google play store and installed apps that I previously had on my old device for rooted phones. Well I installed chainfire3D and opened it up and clicked install the drives (which then requires a reboot) after a sort time I noticed my phone was stuck on the loading screen and I can't get past it.
I then start looking for a unroot/unbrick option in order to restore my phone to default firmware and factory settings to get it to work again.
Now here is the dilemma...
Like it says in the title, the phone model is SGH-S970G and for the life of me I can't find this model's firmware anywhere.
plz help me asap!!!!
Thank you in advance for any useful information to help point me in the right direction or give me a solution!
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If you get your phone fixed, I suggest you skip reinstalling Chainfire 3D. It specifically says it's not for Jelly Bean devices.
Hi.
I owned a Note 3 that i rooted and uninstalled many bloatware thay came with it. It worked great preformance and battery life.
Will it work better of i root and uninstall things?
Which method can i use for root?
I have the firmware U1ANK4 and i cant find Chainfire Root for this firmware (i tried with other Note 4 i exchanged and i got constant reboots after rooting with Chainfire and this firmware).
Thank you
menko2 said:
Hi.
I owned a Note 3 that i rooted and uninstalled many bloatware thay came with it. It worked great preformance and battery life.
Will it work better of i root and uninstall things?
Which method can i use for root?
I have the firmware U1ANK4 and i cant find Chainfire Root for this firmware (i tried with other Note 4 i exchanged and i got constant reboots after rooting with Chainfire and this firmware).
Thank you
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Currently for note 4 there are only Chainfire's way to root note 4. Make sure you are downloading the correct version when rooting note 4. The problem that you are having a bootloop is because your PC did not detect your Note 4 properly when you use Odin, that's why you are having a bootloop.
To solve this problem you might want to try the following:
1. Download KIes3 and install the drivers
2. Put your phone into download mode
3. Open odin
4. See if Odin recognise your note 4. (Usually it will say COM5, COM3, COM6)
If it connects properly, then try to flash stock firmware again
CF Auto root is the way to go. just follow the instructions. also got the sm.910f, battery is great.
cf auto root; http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/orig-development/sm-n910-cf-auto-root-t2897428
all you need; SM-N910F (International, Qualcomm) http://download.chainfire.eu/568/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root-trlte-trltexx-smn910f.zip
remember to tick off reactivation lock before doing anything in security settings.
Thank you.
i did CF Autoroot you mentioned and all went good but the version from Chainfire is for an older firmware that i have. Maybe that's why I had the constant rebooting.
1) Will it be still useful or i will have to wait until someone does U1AKN4 root version?
2) After uninstalling bloatware will i see a big difference in battery and performance?
3) Should I wait for 5.0.1 from Samsung to Root?
1 don't know why you get constant reboots. I'm on ANJ4.
2. Performance wise this phone is a powerhouse, so doubt you'll see any difference other than benchmarks etc, but switch to nova launcher, makes everything snappy and I ain't a big fan of the tw launcher. Rooted you can get some more juice out of it by installing greenify with xposed module, also use amplifier to reduce wakelocks.
3. No point in waiting
My battery life wasn't great prior to root, I expected better things from the note 4, however the screen, the cpu do take their toll, put power saving mode on, besides the icon up the top there isn't any difference in terms of performance, I uninstalled touchwiz and went with the GEL launcher, it's a cleaner look and for me it's been better on battery, I usually get around a day and half with my current usage, which is half a day more than I had prior to rooting, there is also a debloat flashable zip in the development section which will literally strip your apps post ROM flashing.
I guess i will only have to wait for a propper Root as i dont want to risk another phone (the other one ended in a brick).
Either the Root wasn't for my firmware which is newer or i deleted something i shouldn't.
Note 4 doesn't have a FANTASTIC battery life. But it'll get most power user's 1day. And that's it. Be happy.. I am.
Yeah I can see. Specially comparing to my Note 3 i used...
Battery life and the speaker in the rear are my only flaws I find in the phone.
I hope with Lolipop will improve a little!
Hey everyone!
I've got an interesting predicament here. A little back story: a while back I installed TowelRoot, and then Xposed Framework. Everything was kosher until I got an OTA update (I believe the NG3 update) and it killed the root. No problem, I'm fine without root. But now that Lollipop has come out, I want to update but can't. My buddy applied the same root, but did not do Xposed. The difference between our phones after that OTA update: mine says "Custom" with an unlocked padlock at the Samsung boot screen; his does not.
I read in another thread that someone took their phone to Best Buy and the guys at the Samsung booth were able to fix the problem because they can pull updates and apply them via USB. So we went there yesterday and they had no problem getting Lollipop on my buddy's S5 Active. Mine, however, would not take the update. The Samsung S.M.A.R.T. tool they use on the PC was saying that "my device is running an unauthorized operating system", even though I have never flashed a custom ROM.
When I go into download mode, the Knox flag does not appear to be tripped. I've also performed a clean factory reset with a data wipe and that still didn't allow me to update. Whenever I try to update, it downloads the entire 4.4.4 update (which needs to be done first, before the 5.0 update) and it starts to install, failing at 25%, without hesitation, every single time.
I've attached a couple of screenshots that I hope will help. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
MGArcher007 said:
Hey everyone!
I've got an interesting predicament here. A little back story: a while back I installed TowelRoot, and then Xposed Framework. Everything was kosher until I got an OTA update (I believe the NG3 update) and it killed the root. No problem, I'm fine without root. But now that Lollipop has come out, I want to update but can't. My buddy applied the same root, but did not do Xposed. The difference between our phones after that OTA update: mine says "Custom" with an unlocked padlock at the Samsung boot screen; his does not.
I read in another thread that someone took their phone to Best Buy and the guys at the Samsung booth were able to fix the problem because they can pull updates and apply them via USB. So we went there yesterday and they had no problem getting Lollipop on my buddy's S5 Active. Mine, however, would not take the update. The Samsung S.M.A.R.T. tool they use on the PC was saying that "my device is running an unauthorized operating system", even though I have never flashed a custom ROM.
When I go into download mode, the Knox flag does not appear to be tripped. I've also performed a clean factory reset with a data wipe and that still didn't allow me to update. Whenever I try to update, it downloads the entire 4.4.4 update (which needs to be done first, before the 5.0 update) and it starts to install, failing at 25%, without hesitation, every single time.
I've attached a couple of screenshots that I hope will help. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
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Have you resolved this issue, if so, would you mind sharing how you did it. I've been combing the net for a few days trying to discover what is going on and your issue appears to be exactly what I am experiencing. I've read about flashing back to my stock firmware using Odin but I cannot get into download mode, when I try and get there, the phone only says "recovery reboot" in blue small font on the top of the screen and reboots.
Thanks
Ladies and gents, I apologize for abandoning this thread. I forgot exactly how I got to get the phone to update, but if I recall correctly, it had to do with me putting the phone in download mode, downloading the original firmware and using ODIN to flash it. Afterward, the "unlocked" padlock symbol disappeared and the phone was able to get the OTA update from AT&T.
I have since moved from an LG G4 to a V20 and that is what I am currently playing with. I also have a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (which T-Mobile replaced my G4 with when the touch screen stopped responding). I was quite stoked to find out that there is a way to root it and (seemingly) unlock the bootloader, so I'll be toying with that this weekend to see what I can do. I'd love nothing more than to just wipe that Samsung-ified Android and install a vanilla Android or CM.
Good luck to anyone who is still trying to fix this issue. Again, my apologies. I'll dig through my archives and see if I can piece together what I did to get it going again. I still have the S5 Active. Best phone by far. It's a great backup phone for when the new stuff goes kaput.
I just swapped from my Amaze 4g, to a used Note 3, and I'm a little lost as far as where I should start.
It says that it's on 4.4.2, and that I cannot update due to a modified system.
Basically, I would like to get updated to 5.1.1 (or as close as is official for the Note 3), and root it.
I'm afraid I'm not familiar with Samsung devices, and because I purchased this from ebay, I don't know how to tell the exact state that the former user put it in (I expected they would return it to stock prior to selling).
It's currently a T-Mobile branded, SM-N900T, on 4.4.2, build is KOT49H, security software MDF v1.0 release 2. Kernel is 3.4.0-660648.
It is supposedly unlocked for carriers, though I have not attempted a SIM card use yet, until I can tell that what I have is a valid device and the IMEI is checked out.
Any thoughts on how to validate the IMEI, and sort out how to get my new phone up to date would be appreciated. As I stated, I expected the vendor would have returned it to stock, but that is clearly not the case, so I don't want to accidentally boot loop it by doing something I shouldn't. I have not owned a Samsung before, so I want to be careful on how it differs from my Nexus 7, Amaze 4g, and Droid X, as they're all obviously very different in the OS area.
Thank you for the help1
Download tbe stock 4.4.2 rom and use odin to install. Then you will get the OTA updates.
Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk
There is no stock 5.1.1 for note 3, only cm12.1/ aosp. Latest is 5.0 and you can use odin to flash. Maybe it's rooted that's why you can't update.
bladebarrier said:
I just swapped from my Amaze 4g, to a used Note 3, and I'm a little lost as far as where I should start.
It says that it's on 4.4.2, and that I cannot update due to a modified system.
Basically, I would like to get updated to 5.1.1 (or as close as is official for the Note 3), and root it.
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Thank you for the help1
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Some apps to install from Play Store...
Phone INFO Samsung - this will tell you all about your phone and the firmware etc.
Root Checker Basic - tells you if you are rooted or not.
SuperSU - this is so valuable you should buy the Pro licence. Chainfire does some great work for our phones.
TWRP - I have the zip version on my extSDCard and an Odin version on PC in case I have to rebuild from a Stock firmware. CWN works OK but most ROM builds seem to be for TWRP I think and a backup from one will not work on the other.
I don't know your previous phone so you probably need Odin v3.09 - this sits on PC and lets you flash firmware to the phone. (connected by USB)
For which you need Samsung USB drivers so the PC will recognise the phone. Install on PC before connecting phone.
Then do some browsing and find the processes to root your phone and install the ROM you want. If you just want Stock and access to all your phone, you can root it after flashing the original v5.0 download (from Sammobile or similar site - note on Sammobile you need a free account to DL) and then install Custom recovery (if wanted - it WILL trip the Knox flag but that may not matter given it's 2nd hand and might already be tripped anyway)
Read, make SURE you understand what is being said BEFORE you do anything - ask if you don't.
Good luck...
N9005 Lollipop brick
Hi All, just need a huge help here, a friend of mine has been using a N9005 which was auto restarting, she went online and downloaded this firmware...N900AUCUEOC1_N900AATTEOC1_N900AUCUEOC1_HOME.tar.md5....2.5GB in size...and flashed it, but the phone is stuck in boot loop even after recovery wiping data and cache, the phone can boot into download mode but re flashing the firmware always fails.....is there a solution for this.....please help
Thank you all for the info, especially the detailed info from Journyman16. I checked, and it is flagged as custom, which is fine, so I'm going to go ahead and try to return to mostly stock, update it, and root it.
Ok, everything went well. I had to do two attempts at rooting, but I think it's just one of those things where sometimes it doesn't restart into the process every time.
All seems good. I'm on 5.0, rooted, busyboxed, and smooth sailing.
Thank you all, again, for the tips. The Note 3 is running very well. Thank you to all of the devs that have made this process so refined. I've donated to you before, and did so again today. It's outstanding to have such well versed coders, on XDA, helping out the community.
mjmbirige said:
Hi All, just need a huge help here, a friend of mine has been using a N9005 which was auto restarting, she went online and downloaded this firmware...N900AUCUEOC1_N900AATTEOC1_N900AUCUEOC1_HOME.tar.md5....2.5GB in size...and flashed it, but the phone is stuck in boot loop even after recovery wiping data and cache, the phone can boot into download mode but re flashing the firmware always fails.....is there a solution for this.....please help
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You have never learned not to ask in others posts? What does your problem has to do with this topic at all?
When you need help. Just click on Q&A then Create a new thread. How hard is it?