Hey guys,
So I tried to take my phone to the Samsung experience store today to try and fix my previous issues. the person tried to reset the firmware on it because I am not getting a baseband or IMEI at all (shows baseband unkwon and IMEI null/null). I may have caused this myself by the way when i was playing around with different firmwares and did not back up EFS ever.
Anyway, Now i am stuck with this:
SGH-I337 galaxy S4
Version: 4.4.4
Build: I337UCUFNJ4
Baseband Unknown....
I am not sure what I need to do in order force IMEI back onto phone I tried rooting and playing with EFS, but the phone seems to not get rooted either via motochopper.
WHAT CAN I DO NEXT ?!? Need some if your brilliant minds here please.
By the way, the person at Samsung checked by IMEI to make sure it wasnt blacklisted or reported stolen or anything so that is not the issue.
How to root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
Thank you for this, I will try it.
But after I root, what would be the next step?
jmjoyas said:
How to root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
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When I tried to follow what it written, IT wont let me flash from ODIN because it there is no PIT partition.
tigerx88 said:
When I tried to follow what it written, IT wont let me flash from ODIN because it there is no PIT partition.
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Flash the nb1 tar file. Never flash a pit file
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Flash the nb1 tar file. Never flash a pit file
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I tried to flash the NC1 stock as per the directions from above, but when I try that ODIN says failure, no PIT partition.
tigerx88 said:
I tried to flash the NC1 stock as per the directions from above, but when I try that ODIN says failure, no PIT partition.
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Flash the nb1 tar file from here, do not have re-partition checked in Odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
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Flash the nb1 tar file from here, do not have re-partition checked in Odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
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Hey, sorry for the long delay. So i was finally able to flash the phone as you told me, and I also rooted it (I hope...). So now I still am having an issue because baseband still says unknown and IMEI null/null. What would be the next step to fix this? I have no idea
Thanks all!! Hoping for some serious help lol
tigerx88 said:
Hey, sorry for the long delay. So i was finally able to flash the phone as you told me, and I also rooted it (I hope...). So now I still am having an issue because baseband still says unknown and IMEI null/null. What would be the next step to fix this? I have no idea
Thanks all!! Hoping for some serious help lol
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Unfortunately,I haven't seen any fix for no imei other than flashing the firmware. You might have yourself a nice Wi-Fi only device.
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Take a leap
Okay well everyone else is saying never flash a pit file but I ran into the same problem and I actually had to flash a pit file BUT you're only able to fo it on MK2 SO FIRST odin back to a fresh install of NB1 uncheck the reboot option in odin after the firmware finishes and says reset on odin unplug youre cable remove youre battery and stick it back in then use the VOLUME UP HOME AND POWER KEY you will see an android with a progress bar GET READY after its done the phone will reboot hold up the volume and home it will reboot into android recovery and then use you're volume keys scroll down to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition after that hit reboot system now we're done with that part this is the second part PART 2 after the phone fully boots up and youre at the welcome screen power off the device go into download mode volume down home and power this is where we are able to DOWNGRADE TO MK2 ITS ONLY POSSIBLE FROM NB1 TO MK2 ONLY HEAD OVER TO THIS THREAD http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545 and download two files JFLTE_USA_ATT_16G.pit that's going to be youre pit file and then you need the MK2 firmware AP_I337UCUEMK2_.tar.md5 I'll give you some time to download them it takes a little time........Okay we ready? Good now load up the two files the pit file in the PIT and the Firmware in the AP NOTE you will see now the repartition box checked LEAVE IT its because of the pit file that its checked! Now we are going to uncheck the auto reboot like we did earlier after Odin says phone reset unplug cable remove battery stick it back in and same thing volume up home power then wipe data factory reset and cache partition then reboot phone should boot up to MK2 now the only thing thats not working at this point is the wifi dont worry about that go through the setup process dont worry about any of youre information we dont care at this point go into settings and check and see if all of youre stuff is back baseband imei everything if it is then great thats what we wanted now we can go back into download mode and use odin and upgrade back to NB1 WE'RE DONE! Congratulations everything should be working properly you're now on NB1 you can take OTA to NJ4 if you want or stay where you're at install safestrap and a custom rom I hope all has went well for you and everything works out!
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Okay well everyone else is saying never flash a pit file but I ran into the same problem and I actually had to flash a pit file BUT you're only able to fo it on MK2 SO FIRST odin back to a fresh install of NB1 uncheck the reboot option in odin after the firmware finishes and says reset on odin unplug youre cable remove youre battery and stick it back in then use the VOLUME UP HOME AND POWER KEY you will see an android with a progress bar GET READY after its done the phone will reboot hold up the volume and home it will reboot into android recovery and then use you're volume keys scroll down to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition after that hit reboot system now we're done with that part this is the second part PART 2 after the phone fully boots up and youre at the welcome screen power off the device go into download mode volume down home and power this is where we are able to DOWNGRADE TO MK2 ITS ONLY POSSIBLE FROM NB1 TO MK2 ONLY HEAD OVER TO THIS THREAD http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545 and download two files JFLTE_USA_ATT_16G.pit that's going to be youre pit file and then you need the MK2 firmware AP_I337UCUEMK2_.tar.md5 I'll give you some time to download them it takes a little time........Okay we ready? Good now load up the two files the pit file in the PIT and the Firmware in the AP NOTE you will see now the repartition box checked LEAVE IT its because of the pit file that its checked! Now we are going to uncheck the auto reboot like we did earlier after Odin says phone reset unplug cable remove battery stick it back in and same thing volume up home power then wipe data factory reset and cache partition then reboot phone should boot up to MK2 now the only thing thats not working at this point is the wifi dont worry about that go through the setup process dont worry about any of youre information we dont care at this point go into settings and check and see if all of youre stuff is back baseband imei everything if it is then great thats what we wanted now we can go back into download mode and use odin and upgrade back to NB1 WE'RE DONE! Congratulations everything should be working properly you're now on NB1 you can take OTA to NJ4 if you want or stay where you're at install safestrap and a custom rom I hope all has went well for you and everything works out!
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I will def. try this! For the first part, I am already on NB1, so I need to do it again? OR can I skip straight to step 2? (P.s, when i flashed NB1, I didnt follow this whole procedure ( flashing, then resetting etc.) i simply jus flashed it as per Odin.
You can try as-is
You may not have to re-do it, you could probably go ahead and just skip to part two I just always recommend doing a clean flash but if it doesn't work then just simply go back and try that
tigerx88 said:
I will def. try this! For the first part, I am already on NB1, so I need to do it again? OR can I skip straight to step 2? (P.s, when i flashed NB1, I didnt follow this whole procedure ( flashing, then resetting etc.) i simply jus flashed it as per Odin.
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You may not have to re-do it, you could probably go ahead and just skip to part two I just always recommend doing a clean flash but if it doesn't work then just simply go back and try that
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Ok, and when I downloaded the files off that link, its downloading as an application... y is this
Dev host?
Is the site dev-host? If so they been having problem from people trying to spam their site I have the files on my computer still if you cant get them to download I can upload them but if you haae wifi on you're s4 you should be able to use it to download them
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Ok, and when I downloaded the files off that link, its downloading as an application... y is this
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Is the site dev-host? If so they been having problem from people trying to spam their site I have the files on my computer still if you cant get them to download I can upload them but if you haae wifi on you're s4 you should be able to use it to download them
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Yea it is dev-host, but when I try to download it, it takes me to firstfirst.net and its the same file name but a application type file Tried both the download links lo (I hope im not just not seeing the right download mirror)
Spammed
Yup it got spammed that sucks while like I said I have the files myself I can upload them to my dropbox and post the link
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Yea it is dev-host, but when I try to download it, it takes me to firstfirst.net and its the same file name but a application type file
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Yup it got spammed that sucks while like I said I have the files myself I can upload them to my dropbox and post the link
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Actually I think I found it haha!! ( Check the exclamation mark where it says: "file links !", that seems to be a hyperlink) is that right? Gonna take a while to download, but I will try what you said as soon as its done and let you know.
Should be right
That should be right its like 1.4 gigs it only takes me 12 minutes to download with IDM internet download manager great windows program for stuff like this it speeds everything up
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Actually I think I found it haha!! ( Check the exclamation mark where it says: "file links !", that seems to be a hyperlink) is that right? Gonna take a while to download, but I will try what you said as soon as its done and let you know.
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That should be right its like 1.4 gigs it only takes me 12 minutes to download with IDM internet download manager great windows program for stuff like this it speeds everything up
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Its actually 2.2 GB (Filename: AP_I337UCUEMK2_1921628_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5). Is this right? Just want to make sure. I am going to redo the NB1 Odin etc. now.
That's it
Yup that should be the one I forgot that one isnt compressed
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Its actually 2.2 GB (Filename: AP_I337UCUEMK2_1921628_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5). Is this right? Just want to make sure. I am going to redo the NB1 Odin etc. now.
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ok i recently got a european open to all networks samsung galaxy tab,
now i decided to install a custom rom last night with horrible results, my phone is now stuck on the samsung boot screen and will not load properly,
here are the steps i took that ended me up in this mess,
i installed rom manager from android market,
then installed clockwork mod from inside rom manager, following the exact steps i was given but heres where i think i went wrong,
at some point it asked u back up everything onto an sd card, now i thought i had an sd inside it already but i didnt and thats what i think caused all the trouble,
i backed up all my files anyway onto the internal memory b4 goin into recovery mode, after completely wiping the phone as it saids u shud do, i then proceeded to load the modaco rom that i had installed into the "download" section of my memory and thats where it said the exact following words....
Checking /system...
E: failed to mount /system (invalid argument)
/system may be rfs. checking...
checking /date...
checking /database...
checking /cache...
filesystems need to be converted to ext4.
a backup and restore will now take place.
if anything goes wrong, your backup will be named before-ext4-convert-1297008631. try restoring it incase of error.
E:failed to mount /sdcrard (no such file or directory)
now i've tried restoring it and backing it up but all it repeats is the same thing, i know i messed up but now all i want to know is how can i fix it?
please any help would be much appreciated.
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ok i recently got a european open to all networks samsung galaxy tab,
now i decided to install a custom rom last night with horrible results, my phone is now stuck on the samsung boot screen and will not load properly,
[..]
now i've tried restoring it and backing it up but all it repeats is the same thing, i know i messed up but now all i want to know is how can i fix it?
please any help would be much appreciated.
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A brandnew start from scratch with Odin and repartioning with the rom from Rotohammer JMIv1.0 or v2.0 wouldt be my advice. You need the pit-file as well. Can be found on his server.
Heppieboeddah said:
A brandnew start from scratch with Odin and repartioning with the rom from Rotohammer JMIv1.0 or v2.0 wouldt be my advice. You need the pit-file as well. Can be found on his server.
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ok ive downloaded odin v4.03, downloaded the original samsung firmware version P1000XWJJ3.rar from this website and downloaded the european P1_EUR.pit file also but i'll be honest i'm very new to the android world and dont have a clue what to do from here, how do i repartion the rotohammer rom?
i know i'm gonna sound stupid but if u could please explain it step by step i would be very grateful, thank you
Read the following thread that explains how to flash Rotohammer JMI ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939360
Give it a good read and then ask if you have any questions before you start the process again.
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ok ive downloaded odin v4.03, downloaded the original samsung firmware version P1000XWJJ3.rar from this website and downloaded the european P1_EUR.pit file also but i'll be honest i'm very new to the android world and dont have a clue what to do from here, how do i repartion the rotohammer rom?
i know i'm gonna sound stupid but if u could please explain it step by step i would be very grateful, thank you
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First extract the P1000XWJJ3.rar. You shouldt be left with a single tar-file?! If so
Well if you have the right files. Start Odin. On the left you see the option 'repartion', tick that box. On the left you see pit. Tick that box and load the pit-file. Tick the box PDA and load the tar.file you extracted.
Start the tablet in download modus and attach it to youre pc. You shouldt see on top left a yellow box. Then just press start in Odin
beware that all on yore tablet will be deleted.
here is a very good guide with pictures.
http://leemn.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/galaxy-tab-flashing-a-new-rom-rotohammer-jme/
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First extract the P1000XWJJ3.rar. You shouldt be left with a single tar-file?! If so
Well if you have the right files. Start Odin. On the left you see the option 'repartion', tick that box. On the left you see pit. Tick that box and load the pit-file. Tick the box PDA and load the tar.file you extracted.
Start the tablet in download modus and attach it to youre pc. You shouldt see on top left a yellow box. Then just press start in Odin
beware that all on yore tablet will be deleted.
here is a very good guide with pictures.
......ok i followed the steps from above which was to install the Roto JMI Pre-Rooted Firmware v2 it got me pass the boot screen and everything on the tab works except it wont let me make phone calls, everything else works but it picks up no network and when i enter into settings it wont even let me access it?? almost like this is a wifi only rom ive installed??
what do i do from here to get it back to a phone?
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KingofXings; said:
......ok i followed the steps from above which was to install the Roto JMI Pre-Rooted Firmware v2 it got me pass the boot screen and everything on the tab works except it wont let me make phone calls, everything else works but it picks up no network and when i enter into settings it wont even let me access it?? almost like this is a wifi only rom ive installed??
what do i do from here to get it back to a phone?
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Ok great. at least you got it working again....
Now you need to flash the baseband-modem that you can find in the download link below. Flash it in Odin. Uncheck repartion. Check 'phone' and load the modemfile you downloaded. Its a tar.file. Leave it as it is. Then press start and the baseband will be installed.
Then you have to set-up the APN from youre telecom-provider and you will be up and running.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11148313&postcount=129
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Ok great. at least you got it working again....
Now you need to flash the baseband-modem that you can find in the download link below. Flash it in Odin. Uncheck repartion. Check 'phone' and load the modemfile you downloaded. Its a tar.file. Leave it as it is. Then press start and the baseband will be installed.
Then you have to set-up the APN from youre telecom-provider and you will be up and running.....
ok i downloaded the p100-radio-xxjmf.tar file and followed the instructions u gave but it failed and said this message...
<ID:0/004> set up connection.
<ID:0/004> cant open the serial (COM) port.
OSM All threads completed ( succeeded 0/ failed 1)
i dont understand why it would say that, could it be cos the .tar is xxjmf and the Rom by roto uses jmi? u think u could help? thanks again honestly, you've been a life saver.
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Ok i just changed the usb ports and it works perfectly, the phone is back online and i didnt even have to fiddle with the apn settings, 3G just works fine,
thank you so much for ur help, i couldnt of done any of this without u, if ur ever around in north west london, u got a drink on me lol
KingofXings said:
Ok i just changed the usb ports and it works perfectly, the phone is back online and i didnt even have to fiddle with the apn settings, 3G just works fine,
thank you so much for ur help, i couldnt of done any of this without u, if ur ever around in north west london, u got a drink on me lol
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Good to read youre up and running again...
Cheers....
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Good to read youre up and running again...
Cheers....
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Hey mate, seems I am in a similar predicament here. Just 2 days back I flashed my Tab to Roto JMI v2 from a stock Asian firmware (DDJK3 I suppose) due to a bad Modaco flash that went really bad. Wiped off my data from god knows what areas. Now I am facing an issue that I am not able to understand or solve.
I was using Titanium Backup to remove a system app without Chuck Norris mode, which meant I had to reboot device and it would delete it OS level and say reboot to system. But once I click on reboot system an Exclamation mark just comes across the screen and NOW I CAN'T BOOT INTO my system. neither to i see the options it was earlier showing me upon Pwer + Vol Key up. The only option left for me is to reflash it using Odin.
Any Ideas mate? Reflashing again and again is not the solution right?
Thanks & Cheers!
sahildeswal said:
Hey mate, seems I am in a similar predicament here. Just 2 days back I flashed my Tab to Roto JMI v2 from a stock Asian firmware (DDJK3 I suppose) due to a bad Modaco flash that went really bad. Wiped off my data from god knows what areas. Now I am facing an issue that I am not able to understand or solve.
I was using Titanium Backup to remove a system app without Chuck Norris mode, which meant I had to reboot device and it would delete it OS level and say reboot to system. But once I click on reboot system an Exclamation mark just comes across the screen and NOW I CAN'T BOOT INTO my system. neither to i see the options it was earlier showing me upon Pwer + Vol Key up. The only option left for me is to reflash it using Odin.
Any Ideas mate? Reflashing again and again is not the solution right?
Thanks & Cheers!
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Well, first of all. Removing system app ad hoc is not really clever to do. But you cant get into the recovery so you are able to clear cache and do a factory-reset? Volume-up+Power on and holding the volume-upbutton untill you get into the recovery?
If not you have to reflash from scratch with Odin. Use the pit/file and check repartion.
So yesterday when AT&T announced 50% off of smartphones I was pretty dumbfounded since I got a brand new S4 the day before. But the day I got it I rooted it and did all the other stuff. I will return my S4 for a new one but it's impossible for me to unroot. Everything I've done doesn't seem to work. I used Odin but it stops at the "Get PIT for mapping" stage. I tried deleting SuperSU but that didn't work. It made things worse because it said I'm not rooted but I still am. Now I can't even go to recovery. And I can't even connect to Kies. Can anyone help me unroot my device or help me be able to return my device when it's rooted?
joecereal said:
So yesterday when AT&T announced 50% off of smartphones I was pretty dumbfounded since I got a brand new S4 the day before. But the day I got it I rooted it and did all the other stuff. I will return my S4 for a new one but it's impossible for me to unroot. Everything I've done doesn't seem to work. I used Odin but it stops at the "Get PIT for mapping" stage. I tried deleting SuperSU but that didn't work. It made things worse because it said I'm not rooted but I still am. Now I can't even go to recovery. And I can't even connect to Kies. Can anyone help me unroot my device or help me be able to return my device when it's rooted?
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I would think the tools section of Kies will have an option that will work. Connection trouble shoot first then emergency recovery. If your phone boots, you should be able to reset it to out of the box state.
If it's still rooted, try triangle away app.
If you go to settings, more, about device, build number, then tap on build number repeatedly it will restore developer options, if it's not shown now. From there you can enable or disable USB debugging. That might help with Odin. Wish I had more answers for ya.
Also try settings, accounts, backup and reset, factory data reset.
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I would think the tools section of Kies will have an option that will work. Connection trouble shoot first then emergency recovery. If your phone boots, you should be able to reset it to out of the box state.
If you go to settings, more, about device, build number, then tap on build number repeatedly it will restore developer options, if it's not shown now. From there you can enable or disable USB debugging. That might help with Odin. Wish I had more answers for ya.
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Thank you for your answer. I will try it out now. Little more information is that I'm using the Pacman ROM.
joecereal said:
Thank you for your answer. I will try it out now. Little more information is that I'm using the Pacman ROM.
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Do you know how to enter the download mode? If so then odin should recognize it. I think it's "hold the power button, down volume, and home button" till it instructs you to let got and hit the up volume button. The connect it to the pc for odin.
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Do you know how to enter the download mode? If so then odin should recognize it. I think it's "hold the power button, down volume, and home button" till it instructs you to let got and hit the up volume button. The connect it to the pc for odin.
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Yes I'm trying the Odin process. It's working so far except it stops at "Get PIT for mapping..." which is here i.imgur.com/z8fnjRd (add png to the end)
Kies is not recognizing my device after troubleshoot. It is stuck at "Connecting..." which prevents me from emergency firmware recovery.
There are two options that will help me the most:
Connecting to Kies and getting a PIT file for Odin
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Yes I'm trying the Odin process. It's working so far except it stops at "Get PIT for mapping..." which is here i.imgur.com/z8fnjRd (add png to the end)
Kies is not recognizing my device. It is stuck at "Connecting..." which prevents me from emergency firmware recovery.
There are two options that will help me the most:
Connecting to Kies and getting a PIT file for Odin
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Is your phone a US AT&T model I337? There is a stock recovery rom in this forum somewhere, it's a zip file when extracted it will have a tar.MD5 file for use with odin. Or maybe you should use the PDA selection in odin, and uncheck the reboot box.
fast96 said:
Is your phone a US AT&T model I377? There is a stock recovery rom in this forum somewhere, it's a zip file when extracted it will have a tar.MD5 file for use with odin. Or maybe you should use the PDA selection in odin, and uncheck the reboot box.
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Did you see the imgur picture I posted? I have the tar file and did everything from instruction, but I only need the PIT file.
OK here it is , read the first three posts..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42108461
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fast96 said:
OK here it is , read the first three posts..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42108461
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I'm trying something with SuperSu. Thank you for your time.
Did you try going into super su and tried the full unroot option??
Sent from my SGH-I337M using xda premium
thatsupnow said:
Did you try going into super su and tried the full unroot option??
Sent from my SGH-I337M using xda premium
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I'm going to do it right now. Will this ensure "full" unroot?
thatsupnow said:
Did you try going into super su and tried the full unroot option??
Sent from my SGH-I337M using xda premium
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I'm following forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33949289&postcount=51 this process but before I unroot I cannot access my recovery. If I unroot will I be able to?
I just don't want anymore problems
Why don't you just call cs and get credit for the difference instead of returning it. You're going to get another s4 anyways.
getbuzzin said:
Why don't you just call cs and get credit for the difference instead of returning it. You're going to get another s4 anyways.
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Yeah I might do that now, but I want to fix everything first then start new.
Everyone I now know what I really want to do. I want to flash the stock ROM. But this is impossible with http://i.imgur.com/z8fnjRd.png "Get PIT for mapping" is stopping me, which is very frustrating.
Just throwing out some ideas. Try a different cable if you got another one. Try plugging into a usb port in back of computer. You could try to re download the file again using a different mirror. Could just be a bad download. Anyways good luck.
getbuzzin said:
Just throwing out some ideas. Try a different cable if you got another one. Try plugging into a usb port in back of computer. You could try to re download the file again using a different mirror. Could just be a bad download. Anyways good luck.
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Okay, thank you
If it were me (which it's not) I would try kies for factory recovery .
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 2
getbuzzin said:
Just throwing out some ideas. Try a different cable if you got another one. Try plugging into a usb port in back of computer. You could try to re download the file again using a different mirror. Could just be a bad download. Anyways good luck.
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Is there a faster file to download? One link says it will download for 4 hours
fast96 said:
If it were me (which it's not) I would try kies for factory recovery .
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But Kies cannot connect to my device
im trying to install stock firmware on bell im using file from sams mobile i337mvlucmk5 unzip file its in tar file i put phone in download mode and try to install file with odin and it fails. now it says odin program failled.ive reinstall the odin program same thing hellllp
ron31 said:
im trying to install stock firmware on bell im using file from sams mobile i337mvlucmk5 unzip file its in tar file i put phone in download mode and try to install file with odin and it fails. Now it says odin program failled.ive reinstall the odin program same thing hellllp
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what version of odin do you have? And are you placing the .tar in the correct slot? What error message does it give out in that little window it wouldnt happen to fail at [nand (auth) fail!!] would it?
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what version of odin do you have? And are you placing the .tar in the correct slot? What error message does it give out in that little window it wouldnt happen to fail at [nand (auth) fail!!] would it?
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im using version 3.07 im placing tar in pda it fails nan write start then fails i have repartion un checked
ron31 said:
im using version 3.07 im placing tar in pda it fails nan write start then fails i have repartion un checked
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about the odin sayin it fail dont worry about that its based off timer after running for certain time it shuts itself off but as suppose to your file flash smh thats what i was trying to say bu yaks my friend you got yourself a bad signatures tar what exactly is the case here bro? like are your trying to unroot? or whats happening brief me on it like why your trying to reflash stock that way can help you better or least point you in the right direction you can find my contact info on my op faster response time quicker replies
if your phone happens to turn on at all navigate to about device and take a screen shot for capturing model built n baseband and add model number please carrier as well
X_DroiD_X said:
about the odin sayin it fail dont worry about that its based off timer after running for certain time it shuts itself off but as suppose to your file flash smh thats what i was trying to say bu yaks my friend you got yourself a bad signatures tar what exactly is the case here bro? like are your trying to unroot? or whats happening brief me on it like why your trying to reflash stock that way can help you better or least point you in the right direction you can find my contact info on my op faster response time quicker replies
if your phone happens to turn on at all navigate to about device and take a screen shot for capturing model built n baseband and add model number please carrier as well
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I believe Odin V 3.09 works better. Also it must be flashed in the PDA slot
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I believe Odin V 3.09 works better. Also it must be flashed in the PDA slot
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it all started when i tied to restore file with cwm recovery and it wouldn t install i tried a few times it wouldn t install backup.it reboot it would stay on samsung logo. i whent to download mode to install factory firmware odin fails the blue bar on phone moved just a little and stays there now i cant even go to recovery to do a factory reset it vibrates shows the little blue writing at top of screen then it reboots to samsung logo, i tried another factory file from here same issue i tried a different odin 1.85program same results
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it all started when i tied to restore file with cwm recovery and it wouldn t install i tried a few times it wouldn t install backup.it reboot it would stay on samsung logo. i whent to download mode to install factory firmware odin fails the blue bar on phone moved just a little and stays there now i cant even go to recovery to do a factory reset it vibrates shows the little blue writing at top of screen then it reboots to samsung logo, i tried another factory file from here same issue i tried a different odin 1.85program same results
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So you are using 3.07 and you can put it in download mode ? Are you then able to have the device recognized by odin ? You are then trying to flash the same firmware that came on your phone stock ?
hednik said:
So you are using 3.07 and you can put it in download mode ? Are you then able to have the device recognized by odin ? You are then trying to flash the same firmware that came on your phone stock ?
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yes odin reconizes phone i downloaded firmware from sams mobile for bell i337m
Based of at&t, t-mbl, bell roger virgin mobile fix mk2/mj9 mdl/mi9 4.3
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it all started when i tied to restore file with cwm recovery and it wouldn t install i tried a few times it wouldn t install backup.it reboot it would stay on samsung logo. i whent to download mode to install factory firmware odin fails the blue bar on phone moved just a little and stays there now i cant even go to recovery to do a factory reset it vibrates shows the little blue writing at top of screen then it reboots to samsung logo, i tried another factory file from here same issue i tried a different odin 1.85program same results
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PROCEED AT OWN RISK!!
IF THE ONLY THE DOWNLOAD IS COMING UP BRO NOTHING ELSE YOUR WHOLE FILE SYSTEM IS CORRUPTED AND UR EFS ALL GONE G YOU NEED TO DO A NAND FLASH GET YOURSELF ODIN 3.09V LEME KNO WHEN YOU GOT THAT IN THE MEAN TIME AMA GATHER SOME OF MY PERSONAL FILES FOR YOU INTO A ZIP TO HELP YOU OUT I KNO HOW THAT FEELS WAS IN YOUR SHOES THAN AGAIN EVERYBODY HAS ITS JUS TO BAD HOW SOME OF THE SENIORITY MEMBERS HERE FORGET ABOUT THERE NOOB DAYS LIKE THEY WAS BORN DEVS (NOT THAT AM SAYIN UR A NOOB) these should help you out------>>>>>>>:good:http://https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1ZauuplxoZsYllTT3Z4YnlWc1k
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PROCEED AT OWN RISK!!
IF THE ONLY THE DOWNLOAD IS COMING UP BRO NOTHING ELSE YOUR WHOLE FILE SYSTEM IS CORRUPTED AND UR EFS ALL GONE G YOU NEED TO DO A NAND FLASH GET YOURSELF ODIN 3.09V LEME KNO WHEN YOU GOT THAT IN THE MEAN TIME AMA GATHER SOME OF MY PERSONAL FILES FOR YOU INTO A ZIP TO HELP YOU OUT I KNO HOW THAT FEELS WAS IN YOUR SHOES THAN AGAIN EVERYBODY HAS ITS JUS TO BAD HOW SOME OF THE SENIORITY MEMBERS HERE FORGET ABOUT THERE NOOB DAYS LIKE THEY WAS BORN DEVS (NOT THAT AM SAYIN UR A NOOB) these should help you out------>>>>>>>:good:http://https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1ZauuplxoZsYllTT3Z4YnlWc1k
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iok thanks bro ill try tonight
ron31 said:
iok thanks bro ill try tonight
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ok i have odin 3.09 installed i tried to open link you put in post wont open
ron31 said:
ok i have odin 3.09 installed i tried to open link you put in post wont open
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Did you do a checksum on the file you downloaded? I tried installing a modem on my i337m, same thing odin failed... downloaded the same file from a different source and success... unfortunately there was no md5 number on the file to do a checksum or I would have done that first.... when it comes to stuff like this I alway do checksum if the md5 is provided... (most times it is)
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Did you do a checksum on the file you downloaded? I tried installing a modem on my i337m, same thing odin failed... downloaded the same file from a different source and success... unfortunately there was no md5 number on the file to do a checksum or I would have done that first.... when it comes to stuff like this I alway do checksum if the md5 is provided... (most times it is)
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no how do you do that
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no how do you do that
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Download checksum tool from here http://download.cnet.com/MD5-SHA-Checksum-Utility/3000-2092_4-10911445.html its free. Then you find the md5 number on the site you downloaded from and use the tool to compare the numbers, typically you navigate to the directory the file is in (this gives you the md5 number, then you copy paste the md5 number from the site, then click the compare button, if they don't match your download is not good and should download again and repeat the checksum.
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Download checksum tool from here http://download.cnet.com/MD5-SHA-Checksum-Utility/3000-2092_4-10911445.html its free. Then you find the md5 number on the site you downloaded from and use the tool to compare the numbers, typically you navigate to the directory the file is in (this gives you the md5 number, then you copy paste the md5 number from the site, then click the compare button, if they don't match your download is not good and should download again and repeat the checksum.
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hey thanks ill give it a try
I was trying to return my phone to stock since im shipping it back to samsung this week because my sim card tray is having problems. I don't really know what im doing but i did something and now my phone is stuck on a screen where it says to bring it to the att store.
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What did you try to do? Can you get into download mode? Hold home, volume down, power
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max4907 said:
I was trying to return my phone to stock since im shipping it back to samsung this week because my sim card tray is having problems. I don't really know what im doing but i did something and now my phone is stuck on a screen where it says to bring it to the att store.
Thanks
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I think you need to Get Android Phone into RECOVERY MODE and then Factory Reset...
Go to Youtube aND TYPE IN hOW TO GET ANDROID INTO RECOVERY MODE AND FACTORY RESET
rugburn said:
I think you need to Get Android Phone into RECOVERY MODE and then Factory Reset...
Go to Youtube aND TYPE IN hOW TO GET ANDROID INTO RECOVERY MODE AND FACTORY RESET
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thank you for getting back to me. I already know how to do that and will give that a try. I still want to return my phone to complete stock. I installed a custom recovery but never flashed any custom rom's. I followed a guide on how to get it back to stock and this is how i got into this sticky situation. I used odin to upload a pit file and then a md5 file. and since that my phone is stuck at screen of a warning sign saying that there is a non stock os installed and to take it to att.
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What did you try to do? Can you get into download mode? Hold home, volume down, power
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thank you for getting back to me. Yes i can get it in download mode. I installed a custom recovery but never flashed any custom rom's. I followed a guide on how to get it back to stock and this is how i got into this sticky situation. I used odin to upload a pit file and then a md5 file. and since that my phone is stuck at screen of a warning sign saying that there is a non stock os installed and to take it to att. I still want to return my phone to complete stock.
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thank you for getting back to me. Yes i can get it in download mode. I installed a custom recovery but never flashed any custom rom's. I followed a guide on how to get it back to stock and this is how i got into this sticky situation. I used odin to upload a pit file and then a md5 file. and since that my phone is stuck at screen of a warning sign saying that there is a non stock os installed and to take it to att. I still want to return my phone to complete stock.
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Do you know what firmware you're on? Flash that tar file with Odin. Don't use any pit files
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jd1639 said:
Do you know what firmware you're on? Flash that tar file with Odin. Don't use any pit files
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I am on 4.2.2 MF3 do u know where i can get that link?
Thanks
max4907 said:
I am on 4.2.2 MF3 do u know where i can get that link?
Thanks
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Try here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504311
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jd1639 said:
Try here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504311
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okay thanks a lot i will try that later today. will let you know if it works . One last question, since i already used a pit file before... i just leave it how it is and flash theses files in the link u sent me?
Thanks in advance.
max4907 said:
okay thanks a lot i will try that later today. will let you know if it works . One last question, since i already used a pit file before... i just leave it how it is and flash theses files in the link u sent me?
Thanks in advance.
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Yes, you'll download a .rar file, use 7-zip to extract a .tar.md5 file. Use that in PDA in Odin
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jd1639 said:
Yes, you'll download a .rar file, use 7-zip to extract a .tar.md5 file. Use that in PDA in Odin
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that file includes a boot loader file, a pda file, a phone file, and csc file... I've seen that link on another forum and heres a pic of what it says to do...
max4907 said:
that file includes a boot loader file, a pda file, a phone file, and csc file... I've seen that link on another forum and heres a pic of what it says to do...
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I haven't extracted the file but if you get all those files do what the pic shows. I thought it would be just one tar file but as I said,I haven't used it before
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jd1639 said:
I haven't extracted the file but if you get all those files do what the pic shows. I thought it would be just one tar file but as I said,I haven't used it before
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ok it worked !
I don't want this post to be too long but I need some help here, let me sum it up.
I purchased a secondhand Note3 off Ebay to replace my Note2. I got it an it appears to me that it's been "modified", I see this SafeStrap thing at startup and a SuperSU App. Once I saw this I decided to hold off on putting my sim card in and have just been using it on wifi. I used the "RootChecker" app to see if it's rooted and it tells me yes. System info tells me the phone is running 4.3. I know not much of this rooting, flashing, roms, kernel scene. So:
- My goal is to get this phone back to stock setting, no SafeStrap or root of any kind if it's there, so the phone operates and is just as it would be if purchased new from Verizon. What is the easiest way to go about doing this?
From there I might actually think of trying my hand at rooting this thing since it's a secondhand device, but I first want to eliminate any modifications made to the phone by the previous owner, and if I do root I want to start from ground zero and do it myself.
I apologize for my ignorance in this but could really use the help and hopefully learn more about this world along the way since it seems everyone who roots swears by it, I must be missing something but for now my objective is a clean slate with this device
Thanks in advance.
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I don't want this post to be too long but I need some help here, let me sum it up.
I purchased a secondhand Note3 off Ebay to replace my Note2. I got it an it appears to me that it's been "modified", I see this SafeStrap thing at startup and a SuperSU App. Once I saw this I decided to hold off on putting my sim card in and have just been using it on wifi. I used the "RootChecker" app to see if it's rooted and it tells me yes. System info tells me the phone is running 4.3. I know not much of this rooting, flashing, roms, kernel scene. So:
- My goal is to get this phone back to stock setting, no SafeStrap or root of any kind if it's there, so the phone operates and is just as it would be if purchased new from Verizon. What is the easiest way to go about doing this?
From there I might actually think of trying my hand at rooting this thing since it's a secondhand device, but I first want to eliminate any modifications made to the phone by the previous owner, and if I do root I want to start from ground zero and do it myself.
I apologize for my ignorance in this but could really use the help and hopefully learn more about this world along the way since it seems everyone who roots swears by it, I must be missing something but for now my objective is a clean slate with this device
Thanks in advance.
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You're basically going to use Oding to flash the MJE software. Everything you need for instructions and files can be found HERE.
airmaxx23 said:
You're basically going to use Oding to flash the MJE software. Everything you need for instructions and files can be found HERE.
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Thanks so much. Following this will remove safestrap, unroot, and basically undo any changes made to the phone and bring it back to 4.3 out of the box from Verizon status? If so, I'll give this a go tomorrow.
mgftp said:
Thanks so much. Following this will remove safestrap, unroot, and basically undo any changes made to the phone and bring it back to 4.3 out of the box from Verizon status? If so, I'll give this a go tomorrow.
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Yes it will.
And since you're new to this, even tho it is a straight - forward procedure, read and make sure you understand what you are doing before proceeding. Ask additional questions if necessary. And let us know how it goes!
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Yes it will.
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And since you're new to this, even tho it is a straight - forward procedure, read and make sure you understand what you are doing before proceeding. Ask additional questions if necessary. And let us know how it goes!
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Thanks guys, hopefully I can find some time tomorrow to tackle this.
One question just reading through the guide quickly, for step 2, downloading the stock image, I assume I want 4.3 for retail? IF so, I see 3 options: Official VRUBMJE 4.3, Official VRUBMJ7 4.3, and Official VRUBMI9 4.3. Does it matter which one? I am assuming they are just different releases of 4.3 but not sure, or if I could pick one that would work better than another.
I'll copy and paste the info below if you don't know off-hand what I am referring to.
Thanks again! :good:
Section 1: How to return to Stock Android 4.3 and recover from a Soft Brick.
Take Note If your Retail Locked N3 took the OTA update, you can not revert back to older firmware. Verizon now has Samsung blacklist the older firmwares bootloader after each update. If you try and flash older firmware the device will softbrick.
Step 1: Download and install Odin to a Windows based PC- http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2189539
Step 2: Download a stock Odin image and Pit file to the PC. If Odin does not recognize the file then extract it with a program such as 7zip.
RETAIL Locked N3 Restore Files
Official VRUCNC4 4.4.2- http://samsung-updates.com/details/2...0VVRUCNC4.html(Only use this if you took the OTA or do not mind being stuck on stock...there is currently no root method available yet!)
Official VRUBMJE 4.3- http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319196106(Retail locked N3 only)
Official VRUBMJ7 4.3- http://d-h.st/IEW(Retail Locked N3 ONLY)
Official VRUBMI9 4.3- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B26p...LWs/edit?pli=1(Retail Locked N3 ONLY)
Developer Edition N3 Restore Files
DE_VRUBMJE 4.3-http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319196402
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HLTE_32gb.PitFile- http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23159073880936457(works for bothe DE and Retail devices)
Step 3: Power device off, hold the volume down/home/power keys until you see a yellow triangle, then press the volume up key to access "odin or download mode".
Step 4: Open Odin and connect the oem usb cable from pc to device. The driver should automatically install( it did for me on windows 7 64bit). There should also be a "comport number" in upper left hand corner of Odin indicating communication between the pc & device.
*If the drivers do not automatically install, then manually install the drivers in link and proceed to the next step. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2038555
Step 5: Click on the Pit function of Odin and select Pit file you downloaded in Step:2.
Step 6: Click on the AP/PDA(depends on Odin version) function of Odin. Select the stock 4.3 image you downloaded in step 2, then select start. This operation should take less than 8 minutes before Odin will say pass/reset.
Step 7: Your device should boot back up into factory stock 4.3 Android! However, these stock Odin files do not wipe data. To wipe data, power the device off, press and hold the volume up/home/power buttons until the samsung logo appears. The device will boot into recovery and from there you will need to wipe data/factory reset, then reboot.
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The mje should do fime. It's the latest jb stock firmware. Once you boot up into that, your phone should promt you to accept the new kk update.
I know you do not want or care about root, but I'll say this anyways. Once you've accepted the new ota update, there's no way to root and there's no way to get back to jb. Like I said, probably not a concern of yours... just throwing it out there.
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Hey guys, in the process to this and stuck at these steps:
Step 5: Click on the Pit function of Odin and select Pit file you downloaded in Step:2.
Step 6: Click on the AP/PDA(depends on Odin version) function of Odin. Select the stock 4.3 image you downloaded in step 2, then select start. This operation should take less than 8 minutes before Odin will say pass/reset.
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Following step 2 gave me one file, which I believe is the 4.3 image ( the file is 1.28GB). What exactly is the Pit file I am missing and how do I get it?
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u shouldnt need it. I think its a fix for a bootloop. I've returned my note 3 to stock many of times and havent had the use for a pit file
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mike7728 said:
u shouldnt need it. I think its a fix for a bootloop. I've returned my note 3 to stock many of times and havent had the use for a pit file
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So essentially I just skip step 5 in that guide and proceed?
Thanks for the response.
mgftp said:
So essentially I just skip step 5 in that guide and proceed?
Thanks for the response.
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Correct. The pit file is really only needed to fully wipe and reparation the phone.
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Thanks guys, giving this a go now... will report back.
Another hangup, clicking on AP in Odin it doesn't seem to recognize the image file I downloaded. It seems to be looking for .tar, .md5, .smd, .gz, and .tgz . The file I got from the guide is .7z
Am I doing something wrong?
mgftp said:
Another hangup, clicking on AP in Odin it doesn't seem to recognize the image file I downloaded. It seems to be looking for .tar, .md5, .smd, .gz, and .tgz . The file I got from the guide is .7z
Am I doing something wrong?
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You need to download a program called 7zip and use that to extract the md5.
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You need to download a program called 7zip and use that to extract the md5.
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Thanks!
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Now how do I know if Odin is working? It doesn't seem to be doing anything that I can tell. Last message is "D:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
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Thanks!
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Now how do I know if Odin is working? It doesn't seem to be doing anything that I can tell. Last message is "D:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
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So 30min later no change, I feel as if it's frozen but scared to power down phone or try to exit application :/
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Thanks!
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Now how do I know if Odin is working? It doesn't seem to be doing anything that I can tell. Last message is "D:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
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Sounds like you're all set to go. Just add the md5 to the PDA section and click start.
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So 30min later no change, I feel as if it's frozen but scared to power down phone or try to exit application :/
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Across the top of odin, there's a series of boxes. Are any not blank?
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ouch1976 said:
Sounds like you're all set to go. Just add the md5 to the PDA section and click start.
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I clicked start and I am 99% sure it's frozen, I don't see anything that would indicate that it's working and it's nearly 1 hour later.
Is it safe to try and power down the phone and/or exit Odin and try again or could that screw something up?
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I clicked start and I am 99% sure it's frozen, I don't see anything that would indicate that it's working and it's nearly 1 hour later.
Is it safe to try and power down the phone and/or exit Odin and try again or could that screw something up?
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If you haven't run anything then you're safe to reboot it.