I have acquired an S4 i337 from At&t, it's on the MF3 4.2.2, i have used towel root to root it and installed safestrap as well...
i wanted to upgrade to 4.4, should i just odin the firmware onto it by putting it into download mode? which 4.4 is best for it in terms of stability and stuff...? i think only stock touchwiz is recommended since i don't know whether it's bootloader is locked or not...
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can i root the 4.4 through towel root easily or is there a problem with it... which in your opinion is the best for the i337? I won't be able to downgrade again yeah?
I would flash the nb1 tar file in Odin and then go from there. You can root everything including oc3. Read through this and you'll find ask your answers, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53758227
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I would flash the nb1 tar file in Odin and then go from there. You can root everything including oc3. Read through this and you'll find ask your answers, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53758227
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thank you for replying, that's very helpful. Also if i may, i need to flash 4.3 before 4.4 or just go directly towards 4.4?
since it says from any base... ?
it's just downloading the firmware (NB1) then putting the phone into download mode, start Odin and wait for the phone to reboot? that's it?
jafferkhan said:
thank you for replying, that's very helpful. Also if i may, i need to flash 4.3 before 4.4 or just go directly towards 4.4?
since it says from any base... ?
it's just downloading the firmware (NB1) then putting the phone into download mode, start Odin and wait for the phone to reboot? that's it?
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Yes it's as simple as that. Put the tar in PDA or AP slot depending on what version of Odin you're using. Only have f.reset and auto reboot checked.
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Yes it's as simple as that. Put the tar in PDA or AP slot depending on what version of Odin you're using. Only have f.reset and auto reboot checked.
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so i can flash 4.4.2 directly from 4.2.2?
jafferkhan said:
so i can flash 4.4.2 directly from 4.2.2?
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Yes you can with Odin, but do your know the bootloader version of 4.2.2 you're on? If you're on mdb or mdl you probably don't want to update. On 4.2.2 you can use twrp or cwm custom recoveries and flash any roms your want. Once you're on 4.4.4 you'll be limited.
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Yes you can with Odin, but do your know the bootloader version of 4.2.2 you're on? If you're on mdb or mdl you probably don't want to update. On 4.2.2 you can use twrp or cwm custom recoveries and flash any roms your want. Once you're on 4.4.4 you'll be limited.
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okay that's kinda uncool of samsung to lock the bootloader, how would i know which bootloader i have? how do i check? i have installed safestrap by the way... any help?
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okay that's kinda uncool of samsung to lock the bootloader, how would i know which bootloader i have? how do i check? i have installed safestrap by the way... any help?
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Go into setting, about device. Look at the last three characters build number. That's a good indication of what your bootloader is. If your rooted the best way is in a terminal emulator type
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OK I did that it says MF3 in the last three for the build number...
And thanks again man for helping me out... I really appreciate it
jafferkhan said:
OK I did that it says MF3 in the last three for the build number...
And thanks again man for helping me out... I really appreciate it
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Ok, mf3 already has a bootloader that you can't do much with. Definitely update to nb1 by flashing the tar file in Odin.
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Ok, mf3 already has a bootloader that you can't do much with. Definitely update to nb1 by flashing the tar file in Odin.
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so will have to unlock the phone for carriers after i upgrade to NB1?
jafferkhan said:
so will have to unlock the phone for carriers after i upgrade to NB1?
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If the device is already sim unlocked it'll remain so after flashing the stock firmware.
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If the device is already sim unlocked it'll remain so after flashing the stock firmware.
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first of all, i wanted to thank you for your swift replies and help, you've been very generous, thank you ...
final question, is 4.4.2 a good upgrade from 4.2.2? is it worth it? i've read 4.4.2 had some issues with the S4... should i remain on 4.2 or upgrade to 4.4? what do you suggest? i've got the firmware (NB1) downloaded alongwith Odin... should i go for it?
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first of all, i wanted to thank you for your swift replies and help, you've been very generous, thank you ...
final question, is 4.4.2 a good upgrade from 4.2.2? is it worth it? i've read 4.4.2 had some issues with the S4... should i remain on 4.2 or upgrade to 4.4? what do you suggest? i've got the firmware (NB1) downloaded alongwith Odin... should i go for it?
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I would. It has bug fixes and you can update to lollipop if you want. You can still have root and safestrap if you want. There really is no downside to it.
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Hey man just wanted to say thanks for your guidance. You've been very helpful. I'm running 4.4.2 and it's great, smoother and better than 4.2.2... Thanks for the prompt replies.
Cheers
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jafferkhan said:
Hey man just wanted to say thanks for your guidance. You've been very helpful. I'm running 4.4.2 and it's great, smoother and better than 4.2.2... Thanks for the prompt replies.
Cheers
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Glad it's working for you
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I'm glad you were around to assist me. I know I'm bad but could you tell me about the the S5 launcher? Can I use it on the stock NB1? Also another thing, is it true the Nj4 is better than NB1?
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How do you update firmware from AT&T SAMSUNG GALAXY S4, SGH-I337, MF3, 4.2.2 to 4.3 or 4.4.2?
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How do you update firmware from AT&T SAMSUNG GALAXY S4, SGH-I337, MF3, 4.2.2 to 4.3 or 4.4.2?
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Look in the general forum. You'll need to use Odin
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Look in the general forum. You'll need to use Odin
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Thank you for the reply.
I've searched the general forum, but I'm having trouble sifting through all the information.
Have you ever updated your firmware for a rooted phone?
I understand how to use Odin, but I need a tutorial.
I'll look again.
?...
I'm still not sure what to do, I really want to experience the most out of my rooted phone.
I'd like the newest advancements...
How bout this question, anyone reading this have my phone type and what did you do with your phone?
joeydija said:
I'm still not sure what to do, I really want to experience the most out of my rooted phone.
I'd like the newest advancements...
How bout this question, anyone reading this have my phone type and what did you do with your phone?
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Flash the all in one tar file from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770. Then use saferoot to root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48392009
If you want nb1 then follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51067706
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Flash the all in one tar file from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770. Then use saferoot to root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48392009
If you want nb1 then follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51067706
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Wow, thanks so much!
HI everyone. I think i accidentally installed the wrong firmware on my att sgh-i337 GS4. I'm not positive but that's what I think will happen. Appears that it is not rooted as I ODIN keeps failing. Also wireless does not work so I cannot get any internet connection to work. I just want to get back to ANYTHING usable. KIES does not see my device. Please help me get back to anything. I was trying to help a friend with his phone and ended up in this state so I want to get it back to him working in anyway. I've done a few of these and never had this much trouble. Help please. Thanks.
Just flash the correct firmware in Odin. Do you know what firmware version the device was on?
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Just flash the correct firmware in Odin. Do you know what firmware version the device was on?
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Right. I've been trying to do this. Whenever I do that ODIN says "AUTH FAIL" Originally i was on ATT Stock 4.4.2. Thank you for your reply. Very much appreciated.
fuzzyreets said:
Right. I've been trying to do this. Whenever I do that ODIN says "AUTH FAIL" Originally i was on ATT Stock 4.4.2. Thank you for your reply. Very much appreciated.
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Are you flashing the nb1 tar file
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Are you flashing the nb1 tar file
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Not sure. I have one that I thought was correct from the other day when I started this mess. Can you tell me where to get the appropriate file?
fuzzyreets said:
Not sure. I have one that I thought was correct from the other day when I started this mess. Can you tell me where to get the appropriate file?
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Look in the general forum, index all things att......
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Look in the general forum, index all things att......
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Okay. Is this correct? I was going to use the "rootable" one...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
Thanks again for the help.
fuzzyreets said:
Okay. Is this correct? I was going to use the "rootable" one...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223
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Yes, that should work
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Yes, that should work
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Cool. Thank you.
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Yes, that should work
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Awesome! Fixed! Thank you a million. Now, what's the proper way to root this device at this point? I spent at least an hour reading about how to root the sgh-i337 with 4.4.2 which it appears this phone is now running. I don't want to go through that mess again. If you could provide me this step now I would really appreciate it. Again, can't thank you enough.
fuzzyreets said:
Awesome! Fixed! Thank you a million. Now, what's the proper way to root this device at this point? I spent at least an hour reading about how to root the sgh-i337 with 4.4.2 which it appears this phone is now running. I don't want to go through that mess again. If you could provide me this step now I would really appreciate it. Again, can't thank you enough.
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Use towel root by geohot. Just Google it
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Use towel root by geohot. Just Google it
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Okay I will try that again. I did use that first last time and it would appear rooted based on the root checker app then I would reboot and it would say it's not rooted. Additionally things that required root said the phone wasn't rooted.
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Okay I will try that again. I did use that first last time and it would appear rooted based on the root checker app then I would reboot and it would say it's not rooted. Additionally things that required root said the phone wasn't rooted.
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Also getting tons of unauthorized actions messages...
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Also getting tons of unauthorized actions messages...
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Again see the index, all things at&t.... You should do the update to nc1 before rooting with towel root
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Again see the index, all things at&t.... You should do the update to nc1 before rooting with towel root
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I know I"m killing you here but i'm treading lightly based on my last experience. The NC1 update I found is only 20mb. Not a full build obviously. The thread says this:
"irst you need to odin back to stock NB1, and then flash the NC1 update in stock recovery.
NC1 update zip can be found here.
https://mega.co.nz/#!L55B1DoI!uALQRe...BBQgwT-wfC6ByY"
Not sure how to do that at htis point. Thanks.
fuzzyreets said:
I know I"m killing you here but i'm treading lightly based on my last experience. The NC1 update I found is only 20mb. Not a full build obviously. The thread says this:
"irst you need to odin back to stock NB1, and then flash the NC1 update in stock recovery.
NC1 update zip can be found here.
https://mega.co.nz/#!L55B1DoI!uALQRe...BBQgwT-wfC6ByY"
Not sure how to do that at htis point. Thanks.
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Also..yes trying to figure it out based on "Post 3" as indicated but I'm not totally sure where i'm coming from or where I'm going...
Is there any easy way to tell without being able to boot fully? There isn't anything immediately obvious on google. I'm trying to help out a friend, his phone doesn't get past the boot animation anymore and he doesn't know which version he has. I can boot into download/recovery modes but don't see anything that screams MF3, MK2 or any of the others.
Updates: I can get to sideload but don't know if I can install any Roms through sideload without a custom recovery. The recovery right now is stock 3e I think.
StevenInMichigan said:
Is there any easy way to tell without being able to boot fully? There isn't anything immediately obvious on google. I'm trying to help out a friend, his phone doesn't get past the boot animation anymore and he doesn't know which version he has. I can boot into download/recovery modes but don't see anything that screams MF3, MK2 or any of the others.
Updates: I can get to sideload but don't know if I can install any Roms through sideload without a custom recovery. The recovery right now is stock 3e I think.
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Can't do anything from there. If recovery doesn't say NB1 in the corner then it's something before that. Only other way is to just try and flash only part of each one through Odin.
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DeadlySin9 said:
Can't do anything from there. If recovery doesn't say NB1 in the corner then it's something before that. Only other way is to just try and flash only part of each one through Odin.
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OK well it isn't nb1 so that's good I guess. Which part should I be flashing in odin? I can brick it by flashing an older version through Odin than is currently on there, can't I?
StevenInMichigan said:
OK well it isn't nb1 so that's good I guess. Which part should I be flashing in odin? I can brick it by flashing an older version through Odin than is currently on there, can't I?
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no, you can't brick. Odin will just fail
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no, you can't brick. Odin will just fail
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Excellent to hear. Guess I'll just start with the oldest I can get and work my way newer.
StevenInMichigan said:
Excellent to hear. Guess I'll just start with the oldest I can get and work my way newer.
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Has your friend ever had a custom recovery on, twrp or cwm? Or flashed any custom roms?
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Has your friend ever had a custom recovery on, twrp or cwm? Or flashed any custom roms?
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He was rooted at one point and then unrooted. Never any custom roms/recoveries. The phone was working after he unrooted it but for some reason will no longer pass the boot animation.
He was on android 4.3 so does that only correspond to MK2? As far as I can tell it does.
StevenInMichigan said:
He was rooted at one point and then unrooted. Never any custom roms. The phone was working after he unrooted it but for some reason will no longer pass the boot animation.
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Do you know if he took any ota updates? My opinion is you should just flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. It's doesn't sound like he is still on mdl firmware.Which would be the only reason he'd not want to go to nb1
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Do you know if he took any ota updates? My opinion is you should just flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. It's doesn't sound like he is still on mdl firmware.Which would be the only reason he'd not want to go to nb1
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If my goal is to get CM or any other aosp based rom on the phone will nb1 be any more restrictive than MK2? I haven't found anything breaking the differences between MKx/Nxx down yet.
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If my goal is to get CM or any other aosp based rom on the phone will nb1 be any more restrictive than MK2? I haven't found anything breaking the differences between MKx/Nxx down yet.
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If he's not on mdl you're not going to get cm or any aosp rom. Nb1 is no more restrictive than mf3, or mk2. In any case you'll have to use safestrap and only touch wiz based roms.
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jd1639 said:
If he's not on mdl you're not going to get cm or any aosp rom. Nb1 is no more restrictive than mf3, or mk2. In any case you'll have to use safestrap and only touch wiz based roms.
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Is there no odin flashable mdl file? I found a link to a tmobile one but since it's not the same phone I'm not about to try and flash that without checking. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628 <- TMobile, not ATT but linked from ATT faq thread.
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Is there no odin flashable mdl file? I found a link to a tmobile one but since it's not the same phone I'm not about to try and flash that without checking. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628 <- TMobile, not ATT but linked from ATT faq thread.
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Go to sammobile.com
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Go to sammobile.com
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Thanks for all the help c:
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Thanks for all the help c:
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No problem
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I have an unlocked SGH - I337UCUAMDL running on 4.2.2. I tried updating it OTA but it failed. I am assuming it was because it is unlocked.
Is there an alternate version of this that I can download and flash through Odin?
emoxaph said:
I have an unlocked SGH - I337UCUAMDL running on 4.2.2. I tried updating it OTA but it failed. I am assuming it was because it is unlocked.
Is there an alternate version of this that I can download and flash through Odin?
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If you have mdl why do you want to upgrade the firmware? You currently can use twrp and flash roms based on 4.4.2. If you upgrade with Odin or ota you'll lose that ability for ever.
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If you have mdl why do you want to upgrade the firmware? You currently can use twrp and flash roms based on 4.4.2. If you upgrade with Odin or ota you'll lose that ability for ever.
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because my sister does not want to use CFW. She wants only stock firmware
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because my sister does not want to use CFW. She wants only stock firmware
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In that case, look in the general forum for the nb1 Odin flashable tar file and flash that in Odin. You can then ota up from there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
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In that case, look in the general forum for the nb1 Odin flashable tar file and flash that in Odin. You can then ota up from there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149
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last question ... actually 2 ...
whats the difference between rootable and normal stock?
will this lock the phone again?
emoxaph said:
last question ... actually 2 ...
whats the difference between rootable and normal stock?
will this lock the phone again?
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1. Rootable is just that, you'll be able to root it using towelroot. The normal nb1 is not rootable. The nc1 firmware is rootable with towel root too. So you could flash the non-rootable, then ota to nc1 and root it
2. If you're sim unlocked flash with Odin will not lock it.
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thanks a lot for all your help!
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thanks a lot for all your help!
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No problem
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Okay so here is my problem:
-Bought AT&T phone off ebay Hong Kong. Using phone in Australia.
-SGH-I337
-4.3 MJ6
-Rooted it.
-Installed Safestrap.
-Backed up with Safestrap.
-Flashed GOLDENEYE v49.1
-*BRICKED*
-Safestrap recovery is GONE
-Stock recovery and download modes BOTH still work. When booted, the phone gets stuck on the Samsung logo/pulsating blue LED.
I've spent around 5 hours reading everything I can, but can't seem to find much regarding 4.3 MJ6.
Do I need to flash a 100% stock 4.3 MJ6 ROM to get up and running again? Does anybody know where I can find that ROM?
I've been using custom ROMs on HTCs for a couple of years, this is my first Samsung.
Thanks in advance.
jks8496956 said:
Okay so here is my problem:
-Bought AT&T phone off ebay Hong Kong. Using phone in Australia.
-4.3 MJ6
-Rooted it.
-Installed Safestrap.
-Backed up with Safestrap.
-Flashed GOLDENEYE v49.1
-*BRICKED*
-Safestrap recovery is GONE
-Stock recovery and download modes BOTH still work. When booted, the phone gets stuck on the Samsung logo/pulsating blue LED.
I've spent around 5 hours reading everything I can, but can't seem to find much regarding 4.3 MJ6.
Do I need to flash a 100% stock 4.3 MJ6 ROM to get up and running again? Does anybody know where I can find that ROM?
I've been using custom ROMs on HTCs for a couple of years, this is my first Samsung.
Thanks in advance.
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Do you have an i337m? If you do you don't need safestrap. Go to sammobile.com and download the latest firmware and flash that in Odin. It should get you up an running again.
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Do you have an i337m? If you do you don't need safestrap. Go to sammobile.com and download the latest firmware and flash that in Odin. It should get you up an running again.
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Model is SGH-I337 no 'm' in the model number.
KIES does not accept the phone serial number, btw.
Thanks.
jks8496956 said:
Model is SGH-I337 no 'm' in the model number.
KIES does not accept the phone serial number, btw.
Thanks.
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When you boot into download mode what does it say your device is? Mj6 is not firmware for the i337
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When you boot into download mode what does it say your device is? Mj6 is not firmware for the i337
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It says 'SGH-I337'
It's definitely MJ6, it seems to be an uncommon one which is a pita to work with.
Thanks.
jks8496956 said:
It says 'SGH-I337'
It's definitely MJ6, it seems to be an uncommon one which is a pita to work with.
Thanks.
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Ok, here's what I'd do, flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. It should get your device up and running again. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149. You'll have to re-setup everything again afterwards so backup first.
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jd1639 said:
Ok, here's what I'd do, flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. It should get your device up and running again. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50912149. You'll have to re-setup everything again afterwards so backup first.
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I will try this now, thank you very much.
Worked a treat, I owe you a beer/donation.
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Worked a treat, I owe you a beer/donation.
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Glad you got it working.
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