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Status 7 Error when Trying Manual OTA

Getting the Status 7 error "/system/xbin/dexdump" has unexpected contents when attempting to manually flash the OTA vía stock recovery. Any one have a fix or files for this? I really don't want to clear the Wife's phone as she has it all set up already. Any help is greatly appreciated.
History:
Had Philz Custom Recovery
Rooted.
On MK2 Stock Firmware W/ Knox.
NOW un rooted with stock recovery.
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DarkAngel said:
Getting the Status 7 error "/system/xbin/dexdump" has unexpected contents when attempting to manually flash the OTA vía stock recovery. Any one have a fix or files for this? I really don't want to clear the Wife's phone as she has it all set up already. Any help is greatly appreciated.
History:
Had Philz Custom Recovery
Rooted.
On MK2 Stock Firmware W/ Knox.
NOW un rooted with stock recovery.
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Sounds like you are not completely stock, the error shows it found modded files in your system partition. Odin the full mk2 tar file first and try again.
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I was hoping to avoid doing the full flash again. I have seen some threads of some Nexus 7 members flashing the required files they were so kindly provided so they can move forward to the 4.4.2 update similar to my situation. If I can't then I guess I will have to suck it up and erase her info and start over.

DarkAngel said:
I was hoping to avoid doing the full flash again. I have seen some threads of some Nexus 7 members flashing the required files they were so kindly provided so they can move forward to the 4.4.2 update similar to my situation. If I can't then I guess I will have to suck it up and erase her info and start over.
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You don't have to erase her info, just flash the mk2 tar file and then install the update. No data wipe required.
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cruise350 said:
You don't have to erase her info, just flash the mk2 tar file and then install the update. No data wipe required.
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Wait dumb question... .. . I take it that the flash won't erase the info due to being an official rom? I mean the one from random45. This has slipped my mind.......

DarkAngel said:
Wait dumb question... .. . I take it that the flash won't erase the info due to being an official rom? I mean the one from random45. This has slipped my mind.......
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Correct, the tar will not wipe data. Everything will be in tact from random45's download.
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Ah okay..... and thanks for the confirmation. I will flash and see.

Just wanted to update, flashing the Rom fixed the problem. Thanks again cruise350. The wife is now rocking KitKat on her S4.

cruise350 said:
Sounds like you are not completely stock, the error shows it found modded files in your system partition. Odin the full mk2 tar file first and try again.
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I'm not a complete noob,,, Just partially...
Can someone point me to where I can learn how to flash the mk2 tar file and where to find that file...?
I'm have this same issue trying to get KitKat on to my T-Mo S4... Stock... Rooted a few times using the Kingo app on Win 7 - But currently un-rooted.
If I have asked this question in the wrong place, mea culpa.

richie65x said:
I'm not a complete noob,,, Just partially...
Can someone point me to where I can learn how to flash the mk2 tar file and where to find that file...?
I'm have this same issue trying to get KitKat on to my T-Mo S4... Stock... Rooted a few times using the Kingo app on Win 7 - But currently un-rooted.
If I have asked this question in the wrong place, mea culpa.
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This forum is for the Sprint Galaxy S4, and it seems you have the T-Mobile device. Here's a link to the tmobile forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile
MK2 is the version number that is specific to Sprint. T-Mobile may have the same number or not. But all you need to do is download the .tar file for the latest 4.3 ROM that is available for your phone, put the phone in download mode, and flash via the ODIN utility that you can download as well. This is not a complete guide, so see the relevant threads in the TM forum. Alternatively, there may be a T-Mobile .tar for 4.4.2 that you can ODIN directly. It is up to you to see if it wipes data or not. The one for Sprint does.

Kitkat download failure

I posted in the noob thread with no response. .I've searched xda and the net via google.
My issue is non logical and selective programs that will not allow down loading to the internal storage. .yes I saw the long list of not downloading to the sd card, but mine is internal memory. The external sd works fine.
I was running bone stock 4.4.2 for a week no issues. I rooted via cf autoroot and lost ability to save files from any program I found ..zedge..swift key language pack..chrome etc.
Last night did a full wipe and factory reset in twrp. Then restored from backup the stock nae found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50668765
And still have same issues except this time Internet Explorer is allowing image downloads to the internal memory?? Other programs are still the same.
Thanks
EDIT
Update - Found TWRP has an issue that causes loss write abiltity to internal storage with some roms after you do a restore...read about in in the Sacs Thread
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So, tryed flashing unknowns stock rom and after multiple fix permissions wipes etc AND reading about 20 plus pages of the thread, had more problems than the other stock rom
Seems others had internal download issues, but maybe some kind person here could direct me to a solution as they did not appear to have one?? At this Time, Im sorry I ever rooted this thing...S3 and all my old phones rocked..this thing stinks...thanks samsung.... anyway...is there anyway to return to stock, I know I did it on MK2, just not sure on NAE and just dont wanna screw this thing up more than it is

ibcenu said:
So, tryed flashing unknowns stock rom and after multiple fix permissions wipes etc AND reading about 20 plus pages of the thread, had more problems than the other stock rom
Seems others had internal download issues, but maybe some kind person here could direct me to a solution as they did not appear to have one?? At this Time, Im sorry I ever rooted this thing...S3 and all my old phones rocked..this thing stinks...thanks samsung.... anyway...is there anyway to return to stock, I know I did it on MK2, just not sure on NAE and just dont wanna screw this thing up more than it is
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Stock unrooted NAE? If so, download the tar that is on Dev section by random45. Use Odin to flash it. Back up anything important just in case.
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daniel4653 said:
Stock unrooted NAE? If so, download the tar that is on Dev section by random45. Use Odin to flash it. Back up anything important just in case.
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OK thanks..I'll give it a try
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I was having the same problem with sac's rom v2. I am now running Negalite WonderRom r19. Downloads are fast. I recommend this rom.
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So I found the culpert. TWRP recovery. I went back to unrooted stock and started over.. TWRP seems to work great, but after flashing a couple roms, then restoring my Stock rooted version of 4.4.2.. I lost write to internal again
Last night started reading thru Sacs thread and found it to be an issue for some and not others. I still do not fully know, but in reading, some say TWRP works, just not with all roms

ibcenu said:
So I found the culpert. TWRP recovery. I went back to unrooted stock and started over.. TWRP seems to work great, but after flashing a couple roms, then restoring my Stock rooted version of 4.4.2.. I lost write to internal again
Last night started reading thru Sacs thread and found it to be an issue for some and not others. I still do not fully know, but in reading, some say TWRP works, just not with all roms
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Just throwing this out there.. I've had no problems at all using Philz Recovery. Even with the ROMs that say TWRP is recommended. Its never let me down maybe worth a shot?!
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Updated rooted Galaxy S5??

I've rooted my SGS5, and a software update is apparently available for it.
However when I go to install it, it downloads the file then fails to install and refers me to Kies.
When I run Kies, it says there's no software update available.
How can I update my SGS5 if its rooted?
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Same here. New update available, but cannot upgrade because of cf autoroot. Any ideas? Must I wait for new update by cf?
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what is your carrier? depending one your carrier, you can un-root by Odin flashing the stock .tar to get back to "stock" (with out data wipe or losing anything) upgrade, the CF-root again, i WAS on sprint and went back and forth from rooted to "enforcing" several times and never lost a single thing, very easy
still waiting and praying to Thor that we get root for VZW GS5 soon

evilbeef54 said:
what is your carrier? depending one your carrier, you can un-root by Odin flashing the stock .tar to get back to "stock" (with out data wipe or losing anything) upgrade, the CF-root again, i WAS on sprint and went back and forth from rooted to "enforcing" several times and never lost a single thing, very easy
still waiting and praying to Thor that we get root for VZW GS5 soon
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Thanks.
I don't have a branded phone. Why do you ask?
I didn't know it was this easy. Are you sure anything wont be wiped? And: is it a good idea to reset settings afterwards anyway?

evilbeef54 said:
what is your carrier? depending one your carrier, you can un-root by Odin flashing the stock .tar to get back to "stock" (with out data wipe or losing anything) upgrade, the CF-root again, i WAS on sprint and went back and forth from rooted to "enforcing" several times and never lost a single thing, very easy
still waiting and praying to Thor that we get root for VZW GS5 soon
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I've done exactly that, even wiped cache after flashing the stock image in Odin, and it still won't allow me to update. It says I've modified my OS and refers me to Kies.
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antigravity said:
I've done exactly that, even wiped cache after flashing the stock image in Odin, and it still won't allow me to update. It says I've modified my OS and refers me to Kies.
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I know it's a pain but after reading what you've done I am going to factory reset and then just flash the new firmware from Sammobile through Odin, I won't rely on the OTA..
I don't have much to setup so I'm not concerned but I know a lot of people have lots of accounts to setup.
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I just upgraded to new firmware without doing full wipe. I kept all my data and accounts. All I had to do was root again with cf root and them apply my xml changes + modify my host file to again get rid of ads...
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Is this an official update? Any news or cool updates?

RotteRotte said:
Is this an official update? Any news or cool updates?
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Yes it's a XSA official update for G900I. The firmware was posted on Sammobile.
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XdividerX said:
I just upgraded to new firmware without doing full wipe. I kept all my data and accounts. All I had to do was root again with cf root and them apply my xml changes + modify my host file to again get rid of ads...
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Did you download the Australia XSA? Were you previously running the Taiwanese ROM and applied this on top?
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Yep I downloaded the Australian XSA firmware G900IDVU1AND2, I was peviously on Australian XSA G900IDVU1ANC6. I just flashed straight over the top and then re-rooted.
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XdividerX said:
Yep I downloaded the Australian XSA firmware G900IDVU1AND2, I was peviously on Australian XSA G900IDVU1ANC6. I just flashed straight over the top and then re-rooted.
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Ahh OK, good to know you can flash straight on top.
Unfortunately I'm running the Taiwanese ROM...
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[Q] Bricked i337 -- URGENT

Hi everyone,
I am new to android mods and such and I may very well sound like an idiot. However, even though I know little to nothing of what I am talking about I am in dire need of help. I never did any heavy modifications like custom ROMS but I merely rooted it and installed some tweaks via the xda installer. After toying around with one of the tweaks I seemed to cause an annoying random reboot which would happen when I would sometimes go to unlock my phone. Fine, I could deal with a few reboots here and there. However, my phone recently got stuck on the AT&T loading emblem and stood in my pocket for 2 hours draining a lot of battery and has not been resolved since. I am unable to enter safe mode and I tried a few guides to flash it to stock but I honestly have NO IDEA what I am doing. I am aimlessly following guides here but there is so much variability therefore I feel as if I would have the most success with personalized help.
What do I do? Please use simplified terms along with (relatively) full steps. For example, if I were to flash something I would go into recovery mode with home + vol up button factory reset, and the AT&T logo would still be there, frozen.
Things I have tried but have probably done wrong:
Factory reset
Install custom ROM
All and ANY help is appreciated at this point, I am desperate.
Thank you,
Suprr
Also, my ultimate goal is to install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2520418 this mod, or at the very least get the stock ROM working so my phone is usable.

Suprr said:
Hi everyone,
I am new to android mods and such and I may very well sound like an idiot. However, even though I know little to nothing of what I am talking about I am in dire need of help. I never did any heavy modifications like custom ROMS but I merely rooted it and installed some tweaks via the xda installer. After toying around with one of the tweaks I seemed to cause an annoying random reboot which would happen when I would sometimes go to unlock my phone. Fine, I could deal with a few reboots here and there. However, my phone recently got stuck on the AT&T loading emblem and stood in my pocket for 2 hours draining a lot of battery and has not been resolved since. I am unable to enter safe mode and I tried a few guides to flash it to stock but I honestly have NO IDEA what I am doing. I am aimlessly following guides here but there is so much variability therefore I feel as if I would have the most success with personalized help.
What do I do? Please use simplified terms along with (relatively) full steps. For example, if I were to flash something I would go into recovery mode with home + vol up button factory reset, and the AT&T logo would still be there, frozen.
Things I have tried but have probably done wrong:
Factory reset
Install custom ROM
All and ANY help is appreciated at this point, I am desperate.
Thank you,
Suprr
Also, my ultimate goal is to install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2520418 this mod, or at the very least get the stock ROM working so my phone is usable.
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I am assuming that you havent yet taken the OTA update to NB1 and your base is MK2. Or, do you have a MDB/MDL bootloader?
If MK2: You have to flash the full stock Mk2 firmware using odin. Download the "Full odin tar files" from the All things ATT thread
if MDB/MDL: Download the stock firmware from sammobile and flash using Odin.

jmjoyas said:
I am assuming that you havent yet taken the OTA update to NB1 and your base is MK2. Or, do you have a MDB/MDL bootloader?
If MK2: You have to flash the full stock Mk2 firmware using odin. Download the "Full odin tar files" from the All things ATT thread
if MDB/MDL: Download the stock firmware from sammobile and flash using Odin.
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Are you talking about this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700726

Suprr said:
Are you talking about this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700726
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No, wrong firmware to flash. Do you know what version you're currently on?
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jd1639 said:
No, wrong firmware to flash. Do you know what version you're currently on?
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Jmjoyas told me to flash the full tar version and No I do not.

Suprr said:
Jmjoyas told me to flash the full tar version and No I do not.
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He must have determined you are not on mdl/mdl firmware. Those firmwares would allow you to easily flash custom roms, nb1 is not as easy and limited to touch wiz based roms. Do you know if you had a custom recovery, twrp or cwm?
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jd1639 said:
He must have determined you are not on mdl/mdl firmware. Those firmwares would allow you to easily flash custom roms, nb1 is not as easy and limited to touch wiz based roms. Do you know if you had a custom recovery, twrp or cwm?
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To be frank, I have not a clue of what any of those are.

Suprr said:
To be frank, I have not a clue of what any of those are.
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Alright, then the link you posted to the nb1 firmware should be ok for you to flash in Odin
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jd1639 said:
Alright, then the link you posted to the nb1 firmware should be ok for you to flash in Odin
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I am flashing it right now. Let's hope it works.
EDIT:
Flashed the full tar version for mk2 to no avail via Odin

Flashing the MK2 full tar file from here in Odin 1.85 says it was successful (green box) and when I went to restart the phone it was still stuck on the AT&T logo.
I flashed from this thread and this line:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700726
To return to factory stock MK2 flash the I337_MK2_Full_Odin tar
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Suprr said:
Flashing the MK2 full tar file from here in Odin 1.85 says it was successful (green box) and when I went to restart the phone it was still stuck on the AT&T logo.
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Boot into recovery and do a factory reset. That should get you past the bootloop
Ps, the first boot is going to take longer than normal. Give it a good 10 minutes
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jd1639 said:
Boot into recovery and do a factory reset. That should get you past the bootloop
Ps, the first boot is going to take longer than normal. Give it a good 10 minutes
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I love you. thank you so much.

jd1639 said:
Boot into recovery and do a factory reset. That should get you past the bootloop
Ps, the first boot is going to take longer than normal. Give it a good 10 minutes
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Now that my phone is operational, how would I go about installing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2520418

Suprr said:
Now that my phone is operational, how would I go about installing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2520418
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You're on mk2 firmware now. You'll need to root it using safe root and then put safestrap on in order to flash that rom. Look in the general forum for index, all thing mk2 and nb1. There's a lot of info there so read it carefully
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[Q] May have bricked my phone; confused at this point.

So, I was on the journey to rooting my S5, and I seem to have run into a block in the road.
The issue: My phone gets stuck at the 'Samsung Galaxy S5' screen when being rebooted/turned on. After sitting there for a while, it goes into recovery mode.
The cause: In order to root my phone using Towelroot, I was told that I would have to flash my OS back to 4.4.2 (it is currently up-to-date). When I tried flashing it back using Odin, the transition was a failure. I was then told that I would need to switch my kernel to the ncg version, which I proceeded to do by following a guide on these forums, also using Odin. Odin said that the transition was a success, but now my phone won't turn on and I am being faced with the aforementioned issue.
Am I screwed? I'm assuming that I'm not, seeing as my phone definitely isn't hard-bricked. How can I fix this?
Thanks in advance for responses!

Download the stock firmware and flash that then start over
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Use the full odin tar for NCG.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784880

Tulsadiver said:
Use the full odin tar for NCG.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784880
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I had been running rooted NI2 for a long time, never went up to 5.0.x ... Had to get a warranty replacement that I just got yesterday and it came witih BOE1. From what I have found so far, it looks like I am borked and locked out from any hope of rooting or moving back down the chain?

Chopstix9 said:
I had been running rooted NI2 for a long time, never went up to 5.0.x ... Had to get a warranty replacement that I just got yesterday and it came witih BOE1. From what I have found so far, it looks like I am borked and locked out from any hope of rooting or moving back down the chain?
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There is always a possibility of root in the future but as of now, no. And no, you can't go back. S5's aren't worth as much as they were. I, personally would sell this on swappa and then buy one on swappa with a different build.

Veid71 said:
Download the stock firmware and flash that then start over
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Where could I find the stock firmware? I already downloaded what I thought was the stock firmware, and Odin said that the flash wasn't successful. I've tried downloading the most recent OE1, and 4.4.2, and everything just shows up as a failure.