Hi Guys, Please I need your help.
I purchased a used Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 (LTE Hongkong TGY Variant) in the Philippines.
Its is not rooted. Android version still at 4.3 when i bought it.
Tried to update it via OTA at 32% it will fail and then reboot. No changes will be made after the reboot.
I tried to update it via Samsung Kies / Smartswitch it worked.
From Android Jellybean 4.3 , I updated it to Android Lollipop 5 via Kies / Smartswitch.
But........
After the update If i will use or touch a certain application the phone will start to reboot by itself.
This happens very often like every 15 minutes.
The batter drains fast and the device heats up like crazy when i use the camera or i open up a game app then it will reboot automatically.
-Tried to do a soft and hard reset already by pressing volume up, menu key & power of button,
I cleared the cache and wiped user data already. But still nothing has changed.
-Tried to re-update the handset via USB on Smartswitch for Android 5 Lollipop but its still the same.
Here are my Note 3 handset info:
-Handset is from Hongkong(TGY)
-Baseband Version before the update: N9005XXUBMI5 (Android 4.3)
-Baseband Version after the update: N9005ZSUGOL1 (Android 5) ( i provided a screenshot)
-Is it safe to update the phone via Odin 3.10, then get a Firmware from Sammobile then flash it?
-The phone is from Hongkong (TGY), should i choose a Firmware from Hongkong? Or Is it ok to choose a Firmware from the Philippines? since i am here right now.
-Is it okay to downgrade from Android 5 to Android 4.3 or 4.4.2? ( Would you recommend it or no?, others are saying if i have upgraded my handset to the latest android update I cannot go back anymore to a lower Android version, if i do i might encounter problems or worst case i might brick the phone.
-If possible i do not want to root my handset, but if it is needed im willing to do it.
Please guys , i need your expertise on this. I really need your help badly to get my phone on its working state again.
Your reply and tutorials will be much appreciated.
Thank you and more power.
-Bero2x
Email: [email protected]
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Hello
I manage to build up a GT-I9505.
All the parts that I used are from defective devices purchased from Ebay (main board ; display etc)
At the first start the phone had a strange firmware installed and was in a factory mode.
I did a research on google and I manage to exit from the factory mode and also to flash a new firmware (I9505XXUBMF8).
The new firmware contained PDA/CSC/Modem/BOOTLOADER.
I use the phone since 2 or 3 weeks with no problemes.
But last days I found out that there is a newer firmware (I9505XXUBMGA) so I tried to update via OTA.
Unfortunately each time when I trie to update via OTA i get "network or server error please try later".
Also via Kies I got :
"your device's curent firmware is not supported to update firmware via Kies
current firmware version : PDA:MF8 / PHONE:MF8 / CSC:MF8 (XXX)
What can I do in this case?
The PDA/Modem/CSC seems to match.
From what I read on variuous forums this is all that matters on samsung phones to get updates via OTA & Kies.
Or also the IMEI needs to mach with the PDA/Modem/CSC?
In my case the IMEI is 0 but still the phone works on all the carriers from my country.
Any advice on how to get update work via Kies & OTA will be apreciated.
Thank you
d0ct0ru said:
Hello
I manage to build up a GT-I9505.
All the parts that I used are from defective devices purchased from Ebay (main board ; display etc)
At the first start the phone had a strange firmware installed and was in a factory mode.
I did a research on google and I manage to exit from the factory mode and also to flash a new firmware (I9505XXUBMF8).
The new firmware contained PDA/CSC/Modem/BOOTLOADER.
I use the phone since 2 or 3 weeks with no problemes.
But last days I found out that there is a newer firmware (I9505XXUBMGA) so I tried to update via OTA.
Unfortunately each time when I trie to update via OTA i get "network or server error please try later".
Also via Kies I got :
"your device's curent firmware is not supported to update firmware via Kies
current firmware version : PDA:MF8 / PHONE:MF8 / CSC:MF8 (XXX)
What can I do in this case?
The PDA/Modem/CSC seems to match.
From what I read on variuous forums this is all that matters on samsung phones to get updates via OTA & Kies.
Or also the IMEI needs to mach with the PDA/Modem/CSC?
In my case the IMEI is 0 but still the phone works on all the carriers from my country.
Any advice on how to get update work via Kies & OTA will be apreciated.
Thank you
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Had the same problem when switching roms (Vodafone Dutch to DBT German) and fixed it.
1. Turn phone off
2. Do the 3 button combo (home button, volume up + power on)
3. CSC will be correctly installed.
4. Reboot phone and your pc
5. Check again
If that didn't work download the full rom and flash it with odin. That will fix it too
I had lollipp on my Android Samsung Galaxy S5 and tried to follow a guide from Android central on downgrading from Lollipop 5.0 to Kitkat 4.4.2
Phone has had serious battery issues since being on lollipop and sometimes heating and I'm planning on rooting.
I tried all the steps and got as far as flashing the firmware in Odin 3.10
and it keeps flashing up with fail.
Phone says Downloading do not turn off target !! with the android logo but Odin says Fail
The firmware i'm using is G900FXXU1ANE2_G900FEVR1ANF1_G900FXXU1ANE2_HOME.tar and also tried G900FXXU1ANG2_G900FEVR1ANG2_G900FXXU1ANG2_HOME.tar from sammobile.com
I've downloaded all the versions of 4.4.2 on there and have two usb 2.0 cables and a usb 3.0 cable to try in the front and back of pc.
Please help.
Whats the exact version of your galaxy S5.
Odin wont let you harm your phone. So always will FAIL.
It's a Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900F.
ok, yeah.
your phone isnt bricked. just pull the cable and battery out. restart. and i think you should be safe. if not..
Hold vol up, home and power button together. then you should come into recovery menu, in there i recommend doing a wipe and factory reset. just figure out how to save your personal data.
the main reason your s5 is heating up and drains battery= old apps not configured to lollipop. alternative uninstall the app that drains the most battery in the battery app. its not wrong with samsungs lollipop rom, just that its sometimes not compatible with old unupdated apps that are made for older versions.
mark582 said:
I had lollipp on my Android Samsung Galaxy S5 and tried to follow a guide from Android central on downgrading from Lollipop 5.0 to Kitkat 4.4.2
Phone has had serious battery issues since being on lollipop and sometimes heating and I'm planning on rooting.
I tried all the steps and got as far as flashing the firmware in Odin 3.10
and it keeps flashing up with fail.
Phone says Downloading do not turn off target !! with the android logo but Odin says Fail
The firmware i'm using is G900FXXU1ANE2_G900FEVR1ANF1_G900FXXU1ANE2_HOME.tar and also tried G900FXXU1ANG2_G900FEVR1ANG2_G900FXXU1ANG2_HOME.tar from sammobile.com
I've downloaded all the versions of 4.4.2 on there and have two usb 2.0 cables and a usb 3.0 cable to try in the front and back of pc.
Please help.
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What lollipop firmware do you have atm ? Some new firmwares are with locked bootloader.
Hi everyone,
This is my first post and I hope that I am in the right section.
As per info in the thread title, I have a Malaysian Samsung Galaxy Note 3 updated to the last available firmware 4.4.2
I am trying to flash Lollipop with Odin (i followed all the instructions in the guide, literally step by step).
I have tried with the italian Lollipop update branded Vodafone, but Odin always failed and the phone was soft bricked.
I have reinstalled the original malaysian firmware 4.4.2 that i had prior this attempt. phone booted ok and worked perfectly fine.
Then i downloaded the lollipop firmware from poland, this thime odin completed the process and gives me a pass. but the phone goes in boot loop (samsung logo at booting never goes away). I have tried to reboot in recovery mode and wipe the cache. but still boot loop.
Would anyone be so kind to explain what i am doing wrong and how i could install lollipop on my malaysian galaxy note 3?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Luc81
Wipe all before flash lollipop.
Joku1981 said:
Wipe all before flash lollipop.
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Thanks,
actually I have just managed to flash it correctly about 1 hour ago. i didn't need to wipe my data. Now it works properly.
Thanks anyway for your help!
hows your experience ?
just let us know what was the mistek, so others wont have to ask the same question again ...hehehe
all the best!
note 3 lolipop(Malaysia) N9005
Guys good news because this morning when I was checking my software update ... Thru Ota is about 860mb and thru keis 3 is about 1.3gb. Took me couple hours to download and about 1hour ++ to install. Booting up took some time and luckily everything is working fine for the time being.
Anyone updated and how's the battery draining issue.
i try update my note3 using kies3, it confirmed lollipop 5.0 available to update, but unfortunately my note3 repeatedly crash during upgrade and window on kies top up said "PC cant recognized my phone". Maybe cause of my knox warranty void 0x1 (trip). i hack on local C:\Users\YOUR NAME\AppData\Local\Temp and get copy of *.zip files (N9005DXUGBOD1_N9005OLBGBOD1_HOME.zip). It was lollipop firmware version for malaysia. Upgrade it using Odin and succesfull installed.
Lolipop
I was having the same issue while updating thru keis. So I downloaded it thru OTA. Battery sucks after lolipop. If you are facing any issue just send me a mail
Hi,
To make everything clear i will start from the very begining. I bought my Galaxy S5 2 years ago. It was on android KitKat back then. Everything was stable and it was working like a charm. When android 5.0 Lollipop was available in OTA i let it update. Still everything was ok. And now, about 1 month ago when android 6.0 Marshmallow came out in OTA for my device i also didnt hesitate. Now i regret it as hell. On 6.0 my phone went from stable as a rock to restarting every 5 minutes. I thought maybe its battery fault so i changed it but unfortunately it didnt change much. I blamed 6.0 for all this thing so i decided to downgrade it to 5.0 Lollipop. I did it thanks to youtube tutorial by android doctor - Samsung Galaxy S5 Downgrade Android 6.0 G900F Marshmallow To 5.0 Lollipop ( i was using ODIN and i flashed XEO rom for my SM-G900F from sammobile website).
For like 3 weeks everything went back to normal but one day i couldnt turn WiFi on my phone (when i pressed the WiFi symbol nothing was changing, when in settings i tried to slide it to ON position it went back to OFF. I thought ok lets reboot the phone then. I did it but from that moment my phone is as useless as a brick. It turns on, shows Samsung Galaxy s5 logo and immediately restarts. I cant even enter recovery mode. I can enter download mode so i tied to flash another rom (6.0) but it didnt work. Phone was still restarting in the same moment. I even tried to install TWRP but cant enter it also.
I had my own small company but it went bankrupt and i have huge debts which i will be paying for next 10 years so i really dont have any money to spend. I live without the phone right now. My life is a misery. Can you guys please help me to unbrick my phone? I will be very grateful and you propably cant imagine how much it will cheer me up to have it working again.
Sorry for such a long post and useless informations about my life but i had to let it all out.
I'd try going back to stock kitkat with odin (install the firmware from sammobile)
im not sure if you can go back to kitkat via odin once youve gone to lollipop, nor am i sure why anyone would. Just get the OK4 tar.md5 from either sammobile.com (very slow servers) or from here (much faster) and flash it in odin. should be god to go. then you can root, flash twrp and youre ready to ROM
Hi,
I recently purchased a Galaxy Tab 4.0 Lite (SM-T337a). I successfully rooted it using Kingoroot but upon restart the entire operating system seems to be gone. It is an overseas tablet (AT&T) that I got through the classifieds here in Australia.
There was nothing on there so I am not worried about losing data, I just want to be able to restore some form of OS onto it.
I can get into Android System Recovery <3e> and have tried installing the stock firmware through the SD card, but so far nothing has worked. I'm also having trouble getting my PC/Mac to identify it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
http://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin
download this and make the process
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862688251
you have to flash the official firmware that you can find in sammobile and flash it whith odin. it should that your device is in download mod : down key home and power bottom on the boot
Look for the stock firmware for your model in this thread or somewhere in SamMobile, the language specified doesn't matter anyway cause you can always change that in setup but make sure that you've got the right one for your tablet. Then flash them using Odin