I just swapped from my Amaze 4g, to a used Note 3, and I'm a little lost as far as where I should start.
It says that it's on 4.4.2, and that I cannot update due to a modified system.
Basically, I would like to get updated to 5.1.1 (or as close as is official for the Note 3), and root it.
I'm afraid I'm not familiar with Samsung devices, and because I purchased this from ebay, I don't know how to tell the exact state that the former user put it in (I expected they would return it to stock prior to selling).
It's currently a T-Mobile branded, SM-N900T, on 4.4.2, build is KOT49H, security software MDF v1.0 release 2. Kernel is 3.4.0-660648.
It is supposedly unlocked for carriers, though I have not attempted a SIM card use yet, until I can tell that what I have is a valid device and the IMEI is checked out.
Any thoughts on how to validate the IMEI, and sort out how to get my new phone up to date would be appreciated. As I stated, I expected the vendor would have returned it to stock, but that is clearly not the case, so I don't want to accidentally boot loop it by doing something I shouldn't. I have not owned a Samsung before, so I want to be careful on how it differs from my Nexus 7, Amaze 4g, and Droid X, as they're all obviously very different in the OS area.
Thank you for the help1
Download tbe stock 4.4.2 rom and use odin to install. Then you will get the OTA updates.
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There is no stock 5.1.1 for note 3, only cm12.1/ aosp. Latest is 5.0 and you can use odin to flash. Maybe it's rooted that's why you can't update.
bladebarrier said:
I just swapped from my Amaze 4g, to a used Note 3, and I'm a little lost as far as where I should start.
It says that it's on 4.4.2, and that I cannot update due to a modified system.
Basically, I would like to get updated to 5.1.1 (or as close as is official for the Note 3), and root it.
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Thank you for the help1
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Some apps to install from Play Store...
Phone INFO Samsung - this will tell you all about your phone and the firmware etc.
Root Checker Basic - tells you if you are rooted or not.
SuperSU - this is so valuable you should buy the Pro licence. Chainfire does some great work for our phones.
TWRP - I have the zip version on my extSDCard and an Odin version on PC in case I have to rebuild from a Stock firmware. CWN works OK but most ROM builds seem to be for TWRP I think and a backup from one will not work on the other.
I don't know your previous phone so you probably need Odin v3.09 - this sits on PC and lets you flash firmware to the phone. (connected by USB)
For which you need Samsung USB drivers so the PC will recognise the phone. Install on PC before connecting phone.
Then do some browsing and find the processes to root your phone and install the ROM you want. If you just want Stock and access to all your phone, you can root it after flashing the original v5.0 download (from Sammobile or similar site - note on Sammobile you need a free account to DL) and then install Custom recovery (if wanted - it WILL trip the Knox flag but that may not matter given it's 2nd hand and might already be tripped anyway)
Read, make SURE you understand what is being said BEFORE you do anything - ask if you don't.
Good luck...
N9005 Lollipop brick
Hi All, just need a huge help here, a friend of mine has been using a N9005 which was auto restarting, she went online and downloaded this firmware...N900AUCUEOC1_N900AATTEOC1_N900AUCUEOC1_HOME.tar.md5....2.5GB in size...and flashed it, but the phone is stuck in boot loop even after recovery wiping data and cache, the phone can boot into download mode but re flashing the firmware always fails.....is there a solution for this.....please help
Thank you all for the info, especially the detailed info from Journyman16. I checked, and it is flagged as custom, which is fine, so I'm going to go ahead and try to return to mostly stock, update it, and root it.
Ok, everything went well. I had to do two attempts at rooting, but I think it's just one of those things where sometimes it doesn't restart into the process every time.
All seems good. I'm on 5.0, rooted, busyboxed, and smooth sailing.
Thank you all, again, for the tips. The Note 3 is running very well. Thank you to all of the devs that have made this process so refined. I've donated to you before, and did so again today. It's outstanding to have such well versed coders, on XDA, helping out the community.
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Hi All, just need a huge help here, a friend of mine has been using a N9005 which was auto restarting, she went online and downloaded this firmware...N900AUCUEOC1_N900AATTEOC1_N900AUCUEOC1_HOME.tar.md5....2.5GB in size...and flashed it, but the phone is stuck in boot loop even after recovery wiping data and cache, the phone can boot into download mode but re flashing the firmware always fails.....is there a solution for this.....please help
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You have never learned not to ask in others posts? What does your problem has to do with this topic at all?
When you need help. Just click on Q&A then Create a new thread. How hard is it?
My cousin just got me a new S7 Edge from Shanghai/Hong Kong/Singapore, somewhere like that where he goes for holidays.. Two problems.
First.
It's not remembering the wifi password after a restart. I checked and this seems to be an issue after rooting. Checked, its not rooted BUT it has a "custom" firmware on it.
When the phone boots up, it says Custom with an unlocked logo on it. In download mode, it says custom instead of official. Smart Switch doesn't support this phone model. SM-G935V.
Second issue.
What is the phone model? On the box it says SM-G935F. On Smart Switch and Internal it detects it as SM-G935V. In download mode its says SM-G935A. Checked with CPU Z, its a Snapdragon 820. So, it's obviously the U.S Verizon model that I got. I tried using odin to restore firmware for SM-G935F and V, it gives me. FAIL! SHA256 is invalid. Trying the Samsung G935X_QC_Rooted_Boot.tar method gives the same error code.
In Root Checker, the bootloader is G935AUCS4API2, that's for AT&T. Display and other firmware infos that I'm not familiar with are for G935VVRU2APB5, and that's for verizon. What is this bull****?
How do I fix this? Everything works fine. Except the wifi issue and the "custom" firmware that's on it that's not updating or giving me the ability to root to fix the wifi issue.
Download Samsung info from playstore check your pda, csc, etc... Save screen shots of those as wrong things might happen later, check updato for that specific firmware, double check that firmware csc with yours, flash using odin then reroot
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Alright. I found this thread and this software seems to work on this shanghai phone with a At&t bootloader and a verizon model and firmware. Weird thing. Its now working. Wifi issue fixed. So now, I'll try and flash an international firmware on it to see how of it works. Will update.
Update: Found this. Installed it and it worked. No carrier bloatware or bootscreen. Great. Hopefully this will help anyone in the future with the same issue.
Hello!
I've never used a phone that is specific to one carrier. All my phones have been unlocked.
My girlfriend has a Verizon Samsung S7 edge and I've convinced her to ditch Verizon and go with StraightTalk with a Verizon compatible SIM. I hadn't considered software updates since I typically update my phone directly from the manufacturer or by flashing a custom ROM.
is it still possible to install an OTA update to her phone since she no longer has an account with Verizon? Or do i have to unlock her bootloader, download the latest update, and use Odin to manually install it?
Her phone is not rooted and it will be a battle to convince her to let me do it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Probably the easiest for you is to install on the phone and on PC the Samsung SmartSwitch: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/
Inside that app, while the phone is connected via USB to the PC, if there are any updates for the phone, they will show up and you can install them.
BTW, if you want to change the firmware to "U" version, Odin flashes the official files without root, phone remains in original untouched state.
Personally I have flashed "U" firmware over my "V" S7 Edge, just to gain access to hotspot, using this thread to make the switch (I was on Nougat then). I am using Total Wireless (same SIM as StraightTalk, both owned by Tracfone) and, since then, I got the updates for Oreo and the following security update.
Hi Guys
Newbie here on Xda, so go easy.
I've got 2 s8's (one verizon and other is sprint) - both have been flashed to the U1 firmware successfully.
Have a bit of an issue with the above problem. Everytime a new network sim card is inserted, phone goes into a bootloop after the "service provider update"
Currenty on u1 firmware, have tried to flash back to stock firmware (Verizon and other unit on sprint). This seems to stop the bootloop, but can't get any OTA's.
Have no idea if phone was previously rooted and unsure on how to check this
But ideally looking for a solution to get rid of this bootloop on the U1 firmware.
Have tried searching around the forums and google, but either i'm blind or not much information on this issue
Really appreciate the help on this, stuck with the device that needs to be used
Im having same issue
Hopinng you found a solution or walkaround... Anything that can help me as i have tried all i cam think of. I do have safestrap so if i can just remove a file or apk i just need to know exacly which one to remove.
I had to factory reset my S8 from AT&T, and when I turned it on, it wanted my email password which I cant remember. So I bypassed the FRP, and when I tried installing a new firmware, I got stuck on the AT&T logo. My problem is that I couldn't find the G950USQSDSE5 firmware that my phone was using online. So I used a different firmware. Can anyone provide me a download link to firmware that will work on my phone, or tell me how to fix this? This is my first time owning a Galaxy phone. In the past, I always had a Nexus so I'm unfamiliar with these phones.