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[GUIDE/FIX] {S4-MULTI} No Sound &/ WiFi &/ Bluetooth After Unbrick/Update? Read Me!

[GUIDE/FIX] {S4-MULTI} No Sound &/ WiFi &/ Bluetooth After Unbrick/Update? Read Me!
THIS GUIDE CAN APPLY TO ANY MODEL, PROVIDED YOU ENSURE TO GET THE PROPER FILES FOR YOUR VERSION!
I've had success myself flashing stock firmware from the M919V for Wind Mobile onto my I337M with no issue. This shouldn't be an issue. However, for the purpose of this guide, it is important that you get the firmware that was intended FOR YOUR DEVICE!
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First head over here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559693 >> and check out the original thread that helped me get to this resolution. Thank you to all the lovely people there!!
Before my softbrick occurred, I had flashed the NE1 modem through ODIN. I found that the same modem remained regarldess of the firmware I flashed. So I thought to match them up and give it another go. This worked great. This will work even if it was a regular S/W upgrade or install that caused the no sound and/or WiFi and/or Bluetooth issue.
Quick note before we begin: this guide assumes that you already went through a softbrick and have successfully come back from it, or went through a software update/firmware install which resulted in the same issue. Some of the steps in this guide may be able to be applied to some parts unbricking a phone, but this is NOT the intention. The intention is to help recover sound, WiFi and Bluetooth AFTER a successful unbrick or failed update/install otherwise.
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for your phone melting, imploding, turning into maple syrup or dying. Follow at your own will!
PRE-GAME CHECKLIST:
- Determine the ORIGINAL FIRMWARE that came on your device (this one was important for me, not sure how crucial it may be for others) - to be honest, I'm not 100% sure how to figure this out other than looking at the phone's box. It should notate which software version (SW-VER) it is. Before doing this, I was soft bricked, and had to use the very original 4.2.2 software for my carrier to recover from THAT. So maybe this part wasn't as important as I think, but I wanted to mention it anyway.
- The ORIGINAL USB cable for the phone - I suspect any high quality ones would work, but the one that came with the phone is a no-brainer
- ODIN 3.xx (I used 3.09)
- Samsung USB Drivers installed properly
- NO SD CARD (to be safe - this is optional as it should not be touched throughout the process)
- DO NOT, under any circumstance, use a USB hub for this procedure. Make sure it's direct into your computer with no extensions. I also recommend a cable that is 6ft or shorter if possible, but the quality of the cable is the most important
DO IT:
1) Download the ORIGINAL firmware that came with your phone (if you weren't able to determine this, I'd say the most recent one should be safe to flash, unless you softbricked while on 4.2.2 or 4.3 - in that case I would stick with the corresponding version, though I'm not sure how it would be affected since I didn't run into this)
2) Extract the file (I use 7Zip) and ensure there is one .tar.md5 file as a result - do not extract again
3) Boot up the phone into Download Mode (PWR off completely, then hold VOLDOWN + HOME + PWR together until the warning appears on the screen - click VOLUP to accept and proceed)
---PHONE WIPE---
This part is optional but I highly, highly recommend it.
4a) Flash Philz CWM (you can find the file and instructions on how to flash it through ODIN very easily)
4b) After flashing, it usually reboots into recovery. If it does not, do so manually: turn off the phone completely (hold the power button until the screen goes black) then quickly press the VOLUP + HOME + PWR buttons. When you feel a vibration, release the PWR button but KEEP HOLDING VOLUP + HOME. Keep holding those two until you see the phone turn off and come back on.
4c) Make sure you close ODIN once confirmed the flash is done
4d) Tap factory reset and confirm it
4e) Once done, choose the clean ROM install option and confirm that as well
4f) Reboot the phone and continue on with the steps
NOTE: if there is anything to backup, now would be a good time to do this.
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5) Open ODIN (IMPORTANT: In Windows, right-click and choose "Run as administrator" - this helped avoid an error for me)
6) Connect your phone directly to a USB on your PC and confirm that ODIN recognized it (it should highlight the first box and have "COM#" listed)
7) Click the second section (AP / PDA) and choose the .tar.md5 file you got in Step 1
***NOTE: ODIN may look like it's freezing or hanging here - IT IS NOT, BE PATIENT - it is a large file and it will take a bit of time to verify the MD5 for it
8) Click Start and sit back - it should take 8-10 mins or so (8:55 for me) with KitKat, and 5-7 mins or so with JB.
9) Your phone should have rebooted into a fresh Firmware. If you hear the Samsung boot sound, GREAT! You should be good (test WiFi and Bluetooth if possible) and you're done. Assuming that's not the case, which is why you're here, proceed to the next step
***If it's stuck in a bootloop, you need to force Recovery mode and do a factory reset. To do this, turn off the phone completely (hold the power button until the screen goes black) then quickly press the VOLUP + HOME + PWR buttons. When you feel a vibration, release the PWR button but KEEP HOLDING VOLUP + HOME. Keep holding those two until you see the phone turn off and come back on. Use the VOL buttons to scroll to the factory reset option, and choose PWR to select. Then confirm on the next screen. Once that's done, wipe cache in the same way. Then, reboot, again in the same way. Now your phone should boot up
10) Go through setup and then go into Settings > More > About device. Observe the "Baseband version" section, and see if it matches the "Build number" section (starting from I337 and onwards). IF THEY MATCH, then repeat steps 5-10. IF THEY DO NOT MATCH, continue.
11) Download the matching modem file - ENSURE that the version of the modem you download MATCHES EXACTLY with the "Build number" in your phone's settings. Flash the file in ODIN in the AP / PDA section (if you need detailed instructions on this, it's a snap to find in XDA or Google)
12) Once done, reboot into the regular OS and verify that the "Baseband version" and "Build number" sections MATCH. If not, try to flash the modem again. After this has been verified, go ahead and follow steps 5-10 as many times as necessary until you hear that beautiful boot noise! It took me twice.
All the best and happy flashing guys! I'm not too much of an expert, just very good at explaining things, but I'll try to help as I can with any questions!
THANKS:
- All the great help thanks to input from around XDA in this thread (also listed in the beginning of this one): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559693
- All the devs that work hard for us Canadian and AT&T guys over here

[Noob Guide] Rooting a Verizon (XT1096) or ATT (XT1097) Moto X 2014 Running Lollipop

MoFo will NOT work on 5.1 so do NOT upgrade to the 5.1 bootloader or partition table if you want to use MoFo.
This method involves purchasing a piece of software named mofo.exe that allows you to flash a modified, unsigned system image to your device despite its locked bootloader. The cost is $20. Links to the modified images for the XT1096 and XT1097 are found in the OP of the MoFo support thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/mofo-root-turbo-t3064404
This Method Does Not Disable Write Protection. Please read the following post if you don't know what that means:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60412113&postcount=292
This Method Trips the Root Checker and Your qe Will Convert to qe 1/1 Permanently! What this means is that if you boot your phone into recovery, you will see qe 1/1, which means you are currently running modified software. The qe will stay at 1/1 even if you flash back to stock.
1. Check Your Software Version and Enable USB Debugging
Go to Settings -> About Phone and read your Android Version – it should say 5.0 on the XT1096 and 5.0.2 on the XT1097. If not, and it says 4.4.4, you are still on 4.4.4 and as long as you have not modified your system by flashing using mofo.exe, you should still be stock and can take the 5.0 or 5.0.2 OTA.
If you haven’t already, go into Settings -> About Phone and click on Build Number repeatedly until you get the message you are developer now (or something like that). Then hit the back button and you will see that the Developer Options now appear. Click on Developer Options and check USB Debugging.
2. Install Motorola Device Manager (MDM) and Drivers to Your Computer
You can download MDM and the drivers here:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
Install MDM on your computer after you download it. MDM should install the drivers.
3. Download Copies of Adb and Fastboot
You can get these from the Adroid SDK but you don’t need the whole Android SDK. Root Junky has the files you need on his site here:
http://rootjunkysdl.com/?device=Adb Fastboot Files
I made a folder on my computer named c:\mx2014 and put the zip file in there. Then I unzipped it with 7-zip.
http://www.7-zip.org/
4. Download a Copy of the Official Firmware
Root Junky has a copy of the XT1096 5.0 official firmware here:
http://rootjunkysdl.com/?device=Moto X 2014&folder=Official Firmware
and the XT1097 5.0.2 fxz is here:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/1cekivswpakf/VICTARA_ATT_XT1097_5.0.2_LXE22.46-34_cid1_CFC.xml.zip
You should download it into a separate folder (I put mine in a folder named c:\mx2014\lollipop) and unzip it so if you have any problems you can flash back to stock. Place a copy of fastboot.exe, adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll and AdbWinUsbApi.dll in the folder with the lollipop official firmware.
Also if you are planning on taking the 5.1 OTA when it is released, you would need to flash your system back to stock so it is a good to have it ready. And if you are planning to update to 5.1 via MDM I would still flash back to stock because if you don't, IME MDM will detect that you are running a modified software and will wipe your device when it upgrades you to 5.1. If you flash back to stock first, MDM will not wipe your data and sdcard when it upgrades you to 5.1.
5. Test the Drivers and Adb
Once you have completed Steps 1-3, you can test the drivers and adb. Power on your phone and after it boots, connect it to your computer via the data cable. Open a command prompt, and then navigate to the directory where you have adb and fastboot by typing:
cd c:\mx2014 (or wherever you have adb and fastboot stored)
and hitting enter. Then type:
adb devices
You should then see a prompt on your phone asking you to authorize your computer. Check always allow and click OK. Adb should show you the serial number (not the IMEI) of your device.
Now type:
adb reboot bootloader
to get into bootloader (BL) mode (aka fastboot mode).
6. Test the Drivers and Fastboot
Once you are in BL mode, double check that on your phone’s screen right above the first green line you see this:
Transfer Mode: USB Connected.
If it does not say that, go to Root Junky’s site and download the Motorola drivers and manually install them.
http://rootjunkysdl.com/?device=Android Drivers&folder=Motorola
Then type:
fastboot devices
and hit enter. Fastboot should return your device’s serial number.
7. Test Getting into Recovery and Wiping Cache
While in BL mode, scroll down to Recovery by pressing the vol dwn button to highlight Recovery. Then select Recovery by pressing vol up. You should see the dead android with a red triangle having an exclamation point in it coming out of its stomach. Then press the pwr button for a couple of seconds and then press and release the vol up button and then release the pwr button to get into the recovery menu. Use the vol dwn button to scroll to wipe cache partition and then press the pwr button to select it. You should see that the cache is being formatted.
When cache is done being wiped, the recovery menu should reappear and you should hit the pwr button to reboot into system.
8. Test That You Know How to Get Into Bootloader Mode Using Buttons
Disconnect your phone from your PC, power down your phone and then hold down volume down and then press and hold the power button. Hold both buttons simultaneously for about 4 seconds and then release the power button and then the volume down button. This should put you in Bootloader mode (aka fastboot flash mode). Alternatively, you can try pressing volume down + volume up + power and holding for about 4 seconds then releasing.
Once in BL mode, you can either hit the power button to boot back into Android or if you want to test that you know how to flash back to a stock system, complete the instructions in Step 9.
NOTE – flashing the system partition does NOT affect your apps/settings/text messages/call history, which are stored on the data partition, not the system partition. Updates to system apps since 5.0/5.0.2 was rolled out will be lost as well as any system app settings that are relevant to the updates or stored on the system partition.
NOTE – flashing the system partition does NOT affect your stored media (e.g, pictures, music, videos), which are stored on the sdcard partition, not the system partition.
9. Test That You Know How to Flash Stock System (Optional)
While in BL mode you can test that you know how to flash back to a stock system. This is optional but if you have never done it before, it is a good idea to do it IMO. When you flash a system.img, you do not lose your apps/data/texts or your media unless the app is a system app, then you will lose the updates since 5.0 was rolled out (but those can be re-downloaded from the Playstore). However, it is always a good idea to backup before you flash in case you do something wrong. I use SMS Backup and Restore to backup my texts and my photos are backed up to my Google account.
Put your device in BL mode and then connect it to your computer. Open a command prompt and navigate to where you have the stock 5.0/5.0.2 image stored on your computer. Type the following:
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk1
and then hit enter to flash the first sparsechunk. Repeat for the other sparsechunks until you have flashed all 9 of them. Then boot into recovery, wipe cache and boot into system.
10. Purchase MoFo.exe
First you should go to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/mofo-root-turbo-t3064404
and read all of the information. And be sure to watch Root Junky’s video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXAYjbf76II&feature=youtu.be
The high level summary of what you will be doing is this:
1. Verifying that your device qualifies for purchasing mofo.exe by using MoVerify;
2. Using the link generated by MoVerify to navigate to where you can purchase mofo.exe; and
3. Purchasing and downloading mofo.exe.
11. Download, UnZip and Flash a Pre-rooted Ext4 Image
The OP of the MoFo thread has links to the pre-rooted images that are available for the XT1096 and XT1097. Once you download one of them, unzip it and move the image file to wherever you have mofo.exe stored on your computer. Put your device into BL mode and connect it to your PC. Then navigate to where mofo.exe is stored on your computer, click on mofo_gui.bat and a command window will open. Type the following at the command prompt:
mofo.exe flash [Insert name of image file here]
then hit enter. Of course you do not put brackets around the name of the image file. Once the pre-rooted image has been flashed (about 25 minutes), boot into recovery and wipe the cache then boot into system.
It may take a few seconds for the boot animation to start so don’t panic. Once the system has booted, to check that you are rooted, download root checker basic from the Playstore and confirm that you are rooted. Your device will also bypass the subscription check when you turn on WiFi hotspot.
The copy of mofo.exe that you buy is specific to your device. It cannot be used on any other device, including any warranty replacement devices that you may get in the future. But you can use it on your device as much as you want once you purchase it - unless you upgrade to a higher version of Android. If you upgrade to a higher version of Android, once that higher version of Android is supported by MoFo for your device, you can re-download mofo.exe for the higher Android version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60471334&postcount=432
Mofo will NEVER be updated to support 5.1 as the exploit was closed with the 5.1 bootloader.

Thank you for the guide and for the testing - its a great service to Moto X owners.
Tried going through it this morning but it appears the Mofo site is down... Anyone else having trouble?

HTC-OH_SNAP said:
Tried going through it this morning but it appears the Mofo site is down... Anyone else having trouble?
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It is best to ask on the MoFo support thread where you are more likely to get maiko1's attention.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/mofo-root-turbo-t3064404

Adding this to the OP
This is from the MoFo support forum - there appears to be some confusion about mofo.exe being device specific. The copy of mofo.exe you buy is specific to your device. It cannot be used on any other device, including any warranty replacement devices that you may get in the future. But you can use it on your device as much as you want once you purchase it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60471334&postcount=432

JulesJam said:
1. Verifying that your device qualifies for purchasing mofo.exe by using MoVerify;
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might want to expand the MoVerify process with little baby steps.... the Mofo site and the Mofo forum here are again very sparse on details.
1) download and unzip the MoVerify program
2) connect you phone to computer
3) open cmd window
4) navigate to c:\mx2014 (or wherever you have adb and fastboot stored)
5) type adb devices
6) type adb reboot bootloader
7) navigate to the MoVerify folder
8) go to the folder that represents your computer's OS; let's assume Windows here
9) in the Windows folder, double click on "mofoverify_gui.bat"
10) MoVerify will open a cmd window and return back that your devices was found and give a link that looks like
https://mofo.disekt.org/verify/ [big long alphanumeric string]
11) right click anywhere in the text that is in the MoVerify cmd window and select "Select All" and then hit enter
12) open Notepad or other text editor and past the text
13) cut and paste the https address into your browser
14) follow steps to purchase Mofo
i have purchased but have not gotten farther yet... may have some more suggestions later...

Nice job putting this together. And thanks for all of your testing during the process!

is there any difference in getting into BL mode by pressing phone buttons versus connecting phone to computer and using adb?
i ask b/c there are several places in the directions above where you say "put you phone into BL mode, then connect it to your computer"
could those equally say, "connect your phone to your computer, open a cmd window, navigate to c:/mx2014, and type adb reboot bootloader to get into BL mode"
i find it is easier to go the adb route to get into BL mode, as pressing the buttons is more of a skill. if these two merhids are equivalent for this mofo process, maybe both options should be stated in the step by step.
is there any time when the button method MUST be used?
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one more question more out of curiousity than need to know... why does flashing back to the stock system take sequential flashing 9 "sparse chunks" (as in your step 9), whereas the mofo flash of the modified sys img is a single step?

[email protected] said:
is there any difference in getting into BL mode by pressing phone buttons versus connecting phone to computer and using adb?
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No.
[email protected] said:
i ask b/c there are several places in the directions above where you say "put you phone into BL mode, then connect it to your computer"
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I tend to use the buttons so that is why I wrote it up that way.
[email protected] said:
could those equally say, "connect your phone to your computer, open a cmd window, navigate to c:/mx2014, and type adb reboot bootloader to get into BL mode"
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Yes, that would work.
[email protected] said:
i find it is easier to go the adb route to get into BL mode, as pressing the buttons is more of a skill.
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True but if you soft brick your phone, the buttons are the only way to get into bootloader mode so best to be familiar with this way.
Did you try holding vol dwn/up and pwr simultaneously for 4 seconds and then releasing? After the lollipop update I swear that works the best for me. Let me know if that works more reliably for you - it does for me.
[email protected] said:
is there any time when the button method MUST be used?
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If you get into a bootloop or your screen goes black and the phone is unresponsive.
[email protected] said:
one more question more out of curiousity than need to know... why does flashing back to the stock system take sequential flashing 9 "sparse chunks" (as in your step 9), whereas the mofo flash of the modified sys img is a single step?
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Standard fastboot has a size limitation on how large of a file it can flash. So system images above that size limitation have to be broken down into smaller chunks. The version of the 5.0 Official firmware that is available to us is the one on Root Junky's site and that one is broken down into chunks.
Motorola made a modified version of fastboot, often referred to as mfastboot, that can flash larger files. However, I cannot find a version of mfastboot that can flash the 5.0 system.img (fxz) that we have available to us. If anyone has a version of mfastboot that can flash the 5.0 fxz system.img, then you could flash it. RSD Lite may be able to flash it, idk I didn't try it.
As for mofo.exe - mofo.exe has a way to avoid the size limitations of standard fastboot. Idk why standard fastboot has a size limitation in the first place. But it does and so large files have to be broken down into chunks when you use standard fastboot to flash. Mofo.exe doesn't have that same size limitation.

JulesJam said:
Once you download one of them, unzip it and move the image to wherever you have mofo.exe stored on your computer. Put your device into BL mode and connect it to your PC. Then navigate to where mofo.exe is stored on your computer, click on mofo_gui.bat and a command window will open. Type the following at the command prompt:
mofoe.exe flash XT1096_5.0_22.21.11_rooted.img
then hit enter.
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ok. so i attempted this today
1) powered off phone
2) booted in BL mode using power and volume buttons (yes it does work very well, esp after taking the phone OUT of the case so buttons are more fully accessible) - phone screen says "AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S)" at very top
3) plugged phone into computer
4) double clicked the mofo_gui.bat to open cmd window
5) copy and pasted your text exactly
6) after hitting enter, i got the following error
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'mofoe.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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methinks you have a typo in your mofo command... extra "e" that should not be there??
taking out the "e" worked and it flashed
it then said
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Flashing 'XT1096_5.0_22.21.11_rooted.img' to device. Do not interrupt.
Progress: 100%
Complete. Press power to start.
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i pushed the power button. it passed though a screen showing the battery level at 97%, but it has not fully booted up... black screen for like ?5 minutes!
if i hit the power button again, it still showed the battery level screen
so i pressed and held BOTH the power and volume buttons, and it booted!
when i power down, it goes to the batter level screen. and i can't seem to get into BL mode using the power and volume buttons
however, i can get to BL, then Recovery using adb, and was able to wipe cache partition
i installed and ran Root Checker Basic ... make sure you click "Grant" when it asks for permission while checking root access, or it will return a "no root access" message.
i now have wifi tethering! yahoo!
unfortuantely, the wifi hotspot toggle widgets i have tried from the Play Store seem to be able to turn hotspot on from the homescreen... i tried like the first two or three that came up when i searched for "wifi hotspot toggle"... anyone have one that works??
i am running Nova Launcher... could that be the issue with the widget not working?
otherwise, i have to go into Settings to turn it on/off... which is better than NOT having hotspot at all!

[email protected] said:
methinks you have a typo in your mofo command... extra "e" that should not be there??
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Oops! Thanks for catching that - I will edit!

[email protected] said:
i pushed the power button. it passed though a screen showing the battery level at 97%, but it has not fully booted up... black screen for like ?5 minutes!
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Disconnect it from your PC and then press the power button to turn it on.

[email protected] said:
when i power down, it goes to the batter level screen.
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That is b/c it is connected to your computer. The same thing will happen if you have it plugged into the wall.

[email protected] said:
i now have wifi tethering! yahoo!
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Yay!!!! I am at over 50GB this month from all of the downloading of images I did to test them, lol! I have never used that much before.

[email protected] said:
unfortuantely, the wifi hotspot toggle widgets i have tried from the Play Store seem to be able to turn hotspot on from the homescreen... i tried like the first two or three that came up when i searched for "wifi hotspot toggle"... anyone have one that works??
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Go to your app drawer - there is a Mobile Hotspot icon there. Just press and hold it and drag it to your homescreen.

JulesJam said:
Go to your app drawer - there is a Mobile Hotspot icon there. Just press and hold it and drag it to your homescreen.
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tried that... that does take you into Settings so you can turn on the hotspot.
i was hoping to get an app or widget that would turn the hotspot on/off from the home screen with one click, w/o having to do multiple clicks.

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i was hoping to get an app or widget that would turn the hotspot on/off from the home screen with one click, w/o having to do multiple clicks.
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you want a hotspot toggle then, but idk of any off hand.

JulesJam said:
Disconnect it from your PC and then press the power button to turn it on.
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might want to just add the words "disconnect the phone fromthe usb cable" somehwere in the OP directions, you know, just for all those noobs out there that might get panicked

JulesJam said:
Disconnect it from your PC and then press the power button to turn it on.
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After mofo runs and says complete, it says to hit the power button to restart. What you really want to do is hit the volume up button to activate the highlighted "normal bootup" option in the bootloader menu. This avoids all the weirdness if you're connected to power and using the power button.
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JulesJam said:
Go to your app drawer - there is a Mobile Hotspot icon there. Just press and hold it and drag it to your homescreen.
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The image with busybox in it also enables the hotspot QS tile which works great to enable/disable the hotspot. If WiFi is on, it turns off the WiFI, then turns on the hotspot. If the WiFi was on, it remembers to re-enable it when turning the hotspot off.

mikeoswego said:
After mofo runs and says complete, it says to hit the power button to restart. What you really want to do is hit the volume up button to activate the highlighted "normal bootup" option in the bootloader menu. This avoids all the weirdness if you're connected to power and using the power button.
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thanks! I suggest booting into recovery and wiping cache before you boot back into Android.
mikeoswego said:
The image with busybox in it also enables the hotspot QS tile which works great to enable/disable the hotspot. If WiFi is on, it turns off the WiFI, then turns on the hotspot. If the WiFi was on, it remembers to re-enable it when turning the hotspot off.
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yeah I noticed that last night, it is great!

[email protected] said:
tried that... that does take you into Settings so you can turn on the hotspot.
i was hoping to get an app or widget that would turn the hotspot on/off from the home screen with one click, w/o having to do multiple clicks.
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There is a Hotspot toggle in quick settings. From your lock screen, just swipe down from the top of the screen to see it. From your home screen, swipe down with 2 fingers.

[GUIDE] Install Official Lollipop on P900 & TWRP & Root

Update Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 P900 to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop
(Not Tripping Knox)
Make sure you downloaded and installed the Samsung usb drivers beforehand (http://www.android.gs/download-samsung-usb-drivers-for-android/)
Download the firmware and extract it. ( http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-P900 or https://www.samdownloads.de/downloads/sm-p900/) (For USA users with tripped knox (no OTA update) just odin the "cellular south" SM-p900 5.0.2 sammobile rom.)
Download ODIN v3.09 (http://androidhost.org/PVAIv)
Reboot your phone into download mode. Do this by first switching off the phone, then pressing and holding the volume down + home button together and then pressing the power button. Press power again to enter download mode. (If you have problems go to the Troubleshoot section)
Open ODIN on your computer. You’ll see the ID:COM box turning yellow with a COM port number upon successful connection with the phone.
In ODIN click the AP button, select the extracted firmare file from step 2. It's a tar.md5 file
Make sure Auto Reboot & F. Reset Time options are selected in ODIN
Click on the start button. When the process is completed your phone will reboot. To confirm update Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 P900 to Android 5.0.2 official firmware simply check the settings > about.
How To Install TWRP + ROOT On Lollipop
(Tripping Knox)
Due To different bootloaders On Lollipop, installing TWRP is slightly different:
Download the twrp.tar (https://dl.twrp.me/v1awifi/twrp-2.8.7.0-v1awifi.img.tar.html) on your pc and supersu.zip (http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu) on your device. Also, download odin on your pc
Open odin on your pc.
Put device into download mode by turning off the tablet first. Then hold power,home, volume down button all at the same time till download mode comes up.
Hit volume up to continue
Connect tablet to pc.
Hit the ap or AP button in odin.
Select the twrp recovery tar.
Untick auto reboot in odin
Hit start and let it flash all the way
Now force reboot by holding power,home, volume up buttons at the same time till it reboots.
Hit install button in twrp.
Select the supersu zip you downloaded
Swipe to install and reboot.
Troubleshooting:
Q: Can't boot into TWRP
A: In ODIN, uncheck automatic reboot then flash TWRP. So you have enough time to get ready to reboot into TWRP directly after ODIN finishes.
After TWRP is flashed, press power+vol.up buttons and hold them until the Samsung Logo appears then release them.
You should then automatically go into TWRP. Once into TWRP, you can install the root.zip file.
Q: Lollipop is unstable, I get force closes or the whole ROM is just bull****!
A: Go to Recovery Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Up+Power buttons together.
Now, perform Wipe Data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache Partition task before selecting the reboot system now option. In Recovery Mode use the Volume keys to navigate between options and Power key to select any option.
Q: Can't go into Download Mode
A: Actually on most devices, if you really press the three buttons constantly, it will reboot forever and not go into the download mode. It's better if you turn off your device completely, then press home, volume down. Keep them pressed. Now press the power button too. You're holding down all tree buttons now. The device boots about a second after you see the boot-logo, stop pressing the power button, but keep holding home and volume down. If it's not working try releasing the powerbutton earlier, or later than advised. But keep Home and Volume Down pressed constantly.
Q: Can't flash TWRP, it keeps booting into stock recovery!
A: Disable the Autoreboot option in ODIN

any impact on Knox?
Does it affect Knox?
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Maltings said:
Does it affect Knox?
Thanks
M
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Yes it does!
Nice guide btw and hope we can see deodex guide soon [emoji106]

Thank you for this.
I used to really get into this stuff when I had my OG Droid but these days I can't devote the time to it like that. This guide was clear and worked exactly like it said it would.

Great thread - very helpful - I did have issues when flashing twrp - learned a lesson - make sure you read the whole thread. I didn't at first - I figured I had flashed TWRP so many times I knew what to do - but it didn't work - each time ODIN auto rebooted and I tried to go to recovery - it was back on stock recovery.
THEN I read the whole thread - and did what you said - uncheck Auto Reboot - and do the three finger reboot to recovery - home, power volume up - and viola' it worked just as advertised. Thanks for the guide - very useful!
EDIT - I am having issues and not sure what to do - when I attempt to make a nandroid in TWRP - before flashing a new rom - the backup ran for over 10 minutes and would not finish. its like it is hung up on the last step of the backup or somehting - looks like it is still backing up - but it never changes, Any suggestions?
EDIT 2- I was able to create a backup on internal SD Card - but all attempts to back up to EXT SD Card failed - has this happend to anyone else?

piece o cake. easier than juggling cfautoroot. Thanks dude.
P.S. For USA users with tripped knox (no OTA update) just odin the "cellular south" SM-p900 5.0.2 sammobile rom.

Im not sure where I keep going wrong. Im trying to get into download mode. If I hold the power, volume down, and home button the tablet constantly reboots.
If I release the home button after a few seconds I wind up in download mode.
What am I doing wrong?

Billinaz, try powering down completely first. Then while it's off press all 3 buttons.

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Thanks guys

billinaz said:
Im not sure where I keep going wrong. Im trying to get into download mode. If I hold the power, volume down, and home button the tablet constantly reboots.
If I release the home button after a few seconds I wind up in download mode.
What am I doing wrong?
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I'm having the exact same issue. I've been trying for a few days now.

Anyone tried using Flashfire?
Envoyé de mon SM-G920F en utilisant Tapatalk

Darktitor said:
Anyone tried using Flashfire?
Envoyé de mon SM-G920F en utilisant Tapatalk
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Sounds like you can Flash and root without tripping the Knox Counter ... Why I never heard before about "Mobile ODIN" that do the same?

tomatende2001 said:
Sounds like you can Flash and root without tripping the Knox Counter ... Why I never heard before about "Mobile ODIN" that do the same?
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I'll try this out using EverRoot option

what kind of Region i need to download if my is not in the list?
im from israel, my current Version is P900ZSUANH2, what region i need to download for upgrade to lolipop? is there a difference?

Is it possible to just update to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop and not do the other part? (Rooting and such)
Also, is it possible to change the language when updated or will I be stuck with the language of the version I use to update with?

GuyFromDenmark said:
Is it possible to just update to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop and not do the other part? (Rooting and such)
Also, is it possible to change the language when updated or will I be stuck with the language of the version I use to update with?
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Yes it is! I just updated my stock 4.4.2 (Netherlands) to 5.0.2 using the Korean (BOG) version. Installed it with Odin and about 30 minutes later all apps were updated and my P900 is now a much improved one!
I was reluctant to do this as I feared Iwould lose my data and had to start from scratch, but as a very pleasant surprise all is preserved and all apps are working fine!
And it is really worth doing the upgrade, it is much smoother and access to SD is finally usable.
About language you can choose this again when 5.0.2 boots, the list was extensive, I saw Dutch was there too, but I stuck to English...
So I'm happy with 5.0.2, not rooted and fully stock, and typing this on my Logitech bluetooth keyboard!

needs root before update to lollipop?

IsmaaSG said:
needs root before update to lollipop?
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Nope!

I don't usually comment here but I had to say thank you so much for this! Whole thing went smoothly and the tablet feels a lot snappier and less laggy now, which is a nice change (although it might just be a placebo).

I installed the Korean BOG version as well on my Australian tablet. It was the only one that would flash out of the 5.0.2's on Sammobile, the rest failed every time. I use a bluetooth keyboard and it still works - its a chinese cheap thing, works great. I had to do a factory reset to get everything running smooth again. There is English in the language options, but only UK English, which is ok for Australia. I do want to root though but one of the ways that wont trip knox. Previously I used kingroot, but it hasn't got a solution this time.

Galaxy S4 GT-i9505 100% working network unlock Guide

##Things you need##
USB cable
S4 GT-i9505
4.4.2 firmware
I9505_XXUAME2 modem
regionlockaway
##################
1.Download stock firmware 4.4.2 (firmware found on sammobile)
2.Download Laest Odin and install samsung drivers
3.Power off phone
4.Hold power button + volume down, select volume up to enter download mode
5.Once you see the green Android and says Now downloading..you are good to go
6.plug in usb cable and connect your phone..see step 16 and 17 to see how to enter developer mode.
7.Launch Odin and make sure choose Run as administartor
8.Odin will say Added! on ur left..also you will see which com its using..can be for example COM3 or COM4...point is, its not the same for every computer
9.the latest ODin has BL, AP, CP etc
10.now lets do this! Choose AP and Load ur stock 4.4.2 firmware, odin will sometime say not responding but dont worry after a moment it will finish loading..check the logs on the left. also make sure autoreboot is check and reset time..these option are checked by default. DONOT TICK OTHER OPTIONS..JUST DONT.
11.Once loaded, click Start and Odin on top left will show you a progress bar on how much until done..this will take sometime..sit back and relax
12.once done, your phone will restart and start loading the new firmware, if stuck on samsung bootlogo continue to step 13 if not skip to step 15
13.Remove your battery and put it back on and hold power button + volume up to enter recovery mode.
14.Once you see recovery mode, scroll down using volume down, select reset cache/factory setting, press power button to select, scroll down again on YES an click power button to select, once done, go to main menu and select reboot system
15. Ok wait patiently for ur phone to load the firmware, once loaded..skip the user setting as much as possible..like setting user acc,time and date etc...
16.go to settings, more, scroll down, select about device,check os version..should be 4.4.2
17. now scroll down more and see build number..tap on that a few times until its says ur now developer.
18.tap back, in settings menu, you will now see developer options, enter developer options and check usb debugging
19.Now the tricky part, we will now change the baseband to get several option unlock in the service menu..mainly to get this option PERSO SHA256 OFF in the service menu. if most of u have upgraded to 5.01 firmware and tried every unlock method..but not working..This method works 100%.
20.Assuming all drivers working perfecty, usb debugging On, turn phone off and go to download mode, hold power button+volume down, select volume up to continue
21.now ur in download mode again, Download I9505XXUAME2 which can be found in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025 and extract the zip file to a folder.
22.Launch ODin (run as ADministrator), make sure ur phone is added!, select CP and select I9505_XXUAME2_MODEM.tar.md5 and click start,when finished ur phone will restart
23. Almost there! , so now go to settings,more, about device,check baseband, should say I9505XXUAME2, if so ur good to go
24.now u can check this http://gs4.wonderhowto.com/how-to/c...y-s4-so-you-can-use-another-sim-card-0148110/ to see how to get to service menu
25.i will tell u anyways..go to dialer, type *#0011#, touch menu on phone, select key input, type 1 (sometimes i type Q0 if 1 doesnt work), press ok, press menu again, press back in menu..wait until u get the service menu, go debug screen, phone control, network lock, and there it is! the damn PERSO SHA256 OFF.click on that, u can continue to follow the guide in the link with photos where its says go back to main menu and go COMMOn, nv rebuild, restore backup..do that too.
26.now ur phone will restart and in my case it didnt unlock my carrier. what a bummer but fear not we shall continue..
27. Now you have to root this phone, iv downloaded kingoroot for this..use whatever method u like to root ur phone.
28.now assuming ur phone is rooted, download regionlockaway follow this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2370437&d=1383564029
29.now copy regionlock to ur phone using usb cable..should be easy ,use file manager on ur phone, install it, requires root access..click accept, launch the app, click on regionlock
30.it will say updating modem, finally it will show patch seems to be successful.blah blah blah ..choose reboot now and thats it your done!
31.if u dont see ur carrier, go to settings, connections tab, more networks, mobile networks..choose ur carrier, wait for it to register and finally ur done
Note:u can update ur modem to new version because the unlock is permanent, changing firmware or baseband will not lock the phone ENJOY

nuback said:
##Things you need##
USB cable
S4 GT-i9505
4.4.2 firmware
I9505_XXUAME2 modem
regionlockaway
##################
1.Download stock firmware 4.4.2 (firmware found on sammobile)
2.Download Laest Odin and install samsung drivers
3.Power off phone
4.Hold power button + volume down, select volume up to enter download mode
5.Once you see the green Android and says Now downloading..you are good to go
6.plug in usb cable and connect your phone..see step 16 and 17 to see how to enter developer mode.
7.Launch Odin and make sure choose Run as administartor
8.Odin will say Added! on ur left..also you will see which com its using..can be for example COM3 or COM4...point is, its not the same for every computer
9.the latest ODin has BL, AP, CP etc
10.now lets do this! Choose AP and Load ur stock 4.4.2 firmware, odin will sometime say not responding but dont worry after a moment it will finish loading..check the logs on the left. also make sure autoreboot is check and reset time..these option are checked by default. DONOT TICK OTHER OPTIONS..JUST DONT.
11.Once loaded, click Start and Odin on top left will show you a progress bar on how much until done..this will take sometime..sit back and relax
12.once done, your phone will restart and start loading the new firmware, if stuck on samsung bootlogo continue to step 13 if not skip to step 15
13.Remove your battery and put it back on and hold power button + volume up to enter recovery mode.
14.Once you see recovery mode, scroll down using volume down, select reset cache/factory setting, press power button to select, scroll down again on YES an click power button to select, once done, go to main menu and select reboot system
15. Ok wait patiently for ur phone to load the firmware, once loaded..skip the user setting as much as possible..like setting user acc,time and date etc...
16.go to settings, more, scroll down, select about device,check os version..should be 4.4.2
17. now scroll down more and see build number..tap on that a few times until its says ur now developer.
18.tap back, in settings menu, you will now see developer options, enter developer options and check usb debugging
19.Now the tricky part, we will now change the baseband to get several option unlock in the service menu..mainly to get this option PERSO SHA256 OFF in the service menu. if most of u have upgraded to 5.01 firmware and tried every unlock method..but not working..This method works 100%.
20.Assuming all drivers working perfecty, usb debugging On, turn phone off and go to download mode, hold power button+volume down, select volume up to continue
21.now ur in download mode again, Download I9505XXUAME2 which can be found in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025 and extract the zip file to a folder.
22.Launch ODin (run as ADministrator), make sure ur phone is added!, select CP and select I9505_XXUAME2_MODEM.tar.md5 and click start,when finished ur phone will restart
23. Almost there! , so now go to settings,more, about device,check baseband, should say I9505XXUAME2, if so ur good to go
24.now u can check this http://gs4.wonderhowto.com/how-to/c...y-s4-so-you-can-use-another-sim-card-0148110/ to see how to get to service menu
25.i will tell u anyways..go to dialer, type *#0011#, touch menu on phone, select key input, type 1 (sometimes i type Q0 if 1 doesnt work), press ok, press menu again, press back in menu..wait until u get the service menu, go debug screen, phone control, network lock, and there it is! the damn PERSO SHA256 OFF.click on that, u can continue to follow the guide in the link with photos where its says go back to main menu and go COMMOn, nv rebuild, restore backup..do that too.
26.now ur phone will restart and in my case it didnt unlock my carrier. what a bummer but fear not we shall continue..
27. Now you have to root this phone, iv downloaded kingoroot for this..use whatever method u like to root ur phone.
28.now assuming ur phone is rooted, download regionlockaway follow this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2370437&d=1383564029
29.now copy regionlock to ur phone using usb cable..should be easy ,use file manager on ur phone, install it, requires root access..click accept, launch the app, click on regionlock
30.it will say updating modem, finally it will show patch seems to be successful.blah blah blah ..choose reboot now and thats it your done!
31.if u dont see ur carrier, go to settings, connections tab, more networks, mobile networks..choose ur carrier, wait for it to register and finally ur done
Note:u can update ur modem to new version because the unlock is permanent, changing firmware or baseband will not lock the phone ENJOY
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Please the link u provided for the modem is "rar" instead of "tar" are they the same thing?
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How to Unlock Bootloader Galaxy A51

Please make back up data first, because unlock bootloader is formatting data and erase all your file
Unlock Bootloader Galaxy A51:
1. Setting >> About Phone
2. Software Information
3. Tap 7 times on build number, to enable developer options.
4. Tap back 2x.
5. Sroll down, tap developer options.
6. Enable (turn on) OEM Unlocking.
7. Enable (turn on) USB Debugging.
8. Turn off the phone.
9. Press and hold Vol Up + Vol Down, and connect USB Cable to PC / laptop.
10. Entering download mode.
11. Long press vol up
12. Press vol up again to Unlock Bootloader.
13. Factory reset
14. Welcome screen
15. Done.
Credit
@redymedan

Hello, after step 12 I get a green screen with some red letters above that say "error verifying vbmeta..." and now I can not restart the phone, any solution?
SOLVED

Nachopincha said:
Hello, after step 12 I get a green screen with some red letters above that say "error verifying vbmeta..." and now I can not restart the phone, any solution?
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Just follow step by step in video

When I enter the blue screen before step 11, I just get a message saying "Downloading... do not turn off target" and it never goes away.

On my US model, I only get to step 5. Nothing after that. No OEM Unlock. Not sure who is blocking it; AT&T or Samsung or Qualcomm. So this might work in international models, but does not work on mine.
US model A51 5G
Model Number SM-A516U1

Brian D said:
On my US model, I only get to step 5. Nothing after that. No OEM Unlock. Not sure who is blocking it; AT&T or Samsung or Qualcomm. So this might work in international models, but does not work on mine.
US model A51 5G
Model Number SM-A516U1
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I'm stuck on the boot logo and don't know what to do

mohaibr said:
I'm stuck on the boot logo and don't know what to do
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I dont know what you are doing to your phone
You can flash via ODIN and Stock ROM SAMSUNG
You can see how to flash via ODIN in Youtube

Nachopincha said:
Hello, after step 12 I get a green screen with some red letters above that say "error verifying vbmeta..." and now I can not restart the phone, any solution?
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How do you solved it
can you share step by step

hey dude can you Help me
my device is showing imei 00000000 and cannot remember original csc version also bootloader cannot unlocked after pressing long vol + button in download mode it always say unlock bootloader when i did itjust reboot and factory rested and still no oem option grey out

my us model s515dl boots to a screen with green text saying entering fastboot and shows up under fastboot devices..can we work with that?

Good afternoon, can you help? And actually, what is the problem with a friend's child blocked Galaxy A51, tried to apply all the magic failed, since the developer mode is disabled and I can't turn on usb debugging, I've already tried everything to put a custom recovery and still in no way (to remove two files with blocking using Aroma fm) The path through Samsung unlock also disappears, since this beast went into flight mode after rebooting and does not turn anything on. I have already tried the very last option through attiny and otg password reseller, but it has already reached 4 minutes for one password and this method has also disappeared. I also sent it to ADB through the regular recovery, but the commands are very limited, and I didn't find anything useful either

irbis36 said:
Good afternoon, can you help? And actually, what is the problem with a friend's child blocked Galaxy A51, tried to apply all the magic failed, since the developer mode is disabled and I can't turn on usb debugging, I've already tried everything to put a custom recovery and still in no way (to remove two files with blocking using Aroma fm) The path through Samsung unlock also disappears, since this beast went into flight mode after rebooting and does not turn anything on. I have already tried the very last option through attiny and otg password reseller, but it has already reached 4 minutes for one password and this method has also disappeared. I also sent it to ADB through the regular recovery, but the commands are very limited, and I didn't find anything useful either
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Try to flashing stock firmware

I am stuck on Entering Fastboot...
bootloader not opening please help me solve the problem