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I am lost on this S5 Verizon phone repair any help would be appreciated. Below is everything I have already done. During each time I flashed the device with ODIN I have also went in and did a wipe catch and factory reset to make sure it wasn't anything getting "stuck" during the flash process.
First error message when this all started read:
“System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone....”
Above this error message in red text reads: Secure Fail: Modem
I decided I would attempt to go back to stock firmware and unroot the device. I have downloaded and loaded step by step of the following software packages via odin.
ALL_VZW_G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_964333_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
ALL_VZW_G900VVRU1ANE9_G900VVZW1ANE9_1556536_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
ALL_VZW_G900VVRU1ANHA_G900VVZW1ANHA_2525521_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
ALL_VZW_G900VVRU1ANI2_G900VVZW1ANI2_2525521_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
I have also attempted to reset the PIT with: KLTE_USA_VZW ( I tried this after the first software package did not correct the issue and did some more research)
After doing all of the above I still get the “System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone.”
I attempted to use
G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_G900VVRU1BOA8_HOME - which is 5.0 and I am downloading this from Sammobile.com as I type to try instead.
On 5.0 i get a different error instead reading:
Start Up Failed
Your device didn't start up successfully. Use the Verizon software repair assistant on a computer to repair your device.
Above this error message in red text reads: Secure Fail: Modem
I can not use kies as the device is recognized but says it is not supported.
Please note: I did purchase this device knowing the first error message thinking it would just be a simple re-flash back to stock.
My Background: I have worked in the mobile business as a Sprint tech for 2 years and now work for a private company in computer and mobile repair so a total of 3 1/2 years mobile experience. However, I have not run into an issue like this before.
Again any help is much appreciated as this one has me stumped on what to try next
Update
Update:
I have downloaded the firmware G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_VZW from sammobile.com
When flashing with odin i get the same error " Your device didn't start up successfully......"
Also, I attempted to update from zip and I received an error "E footer is wrong" and "E signature verification failed"
Again any suggestion are appreciated.
tan0892 said:
I am lost on this S5 Verizon phone repair any help would be appreciated. Below is everything I have already done. During each time I flashed the device with ODIN I have also went in and did a wipe catch and factory reset to make sure it wasn't anything getting "stuck" during the flash process.
First error message when this all started read:
“System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone....”
Above this error message in red text reads: Secure Fail: Modem
I decided I would attempt to go back to stock firmware and unroot the device. I have downloaded and loaded step by step of the following software packages via odin.
ALL_VZW_G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_964333_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
ALL_VZW_G900VVRU1ANE9_G900VVZW1ANE9_1556536_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
ALL_VZW_G900VVRU1ANHA_G900VVZW1ANHA_2525521_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
ALL_VZW_G900VVRU1ANI2_G900VVZW1ANI2_2525521_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
I have also attempted to reset the PIT with: KLTE_USA_VZW ( I tried this after the first software package did not correct the issue and did some more research)
After doing all of the above I still get the “System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone.”
I attempted to use
G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_G900VVRU1BOA8_HOME - which is 5.0 and I am downloading this from Sammobile.com as I type to try instead.
On 5.0 i get a different error instead reading:
Start Up Failed
Your device didn't start up successfully. Use the Verizon software repair assistant on a computer to repair your device.
Above this error message in red text reads: Secure Fail: Modem
I can not use kies as the device is recognized but says it is not supported.
Please note: I did purchase this device knowing the first error message thinking it would just be a simple re-flash back to stock.
My Background: I have worked in the mobile business as a Sprint tech for 2 years and now work for a private company in computer and mobile repair so a total of 3 1/2 years mobile experience. However, I have not run into an issue like this before.
Again any help is much appreciated as this one has me stumped on what to try next
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tan0892 said:
Update:
I have downloaded the firmware G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_VZW from sammobile.com
When flashing with odin i get the same error " Your device didn't start up successfully......"
Also, I attempted to update from zip and I received an error "E footer is wrong" and "E signature verification failed"
Again any suggestion are appreciated.
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Try a factory data reset and clear cache from the stock recovery. You can also try Nand Erase All and Phone EFS Clear in Odin with the tar and pit files..
clarification
I have never done a Nand Erase All and a bit hesitant to do so with out clarification.
Is the suggestion to have the full tar file.
G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_VZW.tar in AP
KLTE_USA_VZW.pit in PIT
and have the following
Auto Reboot
F. Reset Time
Nand Erase All
Phone EFS Clear
Then click start?
Misterxtc said:
Try a factory data reset and clear cache from the stock recovery. You can also try Nand Erase All and Phone EFS Clear in Odin with the tar and pit files..
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tan0892 said:
I have never done a Nand Erase All and a bit hesitant to do so with out clarification.
Is the suggestion to have the full tar file.
G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_VZW.tar in AP
KLTE_USA_VZW.pit in PIT
and have the following
Auto Reboot
F. Reset Time
Nand Erase All
Phone EFS Clear
Then click start?
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Yes that should do it for you. I forgot exactly what Nand erases but it won't hurt, I've done it many times.
Still failed with same error messages. I have tried this with ALL_VZW_G900VVRU1ANHA_G900VVZW1ANHA_2525521_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 and G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_VZW with no luck.
Misterxtc said:
Yes that should do it for you. I forgot exactly what Nand erases but it won't hurt, I've done it many times.
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tan0892 said:
Still failed with same error messages. I have tried this with ALL_VZW_G900VVRU1ANHA_G900VVZW1ANHA_2525521_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 and G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_VZW with no luck.
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I would take it to a Verizon or BestBuy store and see if they will try seeing that this isn't working for you.
Update 2
Best Buy - can not do anything with it.
Verizon- Since I am prepaid and never had this device on this line they can not help
Samsung - offered me to send in the device to be re flashed. However, it is "out of warranty" due to more then 1 year old manufacture. --- Yes it was released April 11 2014 and I explained this to the friendly fella on the other line for about 45 minutes till he got me to his supervisor. Which then told me the only person that can over ride the out of warranty statues is the repair service center. The flash would be free. However, if anything is physically wrong with the device it will not be covered. With how non of the flash seem to work I am leaning towards this being a failure with the on board storage.
If any one has any suggestions before Monday please let me know otherwise I will send the phone in to see what Samsung has to say. I will update the posting once I find out more. .
tan0892 said:
Best Buy - can not do anything with it.
Verizon- Since I am prepaid and never had this device on this line they can not help
Samsung - offered me to send in the device to be re flashed. However, it is "out of warranty" due to more then 1 year old manufacture. --- Yes it was released April 11 2014 and I explained this to the friendly fella on the other line for about 45 minutes till he got me to his supervisor. Which then told me the only person that can over ride the out of warranty statues is the repair service center. The flash would be free. However, if anything is physically wrong with the device it will not be covered. With how non of the flash seem to work I am leaning towards this being a failure with the on board storage.
If any one has any suggestions before Monday please let me know otherwise I will send the phone in to see what Samsung has to say. I will update the posting once I find out more. .
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What they mean by physically wrong is if there is water damage or something that YOU did. If the phone crapped out and blew a capacitor then they should still cover it.
Also they would call you and ask if you wanted to go through the repair if there was damage in which case you would decline and ask them to send it back
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Free mobile app
harrytery said:
What they mean by physically wrong is if there is water damage or something that YOU did. If the phone crapped out and blew a capacitor then they should still cover it.
Also they would call you and ask if you wanted to go through the repair if there was damage in which case you would decline and ask them to send it back
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Free mobile app
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Nope the phone is in good shape no cracks/liquid damage.
However, the system that Samsung has shows the phone out of warranty which is on my RMA ticket too and that's what I debated with their phone rep about for 45 minutes since release date was April 11 2014.
*02/12/2015//20:04:53//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
2/12/2015 7:04 PM-Chien Tran: The unit is shipped.
*02/12/2015//18:34:06//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
2/12/2015 5:33 PM-PBA Inspection: The unit has left the technician. SOLUTION: BER
*02/12/2015//18:34:05//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
DEVICE ROOTED/Software not authorized has been found on device
*02/12/2015//09:14:28//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
2/12/2015 8:13 AM-Degitu Yismaw: The unit has been received. Pack Condition: Fair Packaging (Box & Cushion)
thread from Samsung tracking
I am guessing this means it is bricked and Samsung will not help.
I should be getting the phone next week. Any other suggestions appreciated.
Hey man let's try to help each other out... I'm also in the same exact situation...
My phone keeps rebooting to the "Samsung powered by Android" logo and turns off and then repeats it again until I take out the battery.
I can't even download the stock 5.0 file from the samsung website because my internet is too slow...
Try only clicking "auto reboot" and "reset time F" and run the "G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_VZW.tar.md5" file on AP.
Btw, do you have the unzipped file by any chance?
jkim204 said:
Hey man let's try to help each other out... I'm also in the same exact situation...
My phone keeps rebooting to the "Samsung powered by Android" logo and turns off and then repeats it again until I take out the battery.
I can't even download the stock 5.0 file from the samsung website because my internet is too slow...
Try only clicking "auto reboot" and "reset time F" and run the "G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_VZW.tar.md5" file on AP.
Btw, do you have the unzipped file by any chance?
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Sammobile site is slow because they want you to pay for the faster downloads.
I have downloaded 1 from sammobile.com as well overnight but didn't do anything different for my issue.
Your's sounds a bit different. If you can get one of these stock full tar files you should be good to flash in ODIN.
If that doesn't work do a reset/wipe device with Home + Vol Up + Power before and after flash sometimes helps
This thread has some good links to stock tar with everything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53447942
galaxy S5 sm-g900v firmware problem
hey man mine do the same , SM-G900V its a samsung from verizon, i just bought it because i thought it was a software problem,
it keeps rebooting and on the startup screen appears a padlock and it say "COSTUM"
sometimes it keeps a few minutes on, somtimes its frozen and restart,
This is crazy, right now i live in the dominican republik, and i dont know if i must send it to verizon
temd said:
hey man mine do the same , SM-G900V its a samsung from verizon, i just bought it because i thought it was a software problem,
it keeps rebooting and on the startup screen appears a padlock and it say "COSTUM"
sometimes it keeps a few minutes on, somtimes its frozen and restart,
This is crazy, right now i live in the dominican republik, and i dont know if i must send it to verizon
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Sorry to all that had this problem and didn't find a fix but to those that still have a Verizon s5 this may help.
I had the same problem with this S5 I'm playing with and I fix it by using odin3 v3.10 to flash the kernel again.
Dropped the Kernel the AP in odin. Everything was still there after i flashed it pic's / text and app all still there.
And the COSTUM on the screen means you have unlocked the kernel and one need to be flash.
hit thanks if this help
sounds to me like you guys have the wrong bootloader and are trying to downgrade to older firmware than the bootloader will allow. Try downloading one of the latest 6.0 firmware packages and flash that. I would imagine that will solve your issue.
So I upgraded my G900V to Marshmallow and then did a factory reset after I verified it worked because I wanted to start fresh, but now the setup screen says "abnormal factory reset" and is asking for my Samsung Account credentials. When I try to sign in it says "processing failed" every time and won't go past the page...
What I have tried (all have failed):
1. resetting my Samsung Account password (twice now...)
2. a second factory reset
3. using find my mobile to unlock it
4. flashing the stock kitkat firmware (fail with odin)
5. flashing a custom recovery (fail with odin)
6. using the OTG cable method (nothing displays on the screen...)
7. using the sidesync method (nothing displays on the screen...)
8. Called Samsung Support 3 times:
-regular support # - told to call the accounts # during business hours
- accounts # - told that they would have it remotely unlocked by the next morning (of course they don't follow through)
-accounts # - given the runaround treatment for 1.5 hours until a supervisor in the returns department tells me there is nothing more they can do and don't have the capability to service it (apparently it's still under warranty even (not that it matters.....))
So does anyone know a work around? I would really like to get my phone functional again.
The phone is not stolen! If anyone wants proof I am happy to supply multiple clear photos of the phone itself and the imei number, which is clean.
I managed to bypassed it, created samsung account, phone works but i can`t set custom recovery, samsung support doesn`t help either. I have g900p.
exeg said:
I managed to bypassed it, created samsung account, phone works but i can`t set custom recovery, samsung support doesn`t help either. I have g900p.
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Please tell me how I am willing to send a pic on the imei to prove the phone isn't stolen....
RipCityBassWorks said:
Please tell me how I am willing to send a pic on the imei to prove the phone isn't stolen....
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In my case, before samsung account request , sprint asks to activate account, i clicked yes, then I entered epst settings, after that turned on debug and with the help of adb entered command to settings
exeg said:
In my case, before samsung account request , sprint asks to activate account, i clicked yes, then I entered epst settings, after that turned on debug and with the help of adb entered command to settings
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Unfortunately mine doesn't have any option close to that. Lucky for me though I think Samsung came around, I tried submitting a repair request for a second time and this time I was approved and it will be covered under warranty.
exeg said:
In my case, before samsung account request , sprint asks to activate account, i clicked yes, then I entered epst settings, after that turned on debug and with the help of adb entered command to settings
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I'm able to use the downgrade/OTG method to get access to the phone, but then I am in a situation where I can't turn off the Reactivation Lock, it just stays stuck on. What were the ADB commands that you used to turn it off? Thanks for your help.
fitzonthemark said:
I'm able to use the downgrade/OTG method to get access to the phone, but then I am in a situation where I can't turn off the Reactivation Lock, it just stays stuck on. What were the ADB commands that you used to turn it off? Thanks for your help.
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I can`t turn it off. I even managed to create samsung account but after I enter password nothing happens
UPDATE:
so Samsung not only fixed the problem, but they also restored the phone to like new condition (it was in very beat up but no cracks condition previously) so I really have to give props to them for their amazing repair team. It took about a week total if anyone is wondering.
I have a new method to remove reactivation lock it is confirmed working. It works on Samsung eMMC and Toshiba eMMC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ivation-lock-off-finally-stuck-t3433342/page1
I thought I would post this in case someone else is stuck like I was. I purchased an S7 SM-G930F off ebay and it worked fine for a 45 days until 2 days ago when a Rent-A-Center lock screen popped up and rendered the device unusable. I tried to get it returned through ebay but the seller and ebay both said that the return window closed. Based on web searches this has been in place for a few years on Rent-A-Center acquired devices but I couldn't find anything fixing it for the S7. Long story short I tried everything under the sun to get a firmware on it and every way failed. It seems like anything based on Samsung firmware would trigger it including multiple different builds such as Superman. Others probably know more, but it seems like there is something in Samsung produced firmwares (maybe knox) that checks and trips on the IMEI number causing the lock to trigger.
There are guides and information out there about using Cyanogenmod on an S5 to work around it so I looked through all the firmware available and decided to try the N7 Google Pixel Edition 2.0 here by Angelo27093 since it wasn't based on Samsung Firmware.
That worked! Many Thanks to Angelo27093 and anyone else who worked on that firmware because it turned my 500.00 brick into a usable device.
Steps (I'm a newb so maybe I didn't need all this)
1. Download the Stock firmware of your choice from Sammobile
2. Unzip/unrar it and pull out the BL and CP for bootloader and modem (I used 7Zip)
3. Grab TWRP from here
4. Grab Odin 3.12 here
5. Download the N7 Google Pixel Edition 2.0 ROM here
6. Put the N7 ROM on an SD Card
7. Put the Device in Download Mode (Hold Vol Down, Power, Home)
8. Use Odin to flash TWRP to the device (AP)
9. Reboot into Recovery Mode (Hold Vol Up, Power, Home)
10. In TWRP use Advanced Wipe to Wipe everything except the SD Card. If it fails use Reset Data first, then Wipe
11. Reboot into Download mode from TWRP Reboot menu
12. Use Odin to Flash the BL, CP, and TWRP
13. Reboot into Recovery mode
14. Use Install from the TWRP menu to browse to N7 Google Pixel ROM on the SD Card
15. That's it. Wait for it to boot and setup (might take 5-10 min)
The only other thing I did was grab exchange services and the samsung email client from an APK mirror.
Again, MANY Thanks to all the people that put all this software together. Saved my device!
Just tried this, still doesn't work for me. Followed all the steps. Did the lock come back for you?
1- install twrp
2- boot into recovery
3- Go to Advanced -> Terminal Command -> hit "Select"
4- type these comands
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/sda11
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/sda13
5- do a factory reset with the recovery
deshaney said:
1- install twrp
2- boot into recovery
3- Go to Advanced -> Terminal Command -> hit "Select"
4- type these comands
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/sda11
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/sda13
5- do a factory reset with the recovery
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When doing dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/sda11 I get the following error:
Code:
dd: writing 'dev/block/sda11' : No space left on device
Thank you for this!! At our cell-repair place we had a customer have this stuck on their S7 and we could not get it off. We had actually tried this exact thing once before without a few of the steps. Well, we did everything in this order again, including flashing twrp again and typing the code before installing the rom and it worked! Not sure what was different between our two separate tries, but in the end it worked! So thank you!!
deshaney said:
1- install twrp
2- boot into recovery
3- Go to Advanced -> Terminal Command -> hit "Select"
4- type these comands
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/sda11
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/sda13
5- do a factory reset with the recovery
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after do odin flash with G930FXXU1APB6 and all ok
Note 8
I just bought a "unlocked" note 8 and everything was clean when I checked it and everything works and is activated but when I was scrolling though the settings I saw under "knox" there's a Rent-a-center profile with the contact number and everything. So I'm assuming this is going to do the same exact thing. And if it does, will this method work for my phone as well? I've been doing research about what it means and a solution when i stumbled on this post and figured I'd ask some people who are familiar with the issue and might know what to do and not to do. So If anyone has any advice or can help please let me know
mjohnson27401 said:
I thought I would post this in case someone else is stuck like I was. I purchased an S7 SM-G930F off ebay and it worked fine for a 45 days until 2 days ago when a Rent-A-Center lock screen popped up and rendered the device unusable. I tried to get it returned through ebay but the seller and ebay both said that the return window closed. Based on web searches this has been in place for a few years on Rent-A-Center acquired devices but I couldn't find anything fixing it for the S7. Long story short I tried everything under the sun to get a firmware on it and every way failed. It seems like anything based on Samsung firmware would trigger it including multiple different builds such as Superman. Others probably know more, but it seems like there is something in Samsung produced firmwares (maybe knox) that checks and trips on the IMEI number causing the lock to trigger.
There are guides and information out there about using Cyanogenmod on an S5 to work around it so I looked through all the firmware available and decided to try the N7 Google Pixel Edition 2.0 here by Angelo27093 since it wasn't based on Samsung Firmware.
That worked! Many Thanks to Angelo27093 and anyone else who worked on that firmware because it turned my 500.00 brick into a usable device.
Steps (I'm a newb so maybe I didn't need all this)
1. Download the Stock firmware of your choice from Sammobile
2. Unzip/unrar it and pull out the BL and CP for bootloader and modem (I used 7Zip)
3. Grab TWRP from here
4. Grab Odin 3.12 here
5. Download the N7 Google Pixel Edition 2.0 ROM here
6. Put the N7 ROM on an SD Card
7. Put the Device in Download Mode (Hold Vol Down, Power, Home)
8. Use Odin to flash TWRP to the device (AP)
9. Reboot into Recovery Mode (Hold Vol Up, Power, Home)
10. In TWRP use Advanced Wipe to Wipe everything except the SD Card. If it fails use Reset Data first, then Wipe
11. Reboot into Download mode from TWRP Reboot menu
12. Use Odin to Flash the BL, CP, and TWRP
13. Reboot into Recovery mode
14. Use Install from the TWRP menu to browse to N7 Google Pixel ROM on the SD Card
15. That's it. Wait for it to boot and setup (might take 5-10 min)
The only other thing I did was grab exchange services and the samsung email client from an APK mirror.
Again, MANY Thanks to all the people that put all this software together. Saved my device!
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didn't work for me, model g930f. please helpppp!!! ((
TLDR, follow back to stock procedures for your phone. In this case they have used an exploit to gain system persistence. Without clearing the system and data partitions, the exploit will likely return ("factory restore" only wipes data partition).
Sounds to me like the Rent a Center lock is a legitimate lock by Rent a Center... It seems that whomever you bought your phone from had acquired it from Rent a Center on a "rent to own" or something similar - And they sold you a phone that wasn't theirs to actually sell....In other words it looks - walks & smells like fraud on the part of the person who sold you the phone.
https://www.rentacenter.com/smartphones/shop-smartphones/c/5001
Sent from my SM-G955W ??
magmafire said:
actually i bought a note 8 on ebay after 2 months use my phone was locked too with its was saying rent a center and asking for password
a friend of mine has commented on facebook post for someone who was saying he have sucessfully removed this lock
i did contacted him on his facebook he told me to send picture of the lock i did send it and he said he can unlock it he asked me for 90$ to remove the lock i accept and and paid him via skrill he asked for team viewer the logged to my pc then made the screen black and i do not know what he did then he tell me to do some steps and volla my phone was in download mode for 2 minutes then rebooted and i cant believe the lock was gone
this is the link where i found his post
www . facebook . com/ baselalzoupi/posts/2089441677959653
and this his facebook id page where i contacted him
www . facebook . com/ baselalzoupi
i cant post links because i just registered to make you guys know about it because i spent 1 month searching for solution
remove spaces in the link to make it work
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Had great experience with this service referred by @magmafire. Basel was very professional, friendly and patient. He is passionate about his work. The price was more than fair for the service he offered. I highly recommend him for anyone's got a rent-a-center locked phone. :good:
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Sounds to me like the Rent a Center lock is a legitimate lock by Rent a Center... It seems that whomever you bought your phone from had acquired it from Rent a Center on a "rent to own" or something similar - And they sold you a phone that wasn't theirs to actually sell....In other words it looks - walks & smells like fraud on the part of the person who sold you the phone.
https://www.rentacenter.com/smartphones/shop-smartphones/c/5001
Sent from my SM-G955W
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if it really comes down to it rent a center are a bunch of crooks who over charge people 2,500.00 for a 800.00 phone ??? screw rent a center.
Any one here can verify this method works? Seems ever one saying its not working. I bought a s7 other day mint condition for 25 bucks guy said it wouldn't turn on so i got home and charged it and it came on but it has a RAC lock on it. I figure if its ez enough for me to get it off i will try that but if not i will wait till i get another s7 with bad lcd and swap boards. I tried flashed U1 FW and that didnt work.
Flash the engineer bootloader that matches your firmware version. This will give you root she'll access. Then you can use the "dd if" commands to remove rac lock. I've done it on multiple phones.
I have the opportunity to buy a Note 9 from a seller that seems to deal with second-hand stuff (maybe a pawn shop, or they bought a pallet of electronics for resell/repair/etc). I don't think it's some degenerate that just didn't pay their bill and are trying to rip off RAC. It's the unlocked international version (N9600) that can be bootloader unlocked, rooted, etc. I'm familiar with the process of entering download mode, wiping, rebuilding partitions, etc. Would this process work on this phone to permanently remove the RAC lock? I plan to use the phone on Verizon, FWIW.
Now, a note on the legality/honesty of this situation:
I know that there is the possibility of dishonesty here... so it's a little taboo to talk about. RAC locked down the device due to non-payment. However, I hate the idea of the hardware going to waste. The fact is that when someone defrauds a lender (carrier, rent a center, etc)... it sucks, and there's a phone that's locked until it's paid for. However, in most cases, they don't pay for it, and it gets sold on the gray market. I just want this device to be able to be used again. If RAC is the only entity that can *legally* unlock it, then it's just not going to happen. They might want thousands of dollars to pay it off.
Stolen cars are eventually sold at auction, assuming they are in suitable condition. It's the most legitimate end to preventing a running car from going unused.
So... on the honor system... we technically capable people that just want to battle entropy of electronics might be able to remove the lock permanently and save the device from the e-waste heap. That's my goal. And a good deal, of course.
So... Will this work for the N9600? Thanks
KerwinSiwa said:
I totally agree. State courts throughout the US have consistently held that a failure to pay for leased merchandise is civil in nature, and does not rise to the level of theft or other criminal charges. Hence, a person in possession of a Rent-a-Center locked smartphone is not in possession of stolen property. No harm, no foul. Ethically, I can see where Rent-a-Center posits in terms of a loss. Nevertheless, the civil dispute is strictly between Rent-a-Center and the lease signer. That's none of my business. My name's Paul and that's between ya'll; my name's Bennett and I ain't in it. Anyway you get my point. A Rent-a-Center in Tennessee recently sought civil damages against an individual who was charging a fee to remove RAC remote security from RAC smartphones. Rent-a-Center ultimately lost the case (See Rent-a-Center, Inc vs. Jerry Garvey, Jr (Tenn. R. App. P. 81 (Aug 2018)).
By the way these locks are super simple to remove and, on most devices, the remote security protocol can be removed from the device in 15 minutes or less. Rent-a-Center should perhaps look into some better security. Yes, you can do this on the N9600 as well. I can confirm on that model.
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Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, the item in question already sold to someone else... But now that I'm interested in the topic, I'm also curious. Can RAC blacklist the phone like a carrier could? Could they put the IMEI or MEID on a list of stolen devices and carriers like Verizon or Tmobile could refuse to activate them? Or, do they have no authority to do that? If they could blacklist the device for all carriers, it doesn't matter how simple their security is.
Thanks again
So... Let's say I came across a phone with a RAC lock and did an ESN check. If I got the attached results... What would be the outcome? It's not on the blacklist, but it is on the NCIC list (national crime information center). Would Verizon or any other carrier allow it, or not? I kind of want to ask Verizon directly, but that would be like asking a TSA agent what weapons *are* allowed on a plane.
Any advice?
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So... Let's say I came across a phone with a RAC lock and did an ESN check. If I got the attached results... What would be the outcome? It's not on the blacklist, but it is on the NCIC list (national crime information center). Would Verizon or any other carrier allow it, or not? I kind of want to ask Verizon directly, but that would be like asking a TSA agent what weapons *are* allowed on a plane.
Any advice?
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ncic is the national database that police use for lost/stolen stuff. carriers generally dont have access to it. but cops do. if a cop runs the imei in ncic it would come back as stolen and you might get in trubble with the law for possing stolen property. however unlike cars or guns the cops only check phones through ncic if something suspicious is happening like phone theft investigation where they have a description of person or vehicle possibly involved
Hi,
I did a search here for anything to do with (SM-G950W) and saw 10 threads about this model but I am unable to find a thread that has a solution to my problem. I have read posts about using Odin v3.12.7 and putting the phone into download mode then flash the PDA (now called AP) with a combination .MD5 file that is compatible for (SM-G950W). I tried flashing with a stock AP, one from a stock SM-G950U and several others that I have found from Google search and all I get from Odin is "SW REV CHECK FAIL : [abl]Fused 2 > Binary 1". I made sure I had the latest version (as of writing this post) of the Samsung USB Driver with version 1.5.63.0 so does anyone know how I can bypass the FRP (factory reset protection)? I see lots of Youtube videos about using a bluetooth device and calling emergency but I will avoid this method. I should also mention that the "download" screen does show FRP lock enabled if that matters (is this KNOX?).
I am trying to help my friend fix this problem because he locked himself out of his phone so I am out of ideas and for whatever reason he does not remember the last Google account that was synced with his phone. We tried all the emails that "he" thinks it is and when we put in his cell phone # the recovery said it will send us the verification code but it fails.
Any help would be appreciated and thanks to those who replied.
EDIT:
I got Odin to flash the phone now. I had to use Canada (Rogers), version 7.0, PDA - (G950WVLU2AQK7), CSC - (G950WOYA2AQK7), date 2017-12-10 from SamMobile website. I wanted to flash the XAC version to remove Rogers branding but I kept getting the "SW REV CHECK FAIL : [abl]Fused 2 > Binary 1" error. Anyway, the phone rebooted back to FRP (factory reset protection) screen to enter a Google account. So back to square one unless someone knows which file I need to flash in order to bypass or unlock FRP.
Thanks,
htcraspy said:
Hi,
I did a search here for anything to do with (SM-G950W) and saw 10 threads about this model but I am unable to find a thread that has a solution to my problem. I have read posts about using Odin v3.12.7 and putting the phone into download mode then flash the PDA (now called AP) with a combination .MD5 file that is compatible for (SM-G950W). I tried flashing with a stock AP, one from a stock SM-G950U and several others that I have found from Google search and all I get from Odin is "SW REV CHECK FAIL : [abl]Fused 2 > Binary 1". I made sure I had the latest version (as of writing this post) of the Samsung USB Driver with version 1.5.63.0 so does anyone know how I can bypass the FRP (factory reset protection)? I see lots of Youtube videos about using a bluetooth device and calling emergency but I will avoid this method. I should also mention that the "download" screen does show FRP lock enabled if that matters (is this KNOX?).
I am trying to help my friend fix this problem because he locked himself out of his phone so I am out of ideas and for whatever reason he does not remember the last Google account that was synced with his phone. We tried all the emails that "he" thinks it is and when we put in his cell phone # the recovery said it will send us the verification code but it fails.
Any help would be appreciated and thanks to those who replied.
EDIT:
I got Odin to flash the phone now. I had to use Canada (Rogers), version 7.0, PDA - (G950WVLU2AQK7), CSC - (G950WOYA2AQK7), date 2017-12-10 from SamMobile website. I wanted to flash the XAC version to remove Rogers branding but I kept getting the "SW REV CHECK FAIL : [abl]Fused 2 > Binary 1" error. Anyway, the phone rebooted back to FRP (factory reset protection) screen to enter a Google account. So back to square one unless someone knows which file I need to flash in order to bypass or unlock FRP.
Thanks,
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Use a tool like chimera tool you'll be able to get past that no problem. Should be able to anyway. 99% of people on these forums will automatically brand you a thief because nobody here apparently forgets their login account info and are otherwise perfect citizens
Try this guide http://www.techoxygen.com/samsung-frp-tool-2017-reset-frp-lock-free/
thatsupnow said:
Use a tool like chimera tool you'll be able to get past that no problem. Should be able to anyway. 99% of people on these forums will automatically brand you a thief because nobody here apparently forgets their login account info and are otherwise perfect citizens
Try this guide http://www.techoxygen.com/samsung-frp-tool-2017-reset-frp-lock-free/
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First off, thank you for being helpful. I even invited myself to the telegram group "Galaxy S8/S8+ (XDA Group)" to ask for help there too and some people was not as helpful by telling us that it would be impossible to forget the login. Seriously, I could have laughed at my friend and call him dumb but I didn't because he came to me for help. I searched and read so many forums and downloaded so many different files from legal websites to understand what to do but I couldn't get it resolved.
I will try the "chimera" tool that you suggested and if that doesn't work then we will just give up and bring the phone to a repair shop. I spoke to someone at Google today who said gmail password resets may take up to 24 hours for the phone to recognize. So we will try again with the 3 gmail accounts that we think was synced with the phone tomorrow because the passwords was just reset today however the representative said Samsung might be able to help so he transferred us to the Samsung in the U.S. (by mistake?) and the girl from Samsung transferred us to Samsung Canada. What a run around; anyway the last person said we may need to bring it to a repair shop. The person asked us for our postal code and gave us a few shops in our area.
Crossing our fingers that the "chimera" tool works otherwise we're probably looking at $50-$60 CAD for the phone repair shop to fix this issue.
Thanks again!
thatsupnow said:
Use a tool like chimera tool you'll be able to get past that no problem. Should be able to anyway. 99% of people on these forums will automatically brand you a thief because nobody here apparently forgets their login account info and are otherwise perfect citizens
Try this guide http://www.techoxygen.com/samsung-frp-tool-2017-reset-frp-lock-free/
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So I installed chimera and it doesn't list SM-G950W as an available model to reset the FRP. Do I need an update or do I need to buy something to get more supported models? Also I looked at "http://www.techoxygen.com/samsung-fr...frp-lock-free/" and downloaded the "Octoplus Samsung Tool" the download file came with a trojan virus which got removed by antivirus program. Now when I try to open the Octoplus tool it is saying that the "Card is not found". What does that mean? Sorry I never done this before so I am not familiar with these terms.
htcraspy said:
So I installed chimera and it doesn't list SM-G950W as an available model to reset the FRP. Do I need an update or do I need to buy something to get more supported models? Also I looked at "http://www.techoxygen.com/samsung-fr...frp-lock-free/" and downloaded the "Octoplus Samsung Tool" the download file came with a trojan virus which got removed by antivirus program. Now when I try to open the Octoplus tool it is saying that the "Card is not found". What does that mean? Sorry I never done this before so I am not familiar with these terms.
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Give this a shot
If that doesn't work go to YouTube and search bypass frp lock SM-G950W. You'll get it eventually
thatsupnow said:
Give this a shot
If that doesn't work go to YouTube and search bypass frp lock SM-G950W. You'll get it eventually
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Thanks for your help. We tried watching the videos but our Samsung S8 does not have a home button. Anyway, we decided to go to a local phone repair shop and they charged us $80 to reset the lock. We had to wait a bit because the Samsung server was down but at least we got our phone working again.
Also if anyone is wondering about the chimera tool and support for Samsung S8 this is the response I got from their support team:
Dear User,
Yes, currently it is not supported. The FRP reset is not added for the S8 models.Of course we will add it, in the near future. When? right now i can not tell you exact date, but i am sure that we can handle it soon.
Best regards,
Chimera team
htcraspy said:
Thanks for your help. We tried watching the videos but our Samsung S8 does not have a home button. Anyway, we decided to go to a local phone repair shop and they charged us $80 to reset the lock. We had to wait a bit because the Samsung server was down but at least we got our phone working again.
Also if anyone is wondering about the chimera tool and support for Samsung S8 this is the response I got from their support team:
Dear User,
Yes, currently it is not supported. The FRP reset is not added for the S8 models.Of course we will add it, in the near future. When? right now i can not tell you exact date, but i am sure that we can handle it soon.
Best regards,
Chimera team
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Right on at least you got it going again. I just kinda assumed chimera tool supported that cause I've been using it for years on my other galaxy phones and was unlocking a whole bunch of other phones for $10 a pop.
I have same problem with my sm-g950w and don't want to pay 80$ at phone repair shop
hopefully if I wait a little, more option will become available for the frp reset
if anyone has any more options, please let me know
thatsupnow said:
Use a tool like chimera tool you'll be able to get past that no problem. Should be able to anyway. 99% of people on these forums will automatically brand you a thief because nobody here apparently forgets their login account info and are otherwise perfect citizens
Try this guide http://www.techoxygen.com/samsung-frp-tool-2017-reset-frp-lock-free/
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It's not that everyone thinks that, it's that there is no way to tell from a forum post, and rather than risk making xda complicit in a felony it's safer and fairer to just not answer any of them on the board where there is an official record. Just wait until some judge subpones all of xdas servers because they hold official records in an ongoing criminal case
htcraspy said:
Hi,
I did a search here for anything to do with (SM-G950W) and saw 10 threads about this model but I am unable to find a thread that has a solution to my problem. I have read posts about using Odin v3.12.7 and putting the phone into download mode then flash the PDA (now called AP) with a combination .MD5 file that is compatible for (SM-G950W). I tried flashing with a stock AP, one from a stock SM-G950U and several others that I have found from Google search and all I get from Odin is "SW REV CHECK FAIL : [abl]Fused 2 > Binary 1". I made sure I had the latest version (as of writing this post) of the Samsung USB Driver with version 1.5.63.0 so does anyone know how I can bypass the FRP (factory reset protection)? I see lots of Youtube videos about using a bluetooth device and calling emergency but I will avoid this method. I should also mention that the "download" screen does show FRP lock enabled if that matters (is this KNOX?).
I am trying to help my friend fix this problem because he locked himself out of his phone so I am out of ideas and for whatever reason he does not remember the last Google account that was synced with his phone. We tried all the emails that "he" thinks it is and when we put in his cell phone # the recovery said it will send us the verification code but it fails.
Any help would be appreciated and thanks to those who replied.
EDIT:
I got Odin to flash the phone now. I had to use Canada (Rogers), version 7.0, PDA - (G950WVLU2AQK7), CSC - (G950WOYA2AQK7), date 2017-12-10 from SamMobile website. I wanted to flash the XAC version to remove Rogers branding but I kept getting the "SW REV CHECK FAIL : [abl]Fused 2 > Binary 1" error. Anyway, the phone rebooted back to FRP (factory reset protection) screen to enter a Google account. So back to square one unless someone knows which file I need to flash in order to bypass or unlock FRP.
Thanks,
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Ok trying to help here, if you already flashed the phone with version 7 its means will get easy to bypass the G account, just there are a lot of videos on you tube but the easiest one is in spanish.. (freedom phone) the name of the you tuber, if not there are more in english..
Android 7 allow you to update the keyboard which is necessary in order to complete the task, it will take just 10 minutes I did one T mobile but it will work with the canadian one as long as the phone has the version 7.. btw i am downloading the rogers firmware to flash my canadian one.. thanks for the tip..
XDA never encourages this "fishy" applications for some really really desperate people that needs help.
Samsung repair centre can fix your FRP Locked phone. Just present your Proof of purchase/receipt/ warranty card and of course your phone
So you can use your phone again.
FRP security is implemented to prevent unauthorized access on your phone.
So make sure you don't forget your main google account logged in on your phone.
It is really recommended that you have "MULTIPLE WAYS" of retrieving your Google account
Make sure your G Account has
(
1. phone number
2. recovery email
3. provided security
4. Q&A
5. Google recovery page ( you need to answer personal info/identity you can remember)
)
htcraspy said:
Hi,
I did a search here for anything to do with (SM-G950W) and saw 10 threads about this model but I am unable to find a thread that has a solution to my problem. I have read posts about using Odin v3.12.7 and putting the phone into download mode then flash the PDA (now called AP) with a combination .MD5 file that is compatible for (SM-G950W). I tried flashing with a stock AP, one from a stock SM-G950U and several others that I have found from Google search and all I get from Odin is "SW REV CHECK FAIL : [abl]Fused 2 > Binary 1". I made sure I had the latest version (as of writing this post) of the Samsung USB Driver with version 1.5.63.0 so does anyone know how I can bypass the FRP (factory reset protection)? I see lots of Youtube videos about using a bluetooth device and calling emergency but I will avoid this method. I should also mention that the "download" screen does show FRP lock enabled if that matters (is this KNOX?).
I am trying to help my friend fix this problem because he locked himself out of his phone so I am out of ideas and for whatever reason he does not remember the last Google account that was synced with his phone. We tried all the emails that "he" thinks it is and when we put in his cell phone # the recovery said it will send us the verification code but it fails.
Any help would be appreciated and thanks to those who replied.
EDIT:
I got Odin to flash the phone now. I had to use Canada (Rogers), version 7.0, PDA - (G950WVLU2AQK7), CSC - (G950WOYA2AQK7), date 2017-12-10 from SamMobile website. I wanted to flash the XAC version to remove Rogers branding but I kept getting the "SW REV CHECK FAIL : [abl]Fused 2 > Binary 1" error. Anyway, the phone rebooted back to FRP (factory reset protection) screen to enter a Google account. So back to square one unless someone knows which file I need to flash in order to bypass or unlock FRP.
Thanks,
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If this helps you i have the SM-G950W (G950WVLS3BRE1) and i made it work by flashing the COMBINATION_FA70_G950USQU3ARD1 first then i flashed the firmware 4 file G950USQU3CRD4 using BL+AP+CP+HOME_CSC+USERDATA and it worked beautifully. Maybe it will help your issue.
Flashing SMG950W
Hi,
I am new to this forum and need some help please.
I have a Samsung S8 (G950WVLU5BRG4) with Android Version 8.0. The phone is unlocked and from Rogers in Canada but has a Google FRP.
Although I followed the step by step instructions with the combination file and so on Odin keeps showing me an error and is unable to bypass the Google account lock. The error message I am getting within log of the combination file is:
FAIL! (Auth)
Complete (Write) operation failed
All threads completed. (succeed 0/ failed 1)
Any idea of how to solve this problem? I am sure it got solved already by someone in the forum but I can't find the right entry.
ThorbenJa said:
Hi,
I am new to this forum and need some help please.
I have a Samsung S8 (G950WVLU5BRG4) with Android Version 8.0. The phone is unlocked and from Rogers in Canada but has a Google FRP.
Although I followed the step by step instructions with the combination file and so on Odin keeps showing me an error and is unable to bypass the Google account lock. The error message I am getting within log of the combination file is:
FAIL! (Auth)
Complete (Write) operation failed
All threads completed. (succeed 0/ failed 1)
Any idea of how to solve this problem? I am sure it got solved already by someone in the forum but I can't find the right entry.
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Sounds like your flashing something older than what's the device
TheMadScientist said:
Sounds like your flashing something older than what's the device
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As far as I know canadian S8 variant cannot be downgraded, i had tried everything with them with no avail,
there is a site(server bypassing the google account any model) for 22 usa dollars!! search it.. 22 dollars is nothing if your phone is an xpensive one!!
Virtualisimo said:
As far as I know canadian S8 variant cannot be downgraded, i had tried everything with them with no avail,
there is a site(server bypassing the google account any model) for 22 usa dollars!! search it.. 22 dollars is nothing if your phone is an xpensive one!!
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No so you need a 950 U combo equal to that of what is on your device
Inherited this tablet from my late grandfather (he never used it), and very quickly became a victim of repeat over-thinking as someone who has no damn clue:
1. Didn't know one could just log out of the Google account attached to the tablet, and did a hard reset without being prepared for the need to log into the Google account with which it was associated. My uncle, who used it most, has no clue what the Google account's password was, and has been unable to locate what he wrote down.
2. Tried to do the Odin thing, but the site I found gave me all the firmware for SM-T285. Did not look closely enough at it before attempting the FRP removal. Am now stuck on a screen that reads as follows:
ODIN MODE
SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE
MDM DOWNLOAD BLOCK: 0
PRODUCT NAME: SM-T280
CURRENT BIN: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
FRP LOCK: ON
USB Init Start!
USB core reset done!
SECURE CHECK FAIL : (PIT)
And I cannot turn the damn thing off to give it a new try to save my life. It is stuck on the "Downloading... Do not turn off target" screen with the message above. Please assist!
grabaham said:
Inherited this tablet from my late grandfather (he never used it), and very quickly became a victim of repeat over-thinking as someone who has no damn clue:
1. Didn't know one could just log out of the Google account attached to the tablet, and did a hard reset without being prepared for the need to log into the Google account with which it was associated. My uncle, who used it most, has no clue what the Google account's password was, and has been unable to locate what he wrote down.
2. Tried to do the Odin thing, but the site I found gave me all the firmware for SM-T285. Did not look closely enough at it before attempting the FRP removal. Am now stuck on a screen that reads as follows:
ODIN MODE
SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE
MDM DOWNLOAD BLOCK: 0
PRODUCT NAME: SM-T280
CURRENT BIN: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
FRP LOCK: ON
USB Init Start!
USB core reset done!
SECURE CHECK FAIL : (PIT)
And I cannot turn the damn thing off to give it a new try to save my life. It is stuck on the "Downloading... Do not turn off target" screen with the message above. Please assist!
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Hold POWER + VOL DOWN
ashyx said:
Hold POWER + VOL DOWN
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Thanks! That seems to have done the trick.
Not to prevail upon you any more than necessary, but do you also know the best SM-T280 firmware source out there? I've been trying to find it, but not having much luck.
grabaham said:
Thanks! That seems to have done the trick.
Not to prevail upon you any more than necessary, but do you also know the best SM-T280 firmware source out there? I've been trying to find it, but not having much luck.
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Updato.com or sammobile
ashyx said:
Updato.com or sammobile
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Thank you again! Updato seems to have a fairly complete list, but unfortunately, that left me (much like Columbo) with just one more question. I want to be sure I download exactly the right firmware, but being locked out of the tablet as I am until I "flash" it (hope I'm using that term right), I don't know what works best (or even which version labeled U.S.A. is the one to download). Is there somewhere that I can, I dunno, type in the serial number and figure out exactly what the product needs?
EDIT: I seem to have narrowed down, based on the model number, that this is USA (XAR), but it still leaves me with six options. Which do I go with? The earliest? The latest? (According to the Samsung website, where I registered the product, it seems the warranty expired at the end of 2017, if that offers any kind of clue at all.)
grabaham said:
Thank you again! Updato seems to have a fairly complete list, but unfortunately, that left me (much like Columbo) with just one more question. I want to be sure I download exactly the right firmware, but being locked out of the tablet as I am until I "flash" it (hope I'm using that term right), I don't know what works best (or even which version labeled U.S.A. is the one to download). Is there somewhere that I can, I dunno, type in the serial number and figure out exactly what the product needs?
EDIT: I seem to have narrowed down, based on the model number, that this is USA (XAR), but it still leaves me with six options. Which do I go with? The earliest? The latest? (According to the Samsung website, where I registered the product, it seems the warranty expired at the end of 2017, if that offers any kind of clue at all.)
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Just select the newest firmware there is. It doesn't even matter what region it is.
ashyx said:
Just select the newest firmware there is. It doesn't even matter what region it is.
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Okay, so I got the right firmware. Now I'm trying to follow the instructions provided me at this link, which has otherwise been very helpful so far, and I've gotten to the part where I tap "Privacy Policy." However, when I do so, it doesn't give me the option to open it in a browser. Instead, a message pops up saying "Your request has been declined for security reasons." Any clue where to go from here?
EDIT: If you've got to send me a private message, please do so. If trade secrets are involved, I don't want to be the guy responsible for Samsung stumbling across this and closing the breach.
grabaham said:
Okay, so I got the right firmware. Now I'm trying to follow the instructions provided me at this link, which has otherwise been very helpful so far, and I've gotten to the part where I tap "Privacy Policy." However, when I do so, it doesn't give me the option to open it in a browser. Instead, a message pops up saying "Your request has been declined for security reasons." Any clue where to go from here?
EDIT: If you've got to send me a private message, please do so. If trade secrets are involved, I don't want to be the guy responsible for Samsung stumbling across this and closing the breach.
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Download the PH3 firmware if you are attempting to bypass frp.
Also see my comments further down in the thread.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....axy-tab-a/help/sm-t280-frp-lock-t3625820/amp/
ashyx said:
Download the PH3 firmware if you are attempting to bypass frp.
Also see my comments further down in the thread.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....axy-tab-a/help/sm-t280-frp-lock-t3625820/amp/
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I did the PH3 firmware thing, and the tablet rebooted, but now a window keeps popping up that I can't get away from:
"Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped."
I hit OK and it keeps popping up again and again.
Any advice?
grabaham said:
I did the PH3 firmware thing, and the tablet rebooted, but now a window keeps popping up that I can't get away from:
"Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped."
I hit OK and it keeps popping up again and again.
Any advice?
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Factory reset in recovery.
Thank you! All of this has helped immeasurably, and now I have a working tablet.
(No offense, but I straight up followed the instructions in the video. Easier than boring through the tutorial for me personally. But thank you for pointing the way!)