Need help with rooting - myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Im trying to root my mytouch slide, but when I get to the recover stage and type in "adb devices" it always tells me that its in offline mode and doesnt give me the "recovery" that i need. Any help?

colorcopies said:
Im trying to root my mytouch slide, but when I get to the recover stage and type in "adb devices" it always tells me that its in offline mode and doesnt give me the "recovery" that i need. Any help?
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Have you tried unplugging and re-plugging your USB cable upon seeing the device offline?

HebrewToYou said:
Have you tried unplugging and re-plugging your USB cable upon seeing the device offline?
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numerous times

colorcopies said:
numerous times
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Did you apply the OTA update to your Slide? What software version is currently on your Slide?

HebrewToYou said:
Did you apply the OTA update to your Slide? What software version is currently on your Slide?
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Firmware: 2.1-update1
Baseband:47.41.35.10U_7.09.35.10
Kernel: 2.6.26-293ab809
[email protected] #1
Build: 1.35.531.1 CL216830 release-keys
Software: 1.35.531.1
Browser: 3.1

Try the new root method that just came out since you are on the new radio
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Faud said:
Try the new root method that just came out since you are on the new radio
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Ok, thanks

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New firmware is available??

Hey there. I have a rooted phone and getting an alert from tmobile saying there is a new firmware availbe.
any thoughts??
Sorry if this is posted in wrong section...
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Dont apply it
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landykos said:
Hey there. I have a rooted phone and getting an alert from tmobile saying there is a new firmware availbe.
any thoughts??
Sorry if this is posted in wrong section...
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Are you on ChiefzReloaded's OTA ROM or just SlideMeRoot?
Do NOT update if you are on either, but we need to talk if you're getting an OTA on Chiefz's OTA ROM (will probably be Froyo Espresso)
jdkoreclipse said:
Dont apply it
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GTFO!
Right now!
r0man said:
Are you on ChiefzReloaded's OTA ROM or just SlideMeRoot?
Do NOT update if you are on either, but we need to talk if you're getting an OTA on Chiefz's OTA ROM (will probably be Froyo Espresso)
GTFO!
Right now!
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I want to say im on slidemeroot not 100% sure.hehe..flashed all of the froyo roms. But keep restoring back to a sense rom that i cant remember which it is. Oh and i have the overclock kernal flashed.
I still have the update alert in my status bar. I wont be home for a few hours though.
Let me know if it could be of any use.
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My wife's slide just got the firmware update notification on SlideMeRoot5r1, but with Chiefz radio update. Can someone give me an idea how to check the version? Or rip it out? Yes I'm a noob with adb, but I can read instructions. How do you think I rooted this thing in the first place!?
landykos said:
I want to say im on slidemeroot not 100% sure.hehe..flashed all of the froyo roms. But keep restoring back to a sense rom that i cant remember which it is. Oh and i have the overclock kernal flashed.
I still have the update alert in my status bar. I wont be home for a few hours though.
Let me know if it could be of any use.
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heybobitsme said:
My wife's slide just got the firmware update notification on SlideMeRoot5r1, but with Chiefz radio update. Can someone give me an idea how to check the version?
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It seems like you're both on SlideMeRoot then, download ChiefzReloaded's OTA ROM and flash it and you'll be on the latest version of Espresso
I thought it might be that but wasnt sure and just wanted to make sure it wasnt FROYO.
Thanks for the info
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heybobitsme said:
My wife's slide just got the firmware update notification on SlideMeRoot5r1, but with Chiefz radio update. Can someone give me an idea how to check the version? Or rip it out? Yes I'm a noob with adb, but I can read instructions. How do you think I rooted this thing in the first place!?
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Version of what?
r0man said:
It seems like you're both on SlideMeRoot then, download ChiefzReloaded's OTA ROM and flash it and you'll be on the latest version of Espresso
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So the radio version doesn't matter?
nbetcher said:
Version of what?
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The latest known Espresso firmware version is 1.35.x i forget the rest. I know when the phone officially came out it was version 1.27.x
I just had this update being pushed to my phone. I removed the battery just to make sure it didn't get applied. Does anyone else know if it auto-applies?
It could very well be Froyo since T-Mobile said mid/late August.
I'm going to take the risk and let it download, then pull the zip. (Since I'm one of the couple developers left in this community... someone has to do it )
nbetcher said:
I just had this update being pushed to my phone. I removed the battery just to make sure it didn't get applied. Does anyone else know if it auto-applies?
It could very well be Froyo since T-Mobile said mid/late August.
I'm going to take the risk and let it download, then pull the zip. (Since I'm one of the couple developers left in this community... someone has to do it )
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Do it do it! And get the link!
nbetcher said:
I just had this update being pushed to my phone. I removed the battery just to make sure it didn't get applied. Does anyone else know if it auto-applies?
It could very well be Froyo since T-Mobile said mid/late August.
I'm going to take the risk and let it download, then pull the zip. (Since I'm one of the couple developers left in this community... someone has to do it )
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Updates don't automatically apply, even if they are completely downloaded to /cache.
UPDATE: I don't think this is anything special. I think this was somehow triggered by people running the beta (improperly labeled by Eugene as "ENG") bootloader for our phones. Version says "1.26.531.1 CL174750 release-keys" and the dates in the archive seem to support the fact that it is from MAY, 2010. Looking into it further just to make sure.
EDIT: DO NOT APPLY THIS UPDATE!
EDIT2: This looks like an attempt by T-Mobile to fix root bugs in the older versions of phones running BETA ( < 1.35.x) bootloader. DO NOT APPLY THIS UPDATE.
My wife is getting notifications on hers. She is on eugenes Rom, slidemeroot I believe. I just wantto watch this thread so I know what to do here.
nbetcher said:
UPDATE: I don't think this is anything special. I think this was somehow triggered by people running the beta (improperly labeled by Eugene as "ENG") bootloader for our phones. Version says "1.26.531.1 CL174750 release-keys" and the dates in the archive seem to support the fact that it is from MAY, 2010. Looking into it further just to make sure.
EDIT: DO NOT APPLY THIS UPDATE!
EDIT2: This looks like an attempt by T-Mobile to fix root bugs in the older versions of phones running BETA ( < 1.35.x) bootloader. DO NOT APPLY THIS UPDATE.
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Well that figures... now to get that notification off the phone...
heybobitsme said:
Well that figures... now to get that notification off the phone...
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Working on that. Hopefully I'll have an update to counter this "soon". By "soon" I mean: when it's ready - since I'm currently at work that may not be for a while.
I just got that update and I felt like a dare devil and applied it..it rebooted into recovery then the cellphone image apeared and a green loading bar underneath it ..it loaded about halfway then stoped. A question mark appeared were the phone icon was then rebooted..nothing happened. My phone is still rooted and non of my setting changed. Just thought I would throw that info out there.
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siccmade said:
I just got that update and I felt like a dare devil and applied it..it rebooted into recovery then the cellphone image apeared and a green loading bar underneath it ..it loaded about halfway then stoped. A question mark appeared were the phone icon was then rebooted..nothing happened. My phone is still rooted and non of my setting changed. Just thought I would throw that info out there.
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Are you able to enter ClockworkMod Recovery?
Yes...just did it again right now to make sure.
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[Q] myTouch Slide rooting problem

my computer wont detect my myTouch Slide when im trying to root it. It wont show the "device is offline" after i put it in recovery mode after i typed in loop. Does anyone know why thats happening
Type in loop? Not sure why do that, but to mount your phone with adb for rooting you should stay off with the command 'adb devices'
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guitarist5122 said:
Type in loop? Not sure why do that, but to mount your phone with adb for rooting you should stay off with the command 'adb devices'
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I think he's talking about running the loop.bat file. It loops the 'adb devices' command. You might remember it from the original root method written by Eugene.
For the question: Did you 'cd' to the sdk tools directory? If you want to know about that look in the "slide rom bible" (search xda for it) and find the original slide rooting method written by Eugene. Read it, watch the vids, and you'll learn all this stuff. You can't use his method now since your slide has the tmobile update.
yeah i was doing it watching the video too and yeah i cded by doing CD C:\android-sdk-windows\tools and like i did loop then went into the fastboot thing and did recovery and instead of saying offline devices it just saud "List of Devices Attatched" and under it its supposed to say offline device cuz i saw it from the video but its just a blank spot
The loop method NO LONGER WORKS AFTER THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE. If you got your slide after August 13, you have the new software update. The ONLY working method with the software update is nbetcher's.
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And where do I get the instructions for the nbetchers thing?
Personguy96 said:
And where do I get the instructions for the nbetchers thing?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754020
Personguy96 said:
And where do I get the instructions for the nbetchers thing?
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By using the search bar.
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Request: Method for Rooting Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (SPH-L520)

Country: USA
Carrier: Sprint
Version: L520.08
Model Number: SPH-L520
Android Version: 4.2.2
Kernel: 3.4.0-1982676
Just wondering if the device already has a method for root or if one is currently in the making.
Tray app calleg Kingo Android Root. It should work.
mar10o said:
Tray app calleg Kingo Android Root. It should work.
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Worked Great, Thanks Mate!
Now my next task finding a WiFi tether that works.
calvinweber said:
Now my next task finding a WiFi tether that works.
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FYI, for anyone that is reading this i finally figured it out, the only app i could get to work is "WiFi Tether Router" in the Play Store
it does cost 1.49 however its better then 10 a month
Notes:
Go through all the settings and set them up for Method use "3 - HostApd"
Play Store: WiFi Tether Router
Not working for me!
calvinweber said:
Worked Great, Thanks Mate!
Now my next task finding a WiFi tether that works.
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I've tried downloading and installing the drivers manually and nothing seems to allow the app to recognize the phone is connected, I tried 3 different PCs with the same result. I app loops between connect and disconnect your phone.
Here are the details:
Model number: SPH-L520
Android version: 4.2.2
Baseband version: L520VPUAMK2
Kernel version: 3.4.0-2054908
Build number: JDQ39.L520VPUAMK2
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Help Needed
Hey guys i just picked up my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Yesterday but i seem to have hard brick it i cant get to recovery just download screen. Does anyone have the Firmware or any files on how i can get back up and running? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
dominique.j.lopez said:
Hey guys i just picked up my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Yesterday but i seem to have hard brick it i cant get to recovery just download screen. Does anyone have the Firmware or any files on how i can get back up and running? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If you can access download mode, it's nothing serious.
Head into http://sammobile.com or http://samsung-updates.com and look for your phone's model name. They have firmware for pretty much any device so hopefully they have some for yours.
So the only thing that freaks me out is all these region codes... I dont see one for USA...Now what lol
dominique.j.lopez said:
So the only thing that freaks me out is all these region codes... I dont see one for USA...Now what lol
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Here's an Odin installable SPH-L520 official stock firmware : http://www.samsungis.com/Firmwares/596.html
droidfanluke said:
I've tried downloading and installing the drivers manually and nothing seems to allow the app to recognize the phone is connected, I tried 3 different PCs with the same result. I app loops between connect and disconnect your phone.
Here are the details:
Model number: SPH-L520
Android version: 4.2.2
Baseband version: L520VPUAMK2
Kernel version: 3.4.0-2054908
Build number: JDQ39.L520VPUAMK2
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
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I have the exact same phone and the exact same problem. Kies (via USB) recognizes there is a SPH-L520 connected but won't actually connect to it. I asked Samsung for the appropriate drivers (none are listed on the webpage for the device) but Samsung says there aren't any drivers for the SPH-L520. Kies does connect my SPH-L520 and my PC via WiFi, though. And, despite having enabled Developer Mode and USB Debugging, Kingo fails every time. Any ideas?
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
It is also where Kingo originally got their method from, I wouldn't trust them too much if I were you. The best thing about the above method is, if it can't root the phone, it won't touch anything. If it can - it won't trigger the Knox. I tried on my JB 9190 and works. Unless you have a locked bootloader... that would complicate things.
hello guys is there a way to unlock samsung gs4 sprint to gsm been searching around cant find a good answer cos the phone seems to have a sim slot. also can it be flashed to cdma if the gsm potion wont work. thanks
foncall said:
I have the exact same phone and the exact same problem. Kies (via USB) recognizes there is a SPH-L520 connected but won't actually connect to it. I asked Samsung for the appropriate drivers (none are listed on the webpage for the device) but Samsung says there aren't any drivers for the SPH-L520. Kies does connect my SPH-L520 and my PC via WiFi, though. And, despite having enabled Developer Mode and USB Debugging, Kingo fails every time. Any ideas?
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If you're on NA7 as a few of us seem to be, you're screwed I believe unless someone comes up with a recovery we can flash through odin or kies. I would like to be wrong about that, but I haven't found otherwise.
dbpaddler said:
If you're on NA7 as a few of us seem to be, you're screwed I believe unless someone comes up with a recovery we can flash through odin or kies. I would like to be wrong about that, but I haven't found otherwise.
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NA7: what's that and how can I tell if I'm on it?
foncall said:
NA7: what's that and how can I tell if I'm on it?
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That's your firmware version.
Go to Settings -> About Device. Last 3 characters of your version
foncall said:
NA7: what's that and how can I tell if I'm on it?
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System Settings - > About device - > Software version.
L520VPUANA7
It's the version of software we're on. Still JB 4.2.2, but the last Ota under the guise of updating Spark also included Knox which is not allowing us to root through the Saferoot method.
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dbpaddler said:
System Settings - > About device - > Software version.
It's the version of software we're on. Still JB 4.2.2, but the last Ota under the guise of updating Spark also included Knox which is not allowing us to root through the Saferoot method.
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The stinkers! I thought I read that Sprint was coming out with an upgrade to JB4.3 for us S4 Mini users, but it hasn't been pushed to my phone yet like the WiFi calling upgrade was. Think that might alleviate the Knox-blocks problem if/when it occurs?
foncall said:
The stinkers! I thought I read that Sprint was coming out with an upgrade to JB4.3 for us S4 Mini users, but it hasn't been pushed to my phone yet like the WiFi calling upgrade was. Think that might alleviate the Knox-blocks problem if/when it occurs?
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Why would that alleviate it? Knox is here to stay. Very doubtful any update is going to remove it. Lately it's all about locking things down.
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Kingo Root App
mar10o said:
Tray app calleg Kingo Android Root. It should work.
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Hi there, Kingo just fails over and over for my SPH-L520 Galaxy S4 Mini Any other suggestions? Thanks
Holhat said:
Hi there, Kingo just fails over and over for my SPH-L520 Galaxy S4 Mini Any other suggestions? Thanks
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Go here. And you're welcome. Just thank the person that posted it.

Firewater S-OFF not working

Hey guys! For whatever reason, whenever I try to S-OFF my HTC One M8 using Firewater, I don't get the Yes/No prompt. No idea why and have spent 2 hours trying to fix/research solutions. I'd really like S-OFF. I have a Canadian TELUS model. Yes, ADB is configured properly.
Boomboxes said:
Hey guys! For whatever reason, whenever I try to S-OFF my HTC One M8 using Firewater, I don't get the Yes/No prompt. No idea why and have spent 2 hours trying to fix/research solutions. I'd really like S-OFF. I have a Canadian TELUS model. Yes, ADB is configured properly.
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did you accept the prompt on your phone after the su command?
exad said:
did you accept the prompt on your phone after the su command?
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Yes I did.
Did you do the reboot part at the beginning?
Also try hard rebooting and trying from the beginning. Re-download to make sure no issues with the file.
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exad said:
Did you do the reboot part at the beginning?
Also try hard rebooting and trying from the beginning. Re-download to make sure no issues with the file.
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I fixed it. Must've messed up ADB configuration because I tried it on a different computer and it worked the first time/ Thanks for you help C:
Boomboxes said:
I fixed it. Must've messed up ADB configuration because I tried it on a different computer and it worked the first time/ Thanks for you help C:
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how did you fix it? i'm having this same issue on my DNA
5 hours and counting trying to figure it out...
dubsx said:
how did you fix it? i'm having this same issue on my DNA
5 hours and counting trying to figure it out...
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Same here, tried a second laptop still nothing.
JimBoSS_AU said:
Same here, tried a second laptop still nothing.
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Redownload firewter? and uninstall Htc Sych?
Mutasek24 said:
Redownload firewter? and uninstall Htc Sych?
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Have done.
just tried a 3rd laptop and still no joy, must be the phone hmm
Make sure you download latest from the site. If it gives you whelp message, you're out of luck.
If it's just not connecting try another PC, Virtual Machine or Linux Live CD.
exad said:
Make sure you download latest from the site. If it gives you whelp message, you're out of luck.
If it's just not connecting try another PC, Virtual Machine or Linux Live CD.
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Using latest version from the Firewater site.
It is connecting, i am getting the same thing as the OP's image. so pc is talking to phone but file just wont launch anything.
at the moment i have a bigger problem, i accidently deleted my OS while trying to get firewater working so I dont have a rom now..
trying to work that one out first.
SOLVED
For anybody having this same issue, it turns out the version of the file is incorrect.
how can this be?
Well it turns out my ISP (Optus Australia) was caching the file and it was the wrong version.
After working with the firewater dev Beaups we worked out the file had the wrong md5 checksum.
to get around this, try download it using mobile data or another network.
Once i got the same file through another link (bypassing ISP cache) it worked as expected.
Hope that helps somebody.

Problem: Lollipop in SM-N910V whit Chilean Carrier

Hi! I have the SM-N910V model (unlocked) but with a Chilean carrier, therefore, I have a Chilean chip, and I haven't a Verizon Account.
When i try to put "Check now for software update", it said "Service Unavailable. Software update is temporarily unavailable". So, i cant upgrade to Lollipop I will never be able to upgrade? or there are a solution for this?
Sorry my english level, thanks for your help!
camilosilvac said:
Hi! I have the SM-N910V model (unlocked) but with a Chilean carrier, therefore, I have a Chilean chip, and I haven't a Verizon Account.
When i try to put "Check now for software update", it said "Service Unavailable. Software update is temporarily unavailable". So, i cant upgrade to Lollipop I will never be able to upgrade? or there are a solution for this?
Sorry my english level, thanks for your help!
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Use verizon software updater,when you plug in usb cable go to my computer your phone will show as a hard srive, then install upgrade assistant
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patt2k said:
Use verizon software updater,when you plug in usb cable go to my computer your phone will show as a hard srive, then install upgrade assistant
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Thanks for your fast answer? when can i download that verizon software updater?
camilosilvac said:
Thanks for your fast answer? when can i download that verizon software updater?
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Plug your phone into usb, in my computer you should see your phone as cd disc, install verizon software upgrader.
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patt2k said:
Plug your phone into usb, in my computer you should see your phone as cd disc, install verizon software upgrader.
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oh! thank you very much! i will try and will tell you if it works for me
camilosilvac said:
oh! thank you very much! i will try and will tell you if it works for me
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Np, you should be okay.
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The update may not show up yet today. You may have to try again in a couple days.
patt2k said:
Np, you should be okay.
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it doesn't work (look at the image attached)
camilosilvac said:
it doesn't work (look at the image attached)
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They are not always there right away. You're not the only one who has had no luck with getting it yet. Give it a couple before you worry.
bbeelzebub said:
They are not always there right away. You're not the only one who has had no luck with getting it yet. Give it a couple before you worry.
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There aren't another ways to upgrade from my phone?
I'm in the same boat as you... The other way is to get the two update zips and update manually
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I'm in the same boat as you... The other way is to get the two update zips and update manually
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Did you get it? nobody whit a solution?
camilosilvac said:
Did you get it? nobody whit a solution?
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You will find part 1 and part 2 of the ota update in the following thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3071846
You can download them to your SD card and reboot to recovery and apply them..
I've got a straight talk sim card, so I know how you feel. Just keep checking Kies.
PapaDocta said:
You will find part 1 and part 2 of the ota update in the following thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3071846
You can download them to your SD card and reboot to recovery and apply them..
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I found it! thanks! i just have to do that? doesnt need root? any risk?
There isn't root for the retail version and you don't need root to flash it..
Just clear cache between flashing part 1 and 2 and you should be fine
Finally! i got it! thanks you very much to all! specially to @PapaDocta ! its works perfectly!

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