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For anyone that doesn't have it yet.
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Posted new version with proper download mode notes, thanks to Kn0wBuddy, which are
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Don't use the put included with this. I did not realize that was left in there. I will update with the correct pit once I get to my computer.
Probably a good idea posting this for those that don't have it.
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Thanks! Haven't touched Odin in a while, I'm a few updates back. Good to see it'll work on our new phones... now... how come nobody has root yet?
Comming from a Evo 4g...was wondering...I looked at this and it says to hit the 1 key...I am guessing we do not need to do this for the E4T ? And I guess Odin is what we use to flash things to the phone ?
When I did the Evo, I had to do the old school root. Unrevoked and all that was not around lol..
What is Odin?
Just found out I get the phone for free with cyanogen working for Samsung will the phone be worth it or should I stick with my Evo 3d and Droid x? Plus never used Odin before really just helped people root their phones with it along time ago it just unlocks the phone right?
cruckus said:
Just found out I get the phone for free with cyanogen working for Samsung will the phone be worth it or should I stick with my Evo 3d and Droid x? Plus never used Odin before really just helped people root their phones with it along time ago it just unlocks the phone right?
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Odin flashes your phone to coplete stock... or whatever you want
Ninjack said:
Comming from a Evo 4g...was wondering...I looked at this and it says to hit the 1 key...I am guessing we do not need to do this for the E4T ? And I guess Odin is what we use to flash things to the phone ?
When I did the Evo, I had to do the old school root. Unrevoked and all that was not around lol..
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Right those instructions are carried over from the Epic. I will update them once I get the E4GT.
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I think I read already. There were screenshots already posted. I should also have this Friday morning if Sprint doesn't open it up Thursday night or Best Buy even.
Correction. This was posted in E4GT General.
You get to *odin mode* by holding down volumne + and - keys at the same time along with the power key, release power key when device turns on while continuing to hold + and - keys untill the droid guy screen comes on, then release.
Glad to see you over here by the way Crawrj. I take it your upgrading as well. Look forward to your first plus kernel for this thing.
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I think I read already. There were screenshots already posted. I should also have this Friday morning if Sprint doesn't open it up Thursday night or Best Buy even.
Correction. This was posted in E4GT General.
You get to *odin mode* by holding down volumne + and - keys at the same time along with the power key, release power key when device turns on while continuing to hold + and - keys untill the droid guy screen comes on, then release.
Glad to see you over here by the way Crawrj. I take it your upgrading as well. Look forward to your first plus kernel for this thing.
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Nice. Thanks for the info.
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What is Odin?
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cruckus said:
Just found out I get the phone for free with cyanogen working for Samsung will the phone be worth it or should I stick with my Evo 3d and Droid x? Plus never used Odin before really just helped people root their phones with it along time ago it just unlocks the phone right?
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Odin flashes your phone to coplete stock... or whatever you want
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yeah like deano said, you can flash ANYTHING. once AdamOutler gets started on development for our device, we will be able to flash custom bootloaders like the Captivate can, for those who dont know, the Captivate was recently able to flash the Nexus S bootloader which means it is basically a Nexus S in disguise lol. Odin will also let us falsh stock and custom ROMs and kerenls as well as Modems (radios) plus recoveries such as CWM.
Also if anything screws up its ur way outta trouble...things such as "omg i'm bricked" and "help i'm stuck on the boot logo" won't be seen as much in the Q and A section as much... get to know Odin referring to people coming from EVO or any other phone Odin is ur new bff
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Also if anything screws up its ur way outta trouble...things such as "omg i'm bricked" and "help i'm stuck on the boot logo" won't be seen as much in the Q and A section as much... get to know Odin referring to people coming from EVO or any other phone Odin is ur new bff
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Love Odin
Sounds cool. Ahh starting the learning all over again lol.
Odin is great. It was almost impossible to brick the Epic with it. If you get any kind of phone life, you can almost always get it back to stock and start again. Also, 30 seconds to flash a different modem. We had some great stock GB leaks with Busybox,Superuser included (thanks Crawrj.) Great tool.
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Odin is great. It was almost impossible to brick the Epic with it. If you get any kind of phone life, you can almost always get it back to stock and start again. Also, 30 seconds to flash a different modem. We had some great stock GB leaks with Busybox,Superuser included (thanks Crawrj.) Great tool.
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I wonder if the original gsII's cwm will work for us...
can some one post a good repository or online dummy guide for those who have no clue what Odin is even still after reading these posts? I consider my self tech savy, but only getting introduce to "root" on the evo, i will be the first to admit i have a lot to learn.
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can some one post a good repository or online dummy guide for those who have no clue what Odin is even still after reading these posts? I consider my self tech savy, but only getting introduce to "root" on the evo, i will be the first to admit i have a lot to learn.
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Its really not that involved. All you do is put a tar file in "phone" and a pit file in "Pit" and select run and let it do its thing. Modems get flashed in "PDA" section and that's basically it. There is more detail but that's a quick rundown. I am not the most tech saavy myself but you catch on quick. I have used it 50+ times. I will try to run down a more thorough description.
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Here's a qbking video showing Odin to go from stock Froyo to Gingerbread leak on the Epic....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nst4wvuM4zs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
And one more video showing using Odin to go back to stock when rooted and/or using custom ROM...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2g6J1JgjU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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A really nice woman came into my store yesterday, 1 day outside of her 14 day return policy. Her epic would not get a GPS lock and only ever has 1-2 bars. I didntt know what to do, as idd done all the basics...prl/profile, 72786, manually programmed...nothing worked. So I said **** it and flashed the fc18 modem to her phone. Suddenly, she had all bars and an immediate GPS lock. I know I shouldntt feel bad as thatss a good survey for me and a happy customer for sprint but I cantt help but feel like I broke some sacred rules and should be fired or stoned to death.
yes....yes you are a terrible person....
j/k idk bro it seems like you helped out a person that needed it. Are there any ramifications for do that down the road? Say she has another issue and comes back when you're not there?
man I think you are good, I would have done the same!!
If you have one more chance, try to flash the stock modem again once the GPS starts to work. I think it will work even you put the original stock modem back once it's started working. That will save your axx.
My gf works for sprint, she had to root and flash a custom rom to a customer's phone once(don't remember which) to get it to work correctly.
14 day return policy is @!#$()#$%@# bull****, if it wasn't for that crap I would have returned this because of the LOS issue.
I thank you for going above and beyond and actually HELPING a customer.
BUT, that doesn't make you a good person, you are most likely a scum bag like all of us.
Technically they cannot refuse service to someone who has rooted their phone. The MFG may not cover it but if you have TEP then they will work on it. We HAVE to, its policy. Anyone telling you they cant is wrong. So dont sweat it, if the customer is happy your gold!
She asked you to fix her phone and you did, what a jerk.
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She asked you to fix her phone and you did, what a jerk.
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Yeah.....how dare he help a customer!
*hurls stone at OP*
You prevented her from getting any future ota updates
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kali323 said:
You prevented her from getting any future ota updates
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I didn't think the modem mattered in OTA
Wizard Knight said:
I didn't think the modem mattered in OTA
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It doesn't if you ODIN'ed the modem. But it'll be an issue if you installed a custom recovery and flashed the modem from CWM. CWM would block the update.
I did the exact same thing yesterday
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Potential blowback...
First off - no, you're not a bad person. In fact I'm pretty sure some companies give awards for service like that.
That said, if yours isn't one of those companies(...) you may catch some **** with the boss when she shows her phone to her friends and they come back asking for the "latest" software on their phones.
Just something to be prepared for....you totally did the right thing for the customer.
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First off - no, you're not a bad person. In fact I'm pretty sure some companies give awards for service like that.
That said, if yours isn't one of those companies(...) you may catch some **** with the boss when she shows her phone to her friends and they come back asking for the "latest" software on their phones.
Just something to be prepared for....you totally did the right thing for the customer.
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I agree. But, he should be safe either way because the average person don't even know what a "modem.bin" is, let alone know how to check which version they are on. She most likely thinks he did some magical thing that only Sprint employee's has the power to do. Assuming he's a Sprint employee.
EK02 update failed to install cuz many of us were stuck on the EG31 modem back then and only way to update was cwm.
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Dude I was a supervisor in the sprint call center and I walked a customer how to root there phone. From htcevohacks.com
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EK02 update failed to install cuz many of us were stuck on the EG31 modem back then and only way to update was cwm.
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Well, I stand corrected. Thanks for refreshing my memories.
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EK02 update failed to install cuz many of us were stuck on the EG31 modem back then and only way to update was cwm.
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Shell come back and he can run the latest .tar on her phone. Full stock, no triangle, no problem. I assume that's what anyone would do at the Sprint store, although I don't know how they do things there.
Yea she will be back when her phone wont accept the update and it starts to get annoying always asking to install lol.
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I just came from the evo 3d and before that evo 4g and hero so all ive ever used are htc devices. I keep reading about bricking my et4g flashing ics roms. Is it really that big of an issue im a flashoholic and dont want a paper weight any advice would be much appreiated
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ruffneckZeVo said:
I just came from the evo 3d and before that evo 4g and hero so all ive ever used are htc devices. I keep reading about bricking my et4g flashing ics roms. Is it really that big of an issue im a flashoholic and dont want a paper weight any advice would be much appreiated
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Not if you follow the proper directions.
Also I think everyone should invest a few bucks in "Mobile ODIN Pro" and root file explorer. Those two apps are all you need to ensure you are safe. Check MD5's and such with root explorer, and mobile ODIN pro lets you safely odin kernels, modems, roms, stock roms, etc with built in MD5 checking.
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I just came from the evo 3d and before that evo 4g and hero so all ive ever used are htc devices. I keep reading about bricking my et4g flashing ics roms. Is it really that big of an issue im a flashoholic and dont want a paper weight any advice would be much appreiated
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Hey man I'm from 3d too and all I did was used the stock rooted ics rom and it's running great and was super easy to install. If u want that rom just go in development section and check out ff11 rom from sfhub. It's real easy to install. Not sure what ur looking for but I just wanted ics with root and that will give it to u if u just follow the directions. Good luck!
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ruffneckZeVo said:
I just came from the evo 3d and before that evo 4g and hero so all ive ever used are htc devices. I keep reading about bricking my et4g flashing ics roms. Is it really that big of an issue im a flashoholic and dont want a paper weight any advice would be much appreiated
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Follow OP install instructions to the T and your good... Mobile ODIN is well worth the $$!!
fear not grasshopper ...
read, read, read ... follow the directions posted in OP and have patience. many of the tales of bricking are in reality easily resolved by reading the info posted in the various threads. have a good time. most of the folks who use XDA are helpful and pleasant.
Thanks for all of th e feedback i bought mobile odin pro im assuming its better to use odin than to just use the flashable zips since people keep saying to use odin thats kind of new to me on htc it was all flashables or fastboot hopefully ill get the hang of samsung quick cause i love this phone i was a fool for hanging on the 3vo so long i do miss sense specially sense 4.0 but i have the 3d as wifi device now so its all good
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bigtoysrock said:
Follow OP install instructions to the T and your good... Mobile ODIN is well worth the $$!!
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I completely agree with bigtoysrock, make sure you follow the OP 100% without deviation and you should be OK.
Also you may want to check out vids on YouTube by Qbking77. His tutorials and reviews have been a huge help for me, might also be for you.
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I came from an Evo and a 3D and I don't know how I ever used an htc phone. this device is nearly perfect. flashing with Odin / mobile Odin is a breeze.
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I love htc ability to to flash rom I was a flashoholc with my og evo.. Flashing took no more than 3 minutes.. This phone is extremely superior but I have not flahed a single rom since I got my phone for the same reason.. The proces seems complicated not because it's hard but because I got use to a completely different method of flashing.. I guess we just got to get used to the process
djent said:
I came from an Evo and a 3D and I don't know how I ever used an htc phone. this device is nearly perfect. flashing with Odin / mobile Odin is a breeze.
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Lol couldn't agree more!
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dz1 said:
I love htc ability to to flash rom I was a flashoholc with my og evo.. Flashing took no more than 3 minutes.. This phone is extremely superior but I have not flahed a single rom since I got my phone for the same reason.. The proces seems complicated not because it's hard but because I got use to a completely different method of flashing.. I guess we just got to get used to the process
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Ur lucky u never owned a 3d lol!
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I just wanna warn you that sometimes when following an OP's instructions, you may accidentally make a mistake. Therefore I advise you first to understand what you are flashing before you flash it. I.e. in case you don't already know, learn what a kernel is, what different types of kernels are, what not to do (read the brick thread - I think it's a sticky), etc. Also, remember to always make nandroids and check md5 sums.
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I completely agree with bigtoysrock, make sure you follow the OP 100% without deviation and you should be OK.
Also you may want to check out vids on YouTube by Qbking77. His tutorials and reviews have been a huge help for me, might also be for you.
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I agree with both bigtoysrock and wormsign. Follow the OP 100%. I bricked the other day cuz I didn't follow it. Learned my lesson the hard way. Luckily, Sprint replaced it.
Qbking77's vids have been a huge help for me too. I highly recommend them.
guess i should have went with my gut feeling i flashed a few touchwiz roms with no probs then i tried to flask aokp and got a emmc error phone bootlooped then tried to flash back to stock with odin and get stuck on data.img guess i bricked it in one day and it isnt a sprint device i got it off craigs list and flashed it to verizon so no insurance o well maybe there will be a fix soon =(
Kinda new to the xda still trying to figure out rules. Kudos to the synergy guys tried a couple different roms and I'm addicted to this rom and is features. Just flanged the r484 and am support happy the mms issue wad fixed. Multi Window flawless. No problems with cameras. The only thing I have had issues with is reception 4g/3g. It seemed more stable with r433. Using ziggy and used custom install with pre selected synergy recs. If this post is on the wrong spot mod please fix. If someone has an answer for me greatly appreciated
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Have you tried changing your modem ? Or going to a different ROM and updating prl and profile ?
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TexasEpic/ThePeoplesROM-KennyGlass123/daniel4653.png
Changing modem? Haven't heard that one yet. If you could elaborate on that one that would help. As for prl and profile I'll try that but I didn't have the issue with the previous build. Should I just try flashing stock and update? Then reflash. My area hasn't changed. Stock and previous r434 build I had very constant and strong 4g everywhere. With the r484 it can't make up its mind between 3g/4g. Thanks Daniel for the info
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You change your modem through Odin. Been a while since I've done it (on HTC for a while there when my Epic broke it's charge port) but as I recall you put the phone in download mode, put them modem in the 'Phone' field after downloading it to your computer, and fire away. Do check the instructions first, I'm going off of memory from six months ago.... Some radios work better with some phones than others. Depends on your device.
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You change your modem through Odin. Been a while since I've done it (on HTC for a while there when my Epic broke it's charge port) but as I recall you put the phone in download mode, put them modem in the 'Phone' field after downloading it to your computer, and fire away. Do check the instructions first, I'm going off of memory from six months ago.... Some radios work better with some phones than others. Depends on your device.
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In CWM or TWRP recovery, he can flash new modem in .zip format from this thread- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787677
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS CLOSELY, FLASHING MODEM WRONG CAN BRICK YOUR DEVICE!!
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That's probably (read:is) easier than Odin.
Thanks for the input guys. Very appreciated. I'll try that the next time I'm at the home computer and let you know.
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That's probably (read:is) easier than Odin.
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Anything is easier than ODIN for most people.
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Anything is easier than ODIN for most people.
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I just came from HTC so odin is the simple for me!!
Nooblube said:
I just came from HTC so odin is the simple for me!!
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Trust me I know about HTC, just s-offed my brothers HTC evo lte.
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I s-offed an Evo3D.... that was fun. I got it right the first time by some luck....
Odin is *much* easier than HTC.
toolegit said:
I s-offed an Evo3D.... that was fun. I got it right the first time by some luck....
Odin is *much* easier than HTC.
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I know right. I hate how the only way to root the newer HTC devices is by doing sketchy wire tricks.
Dunno about the ET4G, but my Epic was fairly easy to root. But the GS3 was much easier. My wife's Photon Q was about the same as the GS3.
I had an HTC but never played with it due to watching a friend ruin multiples of them. So I never attempted. Had my gs3 for three days before I rooted and started modding. For never doing this before and having mediocre comp skills this was fairly simple. Just want to make sure I cover my bases before doing something wrong.
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I made the ultimate mistake the other day. I flashed a kernel for another device onto my S3 and of course paid the price of bricking my phone.
To set the scenario, I had back surgery last Thursday and was released from the hospital on Friday with a supply of pain killers and orders to not do anything. Well, while sitting around doing nothing I got bored and decided to work on a couple of my friends tablets that needed rooting and roms installed. I got them done without any issue and then decided to mess with my phone. There were a couple of new kernels I wanted to test and so I decided to do this. I booted into recovery and selected the kernel and flashed. At that moment I realized that the kernel I just flashed was not for my phone and when I tried to turn on the phone and nothing happened, I knew immediately what I had done and after saying a few nasty words to myself I started searching for a way to fix it. While searching through the forums I kept reading about MobileTechVideos.com and their ability to jtag repair phones. Since I have never had to do this and my phone was not going to work anyway I decided to give them a call and see what they had to offer. I called them and asked about their services and they said that it should be no problem fixing my phone. I live in Dallas and the company is in Bryan, about 3 1/2 hr drive, I decided the easiest and fastest way to get my phone repaired was to take it to them and wait. On Tuesday morning I drove to Bryan and dropped off my phone. When I had called them they told me it might be a couple of hours to fix it, but once I told them it was a tmobile device they told me to wait because it might only take a few minutes. During this time they showed me around the office and I was really impressed. What impressed me the most is that no one working for this comany could have been over 25, even the owner. So after a brief tour of the office, about 10 minutes, my phone was fixed and was ready to go. I paid my $60, which I believe was well worth it, said thank you and was on my way with my fully functional phone.
They never asked me to post anything and I don't have any affiliation with this company. I just want to post about a company that provided the service they said they would at a price that is reasonable since without it I would have a $600 paperweight. So if anyone ever happens to make the foolish mistake that I made and you need your S3 repaired, I would 100% recommend this company. Here is the link to their website, http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com, mods let me know if this is not allowed and I will remove it.
I know I am always questioning online companies likes these, but this particular company has earned a customer for as long as they are open and support whatever device I happen to be using. I just hope that since I made this mistake I will hopefully never make it again.
Moral of story: If on heavy doses of pain killers don't crack flash kernels. If might cost you in the end. :}
Never bricked a phone before but I've heard great things about that company. If I ever run to trouble I'll surely go to them immediately.
Thanks for the review.
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Thanks for the review - it's good to hear good comments about the company "just in case".
Hope you're feeling better.
Cool.... Drugs say No to them... Get well
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bgbagz said:
Cool.... Drugs say No to them... Get well
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Pain meds after back surgery are a definite yesssssss, just don't brick your phone. lol
Happy to read a ringing endorsement, though - also "just in case".
Hey dude. Im in Dallas too. Good to know. I read all about them. They are really good in jtag fix devices. They were the first ti have s-off on the htc one. They did it after an hour of getting the phone. I havent brick any phones yet but I have their number save just in case. I have seen where they sale the jtag device to do it yourself. It cost about $100 it is well worth it
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Good service but more expensive than some.. but local is good.
Sent while sleeping in chair.
I'm glad your device is back and operational. Thanks for letting us know about a trusted reputable service.
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Thanks. I am not one who likes reviewing companies, but this one time I felt it was justly deserved. I read to many threads about shipping your device to someone and for a cheaper cost they will fix it. That makes me uncomfortable. I would rather pay a little more for the peace of mind. Even then I was more comfortable driving as far as I did, after just having surgery, because of my skeptism. That is why I felt the review was warranted to help someone when they are not local.
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Josh @mobiletechvideos is certainly a trusted guy. He's been here since vibrant days.
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I didn't realize your phone would get bricked with a bad kernel. You can't just go into odin and restore the original system image?
Not criticizing here, I'm just trying to learn something. Glad you had a good experience, as I'm sure at some point in my life I'm going to brick a phone.
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I can confirm that flashing a wrong kernel will brick your phone. I did that and still not sure if it was wrong one but in did screwed my phone, luckily I exchanged it for another device since I had it for a week.
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I have done the same thing. I flashed an international ROM on my T-999. I had also read great reviews people had using Mobiletechvideos. He had mine back to me in less than 1 week. Awesome work. If someone from MTV is on here, thank you!!
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I didn't realize your phone would get bricked with a bad kernel. You can't just go into odin and restore the original system image?
Not criticizing here, I'm just trying to learn something. Glad you had a good experience, as I'm sure at some point in my life I'm going to brick a phone.
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It wasn't a bad kernel, it was a kernel for a different device. I was working on several devices that day and put a kernel for a nook tablet into my S3 folder by mistake. Teaches me to only work on one device at a time.
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Yes don't take painkillers give em to me lol
thanks for the write up good to know
Can't you just re flash the entire rom stock or not with Odin or cwm?
I dunno, first time I "bricked" my phone was from an incorrect kernel also. Just downloaded stock touch wiz rom go to download mode and flash with Odin.
I'm not aware that you can brick your phone unless you mess with the bootloader itself.
Bricking means exactly what it sounds like. It's just a piece of useless hardware that you can't recover, in this case, with an incorrect kernel flash, you can, either through another kernel that is compatible with your device or re flash the entire rom; with either Odin or cwm.
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Can't you just re flash the entire rom stock or not with Odin or cwm?
I dunno, first time I "bricked" my phone was from an incorrect kernel also. Just downloaded stock touch wiz rom go to download mode and flash with Odin.
I'm not aware that you can brick your phone unless you mess with the bootloader itself.
Bricking means exactly what it sounds like. It's just a piece of useless hardware that you can't recover, in this case, with an incorrect kernel flash, you can, either through another kernel that is compatible with your device or re flash the entire rom; with either Odin or cwm.
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When trying to connect to computer it would not recognize the device correctly. So no odin if you can't connect to computer. No flashing anything else if the phone doesn't turn on. That would be as hard bricked as you can get.
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When trying to connect to computer it would not recognize the device correctly. So no odin if you can't connect to computer. No flashing anything else if the phone doesn't turn on. That would be as hard bricked as you can get.
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Yeah but you can't hard brick it if you flash a wrong kernel unless the kernel replaces your bootloader.
Oh wait, ok I get it. You flashed a kernel that replaces the bootloader also, like with the international dual boot kernel
wardoc22 said:
Yeah but you can't hard brick it if you flash a wrong kernel unless the kernel replaces your bootloader.
Oh wait, ok I get it. You flashed a kernel that replaces the bootloader also, like with the international dual boot kernel
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Correct!
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