I recently rooted my phone following the instructions posted on this forum. Everything went great and I have been running my phone rooted for a number of weeks now (EK02).
Well, I redownloaded the e4gtauto-sfx.exe package, ran the OTA Compliance check for EK02-EL29 and everything was fine. I proceeded to go with options C and then L (Install BootImg EL29+CWM-Rogue) and that went without a hitch, rebooted and everything appears to be running fine. I checked my phone settings and noticed the following:
Baseband Version: S: D710.10 S.EK02
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-SPH-D710.EL29-CL852097
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.EK02
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Can someone explain why the baseband version and build number still say EK02? I was under the impression that information above would all say EL29. Should I run the OTA update?
Thanks.
ExitusLSU said:
I recently rooted my phone following the instructions posted on this forum. Everything went great and I have been running my phone rooted for a number of weeks now (EK02).
Well, I redownloaded the e4gtauto-sfx.exe package, ran the OTA Compliance check for EK02-EL29 and everything was fine. I proceeded to go with options C and then L (Install BootImg EL29+CWM-Rogue) and that went without a hitch, rebooted and everything appears to be running fine. I checked my phone settings and noticed the following:
Can someone explain why the baseband version and build number still say EK02? I was under the impression that information above would all say EL29. Should I run the OTA update?
Thanks.
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Can't explain to you why it still says that but I'm running EL29 ROMs and they still say baseband EK02 so don't run it again. It's updated and as long as its running fine, leave it alone.
Edit: After looking at QBking77's video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfZaALRWANQ&feature=player_embedded#!, at the 49 sec mark it shows build number EL29 and Baseband EK02. Hmmm, not sure what that means. So I guess at least the baseband should have changed.
lopezpm said:
Can't explain to you why it still says that but I'm running EL29 ROMs and they still say baseband EK02 so don't run it again. It's updated and as long as its running fine, leave it alone.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
I'm not running any custom ROMs at the moment. I just wanted the phone rooted. The interface looks the same as it did when I got the phone. When I update via the auto process I described above, is it only updating the kernel? Does the broadband version and build number refer to the user interface?
Total Noob here, but a friend rooted my phone (to give me WIFI tether, did not flash a ROM) yesterday and this morning Sprint pushed the EL29 update which I installed. Did I screw up by installing the OTA update on a root-only phone?
ExitusLSU said:
I recently rooted my phone following the instructions posted on this forum. Everything went great and I have been running my phone rooted for a number of weeks now (EK02).
Well, I redownloaded the e4gtauto-sfx.exe package, ran the OTA Compliance check for EK02-EL29 and everything was fine. I proceeded to go with options C and then L (Install BootImg EL29+CWM-Rogue) and that went without a hitch, rebooted and everything appears to be running fine. I checked my phone settings and noticed the following:
Can someone explain why the baseband version and build number still say EK02? I was under the impression that information above would all say EL29. Should I run the OTA update?
Thanks.
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I could be wrong, and if I am, I'm sure to be corrected. Your Baseband, kernel, and ROM (what the build number refers to) are all seperate parts. The Baseband I believe refers to your modem. It looks like the only thing you updated was the kernel, as the recovery (CWM-Rogue) is actually part of the kernel, not your ROM. Make sure the ROM you're running is EL29 based. To flash the updated EL29 modem, check out the Epic 4G Touch development forum, there is a thread stickied with all of the available modems that are flashable from CWM.
Did that help?
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ShoePhone said:
Total Noob here, but a friend rooted my phone (to give me WIFI tether, did not flash a ROM) yesterday and this morning Sprint pushed the EL29 update which I installed. Did I screw up by installing the OTA update on a root-only phone?
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You just lost root. Installing any update pushed by the carrier will remove your root access.
seph1cloud said:
I could be wrong, and if I am, I'm sure to be corrected. Your Baseband, kernel, and ROM (what the build number refers to) are all seperate parts. The Baseband I believe refers to your modem. It looks like the only thing you updated was the kernel, as the recovery (CWM-Rogue) is actually part of the kernel, not your ROM. Make sure the ROM you're running is EL29 based. To flash the updated EL29 modem, check out the Epic 4G Touch development forum, there is a thread stickied with all of the available modems that are flashable from CWM.
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Appreciate the help. That cleared a lot of things up for me.
Once I update those components to the appropriate EL29 components, do you know if the Sprint OTA update notification will go away or do I need to just go ahead and follow the stickied thread about disabling update notifications?
Thanks.
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You just lost root. Installing any update pushed by the carrier will remove your root access.
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How do I go about getting root back, without the help of my friend? Thanks for your help. Pretty sure he used the auto root method with et4g files, etc from what I watched him do.
Never accept OTA's once you're rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19269878
Read the whole thing 2 or 3 times. Watch the videos also by qbking77
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lopezpm said:
Never accept OTA's once you're rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19269878
Read the whole thing 2 or 3 times. Watch the videos also by qbking77
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So after reading the Autoroot thread you linked, am I interpreting it correctly that since I updated with the OTA EL29, I can't have stock root (as I had previously) but root + CWM Rom? If so, what does this change on my end as far as the Touchwiz interface, etc? Does tethering/Hotspot come automatically with CWM? Thanks for your patience as I am guessing these are pretty rudimentary questions.
ShoePhone said:
So after reading the Autoroot thread you linked, am I interpreting it correctly that since I updated with the OTA EL29, I can't have stock root (as I had previously) but root + CWM Rom? If so, what does this change on my end as far as the Touchwiz interface, etc? Does tethering/Hotspot come automatically with CWM? Thanks for your patience as I am guessing these are pretty rudimentary questions.
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I would just flash a stock rooted EL29 ROM with ODIN
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ShoePhone said:
So after reading the Autoroot thread you linked, am I interpreting it correctly that since I updated with the OTA EL29, I can't have stock root (as I had previously) but root + CWM Rom? If so, what does this change on my end as far as the Touchwiz interface, etc? Does tethering/Hotspot come automatically with CWM? Thanks for your patience as I am guessing these are pretty rudimentary questions.
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CWM or ClockworkMod Recovery is simply a custom recovery that is used for various purposes. With CWM you can do a nandroid backup,flash ROMs, Kernels, Themes, etc. A custom recovery is something you definitely want. The touchwiz interface will not be affected at all by achieving root or installing a custom recovery. Wifi-Tether is not something that is automatically installed with root, however once rooted, you should be able to install Wifi-Tether without any issues.
ShoePhone said:
So after reading the Autoroot thread you linked, am I interpreting it correctly that since I updated with the OTA EL29, I can't have stock root (as I had previously) but root + CWM Rom? If so, what does this change on my end as far as the Touchwiz interface, etc? Does tethering/Hotspot come automatically with CWM? Thanks for your patience as I am guessing these are pretty rudimentary questions.
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You can have exactly what you had before. If you want just root, you can have that. If you want root+CWM you can have that. If you want just CWM, you can have that.
What they plugged in EL29 is the exploit used by the Auto Root package (Option A) to achieve root. Instead of having you run Option A, I just did it for you and pre-rooted a EL29 ROM and packaged it as an ODIN One-Click.
Basically you just double-click on the ODIN One-Click, reboot your phone into d/l mode, connect your phone to your PC, and press start.
Use the ODIN EL29 link in my signature.
If you want CWM, just use Auto Root Option C to install EL29+CWM-Rogue (you don't need to do this unless you want to)
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ExitusLSU said:
I recently rooted my phone following the instructions posted on this forum. Everything went great and I have been running my phone rooted for a number of weeks now (EK02).
Well, I redownloaded the e4gtauto-sfx.exe package, ran the OTA Compliance check for EK02-EL29 and everything was fine. I proceeded to go with options C and then L (Install BootImg EL29+CWM-Rogue) and that went without a hitch, rebooted and everything appears to be running fine. I checked my phone settings and noticed the following:
Can someone explain why the baseband version and build number still say EK02? I was under the impression that information above would all say EL29. Should I run the OTA update?
Thanks.
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The OTA Compliance Check is there to tell you *if* the OTA update will be successful on your phone. It checks all the files the OTA patches to make sure they haven't been deleted or modified.
You would still need to run the EL29 OTA update to actually get a full EL29. However, I would suggest you install the pre-rooted EL29 ODIN One-Click in my signature, as that will keep your root.
Option C in Auto Root only installs CWM (which is packed into the EL29 kernel), thus only your kernel changed version #s. Ideally you would run the aforementioned pre-rooted EL29 ODIN One-Click to have a rooted stock EL29, then decide you want CWM, and run Auto Root Option C to install EL29+CWM-Rogue.
Alternatively, you might be on a previous version of the ROM but want to try the EL29 kernel and would install EL29 or EL29+CWM-Rogue to see how it performs with your previous ROM.
ExitusLSU said:
Appreciate the help. That cleared a lot of things up for me.
Once I update those components to the appropriate EL29 components, do you know if the Sprint OTA update notification will go away or do I need to just go ahead and follow the stickied thread about disabling update notifications?
Thanks.
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I haven't read the sticky about disabling the update notifications but I'm running all EL29 (custom ROM, modem and, EL29 based kernel) and do not get the update notifications.
There is an application called Sprint Installer that handles OTA updates and notifications which may be stripped out of the ROM I'm using. You can uninstall or freeze the Sprint Installer with Titanium Backup.
so does EL29 work better than the Ek02?
Depends. For some people yes, for some people no.
I'm actually having trouble....
I got the message saying that a new update can be installed. I click it but when it tries to install it it gives me the android guy with the triangle and "!" mark in it. It won't update :/. I use the UnNamed Rom v2.0.1. I then tried to wipe the phone back to factory reset. I wiped to factory reset, wiped cache, and wiped delvik cache. Maybe then I could download the new EL29 OTA. I tried to restart the phone and I just get the Samasung Galaxy S2 logo and it hangs.
When I install the UnNamed Rom zip, it works again.
Please help.... I am kinda new to this. :/
I just want to get ride of the notification. I'm a freak about not having anything up there .
So is there something we need to download to get this update? Kinda new to root so don't really know what to do here.
sfhub said:
You can have exactly what you had before. If you want just root, you can have that. If you want root+CWM you can have that. If you want just CWM, you can have that.
What they plugged in EL29 is the exploit used by the Auto Root package (Option A) to achieve root. Instead of having you run Option A, I just did it for you and pre-rooted a EL29 ROM and packaged it as an ODIN One-Click.
Basically you just double-click on the ODIN One-Click, reboot your phone into d/l mode, connect your phone to your PC, and press start.
Use the ODIN EL29 link in my signature.
If you want CWM, just use Auto Root Option C to install EL29+CWM-Rogue (you don't need to do this unless you want to)
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Thanks for the help. If I now want to use the AutoRoot Option C above, what will the addition of CWM-Rogue give me?
O lord! My Galaxy 2 is rooted, and I woke up this morning to that OTA update. It's stuck on the little green android and exclamation screen. Any ideas where to go from here? Thanks for any suggestions....I don't want to brick my phone.
dougswub said:
O lord! My Galaxy 2 is rooted, and I woke up this morning to that OTA update. It's stuck on the little green android and exclamation screen. Any ideas where to go from here? Thanks for any suggestions....I don't want to brick my phone.
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Just hit the home button and you should see recovery, home or power, I forget which I hit but once I did the exclamation went away and I just rebooted normally.
I'd like to update to FH13 (OTA not leak) with root. Is it possible to root the OTA or is there a rooted OTA that I can flash?
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Edit: hey Horace My apologies for being an ars.. sorry!
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This guy has only been a member since 2007 go easy on him.
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People aren't finding it becase the thread title doesn't show rooted.
Look for rwilco12's FH13 thread - post 3 has what you're looking for.
garwynn said:
People aren't finding it becase the thread title doesn't show rooted.
Look for rwilco12's FH13 thread - post 3 has what you're looking for.
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Isn't it post 2? And I thought that was still the leaked version?
D2dyno said:
Isn't it post 2? And I thought that was still the leaked version?
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Its the same as one on kies.
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Oh, okay. Thanks! I must have gotten the one before this, because that one was leaked, but rwilco12's post didn't change, so I assumed it was still the leaked version.
Horace said:
I'd like to update to FH13 (OTA not leak) with root. Is it possible to root the OTA or is there a rooted OTA that I can flash?
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All u have to do is Odin Agatha stock fh13 kernel with cwm. Then boot into recovery and flash su.zip. then u will have root.
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Horace said:
I'd like to update to FH13 (OTA not leak) with root. Is it possible to root the OTA or is there a rooted OTA that I can flash?
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Ok, so I don't know how anyone roots their ROMs - and I mean root, not replace with an already rooted ROM - but here's what I did on my phone:
1. Installed FH13 thru Kies
2. With a little nudge I ODINed AGAT's custom kernel (v2.1?), which gave me the Triangle on startup.
3. Googled, found and installed superuser zip from recovery.
4. Installed the Busybox app from the Play Store. Then opened Busybox, hit install.
5. Installed Supersu from the Play Store, then used my already-installed Root Explorer to delete superuser.apk from system/app.
6. Deleted the Busybox app from settings/applications.
7. Installed a copy of TriangleAway-v1.25.apk that I keep on my sd card, then opened it, used it to clear the Triangle created in step 2, then restarted the phone to check.
8. Deleted TriangleAway from settings/applications.
9. Installed leaked FH13 stock kernel thru recovery. I couldn't find the pulled official OTA one, but they're supposed to be identical.
and Voila! I had what I wanted - official ROM, stock kernel and root.
Can't we just flash a custom recovery (like CWM or agats) via Odin and then flash su.zip in that recovery and then you are rooted? This way nothing changes with the kernel?
That is how I originally rooted my Galaxy Tab 10.1. But now that I am typing this I am remembering that someone just recently told me that the recovery is part of the kernel for our E4GT so then just flashing a recovery is not possible, correct?
I had bad luck with one of the first OC FF13 rooted methods because there is something not compatible with the old bootloader and FF13. So I nandroided back to my FF18 build and then updated to FF13 via kies and so far (knocks on wood) everything is great with this updated. I really don't want to install a different kernel right now because I don't want to mess with a good thing but I really need my root back.
Raistlin1 said:
Can't we just flash a custom recovery (like CWM or agats) via Odin and then flash su.zip in that recovery and then you are rooted? This way nothing changes with the kernel?
That is how I originally rooted my Galaxy Tab 10.1. But now that I am typing this I am remembering that someone just recently told me that the recovery is part of the kernel for our E4GT so then just flashing a recovery is not possible, correct?
I had bad luck with one of the first OC FF13 rooted methods because there is something not compatible with the old bootloader and FF13. So I nandroided back to my FF18 build and then updated to FF13 via kies and so far (knocks on wood) everything is great with this updated. I really don't want to install a different kernel right now because I don't want to mess with a good thing but I really need my root back.
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Right the recovery and the kernel are the same on this device. So you have to replace the kernel to get custom recovery. You could install the custom kernel, flash su and install the stock kernel. Or you can Odin Odexed No Data Wipe Tar from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1844109 and be done.
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cferd said:
Ok, so I don't know how anyone roots their ROMs - and I mean root, not replace with an already rooted ROM - but here's what I did on my phone:
1. Installed FH13 thru Kies
2. With a little nudge I ODINed AGAT's custom kernel (v2.1?), which gave me the Triangle on startup.
3. Googled, found and installed superuser zip from recovery.
4. Installed the Busybox app from the Play Store. Then opened Busybox, hit install.
5. Installed Supersu from the Play Store, then used my already-installed Root Explorer to delete superuser.apk from system/app.
6. Deleted the Busybox app from settings/applications.
7. Installed a copy of TriangleAway-v1.25.apk that I keep on my sd card, then opened it, used it to clear the Triangle created in step 2, then restarted the phone to check.
8. Deleted TriangleAway from settings/applications.
9. Installed leaked FH13 stock kernel thru recovery. I couldn't find the pulled official OTA one, but they're supposed to be identical.
and Voila! I had what I wanted - official ROM, stock kernel and root.
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Here is what I would change to cut down a step.
1. Installed FH13 thru Kies
2. With a little nudge I ODINed AGAT's custom kernel (v2.1?), which gave me the Triangle on startup.
3. Install SuperSu from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1806111.
4. Installed the Busybox app from the Play Store. Then opened Busybox, hit install.
5. Deleted the Busybox app from settings/applications.
6. Installed a copy of TriangleAway-v1.25.apk that I keep on my sd card, then opened it, used it to clear the Triangle created in step 2, then restarted the phone to check.
7. Deleted TriangleAway from settings/applications.
8. Installed leaked FH13 stock kernel thru recovery. I couldn't find the pulled official OTA one, but they're supposed to be identical.
and Voila! I had what I wanted - official ROM, stock kernel and root.
Of course you could just Odin Odexed No Data Wipe Tar from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1844109 and accomplish the same exact thing in one step
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Here is what I would change to cut down a step.
1. Installed FH13 thru Kies
2. With a little nudge I ODINed AGAT's custom kernel (v2.1?), which gave me the Triangle on startup.
3. Install SuperSu from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1806111.
4. Installed the Busybox app from the Play Store. Then opened Busybox, hit install.
5. Deleted the Busybox app from settings/applications.
6. Installed a copy of TriangleAway-v1.25.apk that I keep on my sd card, then opened it, used it to clear the Triangle created in step 2, then restarted the phone to check.
7. Deleted TriangleAway from settings/applications.
8. Installed leaked FH13 stock kernel thru recovery. I couldn't find the pulled official OTA one, but they're supposed to be identical.
and Voila! I had what I wanted - official ROM, stock kernel and root.
Of course you could just Odin Odexed No Data Wipe Tar from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1844109 and accomplish the same exact thing in one step
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Yea, I knew I had taken more steps than needed when I rooted my phone, but the steps I mentioned were the steps I actually took so I felt the need to post them that way. I do however have the SuperSU file you posted for future use, thanks.
Once i odin the no wipe tar ill be stock rooted with custom recovery ?
Edit: figured it out!
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So recently I rooted my phone to ICS, using an AT&T leak. I flashed it, and all has been working until now. I tried to boot into download mode, and it won't work. I have tried many various tutorials to try and get it into download mode (For reference, I want to boot into download mode because I plan on using dman's cyanogenmod 10 glide release, and wanted to make sure all was working before I rooted again). So, knowing that something was wrong, I tried using various programs and apps to attempt to uninstall the current ICS ROM. However, all apps that I tried claim that I'm not rooted. I've done a few factory resets, and I made sure to check that my 'About Phone' settings did in fact say I was on 4.0.4. I know it is the leak, because the baseband clearly says I'm on I927UCLG9. Would be willing to upload any screenshots if necessary. Can anyone help me figure out what could be wrong? Would it be possible to simply wait for the official ICS update from AT&T, or would I have to unroot to do so? The main problem for me is that everything says I'm not rooted in any way, yet I know I clearly am. Sorry to be a complete idiot, just began rooting, and didn't think I would run into problems based on the replies to the original forum.
Just because you flashed the AT&T leak does not give you ROOT. you need to get root in 1 of 2 ways.
1. VIA CWM Install the Super User package.
2. VIA CWM install a Rooted ICS Kernel (Like Lite Kernel).
Both methods listed require CWM (Clock Work Mod) which you need to install via ODIN in PDA mode.
If you can find it you can also via Odin install a Rooted ICS Kernel (Not same file as used in CWM).
More info can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983201
JB
I am not new to the android / xda community by any means, but I can say that I am either missing something or information is incredibly dis-contiguous. That said, on my older HTC phones I pretty much went through hastle to get them rooted and then just flashed whatever Via recovery.
I have managed to figure out how to get root and flash custom recovery and all that jazz. I also had a custom rom at one point, but I like stock rooted better.
ANYWAY I am on Baseband L900PALJC and Build JRO03C. I keep getting those stupid update notifications and I would like to get updated to the correct Profile / Baseband / Radio / Stock Rom ETC. can someone briefly explain what all needs to be done or point me to a somewhat organized set of valid instructions ? I am currently downloading the newest toolkit.
You're already rooted so you don't need that toolkit. Go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2148604 and download the odex ROM and the All in One firmware. Flash the firmware which will upgrade that from LJC to MA7. Then flash the odexed ROM. You will be rooted, upgraded to the latest firmware and the latest stock ROM (MA7).
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GAH! Thank you!
Hello,
I'm new to rooting and I softbricked my phone last night. After reading Docs thread on the t-mobile sgh-t999l I was able to restore it to the factory settings.
I am currently running jellybean 4.3. My phone is rooted and I downloaded a CWM custom and flashed it through ODIN (computer).
When I try and install any custom roms through boot recovery I get a status 7 error code. Ive tried everything that Ive read in the other threads as far as readjusting the scripts etc.
Device info:
Baseband Version
T999LUVUBMK4
Kernel
3.031-210647
The phone itself is a T-Mobile refurbish but it might have been a sprint buy back.
When I opened the scripts for the PACMAN installer my UVUBMK wasnt even listed, so I'm not sure whether that is even an issue.
Any help is appreciated.
This seems like an awesome forum and I appreciate everyones input.
Donny
Can i just add my baseband, T999LUVUBMK4, into the script?
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Flash the latest recovery ?
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Sorry for not fully understanding....
What recovery?
I've got the latest nightly of the PAC rom. I updated my CWM to the latest version as well.
Thanks
Donny
So I reset my phone at stock, ran superuser and disabled knox.
Flashed the latest TWRP and tried to reflash the zip.
It hangs on the asserts.
If I try and flash the file with the asserts deleted it wont work either.
Any help?
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