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Galaxy S2 Bricked?

I have my phone rooted and tried to install the stock ICS though Odin3, about 5 minutes into the installation odin said that it had "Failed", now i can no longer go into the recovery. I can go into Downloading Mode but the phone is no longer being detected by windows, it does not even make a sound when i plug into the usb, i have already tried it on another pc and same thing.
What can i do about this? I am really shaken up since i just got this phone with a new 2 year contract from sprint. i have always rooted all of my phones before and have never gotten into such a serious problem.
Product Name: GT-i9100
Custom Binary Download: YES (2 Counts)
Current Binary: Samsung Official

Denny33142 said:
What can i do about this? I am really shaken up since i just got this phone with a new 2 year contract from sprint. i have always rooted all of my phones before and have never gotten into such a serious problem.
Product Name: GT-i9100
Custom Binary Download: YES (2 Counts)
Current Binary: Samsung Official
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If you got this phone through Sprint, there is ZERO chance it is a GT-I9100. The I9100 is a GSM phone. Sprint is NOT a GSM network.
Sprint markets and sells their own version of the Galaxy S2, called the Epic 4g Touch. That phone has a model number of SPH-D710, and it has a forum of its own. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1281)
If you already flashed something for the i9100, it may have already changed the boot screen and about phone screen. Check the label under the battery for the model number.

Yes I imagined that I may have flashed with a different ROM (I didn't know there were different versions of the same phone). Is there anything I can do about this?

Have you checked the model number as suggested ? If so, what is it ?
Edit to add - If you do have an Epic 4G Touch, you need to post here.

The Model Number is: SPH-D710
I am not sure if there is even a way to at least get it back to stock since i can't even get it to be detected anymore, I am still under the 14 day warranty but i am sure that if i take it to the sprint store they will know that it was my fault.

Wrong forum. Post in the Epic 4G touch Q&A forum I linked you to.
Edit to add - Can you do anything to fix the phone ? Unfortunately I doubt it. If you can't get into download mode, that means the NAND is messed up & the phone needs to be JTAG'd. Either by a 3rd party repairer (probably cheaper option) or your carrier's authorised repairer/Samsung (probably more expensive option).

MistahBungle said:
Wrong forum. Post in the Epic 4G touch Q&A forum I linked you to.
Edit to add - Can you do anything to fix the phone ? Unfortunately I doubt it. If you can't get into download mode, that means the NAND is messed up & the phone needs to be JTAG'd. Either by a 3rd party repairer (probably cheaper option) or your carrier's authorised repairer/Samsung (probably more expensive option).
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Umm he is posting in the correct forum. The XDA link you provided (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=934) goes to the OG Epic forum.
OP can you get the phone into download mode? (power + vol down) If you can you might still be able to flash sfhub's 1 click EL29 and restore your phone to working order.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101

Esoteric68 said:
Umm he is posting in the correct forum. The XDA link you provided (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=934) goes to the OG Epic forum.
OP can you get the phone into download mode? (power + vol down) If you can you might still be able to flash sfhub's 1 click EL29 and restore your phone to working order.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
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If he used international tar his boot loader is hosed and disabled his USB port his only thing is hope sprint replaces or pay the 50+ to have it jtag ....
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-jtag-brick-repair/

Epix4G said:
If he used international tar his boot loader is hosed and disabled his USB port his only thing is hope sprint replaces or pay the 50+ to have it jtag ....
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Ouch, that sucks.

Esoteric68 said:
Ouch, that sucks.
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Better than 300 on Craigslist
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It lets me go into Downloading Mode but it is not being detected through USB at all so it looks like i cannot do anything myself, this really sucks as i just got this phone with a 2 year contract .
Does anyone know if Sprint does this kind of repair In-Store? Problem is that if i send it to MobileTechVideos i will be without a phone for several days including the weekend.

Esoteric68 said:
Umm he is posting in the correct forum. The XDA link you provided (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=934) goes to the OG Epic forum.
OP can you get the phone into download mode? (power + vol down) If you can you might still be able to flash sfhub's 1 click EL29 and restore your phone to working order.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
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FYI,this post was originally in the I9100 forum. Looks like it got moved to the right place.

Denny33142 said:
It lets me go into Downloading Mode but it is not being detected through USB at all so it looks like i cannot do anything myself, this really sucks as i just got this phone with a 2 year contract .
Does anyone know if Sprint does this kind of repair In-Store? Problem is that if i send it to MobileTechVideos i will be without a phone for several days including the weekend.
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Sprint will not jtag it Samsung can do it but will take longer . And who knows what they charge ....go to sprint maybe they will replace it say you hooked it up to kies and it said there was a update ...who knows maybe they will replace otherwise pay the rush on jtag and go buy burner phone for a couple days
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ctomgee said:
FYI,this post was originally in the I9100 forum. Looks like it got moved to the right place.
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I wondered if that was the case but the link given to him was still for the OG Epic, not the Epic Touch.
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Better than 300 on Craigslist
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Very 'glass is half full' of you and also very true, hadn't considered that. lol

Esoteric68 said:
I wondered if that was the case but the link given to him was still for the OG Epic, not the Epic Touch.
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Very 'glass is half full' of you and also very true, hadn't considered that. lol
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But that's why I still have a evo 3d just in case I brick this and I will probably keep it after I get nexus and sell my epic touch.
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Esoteric68 said:
I wondered if that was the case but the link given to him was still for the OG Epic, not the Epic Touch.
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Yeah, but he was intending it to be for the touch, based on the actual text of his post. Looks like an honest mistake. MistahBungle is usually very good at giving out info.

I feel bad for this guy, poor usb is disabled from international galaxy rom. Before you touch your phone, make sure you know what your doing first man, learn your device and everything before attempting something new especially with the GS2 since they're's a few versions of this phone.

More than a few.

ctomgee said:
More than a few.
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You do realize that a "few" isn't a specified amount, right? if I said a couple that would be two. 10, 15, 20 different versions is not "a lot" or "a ton" other wise the Marines would change the slogan from "The (few), the proud, the Marines" to "The masses, the proud, the Marines" learn your english. A few means small amount, which is misconceived by different people, and thrown out of context due to the fact that everyone has an OPINION! on small amount. Would you like to attempt to belittle me more? Or shall I embarrass you again? Now go back to your own forum, and allow us to converse with others who have an IQ level above 12.

New Firmware T999UVLG1

I purchased a brand new phone the Pebble Blue version and it came with a new T999UVLG1 Firmware. Just wondering if this is new.

sebmw said:
I purchased a brand new phone the Pebble Blue version and it came with a new T999UVLG1 Firmware. Just wondering if this is new.
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Are you sure your posting this in the right thread? Tmobile galaxy s3.. chus only the sprint version has the "LG" firmwares

marcviado said:
Are you sure your posting this in the right thread? Tmobile galaxy s3.. chus only the sprint version has the "LG" firmwares
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No i believe the OP is in the right section. I believe Sprint's basebands start with VPL...Tmobile's start with UV. AT&T with UC...ect...
To the OP, that might actually be a new baseband/radio/firmware. Would be awesome if you could pull it :good:

sebmw said:
I purchased a brand new phone the Pebble Blue version and it came with a new T999UVLG1 Firmware. Just wondering if this is new.
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when you do google search does it still show results from the phone?
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babymatteo said:
No i believe the OP is in the right section. I believe Sprint's basebands start with VPL...Tmobile's start with UV. AT&T with UC...ect...
To the OP, that might actually be a new baseband/radio/firmware. Would be awesome if you could pull it :good:
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http://www.cpkb.org/wiki/Samsung_firmware_naming_conventions

marcviado said:
Are you sure your posting this in the right thread? Tmobile galaxy s3.. chus only the sprint version has the "LG" firmwares
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Yes, 100% positive I have SGH-T999 - 16GB - Pebble Blue (T-Mobile) it was sealed when I got it and have been using it on T-Mobile for the passed two days.
I connected the phone to Samsung Kies to see if this is the latest firmware and this is the message I got.
Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies.
Current firmware version: PDA:LG1 / PHONE:LG1 / CSC:LG1 (TMB).

IS there any useful info here?
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4446

stevessvt said:
IS there any useful info here?
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4446
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Thanks for searching it for me, do you have any idea why Kies is not recognizing the LG1 as a TMO firmware,

sebmw said:
Thanks for searching it for me, do you have any idea why Kies is not recognizing the LG1 as a TMO firmware,
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Sure,....Yours is the first Ive heard of with that firmware, although it lists both as being stock. TBH, I have no idea why KIES doesnt recognize it.

stevessvt said:
Sure,....Yours is the first Ive heard of with that firmware, although it lists both as being stock. TBH, I have no idea why KIES doesnt recognize it.
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buz kies sux ass

Hope I'm not giving u "DUH" advice
babymatteo said:
No i believe the OP is in the right section. I believe Sprint's basebands start with VPL...Tmobile's start with UV. AT&T with UC...ect...
To the OP, that might actually be a new baseband/radio/firmware. Would be awesome if you could pull it :good:
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Hope ur not thinking "DUH" after reading, but have you seen the Snapdragon Toolkit by mskip in the T-Mo Android Development section? It's really a great tool, and one of the things it does rather quickly and easily is backup your firmware as a NANDROID backup image or it also gives you the choice to create a .tar file for ODIN to restore it. Just thought if you didn't already know about it or know how without it, it might help ya with pulling this new firmware. Of course, you'd have to talk to him (and/or teach him) about doing it - that or find someone else who's got it! I can't tonight, but tomorrow noon-ish, I'll see if I can find the updated firmware myself! If you haven't found it by then, I'd be happy to pull it for ya if I find it! Hope that helps! Have a good night!

Just bought my s3 saturday, I had that same software. Running what was clUned to be newest on here now, but baseband still shows t999UVLG1
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I can't believe no one has asked yet..
For those of you that have this "new" software version, does your universal search work?
Long press the capacitive menu button, and enter a search term to see if it searched your whole phone or just the web (if it searches your whole phone, things like contacts and media will come up - if it just searches the web, only Google web based results will show)

FYI: When I first got my phone with UVALEM (ordered first day), pretty much the first thing I did was install Kies to sync with Outlook. At that time, it read the firmware version correctly, and said that it was not compatible with firmware upgrades. That changed about two days later.
Would like an answer to the universal search question.

Pig Vomit said:
FYI: When I first got my phone with UVALEM (ordered first day), pretty much the first thing I did was install Kies to sync with Outlook. At that time, it read the firmware version correctly, and said that it was not compatible with firmware upgrades. That changed about two days later.
Would like an answer to the universal search question.
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It searches all, contacts, music, web, etc.

http://opensource.samsung.com/index.jsp
click on mobile phone and type 999 in the search box. it lists both UVALEM,and UVALG1 side by side where as if UVALG1 was the latest it wouldn't list UVALEM anymore.

I received p.blue 16 GB today. With uvlg1. Search only searched the web. Root still worked. Curious if rooms will still flash.any one?

alias503 said:
I received p.blue 16 GB today. With uvlg1. Search only searched the web. Root still worked. Curious if rooms will still flash.any one?
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Thought that's what the update was. Damn dumbing down like the other carriers.
Root most likely works.
Sent from the current Heavy Weight champ GALAXY SIII

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alias503 said:
I received p.blue 16 GB today. With uvlg1. Search only searched the web. Root still worked. Curious if rooms will still flash.any one?
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Do you have brightness slider on notification bar?

stevessvt said:
Do you have brightness slider on notification bar?
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I was unable to get brightness slider to work. Had auto checked on and off to try.. does any one need files or a nan backup of this Rom? Coming from g2x...please be patient.

[Q] Helping fiance root his Candian/Bell S3 SGH-1747M

The thing is, we weren't even going to root it. I thought that Teamviewer Quicksupport supported all S3's.
I looked and he is running 4.1.1. So...I'm not sure what the big deal is, but no matter what, Quicksupport is not "supported" when we go to the Play Store. If there is a simple fix, I would love this, because he is not tech-savvy and this is why we got this model.
However -
I've only rooted one phone in my life before, when there was only really one way of rooting. It seems I have read that problem abound with these S3 models - more specifically, IMEI may be lost, and choosing exactly which way to root, since there are varying stock kernels.
I see this thread here on the IMEI backup/injection. Am I safe to assume, that is where I start? (I have read that the Bell is just a ATT version, so will the ATT version instructions work here? I will ask in that thread but not sure).
Then - once that is done - I have to pick a way to root it that works for Bell's SIII SGH-1747M. That is where I am running into a bit of a wall. I wonder if I can get someone who has done this with this model to help me out and pick a safe way to mod it? Do I need to post more info to help decide this? I can get on his device and get whatever info is needed.
I also read, that perhaps Bell's stock kernels either do or do not need unsecuring (not quite sure after a lot of reading) before doing anything else. I really am trying to learn - it's just all very daunting and when I'm reading and not understanding, I can still read til the sun explodes and never be able to do this correctly. Well, maybe if I had an unending supply of phones.
Thank you for your help...
I would just ask in the IMEI and other forums but they are not available to me (either post count too low or I'm not sure).
Sincerely,
Foxdev

foxdev said:
The thing is, we weren't even going to root it. I thought that Teamviewer Quicksupport supported all S3's.
I looked and he is running 4.1.1. So...I'm not sure what the big deal is, but no matter what, Quicksupport is not "supported" when we go to the Play Store. If there is a simple fix, I would love this, because he is not tech-savvy and this is why we got this model.
However -
I've only rooted one phone in my life before, when there was only really one way of rooting. It seems I have read that problem abound with these S3 models - more specifically, IMEI may be lost, and choosing exactly which way to root, since there are varying stock kernels.
I see this thread here on the IMEI backup/injection. Am I safe to assume, that is where I start? (I have read that the Bell is just a ATT version, so will the ATT version instructions work here? I will ask in that thread but not sure).
Then - once that is done - I have to pick a way to root it that works for Bell's SIII SGH-1747M. That is where I am running into a bit of a wall. I wonder if I can get someone who has done this with this model to help me out and pick a safe way to mod it? Do I need to post more info to help decide this? I can get on his device and get whatever info is needed.
I would just ask in the IMEI and other forums but they are not available to me (either post count too low or I'm not sure).
Sincerely,
Foxdev
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You can root without worrying about losing your IMEI.. Give this thread a look over.. Click

BAM1789 said:
You can root without worrying about losing your IMEI.. Give this thread a look over.. Click
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Thanks, I just added it as a part of the research I did I am not worried so much about that anymore, but the other things are like....making my mind explode. All I've ever done so far is my Thunderbolt 2 years ago and that was so easy.

foxdev said:
Thanks, I just added it as a part of the research I did I am not worried so much about that anymore, but the other things are like....making my mind explode. All I've ever done so far is my Thunderbolt 2 years ago and that was so easy.
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this is actually a pretty simple device to root too. Just pick a method and read it over and it'll be pretty hard to screw anything up
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Also make a backup of your imei just in case something goes sideways.
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d3athsd00r said:
Also make a backup of your imei just in case something goes sideways.
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Thanks, going to do that for sure
Also, does anyone know with this model if Teamviewer Quicksupport just doesn't work at all? I cant get answers from Teamviewer. If it did I wouldn't need to root the stupid thing!

i don't understand why you believe you need to root to have this app supported. i attempted to use the app and it told me i needed to download an app from here. try that before you root?
edit: also i am rooted and it still did not allow me to use the app. rooting isn't your solution here
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Sell GN - 4.3 unrooted or 4.4 with root?

What do you think?
And what would be a fair price for each? (Heavily used but in flawless condition since it's been protected in a case and screen protector since Day 1.)

Paul22000 said:
What do you think?
And what would be a fair price for each? (Heavily used but in flawless condition since it's been protected in a case and screen protector since Day 1.)
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I should put 4.4 with root on it, and when somebody shows interest for your gnex, ask them what they want and tell him/her what consequences are. I have really no idea on price, but I'm sure it will give you at least 15 euros more money than if you sell it with 4.3.

4.3, unless you want to wait for a really stable 4.4 release. You might get an idiot buyer who files a claim that the phone is "broken" from an unstable 4.4.
If you're planning to sell via CL though, just give the buyer the option of messaging you which version he prefers

harveydent said:
4.3, unless you want to wait for a really stable 4.4 release. You might get an idiot buyer who files a claim that the phone is "broken" from an unstable 4.4.
If you're planning to sell via CL though, just give the buyer the option of messaging you which version he prefers
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That's true. I guess the issue then is, would it be possible to unroot and downgrade 4.4, or will that take *another* few weeks/months for someone to figure out how to do?

to keep things official, i am going to sell mine with stock 4.3, unrooted.

Paul22000 said:
That's true. I guess the issue then is, would it be possible to unroot and downgrade 4.4, or will that take *another* few weeks/months for someone to figure out how to do?
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To unroot/downgrade, simply flash the factory 4.3 from the stickied thread

harveydent said:
To unroot/downgrade, simply flash the factory 4.3 from the stickied thread
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Interesting, thank you. I figured unrooting would be a more complex process and separate from the downgrade.

Paul22000 said:
Interesting, thank you. I figured unrooting would be a more complex process and separate from the downgrade.
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It's actually very straight forward, from fastboot just type in the following line to unroot your device after placing the stock firmware on it and bootloader:
fastboot oem lock

lethallunatic said:
It's actually very straight forward, from fastboot just type in the following line to unroot your device after placing the stock firmware on it and bootloader:
fastboot oem lock
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Ah yes, that's what I thought. It couldn't have been as simple as flashing the stock ROM.
I just don't want to prevent someone else from receiving an OTA if Google ever releases a bug fix or something, and then cursing me for having sold a phone that can't update.

lethallunatic said:
It's actually very straight forward, from fastboot just type in the following line to unroot your device after placing the stock firmware on it and bootloader:
fastboot oem lock
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Bootloader lock state have nothing to do with root.
Beamed from my Maguro

All you do is flash factory images and relock bootloader to get it back to 100% stock

Paul22000 said:
What do you think?
And what would be a fair price for each? (Heavily used but in flawless condition since it's been protected in a case and screen protector since Day 1.)
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There will be no 4.4 für GNex, so the question is stupid.

billyx1 said:
There will be no 4.4 für GNex, so the question is stupid.
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there already is 4.4 for gnex, only buggy, but still your argument is invalid...
for op's question, if I were to sell my gnex now, I'd rather put it in totally stock condition without any whistles, to avoid complains from the buyer...

When I bought mine used I wanted it completely stock so I could learn how to unlock and root the right way as my previous phone had locked boot loader. Due to him shipping as soon as he got off work it was still modded. I had to learn how to reverse it but did manage to get it back to stock. I think most would like it stock for one you can make sure everything works knowing that a bug in aftermarket ROM is not an issue
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At this point leave it on 4.3.
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I will flash the stock factory image using the flash-all.sh...relock bootloader and i will sell it to.get a nexus5 as soon as possible

Leave it at 4.3, if a user wants to root they can. This is not an HTC where a user might want buy a rooted phone to save them the hassle. When selling on eBay I often time give the buyer the option.
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Also 4.4 way too buggy to sell. If I was a non tech guy I would be pissed to get a phone that with an alpha os
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Galaxy S9 SM-G960U USA version possinle root idea?

In theory what if we where to flash a global rom to a usa variant s9 then proceed to unlocking the bootloader and oem unlock ???

Seems that would have been tried long before now.
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ANY LUCK GETTING THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S9 BOOST MOBILE IS MY CARRIER
model: SM-G960U
ONE UI VERSION: 1.0 , ANDROID VERSION: 9 , BASEBAND VERSION: G960USQU6CSGF
ANDROID SECURITY PATCH LEVEL: JULY 1ST 2019 , SE for ANDROID STATUS: ENFORCING SEPF_SM_G960U_9_0006
EVERYWHERE I HAVE LOOK I HAVE FAILED!!! ANYONE BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE SOLUTION ON HOW TO GET THIS DEVICE ROOTED. IF ANYONE CAN PLEASE HELP??? SEND A LINK OR GIVE ME ANY INFOMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! I HAVE TRIED AND LOOK THRU MANY THREADS TO FIND NOTHING THAT HAS WORK YET...... I JUST GOT THE UPDATED A WEEK AGO FOR THE NEW SGF BASEBAND. PLEASE HELP!
OR SEND ME A LINK OR INFORMATION ON THIS

XxTeXx07xX said:
ANY LUCK GETTING THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S9 BOOST MOBILE IS MY CARRIER
model: SM-G960U
ONE UI VERSION: 1.0 , ANDROID VERSION: 9 , BASEBAND VERSION: G960USQU6CSGF
ANDROID SECURITY PATCH LEVEL: JULY 1ST 2019 , SE for ANDROID STATUS: ENFORCING SEPF_SM_G960U_9_0006
EVERYWHERE I HAVE LOOK I HAVE FAILED!!! ANYONE BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE SOLUTION ON HOW TO GET THIS DEVICE ROOTED. IF ANYONE CAN PLEASE HELP??? SEND A LINK OR GIVE ME ANY INFOMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! I HAVE TRIED AND LOOK THRU MANY THREADS TO FIND NOTHING THAT HAS WORK YET...... I JUST GOT THE UPDATED A WEEK AGO FOR THE NEW SGF BASEBAND. PLEASE HELP!
OR SEND ME A LINK OR INFORMATION ON THIS
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Yelling won't change the answer. That model, regardless of carrier, is bootloader locked. It ain't gettin' root.
End if story.
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joeldf said:
Yelling won't change the answer. That model, regardless of carrier, is bootloader locked. It ain't gettin' root.
End if story.
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what if i yell in 40 pt font?

youdoofus said:
what if i yell in 40 pt font?
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Guess you can always try...
Did I really say "End if story"?
I could edit it, but your quote has now immortalized it. ?

joeldf said:
Guess you can always try...
Did I really say "we are no longer the knights who saaaaaaay NI! we are now the knights who saaaaaaaaay icky icky ba-dang zoifmomng"?
I could edit it, but your quote has now immortalized it.
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well, we could go edit some edits, but one never knows what can happen when people go off and do silly things like that

Idk if this helps but #*9900# will bring up this menu and can enable upload mode (it appears to be disabled from factory) I know that's how the s8 was rooted and thought it might be what's stopping root on the s9 @partcyborg may shed some light on this

Heathmcdonald said:
Idk if this helps but #*9900# will bring up this menu and can enable upload mode (it appears to be disabled from factory) I know that's how the s8 was rooted and thought it might be what's stopping root on the s9 @partcyborg may shed some light on this
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USA market S9s are not rootable. The G960U models are screwed. Not that it bugs me because root messes up SPay, and id gladly give up root for that if i was forced to choose. Which I am LoL
EDIT: USA S9's are now rootable. Please refer to the guides

I'm sure people thought the same about s8, it was far from the conventional root method but if we never get root on s9 it's all good but I'll never buy another $700 Samsung if I can't own it. That's what root is about for me. They shouldn't be able to tell me what I can and can't do with my $700 phone and just thinkin about it really makes me wanna throw it in the trash, I'm tired of being a Google slave and I can't remove gapps and replace services without root I'd trade this piece of junk for a s8+ in a heart beat

Heathmcdonald said:
I'm sure people thought the same about s8, it was far from the conventional root method but if we never get root on s9 it's all good but I'll never buy another $700 Samsung if I can't own it. That's what root is about for me. They shouldn't be able to tell me what I can and can't do with my $700 phone and just thinkin about it really makes me wanna throw it in the trash, I'm tired of being a Google slave and I can't remove gapps and replace services without root I'd trade this piece of junk for a s8+ in a heart beat
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what exactly are you missing without root? not being sarcastic, just curious. i used to be a root or die kind of person until i was faced with this unrootable device but gained SPay. Honestly, just curious to see what people still use root for

youdoofus said:
what exactly are you missing without root? not being sarcastic, just curious. i used to be a root or die kind of person until i was faced with this unrootable device but gained SPay. Honestly, just curious to see what people still use root for
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For one, being able to uninstall software you don't want/use that's just taking space. Also, during my flashaholic days, being able to use different kernels to significantly increase battery usage and being able to install lean/pared-down roms for that extra snappy performance.

My s9 is stuck in emergency recovery and will not go into download mode. I've tried everything can anyone help me.....

Someone please work on the Qualpwn I'm willing to chip in something on the bounty and I'm sure I'm not the only one, @partcyborg, wanna make some money?

Heathmcdonald said:
Someone please work on the Qualpwn I'm willing to chip in something on the bounty and I'm sure I'm not the only one, @partcyborg, wanna make some money?
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The S9 has been out for over a year. Plenty of people around here have been picking at it. If there was a way, you'd think something would have been found by now.

joeldf said:
The S9 has been out for over a year. Plenty of people around here have been picking at it. If there was a way, you'd think something would have been found by now.
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exactly
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leftylok83 said:
My s9 is stuck in emergency recovery and will not go into download mode. I've tried everything can anyone help me.....
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do you have ADB installed on your computer? if so use the command to reboot into download mode
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hey_joe said:
For one, being able to uninstall software you don't want/use that's just taking space. Also, during my flashaholic days, being able to use different kernels to significantly increase battery usage and being able to install lean/pared-down roms for that extra snappy performance.
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those items you mentioned arent as bad as they used to be. The kernels are pretty efficient nowadays and with the advent of the U1 Odin flashable files, there isnt much need to uninstall too many things. Dont get me wrong, i really miss being able to flash whatever i wanted (i started my root journey on the OG Evo, then went to the S3, S5, A8 and now S9) and yes, it does make a difference for each individual phone as they all are somehow a tad different. I wish we could root. I really wish we could root and maintain SPay and SHealth. But even if root is accomplished, but it breaks SPay, ill not root. SPay is that important to me

youdoofus said:
those items you mentioned arent as bad as they used to be. The kernels are pretty efficient nowadays and with the advent of the U1 Odin flashable files, there isnt much need to uninstall too many things. Dont get me wrong, i really miss being able to flash whatever i wanted (i started my root journey on the OG Evo, then went to the S3, S5, A8 and now S9) and yes, it does make a difference for each individual phone as they all are somehow a tad different. I wish we could root. I really wish we could root and maintain SPay and SHealth. But even if root is accomplished, but it breaks SPay, ill not root. SPay is that important to me
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You're probably right. Haven't flashed anything on a Android phone since LG G4. Been using an iPhone X as my daily driver since that time and just received this S9 when renewing my contract. I've had the LG G7 One for a couple of months and the S10 after that for a few days. Both have been sold since I find them really expensive to risk bricking. You could say my flashing days are waning and just want to stick to secure environment which is why I'm using an iphone where there is no temptation to modify anything. This S9 is still kind of new and just my backup phone so I can still afford to tinker with it but as I found out, it's not even possible to unlock the bootloader so I guess it'll go back in the drawer for now or sell it.

hey_joe said:
You're probably right. Haven't flashed anything on a Android phone since LG G4. Been using an iPhone X as my daily driver since that time and just received this S9 when renewing my contract. I've had the LG G7 One for a couple of months and the S10 after that for a few days. Both have been sold since I find them really expensive to risk bricking. You could say my flashing days are waning and just want to stick to secure environment which is why I'm using an iphone where there is no temptation to modify anything. This S9 is still kind of new and just my backup phone so I can still afford to tinker with it but as I found out, it's not even possible to unlock the bootloader so I guess it'll go back in the drawer for now or sell it.
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yeah, the bootloader is probably a lost cause for the immediate future. i got my S9 a few months ago for $275 from Cricket and flashed the U1 firmware shortly after getting it. We went to Cancun for a week, so i left it alone before the trip, but as soon as we got home, i flashed it LoL
anyways, i wouldnt blame you for selling it if its just your backup phone especially since there is no real tinkering beyond the goodlock app from samsung themselves, which is pretty limited

To Be honest, theres is no sense in rooting this phone anyway! To what tinker with a few dumb options lol.... Them childish days are gone. Thought it would be neat till I really thought of the constant headaches and bull$hit wasted time! NM

You can might as well get an iPhone if you want to allow someone else to own it for you. I like the freedom it's not childish to not want to charge your phone constantly or to want to remove factory Spyware I don't understand why you would think any of this is childish but ok