Hello,
I have a i9000 Samsung phone. I had v2.2 on it and updated to v2.3 from Kies. Everything went fine but after the reboot my phone is rebooting on its own after 1-10 minutes. No matter what or where I navigate on it, menus, apps, just left <-> right, it reboots between 1 and 10 minutes. If I leave it alone then it stays on and I can even answer calls.
Sometimes when it reboots the phone will keep rebooting for a random number of times, looping. Sometimes is freezing on the "S" logo and then reboots again.
After the Kies upgrade I tried several stock versions from this forum with no luck. I also did several factory defaults, formatted cache, repartition etc.
I have access to the download mode and the phone is stable in that condition, is not rebooting.
I am from Romania, on Orange RO.
What should I do ? I'm a standard user, I do not need advanced options, I was just trying to update my phone to 2.3 from within Kies.
Is there any way to downgrade it back to the original Orange RO firmware so I can take it into service ? I still have warranty on it. Or should I try with other versions ? Could this be a software issue ?
Can anyone guide me in a right direction ? What to do ?
Thanks.
jdaniel19 said:
Hello,
I have a i9000 Samsung phone. I had v2.2 on it and updated to v2.3 from Kies. Everything went fine but after the reboot my phone is rebooting on its own after 1-10 minutes. No matter what or where I navigate on it, menus, apps, just left <-> right, it reboots between 1 and 10 minutes. If I leave it alone then it stays on and I can even answer calls.
Sometimes when it reboots the phone will keep rebooting for a random number of times, looping. Sometimes is freezing on the "S" logo and then reboots again.
After the Kies upgrade I tried several stock versions from this forum with no luck. I also did several factory defaults, formatted cache, repartition etc.
I have access to the download mode and the phone is stable in that condition, is not rebooting.
I am from Romania, on Orange RO.
What should I do ? I'm a standard user, I do not need advanced options, I was just trying to update my phone to 2.3 from within Kies.
Is there any way to downgrade it back to the original Orange RO firmware so I can take it into service ? I still have warranty on it. Or should I try with other versions ? Could this be a software issue ?
Can anyone guide me in a right direction ? What to do ?
Thanks.
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Sounds like a faulty phone. Flash your original firmware and take it to Samsung. You can find it on Sammobile or with Checckfus.
Try performing a factory data reset first to see if this helps then if not reflash with odin
try factory reset
Thank you all for the answers. As I said in my first post, I already tried a factory reset, several times. After and/or before every firmware installation I did a factory reset.
I used ODIN and flashed firmwares from this forum that had three files (PDA, CSC and PHONE). The ones I find from Orange RO have only the PDA file. Do I need also old versions CSC and PHONE files or am I good with only the PDA file ? Or maybe I'm a moron and I didn't find the right one. Can you please detail what exact firmware should I put on it to be able to take it to Samsung ?
Thanks.
Use 3 files rom + pit file and check the "repartition" when flashing. It will clean everything including the partition scheme. It looks like you updated with kies after u moved to ext3/4
my idea will help for sure if your phone isnt phisycally broken.
I found these that may help me to revert the phone to the original firmware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1015640
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844459&highlight=jp7
OK so now my phone has v2.3.5 on it. In order to go back to 2.2 from the thread above, all I need are the CSC, PDA and PHONE files, right ?
Like a normal "upgrade", well downgrade is this case. There is no special process for the downgrade ?
Many thanks.
edit : just to confirm, when I downgrade from 2.3.5 to 2.2.1 do I need to check "update boot-loader" ? yes/no ?
jdaniel19 said:
just to confirm, when I downgrade from 2.3.5 to 2.2.1 do I need to check "update boot-loader" ? yes/no ?
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anyone, please ?
Hi PROS,
I am in a deep problem and new to android world....I rooted my phone through galay note II toolkit...everything was fine until I installed this font application, rebooted my phone and stuck on samsung blinking logo screen...
I tried ODIN to put my phone back to factory with stick ROM but not sure...I have tried the ROMS in recovery folder and in Root folder as well (my phone is Rogers wireless I3I7M and build: JRO03C.I317MVLALJ2)...there are different file names with .tar extensions some starts with recovery-stock and some are stock-x...ODIN pushes the files, phone reboots and stuck on that samsung logo....initially I rooted it with TWRP recovery mothod and now when I go to recovery screen via button combo it goes to android recovery screen (the blue text one)....
all I want is to put the phone back to stock ROM and root again thats all....
I need ur help in this regards as suggestions or redirect me to a resource from where I can solve this issue.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
[email protected]
msiddiqu said:
Hi PROS,
I am in a deep problem and new to android world....I rooted my phone through galay note II toolkit...everything was fine until I installed this font application, rebooted my phone and stuck on samsung blinking logo screen...
I tried ODIN to put my phone back to factory with stick ROM but not sure...I have tried the ROMS in recovery folder and in Root folder as well (my phone is Rogers wireless I3I7M and build: JRO03C.I317MVLALJ2)...there are different file names with .tar extensions some starts with recovery-stock and some are stock-x...ODIN pushes the files, phone reboots and stuck on that samsung logo....initially I rooted it with TWRP recovery mothod and now when I go to recovery screen via button combo it goes to android recovery screen (the blue text one)....
all I want is to put the phone back to stock ROM and root again thats all....
I need ur help in this regards as suggestions or redirect me to a resource from where I can solve this issue.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
[email protected]
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i had the same issue very simple to solve it just pull out the battery and wait for 30 seconds press vol up + home button + the swith on/off button and put the battery back release the buttons once the screen is on and then reset to factory ...
Try to root again using easy root method
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sucked
Hi and thanks a bunch for the reply....
the battery reset part didin't work...I have tried the method you mentioned the easy method...where you push the CWM recovery file to the device through ODIN...now I hvae the CWM based recovery v6.0.1.4, I have factory reset the devvice through CWM as well and rebooted the phone through there..but still stuck on samsung logo..I think the phone doesn't have any ROM to boot from...I have the stock .tar file for this phone but how should I send it to phone? CWM says to 'install .zip/update file" from external sd card...
my stock file is .tar and it has boot.img inside...also if anyone know a place where I can find my ROM, please tell me that as well....
please tell me what should I do now...waiting for your reply...
Dude just use the emergency recovery vie kies, return to stock.
If possible. Save all cwm files to computer. If you were smart you made a backup image to you ext sd or recovery image we.
Gonna be a huge file be about ten min to save to pc.
Save the entire cwm folder. Yes everything .
Save to your pc.
Use kies emergency recovery.
Re root phone.
Install cwm recovery.
Make a recovery img.(jic you f.u. again lol)
Now put ext sd card in phone
Boot to recovery and try the recovery images again.
If nothing else your phone should be back to stock.
Worked for my gs3.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
Kies
How would kies is gonna recognize the phone if its not booting? also does kies would have my stock ROM?...also please let me know if I have a .tar file which is my stock rom how do I push it to the device?
kies
kies is not recognizing the phone as it is stuck on samsung logo....it seems like it doesn't have any ROM image to boot from...if I have the .tar file that has .img how would I push it to the device?..
msiddiqu said:
kies is not recognizing the phone as it is stuck on samsung logo....it seems like it doesn't have any ROM image to boot from...if I have the .tar file that has .img how would I push it to the device?..
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Do exactly as I say.
Download a sock rom from here. Link:-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696&highlight=cf+autoroot
After downloading go into donwload mode by pressing volume down+home button+ power key(in this order)
Connect phone via USB and open ODIN.
VIa the PDA option browse to the stock rom you downloaded and click Start and then wait till the rom is flashed. This should do it,
After flashing download this for rooting and extract the file to tar
Link:-http://download.chainfire.eu/264/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-t03g-gtn7100.zip
I would suggest you to do a bit of readng on this page :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696&highlight=cf+autoroot
Good lCUk and report back
stressed
thanks bro for this detail...my question is before i proceed is that the link you gave me has the stocks for N7100 but my device is SGHI317M and build number is JRO03C.I317MVLALJ2...and was running 4.1.1....
please help zeeshan!
zeeshan here too
msiddiqu said:
thanks bro for this detail...my question is before i proceed is that the link you gave me has the stocks for N7100 but my device is SGHI317M and build number is JRO03C.I317MVLALJ2...and was running 4.1.1....
please help zeeshan!
zeeshan here too
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LOL. Zeeshan calling Zeeshan
On a more serious note, i have the International version of Note 2 so dont know much about other variants.
Sorry
There are 2 variants of the Note 2. GT7100 and GT7105. Which one do you have exactly? Go into settings, about device, and Model number....
After you determine which one you have, unless it is a carrier specific one from America, just flash the stock gt7105 one or the gt7100 one from here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696&highlight=cf+autoroot
msiddiqu said:
How would kies is gonna recognize the phone if its not booting? also does kies would have my stock ROM?...also please let me know if I have a .tar file which is my stock rom how do I push it to the device?
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Yo dude sorry I misunderstood what you said, for w/e reason i thought your recovery was borked and not that you were bricked.
SO listen first off dont be afraid of using odin, its not rocket science and you wont bork it up anymore than it already is.
out of curiosity do you happen to use rom manager?
IF so ditch that pos ap, and just stick with recovery like the cwm or twrp.
i found this for you and hope it helps you out.
keep searching and trying dont give up youll get it eventually.
http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-tutorials/how-to-unrootunbrick-galaxy-note-2-with-stock-firmware/
basically what the poster above me said, you're only going to be able to do recovery via odin.
its not a big deal just follow instructions.
hope the link helps.
I just want to unlock my Note 2 for now, I don't want to root it yet... but my Android version is 4.1.2 and when I try to follow the instructions but when I get to the part about ( perso SHA256 OFF ) and I do as it says and wait 30 seconds then hit back to return to the previous menu but I don't get the "4th" option ( NW Lock NV Data INITALLIZ ) Have tried to do a data reset but no good....
Tanamir said:
I just want to unlock my Note 2 for now, I don't want to root it yet... but my Android version is 4.1.2 and when I try to follow the instructions but when I get to the part about ( perso SHA256 OFF ) and I do as it says and wait 30 seconds then hit back to return to the previous menu but I don't get the "4th" option ( NW Lock NV Data INITALLIZ ) Have tried to do a data reset but no good....
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Well you either root and flash the radio, flash an earlier stock firmware, call your provider or pay...
crixley said:
Well you either root and flash the radio, flash an earlier stock firmware, call your provider or pay...
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Ya,
I'm on it... just found a link for stock roms for Canadian carriers and I am downloading all of them... I am a noob so the first thing I want to try is to revert to an earlier version ( 4.1.1 ) just to see if I can unlock the phone...
Trying to find what you want is difficult because the results you get depend on how you word the query... A lot of times so far I have had no results come back and so I had to re-word the question...
Tanamir said:
Ya,
I'm on it... just found a link for stock roms for Canadian carriers and I am downloading all of them... I am a noob so the first thing I want to try is to revert to an earlier version ( 4.1.1 ) just to see if I can unlock the phone...
Trying to find what you want is difficult because the results you get depend on how you word the query... A lot of times so far I have had no results come back and so I had to re-word the question...
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Be very cautious, make sure you don't flash an international stock file
In your case (assuming your Note 2 did come from Rogers) simply flash the stock SGH-I317M 4.1.1 ROM with Odin. You might have to factory reset if you get crashes or force closes (this can be done from stock recovery) unlock, then flash the 4.1.2 ROM back with Odin.
Sent from my SGH-T889V using xda app-developers app
Tanamir said:
I just want to unlock my Note 2 for now, I don't want to root it yet... but my Android version is 4.1.2 and when I try to follow the instructions but when I get to the part about ( perso SHA256 OFF ) and I do as it says and wait 30 seconds then hit back to return to the previous menu but I don't get the "4th" option ( NW Lock NV Data INITALLIZ ) Have tried to do a data reset but no good....
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I usually purchase my phones off contract so just call my provider (AT&T) and request the code, have never been denied.
RiPpeR_dUdE said:
I usually purchase my phones off contract so just call my provider (AT&T) and request the code, have never been denied.
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It's different with Canadian carriers unfortunately
Unlike AT&T, Canadian carriers haven't been forced by law (or binding court settlement, as AT&T) into giving out unlock codes, even for phones bought outright or whose contract has been fulfilled.
So yeah, using the stock Odin images should keep the flash counter at 0 and be relatively straightforward.
The other method involves a custom recovery, such as TWRP.
Pros:
Much smaller download size. (Odin, TWRP - Odin-flashable version, two modem update zips all total under 75 MB, iirc. Two full stock images: over 2 GB.)
Takes care of custom recovery installation for later and makes rooting a piece of cake.
Cons:
Custom flash counter is triggered.
System status will probably show as modified.
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Darkshado said:
In your case (assuming your Note 2 did come from Rogers) simply flash the stock SGH-I317M 4.1.1 ROM with Odin. You might have to factory reset if you get crashes or force closes (this can be done from stock recovery) unlock, then flash the 4.1.2 ROM back with Odin.
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Got some question, if i'm running international stock rom base running on my AT&T Note 2 i can't unlock my phone? What if I provide just my IMEI number to unlocking company and unlock it, will still screw up my phone?
I have done this on my older phones (3phones Samsung Infuse 4g) and have success no problems at all unlocking them just providing IMEI number to unlocking company.
xxxSuperserieSxxx said:
Got some question, if i'm running international stock rom base running on my AT&T Note 2 i can't unlock my phone? What if I provide just my IMEI number to unlocking company and unlock it, will still screw up my phone?
I have done this on my older phones (3phones Samsung Infuse 4g) and have success no problems at all unlocking them just providing IMEI number to unlocking company.
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hey SSxxx
note which build and modem you are using
flash a 4.1.1 modem
use the unlock method
flash back the modem you were on.
all in recovery
no need to odin
qkster said:
hey SSxxx
note which build and modem you are using
flash a 4.1.1 modem
use the unlock method
flash back the modem you were on.
all in recovery
no need to odin
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Im running,
Rom: 4.1.2 stock rom international base
Baseband version: 1317UCAMA4
Thanks in andvanced bro will try that nice seeing you here...
I flash the irug I ball modem and the option option came up to unlock. No new to flash firmware. Go find the modem in the modem theead
Sent from that one guy with the cool phone
Darkshado said:
Unlike AT&T, Canadian carriers haven't been forced by law (or binding court settlement, as AT&T) into giving out unlock codes, even for phones bought outright or whose contract has been fulfilled.
So yeah, using the stock Odin images should keep the flash counter at 0 and be relatively straightforward.
The other method involves a custom recovery, such as TWRP.
Pros:
Much smaller download size. (Odin, TWRP - Odin-flashable version, two modem update zips all total under 75 MB, iirc. Two full stock images: over 2 GB.)
Takes care of custom recovery installation for later and makes rooting a piece of cake.
Cons:
Custom flash counter is triggered.
System status will probably show as modified.
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Quick question...
How long is it supposed to take to flash the .md5 file?
It's been a while since I've had to flash with Odin, but I'd say a few minutes tops. If it's been sitting there for half an hour, something's not working. Ideally, it is just stuck as "establishing protocol for connection" or something like that and nothing has been written yet.
Make sure that Kies is properly and completely shut down as it will interfere with Odin. (I usually skip installing Kies altogether.)
Darkshado said:
It's been a while since I've had to flash with Odin, but I'd say a few minutes tops. If it's been sitting there for half an hour, something's not working. Ideally, it is just stuck as "establishing protocol for connection" or something like that and nothing has been written yet.
Make sure that Kies is properly and completely shut down as it will interfere with Odin. (I usually skip installing Kies altogether.)
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So, how do I get out of the download on the phone? The phone is in download mode and has been for hours now.... It seems to me that Odin doesn't recognize the phone. The message box in Odin has messages in it... the last message says " <OSM> All threads completed. ( succeed 0 / failed 0 )
These are the instructions I have been using:
Extract the root66_xxx_I317MVLALJ2.tar.md5 from the .7z file you downloaded.
Use Odin, put phone into download mode [with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connect to computer and open Odin.
once in odin click the PDA field and select the root66_xxx_I317MVLALJ2.tar.md5 you downloaded.
Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.
click start and
when done let phone reboot.
If you have issues flashing with Odin please ensure you are using the microusb cable that came with the phone, users have had issues using other cables.
If you just want a stock, rooted phone with no custom recovery, no plans to flash custom roms, etc. then you can stop HERE.
This is what the message box says in Odin ( ver. 3.04 & 3.07 ) :
<OSM> Enter CS for md5..
<OSM> Check md5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> root66_RWC_I317MVLALJ2.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking md5 finished successfully..l
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> All threads completed ( succeed 0 / failed 0 )
The phone just sits in download mode and doesn't seem to do anything. I hit "Finish" in Odin then close the program. Then I shut down the phone and let it reboot and.... VOILA!!! Absolutely no change... The phone still has Android 4.1.2 installed...
Hmmmm, I must be doing something wrong... I just don't know what...
Tanamir, I find I almost always have to back up my pictures and anything else I want to keep, then do a clean wipe of the device ( factory reset ) before flashing anything using the odin and the cable method.
I also find I need to usually remove the external sd card when doing this too. hope that helps.
bwolmarans said:
Tanamir, I find I almost always have to back up my pictures and anything else I want to keep, then do a clean wipe of the device ( factory reset ) before flashing anything using the odin and the cable method.
I also find I need to usually remove the external sd card when doing this too. hope that helps.
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I did remove everything of value to me that was on the phone before I did the factory reset but that was a couple of days ago... I did some video of my son today and took a few pics of him but that is no problem to download and then I will do another quick wipe and then try flashing again...
There is no MicroSD card in my unit since I did the original factory wipe and subsequent wipes and flashes return 0 results ( i.e.: I still have Android 4.1.2 installed). At this point I am left to ponder whether: a) I am a complete idiot and cant follow basic instructions, b) That there might be a problem with the phone in download mode and it is not responding to Odin, c) That there might be a problem with the ROM's I downloaded from another part of the XDA site...
Default [HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter - [ATT / Bell / Telus / Rogers / Sasktel]
This is a root injected FACTORY Stock I317 Odin Flashable Image. You flash this in Odin just as you would the completely stock ROM from samsung. I've simply injected the su binary and SuperSu app so you now have rooted stock image.
So if you want to keep your device stock yet have the functionality of root without tripping the counter or messing up OTA updates then this would be your best bet.
You can get ODIN here
and the drivers for the SGH-I317 so ODIN can detect your phone can be found at Samsung's site. Click on the Manuals & Downloads tab at the bottom and then on Software for the latest driver.
Instructions:
First, Download Image:
ATT Rom
January 2013 JB 4.1.2 New!
Mirror 1: root66_ATT_I317UCAMA4.7z
October 2012 JB 4.1.1
Mirror 1: root66_ATT_I317UCALJ2.7z
Mirror 2: root66_ATT_I317UCALJ2.7z
Image supplied by Kirbo20. Please thank him for his time in getting the stock image to me.
Bell Rom
January 2013 JB 4.1.2
Download: root66_BMC_I317MVLBMA3.7z
October 2012 JB 4.1.1
Mirror 1: root66_BMC_I317MVLALJ2.7z
Mirror 2: root66_BMC_I317MVLALJ2.7z
Telus Rom
January 2013 JB 4.1.2
Download: root66_TLS_I317MVLBMA3.7z
October 2012 JB 4.1.1
Mirror 1: root66_TLS_I317MVLALJ2.7z
Mirror 2: root66_TLS_I317MVLALJ2.7z
Rogers Rom
January 2013 JB 4.1.2
Download: root66_RWC_I317MVLBMA3.7z
October 2012 JB 4.1.1
Mirror 1: root66_RWC_I317MVLALJ2.7z
Mirror 2: root66_RWC_I317MVLALJ2.7z
Sasktel Rom
January 2013 JB 4.1.2
Download: root66_BWA_I317MVLBMA3.7z
October 2012 JB 4.1.1
Mirror 1: root66_BWA_I317MVLALJ2.7z
Mirror 2: root66_BWA_I317MVLALJ2.7z
Virgin Rom
January 2013 JB 4.1.2
Download: root66_VMC_I317MVLBMA3.7z
October 2012 JB 4.1.1
Mirror 1: root66_VMC_I317MVLALJ2.7z
Mirror 2: root66_VMC_I317MVLALJ2.7z
Second, Extract and Flash:
Extract the root66_xxx_I317MVLALJ2.tar.md5 from the .7z file you downloaded.
Use Odin, put phone into download mode [with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connect to computer and open Odin.
once in odin click the PDA field and select the root66_xxx_I317MVLALJ2.tar.md5 you downloaded.
Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.
click start and
when done let phone reboot.
If you have issues flashing with Odin please ensure you are using the microusb cable that came with the phone, users have had issues using other cables.
If you just want a stock, rooted phone with no custom recovery, no plans to flash custom roms, etc. then you can stop HERE.
Optional, Recovery (will trip counter):
It seems loading any custom recovery will trip the download mode flash counter. Loading a non stock recovery will also prevent you from successfully applying any OTA updates however here is a procedure for any who want a non-stock recovery:
Currently I see TWRP has support for this device so the instructions here will install that recovery.
Option 1: Download GooManager from the Play store. Once installed click the menu and select "Install OpenRecovery Script".
Option 2: Download the TWRP recovery image here. Copy it to the /sdcard of your phone.
Connect your phone to your computer and use adb
type adb shell
once in the shell run su
then
dd if=/sdcard/http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/t0lteatt/openrecovery-twrp-2.4.4.0-t0lteatt.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9
Alternate if unfamiliar with adb commands
Grab android terminal emulator from the play store and run the same commands starting with su and then the dd command.
De-Bloater
If you've made it this far with a stock, rooted phone with CWM or TWRP and you don't want to flash a custom rom (which will do its own de-bloating) you can check out my mrRobinson Note II De-Bloater to easily get rid of bloat system apps you no longer want to see. Simply flash in CWM or TWRP like anything else and you will be presented with a menu system to choose what to remove. If you are unsure it is safe to pick Minimal and still get a decent de-bloat.
Miscellaneous Files
CWM/TWRP Flashable OTA Update: I took the stock I317UCALK7 update.zip that was posted by reinbeau (thanks!) and simply made it flashable with a non-stock recovery preserving root through the process. I see nothing in here that would wipe data but did not test it myself.
Download: root66_OTA_I317_UCALJ2_to_UCALK7.zip
History:
I've injected root into other stock images and those threads have a lot of valuable information which could answer some questions that may arise here. If you have time to do some reading here are a few of the informative ones:
Samsung Galaxy S3 [ATT / Bell / Telus / Rogers / Sasktel ]
Samsung Galaxy S3 [TMO / Wind / Mobilicity]
Also did sprint and vzw but there isn't much there that won't be covered above.
FAQ
Does this remove bloatware?
A: No. It is same as stock, nothing is removed.
Does this use an unsecured boot.img
A: No. This flashes the stock boot.img in the ODIN image.
If my flash counter has been tripped, and I flash this and reset the counter, will it stay at 0.
A: Yes, as long as you don't then flash a non-stock recovery.
More to come...
The answer to my earlier question is A) I am an idiot...
I have had an AHA!!! moment when I realized that there was some critical info missing from what I needed to do... If you read the instructions above they say that you:
Use Odin, put phone into download mode [with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connect to computer and open Odin.
once in odin click the PDA field and select the root66_xxx_I317MVLALJ2.tar.md5 you downloaded.
Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.
click start and
when done let phone reboot.
If you have issues flashing with Odin please ensure you are using the microusb cable that came with the phone, users have had issues using other cables.
This is wrong... I found that in order to work, Odin has to be running BEFORE you connect the phone in download mode so that Odin recognizes the phone, it didn't work for me the other way around.
Although I was able to get the phone to flash, and Odin gave the phone a pass... I closed Odin and disconnected the phone from the computer but something is wrong and the phone is stuck a the "Samsung" screen where the letters kind of glow blue every two seconds... maybe I disconnected the phone from the computer too early so I am going to try to reflash the phone again and I will leave the phone alone to see what happens...
Something is wrong and the phone won't go any further than the aforementioned Samsung screen... I haven't unplugged the phone from the USB cable yet but when I restart the phone it wants to download files from the computer and its a good thing that I installed the Samsung USB driver pkg, but it seems that I am missing something... The notice on the computer says that "Device driver software was not successfully installed" followed by please consult with your device manufacturer for assistance in getting this device installed: Samsung mobile MTP device X Failed.
Help.
Hello Tanamir,
Got your PM but I'd rather answer it here. There's a bit of a) in your situation
DO NOT cross-flash between Note 2 variants unless you know what you're doing.
Root doesn't matter for this, and you could just as well flash the unmodified Odin images (either from here or sammobile). But let's stick with the mrRobinson ROMs since you've already got them and they'll work. (I checked, and they do contain the modem image, which I wasn't entirely sure of at first.)
The "blue glow" Samsung screen is the boot animation, your phone is stuck there in what is called a boot loop. Most likely, something in the 4.1.1 ALJ2 ROM doesn't like the data from your previous 4.1.2 BMA3 installation. In this situation a factory reset from recovery should solve it. (Also known as "clearing user data", I forget the exact term used in the Samsung stock recovery.) To boot in recovery, with the phone powered off: volume up + home + power. You might need to hold it and see the Samsung text flash twice before releasing.
Good luck,
Darkshado
Darkshado said:
Hello Tanamir,
Got your PM but I'd rather answer it here. There's a bit of a) in your situation
DO NOT cross-flash between Note 2 variants unless you know what you're doing.
Root doesn't matter for this, and you could just as well flash the unmodified Odin images (either from here or sammobile). But let's stick with the mrRobinson ROMs since you've already got them and they'll work. (I checked, and they do contain the modem image, which I wasn't entirely sure of at first.)
The "blue glow" Samsung screen is the boot animation, your phone is stuck there in what is called a boot loop. Most likely, something in the 4.1.1 ALJ2 ROM doesn't like the data from your previous 4.1.2 BMA3 installation. In this situation a factory reset from recovery should solve it. (Also known as "clearing user data", I forget the exact term used in the Samsung stock recovery.) To boot in recovery, with the phone powered off: volume up + home + power. You might need to hold it and see the Samsung text flash twice before releasing.
Good luck,
Darkshado
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Ya,
I'm a noob, but I try to figure out whats going on before I ask for help... Anyway, I was afraid you or someone else was gonna tell me I was eating Boot Loops... thanks, I've had quite enough... *BURP*... I kinda had that feeling, so I powered down the phone and went back into download mode and decided to try to go back to 4.1.2. But I didn't know about recovery so I decided to try to go back to Rogers 4.1.2 from MrRobinson ROM and it worked. I got the phone back but it is still locked to Rogers. Anyhow, what I wanted to try now that I am using this altered ROM (Oh yeah, I found this SuperSU icon in my apps folder...) was to try to go back to 4.1.1 now because of the 4.1.2 ROM that is now installed. ( They are both MrRobinson ROM's so they should be compatible, whereas before I was flashing back from a stock ROM to a modified one...) that is my thinking. As far as the recovery option goes, would that do me any good at this point? My phone is working, albeit now with an altered ROM and it is still locked to Rogers, although when I try to flash back this time I hope it works.... GOD, why am I reminded of "Back to the Future"?
Thanks for the info, talk atcha soon...
Tanamir
Hi,
I had my galaxy note 2 with stock android 4.3 firmware. Phone is unrooted. And I decided to downgrade to 4.1.1. Took stock firmware for my region, took odin, entered download mode and flashed my phone with this firmware. Odin completed without any problems, phone rebooted and stuck on splash screen. I entered recovery mode then, wiped data and cache partition and phone booted without any problems. But here goes my major problem - my phone can not register onto my mobile network. When I search for the networks - phone can see them but when I select network phone simply refuses to register onto this network Can anyone help me with this? Thanks.
rimvydukas said:
Hi,
I had my galaxy note 2 with stock android 4.3 firmware. Phone is unrooted. And I decided to downgrade to 4.1.1. Took stock firmware for my region, took odin, entered download mode and flashed my phone with this firmware. Odin completed without any problems, phone rebooted and stuck on splash screen. I entered recovery mode then, wiped data and cache partition and phone booted without any problems. But here goes my major problem - my phone can not register onto my mobile network. When I search for the networks - phone can see them but when I select network phone simply refuses to register onto this network Can anyone help me with this? Thanks.
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Its a problem with the radio incompatibility . Did you download the firmware for the correct region ?
Just to test try flashing any of the custom firmware in 4.1 framework . See if the network registers . If it does then ur flashing a wrong version of stock .
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Its a problem with the radio incompatibility . Did you download the firmware for the correct region ?
Just to test try flashing any of the custom firmware in 4.1 framework . See if the network registers . If it does then ur flashing a wrong version of stock .
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Hi, it seems that I was able to find solution. As I've been on 4.3 official rom it seems that EFS partitions were modified and when I flashed stock 4.1.1 it seems that the modem can't access info on this partition. So I flashed modem from official 4.1.2 firmware and everything started to work. This thing was mentioned somewhere on this forum.
But here comes my another problem When I flashed to 4.1.1 I saw knox warranty void 0x1 But it was too late when I saw what this does mean But the problem is that download mode says that my phone is in custom state and that I loaded custom firmware 1 time. Well... I've tried to root the phone, installed triangle away and tried to reset flash counter. When I entered download mode I saw that flash counter was set to 0 and that the phone is in official state. But when I rebooted phone till Android OS and went to download mode after that I saw that flash counter was set to 1 again but the phone is in official state. Why is that? I have stock recovery and stock rom. As I've read there must be no such thing. Could it be because my bootloader is from 4.3 version? And one more thing - I was not able to enter recovery mode when I rooted the phone Phone stays at the flash screen forever Is it expected thing with stock recovery?
And one more question. Lets imagine that I have 4.1.1 official rom, I'm rooted and want to flash 4.1.2 official rom with odin. Do I need to unroot my phone at first or can I skip this step? Thanks.
If you are on 4.3 then Triangle away will not work due to knox . Its recommend you unroot the phone before flashing a new rom using Odin.