AT&T Galaxy S III - Possible Brick while trying to Root - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Tried to root my phone using the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728824
Using the following Video:
How To root At&t Samsung Galaxy S III I747 No Tripping Flash Counter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNB-cJoittU&feature=player_embedded
The video refers to the following URL to get files:
http://andr0idtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-root-install-cwm-on-at-samsung.html
With the files being located at:
http://d-h.st/RL0
Everything went fine and I was able to get all the way through the Flashing process and Odin said that it passed. However my phone never booted back up. It shows no sign of life even when trying to put it into download mode or recovery mode. I even tried swapping batteries out, hoping that the battery just died during the flash.
I have tried everything I can think to try and have searched the forums hoping to find some magic button combination or anything that may let me get this thing back into a mode I can flash back to stock.
Any Ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I also was curious if the links provided led me to the correct files.
Thanks,

Any Luck?
I was thinking about trying the same process, but then I saw your post. Any luck figuring out what happened or how to fix it?
Vigi73 said:
Tried to root my phone using the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728824
Using the following Video:
How To root At&t Samsung Galaxy S III I747 No Tripping Flash Counter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNB-cJoittU&feature=player_embedded
The video refers to the following URL to get files:
http://andr0idtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-root-install-cwm-on-at-samsung.html
With the files being located at:
http://d-h.st/RL0
Everything went fine and I was able to get all the way through the Flashing process and Odin said that it passed. However my phone never booted back up. It shows no sign of life even when trying to put it into download mode or recovery mode. I even tried swapping batteries out, hoping that the battery just died during the flash.
I have tried everything I can think to try and have searched the forums hoping to find some magic button combination or anything that may let me get this thing back into a mode I can flash back to stock.
Any Ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I also was curious if the links provided led me to the correct files.
Thanks,
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U need to use the tool kit in the dev stickies to root its a sure fire non **** up way
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

I just went through this as you can see from here
From this thread i downloaded the AT&T stock Tar
then from this thread i downloaded Odin 3.07
i already had adb/samsung drives installed on my computer...
disabled my firewall, and anti virus.
ran a "adb devices" to make sure i could see my phone
and from there just extracted the image and ODIN'd it (pda - dont click anything!) read second link..
worked like a charm after i used a USB port on the back of my computer

flyboy02 said:
I was thinking about trying the same process, but then I saw your post. Any luck figuring out what happened or how to fix it?
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Unfortunately I couldn't do anything with the phone and now have a new phone. I have not tried rooting again as I am a bit hesitant now

Use this thread to root (very noob)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
Use this to backup your IMEI:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
Use this to reset your Binary counter: (if you need to send in for repair)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114

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Telus S2 X Screen lock

Hi,
I have a telus galaxy SII X and my kids play on it and changed the screen password. I am not able to get in, I have tried to use ODIN and re-flash the default telus ROM SGH-T989D_TLS_T989DTLKJ3, but it always comes up with the screen password.
Is there a way to completely wipe it as I am not able to get into the phone. Any suggestions how I could bypass the password and if not I am willing to competely wipe/reset it to factory default.
You may want to get into recovery mode and wipe the device.
Mrx2011 said:
Hi,
I have a telus galaxy SII X and my kids play on it and changed the screen password. I am not able to get in, I have tried to use ODIN and re-flash the default telus ROM SGH-T989D_TLS_T989DTLKJ3, but it always comes up with the screen password.
Is there a way to completely wipe it as I am not able to get into the phone. Any suggestions how I could bypass the password and if not I am willing to competely wipe/reset it to factory default.
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I'm a bit baffled because ODIN completely re-writes all of the firmware and software. There should be no way that it persists through ODIN. Now, the only suggestion I can offer would be to wipe your SD-card, do a factory data reset in CWM and then ODIN again. If that doesn't work then there is something seriously screwed up because that will mean that you have wiped literally all the memory on the phone.
Thanks, I will give your suggestion a try and will post back the result.
Flash original odin, then update odin...
ツ
any results?
This board would be so much better if people would post results after attempting to fix their devices.
Sent from my Hercules using XDA App
Pretty sure this dude stole this phone.
His kids changed the passcode, really?
First of all I appologise for the delay in responding.
I find it insulting that someone would say i stole the phone without any cause. I had grave shift work and did not get round to trying out the suggested fixes.
No it does not work for me. I am new to this, I have been using ODIN3 v1.85 and it sees the phone no problem, i use the PDA option to push the reovery.tar, which successfully does it stuff and reboots the phone and takes me back to the login screen. After this I do not know what to do, I press the power and volume down button and it takes me to the download ODIN screen again, but i do not see any options to install rom.
I read somewhere that after flashing the recovery.tar, I need to flash the clockworkmod.tar to get the option to install rom. This is the part that does not work for me, if I use ODIN3 v1.85 to flash the phone gives me firmware mismatch error, connect to Kies to recover firmware. I have to flash the recovery.tar to get rid of the firmware error message.
I also tried to use another ODIN multi downloader v4.28, but this one does not even see the phone.
madteam.co/2011/10/06/how-to-use-clockworkmodecwm-recovery-manager-a-complete-guide/
So I am still stuck. Forgive me if I am missing the obvious as i am new to all this.
Mrx2011 said:
First of all I appologise for the delay in responding.
I find it insulting that someone would say i stole the phone without any cause. I had grave shift work and did not get round to trying out the suggested fixes.
No it does not work for me. I am new to this, I have been using ODIN3 v1.85 and it sees the phone no problem, i use the PDA option to push the reovery.tar, which successfully does it stuff and reboots the phone and takes me back to the login screen. After this I do not know what to do, I press the power and volume down button and it takes me to the download ODIN screen again, but i do not see any options to install rom.
I read somewhere that after flashing the recovery.tar, I need to flash the clockworkmod.tar to get the option to install rom. This is the part that does not work for me, if I use ODIN3 v1.85 to flash the phone gives me firmware mismatch error, connect to Kies to recover firmware. I have to flash the recovery.tar to get rid of the firmware error message.
I also tried to use another ODIN multi downloader v4.28, but this one does not even see the phone.
madteam.co/2011/10/06/how-to-use-clockworkmodecwm-recovery-manager-a-complete-guide/
So I am still stuck. Forgive me if I am missing the obvious as i am new to all this.
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Hi. Use my guide to flash the stock telus rom which is listed in my thread. Don't worry about the rooting part. Just follow the part where it shows you how to flash back the stock Telus rom with odin (Telus Goodies). PM me if you need help.
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...d-ultimate-root-optimization-guide-steps.html
I want to thank everyone who provided very useful help especially blue1k, the guide was awesome, really great for a new guy like me. I guess the whole problem was that I didn't know the difference between download and recovery mode. Most of the information on the net shows you how to get to download mode, but not how to get to recovery mode, especially the key combo needed to get there.
I finally got into recovery mode using the guide and reset/clean cache and then used ODIN to flash the telus ROM and it worked.
Once again, I would like to thank members of this forum, you guys are truly very talented; I had been very frustrated for over 3 weeks googling and just could not find clear cut instructions.
Again, sorry for posting so late, I know it can be frustrating giving advice but not getting any timely feedback or no feedback at all.
Blue1k, I just made a donation on your site as a token of thanks
Mrx2011 said:
I want to thank everyone who provided very useful help especially blue1k, the guide was awesome, really great for a new guy like me. I guess the whole problem was that I didn't know the difference between download and recovery mode. Most of the information on the net shows you how to get to download mode, but not how to get to recovery mode, especially the key combo needed to get there.
I finally got into recovery mode using the guide and reset/clean cache and then used ODIN to flash the telus ROM and it worked.
Once again, I would like to thank members of this forum, you guys are truly very talented; I had been very frustrated for over 3 weeks googling and just could not find clear cut instructions.
Again, sorry for posting so late, I know it can be frustrating giving advice but not getting any timely feedback or no feedback at all.
Blue1k, I just made a donation on your site as a token of thanks
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Thanks man!
Blue1k said:
Hi. Use my guide to flash the stock telus rom which is listed in my thread. Don't worry about the rooting part. Just follow the part where it shows you how to flash back the stock Telus rom with odin (Telus Goodies). PM me if you need help.
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...d-ultimate-root-optimization-guide-steps.html
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good to see members helping each other out +1 thanks for u
Doesn't it let you reset your password after to many attempts via inputting your email password?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
br00x said:
Doesn't it let you reset your password after to many attempts via inputting your email password?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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That's what I thought too and I reset my password before that way.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
I really appreciate the help from this forum members, I didn't know that you could reset the password via email, after multiple failed attempts, it would lock me out for serveral mins. Anyway, I had a very positive experience on this forum, and this method (ODIN) has given me the confidence to try out customised ROMs etc

[Q] boot loop after using mobile odin...please tell me not hard brick

Hey everyone, first time posting, but followed this forum for a while now.
Ok, so I had been running CM10 on my ICS S3 for a while, but wanted to start fresh and upgrade to JB, and see how I liked it. I followed this link:
androidrootz.c o m/2012/10/how-to-unroot-samsung-galaxy-s3-no.html
to flash my stock ROM back to the phone. (Hope linking is permitted, if not I apologize). I am on Mac and therefore used Mobile Odin Pro to help me achieve a fresh S3. I started at step 4, bc I didn't care to reset my flash counter. Everything was going smoothly until I hit step 15. It's here that the phone will flash the Samsung boot screen momentarily, then show the "blue droid" running script for less than a second, and repeat over and over again.
I've attempted to put it in recovery/download(is there a difference between the two) mode, but the phone repeatedly does what was just described. What options do I have to get this phone back in working order?
Please help me, King Newb, if there is actually any help that can be given. I really don't like using my old iPhone as my primary again. I just want my S3 back, preferably running JB and rooted. Please and thanks guys.
Out.
HungJury said:
Hey everyone, first time posting, but followed this forum for a while now.
Ok, so I had been running CM10 on my ICS S3 for a while, but wanted to start fresh and upgrade to JB, and see how I liked it. I followed this link:
androidrootz.c o m/2012/10/how-to-unroot-samsung-galaxy-s3-no.html
to flash my stock ROM back to the phone. (Hope linking is permitted, if not I apologize). I am on Mac and therefore used Mobile Odin Pro to help me achieve a fresh S3. I started at step 4, bc I didn't care to reset my flash counter. Everything was going smoothly until I hit step 15. It's here that the phone will flash the Samsung boot screen momentarily, then show the "blue droid" running script for less than a second, and repeat over and over again.
I've attempted to put it in recovery/download(is there a difference between the two) mode, but the phone repeatedly does what was just described. What options do I have to get this phone back in working order?
Please help me, King Newb, if there is actually any help that can be given. I really don't like using my old iPhone as my primary again. I just want my S3 back, preferably running JB and rooted. Please and thanks guys.
Out.
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Actually, you can't post links cause you're a new user.
Here's what you should follow: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822308
To get in download mode: Hold Vol down+Home + Power button
To get in recovery mode: Hold Vol up+Home + Power button
Instead of getting CWM, I would suggest getting TWRP, which can be done by downloading goomanager from the play store. (After you're done flashing stock rooted JB from the link above).
I am on Mac, is there an alternative to Odin, or a version that runs on OS X?
Thank you for putting me on the right track
HungJury said:
I am on Mac, is there an alternative to Odin, or a version that runs on OS X?
Thank you for putting me on the right track
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Mobile Odin or Heimdall.
OK, I need a little more clarification. My phone doesn't boot, so are you saying that I can use Mobile Odin right on my Mac, and is it possible to link me to a proper copy of Heimdall? Also, is there perhaps a step by step instruction set for getting me back to a functioning phone? I clicked your link and found a ton of information, but still unsure which set of steps I need to follow.
Thanks again for your patience.
HungJury said:
OK, I need a little more clarification. My phone doesn't boot, so are you saying that I can use Mobile Odin right on my Mac, and is it possible to link me to a proper copy of Heimdall? Also, is there perhaps a step by step instruction set for getting me back to a functioning phone? I clicked your link and found a ton of information, but still unsure which set of steps I need to follow.
Thanks again for your patience.
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Oh my bad, I replied fast (covering a lot of threads right now). Mobile Odin won't work.. And I haven't seen Heimdall around here. Sorry.
The easiest way would be to use a PC. I'll keep looking for what can be done on Macs (you should do the same )
I followed the steps to the link (used virtual machine) but when I get to the step where you press start, Odin just says "all threads completed. (succeeded 0/failed 0). So I think I'm getting close but not quite there yet.
Would it have something to do with the boot loader option? Just curious because of the boot loop I've been stuck in. Btw, I can't get my phone into recovery mode, however download mode still works fine, if that matters.
Another quick update. I've now been able to get into the phone by holding both volume buttons and the power button. Phone boots normally with cm boot logo. However the phone is completely wiped except for stock apps it comes with. This gives me a little more hope but still not sure where to go from here.
Bump. Can't anyone point me in the right direction? My situation is quite unique, as I have found another person explain it happening to them during my search. Want to get this fixed ASAP.
Thanks!
HungJury said:
Bump. Can't anyone point me in the right direction? My situation is quite unique, as I have found another person explain it happening to them during my search. Want to get this fixed ASAP.
Thanks!
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Download this if you are us using AT&T and if not use the drop down menu on the top left and pick your device and download the latest jellybean update:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I747
Flash this download via mobile Odin. Read mobile Odin's directions carefully. You can so keep root of you wanted to through this app. This download will bring you back yo complete stock and will work for you.
HungJury said:
Hey everyone, first time posting, but followed this forum for a while now.
Ok, so I had been running CM10 on my ICS S3 for a while, but wanted to start fresh and upgrade to JB, and see how I liked it. I followed this link:
androidrootz.c o m/2012/10/how-to-unroot-samsung-galaxy-s3-no.html
to flash my stock ROM back to the phone. (Hope linking is permitted, if not I apologize). I am on Mac and therefore used Mobile Odin Pro to help me achieve a fresh S3. I started at step 4, bc I didn't care to reset my flash counter. Everything was going smoothly until I hit step 15. It's here that the phone will flash the Samsung boot screen momentarily, then show the "blue droid" running script for less than a second, and repeat over and over again.
I've attempted to put it in recovery/download(is there a difference between the two) mode, but the phone repeatedly does what was just described. What options do I have to get this phone back in working order?
Please help me, King Newb, if there is actually any help that can be given. I really don't like using my old iPhone as my primary again. I just want my S3 back, preferably running JB and rooted. Please and thanks guys.
Out.
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I'm having the exact same problem. Is there a solution I need one so bad
I have the same problem as the OP.
I CAN NOT get it into recovery mode.
I CAN get it into download mode.
Is my only option to use ODIN on a windows PC? Does anyone have any clue of what software to download and from where?
Oli
Yeah, I would try that. I'm not to familiar with mobile Odin. I do know that after running certain roms, if you Odin to stock you need to do a factory reset from recovery after the Odin flash.
You're not going to be able to flash stock via odin if you can't get into download mode.
What OS did you come from? What did you do just before this all happened?
Try recovery mode again (vol up + home + power). Release only the power button when the phone vibrates and you see the blue script in the top left corner. Report back
He can get dl mode, not recovery
mrhaley30705 said:
He can get dl mode, not recovery
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I stand corrected. I should wake up more before I hop on the boards. Cheers
Maybe you don't have cwm installed anymore since you wiped your phone. Try downloading rom manager and flashing cwm recovery then see if you can get into recovery mode.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
Phone won't boot, can't use Rom manager to flash cwm. I stand by what I said. Flash to rooted stock, use goo manager (or Rom manager) to install custom recovery. Dl and flash Rom.
Mobile Odin works much like the desktop version. The Odin package usually has a recovery so CWM or TWRP will be replaced by stock recovery. Although mobile Odin does have the ability to exclude recovery from the flash. So you will have to get back into down load mode use the desktop version of Odin to stock then flash cfroot with Odin. Now you should be able to get into recovery as cfroot has CWM
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
enewman17 said:
Mobile Odin works much like the desktop version. The Odin package usually has a recovery so CWM or TWRP will be replaced by stock recovery. Although mobile Odin does have the ability to exclude recovery from the flash. So you will have to get back into down load mode use the desktop version of Odin to stock then flash cfroot with Odin. Now you should be able to get into recovery as cfroot has CWM
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
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My way has one less Odin flash

SGH-I747 Bricked to hell and Back again!!

SOooO I'm just some tinkering nut that likes to check out all of the roms out there for my devices. Flashing is worse than crack for me. I have bricked de-bricked and re-bricked this poor little galaxy and updated to 4.3 and downgraded back to 4.0 all to make it look like it just came out of the box again. nice clean bootloader. A factory rom. 0 flash count which is simply nutz since this thing should be a stripper I have flashed it with so many Roms and Mods. I have pretty much every file you can think of for this device on my computer and I am more than happy to share my information and tips with the community here at xda.
If you think you need some assistance and don't want to spend 3days hopped up on pizza and mt.dew searching every inch of the forums looking for answers feel free to ask me and I can try my best to help out.
I have almost every custom Rom out for this device.
I have Custom Kernels from chapters 4.0.3 - 4.1.1 - 4.3 - 4.4
I have Debrick Images from the first three chapters will make one for 4.4 when I see a stable Rom
I have Stock Rom Files
I have updated Stock Rom Files.
I have updated rooted no knox Files
I have a crap load of continuous hours of searching breaking and Fixing this poor little thing.
I would have made a Tutorial page but it looks like there are plenty on the forums. I KNOW I've read them all:silly:
so I would rather put my knowledge to use in letting you simply ask me a question and I will reply as quickly as possible.
I know its going to sound nubcake. Buuut.... this is my daily device and I know how frustrating it can be when you have made one of them fatal mistakes and your device goes black or won't flash your new custom rom you want to test out.
Shoot some questions my way and see if I can't help you out quicker than you searching the 4 corners of the net.
datbager said:
SOooO I'm just some tinkering nut that likes to check out all of the roms out there for my devices. Flashing is worse than crack for me. I have bricked de-bricked and re-bricked this poor little galaxy and updated to 4.3 and downgraded back to 4.0 all to make it look like it just came out of the box again. nice clean bootloader. A factory rom. 0 flash count which is simply nutz since this thing should be a stripper I have flashed it with so many Roms and Mods. I have pretty much every file you can think of for this device on my computer and I am more than happy to share my information and tips with the community here at xda.
If you think you need some assistance and don't want to spend 3days hopped up on pizza and mt.dew searching every inch of the forums looking for answers feel free to ask me and I can try my best to help out.
I have almost every custom Rom out for this device.
I have Custom Kernels from chapters 4.0.3 - 4.1.1 - 4.3 - 4.4
I have Debrick Images from the first three chapters will make one for 4.4 when I see a stable Rom
I have Stock Rom Files
I have updated Stock Rom Files.
I have updated rooted no knox Files
I have a crap load of continuous hours of searching breaking and Fixing this poor little thing.
I would have made a Tutorial page but it looks like there are plenty on the forums. I KNOW I've read them all:silly:
so I would rather put my knowledge to use in letting you simply ask me a question and I will reply as quickly as possible.
I know its going to sound nubcake. Buuut.... this is my daily device and I know how frustrating it can be when you have made one of them fatal mistakes and your device goes black or won't flash your new custom rom you want to test out.
Shoot some questions my way and see if I can't help you out quicker than you searching the 4 corners of the net.
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What spetps I need to do to re flash previous bootloader?... im in 4.3
torreon901 said:
What spetps I need to do to re flash previous bootloader?... im in 4.3
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I did not do any boot loader flashing. sorry wow first question and I already fail.
If I had to take a wild guess and you still have access to cwm or twrp flash the stock rom and you should be good.
torreon901 said:
What spetps I need to do to re flash previous bootloader?... im in 4.3
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I take no responsibility if you mess up your phone but take a look here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083860 may be what your looking for.
torreon901 said:
What spetps I need to do to re flash previous bootloader?... im in 4.3
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If you go from the 4.3 bootloader to a previous one, you will brick your device via an e-fuse. You shouldn't need to revert to an older bootloader anyway unless for a specific rom. If that is the case, you are better off waiting until the developer catches up.
datbager said:
I take no responsibility if you mess up your phone but take a look here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083860 may be what your looking for.
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Also, please don't use anything off this page unless you have an international version of the S3. I am guessing you have the I747, DO NOT FLASH SOMETHING NOT MADE FOR YOUR PHONE! :highfive:
Here is where you need to start...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321310
There is even a PSA in red letters about reverting from a 4.3 bootloader.
datbager said:
Shoot some questions my way and see if I can't help you out quicker than you searching the 4 corners of the net.
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how do you create a debrick.img? My phone is in working condition but I just want to be prepared for down the road
Pretty sure I bricked it
I have an ATT Galaxy S3. I had OTA 4.3, and i just rooted it, installed TWRP, and made a backup. Then I wiped, and tried to install a custom rom, and failed. Could not restore back up, and after multiple times of trying to flash this odin : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46954804&postcount=119[/URL]. and failed attempts to even get Heimdall to even work, my Phone is now in this state when turned on:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (3 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 1
BOOTLOAD RP SWREV: 2
SWREV CHECK FAIL : Fused 2 > Binary 0
Any help would be grateful.
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I have found I can flash TWRP but I am unable to mount SDCard. it just doesn't do anything. same thing with CWR.
and KIES tries to run a firmware recovery and fails. looks like it trieds to installs 4.1
Still looking for help. Thanks.
thenowherekid said:
I have an ATT Galaxy S3. I had OTA 4.3, and i just rooted it, installed TWRP, and made a backup. Then I wiped, and tried to install a custom rom, and failed. Could not restore back up, and after multiple times of trying to flash this odin : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46954804&postcount=119[/URL]. and failed attempts to even get Heimdall to even work, my Phone is now in this state when turned on:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (3 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 1
BOOTLOAD RP SWREV: 2
SWREV CHECK FAIL : Fused 2 > Binary 0
Any help would be grateful.
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I have found I can flash TWRP but I am unable to mount SDCard. it just doesn't do anything. same thing with CWR.
and KIES tries to run a firmware recovery and fails. looks like it trieds to installs 4.1
Still looking for help. Thanks.
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So i was able to get a micro SD card and download the files from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233
Used TWRP to install the bootloader/modem, then the rom, then the kernel. After it installed successfully I rebooted the phone. Nothing comes up. It doesn't respond to power button, or download or recovery button sequence. When i plug it into my computer, device manager recognizes it as a port. Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM13)
thenowherekid said:
So i was able to get a micro SD card and download the files from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233
Used TWRP to install the bootloader/modem, then the rom, then the kernel. After it installed successfully I rebooted the phone. Nothing comes up. It doesn't respond to power button, or download or recovery button sequence. When i plug it into my computer, device manager recognizes it as a port. Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM13)
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sorry I didn't ever encounter that in my adventures with the device. I have quickly discovered that there are too many issues with them and the flashing. I have had more problems and bricked states than I care to look at. I got the phone operating and gummy installed on it and left it at that.
datbager said:
sorry I didn't ever encounter that in my adventures with the device. I have quickly discovered that there are too many issues with them and the flashing. I have had more problems and bricked states than I care to look at. I got the phone operating and gummy installed on it and left it at that.
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Thanks.
Sudden Death AT&T GS3
Hi,
I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3. I was running CM11 nightlies. It was working perfectly fine for all these days. Couple of days back it suddenly died. The phone hasn’t been switching on back since then. I tried putting it on full charge. Whenever I pull out the battery and reinsert it, it vibrates, The LED comes on and the Samsung screen comes on for a second and turn turns off again. I cannot access the recovery or download modes through the key combinations. I also tried going into download mode using a Jig. I have to remove the battery and reinsert it. The Jig did work and the phone did go into download mode but, only for a second and then turns off. I’m not sure what exactly the issue is.
I would be very grateful if you could help me find a solution.
Thanks.
thenowherekid said:
Thanks.
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ok this is not for your device but it is a guide and you can look up a kid that has a video on youtube. scroll down to device firmwares and select your model. but this is the link to help you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125
your help
IcemanReturns said:
Hi,
I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3. I was running CM11 nightlies. It was working perfectly fine for all these days. Couple of days back it suddenly died. The phone hasn’t been switching on back since then. I tried putting it on full charge. Whenever I pull out the battery and reinsert it, it vibrates, The LED comes on and the Samsung screen comes on for a second and turn turns off again. I cannot access the recovery or download modes through the key combinations. I also tried going into download mode using a Jig. I have to remove the battery and reinsert it. The Jig did work and the phone did go into download mode but, only for a second and then turns off. I’m not sure what exactly the issue is.
I would be very grateful if you could help me find a solution.
Thanks.
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once again not for your device but scroll down to stock firmwares and READ the whole guide. There is a kid that makes a video some where arround here as well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125 you need a 16gb class 10 sdcard or larger as well for this
Disk Space Back
I had trouble getting my max disk space after I did the debrick trick. So i'm going to shoot a quick tip to get all your space back.
go to your windows start menu and in the search type diskpart and hit enter.
in the command line type "list disk" no quotations and enter.
You should see your hard drive and any other storage devices connected in you computer. Determine which one is the sd card.
Next in the command line hit select disk x. x represents your sdcard.
last is clean disk in command line and your sd card has all its space but you must reformat it how ever you choose.
I just used sd formater.
hope that helps some peeps if so hook a noob up with some thanks clicks. :good:
Hi I have 4.1.1 rooted and twrp and I want to flash the collective rom which is 4.4. I have notbflashed this phone yet but I have done ot before on my captivate. What should I look out for and are there any stepsb I need to take before I flash, I.e. update bootloader etc and if so which one do i use
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hmm
trug2002 said:
Hi I have 4.1.1 rooted and twrp and I want to flash the collective rom which is 4.4. I have notbflashed this phone yet but I have done ot before on my captivate. What should I look out for and are there any stepsb I need to take before I flash, I.e. update bootloader etc and if so which one do i use
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I ended up doing the upgraded bootloader stuff and flashed
Android 4.3 I747UCUEMJ2 for AT&T Galaxy S3 I747
wich you can find here of course I take no credit just showing you where to look.http://wccftech.com/update-att-galaxy-s3-i747-leaked-ucuemj2-android-43-jelly-bean-firmware/
if I help hook a noob up with a thanks click its just a click. :laugh:
datbager said:
I ended up doing the upgraded bootloader stuff and flashed
Android 4.3 I747UCUEMJ2 for AT&T Galaxy S3 I747
wich you can find here of course I take no credit just showing you where to look.http://wccftech.com/update-att-galaxy-s3-i747-leaked-ucuemj2-android-43-jelly-bean-firmware/
if I help hook a noob up with a thanks click its just a click. :laugh:
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Can you help me with this? I copied my thread :3
LiLTrippz said:
*I bought this off a friend of mine.*
All he told me was that he tried installing a rom and he thinks that he installed a rom for a different model S3.
What Happens/What I Did?
1. I tried to plug it into the computer and the computer doesn't show that anything plugged in, the S3 doesn't turn on. NOTHING.
2. I connected the phone to the PC without the battery inside and the phone responds with one RED light at the top left of the phone. Nothing shows up on my computer still, not even that the phone was connected NOTHING.
3. I bought a JIG device and tried plugging it into my phone and it doesn't work. (I previously tested this JIG on another samsung device and it worked)
4. I tried doing the method to use a 16gb SD card and downloading an i747m debrick IMG and using Win32FlashTool to copy it to my SD Card. I tried with 2 different cards the first one was a 16gb SD card and the other was a 32gb SD card.
5. Through a lot of research I found a leaked way to unbrick the Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 by shorting out the R313 chip, I'm sure you guys are all aware of this method. I opened my device and couldn't find the R313 chip. After further research I found that a user was able to locate the R313 chip on the i747m and he'd unbricked his phone with that method. If anyone can help me locate the i747m R313 chip it'd be GREATLY appreciated!
If anyone can help me out it would be great! I'm very experienced at soldering so if there's a method that requires me to solder I'm more than confident I can do it.
Thank you!! :good:
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i have the dlk3 boot loader do I need to go to mjb?
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trug2002 said:
i have the dlk3 boot loader do I need to go to mjb?
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I am not an expert but I'm pretty sure you need the mjb2 but there are guides all over that point misleading information. I can post a link that I believe is helpful. And as always I take no credit just pointing a finger here.
http://www.usofttech.com/t51443.html
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[Q] Galaxy Note 2 i317 Won’t Boot After Update

Issue
1. Phone won’t boot beyond the Samsung Logo.
2. It won’t boot into recovery (download mode works).
3. Can flash rom using Odin but phone still won't boot.
Type of Phone
Type: AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Model: i317
Ownership: Bought in Nov 2012 brand new. Warranty is up but it is insured through AT&T.
History: Rooted and then un-rooted and returned to stock in January 2014.
Actions leading up to Issue
Updated to Samsung’s newest firmware Android 4.3 but didn’t like it. I rooted my phone and tried a custom rom but wasn’t happy. Un-rooted by flashing original stock rom via Odin 3.07. Worked great and I was back in business. But then the phone went through an update and never booted back up.
Detail
I’ve rooted all my other phones but never felt the need to root this one until I updated to Samsung’s new Android 4.3. I wasn’t happy with the decreased battery life and poor performance. So I used the method at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650 to root my phone using “root66_ATT_I317UCALJ2.tar.md5” with Odin 3.07 and it worked. I then tried a custom Cyanogen Mod rom but it still left something to be desired.
After more research I flashed the original stock rom “KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5” via Odin 3.07 and my phone worked beautifully, at least for a day. Then I started getting the AT&T update window for Android 4.3 and the only way to get rid of it was to pull my battery. It was happening so much that I couldn’t even make a phone call. Out of pure frustration I decided to accept the update.
After the update installed it rebooted and never made it past the Samsung logo. So I figured I would just go into recovery and perform a factory reset as well as wipe the cache. The problem here is that it won’t boot into recovery. Only download mode works. I’m also seeing a red LED which I’ve read is a sign of SDS.
I’ve tried re-flashing the original stock rom again. Every time I do I get the green “Pass” display but my phone still won’t boot. The binary count is now at 21 since I’ve tried flashing so many times. I’ve been working on this and researching for 3 weeks. I’ve never had an issue that I couldn’t resolve when it comes to any of my past phones but this is beyond my skill or understanding. I also tried Samsung keys but it says my device is not supported.
Short of digging a hole in my back yard and burying it, is there anything I can do to fix this?
(Note) My wife has the same phone and also didn’t like the update so I flashed the same original stock rom to her phone via Odin and it has been working just fine. Only difference is I never rooted hers. I should have gone that route with mine.
Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
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Zen Arcade said:
Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
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Thanks I'll give it a try. I had thought about it but was afraid to mess things up even more. Is there one that you would recommend?
josh3josh3 said:
Thanks I'll give it a try. I had thought about it but was afraid to mess things up even more. Is there one that you would recommend?
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Here's the link to TWRP (you want the Odin link toward the bottom):
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/124
Here's the direct link to the latest philz cwm (you want the md5 file):
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/t0lteatt
I prefer philz, but you will likely need TWRP to follow the dicksteele guide. You should also track down a CWM flashable recovery package for MH3 recovery to flash back should you need to return the phone for repairs. You can get this by following the i317 link in my sig.
If flashing this in Odin doesn't work that would tend to support the emmc fail scenario. (i.e. you flash it, Odin behaves as if it flashed ok, you power off, attempt to boot recovery with home-VolUp-power and it still doesn't boot). If it does boot recovery, you can try the guide as I mentioned before. Good luck!
Zen Arcade said:
Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
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I tried each of those just now and they both flashed fine however there is no change. I guess before I break out the shovel I'll try to see if AT&T will fix it since I do pay for the insurance. Thanks for the help that was good stuff. I wish it could have worked.
josh3josh3 said:
I tried each of those just now and they both flashed fine however there is no change. I guess before I break out the shovel I'll try to see if AT&T will fix it since I do pay for the insurance. Thanks for the help that was good stuff. I wish it could have worked.
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if you have nothing else to lose, can you try flashing the boot loader on this link
http://d-h.st/Krs from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
then try one of the official odin package or this:http://d-h.st/DGZ
So, there appear to be many people who see this update as a bad joke. Like me.
I had a thread a couple days ago about how to kill the notification from att
Without root. Nothing can be done as far as ive heard/seen. Im a bit confused
About needing a battery pull to remove pp note, I have been just reboot and it
Goes away until next data use/net access. When my 8 hrs is up I turn data on
(Data off as 8hrs expires) and immediately get note and then I hit home- get
another 8 hrs. Im sorry to hear they wore you down with the note- im going to
fight and resist for the duration. And keep stock. Its a game now!
R, john
qkster said:
if you have nothing else to lose, can you try flashing the boot loader on this link
http://d-h.st/Krs from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
then try one of the official odin package or this:http://d-h.st/DGZ
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Tried it and it failed to flash. Now I have the yellow triangle. At least its something different. Still no good though. Reflashed stock rom and I'm back to the Samsung logo. Was worth a shot. Thanks.
Try param and tz package mentioned in post #3 here.... Might be something
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596256
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josh3josh3 said:
Tried it and it failed to flash. Now I have the yellow triangle. At least its something different. Still no good though. Reflashed stock rom and I'm back to the Samsung logo. Was worth a shot. Thanks.
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You flashed LJ2 Stock ROM from ODIN?
And you are back to the Samsung Logo that flashing/pulsing blue???
If so .....
Pull the battery and let the phone sit for a few seconds, pop the battery in and boot into stock recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER) and do a FACTORY RESET then reboot.
I had to do the same thing an hour ago....
dicksteele said:
You flashed LJ2 Stock ROM from ODIN?
And you are back to the Samsung Logo that flashing/pulsing blue???
If so .....
Pull the battery and let the phone sit for a few seconds, pop the battery in and boot into stock recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER) and do a FACTORY RESET then reboot.
I had to do the same thing an hour ago....
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Have tried that many times with no luck. Wish it were that simple.
josh3josh3 said:
Have tried that many times with no luck. Wish it were that simple.
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Have you tried this yet ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49826416&postcount=9
Zen Arcade said:
Try param and tz package mentioned in post #3 here.... Might be something
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596256
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I can't believed it worked. Flashed this and suddenly I have recovery. Then I re-flashed the original stock rom, did a reset and wiped the cache and I'm back up and running. Brilliant I say. Genius! Thank you for the great post and thanks everyone for your help. Seems like there should be a like button or something so that you get credit but I don't see one. This was my first time ever posting on any forum so I'm a little ignorant.
josh3josh3 said:
I can't believed it worked. Flashed this and suddenly I have recovery. Then I re-flashed the original stock rom, did a reset and wiped the cache and I'm back up and running. Brilliant I say. Genius! Thank you for the great post and thanks everyone for your help. Seems like there should be a like button or something so that you get credit but I don't see one. This was my first time ever posting on any forum so I'm a little ignorant.
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That would be the Thanks button by the Quote...
OUTSTANDING !!!
Glad you're back among the living.
This will get you back to 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49616718&postcount=2
EDIT:
I just did this and it worked perfectly .....
I'm actually doing that step right now also. I flashed back to stock testing the ATT update server.
EDIT #2:
At this step when the phone reboots the script will run. When it completes you want to boot to system. The next prompt will be do you want to install ROOT. If you do the swipe it will install ROOT, there is a DO NOT INSTALL button on the middle of the screen. Just a heads up, don't know if you are turning your phone back in or not now.
- Second step is:
You will need to download TWRP 2.6.3.1 and flash it in ODIN.
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/t0lt...lteatt.img.tar
This is necessary for an openrecovery script to run that is stored in the /cache directory from the update.
- Put your Note 2 in Download Mode.
- Open ODIN, put openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar in PDA slot. Click Start and let the phone reset.
- Your phone will reboot in TWRP. If not, pull battery and enter recovery mode boot into TWRP recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER). The script will run by itself.
sgh-i317 EFS seems like its gone
could anybody help me out with my note 2. ive tried just about everything i can think of. im getting pretty desperate. i can get everything to work fine (recovery,download mode,) but something is keeping it from booting up to the main screen, it will just hand at the boot animation, or the att logo. in twrp it tells me failed to mount efs. ive looked around in the file folders and its like it got wiped out? im not sure how though. could that be why its not booting up?
any ideas??

Question about tmobile G95TUVU3DOI1

Hi, I'm kinda new to rooting android phone.I just got a galaxy s6 edge from tmobile and I would lIke to root the phone. Searching around the forum but still doesn't ubderstand how's it work. So I got a galaxy s6 edge, baseband version G95TUVU3DOI1, come with 5.1.1 SMG 925T. Question is if I'm root the phone will i able to restore back to stock firmware, will tmobile able to find out if I rooted or not? Because I'm in Jump! Program and plan to switch new phone next year. And its there any easy step by step guide to root the phone. I don't really care about Samsung pay, would like to have fingerprint sensor if possible. Thank you
Before you do anything, understand that you WILL TRIP KNOX AND BREAK SAMSUNG PAY. Also, it is your choice to modify your device and this process seems to work differently for differnt people, so if anything happens, it's on you. However, there are several threads here that can help you if anything goes wrong
Okay, make a backup of all your stuff on SmartSwitch
You're going to want to download ODIN 3.10.7 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451
Then you're going to want to download UniKernel v8 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...d-development/kernel-stockmod-kernel-t3100395
Open ODIN on your computer and don't touch anything yet
Then you're going to put your phone into download mode by turning it off, then holding POWER+VOL DOWN+HOME until a blue screen appears.
Press VOL UP to enter download mode and connect your phone to your computer with the cable that came with your phone
Wait for the little box at the top left to turn blue
On ODIN, click the AP button and locate the UniKernel v8 file that you downloaded before
Once you've found it, double click it to fill in the AP field with the file
Click START and do not touch anything until it's done.
Your phone will restart and once it comes back up, you'll be rooted. It can take several minutes for it to fully boot, so give it time.
Now, this is optional, but if you want a custom recovery to flash custom ROMS, download TWRP onto your computer from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...recovery-twrp2-8-6-0-g925t-5-1-1-of6-t3143002
Flash that file through ODIN using the same process as you used to flash UniKernel.
This recovery will let flash custom ROMs. I recommend XstreStoLite as it is very good on battery life, but you will not be able to use WiFi calling or VOLTE. You can download it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-3-t3119968
Let me know how it goes.
Can I unroot in the future if I want to go back to stock?
Osui818 said:
Can I unroot in the future if I want to go back to stock?
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Yes. You'll just have to download the latest firmware from here or Sammobile.com and flash it using ODIN
Thank you. One last question, any chance using Odin will brick the device?
Osui818 said:
Thank you. One last question, any chance using OdinYes there will brick the device?
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Yes. There is a small chance, but the method I described is the exact same method I used on my device and I've had no issues. Even if you do, there is almost a 0% chance of a hard brick unless you touch something you're not supposed to touch, and if you do soft brick, there are a few threads here that should be able to help. More than likely flashing stock firmware will fix any problems you have.
thanks akw for the run through, I've been away from android for 4 months and ran back to it. just got this phone and wanna quickly root it.
eruscool said:
thanks akw for the run through, I've been away from android for 4 months and ran back to it. just got this phone and wanna quickly root it.
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No problem, buddy. Hope it goes well for you.
Akw6190 said:
No problem, buddy. Hope it goes well for you.
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i need help too. i am trying to use smart switch as my last resort but its not working(ish). after installing the factory firmware it says the device will restart, unplug and plug it again. on the phone it reset itself and then with the green android logo saying installing system then 1/3 of the loading bar it just says erasing then blacked out then back on bootloop. i can still boot to recovery mode and download mode.
godefroy28 said:
i need help too. i am trying to use smart switch as my last resort but its not working(ish). after installing the factory firmware it says the device will restart, unplug and plug it again. on the phone it reset itself and then with the green android logo saying installing system then 1/3 of the loading bar it just says erasing then blacked out then back on bootloop. i can still boot to recovery mode and download mode.
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Where are you getting the firmware from? What version of ODIN are you using? What port are you using in ODIN to flash the firmware?
There is a Mega download of the DOI1 firmware somewhere around here. I recommend downloading that and flashing using the AP port in ODIN 3.10.7, using the cable that came with your phone. This is the exact method I used to return to stock with no issues.

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