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Hi all,
I've been trying to root my phone for a couple of days now to no success. I used the method found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317394
However whenever I go to recovery and pick the option "apply update to sdcard" (to get the update.zip) it will just show me the android in a box picture and nothing else. Does anyone know what's the cause of this problem?
My phone:
Build no: GINGERBREAD.DXLA2
Android version: 2.3.6
Baseband version: I8150DXKL1
Thank you very much.
did u press the menu button after the android and box appears?
when that image appears, press the menu button
vanir29 said:
did u press the menu button after the android and box appears?
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Yes I did, and it gives me the list of options in recovery mode- apply update, factory reset, wipe data etc etc. But when I picked the apply update to sdcard to get the update.zip, it will just show a blank screen with the android in a box again.
Get rid of stock recovery...flash this cwm recovery by arco68
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446593
sent from another space
jahlee said:
Get rid of stock recovery...flash this cwm recovery by arco68
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446593
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Have you rooted using this CWM ?
In case you don't want to upgrade to CWM(no root required, only ODIN flashing/ADB shell), you can try flashing the stock recovery again.
greets
THE-E
Thanks for the replies guys.
I did try CWM but it gave me the same problem too, whenever I picked the option "apply update to sdcard" it will show me the CWM picture with blank screen. So I flashed back to stock ROM. Is it a hardware issue?
Forgot to mention my phone is Samsung Galaxy Wonder (GT-I8150)
geeklegend said:
Thanks for the replies guys.
I did try CWM but it gave me the same problem too, whenever I picked the option "apply update to sdcard" it will show me the CWM picture with blank screen. So I flashed back to stock ROM.
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@the-e
Ermm..u asking me.?
@geeklegeng
What .zip actually u want to flash...?
Editopss..sorry,my bad..I'm not fully read that..u actually want to root thru recovery..
geeklegend said:
So I flashed back to stock ROM.
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Stock ROM or stock recovery ?
jahlee said:
@the-e
Ermm..u asking me.?
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Yes.
greets
THE-E
THE-E said:
Stock ROM or stock recovery ?
Which firmware do you have ?
Yes.
greets
THE-E
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nop..rooted via doomlord tool on pc..at that time rooting via recovery method still not available..
I though he want to flash something like CRom or Thme.actualy he want to root..
THE-E said:
Stock ROM or stock recovery ?
Which firmware do you have ?
Yes.
greets
THE-E
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I think I flashed the Stock ROM..it goes back to the original recovery I have before CWM. I get it from this link:http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I8150&r=2#regiona
Firmware: I8150DXLA2 (did I get this right?)
@jahlee
I want to apply update.zip that is used to root the phone found in this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317394
Thank you so much for the replies
geeklegend said:
I think I flashed the Stock ROM..it goes back to the original recovery I have before CWM. I get it from this link:http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I8150&r=2#regiona
Firmware: I8150DXLA2 (did I get this right?)
@jahlee
I want to apply update.zip that is used to root the phone found in this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317394
Thank you so much for the replies
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The only thing solution which I would have, would be(I have posted this before, so this might sound sometimes strange ^^):
If you use a OnePackage-file to upgrade the firmware, all data will stay. If you use the asian firmwares with many files, to flash the firmware, the data will be vanished after the successful upgrade.
If you want to flash a firmware with a OnePackage file and want all data to be deleted, than you have to do as followed:
1. Backup everything manually what you can!
2. Flash via ODIN ClockWorkMod Recovery on your device(english). Scroll down to other and select ClockWorkMod.
3. Once ClockWorkMod is flashed, go to the recovery:
a) backup and restore -> backup to external sdcard
b) backup and restore -> restore from external sdcard
This is to make sure the files aren't corrupted, if this is successful you can be sure everything is backupped. If you get a MD5 mismatch something went wrong. Try again!
c) wipe data/factory reset -> confirm
d) wipe cache partition -> confirm
e) mounts and storage -> format system -> confirm
f) mounts and storage -> format cache -> confirm
g) mounts and storage -> format data -> confirm
4. You restart your phone in Download Mode and flash a firmware using this instruction, which is provided in the thread under Firmwares.
5. Now root your phone via stock recovery.
6. Now you will have to flash again the ClockWorkMod recovery to restore your data.
Than open ClockWorkMod Recovery and:
backup and restore-> advanced restore from external sdcard -> select the backup -> Restore data -> confirm.
Now if you want the stock recovery back(needed for OTA updates) instood of ClockWorkMod, than go to the Others or Sonstiges and select the stock recovery, and flash it on your device.
Oh yeah, the reason why you have to make these complicated steps: Because you were flashing all different kinds of firmwares, you system will be a mess. To make sure your device is not a overwritten old firmware these steps are necessary.
Flashing via ODIN does not delete all old data !!!
greets
THE-E
PROBLEM SOLVED! Thanks to all who replied and helped!!!! Especially THE-E!!
Well...long story short, I flashed ICS but I got locked out so I had to Nandroid back to my original ROM, but some error happened and now my phone won't turn on and I can't access my internal SD card. Using Rogue Recovery, when I try to Restore, my internal SD card isn't detected and I get E:/ Can't mount /emmc. Any way to fix this? Or am I bricked? Please help ASAP
I think my entire internal SD has been fried... If anyone has information, please tell me ASAP
I would start by seeing if you can get into download mode. Sorry if you've already tried this. Otherwise, pull the battery for 10 secs and then hold the volume down button and power key until your screen enters download mode. If that works, you can then Odin back to whatever you want.
I got into Odin, but I'm not really sure what to do with it. I'm not experienced with Odin. Should I push a Kernel? a ROM? My phone won't turn on regularly so a ROM would be pointless
Read along with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274337
If I tried to explain it, I'd for sure leave something out and you'd really be bricked. It sounds like you're phone is fine. It sounds like you just need to download a stock ROM .tar and flash it via Odin, then re-root, etc. Good luck.
Thanks. I pushed a kernel through but I'm hesitant to take the step for flashing a whole ROM. Also, by stock, do you mean a stock rooted ROM or a blank stock ROM?
in recovery, try to mount the SD card and connect it to your computer. See if it shows up in the computer and if your files are there and you can access it.
If you follow the steps in that guide, you'll be fine. I've done it a bunch of times. I keep a couple of stock ROM .tars on my laptop in case I screw something up while flashing. If I can do it, anyone can.
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in recovery, try to mount the SD card and connect it to your computer. See if it shows up in the computer and if your files are there and you can access it.
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It won't let me. I think my internal memory is fried. But if I can get my phone working again, I don't care about the internal memoru
I'm on my way to bed. But, I can tell you that some of the vets around here have said time after time that if you're able to get into download mode, chances are your phone will be fine if you know how to Odin back to stock. Good luck to you.
iniz94 said:
It won't let me. I think my internal memory is fried. But if I can get my phone working again, I don't care about the internal memoru
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It's fine. Mine was doing the same thing with Blazer ICS.
Basically, the way ICS handles USB mount is absurd. Makes no sense.
You have to flash clockworkmod touch from a zip file.
Just follow Phantoms steps exactly, only what's in bold:
To recover recovery:
Thru Odin:
Boot into Download Mode
Open ODIN
Download and Put this in PDA http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390393
Flash
Thru Recovery:
Temp CWM How-To (Thanks to overstew for the concept)
1. Download CWM Touch 5.8.1.5 for Epic 4G Touch
http://clockworkmod.com/rommanager
2. Reboot into Stock Recovery
3. "apply update from external storage"
4. Find CWM T ouch 5.8.1.5 zip file and flash it
5. Using Touch Recovery flash ICS-4-ICS v1.0 (FOR THE ICS THEME ONLY)
6. Reboot and enjoy.
Thank you very much, rde. I'm currently flashing sfhub's factory reset from Odin (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383678)
I pray that my phone is okay, lol.
VoX_XDA said:
It's fine. Mine was doing the same thing with Blazer ICS.
Basically, the way ICS handles USB mount is absurd. Makes no sense.
You have to flash clockworkmod touch from a zip file.
Just follow Phantoms steps exactly, only what's in bold:
To recover recovery:
Thru Odin:
Boot into Download Mode
Open ODIN
Download and Put this in PDA http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390393
Flash
Thru Recovery:
Temp CWM How-To (Thanks to overstew for the concept)
1. Download CWM Touch 5.8.1.5 for Epic 4G Touch
http://clockworkmod.com/rommanager
2. Reboot into Stock Recovery
3. "apply update from external storage"
4. Find CWM T ouch 5.8.1.5 zip file and flash it
5. Using Touch Recovery flash ICS-4-ICS v1.0 (FOR THE ICS THEME ONLY)
6. Reboot and enjoy.
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I've done that already but my phone was still acting up so I flashed Rogue Stock Kernel thru Odin and now I'm flashing a factory reset tar.
Awesome. glad you got it figured out.
Stuck at data.img
Gonna have to follow this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504808
rde34 said:
I'm on my way to bed. But, I can tell you that some of the vets around here have said time after time that if you're able to get into download mode, chances are your phone will be fine if you know how to Odin back to stock. Good luck to you.
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We've actually found 2 cases where this isn't true:
1) if you flash the intl ICS release (which includes the intl bootloader) This seems to disable the USB port even though you can boot into ODIN D/L mode
2) some process people were doing early on when the FB02 release first came out (not saying it is the FB09 release causing issues, just some unidentified process people were doing at that time) seems to hoars the /data partition and even ODIN repartition doesn't help. I don't want to point fingers but there seemed to be pattern of CWM Touch being involved doing restores, but that was not scientifically proven.
I've learned that no matter what happens, this file will always fill the cracks in mah heart.
SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-OneClick
afterwards I can begin anew
VoX_XDA said:
I've learned that no matter what happens, this file will always fill the cracks in mah heart.
SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-OneClick
afterwards I can begin anew
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Tried that... stuck at data.img like 10 other ppl. I hope there's a fix soon :/ Only just got this phone.
iniz94 said:
Tried that... stuck at data.img like 10 other ppl. I hope there's a fix soon :/ Only just got this phone.
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If you just got the phone and can get it replaced, I would just do that.
sfhub said:
If you just got the phone and can get it replaced, I would just do that.
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Got it around a month ago and didn't get insurance... is it possible to suddenly add insurance and go next week to get it replaced? Or do I need to bring the phone in?
Hi, I'm new here & I've been searching countless hours through the forums & Google trying to find my answer but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
This is my first time I ever "root" my Android device, I've had experience in jailbreaking my iPhone in the past but nowadays even a baby can do it.
The thing is, I was following these guides here trying to flash this Jelly Bean rom:
(Apprently new guys can't post links to guides... okay..
*guide 1
*guide 2
I have a T-Mobile T999 Model so I got that nailed down.
When I boot into that recovery whatever I get a different screen than the one presented on this screen:
*picture 1
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When I'm around that step I get :
"Volume up/down to move highlight;
power button to select. (though in the tutorial it says home? wtf?)
reboot system now
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apple update from cache
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That's all I get, though in the tutoral it says:
"Copy the downloaded zip files from step 3 and step 4 to the internal SD card. Do not extract them."
&
"Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Scroll to the ROM file on the SD card and select it. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install _____.zip on the next screen. The ROM will start installing."
Though, the thing is. I don't have "Install zip from sdcard" just some big ol' robot in the background with some wierd stuff in his chest like blue wires. What happened?
*guide 1: www(dot)theandroidsoul(dot)com/t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999-gets-official-cyanogenmod-10-cm10-guide/
*guide 2: www(dot)galaxys3root(dot)com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-u-s-and-canada-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/
can anyone tell me what's going on? did I mess up my phone?
*picture 1: www(dot)galaxys3root(dot)com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/howto-root-us-canada-galaxys3-sght999-sghi717-sphl710-17-690x384.jpg
You are still on stock recovery. You need custom recovery to flash roms. To get a custom recovery use odin. Found here-- http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1168421&d=1341114315
Download one of the attached recoveries and load in PDA slot of odin.
When you open ODIN, there will be 2 boxes checked. F.Reset Time and Auto Reboot. I recommend that you uncheck Auto Reboot so only F.Reset Time is checked. When the flash is complete,(green box says PASS!) your phone will not reboot by itself. From there Hold Vol-Up+Home+Power and boot straight to recovery.
Once you boot into custom recovery, flash this to root your current rom http://k0nane.info/rom/ecm/TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5.zip.
Alternatively, you can just skip to flashing your CM10 rom (after a nandroid backup of course)
billard412 said:
You are still on stock recovery. You need custom recovery to flash roms. To get a custom recovery use odin. Found here-- http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1168421&d=1341114315
Download one of the attached recoveries and load in PDA slot of odin.
When you open ODIN, there will be 2 boxes checked. F.Reset Time and Auto Reboot. I recommend that you uncheck Auto Reboot so only F.Reset Time is checked. When the flash is complete,(green box says PASS!) your phone will not reboot by itself. From there Hold Vol-Up+Home+Power and boot straight to recovery.
Once you boot into custom recovery, flash this to root your current rom http://k0nane.info/rom/ecm/TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5.zip.
Alternatively, you can just skip to flashing your CM10 rom (after a nandroid backup of course)
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Hello!
I've done this Odin portion already, I've already gotten past the Odin "PASS" & all that good stuff. The thing is, when I do Vol-Up+Home+Power I'm I'm shown only this:
reboot system now
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apple update from cache
I am not doing Vol-Down-Home-Power since that's just the other recovery correct?
The question is .. do I need a Sdcard to flash a rom into my galaxy s3? cause I don't have one..
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This is the recovery mode screen I'm shown when I do Volume-Up-Home-Power:
www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=UxaVXJJdhhk
I don't have that model it's just showing you the recovery screen I get. I'm guessing it's not the custom one?
Use Odin and CWM from my signature.
I got it, I know what's wrong to anyone else having this problem.
To those that applied the Samsung update - samrung overrides the recovery if you don't remove the battery!
taco7712 said:
I got it, I know what's wrong to anyone else having this problem.
To those that applied the Samsung update - samrung overrides the recovery if you don't remove the battery!
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I was about to post that =P
psykhotic said:
I was about to post that =P
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Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
And I'm fairly certain you need a sdcard to flash ROMs.
You don't need an external sd to flash roms.
taco7712 said:
I got it, I know what's wrong to anyone else having this problem.
To those that applied the Samsung update - samrung overrides the recovery if you don't remove the battery!
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So I flashed cm 10.2 on my Galaxy S3 AT&T, and forgot to flash the right gapps, so I did that, except I forgot to do a factory reset when I flashed them. When I went to reboot, my phone would not turn on, nor get into recovery mode. It keeps showing the Samsung logo with the little CyanogenMod figure underneath it, and keeps vibrating repeatedly while trying to turn on. This is not a boot loop (I think) because my phone doesnt even get as far as the arrow animation that keeps going in circles. All I can do is access download mode. Can anyone help me? I have tried taking the battery out multple times and waiting for the battery to charge and then trying to turn it on, to no success.
rohanr014 said:
So I flashed cm 10.2 on my Galaxy S3 AT&T, and forgot to flash the right gapps, so I did that, except I forgot to do a factory reset when I flashed them. When I went to reboot, my phone would not turn on, nor get into recovery mode. It keeps showing the Samsung logo with the little CyanogenMod figure underneath it, and keeps vibrating repeatedly while trying to turn on. This is not a boot loop (I think) because my phone doesnt even get as far as the arrow animation that keeps going in circles. All I can do is access download mode. Can anyone help me? I have tried taking the battery out multple times and waiting for the battery to charge and then trying to turn it on, to no success.
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If you can get to download mode, try flashing a stock file via Odin to reset your phone to working conditions. Thereafter, you can go back to a custom ROM. Would you recall what firmware version you were on prior to flashing CM? If it was anything older than 4.3 (e.g. 4.1.2, 4.1.1), you can Odin back to 4.1.1. If you already had 4.3, you would need to Odin back to 4.3 following the instructions posted in the thread below ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660&page=3. Scroll through carefully for the file you need for 4.3. Otherwise, you can find the Odin flash-able 4.1.1 stock file on sammobile.com
Larry2999 said:
If you can get to download mode, try flashing a stock file via Odin to reset your phone to working conditions. Thereafter, you can go back to a custom ROM. Would you recall what firmware version you were on prior to flashing CM? If it was anything older than 4.3 (e.g. 4.1.2, 4.1.1), you can Odin back to 4.1.1. If you already had 4.3, you would need to Odin back to 4.3 following the instructions posted in the thread below ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660&page=3. Scroll through carefully for the file you need for 4.3. Otherwise, you can find the Odin flash-able 4.1.1 stock file on sammobile.com
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I have looked at the thread but I am new to all this stuff, how do I flash using Odin?
rohanr014 said:
I have looked at the thread but I am new to all this stuff, how do I flash using Odin?
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First you will need to download and extract the Odin tool. Odin is Samsung's tool for flashing (installing) firmware. You can download Odin v3.07 via the link below ...
http://www.mediafire.com/download/772dlmuaxfgm0x2/Odin307.zip
Once you have downloaded it, extract the files and look for the executable file (*.exe). That's the one you will need to run to open Odin.
We also need to identify the appropriate firmware to flash. You did not answer the earlier question on what Android version your device was on prior to flashing the custom firmware. This is important to let us know which official version you can safely revert to (4.1.1 or 4.3). If you were an older version than 4.3, you should flash 4.1.1 but if you were already on 4.3, then you should stick to this. Either way, you can download the 4.1.1 file via this link .. http://rapidgator.net/file/681a28a5...ATT_I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_Original.zip.html?
Download the files to your PC and extract.
To flash via Odin, open Odin.exe on your PC
Click on the PDA tab and navigate to the file you just extracted. Select the file ending in *.tar.md5 (For 4.1.1, this would be I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5). Make sure this file is showing in the PDA tab.
Boot your phone into download mode and connect to your computer with a good quality micro-USB cable. Make sure your phone is recognized by Odin. You should see the message Added in the left pane.
Do not check or uncheck any boxes other than the defaults.
Click on start and waiting for firmware flashing to end and you see Pass. Your phone will reboot at this stage. You can disconnect from your PC
However, for 4.3, it looks like the Odin flash-able file has been taken offline so you would need to this via custom recovery. That's a different process so please revert on your Android version first so we'll know whether this is required or not
I was running JB 4.3, and I am planning to flash 4.1.1 as you've said. I am downloading that rom from the SamMobile site, however it is taking quite a while...
I understand that it shouldnt be a two minute download, however its been 2 hours and only 210 MB has been downloaded.
Also, I have Odin v3.09, which in the place of a PDA tab, there is an AP tab... should I place the file in the AP tab?
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I was running JB 4.3, and I am planning to flash 4.1.1 as you've said. I am downloading that rom from the SamMobile site, however it is taking quite a while...
I understand that it shouldnt be a two minute download, however its been 2 hours and only 210 MB has been downloaded.
Also, I have Odin v3.09, which in the place of a PDA tab, there is an AP tab... should I place the file in the AP tab?
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Please do not try to flash 4.1.1 if you were on JB 4.3 otherwise you could hard brick your phone due to the secure bootloader in 4.3. You need to revert to stock 4.3 via custom recovery. You may go to the thread below for instructions...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
1) Flash custom recovery (I would suggest TWRP because of the GUI). In Odin v3.09 use the AP tab in place of PDA. You can download TWRP for your device via the link below ...
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar
2) Download the stock restore zip file in the thread above and copy to your (micro) SD card. The (TWRP) stock restore zip is also available via the following link .... http://www.mediafire.com/download/30idxwhg2hidxx2/ATT_I747_UCUEMJB_StockRestore_2282014.zip
3) Flash the custom recovery file via Odin. Remove battery immediately the flashing is complete to stop reboot.
4) Place the SD card with the recovery file in your phone
5) Reboot into recovery mode by simultaneously holding down the Volume Up, Home and Power buttons. Hold all buttons until you see the blue flash across your screen, then release power button but keep holding the volume up and home buttons until the Android image appears.
6) Select install and navigate to the stock restore file. Swipe across screen to flash and wait for installation to be complete.
7) Clear cache/dalvik and reboot to system
If you are unable to boot to recovery, then you may still try flashing using Odin v3.09. You may follow the instructions in the thread below and load all the respective partitions. You would need to use the version that has separate flashable files as the single *.tar file has been taken down.
Larry2999 said:
Please do not try to flash 4.1.1 if you were on JB 4.3 otherwise you could hard brick your phone due to the secure bootloader in 4.3. You need to revert to stock 4.3 via custom recovery. You may go to the thread below for instructions...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
1) Flash custom recovery (I would suggest TWRP because of the GUI). In Odin v3.09 use the AP tab in place of PDA. You can download TWRP for your device via the link below ...
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar
2) Download the stock restore zip file in the thread above and copy to your (micro) SD card. The (TWRP) stock restore zip is also available via the following link .... http://www.mediafire.com/download/30idxwhg2hidxx2/ATT_I747_UCUEMJB_StockRestore_2282014.zip
3) Flash the custom recovery file via Odin. Remove battery immediately the flashing is complete to stop reboot.
4) Place the SD card with the recovery file in your phone
5) Reboot into recovery mode by simultaneously holding down the Volume Up, Home and Power buttons. Hold all buttons until you see the blue flash across your screen, then release power button but keep holding the volume up and home buttons until the Android image appears.
6) Select install and navigate to the stock restore file. Swipe across screen to flash and wait for installation to be complete.
7) Clear cache/dalvik and reboot to system
If you are unable to boot to recovery, then you may still try flashing using Odin v3.09. You may follow the instructions in the thread below and load all the respective partitions. You would need to use the version that has separate flashable files as the single *.tar file has been taken down.
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Just to reaffirm since I am not very experienced and do not wish to break my phone:
1) Download the twrp 2.6.3.1 d2att.tar file and flash it to my phone in download mode via Odin.
2)Download zip file on my computer, and take out the microSD from my phone, and copy the file to my microSD.
3) I am confused here because you stated to flash the custom recovery in step 1... anyways when flash is complete I immediately take my battery out to stop the reboot.
4) I insert the microSD with the zip file containing the stock rom
5) Now I should be able to reboot into recovery mode on my phone, though I could not beforehand.
6) Once in Recovery, go to Install and flash the custom stock.
7)Wipe dalvik cache and cache, and reboot to system.
Please clear up any confusion, I am very cautious and inexperienced. Sorry.
rohanr014 said:
Just to reaffirm since I am not very experienced and do not wish to break my phone:
1) Download the twrp 2.6.3.1 d2att.tar file and flash it to my phone in download mode via Odin.
2)Download zip file on my computer, and take out the microSD from my phone, and copy the file to my microSD.
3) I am confused here because you stated to flash the custom recovery in step 1... anyways when flash is complete I immediately take my battery out to stop the reboot.
4) I insert the microSD with the zip file containing the stock rom
5) Now I should be able to reboot into recovery mode on my phone, though I could not beforehand.
6) Once in Recovery, go to Install and flash the custom stock.
7)Wipe dalvik cache and cache, and reboot to system.
Please clear up any confusion, I am very cautious and inexperienced. Sorry.
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Yes, you are correct. What you are doing in step 1) is flashing custom recovery to your phone. Custom recovery allows you install zip files to your phone and is more functional and versatile than stock recovery.
The zip file referred to in 2) is the stock restore zip. This is the file you will be flashing from (custom) recovery and is the one from the following link (http://www.mediafire.com/download/30...re_2282014.zip). Once you have downloaded it to your computer, save to an SD card so you can insert it into your phone to flash.
The battery pull is after flashing the TWRP file. You then have to boot into (custom) recovery mode to flash the stock restore zip from the SD card.
You are OK on the other steps. Trust this clarifies. Let me know if you encounter any issues.
I have done everything you said, I flashed the TWRP file via Odin, and then i copied the stock zip file to my microSD and put it back into my phone.
I am able to boot into recovery, and everytime I go to flash the stock rom, midway through the flash my phone starts rebooting. Even if I try to clear dalvik cache and cache first, once they are cleared my phone automatically starts rebooting. What do I do now? The zip file is there and I can reach TWRP recovery, but the flash wont complete because my phone starts rebooting. I am at a 100% battery right now so I do not know what the cause of this could be. Please help, I cannot tell what I did wrong if I did do anything wrong.
Try installing the latest version of Philz Touch for the d2lte. Some people have good results with TWRP. I found Philz Touch, which is based on CWM, better for my purposes. Philz can be installed via Odin as long as you down the tar version.
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2lte
Larry2999 said:
Yes, you are correct. What you are doing in step 1) is flashing custom recovery to your phone. Custom recovery allows you install zip files to your phone and is more functional and versatile than stock recovery.
The zip file referred to in 2) is the stock restore zip. This is the file you will be flashing from (custom) recovery and is the one from the following link (http://www.mediafire.com/download/30...re_2282014.zip). Once you have downloaded it to your computer, save to an SD card so you can insert it into your phone to flash.
The battery pull is after flashing the TWRP file. You then have to boot into (custom) recovery mode to flash the stock restore zip from the SD card.
You are OK on the other steps. Trust this clarifies. Let me know if you encounter any issues.
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Ok, something very strange has occured.
Since my phone would not flash the original stock rom, I decided to go ahead and flash CM10.2 and its gapps to see if it the problem was with my phone or with the file. Everything worked fine and my phone booted and ran CM10.2, but then I had absolutely no signal anywhere. I could confirm something was wrong because there were multiple AT&T users near me that had good signal. So then I went to flash the stock rom, and it worked. I cleared dalvik and cache like normal after all these flashes and performed factory resets, however when I flashed this stock rom, it worked but 1) I could not connect to Wifi 2) I could not use apps with root requirements, and Root Checker said I did not have root access, even though I had definitely rooted my phone earlier when I first ran CM11 and CM10.2
Should I root again? Please help, my phone is working and I can go into download, stock recovery, and normal mode.
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Try installing the latest version of Philz Touch for the d2lte. Some people have good results with TWRP. I found Philz Touch, which is based on CWM, better for my purposes. Philz can be installed via Odin as long as you down the tar version.
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2lte
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The whole idea was to get your phone back to working state. Thereafter, you can build up on the food chain. The stock file you flashed restores the phone to near factory settings including a complete stock (official) firmware, stock recovery, resetting the flash counter. Unfortunately, it also removes root as well. You can, however, re-root in a number of ways. You may also do as Audit advised and reflash Philz Touch custom recovery which would allow you flash any custom ROM of your choice. You do not necessarily need to root to flash custom ROMs if you have custom recovery. However, if you need to use apps which require root, I would recommend you try SafeRoot (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758). Very easy to use and worked quite well for me.
Finally, you should be able to restore your Wi-Fi from settings. Wi-Fi setup should have happened during the set-up process upon reboot after the firmware installation but sometimes this step is skipped. If you go to Settings, you should be able to enable and set up Wi-Fi.
I am on 5.1.1- Software N910PVPU4COJ6 if it matters.
Any rom i download i use 7zip to make it a Tar to use in Odin but none of them work when i do that. What am i doing wrong?
I have a file/rom that has Md5 and it goes right on with Odin
I thought a tar file could be used with Odin?
Any sugestions please and thank you.
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why not just flash the rom in twrp?
not sure how to do that, i have always used odin. Cant use twrp on my phone because i am not rooted
Any directions doing it your way? Thanks
II was rooted then put this rom on and now i am not rooted. sucks
and i cant get tar files to work in Odin, just md5
mostly just want my hotspot back
You rooted before, shouldn't be that hard to do it right again: Odin TWRP and flash a stock OJ6 ROM with the mod you seek, following the OP did instructions. Done and done. You may find what you're looking for in post 3 of @tx_dbs_tx OJ6 stock thread.
Odin won't work because you can just convert Recovery flash zip to tar that Odin could use. As you suspect, you'd need a tar.md5 but 7-zip doesn't convert Recovery ROM zip to tar ball. They're completely different; tar.md5 AKA tar ball is more of a partition overwrite partition by order flash, whereas ROM zip has explicit instructions in the updater-script that Odin wouldn't follow. They have their purposes: typically, Odin would be a tool to update to current update and install custom recovery; recovery could be used to flash a ROM or mod compatible with installed update version.
I suspect Odin has done no harm if it's a recent one. It's just refusing to brick your phone.
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you say odin twrp, how do i get twrp onto odin. ? I downloaded twrp and did the zip thing but like before it has a tar and odin will not do it?
The file i rooted before i cant find,so i have to do something new
Odin this in AP mode
https://dl.twrp.me/trltespr/twrp-2.8.7.0-trltespr.img.tar
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i tried but said it failed about half way through,ugg
Does your phone boot to recovery or system? You may need to start over with full OJ6 tar. Find it in general forum and follow the OP instructions.
I'd recommend factory reset as well.
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Yes, i can get into that. My phone is working on the rom i posted. I just want to put another rooted rom on. Will putting that oj6 on let me do that? Will odin put that tar on my phone unlike the other tar files? Thanks
should i put the baseband oj6 on?
I finally got twrp on but when i reboot system from twrp i am just bootlooping. Any ideas what to do now?
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I finally got twrp on but when i reboot system from twrp i am just bootlooping. Any ideas what to do now?
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System was booting but you couldn't install TWRP. Now you have TWRP but system doesn't boot.
I suggested you start over with stock OJ6 tar. Did you do that? Sorry, I'm not following what you actually did. I'd say factory reset and flash the stock OJ6 ROM but it sounds like your partitions are messed up. If you agree, do the following:
1)Wipe everything but extSdCard in TWRP.
2)Power down, pull battery minimum 30 seconds.
3)Boot into download mode, using Odin 3.10.7, uncheck the default options, check AP box, click AP tab and select the OJ6 tar.md5 Start only when you have com:xx detected your phone (present).
4)Upon success, close Odin, pull USB and battery, boot intro stock recovery and factory reset.
5)Redo steps 2 and 3 but this time use both the Odin defaults to allow the auto reboot. Close Odin after success.
6)Go through setup wizard and make sure stock is fully functional.
7)Once verified, Odin TWRP with auto reboot unchecked, upon success, pull USB and battery for at least 30 seconds.
8)Boot into recovery and follow OP install instructions to flash custom ROM.
Edit: ROM zip should be on ext sdcard. You may be able to move some files from sdcard to extSdCard with TWRP file manager in advanced tab.
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I finally got twrp to flash on my phone, so now i am in twrp on my phone. Just not sure what to do know. I just hit reboot system in twrp and it wont get passed where it says android note 4. If i cant do anything from here i will re download the oj6 and do what you said.
I am doing what you had said but it takes me to twrp when i go to factory reset. So i did it through twrp and then flashed the oj6 baseband rom and it will not get passed the samsung galaxt note 4 image.
volks71folk said:
I am doing what you had said but it takes me to twrp when i go to factory reset. So i did it through twrp and then flashed the oj6 baseband rom and it will not get passed the samsung galaxt note 4 image.
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There was a recent similar issue where the OP found a way out using some of the advice I gave.
Basically, Odin flashed the modem and recovery separately to get full Odin tar to flash after factory resetting in stock recovery. Sounds like your Odin flash isn't taking either. Once you have those tar files, flash them twice as suggested with battery pulls greater than 30 seconds where indicated.
I'd follow the guide using OJ6 tar to extract recovery from and the OJ6 modem tar you already have. I added one extra edit l found useful when I attempted to duplicate the OJ6 recovery tar flash myself; look for that too. Alternatively, you could use KIES to try recovery at any point that it recognizes the phone using its emergency recovery feature.
If that doesn't work, try the OG5 tar for files using the OG5 modem I linked in that thread.
You should read the whole thread to get the idea of the recovery theory starting with the summary the OP posted in this link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63831716
Best wishes for success.
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you guys say OP?
The problem before was my phone was fine then i flashed twrp and then tried to restart it and all it did was boot loop sometimes to the yellow screen and sometimes to the android note 4. Why would it not get passed those screens after i zipped twrp? Thanks
volks71folk said:
you guys say OP?
The problem before was my phone was fine then i flashed twrp and then tried to restart it and all it did was boot loop sometimes to the yellow screen and sometimes to the android note 4. Why would it not get passed those screens after i zipped twrp? Thanks
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OP is original poster. It could be 1st post or post quoted in some cases, although it could be the same user.
If your last post is truly the only obstacle, did you wipe following ROM OP instructions before you flashed and did you make sure the ROM flashed?
Often, custom ROMs will require more boot time on initial boot. Boot loop may suggest you didn't wipe the dalvik-cache partition. Usually, clean install is recommended. The updater-script may format system partition and others as well but without verifying specific ROM flashed, users may recommend wiping everything but extSdCard and formatting data partition multiple times each. If wiping system partition, you can expect the flash to fail with a binary failure in red when flashing unless you first rebooted recovery prior to flashing ROM. If you spot that failure, just reboot recovery with the reboot option menu and flash without wiping on second attempt.
If you've done all that and allowed time to boot, you may need to do the steps I've given in the suggestions above.
I hope you can find your way through it.
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