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[KERNEL] T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Stock Kernel // UVKID

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Stock Kernel // UVKID
Finally guys we have root access and with root access that brings goodies, this is one of those goodies.
Explanation
What we have here is a stock boot.img (imagine that Samsung changing things up again on us) pulled from a rooted (via recovery) T-Mobile SGH-T989 (Samsung Galaxy S II).
With this you can recover your phone using ODIN, in the case of a brick or just to return to a factory state.
Initramfs for Developers
I have extracted the boot.img and posted it up for all developers on my github.
Code:
https://github.com/bubby323/stock-initramfs-UVKID-galaxysII-tmo
Downloads
Also to restore you're phone I have a nice little tar file that will take care of the job for you that you can grab from here.

How to Flash
We are going to be using Odin in this explanation to flash the stock kernel to your phone.
Downloads
First you are going to want to start by downloading all the needed files onto your computer and then place them onto your Desktop.
Samsung Kies
Odin3-v1.85.zip
SGH-T989-Stock-UVKID.tar
Process
Once you have everything downloaded and on your desktop, you are going to want to first install kies.
After this is done you should restart your computer for proper driver installation.
Next, extract Odin to a new folder on your Desktop. Leave the tar in the form it is.
Now, open up Odin by double clicking the .exe in the folder you extracted it to.
The most important step is now, you need to put your device into Download/ODIN mode so your computer will recognize it and be able to flash to it. To do this simply turn your phone off completely (or pull the battery). Then you are going to want to use the following button combination to force your device into download mode:
Hold the volume up/down and power button all at the same time.
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Now ODIN should have recognized your device ( it may take a while for the drivers to complete installation so don't panic the first time).
Lastly, we want to click on the PDA button and then search for the SGH-T989-Stock-UVKID.tar we download earlier and placed on the Desktop.
If all of the above has taken place you are free to hit the Start button.
Done!
If all has gone well at this point the flash should be proven successful and your phone should reboot like normal.
If so, please feel pressured to give yourself a pat on the back, that was tough!

Is this method better then slayher?? Method?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App

Different thing. This is to restore your phone to stock in a bricky situation...
fatboy547 said:
Is this method better then slayher?? Method?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
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hey bubby, you happen to know the defconfig of this phone?

mikeyinid said:
Different thing. This is to restore your phone to stock in a bricky situation...
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hey bubby, you happen to know the defconfig of this phone?
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Ok.. Starting to panic. Just rooted via Slayers method. In the process of doing the Nandroid backup now. Am I at risk?? What should I do now/ I want to try this method. as this seems to be the safe bet. Is it too late for me to? Fogive my noobage..

cr1130 said:
Ok.. Starting to panic. Just rooted via Slayers method. In the process of doing the Nandroid backup now. Am I at risk?? What should I do now/ I want to try this method. as this seems to be the safe bet. Is it too late for me to? Fogive my noobage..
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You are A ok man! Nothing has done wrong for you so you are in the clear you only need this kernel if you need to get back to stock.

bubby323 said:
You are A ok man! Nothing has done wrong for you so you are in the clear you only need this kernel if you need to get back to stock.
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Sweet. Root confirmed though. Had some issues with su zip install but all was well when I installed zip from internal sd. Now just need to know what bloatware is safe to remove. Itchy trigger finger in Titanium Backup now.. LOL! Thanks

Mac Instructions
thanks for everyones hard work.
anyone have any tips on how to root using a Mac?

onyonees said:
thanks for everyones hard work.
anyone have any tips on how to root using a Mac?
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For the moment we mac folks are a bit sol but it'll. Come ;-)
Sent from my Nexus S MV from the XDA Premium app.

kenvan19 said:
For the moment we mac folks are a bit sol but it'll. Come ;-)
Sent from my Nexus S MV from the XDA Premium app.
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Use parallels and windows.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk

Ty bubby!!!

onyonees said:
thanks for everyones hard work.
anyone have any tips on how to root using a Mac?
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I rooted mine using VM Fusion and windows xp on my Macbook without any issues.
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cr1130 said:
Ok.. Starting to panic. Just rooted via Slayers method. In the process of doing the Nandroid backup now. Am I at risk?? What should I do now/ I want to try this method. as this seems to be the safe bet. Is it too late for me to? Fogive my noobage..
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This is not a method for obtaining root. It's reference material, and also a way to return yourself to stock if you flash a hosed kernel.
If you already have a stock kernel, I am 90% certain that this will do absolutely nothing.
But having a "return to stock kernel" path AND a fresh initramfs are major milestones for development.
You're not at risk, you should be perfectly fine using slayher's method, but if you screw up, this will be a component of your path back to a working phone. But it's only useful if you screw up, you're a kernel developer who wants a clean initramfs for reference, or need to return your phone back to 100% stock. However, if you're in one of those three categories, this is a critical milestone.

This will put stock recovery back on also right?

[Q] Files from a ROM around?
I've asked this before and I should probably shut it, but if anyone has files from a ROM that works with ODIN or a ZIP file (CWM compat or not), root or unrooted (doesn't matter), or a NANDROID backup, could you let me know?
I got stock kernel up, CWM recov, but broke my actual OS- since it broke, I done flashed /data /emmc /system to empty out my stomach. I really just need everything from / (minus your personal data, of course) - can get it to work with a recovery by myself (and can post that up if I do).
Thanks in advance, bruvs.

senkulpa said:
I've asked this before and I should probably shut it, but if anyone has files from a ROM that works with ODIN or a ZIP file (CWM compat or not), root or unrooted (doesn't matter), or a NANDROID backup, could you let me know?
I got stock kernel up, CWM recov, but broke my actual OS- since it broke, I done flashed /data /emmc /system to empty out my stomach. I really just need everything from / (minus your personal data, of course) - can get it to work with a recovery by myself (and can post that up if I do).
Thanks in advance, bruvs.
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If you haven't gotten it by the time I get home tonight (10pm mst) I'll do a wipe and then backup and upload it for you
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If you just upload the backup folder minus the data part that will get him going. Im at work or i would have done it already
drewtang said:
If you haven't gotten it by the time I get home tonight (10pm mst) I'll do a wipe and then backup and upload it for you
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drewtang said:
If you haven't gotten it by the time I get home tonight (10pm mst) I'll do a wipe and then backup and upload it for you
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I would love to have a clean on as well. Thanks in advance.

drewtang said:
if you haven't gotten it by the time i get home tonight (10pm mst) i'll do a wipe and then backup and upload it for you
Sent from my sgh-t989 using xda premium
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thank you hella much, drewtang!
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zoth said:
I would love to have a clean on as well. Thanks in advance.
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ABOUT YOUR CIG:
Vaping - like, 420 or cigs?
I lost both due to flatmates (breakage and physical loss, respectively).

senkulpa said:
thank you hella much, drewtang!
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ABOUT YOUR CIG:
Vaping - like, 420 or cigs?
I lost both due to flatmates (breakage and physical loss, respectively).
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out off topic but e-cig's. analogs are regular cig's.

Can't Mount SD Card E: Error

So I am following the steps from QBKing in this youtube video and I get all the way to where I need to install FC09 from the SD Card but I am getting this error: E:\ Can't mount sd card?
I have never flashed this phone before and am trying to get ICS on it. I hope I am going the correct route but right now it reboots fine just can't install FC09 for Superuser access. Any help on this would be greatly appreciate! Thanks.
BTW, I checked several other threads before posting but I didn't find anything particular to Epic and there were several different troubleshooting steps so don't hate because I started a new thread.
Thanks in advance.

I'd like to second the request, as this happened to my phone Thursday evening. I've also looked around forums for the last two days and I can't find anything specifically for the Epic 4G that address this issue.
In my case I was running a Deodexed rooted version of Gingerbread. I got the bug to try something a bit more, so I installed the newest stable release of of Cyanogenmod 10, and it loaded up fine. I had made a nandroid backup of my texts, contacts, calendar, etc., but when I tried to put that info back in I got to the point where my screen showed "E:Can't mount" anything.
Ideas? Thoughts? Prayers?
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

In CWM recovery, go to mounts and storage. Then manually mount sdcard. This may help. Also try cycling the card in its socket.
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rogerdap said:
So I am following the steps from QBKing in this youtube video and I get all the way to where I need to install FC09 from the SD Card but I am getting this error: E:\ Can't mount sd card?
I have never flashed this phone before and am trying to get ICS on it. I hope I am going the correct route but right now it reboots fine just can't install FC09 for Superuser access. Any help on this would be greatly appreciate! Thanks.
BTW, I checked several other threads before posting but I didn't find anything particular to Epic and there were several different troubleshooting steps so don't hate because I started a new thread.
Thanks in advance.
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What version of CWM are you trying to install? Try to odin this https://www.dropbox.com/s/yyhp404ixp26o2g/cwm-5.0.2.7-epic4g.tar.md5 then go into recovery and mount your device copy the rom you want or flash the rom that is on your sd card.
hugodlr said:
I'd like to second the request, as this happened to my phone Thursday evening. I've also looked around forums for the last two days and I can't find anything specifically for the Epic 4G that address this issue.
In my case I was running a Deodexed rooted version of Gingerbread. I got the bug to try something a bit more, so I installed the newest stable release of of Cyanogenmod 10, and it loaded up fine. I had made a nandroid backup of my texts, contacts, calendar, etc., but when I tried to put that info back in I got to the point where my screen showed "E:Can't mount" anything.
Ideas? Thoughts? Prayers?
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
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I think CM10 uses a different version of CWM and might not be backwards compatable. I could be wrong on this. If I am someone will correct me. If I am not go back to stock reroot do your nandroid restore then back up your text using SMS BACKUP and RESTORE or MY BACKUP PRO

Thanks for the info all!
My phone won't turn on at all anymore. I used instructions I found elsewhere (take out battery, hit power button twice, pop in battery, go to download mode) which worked, then I used the dropbox file and was able to get Odin to flash it, but now I'm still having the issue that my phone won't turn on at all (either with power or power+camera+lower sound button). Any other ideas? At this point I think paying an extra $50 to Sprint to get a new S3 is looking good
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

If you can still get to download mode, all is not lost. Odin back to stock and try again. Check out the sticky in the development section regarding Odin. And make sure you have a robust cable like a BlackBerry one. They work best. If you can get to download mode, you can almost always come back. Good luck.
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propjockey said:
If you can still get to download mode, all is not lost. Odin back to stock and try again. Check out the sticky in the development section regarding Odin. And make sure you have a robust cable like a BlackBerry one. They work best. If you can get to download mode, you can almost always come back. Good luck.
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This 100%

tazfanatic said:
This 100%
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If I may ask . . . what specifically should I try? I have Odin 1.87 along with the file listed a few posts above. I can get into download mode, I can flash this, and then . . . nothing. I've tried an HTC cable, but no blackberry cable, and tried it from both computers in my home on different ports. However, I still can't turn the phone on or boot into CWM. Any and all help to specific solutions would be greatly appreciated (please note that while I sound literate and am pretty tech savvy, messing around with my Android OS is something I'm doing pretty much by the seat of my pants!)
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

Get the victory pit file from the Odin sticky thread and a stock tar file. At this point you probably need to start over. So, using the detailed writeup on how to Odin back to stock, find your way back to bone unrooted stock. Then, depending on what version of stock tar file you chose (el30 or fc09), you then must re-root the device. At this point I would suggest searching YouTube for qbking77 videos on how to root that version. That should get you rooted with a recovery . Then download and flash your ROM of choice. This is a nutshell version, please look for the Odin /unbricking thread. It is far more detailed and directs you to the appropriate files needed.
Edit: This is the thread I speak of. Its a wealth of Odin info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13245831
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Oh, also, the cm10 and 9 along other ROMs use MTD/yaffs2 file system. The previous cwm recovery you were flashing is only compatible with BML/RFS or EXT4 which is proprietary/stock. Once you Odin back stock, root, and get the recovery installed, you then can flash CM10 which will convert your system to MTD and install the appropriate CWM recovery for CM for you in the flash. That's why it reboots during the initial flash. Once you're MTD, you have to use mtd versions of ROMs. Spend a bit of time in the development section sticky threads. There are some great explanations for all of this in there.
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propjockey said:
Get the victory pit file from the Odin sticky thread and a stock tar file. At this point you probably need to start over. So, using the detailed writeup on how to Odin back to stock, find your way back to bone unrooted stock. Then, depending on what version of stock tar file you chose (el30 or fc09), you then must re-root the device. At this point I would suggest searching YouTube for qbking77 videos on how to root that version. That should get you rooted with a recovery . Then download and flash your ROM of choice. This is a nutshell version, please look for the Odin /unbricking thread. It is far more detailed and directs you to the appropriate files needed.
Edit: This is the thread I speak of. Its a wealth of Odin info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13245831
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Oh, also, the cm10 and 9 along other ROMs use MTD/yaffs2 file system. The previous cwm recovery you were flashing is only compatible with BML/RFS or EXT4 which is proprietary/stock. Once you Odin back stock, root, and get the recovery installed, you then can flash CM10 which will convert your system to MTD and install the appropriate CWM recovery for CM for you in the flash. That's why it reboots during the initial flash. Once you're MTD, you have to use mtd versions of ROMs. Spend a bit of time in the development section sticky threads. There are some great explanations for all of this in there.
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Awesome - thanks! I couldn't find the Odin thread, and with these notes I hope I can have my phone back this afternoon
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

So I'm curious. Did you get your phone fixed?
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propjockey said:
So I'm curious. Did you get your phone fixed?
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I just sat down to my comp - going to give it a go - if you haven't heard from me in about an hour I prob took my phone outside to vent my frustrations
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
And Happy Thanksgiving to all
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Actually, now I have a different question - I bit the bullet and ordered two new S3's from Sprint (got a nice $1 on each one with no activation fee). I would rather not lose all of the info stored on my SD card (pics for the most part, but maybe salvaging phone numbers would work, too). Could I put my SD card into my wife's phone (same), boot it up, and copy over all of the files without it affecting her phone?
If I can do that, I'd rather try that first and then happily try the steps from the previous posts.
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
And Happy Thanksgiving to all [/QUOTE]

Sure, but your SD card should be untouched from the Odin process. Assuming you have contacts synced to Google and your pics on the SD card, you should be fine.
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It worked! Downloaded everything, ran it exactly as it said, and I'm sitting here with a fully functioning phone that is yelling at me that I have tons of missed calls, texts and voice mails. Thank you so very much!
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

Well done! As difficult as that was, it's one great learning process.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

Yes, yes it is. And, since I did it once, I figure trying to put Jellybean back on here is what I want to do . . . so here I go again
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

[ROOT][ODIN]*UPDATED*OFFICIAL JELLYBEAN*-Root Without Increasing Flash Count-NO WIPE!

This is outdated and here for reference. Go here for the easier up to date method
Same procedure as the original guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774722 . I am aware that this is wothless to most people. I know theres triangle away and all that. However Ive noticed some still prefer to go this route. Plus makes a good place to grab the official tar and keep root. So to help those people out here is a prerooted. LJ7+LI3.TAR for use in odin that will give you root leaving your flash count at 0. Official binary status. This is the latest OTA. This has been compressed in a 7z archive. Extract before using
Prerooted LJ7 Jellybean w/o data wipe
This will not wipe data
Factory reset recommended before use
http://goo.im/devs/billard412/d2spr/Prerooted_Odin_tar_files/(NO_WIPE)SPR_L710VPBLJ7_ROOTED_JB.7z
mirror- http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523498
mirror- https://rapidshare.com/files/2159566062/Official_LJ7_ROOTED.exe
mirror-(thanks wwjoshdew) http://filecloud.io/rt97gz46
LJ7 Prerooted DeOdexed Version
Same as above. Will not wipe data. Deodexed version
http://goo.im/devs/billard412/d2spr...s/(NO WIPE)Official_jb_lj7_rooted_deodex-1.7z
mirror http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523648
This will wipe all data including internal SD
Prerooted LJ7 Jellybean
https://rapidshare.com/files/2812295350/jb_prerooted_L710.exe
mediafire mirror(thanks skunkape) http://www.mediafire.com/?c3cj6udkai1ljhk
Odin not neeeded, included in self extracting zip
Prerooted ICS LI3 .tar
https://rapidshare.com/files/3175206077/SPH-L710-SPRVPALI3-PREROOT.tar.7z
http://db.tt/O8Op5TJ7
To flash load in PDA slot of ODIN
https://rapidshare.com/files/4208525095/ODIN.zip​
Looking for this without root for back to stock?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951885
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099

All over it, thanks Billard

This is great to have. You da mon. Or wu-mon. Thank you.

Thanks dude! This is awesome!!

OP updated with Official Jellybean

billard412 said:
OP updated with Official Jellybean
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is this really the offical JB?

Yes the one sextape posted last night/ this morning is official. This is the same thing with root added. If it was not official then it would trigger your flash count. This does not

billard412 said:
Yes the one sextape posted last night/ this morning is official. This is the same thing with root added. If it was not official then it would trigger your flash count. This does not
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Finally. Im glad Samsung didnt pull an Epic fail like the GB and especially the froyo bull they pulled with the epic 4g.

Its days like today I feel bad for all those poor sammy phones out there that never left gb/froyo

I believe you may want to go ahead and explain what u mean hy official. This as of yet has not been confirmed as official OTA but is an official leak.
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EPayne123 said:
I believe you may want to go ahead and explain what u mean hy official. This as of yet has not been confirmed as official OTA but is an official leak.
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i mean http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33174377&postcount=1 and this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33175014&postcount=6
In addition to the fact that this flashes a kernel modem and recovery which pass and do not trigger the flash count. All i need to see to consider this official. If thats an issue for you then http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1639

Never said it was an issue. I am saying the only reason this does not add to your counter is due to the fact that it is Signed by Samsung for installation through Odin. It is in fact official due to this fact but is not confirmed an official OTA as of yet thus not being the official final release that will be OTA until we confirm this information. It may or may not be, just correcting this information to what we know until further notice.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33191474
Just saying, but still love ya.
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Well even if there were updates made to it before it was pushed out i think its safe to `say this will be the go-to tar for unbricking and what-not. Highly unlikely Samsung will make another tar after this. I mean other than this the only other legit odin tar for the phone is the LEN tar and look how outdated that is. Plus the modem thing. The phone refuses to flash any modem that is not LEN. (or LJ7)
LF9 LG2 LG8 and LI3 will all fail when attempting to flash with odin. This and the first LEN are the only ones to pass on that. And this comes with a new recovery as well. Which also wont trip the counter. Which means the tar contains signed images in it, unlike the other leaks. Just too much that points to this being the one. Regardless I guess we'll see but in the mean time, call it what you want. Or ask sextape i did link that tar at the bottom of my post.

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metalblaster said:
Finally. Im glad Samsung didnt pull an Epic fail like the GB and especially the froyo bull they pulled with the epic 4g.
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Thank you. CALLED IT!!

billard412 said:
Thank you. CALLED IT!!
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You're welcome.
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So will this wipe everything? And if I read right, it comes with a recovery too right?
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New Recovery yes. As far as wiping I cant confirm. Seems like half said yes other half said no. I cant specify because i flashed it with Nand wipe checked and I repartitioned so naturally mine was wiped regardless. If your worried about it wiping then uncheck auto-reboot and pull the battery when its done. Leave it off for a few seconds and you should skip recovery when you turn it back on.

yo guys does it matter what rom we are on or can we just run the .exe? im on miui right now. should i go back to a tw rom first? thanks guys
ps ive hardbricked one s3 when i first got it like a dumbass so i just wanna make sure!

Dont think it matters i would boot into recovery and do a wipe first tho

I screwed up and now it's stuck at the logo

I rooted it had a ton of apps on it and I just couldn't leave it alone. I couldn't figure out why I rooted it and then my Shealth quit working. So, I decided to install a different rom. Which I assume was back to factory. Well then I didn't have the dual window feature and couldn't get it on there either. So, tried to flash another rom. Well that didn't work now it just says Galaxy S4 and stuck there. 2 of the roms that I try to flash won't even work for some reason. This is TMobile.
One of them is this: ! SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL That one didn't work.
Did this one: I9500_Omega_v3.0_X.....
I don't know where to start or begin now. Been trying to fix this for the last 6 hours and it is 5:00 am in the morning. I am going to have to sleep on this one.

Isnt is for Tmobile US versions??
You screwed up by flashing i9500 Rom man. May be u made softbrick before which leaves u option to go back to stock by odin but after u flash international rom you are screwed totally.
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Its hard bricked now.
Power off first and try pressing power +home + volume down button ; see if u can reboot into download mode.
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bikrame said:
Isnt is for Tmobile US versions??
You screwed up by flashing i9500 Rom man. May be u made softbrick before which leaves u option to go back to stock by odin but after u flash international rom you are screwed totally.
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Oh Great. I thought the 9500 was the us version. So what is the US version. I can still get into recovery so I would assume i can still flash another rom.
I see it is the 9505. That is what I get with no sleep.

Outrung2 said:
Oh Great. I thought the 9500 was the us version. So what is the US version. I can still get into recovery so I would assume i can still flash another rom.
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If you still can reboot into recovery wipe system data and chche and delvik too. Then flash any rom from our section saying for M919 (tmobile is that even att and sprint willl not work ).
You are on good shape if u can reboot into recovery.
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IF Its tmobile US version; BE CAREFULL DONT FLASH ANY ROMS FROM ATT SPRINT OR VERIZON. THEY ARE NOT SAME .
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bikrame said:
If you still can reboot into recovery wipe system data and chche and delvik too. Then flash any rom from our section saying for M919 (tmobile is that even att and sprint willl not work ).
You are on good shape if u can reboot into recovery.
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IF Its tmobile US version; BE CAREFULL DONT FLASH ANY ROMS FROM ATT SPRINT OR VERIZON. THEY ARE NOT SAME .
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Thats kinda how this started. I downloaded one for tmobile. Every time I ran it though it said bad. Not sure why. SGH-M919-TMB-M919UVUAMDL.ZIP
Do you have a better link to a tmobile one?

Flash this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274795
May be its not flashable.
The one I gave is stock but rooted.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium

What carrier are you with?
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You probably installed the I9500 ROM and soft bricked the device. the same thing happened to me a few months ago with my s3. go to samsung-updates.com and install the SGH-M919 stock rom. then, go to download mode and flash that ROM with odin. the same thing happened to me when i was a noob with ROMs. a soft brick is actually quite easy to recover from. at least it wasnt a hard brick.

bikrame said:
Flash this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274795
May be its not flashable.
The one I gave is stock but rooted.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium
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This is exactly what I need. However the download on that page is not working.

I am still having trouble. I have no idea why. I have rooted every phone that I had with no problem. But this should be so simple and it's not
When I first rooted Shealth stopped working. Then I was going to just forget about it. But it was something that I wanted to use. So after a few days I decided I wanted it to work. I didn't see that anyone else had this problem. So I downloaded what I thought was the US version but guess it was not. I installed this new rom. Well now I had 2 problems. No multi window and still my shealth didn't work.
Then I thought oh crap I forgot to do a wipe. So I did a wipe and re-ran the rom. Well that is where I got stuck. I can not get passed the S4 Screen still. I can get into recovery, flash the rom (the rom flashes in like 1min which sure does seem fast). I then reboot and get right back to the s4 screen. Can't get passed it.
So here is my question. These tar files that I keep downloading. They are all zip files. If I wanted to flash them via odin as one told me to do I can't because it is a zip. Am I supposed to unpack this or change the extension from zip to tar?
Been without my phone for almost 24 hours and driving me nuts. At this point I would be glad just to see a working phone.

If it is the stock tar file you need to unzip it. The tar will be in the zip file. It will have an extension of tar.md5 if memory serves.

Sounds like you lost system files. If you can still get into stock recovery, then reformat system and then flash a stock rom. From there, you'll have to reroot.

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If it is the stock tar file you need to unzip it. The tar will be in the zip file. It will have an extension of tar.md5 if memory serves.
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Ok I downloaded a stock rom and unzipped it. I then did a search for tar and it couldn't find it. I couldn't find it manually either. So now I am converting the whole zip file to a tar. Gonna take a while for 1.6 gigs

Outrung2 said:
Ok I downloaded a stock rom and unzipped it. I then did a search for tar and it couldn't find it. I couldn't find it manually either. So now I am converting the whole zip file to a tar. Gonna take a while for 1.6 gigs
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You shouldn't have to do that. Do you have a link to what you downloaded?

Atmazzz said:
You shouldn't have to do that. Do you have a link to what you downloaded?
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I have so many but I am going to look them up and post them here in a minute. This is the one that I am downloading now. It actually completed but when I opened it, it came back with some errors so I am guessing it just didn't download right. I will get the links for the others in a few min.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274795

Here are some of the other ones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40962344&highlight=uvuamdl+4+2+2#post40962344
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
I chose this one on there: Download UVUAMDL Official TAR
Jason

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I have so many but I am going to look them up and post them here in a minute. This is the one that I am downloading now. It actually completed but when I opened it, it came back with some errors so I am guessing it just didn't download right. I will get the links for the others in a few min.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274795
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Outrung2 said:
Here are some of the other ones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40962344&highlight=uvuamdl+4+2+2#post40962344
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
I chose this one on there: Download UVUAMDL Official TAR
Jason
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OK, your first two links are custom Roms you flash in recovery. You don't unzip those. The last one, k0nane's thread, that's the stock firmware. Unzip and use Odin to install it.

Atmazzz said:
OK, your first two links are custom Roms you flash in recovery. You don't unzip those. The last one, k0nane's thread, that's the stock firmware. Unzip and use Odin to install it.
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Well that is my problem. The last 2 wouldn't flash on there. I don't understand why. Let me try the one you said to do through Odin.

When I click to open so I can unzip that file I get this from winrar. ! B:\Users\Jasons\Downloads\ModdedUAMDL_v2.zip: Unexpected end of archive
I am assuming it just didn't download right so doing it again.

Outrung2 said:
When I click to open so I can unzip that file I get this from winrar. ! B:\Users\Jasons\Downloads\ModdedUAMDL_v2.zip: Unexpected end of archive
I am assuming it just didn't download right so doing it again.
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If its saying modded, that's not the one you flash in Odin. That's a custom ROM. For Odin, its the one in k0nane's thread. The last link you posted.

(ODIN) Stock 5.1.1 System, Recovery, Cache, Bootloader (IMG & TAR.MD5)

I was able to grab the restore Zip from SmartSwitch. Not sure what we can do with it, so I am posting on here to see if anyone has any Ideas.
ZIP Name: SM-N920A_1_20150818195900_nkscszoj53_fac.zip
Files:
AP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
BL_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC_ATT_N920AATT1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
The zip is about 1.84G so its a full OS
I will be experimenting today to see what I can do to modify the files and repackage them. Maybe fool SmartSwitch into restoring the Modified files in a restore. To remove bloatware and add tweaks to the OS.
If you have any ideas or want a copy of the zip, please hit me up.
UPDATE:
I now have the Stock 5.1.1: System, Recovery, Bootloader, and Cache IMG's ( AT&T NOTE 5 )
Pulled from the restore Files.
UPDATE:
Well the file work in Odin, so as of now we have a way to go back to stock if needed.
INSTRUCTIONS
Files Needed
ODIN 5.1.1 STOCK RECOVERY ZIP: DOWNLOAD
ODIN: Odin3_v3.10.6
Unzip SM-N920A_1_20150818195900_nkscszoj53_fac.zip
!!!ADD THE FILES IN THE CORRECT AREA!!!
BL: BL_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
AP: AP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CP: CP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC: CSC_ATT_N920AATT1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
NOTE
This will trigger BL count in Odin Mode on your device. As of now I don't know how to reset it back to zero.
Thanks
RK​

Do you have them uploaded to a FTP site yet? I would like the cleaned out versions so I can use Odin to flash. Thanks for getting this!

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Do you have them uploaded to a FTP site yet? I would like the cleaned out versions so I can use Odin to flash. Thanks for getting this!
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Files will be up in a few mins. Also to note that this will trigger the BL count as I noticed that it is now showing .1 in Odin mode. Will post a pic in a min.
Also this is stock and has all the Bloatware and everything else as of now. I am working on a clean System.img, which will remove all of the unneeded files and bloatware. If anyone wants to jump in on this project, feel free to shoot me a message.

Well this is a good start! It would be amazing if there was a way to make a pre rooted Odin flashable. Gotta take some baby steps first though. Lol.

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17akota said:
Well this is a good start! It would be amazing if there was a way to make a pre rooted Odin flashable. Gotta take some baby steps first though. Lol.
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I sent out a message to Chainfire to see if he can do anything with the Factory Zip. So now its a wait game to see what we can do with it.

Roland_K said:
I sent out a message to Chainfire to see if he can do anything with the Factory Zip. So now its a wait game to see what we can do with it.
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Good call. That man is a genius.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk

AT&T and Verizon Note 5's are unrootable.
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/samsun...d-features-att-and-verizon-models-wont-468357

whmgreen said:
AT&T and Verizon Note 5's are unrootable.
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/samsun...d-features-att-and-verizon-models-wont-468357
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There are multiple ways to wash a cat. You don't have to throw them in a tub of water to get them clean. Sometimes a more subtle approach, while not as completely effective, is good enough (or better than nothing.)
I'm not saying that it'll happen, only that if it does happen, it will likely be in a somewhat unconventional way...

Look at the older Motorola phones when you had to use Safe Strap. It was kind of a pain in the ass, but it worked.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk

17akota said:
Look at the older Motorola phones when you had to use Safe Strap. It was kind of a pain in the ass, but it worked.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk
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As far as I know safestrap is only to replace a cutom recovery to circumvent a locked bootloader. Root is an entirly different beast. I hope I'm wrong, but I've had the AT&T note 4 for a year and no root love yet, so I may be a bit jaded. I will say that it is not as necessary as it use to be, but I can't imagine how fast this thing would be with root and custom ROM. On the same token I'm excited to use samsung pay so I'm currently happy rocking stock, albeit super debloated.

whmgreen said:
As far as I know safestrap is only to replace a cutom recovery to circumvent a locked bootloader. Root is an entirly different beast. I hope I'm wrong, but I've had the AT&T note 4 for a year and no root love yet, so I may be a bit jaded. I will say that it is not as necessary as it use to be, but I can't imagine how fast this thing would be with root and custom ROM. On the same token I'm excited to use samsung pay so I'm currently happy rocking stock, albeit super debloated.
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I'm aware of safestrap used for custom recovery. I was just saying that it was something that was off the wall from what we were all used to, but it worked.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk

Nice! If you can make this work I will get my Note 5.... Currently hold back due to the lack of enabling tethering.

Roland_K said:
I was able to grab the restore Zip from SmartSwitch. Not sure what we can do with it, so I am posting on here to see if anyone has any Ideas.
ZIP Name: SM-N920A_1_20150818195900_nkscszoj53_fac.zip
Files:
AP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
BL_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC_ATT_N920AATT1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
The zip is about 1.84G so its a full OS
I will be experimenting today to see what I can do to modify the files and repackage them. Maybe fool SmartSwitch into restoring the Modified files in a restore. To remove bloatware and add tweaks to the OS.
If you have any ideas or want a copy of the zip, please hit me up.
UPDATE:
I now have the Stock 5.1.1: System, Recovery, Bootloader, and Cache IMG's ( AT&T NOTE 5 )
Pulled from the restore Files.
UPDATE:
Well the file work in Odin, so as of now we have a way to go back to stock if needed.
INSTRUCTIONS
Files Needed
ODIN 5.1.1 STOCK RECOVERY ZIP: DOWNLOAD
ODIN: Odin3_v3.10.6
Unzip SM-N920A_1_20150818195900_nkscszoj53_fac.zip
!!!ADD THE FILES IN THE CORRECT AREA!!!
BL: BL_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
AP: AP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CP: CP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC: CSC_ATT_N920AATT1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
NOTE
This will trigger BL count in Odin Mode on your device. As of now I don't know how to reset it back to zero.
Thanks
RK​
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Is there a way to download the file?

LouK said:
Is there a way to download the file?
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click on the "DOWNLOAD" link in the message you quoted?

garyd9 said:
click on the "DOWNLOAD" link in the message you quoted?
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Thanks

I'm not a noob, but I guess I am in this regard.... BL count is different than tripping Knox, correct? Any ill effects from adding to the BL count?

I dont care about ROOT or custom ROMs anymore. If we could get a safe cleaned stock ROM with all of the AT&T junk pulled completely out it would be amazing. I use package manager to get it all disabled now, but having the space it all steals back would be a nice bonus.
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chpimentelpr said:
Nice! If you can make this work I will get my Note 5.... Currently hold back due to the lack of enabling tethering.
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I have hotspot and USB tether on mine, not sure what you are talking about here.

Acill said:
I dont care about ROOT or custom ROMs anymore. If we could get a safe cleaned stock ROM with all of the AT&T junk pulled completely out it would be amazing. I use package manager to get it all disabled now, but having the space it all steals back would be a nice bonus.
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Even if you could root and delete that stuff (instead of just disabling it) you wouldn't gain any space. The "free" space would just sit unused in the normally read-only system partition.
In order to gain space, you'd have to repartition the device... which is rarely done.
Gary

chpimentelpr said:
Nice! If you can make this work I will get my Note 5.... Currently hold back due to the lack of enabling tethering.
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I didnt think about that. So it still isnt any better than just using package disabler pro to get it all out of sight. It would still be nice to not need to depend on a 3rd party app to get rid of it all.

Acill said:
I didnt think about that. So it still isnt any better than just using package disabler pro to get it all out of sight. It would still be nice to not need to depend on a 3rd party app to get rid of it all.
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Exactly, I just pull the trigger an order mine... hope I don't regret it....
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By the way I got it for $299! The 64GB one...