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[Q] How to update N7105 4.4.2NE3 to 4.4.2NI2

Hi,
i have a N7105 LTE with Firm N7105XXUFNE3 rooted by Gettoroot. Si i have root and KNOX is still untripped.
Since few days there´s a new update to N7105XXUFNI2. When i try OTA update the file is downloaded (seems only around 95MB) but when the phone restarts the update process will Show an error around 26%.
There´s just a Little Android laying on the back and a red warning sign telling there was an error.
After restart i still have root - but i´m told the system was manipulated and the update can´t be done.
I´m suggested to use KIES or visit a Samsung store.
Now the system Status changed to "custom" - but i´m still able to download the OTA update again and again. Only it won´t install directly.
Is there a way to make the update install proberly?
If it doesn´t have to be i would like not to Flash something or install KIES.
Would it work simply to unroot my stock firm and then run the update?
Please beware i´m a quite noob to this.
For Information:
Gettoroot is something similar to Towelroot - only it´s ran by adb Shell. I didn´t have to install anything - just use Gettoroot, let it work, reboot - and had root perrmissions.
In Download Mode i have that:
ODIN MODE
Product Name: GT-N7105
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
KNOX Warranty Void: 0
RP SWREV: A2
C U
WeT-Klb

Help me flash stock ROM on M919 which currently has i337 ROM

Hi guys, I'll admit I'm a noob, but I'm trying my best to understand the ins and outs of flashing ROMs. I recently purchased a used S4 SGH-M919. The problem is the phone has i337 AT&T firmware on it. (I'm pretty sure it's a stock ROM and not rooted). I need to find a way to use the Tmobile network on this phone, so I have been trying revert to stock by flashing the stock M919 ROM on the phone using odin. Odin repeatedly fails before the flash begins. Odin dislays "FAIL! (Auth)" and the phone displays message "SECURE CHECK FAILED : aboot". I have tried several different .tar.md5 firmware files from sammobile. I have tried several USB cables and every USB port on my PC. The phone isn't quite bricked, it still boots fine it's just the network unusable with my t-mobile sim and the at&t firmware.
Do I need to wipe the phone and do a kernel flash? I'm lost and any advice would be appreciated
Thanks in advance,
Ryan

pull out the battery and MAKE SURE the PHYSICAL sticker behind the battery says model SGH-M919 (not SGH-M919V) but exacly SGH-M919.
if that has been confirmed then download the ODIN image from sammobile
Download the latest M919UVUFOH3
install via odin using the PDA or AP slot depending what version of odin u have it will say PDA or AP.
btw: you are getting SECURE CHECK FAILED : aboot". error because you are either flashing wrong image or too old of a image and the boot wont allow it.

are you sure that it is not a stock I337 ? If it is, it would be much easier to just obtain the SIM unlock code to use it with T-Mobile, I337s are really difficult to root and the sim unlock code is free and takes less than 5 minutes on the at&t website

XeoNoX said:
pull out the battery and MAKE SURE the PHYSICAL sticker behind the battery says model SGH-M919 (not SGH-M919V) but exacly SGH-M919.
if that has been confirmed then download the ODIN image from sammobile
Download the latest M919UVUFOH3
install via odin using the PDA or AP slot depending what version of odin u have it will say PDA or AP.
btw: you are getting SECURE CHECK FAILED : aboot". error because you are either flashing wrong image or too old of a image and the boot wont allow it.
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c_irie said:
are you sure that it is not a stock I337 ? If it is, it would be much easier to just obtain the SIM unlock code to use it with T-Mobile, I337s are really difficult to root and the sim unlock code is free and takes less than 5 minutes on the at&t website
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Thanks for the replies fellas. I am sure it's a stock SGH-M919. The sticker beneath the battery says so. I've already tried using the most recent firmware from sammobile (ending with OH3) with odin and I receive the same error no matter what. I've even tried multiple versions of odin and have used PDA or AP accordingly.
c_irie, It's not a stock i337, I've read about the bootloader issues and Loki regarding that model. I would really prefer to do a clean M919 flash, but do you think I could use a sim unlock code from at&t with my current situation?

This may not be useful information, but here's exactly what is displayed at the top of the screen when I boot into download mode:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE enabled

rkham said:
This may not be useful information, but here's exactly what is displayed at the top of the screen when I boot into download mode:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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seems like someone sold you a "hybrid S4" the casing with sticker of the m919 but the "motherboard" of a I337...
was probably a "fixer upper" normally from those shady mom and pop cell shops/ebay/craigslist. consider that you got yourself a sgh-i337 even tho the outside doesnt say so...the board inside matches that of a i337 i will gaurentee u.

XeoNoX said:
seems like someone sold you a "hybrid S4" the casing with sticker of the m919 but the "motherboard" of a I337...
was probably a "fixer upper" normally from those shady mom and pop cell shops/ebay/craigslist. consider that you got yourself a sgh-i337 even tho the outside doesnt say so...the board inside matches that of a i337 i will gaurentee u.
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Thank you for opening up a new realm of possibilities for me. I hadn't thought of that. Why would someone re-brand a i337? Do you think odin is failing because I have the wrong image for a i337?

Problem solved for now. I went ahead and assumed that it's actually an i337. I followed the suggestion above and requested an unlock code from at&t using the imei found in settings. I didn't think it would work, i figured the phone was stolen, but the code from at&t worked and I can use the t mobile network! thanks guys. I'm kind of bummed that it's an i337 since it will be difficult to root if i ever go down that path.

glad we where able to help you out. Sorry to hear that someone kinda scammed you and sold you the wrong phone. To be honest with you tmobile phones have a slightly higher resale value too...i hope you didnt pay the extra premium..esp since it was a fixer upper phone. well anyways glad you got it all figured out. btw: the att s4 on tmo is missing a band but you can possibly unlock it to have all the tmo bands.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291589

Yeah it's definitely not the device I was hoping to receive. I've discovered a few issues. I haven't been able to use internet at all without wi-fi, and the mic doesn't work in calls for some reason so I use speaker phone. Other than that, it seems to be working very well.

rkham said:
Yeah it's definitely not the device I was hoping to receive. I've discovered a few issues. I haven't been able to use internet at all without wi-fi, and the mic doesn't work in calls for some reason so I use speaker phone. Other than that, it seems to be working very well.
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if you have used a factory ODIN image and flashed it and you have all those problems then im sorry to say it was probably a "fixer upper" phone that wasnt fixed properly. sorry to hear you are having all those problems...that sux. i always thoroughly test new phones IN PERSON before i buy them. i do the sim card test, screen color test, mic test, speaker test, model number test. and a voice and data and wifi test.

installing tmobile on att version
f irst of all you have to have root second you need to install a custom recovery such as TWRP. then you need to download the Wicked V.10 zip.then boot into recovery mode white data cache partition and dalvik cache partition.actually install the zip file you downloaded for the wicked v10 Rom. But make sure download the tmobile version because it willautomatically change your CSC settings

maybes this will help
Ok first things first. You have to be rooted and already have a custom recovery installed like TWRP or CWM. If u aren't rooted then try the king root apk. Once u have root access then you can go to download mode on your phone. Most of the Phones the power button & volume down at the same time will take you to download mode you have to search on Xda for the custom recovery version that is for your phone model it also has to be the Odin compatible ".tar" file. I use Odin 3.9 just because it seems to work better but after u have everything I've listed the install Odin 3.9 on your computer. Once that is done u have to remember where the custom recovery u should have already downloaded is located. Right click on the odin icon and click run as administrator make sure that you click on the BL button because that is where you will place the custom recovery.tar file. when you click on the BL button it will open up a window where you can search for the custom recovery that you downloaded earlier once you find it click on it and it will automatically go to the BL box then you click Start and just let Odin finish doing what it has to do when it says complete unplug your cable from the computer out phone reboot your phone hold volume up that should take you to your custom recovery once you have your custom recovery installed you can backup your whole system install zip files custom roms. things of that nature I hope this helps feel free to msg me if u have problems

Unable to update S3 past 4.1.1

Hi. A few months ago I received a phone for my daughter from my mom. I reset the phone back to factory settings and it's working fine. I had to reset it back to factory again after locking myself out recently but other than that there hasn't been any issues until now. I picked up an activity tracker for my daughter recently and it wasn't connecting to the phone like it should even though it was listed as a compatible device.
Turns out the phone is at Android 4.1.1 and when I try to update it OTA it says there are no updates to download. So I tried updating through Kies and it isn't connecting the phone. At this time I started to do some more research.
The knox counter is at 2 and the device status is modified, which I have never rooted the phone and my mother can't even set up her wifi printer and most certainly can't root a phone. I installed triangle away but the phone needs to be rooted in order to do it's magic.
Do I need to root the phone in order to get the knox counter back to 0? Will this put the phone back where I can get android updates for it? I don't know where to start.

Boot into download mode. Do you see anything about warranty bit? If you do, the updates are working because it sounds like the phone has a stock 4.1.1 rom on a 4.3 or newer bootloader.

sarie15 said:
Hi. A few months ago I received a phone for my daughter from my mom. I reset the phone back to factory settings and it's working fine. I had to reset it back to factory again after locking myself out recently but other than that there hasn't been any issues until now. I picked up an activity tracker for my daughter recently and it wasn't connecting to the phone like it should even though it was listed as a compatible device.
Turns out the phone is at Android 4.1.1 and when I try to update it OTA it says there are no updates to download. So I tried updating through Kies and it isn't connecting the phone. At this time I started to do some more research.
The knox counter is at 2 and the device status is modified, which I have never rooted the phone and my mother can't even set up her wifi printer and most certainly can't root a phone. I installed triangle away but the phone needs to be rooted in order to do it's magic.
Do I need to root the phone in order to get the knox counter back to 0? Will this put the phone back where I can get android updates for it? I don't know where to start.
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If you would to reset the knox counter to 0x0... yes, you have firstly to root your phone, then install triangle away.

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Knox cannot be reset to 0x0 once it has been changed to 0x1.
Since the word "modified" appears in download mode, this leads me to conclude that the phone may be rooted and cannot receive ota updates.
It is strange that the phone is running 4.1.1 with Knox as Knox was not introduced until 4.3.
Before flashing anything, you need to confirm the phone's current bootloader and modem.

audit13 said:
Knox cannot be reset to 0x0 once it has been changed to 0x1.
Since the word "modified" appears in download mode, this leads me to conclude that the phone may be rooted and cannot receive ota updates.
It is strange that the phone is running 4.1.1 with Knox as Knox was not introduced until 4.3.
Before flashing anything, you need to confirm the phone's current bootloader and modem.
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How do I confirm the bootloader and modem? I literally am learning all the language and how all of this works as I go. All I know is I have a phone that is running 4.1.1 and won't update and when I went to the download odis (I think that's what it is called) said it was tripped 2 times where I was supposed to read the knox number.
I ran to the mobile store it's connected to and they said the T Mobile Galaxy S3 phone that I-Wireless puts out was never given an update past 4.1.1 Not sure how true that is. If that's the case, I probably need to root the phone anyway to force an update (Is that what I would need to do to get it at least to 4.3?

there is an app in the playstore called samsung info. download it and it should tell you bootloader and modem.
pretty sure it is true that 4.1.1 was the last.
heres the link to the xda thread , which of course will lead you to the playstore ; but will tell more detail about the app :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2609045
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Bootlegger version: T999UVDLJA
Modem Board: MSM8260A
Some other info that might help
Root Existence: No
Latest Firmware: Not Found
Knox Warranty Void: Warranty bit not found

Try flashing the stock lja firmware from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-T999/

way way off topic. @audit13 , is your avatar your cat & is its name audit13.
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Avatar is a cat named Arthur.

I've never flashed something. Sorry if I ask a hundred questions as I go through this.
So you want me to flash the 4.1.1 that's already on the phone? Is that correct? Can I ask why? (I'm just wanting to know the meaning behind the action so understand what your thought process is so I can understand for next time.)
Just follow the directions underneath?

Is this what we're doing?
[GUIDE] How-To Completely Unroot Your Galaxy SIII |Zero Flash Counter|"Normal" Status http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136921

if i'm guessing right about what @audit13 & @ arthur (lol) are asking you to do is flash that firmware since the samsung info app said "firmware not found".
you might be confusing firmware version with android version. you say your on 4.1.1 which is the android version.
also if i'm not mistaken that firmware will match your bootloader which is a good thing.
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Ah! That makes sense. In the process of it now. We'll see what happens and if I'm successful with it.

Success. It has auto updated to Android 4.3 after this. Thanks for your help.

good to hear.
that @ arthur (a.k.a. @audit13) knows his androids/tech/uhh...stuff.:good:
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got bamboozled into buying a knox-tripped S9, and I'm at a loss on what I should do?

Help a brother out bros,
I'm new to android, been using a Nokia 808 for the past 7 years, and Nokias in general since 2006. anyway I'm from a ****ty 3rd-world country with no official Samsung dealer, so we're stuck buying whatever these 3rd-party merchants provide, so I got what appeared to be a sealed, brand new Samsung S9 (it was the smallest device I could find with acceptable specifications, if it was 1 cm shorter, and 0.5 cm narrower it would've been perfect).
Shortly I noticed that some text is dark grey/black against a black background, which makes it very difficult to see; upon googling, I found out that the issue was fixed with a software update, so I looked through 'setting' for the update function, and immediately noticed, I was having difficulty find it, I thought it was weird to have it hidden like that; and again upon googling I found out that it's supposed to be in [Settings > System Update > Download and Install] it's not there. I can only find it by typing "system update" in the 'search' box, and even then touching "Download and install" did nothing, no feedback whatsoever.
Anyways upon further googling and googling, I came to the conclusion that the device is rooted and knox is tripped, now the problem is the product number of the device which caused me confusion, in the software and on sticker at the back of the device it states the following
SM-G960F
IMEI1: ***MOD EDIT-IMEI REMOVED***
IMEI2: ***MOD EDIT-IMEI REMOVED***
SN: ***MOD EDIT-SERIAL REMOVED***
MADE IN VIETNAM BY SAMSUNG
but when I got into Odin mode it states that the model number is actually SM-G960N. so my questions are:
1. if I were to flash back to an official firmware using odin should I use the one for SM-G960N or the one for SM-G960F? keeping in mind that this was peddled to me as dual sim device, and it does support two sim cards.
2. If my device is indeed Korean, is it okay if installed firmware with PDA: G960FXXU7CSJ1 instead of firmware PDA: G960NKSU2CSJ1? are there any differences?
3. is it possible to fix Samsung-related issues like the black text against black backgrounds through some other methods like using a different rom/launcher/environment or whatever?
4. how do you recommend I proceed? what would you do if you were in my place?

According to your IMEI (that btw you should never share publicly), your phone is a SM-G960N. If knox is tripped, the only way to update the software is to flash through Odin. Since your phone is already rooted, i also advice you to check out some custom rom you can find in this forum. They're a nice improvement over the stock firmware.
if you want official firmware, you have to install one from this list
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s9/firmware/SM-G960N/

effry said:
According to your IMEI (that btw you should never share publicly), your phone is a SM-G960N. If knox is tripped, the only way to update the software is to flash through Odin. Since your phone is already rooted, i also advice you to check out some custom rom you can find in this forum. They're a nice improvement over the stock firmware.
if you want official firmware, you have to install one from this list
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does installing a custom rom fixes/removes samsung-related issues like the dark text against black backgrounds?
what harm could be done if people knew my IMEI?

Coomer91 said:
does installing a custom rom fixes/removes samsung-related issues like the dark text against black backgrounds?
what harm could be done if people knew my IMEI?
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If the custom rom is based on a samsung firmware that already fixes the issue then yes. For what i've found , your issue was fixed around of April 2019, so any ROM based on a firmware released after that date will include the fix.
Regarding the IMEI, you don't share it because is an unique identifier number. It's like giving out your ID card or passport number. Someone could impersonate you with your phone company and provide the IMEI as a proof.
You can read more here -
https://www.quora.com/What-can-we-do-with-someones-IMEI-number
https://ting.com/blog/understanding-imei-the-vin-of-the-mobile-phone-world/

effry said:
If the custom rom is based on a samsung firmware that already fixes the issue then yes. For what i've found , your issue was fixed around of April 2019, so any ROM based on a firmware released after that date will include the fix.
Regarding the IMEI, you don't share it because is an unique identifier number. It's like giving out your ID card or passport number. Someone could impersonate you with your phone company and provide the IMEI as a proof.
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thanks for the answers effry, I do have one more though so bare with me.
the currently installed firmware is SM-G960Fblahblahblah (europe/worldwide), if I instead flash to official firmware from the SM-G960N (Korea) ones as you suggested, will that change the supported cellular bands? I live in Libya.

Coomer91 said:
thanks for the answers effry, I do have one more though so bare with me.
the currently installed firmware is SM-G960Fblahblahblah (europe/worldwide), if I instead flash to official firmware from the SM-G960N (Korea) ones as you suggested, will that change the supported cellular bands? I live in Libya.
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Since you have now an "F" firmware, you could try first an SM-G960F ROM , then if you encounter issues i'd give a shot to the korean one.
For lybia the latest firmware is this:
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s9/firmware/SM-G960F/BTC/download/G960FXXU7CSJ1/296419/
My theory is that your phone is an SM-G960N, but someone flashed an "F" firmware on it.

effry said:
Since you have now an "F" firmware, you could try first an SM-G960F ROM , then if you encounter issues i'd give a shot to the korean one.
For lybia the latest firmware is this:
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s9/firmware/SM-G960F/BTC/download/G960FXXU7CSJ1/296419/
My theory is that your phone is an SM-G960N, but someone flashed an "F" firmware on it.
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Just tried to flash the libyan (SM-G960F) firmware, it got stuck on system.img (odin said "secure check fail (bootloader)). anyways this what odin mode in my phone says
product code: SM-G960N
current binary: Custom (what does this mean?)
system status: Official (what does this mean in relation to "current binary: custom"?)
FAP lock: off
OEM lock: off
Secure Download: Enabled
Warranty Void: 1 (0x400)
what do we make if this? are there any other information you need?

Coomer91 said:
Just tried to flash the libyan (SM-G960F) firmware, it got stuck on system.img (odin said "secure check fail (bootloader)). anyways this what odin mode in my phone says
product code: SM-G960N
current binary: Custom (what does this mean?)
system status: Official (what does this mean in relation to "current binary: custom"?)
FAP lock: off
OEM lock: off
Secure Download: Enabled
Warranty Void: 1 (0x400)
what do we make if this? are there any other information you need?
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You have to enable OEM unlock in developer options , then retry flashing

effry said:
You have to enable OEM unlock in developer options , then retry flashing
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heh!! he made the same mistake i did and called it FAP lock!! LOCK DOWN ALL THE FAPPING!!!
also, i 100% agree with reflashing. Id even suggest trying it on a different computer. Install the system wide adb on the other computer, download Odin and get a fresh download of the firmware and reflash

Question How Can I Unroot my Samsung A22 as a rookie without any problem or damaging the phone?

Please assist me to unroot my Galaxy A22. I bought the phone as a used phone and realized it has been rooted, hence I can't update the software nor can I factory reset it. When I turn on the phone I also get a "Set warranty Bit: boot" notification. what does it mean? please help.

reflash factory firmware
used to be kies software for older phones
think they have something new now
or odin and download exact firmware for your exact model.
"Set warranty Bit: boot"
means it was flashed to unapproved firmware (only matters if you want to have warranty)

dandudikof said:
reflash factory firmware
used to be kies software for older phones
think they have something new now
or odin and download exact firmware for your exact model.
"Set warranty Bit: boot"
means it was flashed to unapproved firmware (only matters if you want to have warranty)
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can you assist me with the software I can use to reflash factory firmware?
I tried using Odin but can't keep the phone on Download mode when I connect to the PC. The Phone turns on anytime I connect.

google is your frined, also this sites search.
search these with your exact model number or model
"flashing factory firmware (phones-exact-model)"
"factory firmware samsung (phones-exact-model)"
etc...
find 3-5 guides , read them all multiple times, make sure you understand
the steps before you flash !!!!

update your device using Odin and lock your device from "Download" state holding Volume+

blackpole said:
can you assist me with the software I can use to reflash factory firmware?
I tried using Odin but can't keep the phone on Download mode when I connect to the PC. The Phone turns on anytime I connect.
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Hold both volume buttons, then plug in usb.