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Is it safe for me to root using > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062395 .... reason i ask is because idk if that kernal is safe to use on 2.1. Sorry if this is a realy dumb question i just dont want to screw up my phone.
lgevo said:
Is it safe for me to root using > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062395 .... reason i ask is because idk if that kernal is safe to use on 2.1. Sorry if this is a realy dumb question i just dont want to screw up my phone.
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No one is really working with 2.1 anymore. There has only been limited success with the Gingerbreak. It does not work for everyone. Are you looking to just root your phone? The CWM 2.5.x should work.
Actually this was tested on 2.1:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076967
2.5 still gives me a phone is not connected and i have debug mode on and the samsung drivers instaled and restarted both my pc and phone so i will have to try the no pc method
lgevo said:
2.5 still gives me a phone is not connected and i have debug mode on and the samsung drivers instaled and restarted both my pc and phone so i will have to try the no pc method
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The phone not connected is a USB problem. Either try another cable or another USB port. Only one port works on my laptop, none work on my main computer. Drivers try to install forever.
So try another port and another cable. You may have to reboot your computer after trying and getting that message.
was the pc less root one made for 2.1?
lgevo said:
was the pc less root one made for 2.1?
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If you mean the Gingerbreak, it barely works on 2.2 phones, but you certainly can try it. Is there any reason you don't want to go to 2.2? You can Odin to a EC05 prerooted ROM. There are videos for rooting without a PC if you want to see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009997
my phones on boost so idk how to get to 2.2 without rooting. Will odin get me to 2.2?
lgevo said:
my phones on boost so idk how to get to 2.2 without rooting. Will odin get me to 2.2?
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If you can use regular Sprint ROMs then yes. Odin, info and 2.2 tar are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
And a good stock prerooted ROM is here that you can Odin in:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061912
Another video on rooting here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTw7l0DugQ8
does prerooted mean i can just odin that an my phone will be rooted? sorry really confused
lgevo said:
does prerooted mean i can just odin that an my phone will be rooted? sorry really confused
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Yes. Then you will need to do to it whatever it is that makes it work on Boost.
Allright idk what else i would have to do i backed up my apn i hope thats all i need
lgevo said:
Allright idk what else i would have to do i backed up my apn i hope thats all i need
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Not familiar with that aspect. Did you convert it to Boost or did someone do it for you? Because Odin'ing will make it like an out-of-the-box Sprint phone, so then you gotta do the Boost thing.
i ordered it already setup to to boost. blah idk
lgevo said:
i ordered it already setup to to boost. blah idk
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Don't think you should use Odin then. Check out the Boost rooting video I posted for you.
The conversion to make it work on Boost seems complicated. Found a post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-891077.html
Also found this thread that says Odin can be used with no problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1037237.html
Since the new Jelly Bean bootloaders have shown up, I see a lot of people talking about updating them. There are a few things I would recommend to do when flashing them. The first is the small, but present, danger that you can hard brick your phone. And I mean the "Need jtag to make it work" hard brick. Typically the cause of these bricks is an error or interruption of communications between the device and the computer. The other is mismatched or outright improper bootloaders.
Below is a list of things to decrease the possibility of permaborking. Keep in mind that following this list will not 100% remove the danger of flashing bootloaders, but will increase the chances of a successful flash.
Flashing bootloaders is dangerous. They are one of the few things that has the possibility of hard bricking your phone. For that reason, here are some good things to do to prepare for flashing them.
Have a good, reliable data cable. Interruption of communication between your phone and pc will most likely cause a hard brick with bootloaders.
Use a usb port on the back of your computer (or #1 on a laptop). Communication, again.
Have a jig. Not much help if you hard brick, but if you soft brick its very nice to have.
I personally flash bootloaders from a good laptop with a fully charged battery. If there is a power outage, the battery in the laptop will have saved my phone.
When flashing bootloaders,or anything with Odin, don't touch your phone after you connect it in dl mode until the phone reboots. Goes back to the communication issue.
For problems/tips on connection issues, look HERE
To determine which bootloader you have, check out this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.freeandroidtools.root_checker
To check your bootloader version
(thanks to KorGuy123 for the link)
For those that like to use Terminal Emulator, just type this:
HTML:
su
getprop ro.bootloader
Hi,
I know this is close to impossible, but still want to bring it up to see if anyone here knows.
My s3's USB port seems damaged physically or something. It charges fine, but it always shows unrecognized USB device when connecting to PC. No matter it is in download mode or booted mode and how hard I try(install updated USB driver, change PC etc. )
No the question comes - can I upgrade boot loader without USB? If not I will be stuck with older version of cm10.1 for ever
TIA
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xlj1000 said:
Hi,
I know this is close to impossible, but still want to bring it up to see if anyone here knows.
My s3's USB port seems damaged physically or something. It charges fine, but it always shows unrecognized USB device when connecting to PC. No matter it is in download mode or booted mode and how hard I try(install updated USB driver, change PC etc. )
No the question comes - can I upgrade boot loader without USB? If not I will be stuck with older version of cm10.1 for ever
TIA
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No, you need a usb port to do it. You might try using Heimdall, as it uses a different driver. If you use heimdall, you will need to do a lot of research as it operates a little differently than Odin.
Flashing Bell Galaxy S3 Bootloader on AT&T phone
Would it be possible to flash a SGH-I747M (Bell) bootloader on a SGH-I747 (AT&T). I would like to have the option to toggle LTE off when I am in a non LTE area without going through the Network Control option discussed on xda, as I have been doing.
If it's not the exact bootloader for your phone, don't flash it.
mrhaley30705 said:
No, you need a usb port to do it. You might try using Heimdall, as it uses a different driver. If you use heimdall, you will need to do a lot of research as it operates a little differently than Odin.
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Maybe use Mobile Odin?
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It is not recommended to write bootloader with Mobile Odin. Furthermore, it just won't do it:
From Chainfire:
All partitions are supported, as are loose files, .tar files and .tar.md5 files. Mobile ODIN will even check the MD5 signatures before flashing. While in theory Mobile ODIN can repartition and flash EFS and bootloaders, it will cowardly refuse to do so, for your own safety.
mrhaley30705 said:
It is not recommended to write bootloader with Mobile Odin. Furthermore, it just won't do it:
From Chainfire:
All partitions are supported, as are loose files, .tar files and .tar.md5 files. Mobile ODIN will even check the MD5 signatures before flashing. While in theory Mobile ODIN can repartition and flash EFS and bootloaders, it will cowardly refuse to do so, for your own safety.
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Awesome, gotcha. Learn something new every day.
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mi modelo is i747m telcel mexico which should flash
Obridgenut said:
Would it be possible to flash a SGH-I747M (Bell) bootloader on a SGH-I747 (AT&T). I would like to have the option to toggle LTE off when I am in a non LTE area without going through the Network Control option discussed on xda, as I have been doing.
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I have no idea why you would have to do that. If you have your setting correct it will do it automatically. My does on Telus. Or did you follow some of the instuctions here and loaded a bad image to your phone. Best to flash a stock image to your phone that has been rooted and then use rom manger or goomanager to flash a recovery to your phone if you want one. I have a rooted stock rom and I no recovery as they are a waste of time. I used triangle to reset the trip and I can update OTA with no issues and it states my devise status is normal. I had used some other rom on my phone and it drained the battery all the time. Now it works like a charm. I can even use back track or other linux distro's on it,
As for the other guy having an issue, you can update your phone over Kies. Your issues sound like its a bad rom you put on your phone. And you can never brick your phone. Its what people to say to scare you to get you to use their methods.
Is it possible that installing a custom rom would have installed the latest bootloader. I didn't install myself and it looks like I have the latest per the device info app I downloaded from the play store
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osmxgohan said:
mi modelo is i747m telcel mexico which should flash
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The correct firmware from your provider should have bootloader in then
andy_d0 said:
Is it possible that installing a custom rom would have installed the latest bootloader. I didn't install myself and it looks like I have the latest per the device info app I downloaded from the play store
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It's possible that the ota update to jelly bean pushed the latest bootloader to your phone.
TheStrokerace said:
I have no idea why you would have to do that. If you have your setting correct it will do it automatically. My does on Telus. Or did you follow some of the instuctions here and loaded a bad image to your phone. Best to flash a stock image to your phone that has been rooted and then use rom manger or goomanager to flash a recovery to your phone if you want one. I have a rooted stock rom and I no recovery as they are a waste of time. I used triangle to reset the trip and I can update OTA with no issues and it states my devise status is normal. I had used some other rom on my phone and it drained the battery all the time. Now it works like a charm. I can even use back track or other linux distro's on it, ]
The AT&T SGH-I747 does not offer the option to toggle LTE off under the Settings Menu, as do the Bell, Telus etc SGH - I747Ms. And although I can and have flashed all sorts of different ROMs, the AT&T modem is RAT locked and I so far have been unsuccessful flashing any modems other than AT&T modems. I am not sure whether this is a software issue or whether it is to do with the AT&T bootloader, hence the question about flashing a Bell bootloader. Any time that I try to flash a non-AT&t MODEM, I temporarily lose my IMEI number and the phone will not work at all. But there is a work around by entering into the Phone Control settings as discussed on xda, ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2116346) which I have been using successfully.
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I don't think changing the bootloader will change that for you.
mrhaley30705 said:
I don't think changing the bootloader will change that for you.
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OK, Thanks anyway for your help.
How can I tell what version my bootloader is?
Hey all~
1st, my internet is so sluggish today, I can almost do nothing on the forums, so if this is a repeat question, forgive me, simply reply with the link please.
What I would like to know is how can I find out what version my bootloader is?
I am running CM 10.0 Stable on my Galaxy S3 i747 [AT&T]
I want to update to 10.1 RC4, but I've read warnings relating to the old version of the bootloader, but nothing saying how to tell what version bl I have ...
suggestions?
Thanks
~Jason
ubuntujason said:
Hey all~
1st, my internet is so sluggish today, I can almost do nothing on the forums, so if this is a repeat question, forgive me, simply reply with the link please.
What I would like to know is how can I find out what version my bootloader is?
I am running CM 10.0 Stable on my Galaxy S3 i747 [AT&T]
I want to update to 10.1 RC4, but I've read warnings relating to the old version of the bootloader, but nothing saying how to tell what version bl I have ...
suggestions?
Thanks
~Jason
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Install this, hit check, goto second screen and it'll say bootlader
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Easiest way to check is install terminal emulator.
Type
su
Grant it permission
Now type:
getprop ro.bootloader
These commands are case sensitive, so type carefully
Country: USA
Carrier: Sprint
Version: L520.08
Model Number: SPH-L520
Android Version: 4.2.2
Kernel: 3.4.0-1982676
Just wondering if the device already has a method for root or if one is currently in the making.
Tray app calleg Kingo Android Root. It should work.
mar10o said:
Tray app calleg Kingo Android Root. It should work.
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Worked Great, Thanks Mate!
Now my next task finding a WiFi tether that works.
calvinweber said:
Now my next task finding a WiFi tether that works.
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FYI, for anyone that is reading this i finally figured it out, the only app i could get to work is "WiFi Tether Router" in the Play Store
it does cost 1.49 however its better then 10 a month
Notes:
Go through all the settings and set them up for Method use "3 - HostApd"
Play Store: WiFi Tether Router
Not working for me!
calvinweber said:
Worked Great, Thanks Mate!
Now my next task finding a WiFi tether that works.
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I've tried downloading and installing the drivers manually and nothing seems to allow the app to recognize the phone is connected, I tried 3 different PCs with the same result. I app loops between connect and disconnect your phone.
Here are the details:
Model number: SPH-L520
Android version: 4.2.2
Baseband version: L520VPUAMK2
Kernel version: 3.4.0-2054908
Build number: JDQ39.L520VPUAMK2
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Help Needed
Hey guys i just picked up my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Yesterday but i seem to have hard brick it i cant get to recovery just download screen. Does anyone have the Firmware or any files on how i can get back up and running? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
dominique.j.lopez said:
Hey guys i just picked up my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Yesterday but i seem to have hard brick it i cant get to recovery just download screen. Does anyone have the Firmware or any files on how i can get back up and running? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If you can access download mode, it's nothing serious.
Head into http://sammobile.com or http://samsung-updates.com and look for your phone's model name. They have firmware for pretty much any device so hopefully they have some for yours.
So the only thing that freaks me out is all these region codes... I dont see one for USA...Now what lol
dominique.j.lopez said:
So the only thing that freaks me out is all these region codes... I dont see one for USA...Now what lol
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Here's an Odin installable SPH-L520 official stock firmware : http://www.samsungis.com/Firmwares/596.html
droidfanluke said:
I've tried downloading and installing the drivers manually and nothing seems to allow the app to recognize the phone is connected, I tried 3 different PCs with the same result. I app loops between connect and disconnect your phone.
Here are the details:
Model number: SPH-L520
Android version: 4.2.2
Baseband version: L520VPUAMK2
Kernel version: 3.4.0-2054908
Build number: JDQ39.L520VPUAMK2
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
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I have the exact same phone and the exact same problem. Kies (via USB) recognizes there is a SPH-L520 connected but won't actually connect to it. I asked Samsung for the appropriate drivers (none are listed on the webpage for the device) but Samsung says there aren't any drivers for the SPH-L520. Kies does connect my SPH-L520 and my PC via WiFi, though. And, despite having enabled Developer Mode and USB Debugging, Kingo fails every time. Any ideas?
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
It is also where Kingo originally got their method from, I wouldn't trust them too much if I were you. The best thing about the above method is, if it can't root the phone, it won't touch anything. If it can - it won't trigger the Knox. I tried on my JB 9190 and works. Unless you have a locked bootloader... that would complicate things.
hello guys is there a way to unlock samsung gs4 sprint to gsm been searching around cant find a good answer cos the phone seems to have a sim slot. also can it be flashed to cdma if the gsm potion wont work. thanks
foncall said:
I have the exact same phone and the exact same problem. Kies (via USB) recognizes there is a SPH-L520 connected but won't actually connect to it. I asked Samsung for the appropriate drivers (none are listed on the webpage for the device) but Samsung says there aren't any drivers for the SPH-L520. Kies does connect my SPH-L520 and my PC via WiFi, though. And, despite having enabled Developer Mode and USB Debugging, Kingo fails every time. Any ideas?
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If you're on NA7 as a few of us seem to be, you're screwed I believe unless someone comes up with a recovery we can flash through odin or kies. I would like to be wrong about that, but I haven't found otherwise.
dbpaddler said:
If you're on NA7 as a few of us seem to be, you're screwed I believe unless someone comes up with a recovery we can flash through odin or kies. I would like to be wrong about that, but I haven't found otherwise.
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NA7: what's that and how can I tell if I'm on it?
foncall said:
NA7: what's that and how can I tell if I'm on it?
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That's your firmware version.
Go to Settings -> About Device. Last 3 characters of your version
foncall said:
NA7: what's that and how can I tell if I'm on it?
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System Settings - > About device - > Software version.
L520VPUANA7
It's the version of software we're on. Still JB 4.2.2, but the last Ota under the guise of updating Spark also included Knox which is not allowing us to root through the Saferoot method.
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dbpaddler said:
System Settings - > About device - > Software version.
It's the version of software we're on. Still JB 4.2.2, but the last Ota under the guise of updating Spark also included Knox which is not allowing us to root through the Saferoot method.
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The stinkers! I thought I read that Sprint was coming out with an upgrade to JB4.3 for us S4 Mini users, but it hasn't been pushed to my phone yet like the WiFi calling upgrade was. Think that might alleviate the Knox-blocks problem if/when it occurs?
foncall said:
The stinkers! I thought I read that Sprint was coming out with an upgrade to JB4.3 for us S4 Mini users, but it hasn't been pushed to my phone yet like the WiFi calling upgrade was. Think that might alleviate the Knox-blocks problem if/when it occurs?
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Why would that alleviate it? Knox is here to stay. Very doubtful any update is going to remove it. Lately it's all about locking things down.
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Kingo Root App
mar10o said:
Tray app calleg Kingo Android Root. It should work.
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Hi there, Kingo just fails over and over for my SPH-L520 Galaxy S4 Mini Any other suggestions? Thanks
Holhat said:
Hi there, Kingo just fails over and over for my SPH-L520 Galaxy S4 Mini Any other suggestions? Thanks
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Go here. And you're welcome. Just thank the person that posted it.
Guys, please assist or I`ll go mad in a minute and smash this crap with a hammer Wife got SGS S3 Mini/GT-i8190N. Don`t know what network it came from, but was not locked and came from UK.
Her phone suddenly turned off today and won`t boot, stuck here:
http://s23.postimg.org/kbtv942uj/sg1.jpg
How on earth I get it back to life? No hacks ever have been done to it. Google reveals huge amount of people having same problems - stuck at boot screen. Is that some kind of hardware issue with this model?
One of the solutions is to do factory reset - but how if I can`t get into the phone? I can get into ODIN mode, connect to ODIN, but I can`t download firmware as I don`t know what network phone came from or even it was sim ree(not locked to any).
KIES just says CONNECTING... and nothing happens.
There is a forum for this phone here actually .....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159660
Also all kinds of guides here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146129
Was there a box that the phone came in? Usually somewhere on that you can find something that looks like the software version that came on the phone originally. I know the standard S3 has that and I'll go out on a limb to assume that this one has it as well, if you have the box. Outside of that, not sure what else to tell you.
Good luck!
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Guys, please assist or I`ll go mad in a minute and smash this crap with a hammer Wife got SGS S3 Mini/GT-i8190N. Don`t know what network it came from, but was not locked and came from UK.
Her phone suddenly turned off today and won`t boot, stuck here:
http://s23.postimg.org/kbtv942uj/sg1.jpg
How on earth I get it back to life? No hacks ever have been done to it. Google reveals huge amount of people having same problems - stuck at boot screen. Is that some kind of hardware issue with this model?
One of the solutions is to do factory reset - but how if I can`t get into the phone? I can get into ODIN mode, connect to ODIN, but I can`t download firmware as I don`t know what network phone came from or even it was sim ree(not locked to any).
KIES just says CONNECTING... and nothing happens.
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Okay going on the fact that you got the phone from UK there are 3 firmwares on sammobile XXAMJ2, XXAMG1 Both from UK and XXAMI1 from Ireland I would start there
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jimchee said:
Okay going on the fact that you got the phone from UK there are 3 firmwares on sammobile XXAMJ2, XXAMG1 Both from UK and XXAMI1 from Ireland I would start there
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http://s21.postimg.org/c4i4cn71j/photo_1.jpg
http://s17.postimg.org/p79nv5nnj/photo_2.jpg
I had an idea maybe flashing 4.4 custom rom, but even CyanogenMod needs an app from GooglePlay, which I cannot access.
mattsternc said:
Also all kinds of guides here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146129
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2-You need to enable USB debugging mode (Settings>Developer options) which is deactivated by default. - I cannot access it as I can`t get into my phone.
Those firmwares can go fine with any I8190 - wife`s phone has N at the end of model.
Also - ODIN doesn`t see my phone, even its in Odin mode and Samsung USB drivers installed.
Okay I just looked up your phone and is not from UK it is from Nairobi
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jimchee said:
Okay I just looked up your phone and is not from UK it is from Nairobi
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?!
Does that change anything? What ROM I need to download then? Can I flash any ROM or it must be original factory ROM only?
How it ended up in UK then? I bought it in UK, brand new, sealed.
Yikes! No ODIN access ... that's not good. Was going to point you here:
http://www.techcrot.info/update-samsung-galaxy-s3-mini-i8190n-to-xxamg3-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-official-firmware/
but no ODIN recognition makes me wonder if you have a brick on your hands now
rbs_uk said:
2-You need to enable USB debugging mode (Settings>Developer options) which is deactivated by default. - I cannot access it as I can`t get into my phone.
Those firmwares can go fine with any I8190 - wife`s phone has N at the end of model.
Also - ODIN doesn`t see my phone, even its in Odin mode and Samsung USB drivers installed.
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Plugged USB cable in another USB port and ODIN can see my phone. Now, just need to know - can I flash any ROM or only one it came from factory with?
I don't see any firmwares for Nairobi and not sure I would flash one in any case, did you happen to check what version of android was on it when u got it? I know on my G III I can flash any I747M firmware and they all load and boot fine my concern us that you get the right radio and if I had to guess I would use I8190NXXAMG1, hope that helps, when u have Odin started on your desktop and plug in your phone in d/l mode it does not show your phone?
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Should be able to use any one of the i8190N firmwares. Check the link I sent above. Do you have the box the phone came in?
rbs_uk said:
Plugged USB cable in another USB port and ODIN can see my phone. Now, just need to know - can I flash any ROM or only one it came from factory with?
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I believe this counts as ODIN is seeing the phone?
http://s24.postimg.org/bqbqfz6dh/odin.jpg
mattsternc said:
Should be able to use any one of the i8190N firmwares. Check the link I sent above. Do you have the box the phone came in?
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Ok, but guy said its Nairobi phone. Can I flash UK ROM or I need to find Nairobi ROM? I have box, photos taken:
http://s21.postimg.org/c4i4cn71j/photo_1.jpg
http://s17.postimg.org/p79nv5nnj/photo_2.jpg
mattsternc said:
Was going to point you here:
http://www.techcrot.info/update-samsung-galaxy-s3-mini-i8190n-to-xxamg3-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-official-firmware/
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Download links don`t work there, closed because of USA court bla bla bla. Tried other sources via google, they all link to same download site which is shut down now.
rbs_uk said:
I believe this counts as ODIN is seeing the phone?
http://s24.postimg.org/bqbqfz6dh/odin.jpg
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Yes, Odin is able to communicate with the phone based on the screenshot.
Any idea where to download ROM ?
Download links have been restored on sammobile for the UK rom I just checked it for uk (2)
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I have an unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 8 that was a Verizon Wireless variant. I went to swap the SIM cards from the Total Wireless SIM to active AT&T SIM card just to see if it would work and it did but I went to put the Total Wireless SIM card back in and I'm left with all of this AT&T bloat ware that won't let me uninstall along with the AT&T globe as boot logo... Any ideas?
Liftkit said:
I have an unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 8 that was a Verizon Wireless variant. I went to swap the SIM cards from the Total Wireless SIM to active AT&T SIM card just to see if it would work and it did but I went to put the Total Wireless SIM card back in and I'm left with all of this AT&T bloat ware that won't let me uninstall along with the AT&T globe as boot logo... Any ideas?
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You have to flash the unlocked firmware that's N950U1 because that doesn't have the bloatware like that.
I'm confused. The phone is not rooted it's just been carrier unlocked. It acts like bloatware and it wasn't there before I don't understand how a SIM card inserting it and replacing it with a different carriers what causes it to leave behind un-installable applications and a boot logo
Liftkit said:
I'm confused. The phone is not rooted it's just been carrier unlocked. It acts like bloatware and it wasn't there before I don't understand how a SIM card inserting it and replacing it with a different carriers what causes it to leave behind un-installable applications and a boot logo
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Because it caused your CSC to change and the carriers love putting all their crappy bloatware in the phone because they want you to use their products.. Root has nothing to do with it. If you flash the unlocked firmware N950U1 you won't have to deal with that again!
MrMike2182 said:
Because it caused your CSC to change and the carriers love putting all their crappy bloatware in the phone because they want you to use their products.. Root has nothing to do with it. If you flash the unlocked firmware N950U1 you won't have to deal with that again!
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Yeah bloatware is such a nuisance. Could you provide a link to some instructions on how to flash firmware? thanks
Liftkit said:
Yeah bloatware is such a nuisance. Could you provide a link to some instructions on how to flash firmware? thanks
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It's pretty easy actually.. You just download odin that's the application you flash with then you download the firmware you want to flash then unzip the downloaded firmware so you can see all the files in it.. Make sure the computer already has the cellphones drivers already installed or it won't see the phone connected then open odin and put each file in their respective places AP to AP BL to BL etc... Then flash. If you end up with an error just ask us.
MrMike2182 said:
It's pretty easy actually.. You just download odin that's the application you flash with then you download the firmware you want to flash then unzip the downloaded firmware so you can see all the files in it.. Make sure the computer already has the cellphones drivers already installed or it won't see the phone connected then open odin and put each file in their respective places AP to AP BL to BL etc... Then flash. If you end up with an error just ask us.
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Ok ive got all of it downloaded and unzipped and files added to all the corresponding boxes, my phone is recognized and in download mode.. Yet it still fails to start the process. Ive got the latest odin and im assuming it must be the firmware version?
Just out of curiosity, did you try doing a cache wipe and factory reset in recovery mode with the Total Wireless SIM card installed. Honestly dont know if that would work but might be worth a try.
Also with Odin, did you try to run as administrator? And assuming you are using a Windows based computer, what version of Windows are you using? And I believe there are also 2 versions of the latest Odin, 1 regular and 1 that is modded. Maybe try the other version as well. I dont have a link but I'm sure someone may come along and provide it.
I was trying to keep all of my info so I didn't do a wipe. In the odin version that I have on been using is the one on the Samsung firmware website.
I'm pretty sure this is the patched one here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
Also if you use Samsung Smart Switch, that is an easy way to save pretty much all your data, customizations, and most of your programs right to your SD card. It will restore pretty much everything for you. It makes things a lot easier to restore when playing with different ROMs or versions of Android. When you use Smart Switch to restore, it will basically look and feel like it was before you wiped.
Liftkit said:
Ok ive got all of it downloaded and unzipped and files added to all the corresponding boxes, my phone is recognized and in download mode.. Yet it still fails to start the process. Ive got the latest odin and im assuming it must be the firmware version?
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You're using the wrong odin you need to use the patched version or it will continue to fail.. I've attached the patched version of odin here.
MrMike2182 said:
You're using the wrong odin you need to use the patched version or it will continue to fail.. I've attached the patched version of odin here.
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I tried the version in the link provided and now it doesnt even recognize the phone when connected where as the the one on sammobile recognized it and started but failed
Liftkit said:
I tried the version in the link provided and now it doesnt even recognize the phone when connected where as the the one on sammobile recognized it and started but failed
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Something isn't right.. Try a different USB port and a different wire!! Also make sure you right click on odin and run it as administrator.. Go through the firmware files that you extracted and delete just the .md5 part off of all of the files you're going to flash.
MrMike2182 said:
Something isn't right.. Try a different USB port and a different wire!! Also make sure you right click on odin and run it as administrator.. Go through the firmware files that you extracted and delete just the .md5 part off of all of the files you're going to flash.
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Okay I got it to download it was a USB drivers not installed properly although know that I have completed the firmware update now my SIM card doesn't even register in my phone, what happened?i have attached screen shots. to addit was a Verzon firm not sprint
Liftkit said:
Okay I got it to download it was a USB drivers not installed properly although know that I have completed the firmware update now my SIM card doesn't even register in my phone, what happened?i have attached screen shots. to addit was a Verzon firm not sprint
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Pop the sim card tray out and then push it back in with the phone on and see if it sees it and asks to restart.. If it doesn't then I'm not sure and someone else will need to chime in.
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Pop the sim card tray out and then push it back in with the phone on and see if it sees it and asks to restart.. If it doesn't then I'm not sure and someone else will need to chime in.
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Yeah i tried that and nothin still restarted it but nothing, still. no. service
I couldn't get my phone to work if I tried right now anyting I'm screwed with any SIM card
Liftkit said:
I couldn't get my phone to work if I tried right now anyting I'm screwed with any SIM card
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Where did you get the phone from?
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Where did you get the phone from?
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A third-party seller on eBay but it was brand new never been opened or activated.
But I think that would be irrelevant since it was working just fine with the exception of some bloatware.