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Hey guys, how are you?
Sorry my bad english! But I need your help ...
I recently installed the Rom LiquidSmooth 4.2.2 Android 4.2.2 to test itself, not LiquidSmooth, found it very nice and everything. But back to the factory settings with the stock ROM 4.0.4 and I upgrade by Kies and pff, my phone can not do updates by Kies. Samsung tried my country (Brazil) but they can not support (or paying for and also not aware of devices outside) for my I747 ... I did the emergency recovery firmware and now it's on 4.1.1 but it still remains unrecognized by Kies (NOTE: It is recognized rather as SGH-I747, however, can not do updates or anything, just back of the device; NOTE 2: I bought it at AT & T in the United States and I can not take you there to support). The mesangem is: "Your device does not support firmware upgrade via kies".
After getting well pissed off with this bull****, or my **** (haha) decided to find out what was wrong and found that some of the things LiquidSmooth is still in the system, such as ringtones, facebook layout and stuff ... (Print the end of the topic) .
So I come here asking for help to you, to completely reset it and go back to having all functions and patterns of manufactures, so that in future I can sell it or give it to my mom and she does not get lost as I am today ...
Is there any way I can do this completely and return it to factory defaults?
attempts:
- I went back to stock rom several times and still the same thing;
- I tried the firmware recovery Kies and nothing;
- I tried several tutorials on the internet and nothing.
Can anyone help me?
I literally am going crazy because of it ...
Diego.
DiegoEvangelista said:
Hey guys, how are you?
Sorry my bad english! But I need your help ...
I recently installed the Rom LiquidSmooth 4.2.2 Android 4.2.2 to test itself, not LiquidSmooth, found it very nice and everything. But back to the factory settings with the stock ROM 4.0.4 and I upgrade by Kies and pff, my phone can not do updates by Kies. Samsung tried my country (Brazil) but they can not support (or paying for and also not aware of devices outside) for my I747 ... I did the emergency recovery firmware and now it's on 4.1.1 but it still remains unrecognized by Kies (NOTE: It is recognized rather as SGH-I747, however, can not do updates or anything, just back of the device; NOTE 2: I bought it at AT & T in the United States and I can not take you there to support). The mesangem is: "Your device does not support firmware upgrade via kies".
After getting well pissed off with this bull****, or my **** (haha) decided to find out what was wrong and found that some of the things LiquidSmooth is still in the system, such as ringtones, facebook layout and stuff ... (Print the end of the topic) .
So I come here asking for help to you, to completely reset it and go back to having all functions and patterns of manufactures, so that in future I can sell it or give it to my mom and she does not get lost as I am today ...
Is there any way I can do this completely and return it to factory defaults?
attempts:
- I went back to stock rom several times and still the same thing;
- I tried the firmware recovery Kies and nothing;
- I tried several tutorials on the internet and nothing.
Can anyone help me?
I literally am going crazy because of it ...
Diego.
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How did you go back to stock? You'll get errors from kies and ota updates by remaining rooted.
By the sounds of it it just needs a proper wipe the unroot.
This video will get you back to 100% stock unrooted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzydHUG7XZE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Also check out this link. The second post has a paragraph on unrooting to go with the video. It also contains the proper links for all the files you'll need to do it.
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KorGuy123 said:
How did you go back to stock? You'll get errors from kies and ota updates by remaining rooted.
By the sounds of it it just needs a proper wipe the unroot.
This video will get you back to 100% stock unrooted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzydHUG7XZE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Also check out this link. The second post has a paragraph on unrooting to go with the video. It also contains the proper links for all the files you'll need to do it.
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best unroot video ever.
OP, to accompany the video guide, you'll need:
- Triangle Away installed
- The official stock firmware for your device
- Odin installed on your PC
- Your Samsung USB cable, if possible
- Samsung drivers installed on PC
xBeerdroiDx said:
best unroot video ever.
OP, to accompany the video guide, you'll need:
- Triangle Away installed
- The official stock firmware for your device
- Odin installed on your PC
- Your Samsung USB cable, if possible
- Samsung drivers installed on PC
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An shoot thanks. Forgot to link the thread. Was half asleep.
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Thanks for everything so far guys, but without success ... Still the same thing.
All I have to follow these steps before and still have the same problem.
Anything else? :/
I'll try again, maybe...
Thx a lot.
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TraingleAway not reset my phone and boot him, his reset counter and no more... is this the problem wrong?
DiegoEvangelista said:
Thanks for everything so far guys, but without success ... Still the same thing.
All I have to follow these steps before and still have the same problem.
Anything else? :/
I'll try again, maybe...
Thx a lot.
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TraingleAway not reset my phone and boot him, his reset counter and no more... is this the problem wrong?
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Did you unroot?
You need to do that before anything else
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KorGuy123 said:
Did you unroot?
You need to do that before anything else
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Yeah, but my TriangleAway is a v2.99 and not reset my device after reset the flash counter...
I reset manual.
Obs: this screen is not active...
Diego.
I tried the tip of the video, however, was the same thing ...
I'm looking for a fix to kies, but I do not think any status or anything ...
DiegoEvangelista said:
I tried the tip of the video, however, was the same thing ...
I'm looking for a fix to kies, but I do not think any status or anything ...
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So when I went back to stock:
1. I just flashed a rooted stock firmware in odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
(just so I was back on a 4.1.1 stock rom. I didn't want to odin from a custom rom)
2. Then used triangle away
3. Then flashed the stock unrooted 4.0.4 from here in odin
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
(This gets rid of custom recovery)
4. Booted in stock recovery and then did a factory reset because you sometimes get a simple bootloop
5. Rebooted and I was back to stock.
I've noticed sometimes you have to switch the order around some to get it unrooted and the flash counter reset. Triablge away is for right before you unroot. You have to flash a stock .tar rom in odin to get rid of the custom recovery as well. It replaces the system, kernel, and the recovery.
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So when I went back to stock:
1. I just flashed a rooted stock firmware in odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
(just so I was back on a 4.1.1 stock rom. I didn't want to odin from a custom rom)
2. Then used triangle away
3. Then flashed the stock unrooted 4.0.4 from here in odin
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
(This gets rid of custom recovery)
4. Booted in stock recovery and then did a factory reset because you sometimes get a simple bootloop
5. Rebooted and I was back to stock.
I've noticed sometimes you have to switch the order around some to get it unrooted and the flash counter reset. Triablge away is for right before you unroot. You have to flash a stock .tar rom in odin to get rid of the custom recovery as well. It replaces the system, kernel, and the recovery.
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Thank you bro, but my problem is Kies. I can't upgrade for him.
He did not let me update or related ...
I've done everything, often ...
- Unroot flash rom;
- Factory reset in recovery and in phone;
- All things.
I do not know what else to do.
I can do the emergency recovery firmware but it keeps saying that my device does not support updates via kies.
DiegoEvangelista said:
Thank you bro, but my problem is Kies. I can't upgrade for him.
He did not let me update or related ...
I've done everything, often ...
- Unroot flash rom;
- Factory reset in recovery and in phone;
- All things.
I do not know what else to do.
I can do the emergency recovery firmware but it keeps saying that my device does not support updates via kies.
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Are you sure you did the steps in the right order ? Kies won't do that unless you are still rooted or have a custom recovery. I
Kies has no use here to be honest but I know some people like to use it to upgrade from time to time or transfer data.
What exactly is the emergency recovery firmware ? (Your name for it might be different than mine)
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Are you sure you did the steps in the right order ? Kies won't do that unless you are still rooted or have a custom recovery. I
Kies has no use here to be honest but I know some people like to use it to upgrade from time to time or transfer data.
What exactly is the emergency recovery firmware ? (Your name for it might be different than mine)
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Y, bro. I followed all the steps... All right!
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Recovery Emergency Firmware in Kies:
-> Tools
-> Firmware upgrade and initialization
-> Model
-> Serial Number
-> Download Mode in s3.
I tried all tutorials, but, not successful
More sugestions?
Diego.
Any other tips to reset the device completely and again be recognized by Kies?
:/
hey i'm an owner of the GN 2 GN7100 the phone is working perfectly under 4.1.2, i rooted it with Odin (so the download mode is Odin version) and after i heard that the official 4.3 is rolling out from samsung i've done a a full factory reset to unroot it and there is no problem at all , but now the 4.3 european version is released , when i check for updates the phone askes me to dowload it , i download it normally but when the phone reboot and it starts to flash or extracting the new update it displays an error at 30% ,and the phone reboot to it normal state the 4.1.2 so now guy where is the problem ?? , sorry for the long post just wanted it to be detailed
djazeiry said:
hey i'm an owner of the GN 2 GN7100 the phone is working perfectly under 4.1.2, i rooted it with Odin (so the download mode is Odin version) and after i heard that the official 4.3 is rolling out from samsung i've done a a full factory reset to unroot it and there is no problem at all , but now the 4.3 european version is released , when i check for updates the phone askes me to dowload it , i download it normally but when the phone reboot and it starts to flash or extracting the new update it displays an error at 30% ,and the phone reboot to it normal state the 4.1.2 so now guy where is the problem ?? , sorry for the long post just wanted it to be detailed
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Your best bet woukd probably be to download your update from sammobile.com and install it as per their instruction. Look into the repartition ing option.
tonylee000 said:
Your best bet woukd probably be to download your update from sammobile.com and install it as per their instruction. Look into the repartition ing option.
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thaks , so" the repatitiong options " you said is it wipe partition ?? for sammobil i'll see later
djazeiry said:
thaks , so" the repatitiong options " you said is it wipe partition ?? for sammobil i'll see later
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I said "look in to it", what I mean is that sam mobile say that if your upgrading stock make sure you DO tick the box but all the guides on here say avoid and DONT tick the box. Ive just flashed a rom with odin and did NOT tick the box but it was a dmg rom. I would not have thought the 4.3 roms need to alter any partition sizes so try it without repartitioning and if it has issues maybe try it with a repartition.
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I said "look in to it", what I mean is that sam mobile say that if your upgrading stock make sure you DO tick the box but all the guides on here say avoid and DONT tick the box. Ive just flashed a rom with odin and did NOT tick the box but it was a dmg rom. I would not have thought the 4.3 roms need to alter any partition sizes so try it without repartitioning and if it has issues maybe try it with a repartition.
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thanks a lot dude , ok i will avoid to wipe patition , i will try to update with kies , i've tried for the third time always the same when it goes to 30% same error and the phone reboot again
djazeiry said:
thanks a lot dude , ok i will avoid to wipe patition , i will try to update with kies , i've tried for the third time always the same when it goes to 30% same error and the phone reboot again
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Are you running stock? A custom rom? Jave you flashed a stock image? If you have flashed a stock image and its not tje correct one then this could be why it wont update. Try flashing a stock 412 image from the carrier that provided the phone or just go straiight for the 4.3 image, getting stock 4.3 installed on your phone will activate the efuse with knox and you wont be able to downgrade after
tonylee000 said:
Are you running stock? A custom rom? Jave you flashed a stock image? If you have flashed a stock image and its not tje correct one then this could be why it wont update. Try flashing a stock 412 image from the carrier that provided the phone or just go straiight for the 4.3 image, getting stock 4.3 installed on your phone will activate the efuse with knox and you wont be able to downgrade after
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Tony i'm always under 4.1.2 the only thing i've done is rooting the phone via Odin that's all , even with kies there is an issue when downloading the update
if you have problem with kies,why dont you try flash with odin ?
djazeiry said:
Tony i'm always under 4.1.2 the only thing i've done is rooting the phone via Odin that's all , even with kies there is an issue when downloading the update
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If its all the same as when you got it, then there shouldnt be any issues. If its under warranty id ask you carrier about a solution, if not id go sammobile.com and use them with odin.
sora9009 said:
if you have problem with kies,why dont you try flash with odin ?
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yeah i'm thinking about it , or i will try a know free rom that's all
tonylee000 said:
If its all the same as when you got it, then there shouldnt be any issues. If its under warranty id ask you carrier about a solution, if not id go sammobile.com and use them with odin.
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before i rooted it it was updating from OTA normally , but anyway i'll try some roms with know free, and thanks a lot for your help dude
tonylee000 said:
If its all the same as when you got it, then there shouldnt be any issues. If its under warranty id ask you carrier about a solution, if not id go sammobile.com and use them with odin.
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tony i found that my custom download counter is set to one is that normal after rooting it with ODIN ?? maybe i need to set it to 0 with the triangle away app ?
djazeiry said:
tony i found that my custom download counter is set to one is that normal after rooting it with ODIN ?? maybe i need to set it to 0 with the triangle away app ?
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My counter was set to 2 so I triangled away and turned off then flashed stock rom (pre rooted) and the counter was set to 1 but other bits had changed to official. I triangled away again with the new stock rom and recovery and triangle away worked this time, rebooting the phone which it didnt do before (I think) and when it rebooted it loaded a new screen id not seen before (in other words this time it was working properly - cant work correctly on custom roms I guess) after this time it reset everything properly. The option it gave me after it had reset the counters properly it gave me 2 options, 1 reboot, or 2 reboot into download mode which I chose no2. In download mode there were no counters or text or anything but after another reboot and then back into download mode the markers and counter were there all reset hope thats not too unclear :/
Oh dunno if rooting would cause that issue or not but maybe try unrooting before ota. The ota on my stock rom just searches and doesnt do anything. Upgrading to official 4.3 though I cannit recommend, I was going to upgrade to official 4.3 but I am not now, you cannot downgrade and my friend has a s4 and has upgraded his to official 4.3 mk9 (hes never rooted or anything that may tamoer with warranty) and hes quite annoyed with it, prooer laggy etc he wishes he hadnt bothered. I am hoping for arhd 20 to materialize but im noth bothering with the undowngradeable official now
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Do you have stock recovery? If you have custom recovery that will cause the counter to hit 1
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230250
This is the thread I used. I chose the dmg1 from july 13th, I couldn't install an earlier one without messing with the bootloader because ive already upgraded to dmg. i believe I chose the deodexed option
Tbh mate, ive ran 4.3 for a bit and apart from a few small cosmetic changes theres nothing there thats going to improve your phone so unless your buying a Galaxy Gear theres no real point to it imo. Kitkat wont be long, ill give that a go when it turns up
Oh yeah and triangle away is riskey - you could brick your phone so unless your actually sending it back, I wouldn't bother about the counter numbers
tonylee000 said:
My counter was set to 2 so I triangled away and turned off then flashed stock rom (pre rooted) and the counter was set to 1 but other bits had changed to official. I triangled away again with the new stock rom and recovery and triangle away worked this time, rebooting the phone which it didnt do before (I think) and when it rebooted it loaded a new screen id not seen before (in other words this time it was working properly - cant work correctly on custom roms I guess) after this time it reset everything properly. The option it gave me after it had reset the counters properly it gave me 2 options, 1 reboot, or 2 reboot into download mode which I chose no2. In download mode there were no counters or text or anything but after another reboot and then back into download mode the markers and counter were there all reset hope thats not too unclear :/
Oh dunno if rooting would cause that issue or not but maybe try unrooting before ota. The ota on my stock rom just searches and doesnt do anything. Upgrading to official 4.3 though I cannit recommend, I was going to upgrade to official 4.3 but I am not now, you cannot downgrade and my friend has a s4 and has upgraded his to official 4.3 mk9 (hes never rooted or anything that may tamoer with warranty) and hes quite annoyed with it, prooer laggy etc he wishes he hadnt bothered. I am hoping for arhd 20 to materialize but im noth bothering with the undowngradeable official now
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Do you have stock recovery? If you have custom recovery that will cause the counter to hit 1
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230250
This is the thread I used. I chose the dmg1 from july 13th, I couldn't install an earlier one without messing with the bootloader because ive already upgraded to dmg. i believe I chose the deodexed option
Tbh mate, ive ran 4.3 for a bit and apart from a few small cosmetic changes theres nothing there thats going to improve your phone so unless your buying a Galaxy Gear theres no real point to it imo. Kitkat wont be long, ill give that a go when it turns up
Oh yeah and triangle away is riskey - you could brick your phone so unless your actually sending it back, I wouldn't bother about the counter numbers
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TONYYYYY !!!!! finally it works the update via KIES worked flawlessly ,no battery drain no lags as they said because i'm just using it for development , the phone now is updated to 4.3 and thanks a lot and a lot again for your answers
djazeiry said:
TONYYYYY !!!!! finally it works the update via KIES worked flawlessly ,no battery drain no lags as they said because i'm just using it for development , the phone now is updated to 4.3 and thanks a lot and a lot again for your answers
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No problem, what did you change to make it work?
tonylee000 said:
No problem, what did you change to make it work?
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i've done nothign just kept kies doing it job , there is anyway to remove KNOX ?
djazeiry said:
i've done nothign just kept kies doing it job , there is anyway to remove KNOX ?
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You may need a knox free kernal, not sure. You can use Dr Ketans multitool v6 to root and remove knox if you have a custom recovery, or you can install the Xposed Installer (apk file) http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer and then install 'wanam xposed' from the module list. Click to remove knox in the security section of wanam module but i fear that option is just a cosmetic one. If you decide to use a custom recovery, use philz recovery (flash the tar file from odin using the pda tab) but dont flash v6 (has issues), use v5.15
tonylee000 said:
You may need a knox free kernal, not sure. You can use Dr Ketans multitool v6 to root and remove knox if you have a custom recovery, or you can install the Xposed Installer (apk file) http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer and then install 'wanam xposed' from the module list. Click to remove knox in the security section of wanam module but i fear that option is just a cosmetic one. If you decide to use a custom recovery, use philz recovery (flash the tar file from odin using the pda tab) but dont flash v6 (has issues), use v5.15
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ok thanks tony, and everything in on stock version in my phone
I have updated my Galaxy grand witj the official (BNB) update. But it lagging and slow and also hangs. Iwant to rollback to previous version is there any possibility to rollback without rooting the phone or custom rom?
Anish_ca said:
I have updated my Galaxy grand witj the official (BNB) update. But it lagging and slow and also hangs. Iwant to rollback to previous version is there any possibility to rollback without rooting the phone or custom rom?
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Yes, its possible to rollback to previous version. Download the previous version of Stock ROM from sammobile and flash this ROM via Odin v3.07 then it will roll back to the previous version..
Hit thanks if my post is helpful.
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Anish_ca said:
I have updated my Galaxy grand witj the official (BNB) update. But it lagging and slow and also hangs. Iwant to rollback to previous version is there any possibility to rollback without rooting the phone or custom rom?
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No way to rollback into previous version, as no vendor supports downgrading . If u need your old software, just download Original stock firmware (definitely some older version :silly and reflash it with Odin as @Parth2187 mentioned:cyclops:
This is what I did. I had a nand bqckup of my 4.1.2 stock rooted rom.
1. Flashed 4.1.2 stock via Odin.
2. Root3d and flashed CWM recovery.
3. Once in recovery rolled back my original nand.
Please note if u end up in a boot loop. Make aure u go to stock recovery and do data/factory reset and wipe cache and u r good to go.
Hope helps. Worked foe me.
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DMJoh said:
No way to rollback into previous version, as no vendor supports downgrading . If u need your old software, just download Original stock firmware (definitely some older version :silly and reflash it with Odin as @Parth2187 mentioned:cyclops:
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If i root my phone than can i get update from OTA??
If i want to unroot my Phone then how it is possible?
Anish_ca said:
If i root my phone than can i get update from OTA??
If i want to unroot my Phone then how it is possible?
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If you root your phone, you won't be able to receive OTA updates and it will void your warranty. If you unroot you can get the OTA updates.
To root see this thread
If you want to unroot, see this thread.
Anish_ca said:
If i root my phone than can i get update from OTA??
If i want to unroot my Phone then how it is possible?
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Try doing factory reset thats best thing possible u can do
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Try doing factory reset thats best thing possible u can do
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I don't think a factory reset can unroot a device. I am not pretty sure about this, if u are successful in that, its okay. But factory reset just formats the internal SD card. It wont do anything with /Root directory. When you are rooting a phone, we flash SU to the /root directory.. Then how come a factory reset can unroot a device. Probably impossible! Correct me if i am wrong
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I don't think a factory reset can unroot a device. I am not pretty sure about this, if u are successful in that, its okay. But factory reset just formats the internal SD card. It wont do anything with /Root directory. When you are rooting a phone, we flash SU to the /root directory.. Then how come a factory reset can unroot a device. Probably impossible! Correct me if i am wrong
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+1...factory reset does not unroot...........flashing stock rom through odin and using traingle away ( not in that order ) would unroot the device..we are priviledged that our device has all prequisites for rooting and unrooting...
I tried flashing the old rom with odin but it gives some error :/ maybe my firmware has sm problem :|
XG.Matrix said:
I tried flashing the old rom with odin but it gives some error :/ maybe my firmware has sm problem :|
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What problem you are getting?
Anish_ca said:
If i root my phone than can i get update from OTA??
If i want to unroot my Phone then how it is possible?
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yes it is possible to get ota on a rooted phone
[KitKat OTA update but SG4 Rooted] trying to enable OTA with "TriangleAway" method
Hello everyone,
I'm posting today because I need some help like many others .
Here is my situation I bought a SG4 mini a year ago the GT-I9195 version (Europe France to be more accurate).
I rooted it because I needed to using the XDA method : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364980
I did not change the ROM so I'm technically still on the official 4.2.2 rom : JDQ39.I9195XXUAMG8 (see attachment "1.png")
I did however install the "CWM-Based Recovery v6.0.3.7 " boot system to have advanced boot features.
The OTA Kit Kat is now available in my country, I was hoping to do it using the OTA update directly from the phone, unfortunatly I receive the error message "your device has been modified software updates are not available" (see attachment "2.png").
My goal is to update to android Kit-Kat without having to re-format completely my phone to factory settings, and just trick the phone to make it think it's not "modified".
After doing some research I found an application that does this "Triangle Away : " http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/orig-development/2014-01-15-triangleaway-v3-26-t1494114
So after running it I discovered that the status of my phone was "Binary = Custom" and "System=Modified" (see attachment "3.png")
So I managed to reset the status of Binary and System to "Official" using triangle away (see attachment "4.png").
But when I try to do the OTA update I still get the "your device has been modified software updates are not available" message .
And when I go into phone status the "Device Status" phone says it's "Custom" even-though it says official in the triangle away app" (see attachment "5.png")
Can someone please help me figure this out ?
Thank you XDADEV and all the members for this great community, that has helped me so many times over the years !
Frem
TriangleAway is not supporting our device.
But anyway: I would suggest either updating with Kies or with Odin (if the Kitkat Firmware for your CSC is available at Sammobile.com).
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But this imply that I will need to format the system completely
No, you don't!
You only need to root it again afterwards (with Towelroot - in case it still works - or using other methods like the Rootkit).
Thank you for that info i'm going to try it this afternoon.
I'm downloading the lastest firmware right now (http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=35387 ), is there any tutorial around for upgrading using Kies ?
The downloaded firmware has to be flashed with Odin. Upgrading firmware with Kies is very straightforward: install Kies, connect your phone via USB, Kies will check for updates, ...
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nunein said:
The downloaded firmware has to be flashed with Odin. Upgrading firmware with Kies is very straightforward: install Kies, connect your phone via USB, Kies will check for updates, ...
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I tried with Kies unfortunately, Kies doesn't find the new update which is strange, it tells me I already have the last firmware 4.2.2 which is from last year (see attachment).
I will use Odin, I just hope it won't erase all my apps, homescreen, app settings ...
frem said:
I tried with Kies unfortunately, Kies doesn't find the new update which is strange, it tells me I already have the last firmware 4.2.2 which is from last year (see attachment).
I will use Odin, I just hope it won't erase all my apps, homescreen, app settings ...
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I'm pretty shure it willl erase everything
Flatric said:
I'm pretty shure it willl erase everything
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Yeah which is what I want to avoid . I guess I don't have any choice since triangle Away isn't compatible .
Are you sure nunein that the 4.4.2 android version is rootable with those tools Towelroot Rootkit ?
frem said:
Yeah which is what I want to avoid . I guess I don't have any choice since triangle Away isn't compatible .
Are you sure nunein that the 4.4.2 android version is rootable with those tools Towelroot Rootkit ?
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Do you know the app Titanium Backup?
Flatric said:
I'm pretty shure it willl erase everything
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Flatric said:
Do you know the app Titanium Backup?
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Yes I actually have it installed on my phone as root, but I only used it once because I needed to restore some backup for angry birds.
Lol I forgot about it I guess I can use it to backup and restore everything I never use it like that before.
Thank you for the tip I'll look how to backup everything first and restore it after.
But I'll need to be root to restore after I guess ?
I don't have the "pro version"
frem said:
Yes I actually have it installed on my phone as root, but I only used it once because I needed to restore some backup for angry birds.
Lol I forgot about it I guess I can use it to backup and restore everything I never use it like that before.
Thank you for the tip I'll look how to backup everything first and restore it after.
But I'll need to be root to restore after I guess ?
I don't have the "pro version"
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Yes your phone has to be rootet to restore your backups, but it's really worth it to buy the pro version.
If you're updating to KitKat, you will loose everything with Odin.
I suggest that you backup everything with TB and after upgrading, do not restore everything! You will have errors because upgrading from JB to KK. So, you should install everything as it was from Google Play, then restore the data of the app to avoid problems.
Good Luck!
Press THANKS if I helped!
RoyaLKurTx3 said:
If you're updating to KitKat, you will loose everything with Odin.
I suggest that you backup everything with TB and after upgrading, do not restore everything! You will have errors because upgrading from JB to KK. So, you should install everything as it was from Google Play, then restore the data of the app to avoid problems.
Good Luck!
Press THANKS if I helped!
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Thank you for the advice I'm actually thinking of upgrading tonight I was busy this week-end.
I hope Kit-Kat is really worth it....
My jellybean ROM is getting more and more unstable...
frem said:
Thank you for the advice I'm actually thinking of upgrading tonight II was busy this week-end.
I hope Kit-Kat is really worth it....
My jellybean ROM is getting more and more unstable...
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There's isn't much of a 'visible' upgrade from JB to KK, but there are 'behind the scenes' updates, which are very good.
RoyaLKurTx3 said:
There's isn't much of a 'visible' upgrade from JB to KK, but there are 'behind the scenes' updates, which are very good.
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Right now I'm looking for the last version of Odin and it's harder than it seems many fake website around like this one :
http://odindownload.com/
or this one :
http://www.samsungodindownload.com/
Found it 309 : http://androidcentral.us/2013/11/download-odin/
frem said:
Right now I'm looking for the last version of Odin and it's harder than it seems many fake website around like this one :
http://odindownload.com/
or this one :
http://www.samsungodindownload.com/
Found it 309 : http://androidcentral.us/2013/11/download-odin/
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I use the one attached. Been using it for more than a year.
Open it, press PDA, and insert the .tar.md5 file you downloaded. Be sure your phone is read and is in Download Mode and start. It will take 9:30mins to complete the process (sometimes more, sometimes less) and some more minutes to completely boot up.
Good Luck.
RoyaLKurTx3 said:
I use the one attached. Been using it for more than a year.
Open it, press PDA, and insert the .tar.md5 file you downloaded. Be sure your phone is read and is in Download Mode and start. It will take 9:30mins to complete the process (sometimes more, sometimes less) and some more minutes to completely boot up.
Good Luck.
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Did you by any chance already went through the process of rooting the 4.4.2 SG4 mini ?
Hello,
I'm flashing with odin 3.09
No problem
I flashed the rom from sammobile for France. works great.
Salut à toi
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Did you by any chance already went through the process of rooting the 4.4.2 SG4 mini ?
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More than 10 times
I use this: http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
I recently rooted my I9195 successfully. i then flashed a custom kernel i found here on the forum (kernel v1 or sth like that) then my phone wouldn go past the boot white logo screen. i then tried flashing other kernels but they were apparently wrong as some features of my phone didnt work. i finally found the right firmware for my phone and tried to flash it with odin but it failed and now my phone only shows this message where it says that the firmware update failed and i have to use kies in recovery mode.
so i use kies and try the install firmware thing that asks you to put in your model and serial number. i do that and it says the device doesnt support initialisation. tried on another computer and it said that serial number was invalid.. i was very careful when typing it etc.
help.. what do i do?
btw last firmware i had was 4.4.2
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I recently rooted my I9195 successfully. i then flashed a custom kernel i found here on the forum (kernel v1 or sth like that) then my phone wouldn go past the boot white logo screen. i then tried flashing other kernels but they were apparently wrong as some features of my phone didnt work. i finally found the right firmware for my phone and tried to flash it with odin but it failed and now my phone only shows this message where it says that the firmware update failed and i have to use kies in recovery mode.
so i use kies and try the install firmware thing that asks you to put in your model and serial number. i do that and it says the device doesnt support initialisation. tried on another computer and it said that serial number was invalid.. i was very careful when typing it etc.
help.. what do i do?
btw last firmwar i had was 4.4.2
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I think you should put original back and start over and read forum more howto.
You use ODIN to flash custom rom, why? ODIN is for original rom. With custom rom need use TWRP or other recovery boot.
S3miniFin said:
I think you should put original back and start over and read forum more howto.
You use ODIN to flash custom rom, why? ODIN is for original rom. With custom rom need use TWRP or other recovery boot.
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I used ODIN for past phones to flash custom kernels and it worked fine. i said i flashed someone that isnt supposed to be supported. i have no idea. i am not an expert and i thought someone can provide with a fast fix since there will surely be someone to have experienced this issue.
anyone else?
bump! please help.. i dont have another phone and I need to get this fixed asap!
You don't need root phone before new kernel or custom rom. And i believe you use wrong files for that and now phone wont boot.
Start over with original ROM. With that you can test is your phone ok. Then use ODIN for recovery kernel and custom rom. Also check this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2678420
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You don't need root phone before new kernel or custom rom. And i believe you use wrong files for that and now phone wont boot.
Start over with original ROM. With that you can test is your phone ok. Then use ODIN for recovery kernel and custom rom. Also check this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2678420
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check my attached image.. i cant flash anything with odin. it gives me error fused 2 > binary 1
Silvershot said:
check my attached image.. i cant flash anything with odin. it gives me error fused 2 > binary 1
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How about download-mode? Never seen ODIN-mode myself, so cannot understand what is going on there....
With download- mode i do all things with ODIN if need...
S3miniFin said:
How about download-mode? Never seen ODIN-mode myself, so cannot understand what is going on there....
With download- mode i do all things with ODIN if need...
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that works, and it says downloading like normally when you try to flash something with odin, but it fails and gives me this error again: sw rev check fail: fused 2 > binarz 1
the rom im trying to flash is the DBT one in germany.
I am choosing AP btw, and not the other flash options.
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You don't need root phone before new kernel or custom rom. And i believe you use wrong files for that and now phone wont boot.
Start over with original ROM. With that you can test is your phone ok. Then use ODIN for recovery kernel and custom rom. Also check this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2678420
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i flashed one of those roms and i got my phone to boot. i have no wifi. i guess it was the last rom i flashed which was the wrong one.
i now tried the one which is supposed to be the correct rom but i land on the same error again. can someone help me find the correct stock rom?
here are the current device info. it seems that there is no official 4.4.2 rom for my phone. so i ****ed up lol.
Your phone has official 4.4.2 Rom and you are currently using it. If you have Wi-Fi issues, your can try to flash custom kernel (Silviu, alexax)
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that works, and it says downloading like normally when you try to flash something with odin, but it fails and gives me this error again: sw rev check fail: fused 2 > binarz 1
the rom im trying to flash is the DBT one in germany.
I am choosing AP btw, and not the other flash options.
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But why you use F.Reset Time -option? Clear that and try again.
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Silvershot said:
i flashed one of those roms and i got my phone to boot. i have no wifi. i guess it was the last rom i flashed which was the wrong one.
i now tried the one which is supposed to be the correct rom but i land on the same error again. can someone help me find the correct stock rom?
here are the current device info. it seems that there is no official 4.4.2 rom for my phone. so i ****ed up lol.
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For Wifi problem could help if boot phone again after first setup.
ok now it wont go past the flashing SAMSUNG logo. i went and bought a huawei g play mini today. no more time trying to revive the s4 mini.
if someone wants to give it a try let me know and i'll ship it to you.
I will try it!
Plz sent me a PN (i'm german)
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But why you use F.Reset Time -option? Clear that and try again.
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For Wifi problem could help if boot phone again after first setup.
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i tried rebooting the phone but it still is as slow as before. it peaks on 27mbit when i start the speedtest but then drops down to 19 or sth..
actually the download speed seems to be the problem. not the upload. now i forgot the network and connected again and its even slower