Ok so here is whats going on. There is this guy that goes to church with me that wants me to root his phone and his wifes phone so they can both use the WiFi Tether app. I tried to root them both on another computer because i did not have my laptop with me and i used this guide -->
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726088
After i got done with Odin and the phone rebooted, i powered it down and went into CWM Recovery and the stock recovery showed up with the android man and the red triangle. No CWM whatsoever. i tried to root his wife's phone and the same thing happened and i did both of them on my laptop this time. But when i go into download mode on both of the phones it says their custom binary count is 2 and that the phone is rooted. Root Checker Basic says otherwise. They said they got these phones in December at the exact same time i got mine and i rooted mine fine with the instructions i followed in that link. does anyone know what could be the problem? i followed all the instruction carefully as well. Like i said, i got my phone at the same exact time as they did and i rooted mine no problem with the guide i used on here. Thank you for your help
Have you tried skips toolbox, pretty simple to use. Pretty much flashes what you ask it too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680
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After flashing the recovery in Odin are you pulling the battery while the phone is still in download mode, then booting into recovery? The S3 detests custom recoveries and you can't let it boot into its os after flashing the custom recovery or it won't stick. Also make sure both boxes in Odin are unchecked so the phone doesn't auto reboot after flashing.
Edit: I read that method you posted just now and it is very out dated, the newer s3 updates made it so the custom recoveries do not stick and the phone defaults to stock recovery, unless the battery is pulled while the phone is still in download mode, and then booted into recovery. Make sure auto reboot and f. reset time are UNCHECKED
Also, might I suggest this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011491. You don't need to use TWRP you can still flash your cwm recovery
Make sure your friends' phones are on Sprint as well
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sevenpioverthree said:
After flashing the recovery in Odin are you pulling the battery while the phone is still in download mode, then booting into recovery? The S3 detests custom recoveries and you can't let it boot into its os after flashing the custom recovery or it won't stick. Also make sure both boxes in Odin are unchecked so the phone doesn't auto reboot after flashing.
Edit: I read that method you posted just now and it is very out dated, the newer s3 updates made it so the custom recoveries do not stick and the phone defaults to stock recovery, unless the battery is pulled while the phone is still in download mode, and then booted into recovery. Make sure auto reboot and f. reset time are UNCHECKED
Also, might I suggest this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011491. You don't need to use TWRP you can still flash your cwm recovery
Make sure your friends' phones are on Sprint as well
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Ok thanks you. I have heard of the toolkit but I never used it because I don't want to soft/hard brick his phone especially since its not mine and I have read about people bricking their phones that way but that probably because they didn't follow any if the instructions or the did something stupid. I will give it a try but before I do that I will do what you told me to do and uncheck f. Reset and auto boot and see if that works. Thanks a lot man and I will get back to you and tell you if it worked or not
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No problem! Just make sure you pull the battery after flashing the recovery and then boot into recovery
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Yeah your mistake was allowing the phone to reboot after the odin flash. Make sure you remove the check mark from the reboot option in odin.
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OK so I can still use the same method I have been using, just pull the battery after it shows the green PASS and tries to reboot?
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Thadd Valeika said:
OK so I can still use the same method I have been using, just pull the battery after it shows the green PASS and tries to reboot?
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Yes. In step 12 on the post you linked, the "power down" needs to be done by pulling the battery. The thread you posted is good, but I prefer the method in this post, as it both explains what's going on and it the formatting is more clear.
Hope you get it rooted for your friend!
Thanks for the tip
...about pulling the battery out and not letting Odin reboot for you. I found that *after* I already did it and now my wifi won't turn on.
jaymethunt said:
...about pulling the battery out and not letting Odin reboot for you. I found that *after* I already did it and now my wifi won't turn on.
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Flash a new kernel. Or a rom
topherk said:
Yes. In step 12 on the post you linked, the "power down" needs to be done by pulling the battery. The thread you posted is good, but I prefer the method in this post, as it both explains what's going on and it the formatting is more clear.
Hope you get it rooted for your friend!
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Yeah your mistake was allowing the phone to reboot after the odin flash. Make sure you remove the check mark from the reboot option in odin.
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Alright thanks everyone for your help! i will tell you if it works. i just unrooted my phone and returned to stock and im going to use the other guide you guys told me to use on my phone first just to make sure nothing bad happens like a hard brick. I would rather brick my phone than someone elses phone any day:fingers-crossed:
will any of these guides root 4.1.2? thats what is keeping their phone from rooting i just found out because i just got my replacement SIII from Sprint and it has android 4.1.1 and i rooted it fine with the guide i used on theirs so it has to be the 4.1.2 update
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will any of these guides root 4.1.2? thats what is keeping their phone from rooting i just found out because i just got my replacement SIII from Sprint and it has android 4.1.1 and i rooted it fine with the guide i used on theirs so it has to be the 4.1.2 update
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Nope, MA6 and MB1 root the same as LJ7
So is there a root guide that will root 4.1.2?
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Thadd Valeika said:
So is there a root guide that will root 4.1.2?
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Here http://qbking77.com/how-to-root/root-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/
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Here http://qbking77.com/how-to-root/root-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/
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Thank you! i will try this out
This says it will only work with 4.1.1. I need to root 4.1.2
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Thadd Valeika said:
This says it will only work with 4.1.1. I need to root 4.1.2
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Okay this is a little late lol. Can I just uncheck f. Reset and auto reboot and not pull the battery or do I have to do both?
Thadd Valeika said:
Okay this is a little late lol. Can I just uncheck f. Reset and auto reboot and not pull the battery or do I have to do both?
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You have to pull the battery excuse you need the phone to shut off so that you can boot into recovery.
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I've searched and searched and haven't came up with anything so i'm resorting to asking. Was Running 4.0.1 AOKP and have been for a while with no problems. Just decided to flash ParanoidDroid so i ODIN EL26 it passed no problems, after phone rebooted it showed normal samsung boot and yellow triangle then screen goes black and it stops right there. When plugged into my computer my device manager recognizes it. If i try to boot into recovery it wont go but it will boot back into download mode. was it a bad kernal i flashed? Please tell me this isn't some sort of brick. I'll continue troubleshoting but any advice is appreciated.
Why not give a one click a go and see from there since you can get to download mode?
Or use pc odin and see if its just a bad kernel flash?
No blue light so id say your hunch is right.
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MoHoGalore said:
Why not give a one click a go and see from there since you can get to download mode?
Or use pc odin and see if its just a bad kernel flash?
No blue light so id say your hunch is right.
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Ok i'll give one click a try. and sorry i didnt give enough detail but i did uses pc odin. and what does the blue light mean?
ghostin0hs said:
Ok i'll give one click a try. and sorry i didnt give enough detail but i did uses pc odin. and what does the blue light mean?
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Solid blue, hard brick. Seen some users talk about a blinking blue and were able to come back. Since you didn't talk about that, I'd assume you may be ok but try the one click.
Also, if you find that there are issues, crawrj has written a back to life thread. But it doesn't sound like you're there just yet.
Let us know after a one click try.. Someone may have additional suggestions.
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MoHoGalore said:
Solid blue, hard brick. Seen some users talk about a blinking blue and were able to come back. Since you didn't talk about that, I'd assume you may be ok but try the one click.
Also, if you find that there are issues, crawrj has written a back to life thread. But it doesn't sound like you're there just yet.
Let us know after a one click try.. Someone may have additional suggestions.
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One click says it was successful. Now it gets stuck at the samsung and yellow triangle screen, HOWEVER i can now boot into CWM. So what is the best/safest option at this point? Install a rom the CWM or maybe re-ODIN? I tried wiping everything from CWM but it didnt do anything. Thanks so much for the help
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One click says it was successful. Now it gets stuck at the samsung and yellow triangle screen, HOWEVER i can now boot into CWM. So what is the best/safest option at this point? Install a rom the CWM or maybe re-ODIN? I tried wiping everything from CWM but it didnt do anything. Thanks so much for the help
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How long did you let it sit at the boot screen? Have seen it take 10-15 minutes before.
And if it was me, at this point id stay w a one click and not from recovery just yet.
Which one click did you use?
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MoHoGalore said:
How long did you let it sit at the boot screen? Have seen it take 10-15 minutes before.
And if it was me, at this point id stay w a one click and not from recovery just yet.
Which one click did you use?
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Have been letting it sit about 10 minutes or so now. and i used:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
and just chose option C then OPTION F for EL26
Would it be an issue that i was running ICS and now Flashing back to GB? I have just read that when flashing a new rom always ODIN back to EL26 before wiping and installing new rom
ghostin0hs said:
Have been letting it sit about 10 minutes or so now. and i used:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
and just chose option C then OPTION F for EL26
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I apologize. I was meaning a complete one click earlier.
But it does seem that you've got the kernel issue resolved.
So either you had a bad download of the rom you were trying from the start or a bad flash. I'd download the rom again, if you can transfer to sdcard via computer (if it has a sd adapter) and reflash.
Otherwise, id use this to get the phone in a working state. Then start again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31304851
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use this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416477
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Would it be an issue that i was running ICS and now Flashing back to GB? I have just read that when flashing a new rom always ODIN back to EL26 before wiping and installing new rom
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It can be confusing but when you flashed the rom from el26, you should have been left with the included kernel but it sounds like you had a bad flash.
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Got it. i just installed my rom through CWM and everything working. idk if that was my stupid mistake or just my phone bein weird but thanks for the help anyway guys
Edit: wrong thread, I'll be back to answer your question shortly. Tapatalk flaked out on me :banghead:
Edit3: OK you may want to search for sfhubs factory reset from Odin thread and do a wipe through Odin and then use a one-click to restore a rom. Otherwise you can Odin el26+cwm direct boot, do a full wipe or run a format all script and then flash a twiz based rom through recovery, if you want an aosp based rom you'll need to flash a twiz based rom first, then boot up the phone and then Odin el26 again flash the aosp based rom, then factory reset and perform the wipes/format all script, flash the rom again and then gapps, wipe cache and dalvik and boot the phone, since your rom currently isn't full functional you'll need the twiz based rom to restore the system partitiom to be able tto flash a aosp based rom without receiving an error.
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Just to say, I have rooted a lot of devices and this is the first time this has ever happen to me!
While in recovery, I hit the wipe system button and now the device says that there is no OS on the device and is stuck on the boot screen. Is there any way to correct this? I am so lost without my GN2!
chinadol4 said:
Just to say, I have rooted a lot of devices and this is the first time this has ever happen to me!
While in recovery, I hit the wipe system button and now the device says that there is no OS on the device and is stuck on the boot screen. Is there any way to correct this? I am so lost without my GN2!
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Yes its easy download a return to stock ROM for Odin or flash a ROM using twrp ....or restore a back up
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Epix4G said:
Yes its easy download a return to stock ROM for Odin or flash a ROM using twrp ....or restore a back up
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I have the jellybomb and tried to flash it but it stated that it failed...Unfortunately for me, I did not back up. So out of pocket of me! Any recommendations on a Rom I can use. I really appreciate the help.:good:
You might want to try this http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showt...-TAR-SPH-L900-LJC-(LJC-Modem-Kernel-ROM-Stock)
Thank you! I will try as soon as I get to my computer. Will keep you posted if that is ok!?
Best bet is odin to stock.
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chinadol4 said:
Thank you! I will try as soon as I get to my computer. Will keep you posted if that is ok!?
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Yeah let us know how it goes even if you take a different route to restore
shahkam said:
Best bet is odin to stock.
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Would you happen to have a link for me. It seems that somehow my memory card I had in the device is currupt or damaged.
My computer is not recognizing my device. It will not recognize on boot screen or in recovery.
Thank you all for the guidance! I am unrooted back to stock but i will not be here long. lol would like to find a nice rom. Jellybomb is cool but to much blue and i can not swap between calls on call-waiting and my pandora wont work. Guess that is something to talk bout in that forum. THANX AGAIN!!!!!
Same phone same problem with a twist
Please help as i have the same problem. In addition, connectin to odin my phone isnt recongnized. Yes drivers are up to date. Im rather green i havent been able to flash a rom yet. Tried flashing diffrent versions of macksrom, but i was successful in flashing perseus kernal.
you could trying start odin then plug up phone while off . and boot in to download mode that way. I find that works sometimes.
rjdhill said:
you could trying start odin then plug up phone while off . and boot in to download mode that way. I find that works sometimes.
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I belive in the mutilple times of trying to connect odin that was done. Im afraid the phone might not be reconized by the pc.
Will try connecting with your method to be sure first thing in the morning
Fastest way. . If you have access to another phone with memory card or put your card in that phone download rom put card in your phone and flash it from recovery
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Results no change
jrags72 said:
Fastest way. . If you have access to another phone with memory card or put your card in that phone download rom put card in your phone and flash it from recovery
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I tried mutiple usb ports odin still not reconizing. There is a rom on extsd. It is Macksrom allstar v5 the latest i belive.
As it fails to install it reads
Finished running boot script.
E:unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip'/ extsd/
Updating partion details...
In trying to flash previous to this i have never been successful. I have always gottenthis error
Just tried connecting via another computer to odin. Same results, some please guide me.
Hi,
I'm having issues installing CWM Recovery on my Rooted GN2. It's the Canadian variant, SGH-I317M.
It does go through the process of flashing the recovery, but never gets to saying PASS in ODIN. When I try to get into the Recovery, it still has the stock Samsung Recovery. It does, however trip the flash counter.
I'm followiing the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988785
This is what I get after flashing in ODIN.
Maybe a bad download? Have you checked to see if it installed? I dont usually recommend this but koush's Rom Manager supports our device now, you can use the app to flash it if your already rooted:thumbup:
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In your screen shot it shows the f-reset box checked I believe it should be unchecked.
Slff said:
In your screen shot it shows the f-reset box checked I believe it should be unchecked.
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I tried it with the f-reset box unchecked, and I got it to say PASS, but still no CWM...
cdshepherd said:
Maybe a bad download? Have you checked to see if it installed? I dont usually recommend this but koush's Rom Manager supports our device now, you can use the app to flash it if your already rooted:thumbup:
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I've also tried to download the file again, and still... No dice...
BlueBagodah said:
I tried it with the f-reset box unchecked, and I got it to say PASS, but still no CWM...
I've also tried to download the file again, and still... No dice...
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Try rom manager?
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cdshepherd said:
Try rom manager?
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ROM Manager doesn't have a Recovery for the Rogers i317M...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988785
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twanskys204 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988785
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Thanks,
I've been following that thread, and it doesn't work. It will trip the flash counter, but doesn't actually install the recovery. It appears that I'm not the only one having this issue after the most recent OTA update...
Can u try and flash a kernel
Then try flashing cwm ...just a hunch
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BlueBagodah said:
Thanks,
I've been following that thread, and it doesn't work. It will trip the flash counter, but doesn't actually install the recovery. It appears that I'm not the only one having this issue after the most recent OTA update...
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I'm also having problems after the OTA update. Before OTA update, I was able to flash CWM without problems. Following exact same procedure as before when it was working. Only variable that changed is the OTA update.
wiser212 said:
I'm also having problems after the OTA update. Before OTA update, I was able to flash CWM without problems. Following exact same procedure as before when it was working. Only variable that changed is the OTA update.
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I was able to install CWM by following this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36201055&postcount=54
But I'm starting to think that it may have been my fault the whole time...
While doing the 3 button combo to try to boot into Recovery, I was using Vol-DOWN, instead of Vol-UP. So I was going into download mode. I'm going to try flashing the CWM through ODIN again and see if I was just an idiot the whole time.
***EDIT***
It looks like I was just an idiot the whole time...
*facepalm*
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.. so ROM manager doesnt work to insall cwm recovery after rooting on the i317m? i tried it and didnt succeed. i guess flashing is my only option but i dont want to lose anything on my phone. just install the bootloader/ recovery with no other changes. i want to start flashing some roms... jedi first.. skynote after.. any thoughts or help would be great!!
Clean rom I would suggest its awesome battery life I have a universal theme flashed over clean rom and a custom blue keyboard if I find the link to the themes ill post em on here
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Dewaynelives said:
Clean rom I would suggest its awesome battery life I have a universal theme flashed over clean rom and a custom blue keyboard if I find the link to the themes ill post em on here
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I thought of cleanROM but it is pretty stock. I feel if im going to flash any rom i might as well go with something modded and tweaked rather then stock, while keeping most of the note 2 and s-pen features. If i start finding them being a little buggy or draining my battery or anything, ill settle with cleanROM and just flash some custom mods.
i flashed my CWM through MobileODIN. worked like a charm. then i ran into issues with backing up to extSD, which ended up working after i formatted it but i took way longer then onto internal SD.
i know its off topic for this thread..Any suggestions or thoughts on the JEDI X9 and SKYNOTE roms will be great guys. Im all backed up and ready to flash pretty quick here.
I guess you have custom ROM. You must root and rename recovery restore files before you boot to android or stock recovery will be restored.
Hi, I have a SGH-T989D. Today, I edited build.prop to change phone model to S3 (SGH-I747M), in order to watch mobile TV (long story). However, when tried to reboot device, it doesn't start (actually screen just shows logo for a while, and turns to blank). I also have tried to take battery off and turned it again, but it is same situations over and over. Did I brick the phone? Please help. Many thanks!
No it's not bricked try wiping cache and dalvik then reboot. Else flash backup if you have one.
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richardlibeau said:
No it's not bricked try wiping cache and dalvik then reboot. Else flash backup if you have one.
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Thank you! But, my phone doesn't turn on. Can I still be able to do "wiping cache and dalvik"?
pychen2001 said:
Thank you! But, my phone doesn't turn on. Can I still be able to do "wiping cache and dalvik"?
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As long as you can make it to the logo you can restart it. Do you have cwm or twrp recovery? If not do know how to get into download mode? What you did is soft bricked your phone. It can be fixed though.
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As long as you can make it to the logo you can restart it. Do you have cwm or twrp recovery? If not do know how to get into download mode? What you did is soft bricked your phone. It can be fixed though.
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Thanks again. I will try it out.
richardlibeau said:
No it's not bricked try wiping cache and dalvik then reboot. Else flash backup if you have one.
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Hi, did "Wipe catch/Dalvik catch", but device still doesn't boot. My phone is running stock ROM, but just rooted. I didn't "back-up" when I rooted the phone. Any further solution? Many thanks!
Try this web site galaxys2root.com and look for how to unroot unbrick and follow the instructions.
Hope this help
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pychen2001 said:
Hi, did "Wipe catch/Dalvik catch", but device still doesn't boot. My phone is running stock ROM, but just rooted. I didn't "back-up" when I rooted the phone. Any further solution? Many thanks!
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Hi,
The easiest way to fix it is reinstall firmware using odin. Remember after this you need to root the phone again (that's easy)
Download the firmware specific for your device from samMobile. http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3
Flash it using odin. You can find information on how to use odin here on XDA. Just Search for it.
After flashing is done set up the phone and root it again.
pychen2001 said:
Hi, did "Wipe catch/Dalvik catch", but device still doesn't boot. My phone is running stock ROM, but just rooted. I didn't "back-up" when I rooted the phone. Any further solution? Many thanks!
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Install drivers for phone to computer. Install odin. Then turn on phone power button in and both volume up and down at same time until download mode appears on screen select yes to enter download mode . Hook phone to computer via usb cord. Open odin you should see com7 or whatever port you have it hooked in. Download any sgh-t989 odin zip. Some are gb some are ics etc. Extract the tar file to computer then place it to PDA in odin. Hit start odin should read tar and begin process of installing it to phone. You should see the progress in the top box on left. It should take 5-8 mins approx. Then phone will reboot into new rom. After this unplug phone you should be good to go.
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Oncet said:
Hi,
The easiest way to fix it is reinstall firmware using odin. Remember after this you need to root the phone again (that's easy)
Download the firmware specific for your device from samMobile. http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3
Flash it using odin. You can find information on how to use odin here on XDA. Just Search for it.
After flashing is done set up the phone and root it again.
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Thanks for linking dude. I am trying to help him out but I am a little buzzed at this point. Rough day!!!! Kids, old lady, and school all driving me nuts bro.(Lol).
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Thanks all! Will try it when I get time.
Finally, I brought my phone back. Appreciated all of you help. Now, one more question, if someone can help me out as well: what it is the safe way to modify phone model on build.prop file? I used "ES File Explorer", and ended up with above situation. I just changed ro.product.model. Thanks.
Hey guys,
It's been a while.. so long I forgot my actual account password and no longer have access to the email address I used to create it. I've been on iOS for the last... 4-5 years now.
Anyway, I'm finally back now, got a Galaxy Note 3, and I've rooted it, and upgraded to 4.4.2 KitKat. I've tried to install CWM, and Odin says it passed (I've done this like 6 times now, trying different fixes I've found online, and none worked). Every time I try to boot into recovery, I get the following at the top of the screen:
1. RECOVERY BOOTING
2. RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
3. Set Warranty Bit: recovery
After this, the phone reboots, and takes me to the OS, which is different than most people, apparently it won't let them even boot so I suppose I'm lucky.
But if I didn't want a custom Rom on my Note, I wouldn't be here, someone please help.
that's weird, usually that blue 'recovery booting' means you are gonna get there.
a few things just for clarification: are you letting go of all the buttons as soon as you see that screen? and you do have the Tmo Note 3, yeah?
i hope you figure this out... it's gotta be something simple, i would think..
Did you root first using CF auto root?
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YrrchSebor said:
that's weird, usually that blue 'recovery booting' means you are gonna get there.
a few things just for clarification: are you letting go of all the buttons as soon as you see that screen? and you do have the Tmo Note 3, yeah?
i hope you figure this out... it's gotta be something simple, i would think..
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Yeah, as soon as I see the screen I let go. Then it reboots into the KitKat OS I already had installed.
And yep, T-Mobile Note 3
rickm8384 said:
Did you root first using CF auto root?
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I used this tutorial to root:
galaxynote3root.com/galaxy-note-3-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-3/
CF AutoRoot didn't work for me at first, I have it downloaded but couldn't get root access with it.
I have Root Access on KitKat tho, and it's working fine.
What are you using to install the recovery? Odin?
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rickm8384 said:
What are you using to install the recovery? Odin?
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Yeah, tried both Odin v1.85 and v3.09 as administrator.
have you tried TWRP? that's what i'm using, version 2.7.0.0. perhaps you have an outdated version of CWM? you can grab a TWRP Odin file here if you wanna try: http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/hltetmo
just throwing out ideas here... hope you get it figured out.
Philz seems to be the recovery of choice lately. Try it out. Works flawlessly for me.
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YrrchSebor said:
have you tried TWRP? that's what i'm using, version 2.7.0.0. perhaps you have an outdated version of CWM?
just throwing out ideas here... hope you get it figured out.
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I thought TOP didn't work on KitKat? I had it initially but it threw the same error so I thought it was the problem and switched to CWM.
Also. After a while these word captchas are horrible. I keep trying to answer them and it refuses to work. I didn't remember xda having them before.
Verify that you gave it the CWM for 4.4.x, not the CWM for 4.3. If it is the wrong version just give it the correct one.
Frank
rickm8384 said:
Philz seems to be the recovery of choice lately. Try it out. Works flawlessly for me.
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Apparently I had Philz on my computer so I gave it a shot. It gave me the same 3 messages in the beginning but it booted and I got infamous flashed on my phone.
Thanks a lot of all your help guys.
LT.Azrael said:
Yeah, tried both Odin v1.85 and v3.09 as administrator.
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What boxes are checked marked in Odin ? PDA should be checked for installing the recovery.
Awesome. Glad I could help!
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