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HTC ONE X insecure boot and root disaster

I am a newbie to this but I decided to root my HTC one X so I could use the PS3 Controller to play emulated games. Which went fine or so I thought until I realised every time I open up any kind of game or video my phone would freeze and restart. I used the 'InsecureBootAndRoot r3' method to do this I since read this only works on 1.27 versions of the phone and mine is 1.29! I have tried to do a RUU to get my phone to how it was. However I think you can only use a RUU if you install a newer rom then you already have. The CID will block any roms not on the same network or older. my phone is Orange UK has the newest Rom out I think im going have to wait a long time before that rom is uploaded onto the internet. My phone has rom 1.29.061.11 . The only solution I can see is to wait for this to be uploaded onto the internet. Or maybe you guys will know a way to reverse the insecurebootand root? I have uninstalled super user and it still doesnt work. Also can someone please tell me if my bootloader needs to be locked when I flash with a RUU?

hi..cant we play ps3 games like that without rooting my htc one x because i did to my htc sensation but i cant go back now..

Was that the file from Modaco? It won't provide root it never worked. Paul o brien made it. There was a warning that you might have to use a ruu on your device. You can try a ruu I'm not sure if the hboot was updated with the newest update. If it was you are a bit stuck unless you took it into an orange store and said it happened on its own

charlieh777 said:
Also can someone please tell me if my bootloader needs to be locked when I flash with a RUU?
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Yes it does. See this thread.

Shouldn't of used that dude.
Oops.
All you can do is wait for the Ruu to be released...
Or, try and unlock your bootloader through HTC Dev.. Then flash a recovery and stock boot.img, may also need to flash a custom ROM too depending on what the file you flashed changes in the system partition.
You've tried a full data wipe through bootloader?
If non of the above, try and pm Paul at Modaco to see if it's reversible.

Thanks for the help. The OP is my brother btw.
Can a custom rom be flashed into branded phones?
Sent from my LT15i using XDA

samuel109 said:
Thanks for the help. The OP is my brother btw.
Can a custom rom be flashed into branded phones?
Sent from my LT15i using XDA
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As long as you are s-off or unlocked the bootloader through htc-dev.. do that flash a recovery, then flash stock boot.img.
If that don't work, flash rdhd ROM or villain ROM etc, they are close to stock.

it can
samuel109 said:
Thanks for the help. The OP is my brother btw.
Can a custom rom be flashed into branded phones?
Sent from my LT15i using XDA
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Ni pudeo rootear el ONE X
: DHola espero que alguien puda ayudarme. compre un HTC One X e720, viene en INGLES INDU???????????. Venia bloqueado el bootloader, por lo que entre HTC dev, y todo salidio bien hasta el momento que dice que se va desbloquea. lo acepte y mando falla, , cual seria mi sorpresa que a pesar de esto mi tel ya tiene la leyenda de desvloqueado, sigie como S_ON e tratado de rutearlo sin resultado. alguien me puede aorientar......
Muchas gracias.

I have just taken the leap on my HTC One X
I have unlocked the bootloader with htcdev.com
Then pushed the insecure root and boot onto it (as with the above)
(note I did not flash CWM)
SuperSU access is running apps requring root, so all ok
BUT games are hard resetting my phone e.g. Temple Run
My colleague is also getting the same on his
How do I get myself out of this mess? Can I flash CWM now, or undo the push e.g. by returning to stock RUU?
(Sorry for the thread hijack)
-Neil

[HELP] Can't get efs.img files.

as the title said im stuck at this point. let me post a screenshot
btw, if on the process still running and i close the program will it corrupt my efs folder ? thanks for your replies guys.
P.S.: I Already turned on USB Debugging. and install samsung driver..
Please guide me solve this problem.
Thanks in Advance guys.

same problem
Hi
Here is my configuration:
Galaxy Note 2 N7100
Android 4.1.1
Bande de base DXALJ1
Version : Omega v4.1 XXALJ3
I used the backup.bat file but I have the following error: "remote object '/sdcard/efs.img' does not exist"
Tutorial: here
Thanks for your help and for all your great job! :good:

purbaboy said:
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Nothing as happened as the script is waiting to connect to your phone. You can safely disconnect it.
Memphis_ said:
Hi
Here is my configuration:
Galaxy Note 2 N7100
Android 4.1.1
Bande de base DXALJ1
Version : Omega v4.1 XXALJ3
I used the backup.bat file but I have the following error: "remote object '/sdcard/efs.img' does not exist"
Tutorial: here
Thanks for your help and for all your great job! :good:
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Is your phone connected successfully via ADB?

hav0c said:
Nothing as happened as the script is waiting to connect to your phone. You can safely disconnect it.
Is your phone connected successfully via ADB?
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What do u mean by ADB? The drivers are correctly installed.
Thanks for your help.

Actually no, I don't use ADB.
Thanks again.

OK I used the application NITRALITY and the backup worked.
Envoyé depuis mon GT-N7100 avec Tapatalk

How to root C6502 with 10.4.B.0.569?

How to root C6502 with 10.4.B.0.569?
NOTE:With locked bootloader and without unlocking it)

Until now, there's no way to do that.
But you can unlock and then relock after rooting..

CokeJunkee said:
Until now, there's no way to do that.
But you can unlock and then relock after rooting..
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i did it, and now have 4.3 rooted...

does unlocking BL wipes all data?

batrian said:
does unlocking BL wipes all data?
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yep, all your data a kind of new phone :cyclops:

fr4nk32 said:
i did it, and now have 4.3 rooted...
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Which method did you use to root?
And was your BL locked (not unlockable) to begin with?
Thanks

Crash338 said:
Which method did you use to root?
And was your BL locked (not unlockable) to begin with?
Thanks
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i unlocked my bootloader flashed a custom kernel then a superSU.zip; later flashed the stock kernel... and done that is
if you bootloader is unlockable u must wait while develpers from here create a way to root with your status...
cheers...

I am quite happy that no one managed to root unlockable phones. The only way to do that is to exploit a security hole. And if xda-devs can make use of it, people with bad intention maybe also could exploit a security weakness, for example by spreading modified apps in the play store.
So it's quite logical that all phone manufacturers try to keep the unlockable bootloader unlockable, except for their way to unlock it.
Thats why I don't buy phones from a carrier.
Sony Xperia ZL C6503, rooted, 4.2.2 Stock

sturmtruppler said:
I am quite happy that no one managed to root unlockable phones...
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Had you been, you wouldn't have been here my friend.

glasseffects said:
Had you been, you wouldn't have been here my friend.
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?!?
I didn't buy my phone from a carrier because I wanted to get root and modify some things.
It's a pity that carriera are getting special firmware versions. Locked bootloader scares off many users, and many different firmwares slow down the update process for a new android version.
Xperia ZL, 4.2.2 Stock (.67), rooted

He logrado a cceso root en Firmware Xperia ZL JB 4.3 10.4.B.0569 [C6502], mi metodo fue el siguiente:
1.- Bajar a la versión 4.2 de Latinoamericana 10.3.1.A.2.67 instalándola por medio de Flashtool.
2.- Hacer root con método kingo root.*http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=712102
3.- Conectarse a red wifi.
4.- Ir a Centro de Actualizaciones del móvil, e instalar la actualización*10.4.B.0569, (mas conocido como actualización vía OTA), el celular se reinicia conservando el root.
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Instructions in English
I have achieved root access on Xperia ZL JB Firmware 4.3 10.4.B.0569 [C6502], my method was as follows:
1 -. Lowering the Latin version 4.2 by installing 10.3.1.A.2.67 through Flashtool.
. 2 - Make root with root kingo method: http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=712102
. 3 - Connect to wifi network.
. 4 - Go to Update Center Mobile, and install the update * 10.4.B.0569, (better known as OTA update), the phone restarts retaining the root

remc12 said:
He logrado a cceso root en Firmware Xperia ZL JB 4.3 10.4.B.0569 [C6502], mi metodo fue el siguiente:
1.- Bajar a la versión 4.2 de Latinoamericana instalándola por medio de Flashtool.
2.- Hacer root con método kingo root.*http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=712102
3.- Conectarse a red wifi.
4.- Ir a Centro de Actualizaciones del móvil, e instalar la actualización*10.4.B.0569, (mas conocido como actualización vía OTA), el celular se reinicia conservando el root.
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Enviado desde mi C6502 usando Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Please again in italian, chineese, spanish... Or simple in english for everyone...

sturmtruppler said:
Please again in italian, chineese, spanish... Or simple in english for everyone...
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He said that if you have a rooted 4.2 and install the 4.3 OTA, you'll not lost your root.
//
I'm not sure that there is a 4.3 OTA already, but I'm waiting for it.

for the model C6502 Firmware upgrade OTA if there latinoamerica 4.3
Enviado desde mi C6502 usando Tapatalk 4 Beta

I have a c6505 with a locked bl, that cant be unlocked. I had 4.2 rooted via doomlords method, changed the build using build prop to update via companion to 4.3 journalists build. I lost root with the upgrade and am missing it alot .. Just wondering how kingo root method differs from doomlords method. Just wondering if rolling back to 4.2 journalists build try this kingo method that the other member used, and try update through companion again. How does ota differ from companion update?

Ota only updates certain system files, pc companion completely deletes system and writes it new.
Xperia ZL, 4.2.2 Stock (.67), rooted

Sup Guys!!
I'm with the same problem, ZL version with 10.4.B.0.569 (4.3), and wanting to root!!
There are some posts saying to just downgrade root then upgrade, some says the same but talks about "TA backup" and without it some phone funcions such as Bravia Engine stops work, and there's even the locked/unlockable boodloader.
How do i know which one of those is my boodloader ??
How do i make my "TA backup"?? What heapens if I don't do'it???
Why root?? There are a lot of bloatware that i can't remove and access some system files (restore data backup from some apps)
Sorry about the extensive post, but I'm new in Xperia "world"... Always used Samsung Cellphones (S -> S2 -> S3).

Unlocking your bootloader allows you to flash different kernels. On phones provided by carriers bootloader iften is locked, so you can't install a new kernel. Unfortunately, recovery is stored in the same partition, so installing a recovery doesn't work that easy with stock kernel. But NUT has developed a dual recovery that also seems to work with locked bootloader:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567266
You can check if you can unlock your bootloader by dialing
*#*#service#*#*
in your dialing app. Service menu will open. Navigate to service info - configuration. There you can see if you can unlock your bootloader.
If you can do that, check out this thread before unlocking:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598
With this tool you can save your TA partition, on whick your DRM keys arw stored. If you choose to lock your bootloader again, you can.use it to restore TA, so the bravia engine will work again.
Edit: you might want to check this, it's a good guide to get started:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201148

sturmtruppler said:
Unlocking your bootloader allows you to flash different kernels. On phones provided by carriers bootloader iften is locked, so you can't install a new kernel. Unfortunately, recovery is stored in the same partition, so installing a recovery doesn't work that easy with stock kernel. But NUT has developed a dual recovery that also seems to work with locked bootloader:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567266
You can check if you can unlock your bootloader by dialing
*#*#service#*#*
in your dialing app. Service menu will open. Navigate to service info - configuration. There you can see if you can unlock your bootloader.
If you can do that, check out this thread before unlocking:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598
With this tool you can save your TA partition, on whick your DRM keys arw stored. If you choose to lock your bootloader again, you can.use it to restore TA, so the bravia engine will work again.
Edit: you might want to check this, it's a good guide to get started:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201148
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Yeah man i can unlock it... i don't have a carrier the problem now is to find the right drivers for windows 8.1 x64 :/ and i'm not finding the ADB driver for the usb debugging to work...
Any idea.. or links for the right driver??
I'm looking in the links that u posted too, and what i see is that i have to go back to 4.2 root than make TA backup then flash the 4.3 rooted than again flash back the TA backup is that correct?!?!?

Sup again.... Yeah back to 4.2.2
But the root in the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2186368
Did not work for me... the prompt stays.. and stays...
It doesnt change from
Warning: Activity not started, its current task has been brought to the front executing /data/local/tmp/onload.sh ...
Am i doing something wrong???
Edit:
Working now with Bin4ry method!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460

[Q&A] [ROM][4.4.2][Dec-2014] AT&T I317-UCUCNJ1/MJ4 *Stock* Odex & Deodex

Q&A for [ROM][4.4.2][Dec-2014] AT&T I317-UCUCNJ1/MJ4 *Stock* Odex & Deodex
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Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!

group play
Why I can't share video at grour play
after I install this stock rom I can't share video at ggroup play app
how I can fix this
help me please
the rom I install is this
[ROM][4.4.2][Dec-2014] AT&T I317-UCUCNJ1/MJ4 *Stock* Odex & Deodex

Hey guys
I am using stock rooted 4.1.2 as I don't get the normal update in india from at&t
I was using custom roms before and stopped due to the multitude of issues they bring with them.
I just want to ask has anyone noticed missing files or lost.dir files in this stock root? Coz i really want to have stock rooted kitkat but ive lost a Lotta personal files on roms that didn't list it as a known problem with them.
Thank u
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Free mobile app

aradhaya10 said:
Hey guys
I am using stock rooted 4.1.2 as I don't get the normal update in india from at&t
I was using custom roms before and stopped due to the multitude of issues they bring with them.
I just want to ask has anyone noticed missing files or lost.dir files in this stock root? Coz i really want to have stock rooted kitkat but ive lost a Lotta personal files on roms that didn't list it as a known problem with them.
Thank u
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Free mobile app
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I've been running this since I published it in Dec. No lost.dir files or missing files at the top of any of the file systems. It's exactly the stock OTA except for the files that create the stock recovery on boot. The rooted versions add all the SuperSU files plus busybox and fix xattrs related to SELinux on /data to match stock settings.
Make a backup of your 4.1.2 setup via custom recovery first, then you can revert. You may need to update your recovery version to flash this firmware. See OP for links.

Well had that lost dir issue with this too...hmm I wonder if my card slot has gotten loose
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Zen
Thks for the good work

Is there any way for me to set Selinux to permissive. I was able to.selinux mode changer on 4.3. However on this I cannot figure it out. Help please
Samsung Note 2
Rooted with zen 4.4
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Free mobile app

Optimuscle said:
Is there any way for me to set Selinux to permissive. I was able to.selinux mode changer on 4.3. However on this I cannot figure it out. Help please
Samsung Note 2
Rooted with zen 4.4
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Free mobile app
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Flash agni kernel. .. (see your other thread for the link)...g

New to the Note 2 family. Wanted to flash the rooted version through Odin but ended up with a SIU error problem, so went back and flashed the stock version and the device works...
I really want a deodexed and rooted note 2 so I can put TWRP and flash ROMs and make recovery backups.
But with the way my note 2 is atm, Kies won't accept it due to having some "unsupportable version" error through kies pre-flashing this rom.
This actually saved me from having to ship my device back because Kies tried to update when I used it, and ended up not being able to emergency recover it.. flashing the Odin stock saved me from having a paperweight.
Is there a way to make a "stock" backup, or do I need to find out how to make the rooted version of this work and download TWRP and backup that way?
Sorry if my typing is a jumbled mess, kind of excited to get back into the XDA community and it's hard to understand rooting and flashing roms on the newer devices. (started XDA with the Captivate Glide community)

Rawr0w0 said:
New to the Note 2 family. Wanted to flash the rooted version through Odin but ended up with a SIU error problem, so went back and flashed the stock version and the device works...
I really want a deodexed and rooted note 2 so I can put TWRP and flash ROMs and make recovery backups.
But with the way my note 2 is atm, Kies won't accept it due to having some "unsupportable version" error through kies pre-flashing this rom.
This actually saved me from having to ship my device back because Kies tried to update when I used it, and ended up not being able to emergency recover it.. flashing the Odin stock saved me from having a paperweight.
Is there a way to make a "stock" backup, or do I need to find out how to make the rooted version of this work and download TWRP and backup that way?
Sorry if my typing is a jumbled mess, kind of excited to get back into the XDA community and it's hard to understand rooting and flashing roms on the newer devices. (started XDA with the Captivate Glide community)
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Try flashing TWRP first via Odin, then flash the deodexed rooted package from recovery.

you can Odin TWRP? I didn't know that... I thought TWRP was only accessible from the Play Store?

Rawr0w0 said:
you can Odin TWRP? I didn't know that... I thought TWRP was only accessible from the Play Store?
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See download link in OP here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1981198

duda
tengo una note 2 con android 4.1.2 stock solo con root puedo instalar directamente desde odin la AT&T UCUCNJ1 i317 Stock ODIN Note 2 o tengo que actualizar a 4.3 primero.

Abayler said:
tengo una note 2 con android 4.1.2 stock solo con root puedo instalar directamente desde odin la AT&T UCUCNJ1 i317 Stock ODIN Note 2 o tengo que actualizar a 4.3 primero.
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"I have a note 2 android 4.1.2 with root stock only. Can i install directly from the AT&T odin UCUCNJ1 i317 Stock ODIN Note 2 or have to upgrade to 4.3 first?"
Good question. These packages are built from OTA updates applied to the closest previous version. I have not pulled a 4.1.2 to NJ1 OTA progression to see if a 4.3 intermediary flash takes place.
That said, you should be fine with a single install of NJ1. if you are cautious, make backups via custom recovery first. If you prefer to take a conservative approach you can flash MK6 (4.3), boot once and then flash NJ1.

Pues aproveche descargue y actualize directamente del 4.1.2 al 4.4.2 por odin y todo funcionando a la perfección, no he encontrado ningún bug y todo funcional. Gracias por los consejos
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De nada

Google Play Services Crashing
I'm having issues with google play services working correctly on this ROM, I posted in more detail here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2-att/help/remove-app-data-data-t3058435?nocache=1

gofscooter said:
I'm having issues with google play services working correctly on this ROM, I posted in more detail here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2-att/help/remove-app-data-data-t3058435?nocache=1
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Replied there. No issue with the firmware, most likely a borked /data partition

Hello everyone I have flashed this rom and since cannot write to my extsd and have it stick when I reboot it disappears, I have tried a few of the apps that say would fix this problem and they did not work I have also tried different sdcards and also a no go. Any help with this would be appreciated.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Free mobile app

Try this - http://trendblog.net/fix-kitkat-sd-card-write-restriction/

Fix charging on a N9300 (chinese Dual-Sim Variant of Note 7)

Hey guys i was wondering how to fix the charging on a n9300?
Where is that charging block located in? Kernel, System?
And is there a fix for the N9300 at all? All the roms are for N930F or N930FD only.. =(

zroice said:
Hey guys i was wondering how to fix the charging on a n9300?
Where is that charging block located in? Kernel, System?
And is there a fix for the N9300 at all? All the roms are for N930F or N930FD only.. =(
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Hi. Yes it's located in the kernel. You need to flash a custom kernel with twrp for your note 7 variant...
Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk

benyou54 said:
Hi. Yes it's located in the kernel. You need to flash a custom kernel with twrp for your note 7 variant...
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Are there any "fixed" kernels for the N9300 (TGY) variant? Otherwise ill have to try downgrade to older odin firmware and then disable OTA - but a custom kernel would be safer and better I guess.

zroice said:
Are there any "fixed" kernels for the N9300 (TGY) variant? Otherwise ill have to try downgrade to older odin firmware and then disable OTA - but a custom kernel would be safer and better I guess.
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If you get 60% update you can downgrade to 100%. If you get the 30% and less update, you can't downgrade anymore...
Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk

benyou54 said:
If you get 60% update you can downgrade to 100%. If you get the 30% and less update, you can't downgrade anymore...
Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk
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ok, damn i think its the 10% update.. any idea if there is a way to get this back to charging?
Maybe downgrade through TWRP?

zroice said:
ok, damn i think its the 10% update.. any idea if there is a way to get this back to charging?
Maybe downgrade through TWRP?
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Yes you need to flash a custom kernel based on 100% kernel or flash the original 100% kernel with twrp. Maybe you need to extract it from 100% firmware. I don't know how but it's the solution. Good luck
Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk

fml **** doesnt take twrp anymore.. says i have to unlock it but i alrdy did.. guess its blocking odin =(
flashing the boot.img directly (in a tar archive) doesnt work either.. fuuuck
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...... ahh my bad didnt read about that crom service crap. got twrp installed now!
EDIT2:
flashed old boot.img but **** is blocked .. aka doesnt boot - sigh such a pain in the ass

zroice said:
fml **** doesnt take twrp anymore.. says i have to unlock it but i alrdy did.. guess its blocking odin =(
flashing the boot.img directly (in a tar archive) doesnt work either.. fuuuck
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Odin won't work anymore with you. Downgrade is blocked by Samsung. The only way you have it's installing from twrp...
Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk

benyou54 said:
Odin won't work anymore with you. Downgrade is blocked by Samsung. The only way you have it's installing from twrp...
Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk
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yea i flashed it through twrp but its bootloader blocked apparently..
I found some chinese custom rom for the thing but its downloading with like 10kb/sec .. so next week ill know if that works.. =)

the story continues... now i have a chinese custom rom on the n9300 and its charging and all.. but gapps dont work =/
They were not preinstalled and i flashed the latest version for 6.0.1 and arm64 from opengapps.org, but somethings not going right. Google play services crash occasionally and after sign in i get booted out of the play store to reauthenticate. Im guessing there is some block in the chinese roms .. =/
So my only hope now is to flash a hongkong version again (which would return everything to stock.. means doin it all over again and take the kernel from that custom rom - with that the charging works at least. The older kernel from the old stock odin version didnt boot as I said.
Or any ideas on how to get the gapps running? Tried removing the play services in hopes that the store would just load it after setting up but then the store doesnt even open anymore =/...
Endless story this heh.

hi @zroice, did you manage to make this work? I am exactly in the same situation that you have been in, would really appreciate your help.
zroice said:
the story continues... now i have a chinese custom rom on the n9300 and its charging and all.. but gapps dont work =/
They were not preinstalled and i flashed the latest version for 6.0.1 and arm64 from opengapps.org, but somethings not going right. Google play services crash occasionally and after sign in i get booted out of the play store to reauthenticate. Im guessing there is some block in the chinese roms .. =/
So my only hope now is to flash a hongkong version again (which would return everything to stock.. means doin it all over again and take the kernel from that custom rom - with that the charging works at least. The older kernel from the old stock odin version didnt boot as I said.
Or any ideas on how to get the gapps running? Tried removing the play services in hopes that the store would just load it after setting up but then the store doesnt even open anymore =/...
Endless story this heh.
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fak1r said:
hi @zroice, did you manage to make this work? I am exactly in the same situation that you have been in, would really appreciate your help.
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Install the hongkong version, that comes with google play. If you cannot charge then you need to try to downgrade.
If you cannot downgrade with odin because its blocked then you need to download aurora chinese custom rom for n9300 (google is your friend for that) and extract the kernel (boot.img).
Unlock bootloader, flash twrp and then that kernel from the aurora rom (through twrp image flashing on boot partition).
If your device then does not boot into the system anymore because "you are using an old kernel" or something then you need to extract the system.img.ext4 of an older hongkong odin rom version and copy that onto the phone space.
With "simg2img" you can convert that system.img.ext4 to system.img in adb shell terminal and then as final step flash that with "dd" onto your system partition (should be sda21 iirc). then it should boot and charge when you get the right system and kernel combination.
Its not trivial so pls understand that if you cannot follow these steps or dont understand then you better shouldnt do it, or find some android expert to do it.
PS: If you dont need google play or wanna try to get that running on the chinese version (also has all languages, but no google and some chinese crapware) you can just try and flash that aurora custom rom for n9300.

Here's the link to the chinese custom rom for n9300 with fixed kernel:
http://bbs.gfan.com/android-8383463-1-1.html
Unfortunately you need to make an account at that site to be able to download - chrome with instant translation helps alot with this.

zroice said:
Here's the link to the chinese custom rom for n9300 with fixed kernel:
http://bbs.gfan.com/android-8383463-1-1.html
Unfortunately you need to make an account at that site to be able to download - chrome with instant translation helps alot with this.
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Hello can you provide rom link? I cannot acces chinese content