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Hello all,
I am facing problems with my SIII right now. I was running AOKP but due to the bluetooth not being able to sync with my stereo, I decided to go back to stock rooted. I just flashed back the stock rooted image using Odin, but now my phone sits at the Samsung screen with the blue notification light on. I have tried rebooting, and it gets to this point (after the rethink possible screen) and just sits. I am thinking another flash in Odin is in order? Is there a stock, non root image I can flash via odin? I am just really lost for ideas right now and any input would be appreciated! Thanks!
Update:
I tried flashing with odin again and this time I got a failed. It was in the process of flashing the "system". I am kinda starting to freak out. I am hoping that it's just the file I'm using (though it just worked not even a few days ago.) I am trying again and if this one bombs out, I think I am going to try a different file. The one I am downloading to try next is the "stock unroot" from the how-to video. Anyone have any luck with this?
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I just re-flashed with odin, this time it says it successfully completed but once again it's stuck at the flashing Samsung logo with the indicator led on.... I am starting to really freak out lol. I have another file downloading that is supposedly just stock, no root or anything...
rakhov said:
Hello all,
I am facing problems with my SIII right now. I was running AOKP but due to the bluetooth not being able to sync with my stereo, I decided to go back to stock rooted. I just flashed back the stock rooted image using Odin, but now my phone sits at the Samsung screen with the blue notification light on. I have tried rebooting, and it gets to this point (after the rethink possible screen) and just sits. I am thinking another flash in Odin is in order? Is there a stock, non root image I can flash via odin? I am just really lost for ideas right now and any input would be appreciated! Thanks!
Update:
I tried flashing with odin again and this time I got a failed. It was in the process of flashing the "system". I am kinda starting to freak out. I am hoping that it's just the file I'm using (though it just worked not even a few days ago.) I am trying again and if this one bombs out, I think I am going to try a different file. The one I am downloading to try next is the "stock unroot" from the how-to video. Anyone have any luck with this?
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Actually have the exact same situation going on right now, I will post if I can find a fix. Downloading an alternate stock build I found now and will let you know how it goes.
Glad to have a partner in crime
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-att-galaxy-s3-sgh-i747/
This is the file/procedure I am going to try next. Good luck and I will stay posted with any info, likewise!
rakhov said:
Glad to have a partner in crime
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-att-galaxy-s3-sgh-i747/
This is the file/procedure I am going to try next. Good luck and I will stay posted with any info, likewise!
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Thats exactly what Odin is working on loading now, Download had just finished.
avarize said:
Thats exactly what Odin is working on loading now, Download had just finished.
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Wicked, well good luck solider....Does anyone know the signifigince of the led being on? It looks like it is slightly pulsating too...I hope this isn't the "sorry, you just broke it" notification XD
rakhov said:
Wicked, well good luck solider....Does anyone know the signifigince of the led being on? It looks like it is slightly pulsating too...I hope this isn't the "sorry, you just broke it" notification XD
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I've always noticed the LED being on during boot (or some of the boot) and it was also on when I had a bootloop during cm9 so I don't think it means anything.
Fair enough, I guess I never paid that much attention till now when things don't work heh. I do recall reading about someone else having the similar issue using odin...I am trying to find the post and if there was any follow up on it.
rakhov said:
Fair enough, I guess I never paid that much attention till now when things don't work heh. I do recall reading about someone else having the similar issue using odin...I am trying to find the post and if there was any follow up on it.
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Didn't seem to have any luck with that download/odin. Still stuck, Trying a few more things, although I am a bit lost as to what to do from here.
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avarize said:
Didn't seem to have any luck with that download/odin. Still stuck, Trying a few more things, although I am a bit lost as to what to do from here.
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Correction : Used that link you had posted, it was still stuck so I loaded up the toolkit and used option 20 for reboot options to force it into default recovery, wiped data & cache from there and let it reboot, it seemed to have hung but waited a few minutes and it came back to life. Back to complete stock here now, hope it works for you.
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Didn't seem to have any luck with that download/odin. Still stuck, Trying a few more things, although I am a bit lost as to what to do from here.
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Correction : Used that link you had posted, it was still stuck so I loaded up the toolkit and used option 20 to force into default recovery, wiped data & cache from there and let it reboot, it seemed to have hung but waited a few minutes and it came back to life. Back to complete stock here now, hope it works for you.
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When you say toolkit are you talking about the one from the thread labled [SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 QCOM TOOLKIT V2.3] Drivers Backup Root CWM BusyBox + MORE [ATT]? And if so you just opened it and used option 20? nothing else? This sounds great if it works hehe.
rakhov said:
When you say toolkit are you talking about the one from the thread labled [SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 QCOM TOOLKIT V2.3] Drivers Backup Root CWM BusyBox + MORE [ATT]? And if so you just opened it and used option 20? nothing else? This sounds great if it works hehe.
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Should have explained a bit better. Yes that toolkit
While it was stuck at samsung screen.
1 For AT&T (Obviously)
20 For reboot options
1 For recovery.
Then wipe data/cache
Then wiped cache (no idea why)
then rebooted.
When i did an Odin to stock I also froze on the Samsung logo. I had to boot to recovery and do a factory reset I side recovery to get it to boot. Keep in mind everything will be deleted though
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That is exelent. I am downloading the toolkit right now and will report back shortly.
Once you got it to boot, did you still have root? I am wondering if you flashing the "stock rom" that I posted, if that had any impact. I have only pushed the root66 file, so I am expecting root when(if XD) I get this thing going again. I appreciate you being more thorough with your instructions, and will report back with my results as soon as I get some
Also, are we loners on this? I am not seeing any other posts about going back to stock/stock rooted from modded roms using odin? I am trying to figure out the best method to go back to stock. I made a nandroid and I am sure that would work, but all of this word about having to flash different kernels and bluetooth/wifi drivers to get stock working properly makes me wonder if just using odin is the easiest method, as it restores everything on the phone (to my knowledge).
crash822 said:
When i did an Odin to stock I also froze on the Samsung logo. I had to boot to recovery and do a factory reset I side recovery to get it to boot. Keep in mind everything will be deleted though
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That is great, this may sound a little silly, but how do I boot to recovery? Thanks!
UPDATE:Nvm, google hehe. I just did the factory reset...Things are looking good so far, the haptic lights turned on at least...BOOM! We are good gentlemen. It looks like all it took was the recovery wipe. This is great news! I will try to figure out how to mark this as solved, and you crash822, you get a thanks
NP sir. We all have to start somewhere. Luckily for me I was already planning on doing a full wipe so I backed up everything I wanted to keep from my phone onto my computer before using odin.
I seem to be having the same issue. I've downloaded the toolkit as you guys have suggested. are you guys in download mode on the phone while you use this? it seems to want me to be in debugging mode and i can't get to that. I've tried a factory reset with no luck.
Hello guys, I'm pretty new to cellphone ROM flashing and modifying.
I successfully flashed the Jedi X7.2 on to my Mobilicity Note 2 T889V, and with a little effort I even flashed the Rogers modem on to it and fully enabled 4G/LTE service since I use Fido, they pretty much share the same frequency.
Then I tried the Bullet Kernel 1.9.01b made by cmenard on top of the Jedi x7.2, which then I lost my data, no 2G, 3G, 4G at all.
So I went ahead and tried to flash back to Jedi with all the wipe data/factory restore and everything, still no luck.
I also formatted the entire sdcard directory, trying to start from fresh, with some other types of ROMs such as MyRom and so on. Now my phone even keeps restarting every minute or so.
After a while I started to become frustrated, it was perfect if I've stopped when I got the 4G, any suggestions? I really really appreciate any input on this problem. Thanks a ton
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pegapega02 said:
It hapen to me as well what I did to fix it. I wipe everything 3 times and flash tha room an modem and reboot wait 10 minute restar to recovery fix permission restar set up your phone and then you can go back to recovery ad what you are goind to add from the godie bag dont install any kernel or theme they are a new theme on the theme section for this room but if you tried a difrent one this will hapen and always make a back up why dont you tried the new update from tmobile it has multi windows working fine
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And also most at the time this hapen when you install something that is not supported by the room especially with the themes so be careful with that
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OMFG, punctuate. My crypto devices can't decipher the longest run-on sentence in history!
To the OP, I would odin the original stock image back onto your phone. Then, update to the latest update via keis or OTA. At this point, you are at least functioning again. THEN, maybe try out Jedi.
Side note, why did you try the new kernal in the first place?
pegapega02 said:
It hapen to me as well what I did to fix it. I wipe everything 3 times and flash tha room an modem and reboot wait 10 minute restar to recovery fix permission restar set up your phone and then you can go back to recovery ad what you are goind to add from the godie bag dont install any kernel or theme they are a new theme on the theme section for this room but if you tried a difrent one this will hapen and always make a back up why dont you tried the new update from tmobile it has multi windows working fine
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And also most at the time this hapen when you install something that is not supported by the room especially with the themes so be careful with that
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Your posts are really really bad. Not to insult you. But ive read some of them and also you give bad advice and frequently dont really know what you are doing yet you give advice to people. ...this is not good.
OP you lost your data possibly because you did not remove the t889 modem from the firmware that you flashed? Does jedi come with the t889 modem....or t889v modem? What about imei number....do you still have that?
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I'm pretty sure that Jedi X has the saber kernal built in...no need to flash a kernel. The developer is packing it with the ROM because it is not ready to be a stand alone kernel in his opinion (last i read anyways)
I'm on Jedi X and I didnt have to do anything to the kernel and my data works fine (minus MMS)
Hes using CANADIAN T889V
dont you think that has something to do with it?
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Thanks guys for the advice. The Jedi was actually working great, and the Bullet kernel is nothing wrong either, it's just the Bullet kernel I added in on top of the Jedi that screw things up.
Mine is the T889V, the Canadian version of T889, so according to some posts the developers made here the only difference is the modem, and that's why the Jedi ROM has a T889V modem patch.
However, as I mentioned, I unlocked the phone and I'm with Fido right now, and Fido uses Rogers' transmitting towers so I flashed the modem of SGH-i317M to get the 4G LTE frequency for Fido and I actually succeeded.
I'll try something out, thanks guys again.
Any other suggestions are very very welcomed!
I got your PM, but this sort of question is better discussed in-thread.
Let's backtrack a little here...
So you've got a T889V flashed with an I317M modem, on Fido, does service work on it currently? What about your IMEI?
Are your drivers correct? You should be seeing one and probably two serial ports appear in the Windows device manager.
Did you try disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable after changing to DM mode?
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I got your PM, but this sort of question is better discussed in-thread.
Let's backtrack a little here...
So you've got a T889V flashed with an I317M modem, on Fido, does service work on it currently? What about your IMEI?
Are your drivers correct? You should be seeing one and probably two serial ports appear in the Windows device manager.
Did you try disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable after changing to DM mode?
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Thanking for getting back to me, really appreciated.
To answer your questions:
- Yes the I317M Rogers' modem did work until I flashed a custom kernel on top of the Jedi ROM
- After the kernel flashing my mobile data was gone, and the IMEI became 0
- My drivers are the newest samsung 1.5.9.0 USB Driver for Mobile Phones
- Yes I did disconnect the device before changing it to the DM+MODEM+ADB mode.
ashwill said:
Hello guys, I'm pretty new to cellphone ROM flashing and modifying.
I successfully flashed the Jedi X7.2 on to my Mobilicity Note 2 T889V, and with a little effort I even flashed the Rogers modem on to it and fully enabled 4G/LTE service since I use Fido, they pretty much share the same frequency.
Then I tried the Bullet Kernel 1.9.01b made by cmenard on top of the Jedi x7.2, which then I lost my data, no 2G, 3G, 4G at all.
So I went ahead and tried to flash back to Jedi with all the wipe data/factory restore and everything, still no luck.
I also formatted the entire sdcard directory, trying to start from fresh, with some other types of ROMs such as MyRom and so on. Now my phone even keeps restarting every minute or so.
After a while I started to become frustrated, it was perfect if I've stopped when I got the 4G, any suggestions? I really really appreciate any input on this problem. Thanks a ton
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your issues is running a modem that is not compatible with the modules you flashed when you flashed the kernel.
this is why it is a good idea to just run things that are built for your device and your device only. you might have to odin back to stock to get your device working again. you should check your settings>about device> and see if your IMEI is still there.... i would suggest sticking with t mo builds in the future if you are not quite sure what you are doing. blindly flashing things without doing some careful reading can be a recipe for a bricked device or permanently lost data/device ID
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ashwill said:
Thanking for getting back to me, really appreciated.
To answer your questions:
- Yes the I317M Rogers' modem did work until I flashed a custom kernel on top of the Jedi ROM
- After the kernel flashing my mobile data was gone, and the IMEI became 0
- My drivers are the newest samsung 1.5.9.0 USB Driver for Mobile Phones
- Yes I did disconnect the device before changing it to the DM+MODEM+ADB mode.
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never mind... just saw this.
to be honest, that really sucks. not sure what to tell you.
Can you see the serial port show up in Device Manager?
Darkshado said:
Can you see the serial port show up in Device Manager?
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Yes I can, and it can connect too with QPST, just thar it will show "No Phone" and not be able to read/write anything to the phone.
Try rndis + dm + modem, and make sure Kies isn't interfering?
Beyond that I'm not too sure. What exact drivers load for the ports?
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Hello Xda, I have a big issue with my Galaxy Note 2.
I did the OTA from Tmobile to 4.1.2, needless to say it was a very aweful update, my battery life is nothing like it use to be and the 4G isnt really 4G anymore im getting like 2mbs. So i came here to the thread "Issues after the latest OTA updates" and asked about going back to 4.1.1 version where my phone was working perfectly. someone told me to download FactoryImages/SGH-T889_TMB_T889UVALL4-teshxx.zip and install using ODIN which i did, now my phone wont even charge while using it anymore, and i am missing my 4G,3G,2G option in the Network mode, all that is there to chose from is GSM/WCDMA. then the same person told me to install T889UVALL4_Deodex_Rooted_Jan_16_13-teshxx.zip, which rooted my phone and installed it using CWM. and its still doing the same things as before. Can someone please help me out ?
make sure you wipe the phone couple times before you flash, and make sure the rom is for your provider
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if that does not help odin back to stock, and start from scratch
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I would suggest using GNote2 toolbox to flash the factory image. Wiping multiple times does nothing. When you format a drive partition it is wiped.
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Ok thanks ill give that a shot
I am looking for the stock 4.4.2 NE4 rom for D2ATT to flash through Odin.
A little background. Phone soft boots on me, and I am able to get into recovery. However, if I try to flash anything or restore a backup, the phone reboots. I am able to get into download mode, but can't find the correct stock file to flash. I have the recovery flashable file, but can't flash it. Every where I have searched for the Odin file has been a dead end.
This has happened to me before, and Odin did the trick. That was on 4.1.1 though which was before the bootloader changes.
Anyone have the Odin file by chance? Thanks.
[CORRECTION]: I am on the NJ1 bootloader/modem.
There is no stock firmware available for later builds.
What were you trying to do when you got to the soft brick?
Any errors when you try to flash a rom?
What roms have you tried flashing?
What is your current bootloader version?
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I was afraid of that. Actually I wasn't doing anything (this time lol). I was running the official CM nightlies (I think I flashed last week some time, coming from Pac Rom).
When I try to flash in recovery, the screen goes black several second into flashing and then reboots into a boot loop. If I try to turn on it is a boot loop as well. I am in the latest NE4 modem/bootloader version.
Edit: I was able to do a wipe in recovery before reboot. It had an error with data during the wipe. I wasn't able to get a picture in time so I don't know what the exact error was.
Edit #2: When trying to flash I get the error "cannot mount system" before it boot loops on me.
Ok so you were running cm and are trying to get back stock correct?
If I recall correctly, you need to just flash the stock recovery and factory reset from there.
You can find the stock recovery in one of enewman17's bootloader/modem threads. Let me know if you can't find it.
Not sure that'll solve it for you, but I'd say it's worth a shot.
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NE4 stock recovery.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23681161096070493
Flash from custom recovery.
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NE4 stock recovery.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23681161096070493
Flash from custom recovery.
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Thanks! Ok question for you. How will this get the stock firmware installed? I still have the problem of no Odin flashable firmware.
Edit: It looks like I am unable to get into recovery at this point. Phone just reboots.
Is it possible the phone has a problem with the power button? Was it hyper-sensitive before the bootloops started?
audit13 said:
Is it possible the phone has a problem with the power button? Was it hyper-sensitive before the bootloops started?
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That's possible. I had this issue before though, and it was fixed when I use Odin to reflash stock. Right now it's at the point where it will automatically try to boot up when I put the battery in.
Edit: The other thing I was thinking of, was possibly corrupted partitions, or perhaps the storage is corrupted/ needs formatted.
Edit#2: Just did some back reading, and realized I am on the NJ1 bootloader, which is the latest 4.4.2. I thoroughly regret upgrading, so if you are reading this and considering an update, DON'T DO IT!!!! I will update the OP and thread title accordingly.
The phone now will not stay booted in download mode either. Ends up rebooting after a couple of seconds.
I think this one is pretty much hosed, as even if I were able to unbrick it, there still is the matter of no compatible software that can be flashed. It is not my daily driver, so not the end of the world, but it still sucks. The biggest loss is several videos I took this weekend of a martial arts tournament my son was in.
Thanks so much guys for your help on this. It is much appreciated.
Sounds like you've got the faulty power button. If it tries to turn on when you insert the battery, it's a sure sign of this.
Replacements are pretty cheap if you care to try soldering it yourself. Otherwise most repair shops should be equipped to help you out.
The reason I suggested factory resetting from stock recovery is because many people have had similar issues when coming from cm. Not sure why, but it does a better job at reformatting the internal memory. After doing the reset, most people are able to boot into stock again.
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Oh, and it is possible for corruption to occur when it is constantly rebooting. I don't think it's common though. I had one that was doing exactly the same thing for over a month and I never had any data loss or corruption.
It's only a temp fix, but try blowing into the power switch with a can of compressed air. You can also try giving it a swift, gentle (but hard) tap on the edge of a wood table. (Try on both sides of the phone and around the button itself). This is how I was able to keep using mine until I got around to fixing it. Beware though, hitting it too hard, or against something with no give can easily crack the glass! Obvious, I know, but figured I should mention it anyway!
Oh and if you get it to come back on, don't even breathe on the power button! It'll be super sensitive still. I couldn't even use my case until it was fixed.
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Sounds like you've got the faulty power button. If it tries to turn on when you insert the battery, it's a sure sign of this.
Replacements are pretty cheap if you care to try soldering it yourself. Otherwise most repair shops should be equipped to help you out.
The reason I suggested factory resetting from stock recovery is because many people have had similar issues when coming from cm. Not sure why, but it does a better job at reformatting the internal memory. After doing the reset, most people are able to boot into stock again.
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Oh, and it is possible for corruption to occur when it is constantly rebooting. I don't think it's common though. I had one that was doing exactly the same thing for over a month and I never had any data loss or corruption.
It's only a temp fix, but try blowing into the power switch with a can of compressed air. You can also try giving it a swift, gentle (but hard) tap on the edge of a wood table. (Try on both sides of the phone and around the button itself). This is how I was able to keep using mine until I got around to fixing it. Beware though, hitting it too hard, or against something with no give can easily crack the glass! Obvious, I know, but figured I should mention it anyway!
Oh and if you get it to come back on, don't even breathe on the power button! It'll be super sensitive still. I couldn't even use my case until it was fixed.
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Thank you. I will give that a shot.
Started out with having problems with freedompop, it suddenly started using up all my data for texts and calls, even though I'm on unlimited calls and texts. Tried to root the phone and bricked it.
Then I managed to unbrick with Odin reloading TWRP recovery.
Have now tried 3 or 4 ROMs and they all boot loop. I also upgraded the bootloader because I read you have to have a bootloader that can handle later android like 4.4 or 5.1. Now someone told me they never bothered with that and had no problem, so maybe the new bootloader is causing my boot loop problem? I've tried 2 bootloaders that can handle 4.4 and still get boot loop.
At this stage I'd be happy just to go back to 4.3 stock if it would get my phone working again.
I did notice that it didn't seem to be able to find any checksums when it was flashing, and just bypassed them. could that be it?
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Started out with having problems with freedompop, it suddenly started using up all my data for texts and calls, even though I'm on unlimited calls and texts. Tried to root the phone and bricked it.
Then I managed to unbrick with Odin reloading TWRP recovery.
Have now tried 3 or 4 ROMs and they all boot loop. I also upgraded the bootloader because I read you have to have a bootloader that can handle later android like 4.4 or 5.1. Now someone told me they never bothered with that and had no problem, so maybe the new bootloader is causing my boot loop problem? I've tried 2 bootloaders that can handle 4.4 and still get boot loop.
At this stage I'd be happy just to go back to 4.3 stock if it would get my phone working again.
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Downgrading boootloader will give u a nice shiny paperweight! What device you on reg s3 triband, bootloder?
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I did notice that it didn't seem to be able to find any checksums when it was flashing, and just bypassed them. could that be it?
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Unless you downloaded an md5 file separately, then it will skip the checksum, because you didn't provide one. No big deal, as long as you checked it yourself.
Stop changing bootloaders or you will brick. Nj2 is fine for all current roms. By boot loop you mean it stayed in boot animation? Because lollipop roms do that. Sometimes if it stays for a loooong time, I boot to recovery then straight back to system and it starts optimizing right away. But you may just have to be patient.
(I can't seem to log back on with my other account and it made me start a new account using google....)
I've tried these roms:
aicp_d2spr_lp-10.0-NIGHTLY-20151210.zip
ND8_STOCK_ODEX_ROOTED.zip
and these bootloaders:
L710-ND8-Bootloader.tar
KT747-TW-KK-4.4-SPR-05-13-2014.zip
Is this the info you asked for? I don't know what reg s3 triband is.
I've gone back and forth between the above bootloaders but I think they are the same level bootloaders and the phone hasn't bricked so hopefully that's not the problem. someone else said I needn't have changed the original bootloader to try higher roms like 4.4 or 5.1, but I don't know.
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Downgrading boootloader will give u a nice shiny paperweight! What device you on reg s3 triband, bootloder?
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Unless you downloaded an md5 file separately, then it will skip the checksum, because you didn't provide one. No big deal, as long as you checked it yourself.
Stop changing bootloaders or you will brick. Nj2 is fine for all current roms. By boot loop you mean it stayed in boot animation? Because lollipop roms do that. Sometimes if it stays for a loooong time, I boot to recovery then straight back to system and it starts optimizing right away. But you may just have to be patient.
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KT747-TW-KK-4.4-SPR-05-13-2014.zip is the bootloader that is currently loaded, should I just leave that one?
the rom that's loaded now is supposed to be stock 4.4. It does the fancy sprint splash screen, then the word SAMSUNG appears and just stays there forever, with a blue shadow fading in and out.
Maybe I should try a different ROM? The other one I tried is aicp_d2spr_lp-10.0-NIGHTLY-20151210.zip, that also boot loops with a spinning pattern with icy android robot.
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madbat99 said:
Unless you downloaded an md5 file separately, then it will skip the checksum, because you didn't provide one. No big deal, as long as you checked it yourself.
Stop changing bootloaders or you will brick. Nj2 is fine for all current roms. By boot loop you mean it stayed in boot animation? Because lollipop roms do that. Sometimes if it stays for a loooong time, I boot to recovery then straight back to system and it starts optimizing right away. But you may just have to be patient.
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So I shoulda/coulda checked the checksum myself?
paddosaurus said:
(I can't seem to log back on with my other account and it made me start a new account using google....)
I've tried these roms:
aicp_d2spr_lp-10.0-NIGHTLY-20151210.zip
ND8_STOCK_ODEX_ROOTED.zip
and these bootloaders:
L710-ND8-Bootloader.tar
KT747-TW-KK-4.4-SPR-05-13-2014.zip
Is this the info you asked for? I don't know what reg s3 triband is.
I've gone back and forth between the above bootloaders but I think they are the same level bootloaders and the phone hasn't bricked so hopefully that's not the problem. someone else said I needn't have changed the original bootloader to try higher roms like 4.4 or 5.1, but I don't know.
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KT747-TW-KK-4.4-SPR-05-13-2014.zip is the bootloader that is currently loaded, should I just leave that one?
the rom that's loaded now is supposed to be stock 4.4. It does the fancy sprint splash screen, then the word SAMSUNG appears and just stays there forever, with a blue shadow fading in and out.
Maybe I should try a different ROM? The other one I tried is aicp_d2spr_lp-10.0-NIGHTLY-20151210.zip, that also boot loops with a spinning pattern with icy android robot.
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So I shoulda/coulda checked the checksum myself?
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Well kt747 is not a bootloader, its a kernel. And it's a kernel for stock 4.4.2. Stop flashing random things or you will destroy your phone. The difference between regular and triband s3 is big. Regular is sph-l710, the triband is sph-L710t. That little t makes all the difference. You need to check your model number.
Use odin to flash nj2 stock .tar and start fresh.
Get it here
You will also need the freedompop messaging app for your phone to work.
Got it back again with the nj2 stock.tar! Many thanks
Can't get freedompop messager because google play thinks it's already installed.
Mine says SPH -L710 on label behind battery, so I guess it's not triband?
CAn I now root and install a custom rom eg with android 5.1 and is it worth the trouble?
madbat99 said:
Well kt747 is not a bootloader, its a kernel. And it's a kernel for stock 4.4.2. Stop flashing random things or you will destroy your phone. The difference between regular and triband s3 is big. Regular is sph-l710, the triband is sph-L710t. That little t makes all the difference. You need to check your model number.
Use odin to flash nj2 stock .tar and start fresh.
Get it here
You will also need the freedompop messaging app for your phone to work.
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paddosaurus said:
Got it back again with the nj2 stock.tar! Many thanks
Can't get freedompop messager because google play thinks it's already installed.
Mine says SPH -L710 on label behind battery, so I guess it's not triband?
CAn I now root and install a custom rom eg with android 5.1 and is it worth the trouble?
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Google freedompop apk itll take you where u need to be! Some people have trouble dling it from google play check it out! Valuable info for you!
Sent from my SPH-L710T using XDA Free mobile app
paddosaurus said:
Got it back again with the nj2 stock.tar! Many thanks
Can't get freedompop messager because google play thinks it's already installed.
Mine says SPH -L710 on label behind battery, so I guess it's not triband?
CAn I now root and install a custom rom eg with android 5.1 and is it worth the trouble?
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It is not a triband. Congrats on fixing it. Yes you can now easily root, using odin to flash the most recent twrp tar file for d2spr (our s3's codename).
5.1.1 roms were (are) worth it for me, but everyone's taste is different. I'm actually running aicp 11 (marshmallow 6.0.1) right now!