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[Q] How to flash back stock ROM and where to find it ?

Hello, i have a brand new GT-I9195 and before to root it or flash CM i have document myself but not enough i presume ...
I've rooted it following instructions in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43622999 -> thanks arco68 for this BTW
Then i performed a NAND backup with CWM and finally flashed CM, downloaded from CyanogenMod website !
After that i decided to restore my CMW NAND backup, wiping cache, dalvik cache, data & data/media before doing so -> i restored only boot and system partitions -> OK but that's not want i want ...
I would like to get rid of CMW by flashing back Samsung stock ROM for the moment, here are the details about my firmware :
AP : I9195XXUAMF7
CP : I9195XXUAMF7
CSC : I9195BOGAMF5
I thought that i would be able to download it via Kies but my restored NAND backup still features root access and it seems that it broke any maintenance procedure via Kies ... so i went to SAMMOBILE website with the idea to download a suitable firmware for my device and then flash it back via odin or heimdall ... but it is not available this website
Now here are my questions :
-> Can i get Kies support again by unrooting my device ? If yes ... how to use Kies to download the FW and to flash it ? and how to unroot my device ?
-> If not where can i find a suitable firmware and how to flash it back ... odin ? heimdall ? something else ... ? (i've posted a message on SAMMOBILE website in case they can provide this FW to the community)
Thank you for your answers,
Kind regards
Sent from my TF300T with Tapatalk 4

You have to flash the STOCK Rom with ODIN.
Get the right STOCK Rom for your region from here
ne0zone75 said:
Hello, i have a brand new GT-I9195 and before to root it or flash CM i have document myself but not enough i presume ...
I've rooted it following instructions in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43622999 -> thanks arco68 for this BTW
Then i performed a NAND backup with CWM and finally flashed CM, downloaded from CyanogenMod website !
After that i decided to restore my CMW NAND backup, wiping cache, dalvik cache, data & data/media before doing so -> i restored only boot and system partitions -> OK but that's not want i want ...
I would like to get rid of CMW by flashing back Samsung stock ROM for the moment, here are the details about my firmware :
AP : I9195XXUAMF7
CP : I9195XXUAMF7
CSC : I9195BOGAMF5
I thought that i would be able to download it via Kies but my restored NAND backup still features root access and it seems that it broke any maintenance procedure via Kies ... so i went to SAMMOBILE website with the idea to download a suitable firmware for my device and then flash it back via odin or heimdall ... but it is not available this website
Now here are my questions :
-> Can i get Kies support again by unrooting my device ? If yes ... how to use Kies to download the FW and to flash it ? and how to unroot my device ?
-> If not where can i find a suitable firmware and how to flash it back ... odin ? heimdall ? something else ... ? (i've posted a message on SAMMOBILE website in case they can provide this FW to the community)
Thank you for your answers,
Kind regards
Sent from my TF300T with Tapatalk 4
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OK, i've flashed back the official Samsung ROM through Kies (and backed it up in case someone else needs it); since a suitable ROM was not available for download over the Internet, i played with Kies ... and won ! Below are the steps i performed to do this ... with some luck ...
-> step 1 : reset to factory from the android menu ... at this point, i've just restored ny NAND backup and the phone warns me all the time about the root status which is still enabled ... (Kies refuse to update the firmware of my device and that's the only way i have right now ...)
-> step 2 : back to android , still with root status warnings ... the recovery is still CMW !
-> step 3 : Kies updated => i connect my cellphone to my PC and from the Kies welcome window, i see that Kies lets me update the firmware if i want to ... let's do so (the reset to factory seems to be usefull here ... i have a little doubt about this because just before i tried again to flash my cellphone through Kies, Kies updated itself ! I'm just writing down the steps i followed)
-> step 4 : firmware updated through Kies and backed up, just in case ...
-> step 5 : reset to factory from the android menu again in order to check if CWM is still there => no more CWM ! Now my device is running stock Samsung ROM ... no more root privileges or CWM !
PS : The phone does not accept OTA updates anymore ...

ne0zone75 said:
OK, i've flashed back the official Samsung ROM through Kies (and backed it up in case someone else needs it); since a suitable ROM was not available for download over the Internet, i played with Kies ... and won ! Below are the steps i performed to do this ... with some luck ...
-> step 1 : reset to factory from the android menu ... at this point, i've just restored ny NAND backup and the phone warns me all the time about the root status which is still enabled ... (Kies refuse to update the firmware of my device and that's the only way i have right now ...)
-> step 2 : back to android , still with root status warnings ... the recovery is still CMW !
-> step 3 : Kies updated => i connect my cellphone to my PC and from the Kies welcome window, i see that Kies lets me update the firmware if i want to ... let's do so (the reset to factory seems to be usefull here ... i have a little doubt about this because just before i tried again to flash my cellphone through Kies, Kies updated itself ! I'm just writing down the steps i followed)
-> step 4 : firmware updated through Kies and backed up, just in case ...
-> step 5 : reset to factory from the android menu again in order to check if CWM is still there => no more CWM ! Now my device is running stock Samsung ROM ... no more root privileges or CWM !
PS : The phone does not accept OTA updates anymore ...
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I'm gonna start messing around with my i9195 (DBT) and was thinking about using this if I wanna come back to stock:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9195
Is this useless or it can be used p.e. if I need to send it to warranty?

tintol said:
I'm gonna start messing around with my i9195 (DBT) and was thinking about using this if I wanna come back to stock ...
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I'm not an expert but from what i've read over the Internet, if you flash something through odin (recovery, custom ROM and so on ...), when you'll be back to stock ROM by flashing an official ROM through any available way (Kies, odin, heimdall, ...) you'll note that in every case, the OTA firmware update feature is not available anymore (if you check for updates, you'll have the following message : "Your phone has been modified, updates are not available anymore")
In case you have to RMA your phone, there is no doubt that the manufacturer will know you flashed your device and i don't really know the exact warranty policy of Samsung company about this ...
Someone please correct me if i'm wrong ...
With that said, is it really important to have the OTA feature ? From my point of view if it is possible to preserve or restore this feature after playing with flashing the device ... it's a good point but if someone could clarify this please, it would be great !
From what i've read over here and there ... :
-> Kies : official but may brick your phone during FW update process and if so, device is hard to revive ... (i used it because my phone's ROM was not available for direct download in order to flash it trough odin ...)
-> odin : easy and reliable
Regards
PS : thank you for the weblink tintol, i noticed that my FW is now available for direct download ... good to know :thumbup:
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Guess you're right, everybody seems to say that it's impossible to go back to full stock.
I've been away from Samsung since gingerbread on S2, but back then we could easily revert to stock and get OTA updates.
I don't mind losing OTA, it's just for RMA purposes. I think I'll wait a few days before messing with it, just to see if there's nothing faulty.
From my experience, HTC knew I messed with my One X and they repaired the screen within the warranty. Not sure if samsung is that kind.
Sent from my Nexus 10

[Q] Replacing system/fonts GS3 (AT&T)

Ok so I rooted using a safe root method, I have no clockwork mod installed. I only have the stock recovery and the phones boots into that and also boots into download mode. What I did was used a bad app off the market and it set a custom font (with root permissions) as soon as I set it the phone went black and restarted, it booted fine until it got to the boot loader. Now its stuck in a boot loop of the AT&T logo. I have a fellow on Youtube trying to help me out but he is having issues finding a stock rom. I have also used ADB (android debug bridge) and i was gonna "pull system/font" and then push it back onto the phone with the factory default fonts. I cant seem to get it to work. I am out of ideas of what to do, I am new to this so I have never even flashed a rom, im needing someones help.
I did some reading and from what I can tell the custom font replaced my "default fonts" located in (system/fonts) is there a way to get to this file with the phone not booting up? If so how? I have the default fonts, all I need to do is just set the fonts back to default.
The guy from Youtube told me I can flash the "stock firmware" to the phone and it will flash a whole new system making "system/fonts" replaced and back to default. The issue is that we cannot find the stock firmware.
Does anyone know any kind of solution for me? Any way at all to get to the system/apps? Or maybe the stock firmware download? My phones info is below.
The download he did find for me was named "AT&T_I747UCUEMJB.zip"
When I extracted it I should have had .tar.mg5 (I might be wrong on the mg5 part) but I ended up with 3 things. I ended up with system, META-INF and boot.img When looking at the files it seems like everything that needs to be flashed over? It's just not in the wrong format maybe?
Model: SGH-I747
Version: Android 4.3
Root access: Yes (last I knew it was rooted, but I did a factory reset from recovery.)
Clockwork Mod: No (I can flash it though since I got download mode?)
Anyone can help me please? I have been racking my brain for almost 2 weeks now and its driving me insane! lol

Did you upgrade to AT&T stock 4.3 rom using an OTA update?

audit13 said:
Did you upgrade to AT&T stock 4.3 rom using an OTA update?
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I upgraded using OTA directly from the AT&T servers (settings > about phone > check for software upgrade)

Since you have a stock 4.3 ROM on your phone, you cannot simply re-flash the 4..3 ROM because the 4.3 ROM update included a bootloader that installs Knox and prevents loading any ROM older than 4.3.
Rooting the phone while on 4.3 will trip the Knox counter and void any remaining warranty.
You maybe better off flashing Philz Touch Recovery in Odin and install a custom ROM.

Gotnitro said:
I upgraded using OTA directly from the AT&T servers (settings > about phone > check for software upgrade)
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I keep downloading and downloading roms and I get the same results, I get folders and a boot.img.
The files I get are:
system
META-INF
boot.img
When opening the system folder I get:
xbin
wallpaper
wakeupdata
vsc
vold
voicebargeindata
vendor
usr
tts
T9DB
media
lib
hdic
framework
fonts
etc
esc
cameradata
bin
app
some others like build.prop, kern_sec_info and more
The META-INF folder contains:
updater-script
update-binary
Then there is a boot.img
What am I doing wrong? I think that I am extracting these files wrong maybe? When downloading it comes in as a .zip file. I use WinRAR to extract .zip files.
This is my exact steps:
Download with Google Chrome
Drag/drop the downloaded .zip from my browser to the desktop
Right Click, Create New Folder, name it "AndroidROM"
Drag/Drop the .zip file into "AndroidROM"
Open the "AndroidROM" folder
Right click on the .zip file
Extract here...
WinRAR extracts the files and I get system, META-INF and boot.img I see nothing of a .tar file or .mg5 (I forget that one always)
What am I doing wrong?
This would be the download I used, I also used others but this is the one I need.
http:// www. androidfilehost .com/?fid =23196940996968654
(Sorry had to separate the link because XDA wont let me post links yet)

Are you trying to flash a custom rom in CWM or TWRP or a stock ROM using Odin?

audit13 said:
Since you have a stock 4.3 ROM on your phone, you cannot simply re-flash the 4..3 ROM because the 4.3 ROM update included a bootloader that installs Knox and prevents loading any ROM older than 4.3.
Rooting the phone while on 4.3 will trip the Knox counter and void any remaining warranty.
You maybe better off flashing Philz Touch Recovery in Odin and install a custom ROM.
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You posted that reply as I was typing up the other one sorry about that lol ok so my KNOX is not tripped because I used a method that does not trip it. I will put the link of how I did that below and it does worked and its still 0x0 I did it myself and this is not what caused me to be bootlooping it was the font.
Ok about your idea of the Philz Touch Recovery and installing a custom ROM, can you explain this more? Like in details of if it works on my variant and my version (4.3 with knox)
As I said this will be my first time doing any of this, im learning as I do this right now so I am very confused at this point and all I want is my phone back. I honestly dont care what OS I get I just want my GS3 back. This was a big mistake trying to make my phone better with root and I just want it back to normal or at least running lol

audit13 said:
Are you trying to flash a custom rom in CWM or TWRP or a stock ROM using Odin?
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I don't care what I get, I just want my phone back running and not to see that AT&T logo which is the bootloader lol I think that he wants me to do a stock ROM using Odin.
The guy on Youtube wants me to flash a stock firmware sgh-i747 rom, just the rom no custom at all to it, I think what he is trying to do is get the exact same rom that the OTA update had that way knox and the bootloader isn't gonna affect things? Is that possible? He is not having luck finding the download.
Oh sorry forgot the link in the last post
Here is the youtube video for the root without tripping knox:
http:// www. youtube.com /watch?v=GiZ7D2zjJdA

You can't flash a stock AT&T 4.3 rom via Odin because there is no such thing.
Did you boot into download to make sure your Knox counter is still 0x0?

audit13 said:
You can't flash a stock AT&T 4.3 rom via Odin because there is no such thing.
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Interesting, I really dont know... put yourself in a unknown room, blind fold yourself and turn off the lights and try to get out lol thats how I feel right now, I honestly have no clue.
What do you recommend me doing? Is there is possible way for me to replace the system/fonts, I used ADB (Android Debug Bridge) but it only shows the phone as "sideload" when plugging my HTC Inspire in it shows the serial number I think? But also that phone is fully on where the GS3 is in stock recovery mode.

All hope is not lost as your phone boots. Remain calm and I'll do what I can to help you.
First of all, boot into download mode: hold volume down, home button, press and hold power button. You will receive a warning screen, press volume up to enter download mode. What does the screen say? I'm asking you to do this to ensure that your knox counter has not been tripped.

audit13 said:
All hope is not lost as your phone boots. Remain calm and I'll do what I can to help you.
First of all, boot into download mode: hold volume down, home button, press and hold power button. You will receive a warning screen, press volume up to enter download mode. What does the screen say? I'm asking you to do this to ensure that your knox counter has not been tripped.
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMN: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 0
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
Only thing that changed when rooting was the "system status"

Gotnitro said:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMN: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 0
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
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I noticed that your system status is custom rather than official.

Yes that was one things that I think was noted in that video that it changes your system status. Whats that mean? Is this good or bad?
Is my phone really fixable do you think? Or being that this Knox and stuff it isn't?

Gotnitro said:
Yes that was one things that I think was noted in that video that it changes your system status. Whats that mean? Is this good or bad?
Is my phone really fixable do you think? Or being that this Knox and stuff it isn't?
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I think it just means that your phone is rooted. Do you have any warranty left on your phone?

audit13 said:
I think it just means that your phone is rooted. Do you have any warranty left on your phone?
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As far as I know of no, the phone is going on 2 years old this July. I plan on getting the Galaxy S5 but that's still a ways away and I really like this phone so I want to get it fixed.

Can you get into recovery mode on your phone? If you can, try wiping cache and doing a factory reset.

audit13 said:
Can you get into recovery mode on your phone? If you can, try wiping cache and doing a factory reset.
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Yes I can get into recovery mode (Vol up + home + power) which puts it into stock recovery mode.
I have already tried clearing the cache and a factory reset. What happen was the app I used took the default font and replaced it with a custom font in the system/fonts of the phone. So even with a factory reset its gonna revert back to the default font which is still gonna be the custom font the app did. So I need to get rid of all the fonts I have and replace all the fonts in /system/fonts which I think is what is done with the custom rom?

If you want to flash a custom ROM and your phone has no warranty left, you could try flashing a custom recovery in Odin and flash a custom ROM. I don't think root is required since you're just installing a custom recovery.
I use Philz Touch Recovery which is based on CWM. Once you flash the a custom recovery, you can just boot into recovery mode and flash a custom rom.

audit13 said:
If you want to flash a custom ROM and your phone has no warranty left, you could try flashing a custom recovery in Odin and flash a custom ROM.
I use Philz Touch Recovery which is based on CWM. Once you flash the a custom recovery, you can just boot into recovery mode and flash a custom rom.
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Of course there is always risks when rooting/flashing roms but what would you say my chances are of getting it to work being that I have knox on my phone and a bootloader?

[Q] need help urgently please :'(

i don't know how i did that stupid thing ! i'm using note 2 gt-n7100 ( rooted ) i tried to install a new rom that doesn't built for my phone with " mobile odin v 4.2 pro unfortunately it flashed the sumsung star dous stock rom on my mobile but it doesn't boot .. i entered the philz touch recovery menu and select clean to install a new rom and restore my old rom and the problems started to appear !
the first thing is when i press the power button to lock my note 2 and try to open it again i find no response at all and the only way is to remove the battery and re turn it on again and try not to press the lock button as if i do so my mobile gives me no response and the screen doesn't turn on !
the second matter i noticed that when the start up i found the bluetooth icon trying to turn to green like i'm turning the bluetooth on but a few seconds it didn't turn on even i try to turn it ! the bluetooth doesn't work at all !
the third thing when i recieve a call that turn on the proximty sensor automatically if i touch the sensor the screen go black but i lose the control and give me no response at all and i have to remove the battery and turn it on again !
the things i noticed when i flashed the galaxy star rom with mobile odin that it has partion called param and the note to doesn't have it with its rom but have partion called modem which i didn't found in the galaxy star rom !
i need help please how i delete things that caused that conflict .. i tried to reflash the stock rom of my note with odin on my lap top but nothig changed and it hanging and the screen freezes with no control at all and that happened when i try to use a custom rom and flash it through the recovery .. please help urgently
sorry for my bad english

Two options I see:
1. Try to restore your device using Kies3
2. Flash newest firmware (get it from sammobile) for your region using PC-Odin.

Putting "need help urgently please :'(" does not help you in any way, in fact it makes it more likely that people will simply ignore the topic. Topic titles need to be descriptive, not generic non-descriptive.
Your problem is that like many newbies you cant be bothered to do research, read and learn before messing around with your device.
You should boot into download mode and flash a stock rom. Preferably a older one that doesn't have knox. Then flash a stock rom(without knox) in recovery mode. All the info you need is here on forum.

Androidwizzard said:
Two options I see:
1. Try to restore your device using Kies3
2. Flash newest firmware (get it from sammobile) for your region using PC-Odin.
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i forgot to tell that one of the things changed that my mobile lost the usb support in the normal mode as there is no change when i connect it to my pc except it charges only but it works in the download mode and when i reflash the stock rom v 4.3 the screen freezes after a few seconds of turning it on and i have to remove the battery .. do you think that flashing the 4.4.2 sthock rom will make a change ? as the solution of kies isn't possible due to the lack of usb support !
is there a way to format the sectors that the pation " param " which flashed by the sumsung star dous stock rom is in it and make that conflict to delete that ??

What was your last stock rom on your device before messing up?
I do absolutely not agree with those horror tales about knox, most people don't use and easily get rid of.
Do you remember your last bootloader? MK4 or above? Then don't take any risk by flashing 4.3 firmware and go straight ahead to 4.4.2.
It will be the safest way to get a working device again.

TheATHEiST said:
Putting "need help urgently please :'(" does not help you in any way, in fact it makes it more likely that people will simply ignore the topic. Topic titles need to be descriptive, not generic non-descriptive.
Your problem is that like many newbies you cant be bothered to do research, read and learn before messing around with your device.
You should boot into download mode and flash a stock rom. Preferably a older one that doesn't have knox. Then flash a stock rom(without knox) in recovery mode. All the info you need is here on forum.
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i'm sorry for the way i show my problem as i'm a newbie already .. it that possible to downgrade my rom ? i will try install 4.1.2 rom then flasing the 4.4.2 one but when i flashed the 4.3 stock rom the screen freezes and nothing changed what do you think of that ? it there's a way to delete the " param " found in the sumsung galaxy star dous rom ? i think that made this conflict but try to explain to me why flashing an old rom then a new one without knox ? what will that do ?

Androidwizzard said:
What was your last stock rom on your device before messing up?
I do absolutely not agree with those horror tales about knox, most people don't use and easily get rid of.
Do you remember your last bootloader? MK4 or above? Then don't take any risk by flashing 4.3 firmware and go straight ahead to 4.4.2.
It will be the safest way to get a working device again.
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i was using dn3 rom which has android version v 4.4.2 but i enter the recovery and restored the stock rom v 4.3 and it works with no problem and it was the last rom i use it when i flashed the star dous rom through the mobile odin in my mobile .. is there is a things i must do when i'm flashin the rom through the pc odin ? like check the repartion option or some thing else ?
my bootloader version is : n7100xxuena1 what that mean ?

omar youssef said:
i was using dn3 rom which has android version v 4.4.2 but i enter the recovery and restored the stock rom v 4.3 and it works with no problem and it was the last rom i use it when i flashed the star dous rom through the mobile odin in my mobile .. is there is a things i must do when i'm flashin the rom through the pc odin ? like check the repartion option or some thing else ?
my bootloader version is : n7100xxuena1 what that mean ?
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So you can also try the NA1 firmware, but nothing beneath that. NA1 is a knox enabled BL, so whatever you flash successfully will have Knox in it.
DON'T TICK REPARTITION!

Androidwizzard said:
So you can also try the NA1 firmware, but nothing beneath that. NA1 is a knox enabled BL, so whatever you flash successfully will have Knox in it.
DON'T TICK REPARTITION!
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what you mean of the NA1 firmware if you mean the 4.3 stock rom i flashed it with the pc odin and my mobile screen freezes as i told you and nothing changed .. give me obvious steps 1 2 3 to do it to solve this problem and if you can give me a suitable download links .. now you know all the issues with my mobile and thanks for your interst

omar youssef said:
what you mean of the NA1 firmware if you mean the 4.3 stock rom i flashed it with the pc odin and my mobile screen freezes as i told you and nothing changed .. give me obvious steps 1 2 3 to do it to solve this problem and if you can give me a suitable download links .. now you know all the issues with my mobile and thanks for your interst
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1) Go to Sammobile
2) Find firmware for your region -> download
3) Find Odin 3.09 -> download and install
4) Start Odin 3.09
5) Plugin device -> see if Odin displays active com port
6) Go into download mode
7) Link firmware download in tab PDA/AP
8) Let Odin check md5
9) Press start button
10) Wait until display of com port in Odin turns green and says success.
All these steps could also be found with an easy Google search or in Youtube tutorials

Androidwizzard said:
1) Go to Sammobile
2) Find firmware for your region -> download
3) Find Odin 3.09 -> download and install
4) Start Odin 3.09
5) Plugin device -> see if Odin displays active com port
6) Go into download mode
7) Link firmware download in tab PDA/AP
8) Let Odin check md5
9) Press start button
10) Wait until display of com port in Odin turns green and says success.
All these steps could also be found with an easy Google search or in Youtube tutorials
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Thanks for your work but I did all these steps but my mobile freezes and noying changed fir sorry .. I flashed the 4.4.2 kitkat stock rom which is the latest one !

omar youssef said:
Thanks for your work but I did all these steps but my mobile freezes and noying changed fir sorry .. I flashed the 4.4.2 kitkat stock rom which is the latest one !
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OK, I see. Try a wipe from stock recovery, wipe all possible.
Another option: Kies!
I know, you said not recognized but you must get it to work. Uninstall all drivers from PC an re-install drivers until Kies can restore your device.
Very last option: Find a Samsung repair near to you.

Androidwizzard said:
OK, I see. Try a wipe from stock recovery, wipe all possible.
Another option: Kies!
I know, you said not recognized but you must get it to work. Uninstall all drivers from PC an re-install drivers until Kies can restore your device.
Very last option: Find a Samsung repair near to you.
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Look I searched the internet find something I think it will be useful if we can use it successfully called n7100 rescue rom consists of 5 files in one zip file it is the fully original factory rom but unfortunately it's 4.1.2 jellybean so how can I flash this rom successfully ? Is it possible downgrade the bootloader first or what ?? Please help

omar youssef said:
Look I searched the internet find something I think it will be useful if we can use it successfully called n7100 rescue rom consists of 5 files in one zip file it is the fully original factory rom but unfortunately it's 4.1.2 jellybean so how can I flash this rom successfully ? Is it possible downgrade the bootloader first or what ?? Please help
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As you mentioned you already have been on NA1 firmware and as it seems you have flashed latest 4.4.2 with "a kind of success" I find it hope- and useless to even try this rescue rom. Bootloader is the reason why you can't successfully flash. NO DOWNGRADE POSSIBLE.

Androidwizzard said:
As you mentioned you already have been on NA1 firmware and as it seems you have flashed latest 4.4.2 with "a kind of success" I find it hope- and useless to even try this rescue rom. Bootloader is the reason why you can't successfully flash. NO DOWNGRADE POSSIBLE.
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Can you illustrate your words ? For kies it's unpossible to connect my mobile to any pc the drivers works perfectly for any similarphone the fault is in my mobile not the driver and for sumsung care it will be high cost as the warranty ended ! And I wipe every thing possible through the stock recovery but noyhing changed !

I am beginning to lose my patience cause you don't follow my advice or even don't consider that I am right.
Look into system on your PC if there is an unknown device.
Whenever hardware is connected to PC Windows starts to search for drivers.
It doesn't matter that other devices are recognized correctly.
Wipe all Samsung drivers and re-install. Even re-install Kies too.
Start Kies and try restoration, maybe it will fail, but try. AND with current drivers you are supposed to fail.
At last: Try to find a friend with knowledge who can help you at your home or his.

[Q] Need some helpful advice on updating

It's been a long bloody time since I fiddled around with stuff on this phone. So I'm still on a rooted 4.1.2.
My questions are is it worth the upgrade to KitKat? And if so, what's the easiest way for me to do so? Hopefully retaining root, but not too necessary.
Help would be appreciated. For dummies.

Hey there.
I've gone through the process myself recently. Here is what you should do :
1. Download a custom rom from the Android Development forum. For example I downloaded the DN3 v5.2, but whatever catches your eye is fine.
2. Just follow the instructions the rom' s topic states.
3. If you have trouble getting to the recovery mode, you should flash with Odin some custom recovery. I like the cwm recovery.
4. Most guides provide info how to root your phone but if not then there is a topic in the Android Development forum about it.
I suggest backing up everything you can before- copy the phone contents to your pc, run the efs professional program to backup your efs.
Cheers

Rizaria said:
It's been a long bloody time since I fiddled around with stuff on this phone. So I'm still on a rooted 4.1.2.
My questions are is it worth the upgrade to KitKat? And if so, what's the easiest way for me to do so? Hopefully retaining root, but not too necessary.
Help would be appreciated. For dummies.
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Hi there. I'm using n7100. N7105 is not far different to n7100. I've recently upgraded my phone from 4.3 to 4.4. I can't see a big difference from the 2 version except 4.4 consumes more battery than 4.3. I think you should consider 4.3 first before going straight to 4.4.
Just to inform you. What I know is...4.3 and 4.4 Official Rom already have Knox. So maybe you should read about them first. And Flashing Custom Recovery like PhilzTouchRecovery may trigger your Knox and increase your Binary Counter. And you may loose your warranty.
Flashing and rooting stock ROM is easy. But you have to do it right. What I did:
1. Download Odin
2. Download Samsung USB Drivers
3 Download 4.4 Firmware for my phone at sammobile.com
4. Install Samsung USB Driver
5. Run Odin
6. Put phone in Download Mode. Check if Odin successfully detected my phone
7. Once success, load the firmware to PDA Tab/Button. Don't touch anything
8. Press start. Wait till done. Wait till your phone reboot on it's own.
9. Once rebooted, check "About Device".
10. Done!
11. Download PhilzTouchRecovery 6.26
12. Put device into Download Mode again.
13. Run Odin again
14. Connect device again
15. Load PhilzTouchRecovery.tar.md5 to PDA Tab/Button
16. Uncheck Auto Reboot from Odin
17. Click start. Once Pass! Disconnect device.
18. Hold Power Button, DON'T RELEASE till you boot into your new recovery.
19. Once booted to PhilzRecovery, select reboot system now, but make sure not to overwrite with stock recovery or else you're PhilzRecovery will be reverted back to your stock recovery and you have to flash again your PhilzRecovery.
20. Once successfully flashed PhilzRecovery. Make all necessary backups (Full backup) you can't make EFS/MODEM backup yet because your not yet Rooted. You just installed Custom Recovery.
21. Once fully backed up. Copy backup files to your PC.
22. If you want to root again. Use CF-ROOT on 4.4.2 or use Dr.Ketan's Multi-Tool-Advance-V6 in 4.3. And follow their instructions.
Good Luck. HTH.

PoOoZaQ said:
Hey there.
I've gone through the process myself recently. Here is what you should do :
1. Download a custom rom from the Android Development forum. For example I downloaded the DN3 v5.2, but whatever catches your eye is fine.
2. Just follow the instructions the rom' s topic states.
3. If you have trouble getting to the recovery mode, you should flash with Odin some custom recovery. I like the cwm recovery.
4. Most guides provide info how to root your phone but if not then there is a topic in the Android Development forum about it.
I suggest backing up everything you can before- copy the phone contents to your pc, run the efs professional program to backup your efs.
Cheers
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Thanks for that. Still wondering which one I should try all this Knox stuff is puzzling. Seems a lot of things have happened since I last had a fiddle.
asin_punk said:
Hi there. I'm using n7100. N7105 is not far different to n7100. I've recently upgraded my phone from 4.3 to 4.4. I can't see a big difference from the 2 version except 4.4 consumes more battery than 4.3. I think you should consider 4.3 first before going straight to 4.4.
Just to inform you. What I know is...4.3 and 4.4 Official Rom already have Knox. So maybe you should read about them first. And Flashing Custom Recovery like PhilzTouchRecovery may trigger your Knox and increase your Binary Counter. And you may loose your warranty.
Flashing and rooting stock ROM is easy. But you have to do it right. What I did:
1. Download Odin
2. Download Samsung USB Drivers
3 Download 4.4 Firmware for my phone at sammobile.com
4. Install Samsung USB Driver
5. Run Odin
6. Put phone in Download Mode. Check if Odin successfully detected my phone
7. Once success, load the firmware to PDA Tab/Button. Don't touch anything
8. Press start. Wait till done. Wait till your phone reboot on it's own.
9. Once rebooted, check "About Device".
10. Done!
11. Download PhilzTouchRecovery 6.26
12. Put device into Download Mode again.
13. Run Odin again
14. Connect device again
15. Load PhilzTouchRecovery.tar.md5 to PDA Tab/Button
16. Uncheck Auto Reboot from Odin
17. Click start. Once Pass! Disconnect device.
18. Hold Power Button, DON'T RELEASE till you boot into your new recovery.
19. Once booted to PhilzRecovery, select reboot system now, but make sure not to overwrite with stock recovery or else you're PhilzRecovery will be reverted back to your stock recovery and you have to flash again your PhilzRecovery.
20. Once successfully flashed PhilzRecovery. Make all necessary backups (Full backup) you can't make EFS/MODEM backup yet because your not yet Rooted. You just installed Custom Recovery.
21. Once fully backed up. Copy backup files to your PC.
22. If you want to root again. Use CF-ROOT on 4.4.2 or use Dr.Ketan's Multi-Tool-Advance-V6 in 4.3. And follow their instructions.
Good Luck. HTH.
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Very concise steps, cheers for that. Might give all that a try. Just need a safe rom. Not sure what. Is there anything else that needs flashing, like modem files or anything?
Thanks for both your comments.

Only the rom is necessary. Shouldn't flash modem and kernel etc unless something doesn't work.
All the roms published in xda are fine and safe. I just went for the topic with the most views.
If you want you can also download stock 4.3 from www.sammobile.com
Just choose your device and you get a file flashable with odin. About 1.9 giga download.

Rizaria said:
Thanks for that. Still wondering which one I should try all this Knox stuff is puzzling. Seems a lot of things have happened since I last had a fiddle.
Very concise steps, cheers for that. Might give all that a try. Just need a safe rom. Not sure what. Is there anything else that needs flashing, like modem files or anything?
Thanks for both your comments.
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Your current Bootloader doesn't have Knox. So you better search for a 4.3 or 4.4 rom that doesn't flash new bootloader. I think i saw it somewhere in the development.If I were not mistaken, it should be flashed thru custom recovery. Coz it's a zip file.
All I know is all rom files from sammobile.com includes new kernel, bootloader and modem. So if you flash this roms from sammobile, you will have a new kernel, bootloader and modem. It's all up to you. If I were you, I'll stay away from Knox. So find a rom that supports your current bootloader. Maybe a custom one.
Maybe this will help...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2747963

asin_punk said:
Your current Bootloader doesn't have Knox. So you better search for a 4.3 or 4.4 rom that doesn't flash new bootloader. I think i saw it somewhere in the development.If I were not mistaken, it should be flashed thru custom recovery. Coz it's a zip file.
All I know is all rom files from sammobile.com includes new kernel, bootloader and modem. So if you flash this roms from sammobile, you will have a new kernel, bootloader and modem. It's all up to you. If I were you, I'll stay away from Knox. So find a rom that supports your current bootloader. Maybe a custom one.
Maybe this will help...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2747963
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Fair enough, thanks.
If I try the one below, think that'd work out alright? And which to use, deoxed or not?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588787
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Rizaria said:
Fair enough, thanks.
If I try the one below, think that'd work out alright? And which to use, deoxed or not?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588787
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Yeah nice find... It should work fine... you're on the 3rd status "For those are on the 4.1.2 bootloader the rom could work normally with AGNi Kernel include in rom". I think you should go for DEODEXED for more customization and etc. Read here: http://codeversed.com/deodexed-vs-odexed-rom/.
Make sure to follow instruction precisely and strictly. And make sure to copy your Backup to your PC right after you created it. Coz if you do a Full Wipe, Reset and Clean Install, it will also delete the backup that you made. Read the instructions multiple times carefully to avoid mislead. Once you done it successfully, you will be on Custom Rom and Custom Kernel. Sounds very techie. Hahaha. Good Luck!

asin_punk said:
Yeah nice find... It should work fine... you're on the 3rd status "For those are on the 4.1.2 bootloader the rom could work normally with AGNi Kernel include in rom". I think you should go for DEODEXED for more customization and etc. Read here: http://codeversed.com/deodexed-vs-odexed-rom/.
Make sure to follow instruction precisely and strictly. And make sure to copy your Backup to your PC right after you created it. Coz if you do a Full Wipe, Reset and Clean Install, it will also delete the backup that you made. Read the instructions multiple times carefully to avoid mislead. Once you done it successfully, you will be on Custom Rom and Custom Kernel. Sounds very techie. Hahaha. Good Luck!
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Thanks for the advice.
Really, I wanted to upgrade to Android L but then I saw it wasn't out yet so I was like...huh, KitKat time?
I'm not even sure if it'll be any better than what I have! Mostly just want something with better battery life. Even though I just bought a new battery that lets me use my phone for 3 days and a half hour. I have noticed that Screen/Android seem to be bleeding power a lot more these days, so figured it might be worth a wipe and an upgrade.
In any case, whenever I do, I have some handy guides now. Cheers~

[GUIDE] [HOW-TO] Downgrade to 5.1.1 lolipop

So......first of all lets clear something out: nougat is fine. marshmallow is fine. even the first firmware that was ever released on the s6e+ was fine. But if for whatever reason you would want to downgrade to lolipop heres how:
WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO DIVE INTO INVOLVES HARDCORE BOOTLOADER MODS AND FLASHING SAMSUNG ENGINEERING FILES. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK. NO ONE (INCLUDING ME) WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR OWN PHONE.
So......downgrading to lolipop...... some ppl claimed it can be done by deleting some file in the odin .tar but that never worked for me.
If you have the sw rev check fail error upon downgrading....this is the guide for you
This will wipe all your data including internal storage (depending on how you do it)
Confirmed working on 2 g928f devices (one of em is mine) should* work on g928c but cant make any promises
disadvantages:
1. You cannot boot twrp while on the downgraded bootloader (still working on that tho)
2. You will only have system-wide root. DO NOT flash systemless or it will not boot (also rip safetynet)
3. Fingerprint is not working (still working on that)
4. You can only flash stock nougat or stock marshmallow from odin. You cannot flash lolipop tar,twrp tar,cf auto root tar or anything else
Instructions:
1. Wipe /data /system and /cache in twrp
2. Download this lolipop rom i cooked up in a few mins or any other lolipop rom (but this is tested as working w this method) and flash it (dont mind the supersu flash in the rom. it doesnt work. flash this supersu)
3. Download and flash this supersu (optional)(depends if u want root)
4. FLASH ALL OTHER MODS NOW BCUZ U CANT BOOT IN TWRP BACK LATER
you can try to boot but it wont. You need a bootloader
5. reboot in download mode and flash this modified bootloader
6. boot in stock recovery,wipe,cross fingers and hope it boots
If u ever wanna go back to nougat just flash stock .tar and no issues from there
Huuuuuge credits to @lucastanciu
The guy stayd a few hrs in a constant bootloader fkup to made this happen and has made a huuuuge contribution so that this guide could be possible and as safe as it is

HOW-TO:
Flash something (a mod for example) AFTER you flashed the rom and modded bootloader
flash this stock bootloader in bl tab
at the same time flash in ap the twrp tar.
boot into twrp flash whatever y need to flash
flash back from odin the modified bootloader

"I dont have a g928f or g928c
Can you mod a bootloader for me?"
Well.........depends....... if im bored yea i like to help ppl
Just give me ur model number and i will try to make one for you. No promises tho

U forgot to mention that this 5.1.1 lollipop is faster than any rom. With this rom i got the fastest boot time ever! I recommend u to try this rom ))

Deal with the g928g

Gracias very good onli necesari recovery

You deserve a ten, but please fix it to get into recovery and do not put tatas red letters that scare jaajajjaja good eunsaludo from spain

my batery life its worst than my life ))

djpaul2 said:
my batery life its worst than my life ))
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Ah yes. If you rooted then you have the deep sleep issue. This was an issue even with the original 5.1.1 it was fixed by flashing a custom kernel buuuut since we cant do that......... we just have to deal with it

is this work on note5 n920c ?

rainbow_dash said:
"i dont have a g928f or g928c
can you mod a bootloader for me?"
well.........depends....... If im bored yea i like to help ppl
just give me ur model number and i will try to make one for you. No promises tho
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sm-n920t oj5

Rainbow_Dash said:
So......first of all lets clear something out: nougat is fine. marshmallow is fine. even the first firmware that was ever released on the s6e+ was fine. But if for whatever reason you would want to downgrade to lolipop heres how:
WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO DIVE INTO INVOLVES HARDCORE BOOTLOADER MODS AND FLASHING SAMSUNG ENGINEERING FILES. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK. NO ONE (INCLUDING ME) WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANY DAMAGE TO UR OWN PHONE.
So......downgrading to lolipop...... some ppl claimed it can be done by deleting some file in the .tar but that never worked for me.
If you have the sw rev check fail error upon downgrading....this is the guide for you
This will wipe all your data including internal storage (depending on how you do it)
Confirmed working on 2 g928f devices (one of em is mine) should* work on g928c but cant make any promises
disadvantages:
1. You cannot boot twrp while on the downgraded bootloader (still working on that tho)
2. You will only have systen-wide root. DO NOT flash systemless or it will not boot
3. Fingerprint is not working (still working on that)
4. You can only flash stock nougat or stock marshmallow from odin. You cannot flash lolipop tar,twrp tar,cf auto root tar or anything else
Instructions:
1. Wipe /data /system and /cache in twrp
2. Download this lolipop rom i cooked up in a few mins and flash it (dont mind the supersu flash in the rom. it doesnt work. flash this supersu
3. Download and flash this supersu (optional)(depends if u want root)
4. FLASH ALL OTHER MODS NOW BCUZ U CANT BOOT IN TWRP BACK LATER
you can try to boot but it wont. You need a bootloader
5. reboot in download mode and flash this modified bootloader
6. boot in stock recovery,wipe,cross fingers and hope it boots
If u ever wanna go back to nougat just flash stock .tar and no issues from there
Huuuuuge credits to @lucastanciu
The guy stayd a few hrs in a constant bootloader fkup to made this happen and has made a huuuuge contribution so that this guide could be possible and as safe as it is
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Is this also working on G928S ( Korean SKTelecom Model) ? I was already broken Knox.

you can make this for S6 SM-G920i/F ? PLEASE :C

please upload the boot manager again thanks

Hi
There is no file to download, the link is dead
Can you upload files again
Thanks

Links dead

eriktirador said:
Links dead
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Quick!
Somebody do CPR

What?

Rainbow_Dash said:
Quick!
Somebody do CPR
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lmao
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