Just checked for updates as described in other threads and it found the latest 4.3 update. I have read both positive and negative responses to the update. Some found things they used in 4.1.2 that are being taken away. Some like the new features in 4.3. It will vary from person to person whether the ROM is better for them or not. Fact is, all devices (current and future) are moving forward.
Should I just install the update? Should I make a copy of my current setup with one of the recoveries, then odin back, and run triangle away?
Strange. I went ahead and updated. Even after doing two complete resets, I still have SU app from 4.1.2. I guess it carried the program during the upgrade process?
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Strange. I went ahead and updated. Even after doing two complete resets, I still have SU app from 4.1.2. I guess it carried the program during the upgrade process?
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it basically dirty flashed the new update over your 4.1.2. I honestly didn't care much about the KNOX boot loader since my warranty is already over. but, I find not having to flash devil kernel so much easier w/ less lag.
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it basically dirty flashed the new update over your 4.1.2. I honestly didn't care much about the KNOX boot loader since my warranty is already over. but, I find not having to flash devil kernel so much easier w/ less lag.
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Hopefully someone will develop something that resets the KNOX counter. Triangle worked for 4.1.2, but does not work in 4.3 for me.
BTW, what 4.3 ROMs do you like, since we have the new bootloader? I just installed TWRP and trying to decide on a ROM.
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Hopefully someone will develop something that resets the KNOX counter. Triangle worked for 4.1.2, but does not work in 4.3 for me.
BTW, what 4.3 ROMs do you like, since we have the new bootloader? I just installed TWRP and trying to decide on a ROM.
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Me, personally, I did like JediMasterX till' I ran into a bunch of problems. so I went to the At&T forum. & I downloaded DN3. Its an amazing ROM & the features are just spectacular.
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Me, personally, I did like JediMasterX till' I ran into a bunch of problems. so I went to the At&T forum. & I downloaded DN3. Its an amazing ROM & the features are just spectacular.
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Works on our T-Mobile without issue? I don't need Wifi calling.
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Works on our T-Mobile without issue? I don't need Wifi calling.
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exactly why I didn't care much for the T-Mobile ROMs. it works spectacular. w/ the new boot loader you won't have to flash devil kernel to get WiFi working. and there's no data drops. + we get the N3 features.
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exactly why I didn't care much for the T-Mobile ROMs. it works spectacular. w/ the new boot loader you won't have to flash devil kernel to get WiFi working. and there's no data drops. + we get the N3 features.
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Which of the three versions did you use? LTE edition?
youStolemylaptop said:
exactly why I didn't care much for the T-Mobile ROMs. it works spectacular. w/ the new boot loader you won't have to flash devil kernel to get WiFi working. and there's no data drops. + we get the N3 features.
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Can you please give us the link to the Rom you are using?
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I am installing DN3 and am in their installer. It asks me whether I want the N7105 version... or the i317 or i317M. I read to install the ATT version, but what's the difference in the M and non-M version?
So I have a question I hqvent been on in a while and last I checked the newest update came with a locked bootloader. I know it did for the s3. I liked the newest software on the s3 but I jus5 cant stand all that bloat and not having full control of my phone. That s3 was killing me. I just got my note2 back from samsung with a nice new screen and of coure they forgot to send the spen with it. Not that I use the stupid thing anyway but still come on. Anyway is the bootloader locked on this one also and how hard is that to get around?
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I am installing DN3 and am in their installer. It asks me whether I want the N7105 version... or the i317 or i317M. I read to install the ATT version, but what's the difference in the M and non-M version?
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theyre for different companies i believe. as how ours (T889) also has a T889v ( i think thats the right letter) version as its for a different conpany. I installed using the ATT one. there's really no difference because you're just going to flash a tmobile modem over it.
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Can you please give us the link to the Rom you are using?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541860
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So I have a question I hqvent been on in a while and last I checked the newest update came with a locked bootloader. I know it did for the s3. I liked the newest software on the s3 but I jus5 cant stand all that bloat and not having full control of my phone. That s3 was killing me. I just got my note2 back from samsung with a nice new screen and of coure they forgot to send the spen with it. Not that I use the stupid thing anyway but still come on. Anyway is the bootloader locked on this one also and how hard is that to get around?
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yes the boot loader is locked. I don't believe there's a workaround it yet. but I'm even sure. you can scroll around through the threads and see if there is. what I did was just update it anyways and tripped my KNOX boot loader to ox1. I didn't have warranty anyways so I'm not tripping over it. and then I just rooted it, flashed cwm and started to flash ROMs.
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Thank you. So is the root process the same? Usually i flash twrp with odin then install su permissions then I flash away. Or do I have to use another method? Really all I want is the modem software so I could just wait till someone pulls it out they usually do. I always liked c heckin out the latest stock rom but always changed back to aokp.
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Thank you. So is the root process the same? Usually i flash twrp with odin then install su permissions then I flash away. Or do I have to use another method? Really all I want is the modem software so I could just wait till someone pulls it out they usually do. I always liked c heckin out the latest stock rom but always changed back to aokp.
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I wrote instructions on how I rooted. there could be other methods to. this is easiest for me! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2562994
if you're going to end up on aokp, you should just stay on the 4.1.2 boot loader. the update to me is really only for TW roms because the stock ROMs are working just fine w/o the new boot loader.
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I seen a post where the 4.2.2 Google edition rom was available to flash onto my tmobile S4, I was wondering if I can just flash it after wiping, or if I need the ktoonz kernel? I'm not even sure what the ktoonz kernel is, I've flashed ROMS before, just not on my s4. I'm rooted with twrp. And my build is the UVUAMDL one where I needed to get past boot loader lock thing. Sorry, I'm using my phone and I don't have the right links with me. Any help would be nice
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I Highly suggest you don't flash anything until you read up on the forums and figure everything out. Read up on kernels, roms, gapps, bootloader, recovery etc. Then when you get that stuff down read about the roms you want to flash. If you flash am incorrect file you can hard brick your phone.
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I seen a post where the 4.2.2 Google edition rom was available to flash onto my tmobile S4, I was wondering if I can just flash it after wiping, or if I need the ktoonz kernel? I'm not even sure what the ktoonz kernel is, I've flashed ROMS before, just not on my s4. I'm rooted with twrp. And my build is the UVUAMDL one where I needed to get past boot loader lock thing. Sorry, I'm using my phone and I don't have the right links with me. Any help would be nice
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Start here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370213
I'm fairly familiar with flashing. I know my way around twrp and cwm. I just never knew what a kernel was.. Never needed to use one on my vibrant... So I know how to flash, that's not my question... I want to know if, with a stock rooted tmobile galaxy s4 (UVUAMDL), can I just flash the Google edition rom from twrp, then I'm good to go? And will I lose my root? It looks pretty straight forward, I just want to make sure my phone is Ok for the rom, and if I need the ktoonz file, cuz some people were mentioning it...
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I flashed my T-Mobile version to a GE and it works fine... But mines is non rooted... You should be fine.
This is the one I should be flashing then, right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341528
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This is the one I should be flashing then, right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341528
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I already posted the link.
I was looking at that, so I wipe everything in twrp, and flash it like normal, but I'll lose root? Download the chainfire zip and install it in twrp as well to get root again?
Quick question, if I ever wanted to send my phone into get serviced, I can completely wipe my phone back to stock by flashing that back on the phone using Odin, correct? That would do the root as well, so when I sent it in, they would be none the wiser?
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And did I see somewhere that 4.3 doesn't have flash?
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And did I see somewhere that 4.3 doesn't have flash?
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Yea that's the version, get the odex version so everything works.
Jellybean doesn't have flash... It uses Google chrome as default browser unlike custom Roms that has a browser that has a browser built in.
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Will there be completely stable versions of the Google edition s4 released sometime in the future? I'm just seeing way to many different versions of the same thing where some things aren't working properly, and it doesn't seem to be as simple as just flashing the rom. All sorts of other stuff needs to be done like changing build.prop and whatnot. I just want to be able to flash the rom and be done with it... Is that possible right now? Or no. I guess I'm not as familiar with all the terminology as I thought. I still don't know what a kernel really is, I flashed one once and it just made my cwm recovery menu different... And I know I needed a specific kernel to flash specific ROMS.. Is that the case here with these Google edition roms?
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Google edition 4.2.2 is stable
B. Dre said:
Google edition 4.2.2 is stable
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Only thing that sucks is the home button lag, and you can't fix it since s voice is not even there.
Does anyone know if wifi calling works with GE rom?
It's a must for me.
Thanks!
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Only thing that sucks is the home button lag, and you can't fix it since s voice is not even there.
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You can install S Voice tho. It doesn't require TW.
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Does anyone know if wifi calling works with GE rom?
It's a must for me.
Thanks!
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Only T-Mobile base ROM will have Wi-Fi calling as of now.
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You can install S Voice tho. It doesn't require TW.
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Tried to install and the feature was unchecked automatically. Tried to turn on restart phone etc and nothing helped.
I really wonder how custom Roms don't have this home button lag and GE does. Weird
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I seen a post where the 4.2.2 Google edition rom was available to flash onto my tmobile S4, I was wondering if I can just flash it after wiping, or if I need the ktoonz kernel? I'm not even sure what the ktoonz kernel is, I've flashed ROMS before, just not on my s4. I'm rooted with twrp. And my build is the UVUAMDL one where I needed to get past boot loader lock thing. Sorry, I'm using my phone and I don't have the right links with me. Any help would be nice
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The i9505G kernels work just fine.
I did a search and couldn't find an answer. I got the OTA (Thanks to my wife, while I still sleeping) I did get it rooted and knox disabled. Don't care about the knox flag because my warranty is already gone. So now my question is do any of the 4.3-4.4 ROMS work (Skynote, Ditto etc)? Can I flash TWRP with goo manager?
Thanks in advance!
Geeve
geeve420 said:
I did a search and couldn't find an answer. I got the OTA (Thanks to my wife, while I still sleeping) I did get it rooted and knox disabled. Don't care about the knox flag because my warranty is already gone. So now my question is do any of the 4.3-4.4 ROMS work (Skynote, Ditto etc)? Can I flash TWRP with goo manager?
Thanks in advance!
Geeve
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I haven't flashed TWRP thru goo manager but I have thru ODIN. You can get it from here.
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/t0lteatt
I just got done flashing SKY NOTE 4.3 Edition MJ4-4.3 (AT&T Leak).
I can confirm twrp installs from goomanager as thats how I installed it and successfully flashed an aroma addon (just a mod NOT a rom) with no issues
Did you thank your Developer today?
Thanks to both of you! Getting goo now. Not sure if I am brave enough to flash a ROM yet though till i can see what others have done.
Geeve
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Thanks to both of you! Getting goo now. Not sure if I am brave enough to flash a ROM yet though till i can see what others have done.
Geeve
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I'm not brave enough yet to rom either but I can confirm Xposed installs perfectly and gearbox works just enough that pie controls work.
If you do that don't turn ANYTHING else in gearbox on. Use Wanam to mod out with as its built for the note 2.
Did you thank your Developer today?
Thanks Jspex! Looking into them now
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geeve420 said:
I did a search and couldn't find an answer. I got the OTA (Thanks to my wife, while I still sleeping) I did get it rooted and knox disabled. Don't care about the knox flag because my warranty is already gone. So now my question is do any of the 4.3-4.4 ROMS work (Skynote, Ditto etc)? Can I flash TWRP with goo manager?
Thanks in advance!
Geeve
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I decided to be the sacrificial lamb and I can confirm that yes definitively you can go from stock 4.3 OTA to a custom 4.3 ROM. I updated to 4.3 OTA (dumb) and just now successfully flashed Ditto 3.1.1.
1. Root 4.3 OTA
2. Flash TWRP
3. Flash custom rom.
4. Run SuperSU
Some additional notes:
Did a dirty flash the first go around. The device didn't boot. Used the pull battery method to get into recovery (probably not necessary but oh well). Reflashed the rom this time using full wipe in AROMA (not in TWRP) and the device booted like a charm (even got an OTA Ditto 3.2 update bonus!).
Additionally AROMA didn't delete my data so I got to keep all my data from 4.3 OTA.
Last note my baseband is still MK6. I guess that's good because Ditto is still on MK5.
Lots of people have done this. What's so scary?
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JediMasterX V2 runs great on 4.3 bootloader. If you took the OTA to get to 4.3 then you are ready to go with JediMasterX just download the zip and follow the instructions in the OP.
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Lots of people have done this. What's so scary?
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If you knew this information already, it would have been helpful of you to share this information with the group instead of chiming in after the fact.
Just read this but a quick read anywhere around here would've been an answer
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Thanks everyone!!
Why it was scary is when I posted there was a lot going on. I hadn't seen where someone had taken the update, then flashed a ROM. I had seen a lot about the leak but not MK6. There were quite a few folks having trouble restoring backups, soft bricking etc. and it was due to the locked down boot loader being hostile to changes. I just didn't want a soft brick and have to use my Infuse till I could get it back up.
As far as what I have read so far, no one has been able to get back to MK6 after downgrading or roming and the backups of the stock MK6 aren't working. The reason I asked is because not much was being said about how ROMs were acting with the locked bootloader. No one was talking about steps to take if you have the MK6 update to ROM.
I have since flashed and I am running Sky Note Air Vaniila now and all is well. Just wanted to see what troubles if any others were having to help keep ducks in a row That way when folks want to ROM they know which ones work with the new Bootloader.
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Can we use safestrap on our phone and then can I flash any tmo rom on the rom slots as normal?
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Yes, I understand safestrap for hlteatt to work well on hltetmo. Search the forum for more info.
I looked and I can't find any info on tmo... But I was curious if anyone is using it. ..
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I looked and I can't find any info on tmo... But I was curious if anyone is using it. ..
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Why would you need it, your device is bootloader unlocked, if you attempt to use this on an unlocked bootloader, this could possibly brick your phone, as it patches a bypass to the bootloader...no, this would not be wise...be careful..
Good luck.
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Why would you need it, your device is bootloader unlocked, if you attempt to use this on an unlocked bootloader, this could possibly brick your phone, as it patches a bypass to the bootloader...no, this would not be wise...be careful..
Good luck.
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I just don't want to trip knox. ... And it's Kool to flash 4 roms to one phone to play around with. .. But yeah I don't want to brick it. .. If someone had used this successfully on this phone I would like to know. ..If not I hope they do something like this for ours. ...
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djtheraven said:
I just don't want to trip knox. ... And it's Kool to flash 4 roms to one phone to play around with. .. But yeah I don't want to brick it. .. If someone had used this successfully on this phone I would like to know. ..If not I hope they do something like this for ours. ...
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I guess I wasnt very clear before. Several people have already used safestrap on this device (T-mobile note 3/hltetmo) without any apparent issues. All I did just now was type safestrap into the search box on the main page of the hltetmo page and this thread appeared.
Thanx only thing is you can't really flash anything tmo right now. .. And no asop... I'll wait till they expand. ..
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Thanx only thing is you can't really flash anything tmo right now. .. And no asop... I'll wait till they expand.
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I think what he was getting at is that you can flash AOSP ROMs, however since they contain a custom kernel it will trip KNOX. So if you are trying to avoid that, then no AOSP.
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I think what he was getting at is that you can flash AOSP ROMs, however since they contain a custom kernel it will trip KNOX. So if you are trying to avoid that, then no AOSP.
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My knox is 0x1 so if im not afraid of tripping knox can i install aosp and kernels thru this if i installed it on my tmo n3?
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My knox is 0x1 so if im not afraid of tripping knox can i install aosp and kernels thru this if i installed it on my tmo n3?
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I'm not sure TBH, very little experience with safestrap.. If you are already 0x1 why not just install a full recovery?
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I'm not sure TBH, very little experience with safestrap.. If you are already 0x1 why not just install a full recovery?
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I like the rom slots... Its way nicer to be able to have the current rominstalled and build one on the side... Or i can have a tw and a aosp both installed
Any ideas ppl?
People with unlocked boot-loaders that want to be confined to a bootstrap........ hell hath frozen over.
I just paid a final Verizon bill of almost $1k (including ETF's) because of locked bootloaders and being confined to SafeStrap. I am forever grateful to Hashcode for the freedom we have been given but you guys do realize that safestrap partitions up your internal memory into 2GB blocks for system partition and 2-4GB blocks for data partitions for each slot. If you really use your phone you are going to be plagued with out of memory warnings. Plus you cannot flash kernels meaning no AOSP roms either and no more Aroma installs among other things.
When I had my Verizon Galaxy Note 3 and my AT&T Note 3 I always flashed everything to the stock slot and forgo the ROM slots alltogether. Then just backup and restore everything to the stock slot exactly like it was a real recovery. SO you might as well just do the same on a real recovery on the T-Mobile Note 3. Just backup and restore different ROM's (including AOSP!) at will. It may take a little longer to switch betweens ROMs this way but at least you don't have to jump through all those hoops or worse yet really mess up your device using a Safestrap not meant for your device.....all IMO of course.
Hi all,
Starting from the beginning... I had been having issues with CM 11 (LTE issues) so I decided to flash stock 4.1.2 (which was lag-galore) and upgraded to 4.3 to see any performance improvements. I was terribly disappointed with stock 4.3 for it extremely slow. laggy and sluggish as compared to the buttery CM. (I also did many tweaks in dev option and factory restored but my phone just wont stop lagging)
So basically I am wondering: Can I root 4.3, flash a custom ROM and if for any reason I have to, FLASH BACK TO STOCK 4.3?
I want to sell my phone down the road and my original plan was to flash 4.1.2 stock but with the bricking issues involved while downgrading I want to know if I can go straight from custom to 4.3 stock.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Yep you can always Odin back to stock 4.3, just not lower. I know with the M version you can anyway.
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If you have an i747m (Bell, Telus, Rogers), there is a complete stock 4.3 ROM. For the AT&T s3 (i747), there is not stock 4.3 ROM as AT&T only released their 4.3 ROM as an OTA update.
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Yep you can always Odin back to stock 4.3, just not lower. I know with the M version you can anyway.
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If you have an i747m (Bell, Telus, Rogers), there is a complete stock 4.3 ROM. For the AT&T s3 (i747), there is not stock 4.3 ROM as AT&T only released their 4.3 ROM as an OTA update.
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Thank you both for the quick replies
I've been searching the forums for a compete Stock Rom but like Audit as mentioned there is none for Att. I guess I just have to continue with stock.
By the way, do you guys notice "lag" with stock 4.3?
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Thank you both for the quick replies
I've been searching the forums for a compete Stock Rom but like Audit as mentioned there is none for Att. I guess I just have to continue with stock.
By the way, do you guys notice "lag" with stock 4.3?
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After bricking my phone messing with bootloaders and going through the hassle to fix it I told myself I was going to stay with stock 4.3....that lasted a matter of a couple hours because of the lag....butter is better
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After bricking my phone messing with bootloaders and going through the hassle to fix it I told myself I was going to stay with stock 4.3....that lasted a matter of a couple hours because of the lag....butter is better
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Hahah ikr! Curious as to, how did you unbrick? Also you dont understand my urge to get rid of stock and get butter but with all the bricking issues I simply cannot... and its killing me on the inside.
imcol said:
Thank you both for the quick replies
I've been searching the forums for a compete Stock Rom but like Audit as mentioned there is none for Att. I guess I just have to continue with stock.
By the way, do you guys notice "lag" with stock 4.3?
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I saw another post about "lag" and a factory wipe/reset fixed the issue.
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Hahah ikr! Curious as to, how did you unbrick? Also you dont understand my urge to get rid of stock and get butter but with all the bricking issues I simply cannot... and its killing me on the inside.
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I flashed another boot loader after the 4.3 one because I lost my imei. Didn't realize it would brick my phone. There is a guide on the forums on how to use a flash drive as a boot image to get into download mode....it was my savior
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I saw another post about "lag" and a factory wipe/reset fixed the issue.
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maybe its just me expecting too much from my phone. Compared to CM 11, I feel touchwiz is soooo slow and stutters and lags and is just plain behind. I did a factory reset myself with no noticeable change so I guess that's the way it is.
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I flashed another boot loader after the 4.3 one because I lost my imei. Didn't realize it would brick my phone. There is a guide on the forums on how to use a flash drive as a boot image to get into download mode....it was my savior
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Okay... awesome lol! You do have the M version so you have access to the complete Stock Rom which I dont so thats my downfall.
hey guys have been out of the modding life for a long time now since HTC Amaze came out on market and ive had nexus' (galaxy nexus) since then. i had a quick question. my sister passed down to me a S3 T-Mobile one. its on 4.1.1 and i had at the time put in CWM long time ago as i was gonna flash custom roms but never got around to it (i did this with the help of a youtube video.) now i have this device the Volume UP button doesnt work which is essential to go into download mode... how would i go about updating this to the latest 4.3 Firmware? if there are any detailed steps id really appreciate them. Sorry i know it sucks to get noob posts like these but i have done a bit of research and i cant seem to ask the right questions on google! thanks
btw just for though im switching from nexus 4 to s3 just cause i dont need the power from the n4 and i just want the s3 screen
so i think i found the piece i think its here: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/T-Mobile-Gal...cement_Parts_Tools&hash=item4d14d4fdbd&_uhb=1
is there a demo on how to do it or should i take it to Pacific Mall and get someone to do it? how much would it cost anyways?
You only need volume up to enter recovery.. volume down is for download mode.. anyway there are apps that can get you to download or recovery mode as long as you are rooted.. you could do that meanwhile or just wait till you fix the button.. really all you have to do is flash a 4.3 rom and modem in recovery, no need to update the whole firmware
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Being on 4.1.1, itd probably be a good idea to update the firmware. Thats just my opinion though.
You can root without volume up working, and or flash roms like serio said.
As for fixing it though, if you are good working on electronics and have good manual dexterity, you could probably do this yourself. But the advantage of taking it to a shop is if they screw it up theyd probably have to replace or reimburse you for it.
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what if i want to flash cyanogenmod11? is there any step by step? i dont want to brick this phone
do i have to update baseband?
First thing is to get rooted. Easiest way is to flash the root66 firmware via odin. Now decide if you want to use cwm/twrp recovery, or Mobile Odin to flash your rom.
If you want to use recovery, use goo manager or rom manager from the store to install the recovery. Then from the app choose reboot recovery and flash your rom. Factory reset after and reboot. Thats it.
You may need to update your firmware to at least 4.1.2. I think cm had issues running on older firmware.
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isnt cm going to be 4.4.2? hwo do i update ? im fully rooted and running CWM 6.0.4.5 Touch ^^ dont know about TWRP but ive been using CWM for the longest time before so i trust it
If you want to skip updating firmware, just flash the rom from cwm. If it errors out youll need to update to at least 4.1.2 (official or root66) via Odin.
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DocHoliday77 said:
If you want to skip updating firmware, just flash the rom from cwm. If it errors out youll need to update to at least 4.1.2 (official or root66) via Odin.
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OK i dont understand this part how would i flash 4.1.2? via CWM???
also Lets say i want to go on the official one 4.3 of Samsung ROM
such as this rom Stock Mod Rom
what do i have to do to get that on my 4.1.1 phone ur kind of scaring me but thanks for all the help!
ed116 said:
OK i dont understand this part how would i flash 4.1.2? via CWM???
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for official or root66 you use Odin or mobile Odin, not cwm
ed116 said:
also Lets say i want to go on the official one 4.3 of Samsung ROM
such as this rom Stock Mod Rom
what do i have to do to get that on my 4.1.1 phone ur kind of scaring me but thanks for all the help!
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flash the ROM and the 4.3 modem, as well as a custom kernel or at&t stock kernel modified by DocHoliday77 to get WiFi working
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ed116 said:
OK i dont understand this part how would i flash 4.1.2? via CWM???
also Lets say i want to go on the official one 4.3 of Samsung ROM
such as this rom Stock Mod Rom
what do i have to do to get that on my 4.1.1 phone ur kind of scaring me but thanks for all the help!
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Go to the firmware thread stickies in development (and linked in my Sig). Download the 4.1.2 firmware (or 4.3 if you choose, up to you), and flash using PC Odin.
Mobile Odin, while awesome in its own right, cannot update your boot loader and other important parts of the firmware needed by CM.
serio22 said:
for official or root66 you use Odin or mobile Odin, not cwm
flash the ROM and the 4.3 modem, as well as a custom kernel or at&t stock kernel modified by DocHoliday77 to get WiFi working
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Or am I remembering wrong? Wasn't there issues with running newer CM roms on pre 4.1.2 firmware? Isn't that what started everyone using the boot loader asserts in their scripts?
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Or am I remembering wrong? Wasn't there issues with running newer CM roms on pre 4.1.2 firmware? Isn't that what started everyone using the boot loader asserts in their scripts?
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I think it was just pre JB but I'm not sure.. If that's the case then flashing 4.1.2 firmware is a safer bet
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wow this is super confusign ahahha sorry guys !
so can i do this
go to download mode and flash root66 4.3 JB thats pre rooted with Odin Software and if later i wantt o isntall a custom rom i just install CWM recovery and can install CM 11 by just flashing the zip file?
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wow this is super confusign ahahha sorry guys !
so can i do this
go to download mode and flash root66 4.3 JB thats pre rooted with Odin Software and if later i wantt o isntall a custom rom i just install CWM recovery and can install CM 11 by just flashing the zip file?
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Yes, as long as you don't care about the knox counter being tripped
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serio22 said:
Yes, as long as you don't care about the knox counter being tripped
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does this do anything bad?
reading a bit online its about warranty im sure since this device is two generations old it would nto even matter!
ed116 said:
does this do anything bad?
reading a bit online its about warranty im sure since this device is two generations old it would nto even matter!
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If you didn't buy it from T-Mobile then it doesn't matter
Edit: just re-read the OP, and yeah it won't matter
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thank you all! yeah its T-Mobile phone used in Canada (Wind Mobile) thought maybe knox was like more prone to bricking or something this phone is almost 2 years old
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thank you all! yeah its T-Mobile phone used in Canada (Wind Mobile) thought maybe knox was like more prone to bricking or something this phone is almost 2 years old
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As long as you don't try to flash older firmware or bootloader then Knox is really no big deal.. You can still root, flash custom recoveries and ROMs with it
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Up on 4.3! mega thanks guys! looks very nice love TW!