Has anyone come up with an Odin flashable .tar file for the AT&T Galaxy S III 4.3 update? Needed!
Jakeuten said:
Has anyone come up with an Odin flashable .tar file for the AT&T Galaxy S III 4.3 update? Needed!
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I am looking for exactly this. I had a custom 4.3 ROM installed and flashed a zip that downgraded my MJB to MJ2 bootloader. I can still see the device via ODIN but the screen is black. I just want to try flashing the MJB bootloader via ODIN.
This would help me as well. I've been scouring the internet for a while looking for one. I'll probably end up just flashing an older rom and seeing if it works although I may have the bootloader problem as well.
Not sure if this link will help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321310
I am also looking for stock AT&T 4.3 ROM I747UCUEMJB for ODIN, so I could reflash it to fix my wifi disable issue.
RichMD said:
I am looking for exactly this. I had a custom 4.3 ROM installed and flashed a zip that downgraded my MJB to MJ2 bootloader. I can still see the device via ODIN but the screen is black. I just want to try flashing the MJB bootloader via ODIN.
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You could try installing a custom recovery such as TWRP or Philz Touch and re-flashing the MJB bootloader.
Edit: This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
audit13 said:
You could try installing a custom recovery such as TWRP or Philz Touch and re-flashing the MJB bootloader.
Edit: This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
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Thanks for the reply but I resolved it in December and posted in the hard brick resolved thread.
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audit13 said:
You could try installing a custom recovery such as TWRP or Philz Touch and re-flashing the MJB bootloader.
Edit: This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
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I really hope this will work soon.
As I haven't made 10 posts yet, I can't comment on that thread, which is nerve wracking since I'm having the same issues mentioned in it.
We're so close to having a MJB stock flashable .zip!
Tar file discovered!!
chemicalseb said:
I really hope this will work soon.
As I haven't made 10 posts yet, I can't comment on that thread, which is nerve wracking since I'm having the same issues mentioned in it.
We're so close to having a MJB stock flashable .zip!
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Someone actually has created a tar file for our phones!! I have been up for 5+ hours searching for this file! (At this point IDK how many hours I've been searching!!) I hard bricked my phone and the only way it works is if I do the SD card recovery method with DiskImager and the debrick.img file. I can only get my phone to boot with that specific file.
Here's the link https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358551786
Unfortunately, I lost the xda thread. Apparently, My phone boots into download mode with the debrick.img file in my Micro SD Card. And if I take out the SD Card, It won't boot at all! I've tried to install the tar file with the SD card trick It installs 4.3, but cannot boot without SD card!! Cannot install 4.1 nor 4.2!!
I've also tried download mode> install CWM via odin> Reboot> Enter CWM in phone>take out SD Card (still works if I take it out)>Reformat with Minitool partition Wizard> Move any kind of ROM zip file into SD card(Tried these ROMS for Galaxy S3 At&t: [4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4])>put SD Card back into phone> mount SD Card> EVERYTHING FAILS!!!! I need that stock tar file or any 4.3 tar.MD5 for my Galaxy s3!!!!! ANY TAR file would help at this point! Calling all Devs out there!! And I'm broke to buy the JTag ): I would seriously DONATE 20 bucks if somebody could help me with this one! Seriously!! I need my phone!!
Thanks!!!
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Hello, I am currently rooted and have CWM 6.0.4.3. installed. I'm on CM11 but want to go back to stock.. Is there an easy way to keep root and go back to stock. Want stock for a few functions that ROMS dont seem to be offering but can keep root and CWM ??
Thanks.
Which phone do you have? You could try flashing a pre-rooted stock ROM via Odin. Then use Odin to flash CWM.
Bt its better to firstly install ur stock rom and then again root it as it takes no longer than 5 mins
DeathNotice said:
Bt its better to firstly install ur stock rom and then again root it as it takes no longer than 5 mins
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Ok perfect, thats what I was looking for. Phone btw is S3 - d2att - SGH i747) Sounds good to install the stock rom and re-root.. I'm sure its here but I have searched everywhere to find a tutorial on this and I cannot find a straight answer.
Would you mind giving me the steps or pointing me to a thread that explains how to and has the files in need to download ?
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Which phone do you have? You could try flashing a pre-rooted stock ROM via Odin. Then use Odin to flash CWM.
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Do you know if there is a step by step on this somewhere ? I dont mind going back to complete stock.. I can just re-root and flash CWM after.
OR
Maybe you could just answer the bigger question : the reason I want to go back to stock is I need to use MHL/HDMI which CM11 doesnt support. I dont want to go back to stock, I would rather even go to another ROM that supports mhl/hdmi.. but if I have to go to stock, than so be it.?
Were you running the stock AT&T 4.3 ROM before you switched to CM11?
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Were you running the stock AT&T 4.3 ROM before you switched to CM11?
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Yes, I bought the phone new and was running stock, Canadian Rogers version and had changed to CM10, then to 11.
robberrobbie said:
Yes, I bought the phone new and was running stock, Canadian Rogers version and had changed to CM10, then to 11.
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Since you installed a custom recovery, that would have tripped the Knox counter which voids the warranty. It's not a problem if the phone is working properly.
Did you update to 4.3 or did it come with 4.3?
You may be better off installing a pre-rooted ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
audit13 said:
Since you installed a custom recovery, that would have tripped the Knox counter which voids the warranty. It's not a problem if the phone is working properly.
Did you update to 4.3 or did it come with 4.3?
You may be better off installing a pre-rooted ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
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It was quite some time ago but I believe I was on ICS 4.0.. and switch to CM from there. Im not worried about the counter for warranty, that's expired on my unit anyways. I just want to be able to use MHL/HDMI function.. so if fine with flashing pre-rooted.. or stock.. or a different ROM that support MHL/HDMI. Can you recommend the easiest route ?
robberrobbie said:
It was quite some time ago but I believe I was on ICS 4.0.. and switch to CM from there. Im not worried about the counter for warranty, that's expired on my unit anyways. I just want to be able to use MHL/HDMI function.. so if fine with flashing pre-rooted.. or stock.. or a different ROM that support MHL/HDMI. Can you recommend the easiest route ?
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I asked about 4.3 because the 4.3 bootloader cannot be downloaded. Flashing via mobile Odin will not touch the bootloader or modem.
You could try a pre-rooted rom and then flash a custom recovery via Odin.
I use Philz Touch from here: http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att
audit13 said:
I asked about 4.3 because the 4.3 bootloader cannot be downloaded. Flashing via mobile Odin will not touch the bootloader or modem.
You could try a pre-rooted rom and then flash a custom recovery via Odin.
I use Philz Touch from here: http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att
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Ok thanks, I will do that. 1 thing I'm not quite sure of is the bootloader situation ? In the first tutorial there is a note : Flashing a prior bootloader can hard/soft brick your device. How do I know ?
I see the steps as:
Extract tar file you downloaded.
Use Odin, put phone into download mode [with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connect to computer and open Odin.
once in odin click the PDA field and select the tar file
Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.
click start and when done let phone reboot.
If you just want a stock, rooted phone with no custom recovery, no plans to flash custom roms, etc. then you can stop HERE.
For my situation, is it just that easy ?
Before flashing, verify the version of your bootloader.
audit13 said:
Before flashing, verify the version of your bootloader.
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OK I have made an effort to go read and figure out how to find out what version of bootloader on my own.. But i cannot find ? Any chance you know... And could help?
You mentioned your have the i747 and Rogers. Do you have the AT&T s3 (i747) or Rogers/Bell/Telus s3 (i747m)?
What is the most recent stock ROM you had on your phone?
Hey. I got the i747m. As for what was the last stock ROM I had, can't say. I know when I bought the phone it was ICS and I had received and update to jellybean.. But them went to cm10. The tutorial I followed told me had me back everything up, which I did. Have it in a file somewhere on my comp, would that tell me ?
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If you are flasjing back to stock you should flash back to the same baseband/bootloader that came stock on your phone.
I'm looking for a stock rooted zip for the sasktel i747m (MF1) that i can flash in CWM....I need to go back to stock to fix a data issue that ive encountered through flashing these new d2lte builds...
Does anyone know if a cwm flashable stock rooted rom exists for Sasktel's i747m with baseband MF1 ???I already have the Odin flashable stock rooted zip but don't have a laptop handy until tuesday....And im pretty sure i cant flash that zip in cwm recovery....
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Ariesdroid said:
If you are flasjing back to stock you should flash back to the same baseband/bootloader that came stock on your phone.
I'm looking for a stock rooted zip for the sasktel i747m (MF1) that i can flash in CWM....I need to go back to stock to fix a data issue that ive encountered through flashing these new d2lte builds...
Does anyone know if a cwm flashable stock rooted rom exists for Sasktel's i747m with baseband MF1 ???I already have the Odin flashable stock rooted zip but don't have a laptop handy until tuesday....And im pretty sure i cant flash that zip in cwm recovery....
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I have not seen a stock mf1 ROM that can be flashed in CWM. You could use mobile Odin to flash back to stock and then flash Philz Touch via desktop Odin later.
OK, so back to my question.. If I have the i747M and bought the phone with ICS.. does this help.?
audit13 said:
You mentioned your have the i747 and Rogers. Do you have the AT&T s3 (i747) or Rogers/Bell/Telus s3 (i747m)?
What is the most recent stock ROM you had on your phone?
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Hey there Audit, Sorry to bother you again, I just dont know how to move forward from here and neeeeeed some help.
I have been reading for days and days have not found a straight answer for my issue and I dont want to just go ahead and start flashing when I dont know if its the right method ?
I dont know how to get back to stock from where I'm at, I dont know how to figure out what bootloader I have (you asked me)
I have found a couple links on XDA that I can follow, I'm just not sure if they apply to my situation ?
This is a pretty detailed response/tutorial, but I dont know if I can just go ahead with this or not ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2186967
This is also very detailed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Any help would be greatly appreciated !
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OK, so back to my question.. If I have the i747M and bought the phone with ICS.. does this help.?
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If you are sure you have the Rogers i747m and you have never loaded a stock Rogers 4.3 ROM onto your phone, you could use desktop Odin to flash a pre-rooted 4.1.2 ROM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426.
Flashing the pre-rooted 4.1.2 ROM will return the phone to completely stock, wipe out all installed apps and data, and you will have root. I do not recommend flashing the Rogers 4.3 pre-rooted ROM from the link.
Once you are able to boot into the phone and set things up, you can flash Philz Touch from Odin which will give you a custom recovery on a rooted stock 4.1.2 ROM.
so i downgraded from 4.1.2 to 4.1.1, i sim unlocked my phome and i installed the root thing, both with odin.
now i want to upgrade to 4.1.2, so i have this link to a 4.1.2 zip file, not the same as the other odin files which were like md5 or something that i used with PDA with odin, here is this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387423
specific download link
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489997375
it is on the first post of that forum, it says
update412.zip
now my question is how to i use the zip file to update, it says something about mobile odin but there are no real instructions to update from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2
also will i loose my downloaded files and my root?
also how to update to 4.3 after i update to 4.1.2
thanks for all your help!!!!
cnile said:
so i downgraded from 4.1.2 to 4.1.1, i sim unlocked my phome and i installed the root thing, both with odin.
now i want to upgrade to 4.1.2, so i have this link to a 4.1.2 zip file, not the same as the other odin files which were like md5 or something that i used with PDA with odin, here is this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387423
specific download link
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489997375
it is on the first post of that forum, it says
update412.zip
now my question is how to i use the zip file to update, it says something about mobile odin but there are no real instructions to update from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2
also will i loose my downloaded files and my root?
also how to update to 4.3 after i update to 4.1.2
thanks for all your help!!!!
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You don't have to update to 4.1.2 to update to 4.3.
If you go with a custom ROM, you will keep root. Although, if you flash stock ROM with Odin, you will lose it.
Mobile Odin can be used to flash (don't interrupt it), if you wish to go that route. No special instructions.
You can also flash using Odin (PC version), once again, don't interrupt it. You'll have to unzip and use the PDA file.
Finally, if you wanna flash a custom ROM, you can install TWRP, which you can get from GooManager on the Play Store (menu then install recovery). That will let you flash a custom ROM in recovery.
Now before you do any of that, please take the time to read and fully understand what you are doing, w/e option you choose to go with.
GL!
BWolf56 said:
You don't have to update to 4.1.2 to update to 4.3.
If you go with a custom ROM, you will keep root. Although, if you flash stock ROM with Odin, you will lose it.
Mobile Odin can be used to flash (don't interrupt it), if you wish to go that route. No special instructions.
You can also flash using Odin (PC version), once again, don't interrupt it. You'll have to unzip and use the PDA file.
Finally, if you wanna flash a custom ROM, you can install TWRP, which you can get from GooManager on the Play Store (menu then install recovery). That will let you flash a custom ROM in recovery.
Now before you do any of that, please take the time to read and fully understand what you are doing, w/e option you choose to go with.
GL!
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Well I would want stock 4.3 the thing is I cannot find download for it. Do you know where to get it?
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cnile said:
Well I would want stock 4.3 the thing is I cannot find download for it. Do you know where to get it?
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Did you look in the stickied?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33570269#post33570269
cnile said:
so i downgraded from 4.1.2 to 4.1.1, i sim unlocked my phome and i installed the root thing, both with odin.
now i want to upgrade to 4.1.2, so i have this link to a 4.1.2 zip file, not the same as the other odin files which were like md5 or something that i used with PDA with odin, here is this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387423
specific download link
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489997375
it is on the first post of that forum, it says
update412.zip
now my question is how to i use the zip file to update, it says something about mobile odin but there are no real instructions to update from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2
also will i loose my downloaded files and my root?
also how to update to 4.3 after i update to 4.1.2
thanks for all your help!!!!
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You can only flash the zips via recovery. Download both zip files to your PC and copy to a good quality micro SD card. Place the card in your phone and boot your phone to recovery mode. First you flash the 4.1.2 zip, then reboot to recovery again and repeat the process with the 4.3 zip.
Yes, you will lose root and you may lose your downloaded files which is why you need to do a back-up before updating. Once you have updated to 4.3, you can re-root your phone.
My ATT SGH-i747 was rooted and running 4.4.2 until an OTA this past weekend soft-bricked the phone. Phone would boot to a blank screen but still allowed access to download and recovery modes, thankfully.
With help from this awesome forum, and a stock 4.3 flash via ODIN, thanks to enewman17's epic efforts and thread , the phone is back, but now won't recognize the SIM - and baseband version is "unknown" - I suspect I need to now go up to 4.4.2 to get the hw recognized by the sw. Went to ATT and they put a new SIM in but to no avail
CWM recovery is gone, but I can reload that easily enough...
Do I need to just flash the modem, or is the bootloader involved too?
Is there a single flash or .zip that will get the ROM (incl CSC and Modem) up to 4.4.2 in one shot?
I never really wanted to go this deep but here I am so now I'm looking for advice or direction as there are so many directions to look... thanks in advance!
Mismatch in firmware
Digging deeper, using Phone Info *Samsung*, I have noted the following
bootloader version: I747UCUFNJ1
baseband version: <blank>
pda version: I747UCUEMJB
csc version: I747ATTEMJB
skip a bit...
modem version: <blank>
hardware revision: <blank>
mobile operator name: <blank>
mobile network code: <blank>
So it would seem I have a mis-match of versions, where it seems all should be the same..
Would it be safe to flash to MJB following this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att/general/ucuemjb-to-ucufne4-firmware-update-t2808654
OCTANEJUNKIE said:
My ATT SGH-i747 was rooted and running 4.4.2 until an OTA this past weekend soft-bricked the phone. Phone would boot to a blank screen but still allowed access to download and recovery modes, thankfully.
With help from this awesome forum, and a stock 4.3 flash via ODIN, thanks to enewman17's epic efforts and thread , the phone is back, but now won't recognize the SIM - and baseband version is "unknown" - I suspect I need to now go up to 4.4.2 to get the hw recognized by the sw. Went to ATT and they put a new SIM in but to no avail
CWM recovery is gone, but I can reload that easily enough...
Do I need to just flash the modem, or is the bootloader involved too?
Is there a single flash or .zip that will get the ROM (incl CSC and Modem) up to 4.4.2 in one shot?
I never really wanted to go this deep but here I am so now I'm looking for advice or direction as there are so many directions to look... thanks in advance!
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Your modem (baseband) appears to have been compromised in the process of downgrading from Kitkat. You could try either of the following solutions...
1) Flash the UCUEMJB modem via custom recovery to return you to complete stock 4.3. You can see the modem file here ....
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319197285
2) Do a complete stock restore to 4.4.2. You can find the stock update zip via the following thread ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att/general/ucuemjb-to-ucufne4-firmware-update-t2808654
If you can reflash the 4.3MJB modem, you can check to see if you can get an OTA update to 4.4.2. Using Option 2 requires you to be on complete stock 4.3 so this may not work if you currently don't have the baseband/modem. I would strongly advise you stick to the custom recovery flashable files for now and avoid Odin. You would, however, need to restore custom recovery via Odin.
Hope this works for you.
Larry2999 said:
Your modem (baseband) appears to have been compromised in the process of downgrading from Kitkat. You could try either of the following solutions...
1) Flash the UCUEMJB modem via custom recovery to return you to complete stock 4.3. You can see the modem file here ....
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319197285
2) Do a complete stock restore to 4.4.2. You can find the stock update zip via the following thread ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att/general/ucuemjb-to-ucufne4-firmware-update-t2808654
If you can reflash the 4.3MJB modem, you can check to see if you can get an OTA update to 4.4.2. Using Option 2 requires you to be on complete stock 4.3 so this may not work if you currently don't have the baseband/modem. I would strongly advise you stick to the custom recovery flashable files for now and avoid Odin. You would, however, need to restore custom recovery via Odin.
Hope this works for you.
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Thanks for the detailed reply with links, Larry :good:
So I guess my plan of actions will be
1) re-install custom recovery w CWM to my external SD card as was previous
-do I *need* later version of CWM? Previous one of mine was 6.0.2.3, IIRC, that is what I can easily flash back to the phone
2) install .zip (from https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319197285) via CWM
If that doesn't work, I was interested in the S3Rx ROM vs. a stock 4.4.2 ROM - is there any way to go straight to a custom 4.4.2 ROM or should I get the modem working in 4.3 first?
Lastly, Where can I find a later version of a CW Recovery Touch .tar to flash via ODIN? (third stoopid noob question in this post, I know...)
Attempt to flash d2att_I747UCUEMJB_bootloader_modem_4.3.zip via CWM Recovery FAILED with Status 7, Installation aborted...
Bootloader version: I747UCUFNJ1
Baseband version: <blank>
Blank stare into space...
OCTANEJUNKIE said:
Attempt to flash d2att_I747UCUEMJB_bootloader_modem_4.3.zip via CWM Recovery FAILED with Status 7, Installation aborted...
Bootloader version: I747UCUFNJ1
Baseband version: <blank>
Blank stare into space...
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You aren't the first to have this issue. This is why I am still on NE4 and did not take the OTA to NJ1. The update is pointless anyway, all it does is patch the kernel so towelroot won't work anymore aside from updating the bootloader.
Since your bootloader is NJ1, that is your firmware which cannot be downgraded. If you try, you will brick. You have to work with NJ1 files here only. Sure you can flash older modems, but stick to NJ1. I suggest using ODIN to flash a custom recovery, then use enewman17's NJ1 .zip file in said recovery to reflash all the NJ1 stuff. Then do a complete factory reset. You might need to flash stock recovery to do the hard factory data reset, as I am not sure if it can be done in CWM or TWRP.
In the future, I suggest freezing the update and not upgrading until people on here do it and report how it's working or rather not working in this case.
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You aren't the first to have this issue. This is why I am still on NE4 and did not take the OTA to NJ1. The update is pointless anyway, all it does is patch the kernel so towelroot won't work anymore aside from updating the bootloader.
Since your bootloader is NJ1, that is your firmware which cannot be downgraded. If you try, you will brick. You have to work with NJ1 files here only. Sure you can flash older modems, but stick to NJ1. I suggest using ODIN to flash a custom recovery, then use enewman17's NJ1 .zip file in said recovery to reflash all the NJ1 stuff. Then do a complete factory reset. You might need to flash stock recovery to do the hard factory data reset, as I am not sure if it can be done in CWM or TWRP.
In the future, I suggest freezing the update and not upgrading until people on here do it and report how it's working or rather not working in this case.
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Thanks for the response, Stoney :good:
I have CWM and TeamEpic v5 on external SD, so a version of custom recovery is there (CWM 6.0.2.3) - but do you have a link to enewman17's NJ1 .zip /recovery?
As far as freezing the updates in the future, yes. I tried to keep the OTA push from happening, apparently not ardently enough :crying:
OCTANEJUNKIE said:
Thanks for the response, Stoney :good:
I have CWM and TeamEpic v5 on external SD, so a version of custom recovery is there (CWM 6.0.2.3) - but do you have a link to enewman17's NJ1 .zip /recovery?
As far as freezing the updates in the future, yes. I tried to keep the OTA push from happening, apparently not ardently enough :crying:
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Not a problem, glad to help when I can. I THINK this is the link you need: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att/general/ucufne4-to-ucufnj1-update-t2941792
You might want to post in that thread asking if it works when you are already on NJ1 though, or get a hold of enewman17 via PM or something.
SOLVED!
enewman17 posted NJ1 modem .zip here, and now me has modem and cellular service again!
Question: can I update the thread tag from [Q] to [SOLVED] myself?
Try editing your original post.
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Try editing your original post.
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Yup... Done [emoji222] [emoji222] [emoji222]
I was attempting to restore to stock. Saw in a couple of threads that if you had an updated bootloader that the return to stock instructions could brick your phone. Decided to downgrade bootloader using Restore_Bootloader_XXBLFB.
Flashed from recover and got a black screen and nothing. Now phone won't boot.
How do I recover from this?
The phine is the ATT s3 i747?
What bootloader was on your phone before you downgraded? If you had the 4.3 or newer bootloader, downgrading the bootloader will brick the phone. Also, an incompatible bootloader/modem combination will also brick the phone.
Without being able to boot I don't remember. I would imagine it was 4.3 or newer. so no recovery at all possible?
If the phone is running 4.3, there is no know way to dowgrade the bootloader.
Sounds like you need to use a de-brick method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
Ok using a debrick img I am able to get it to boot using an sd card. Now I have to use Odin to re-write a correct boot image?
ehupp said:
Ok using a debrick img I am able to get it to boot using an sd card. Now I have to use Odin to re-write a correct boot image?
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You need to flash at least a bootloader and modem. Then, you can flash a custom recovery such as Philz or TWRP, and flash a custom ROM to at least get your phone up an running.
Having screwed up so royally so far what bootloader/modem should I use.
Second question, the instructions to use Odin to flash it aren't very clear. When I boot the phone with the sd card in I am able to access the internal memory for the phone via usb cable. Should I just load the bootloader/modem directly to that and not use the sd card?
Here is a screenshot from toolkit
http://imgur.com/DLQgAVu
Fixed it.
Thanks to people pointing me in the right direction I have restored it and saved my ass with my wife.
In case someone else has a problem like this and they are on a 4.4.2 build here is what I used.
I got the debrick img from here. First debrick at 128mb
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=15759
put this on an sd card with WinDiskImager
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
That got me booted.
So I knew I was going in the right direction.
Downloaded Odin 3.09
Then flashed this bootloader/modem
I747UCUEMJB_2024954_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.rar
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56371606&postcount=639
unzipped it and loaded it via Odin.
Load completed. Phone rebooted.
Booted right to setup/homescreen.
Thanks for the points in the right direction folks.
I am not at home right now but you need to boot the phone into download mode, launch Odin, flash custom recovery, boot to recovery, flash modem and bootloader.
You can find the bootloader and modem zip in the general thread. You should flash mob modem and bootloader since that is what you had before downgrading.
So I wanted go back to stock rom from 5.1.1 (DU). I downloaded the 4.4.2 rooted image from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55683994&postcount=2225
I used odin and flash the file
now my phone is stuck on samsung screen for 10 minutes.
I can still access the recovery (stock) and download mode. What can I do to fix this?
xXFl4sh said:
So I wanted go back to stock rom from 5.1.1 (DU). I downloaded the 4.4.2 rooted image from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55683994&postcount=2225
I used odin and flash the file
now my phone is stuck on samsung screen for 10 minutes.
I can still access the recovery (stock) and download mode. What can I do to fix this?
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What bootloader and modem was your device on before trying to flash that file from mrRobinson?
I take it you have an i747M since that link is for the NF2 Rogers firmware, true?
dawgdoc said:
What bootloader and modem was your device on before trying to flash that file from mrRobinson?
I take it you have an i747M since that link is for the NF2 Rogers firmware, true?
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If I remember correctly I was on the 4.3 bootloader when I flashed 5.1.1.
Yes I have a i747M.
xXFl4sh said:
If I remember correctly I was on the 4.3 bootloader when I flashed 5.1.1.
Yes I have a i747M.
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I have frequently seen people report the same experience as you when going from 5.x.x back to stock.
I have read two solutions:
1) Flash a stock recovery and do a factory reset from there. enewman17 has download available in the OP of several threads; stock NE4, NJ1, and NJ2.
2) OR before flashing the stock rom, in addition to doing the standard wipes from the custom recovery you format the internal sdcard.
dawgdoc said:
I have frequently seen people report the same experience as you when going from 5.x.x back to stock.
I have read two solutions:
1) Flash a stock recovery and do a factory reset from there. enewman17 has download available in the OP of several threads; stock NE4, NJ1, and NJ2.
2) OR before flashing the stock rom, in addition to doing the standard wipes from the custom recovery you format the internal sdcard.
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I went to sammobile and downloaded the stock 4.4.2 tar file and flashed it using odin.
Everything seems to be working fine. Thanks for helping.
xXFl4sh said:
I went to sammobile and downloaded the stock 4.4.2 tar file and flashed it using odin.
Everything seems to be working fine. Thanks for helping.
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Glad to see you have it now working.