I finally have everything working again. I had the phone booting via the "unbrick" SD card last night but every attempt with 2 different MJB zip files failed. I eventually just found this one http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291681451by @loserskater and tried it and it worked. I can boot without the SD again. I did donate to him as a thanks.
First I followed this thread (and read through Mr x's thread as well) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
I was then able to boot the phone via the special SD card.
I then kept fighting with trying to get it to boot without the SD card. Since I could get to download mode I again ran CF-autoroot and I flashed TWRP 2.6.3.0 via ODIN. I kept booting to recovery and could not get either MJB bootloader that I found to work. I did get a status 6 when I tried CWM which indicated a syntax error or formatting error. I eventually found the zip file below and that worked via TWRP and then I was set.
I hope I remember everything - I was up until 4am and then didn't get a lot of sleep so I'm a little "fuzzy" now...
I will try to clean this up later for other's reference.
Edit 4: I can now get to TWRP by booting via an SD card with the unbrick file. I can also get into download mode. I tried flashing the MJB bootloader zip file via TWRP but it keeps failing. What is the next step to correct the bootloader problem if I had MJB and flashed the MJ2 bootloader (yes that was dumb...). How can I get the MJB bootloader files onto the EMMC again?
Help! I have flashed custom ROMs hundreds of times on my Captivate, Note, and Note2. My wife's S3 has been stock and had the OTA 4.3 update. After a few attempts, I did get root and TWRP 2.6.3.0 installed. I installed this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075639- was able to update SU and restored user some apps via TB. The "about device" still showed "enforcing and she had the MJB bootloader. I rebooted to recovery and again ran the "Knox removal script" which I had run a few times already. This time I ran it and then flashed the MJ2 bootloader from the OP. I can't get it to turn on now. I pulled the battery - no luck. I plug it into my laptop and I hear the sound of windows recognizing the device but it doesn't show up. If I leave the battery out and plug into the PC, then the red LED flashes. If it was my device I would be bummed but being my wife's phone, I really am hoping someone can help...
Edit: I have been trying the 3 button recovery and download options with no luck.
During my captivate days, I used a "JIG" for getting into download mode but am concerned even that won't help if there is a bootloader mismatch or something like that.
Edit2: Even though I have a black screen, I tried using ODIN and connected the phone and it says "added"! I will now look for a full bootloader flash via ODIN
Edit3: It seems like if I have the battery removed, hold the vol. down and home and then plug in the cable, ODIN recognizes it so I have a ray of hope but am still a bit "panicked". I am looking for a full MJB firmware flash via ODIN
Did you try and reboot into recovery (not download) and flash the MJB bootloader??? that is what worked for me.
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Did you try and reboot into recovery (not download) and flash the MJB bootloader??? that is what worked for me.
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That is what I have tried multiple times but it keeps saying failed. Can you send me a link to the exact zip file you used? Did you do anything such as flashing anything right before (supersu update), etc? I am very hopeful now knowing that you were able to get it to work.
Edit: I have a couple of .zip files that are supposed to apply the MJB bootloader files. One of them @loserskater posted comes up with a status 6 which I am researching now.
What recovery did you use TWRP or CWM? I've been trying both.
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That is what I have tried multiple times but it keeps saying failed. Can you send me a link to the exact zip file you used? Did you do anything such as flashing anything right before (supersu update), etc? I am very hopeful now knowing that you were able to get it to work.
Edit: I have a couple of .zip files that are supposed to apply the MJB bootloader files. One of them @loserskater posted comes up with a status 6 which I am researching now.
What recovery did you use TWRP or CWM? I've been trying both.
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Updated the OP - resolved with the file I used.
RichMD said:
Updated the OP - resolved with the file I used.
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what did you use to flash it?
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what did you use to flash it?
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I updated the OP with a link to the file.
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I updated the OP with a link to the file.
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no, I mean what procedure.. did you finally get the file to go with TWRP?
I assume thats what you did, but I wanted to be sure. The procedure aught to be a sticky.
Michael503 said:
no, I mean what procedure.. did you finally get the file to go with TWRP?
I assume thats what you did, but I wanted to be sure. The procedure aught to be a sticky.
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I just updated the OP with a bit more info. Let me know if that is the info you were looking for. As I mentioned, I am over-tired right now...
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As I mentioned, I am over-tired right now...
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yeah, I'll bet.. stress is a *****... glad you got it licked though
Thx.
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I recently purchased this SGS3, installed CWM and rooted it. Everything was going great - but then i was offered the most recent OTA update, so i reflashed the stock recovery via Odin, did the update which is:
4.0.4
T999EVLH2
same kernel
bld #: IMM76D.T999EVALH2
now, its saying the phone is no longer rooted (yet superSU is still there) but checkroot is saying that it isnt rooted, and no matter what i do, flashing CWM via Odin passes, but will not stick (as in, i boot into recovery mode and that damned stock recovery is STILL THERE, wtf?)
can anyone offer any assistance or insight into my issue.
Thanks
~Wikkid
Flash CWM v6. If that alone doesn't fix it, disable auto reboot in Odin, after flash, reboot phone manually into recovery mode.
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Flash CWM v6. If that alone doesn't fix it, disable auto reboot in Odin, after flash, reboot phone manually into recovery mode.
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thats the version i've been using. tried to redownload, both touch and regular versions. tried disabling autoreboot and manually rebooting into recovery mode, but the recovery mode remains stock recovery. super weird.
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thats the version i've been using. tried to redownload, both touch and regular versions. tried disabling autoreboot and manually rebooting into recovery mode, but the recovery mode remains stock recovery. super weird.
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Can you describe for me, in the greatest detail possible, how to reproduce your exact problem?
I've done it countless times in the past days, and it has worked every time.
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Can you describe for me, in the greatest detail possible, how to reproduce your exact problem?
I've done it countless times in the past days, and it has worked every time.
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as have i, for myself and for others - this is the first time an Odin flash says pass but simply wont take.
Like i said, i flashed stock recovery onto phone using Odin3 1.78 while in download mode
rebooted and took OTA update a few days ago
now i tried to flash multiple versions of CWM v6, touch and regular using Odin and everything looks good, it says pass and everything.
when i reboot into recovery mode by holding powerup, home, and power - it takes me into stock recovery still.
its as if the recovery is either not being written to the right place or it is loading from another location on the device. i dont know how to make this issue happen on a phone, ive never seen it happen before myself. which is why i come to the pros seeking help - im no n00b myself, but i certainly am no developer.
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as have i, for myself and for others - this is the first time an Odin flash says pass but simply wont take.
Like i said, i flashed stock recovery onto phone using Odin3 1.78 while in download mode
rebooted and took OTA update a few days ago
now i tried to flash multiple versions of CWM v6, touch and regular using Odin and everything looks good, it says pass and everything.
when i reboot into recovery mode by holding powerup, home, and power - it takes me into stock recovery still.
its as if the recovery is either not being written to the right place or it is loading from another location on the device. i dont know how to make this issue happen on a phone, ive never seen it happen before myself. which is why i come to the pros seeking help - im no n00b myself, but i certainly am no developer.
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Proper CWM Touch: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1287723&d=1346158787
Proper Odin: http://db.tt/jv6pHg8b
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Proper CWM Touch: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1287723&d=1346158787
Proper Odin: http://db.tt/sUJixYID
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now THAT version of CWM worked, dunno why the one's i had worked a couple days ago and now they wouldn't, and even the ones that i downloaded fresh - must have been the wrong versions.
for the record, i did have Odin3 3.07 also, and i tried using that one as well, so it must have needed the newest CWM, which i obviously wasnt downloading. thanks alot mate!
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now THAT version of CWM worked, dunno why the one's i had worked a couple days ago and now they wouldn't, and even the ones that i downloaded fresh - must have been the wrong versions.
for the record, i did have Odin3 3.07 also, and i tried using that one as well, so it must have needed the newest CWM, which i obviously wasnt downloading. thanks alot mate!
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Sure thing. If I were to guess, I'd go with incorrect permissions on recovery.img file. I learned that lesson the hard way.
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Sure thing. If I were to guess, I'd go with incorrect permissions on recovery.img file. I learned that lesson the hard way.
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found what was probably causing the issue too - as you first suspected, but in greater detail on how to avoid this in the future:
"Apparently for those who have ran the official update by samsung are having this issue where the stock recovery is overwriting CWM recovery after reboot. Here is how to fix the issue. Credit to Max from Galaxys3root
You will need to rename or delete these two files.
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
I just renamed them. I'm thinking once there is a offical update such as jelly bean that I want to update too ill just rename them back so the stock recovery will reload and allow the update."
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found what was probably causing the issue too - as you first suspected, but in greater detail on how to avoid this in the future:
"Apparently for those who have ran the official update by samsung are having this issue where the stock recovery is overwriting CWM recovery after reboot. Here is how to fix the issue. Credit to Max from Galaxys3root
You will need to rename or delete these two files.
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
I just renamed them. I'm thinking once there is a offical update such as jelly bean that I want to update too ill just rename them back so the stock recovery will reload and allow the update."
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Thanks a bunch for that information, I've been trying to get the CWM to stick and was getting extremely frustrated with it reverting after every boot. Deleting these files fixed it and I now have CWM v5.5.0.4 installed and surviving a couple boots. It took a few tries to delete the files, though, finally used ES file explorer and went in to settings to allow root acess.
You wouldn't have had any issues at all if you were using a version of CWM even somewhat recent. Because it prompts you to remove those files.
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Thanks a bunch for that information, I've been trying to get the CWM to stick and was getting extremely frustrated with it reverting after every boot. Deleting these files fixed it and I now have CWM v5.5.0.4 installed and surviving a couple boots. It took a few tries to delete the files, though, finally used ES file explorer and went in to settings to allow root acess.
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this worked for me guys
http://www.droidviews.com/root-and-...-s4-sph-l720-and-t-mobile-galaxy-s4-sgh-m919/
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You wouldn't have had any issues at all if you were using a version of CWM even somewhat recent. Because it prompts you to remove those files.
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try these instructions
http://www.droidviews.com/root-and-...-s4-sph-l720-and-t-mobile-galaxy-s4-sgh-m919/
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this worked for me guys
http://www.droidviews.com/root-and-...-s4-sph-l720-and-t-mobile-galaxy-s4-sgh-m919/
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try these instructions
http://www.droidviews.com/root-and-...-s4-sph-l720-and-t-mobile-galaxy-s4-sgh-m919/
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Umm, 2 things....
You realize this thread is over a year old and the last post was over 9 months ago?
And those links look like they are for the S4....
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To start I bought this phone from a friend was working fine. It seemed to be rooted after going to recovery mode and realizing it was a custom recovery that I got into. I've had plenty on iPhones and androids , so far this is the first time after hours of research and trying everything that I've had to make a post asking for help. I have a sgh-i747 pebble blue ATT phone. It had 4.3 OS on it and was rooted before I acidentally wiped the OS off of it. I've tried the past few days to use Odin to get the stock firmware back on, I've tried 4.0.1 - 4.3 , no luck. Odin recognizes phone after I click start after choosing the md5 tar file it either says fail or stays at setupconnection. I've tried many times over and over unistalling and re installing drivers , kies, and downloading different firmware and every version of Odin. I need help guys please , thanks alot
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To start I bought this phone from a friend was working fine. It seemed to be rooted after going to recovery mode and realizing it was a custom recovery that I got into. I've had plenty on iPhones and androids , so far this is the first time after hours of research and trying everything that I've had to make a post asking for help. I have a sgh-i747 pebble blue ATT phone. It had 4.3 OS on it and was rooted before I acidentally wiped the OS off of it. I've tried the past few days to use Odin to get the stock firmware back on, I've tried 4.0.1 - 4.3 , no luck. Odin recognizes phone after I click start after choosing the md5 tar file it either says fail or stays at setupconnection. I've tried many times over and over unistalling and re installing drivers , kies, and downloading different firmware and every version of Odin. I need help guys please , thanks alot
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I can get into recovery mode but it's a custom one , and I can get into download mode. Someone please help I'm sire it's somethig small I'm missing like the correct downloads for the firmware and odin
k4krisbrah said:
I can get into recovery mode but it's a custom one , and I can get into download mode. Someone please help I'm sire it's somethig small I'm missing like the correct downloads for the firmware and odin
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it was rooted with a custom recovery on it before i wiped the OS off , it was on 4.3 , working okay. ive tried so many firmwares , so many threads on how to , so many downloads of odin and the firmware and tried uninstalling and re installing everything from drivers to kies to everything. someone please help or forward me to a thread that WILL work. ive even tried 2 different cords and 3 different usb ports and am not using a usb hub. the pc im using recognizes my phone in odin but always either freezes after i select firmware and click start or it goes thru and comes up with fail, or failed auth. someone please help thanks.
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it was rooted with a custom recovery on it before i wiped the OS off , it was on 4.3 , working okay. ive tried so many firmwares , so many threads on how to , so many downloads of odin and the firmware and tried uninstalling and re installing everything from drivers to kies to everything. someone please help or forward me to a thread that WILL work. ive even tried 2 different cords and 3 different usb ports and am not using a usb hub. the pc im using recognizes my phone in odin but always either freezes after i select firmware and click start or it goes thru and comes up with fail, or failed auth. someone please help thanks.
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Since your phone was on 4.3, the only thing you can do now would be a stock restore to 4.3. Please see the thread below for the stock restore zip as well as instructions. You may use another device to copy the stock restore zip to an external SD card and then place this card in your phone, then flash from (custom) recovery. Odin cant help you now except to flash custom recovery if you need to redo this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
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Since your phone was on 4.3, the only thing you can do now would be a stock restore to 4.3. Please see the thread below for the stock restore zip as well as instructions. You may use another device to copy the stock restore zip to an external SD card and then place this card in your phone, then flash from (custom) recovery. Odin cant help you now except to flash custom recovery if you need to redo this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
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the only option i have is a s3 with a lcd thats not working it will boot and go on but i cant see anything. how would i go upon sticking my sd card inside there and getting that 4.3 download on there.
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the only option i have is a s3 with a lcd thats not working it will boot and go on but i cant see anything. how would i go upon sticking my sd card inside there and getting that 4.3 download on there.
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i found out i have twrp custom recovery that i can access and download mode. its twrp v2.6.3.1
k4krisbrah said:
i found out i have twrp custom recovery that i can access and download mode. its twrp v2.6.3.1
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Good you have TWRP already. You can try to see if you can save the zip to your phone's internal memory as the PC may be able to recognize it in download or recovery mode. Otherwise, you may try using any other device at all that accepts (micro) SDHC card e.g. camera, card adapter etc. You may also be able to flash the zip directly from your PC using the desktop flasher. See thread with instructions below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383148
Let me know if this works for you.
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Good you have TWRP already. You can try to see if you can save the zip to your phone's internal memory as the PC may be able to recognize it in download or recovery mode. Otherwise, you may try using any other device at all that accepts (micro) SDHC card e.g. camera, card adapter etc. You may also be able to flash the zip directly from your PC using the desktop flasher. See thread with instructions below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383148
Let me know if this works for you.
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Of course, you need to first download the stock recovery zip for TWRP to your PC.
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Good you have TWRP already. You can try to see if you can save the zip to your phone's internal memory as the PC may be able to recognize it in download or recovery mode. Otherwise, you may try using any other device at all that accepts (micro) SDHC card e.g. camera, card adapter etc. You may also be able to flash the zip directly from your PC using the desktop flasher. See thread with instructions below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383148
Let me know if this works for you.
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Of course, you need to first download the stock recovery zip for TWRP to your PC.
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thanks so much for your help. i took my s3 that had a bad lcd and put my sd in that and moved the zip file i downloaded here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486 then i flashed it from twrp and wiped cache and all that good stuff everything was fine after that. only question i have for you now is to root or not to root , i forget the pros and cons of it , its been a while. i know i rooted my s2 and note 2 a while back but i havent had a android in a while. thanks so much for your help , thumbs up :good:
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thanks so much for your help. i took my s3 that had a bad lcd and put my sd in that and moved the zip file i downloaded here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486 then i flashed it from twrp and wiped cache and all that good stuff everything was fine after that. only question i have for you now is to root or not to root , i forget the pros and cons of it , its been a while. i know i rooted my s2 and note 2 a while back but i havent had a android in a while. thanks so much for your help , thumbs up :good:
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Glad to know your phone is now working fine. To root or not is a choice you'll have to make depending on how much control you want over your phone. The pros are that you literally have control over your phone in terms of installing apps or making modifications to the operating system. You can install custom ROMs and/or apps that you would otherwise not be able to install. The con, of course, is security and integrity of your phone. There is always a risk that you may end up bricking your phone or creating access for malware. Rooting should, therefore, be something you do only if you have need for it.
... Just Odin stock ROM and work from there or if twrp isn't latest... Odin latest recovery and then USB files into phone using recovery and then flash... Or again just use odin to flash and then do whatever you want afterward
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So long story short I attempted to update my GS3 to the official ota 4.4.2 and it installed 100% but now will not boot past the AT&T logo. It revolves about three times then freezes. I am still able to get into recovery/download mode and I was wondering how I can either get it to fully boot or install some other rom? Pretty noobish at this have only rooted twice and installed CM via the installer. Any help would be appreciated!
Try a factory reset in recovery to see if that helps.
pre4speed said:
Try a factory reset in recovery to see if that helps.
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Ive tried that a few times already along with wiping the cache but nothing
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Ive tried that a few times already along with wiping the cache but nothing
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You might have to try with Kies if you wanna keep the official.
I'm not sure if there is a flashable zip of 4.4.4 yet.
BWolf56 said:
You might have to try with Kies if you wanna keep the official.
I'm not sure if there is a flashable zip of 4.4.4 yet.
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Kies was the first thing I went to but unfortunately when I put in my s/n it says its not correct and to keep trying :/ Don't really care if its official or not just want to get it in a working state lol
collad0 said:
Kies was the first thing I went to but unfortunately when I put in my s/n it says its not correct and to keep trying :/ Don't really care if its official or not just want to get it in a working state lol
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39152534&postcount=2 might be useful then.
BWolf56 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39152534&postcount=2 might be useful then.
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Thanks but im not 100% sure what to do. Can I flash cwm via odin then flash the rom? Because my gs3 is recognized by my computer but im not able to access it like a hard drive to drag the files in.
Edit: If I had an external sd card could I load cwm and say cm11 from there?
collad0 said:
Thanks but im not 100% sure what to do. Can I flash cwm via odin then flash the rom? Because my gs3 is recognized by my computer but im not able to access it like a hard drive to drag the files in.
Edit: If I had an external sd card could I load cwm and say cm11 from there?
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Yep, you could use an external SD to flash CM. You'll have to flash cwm or twrp with Odin if you don't already have it.
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Yep, you could use an external SD to flash CM. You'll have to flash cwm or twrp with Odin if you don't already have it.
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Ok thanks a ton!
after being sucked into the oe1 vortex, (they pulled a sneaky on me)... can we use odin just to root and/or install custom recovery(s), or is it locked out completely?... I know we cannot load roms, downgrade, etc. ... I want to root, install twrp or phils, and then probably load Noterized... but I need to know if Odin can be used to load cf-autoroot and then a custom recovery, AFTER having installed the -oe1 update... thanks in advance for any and all help...
Yes to root....no for unrooting
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Yes to root....no for unrooting
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thanks, man... your screen name is way cool, too, btw, but it makes me hungry... again... so I can root it again thru cf-autoroot thru odin, then I will install phils or twrp... do u have a preference, phils or twrp?...
Lol no problem...i use TWRP...and im on OE1.
going to root when i get home, and then i will load twrp tomorrow... and then noterized... thanks...
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going to root when i get home, and then i will load twrp tomorrow... and then noterized... thanks...
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... and I am pretty sure there is some bbq in my near future...
Hahaha no doubt.. had BBQ chicken for dinner...good luck my friend.
Disregard.
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Yea cm used the oel base it fried all there roms lol now there rebasing to ob7 again lol
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Yea cm used the oel base it fried all there roms lol now there rebasing to ob7 again lol
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So they are stuck on LP?
catseyenu said:
So they are stuck on LP?
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OE1 is also LP, just newer firmware with a bootloader that prevents downgrading.
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OE1 is also LP, just newer firmware with a bootloader that prevents downgrading.
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So CM infected them with the bootloader of no return.
/SMH...
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So CM infected them with the bootloader of no return.
/SMH...
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Not really. When they re-base a ROM, they set it to work with the latest firmware (i.e. radios). They don't change the bootloader and CM doesn't flash one when it installs. So they didn't infect anyone. They were just trying to stay current with the latest firmware.
Thanks, that sounds a little better.
I looked in the Sprint Development forum and didn't see the posts, where is this being discussed?
So I'm stuck. Not my first rodeo by a long shot but my note 4 got the OE1 without my knowledge. No prior backup or even root on ob7. Had myself a big sigh and rooted through Odin, no big deal. Trying to install TWRP says it succeeds in Odin. But when I try to boot into recovery it fails and kicks to download mode. Is there a version of TWRP for this update or should I go back to Philz?
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So I'm stuck. Not my first rodeo by a long shot but my note 4 got the OE1 without my knowledge. No prior backup or even root on ob7. Had myself a big sigh and rooted through Odin, no big deal. Trying to install TWRP says it succeeds in Odin. But when I try to boot into recovery it fails and kicks to download mode. Is there a version of TWRP for this update or should I go back to Philz?
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When you flashed TWRP did you have autoreboot checked in Odin? If you did you should edit Odin.ini and change the value of autoreboot from 1 to 0, save it then flash TWRP. This time after it says success it will just sit there. Remove the usb cord, pull the battery, then replace the battery and boot directly into recovery by vol up+home+power. I have found that TWRP often doesn't flash properly if you reboot into system instead of recovery immediately after the flash.
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When you flashed TWRP did you have autoreboot checked in Odin? If you did you should edit Odin.ini and change the value of autoreboot from 1 to 0, save it then flash
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I have never had that problem but I will check once I get home. I've never had to post here in 4 years since everything has already been answered, but I figured running around without a functioning recovery might not be the best option... Thanks.
i can now definitely and definitively confirm that that we can use odin, after -oe1, to root and load an alternate recovery such as twrp... i am now on twrp 2.8.6.0 , and i will be loading noterized sometime this weekend... i went with twrp to get used to it, as it is included in noterized...
airplane_guy said:
So I'm stuck. Not my first rodeo by a long shot but my note 4 got the OE1 without my knowledge. No prior backup or even root on ob7. Had myself a big sigh and rooted through Odin, no big deal. Trying to install TWRP says it succeeds in Odin. But when I try to boot into recovery it fails and kicks to download mode. Is there a version of TWRP for this update or should I go back to Philz?
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hey, airplane guy, sounds as if u got jumped by -oe1 like me... i had a dm-verity error earlier last week, and when i finally borke down and re-loaded -ob7, they downloaded/loaded -oe1 when i went to the kitchen to get a drink... i had forgotten that AUTO-UPDATE is default ON... anyway, in my adventures this week of loading twrp, i found that just flashing it is not enough, u have to IMMEDIATELY boot/reboot to recovery, so the SCRIPT has a chance to OVERWRITE the auto-command to TRASH the recovery u just loade and revert to stock recovery... so when u reboot normally, without the auto-script over-writing the command, the revert-to-stock will overwrite your loaded recovery... u can watch it happen, mine kept saying ' installing update ', when i knew i was completely disconnected... after a ton of searching/reading/experimenting, i finally figured it out... i loaded flashify, let it download and install twrp, and then IMMEDIATELY WENT STRAIGHT TO RECOVERY, and watched the twrp auto-script overwrite the commands... and then twrp came up and i am good to go... if i had went straight to recovery after odin-flashing twrp the other day i could already have been done...
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hey, airplane guy, sounds as if u got jumped by -oe1 like me... i had a dm-verity error earlier last week, and when i finally borke down and re-loaded -ob7, they downloaded/loaded -oe1 when i went to the kitchen to get a drink... i had forgotten that AUTO-UPDATE is default ON... anyway, in my adventures this week of loading twrp, i found that just flashing it is not enough, u have to IMMEDIATELY boot/reboot to recovery, so the SCRIPT has a chance to OVERWRITE the auto-command to TRASH the recovery u just loade and revert to stock recovery... so when u reboot normally, without the auto-script over-writing the command, the revert-to-stock will overwrite your loaded recovery... u can watch it happen, mine kept saying ' installing update ', when i knew i was completely disconnected... after a ton of searching/reading/experimenting, i finally figured it out... i loaded flashify, let it download and install twrp, and then IMMEDIATELY WENT STRAIGHT TO RECOVERY, and watched the twrp auto-script overwrite the commands... and then twrp came up and i am good to go... if i had went straight to recovery after odin-flashing twrp the other day i could already have been done...
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... going to load noterized this weekend...
Good evening everyone!
I've recently wanted to update my Hercules from 4.1 (I know it's reeealy outdated) to version 6.0 Marshmallow.
So I did a few steps and now I cant' seem to go any further, and I need your help.
So far, I've done the following:
-Installed TWRP 2.8.7.0
-Used Odin to flash the TWRP mentioned above
Now, I know there are a few problems regarding this version of the TWRP on the Hercules, so I tried fixing it by using Odin again and flashing the updated 2.8.7.1 and even the 3.0 version that I found on some threads, but with no sucess.
I haven't even had the chance to install Marshmallow on my phone in the first chance, because I couldn't find any .ZIP folders on the TWRP instalation menu.
I really appreciate your help guys, I'm a noob at this and I'm just starting to figure what is what, I just need my phone updated. It's running so far atleast, so it's not hard bricked I guess.
Did you follow the instructions to flash TWRP using Odin?
olafo73 said:
Did you follow the instructions to flash TWRP using Odin?
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I'm pretty sure I did everything I was intended to do. I installed Samsung Kies so I could install the drivers on my mobile, and then TWRP through Odin properly with the blue light showing up. After flashing it, it turned green and said PASS or PASSED. So I think I did everything right on that end, I can even access TWRP with no real problems.
I even tried to do a ROOT on my system, but again, I couldn't use ZIP or any other files on the TWRP installation option because they simply do not appear
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Watching this thread as I have the same problem.
I can boot to TWRP 2.8.7, but if I try to install, there's no file to install from.
I can go back to TWRP 2.6.0, and then mount the card and see the ROM, but every ROM I try fails. Something about non-virtual partitions if I try 4.4 or better, and error executing updater binary if i try 4.1
aguycalled80 said:
Watching this thread as I have the same problem.
I can boot to TWRP 2.8.7, but if I try to install, there's no file to install from.
I can go back to TWRP 2.6.0, and then mount the card and see the ROM, but every ROM I try fails. Something about non-virtual partitions if I try 4.4 or better, and error executing updater binary if i try 4.1
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How did you go back to TWRP 2.6.0?
N1ZUW said:
How did you go back to TWRP 2.6.0?
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With Odin.
I can boot in download mode no problem.
N1ZUW said:
Good evening everyone!
I've recently wanted to update my Hercules from 4.1 (I know it's reeealy outdated) to version 6.0 Marshmallow.
So I did a few steps and now I cant' seem to go any further, and I need your help.
So far, I've done the following:
-Installed TWRP 2.8.7.0
-Used Odin to flash the TWRP mentioned above
Now, I know there are a few problems regarding this version of the TWRP on the Hercules, so I tried fixing it by using Odin again and flashing the updated 2.8.7.1 and even the 3.0 version that I found on some threads, but with no sucess.
I haven't even had the chance to install Marshmallow on my phone in the first chance, because I couldn't find any .ZIP folders on the TWRP instalation menu.
I really appreciate your help guys, I'm a noob at this and I'm just starting to figure what is what, I just need my phone updated. It's running so far atleast, so it's not hard bricked I guess.
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I don't know of any problems with any of the recoveries. However there are different recoveries for different roms which need to be used in a specific order and in a specific way, the first time that you virtually repartition your phone.
Have you gone through the process of applying the "virtual partition" and installing the modified "virtual partition" recovery? This is required for most of the MM roms on this phone (Hercules). The process is very well documented here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2-tmobile/help/guidance-sgh-t989-updating-issue-t3414641 in the #2nd post.
markusrow said:
I don't know of any problems with any of the recoveries. However there are different recoveries for different roms which need to be used in a specific order and in a specific way, the first time that you virtually repartition your phone.
Have you gone through the process of applying the "virtual partition" and installing the modified "virtual partition" recovery? This is required for most of the MM roms on this phone (Hercules). The process is very well documented here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2-tmobile/help/guidance-sgh-t989-updating-issue-t3414641 in the #2nd post.
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Hi, thanks for replying
No, I dont' take I have taken that step actually. I'm pretty new to this and I tried following every step correctly, but I know that I failed or skipped something at some extent and I've been trying to figure out what exactly, so I can fix it. I guess I need to Virtual Partition my phone then, could you post me the link do to so? Because I think you posted one that would take back to this post
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With Odin.
I can boot in download mode no problem.
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How do you go in download mode if you have TWRP installed? Does TWRP work as download mode aswell? Thanks for your help man, hope you can fix your phone too!
N1ZUW said:
How do you go in download mode if you have TWRP installed? Does TWRP work as download mode aswell? Thanks for your help man, hope you can fix your phone too!
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I shut it down in TWRP then hold volume down and power to go into download mode.
My phone has gone backwards now though - it doesn't matter what I load in Odin now, it won't boot up. The SAMSUNG screen is on, with a progress bar, but it never gets to the end. It stops right near the end and it sits there until I reboot it again.