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Unroot SGH-T999v/Wind Mobile/Videotron Canada

I made a rash decision of rooting my phone on the first day I got it using this method from the galaxys3root website.
I've already searched this forum on my topic, but most of them don't exactly answer my question/s on Unrooting.
I'd appreciate if someone helped me out, b/c I really need my phone in the original condition.
I have the Baseband Version: T999VVLLE6 that's rooted, and I downloaded the stock 4.0.4 T999VVLLE6 from Samsung Updates.
I was planning on simply flashing the stock rom using the pc version of ODIN ------- Is there anything else I should be aware of?
Do I need to remove Super User before I flash the phone with the original ROM?
Thanks in advance.
PS: I used the triangle away app to reset my counter to 0 and it changed from Device Status: modified to Device Status: scanning and back to Device Status: Modified. Should I reset it again?
PPS: Please excuse any redundancy or any n00b comments I've made.

You should be good to go. Odin will wipe out root.
Device status is nothing to worry bout. It should go back to normal once you odin that fw.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app

strange how it happens.
Samsung Galaxy S 3 from Windmobile SGH-T999V

DocHoliday77 said:
You should be good to go. Odin will wipe out root.
Device status is nothing to worry bout. It should go back to normal once you odin that fw.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
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Ok I did it the flash with the stcok 4.0.4 I downloaded from Samsung Updates. It said "PASSED" on ODIN. Oddly enough I didn't lose any of my apps/data and when I go to options it still says Device Status: Modified. Is this normal? Did I flash it back to stock?
Thanks in advance!

foro740 said:
Where did you download the stock 4.0.4 T999VVLLE6 from? I would want to flush it with Odin zas well but i cant seem to find any place where i can download. it. I have done a factory rest on the phone and currently updating it using Kies, but i also do have a problem with the Status on the phone, need to return it for warranty but cant seem to find a way how to revert a the counter. If you find something out please let me know.
Cheers.
Samsung Galaxy S 3 from Windmobile SGH-T999V
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I downloaded 4.0.4 T999VVLLE6 from Samsung Updates dot com, from the dropbox select T999V.

I had the same problem and searched all over and founnd this site. Follow his instructions and you shouldnt have any problems. It will take it right back to stock.
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/
So, you want to unroot your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock? Well, I know a lot of you requested this so here’s how to do it easily using ODIN.
Step 1. First, I suggest you to reset the ODIN binary counter by using TriangleAway app. At the time of this blog post, TriangleAway app does not support T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 but by the time you read this it might be supported so go ahead and download the TriangleAway app apk, install, and see if it works. (You can download it here on XDA, you will have to register for a username, it’s free.)
Step 2. Next, we are going to use ODIN to flash an official stock ROM for SGH-T999. This process won’t increase your binary counter so if you’ve used TriangleAway app to reset the counter, you should be all good to go. Also you can use Mobile ODIN too if you don’t have a Windows computer (but again, Mobile ODIN is not supported at the time of this writing but probably will be by the time you read this).
Hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your SGH-T999 resets.
Step 3. When your phone resets (screen will go blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Down and Center Home buttons.
Step 4. Once you see warning screen, hit Volume Up key to enter ODIN Download mode.
Step 5. Connect a microUSB cable from your SGH-T999 to your computer.
Step 6. Download Odin and Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 stock ROM and unzip both files, you should find two folders like shown below.
Download ODIN
Download Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 Stock ROM
Step 7. Double-click on odin3 v1.85.exe to launch ODIN program. You should see a yellow highlighted box with a random number. If you don’t, you don’t have drivers installed. Simply download and install Samsung Kies. After installing Kies, don’t run Kies but simply unplug your phone and plug it back it, you should see yellow highlighted box now.
Step 8. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING but click on “PDA” and choose the file “T999UVALEM_T999TMBALEM_T999UVALEM_HOME.tar.md5″. Then hit “Start” to start the unrooting process.
Step 9. This process should take around 10-15 minutes. Don’t use any other programs on your computer during this process as it can interfere.
Step 10. When it’s done, your phone should reboot and you should find your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock ICS ROM with all of your settings and apps in tact.
Step 11. If for some reason you are getting a lot of FCs (probably if coming from custom ROM), bootloops, or you just want to reset your phone completely to return for warranty you can do a factory reset. Otherwise you can stop at Step 10.
Hold down Volume Up, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your phone resets.
Step 12. When your phone resets (screen goes blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Up and Center Home button together.
Step 13. Once in stock Android recovery, choose “wipe data/factory reset” and choose “yes”. Then reboot.
Step 14. Once rebooted your phone should be completely back to stock ROM and also just like the day you got the phone.
Remember, you still have to backup all of your personal photos, videos, and other files in your internal storage/microSD card and erase them if you are going to return your phone for warranty.

x3malex said:
Ok I did it the flash with the stcok 4.0.4 I downloaded from Samsung Updates. It said "PASSED" on ODIN. Oddly enough I didn't lose any of my apps/data and when I go to options it still says Device Status: Modified. Is this normal? Did I flash it back to stock?
Thanks in advance!
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I also had this 80MB update pending (didn't work with the rooted ROM) that I successfully updated, but I don't know if it's Jelly Bean and it keeps saying that the version is 4.0.4....wouldn't it be something else now that I've updated it?
Thanks

msoren8 provided a perfect link. Followed the procedure and the phone is in Normal status and also used Triangle away option before flushing it to the Samsung stock rom, This step was really important for me since it eliminated Custom Binary download: Yes (1 count) message, just to be safe once i sent the phone though warranty process. Everything went fine and with no glitches.
Thx for the help.

foro740 said:
msoren8 provided a perfect link. Followed the procedure and the phone is in Normal status and also used Triangle away option before flushing it to the Samsung stock rom, This step was really important for me since it eliminated Custom Binary download: Yes (1 count) message, just to be safe once i sent the phone though warranty process. Everything went fine and with no glitches.
Thx for the help.
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I was following that guide in the first place . Resetting the phone worked like a charm, fixed everything. So the steps were, flash stock ROM via PC Odin, then wipe phone because it still had apps like super user (which wouldn't work anymore after flashing) and triangle away. Now even Device Status is "Normal".
PS: as a side note I just got a ~80 mb update which changed my version from T999VVLLE6 to T999VLLH2 but the Android Version is still 4.0.4, anyone know if that's jelly bean? I have the ability to change my brightness from the drop-down menu now and the keyboard looks slightly different...
thanks

x3malex said:
I was following that guide in the first place . Resetting the phone worked like a charm, fixed everything. So the steps were, flash stock ROM via PC Odin, then wipe phone because it still had apps like super user (which wouldn't work anymore after flashing) and triangle away. Now even Device Status is "Normal".
PS: as a side note I just got a ~80 mb update which changed my version from T999VVLLE6 to T999VLLH2 but the Android Version is still 4.0.4, anyone know if that's jelly bean? I have the ability to change my brightness from the drop-down menu now and the keyboard looks slightly different...
thanks
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That update is actually just an update by Samsung.

msoren8 said:
I had the same problem and searched all over and founnd this site. Follow his instructions and you shouldnt have any problems. It will take it right back to stock.
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/
So, you want to unroot your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock? Well, I know a lot of you requested this so here’s how to do it easily using ODIN.
Step 1. First, I suggest you to reset the ODIN binary counter by using TriangleAway app. At the time of this blog post, TriangleAway app does not support T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 but by the time you read this it might be supported so go ahead and download the TriangleAway app apk, install, and see if it works. (You can download it here on XDA, you will have to register for a username, it’s free.)
Step 2. Next, we are going to use ODIN to flash an official stock ROM for SGH-T999. This process won’t increase your binary counter so if you’ve used TriangleAway app to reset the counter, you should be all good to go. Also you can use Mobile ODIN too if you don’t have a Windows computer (but again, Mobile ODIN is not supported at the time of this writing but probably will be by the time you read this).
Hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your SGH-T999 resets.
Step 3. When your phone resets (screen will go blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Down and Center Home buttons.
Step 4. Once you see warning screen, hit Volume Up key to enter ODIN Download mode.
Step 5. Connect a microUSB cable from your SGH-T999 to your computer.
Step 6. Download Odin and Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 stock ROM and unzip both files, you should find two folders like shown below.
Download ODIN
Download Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 Stock ROM
Step 7. Double-click on odin3 v1.85.exe to launch ODIN program. You should see a yellow highlighted box with a random number. If you don’t, you don’t have drivers installed. Simply download and install Samsung Kies. After installing Kies, don’t run Kies but simply unplug your phone and plug it back it, you should see yellow highlighted box now.
Step 8. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING but click on “PDA” and choose the file “T999UVALEM_T999TMBALEM_T999UVALEM_HOME.tar.md5″. Then hit “Start” to start the unrooting process.
Step 9. This process should take around 10-15 minutes. Don’t use any other programs on your computer during this process as it can interfere.
Step 10. When it’s done, your phone should reboot and you should find your T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999 completely back to stock ICS ROM with all of your settings and apps in tact.
Step 11. If for some reason you are getting a lot of FCs (probably if coming from custom ROM), bootloops, or you just want to reset your phone completely to return for warranty you can do a factory reset. Otherwise you can stop at Step 10.
Hold down Volume Up, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 10 seconds until your phone resets.
Step 12. When your phone resets (screen goes blank), let go of the Power button but keep holding down Volume Up and Center Home button together.
Step 13. Once in stock Android recovery, choose “wipe data/factory reset” and choose “yes”. Then reboot.
Step 14. Once rebooted your phone should be completely back to stock ROM and also just like the day you got the phone.
Remember, you still have to backup all of your personal photos, videos, and other files in your internal storage/microSD card and erase them if you are going to return your phone for warranty.
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just to let you know I'm moving your post on to another thread for someone else that needs help I gave you thanks and will give you credit for the information

hey guys im having trouble with triangle away on my sgh-t999v with the baseband version: T999VVLUFNF1
after I used triangle away and I go into download mode it says:
current binary: Samsung Official
System status: official
qualcomm secureboot:enable
Warranty Bit:1
Bootloader AP SWAEV: 2
Although the current binary and the system status have changed the warranty bit is still at 1
Please help!

Please only post your question once. Posting multiple times in multiple threads just creates clutter and confusion.
Already answered in other thread.

[Q] Galaxy Note 2 i317 Won’t Boot After Update

Issue
1. Phone won’t boot beyond the Samsung Logo.
2. It won’t boot into recovery (download mode works).
3. Can flash rom using Odin but phone still won't boot.
Type of Phone
Type: AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Model: i317
Ownership: Bought in Nov 2012 brand new. Warranty is up but it is insured through AT&T.
History: Rooted and then un-rooted and returned to stock in January 2014.
Actions leading up to Issue
Updated to Samsung’s newest firmware Android 4.3 but didn’t like it. I rooted my phone and tried a custom rom but wasn’t happy. Un-rooted by flashing original stock rom via Odin 3.07. Worked great and I was back in business. But then the phone went through an update and never booted back up.
Detail
I’ve rooted all my other phones but never felt the need to root this one until I updated to Samsung’s new Android 4.3. I wasn’t happy with the decreased battery life and poor performance. So I used the method at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650 to root my phone using “root66_ATT_I317UCALJ2.tar.md5” with Odin 3.07 and it worked. I then tried a custom Cyanogen Mod rom but it still left something to be desired.
After more research I flashed the original stock rom “KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5” via Odin 3.07 and my phone worked beautifully, at least for a day. Then I started getting the AT&T update window for Android 4.3 and the only way to get rid of it was to pull my battery. It was happening so much that I couldn’t even make a phone call. Out of pure frustration I decided to accept the update.
After the update installed it rebooted and never made it past the Samsung logo. So I figured I would just go into recovery and perform a factory reset as well as wipe the cache. The problem here is that it won’t boot into recovery. Only download mode works. I’m also seeing a red LED which I’ve read is a sign of SDS.
I’ve tried re-flashing the original stock rom again. Every time I do I get the green “Pass” display but my phone still won’t boot. The binary count is now at 21 since I’ve tried flashing so many times. I’ve been working on this and researching for 3 weeks. I’ve never had an issue that I couldn’t resolve when it comes to any of my past phones but this is beyond my skill or understanding. I also tried Samsung keys but it says my device is not supported.
Short of digging a hole in my back yard and burying it, is there anything I can do to fix this?
(Note) My wife has the same phone and also didn’t like the update so I flashed the same original stock rom to her phone via Odin and it has been working just fine. Only difference is I never rooted hers. I should have gone that route with mine.

Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Zen Arcade said:
Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Thanks I'll give it a try. I had thought about it but was afraid to mess things up even more. Is there one that you would recommend?

josh3josh3 said:
Thanks I'll give it a try. I had thought about it but was afraid to mess things up even more. Is there one that you would recommend?
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Here's the link to TWRP (you want the Odin link toward the bottom):
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/124
Here's the direct link to the latest philz cwm (you want the md5 file):
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/t0lteatt
I prefer philz, but you will likely need TWRP to follow the dicksteele guide. You should also track down a CWM flashable recovery package for MH3 recovery to flash back should you need to return the phone for repairs. You can get this by following the i317 link in my sig.
If flashing this in Odin doesn't work that would tend to support the emmc fail scenario. (i.e. you flash it, Odin behaves as if it flashed ok, you power off, attempt to boot recovery with home-VolUp-power and it still doesn't boot). If it does boot recovery, you can try the guide as I mentioned before. Good luck!

Zen Arcade said:
Have you tried flashing, via Odin, just a custom recovery?
If that works, you may be able to follow this guide, starting at post #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
If that doesn't work, it is possible you have an emmc issue.... Your symptoms are similar to what others have reported here recently. You might be able to get a repair covered if you can get them to look past the custom counter ... You are running stock firmware... Maybe kies tripped the counter... Stranger things have happened...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I tried each of those just now and they both flashed fine however there is no change. I guess before I break out the shovel I'll try to see if AT&T will fix it since I do pay for the insurance. Thanks for the help that was good stuff. I wish it could have worked.

josh3josh3 said:
I tried each of those just now and they both flashed fine however there is no change. I guess before I break out the shovel I'll try to see if AT&T will fix it since I do pay for the insurance. Thanks for the help that was good stuff. I wish it could have worked.
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if you have nothing else to lose, can you try flashing the boot loader on this link
http://d-h.st/Krs from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
then try one of the official odin package or this:http://d-h.st/DGZ

So, there appear to be many people who see this update as a bad joke. Like me.
I had a thread a couple days ago about how to kill the notification from att
Without root. Nothing can be done as far as ive heard/seen. Im a bit confused
About needing a battery pull to remove pp note, I have been just reboot and it
Goes away until next data use/net access. When my 8 hrs is up I turn data on
(Data off as 8hrs expires) and immediately get note and then I hit home- get
another 8 hrs. Im sorry to hear they wore you down with the note- im going to
fight and resist for the duration. And keep stock. Its a game now!
R, john

qkster said:
if you have nothing else to lose, can you try flashing the boot loader on this link
http://d-h.st/Krs from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
then try one of the official odin package or this:http://d-h.st/DGZ
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Tried it and it failed to flash. Now I have the yellow triangle. At least its something different. Still no good though. Reflashed stock rom and I'm back to the Samsung logo. Was worth a shot. Thanks.

Try param and tz package mentioned in post #3 here.... Might be something
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596256
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

josh3josh3 said:
Tried it and it failed to flash. Now I have the yellow triangle. At least its something different. Still no good though. Reflashed stock rom and I'm back to the Samsung logo. Was worth a shot. Thanks.
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You flashed LJ2 Stock ROM from ODIN?
And you are back to the Samsung Logo that flashing/pulsing blue???
If so .....
Pull the battery and let the phone sit for a few seconds, pop the battery in and boot into stock recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER) and do a FACTORY RESET then reboot.
I had to do the same thing an hour ago....

dicksteele said:
You flashed LJ2 Stock ROM from ODIN?
And you are back to the Samsung Logo that flashing/pulsing blue???
If so .....
Pull the battery and let the phone sit for a few seconds, pop the battery in and boot into stock recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER) and do a FACTORY RESET then reboot.
I had to do the same thing an hour ago....
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Have tried that many times with no luck. Wish it were that simple.

josh3josh3 said:
Have tried that many times with no luck. Wish it were that simple.
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Have you tried this yet ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49826416&postcount=9

Zen Arcade said:
Try param and tz package mentioned in post #3 here.... Might be something
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596256
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I can't believed it worked. Flashed this and suddenly I have recovery. Then I re-flashed the original stock rom, did a reset and wiped the cache and I'm back up and running. Brilliant I say. Genius! Thank you for the great post and thanks everyone for your help. Seems like there should be a like button or something so that you get credit but I don't see one. This was my first time ever posting on any forum so I'm a little ignorant.

josh3josh3 said:
I can't believed it worked. Flashed this and suddenly I have recovery. Then I re-flashed the original stock rom, did a reset and wiped the cache and I'm back up and running. Brilliant I say. Genius! Thank you for the great post and thanks everyone for your help. Seems like there should be a like button or something so that you get credit but I don't see one. This was my first time ever posting on any forum so I'm a little ignorant.
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That would be the Thanks button by the Quote...
OUTSTANDING !!!
Glad you're back among the living.
This will get you back to 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49616718&postcount=2
EDIT:
I just did this and it worked perfectly .....
I'm actually doing that step right now also. I flashed back to stock testing the ATT update server.
EDIT #2:
At this step when the phone reboots the script will run. When it completes you want to boot to system. The next prompt will be do you want to install ROOT. If you do the swipe it will install ROOT, there is a DO NOT INSTALL button on the middle of the screen. Just a heads up, don't know if you are turning your phone back in or not now.
- Second step is:
You will need to download TWRP 2.6.3.1 and flash it in ODIN.
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/t0lt...lteatt.img.tar
This is necessary for an openrecovery script to run that is stored in the /cache directory from the update.
- Put your Note 2 in Download Mode.
- Open ODIN, put openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar in PDA slot. Click Start and let the phone reset.
- Your phone will reboot in TWRP. If not, pull battery and enter recovery mode boot into TWRP recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER). The script will run by itself.

sgh-i317 EFS seems like its gone
could anybody help me out with my note 2. ive tried just about everything i can think of. im getting pretty desperate. i can get everything to work fine (recovery,download mode,) but something is keeping it from booting up to the main screen, it will just hand at the boot animation, or the att logo. in twrp it tells me failed to mount efs. ive looked around in the file folders and its like it got wiped out? im not sure how though. could that be why its not booting up?
any ideas??

[Q] no service after root, trying to get my regular phone bacl

I'm pretty sure I made a rookie mistake and I'm facing the conscience. Last night I was need of rooting my phone (at&t galaxy note II i317) using Kongo Android to get superUS and everything was going fine, I still had all my stuff, service and everything, so I decided to add a custom ROM (cm-10.1.3-tOlteatt), wiped everything and I ended up in a bad situation, I forgot to back up my phone so I lost all of my contacts, lost my service provider so I have no signal, and can't download any apps because I don't have play store. . . If anyone knows to way to help solve this PLEASE HELP ME. . . all I want to do now is find a way to uninstall all this rooted stuff and go back to my regular functioning galaxy s note II
THANK YOU FOR THE HELP IN ADVANCE

Check here for help:thumbup::
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49616709
You can also look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41340941
And you should have used this for your rooting needs...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33854391
And from the sounds of it, you downloaded the wrong Rom for your phone! And it's always bad skiing stuff late when we're tired. That's when we run into problems. It's called late night flashing
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk

ViiRuZ said:
I'm pretty sure I made a rookie mistake and I'm facing the conscience. Last night I was need of rooting my phone (at&t galaxy note II i317) using Kongo Android to get superUS and everything was going fine, I still had all my stuff, service and everything, so I decided to add a custom ROM (cm-10.1.3-tOlteatt), wiped everything and I ended up in a bad situation, I forgot to back up my phone so I lost all of my contacts, lost my service provider so I have no signal, and can't download any apps because I don't have play store. . . If anyone knows to way to help solve this PLEASE HELP ME. . . all I want to do now is find a way to uninstall all this rooted stuff and go back to my regular functioning galaxy s note II
THANK YOU FOR THE HELP IN ADVANCE
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Let's turn the frown upside down..... How's it going ??

Bajanman said:
Check here for help:thumbup::
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49616709
You can also look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41340941
And you should have used this for your rooting needs...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33854391
And from the sounds of it, you downloaded the wrong Rom for your phone! And it's always bad skiing stuff late when we're tired. That's when we run into problems. It's called late night flashing
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the recommendation but I've previously tried the method, but my phone always failed to download (even when it wasnt rooted) would u have any other way of solving it without having to use odin. . . my phone is currently stuck in recovery mode so any help trying to get out of it would be helpful. .thank you for your time helping me solve my issue

Put the correct ROM on your external sd card with a PC adaptor. Install the card, boot into recovery, wipe system and data, then install the correct ROM. Boot, let rhe phone settle in for a few minutes, connect to wifi, or check if the correct ROM has the at&t APN settings.

ViiRuZ said:
Thanks for the recommendation but I've previously tried the method, but my phone always failed to download (even when it wasnt rooted) would u have any other way of solving it without having to use odin. . . my phone is currently stuck in recovery mode so any help trying to get out of it would be helpful. .thank you for your time helping me solve my issue
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Ranger is correct, try doing what he suggested.
But not really understanding what you have tried from your post.....
Which method, and what does fail to download?
Do you mean fail to get into download mode, and you only can get into recovery?
Are you doing this to get to download mode?
Put your Note 2 in Download Mode
-First you will need to turn off your device.
-Once it’s off, you need to press this button combination: volume down, power button and home button.
-Keep them pressed until the download mode shows up.
-Once you’re there, you will be required to press volume up to enter the download mode or volume down to cancel and reboot the device.
Obviously you want to press the volume up. Now you are ready to ODIN flash.

rangercaptain said:
Put the correct ROM on your external sd card with a PC adaptor. Install the card, boot into recovery, wipe system and data, then install the correct ROM. Boot, let rhe phone settle in for a few minutes, connect to wifi, or check if the correct ROM has the at&t APN settings.
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i will be sure to try this method whenever i get my hands on an SD card adaptor. What ROM would be best to download for the correct at&t APN settings? i would look but my past luck has been failure.
Thank you for your help

dicksteele said:
Ranger is correct, try doing what he suggested.
But not really understanding what you have tried from your post.....
Which method, and what does fail to download?
Do you mean fail to get into download mode, and you only can get into recovery?
Are you doing this to get to download mode?
Put your Note 2 in Download Mode
-First you will need to turn off your device.
-Once it’s off, you need to press this button combination: volume down, power button and home button.
-Keep them pressed until the download mode shows up.
-Once you’re there, you will be required to press volume up to enter the download mode or volume down to cancel and reboot the device.
Obviously you want to press the volume up. Now you are ready to ODIN flash.
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i would have tried ODIN for this situation but everytime i do. It says "FAILED" how would you suggest i fix this so that my phone can use ODIN. I was going from cyanogenMod to a custom ROM, but i assume i didnt flash the old ROM and now i kinda stuck in a bootloop like it'll show the samsung intro then show the customROM emblem stays there. I've left it in that state for a whole night and it didnt change (still showing the custom ROM emblem) the only thing i can do is enter TWRP v2.6.3.1 and access my external SD.

ViiRuZ said:
i would have tried ODIN for this situation but everytime i do. It says "FAILED" how would you suggest i fix this so that my phone can use ODIN. I was going from cyanogenMod to a custom ROM, but i assume i didnt flash the old ROM and now i kinda stuck in a bootloop like it'll show the samsung intro then show the customROM emblem stays there. I've left it in that state for a whole night and it didnt change (still showing the custom ROM emblem) the only thing i can do is enter TWRP v2.6.3.1 and access my external SD.
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I don't understand this ....... It says "FAILED" What is failing ?
What are you flashing?

dicksteele said:
I don't understand this ....... It says "FAILED" What is failing ?
What are you flashing?
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Sorry bout that. . just tried to connect my phone to ODIN in ODIN MODE. I'll update with what happened.
Just got done trying to flash with ODIN, and it got the part where it starts to install but 4 mins. in my device was removed. I was using the PDA from sammobile.com, and now my phone is saying "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." i know it might be as simple as actually doing what it says but Kies will not recognize my At&t samsung galaxy note II. What would u suggest to let my laptop recognize my device??

rangercaptain said:
Put the correct ROM on your external sd card with a PC adaptor. Install the card, boot into recovery, wipe system and data, then install the correct ROM. Boot, let rhe phone settle in for a few minutes, connect to wifi, or check if the correct ROM has the at&t APN settings.
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Thank you for your time helping me with my phone issue. I took the steps you suggested, now im running custom ROM jellybean 4.1.1. and got my service provider back. If you could suggest away to get my stock program and upgrade to jellybean 4.3. I had fun with the rooted life but i make the worst mistakes.
PS. i found it to be alot easier using the other tar. in the firmware u suggested me to use. At least for At&t Samsung Galaxy Note II

rangercaptain said:
Put the correct ROM on your external sd card with a PC adaptor. Install the card, boot into recovery, wipe system and data, then install the correct ROM. Boot, let rhe phone settle in for a few minutes, connect to wifi, or check if the correct ROM has the at&t APN settings.
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So i just flashed my at&t Samsung galaxy note II with jellybean 4.1.1 using Odin ( ATT_I317UCAMA4_I317ATTAMA4) and it was going on with everything working. Then i tried to update to jellybean 4.3 after it got done installing it rebooted, and what do u know, i'm stuck in boot loop the Samsung galaxy note 2 logo, and cant access recovery mode. Also I tried the original firmware that used repeatedly,would that hurt the system. Would there be any firmwares suggested to use.

ViiRuZ said:
So i just flashed my at&t Samsung galaxy note II with jellybean 4.1.1 using Odin ( ATT_I317UCAMA4_I317ATTAMA4) and it was going on with everything working. Then i tried to update to jellybean 4.3 after it got done installing it rebooted, and what do u know, i'm stuck in boot loop the Samsung galaxy note 2 logo, and cant access recovery mode. Also I tried the original firmware that used repeatedly,would that hurt the system. Would there be any firmwares suggested to use.
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So you did the OTA update to 4.3?
I've been where you are lots of times....
Try post #2 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447

dicksteele said:
So you did the OTA update to 4.3?
I've been where you are lots of times....
Try post #2 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
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yes it updated and installed but after it installed and rebooted its in
a constant boot loop. Is this going to be a simple permanent fix?

ViiRuZ said:
yes it updated and installed but after it installed and rebooted its in
a constant boot loop. Is this going to be a simple permanent fix?
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Yes
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dicksteele said:
So you did the OTA update to 4.3?
I've been where you are lots of times....
Try post #2 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
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Thank you for your help, i honestly do thank you. Its good that people like you are out there and are helpful enough to guides us (the ones who mess up)

ViiRuZ said:
Thank you for your help, i honestly do thank you. Its good that people like you are out there and are helpful enough to guides us (the ones who mess up)
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Not a problem. Just giving back from all the help I've received over the years,

[Q] Softbricked after accidental update

So my rooted phone is now soft bricked. Any help would be appreciated!
Info:
- rooted with Kingo
- recently updated with 4.3 - therefore KNOX is now installed
- didn't like 4.3 and went back to stock 4.1
so everything was working all fine and dandy for like 3 or 4 days when I accidentally updated (stupid stupid stupid stupid reflex on an early morning)
I do not have CWM installed. I have the stock img of the i317 (I317UCAMA4_I317ATTAMA4_ATT.zip) and using Odin (as I've used it for the stock firmware I installed)
I've been getting a boot loop and would like to know if anyone out there is knowledgable enough to help me?
Please?
Thank you!
Edit:
Thank you for your quick response! Yes, I've tried and found those threads before, but I guess I forgot to mention that I also get the
"Firmware upgrae encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode i Kies &try again" screen
Doing the flash via Odin only gets me a FAIL! all of the time with these steps...

natasian said:
So my rooted phone is now soft bricked. Any help would be appreciated!
Info:
- rooted with Kingo
- recently updated with 4.3 - therefore KNOX is now installed
- didn't like 4.3 and went back to stock 4.1
so everything was working all fine and dandy for like 3 or 4 days when I accidentally updated (stupid stupid stupid stupid reflex on an early morning)
I do not have CWM installed. I have the stock img of the i317 (I317UCAMA4_I317ATTAMA4_ATT.zip) and using Odin (as I've used it for the stock firmware I installed)
I've been getting a boot loop and would like to know if anyone out there is knowledgable enough to help me?
Please?
Thank you!
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Try the bottom of post #1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
Factory reset
If that doesn't work do Post #2. The tz-param flash

dicksteele said:
Try the bottom of post #1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
Factory reset
If that doesn't work do Post #2. The tz-param flash
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Thank you for your quick response! Yes, I've tried and found those threads before, but I guess I forgot to mention that I also get the
"Firmware upgrae encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode i Kies &try again" screen
Doing the flash via Odin only gets me a FAIL! all of the time with these steps...

natasian said:
Thank you for your quick response! Yes, I've tried and found those threads before, but I guess I forgot to mention that I also get the
"Firmware upgrae encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode i Kies &try again" screen
Doing the flash via Odin only gets me a FAIL! all of the time with these steps...
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What fails ??? Is it stopping on sboot.bin ? If so that's the bootloader file and 4.3 won't flash over it.
What are you trying to flash in ODIN?

dicksteele said:
What fails ??? Is it stopping on sboot.bin ? If so that's the bootloader file and 4.3 won't flash over it.
What are you trying to flash in ODIN?
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Was able to flash a stock rom from the link of one the original thread you provided, got a PASS! from Odin. I also got a PASS! from TWRP. But it is still stuck in the Samsung Galaxy Note II logo, and does not go beyond that.

natasian said:
Was able to flash a stock rom from the link of one the original thread you provided, got a PASS! from Odin. I also got a PASS! from TWRP. But it is still stuck in the Samsung Galaxy Note II logo, and does not go beyond that.
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I'm lost where you at ???
Step #3 (Post 3) or Step 2 (Post #2)
---------- Post added at 12:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:28 AM ----------
dicksteele said:
I'm lost where you at ???
Step #3 (Post 3) or Step 2 (Post #2)
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It's 12:30 my time, gotta get up for work at 6....
If you follow that guide line by line, step by step it will work....
You can even start over from scratch right now if you need to.

dicksteele said:
I'm lost where you at ???
Step #3 (Post 3) or Step 2 (Post #2)
---------- Post added at 12:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:28 AM ----------
It's 12:30 my time, gotta get up for work at 6....
If you follow that guide line by line, step by step it will work....
You can even start over from scratch right now if you need to.
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Of course I don't expect that you'll be seeing this now, but please know i do appreciate the help!
I started from scratch. But the thing is, I have been following this step by step.
I CANNOT do a factory reset.
Completed Section 1: Flashing LJ2 4.1.1 via ODIN - until Step 5 and 6.
*** Upon reboot the phone will hang. This is because of left over 4.3 file(s) not letting the system boot.
Pull the battery and let the phone sit for a few seconds, pop the battery in and boot into stock recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER) and do a FACTORY RESET then reboot.
When it hangs on the Pulsing Blue Samsung logo, do this step. (expect to do this)
Odin showed a green PASS! but it is still stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note II logo. I have followed every step and every file to the letter that you recommended... I am unsure what to do now. I left it just in case it went to boot, but it's been 15 - 20 mins already... I'm happy to just get i back to 4.1 even "(

natasian said:
Of course I don't expect that you'll be seeing this now, but please know i do appreciate the help!
I started from scratch. But the thing is, I have been following this step by step.
I CANNOT do a factory reset.
Completed Section 1: Flashing LJ2 4.1.1 via ODIN - until Step 5 and 6.
*** Upon reboot the phone will hang. This is because of left over 4.3 file(s) not letting the system boot.
Pull the battery and let the phone sit for a few seconds, pop the battery in and boot into stock recovery (HOLD VOL UP+HOME+POWER) and do a FACTORY RESET then reboot.
When it hangs on the Pulsing Blue Samsung logo, do this step. (expect to do this)
Odin showed a green PASS! but it is still stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note II logo. I have followed every step and every file to the letter that you recommended... I am unsure what to do now. I left it just in case it went to boot, but it's been 15 - 20 mins already... I'm happy to just get i back to 4.1 even "(
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So after ODIN finishes... It reboots. You pull the battery and do the VOL UP HOME POWER combo, and it does not bring up stock recovery ?
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Should like like this... Then you do the factory reset option

dicksteele said:
So after ODIN finishes... It reboots. You pull the battery and do the VOL UP HOME POWER combo, and it does not bring up stock recovery ? IMG removed
Should like like this... Then you do the factory reset option
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It does not. It gets stuck in Samsung Galaxy Note II logo. I know how to do Download mode and recovery mode. That's my problem. There is NO recovery mode anymore. I followed everything to the letter. If I am able to get to recovery mode, I will do a wipe and factory reset everything then problem solved... however this became a problem after the accidental update so I don't know what to do anymore. </3

natasian said:
It does not. It gets stuck in Samsung Galaxy Note II logo. I know how to do Download mode and recovery mode. That's my problem. There is NO recovery mode anymore. I followed everything to the letter. If I am able to get to recovery mode, I will do a wipe and factory reset everything then problem solved... however this became a problem after the accidental update so I don't know what to do anymore. </3
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K. Flash the param/tz file in ODIN. That should bring recovery mode back

dicksteele said:
K. Flash the param/tz file in ODIN. That should bring recovery mode back
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WORKED!!! I am now back on 4.1.1
I have just flashed TWRP and now waiting for the download of UCUBMK6 i317 *Odexed* Stock.
AMAZING. Thank you! It did not occur to me to go directly to Post 2 when my phone didnt reboot. Thank you so much! Do you have an amazon wishlist account??

natasian said:
WORKED!!! I am now back on 4.1.1
I have just flashed TWRP and now waiting for the download of UCUBMK6 i317 *Odexed* Stock.
AMAZING. Thank you! It did not occur to me to go directly to Post 2 when my phone didnt reboot. Thank you so much! Do you have an amazon wishlist account??
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No worries... I've been in that spot many many times.... Luckily for all of us @fuzio1963 was brave enough to test out flashing the param/tz combo. Saved alot of people...
Thanks for the offer of goodies... I'm lucky at this point of my life to have all I need.
But if you'd like to donate something, here's my pick.
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
DS
Veteran-USN

dicksteele said:
No worries... I've been in that spot many many times.... Luckily for all of us @fuzio1963 was brave enough to test out flashing the param/tz combo. Saved alot of people...
Thanks for the offer of goodies... I'm lucky at this point of my life to have all I need.
But if you'd like to donate something, here's my pick.
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
DS
Veteran-USN
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I completed all the steps and now running 4.3! My device is updating however, is it safe to install this after all I've done?
I figured I might as well recompile everything you outlined offline in case I brick mine again...
I'll give that a look! I was asking for amazon because I may still have some credit on there, but your suggestion looks better Thank you for everything you've done!

natasian said:
I completed all the steps and now running 4.3! My device is updating however, is it safe to install this after all I've done?
I figured I might as well recompile everything you outlined offline in case I brick mine again...
I'll give that a look! I was asking for amazon because I may still have some credit on there, but your suggestion looks better Thank you for everything you've done!
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I don't know what this means....
is it safe to install this after all I've done?
The PlayStore updates?
You're quite welcome

dicksteele said:
I don't know what this means....
is it safe to install this after all I've done?
The PlayStore updates?
You're quite welcome
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Well, after completing everything and updating my apps, the ATT Device Manager is still rearing its ugly head. It did so again now, and when it rebooted it loaded TWRP, it went into recovery mode automatically without me pressing any buttons.
I am trying to find a way to remove it now, but I would further encroach upon your good graces, if you please, is the Device Manager/ATT update safe to let be?

Interesting it's keeping on checking for updates.
You can try going to applications, scroll pages over to All. Scroll down to ATT software update, press it and clear cache
Something is making is making it think is needs to keep checking.
I use TITANIUM Backup to freeze it. Going to need it backup if you want 4.4 update
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app

dicksteele said:
Interesting it's keeping on checking for updates.
You can try going to applications, scroll pages over to All. Scroll down to ATT software update, press it and clear cache
Something is making is making it think is needs to keep checking.
I use TITANIUM Backup to freeze it. Going to need it backup if you want 4.4 update
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda app-developers app
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Yeah, I thought it would be done. I wiped cache from it as you advised. So I guess I'll have to pay for Titanium Backup. Sigh. Some things must be unavoidable. Nevertheless, I cannot thank you enough. It got my baby working again!

Question about tmobile G95TUVU3DOI1

Hi, I'm kinda new to rooting android phone.I just got a galaxy s6 edge from tmobile and I would lIke to root the phone. Searching around the forum but still doesn't ubderstand how's it work. So I got a galaxy s6 edge, baseband version G95TUVU3DOI1, come with 5.1.1 SMG 925T. Question is if I'm root the phone will i able to restore back to stock firmware, will tmobile able to find out if I rooted or not? Because I'm in Jump! Program and plan to switch new phone next year. And its there any easy step by step guide to root the phone. I don't really care about Samsung pay, would like to have fingerprint sensor if possible. Thank you

Before you do anything, understand that you WILL TRIP KNOX AND BREAK SAMSUNG PAY. Also, it is your choice to modify your device and this process seems to work differently for differnt people, so if anything happens, it's on you. However, there are several threads here that can help you if anything goes wrong
Okay, make a backup of all your stuff on SmartSwitch
You're going to want to download ODIN 3.10.7 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451
Then you're going to want to download UniKernel v8 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...d-development/kernel-stockmod-kernel-t3100395
Open ODIN on your computer and don't touch anything yet
Then you're going to put your phone into download mode by turning it off, then holding POWER+VOL DOWN+HOME until a blue screen appears.
Press VOL UP to enter download mode and connect your phone to your computer with the cable that came with your phone
Wait for the little box at the top left to turn blue
On ODIN, click the AP button and locate the UniKernel v8 file that you downloaded before
Once you've found it, double click it to fill in the AP field with the file
Click START and do not touch anything until it's done.
Your phone will restart and once it comes back up, you'll be rooted. It can take several minutes for it to fully boot, so give it time.
Now, this is optional, but if you want a custom recovery to flash custom ROMS, download TWRP onto your computer from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...recovery-twrp2-8-6-0-g925t-5-1-1-of6-t3143002
Flash that file through ODIN using the same process as you used to flash UniKernel.
This recovery will let flash custom ROMs. I recommend XstreStoLite as it is very good on battery life, but you will not be able to use WiFi calling or VOLTE. You can download it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-3-t3119968
Let me know how it goes.

Can I unroot in the future if I want to go back to stock?

Osui818 said:
Can I unroot in the future if I want to go back to stock?
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Yes. You'll just have to download the latest firmware from here or Sammobile.com and flash it using ODIN

Thank you. One last question, any chance using Odin will brick the device?

Osui818 said:
Thank you. One last question, any chance using OdinYes there will brick the device?
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Yes. There is a small chance, but the method I described is the exact same method I used on my device and I've had no issues. Even if you do, there is almost a 0% chance of a hard brick unless you touch something you're not supposed to touch, and if you do soft brick, there are a few threads here that should be able to help. More than likely flashing stock firmware will fix any problems you have.

thanks akw for the run through, I've been away from android for 4 months and ran back to it. just got this phone and wanna quickly root it.

eruscool said:
thanks akw for the run through, I've been away from android for 4 months and ran back to it. just got this phone and wanna quickly root it.
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No problem, buddy. Hope it goes well for you.

Akw6190 said:
No problem, buddy. Hope it goes well for you.
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i need help too. i am trying to use smart switch as my last resort but its not working(ish). after installing the factory firmware it says the device will restart, unplug and plug it again. on the phone it reset itself and then with the green android logo saying installing system then 1/3 of the loading bar it just says erasing then blacked out then back on bootloop. i can still boot to recovery mode and download mode.

godefroy28 said:
i need help too. i am trying to use smart switch as my last resort but its not working(ish). after installing the factory firmware it says the device will restart, unplug and plug it again. on the phone it reset itself and then with the green android logo saying installing system then 1/3 of the loading bar it just says erasing then blacked out then back on bootloop. i can still boot to recovery mode and download mode.
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Where are you getting the firmware from? What version of ODIN are you using? What port are you using in ODIN to flash the firmware?
There is a Mega download of the DOI1 firmware somewhere around here. I recommend downloading that and flashing using the AP port in ODIN 3.10.7, using the cable that came with your phone. This is the exact method I used to return to stock with no issues.