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[Q] Videotron OTA firmware update, can'T install?

I just woke up to find my videotron sgh-t999v received the OTA update , but when i tried to install it , it rebooted to CWM , and then failed?
Must i remove CWM and SU user in order to apply the update properly?

Yeah for ota you gotta have stock recovery and I got that update was hoping it was jb update lol
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htc fan89 said:
Yeah for ota you gotta have stock recovery and I got that update was hoping it was jb update lol
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Pardon my ignorance , but this is my first android device , with my first OTA update .. I searched high and low for methods of removing CWM but i''m confused, i saw methods involving using looper.zip , deleting /system/hijack/.. or using mobile odin to install the OTA . I couldnt find looper.zip anywhere, not even on clockworkmod.com . Which method will allow me to keep all my data ?
Thanks for helping this noob.

I just tried Mobile Odin , but same results.. update failed. What can i do?

So it fails when you try flashing stock recovery through odin, not really sure but this maybe you have to flash stock recovery and stock rom for the ota to work. This would cause you to lose your data, there's a thread about how to root a t999v try asking there
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The phone is rooted already, and i would really like to save my data. What is the best way to remove CWM ? Can i just deleted the files from my phone using ES file explorer + root access ?

Damn I seem to be in the same boat here. Mind you, I do have some apps (bloatware) frozen and even uninstalled. I think that this might be causing the problem. However, Titanium Backup seems to be hanging when I try to reinstall from my backups dammit!

Use kies. Download from samsung and follw directions and it should download and install it for you.
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I know it would work but UCK....I hate Kies. It installs a bunch of crap on your PC.
By the way, THIS IS NOT AN UPDATE TO JB!! Those are merely bug fixes for ICS. It will update from T999VVLALE6 to T999VVLALH2. Lets just say "I have my sources".

lightpsycho said:
I know it would work but UCK....I hate Kies. It installs a bunch of crap on your PC.
By the way, THIS IS NOT AN UPDATE TO JB!! Those are merely bug fixes for ICS. It will update from T999VVLALE6 to T999VVLALH2. Lets just say "I have my sources".
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Yeah its minor upgrade plus adds the brightness toggle in notification
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htc fan89 said:
Yeah its minor upgrade plus adds the brightness toggle in notification
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I also wonder if they fixed the incorrect value in the framework for "cell standby"...

lightpsycho said:
I also wonder if they fixed the incorrect value in the framework for "cell standby"...
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91 % discharging , 15m47sec on battery , screen is at 61% , and cell standby is 12%, i seem to recall the cell standby always being much higher, so maybe they did change the framework.
Updating via kies worked, it removed CWM and SU . Still Android 4.0.4 , but with brightness in notification bar.
Touch screen issues still persist in games like Worms, where after a moment they do not respond at all anymore.
T999VVLALH2
Not really worth the update.

In case anyone is having problems still or doesn't want to update through kies you can download the fw from the link below to install with odin.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=SGH-T999V&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware
You have to register though.
Also appears to only be out for Videotron and Mobilicity.
If anyone has updated and rooted (or even if you havent updated yet) and is willing to grab a copy of the modem let me know.
I'm still looking for both the original and the updated ones from both Mobilicity and Videotron.
Thanks!
Edit: Direct links to the download pages.
Videotron: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/173149966/1ff667a/T999VVLALH2_T999VYVLALH2_VTR.zip.html
Mobilicity: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/173149930/c320b64/T999VVLALH2_T999VYVLALH2_MCT.zip.html
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DocHoliday77 said:
In case anyone is having problems still or doesn't want to update through kies you can download the fw from the link below to install with odin.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=SGH-T999V&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware
You have to register though.
Also appears to only be out for Videotron and Mobilicity.
If anyone has updated and rooted (or even if you havent updated yet) and is willing to grab a copy of the modem let me know.
I'm still looking for both the original and the updated ones from both Mobilicity and Videotron.
Thanks!
Edit: Direct links to the download pages.
Videotron: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/173149966/1ff667a/T999VVLALH2_T999VYVLALH2_VTR.zip.html
Mobilicity: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/173149930/c320b64/T999VVLALH2_T999VYVLALH2_MCT.zip.html
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Hey thanks alot for those links! I hate Kies and there's no way I was gonna install it on my fresh Win 7 install!
Since it's the first time I'll be updating through Odin, could you tell me if my root and CWM will be preserved? By the way I installed Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper.

CWM will not. It will write its updated stock recovery. I have had both success and failure with ota rootkeeper, but I probably did something wrong when it failed. Should work for you though, just dont wipe data/factory reset before restoring root. Many others reported it working btw.
If you do lose root it shouldnt be a ptoblem to reroot the same way you did the first time.
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So has anyone updated successfully with root and want to grab that modem? Its really quite easy. If you're interested ill pm you the instructions. Still need all the ones I listed above.
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DocHoliday77 said:
So has anyone updated successfully with root and want to grab that modem? Its really quite easy. If you're interested ill pm you the instructions. Still need all the ones I listed above.
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I have rooted successful from this update, pm the details

Hey guys. I now have the updated Videotron modem. Will post it in my modem thread shortly. Thanks to HTC Fan for the modem!
Now I still need the following to complete the collection:
Mobilicity: Original VVLLE6. And Updated VVLLH2
Videotron: Original. VVLLE6
Again, just let me know here or pm me and ill send you the instructions.
Thanks!
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System update

My Sprint SGS3 is flash with a donor to Boost Mobile and also is rooted wirh Superuser and for some reason I cant seem to be able to do a System update. Can anybody help I would really appreciate it. Thanks
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I'm pretty dumb when it comes to this stuff... but my understanding is that if you don't have stock rom and stock recovery, you're pretty much stuck with what you got. Tons of custom rom out there though that have all the nifty software upgrades, just take a look around XDA.
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rocastar said:
My Sprint SGS3 is flash with a donor to Boost Mobile and also is rooted wirh Superuser and for some reason I cant seem to be able to do a System update. Can anybody help I would really appreciate it. Thanks
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You trying to flash a factory rom update? If so it's not going to work with custom recovery. Have to have stock recovery. Also, being that it's flashed to Boost, it may not work with stock recovery either.
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You mean a OTA update?
Freeza MD4 DeOdex.

rocastar said:
My Sprint SGS3 is flash with a donor to Boost Mobile and also is rooted wirh Superuser and for some reason I cant seem to be able to do a System update. Can anybody help I would really appreciate it. Thanks
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What i would suggest you do is go to the Sprint Galaxy S3 FAQ by @flastnoles11 at the top of this thread you cant miss it and look for custom recoveries FAQ and you can flash stock recovery over CWM recovery in CWM recovery if that makes sense then call the person that flashed your phone and make sure you can do system updates cause it could kick your flash trying to update it since your not on sprint.

rocastar said:
My Sprint SGS3 is flash with a donor to Boost Mobile and also is rooted wirh Superuser and for some reason I cant seem to be able to do a System update. Can anybody help I would really appreciate it. Thanks
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You may want to check out THIS thread.

Read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2209418
But you can take the update and it will not remove your flash. However, it is failing right now because it is signed with special keys and the custom recovery cannot verify them.
Just read the thread I linked and follow the directions for updating.

Having trouble and need help.

So I am having trouble flashing a new ROM I have done it in the past and am used to doing it so I know what needs to be done. When I download a ROM I want to use I download it to my phone directly then I reboot into recovery I have the latest twrp version and I wipe everything then I go to install the ROM and after about 2 seconds it says failed. No matter what ROM I try it does this and I've tried downloading them several times thinking it was a bad download. I was able to install a stock one but I don't like stock and none of the others are working I don't known if I'm doing something wrong or if its my phone but help me please. Thanks in advance.
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josht999 said:
So I am having trouble flashing a new ROM I have done it in the past and am used to doing it so I know what needs to be done. When I download a ROM I want to use I download it to my phone directly then I reboot into recovery I have the latest twrp version and I wipe everything then I go to install the ROM and after about 2 seconds it says failed. No matter what ROM I try it does this and I've tried downloading them several times thinking it was a bad download. I was able to install a stock one but I don't like stock and none of the others are working I don't known if I'm doing something wrong or if its my phone but help me please. Thanks in advance.
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Are u downloading over WiFi? Did u check if md5 sum's match?

I am downloading over WiFi. And no I have not. What are they supposed to match to? Not really up on the lingo just know what to do and stuff. Very basic stuff
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Are you sure you downloaded the correct TWRP Recovery for your phone?

Yes I am. It was doing it on an older version I had so I thought it was cause I hadn't updated in a while and it still kept doing it after I updated.
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Hi there
1) Are you from Canada and using a Canadian Recovery for d2can? if so this could be a problem since many updater-scripts see this a fail since they are looking for d2att
2) What ROM's are you trying to flash? AOSP or Stock based touchwiz rom's?
also I would like to direct you to the Q&A, Help and troubleshooting forum, in the event that this post get's moved, you will find it there. They are busy people, but now you know no hard feeling man, just trying to make their job's easier!
cheers

Thanks a lot! And no I'm in the usa and aosp ROMs are what I'm trying to install the stock touchwiz ones worked.
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josht999 said:
Thanks a lot! And no I'm in the usa and aosp ROMs are what I'm trying to install the stock touchwiz ones worked.
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update you're bootloader, use the search feature in the Q&A forum

Danvdh said:
update you're bootloader, use the search feature in the Q&A forum
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so i updated my bootloader then i went to install the latest liguid rom it was succesfully installed then i flashed the latest gaps and now my phone wont turn on... it wont even show that its charging when i have it plugged in. it just acts like its dead so im at a loss. someone please help.

What bootloader did you flash? I had been trying to flash a 4.2.2 rom for a while now and just gave up....status 7 error over and over....and that was on the dlk3 boot.
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Unhived__Mind said:
What bootloader did you flash? I had been trying to flash a 4.2.2 rom for a while now and just gave up....status 7 error over and over....and that was on the dlk3 boot.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2374306
Maybe this will help u out...

Unhived__Mind said:
What bootloader did you flash? I had been trying to flash a 4.2.2 rom for a while now and just gave up....status 7 error over and over....and that was on the dlk3 boot.
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at first i tried flashing this oneI747UCDLK3 then i went through the process and it said i had the wrong one so i flashed this one I747MVLDLK4 cause it was the version that it said i had under recovery so then i flashed my new rom and it said succesful and everything looked like it worked then when i went to reboot my phone it never came back on. like its just dead the light doesnt even come on when i have it plugged into the charger took it to att store today and he tried a new battery and that was all and said i needed to make an insurance claim but thats besides the point. im stuck now at just trying to get the phone to turn on cause i can restore it once i do but now im at a loss on how to get it on,

[Q] Help! No Network after Installing Paranoid Android

Ok so I'm hoping you guys can help me out with this, but I decided to root my T999 S3 tonight and after installing the custom rom, I'm left with no signal, no IMEI, no nothing, I've tried searching and every thread for some reason has links to other threads but I click on those links and they dont work Anyway I rooted using Odin and installed the latest version of Paranoid Android, any help is greatly appreciated guys!

Alright, by the grace of God, I somehow managed to fix my problem and get data back! Back when I was installing the rom I first installed it and then thought, I should make a backup, although I should have made the backup before installing anything, but I was too excited and it was already too late, but after the backup I decided to reinstall the rom and after booting up ive had problems. I reinstalled to he rom but still no network. Anyway I decided to go back and restore to that backup and BAM! I got data and everything! well I just thought I'd update the thread with what happened and my fix.

Flash the room again, if you get the same problem again, reboot your phone. It's apparently an issue with 4.3 roms.
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Yup, that's just assuming though. You never actually told us what exactly you were flashing. For the future, info like that is extremely helpful.
In my T999L thread, linked in sig, after root instructions you will find how to backup nv data. I suggest you do this before anything else.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Yup, that's just assuming though. You never actually told us what exactly you were flashing. For the future, info like that is extremely helpful.
In my T999L thread, linked in sig, after root instructions you will find how to backup nv data. I suggest you do this before anything else.
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OP did say paranoid Android. I have the same issue when flashing that same exact rom.
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Da Kine said:
OP did say paranoid Android. I have the same issue when flashing that same exact rom.
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Lol! Time for bed!!! Thanks!
Sorry OP!
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Changing from TWRP to CWM

I did not feel like reading 10,000 Q and A's so here goes. I want to flash a 4.4.2 rom and I think everyone knows twrp 2.6.3.1 will not do it so I have been trying to overwrite it with clockwork but have not been able to on my ATT s3. I have a Verizon I did it to without any problem but everything I try fails. I need help please. What am I doing wrong?
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Use the terminal method to overwrite. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2170635

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I did not feel like reading 10,000 Q and A's so here goes. I want to flash a 4.4.2 rom and I think everyone knows twrp 2.6.3.1 will not do it so I have been trying to overwrite it with clockwork but have not been able to on my ATT s3. I have a Verizon I did it to without any problem but everything I try fails. I need help please. What am I doing wrong?
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The answer is a topic for another thread. The ROM Manager app could solve your problem, but no one who read your OP knows enough about your failed procedure or your phone's current state to offer specifics.
The 10,000 Q&A are your friends. GUIDES, Indexes, TUTORIALS & Stickys are even friendlier.

I did not feel like reading 10,000 Q and A's so here goes. I want to flash a 4.4.2 rom and I think everyone knows twrp 2.6.3.1 will not do it so I have been trying to overwrite it with clockwork but have not been able to on my ATT s3. I have a Verizon I did it to without any problem but everything I try fails. I need help please. What am I doing wrong?
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Maybe I am on the wrong thread but I thought this was for questions? I am using Dirty Unicorns 4.3.1 and I tried the clockwork application several times but with no success. At one time clockwork was the recovery I was using but I overwrote it with Odin to get team win back but that was when I was content with 4.3.1 Now I flashed liquid smooth 3.0 on my Verizon with clockwork and I would like to try Beanstalk 4.4.2.1......on the Phone I use every day but TWRP fails every time. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and I am sorry if this is the wrong thread I am kind of new at all this.
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pc103 said:
The answer is a topic for another thread. The ROM Manager app could solve your problem, but no one who read your OP knows enough about your failed procedure or your phone's current state to offer specifics.
The 10,000 Q&A are your friends. GUIDES, Indexes, TUTORIALS & Stickys are even friendlier.
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BCSC, Thank you for the link...and the short answer. I'LL try it in the morning so I won't screw anything up
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I suggest flashing Philz Touch. You can flash it via Odin (use the tar version) or from your custom recovery (use the zip version).
Philz is based off the latest CWM and it works perfectly on my i747m.
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att

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BCSC, Thank you for the link...and the short answer. I'LL try it in the morning so I won't screw anything up
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Thanks, I used flashify and flashed it without any problem. I thought about using Philz but heard you needed small fingers for the touch part. Thanks though
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randroid101 said:
Thanks, I used flashify and flashed it without any problem. I thought about using Philz but heard you needed small fingers for the touch part. Thanks though
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You can adjust the height of the font to make it larger than it would be in cwm.

I did not know that, thanks I'll give it a try
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I used philz_touch size. By the way I'm on an art i747. If this helps hit the thaanks .
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I did not know that, thanks I'll give it a try
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If you don't like it, you can always flash back CWM Touch. The font colours and background are also changeable.