I was trying to update my bootloader so I could update to a current KK ROM. I don't know what happened but I cant even get into download mode with a jig. It takes a charge and is somewhat detected by windows but that's it.
Can someone please point me in the right direction for a possible fix?
thanks for the help!
Where did you get the bootloader for your phone? Are you sure it was for the i747m and not i747?
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Where did you get the bootloader for your phone? Are you sure it was for the i747m and not i747?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321310
Flashed MK5 and lost my baseband and IMEI.
Tried another one and kuput.
Once you flash the mk5 bootloader, it cannot be downgraded. Any attempts to downgrade could brick the phone.
SInce your phone isn't booting, you may have to have it jtagged.
I have seen a thread for de-bricking but that looks like it is for the AT&T s3.
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Once you flash the mk5 bootloader, it cannot be downgraded. Any attempts to downgrade could brick the phone.
SInce your phone isn't booting, you may have to have it jtagged.
I have seen a thread for de-bricking but that looks like it is for the AT&T s3.
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Why would it have lost my IMEI?
I saw a method that involved a 16gb SD card...just need to find more specific instructions....any ideas?
If not where can I find detailed instructions to do a jtag? I have access to the tools required.
I purchased an early upgrade to a Nexus 5 and would rather return it and return to my S3 so the sooner the better!
Thanks for the assist!
Jtagging is not simple because you would need to disassemble the phone in order to access the relevant points on the motherboard.
Did the phone boot after you flashed the mk5 bootloader? Did you flash another bootloader after that?
Which carrier is your phone with?
You could try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
The MK5 bootloader is the stock 4.3 bootloader to Canadian carriers.
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Jtagging is not simple because you would need to disassemble the phone in order to access the relevant points on the motherboard.
Did the phone boot after you flashed the mk5 bootloader? Did you flash another bootloader after that?
Which carrier is your phone with?
You could try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
The MK5 bootloader is the stock 4.3 bootloader to Canadian carriers.
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It did boot after mk5 but no baseband or imei.
Its with Bell.
I'll check it out tx
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solaris11 said:
It did boot after mk5 but no baseband or imei.
Its with Bell.
I'll check it out tx
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So the phone boots? If it does, did you try flashing an updated modem? Try an updated modem before de-bricking.
BTW, I was able to install several KK ROMs using the stock 4.1.2 bootloader. Upgrading wasn't necessary for Validus, Cyanfox, and CM11.
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So the phone boots? If it does, did you try flashing an updated modem?
BTW, I was able to install several KK ROMs using the stock 4.1.2 bootloader. Upgrading wasn't necessary for Validus, Cyanfox, and CM11.
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No I tried flashing another one after that because of the no imei/baseband. And now it won't boot. I was trying to upgrade from an older omni 4.4 ROM to the latest one and cwm wouldn't flash the ROM using the latest cwm
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No I tried flashing another one after that because of the no imei/baseband. And now it won't boot. I was trying to upgrade from an older omni 4.4 ROM to the latest one and cwm wouldn't flash the ROM using the latest cwm
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Did you try to flash an older Bell bootloader? If you did, this would have cause the bricking.
Is it possible the battery has been depleted?
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Did you try to flash an older Bell bootloader? If you did, this would have cause the bricking.
Is it possible the battery has been depleted?
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I think I did flash an older one ....no it takes a charge tested it in a friends s3.
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I think I did flash an older one ....no it takes a charge tested it in a friends s3.
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I assume you've tried several times to get into download or recovery without success. Do you have any warranrt left on the phone? You may have to get it jtagged.
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I assume you've tried several times to get into download or recovery without success. Do you have any warranrt left on the phone? You may have to get it jtagged.
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Yeah even with a jig. Its not under warranty...my brother has the tools required and experience soldering boards so that's a last resort. Will try the method posted previously.
I'm not minding this nexus 5. If I get my s3 going I may just sell it and keep this lol.
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Yeah even with a jig. Its not under warranty...my brother has the tools required and experience soldering boards so that's a last resort. Will try the method posted previously.
I'm not minding this nexus 5. If I get my s3 going I may just sell it and keep this lol.
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I don't know where you are located but if you're in Toronto, I recommend Ming Wireless in downtown Toronto. They charge $75 to jtag a Samsung.
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I don't know where you are located but if you're in Toronto, I recommend Ming Wireless in downtown Toronto. They charge $75 to jtag a Samsung.
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About 4 hrs away from Toronto so not really an option
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About 4 hrs away from Toronto so not really an option
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That's too bad. I wish you and your brother the best of luck. The s3 is a nice phone, but not as nice as the N5!
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That's too bad. I wish you and your brother the best of luck. The s3 is a nice phone, but not as nice as the N5!
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Thanks for the help.
Yeah I'm enjoying the nexus, but I had to pay an arm and a leg for an early upgrade, so I just want everything back to normal so I can get a new phone without paying a fortune for it lol...trying not to get too attached to this one for the time being
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One word. Odin
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One word. Odin
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The op can't get into download mode so i don't think Odin will help.
Loading an incorrect bootloader can result in a hard brick where the phone needs to be jtagged.
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Hey guys. I'm trying to flash the S4 Revolution rom on my S3 [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311671]
I downloaded the rom and put it on my sd card. Went into recovery mode and tried to flash the rom. It wiped all my data but didn't flash the rom. Instead it said "E: signature verification failed" and just rebooted and asked me to setup my phone from scratch with the current rom.The rom that I have now is stock rogers rom pre-rooted jellybean 4.1.1.
What am I doing wrong? I've read something about a "clockwork recovery image," what is that? Please help.
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Hey guys. I'm trying to flash the S4 Revolution rom on my S3 [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311671]
I downloaded the rom and put it on my sd card. Went into recovery mode and tried to flash the rom. It wiped all my data but didn't flash the rom. Instead it said "E: signature verification failed" and just rebooted and asked me to setup my phone from scratch with the current rom.The rom that I have now is stock rogers rom pre-rooted jellybean 4.1.1.
What am I doing wrong? I've read something about a "clockwork recovery image," what is that? Please help.
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Do not flash... That is for the international S3. If you don't have an international S3 you'll brick your phone. If you DO have an international S3 you're in the wrong forum.
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Do not flash... That is for the international S3. If you don't have an international S3 you'll brick your phone. If you DO have an international S3 you're in the wrong forum.
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I wish you had responded sooner. I flashed it and my phone is completely dead. Won't turn on, won't do anything. Completely dead.
Originally Posted by KorGuy123<br />
Do not flash... That is for the international S3. If you don't have an international S3 you'll brick your phone. If you DO have an international S3 you're in the wrong forum.<br />
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I wish you had responded sooner. I flashed it and my phone is completely dead. Won't turn on, won't so anything. Completely dead.
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Yup hard brick. You can send it for JTAG service. Lots of trading needed before flashing.
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Yup hard brick. You can send it for JTAG service. Lots of trading needed before flashing.
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It's still under warranty so a replacement phone is being sent to me. But is there any rom for the i747 s3 that can make it more like an s4? That's what I was aiming for.
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It's still under warranty so a replacement phone is being sent to me. But is there any rom for the i747 s3 that can make it more like an s4? That's what I was aiming for.
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Just have to wait until the 4.3 update comes late this month or early next month.
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Just have to wait until the 4.3 update comes late this month or early next month.
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Why are there so many cool roms for the international version but not the north American version?
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Why are there so many cool roms for the international version but not the north American version?
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No idea. Personal preference maybe?
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No idea. Personal preference maybe?
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I can't believe that I actually bricked my phone. I thought that could NEVER happen to me. All I did was go on Google and type is "s4 rom for S3" and I saw a link to the S4 Revolution rom. I just assumed it was for all S3s. There should be some warning... So upset.
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I can't believe that I actually bricked my phone. I thought that could NEVER happen to me. All I did was go on Google and type is "s4 rom for S3" and I saw a link to the S4 Revolution rom. I just assumed it was for all S3s. There should be some warning... So upset.
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A) never assume
B) unfortunately you won't get any sympathy for not reading up first.
That's why ROMs are "flash at your own risk"
Least you won't do it again.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2412755
This IS for your phone, and might be what you're looking for...
Thanks so much. That's exactly what I was looking for. But now I'm very nervous about flashing a rom.
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Thanks so much. That's exactly what I was looking for. But now I'm very nervous about flashing a rom.
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Just do your homework first. Learn what model your phone is, read the noob guide and watch some YouTube videos. That's how I learned eons ago.
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DMF1977 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2412755
This IS for your phone, and might be what you're looking for...
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OK I got my replacement phone and I'm going to flash this rom : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2412755
Can I do it through Odin or any method via my PC and not from a micro SD card?
jdz7t8 said:
OK I got my replacement phone and I'm going to flash this rom : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2412755
Can I do it through Odin or any method via my PC and not from a micro SD card?
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U can flash the ROM through custom recovery, be it cwm or twrp, whichever u pefer...
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U can flash the ROM through custom recovery, be it cwm or twrp, whichever u pefer...
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I'm not sure what cwm or twrp means. I'm used to flashing the rooted stock version of the rom with Odin by putting the phone in download mode and selecting PDA.
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I'm not sure what cwm or twrp means. I'm to flashing the rooted stock version of the rom with Odin by putting the phone in download mode and selecting PDA.
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Cwm= clockworkmod recovery. Twrp=team win recovery project. If you're new phone is stock, u can just flash a custom recovery to your phone in odin, then flash super user in your newly installed recovery...
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I'm not sure what cwm or twrp means. I'm used to flashing the rooted stock version of the rom with Odin by putting the phone in download mode and selecting PDA.
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If you arent sure what twrp or clockwork mod are you need to do some reading.
Custom roms arw flashed in recovery.
Stock are flashed with Odin. Please do a little reading before you brick your new replacement. There are lots of guides here to help you.
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Cwm= clockworkmod recovery. Twrp=team win recovery project. If you're new phone is stock, u can just flash a custom recovery to your phone in odin, then flash super user in your newly installed recovery...
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OK. I'm still not sure what that means. But what I did was flash the stock ROM for Rogers 4.1.1 that comes pre-rooted. My next objective is to get the S4 rom on it. I guess I'll just download Rom Manager and install that then save the S4 ROM to the micro sd and flash like that. I wanted to avoid putting it on the micro SD, though.
KorGuy123 said:
If you arent sure what twrp or clockwork mod are you need to do some reading.
Custom roms arw flashed in recovery.
Stock are flashed with Odin. Please do a little reading before you brick your new replacement. There are lots of guides here to help you.
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But isn't the rooted version of the stock Rogers ROM that I just flashed a custom ROM? I didn't flash it in recovery. I just put my S3 in download mode and did it through Odin.
if you tried to downgrade your phone back to an earlier version and soft bricked it after having upgraded your phone to the new OTA, Use the odin tar from here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=22379
flash that with odin 3.09 and you should be good. i messed up a customers phone because i didnt know about this stupid knox bootloader crap but luckily after tons of searching and bad tars, i remembered sammobile's site and used their tar image and boom its alive!
does your bootload still have knox or has it tripped it with this tar?
Still had Knox unfortunately but at least i got the phone back alive lol it wasn't my phone and i didn't need another brick on my hands
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for sure. I wish this knox thing wasnt an issue. I wonder how knox affects best buys protection plan.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500823
Seems like they found a way to remove knox or I could be wrong.
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Any suggestions if Odin gets stuck at Initialization? I've tried reinstalling drivers, different cables & different USB ports.
Idk what to tell you :-\ try a different computer maybe?
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Bloodykiller86 said:
if you tried to downgrade your phone back to an earlier version and soft bricked it after having upgraded your phone to the new OTA, Use the odin tar from here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=22379
flash that with odin 3.09 and you should be good. i messed up a customers phone because i didnt know about this stupid knox bootloader crap but luckily after tons of searching and bad tars, i remembered sammobile's site and used their tar image and boom its alive!
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the link is dead for the rom? any place we can download it. terafile link says its deleted
thanks
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peterson65 said:
the link is dead for the rom? any place we can download it. terafile link says its deleted
thanks
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Idk :-\ i have it on my work computer so I'll try and upload it
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Idk :-\ i have it on my work computer so I'll try and upload it
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Did you ever get a chance to upload load it and post a download link?
Frostacious said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500823
Seems like they found a way to remove knox or I could be wrong.
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Yes, looks as if they found a way to remove Knox but, that link is for the International Note II. So, hopefully someone will make a fix for the US versions and phones.
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Yes, looks as if they found a way to remove Knox but, that link is for the International Note II. So, hopefully someone will make a fix for the US versions and phones.
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Aw man, same goes here. My Phone now is in soft-bricked state. :crying:
The speaker not working, the baseband is unknown.. After some attempt to inject my local operator here (I'm not in US).
Hope you guys will soon find the way to do the tricks for this knox crap..
Imma do it today at night when i get home. Sorry completely slipped my mind guys
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well. they said it could not be done. but i did it. i downgraded from 4.3 to 4.1.2. and so far everything is working. i used mobile odin pro. loaded the stock 4.1.2 rom but loaded the modem from 4.3. i have a working phone, sound and network.lets see how long it will work for.
and just let me add virgin s3 sgh-i747m
As far as I am aware it was never said this was not possible with mobile ODIN. Desktop ODIN is the issue because it attempts to downgrade the bootloader which is what bricks the phone. You can bypass the bootloader with mobile ODIN so therefore no bricking.
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well i have been searching high and low for a way and nobody had posted anything. im just glad this worked.
Big thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
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As far as I am aware it was never said this was not possible with mobile ODIN. Desktop ODIN is the issue because it attempts to downgrade the bootloader which is what bricks the phone. You can bypass the bootloader with mobile ODIN so therefore no bricking.
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this is correct.
well maybe someone should post a thread about it. like i did. not something that is 377 pages long and a noob like me wont understand. keep it simple. basic directions and links to downloads. its good that you showed a link to how to use mobile oden. but some people don't understand half this stuff. i'm still learning the basics but could not take 4.3 any longer so i took a chance. bricked my phone 20 times trying different stuff and posted what i finally got to work so others can find it easier.
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well maybe someone should post a thread about it. like i did. not something that is 377 pages long and a noob like me wont understand. keep it simple. basic directions and links to downloads. its good that you showed a link to how to use mobile oden. but some people don't understand half this stuff. i'm still learning the basics but could not take 4.3 any longer so i took a chance. bricked my phone 20 times trying different stuff and posted what i finally got to work so others can find it easier.
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So i can flash 4.1.2 but without downgrading my bootloaders right? Where can i found a 4.1.2 stock rom without bootloader? Or better yet how about 4.1.1? Is it possible to flash this versions without changing my MJB bootloader?? Good thread by the way
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So i can flash 4.1.2 but without downgrading my bootloaders right? Where can i found a 4.1.2 stock rom without bootloader? Or better yet how about 4.1.1? Is it possible to flash this versions without changing my MJB bootloader?? Good thread by the way
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i found some of my files here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
and the rest i downloaded from sammobile
the way i did it is i loaded the old stock file 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 in mobile odin but i loaded the modem file from the 4.3 that i got from link above. it will not change your bootloader but will give you a mix of 4.1.1 and 4.3. make sure you also select to root devise well updating. and use mobile oden pro. it's well worth the $5.00. it took me all of 2 min. fyi you have to load both roms to your sd card on the phone. and back up your phone first. it wiped mine when i did it.
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i found some of my files here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
and the rest i downloaded from sammobile
the way i did it is i loaded the old stock file 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 in mobile odin but i loaded the modem file from the 4.3 that i got from link above. it will not change your bootloader but will give you a mix of 4.1.1 and 4.3. make sure you also select to root devise well updating. and use mobile oden pro. it's well worth the $5.00. it took me all of 2 min. fyi you have to load both roms to your sd card on the phone. and back up your phone first. it wiped mine when i did it.
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Can i flash this with mobile odin and wont brick my device?
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Can i flash this with mobile odin and wont brick my device?
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i don't guarantee anything. but this was the only thing that didn't brick my phone.
just make sure your phone is rooted first. i downloaded the root66 4.3 on my phone with odin then copied it as well as the stock 4.1.2 to my sd card.
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just make sure your phone is rooted first. i downloaded the root66 4.3 on my phone with odin then copied it as well as the stock 4.1.2 to my sd card.
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Im allready on 4.3 so i just flash 4.1.1 right? Hey question..do u know if 4.1.1 will work with new bootloader? I heard it breaks the camera but not sure
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Im allready on 4.3 so i just flash 4.1.1 right? Hey question..do u know if 4.1.1 will work with new bootloader? I heard it breaks the camera but not sure
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im not sure about 4.1.1. i am using 4.1.2 and both my cameras work
here is a screen shot of my about page.
Have you tried to sim-unlock after downgrade? I also have one S3 with 4.3 and I really want to downgrade to unlock, but not sure if unlock would work without downgrading the bootloader
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here is a screen shot of my about page.
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Sorry to keep bugging but this is so scarry, is this pic looks right? Im about to flash
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Sorry to keep bugging but this is so scarry, is this pic looks right? Im about to flash
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click on the "modem" you have to change it to the 4.3 file. it should be the MK5
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click on the "modem" you have to change it to the 4.3 file. it should be the MK5
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Ohh so i have to download and unzip the 4.3 mk5? Ok ok thanks
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Ohh so i have to download and unzip the 4.3 mk5? Ok ok thanks
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ya you need both files. then when you select the "modem" button it will let you change just that file.
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click on the "modem" you have to change it to the 4.3 file. it should be the MK5
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The problem is that my phone is i747 At&t and modem should be MJB i think
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I'm coming from an HTC device which required both rooting and flashing an unlocked bootloader, so I'm a bit confused as to the ease as to which it seems this device can be rooted.
After digging though the forums, I have a few questions:
I'm seeing nothing in regards to unlocking the bootloader, so I'm assuming that's not an issue/anything important with this device?
I'm seeing root methods using both ODIN and Heimdall, and I'm at a loss (again, I'm coming from an HTC device) as to which is the best?
What I'm looking to do is have a fully open device (flash any ROM, kernel, radio, etc. I'd like); I understand Samsung has a flash counter (KNOX, I believe), and I'm fine with that (as long as it doesn't lock me out at some point ... does it?); and I'm not sure which method would give me that.
OriginalGabriel said:
I'm coming from an HTC device which required both rooting and flashing an unlocked bootloader, so I'm a bit confused as to the ease as to which it seems this device can be rooted.
After digging though the forums, I have a few questions:
I'm seeing nothing in regards to unlocking the bootloader, so I'm assuming that's not an issue/anything important with this device?
I'm seeing root methods using both ODIN and Heimdall, and I'm at a loss (again, I'm coming from an HTC device) as to which is the best?
What I'm looking to do is have a fully open device (flash any ROM, kernel, radio, etc. I'd like); I understand Samsung has a flash counter (KNOX, I believe), and I'm fine with that (as long as it doesn't lock me out at some point ... does it?); and I'm not sure which method would give me that.
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You can root/unroot this device with ease. I believe the only gs4 with locked a bootloader are the Verizon and sprint variants. I could be wrong. But I think those are the 2 carriers that lock you out of your phone. Anyway there's very little chance of you getting locked out of your phone unless you flash the wrong files. Odin is definitely the best way to go for Samsung devices. I've been using it since the vibrant came out.
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You can root/unroot this device with ease. I believe the only gs4 with locked a bootloader are the Verizon and sprint variants. I could be wrong. But I think those are the 2 carriers that lock you out of your phone. Anyway there's very little chance of you getting locked out of your phone unless you flash the wrong files. Odin is definitely the best way to go for Samsung devices. I've been using it since the vibrant came out.
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Metro PCS has a locked bootloader too. But I think it ANY device with 4.3+
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OriginalGabriel said:
I'm coming from an HTC device which required both rooting and flashing an unlocked bootloader, so I'm a bit confused as to the ease as to which it seems this device can be rooted.
After digging though the forums, I have a few questions:
I'm seeing nothing in regards to unlocking the bootloader, so I'm assuming that's not an issue/anything important with this device?
I'm seeing root methods using both ODIN and Heimdall, and I'm at a loss (again, I'm coming from an HTC device) as to which is the best?
What I'm looking to do is have a fully open device (flash any ROM, kernel, radio, etc. I'd like); I understand Samsung has a flash counter (KNOX, I believe), and I'm fine with that (as long as it doesn't lock me out at some point ... does it?); and I'm not sure which method would give me that.
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When you root your phone and start flashing ROMs, KNOX will be tripped to 0x1 but that will just void the warranty. And I just found out a week ago that Samsung says they will still honor their warranty even if KNOX is tripped.
ODIN would be your best bet. I haven't even heard of Heimdall.
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mrzhadow said:
You can root/unroot this device with ease. I believe the only gs4 with locked a bootloader are the Verizon and sprint variants. I could be wrong. But I think those are the 2 carriers that lock you out of your phone. Anyway there's very little chance of you getting locked out of your phone unless you flash the wrong files. Odin is definitely the best way to go for Samsung devices. I've been using it since the vibrant came out.
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Awesome, thanks ... I see you're on T-Mo as well; I was just going to stick with CyanogenMod but, any ROMs you recommend for the T-Mo variant? I prefer a pretty clean interface (eg. no TouchWiz), with little "bling".
OriginalGabriel said:
Awesome, thanks ... I see you're on T-Mo as well; I was just going to stick with CyanogenMod but, any ROMs you recommend for the T-Mo variant? I prefer a pretty clean interface (eg. no TouchWiz), with little "bling".
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I'm a TW man so I couldn't tell you which ROM is better. I'm on insane KitKat. Great ROM!
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Kriptik210 said:
Metro PCS has a locked bootloader too. But I think it ANY device with 4.3+
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I think you're thinking of Knox bootloader.. Not the same thing
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serio22 said:
I think you're thinking of Knox bootloader.. Not the same thing
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Not to bash what you are saying, but Verizon, sprint and anything with KNOX keep you from unlocking your bootloader and a locked bootloader is a locked bootloader. Am I locked bootloader right? Lol
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Kriptik210 said:
Not to bash what you are saying, but Verizon, sprint and anything with KNOX keep you from unlocking your bootloader and a locked bootloader is a locked bootloader. Am I locked bootloader right? Lol
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Having KNOX doesn't mean the bootloader is locked. The M919 on 4.3 and above has KNOX implemented but the bootloader is still unlocked regardless of what baseband version you're on. Literally the only functional difference is that pre-MK2 firmware you can't trip the KNOX counter as it hadn't yet been implemented..
lordcheeto03 said:
Having KNOX doesn't mean the bootloader is locked. The M919 on 4.3 and above has KNOX implemented but the bootloader is still unlocked regardless of what baseband version you're on. Literally the only functional difference is that pre-MK2 firmware you can't trip the KNOX counter as it hadn't yet been implemented..
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Oh ok. I got my m919n with 4.3 MK5 and my bootloader is locked. Feom what you are saying, I can unlock it? KNOX is already tripped so what the hell, I'll unlock it.
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mrzhadow said:
I'm a TW man so I couldn't tell you which ROM is better. I'm on insane KitKat. Great ROM!
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I've seen a lot of people mention that ROM, I'll definitely take a look once I get my device up and running (damn T-Mo store gave me a SIM card that had already been activated so I have a fancy paperweight until they can release the number so that I can activate it).
Out of curiosity, this the root method you'd recommend (I have a M919UVUEMK2 baseband)? Also, is there a way to flash CWM via ODIN? I'd rather not have to set my device up in order to install ROM Manager just to flash a recovery (I'm basically wanting to root, flash CWM, make a full backup, and then wipe and install a ROM).
OriginalGabriel said:
I've seen a lot of people mention that ROM, I'll definitely take a look once I get my device up and running (damn T-Mo store gave me a SIM card that had already been activated so I have a fancy paperweight until they can release the number so that I can activate it).
Out of curiosity, this the root method you'd recommend (I have a M919UVUEMK2 baseband)? Also, is there a way to flash CWM via ODIN? I'd rather not have to set my device up in order to install ROM Manager just to flash a recovery (I'm basically wanting to root, flash CWM, make a full backup, and then wipe and install a ROM).
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Just flash recovery with Odin, and proceed to flash your ROM.. Root is not required
Kriptik210 said:
Not to bash what you are saying, but Verizon, sprint and anything with KNOX keep you from unlocking your bootloader and a locked bootloader is a locked bootloader. Am I locked bootloader right? Lol
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No my friend.. Knox does not mean locked bootloader.. At&t & verizon do have locked boot loaders don't know about sprint, but they locked their bootloaders since before knox, nothing new
Kriptik210 said:
Oh ok. I got my m919n with 4.3 MK5 and my bootloader is locked. Feom what you are saying, I can unlock it? KNOX is already tripped so what the hell, I'll unlock it.
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And how are you certain that the bootloader is locked? How was the flag tripped?
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OriginalGabriel said:
I've seen a lot of people mention that ROM, I'll definitely take a look once I get my device up and running (damn T-Mo store gave me a SIM card that had already been activated so I have a fancy paperweight until they can release the number so that I can activate it).
Out of curiosity, this the root method you'd recommend (I have a M919UVUEMK2 baseband)? Also, is there a way to flash CWM via ODIN? I'd rather not have to set my device up in order to install ROM Manager just to flash a recovery (I'm basically wanting to root, flash CWM, make a full backup, and then wipe and install a ROM).
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Yes that will work. I recommend TWRP recovery. It works very well on our device. Here is the CWM Odin flasable .tar the download link is in post #24. If you like to give twrp a try just let me know. Also if you wanna try Insane KitKat let me know. I'm very familiar with it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405433&page=3
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mrzhadow said:
Yes that will work. I recommend TWRP recovery. It works very well on our device. Here is the CWM Odin flasable .tar the download link is in post #24. If you like to give twrp a try just let me know. Also if you wanna try Insane KitKat let me know. I'm very familiar with it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405433&page=3
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Awesome, thanks ... I vaguely remember TWRP from when it first came out but, it never made it to my old device; I'm probably going to go with CWM for the time being as I'm more familiar with it and I'm already a bit over my head trying to figure out the Samsung way of doing things. Really though, I'm hoping MadMaxx hurries up and releases his updated 4ext which is supposed to support this device.
serio22 said:
And how are you certain that the bootloader is locked? How was the flag tripped?
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Im not sure how I tripped KNOX because I used Saferoot without tripping it.
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Kriptik210 said:
Im not sure how I tripped KNOX because I used Saferoot without tripping it.
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It could be anything. Even a simple stock recovery change will trip Knox.
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mrzhadow said:
Yes that will work. I recommend TWRP recovery. It works very well on our device. Here is the CWM Odin flasable .tar the download link is in post #24. If you like to give twrp a try just let me know. Also if you wanna try Insane KitKat let me know. I'm very familiar with it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405433&page=3
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Hey, sorry to bug you again but, since we're using the same device, on the same network, think you could answer this question for me (there doesn't seem to be a lot of traffic on that thread these days, and I'd rather not start my own thread with the same question).
Does it matter that I'm running a custom rom and rooted when going thru AT&T to unlock my phone?
What version of android you on?
ramharder said:
Does it matter that I'm running a custom rom and rooted when going thru AT&T to unlock my phone?
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Not for me. I used the online unlock request form and they sent me a code to use.
terpin32 said:
What version of android you on?
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I'm on 4.4.2 but I have never done an Ota not even 4.3 just been flashing Roms since I got the phone.
ramharder said:
I'm on 4.4.2 but I have never done an Ota not even 4.3 just been flashing Roms since I got the phone.
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You need to get back to 4.1.1 here's the link then you'll have to look up how to unlock its really easy just youtube it
terpin32 said:
You need to get back to 4.1.1 here's the link then you'll have to look up how to unlock its really easy just youtube it
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Knox shouldn't be tripped though cuz I have never done an OTA since 4.1. I submitted the request already guess if it don't work I'll use the link. BTW that link didn't show. Also talked to them on the phone n they walked me through it if that matters
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ramharder said:
Knox shouldn't be tripped though cuz I have never done an OTA since 4.1. I submitted the request already guess if it don't work I'll use the link. BTW that link didn't show.
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Sorry I always forget to here lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
terpin32 said:
Sorry I always forget to here lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
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I'm on the UCAMC3 bootloader N UCUBMK6 baseband will it not unlock through att on these do u know?
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ramharder said:
I'm on the UCAMC3 bootloader N UCUBMK6 baseband will it not unlock through att on these do u know?
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You can try it it won't hurt nothing just do an backup b4 you do anything
All you will need is a non-at&t Sim card and the code.
Turn off phone
Replace Sim card
Boot the phone
Enter the code at the box
Your phone is permanteny unlocked for all networks.