Hello friends,
When I was in Viet Nam I had a crazy shopkeeper unlock my SGH-T989D TELUS [galaxy S2X] so I could make calls while I was abroad.
I don't know exactly what he did, but I have been unable to utilize Kies to update my phone to ICS.
I have had severe issues with reception now that I'm back in Canada with the phone reception fading in and out during calls making it impossible to have a serious conversation.
I decided to use ODIN to root my phone to see if that would fix my issues, and I have restored back to the TELUS/samsung default rom in the hope that it would allow me to utilize KIES to update to ICS, hoping that it might magically fix my issue or at LEAST that in the worst case scenario I would be able to return my phone to telus/future shop/samsung (Each of these 3 have valid return/replacement programs that I may utilize.) Unfortunately, even after flashing back the Telus defaults KIES will not allow me to update, giving the "Your phone does not support software upgrading using KIES." message.
I suspect that the problem is related to the fact that the firmware reads:
PDA: KJ3 / PHONE: KJ3 / CSC: KJ3 (XXX)
I have read that for Telus phones the final part should read (TLS) instead of (XXX). I don't know what the XXX means but I'm guessing that is related to the unlock I had done in Viet Nam, and I assume it is what is preventing me from doing the ICS update --- and I'm afraid Telus/Samsung/Future Shop would notice this and not process a return. I have of course tried using different cables and installing/uninstalling KIES and utilizing a different computer to attempt to update.
For Reference:
Running android 2.3.5
baseband t989dtlkj3
kernel v. 2.6.35.11
gingerbread.tlkj3
I am new to the XDA forums but I have not found anyone with exactly this problem (although my search skills may not be up to par).
I am writing this as a last resort, I hope that someone out there can help!!
Thank you in advance!
Have you tried the latest ICS Telus stock ROM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30832325
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LoopDoGG79 said:
Have you tried the latest ICS Telus stock ROM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30832325
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I have not yet attempted ODIN flashing the ICS Telus rom: I felt that if flashing the gingerbread stock rom did not modify/update the weird (XXX) back to (TLS) then the ICS might not either. IT is my priority to get that fixed so that (hopefully) KIES will then allow me to update not only now but also in the future --- and because I'm afraid that it might cause rejected returns. Do you think that flashing the ICS Telus rom would have a chance to fix this (XXX) thing? (I don't even know what that is an indicator for)
alphahelix said:
I have not yet attempted ODIN flashing the ICS Telus rom: I felt that if flashing the gingerbread stock rom did not modify/update the weird (XXX) back to (TLS) then the ICS might not either. IT is my priority to get that fixed so that (hopefully) KIES will then allow me to update not only now but also in the future --- and because I'm afraid that it might cause rejected returns. Do you think that flashing the ICS Telus rom would have a chance to fix this (XXX) thing? (I don't even know what that is an indicator for)
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Its worth a shot, wont hurt.
LoopDoGG79 said:
Its worth a shot, wont hurt.
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I have fully updated my phone to the newest OS and still I have radio problems, call cuts in and out, misses calls... Does anyone have any ideas? I literally have no idea what to do next.
I think it is related to the firmware being (XXX) instead of TLS for Telus. The unlock in vietnam has been causing me trouble for a year.
alphahelix said:
I have fully updated my phone to the newest OS and still I have radio problems, call cuts in and out, misses calls... Does anyone have any ideas? I literally have no idea what to do next.
I think it is related to the firmware being (XXX) instead of TLS for Telus. The unlock in vietnam has been causing me trouble for a year.
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Wow, totally forgot about this post! How bout just upgrading your phone? The S4 on VirginROM GE 4.3 rocks buddy!
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So, I have an i317 At&t note 2. It was originally on 4.3, but I wanted to unlock it. I followed some forum posts and reverted back to 4.1 and was able to unlock it. It worked with a tmobile sim on 4.1.1, but now when I try to update it (either through Kies or through update on phone), it updates but then gets stuck at the samsung galaxy note 2 display. I found another forum post (thanks, but cant find thread atm ) which had a file to download. I installed that using Odin, but that only got it to work on 4.1.1.
I guess my question is I have the note 2 running on 4.1.1 that I factory unlocked, but now it wont let me update. How do I get 4.3 on it? Thanks
Ok there's plenty of 4.3 Rom's in the development section...
Just have to search for them!
Q: »»»»
Is it rooted?
Do you have a custom recovery installed?
Are you sure your familiar flashing Rom's?
Etc etc etc......
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Bajanman said:
Ok there's plenty of 4.3 Rom's in the development section...
Just have to search for them!
Q: »»»»
Is it rooted?
Do you have a custom recovery installed?
Are you sure your familiar flashing Rom's?
Etc etc etc......
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It is not rooted. All I have done to it is downgrade it to 4.1.1, then unlocked it. Is there a stock ROM. I want to be able to go into settings -> about phone -> and update it that way whenever a new version comes out and not have to install custom ROMS. Is that possible?
No, I don't have a custom recovery installed and I am not familiar with flashing Rom's.
I thought I could downgrade to 4.1.1, unlock, then update to the newest stock version through updates in the phone, but thats not the way it works when you unlock the note 2??
thanks
Pardon me if I sound ignorant. I am new to android (switched over from apple a month ago). The note 2 had 4.3 on it. I followed thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
to unlock my phone, but had to revert back to 4.1.1 in order to do so. I followed posting
http://wccftech.com/guide-to-downgrade-firmware-on-samsung-galaxy-devices/
to downgrade to 4.1.1. That went successfully and I successfully unlocked the note and all was good. It was running 4.1.1 and I was using a tmobile sim. I went to updates through settings on the phone and tried to update. After that point, it just boots up to "samsung galaxy note 2" screen. I used Odin3 v3.07 to reinstall 4.1.1 and its working again.
I would ideally like to be able to go through software updates on the phone to update it and not need to use custom roms. Is the problem I am trying to update from 4.1.1 to 4.3 and I need to manually update to 4.2.x first, then go to 4.3?
I don't understand why unlocking it prevents me from updating from 4.1.1. I have tried through the phone and through Kies, which keeps getting an error. Does this make sense? Am i doing something wrong? The phone is originally At&t. Do I need an At&t sim inserted to update through the phone?
thanks for all the help and once again, sorry if these questions seems elementary. I am reading through forum posts and trying to understand what all this means. I'm not sure what rooting or flashing means and how flashing is different then unlocking.
Thanks for the help
scottrf8 said:
Pardon me if I sound ignorant. I am new to android (switched over from apple a month ago). The note 2 had 4.3 on it. I followed thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
to unlock my phone, but had to revert back to 4.1.1 in order to do so. I followed posting
http://wccftech.com/guide-to-downgrade-firmware-on-samsung-galaxy-devices/
to downgrade to 4.1.1. That went successfully and I successfully unlocked the note and all was good. It was running 4.1.1 and I was using a tmobile sim. I went to updates through settings on the phone and tried to update. After that point, it just boots up to "samsung galaxy note 2" screen. I used Odin3 v3.07 to reinstall 4.1.1 and its working again.
I would ideally like to be able to go through software updates on the phone to update it and not need to use custom roms. Is the problem I am trying to update from 4.1.1 to 4.3 and I need to manually update to 4.2.x first, then go to 4.3?
I don't understand why unlocking it prevents me from updating from 4.1.1. I have tried through the phone and through Kies, which keeps getting an error. Does this make sense? Am i doing something wrong? The phone is originally At&t. Do I need an At&t sim inserted to update through the phone?
thanks for all the help and once again, sorry if these questions seems elementary. I am reading through forum posts and trying to understand what all this means. I'm not sure what rooting or flashing means and how flashing is different then unlocking.
Thanks for the help
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What is unclear is why ware you trying unlock it, what carrier it was on and what carrier you are changing to,
You're asking if it needs an ATT SIM to update, so I'm lost on what carrier it was on.
The original carrier is at&t. I unlocked it and now am using a tmobile sim. However, when I got to settings and check for updates, it says "checking at&t servers for updates". So it is working for tmobile now, but only on 4.1.1. I don't mind downloading custom roms (and definitely appreciate the work), but I would like the option to not have to.
And when I boot up the phone, even though the network says tmobile, it shows at&t start up screen when it boots up into 4.1.1. Which is why u was thinking maybe the reason it won't do updates through the phone is cause there is no at&t sim inserted when it is "checking at&t server for updates"
scottrf8 said:
And when I boot up the phone, even though the network says tmobile, it shows at&t start up screen when it boots up into 4.1.1. Which is why u was thinking maybe the reason it won't do updates through the phone is cause there is no at&t sim inserted when it is "checking at&t server for updates"
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Well, over my head here. I think you have figured out technically why it's not working.
You are operating on a T-mobile network and you will not see ATT servers.
Even though it's says you are on T-mobile is anything working? Like texting, surfing or cell calls?
I would imagine texting is not since the config should be pointing at ATT servers.
I would think you should be running one of these factory images
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969551
I personally do not know if the T-889 is close to the ATT Note 2 model.
You may want to bounce over to this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-2-tmobile
See if anyone has attempted what you are doing.
In my mind you need to flash a T-mobile image to do what you want.
I am not suggesting you do this, I am merely giving you an opinion.
You may want to investigate this custom ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2568537
||ROM|| Jedi MasterX2 ||4.3||MULTICARRIER
Yeah, I dunno. It's an i317 on at&t. And it was definitely on tmobile cause it let me send text messages and it showed "tmobile" across the top as well as their 4g icon.
All I was trying to do was unlock my at&t note 2. Now its unlocked but stuck to 4.1.1. Lol
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Yeah, I dunno. It's an i317 on at&t. And it was definitely on tmobile cause it let me send text messages and it showed "tmobile" across the top as well as their 4g icon.
All I was trying to do was unlock my at&t note 2. Now its unlocked but stuck to 4.1.1. Lol
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You may want to investigate this custom ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2568537
||ROM|| Jedi MasterX2 ||4.3||MULTICARRIER
It is customized to install for multiple carriers. It's a user configurable install. You can pick which carrier you are, which apps to install etc.
It is 4.3
hey dicksteele, the page isnt found....
scottrf8 said:
hey dicksteele, the page isnt found....
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Hello everyone!
I have a problem with my brother's Tab. He had one of his friends root it and they installed a custom ROM. Then it stopped working and they asked me to fix it. I managed to reinstall the stock ROM and recovery, the only problem is the baseband. None of the firmwares I found on the internet come from an Italian device, so everytime he tries to make a call it says "Out of service area". The carrier is WIND.
So, how can I fix that? Should I go on an italian forum and ask someone to upload his baseband so I can flash it with ODIN or there's something else? 'cause I also thought about using Kies, but since it has 4.2.2 on it, it won't let me update it, since it's already at the last release available.
Thanks for your help, and please tell me if you need more informations.
Hi all,
I'm still having issues getting my AT&T Note to update from 4.1 to 4.4. I'd previously had it unlocked and rooted, but even after undoing that all, it fails on update. A few kind helpers on here gave some tricks to try out based around where it might be failing in the process (ie which specific file was causing the problem) but that hasn't worked either. I haven't looked into it for well over a month, so I thought I'd check back in.
Any hope for a ROM that can just be applied using odin?
Thanks!
hope you find one, if true please let know
AT&T LG Optimus G Pro (LG e980), Android 4.4.2, Kernel 3.4.0, Build KOT491.E98020h,. History: bought stock phone with Android version 4.1.2.. At&t ota upgrade forced version 4.4.2. I rooted phone with toweroot. Problem: I'm going to unroot phone and install lollypop, then reroot. If I don't like android version 5, I'll unroot and flash v4.1.2. Then reroot. How can i prevent the at&t over the air from happening between the time i finish flashing 4.1.2 and when i reroot. At&t ota is persistent and immediate. THANX
You could turn off your WiFi router at home and then it couldn't download the update. Or maybe pulling the SIM card would prevent it.
These are my initial thoughts, but someone else may have some other ideas.
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disconnect router or pull sim
Thanx for the reply. I'll try that when I'm up to speed on flashing LGE980-01-V10G-310-410-APR-03-2013+0.tot
Found this on the web: to turn off att updates :access Hidden menu: 3845#*980# , find wlan test, click ota disable. It seems to work.