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rooted phone and firmware update

Hi, with the help of this forum I was able to root my gio so that went fine now comes the question. II hooked the phone up to the pc and samsung kies said there is a firmware update so I clicked it and I got a disclaimer that when you're phone is rooted that upgrade to latest and greatest firmware this might fail because of the root.
What should I do now, do I have to unroot it before I put the new firmware on, or can I just proceed with firmware upgrade with the phone being rooted.
Thanks in advance.
Jan

Samsung kies wont notice you with that message.
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I'm unable to upload a pic since I need to have 10 posts before i can use an external link, I tried just a few minutes ago and the same disclaimer keeps popping up.

Whats your current android version?!
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Android version 2.3.3
Base band version s5660xxkpa
kernel version 2.6.35.7-perf-cl561624 [email protected]#1
buildnummer gingerbread.xxkps

Backerje said:
Android version 2.3.3
Base band version s5660xxkpa
kernel version 2.6.35.7-perf-cl561624 [email protected]#1
buildnummer gingerbread.xxkps
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wah? what region that? are u know flash using odin multi downloader? i'm use that. my gio still on root. but, i flash it, all gone include root. so need to flash update.zip back. i'm using DXKT8. all fine for me.

SemBoyHehe said:
wah? what region that? are u know flash using odin multi downloader? i'm use that. my gio still on root. but, i flash it, all gone include root. so need to flash update.zip back. i'm using DXKT8. all fine for me.
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The region is the netherlands, I'm not using odin I only rooted my phone using update.zip and reboot with recovery mode. The phone still has a stock rom.

Might be dutch (correct me if im wrong.
Go to sammobile for latest european firmware 2.3.6 and look for tutorials how to flash with odin
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voetbalremco said:
Might be dutch (correct me if im wrong.
Go to sammobile for latest european firmware 2.3.6 and look for tutorials how to flash with odin
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Sorry for the late response (I was on holliday), with my stupid head I wasn't paying attentionin samsung kies and let kies update the phone. All went well unitl my laptop decided to update some drivers from the phone,my phone just started with flashing. So I got an error lucky me phone was still working, I ased a colleague of mine who I knew had experience with odin. After downloading the correct firmware he used odin to flash my and it works perfectly now
Thanks for the help over here.

[Q] Is it safe to unroot my Note II while TriangleAway tracker is running?

So I was reading around the web - particularly on Droid-Life that the Verizon Note II now has been updated to fix the Exynos-related bug. Now, I'm on the international LTE model - GT-N7105 - and sooner or later I will receive the update as well. Now, as stated in the article linked earlier , a rooted user tried downloading the update and failed. So there's the backstory.
Now, as for my question. I will obviously have to unroot (which I am looking to do anyways) but here's the thing. I rooted using the ExynosAbuse apk from Chainfire. That makes the status in Settings -> About device set to "Custom", thereby preventing me from receiving OTA updates. ExynosAbuse has an unroot button. When pressed, it tells you to reboot to complete the process and then to reboot around 10 minutes later since it might reset the status to "Normal". Well, it doesn't do that for me.
So I used another tool by Chainfire; TriangleAway to set my ODIN flash counter back to 0 (in case it was causing anything; didn't check.)
Now, I used TriangleAway get around the "Modified" thing. Experimented with the 'Allow tracker to run' feature and ended up getting my flash counter to be 0 and my system status to say normal.
When the update arrives, I will probably have to unroot. However, as previously stated, my system status will go Modified when I do. So here's the question (and TL;DR):
TL;DR: I am having TriangleAway set to allow the tracker to run in order to have my system status "Normal" and I want to unroot in order to receive the update that has started rolling out. However, disabling the tracker and unrooting will set my device status to "Custom". That will prevent me from receiving the update. What do I do?
Additional info: I have not flashed ANYTHING custom - I only rooted for a few Xposed tweaks.
Thanks for your time.

Flash stock rom and then update.
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UtkarshGupta said:
Flash stock rom and then update.
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Sorry, I'm really a noob at this. Doing so will wipe my phone, right? Also, can I use Mobile Odin for this?

iPTPenguin said:
Sorry, I'm really a noob at this. Doing so will wipe my phone, right? Also, can I use Mobile Odin for this?
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Yes and I see no reason why the phone would be wiped.
Why not flash that update yourself btw?

Mother_Teresa said:
Why not flash that update yourself btw?
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What do you mean?

iPTPenguin said:
What do you mean?
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1. Download the correct firmware update from sammobile.com
2. Update your firmware thru Odin
And you will have a fresh firmware with Status Normal.

badong09 said:
1. Download the correct firmware update from sammobile.com
2. Update your firmware thru Odin
And you will have a fresh firmware with Status Normal.
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Okay, so to clear this up:
- Will flashing the latest firmware in Odin (or Heimdall, which I'll be using; OSX...) wipe my phone? Will it though the flash counter?
- Can it be done through Mobile Odin without keeping root? Will using Mobile Odin to update my firmware wipe my phone?
Thanks for your patience with me, guys.

You wanna send phone for warranty ?
If no then forget about counter and flash latest stock firmware.
And flashing stock rom via odin won't delete anything.
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UtkarshGupta said:
You wanna send phone for warranty ?
If no then forget about counter and flash latest stock firmware.
And flashing stock rom via odin won't delete anything.
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Awesome, one last thing, if I used ExynosAbuse to root (the exploit which this update patches), and I use Mobile Odin's "EverRoot" feature, do you think it will still work? Thanks

Yeah but mobile odin can't flash tar images. You gotta flash via pc odin.
Then can root via cf auto root.
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UtkarshGupta said:
Yeah but mobile odin can't flash tar images. You gotta flash via pc odin.
Then can root via cf auto root.
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Not done downloading the latest stock image from sammobile but it downloads as a zip. Is this a flashable zip or is it a zip containing the tar file? If it is flashable, I can just use mobile odin, right?
[edit] it was mentioned that Mobile Odin does not support .tar.md5 files. It says that it does in the description?

It contains *.tar.md5
It isn't flushable via mobile Odin.
Only pc Odin.
Make sure your version is dll7 or ubdll3
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Firmware update using mobile odin

Have just rooted using cf auto root and want to update my firmware which is currently on stock 4.1.1. I am in the UK but my phone is a grey import with csc code (AFR), which according to Sammobile is Kenya. Can I just update the firmware using any of the English 4.1.2 files using mobile odin without messing up my phone?
I haven't got Cwm installed as I only want to use official firmwares.
Thankyou..
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I think you cant just use otin mobile because you have to upgrade also bootloader and this is possible only with odin PC version. But maybe im wrong
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Have just been reading through dr.ketan's guides and it looks like I can flash any official firmware for my phone as long as it's the same model number.
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Yes you can update any country ROM for same device.
Just to add if you want to use mobile odin, then keep in mind Mobile odin won't flash bootloader and i recommend to flash bootloader later with PC odin, still your root will remain intact.
PS : actually bootloader need not to flash everytime and only this time there is a fix for exynose bug so you need to do it.
you can find new bootloader on my same rooting thread post #4

How do we find out which version bootloader is on note 2?
Sorry I dont mean to hijack the thread
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this thread having utility to check bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2089353&highlight=downgrade+bootloader

dr.ketan said:
Yes you can update any country ROM for same device.
Just to add if you want to use mobile odin, then keep in mind Mobile odin won't flash bootloader and i recommend to flash bootloader later with PC odin, still your root will remain intact.
PS : actually bootloader need not to flash everytime and only this time there is a fix for exynose bug so you need to do it.
you can find new bootloader on my same rooting thread post #4
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Thankyou. I will have a look. Should I flash the bootloader first to fix the exynos bug, then the firmware, or do them both at the same time using pc odin?
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you need to flash bootloader separately only if you use mobile odin to update ROM.
In case you are using PC odin to flash latest stock ROM, that will include bootloader and need not to flash it separately.
This is b'coz as i said mobile odin can't flash bootloader.(safety feature)

dr.ketan said:
you need to flash bootloader separately only if you use mobile odin to update ROM.
In case you are using PC odin to flash latest stock ROM, that will include bootloader and need not to flash it separately.
This is b'coz as i said mobile odin can't flash bootloader.(safety feature)
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Oh ok. So when I flash my first rom I will use the pc version of odin so my bootloader is flashed as well. Thanks again
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I thought bootloader fixed sds.
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No, it just exynos
Sds is with kernel and recovery
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dr.ketan said:
No, it just exynos
Sds is with kernel and recovery
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I thought the latest official Rom fixed sds. Will have to learn about kernel and recovery now lol. All I wanted to do was update my rom to an official one to mainly fix the exynos bug, sds bug and check out the new features.
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yes, it has fixed SDS too
I said to utkarsh that exynose is fixed with bootloader.
So
If you use mobile odin to flash latest ROM, SDS will fixed but not exynose yet
While flashing with Pc odin, it will fix SDS as well exynose

dr.ketan said:
yes, it has fixed SDS too
I said to utkarsh that exynose is fixed with bootloader.
So
If you use mobile odin to flash latest ROM, SDS will fixed but not exynose yet
While flashing with Pc odin, it will fix SDS as well exynose
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Now I understand
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Two more questions. When I do my first update using pc odin, will I lose root? If so, can I just re root using cf auto root again? Thankyou..
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Yep on both
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Hey when flashing with Odin how do you know what version of firmware will work with your phone? I have a note 2 from vodafone ireland with the csc of VDI. Would i be able to use one of those 4.1.2 updates or is it only unlocked phones that work?

Any ROM should work.

dr.ketan said:
Any ROM should work.
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Am just about to update my phone using pc odin. I have loaded the pda file, but the bootloader is still blank. Do I have to load the same file into the bootloader section as well to fix the exynos bug and sds?
Thankyou.
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No need to do it
If tar file having it(4.1.2 of 2013 released have it), then it will get flashed from PDA.

note 2 not upgrading

I got an ota update of 4.3 and I downloaded the 700 firmware! But when installing it, when went to DL mode and on 35% approx., some error occurred and phone booted up back with 4.1.2! and now checking OTA updates says that the phone is running on latest update!

szzlgupta said:
I got an ota update of 4.3 and I downloaded the 700 firmware! But when installing it, when went to DL mode and on 35% approx., some error occurred and phone booted up back with 4.1.2! and now checking OTA updates says that the phone is running on latest update!
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The best way to get the update is through odin flash download the tar file to pc and flash using odin in download mode the official from india is available at sammobile firmware section
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shhbz said:
The best way to get the update is through odin flash download the tar file to pc and flash using odin in download mode the official from india is available at sammobile firmware section
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Anyway to get update from Kies directly?

shhbz said:
The best way to get the update is through odin flash download the tar file to pc and flash using odin in download mode the official from india is available at sammobile firmware section
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The only issue with odin update is that it cleans the internal memory! And I don't want that, I have alot of data in that.
Yes, I can copy that and paste later but then it ****s up whatsapp files and images and sometimes the android folder :/
Ps, phone is not rooted! Any way to get the update without wiping the internal?

szzlgupta said:
The only issue with odin update is that it cleans the internal memory! And I don't want that, I have alot of data in that.
Yes, I can copy that and paste later but then it ****s up whatsapp files and images and sometimes the android folder :/
Ps, phone is not rooted! Any way to get the update without wiping the internal?
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Since is a base update it will clean internal backup ur app using titanium backup n u lose nothing
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shhbz said:
Since is a base update it will clean internal backup ur app using titanium backup n u lose nothing
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I said my phone is non rooted! I can't take backup with Titanium Backup :|

szzlgupta said:
I said my phone is non rooted! I can't take backup with Titanium Backup :|
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well then no option to backup app proceed with odin skip your comment was on phn via tapatalk

shhbz said:
well then no option to backup app proceed with odin skip your comment was on phn via tapatalk
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I'm gonna try updating through kies first, because that does not deletes the data on internal memory! Then ill use odin, if necessary!

szzlgupta said:
I'm gonna try updating through kies first, because that does not deletes the data on internal memory! Then ill use odin, if necessary!
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yep u can but i somehow hate kies and its shiity update procedure,best of luck:good:

shhbz said:
yep u can but i somehow hate kies and its shiity update procedure,best of luck:good:
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Yeah I know, when 4.1.2 update came for my other phone, Samsung Galaxy S Advance, I used Odin only to update instead of Kies!

[Q] firmware upgrade encountered

I've tried flashing with Odin the MJ5 bootloader. Also, I've tried flashing the wifi fix supplied from Dr.Ketan, again with no success. In one of those attempts flashing failed, as indicated by Odin. Now all I get is this warning: "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies & try again."
Can't do anything else, no recovery and no download mode. Help?! :/

On which rom were you, when you flashed the bootloader via odin.?
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on andriod 4.3
manan999583 said:
On which rom were you, when you flashed the bootloader via odin.?
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I was on official ROM andriod 4.3. I tried to root using dr.ketan post of MJ5BLPatch.tar to fix KNOX app of samsung.
but when run odin for this MJ5BLPatch.tar it failed

vish.solanki said:
I was on official ROM andriod 4.3. I tried to root using dr.ketan post of MJ5BLPatch.tar to fix KNOX app of samsung.
but when run odin for this MJ5BLPatch.tar it failed
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I think you should flash the oficial 4.3 bootloader again.. but i am not sure..
BTW, after you fix this, try chainfire auto-root and not the bootloader patch to root the device

manan999583 said:
I think you should flash the oficial 4.3 bootloader again.. but i am not sure..
BTW, after you fix this, try chainfire auto-root and not the bootloader patch to root the device
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I flashed again the 4.3 andriod rom from India. It started and i think i cannot downgrade back now.
i will stick with 4.3. but i want to root it.
I try to go to download mode, but it does not come instead, it andriod system recovery mode comes every time instead.
it shows option like
-reboot
-apply update from ADB
-apply update from external card
how to i get into download mode

The button combo for download mode is volume_down+power_key+home_key
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You can't do much except updating/recovering through kies
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