I have a Honk Kong purchased Note 10.1 2014 SM-P605. When I try to install the Vodafone Ireland stock ROM using ODIN I get a fail error at the end of the process with the message 'invalid ext4'. I can install custom ROM's no problem. Does anyone know why it won't install the Stock. Thanks
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I have a Honk Kong purchased Note 10.1 2014 SM-P605. When I try to install the Vodafone Ireland stock ROM using ODIN I get a fail error at the end of the process with the message 'invalid ext4'. I can install custom ROM's no problem. Does anyone know why it won't install the Stock. Thanks
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Stock carrier roms use a different pit file. The Hidden Partition takes up more space than the standard pit file gives.... Use a generic stock rom, not a carrier rom unless you have the pit file you need to flash...
An incorrect pit file or corrupt pit file can brick your device, tread carefully...
I had the same, a HK device. I flashed it with a UK room from Samsung. You don't need carrier specific. I've had EE and O2 sims in mine and it works perfectly.
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So I bought the note from newegg. Turned out that it is a hongkong version. My friend got a uk version and they have additional official font styles, which are reallly nice. So my question is if i root the phone. Can i flash the uk stock room to my hongkong note 2? Also, if there is ota update for the uk version, will i be able to update ota?
In other word, Is there any way i can completely transform my hongkong note 2 to uk note 2?
1. if it's rooted, you can flash any rom you want (any rom that made for N7100 only or N7105 only... be careful, there's diff. between the 3G n LTE vers.)
2. if rooted, there will be no more OTA (even if its stock), unless you unroot it again.
3. complete transform : software-wise possible, hardwae-wise nope, there might be some parts with diff. code for diff. country
u dont need to root for just flash a official rom, just download at sammobile and flash by odin
if u just want the flip font, u dont need to root, just download the package and install the apk, then u can choose from setting, u can search in here
YungAnh said:
So I bought the note from newegg. Turned out that it is a hongkong version. My friend got a uk version and they have additional official font styles, which are reallly nice. So my question is if i root the phone. Can i flash the uk stock room to my hongkong note 2? Also, if there is ota update for the uk version, will i be able to update ota?
In other word, Is there any way i can completely transform my hongkong note 2 to uk note 2?
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I got mine from the grey market and its also from hongkong since the out of the box firmware is from hongkong. You dont need to root your device to flash a stock firmware. Just make sure to flash compatible firmware. If your device is the N7100 aka the international version flash only N7100 firmwares. You can check sammobile.com and click on firmwares and, on search just type in N7100 if you have the international version and N7105 for the LTE version. After you have downloaded your desired firmware, extract the zipfile and flash it thru odin. Just find some tutorials how to flash thru odin. Trust me its a very simple process its like a 5 mins process literally. And yeah once you got your regions firmware you will be able to received OTA updates.
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Just one more clarification.
Do I need the software called Odin to flash an official UK rom, or I can just download to my pc and run it with the phone plugged in?
Also If I flashed official UK rom, I will be able to update UK OTA update right? Of course without rooting.
YungAnh said:
Just one more clarification.
Do I need the software called Odin to flash an official UK rom, or I can just download to my pc and run it with the phone plugged in?
Also If I flashed official UK rom, I will be able to update UK OTA update right? Of course without rooting.
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Yeah u need odin to flash any stock rom. also install samsung kies in your pc because you need the driver ( so that your pc will be able to recognize your phone when plug into your pc). Aftr installing samsung kies just exit it but dont uninstall. Yeah once you flash a stock rom for your region you will be able to receive OTA updatea. Try youtube there are tons of tutorial on how to flash thru odin i even started there.
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If your only looking for fonts check this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949854
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I bought N7100 in China, but it does not support all google services, even I have problem to log into samsung account, can not instal another language than Chinese, Korean and English.
Originally it was in 4.1.1.
I downloaded several stock firmwares 4.1.2 from sammobile, but it does want to go with odin. (phone goes in the mode informing about unsucessfull update).
Fortunatelly I flashed it with chinese 4.1.2 firmware, but now I am again at the beginning, and what is more it shows still 4.1.1 version in settings>about.
Anyone can help what to do to change software version for my language?
(I have read a lot what I found in google, I tried several times with odin and different files for different european regions - and nothing)
The Chinese phones have a locked bootloader so I have heard. Unless you unlock it, no amount of Odin flashing will work.
Beamed from Jupiter on my Galaxy Note II
any idea how to solve this?
I saw some post about verizon note2 unblocking but I do not know if possible to follow with chinese version, and what is more it looks quite complicated..
SOLUTION:
check here
The problem with these chinese phones is the modified bootloader, so you can't install other firmwares then chinese with odin.
The solution is: flash the phone with a chinese firmware or CWM recovery
When the phone is restored you need first to root the phone via odin and then install mobile odin. With mobile odin you can install a new firmware. The thing is, mobile odin doesn't touch the bootloader so it does also work with your chinese phones.
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MobileOdin - check here - but in my case, only PRO version was workable.
Hi. I have posted a complete step by step instructions as how to flash India Android 4.3 firmware on Chinese N7100. Just search for it and follow the steps. You will be successful.
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I succesfully rooted and installed customed firmware last year when I got my n7100 from China. I used Odin but do not remember how I did it. Then I can flash any rom. However, when I try to upgrade to 4.3 custom rom recently, almost all 4.3 romance require flashing a Wi-Fi fix by Odin. I can install most roms smoothly. But Wi-Fi won't work. And when I flash the Wi-Fi fix by Odin, always fail, no matter whose Wi-Fi fix package and which version of Odin. Not sure if this is boot loader issue, just remember I saw error message about boot loader. And usually when I flash rom, I can see "cannot find boot loader, skipped". Now I cannot use any 4.3 romance as I cannot make Wi-Fi work.
mnr336 said:
Hi. I have posted a complete step by step instructions as how to flash India Android 4.3 firmware on Chinese N7100. Just search for it and follow the steps. You will be successful.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Read my quoted text again: The problem with these chinese phones is the modified bootloader, so you can't install other firmwares then chinese with odin.
Install the chinese 4.3 from sammobile and then the bootlader is up to date and ready for ROMs.
is there anyway to change chinese bootloader
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Read my quoted text again: The problem with these chinese phones is the modified bootloader, so you can't install other firmwares then chinese with odin.
Install the chinese 4.3 from sammobile and then the bootlader is up to date and ready for ROMs.
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is there anyway to change chinese bootloader to official international???so that we can flash roms with odin and cwm ??
wajidamin45 said:
is there anyway to change chinese bootloader to official international???so that we can flash roms with odin and cwm ??
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You can normally flash ROMs after you installed CWM.
Oo... I would not be so sure.. I did not found a way to change Chinese bootloader. N4KA- i do not why but impossible. Possible only to change to newer on, but Cinese
ota problem when flashing thorugh mobile odin
ota problem when flashing thorugh mobile odin ,can anybody help to make system status in setting to official when installed firmware through mobile odin ??
Hello i had stock rom 4.1.2 tried to connect with kies but it told me that the CSC is unknown i didnt have EFS backup folder i tried to flas 4.3 INDIAN ROM but my OFFICIAL ROM is KSA and it still Unkown
im planing to flash my KSA stock ROM when it will be available i hope it will solve the problem i heard if i flash the full ROM in CSC in ODin it willl be resloved i have only 1 File called N7100XXUEMK4_N7100ODDEMK1_N7100DDEMJ9_HOME.tar.md5 this is the full ROM i have
if i flashed to the CSC in Odin will it cause problems cause i flashed it in PDA at the first
And if im planing to get back to my stock rom for my region when it will be available 4.3
will i have any problems ?
Thanks.
confirm from pcb.............SGH-i317/T889
now running 4.4.2 and converted rom to N7100. at oding mode also showing product as GT-N7100
problem.......unknown baseband .......imei null/null
downloaded two rom from sammobile.com sgh-i317 usa at&t but when try to flash error shows at when flashing modem.bin like time out.
now i downloading t889 firmware tmb usa. lets see what will happen.
any suggestion to solve this problem?
N7100 device is NOT compatible with T889-N7105-SGH-I317...variants.
If you flash any rom built for the three devices I listed above ...you Will soft brick your phone or worse if partition damage occurs.
You are in the wrong section if you have the N7100 device...g
I cannot seem to find a definitive answer.
Can this be done?
I picked up a 'new' T-Mobile Galaxy S4 M919TMBFOK3 unlocked. It will be going to someone who will be on Wind Mobile in Canada and I'd like to put that ROM on it or even their (Wind Mobile) Lollipop 5.01 on it. The T-Mob seems to have a lot of bloat on it that they'll never use on the Wind service.
Unless I'm missing something, everything I've read indicates it can be done. Tried it with Odin and it immediately 'nand write fail auth' message. Reflashed the stock M919TMBFOK3 from Sammobile and it worked so I know Odin is working and every thing seems alright. What has to be done different to get a M919V ROM on an M919?
Anyone please? Cannot afford to spend another week on this. It was supposed to be a gift and that already is not going to happen by Oct. 2.
Thank you.
Two possible solutions I know:
flash TWRP on the phone and flash a "wind-like" custom ROM onto the phone;
root the stock T-Mobile ROM and use titanium backup to either freeze or remove the apps.
Which file failed to flash in Odin? Was it something like sboot.bin or aboot.mbn?
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Two possible solutions I know:
flash TWRP on the phone and flash a "wind-like" custom ROM onto the phone;
root the stock T-Mobile ROM and use titanium backup to either freeze or remove the apps.
Which file failed to flash in Odin? Was it something like sboot.bin or aboot.mbn?
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Hello,
Yes, it fails at aboot.mbn
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/007> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> FAIL! (Auth)
<ID:0/007>
<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I've tried Towel Root. Didn't work. I've tried CM13.xx for the S4 via .zip using TWRP. Nothing. Cannot flash any ROM at all except for the original T-Mob. For 'Stock' roms I do not need to be rooted do I? Didn't think so. ?
I've never seen such a PITA. Nothing will flash for anything..
It's failing in Odin because the bootloader in the rom doesn't match the phone.
Here's a link to TWRP for the sgh-m919: https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys4tmobile.html
CM13 for the sgh-m919: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/official-cm13-sgh-m919-jfltetmo-t3354792
Are these the files your tried?
BTW, no need to root if you're going to flash CM13.
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It's failing in Odin because the bootloader in the rom doesn't match the phone.
Here's a link to TWRP for the sgh-m919: https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys4tmobile.html
CM13 for the sgh-m919: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/official-cm13-sgh-m919-jfltetmo-t3354792
Are these the files your tried?
BTW, no need to root if you're going to flash CM13.
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Yes sir. The TWRP is on the phone. No problem there. Downloaded the 'Snapshot' rather than a nightly. Failed to install from External SD. No subfolders. Root of the card. I don't play with custom roms too much but I was under the impression CM was already rooted.
I've since tried one Wind 4.4.2 rom but that may not work since the phone is 4.4.4 and there are apparently issues with downgrades unless I'm misunderstanding. Also tried a Wind 5.0.1 for their S4. Also tried some Black Edition UK 9505 ROMs, both 4.4.x and 5.x.x.
All fail identically but the T-Mobile installs no issues.
Have you tried flashing with TWRP 2.87?
You're flashing cm13 for the jfltetomo?
Custom ROMs do not flash a bootloader or modem so I would not worry about flashing a 4.4.4 custom ROM on a phone with a 4.4.2 bootloader.
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Have you tried flashing with TWRP 2.87?
You're flashing cm13 for the jfltetomo?
Custom ROMs do not flash a bootloader or modem so I would not worry about flashing a 4.4.4 custom ROM on a phone with a 4.4.2 bootloader.
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No. What's the significance of 2.87? I'll check it out.
Actual file name;
cm-13.0-20160820-SNAPSHOT-ZNH5YAO0J3-jfltetmo.zip
The ROM was saved to a micro SD card and 3.07 failed to see the external card? Definitely try 2.87.
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The ROM was saved to a micro SD card and 3.07 failed to see the external card? Definitely try 2.87.
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To be clear, I did try running the .zip from the external SD card using v3.0.2.0 TWRP.
I just tried 2.8.7 and ran the CM13 zip from the external SD after wiping the cache and data folder. This time it installed.
That was odd. Can't flash anything else though.
Just flashed back to the Stock TMO.
Thanks so much for the help so far. Have to step out.
Sorry for being a noob but I'm a bit lost as to why this thing will not accept an i9505 LTE Unbranded ROM or Wind Mobile or Mobilicity ROM which I'm quite sure has less bloat... or at least none of the T-Mobile bloat AND there is at least 5.0.1.
What am I missing?
The i9505 ROM may be failing to install because you may need to edit the updater script to include the jfltetmo as a valid device.
The i9505 is a jfltexx.
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The i9505 ROM may be failing to install because you may need to edit the updater script to include the jfltetmo as a valid device.
The i9505 is a jfltexx.
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In the CM13.x .zip, I found the updater script but with other full ROMs that are .tar.md5, is there an updater script? Didn't think there was.
Still not understanding why the aboot.mbn fails and how or if this can be remedied.
I've read all kinds of posts about people running unbranded or stock roms from other carriers. What's up with this? TMO do something to these that others do not? I was under the impression the I9505, SGH-M919 and SGH-M919V were the same phone for different areas or markets?
I'm missing a real basic piece to the puzzle.
Tar.md5 ROMs are made for flashing via Odin and there is no updater script as Odin doesn't use these updater scripts.
The abootmbn is a bootloader file. I'm assuming that Odin compares the bootloader file to the phone's bootloader. If there is a mismatch, Odin will halt the flash process to prevent bricking the phone. You can't force-flash the bootloader file and, even if you could, there is a chance the phone would become hard-bricked.
You may be able to flash a stock Wind ROM to a T-Mobile phone by removing the bootloader and re-packing the ROM for flashing via Odin; however, I have never done this myself and don't recommend it in the slightest. There may be braver people out these that have gone through with this procedure but I am not one of them.
These unbranded ROMs may have been loaded onto carrier-free phones but I'm not sure.
The hardware may be very similar or identical in the 9505, m919, and 919v; however, each of these phones support different radio frequencies. For example, a stock i9505 will not connect to LTE networks in North America. The m919 and 919v are made for carriers that support AWS frequencies in North America. The S4 from AT&T and Telus/Bell/Rogers will not connect to Wind networks.
I may try to eliminate some of the bloat. I'll root if necessary to see what I can clean up. This is a new user to Android and I'd prefer they have as close to stock a look as possible so they can easily reference 'How To's'.
Thanks again.
This thread may help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/general/i9505oa7tw5-0leak-t3045729
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The i9505 ROM may be failing to install because you may need to edit the updater script to include the jfltetmo as a valid device.
The i9505 is a jfltexx.
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Yeah I had read that thread. I was really hoping or looking for something a bit more, single ROM/Odin done in 7 minutes and it all works solution.
I'll be trying it. Why not? If I can arrive at a vanilla looking/operating Android device that's fairly lean with basics, where at least online reference will be close to what they are seeing, which is often not the case with custom roms as cool or well done as they may be, then why not. The T-Mobile stock has so much junk on it. Too bad because I've heard the build is otherwise decent.
Then again, I'm just half efficient at flashing whole roms, parts of things like radios, setting up dual format sdcards, using bootloaders and other things that work etc. Otherwise, I'm a noob. Cheers.
You could also flash the i9505 version of twrp to the phone, then flash an i9505 custom rom.