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Hi.
I got a note 2 and would like to have an odin image with the official state as I bought it before I start tinkering with it (root, flashing rom, etc) so I can restore it if I need to claim warranty service.
The issue is: The firmware is of the austrian mobile operator 3 (www.drei.at) and I did not find an official firmware for it!
Can someone point me to it if it exists (did not find it on http://www.sammobile.com/firmware)?
Else: Is it possible to create an "official" system dump of it that works with odin? So if I restore from that created firmware it restores to the state I bought it without anything changed (no custom firmware counter increased, etc).?
I know there are some guides on how to create odin dumps, but they are rather complicated and I am unclear if I restore from one of those if it counts it as official (does it need to be signed for that and anyone not from samsung even do that?) and does not increase it.
Can you help me?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951091
You can root your phone and do whatever you want, and whenever you want. You can simply return to official warranty version by following steps in first reply of the link i attached.
Thanks
I don't think you get want I mean:
I know how rooting and flashing and odin works, i've done it lots of times. And i've also returned phones to stock.
Until now however I always had unlocked devices with completely official samsung firmwares, but now I have an oparator specific firmware: that of 3 austria.
I did not find an image for this firmware, so I cannot flash back the correct stock image because I did not find that specific image provided anywhere.
So my question:
- Where do I get the firmware JRO03C.N7100XXALIJ for 3 austria? Is it even available?
- If not: can I create it myself?
On http://www.sammobile.com/firmware the only option sensible that gives me results is the latest 10...
Is there a way to view all firmwares for a device (i.e.: n7100) to make sure mine is not among them?
this site is much better. you won't find that firmware exactly but you find other updates for your specific region!
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-N7100
So, i'm tempted to flash Omega or Android HD ROM on my Note 2, but i'm worried about a few things...
I already have the phone rooted, and from what i've understood so far, i can use triangle away to make it look like it was never touched, in case i need to go to warranty (please correct me if what i've said is wrong).
Will i be able to make it look like it's never been flashed/tampered with, if i flash a custom ROM and i have to go to warranty?
Let's say i DO flash a custom ROM like Omega or Android HD and a button isn't working anymore, and it's surely a hardware problem, naturally, i'll have to go to warranty to get it fixed. In this situation, will i be able to flash a stock ROM and fool everyone that it's never been flashed/rooted? And if yes, how? I'd appreciate a description of the whole process.
Hope i've been able to explain myself well enough to get an answer.
Thanks in advance!
You would need to find the stock firmware for your device and then flash it using odin
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This is my device's info:
Model number: GT-N7100
Baseband version: N7100BUALI8
Build number: JRO003C.N7100XXALIJ
Is there any way to find out where to get my stock ROM?
Depends what country you from and whether the phone in it's original state was branded to a specific carrier or not.
If you know that then go to www.samfirmware.com and search for your stock firmware
eg: if you're from UK, and your carrier is Vodafone, then you would choose, "United Kingdom (Vodafone)" firmware. etc..
After you download your firmware, then flash with odin, and make sure that the flash counter is "0" using triangle away, and that's it. The process of reflashing a stock firmware to your phone should unroot you automatically if you are rooted.
Yes, my phone was branded and locked to Vodafone, Romania, but i've used GalaxSim to unlock it (YAY!).
I've searched SamFirmware for the ROM that i should have, but there's only one for Romania ( http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=7110 )
I don't know if this is the one that came with my phone, but i guess it should be ok, right?
Later edit: OMFG, the ROM is 1.3 GB
Even later edit: Damn, HotFile is so slow T_T''
My phone is unrooted (and with the original ROM).
After installing Keys I get the message:
"Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update via Kies"
* Current firmware version: PDA|:LJ3 / PHONE:LJ2 / CSC: LJ2 (ILO)
If I select Tools->"Firmware Upgrade and Initialization", I get the message:
`GT-N7100' does not support initializing.
Any ideas?, thanks
amirdt said:
My phone is unrooted (and with the original ROM).
After installing Keys I get the message:
"Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update via Kies"
* Current firmware version: PDA|:LJ3 / PHONE:LJ2 / CSC: LJ2 (ILO)
If I select Tools->"Firmware Upgrade and Initialization", I get the message:
`GT-N7100' does not support initializing.
Any ideas?, thanks
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Look here http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-N7100&pcode=ILO&os=1&type=1#firmware, if you have that firmware (N7100XXALIH) you have the correct version. If you don`t flash it with Odin. You have the wrong software atm for Kies support.
I have the exact same problem as amirdt.
My phone (Samsung Galaxy Note 2) runs the stock rom it came with. I haven't rooted the device since it works perfectly with the stock ROM, but once connected to Kies, I get following:
Firmware information:
Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies.
Current firmware version:
PDA:LJ3 / PHONE:LJ2 / CSC:LJ4 (XXX) (What does the XXX stand for?)
Build number
N7100XXALJ3
Reading gee2012's reply above, I visited the site that was linked in the post and did a search on GT-7100. Found me a long list of frimwares. All of them were Android 4.1.1, except one:
GT-N7100 - Open Europe
PDA: N7100XXDLJ2
CSC: N7100OXADLJ2
Version: 4.1.2
Date: 2012-10-29
Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
And this is pretty much where my knowledge comes to an end.
I find 64 matches for my current build and one for the 4.1.2 (listed above).
I don't understand why Kies is giving me the error message about my firmware not being supported
I don't know whether I am eligible to update my phone to Jellybean 4.1.2. Kies is a no-go because of the error message. If I try to select Tools -> Firmware Upgrade and Initialization, I get the error "GT-N7100 does not support initializing".
If I try the "software update" check on my phone, it says "Latest updates have already been installed". I don't know what to do or believe on this one.
I'm kind of confused. I can't determine whether my phone is up to date and working as intended or if there is really something that is not right with the firmware. Should I be able to upgrade to Android 4.1.2?
I'm sorry for many questions, but right now I am both out of ideas and knowledge. If someone smarter than me could provide me some support/answers on this one, I'd be most happy. I use my phone a lot and it's my primary tool when on the field.
Headscan said:
I have the exact same problem as amirdt.
My phone (Samsung Galaxy Note 2) runs the stock rom it came with. I haven't rooted the device since it works perfectly with the stock ROM, but once connected to Kies, I get following:
Firmware information:
Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies.
Current firmware version:
PDA:LJ3 / PHONE:LJ2 / CSC:LJ4 (XXX) (What does the XXX stand for?)
Build number
N7100XXALJ3
Reading gee2012's reply above, I visited the site that was linked in the post and did a search on GT-7100. Found me a long list of frimwares. All of them were Android 4.1.1, except one:
GT-N7100 - Open Europe
PDA: N7100XXDLJ2
CSC: N7100OXADLJ2
Version: 4.1.2
Date: 2012-10-29
Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
And this is pretty much where my knowledge comes to an end.
I find 64 matches for my current build and one for the 4.1.2 (listed above).
I don't understand why Kies is giving me the error message about my firmware not being supported
I don't know whether I am eligible to update my phone to Jellybean 4.1.2. Kies is a no-go because of the error message. If I try to select Tools -> Firmware Upgrade and Initialization, I get the error "GT-N7100 does not support initializing".
If I try the "software update" check on my phone, it says "Latest updates have already been installed". I don't know what to do or believe on this one.
I'm kind of confused. I can't determine whether my phone is up to date and working as intended or if there is really something that is not right with the firmware. Should I be able to upgrade to Android 4.1.2?
I'm sorry for many questions, but right now I am both out of ideas and knowledge. If someone smarter than me could provide me some support/answers on this one, I'd be most happy. I use my phone a lot and it's my primary tool when on the field.
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2 things:
1. If you want to update with Kies and receive OTA updates you need to flash the firmware that is specific for your country/region
2. If you want to flash the latest firmware like 4.1.2 you can flash any firmware with Odin but you cannot use Kies/OTA`s anymore.
This will also change the CSC file.
gee2012 said:
2 things:
1. If you want to update with Kies and receive OTA updates you need to flash the firmware that is specific for your country/region
2. If you want to flash the latest firmware like 4.1.2 you can flash any firmware with Odin but you cannot use Kies/OTA`s anymore.
This will also change the CSC file.
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Thank you for a quick reply, gee2012.
I prefer to keep things as simple as possible without too much in-depth technical tweaking. Your answers confused me even more.
1. I have very little to no clue how to figure out what my firmware would be (Sweden - and there seem to be several of them), even less to determine which one it would be the right one.
2. I don't know whether to trust Kies or the "software update" in "About device". Kies reports an error, the software update says that all of the latest updates are already installed. Does this mean that OTA updates should work?
I'm sorry for asking more questions. What I would need a is a definite step-by-step guide how to fix these kinds of problems.
Headscan said:
Thank you for a quick reply, gee2012.
I prefer to keep things as simple as possible without too much in-depth technical tweaking. Your answers confused me even more.
1. I have very little to no clue how to figure out what my firmware would be (Sweden - and there seem to be several of them), even less to determine which one it would be the right one.
2. I don't know whether to trust Kies or the "software update" in "About device". Kies reports an error, the software update says that all of the latest updates are already installed. Does this mean that OTA updates should work?
I'm sorry for asking more questions. What I would need a is a definite step-by-step guide how to fix these kinds of problems.
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Check on www.sammobile.com/firmware for the latest firmware for your country/region. If that version is not identical to the version that is on your phone Kies and OTA`s will not work. In that case you need to download and flash that firmware from the Sammobile website. That`s it mate. You can check your firmware in the phone dialpad by pressing *#1234#.
Once again, thank you for your reply and guidance. I think things might become a bit interesting now:
GT-N7100 Nordic countries 2012 October Android 4.1.1 N7100XXALJ3 N7100OXXALJ4
The PDA=N7100XXALJ3 (displayed as "AP" when I did that dialpad trick you mentioned, and shows up as the build number in "About device") and CSC=N7100OXXALJ4. To me it looks like a match and also be the latest firmware for my country/region. If this is correct, then Kies and OTA should work? Kies still reports the same error about the firmware, but the software update option on the phone reports that latest updates have already been installed.
Does this indicate that the phone is working fine as is OTA, but Kies is not?
I also have this problem, I went from Omega rom back to stock through Kies recovery procedure. Now when I check it says the exact same thing
"Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update via Kies" Homw is this possible?
Thx
gee2012 said:
2 things:
1. If you want to update with Kies and receive OTA updates you need to flash the firmware that is specific for your country/region
2. If you want to flash the latest firmware like 4.1.2 you can flash any firmware with Odin but you cannot use Kies/OTA`s anymore.
This will also change the CSC file.
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Hi. I'm new to this forum. Hope someone can help me or at least give light to the situation.
I followed the first option. i downloaded the official stock rom from sammobile for country: Philippines and Provider: Globe. and i was able to successfully flash it. my phone now shows the correct Kernels, etc.
However, when i tried to connect my Samsung Galaxy S2, Kies still says:
Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies.
- Current firmware version: PDA:LPF / PHONE:LPB / CSC:LPF (COA)
not sure if this is because this isn't the correct firmware for my phone, country and provider or if kies shows this error because the phone, which is a Samsung S2 I9100 is still not elligible to upgrade to JellyBean since Samsung still hasn't rolled out the Jelly Bean update for S2 yet. If it is the former, what should i do?
Hope the experts here can help me or clarify matters. Thanks in advance you guys.
Guys, same problem here.
Phone's ROM seems to be (as far as I can tell from Samfirmware) a Hong Kong/Phillipines version and to receive updates, from the guidance above, it seems I will have to flash UK stock ROM. On Samfirmware there does not appear to be a ROM for my carrier (Orange/EE) though the phone was bought unbranded, not through them. Couple of questions if anyone can help:
- So long as I flash a ROM for the right region, is it necessary to have the right carrier's ROM?
- Does anyone know if 4.1.2 is actually being distributed in the UK?
- I can swap SIM to O2 temporarily (There is an O2 ROM on Samfirmware). I presume if there is a uk (O2) update I could install their 4.1.1 stock, install the 4.1.2 update and the unlock the phone? Any problems with this?
Any help much appreciated.
(N7100 - Galaxy Note 2.)
SORTED! Flashed latest stock ROM from Samfirmware which is 4.1.1 (o2 UK) and multitasking features all working. Kies still says it won't update the phone. Phone says latest updates installed but as far as I can tell that's because 4.1.2 isn't out yet. Not particularly a problem now though. Will just flash latest stock when it comes available.
Hi All,
I have a problem, its on my wife's phone which makes it a huge problem, shes not very happy with me at the moment.
Her ACE 2 GT-I8160 was running very slow.
I used KIES to update it from 2.3.6 >> 4.1.2
After flashing the firmware with KIES the phone was running very slow, seemed like it wasn't able to handle the new software.
So I tried to flash the firmware back to 2.3.6 using odin.
My wifes phone was bought "off carrier" as a factory unlocked phone.
I downloaded the UK firmware cause I could not see any for the Irish region (we're in Ireland )
"Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 H3G I8160NELG2 Android 2.3.6 06.07.2012 1164437 Unlock Download File"
From what I understand this is the correct stock firmware?
Anyway, I flashed it using odin and now the phone will not get past the samsung logo.
I can boot into download mode but not recovery.
Any help would be very much appreciated and will definitely make my life at home a lot easier.
Cheers.
scolariIRE said:
So I tried to flash the firmware back to 2.3.6 using odin.
My wifes phone was bought "off carrier" as a factory unlocked phone.
I downloaded the UK firmware cause I could not see any for the Irish region (we're in Ireland )
"Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 H3G I8160NELG2 Android 2.3.6 06.07.2012 1164437 Unlock Download File"
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You have to flash the Russian 2.3.6-firmware first (I8160XXLK6) that consists of three seperated files for ODIN (pit, pda and csc). You can choose it on sammobile, look for the firmware checker to search their firmware archive by model and country (as a new member I am not yet allowed to post the link here).
After flashing your phone should be able to boot again. On this linked page you can also choose the correct Irish provider branded 4.1.2-firmware (METEOR, O2 or Three) that you can flash afterwards if you still want to.
Do not forget to do a factory reset after each flashing procedure!
Borgkubus said:
You have to flash the Russian 2.3.6-firmware first (I8160XXLK6) that consists of three seperated files for ODIN (pit, pda and csc). You can choose it on sammobile, look for the firmware checker to search their firmware archive by model and country (as a new member I am not yet allowed to post the link here).
After flashing your phone should be able to boot again. On this linked page you can also choose the correct Irish provider branded 4.1.2-firmware (METEOR, O2 or Three) that you can flash afterwards if you still want to.
Do not forget to do a factory reset after each flashing procedure!
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Thanks for the reply Borgkubus.
Before I saw your post last night I had in fact flashed her phone back to Jelly Bean and was able to open the phone correctly. So flashing back to 4.1.2 got me past the boot logo freeze.
But now I am back to the original problem, the phone with the latest software lags and is so slow to do anything, its very frustrating to use it, so I need to investigate how to fix this.
You talk about installing the Russian ROM, whats the thinking behind this? Would I be able to install this russian rom and then flash to an Irish 2.3.6?
I am a bit apprehensive about using a PIT file, the last time I used one I messed up my S3. Is it safe to use the Russia rom and them falsh to an Irish 2.3.6? This might speed up the phone.
Also, one last thing, doing a factory reset after the flash, what does this do? My understanding is that it removes all user info, will it speed up the OS also?
Thanks again Borgkubus.
First of all, nobody can guarantee the safety of a flashing process. However, by following the common rules when flashing with ODIN you can minimize the risk of a brick. Just do it as soon as you know what you are doing.
The thinking behind using the Russian ROM (XXLK6) is the following: It's the only firmware on sammobile that consists of 3 parts, including the Gingerbread pit file for repartitioning. Doing so I never had any problems when downgrading to 2.3.6. And of course you can flash an Irish firmware afterwards, the Russian one is just an intermediate step.
The factory reset is needed to get a clean install. I recommend you to do this every time after flashing another firmware. This might also solve many problems such as boot loops, lags and so on.
Happy flashing,
Borgkubus
Hello,
I tried to flash custom ROM, but something somewhere went terribly wrong.
I did read some guides on flashing before attempting this and did make some precutions as well.
Such as creating ROM backup with CWM and copying efs folder with Root browser.
Unfortunately I didn't succeed with the flash. Now the phone can turn on, but there is no network service, and IMEI number is missing.
I tried to go back to my original ROM, but that didn't fix the problem.
I tried to gather as much information as possible, but it seems that information on this device is a bit outdated. For example, I wanted to try to flash back to stock ROM with odin, but most links with stock ROM are down. The one that isn't down only provides .7z file instead of md5,tar file that is required by odin.
The device works, just can't connect to mobile network.
Is there something I could do?
Before flashing anything else, what baseband and bootloader is on the phone? The imei may be missing because the ROM is too new for the phone's current bootloader/modem combination.
Bootloader version is T999UVDLJA
Baseband version is UKNKOWN
I have finally found stock ROM in tar.md5 format, which is compatible with ODIN.
The t999 is the aws version of the s3 according to this: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_t999-4804.php
This forum is for the i747 and i747m (the AT&T and Rogers) version of the s3.
If the t999 is like the i747, do not flash any ROM via Odin that tries to downgrade the bootloader as this may brick the phone.
This makes just even more complicated.
When I go to settings -> About device, under model number I have SGH-I747.
When I double check this with Samsung phone info app, under model number I have SGH-I747.
In the same Samsung phone info app under PDA version I have I747UCDLK3 and under CSC version I have I747ATTDLK3
t999 only appears when I enter Download mode via volume down + home button + power button.
What does the label under the battery say about the model #?
Label under the phone is SGHT999.
Wow, this phone is weird...
I read on the forums that there is chance to restore firmware of the phone with KIES, so I tried that. At first I entered SGH-I747 model number and serial number of the phone and it failed. But after that I entered SGH-T999 model number and serial number of the phone and KIES started to update the phone.
At the moment I have android V4.3
Bootloader T999UVUENC2
Baseband T999UVUENC2
PDA version T999UVUENC2
CSC version T999MBENC2
Phone seems to be unrooted, IMEI number is visible, I can call again, but the phone's factory mode is on.
It seems that I had a SGH-T999 which somehow was tricked int thinking that it is SGH-I747.
At the moment I would just like to have a stock ROM for this phone without all the T-Mobile apps, would that be possible?
Does everything see to work?
The easiest way to root and remove apps would be to flash a custom recovery, install supersu and titanium backup. Then use titanium backup to remove the apps.
Yes, at the moment everything works.
I can call, receive sms, use wi-fi as well as mobile data.
The only problem is that phone has factory mode on Yellow text on black background. And it is heavily loaded with T-Mobile applications.
So I guess this phone is T999 then, right? How could it be that everywhere it had I747?
By custom recovery you mean custom ROM?
You need a custom recovery such as TWRP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809313
Download the tar version that can be flashed via Odin.
Download supersu and copy it to the phone. Flash recovery, boot directly into recovery without letting the phone boot the ROM, flash supersu, reboot. Install Titanium Backup from the Play store, remove the apps.
Thank you for sticking with me in this thread!
Could you please explain a little bit more what is TWRP? From the link provided I understand that is is a application that helps with custom rom flashing and backing up roms?
Shouldn't I do this at first - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
Boot into download mode. Do you see anything about warranty bit 1? If you do, that means you have already tripped the counter.
Root is not required to flash a custom recovery.
If you are only interested in root, follow the other thread. If you want to be able to flash custom ROMs and backup the rom, you need a custom recovery which will definitely trip the counter.
Do you have any warranty left on the phone?
Yes, there is 1 next to warranty bit. What does it mean for me that I have tripped the counter?
At the moment I would just like to get rid of factory mode and remove those unwanted T-mobile APPS. I think I will be done with Flashing for quite some time
I don't have any warranty on the phone, It has been in the family for quite some time.
It would be 0 if the counter wasn't tripped.
To bring it right back to stock, you could flash one of the prerooted ROMs from the other thread. Just make sure you are flashing a rom that has the same bootloader that is currently on your phone. Hopefully, the stock rom will remove the factory mode.
I understand that the counter is only important if you need warranty, yes?
I actually just found a way how to remove the factory so that is one more thing less to worry about
And I rooted the phone with odin using the link few posts back.
Now for the final question, I understand that this rom is something along the lines that I'm looking for? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2501303
The ROM looks nice as long as you are running the correct bootloader and modem.
Installing a custom ROM only requires a custom recovery. There is no need to root or remove apps from the existing ROM since you are going to wipe the existing ROM before installing the new ROM.
I read through the thread and I understand that I have to flash T999UVUEMJC modem before flashing the ROM.
I'm not sure where the bootlaoder of this rom is mentioned. Only place where boot loader of my device T999UVUENC2 is mentioned is in change log "-Rebased to T999UVUENC2".
The official T-mobile firmware is here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-T999/
Notice the last few letters in the firmware PDA?
Based on your post on the first page (post #7) you are on the NC2 bootloader and modem, which are compatible with the rom you are wanting to flash. (See the second line under the Disclaimer banner.) NC2 is the most current firmware for the T999 listed on the page Audit linked to.
(one explanation for how your device was reporting i747)
Is it possible that someone else flashed the i747 rom to this phone? Either someone doing you a favor or a previous owner? I747 roms will work on the T999, I frequently see people commenting on doing so successfully. You just need to have comparable bootloaders and modems. That and if the rom dev didn't accommodate the device in the updater-script the user must edit the script himself. In the unofficial cm12.1 thread for the i747 people were doing this often.
So the bootloader version is always the same as the modem version?
I understand that in my case I don't need to flash T999UVUEMJC modem, since the one I have at the moment is newer?
That is definitely possible, although, how it came to be I will never know, since I personally didn't buy the phone. But this would explain a lot.
Could you please take a look at this thread, I created steps I plan to do in order to flash the above mentioned ROM. It would really put my heart at ease http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-t-mobile/help/one-rom-flashes-please-double-check-t3111443