Hello guys please help me ive searched through alot of forums and redaings a total of 4 hours and nothing usefull has come up.
So i have a galaxy s3 tmobile and it has Android 4.3 with knox and all of that other security crap on it. I tried to root it using this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563955 however i cant seem to flash arecovery no matter what or which i try. The odin flash says it flashed sucefully but when i go to recovery its still stock 3e recovery. I tried multiple flashing methods and nothing.
I even tried to flash a knox free rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521742 but i cant being that i have no recovery.
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME?
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Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
DocHoliday77 said:
Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
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I dont have root to delet those two files. And could you expand on the root66 and oding thing?
Root66 firmware is in my thread in development section, link in my sig. Youll find instructions for Odin there and all over the place with a quick search and from the sticky threads. Not being rude, just don't like redoing what's already out there. If you have any specific questions about the process, ill be happy to answer them.
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Click the root66 heading to go to the thread if you want more info about it.
DocHoliday77 said:
Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
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So i i flash the 4.3 over my current stock firmware with root66 version of 4.3 ill, have root?
androidfine16 said:
So i i flash the 4.3 over my current stock firmware with root66 version of 4.3 ill, have root?
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Yes
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serio22 said:
Yes
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Ok i did it and i have superuser . If i follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552 method to flash a recovery without tripping the counter can i flash roms afterwards and kernels without damaging the modem or flash counter trips?
serio22 said:
Yes
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androidfine16 said:
Ok i did it and i have superuser . If i follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552 method to flash a recovery without tripping the counter can i flash roms afterwards and kernels without damaging the modem or flash counter trips?
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Ok so i have root and installed twrp recovery the latest one and it worked. I have root and a recovery . So can i go ahaed and flash a rom and kernel now without any repercussions?
Flashing any recovery or kernel trips the warranty bit. No way around that and no way to reset it I'm sorry to say. Since you've flashed recovery its likely tripped already so flashing kernels and roms won't make any difference anymore. The binary counter doesn't matter as its easily reset. But if you have a custom kernel or recovery it'll retrip to 1 every time you boot.
DocHoliday77 said:
Flashing any recovery or kernel trips the warranty bit. No way around that and no way to reset it I'm sorry to say. Since you've flashed recovery its likely tripped already so flashing kernels and roms won't make any difference anymore. The binary counter doesn't matter as its easily reset. But if you have a custom kernel or recovery it'll retrip to 1 every time you boot.
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I dont care for warranty or counter trip than. So i guess my final question is can i flash any roms including 4.2 and kitkat and above without bricking my phone?
You can flash Any of these roms via Custom Recovery TWRP and you will do fine.
Do note, some people have mentioned that with a 4.2.x or 4.1.x Roms, sometimes their IMEI goes missing. So take a Nandroid and EFS Backup before hand.
Perseus71 said:
You can flash Any of these roms via Custom Recovery TWRP and you will do fine.
Do note, some people have mentioned that with a 4.2.x or 4.1.x Roms, sometimes their IMEI goes missing. So take a Nandroid and EFS Backup before hand.
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alright i made a nandroid backup of my whole stock rom. so now i downloaded the resurrection remix rom and im about to flash it.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. COUDLNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT IT=.)
androidfine16 said:
alright i made a nandroid backup of my whole stock rom. so now i downloaded the resurrection remix rom and im about to flash it.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. COUDLNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT IT=.)
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IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just dont know how to remove these soft keys i dont like them NVM GOT IT
Perseus mentioned the nv (efs) backup before. Easiest way to protect yourself is open a terminal emulator and enter this.
su
reboot nvbackup
Device will reboot and create an internal, hidden backup of your nv data. I highly suggest doing this.
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Perseus mentioned the nv (efs) backup before. Easiest way to protect yourself is open a terminal emulator and enter this.
su
reboot nvbackup
Device will reboot and create an internal, hidden backup of your nv data. I highly suggest doing this.
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I backed it up in .IMG format.
androidfine16 said:
I backed it up in .IMG format.
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How did you do that??
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If you mean you made a nandroid backup, that is completely different and does not include any of the NV data. The backup I mentioned is intended to protect you from ever losing your imei in the first place.
androidfine16 said:
I backed it up in .IMG format.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/galaxy-s-iii-partition-layout-basic-efs-t1689623
I used this method.
Ok , first, never use anything you find in the international models forum for any US model. They are very, very different devices. If you made an image from mmcblk0p3 as stated in that thread, you actually made a copy of sbl2 I'm pretty sure.
Also, the imei, (the important thing here) is not actually stored on the efs partition as it is in some other devices.
Run the command I posted before for the best solution. If NV corruption is ever detected, it should auto restore from this backup during boot up.
And again, stay away from the international forums. Most of the info there will not apply to our devices here and many, many people have bricked due to that mistake.
And delete the backup you made. If you were to try and restore it to your device after updating it at some point, it would most likely cause a brick.
OK thanks I'll get on that . I flashed a remix ROM and everything seems good right now. I'll try to back it up today.
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Kit Kat
androidfine16 said:
I dont care for warranty or counter trip than. So i guess my final question is can i flash any roms including 4.2 and kitkat and above without bricking my phone?
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Read up on Kit Kat, you might not want to upgrade. You will lose write access to the SDCard. There are ways to then fix it, but you could lose function in some of your apps. Samsung finally adopted the Android specs for write access.
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Hi I was able to root my tmobile gn2 using a guide which worked perfectly fine. But I wanted to unroot my phone but due to incomplete research and knowledge my phone is now bricked. The guide i followed didn't specifically mention regarding US carriers so I went ahead and tried to unroot with other GT-7100 firmwares available and when I tried to flash with ODIN i kept getting failures and now it is stuck in the "firmware upgrade encountered an issure. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I tried it was just an error with the firmware so i tried another one, but nonetheless it failed and somehow my binary count went up to 3.
I tried going into recovery but it doesn't work, but I am still able to get into the ODIN download screen.
I'm not really sure what to do at this point.
I would really appreciate any help
Did you try the method here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957209
Just download that rom and follow the steps to install it. Hopefully that works for you.
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Since tmo galaxy note 2 has its own forum only download roms or any other firmwares from there so you do not risk bricking yoyr device.
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minhajmsd said:
Did you try the method here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957209
Just download that rom and follow the steps to install it. Hopefully that works for you.
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Since tmo galaxy note 2 has its own forum only download roms or any other firmwares from there so you do not risk bricking yoyr device.
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I actually did look through the thread but I was too afraid to do anything else since I might make my situation worse, but I think I might go ahead and try it.
I just follow the same procedure right? download the zip file and flash it with odin?
Flash CWM Recovery with odin. Once that is done flash rom through the recovery.
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You have to add the rom file to your sdcard first though
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would i need a microsd adapter for that since im not able to do it through my phone?
xquie said:
would i need a microsd adapter for that since im not able to do it through my phone?
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No need sdcard when you flash through PC and that is only option for you now.
What exactly your phone model ?
simplelife said:
No need sdcard when you flash through PC and that is only option for you now.
What exactly your phone model ?
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Tmobile SGH-T889
So the method minhajmsd mentioned earlier isn't an option for me?
xquie said:
Tmobile SGH-T889
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You can try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957209
simplelife said:
You can try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957209
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ah sorry im really new to this so im a bit confused. My phone got bricked while attempting to unroot..
and i happened to notice the method you provided me was to "root" -- so if I reroot it, will it get me out of brick?
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I actually just flashed recovery with ODIN and my phone booted but my phone detects no service...
any idea what i should do next?
xquie said:
ah sorry im really new to this so im a bit confused. My phone got bricked while attempting to unroot..
and i happened to notice the method you provided me was to "root" -- so if I reroot it, will it get me out of brick?
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I actually just flashed recovery with ODIN and my phone booted but my phone detects no service...
any idea what i should do next?
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Try to flash TMO modem to see if get back the network. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957380
In the mean time, can you check on your still have SuperSu app and method I try on the other post are reflash stock rom to get you back on feet,not reroot .Since you can boot your phone but no network then flash modem first to see if it's work again
simplelife said:
Try to flash TMO modem to see if get back the network. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957380
In the mean time, can you check on your still have SuperSu app
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I will go ahead and flash the TMO modem thank you!
and yes I still do have Supersu
xquie said:
I will go ahead and flash the TMO modem thank you!
and yes I still do have Supersu
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Ok.let me know how it go.good luck
1 download modem save into excard
2 turn off phone.hold home + volunm up 1st then hold power together about 5 second will put your note into CWM
3 from CWM . Install from excard.modem file..intall.yes.
4 reboot system.done
simplelife said:
Ok.let me know how it go.good luck
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I was reading the directions and then I realized I am not 100% sure how to flash through custom recovery.
Do I add the tmo modem into my sdcard and open rom manager and reboot to recovery?
xquie said:
I was reading the directions and then I realized I am not 100% sure how to flash through custom recovery.
Do I add the tmo modem into my sdcard and turn off my phone. then press the vol up + center home + power to go into recovery mode?
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Yes .you need to save in sdcard but remember where so you can get and follow my last post instructions.
simplelife said:
Yes .you need to save in sdcard but remember where so you can get and follow my last post instructions.
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I just flashed the modem through cwm but i still don't have connection.
Was I suppose to do a data wipe/factory reset before i flash it or it doesnt matter?
Should i go straight to flashing the SGH-T889 Stock Deodexed UVALJ1 through cwm?
xquie said:
I just flashed the modem through cwm but i still don't have connection.
Was I suppose to do a data wipe/factory reset before i flash it or it doesnt matter?
Should i go straight to flashing the SGH-T889 Stock Deodexed UVALJ1 through cwm?[/QUOTE
Go to setting. About phone .check baseband and version.status check imec and network.reboot CWM wipe data.cach.davik.reboot.
If still no go. Flash stock rom
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Go to setting. About phone .check baseband and version.status check imec and network.reboot CWM wipe data.cach.davik.reboot.
If still no go. Flash stock rom
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basband version: unknown
android version: 4.1.1
build: JRO03C.T889UVALJ1
imei: unknown
are these okay?
xquie said:
basband version: unknown
android version: 4.1.1
build: JRO03C.T889UVALJ1
imei: unknown
are these okay?
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No.it not. You still dont have modem and imei
You need to flash the stock rom to get your imei back after that flash the modem
Here what you need to do
Download stock rom & modem save inyo excard
Put into CWM .full wipe
Flash rom
Reboot into recovery not reboot systems
Flash modem.
Reboot system.done
simplelife said:
No.it not. You still dont have modem and imei
You need to flash the stock rom to get your imei back after that flash the modem
Did you flash N7100 rom before this happen ?
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i didn't flash the stock rom, but i did try to flash other N7100 from other countries in an attempt to unroot.
simplelife said:
No.it not. You still dont have modem and imei
You need to flash the stock rom to get your imei back after that flash the modem
Here what you need to do
Download stock rom & modem save inyo excard
Put into CWM .full wipe
Flash rom
Reboot into recovery not reboot systems
Flash modem.
Reboot system.done
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I just flashed the stock rom and its working now!!
wow thank you for guiding me through this and being so patient with me!! :good:
thank you so much!
Is it possible to flash a backup from another person's P930 via CWM? The reason why I'm asking is because I want to unlock my phone.. but I'm on CM9. Is there an easier way to go back to stock and unlock besides the unbricking method?
rsalan said:
Is it possible to flash a backup from another person's P930 via CWM? The reason why I'm asking is because I want to unlock my phone.. but I'm on CM9. Is there an easier way to go back to stock and unlock besides the unbricking method?
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Yes, you can restore someone else's backup. However, an easier solution is to install one of HO!NO!'s flashable LG ICS ROMs, perform the unlock from there, then restore your previous installation.
This is the ROM I'm talking about: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803617
Note that his ROMs will flash the V20c baseband automatically, so you may want to flash one of my flashable basebands to return to whatever baseband you want to use.
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Yes, you can restore someone else's backup. However, an easier solution is to install one of HO!NO!'s flashable LG ICS ROMs, perform the unlock from there, then restore your previous installation.
This is the ROM I'm talking about: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803617
Note that his ROMs will flash the V20c baseband automatically, so you may want to flash one of my flashable basebands to return to whatever baseband you want to use.
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I thought in CM9 you could directly flash the original boot, system, etc, etc, with adb shell dd if=mmcblk0p(insert#here), without going through the KDZ stuff.
rani9990 said:
I thought in CM9 you could directly flash the original boot, system, etc, etc, with adb shell dd if=mmcblk0p(insert#here), without going through the KDZ stuff.
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You can, but I think flashing a ROM in CWM/TWRP is easier than that. I'm not recommending to use a KDZ.
drumist said:
Yes, you can restore someone else's backup. However, an easier solution is to install one of HO!NO!'s flashable LG ICS ROMs, perform the unlock from there, then restore your previous installation.
This is the ROM I'm talking about: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803617
Note that his ROMs will flash the V20c baseband automatically, so you may want to flash one of my flashable basebands to return to whatever baseband you want to use.
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I thought that the flashable LG ROMs only work for those who have unbricked before?
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I thought that the flashable LG ROMs only work for those who have unbricked before?
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Yeah, you're right. I forget that some people haven't ever unbricked.
I have another solution for you: a flashable version of the AT&T v10f ROM, which should work for someone who hasn't unbricked before. I just need to upload it first.
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Alright, here's the ROM: http://www.mediafire.com/?r6ea17p45nda0
Instructions: Download both parts, then extract it. Put the zip file onto your SD card and flash it. (Don't extract the zip file!) Don't forget to wipe data first.
I had to upload it as two separate parts because of file size limitations on MediaFire.
drumist said:
Yeah, you're right. I forget that some people haven't ever unbricked.
I have another solution for you: a flashable version of the AT&T v10f ROM, which should work for someone who hasn't unbricked before. I just need to upload it first.
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Alright, here's the ROM: http://www.mediafire.com/?r6ea17p45nda0
Instructions: Download both parts, then extract it. Put the zip file onto your SD card and flash it. (Don't extract the zip file!) Don't forget to wipe data first.
I had to upload it as two separate parts because of file size limitations on MediaFire.
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Thank you good sir! I will give it a try.
Hey everyone. I tried rooting using Heimdall on my Mac, but apparently did something very wrong. I can still boot into download mode, but when I turn my phone on I get the initial logo, then a black screen. Any help to get my phone back up would be greatly appreciated!
jordan8201 said:
Hey everyone. I tried rooting using Heimdall on my Mac, but apparently did something very wrong. I can still boot into download mode, but when I turn my phone on I get the initial logo, then a black screen. Any help to get my phone back up would be greatly appreciated!
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If you can still get into download mode.. you're not bricked..
Give me a little more info on what you tried to flash.... as well as what Android version you were on... and if you had or were trying to get cwm recovery on the device via heimdall..
No worries... we'll get ya back up and running... just don't get flash happy and try something until myself or another member can confirm it's right..
I'm going to assume you were following a guide for rooting with heimdall... link that guide so I can look at it..
Gil81 said:
If you can still get into download mode.. you're not bricked..
Give me a little more info on what you tried to flash.... as well as what Android version you were on... and if you had or were trying to get cwm recovery on the device via heimdall..
No worries... we'll get ya back up and running... just don't get flash happy and try something until myself or another member can confirm it's right..
I'm going to assume you were following a guide for rooting with heimdall... link that guide so I can look at it..
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Ok, no more flashing until I hear back from you. Thanks for the reply! I'm actually not sure which version I was on. I know, big mistake.
I initially used this guide goo dot gl/LZt2l3 but I couldn't get the terminal version, so I flashed the kernel via the frontend. It appeared to work, and rebooted, but I was getting a "samsung galaxy s2 gt-i9100" boot screen and then black. So I tried flashing back to a stock kernel I found. Now it shows the right model number, but still goes black.
Thanks again for the reply. Looking forward to getting this mess I made fixed.
Will I be able to fix this with my Mac, or do I need to try to find a Windows machine to use?
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Ok, no more flashing until I hear back from you. Thanks for the reply! I'm actually not sure which version I was on. I know, big mistake.
I initially used this guide goo dot gl/LZt2l3 but I couldn't get the terminal version, so I flashed the kernel via the frontend. It appeared to work, and rebooted, but I was getting a "samsung galaxy s2 gt-i9100" boot screen and then black. So I tried flashing back to a stock kernel I found. Now it shows the right model number, but still goes black.
Thanks again for the reply. Looking forward to getting this mess I made fixed.
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Ok... no worries... as I said.. if you have download mode we can fix this...
You flashed the wrong model and bootloader I believe... so it messed up you're partitions...
What you want to do is Odin a one-click from rwilco's repo...
Give me a few minutes and I'll hunt up the links for you... I'll also link you to a good heimdall guide..
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jordan8201 said:
Will I be able to fix this with my Mac, or do I need to try to find a Windows machine to use?
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I always prefer windows... as things tend to go smoother, but we can fix it with you're mac...
Gil81 said:
Ok... no worries... as I said.. if you have download mode we can fix this...
You flashed the wrong model and bootloader I believe... so it messed up you're partitions...
What you want to do is Odin a one-click from rwilco's repo...
Give me a few minutes and I'll hunt up the links for you... I'll also link you to a good heimdall guide..
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I always prefer windows... as things tend to go smoother, but we can fix it with you're mac...
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Thanks, man. Am I correct that Heimdall is the Mac version of Odin?
@jordan8201
Here is the link to rwilco's repo... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
Go to it and download the gb27( if you're on sprint)...gb28(if you're on virgin)....if you're on boost you can download the boost one-click or use the sprint one..
I'll be back in a few with a link to a heimdall guide that I know works...
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Thanks, man. Am I correct that Heimdall is the Mac version of Odin?
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Yes... that's about the size of... but heimdall is it's own software.. it can be used on windows as well...
The guide I want to find will explain it really well...
Gil81 said:
@jordan8201
Here is the link to rwilco's repo... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
Go to it and download the gb27( if you're on sprint)...gb28(if you're on virgin)....if you're on boost you can download the boost one-click or use the sprint one..
I'll be back in a few with a link to a heimdall guide that I know works...
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I actually already have those files. I think that was the last thing I tried flashing to fix things, but I was unsuccessful. I actually download two different files, so I have the following two:
2) Download the GB27 One-Click self-extractor of choice
SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Stock_Restore.exe [Mirror1] (RESET user data) (md5: 97d005f03621dc6b779d0a5b69cad301)
SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Rooted_Restore.exe [Mirror1] (RESET user data) (md5: 5a61f86b52be8d6808d0e293dbb23e4c)
jordan8201 said:
I actually already have those files. I think that was the last thing I tried flashing to fix things, but I was unsuccessful. I actually download two different files, so I have the following two:
2) Download the GB27 One-Click self-extractor of choice
SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Stock_Restore.exe [Mirror1] (RESET user data) (md5: 97d005f03621dc6b779d0a5b69cad301)
SPH-D710_GB27_1014481_Rooted_Restore.exe [Mirror1] (RESET user data) (md5: 5a61f86b52be8d6808d0e293dbb23e4c)
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Ok... read through this guide and see if it tells you anymore info.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878686
If you followed the protocol for flashing with heimdall correctly and still have issues... we might need to use Odin...
As you have flashed the wrong firmware.. I believe you will need to repartition when you flash..
Let me know... I'll be on xda.. all day, until we get you up and running...
Gil81 said:
Ok... read through this guide and see if it tells you anymore info.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878686
If you followed the protocol for flashing with heimdall correctly and still have issues... we might need to use Odin...
As you have flashed the wrong firmware.. I believe you will need to repartition when you flash..
Let me know... I'll be on xda.. all day, until we get you up and running...
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Thanks, you're awesome. Of those two files, should I use the stock or the rooted version?
A couple of things I didn't see in the tutorial:
1) How to repartition (assuming I need to), and
2) Which files to flash. I have a lot more files than listed in the tutorial, so should I try to flash them all?
jordan8201 said:
Thanks, you're awesome. Of those two files, should I use the stock or the rooted version?
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That is up to you... the rooted version just has the binaries for root and a super user app.. I would try the rooted version... so after you can use mobile Odin to flash, instead of heimdall..
I have a guide for mobile Odin I put together for another member I can link you to... but let's get ya back up first...
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jordan8201 said:
A couple of things I didn't see in the tutorial:
1) How to repartition (assuming I need to), and
2) Which files to flash. I have a lot more files than listed in the tutorial, so should I try to flash them all?
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Let me look real quick...
Gil81 said:
That is up to you... the rooted version just has the binaries for root and a super user app.. I would try the rooted version... so after you can use mobile Odin to flash, instead of heimdall..
I have a guide for mobile Odin I put together for another member I can link you to... but let's get ya back up first...
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Let me look real quick...
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When I add my .pit file, there is a check box for repartition. Is that what I should use?
jordan8201 said:
A couple of things I didn't see in the tutorial:
1) How to repartition (assuming I need to), and
2) Which files to flash. I have a lot more files than listed in the tutorial, so should I try to flash them all?
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Here is a guide.. explaining how to use a one-click for Odin and package it for heimdall... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348392
See if that makes sense to you... and I'll look around to make sure nothing newer is out that might be easier..
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jordan8201 said:
When I add my .pit file, there is a check box for repartition. Is that what I should use?
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Yes... I believe so... but let me read a little more.... it's been awhile since I used heimdall..
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Here is a guide.. explaining how to use a one-click for Odin and package it for heimdall... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348392
See if that makes sense to you... and I'll look around to make sure nothing newer is out that might be easier..
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Yes... I believe so... but let me read a little more.... it's been awhile since I used heimdall..
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The Heimdall one click method does not seem to support the file type that I downloaded for some reason. I can use the regular Heimdall frontend app though. Then, should I just flash all the extracted files? There are 10 or so of them.
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When I add my .pit file, there is a check box for repartition. Is that what I should use?
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Ok man... this is the guide I wanted to find for ya... http://www.teambamf.net/topic/2090-guide-flashing-with-heimdall-borrowed-from-daenney/
Sorry it took so long... I'm off work and my 2 yr old little boy is trying to give me a stroke today... lol..
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jordan8201 said:
The Heimdall one click method does not seem to support the file type that I downloaded for some reason. I can use the regular Heimdall frontend app though. Then, should I just flash all the extracted files? There are 10 or so of them.
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Just seen this post... you Ninja'd me... lol
Read that last guide I linked...
I think you can flash all of them or just a select few... but if you can get a custom recovery on at the least... we can boot to it...push a couple zip's over and flash a rom from a safe recovery.... I'll explain more for that if we have to go that route..
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@jordan8201
I gave ya you're first Thanks....
I couldn't stand to look at that zero anymore...lol. I'd give ya another but you only get 8 a day.. and I'm tapped out already..
Let me know how it's going, when you get a chance...
Okay, I think I have good news to report. I'm booting now...basically. It's staying on the 4G screen for a long time, but eventually boots. Well, at least the first time it did. I just tried again and it stuck on the 4G screen.
I can still get into recovery though. Should I try flashing a custom recovery using Heimdall? If so, where can I get a compatible recovery?
Progress is good! Thanks!
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Okay, I think I have good news to report. I'm booting now...basically. It's staying on the 4G screen for a long time, but eventually boots. Well, at least the first time it did. I just tried again and it stuck on the 4G screen.
I can still get into recovery though. Should I try flashing a custom recovery using Heimdall? If so, where can I get a compatible recovery?
Progress is good! Thanks!
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Did you use the rooted rom... if so.. I would try to go into recovery and wipe cache and reboot to see if it boots up... also.. is it stock recovery, I can't remember what that one click comes with...
If it's stock and we can't get it to boot... then we will have to heimdall a kernel/recovery..remember our recoveries and kernel's are tied together on this device...
If this is the case.. I think we can find you a custom recovery/kernel and heimdall it and then flash a rom from it... after you push the zip's to you're internal storage..
Gil81 said:
Did you use the rooted rom... if so.. I would try to go into recovery and wipe cache and reboot to see if it boots up... also.. is it stock recovery, I can't remember what that one click comes with...
If it's stock and we can't get it to boot... then we will have to heimdall a kernel/recovery..remember our recoveries and kernel's are tied together on this device...
If this is the case.. I think we can find you a custom recovery/kernel and heimdall it and then flash a rom from it... after you push the zip's to you're internal storage..
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I did use the rooted files. I'm not sure if it's stock recovery, but it looks like it. Definitely not CWM.
I tried wiping cache and rebooting, but it's still looping.
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I did use the rooted files. I'm not sure if it's stock recovery, but it looks like it. Definitely not CWM.
I tried wiping cache and rebooting, but it's still looping.
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Ok... I would go to rwilco's repo and get a gb27 kernel that has a custom recovery and flash it with heimdall..
Even if it doesn't boot.. we can atleast push a rom zip and gapps to you're phone and the el26 kernel(safe kernel for flashing) and then flash the rom/gapps from it..
I can look and point you to the right kernel if you're not comfortable looking yourself..
So, like an idiot, I tried to flash a different ROM after updating to 4.3. I got as far as installing a custom recovery, and after that realized that it would not allow me to flash anything else. My goal now is to get back to 100 percent mk3 stock. That way I'll still be able to get OTA updates. And can reflash the mk3 zip to try and clear out any bugs. The best thing I can think of is some way to flash the mk3 recovery in Odin but there are new files for that yet. Any idea or some way to edit a tar file to put in the stock recovery?
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counterfeit187 said:
So, like an idiot, I tried to flash a different ROM after updating to 4.3. I got as far as installing a custom recovery, and after that realized that it would not allow me to flash anything else. My goal now is to get back to 100 percent mk3 stock. That way I'll still be able to get OTA updates. And can reflash the mk3 zip to try and clear out any bugs. The best thing I can think of is some way to flash the mk3 recovery in Odin but there are new files for that yet. Any idea or some way to edit a tar file to put in the stock recovery?
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doesnt the update file have the recovery? why cant you adb push it in download mode?
I wasn't aware that I could do that, I've been trying to push through adb in recovery mode, is it the same sideload command?
What I try to do it in recovery it goes through the side load process and put the update somewhere in a temp folder but then flashing fails with an error
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I wasn't aware that I could do that, I've been trying to push through adb in recovery mode, is it the same sideload command?
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give me a moment dl the update zip for mk3 to look at it.
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kaos420 said:
give me a moment dl the update zip for mk3 to look at it.
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oh that sucks its got a .p means it updates current recovery. maybe someone can pull it for you. have you tried just flashing a recovery via odin. i know the bootloader will brick. not sure about recovery. maybe flash md4 recovery only if possible as its not know bootloader that bricks you. then try updating with zip again via recovery. or maybe someone can adb pull the recovery for you.
@CNexus do you have mk3 recovery in the adb pull you have?
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give me a moment dl the update zip for mk3 to look at it.
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oh that sucks its got a .p means it updates current recovery. maybe someone can pull it for you. have you tried just flashing a recovery via odin. i know the bootloader will brick. not sure about recovery. maybe flash md4 recovery only if possible as its not know bootloader that bricks you. then try updating with zip again via recovery. or maybe someone can adb pull the recovery for you.
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These are really helpful suggestions, thank you. I have to wait until I get back home to my computer to mess with this some more, and try to find a stock recovery to flash in Odin if there is one.
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counterfeit187 said:
I wasn't aware that I could do that, I've been trying to push through adb in recovery mode, is it the same sideload command?
What I try to do it in recovery it goes through the side load process and put the update somewhere in a temp folder but then flashing fails with an error
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ya its failing cause mk3 recovery is a update file for md4 recovery. its not actually a tar or img.
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counterfeit187 said:
These are really helpful suggestions, thank you. I have to wait until I get back home to my computer to mess with this some more, and try to find a stock recovery to flash in Odin if there is one.
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just be cautious. i know full firmware from md4 will brick. idk about recovery. your going to be a guinny pig basically. be careful.
Fair enuf, I know that I was able to flash the clockworkmod touch recovery with an exe file that looks like a simplified Odin. I assume it works the same way.
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so I found a thread that lets me make .tar files for recoveries. It works in odin and I was able to flash the md4 recovery back on, but it still won't let me reflash the mk3 update. I guess because everything is already patched and renamed. Could someone pull the MK3 recovery.img in adb please?
I did he same thing like an idiot and the only way i got out of it was flashing a one-click custom recovery from Rwilco12's website. I used CWM_Touch_Recovery-v6.0.3.1.exe
I flashed the MK3 modem, then MOAR v9.0.1 and lost my 3G data.
There are other threads here discussing similar problems.
Some said that the person lost their APN and suggested typing *#06#. I did that and got my MEID (it was not all zeroes).
Every time I type ##72786# now, i get the "SCRTN" screen and it reboots all by itself.
It rebooted, and when it came up again, it started going through the activation process. During Hands-free activation, I get the "4G" icon. Ditto for when it updates the PRL, but the icon disappears when it says it needs to reboot (and it never comes back...)
When I type ##786#, I can view RTN information.
When it comes back up, still no data. What am I missing?
I called Sprint to have them do a "data refresh" or "re-provision". Still no data. I'm stuck. Please help.
Have you tried flashing the mk5 modem? Or updating the prl?
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droid716 said:
Have you tried flashing the mk5 modem? Or updating the prl?
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Updating the PRL fails.
The only thread I see with an MK5 modem is for Virgin Mobile/Boost here. I can't use that if I'm on Sprint, right?
Isn't there something about zeroing out your MSL/MEID and rebooting?
Updating the PRL fails.
The only thread I see with an MK5 modem is for Virgin Mobile/Boost here. I can't use that if I'm on Sprint, right?
Isn't there something about zeroing out your MSL/MEID and rebooting?
You can use the mk5 modem on a sprint phone. It says so in that forum
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droid716 said:
You can use the mk5 modem on a sprint phone. It says so in that forum
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Ok. I missed that in the thread. I have to wait until I get home to try it. Thanks.
Ok, when I restored my Nandroid backup, it apparently killed my TWRP. If i installed that *after* my last backup, that would explain it?
I need to start from scratch. Do I need to be at my home computer to do that?
What do you mean by start from scratch?
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Just to be safe I would Odin back to stock, choose which recovery you want, I personally prefer philz latest because it let's you root your phone via the recovery. Then reflash the ROM of choice.
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droid716 said:
Just to be safe I would Odin back to stock, choose which recovery you want, I personally prefer philz latest because it let's you root your phone via the recovery. Then reflash the ROM of choice.
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Thanks.I"m looking for the link for the stock ROM now.
Is this the right thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680
Edit: I also have the "SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 UNIFIED TOOLKIT V8.0". Do I want to use that instead? Or before Odin?
Can you point me to a simple walkthrough to do this? Hopefully with links to downloads, etc.?
Dougmeister said:
Can you point me to a simple walkthrough to do this? Hopefully with links to downloads, etc.?
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im honestly to sure about that unified toolkit ive personally never used it but i can do the best walk through that i know.
I have the Sprint drivers installed and Odin already from the last time I messed with this phone. I just can't find the stock ROM, then I think I might be good to go...?
Edit: I found a stock rooted de-odexed 4.3 MK3 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541900
But I don't know... do I use Odin to flash it? Do I need to re-flash a custom recovery?
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I have the Sprint drivers installed and Odin already from the last time I messed with this phone. I just can't find the stock ROM, then I think I might be good to go...?
Edit: I found a stock rooted de-odexed 4.3 MK3 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541900
But I don't know... do I use Odin to flash it? Do I need to re-flash a custom recovery?
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you can flash that if youd like. you would have to flash that in recovery. or you can flash this the stock tar through odin. im working on the links now
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Dougmeister said:
I have the Sprint drivers installed and Odin already from the last time I messed with this phone. I just can't find the stock ROM, then I think I might be good to go...?
Edit: I found a stock rooted de-odexed 4.3 MK3 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541900
But I don't know... do I use Odin to flash it? Do I need to re-flash a custom recovery?
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/gh6gcxw9fyvgjuf/philz_touch_6.25.0-d2lte.tar.md5--philz recovery-flash via odin
im still waiting for the stock tar to upload. once you flash the stock tar through odin, you can flash this recovery through odin and it has the option to root the phone.
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droid716 said:
you can flash that if youd like. you would have to flash that in recovery. or you can flash this the stock tar through odin. im working on the links now
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/gh6gcxw9fyvgjuf/philz_touch_6.25.0-d2lte.tar.md5--philz recovery-flash via odin
im still waiting for the stock tar to upload. once you flash the stock tar through odin, you can flash this recovery through odin and it has the option to root the phone.
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ok i got it now! lol use this file through odin to take your phone back to stockhttp://www.mediafire.com/download/tch0i9oiuv84q61 once that is done flash this recovery through odinhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/gh6gcxw9fyvgjuf/philz_touch_6.25.0-d2lte.tar.md5 once all of that is done boot into recovery and go into philz settings and root the phone. once that is done go into the play store and download supersu. once downloaded go into it and update the binaries. it will also ask you to disable knox, do so using the "normal" method. i hope this was a good enough walk through.
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.i hope this was a good enough walk through.
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It was great. Thanks!
I *still* don't have 3G data, though. Check your PM, please.
Well here is instructions to unroot and then root......keep philz recovery...folllow these...then follow directions after....
how to return to stock
http://qbking77.com/how-to-unroot/unroot-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/
how to root
http://qbking77.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-2/root-samsung-galaxy-s3-android-4-3-jelly-bean/
You have made it back and hopefully rooted once again....go into recovery and flash the philz recovery....do not restart after flashing.....you can go to advanced menu and should be option to reboot to recovery.....once back in philz recovery now.....go to wipe data/factory reset...in this menu choose clean to install a new rom.....then flash any rom.......and gapps if required...some roms need gapps others have it included....read flashing instructions on any rom you are on....
Hope this helps
stock you can do the ##72786# it helped me then i had same issues you had....philz recovery saved the day.....
there are lots you can do with your phone...so....make sure to read and research...and follow all developers instructions.....happy rooting
I got back to MOAR 9.0.1 and sometimes have 1x data, but mostly I don't have any data when not on WiFi. I'm really stuck. Any ideas?