If i use odin to flash a stock firmware will it delete all of the pictures inside the phone?
No. I have pictures and music and all SD card contents dating back to the time I bought the phone and I used Odin last week to return to stock.
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No, but you may need to factory reset, which would delete all the files in your device..
There are possible ways trying to get around this, but its safer to just back up your important files in case something unexpected happens
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serio22 said:
No, but you may need to factory reset, which would delete all the files in your device..
There are possible ways trying to get around this, but its safer to just back up your important files in case something unexpected happens
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well the phone im doing it on doesnt start and just stays stuck on the samsung logo so do you think itll still work.
lmendoza23 said:
well the phone im doing it on doesnt start and just stays stuck on the samsung logo so do you think itll still work.
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Don't know, often times that means a factory reset might be needed, but can you tell me what happened to it? There may be other ways to fix it
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The phone belongs to a buddy of mine but he told me it just randomly happened.
btw nice e90
lmendoza23 said:
The phone belongs to a buddy of mine but he told me it just randomly happened.
btw nice e90
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Hmm.. Ok try flashing firmware with Odin, if that doesn't fix it then flash twrp recovery and reboot to recovery, after that do a factory reset within twrp.. This will perform a factory reset without wiping user files.. Reboot and it should boot up
Edit: oh and yes I know, wish it was mine :/
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serio22 said:
Hmm.. Ok try flashing firmware with Odin, if that doesn't fix it then flash twrp recovery and reboot to recovery, after that do a factory reset within twrp.. This will perform a factory reset without wiping user files.. Reboot and it should boot up
Edit: oh and yes I know, wish it was mine :/
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so the first odin shouldnt delete anything from the gallery? no matter which rom i flash
ohhh, if it was an m3 id be wishing too
lmendoza23 said:
so the first odin shouldnt delete anything from the gallery? no matter which rom i flash
ohhh, if it was an m3 id be wishing too
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Right, but you're not flashing a rom, you're flashing firmware.. You could also just flash a rom, but I don't know how your buddy wants his device
Bro I love m3's!! Been in love with them since day one.. I just have that display pic because it looks nice lol
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Right, but you're not flashing a rom, you're flashing firmware.. You could also just flash a rom, but I don't know how your buddy wants his device
Bro I love m3's!! Been in love with them since day one.. I just have that display pic because it looks nice lol
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Alright well here goes nothing!
Hopefully when im done with my e36 ill be chasing those e90s
EDIT: When i attempt to flash with odin it says <OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1) and the phone says odin flash write faliure
What firmware version did you try to flash? If it was ever updated to 4.3 you can only ever flash the same or newer firmware again. So if it had been updated to NC2 before, you can only flash NC2 firmware. (Latest version). If this doesn't apply, you might want to try reinstalling drivers. Also, only use Odin v3.07 or 3.09.
You can try to odin flash twrp recovery though, then make a nandroid backup to be safe. It also has a built in file manager and you can use it to copy the picture folder from internal to external sd card.
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What firmware version did you try to flash? If it was ever updated to 4.3 you can only ever flash the same or newer firmware again. So if it had been updated to NC2 before, you can only flash NC2 firmware. (Latest version). If this doesn't apply, you might want to try reinstalling drivers. Also, only use Odin v3.07 or 3.09.
You can try to odin flash twrp recovery though, then make a nandroid backup to be safe. It also has a built in file manager and you can use it to copy the picture folder from internal to external sd card.
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I downloaded the latest 4.3 and tried to flash that but didnt work im not sure what the phone had before and can i flash the twrp recovery if the phone wasnt rooted?
Yes, you can flash a custom recovery without root. Its actually the original root method if I'm not mistaken. (Flash recovery, then from that recovery flash the SuperSU update zip. )
Since youre using the latest firmware, we know that's not the cause at least.
Few other things that are known to cause Odin to fail...
Make sure you are using the correct firmware for the device. (Make sure if its a T999, T999L, T999N, T999V and use the corresponding firmware)
If kies is on your computer, uninstall it
Try different usb cables, yes they quite often do go bad.
Try every usb port on your computer. I've seen more than a few people find it only worked on one usb port! No idea why...
Try different driver versions. Make sure you uninstall through device manager. Drivers are in my sig.
If all else fails, try a different computer if possible.
If I think of anything else ill add it.
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Yup, everything Doc said.. Double check firmware or Odin may be a little picky
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I tried what you guys said and none of it worked and then i tried to install a recovery through odin and that worked. Through recovery I tried to install a zip firmware that i got from another firmware and now the phone does not start at all no boot screen no download mode no nothing. Is it fully gone now?
lmendoza23 said:
I tried what you guys said and none of it worked and then i tried to install a recovery through odin and that worked. Through recovery I tried to install a zip firmware that i got from another firmware and now the phone does not start at all no boot screen no download mode no nothing. Is it fully gone now?
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Firmware or ROM? And what zip is this you're talking about? Can you get into recovery? If not then you might have bricked it
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Firmware or ROM? And what zip is this you're talking about? Can you get into recovery? If not then you might have bricked it
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I used this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2403060 at the bottom of the first post
and yeah no recovery
but when i plug it into my computer it beeps like if something just was plugged in
That thread is pretty old and I think that was for LJA, if the phone was updated to 4.3 and you tried that it makes sense that it would brick.. Does it give you message in the connected devices?
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That thread is pretty old and I think that was for LJA, if the phone was updated to 4.3 and you tried that it makes sense that it would brick.. Does it give you message in the connected devices?
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Nope
lmendoza23 said:
Nope
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Try the debrick thread
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Related
just want to let you know that T-Mobile firmware is ready for download
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-T999
Is this for odin
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Can this be used with the t mobile variant
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If this is for sprint, why does the title say T-Mobile..
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Edit: In that case, thanks PP
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Its for T Mobile.. if you click on the link it says its for the T999
I was wondering the same thing, but if it matters I went to the link and it says it's for T-Mobile T999UVALEM like the title
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Tweezydak1d said:
Is this for odin
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yes it is - same firmware as you would get updting with kies
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Can this be used with the t mobile variant
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ye, it is tmobile version i am tired and made a typo - corrected thnks and gnite
my phone came with this firmware. is this just posted to revert to stock if on a custom rom or is there other significance?
Has anyone tried flashing yet?
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So this must mean we can flash fash back to stock with odin if we have problems.
yup! this is our fall back ROM. now we need a triangle away to reset the counter!
It Works
I decided to be the test monkey on this one.
I had a nandroid backup of when I screwed my system so badly it just boot looped repeatedly. Restored that with cwm, verified it was still hosed, unpacked this zip, used odin to burn the .tar.md5 to the phone as PDA, rebooted.
It does some gear chunking while booting the first time then reboots - don't panic yet! On second boot it does some more rebuilding, then 'WELCOME!'
Bonus: CWM now sees the actual external sdcard as /sdcard and can find things like roms and backups on it. Edit: This CWM finds .zips on the sdcard, but doesn't seem to know how to backup/restore.
So is this for un rooting our phones?
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I decided to be the test monkey on this one.
I had a nandroid backup of when I screwed my system so badly it just boot looped repeatedly. Restored that with cwm, verified it was still hosed, unpacked this zip, used odin to burn the .tar.md5 to the phone as PDA, rebooted.
It does some gear chunking while booting the first time then reboots - don't panic yet! On second boot it does some more rebuilding, then 'WELCOME!'
Bonus: CWM now sees the actual external sdcard as /sdcard and can find things like roms and backups on it. Edit: This CWM finds .zips on the sdcard, but doesn't seem to know how to backup/restore.
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What do you mean "This CWM" ? The tars we're talking about in this thread are completely stock from samsung, there is no CWM in these... please elaborate.
hiazn said:
What do you mean "This CWM" ? The tars we're talking about in this thread are completely stock from samsung, there is no CWM in these... please elaborate.
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After burning this with Odin I ended up with a CWM that I didn't expect - and I've never seen one that actually recognized the external card. However, with all the things I've been trying it's quite possible I ended up burning a boot image I forgot about. I need to try reburning this and see if anything changes, but can't do it right now.
sizer99 said:
After burning this with Odin I ended up with a CWM that I didn't expect - and I've never seen one that actually recognized the external card. However, with all the things I've been trying it's quite possible I ended up burning a boot image I forgot about. I need to try reburning this and see if anything changes, but can't do it right now.
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Sounds like a plan, let us know what you find.
is this actually
T999UVALEM
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T999UVLEM
M9x3mos said:
is this actually
T999UVALEM
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T999UVLEM
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Mine stock is T999UVLEM, whats the difference between the two?
does this restore everything, including stock recovery, but resetting the counter?
Strange - I had kind of a weird experience with this. I flashed via Odin as usual (as I've done a 100x before) and when it rebooted, it still had remnants of the previous rom I had installed. I didn't get the "welcome" screen as if I was starting from a new factory rom. but at least it got me back to step 1 and I could flash the Lean 2.1 rom again to repair my screw ups.
Just to say, I have rooted a lot of devices and this is the first time this has ever happen to me!
While in recovery, I hit the wipe system button and now the device says that there is no OS on the device and is stuck on the boot screen. Is there any way to correct this? I am so lost without my GN2!
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Just to say, I have rooted a lot of devices and this is the first time this has ever happen to me!
While in recovery, I hit the wipe system button and now the device says that there is no OS on the device and is stuck on the boot screen. Is there any way to correct this? I am so lost without my GN2!
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Yes its easy download a return to stock ROM for Odin or flash a ROM using twrp ....or restore a back up
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Epix4G said:
Yes its easy download a return to stock ROM for Odin or flash a ROM using twrp ....or restore a back up
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I have the jellybomb and tried to flash it but it stated that it failed...Unfortunately for me, I did not back up. So out of pocket of me! Any recommendations on a Rom I can use. I really appreciate the help.:good:
You might want to try this http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showt...-TAR-SPH-L900-LJC-(LJC-Modem-Kernel-ROM-Stock)
Thank you! I will try as soon as I get to my computer. Will keep you posted if that is ok!?
Best bet is odin to stock.
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chinadol4 said:
Thank you! I will try as soon as I get to my computer. Will keep you posted if that is ok!?
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Yeah let us know how it goes even if you take a different route to restore
shahkam said:
Best bet is odin to stock.
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Would you happen to have a link for me. It seems that somehow my memory card I had in the device is currupt or damaged.
My computer is not recognizing my device. It will not recognize on boot screen or in recovery.
Thank you all for the guidance! I am unrooted back to stock but i will not be here long. lol would like to find a nice rom. Jellybomb is cool but to much blue and i can not swap between calls on call-waiting and my pandora wont work. Guess that is something to talk bout in that forum. THANX AGAIN!!!!!
Same phone same problem with a twist
Please help as i have the same problem. In addition, connectin to odin my phone isnt recongnized. Yes drivers are up to date. Im rather green i havent been able to flash a rom yet. Tried flashing diffrent versions of macksrom, but i was successful in flashing perseus kernal.
you could trying start odin then plug up phone while off . and boot in to download mode that way. I find that works sometimes.
rjdhill said:
you could trying start odin then plug up phone while off . and boot in to download mode that way. I find that works sometimes.
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I belive in the mutilple times of trying to connect odin that was done. Im afraid the phone might not be reconized by the pc.
Will try connecting with your method to be sure first thing in the morning
Fastest way. . If you have access to another phone with memory card or put your card in that phone download rom put card in your phone and flash it from recovery
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Results no change
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Fastest way. . If you have access to another phone with memory card or put your card in that phone download rom put card in your phone and flash it from recovery
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I tried mutiple usb ports odin still not reconizing. There is a rom on extsd. It is Macksrom allstar v5 the latest i belive.
As it fails to install it reads
Finished running boot script.
E:unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip'/ extsd/
Updating partion details...
In trying to flash previous to this i have never been successful. I have always gottenthis error
Just tried connecting via another computer to odin. Same results, some please guide me.
Hi,
I'm having issues installing CWM Recovery on my Rooted GN2. It's the Canadian variant, SGH-I317M.
It does go through the process of flashing the recovery, but never gets to saying PASS in ODIN. When I try to get into the Recovery, it still has the stock Samsung Recovery. It does, however trip the flash counter.
I'm followiing the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988785
This is what I get after flashing in ODIN.
Maybe a bad download? Have you checked to see if it installed? I dont usually recommend this but koush's Rom Manager supports our device now, you can use the app to flash it if your already rooted:thumbup:
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In your screen shot it shows the f-reset box checked I believe it should be unchecked.
Slff said:
In your screen shot it shows the f-reset box checked I believe it should be unchecked.
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I tried it with the f-reset box unchecked, and I got it to say PASS, but still no CWM...
cdshepherd said:
Maybe a bad download? Have you checked to see if it installed? I dont usually recommend this but koush's Rom Manager supports our device now, you can use the app to flash it if your already rooted:thumbup:
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I've also tried to download the file again, and still... No dice...
BlueBagodah said:
I tried it with the f-reset box unchecked, and I got it to say PASS, but still no CWM...
I've also tried to download the file again, and still... No dice...
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Try rom manager?
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cdshepherd said:
Try rom manager?
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ROM Manager doesn't have a Recovery for the Rogers i317M...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988785
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988785
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Thanks,
I've been following that thread, and it doesn't work. It will trip the flash counter, but doesn't actually install the recovery. It appears that I'm not the only one having this issue after the most recent OTA update...
Can u try and flash a kernel
Then try flashing cwm ...just a hunch
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BlueBagodah said:
Thanks,
I've been following that thread, and it doesn't work. It will trip the flash counter, but doesn't actually install the recovery. It appears that I'm not the only one having this issue after the most recent OTA update...
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I'm also having problems after the OTA update. Before OTA update, I was able to flash CWM without problems. Following exact same procedure as before when it was working. Only variable that changed is the OTA update.
wiser212 said:
I'm also having problems after the OTA update. Before OTA update, I was able to flash CWM without problems. Following exact same procedure as before when it was working. Only variable that changed is the OTA update.
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I was able to install CWM by following this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36201055&postcount=54
But I'm starting to think that it may have been my fault the whole time...
While doing the 3 button combo to try to boot into Recovery, I was using Vol-DOWN, instead of Vol-UP. So I was going into download mode. I'm going to try flashing the CWM through ODIN again and see if I was just an idiot the whole time.
***EDIT***
It looks like I was just an idiot the whole time...
*facepalm*
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.. so ROM manager doesnt work to insall cwm recovery after rooting on the i317m? i tried it and didnt succeed. i guess flashing is my only option but i dont want to lose anything on my phone. just install the bootloader/ recovery with no other changes. i want to start flashing some roms... jedi first.. skynote after.. any thoughts or help would be great!!
Clean rom I would suggest its awesome battery life I have a universal theme flashed over clean rom and a custom blue keyboard if I find the link to the themes ill post em on here
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Dewaynelives said:
Clean rom I would suggest its awesome battery life I have a universal theme flashed over clean rom and a custom blue keyboard if I find the link to the themes ill post em on here
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I thought of cleanROM but it is pretty stock. I feel if im going to flash any rom i might as well go with something modded and tweaked rather then stock, while keeping most of the note 2 and s-pen features. If i start finding them being a little buggy or draining my battery or anything, ill settle with cleanROM and just flash some custom mods.
i flashed my CWM through MobileODIN. worked like a charm. then i ran into issues with backing up to extSD, which ended up working after i formatted it but i took way longer then onto internal SD.
i know its off topic for this thread..Any suggestions or thoughts on the JEDI X9 and SKYNOTE roms will be great guys. Im all backed up and ready to flash pretty quick here.
I guess you have custom ROM. You must root and rename recovery restore files before you boot to android or stock recovery will be restored.
So I downloaded the stock firmware for my phone to flash via Odin, (The Samsung GS4 M919V), and I just noticed that the phone still thinks i'm on modified software. Is there anyway to fix this? I want to be 100% on stock so I can receive OTA updates...
Have you tried Triangle Away from the market? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway
KaneHusky said:
Have you tried Triangle Away from the market? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway
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I'm not longer rooted. I don't see why the flash counter would make my device "modified". On my S3 I had a huge flash counter and when I'd flash stock I was able to install OTA's.
Mateoftw said:
So I downloaded the stock firmware for my phone to flash via Odin, (The Samsung GS4 M919V), and I just noticed that the phone still thinks i'm on modified software. Is there anyway to fix this? I want to be 100% on stock so I can receive OTA updates...
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Do you by any chance have a microSd card plugged in? I'd recommend you take it out, reboot and see if you still get the same message. Also delete any rom, root files you may have on your Internal & external SD.
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dj_aj said:
Do you by any chance have a microSd card plugged in? I'd recommend you take it out, reboot and see if you still get the same message. Also delete any rom, root files you may have on your Internal & external SD.
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I tried that and it didn't have any effect :/
Bump
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Did you perform a factory reset? You have to, to get it to say official again.
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You must use triangle away. It is the only way to reset everything to factory standards.
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stevessvt said:
Did you perform a factory reset? You have to, to get it to say official again.
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By flashing stock it's assumed that it's also a factory reset. None the less I just factory reseeted the phone and it didn't do anything. In order to use Triangle Away, I need to be rooted, which I am not.
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By flashing stock it's assumed that it's also a factory reset. None the less I just factory reseeted the phone and it didn't do anything. In order to use Triangle Away, I need to be rooted, which I am not.
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Which stock file did you flash? There was a "return to stock" file floating around, but it was made from a system dump and not an official ROM.
Mateoftw said:
By flashing stock it's assumed that it's also a factory reset. None the less I just factory reseeted the phone and it didn't do anything. In order to use Triangle Away, I need to be rooted, which I am not.
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Okay so root your device by flashing cwm through Odin the flash supersure zip and boom you got root. Now run triangle away
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Or chainfire auto root...then use triangle away, while still in triangle away have it reboot back in to bootloader mode, odin stock again, after it reboots perform another factory reset.
Done.
Mateoftw said:
So I downloaded the stock firmware for my phone to flash via Odin, (The Samsung GS4 M919V), and I just noticed that the phone still thinks i'm on modified software. Is there anyway to fix this? I want to be 100% on stock so I can receive OTA updates...
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Get Triangle Away and use CF-Auto-Root to root but leave you with stock. Reset the flash counter and use the workaround which delays loading superuser on each startup. That makes your phone report "official". Then factory wipe.
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Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. The file floating around is 2.4gb~ file (uncompressed), but its failing for me. I downloaded it twice and attempted from 2 different computers. Also, is there a Triangles Away compatible with the S4.
Sorry for the n00b questions. i just moved to S4. I was on S3 and a land where everything just worked
Toleraen said:
Which stock file did you flash? There was a "return to stock" file floating around, but it was made from a system dump and not an official ROM.
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electroyo said:
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. The file floating around is 2.4gb~ file (uncompressed), but its failing for me. I downloaded it twice and attempted from 2 different computers. Also, is there a Triangles Away compatible with the S4.
Sorry for the n00b questions. i just moved to S4. I was on S3 and a land where everything just worked
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Nothing you flash will reset you back to an official status. You MUST use triangle away. Period.
electroyo said:
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. The file floating around is 2.4gb~ file (uncompressed), but its failing for me. I downloaded it twice and attempted from 2 different computers. Also, is there a Triangles Away compatible with the S4.
Sorry for the n00b questions. i just moved to S4. I was on S3 and a land where everything just worked
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Try this if you haven't already. Use the 'UVUAMDL official' tar and make sure to MD5 the file after downloading.
Toleraen said:
Try this if you haven't already. Use the 'UVUAMDL official' tar and make sure to MD5 the file after downloading.
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This is a great tutorial, however, just following this tutorial alone, will restore you to stock with a CUSTOM bootloader status.
Use triangle away to reset the flash counter, once triangle away is finished, it will ask if you wish to reboot to system, or reboot to download mode. Select download mode, then follow that tutorial.
I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I put my S4 in download mode checked the md5 of the suggested tar file but it failed again
Him rlandtst
I was able to flash the original original tar file just fine. So I know its not my phone. Maybe I need to wait till the Nexus ROM on the 26th. Can't even get the baseband up
electroyo said:
I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I put my S4 in download mode checked the md5 of the suggested tar file but it failed again
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Reboot phone back into download mode and try again. They fail for unknown reasons from time to time. Also make sure you're connected directly to the USB port and not a hub.
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Basically I do have common sense and and I'm pretty knowledgeable when it comes to working with phones but this problem I have is different.
I purchased this phone(I747) already bricked thinking I can fix since I have before. It goes to cwm 6.0.3.4 and boots to Odin. Last known os was cm but don't know what version. Not even clear what bootloader it's but when trying to boot up there's the blue cm Android guy.
So here's what I tried so far to fix my problem.
1. Tried to flash the mjb restore posted somewhere on here. Flashed with no errors but when I reboot still the blue Android.
2. Wipe and formatted the proper things and tried flashing a couple of roms but all gave me error 7.
3. Tried flashing a different recovery thru Odin, all passed but non stuck. Can't get rid of my current recovery.
4. Tried to Odin 4.3 firmware but that failed.
Kinda running out of ideas on what to try next, can someone help me figure out what I'm doing wrong or what's the problem?
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donutkidd said:
Basically I do have common sense and and I'm pretty knowledgeable when it comes to working with phones but this problem I have is different.
I purchased this phone(I747) already bricked thinking I can fix since I have before. It goes to cwm 6.0.3.4 and boots to Odin. Last known os was cm but don't know what version. Not even clear what bootloader it's but when trying to boot up there's the blue cm Android guy.
So here's what I tried so far to fix my problem.
1. Tried to flash the mjb restore posted somewhere on here. Flashed with no errors but when I reboot still the blue Android.
2. Wipe and formatted the proper things and tried flashing a couple of roms but all gave me error 7.
3. Tried flashing a different recovery thru Odin, all passed but non stuck. Can't get rid of my current recovery.
4. Tried to Odin 4.3 firmware but that failed.
Kinda running out of ideas on what to try next, can someone help me figure out what I'm doing wrong or what's the problem?
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What did you try to flash? Status 7 means you don't have the right device for what you were trying to flash or that your build.prop was modified by the previous owner to another device name.
I believe you'll need to flash a ROM matching the current device name and work from there.
Although, I find it odd that flashing with Odin doesn't work. Have you tried flashing stock?
BWolf56 said:
What did you try to flash? Status 7 means you don't have the right device for what you were trying to flash or that your build.prop was modified by the previous owner to another device name.
I believe you'll need to flash a ROM matching the current device name and work from there.
Although, I find it odd that flashing with Odin doesn't work. Have you tried flashing stock?
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Yep I tried stock 4.1.1 and 4.3 thru Odin and failed. I tried installing a new recovery thru the current recovery using a zip file and it went thru with no errors but reboot and nothing has changed. Something when flashing the restore and the bootloader.
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donutkidd said:
Yep I tried stock 4.1.1 and 4.3 thru Odin and failed. I tried installing a new recovery thru the current recovery using a zip file and it went thru with no errors but reboot and nothing has changed. Something when flashing the restore and the bootloader.
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You can try flashing another/updated recovery through Odin. But until you find out what device your build.prop is setup to, you won't be able to flash a ROM through recovery.
BWolf56 said:
You can try flashing another/updated recovery through Odin. But until you find out what device your build.prop is setup to, you won't be able to flash a ROM through recovery.
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I tried every recovery for this phone that's up to date so yeah I don't know what else to do. And how can I figure that out? The build.prop part?
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donutkidd said:
I tried every recovery for this phone that's up to date so yeah I don't know what else to do. And how can I figure that out? The build.prop part?
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It's in your System folder. Should be able to navigate to it using your recovery.
BWolf56 said:
It's in your System folder. Should be able to navigate to it using your recovery.
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Will it still be there even if I formatted the system? If so what are the adb commands so I can pull it and post it?
donutkidd said:
Will it still be there even if I formatted the system? If so what are the adb commands so I can pull it and post it?
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Hopefully it is. And I duno about the command, you'll have to look that one up (or perhaps someone here knows it).
If you formatted /system, its gone and shouldn't matter. But imo you should never format system manually. Otherwise you end up with nothing to boot or troubleshoot if things go wrong.
From your recovery, find where you can use the terminal emulator and enter
getprop ro.boot loader
This is what firmware you need to be flashing via odin.
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Ok I will try that when I get home.
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DocHoliday77 said:
If you formatted /system, its gone and shouldn't matter. But imo you should never format system manually. Otherwise you end up with nothing to boot or troubleshoot if things go wrong.
From your recovery, find where you can use the terminal emulator and enter
getprop ro.boot loader
This is what firmware you need to be flashing via odin.
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Ok I did the getprop ro.bootloader command and it's I747UCDLK3. I have already tried the lk3 Odin but let me try to re download a fresh copy of it.
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No dice, I even downloaded a 4.1.1 lk3 rom. It flashed and said successful so I rebooted and back to the blue Android. Is it possible NY partitions or whatever are corrupt and if so anyway to fix it?
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I'm kinda at a loss. Wondering if its a partition not flashed by Odin that's been corrupted...
No idea if this'll help or not, but download this.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489996938
(It is a 16gb model right?)
Now flash firmware in Odin in like usual, but check the repartition checkbox, then click the PIT button and browse to and select the file I just linked. Verify.
Click start and cross fingers.
Another thing you can try...flash twrp with Odin, but uncheck auto reboot. After it says PASS, pull the battery. Put it back in and boot recovery. Hopefully it'll stick now.
Now you can try flashing some roms again, and use the built in file manager to look for any issues/anomalies.
I'm not sure what version LK3 is, but it sounds kinda old, so you may want to look for a 4.1.1 rom to start with. That shouldn't give you any status 7 errors. Or if you want to flash newer roms you'll need to edit the asserts in the updater script.
DocHoliday77 said:
I'm kinda at a loss. Wondering if its a partition not flashed by Odin that's been corrupted...
No idea if this'll help or not, but download this.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489996938
(It is a 16gb model right?)
Now flash firmware in Odin in like usual, but check the repartition checkbox, then click the PIT button and browse to and select the file I just linked. Verify.
Click start and cross fingers.
Another thing you can try...flash twrp with Odin, but uncheck auto reboot. After it says PASS, pull the battery. Put it back in and boot recovery. Hopefully it'll stick now.
Now you can try flashing some roms again, and use the built in file manager to look for any issues/anomalies.
I'm not sure what version LK3 is, but it sounds kinda old, so you may want to look for a 4.1.1 rom to start with. That shouldn't give you any status 7 errors. Or if you want to flash newer roms you'll need to edit the asserts in the updater script.
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I honestly think I tried what you suggested already but just to triple check I will do so again in the morning and report back with hopefully good news.
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@BWolf56
Do you guys have a recovery flashable package for the 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 firmware? (I'm guessing that's what LK3 is.)
If so maybe flashing that would help?
DocHoliday77 said:
@BWolf56
Do you guys have a recovery flashable package for the 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 firmware? (I'm guessing that's what LK3 is.)
If so maybe flashing that would help?
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No, nothing for 4.1.1 (LK3).
I don't think that's his issue though. Last time I saw that issue was on the S1 (Captivate) and the solution was to use Heimdall.
If the repartition doesn't work though, I'm not exactly sure what will.
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@BWolf56
Do you guys have a recovery flashable package for the 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 firmware? (I'm guessing that's what LK3 is.)
If so maybe flashing that would help?
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I was just reading what you said in this post - > ([Q] Can't flash stock rom through Odin, phone only boots in download mode. Help!) and it does sound awfully like my situation being that nothing sticks after flashing.
donutkidd said:
I was just reading what you said in this post - > ([Q] Can't flash stock rom through Odin, phone only boots in download mode. Help!) and it does sound awfully like my situation being that nothing sticks after flashing.
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Do you have the actual link to that thread? Search is derping on me.
BWolf56 said:
Do you have the actual link to that thread? Search is derping on me.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2415409
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donutkidd said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2415409
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Ouff that's one bad issue, it can take a while to figure out which partition got messed up. And sadly, I can't be much help there :/