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[Q] need help urgently please :'(

i don't know how i did that stupid thing ! i'm using note 2 gt-n7100 ( rooted ) i tried to install a new rom that doesn't built for my phone with " mobile odin v 4.2 pro unfortunately it flashed the sumsung star dous stock rom on my mobile but it doesn't boot .. i entered the philz touch recovery menu and select clean to install a new rom and restore my old rom and the problems started to appear !
the first thing is when i press the power button to lock my note 2 and try to open it again i find no response at all and the only way is to remove the battery and re turn it on again and try not to press the lock button as if i do so my mobile gives me no response and the screen doesn't turn on !
the second matter i noticed that when the start up i found the bluetooth icon trying to turn to green like i'm turning the bluetooth on but a few seconds it didn't turn on even i try to turn it ! the bluetooth doesn't work at all !
the third thing when i recieve a call that turn on the proximty sensor automatically if i touch the sensor the screen go black but i lose the control and give me no response at all and i have to remove the battery and turn it on again !
the things i noticed when i flashed the galaxy star rom with mobile odin that it has partion called param and the note to doesn't have it with its rom but have partion called modem which i didn't found in the galaxy star rom !
i need help please how i delete things that caused that conflict .. i tried to reflash the stock rom of my note with odin on my lap top but nothig changed and it hanging and the screen freezes with no control at all and that happened when i try to use a custom rom and flash it through the recovery .. please help urgently
sorry for my bad english

Two options I see:
1. Try to restore your device using Kies3
2. Flash newest firmware (get it from sammobile) for your region using PC-Odin.

Putting "need help urgently please :'(" does not help you in any way, in fact it makes it more likely that people will simply ignore the topic. Topic titles need to be descriptive, not generic non-descriptive.
Your problem is that like many newbies you cant be bothered to do research, read and learn before messing around with your device.
You should boot into download mode and flash a stock rom. Preferably a older one that doesn't have knox. Then flash a stock rom(without knox) in recovery mode. All the info you need is here on forum.

Androidwizzard said:
Two options I see:
1. Try to restore your device using Kies3
2. Flash newest firmware (get it from sammobile) for your region using PC-Odin.
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i forgot to tell that one of the things changed that my mobile lost the usb support in the normal mode as there is no change when i connect it to my pc except it charges only but it works in the download mode and when i reflash the stock rom v 4.3 the screen freezes after a few seconds of turning it on and i have to remove the battery .. do you think that flashing the 4.4.2 sthock rom will make a change ? as the solution of kies isn't possible due to the lack of usb support !
is there a way to format the sectors that the pation " param " which flashed by the sumsung star dous stock rom is in it and make that conflict to delete that ??

What was your last stock rom on your device before messing up?
I do absolutely not agree with those horror tales about knox, most people don't use and easily get rid of.
Do you remember your last bootloader? MK4 or above? Then don't take any risk by flashing 4.3 firmware and go straight ahead to 4.4.2.
It will be the safest way to get a working device again.

TheATHEiST said:
Putting "need help urgently please :'(" does not help you in any way, in fact it makes it more likely that people will simply ignore the topic. Topic titles need to be descriptive, not generic non-descriptive.
Your problem is that like many newbies you cant be bothered to do research, read and learn before messing around with your device.
You should boot into download mode and flash a stock rom. Preferably a older one that doesn't have knox. Then flash a stock rom(without knox) in recovery mode. All the info you need is here on forum.
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i'm sorry for the way i show my problem as i'm a newbie already .. it that possible to downgrade my rom ? i will try install 4.1.2 rom then flasing the 4.4.2 one but when i flashed the 4.3 stock rom the screen freezes and nothing changed what do you think of that ? it there's a way to delete the " param " found in the sumsung galaxy star dous rom ? i think that made this conflict but try to explain to me why flashing an old rom then a new one without knox ? what will that do ?

Androidwizzard said:
What was your last stock rom on your device before messing up?
I do absolutely not agree with those horror tales about knox, most people don't use and easily get rid of.
Do you remember your last bootloader? MK4 or above? Then don't take any risk by flashing 4.3 firmware and go straight ahead to 4.4.2.
It will be the safest way to get a working device again.
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i was using dn3 rom which has android version v 4.4.2 but i enter the recovery and restored the stock rom v 4.3 and it works with no problem and it was the last rom i use it when i flashed the star dous rom through the mobile odin in my mobile .. is there is a things i must do when i'm flashin the rom through the pc odin ? like check the repartion option or some thing else ?
my bootloader version is : n7100xxuena1 what that mean ?

omar youssef said:
i was using dn3 rom which has android version v 4.4.2 but i enter the recovery and restored the stock rom v 4.3 and it works with no problem and it was the last rom i use it when i flashed the star dous rom through the mobile odin in my mobile .. is there is a things i must do when i'm flashin the rom through the pc odin ? like check the repartion option or some thing else ?
my bootloader version is : n7100xxuena1 what that mean ?
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So you can also try the NA1 firmware, but nothing beneath that. NA1 is a knox enabled BL, so whatever you flash successfully will have Knox in it.
DON'T TICK REPARTITION!

Androidwizzard said:
So you can also try the NA1 firmware, but nothing beneath that. NA1 is a knox enabled BL, so whatever you flash successfully will have Knox in it.
DON'T TICK REPARTITION!
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what you mean of the NA1 firmware if you mean the 4.3 stock rom i flashed it with the pc odin and my mobile screen freezes as i told you and nothing changed .. give me obvious steps 1 2 3 to do it to solve this problem and if you can give me a suitable download links .. now you know all the issues with my mobile and thanks for your interst

omar youssef said:
what you mean of the NA1 firmware if you mean the 4.3 stock rom i flashed it with the pc odin and my mobile screen freezes as i told you and nothing changed .. give me obvious steps 1 2 3 to do it to solve this problem and if you can give me a suitable download links .. now you know all the issues with my mobile and thanks for your interst
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1) Go to Sammobile
2) Find firmware for your region -> download
3) Find Odin 3.09 -> download and install
4) Start Odin 3.09
5) Plugin device -> see if Odin displays active com port
6) Go into download mode
7) Link firmware download in tab PDA/AP
8) Let Odin check md5
9) Press start button
10) Wait until display of com port in Odin turns green and says success.
All these steps could also be found with an easy Google search or in Youtube tutorials

Androidwizzard said:
1) Go to Sammobile
2) Find firmware for your region -> download
3) Find Odin 3.09 -> download and install
4) Start Odin 3.09
5) Plugin device -> see if Odin displays active com port
6) Go into download mode
7) Link firmware download in tab PDA/AP
8) Let Odin check md5
9) Press start button
10) Wait until display of com port in Odin turns green and says success.
All these steps could also be found with an easy Google search or in Youtube tutorials
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Thanks for your work but I did all these steps but my mobile freezes and noying changed fir sorry .. I flashed the 4.4.2 kitkat stock rom which is the latest one !

omar youssef said:
Thanks for your work but I did all these steps but my mobile freezes and noying changed fir sorry .. I flashed the 4.4.2 kitkat stock rom which is the latest one !
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OK, I see. Try a wipe from stock recovery, wipe all possible.
Another option: Kies!
I know, you said not recognized but you must get it to work. Uninstall all drivers from PC an re-install drivers until Kies can restore your device.
Very last option: Find a Samsung repair near to you.

Androidwizzard said:
OK, I see. Try a wipe from stock recovery, wipe all possible.
Another option: Kies!
I know, you said not recognized but you must get it to work. Uninstall all drivers from PC an re-install drivers until Kies can restore your device.
Very last option: Find a Samsung repair near to you.
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Look I searched the internet find something I think it will be useful if we can use it successfully called n7100 rescue rom consists of 5 files in one zip file it is the fully original factory rom but unfortunately it's 4.1.2 jellybean so how can I flash this rom successfully ? Is it possible downgrade the bootloader first or what ?? Please help

omar youssef said:
Look I searched the internet find something I think it will be useful if we can use it successfully called n7100 rescue rom consists of 5 files in one zip file it is the fully original factory rom but unfortunately it's 4.1.2 jellybean so how can I flash this rom successfully ? Is it possible downgrade the bootloader first or what ?? Please help
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As you mentioned you already have been on NA1 firmware and as it seems you have flashed latest 4.4.2 with "a kind of success" I find it hope- and useless to even try this rescue rom. Bootloader is the reason why you can't successfully flash. NO DOWNGRADE POSSIBLE.

Androidwizzard said:
As you mentioned you already have been on NA1 firmware and as it seems you have flashed latest 4.4.2 with "a kind of success" I find it hope- and useless to even try this rescue rom. Bootloader is the reason why you can't successfully flash. NO DOWNGRADE POSSIBLE.
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Can you illustrate your words ? For kies it's unpossible to connect my mobile to any pc the drivers works perfectly for any similarphone the fault is in my mobile not the driver and for sumsung care it will be high cost as the warranty ended ! And I wipe every thing possible through the stock recovery but noyhing changed !

I am beginning to lose my patience cause you don't follow my advice or even don't consider that I am right.
Look into system on your PC if there is an unknown device.
Whenever hardware is connected to PC Windows starts to search for drivers.
It doesn't matter that other devices are recognized correctly.
Wipe all Samsung drivers and re-install. Even re-install Kies too.
Start Kies and try restoration, maybe it will fail, but try. AND with current drivers you are supposed to fail.
At last: Try to find a friend with knowledge who can help you at your home or his.

[KitKat OTA update but SG4 Rooted] trying to enable OTA with "TriangleAway" method

[KitKat OTA update but SG4 Rooted] trying to enable OTA with "TriangleAway" method
Hello everyone,
I'm posting today because I need some help like many others .
Here is my situation I bought a SG4 mini a year ago the GT-I9195 version (Europe France to be more accurate).
I rooted it because I needed to using the XDA method : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364980
I did not change the ROM so I'm technically still on the official 4.2.2 rom : JDQ39.I9195XXUAMG8 (see attachment "1.png")
I did however install the "CWM-Based Recovery v6.0.3.7 " boot system to have advanced boot features.
The OTA Kit Kat is now available in my country, I was hoping to do it using the OTA update directly from the phone, unfortunatly I receive the error message "your device has been modified software updates are not available" (see attachment "2.png").
My goal is to update to android Kit-Kat without having to re-format completely my phone to factory settings, and just trick the phone to make it think it's not "modified".
After doing some research I found an application that does this "Triangle Away : " http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/orig-development/2014-01-15-triangleaway-v3-26-t1494114
So after running it I discovered that the status of my phone was "Binary = Custom" and "System=Modified" (see attachment "3.png")
So I managed to reset the status of Binary and System to "Official" using triangle away (see attachment "4.png").
But when I try to do the OTA update I still get the "your device has been modified software updates are not available" message .
And when I go into phone status the "Device Status" phone says it's "Custom" even-though it says official in the triangle away app" (see attachment "5.png")
Can someone please help me figure this out ?
Thank you XDADEV and all the members for this great community, that has helped me so many times over the years !
Frem

TriangleAway is not supporting our device.
But anyway: I would suggest either updating with Kies or with Odin (if the Kitkat Firmware for your CSC is available at Sammobile.com).
Sent from my black pearl using Tapatalk

But this imply that I will need to format the system completely

No, you don't!
You only need to root it again afterwards (with Towelroot - in case it still works - or using other methods like the Rootkit).

Thank you for that info i'm going to try it this afternoon.
I'm downloading the lastest firmware right now (http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=35387 ), is there any tutorial around for upgrading using Kies ?

The downloaded firmware has to be flashed with Odin. Upgrading firmware with Kies is very straightforward: install Kies, connect your phone via USB, Kies will check for updates, ...
Sent from my black pearl using Tapatalk

nunein said:
The downloaded firmware has to be flashed with Odin. Upgrading firmware with Kies is very straightforward: install Kies, connect your phone via USB, Kies will check for updates, ...
Sent from my black pearl using Tapatalk
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I tried with Kies unfortunately, Kies doesn't find the new update which is strange, it tells me I already have the last firmware 4.2.2 which is from last year (see attachment).
I will use Odin, I just hope it won't erase all my apps, homescreen, app settings ...

frem said:
I tried with Kies unfortunately, Kies doesn't find the new update which is strange, it tells me I already have the last firmware 4.2.2 which is from last year (see attachment).
I will use Odin, I just hope it won't erase all my apps, homescreen, app settings ...
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I'm pretty shure it willl erase everything

Flatric said:
I'm pretty shure it willl erase everything
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Yeah which is what I want to avoid . I guess I don't have any choice since triangle Away isn't compatible .
Are you sure nunein that the 4.4.2 android version is rootable with those tools Towelroot Rootkit ?

frem said:
Yeah which is what I want to avoid . I guess I don't have any choice since triangle Away isn't compatible .
Are you sure nunein that the 4.4.2 android version is rootable with those tools Towelroot Rootkit ?
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Do you know the app Titanium Backup?

Flatric said:
I'm pretty shure it willl erase everything
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Flatric said:
Do you know the app Titanium Backup?
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Yes I actually have it installed on my phone as root, but I only used it once because I needed to restore some backup for angry birds.
Lol I forgot about it I guess I can use it to backup and restore everything I never use it like that before.
Thank you for the tip I'll look how to backup everything first and restore it after.
But I'll need to be root to restore after I guess ?
I don't have the "pro version"

frem said:
Yes I actually have it installed on my phone as root, but I only used it once because I needed to restore some backup for angry birds.
Lol I forgot about it I guess I can use it to backup and restore everything I never use it like that before.
Thank you for the tip I'll look how to backup everything first and restore it after.
But I'll need to be root to restore after I guess ?
I don't have the "pro version"
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Yes your phone has to be rootet to restore your backups, but it's really worth it to buy the pro version.

If you're updating to KitKat, you will loose everything with Odin.
I suggest that you backup everything with TB and after upgrading, do not restore everything! You will have errors because upgrading from JB to KK. So, you should install everything as it was from Google Play, then restore the data of the app to avoid problems.
Good Luck!
Press THANKS if I helped!

RoyaLKurTx3 said:
If you're updating to KitKat, you will loose everything with Odin.
I suggest that you backup everything with TB and after upgrading, do not restore everything! You will have errors because upgrading from JB to KK. So, you should install everything as it was from Google Play, then restore the data of the app to avoid problems.
Good Luck!
Press THANKS if I helped!
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Thank you for the advice I'm actually thinking of upgrading tonight I was busy this week-end.
I hope Kit-Kat is really worth it....
My jellybean ROM is getting more and more unstable...

frem said:
Thank you for the advice I'm actually thinking of upgrading tonight II was busy this week-end.
I hope Kit-Kat is really worth it....
My jellybean ROM is getting more and more unstable...
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There's isn't much of a 'visible' upgrade from JB to KK, but there are 'behind the scenes' updates, which are very good.

RoyaLKurTx3 said:
There's isn't much of a 'visible' upgrade from JB to KK, but there are 'behind the scenes' updates, which are very good.
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Right now I'm looking for the last version of Odin and it's harder than it seems many fake website around like this one :
http://odindownload.com/
or this one :
http://www.samsungodindownload.com/
Found it 309 : http://androidcentral.us/2013/11/download-odin/

frem said:
Right now I'm looking for the last version of Odin and it's harder than it seems many fake website around like this one :
http://odindownload.com/
or this one :
http://www.samsungodindownload.com/
Found it 309 : http://androidcentral.us/2013/11/download-odin/
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I use the one attached. Been using it for more than a year.
Open it, press PDA, and insert the .tar.md5 file you downloaded. Be sure your phone is read and is in Download Mode and start. It will take 9:30mins to complete the process (sometimes more, sometimes less) and some more minutes to completely boot up.
Good Luck.

RoyaLKurTx3 said:
I use the one attached. Been using it for more than a year.
Open it, press PDA, and insert the .tar.md5 file you downloaded. Be sure your phone is read and is in Download Mode and start. It will take 9:30mins to complete the process (sometimes more, sometimes less) and some more minutes to completely boot up.
Good Luck.
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Did you by any chance already went through the process of rooting the 4.4.2 SG4 mini ?

Hello,
I'm flashing with odin 3.09
No problem
I flashed the rom from sammobile for France. works great.
Salut à toi

frem said:
Did you by any chance already went through the process of rooting the 4.4.2 SG4 mini ?
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More than 10 times
I use this: http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/

S Tab 8.4 not loading recovery after twrp

Hi I am hoping I can find some answers here .
I flashed twrp to my s tab using odin and had no problems flashing it to the device.
After flashing I tried to enter recovery mode with vol up, home and power keys, I instead get brought back into download mode with an error of "could not do normal boot".
This is a Japanese docomo tablet and Im not sure if its the bootloader that is locked. I have tried other things such as CF Autoroot, Nexus root kit etc to unlock the bootloader with no success. Ping pong doesnt work as my rom is not supported. Ive been trying for 2 days to get both my S6 and my tablet unlocked and tring to get rid of the bloatware on these devices.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Which twrp did you flash?
I suggest you download the stock rom for your model.
At least you can get into download mode and recover.

ashyx said:
Which twrp did you flash?
I suggest you download the stock rom for your model.
At least you can get into download mode and recover.
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I used the latest one from the twrp website klimtwifi. I then also tried your one in your thread but no luck.
I have been trying to get the stock rom and cant find it anywhere.
I have a docomo carrier branded device. I have a spare untouched tab here and wanted to backup the stock rom and flash it back to the one with problems.
Is there a tut I can get a link to that can show me how to do it without being rooted?

tegstar83 said:
I used the latest one from the twrp website klimtwifi. I then also tried your one in your thread but no luck.
I have been trying to get the stock rom and cant find it anywhere.
I have a docomo carrier branded device. I have a spare untouched tab here and wanted to backup the stock rom and flash it back to the one with problems.
Is there a tut I can get a link to that can show me how to do it without being rooted?
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You can find the stock rom at sammobile and samsung-updates

ashyx said:
You can find the stock rom at sammobile and samsung-updates
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Thanks for the info, managed to flash back and get into recovery.
If the bootloader is locked is there any chance of root or twrp at all?

tegstar83 said:
Thanks for the info, managed to flash back and get into recovery.
If the bootloader is locked is there any chance of root or twrp at all?
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Root yes, custom recovery no. Are you sure you are bootloader locked?
What is your exact model version?
You can use Samsung phone info from the play store.

ashyx said:
Root yes, custom recovery no. Are you sure you are bootloader locked?
What is your exact model version?
You can use Samsung phone info from the play store.
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The model version is SC-03G
Product code: SM-T707DTSEDCM
Bootloader : SC033GOMU1ANKD
Kernel: 3.4.0-3402897
Build date : TUE NOV 25 22:29.39 KST 2014
Also says "root existence: Yes"
Dont know what the last part means. Im guessing it means I can root the phone and get rid of carrier bloat?
I also have an S6 Hoping I can root/custom recover too

Root existence means your tablet is already rooted!
I'd double check by downloading root validator from play.
Is this a wifi only model as it's unusual for wifi models to have locked bootloaders?

ashyx said:
Root existence means your tablet is already rooted!
I'd double check by downloading root validator from play.
Is this a wifi only model as it's unusual for wifi models to have locked bootloaders?
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This is a LTE version tablet.
I used root validator and it says that root unavailable "su/id/echo did not execute"

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ashyx said:
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??? Any clue on this?

tegstar83 said:
??? Any clue on this?
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Have you tried kingroot posted on this forum.

ashyx said:
Have you tried kingroot posted on this forum.
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gave both the android app and the computer version a go with no luck.

I rooted the SC 03G by link of @Tetsuri: http://wiki.tesuri.org/Android-SC03G-root
But after installed Xposed and edited something my TabS was bootloob =.=
Does anyone have stock firmware of SC 03G T707D (Docomo)??? I searched on Sammobile but does not have for T707D , just T707V only.
any solutions?

hellboy_ftu said:
I rooted the SC 03G by link of @Tetsuri: http://wiki.tesuri.org/Android-SC03G-root
But after installed Xposed and edited something my TabS was bootloob =.=
Does anyone have stock firmware of SC 03G T707D (Docomo)??? I searched on Sammobile but does not have for T707D , just T707V only.
any solutions?
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There are only two firmwares listed here : http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SC-03G
I checked that link and it seems to be for the SC03GOMU1AOC2 version.
Im running the SC03GOMU1ANKD version. Do you know if this will work?

tegstar83 said:
There are only two firmwares listed here : http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SC-03G
I checked that link and it seems to be for the SC03GOMU1AOC2 version.
Im running the SC03GOMU1ANKD version. Do you know if this will work?
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AOC2 is an update to ANKD so should work fine.

hellboy_ftu said:
I rooted the SC 03G by link of @Tetsuri: http://wiki.tesuri.org/Android-SC03G-root
But after installed Xposed and edited something my TabS was bootloob =.=
Does anyone have stock firmware of SC 03G T707D (Docomo)??? I searched on Sammobile but does not have for T707D , just T707V only.
any solutions?
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That worked and given me root permissions now. knox is now tripped though.
Any apps or things I can be pointed at to allow me to remove bloat.
Also I wanted to know about firmware updates.
How will I be affected by installing OTA updates? There is an update in the system which auto downloaded and I still have the notification for it.

System app remover and titanium backup for bloat.
If you already have the ota then it may still install.
If not you can install it via odin.

May be we won't update new firmware by OTA after rooted. i checked by myself. Anyway do you know when we have Lollipop for TabS T707D, because T707V (Verizon) already have 5.0.1.
Thanks for the link @tegstar83 thought I searched on Bing found it, google have no clue ^^'

Any one know about docomo phonebook? It runs under com.android.contacts is it ok to delete/ uninstall that app?

SMP-600 5.1.1 update require unrooting?

Hey guys I have a Samsung galaxy note 10.1 2014 edition SMP-600 and the lollipop update has been out for a while now, but I haven't updated because I had TWRP recovery, and just yesterday I flashed the stock recovery in hopes of updating to 5.1.1 via OTA, everything went fine until I entered recovery, in the middle of the update process it says error and reboots, and prompts me to update via kies. So I was wondering if I have to unroot to be able to update to 5.1.1 or I was doing something wrong. So please help me thanks:laugh:
P.S I have knox disabled with titanium backup

Extreme_Heat said:
Hey guys I have a Samsung galaxy note 10.1 2014 edition SMP-600 and the lollipop update has been out for a while now, but I haven't updated because I had TWRP recovery, and just yesterday I flashed the stock recovery in hopes of updating to 5.1.1 via OTA, everything went fine until I entered recovery, in the middle of the update process it says error and reboots, and prompts me to update via kies. So I was wondering if I have to unroot to be able to update to 5.1.1 or I was doing something wrong. So please help me thanks:laugh:
P.S I have knox disabled with titanium backup
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Just follow this direction to flash 5.1.1 stock rom and do root. You should be fine. Power off the device, then Just hold down vol down, home and power button to boot to Odin (download mode) then follow the direction to flash and root. Don't let that error message scare you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...l/how-to-root-lp-5-1-1-supersu-2-6-1-t3266010

buhohitr said:
Just follow this direction to flash 5.1.1 stock rom and do root. You should be fine. Power off the device, then Just hold down vol down, home and power button to boot to Odin (download mode) then follow the direction to flash and root. Don't let that error message scare you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...l/how-to-root-lp-5-1-1-supersu-2-6-1-t3266010
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Thats how to root the device I just want to know how to update it to 5.1.1, do I have to unroot or what?

No, you just use Odin to flash factory rom, no need to unroot. Just follow the link,
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buhohitr said:
No, you just use Odin to flash factory rom, no need to unroot. Just follow the link,
Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the clear up, but I have slow internet connection, and the samfirmware downloader tool takes forever, so I was wondering if you have the 5.1.1 firmware, could you possibly upload it to mega, or mediafire, because on the sammobile website you can't use IDM without premium, so the downloads are SUPER SLOW, but you can use IDM on mega, and mediafire so it would download 5x faster, so if you could possibly upload the 5.1.1 stock firmware to mega, or mediafire that would be greatly appreciated.
p.s my device region code is XAR

Extreme_Heat said:
Thanks for the clear up, but I have slow internet connection, and the samfirmware downloader tool takes forever, so I was wondering if you have the 5.1.1 firmware, could you possibly upload it to mega, or mediafire, because on the sammobile website you can't use IDM without premium, so the downloads are SUPER SLOW, but you can use IDM on mega, and mediafire so it would download 5x faster, so if you could possibly upload the 5.1.1 stock firmware to mega, or mediafire that would be greatly appreciated.
p.s my device region code is XAR
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Find out how to download stock rom from fast source here (Read step 4)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...l/how-to-root-lp-5-1-1-supersu-2-6-1-t3266010

Getting My Tablet Back to Stock Firmware [SM-T800]

Hello XDA,
I am looking to update my Tab S to Lollipop. Problem is, I rooted it almost a year ago and do not know the method in which I did it. I'm guessing without knowing any other information, my best best bet would be downloading 5.0.2 from Sammobile (currently doing so) and using Odin 3.09? Is this the easiest way?
Also, if I'm located in the USA, what region do I want to use for the download? I didn't see anything that applied to me, so I picked an unknown region. Is there something else I should be looking for?
Android Version
4.4.2
Kernel Version
3.4.39-2947015
[email protected] #1
Build Number
KOT49H. T800XXU1ANK1
SE for Android Status
Enforcing
SEPF_SM-T800_4.4.2_0040

The quickest way would be to use Samsung Kies. The download is quicker but it installs immediately so you don't get to keep the download.
EDIT: Also the US region is called Cellular South.
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noxarcana said:
The quickest way would be to use Samsung Kies. The download is quicker but it installs immediately so you don't get to keep the download.
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Is that what Smart Switch Mobile is? Do you happen to have a link for a short guide? And will I still need to download the stock firmware when using Kies?
And thanks for clearing up the region question.

http://www.samsung.com/in/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/#none
Use the link to download Kies, install, connect tablet to pc and open Kies. From there you'll know what to do. No guide necessary. No need to download the firmware either. Kies is automated once you select upgrade.
EDIT: There are two versions of Kies. Grab Kies3.
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Thank you! You were right, Kies3 immediately recognized that I did not have the latest firmware. So now I'm waiting for the update to download and implement itself.

I am in the exact same situation as you.
Not able to take the OTA even if i undo root via supersu
Kies detected that there was an update. But BEEN HOURS with "Preparing software update components for Galaxy Tab S"
I closed it and I am trying with Smart Switch .. same .. been 1 hour now and nothing happens.
How could I flash the latest firmware? Thanks
nickatnite905 said:
Thank you! You were right, Kies3 immediately recognized that I did not have the latest firmware. So now I'm waiting for the update to download and implement itself.
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mic141414 said:
How could I flash the latest firmware? Thanks
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You may want to check with other sources, but my initial thought before getting a response here was to download the current firmware build and use the Odin tool. I'm assuming it would work for you.

nickatnite905 said:
You may want to check with other sources, but my initial thought before getting a response here was to download the current firmware build and use the Odin tool. I'm assuming it would work for you.
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I have downloaded the stock ROM from some Russian web site which then directed me to some Google drive, a 1.6GB download, in my case SEE-T805XXU1BOD1-20150511102748.zip
I then used Odin to flash it - Select BL for "T805XXU1BOG2_bootloader.tar.md5" (stock bootloader) and AP for "T805XXU1BOD1_T805OXX1BOD1_T805XXU1BOD3_HOME.tar.md5" (stock ROM)
I believe that the above procedure works under almost all circumstances, root or no.
I then made plenty of backups with TWRP so that I do not have to use Odin anymore, I simply restore the stock ROM from backup (plus I get all my applications and system as I want it rather than having to re-do everything from scratch each time).
And just to say that all the OSes I have downloaded so far, they all had problems, so I end up restoring the stock ROM within hours of installing a new OS.