I updated my phone to kitkat using the OTA update while rooted, which was definitely a stupid thing to do, but now my phone seems to be stuck on the ATT splash screen after booting. It's been this way for 15+ minutes. Any way to reset it/unbrick it?
I am able to get into recovery mode and download mode.
Try a factory reset in recovery?
pre4speed said:
Try a factory reset in recovery?
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I tried this and nothing changed. Would a flash back to 4.3 stock fix the problem?
cfsharp said:
I tried this and nothing changed. Would a flash back to 4.3 stock fix the problem?
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I would read about doing that before doing so. From what I've been reading if you're on a certain bootloader, you can't go backwards. I'm by no means an expert, so just read a lot so you're comfortable with doing that. Good luck .
Dont flash old firmware, but older roms are ok to try. I'd start by trying to flash enewmans stock kk rom.
I managed to get the phone back to 4.3 Stock however now I don't have mobile data. I'm thinking this is a modem issue? Anyone have a fix?
I believe dochliday77 has a post somewhere with the kk modem ripped from the rom
crazymonkey05 said:
I believe dochliday77 has a post somewhere with the kk modem ripped from the rom
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I installed a 4.3 modem and it did not fix the issue. In phone status IMEI is Unknown.
You need to install the 4.4 modem on a 4.3 rom
crazymonkey05 said:
You need to install the 4.4 modem on a 4.3 rom
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Thanks! I coincidentally figured this out right before checking this post. For anyone having the same issue, check this thread here. It seemed to fix my issues with mobile data, wifi, and pretty much everything else.
cfsharp said:
Thanks! I coincidentally figured this out right before checking this post. For anyone having the same issue, check this thread here. It seemed to fix my issues with mobile data, wifi, and pretty much everything else.
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Did you get your imei back?
crazymonkey05 said:
Did you get your imei back?
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Yes, I did.
That's good to hear
Help please
What did yu do to get it past the AT&T logo? I am also stuck there
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Yes, I did.
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Hey im also stuck on the at&t logo. I was rooted but used triangle away to remove the counter and unrooted via super su/user <--- I don't really know the name of it. So i did the ota update and the phone restarted, it installed the update and restarted again and now will not get passed the att logo, even let it stay on over night. How did you get back to 4.3?? I'm a serious n00b so I need detailed instructions, anyone please?!?
ajcrunk said:
Hey im also stuck on the at&t logo. I was rooted but used triangle away to remove the counter and unrooted via super su/user <--- I don't really know the name of it. So i did the ota update and the phone restarted, it installed the update and restarted again and now will not get passed the att logo, even let it stay on over night. How did you get back to 4.3?? I'm a serious n00b so I need detailed instructions, anyone please?!?
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Everything in download mode needs to say "official" in order to get the OTA. See if this helps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att/general/how-to-restore-device-status-to-t2832880
If the ota appeared to flash, and its hanging during boot, factory reset should solve it.
Be aware that doing so with stock recovery installed will wipe the internal sd card.
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Good Evening all,
I have a T-mobile Galaxy S3 that was rooted. That I took back to stock and unrooted using Odin and T999UVALEM_T999TMBALEM_T999UVALEM_HOME.tar......I let the phone sit for about 25-30 min and it never really made it past the pulsing SAMSUNG screen. Now I rebooted into Flashing Mode (Odin) and Flashed CF-Auto-Root-d2tmo-d2tmo-sght999.tar, thinking that would help.......however.....I still seem to be stuck.....How do I get myself unstuck? Thanks so much for any help .....
Mic
Have you tried using stock recovery and perform a factory reset? I also took mine back to stock via Odin, performed the factory reset and worked fine
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk
Hellfireworks said:
Have you tried using stock recovery and perform a factory reset? I also took mine back to stock via Odin, performed the factory reset and worked fine
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk
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I did do that.....and was able to update to 4.3 through t-mobile, however, now I have a black block which appears over all screens giving or listing what seems to be the information about my phone, and a warning that the phone is in "Factory Mode" and I need to reset it back to user.....or something like that...it comes and goes kinda fast....I wanted to flash a different ROM but I went back to stock to kinda clean up my internal SD....it was getting kinda bulked down with all the roms I was trying.........but now I am stuck with this......any ideas??
jinx0117 said:
I did do that.....and was able to update to 4.3 through t-mobile, however, now I have a black block which appears over all screens giving or listing what seems to be the information about my phone, and a warning that the phone is in "Factory Mode" and I need to reset it back to user.....or something like that...it comes and goes kinda fast....I wanted to flash a different ROM but I went back to stock to kinda clean up my internal SD....it was getting kinda bulked down with all the roms I was trying.........but now I am stuck with this......any ideas??
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Did you update to 4.3 while you were in stock? If you did that, maybe Knox is causing you these issues, if you havent been in 4.3 in stock, you shouldn't have that issue.
I would suggest flashing 4.1.2 version via odin, after that enter recovery and do a factory reset, after that reboot and it should start properly
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk
Hellfireworks said:
Did you update to 4.3 while you were in stock? If you did that, maybe Knox is causing you these issues, if you havent been in 4.3 in stock, you shouldn't have that issue.
I would suggest flashing 4.1.2 version via odin, after that enter recovery and do a factory reset, after that reboot and it should start properly
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk
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I originally went to Stock 4.1.2....then got tried to root the phone thinking that flashing different Rom would fix the issue.....no dice...So I flashed back to the 4.1.2 Stock. Made my way around the block that pops up telling me I need to set it back to user mode and did the OTA update. After the update it was still saying that I was in Factory Mode....and needed to reset it to User Mode.....In did a hard reset and wipe....and it is still there.....I may be able to change it through root explorer but I need to root my phone again.....and I have no idea where a safe place to start would be for that....
@jinx0117
Sounds like your EFS folder might have been erased. You can root the phone and check with a file explore. If you don't have a backup of it, there is no way to recover it.
If you have updated to official 4.3 don't try to downgrade with odin or you will end up with a full brick.
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@jinx0117
Sounds like your EFS folder might have been erased. You can root the phone and check with a file explore. If you don't have a backup of it, there is no way to recover it.
If you have updated to official 4.3 don't try to downgrade with odin or you will end up with a full brick.
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Thank you so much for telling me that.....I was able to root and reset my phones Factory Mode by use of a Emulator. Now I did follow some steps I found here on XDA to get around the Knox Security that T mobile put on the 4.3 update......I am able to flash Roms now with no issues.....thanks so much everyone for all your help!!!!
I will assume that if I want to take it back to stock again I would need to flash a 4.3 stock with Odin???? That way I don't brick my phone? Is that correct?:good:
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Thank you so much for telling me that.....I was able to root and reset my phones Factory Mode by use of a Emulator. Now I did follow some steps I found here on XDA to get around the Knox Security that T mobile put on the 4.3 update......I am able to flash Roms now with no issues.....thanks so much everyone for all your help!!!!
I will assume that if I want to take it back to stock again I would need to flash a 4.3 stock with Odin???? That way I don't brick my phone? Is that correct?:good:
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Yea, Stick with 4.3 odin for now on. The 4.3 Bootloader wont let you downgrade.
sswb27 said:
Yea, Stick with 4.3 odin for now on. The 4.3 Bootloader wont let you downgrade.
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Thank you so much for that....I have tried to flash a few custom roms but I see there are some issues with certain parts of the phone if they are not 4.3 and above. Do you know of a good ROM that would work on my phone that has alot of customizing.....I'm a chick....so....In like to theme.....lol
I can't use anything from Team Dirt.....my phone won't load it....I have Dandroid on there now....but that is pretty much stock.....Tried StockRom custom.....but it never loaded the Aroma installer......it just sat there saying it was loading it...... Thanks again for all the help. :laugh:
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Thank you so much for that....I have tried to flash a few custom roms but I see there are some issues with certain parts of the phone if they are not 4.3 and above. Do you know of a good ROM that would work on my phone that has alot of customizing.....I'm a chick....so....In like to theme.....lol
I can't use anything from Team Dirt.....my phone won't load it....I have Dandroid on there now....but that is pretty much stock.....Tried StockRom custom.....but it never loaded the Aroma installer......it just sat there saying it was loading it...... Thanks again for all the help. :laugh:
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Aroma is buggy, you just have to keep rebooting into recovery and keep trying, it will go. Some say it seems to work better without the usb plugged in.
As for team dirt I believe it is a aosp rom. If it is you will have to edit the updater script in the zip file so it know's your new 4.3 bootloader. META-INF>com>google>android>updater-script. If your on windows I suggest downloading notepad++ to edit the file. Just delete every thing down to where it
say's mount then save the file.
Update: I edited the updater for you https://www.dropbox.com/s/xucl47rh1wxg9rt/updater-script
Just put it in the zip file where I told you above, save and copy it to the zip and flash away.
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Aroma is buggy, you just have to keep rebooting into recovery and keep trying, it will go. Some say it seems to work better without the usb plugged in.
As for team dirt I believe it is a aosp rom. If it is you will have to edit the updater script in the zip file so it know's your new 4.3 bootloader. META-INF>com>google>android>updater-script. If your on windows I suggest downloading notepad++ to edit the file. Just delete every thing down to where it
say's mount then save the file.
Update: I edited the updater for you https://www.dropbox.com/s/xucl47rh1wxg9rt/updater-script
Just put it in the zip file where I told you above, save and copy it to the zip and flash away.
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Wow!!!! Thank you sooooo much....I admit I don't know it all just enough to be dangerous....but I am always willing to learn.....thank you so much for doing that for me....that was really awesome of you......
jinx0117 said:
Wow!!!! Thank you sooooo much....I admit I don't know it all just enough to be dangerous....but I am always willing to learn.....thank you so much for doing that for me....that was really awesome of you......
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Well, this is the place to learn. We are all here to help each other, that's why i love android.:highfive:
Just use that thanks button to people that help you is all we ask in return.
Hello, I have been here all night trying to recover my GS5 i747, I have TWRP but my phone does not seem to work with Micro SD cards, I was getting a blank SD error when it worked just fine in other phones. Does anyone here have a stock rom I can restore via Odin and be done with this once and for all? Apparently the phone is now wiped and I can only access TWRP and nothing else.
Any help would be appreciated.
Gizmosis350k said:
Hello, I have been here all night trying to recover my GS5 i747, I have TWRP but my phone does not seem to work with Micro SD cards, I was getting a blank SD error when it worked just fine in other phones. Does anyone here have a stock rom I can restore via Odin and be done with this once and for all? Apparently the phone is now wiped and I can only access TWRP and nothing else.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Here, you can find all the stock rom you need!
www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
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Here, you can find all the stock rom you need!
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Thanks so much, so are you saying that it's now safe to directly use Odin to downgrade to 4.1 from 4.3 OTA?
I've been reading a lot of warnings against that, and the highest Sam has is 4.1
What precautionary measures would I need to take?
Gizmosis350k said:
Thanks so much, so are you saying that it's now safe to directly use Odin to downgrade to 4.1 from 4.3 OTA?
I've been reading a lot of warnings against that, and the highest Sam has is 4.1
What precautionary measures would I need to take?
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You can't use Odin if you were already on 4.3 prior to losing your OS. Any attempt to flash 4.1.1 via Odin may result in a hard brick. Since you still have TWRP, use instructions and zip file in the thread below to restore your system to stock 4.3. Hope this works for you ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Larry2999 said:
You can't use Odin if you were already on 4.3 prior to losing your OS. Any attempt to flash 4.1.1 via Odin may result in a hard brick. Since you still have TWRP, use instructions and zip file in the thread below to restore your system to stock 4.3. Hope this works for you ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
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Thankfully yes it works - does anyone know about the horrid suspense when it's booting for the first time?? I was almost to pull the battery when i heard the new device jingle and saw the screen dim lol
Gizmosis350k said:
Thankfully yes it works - does anyone know about the horrid suspense when it's booting for the first time?? I was almost to pull the battery when i heard the new device jingle and saw the screen dim lol
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Yes, a long delay is not unusual after a firmware restore. Usually, however, this can be avoided or limited if you wipe the cache/dalvik after the restore operation.
Gizmosis350k said:
Thanks so much, so are you saying that it's now safe to directly use Odin to downgrade to 4.1 from 4.3 OTA?
I've been reading a lot of warnings against that, and the highest Sam has is 4.1
What precautionary measures would I need to take?
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Don't try to downgrade it with Odin. You will brick your device.
You can also try this, I didn't try it but I guess it should work. If you're not sure what you're doing, don't try it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
Hey guys!
So, I installed Dr. Ketan's Custom ROM V8 on my brother's Note II (N7100) sometime back. It was earlier on roooted stock 4.1.2, so naturally, it had no WiFi on V8. Since it wasn't required at that point, I did not care about fixing it, but now WiFi as well as Hotspot were needed. So I flashed the KitKat Bootloader using Odin as per the instructions on the ROM thread, and it rebooted and was stuck on the Samsung bootlogo. It went into download mode but no recovery was there. I tried flashing stock recovery as per the instructions on the thread but it was persistently stuck on the bootlogo. I've also tried flashing the MJ5 Bootloader and WiFi fix from here, but it failed on Odin. Then I flashed TWRP, and CWM too but all in vain So, basically it is bricked(?)
I do not have recovery access to reflash the ROM. It was working perfectly before that (sans the WiFi) but I don't know what went wrong. How do you guys think can I get it back to working normally?
I know this type of questions have already been asked on this forum and I have read all those threads. But no method seems to work.
So I'd request for your help. Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks.
Bump!
Guys, I need a solution quickly because there is no alternate phone for him to use. Please help me out here.
Maybe nobody is replying because we're out of ideas. Did you tried to restore firmware with KIES. There was an option there if I recall correctly.
Sent from my GT-N7100
Imperial_Raj said:
Bump!
Guys, I need a solution quickly because there is no alternate phone for him to use. Please help me out here.
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Your best bet is flashing official stock ROM 4.4.2 ( I think FNE1 ) is latest for India via Odin and hopefully it resolves the issue
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Maybe nobody is replying because we're out of ideas. Did you tried to restore firmware with KIES. There was an option there if I recall correctly.
Sent from my GT-N7100
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Thanks! Does that method work even when the phone is dead?
singhpratik87 said:
Your best bet is flashing official stock ROM 4.4.2 ( I think FNE1 ) is latest for India via Odin and hopefully it resolves the issue
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Thanks! Surely will try that. I was hoping for a solution that did not involves wipe of data but getting the phone back working is more important than the data.
Hello, I used to be rooted with custom ROMs ect but went back to stock I317ATTALJ2 so I can give the phone to my daughter. Well everything went smooth until an update from AT&T came through and she ran it when the battery was at 21% but I'm not sure it that matter but didn't help in matters... Anyhow it ran the upgrade and on reboot it stayed on the Galaxy Note II screen and wont do anything but sit there. I let it sit for a long time before pulling the battery and booting but it goes to same screen and same thing. I can not get into recovery (Volume Up, Home, Pwr) but I can go into download mode. With the battery being so low I read that it charges while in download mode so for the remainder of the day I put the phone in download mode and plugged into charger.
Suggestions?
After you get it charged up some and you're in download mode. Just Odin back to stock Att firmware should fix the problem hopefully...
You can find the stock firmware here>> http://bit.ly/1HNVFVJ
Guess the phone didn't like that update ?.
Bajanman said:
After you get it charged up some and you're in download mode. Just Odin back to stock Att firmware should fix the problem hopefully...
You can find the stock firmware here>> http://bit.ly/1HNVFVJ
Guess the phone didn't like that update .
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Ok, Ill give the stock firmware (At&t Firmware I317UCALJ2 Uploaded By-Bajanman) that Bajanman supplys ill let you guys know in an hour or two its downloading now. I did try re installing the stock firmware I had that worked the first time and it was from SamMobile and it too sent me to the Galaxy Note II screen and froze so its not looking good.....
Thanks!
Oxicottin said:
Ok, Ill give the stock firmware (At&t Firmware I317UCALJ2 Uploaded By-Bajanman) that Bajanman supplys ill let you guys know in an hour or two its downloading now. I did try re installing the stock firmware I had that worked the first time and it was from SamMobile and it too sent me to the Galaxy Note II screen and froze so its not looking good.....
Thanks!
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Ok.
Hopefully everything works out next time around.
Another thing you could try is flashing which ever recovery you previously had installed. Last time I was having issues with something similar, after re flashing my recovery everything started working again. Just just a thought that might work.
I'm monitoring this thread too see what happens ok.
Bajanman said:
Ok.
Hopefully everything works out next time around.
Another thing you could try is flashing which ever recovery you previously had installed. Last time I was having issues with something similar, after re flashing my recovery everything started working again. Just just a thought that might work.
I'm monitoring this thread too see what happens ok.
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Recovery? can I flash the stock recovery using ODIN? If so where do I get it.... I always have used TWRP I wanted to use custom ROMs never really experimented with anything else.
Oxicottin said:
Recovery? can I flash the stock recovery using ODIN? If so where do I get it.... I always have used TWRP I wanted to use custom ROMs never really experimented with anything else.
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Yes you can flash a custom recovery from Odin. You just have to use the (Twrp) tar file found here>>>
http://bit.ly/1y0Tyg7
Find your device model and download the tar. And make sure you're downloading the correct file for your device ok!
I to use Twrp and luv it.?
OK, well its not looking good....
1) Flashed the stock firmware suggested...... Still get same results!
2) Flashed TWRP through ODIN and it made it to the same screen and froze. Did a battery pull and button combo and it wont go into recovery.
Is there a application that will force your phone into recovery and download modes? I remember back when I messed with the captivate there was a application someone built that did such a thing.
Any suggestions?
Oxicottin said:
OK, well its not looking good....
1) Flashed the stock firmware suggested...... Still get same results!
2) Flashed TWRP through ODIN and it made it to the same screen and froze. Did a battery pull and button combo and it wont go into recovery.
Is there a application that will force your phone into recovery and download modes? I remember back when I messed with the captivate there was a application someone built that did such a thing.
Any suggestions?
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Not sure you were on the newer 4.4.2 bootloader or not. If it was on a newer bootloader then you won't be able to downgrade.. This might help you get the phone working again since you just flashed the original firmware.
Go to this thread here>>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502464.
Download
4.3 Param.bin and Tz.img
http://d-h.st/OYC
Step 2 (no bootloader in here)
flash this to bring wifi back
but keep your knox free 4.1.2 bootloader.
Allowing you to freely flash between 4.1.2 roms and the latest 4.3 leak
Without having to one click,Keeping Wifi Throughout and removing Knox
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Unzip, Boot into Download mode, Open ODIN, put tar file in PDS slot, click Start.
Then you can go here for the latest stock Att firmware. If the above steps don't help you, then you could try flashing one one the rooted stock packages from this thread.
Bajanman said:
Not sure you were on the newer 4.4.2 bootloader or not. If it was on a newer bootloader then you won't be able to downgrade.. This might help you get the phone working again since you just flashed the original firmware.
Go to this thread here>>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502464.
Download
4.3 Param.bin and Tz.img
http://d-h.st/OYC
Unzip, Boot into Download mode, Open ODIN, put tar file in PDS slot, click Start.
Then you can go here for the latest stock Att firmware. If the above steps don't help you, then you could try flashing one one the rooted stock packages from this thread.
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Ok that worked and it booted!!!! Now im on 4.1.1 with TWRP
Not really sure what I just did? Did I downgrade my bootloader? Also, now how do I get it to the most up to date version without this again?
I downloaded an app and it says im on.....
Bootloader Version: 1317UCUBMK6
Thanks!
Oxicottin said:
Ok that worked and it booted!!!! Now im on 4.1.1 with TWRP
Not really sure what I just did? Did I downgrade my bootloader? Also, now how do I get it to the most up to date version without this again?
Thanks!
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Ok not is back working again, which is great news ?. Go to the link I posted for the stock firmware, and use the rooted one.
But first make a backup of your working system first ok.
Bajanman said:
Ok not is back working again, which is great news . Go to the link I posted for the stock firmware, and use the rooted one.
But first make a backup of your working system first ok.
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Ok, Im On 4.3 now and its working great.... Thank You!
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Ok, Im On 4.3 now and its working great.... Thank You!
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You're very welcome glad I could help fix it.
Have a good day...
Ok problem solved so unsubscribing from this thread. If you run into any other problems you can always hit me up thru pm ?.
Hello, please help me after update to DOI1 with smart switch, i have problems with my carrier signal, its very inestable, what can i do?
I did the emergency install to delete all configuration but the problems continues..
Thanks
More info please. Are you rooted? Do you have a custom ROM or kernel? Please tell us what your exact set up is so we can help.
Akw6190 said:
More info please. Are you rooted? Do you have a custom ROM or kernel? Please tell us what your exact set up is so we can help.
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Yes, the phone was rooted, I had the stock rom (the last one before DOI1) and the unikernel V8, I decided update using smartflash, i dont have problems in the update, but when i put the simcard, the signal its very bad, with other phone the signal its good. the problem its with 3,5 G and LTE.
fabioplata said:
Yes, the phone was rooted, I had the stock rom (the last one before DOI1) and the unikernel V8, I decided update using smartflash, i dont have problems in the update, but when i put the simcard, the signal its very bad, with other phone the signal its good. the problem its with 3,5 G and LTE.
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Hm. If you're rooted, I assume you know how to use ODIN, correct? Also, since you've got a custom kernel, I also assume KNOX is tripped, correct. Making both of those assumptions, I recommend you download the DOI1 firmware from Sammobile or XDA and flash it using ODIN. I may be wrong, but it sounds like you have a modem issue, and re-flashing stock should help.
Akw6190 said:
Hm. If you're rooted, I assume you know how to use ODIN, correct? Also, since you've got a custom kernel, I also assume KNOX is tripped, correct. Making both of those assumptions, I recommend you download the DOI1 firmware from Sammobile or XDA and flash it using ODIN. I may be wrong, but it sounds like you have a modem issue, and re-flashing stock should help.
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I did, but nothing happened, I did all wipes but nothing. I think maybe I need wait for a new update.
fabioplata said:
I did, but nothing happened, I did all wipes but nothing. I think maybe I need wait for a new update.
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No, don't work, I try to install other stock firmware, other modem, nothing..
How is the way to downgrade the firmware of modem?
How to install old modem or baseband?