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All I did was root and installed cwm. I keep getting firmware upgrade notifications and when I try it fails and I'm guessing it's because my phone is rooted and has cwm installed. I'm on Rogers. Is this an update to JB? If so, how can I install it? Do I just have to go back to stock recovery?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728824
Read and watch the UNROOT video.
PuZo10 said:
All I did was root and installed cwm. I keep getting firmware upgrade notifications and when I try it fails and I'm guessing it's because my phone is rooted and has cwm installed. I'm on Rogers. Is this an update to JB? If so, how can I install it? Do I just have to go back to stock recovery?
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Use odin 3.07 and flash the firmware from http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
You need to join (free) log in and search for the firmware by model #, download and use odin to return you to stock out of the box.
Recently i flashed the leaked 4.2.2 rom on my Galaxy Grand. Played with it a few days and then reverted back to 4.1.2 XXAMF2 rom and quickly updated to XXAMF7. After a few days i tried to update the software but i got a message, " Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available". I then checked under device status and it showed Custom. I googled the problem and found that if i uninstall samsung apps and push service the device will be back to normal. It worked for me. I updated Samsung apps again and the device remained official for a few hours. And again it said that the device is custom so i uninstalled Samsung Apps and the device status is now official. What to do?
A thing that bugs is me that i dont know wether i flashed the indian version of the rom but isnt AFM7 indian?
KD25 said:
Recently i flashed the leaked 4.2.2 rom on my Galaxy Grand. Played with it a few days and then reverted back to 4.1.2 XXAMF2 rom and quickly updated to XXAMF7. After a few days i tried to update the software but i got a message, " Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available". I then checked under device status and it showed Custom. I googled the problem and found that if i uninstall samsung apps and push service the device will be back to normal. It worked for me. I updated Samsung apps again and the device remained official for a few hours. And now again it says that the device is custom so again i uninstalled Samsung Apps and the device status is now to official. What to do?
A thing that bugs is me that i dont know wether i flashed the indian version of the rom but isnt AFM7 indian?
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if you're rooted & installed custom recovery its normal
just flash official firmware & before that reset flash counter using triangle away
BEingNiCK said:
if you're rooted & installed custom recovery its normal
just flash official firmware & before that reset flash counter using triangle away
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No i am not rooted, never was. Just wanted to test 4.2.2. I flashed it via ODIN. Also used ODIN to flash AMF2.
KD25 said:
No i am not rooted, never was. Just wanted to test 4.2.2. I flashed it via ODIN. Also used ODIN to flash AMF2.
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will you goto download mode & tell me how many installation it shows & does it show official or custom?
BEingNiCK said:
will you goto download mode & tell me how many installation it shows & does it show official or custom?
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Custom bin down: No
Current Bin: Samsung official
System status: Official
KD25 said:
Custom bin down: No
Current Bin: Samsung official
System status: Official
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nothing to worry about it just because you flashed leaked version 4.2.2
this was there with many s3 owners even after visiting samsung care & was told that only firmware upgrading will resolve there issue
just flash 4.2.2 when officially released & everything will be fine
BEingNiCK said:
nothing to worry about it just because you flashed leaked version 4.2.2
this was there with many s3 owners even after visiting samsung care & was told that only firmware upgrading will resolve there issue
just flash 4.2.2 when officially released & everything will be fine
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Ya i read about the S3 owners. So i shouldnt update Samsung Apps and wait till the official 4.2.2. Cheers.
Can anyone recommend a rom that is not custom which allows me to have have the official OTA kitkat update on my at&t s3. Please tell me where I would find it and if it is stable.
At this time, there is no official KitKat update for the s3. The custom kk ROMS here are ports from other devices
Do you have an i747m or i747? What bootloader is currently on your phone?
audit13 said:
Do you have an i747m or i747? What bootloader is currently on your phone?
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I have a Sgh 1747 I don't know how to check the bootloader.
mrhaley30705 said:
At this time, there is no official KitKat update for the s3. The custom kk ROMS here are ports from other devices
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Ok what's the closest rom I can get. That you recommend as the best
dougy.boi said:
I have a Sgh 1747 I don't know how to check the bootloader.
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Boot into download mode and let us know what it says on the screen. The version of your bootloader will greatly influence the manner in which you restore a stock ROM on your phone.
audit13 said:
Boot into download mode and let us know what it says on the screen. The version of your bootloader will greatly influence the manner in which you restore a stock ROM on your phone.
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Is it the part that says 'Qualcomm secureboot:Enable' It also says Current binary: Custom and System status: Custom. Custom binary download
yes (4 counts)
dougy.boi said:
Is it the part that says 'Qualcomm secureboot:Enable' It also says Current binary: Custom and System status: Custom. Custom binary download
yes (4 counts)
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Is that all it says? Anything about warranty bit?
audit13 said:
Is that all it says? Anything about warranty bit?
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Nope. Does that mean that something is wrong with my phone
dougy.boi said:
Nope. Does that mean that something is wrong with my phone
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Not at all. It just means that you do not have the 4.3 bootloader on your phone and you do not have Knox installed. Do you have any warranty left on your phone?
Installing the 4.3 OTA update will automatically install Knox and the 4.3 bootloader. The 4.3 bootloader can make it difficult to recover from a soft-bricked status.
If you want to have the OTA KK update, I recommend you flash a stock 4.1.1 ATT ROM, unlock your phone using the free method, and upgrade your phone using ATT's OTA upgrader.
If I were you, I would not load any stock ATT ROM beyond 4.1.1. Once my phone was unlocked, I would install a custom recovery and install a custom AOSP ROM such as GZ's Validus.
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Not at all. It just means that you do not have the 4.3 bootloader on your phone and you do not have Knox installed. Do you have any warranty left on your phone?
Installing the 4.3 OTA update will automatically install Knox and the 4.3 bootloader. The 4.3 bootloader can make it difficult to recover from a soft-bricked status.
If you want to have the OTA KK update, I recommend you flash a stock 4.1.1 ATT ROM, unlock your phone using the free method, and upgrade your phone using ATT's OTA upgrader.
If I were you, I would not load any stock ATT ROM beyond 4.1.1. Once my phone was unlocked, I would install a custom recovery and install a custom AOSP ROM such as GZ's Validus.
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Thank you sooo much for your recommendation
To check your bootloader download "Terminal Emulator".
Open app, type "su" and give root rights
Close app with the " X"
Open app again
Then type "su" without the quotation marks
Then type "getprop ro.bootloader" again without the quotation marks
Look at the first line and see what it reads???
As you can see in my screenshot where it read I337UCUAMDB shows I have the MDB bootloader on my ATT S4. Yours should read something like I747xxxxxxx which will be what bootloader you have on your phone
Sent From My Spiderman,Ironman,Red,Dark Blue,Green, GreyedOut BadAss Themed I337
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Not at all. It just means that you do not have the 4.3 bootloader on your phone and you do not have Knox installed. Do you have any warranty left on your phone?
Installing the 4.3 OTA update will automatically install Knox and the 4.3 bootloader. The 4.3 bootloader can make it difficult to recover from a soft-bricked status.
If you want to have the OTA KK update, I recommend you flash a stock 4.1.1 ATT ROM, unlock your phone using the free method, and upgrade your phone using ATT's OTA upgrader.
If I were you, I would not load any stock ATT ROM beyond 4.1.1. Once my phone was unlocked, I would install a custom recovery and install a custom AOSP ROM such as GZ's Validus.
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Which is the best kitkat based rom, Gz's vladius or Cyanogenmod version C11 or is there an even better one?
I prefer Validus because it is based on aosp and I love the dark theme.
All ROMs are in the development section
As mentioned Official has not been released yet so there will be no stock KK
Please research all other choices there to find what is BEST for you
There are no shortcuts by asking the opinions of all the members here
As they all have done their research and found what is best for them
I am on a rooted stock ROM 4.1.2 (LDMF1) on an i747m.
Can someone point me to an upgrade procedure to KK?
desirus said:
I am on a rooted stock ROM 4.1.2 (LDMF1) on an i747m.
Can someone point me to an upgrade procedure to KK?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839 is full of ressources.
What exactly are you trying to do? Get the official update or flash a custom rom?
If you want the official, remove root and install the OTA (you can use towelroot afterward to root).
If you want a custom rom, follow the FULL instructions in the rom's OP that you choose.
BWolf56 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839 is full of ressources.
What exactly are you trying to do? Get the official update or flash a custom rom?
If you want the official, remove root and install the OTA (you can use towelroot afterward to root).
If you want a custom rom, follow the FULL instructions in the rom's OP that you choose.
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Thank you
I want to the official ROM for KK, which I can find.
OK so from what you said the first thin I do is unroot? I will research that.
I was wondering if I can go direct from 4.1.2 to 4.4.2?
I would use ODIN on my PC?
Do I have to do any sort of backing up ( I have Titanium pro) before hand, restore procedures?
desirus said:
Thank you
I want to the official ROM for KK, which I can find.
OK so from what you said the first thin I do is unroot? I will research that.
I was wondering if I can go direct from 4.1.2 to 4.4.2?
I would use ODIN on my PC?
Do I have to do any sort of backing up ( I have Titanium pro) before hand, restore procedures?
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Tibu is my fav backup app, just make sure you don't restore system app/data. Just make a batch backup and restore once you've flashed KK.
Unroot can be done directly in SuperSU (app).
Yes you can go directly to KK (or any other version), just don't downgrade once you'll have the 4.3+ bootloader or you'll brick your device.
And yes, use Odin on your PC, mobile Odin doesn't flash bootloaders.
The entire process is fairly simple. Just gotta be patient
galaxy S3 AT&T: from stock 4.1.2 to 4.4.2
I am new to these forms, please help me with my questions.
I have a smartphone SGS III AT&T. It is unlocked and working perfect with:
ROM: 4.1.2 Stock
Baseband: DMG2
Kernel: 3.0.31-1300972
Build Number: JZO54K.I747UCDMG2
I am not in USA, so my Smartphone is unlocked.
Initially I used the *#197328640# commands to unlock it
I want to apply enewman17 thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789917 to upgrade to 4.4.2
My questions are:
1. When the procedure is finished, the smartphone still unlocked?
2. If it became locked, is there a free procedure to release it again?
regards
franzrocamolina said:
I am new to these forms, please help me with my questions.
I have a smartphone SGS III AT&T. It is unlocked and working perfect with:
ROM: 4.1.2 Stock
Baseband: DMG2
Kernel: 3.0.31-1300972
Build Number: JZO54K.I747UCDMG2
I am not in USA, so my Smartphone is unlocked.
Initially I used the *#197328640# commands to unlock it
I want to apply enewman17 thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789917 to upgrade to 4.4.2
My questions are:
1. When the procedure is finished, the smartphone still unlocked?
2. If it became locked, is there a free procedure to release it again?
regards
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Unlock is "permanent". You shouldn't lose root but everything you do is at your own risk.
AT&T I747 from 4.1.2 to 4.4.2 Perfect procedure
BWolf56 said:
Unlock is "permanent". You shouldn't lose root but everything you do is at your own risk.
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BWolf56...you are right!!!
Ran all procedure http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2789917.
My I747 AT&T is now in 4.4.2. No problems at all. Still Unlocked.
One point more:
When I was in 4.1.2 Stock, I was not able to use "USB Theter" because I am not with AT&T SIM Card. With this version I can USB Theter without restriction.
unrooted 4.1.1 won't update dead android
My AT&T SG3 was rooted until yesterday with stock 4.1.1. I unrooted, re flashed stock image and stock recovery. The phone status says "Normal" now so I think I successfully unrooted. When I try to do the OTA after downloading, it goes to a screen which says installing then updating with an incremental percent counter. When it reaches about 29%, it just reboots and comes back with "Install Interrupted The software update could not be installed". When I do "adb reboot recovery" from a command window, I see a dead android with a red triangle and I assume that has something to do with it or is some kind of symptom. Is there anything I can do to get the latest stock image installed? Did I miss something in the unroot process?
SGH-I747 4.1.1 1747UCDLK3
hannahse said:
My AT&T SG3 was rooted until yesterday with stock 4.1.1. I unrooted, re flashed stock image and stock recovery. The phone status says "Normal" now so I think I successfully unrooted. When I try to do the OTA after downloading, it goes to a screen which says installing then updating with an incremental percent counter. When it reaches about 29%, it just reboots and comes back with "Install Interrupted The software update could not be installed". When I do "adb reboot recovery" from a command window, I see a dead android with a red triangle and I assume that has something to do with it or is some kind of symptom. Is there anything I can do to get the latest stock image installed? Did I miss something in the unroot process?
SGH-I747 4.1.1 1747UCDLK3
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I'm in the exact same boat. I was rooted with stock rom and recovery previously. No matter what I've done, it always fails.
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Yellow triangle did not solve problem
hannahse said:
My AT&T SG3 was rooted until yesterday with stock 4.1.1. I unrooted, re flashed stock image and stock recovery. The phone status says "Normal" now so I think I successfully unrooted. When I try to do the OTA after downloading, it goes to a screen which says installing then updating with an incremental percent counter. When it reaches about 29%, it just reboots and comes back with "Install Interrupted The software update could not be installed". When I do "adb reboot recovery" from a command window, I see a dead android with a red triangle and I assume that has something to do with it or is some kind of symptom. Is there anything I can do to get the latest stock image installed? Did I miss something in the unroot process?
SGH-I747 4.1.1 1747UCDLK3
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I spent several hours on this again today. I thought I had discerned the fix when I found a post showing the custom download count on the download screen and references to the yellow triangle program to reset it. I rerooted the phone, put stock recovery back, zeroed out the counter with yellow triangle, put the stock image back with ODIN, factory reset, and ended up with an unrooted phone with zero count. The download screen now says:
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (in light Grey)
I thought that would do it but the OTA still fails and I still see the red triangle on the stock recovery page. The only thing I can think of now is that SuperSU is still on the phone. It is disabled but still has 12KB of data that I don't know how to clear. I used the stock image from the skipsoft Android Toolkit.
Any ideas would be really appreciated.
I would steer clear of the toolkit. Follow enewman17's how to update thread in the General section. Seems to have a pretty good success rate.
get KK 4.4.2 in your AT&T SG3 without OTA
BWolf56 said:
Unlock is "permanent". You shouldn't lose root but everything you do is at your own risk.
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hannahse said:
My AT&T SG3 was rooted until yesterday with stock 4.1.1. I unrooted, re flashed stock image and stock recovery. The phone status says "Normal" now so I think I successfully unrooted. When I try to do the OTA after downloading, it goes to a screen which says installing then updating with an incremental percent counter. When it reaches about 29%, it just reboots and comes back with "Install Interrupted The software update could not be installed". When I do "adb reboot recovery" from a command window, I see a dead android with a red triangle and I assume that has something to do with it or is some kind of symptom. Is there anything I can do to get the latest stock image installed? Did I miss something in the unroot process?
SGH-I747 4.1.1 1747UCDLK3
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I did the same than you and also what n01un0 says but couldn't get OTA update to 4.3 or 4.4.2.
If you want the 4.4.2 in your S3, follow enewman17's http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789917 Thread.
It worked perfect for me from 4.1.2 stock to 4.4.2. The final result is the same that you get by OTA (if OTA works)
unrooted 4.1.1 won't update dead android - solved
hannahse said:
My AT&T SG3 was rooted until yesterday with stock 4.1.1. I unrooted, re flashed stock image and stock recovery. The phone status says "Normal" now so I think I successfully unrooted. When I try to do the OTA after downloading, it goes to a screen which says installing then updating with an incremental percent counter. When it reaches about 29%, it just reboots and comes back with "Install Interrupted The software update could not be installed". When I do "adb reboot recovery" from a command window, I see a dead android with a red triangle and I assume that has something to do with it or is some kind of symptom. Is there anything I can do to get the latest stock image installed? Did I miss something in the unroot process?
SGH-I747 4.1.1 1747UCDLK3
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I solved my problem by a convoluted process that I could not recommend but will lay out as best I can in case anyone is that desperate. I had re-rooted and un-rooted a couple times since my last post and finally decided to try a different stock image. I found a link to one in an article
how-to-unroot-att-galaxy-s3-sgh-i747 (sorry - not allowed to post URL)
The link is to stockroms.net. Really slow download - it took a couple hours. After the download (and unzip),
I attached my unrooted phone via USB cable to my computer.
Installed it with ODIN and watched the phone reboot
It seem to get stuck on the Samsung splash screen.
I went into recovery mode and noticed that - at last - I did not have the red triangle and no dead android. I tried wiping the cache a couple times from the recovery screen but it still seemed to get stuck at the splash screen (not sure if I waited long enough).
I finally did the factory reset from the recovery and it finally came back to life and went through the whole initialization thing. I confirmed a couple times that the red triangle was gone and noted that I had gone from Android version 4.1.1 to 4.04. Maybe that was the key or maybe I had a bad stock version of 4.1.1. IDK. But I started going through a series of updates. I am currently at version 4.3 and downloading what I hope will be the last update.
Started with 4.1.1 and used outdated stock image to go back to
4.04 - small update but version still
4.04 - cleared data from AT&T Update App to get around the wait 24 hours - got the update installed to version
4.1.2 - checked for update and got upgraded to
4.3 - check for update wanted me to wait 24 hours and I could not see how to clear the data - so changed the phone's date to next day. Automatically started downloading a new update - I'm hoping its the last
I unlocked my bootloader a few months ago to try some custom roms. I didn't like any of them so I went back to the stock rom/firmware. I still receive notifications about new updates but I also still have the bootloader unlocked, so I don't know if that can cause an issue when updating.
Any help?
Sorry man but ota update note working when bootloader unlocked. And you can't go back to official state.
Stock firmware
hansaka said:
Sorry man but ota update note working when bootloader unlocked. And you can't go back to official state.
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You should be able to go back to Official state by flashing stock firmware with Odin .
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You should be able to go back to Official state by flashing stock firmware with Odin .
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I have the Official state enabled, that's why I receive notifications about new updates. I guess If it was marked as 'Custom' instead of 'Official' it wouldn't even search for updates but that's not the case
A new update just popped up in Settings but I don't know if I should install it via OTA or via Odin
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I have the Official state enabled, that's why I receive notifications about new updates. I guess If it was marked as 'Custom' instead of 'Official' it wouldn't even search for updates but that's not the case
A new update just popped up in Settings but I don't know if I should install it via OTA or via Odin
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I installed an ota update while my bootloader was unlocked and it updated normally