I've been trying to unroot and go back to stock for a couple of days now with no luck. I was running latest Omni and TWRP. When I try to flash via Odin it says FAILED then reboot hangs on Samsung GN2 screen. When I go to "Downloading..." screen it shows:
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1
AP SWREV: A3
SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 3, BINARY: 1
I wish I could help but I am having a similar issue. If you have had any success with this please let me know what you have found. Good luck!
Y`all need to ODIN flash a firmware version that does not have the boot.IMG. You most likely have a firmware version that has a locked boot loader.
MK6 or the latest NE5 are such animals.
You also need to add more info for people to help. Like where Odin failed, why you are flashing back, what version of Odin, etc.
Makes it easier to tell you a possible solution.
I had no issues coming back to stock after running pretty much all the 4.4 AOSP roms, going to sell the device so I wanted to sell it stock.
I was on the MC3 or LJ2 bootloader, not sure which one but I rarely, if ever, change radios. I first went back to TW 4.1 using Odin and following the steps on this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275844
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So like an idiot I upgraded to 4.3 without reading up on it first. I used ODIN to flash the 4.3 root66 version and my 'warrenty bit' changed to 1. From what I have read the way that I did it shouldn't have triggered that. I've been reading forum after forum in a way to reset the bit and I guess it is an efuse. With that being said does anyone have a way to successfully downgrade the bootloader to get rid of the Warrenty Bit 1? I don't care if it bricks the phone if I can send it in for warranty and get another one that is status 0.
I think you are out of luck. There is no way to reset that bit period.
Now if you tried to flash Root66 for UVDMD5, your phone for sure will brick. I am not sure if the Service personnel can salvage it.
I think Water damage may be covered by all carrier insurances.
I may have a problem too. I recently rooted my S3 with root66 4.3 stock rom from unrooted 4.1.2 with Odin. I don't see KNOX anywhere in the phone. The phone works but I just can't make or receive calls. The update probably updated the modem. Is it safe to downgrade it back to my original unrooted 4.1.2 using Odin? This is what i see in download mode:
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T999V
CURRENT BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: Enabled
Warranty Bit: 0
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 1
If I can't downgrade the firmware, can I downgrade the modem? The modem maybe causing problems with making/receiving calls. I'm also worried if the BOOTLOADER line is related to KNOX.
cd964 said:
I may have a problem too. I recently rooted my S3 with root66 4.3 stock rom from unrooted 4.1.2 with Odin. I don't see KNOX anywhere in the phone. The phone works but I just can't make or receive calls. The update probably updated the modem. Is it safe to downgrade it back to my original unrooted 4.1.2 using Odin? This is what i see in download mode:
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T999V
CURRENT BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: Enabled
Warranty Bit: 0
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 1
If I can't downgrade the firmware, can I downgrade the modem? The modem maybe causing problems with making/receiving calls. I'm also worried if the BOOTLOADER line is related to KNOX.
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No you cannot downgrade with Odin.. What I suggest you do first is backup any files you want to keep, re-Odin the 4.3 firmware, after that reboot to recovery and do a factory reset and reboot.. If you still encounter problems them flash a 4.1.2 ROM.. That's pretty much the only way to downgrade, you can try downgrading modems if there's a different 4.3 modem for your device
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Addition. You can flash a 4.1.2 Rom VIA RECOVERY ONLY. Do not flash it via Odin.
I might have made things worse by installing TWRP before reading the responses. The phone started updating on its own right after I flashed TWRP and rebooted. Now it says:
CURRENT BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (1 Count)
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: Enabled
Warranty Bit: 1
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 1
I guess it was the KNOX bootloader from the root66 4.3 rom in the phone that detected the change and decided to update the phone plus change the counts. So probably there's no way of downgrading now and I would just have to deal with a rooted 4.3 which sucks. The phone can make calls/receive calls now but the signal is weak and constantly cuts out plus the battery drain is horrendous. Some apps won't even download to, or install or work with the phone.
Using TWRP for recovery of the 4.1.2 official stock rom would probably brick my phone since the bootloader will probably take over again.
I have an SGH-1747 on AT&T. I already had the OTA 4.3 update on my phone and I wanted to simply wipe all of the apps off so it was a fresh 4.3 install as it was running slow. I went into the settings and did a factory wipe thinking that would wipe it back to original 4.3 but when it rebooted it hung on the AT&T screen.
I went into Recovery mode and wiped everything to factory refresh from there hoping that would fix it and it made it worse. Now when I reboot i simply get the Firmware upgrade encountered an issue and it asks me to use Kies to go into recovery mode. I did that multiple times and it never worked. Simply kept failing.
I am able to get into Download Mode but I can't seem to find a ODIN version of the 4.3 that I can try to flash it back to. I would love to go back to a 4.2 version if that would work but I stopped before I made it worse. In download mode it says
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (2 COUNTS) - Early on with 4.1 i had flash up to 4.2 using ODIN but i have on official AT&T release since
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
QUALCOM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
WARRANTY BIT = 1
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
Any advice out there? I am thinking I soft bricked my phone but I am not sure?
PLEASE HELP!
There is no stock 4.3 AT&T ROM that can be flashed via Odin. You cannot downgrade the bootloader to an older version.
You can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
audit13 said:
There is no stock 4.3 AT&T ROM that can be flashed via Odin. You cannot downgrade the bootloader to an older version.
You can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
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Thanks for the info. I actually got it fixed by giving in and going to best buy and the Samsung guys actually were able to flash it to a fresh 4.3 image. They knew it had a non factory image on it in the past based on the counter but they still did it. I'm all fixed now which was awesome.
Hi Guys,
I have an unlock code from AT&T and I want to use it from the Stock ROM. I am currently running CM 11 nightlies.
I tried the standard method of using ODIN from PC to flash stock ROM. It doesnt seem to work. I am always stuck in ;NAND write Fail'.
Before installing CM a while ago I updated OTA to 4.3, and based on what I read everywhere this seems to have something to do with the issue.
Any help on how to proceed will be great.
I am using ODIN 3.07
Downloaded Stock ROM from sammobile.
This is what my download screen reads.
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (2 Counts)
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 1
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 2
SW REV CHECK FAIL: Fused 2 > Binary 0
Thanks!
Once you have the 4.3 bootloader, you cannot use Odin to install a stock AT&T ROM. You can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
audit13 said:
Once you have the 4.3 bootloader, you cannot use Odin to install a stock AT&T ROM. You can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
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Thanks! I will take a look. Hopefully I can unlock my device at some point.
Was able to unlock based on the lead from post #2
hello, I bought this i747 in its current condition. I know nothing about its history.
when I power it on it goes to the phone, !, comp screen saying firmware upgrade encounter an issue, select recovery mode in kies.
in the top corner it says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
WARRANTY BITS: 0
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
Now when I connect to kies and run emergency firmware everything loads on kies, then gives an error, and
underneath BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2 it says: SW REV CHECK FAIL: Fused 2 > Binary 0 in red.
If this phone fixable? Any help would be appreciated.
mtsosie said:
hello, I bought this i747 in its current condition. I know nothing about its history.
when I power it on it goes to the phone, !, comp screen saying firmware upgrade encounter an issue, select recovery mode in kies.
in the top corner it says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
WARRANTY BITS: 0
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
Now when I connect to kies and run emergency firmware everything loads on kies, then gives an error, and
underneath BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2 it says: SW REV CHECK FAIL: Fused 2 > Binary 0 in red.
If this phone fixable? Any help would be appreciated.
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Did you say it was recognized in Kies but firmware recovery failed? If so, and you were using Kies (not Kies 3), we may assume the last system update was not older than Android 4.1.1. I'll suggest you try these steps (in that order),i.e. if one doesn't work, try the next step ..
1. Try booting into recovery mode and doing a hard wipe/reset
2. Download the correct stock image from the thread below and flash via Odin. If you need help with flashing via Odin, please let me know
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 or visit Sammobile.com to download the correct stock image.
3. Open Kies. Do not connect the phone yet. Go to Tools => Firmware Upgrade and Initialization. Enter your phone model name (SGH-I747)=>OK and serial number. Check device information inside the battery compartment. Wait for firmware download to complete and you are prompted to connect the phone and follow the rest of the on-screen instructions.
4. Contact the vendor to find out what they did wrong and see what refund options you have
Ok, so I also wasn't able to get into recovery.
I decided to flash cwm via odin. After it flashed the phone rebooted and turned on normally. I have turned it on and off like 5 times and everytime it boots normal.....But, there is still a problem... baseband version is Unknown and there is no IMEI Number.
Larry2999 said:
Did you say it was recognized in Kies but firmware recovery failed? If so, and you were using Kies (not Kies 3), we may assume the last system update was not older than Android 4.1.1. I'll suggest you try these steps (in that order),i.e. if one doesn't work, try the next step ..
1. Try booting into recovery mode and doing a hard wipe/reset
2. Download the correct stock image from the thread below and flash via Odin. If you need help with flashing via Odin, please let me know
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 or visit Sammobile.com to download the correct stock image.
3. Open Kies. Do not connect the phone yet. Go to Tools => Firmware Upgrade and Initialization. Enter your phone model name (SGH-I747)=>OK and serial number. Check device information inside the battery compartment. Wait for firmware download to complete and you are prompted to connect the phone and follow the rest of the on-screen instructions.
4. Contact the vendor to find out what they did wrong and see what refund options you have
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hi, yes those were the steps I tried and the result was fail. Now that I can boot it, it shows its 4.3 but no baseband and no imei.
mtsosie said:
hi, yes those were the steps I tried and the result was fail. Now that I can boot it, it shows its 4.3 but no baseband and no imei.
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Oh, it's 4.3. Perhaps even better because you may be able to flash the 4.3 restore image. Your baseband/modem is corrupt or missing which is why it's showing the no baseband message.
Please see the thread below for the complete 4.3 stock restore image. Download the stock restore image and flash via custom recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Or you may just flash the 4.3 JB modem via custom recovery since you have custom recovery working. The modem zip can be found here ...
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291681456
Larry2999 said:
Oh, it's 4.3. Perhaps even better because you may be able to flash the 4.3 restore image. Your baseband/modem is corrupt or missing which is why it's showing the no baseband message.
Please see the thread below for the complete 4.3 stock restore image. Download the stock restore image and flash via custom recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Or you may just flash the 4.3 JB modem via custom recovery since you have custom recovery working. The modem zip can be found here ...
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291681456
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:good: right on. you rock man. I flashed the modem and it works great now. thanks again.
mtsosie said:
:good: right on. you rock man. I flashed the modem and it works great now. thanks again.
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You are most welcome. Glad to know it's now working.
hey guys am in trouble
Odin Refuse to flash
I747 warranty bit :1
bootloader rp swrev 2
SW rev check fail fused 2
Phone stuck on kies firmware upgrade encounterd
I Cant get 4.3 back again or downgrade to any older version
plz help me :'(
here is two screen shot in download mode while odin error
and in normal mode when i try 2 open
dark_darkness said:
hey guys am in trouble
Odin Refuse to flash
I747 warranty bit :1
bootloader rp swrev 2
SW rev check fail fused 2
Phone stuck on kies firmware upgrade encounterd
I Cant get 4.3 back again or downgrade to any older version
plz help me :'(
here is two screen shot in download mode while odin error
and in normal mode when i try 2 open
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Can you try flashing custom recovery via Odin and then using custom recovery to do a stock restore to 4.3 following the instructions in the following thread ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
can u share a link?
Larry2999 said:
Can you try flashing custom recovery via Odin and then using custom recovery to do a stock restore to 4.3 following the instructions in the following thread ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
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i've tried many custom roms
start flashing will and end with bug error at the end coz of warranty
can u share me a link for firmware tested ?
dark_darkness said:
i've tried many custom roms
start flashing will and end with bug error at the end coz of warranty
can u share me a link for firmware tested ?
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I suggested custom recovery and not custom ROM. The idea is to get your phone back in working order first. Flashing a complete stock restore image should do it. Please refer to the thread I forwarded earlier. You should be able to flash custom recovery (like CWM or TWRP) to your phone via Odin and then use the custom recovery to flash the stock restore image.
I was trying to change the firmware of my S3 but in the middle of the process the computer went off. Now is bricked showing the KIES message, when a try to go back to stock using the only official firmware that is in Sammobile it says AUTH error.
The screen of the S3 in download mode says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD:NO
CURRENT BINARY:SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
WARRANTY BIT: 1
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
It was running the 4.2.2 that I got via OTA but I can not use the same because I do not have access to the recovery mode. I think that if I could find a .tar 4.2.2 I could solve the problem. Please guys I need your help on this. Any suggestion o way to solve?
wmobility00 said:
I was trying to change the firmware of my S3 but in the middle of the process the computer went off. Now is bricked showing the KIES message, when a try to go back to stock using the only official firmware that is in Sammobile it says AUTH error.
The screen of the S3 in download mode says:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD:NO
CURRENT BINARY:SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
WARRANTY BIT: 1
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
It was running the 4.2.2 that I got via OTA but I can not use the same because I do not have access to the recovery mode. I think that if I could find a .tar 4.2.2 I could solve the problem. Please guys I need your help on this. Any suggestion o way to solve?
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Were you running 4.2.2 or 4.4.2? I thought the AT&T SGS3 (i747) went from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 to 4.3 to 4.4.2 for official ROMs. The 4.1.1 stock ROM on sammobile was the last full release, all since have been updates. The WARRANTY BIT: 1 output would indicate it was on at least the 4.3 release if not one of the 4.4.2 releases; NE4, NJ1, or NJ2.
While I am waiting for a reply I will search to see if any of the devs created a 4.4.2 stock tar, I have seen in done with an older version, but it is a rare occurrence.
Simplest way to get the phone up and running would be to flash TWRP and then cm11. By booting CM11, you could determine the bootloader and modem. Once these two things are know, you may be able to flash an updated bootloader, modem, and ROM from TWRP.
dawgdoc said:
Were you running 4.2.2 or 4.4.2? I thought the AT&T SGS3 (i747) went from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 to 4.3 to 4.4.2 for official ROMs. The 4.1.1 stock ROM on sammobile was the last full release, all since have been updates. The WARRANTY BIT: 1 output would indicate it was on at least the 4.3 release if not one of the 4.4.2 releases; NE4, NJ1, or NJ2.
While I am waiting for a reply I will search to see if any of the devs created a 4.4.2 stock tar, I have seen in done with an older version, but it is a rare occurrence.
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To be sincere I am not pretty sure, I think it was 4.4.2. I can not enter to recovery so installing the last one through it is not an option.
wmobility00 said:
To be sincere I am not pretty sure, I think it was 4.4.2. I can not enter to recovery so installing the last one through it is not an option.
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If you can get to download mode you could do as audit13 suggested and flash the TWRP.tar.md5 (custom recovery) with Odin or Heimdall and then flash either CM11 as he suggested, or one if enewman17's stock 4.4.2 roms.
thank you all guys. I installed TWRP then CM11 and now is back! I appreciate your help. Have the best wishes and Merry Christmas! Greetings
wmobility00 said:
thank you all guys. I installed TWRP then CM11 and now is back! I appreciate your help. Have the best wishes and Merry Christmas! Greetings
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Yeah, I was about to suggest flashing twrp but glad to find that you have fixed it. I used this same method to recover a galaxy tab GT-P6210 a while ago