Hello,
I've been doing the runarounds all day with my Note II. I've been around the block a few times so I'm comfortable using ADB/Odin and the like. I have the pro version of the Note II toolkit.
I'll spare all of the details, but for now I'm able to get a booted ROM, custom or stock recovery. In TWRP, i get a message "E:Unable to mount '/preload'
Is this something I can ignore? Or do I need to get a good Odin & PIT file (I have one) and reflash/repartition my device?
Thanks
Ignore twrp does not have proper mount point for preload. Does not affect anything.
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jlmancuso said:
Ignore twrp does not have proper mount point for preload. Does not affect anything.
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Perfect, that's what I suspected, but I'm trying to start from vanilla scratch ATM.
Thanks for your prompt reply =]
Vanilla stock? Guesding from your title that would be touchwiz 4.1.2 unrooted stock recovery. I use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36388145. After flashing a few wierd things will happen but this is normal. Once it boots up you will have 100% stock mc2 phone just like it was new. Hope it helps.
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Vanilla stock? Guesding from your title that would be touchwiz 4.1.2 unrooted stock recovery. I use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36388145. After flashing a few wierd things will happen but this is normal. Once it boots up you will have 100% stock mc2 phone just like it was new. Hope it helps.
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Yes I frequently use that as well =]
I just had a bundle of very strange things happen today while flashing the MK4 update from platty. My Play store disappeared, literally poofed, not installed, and that started a long string of "first-timers". I decided to just go back to the beginning instead of trying to fix whatever happened. In the process I softbricked, but I'm up and running again.
Thanks for your help.
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I dont have a computer and I need to send my b phone in for a replacement.
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xda23 said:
I dont have a computer and I need to send my b phone in for a replacement.
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If you made a backupour stock rom after su setup and custom recovery then yes you can as long as you are on the same bootloader the stock rom was on. Just restore after a thorough full wipe and use the the triangle away tutorial from the point after you should have opined back to stock, installed custom recovery and su. But you should Odin back anyways because this is unfounded and gremlins don't like to be aborted. Just remember you want to send your phone in for warranty and you want to eliminate all modded softwares and Odin will eliminate the leftovers!
You can try this
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/06/how-to-unroot-galaxy-s4-without.html
Every time that I try to download the tar.md5 stock file it keeps saying bad file size.what would cause that.I tried downloading the file twice with no luck. Thanks
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ok here is the thing i rooted my phone. it works but i believe i that i used the wrong baseband version which was m919uvufnb4 instead of M919UVUAMDL. also kernal version is 3.4.0-g4224a08-dirty fenny. i did not know about the knox counter. and my problem is i cant hear my phone ring, can't make a call, can't listen to music. i would like to just get it back to it's normal state can someone help me please:good:
I would guess the best thing you could do is flash (thru Kies) the stock NB4 firmware, that should get everything back to standard, then you can still root and everything from there, but it should get everything back up and running right for you. As far as Knox goes, if it's tripped (0x1) I don't think there's anything you can do to really reset it. I know at one point you could use triangle away think it was and that could reset it but I think I remember that's not working so well anymore, tho I could be mistaken.
good luck.
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I would guess the best thing you could do is flash (thru Kies) the stock NB4 firmware, that should get everything back to standard, then you can still root and everything from there, but it should get everything back up and running right for you. As far as Knox goes, if it's tripped (0x1) I don't think there's anything you can do to really reset it. I know at one point you could use triangle away think it was and that could reset it but I think I remember that's not working so well anymore, tho I could be mistaken.
good luck.
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thanks for some insight MoodSwinger now i have kies but it's not reconizing my device
do you have the stock firmware full DL, It's something 1.5GB IRCC? If not, get it.
do you have a custom recovery installed? You said you were rooted so I'm guessing yes. Can you boot into recovery?
if you can do those try flashing the stock thru the custom recovery.
search how to fix a softbricked device there's a thread and answers in this (T-Mobile SGS4) section just find them, and you should be able to recover at least to get back to stock. Then you should be back on track.
Download fenny's 4.4.2 firmware, flash with Odin, problem fixed
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serio22 said:
Download fenny's 4.4.2 firmware, flash with Odin, problem fixed
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And where shall I place the 4.4.2 firmware in Odin meaning which box @ serio thanks for your input
For our devices always use PDA to flash stuff.
I haven't come across anything that uses anything else so far.
I shall try it once I get home. Should I uncheck anything thing like auto boot , repartition, reset time
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Just auto boot and reset time should be checked
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Serio i have the rooted stock uvufnb4 v1.3 not sure if that's the one but will look for the one you suggested
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warreng6x said:
Serio i have the rooted stock uvufnb4 v1.3 not sure if that's the one but will look for the one you suggested
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Go here.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2679913
Go to first page, look for download, choose 5th one. It will say Odin tar.
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warreng6x said:
Serio i have the rooted stock uvufnb4 v1.3 not sure if that's the one but will look for the one you suggested
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Not the same.. Follow the sickness's link and directions and you will be good to go
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Sitting waiting for this fix finish in the library about ready to smack someone with a book
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warreng6x said:
Sitting waiting for this fix finish in the library about ready to smack someone with a book
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well here i go brb
warreng6x said:
well here i go brb
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Don't hit someone with a book ?
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serio22 said:
Don't hit someone with a book ?
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ok so followed the steps to the end now i still have the same problem making calls it goes black then return to say in call i can't change the volume so i can hear it if it rings i'm just stuck also the wifi is not turning on but i'll figure that one out
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ok so followed the steps to the end now i still have the same problem making calls it goes black then return to say in call i can't change the volume so i can hear it if it rings i'm just stuck also the wifi is not turning on but i'll figure that one out
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You did flash the tar file right? If so try flashing it a second time and don't use mobile Odin.. If it still doesn't work you can try flashing a 4.3 or 4.2.2 ROM and see if that helps.. If all this fails its likely a hardware problem
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serio22 said:
You did flash the tar file right? If so try flashing it a second time and don't use mobile Odin.. If it still doesn't work you can try flashing a 4.3 or 4.2.2 ROM and see if that helps.. If all this fails its likely a hardware problem
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yes i did the the one in sickness post. now since im back on stock rom how should i go about doing the flash the second time around? thanks for the help i remember this s#it was easy at one point and time
warreng6x said:
yes i did the the one in sickness post. now since im back on stock rom how should i go about doing the flash the second time around? thanks for the help i remember this s#it was easy at one point and time
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Just go to download mode and flash it
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back up and running now i did another flash thru odin and unchecked auto reboot and time reset and its back to normal. to every one with a input thanks :good: time to make some new buddies
1 more thing i can only use fnb4 roms correct and which recovery is good to flash
This is a problem that just started happening. Every now and then, I'll Google something in my browser or try to a website and it just won't load. Then for a few minutes it wont load any website. It just hangs and the loading bar doesn't move. It'll randomly start working again fine after a few minutes. It does this with multiple browsers for me. Any ideas?
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Does it happen on both wifi and mobile data, or just one?
Both
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My best advice is to backup all important data and factory reset. If it still happens flash your firmware via Odin and then factory reset again. (Doing so with stock recovery will wipe the internal sd card, so back that up as well.)
I reflashed the rom and the browser thing happened again today. I don't really have a working computer. It's their a way to Odin go stock without a computer?
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Not exactly. You can use Mobile Odin, but it doesn't flash the full firmware. Still its better than nothing. Search xda for the thread. Itll explain how to use the free version.
What build are you running?
S3rx
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Sorry, I meant what is your base firmware/bootloader build. If youre not sure, indtall terminal emulator and enter this:
getprop ro.bootloader
Whatever it returns is your current firmware version and you should flash that same one if using Mobile Odin.
For some reason when I try to Odin the newest nf4 firmware, everything seems to go ok but my phone won't come on. Just stays stuck at the tmobile t999l screen. I've flashed the nf4 modem but I wanted to flash the bootloader to go along with it. If anyone has any input I would appreciate it. Thanks.
Did you factory reset?
No. Should I do that before Odin or after?
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Either one
Thanks @serio22 that did it. I don't think I've ever had to do that before.
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It's always recommended, especially if going from aosp/cm otherwise you will get stuck at startup