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Bell (canada) calls it Vibrant, but it's really I9000 with NAM.
anyways, I prepared some tutorial based on MODACA, Paul's JP3 rom (prerooted)
(Paul's original thread can be found here. http://alturl.com/bu6qh)
Before I begin, I would like to warn you.
I initially bought 2 phones but only one of the phone was able to go into "download mode"
this is very important because in case of emergency, this is the only way to revive the phone.
if your phone can't get into "download mode" by pressing "pwr, vol down, home" simultaneously, then
I advise you to
go back to the store and have it exchanged
go back to the store and have it exchanged
go back to the store and have it exchanged
When I went to the futureshop to excahnge the phone, I tried the phone right on the spot after the payment.
put the battery in, three button, if you see the download mode.
Take the phone.
Another way of quickly checking if the phone can go into download mode by pressing buttons vol down home pwr to turn on and see if it goes into the DL mode
IF your phone can't be in download mode and you don't feel like exchanging the phone.
please proceed to ALLGAMER's post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7538723&postcount=2
===============One shot BETA froyo JP3 FW pre root===================
pre req, <samsung kies installed> <win7 64bit adb usb driver>
Steps: (download the link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9J6TYUKF unzip with 7zip)
1. put the battery into the galaxy S
2. Go into the download mode (mentioned above)
3. run Odin
4. select PIT 512 (included) chose radio, PDA, CSC and check repartition
5. connect the phone
6. FLASH!!!!!!
7. done
your phone is now rooted with latest JP3 FROYO.
I will post the video tutorial soon
I am currently using this phone on FIDO with sim unlocker that I bought 2 years ago from
dealextreme.com
it works with data, SMS, outbound calls
but I am having trouble receiving calls. (8outof 10 times, it goes directly into the voicemail)
this is not realated to the firmware but my faulty sim adapter.
I ordered an unlock code from unlockgenie (for 26$)
I will report once I get the unlock code.
========ROOT for STOCK ROM===========
(if you would rather wait for the real Froyo from samsung)
the attachment is the modified version for 2.1
I simply changed i9000 to i9000M
put the file in the SDCARD (not external SD card)
do vol up, home, pwr
chose to run update.zip
now you have rooted I9000M
===========tweak=================
do the following tweak
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749495
My score went up from 900~ to 1700~ woot!!!!
========AUG10th===================
Been using JP3 last couple of days with above once click patch.
the patch made huge difference.
Browser crashes time to time where there's heavy flash video.
missing incoming calls due to the unlock sim adapter,
outgoing and 3G works great
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Latest Adobe Flash
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NT2ER7HX
websites tend to crash less with the latest Flash beta 3
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64bit driver for ADB
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K5458W3G
Use drop box if you want to share your android phone with PC
http://db.tt/pGyW1E
for those who are worried about losing WCDMA850 band (850 3G frequency)
I can confirm that with JP3 rom, you will get the band depending on the area.
Although in the service menu, 850 band is not picked, my phone was on 850 3G band.
yes, like many others, i've found out my version of Bell, does not allow you to do the 3 button recovery mode
now i've to do it the long way via adb, but even so it's not showing up in the list of usb devices in adb.
but it works fine in win7 x64 + Kies and as a Mass Storage
not sure if it's something in Bell firmware did to block the phone to make it harder to hack
I cant extract the zip with winrar, it says its broken...
audino said:
I cant extract the zip with winrar, it says its broken...
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try 7zip, or you need to download it again, most likely your download was incomplete
AllGamer said:
try 7zip, or you need to download it again, most likely your download was incomplete
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Downloaded 2times, and tried 7zip -> same problem...
does this unlock the phone by any chance?
Mine just keeps rebooting when I hold down by pressing "pwr, vol down, home" simultaneously. I must be doing something wrong.. but I can get in download mode when connect to my computer and I use the Android development tools
I don't think swaping the phone is going to work for most people since the phone a store has are likey from the same lot.
audino said:
Downloaded 2times, and tried 7zip -> same problem...
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can anyone repack this?
Ive downloaded the file 3 times on 2 pc and the same issue with 7zip/winrar...
TriC_101 said:
Mine just keeps rebooting when I hold down by pressing "pwr, vol down, home" simultaneously. I must be doing something wrong.. but I can get in download mode when connect to my computer and I use the Android development tools
I don't think swaping the phone is going to work for most people since the phone a store has are likey from the same lot.
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I got the Vibrant from Bell and have the same problem as you. I can't get into Download Mode not matter what I try. I can get the phone into Recovery Mode using the Android SDK though. How do you get into Download Mode using the SDK?
I successfully rooted my phone but now I am trying to get Froyo on it. Is it possible to use Rom Manager to flash to Android 2.2? I tried using the rom you linked but the file cannot be unzipped as others have mentioned.
Thanks
"adb reboot download" does the trick.
Thanks Now I just need the the rom... does anyone know if the phone can be flashed with the firmwares listed on samsung-firmware.webs.com?
I will re up the file.
Btw if you still have the stock rom and it doesnt go into download mode
i insist that you get your phone exchanged
what if it gets bricked? Then you cant restore it anymore because you need debug mode for adb
leegoon84 said:
it works with data, SMS, outbound calls
but I am having trouble receiving calls. (8outof 10 times, it goes directly into the voicemail)
this is not realated to the firmware but my faulty sim adapter.
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I'm betting it's not your "faulty SIM adaptor" but rather you not having the 850 HSPA band with the I9000 firmware.
And good luck with that unlock code, but it's not going to happen any time soon. Trust me, I've been through this with the Captivate.
Croak said:
"adb reboot download" does the trick.
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i'm way past that already, but the update.zip says it's not good as reported on another topic.
it's weird, trying other methods as we speak
Croak said:
I'm betting it's not your "faulty SIM adaptor" but rather you not having the 850 HSPA band with the I9000 firmware.
And good luck with that unlock code, but it's not going to happen any time soon. Trust me, I've been through this with the Captivate.
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I doubt that it's 850mhz issue
because the phone has physical hardware to support 850 and when I did the test on JP3
I didn't update the radio (baseband) and I was having the same issue.
however when I'm on a call with someone( I already called the other person) I do get an incoming call.
AllGamer said:
i'm way past that already, but the update.zip says it's not good as reported on another topic.
it's weird, trying other methods as we speak
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the reason why update doesn't work is because you need to change the model number to i9000M
I will also post the modified version of update.zip
btw this version of update.zip only works if you have stock rom.
leegoon84 said:
the reason why update doesn't work is because you need to change the model number to i9000M
I will also post the modified version of update.zip
btw this version of update.zip only works if you have stock rom.
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I have the stock rom of the i9000 euro version, could I update it with the update.zip and how do I that?
ThX
audino said:
I have the stock rom of the i9000 euro version, could I update it with the update.zip and how do I that?
ThX
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728754
I would try root for 2.1 (if your stock rom is 2.1)
leegoon84 said:
I will re up the file.
Btw if you still have the stock rom and it doesnt go into download mode
i insist that you get your phone exchanged
what if it gets bricked? Then you cant restore it anymore because you need debug mode for adb
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I went back.. and tried 5 phones they have in stock non of them will go into the download mode well doing holding down the power,volume,home combination.
just wanna let everyone know that i have fully flashed the CDMA HTC Desire to cricket with everything working, sending/recieving mms, and all apps access internet fine, using tokens flash, and conaps edited mms apk.
i have not seen ANY posts ANYWHERE that said if this phone was even able to be flashed, so i figured i would let everyone know it is, also i am running the latest cyanogenMod rom
This great news! I was considering buying a HTC Desire and flashing over to cricket since I'm able to get it for a good price.
Can you explain how you flashed it?? and what carrier was under the HTC desire?
pm'd you, if i didnt put it clear enough(i didnt go to much into detail cause i figure you know how to flash roms/rooting) i will break it down alittle more if needed. and the phone originally was nex-techwireless.
I just bought a used Desire from eBay with the intention of flashing it to Cricket. Could you PM me the instructions as well? It would be most appreciated.
darkmage1991 said:
pm'd you, if i didnt put it clear enough(i didnt go to much into detail cause i figure you know how to flash roms/rooting) i will break it down alittle more if needed. and the phone originally was nex-techwireless.
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Well I managed to root and flash a new rom, but I'm still having trouble to how to flash it over to cricket.
you must have a sense rom flashed in order for the diag mode to work. if you already flashed another rom flash one of these as a temp, and once the settings have been made you are free to flash another rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992802
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=947481
first root the device with unrevoked, once its rooted download qpst(i use build 366)
now after thats download and installed you need to download the htc diag drivers and put your phone into diag mode(its either ##diag, ##diag#,##diag*... it starts with 2 # followed by diag just not sure of the last symbol) once its in diag mode plug it in and the computer will instal drivers, wait for that to finish then go to device manager and manually update the htc drivers using the download htc diag drivers. after that is all done you must now open qpst configuration and click ports, then click add new port and add anything you see about your phone. now once thats done you need to click start clients and select service programming. and set all settings like in these pics http://s798.photobucket.com/albums/yy266/darkmage1991/ and dont forget to write a cricket prl i suggest this one http://www.4shared.com/file/we3VLGo_/42900.html (its a cricket sprint hybrid), once those are set push write to phone.
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=stable&device=bravoc get the newest cyanogenmod build (7.0.3 atm) dont flash it until you get the qpst settings set in a sense rom. now download the cricket v10 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7261108&postcount=1 and flash it.
now download apn backup & restore, exfile explorer, and autostart off the market using wifi.
open your voice dialer and say "open proxy settings" once thats opened type in "wap.mycricket.com" and "8080" for the port #
now open apn back & restore and restore these apn's http://www.4shared.com/document/h5A_Izso/apns.html
Now we get to the part where we get MMS working, do this stuff you must open exfile explorer and make sure you mount as rewritable
Delete the mms.apk located in system/app
Drop the modifed mms.apk into system/app
Delete the telephony.db file located in data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases
Drop the modified telephony.db in data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases (Be sure to rename the telephony.db file you downloaded back to telephony.db before dropping it back into data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases)
get the modifed mms and telephony here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968582
ok i think i got everything, if something is not working let me know i may have missed a step. and remember to thank all the people who created all those files for there hard work.
i know it seems like a lot of work but it really isnt, i redo my flash about every 5-10 days cause i cant decide what roms i like lol, and it only takes about a min to get it flashed again but you do not have to redo the qpst part only the downloading of autostart, ex, apn etc, and getting mms going
if you guys are like me and flash alot of roms, you will find some dont let mms to work, and other dont alow internet for apps to work(but internet for the stock browser will, this is due to iptables some dont support it) its just trial and error =P
and i suggest going over to 2fast4u.com and check out his AWESOME cdma roms for the desire his work is awesome and so far all his roms work fully on cricket
I have success of getting my 3G working .
However, i can't make calls lol.
And to add, The mms fix link is broken when i try to download: telephony.db.zip. can u post a different link for it?
Do you have to activate it to recieve calls or something?
(edit): i cant extract telephony.db.zip. Do i take the whole file and drop it? or do i extract it?
no dont extract it rename it to telephony.db (remove .zip)
My wish came true!!
Goood News, it works!!
I can recieve calls and text and web(even thought its kinda slow at the moment).
Everything is correct from the tutorial, its just i had to call cricket to register the HTC desire under my cricket account. Ugh... It was a long process but i got it .
No activation, it worked right after they register my MEID thiny from the back of my phone .
Sooo yeah, how can I speed up my 3G? Its slower than my Huawei ascend's 3G. :/
I still cant get MMS working -_-.
o wait, its cause your ascend was on the "android" plan paying 55 a month but flashed phones are only alowed to be on the 45 a month plan, and that plan requires the use of the proxy (wap.mycricket.com) and the proxy has a speed limit on it unlike the android plan.
and if someone actually let you stay on the 55 a month with the flashed phone, then that means internet shouldnt be working at all due to you installing autostart, and setting the proxy settings. something you can try is open your voice dialer and say "open proxy settings" and erase the info and see if the internet even works, if it works what uninstall autostart.
and mms requires the modified mms app, telephony.db, and the apn's to be set using apn backup and restore, if you did do all that redo it. use exfile explorer and go into /system/app and delete the mms.apk and paste the modified one in there, after that click and hold on it and go down to permissions and set it like this(the x's put a checkmark in leave the o's empty)
xxo (user)
xoo (group)
xoo (other
now do the same with the telephony.db, then open apn backup&restore and delete apn's then click restore and use the apn file linked.
Need Help
Hi guys, sorry to interrupt.
I've been on the net for quite some time now searching for a solution to my HTC Desire problem but this is the first time I come across people who seem to know what they're talking about!!
My HTC Desire was working fine for almost 5 months ( I bought it from a close friend who brought it from Romania). the phone is already rooted or flashed or what ever you call that, I get a Joker holding a card on which is written S-OFF and around the Joker is Written "Why so serious" when I turn on my phone (if that helps you know what ROM or Root the phone is equipped with...)
The thing is few weekes ago, the phone began turning off by itself, just like that and I had troubles rebooting it ( sometime it just keeps on rebooting all over again uncessefully, so i had to get the battery out, wait few minutes before hitting the power button again). the Camera and the Camcorder stopped working suddenly and the phone starts rebooting every 10 minutes max.
I tried to root it again with unreviked 3, it was working pretty fine until the program tried to rebbot my phone and the Mothef....r wouldn't reboot (original problem) so communication was lost and rebbot was uncessfull.
I installed the latest version of HTC sync from HTC web site, but it wouldn't detect my phone !!!!
So now, I wanna flash the existing ROM with THE ORIGINAL one, the HTC official one as if I just bought the phone from a store. Is it the Solution for my problem?? and if it is can you please explain to me what to do exactely in the process ( if you can explain the terms you use "cricket" "build 366"...)
I know it's a lot to ask but I would be greatfull if you could help.
Thanks.
Ill try it out. I was using my stock 2.2 froyo with sense instead of the cyanmod since i like the interface better. I was sending text through the sense rom but cant send any mms apparently.
Another problem that i came across cyanmod's latest rom is that it has no market place -_-'.
No luck :/.
Is there a rom where I can have working MMS? lol
As for the telephony file. I just realize I had to create all those directories for me to put the file in, could that be part of the reason why?
i believe i had to create it also the file goes in this directory /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db , as for working mms rom, cyanogen 7.0.3 works fine, i think you have something not set or wrong.
and for the other guy i would reroot and flash a cyanogenmod rom and see how it is. and make sure you choose the correct rom(gsm is for desire's with a sim card, cdma is for desires without a sim)
Thanks for the guide, while I won't be using it myself, I'm sure someone will. I'm trying to make a CDMA Guide thread so I might use it and link to it.
you dont need worry bout it , this guide is only for people that are wanting to flash the phone carrier to cricket from uscc or another carrier. so not much people need this info, and the people that do need it can find it with the search button like the last people have done.
USC Revert, HBOOT 1.06, and Carrier Text on Lock Screen
DM, thanks for all your work on this. Would you happen to have a .qpst settings file for US Cellular should someone decide to revert it back? Or perhaps a .qpst settings file for Cricket that just needs the DN changed where appropriate as indicated in your screenshots? That would be a great addition to this thread.
Second, I would like to comment here on how rooting via unrevoked did no work for me due to my phone having HBOOT 1.06. I had register for the beta for this program: revolutionary.io
That unlocked the bootloader for me an installed CW Recovery.
Third, I have been trying to get rid of the US Cellular on the lockscreen in CM 7.1 with no luck. Any suggestions? Carrier Name app: fail. CCName: has become deprecated. SQLite edit: custom_lock... record not in secure table as indicated on this thread: forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/22493-bring-back-settings-location-security-show-custom-message
Finally, I would like to readdress the possibility of a phone reprogrammed for cricket not using the proxy. Has anyone tried this recently?
I think changing the value in build.prop is all.
Need help getting 3G data working
Okay, I was flashing this phone for my father-in-law for a Christmas gift, so I was finally able to get the ESN updated with Cricket to activate the phone. Phone calls work, SMS works, but 3G does not and neither does MMS.
3G is the only service that I am concerned with fixing at the moment, so I was wondering if anyone has some input on how I can troubleshoot the problem. I noticed that the Cricket guy put him on the $55 Android plan; is this part of the problem? Do I just need to not use Autostart and remove the proxy? Do I need different APN's than those provided?
Sfhub created a more stream lined process, you can check it out here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23276856&postcount=3
Credit goes to sfhub, themac79, and margey
Download EB30 Clockwork tar file from here
http://goo-inside.me/epic4gtouch/kernel/acs-eb30-clockwork-epic-touch-4g-sep-20-4-00-pm.tar
Download ODIN.
Enter download mode by powering off phone, reboot holding volume down and power button until warning screen pops up. Press volume up on warning screen to enter download mode. Connect phone with usb.
Put downloaded tar into pda spot and start flash.
PHONE WILL BOOT WITH YELLOW TRIANGLE ON BOOT SCREEN BUT WE WILL FIX THAT.
After phone reboots run auto root program available here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
follow instructions on that thread and run the RUNFIRST.bat
YOU NOW HAVE ROOT. Now we will fix it so were back to stock kernel (no yellow triangle)
Download stock kernel .
First link is for odin flashable kernel, the second is one click odin (SUPER SIMPLE)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23274891&postcount=26
Put phone in download mode and flash stock kernel back on. Congrats you now have stock rooted SGSII
Credits goto SFHUB, themac79, and Margey
Thanks, I'm trying to convince my GF to get the sgs2, she's on USCC. This will come in handy.
I actually put together a more streamlined package on the other thread. If someone could test it out, that would help others.
Inspired by the above enthusiasm, I put together a quick package to simplify rooting for your phone (if I had a phone to use, I could put together something even simpler)
Keep in mind, I'm doing this all "blind" since I don't have a phone. This procedure might not work, but should be pretty close to working. With some feedback I can fix it up quickly.
Thanks - chris41g for EK02+CWM zImage, themac79 for FB14 zImage, Margey for testing and helping work out root procedure
1) download the USCC rooting package [USCCROOT-sfx.exe]
2) extract the files
USCCROOT-sfx.exe is a 7zip self-extractor that contains all the files you'll need. Just double-click in windows and specify where you want to extract, we'll assume C:\
3) connect phone to PC
make sure USB drivers are installed
enable USB debugging (menu->settings->applications->development)
4) install E4GT EK02 kernel+CWM using ODIN OneClick
double-click on C:\USCCROOT\e4gtauto-sfx.exe
double-click on C:\USCCROOT\SPH-D710.EK02_KERNEL_CWM-OneClick.exe (thanks chris41g for zImage)
E4GTAUTO: select Option E (Extra Options), then Option H (Reboot to ODIN Download Mode), press any key to continue, then select Option J (Previous Menu)
ODIN-OC: Wait until yellow COM port shows up in ODIN OneClick window
ODIN-OC: Press Start on the ODIN OneClick screen
Phone will reboot when done
ODIN-OC: Close the ODIN OneClick window
5) Install persistent root
E4GTAUTO: select Option A (Install Root)
E4GTAUTO: when done, press any key to reboot, then any key to continue
6) install USCC FB14 kernel using ODIN OneClick
double-click on C:\USCCROOT\SCH-R760.FB14_KERNEL-OneClick.exe (thanks themac79 for zImage)
E4GTAUTO: select Option E (Extra Options), then Option H (Reboot to ODIN Download Mode), press any key to continue
ODIN-OC: Wait until yellow COM port shows up in ODIN OneClick window
ODIN-OC: Press Start on the ODIN OneClick screen
Phone will reboot when done
ODIN-OC: Close the ODIN OneClick window
7) you are done
E4GTAUTO: select Option K (Exit)
Ha ha even better man. Now I just need to figure out how to pull the stock odin information off so we can start at least creating odin roms. Need a debloated one soon. I will play with it more in the morning.
Uscc galaxy sII root (streamline)
Wow!!! Worked like a charm! THANKS!!!!!
Unroot
This process works like a charm to root the phone. How would I unroot if needed?
anyone working on an ICS rom for the US Cellular version? Shouldn't be too hard since it's basically identical to our phone. The source was released a few days ago I believe.
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anyone working on an ICS rom for the US Cellular version? Shouldn't be too hard since it's basically identical to our phone. The source was released a few days ago I believe.
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Lol i work for uscc.. The sgs2 just came out.. Early april they are going to release the samsung aviator.. There first 4g device.. Also coming out with a 4g galaxy tab 10.1
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Clockworkmod
1. The root for USCC samsung gs2 work like a champ. (hat's off to everyone who made this happen so quick).
2. My only problem is that i want clockworkmod to do a rom backup but having problems loading it in. I downloaded the app and flashed and reboot to recovery and nothing.
Do we have a release for this and if not can I use a similar .tar to do so. I just don't want to brick my phone.
thanks
Phone:
Android Version: 2.3.6
Build number gingerbreadad.fb14
And again the new release of the samsung gs2 for USCC
Edit:
Second time's a charm I guess..
I followed the directions. Everything went well. However, after downloading superuser I don't have and can't install the binary. So it seemd that I don't have root.
I'm a little stuck. Anybody have any tips?
Thanks!
Sfhub's method works perfectly! Thank you!
Greatt..let the mess ups start calling in with bricked phones lol.. too bad we cant tell them how to odin there phones lol.. thank goodness for advanced exchanges!
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
elliwigy said:
Greatt..let the mess ups start calling in with bricked phones lol.. too bad we cant tell them how to odin there phones lol.. thank goodness for advanced exchanges!
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
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...What? This is for the U.S. Cellular Galaxy S II, which is identical to the Sprint Epic 4G Touch, just without the 4G radio. This rooting method isn't for the E4GT...
Works great first try. Has anyone gotten a cutsim recovery to work yet. I want to try some mods but I want to have a backup I can flash first.
Sent from my SCH-R760 using XDA
This is EPIC! thanks to alll the folks who had a part in assembling this.
Is there any suggestions as to what roms people are running at this time??
Go to teamuscellular dot com and he has a really good aokp build. Battery life and speed is great for me
Sent from my SCH-R760 using XDA
Hi All,
I'm getting ready to replace my USCC Mez with something new.
I'm torn between the Galaxy S II and the Aviator.
My main concern with either is the availability of custom ROMs and extensive development.
Which phone would be better in your opinion?
Are there any custom ROMs for either phone yet?
My searching has turned up a few discussions, but no real useful info.
Thanks in advance,
Elmojo
rooted
got my uscellular galaxy s 2 rooted
now i just want to find a way to backup my stock rom then flash different roms anyone have any idea how?
cwm doesnt work with this phone
Is there any information on how to backup your current rom or flash back to stock rom? I'm really paranoid and I'm trying to be as cautious as possible about this so I don't brick my phone, also so I have a backup plan in case something goes wrong and I have to send it in or something.
Thanks
Ennon said:
...What? This is for the U.S. Cellular Galaxy S II, which is identical to the Sprint Epic 4G Touch, just without the 4G radio. This rooting method isn't for the E4GT...
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i was actually speaking from an employee perspective..
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
After many tries of failure from ROM flashing, reprogramming and trying to understand the alien language to me, I finally figured out how to get wifi tether working for your galaxy note 2. There are links in this thread and make sure that you follow the instruction I have for you here as well.
*** Disclosure ***
I am not an expert or a someone who can give you an advice. Directions hereafter are what worked for me and I am only sharing how I got it worked. However, it is not a definite way to get wifi tether working for T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SGH-T889). Please do this for US model only.
This direction is for people who have never done rooting and programming phones, and upgraded to JB 4.3 via OTA with KNOX enabled bootloader. By the end of this direction, your GN2 will be rooted on T-Mobile stock ROM with wifi tether enabled. Please be aware that this direction will void your phone's warranty by tripping KNOX counter. So do this at your own will. Also, back up your most recent ROM and personal files just in case.
So, enough disclosure.....and here it is.
(For this part of instruction, I would like to give a big thanks to mrRobinson for providing pre-rooted stock T-Mobile ROM.)
1. Download ODIN (version does not matter, but 3.07 or 3.09 should work fine)
2. Find Tmobile ROM and download JellyBean Release 4.3 (December 2013) from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975560
3. Unzip downloaded ROM in your PC and run ODIN (Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked in ODIN)
4. Find and click PDA or AP in ODIN and load downloaded ROM (root66_TMO_T889UVUCMK7_2.tar.md5)
5. Turn T889 off, then put the phone to download mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power. Then plug USB cable to the phone
6. Click START to flash your phone
Once the phone reboots, your phone will be rooted. Easy so far, right?
Now the next step...
(For this part of instruction, I would like to give a big thanks to mattlowry.)
1. Visit this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2564430 and download 2 files: Version 2.1 of SWARM ROM (Look for Download(v2.1)) and WifiTethering.zip (Look for a mediafire link on Version 2.1)
2. Copy these files on your phone's SD Card
3. Turn T889 off, then enter into recovery mode by pressing and holding Volume Up, Home and Power. If the recovery mode says Android System Recovery 3e on top and does not have "advanced" menu, reboot your phone and go to Play Store. Download ROM Manager by ClockworkMod. Run Rom Manager and choose Recovery Setup. Under the Recovery Setup, install or update recovery "ClockworkMod Recovery". After this install/update, turn your phone off and enter into recovery mode.
4. In the recovery mode, select "wipe data/factory reset", then select "wipe cache partition", then select "advanced", then select "wipe dalvik cache." Once you are done this far, select "Go Back", then select "install zip." Under install zip menu, select "Choose zip from /storage/sdcard1". (There will be about 15 to 20 second delay until the next menu.) Find the SWARM ROM zip file and flash the phone's ROM.
5. After flashing the phone with SWARM ROM, go back to install zip menu and find WifiTethering.zip, then flash your phone.
A bit painful, but you've done great!...but we are not done yet.
Now, do not panic if your Wifi does not work after this step. There is a fix.
(For this part of instruction, I would like to give a big thanks to dr.ketan.)
1. Visit this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48468121&highlight=mattlowry#post48468121
2. Download "Wifi_patch_t889.tar.rar" and extract the file in your PC.
3. Run ODIN and click on PDA or AP, then load the file "Wifi_patch_t889.tar.md5".
4. Press START and wait until your phone reboot.
Now your Wifi patch is done, but your wifi won't work until you do the following.
(For this part of instruction, I would like to give a big thanks to DerTeufel1980 for Devil Kernel.)
1. Visit this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239453
2. Very bottom of this thread there are files for download. Download "Devil2-2.3.2-t0lte-DUAL-20140102.zip" and save it in your phone's SD card. Make sure the file name as others will get you stuck in booting. If you download wrong kernel, you have to restart the whole process from the very top of this instruction.
3. Turn your phone off and enter into recovery mode again. Select "install zip", find the "Devil2-2.3.2-t0lte-DUAL-20140102.zip" file, then flash your phone.
4. One the flash is done, reboot your phone.
By now, your phone is rooted with Devil Kernel. All functions should work fine.
Now the wifi tether...
1. Go to Play Store and search wifi tether.
2. From the list of apps, find Wifi Tether: Network Sharing by Topapploft.
3. Do not install this app and look for a link under Description for 10.1.0 version.
4. Download the app from this link and install this app (phone will ask for installation permission for unknown source app.)
5. After the installation, run the app and go to the settings.
Change Device-Profile: Choose Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)
Change Setup-Method: Choose Netd-Ndc (master)
Send Netd Max Client Cmd: checked
Send No Tether-Interface Cmd: checked
WiFi-driver reload 2: checked
MSS clamping: checked by default
Routing fix: checked by default
You are done!
On a side note, do not use wifi tether trevemod. It has same functions as the above app, but for some reason it forcefully reboots your phone and tethering do not work.
Also, do not use Wifi Tether Router as this app will cause blackout of your phone screen on some cases. I purchased this app and regret it.
One more thing, I have not tried skipping SWARM ROM flashing. So if anyone tried, please comment it for other people.
Thanks for reading this long instruction and hope your phone works as mine.
Love the idea.
In the first bit, skip mrRobinson's rom. Start with Odin installing a custom recovery such as TWRP. Then odin the wifi patch if you are not on the Knox bootloader and don't plan on using Devil Kernel or Agni. Then pull a nandroid backup.
Complete wipe.
Install the 4.3 rom of your choice. I like Jedi Master X, wifi tether is already configured of you stick with mobile devices (tablets etc). Follow instructions on install.
If you are on another rom, go ahead and follow your instructions.
Thanks for helping the community.
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Coug76 said:
Love the idea.
In the first bit, skip mrRobinson's rom. Start with Odin installing a custom recovery such as TWRP. Then odin the wifi patch if you are not on the Knox bootloader and don't plan on using Devil Kernel or Agni. Then pull a nandroid backup.
Complete wipe.
Install the 4.3 rom of your choice. I like Jedi Master X, wifi tether is already configured of you stick with mobile devices (tablets etc). Follow instructions on install.
If you are on another rom, go ahead and follow your instructions.
Thanks for helping the community.
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Thank you for your input and comment.
You shouldn't need both the WiFi patch and devil kernel for WiFi to work. Its 1 or the other. But nice thread!
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 4
mattlowry said:
You shouldn't need both the WiFi patch and devil kernel for WiFi to work. Its 1 or the other. But nice thread!
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 4
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Thank you for your input.
I've tried WiFi patch first, but it did not work. So, I had to use devil kernel for both WiFi and tethering to work. I put both instruction just to make sure they work.
I can confirm that just using the patch does not give you wifi back on stock, rooted MK7. However, I much prefer the stock kernel to Devil Kernel in terms of smoothness.
Any idea on how to undo the WifiTethering.zip changes without having to redo the entire phone?
drdoombot said:
I can confirm that just using the patch does not give you wifi back on stock, rooted MK7. However, I much prefer the stock kernel to Devil Kernel in terms of smoothness.
Any idea on how to undo the WifiTethering.zip changes without having to redo the entire phone?
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Flash your ROM over your present install. Should paint over the tethering changes.
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Thanks!!
First I want to thank you for this thread!! Since upgrading to Android 4.3 I have not been successful in getting wifi tethering to work. Prior to 4.3, trev-mod was working perfectly fine but after the update nothing seem to work except bluetooth tethering with Fox-Fi along with PDANet+ and many apps didn't work with that method.
Also I'd just like to add that I hardly ever tether at all... it's just nice to know when you are in a bind you have some sort of solution.
I'm currently on the 4.1.2 bootloader because I didn't want to have to deal with knox. Even though my warranty has already expired, for some reason I still do not want to upgrade to the new one. The wifi patch was giving me all sorts of freezes and random reboots so I decided to go back to the original bootloader, after reading EdKey's Conch Replubic thread. His ROM was very stable for me, however I recently acquired the Gear 2 and unfortunately not all was working correctly since it is heavily debloated. I'm currently using SWARM 2.1 with AGNI Kernel. Was using Devil before but battery drain appears to be very high with this ROM so I'm giving Agni a go for a couple of days. Since I am on the old bootloader, the only way to get wifi to work properly is either using Devil or Agni kernel unless there is another one out there that I'm unaware of at this time.
Anyway... I digress. My experience so far is this, when I initially start the tethering process, none of my devices see an access point until I stop tethering and start it again for a second time. Then I'm able to see the AndroidTether access point. I can connect and tether even without any sort of vpn or browser ID spoofer. I'd still recommend using a VPN anyway, just in case the operator starts packet sniffing. Who knows, maybe Trev Mod was working, I don't recall trying to re-enable tethering for a second time when I didn't see any access points so I just kind of gave up and stumbled across this thread
However, when I stop the tethering, I'm not able to reconnect to my normal home wifi until I toggle on/off the Mobile HotSpot option in the Rom. My wifi icon is enabled, but for some reason does not connect to my router until I toggle it on and then off again. This is still a better work around than having to reboot the phone each time to get my wifi to reconnect. It might have something to do with my current bootloader, but I'm not sure. I guess it will be back to the drawing board after KitKat comes out. Hopefully this will remain working for awhile...
So I just wanted to share my experience and thank you again for this thread.
Just so you know you can install jedi master rom x2. And follow my guide. It's a lot easier than doing all of this. Here's the link. http://zuck.com/xda/JediMasterX-FAQ.html#teather
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hotspot working on t-mobile galaxy note 2 running 4.3 Jellybean
jinimini1026 said:
After many tries of failure from ROM flashing, reprogramming and trying to understand the alien language to me, I finally figured out how to get wifi tether working for your galaxy note 2. There are links in this thread and make sure that you follow the instruction I have for you here as well.
*** Disclosure ***
I am not an expert or a someone who can give you an advice. Directions hereafter are what worked for me and I am only sharing how I got it worked. However, it is not a definite way to get wifi tether working for T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SGH-T889). Please do this for US model only.
This direction is for people who have never done rooting and programming phones, and upgraded to JB 4.3 via OTA with KNOX enabled bootloader. By the end of this direction, your GN2 will be rooted on T-Mobile stock ROM with wifi tether enabled. Please be aware that this direction will void your phone's warranty by tripping KNOX counter. So do this at your own will. Also, back up your most recent ROM and personal files just in case.
So, enough disclosure.....and here it is.
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(For this part of instruction, I would like to give a big thanks to mrRobinson for providing pre-rooted stock T-Mobile ROM.)
1. Download ODIN (version does not matter, but 3.07 or 3.09 should work fine)
2. Find Tmobile ROM and download JellyBean Release 4.3 (December 2013) from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975560
3. Unzip downloaded ROM in your PC and run ODIN (Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked in ODIN)
4. Find and click PDA or AP in ODIN and load downloaded ROM (root66_TMO_T889UVUCMK7_2.tar.md5)
5. Turn T889 off, then put the phone to download mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power. Then plug USB cable to the phone
6. Click START to flash your phone
Once the phone reboots, your phone will be rooted. Easy so far, right?
Now the next step...
(For this part of instruction, I would like to give a big thanks to mattlowry.)
1. Visit this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2564430 and download 2 files: Version 2.1 of SWARM ROM (Look for Download(v2.1)) and WifiTethering.zip (Look for a mediafire link on Version 2.1)
2. Copy these files on your phone's SD Card
3. Turn T889 off, then enter into recovery mode by pressing and holding Volume Up, Home and Power. If the recovery mode says Android System Recovery 3e on top and does not have "advanced" menu, reboot your phone and go to Play Store. Download ROM Manager by ClockworkMod. Run Rom Manager and choose Recovery Setup. Under the Recovery Setup, install or update recovery "ClockworkMod Recovery". After this install/update, turn your phone off and enter into recovery mode.
4. In the recovery mode, select "wipe data/factory reset", then select "wipe cache partition", then select "advanced", then select "wipe dalvik cache." Once you are done this far, select "Go Back", then select "install zip." Under install zip menu, select "Choose zip from /storage/sdcard1". (There will be about 15 to 20 second delay until the next menu.) Find the SWARM ROM zip file and flash the phone's ROM.
5. After flashing the phone with SWARM ROM, go back to install zip menu and find WifiTethering.zip, then flash your phone.
A bit painful, but you've done great!...but we are not done yet.
Now, do not panic if your Wifi does not work after this step. There is a fix.
(For this part of instruction, I would like to give a big thanks to dr.ketan.)
1. Visit this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48468121&highlight=mattlowry#post48468121
2. Download "Wifi_patch_t889.tar.rar" and extract the file in your PC.
3. Run ODIN and click on PDA or AP, then load the file "Wifi_patch_t889.tar.md5".
4. Press START and wait until your phone reboot.
Now your Wifi patch is done, but your wifi won't work until you do the following.
(For this part of instruction, I would like to give a big thanks to DerTeufel1980 for Devil Kernel.)
1. Visit this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239453
2. Very bottom of this thread there are files for download. Download "Devil2-2.3.2-t0lte-DUAL-20140102.zip" and save it in your phone's SD card. Make sure the file name as others will get you stuck in booting. If you download wrong kernel, you have to restart the whole process from the very top of this instruction.
3. Turn your phone off and enter into recovery mode again. Select "install zip", find the "Devil2-2.3.2-t0lte-DUAL-20140102.zip" file, then flash your phone.
4. One the flash is done, reboot your phone.
By now, your phone is rooted with Devil Kernel. All functions should work fine.
Now the wifi tether...
1. Go to Play Store and search wifi tether.
2. From the list of apps, find Wifi Tether: Network Sharing by Topapploft.
3. Do not install this app and look for a link under Description for 10.1.0 version.
4. Download the app from this link and install this app (phone will ask for installation permission for unknown source app.)
5. After the installation, run the app and go to the settings.
Change Device-Profile: Choose Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)
Change Setup-Method: Choose Netd-Ndc (master)
Send Netd Max Client Cmd: checked
Send No Tether-Interface Cmd: checked
WiFi-driver reload 2: checked
MSS clamping: checked by default
Routing fix: checked by default
You are done!
On a side note, do not use wifi tether trevemod. It has same functions as the above app, but for some reason it forcefully reboots your phone and tethering do not work.
Also, do not use Wifi Tether Router as this app will cause blackout of your phone screen on some cases. I purchased this app and regret it.
One more thing, I have not tried skipping SWARM ROM flashing. So if anyone tried, please comment it for other people.
Thanks for reading this long instruction and hope your phone works as mine.
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Want to get hotspot working on t-mobile SGH T-889??Follw the link below or just download (hotspot control) from google play/market and enable ACESS POINT.And you can turn hotspot from your phone's setting the normal way,without root and without downloading any other tethering apps.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...harnesses-the-latent-power-of-your-devices-te
Help samsung galaxy note ii t889 root access
Greetings to the entire community, I'm new here and I wanted to ask for some help on this problem that I have and maybe others have too.
I have a note II t889 which I've rooted, SuperSU appears installed on the phone, when I open any application that requires root it asks me permission, I click accept and it tells me I have been granted permissions, but when I try to use the application tells me that the root has failed, or that need root access to use the application.
Note: I have already tried this several rooting using odin and corresponding files (CF-Root-Auto for note II t889, root66_TMO_T889UVUCMK7_2.tar.md5, and others, and the result is the same, according to the rooteado odin has been done successfully)
Another thing I have android 4.3 version and I already delete knox using root browser (it asked me root access to use it and it worked to remove the data relating to knox)
Thanks
Found solution
Ok anybody outthere doing this it took me a couple of hours but I couldn't find Wi-Fi tether by Topapploft, no longer in the play store, thankfully I found something that worked, first go to play store and get network share & wifi tether by joliejoy, then it's going to ask you to download newest one, wifi tether plus, file name: AndroidWifiTether_10.1.10.apk, follow the instruction above, EXCEPT the device should be GALAXY S4!! It worked for me
My note 2 is unrooted but wifi tether works fine.
I have obtained a Sprint s4 mini. From what I can find, the current kernel is SE secure enforcing.
The exact build number is KOT49H.L520_4.4.2_0016
Build date is Oct 7 2014
I am not new here, I know that all known root methods are now bust. What other options are there?
Searching seems to be pretty difficult for this device. All searches for bootloader and recovery come up for the i9190 / i9195
If I use Kies or Odin to flash a previous recovery image, will that brick the device? Also in the settings, it says Secure Boot Status - Type: Samsung
Guess that is referring to the Knox enforcing
The particular image I had in mind to flash with Odin is SPR-L520VPUAMK2-20131115204826
Will it work? Or am I screwed?
Well no one was able to answer my question, so I had to figure it out on my own. Hopefully the following information will be of help to someone else without spending 36+ hours digging through the internet for answers.
You CAN fix your phone it you are on the NJ1 kernel. This is NOT a guide to fixing a bricked phone, although it may fix that too.
If you are on the NJ1 kernel, there are no root methods currently available. You MUST be on NE3 or lower. I also attempted to flash the custom recovery through Odin, but after a reboot it was as if I did nothing. No Knox flag, no warranty trip, no custom recovery.
Here is what I did to get custom recovery and root:
READ THIS BEFORE ATTEMPTING STEP 1.
This is only for the Sprint variant of the S4 Mini. Model number SPH-L520
Your Warranty could be voided. Proceed if you like. (More info on steps 5 and 6)
I had a horrible time getting the downloads from Sammobile. You WILL have to create an account and login to download files. I could not find any working links for the firmware below except for this site. Register a user name and password, DO NOT UNCHECK THE BOX that says receive emails from Sammobile OR YOU WILL NOT GET YOUR REGISTRATION EMAIL. On the Register page it is at the bottom. After you register, check your email and click on the link to complete the registration.
Close all your windows that are open to sammobile.
You are going to want to download Internet Download Manager in order to download files from Sammobile. After many many attempts to download the firmware from Sammobile, all tries failed. YOU ARE GOING TO NEED IDM to get a reliable download.
Download IDM ---> https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/download.html
Install it and follow these directions to enable resume downloads in IDM ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2765456
If you do not do the steps above, you most likely will have failed download after failed download.
Even after setting this up, the firmware download failed on me twice. I deleted it from the download list in IDM and started it again.
IDM integrates well with Internet Explorer. Kinda buggy with Chrome. I would suggest using IE for the rest of this Tutorial.
Ok, now that you have that squared away, move on to step 1
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1) Flash your phone back to NE3. You can get that here ---> http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/31482/L520VPUBNE3_L520SPTBNE3_SPR/ (click Regular Download, then on new page right-click Confirm Download and click SAVE AS. After that the IDM window should pop up. Just Start Download)
Also go ahead and download download the NJ1 in case things get rough. List of all firmwares here ---> http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SPH-L520/
2) Download and install the Samsung drivers ---> http://www.mediafire.com/download/a4hd8y0c1iakysk/Samsung-Usb-Driver-v1.5.49.0.exe
Download Odin 3.09 ---> http://androidhost.org/PVAIv
Unzip Odin to a folder or desktop. Do not run it from in the zip folder.
3) Run Odin 3.09.
Reboot your S4 Mini SPH-L520 into download mode. Turn phone off > Hold Volume Down, Home Button, and Power Button all at the same time. Wait for the phone to buzz and the pop up on the screen. Release the buttons and press Volume Up to confirm.
Now plug in your phone to your computer. It might take a few seconds for the drivers to install. Wait until Odin shows blue color in the first bar on the left side. Should say 0:[COM3] (the COM number will be different depending on your computer and the USB port you plugged it into)
VERY VERY IMPORTANT! Make sure that the AUTO-REBOOT and F. RESET TIME boxes ARE checked. Make sure that the RE-PARTITION box is NOT checked.
4) Unzip the NE3 download from earlier. Click on the AP button in Odin and navigate to where you unzipped NE3. It should be a .MD5 type of file
Give Odin a few mins to check the file. It may appear that Odin has hung up, just be patient.
After Odin has run the check, it should say ok in the little window on the bottom left. Now click START and wait.
DO NOT bump the phone, the laptop, the usb cord, and MAKE SURE THE BATTERY DOES NOT FALL OUT!!!
After Odin is done flashing, it will reboot the phone. After the initial reboot, the phone will reboot itself once more. Be patient
Now wait for the phone to completely boot up.
5) After you have got back to ME3, you can follow this guide to root it ---> http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-sprint-sph-l520
You already have most of the files you need. Just follow the instructions and download what you do not have already.
By the way, in Odin the AP button and the PDA button are the same
(This method should not trip the Knox counter, but I am unsure. Mine was already tripped before all of this)
OPTIONAL (this will trip the Knox counter and lose warranty status)
6) Now you can use this guide to install the custom recovery ---> http://techbeasts.com/2014/05/04/in...-root-sprint-samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-sph-l520/
Again, you already have most of the files you need. DL what you don't have.
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I am planning on instaling CM11 ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2669991
This ROM apparently needs a specific recovery in order to work properly. I installed that one instead.
MAKE A BACKUP IN THE RECOVERY OF THE STOCK ROM BEFORE FLASHING ANY CUSTOM ROMS, or else be sorry later.
This is about as simplified as I could get it. Hope this helps out those of you that were as confused as I was.
I will not be providing support. Simply do not have the time. There is more than enough info here to help you figure out what to do.
fire3element said:
I have obtained a Sprint s4 mini. From what I can find, the current kernel is SE secure enforcing.
The exact build number is KOT49H.L520_4.4.2_0016
Build date is Oct 7 2014
I am not new here, I know that all known root methods are now bust. What other options are there?
Searching seems to be pretty difficult for this device. All searches for bootloader and recovery come up for the i9190 / i9195
If I use Kies or Odin to flash a previous recovery image, will that brick the device? Also in the settings, it says Secure Boot Status - Type: Samsung
Guess that is referring to the Knox enforcing
The particular image I had in mind to flash with Odin is SPR-L520VPUAMK2-20131115204826
Will it work? Or am I screwed?
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Can you help me to backup your first partition on your phone and send to me. You can use EFS Professional on xda.
Hmm....I installed the NJ1 update through Odin. And then flashed the CF auto root (or maybe it was the recovery.tar) with no issues. I did this when NJ1 was first released.
NCTP2 said:
Hmm....I installed the NJ1 update through Odin. And then flashed the CF auto root (or maybe it was the recovery.tar) with no issues. I did this when NJ1 was first released.
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Can you backup your phone by EFS Pro and send to me. Thanks.
NCTP2 said:
Hmm....I installed the NJ1 update through Odin. And then flashed the CF auto root (or maybe it was the recovery.tar) with no issues. I did this when NJ1 was first released.
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I was unsure about it considering all the changes with SE Secure and Knox. Always pays to be safer than sorry. I could not find any reports of this anywhere after hours of reading and searching. Thanks for confirming though. :good:
quanqw said:
Can you backup your phone by EFS Pro and send to me. Thanks.
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I am sorry, I have been really busy. What exactly are you trying to do? Asking someone to backup sensitive data from their phone and share it to a stranger can be alarming.
At least tell us what is going on or why you need the backup.
worked
fire3element said:
I was unsure about it considering all the changes with SE Secure and Knox. Always pays to be safer than sorry. I could not find any reports of this anywhere after hours of reading and searching. Thanks for confirming though. :good:
I am sorry, I have been really busy. What exactly are you trying to do? Asking someone to backup sensitive data from their phone and share it to a stranger can be alarming.
At least tell us what is going on or why you need the backup.
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thanks alot
the baseband nearly killed me but i thanked my God for you. it worked for me
my question is, is there any way to get it work for domestic sim outside USA?