hi developers.. can anyone guide me how to downgrade 4.4.2 from automatic updates of samsung galaxy note 8.0 back to 4.1.2. ?
the battery life drains terrible i cant use it on my studies at school cause of terrible battery draining please help me. im newbie, im only using odin, but when i try to download firmware 4.1.2 on sammobile, it didnt work it said " SW REV. Invalid magic string how i can go back to JB 4.1.2? please help.. my battery performance at 4.1.2 is very good, but here in 4.4.2 is really really terrible. i thought rooting will disable the knox bootloader but it just void the warranty. i really dont know what to do. i hope someone here can help me. thankyou in advance :angel:
glenz0912 said:
hi developers.. can anyone guide me how to downgrade 4.4.2 from automatic updates of samsung galaxy note 8.0 back to 4.1.2. ?
the battery life drains terrible i cant use it on my studies at school cause of terrible battery draining please help me. im newbie, im only using odin, but when i try to download firmware 4.1.2 on sammobile, it didnt work it said " SW REV. Invalid magic string how i can go back to JB 4.1.2? please help.. my battery performance at 4.1.2 is very good, but here in 4.4.2 is really really terrible. i thought rooting will disable the knox bootloader but it just void the warranty. i really dont know what to do. i hope someone here can help me. thankyou in advance :angel:
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Factory Reset and start from scratch.
gooberdude said:
Factory Reset and start from scratch.
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A factory reset initializes the data partition to the default settings but will not back off an upgrade to a previous release. Nor will Kies allow a downgrade of the 4.4.2 ROM, and even if you use Odin to flash and older firmware release, that won't downgrade the 4.4.2 KitKat bootloader.
The best you can do is use Odin to flash the firmware from sammobile.com for an earlier release and live with the 4.4.2 bootloader but that may cause some conflicts with the components of the earlier release. For example, some users have had problems with automatic rebooting or charging issues when the bootloader release doesn't match the rest of the ROM.
Your best bet is really to just stay on 4.4.2 once you've upgraded.
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His issue needs to be addressed, wouldn't'a factory reset fix his upgrade issues???
Seems like it is the only way to live with what he has without making things worse.
gooberdude said:
His issue needs to be addressed, wouldn't'a factory reset fix his upgrade issues???
Seems like it is the only way to live with what he has without making things worse.
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A factory reset done from the settings menu only resets the data partition, which includes the system settings, user apps and data, and internal SD card, but doesn't change the underlying Android release at all. I agree that it's worth doing a factory reset to complete/cleanup his upgrade to 4.4.2 if he hasn't done that already, since there are some release dependencies for the settings that are cleared by a factory reset, but it won't downgrade him to his previous Android release as he requested in the OP of this thread.
As I mentioned previously, his best bet is to live with the 4.4.2 configuration since there is currently no way to downgrade the bootloader once it has been upgraded to KitKat, and a hybrid installation of a 4.4.2 bootloader with a kernel and system partition from another Android release can result in a variety of problems.
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Hello all,
I had my s3 rooted, and unlocked with stock ROM. And I think I've also freeze my "AT&T Software Update" a while ago, so it was stuck on 4.1.1. Now, I would like to update my firmware to 4.3 or newer, and stay stock. I tried to go to the setting and select Software update, but nothing happen. I've also tried to find that "AT&T Software Update" in Titanium Pro, but have no result. Can anyone point me to the right direction on how I can do it?
Thanks
You can't update if you're rooted
So in order to update you need to unroot or just download the 4.3 firmware and flash thru Odin
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Hello all,
I had my s3 rooted, and unlocked with stock ROM. And I think I've also freeze my "AT&T Software Update" a while ago, so it was stuck on 4.1.1. Now, I would like to update my firmware to 4.3 or newer, and stay stock. I tried to go to the setting and select Software update, but nothing happen. I've also tried to find that "AT&T Software Update" in Titanium Pro, but have no result. Can anyone point me to the right direction on how I can do it?
Thanks
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You can do a 2-step manual update from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 and then to 4.3. Please go to page 300 of the thread below to see my steers to another user on exactly the same issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849043&page=300
Larry2999 said:
You can do a 2-step manual update from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 and then to 4.3. Please go to page 300 of the thread below to see my steers to another user on exactly the same issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849043&page=300
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Thanks Larry. That's a really helpful information. One question though, if I do these manual update, am I expecting all data will be gone? Or will it simply update the firmware, and leave everything alone?
Thanks again
Updating to a stock 4.3 ROM will install Knox too. Rooting will trip the Knox counter. If you have no warranty on your phone, this will not be a problem.
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You should also know that Knox can sometimes interfere with obtaining root. Once you're on a 4.3 bootloader, you cannot downgrade the bootloader.
bennyc1213 said:
Thanks Larry. That's a really helpful information. One question though, if I do these manual update, am I expecting all data will be gone? Or will it simply update the firmware, and leave everything alone?
Thanks again
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I should have mentioned that earlier. Yes, updating can affect all your data so I would advise you first back up your data. You can install Samsung Kies on your phone and use this to back up your data, apps and everything else you want and restore afterwards. Please see also Audit's post. Updating to the latest firmware which is 4.3 could be a one-way trip and will install Knox security on your phone. The update will unroot your phone, restore to factory settings and install stock recovery. If you decide to re-root afterwards, however, there are several ways of doing this.
After upgrading to 5.1.1 using odin because 5.0.2 was rooted, my T-Mobile edge has issues. Dropping calls (I use AT&T it is unlocked), keyboard not working (Typing random letters that I dont even touch), and a bit laggy (I did have it factory reset). Also, I read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...recovery-twrp2-8-6-0-g925t-5-1-1-of6-t3143002
and it says:
"Unlocked Phones: If you have unlocked your phone, you might run into problems with 5.1.1. There have been reports of phones stuck in a boot-loop when upgrading from 5.0.2 -> 5.1.1 when the phone has been unlocked or EFS/IMEI has been tampered with. Combine this with the new "FRP LOCK" (Factory Reset Protection) in 5.1.1, and you might find yourself with a complete brick with no warranty. This issue may or may not have anything to do with rooting or custom firmware:"
So is it safe for me to root/get TWRP? My phone is unlocked but I am kind of afraid with this FRP Lock. And is there a way to fix my problems? Maybe all the bloatware is causing this or I can get some ROM to fix it
smoosani97 said:
After upgrading to 5.1.1 using odin because 5.0.2 was rooted, my T-Mobile edge has issues. Dropping calls (I use AT&T it is unlocked), keyboard not working (Typing random letters that I dont even touch), and a bit laggy (I did have it factory reset). Also, I read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...recovery-twrp2-8-6-0-g925t-5-1-1-of6-t3143002
and it says:
"Unlocked Phones: If you have unlocked your phone, you might run into problems with 5.1.1. There have been reports of phones stuck in a boot-loop when upgrading from 5.0.2 -> 5.1.1 when the phone has been unlocked or EFS/IMEI has been tampered with. Combine this with the new "FRP LOCK" (Factory Reset Protection) in 5.1.1, and you might find yourself with a complete brick with no warranty. This issue may or may not have anything to do with rooting or custom firmware:"
So is it safe for me to root/get TWRP? My phone is unlocked but I am kind of afraid with this FRP Lock. And is there a way to fix my problems? Maybe all the bloatware is causing this or I can get some ROM to fix it
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There is no rom to fix this, bloat will not cause these symptoms, since you are on odin 5.1.1 you won't have an option to unlock bootloader (disable frp) .
Rooting or installing trwp could be risky and dangerous, one wrong flash and phone security can trigger frp, and that would be the end of your S6edge.
Your safest procedure would be to odin stock Samsung firmware and wait for appropriate official updates. Stock firmware will fix all your issues.
Pp.
PanchoPlanet said:
There is no rom to fix this, bloat will not cause these symptoms, since you are on odin 5.1.1 you won't have an option to unlock bootloader (disable frp) .
Rooting or installing trwp could be risky and dangerous, one wrong flash and phone security can trigger frp, and that would be the end of your S6edge.
Your safest procedure would be to odin stock Samsung firmware and wait for appropriate official updates. Stock firmware will fix all your issues.
Pp.
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I did Odin stock 5.1.1. Ever since then its been happening. But for some reason when I did stock 5.1.1, my apps were still there. I would expect it to be a full wipe so I manually factory resetted after.
smoosani97 said:
I did Odin stock 5.1.1. Ever since then its been happening. But for some reason when I did stock 5.1.1, my apps were still there. I would expect it to be a full wipe so I manually factory resetted after.
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I would reflash stock trough smartswitch that will wipe the phone clean before flashing
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PanchoPlanet said:
There is no rom to fix this, bloat will not cause these symptoms, since you are on odin 5.1.1 you won't have an option to unlock bootloader (disable frp) .
Rooting or installing trwp could be risky and dangerous, one wrong flash and phone security can trigger frp, and that would be the end of your S6edge.
Your safest procedure would be to odin stock Samsung firmware and wait for appropriate official updates. Stock firmware will fix all your issues.
Pp.
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I wish I could offer any advice, but I just wanted to let you know that my experience with 5.1.1 echoes yours entirely, with the lovely addition of it getting so hot I cannot hold it and the battery draining within two hours.
**sigh**
-Collin-
papi5120 said:
I would reflash stock trough smartswitch that will wipe the phone clean before flashing
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Would I need to have OEM switched on or off? I hear some people that try flashing and screwed up their phone with it off? Like if I use SmartSwitch, will I run into any FRP issues and screw up my phone?
Hello,
I'm a noob but usually try to fix this kind of issues on my own, looking at the boards, following tutorials, learning, but this time I think I'm not able to find a solution on my own so I'm asking for advice here.
Some time ago I installed cyanogenmod 10.1 on my Note 2 LTE and was happy with it for some month, than last week I tried to upgrade to cm12.1 It worked but there where some issues and bugs, mainly I wasn't able to swap internal/external sd cards.
So I decided to go back to latest available stock rom 4.4.2 from sammobile.
Here is where the problem starts. The stock 4.4.2 resulter in a bootloop, tried cache/dalvik/factory reset, flash again, whipe again.. nothing.
The phone is not able to get past the white label "Samsung Note 2 gt-n7105" screen. It goes black than the white label again and again.
It doesn't even get to the Samsung animated logo.
Ok bottloop, no problem, try to flash again something else.
I tried different Custom roms, different kernels, different flashing methods. I can flash anything with no problem but every time a get a bootloop.
During the various attempts knox fired, but I don't care. I don't know if this could be the cause.
Actually the only firmware that works is the original oldest STOCK 4.1.2, every other stock firmware past that or any custom rom is bootlooping the same way. To fix I only can reinstall stock 4.1.2 with odin.
I really need any advice or hint.
At the moment my goal is to get at least to stock 4.3 but I cant.........
Thanks!
When you first bought your phone, did it come with Knox?
ErnestChia said:
When you first bought your phone, did it come with Knox?
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nope it doesn't existed before, but now I can see it when I boot in download mode "knox warranty void:1"
Try to get the latest firmware available via kies ,that worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088809/[URL]
From what you've described, I think the Stock ROM 4.4.2 from Sammobile contained a bootloader update. So when you flashed this ROM, it updated your bootloader from the non-Knox version to the Knox version.
I am very unfamiliar with the technical details of Knox, but I think the new Knox bootloader is causing your bootloop problem.
However, I don't know why 4.1.2 works when everything else doesn't work!
Can you check the Stock ROM 4.4.2, and see whether it really contains a bootloader update?
mysuperdonghae said:
Try to get the latest firmware available via kies ,that worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...can flash cm10, 11 and 12 with no issue too..
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misthero said:
I think so, there is a boot.im, anyway I also discovered that I can flash cm10, 11 and 12 with no issue too..
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Since a boot.img is present, it means that it would flash your boot partition. So now we know for sure that when you attempted to flash the Stock ROM 4.4.2, your bootloader was changed to the Knox version.
So the lesson here is: before you flash anything via ODIN, always check to see if there is a bootloader update. Usually you don't want to be changing the bootloader on your phone.
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So now there are 2 possible ways to reach your goal:
1) Keep your new bootloader and see whether you can get Stock 4.3 or Stock 4.4.2 running on your phone
2) Try to restore your old bootloader
As I said earlier, I'm not familiar with the technical details of Knox, so I'm not sure how to get Stock 4.3 or Stock 4.4.2 running on your phone when your Knox indicator is already 0x1. You need someone else to help you.
And you can only restore your old bootloader if you happen to have made a copy of your boot partition before you flashed the Stock ROM 4.4.2. Even if you did have a copy of your original boot partition, I'm not confident with helping you to restore your old bootloader. You need someone else to help you in this case too.
Conclusion: I don't think I can help you to solve your problem I'm sorry. Hopefully someone else who is more of a pro than me will come along to help you out.
Good luck!
I need help serious. My Note2 (7100) is stuck on 4.1.1
Here is story:
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Recent i bought a N2. I was on 4.4 stock but don't know how my IMEI number got corrupted. So Samsung service center guy tried everything but failed(he was not skilled i guess) , at last he downgraded the phone to 4.1.1 and advised me not to upgrade it future.
But i want to taste custom RoM but i m still using ugly stock 4.1.1 which is so bad.
Please tell me whole procedure that i should follow to flash a Custom Rom ( like Eclipse or DN4 or anything ) and do not face IMEI corruption problem and please do remember that i m currently on 4.1.1 stock rooted.
Thanks
kmanish75 said:
Recent i bought a N2. I was on 4.4 stock but don't know how my IMEI number got corrupted. So Samsung service center guy tried everything but failed(he was not skilled i guess) , at last he downgraded the phone to 4.1.1 and advised me not to upgrade it future.
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Well, if it was on 4.4.2 stock I doubt the downgrade to 4.1.1.
Check your bootloader version with Samsung info app from play store and let us know.
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Well, if it was on 4.4.2 stock I doubt the downgrade to 4.1.1.
Check your bootloader version with Samsung info app from play store and let us know.
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http://m.imgur.com/v68mrx9
Thanks for reply, here it is Bootloarder info.
I did now some search and i think it is 4.4.2 bootloader. but my Device info is saying android version 4.1.1 !!
What's wrong?
kmanish75 said:
http://m.imgur.com/v68mrx9
Thanks for reply, here it is Bootloarder info.
I did now some search and i think it is 4.4.2 bootloader. but my Device info is saying android version 4.1.1 !!
What's wrong?
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As expected - it is 4.4.2 KitKat so the attempt to "downgrade" has failed and yes, the rest of firmware is older.
It is kinda mixture and if it works for you I won't push you to change and update. There's always a little risk - I would take - and upgrade to newer kitkat for your region - get it from sammobile and flash through Odin, where are you from?
Androidwizzard said:
As expected - it is 4.4.2 KitKat so the attempt to "downgrade" has failed and yes, the rest of firmware is older.
It is kinda mixture and if it works for you I won't push you to change and update. There's always a little risk - I would take - and upgrade to newer kitkat for your region - get it from sammobile and flash through Odin, where are you from?
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I m from India and yeah i found 4.4.2 stock for my region http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/40791/N7100XXUFNL1_N7100ODDFNI1_INU/
And sorry my English is little weak. As you said it is mixture now. So is it risky to do anything with it? Also after upgrading to 4.4.2 via odin. Can i able flash custom roms? Or i better stick with stock 4.4.2?
Actually the reason why i want to upgrade is i get random reboot occasionally and 4.1.1 feel very odd since i have been on 4.4.2 earlier.
kmanish75 said:
I m from India and yeah i found 4.4.2 stock for my region http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/40791/N7100XXUFNL1_N7100ODDFNI1_INU/
And sorry my English is little weak. As you said it is mixture now. So is it risky to do anything with it? Also after upgrading to 4.4.2 via odin. Can i able flash custom roms? Or i better stick with stock 4.4.2?
Actually the reason why i want to upgrade is i get random reboot occasionally and 4.1.1 feel very odd since i have been on 4.4.2 earlier.
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Whenever you modify your device there's still a little risk but nothing major.
This mixture you are running is definitively the reason for inconvenience - so go for a newer 4.4.2 and you'll be ready to enjoy custom roms you like.
Androidwizzard said:
Whenever you modify your device there's still a little risk but nothing major.
This mixture you are running is definitively the reason for inconvenience - so go for a newer 4.4.2 and you'll be ready to enjoy custom roms you like.
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Ok thank you Sir. I will try it today itself or may be tomorrow and let you know the results.
One more think can you suggest me something to backup my IMEI.. So in case i lost it again i should be able to restore it back. Thanks again
kmanish75 said:
Ok thank you Sir. I will try it today itself or may be tomorrow and let you know the results.
One more think can you suggest me something to backup my IMEI.. So in case i lost it again i should be able to restore it back. Thanks again
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Hello!
I have a friend who is fed up with Lollipop, downgraded to KitKat and is still having issues, so now he wants to downgrade the Note 3 back to Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), but the ODIN process keeps failing. I've read around that downgrading the bootloader (to a version prior to the KitKat update) would bypass the "Must be a KitKat ROM" check and allow his device to be downgraded to the older firmware, so my question for you guys is could you please provide me (or at the very least) point me in the right direction so I can successfully complete this for him? If it's absolutely NOT possible, please let me know, but based on my reading around on XDA, I'm pretty sure it's possible once you downgrade the bootloader to one which doesn't include those checks.
Thanks.
You cannot load a 4.3 bootloader over a KK or LP bootloader.
Your only option is to flash a custom ROM based on JB, but at this point in time I highly doubt that any links to JB are still functional. As stated above, you cannot load a 4.3 bootloader once you've updated to LL.
What are the so fed up with on 5.0? Mine has been a dream especially with all the recent little updates. Buttery smooth, and no issues at all. Maybe a full factory reset, or even a factory reset, and ODIN flash of it again? Sorry to hear about the problems.