How would I go about updating to this new update that was release Today. This is the patch that adds the Gear VR functionality and my Gear VR is set to be delivered on Thursday. When I go to the update on the phone itself it says my phone has been modified blah blah blah and to try to update with Kies. I downloaded Kies but it says I already have the most up to date version.
did you get the update through OTA? Otherwise flash it with recovery. Let us know about the Gear VR when you got it working.
GreenBot said:
did you get the update through OTA? Otherwise flash it with recovery. Let us know about the Gear VR when you got it working.
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U cant flash official updates in recovery
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You would have to Odin stock tar to take this update.
warnin on kies update!!!
Charging problem after update
Hello. I cannot use fastcharge the box is checked. even regular charging takes forever since update.!!! It literally takes 8 hours to charge on fastercharge plug.
I had rooted device with stock rom. I got word of an update weeks ago and tried but didn't realize the root would not work. It failed. said I have unauthorized software.
I did install teamwin bootloader.
I was able to update the phone in kies like it suggested and now the battery will not charge. I tried to boot into recovery and it does a little droid with error sign and gives me a few options I can try or reboot.
I guess my phone is messed up now? is there any way to recover? I tried factory reset and it didn't help. Do I need to flash the entire rom somehow to overwrite the teamwin bootloader? Please help.
will odin stock tar fix this? using odin and image from sammobile?
Thanks
Idk what u did but return back to unrooted stock then reroot then flash recovery and make sure u r using the right software to do all this stuff
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update to my issue
Ok I downloaded the stock NK2 tar rom and used odin to flash this time. Had already did factory reset but still didn't work. I then did a factory reset from droid interface (not recovery etc) and now when it reset it asked me if I wanted to use fast charging with box checked on startup. I clicked next and it works. Hope that helps
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Here is what happened, i downloaded the OTA from AT&T, unrooted my phone and installed the update. It went all the way through, rebooted and that's where it stops. As soon as the AT&T welcome screen comes up the phone just freezes. When i plug it to my PC the phone is not recognized. Kies says it can't connect to the device. I'm able to get into download mode and odin seems to find the phone. But in download mode there is no option to reboot or anything. It only says "custom" on all options.
Can anybody help?
Factory reset usually solves most boot hangups. It will wipe your internal sd if you have stock recovery though.
i can't find any option to do a factory reset. I flashed Philz touch with odin, it said it passed. Tried a factory reset but it still freezes at the AT&T homescreen.
Any other way to do a factory reset?
Why'd you re-root BEFORE installing the update? Is there a particular reason? From what I've read on here, towelroot will easily root it afterwards.
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Why'd you re-root BEFORE installing the update? Is there a particular reason? From what I've read on here, towelroot will easily root it afterwards.
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I took root off the phone since most of the time root stops OTA updates. Then i downloaded and installed the update. I had plans to root it again after the update.
Hello there. I also attempted the 4.4.2 OTA from stock 4.3, and now I'm having this exact same issue. The device had TWRP recovery installed, so I re-installed the stock recovery. It was also rooted and a few system files were edited (lock sounds, hosts file), I reverted all the changes, did a full unroot via SuperSU and proceeded with the OTA. It seemed successful until it tried to boot.. it now freezes on the AT&T logo, as the OP mentioned. I installed TWRP recovery again via Odin so I could back up all the data from the phone and do a factory reset. Unfortunately, this did not fix the freezing. I've attempted reverting back to the latest official Odin .tar (4.1.1), which I've now learned is not possible since the 4.3 update and its locked bootloader. It would seem that the only thing that would do the trick now would be an Odin-flashable 4.4.2 tar. For now, I've installed CyanogenMod as a temporary solution.
I dunno if it has been tested yet but this is a TWRP/CWM flashable zip which also preserves root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53539462&postcount=5
It didnt work. I am currently uploading two more attempts now and will post the links in that thread as soon as they are ready.
this worked for me
Hi All, Just wanted to share a solution that worked for me. I was in the same boat. OTA update locked phone on ATT screen. Used steps 2 and 6 from link below and now have 4.4.2 running on my phone. Happy flashing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53574211
I checked my stock 4.3 rooted AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 for an update in the settings and it said an update was available so I think it's the 4.4 KitKat update and so I downloaded the update and tried to install it but then it took me to a custom recovery mode and my friend told me I needed to get stock recovery / download mode for it to work so I flashed it on with ODIN and I checked and it worked. I then went back into the settings to check for an update and it said something like "Current software is up to date, you can check back in 23 hours and 21 minutes" and so I changed my time and date for tomorrow to bypass the wait and I downloaded the update OTA and while it was downloading I used Triangle Away to reset the binary counter back to 0 and then I tried to install it again and it seemed to be working fine and I got to an AT&T logo and a blue loading bar under it and next to that it said 5% so I went out of the room to let it load all the way and then when I came back I saw my phone rebooting and then everything was still the same when it rebooted so I checked the Current software in the settings and it still said 4.3 and I checked for an update too and it said "Install interrupted, try again in 48 hours" or something like that and so I changed my time and date to 2 days ahead and I am currently downloading it again. What should I do?
bump.
Where did you get the stock recovery? Were you unrooted before installing the update?
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Where did you get the stock recovery? Were you unrooted before installing the update?
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Well, I searched on Google for stock recovery and I found it, I would link it to you in the comments but I'm pretty sure it's against the rules. I was not unrooted and have no idea how to unroot my phone..
I don't believe its against the rules to link to anything
The update needs the stock recovery. Are you able to boot into stock recovery? Can you wipe data and cache in stock recovery?
I've run into the same problem. I'm running completely stock aside from being rooted, I unrooted my phone but it still wont take the update. It gets to about 28% then reboots and says that it failed. I'll probably just go ahead and put custom recovery on and not even worry about the update at this point.
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I've run into the same problem. I'm running completely stock aside from being rooted, I unrooted my phone but it still wont take the update. It gets to about 28% then reboots and says that it failed. I'll probably just go ahead and put custom recovery on and not even worry about the update at this point.
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I also made it only to around 27% and it reboots and fails, all this with root and stock recovery. I tried the OTA update with custom recovery from the settings and it just rebooted without even getting to the loading screen of AT&T.
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The update needs the stock recovery. Are you able to boot into stock recovery? Can you wipe data and cache in stock recovery?
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Just so I wont break the rules if there is one about links like on many forums, I'll put the file here. Also, yes I did boot into stock recovery but I didn't try to wipe data and cache since, I'm not trying to delete my files.
There are no fixes for this?
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There are no fixes for this?
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Did you remove any of the ATT bloatware before updating?
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Did you remove any of the ATT bloatware before updating?
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I did remove Google+ but then I downloaded it back, other than that, I don't think so.
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I did remove Google+ but then I downloaded it back, other than that, I don't think so.
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I asked because I noticed that my ATT Atrix HD would not take the OTA update because I had removed some of the ATT bloatware. I flashed back to a completely stock rom on my Atrix HD and it took the update.
Rooted/Flashed my phone a long time. Constant bugs and errors. I really don't remember what all I did but I think I almost have it completely unrooted and back to stock. However, I can't update OTA. I've reflashed using this file, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486. Fixed just about all my issues and I actually have a lot of space on my phone. When I try to do the OTA Update, it doesn't install the update. Once it boots into recovery mode to install the update it gives an error. Can someone help my to 100% fully get my phone back to stock and be able to install OTA updates? I'm clueless.
First, did the 4.4.2 ota fail after a certain percentage? If so you may actually be partially updated already. If so, flashing MJB firmware/bootloader will hard brick.
Install and open Terminal Emulator and enter this:
getprop ro.bootloader
If it says MJB, you are still on 4.3 and can refresh that. If it says NE4, do not flash MJB!
If you can still flash MJB, there is a thread in General (I think that's where) that has the Odin flashable firmware package. Flash that with Odin and factory reset. Then try the OTA.
Factory resetting with stock recovery installed will wipe internal sd card, so back up first!
There are also a few threads in General that can help you update if the OTA continues to fail.
I'm unrooted. At least im pretty sure of that. I cant run superu anumore and root checker says im not rooted. Can I still access the terminal without being rooted. I know I had clockeork mod recovery. I also had used cyanogen mod at one point. Now I have the stock recovery but when I boot into recovery I get an error. I will post the error and install percentage as soon as the ota update downloads.
Yes, you can still run getprop w/o root. Just install terminal emulator by jackpal from the play store.
Yeah it said I747UCUEMJB. Like I said my recovery gives me an error. When I try flashing at all with odin it fails. Trying to install the ota update now. After it fails ill give the error recovery gives me. OTA update fails at 24%
Ok, booting into Android system recovery gives me a no command error than it shows the list of options. When I go to reboot system now, it gives me a no command error as well. Download mode used to give me an error, might only show up when attempting to flash something. However, these are the details of my ODIN Mode right now.
Product Name: SGH-I747
Custom Binary Download: Yes (1 Counts)
Current Binary Custom
System Status: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 1
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
When you try to flash the firmware with Odin, what does it say in the message box?
Have you tried flashing TWRP via Odin?
A lot of people seem to be having issues with the OTA failing at 20-something percent. No idea why though. I know some found that their firmware was partially updated afterwards though, which is why they couldn't flash with Odin. Need to know what odin says about the failure to know for sure though.
You might need to factory reset btw.
I've already did a factory reset when I flashed this latest rom from that thread I posted.
Point me in the right direction of the firmware I need. I've got AT&T btw.
Try MJB firmware again. Im assuming that's what you tried to flash with odin earlier right? When/if it fails again, copy the text from the message box and paste it here.
So you want me to try flashing using Odin with that firmware I provided in that link? Like I said, ODIN on the pc gives me an error. I'll provide the error later when I get off work. Before I just put the firmware on my sd card, went into refovery mode and installed it from there.
From what I can see that is for flashing in recovery only. Of in only flashes .tar and .tar.md5 files.
This is the stock MJB firmware you can use in Odin:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407590581
Its from enewman17 in his how to update thread here (step 4):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53563776
If you still want to update to 4.4.2, that thread has had a pretty good success rate from what I've seen.
Let me know if you have any ither questions about this.
I'll try ut as soon as I get home from work and posy my results. Thanks for the help so far!
Wow I think one of the reasons I couldn't use ODIN after trying to unroot, is because I never had turned on USB Debugging mode. You wanted me to just go through Step 4 for right now right? Just to get back to stock 4.3 AT&T S3 like right out the box?
Thanks so much Doc. After following step 4 on that thread I was able to Ota update!
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From what I can see that is for flashing in recovery only. Of in only flashes .tar and .tar.md5 files.
This is the stock MJB firmware you can use in Odin:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407590581
Its from enewman17 in his how to update thread here (step 4):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53563776
If you still want to update to 4.4.2, that thread has had a pretty good success rate from what I've seen.
Let me know if you have any ither questions about this.
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Been using my newly updated S3 and now the Touchwiz Home stops on startup and resets my default app settings repeatedly. Not sure what's the deal, tried suggestions on diff sites and am trying a factory restore, wipe date, and wipe cache partition. Any clue how to fix this?
PS: Seen in Android System Recovery it says KOT49H.I747UFNE4. Should that be I747UCEMJB since that's what mine is and recovery still gives me no command when I start it up?
You said you had updated with the OTA so NE4 would be correct.
As for recovery, if you want to keep stock recovery, enewman17 has it available in one of his threads (in development section I think). Redland that by itself and it ought to be good to go.
Otherwise, use Odin to flash TWRP recovery.
Factory reset should take care of the launcher/home issue you mentioned. You may not be able to though since it sounds like recovery is corrupted. Fix recovery as I said above and then try the reset.
If you factory reset with stock recovery installed, it will wipe your internal sd card. With custom recovery it will not.
You could also try clearing data for Touchwiz Home in application management.
I am having issues updating OTA too. It gets to 100% and then says my phone will reboot in 5 seconds, then it reboots and some at&t logo with a % counter comes up, that gets to 100% then it reboots into Android and it still says 4.3...what am I doing wrong? Anyone have any advice? Many thanks if so.
Thats a new one for me...how exactly are you going about updating? Are you using one of the threads here? Have you recently modified anything?
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Thats a new one for me...how exactly are you going about updating? Are you using one of the threads here? Have you recently modified anything?
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I am trying to update by going to settings --> more --> about device --> software update. Not using a thread, no. I was rooted and uninstalled google books and newsstand then unrooted and did a factory reset in stock recovery because I found out that if you are rooted the OTA update won't take. I am 100% bone stock now except for the 2 bloatware apps I uninstalled. I have since reinstalled them via the play store , but I hear they need to be system apps?
They do, but they also need to be the same versions that were originally included. If you get them from the store they'll be updated and will cause the ota to fail.
I am trying to unroot and restore stock ROM so that I can sell my Note 2014 10.1.
I am using ODIN 3.09 and P600UEUCNK1_P600XARCNK1_HOME.tar.md5
ODIN keeps giving me a FAIL. Looks like "Cant Open Serial Port". I have attached a screen shot from ODIN.
Any ideas as to what I can do here?
Thanks
You need to extract the zip file, and edit .md5 off the end, leaving a .tar file to flash. Make sure you unroot via superuser, then factory reset, then download mode.....Will take 7-9 minutes. Wait for reboot, and removed to show in ODIN. Just did this myself, and device shows official, and recovery is stock, without even the Knox splash showing recovery bit! Easy breezy. I flashed on top of 4.4.4 bootloader the 4.4.2 .tar, and let it update OTA. T-Mobile P607-T Gluck!
Worked like a charm my friend...Thanks so much
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I followed these steps. Flashed same tar file, and successful install. Although i cant update software because says my version has been modified. Anyway to still get updates and be totally stock?
Flash updates from Kies instead OTA is never going to work again.
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Please could anyone had the steps ... the same issue is faced with Note 10.1 Gt-8000
I' m using N8000XXUDNF2_N8000OJVDNF3_N8000XXUDNF1_HOME.tar with ODIN 3.07 which is detecting the com 3 or com 6 with it, and failing always and the device is stopped at either ODIN MODE if I used the volume down plus power or at Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again... it would never enter to the recovery mode or Bootloader, please advise... thanks in advanced.
I had CM12 installed with root, But i took it off and installed a stock 4.1 ATT firmware so i could update it normally again, And i took root off through super su. But every time i try to update it, The 700mb file downloads and goes to install with stock recovery (i reinstalled that back on there because i though TWRP was messing with it) and when it gets to around 25-31% area, It fails and when my phone restarts, it says failed to update. Does anybody know how to fix this? Thanks in advance
What is your end goal here, completely stock? If so check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261153
Tutorial: How to use KIES Emergency Firmware Recovery (EFR) ....
Or get your stock firmware from sammobile.com and odin it into your phone. Done properly ypur phone will be completely stock again. <--just did this the other day with my phone and worked flawlessly. I did back up all pics and such to pc first just in case. Stock everything was flashed.
Not sure about data loss or flash counter trips. I've been out of the game for awhile.
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