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Kies keeps crashing, should I JB upgrade with ODIN?

Just got my S3 from ATT last week which came with ICS. ATT won't OTA upgrade to JB, so I am stuck with Kies. Problem is that Kies crashes every time I try and upgrade the phone. Can I flash teh stock rom using ODIN and is this wise? (will it increase the flash counter?)
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miatawnt2b said:
Can I flash teh stock rom using ODIN
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Yes; see here for the completely stock images.
miatawnt2b said:
is this wise? (will it increase the flash counter?)
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I do not believe the flash counter will be tripped if you are using a stock image (even a rooted stock image).

smelenchuk said:
Yes; see here for the completely stock images.
I do not believe the flash counter will be tripped if you are using a stock image (even a rooted stock image).
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You are correct, sir. Flashing official stock, or even properly root injected stock packages, will not increase your flash counter.

If you can reset your flash counter, why would it matter?

Just to say you have never did it

Tmobile Odin Fail

Hello! I am new to this forum but I am in a little fickle.
I have the Samsung Note 2 TMOBILE and couple weeks ago, I updated to 4.3 through regular OTA. I then rooted and flashed Cyanogenmod 11 and thus, voided my Samsung Knox Warranty bugger thing. I then attempted to go back to stock by flashing stock 4.1.1 through Odin and it worked! I tried to do OTA update again but I realized that the Samsung Knox Void kept me from reaching update services... So I was stuck at 4.1.1 Stock. From there, I was able to flash other custom roms and everything worked.
However, this is a problem for me. The 4.1.2 update from Tmobile was what enabled LTE on my note 2. So right now, I have the old baseband(?) that does not allow LTE. I even attempted to flash a non-knox 4.1.2 (which allowed LTE) through Odin and everything worked until the last second, where Odin is supposed to flash PASS..... It flashed FAIL and I was unable to update my baseband(?).
I was wondering if there is another way to enable LTE by updating to 4.1.2 in any way? Or is this completely unable due to the Samsung Knox?
Thank you in advance.

Alex9995 said:
Hello! I am new to this forum but I am in a little fickle.
I have the Samsung Note 2 TMOBILE and couple weeks ago, I updated to 4.3 through regular OTA. I then rooted and flashed Cyanogenmod 11 and thus, voided my Samsung Knox Warranty bugger thing. I then attempted to go back to stock by flashing stock 4.1.1 through Odin and it worked! I tried to do OTA update again but I realized that the Samsung Knox Void kept me from reaching update services... So I was stuck at 4.1.1 Stock. From there, I was able to flash other custom roms and everything worked.
However, this is a problem for me. The 4.1.2 update from Tmobile was what enabled LTE on my note 2. So right now, I have the old baseband(?) that does not allow LTE. I even attempted to flash a non-knox 4.1.2 (which allowed LTE) through Odin and everything worked until the last second, where Odin is supposed to flash PASS..... It flashed FAIL and I was unable to update my baseband(?).
I was wondering if there is another way to enable LTE by updating to 4.1.2 in any way? Or is this completely unable due to the Samsung Knox?
Thank you in advance.
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try flash modem with mobile odin

cosmyndemeter said:
try flash modem with mobile odin
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How does one flash a modem? What exactly is the modem in the note 2?

Alex9995 said:
How does one flash a modem? What exactly is the modem in the note 2?
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how to flash modem with mobile odin
what is modem?why i need that?

zPhaph thus
cosmyndemeter said:
how to flash modem with mobile odin
what is modem?why i need that?
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Thank you! Before I mess anything up, I just have a couple more questions. Do I just have to find the 4.1.2 modem? Or even 4.3? I already have CWM and am rimming cm 11 4.4.2. Does this mean I must downgrade first before I attempt to flash a modem?

Alex9995 said:
Thank you! Before I mess anything up, I just have a couple more questions. Do I just have to find the 4.1.2 modem? Or even 4.3? I already have CWM and am rimming cm 11 4.4.2. Does this mean I must downgrade first before I attempt to flash a modem?
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flash the modem for that firmware you have before install cm11
hit thanks button if this help you

cosmyndemeter said:
flash the modem for that firmware you have before install cm11
hit thanks button if this help you
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Hey man! It worked. I am finally getting LTE service after I installed the 4.3 modem. I just want to thank you so much! And I will hit the thanks button.

Alex9995 said:
Hey man! It worked. I am finally getting LTE service after I installed the 4.3 modem. I just want to thank you so much! And I will hit the thanks button.
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:good:

About Knox Warranty

So i got a tab s 8.4 lte
rooted it
it disabled knox and tripped my knox warranty
then i installed kitkat sd fix
now i have undone the sd fix and unrooted my phone
but it didnt ask me to reenable knox
so will i get ota updates now or not

You can check by clicking 'update now'.

It says that the software on your device has been modified by an unauthorised way
Please visit the service centre

That means you can't.
I don't know whether knox bit is checked or some changes in the ROM. To make sure you could try to re-flash full stock ROM. But my bet would be, that you can't OTA with knox tipped.

So can anyone tell me how i can flash an incremental ota update via odin
or can i do so via TWRP
or is my last hope just flashing a full custom rom

just download the official firmware of your device and flash it with odin... after that if got any OTA update it will run. OTA only run with stock official firmware. no matter if you got knox 0x1 or not.

Just flashed TWRP
I think i'll flash a custom rom instead
BTW is your Selamba rom stable edan????????????

What does OTA require exactly? I am on stock ROM, rooted, skyhigh kernel. No OTA. Is it the kernel preventing OTA?
Instead of using Odin, you can as well use Kies, it does the update automatically.
But OTA is most convenient.

Pallavgarg10 said:
Just flashed TWRP
I think i'll flash a custom rom instead
BTW is your Selamba rom stable edan????????????
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It just a basic rom. 1.0.2 is stable. Or try the new one by THEDEVIOUS1
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Pallavgarg10 said:
So can anyone tell me how i can flash an incremental ota update via odin
or can i do so via TWRP
or is my last hope just flashing a full custom rom
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KIES. Don't forget KIES. We all hate it but it works when you want everything back to stock. I don't think the Knox bit alone will prevent you from getting OTA updates.

mhannigan said:
KIES. Don't forget KIES. We all hate it but it works when you want everything back to stock. I don't think the Knox bit alone will prevent you from getting OTA updates.
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Apparently it does

Pallavgarg10 said:
So can anyone tell me how i can flash an incremental ota update via odin
or can i do so via TWRP
or is my last hope just flashing a full custom rom
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It's always been my understanding from previous versions of tabs/Android that once you have installed a custom recovery, OTAs will fail. Download sure but fail to install.

pibach said:
What does OTA require exactly? I am on stock ROM, rooted, skyhigh kernel. No OTA. Is it the kernel preventing OTA?
Instead of using Odin, you can as well use Kies, it does the update automatically.
But OTA is most convenient.
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Kernel will trip Knox, as well as flashing a custom rom or installing a custom recovery (safestrap is ok). A custom kernel or pretty much any customizations will stop ota updates unless you do them via Odin as suggested. If knox doesnt block ota, you can Odin to stock ncg, take ota flash back to NCG kernel to reroot on towelroot and then flash new official ota kernel to keep root while ota updated. Personally I went to ne9 and ran back to ncg.. Won't be flashing anything until android L. NE9 was worthless, just killed root.

[q] can´t update my gs3 sgh-i747 from 4.1.2 to 4.3

Hi i have been trying to update my att SG3(rooted) 4.1.2 for a while now,when i try to update to 4.3 it says it does not have any update available but i know that this phone can go up to 4.4.2 kitkat,i have tried to do it with odin but unfortunaley i couldnt find the original firmaware in sam-mobiles ,plz help,it does not necesserly have to go to 4.3 if you guys also now a way to go directly to 4.4.2 it will be great.and i have also tried before rooting my phone,still didnt work.P.S:sorry for my bad english.

If you have the 4.1.2 bootloader on your phone, the simplest way would be to flash back to stock ATT 4.1.1 with Odin and use OTA update to get to 4.4.2.
Using Odin will wipe all of your data off your phone.

You can also odin flash MJB firmware available in the General section. Then you'd only need one ota to get to 4.4.2.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk

audit13 said:
If you have the 4.1.2 bootloader on your phone, the simplest way would be to flash back to stock ATT 4.1.1 with Odin and use OTA update to get to 4.4.2.
Using Odin will wipe all of your data off your phone.
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sorry,im kinda new at this but does bootloader means firmware?,and if it does,for me to flash do i just download the android 4.1.1 and flash to my phone or is there something i need to do before doing that(like unrooting my phone).and if just flash can you plz indicate me a secure site to download it.sorry for the bothering

Yes. When folks here say to flash/update bootloader, they are taking about the full firmware. (Kinda confused me at first too)
You can download it at http://sammobile.com/firmwares
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk

shaquil999 said:
sorry,im kinda new at this but does bootloader means firmware?,and if it does,for me to flash do i just download the android 4.1.1 and flash to my phone or is there something i need to do before doing that(like unrooting my phone).and if just flash can you plz indicate me a secure site to download it.sorry for the bothering
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There are various pieces of software that need to be installed in order to all of the various functions to work. The main components are:
the bootloader http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...bootloader-on-android-phones-complete-guide/;
the modem/baseband http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseband_processor; and
the operating system or ROM itself.
ATT never released a full firmware (ROM, bootloader, baseband) for 4.1.2 but they did for 4.1.1.
Since your phone is on 4.1.2, you would download the firmware from the previous post, download Odin, install the USB drivers, and flash the firmware.

ok,thank you both DocHoliday77 and audit13

Just a quick FYI, it's more than just the bootloader/modem. The firmware includes the following partitions:
aboot - bootloader
NON-HLOS.BIN - modem/baseband
RPM - resource and power management
sbl2/sbl3 - secondary bootloaders
TZ - Trust Zone
System - rom
Boot - kernel
Cache
Recovery
The first group MUST all match. If they don't it can hard brick.
(This is why I've always wondered why people on the AT&T forums always say to just update bootloader and modem. I'm used to referring to it as the base firmware if not including the system/rom components, or full firmware if including the system.)
Sorry, a little OT. Not anything to be overly concerned about, just me being overly technical is all.
@op
If you follow audit13's instructions you'll be fine.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk

DocHoliday77 said:
Just a quick FYI, it's more than just the bootloader/modem. The firmware includes the following partitions:
aboot - bootloader
NON-HLOS.BIN - modem/baseband
RPM - resource and power management
sbl2/sbl3 - secondary bootloaders
TZ - Trust Zone
System - rom
Boot - kernel
Cache
Recovery
The first group MUST all match. If they don't it can hard brick.
(This is why I've always wondered why people on the AT&T forums always say to just update bootloader and modem. I'm used to referring to it as the base firmware if not including the system/rom components, or full firmware if including the system.)
Sorry, a little OT. Not anything to be overly concerned about, just me being overly technical is all.
@op
If you follow audit13's instructions you'll be fine.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
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sorry but there is something that i still don understand,for me to flash my 4.1.2 to 4.1.1 all i have to do is get the correct firmware and just flash it with odin, dont have to unroot?

shaquil999 said:
sorry but there is something that i still don understand,for me to flash my 4.1.2 to 4.1.1 all i have to do is get the correct firmware and just flash it with odin, dont have to unroot?
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Yes. Flashing a stock ROM from sammobile.com will unroot and put the phone back to stock.

audit13 said:
Yes. Flashing a stock ROM from sammobile.com will unroot and put the phone back to stock.
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hi,i have sucefully flashed the 4.1.1 on my phone but the problem still remains,i cant update it,i tied with kies too,still nothing

Now that you're on 4.1.1, use the free method to sim unlock your phone before running OTA updates.
When you are in download mode, do you see the word "Custom" anywhere? Did you run triangle away before flashing back to 4.1.1?

audit13 said:
Now that you're on 4.1.1, use the free method to sim unlock your phone before running OTA updates.
When you are in download mode, do you see the word "Custom" anywhere? Did you run triangle away before flashing back to 4.1.1?
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i have done a unlock method,i can make phone calls but i cant connect to the internet (wich is the main reason why i want to upgrade to kit kat,so hopefully it will fix that)or when i try to activate mobile hotspot it says"mobile data is not available or invalid sim".
When i am in download mode there is no place written "custom".
And no i did not use triangle away

shaquil999 said:
i have done a unlock method,i can make phone calls but i cant connect to the internet (wich is the main reason why i want to upgrade to kit kat,so hopefully it will fix that)or when i try to activate mobile hotspot it says"mobile data is not available or invalid sim".
When i am in download mode there is no place written "custom".
And no i did not use triangle away
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Did you check the APN settings on your phone to make sure they are correct?

audit13 said:
Did you check the APN settings on your phone to make sure they are correct?
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yes,but i think it has something to do with my mobile carrier,i wanted to change my mobile carrier as a last resort but if it is necessary to update then i will do that

Are you on a completely stock ROM? Which one?

audit13 said:
Are you on a completely stock ROM? Which one?
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yes i am:android 4.1.1 build number I747UCDLK3

If you are on a completely stock ATT 4.1.1, OTA updates and data connections should work.
Under About, the baseband is also LK3?

audit13 said:
If you are on a completely stock ATT 4.1.1, OTA updates and data connections should work.
Under About, the baseband is also LK3?
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yes
also now i have network connection but it is 2G

Is ATT your carrier?

How do I return to full stock?

I have the galaxy s4 SGH-M919N which is the Metro PCS version of the S4. Back when it was at 4.3 I think, I flashed the T-Mobile firmware to get 4.4. Currently I'm rooted and using a 5.1 ROM. I'm getting a new phone soon and would like to reset the flash counter and everything back to stock Metro PCS to sell the phone. On Metro PCS the model number is SGH-M919N and T-Mobile it's SGH-M919 but on the back of my phone it days SGH-M919N so I need to get it back on the stock no root Metro PCS. How would I do it? Thanks.

If you had 4.3 firmware you can't reset the counter. All you can do is flash the latest firmware and factory reset

With 5.0.1 don't you factory reset then flash latest firmware (kitkat) ?
Pp. ?

serio22 said:
If you had 4.3 firmware you can't reset the counter. All you can do is flash the latest firmware and factory reset
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I think 4.3 was what came with the phone a few years ago when I bought it. I flashed t mobiles stock firmware when they released 4.4 update and I've been on T-Mobile firmware ever since. I can't reset the flash counter then?

PanchoPlanet said:
With 5.0.1 don't you factory reset then flash latest firmware (kitkat) ?
Pp. ?
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I'm not sure about that

easiest method is to just run kies, lol but I don't know if you want to do that.

baby281 said:
easiest method is to just run kies, lol but I don't know if you want to do that.
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Wouldn't kies be able to tell it's rooted though?

It doesn't matter, you will lose your root though.

PanchoPlanet said:
With 5.0.1 don't you factory reset then flash latest firmware (kitkat) ?
Pp. ?
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Either way, it doesn't matter
Edit: you may be right actually, don't remember but I usually factory reset before flashing firmware which is the best option
baby281 said:
easiest method is to just run kies, lol but I don't know if you want to do that.
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I have trust issues with kies. Always had success with Odin

serio22 said:
Either way, it doesn't matter
I have trust issues with kies. Always had success with Odin
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I'll just use odin then