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Hi,
This is for a Canadian T889V (note 2) from Wind Mobile.
A few weeks ago I tried to use the online form to get an unlock code from Wind (they let you have the code after 6 months for $10), and the code didn't work, I called their customer support multiple times, and all I got was, try the same code again (tried it rooted/unrooted/completely stock, etc, etc...), and I'm down to the last unlock attempt.
They also suggested I call Samsung, which I did, but the Samsung rep just told me to call Wind again.
So, in the end, my situation is that I have 1 unlock attempt left, I have a pure stock phone (running 4.1.1, Baseband T889VVLALJ4 (I used Odin to flash image from SamMobile)) that has the flash counter tripped to 4, but at the Odin screen, it says:
Product name: SGH-T889V_NA_VTR (I thought Wind was supposed to be GLW)
Custom Binary Download: yes (4 counts)
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
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I have tried what was suggested in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982 at least 10 times, I got the PERSO_NV_INIT is SUCCESSFUL message at the end at least 7 times, and in all attempts, when I put in the rogers SIM card from my iPad (only other micro SIM I have), it asks for an unlock code.
So now, I think my only option left is to try a third party unlocking service, and hope that it works... does anyone have any suggestions for such service?
Also, is it possible to reset the unlock counter at all/if this fails horribly, am I stuck with Wind for good?
Thanks,
StackUnderflow said:
Hi,
This is for a Canadian T889V (note 2) from Wind Mobile.
A few weeks ago I tried to use the online form to get an unlock code from Wind (they let you have the code after 6 months for $10), and the code didn't work, I called their customer support multiple times, and all I got was, try the same code again (tried it rooted/unrooted/completely stock, etc, etc...), and I'm down to the last unlock attempt.
They also suggested I call Samsung, which I did, but the Samsung rep just told me to call Wind again.
So, in the end, my situation is that I have 1 unlock attempt left, I have a pure stock phone (running 4.1.1, Baseband T889VVLALJ4 (I used Odin to flash image from SamMobile)) that has the flash counter tripped to 4, but at the Odin screen, it says:
I have tried what was suggested in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982 at least 10 times, I got the PERSO_NV_INIT is SUCCESSFUL message at the end at least 7 times, and in all attempts, when I put in the rogers SIM card from my iPad (only other micro SIM I have), it asks for an unlock code.
So now, I think my only option left is to try a third party unlocking service, and hope that it works... does anyone have any suggestions for such service?
Also, is it possible to reset the unlock counter at all/if this fails horribly, am I stuck with Wind for good?
Thanks,
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Hi
I am also with wind and recently obtained the code same way you did. I am rooted running jedix 16 at the time with twrp as my custom recovery. So i am on 4.1.2 and the code worked right away. I dont think you should be on 4.1.1 to do it.
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vseslija said:
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I am also with wind and recently obtained the code same way you did. I am rooted running jedix 16 at the time with twrp as my custom recovery. So i am on 4.1.2 and the code worked right away. I dont think you should be on 4.1.1 to do it.
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The first time I tried it I used the code on Jedi Master 10 (which is based on 4.1.2 if I'm not mistaken), I also tried the code on 4.1.2 stock (**MA3 base band), and 4.1.1 (**LJ4 baseband).
Right now I think my main priority should be figuring out if its possible to reset the unlock attempts counter (and/or finding other unlocking procedures to bypass the code/counter completely).
I think I just screwed myself even more, I took it to a shady place to see if its possible to get it unlocked, they did some weird voodoo crap which I think bricked by modem. (any attempts to get it into service mode shows a blank screen)
I tried reflashing everything and restoring an old EFS from long ago, but the baseband version in settings->about phone says Unknown, and it kept saying no SIM card even if I use my original SIM....
Did anyone encounter this before? how to fix this? do I need to get the hardware fixed? is Samsung likely to help?
Edit: I'm fairly sure they used and NsPro
You could probably just flash a new baseband and all will be well... Also the RIL needs to match the baseband as well for it to work and come up in about phone, so try downloading get RIL from the play store and see if it detects a non matching RIL (it needs to match the baseband) also it requires root
Sent from my Nexus 4
stewi21 said:
You could probably just flash a new baseband and all will be well... Also the RIL needs to match the baseband as well for it to work and come up in about phone, so try downloading get RIL from the play store and see if it detects a non matching RIL (it needs to match the baseband) also it requires root
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Hi, thanks for the response,
I downloaded getRIL and gave it superuser permission, and it said my device is unsupported.
Also, what do you mean flash a new baseband? I restored an nandroid backup all the way back from Janurary and that didn't store phone functionality.
Thanks,
Dang... That's a shame, It is probably because the nandroid doesn't backup the modem/baseband, by the fact that you made a nandroid I'm assuming you have a custom recovery?
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stewi21 said:
Dang... That's a shame, It is probably because the nandroid doesn't backup the modem/baseband, by the fact that you made a nandroid I'm assuming you have a custom recovery?
Sent from my Nexus 4
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I have TWRP, I've tried using Odin to flash the stock .tar.md5 file from sammobile, and that didn't work. So I've re-rooted after that and recovered an old backup.
Strangely, I have modem.emmc.win and modem.emmc.win.md5 in the backup directory, but no modem option in TWRP when trying to restore that backup...
well that makes everything a lot easier, dont worry about ODIN, its a pain in the a$$
grab a modem from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061031 (see if you can find one that matches your ROM, otherwise just try any)
flash it in recovery, clear cache and dalvik and reboot and you should be sweet
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well that makes everything a lot easier, dont worry about ODIN, its a pain in the a$$
grab a modem from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061031 (see if you can find one that matches your ROM, otherwise just try any)
flash it in recovery, clear cache and dalvik and reboot and you should be sweet
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I tried both modems (4.1.1 and 4.1.2) from Wind (GLW) to no avail, it still says Baseband unknown and it still wont recognize any SIM cards...
If I go to a store with an NsPro, will they be able to fix it?
What's an nspro? Also if you don't mind losing your data, flashing a whole stock rom package through Odin should get you going if all else fails
Sent from my Nexus 4
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You should be able to grab a complete Odin package over on samfirmware
Sent from my Nexus 4
stewi21 said:
What's an nspro? Also if you don't mind losing your data, flashing a whole stock rom package through Odin should get you going if all else fails
Sent from my Nexus 4
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You should be able to grab a complete Odin package over on samfirmware
Sent from my Nexus 4
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It's a thing that came up in research that repairs IMEI damage (I think but I'm not sure), in any case I already tried flashing an entire stock ROM (multiple times, 4.1.2 and 4.1.1) through Odin, and it didn't work.
Have you tried different packages, from memory some don't include the baseband and bootloader and stuff like that (It's been a while since my Samsung captivate)
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stewi21 said:
Have you tried different packages, from memory some don't include the baseband and bootloader and stuff like that (It's been a while since my Samsung captivate)
Sent from my Nexus 4
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Yes, I've tried the stock from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061031
And a rooted version from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975560
StackUnderflow said:
Yes, I've tried the stock from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061031
And a rooted version from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975560
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At this point if I bring it back to Wind (and by extension, Samsung) I think it's fairly obvious I voided my warranty, but if I pay (not sure how much though), would they be able to fix it?
I'm not sure sorry, because I bought my captivate off XDA and the time I bricked it I had to mail it to adam outler and get it made unbrickable
try downloading an ODIN package from samfirmware and flashing it, because the .zip packages you linked wouldnt flash the modem and RIL. Also GLW is Wind on samfirmware, so just search T889V and choose the newest GLW package, youll need to make an account to download it
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I'm not sure sorry, because I bought my captivate off XDA and the time I bricked it I had to mail it to adam outler and get it made unbrickable
try downloading an ODIN package from samfirmware and flashing it, because the .zip packages you linked wouldnt flash the modem and RIL. Also GLW is Wind on samfirmware, so just search T889V and choose the newest GLW package, youll need to make an account to download it
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I already tried that (if you mean http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/), and I think it's the exact same one as the teshxx download (factory image, exact same size and file name inside the zip, I haven't done an md5sum due to being on Windows),
I reflashed rooted injected stock ROM, did triangle away, and unrooted, and I'll bring it to Wind and see if they will fix it for me tomorrow.
Thanks for your help!
I think I'm actually having the same problems as this guy:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195869
I also tried QPST, and got the same exception as him...
And by page 4 the 2nd post down, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195869&page=4 he took it to Samsung, and they did some software voodoo to bring it back to life... Fortunately there's a Samsung repair center in my city, and hopefully I'll have the same luck as he did (they aren't open tomorrow though).
One last thing before you do that (lucky you've got a repair centre!) this post says the efs is backed up when you install Cyanogenmod http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30716302
So you might be able to recover it
Sent from my Nexus 4
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One last thing before you do that (lucky you've got a repair centre!) this post says the efs is backed up when you install Cyanogenmod http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30716302
So you might be able to recover it
Sent from my Nexus 4
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When I restored the old backup (didn't work), I had the efs check box checked in TWRP, and I assume that efs should be in the stock ROM (that's how the OP of that thread did it)
I have the GT-n7105 but i am unable to find anyway to unlock it so i can use other sims in it, i even took it to a shop and they said they can not do it, can someone point me in the right direction ?
emmanneil said:
I have the GT-n7105 but i am unable to find anyway to unlock it so i can use other sims in it, i even took it to a shop and they said they can not do it, can someone point me in the right direction ?
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Right, as long as JB 4.3 has not been flashed listen up.
You have to do some homework, I cannot tell you what to do exactly, its all here already.
You will need to do a full EFS backup ok, full using the only method that works, so you will need the tools and the usb driver,.
You will have to downgrade to 4.1.1 using Odin 3.07 or newer, that runs on windows and using a cable.
You then enter the code that is explained in the rom development thread that explains how to unlock for free, which works as I did it on my n7105.
Next once you confirm unlocked, immediately upgrade to 4.1.2 again using ODIN. If you wish to go to 4.3, use Lion Rom or DN3, or other rom that has Knox free bootloader.
Best of luck, please use the thanks button if helpful and merry Christmas.
Once you confirm unlock
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Right, as long as JB 4.3 has not been flashed listen up.
You have to do some homework, I cannot tell you what to do exactly, its all here already.
You will need to do a full EFS backup ok, full using the only method that works, so you will need the tools and the usb driver,.
You will have to downgrade to 4.1.1 using Odin 3.07 or newer, that runs on windows and using a cable.
You then enter the code that is explained in the rom development thread that explains how to unlock for free, which works as I did it on my n7105.
Next once you confirm unlocked, immediately upgrade to 4.1.2 again using ODIN. If you wish to go to 4.3, use Lion Rom or DN3, or other rom that has Knox free bootloader.
Best of luck, please use the thanks button if helpful and merry Christmas.
Once you confirm unlock
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thanks for the info,
I have done some homework and i dont want spoon feeding and maybe i didnt explain myself properly in the OP. I have done the EFS back up and a full NANDROID backup . i have odin but i am falling at the last fence of finding 4.1.1 rom. i find roms but they all seemed based on 4.1.2 or higher. i did try and put a differenet modem on to get the options i need but all the hotfil links are dead
So find a rom for your device from another country or network, no big deal, as long as its 4.1.1 and for your device, and you can set your language temporarily so you can read what you are doing, flash it, do a full factory reset in recovery wipe cache etc, then, when your running 4.1.1, get straight to unlocking, once done and confirmed, get updating to at least 4.1.2 as you don't want to stay on 4.1.1 in case of sudden death.
Best of luck, you can work it out, I flashed maybe 5 different networks roms before I realised I was flashing ones for the wrong network.
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emmanneil said:
I have the GT-n7105 but i am unable to find anyway to unlock it so i can use other sims in it, i even took it to a shop and they said they can not do it, can someone point me in the right direction ?
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As members have mentioned, down grading works...i had up dated to 4.3 official and then rooted, paid the 16 dollars and had the code sent from Cellunlocker.com. May not of been free, but it was too easy.
Need someone to verify this for me. It says here that you can use a program called "EZ Unlock" to unlock the bootloader on the Galaxy S 3.
Can someone verify if this app would unlock my GS3 bootloader? I'm on 4.3 so mine is updated unfortunately. I would just get the bootloader unlock code from Samsung but I don't have an international model, that's the only one they would give you the BL code for.
EXTRA CREDIT I heard rumor of something called a "golden backup" supposedly a backup that exist on the phone of the older version you upgraded from, anyone?
drago10029 said:
Need someone to verify this for me. It says here that you can use a program called "EZ Unlock" to unlock the bootloader on the Galaxy S 3.
Can someone verify if this app would unlock my GS3 bootloader? I'm on 4.3 so mine is updated unfortunately. I would just get the bootloader unlock code from Samsung but I don't have an international model, that's the only one they would give you the BL code for.
EXTRA CREDIT I heard rumor of something called a "golden backup" supposedly a backup that exist on the phone of the older version you upgraded from, anyone?
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No joy there, I'm afraid. Ol' Sam knew what he was doing with the 4.3 bootloader thing and a BL with EZ Unlock is a No-No. I just tried it now and whilst the whole process went well enough, the outcome was a hard brick. It, therefore, doesn't seem possible to 'unlock' your bootloader, at least, not for now.
The 'golden backup' is an option you see in the service menu. Not sure what it does though.
Larry2999 said:
No joy there, I'm afraid. Ol' Sam knew what he was doing with the 4.3 bootloader thing and a BL with EZ Unlock is a No-No. I just tried it now and whilst the whole process went well enough, the outcome was a hard brick. It, therefore, doesn't seem possible to 'unlock' your bootloader, at least, not for now.
The 'golden backup' is an option you see in the service menu. Not sure what it does though.
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Really you tried it out? why?!?! also any information on the golden backup? how about accessing the service menu on android 4.3?
drago10029 said:
Really you tried it out? why?!?! also any information on the golden backup? how about accessing the service menu on android 4.3?
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Yeah. Just to see if there was any way I could add to the body of knowledge... I'm aware EZ Unlock works with older firmware versions of the VZW model. The instructions on the site, however, suggested it works with the i747 as well. Apparently, this must be with older firmware versions as well and not the 4.3. After powering off the phone following the process, the phone just wouldn't power back on again. At least, not until, I'd inserted my debrick card and done a firmware restore.
I know I've seen the golden back function when accessing the service menu via *#197328640#. Never had to use it though so I wouldn't know if it does back up from older firmware.
Larry2999 said:
Yeah. Just to see if there was any way I could add to the body of knowledge... I'm aware EZ Unlock works with older firmware versions of the VZW model. The instructions on the site, however, suggested it works with the i747 as well. Apparently, this must be with older firmware versions as well and not the 4.3. After powering off the phone following the process, the phone just wouldn't power back on again. At least, not until, I'd inserted my debrick card and done a firmware restore.
I know I've seen the golden back function when accessing the service menu via *#197328640#. Never had to use it though so I wouldn't know if it does back up from older firmware.
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Well, your failure has become my knowledge lol. I'm still really interested in the learning about the "golden backup" though. I wonder if the Galaxy S4 unlock procedure would work for us? I may play around with it.
and glad you knew about the SD De-brick. I thought you just haphazardly tried used EZ unlock :silly: so the SD-Debrick works on 4.3?
Honestly, I've read a lot of stickies but most of the OP's don't mention things supporting 4.3 or not, so it makes trying things out a little tougher. Is there a "back to stock" 4.3 guide? I assumed that's what you did when you bricked. Every 4.3 forum/guide I find is all like (4.3 beware this and beware that!) lol
Back to stock
drago10029 said:
Well, your failure has become my knowledge lol. I'm still really interested in the learning about the "golden backup" though. I wonder if the Galaxy S4 unlock procedure would work for us? I may play around with it.
and glad you knew about the SD De-brick. I thought you just haphazardly tried used EZ unlock :silly: so the SD-Debrick works on 4.3?
Honestly, I've read a lot of stickies but most of the OP's don't mention things supporting 4.3 or not, so it makes trying things out a little tougher. Is there a "back to stock" 4.3 guide? I assumed that's what you did when you bricked. Every 4.3 forum/guide I find is all like (4.3 beware this and beware that!) lol
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486 As close as it gets for now...at&t
drago10029 said:
Well, your failure has become my knowledge lol. I'm still really interested in the learning about the "golden backup" though. I wonder if the Galaxy S4 unlock procedure would work for us? I may play around with it.
and glad you knew about the SD De-brick. I thought you just haphazardly tried used EZ unlock :silly: so the SD-Debrick works on 4.3?
Honestly, I've read a lot of stickies but most of the OP's don't mention things supporting 4.3 or not, so it makes trying things out a little tougher. Is there a "back to stock" 4.3 guide? I assumed that's what you did when you bricked. Every 4.3 forum/guide I find is all like (4.3 beware this and beware that!) lol
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Oh! I wouldn't risk "bricking" my phone if I wasn't reasonably sure I could recover. In fact, I've "intentionally" bricked this particular device in every way you can imagine just for learning purposes. I really think an unlock exploit is possible and we may be closer to one now than we know. Indeed I feel Touchwiz 4.3 has been unduly vilified because of the secure bootloader and other than the absence of a free unlock option, it's a major improvement on previous versions. I haven't seen the S4 unlock procedure. Can you send me a link to any thread on this?
There are a couple of threads dealing with recovery and return to stock for the 4.3. The first is a guide on how to recover from a hard brick caused by flashing the wrong bootloader. That was where I got my debrick file from ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
Whilst the second is a guide on returning to factory stock (4.3) firmware via custom recovery ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
pckarma112 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486 As close as it gets for now...at&t
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Larry2999 said:
Oh! I wouldn't risk "bricking" my phone......
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"I REPLIED TO THIS AT WORK FRIDAY, WONDER WHAT HAPPENED"
Thanks both you guys, I'm actually not concerned with warranty though. I'm ultra careful so I've never used once so far for something I broke on a phone lol.
And thanks for the stock guide pckarma, probably wouldn't of found that on my own. also would you 2 know if flashing any i747 rom with cmw/twrp would work on my phone with updated bootloader? (being that I don't flash a different bootloader of course lol)
drago10029 said:
"I REPLIED TO THIS AT WORK FRIDAY, WONDER WHAT HAPPENED"
Thanks both you guys, I'm actually not concerned with warranty though. I'm ultra careful so I've never used once so far for something I broke on a phone lol.
And thanks for the stock guide pckarma, probably wouldn't of found that on my own. also would you 2 know if flashing any i747 rom with cmw/twrp would work on my phone with updated bootloader? (being that I don't flash a different bootloader of course lol)
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Yes, it should work - as long as you are not flashing a non-compatible bootloader. I noticed also from the development threads that someone has now put together an Odin flash-able image for 4.3
Larry2999 said:
Yes, it should work - as long as you are not flashing a non-compatible bootloader. I noticed also from the development threads that someone has now put together an Odin flash-able image for 4.3
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The only compatibility problem I had was with the old TWRP version which I knew doesn't work with KK ROMs, just updated to the new TWRP and Kit Kat flashed fine. And "development thread"? You mean one of the stickies their?
drago10029 said:
The only compatibility problem I had was with the old TWRP version which I knew doesn't work with KK ROMs, just updated to the new TWRP and Kit Kat flashed fine. And "development thread"? You mean one of the stickies their?
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I was referring to the one posted in this thread by enewman...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
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I was referring to the one posted in this thread by enewman...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
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When the time comes hopefully it works.
I have a Tmobile Galaxy S4 SGH-M919, I have tried every rooting method I can fine and so far all I have done is made a brick, I need this phone working asap, and rooted so I can go onto Crickets service
PLEASE HELP
I can root Sprint, but when it comes to Tmobile apparently I'm an idiot
wolfen1086 said:
I have a Tmobile Galaxy S4 SGH-M919, I have tried every rooting method I can fine and so far all I have done is made a brick, I need this phone working asap, and rooted so I can go onto Crickets service
PLEASE HELP
I can root Sprint, but when it comes to Tmobile apparently I'm an idiot
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This the method I used for rooting when I had 4.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611175
Check my signature for a link to how I rooted with 4.4.2
Depending on the version of Android you have on that phone, it will trip the Knox flag. Which won't affect the performance of the phone, but will indicate you messed with your phone. There may be other rooting methods that work, but this one worked for me.
BTW, I found that method by using Search on this forum and Google.
Rob
wolfen1086 said:
I have a Tmobile Galaxy S4 SGH-M919, I have tried every rooting method I can fine and so far all I have done is made a brick, I need this phone working asap, and rooted so I can go onto Crickets service
PLEASE HELP
I can root Sprint, but when it comes to Tmobile apparently I'm an idiot
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The safe root method is how i rooted with 4.3 but it is my understanding that you need your phone to be unlocked to use a different carrier. Unlocked and rooted are 2 different things.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Unlocked sop I can use whatever carrier I want.
Rooted Because I want control over my pohone and not somebody else saying what I can and cant do with it.
I can get it to bot in cwm recovery but thats all it won't rot the rom so I can see it its rooted or not. I followed eth entire instructions provided and used oden like it said to and all I suceded in doing was makeing a damn brick out of a phone I got to have running tomorrow morning
rlichtefeld said:
This the method I used for rooting when I had 4.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611175
Check my signature for a link to how I rooted with 4.4.2
Depending on the version of Android you have on that phone, it will trip the Knox flag. Which won't affect the performance of the phone, but will indicate you messed with your phone. There may be other rooting methods that work, but this one worked for me.
BTW, I found that method by using Search on this forum and Google.
Rob
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Problem is I'm with Tmobile, my phone is a SGH-M919
wolfen1086 said:
Unlocked sop I can use whatever carrier I want.
Rooted Because I want control over my pohone and not somebody else saying what I can and cant do with it.
I can get it to bot in cwm recovery but thats all it won't rot the rom so I can see it its rooted or not. I followed eth entire instructions provided and used oden like it said to and all I suceded in doing was makeing a damn brick out of a phone I got to have running tomorrow morning
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If you can get into Download mode (Power Off, then Volume Down+Power Button), then you'll need to download the Stock Rom and transfer it to your phone via ODIN. Do you know if you were 4.2, 4.3, or 4.42 before you bricked it? You can download the images from Sammobile.com
Rob
rlichtefeld said:
If you can get into Download mode (Power Off, then Volume Down+Power Button), then you'll need to download the Stock Rom and transfer it to your phone via ODIN. Do you know if you were 4.2, 4.3, or 4.42 before you bricked it? You can download the images from Sammobile.com
Rob
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Yes I do I was 4.3
going to Samsung now to try to get the stock rom and start over, the only thing I have not tried yet is CF autoroot, if that don't work I guess its back on t mobile with their payment lies
wolfen1086 said:
Yes I do I was 4.3
going to Samsung now to try to get the stock rom and start over, the only thing I have not tried yet is CF autoroot, if that don't work I guess its back on t mobile with their payment lies
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If you have access to ClockWork Mod Recovery, wipte the cache and dalvik and see if that lets it boot.
If not, just download a rom, any rom from the dev section that you want to try and put it on a micro SD card. Put the SD card in your phone.
Do a full wipe (data, system, cache, dalvik) in recovery and flash the downlaoded ROM file. Your phone should boot right up.
You'll want a TouchWiz based rom if you still need to perform the SIM unlock proceedure so you can use it on the Cricket network. But once step at a time here...
wolfen1086 said:
Unlocked sop I can use whatever carrier I want.
Rooted Because I want control over my pohone and not somebody else saying what I can and cant do with it.
I can get it to bot in cwm recovery but thats all it won't rot the rom so I can see it its rooted or not. I followed eth entire instructions provided and used oden like it said to and all I suceded in doing was makeing a damn brick out of a phone I got to have running tomorrow morning
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Ok. You didn't mention your phone was unlocked in the OP.
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wolfen1086 said:
Problem is I'm with Tmobile, my phone is a SGH-M919
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If you look at my signature, you'll see that I've got a SGH-M919 also and I'm on T-Mobile with a phone purchased from T-Mobile.
I've provided links that worked for me.
Rob
Kriptik210 said:
Ok. You didn't mention your phone was unlocked in the OP.
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Thats cause it wasn;t rooted before, hopefully it is now, cause my wife just went to Cricket to see if she can get her Iphone and mine on their network
I finally got the phone rooted but I screwed it up so bad I had to install a different rom to make it work, so not I'm roted and running wicked rom .Next I installed, updated and ran region away, it said it didn;t know if it worked or not, but I was told that it does unlock so hopefully it did.
I havea different S4 here ( SGHM919) that I'm gonna try the cf auto root on when the battery is fully charged, cause both my sons have S4's and they want to keep the rom they have now just be unlocked
If you were looking at cwm recovery then you most likely have root.
Pp.
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PanchoPlanet said:
If you were looking at cwm recovery then you most likely have root.
Pp.
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And if you don't you can easily get root with CWMrecovery
Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
wolfen1086 said:
Thats cause it wasn;t rooted before, hopefully it is now, cause my wife just went to Cricket to see if she can get her Iphone and mine on their network
I finally got the phone rooted but I screwed it up so bad I had to install a different rom to make it work, so not I'm roted and running wicked rom .Next I installed, updated and ran region away, it said it didn;t know if it worked or not, but I was told that it does unlock so hopefully it did.
I havea different S4 here ( SGHM919) that I'm gonna try the cf auto root on when the battery is fully charged, cause both my sons have S4's and they want to keep the rom they have now just be unlocked
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When I used Region away it says somewhere that it doesn't unlock your phone to where you can use other carriers. So you might want to find out lol
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Google is your friend.
Pp.
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Thank you gentlemen, my phone is working again, rooted, currently running wicked rom, all the other phones are rooted with the stock roms for the kiddies unless they want to have a better rom
Region away works perfectly on mine even though it says it doesn't know if it did.
I was going to use triangle away, but it says something about bricking my phone and I really don't give a damn about the counter so ........
PanchoPlanet, Google is NOT my friend when it comes to phones XDA id my friend when it comes to phones
Now to go look for the stock memo pad that comes with the S4, I like that one best its simple and works
I too prefer Memo Pad, it's quick and simple, my reference to Google was that its quicker than the XDA search and more accurate. Good to hear your back on track.
Pp.
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wolfen1086 said:
Thank you gentlemen, my phone is working again, rooted, currently running wicked rom, all the other phones are rooted with the stock roms for the kiddies unless they want to have a better rom
Region away works perfectly on mine even though it says it doesn't know if it did.
I was going to use triangle away, but it says something about bricking my phone and I really don't give a damn about the counter so ........
PanchoPlanet, Google is NOT my friend when it comes to phones XDA id my friend when it comes to phones
Now to go look for the stock memo pad that comes with the S4, I like that one best its simple and works
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If Google is not your friend, then maybe his big brother may be - Google Advanced Search:
https://www.google.com/advanced_search
where you can seach specific sites, specific words or phrases.
Rob
I found Smemo on line, took a while since I'm on oxycodone for pain due to a hernia operateing, but I got it, placed it in eth rom and reflashed it
Now I'd love to find a theme for Wicked V10 that would change teh color of the phone dialpad, I HATE white dialers, makes me remember when I was a kid back in teh 60' when my mom had nothing but white so she could see if it was clean, and sanitized, degermed, and all that, ( yes I was an outside type, and brought it all inside )
Oh and all I can say guys, is thanks for trying to help me I WILL figure it out for the firmware and hardware and software that I have, experimenting with a phone that I totally bricked today, gotta re-instal the entire os on it, so I'm gonna experiment with various versions of the SGH-M919 software, if I find out what works on what I'll post it for you guys to check and make sure I did right
I have what I thought was a n910f so a root was possible but when in download mode it shows up as a n910a which I didnt notice. I used kingroot which also showed my phone as a n910f and when my phone rebooted it said return it to at&t because it was running unauthorised software. I was running 4.4.4 does anyone have any information of how I can fix it please?
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I have what I thought was a n910f so a root was possible but when in download mode it shows up as a n910a which I didnt notice. I used kingroot which also showed my phone as a n910f and when my phone rebooted it said return it to at&t because it was running unauthorised software. I was running 4.4.4 does anyone have any information of how I can fix it please?
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i'm in the same boat, used kingroot and then my phone started freaking out. turned it off and back on, got that "return to att" message.
I'm currently using Samsung Kies to return it to stock
masterhaides said:
i'm in the same boat, used kingroot and then my phone started freaking out. turned it off and back on, got that "return to att" message.
I'm currently using Samsung Kies to return it to stock
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Ok, so the samsung kies did not fix my Note 4 (SM-N910A).
I did find this:
http://androidromupdate.com/att-galaxy-note-4-sm-n910a-stock-firmware
downloaded the 5.1.1 package which contains, not just the AP file, but the BL, CP, and the CSC... ALL 4 Must be flashed with Odin 3.09, at the same time.
My phone is now working again.
Did anyone fix their phone yet?
masterhaides said:
Ok, so the samsung kies did not fix my Note 4 (SM-N910A).
I did find this:
http://androidromupdate.com/att-galaxy-note-4-sm-n910a-stock-firmware
downloaded the 5.1.1 package which contains, not just the AP file, but the BL, CP, and the CSC... ALL 4 Must be flashed with Odin 3.09.
My phone is not working again.
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Read this whole thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3335880
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Jumped in the Same Boat
Hi, I'm in the soft-brick syndrome.
This is my first go at rooting my phone (SM-N910A) - at least i was smart enough to try it after i upgraded
anyhoo, i researched and read. i installed my usb drivers, odin, and downloaded the suggested firmware. i couldn't talk between my computer and phone; so, i tried kingroot - big mistake. it failed in the middle and now i'm getting a startup error that says secure fail: kernel, then the blah, blah, blah go to AT&T store blah blah blah.... error.
i finally was able to reinstall the usb drivers and believe that odin can talk to my phone, but i receive a fail message when i try to install the firmware.
what to do? please help.
regarding your galaxy note4
SamBrears said:
I have what I thought was a n910f so a root was possible but when in download mode it shows up as a n910a which I didnt notice. I used kingroot which also showed my phone as a n910f and when my phone rebooted it said return it to at&t because it was running unauthorised software. I was running 4.4.4 does anyone have any information of how I can fix it please?
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hello there just wondering if you ever found a solution to fixing your phone you see i did the same thing you did only i did it to my wifes phone shes pissed. i actualy did it to the n910a thought it was n910fand i got the same message saying go to at&t it shows a triangle and wont let me do anything i also used kingroot, so did we brick them or what do you think it is? please respond. [email protected]:crying:
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FredtheWhale said:
Hi, I'm in the soft-brick syndrome.
This is my first go at rooting my phone (SM-N910A) - at least i was smart enough to try it after i upgraded
anyhoo, i researched and read. i installed my usb drivers, odin, and downloaded the suggested firmware. i couldn't talk between my computer and phone; so, i tried kingroot - big mistake. it failed in the middle and now i'm getting a startup error that says secure fail: kernel, then the blah, blah, blah go to AT&T store blah blah blah.... error.
i finally was able to reinstall the usb drivers and believe that odin can talk to my phone, but i receive a fail message when i try to install the firmware.
what to do? please help.
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hey pal im in the sameboat ,and like you i also made the fatal mistake of using kingroot. only cause i used it on SM-E700M and worked fine so i tried it on the note 4 and now i have no clue what to do next should i try to re root it again or maybe try to install the lolipop system it came with or do i try to upgrade or maybe try and install original firmware i can really use your advice what do you think?
no progress yet. i tried loading 5.1.1 and the original version (4.4.x ... whatever it was). both failed. i think that i might be approaching the issue incorrectly.
i think that i might have rooted the phone but tripped knox - when i startup i see in icon of a padlock that's open and it says custom underneath. but i get the error stating about non-standard software installed. i'm going to continue to research and see if i can figure out how to reset / remove knox.
i saw that there was someone who went back to ATT to have them reset the phone ... does anyone know whether they'll do it? at least i could have the phone at a "ready" state to try again ... after more research and prep. ;- )
not real progress, but...
i researched some more and feel as if i made some progress with odin3v1.85.
i followed directions from this article: How to Unroot / Unbrick Balaxy Note 4 (i found on the androidrootz site - sorry, i'm not allowed to post a url yet)
so, i'm still bricked, but this process was able to communicate with my phone and reported that flashing the firmware was successful.
incremental progress ... maybe ...
my solution
while i would have preferred to be able to figure it out, i couldn't.
i took the phone to AT&T today and they re-imaged it. all is clear and it's back to factory settings - no cost.
Typo fixed
Drew2873 said:
Did anyone fix their phone yet?
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My second post has the fix for it. I don't know why it typo'd and said "not working" i meant to say "now working"
mine is working
did the same thing, bricked my sm-n910a gave the att message to bring it to them, all fixed via odin 3.0.9 download the stock firmware AP and BL check off in the little box bootloader update and clear EFS and it should work mines like new and didn't miss a beat, kingroot did root my phone 100% but bricked it to. whats the way around at&t locking the device up.
fastjohnson said:
did the same thing, bricked my sm-n910a gave the att message to bring it to them, all fixed via odin 3.0.9 download the stock firmware AP and BL check off in the little box bootloader update and clear EFS and it should work mines like new and didn't miss a beat, kingroot did root my phone 100% but bricked it to. whats the way around at&t locking the device up.
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I took mine into the store. They reimaged it for free. No issue.
Where I live it's like 60 miles to a corp store. She's working mint now I'd like to bring the OS back to 4.4.4 and try it again.
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fastjohnson said:
Where I live it's like 60 miles to a corp store. She's working mint now I'd like to bring the OS back to 4.4.4 and try it again.
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Unfortunatly, once you are on 5.1.1 there is no downgrading back to 4.4.4. Many have tried, non have suceeded. Am I saying it is impossible, I do not believe anything is impossible, but right now we do not have the right tools. Take care.
Yah. I tried had to reinstall the 5.1.1 firmware again. 17step procedure is a lil more than im capable of. Think the note 4 is getting sold. Moto x pure or another nexus. Thanks you guys on here it's where I got the firmware.
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THis really works!
fastjohnson said:
did the same thing, bricked my sm-n910a gave the att message to bring it to them, all fixed via odin 3.0.9 download the stock firmware AP and BL check off in the little box bootloader update and clear EFS and it should work mines like new and didn't miss a beat, kingroot did root my phone 100% but bricked it to. whats the way around at&t locking the device up.
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Thank you for your input. After searching for literally a full day and trying several different things to no avail....yours was the one that unbricked my phone. Thank you....Thank you!
Yah I wouldn't try anymore to root, if theres a huge bounty and none of these smart cookies here on xda haven't got it yet. The 910a variant is unrootable perm root that is, the. Mobile version you can. Glad it helped and your up and running again.
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