Hi All,
I am lightly experience with all of this so i will try and provide some background.
I purchased my S3 and when I first rooted CyanogenMod 10.0.0 was the current stable. I have been using that until just recently when I decided it was time to upgrade as I was experiencing some serious performance issues with SMS (not getting any) and I have a few days off work. I have also been having issues with all data connectivity dropping out all the time (an issue I have just come to live with) for probably about a year now. There is was a issue submitted to the CyanogenMod Bug tracker when it was on Google (not sure if it still is). If I can dig up the link I will edit the post but I do not belie it is really relevant to this particular issue. [Edit: This looks like it may be the Jira Case. Similar issue reported.] https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/CYAN-1396
See thread title for issue.
Steps I Have Taken So Far:
1. I downloaded the latest 10.1.2 stable and copied it to my external SD.
2. Reset Factory Defaults
3. Clear Cache
4. Clear Dalcik
5. Booted to recovery (ClockWorkMod) and attempted to install...received a status 7 error.
6. Removed the assert tags as instructed here: http://highonandroid.com/android-roms/how-to-fix-status-7-error-with-cwm-recovery-on-rooted-android
7. Reset Factory Defaults
8. Clear Cache
9. Clear Dalcik
10. Attempted to install new file and not it simply failed when "Attempting to Open Update...", there was nothing in the log (under advanced in clockworkmod)
11. Looked further into the release notes of 10.1.2 and realized it might be a problem with my boot-loader (This is my active theory).
12. Went searching on how to try and "update my boot-loader" could only find topics relating to unlocking.
13. To my understanding the stock ROMs also update the boot-loader so I installed this stock ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910947&highlight=md4
14. Check to see it installed OK and then booted back into recovery and attempted steps 2-10....no success.
Thoughts?
Some more info:
Sprint Galaxy S3
Model: SPH-L710
Android Version: 4.1.2
Baseband Version: L710VPLI3
Build Version: JZ054K.L710VPBMD4
Hardware Version: L710.14
ClockWorkMod Recovery: v6.0.3.1
Don't get me wrong I would love someone to just swoop in with a solution but I would really like to understand what is happening here.
- What "version" is my boot-loader / how can you tell that?
- Is there a reference somewhere about what boot-loaders are for what versions?
I have a nandroid backup of my old 10.0.0 ROM and at this moment in time I have the stock ROM image which is listed above installed and running. I DO NOT have a backup of my IMEI or my EFS so that might be a decent next step.
Thank you,
Matthew
References:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179330
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910947&highlight=md4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922461
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/D2spr_Info
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_d2spr
mcf747 said:
Hi All,
I am lightly experience with all of this so i will try and provide some background.
I purchased my S3 and when I first rooted CyanogenMod 10.0.0 was the current stable. I have been using that until just recently when I decided it was time to upgrade as I was experiencing some serious performance issues with SMS (not getting any) and I have a few days off work. I have also been having issues with all data connectivity dropping out all the time (an issue I have just come to live with) for probably about a year now. There is was a issue submitted to the CyanogenMod Bug tracker when it was on Google (not sure if it still is). If I can dig up the link I will edit the post but I do not belie it is really relevant to this particular issue. [Edit: This looks like it may be the Jira Case. Similar issue reported.] https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/CYAN-1396
See thread title for issue.
Steps I Have Taken So Far:
1. I downloaded the latest 10.1.2 stable and copied it to my external SD.
2. Reset Factory Defaults
3. Clear Cache
4. Clear Dalcik
5. Booted to recovery (ClockWorkMod) and attempted to install...received a status 7 error.
6. Removed the assert tags as instructed here: http://highonandroid.com/android-roms/how-to-fix-status-7-error-with-cwm-recovery-on-rooted-android
7. Reset Factory Defaults
8. Clear Cache
9. Clear Dalcik
10. Attempted to install new file and not it simply failed when "Attempting to Open Update...", there was nothing in the log (under advanced in clockworkmod)
11. Looked further into the release notes of 10.1.2 and realized it might be a problem with my boot-loader (This is my active theory).
12. Went searching on how to try and "update my boot-loader" could only find topics relating to unlocking.
13. To my understanding the stock ROMs also update the boot-loader so I installed this stock ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910947&highlight=md4
14. Check to see it installed OK and then booted back into recovery and attempted steps 2-10....no success.
Thoughts?
Some more info:
Sprint Galaxy S3
Model: SPH-L710
Android Version: 4.1.2
Baseband Version: L710VPLI3
Build Version: JZ054K.L710VPBMD4
Hardware Version: L710.14
ClockWorkMod Recovery: v6.0.3.1
Don't get me wrong I would love someone to just swoop in with a solution but I would really like to understand what is happening here.
- What "version" is my boot-loader / how can you tell that?
- Is there a reference somewhere about what boot-loaders are for what versions?
I have a nandroid backup of my old 10.0.0 ROM and at this moment in time I have the stock ROM image which is listed above installed and running. I DO NOT have a backup of my IMEI or my EFS so that might be a decent next step.
Thank you,
Matthew
References:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179330
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910947&highlight=md4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922461
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/D2spr_Info
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_d2spr
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Is this the file u flashed when u tried to update the boot loader?
http://goo.im/devs/freeza/d2sprFirmware/Galaxy-S-fre3-MD4FirmwareModemAIO.zip
I ask because where u listed addtl info it says your build is md4 but your baseband is li3(ics) I don't think your on the latest boot loader. Flashing what I have linked above will fix that. Second I don't think u had to break down that zip and start changing assert lines. Those lines are there for a reason and shouldn't have to be altered. I would update your firmware using my link then redownload cm 10 and reattempt flashing it without altering it
billard412 said:
Is this the file u flashed when u tried to update the boot loader?
[Link redacted due to the fact Im a new member and cannot post it yet.]
I ask because where u listed addtl info it says your build is md4 but your baseband is li3(ics) I don't think your on the latest boot loader. Flashing what I have linked above will fix that. Second I don't think u had to break down that zip and start changing assert lines. Those lines are there for a reason and shouldn't have to be altered. I would update your firmware using my link then redownload cm 10 and reattempt flashing it without altering it
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No it was not...however I had it already downloaded so I must have gotten close and decided to not go down that road.
I performed the the install of the linked file and my Baseband is now L710VPBMD4 and 10.1.2 appears to have installed correctly.
NOTE: After updating firmware I immediately attempted to install 10.1.2 and it failed. I restarted into the stock ROM and then rebooted and entered recovery and it installed fine. Not sure if it was the restart or entering into a ROM that was the solution but a good note for anyone with this issue in the future.
Yes, it's necessary to restart after flashing a new bootloader. It's really not a good idea to bypass security checks like removing those lines in the bootloader, because 4.2.2 roms are implementing a RIL that relies on the MD4 bootloader.
Sent from my S3 on Sense 5 (you jelly?)
CNexus said:
Yes, it's necessary to restart after flashing a new bootloader. It's really not a good idea to bypass security checks like removing those lines in the bootloader, because 4.2.2 roms are implementing a RIL that relies on the MD4 bootloader.
Sent from my S3 on Sense 5 (you jelly?)
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So Any idea how to pass the status 7 error, I am trying to update to CM 10.1.2 stable and I can't pass the ROM installation because of status 7, removing the security checks doesn't work either.
EDIT: I thought i had the right boot loader, It seen like i don't...
Maturola said:
So Any idea how to pass the status 7 error, I am trying to update to CM 10.1.2 stable and I can't pass the ROM installation because of status 7, removing the security checks doesn't work either.
EDIT: I thought i had the right boot loader, It seen like i don't...
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Lol...
I put back stock recovery and locked when i try to update it starts then reboots the phone once i did get a congrats message but checked still on 4.2.2 when i check status it says failed error 410 and ive been searching but not finding any info on error anyone know?
bregga said:
I put back stock recovery and locked when i try to update it starts then reboots the phone once i did get a congrats message but checked still on 4.2.2 when i check status it says failed error 410 and ive been searching but not finding any info on error anyone know?
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Ive also gotten this problem. Ive looked into it and it occurs when you delete a system app. I believe the update wont be applied unless all stock apps are installed
weird
I have not deleted any running stock just s off and unlocked Ill have to look for a stock rom then thank you I will give it a shot
eXperianceHD said:
Ive also gotten this problem. Ive looked into it and it occurs when you delete a system app. I believe the update wont be applied unless all stock apps are installed
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you were rigtht
I nandroided back to my original backup and it is doing the updates thank you.
bregga said:
I have not deleted any running stock just s off and unlocked Ill have to look for a stock rom then thank you I will give it a shot
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I have S-OFF and 1.10.605.15, and had deleted a bunch of the Verizon bloatware. After reverting to stock recovery, I tried to apply the OTA; it got stuck with a red triangle. I pressed volume-up + power, which showed me a bootloader menu and an error message that it couldn't find Kidzone (one of the apps that I had removed). I selected reboot in the bootloader to reboot the phone and, obviously, it was still in 4.2.2 and the software status had error 410.
I don't have any backups with the bloatware apps on them, can you think of any way to apply the OTA without wiping my phone? I'm a little annoyed that Verizon made the OTA check for those apps to be installed on the phone; I find it hard to believe this is necessary...
neutrino37 said:
I have S-OFF and 1.10.605.15, and had deleted a bunch of the Verizon bloatware. After reverting to stock recovery, I tried to apply the OTA; it got stuck with a red triangle. I pressed volume-up + power, which showed me a bootloader menu and an error message that it couldn't find Kidzone (one of the apps that I had removed). I selected reboot in the bootloader to reboot the phone and, obviously, it was still in 4.2.2 and the software status had error 410.
I don't have any backups with the bloatware apps on them, can you think of any way to apply the OTA without wiping my phone? I'm a little annoyed that Verizon made the OTA check for those apps to be installed on the phone; I find it hard to believe this is necessary...
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You have to have all apps present or else it fails to patch them.
It can't guarantee a full clean install if some files patch and some don't.
(This is why we root, so we can flash already rooted roms and remove things as we want. Not so we can take OTA's)
Install the stock rooted rom and firmware in the dev section.
OR install the previous stock rooted rom in the same thread in the dev section and stock recovery and then ota update.
You will wipe your phone by flashing stock recovery though.
If you just flash the firmware and then the stock rooted rom, you won't have to wipe.
Just be sure to do an odex version, since yours is still stock odex.
Hello All,
I am a beginner to all this stuff. I wanted to root my phone after seeing OnePlus One running on CyanogenMod. So, first I tried to directly install the Mod using the softwares downloaded from Cyanogen's website. But the software gave the error "Unsupported Firmware". Then I researched a bit on manually installing the mod. I followed the instructions.
- First I rooted my phone with Odin 3.09v
- Installed ROM Manger on my phone (Meanwhile the SuperSU app kept on crashing)
- Somehow I managed to install ClockworkMod (What I did was downloaded SuperSU apk, installed it again. It started working and then, not losing the chance I installed ClockworkMod).
- Then I tried to install CyanogenMod through ROM Manager
- My phone re-booted and then gave a error "Can't install package on incompatible data".
- I'm having the latest snapshot version on CyanogenMod.
- Then I left the things as it is. No rooting, unrooting, etc.
- So, now I tried to take backup of my current ROM, in case something happens at least I'll be having something with me to recover
- I used ROM Manager to take backup. But it gave the error "Can't create the image"
So, now I'm stuck between middle of nowhere. Please help me out to reach to some point.
svikramajit said:
Hello All,
I am a beginner to all this stuff. I wanted to root my phone after seeing OnePlus One running on CyanogenMod. So, first I tried to directly install the Mod using the softwares downloaded from Cyanogen's website. But the software gave the error "Unsupported Firmware". Then I researched a bit on manually installing the mod. I followed the instructions.
- First I rooted my phone with Odin 3.09v
- Installed ROM Manger on my phone (Meanwhile the SuperSU app kept on crashing)
- Somehow I managed to install ClockworkMod (What I did was downloaded SuperSU apk, installed it again. It started working and then, not losing the chance I installed ClockworkMod).
- Then I tried to install CyanogenMod through ROM Manager
- My phone re-booted and then gave a error "Can't install package on incompatible data".
- I'm having the latest snapshot version on CyanogenMod.
- Then I left the things as it is. No rooting, unrooting, etc.
- So, now I tried to take backup of my current ROM, in case something happens at least I'll be having something with me to recover
- I used ROM Manager to take backup. But it gave the error "Can't create the image"
So, now I'm stuck between middle of nowhere. Please help me out to reach to some point.
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Ok, first I think your SuperSu is not working properly. Open the Supersu app to see if it needs to update binaries. If it continues to crash, go into recovery manually (not using rom manager) and flash the latest SuperSu. Wipe Cache, go to advanced and Wipe Dalvik. Reboot. Your phone will say "android is upgrading" for a bit. Once it's booted up, go back into the supersu app and see if it needs to update binaries, if so- let it update, if not- move on. Here's a link to download SuperSu 2.02
Go back into recovery manually and select backup and restore-> backup to sdcard (or sdcard1, external sd, is my preference) This will start the backup process.
Once that is done, you need to find the CyanogenMod file specific to your phone, then you can enter recovery and flash it.
If you have trouble entering recovery, you can flash a new one via recovery or with odin.
Hello absinthesummer,
I followed every instruction you told. Now I'm done till creating backup. The problem now I'm facing is this 'Status 7' error. It says "Can't install package on incompatible data.....". Now what to do?
Status 7 is a very specific error. It means your recovery is out of date. Get the absolute newest you can find and try again. This is good news though, you've got progress!
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Edit: flash the latest recovery you can find via Odin. You probably won't be able to do it in recovery while you're getting the status 7 error.
absinthesummer said:
Status 7 is a very specific error. It means your recovery is out of date. Get the absolute newest you can find and try again. This is good news though, you've got progress!
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Edit: flash the latest recovery you can find via Odin. You probably won't be able to do it in recovery while you're getting the status 7 error.
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No, I've got the latest recovery. But I figured out the problem. It was with the package I downloaded. The CM 11 M9 version was giving errors. I researched and tried few fixes, but still it didn't work.
The fixes I tried :-
1. Deleting some coding lines from the updater-script file. But this fix gave the status 6 error.
2. Changing the updater-script file format to UNIX format. Then again it gave the status 7 error.
So, what I did, when I had no more brain to fix it, I downloaded the CM 11 M6 version and tried installing it. And VOILA! It worked. Then I updated it to M9 version through phone. Now it's working. Though it has some bugs. And some features are missing too that I wanted badly.
svikramajit said:
No, I've got the latest recovery. But I figured out the problem. It was with the package I downloaded. The CM 11 M9 version was giving errors. I researched and tried few fixes, but still it didn't work.
The fixes I tried :-
1. Deleting some coding lines from the updater-script file. But this fix gave the status 6 error.
2. Changing the updater-script file format to UNIX format. Then again it gave the status 7 error.
So, what I did, when I had no more brain to fix it, I downloaded the CM 11 M6 version and tried installing it. And VOILA! It worked. Then I updated it to M9 version through phone. Now it's working. Though it has some bugs. And some features are missing too that I wanted badly.
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Awesome! I'm glad you got it working. You can also try comparing the two files to see what's different, or maybe swap the updater script. Maybe you'll be able to get the one you wanted working with a little modification
absinthesummer said:
Awesome! I'm glad you got it working. You can also try comparing the two files to see what's different, or maybe swap the updater script. Maybe you'll be able to get the one you wanted working with a little modification
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Thanks to you. You too helped me in working it out!
But, I have some more questions
Question 1 : If I flash stock ROM on my rooted phone, will I receive the new updates? If yes, will I be able to install them via Kies on my phone without getting into any trouble?
Question 2 : If I install stock ROM of any other phone, say Galaxy S5, will it work on my phone properly without any problems? If yes, will I receive the updates for that too and able to install them via Kies? If no, is there any way to install it? Cause I have seen people using S5 ROM on Note 2.
First question the answer is yes. As long as you have the stock recovery and stock kernel (along with the stock rom) you will receive ota updates. You can use ota root keeper (an app) to keep root during an ota update. There are many people who choose to stay fully stock but root to get rid of bloatware & stuff. However, if you want to get ota, I recommend freezing the bloatware instead of uninstalling, because an ota usually replaces old bloatware with new bloatware and can sometimes abort the ota if those apps are missing... but keep on mind this is not always the case, only certain devices.
Second question, no you cannot. Roms from other devices have to be ported to be compatible. But if you look in the development forums, you can find many roms that are basically stock but have specific features from other roms, along with the system ui (ie S5, note 3, & so forth). These rom devs have ported either parts/features or full on roms to be compatible on our device. They are excellent! I recommend reading up them and if you see some you like, try them out!
absinthesummer said:
First question the answer is yes. As long as you have the stock recovery and stock kernel (along with the stock rom) you will receive ota updates. You can use ota root keeper (an app) to keep root during an ota update. There are many people who choose to stay fully stock but root to get rid of bloatware & stuff. However, if you want to get ota, I recommend freezing the bloatware instead of uninstalling, because an ota usually replaces old bloatware with new bloatware and can sometimes abort the ota if those apps are missing... but keep on mind this is not always the case, only certain devices.
Second question, no you cannot. Roms from other devices have to be ported to be compatible. But if you look in the development forums, you can find many roms that are basically stock but have specific features from other roms, along with the system ui (ie S5, note 3, & so forth). These rom devs have ported either parts/features or full on roms to be compatible on our device. They are excellent! I recommend reading up them and if you see some you like, try them out!
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- Stock Recovery
- Stock Kernel
- OTA Root Keeper
- Bloatware
Well, to be honest, just right now I learned these new terms but know nothing about them. Can you please give me a brief description for these four terms so that when I do advanced search on them, I'd have a idea in my mind about what these are. It will make it easy for me to understand the advance things.
And I'm looking for S5 ROM for my phone. Let's see what I get.
One more question. I made a backup of my rooted stock ROM via latest ClockwordMod, manually. Now, if I reset the binary counter using Triangle Away and then wipe Cache and Dalvik and then flash my stock ROM which is located on my memory card and then after flashing I use SuperSU to unroot and then a factory reset (I don't know the method of factory reseting cause I'm confused. Whether to do it manually, like going into recovery mode or just from the phone settings. So please tell me this also.), will my phone be unrooted totally?
And sorry for bugging you so much. I hate to do that, but I don't want to take risk with my phone. So I am just collecting information. I hope so many queries are not a problem for you.
Ok...
You already know what a rom is. A kernel is a lower-level base. It controls the hardware. So when you do something on the interface, in the rom, it tells the hardware how to react. (Ie if you're playing music it tells which speakers to play and how loudly). The kernel controls almost everything you can't see, it relates to performance. Most stock kernels can be limiting as they underclock the cpu by a certain percentage. Because of this, people seek out custom kernels to max out their device's potential. Louder speakers, faster cpu, better graphics, etc. This is all stuff the kernel can optimize... but because you can change so many factors there is a risk of instability if you push your device too hard (max performance) or limit it too much (max battery saving).
Recovery is exactly what it sounds like. When you boot your device the very first screen that pops up is the bootloader. It's giving you time to boot in 3 different modes. The first mode, by doing nothing, is a normal boot into the rom/OS. The second mode, which you get to by one button combination, takes you to recovery. The stock recovery is very limited. It gives you the option to factory restore, wipe cache, update, or boot normally. Stock recovery only exists for emergencies, if your phone fails to boot normally. We have custom recoveries so we can do more stuff, flash custom roms and tinker with things. The third mode is download mode/Odin mode. This is the bootloader interface itself. It's the last resort for recovery if your recovery has been damaged or corrupted. It allows you to connect to Odin or kies and perform an emergency recovery of the device. If you damage your bootloader, your device is completely bricked.
So the order of operation is this:
Lowest level- bootloader
Second level- recovery
Third level- kernel
Fourth level- rom
Bloatware is all the pre-installed apps that your carrier adds to your phone. Most people don't use it, don't like it, and don't want it. That why we root. Without root we basically are just guest users of the device. With root we become the administrators of the device. Until you root, your carrier has admin rights over your phone (to use windows terms).
When you receive an ota update, your carrier can make it to where the update won't proceed if their pre-installed apps have been removed (although this isn't always the case). Additionally, the update package itself checks the integrity of the device. It checks recovery, kernel, and rom. If any have been altered, it will not proceed because it could cause conflict and potentially brick your device. That's why those things have to be stock.
Ota root keeper is simply an app that backs up your superuser rights before an update and restores them after its done.
You should be able to find plenty of roms with S5 features. I'm using one that makes my device fully like an S5 (my device even thinks it is an S5 and every app identifies it as such) I can think of at least 2 others as well. There's plenty to choose from, and if you see a rom you like but it's mudding a particular feature, you can probably find that feature as a stand-alone installation in the forum's themes & apps section. Just about every feature of S5, S4, and note 3 has been ported to this device, so look around!
Also, for future reference, if someone helps you on the forum, hit the thanks button instead of saying it. I don't mind either way, but some people get annoyed and will stop helping them if they don't hit that button lol. It's silly, but it's part of "forum decorum"
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svikramajit said:
One more question. I made a backup of my rooted stock ROM via latest ClockwordMod, manually. Now, if I reset the binary counter using Triangle Away and then wipe Cache and Dalvik and then flash my stock ROM which is located on my memory card and then after flashing I use SuperSU to unroot and then a factory reset (I don't know the method of factory reseting cause I'm confused. Whether to do it manually, like going into recovery mode or just from the phone settings. So please tell me this also.), will my phone be unrooted totally?
And sorry for bugging you so much. I hate to do that, but I don't want to take risk with my phone. So I am just collecting information. I hope so many queries are not a problem for you.
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You're fine, I don't mind answering your questions. Yes, you can unroot fully in the way you just mentioned but you don't even have to go through all the trouble of factory reset. Just unroot in the app. The app can be uninstalled afterwards via the play store.
You can factory reset either way, the same commands are given no matter which way you go about it. But it can be more efficient to do it from recovery because when you do it from the rom it has to create a wipe script for when it reboots, and it has to shut down the rom first. If you do it from recovery it doesn't have to anything, the rom isn't running and it can execute the wipe command immediately. (The wipe command is wipe /data /cache etc)
Thanks again for all that great info!
Questions : Is there no way to fix the Bootloader if it gets damaged by chance? And which S5 ROM are you using?
svikramajit said:
Thanks again for all that great info!
Questions : Is there no way to fix the Bootloader if it gets damaged by chance? And which S5 ROM are you using?
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If you damage the bootloader it's a hard brick and you would have to send it in for jtag services (this is a low level emmc chip flash service) The bootloader won't get damaged unless you do something to corrupt it. If you ever feel the need to flash a new bootloader, do it via Odin, never recovery! If you remember that you should be fine.
svikramajit said:
Thanks again for all that great info!
Questions : Is there no way to fix the Bootloader if it gets damaged by chance? And which S5 ROM are you using?
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I meant to tell you I'm using DN3 rom. It has an aroma installer that lets you choose whether you want an S5 ui, a note 3 ui or a mixed ui. Choosing S5 ui & S5 build prop allows your device to work with S5 apps & it looks just like an S5. It's not the only rom out there, but it's beautiful, fast, and stable & the team works hard on it.
absinthesummer said:
I meant to tell you I'm using DN3 rom. It has an aroma installer that lets you choose whether you want an S5 ui, a note 3 ui or a mixed ui. Choosing S5 ui & S5 build prop allows your device to work with S5 apps & it looks just like an S5. It's not the only rom out there, but it's beautiful, fast, and stable & the team works hard on it.
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Hey absinthesummer!
I tried to unroot my phone with the method I told you. But in the restore option, I am stuck at 'Checking MD5 Sums..'. What to do now?
MD5 checking takes forever! You have to wait it out. Most recoveries offer a way to turn it off. You shouldn't have to factory reset though, just click unroot in the super su app and then uninstall the app from the play store.
absinthesummer said:
MD5 checking takes forever! You have to wait it out. Most recoveries offer a way to turn it off. You shouldn't have to factory reset though, just click unroot in the super su app and then uninstall the app from the play store.
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I waited and the system was restored. But I got an error on 'Restoring Data'. I rebooted the phone and now it's showing glowing Samsung logo from like 3-4 minutes.
I've seen that before. Can you get back into recovery? You may have to flash stock in Odin, flash recovery and then do the Restore again. Data got messed up.
absinthesummer said:
I've seen that before. Can you get back into recovery? You may have to flash stock in Odin, flash recovery and then do the Restore again. Data got messed up.
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I'll try removing the battery now. Let's see what happens.
Ok if you can get into recovery, do a fresh flash and then try to restore again. And see if it offers a way to turn off MD5 checking. That's why I use philz or twrp, they offer that and move much faster through MD5 check by default.
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If you still fail on data, flash stock in Odin, flash custom recovery, then you should be able to enter recovery and have a successful restore.
So I wanted to root this tablet, and I used a video online to help me do so.
I installed the USB drivers, got Odin 3, and loaded in CF_AutoRoot_Port_T700_BeansTown106.tar
It rooted my tablet and I was pretty happy about that. I then had update supersu, by getting the SU binaries.
So I came to this site and downloaded the recommended Supersu, and flashed it. It fixed that.
Well, then I wanted to get a custom ROM, so I flashed the Cyanogenmod 12, along with the component with it.
I found I didn't like it compared to my 5.0.2 Lolipop, and so I tried finding the stock ROM.
The gator download site everyone was showing refused to let me download anything, and just about all the ROMS seemed like they were from countries other than the U.S.
I searched for awhile, found nothing, then found a ROM called the Ironman Lolipop ROM, it was close enough to stock, so I flashed it.
Suddenly everything was normal, but then supersu needed binaries again, and after I flashed it again, it just stopped asking if it should grant permission, making the root useless.
Frustrated, I looked online again for ROMS, found a Canada one, decided to download, it would take two hours.
Well I'm not from Canada so I doubted it would work, and didn't want to wait two hours.
I decided to Flash back the Cyanogen.
Well unfortunately I went in and found out that I had deleted it earlier, whoops. And so my data wipe brought me back to Ironman ROM.
So, thinking that flashing to Iron Man screwed up my root I tried to re-root with Odin, the same way as the first.
It then had trouble booting, and when it did, it hung at the Samsung logo.
Now I've been stuck on this logo for about an hour, I can't turn it off. I'm assuming the only way to is to wait for it to run out of power.
I have been using TWRP this whole time.
I twice have backed up, and wiped data.
When I hit restore I saw no backups though, I'm not sure if they were for the ROM?
I don't know, I only have a year of experience.
Edit: I have an 8.1" T700 from Amazon.
pennylessz said:
So I wanted to root this tablet, and I used a video online to help me do so.
I installed the USB drivers, got Odin 3, and loaded in CF_AutoRoot_Port_T700_BeansTown106.tar
It rooted my tablet and I was pretty happy about that. I then had update supersu, by getting the SU binaries.
So I came to this site and downloaded the recommended Supersu, and flashed it. It fixed that.
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Hi! To force reboot while in a soft brick, press and hold power+home button+ both volume buttons all at the same time.
Then when the screen goes black, quickly press the odin\download mode button combo or recovery comba if you wish.
Luckily, I have mirrored the latest firmware for the T700 to a faster hosting site. This is an UK firmware and is the latest one. It should flash fine as I have flashed different firmwares from different countries many times.
Download Firmware (fast download): https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347761130
Now, ironrom has problems with root sometimes. When I make roms I don't preroot them as they cause problems of binaries if you preroot them. Anyway feel free to flash the firmware with odin or load an custom ROM to your sd card and flash it.
Hope this helps!
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Hi! To force reboot while in a soft brick, press and hold power+home button+ both volume buttons all at the same time.
Then when the screen goes black, quickly press the odin\download mode button combo or recovery comba if you wish.
Luckily, I have mirrored the latest firmware for the T700 to a faster hosting site. This is an UK firmware and is the latest one. It should flash fine as I have flashed different firmwares from different countries many times.
Download Firmware (fast download):
Now, ironrom has problems with root sometimes. When I make roms I don't preroot them as they cause problems of binaries if you preroot them. Anyway feel free to flash the firmware with odin or load an custom ROM to your sd card and flash it.
Hope this helps!
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Thank you for getting me out of the brick and back to stock.
However going into Supersu it says.
"There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSu cannot install it. This is a problem!
If you just upgraded to Android 5.0, you need to manually re-root- consult the relevant forums for your device!"
My question is, can I properly re-root it the way I had been?
I'm assuming if it soft bricks again I can just reinstall a stock ROM again.
Also all these ROMS and backups take up a lot of space, how would I go about deleting those when I'm done?
pennylessz said:
Thank you for getting me out of the brick and back to stock.
However going into Supersu it says.
"There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSu cannot install it. This is a problem!
If you just upgraded to Android 5.0, you need to manually re-root- consult the relevant forums for your device!"
My question is, can I properly re-root it the way I had been?
I'm assuming if it soft bricks again I can just reinstall a stock ROM again.
Also all these ROMS and backups take up a lot of space, how would I go about deleting those when I'm done?
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In my files app, look for an folder called TWRP. Your backups are in there. To root simply install twrp and follow the twrp method to root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59638836
You can delete your backups from within twrp. Just select restore, then the backup, then delete.