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How I got my Sprint LG G2 (LS980) to work on T-Mobile - Guide with Screenshots

I have a Sprint LG G2 (LS980) that I wanted to use on T-mobile. There is a ton of info scattered in various threads on achieving bits and pieces of this task, but nothing I could follow straight through to get it done. I did not come up with any of the info in here, I just assembled it to form a guide that I used to successfully get my LS980 working on T-Mobile. Thanks to all the hard work of everyone else who wrote the apps I used, and those who came up with the exploits that made it all possible.
(Also, I wrote this in HTML before I realized I had to use BBCode here. I used a HTML to BBCode converter, so if something looks formatted weird, let me know, I might have overlooked it)
Apps Used
RootBrowser
RadioSwitcher
RootChecker
ChangeAPN
ROMToolbox Lite
Flash Stock Rom
Based on steps here.
Downloads
Download firmware and dll files for your specific phone model
I used LS980ZVA_01.tot& LGLS980_20130904_LGFLASHv151.dll
Download LGDrivers
File name: 'LGUnitedMobileDriver_S51MAN313AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.13.2.exe'
Original article says to get the Verizon Drivers if you're doing a verizon phone, however since I'm dealing specifically with the Sprint LS980 I didn't get them.
Download LGFlashTool v1.8
Download MegaLock.dll
Install LG Drivers
Run the downloaded file 'LGUnitedMobileDriver_S51MAN313AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.13.2.exe'
Click Next through the prompts, they require no real configuration.
If successful, you should get a prompt:
LG United Mobile Driver Installed Successfully.
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{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Setup LG Flash Tool
Run the downloaded file Setup_LGFlashTool_1.8.1.1023.exe
Click Next through the prompts, nothing needs unique configuration. It will install by default to C:\LG\LGFlashTool\
Copy the downloaded MegaLock.dll from earlier into C:\LG\LGFlashTool, and over-write the one that is already there.
Boot into Download Mode
Plug usb cable to computer
On the phone, hold volume up and plug other end of usb cable into phone
Screen will show 'Download Mode'
The screen will then show 'Firmware Update'
The device is now in Download Mode and ready to be flashed
Configure Port for Phone
Open Device Manager and expand Ports (COM & LPT)
Right click LGEAndroidNet USB Serial Port and choose Properties
In the Properties window click the Port Settings tab, then click Advanced
In the Advanced Settings window, set the COM Port Number to COM41 and click OK
The entry in Device Manager should show as having COM41 now.
Flash the Phone
Run LGFlashTool as Administrator
"C:\LG\LGFlashTool\LGFlashTool.exe"
In the Model Config window that opens:
Check Select Manual Mode
DLL:"C:\LG G2\LGLS980_20130904_LGFLASHv151.dll"
S/W:"C:\LG G2\LS980ZVA_01\LS980ZVA_01.tot"
Click Ok
In the LG Flash Tool screen click the Yellow Arrow to Start
The Port 1 box should, after a second, show Ready!
If the Port 1 box does not start showing processing after a few seconds, unplug the phone then plug it back in. This should start it.
As it processes, the phone may reboot a couple times (I never counted how many times)
At 94% my phone will restart, and the app will show 'Waiting 120 sec for reboot'. When the phone restarts at this point, it is loaded into the OS and waiting to be configured. I have never gotten the Flash Tool it to hit 100% successfully, despite being in the phone. I have not seen this to be a problem yet.
Once inside the phone, close the Flash Tool.
Root the Device
The device has to be in debug mode before it can be rooted with this method.
Enable Debug Mode
Open Apps| Settings
Select About Phone
Choose Software Information
Click Build Number 7 times. After about 4 clicks you will see feedback indicating remaining clicks until you are a developer
You are now 3 steps away from being a developer.
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After 7 clicks, you will see a popup that says:
You are now a developer!
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Back out to the root of Settings and choose Developer options
In the Developer Options, check USB Debugging
Root the device
Download IOroot here.
Extract the downloaded ioroot.zip
Run ioroot.bat as Administrator
A cmd window will launch and show:
enable ADB connection..
Developer Options unlocked and ON.
USB debugging ON.
Accept RSA key fingerprint.
Press any key to continue...
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On the Phone, click OK when prompted for Allow USB Debugging?
On the Computer, press ENTER to advance the batch
The batch script will next pause showing:
USB Connection Mode needs to be toggled.
Toggle USB mode to another setting and then back again.
Ex.
Charge Mode to MTP then MTP back to Charge.
Ethernet Mode to MTP then MTP back to Ethernet.
Sometimes unplugging USB and then plugging back in helps.
Then press ENTER to confirm ADB root...
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On the Phone, switch the USB mode to a different option,then switch it back.
On the Computer, press ENTER to advance the batch script
The batch will show:
adbd is already running as root
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)
If you do NOT see uid=0(root) gid=0(root) above then
it is likely your device firmware is not supported or
USB mode was not toggled properly. You can try to
run the script again or..
PRESS CTRL+c to stop this script...
If you DO see uid=0(root) gid=0(root) mentioned above...
CONGRATS.. Rooted ADB is now confirmed.
You will have a rooted ADB shell but no apps on the
phone will be able to access root functions.
PRESS ENTER to backup EFS and continue with full root.
PLEASE NOTE!
Continuing with full root can trip LG's rootchecker.
This means your phone will show ROOTED in Download mode.
You can remove root flag by flashing stock firmware...
.bin .cab .tot or .kdz
If you do not want to possibly invalidate your warranty
press CTRL+c to stop this script...
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Press any key to continue . . .
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Make sure you see uid=0(root)gid=0(root) as shown in the screenshot above
Press Enter to continue The script will next show:
Backing up EFS...
6144+0 records in
6144+0 records out
3145728 bytes transferred in 0.626 secs (5025124 bytes/sec)
6144+0 records in
6144+0 records out
3145728 bytes transferred in 0.617 secs (5098424 bytes/sec)
2978 KB/s (3145728 bytes in 1.031s)
2977 KB/s (3145728 bytes in 1.031s)
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EFS partitions now in ioroot folder on computer
named modemst1.img and modemst2.img
They will come in handy in case of an emergency.
Store them somewhere you won't lose them.
Press ENTER to continue with full root.
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Press any key to continue . . .
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Press Enter to continue
The script will show:
Mounting system, pushing su binary...
2525 KB/s (121260 bytes in 0.046s)
WARNING: generic atexit() called from legacy shared library
0 KB/s (629 bytes in 1.000s)
Rebooting Phone.
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You should hopefully now be fully rooted!!
IOroot complete.
Confirm root with Root Checker app from Play Store.
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Press any key to continue . . .
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The phone should reboot and be rooted now.
Check Root with Root Checker
If nothing went wrong, the phone should be rooted now. To make sure, we can use Root Checker. (there are probably other apps that will do this as well, but I used this one)
Download, install, and launch RootChecker
In the application, click Verify Root
It should return back showing
Congratulations! this device hasroot access!
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Unlock SIM
Steps here are from this article. I am just writing it out here with notes that helped me.
Download and install Root Browser (I only had success using version 2.2.3.)
Download ls980SIMunlockFinal.rar
Extract ls980SIMunlockFinal.rar (I used 7-zip)
Replace 'Carrier' folder
Within the extracted contents, copy the 'Carrier' folder onto the phones internal storage (I copied it to Internal Storage\Downloads)
On the Phone, open Root Browser and navigate to where the Carriers contents were copied
Note: My screenshots show me copying the files from where I copied the files to in Internal Storage\Downloads (storage\sdcard0\Downloads)
Click Storage
Click sdcard0
Click Download
Long press carrier
Click copy
Click the green back arrow until you're back at root
Click Paste
When prompted, choose to overwrite.
Note: Alternatively, you could rename the original 'carrier' folder for safekeeping... I never did though.
carrier already exists. Do you want to overwrite it?
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Reboot the phone.
Replaceapns-conf.xml
From original post - "To make APNs stick automatically"
Note: I later add a new APN, despite having replaced the apns-conf.xml here. I honestly don't know if this step is necessary for that reason, but I did it in my process, so I'm adding it here.
Within the extracted contents, copy the apns-conf.xml onto the phones internal storage (I copied it to Internal Storage\Downloads or root\storage\sdcard0\download)
On the Phone, open Root Browser and navigate to where the apns-conf.xml was copied
Long press the apns-conf.xml and choose copy
Navigate to root\etc, and click paste
When prompted to overwrite, choose Yes
Note: Again, you could rename the original to keep a backup.
Navigate to root/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases
Delete/Rename telephony.dband mmssms.db
Note: I didn't actually delete the telephony.db and mmssms.db originally, and I still had success. But I also don't know what deleting those so they can be rebuilt does, so I included the steps.
Reboot the phone.
Update build.prop
Backup build.prop
Open Root Explorer and navigate to root\system
Long press build.prop and choose Copy, then click Paste to create a backup.
Edit build.prop
Download and install ROMToolbox Lite.
We're going to use the Build Properties application included in the Toolbox for editing the build.prop.
Open Root Explorer and navigate to root\system
Click build.prop and choose to open with Build Properties
If you get the Welcome screen, click OK
Locate and click on each of the following settings, and set the Value as shown below, and click Save
persist.service.crash.enable=1
ro.build.target_operator=spr
ro.carrier=spr
Reboot the phone.
Switch the Radio
Download and install RadioSwitcher (I only had success with version 1.2.)
Open Radio Switcher, and set the Preferred network type to LTE/GSM/WCDMA
Create a New APN
Despite replacing the apns-conf.xml earlier, I still ended up having to create a new APN.
Download, install, then open ChangeAPN
Click Menu and choose New APN
Here are the settings I used in the APN from here
Name:*T-MOBILE
APN:*epc.tmobile.com
Proxy:<Leave in Blank>
Port:*<Leavein Blank>
Username:*<Leavein Blank>
Password:*<Leavein Blank>
Server:*<Leavein Blank>
MMSC:*http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMSproxy:*<Leavein Blank>
MMSport:*<Leavein Blank>
MCC:310
MNC:260
Authenticationtype:*<Leavein Blank>
APNtype:default,supl,mms
APNProtocol:Leave it to the Default one
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Click Menu then Save
Reboot the phone
Notes
After all of this was complete, I had the LS980 working on my T-Mobile SIM card successfully. Some other threads I've read discussed installing recoveries like TWRP to make a backup, but every time I tried, it ended up causing a boot loop, so I ultimately didn't do it. From what I can tell it is not a necessity to simply get the phone to work on T-Mobile. Once all the settings/changes have been made, I just popped in my SIM Card from my other phone and it worked fine.
Known Issues
Since we got it running on T-Mobile, there are a few issues that we've been facing.
Unable to call some numbers
When trying to make calls, ff the number does not have a 1 at the beginning, I get a crash.
Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped.
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Adding a '1' before the number has corrected it.
This article lists another possible more permanent fix, that I will eventually try out:
If you want to fix this manually, Follow the following fix found by jsergio123)
*To fix the issue of the com.android.phone process crashing when you don't dial a 1 in front of the number edit the /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db file with a SQLlite editor and change in the "system" table "assist_dial" and "assist_dial_init_db_check" to "0". If you don't see those 2 rows then you can add them. Fix permissions, wipe cache and reboot.
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Text Messages, and Multimedia Messages Fail to send
When trying to send texts, or picture messages, I was getting regular failures.
This article had a solution.
1. In dialer press ##443336772#, you will get a 6 digit SPC code, remember it!
2. In dialer press ##DATA# , this will take you to hidden Data settings
3. Select MMSC
4. Hit Edit, you will be prompted for your SPC code, enter it
5. Now have 3 options: Set URL, Gateway, and Set Port. Set all
My working settings:
Set URL: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
Gateway: 10.12.0.2
Set Port: 80
6. Reboot

3g not working on My lg g2 ls980 plz solve it.

Moin. said:
3g not working on My lg g2 ls980 plz solve it.
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See the section of the article on switching your radio.

Thank you Fuzz1303. This is, without question, the most thorough tutorial available for using an LS980 on a domestic GSM carrier. After weeks of trying to piece together various threads explaining the process, I stumbled upon your tutorial and BINGO, it was a cake walk. Again, thank you.
Now that it's done, will the unlock stick through custom ROM flashing? I have installed TWRP.

bibbin said:
Thank you Fuzz1303. This is, without question, the most thorough tutorial available for using an LS980 on a domestic GSM carrier. After weeks of trying to piece together various threads explaining the process, I stumbled upon your tutorial and BINGO, it was a cake walk. Again, thank you.
Now that it's done, will the unlock stick through custom ROM flashing? I have installed TWRP.
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I dealt with the same sort of headache flashing mine, so I'm glad this helped.
As for the unlock sticking, I'm not totally positive. I never played much with the custom roms just as I kept having issues and finally got tired of battling it.

It is easier to get a Nexus 5 instead.

Fuzz1303 said:
I dealt with the same sort of headache flashing mine, so I'm glad this helped.
As for the unlock sticking, I'm not totally positive. I never played much with the custom roms just as I kept having issues and finally got tired of battling it.
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Once again, thanks for this spectacular tutorial. FYI, my G2 is still chugging along strong and I'm safely running Resurrection Remix. I started with Lollipop and moved on to Marshmallow. So happy. Thanks.

I need help, I just get "adbd cannot run as root in production builds
uid=2000(shell) gid=2000(shell) groups=1004(input),1007(log),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats) context=u:r:toolbox:s0" and have no idea how to fix... help please!

HP Elite X3 Unlock Method?

I have a completely updated HP Elite X3 and have tried various ways to unlock the file system for modification with no success.
Does anyone know the proper way to unlock the file system on the HP Elite X3?
I've tried vcREG with no luck. Thanks All.

dfeldt91 said:
I have a completely updated HP Elite X3 and have tried various ways to unlock the file system for modification with no success.
Does anyone know the proper way to unlock the file system on the HP Elite X3?
I've tried vcREG with no luck. Thanks All.
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could you please explain more what did you do ?
Witch version of vcREG dd you used ?
I'm prety sure you didn't check this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68479867&postcount=72

ngame said:
could you please explain more what did you do ?
Witch version of vcREG dd you used ?
I'm prety sure you didn't check this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68479867&postcount=72
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Thanks for the response. I have followed the vcREG thread but did not do the part you just showed me with changing the name. I am attempting to do so in vcREG but it is not reading anything.
Would you mind telling me the steps to change the DeviceTargetInfo?

dfeldt91 said:
Thanks for the response. I have followed the vcREG thread but did not do the part you just showed me with changing the name. I am attempting to do so in vcREG but it is not reading anything.
Would you mind telling me the steps to change the DeviceTargetInfo?
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You can use interop tools / custompfd or vcreg to modify this :
HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Change the PhoneManufacturer to NOKIA

ngame said:
You can use interop tools / custompfd or vcreg to modify this :
HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Change the PhoneManufacturer to NOKIA
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Perhaps I am doing it wrong in vcREG.
Is this correct:
Open vcReg
Click Hkey_local_machine
Type path: HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Type key: PhoneManufacturer
Hitting Read does nothing.
What are the steps to changing the Manufacturer in vcREG? Sorry to bug, I am a long time Android user and just moved to Windows for the first time. I appreciate the help!

dfeldt91 said:
Perhaps I am doing it wrong in vcREG.
Is this correct:
Open vcReg
Click Hkey_local_machine
Type path: HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Type key: PhoneManufacturer
Hitting Read does nothing.
What are the steps to changing the Manufacturer in vcREG? Sorry to bug, I am a long time Android user and just moved to Windows for the first time. I appreciate the help!
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Click Hkey_local_machine
Type path: System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Type key: PhoneManufacturer

ngame said:
Click Hkey_local_machine
Type path: System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Type key: PhoneManufacturer
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After doing exactly this, I hit read and nothing shows up. I have typed the path correctly. I'm not sure what is going on. I am going to try a complete reset and then do it again.

dfeldt91 said:
After doing exactly this, I hit read and nothing shows up. I have typed the path correctly. I'm not sure what is going on. I am going to try a complete reset and then do it again.
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hm, so try to edit this with other registry app like custompfd .
I'm sure that works

ngame said:
hm, so try to edit this with other registry app like custompfd .
I'm sure that works
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Thanks again for the help, I am currently restoring the phone using Windows Device Recovery Tool to start fresh. I will try CustomPFD and report back any progress.

I am trying to install CustomPFD and am getting error 0X81030120 now and it fails. This is on a fresh reset phone with no modifications other than enabling Developer Mode.
How do you install CustomPFD without getting the error?
I am using XAPdeployment to install.

@ngame Accessing normal registry still requires ndtksvc.dll in System32 running. @dfeldt91
Go to "Registry Editor for All Device".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/jailbreak-interop-unlock-windows-10-t3178140
Or you can use alternate registry editor.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/interop-tools-appx-windows-10-mobile-t3373675

djamol said:
@ngame Accessing normal registry still requires ndtksvc.dll in System32 running. @dfeldt91
Go to "Registry Editor for All Device".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/jailbreak-interop-unlock-windows-10-t3178140
Or you can use alternate registry editor.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/interop-tools-appx-windows-10-mobile-t3373675
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I attempt to deploy the roottool.xap but it hangs and hangs and never installs.

I jsut noticed that in the Info section of the phone it now says ACERINC whch is one of the things I tried changing the phone registry to for manufacturer so......maybe I'm making progress here? I really don't know. Could not get either of the above to install.

Following it... only via W10 for desktop, no way for the remote registry editing via Windows 7 Professional?

djamol said:
Or you can use alternate registry editor.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/interop-tools-appx-windows-10-mobile-t3373675
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The proper thread would actually be: http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...app-interop-tools-versatile-registry-t3445271
The OP even includes instructions on how to unlock for other oem devices.
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dfeldt91 said:
Could not get either of the above to install.
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Make sure you're reading the Interop Tools installation instructions carefully and that you're using the one from the official thread which is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...app-interop-tools-versatile-registry-t3445271
It should install properly

gus33000 said:
Make sure you're reading the Interop Tools installation instructions carefully and that you're using the one from the official thread which is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...app-interop-tools-versatile-registry-t3445271
It should install properly
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When I install Interop tools on the X3 it does not show up anywhere, as an app or in the extras location.
Ok, link was posted. I downloaded the file and installed it. Now the problem I have is when installing interop tools. I copy to SD card, click the dependency files to install then install interop tools by clicking on it. It doesn't show up as an app and doesn't show up in extras.

dfeldt91 said:
When I install Interop tools on the X3 it does not show up anywhere, as an app or in the extras location.
also, that link has TBD written in the spot for the OEM files. So the files are unavailable.
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I just updated the OP again. And where did you see it should be in extras? Don't follow or read the older thread that got posted, go to the storage settings, make sure interop tools isn't listed at all, if it is, uninstall it, then download the current pre-release 8 of beta 1.9, and read carefully the instructions. You are required to install using device portal. If it failed, device portal should give you a specific error code. Just make sure to follow the installation instructions from the official thread and everything should go alright.
Edit: reopen the thread and download the other missing ndtk spkgs zip too. Forgot to include it.

gus33000 said:
I just updated the OP again. And where did you see it should be in extras? Don't follow or read the older thread that got posted, go to the storage settings, make sure interop tools isn't listed at all, if it is, uninstall it, then download the current pre-release 8 of beta 1.9, and read carefully the instructions. You are required to install using device portal. If it failed, device portal should give you a specific error code. Just make sure to follow the installation instructions from the official thread and everything should go alright.
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Ok, let me give this another shot! Thanks for the help, it is appreciated!

NDTK files
Ok, Got the NDTK files installed and it is restarting...
..OK.. Success. IT is installed, I can browse files from my PC and delete them. I deleted the system apps I don't use such as Xbox, Get Help, Continuum, etc. They immediately force close when clicked on in the start menu but do not disappear when the phone is restarted. I noticed the app files showed back up under Data\SYSTEMAPPS as well.
Does anyone know how to permanently remove these apps from the start menu?

Elite X3
hello just bought this baby and it seems a normal user can't do much **** with it.... Microsoft store askes for money even for word...lol
please be kind to help me how can I manage to install cracked apps if this is possible... I have read that normal win 10 exes don't work
also how can I root my device....
thanks
dfeldt91 said:
Ok, Got the NDTK files installed and it is restarting...
..OK.. Success. IT is installed, I can browse files from my PC and delete them. I deleted the system apps I don't use such as Xbox, Get Help, Continuum, etc. They immediately force close when clicked on in the start menu but do not disappear when the phone is restarted. I noticed the app files showed back up under Data\SYSTEMAPPS as well.
Does anyone know how to permanently remove these apps from the start menu?
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Offical update to Nougat for N920A step by step. Enjoy !!!!

From The Moderator Oka1 - There are no viable links in this OP therefore, I am closing
Thanks
OK. As i promise to some nice people here, then i get it so here it is.
ADB sideload only update S4CQB2-to-U4EQC6. 1.41 GB file seems to me like nougat update.
Nougat Update Here S4CQB2-to-U4EQC6
MD5 checksum : 903aa5c5f26f430133481c4a2cfcdb69
Thanks for ABD instruction @ColoMtn
Make sure you know how to ADB sideload. I'm not responsible for any damage to your phone.
Steps:
1. Backup everything of importance on your phone!!!
2. Now, make sure you have "show file extension" enabled in Windows, and file is ready for ADB as you download SS-N920AUCS4CQB2-to-U4EQC6-UP.zip
3. Shutdown your phone
4. Enter recovery mode by pressing volume up, home and power button together
* A green Droid will appear on screen with the text Installing system update…
5. Using the Volume Button Navigate and the Power button to select ‘Apply Update from ADB’
6. Connect your phone via USB to your computer
7. Open a CMD prompt from your PC. Type cd
in my case: cd C:\Users\Norbarb\Desktop\Note5
8. Navigate to the directory that contains the update ‘SS-N920AUCS4CQB2-to-U4EQC6-UP.zip’
*Note I had issue when the directory contained a space. Moving the update to a directory with no spaces resolved the issue.
Also moved the adb driver to the same directory 'C:\Users\Norbarb\Desktop\Note5'
9. Type adb devices. You should see 1 device listed
10.Type adb sideload SS-N920AUCS4CQB2-to-U4EQC6-UP.zip
11. This took around 25 minutes to complete
12. Phone will now be updated Nougat
EDIT: Please post mirrors if you can. Thanks
For who may need it this is S4CQA1 to U4QC6 update. File is around 1.5 GB and MD5 is 23d4d4c58330b618001e76fc468732d9

Congratulations! Hopefully 928a will have it soon

vista1984 said:
Congratulations! Hopefully 928a will have it soon
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You are talking about G928A ? I check but only what i get is security update to 4CQB1. If you want i can post it on S6E+ forum.

I just wanted to thank you for this, going to do it now!!!! This day keeps getting better and better!!!!!

norbarb said:
OK. As i promise to some nice people here, then i get it so here it is.
ADB sideload only update S4CQB2-to-U4EQC5. 1.41 GB file seems to me like nougat update.
Nougat Update Here
Thanks for ABD instruction @ColoMtn
Steps:
1. Backup everything of importance on your phone!!!
2. Now, make sure you have "show file extension" enabled in Windows, and file is ready for ADB as you download SS-N920AUCS4CQB2-to-U4EQC5.zip
3. Shutdown your phone
4. Enter recovery mode by pressing volume up, home and power button together
* A green Droid will appear on screen with the text Installing system update…
5. Using the Volume Button Navigate and the Power button to select ‘Apply Update from ADB’
6. Connect your phone via USB to your computer
7. Open a CMD prompt from your PC. Type cd
in my case: cd C:\Users\Norbarb\Desktop\Note5
8. Navigate to the directory that contains the update ‘SS-N920AUCS4CQB2-to-U4EQC5.zip’
*Note I had issue when the directory contained a space. Moving the update to a directory with no spaces resolved the issue.
Also moved the adb driver to the same directory 'C:\Users\Norbarb\Desktop\Note5'
9. Type adb devices. You should see 1 device listed
10.Type adb sideload SS-N920AUCS4CQB2-to-U4EQC5.zip
11. This took around 25 minutes to complete
12. Phone will now be updated Nougat
EDIT: Please post mirrors if you can. Thanks
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Can anyone show a screen shot of the "About Device" section of the phone settings after applying this update? Thank you in advance!

Have you tried it yourself?I got this in recovery when adb it.
" failed to verify whole-file signature", "signature verification failed
"E:failed to verify whole-life signature" "E:signature verification failed"
Installation aborted.

ifanr said:
Have you tried it yourself?I got this in recovery when adb it.
" failed to verify whole-file signature", "signature verification failed
"E:failed to verify whole-life signature" "E:signature verification failed"
Installation aborted.
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On what firmware currently are you? This update is only from baseband N920AUCS4CQB2. Also you may have corrupted recovery. To fix this you have to ODIN back to latest firmware and try again.
Anyway just in case i'm uploading raw file w/o .zip extension to another place.

norbarb said:
On what firmware currently are you? This update is only from baseband N920AUCS4CQB2. Also you may have corrupted recovery. To fix this you have to ODIN back to latest firmware and try again.
Anyway just in case i'm uploading raw file w/o .zip extension to another place.
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It's S4CQB2.Could you please give me the md5?And I'm gonna to flash the recovery to work it out.

ifanr said:
It's S4CQB2.Could you please give me the md5?And I'm gonna to flash the recovery to work it out.
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I post it MD5 in first post.

norbarb said:
I post it MD5 in first post.
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Matched.I'll try some other ways to work it out.Tks.

ifanr said:
Matched.I'll try some other ways to work it out.Tks.
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You may try removing .zip extension and try again. Sometimes works

i get cannot read SS-N920AUCS4CQB2-to-U4EQC5.zip

jerrycoffman45 said:
i get cannot read SS-N920AUCS4CQB2-to-U4EQC5.zip
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Two resons :
1. corrupted file
2. file in wrong place

norbarb said:
Two resons :
1. corrupted file
2. file in wrong place
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The file may corrupted.When I use winrar to unzip this file.It says there is a checksum error occurred in system\priv-app\Lookout_ATT\oat\arm\Lookout_ATT.odex. The file is corrupt.
I tried your ways but did not work out.

norbarb said:
Two resons :
1. corrupted file
2. file in wrong place
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thats what i thought too but md5 checks and the files in the same folder as adb and fastboot

ifanr said:
The file may corrupted.When I use winrar to unzip this file.It says there is a checksum error occurred in system\priv-app\Lookout_ATT\oat\arm\Lookout_ATT.odex. The file is corrupt.
I tried your ways but did not work out.
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I post it link to raw file try other one or re-download.

ifanr said:
The file may corrupted.When I use winrar to unzip this file.It says there is a checksum error occurred in system\priv-app\Lookout_ATT\oat\arm\Lookout_ATT.odex. The file is corrupt.
I tried your ways but did not work out.
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jerrycoffman45 said:
thats what i thought too but md5 checks and the files in the same folder as adb and fastboot
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Most of the time it is problem do to recovery. You may have to ODIN firmware back and try again.
Anybody flash this file w/o problems? I'm sorry but only Note 5 i have it is my wife's work phone and i can't mess with it.

norbarb said:
Most of the time it is problem do to recovery. You may have to ODIN firmware back and try again.
Anybody flash this file w/o problems? I'm sorry but only Note 5 i have it is my wife's work phone and i can't mess with it.
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I'll try it. Looks I already messed up my phone.Lucky it's weekend.lol.

ifanr said:
I'll try it. Looks I already messed up my phone.Lucky it's weekend.lol.
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ALL WHO TRY PLEASE STOP. Seems like uploaded file got corrupted. I'm uploading once more

norbarb said:
You are talking about G928A ? I check but only what i get is security update to 4CQB1. If you want i can post it on S6E+ forum.
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It's very thoughtful of you. If you have time please post it at your convenience.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 SM-T210 problem

I recently found my old tablet and it had kingoroot installed and then I flashed stock rom to my tablet but now it randomly restarts and every time i try to setup it i got error "Unfortunately, the process com.android.systemui has stopped" and "settings has stopped"
Here is the tutorial I followed:
Code:
The following instructions are for Windows only. Please don't use a virtual machine as these can cause problems communicating with the device. There is an alternative method for Linux or macOS. Just tell me if you aren't on Windows, I can easily change the instructions. Please make sure you have Windows set to display all file extensions. This can really help for debugging purposes.
First we need to download the tool that downloads the stock firmware. It's called SamFirm and it downloads it using Samsung's servers. You can download the latest version [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3803841&d=1467715462). Please also make sure you have the [Microsoft Visual C++ 2008](https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/1/1/1116b75a-9ec3-481a-a3c8-1777b5381140/vcredist_x86.exe) and [Microsoft Visual C++ 2010](https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/B/C/5BC5DBB3-652D-4DCE-B14A-475AB85EEF6E/vcredist_x86.exe) x86 Redistributable packages installed. Now to download the tool that flashes to the devices different partitions. On most devices you use a tool called fastboot, but Samsung devices aren't like most devices (excluding the Galaxy Nexus). This tool is called Odin, it's Windows only and leaked from Samsung so you need to get it from a trusted source. You can download the latest version [here](https://build.nethunter.com/samsung-tools/Odin_3.12.3.zip). Extract the "Odin_3.12.3.zip" file. You should now have a folder called "Odin_3.12.3". Treat this as your working directory and download all other files to this folder. While you're here, extract the contents of "SamFirm_v0.3.6.zip" into this folder.
Now to download the stock firmware. Open "SamFirm.exe" and make sure "Auto" is checked and "Manual" and "Binary Nature" isn't checked. In "Model" put `SM-T210` and in "Region" put `BTU`. Click "Check Update" and wait for it to find the firmware on the server. Now check "Check CRC32" and "Decrypt automatically". Then click "Download" and save it. Let it finish downloading, checking, and decrypting. Once it finishes you can now close SamFirm. Extract the zip file it gave you. You should now have a single file ending in `.tar.md5` (you may also have `.dll` file, ignore it). This tar.md5 file is your firmware. Do not modify it. If you have more than one .tar.md5 file, tell me.
Now shutdown the device and then hold the Volume Down, Home/Bixby, and Power buttons. This should put the device into download mode. Accept any warnings then plug the device in. Open "Odin.exe" from the "Odin_3.12.3" folder. In the log, it should say `Added!` and have a blue COM thing near the top, meaning it detected your device. If it didn't detect it, then you may need to configure drivers (you can ask me for the drivers if you need them). Click the "Option" tab and make sure "F. Reset Time" and "Auto Reboot" is enabled. Also check the checkbox next to the "AP" button and then click the button. Select the tar.md5 file. Now click "Start" in Odin.
It should now reboot and go to the boot animation. If it doesn't boot in 15 minutes, shutdown the device. Then hold the Volume Up, Home/Bixby, and Power buttons. Then use the keys to select "Factory reset". Please note this will wipe all user data. Once it finishes you can select "Reboot" and now it should boot correctly.
I have been battling with this problem so long I only wanted to root my tablet to have some fun with root required apps
Any help with the problem? I only need to root the device or get it to work with stock rom

[GUIDE][SM-A107][MTK6765] Unbrick your Samsung Galaxy A10s - Stuck on a black screen, recognized as Preloader USB VCOM and cycling rebooting

Hi, yesterday I bricked my Galaxy A10s by flashing a custom recovery by Odin (The phone doesn't enter in Download or recovery modes, it just does nothing):
Immediately I started looking for how to fix it, and after a lot of research, here is how to:
REQUIREMENTS​
Windows 10 x64 bit PC with Internet Connection (may work on Win7/8).
A USB Cable
Scatter firmware:
For SM-A107M Binary5: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=7161016148664790627
For SM-A107F Binary8: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=7161016148664790683
PROCESS​1- Download this file and decompress it using 7Zip or WinRAR. then open the folder: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=7161016148664790681
2- Python3 installation: open the python installer. Mark the "ADD Pyhton 3.9 TO PATH" option: https://i.imgur.com/9hxjD5p.jpg
Then click "Install Now". When finished click close. Open a cmd (write cmd in Windows Start Menu and open it) and paste this comand:
pip install pyusb pyserial json5​If all its okay, you must see something like this:
https://imgur.com/YdHQgk2
If not, uninstall all versions of python you have installed and reinstall the provided one, remember to check the "Add to PATH".
3- MTK Driver: open the "MediaTek SP Drivers v2.0 signed" folder, then open Android, do a right click over "android_winusb.inf" and click install. Go back and open "CDC" folder. Right click "cdc-acm.inf" and press install. In both cases, it will say "Installation successfully".
4- Decompress the scatter firmware provided at the first of the post. If you wanna make one, because you have another model or binary, see the next post.
5- Prepair SP Flash Tool: open the "SP_Flash_Tool" folder and execute "flash_tool.exe" as Administrator.
Click "Choose" button in the Scatter-Loading file line and search the folder where you decompressed the Scatter Firmware. Open the file "MT6765_Android_scatter.txt". https://i.imgur.com/BLYlaSX.jpg
Make sure the option below "Authentication File" is "Download Only". If not, select it from the list.
Now, go to "Options" > "Option..." and unmark these 3.
Go to connection and put all like the photo:
Done, now we have SP Flash Tool ready.
5- Connect your Galaxy A10s to your computer. Your phone its cycling rebooting itself, entering into preloader mode for 2 seconds, every 10-15 seconds.
Now install "libusb-win32-devel-filter-1.2.6.0.exe" and click finish to open it. Select "Install a device filter" and click next. A list will appears, so wait for your Phone to enter into Preloader. It will appear in the list (as Preloader USB VCOM Port), so rapidly select it and then click "Install". https://i.imgur.com/Kzv3lkD.jpg
If it appears, all is okay, if not, repeat this step. Don't close the program after do this.
6- With this done, open the "bypass_utility-v.1.4.2" folder. In the keyboard, press "Shift" (the key with a up pointed arrow, below enter) and without releasing it, right click inside the folder. In the menú, click "Open Power Shell here".
Now, write this and press enter:
python main.py​If this command does nothing, try with this variant: py -3 main.py
Now, wait for the phone reboot again in preloader. This time, the script will make the phone keep in the Preloader, and the PowerShell will tell you that an error was ocurred. https://i.imgur.com/ZCsRmtN.jpg
So, open libusb-win32 program from the taskbar and search for "Mediatek USB Port". Select it and press next, to install the device filter for it.
https://imgur.com/ouu6u2c
7- Maximize Power Shell and write this command again:
Code:
python main.py
(or py -3 main.py)
NOTE: If PowerShell it's stuck on "waiting for the device" for more than 2 minutes, press Power, vol+, and vol- buttons at the same time for 7 to 15 seconds to force a reboot.
This time, the log will tell you "[2021-08-21 13:28:01.303625] Protection disabled". https://i.imgur.com/2avTTNi.jpg
Plz, don't disconnect the phone.
8- Go back to SP Flash Tool program and click in the "Download" button and it will start to flash your phone. https://i.imgur.com/iknxeUE.jpg
https://imgur.com/huHh7tz
9- When finished, you will see a green tick and your phone will disconnect from the computer. Now, press the power and volume down (-) buttons at the same time, and keep it until you see the Download Mode.
https://imgur.com/Bi4AITN
10- Now, flash the last Firmware for your phone using Odin. Exists a lot of tutorials on Google and YouTube for it, so i will leave you to search one.
11- Done! Your phone its alive again.
Thanks to fromgodd & Dego09 for helping me, without them, this tutorial wasn't possible​My english isn't perfect. You can tell me any corrections. Thanks in advance.​

How to make a Scatter Firmware for your Galaxy A10s​REQUIREMENTS​- Last version of 7Zip ZStandard. Download it from the releases and install: https://github.com/mcmilk/7-Zip-zstd/releases
- A firmware that match with your phone binary. If you dont know, use the last one. You can download it from various sites, but i recommend to use SamFW.com. You need to decompress the firmware to get the 5 files needed.
PROCESS​1- Create a new folder and place this file in: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=7161016148664790665
2- Now, go where you downloaded the firmware. Right click on the AP File and click "7Zip ZS" option and select "Open Archive" (first option).
3- We will open file by file, and then we will drag the content of each one inside to the folder with the scatter.txt file. Repeat it with AP, BL, CP and CSC Firmware files (HOME_CSC isn't used).
The result will be like this:
https://imgur.com/wcHVfop
3- Now go to "View" tab in the Windows Explorer, and then tick "File Name Extensions".
https://imgur.com/V4FI1Tl
4- Rename the following files:
md1img.img to md1rom.img​scp.img to tinysys-scp1.bin​lk.img to lk.bin​tee.img to trustzone1.bin​You must change name AND extension.
5- Extract the preloader binary: for this, open the "WMR MTK" folder and execute "WwR_MTK_2_51.exe", then wait for 120 seconds (because it's a free version).
Go to preloader tab, then click "Select File" and open the "Preloader.img" file.
https://imgur.com/w6oNJv6
Then click on "To extract preloader and save as..." and save the file in the folder with the other using the name "preloader_s96116aa1.bin".
https://imgur.com/m2lIeRv
6- Your Scatter Firmware it's done for be flashed on your device. The result will be like this:
https://imgur.com/WGge7xa
Post in the thread any inconveniences if you face, I will try to help you.

RESERVED POST

GonicTEAM said:
How to make a Scatter Firmware for your Galaxy A10s​REQUIREMENTS​- Last version of 7Zip ZStandard. Download it from the releases and install: https://github.com/mcmilk/7-Zip-zstd/releases
- A firmware that match with your phone binary. If you dont know, use the last one. You can download it from various sites, but i recommend to use SamFW.com. You need to decompress the firmware to get the 5 files needed.
PROCESS​1- Create a new folder and place this file in: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=7161016148664790665
2- Now, go where you downloaded the firmware. Right click on the AP File and click "7Zip ZS" option and select "Open Archive" (first option).
3- We will open file by file, and then we will drag the content of each one inside to the folder with the scatter.txt file. Repeat it with AP, BL, CP and CSC Firmware files (HOME_CSC isn't used).
The result will be like this:
https://imgur.com/wcHVfop
3- Now go to "View" tab in the Windows Explorer, and then tick "File Name Extensions".
https://imgur.com/V4FI1Tl
4- Rename the following files:
md1img.img to md1rom.img​scp.img to tinysys-scp1.bin​lk.img to lk.bin​tee.img to trustzone1.bin​You must change name AND extension.
5- Extract the preloader binary: for this, open the "WMR MTK" folder and execute "WwR_MTK_2_51.exe", then wait for 120 seconds (because it's a free version).
Go to preloader tab, then click "Select File" and open the "Preloader.img" file.
https://imgur.com/w6oNJv6
Then click on "To extract preloader and save as..." and save the file in the folder with the other using the name "preloader_s96116aa1.bin".
https://imgur.com/m2lIeRv
6- Your Scatter Firmware it's done for be flashed on your device. The result will be like this:
https://imgur.com/WGge7xa
Post in the thread any inconveniences if you face, I will try to help you.
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OMG! It Works!!! Thank you a hundred of times!

Everything is fine. in step 8 when i click download it says its not verified. what are the conneciton options you mentioned in step 5. thank you in advance ♥

wheni click download gives me this error status_sec_img type_mismatch

Radiant404 said:
Everything is fine. in step 8 when i click download it says its not verified. what are the conneciton options you mentioned in step 5. thank you in advance ♥
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It's because u aren't follow the script step to bypass the protection.

GonicTEAM said:
It's because u aren't follow the script step to bypass the protection.
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Radiant404 said:
Everything is fine. in step 8 when i click download it says its not verified. what are the conneciton options you mentioned in step 5. thank you in advance ♥
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I've got the same issue, i followed carefully the indications too.
I'm loosing my mind with this
Greetings.
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prudenthps said:
I've got the same issue, i followed carefully the indications too.
I'm loosing my mind with this
Greetings.
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Try to make a new scatter firmware, or search more info about it on Google. I didn't face that problem in my A107M

GonicTEAM said:
Try to make a new scatter firmware, or search more info about it on Google. I didn't face that problem in my A107M
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I found something new for me, the phone is actually working, used odin, and another firmware after the bypass utility, and worked. But the phone screen keeps black. Like no even the samsung logo shows up, everything else works, it boots, recovery and download mode (i know because vibration, and the Google talkback sounds and can be turned on and off). I'm pretty sure is a firmware issue because when i started 7 hour ago, it was working well. Thanks a lot for this thread. Now i need to figure how to fix the BSoD :/
I've done this over +50 times already on other phones at work*
btw sorry, my english ain't that good.*
VID_20210902_204110.mp4
drive.google.com
URL, Video of mobile.

Thanks a lot for the guide! It worked on my SM-A107M, which went dead after flashing it with Magisk and updating the app. Can't apply any Android updates due to the phone detecting that it was modified but I assume this can be fixed by flashing the stock ROM. Thanks again!.

prudenthps said:
I found something new for me, the phone is actually working, used odin, and another firmware after the bypass utility, and worked. But the phone screen keeps black. Like no even the samsung logo shows up, everything else works, it boots, recovery and download mode (i know because vibration, and the Google talkback sounds and can be turned on and off). I'm pretty sure is a firmware issue because when i started 7 hour ago, it was working well. Thanks a lot for this thread. Now i need to figure how to fix the BSoD :/
I've done this over +50 times already on other phones at work*
btw sorry, my english ain't that good.*
VID_20210902_204110.mp4
drive.google.com
URL, Video of mobile.
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Hi can you fixed?

Radiant404 said:
wheni click download gives me this error status_sec_img type_mismatch
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Hello, were you able to install it??

phoenixmet said:
Hello, were you able to install it??
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hey did you get any solution for this?
if yes can you help me to sort is out!
Thanks in advance

GonicTEAM said:
How to make a Scatter Firmware for your Galaxy A10s​REQUIREMENTS​- Last version of 7Zip ZStandard. Download it from the releases and install: https://github.com/mcmilk/7-Zip-zstd/releases
- A firmware that match with your phone binary. If you dont know, use the last one. You can download it from various sites, but i recommend to use SamFW.com. You need to decompress the firmware to get the 5 files needed.
PROCESS​1- Create a new folder and place this file in: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=7161016148664790665
2- Now, go where you downloaded the firmware. Right click on the AP File and click "7Zip ZS" option and select "Open Archive" (first option).
3- We will open file by file, and then we will drag the content of each one inside to the folder with the scatter.txt file. Repeat it with AP, BL, CP and CSC Firmware files (HOME_CSC isn't used).
The result will be like this:
https://imgur.com/wcHVfop
3- Now go to "View" tab in the Windows Explorer, and then tick "File Name Extensions".
https://imgur.com/V4FI1Tl
4- Rename the following files:
md1img.img to md1rom.img​scp.img to tinysys-scp1.bin​lk.img to lk.bin​tee.img to trustzone1.bin​You must change name AND extension.
5- Extract the preloader binary: for this, open the "WMR MTK" folder and execute "WwR_MTK_2_51.exe", then wait for 120 seconds (because it's a free version).
Go to preloader tab, then click "Select File" and open the "Preloader.img" file.
https://imgur.com/w6oNJv6
Then click on "To extract preloader and save as..." and save the file in the folder with the other using the name "preloader_s96116aa1.bin".
https://imgur.com/m2lIeRv
6- Your Scatter Firmware it's done for be flashed on your device. The result will be like this:
https://imgur.com/WGge7xa
Post in the thread any inconveniences if you face, I will try to help you.
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Click to collapse
i didn't fidn this option
Then click on "To extract preloader and save as..."
plz help me to fix this

GonicTEAM said:
Hi, yesterday I bricked my Galaxy A10s by flashing a custom recovery by Odin (The phone doesn't enter in Download or recovery modes, it just does nothing):
Immediately I started looking for how to fix it, and after a lot of research, here is how to:
REQUIREMENTS​
Windows 10 x64 bit PC with Internet Connection (may work on Win7/8).
A USB Cable
Scatter firmware:
For SM-A107M Binary5: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=7161016148664790627
For SM-A107F Binary8: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=7161016148664790683
PROCESS​1- Download this file and decompress it using 7Zip or WinRAR. then open the folder: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=7161016148664790681
2- Python3 installation: open the python installer. Mark the "ADD Pyhton 3.9 TO PATH" option: https://i.imgur.com/9hxjD5p.jpg
Then click "Install Now". When finished click close. Open a cmd (write cmd in Windows Start Menu and open it) and paste this comand:
pip install pyusb pyserial json5​If all its okay, you must see something like this:
https://imgur.com/YdHQgk2
If not, uninstall all versions of python you have installed and reinstall the provided one, remember to check the "Add to PATH".
3- MTK Driver: open the "MediaTek SP Drivers v2.0 signed" folder, then open Android, do a right click over "android_winusb.inf" and click install. Go back and open "CDC" folder. Right click "cdc-acm.inf" and press install. In both cases, it will say "Installation successfully".
4- Decompress the scatter firmware provided at the first of the post. If you wanna make one, because you have another model or binary, see the next post.
5- Prepair SP Flash Tool: open the "SP_Flash_Tool" folder and execute "flash_tool.exe" as Administrator.
Click "Choose" button in the Scatter-Loading file line and search the folder where you decompressed the Scatter Firmware. Open the file "MT6765_Android_scatter.txt". https://i.imgur.com/BLYlaSX.jpg
Make sure the option below "Authentication File" is "Download Only". If not, select it from the list.
Now, go to "Options" > "Option..." and unmark these 3.
Go to connection and put all like the photo:
Done, now we have SP Flash Tool ready.
5- Connect your Galaxy A10s to your computer. Your phone its cycling rebooting itself, entering into preloader mode for 2 seconds, every 10-15 seconds.
Now install "libusb-win32-devel-filter-1.2.6.0.exe" and click finish to open it. Select "Install a device filter" and click next. A list will appears, so wait for your Phone to enter into Preloader. It will appear in the list (as Preloader USB VCOM Port), so rapidly select it and then click "Install". https://i.imgur.com/Kzv3lkD.jpg
If it appears, all is okay, if not, repeat this step. Don't close the program after do this.
6- With this done, open the "bypass_utility-v.1.4.2" folder. In the keyboard, press "Shift" (the key with a up pointed arrow, below enter) and without releasing it, right click inside the folder. In the menú, click "Open Power Shell here".
Now, write this and press enter:
python main.py​If this command does nothing, try with this variant: py -3 main.py
Now, wait for the phone reboot again in preloader. This time, the script will make the phone keep in the Preloader, and the PowerShell will tell you that an error was ocurred. https://i.imgur.com/ZCsRmtN.jpg
So, open libusb-win32 program from the taskbar and search for "Mediatek USB Port". Select it and press next, to install the device filter for it.
https://imgur.com/ouu6u2c
7- Maximize Power Shell and write this command again:
Code:
python main.py
(or py -3 main.py)
NOTE: If PowerShell it's stuck on "waiting for the device" for more than 2 minutes, press Power, vol+, and vol- buttons at the same time for 7 to 15 seconds to force a reboot.
This time, the log will tell you "[2021-08-21 13:28:01.303625] Protection disabled". https://i.imgur.com/2avTTNi.jpg
Plz, don't disconnect the phone.
8- Go back to SP Flash Tool program and click in the "Download" button and it will start to flash your phone. https://i.imgur.com/iknxeUE.jpg
https://imgur.com/huHh7tz
9- When finished, you will see a green tick and your phone will disconnect from the computer. Now, press the power and volume down (-) buttons at the same time, and keep it until you see the Download Mode.
https://imgur.com/Bi4AITN
10- Now, flash the last Firmware for your phone using Odin. Exists a lot of tutorials on Google and YouTube for it, so i will leave you to search one.
11- Done! Your phone its alive again.
Thanks to fromgodd & Dego09 for helping me, without them, this tutorial wasn't possible​My english isn't perfect. You can tell me any corrections. Thanks in advance.​
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Thank's a lot!!! This has saved my wife phone!!!

prudenthps said:
I've got the same issue, i followed carefully the indications too.
I'm loosing my mind with this
Greetings.
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its easy, here is what I did. Uncheck the one that is giving you the mismatch, next do again the steps from pyton code python main.py to disable security and flash the rest. after its complete force restart the phone and it will enter dw mode. flash your a10s stock firmware and your are good to go.
PD. if you get read pit error, extract A10S_LTN_OPEN_PRODUCT600M file from csc file using winrar and choose the pit file flash and you are done.

Hi! I'm having a similar problem. I tried to implement TWRP recovery on my a10s and since that it isn't working. It is recognizing as a modem im my computer, for some reason. I triend changing the driver for the Mediatek Preloader VCOM COM7 and try your tutorial but didn't make anything different. When i run the powershell on bypass utility it just waits for the device over and over.
My a10s doesn't react to any combination of vol. button and power button and i don't know what to do.
If anyone wants to know the procedure i did to make my a10s dead, i can explain in details what happened.
Thanks for reading!

Hi, thank you very much for the guide but in my case:
now working even in false.
thank you

Hi, what are the options that I need to uncheck in options and in connection, there is no photo as explained in the tutorial...Please
Now, go to "Options" > "Option..." and unmark these 3.
Go to connection and put all like the photo:
Done, now we have SP Flash Tool ready.
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