Hi All,
My wife's old AT&T Galaxy Note 2 - never been rooted - is still on 4.3.
So I went to Software update and it is saying that the update has been interrupted and I have to wait 24 hours. So I keep on restoring to factory defaults / changing the time trick -- and It still fails. I have clue why it can't pick up the updates from the AT&T Servers.
Is there a way to update it forcefully - Like using ODIN or something? The last time I tried this (even with the official AT&T ROM - it tripped the counter of my Galaxy Note 1). -- is it the same case with ODIN and Note 2?
Also, the more important question is - will I lose my SIM unlock if I update to 4.4.2 via ODIN or other methods?
Long time ago, I have used the trick *#197328640# and it worked wonders. Will I lose it in 4.4.2 ?
As much as possible, I don't want to root it because I will sell it and he doesn't want rooted phones.
Thank you.
keplenk said:
Hi All,
My wife's old AT&T Galaxy Note 2 - never been rooted - is still on 4.3.
So I went to Software update and it is saying that the update has been interrupted and I have to wait 24 hours. So I keep on restoring to factory defaults / changing the time trick -- and It still fails. I have clue why it can't pick up the updates from the AT&T Servers.
Is there a way to update it forcefully - Like using ODIN or something? The last time I tried this (even with the official AT&T ROM - it tripped the counter of my Galaxy Note 1). -- is it the same case with ODIN and Note 2?
Also, the more important question is - will I lose my SIM unlock if I update to 4.4.2 via ODIN or other methods?
Long time ago, I have used the trick *#197328640# and it worked wonders. Will I lose it in 4.4.2 ?
As much as possible, I don't want to root it because I will sell it and he doesn't want rooted phones.
Thank you.
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Here if you haven't figured it out yet try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
This will downgrade to 4.1.1 then ota to 4.3 but it wont root it and thats what your problem
I would normally just do it, but it says to flash Lollipop bootloader with oden before flashing the ROM. Never tried this before, so I was hoping someone else has been there and done that. I know all other P-900 ROMS run just fine on our T-900's and this one is probably the same.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-pro-12/development/rom-civzp900lollipop-5-0-2-aroma-12-jul-t3155589
Jessooca said:
Yep. It'll work. It works better if you flash the twrp for the Note Pro 12.2 onto your Tab Pro 12.2 first though, so flash the latest twrp https://dl.twrp.me/v1awifi/twrp-2.8.7.0-v1awifi.img.tar.html for the Note Pro on your Tab Pro 12.2 then flash whichever of the Note Pro rom's you want on your tablet. They work, I've done it many times before. If you have any issues then just flash the stock tar file for your Tab Pro 12.2 via Odin.
Enjoy
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Yes I am on hyper drive now, but this Lollipop seems like it's a different animal. I tried several different ways to get it going with no luck. I tried the note TWRP and even tried to Oden the note stock rom. Have you found a way to get 5.0 TW on our "black sheep" T-900?
Jessooca said:
I have had it on mine for a good few weeks, however it took Linux, 2 stock tar files, the latest 4.4.2 from the T900 and the recent Tab S Lollipop update, and a whole lot of trial and error to get an official ported touchwiz version to boot without issues on the Sm-t900 and due to the high likelihood someone might do something wrong and screw something up, I chose not to share it. I had to contact no less than 5 of the most intelligent experts I knew of in Android and boot loaders, kernels, etc before i even flashed it to make sure what I did would work.
Mind you this was done several weeks ago and since then I have given out the tar file to others, not on XDA that I know or work with and none of them have had a single issue with it, that I know of.
I considered putting it up on here, however again I don't have the time to work out any errors, kinks or issues that people on here might have. I also know that OFFICIALLY Samsung will be releasing the 5.0.2 update to the SM-T900 very soon, July/August/September however it's been released already to another country.
So I figured everyone has already waited this long, why take the risk of sharing it with others that I cannot or will not the time to fix or work out any errors with it. IF you do want it, PM me and I"ll share you the link, but again it's all your own risk. I can only say that for me and my friends who I have given it to, Zero of them have mentioned any problems. I myself have no issues with it on my Sm-t900.
Jessica
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What do you mean by "It's been released already to another country" ? Wouldn't it be posted on sammobile.com ? I did send you a PM, and am sure I wouldn't have any trouble with your Tab S port if you would send a link?
Jessooca said:
I've sent you a PM, and to clarify, I was making reference to this Official NOTE Pro 12.2 Android 5.0.2 update which was released http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/50030/P900UEU1COF4_P900XAR1COF4_XAR/
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ok,,....,so still no link to your "TAB S PORT" you are "running on your tab pro now"
I consider myself pretty tech savvy and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to unroot my 10.1 2014 edition tablet. I cant even attempt to run the process to unroot because the download for the 4.3 frimware from multiple sites all linking to the same mirror wants to take 20 hours to download and I see no progress past .1 GB.
Things to note:
I do not need to save anything on my tablet, so if I lose data that is not an issue.
It runs on OS 4.3
it is the wifi only version SM-P600
It is from the united states (Its hard for me to find USA firmware, is it labeled something differently?)
I am only unrooting because I want to update to the newest frimware. I am assuming it will make my tablet smoother and conserve battery life.
I am using a windows computer.
Thank You, This has been stressing me out for weeks now and I hate asking for help but here I am.
-ghostinthesh3ll
I foolishly went to root my T-Mobile note 5 with out reading the entire forum now I'm bricked at the load screen I got past the Sean root deal by what I thought was doing by installing the stock kernel and ROM with Odin but now the phone is giving me a different message at the galaxy load screen about the kernel.... Is there a working root yet for T-Mobile version or anyone know how to return the phone back to stock. Remember please I know a bit about rooting and custom Roms but it's been a while since last phone I rooted was a LG 3D like 8 years ago lol so I'm just now getting back at it so go easy on me lol.
Sorry guys just noticed this is Att post my bad
Hi Guys,
I've just spent the last 8 hours trying to get an Canadian Note 7 to custom recovery and ROM with NO luck !
I've done a couple of Note 7s of UK spec but this is the first Note 7 from Canada, and so far i've had no luck at getting it to accept anything.
The handset has received the cripple code that has disabled wifi, blutooth, 4G, tethering and reduced the battery capacity to 15%
I have tried several files and different methods of loading in a custom recovery so i can then load a custom ROM.
The favorite is to use ODIN and then either load CWM or TWRP.
When trying to load either CWM or TWRP i get an "Auth Fail" or "QTQ Close" error
I tried to use the Sprint method to get into the system and allow a custom ROM and all this did was brick the phone... Its currently stuck in no boot state which just takes me into the standard android recovery with errors of "dirty targets", "check DRK files" and "dm-Verity verification failed"
At the moment i cant find a way to get the handset to load a custom recovery and then a rom, stock or custom.
If anyone can help with fixing This-POS Canadian Telus Note 7 Handset i would greatly appreciate it before i stamp on it and send it back to samsung !
cheers guys
The Canadian variant has a locked bootloader, so no custom recovery and no root. There are workarounds to get the older firmware back that doesn't cripple the phone. There are threads on here for that if you search around.
Sevael said:
The Canadian variant has a locked bootloader, so no custom recovery and no root. There are workarounds to get the older firmware back that doesn't cripple the phone. There are threads on here for that if you search around.
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Correct, no root yet unless its first gen N7 with first firmware but im sure non around anymore.
Best bet is to find a firmware and downgrade to 100% battery. Then block all the packages to prevent future updates from samsung. If you IMEI was blocked then that is a whole different ball game in which Samsung is winning so far in Canada
Thanks for the info guys
I spent 9 hours in the end attacking this thing from all angles and just managed to corrupt it so it doesn't even boot now.
The Canadian phone companies and samsung have done a dam good job at taking these phones down or rendering them totally useless.
Own31,
Do you have any recommendations on what i should use / try to rectify this
Hi, can you put it in download mode? Power +home+volume down
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Can someone link me the sprint engineering guide for the snapdragon phones?
I accidentally tried to flash a exynos rom and bricked it before realising there were multiple variants durrr
Managed to find my stock rom for my rogers note 7 and used odin to flash it in download mode to reset it. Currently turns on and has the 100% battery but every time I turn on wifi it prompts for the 60% battery update and I don't know how to block the package.
Edit: Caved and bought package disabler pro and no longer get prompts
GlitchZenfone2 said:
Can someone link me the sprint engineering guide for the snapdragon phones?
I accidentally tried to flash a exynos rom and bricked it before realising there were multiple variants durrr
Managed to find my stock rom for my rogers note 7 and used odin to flash it in download mode to reset it. Currently turns on and has the 100% battery but every time I turn on wifi it prompts for the 60% battery update and I don't know how to block the package.
Edit: Caved and bought package disabler pro and no longer get prompts
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What firmware are you on? Unless its APH1 you cant root.
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
jopa7 said:
Hi, can you put it in download mode? Power +home+volume down
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Hi Jopa, yes i can still get into download mode
GlitchZenfone2 said:
Can someone link me the sprint engineering guide for the snapdragon phones?
I accidentally tried to flash a exynos rom and bricked it before realising there were multiple variants durrr
Managed to find my stock rom for my rogers note 7 and used odin to flash it in download mode to reset it. Currently turns on and has the 100% battery but every time I turn on wifi it prompts for the 60% battery update and I don't know how to block the package.
Edit: Caved and bought package disabler pro and no longer get prompts
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I don't suppose you've seen a rom for a Telus Note 7 have you?
the one i'm trying to flash reports as:
6.0.1/MMB29M/N930W8VLU3APL1
Darkstorm_G4 said:
I don't suppose you've seen a rom for a Telus Note 7 have you?
the one i'm trying to flash reports as:
6.0.1/MMB29M/N930W8VLU3APL1
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I'd have to refind it. There was a link I found for all the canadian roms but I only downloaded the one I needed of course.
force70 said:
What firmware are you on? Unless its APH1 you cant root.
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
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Nop... I'm on API3.
I'm using package disabler right now to avoid the OTA updates. I had a notification today that the update was downloading so I just turned off wifi and disabled almost everything under the sun (besides core services) relating to samsung and it no longer seems to be connecting to the update server which is what I want in the end.
Well the saga continues...
I managed to trick it into letting me sideload from ADB.... only problem is i couldn't find any files in .zip format to side load and those that i could it wouldn't accept.
I did manage to get a partial sucsess with odin and got a CP file to install properly... sadly it rejected the BL, AP and CSC files and now its really screwed things up as it just boot loops now and the android recovery kinda doesn't work now.
So any ideas on how to defeat this POS, i refuse to let Samsung Canada and the phone companies beat me, but i think i am fighting a losing battle...
Only half decent firmware files i could find were N930W8VLU1APH1_N930W8OYA1APH1_ESK
Ok really screwed it now ! GERRRRRR
Managed to get it to take a new Bootloader ! all completed in ODIN and the phone rebooted, started to load then crashed and now wont turn on at all - TOTALLY BRICKED !
but the strange thing is, when you plug it in windows still sees it, you would expect nothing to happen like if the phone were switched off completely, but Windows 7 sees it as a device and set up drivers for ELINK HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM5)
very odd, and incredibly frustrating !
Darkstorm_G4 said:
Well the saga continues...
I managed to trick it into letting me sideload from ADB.... only problem is i couldn't find any files in .zip format to side load and those that i could it wouldn't accept.
I did manage to get a partial sucsess with odin and got a CP file to install properly... sadly it rejected the BL, AP and CSC files and now its really screwed things up as it just boot loops now and the android recovery kinda doesn't work now.
So any ideas on how to defeat this POS, i refuse to let Samsung Canada and the phone companies beat me, but i think i am fighting a losing battle...
Only half decent firmware files i could find were N930W8VLU1APH1_N930W8OYA1APH1_ESK
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That file is useless unless that is what was on the device prior to it getting messed up.
So what was it on when you tried messing with it PI3?
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Darkstorm_G4 said:
I don't suppose you've seen a rom for a Telus Note 7 have you?
the one i'm trying to flash reports as:
6.0.1/MMB29M/N930W8VLU3APL1
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I think that was the firmware which came with the device, the first original firmware which shipped with it from samsung before the APH1 OTA.
Of course you cant flash that, no surprise there
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
APH1 Note 7 Rogers with 15% update, no WiFi/Cellular
New user here. I've got an APH1 Note 7 first edition without the green battery icon on Rogers in Canada in the same situation - 15% battery, no WiFi, no cellular. I've tried a few package disablers but it seems all the free ones require WiFi to activate the product license (which I can't exactly do). It's failed every Odin flash attempt I've made, usually stopping at recovery.img or a couple of steps after that. I've tried flashing firmware from all US variants and multiple Canadian ones as well. Any ideas on how to recover the phone? It still boots (even though I semi-bricked it twice). I'm thinking that there might be some options through ADB - could anyone guide me on how to do that?
moldee5 said:
New user here. I've got an APH1 Note 7 first edition without the green battery icon on Rogers in Canada in the same situation - 15% battery, no WiFi, no cellular. I've tried a few package disablers but it seems all the free ones require WiFi to activate the product license (which I can't exactly do). It's failed every Odin flash attempt I've made, usually stopping at recovery.img or a couple of steps after that. I've tried flashing firmware from all US variants and multiple Canadian ones as well. Any ideas on how to recover the phone? It still boots (even though I semi-bricked it twice). I'm thinking that there might be some options through ADB - could anyone guide me on how to do that?
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Your lucky man...original firmware means you can still root with the engineering firmware. That should kill any OTAs. Check out the development forum in the Tmo note 7 area.
In addition check out note7alliance.com they have a working disabler.
Is yours still working on the network? I had thought all note 7s here were blocked from cellular networks...mine is from rogers
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force70 said:
Your lucky man...original firmware means you can still root with the engineering firmware. That should kill any OTAs. Check out the development forum in the Tmo note 7 area.
In addition check out note7alliance.com they have a working disabler.
Is yours still working on the network? I had thought all note 7s here were blocked from cellular networks...mine is from rogers
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
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Just like you, running on Rogers with no network connectivity.
Seems like the N7A package disabler requires WiFi to authenticate, so I can't use that method sadly.
Right now I'm trying to use a spare rooted phone to put a package disabler app onto my SD, to see if I can then run the app in the Note 7. It's one of the few options I have left, but I'll still try it, as I can't flash firmware without blocking updates.
moldee5 said:
Just like you, running on Rogers with no network connectivity.
Seems like the N7A package disabler requires WiFi to authenticate, so I can't use that method sadly.
Right now I'm trying to use a spare rooted phone to put a package disabler app onto my SD, to see if I can then run the app in the Note 7. It's one of the few options I have left, but I'll still try it, as I can't flash firmware without blocking updates.
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If you follow there directions having wifi on briefly isnt a problem.
I think i have the firmware your running saved somewhere if you need it.
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
force70 said:
If you follow there directions having wifi on briefly isnt a problem.
I think i have the firmware your running saved somewhere if you need it.
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
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I've got the Rogers APH3 firmware lying around, so I should be good on that front.
I'll see how far I can get with the N7A method. Thanks for the advice.
i have a rogers note 7 still. thought about trying to make it work but seeing everyones struggles, doesnt seem worth it. anyone have luck selling these things?
The market for Note 7s is mixed. Some units requiring more software work sell for as little as $200 (that's what I paid); decently working units (e.g. 60% limited units) fetch ~$600; and perfect condition units without any disabling updates can still for $1000. Some brand new in box units can still sell for $2000.
That said, is selling even legal? What are the implications around that?