Hi AlI, hope I posted this question in the correct area. I am new to the whole flashing /rooting . I've watched several videos and read tutorials but I'm confused about the order of how to go about doing what I want to do. ..??
I purchased an Unlocked AT&T Galaxy 4 mini from eBay.
I want to flash it to a stock T-Mobile ROM -Kit Kat 4.4.2.
Do I need to root the phone first before attempting to flash it?
Or can I do the Flash T-Mobile ROM without rooting.
I don't want to turn my phone into a brick!!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Excited to learn how to start doing this, thanks again, Dan.
This forum is for the T-Mobile s4, not the s4 mini.
You cannot cross-flash stock ROMs from one Samsung phone to another Samsung phone using Odin; however, you may be able to flash ports from other Samsung phones using a custom recovery.
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I really am tired of reading how Sprint, T-Mobile and International Note 2s have gotten their stock firmware available for download. Is there ANY way someone here can link me to or give me the stock unrooted firmware for AT&T Galaxy Note 2 SGH-i317M ? I really want to Unroot my phone. I rooted it a couple of days ago using the Saurom ROM to get the multi-view on my phone. I used CWM recovery and Odin to make a backup of my phone's img prior to installing Saudom ROM. That means that the img of my phone that I backed up is the rooted version right?
Please help. I don't quite like the way my phone works while rooted. This is scary territory and I just want to go back to the way it was when I bought it I'll just wait for the ligit update from AT&T that will be coming hopefully later this month. So if anyone can provide me with the unrooted stock AT&T Note 2 Firmware, I would GREATLY appreciate it.
And I'm a noob so talk slowly
teddy61174 said:
I really am tired of reading how Sprint, T-Mobile and International Note 2s have gotten their stock firmware available for download. Is there ANY way someone here can link me to or give me the stock unrooted firmware for AT&T Galaxy Note 2 SGH-i317M ? I really want to Unroot my phone. I rooted it a couple of days ago using the Saurom ROM to get the multi-view on my phone. I used CWM recovery and Odin to make a backup of my phone's img prior to installing Saudom ROM. That means that the img of my phone that I backed up is the rooted version right?
Please help. I don't quite like the way my phone works while rooted. This is scary territory and I just want to go back to the way it was when I bought it I'll just wait for the ligit update from AT&T that will be coming hopefully later this month. So if anyone can provide me with the unrooted stock AT&T Note 2 Firmware, I would GREATLY appreciate it.
And I'm a noob so talk slowly
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It took a few weeks after device release before Official tar got dropped on other carriers .
The same will be the case for ATT version.
The good news for Sprint etc they had developers capable of turning system dump into tar a couple days after device release.
Unfortunately are development isn't up to such task so were sol.
On a positive note - no pun intended.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992303
teddy61174 said:
I really am tired of reading how Sprint, T-Mobile and International Note 2s have gotten their stock firmware available for download. Is there ANY way someone here can link me to or give me the stock unrooted firmware for AT&T Galaxy Note 2 SGH-i317M ? I really want to Unroot my phone. I rooted it a couple of days ago using the Saurom ROM to get the multi-view on my phone. I used CWM recovery and Odin to make a backup of my phone's img prior to installing Saudom ROM. That means that the img of my phone that I backed up is the rooted version right?
Please help. I don't quite like the way my phone works while rooted. This is scary territory and I just want to go back to the way it was when I bought it I'll just wait for the ligit update from AT&T that will be coming hopefully later this month. So if anyone can provide me with the unrooted stock AT&T Note 2 Firmware, I would GREATLY appreciate it.
And I'm a noob so talk slowly
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Stockroms.net
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I317
So in other words u guys want somone with stock fw with multiveiw to do a system dump ?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda premium
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2020607
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda premium
Hi there!
I have a Galaxy S3 SGH T999 version. It has Tmobile rom, but I am trying to install windmobile stock rom via odin (3.07 - tried other older versions) and it fails the secure check.
Is there way to resolve this? I really want to install the stock windmoile rom , and did lot of searching and couldn't really find a lot of info, except that someone with AT&T galaxy S3 had same issue when installing Rogers rom.
I would really appreciate it, thank you!
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LimitsX said:
Hi there!
I have a Galaxy S3 SGH T999 version. It has Tmobile rom, but I am trying to install windmobile stock rom via odin (3.07 - tried other older versions) and it fails the secure check.
Is there way to resolve this? I really want to install the stock windmoile rom , and did lot of searching and couldn't really find a lot of info, except that someone with AT&T galaxy S3 had same issue when installing Rogers rom.
I would really appreciate it, thank you!
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If you continue trying to ODIN flash firmware which is not intended for your specific phone
you will end up with a nice shiny brick sooner or later, in your case it will be sooner.
If you want the appearance of a windows phone, the best way to do it is to find themes and
launchers which make the phone look like a winmobile phone.
There are a lot of themes and launchers at the play store which do exactly what you are looking for.
Check it out B4 it's too late..
It's not a windows phone style, I think you misunderstood me.
I just don't like T-mobile rom and its bloatware. The windmobile rom is more clean.
Both phones models are same, exact. I don't see how it would be bricked. It's just a mismatch of bootloader, thus secure check fails. I've seen people with windmobile SGH T999V flash T-mobile rom, and it works perfectly.
It's just SGH T999 tmobile version isn't able to install SGH T999V (windmobile, mobilicity) canadian variant roms because of some block T-mobile setup. Some people had done this, but didn't specificy how though.
I would like to know that please.
If you don't like bloat, then remove it. Don't flash another carrier's rom.
I am wondering if I will ever be able to install a custom recovery on my Verizon S4 Mini (SCH-I435). I used Kingo to root, but I don't really want to mess with the phone too much, because if I screw it up, there is no coming back from it. Do we know if anybody is working on extracting the stock Odin image files for this model?
As much as I LOVE the S4 Mini, if this model can't be hacked more than just root, I may return it for the Moto X.
Thanks.
mactechnm said:
I am wondering if I will ever be able to install a custom recovery on my Verizon S4 Mini (SCH-I435). I used Kingo to root, but I don't really want to mess with the phone too much, because if I screw it up, there is no coming back from it. Do we know if anybody is working on extracting the stock Odin image files for this model?
As much as I LOVE the S4 Mini, if this model can't be hacked more than just root, I may return it for the Moto X.
Thanks.
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I have all the partitions extracted but have had no luck building a Oden file. Keep getting Fail with oden.
And signature verification errors in recovery.
Tried to build recovery, but its beyond what I know how to do.
I have a Rom ready, just waiting on recovery to test it.
I am fairly new to samsung, been on HTC's for years. Ive soft bricked my first mini, so I know how you feel.
I was ok with the mini til they blocked wifi tether hotspot in the VRUAMK5 update.
I'm willing to do whatever I can to get this device going. If not, gotta move on
It seems like its gonna be a while.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
the Verizon model i435 can do a recovery to factory through the Verizon upgrade and repair app if you ever need to go back to stock.
Any news/developments on this? I'm really hoping to get CWM recovery installed.
It's hard without having adb during boot or odin to see exactly where what i have is going wrong. thinking around the bootloader method is going to do it but how is my question now cause i keep getting kernel: fail crap from knox i believe
I froze, then deleted all things knox. Here's hoping that doesn't mess my noise up.
Any updates on recovery? Sorry if this bumps a dead thread.
Hate to dig up old threads. but i have been working on some development on this device, mostly putting it on Straighttalk.
I have 2 of the same phones that are both working on Straighttalk and AT&T.
Heres where im at right now:
Rooted.
Android 4.4.2
baseband I435VRUBNE1
BUILD # KOT49H.I435VRUBNE1
SE "ENFORCING"
Now i used THIS THREAD to install a recovery onto the device (3.75 BETA Version)
all i need is someone to develop the recovery for the mini instead of the note 3...
ANY HELP?
getyroks said:
Hate to dig up old threads. but i have been working on some development on this device, mostly putting it on Straighttalk.
I have 2 of the same phones that are both working on Straighttalk and AT&T.
Heres where im at right now:
Rooted.
Android 4.4.2
baseband I435VRUBNE1
BUILD # KOT49H.I435VRUBNE1
SE "ENFORCING"
Now i used THIS THREAD to install a recovery onto the device (3.75 BETA Version)
all i need is someone to develop the recovery for the mini instead of the note 3...
ANY HELP?
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You successfully got a custom recovery on your SCH-I435 via the safestrap for note3? If that works plz let me know the details cause I have needed to get a custom recovery on my I435 forever now. Thanks
mortsotruk said:
You successfully got a custom recovery on your SCH-I435 via the safestrap for note3? If that works plz let me know the details cause I have needed to get a custom recovery on my I435 forever now. Thanks
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The safestrap recovery dpi is all messed up so theres no way to test it out. i have 2 phones that i can try this out on but i have no idea how to change the graphics interface to match the resolution so the buttons are correctly placed on the screen...
My friend asked me to flash his samsung galaxy s3 from virgin mobile back to 4.1.2 stock, he updated to 4.3 but its having a lot of troubles with the apps and stuff, I couldnt find a forum featuring the virgin brand here, but it seems to be the same model as sprint SPH-L710. Now I cant find the correct stock rom for his phone and a noob friendly guide to do it using odin. Im not new to flashing but I havent done it in a while and besides I always did it on my samsung galaxy S from tmobile which it has its own forum and everything was at hand and i was always sure I was using the correct files. Can someone point me in the right direction to find all I need to make a nice flashing? His device its unrooted and he doesnt want to root, he also has de 16 gb model if that makes any difference.
Robert1989 said:
My friend asked me to flash his samsung galaxy s3 from virgin mobile back to 4.1.2 stock, he updated to 4.3 but its having a lot of troubles with the apps and stuff, I couldnt find a forum featuring the virgin brand here, but it seems to be the same model as sprint SPH-L710. Now I cant find the correct stock rom for his phone and a noob friendly guide to do it using odin. Im not new to flashing but I havent done it in a while and besides I always did it on my samsung galaxy S from tmobile which it has its own forum and everything was at hand and i was always sure I was using the correct files. Can someone point me in the right direction to find all I need to make a nice flashing? His device its unrooted and he doesnt want to root, he also has de 16 gb model if that makes any difference.
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If he Updated to 4.3 he's pretty much stuck with it, You cannot at the present time downgrade to 4.1.2 . If you try to downgrade the Bootloader you will have a very expensive paperweight, But you can Root 4.3 . If he changes his mind , and wants to Root it. THIS is one of the methods people are using to root 4.3 . Also there is another HERE. But before doing anything I would suggest a bit of reading, and research .
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If he Updated to 4.3 he's pretty much stuck with it, You cannot at the present time downgrade to 4.1.2 . If you try to downgrade the Bootloader you will have a very expensive paperweight, But you can Root 4.3 . If he changes his mind , and wants to Root it. THIS is one of the methods people are using to root 4.3 . Also there is another HERE. But before doing anything I would suggest a bit of reading, and research .
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Yes I continued my research last night and found out about knox, I already told him about it, too bad, but im sure people will find a way to beat samsung or whoever developed that in the future, one can only hope, thanks for your answer.
Hello everyone!
Well hoping I can get some direction because, well I'm a bit overwhelmed.
So couple weeks ago I bought a used Sprint Note4 with the original owners sim card installed.
So like most out there, I have been in search of info regarding unlocking to be able to use other Carriers.
So after a long scavenging hunt,"there's so much", I was able to Root my device using this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/orig-development/sm-n910-cf-auto-root-t2897428
&
http://www.reddit.com/r/galaxynote4/comments/320yc7/root_sprint_note_4_smn910p_on_501/
So now following this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...ide-sim-unlock-sprint-samsung-galaxy-t3119322
I've gotten stuck because, well I'm new to this and can't seem to pinpoint the necessary steps to complete the process.
I get confused with the following instruction:
Samsung Unlocker won't run on Stock ROM Lollipop, you have to flash Custom ROM from here to make SSU work (Tested and worked for my Sprint Note 4 outside U.Son GSM networks, do same thing for Sprint Samsung S4, Note3, S5).
Is there a specific Thread that can simplify Flash Custom Rom and has all complete steps,download links,etcetera for this specific model.
Don't get me wrong, I pulled an all nighter last night and I'm kind of exhausted!
I'm a newbie so...