After running into some issues while upgrading to an official kitkat firmware I managed to boot up my phone but now it doesnt get recognized by kies even though its official. I also cant see which csc Im on since when I type in *#1234# it simply goes away from the screen as if its been wiped.
any clues? should i flash something else over?
kostas90 said:
After running into some issues while upgrading to an official kitkat firmware I managed to boot up my phone but now it doesnt get recognized by kies even though its official. I also cant see which csc Im on since when I type in *#1234# it simply goes away from the screen as if its been wiped.
any clues? should i flash something else over?
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What did you use to upgrade? Kies? or Odin?
feckinfinch said:
What did you use to upgrade? Kies? or Odin?
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Odin
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Odin
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Try flashing this in the attachments using odin the same wayy you did the stock firmware, just extract the rar file and use the .md5, and then do a full factory reset then it should recognize.
forget KIES ( completely useless) ! flash SamMobile's firmwares with ODIN !
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Try flashing this in the attachments using odin the same wayy you did the stock firmware, just extract the rar file and use the .md5, and then do a full factory reset then it should recognize.
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Ill get around to it in a few days when my exams will be over. need to back everything up first and that will take a minute. thanks!!
So when i try to update my rooted and debranded sprint phone it says something like the software files have been modified. Use Kies or whatever
Is their anyway I can get the software files back to normal in able to update normally? Will flashing stock take care of this?
Flash unrooted stock in Odin then u can update
dvtmg704 said:
Flash unrooted stock in Odin then u can update
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Can you link me to it. I cant seem to find a unrooted one
cpugeeker said:
Can you link me to it. I cant seem to find a unrooted one
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...d-note-5-rom-patch-flash-sprint-note-t3255565
Under firmware
GamerOnOne said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...d-note-5-rom-patch-flash-sprint-note-t3255565
Under firmware
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Tried that download 3 times. It says invalid hash or whatever when inputting into odin. I change remove the md5 at the end of file name and it turns to zip. It acts like it will flash but quickly restarts the phone. The whole process is like 2 seconds. Phone is still how it was before??????
cpugeeker said:
Tried that download 3 times. It says invalid hash or whatever when inputting into odin. I change remove the md5 at the end of file name and it turns to zip. It acts like it will flash but quickly restarts the phone. The whole process is like 2 seconds. Phone is still how it was before??????
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Download tar in sammobile
dvtmg704 said:
Download tar in sammobile
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The firmwares selection has mirrors and sammobile links.
GamerOnOne said:
The firmwares selection has mirrors and sammobile links.
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Well somebody is messing up its easy to go back to stock
Hey guys!
So here is the thing. Today I woke up with the official nougat update (yohoo! right?) but after I updated and the phone restarted and turned on, it starts rebooting. Time after time. I tried wipe partition, wipe factory reset, I tried safe mode, nothing worked. I pick one zip file who said to be a "rom" but it was fake, now i have no OS in my phone. Just the TWRP recovery.
OK, so I downloaded the good file from sammobile about the marshmallow rom, but when I try to install it with Odin, it says "sw rev check fail device 4 binary 3". (I suppose it´s because im trying to downgrade).
Anyway, what should I do?? Greatly appreciated for any help right now the only thing I can do with my phone is play with the recovery and put it on Download mode.
Thanks again!!
Don't use SAMMOBILE, get the file from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
Check the MD5 to make sure that you got a good download, then try using Odin again.
koop1955 said:
Don't use SAMMOBILE, get the file from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
Check the MD5 to make sure that you got a good download, then try using Odin again.
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Thanks a lot Koop! In my current situation, should I download QB1 TAR File or -QA2 TAR File?
federico50 said:
Thanks a lot Koop! In my current situation, should I download QB1 TAR File or -QA2 TAR File?
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Try the latest which is QB1, but no guarantee that it will work for you. Downgrading is always tricky.
If it doesn't, don't panic. In the worst case, the Nougat TAR file will be available in a week or two at most. I'll upload it once it comes out.
koop1955 said:
Try the latest which is QB1, but no guarantee that it will work for you. Downgrading is always tricky.
If it doesn't, don't panic. In the worst case, the Nougat TAR file will be available in a week or two at most. I'll upload it once it comes out.
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Thanks I´ll download and try now, then I will tell you what happened in an hour or two (my internet is slow lol) thanks as always!
koop1955 said:
Try the latest which is QB1, but no guarantee that it will work for you. Downgrading is always tricky.
If it doesn't, don't panic. In the worst case, the Nougat TAR file will be available in a week or two at most. I'll upload it once it comes out.
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It worked man!! Thank you very much!!
I do have another problem, that is I don´t have the Hotspot or the activate or desactive button for mobile data. And I have a constant message on the notification panel "Checking device status".
Any news about these?
federico50 said:
It worked man!! Thank you very much!!
I do have another problem, that is I don´t have the Hotspot or the activate or desactive button for mobile data. And I have a constant message on the notification panel "Checking device status".
Any news about these?
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Make a backup first, if you have TWRP. (See my thread.)
Try this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/development/zip-reenable-hotspot-t3first4
Try going to Settings, System Updates, Update PRL and Profile.
koop1955 said:
Make a backup first, if you have TWRP. (See my thread.)
Try this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/development/zip-reenable-hotspot-t3first4
Try going to Settings, System Updates, Update PRL and Profile.
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Which one should I download? for ROM with init.d Support or without init.d Support? (sorry if this is a silly question)
No luck with updating PRL and Profile, it says that it can´t update because "no connection" with both but internet is clearly working and the nougat update its downloading again.. Weird.
By the way the Nougat download finished and I tried to install it but no luck. The phone still restarting so im going back to your rom!
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Which one should I download? for ROM with init.d Support or without init.d Support? (sorry if this is a silly question)
No luck with updating PRL and Profile, it says that it can´t update because "no connection" with both but internet is clearly working and the nougat update its downloading again.. Weird.
By the way the Nougat download finished and I tried to install it but no luck. The phone still restarting so im going back to your rom!
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It is not a ROM in the usually accepted sense, it is the stock image file. If you follow the thread and Root your phone and install TWRP, you won't get the Nougat OTA again. The downside is that if you later decide that you want Nougat, you'll have to manually flash it, but that sounds like a better solution for you anyway.
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It is not a ROM in the usually accepted sense, it is the stock image file. If you follow the thread and Root your phone and install TWRP, you won't get the Nougat OTA again. The downside is that if you later decide that you want Nougat, you'll have to manually flash it, but that sounds like a better solution for you anyway.
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Sorry I think you misunderstood me, i was asking which one of the two files in your thread I should download (sorry if this is stupid but i dont wanna mess it up more)
Sure that sounds like a better solution
federico50 said:
Sorry I think you misunderstood me, i was asking which one of the two files in your thread I should download (sorry if this is stupid but i dont wanna mess it up more)
Sure that sounds like a better solution
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Hi.i had this problem too.i used 4 file flash from gem flash.use qb1.always 4 file rom is betet.then u can update to nougat
Does anyone have an idea when the S7 active potentially might see Oreo via OTA update?
Is it hard to install on your own via root or whatever?
Thanks.
jj8279 said:
Does anyone have an idea when the S7 active potentially might see Oreo via OTA update?
Is it hard to install on your own via root or whatever?
Thanks.
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you can already use stock recovery to flash it... Just make sure you flash the previous OTA updates until BRB5 are the last 4 characters of your baseband in settings -> about -> software info
I'm running the first oreo listed on that link on my S7 Active, not sure if the others will work, but once you are on BRB5, just copy the oreo zip to the root of your MICRO SD card, reboot into stock recovery, select install zip from sd card, and select the file... to do this, you cannot be rooted, if your system status shows as custom, flash nougat with odin... if you need it the odin files as well asall previous OTA updates are listed in the website as well. Just remove /OTA/Oreo from the end of the url
https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/OTA/Oreo/
let me know how it goes, i'm happy with it, it has the S8 style launcher and app icons, and the new AOD, but unfortunately, no live infinity wallpapers :/
remember to hit thanks
HI
any one have Oreo stock rom? My S7 active can't go into recovery mode, only can use ODIN to flash. thanx
troublesome said:
HI
any one have Oreo stock rom? My S7 active can't go into recovery mode, only can use ODIN to flash. thanx
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There is no s7 active oreo rom in ODIN flashable format available yet, but you can update by flashing nougat, and flashing two ota flashable zip files in stock recovery. If you go to this website, and click the blue download button, you can extract the downloaded file with 7zip, or winrar, and flash the md5 files in ODIN, and you will then be on stock android nougat. You can then copy this zip file to your phone's external micro sd card, without extracting it, and use stock recovery mode (turn off, then volume up + home + power) to "apply update from sd card", or if you don't have a micro sd card, click "apply update from adb" and look up "how to use adb sideload" on google. Once it's done updating, do the same thing with this zip file, using stock recovery and "apply update from sd card" or using "apply update from ADB", and you will be on android 8.0 oreo. you can always use the first file you downloaded to go back to stock nougat if you don't like oreo, but it's working great for me!
remember to hit thanks, and if you want to support me, consider donating to me by clicking here!
I need rom what had bootloader 3 because my phone was brick.my phone lost recovery mode but it has download mode.i must odin my phone by rom bootloader 3.Can you have it? Share me.Tks bro !
jacoblong09 said:
If you go to this website, and click the blue download button, you can extract the downloaded file with 7zip, or winrar, and flash the md5 files in ODIN, and you will then be on stock android nougat. [/URL]
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It doesn't work, but still thank you
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It doesn't work, but still thank you
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It should work, make sure you have the usb drivers installed, the LATEST VERSION of odin (older versions may get stuck), and make sure your phone is in download mode (hold down power + volume down + home until a blue screen appears. click volume up). Then, open odin, connect your phone, and add the four .tar.md5 files extracted from the link you quoted. It works for me, but if it doesn't, try this file instead. let me know how it goes
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It should work, make sure you have the usb drivers installed, the LATEST VERSION of odin (older versions may get stuck), and make sure your phone is in download mode (hold down power + volume down + home until a blue screen appears. click volume up). Then, open odin, connect your phone, and add the four .tar.md5 files extracted from the link you quoted. It works for me, but if it doesn't, try this file instead. let me know how it goes
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Dear Sir:
Just FYI~
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76331898&postcount=610
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7...sm-g891a-ota-updates-firmware-t3540866/page59
troublesome said:
Dear Sir:
Just FYI~
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76331898&postcount=610
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7...sm-g891a-ota-updates-firmware-t3540866/page59
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Oh, i see. You're on bootloader version 3. In that case, there is most likely nothing you can do to fix the phone. Just wait patiently for an odin flashable version of oreo for the s7 active, which should have bootloader 3 out of the box, and that should work. At this point, it is simply a waiting game. I really can't do anything for you, wish I could, but I unfortunately do not have the knowledge to modify bootloader versions yet. So, patience is key. Cheers!
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Dear Sir:
Just FYI~
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76331898&postcount=610
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7...sm-g891a-ota-updates-firmware-t3540866/page59
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actually, has anyone confirmed if unlocking the aboot allows bootloader downgrades on the s7 active? i also found this on the download site: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/root/unlockg891aboot.tar
Try flashing this in the AP slot in odin to unlock the aboot partition, then flash the nougat from the link i gave before, using just the AP file from the firmware in the AP slot, and don't use the BL, CP, OR CSC slots
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actually, has anyone confirmed if unlocking the aboot allows bootloader downgrades on the s7 active? i also found this on the download site: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/root/unlockg891aboot.tar
Try flashing this in the AP slot in odin to unlock the aboot partition, then flash the nougat from the link i gave before, using just the AP file from the firmware in the AP slot, and don't use the BL, CP, OR CSC slots
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I tried it before, does not work, either, actually I tried everything on the site.lol
i have an idea.... i'll try taking a backup of my working oreo installation and converting it into a flashable tar file for odin...
can you tell me what error the phone shows when you try to flash the nougat? does it have a sw rev check fail or secure check fail?
jacoblong09 said:
i have an idea.... i'll try taking a backup of my working oreo installation and converting it into a flashable tar file for odin...
can you tell me what error the phone shows when you try to flash the nougat? does it have a sw rev check fail or secure check fail?
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sw rev check fail and only fail in BL part
http://protoss.myds.me/download/s7_active.jpg
then just don't flash the BL, flash everything else, let me know if it works
jacoblong09 said:
then just don't flash the BL, flash everything else, let me know if it works
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If odin BRA7 and you don't flash file BL.It will run PASS but your phone will brick when your phone was on rom RD4 (8.0).Last month ,I try do it.
You don't try it !
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jacoblong09 said:
i have an idea.... i'll try taking a backup of my working oreo installation and converting it into a flashable tar file for odin...
can you tell me what error the phone shows when you try to flash the nougat? does it have a sw rev check fail or secure check fail?
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I like your idea.You can help me do it .tks bro !
dothanhanloc said:
If odin BRA7 and you don't flash file BL.It will run PASS but your phone will brick when your phone was on rom RD4 (8.0).Last month ,I try do it.
You don't try it !
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I like your idea.You can help me do it .tks bro !
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i realize now that the issue with my idea is... root... root is not achieved on oreo yet... and the firmware.mobi website upload to dropbox doesn't work, just refreshes after clicking start upload. So i'm stuck. But, if somebody could provide an image i could flash to root oreo on the s7 active, i will be able to make an odin .tar.md5
but i can not without root :/
One other thing you could try is extracting the ota zip for oreo you previously had, take the boot.img from it, compress the boot.img into a tar file, and then try flashing that with odin, in the AP slot. let me know how it goes, my phone is in a boot loop cause i tried an older root method :/
luckily, i used an earlier oreo OTA file, so i'm still on BL2
troublesome said:
sw rev check fail and only fail in BL part
http://protoss.myds.me/download/s7_active.jpg
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Ok, after lots of digging through the ota zip, i believe i may have one step towards a solution.
But i need you to check it, as if it does work, it will update my phone to bootloader 3, which i would rather not do, since you already have bootloader 3, and it can't worsen the situation
now that i think about it, i could try flashing this on my currently installed marshmallow, after rooting, then try making the odin .tar.md5, but with the bootloader 3, so you can downgrade back to marshmallow. what do you think?
Try flashing the attached bootloader file, which i made for bootloader 3:
let me know if it works, thanks.. i might have a method for the system, too
EDIT NO STOP! i forgot a bin file, fixing now
EDIT 2 OK, SHOULD BE ALL GOOD NOW!
EDIT 3 I'M BRICKED NOW, but did see the new bootloader android logo at the bottom after flashing, then black screen qualcomm 9008
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jacoblong09 said:
you can already use stock recovery to flash it... Just make sure you flash the previous OTA updates until BRB5 are the last 4 characters of your baseband in settings -> about -> software info
I'm running the first oreo listed on that link on my S7 Active, not sure if the others will work, but once you are on BRB5, just copy the oreo zip to the root of your MICRO SD card, reboot into stock recovery, select install zip from sd card, and select the file... to do this, you cannot be rooted, if your system status shows as custom, flash nougat with odin... if you need it the odin files as well asall previous OTA updates are listed in the website as well. Just remove /OTA/Oreo from the end of the url
https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/OTA/Oreo/
let me know how it goes, i'm happy with it, it has the S8 style launcher and app icons, and the new AOD, but unfortunately, no live infinity wallpapers :/
remember to hit thanks
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Hey I'm already running BRB5, do i need to rename the zip to update.zip or anything like that? also how do I send it to the root of the sd card, I just copied it into the regular file, does it need to be sent through a computer?
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Hey I'm already running BRB5, do i need to rename the zip to update.zip or anything like that? also how do I send it to the root of the sd card, I just copied it into the regular file, does it need to be sent through a computer?
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Nah, use stock to flash CRC7 AS IS, NOT ANYTHING NEWER... My phone is now pernaneantly bricked due to me flashing an older bootloader from a new one
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Nah, use stock to flash CRC7 AS IS, NOT ANYTHING NEWER... My phone is now pernaneantly bricked due to me flashing an older bootloader from a new one
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Oh that sucks, is there any way to flash it back to original stock through adb? I think I'll just wait for the software update to come through the carrier, I don't wanna risk that
AND THANKS FOR THE QUICK REPLY!! I was minutes away from flashing CRD4, you saved me big time
Hello everyone,to be straight at the point I tried to flash a stock ROM on a a52s after an ota update that made some apps crash a lot i don't know why,the process was not concluded returning an error shown in the pic,I tried to flash the newest stock ROM,diferent builds of Odin and the error continue,i think error is relationed with vbmeta,i dont know how to proced so if anyone has a clue about what am i doing wrong please help me with this,thanks in advance to everyone
Where did you download the firmware from?
bobfrantic said:
Where did you download the firmware from?
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samfirm,site and frija
kleytonhunter said:
samfirm,site and frija
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What you might want to try is in recovery mode do a factory reset the go to download and try to install the firmware again. One thing I do to soeed up the process is remove the .md5 part from all components leaving it as .tar only.
bobfrantic said:
What you might want to try is in recovery mode do a factory reset the go to download and try to install the firmware again. One thing I do to soeed up the process is remove the .md5 part from all components leaving it as .tar only.
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after remove .md5 i have the same error,i did a factory reset too
kleytonhunter said:
after remove .md5 i have the same error,i did a factory reset too
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hmmmm.... when I had that issue, I did a reboot by holding the power button and volume down for 7+ seconds, and it rebooted to download mode again. You might want to redownload the firmware from https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-A528B
same error persist,flash goes well until vbmeta
kleytonhunter said:
same error persist,flash goes well until vbmeta
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Download firmware from AUGUST
oli231 said:
Download firmware from AUGUST
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thanks bro,firmwares disponibles for this device with android 12 are march,april,june,july and november,i already tryied july and the most recent november,i will try june
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to solving this problem, the good news is that the problem was solved, I don't know why but firmwares that I was downloading from samfirm, frija, sammobile were corrupted I don't know why or how this was possible, after a lot downloads I was able to find a firmware that was not corrupted, thanks again everyone and cya