So I know I have had a previous thread about this but I think I've honed in on the issue.
I am unable to flash any GSIs or custom ROMs.
I believe this is because my binary is U2 when the vendor needed to do it is U1.
Is there anyway I can downgrade?
If so that would save my life.
I'm on SM-G960F. Binary: G960FXXU2BRGA_G960FOXM2BRGA_BTU
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Been fooling around for weeks now trying to install 4.4 on my T999V (Videotron)
I rerouted my phone several times, updated to the last firmware and bootloader multiple times and I am just unable to install KitKat (CM11, CarbonRom, Mokee, etc.). I tried TWRP, CWM and Philz recovery
I can install any CM based 4.3 or TW 4.3 without any issue.
Here is some info I generated to help you help me
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME - SGH-T999V
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (6COUNT)
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Warranty BIT: 1
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 1
Recovery log (cant post outside links yet): https :// dl. dropboxusercontent. com/u/58113995/philz_recovery. log
Let me know if you require more details
p.s. I dont care about tripping the flash counter
I should add that since I am under EML2 firmware, I noticed that I am loosing ROOT after reboot.
Flashed the remove KNOX script, (obviously reflashed SU 1.93)
first boot I have ROOT but if I reboot again I loose it
Please flash a different Recovery. Preferably latest TWRP. After that try Liquidsmooth or Slimbean for T999.
Will give that a try after work and report back
I just want to confirm that Iwas able to install Liquid Smooth.
Dont know why CM11 or Carbon would fail.
Thnx for the help
Which Liquidsmooth?
I was struggling with T999V as well, I was wondering which Liquid smooth you installed and if you're having any problems, does HSPA+ work and maybe you even got LTE now?
I've been trying to unroot and go back to stock for a couple of days now with no luck. I was running latest Omni and TWRP. When I try to flash via Odin it says FAILED then reboot hangs on Samsung GN2 screen. When I go to "Downloading..." screen it shows:
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1
AP SWREV: A3
SW REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE: 3, BINARY: 1
I wish I could help but I am having a similar issue. If you have had any success with this please let me know what you have found. Good luck!
Y`all need to ODIN flash a firmware version that does not have the boot.IMG. You most likely have a firmware version that has a locked boot loader.
MK6 or the latest NE5 are such animals.
You also need to add more info for people to help. Like where Odin failed, why you are flashing back, what version of Odin, etc.
Makes it easier to tell you a possible solution.
I had no issues coming back to stock after running pretty much all the 4.4 AOSP roms, going to sell the device so I wanted to sell it stock.
I was on the MC3 or LJ2 bootloader, not sure which one but I rarely, if ever, change radios. I first went back to TW 4.1 using Odin and following the steps on this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275844
Hi guys I need some information regarding to How to root, flash Custom ROMS, flash various Recoveries and if I want to revert back to full stock ROM whenever I want to how will I do it?
My device model is SGH-I747M (Rogers Carrier) and I've updated it to the latest OTA update 4.4 KitKat
I've seen may threads regarding to the SGH-I747 but all are for AT&T carrier but not any single for the Rogers carrier why?
Do you have any warranty left on your phone? Flashing a custom recovery will trip the warranty counter and change it from 0 to 1.
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Do you have any warranty left on your phone? Flashing a custom recovery will trip the warranty counter and change it from 0 to 1.
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I haven't rooted/flashed nothing on my phone yet. All I'm just asking the question bro and yea I don't have any warranty for it
The easiest way to root, in my opinion, is to flash a custom recovery in Odin. After flashing a custom recovery, boot into recovery, flash supersu, boot the phone, allow supersu to update and disable knox. Then boot back into recovery, create a nandroid backup, and flash a custom ROM for the d2lte.
To flash back to stock, you can restore your nandroid backup or flash a stock ROM from sammobile.com. Just make sure to match the sammobile.com ROM with your bootloader.
The big difference between the i747 (AT&T) and the i747M (various Canadian carriers) is the bootloader and modem. They are NOT interchangeable between the i747 and the i747M. I haven't seen any of the custom ROMs for these SGS3s that flash bootloader and modem. Therefore any of the custom ROMS for the i747 will work with the i747M. Custom TouchWiz based ROMs are safe to use.
If the instructions for installing a ROM say that you must be on the NE4 or NJ1 bootloader and modem, the equivalent for the Rogers i747M are (NDx?), NF2, and NKx. From your original post I believe you are on the NKx bootloader and modem pair. This is good for any of the Kitkat and Lollipop ROMs. The only catch is that the updater-scripts for some of the older KK ROMs may not recognize the newest bootloader and modems. The ROMs are still good, it just takes a bit of work to get them installed. The same extra work would actually allow you to run a JellyBean (4.3) ROM.
Stock ROMs, those designed to return your device to factory condition (+/- root and +/- custom recovery), require much more care.
If you ever need to return to stock for your i747M, DO NOT flash a ROM that will down grade your modem and bootloader. Downgrading the bootloader and modem once you are at, or past, the 4.3.x versions will brick the i747 and I have read it will do the same for the i747M. If you can not find a stock ROM in the forums for the i747M you can find them at sammobile.com.
There are some stock ROMs available in the forums that include the AT&T bootloader and modem. DO NOT flash/install any of these.
There are stock ROMs for the i747 in the forum that do not contain bootloader and modem. These are safe for you, but BE CAREFUL. You do not want to mistakenly try to install one that does have the bootloader and modem
Also, do not flash a modem that does not match your bootloader in version number. This did not matter prior to the 4.3 bootloader and modem, it has ever since.
hello, currently I am on resurrection remix oreo rom with some old oreo firmware (non-arb firmware by yshalsager).
now i want to flash latest miui pie rom. i wanted to know about some steps to follow and precautions to take...
because I want to come back to rr oreo (obviously with oreo firmware) if there any problem arise or if don't like the miui rom (haven't used on 1 year).
so for this I made the non-arb firmware and firmware-less rom using the tool provided by yshalsager on his website.
because i want the firmware to stay non arb (to be able to come back to oreo firmware from pie firmware).
now i understand that in many cases miui used to wipe complete device when flashing rom or/and it will encrypt device /data
so if people that have tried this will answer my question I will be grateful.
will the miui rom wipe my complete device? (i have already backed up my current rom) (but If it will wipe my storage data, such as music pics etc)
will it encrypt device? such as data partition and etc
if yes, how do I prevent that? by flashing lazyflasher or such?
or is it no problem if it wipes.
if I do need to flash lazyflasher or such, can anyone provide me the zip?
thank you
okay, so I tried orangefox recovery (which automatically remove dm-verity and forceencryption on miui roms).
first I flashed the non-arb pie firmware then I flashed firmware-less rom (created using tool by xiaomifirmwareupdater).
although the device did not get encrypted nor did I lose any data. the ROM didn't boot. it was stuck at boot logo. can someone tell me what's wrong here? and the correct steps?
Hi,
I am running stock Android 9.0 firmware on my Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G950F) with TWRP recovery and Magisk.
I want to update my firmware to a newer stock Android 9.0 firmware by flashing it as update.zip in TWRP, without formatting data.
I have downloaded the ODIN flashable firmware from sammobile, but this is not a TWRP flashable zip.
Where do I get an update.zip or how can I genereate it?
Thanks,
Stefan
Stefan6183 said:
Hi,
I am running stock Android 9.0 firmware on my Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G950F) with TWRP recovery and Magisk.
I want to update my firmware to a newer stock Android 9.0 firmware by flashing it as update.zip in TWRP, without formatting data.
I have downloaded the ODIN flashable firmware from sammobile, but this is not a TWRP flashable zip.
Where do I get an update.zip or how can I generate it?
Thanks,
Stefan
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uhm... wut? You cant do what youre asking. Youll have to get a compiled ROM and flash it. I dont have a rootable version of the S9, so im not familiar with the ROMs that are available, but are there not any 9.0 ROMs you can flash?
Actually, I would also switch to an already compiled ROM, if it wold be possible to do without wiping the data partition. But all ROMs have this as a prerequisite, if you switch to them from a stock ROM.
I will probably try to flash the stock firmware via ODIN with Home_CSC, although this is riskier than flashing the firmware via TWRP.
A better way, as I understand would be to get a Samsung OTA firmware file. Since https://firmware.science is down, does someone know an alternative?
Stefan6183 said:
Actually, I would also switch to an already compiled ROM, if it wold be possible to do without wiping the data partition. But all ROMs have this as a prerequisite, if you switch to them from a stock ROM.
I will probably try to flash the stock firmware via ODIN with Home_CSC, although this is riskier than flashing the firmware via TWRP.
A better way, as I understand would be to get a Samsung OTA firmware file. Since https://firmware.science is down, does someone know an alternative?
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you dont flash firmware in TWRP, just ROMs. And if you flash a deodexed stock ROM that has the same base as yours, you shouldnt need to wipe
Flashing a deodexed stock ROM sounds good. By same base do you mean the baseband version (G950FXXU4CRKB in my case) or the build number (R16NW.G950FXXS4CRLB)?
Stefan6183 said:
Flashing a deodexed stock ROM sounds good. By same base do you mean the baseband version (G950FXXU4CRKB in my case) or the build number (R16NW.G950FXXS4CRLB)?
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baseband