i did flashy flashy stuff and swapped it to a546u1 from a546u (us carrier unlocked from locked)
should i now have oem unlocking and if i shouldn't on this model, what other model can i flash my phone to gain access to oem unlocking?
beati_kay said:
i did flashy flashy stuff and swapped it to a546u1 from a546u (us carrier unlocked from locked)
should i now have oem unlocking and if i shouldn't on this model, what other model can i flash my phone to gain access to oem unlocking?
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U.S. models have no access to OEM unlocking even if it's carrier free
ShaDisNX255 said:
U.S. models have no access to OEM unlocking even if it's carrier free
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do you know if my phone would support firmware for the europe a54 or something?
beati_kay said:
do you know if my phone would support firmware for the europe a54 or something?
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If you have a carrier locked US model there is nothing you can flash in ODIN to unlock the bootloader, as odin packages dont touch the firmware. Best you can do is hope an exploit gets found or return the phone.
beati_kay said:
i did flashy flashy stuff and swapped it to a546u1 from a546u (us carrier unlocked from locked)
should i now have oem unlocking and if i shouldn't on this model, what other model can i flash my phone to gain access to oem unlocking?
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Might I ask how you managed to flash a different firmware version? What method did you use to flash the A546U1 firmware?
I ask because from what I understand, the A546U version does not have the option to unlock the bootloader and in order to flash anything at all (including another stock firmware), you must first unlock the bootloader.
h0miemaru said:
to flash anything at all (including another stock firmware), you must first unlock the bootloader.
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You can flash any stock firmware without unlocking the bootloader as long as it's official firmware
ShaDisNX255 said:
You can flash any stock firmware without unlocking the bootloader as long as it's official firmware
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And what is the process for doing this?
Flashing another stock firmware, that is?
My objective is to flash an official European version so I can go into dev settings, unlock bootloader, the proceed to flash a custom ROM.
h0miemaru said:
And what is the process for doing this?
Flashing another stock firmware, that is?
My objective is to flash an official European version so I can go into dev settings, unlock bootloader, the proceed to flash a custom ROM.
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If you're trying to do this on a US variant then it won't work
ShaDisNX255 said:
If you're trying to do this on a US variant then it won't work
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Do you know the reason behind this?
Because my understanding is that having a locked bootloader is the only thing preventing me from flashing a ROM on my US version (A546U).
What else is preventing me from flashing a stock official firmware on my A656U using the method you're referring to.
h0miemaru said:
Do you know the reason behind this?
Because my understanding is that having a locked bootloader is the only thing preventing me from flashing a ROM on my US version (A546U).
What else is preventing me from flashing a stock official firmware on my A656U using the method you're referring to.
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Odon simply will not allow you to do this
ShaDisNX255 said:
Odon simply will not allow you to do this
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Well that's unfortunate. I wonder how the person who made this thread managed to flash the A546U1 firmware on a phone that was originally A546U.
h0miemaru said:
Well that's unfortunate. I wonder how the person who made this thread managed to flash the A546U1 firmware on a phone that was originally A546U.
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Odin does allow that for some reason since they're both U.S. firmware
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I am running SlimKat 4.4.2 on an i747. Baseband = I747UCDMG2.
I received the Network Unlock code from AT&T. Inserted a T-Mobile sim card, and when I entered the unlock code it was unsuccessful. I have seen comments that Network Unlock will only work from stock, but none of the comments seemed very authoritative.
Do I need to revert to stock in order to unlock the phone? If so, will this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660 get me what I need? If there is another way to do this, or something else is wrong, I'd like to know about it before going through this.
Thanks
Yes you have to be on stock and use the stock dialect to do what you want to.
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I'm sorry, what is the stock dialect? Will the Odin package in the thread I referenced provide me with what I need?
thenexusgeneration said:
Yes you have to be on stock and use the stock dialect to do what you want to.
Sent from my OnePlus One
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Stock dialer is what is required.
And no, if you flash 4.3 firmware you will never be able to use the free unlock method. Odin flash 4.1.1 firmware only. Then you can unlock. You'll have to factory reset too btw.
DIALER. Got it!
As I stated in my OP, I received my unlock code from AT&T already. I'm not trying to use the free unlock method. Will the 4.3 firmware work for that?
DocHoliday77 said:
Stock dialer is what is required.
And no, if you flash 4.3 firmware you will never be able to use the free unlock method. Odin flash 4.1.1 firmware only. Then you can unlock. You'll have to factory reset too btw.
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gdselzer said:
DIALER. Got it!
As I stated in my OP, I received my unlock code from AT&T already. I'm not trying to use the free unlock method. Will the 4.3 firmware work for that?
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Yes, just enter another carrier's sim card to get prompt for the unlock code.
This pretty annoyance me when I found link both sammobile or 4shared or other stuff but end up they all super slow (700MB file but transfer rate 1kb/s). I download and get it but end up .zip file and got failed in Odin(in phone appear unsupported dev_type)
So my question is does anyone here have the right one .tar.md5
in Sammobile I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_ATT.zip (if you can download it for me and upload it back to Mediafire pls....pls I beg you)
or other thing else that could work perfectly.
because I really need it to downgrade my phone so I can unlock sim card.
Thank and big thank in advance
Do not attempt to downgrade your bootloader if you have the 4.3 or higher bootloader. Attempts to downgrade the bootloader can brick your phone.
If you are on the 4.3 or higher bootloader, you will have to buy an unlock code.
audit13 said:
Do not attempt to downgrade your bootloader if you have the 4.3 or higher bootloader. Attempts to downgrade the bootloader can brick your phone.
If you are on the 4.3 or higher bootloader, you will have to buy an unlock code.
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really !?
Tendosai said:
really !?
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Yes. Look around and you will see posts from other owners that attempted the downgrade and bricked their phone.
What bootloader is on your phone?
audit13 said:
Yes. Look around and you will see posts from other owners that attempted the downgrade and bricked their phone.
What bootloader is on your phone?
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er...how to check it? because I am noob to S3
Install the Samsung info app from the play store to get the bootloader and modem.
audit13 said:
Install the Samsung info app from the play store to get the bootloader and modem.
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so how to know whether i can downgrade to unlock or not?
audit13 said:
Install the Samsung info app from the play store to get the bootloader and modem.
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err on the side of kindness
Tendosai said:
so how to know whether i can downgrade to unlock or not?
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From the app, what is the bootloader and modem? We just need the last 3 characters.
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From the app, what is the bootloader and modem? We just need the last 3 characters.
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Bootloader Version: I747UCUFNE4
Baseband Version: I747UCUFNE4
that is the 4.4.x bootloader. DO NOT ATTEMPT DOWNGRADE.
YOU WILL B R I C K.!:banghead:
err on the side of kindness
You cannot downgrade the bootloader as it will brick your phone.
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You cannot downgrade the bootloader as it will brick your phone.
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Sorry guys I'm totally new to this forum, but I too have the NE4 bootloader and was wondering if a Odin downgrade would also brick my phone as well? I want to avoid using Odin because my Microusb port is kind of wonky too. I want to go back to stock because my phone has been acting up, and was hoping to start off fresh. Thanks in advance!
If you have the 4.3 or higher bootloader, do not attempt to downgrade the bootloader or modem to be safe.
Guys I brought a H811 which is already carrier unlocked and I can use any sim available in our country.It's currently on LP 5.1 and I want to install any custom rom based on MM like genisys and so on may be cm also. So I have a question before trying to get root or flashing anything via TWRP or flashing firmware via KDZ that after each flash will it again be sim locked?
After each flash will it again ask for sim unlock code?
Actually I am pretty noob on this things and didn't used any locked phone like this before.
Thank you in advance...
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Guys I brought a H811 which is already carrier unlocked and I can use any sim available in our country.It's currently on LP 5.1 and I want to install any custom rom based on MM like genisys and so on may be cm also. So I have a question before trying to get root or flashing anything via TWRP or flashing firmware via KDZ that after each flash will it again be sim locked?
After each flash will it again ask for sim unlock code?
Actually I am pretty noob on this things and didn't used any locked phone like this before.
Thank you in advance...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/howto-complete-guide-to-unlock-twrp-t3370003
saphiroth said:
Guys I brought a H811 which is already carrier unlocked and I can use any sim available in our country.It's currently on LP 5.1 and I want to install any custom rom based on MM like genisys and so on may be cm also. So I have a question before trying to get root or flashing anything via TWRP or flashing firmware via KDZ that after each flash will it again be sim locked?
After each flash will it again ask for sim unlock code?
Actually I am pretty noob on this things and didn't used any locked phone like this before.
Thank you in advance...
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yes i have same mine was carrier unlocked. flashing anything wont lock it. its unlocked for ever so. i recomend turbos rom drakonis.its very fast.
raptorddd said:
yes i have same mine was carrier unlocked. flashing anything wont lock it. its unlocked for ever so. i recomend turbos rom drakonis.its very fast.
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Thnx bro....
I've unlocked my verizon xl's bootloader on the october update and I was wondering if it could be re-locked by any means other than fastboot? like an OTA for example or a ROM flash or an official image flash, etc. Do I have to watch what I flash to my phone or am I safe?
Jack Mayerz said:
I've unlocked my verizon xl's bootloader on the october update and I was wondering if it could be re-locked by any means other than fastboot? like an OTA for example or a ROM flash or an official image flash, etc. Do I have to watch what I flash to my phone or am I safe?
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No worries. They can't relock your phone with a software update or upgrade.
jaytv said:
No worries. They can't relock your phone with a software update or upgrade.
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Great. Can I inadvertently lock it with a full factory image flash though?
Jack Mayerz said:
Great. Can I inadvertently lock it with a full factory image flash though?
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No.
Hello there, I'm a new user on Samsung device. I went to install custom rom on my device. There is no rom for this SM-A225F model, So I went to downgrade. I don't know if this is possible or not, I just asked to know. And developers do not get its source code? So that we can't use custom rom on this phone too, I am eager for custom rom. Thank you all.
If your bootloader is unlocked, you can use Odin to downgrade...unless the bootloader has an anti-rollback.
V0latyle said:
If your bootloader is unlocked, you can use Odin to downgrade...unless the bootloader has an anti-rollb Yes, I have unlocked the bootloader but not with odin on the phone
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V0latyle said:
If your bootloader is unlocked, you can use Odin to downgrade...unless the bootloader has an anti-rollback.
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Yes, I unlocked bootloader but I didn't do it with odin software. I have done this with another device and Bugjaeger apk, which is more simple from odin software.
You can't flash firmware with an APK. You must use Odin or Heimdall.
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You can't flash firmware with an APK. You must use Odin or Heimdall.
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Thank you