I'm pretty good when to comes to rooting, I just odin to stock and upgraded to
latest (MD5), but I didn't take into consideration that there's not a pre-rooted tar file out, I really hate to odin back to UVLC to root and then upgrade... anyone have any idea how to root it?
There's a rooted file already ..
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Mr_Jay_jay said:
I'm pretty good when to comes to rooting, I just odin to stock and upgraded to
latest (MD5), but I didn't take into consideration that there's not a pre-rooted tar file out, I really hate to odin back to UVLC to root and then upgrade... anyone have any idea how to root it?
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This new upgrade is pre-rooted.
No need to root it at all.
Here is the direct download link for the new Samsung Galaxy S3 T999 Official 4.1.2 stock rooted Jellybean rom:
- http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22946563261203914
Just flash it using cwm or twrp like any other zipfile rom.
Good luck!
Misterjunky said:
This new upgrade is pre-rooted.
No need to root it at all.
Here is the direct download link for the new Samsung Galaxy S3 T999 Official 4.1.2 stock rooted Jellybean rom:
- http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22946563261203914
Just flash it using cwm or twrp like any other zipfile rom.
Good luck!
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That's the thing.. I'm pure stock.. I don't have a recovery, I tried to odin a recovery, but it wont stick since I'm not rooted...
re: sure way to root the first time.
Mr_Jay_jay said:
That's the thing.. I'm pure stock.. I don't have a recovery, I tried to odin a recovery, but it wont stick since I'm not rooted...
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Here is a step by step guide:
Easy and sure way to root your phone - Here is s step by step guide:
After you have followed these instructions your phone will be in the same condition
as it was the day you have purchased it except with the benefit of being rooted.
Download the stock-rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 Jellybean v4.1.1 T999 firmware: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
After downloading make a folder on your computer's desktop and unzip the
file using Winzip or 7zip so the .TAR file is in the new folder you just made.
Download and extract Odin into the same folder you made containing the TAR file
Here is the link for Odin: http://d-h.st/Q14
Download ODIN which is required for flashing the stock rooted firmware (a windows app)
Download the Odin Flash firmware for T999 Tmobile then copy it to the same folder as Odin
Run Odin by double clicking the Odin.exe within the same folder as the TAR file you extracted
Turn off your phone and boot into DOWNLOAD MODE (Volume Down + Home + Power Hold until phone powers up, then release and press Volume Up to enter Download Mode)
Once in Download Mode, connect the USB/Charger cable to the phone and plug into the USB port on your computer.
You should now see a COM** port listed toward the top-left of Odin (under ID:COM)
Click on the PDA button in the middle-right area of Odin.
Browse to and select the Firmware you downloaded (TAR file)
Make sure Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are the only options checked and that PDA is the only other thing checked.
TRIPLE CHECK your settings and that you have selected the correct firmware for your model phone and are using the correct options.
If you are using a laptop, make absolutely sure you are plugged in, or if on battery, that it is charged enough and will not go into sleep mode during flash.
Click Start to begin the flash. This will take a while, so be patient!
Once complete, in the top-left box in Odin, it will say PASS and the phone should have automatically rebooted.
You may unplug the phone and close Odin if you wish.
Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the system to boot the first time and then build its cache!
(It may seem to take a long time on first boot, this is normal so you must be very patient!!!)
Good Luck!
Misterjunky said:
This new upgrade is pre-rooted.
No need to root it at all.
Here is the direct download link for the new Samsung Galaxy S3 T999 Official 4.1.2 stock rooted Jellybean rom:
- http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22946563261203914
Just flash it using cwm or twrp like any other zipfile rom.
Good luck!
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Hello curious i used that file from that link but the update is good but the baseband version is still t999UVDLJC any idea how i can get onto the new baseband version. My build is new JZ054K.T999UVDMD5 but baseband is old still.
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indnracn2 said:
Hello curious i used that file from that link but the update is good but the baseband version is still t999UVDLJC any idea how i can get onto the new baseband version. My build is new JZ054K.T999UVDMD5 but baseband is old still.
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The reason is that Jody (the developer) removed the new RADIO/MODEM image
from the rom so everyone including those people who have AT&T Unlocked phones
can use the rom.
If you want the original baseband/modem/radio cwm/twrp flashable zipfile here
is the UVDMD5 Radio/Baseband Download Link - http://db.tt/RgrCGufl
Only flash this if you have a Samsung Galaxy S3 T999 device and you have Tmobile service.
You can root same way as all prevouse stock ROMs. Install custom recovery with Odin and then flash superuser in recovery.
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Except for one thing. After odin flashing recovery you cannot let the device restart. Everytime you boot up it checks for correct recovery and if its not there it rewrites it.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Except for one thing. After odin flashing recovery you cannot let the device restart. Everytime you boot up it checks for correct recovery and if its not there it rewrites it.
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That's one of the main reasons I always suggest NOT to odin flash the stock T999 4.1.2 tar rom
but instead flash the cwm/twrp T999 pre-rooted deoxidized 4.1.2 rom which Jody setup for us.
People should have been warned about what you said before they allowed the OTA update to
upgrade their phones unless they don't want root access and want their phone to be pure stock.
Misterjunky said:
That's one of the main reasons I always suggest NOT to odin flash the stock T999 4.1.2 tar rom
but instead flash the cwm/twrp T999 pre-rooted deoxidized 4.1.2 rom which Jody setup for us.
People should have been warned about what you said before they allowed the OTA update to
upgrade their phones unless they don't want root access and want their phone to be pure stock.
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Its all been covered pretty thoroughly, and all folks need to do is read! I know its asking an awful lot for some.
I haven't looked at jovys but there are two files that cause the recovery rewrite, and if he didnt remove them his rom will do the same.
If I remember right they are:
Install-recovery.sh
Recovery-on-boot.p
The second is wrong im pretty sure, but its something similar. Check my firmware thread and it should be there.
Hope that helps.
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Misterjunky said:
That's one of the main reasons I always suggest NOT to odin flash the stock T999 4.1.2 tar rom
but instead flash the cwm/twrp T999 pre-rooted deoxidized 4.1.2 rom which Jody setup for us.
People should have been warned about what you said before they allowed the OTA update to
upgrade their phones unless they don't want root access and want their phone to be pure stock.
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Still need to Odin stock to get the updated bootloader/rpm/tz. Unless you want to flash them yourself. That's why everyone suggests root66.
re: root66
DocHoliday77 said:
Its all been covered pretty thoroughly, and all folks need to do is read! I know its asking an awful lot for some.
I haven't looked at jovys but there are two files that cause the recovery rewrite, and if he didnt remove them his rom will do the same.
If I remember right they are:
Install-recovery.sh
Recovery-on-boot.p
The second is wrong im pretty sure, but its something similar. Check my firmware thread and it should be there.
Hope that helps.
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I was just looking in your "Firmware/OTAs T999(V) Official, Leaked & Root66 FW & OTA Updates" thread
and downloaded the "root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5.7z" which is the pre-rooted Odin flash 4.1.2 firmware.
The reason I downloaded it is that I just want to have a odin flash rooted backup of 4.1.2 in case I need it in the future.
I wanted to ask if this firmware includes the modem/radio in the TAR file?
If it does, what is the filename of the modem/radio file? (I need to remove it).
My phone is an Unlocked AT&T I747 Galaxy S3 which I am using with Tmobile service and
I do not want to flash the modem/radio since it will not work with my phone.
Thanks.
Misterjunky said:
I was just looking in your "Firmware/OTAs T999(V) Official, Leaked & Root66 FW & OTA Updates" thread
and downloaded the "root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5.7z" which is the pre-rooted Odin flash 4.1.2 firmware.
The reason I downloaded it is that I just want to have a odin flash rooted backup of 4.1.2 in case I need it in the future.
I wanted to ask if this firmware includes the modem/radio in the TAR file?
If it does, what is the filename of the modem/radio file? (I need to remove it).
My phone is an Unlocked AT&T I747 Galaxy S3 which I am using with Tmobile service and
I do not want to flash the modem/radio since it will not work with my phone.
Thanks.
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Modem is NON-HLOS.bin. Can't remove it, because the md5 check will fail.
Maybe ask mrrobinson if he can give you any pointers on how to remove it correctly. The steps he uses to create root66 would likely work to remove the modem as well.
Do you have the same partition layout as us? If not, dont use any of the firmware. If so you can always flash it and then flash your correct radio after.
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Aerowinder said:
Modem is NON-HLOS.bin. Can't remove it, because the md5 check will fail.
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What if I remove the .MD5 from the filename ?
I don't think that Odin requires the .MD5 extension, I know I have Odin flashed
roms a while back which did not have an MD5.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Maybe ask mrrobinson if he can give you any pointers on how to remove it correctly. The steps he uses to create root66 would likely work to remove the modem as well.
Do you have the same partition layout as us? If not, dont use any of the firmware. If so you can always flash it and then flash your correct radio after.
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I am sure I have the same partition layout, I am using the cwm/twrp flashable zipfile of the pre-rooted UVDMD5 T999 4.1.2 rom.
Before I got the Unlocked AT&T Galaxy S3 I had the galaxy S2 which I used with AT&T network and flashed the
root66 Odin flash roms before and had no problems, but since I am with Tmobile now I need to remove the radio file.
Since I am with Tmobile now, I never odin flashed roms due to the fact that they all contain the radio file.
Mobile Odin will flash without the md5 extension. Cant remember for sure with pc odin. I may try it later tonight to see for sure. You can also deselect the modem when flashing via M.O. in case you didnt know, though
I am also pretty sure you have the same layout as the t999. I appreciate you taking the time to do it in a way that is safe and wont brick!
I do think you would be ok to flash the full fw though, just make sure you have a copy of the correct modem and flash it right after.
Ill let you know for sure about the md5 after I get home and try it out.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Mobile Odin will flash without the md5 extension. Cant remember for sure with pc odin. I may try it later tonight to see for sure. You can also deselect the modem when flashing via M.O. in case you didnt know, though
I am also pretty sure you have the same layout as the t999. I appreciate you taking the time to do it in a way that is safe and wont brick!
I do think you would be ok to flash the full fw though, just make sure you have a copy of the correct modem and flash it right after.
Ill let you know for sure about the md5 after I get home and try it out.
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Thanks, I just wanted to save a few steps and not have to flash the AT&T stock modem if I don't have to.
Hey man, didnt want to leave you hanging. Im not going to get to try odining without the md5 tonight. Definitely tomorrow though. Just has got too late too fast and my eyes are crossing from lack of sleep!
Ill get on everything by early afternoon for sure.
Sorry if ive kept you waiting on me for anything. But I haven't forgotten!
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First off I would like to Thank DocHoliday77 for his amazing guide and work published for The Official Stock Firmware and Leaked OTA's!!!
For models T999 and T999V. I would also like to thank mrRobinson for the pre-rooted root66 firmware packages.
What you will find here is a video to show you how to install the official JB firmware via ODIN and using the root66 firmware. I am not responsible for broken devices and before attempting any of this you should read the official thread put together by DocHoliday77 which can be found HERE!!!
I forgot to mention a couple of things in the video...
1. Read the directions from DocHoliday77's thread!
2. Before starting back up all your data, just in case!
3. Do a data factory reset!
4. Download all necessary files you will need... All can be found in DocHoliday77's thread.
5. Don't blame me if you mess something up..I made the video only, in real time.
6. The video only covers the ODIN method via root66 firmware on a T-Mobile T999 device.
Once ODIN is done and you get a PASS you will need to re-install a custom recovery. You can get goo manager from playstore to install TWRP or rom manager to install CWR. When you are all done reinstalling recovery you can then restore a JB backup you already have or start downloading JB rom of your choice.
akapaul26 said:
First off I would like to Thank DocHoliday77 for his amazing guide and work published for The Official Stock Firmware and Leaked OTA's!!!
For models T999 and T999V. I would also like to thank mrRobinson for the pre-rooted root66 firmware packages.
What you will find here is a video to show you how to install the official JB firmware via ODIN and using the root66 firmware. I am not responsible for broken devices and before attempting any of this you should read the official thread put together by DocHoliday77 which can be found HERE!!!
I forgot to mention a couple of things in the video...
1. Read the directions from DocHoliday77's thread!
2. Before starting back up all your data, just in case!
3. Do a data factory reset!
4. Download all necessary files you will need... All can be found in DocHoliday77's thread.
5. Don't blame me if you mess something up..I made the video only, in real time.
6. The video only covers the ODIN method via root66 firmware on a T-Mobile T999 device.
Once ODIN is done and you get a PASS you will need to re-install a custom recovery. You can get goo manager from playstore to install TWRP or rom manager to install CWR. When you are all done reinstalling recovery you can then restore a JB backup you already have or start downloading JB rom of your choice.
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GOD BLESSS YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!:victory::victory::victory::highfive::highfive::highfive:
That's great. thanks for share.
No worries...if it helps one person Im happy!
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OK before I Odin the latest job firmware.. I have one more question : what kernel and ROM should I be on (just to be on the safe side) or modem? I'm currently on paranoid androids latest rom, on uvli8 modem.. what should I do? Do I just go to my recovery and factory reset and wipe cache and dalvic? Then Odin... idk that is my only concern before I go any further..thanks in advance and once again thanks for the videoooo
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Slicktune said:
OK before I Odin the latest job firmware.. I have one more question : what kernel and ROM should I be on (just to be on the safe side) or modem? I'm currently on paranoid androids latest rom, on uvli8 modem.. what should I do? Do I just go to my recovery and factory reset and wipe cache and dalvic? Then Odin... idk that is my only concern before I go any further..thanks in advance and once again thanks for the videoooo
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Replied to your pm!
Sent from my Wicked fast SGS3!
thanks for this
My question is when I download root66 its not a zip file that gets downloaded to my lap top. Any suggestions?
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@Tdeljr
Its not supposed to be .zip format...once you dl the file to your pc you will need to extract the .tar.md5 file, this will be the file you flash to your device. I think that is in the video. It is also covered in DocHoliday77's thread!
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Thats my bad, I had a brain malfunction. I had to many things in my download folder and confused myself. Sorry.
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Now that odin is well known, at least how to odin stock jb, just wondering if anyone else has benefitted from the video? Anyone can use it, wanted to refresh the thread for the sake of new sgs3 users who also might be lost in the mix!
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I bought a T-Mobile Galaxy S 3 LTE with model number SGH-T999L. I used Odin V3 1.85 to flash TWRP recovery and CyanogenMod 10.0.0.
Everything went well but my camera doesn't work. On launching the camera, I get a "Can't connect to camera" error and it quits. The same behavior is observed when using other camera apps. I tried the instructions in this thread(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239414) but it did not fix my problem. I now want to go back to my stock ROM. I successfully downloaded and flashed stock recovery using Odin. However, Odin fails when I try to flash the stock ROM obtained from the samsung website. It gives me a "write failed" error and stops. Any tips or suggestions to help me out would be appreciated. Thanks
Is it supposed to use T999 firmware?
Only odin flash T999L firmware. I dont see it released yet at samsing-updates.com though.
Maybe samfirmware.com? I can look later.
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newidforu said:
I bought a T-Mobile Galaxy S 3 LTE with model number SGH-T999L. I used Odin V3 1.85 to flash TWRP recovery and CyanogenMod 10.0.0.
Everything went well but my camera doesn't work. On launching the camera, I get a "Can't connect to camera" error and it quits. The same behavior is observed when using other camera apps. I tried the instructions in this thread(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239414) but it did not fix my problem. I now want to go back to my stock ROM. I successfully downloaded and flashed stock recovery using Odin. However, Odin fails when I try to flash the stock ROM obtained from the samsung website. It gives me a "write failed" error and stops. Any tips or suggestions to help me out would be appreciated. Thanks
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Why not reflash the stock ODIN flash rom and make sure it all works ok for you, that will tell you exactly what the problem is.
If the stock rom is working properly, then there is only one thing left which is the culprit and that is the CM10/AOKP/AOSP
or PORTED roms which many people seem to like flashing.
The CM10/AOKP/AOSP and ported roms are excellent if you are a developer or if you like to do a lot of experimentation with your phone.
So the thing to do now is reboot your phone to recovery mode, do a "Factory Reset", "Wipe Cache", "Wipe System" and "Wipe Dalvik".
When that's done Open Odin and put the stock rooted T999 Tmobile Jellybean 4.1.2 into Odin's PDA slot, go into download mode
and once you see Odin is connected to the phone start the flash. Have patience for the phone to boot after its done flashing.
Here is the stock rooted Odin flash T999 Tmobile Jellybean 4.1.2 rom that you can download if you like: T999_UVDMD5
Official JB Firmware - Latest JB 4.1.2 Firmware
My suggestion to you is to only flash Samsung T999 Tmobile stock based Jellybean 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 roms in the future.
But who am I to say whats best..... This is just my personal opinion...... Which usually is not worth a dime. LOL
Sorry, but untill we know more about it, I would not flash T999 firmware onto the T999L.
Its only been out a day and tgey are different model phones with different hardware.
If you decide to try anyway, please post your results
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DocHoliday77 said:
Sorry, but untill we know more about it, I would not flash T999 firmware onto the T999L.
Its only been out a day and tgey are different model phones with different hardware.
If you decide to try anyway, please post your results
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I am a newbie. I thought the T999 was the same as the T999L. That would explain why Odin doesnt flash stock T999 onto my device. Can anyone here post a link to the stock SGH-T999L ROM?
Just did a quick check and I dont see that the firmware has been made available for download yet.
If you want stock I would flash one of the stock based custom roms via recovery for now.
Out of curiosity, what is your current baseband version?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Just did a quick check and I dont see that the firmware has been made available for download yet.
If you want stock I would flash one of the stock based custom roms via recovery for now.
Out of curiosity, what is your current baseband version?
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Baseband version is T999LUVAMB7. Still waiting for stock ROM to be released on samsung-updates or sammobile.
newidforu said:
Baseband version is T999LUVAMB7. Still waiting for stock ROM to be released on samsung-updates or sammobile.
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I had the same issue with the same phone. Got it 2 weeks ago haha. Did you happen to make a backup first using CWM Recovery? If so, you can just restore that backup and you'll have your camera functionality back. It's pretty annoying switching back and forth from CM10.1 back to stock just to take pictures but Rom manager makes it pretty quick and effortless.
Actually now that I think of it, they prob wont release the original firmware. Seems like the first build is never available, only when an update is released do we get firmware we csn download.
I am working with another member on getting something going for the T999L, but right now we are stuck until a verified safe method of rooting is found. (Dont want to flash a recovery or cf autoroot w/o knowing it wont screw something up)
Itll happen, but we just gotta be patient.
Just reread the op and see that you say you flashed TWRP. So you were able to initially gain root without any problems?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Actually now that I think of it, they prob wont release the original firmware. Seems like the first build is never available, only when an update is released do we get firmware we csn download.
I am working with another member on getting something going for the T999L, but right now we are stuck until a verified safe method of rooting is found. (Dont want to flash a recovery or cf autoroot w/o knowing it wont screw something up)
Itll happen, but we just gotta be patient.
Just reread the op and see that you say you flashed TWRP. So you were able to initially gain root without any problems?
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I used Odin to flash Clockwork Mod recovery first. I did not like Clockwork Mod's interface and reflashed with TWRP. I had no problems to gain root with either of these methods. I also tried Cyanogenmod stable 10.0.0 and then 10.1 RC2 without any problems. As far as I can tell, all apps work except for the camera. One word of caution though. As you can see from my posts, I am new and dont know what I am doing. I might have just gotten lucky since my device is still unbricked. I had only one "scary" moment during the entire process. I used TWRP to wipe my phone clean and was stuck with no OS install file. ADB sideload did not work since it could not recognize the device at that point. Luckily, I had a micro SD card lying around and was able to put in a new OS install file using my laptop and then TWRP was able to handle it.
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faytx1 said:
I had the same issue with the same phone. Got it 2 weeks ago haha. Did you happen to make a backup first using CWM Recovery? If so, you can just restore that backup and you'll have your camera functionality back. It's pretty annoying switching back and forth from CM10.1 back to stock just to take pictures but Rom manager makes it pretty quick and effortless.
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Wish I had made a backup! Could you zip up the files contained inside "/system/cameradata/" folder and post a link here? It would help me and anyone else with the same problem restore the camera's functionality. In case you want to try it out, follow the instructions in this link but using the files from your stock backup
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239414
newidforu said:
Wish I had made a backup! Could you zip up the files contained inside "/system/cameradata/" folder and post a link here? It would help me and anyone else with the same problem restore the camera's functionality. In case you want to try it out, follow the instructions in this link but using the files from your stock backup
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239414
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Here is the cameradata folder from the T999L.
http://d-h.st/Ciy
Good Luck!
How did you get Cyanogenmod installed on the t999l every time i try it aborts with status 7
Mine was failing with this same error. I reverted back to stock, re rooted, then downloaded the flash directly to the phones internal storage. Worked like a champ. I think in my case, there is an issue with the SD card, its kind of old.
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Beefstew said:
Mine was failing with this same error. I reverted back to stock, re rooted, then downloaded the flash directly to the phones internal storage. Worked like a champ. I think in my case, there is an issue with the SD card, its kind of old.
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You reverted to stock on the T999L? please exspain how that was done
Re flashed stock ROM using Odin. I believe I got the file from Samsung's website, but I'm not positive of that. I do know its huge, over 1 gig. If you need help with the re flash I know there are already how to's on here about that, so I won't go into it here.
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You must be using a T999 as your sig indicates, not a T999L. Am I correct?
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Don't I feel like a tool now. Yes Doc, plain old t999 here. Now that I read back through the whole thread here I see that I was being a bit redundant. Now I will return to my closet under the stairs.
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No worries! We all do stuff like that from time to time!
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To start off my name's Gerry.
I have an sgh-t999v from videotron in Montreal. I would like to root my phone and just want to make sure I'm downloading the right file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
I'm running completely stock 4.1.1 at the moment. Do I have to use the version 4.1.1 or can I use the 4.1.2 for videotron ?
I follow the directions from the same page right?
I ask because I've already tried doing this with instructions from here and it ended disastrously .
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/
Phone crashed twice then could not get out of download mode.
I ended up finding a stock rom from sprint that I flashed with ODIN.
My counter is now at 9 I believe. I just want to make sure this will work because I don't want to have to go through the bs all over again.
Any insight as to how to make it even easier than it already looks would be greatly appreciated thanks.
4.1.1 or 4.1.2, either is fine. download the root66 file for your phone.
Extract the root66 tar file from the .7z file you downloaded.
Put phone into download mode [ with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connect to computer and open Odin.
once in odin click the PDA field and select the root66 tar you downloaded.
Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.
click start and
when done let phone reboot.
If you have issues flashing with Odin please ensure you are using the microusb cable that came with the phone, users have had issues using other cables.
you can stop here if you just want root.
If you want to flash custom ROMs, download ROM manager from play store to flash the clockworkmods recovery.
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4.1.1 or 4.1.2, either is fine. download the root66 file for your phone.
Extract the root66 tar file from the .7z file you downloaded.
Put phone into download mode [ with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connect to computer and open Odin.
once in odin click the PDA field and select the root66 tar you downloaded.
Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.
click start and
when done let phone reboot.
If you have issues flashing with Odin please ensure you are using the microusb cable that came with the phone, users have had issues using other cables.
you can stop here if you just want root.
If you want to flash custom ROMs, download ROM manager from play store to flash the clockworkmods recovery.
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When I click on the links to download it doesn't let me.
Brings me here
{"INFO":"failed posted hashcheck","SOLUTION":"please make sure you have javascript enabled for androidfilehost.com. Hit the back button, enable javascript and try again please. we promise we are probably not doing anything nefarious. maybe. no promises though."}
Try using a different browser, like chrome or firefox (if you are not already using one of them) It seems your current browser settings are not properly set. So downloading a different browser could just save you some time and allow you to enjoy the almighty rootness of your S3!!
ayeitschris said:
If you want to flash custom ROMs, download ROM manager from play store to flash the clockworkmods recovery.
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For the T999V and T999L, its best to not use Rom Manager or Goo Manager. There are a number of flashables that will only flash if you are using the d2tmo (T999) recovery. Using one of those apps will install d2can or d2ltetmo.
Easiest way is to download either TWRP or CWM (both are good, its up to you which) and flash in Odin right after you flash root66.
You'll want to download one with the .tar.md5 extension. Flash in Odin the exact same way you flash the firmware.
You don't have to do this, but its better for broader compatibility.
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Thanks a lot!!!!
I used the CWM method and all is good
As for roms.I have just downloaded WICKED and am in the middle of flashing it . Anything I need to look out for ? Any roms you would suggest ?
MtlGalaxy said:
Thanks a lot!!!!
I used the CWM method and all is good
As for roms.I have just downloaded WICKED and am in the middle of flashing it . Anything I need to look out for ? Any roms you would suggest ?
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nice. one tip, never ever flash roms for the international galaxy s3 (i9300).
wicked is a pretty good rom, was using it before i moved onto 4.2.2 aosp
ayeitschris said:
nice. one tip, never ever flash roms for the international galaxy s3 (i9300).
wicked is a pretty good rom, was using it before i moved onto 4.2.2 aosp
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I flashed WICKED but no luck . The camera wouldn't work and couldn't connect to the network either maybe I'm doing something wrong . The phone is rooted but I've flashed 2 Rom now and no luck . Does anyone have a link for Rom that are just for the T999v model? Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.
If you flashed your stock kernel the camera wouldve probably worked. If you can't find one, ill make a zip for you a little later. Its usually tge kernel on stuff like that.
An no there are zero roms built only for the T999V. Everyone else has been doing fine with what's available.
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If you flashed your stock kernel the camera wouldve probably worked. If you can't find one, ill make a zip for you a little later. Its usually tge kernel on stuff like that.
An no there are zero roms built only for the T999V. Everyone else has been doing fine with what's available.
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Is there a rom that you would work on my phone that you could recommend then
please. it is greatly appreciated.
Just look at the ones that seem to get the most discussion. As far as I was aware, wicked worked fine for just about everyone, so I'd say just try another with similar features you want. If it doesn't work maybe another T999V user can give you a clue as to what you might be missing, if anything. I haven't tried most of them so I'm going by what I hear others say. There are several very good ones to choose from. I'd just start trying them each for a few days to see if any work well for you.
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MtlGalaxy said:
I flashed WICKED but no luck . The camera wouldn't work and couldn't connect to the network either maybe I'm doing something wrong . The phone is rooted but I've flashed 2 Rom now and no luck . Does anyone have a link for Rom that are just for the T999v model? Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.
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When I flashed a rom different from the stock rom I also had issues with the camera.
Option 1:
- You can try dialing *#34971539# (don't forget the * in front) and then selecting your Phone/CAM FW Ver Check
- Once you do that, a little box on the bottom will tell you your Rear Camera Firmware. You have to make sure that they match. If not, you can install the proper firmware (look around on the forums, I know its there)
- Extract the file to the root of your storage and then after that dial *#34971539# and select the second option. This should write the firmware onto your phone
- Exit out and then redial *#34971539# again and select the Phone/CAM FM Ver Check and see if the firmware are both matching. If they are, reboot the phone and it should work again
Option 2:
- If you are running a different rom and stock kernel, the camera may not work so you should probably flash the ktoonsez kernel (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871946) I ran into this problem and after installing this kernel and changing my firmware my camera worked again
I hoped that help you out
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When I flashed a rom different from the stock rom I also had issues with the camera.
Option 1:
- You can try dialing *#34971539# (don't forget the * in front) and then selecting your Phone/CAM FW Ver Check
- Once you do that, a little box on the bottom will tell you your Rear Camera Firmware. You have to make sure that they match. If not, you can install the proper firmware (look around on the forums, I know its there)
- Extract the file to the root of your storage and then after that dial *#34971539# and select the second option. This should write the firmware onto your phone
- Exit out and then redial *#34971539# again and select the Phone/CAM FM Ver Check and see if the firmware are both matching. If they are, reboot the phone and it should work again
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Sorry, but Ive got to correct a couple of things here. This hasn't worked since at least a couple of updates ago. The firmware write option is locked. Also, you said to extract the file? Do you mean the option to perform the fw dump? This doesn't create a file you can see, use or flash that I've ever found. Not sure what you mean by this. Sorry it just doesn't make sense.
This is the correct way, if it were working.
Chose Cam to Phone FW Ver Check, if the camera firmware is older than the Phone firmware, then you would choose Phone to Cam FW Write. Thats it.
The dump, I believe basically created a fw img dump on one of the underlying partitions. No one ever reported finding it.
Anyway, I believe it was when we updated to LJA that we lost the ability to update the camera firmware. Also, the camera FW is not the device firmware, just so you know.
If you know something different I'm glad to hear it, I'm just not sure what you are trying to tell people to do...
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I flashed Dandroid this morning and am loving it so far.
Completely trouble free. The only thing I ask is how do I keep all my apps that i've bought ? Or do I just have to keep downloading them from playstore ?
I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999) and I made the mistake of allowing an upgrade??? to android 4.3 which has been very unstable for me. T-Mobile, Samsung, and Google all say that there are no updates to 4.3 and I can’t downgrade, so basically I’m out of luck.
Can I downgrade 4.3 to 4.1.2 without bricking my phone and hopefully without voiding my warranty? If so, please give me some instructions. I downloaded Odin 3.07 and firmware: root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5.7z. Thanks a million.
I don't think it's possible to downgrade anymore due to Knox. There was a thread talking about it
Maybe you should check it out.
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You cannot downgrade without voiding your warranty
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Dont flash md5root66 after update!
newbee123 said:
I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999) and I made the mistake of allowing an upgrade??? to android 4.3 which has been very unstable for me. T-Mobile, Samsung, and Google all say that there are no updates to 4.3 and I can’t downgrade, so basically I’m out of luck.
Can I downgrade 4.3 to 4.1.2 without bricking my phone and hopefully without voiding my warranty? If so, please give me some instructions. I downloaded Odin 3.07 and firmware: root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5.7z. Thanks a million.
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if you flash the root66 of the md5 firmware via odin after you have already upgraded to 4.3 you will HARD BRICK your phone. Taking the 4.3 ota updates your bootloader and flashing anything other than 4.3 in odin will wreck your life.
You need to download the root66mjc firmware here:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291682181
And flash it in odin. Then from there install a custom recovery and download a rom of your choosing and the compatible modem. I recommend you download the md5 modem. Then you're gonna wanna boot into recovery and flash the rom and the modem only (kernels are ok of course) JUST NO BOOTLOADERS. I don't even know if you can do that in recovery but trying to mess with the new BL will brick your face I mean phone.
full steps?
so does anyone have any full list of steps and links on where to get the modems and all to downgrade 4.3 with knox down to 4.1.2
pamma83 said:
so does anyone have any full list of steps and links on where to get the modems and all to downgrade 4.3 with knox down to 4.1.2
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Would you try reading the thread before posting ? Its not that long. You will see your answer provided by 3 different individuals.
Perseus71 said:
Would you try reading the thread before posting ? Its not that long. You will see your answer provided by 3 different individuals.
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this thread had 4 posts before i posted and only 1 talks about what to do..where are you seeing 3 different people saying what to do and how???
and i asked where to get the modems and all.. do you see anyone saying where to get them??
pamma83 said:
this thread had 4 posts before i posted and only 1 talks about what to do..where are you seeing 3 different people saying what to do and how???
and i asked where to get the modems and all.. do you see anyone saying where to get them??
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I was referring to the 3 persons who responded to the OP's question similar to yours. @jtl_777's response is pointing to the 4.3 Firmware.
Its more implied in this thread than stated matter of factly. This thread is several months old, and I know your question has been asked countless times in many different threads, much more recently than in this one.
I suggest you read the stickies in each section. Just by doing that you will find all firmware and modems and more. You will also find that the answer is no, you cannot downgrade your full firmware from 4.3. And you never will be able to.
If your having problems I suggest flashing the latest 4.3 build via Odin, then factory resetting. Start over clean with minimal restoring of backups (only the essentials).
Every time an update comes out there are people who have problems. The majority are solved by doing what I just said because most bugs are caused by using old data created by old apps on the new build.
Even if you could downgrade, chances are youd run into even more issues and still have to factory reset.
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... You will also find that the answer is no, you cannot downgrade your full firmware from 4.3. And you never will be able to.
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thanks but I read online and some youtube videos showing that people have gone from 4.3 back to 4.1.2, just trying to make the phone the way it was before any updates were done and wondering if anyone knows the proper steps without bricking the phone.
They probably just flashed a rom. It is simply not possible to downgrade the firmware though.
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so i found this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48758977&postcount=1412 and i have the same case as Christopher4tw with a stock 4.3 T999UVUEMJC and just want to get back to T999UVDMD5 so its running the 4.1.2 version of android
so do i just download the below file, extract and flash via odin then do a wipe via recovery? If not can you please explain how to go about this so i can have 4.1.2 running on the phone
April 2013 - 4.1.2 JellyBean
Note: This is based off of the stock image TMO T999UVDMD5
Perm Mirror: Download - root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5.7z
You cannot downgrade your firmware.
Flash an older rom with cwm or twrp if you need to be running md5
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DocHoliday77 said:
You cannot downgrade your firmware.
Flash an older rom with cwm or twrp if you need to be running md5
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so can I use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2276645 and flash via cwm or twrp recovery and it will make the phone run 4.1.2 without bricking or having issues with knox or does that have the bootloader issue with it as well?
Yes, that one you can flash.
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Yes, that one you can flash.
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great thanks so much for your help, can I flash the recovery via odin mobile app or is it safer to do it via pc?
Safer via PC.
It is possible via Mobile Odin. But that's one of the partitions I don't want to mess with when Phone is Booted/
If you know how to use Mobile Odin then it should be fine. I agree that its better to use pc odin if youre not familiar with Mobile Odin. However, it actually doesnt flash the recovery while booted. It flashes the flash kernel which is MO's temp recovery. It then boots to this and flashes. (So, perseus is right in that regard. But I personally love Mobile Odin and find it extremely useful and consider it safe unless you are brand new to all of this).
In fact Mobile Odin is another way you can flash 4.1.2. Itll flash the firmware, but only the system, kernel, recovery and modem. (I didnt bring this up previously because I didnt want to confuse, or go too far too fast).
If youre thinking about flashing recovery via MO, though, you can also instead just flash the rom you found. No need to flash the recovery unless you just want to. Put the rom in the update.zip slot and itll flash just fine.
If any of this is confusing, just stick with the original plan for now. The rest will come easy if you dont rush things.
One more thing, while you can usually update stock without wiping, you may find you have to factory reset after downgrading as the old system was not built for using data created on a new version.
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thanks for all the help.. had to do the wipe since it kept showing the samsung logo but after that it booted just fine.
t999L
I have tried so many times to downgrade to 4.1.2 using odin but I havent be able to. I always get an error message
Since all I could find were the full ROM/firmware Odin packages for the new UVU1COG2, I extracted the bootloader and baseband/modem and made them separate Odin flash-able tar.md5 packages for those that may be interested in only updating these 2 and nothing else. (Example: I'm running CM 12.1, and want to keep it that way, but want to use the newer baseband & bootloader)
Download Link: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=37084
N910TUVU1COG2_baseband.tar.md5 - SHA1: 247B957321EE5A72D439AA2BE05D9F462F492683
N910TUVU1COG2_bootloader.tar.md5 - SHA1: 244F4E55ED265BB14CD6A80409F862DC38E83D95
In ODIN 3.09+:
baseband goes in CP
bootloader goes in BL
Cheers.
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By popular request, I've done this for the newest UVS2EPG2 firmware as well. You can find them in the same download link.
N910TUVS2EPG2_bl_bootloader.tar.md5 - SHA1: 6E3E7061482C1AC37A11A6607C7B51631CAE2680
N910TUVS2EPG2_cp_baseband.tar.md5 -SHA1: F1790F6D00BD3039D87B5981E849E0DA15B861A9
thanks.
Thanks man!
Thank you been looking for this
Thanks! One question though...So if I want to stay on tekxodous 4.2 I just Odin OCG2 Baseband and Bootloader and I will keep my current configuration and data that I had on OCD6?
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AriaNoob said:
Thanks! One question though...So if I want to stay on tekxodous 4.2 I just Odin OCG2 Baseband and Bootloader and I will keep my current configuration and data that I had on OCD6?
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Not OCG2... You mean the COG2 bootloader and baseband, if
that's the case you are right...
Just odin flash the two files before flashing the tekxodus upgrade
and be sure to do a full wipe and factory reset before odin flashing..
Good luck,
Have a great day!
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Not OCG2... You mean the COG2 bootloader and baseband, if
that's the case you are right...
Just odin flash the two files before flashing the tekxdous upgrade
and be sure to do a full wipe and factory reset before odin flashing..
Good luck,
Have a great day!
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Lol COG2 yes!
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Really nice. Thanks just flashed them
Perfecto
Flashvetrin
thanks
Thank you for your wonderful work
I already soft brick my note 4 once. Sorry if this comes of a stupid question, is there a more detailed tutorial on how to do this?
shawnsac2000 said:
I already soft brick my note 4 once. Sorry if this comes of a stupid question, is there a more detailed tutorial on how to do this?
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Put your device into download mode
Start odin put the modem tar in the pda slot hit start.
Do the same thing for the bootloader.
Very easy I did this ontop of a 5.02 zero issues..
Flashvetrin
Can I do both same time or reboot in between?
shawnsac2000 said:
Can I do both same time or reboot in between?
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I did them one at a time.. ontop of COD6 is what I did.. using odin 3.07.
Easypeasy[emoji16]
Flashvetrin
Can you safely downgrade your baseband? I keep reading that COG2 is recommended, but my Note 4 already has DOFC.
Also is COG2 just recommended because of Wifi calling?
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Craigerade said:
Can you safely downgrade your baseband? I keep reading that COG2 is recommended, but my Note 4 already has DOFC.
Also is COG2 just recommended because of Wifi calling?
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You can easily downgrade dofc/dog1 to cog2, cod6 or even nk4 kitkat
by simply doing a full wipe and odin flashing either of those firmwares.
Before odin flashing any firmwares be sure to have a copy of your favorite
custom zip file rom on your external or internal sdcard.
After odin flashing the firmware you have chosen out of those 3 firmwares
simply odin flash twrp recovery, then do a full wipe including factory reset.
No need to re-root because all zip file roms are pre-rooted.
Then simply twrp flash the zip file rom which you have copied to the phone.
COG2 is the latest firmware which has wifi calling working properly
unless you flash any of the dofc/dog1 zip file roms, if you flash any
of the dofc/dog1 roms the wifi calling feature will not work at all.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
I'm on deathstalker rom cod6.if I updated these can I still rock the rom or have to get a different one?
BRANDENDEUCE said:
I'm on deathstalker rom cod6.if I updated these can I still rock the rom or have to get a different one?
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Upgrading your modem and bl will have no affect on jovys build..
COD6.... darthstalker
Flashvetrin
Flashvetrin said:
Perfecto
Flashvetrin
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So I'm still on NK4 running the Bobcat themed DynamicKat rom. I tried the whole ODIN COG2 then DynamicPop and all was good until I tried to restore my phone back to DynamicKat.
I decided I didn't like not having a theme like I had and presently don't have the time to make anything so all I am trying to do now is have COG2 Bootloader/Baseband but running on KitKat. I feel like I might be missing a step somewhere so if anyone could help that would be appreciated!
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So I'm still on NK4 running the Bobcat themed DynamicKat rom. I tried the whole ODIN COG2 then DynamicPop and all was good until I tried to restore my phone back to DynamicKat.
I decided I didn't like not having a theme like I had and presently don't have the time to make anything so all I am trying to do now is have COG2 Bootloader/Baseband but running on KitKat. I feel like I might be missing a step somewhere so if anyone could help that would be appreciated!
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If you could install "samsung info".
And post a screenie of "firmware".
Then we can see infact what bl and baseband and such You've got..
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