Ok so I rooted using a safe root method, I have no clockwork mod installed. I only have the stock recovery and the phones boots into that and also boots into download mode. What I did was used a bad app off the market and it set a custom font (with root permissions) as soon as I set it the phone went black and restarted, it booted fine until it got to the boot loader. Now its stuck in a boot loop of the AT&T logo. I have a fellow on Youtube trying to help me out but he is having issues finding a stock rom. I have also used ADB (android debug bridge) and i was gonna "pull system/font" and then push it back onto the phone with the factory default fonts. I cant seem to get it to work. I am out of ideas of what to do, I am new to this so I have never even flashed a rom, im needing someones help.
I did some reading and from what I can tell the custom font replaced my "default fonts" located in (system/fonts) is there a way to get to this file with the phone not booting up? If so how? I have the default fonts, all I need to do is just set the fonts back to default.
The guy from Youtube told me I can flash the "stock firmware" to the phone and it will flash a whole new system making "system/fonts" replaced and back to default. The issue is that we cannot find the stock firmware.
Does anyone know any kind of solution for me? Any way at all to get to the system/apps? Or maybe the stock firmware download? My phones info is below.
The download he did find for me was named "AT&T_I747UCUEMJB.zip"
When I extracted it I should have had .tar.mg5 (I might be wrong on the mg5 part) but I ended up with 3 things. I ended up with system, META-INF and boot.img When looking at the files it seems like everything that needs to be flashed over? It's just not in the wrong format maybe?
Model: SGH-I747
Version: Android 4.3
Root access: Yes (last I knew it was rooted, but I did a factory reset from recovery.)
Clockwork Mod: No (I can flash it though since I got download mode?)
Anyone can help me please? I have been racking my brain for almost 2 weeks now and its driving me insane! lol
Did you upgrade to AT&T stock 4.3 rom using an OTA update?
audit13 said:
Did you upgrade to AT&T stock 4.3 rom using an OTA update?
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I upgraded using OTA directly from the AT&T servers (settings > about phone > check for software upgrade)
Since you have a stock 4.3 ROM on your phone, you cannot simply re-flash the 4..3 ROM because the 4.3 ROM update included a bootloader that installs Knox and prevents loading any ROM older than 4.3.
Rooting the phone while on 4.3 will trip the Knox counter and void any remaining warranty.
You maybe better off flashing Philz Touch Recovery in Odin and install a custom ROM.
Gotnitro said:
I upgraded using OTA directly from the AT&T servers (settings > about phone > check for software upgrade)
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I keep downloading and downloading roms and I get the same results, I get folders and a boot.img.
The files I get are:
system
META-INF
boot.img
When opening the system folder I get:
xbin
wallpaper
wakeupdata
vsc
vold
voicebargeindata
vendor
usr
tts
T9DB
media
lib
hdic
framework
fonts
etc
esc
cameradata
bin
app
some others like build.prop, kern_sec_info and more
The META-INF folder contains:
updater-script
update-binary
Then there is a boot.img
What am I doing wrong? I think that I am extracting these files wrong maybe? When downloading it comes in as a .zip file. I use WinRAR to extract .zip files.
This is my exact steps:
Download with Google Chrome
Drag/drop the downloaded .zip from my browser to the desktop
Right Click, Create New Folder, name it "AndroidROM"
Drag/Drop the .zip file into "AndroidROM"
Open the "AndroidROM" folder
Right click on the .zip file
Extract here...
WinRAR extracts the files and I get system, META-INF and boot.img I see nothing of a .tar file or .mg5 (I forget that one always)
What am I doing wrong?
This would be the download I used, I also used others but this is the one I need.
http:// www. androidfilehost .com/?fid =23196940996968654
(Sorry had to separate the link because XDA wont let me post links yet)
Are you trying to flash a custom rom in CWM or TWRP or a stock ROM using Odin?
audit13 said:
Since you have a stock 4.3 ROM on your phone, you cannot simply re-flash the 4..3 ROM because the 4.3 ROM update included a bootloader that installs Knox and prevents loading any ROM older than 4.3.
Rooting the phone while on 4.3 will trip the Knox counter and void any remaining warranty.
You maybe better off flashing Philz Touch Recovery in Odin and install a custom ROM.
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You posted that reply as I was typing up the other one sorry about that lol ok so my KNOX is not tripped because I used a method that does not trip it. I will put the link of how I did that below and it does worked and its still 0x0 I did it myself and this is not what caused me to be bootlooping it was the font.
Ok about your idea of the Philz Touch Recovery and installing a custom ROM, can you explain this more? Like in details of if it works on my variant and my version (4.3 with knox)
As I said this will be my first time doing any of this, im learning as I do this right now so I am very confused at this point and all I want is my phone back. I honestly dont care what OS I get I just want my GS3 back. This was a big mistake trying to make my phone better with root and I just want it back to normal or at least running lol
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Are you trying to flash a custom rom in CWM or TWRP or a stock ROM using Odin?
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I don't care what I get, I just want my phone back running and not to see that AT&T logo which is the bootloader lol I think that he wants me to do a stock ROM using Odin.
The guy on Youtube wants me to flash a stock firmware sgh-i747 rom, just the rom no custom at all to it, I think what he is trying to do is get the exact same rom that the OTA update had that way knox and the bootloader isn't gonna affect things? Is that possible? He is not having luck finding the download.
Oh sorry forgot the link in the last post
Here is the youtube video for the root without tripping knox:
http:// www. youtube.com /watch?v=GiZ7D2zjJdA
You can't flash a stock AT&T 4.3 rom via Odin because there is no such thing.
Did you boot into download to make sure your Knox counter is still 0x0?
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You can't flash a stock AT&T 4.3 rom via Odin because there is no such thing.
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Interesting, I really dont know... put yourself in a unknown room, blind fold yourself and turn off the lights and try to get out lol thats how I feel right now, I honestly have no clue.
What do you recommend me doing? Is there is possible way for me to replace the system/fonts, I used ADB (Android Debug Bridge) but it only shows the phone as "sideload" when plugging my HTC Inspire in it shows the serial number I think? But also that phone is fully on where the GS3 is in stock recovery mode.
All hope is not lost as your phone boots. Remain calm and I'll do what I can to help you.
First of all, boot into download mode: hold volume down, home button, press and hold power button. You will receive a warning screen, press volume up to enter download mode. What does the screen say? I'm asking you to do this to ensure that your knox counter has not been tripped.
audit13 said:
All hope is not lost as your phone boots. Remain calm and I'll do what I can to help you.
First of all, boot into download mode: hold volume down, home button, press and hold power button. You will receive a warning screen, press volume up to enter download mode. What does the screen say? I'm asking you to do this to ensure that your knox counter has not been tripped.
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMN: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 0
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
Only thing that changed when rooting was the "system status"
Gotnitro said:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMN: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 0
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
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I noticed that your system status is custom rather than official.
Yes that was one things that I think was noted in that video that it changes your system status. Whats that mean? Is this good or bad?
Is my phone really fixable do you think? Or being that this Knox and stuff it isn't?
Gotnitro said:
Yes that was one things that I think was noted in that video that it changes your system status. Whats that mean? Is this good or bad?
Is my phone really fixable do you think? Or being that this Knox and stuff it isn't?
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I think it just means that your phone is rooted. Do you have any warranty left on your phone?
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I think it just means that your phone is rooted. Do you have any warranty left on your phone?
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As far as I know of no, the phone is going on 2 years old this July. I plan on getting the Galaxy S5 but that's still a ways away and I really like this phone so I want to get it fixed.
Can you get into recovery mode on your phone? If you can, try wiping cache and doing a factory reset.
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Can you get into recovery mode on your phone? If you can, try wiping cache and doing a factory reset.
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Yes I can get into recovery mode (Vol up + home + power) which puts it into stock recovery mode.
I have already tried clearing the cache and a factory reset. What happen was the app I used took the default font and replaced it with a custom font in the system/fonts of the phone. So even with a factory reset its gonna revert back to the default font which is still gonna be the custom font the app did. So I need to get rid of all the fonts I have and replace all the fonts in /system/fonts which I think is what is done with the custom rom?
If you want to flash a custom ROM and your phone has no warranty left, you could try flashing a custom recovery in Odin and flash a custom ROM. I don't think root is required since you're just installing a custom recovery.
I use Philz Touch Recovery which is based on CWM. Once you flash the a custom recovery, you can just boot into recovery mode and flash a custom rom.
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If you want to flash a custom ROM and your phone has no warranty left, you could try flashing a custom recovery in Odin and flash a custom ROM.
I use Philz Touch Recovery which is based on CWM. Once you flash the a custom recovery, you can just boot into recovery mode and flash a custom rom.
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Of course there is always risks when rooting/flashing roms but what would you say my chances are of getting it to work being that I have knox on my phone and a bootloader?
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I am new here and would like to ask this question and I sure hope you can help.
So here is the story I work in IT I am very saving but never got the chance to root my phone because I didn't want to brick it. But now I am tired of waiting for jelly bean update for my T-mobile Samsung GS3. I watch all the videos on how to go into download mode and use Odin v1.85 to install a rom(I think that's what it does sorry if it's not correct I am a noob when it comes to this) Any way when I tried to install it everything passed and everything seemed ok. But when it rebooted it wasn't rooted and I didn't understand why so when I went back into download mode to see if I did something wrong. When I went back into it I found out something that I am pissed about. With the latest firmware update(please excuse if this is wrong but i think I am right) It says Qualcomm secureboot: Enable Does this mean they have locked the boot loader so I cannot root or put a custom rom on my GS3?
If you could please tell me what that means it would be great. I have uploaded a screen shot if anybody wants to see it. Is there a way around this?
You most likey flashed a non rooted firmware usually odin firmware isnt rooted unless someone linked u to a firmware with root injected right into it..are u on fw lj4 or lh2?? Either way there are very easy and safe ways to root..let me know if u want me to link u anything.
Also the bootloader is not locked there is no need to worry.. just odin flash clockwork.tar and then from there u can flash root and bingo!
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
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I am new here and would like to ask this question and I sure hope you can help.
So here is the story I work in IT I am very saving but never got the chance to root my phone because I didn't want to brick it. But now I am tired of waiting for jelly bean update for my T-mobile Samsung GS3. I watch all the videos on how to go into download mode and use Odin v1.85 to install a rom(I think that's what it does sorry if it's not correct I am a noob when it comes to this) Any way when I tried to install it everything passed and everything seemed ok. But when it rebooted it wasn't rooted and I didn't understand why so when I went back into download mode to see if I did something wrong. When I went back into it I found out something that I am pissed about. With the latest firmware update(please excuse if this is wrong but i think I am right) It says Qualcomm secureboot: Enable Does this mean they have locked the boot loader so I cannot root or put a custom rom on my GS3?
If you could please tell me what that means it would be great. I have uploaded a screen shot if anybody wants to see it. Is there a way around this?
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I 100% understand where you are coming from I'm in IT also:
Lets get to it then, shall we?
So first make sure the drivers are installed for your T-Mobile S3 (drivers link): http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-T999MBATMB
Next, download Odin v3.40: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670973
Then, get all the files at this link, they contain the Odin version if you dont want to install it using the link above^, clockworkmod.tar & a SuperSU program to flash to get super user permissions & be officially rooted.
When you run ODIN, right click it & select Run from Administrator. Now click the PDA button & browse for the clockworkmod.tar & click start, it'll flash the recovery & auto reboot
Then to flash the SuperSU, reboot into recovery (i believe u hold down the volume down button, home button & power at the same time, if not then its the volume up button instead of the down button)
U should be in Clockworkmod now, click install zip from file, then choose zip from file, then navigate to the SuperSU program that you put on your INTERNAL memory (not external, which is your SD card), flash it & reboot.
Your officially rooted
by the way, let me know what rom you choose! Im between 2 right now, Frosty 4.1.1 v6 & XquizIT v33 (LIH/LI8)
Thanks both of you. I will try the links you sent me @svibrant67. I was just worried that they locked the boot loader and now I know its not so I am relived. When I follow these steps will it install Rom manager so I can make a nandroid backup? I just want to make sure I can get it back to stock just in case I have to get a warranty repair on it.
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Thanks both of you. I will try the links you sent me @svibrant67. I was just worried that they locked the boot loader and now I know its not so I am relived. When I follow these steps will it install Rom manager so I can make a nandroid backup? I just want to make sure I can get it back to stock just in case I have to get a warranty repair on it.
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Once you flash clockworkmod.tar & your phone reboots, put it into clockworkmod recovery & from their before you flash anything else, nivigate to backup/restore, then backup & it'll make a nandroid .
Thanks for the Information I am currently running FrostyJB_4.1.1-v6 with kernel KT747 and modem UVLI7. This thing flies now. The only problem I am having is sometimes wifi calling stops but I bet it is mostly because the Offical JB rom isn't out yet. Also everytime I restart my phone it switches back to default keyboard and doesn't keep my Swiftkey as default. But besides that I am very happy. Thanks again for replying so fast.
Hello, my dumb ass decided to root using CFRoot, then it said it failed so I tried to flash the CFAutoRoot in Odin. Well, I tried booting my phone, after saying f*** it, and now I'm greeted with 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.' what can I do? I just bought this phone, so if I screwed it up, I'm in trouble.
What phone and what rom is it running?
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What phone and what rom is it running?
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SGH-I747(AT&T Samsung Galaxy 3), and the stock 4.3 rom
Unfortunately, there is no way to flash a stock AT&T 4.3 ROM to this phone as AT&T never released a full ROM, only an update.
Did you try reconnecting it to Kies to try and re-flash?
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What phone and what rom is it running?
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audit13 said:
Unfortunately, there is no way to flash a stock AT&T 4.3 ROM to this phone as AT&T never released a full ROM, only an update.
Did you try reconnecting it to Kies to try and re-flash?
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I'm on 4.3 update I meant, and how can I reflash? I'm in Kies now.
Wesley. said:
I'm on 4.3 update I meant, and how can I reflash? I'm in Kies now.
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Does Kies detect your phone at all? Is there a recover option? Sorry, I haven't used Kies for a long time so I don't remember what options are available.
Maybe this will help: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00052703/61329
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Does Kies detect your phone at all? Is there a recover option? Sorry, I haven't used Kies for a long time so I don't remember what options are available.
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I went to tools -> Firmware upgrade and initialization, entered my model # & S/N, and it's 'Downloading file for firmware emergency recovery of 'GALAXY S III '(SGH-I747)' from the server...' so it says, which I got to from Kies. Should I let it run its course?
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I went to tools -> Firmware upgrade and initialization, entered my model # & S/N, and it's 'Downloading file for firmware emergency recovery of 'GALAXY S III '(SGH-I747)' from the server...' so it says, which I got to from Kies. Should I let it run its course?
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I'm not sure as I have never used this Kies option. I have always re-flashed via Odin. Your case is different because there is no full 4.3 AT&T Rom that can be flashed via Odin.
Is there any warranty on your phone?
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I'm not sure as I have never used this Kies option. I have always re-flashed via Odin. Your case is different because there is no full 4.3 AT&T Rom that can be flashed via Odin.
Is there any warranty on your phone?
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It says Warranty Bit: 1 on Download mode
Wesley. said:
It says Warranty Bit: 1
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Looks like you tripped the Knox counter when you tried to root the phone. Did you get it from AT&T? Maybe you could take it back and get it exchanged for another one since it got pooched while running Kies?
audit13 said:
Looks like you tripped the Knox counter when you tried to root the phone. Did you get it from AT&T? Maybe you could take it back and get it exchanged for another one since it got pooched while running Kies?
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I got it from Walmart because AT&T was going to take two hours, lol. And, how would I go about doing that? I'm not a good liar, and I don't know how I pooched it lol
Wesley. said:
I got it from Walmart because AT&T was going to take two hours, lol. And, how would I go about doing that? I'm not a good liar, and I don't know how I pooched it lol
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Well, if you take it to an AT&T or Walmart store, they may not care that you tripped the counter. If they send it in to Samsung for repair, they may not care either. However, there's always the chance that AT&T/Walmart/Samsung would allow repairing the phone at no charge.
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Well, if you take it to an AT&T or Walmart store, they may not care that you tripped the counter. If they send it in to Samsung for repair, they may not care either. However, there's always the chance that AT&T/Walmart/Samsung would allow repairing the phone at no charge.
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Is there any way I could try flashing a rom?
Wesley. said:
Is there any way I could try flashing a rom?
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You would need to install a custom recovery in order to flash a custom ROM. A custom recovery can be installed via Odin if you find the right file.
Do not flash any stock Samsung 4.3 ROM or a custom rom unless Knox has been removed.
audit13 said:
You would need to install a custom recovery in order to flash a custom ROM. A custom recovery can be installed via Odin if you find the right file.
Do not flash any stock Samsung 4.3 ROM or a custom rom unless Knox has been removed.
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I have CWM Recovery, what can I do now? I am rooted, however Knox isn't disabled. Any way I can disable it? I'm unable to boot my phone up, when I try it says 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select blah blah..', and I'm in the Download mode now.
Wesley. said:
I have CWM Recovery, what can I do now? I am rooted, however Knox isn't disabled. Any way I can disable it? I'm unable to boot my phone up, when I try it says 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select blah blah..', and I'm in the Download mode now.
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Are you running the latest version of CWM? If you can't boot into your OS, how do you know you are rooted?
Flashing another ROM will remove knox.
Copy a custom rom to a microSD card (do not unzip the ROM which is a single zip file), boot into recovery mode, wipe cache, wipe data, wipe Dalvik, and install the ROM from SDcard1.
I have the latest experimental Cyanfox on my i747m from here: http://cyanfox-rom.com/downloads/?folder=d2att/
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Are you running the latest version of CWM? If you can't boot into your OS, how do you know you are rooted?
Flashing another ROM will remove knox.
Copy a custom rom to a microSD card (do not unzip the ROM which is a single zip file), boot into recovery mode, wipe cache, wipe data, wipe Dalvik, and install the ROM from SDcard1.
I have the latest experimental Cyanfox on my i747m from here: http://cyanfox-rom.com/downloads/?folder=d2att/
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I was able to before, however in Odin I was trying to flash something(a root file), and it said failed, so i rebooted and now i'm stuck. D:
Wesley. said:
I was able to before, however in Odin I was trying to flash something(a root file), and it said failed, so i rebooted and now i'm stuck. D:
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When did you flash CWM? Is it 6.0.4.5? How did you flash it? Via Odin?
I can't boot into recovery, I get the firmware upgrade thing again. i have no idea what version it is, and yes via odin
Wesley. said:
I can't boot into recovery, I get the firmware upgrade thing again. i have no idea what version it is, and yes via odin
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For recovery, are you holding the home button, volume up, and then pressing and holding power? You need to hold all 3 until you see some blue text appear on the screen, then let go of the power button.
Greetings to all.
I have one question, please.
I just flashed (Via Odin) the latest firmware for I9195 (S4 Mini LTE): I9195XXUBNA2
Then i rooted, using "ClockworkMod recovery and an insecure kernel for the GT-I9195"
Question:
Now that i "cleaned" all my phone from the bloatware, can i flash back to the updated kernel i was using before? If so, how?
Thanks in advance.
Ricardo.
ricardjs said:
Greetings to all.
I have one question, please.
I just flashed (Via Odin) the latest firmware for I9195 (S4 Mini LTE): I9195XXUBNA2
Then i rooted, using "ClockworkMod recovery and an insecure kernel for the GT-I9195"
Question:
Now that i "cleaned" all my phone from the bloatware, can i flash back to the updated kernel i was using before? If so, how?
Thanks in advance.
Ricardo.
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u kave knox 0x1 ...so it depends .. if u will downgrade with a lower fw which doesnt have knox bootloader it will softbrick ur phone ...u cant go back with the bootloader
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u kave knox 0x1 ...so it depends .. if u will downgrade with a lower fw which doesnt have knox bootloader it will softbrick ur phone ...u cant go back with the bootloader
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Thanks for your answer. I do have a knox 0x1 but that doesn't bother me so much. One interesting thing, though:
The warning on boot about knox 0x1 stopped showing after i softbricked the phone and recover it from Kies (the status 0x1 didn't change if checked by a different software, just the warning on boot dissappeared).
My question though, was a little different, and was if i could flash the kernel only to have the phone stock BUT, without the bloatware, i mean:
1. Install stock firmware
2. root
3. Remove bloatware
4. reinstall previous kernel (not the whole software, or o would be back how i started)
Is 4. possible? How?
Thanks.
ricardjs said:
Thanks for your answer. I do have a knox 0x1 but that doesn't bother me so much. One interesting thing, though:
The warning on boot about knox 0x1 stopped showing after i softbricked the phone and recover it from Kies (the status 0x1 didn't change if checked by a different software, just the warning on boot dissappeared).
My question though, was a little different, and was if i could flash the kernel only to have the phone stock BUT, without the bloatware, i mean:
1. Install stock firmware
2. root
3. Remove bloatware
4. reinstall previous kernel (not the whole software, or o would be back how i started)
Is 4. possible? How?
Thanks.
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yes sure u can .. if its a custom kernel okay flash it .. but if u will flash a stock kernel make sure
-its a knox one (or the phone will crash)
-its not an older version
... so extract the boot.img from the desired tar file and google "TAR_MD5_PACKAGER" ..put the boot.img in the "parts" folder (the program has a folder named by this) ..open the program and press 1 and confirm then 2 and confirm ... u will have in the "packaged" folder a xx.tar.md5 ..flash it and enjoy ... if it doesnt boot up simply get the boot.img from the firmware u last used and flash it using the same method
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yes sure u can .. if its a custom kernel okay flash it .. but if u will flash a stock kernel make sure
-its a knox one (or the phone will crash)
-its not an older version
... so extract the boot.img from the desired tar file and google "TAR_MD5_PACKAGER" ..put the boot.img in the "parts" folder (the program has a folder named by this) ..open the program and press 1 and confirm then 2 and confirm ... u will have in the "packaged" folder a xx.tar.md5 ..flash it and enjoy ... if it doesnt boot up simply get the boot.img from the firmware u last used and flash it using the same method
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Thanks,it is exactly the info i was looking for!
Phone is working exactly how i want it now!
I can't boot up, can't get into recovery. I can only get into download mode. No matter what TWRP I flash, it says "Custom Binary(BOOT) Block By FRP Lock" on the Downloading screen.
I tried flashing stock 5.1.1 odin, 5.1.1 bootloader/modem, etc. Can't get past this to get into recovery or boot the device. Any suggestions??
EDIT: Good news! Flashing the stock 5.1.1 odin image worked . (link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/sm-g925f-s6-firmware-thread-t3078841)
It even preserved my data and everything (I guess b/c I was on the leaked 5.1.1). I'll probably just back up some things and start fresh on the stock software, but I'm just glad to have it working.
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I can't boot up, can't get into recovery. I can only get into download mode. No matter what TWRP I flash, it says "Custom Binary(BOOT) Block By FAP Lock" on the Downloading screen.
I tried flashing stock 5.1.1 odin, 5.1.1 bootloader/modem, etc. Can't get past this to get into recovery or boot the device. Any suggestions??
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SmartSwitch disaster recovery mode.
whittikins said:
I can't boot up, can't get into recovery. I can only get into download mode. No matter what TWRP I flash, it says "Custom Binary(BOOT) Block By FAP Lock" on the Downloading screen.
I tried flashing stock 5.1.1 odin, 5.1.1 bootloader/modem, etc. Can't get past this to get into recovery or boot the device. Any suggestions??
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More info, how did you get to this state of brick?
What was flashed, odined or installed.
Files, links. Etc.
Pp.
PanchoPlanet said:
More info, how did you get to this state of brick?
What was flashed, odined or installed.
Files, links. Etc.
Pp.
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I was running the G925T (edge) leaked 5.1.1 rom ([5.1.1][ROM][TW][OE6] Blck/TW), which worked well for the month that I used it. I had TWRP from that thread installed as well (I think it was 2.8.6.x). Everything was good at this point.
Where I am now:
When I power the device on, it says:
KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Custom binary blocked by FRP Lock.
When I try to enter Recovery, it says:
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Custom binary blocked by FRP Lock.
What I did to get here:
SHORT VERSION - flashed latest modem and bootloader for G925T (edge) via Odin.
LONG VERSION
Last night I attempted to flash (via ODIN) the G925T bootloader, modem, and TWRP for this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-xtrestolite-pure-edition-1-0-beta-1-t3082467
G92xF(D)/T Galaxy S6 Universal Odexed Pure edition ROM
Based on the latest Samsung Stock G925F XXU2BOFJ Lollipop 5.1.1 firmware (Base build date: 20-JUN-2015)
NOTE: I didn't ever get to flash the ROM because the trouble started when trying to flash the bootloader/modem via ODIN.
- Odexed Pure Edition: Odexed & 100% original/Stock files!
Steps followed:
Do exactly step-by-step the following things:
- Unplug your Phone (IMPORTANT!)
- Turn your Phone completely off (This is IMPORTANT)
- Start your Phone in download mode on this way: Press Vol down + Home + Power buttons till the screen turns on, press Vol Up to continue (Only enter download mode on this way, otherwise it won't work!!)[/B]
- Open Odin 3.10.6 on your PC (Make sure you're using this version of Odin, other versions won't work correctly maybe!)
- Click on the 'BL' button, and load in your BOOTLOADER tar.md5 file for your model
- Click on the 'CP' button, and load in your MODEM tar.md5 file for your model
- DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE (you can brick your phone if you choose other settings in Odin)
- Now Connect your phone to your computer (DO NOT connect your phone before this step, otherwise it won't work!)
- Click on the Start button
- Wait till it finish flashing.
- Your phone reboots automatically after flashing. <--- device never rebooted because ODIN said Failed instead of Successful.
I then tried to flash TWRP 2.8.7.1 (link below) since maybe that had to be flashed before the bootloader/modem, but it failed too.
Links:
Odin 3.10.6
DOWNLOAD - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934555153
[G925T] Odin Bootloader/Modem Packages:
5.1.1 Bootloader: G925T-UVU2COF6
DOWNLOAD - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347766210
5.1.1 Modem: G925T-UVU2COF6
DOWNLOAD - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347766211
You also have to update your TWRP to the latest version (2.8.7.1 or newer) when flashing this.
DOWNLOAD - http://build.twrp.me/twrp/twrp-2.8.7.1-zeroflte.img.tar
Is there a file I can Odin flash to disable FRP Lock? I can't boot up to turn it off.
If not, what are my options from here? Any way to preserve SDCARD or even /Data?
If all else fails, what Odin file should I flash to get back to stock?
EDIT: Regardless of what I try to flash in Odin (recovery, kernel, TWRP, modem), it begins the process but then fails because the phone states "_______ is not SEANDROID enforcing" and states FRP lock is on.
NexVision said:
SmartSwitch disaster recovery mode.
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SmartSwitch isn't detecting my phone (although Odin does). What mode should it be in? I can get into Download Mode, but that's about it!
Your biggest problem right now is getting past FRP / factory reset protection, the only way to avoid this would have been to turn on bootloader unlock in "developer options"
OEM unlocking.
The security system is protecting your phone from you.
You need to be able to smartswitch back to stock but since your device status was not official, custom after running odin, root or anything else you may have done with root, smartswitch won't recognize your phone.
Without "OEM unlocking" on, the phone will turn on you.
The purpose of this security is to prevent your lost or stolen phone from been modified in any way and activated with another carrier.
Maybe tmobile has a procedure for returning phone back to normal.
Pp.
PanchoPlanet said:
Your biggest problem right now is getting past FRP / factory reset protection, the only way to avoid this would have been to turn on bootloader unlock in "developer options"
OEM unlocking.
The security system is protecting your phone from you.
You need to be able to smartswitch back to stock but since your device status was not official, custom after running odin, root or anything else you may have done with root, smartswitch won't recognize your phone.
Without "OEM unlocking" on, the phone will turn on you.
The purpose of this security is to prevent your lost or stolen phone from been modified in any way and activated with another carrier.
Maybe tmobile has a procedure for returning phone back to normal.
Pp.
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Guys at the store couldn't do anything unfortunately. I guess it's just a brick now?
EDIT: The leaked 5.1.1 didn't have that option in dev options either. I guess running the leaked 5.1.1 is where I screwed up, even though it worked great while actually using it. I didn't have root, but I had TWRP recovery.
Would flashing the stock image work since it's not a custom one? I'm downloading it now from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/sm-g925f-s6-firmware-thread-t3078841
I'm guessing it won't work or else you would have suggested it. If anyone has a suggestion, I'm open to it!
It seems like there must be a way to disable FRP with an Odin flash, but maybe not.
whittikins said:
Would flashing the stock image work since it's not a custom one? I'm downloading it now from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/sm-g925f-s6-firmware-thread-t3078841
I'm guessing it won't work or else you would have suggested it. If anyone has a suggestion, I'm open to it!
It seems like there must be a way to disable FRP with an Odin flash, but maybe not.
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After looking over article I give it a thumbs up, it may work for you.
Thats the problem with leaked updates or firmware, sometimes devs take shortcuts in order to package it for flashing and security stuff gets left out.
The ota 5.1.1, shows the option to turn on unlock bootloader .
Keep us posted, good luck.
Pp.
Screenshot showing option for bootloader unlock.
Pp.
PanchoPlanet said:
After looking over article I give it a thumbs up, it may work for you.
Thats the problem with leaked updates or firmware, sometimes devs take shortcuts in order to package it for flashing and security stuff gets left out.
The ota 5.1.1, shows the option to turn on unlock bootloader .
Keep us posted, good luck.
Pp.
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Good news! Flashing the stock 5.1.1 odin image worked .
It even preserved my data and everything (I guess b/c I was on the leaked 5.1.1). I'll probably just back up some things and start fresh on the stock software, but I'm just glad to have it working. Thanks for taking the time to help out!
whittikins said:
Good news! Flashing the stock 5.1.1 odin image worked .
It even preserved my data and everything (I guess b/c I was on the leaked 5.1.1). I'll probably just back up some things and start fresh on the stock software, but I'm just glad to have it working. Thanks for taking the time to help out!
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Glad to hear, don't forget about the oem unlocking in developer options.
Read carefully before you flash, and setup smartswitch on your pc, do a backup just in case.
Pp.
I had the same issue. I try to download stock firmware, download link just keep loading, doesn't work.
Is there any other links? samobile link doens't work neither. Thanks.
drakegao said:
I bricked my phone as well, same situation, I headed to that page try to download stock firmware, download link just keep loading, doesn't work.
Is there any other links? samobile link doens't work neither. Thanks.
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Try a different pc, check your WiFi connection, or maybe Starbucks.
Pp.
Just checked link works and download works.
Pp.
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Just checked link works and download works.
Pp.
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Thanks for replying, by the way. I got locked when i am still on 5.0.2 and i flash the bootloader and the modem. It was the modem of 5.1.1 didn't go through.
Will it be flashed through the 5.1.1 firmware, if not, any other options can solve the frp locked? Thanks
You need to flash 5.0.2 stock firmware with Odin, then maybe.
You can't flash anything that's 5.1.1 on your phone.
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You need to flash 5.0.2 stock firmware with Odin, then maybe.
You can't flash anything that's 5.1.1 on your phone.
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tried, still failed in odin. I think is may be because my bootloader is actually 5.1.1's.
However, I saw above said flash 5.1.1 odin image ? what is that? Thanks.
solve it by flash 5.1.1 tar via odin as above said. thanks.
After updating my bootloader to NE2 using odin, by phone just keeps and booting up to the Samsung Galaxy logo and restarting. The logo appears for a second or so before restarting. I can access download mode, but receive the following:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-N7100
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1
AP SWREV: A2
RPMB: INVALID RPMB DATA
( the last three lines have appeared, and were not there previously before updating the bootloader). The phone was working fine with stock 4.4.2, before installing the bootloader. I cannot access recovery mode, and have flashed TWRP with odin (reported success in odin), but cannot access the TWRP recovery menu on my phone. I have tried to flash stock 4.4.2 again with odin, I do not receive any errors and receive a success 1 in odin where a blue bar is visible (when flashing) on the screen of my phone. But after the phone restarts, i experience the same bootloop problem. Help would be greatly appreciated.
Open Odin, uncheck everything, flash latest stock ROM from sammobile (https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-N7100/), you'll see the word "reset" in the status window, remove USB cable from the phone, remove battery, replace battery, boot into recovery using volume up+power+home, factory wipe, reboot.
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Open Odin, uncheck everything, flash latest stock ROM from sammobile, you'll see the word "reset" in the status window, remove USB cable from the phone, remove battery, replace battery, boot into recovery using volume up+power+home, factory wipe, reboot.
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Before proceeding, I'd like to ask:
1 - I have a motherboard that I've obtained from China. Would it be ok for me to flash as you've recommended with this motherboard, taking into account the "RPMB: INVALID RPMB DATA" message that appears in download mode ?
2 - Can I install any of the latest firmwares available on sammobile for my galaxy note 2 ?
3 - Would I be able to install TWRP and custom roms after ?
Thanks
1) The important thing is to match the model # to the firmware. If you try to flash firmware from sammobile and it is not the correct firmware, Odin will stop the flash process. As of right now, this seems to be the safest method to get the phone working.
2) See my response to question 1.
3) Yes, you can install TWRP and custom ROMs either before or after flashing a stock ROM. I recommend getting the phone to work with a stcok ROM before trying custom ROMs.
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1) The important thing is to match the model # to the firmware. If you try to flash firmware from sammobile and it is not the correct firmware, Odin will stop the flash process. As of right now, this seems to be the safest method to get the phone working.
2) See my response to question 1.
3) Yes, you can install TWRP and custom ROMs either before or after flashing a stock ROM. I recommend getting the phone to work with a stcok ROM before trying custom ROMs.
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After flashing the N7100XXUFOC2 firmware with all boxes unchecked in odin, i still receive a bootloop, and the phone is not entering recovery :-/. The messages that appear in download mode have remained unchanged.
It's flashing properly with no error? When you try to enter recovery, what shows on screen? Did you try any other firmware? I see there is PE2 firmware too.
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It's flashing properly with no error? When you try to enter recovery, what shows on screen? Did you try any other firmware? I see there is PE2 firmware too.
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Yes it flashes with no errors. When turning the phone on, the samsung galaxy note 2 logo appears for just under a second, and the phone restarts and repeats until i remove the battery. Nothing happens when I try to enter the recovery menu, the same behaviour is observed (phone restarting constantly after showing SGnote2 logo). I have been reading around, and i suspect (just a guess, not sure) that the "RPMB: INVALID RPMB DATA" message that I observe in download mode may have something to do with this.
You may have to have it fixed at a cell repair shop. They may be able to fix it via jtag cable or maybe with an Octopus box.
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You may have to have it fixed at a cell repair shop. They may be able to fix it via jtag cable or maybe with an Octopus box.
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Is there anything else that i could try ? I used an app to check the bootloader version when it was working on stock 4.4.2, and it stated that it was at LJ7. After updating the bootloader to NE1, I've experienced this problem. Would it be possible to revert back to the previous bootloader ( and would this help ?). I've flashed custom roms with no problems, beforehand using TWRP.
How did you update the bootloader? Did you update the bootlaoder without updating anything else?
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How did you update the bootloader?
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I downloaded the NE1 bootloader from a user here who has a list of bootloaders on his profile (user: Androidwizzard), and flashed it using Odin v3.09 with the default boxes checked. I did not update anything else ( just clicked the "BL" field and selected the bootloader, then flashed).
Are you sure the bootloader was for your phone? I know that updating the bootloader without updating anything else on the Samsung s3 can cause the phone to hard or soft brick.
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Are you sure the bootloader was for your phone? I know that updating the bootloader without updating anything else on the Samsung s3 can cause the phone to hard or soft brick.
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Yeah. Would it be possible to revert the bootloader back to what it was previously ? Also, is there anything else that you may suggest that i could do ? I'm still not sure what is causing this issue exactly. It seems strange that I can flash all files with no errors using Odin. By flashing a later firmware, is the bootloader automatically updated ? ( if yes, then I'm not sure why the app stated that my bootloader version was at LJ7, given that I've flashed stock 4.4.2 with odin beforehand.)
Do you have a link for the bootloader?
Did the phone work properly before flashing the new NE1 bootloader?
Did you try flashing the latest ROM, regardless of the country from sammobile? Something newer than ne1?
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Do you have a link for the bootloader?
Did you try flashing the latest ROM, regardless of the country from sammobile? Something newer than ne1?
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I have not tried flashing the latest rom ( I could try, if that may help). I can not provide the direct link to the bootloader, since i will have to produce 10 posts ( new user here lol ). You can find the bootloader by searching google: [bootloader/modem/rom][tw kitkat][4.4.2][pf1 + pc1 + oe1 + od4 + nl1 +], then going to Androidwizzard second post.
The phone was working great before flashing the NE1 bootloader. As mentioned previously, I've flashed the N7100XXUFOC2 firmware resulting in no change.
Try flashing the latest ROM PF1 ROM as that may help.
I think updating the bootloader without updating other parts of the ROM may have caused the problem but I don't know for sure.
If flashing the latest ROM does not work, try flashing the latest ROM with a pit file. If that still doesn't work, you may have to have it force flashed at a cell shop.
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Try flashing the latest ROM PF1 ROM as that may help.
I think updating the bootloader without updating other parts of the ROM may have caused the problem but I don't know for sure.
If flashing the latest ROM does not work, try flashing the latest ROM with a pit file. If that still doesn't work, you may have to have it force flashed at a cell shop.
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I will give it a go right now. Would you be able to guide me to where I could obtain the appropriate pit file for the phone ? The firmwares with PF1 have (orange) carrier. Would this affect things ?
Is your phone a 16 GB or 32 GB model?
It should not matter at this point because you want to get the phone booted. Once booted, you should be able to change the carrier later.
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Is your phone a 16 GB or 32 GB model?
It should not matter at this point because you want to get the phone booted. Once booted, you should be able to change the carrier later.
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16 GB model. Alright, I'll try to flash the latest rom.