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I am a complete Android noob so pardon me beforehand. I have a rooted ATT Galaxy S3. I recently flashed 2 CM 10.1 nightly builds. I wasn't happy with the performance of the ROMs and want to reset my phone to stock rom ( default out of the box ICS Touchwiz UX). What ROM file do I need to download and what method to use to restore/flash (TWRP, Odin, etc.) I have read countless threads on this but still have not understood how to go about doing this, so don't blame me about spam. Thanks for all your help!
mook111 said:
I am a complete Android noob so pardon me beforehand. I have a rooted ATT Galaxy S3. I recently flashed 2 CM 10.1 nightly builds. I wasn't happy with the performance of the ROMs and want to reset my phone to stock rom ( default out of the box ICS Touchwiz UX). What ROM file do I need to download and what method to use to restore/flash (TWRP, Odin, etc.) I have read countless threads on this but still have not understood how to go about doing this, so don't blame me about spam. Thanks for all your help!
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Preface: I take no responsibility for any actions you take or any resulting consequences. I am merely giving you information related to your question. If you choose to follow it, that is solely your decision.
Read all directions before taking any action.
First make sure you have ODIN which can be downloaded here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722686
Then download your Original Stock System here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
Next install the Samsung Device Drivers to your computer if you don't already have them from here: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-I747MBBATT
Once installed put your phone into Download mode (power off the phone, then press and hold Volume Down + Home and then Power while holding all 3 until you get to a warning screen. Release the buttons and press Volume Up to continue).
Plug the phone into the computer and open ODIN. Leave everything completely and entirely default. Press the PDA button and locate the .tar.md5 stock firmware you downloaded and press Start.
Your phone will restart and more than likely get stuck at the Samsung logo while booting. Hold the Volume Up + Power until the phone turns off (or do a battery pull). Go directly into Recovery (Volume Up + Home + Power) and choose to wipe cache and perform Factory Reset. Once done reboot the device and you will be completely 100% unrooted stock.
NOTE: This will not reset your flash counter. If you wish to go to complete fresh out of the box you will need to download Triangle Away and flash it on a stock rooted ROM. To do that you can either buy the app from the play store, recommended to support the developer, or download it from the developers thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Instead of flashing the ROM above flash the one located in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
and follow all the same steps above. This will give you rooted stock. Once done install the Triangle Away app as noted above and follow the directions.
Once completely done, go back into download mode, confirm the counter is 0 (blue text top left of screen) and proceed to follow all steps above to get to unrooted stock status.
P.S. Let me know if you have anymore questions. =)
P.S.S. The above links will flash 100% stock including Modem, ROM, Recovery and Kernel (among other stock items). It is a complete Stock Image as if you took it out of the box for the very first time. The only thing this will not do is restore NV Data or EFS folder if they were corrupted. NV Data / EFS folder contains your IMEI which allows you to connect to the network. If your IMEI shows 0, This will not help you.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 on AT&T
mook111 said:
I am a complete Android noob so pardon me beforehand. I have a rooted ATT Galaxy S3. I recently flashed 2 CM 10.1 nightly builds. I wasn't happy with the performance of the ROMs and want to reset my phone to stock rom ( default out of the box ICS Touchwiz UX). What ROM file do I need to download and what method to use to restore/flash (TWRP, Odin, etc.) I have read countless threads on this but still have not understood how to go about doing this, so don't blame me about spam. Thanks for all your help!
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did you make a backup before you flashed cm10.1? if so, you can restore that backup (nandroid) in recovery
xBeerdroiDx said:
did you make a backup before you flashed cm10.1? if so, you can restore that backup (nandroid) in recovery
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He had said he wanted out of the box touchwiz, unfortunately if he flashes his nandroid it won't flash his original recovery / unroot / reset his counter.
However, if he doesn't mind the custom recovery / root (which is a good idea anyways to get rid of bloatware) then this method is absolutely recommended.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 on AT&T
RPelham said:
He had said he wanted out of the box touchwiz, unfortunately if he flashes his nandroid it won't flash his original recovery / unroot / reset his counter.
However, if he doesn't mind the custom recovery / root (which is a good idea anyways to get rid of bloatware) then this method is absolutely recommended.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 on AT&T
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correct on both statements. i only suggested recovering his nandroid because he didnt mention unrooting and, honestly, i was afraid your reply might have made his head explode. haha. seriously, your post was awesome and spot on. with him being a self-admitted noob, i was hoping to get him back to stock firmware as simply as possible. at some point, if he wishes to fully unroot (either today via your posted methods or down the road), he'll hopefully do some reading up and get himself familiar with the procedures so he feels more comfortable with all the acronyms/terms/protocol.
cheers, RPelham. you always have great and knowledgeable responses on this forum.
xBeerdroiDx said:
correct on both statements. i only suggested recovering his nandroid because he didnt mention unrooting and, honestly, i was afraid your reply might have made his head explode. haha. seriously, your post was awesome and spot on. with him being a self-admitted noob, i was hoping to get him back to stock firmware as simply as possible. at some point, if he wishes to fully unroot (either today via your posted methods or down the road), he'll hopefully do some reading up and get himself familiar with the procedures so he feels more comfortable with all the acronyms/terms/protocol.
cheers, RPelham. you always have great and knowledgeable responses on this forum.
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Thanks! As do you!
To be honest, I was thinking my post may overwhelm the OP a bit, I tried to be as detailed as possible as to not miss any information and he could follow step by step. Your method is definitely much easier and will ultimately achieve the same goal. I always recommend keeping root/recovery as it adds so much more power and functionality to the phone without sacrificing the stock feel if that's that you prefer.
Any other link to download this? Devhost is giving me network error at 99%
Another method?
Hey guys, would I just be able to flash this official samsung zip file from their open source website?
http://opensource.samsung.com/index.jsp
RPelham said:
Preface: I take no responsibility for any actions you take or any resulting consequences. I am merely giving you information related to your question. If you choose to follow it, that is solely your decision.
Read all directions before taking any action.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 on AT&T
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Just wanted to say thanks RPellham. I had Rooted my AT&T LTE i747 Galaxy S3, and installed Clockwork Mod custom recovery. I have to say, i'm a level 3 IT guy for a large ad agency in NYC, and this was frustrating and took at least 4-5 hours. (a lot of that was download time however)
I used the same tool (the samsung galaxy s3 toolkit 7.0) That i had used to root and flash the custom recovery, to unroot and flash the stock recovery. This all seemed to go well, and i waited for the OTA update.
that took about 8 hours to download thanks to at&t's servers. (sigh) Then; this morning when i went to take a look, it had failed. So i found a thread with a kid who was nice enough to provide the update here in zip form, to use with the built in stock recovery.
I rebooted into stock recovery ~ and tried the update.zip. again, failed. Sigh.
at this point i go to this thread, (why i'm posting) and downloaded the entire stock image, and followed the instructions here, restored to stock with ODIN. At this point i then restarted in custom recovery again, and tried to apply the same zip, which worked this time.
I'm finally on stock 4.1.2 / multi window etc.
Just figured i would say thanks and share; in-case anyone else was in the same situation, and didn't know which way to go.
Please for the love of god, back up your IMEI info. I went from CM10.1 nightly to CM10.2 and lost my IMEI number. I was able to inject it but I wasn't able to get anymore than EDGE. I have to get a replacement
mook111 said:
I am a complete Android noob so pardon me beforehand. I have a rooted ATT Galaxy S3. I recently flashed 2 CM 10.1 nightly builds. I wasn't happy with the performance of the ROMs and want to reset my phone to stock rom ( default out of the box ICS Touchwiz UX). What ROM file do I need to download and what method to use to restore/flash (TWRP, Odin, etc.) I have read countless threads on this but still have not understood how to go about doing this, so don't blame me about spam. Thanks for all your help!
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You download the stock tar and flash it with odin.
Upgrading rooted 4.1.1 to rooted 4.1.2
My i747 is rooted but otherwise stock 4.1.1. I received a notice that ATT wants to perform an OTA to 4.1.2. I told it to upgrade but when it reboots to start the upgrade the phone reboots into TWRP. If I get out of TWRP the system says the upgrade failed. Since the upgrade 4.1.2 file did download, I thought I could install it using TWRP but I don't know the upgrade file name or where it's stored on the phone. Can someone help me or am I dreaming that I cane use TWRP to upgrade from a rooted 4.1.1 to a rooted 4.1.2?
RPelham said:
Preface: I take no responsibility for any actions you take or any resulting consequences. I am merely giving you information related to your question. If you choose to follow it, that is solely your decision.
Read all directions before taking any action.
First make sure you have ODIN which can be downloaded here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722686
Then download your Original Stock System here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
Next install the Samsung Device Drivers to your computer if you don't already have them from here: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-I747MBBATT
Once installed put your phone into Download mode (power off the phone, then press and hold Volume Down + Home and then Power while holding all 3 until you get to a warning screen. Release the buttons and press Volume Up to continue).
Plug the phone into the computer and open ODIN. Leave everything completely and entirely default. Press the PDA button and locate the .tar.md5 stock firmware you downloaded and press Start.
Your phone will restart and more than likely get stuck at the Samsung logo while booting. Hold the Volume Up + Power until the phone turns off (or do a battery pull). Go directly into Recovery (Volume Up + Home + Power) and choose to wipe cache and perform Factory Reset. Once done reboot the device and you will be completely 100% unrooted stock.
NOTE: This will not reset your flash counter. If you wish to go to complete fresh out of the box you will need to download Triangle Away and flash it on a stock rooted ROM. To do that you can either buy the app from the play store, recommended to support the developer, or download it from the developers thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Instead of flashing the ROM above flash the one located in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
and follow all the same steps above. This will give you rooted stock. Once done install the Triangle Away app as noted above and follow the directions.
Once completely done, go back into download mode, confirm the counter is 0 (blue text top left of screen) and proceed to follow all steps above to get to unrooted stock status.
P.S. Let me know if you have anymore questions. =)
P.S.S. The above links will flash 100% stock including Modem, ROM, Recovery and Kernel (among other stock items). It is a complete Stock Image as if you took it out of the box for the very first time. The only thing this will not do is restore NV Data or EFS folder if they were corrupted. NV Data / EFS folder contains your IMEI which allows you to connect to the network. If your IMEI shows 0, This will not help you.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 on AT&T
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Thanks so much rpelham I sent you a thanks. Had I prayed better attention I would have had my phone fixed last night but all is good now!!!!!! Now I just need a current rooted Rom to put on here from full factory stock Rom this is UGLY!!!!
Cant get into download mode. Screen black, wont boot, can someone help?
RPelham said:
Preface: I take no responsibility for any actions you take or any resulting consequences. I am merely giving you information related to your question. If you choose to follow it, that is solely your decision.
Read all directions before taking any action.
First make sure you have ODIN which can be downloaded here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722686
Then download your Original Stock System here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
Next install the Samsung Device Drivers to your computer if you don't already have them from here: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-I747MBBATT
Once installed put your phone into Download mode (power off the phone, then press and hold Volume Down + Home and then Power while holding all 3 until you get to a warning screen. Release the buttons and press Volume Up to continue).
Plug the phone into the computer and open ODIN. Leave everything completely and entirely default. Press the PDA button and locate the .tar.md5 stock firmware you downloaded and press Start.
Your phone will restart and more than likely get stuck at the Samsung logo while booting. Hold the Volume Up + Power until the phone turns off (or do a battery pull). Go directly into Recovery (Volume Up + Home + Power) and choose to wipe cache and perform Factory Reset. Once done reboot the device and you will be completely 100% unrooted stock.
NOTE: This will not reset your flash counter. If you wish to go to complete fresh out of the box you will need to download Triangle Away and flash it on a stock rooted ROM. To do that you can either buy the app from the play store, recommended to support the developer, or download it from the developers thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Instead of flashing the ROM above flash the one located in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
and follow all the same steps above. This will give you rooted stock. Once done install the Triangle Away app as noted above and follow the directions.
Once completely done, go back into download mode, confirm the counter is 0 (blue text top left of screen) and proceed to follow all steps above to get to unrooted stock status.
P.S. Let me know if you have anymore questions. =)
P.S.S. The above links will flash 100% stock including Modem, ROM, Recovery and Kernel (among other stock items). It is a complete Stock Image as if you took it out of the box for the very first time. The only thing this will not do is restore NV Data or EFS folder if they were corrupted. NV Data / EFS folder contains your IMEI which allows you to connect to the network. If your IMEI shows 0, This will not help you.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 on AT&T
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i was flashing a new version of CWM recovery and my little brother ran by and knocked the phone out of my hand. i think it selected "Reboot Recovery" when it hit the ground. But at that time there was no recovery flashed. Now I Cant get into download mode, the Screen is black, and the phone wont boot.
If anyone can help me out i would really appreciate it very, very much. Thanks
jfortenberry23 said:
i was flashing a new version of CWM recovery and my little brother ran by and knocked the phone out of my hand. i think it selected "Reboot Recovery" when it hit the ground. But at that time there was no recovery flashed. Now I Cant get into download mode, the Screen is black, and the phone wont boot.
If anyone can help me out i would really appreciate it very, very much. Thanks
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If its unable to boot, you'll need a JTAG.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
xBeerdroiDx said:
did you make a backup before you flashed cm10.1? if so, you can restore that backup (nandroid) in recovery
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I had same issue as OP
I restored my backup (nandroid)
I am back on 4.1.1 (looks stock) still rooted. I am super noob.
My phone works perfect. It works exactly as a it did back in March 2013 (when I did my back up).
Problem is my phone wants to do OTA. Would that be a terrible idea to accept?
Error Using ODIN
I have CYA 10.2 and im trying to get back to stock on my phone i download the Original Rom from the link that you have but when i run the ODIN i have this error
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I747UCALEM_I747ATTALEM_I747UCALEM_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/006> Added!!
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
FAILED
I tried to flash my SGH-I747M running 4.3 back to this stock ROM, but it just fails out. Specifically, it fails with:
aboot.mbn
NAN Write Start!!
FAIL! (Auth)
The reason I am going back is because when the device upgraded to 4.3 it brought with it KNOX, which blocks SuperSU.
Since my copy of SuperSU came over with Chainfire's CWM-SuperSU-v0.87.zip, I am unable to update it via Play Store (for the Knox fix).
So, that was my reason for wanting to regress.
I'm not sure what my options are now.
Bringing back to ATT
RPelham said:
Preface: I take no responsibility for any actions you take or any resulting consequences. I am merely giving you information related to your question. If you choose to follow it, that is solely your decision.
Read all directions before taking any action.
First make sure you have ODIN which can be downloaded here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722686
Then download your Original Stock System here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
Next install the Samsung Device Drivers to your computer if you don't already have them from here: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-I747MBBATT
Once installed put your phone into Download mode (power off the phone, then press and hold Volume Down + Home and then Power while holding all 3 until you get to a warning screen. Release the buttons and press Volume Up to continue).
Plug the phone into the computer and open ODIN. Leave everything completely and entirely default. Press the PDA button and locate the .tar.md5 stock firmware you downloaded and press Start.
Your phone will restart and more than likely get stuck at the Samsung logo while booting. Hold the Volume Up + Power until the phone turns off (or do a battery pull). Go directly into Recovery (Volume Up + Home + Power) and choose to wipe cache and perform Factory Reset. Once done reboot the device and you will be completely 100% unrooted stock.
NOTE: This will not reset your flash counter. If you wish to go to complete fresh out of the box you will need to download Triangle Away and flash it on a stock rooted ROM. To do that you can either buy the app from the play store, recommended to support the developer, or download it from the developers thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Instead of flashing the ROM above flash the one located in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
and follow all the same steps above. This will give you rooted stock. Once done install the Triangle Away app as noted above and follow the directions.
Once completely done, go back into download mode, confirm the counter is 0 (blue text top left of screen) and proceed to follow all steps above to get to unrooted stock status.
P.S. Let me know if you have anymore questions. =)
P.S.S. The above links will flash 100% stock including Modem, ROM, Recovery and Kernel (among other stock items). It is a complete Stock Image as if you took it out of the box for the very first time. The only thing this will not do is restore NV Data or EFS folder if they were corrupted. NV Data / EFS folder contains your IMEI which allows you to connect to the network. If your IMEI shows 0, This will not help you.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 on AT&T
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I am also a noob at this. I plan to bring my phone back in for a trade soon but ATT might not accept it in its current state. Will this guide fully restore it to the point where they can't tell the difference?
Once knox has been tripped, you can't change it back. AT&T may not check for this.
★ |[How-To]| EffortLess Guide | NK3 | | Flashing | | Rooting | | Recovery | 26NOV14 ★
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If you do care about KNOX and do not want a custom recovery or custom ROM installed, but want stock rooted- Go to my other thread here!
A custom ROM or custom recovery WILL trip your KNOX to 0x1
(this is irreversible and KNOX will cease to function on your phone forever and ever and ever).
Only proceed to the steps below if you do not care for KNOX.
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Welcome to the EffortLess Guide!!ROOT, RECOVERY, AND ROM the EffortLess Way :highfive:This is a quick and easy way to root and install a custom recovery & ROM on the N900T T-Mobile Note 3
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!!!!!!!!!!! THIS GUIDE WILL ASSIST YOU IN FLASHING ALL THE LATEST NK3 FILES, ROOTING, INSTALLING A CUSTOM RECOVERY AND THEN FLASHING A CUSTOM ROM IN THAT RECOVERY !!!!!!!!!!!
NOTE: ANY STEPS AFTER INSTALLING FULL N900TUVUENK3 STOCK WILL SET KNOX WARRANTY VOID :0X1. KNOX WILL NOT FUNCTION ON YOUR PHONE!
SO IF YOU REQUIRE KNOX FOR WORK, DO NOT PROCEED WITH ROOTING OR FLASHING A CUSTOM RECOVERY!
DO NOT USE MOBILE ODIN PRO (IT DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO UPDATE YOUR BOOTLOADER)
DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY SHORTCUTS... THERE ARE NONE!
ODIN IN A VIRTUAL MACHINE ENVIRONMENT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK... IF IT FAILS TO FLASH, USE A NATIVE WINDOWS MACHINE.
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Either through over the air update (OTA) or the phone came with it from TMO or from a full NK3 Odin flash (Only these methods will mean you have the FULL NK3!) proceed to "Rooting NK3" below.
If you flashed a custom NK3 ROM (without updating the baseband/modem and bootloader), flash the full NK3 Odin below.
If you need to update to N900TUVUENK3 and are on a stock firmware that has not been rooted yet:
Use the built-in Over The Air (OTA) software updater in your phone settings to check for an update then follow the instructions to update.
After booting up, check for an update again and confirm there are none and that you are on firmware N900TUVUENK3 before proceeding to "Rooting NK3" below.
If you are updating from any prior rooted stock or custom firmware follow these steps (or if you don't know if you have a full NK3 install, follow these steps):
Download EffortLess ROM Prep.zip and Full Stock NK3.zip
Unzip both files
Turn off your phone and then hold the Volume Down, Home Button, and Power Button at the same time, when the phone vibrates, let go of Power Button. Press Volume Up to continue past the "Warning!!" screen.
Open the EffortLess ROM Prep folder and double click on EffortLess Odin.exe
Connect your phone to the computer via USB cable (one of the boxes under ID:COM in Odin will fill with a com number and turn baby blue meaning it can communicate with your phone.. if it does not, unplug your phone and run EffortLess Odin USB Driver.exe from the EffortLess ROM Prep unzipped folder. Now plug your phone in again and it should load the driver and the box should turn baby blue and display a com number)
Click the PDA button and navigate to the unzipped Full Stock NK3 folder, click on N900TUVUENK3_N900TTMBENK3_N900TUVUENK3_HOME.tar.md5 and click Open
Wait for the file to load properly in Odin, it will take a minute and you'll see a check-mark to the left of the PDA button and the system path of the NK3 file to the right.
Now click start and wait, don't touch anything until after your phone restarts.
Now go to menu, settings, General tab, and click About device and verify the Baseband version AND Build Number are N900TUVUENK3 if so, go to Rooting NK3
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IF NOT:
Update baseband to NK3 (Only if it didn't update when you flashed full stock):
Follow the steps for Rooting NK3 then continue to step 2
Download the triangle away app from the playstore, or download it from XDA for free.
Run and reset your flash counter
(even if your counter is 0, run it anyway to allow the baseband and bootloader to update)
Repeat the steps above for full N900TUVUENK3 stock
Rooting NK3 (CF-Auto-Root)
Turn off your phone and then hold the Volume Down, Home Button, and Power Button at the same time, when the phone vibrates, let go of Power Button. Press Volume Up to continue past the "Warning!!" screen.
Open the EffortLess ROM Prep folder and double click on EffortLess Odin.exe
Connect your phone to the computer via USB cable (one of the boxes under ID:COM in Odin will fill with a com number and turn baby blue meaning it can communicate with your phone.. if it does not, unplug your phone and run EffortLess Odin USB Driver.exe from the EffortLess ROM Prep unzipped folder. Now plug your phone in again and it should load the driver and the box should turn baby blue and display a com number)
Click the PDA button and navigate to the unzipped EffortLess ROM Prep folder, click on CF-Auto-Root-hltetmo-hltetmo-smn900t.tar and click Open
Wait for the file to load properly in Odin, it will take a minute and you'll see a check-mark to the left of the PDA button and the system path of the root file to the right.
Now click start and wait, don't touch anything until after your phone restarts.
Flashing a custom recovery (TWRP):
Turn off your phone and then hold the Volume Down, Home Button, and Power Button at the same time, when the phone vibrates, let go of Power Button. Press Volume Up to continue past the "Warning!!" screen.
Open the EffortLess ROM Prep folder and double click on EffortLess Odin.exe
Connect your phone to the computer via USB cable (one of the boxes under ID:COM in Odin will fill with a com number and turn baby blue meaning it can communicate with your phone.. if it does not, unplug your phone and run EffortLess Odin USB Driver.exe from the EffortLess ROM Prep unzipped folder. Now plug your phone in again and it should load the driver and the box should turn baby blue and display a com number)
Click the PDA button and navigate to the unzipped EffortLess ROM Prep folder, click on openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar and click Open
Wait for the file to load properly in Odin, it will take a minute and you'll see a check-mark to the left of the PDA button and the system path of the root file to the right.
Now click start and wait, don't touch anything until after your phone restarts.
Flashing EffortLess ROM in custom recovery:
Connect your phone to PC and copy EffortLess ROM (or any custom ROM) onto your SD card (internal or external)
Power off your phone and hold the Volume Up, Home Button, and Power Button at the same time. After the phone vibrates, let go of power but hold the other two and you should see the new TWRP recovery boot.
Click on "wipe", "advanced wipe", select everything EXCEPT! "INTERNAL STORAGE" AND "MICRO SDCARD" (if you select those you will lose your pics and the EffortLess ROM that you have on there to flash) then "Swipe to Wipe" at the bottom.
Click the home button on the bottom left then click wipe again and slide the slider to "Swipe to Factory Reset" at the bottom.
Now go home again and click install... find the EffortLess ROM zip (or your custom ROM of choice) file on either internal or external storage, click it, then swipe to confirm flash at the bottom.
When it finishes, click "Reboot System"
be very patient on first boot.. Enjoy!
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For those that still are not sure, you can use the Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app as a final verification to see if the Bootloader, PDA, Modem and CSC files all are now updated to NK3.
Old Example Image yours should reflect N900TUVUENK3
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Good tutorial! I'm sure users will benefit greatly.
Sent from my leanKernel 2.5.1 powered stock 4.4.2 (NE6) SM-N900T
Nicely done, this will definitely help people that is having troubles updating [emoji106][emoji106]
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Galaxy Note 3 T-Mobile Root
Quick question from a newbie. I have GN3 n900a NC2 which doesn't have root at this time. So I'm planning to buy GN3 tmobile version. The question is, will I be able to root it even with the latest update installed? Does it have a looked bootloader? I don't care about triping knox. Thanks
yousifnamir said:
Quick question from a newbie. I have GN3 n900a NC2 which doesn't have root at this time. So I'm planning to buy GN3 tmobile version. The question is, will I be able to root it even with the latest update installed? Does it have a looked bootloader? I don't care about triping knox. Thanks
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You can root latest update and it does not have a locked bootloader. Just follow the guide above and you'll be set once you get it.
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effortless said:
You can root latest update and it does not have a locked bootloader. Just follow the guide above and you'll be set once you get it.
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Awesome. Thanks for your help.
If anyone downloaded the EffortLess ROM Prep.zip earlier today and had a bootloop after attempting to root, I apologize. I have uploaded a fixed root tar in the EffortLess ROM Prep.zip. Please redownload!
Thanks for the guide....was easy and well documented
now i cant even get my phone to start its in a bootloop
joeloe03 said:
now i cant even get my phone to start its in a bootloop
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What was the last thing you did? And did you get the new zip from last night?
Just hold volume down and home and as it loops it'll go into Odin mode.
If you were using the old auto cf root file, just download the new one and repeat the steps for root.
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Thank You
I've used many of your methods in the past; this is my first Note 3 Root. I'm quite excited to give it a try to get my Note 3 rooted since that idiotic 4.4 update took away our mass storage usage. Loved streaming from my drive and moving files around.
I've hesitated; but it looks like once again you all at XDA dialed this process in for us newbies and I appreciate you for it. Always nervous on the first root. Once it's done and TWRP is on there; I'll be able to breath again. Process is always nerve racking; but I know to be patient on first boot because the files require setup which can take several minutes.
My question: Is there a Gapps version we should look for and is there a way to obtain our Samsung apps (mainly because I own music and a couple of movies on their app)?
Thanks again for everything :good:
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fuqnstoned said:
I've used many of your methods in the past; this is my first Note 3 Root. I'm quite excited to give it a try to get my Note 3 rooted since that idiotic 4.4 update took away our mass storage usage. Loved streaming from my drive and moving files around.
I've hesitated; but it looks like once again you all at XDA dialed this process in for us newbies and I appreciate you for it. Always nervous on the first root. Once it's done and TWRP is on there; I'll be able to breath again. Process is always nerve racking; but I know to be patient on first boot because the files require setup which can take several minutes.
My question: Is there a Gapps version we should look for and is there a way to obtain our Samsung apps (mainly because I own music and a couple of movies on their app)?
Thanks again for everything :good:
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********I may have over thought my question considering i'm flashing Stock ROM and not a custom for now. This is just an unlock so therefore Gapps would not be necessary nor should I worry about the Samsung apps since it's just an unlock. Forgive the overthinking if that's what I've done Ran into that problem with my Samsung Tab 10.1 ver 3 flash I did a while ago*****
fuqnstoned said:
I've used many of your methods in the past; this is my first Note 3 Root. I'm quite excited to give it a try to get my Note 3 rooted since that idiotic 4.4 update took away our mass storage usage. Loved streaming from my drive and moving files around.
I've hesitated; but it looks like once again you all at XDA dialed this process in for us newbies and I appreciate you for it. Always nervous on the first root. Once it's done and TWRP is on there; I'll be able to breath again. Process is always nerve racking; but I know to be patient on first boot because the files require setup which can take several minutes.
My question: Is there a Gapps version we should look for and is there a way to obtain our Samsung apps (mainly because I own music and a couple of movies on their app)?
Thanks again for everything :good:
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********I may have over thought my question considering i'm flashing Stock ROM and not a custom for now. This is just an unlock so therefore Gapps would not be necessary nor should I worry about the Samsung apps since it's just an unlock. Forgive the overthinking if that's what I've done Ran into that problem with my Samsung Tab 10.1 ver 3 flash I did a while ago*****
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Yeah, no need for gapps or Samsung apps as they are part of the stock rom. Follow the guide and you'll be fine. Let us know how it goes.
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Do anyone have a flashable NE6 bootloader please. I got the modem to stick but lost my NE6 bootloader when I nandroid back to NB4.
Thanks in advance.
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Had friend of mine root phone because of the 4.2 debacle on my phone. Anyways... Currently have rooted Stock 4.4.2 (N900TUVUCNB4) and looking to update to the new version.
Your instructions are very easy but I dont understand why I would need to Flash stock, then reroot (again) then twrp and then rom. If i still want root i would need to follow the rest correct? Or can I just go into TWRP and reboot into recovery, select wipe, advanced, select all but internal and sdcard then slide. Once done select install, find zip of Stock NE6 then wait. This should load up a rooted stock right?
Or am I able to just download EffortlessROM and install from phone via TWRP.
Sorry for sounding stupid, Im not understanding why I would need to go through all the steps if rooting to begin with was to make things easier.
Thanks for your time.
dasudevil said:
Had friend of mine root phone because of the 4.2 debacle on my phone. Anyways... Currently have rooted Stock 4.4.2 (N900TUVUCNB4) and looking to update to the new version.
Your instructions are very easy but I dont understand why I would need to Flash stock, then reroot (again) then twrp and then rom. If i still want root i would need to follow the rest correct? Or can I just go into TWRP and reboot into recovery, select wipe, advanced, select all but internal and sdcard then slide. Once done select install, find zip of Stock NE6 then wait. This should load up a rooted stock right?
Or am I able to just download EffortlessROM and install from phone via TWRP.
Sorry for sounding stupid, Im not understanding why I would need to go through all the steps if rooting to begin with was to make things easier.
Thanks for your time.
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A lot of people went (what they thought was) the easy way of just wiping in TWRP and flashing NE6 ROMs without updating their whole system and just read in the EffortLess ROM thread all the problems they have.
NE6 came with an updated bootloader and modem/baseband, unless you do a full stock install, those won't be updated. ROMs such as EffortLess ROM only contain the OS part and not the modem or bootloader. If you don't have the updated NE6 bootloader and baseband, you'll have issues such as the 4 digit pin lock not working, being stuck on the white TMO 4G LTE screen, or having problems with your 4G signal not switching properly (I'm pretty sure there are also updates in the modem that are required for voLTE to function correctly) etc.
Also, some are having issues updating their bootloader and baseband... there is a write lock on those if you have a flash counter other than 0. That is why you check to see if your modem updated after the first stock Odin flash (if it hasn't most likely your bootloader hasn't either), and to fix it, you run triangle away (to remove the write lock) and then reodin the entire stock (to update those two things properly).
I know it seems like rework, but it's a very simple process and will ensure you have no issues once you're on NE6. Also, once you're on NE6 (including modem and bootloader), then you can do as you asked and just use the last part- wipe in TWRP in between other NE6 ROMs.
Hope that clarified it a bit.
Worked until i got to the install TWRP part. Froze and Odin said FAIL quickly. So i pulled battery and phone had BIG triangle saying its basically messed up reinstall via kies . So I am starting back at 1. Hopefully this works
Been stuck in the downloading part for at least 5 minutes with the progress bar at the bottom not moving. This seems to be stuck, not working or something. I have to be missing something please help.
Update 3:
Unplugged all. Shut down Odin, Removed battery and same thing. Decided to start at step 1 in that screen with the Phone -- Triangle -- Computer. So far seems to be working. Will update hopefully with good news and VERY SOON! 8 minutes later via Odin time ALL GOOD. Back to stock w/ no ROOT. Auto rooting now. WOW fast. Rooted!
I guess I will wait a bit for some answers on TWRP install. Maybe i did something wrong and a simple talking to will fix me. Till then I am rooted and on Stock. Lets start deleting some BS apps. WOW there is a lot
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Worked until i got to the install TWRP part. Froze and Odin said FAIL quickly. So i pulled battery and phone had BIG triangle saying its basically messed up reinstall via kies . So I am starting back at 1. Hopefully this works
Been stuck in the downloading part for at least 5 minutes with the progress bar at the bottom not moving. This seems to be stuck, not working or something. I have to be missing something please help.
Update 3:
Unplugged all. Shut down Odin, Removed battery and same thing. Decided to start at step 1 in that screen with the Phone -- Triangle -- Computer. So far seems to be working. Will update hopefully with good news and VERY SOON! 8 minutes later via Odin time ALL GOOD. Back to stock w/ no ROOT. Auto rooting now. WOW fast. Rooted!
I guess I will wait a bit for some answers on TWRP install. Maybe i did something wrong and a simple talking to will fix me. Till then I am rooted and on Stock. Lets start deleting some BS apps. WOW there is a lot
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You should be able to flash TWRP in a similar way as the root file. I'm can't think of anything that you may have done to cause it to hang like that when flashing TWRP.
I'd suggest to try again, but backup your stuff just in case.
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effortless said:
You should be able to flash TWRP in a similar way as the root file. I'm can't think of anything that you may have done to cause it to hang like that when flashing TWRP.
I'd suggest to try again, but backup your stuff just in case.
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Thats what i was thinking. I do know when we (friend and I) rooted the first time and tried to get TWRP installed it kept failing like it did. Ended up researching like crazy and finding out he had an outdated file. The one provided is up to date. Had to be something on my end. So far Im okay with just Stock Root. Ill give it a day or two before I figure it out. Im tired and need sleep. 1 hour in a 22hr time frame is not good for brain.
Thanks Effotless for your help
Thanks and Worked Perfect
effortless said:
Yeah, no need for gapps or Samsung apps as they are part of the stock rom. Follow the guide and you'll be fine. Let us know how it goes.
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:beer:
This worked GREAT on version 4.4.2 T-Mobile Samsung Note 3. Like I had any doubt, you guys ROCK!!! :good:
For the NOOBS out there, just make sure you read twice, print the directions, and download everything ahead of time. If you do this it will go just fine. Final tip, Patience is Key.
Have a great day all
I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
baruchadi said:
I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
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Downgrading your boot loader from 4.3 is a guaranteed brick. I'm not sure if the brick will get you to the Samsung screen.
If you're already assuming its bricked reboot into recovery and do a full wipe. Restore a nandroid of something if you have one or try flashing a custom ROM. Because Odin failed maybe it never flashed the boot loader.
Worth a try
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baruchadi said:
I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
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Welcome to the forum! Wished you'd come in much earlier though as you would have found you CANNOT downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.1 to free unlock. Sorry, but once you are on 4.3, the surest way to unlock is to obtain the unlock code from the carrier or purchase one online. Sounds like you do have a soft brick. If your phone is still booting to the Samsung logo, then it's only a soft brick. Attempting to downgrade the 4.3 bootloader usually results in a hard brick so you may be in luck.
To fix this first, try to see if you can boot to recovery mode and do a hard wipe/factory reset. If you are able to boot to recovery (or download) mode then you have little to worry about. If the reset does not work, you can flash custom recovery via Odin and follow the instructions in the thread below to restore stock 4.3. Afraid, you have to revert to full stock 4.3 to get the phone back in working order and don't even think about 4.1.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
If you are not able to get to recovery, then you can see if you can boot from a debrick image following the instructions (on the first page) of the thread below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
Once your phone is working normally, you can request the unlock code from AT&T via the request form below. If eligible, they should provide this. Otherwise, you would have to buy one online ....
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/
Let me know if you need any further help.
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Downgrading your boot loader from 4.3 is a guaranteed brick. I'm not sure if the brick will get you to the Samsung screen.
If you're already assuming its bricked reboot into recovery and do a full wipe. Restore a nandroid of something if you have one or try flashing a custom ROM. Because Odin failed maybe it never flashed the boot loader.
Worth a try
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I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
Larry2999 said:
Welcome to the forum! Wished you'd come in much earlier though as you would have found you CANNOT downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.1 to free unlock. Sorry, but once you are on 4.3, the surest way to unlock is to obtain the unlock code from the carrier or purchase one online. Sounds like you do have a soft brick. If your phone is still booting to the Samsung logo, then it's only a soft brick. Attempting to downgrade the 4.3 bootloader usually results in a hard brick so you may be in luck.
To fix this first, try to see if you can boot to recovery mode and do a hard wipe/factory reset. If you are able to boot to recovery (or download) mode then you have little to worry about. If the reset does not work, you can flash custom recovery via Odin and follow the instructions in the thread below to restore stock 4.3. Afraid, you have to revert to full stock 4.3 to get the phone back in working order and don't even think about 4.1.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
If you are not able to get to recovery, then you can see if you can boot from a debrick image following the instructions (on the first page) of the thread below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
Once your phone is working normally, you can request the unlock code from AT&T via the request form below. If eligible, they should provide this. Otherwise, you would have to buy one online ....
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/
Let me know if you need any further help.
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I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
baruchadi said:
I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
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It's time to start reading. Before doing any flashing/modding, you should make sure you understand what you're doing and know the risks.
Now as for Odin, it's quite straight forward. Phone needs to be in download mode, you put the PDA file in Odin and flash (if it's a Odin one-click, just need to hit start). One thing is to not interrupt it! Especially if flashing bootloaders cause that will brick your phone. Also, don't downgrade bootloaders.
There are a few guides in the sticky, I suggest you take an hour or two reading them so things like that don't happen again (or that you know what to do if it does).
GL!
baruchadi said:
I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
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Alright. If wipe/reset didn't work, you'll need to restore full stock 4.3 via custom recovery. Here's what we need to do....
1) Download the Odin flashable *.Tar file for custom recovery. I prefer TWRP because of the GUI so that's where I'm pointing you to ...
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar
2) Download the stock restore file for 4.3 from the thread below... If you are using TWRP, then the first link is the one you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
3) Copy the stock restore zip file to a good quality (micro) SD card
4) I presume you have Odin already so you will use this to flash custom recovery to your phone. Run Odin.exe on your PC. If you are using Odin v.3.09 then you need the AP tab. For all other versions, use the PDA tab. Navigate to the custom recovery *.Tar file you downloaded earlier and place this in the PDA (or AP tab). Leave the default settings as is and do not check/uncheck any boxes other than the default settings.
5) Boot the phone to download mode via the 3-button combo (Volume Down/Home/Power). When you get to Odin (Download) mode, press volume up to continue. Connect the phone to your PC with a good quality micro USB cable. Wait until Odin has recognized the device then click on the Start button to start firmware installation (flashing). Wait for the flashing to end and the <Pass> message. Disconnect the phone from the PC and pull the battery to stop auto reboot.
6) Place the micro SD card with the stock restore zip in your phone. Replace the battery and boot to recovery mode. If you were successful with the firmware flashing above, it should boot you to custom recovery.
7) Select install from external card and navigate to the stock restore zip file. Select this file and swipe the screen to start firmware installation. Wait for installation to complete. Then clear your cache/dalvik and reboot to system.
This will hopefully do it.
Have a bit of a problem here. I gave my parents my SGS3 and i know i had a root on it and was running stock. Im pretty sure that before giving it to them i ran an OTA lost root then re rooted. This most recent OTA has left the phone in a boot loop. Since it has been so long i have no idea what version it was running. Ive done some reading here and thought the solution would be to go back to 4.1.1 but i few posts warned that it could hard brick the phone if it was upgraded to 4.3... Anyway to tell what i have on there. I can get to download mode. Unable to get recovery open. ...Any help would be helpful. Thank you
Boot into download mode. Do you see anything on the screen about warranty bit?
Yes set to 1 now... it was zero earlier before I tried to fix my issues via kies.
Now I don't get boot loop any more but it just asks to be hooked back to kies to fix issue which it doesn't
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You tried to fix/update with kies? Are you getting an error message about a firmware problem?
The fact that you have a line in download mode about warranty means you have at least a 4.3 bootloader; therefore, you cannot flash back to 4.1.1.
I suggest you flash Philz Touch for the d2lte and flash CM11 to at least get your phone booted so you can confirm the bootloader and modem on your phone.
Yes I tried kies... It starts to download it but then fails and does not give me an "emergency recovery code" so i can not continue.
when turning on the phone no it loads up a screen that shows the ODIN info at the top like in download mode but in the center of the screen it says " Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again." Of course no luck there.
Ok so i at least have 4.3 bootloader... one check off the list...thank you
I will flash Philz touch and then CM11 ... I should be able to use ODIN ?
Going to use Philz touch philz_touch_6.48.4-d2lte.zip ...
Use Odin 3.07 to flash Philz Touch but make sure you download and flash the tar.md5 version, not the zip version.
I had 3.09 and got philz on .... trying to find a usable CM11 I have Att as my carrier.. was going to use one of the stable releases cm-10.2.1-d2att.zip ... used a micro sd to load on the rom ... but after i attempted to install the i got installation aborted ( Status 7)
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2lte
"all I can really do, is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
Ok so i got cm-11-20141209-NIGHTLY-d2lte.zip loaded.....
I would like to get this back to stock as or as close as possible ( touchwiz and all) this was my mothers phone 60+ years old ...she doesnt like change
thanks for the help so far what info do we need
Android version 4.4.4
Baseband I747UCUFNJ1
Kernel
3.4.104-cyanogenmod-g38a4e52
[email protected] #1
dont know if this one youre looking for but this should take you to stock 4.4.2. (read read read - have a backup - go slow and ask questions if not sure).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788357
"all I can really do, is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
Thank you ... i will probaly need to down load the stock Odex or stock deodex?? i do not need
Stock Kernel, insecure, init.d, sdcard R/W, selinux permissive ? thanks
How can i tell what boot loader version i have ?
download samsung info app from play store. or if have terminal emulator app on phone type in : su (enter = to grant superuser priv.)
type in : getprop ro.bootloader (enter = this will tell bootloader version).
first option is easiest/less chance (0%) for error/mistype.
"all I can really do, is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
ok ...downloaded it but I dont see where it says what version example 4.3 or 4.4.2
Im attempting to load the ROM you recommended.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788357
Prerequisites include a minimum of a 4.3 bootloader and modem.
If you are not on the official 4.4.2 bootloaders and modem then you will need to flash ktoonsez kernel. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1756776
Directions:
1. Factory data reset
2. Flash ROM
3. If your still on 4.3 bootloader flash ktoonsez kernel immediately after the rom.
4. Let phone boot up, go through start up etc...
5. Open SuperSU, Let it disable Knox. If it gets stuck, press the home button and reboot the phone and try it again. It will work the 2nd time.
6. Nothing else to see here.
Got that ROM installed finally but the WiFi will not turn on
***Never mind reloaded the kernel and 2nd time and worked.
My Galaxy Note 2 is stuck at the Start up screen screen. Where its an all black bg and simply says Samsung Galaxy Note II
I have tried using recovery mode, cleared cache, and reset to factory. Neither troubleshoot method worked.
I have tried numerous Odin autoroots. none work. Whenever I try to root it fails. Im guessing it might be because I dont have Dev Debug enable and I cant get into my phone to enable it. because of this issue
I have tried looking for TWRP .tar but every file I download the file is always a .img
The Model of the phone is a SGH-T889 (T-mobile Note II)
I am all out of ideas, and I dont know what to do. I have been search for answers for hours and everytime I think I found a solution it doesnt work.
What ROM was your phone on when this happened ?
Can you get int to download mode ? If yes try flashing stock ROM and see if it helps.
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What ROM was your phone on when this happened ?
Can you get int to download mode ? If yes try flashing stock ROM and see if it helps.
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It was on the offical default rom. the phone was never modded, or rooted.
My niece downloads a bunch of kiddie games onto the phone, we constantly have to uninstall them. My thoughts and the T-mobile tech suspects that it the crash may have been caused my too many updates or a bad updated file most likely due to the games or game.
I can get the phone into download mode, and recovery mode.
In reovery mode I have 6 options
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cashe partition
apply update from cache
I have tried Apply update from cache, Wipe cache partition, then Wipe data.factory reset. I also attempted to put a CF auto root .md5 file and a KIES .md5 file which I believe is a stock firmware file on a SD card. to try to use the apply update from external storage option, but neither file showed up when I went into the option. So I guess I didnt have the right sort of file.
So recovery didnt work so I tried using Odin v3.07 and Odin v3.09 with CF auto root files for the SGH-T889, that didnt work, ecerytime I tried to apply it, It was always Fail within seconds. I tried other root files that are made for other versions of the Galaxt Note 2 like the GT-N1700 but those also simply failed.
I tried using what I believe to be stock frimware files with Odin. and those also Failed.
Im not exactly the best person with these. I learn mostly what I know from the internet and reading various forums, youtube videos, and other people experiences. I cannot find anyone who's problem has not yet been fixed through the above methods. so I really dont know where to go from here.
I think the reason I cant Flash from PC is because it might be possible USB Debugging is not enabled. Not sure if this is what is causing all the Fails in odin
BramaKnox said:
It was on the offical default rom. the phone was never modded, or rooted.
My niece downloads a bunch of kiddie games onto the phone, we constantly have to uninstall them. My thoughts and the T-mobile tech suspects that it the crash may have been caused my too many updates or a bad updated file most likely due to the games or game.
I can get the phone into download mode, and recovery mode.
In reovery mode I have 6 options
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cashe partition
apply update from cache
I have tried Apply update from cache, Wipe cache partition, then Wipe data.factory reset. I also attempted to put a CF auto root .md5 file and a KIES .md5 file which I believe is a stock firmware file on a SD card. to try to use the apply update from external storage option, but neither file showed up when I went into the option. So I guess I didnt have the right sort of file.
So recovery didnt work so I tried using Odin v3.07 and Odin v3.09 with CF auto root files for the SGH-T889, that didnt work, ecerytime I tried to apply it, It was always Fail within seconds. I tried other root files that are made for other versions of the Galaxt Note 2 like the GT-N1700 but those also simply failed.
I tried using what I believe to be stock frimware files with Odin. and those also Failed.
Im not exactly the best person with these. I learn mostly what I know from the internet and reading various forums, youtube videos, and other people experiences. I cannot find anyone who's problem has not yet been fixed through the above methods. so I really dont know where to go from here.
I think the reason I cant Flash from PC is because it might be possible USB Debugging is not enabled. Not sure if this is what is causing all the Fails in odin
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Lets see if we can get this resolved.
1) Do you remember what version of Android the phone was on 4.3 or 4.1.2 ?
2) Put your phone in download mode then connect to your computer via usb. Start Odin in admin mode (right click and run as admin).
3) Now do you see ID:COM section turn blue ? Under message you can see "Added!". If you see this then phone is recognized by Odin.
4) If your phone was on 4.3 then download this most up to date firmware - from here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/22863/T889UVUCMK7_T889TMBCMK7_TMB/
5) Once downloaded, extract the file(use 7zip or winrar), once extracted you will see a file with .md5 extension.
6) Now going back to ODIN, click on PDA and then browse to this file which you just extracted.
7) This takes some time, once done you should see a message like "Checking MD5 finished successfully", "Leave CS".
8) You can leave Auto reboot and F-reset time checked.
9) Now click Start and let the process finish.
10) If everything goes fine you should see a green message "Pass"
Let me know how it goes.
I have the same problem as the OP (boots only up to Samsung logo with black bg) but it was not caused by niece downloading games but instead from trying to install jedi masterx2 rom.
I did what ciphercodes recommended and put phone in download mode and odin went through the motions of installing the stock os (in my case version 4.3) but after apparently installing the rom it again booted up to Samsung note II logo in black bg.
luckily I can install either Clockword mod recovery v6.0.4.3 or teamwin v2.8.6.0
The clockword mod recovery can read the external sd card (whereas funnily enough the teamwin can't) and I can attempt recovery from previous backups on cmr or to install a rom from zip file but neither of these work - reboots again to Samsung logo in black background after apparently installing the rom.
both teamwin and cwr mention that they can't mount system and that's probably why no rom is install either using cwr or odin so my guess is that I have to reformat the partitions cause probably efs file is corrupt but I don't know how to do that and I have done extensive search in google but have not found a solution
so ciphercodes if you or anyone reading this can help please reply to this message
ciphercodes said:
Lets see if we can get this resolved.
1) Do you remember what version of Android the phone was on 4.3 or 4.1.2 ?
2) Put your phone in download mode then connect to your computer via usb. Start Odin in admin mode (right click and run as admin).
3) Now do you see ID:COM section turn blue ? Under message you can see "Added!". If you see this then phone is recognized by Odin.
4) If your phone was on 4.3 then download this most up to date firmware - from here
5) Once downloaded, extract the file(use 7zip or winrar), once extracted you will see a file with .md5 extension.
6) Now going back to ODIN, click on PDA and then browse to this file which you just extracted.
7) This takes some time, once done you should see a message like "Checking MD5 finished successfully", "Leave CS".
8) You can leave Auto reboot and F-reset time checked.
9) Now click Start and let the process finish.
10) If everything goes fine you should see a green message "Pass"
Let me know how it goes.
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I am uncertain of which version the phone was on. If you need I can call t-mobile and have them tell me which version it was on.
I did these steps. the file took a hour to download. and It still didn't work. I follow all steps down to the exact. and when I pressed start. within one second it said FAIL. just the other attempts I made.
BramaKnox said:
I am uncertain of which version the phone was on. If you need I can call t-mobile and have them tell me which version it was on.
I did these steps. the file took a hour to download. and It still didn't work. I follow all steps down to the exact. and when I pressed start. within one second it said FAIL. just the other attempts I made.
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Unless your t889 Note II was sitting in a drawer and not being updated for the last year or so you probably have 4.3
When you go to download mode do you see "custom binary download: yes ..."
and do you see "knox warranty void:" ?
if so, your phone has been rooted.
but unlike your case, when I try to install stock rom through Odin, it goes through the motions of installing and gives message pass - that is that the stock rom has been installed, but unfortunately it has not installed any rom that my phone can read.
koyanishi said:
Unless your t889 Note II was sitting in a drawer and not being updated for the last year or so you probably have 4.3
When you go to download mode do you see "custom binary download: yes ..."
and do you see "knox warranty void:" ?
if so, your phone has been rooted.
but unlike your case, when I try to install stock rom through Odin, it goes through the motions of installing and gives message pass - that is that the stock rom has been installed, but unfortunately it has not installed any rom that my phone can read.
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No it says
Product Name: SGH-T889
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
Knox Warranty Void: 0
RP SWAEV: A2
BramaKnox said:
No it says
Product Name: SGH-T889
Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
Knox Warranty Void: 0
RP SWAEV: A2
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Then you have an un rooted 4.3 rom because the 4.1.2 did not have knox
koyanishi said:
Then you have an un rooted 4.3 rom because the 4.1.2 did not have knox
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Okay thank you, well then link ciphercodes gave me for the firmware was the right one. But still Failed. *Sigh*
BramaKnox said:
Okay thank you, well then link ciphercodes gave me for the firmware was the right one. But still Failed. *Sigh*
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Since your phone is not rooted then I think that ciphercodes advice will not work as you can only install a stock rom that way only if your phone is first rooted.
Probably you should try to root your phone using instructions from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2562994
But this might not work for you as it could be that efs file is corrupted or something else as we both boot up to a black screen that only has Samsung logo
koyanishi said:
Since your phone is not rooted then I think that ciphercodes advice will not work as you can only install a stock rom that way only if your phone is first rooted.
Probably you should try to root your phone using instructions from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2562994
But this might not work for you as it could be that efs file is corrupted or something else as we both boot up to a black screen that only has Samsung logo
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Yeah the chainfire root fail as well. I have tried every file for all the Galaxy II's including mines. none work. Always FAIL in Odin. I'm guessing there is just nothing I can do
BramaKnox said:
Yeah the chainfire root fail as well. I have tried every file for all the Galaxy II's including mines. none work. Always FAIL in Odin. I'm guessing there is just nothing I can do
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Since your phone is not rooted you may be able to get it repaired under warranty. I think that Samsung warranty is only good for a year, but if you purchased your phone with a American Express gold card (I think other gold cards will also apply) your warranty is extended to double what the original was. So perhaps you have a chance to have your credit card pay for the repair.
Otherwise:
I am no expert but if you want to continue playing with your phone before you get expert advice you may want to play with the recovery mode. To enter recovery mode press volume up and home and power buttons at the same time. once you feel vibrate or after a while release the power button but continue to hold volume up and home buttons and then you will enter recovery mode. you may want to go to menu that says wipe data/factory reset and see if that works. It may be that it is like my phone and the system cannot be mounted in which case you will get that message. After you are through to get out of this menu remove the battery.
But please be aware that I am no expert and you are using this info at your own risk
but I think of doing something catastrophic using this advice in my non expert opinion is small.
koyanishi said:
Since your phone is not rooted you may be able to get it repaired under warranty. I think that Samsung warranty is only good for a year, but if you purchased your phone with a American Express gold card (I think other gold cards will also apply) your warranty is extended to double what the original was. So perhaps you have a chance to have your credit card pay for the repair.
Otherwise:
I am no expert but if you want to continue playing with your phone before you get expert advice you may want to play with the recovery mode. To enter recovery mode press volume up and home and power buttons at the same time. once you feel vibrate or after a while release the power button but continue to hold volume up and home buttons and then you will enter recovery mode. you may want to go to menu that says wipe data/factory reset and see if that works. It may be that it is like my phone and the system cannot be mounted in which case you will get that message. After you are through to get out of this menu remove the battery.
But please be aware that I am no expert and you are using this info at your own risk
but I think of doing something catastrophic using this advice in my non expert opinion is small.
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Yeah the warranty is expired. and I have tried recovery mode. thats actually the first step before trying to apply a firmware. So recovery hasnt worked either. Guess I will just have to get a new phone. thank you all for oyu help tho. I apperciate it
I was just reading through the thread.. It doesnt seem like you tried flashing Tmobiles Stock 4.3 Firmware in download mode. If you tried to flash a 4.1.2 Firmware when the phone was already updated then I think thats where it failed. Try again but with the 4.3 Firmware through ODIN. After it finishes try rebooting it manually and/or if it doesnt boot again then go back into recovery and factory/data reset again...shouldnt hurt to try..
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I was just reading through the thread.. It doesnt seem like you tried flashing Tmobiles Stock 4.3 Firmware in download mode. If you tried to flash a 4.1.2 Firmware when the phone was already updated then I think thats where it failed. Try again but with the 4.3 Firmware through ODIN. After it finishes try rebooting it manually and/or if it doesnt boot again then go back into recovery and factory/data reset again...shouldnt hurt to try..
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From my knowledge the other person who first replied gave me 4.3 firmeware fild link. But in the chances of it could u provide me with a link to a 4.3 firmware u believe will work, because all the ones I found have not worked