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Hi, I have a problem with my patriot signature microsd 32gb on my 16gb Samsung Galaxy SIII which I use as a music and picture storage for my music player and camera
The phone is rooted and is running stock ROM and kernel
The problem:
1)when transferring music files while the sd card is in the phone, using a usb and explorer method of copying and pushing sometimes the write protected warning pops up, other times the file would copy but I could not find it in my music player/gallery, other times the file is present for a period of time but after a restart of my phone the file disappears.
NOTE: However, files that I have transferred using the microsd adapter and directly through the computer does not change at all.
2)On the default camera I have set up the external sd card as the default location for pictures, but when I take a picture sometimes the warning that "sd card cannot be located and default storage is changed back into phone"
3)On Android Commander when I try to push music files it always ends up as permission denied
4)When I try to copy music through the windows explorer this message pops up "the device has either stopped working or is not responding"
What I attempted:
I thought it was a formatting problem and so I tried to format the sd card using both my phone and pc into the phone's desired FAT32 format,
but the problem persists.
I have also inserted the sd card into the adapter and put the write protected switch up thinking it was a permissions problem
Is it a faulty card? or am I doing something wrong?
Additional Note:
1)I have both ES file explorer and Root explorer and when I attempt to change the permission on my external sd card which usually appears in ES file explorer as "rwx-rwx-r(blank)x" it always fails
2)When opening the gallery and trying to view some of the photos saved in the external sd card, it would appears as unable to load and just a black screen.
3)I also export playlists from itunes in m3u format and puts it in a playlist folder in the sd card but it would never appear when I try to see it in a file explorer, although using poweramp I can import the list, but the old ones that I have placed on the card is also present unable to find them or delete them in either the phone or the pc
I have really became desperate trying to solve this problem
Please help me
Try reformatting as exFat. Also I don't think you can change the permissions on the entire sdcard.
It could also be that the phone connects using MTP. There's an app here on xda called sgs3 easy ums. It will mount the card as a UMS device. Try transferring that way.
I think the sgs3 was intended to use the exFat format though.
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Have you tried this?
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/
I have a problem with my card right now for my SDS3 (see sig) but my problem is completely different from yours. Hope that helps solve your problem.
DocHoliday77 said:
Try reformatting as exFat. Also I don't think you can change the permissions on the entire sdcard.
It could also be that the phone connects using MTP. There's an app here on xda called sgs3 easy ums. It will mount the card as a UMS device. Try transferring that way.
I think the sgs3 was intended to use the exFat format though.
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Wow this forum is awsome people reply so fast!
anyhow yes I did use sgs3 and it says it could not be detected, my external sd card that is,
I will try to format it as exFat as soon as possible but atm I am not able to back up my music if needed
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Have you tried this?
I have a problem with my card right now for my SDS3 (see sig) but my problem is completely different from yours. Hope that helps solve your problem.
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Ya I also downloaded that tool along with easeus partition which was not able to recognize my sd card
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Ya I also downloaded that tool along with easeus partition which was not able to recognize my sd card
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That's weird. If it doesn't pick up your card then the problem might be more serious than you think. But how can you see the contents and be able to format it yet utilities like Easus and SDFormatter can't see the drive? Did you try disconnecting all USB flash drives, your phone or other devices connected to your computer first? Check explorer and see to it that your card is the only one connected with a drive letter. Go to SDFormatter, hit refresh and make sure the drive letter is chosen.
SDFormatter just fixed the problem I was having.
You said you were rooted stock. Did you do any debloating or anything else to it. I doubt its the case but maybe something needed was accidentally removed.
Have you tried running fix permissions in recovery or TiB?
Also, how did you root? Was it recent and did the card function properly before? If you used odin to flash a rooted fw, maybe it was a bad download?
If all else fails, you could try reflashing the full stock fw with Odin.
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You said you were rooted stock. Did you do any debloating or anything else to it. I doubt its the case but maybe something needed was accidentally removed.
Have you tried running fix permissions in recovery or TiB?
Also, how did you root? Was it recent and did the card function properly before? If you used odin to flash a rooted fw, maybe it was a bad download?
If all else fails, you could try reflashing the full stock fw with Odin.
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1)I didn't do any debloating for my phone, and how do you run fix permissions in recovery? or TiB?
2)I root my phone by following this guide "How to Root U.S. and Canada Galaxy S3 SGH-T999/SGH-I747/SPH-L710! [Fail-Proof][Noob-Proof][U.S. Cellular]" using odin
3)So by reflashing the full stock fw do you mean I need to factory reset? or Is it possible to download the stock fw somewhere?
Sorry I am new to android, so please bear with me
Sorry, coulda sworn you could run fix permissions in Titanium....
You should be able to do this in cwm or twrp recovery. May be in the advanced menu. You can install the recovery from Rom or Goo Manager app.
Factory reset wipes all user data taking you back to an out of the box state.
You can get a pre rooted version of the FW from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
This is the original LE6 version though, if you want the updated LH2 version give me a few min to get the link for you.
Follow directions in that thread to flash with Odin.
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Ok, sorry, just reread your last post and I can point you to the FW you need but I first need to know which carrier you have. Is it T999 on tmobile or T999V on one of the Canadian carriers?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Sorry, coulda sworn you could run fix permissions in Titanium....
You should be able to do this in cwm or twrp recovery. May be in the advanced menu. You can install the recovery from Rom or Goo Manager app.
Factory reset wipes all user data taking you back to an out of the box state.
You can get a pre rooted version of the FW from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
This is the original LE6 version though, if you want the updated LH2 version give me a few min to get the link for you.
Follow directions in that thread to flash with Odin.
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Ok, sorry, just reread your last post and I can point you to the FW you need but I first need to know which carrier you have. Is it T999 on tmobile or T999V on one of the Canadian carriers?
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thank you so much for taking the time and finding that for me!
i will definitely try it as soon as i can!
thanks again
NP.
Let us know how it goes. If noting at all seems to work, try borrowing a sdcard and see if it acts the same.
Could always just be a problem elwith the card itself
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I had a patriot 16gb class 10.. when it works.. it's awesome should be called class 15 or something lol. However there were three times it randomly corrupts.. lost all my pictures and crap. A format usually fixes it. After the second time... i learned to put my photos to default internal memory. The third time i was no longer able to format it... couldn't move files in or out but i can open them?! I went with the high amount of 5 star reviews but should've listened to them 1-2 star reviews. They don't do well with phones. And your problem is a problem that occurred to me every now and then. Remember to back up your card frequently before it crashes!
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ah, problem
so I tried followed the link and the steps to flash the fw
but I am encountering this problem of when odin is done and the phone is restarting the "process android.process.acore has stopped" along with touchwiz and poweramp.
I reflashed twice and the problem remains
I even cleared dalvik cache and regular cache and fixed permissions with cwm and rebooted but it still did not fix the problem
Do I have to factory reset now?
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I can't remember which app it is or if this is the one requiring factory reset. Can you boot and get to settings > app manager? If so clear data on google services framework. Maube also touchwiz home. (Can't remember for sure)
You could also try using the built in file manager in twrp. Go to /data/data and look for those folders and delete them. May not work but worth a try.
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I can't remember which app it is or if this is the one requiring factory reset. Can you boot and get to settings > app manager? If so clear data on google services framework. Maube also touchwiz home. (Can't remember for sure)
You could also try using the built in file manager in twrp. Go to /data/data and look for those folders and delete them. May not work but worth a try.
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ya thanks for the advice but it didn't work
From what I can tell the only solution now is to do a factory reset
anyways so why did the fw not work for me?
i even made sure i downloaded the correct wind one
at least now maybe with the factory fw i can make sure the external sd card works?
so factory reset is done
external sd card still does not want to work via "my file" folder creation
I don't know is it broken? I would like to try another sd card but I need to find one
although I did test it with h2testw and no error message popped up.
It wrote and verified fine.
Sometimes left over data can cause problems with a newly flashed system. Odin didn't wipe your apps or data and something was left behind that conflicted with setup or something like that. Sorry it came down to that man.
Ive heard a few times over the past couple years of sdcards working fine in one device but not at all in another. It seems rare and I'm not sure why it happens, but it can.
Only way to know for sure is to borrow a known good sdcard and try it. If it also doesn't work then its most likely a problem with the phone. If it works then you probably need to replace the card. Maybe take it to the store where you got it and let them try. That way if it doesn't work you have a witness that can note your account of the issue.
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Sometimes left over data can cause problems with a newly flashed system. Odin didn't wipe your apps or data and something was left behind that conflicted with setup or something like that. Sorry it came down to that man.
Ive heard a few times over the past couple years of sdcards working fine in one device but not at all in another. It seems rare and I'm not sure why it happens, but it can.
Only way to know for sure is to borrow a known good sdcard and try it. If it also doesn't work then its most likely a problem with the phone. If it works then you probably need to replace the card. Maybe take it to the store where you got it and let them try. That way if it doesn't work you have a witness that can note your account of the issue.
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ya probably have to do that
thanks again for the help
My phone has had this problem for a few months now. Every time I try to copy and paste something from anywhere or any app, it crashes the app or it doesn't work. It may seem like nothing but it's a huge pain in you know where. Is there anyone that knows how to fix this issue? It would be greatly appreciated!
(NOT ROOTED)
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I don't know if this would work. I've suggested it a number of times but no one ever told me for sure they even tried it.
My theory is something was corrupted when the system was loaded at the factory. This should mean that re flashing the firmware through Odin may fix it.
You can get the firmware and instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
You can download Odin here:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523684
You do not need to be rooted to flash with Odin. You will have the option of using the original, out of the box, system build, or you can use the updated firmware so that you will be up to date and won't require the OTA update (recommend this choice).
If you don't want to do this then my best suggestion is to backup your data, apps and internal sd. Then from settings menu do a Factory Reset. Though I doubt this will help if it is a probkem with the system side.
Hope this helps.
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If you were rooted, it would have been a simple deletion of a folder. Since you are not, I guess you could try the method from poster 2...otherwise you'll just have to do a factory reset.
SiNJiN76 said:
If you were rooted, it would have been a simple deletion of a folder. Since you are not, I guess you could try the method from poster 2...otherwise you'll just have to do a factory reset.
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A number of people have had this problem and were not able to fix it by using any of the clear data/cache methods or by deleting the contents of or the entire /data/clipboard folder.
That and a lot of them said it had been a problem out of the box, which is why I began to suspect something was corrupted / not working right in the system itself. Rooted or not, at that point the best solution is probably to reflash the firmware.
Its easier than having to manually restore all of your apps and data after a reset imo!
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Update The likely culprit, at least for the "install button" problem, appears to be an app called Velis Auto Brightness. A little over three weeks after this problem first arose, I switched my ROM to Dandroid. In deciding what apps gradually to add back, I ran across comments like the following for Velis:
Cannot press install from an APK Found a bug that needs fixing. With this app enabled for some reason installing from an APK it renders the Install button useless but the cancel button still works. As soon as I disabled this App, the Install button worked again.
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Nice, but one slight issue I really like this app. Very useful and easy to use. My only issue is that when the app is active, if I turn off system auto brightness and try to raise the brightness, Velis overrides this and forces auto brightness.
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A couple of weeks ago, DocHoliday77 helped me troubleshoot a problem with my install button not working. Unfortunately, the only cure short of starting from scratch turned out to be restoring an earlier nandroid.
More recently, the telephone function stopped working. More precisely, whatever number I input, the phone tries to call 333223.
This led me to reinstall Stockorama v2 from scratch. That is, before installing the Stockorama zip I did a factory reset, wiped cache, and wiped davlik cache. After the installation, I waited 10+ minutes before beginning to use the phone and individually reinstalling programs with Titanium Backup. About a day later (and, foolishly, before I made a post-clean-install nandroid), the install button again stopped working.
Also, Titanium Backup "disappeared." I use quotation marks because when I try to download the app from the Play Store I get an error message suggesting that, even though I can't see it, it's still there.
So, I'm caught between the rock of my current setup--the phone works but I can't install new apps or use Titanium Backup-- and the hard place of my earlier nandroid--I have access to Titanium Backup and can install apps, but I can't make outgoing calls.
Is there a fix short of abandoning Stockorama? If I do abandon it, is there a stable, close cousin worth trying?
Thanks in advance.
What apps are you restoring from titanium backup?
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What apps are you restoring from titanium backup?
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Many. I have a 32GB internal sdcard. Are there ones that you think should be of particular concern?
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Many. I have a 32GB internal sdcard. Are there ones that you think should be of particular concern?
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If you restore apps that you didn't download from the play store or from the internet (APKs) then your going to run into problems.
That's why I asked which apps you are restoring. If you're restoring system apps from another ROM, then that's you're problem.
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Da Kine said:
If you restore apps that you didn't download from the play store or from the internet (APKs) then your going to run into problems.
That's why I asked which apps you are restoring. If you're restoring system apps from another ROM, then that's you're problem.
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Except insofar as the system apps were included in the Stockorama zip, I've not tried to restore any. The apps restored from a TB backup were all non-system apps. By way of example: At Bat, Alarm Clock Xtreme, Amazon, Kindle, Any.do, App of the Day, Amazon Appstore, Authenticator, avast Mobile, Barcode Scanner, BatteryGuru, BBC News, Beautiful Widgets, BetterBatteryStats, CacheMate for Root, Camera ZOOM FX, Cardio Trainer, Chrome, Clueful, Cool Reader, Dashlane, Dropbox, DuckDuckGo, Evernote, F-Droid, Facebook, feedly, Flickr, GasBuddy, Gem Spinner, Gravity Screen, Hi App Lock, K-9 Mail, Lookout, mSecure, Nandroid Manager, Netflix, Nova Prime, NYTimes, Open Table, Pixlr Express, Quickoffice, QuickPic, Roku, ROM Manager, Root Explorer, ShopSavvy, Snapseed, Talkatone, Trello, TripAdvisor, TWRP Manager, WhatsApp, Wunderlist, Yelp.
But did you restore any data to the system apps? Such as accounts, contacts, settings?
If you did the data may be corrupted or incompatible.
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Also, if any of those other apps you listed have been carried over for a while (as in, you first backed up on ics, and have continued to backup and restore building on that first backup ypu will have data that was modified across multiple builds and or roms)
There is a point where it is sometimes best to just start clean again. Just keep the backup in case you need some data from it. I know its not what anyone wants to hear, but it is sometimes the best solution
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But did you restore any data to the system apps? Such as accounts, contacts, settings?
If you did the data may be corrupted or incompatible.
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Also, if any of those other apps you listed have been carried over for a while (as in, you first backed up on ics, and have continued to backup and restore building on that first backup ypu will have data that was modified across multiple builds and or roms)
There is a point where it is sometimes best to just start clean again. Just keep the backup in case you need some data from it. I know its not what anyone wants to hear, but it is sometimes the best solution
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Yes, I restored all my Google account information, but from Google not the phone. In general (but not always), I restored only the app, not data. But why would this cause Titanium Backup to "disappear" and the install button to stop working?
RebDovid said:
Yes, I restored all my Google account information, but from Google not the phone. In general (but not always), I restored only the app, not data. But why would this cause Titanium Backup to "disappear" and the install button to stop working?
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If anything, should have downloaded the apps clean and restored the data.
But I agree. Clean install. Make dated nandroids as you are reinstalling things.
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Yes, I restored all my Google account information, but from Google not the phone. In general (but not always), I restored only the app, not data. But why would this cause Titanium Backup to "disappear" and the install button to stop working?
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The only why i can see here is corrupted/bad backups. And while it would be possible to hunt down the culprit, it could take quite a long time considering how many apps you have. I think at this point its best to just start fresh. Its difficult to speculate on what is actually happening underneath it all to cause the behavior. Youd have to start grabbing logcats and really analyzing exactly what is happening. The reason I'm not recommending this is the time involved in doing this, and the fact that in the end you'd most likely end up having to start fresh again anyway.
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Barring other advice, I guess I'll start from scratch, including downloading a fresh copy of Stockorama.
Besides doing a factory reset and wiping cache and davlik cache, is there anything else I should do to prepare the phone for a clean install?
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The only why i can see here is corrupted/bad backups. And while it would be possible to hunt down the culprit, it could take quite a long time considering how many apps you have. I think at this point its best to just start fresh. Its difficult to speculate on what is actually happening underneath it all to cause the behavior. Youd have to start grabbing logcats and really analyzing exactly what is happening. The reason I'm not recommending this is the time involved in doing this, and the fact that in the end you'd most likely end up having to start fresh again anyway.
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Its up to you, but you may want to Odin flash the root66 firmware. Otherwise, I think you've got it covered.
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RebDovid said:
Barring other advice, I guess I'll start from scratch, including downloading a fresh copy of Stockorama.
Besides doing a factory reset and wiping cache and davlik cache, is there anything else I should do to prepare the phone for a clean install?
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You could update your firmware. Links in my signature. Third one under firmware.
Wipe system in addition to what you already stated. Unsure if the script does it for you.
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You could update your firmware. Links in my signature. Third one under firmware.
Wipe system in addition to what you already stated. Unsure if the script does it for you.
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Following your link, I think I may already have that firmware. If I do, are you suggesting I reflash it, too?
My Baseband version is T999UVDMD5.
The kernel version is 3.0.31-112078
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Did you ever flash MD5 in Odin, or that firmware aero linked you to? Or did you just flash the rom and modem? If you did flash the firmware, you're already good to go. If you just did a rom and modem, go ahead with the full firmware flash.
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Just a quick piece of advice while your doing all of this flashing: make a back up of your imei, it will save you time and headaches if you lose it.
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Before attempting a clean reinstall of Stockorama V2, I want to be clear on what that means and how to do it.
Currently, as I've said, My Baseband version is T999UVDMD5, and the kernel version is 3.0.31-112078
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As I understand it, I begin with the following steps:
Backup IMEI
Factory reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik
Does the order matter? Should I also Wipe Data? Anything else to prepare for a clean install?
Do I need to back up the IMEI separately from the EFS Backup I made when installing Stockorama? That created an efs.img file, which now exists on both my internal and external sdcards.
I've redownloaded STOCKORAMA_V2 and OTA_T999_UVDLJC_UVDMD5. Can I simply flash them in TWRP recovery? If not, why not and what should I do instead? Does the order matter?
When reinstalling Stockorama is there any reason not to install Google apps using the Aroma installer rather than from the Play Store?
Is there anything else I should do? I already have Nandroids of my phone with its current problem (can't install apps; "disappeared" Titanium Backup") and its former problem (whatever telephone number I input, the phone tries to call 333223)..
Concern has been expressed about corrupt data. I can recover my contacts and calendar from Google. Should I simply give up on everything else? If not, what's the best way to proceed. I have a TB backup on my external sdcard. But since TB is currently AWOL, does that suggest a problem and the desirability of an alternative strategy. If so, what?
Is there anything else I'm missing.
Thanks again for all the help.
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Before attempting a clean reinstall of Stockorama V2, I want to be clear on what that means and how to do it.
Currently, as I've said, My Baseband version is T999UVDMD5, and the kernel version is 3.0.31-112078
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As I understand it, I begin with the following steps:
Backup IMEI
Factory reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik
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That should be fine.
Factory reset should wipe dalvik anyway, but it won't hurt to wipe it manually with cache.
Does the order matter? Should I also Wipe Data? Anything else to prepare for a clean install?
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If you have stock recovery, factory reset will wipe data, including internal sd. If on custom recovery it'll wipe everything but internal sd. I would go full wipe. We want to eliminate as many variables as possible. Backup internal sd to your computer as its most likely not included in your nandroid.
Do I need to back up the IMEI separately from the EFS Backup I made when installing Stockorama? That created an efs.img file, which now exists on both my internal and external sdcards.
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Yes, the imei is not on efs and just backing that up will not do. Heres what to do:
Open Terminal Emulator and enter this:
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Reboot nvbackup
The phone will reboot and create an on device backup of your NV Data, including IMEI. This backup only needs to be done once. Its kept in a protected area where odin/recovery flashing won't overwrite it. There is a way to create a backup you can keep on your pc too. PM me for instructions to do that, though I don't believe it necessary.
I've redownloaded STOCKORAMA_V2 and OTA_T999_UVDLJC_UVDMD5. Can I simply flash them in TWRP recovery? If not, why not and what should I do instead? Does the order matter?
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The OTA is no good to you unless you Odin flash the LJC firmware first. Just odin the MD5 firmware (root66) and be done with that part. Good idea to redownload the rom though. Everything you need to know on the OTA is in the firmware thread.
Odin MD5 (root66) then install revovery, then flash rom.
When reinstalling Stockorama is there any reason not to install Google apps using the Aroma installer rather than from the Play Store?
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Not sure about this. My guess is either way is fine.
Is there anything else I should do? I already have Nandroids of my phone with its current problem (can't install apps; "disappeared" Titanium Backup") and its former problem (whatever telephone number I input, the phone tries to call 333223)..
Concern has been expressed about corrupt data. I can recover my contacts and calendar from Google. Should I simply give up on everything else? If not, what's the best way to proceed. I have a TB backup on my external sdcard. But since TB is currently AWOL, does that suggest a problem and the desirability of an alternative strategy. If so, what?
Is there anything else I'm missing.
Thanks again for all the help.
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First make sure everything runs ok clean. If you want to restore more data, you can but don't do it all at once. Few things at a time. Then when the problem comes back you'll have an idea as to the cause. Or just get your critical stuff back and forget the rest (what I'd do).
Anything more and I think your being over cautious. Just start clean and take it step by step. You have your data if the need for it ever arises correct?
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The OTA is no good to you unless you Odin flash the LJC firmware first. Just odin the MD5 firmware (root66) and be done with that part. Good idea to redownload the rom though. Everything you need to know on the OTA is in the firmware thread.
Odin MD5 (root66) then install revovery, then flash rom.
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Can I use Mobile Odin?
At what point do I use Triangle Away?
TIA
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Can I use Mobile Odin?
At what point do I use Triangle Away?
TIA
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Not if you want the full update. M.O. doesn't flash things like sbl's, rpm, aboot, tz. Once you pc odin the firmware, mobile odin will be fine to use. I actually highly recommend it!
Triangle away after flashing the stock kernel and recovery but before unrooting. Generally, I flash the full firmware, then triangle away, then unroot and final factory reset.
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I followed the tutorial provided by zedomax, but I am unable to reboot into CWM recovery. I downloaded the heimdall zip package for my mac, opened terminal, entered download mode, and everything went smoothly until rebooting into recovery mode. At this point it takes me to the stock recovery, instead of CWM Recovery. This process has also increased my binary count to 3 (because I attempted this process 3 times). I have the T-Mobile Galaxy Note II running Android 4.1.2. This is the first device I have attempted to root. Please help...
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After reaching out to Zedomax on twitter, I was able to find a solution. He suggested I download cwm recovery through my mac's terminal (following the steps I had previously followed), and before the phone reboots, remove the battery, THEN reboot device. Somehow this worked, and I now have a fully rooted SGH-T889 with the latest version of CWM Recovery. Now the question is, what do I need to backup before flashing a new rom (i.e. modem, efs, etc.), and how do I know if everything is backed up properly so I don't lose my mobile data/IMEI/other important stuff I don't know about.
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After reaching out to Zedomax on twitter, I was able to find a solution. He suggested I download cwm recovery through my mac's terminal (following the steps I had previously followed), and before the phone reboots, remove the battery, THEN reboot device. Somehow this worked, and I now have a fully rooted SGH-T889 with the latest version of CWM Recovery. Now the question is, what do I need to backup before flashing a new rom (i.e. modem, efs, etc.), and how do I know if everything is backed up properly so I don't lose my mobile data/IMEI/other important stuff I don't know about.
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Use andromizer to back up efs (should be about 20mb and save that to your Computer.. TWRP also can back the EFS up as well, not sure about that or CWM when it comes to the EFS files but as far as the full BACKUP goes, you can do that in CWM
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Use andromizer to back up efs (should be about 20mb and save that to your Computer.. TWRP also can back the EFS up as well, not sure about that or CWM when it comes to the EFS files but as far as the full BACKUP goes, you can do that in CWM
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Thanks for the andromizer recommendation. I have everything backed up to my external SD, computer, and backup SD. Probably more backups than I need, but whatever. Better safe than sorry, I suppose.
So I have been wondering about free WiFi tethering...Since my device is now rooted, can I use my phone as a WiFi hotspot for free, regardless of the amount of "tether data" that I have with T-Mobile? I have heard conflicting reports. I have unlimited data for my Note 2, but the tethering data (200MB/month) is separate. I don't want to increase my bill by $20/month for unlimited tethering. Is it possible for me to use my phone as a WiFi hotspot, and not have my carrier know? I apologize if this has already been answered in a different thread.
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Use andromizer to back up efs (should be about 20mb and save that to your Computer.. TWRP also can back the EFS up as well, not sure about that or CWM when it comes to the EFS files but as far as the full BACKUP goes, you can do that in CWM
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As far as I know the answer to WiFi tethering is yes and no... Simply put... You can for free, however TMO or whoever your carrier is has access to monitor any tethering usage and therefore can still hit the "end game" button if you get out of hand... As far as others have reported its a matter of keeping that usage within moderation
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Note 2 Rooted
Now that you've fully rooted your device and backed up your data, is it possible to go to a standard Android interface without all of the Samsung TouchWiz stuff. Could you install Lollipop? I am asking because I am thinking about rooting my T-Mobile Note 2. I am getting these incessant security warnings from Android SE and they are driving me crazy.
You are able to flash a stock android rom onto your TMo Note 2. This will remove the TW skin, but will also remove the S-Pen functionality (which was a deal breaker for me). before flashing any new rom, you need to make sure the rom is specific to the TMo Note 2. With that being said, there are still some great roms for the Note 2 that have S-pen functionality without the TW look.
Hello to everyone.
I am really ready to give up trying to fix the issues that happened after I rooted my Galaxy Note II (SGH-T889V).
Rooted my phone successfully through the procedure described by Chainfire, worked flawlessly, got SU installed. The purpose of the rooting was to get rid of bloatware that took a lot of memory, battery and space. Deleted all prescribed programs, restarted my note and that is where problems started. Obviously, I accidentally deleted something that is related to contacts, messaging and keypad to dial phone numbers. Tried to manually dial the number on the keypad, I got it frozen after inputting 3 numbers (area code) and then black screen appears with the error *Unfortunately, Contacts has stopped* and it goes to home screen. Same happening with messaging. Basically, I lost 2 of the most abilities of the phone to call out/in and send texts in/out. As recommended on some forums here, I cleaned data in Contacts and Contact storage,but it did not help.
I am brand new to this rooting stuff, but it went OK, I screwed somewhere on the step of deleting bloatware from the phone. Lost any idea and hope what to do...My phone is pretty useless now...
Phone data (if it is needed to get an idea what happened and how to fix it) :
Samsung Galaxy Note II SGH-T889VVLBMA3
Jelly Bean 4.1.2
Kernel 3.031-861899
Stock ROM
Device status - modified
Please, please, please HELP!!!
THANK You and Grateful!
Do you happen to know what apps you deleted? Actually it would be easier if you just get a log cat of the fc. An app like cat log will do the trick
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You most likely deleted one of the contact system apps. It's usually better to freeze an app first (I use titanium backup) to see if there are any problems. If you have a custom recovery twrp or cwm you can flash a custom stock based rom that are usually already debloated. If not use odin and go back to stock and start over. Make sure to backup your essential files/pics first. If you odin back to stock everything on your internal storage will be lost.
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Do you happen to know what apps you deleted? Actually it would be easier if you just get a log cat of the fc. An app like cat log will do the trick
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I recall majority of Google apps like maps, search,earth, learning hub, movie, music, google+, chrome, news, yahoo news, chokoEURoe, magazines etc. I will try to run catlog and post the results here.
Thank You very much for replying to me!
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You most likely deleted one of the contact system apps. It's usually better to freeze an app first (I use titanium backup) to see if there are any problems. If you have a custom recovery twrp or cwm you can flash a custom stock based rom that are usually already debloated. If not use odin and go back to stock and start over. Make sure to backup your essential files/pics first. If you odin back to stock everything on your internal storage will be lost.
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I backed up everything to google servers through my gmail account, but it did not work, tried to restore it from there but it showed nothing was backed...I do not have custom recovery, so I am going with odin option then? Do I need something else in addition to odin, like original rom T889VVLBMA3? I backed up all my files to the computer HD, hopefully this time I will find files.
In odin does it matter what signature is showing in the top left corner of the screen - I saw T889V, Galaxy SIII , I3171. Do they indicate to which version of Galaxy this odin version was developed? My sorry for these obvious questions, but its better be safe than sorry (for me now). Also, I read on this forum that in addition to restore to stock rom it needs to be cache and factory reset done to get the phone back to *normal* mode and *official*. Do I need to do these as well?
Thank You a lot for providing guidance to me! Very much grateful!
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Do you happen to know what apps you deleted? Actually it would be easier if you just get a log cat of the fc. An app like cat log will do the trick
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Update 1.
Tried to download and install Catlog from google play, the download stuck at running line for about 10 minutes and then showed *Cannot download due to an error (927)* I guess need to go for a complete restore. What is your opinion?
THANK YOU!
Update 2. So I decided to go for a full recovery to original stock ROM T889_MTC_VVLBMA3 through Odin option v.3.07 It took about 8 minutes, but, Thanks God, it worked flawlessly and now I back to my factory shipped condition Note II
Thank You very much for participation and your advises, much appreciated!
Now I am debating with myself one question - do I need to go for another try of rooting? Major concern is that phone has too many stock applications that I do not like and will never use in m life. What would be your opinion on that matter?
Also, can you point me in right direction how to do it right way? Previously, I used Chainfire method and it worked nicely, should I go with it or there are another ways to do it (I just looking for rooting)?
And one more : there is a description how to root phone by technique from Mr. Robinson and there are links to files to be used with Odin (root66...), but any link that I used for downloading provided me me corrupted 7z archive. Do you know any other rights links to these files?
Thank you aain and best of luck to everyone!
Cheers!
I would recommend a custom rom. Jedimaster and tweaked are very popular here. Both are based off of the stock rom and are debloated. I would download goo manager and use the option to install custom recovery. This will install twrp recovery. Read up on how to use twrp. Its easy once you get familiar with it. In twrp you can make nandroids (backups) of your current rom and install others. Now that you know how to use odin and go back stock everything else should come easy. As far as root I always use odin. Checkout galaxynote2root.com there are great tutorials there and links needed for root and just about everything else.
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INSTALL CUSTOM RECOVERY after you root the phone. Then - reboot and you'll see how it works. You should read upon the very basics of rooting/installing custom roms. Fundamental stuff. Jedi are good custorm roms, I prefer AOSP but you have to use gapps for those.
Download Jedi .zip file and put it on the external card (over 1G) navigate through custome rec, wipe cache/dalvik cashe /system; go back to main menu/install click on .zip file wherever you put it on your external card (preferred to internal) and you're done. I used exynos exploit one click root, and TWRP recovery. It's actually quite simple once go over this first time.