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I'm trying to root my g/f's Charge, and there is an immense amount of information on this forum about it, so much so, I am getting confused. I have an Incredible and I am more than comfortable rooting/kernels/roms with it, but I am having a hard time with the Charge. My g/f just wants a rooted Charge (she has EE4), running stock. (she is afraid she will have problems/glitches with her phone like I have with experimental stuff with my Incredible).
So, I can follow the directions for rooting here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657 but I am very confused on how/when to install(or whatever you do) the voodoo lag fix. Is voodoo lagfix just a kernel or something else? If it's a kernel, once I have CWM recovery, if I flash voodoo lagfix, will it give me root access? I know I seem rather lost, but any help would be most appreciated. I'm trying to find the simpliest/lowest maintanance/less problematic way to get her root access without her having problems with it when I am not around.
Thanks
jprakes said:
I'm trying to root my g/f's Charge, and there is an immense amount of information on this forum about it, so much so, I am getting confused. I have an Incredible and I am more than comfortable rooting/kernels/roms with it, but I am having a hard time with the Charge. My g/f just wants a rooted Charge (she has EE4), running stock. (she is afraid she will have problems/glitches with her phone like I have with experimental stuff with my Incredible).
So, I can follow the directions for rooting here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657 but I am very confused on how/when to install(or whatever you do) the voodoo lag fix. Is voodoo lagfix just a kernel or something else? If it's a kernel, once I have CWM recovery, if I flash voodoo lagfix, will it give me root access? I know I seem rather lost, but any help would be most appreciated. I'm trying to find the simpliest/lowest maintanance/less problematic way to get her root access without her having problems with it when I am not around.
Thanks
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The Voodoo lagfix is just a version of kernel that you can install that changes the filesystem. If you just want stock, just flash a non voodoo kernel and u will still have root.
There are pre-made packages which should make it easier on u by cutting back steps. Grab the rooted EE4 package here.
All you have to do is extract the tar, then flash in Odin and you're good to go.
So, couple more newb questions (sorry). Installing a new kernel will not wipe her phone as long as I don't data wipe correct? Also, I keep reading that the voodoo lagfix is a lot faster, but is it really stable and pretty worry free? Like I said, it's for my g/f, and I'm not around all the time to help with it if she has problems. I mainly want to install Titanium backup and get rid of most of the bloatware and hope that the voodoo fix will make it quicker in general.
But my understanding so far is, run Odin, install CWM, then install the kernel of my choice for root access. Again, sorry for the questions. The guides that are out are really helpful, but I get confused at some of it and Odin/Samsung are a whole new animal to me.
I'm sure there will be more questions to come. Thanks ahead of time.
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So, couple more newb questions (sorry). Installing a new kernel will not wipe her phone as long as I don't data wipe correct?
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Correct. It's recommended that you wipe cache & dalvik though (will not affect what you see).
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Also, I keep reading that the voodoo lagfix is a lot faster, but is it really stable and pretty worry free? Like I said, it's for my g/f, and I'm not around all the time to help with it if she has problems. I mainly want to install Titanium backup and get rid of most of the bloatware and hope that the voodoo fix will make it quicker in general.
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Voodoo lagfix converts the filesystem to one that is the Linux standard which improves I/O performance. As far as being worry free, I can't guarantee she won't run into problems down the road, whether it's with an OTA update or other program she downloads that is not compatible with the changed filesystem. If you want to be safer than sorry, I'd say to just skip it altogether.
jprakes said:
But my understanding so far is, run Odin, install CWM, then install the kernel of my choice for root access. Again, sorry for the questions. The guides that are out are really helpful, but I get confused at some of it and Odin/Samsung are a whole new animal to me.
I'm sure there will be more questions to come. Thanks ahead of time.
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All you need to do is run Odin and flash the extracted ROOTED EE4 package I linked above. This package already has a rooted kernel AND CWM baked in. But normally yes, those would be the next steps.
Just be sure to fully read the Odin instructions and follow them accordingly if it's your first time.
If you want root access without losing ANY of the stock stuff (i.e. kernel, recovery) this is another option that may work for you:
Go to this site, download the su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip file and put it on your g/fs sd card.
Assuming the drivers are installed on the computer being used and USB Debugging (under Settings > Applications > Development) is checked on the phone, start Odin 1.83 (this is the version I used at least).
With the phone OFF (some say take out the battery, some say leave it in), connect phone to computer while holding the volume-down button - should now enter "Download" mode (yellow android on screen).
After UNchecking Auto-Reboot (and replacing the battery if you took it out), under PDA flash 0817_charge_recovery.tar.md5 (found here).
If ODIN says it was successful, disconnect phone, but DO NOT RESTART PHONE YET!!
Hold down vol up + home key + power - you will see the samsung logo, but continue holding all three until it goes away then comes back (I've seen other combinations mentioned, but this is what has worked for me).
If done correctly, you should now boot into CWM recovery. To flash in CWM simply select "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard" and navigate to wherever you put the su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip file on the sd card and select it. Once done select reboot system now (may have to select Go Back to get to this option - I can't recall).
What is nice about this approach is that once you reboot your phone, the CWM you flashed in ODIN will be overwritten by the stock recovery, making your phone exactly as it was prior to ODIN - with the exception of being rooted and Superuser installed. Also, this is a "brief" listing of steps - I agree with d-loko that you should read up on using ODIN if you haven't used it before.
Hope this helps, and if not, or if it wasn't what you were looking for ... feel free to disregard!
d-loko said:
Correct. It's recommended that you wipe cache & dalvik though (will not affect what you see).
Voodoo lagfix converts the filesystem to one that is the Linux standard which improves I/O performance. As far as being worry free, I can't guarantee she won't run into problems down the road, whether it's with an OTA update or other program she downloads that is not compatible with the changed filesystem. If you want to be safer than sorry, I'd say to just skip it altogether.
All you need to do is run Odin and flash the extracted ROOTED EE4 package I linked above. This package already has a rooted kernel AND CWM baked in. But normally yes, those would be the next steps.
Just be sure to fully read the Odin instructions and follow them accordingly if it's your first time.
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I'm hoping my last question, and it concerns sdcard problems. Will the rooted EE4 package give her problem free access with her sdcard while using the phone AND when connecting to her computer, or do I need to use lagfix. The SDcard problem/solutions are confusing me a bit.
dwitherell said:
If you want root access without losing ANY of the stock stuff (i.e. kernel, recovery) this is another option that may work for you:
Go to this site, download the su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip file and put it on your g/fs sd card.
Assuming the drivers are installed on the computer being used and USB Debugging (under Settings > Applications > Development) is checked on the phone, start Odin 1.83 (this is the version I used at least).
With the phone OFF (some say take out the battery, some say leave it in), connect phone to computer while holding the volume-down button - should now enter "Download" mode (yellow android on screen).
After UNchecking Auto-Reboot (and replacing the battery if you took it out), under PDA flash 0817_charge_recovery.tar.md5 (found here).
If ODIN says it was successful, disconnect phone, but DO NOT RESTART PHONE YET!!
Hold down vol up + home key + power - you will see the samsung logo, but continue holding all three until it goes away then comes back (I've seen other combinations mentioned, but this is what has worked for me).
If done correctly, you should now boot into CWM recovery. To flash in CWM simply select "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard" and navigate to wherever you put the su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip file on the sd card and select it. Once done select reboot system now (may have to select Go Back to get to this option - I can't recall).
What is nice about this approach is that once you reboot your phone, the CWM you flashed in ODIN will be overwritten by the stock recovery, making your phone exactly as it was prior to ODIN - with the exception of being rooted and Superuser installed. Also, this is a "brief" listing of steps - I agree with d-loko that you should read up on using ODIN if you haven't used it before.
Hope this helps, and if not, or if it wasn't what you were looking for ... feel free to disregard!
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thanks for the alternative option, much appreciated. I don't have a problem with using CWM, I have it on my rooted Incredible, so I'm very used to it. But I do like having options, so thanks for the reply.
jprakes said:
I'm hoping my last question, and it concerns sdcard problems. Will the rooted EE4 package give her problem free access with her sdcard while using the phone AND when connecting to her computer, or do I need to use lagfix. The SDcard problem/solutions are confusing me a bit.
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Flash the file found here in CWM after ODINing the EE4 package - that should do the trick. Just make sure it's on the sd card before ODINing the EE4 package - just in case!
jprakes said:
thanks for the alternative option, much appreciated. I don't have a problem with using CWM, I have it on my rooted Incredible, so I'm very used to it. But I do like having options, so thanks for the reply.
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No problem, I'm a fan of options as well!
This thread is an attempt to help out the Tiamat Developers by answering the frequently asked questions in one consolidated thread. This thread should also be helpful to those who either cannot use the search feature or are having a hard time figuring out the correct search terms to find what they are looking for. If you have suggestions or added questions/answers feel free to reply and I will update the OP.
NOTE: I am not a developer. All of the information in this thread is from other members who have helped me out or information I found in the XDA forums. I do not take credit for any of the great work that has been done on this ROM and I will point back to the original answer when possible. I am only trying to help lessen the burden on the developers so they can spend more time getting us the best features. Hopefully you find this helpful as well.
I've flashed this ROM and now I get update notifications. Should I accept the update? How do I stop these notifications?
No, you should never accept an OTA upgrade when using any custom ROM/Kernel. This could result in severe problems. Your best bet is to be patient and give the developers time to react. If the update is worthwhile I am sure they will roll it out pretty quickly.
To get rid of the notifications flash Mod pack 3 as noted here.
OK I made the mistake of accepting the OTA update and now my Xoom won't boot. What can I do?
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Can you make it reboot by pressing volume up and power at the same time and holding? If it reboots, wait about 3 seconds once you see the dual core logo and then tap volume down you shoud see android recovery, then tap up to choose it. I hope you did a nandroid backup. If not, you can try and get fastboot by tapping volume down sooner after it reboots.
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From this thread.
With this ROM certain websites don't load correctly or I can't get to the mobile version of a site.
This ROM by default sets the User Agent String to "desktop". If you want to revert to the stock settings flash either Mod pack 1 or 2 depending which version of Moray you are running. Look here.
I flashed this ROM and now when I click links in email or my file explorer the screen just dims and nothing happens.
This is a bug in Android 3.2 and not specific to this ROM. To solve this, simply ensure auto-rotate is enabled and rotate the device from landscape to portrait and back to landscape. The app chooser window should appear allowing you to choose which app to open the selected file.
I just flashed this ROM and the speed is amazing, so I OC'd it to 1.7GHz cuz I want more and I am now stuck in a boot loop. This worked for others why not me?
The Xoom was only specified to run at 1.0 GHz, anything beyond that is a gift. Due to part-to-part variation not everyone's Xoom will be stable at the same speed. Yes some people are able to run at 1.7 GHz, but many cannot. For your specific Xoom try out the various speeds, but do NOT click "Set on Boot". This way if it crashes it will revert back to stock speed and you will be able to boot. Once you are satisfied with a speed then feel free to enable "Set on Boot". Before you do so I would suggest making a nandroid backup so you can restore just in case.
How do you get out of this boot-loop? The only way I know of is to boot into recovery and restore a nandroid backup if you have one or perform a full wipe if you do not.
I updated to the latest CWM and I cannot find the zip card or I get "get error: E:failed to mount /sdcard (No such file or directory)."
Latest is not always the best, for the Xoom you need to either use ClockworkMod 3.2.0.0 (R4C) or CMW Rogue Recovery v1.1.1
After flashing this ROM the Motorola icon gets distorted during boot up, is that a problem?
Basically it is not a problem. This kernel has a patch provided by NVidia which causes the distortion during boot. It does not cause any problems after it boots.
Is there a way to get the stock WiFi and Battery icons?
Yes
How do I boot into recovery without ADB or my PC attached?
There are a couple methods.
1) The latest Tiamat ROM includes this if you press and hold the power button. Just pick what you want and hit OK.
2) Download and install "Quick Boot" from the market. It gives you the above options as well as others when you run the app.
3) Turn the Xoom on, wait ~2 seconds after your see the Dual Core logo, then press the volume down key. In the upper left corner it should say "Android Recovery", then press the volume up key to select it.
How do I get started? Any good guides?
There are several guides that are pretty good. The best one I have found and personally used is here.
The Xoom Heaven thread found here is also a good place to start for all sorts of information.
If you have another question please feel free to post to this thread. If you are having a problem or have a question it is likely that someone else along the lines will have the same problem or question. I will continue to update this OP with the list of F.A.Q.s.
Additional Q&As
After installing this ROM I am having issues with the market not finding all of my apps or apps are giving errors when trying to install them.
See this post for one possible solution.
One more for good measure...
HuckFinn, I think you have covered most of the hot issues. Great job!
Stickied. Thanks for posting this, and Solarnz for giving me the heads up to do so.
Sorry for the newb question, but what's "root"?
Psychokitty said:
Sorry for the newb question, but what's "root"?
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oh kitty, you funny!
Psychokitty said:
Sorry for the newb question, but what's "root"?
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It's what you pull your hair out by when something is not working properly!!
darn you... I earned 1/2 my posts responding to the "why does my screen dim" question... now I'll have nothing to say!
i performed a factory reset from the os-> settings and once again performed a wipe/factory reset from the cwm recovery but still can't get back to the initial setup screen (where you enter your google a/c, etc)
any idea?
Thanks!!
Here is one..
Why does Market show up in USD even though my locale is set to UK, my language is English British along with my keyboard layout?
Ive had boot loops twice. Both times i could get into recovery but could not get backup to restore . kept getting cant read /sdcard. also cant reinstall update .zip becuase the sd card wont mount. I have only gotten back in by letting it sit powered off for a bit.
any ideas?
should i adb a stock image and start again?
should i flash a different recovery?
madamimadam said:
Ive had boot loops twice. Both times i could get into recovery but could not get backup to restore . kept getting cant read /sdcard. also cant reinstall update .zip becuase the sd card wont mount. I have only gotten back in by letting it sit powered off for a bit.
any ideas?
should i adb a stock image and start again?
should i flash a different recovery?
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What version of recovery is installed now? If you have the version that doesn't recognize your external sdcard you should certainly flash a compatible recovery version through fastboot.
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What version of recovery is installed now? If you have the version that doesn't recognize your external sdcard you should certainly flash a compatible recovery version through fastboot.
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Is there a way to check version without booting into recovery? Which version would you suggest?
And thank you
madamimadam said:
Is there a way to check version without booting into recovery? Which version would you suggest?
And thank you
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There are only two recoveries compatible..
you will find them in the Xoom Android Developmet Board in the sticky threads
LPHS said:
There are only two recoveries compatible..
you will find them in the Xoom Android Developmet Board in the sticky threads
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OR here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209341
Links to both of these recoveries are also in the first post of this thread.
HuckFinn said:
Links to both of these recoveries are also in the first post of this thread.
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Guess I should have read the thread before posting here, sorry for being a troll.
I tried this ROM on my 4G Xoom, but it left me without 4G or 3G (wifi only). Any way to get this working, or do I have to wait for an update?
I did try activating the network in settings, but it never connected even half an hour.
Thanks to steps mentioned by user 'LordDeath' in another thread and a bit of experimenting with a rooted 4G Xoom and a friends 3G Xoom running Moray, there seems to be a remedy for those who are having issues with the market compatibility issues as well as missing apps. I did not activate until attempting to sign in to the market and had missing apps and compatibility issues. I simply did a full wipe & reset and made sure the full activation went through in set up then let it automatically start restoring. I took a peek in the market after a a minute and all my apps were back with no compatibility issues. Here is a copy of his original post and mine but the last step was not needed for me.
Originally Posted by LordDeath
Something more about the market:
After I restored my backup of the official 3.1 ROM I still had some issues. On http://market.android.com I still saw that my Xoom is not compatible with some apps. The market app on the device did show these apps but upon installing I got the error message: "Fehler beim Verarbeiten des Kaufs". Translated into English it means "Error while processing the purchase". It was a free app, btw.
To solve this issue I did the following:
1. Wipe data/factory reset
2. Active the device during the wizard on the first boot with my Google account
3. Restore the nandroid backup of the official 3.1 ROM
Therefore it seems that the market servers check your device-compatibility only during the activation process at the first startup.
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"This fixed everything for my friend running Moray and even corrected the issues on my 4G Xoom..."
I should add that though this fixes the issue, if you change your pixel density you may run into similar issues but can correct it by setting it back to 160 before going into the market.
My father in law bought a new phone SGS on O2 and I offered to unlock it as I have unlocked my husbands last week (he's was on O2 as well but in 2.1 or 2.2.1 version I think-froyo?)
Before I continue may I say I know you guys out there know so much more than me and I really need your help. I really tried to help unlocking this phone and for hours I searched and read things like reboot, download mode, recovery mode, flashing, JKV and so many other words and letter that I could not understand. Very few I understood in the end but may have messed up badly (?).
Please, I need help and please treat me as if I were your mum or even grandma. Step by step in simple normal English please.
My father in law's version is 2.3.3
I tried unlocking it the way I unlocked my husband's but didn't work after looking for hours I thought that the best way to do it would be to downgrade from 2.3.3 (gingerbread (?)) to 2.2.1 (froyo (?)) and then unlock it.
I found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089989
and tried to follow it.
I downloaded EZRom and EZboot-Froyo-1.0.tar.md5 from the same post.
I followed:
•Download the right version from section above
•Reboot your phone into Download mode
•Connect your phone to computer
•Run EZOdin
•Select EZboot-Froyo-1.0.tar.md5 or EZboot-GingerBread-1.0.tar.md5as a PDA file in EZOdin
•Check the "Phone Bootloader Update" checkbox
•Click Start
I waited for the phone to turn off and feel the little vibration but didn't. Instead it just froze at the first screen when you turn on the phone. The black background with white letters: Samsung Galaxy...
I waited and waited and as nothing was happening I then I took the battery out. Put it back in and tried turning it on. I wouldn't it would just stop and that same screen, the black and white one.
I reread
•Wait until phone reboots and make it reboot into Recovery
SO then I remembered in the many threads I read about the recovery mode so 3 clicked vol up + button at them bottom and turn on bottom.
It gives me a few options. When I click on reboot all it does is show me the black and white screen again and nothing else. ah!!!
I took the battery off and put it back on may times, also selected the fatory reset option and tried different buttons but nothing. Please help me.
I'm happy to phone any of you guys to help me and guide me even if it's just to put the phone back to what it was before, turning on normally, etc. (I can't even turn it on!) I'm feeling really sad and a bit stressed as these days are supposed to be a nice time to spend with my little ones and family.
Anyway, please ask me anything.
Thank you so much in advance. I really hope I didn't do anything wrong and I'm just stuck because I'm ignorant in this matter. Thank you
Well, I have no skill in this area. But I wish you good luck, and this post is acting as a bump! Double goal!
After a little rethinking: (I don't have a SGS and never touched one) You can try re-stocking the phone. Not sure how you do that. I'll check.
From http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596 :
Darkstriker said:
(E) Recovery:
1.WHAAAA! I think I bricked my phone. My flash was unsuccessful/My device boots to a black screen/similar scenarios. Can I still save my device?
1.WHAAAA! I think I bricked my phone. My flash was unsuccessful/My device boots to a black screen/similar scenarios. Can I still save my device?
Most likely: YES! In almost any case, you should still be able to turn off the device (if necessary by removing the battery) and start into download-mode (VolumeDown+Home+Power) or recovery-mode (VolumeUp+Home+Power). After (for example) an unsuccessful flash, you can retry the flash in download-mode (same steps as when flashing a functioning device). If a flash to a functioning f/w (without applying any update.zip) doesn't help or you cannot get your PC to flash at all, you can ask for help here.
If you see a symbol asking you to connect to the PC, depending on how you arrived at this point, it may be sufficient to connect to the PC and run Odin (i.e. press "start" when the phone is recognized) without adding any files. This may, however, leave some residual issues if (for example) had an incorrect/incomplete flash so you may want to do a normal flash after this!
If you do not have download mode and for some ludicrous reason felt the need to go ahead and modify your firmware regardless of this lacking, there is now a guide on creating a home-made JIG which will force your device into download mode without the actual button combo here.
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If you need any extra help, I'll try.
Im somewhat of a rookie user too but I do know this, If you can still go into recovery/download mode (using the 3 button combo) then you havent bricked the phone and you can fix it! so dont stress too much .
EDIT: Im guessing you can download a stock ROM and flash it via odin.
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Thank u so much for your reply. O don't know what re stocking is, but i will look into it. Thank u!
I don't know how to re stock it.
Sorry to seem so dumb.
Can anyone help me step by step? If at all possible could I phone someone to help me with this? Send me phone number via private message
Thank you sooo much.
anaki11 said:
I don't know how to re stock it.
Sorry to seem so dumb.
Can anyone help me step by step? If at all possible could I phone someone to help me with this? Send me phone number via private message
Thank you sooo much.
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Well, no problem, I guess. I don't think it needs to come to voice support, to be honest. I think text is enough for the issue in matter. I'll look a bit into this, I'll have to go soon from my computer. I'm sorry if I can't be of any greater help.
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Im somewhat of a rookie user too but I do know this, If you can still go into recovery/download mode (using the 3 button combo) then you havent bricked the phone and you can fix it! so dont stress too much .
EDIT: Im guessing you can download a stock ROM and flash it via odin.
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Your post helped me not to stress too much.
I'd like to download a stock rom and flash it but I don't know how to.
Here's where I am. I found a list of firmware. This is the last one on Samfirmware.com.
Europe Samsung I9000 Firmwares.
I9000XXJVS ##
512.PIT
2.3.5
2011 September 8
CSC = I9000OXAJVS
DOWNLOAD
Things I need: (I think)
-Download a firmware (should I use the lastest one?) or 2.2 or 2.3.3? . Is there one better than the other? or is it my choice? How can I choose the best one for me?
-Odin. I have OdinMultiDownloader v4.03 in my desktop. Is that the best thing to use or should I use Ezodin. I don't know what the difference is.
-(Do I need to download or do anything else?)
Things I should do:
-Put phone in download mode
-Plug it to the laptop
-Open Odin (or Exodin?)
-click PDA. Choose the fie I downloaded-firmware.
(-after this I don't know what else I should do or tick or untick)
Am I in the right track or completely off it?
Thank you again to anyone taking the time to read this.
anaki11 said:
Your post helped me not to stress too much.
I'd like to download a stock rom and flash it but I don't know how to.
Here's where I am. I found a list of firmware. This is the last one on Samfirmware.com.
Europe Samsung I9000 Firmwares.
I9000XXJVS ##
512.PIT
2.3.5
2011 September 8
CSC = I9000OXAJVS
DOWNLOAD
Things I need: (I think)
-Download a firmware (should I use the lastest one?) or 2.2 or 2.3.3? . Is there one better than the other? or is it my choice? How can I choose the best one for me?
-Odin. I have OdinMultiDownloader v4.03 in my desktop. Is that the best thing to use or should I use Ezodin. I don't know what the difference is.
-(Do I need to download or do anything else?)
Things I should do:
-Put phone in download mode
-Plug it to the laptop
-Open Odin (or Exodin?)
-click PDA. Choose the fie I downloaded-firmware.
(-after this I don't know what else I should do or tick or untick)
Am I in the right track or completely off it?
Thank you again to anyone taking the time to read this.
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In my thoughts, I believe that should be what you need. You can try, if that doesn't solve the issue, it's because you need something else as well.
And the think you should make the file a PDA file, I believe. Don't take my answer too direct. I'm almost unknown with Samsung devices on that matter, but I can say a couple of things, like, that, I'm pretty sure it is on PDA files.
And no problem, always pleasing to help someone in trouble. I was/am a rookie too Ignore the Senior Member thingie. Still a noob in pretty much everything. And don't panic, no need for that.
Thank you. I should try that tonight unless someone stops me before to tell me I'm about to make another mistake.
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Thank you. I should try that tonight unless someone stops me before to tell me I'm about to make another mistake.
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Haha. I doubt it. 99,99% of actions are reversible, really. And I have severe doubts that this is one of the remaining 0,01%.
Well, I wish you good luck. If you ever need any more help, you can post here. I'll look into here time to time.
BTW. Just wait a second. You know that link you give on the first post? There's also a Gingerbread file. You can *try* flashing that one, to see if it reverses the problem. Sounds legit to me.
Youtube.com/qbking77
He has tons of tutorials
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I have a GT-N8013 Galaxy Note 10.1 Wireless 16G. It has been updated to Jelly Bean and has been updated to JB through the Keis OTA and has also just recently received one or two other updates, for what reason I am not sure.
I just recently rooted my Droid Razr Maxx and so far, I am happy that I did that. Now I want to go ahead and root my Note 10.1, however I am thoroughly confused as to where to start. Through all of my Google searches and message board searches, I keep coming across what seems to be older instructions for updating to JB, which I already have, or rooting based upon apps that were in existence as far back as say August, 2012.
Well now it is the end of March, and I do not know if I should be pursuing this using Odin (which version and where is the best place from which to download it) or is there an alternative or better approach using CM 10, etc. As I typed the question, the last similar threads that popped up were from November 30, 2012 and prior.
I wanted to avoid having to ask what to many of you seems to be such a basic question, but there just doesn't seem to be anything that I see out there that has a recommended method, post OTA JB.
Any advise will be greatly appreciated.
bookbean said:
I have a GT-N8013 Galaxy Note 10.1 Wireless 16G. It has been updated to Jelly Bean and has been updated to JB through the Keis OTA and has also just recently received one or two other updates, for what reason I am not sure.
I just recently rooted my Droid Razr Maxx and so far, I am happy that I did that. Now I want to go ahead and root my Note 10.1, however I am thoroughly confused as to where to start. Through all of my Google searches and message board searches, I keep coming across what seems to be older instructions for updating to JB, which I already have, or rooting based upon apps that were in existence as far back as say August, 2012.
Well now it is the end of March, and I do not know if I should be pursuing this using Odin (which version and where is the best place from which to download it) or is there an alternative or better approach using CM 10, etc. As I typed the question, the last similar threads that popped up were from November 30, 2012 and prior.
I wanted to avoid having to ask what to many of you seems to be such a basic question, but there just doesn't seem to be anything that I see out there that has a recommended method, post OTA JB.
Any advise will be greatly appreciated.
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Some of the rooting methods have been defeated by Samsung with the last 2 updates.
Zedomax has a root method that does work will the most current firmware updates and his version of CWM that is installed with his root method seems to be more compatible with a few of the custom ROM's out there.
You should visit these links, they are very informative.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831152
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-note-10-1-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-10-1-easiest-methodcwmmethod-2/
Root Video Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nIYiXzcW7xs
Un-Root directions
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-note-10-1-2/how-to-unrootunbrick-galaxy-note-10-1-factory-firmware/
Did not succeed with root
kkretch said:
Some of the rooting methods have been defeated by Samsung with the last 2 updates.
Zedomax has a root method that does work will the most current firmware updates and his version of CWM that is installed with his root method seems to be more compatible with a few of the custom ROM's out there.
You should visit these links, they are very informative.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831152
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-note-10-1-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-10-1-easiest-methodcwmmethod-2/
Root Video Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nIYiXzcW7xs
Un-Root directions
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-note-10-1-2/how-to-unrootunbrick-galaxy-note-10-1-factory-firmware/
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I carefully watched the video. After the CWM-SuperSU-v0.94.zip file was transferred onto my external drive, I ran odin3 v1.85exe and got to the green pass screen. After the reboot, I held down the power and volume up buttons until I saw the screen go off. When the logo came up, I let go of the power button and I kept holding onto the power up button, but I did not get to the ClockworkMod Recovery screen. Instead, I was brought to the Android Recovery Screen. I tried clicking on the file on the external SD from that screen, but all that I got were failures.
What other options are there?
Thank you, btw, for trying to assist me.
bookbean said:
I carefully watched the video. After the CWM-SuperSU-v0.94.zip file was transferred onto my external drive, I ran odin3 v1.85exe and got to the green pass screen. After the reboot, I held down the power and volume up buttons until I saw the screen go off. When the logo came up, I let go of the power button and I kept holding onto the power up button, but I did not get to the ClockworkMod Recovery screen. Instead, I was brought to the Android Recovery Screen. I tried clicking on the file on the external SD from that screen, but all that I got were failures.
What other options are there?
Thank you, btw, for trying to assist me.
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You did something wrong....... Did you do power and vol down at the same time first 1:40 of video after that run odin again.
It maybe better to download video in1080p to your computer so you can watch easier.
Resolved with an alternative process
kkretch said:
You did something wrong....... Did you do power and vol down at the same time first 1:40 of video after that run odin again.
It maybe better to download video in1080p to your computer so you can watch easier.
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I used Odin, but found another root method called CF-Auto-Root-p4notewifi-p4notewifiue-gtn8013.zip. That worked like a charm. I then installed Root Checker to ensure that it worked, which it did.
So now I need to know what applications I need to install next as a follow-up.
I don't believe Auto root installs CWM. You may need to get Mobile ODIN, there's a free version on XDA or a paid version in the play store... I prefer to get the licenced version as there's more things you can do.
After installing this, you can then put the CWM file on your sd card or internal memory and flash it or just flash a custom rom...
Flashing a custom rom should put a custom recovery on too...
You might want to download and run an app called triangleaway to reset your flash counter too...
Moving right along
ultramag69 said:
I don't believe Auto root installs CWM. You may need to get Mobile ODIN, there's a free version on XDA or a paid version in the play store... I prefer to get the licenced version as there's more things you can do.
After installing this, you can then put the CWM file on your sd card or internal memory and flash it or just flash a custom rom...
Flashing a custom rom should put a custom recovery on too...
You might want to download and run an app called triangleaway to reset your flash counter too...
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Thank you all for helping this root noobie. So I am running CWM Recovery v6.0.0.1.1 right now and doing a full backup to my external card. Seems like it should be done pretty soon. The blue widget in Andy's belly doesn't seem to move too much, if at all, however I do see that the progress bar is moving along and the file names keep changing below "backup up data...".
On top of Andy's head are three little guys with the words "High on Android" across his head. Oops, now I'm getting messages about skipping backup of apps and the fact that No sd-ext found. I don't understand that as there is most certainly an ext SD card.
Assuming that this completes OK, I will next proceed for CM10 and Triangleaway, unless there are other recommendations. Now back to the main Backup and Restore screen. Sorry for the blow by blow, but this is all new to me. Would my Titanium license provide the same benefits?
Here are a few good must haves for me.
Triangle Away
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImV1LmNoYWluZmlyZS50cmlhbmdsZWF3YXkiXQ..
Carbon - App Sync and Backup
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
AirDroid (better than Kies for wireless file transfer)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid
MyScript Calculator
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.visionobjects.calculator
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Triangle Away
kkretch said:
Here are a few good must haves for me.
Triangle Away
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImV1LmNoYWluZmlyZS50cmlhbmdsZWF3YXkiXQ..
Carbon - App Sync and Backup
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
AirDroid (better than Kies for wireless file transfer)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid
MyScript Calculator
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.visionobjects.calculator
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I went ahead and downloaded Triangle Away. When I start in download mode, I receive the warning along with the big yellow triangle. After pressing volume up to continue, it goes into Odin Mode (in Red) and shows that the Custom Binary Download: Yes (5 counts), followed by Current Binary: Custom and then System Status: Custom. To get out of that screen, I have just held down the power button to turn off the device.
When I start up the Triangle Away app, the current status (under Flash Counter) says that Status cannot be determined, need to reboot into a special bootmode - tap "Reset flash counter".
In the Overview section on Play Store, it shows this warning:
On a number of devices, TriangleAway can work, but your firmware may not be supported directly. In that case, the app will tell you it needs to reboot into a special boot mode, which will be happen if you select "Reset flash counter". The device will reboot into a special mode which will allow you to review the current status and reset the binary and flash counter values (or abort and do nothing). On some devices this will actually trigger the counter to 1 if its 0 - so if you're "just checking", do that in download mode!
!!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS OPERATION AND COULD POTENTIALLY BRICK YOUR DEVICE. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK. A USB JIG IS PREFERRED IF YOU HAVE A WORKING ONE !!! ( and by brick I mean brick - only a board replacement or a JTAG unit will be able to save you, don't mess with boot(loader) stuff unless you *really* mean it! )
Note#1: using Triangle Away may unmount your SD card. Reboot or manually remount it from Android settings.
Note#2: on new devices like the SGS3/SGNote2/SGNote10.1, status can only be reset on some firmwares - they must be stock firmwares!
I am not clear on how to interpret the warning, other than it makes me a bit nervous about bricking the device. I did a quick search of USB JIG for the SGN10 and I didn't see anything come up in the first few Google pages. One placed discussed making your own JIG which involves soldering. Not my thing!
So my question is has any other GT-N8013 user performed the step of selecting the reboot into the special mode, and if so, what happens after that? More importantly, did anyone experience having their SGN10/GT-N8013 bricked from this step?
Again, sorry if this is basic to most, but it is new to me, and we all have to start somewhere.
Thanks,
'Bean
bookbean said:
I went ahead and downloaded Triangle Away. When I start in download mode, I receive the warning along with the big yellow triangle. After pressing volume up to continue, it goes into Odin Mode (in Red) and shows that the Custom Binary Download: Yes (5 counts), followed by Current Binary: Custom and then System Status: Custom. To get out of that screen, I have just held down the power button to turn off the device.
When I start up the Triangle Away app, the current status (under Flash Counter) says that Status cannot be determined, need to reboot into a special bootmode - tap "Reset flash counter".
In the Overview section on Play Store, it shows this warning:
On a number of devices, TriangleAway can work, but your firmware may not be supported directly. In that case, the app will tell you it needs to reboot into a special boot mode, which will be happen if you select "Reset flash counter". The device will reboot into a special mode which will allow you to review the current status and reset the binary and flash counter values (or abort and do nothing). On some devices this will actually trigger the counter to 1 if its 0 - so if you're "just checking", do that in download mode!
!!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS OPERATION AND COULD POTENTIALLY BRICK YOUR DEVICE. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK. A USB JIG IS PREFERRED IF YOU HAVE A WORKING ONE !!! ( and by brick I mean brick - only a board replacement or a JTAG unit will be able to save you, don't mess with boot(loader) stuff unless you *really* mean it! )
Note#1: using Triangle Away may unmount your SD card. Reboot or manually remount it from Android settings.
Note#2: on new devices like the SGS3/SGNote2/SGNote10.1, status can only be reset on some firmwares - they must be stock firmwares!
I am not clear on how to interpret the warning, other than it makes me a bit nervous about bricking the device. I did a quick search of USB JIG for the SGN10 and I didn't see anything come up in the first few Google pages. One placed discussed making your own JIG which involves soldering. Not my thing!
So my question is has any other GT-N8013 user performed the step of selecting the reboot into the special mode, and if so, what happens after that? More importantly, did anyone experience having their SGN10/GT-N8013 bricked from this step?
Again, sorry if this is basic to most, but it is new to me, and we all have to start somewhere.
Thanks,
'Bean
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I think there's no USB jig to Note 10.1. I have used TriangleAway for my I9100 few times and N8010 (same that your device but european) once and both worked fine, no bricks. After you boot in "special mode", you'll be shown your counter, and it will confirm are you sure, you can cancel it there if you want and it does nothing to your device. Just check that your download mode's counters match TriangleAway's counters.
After Special Mode
niko0o said:
I think there's no USB jig to Note 10.1. I have used TriangleAway for my I9100 few times and N8010 (same that your device but european) once and both worked fine, no bricks. After you boot in "special mode", you'll be shown your counter, and it will confirm are you sure, you can cancel it there if you want and it does nothing to your device. Just check that your download mode's counters match TriangleAway's counters.
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Thanks for giving me the courage to give it a shot, which I have now done. The counter in the special mode matched what Odin was showing, so I went ahead with it.
Now when I start up holding down the volume down button along with the power button, I am still getting the Triangle. However this time, below the Odin Mode (written in red), it shows Custom Binary Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Custom
I take it that because there is still root on the device, that the System Status will continue to show "Custom" and I will continue to have the triangle? I thought that the idea was to get everything to "look" official stock. Please let me know if I am missing anything else.
Thanks,
'Bean
I Got All Things Official By Flashing A Stock Rom Through Mobile ODIN Onto The Note At This Point BUT You Will Need To Factory Reset. You Will Also Go Back To Stock Recovery. If You Want All These Things To Display Official Status.
I Haven't Got It Back To Not Show Official While Running A Custom Rom As Current Binary Changes To Custom When You Install Cwm Or System Status Does.
Theres Also A Status In Settings> About> Status That Will Also Say Custom Too. Shouldnt Be A Problem Unless You Try To Use The Allshare Cast Hub...
ultramag69 said:
I Got All Things Official By Flashing A Stock Rom Through Mobile ODIN Onto The Note At This Point BUT You Will Need To Factory Reset. You Will Also Go Back To Stock Recovery. If You Want All These Things To Display Official Status.
I Haven't Got It Back To Not Show Official While Running A Custom Rom As Current Binary Changes To Custom When You Install Cwm Or System Status Does.
Theres Also A Status In Settings> About> Status That Will Also Say Custom Too. Shouldnt Be A Problem Unless You Try To Use The Allshare Cast Hub...
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My understanding is that Allshare is useful only if you have other Samsung devices. So first, please advise if my understanding on that is correct. Assuming that this is the case, then I suppose that I do not need to immediately concern myself with getting all three settings to be "official", as I am in no immediate need (hopefully) to go back to full factory settings with official software since I do not own any other Samsung Android device. I am only beginning the root journey. I guess that it is good to have the bread crumbs to find my way back home at first, but I also want to be adventurous and try out some of these really interesting things which root is supposed to lead me to.
Is it fair to say then, that the counter thing shouldn't be a concern for now?
bookbean said:
My understanding is that Allshare is useful only if you have other Samsung devices. So first, please advise if my understanding on that is correct. Assuming that this is the case, then I suppose that I do not need to immediately concern myself with getting all three settings to be "official", as I am in no immediate need (hopefully) to go back to full factory settings with official software since I do not own any other Samsung Android device. I am only beginning the root journey. I guess that it is good to have the bread crumbs to find my way back home at first, but I also want to be adventurous and try out some of these really interesting things which root is supposed to lead me to.
Is it fair to say then, that the counter thing shouldn't be a concern for now?
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To zero that last you need to flash stock firmware with Odin, but thats not necessary except if you need to return your Note to warranty or something.
bookbean said:
My understanding is that Allshare is useful only if you have other Samsung devices.
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I own an allsharecast hub and I use it at school to lecture.I project the tablet screen to an hdmi LED TV which is not a Samsung brand.So no;you have a misunderstanding at this.And since I have a GT-N8005 device and triangle away doesn't support this device I can't use the 'reset flash counter' method:crying:
Allshare
ordeniz said:
I own an allsharecast hub and I use it at school to lecture.I project the tablet screen to an hdmi LED TV which is not a Samsung brand.So no;you have a misunderstanding at this.And since I have a GT-N8005 device and triangle away doesn't support this device I can't use the 'reset flash counter' method:crying:
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Thank you for clarifying the allsharecast hub use and I am sorry that you cannot change your flash counter. Is it possible for the author of the program to modify it for your device? Perhaps you can contact them about it.
bookbean said:
Thank you for clarifying the allsharecast hub use and I am sorry that you cannot change your flash counter. Is it possible for the author of the program to modify it for your device? Perhaps you can contact them about it.
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Thanks.I posted a comment on google play store,and I will contact them soon.
Hi guys,
Not started a thread on XDA for years but I really am stumped.
I have claimed my girlfriends s6 (SM-G920F) after she upgraded and intended to root it and maybe try a few Oreo ROMs etc. After investigation I saw that (I think this is right) I don't need to OEM unlock this version of the device and rooting via Odin is the best way to do it. BTW if I do need to OEM unlock then that might be the solution to my issue, so if some one could clarify that'd be great.
So a week ago I downloaded Odin and also my old favourite CF-AutoRoot after putting in the device details. The package was generated, I unzipped and put it in a folder in my desktop
After putting the device in download mode I run Odin as administrator and plug it in. The device is recognised and I get the blue box to show this.
I then click the AP box and select the image file and click start, everything runs as expected to this point and I get PASS displayed in the info bar. On the phone the progress bar looks like it has not completed and I can see a small portion still to run. On the first try I left phone like this waiting for it reboot for over an hour. I was expecting 5he device to reboot and get the android with the red exclamation point. At this point I restarted manually and saw during the boot process an error message saying Recovery not SE Enforcing in red.
I have read a few posts saying this can be caused by the wrong image being used, so I downloaded the Auto root package again and made sure that it was all correct, but the same thing occurred.
I have been looking and reading for the last week to find a solution, but I'm still in the same position. Can anyone help or point me in the right direction?
If you need any more info let me know.
Thanks in advance
Jon
im in exacltly the same boat pal. was running nanorom on my rooted s6, but had no vr capability and just got some galaxy gear goggles. tried to reflash arter97 kernal and lost my whole setup. ive been in and out of hard brick for last 24hrs and am back now to where you are, i can access download and recoveries via three button combo, but any packages i flash with odin just fail out right.
ive been here before though and usually get out once i find the right stock rom and csc's for my version. iof i find anything ill come back and share it with you pal.
Cheers mate, it's really frustrating. I'll keep looking too and post back if I have any success.
Hi guys, this thread hasn't been responded to so I thought I'd just replied to it to give it a little bump up. I'd much appreciate it if anybody could help me out here.
Thanks again,
Jon
copernicus666 said:
Hi guys, this thread hasn't been responded to so I thought I'd just replied to it to give it a little bump up. I'd much appreciate it if anybody could help me out here.
Thanks again,
Jon
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Just try bro to reflash full stock rom again by odin and after flash it , reflash cf-autoroot again
also , can you provide more information about your android version and your csc stock rom ?
what a f**k about!!!!
Right then Jon,
sorry for my delay but not the greatest at reponding to things at the best of times, but with my own s6 in a right old state, and a 7y.o and 4 month old in the house, my pc time is limited.
anyways, im guessing you're a bit like me, and you've had your fair share of flashing roms and roots since the days of old! (Galaxy thru and thru for me s 1,3,4,6, plus tabs and watches).
this s6 gt-920f is a completely different kettle of fish mate. where you're at at the minute, if your still stuck in bootloop with no recovery, your gonna want to find twrp recovery, as you know mate, google will be your guide. you flash this just like a rom or the old cwm, download a zip, bang it in ap/pda in odin and let it flash. KEY NOTE IS MAKE SURE ODIN HAS ~"AUTO-REBOOT"~ UNTICKED, UNCHECKED, NO MARK IN THE BOX. THIS IS KEY TO THE RESTORATION PROCESS GOING FORWARD. Once odin shows that the file has flashed and passed, get ready to perform a three button power reset, Home button, Vol DOWN and Power for 8 seconds. when your pc makes the badong sound and the screen goes off, IMMEDIATELY SWITCH TO Vol UP, Home and Power, thus straight into recovery mode, AND WAIT.
You should see the blue and silver TWRP splash screen and then the recovery options. Firstly, wipe and format everything, dalvik, caches and perform a factory reset. twrp should ask you to type yes to confirm, do it, there's nothing there yet any ways. if you get any issues about cant mount data or some jazz, DONT PANIC, use twrp to reformat the partition to ext4, your pc should ping to show reconnection to the phone.
Now whilst still in twrp, nav to the reset options and reboot into download mode. if all has go well, the scren should have the regular greenish odin screen but without all the samsung odin mode in at the top. odin should show the phone as a connected device, you should be able to access your memory card from your pc to transfer rom zips etc and get the phone back up the way you are used to.
if on the other hand you want to get back to vanila stock style android, with the expense of a tonload of bloatware and crapps, you're gonna wanna take a goggle at stuff like "G920F Repair Firmware X.X UK YYY) , Where X.X is 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, depending on the original android version your brick was on, and YYY is your carrier or network operator, off the top of my head they are VOD, TMO, O2U, H3G.
AGAIN A KEY POINT IF YOUR GOING THIS ROUTE, THESE FILES ARE MADE FOR INDIVIDUAL MODELS OF S6 (THERES ABOUT 12 MODEL NUMBERS -YOURS IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE SM-G920F - SO DO NOT EVER STRAY FROM THAT NUMBER!!!! ) THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO BE FINDING FILES LIKE "G920XXU5EXUE 4 files repair firmwares", THESE ARE YOUR SAVIOUR. GET THE ONE THAT MATCHES YOUR PHONE AND CARRIER OR ONE THAT IS AS NEAR AS DAMMIT, AND AGAIN PLEASE MAKE SURE FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR PHONE THAT YOU ONLY GET FILES MARKED G920, ANYTHING ELSE WILL RESULT IN VERY SERIOUS ERRORS.
YOUR ALSO GOING TO NEED SOMETHING CALLED A PIT FILE, EASY TO FIND, LOOK FOR " S6 ZEROFLTE HIDDEN IMG FILE" IN GOOGLE.
USE OUR OLD BUDDY ODIN TO FLASH THE FOUR FILES YOU GOT FROM THE REPAIR FIRMWARE ZIP, WHICH ARE USUALLY LABEL AP, BL, CP AND CSC.. NOW TAP THE PIT TAB IN ODIN (IGNORE THE WARNING) AND NAVIGATE TO THE HIDDEN.IMG FILE YOU GOT AND BANG IT HERE. ON THE OPTIONS TAB YOU WANT TO TICK AUTO REBOOT, REPARTITION, and NAND ERASE ALL. i know, i know, you probably never use it out of some shear panic but right now its kosher.
start the flash and take a break. like a big break. the process is gonna wipe the phone in totalilty, rewrite every bit of code and software and reload like new after about forty minutes.
now, if it doesnt, there are a few things we can look at but am gonna leave it here and hope you can make some use of the ramblings of a lost man. my 6 is currently in an inverted touch bug where if i touch one side of the screen, the opposite side responds so its a proper nightmare, typing anything means that a becomes l, s becomes k etc. thisis down to me drunk flashing the wrong roms for and s6 edge, g925f, hence all my warnings earlier. anyways, i need a reefer and a scran after all this, God, allah, buddah i hope it helps someone.
shiko2007 said:
Just try bro to reflash full stock rom again by odin and after flash it , reflash cf-autoroot again
also , can you provide more information about your android version and your csc stock rom ?
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Hi, thanks for replying.
I'm on the original stock, I've not flashed any thing just yet. To be honest, I'm not sure it'd work.
The android version is 7.0 and the build is NRD90M.G920FXXS5EQH6
Be glad if you have any advise.
Thanks
copernicus666 said:
Hi, thanks for replying.
I'm on the original stock, I've not flashed any thing just yet. To be honest, I'm not sure it'd work.
The android version is 7.0 and the build is NRD90M.G920FXXS5EQH6
Be glad if you have any advise.
Thanks
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if your not root yet just download latest your carrier/country firmware
from sammobile
and flash it by odin
but you are probably trip knox so you must root
so the steps you should do :
1-download your carrier/country firmware from sammobile
2-flash it by odin
3-flash cf-auto root to pass bootloop
or
download twrp recovery of g920f and flash it by odin to replace stock recovery then after flash it ,wipe delvik cash then flash su binary
DagsyMc said:
Right then Jon,
sorry for my delay but not the greatest at reponding to things at the best of times, but with my own s6 in a right old state, and a 7y.o and 4 month old in the house, my pc time is limited.
anyways, im guessing you're a bit like me, and you've had your fair share of flashing roms and roots since the days of old! (Galaxy thru and thru for me s 1,3,4,6, plus tabs and watches).
this s6 gt-920f is a completely different kettle of fish mate. where you're at at the minute, if your still stuck in bootloop with no recovery, your gonna want to find twrp recovery, as you know mate, google will be your guide. you flash this just like a rom or the old cwm, download a zip, bang it in ap/pda in odin and let it flash. KEY NOTE IS MAKE SURE ODIN HAS ~"AUTO-REBOOT"~ UNTICKED, UNCHECKED, NO MARK IN THE BOX. THIS IS KEY TO THE RESTORATION PROCESS GOING FORWARD. Once odin shows that the file has flashed and passed, get ready to perform a three button power reset, Home button, Vol DOWN and Power for 8 seconds. when your pc makes the badong sound and the screen goes off, IMMEDIATELY SWITCH TO Vol UP, Home and Power, thus straight into recovery mode, AND WAIT.
You should see the blue and silver TWRP splash screen and then the recovery options. Firstly, wipe and format everything, dalvik, caches and perform a factory reset. twrp should ask you to type yes to confirm, do it, there's nothing there yet any ways. if you get any issues about cant mount data or some jazz, DONT PANIC, use twrp to reformat the partition to ext4, your pc should ping to show reconnection to the phone.
Now whilst still in twrp, nav to the reset options and reboot into download mode. if all has go well, the scren should have the regular greenish odin screen but without all the samsung odin mode in at the top. odin should show the phone as a connected device, you should be able to access your memory card from your pc to transfer rom zips etc and get the phone back up the way you are used to.
if on the other hand you want to get back to vanila stock style android, with the expense of a tonload of bloatware and crapps, you're gonna wanna take a goggle at stuff like "G920F Repair Firmware X.X UK YYY) , Where X.X is 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, depending on the original android version your brick was on, and YYY is your carrier or network operator, off the top of my head they are VOD, TMO, O2U, H3G.
AGAIN A KEY POINT IF YOUR GOING THIS ROUTE, THESE FILES ARE MADE FOR INDIVIDUAL MODELS OF S6 (THERES ABOUT 12 MODEL NUMBERS -YOURS IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE SM-G920F - SO DO NOT EVER STRAY FROM THAT NUMBER!!!! ) THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO BE FINDING FILES LIKE "G920XXU5EXUE 4 files repair firmwares", THESE ARE YOUR SAVIOUR. GET THE ONE THAT MATCHES YOUR PHONE AND CARRIER OR ONE THAT IS AS NEAR AS DAMMIT, AND AGAIN PLEASE MAKE SURE FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR PHONE THAT YOU ONLY GET FILES MARKED G920, ANYTHING ELSE WILL RESULT IN VERY SERIOUS ERRORS.
YOUR ALSO GOING TO NEED SOMETHING CALLED A PIT FILE, EASY TO FIND, LOOK FOR " S6 ZEROFLTE HIDDEN IMG FILE" IN GOOGLE.
USE OUR OLD BUDDY ODIN TO FLASH THE FOUR FILES YOU GOT FROM THE REPAIR FIRMWARE ZIP, WHICH ARE USUALLY LABEL AP, BL, CP AND CSC.. NOW TAP THE PIT TAB IN ODIN (IGNORE THE WARNING) AND NAVIGATE TO THE HIDDEN.IMG FILE YOU GOT AND BANG IT HERE. ON THE OPTIONS TAB YOU WANT TO TICK AUTO REBOOT, REPARTITION, and NAND ERASE ALL. i know, i know, you probably never use it out of some shear panic but right now its kosher.
start the flash and take a break. like a big break. the process is gonna wipe the phone in totalilty, rewrite every bit of code and software and reload like new after about forty minutes.
now, if it doesnt, there are a few things we can look at but am gonna leave it here and hope you can make some use of the ramblings of a lost man. my 6 is currently in an inverted touch bug where if i touch one side of the screen, the opposite side responds so its a proper nightmare, typing anything means that a becomes l, s becomes k etc. thisis down to me drunk flashing the wrong roms for and s6 edge, g925f, hence all my warnings earlier. anyways, i need a reefer and a scran after all this, God, allah, buddah i hope it helps someone.
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Legendary post! Cheers mate you just made my morning. I knew the XDA guys would pull through.
I'm on my way to work, but I'll give it a crack later.
Cheers bud - Kudos