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any idea about this picture?

what's wrong with this phone?
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There's nothing 'wrong' with it. It was more than likely rooted via the Odin recovery method, so now it will show custom at every boot.
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the Custom Padlock Unlocked screen., it look like you freeze SysScope.apk?
check here probably you can find a solution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29462530#post29462530

I'm more than certain that it's happening to those who flashed the custom boot.img in Odin for root access early on. Happened to me as well. Ended up doing a complete factory restore using the stock image and it disappeared. I've rooted via the new method, am running Synergy Rom, and the custom screen no longer shows.
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what happen was I accidently put gnex sim card into s3.

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I'm more than certain that it's happening to those who flashed the custom boot.img in Odin for root access early on. Happened to me as well. Ended up doing a complete factory restore using the stock image and it disappeared. I've rooted via the new method, am running Synergy Rom, and the custom screen no longer shows.
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the new method that you mention is the ones from Noxius Ninja?

kpark67 said:
what happen was I accidently put gnex sim card into s3.
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That won't make custom show up.
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juancaperez2000 said:
the new method that you mention is the ones from Noxius Ninja?
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Yep, that's the one.
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but thats what happened. gnex running 4.1.1 and s3 rooted.

kpark67 said:
but thats what happened. gnex running 4.1.1 and s3 rooted.
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All the sim card is for is for connecting to Verizon (somewhat like AT&T's sim cards) putting the sim card from your Nexus wouldn't mean anything.

As Nit3mare said s3 was rooted using boot.img but until now there was no unlocked padlock image when booting ( at least i power off the phone twice a day). It just showed up after accidental sim card swap.

kpark67 said:
but thats what happened. gnex running 4.1.1 and s3 rooted.
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Right, you say the s3 is rooted. There's your issue.
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And as far as your sim card theory goes, I came straight from the Gnex myself. Popped my sim card in, was good to go with no issues. It's the boot image used.
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it's not sim card theory. I just want to know what did trigger this. after reflashing to stock it had been gone for a while. root the phone using Noxius Ninja's tool then put back everything on the phone again like root explorer, tb, rom manager etc.. Now unlocked padlock image is back then device stature is from NORMAL to MODIFED. probably one of those apps which needs root access. now i suspect cwm. but as long as i could go back to stock i should have no problem.

I doubt you've completely reverted to stock. Flashing a stock rom is not reverting to complete stock. The reason why you are getting the custom screen, is because of the Odin root method, and that's that.

What Happened!?

I followed step by step directions exactly rooted and verified my girlfriends phone. Flashed clockwork mod recovery wiped and installed a ROM from here. On reboot I get a message saying this software is not supported by Verizon! Wtf!? Please help, thank you.
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jtadak said:
I followed step by step directions exactly rooted and verified my girlfriends phone. Flashed clockwork mod recovery wiped and installed a ROM from here. On reboot I get a message saying this software is not supported by Verizon! Wtf!? Please help, thank you.
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Wiped IMEI?
Did you backup IMEI? If not, you're SOL in my knowledge.
Your GF is going to be SUPER MAD

Sounds like the bootloader is still locked. I think IMEI would cause data issues.
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I wiped factory and catche. I saw nothing about this IMEI!
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jtadak said:
I followed step by step directions exactly rooted and verified my girlfriends phone. Flashed clockwork mod recovery wiped and installed a ROM from here. On reboot I get a message saying this software is not supported by Verizon! Wtf!? Please help, thank you.
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DONT USE EZ UNLOCK FROM THE MARKET! Use search!
Go get the ez unlock 1.2 apk from rootzwiki...

How do I at this point. I can't access recovery or anything.
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jtadak said:
How do I at this point. I can't access recovery or anything.
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EZ-unlock is an app. You run it while the device is booted.
Does the device boot up or it stops at that screen saying not supported.
If you can't boot, then you will want to ODIN back to stock. To get into Odin mode, pull your battery and put back in and then I believe it is volume up and power button, You will need to get the stock Rom to run in Odin. You can probably find this in the dev section.
If you can boot into the Rom, then you should not have to Odin.

Ok, I got into oden and will go from there. Thank you guys so much. I really appreciate you're snappy response and help. You guys are awesome.
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Try to flash your phone back to stock with ODIN thats what I did and worked fine.

[email protected] said:
EZ-unlock is an app. You run it while the device is booted.
Does the device boot up or it stops at that screen saying not supported.
If you can't boot, then you will want to ODIN back to stock. To get into Odin mode, pull your battery and put back in and then I believe it is volume up and power button, You will need to get the stock Rom to run in Odin. You can probably find this in the dev section.
If you can boot into the Rom, then you should not have to Odin.
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No Download(Odin) mode is actually volume down+home+power. At the warning screen, tap volume up

Yeah, I just looked at the tutorial and am gonna jump on the PC and get it going. Thank you guys again. Really appreciate it.
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[email protected]optonline.net said:
EZ-unlock is an app. You run it while the device is booted.
Does the device boot up or it stops at that screen saying not supported.
If you can't boot, then you will want to ODIN back to stock. To get into Odin mode, pull your battery and put back in and then I believe it is volume up and power button, You will need to get the stock Rom to run in Odin. You can probably find this in the dev section.
If you can boot into the Rom, then you should not have to Odin.
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You can dd The unlocked aboot Using adb also and would probably be the fastest way to fix.its not the imei. The info is in the unlock bootloader thread

BlackBytes said:
DONT USE EZ UNLOCK FROM THE MARKET! Use search!
Go get the ez unlock 1.2 apk from rootzwiki...
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What's wrong with ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
Edit: nvm, I just read the description for the new version. I used it before the G7 update

elecga said:
What's wrongwith ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
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It was borked for a short time but I think its been fixed.

elecga said:
What's wrong with ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
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since the VZW update i believe this app is ineffective.
the 1.2 version is the one that works currently, as provided.

same problem
billard412 said:
No Download(Odin) mode is actually volume down+home+power. At the warning screen, tap volume up
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my phone is saying downloding..... and below that Do Not turn off target!! this is good i hope?

snowman9031 said:
my phone is saying downloding..... and below that Do Not turn off target!! this is good i hope?
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It is not actually downloading anything unless you are actually doing something. It says that be default.

elecga said:
What's wrong with ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
Edit: nvm, I just read the description for the new version. I used it before the G7 update
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If you need it , here is my copy of 1.2
http://db.tt/TtOVCI1W
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Looks like I'm wasn't the only one. There's a guide for fixing soft brick using Odin.
Root.
Unlock.
Flash recovery.
Backup.
I lost all data on the storage after that incident but I learned my lesson. Good luck.
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Yeah, I went on the tutorial and I'm even having issues there. When I'm in Odin the stock rom is not being recognized. Even in the alternate method, the bootloader file is not recognized either. I can only get one of the bootloader files to be recognized and when I run it, it fails! Ugh!
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TWRP from CWM???

Was gonna give TWRP recovery a try... I am currently using CWM and didn't know if it would be safe to just use the goo app and flash TWRP that way. I have always used CWM and wanted to try something new and just want to be safe when going about it.
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I tried it, but I didn't like much. To much switching pages to do things, such as format, erase cashed, and dalvic. But who knows you might just like it.
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Yes you can install TWRP any way you like. One recovery will simply overwrite the other. Nothing to worry about.

My only brick
The one time i ever truly bricked a phone after close to 30 times rooting and unlocking boot loaders was with TWRP and this phone. I am talkin complete brick, like qualcom drivers request show up on windows brick, the kind brick that you just throw at a window, because you got no charging light, no vibration, no light what so ever.
Btw i was only flashing a rom
I never touched TWRP after .

Thanks for the input guys..... Gonna stick with CWM for now. Seen a fair amount of negative stuff towards TWRP in the forums and don't want to risk anything.
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Been running TWRP since received pre-order device. No problems whatsoever.

prdog1 said:
Been running TWRP since received pre-order device. No problems whatsoever.
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Seconded.

Used the gooapp to flash twrp and haven't had any problems. In fact I switched over from cwm because while installing liquidsmooth cwm kept giving me error 7. Everything I googled told me it was a problem with my recovery, so switched to twrp and presto
Although watch which version of twrp because I was reading the Cleanrom lite thread and ppl were having issues with the latest twrp at the time of their postings. It was around end of September that they were saying this, I believe.
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prdog1 said:
Been running TWRP since received pre-order device. No problems whatsoever.
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Thirded

prdog1 said:
Been running TWRP since received pre-order device. No problems whatsoever.
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+1
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I used to use cwm and now have been using twrp and have never had a problem. This guy above you can't blame twrp for your brick you don't know if that's what it was. Twrp I like better cause I can move my backup folder and copy it even to another computer. Cwm has the blob folder which you can't see which files belong to which backup so you can't just move one backup you have do do them all
Tap'n

evolishesh said:
I tried it, but I didn't like much. To much switching pages to do things, such as format, erase cashed, and dalvic. But who knows you might just like it.
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Don't know what you were looking out but CWM is the one where the wipes/format are on different pages. All wipe options in TWRP are on the wipe page right next to each other. Newest version now released.

[Q] Unroot Verizon Galaxy S3

Hello all,
I recently rooted my Galaxy S3 only to have my Mic fail on me 2 weeks later... Very dissatisfied with my Samsung about that - even though I am loving the phone. Anyways, back to the issue. Verizon has agreed to send me a replacement and I have to send them mine back. The problem is that I know that if I send them a rooted phone they will not honor the warranty, and I am having a very hard time flashing the Verizon Stock rom.
More specifically, and to see if I am doing anything wrong.. I used ODIN to flash a custom rooted rom onto my phone which worked perfectly, and now I am once again trying to use ODIN in order to flash the stock rom which I downloaded from goo.im - the file that I am using is HOME_I535VRALF2_I535VZWALF2_618049_REV09_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Simple steps - reboot into downloading mode -> check auto-reboot and reset time on ODIN and choose the file above under PDA. All works fine, the phone reboots and I get a PASS, and yet my phone is stuck on the Verizon 4G loading intro. I think that's what they call a soft brick.
The first time this happened, I flashed a different rom and the phone loaded properly but it had the open lock symbol under Samsung which I think means that it was unlocked.. Either way, it was not the unrooted and official stock rom which is what I need on my phone in order to keep my warranty. The file that DOES work is COMBINATION_I535VRBLJ1_I535VZWBLJ1_381038_REV09_user_low_ship(NO_WIPE).tar.md5
I have followed the above steps over and over again and I always get the same result - stock doesn't work, the other one does.
Any ideas? What could the issue be?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Personally I would try the files found in section 5 of this thread.

According to Droidstyles guide before his recent edits, if it freezes on the boot logo after a successful Odin factory flash then you're supposed to pull the battery, boot into recovery, and do a factory reset. Try that.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
According to Droidstyles guide before his recent edits, if it freezes on the boot logo after a successful Odin factory flash then you're supposed to pull the battery, boot into recovery, and do a factory reset. Try that.
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Yes this works, also had this happen to me, and to boot to recovery just hold home+volume up+power button. It should work.
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You should probably factory reset after flashing, for you don't want to be running a buggy phone.
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Use a full wipe version and this would not happen...part of the reason why i removed nowipe versions such as f2. But yes as slimsnoop said, data wipe /factory reset will fix that.

So I bought the s3 Verizon it was rooted and switched to cricket pre paid before my friend sold it to me he tried to root back to Verizon but of course he failed, is there anyway to get the phone completelyback to stock even though he switched providers cuz the phone is stuck on the activating part I'm no noobe at rooting just don't know much bout this phone
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FhtmChandley85 said:
is there anyway to get the phone completelyback to stock even though he switched providers cuz the phone is stuck on the activating part I'm no noobe at rooting just don't know much bout this phone
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Follow section 5 of Droidstyle's (the guy above you) guide. Click the link in his signature. I'm not sure about how this handles modified network configuration though, that's not something I remotely know anything about.
I thought there was a way to bypass the activation screen? On older phones, you could tap the four corners of the screen or something like that? Anyone ever heard that before?
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Blk3 Odin file and locking bootloader

Kind of a dumb question but I was wondering if I lock my bootloader (using ez unlock) and flash the Odin file in the subject line isn't it the same as using the ics file that automatically locks your bootloader? I need to return my phone to stock and have the blk3 file downloaded from previous adventures. Anyway, I'm on Cleanrom. Thanks for any help.
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Okay, don't do that then hit reboot. It did lock my bootloader but when I rebooted the triangle of death appeared. Anyway, all is well and my phone is back to stock. I would suggest not doing it this way :silly:

Ryno77 said:
Kind of a dumb question but I was wondering if I lock my bootloader (using ez unlock) and flash the Odin file in the subject line isn't it the same as using the ics file that automatically locks your bootloader? I need to return my phone to stock and have the blk3 file downloaded from previous adventures. Anyway, I'm on Cleanrom. Thanks for any help.
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Ryno77 said:
Okay, don't do that then hit reboot. It did lock my bootloader but when I rebooted the triangle of death appeared. Anyway, all is well and my phone is back to stock. I would suggest not doing it this way :silly:
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Lol well that's the expected result when you lock the bootloader via EZ Unlock then reboot. You're supposed to Odin flash next and the yellow triangle warning let's you know, as a user, to Odin flash back to stock. That's perfectly normal.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Lol well that's the expected result when you lock the bootloader via EZ Unlock then reboot. You're supposed to Odin flash next and the yellow triangle warning let's you know, as a user, to Odin flash back to stock. That's perfectly normal.
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Yeah, hindsite is always 20/20. That was really freaking stupid. Duh, locking bootloader then rebooting tells the "system" the software is unauthorized. Would have been okay if I locked and booted directly into odin. Glad I made you lol
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I don't know why this is but my phone on stock is fast as hell. Fresh Odin install? I hate to say this but it's way faster than it was running a rom. All bloat is installed and enabled.
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I don't know why this is but my phone on stock is fast as hell. Fresh Odin install? I hate to say this but it's way faster than it was running a rom. All bloat is installed and enabled.
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Yea, that doesn't surprise me haha when I first got this phone I was flat out shocked about the speed coming from a Droid Incredible. I would say lighter roms like Cleanrom and Bone Stock would keep it quick. We are dealing with unofficial software after all. I prefer the rooted/unlocked lifestyle way too much to go back except to upgrade my partitions with OTA's though.
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