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[ODIN] Stock Rooted ED1 (downgrade from ED2) [2011.05.18]

Well here is something that I hope is the start of some hardcore hacking.
This is an ODIN that I created of stock-rooted ED1 for the DROID Charge. In the course of making this, I bricked my charge (first attempt failed in ODIN) and then created a working ODIN that un-bricked it. I then upgraded to ED2 (I confirmed that I lost root as well) so I could test if this will downgrade back to ED1 and it worked and I have root again!
Instructions for ODIN (for those who are unfamiliar with it):
1. Open ODIN.
2. Put the phone into download mode. Do this by powering off your phone, pulling out the battery, and then holding volume down while connecting it to your pc. A giant yellow triangle should be on the phone's screen and it should say 'Downloading...' ODIN should say 'Added!!' and one of the boxes will be yellow and say '0:[COM#]'
3. Click the button labeled 'PDA' and locate the file you are wanting to flash. For emphasis: YOU MUST USE THE PDA BUTTON!
4. Click start. Do not disconnect the phone while it is flashing, it can cause some serious damage.
5. Wait.
6. When finished, unplug the phone, put the battery back in and power up the phone.
Every time I've flashed this, the phone booted straight into recovery. Just select reboot (press home) and it boots up normally. It should probably be recommended to wipe data and cache afterwards, but I didn't and all of my data stayed in tact.
Multiple people have reported that this works. Use at your own risk. I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone if this doesn't work.
Thanks to imnuts for the HOW-TO thread on creating ODIN builds.
Download here.
Download ODIN here.
to my redbull habit if you feel the need.

I feel dumb for asking, but what are you using to flash this to the phone? I've never used anything other than simple one click root programs, so if you could give a little more detail I'd be happy to try it out.

Download Odin here: http://goo.gl/52aY1
Download Drivers here: http://goo.gl/Tbcca
Download stockrootedED1-20110517.tar.md5 http://goo.gl/kD3Ld
1. Open Odin3 v1.30
2. Remove battery,Hold Vol down. Connect USB to computer and phone then press power. It should take you to a yellow android.
3. Click PDA Button
4. choose stockrootedED1-20110517.tar.md5
5. Click on the Start button
6. Don't Touch and allow the phone to reboot
7. If its taking a while to start DONT PANIC, its perfectly normal

Thanks for the guide, but it doesn't do anything for me, seems like Odin doesn't even know my phone is there. When I plug it in I get the Verizon media manager link to pop up though.

I edited my first post with a link to ODIN and instructions. I guess I'm a little slow with the typing because you beat me to it medjam, but you left out the step of putting the phone into download mode.

Works for me, though the first time I rebooted I didn't have any network reception. Another reboot fixed that.
Wish I could get rid of the "system update available" pop up, but at least I'm rooted again. Thanks!

that's awesome...I gonna try this right now....If i brick my phone I will just swap it out a vzw..They are tarded and can't tell the difference any ways. Will report back once I finish.

Zeek215 said:
Works for me, though the first time I rebooted I didn't have any network reception. Another reboot fixed that.
Wish I could get rid of the "system update available" pop up, but at least I'm rooted again. Thanks!
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Once rooted go into your build.prop file and every thing that says ED1 change it to ED2...that should quit the nagging to update. Then restart your phone
Credit goes to Jt3 for that info as he posted it in the Charge forum at android central.

Zeek215 said:
Works for me, though the first time I rebooted I didn't have any network reception. Another reboot fixed that.
Wish I could get rid of the "system update available" pop up, but at least I'm rooted again. Thanks!
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AWESOME!!! So glad to help!

Very nice!
I know that this will kick start the development of this device now that everybody can haz root.

so just to be clear here, this will bring you back from ED2 down to ED1. Does this method require you to have already rooted while you were on ED1 and then upgraded to ED2 and lost it or will this work for everyone?
Thanks in advance

streetlightman said:
so just to be clear here, this will bring you back from ED2 down to ED1. Does this method require you to have already rooted while you were on ED1 and then upgraded to ED2 and lost it or will this work for everyone?
Thanks in advance
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Should work for everyone. My Charge that I just ran it on was never rooted before.

das7771 said:
that's awesome...I gonna try this right now....If i brick my phone I will just swap it out a vzw..They are tarded and can't tell the difference any ways. Will report back once I finish.
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They certainly can tell. Don't send back a phone because you broke it. That makes ALL of us look like assholes and promotes the disturbing trend of locking bootloaders. Be an adult.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

jt1134 said:
They certainly can tell. Don't send back a phone because you broke it. That makes ALL of us look like assholes and promotes the disturbing trend of locking bootloaders. Be an adult.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
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OH OK...Well let me make change my statemet to be more adult like. If i brick my phone I will just go buy another full price so I don't seem like an asshole. I hope this pleases you Sir....

Hey guys. First off, I'm psyched to see this come out.
When I try to do it, I get a driver installation failure telling me that the serial driver was not found and then ODIN never seems to see the phone. This is on W7.
Any help?

teddykgb715 said:
Hey guys. First off, I'm psyched to see this come out.
When I try to do it, I get a driver installation failure telling me that the serial driver was not found and then ODIN never seems to see the phone. This is on W7.
Any help?
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Did you install the drivers that came with the phone?

wynalazca said:
Did you install the drivers that came with the phone?
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I thought so, I can connect to USB storage, etc. I'll check it out.

Well this worked perfectly only thing that was different from your instructions was that my com ID was '0[COM12] instead of '0:[COM7]...So no one freak out if yours if different it's just what is being used by your comp. Much thanks to the OP for this..You need to set up a donation link so I can donate for this outstanding work.

teddykgb715 said:
I thought so, I can connect to USB storage, etc. I'll check it out.
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I think the issue is that my damn work laptop is locked down pretty tight so it won't let all the drivers install. Unlike many here, I'm actually not an IT professional so I can't circumvent it. I'll just have to try it at home tonight.

das7771 said:
Well this worked perfectly only thing that was different from your instructions was that my com ID was '0[COM12] instead of '0:[COM7]...So no one freak out if yours if different it's just what is being used by your comp. Much thanks to the OP for this..You need to set up a donation link so I can donate for this outstanding work.
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You're welcome! I'm very glad to help get this development stuff going. Also, there should be a donate button in the OP.

unbrick help

First off I searched, and have tried everything on forum before you say do a search
My kid bricked her Sidekick 4g
I tried to ODIN about 4 different Tars they all say they pass but it then boots into the Android recovery and says installing some. When i click reboot phone it turns phone .
Everytime i odin it reboots to a recovery. Is there any way I can get this phone to boot back to the original rom?
all the links I have either don't exist any more, or fail. Please advice

716Rob said:
First off I searched, and have tried everything on forum before you say do a search
My kid bricked her Sidekick 4g
I tried to ODIN about 4 different Tars they all say they pass but it then boots into the Android recovery and says installing some. When i click reboot phone it turns phone .
Everytime i odin it reboots to a recovery. Is there any way I can get this phone to boot back to the original rom?
all the links I have either don't exist any more, or fail. Please advice
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You said you've tried everything -- without attacking you I don't exactly believe this. ODIN isn't the ONLY way to "ODIN" or restore to factory default.
Try this. It's easy to use, fast, and there's tons of support on it. Most people who have had problems like this have solved it with Adam's tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350060
Be sure to thank the OP in that thread if this helps you.

TheLastSidekick said:
You said you've tried everything -- without attacking you I don't exactly believe this. ODIN isn't the ONLY way to "ODIN" or restore to factory default.
Try this. It's easy to use, fast, and there's tons of support on it. Most people who have had problems like this have solved it with Adam's tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350060
Be sure to thank the OP in that thread if this helps you.
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You can find the download for the link in that OP here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30763711#post30763711
It seems that Adam's server doesn't have that file anymore.

actually that was my first try however link was dead.. So You better believe me!!!! However the second link works so we shall see..
I actually googled that too and downloaded one but was asking me to download a gz file

[Q] Lost in a sea of fourm posts

Hello everyone. I'm beginning to have a few system problems, (their leader being an overheating system). I'm likely going to have to return the device to Verizon. If so, I'll need to return to stock ROM. I'm running 4.3 OTA and have already hardbricked the device once. I know that with the 4.3 OTA update, flashing options have been restricted. I currently can't put phone in recovery mode. I trip the flash counter and get a message about unauthorized firmware being detected.
That being said, given my situation, is there any tried and true method to return the phone to the original out of the box status?
Thank you in advance for your time and knowledge.

TwistedPoet said:
Hello everyone. I'm beginning to have a few system problems, (their leader being an overheating system). I'm likely going to have to return the device to Verizon. If so, I'll need to return to stock ROM. I'm running 4.3 OTA and have already hardbricked the device once. I know that with the 4.3 OTA update, flashing options have been restricted. I currently can't put phone in recovery mode. I trip the flash counter and get a message about unauthorized firmware being detected.
That being said, given my situation, is there any tried and true method to return the phone to the original out of the box status?
Thank you in advance for your time and knowledge.
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Probably you need to pick the hard brick option, but I give you both:
SOFT BRICK - able to get to download mode
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
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HARD BRICK - phone not turn on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166

buhohitr said:
Probably you need to pick the hard brick option, but I give you both:
SOFT BRICK - able to get to download mode
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
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HARD BRICK - phone not turn on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
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I had previously neglected to even attempt to upload the recovery.img. (Huge Oversight). However, I ran it successfully (at least I thought), rebooted the phone into recovery mode and still received same yellow triangle error message.

TwistedPoet said:
I had previously neglected to even attempt to upload the recovery.img. (Huge Oversight). However, I ran it successfully (at least I thought), rebooted the phone into recovery mode and still received same yellow triangle error message.
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Now if you able to boot into recovery you need to follow the exact steps here:
SOFT BRICK - able to get to download mode
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2586319
Just flash recovery will not fix the issue.

buhohitr said:
Now if you able to boot into recovery you need to follow the exact steps here:
SOFT BRICK - able to get to download mode
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2586319
Just flash recovery will not fix the issue.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2586319 - (Dead Link....404 Error)
Please pardon my ignorance but those instructions don't appear to be helpful for restoring the ability to turn the phone on in recovery mode or for getting the phone back to 4.1.2 firmware. Again, please forgive my inability to grasp this.

TwistedPoet said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2586319 - (Dead Link....404 Error)
Please pardon my ignorance but those instructions don't appear to be helpful for restoring the ability to turn the phone on in recovery mode or for getting the phone back to 4.1.2 firmware. Again, please forgive my inability to grasp this.
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That's because there's no way to go back, you are stuck on the 4.3 update.
All you can run is stock 4.3 firmware. It's literally posted everywhere in these forums, and if you searched first you would have found all the answers you needed before you started flashing things that will brick your phone.
This is what you have to do to get a functioning phone again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
After that, read everything here to understand what you're limited to and what can be safely flashed to the 4.3 update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

BadUsername said:
That's because there's no way to go back, you are stuck on the 4.3 update.
All you can run is stock 4.3 firmware. It's literally posted everywhere in these forums, and if you searched first you would have found all the answers you needed before you started flashing things that will brick your phone.
This is what you have to do to get a functioning phone again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
After that, read everything here to understand what you're limited to and what can be safely flashed to the 4.3 update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks for that but the title of my post should have indicated that I have done some significant searching. I've already restored the phone to working condition. It was the EZ Unlocker that bricked me. I did neglect in my joy of returning my phone from the dead to flash the recovery.img. I flashed it today and am still unable to get recovery mode. I'm following the SoftBrick guide that buhohitr posted and I'm hoping that I don't find myself in a bootloop afterwards. The second link you provided is very thorough and informative. I bookmarked it for future reference.

At last I got to know lot of things from this thread as I'm new to this trade.

TwistedPoet said:
Thanks for that but the title of my post should have indicated that I have done some significant searching. I've already restored the phone to working condition. It was the EZ Unlocker that bricked me. I did neglect in my joy of returning my phone from the dead to flash the recovery.img. I flashed it today and am still unable to get recovery mode. I'm following the SoftBrick guide that buhohitr posted and I'm hoping that I don't find myself in a bootloop afterwards. The second link you provided is very thorough and informative. I bookmarked it for future reference.
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Update - With some very helpful guides and a little but of explanation, I was able to return to stock ROM, which returned my ability to boot into recovery mode. I also successfully flashed Safe strap Recovery onto my device. After looking at the guide about which custom ROM's can be flashed onto the phone, I'm considering using one but I am a tad hesitant. I know very very little about framework, kernels and modules. So, I guess we'll see. Thanks for the simply excellent links and your time!!!!!

[Q] HELP! Verizon Galaxy S 5 Bricked / Stuck In Boot Loop

Problem resolved thanks to bweN diorD!

Dark System said:
Hey everyone, I figured this was the right section to post a question, sorry if I was mistaken.
So I recently rooted my phone and tried to install a custom ROM on it, turns out the ROM I selected was probably for the wrong model or something because my screen was just black. So I booted into recovery to try and restore it on the ROM I backed up and it was gone so now I'm kinda ****ed on a phone for now, before I look into buying a new one I wanna see if there's any way I can resolve this and unbrick it.
When I turn the phone on it just loops the booting screen and when I boot into recovery it just has the droid dude with an exclamation mark on it then turns off and does the boot loop.
I was wondering if maybe there's a file I can put on an external drive and it will automatically restore back to stock like on other devices.
I've done a lot stuff like this to my PS3 just never tried it for my phone so I'm just hoping there's a method out there for me, please provide any feedback or questions about it, I'm just trying to get this resolved and I have no time really to research it because of work and a newborn baby plus you guys would know more about it than me so yeah. Thanks!
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usually when you flash the wrong software to a phone it is toast, but you may be in luck as it still turns on.
video here.
further instruction here.
if that doesnt work... well its not good unfortunately.

Dark System said:
Hey everyone, I figured this was the right section to post a question, sorry if I was mistaken.
So I recently rooted my phone and tried to install a custom ROM on it, turns out the ROM I selected was probably for the wrong model or something because my screen was just black. So I booted into recovery to try and restore it on the ROM I backed up and it was gone so now I'm kinda ****ed on a phone for now, before I look into buying a new one I wanna see if there's any way I can resolve this and unbrick it.
When I turn the phone on it just loops the booting screen and when I boot into recovery it just has the droid dude with an exclamation mark on it then turns off and does the boot loop.
I was wondering if maybe there's a file I can put on an external drive and it will automatically restore back to stock like on other devices.
I've done a lot stuff like this to my PS3 just never tried it for my phone so I'm just hoping there's a method out
for me, please provide any feedback or questions about it, I'm just trying to get this resolved and I have no time really to research it because of work and a newborn baby plus you guys would know more about it than me so yeah. Thanks!
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Boot into bootloader and flash stock rom using odin..

bweN diorD said:
solution
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Alright thank you! I'm pretty confident this will work, once the stock ROM file finishes downloading, which it doesn't seem that it wants to work. I've downloaded it 5 times now and every time it's done it's a fail.. I'll keep trying though.

bweN diorD said:
if that doesnt work... well its not good unfortunately.
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yeah it didn't work, did everything right but when it tries to reboot I get the dead little droid guy.

[Q] Hard Bricked S3 Verizon 4.4.2

ON: Galaxy S3 4.4.2 Verizon(d2vzw) -->OK, I know you all may think I didn't read the other debrick threads, your wrong. I made this new thread because i HAVE tried endlessy every method of debrick on this forum and the internet, and no success. I was messing around with safestrap and decided to try and flash a rom called flashingdroid: for some reason. So i did as usual, boot into recovery(safestrap 3.75) and wipe current os and flash the new one. So i wiped my stock rom(after making a backup) and installed/flashed the new one(flashingdroid) and after seemingly a successful flash, i pressed reboot. Then it went downhill. One second after i pressed reboot, the screen flashed quickly, then shutoff, for good. I couldn't boot it or get into recovery or odin or ANYTHING. I tried the microsd method of debricking with minimal success. It will only give me one vibration, then black scree with that method. Nothing else has worked. I know this was a noob mistake somehow, but does anyone know any special tricks or something? Will a good jig maybe work? I have doubt verizon or samsung will accept it back(it was well rooted!). Please anything/anybody help! I really don't want to buy a new phone or jtag it. Thanks!:crying:

You may have read the debrick threads, but what you should have done from the beginning was read and pay attention to which forum you were in. You flashed a ROM for the International version of the S3 onto your Verizon S3. You almost certainly turned your phone into a shiny paper weight. JTAG may be your only hope. If you don't have one, check out mobiletechvideos.com. I'm not familiar enough with safestrap to know if that may have actually saved you since it is not a traditional recovery and I don't know if it touches all the partitions. In the future, research, research, and research, and pay very close attention to exactly what you are flashing onto your phone. For the Verizon S3, you should only flash ROMs from this sub-forum. And when using safestrap, you are restricted to only flashing ROMs with the same build number as what your phone is currently on in a stock condition.

Ok...Thanks
landshark68 said:
You may have read the debrick threads, but what you should have done from the beginning was read and pay attention to which forum you were in. You flashed a ROM for the International version of the S3 onto your Verizon S3. You almost certainly turned your phone into a shiny paper weight. JTAG may be your only hope. If you don't have one, check out mobiletechvideos.com. I'm not familiar enough with safestrap to know if that may have actually saved you since it is not a traditional recovery and I don't know if it touches all the partitions. In the future, research, research, and research, and pay very close attention to exactly what you are flashing onto your phone. For the Verizon S3, you should only flash ROMs from this sub-forum. And when using safestrap, you are restricted to only flashing ROMs with the same build number as what your phone is currently on in a stock condition.
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Im kinda tired of my so confined locked bootloader and phone model anyways. Im going to purchase a $20 JTAG service off ebay, hope that works.

Root Wizard said:
Im kinda tired of my so confined locked bootloader and phone model anyways. Im going to purchase a $20 JTAG service off ebay, hope that works.
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I'd be very careful with eBay, they tend to be junk. I've been an eBay member over 10 years and ran into a lot of it
Sent from my Nexus 5

Try MicroSD 16GB (2GB not work)

Confused About What's Possible for Modding a Stock Verizon S3
Can someone please steer me in the right direction? I have a Verizon Galaxy S3 running 4.4.2 stock. I recently rooted my phone, but I realize I am very limited as to any mods I can make due to the locked bootloader. Am I able to modify my OS in some way at all (Safestrap) to make my phone run better, or am I just too late in going about this? I've read so much on this subject, but the more I read, it seems the more confused I get. I want to be careful not to brick my phone and would love to see some precise directions on what I could do. Thanks a million for any help at all!

straykat said:
Can someone please steer me in the right direction? I have a Verizon Galaxy S3 running 4.4.2 stock. I recently rooted my phone, but I realize I am very limited as to any mods I can make due to the locked bootloader. Am I able to modify my OS in some way at all (Safestrap) to make my phone run better, or am I just too late in going about this? I've read so much on this subject, but the more I read, it seems the more confused I get. I want to be careful not to brick my phone and would love to see some precise directions on what I could do. Thanks a million for any help at all!
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You should be able to install xposed but as far as mods your very limited to what you can do with it
Sent from my Nexus 5

ShapesBlue said:
You should be able to install xposed but as far as mods your very limited to what you can do with it
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Hey, thanks a lot for that! As much as I've read, I've never heard of xposed. I'll research it and see what it takes and what it will do for my phone. If it helps at all, which I'm sure it will, that would be great. Thanks again for your reply!

straykat said:
Hey, thanks a lot for that! As much as I've read, I've never heard of xposed. I'll research it and see what it takes and what it will do for my phone. If it helps at all, which I'm sure it will, that would be great. Thanks again for your reply!
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Your very welcome. That's what xda is all about. Helping others
Sent from my Nexus 5

XDA Forum - the best place for learning...
ShapesBlue said:
Your very welcome. That's what xda is all about. Helping others
Sent from my Nexus 5
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ShapesBlue-
It's hard to compare this forum with the others. I believe the people here are the most knowledgeable and, like you, very helpful. Funny enough, or not, I posed a related question on another site (initials AC), and it took over 150 views and a week later before anybody offered a reply. Anyway, I can see there is lots of information on this forum about xposed, so now I'll go and learn as much as I can about it. Thanks again for your help!
Btw, here's a link for others like me who are clueless about xposed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2299428

straykat said:
ShapesBlue-
It's hard to compare this forum with the others. I believe the people here are the most knowledgeable and, like you, very helpful. Funny enough, or not, I posed a related question on another site (initials AC), and it took over 150 views and a week later before anybody offered a reply. Anyway, I can see there is lots of information on this forum about xposed, so now I'll go and learn as much as I can about it. Thanks again for your help!
Btw, here's a link for others like me who are clueless about xposed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2299428
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I've been around the web going on nearly 20 years and I'd have to agree some are more helpful than others. I find xda to be a great resource for anything android or windows phone related. And yes I agree some are a lot more helpful than others. The guys and gals still lurking around the VZW S3 forums have been here since the beginning for this phone and even though mine is no longer active I still use it daily, mostly for games but will probably never give it up. It was my first true (I'm comparing it to the HTC thunderbolt) android phone
Sent from my Nexus 5

Can't Believe What I - did! - - - Need Help Rebooting Phone
ShapesBlue said:
I've been around the web going on nearly 20 years and I'd have to agree some are more helpful than others. I find xda to be a great resource for anything android or windows phone related. And yes I agree some are a lot more helpful than others. The guys and gals still lurking around the VZW S3 forums have been here since the beginning for this phone and even though mine is no longer active I still use it daily, mostly for games but will probably never give it up. It was my first true (I'm comparing it to the HTC thunderbolt) android phone
Sent from my Nexus 5
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ShapesBlue-
I seem to have gotten into big trouble - I hope there's a solution. I learned all about Xposed and installed it along with about a dozen modules. Everything was working great, except the torch/flashlight... [I wanted that! ] so, I saw a download for a module on this forum to fix the flashlight... http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-flashlight-fixer-fix-devices-t2867267 . Well, since doing that, I think I realized that I should have left the flashlight alone! When I tried to reboot after adding the module to xposed, I ended up in what i believe is a boot loop. The Samsung screen comes on, and then it gets stuck on the red Verizon screen. I never dreamed that a module installation could cause this; and I guess I figured if it ever happened I could get into recovery mode and restore everthing. Btw, I had done a complete backup of my phone using Titanium on my sd card.
So, here's what I can/can't do now. I can push "down-volume-button" + home + power to get to screen where you can download a cusom OS - then pushing volume-up-button goes to screen that says "Downloading...Do not turn off target!! (Nothing seems to happen from here.) - - - I cannot enter recovery mode by pressing "volume-up" + home + power keys. When I do that I get the big yellow triangle with message - System software not authorized...go to nearest Verizon store. hmmmm.... So, am I hard bricked or soft bricked? Do I have a way out? Thanks very much for any help with this!

straykat said:
ShapesBlue-
I seem to have gotten into big trouble - I hope there's a solution. I learned all about Xposed and installed it along with about a dozen modules. Everything was working great, except the torch/flashlight... [I wanted that! ] so, I saw a download for a module on this forum to fix the flashlight... http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-flashlight-fixer-fix-devices-t2867267 . Well, since doing that, I think I realized that I should have left the flashlight alone! When I tried to reboot after adding the module to xposed, I ended up in what i believe is a boot loop. The Samsung screen comes on, and then it gets stuck on the red Verizon screen. I never dreamed that a module installation could cause this; and I guess I figured if it ever happened I could get into recovery mode and restore everthing. Btw, I had done a complete backup of my phone using Titanium on my sd card.
So, here's what I can/can't do now. I can push "down-volume-button" + home + power to get to screen where you can download a cusom OS - then pushing volume-up-button goes to screen that says "Downloading...Do not turn off target!! (Nothing seems to happen from here.) - - - I cannot enter recovery mode by pressing "volume-up" + home + power keys. When I do that I get the big yellow triangle with message - System software not authorized...go to nearest Verizon store. hmmmm.... So, am I hard bricked or soft bricked? Do I have a way out? Thanks very much for any help with this!
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No problem. Your soft bricked and it seems your on the latest firmware, correct me if I'm wrong
4.4.2 NE1? If so you can use Odin to flash back to stock 4.4.2 and you should be ok
Sent from my Nexus 5

ShapesBlue said:
No problem. Your soft bricked and it seems your on the latest firmware, correct me if I'm wrong
4.4.2 NE1? If so you can use Odin to flash back to stock 4.4.2 and you should be ok
Sent from my Nexus 5
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ShapesBlue-
That's great news!!! Thanks!
I believe my phone was on 4.4.3. A file I used in my rooting process using Towelroot was I535VRUDNE1_I535VZWDNE1_VZW; I used Odin before for the root procedure, so the program of course is on my PC. Is there a thread around with instructions how to flash back to the stock firmware? Thanks again a million for getting back to me!

straykat said:
ShapesBlue-
That's great news!!! Thanks!
I believe my phone was on 4.4.3. A file I used in my rooting process using Towelroot was I535VRUDNE1_I535VZWDNE1_VZW; I used Odin before for the root procedure, so the program of course is on my PC. Is there a thread around with instructions how to flash back to the stock firmware? Thanks again a million for getting back to me!
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But of course. Check this out which should get you what you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
Sent from my Nexus 5

Try kies
straykat said:
ShapesBlue-
That's great news!!! Thanks!
I believe my phone was on 4.4.3. A file I used in my rooting process using Towelroot was I535VRUDNE1_I535VZWDNE1_VZW; I used Odin before for the root procedure, so the program of course is on my PC. Is there a thread around with instructions how to flash back to the stock firmware? Thanks again a million for getting back to me!
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Instead of odin, you could try using samasung kies 3 and use its emergencey firmware recovery tool which dl's and intalls the correct, latest firmware on your device.
What you do:
Install kies 3 on your computer.
Boot to odin mode on your phone.
Click on tools in kies.
Select emergency firmware recovery option.
Follow on screen directions.
Hope I helped!

ShapesBlue said:
But of course. Check this out which should get you what you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Shapes Blue & Root Wizard,
Thanks much for your replies. Is it possible for me, having had 4.4.3 on phone, to go to 4.3 instead of 4.4.2? Seems some people think that's an advantage, but I'm not sure. If I did do that, could I still run xposed?
Btw, RW, I tried using your idea, but when I was attempting to do the emergency Firmware Recovery, it asked for a computer code...??? So, that method doesn't seem to be a good route for me, but thanks for the tip!
You guys don't know how happy I am to have you come to the rescue! I've been using an old iPhone 4 for calls, etc.... during the day which I don't like at all! I'll be real glad to get back to AndroidLand. Thanks again!!!

straykat said:
Shapes Blue & Root Wizard,
Thanks much for your replies. Is it possible for me, having had 4.4.3 on phone, to go to 4.3 instead of 4.4.2? Seems some people think that's an advantage, but I'm not sure. If I did do that, could I still run xposed?
Btw, RW, I tried using your idea, but when I was attempting to do the emergency Firmware Recovery, it asked for a computer code...??? So, that method doesn't seem to be a good route for me, but thanks for the tip!
You guys don't know how happy I am to have you come to the rescue! I've been using an old iPhone 4 for calls, etc.... during the day which I don't like at all! I'll be real glad to get back to AndroidLand. Thanks again!!!
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I'm 100% sure the last update on the VZW S3 was 4.4.2 NE1. As long as you can root the phone you should be able to run xposed without an issue
And no you cannot downgrade to anything other than what your currently on
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Root Wizard said:
Instead of odin, you could try using samasung kies 3 and use its emergencey firmware recovery tool which dl's and intalls the correct, latest firmware on your device.
What you do:
Install kies 3 on your computer.
Boot to odin mode on your phone.
Click on tools in kies.
Select emergency firmware recovery option.
Follow on screen directions.
Hope I helped!
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Kies won't always work as it should
Sent from my Nexus 5

Still Not Up & Running...
ShapesBlue-
Believe-it-or-not, I still haven't been able to get my s3 back up & running. When I open Odin3 v 3.09 and try to flash the firmware 1534VRUDNE1 . . . . .tar.md5 , it doesn't successfully load to the s3. I've attached a screenshot showing the Odin screen. It show "All threads completed. (succeed 0 failed 1) - btw, when I click on the firmware file within Odin, nothing appears in the box to the right of the AP field; is that correct?
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.

straykat said:
ShapesBlue-
Believe-it-or-not, I still haven't been able to get my s3 back up & running. When I open Odin3 v 3.09 and try to flash the firmware 1534VRUDNE1 . . . . .tar.md5 , it doesn't successfully load to the s3. I've attached a screenshot showing the Odin screen. It show "All threads completed. (succeed 0 failed 1) - btw, when I click on the firmware file within Odin, nothing appears in the box to the right of the AP field; is that correct?
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
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I can't open it. It's in the newest word format docx. I personally haven't had to do this myself and it's been awhile since I've used Odin. Damn MS having to have all files in there own format
Edit: trying to download docs by Google and seeing if it opens
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straykat said:
ShapesBlue-
Believe-it-or-not, I still haven't been able to get my s3 back up & running. When I open Odin3 v 3.09 and try to flash the firmware 1534VRUDNE1 . . . . .tar.md5 , it doesn't successfully load to the s3. I've attached a screenshot showing the Odin screen. It show "All threads completed. (succeed 0 failed 1) - btw, when I click on the firmware file within Odin, nothing appears in the box to the right of the AP field; is that correct?
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
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Can you get into recovery?
I was able to open it once I downloaded docs by google. It's been so long since I used it though. I can't recall off hand how to use it to be honest
Sent from my Nexus 5