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Unlock sign?

Ok I've read this before but can't find the answer now, I've rebooted my phone which is still stock, not rooted yet, turned my phone off then on, and it came on with a unlock sign? I've done nothing special yet why would my phone all of a sudden do this my phone is new since launch it was a pre-order, I've turned it off and on before this never happen before.any ideas?
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You didnt try to odin any rom???
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No I didn't do nothing just switch my regular battery with the extended,I usually change them out when I play my games heavy.
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Hulk0069 said:
Ok I've read this before but can't find the answer now, I've rebooted my phone which is still stock, not rooted yet, turned my phone off then on, and it came on with a unlock sign? I've done nothing special yet why would my phone all of a sudden do this my phone is new since launch it was a pre-order, I've turned it off and on before this never happen before.any ideas?
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This has been covered so many times. Please search a little harder. We see one of these at least twice a week. It means nothing. Carry on.
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@mustbepbs first off I did look, if you have nothing nice to say...Don't...simple answer will just do.that's why this is the Q&A forum.good day....
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Yeah that's odd, you didn't do a custom recovery or anything did you?
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Hulk0069 said:
@mustbepbs first off I did look, if you have nothing nice to say...Don't...simple answer will just do.that's why this is the Q&A forum.good day....
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808407 didn't look very hard.
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My device did this bone stock aswell...not sure why. Normally you will get a custom unlock screen after rooting with odinand flashing a recovery thru ez recovery on a locked bootloader. the fix, unlock your bootloader.

no I didn't do nothing that's why it's so weird I'm not even rooted,I have all the tools but haven't done it yet.
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Ok @ mustbepbs..I'm not rooted......that does not pertain to me that person rooted their phone...again doesn't cover my situation, be different if I had modded my phone but have not,I read that article before,I ask because I am curious.
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Hulk0069 said:
Ok @ mustbeps..I'm not rooted......that does not pertain to me that person rooted their phone...again doesn't cover my situation, be different if I had modded my phone but have not,I read that article before,I ask because I am curious.
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And im telling you me device and a few others did the same thing bone stock...its no big deal! Root , unlock, and enjoy!

I've noticed the ,sg3 forum is so quick to respond thanks.but not rooting atm, I'm ok with stock, I'm still learning a whole lot, coming from an x,x2 I do appreciate this phone, and I have rooted both my other phones, ran eclipse on both and loved it, this phone runs better then both of them.no reason to root,or custom Rom yet...I'm doing a ton of reading first.learning everyday.
P.s.let's keep it friendly we're not Apple..
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Hulk0069 said:
I've noticed the ,sg3 forum is so quick to respond thanks.but not rooting atm, I'm ok with stock, I'm still learning a whole lot, coming from an x,x2 I do appreciate this phone, and I have rooted both my other phones, ran eclipse on both and loved it, this phone runs better then both of them.no reason to root,or custom Rom yet...I'm doing a ton of reading first.learning everyday.
P.s.let's keep it friendly we're not Apple..
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It's fine now it's gone, thanks guys..for your input.much appreciated
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[Q] Does OTA Rootkeeper maintain root on JB update?

Just curious if anyone has experience with this..

edthesped said:
Just curious if anyone has experience with this..
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People in the other thread about this said it does
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It does but will show you as custom on reboots and starts of the phone.
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DarkMenace said:
It does but will show you as custom on reboots and starts of the phone.
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I too can confirm it works.

I can confirm it works. Just did it this morning. I believe it kept my unlocked bootlader too, kinda hard to tell though. The custom sign doesn't show up on startup
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BraddahBoi808 said:
I can confirm it works. Just did it this morning. I believe it kept my unlocked bootlader too, kinda hard to tell though. The custom sign doesn't show up on startup
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Custom is showing up on the phone I updated. Now to figure out if it's possible to get rid of it.
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[Q] lag, shut off, freeze

I am having great difficulties with my samsung gs2 skyrocket. It freezes, lags terribly, and shuts off on occasion and force closes quite a bit. Does anyone have any idea what I can do to alleviate these problems? Is it just a skyrocket issue. Please help before I throw it up against a wall.

You have to tell us a little more about what's going on. It's not a typical sr issue. Are you on a custom Rom? Are you rooted? More info would be helpful.
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jd1639 said:
You have to tell us a little more about what's going on. It's not a typical sr issue. Are you on a custom Rom? Are you rooted? More info would be helpful.
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Ok! I have no idea what kind of rom I'm using. All of this is new to me. I have been using the phone from the factory. I have done nothing to it except for a total reset once. I don't have a lot of apps and there is no damage.

Then you are probably running stock. Have you done any of the ota updates? In settings, about phone, what android version does it say you have?
You're probably going to want to do a clean install of your os, but that's a big process.
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My phone has not been rooted, but I was wondering if I do root it, would that help in any way.

jd1639 said:
Then you are probably running stock. Have you done any of the ota updates? In settings, about phone, what android version does it say you have?
You're probably going to want to do a clean install of your os, but that's a big process.
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I have done no updates.
Do you think rooting would solve the problem?
Is there a quick fix or more simple solution?

phislamma said:
I have done no updates.
Do you think rooting would solve the problem?
Is there a quick fix or more simple solution?
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We don't know anything because you won't tell us what os you're on.
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phislamma said:
I have done no updates.
Do you think rooting would solve the problem?
Is there a quick fix or more simple solution?
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You probably have years of crap and apps that is causing the problem. Doing a clean install is a big process but will probably solve your problem. But you'll lose just about everything on your phone. You'll have to decide if it's worth it and also what info you can't lose and how to back it up.
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xcrazydx said:
We don't know anything because you won't tell us what os you're on.
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I'm sorry for getting ahead of myself.
4.0.4? is that what you need?
I'm very sorry,but I'm a little behind the times with some technology

phislamma said:
I'm sorry for getting ahead of myself.
4.0.4? is that what you need?
I'm very sorry,but I'm a little behind the times with some technology
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That's good enough. That's not the current os for our phone. Do some reading and clean install the latest os.
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xcrazydx said:
That's good enough. That's not the current os for our phone. Do some reading and clean install the latest os.
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So, will I be able to get that info from here and is it difficult?

jd1639 said:
You probably have years of crap and apps that is causing the problem. Doing a clean install is a big process but will probably solve your problem. But you'll lose just about everything on your phone. You'll have to decide if it's worth it and also what info you can't lose and how to back it up.
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What is your best suggestion? If you don't mind.

phislamma said:
What is your best suggestion? If you don't mind.
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Read vincom's sticky in the development forum on how to return to stock. I'd suggest you do that using kies. It'll up date your firmware to 4.1.2, jellybean. You'll need to do a factory reset after you install which will clean out all your garbage.
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jd1639 said:
Read vincom's sticky in the development forum on how to return to stock. I'd suggest you do that using kies. It'll up date your firmware to 4.1.2, jellybean. You'll need to do a factory reset after you install which will clean out all your garbage.
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Will do.
Thank you so much for your time and effort.

I would read vincoms sticky thread. Then I would back up anything you don't want to lose. Next, I would download the 4.1.2 tar and use Odin to flash it. Factory reset and you're done
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[Q] Q:how to root the galaxy s3 vrbmf1 update.

Has anyone found out how to root the vrbmf1 update yet? I've look around and can't seem to find a good enough guide or video on how to do so. If anyone has information on it can you please send me a msg.

fofocudlypoops said:
Has anyone found out how to root the vrbmf1 update yet? I've look around and can't seem to find a good enough guide or video on how to do so. If anyone has information on it can you please send me a msg.
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There is one method in the android development section it has been there for months and it's the first post. There are to others that have been updated since it was posted last year also in the android development section. Lastly all the methods work you just have to CAREFULLY follow directions.

Yes its hard yo find all the tight files I have Odin 307 I think do you know if that will work with the files?
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Yes it will work.

Is it beanstwon method that you are referring to?
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Yes it doesn't require Odin. It is just a one click method.

Oh OK I read a lot of the comments and they are positive feedback but as I watched on this guy on YouTube his comment section are loaded with this "messed up my phone" or "don't do this this doesn't work" very little comments that said this worked for me. If this doesn't work on the first try I understand using another USB port on the computer is an option and using a different cord other than the one Samsung gives you is also an option. Is there anything to know about before doing this? This phone s my daily driver and I really don't want to have to use a prepaid phone.
And Should I also download the stock ROM not rooted before doing in case it does like some kind of soft brick?
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Well I have never tried the one click method as I use Odin to root my phone. So get the stock roms as backup in case you run into problems with casual.

OK thank you so much for the advice and I'll shall let you know what happens.
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One more question before I do this. Will I still be able to get back to stock like usual if its a hard brick?
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fofocudlypoops said:
One more question before I do this. Will I still be able to get back to stock like usual if its a hard brick?
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If you hard brick your phone you send it to jtag and pay them to get it fixed because nothing else works.
If you are feeling squeamish about the whole thing then it is probably a better idea not to do it.
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You are right I an a bite on the edge about it because of its locked boot loader I have dine root before but it was on at&t
Not verizon.
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fofocudlypoops said:
One more question before I do this. Will I still be able to get back to stock like usual if its a hard brick?
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No you will need jtag services to fix hardware bricks.

fofocudlypoops said:
You are right I an a bite on the edge about it because of its locked boot loader I have dine root before but it was on at&t
Not verizon.
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Just thought you might like to know that I just used CASUAL this morning to root my galaxy s3 on Verizon build VRBMF1 with no problem. CASUAL unlocks the bootloader and installs TWRP which I like so far. Just make sure you grab the right download and if it doesn't work the first time try again with a different mirror. There's a version of it floating around out there that for some reason wouldn't work with my drivers.
Hope this helps ease your mind a little. Oh btw I probably read 1000 posts about rooting and the best method and someone claims to have bricked their with every single one of them. It's a risk we take.

Not evn TW roms work.

Need help. ****. Im tired of explaining. 4.3 update. Safestrap installed. Create rom slot. Flash only 4.3 TW roms. None of that **** works
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harley1rocker said:
Need help. ****. Im tired of explaining. 4.3 update. Safestrap installed. Create rom slot. Flash only 4.3 TW roms. None of that **** works
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You need to explain your **** better

ThePagel said:
You need to explain your **** better
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S3... 4.3 update.....safestrap.... create romslot. TW roms only...none work. Pretty much it if ur up to date on wats goung on with the suk3 and 4.3 update
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harley1rocker said:
S3... 4.3 update.....safestrap.... create romslot. TW roms only...none work. Pretty much it if ur up to date on wats goung on with the suk3 and 4.3 update
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I'm confused what you're asking, ask your question clearly. To me it just sounds like you're complaining.
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BadUsername said:
I'm confused what you're asking, ask your question clearly. To me it just sounds like you're complaining.
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Wen u update to 4.3 u have to use safestrap. I dont kno why. But u have to. U cant use a custom rom
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Let me see if I can explain.......1 more time.....im 4.3 so bootloader is locked. Root....safstrap. thats the only way u can hav a custom rom. It has to be a TW rom. Ive done everything. I cant load a tw rom. Wtf? Create rom slot. Stil dont work. It boots to a black screen. Awsome..... is there any one working on this? Or do I just throw my s3 in the trash pile and get a flip phone? I didnt update this phone btw. Ive gotta s3 for sale/trade
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harley1rocker said:
Let me see if I can explain.......1 more time.....im 4.3 so bootloader is locked. Root....safstrap. thats the only way u can hav a custom rom. It has to be a TW rom. Ive done everything. I cant load a tw rom. Wtf? Create rom slot. Stil dont work. It boots to a black screen. Awsome..... is there any one working on this? Or do I just throw my s3 in the trash pile and get a flip phone? I didnt update this phone btw. Ive gotta s3 for sale/trade
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Which custom TouchWiz rom did you attempt to flash?
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harley1rocker said:
Let me see if I can explain.......1 more time.....im 4.3 so bootloader is locked. Root....safstrap. thats the only way u can hav a custom rom. It has to be a TW rom. Ive done everything. I cant load a tw rom. Wtf? Create rom slot. Stil dont work. It boots to a black screen. Awsome..... is there any one working on this? Or do I just throw my s3 in the trash pile and get a flip phone? I didnt update this phone btw. Ive gotta s3 for sale/trade
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You didn't update? so your not on a locked bootloader? Also you should beable to boot from stock slot unless you did somthing to it. I don't think anyone is working on it because I think you may be the first to have this problem.

Come to think of it, I'm not seeing your name in the Safestrap thread Harley. At least not from the last three weeks. If you have been trouble with Safestrap loading roms, there's no post from you about in that thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2605648
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Come to think of it, I'm not seeing your name in the Safestrap thread Harley. At least not from the last three weeks. If you have been trouble with Safestrap loading roms, there's no post from you about in that thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2605648
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He posted in the casual thread, not the safestrap thread. He seems to be the only one not able to flash 4.3 TW ROMs through safestrap. He needs to calm down and explain exactly what steps he is taking when trying to flash a ROM through safestrap and plenty of people here who will help him. Also, he may get more and better help by posting in the safestrap thread.
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I received the phone with the 4.3 update. Im rooted. Ive got safestrap. Ive gotta stock slot and its fine. Its the others I cant get to take a rom. It took one once. But it sucked. Random shutdowns. Lag. FCs. All kinda crap. So heres the steps. DL rom. Create rom slot. Flash rom. It reboots and gets past the recovery/continue page then goes black. Thats it.
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harley1rocker said:
I received the phone with the 4.3 update. Im rooted. Ive got safestrap. Ive gotta stock slot and its fine. Its the others I cant get to take a rom. It took one once. But it sucked. Random shutdowns. Lag. FCs. All kinda crap. So heres the steps. DL rom. Create rom slot. Flash rom. It reboots and gets past the recovery/continue page then goes black. Thats it.
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Which rom specifically? Did you flash the kernel modules afterwards?
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BadUsername said:
Which rom specifically? Did you flash the kernel modules afterwards?
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Yes I flashed modules. Look, i kno I can downgrade. Will this change everything? Stoop question but I gotta ask.
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harley1rocker said:
Yes I flashed modules. Look, i kno I can downgrade. Will this change everything? Stoop question but I gotta ask.
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You can't downgrade, it'll brick your phone
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I was suppose to go to work today. Guess why I didnt....? My phone randomly shut off. I bet your asking yourself, what does that have to do with anything. I use my phone 4 an alarm. Im calling verizon to cuss at them a little.
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