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Hello, and hope this is the right place to post this.
So, without any knowledge about all this smatphone/android stuff, I finally got one by a really good price. An ot-983.
Some friends conviced me to root it. I found a way to do it and noticing all the bloatware from it's original carrier (this phone was carrier unlocked when bought) I decided to clean up a bit.
I ended up cleaning a lot of stuff that I simply didn't use from a \custapp\ folder in there.
Thing is, a day latter I got a notification of a firmware update and I just said yes.
The said update failed, complaining it seems about the lack of some of the deleted bloatware.
Now, here's when the lack of thinking shows.
Wondering about it, I decided to look around options and found the factory reset.
Being a new and mostly empty phone, I did it (wiped clean the sd too),
And there, it went all into hell!
After reboot, it can't get my wireless anymore (have to use a static ip workaround for it...)
Root Checker says it's not properly rooted (using the same rooting technique as the first time doesn't fix it)
superuser still seems to be working, altho it crashes now and then with some errors about permissions.
also, can't get BusyBox working because it says there's no su binary and I can't download an update for it.
In short, I guess I need to get this phone to it's basics, if possible unbranded.
I don't really know what I need for that, but here I am, reaching at you that might help
I guess I need a stock rom and a way to flash it.
I'd appreciate a lot any help on getting whatever it is needed.
*cheers
root alcatel ot 983
ahkronn said:
Hello, and hope this is the right place to post this.
So, without any knowledge about all this smatphone/android stuff, I finally got one by a really good price. An ot-983.
Some friends conviced me to root it. I found a way to do it and noticing all the bloatware from it's original carrier (this phone was carrier unlocked when bought) I decided to clean up a bit.
I ended up cleaning a lot of stuff that I simply didn't use from a \custapp\ folder in there.
Thing is, a day latter I got a notification of a firmware update and I just said yes.
The said update failed, complaining it seems about the lack of some of the deleted bloatware.
Now, here's when the lack of thinking shows.
Wondering about it, I decided to look around options and found the factory reset.
Being a new and mostly empty phone, I did it (wiped clean the sd too),
And there, it went all into hell!
After reboot, it can't get my wireless anymore (have to use a static ip workaround for it...)
Root Checker says it's not properly rooted (using the same rooting technique as the first time doesn't fix it)
superuser still seems to be working, altho it crashes now and then with some errors about permissions.
also, can't get BusyBox working because it says there's no su binary and I can't download an update for it.
In short, I guess I need to get this phone to it's basics, if possible unbranded.
I don't really know what I need for that, but here I am, reaching at you that might help
I guess I need a stock rom and a way to flash it.
I'd appreciate a lot any help on getting whatever it is needed.
*cheers
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pls i need you to explain to me carefully , step by step how you rooted the alcatel ot 983 , pls i have searching for the past weeks on google without results , pls help me , pls explain carefully , thanks in advance , i will be so happy if you help , thanks again in advance
mohamm said:
pls i need you to explain to me carefully , step by step how you rooted the alcatel ot 983 , pls i have searching for the past weeks on google without results , pls help me , pls explain carefully , thanks in advance , i will be so happy if you help , thanks again in advance
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I simply downloaded the drivers from alcatel website
and then used the root package from here: <can't post outside links. it's a thread on error-soft dot net
Followed the instructions on the .txt included and it worked.
After that I think I had to install Superuser app (from live store)
be careful. My problems came from deleting some stock apps included and then doing a firmware update.
so, don't delete stuff around if you're thinking in doing the upgrade.
I need original stock alcatel ot 983 rom
hi guys
I bricked my ot 983 after flashing with different alcatel models rom
can some one please give me a copy of original stock rom for alcatel one touch 983
please
my email [email protected]
maybe your handheld is a brand new and nobody mod it yet
be patient bro and keep searching in google with any keyword
help me make tutorial on youtube
ahkronn said:
I simply downloaded the drivers from alcatel website
and then used the root package from here: <can't post outside links. it's a thread on error-soft dot net
Followed the instructions on the .txt included and it worked.
After that I think I had to install Superuser app (from live store)
be careful. My problems came from deleting some stock apps included and then doing a firmware update.
so, don't delete stuff around if you're thinking in doing the upgrade.
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bro i dont know much about android stuff , but pls can you make a tutorial on youtube like this you can help me and millions out there for rooting the phone , ps help and thanks so much in advance
ahkronn said:
I simply downloaded the drivers from alcatel website
and then used the root package from here: <can't post outside links. it's a thread on error-soft dot net
Followed the instructions on the .txt included and it worked.
After that I think I had to install Superuser app (from live store)
be careful. My problems came from deleting some stock apps included and then doing a firmware update.
so, don't delete stuff around if you're thinking in doing the upgrade.
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Where did you get the upgrade from ?
My story is like this: rooted, uninstalled some bloat from system and after a factory reset I'm stuck in the initial setup wizard (after completing almost all stages from setup it crashes at the end, after connecting at the google account - tryed to ignore that step but either way it crashes). Fastboot works but adb don't.
I do have another identical phone Alcatel One Touch OT-983 but with no root, with no modifications. Is there a way to backup the original/stock image and flash it over the malfunctioning one and restore it??
I tried with the proprietary upgrade tool from Alcatel but no succes as it close saying I don't need an upgrade because it's the last version of software installed in my phone. I thought even to broke intentionally the rom but I'm afraid that the upgrade utility from Alcatel will let me down, as I read that another users didn't managed to complete successfully the upgrading process. Is there a way to trick the system that has a previous version of Android?
Thank you for taking your time to read this and hope someone has an idea to solve our problem.
Have a nice day guys, you can contact me at puiocku at gmail dot com.
Have someone this stock rom (for Alcatel One Touch 983 (Valencia)) ???
Here is a Alcatel OT-983 rom, not sure which country it is from: https://www.dropbox.com/s/g2ljtrpqru3uihm/rom 983.zip?m
Here is my o2 uk backup rom: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/C4VEKHEI/OT-983_backup_uk.rar_links
this .zip file contains the boot.img, system.img and recovery.img
Someone needs to create a clockwork mod recovery for our phones now.
here is the sourcecode for this phone: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/85KDRTYP/OT_983_20130103.7z_links
Can't get to recovery
I have a bricked rooted OT 983, by error i installed a ZTE Blade's CM9 ROM and now i can't get my phone to recovery by using ADB that is the only way, i have downloaded the stock ROM but i don't know how to install it. :crying: PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i done the same
Please help!! my phone is stuck on
jrdsetupwizard has stopped
cant get past setup screen
Possible solution for getting back original ROM on "stuck" phone
ryanraven said:
i done the same
Please help!! my phone is stuck on
jrdsetupwizard has stopped
cant get past setup screen
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I recently "semi bricked", if my Alcatel OT983, if that's possible. It would not boot fully and got stuck on the "jrdsetupwizard has stopped" screen.
Here's what I did. The issue with getting the Alcatel One Touch Upgrade software to work appears to be getting the correct USB Driver installed. There are a number of potential USB drivers. This phone needs the driver in the Alcatel One Touch Upgrade. The stock Windows one or the one used for rooting the phone using instructions from the errorsoft website from the oneofgod will not work with this upgrade procedure.
1. Download the Alcatel One Touch Upgrade software and install on your machine. Open up the folder where the software is installed.
Look inside the folder that is called USB Driver and look inside the appropriate folder for your type of Windows machine 64bit or 32bit (x86) and install that driver for USB - that is the correct one for the upgrade
2. Run the upgrade software whilst connected to the internet. Connect your phone when it is off. You should just get the Android icon i.e. not charging or anything else. The icon should just stay there all the time the process takes place.
3. The upgrade will download. It's when the process gets to about 70% that the phone the starts upgrading. It will take a few moments but when it starts progressing into the late 70s and 80s you should be well on the way. At least that's how it went for me and I got my phone back!
Hope this helps.
to Hajj_3 :
Tanks for share the ROM.. I need it to recover my friends phone..
I just got this phone, not looking to root it yet as theres no option for a custom rom yet.
didnt want to start a new thread as theres not really any section for this phone yet.
Everything was fine until i installed the firmware update. Now applications cannot access the mic. Some complain about it being in use by another app. others like video editor or sound recorder will record, but the video recorder there is no file, and sound recorder crashes when you hit stop.
Alcatels website is useless, wasnt working yesterday, today it is but cant find any contact details incase its a bug in there firmware. Everything works fine except for that. Which is annoying because i use RTA software and now it doesnt as it cant access the mic.
any ideas?
Hi guys,
I've rooted my phone with abd and udpate.zip a long time ago, and it was fine till some days ago it stopped from receiving calls and the home button does nothing when pressed, although in recovey mode it works.
I've done a hard reset, reflashed the recovery.img, system.img and boot.img I've found in this post with fasboot, but did not solve the problem.
I've tried a firmware update with Alcatel's own software but it just keeps saying my firmware is updated already. I've also tried to edit the proinfo file, but I don't know what to change in the file. You can see more about that method here: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/9772370-post8.html
My guess is that the files that are corrupted and preventing me from receiving calls are somewhere else than those img's I've flashed. Has anybody got a FULL backup of his rom (e.g. Rom Manager) so I can recover the phone completely?
Thanks!
upgrade software
bussand said:
I recently "semi bricked", if my Alcatel OT983, if that's possible. It would not boot fully and got stuck on the "jrdsetupwizard has stopped" screen.
Here's what I did. The issue with getting the Alcatel One Touch Upgrade software to work appears to be getting the correct USB Driver installed. There are a number of potential USB drivers. This phone needs the driver in the Alcatel One Touch Upgrade. The stock Windows one or the one used for rooting the phone using instructions from the errorsoft website from the oneofgod will not work with this upgrade procedure.
1. Download the Alcatel One Touch Upgrade software and install on your machine. Open up the folder where the software is installed.
Look inside the folder that is called USB Driver and look inside the appropriate folder for your type of Windows machine 64bit or 32bit (x86) and install that driver for USB - that is the correct one for the upgrade
2. Run the upgrade software whilst connected to the internet. Connect your phone when it is off. You should just get the Android icon i.e. not charging or anything else. The icon should just stay there all the time the process takes place.
3. The upgrade will download. It's when the process gets to about 70% that the phone the starts upgrading. It will take a few moments but when it starts progressing into the late 70s and 80s you should be well on the way. At least that's how it went for me and I got my phone back!
Hope this helps.
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The problem is, the upgrade software link doesn't work anymore :\.
ht tp: // ww w1. alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/ support/download/one_touch_ 983.html
(remove of spaces, im a new user so they won't let me post one)
Is there anyway someone can find a link for it because i have been searching for ages and haven't found one.
http://www.alcatel-mobilephones.com/global-en/support/download/one_touch_983.html
Stock rom with occidental google apps that cam with the 2nd gen of V6888 (The one with no logo and with the back you can remove from top right)
No Root, no Recovery, but no chinese apps: just for prople who wants to restore the phone to a clean stock rom then you can easily root and add recovery.
I had to ask a seller for it, Pandawill has only the old one with tons of china apps and no european market.
The archive contains drivers with explanation, SP Flash Tools and the folder with the rom itself.
You must use "download" function since BOOT ini will remain the older one.
Apparently this firmware saved even my camera that didn't work before.
Be careful and, anyhow, you can find the older stock rom from Pandawill easily.
Here is the UbuntuOne Link
Hero V6888.rar
Mediafire Mirror:
Hero_V6888.rar
Hello
I have download Hero V6888.rar and extracted. but i dont understand how to restore this on my phone. Where may i find explanation to do it ?
If you did it, can you explain me how to do that, please ?
and please excuse my poor english.
Would help
Zqren5 said:
Hello
I have download Hero V6888.rar and extracted. but i dont understand how to restore this on my phone. Where may i find explanation to do it ?
If you did it, can you explain me how to do that, please ?
and please excuse my poor english.
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If DioMorgan could give a bit of a tutorial for us newbies as to how to achive this. Is Englsih playstore available (preinstalled) with this ROM ?
Thanks in advance.
Help
onlydongles said:
If DioMorgan could give a bit of a tutorial for us newbies as to how to achive this. Is Englsih playstore available (preinstalled) with this ROM ?
Thanks in advance.
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Where are you Diomorgan? Can anyone do small tutorial for newbies, please?
Thanks
onlydongles said:
Where are you Diomorgan? Can anyone do small tutorial for newbies, please?
Thanks
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Inside the rar you'll find the flash tool, just follow a tutorial to flash an MTK.
In a nutshell:
-open the SPFlashTool
-choose file->open scatter and select the scatter in the firmware folder (there is just one, you can't go wrong)
-connect the phone to the computer (Win only, sorry) without the battery, press Download, then Ok when he says boot.ini is missing
-insert the battery and the it will start flashing the firmware till you see a green circle.
Disconnect, boot, and here you are!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdUdHejJor4
here is a video of a full tutorial that consider even the driver setup, but you don't need it if you installed snappea or PDAnet , since the MTK driver are installed by those two software.
Or just google around for the MTK6577 drivers, maybe you can find them in a standalone installer.
If you have win 7/8 remember to allow the non signed driver installation (google is your friend here too...hehehe)
Thanks DioMOrgan
I have few questions:
Will this work on an already rooted phone? (more like do I have to skip any steps so as not to root it again?)
Does this install ENglish Play store (You mentioned Occidental but was not sure of which language it might contain)
WIl this also cure the satellite and GPS problmes reported elsewhwre?
Kindly guide me.
Thanks
Hi.
How can I install that rom through Recovery Mode ?
Thanks in advance
After messing with copying play store file in system/app folder phone rebooted and wont boot. I followed Diomorgan flash tutorial, but after connecting the phone nothing happens.Didn't even asked to install any drivers or found new device.after inserting the battery phone start charging. now phone wont boot, hangs at shouyue logo.please help
Diomorgan said:
Inside the rar you'll find the flash tool, just follow a tutorial to flash an MTK.
In a nutshell:
-open the SPFlashTool
-choose file->open scatter and select the scatter in the firmware folder (there is just one, you can't go wrong)
-connect the phone to the computer (Win only, sorry) without the battery, press Download, then Ok when he says boot.ini is missing
-insert the battery and the it will start flashing the firmware till you see a green circle.
Disconnect, boot, and here you are!
youtube url = "ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages"
here is a video of a full tutorial that consider even the driver setup, but you don't need it if you installed snappea or PDAnet , since the MTK driver are installed by those two software.
Or just google around for the MTK6577 drivers, maybe you can find them in a standalone installer.
If you have win 7/8 remember to allow the non signed driver installation (google is your friend here too...hehehe)
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:good: worked like a charm on my new v6888 (just received it in my mailbox and it was full in chinese stuff ,even in playstore)
thank you
Help
daf3m said:
:good: worked like a charm on my new v6888 (just received it in my mailbox and it was full in chinese stuff ,even in playstore)
thank you
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I have the same problem as the earlier poster.
Am now stuck on the Shouyue screen. Tries factory mode and reboot, but same thing.
HELP PLEASE?
Hope i have not bricked it. (Maybe a soft brick)
If I do volume up and power button. I get the dead ANdroid with red traingle.
Please help.
I don't have the phone anymore, but as far as I remember if you got the dead android or you are stuck on logo just refla**** again.
You must press DOWNLOAD BEFORE you conbect it and remember to get the MTK drivers and install them before!
Sent from my GT-I9505G using xda premium
Hero V6888 OUT!!! :''(
Diomorgan said:
Inside the rar you'll find the flash tool, just follow a tutorial to flash an MTK.
In a nutshell:
-open the SPFlashTool
-choose file->open scatter and select the scatter in the firmware folder (there is just one, you can't go wrong)
-connect the phone to the computer (Win only, sorry) without the battery, press Download, then Ok when he says boot.ini is missing
-insert the battery and the it will start flashing the firmware till you see a green circle.
Disconnect, boot, and here you are!
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Guys are Italian and I write a little bad English: I am in a serious fix, my V6888 is corrupted.
I followed the guide you provided, only that when I came out the inscription that is missing the BOOTIMG I have posted the file "uboot_bd86_77_emmc_v6888.bin" inside the folder of ROMS and I gave the OK. I have installed everything except that now the phone stops on initial Android logo and does not go ahead, it seems to go right. What can I do to recover? I tried to redo the flash without check of BOOTIMG, installed everything again but the phone does the same defect. How do I save it? Please help!!! Thank you all and have a nice day!!!
DeejayAlex73 said:
Guys are Italian and I write a little bad English: I am in a serious fix, my V6888 is corrupted.
I followed the guide you provided, only that when I came out the inscription that is missing the BOOTIMG I have posted the file "uboot_bd86_77_emmc_v6888.bin" inside the folder of ROMS and I gave the OK. I have installed everything except that now the phone stops on initial Android logo and does not go ahead, it seems to go right. What can I do to recover? I tried to redo the flash without check of BOOTIMG, installed everything again but the phone does the same defect. How do I save it? Please help!!! Thank you all and have a nice day!!!
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I solved it by installing Pandawull ROM first and then reinstalling this without BOOTIMG. Doing this everything was fine, now the phone works fine! Thanks all the same!!: Vittoria:
Softbrcik
Diomorgan said:
I don't have the phone anymore, but as far as I remember if you got the dead android or you are stuck on logo just refla**** again.
You must press DOWNLOAD BEFORE you conbect it and remember to get the MTK drivers and install them before!
Sent from my GT-I9505G using xda premium
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It deosnt allow me to go forward. I tried the volume down and power button and it just comes up with the factory page where you test the hardware and reboot.(Blue screen). Doesnt give me download OR recover options. Usually yellow/green.
Even the mtk 6577 drivers are difficult to load on WIndows XP sp3. (although it says downloaded successfully). When connecting this softbricked phone, nothing happens!
Any ideas and help please?
Thanks in advance
Sorted
onlydongles said:
It deosnt allow me to go forward. I tried the volume down and power button and it just comes up with the factory page where you test the hardware and reboot.(Blue screen). Doesnt give me download OR recover options. Usually yellow/green.
Even the mtk 6577 drivers are difficult to load on WIndows XP sp3. (although it says downloaded successfully). When connecting this softbricked phone, nothing happens!
Any ideas and help please?
Thanks in advance
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Hey Guys, finally cracked it. Had to do it in a WIndows 7 machine. Wa a bit of struggle getting all the drivers. Fially using the SP tools as suggested by Diomorgan, managed to flash the ROM and make the phone alive again.
Thank you very much Dimorgan for th time and patience in helping me/us. Really appreciated.
One question, which stock rom is this? Can I upgrade with another ROM? ANy tutorials?
Can I also upgrade to Jellybean? 4.1 or 4.2
Any suggestions ?
Thanks again.
ActuallyI don't know is coincity will port JB to the phone,but the hardware is pretty capable!
Inviato dal mio Nexus 7 con Tapatalk 4
Is there a way to install this Rom from SD card, because my port for connection to PC don't work
Which is last available rom and upgrdable for v6888
CIAO,
I have a v6888 smartphone with android 4.0.4
firmware version is BD86_77__V00_SHOUYUE_W33_V02_121122
I would know this:
- is it the last one available for this phone ?
- where could i look for ?
- can anyone tell me if there is a better rom ?
It happens also this problem: when added a SD card, after some weeks, SD card goes broken. It happened 3 times. WHAT CAN I DO TO REMOVE THIS PROBLEM ??
BYE
nobody can help me ???
ippore said:
CIAO,
I have a v6888 smartphone with android 4.0.4
firmware version is BD86_77__V00_SHOUYUE_W33_V02_121122
I would know this:
- is it the last one available for this phone ?
- where could i look for ?
- can anyone tell me if there is a better rom ?
It happens also this problem: when added a SD card, after some weeks, SD card goes broken. It happened 3 times. WHAT CAN I DO TO REMOVE THIS PROBLEM ??
BYE
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nobody can tell me where can i find rom for this smartphone ???
there in NO site where can i find SHOUYUE SUPPORT ????
PLEASE !!!
BYE
I think so
ippore said:
nobody can tell me where can i find rom for this smartphone ???
there in NO site where can i find SHOUYUE SUPPORT ????
PLEASE !!!
BYE
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There is not much development since last year. I just about managed the 4.0.4 for English play store and stuff.
Hello everyone,
well I really don't know how to start without embarrassing myself so here it goes. Somehow I managed wipe everything from my Huawei P8max. Completely everything. The phone was rooted before and I decided to update it and I erased everything. I can still flash it with the official root tool or official recovery but that's about it.
Right now I'm on official recovery and when I press volume + volume - and power button it says "Software install failed! The update package does not exist. Please download the package again."
I tried searching for firmware almost everywhere with no luck (including Huawei site)
I got no clue how to fix it I'm a noob, anyone can help me please?
Phone is DAV-703L
Best Regards,
E.
Download software here: http://www.needrom.com/download/p8max-dav-703l/ then put the update app in dload and flash it via recovery.
77Eric77 said:
Hello everyone,
well I really don't know how to start without embarrassing myself so here it goes. Somehow I managed wipe everything from my Huawei P8max. Completely everything. The phone was rooted before and I decided to update it and I erased everything. I can still flash it with the official root tool or official recovery but that's about it.
Right now I'm on official recovery and when I press volume + volume - and power button it says "Software install failed! The update package does not exist. Please download the package again."
I tried searching for firmware almost everywhere with no luck (including Huawei site)
I got no clue how to fix it I'm a noob, anyone can help me please?
Phone is DAV-703L
Best Regards,
E.
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Download the b028 firmware from here:
http://www.needrom.com/download/p8max-dav-703l-2/ (you might need to register)
Flashing instructions are at the bottom of the page.
Enjoy.
Thank you guys, you rock ! :good: :good: :good:
Just finished installing the OS and all the updates. Google play store was gone so I downloaded it.
Any idea how can I get rid off the Chinese letters/descriptions, there is quite a few of them. I did search the forum and didn't find anything unless I missed it.
Last question, can I root the phone using the old method ?
Thanks both of you !
77Eric77 said:
Thank you guys, you rock ! :good: :good: :good:
Just finished installing the OS and all the updates. Google play store was gone so I downloaded it.
Any idea how can I get rid off the Chinese letters/descriptions, there is quite a few of them. I did search the forum and didn't find anything unless I missed it.
Last question, can I root the phone using the old method ?
Thanks both of you !
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You probably need to setup the locale.
try this: https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=locale&fdid=com.sweetiepiggy.everylocale
or this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evanhe.locale
thanks
Thank you, the first link didn't work for me (permission denied) so I switched to 2nd one.
For some reason Play Store is getting uninstalled on it's own every few hours and I started reinstalling it with Titanium backup. Annoying.
hey everyone, im new here, just got a Samsung s8+ last week. had it rooted and all working well until today, had problems so i went to reflash twrp and when was unticking auto reboot in odin i accidentally ticked "nand erase"..... and i didnt notice until it was too late.
Now i cant get into recovery mode, i can get to the download mode but it wont flash the twrp at all it keeps failing. all i get is a black screen with samsung logo when i try to start it up. i am downloading factory firmware as i write this and going to see if that'll flash. any help will be appreciated.
thanks in advance, hope this is the right place to post it.
Hey
If you can get to download mode,you just install the original firmware from smartswitch,I think you have that option to recover from that program,and install the original firmware.
Or just do it in Odin and find the firmware on SamM.
Lots of work for you,but thats the only thing I can come up with.
Then you have to root it again and everything with it.
PapaD78 said:
Hey
If you can get to download mode,you just install the original firmware from smartswitch,I think you have that option to recover from that program,and install the original firmware.
Or just do it in Odin and find the firmware on SamM.
Lots of work for you,but thats the only thing I can come up with.
Then you have to root it again and everything with it.
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Thanks for your help, i downloaded the following https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/sm-g955f-stock-odin-firmware-t3585022 they all seem to fail when i try to flash them, do i have to do something different to what you would do flashing twrp? any options need to be selected? any particular order? Also the samsung switch software wont install on wither my ma or pc (win 10) " THIS APPLICATION HAS FAILED TO START BECAUSE ITS SIDE-BY-SIDE CONFIG IS INCORRECT"[/]
thanks again sorry for my newbness lol
anonuser111 said:
Thanks for your help, i downloaded the following https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/sm-g955f-stock-odin-firmware-t3585022 they all seem to fail when i try to flash them, do i have to do something different to what you would do flashing twrp? any options need to be selected? any particular order? Also the samsung switch software wont install on wither my ma or pc (win 10) " THIS APPLICATION HAS FAILED TO START BECAUSE ITS SIDE-BY-SIDE CONFIG IS INCORRECT"[/]
thanks again sorry for my newbness lol
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How is it failing? Are you getting an error? Is Odin detecting your device?
anonuser111 said:
Thanks for your help, i downloaded the following https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/sm-g955f-stock-odin-firmware-t3585022 they all seem to fail when i try to flash them, do i have to do something different to what you would do flashing twrp? any options need to be selected? any particular order? Also the samsung switch software wont install on wither my ma or pc (win 10) " THIS APPLICATION HAS FAILED TO START BECAUSE ITS SIDE-BY-SIDE CONFIG IS INCORRECT"[/]
thanks again sorry for my newbness lol
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No worry
You just have to install Microsoft visual c++ 2008 x86,after you have done that,no more errors in smartswitch.
Try that,and let us know
Long time since I used Odin now,but try the first thing first
anonuser111 said:
Thanks for your help, i downloaded the following https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/sm-g955f-stock-odin-firmware-t3585022 they all seem to fail when i try to flash them, do i have to do something different to what you would do flashing twrp? any options need to be selected? any particular order? Also the samsung switch software wont install on wither my ma or pc (win 10) " THIS APPLICATION HAS FAILED TO START BECAUSE ITS SIDE-BY-SIDE CONFIG IS INCORRECT"[/]
thanks again sorry for my newbness lol
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Morning Mate,
Smart Switch (and KIES on Win 10) requires some old stuff to work. Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5582 My advice however would be to try and flash your carriers stock firmware with ODIN or if you want an easier way you can use KIES by doing the following -
- Install C++ 2008 SP1 from link above to get it to work on Windows 10
- Install KIES www.samsung.com/au/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/ - I'm in Australia so that's my closest but you can still get it from there no worries.
- Also select install 'unified driver' during install if you have not already installed Samsung USB drivers to your PC
- Fire up KIES and from the top menu select 'Tools' and from the drop down menu select 'Firmware Upgrade and Initialisation'
- Enter in your model number - for me it's SM-G955F (make sure model is all in CAPS or it will not work). Now it will present you with a S/N dialog box. This is the tricky part if your phone is bricked. Chances are you have not written down your serial number. You can get your serial number from the back of your phone towards the bottom in really small print, or you can get it from the box it came in from purchase if you happened to have kept that.
- Enter in the serial number and follow the instructions, it's easy as. This will install your stock firmware and you can start again. Provided there is no damage to the phone this method will always get you out of the proverbial as a last resort and it's faster than downloading firmware from updato.com or other places.
The fastest way is by using the SamFirm tool to download but it takes some knowledge and I have lost the link to where I got it (the link at XDA is dead now and refers you to updato.com). The method with KIES above will always work, is fairly fast and pretty easy for the newbies or experienced alike.
Hope this helps, let me know if you need any more assistance :good:
Thanks heaps mate, im also in australia too. have installed all the software and is updating and installing as i write this, all seems to be going well so far, thank you so much your a life saver i was starting to worry as wtf i could do with this brick haha i will keep you posted and let you know if i have nay problems. Thanks to everyone else for their help and contribution this forum is awesome. What would you recommend in regards to rooting the phone again use the twrp recovery and magisk-v14.0 root?
thanks again
I was just about to write a post about how it wouldnt work.... twice in a row it kept failing when it went to install and initialize... 3rd time lucky it ****ing worked! i have a stock phone now all working sweet. Thanks so much to everyone you guys are literally lifesavers!
LEGENDS! Happiest man alive right now.
Bluboo s1. Hi all, i am new to this forum but have seen threads on here,how to upgrade firmware on the above phone via flash tool, vcom etc .I have tried the way suggested without any success ( it might be me as i am not a great tech wiz, if someone could post an idiots guide that might help lol) anyway i also have seen somewhere about upgrading firmware via an sd card, so my questions are, is it possible,is it easy and can anyone give me an idea how to do it.Many thanks in advance for any help for either way.
UPDATE.i have managed to do the firmware update,downloaded file from mediafire and got the most up to date spflash tool an success at last.
teabelly2 said:
UPDATE.i have managed to do the firmware update,downloaded file from mediafire and got the most up to date spflash tool an success at last.
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Can you share the link please.
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Hi, sorry for delay got the firmware update by searching bluboo S1 mediafire and the search for the latest splash tool,sorry don't have a link but just do a search I am no tech Wiz but I found it,good luck!
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