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Did I Brick It??

I tried using Odin to install a version of 4.1.2 on my s3.. It failed on odin.. I apparently had the wrong file now I cant get into download or recovery mode.. It starts for a second saying loading recovery with the samsung logo then all goes black .. Has some vibrations to it but cant turn in on or connect or even show battery charge on the screen.. Any help to get into any screen would help...

It sounds like a download mode jig should work if you go out and buy one. I'm probably not the 100% best source though.
And that may be a misspell, but there are no 4.1.2 ROMs available to flash in Odin.
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andybfmv96 said:
It sounds like a download mode jig should work if you go out and buy one. I'm probably not the 100% best source though.
And that may be a misspell, but there are no 4.1.2 ROMs available to flash in Odin.
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Yeah I kinda got that now.. no Odin Flash.. I'm a noob.. I've had it rooted for some time and havn't messed with it for a few months.. but wanted 4.1.2 and instead of coming here I went to Youtube and screwed myself.. What it the Download Mode Jig?

Was it a rom from a different phone?
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bobAbooE said:
Was it a rom from a different phone?
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Yeah.. It was for a different model.. It failed numerous times.. Then I was able to get into download mode again then was able to turn off my phone and get into my regular firmware.. Tried to install the AOKP file and reboot into CWM but upon turning off my phone I got stuck in this crap...

You can still ODIN Flash but only stock ROMs. Have you tried to see you can get to download mode?

jmxc23 said:
You can still ODIN Flash but only stock ROMs. Have you tried to see you can get to download mode?
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Wow.. Amazing I tried about thirty times in the last hour to get back into ODIN.. But unsuccessful..It Finally let me back into Download Mode.. Now before I screw it up anymore.. Please throw me a bone here to get back into my phone.. I probably need to reflash something but not sure what..

WaterSoldier said:
Wow.. Amazing I tried about thirty times in the last hour to get back into ODIN.. But unsuccessful..It Finally let me back into Download Mode.. Now before I screw it up anymore.. Please throw me a bone here to get back into my phone.. I probably need to reflash something but not sure what..
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http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SCH-I535
Here is the stock firmware from Verizon. FYI the international version of the phone has 4.1.2 which is what you have downlaoded. also uninstall and reinstall odin.

jmxc23 said:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SCH-I535
Here is the stock firmware from Verizon. FYI the international version of the phone has 4.1.2 which is was what you have downlaoded. also uninstall and reinstall odin.
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Thank you so much..

jmxc23 said:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SCH-I535
Here is the stock firmware from Verizon. FYI the international version of the phone has 4.1.2 which is was what you have downlaoded. also uninstall and reinstall odin.
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One last thing.. I know I'm wasting your time but I am very sorry.. But when U say it's an international phone.. Is there still a way to get 4.1.2 on my Verizon S3 being that it's a US phone?? And if so please point me to the right tutorial.. I'll be sure to throw in a few more thanks into your rep.. Thanks..

WaterSoldier said:
One last thing.. I know I'm wasting your time but I am very sorry.. But when U say it's an international phone.. Is there still a way to get 4.1.2 on my Verizon S3 being that it's a US phone?? And if so please point me to the right tutorial.. I'll be sure to throw in a few more thanks into your rep.. Thanks..
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No you will just have to wait for the OTA which will be a while. Scratch that there a few custom ROMS runing 4.1.2 you will have to check the forums for them.

So, the reason for not needing a jtag was that it failed in odin?
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bobAbooE said:
So, the reason for not needing a jtag was that it failed in odin?
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I would guess it failing is what saved him
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kintwofan said:
I would guess it failing is what saved him
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I really have no Idea why it decided to let me back into download Mode.. But i"m DL the Verizon firmware right now and gonna reinstall.. 4.1.1. Use my Titanium to hopefully bring back what I can.. if not no big deal at least my phone isn't bricked.. I can get back into my phone now but the recovery mode still won't work.. Hopefully it all comes back after the flash..

Buy a powerball ticket man
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bobAbooE said:
So, the reason for not needing a jtag was that it failed in odin?
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As long as he can at least get to download mode his phone can fix it. Odin can also unbrick phones as long as download mode is functioning. Jtag is just unbricking via hardware and it should only be used as a last resort(hard brick). Download jig should only be used if Odin doesn't work. Even samsung has a tutorial on how to unbrick your phone via hardware.

bobAbooE said:
Buy a powerball ticket man
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I did, I didn't win the 400Million or whatever it was last month.. But no biggie.. I won the lottery today by not bricking my S3

jmxc23 said:
No the reason for not needing a jtag is because he downloaded the wrong ROM for his phone. As long as he can at least get to download mode his phone can be fixed. When your phone is completely shot then use jtag. If that doesn't work then you have to return your phone. Even samsung has a tutorial on how to unbrick your phone via hardware.
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I think you're confused. Flash an international ROM in recovery and see how that turns out (JTAG). So it would stand to reason had the Odin of an international ROM succeeded you would get same results. So then it failing would seem to be why it's only soft bricked.
Sent from my LG spectrum (that's right) blazing fast on cm10!

kintwofan said:
I think you're confused. Flash an international ROM in recovery and see how that turns out (JTAG). So it would stand to reason had the Odin of an international ROM succeeded you would get same results. So then it failing would seem to be why it's only soft bricked.
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Please read my edited post the anesthesia hasn't worn off yet.

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[Q] AT&T Motorola Atrix 2 Help White Led!!!!

My atrix 2 was 4.0.4 ics and it was only force closing and not responding so i decided to flash the at&t 2.3.5 stock firmware i got a error in rsd 5.6 which said 5/23 and some other things...the phone will not boot into fastboot ap or anything the only sign of life i get is a white led when plugged into the pc but it doesnt show up in rsd!
PLEASE HELP!!!!

lgphoenix10 said:
My atrix 2 was 4.0.4 ics and it was only force closing and not responding so i decided to flash the at&t 2.3.5 stock firmware i got a error in rsd 5.6 which said 5/23 and some other things...the phone will not boot into fastboot ap or anything the only sign of life i get is a white led when plugged into the pc but it doesnt show up in rsd!
PLEASE HELP!!!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1937112

jimbridgman said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1937112
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is there any way to fix this please help reply asap!!!

jimbridgman said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1937112
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He lives on..
Good to see you around again, Jim.
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alteredlikeness said:
He lives on..
Good to see you around again, Jim.
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Yep, I am back. Ubuntu is slow for a bit, and the dev phone trade is all worked out now, so... I am back.
I am working on a fresh kexec kernel from scratch, for the a2, based on the moto released code.

lgphoenix10 said:
is there any way to fix this please help reply asap!!!
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By flashing 2.3.5 firmware on top of 4.0.4, you have most likely hard bricked your device and it will be near impossible to fix. Moto made certain that there is no downgrading..
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jimbridgman said:
Yep, I am back. Ubuntu is slow for a bit, and the dev phone trade is all worked out now, so... I am back.
I am working on a fresh kexec kernel from scratch, for the a2, based on the moto released code.
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Great to hear - we could use the help..
So, you pulled it from sourceforge? Is that the kernel source for Asia retail ICS, right?
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alteredlikeness said:
Great to hear - we could use the help..
So, you pulled it from sourceforge? Is that the kernel source for Asia retail ICS, right?
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Yes it is from sourceforge, but there is an mb865 version out there too. The mb version is labeled incorrectly. It is the SEARET mb865 version of the kernel. All that needs to be paid attention to is the WiFi, video, and GPS kernel modules &/ drivers.
Now, it is not ATT based, but that should not be an issue.

You are Super hard bricked
lgphoenix10 said:
My atrix 2 was 4.0.4 ics and it was only force closing and not responding so i decided to flash the at&t 2.3.5 stock firmware i got a error in rsd 5.6 which said 5/23 and some other things...the phone will not boot into fastboot ap or anything the only sign of life i get is a white led when plugged into the pc but it doesnt show up in rsd!
PLEASE HELP!!!!
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if your mobile is under warranty then go n request for replacement....There is no way to back. AT&T bootloader are locked and never gives the permission for downgrade. You are Super hard bricked.

so theres no way i can fix it ?
amanindia said:
if your mobile is under warranty then go n request for replacement....There is no way to back. AT&T bootloader are locked and never gives the permission for downgrade. You are Super hard bricked.
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so theres no way i can fix it? nothing i can try? please help!
bought it from a friend unlocked so i cant return it to motorola

Nope, you can use it as a deluxe paper weight.

[Q] Downgrade from 4.3

I just updated my samsung galaxy s3 to jellybean 4.3 and really don't like the update. I would like to revert back to the official stock firmware that came before this 4.3 update. Can anyone tell me where I can download the firmware? Unfortunately all the links I found were not working.

From what I understand, the new bootloader included in the update makes reversion impossible.

As of today, attempting to revert will brick you.
As of tomorrow, who knows?
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Thank you for preventing a bigger problem with my phone!
QUOTE=bobloblaw1;48639313]As of today, attempting to revert will brick you.
As of tomorrow, who knows?
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That didn't take long.
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is KNOX in the 4.3 rom?
if so, it is impossible to revert, at least so far.
some ppl tried it with Samsung engineers but they said the main board need to be replaced for revert.

rhplusa10 said:
is KNOX in the 4.3 rom?
if so, it is impossible to revert, at least so far.
some ppl tried it with Samsung engineers but they said the main board need to be replaced for revert.
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Some people are saying knox is included and I've seen others say no. I'm almost sure it's there along with some other things added via big red
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ShapesBlue said:
Some people are saying knox is included and I've seen others say no. I'm almost sure it's there along with some other things added via big red
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yep it does indeed have knox and Samsung can go to hell...

Well, looks like I jumped the gun yesterday before I did my homework. I tried to revert back to 4.1.2 with ODIN...and now I have a brick. The phone will turn on, but with the stupid message about not having authorized Verizon software on the device. I'm very hopeful that someone will figure out a fix to this soon. Thanks in advance to anyone who comes up with an answer!

Sparktweek said:
Well, looks like I jumped the gun yesterday before I did my homework. I tried to revert back to 4.1.2 with ODIN...and now I have a brick. The phone will turn on, but with the stupid message about not having authorized Verizon software on the device. I'm very hopeful that someone will figure out a fix to this soon. Thanks in advance to anyone who comes up with an answer!
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That sucks man. I've been reading people have tried that to no avail. I'm staying with what I have and I'm even considering installing OTA blocker from play just to be safe
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Sparktweek said:
Well, looks like I jumped the gun yesterday before I did my homework. I tried to revert back to 4.1.2 with ODIN...and now I have a brick. The phone will turn on, but with the stupid message about not having authorized Verizon software on the device. I'm very hopeful that someone will figure out a fix to this soon. Thanks in advance to anyone who comes up with an answer!
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That means you are trying to flash a custom rom with a locked bootloader. Are you flashing a rooted 4.1.2? You did not take the update though, right? If not, unlock your bootloader and all will be well.
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mirrin said:
yep it does indeed have knox and Samsung can go to hell...
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Yep. Titanium back up shows like 3 new apk's that are knox related.
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ShapesBlue said:
That sucks man. I've been reading people have tried that to no avail. I'm staying with what I have and I'm even considering installing OTA blocker from play just to be safe
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Thanks ShapesBlue. I'd definitely recommend NOT taking the OTA for 4.3 for a while. I'm about to try to flash an official 4.3 update file, to see if that will work, but I'm not hopeful it will do anything for me.

0331 said:
That means you are trying to flash a custom rom with a locked bootloader. Are you flashing a rooted 4.1.2? You did not take the update though, right? If not, unlock your bootloader and all will be well.
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Yep. Titanium back up shows like 3 new apk's that are knox related.
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Let's just say I had a lapse in judgement. I tried to flash a stock 4.1.2 image after taking the OTA update to 4.3. (Yeah, I know.) I then tried to flash 4.1.1, and then to the stock 4.0.4, which finally worked. I have tried flashing a 4.3 update file from the stock recovery, but it won't load since it says it's expecting to update files from 4.1.2, not 4.0.4.
Any suggestions?

Sparktweek said:
Thanks ShapesBlue. I'd definitely recommend NOT taking the OTA for 4.3 for a while. I'm about to try to flash an official 4.3 update file, to see if that will work, but I'm not hopeful it will do anything for me.
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Ah I'm even leary to take the OTA. I prefer custom roms and for the most part can't stand stock. It's just to bloated for me even with some bloatware removed
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Sorry for jumping in with a dumb question, but does anyone have a link to a forum where it shows how to root the 4.3? Or is there Way to go back to 4.12 after 4.3 ota?
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ShapesBlue said:
Ah I'm even leary to take the OTA. I prefer custom roms and for the most part can't stand stock. It's just to bloated for me even with some bloatware removed
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Would like something that had detailed instructions.
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huicho81 said:
Sorry for jumping in with a dumb question, but does anyone have a link to a forum where it shows how to root the 4.3? Or is there Way to go back to 4.12 after 4.3 ota?
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Would like something that had detailed instructions.
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Instead of apologizing why don't you read the thread?
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Yes I have read it, ok just want sure if anyone had came up with a solution. Keeping my fingers crossed, night liking not being rooted, besides this update really stinks.
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huicho81 said:
Yes I have read it, ok just want sure if anyone had came up with a solution. Keeping my fingers crossed, night liking not being rooted, besides this update really stinks.
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There's a thread in here titled "4.3 root". You might want to check in there.
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flyestAC said:
There's a thread in here titled "4.3 root". You might want to check in there.
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Just throwing this out there, our 4.3 discussion thread in the General section now had updated info in the OP including a link to 4.3 root. Before last night, it did not have this info.
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s3 bricked
Sparktweek said:
Well, looks like I jumped the gun yesterday before I did my homework. I tried to revert back to 4.1.2 with ODIN...and now I have a brick. The phone will turn on, but with the stupid message about not having authorized Verizon software on the device. I'm very hopeful that someone will figure out a fix to this soon. Thanks in advance to anyone who comes up with an answer!
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Hi i bricked mine too when i tried to revert back to 4.2.1 but luckily i had the file vrlac boot chain and i used it with odin and straightened it right out.
heres a link to get you goin http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798850

[Q] Wedged SCH-I535

Hi,
I just got my 4.3 update on the VZW SCH-I535 phone! Then I decided to try CM10.2 and didn't realize that my phone was re-locked because of the OTA update! Now my phone is stuck with the message "System software not authorized ..." To move past this issue, I have tried (and failed) the following:
- Tried to flash stock rom using ODIN (withSamsung-Updates.com-SCH-I535_VZW_1_20120705143513_fti2qg2lmf-stock-rom-4.0.3). It goes all the way through and I get a PASS! But after the phone reboots I get the "System error ... " again
- Tried to flash stock rom using ODIN with stock.vzw_root66.tar file and got the same result as above.
- I have also tried installing with Nand Erase All and Re-Partition checked, with PDA selected using the first rom, but I still get the same error
- I have read and tried some of the thread on this site with no luck either.
Any clue how I can get past this issue? Thanks for all your help in advance.

gs3-learning said:
Hi,
I just got my 4.3 update on the VZW SCH-I535 phone! Then I decided to try CM10.2 and didn't realize that my phone was re-locked because of the OTA update! Now my phone is stuck with the message "System software not authorized ..." To move past this issue, I have tried (and failed) the following:
- Tried to flash stock rom using ODIN (withSamsung-Updates.com-SCH-I535_VZW_1_20120705143513_fti2qg2lmf-stock-rom-4.0.3). It goes all the way through and I get a PASS! But after the phone reboots I get the "System error ... " again
- Tried to flash stock rom using ODIN with stock.vzw_root66.tar file and got the same result as above.
- I have also tried installing with Nand Erase All and Re-Partition checked, with PDA selected using the first rom, but I still get the same error
- I have read and tried some of the thread on this site with no luck either.
Any clue how I can get past this issue? Thanks for all your help in advance.
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Did you take the OTA?
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ShapesBlue said:
Did you take the OTA?
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Yup, I took the OTA. Didn't realize that it would un-root. I have tried various things at this point to get it back, but nothing has worked so far. Now when I try to use ODIN to do a CF-Auto-root, i see the "Secure Check Fail: recovery", at the Downloading screen. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

To my knowlage I am the only one hosting the tar file you need. Samsung updates doesn't have it because the file hasn't been officially released other than ota. If this dosnt work for you try flashing the pit file with the tar. It is one of the last replys in this thread. Ill be posting links in the op later http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319

ThePagel said:
To my knowlage I am the only one hosting the tar file you need. Samsung updates doesn't have it because the file hasn't been officially released other than ota. If this dosnt work for you try flashing the pit file with the tar. It is one of the last replys in this thread. Ill be posting links in the op later http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
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Downloading it now. Will let you know how it goes. Thanks

gs3-learning said:
Downloading it now. Will let you know how it goes. Thanks
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Worked! Thank you! I hope this post helps others in this situation as well. With 4.3 installed, does that mean I can't unlock the SIM at this point? I am trying to get ATT to work on this phone.
thanks once again!

gs3-learning said:
Worked! Thank you! I hope this post helps others in this situation as well. With 4.3 installed, does that mean I can't unlock the SIM at this point? I am trying to get ATT to work on this phone.
thanks once again!
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Happy to help! I think the sim comes unlocked since a few ota's ago. you need to put in a code or something along that nature.

ThePagel said:
Happy to help! I think the sim comes unlocked since a few ota's ago. you need to put in a code or something along that nature.
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Turns out, after working with the ATT folks for a while, that the IMEI number that my phone has comes up incorrectly in their database. It shows up as a Samsung Tab. Checked with Samsung and my IMEI number is correct, so ATT will have to fix it on their end to get my phone to work correctly. I don't know why they make it so hard to migrate phones across service providers.

I've got my phone bugging to update but I haven't done it yet because I don't want to lose root. if I understand this right I can update and then re root with that download? or is there another method?
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homeskool said:
I've got my phone bugging to update but I haven't done it yet because I don't want to lose root. if I understand this right I can update and then re root with that download? or is there another method?
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From my understanding u can root it and safetrap (I read not that stable) but you CANNOT flash a custom recovery nor Rom it will brick your ffone I j

homeskool said:
I've got my phone bugging to update but I haven't done it yet because I don't want to lose root. if I understand this right I can update and then re root with that download? or is there another method?
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The only working root method is currently saferoot if you take the OTA. Personally I wouldn't take it. I'd suggest keeping your unlocked bootloader in tact and running a custom 4.3 rom.
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homeskool said:
I've got my phone bugging to update but I haven't done it yet because I don't want to lose root. if I understand this right I can update and then re root with that download? or is there another method?
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You van root 4.3 after ota or that link, but if I was you I would try to use the ota first. If it works you will keep all installed apps and settings (but it might be buggy). If you follow that link you will loose current setup, apps and it will format internal sd (but it will be clean and hopefully bug free ). Make sure you are home with access to a pc before you try ota. If you changed to much of the workings of your phone the ota may not work or could even brick you. In that case you will need to use that link.
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ShapesBlue said:
The only working root method is currently saferoot if you take the OTA. Personally I wouldn't take it. I'd suggest keeping your unlocked bootloader in tact and running a custom 4.3 rom.
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Honestly I'm glad I took the ota on accident. The past few weeks my phone has worked without a hitch. Some people just do not need custom ROMs and I think I am one of them. I'm pretty sure everyone who complains about how 4.3 is buggy and a battery hog just needs to use Odin to get a clean fresh start. I am disappointed that I can't install cyanogen when I turn this into my mp3 player after I get a new phone but its not like tw is bad. It just has a few annoying things that I can change with root access.

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I dnt hate tw ..I think is a good Rom in general .all that bloatware what got me to root and then lead to custom roms .like mention not everyone needs cuztom things.I do agree that a clean install of TW runs great .but I like options .and to each there own

ThePagel said:
You van root 4.3 after ota or that link, but if I was you I would try to use the ota first. If it works you will keep all installed apps and settings (but it might be buggy). If you follow that link you will loose current setup, apps and it will format internal sd (but it will be clean and hopefully bug free ). Make sure you are home with access to a pc before you try ota. If you changed to much of the workings of your phone the ota may not work or could even brick you. In that case you will need to use that link.
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Honestly I'm glad I took the ota on accident. The past few weeks my phone has worked without a hitch. Some people just do not need custom ROMs and I think I am one of them. I'm pretty sure everyone who complains about how 4.3 is buggy and a battery hog just needs to use Odin to get a clean fresh start. I am disappointed that I can't install cyanogen when I turn this into my mp3 player after I get a new phone but its not like tw is bad. It just has a few annoying things that I can change with root access.
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That's good. I've seen the OTA in action as my girl has it on her phone and she's complained about it every day since she took it. I've running wicked sensations 4.3 and it runs like a champ.
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ShapesBlue said:
That's good. I've seen the OTA in action as my girl has it on her phone and she's complained about it every day since she took it. I've running wicked sensations 4.3 and it runs like a champ.
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OK I just installed safestrap and I kid you not the theme of wicked sensation made me swap back to my stock slot immediately. I'll use it all day tomorrow and tell you what differences I notice. Right off the bat it just looks like a ROM made from a recovery backup and customized with xposed. I can't wait for beans to make a 4.3 rom.

ThePagel said:
OK I just installed safestrap and I kid you not the theme of wicked sensation made me swap back to my stock slot immediately. I'll use it all day tomorrow and tell you what differences I notice. Right off the bat it just looks like a ROM made from a recovery backup and customized with xposed. I can't wait for beans to make a 4.3 rom.
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Haha that's funny, better you than me try!!

ThePagel said:
OK I just installed safestrap and I kid you not the theme of wicked sensation made me swap back to my stock slot immediately. I'll use it all day tomorrow and tell you what differences I notice. Right off the bat it just looks like a ROM made from a recovery backup and customized with xposed. I can't wait for beans to make a 4.3 rom.
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Seriously? They put a ton of work into theme on this rom. I've seen 4.3 stock and I'm not impressed. It's boring and pretty basic. Wicked is an awesome rom. I've run just about all of them. Beans rom isn't bad at all but I seemed to have a ton of issues with it
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ShapesBlue said:
Seriously? They put a ton of work into theme on this rom. I've seen 4.3 stock and I'm not impressed. It's boring and pretty basic. Wicked is an awesome rom. I've run just about all of them. Beans rom isn't bad at all but I seemed to have a ton of issues with it
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I like it, but it certainly doesn't have quite the same cleanliness as a good AOSP theme. It's all personal preference.
At least we know safestrap is working consistently.
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sprint s6 edge 5.1.1 stock firmware please!

ok so i updated ,via OTA ,to version 5.1.1
after this i decided to try to root it using a flashable file (odin) and now the touch screen doesnt work.
i dont know what else i could possible do, i tried factory reseting even though i knew it wouldnt work since i flashed a boot.img file
so my last guess would be to flash the stock firmware, i have the stock firmware for 5.0.2 but you cant downgrade so i really need the G925PVPU2B0F7 firmware
if anyone knows where i could get it or any other ways of fixing it please say!

z0code0z said:
ok so i updated ,via OTA ,to version 5.1.1
after this i decided to try to root it using a flashable file (odin) and now the touch screen doesnt work.
i dont know what else i could possible do, i tried factory reseting even though i knew it wouldnt work since i flashed a boot.img file
so my last guess would be to flash the stock firmware, i have the stock firmware for 5.0.2 but you cant downgrade so i really need the G925PVPU2B0F7 firmware
if anyone knows where i could get it or any other ways of fixing it please say!
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Have you tried Smart Switch on the PC?
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optimummind said:
Have you tried Smart Switch on the PC?
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yeah, it recognizes my phone but i cant really do anything with it, according to smart switch, my phone is fully updated so i cant change anything and emergency recovery only works in a specific situation
the reason i needed the stock firmware for that version was because while attempting to get root i flashed (with odin) a boot.img and now the phones touch screen wont work

It took a month before the firmware was released. If you have Sprint insurance you can get a replacement for $0 dollars or $75 if you dont. You have to visit a repair store to start the paperwork. Jus claim, the phone touch screen didnt work after the update.

dhonzik said:
It took a month before the firmware was released. If you have Sprint insurance you can get a replacement for $0 dollars or $75 if you dont. You have to visit a repair store to start the paperwork. Jus claim, the phone touch screen didnt work after the update.
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what if they check the knox counter? and if they know that i flashed several things, would they still replace it?

z0code0z said:
what if they check the knox counter? and if they know that i flashed several things, would they still replace it?
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I've taken Samsung devices back to the carrier in the past for various reasons and they never looked. You should be fine. Samsung is the only one who really may check

Experimental - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3152529
It may or may not work...
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djvoleur said:
Experimental - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3152529
It may or may not work...
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Hmmmm

Soooperstar said:
Hmmmm
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Let me no if you try that.

lusciousbeard said:
Let me no if you try that.
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If a odin firmware was available as a backup, I'd definitely give it a try. I think it might work being US cellular but I won't be trying it without a plan B lol. I'm sure one of these eager guys will jump out there and give it a try. I'm waiting patiently.

Soooperstar said:
If a odin firmware was available as a backup, I'd definitely give it a try. I think it might work being US cellular but I won't be trying it without a plan B lol. I'm sure one of these eager guys will jump out there and give it a try. I'm waiting patiently.
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Ha! Yeah I hear you... I might give it a try later today. I'll keep you posted

lusciousbeard said:
Ha! Yeah I hear you... I might give it a try later today. I'll keep you posted
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Cool..... Let us know

z0code0z said:
ok so i updated ,via OTA ,to version 5.1.1
after this i decided to try to root it using a flashable file (odin) and now the touch screen doesnt work.
i dont know what else i could possible do, i tried factory reseting even though i knew it wouldnt work since i flashed a boot.img file
so my last guess would be to flash the stock firmware, i have the stock firmware for 5.0.2 but you cant downgrade so i really need the G925PVPU2B0F7 firmware
if anyone knows where i could get it or any other ways of fixing it please say!
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Hey, I did the same thing you did and someone had told me about this..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...t/5-1-1-stock-of7-kernel-root-7-4-15-t3150350
Download the stock kernel from this forum above.
I flashed it via Odin and now have my touchscreen back. Now it's not a total fix but I'm now writing you this on my edge with the touchscreen working. It's the only thing available right now for us. Two things that don't work are the back and recent apps buttons and when you lock your phone the screen won't come back on without restarting into download mode then hitting restart phone from there. So I've just been keeping phone plugged in for the most part because of this so screen won't go off.

well one of you should try the guys recovery/root from u.s. cellular..lolol

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well one of you should try the guys recovery/root from u.s. cellular..lolol
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Just tried that recovery/root. Every thing seemed to work great until I noticed I had no data so I'm going to stick with the one I was using for now. If someone could combine the two somehow we would be in great shape

S6EdgE2 said:
Just tried that recovery/root. Every thing seemed to work great until I noticed I had no data so I'm going to stick with the one I was using for now. If someone could combine the two somehow we would be in great shape
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lol awesome!!!..the dev should know that..maybe i can ask somebody for help..i know some folks..so your on 5.1.1 rooted just no data... or other things as well

DruoGaby said:
lol awesome!!!..the dev should know that..maybe i can ask somebody for help..i know some folks..so your on 5.1.1 rooted just no data... or other things as well
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Yup 5.1.1 rooted. Both work just each one has its problems. I'd rather have working data using the stock of7 kernel tho. The us cellular kernel has working buttons and screen comes back on after it goes off but no data so if you could talk to some people about this maybe we could get a working kernel with root where everything works, which would be awesome.
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Yup 5.1.1 rooted. Both work just each one has its problems. I'd rather have working data using the stock of7 kernel tho. The us cellular kernel has working buttons and screen comes back on after it goes off but no data so if you could talk to some people about this maybe we could get a working kernel with root where everything works, which would be awesome.
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I tried posting a comment in the us cellular forum about the sprint edge having no data using that kernel but I have under 10 posts so it won't allow me to I guess...

can u point me a link to the one that has data?...i dont know which is it...thanks..maybe i can get them to check both and see the changes..commit them to the u.s. celler one...that'll be tight..ill keep an eye for when u post it
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S6EdgE2 said:
Yup 5.1.1 rooted. Both work just each one has its problems. I'd rather have working data using the stock of7 kernel tho. The us cellular kernel has working buttons and screen comes back on after it goes off but no data so if you could talk to some people about this maybe we could get a working kernel with root where everything works, which would be awesome.
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I tried posting a comment in the us cellular forum about the sprint edge having no data using that kernel but I have under 10 posts so it won't allow me to I guess...
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ill post for you

DruoGaby said:
can u point me a link to the one that has data?...i dont know which is it...thanks..maybe i can get them to check both and see the changes..commit them to the u.s. celler one...that'll be tight..ill keep an eye for when u post it
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Yup. Here it is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...t/5-1-1-stock-of7-kernel-root-7-4-15-t3150350

S6EdgE2 said:
Yup. Here it is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...t/5-1-1-stock-of7-kernel-root-7-4-15-t3150350
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this is th one with the working data?..i dont wanna mix them up..lol