Hey guys im an idiot. I just got a new gs3 today after i did a warranty replacement. I was in a rush to get back to Paranoid Android; I rooted my phone using the root from 4.3 method from windows. Afterwords i downloaded the twrp play store app and tried to flash the recovery, it flashed successfully but upon reboot im stuck with software is not authorized by Verizon.
PLS help, im losing my mind and my anxieties are only making this worse
i have tried to flash back to stock thru odin with no avail.
Send me some help guys i really need it!
ajthearmo said:
Hey guys im an idiot. I just got a new gs3 today after i did a warranty replacement. I was in a rush to get back to Paranoid Android; I rooted my phone using the root from 4.3 method from windows. Afterwords i downloaded the twrp play store app and tried to flash the recovery, it flashed successfully but upon reboot im stuck with software is not authorized by Verizon.
PLS help, im losing my mind and my anxieties are only making this worse
i have tried to flash back to stock thru odin with no avail.
Send me some help guys i really need it!
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Your phone probably already updated to 4.3 with locked bootloader and by attempting to install recovery you probably brick. If you able to boot into download mode follow this lin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
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What I have:
ATT Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket
What I was doing:
Updating via Kies to JB
What Happened:
It froze or got stuck half way on upgrade via Kies. Went to recovery likes prompted but will not recovery. Samsung says mail them the phone because stuck in recovery mode.
What I have done now:
Went to XDA ! and downloaded ODIN 1.85 and stock ATT tar file per Vicom (sp). Also installed TWRP. I can get into recovery and download modes ! I tried to flash with ODIN but did not work ( would not reboot) Tried to flash with TWRP with ATT tar in my sd card. Looked like it worked but would not reboot.
What now? Any ideas?
RPHGALAXYS2 said:
What I have:
ATT Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket
What I was doing:
Updating via Kies to JB
What Happened:
It froze or got stuck half way on upgrade via Kies. Went to recovery likes prompted but will not recovery. Samsung says mail them the phone because stuck in recovery mode.
What I have done now:
Went to XDA ! and downloaded ODIN 1.85 and stock ATT tar file per Vicom (sp). Also installed TWRP. I can get into recovery and download modes ! I tried to flash with ODIN but did not work ( would not reboot) Tried to flash with TWRP with ATT tar in my sd card. Looked like it worked but would not reboot.
What now? Any ideas?
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If you have twrp, and can get to it, install the ucmc1 stock ROM by Mohan. .tar file is for Odin only. Also, read vincoms sticky again (and again)
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Did every thing in Vincoms procedures. Nothing worked. Talked to Samsung and they said when original update failed to complete it did not leave enough info for recovery to finish it. BUT ! Samsung said to just go to ATT Service center store ( not retail ) and have them flash phone for free back to original. Took ATT all of 10 minutes ! Phone is like new. Now why did the original Samsung rep I first talked not tell me aboyt ATT re flash? Anyway phone is fixed
RPHGALAXYS2 said:
Did every thing in Vincoms procedures. Nothing worked. Talked to Samsung and they said when original update failed to complete it did not leave enough info for recovery to finish it. BUT ! Samsung said to just go to ATT Service center store ( not retail ) and have them flash phone for free back to original. Took ATT all of 10 minutes ! Phone is like new. Now why did the original Samsung rep I first talked not tell me aboyt ATT re flash? Anyway phone is fixed
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Question.
When they flashed your phone, did they flash it to JB? Or did they flash it to ICS and you updated it to JB? (Or neither?) The first time I tried to update my phone via Kies, the same thing happened to me and AT&T said they couldn't flash my phone. (Maybe it has to do with where you're from?) I had to send my phone to Samsung and I got it back with ICS, and I'm afraid to do the update via Kies because I don't want it to do that again, or I'll have to send it to Samsung again.
Basically, I'm trying to figure out if I can do the update safely now.
ajdearmond said:
Question.
When they flashed your phone, did they flash it to JB? Or did they flash it to ICS and you updated it to JB? (Or neither?) The first time I tried to update my phone via Kies, the same thing happened to me and AT&T said they couldn't flash my phone. (Maybe it has to do with where you're from?) I had to send my phone to Samsung and I got it back with ICS, and I'm afraid to do the update via Kies because I don't want it to do that again, or I'll have to send it to Samsung again.
Basically, I'm trying to figure out if I can do the update safely now.
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Nothing is ever safe. Either take the risk or don't. Or just Odin it yourself instead of sending your phone away like a tard.
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xcrazydx said:
Nothing is ever safe. Either take the risk or don't. Or just Odin it yourself instead of sending your phone away like a tard.
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Sorry, it would have probably been easier if I just linked my original thread. I used Odin, I did everything I could. It just wouldn't completely transfer, it would just do basically what this persons phone was doing from what I can tell.
I understand there's a risk, and that's why I haven't done it yet. I just figured I'd ask, I'd be a lot more comfortable doing it if it worked for him
Hey All.
I tried to DL the new verizon update today for my S3 and it didn't work. Now I can't even start my phone, i get an error "System software not authorized by VZW has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest VZW store for help."
This happened to me the last time there was an update because i was rooted at the time, but i never rooted again after that. Any ideas on how to get my phone back on?
You will most likily need to use Odin and restore a stock image. I'll PM you a link to the stock image of 4.1.2. It's on my personal website .
Just flash cmr in odin..I had to do it as well
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I appreciate the input! I did end up rooting again and flashing cmw and everything worked out.
So after seeing KitKat in action, I hunted down an Android phone eligible for a KitKat ROM. I traded my iPhone for a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 (i535) I got it rooted and CWM on it just fine, and the boot loader unlocked. (or so I thought) Went into recovery and did all the steps to install the ROM, got it installed, along with G-Apps and rebooted. My phone came to a screen saying
"system software not authorized by Verizon wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help."
As far as I can tell, the boot loader was not successfully unlocked. So, it's back to stock ROM via Odin, right? :laugh:
NO! All the guides I find say to download an app to reset the binary counter. How do I do that if I have no OS to boot to?
Any Ideas? Did my enticement for KitKat get the best of me?
You shouldn't need triangle away to Odin back to stock. Triangle away would be for if you were trying to take your phone back to Verizon or Samsung for warranty work and didn't want them to know it was previously rooted.
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dustin_b said:
You shouldn't need triangle away to Odin back to stock. Triangle away would be for if you were trying to take your phone back to Verizon or Samsung for warranty work and didn't want them to know it was previously rooted.
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O, thanks for clearing that up. So what's my next step to getting it back to a working phone?
jcaauwe said:
O, thanks for clearing that up. So what's my next step to getting it back to a working phone?
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Follow the instructions in section 5 of this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709. This will get you back to stock and unrooted. Then you will have to do the root unlock processs again.
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dustin_b said:
Follow the instructions in section 5 of this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709. This will get you back to stock and unrooted. Then you will have to do the root unlock processs again.
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and or use the casual all in one tool and follow root, and flash insecure aboot then download Rom manager from google play and install latest CWM
I just had my s3 replaced under warranty. The new one, I used casual to root/unlock, etc. Worked great! I think I let casual install everything then flashed CM from recovery.
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jcaauwe said:
O, thanks for clearing that up. So what's my next step to getting it back to a working phone?
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Not sure what you are trying to achieve, but once you get it back to functional and rooted, I would recommend you try out some of the wonderful custom TouchWIz ROMs on the forum here. They have most of if not more features than are in Kit Kat and there are no fully functional Kit Kat ROMSs for the S3 yet. Plus thse ROMs are stable and all your Samsung features will work properly . MORA, Hyperdrive, Synergy, and Jelly "beans" are good examples of excellent ROMs.
So I figured out what went wrong, and I'm still kicking myself for how stupid of problem it was. The reason Odin didn't want to work was because I was using the front USB ports on my system, which are not USB 2.0... I spent 6 hours trying to figure it out. So I hooked it up to a rear USB port, flashed it back to stock ROM, redid the Root, unlocked bootloader (which I didn't do in the first place) and now I'm getting Cyanogenmod on it.
Thanks everyone for the help! I hope anyone else who comes across this who where in the same boat I was can figure it out.
Sometimes it's a user-error.
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So after seeing KitKat in action, I hunted down an Android phone eligible for a KitKat ROM. I traded my iPhone for a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 (i535) I got it rooted and CWM on it just fine, and the boot loader unlocked. (or so I thought) Went into recovery and did all the steps to install the ROM, got it installed, along with G-Apps and rebooted. My phone came to a screen saying
"system software not authorized by Verizon wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help."
As far as I can tell, the boot loader was not successfully unlocked. So, it's back to stock ROM via Odin, right? :laugh:
NO! All the guides I find say to download an app to reset the binary counter. How do I do that if I have no OS to boot to?
Any Ideas? Did my enticement for KitKat get the best of me?
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i know you say you are ROOT but why dont you check using ROOT CHECKER download it from the play store its gonna tell you if you are root or not. im using sspencer10 KITKAT 4.4 CM11 and is running pretty smooth why don't you try it out just download the .zip reboot into RECOVERY i preffer you use TWRP (last version) go to whipe>advanced wipe and clear, Dalvik Cache>System>Data>Cache (optional i alwayz check mark Internal storage looking for space and alwayz make a clean flash same as Format Data) make sure you backup everything first using Titatinium Backup go back, then go to Install search for your .zip file on ur SDCard or Internal Storage first select the ROM ADD MORE FILE and add the GAPPS click REBOOT SYSTEM AND ENJOY YOUR NEW KITKAT 4.4 CM11 ON YOUR SGS3.
Don't be scared of Kit Kat! Once u get ur issues figured out and get 4.4 up and running you will see its all worth it!
I have the samsung galaxy s3 through verizon, purchased a few weeks ago. I rooted a couple of weeks ago using CWM and was running CM10. No problems until I decided to fix the camera issue everyone seems to be having. I thought I was flashing back to stock but when my phone restarted, I now have the yellow triangle and a screen that says "Unauthorized software found on phone take to a verizon store" blah blah blah. I can't get back into recovery, but I can get into download mode. I've searched this forum and google and have tried everything, flashing VRALEC, CWM, etc etc and nothing is working. I've been at it all morning and really don't want toadmit defeat and go to Verizon.
Can anyone please help? I can't unlock the bootloader until I can get my phone started. I'm trying to flash stock rom but it doesn't seem to be working. the file I am using is "VRBMB1_bootchain.tar.md5" is this not correct???
Thank you so much in advance!
MissJessa13 said:
the file I am using is "VRBMB1_bootchain.tar.md5" is this not correct???
Thank you so much in advance!
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If you have just recently bought your phone, it is most likely the I535VRBMF1 boot chain found here http://hotfile.com/dl/233901611/1c99bd9/SCH-I535_VZW-I535VRBMF1_Original.zip.html restore to stock using Odin and begin anew.
philosoweed said:
If you have just recently bought your phone, it is most likely the I535VRBMF1 boot chain found here http://hotfile.com/dl/233901611/1c99bd9/SCH-I535_VZW-I535VRBMF1_Original.zip.html restore to stock using Odin and begin anew.
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Thank you! I followed the directions found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984436 and was able to get everything working, thank heavens!
Thank you guys so much for your help, I really appreciate it!
Okay, kind of a noob. I have the Samsung Galaxy S3 Verizon. I was on 4.1.2 rooted using Beanstown 106 method, and was running axis rom. It was ok but 4.3 came out & I wanted to try it, since the rom had excellent performance, but a lot of little bugs that were bothering me. I shut the root off in the SU accepted the 4.3 ota update and everything was fine except for when the phone would boot up it showed the samsung logo with an unlock padlock and said custom.. Not a big deal but I liked the 4.3 so wanted to take away the boot unlock icon (just in case for warranty purposes). It was my understanding if I would ODIN back to stock it would go away. Long story short in between trying to odin to stock, Kies back to stock and every other method I can find, my phone is stuck in ODIN/download mode and won't do anything else. I've searched everywhere and cannot figure it out. In odin mode the phone says something like Software upgrade error, use software repair assistant or something like that. Don't know what to try or do, and stuck using a razr until I get my GS3 back. Please help!!!
Didn't accept the OTA, but from what others have posted, it sounds like the correct way to do it is to revert to stock, unroot, relock bootloader and use triangle away to reset counter, then accept the OTA. If you dont use triangle away prior to accepting OTA, you get the unlock icon + custom. Once you accept the OTA, trying to revert to anything else or flashing a custom recovery will result in a hard brick.
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Shibby87 said:
Didn't accept the OTA, but from what others have posted, it sounds like the correct way to do it is to revert to stock, unroot, relock bootloader and use triangle away to reset counter, then accept the OTA. If you dont use triangle away prior to accepting OTA, you get the unlock icon + custom. Once you accept the OTA, trying to revert to anything else or flashing a custom recovery will result in a hard brick.
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Well then I'm hard bricked, because I tried to ODIN back to stock as well as KIES and they both just say fail..
I just fixed my phone with verizon software utility. My guide should be up with the utility sometime tonight. If you can get into bootloader it will flash SCH-I535_I535VRUCML1 I tried to get the files it downloaded but there not odin files or zips.
Hopefully this helps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
ThePagel said:
Hopefully this helps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
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Holy **** I can't wait to get home and try this! Hopefully it works, thank you!