Through a well executed chain of private messages I managed to get a hold of a shiny new leak for us S4 users, Don't know if it will help you AT&T users much, But I'd love it if it did. For now, this is for Canadian users only, and can be used (Confirmed with Bell, and Telus) with any carrier
Included in this package are a few things:
1) BL, AP, CP, and CSC files for Odin
2) Odin v3.09 to be used for flashing (Not confirmed to work with any other version, So why not have the latest? )
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Instructions for Flashing
Root: Latest version of CF Auto root HERE (Seriously, go buy that guy a beer. http://www.chainfire.eu/ )
As far as flashing the package goes, all files need to be put in their respective shots as per the screenshot, you may need to flash 2-3 times in odin to get the whole package in there, like with most custom -> stock transitions.
The updated bootloader is the only real bummer here, overall a very nice package, fully rootable, works with Wanam Xposed for any of those curious, with very little as far as incompatible modules I can see.
One key change I'm missing personally is the lack of adaptive auto brightness... Can no longer increment -5/+5 on your auto brightness setting
Anyway, enough about it for now, here is the package link. Screenshots will be posted in a few minutes.
https://mega.co.nz/#!h8pTnCZS!t2-PiSb5W9ZyNp7fct7WD_Pg_dnc-eZqtMvpsuKv_9Q <-- Now with 100% less pit file!
I know some people were doubting the legitimacy of this in the Canadian thread, but I just finally got permission to post the leak from my source, since it's not carrier specific, and doesn't tie back to any one specific person. Heh.
downloading right now, will install it asap.
Thanks a lot 0mega1
Interested in trying this out...wondering if anyone has noticed any bugs or general performance issues? Also is it responsive on the S4?
Thanks,
0mega1 said:
Through a well executed chain of private messages I managed to get a hold of a shiny new leak for us S4 users, Don't know if it will help you AT&T users much, But I'd love it if it did. For now, this is for Canadian users only, and can be used (Confirmed with Bell, and Telus) with any carrier
Included in this package are a few things:
1) BL, AP, CP, and CSC files for Odin
2) The appropriate PIT file for the Canadian 16gb model
3) CF Auto Root package for Odin(Latest version as of posting) -- HUGE Thank you to chainfire for all of his work. http://www.chainfire.eu/
4) Odin v3.09 to be used for flashing (Not confirmed to work with any other version, So why not have the latest? )
Instructions for Flashing
As far as flashing the package goes, all files need to be put in their respective shots as per the screenshot, you may need to flash 2-3 times in odin to get the whole package in there, like with most custom -> stock transitions.
The updated bootloader is the only real bummer here, overall a very nice package, fully rootable, works with Wanam Xposed for any of those curious, with very little as far as incompatible modules I can see.
One key change I'm missing personally is the lack of adaptive auto brightness... Can no longer increment -5/+5 on your auto brightness setting
Anyway, enough about it for now, here is the package link. Screenshots will be posted in a few minutes.
https://mega.co.nz/#!ghpAhaaK!eXjKiZvQy9aUvy54AhXXAl14DJGVrot1msb6XOUlhgw
I know some people were doubting the legitimacy of this in the Canadian thread, but I just finally got permission to post the leak from my source, since it's not carrier specific, and doesn't tie back to any one specific person. Heh.
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dahlungril said:
Interested in trying this out...wondering if anyone has noticed any bugs or general performance issues? Also is it responsive on the S4?
Thanks,
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Up until I hear otherwise it is literally running on two phones, aside from whatever there is internally.
I've had zero issues since I flashed it yesterday, and battery has been great.
Very nice. Thanks for uploading. Can someone please provide and upload a system dump of this ROM? Having trouble with my ext4.img extract tools since 4.3.
Thanks.
I noticed that the pit file isn't in the package anywhere!
dont use pit files unless you NEED a pit file.
quick way to bork your phone
always check the post count of the Uploader.
less than 200 ? I would not follow his instructions. And i would only flash his leak, if my post count was higher and I knew what to do without reading some "new guy's" instructions
TRusselo said:
dont use pit files unless you NEED a pit file.
quick way to bork your phone
always check the post count of the Uploader.
less than 200 ? I would not follow his instructions. And i would only flash his leak, if my post count was higher and I knew what to do without reading some "new guy's" instructions
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OP probably took the files and infos from here: http://true-android.blogspot.ca/2014/03/i337mvlufnc1-android-442-kitkat.html
I don't care where he got it, my point is only experts should be flashing leaked firmware.
Or to put it simply if you need instructions, don't flash it.
Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk
I've installed this using Odin. Can't get the modem file to stick. I'm stuck on MK6 for baseband. Wifi doesn't work as a result.
Did a complete wipe of System, Cache, Dalvik and Data.
I've tried reflashing the modem file a few times but it's not sticking. I'm attempting a reflash of the entire ROM right now to see if that does the trick.
Edit: It stuck after a second flash. Wifi works now.
Relayers said:
OP probably took the files and infos from here: http://true-android.blogspot.ca/2014/03/i337mvlufnc1-android-442-kitkat.html
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That's my ****ing screenshot. Are you for real? I can submit the full resolution one if you'd like.
I've leaked a full early release before...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868829
That was the official went-to-public build for the Telus Fascinate... Same deal.
TRusselo said:
dont use pit files unless you NEED a pit file.
quick way to bork your phone
always check the post count of the Uploader.
less than 200 ? I would not follow his instructions. And i would only flash his leak, if my post count was higher and I knew what to do without reading some "new guy's" instructions
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I fail to see how my post count indicated the quality of what the release. This isn't the first time I've posted a leak here, might be the last though... Apparently the content doesn't matter so much as who is doing the work nowadays.
Hey, I'm thankful for the leak.
So where is the .pit file in the package? Or can we flash this without the .pit?
Thanks!
aiton said:
So where is the .pit file in the package? Or can we flash this without the .pit?
Thanks!
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You don't need the .pit file. The OP should remove that from the instructions. Otherwise it's running smoothly.
TLS2000 said:
You don't need the .pit file. The OP should remove that from the instructions. Otherwise it's running smoothly.
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Oh, ok, thanks. And just another question, if we're not using the .pit file, we should also uncheck the repartition box? (because .pit files will only need to be used if a firmware update needs to change your partition layout). Or how did you do it?
Thanks for the info!
modem.bin
Is it possible to pull the modem.bin file from here? I am running another kitkat rom but with MK6 would like to try this one......
aiton said:
Oh, ok, thanks. And just another question, if we're not using the .pit file, we should also uncheck the repartition box? (because .pit files will only need to be used if a firmware update needs to change your partition layout). Or how did you do it?
Thanks for the info!
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It fails for me Re-Partition checked or unchecked. Any suggestions?
thank you very much!
works great on I337M Telcel Mexico
ChantalCaron13 said:
It fails for me Re-Partition checked or unchecked. Any suggestions?
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where does it fails ?
Related
Updated to include 2.2.1
#####IF YOU HAVE VOODOO ENABLED, DISABLE LAGFIX BEFORE YOU USE ODIN#####
If you are unfamiliar with how to use Odin pay attention to what you are doing. Flashing the wrong file or flashing to the wrong place can potentially be a nightmare.
*********ONLY FLASH MESMERIZE FILES TO YOUR MESMERIZE*****
*********ONLY FLASH MESMERIZE FILES TO YOUR MESMERIZE*****
First download both files if you don't already have Odin. Unzip the Mesmerize DI14 zip file or EC10 zip file. You will notice that there is a .pit file and a .tar.md5 file. You will flash both at the same time if you want to go COMPLETELY back to stock. This process will wipe all data from your phone except your phone number and anything on your sdcard.
1. Pull your phone battery
2. Start Odin
3. Click PIT and select the .pit file from the download
4. Check the PDA box, Click PDA and select the .tar.md5 file from the download
5. Plug your phone into the USB port and hold volume down
-your phone should go into download mode
6.Verify that Odin sees your phone.
-if not, try another USB port
7. Click Start
It will look similar to this.
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Mesmerize Files located here:
Mesmerize 2.2.1: EE19 Full Froyo Restore Package
Mesmerize 2.2.1: EC10 Full Froyo Restore Package
Mesmerize 2.1: Full Eclair Restore Package
Odin3 v1.3 located here: Odin3
This is a stock kernel that is in a flashable zip. If you are just wanting or needing to go back to a stock kernel for some reason and do not want to flash everything back to stock, this is what you want. If you are using a voodoo kernel, make sure you disable lagfix before flashing the stock kernel.
Mesmerize EE19 kernel only: Stock EE19 kernel only
Mesmerize EC10 kernel only: Stock EC10 kernel only
Mesmerize DI14 kernel only: Stock DI14 kernel only
Will this unroot or take voodoo off your mesmerize? kind of want a fresh start.
chidesd said:
Will this unroot or take voodoo off your mesmerize? kind of want a fresh start.
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Yes to both. Just make sure you disable voodoo lagfix before you do anything.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
phidelt82 said:
Yes to both. Just make sure you disable voodoo lagfix before you do anything.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
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for some reason I cant disable it in the boot menu
nice thank you, been looking for these in case of emergency
chidesd said:
for some reason I cant disable it in the boot menu
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Just add a file to the voodoo folder on your sdcard called disable_lagfix and reboot. It should talk through the disable just like the enable.
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I'm guessing i have to be running windows to do this? I wanted to have a windows free machine. But I guess when getting into this kind of thing thats impossible.
G'day
Great work phidelt82
I've stickied this thread as it will come in handy for a lot of people I'm sure
the_scotsman said:
G'day
Great work phidelt82
I've stickied this thread as it will come in handy for a lot of people I'm sure
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Thank you sir!
n7mesis said:
I'm guessing i have to be running windows to do this? I wanted to have a windows free machine. But I guess when getting into this kind of thing thats impossible.
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Just run a virtualbox. Six months ago I thought it was great that I got away from Windows at home when I got a MacBook Pro. I thought it was perfect. Then, like you found that I still needed Windows, plus Linux... lol Sometimes you can't win for losing. So now I have a work laptop that has Windows with a Linux virtuabox and a MBP at home running a Windows and Linux virtualbox. The sad thing is, the only work I do on the MBP now, is graphics.
Worked perfectly! thanks for the files and step by steps.
androidjosh said:
Worked perfectly! thanks for the files and step by steps.
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That's what I'm here for.
Remember im noob so be nice! Couple questions, I assume your phone number and MEID stay the same? Where are these stored? Does this replace the current kernel?
droidroidz said:
Remember im noob so be nice! Couple questions, I assume your phone number and MEID stay the same? Where are these stored? Does this replace the current kernel?
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Very good question, and I try to be nice even when I think an answer is obvious. This one isn't so obvious and I wondered the same thing when I first flashed it.
Yes your phone number and MEID stay the same and they stay in on the phone. Where they are stored is a question that I haven't really looked in to. I think they may be stored in the radio portion of the phone, but again, I don't know for sure. What you are flashing is the PDA portion and the kernel, so yes it does replace the current kernel. Also, in case you have flashed a voodoo kernel, make sure you disable lagfix before you use Odin. If not, you may end up with a mess trying to fix the problems it will create.
any chance we can get the files to go back stock to cellular south on here?
don't really plan on it unless we have to in order to upgrade WHENEVER that will be.. but you never know
elijahblake said:
any chance we can get the files to go back stock to cellular south on here?
don't really plan on it unless we have to in order to upgrade WHENEVER that will be.. but you never know
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Make friends with the in store technicians if you have them. That's the only thing I can recommend for now.
hemdall for linux...
n7mesis said:
I'm guessing i have to be running windows to do this? I wanted to have a windows free machine. But I guess when getting into this kind of thing thats impossible.
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Linux has a odin like program called hemdall it is a very powerful program and is not for the timid as you can really mess up you phone if you dont know what to do...it can be nonforgiving...hemdall is a good program and will do everything you need to do to flash...Installing Heimdall (Open Source Odin)....................Odin is a leaked Samsung program never meant for public consumption and runs only in Windows. It won't run in Linux under Wine, but will run through VirtualBox with some modifications to see the USB.... Odin on GNU/Linux If your not familiar with VirtualBox, it does not emulate Windows. It runs an actual copy of Windows inside Linux. You have to have a licensed copy of Windows available for this.
There is an open source alternative that works on Linux and Mac's as well. It's called Heimdall, and has been in testing at XDA for several months now. Read about it more and download the latest version herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265: Heimdall – Glass Echidna. I used this to flash the DJ05 modem, so can confirm it works on the Fascinate.
https://launchpad.net/~modycz/+archive/modycz-heimdall
Instructions to get this for Ubuntu are here: https://launchpad.net/~modycz/+archive/modycz-heimdall
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:modycz/modycz-heimdall
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install heimdall
heimdall help
[Note: The version at launchpad is out-of-date and the newer version is much easier to use. Until this is updated, check Heimdall – Glass Echidna for latest version to install.]
THIS IS A POWERFUL PROGRAM, PROCEED WITH CAUTION ....I hope this has been helpful....
I see you linked Odin 1.3.... does it matter if I'm using a newer version? I have 1.6 thanks.
1greek4u said:
I see you linked Odin 1.3.... does it matter if I'm using a newer version? I have 1.6 thanks.
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Probably not. 1.3 is what I have and what I know works. I'll have to check out 1.6.
phidelt82 said:
Just run a virtualbox. Six months ago I thought it was great that I got away from Windows at home when I got a MacBook Pro. I thought it was perfect. Then, like you found that I still needed Windows, plus Linux... lol Sometimes you can't win for losing. So now I have a work laptop that has Windows with a Linux virtuabox and a MBP at home running a Windows and Linux virtualbox. The sad thing is, the only work I do on the MBP now, is graphics.
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Ok, thank you. That is good news. I wasn't sure if i could do something like this through virtualbox because i didn't know if the usb support was good enough. I didn't want to brick my phone. So If i set up my virtualbox guest to see my phone.....I should be able to just follow these instructions? Is there any additional configuration i need?
This is the EE19 Froyo update package for the Mesmerize. This build replaces any build dated prior or not dated in the name. It is also only for the Mesmerize. I am not responsible for what happens if you flash it to other phones.
This is just an update package, just like what you would get from the USCC home page. I have just pulled it out of Kies build form and turned it into an Odin build for our convenience. What this means, is that you will likely not lose anything that you have downloaded from the market if you just flash the package. What you must understand, is that there may be differences in the packages themselves. If you flash and experience FC's (force closes) on packages after the flash when you first boot up, then you will need to do a wipe data/factory reset and probably flash again.
To use these files: unzip and then flash in Odin using the directions below.
#####IF YOU HAVE VOODOO ENABLED, DISABLE LAGFIX BEFORE YOU USE ODIN#####
1. Pull your phone battery
2. Start Odin
3. Click PIT and select the .pit file from the download
4. Check the PDA box, Click PDA and select the .tar.md5 file from the download
5. Plug your phone into the USB port and hold volume down
-your phone should go into download mode
6.Verify that Odin sees your phone.
-if not, try another USB port
7. Click Start
It will look similar to this. -- and when i say similar, I mean 'not exactly like'
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Mesmerize EE19 stock update
OK. New upload that has been verified good downloaded and md5 checksum is checking out now.
Stock means not rooted. If you want to root this build, SOC should still do the trick. I will have a PnP for it soon.
Do we know what all has changed/been updated? I looked on the uscc page but no info was there. As always thanks for your work . It is always appreciated
Tap-a-Talked
scarmon25 said:
Do we know what all has changed/been updated? I looked on the uscc page but no info was there. As always thanks for your work . It is always appreciated
Tap-a-Talked
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Yeah, this is another of my source leaks. I sometimes get them before the company does. This won't be released for a little bit on the website, but it is coming.
As far as what is different, there are bug fixes that may or may not affect everyone. From what I have read, the main fix is a missed call bug that was actually present back in 2.1 and carried over into 2.2 that was finally found and fixed. As for anything else, I'm just getting into it, so we'll see what it has to offer.
Ah you the man. One last question. If we odin this does it wipe the phone. For example in on heinz and themes and such. Will this on undo all that or will this just update what's already on the phone.
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scarmon25 said:
Ah you the man. One last question. If we odin this does it wipe the phone. For example in on heinz and themes and such. Will this on undo all that or will this just update what's already on the phone.
Tap-a-Talked
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I assume we'll have to create new theme's and rom's from this build so if you don't want stock you'll have to wait until things roll out.
bdemartino said:
I assume we'll have to create new theme's and rom's from this build so if you don't want stock you'll have to wait until things roll out.
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its gonna be fun on a bun!!!! as soon as hes got the PnP released for this ill get themes ported to it...will also have no clock mod, puzzle mod, and ill see if i can get puzzle answer without tsm parts but i dont know how well that will work
That's cool with me. No hurry I've been happy with this setup since I got it and don't mind waiting till things get rolling. You guys rock
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Big thanks for this! The missed calls were a pain!
On first try I got a MD5 hash value is invalid error.
so got some info on the error code and got it to go by deleting the md5 in the file name and just leaving it as .tar
after deleting the md5 it converts it to a winrar file and when trying to use odin on it, it does nothing. any ideas?
ok, so after it converted to the winrar file renaming it once again with the .md5 at the end did the trick. go figure.
Kick ass. I'll try this tomorrow since I'm out of town right now. Hope this solves my missed calls/texts issue.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
I can't get the .md5 to rename to a usable .tar file. Help!!
Did the fascinate suffer from this bug?
If we are using a VZW rom/radio, would the bug still affecT me? ...i suppose the amazing builders that make this device worth owning will be hard at work on framework updates? Thanx for the package!
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From what I can tell on ec01 I missed even more calls then when on ec10
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stephenj37826 said:
From what I can tell on ec01 I missed even more calls then when on ec10
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Then I bet vzw had their own update coming soon
but this tells me that all their programmers aren't working on GB yet!
As usual the biggest obstacle to the progress of cm7 is samsung! Gah ...hopefully these bugs were fixed finally! I've missed at least a few importanto calls
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Tortuga1234 said:
Big thanks for this! The missed calls were a pain!
On first try I got a MD5 hash value is invalid error.
so got some info on the error code and got it to go by deleting the md5 in the file name and just leaving it as .tar
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MD5 is a checksum process to make sure you're not flashing a corrupted file, by removing that from the name you're also removing the md5 check, I don't think that's a good idea even tho it may still work. I haven't tried this yet so I'm not sure but sounds like a corrupted download would be the cause.
Oh, Thanks for the heads up!
Flashed, rooted, and got OTB on it before bed and it has been running very smooth ever since.
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So this radio is the most recent radio for the Mesmerize correct? And I can Odin this to my rooted phone with the Heinz rom?
I am running stock Rom but using Voodoo kernel and voodoo lagfix. Can I just disable lagfix and then flash this in Odin?
Sorry for my ignorance, just wasn't sure if I need to revert everything back to stock before flashing this.
Thanks!
Thank you, I will be following this one. My only complaint with this phone has been missed calls. I am also interested in how this will work with Heinz 57 ROM.
I have been searching for hours for my nv_data.bin on my skyrocket to no avail. I have searched the /efs folder but no such file exists. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Im trying to use the network unlock program posted on your site. Please someone help me get this data so i can attempt to unlock my device. I have also tried the sg2 unlock.apk and that cant find nv_data.bin either.
Thanks in advance for anyones help
coltownaz520 said:
I have been searching for hours for my nv_data.bin on my skyrocket to no avail. I have searched the /efs folder but no such file exists. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Im trying to use the network unlock program posted on your site. Please someone help me get this data so i can attempt to unlock my device. I have also tried the sg2 unlock.apk and that cant find nv_data.bin either.
Thanks in advance for anyones help
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I don't know where to find that file, but i do know that no such app exists for SGH-i727(r). You have to manually unlock it.
There is a guide that tells you all about it here.
On a sidenote, next time please use the search function of this site.
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coltownaz520 said:
I have been searching for hours for my nv_data.bin on my skyrocket to no avail. I have searched the /efs folder but no such file exists. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Im trying to use the network unlock program posted on your site. Please someone help me get this data so i can attempt to unlock my device. I have also tried the sg2 unlock.apk and that cant find nv_data.bin either.
Thanks in advance for anyones help
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Not finding the file your looking for go to this link this is the only free method of unlocking other then paying
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029650
SkyRocket Embryo-6.2 Cyan Demon
crashpsycho said:
Not finding the file your looking for go to this link this is the only free method of unlocking other then paying
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029650
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Lol :silly:
I just posted that link above :good:
So to clear up some confusion you'll only find NV.data_bin on vibrants. It was an exploit used to unlock them. The file was SUPPOSED to be encrypted. On the Vibrant it wasn't. It was hidden in plain site in the EFS folder under efs/root/afs/settings. From there you could use a hex editor to read the file then unlock it. Samsung has gotten wise and now hides that file. So there you go.
Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34010619
lingowistico said:
I don't know where to find that file, but i do know that no such app exists for SGH-i727(r). You have to manually unlock it.
There is a guide that tells you all about it here.
On a sidenote, next time please use the search function of this site.
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Thanks for sharing that link i had already tried to do that but it seems that my modem UCLI3 does not have the extra network lock menus
coltownaz520 said:
Thanks for sharing that link i had already tried to do that but it seems that my modem UCLI3 does not have the extra network lock menus
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If you follow the steps it will work after I was already on ucll3 I did the method and then flashed back to ucll3 and still unlocked
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lingowistico said:
I don't know where to find that file, but i do know that no such app exists for SGH-i727(r). You have to manually unlock it.
There is a guide that tells you all about it here.
On a sidenote, next time please use the search function of this site.
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cschmitt said:
Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34010619
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Thanks you for your prompt response, so these efs partitions can be decrypted to find the nv info i need following your directions on the link?
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If you follow the steps it will work after I was already on ucll3 I did the method and then flashed back to ucll3 and still unlocked
SkyRocket Embryo-6.2 Cyan Demon
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Thanks alot, so i need to find "Tmo_SGH-T989_UVLE1_radio.zip" then unlock it then switch back?
No, there is no current method to decrypt the efs, only to restore (encrypted) backups if necessary. Besides, we already have an unlock method based on ucld2 service menu.
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No, there is no current method to decrypt the efs, only to restore (encrypted) backups if necessary. Besides, we already have an unlock method based on ucld2 service menu.
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Thanks alot for all you help i found that section and the links you provided. Im running stock ICS 4.04 and i just downloaded your modems-ucld2.zip you provided. Im gonna flash in recovery and see if it lets me unlock my i727. my whole thing is i see people saying just flash it back. Thats just where im confused. When they say flash it back and it should stay unlocked, do they mean restore from the backup that im making, or use the other link (ULCD2-oem-rooted) that you provided to restore.
Once you follow the steps and unlock your phone it will remain unlocked. The unlock will persist through ROM flashes. So flash or restore whatever you want.
Thanks everyone for all your help
After following the directions my i727 is now unlocked and working on t-mobile. wow im amazed at the download speed with t-mobile hspa 16mb/s down and 5mb/s up
Thumbs up to everyone
I've searched everywhere and can't find anything on the sprint SPH-P500.
Does anyone know of any guides out there? I don't want to risk bricking it with a root from another model number. Thanks for all your hard work guys.much appreciated!
Do you have your stock rom? If you do, try rom for GT-5100 but you will not have 4G capability...
And if it don't work, you go in download mode and then restore your old stock rom thank to odin!
I guess everyone has forgotten about our tablet
I've never done anything on the coding side. But if someone could give me some guidance, I'd be willing to attempt to port some of the greatness that all of the other tablets are getting.
Its a great undertaking. I do website development and have linux experience and would rater not touch rom development. I have been interested though.
As far as the gt builds, i can give that a try. I dont have 4g in my area anyways,. Ill just have to become comfortable with odin before i do anything. Thanks!
Has there been any update on this? Looked around and doesn't look like there is even a developer working on it.
I can't even find the stock firmware for the SPH-P500.05 to download. I'm about to see if a sprint store will give me the file so I can start experimenting. If someone has a link to the stock firmware for this device it would be great. Maybe I'll get my hands dirty and make a few attempts and maybe get a guide going.
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Has there been any update on this? Looked around and doesn't look like there is even a developer working on it.
I can't even find the stock firmware for the SPH-P500.05 to download. I'm about to see if a sprint store will give me the file so I can start experimenting. If someone has a link to the stock firmware for this device it would be great. Maybe I'll get my hands dirty and make a few attempts and maybe get a guide going.
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Any luck? I'm dying to root this thing.
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Has there been any update on this? Looked around and doesn't look like there is even a developer working on it.
I can't even find the stock firmware for the SPH-P500.05 to download. I'm about to see if a sprint store will give me the file so I can start experimenting. If someone has a link to the stock firmware for this device it would be great. Maybe I'll get my hands dirty and make a few attempts and maybe get a guide going.
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I understand that CVE-2013-2094 has been ported to work (escalate to r00t) on Android devices. I don't know if this model has "performance events" turned on but, if so, could this be an opportunity to get # on our tablets?
Also, I have a way to kick off processes as system. Could that help us?
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I understand that CVE-2013-2094 has been ported to work (escalate to r00t) on Android devices. I don't know if this model has "performance events" turned on but, if so, could this be an opportunity to get # on our tablets?
Also, I have a way to kick off processes as system. Could that help us?
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I need to subscribe to this thread. Sorry about the delay. I have been playing with the idea of flashing the GT-5100 firmware, but there is no way back to stock if things go bad. I think I'm going to be more proactive and talk with the local Sprint store to see if I can get that firmware / bin from them. The fact that the development community for this device is so dead is a bit eerie.
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I need to subscribe to this thread. Sorry about the delay. I have been playing with the idea of flashing the GT-5100 firmware, but there is no way back to stock if things go bad. I think I'm going to be more proactive and talk with the local Sprint store to see if I can get that firmware / bin from them. The fact that the development community for this device is so dead is a bit eerie.
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I sent you a couple PMs with more information. Not sure if they actually got to you.
Long search but - Cydia Impactor will take care of root for that Tab 2! Just follow that up adding busybox and all of the other root goodness!
Thanks Jay!!!
Instructions: Just Run it!
MrDavis
MrDavis said:
Long search but - Cydia Impactor will take care of root for that Tab 2! Just follow that up adding busybox and all of the other root goodness!
Thanks Jay!!!
Instructions: Just Run it!
MrDavis
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Great. Any more information on this? Links?
More info
Sure! Google search 'cydia impactor' and pick the first link. That is just about as technical has I can make it
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Sure! Google search 'cydia impactor' and pick the first link. That is just about as technical has I can make it
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Haha, sorry about that. I will test it tonight. Maybe write up a script to automate this. Thank you so much for sharing this information.
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Haha, sorry about that. I will test it tonight. Maybe write up a script to automate this. Thank you so much for sharing this information.
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Use cydia installer to root then use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101044&highlight=sprint to get cwm
sph-p500 Rooted!
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Sure! Google search 'cydia impactor' and pick the first link. That is just about as technical has I can make it
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I can also confirm cydia impactor works and is really as easy as downloading to pc run impactor hit startband it installsnsuper su right to the root of the tablet after that I have been able to successfully install (titanium, busybox, , link2sd, rom manager) and they all have root access
I have also been able to download mobile terminal and at $ prompt put in (su) and # should show letting you know you now have root access
after that I have also been able to change the default storage to ext2 by using. pm set-install-location 2, from # prompt and using link2sd to move apps 2 extsdcard for those of you that have an 8 gigger like I do I hope this helps im still alittle new to android
Any custom roms found for this tablet? I googled and I could only find rooting method but no custom roms (e.g. kitkat) for this tablet. Can the P5100 ones be used instead? I don't need the 4G service.
cydia impactor isnt recognizing the device. usb drivers fully installed and all that... kinda weird
nevermind. it worked!!! now i just need to install recovery and find a darn ROM LoL
I just received my Sprint SPH-500, and wouldn't have known it's a nonstandard Galaxy Tab 2 variant without this thread. I rooted mine with Towelroot, so I still have a locked bootloader, but full root access. AFAIK, my flash counter hasn't been triggered.
Here;s a screen capture of my downloading screen. It shows I haven't done a custom binary download (what triggers the flash counter), and I'm not running a custom binary, as I'm running the Samsung Official binary. But it does show my system status is custom..
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I should have progress to report on moving apps to my external sdcard and second partition soon.
After experimenting with Link2SD for more than a week, I gave up on it. It's just too unstable to be a daily driver. I only have the 8 GB model, and run several large data astronomy and birding apps, They left me with 800 MB free RAM on my internal SD storage, and I still had other apps to install.
Link2SD put apks, Dalvik-cache, and lib files on the second partition of my external SDCard, but lost the links a reboot or two later. It claimed to move 1.8 GB of files, but showed 14 GB of RAM used on my second partition. It lost user and system apps that were linked, unlinked, and lost, for instance, the Google Play Store Services.
I ended up using a symlinking app called Foldermount, similar to the old (unsupported) Directory Bind app. It stores data folders on my external SDCard, and symlinks them so my astronomy and birding apps think they're still stored on the internal SDCard. I've got all my apps installed, and still have nearly 3 GB internal SDCard RAM free.
Please read this before you proceed:
1. The phone heats up a LOT
2. The battery consumption exceeds the charging speed, so using the device while it is charging will also drain battery (at idle state, it takes around 11 hours to charge)
3. You cannot install apps. You just can't. Don't be a smartass and say that you'll use ADB. That also won't work
4. It can get frustratingly sluggish
5. There isn't an RUU for the stable version out yet. I am trying to get one. Please refrain from trying this until I can upload a stable RUU file for you to fall back on (if a downgrade even works at all!)
6. This is a test version and logs a lot of stuff.
Once again, use it with caution! You have been warned.
So, after I read a few posts in the Lollipop update thread, I checked the ir-file.com website myself and found that they in fact do have an E8 lollipop leak (it is called M8 Ace by developers). Also, there's a bunch of other RUU on the website that isn't anywhere else. The OTA file that they are hosting seems to be the same one that I posted a few days ago to this forum.
What's the catch? It is paid. So, if anyone is a member on the website, would it be possible for you to try the RUU or at least mirror it?
The screenshot from the website is here: (LINK)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
There's an Lollipop ROM out there guys. Let's go get it..
BTW.. Has anyone heard of or used this website? Its it possible that they could be fraud?
EDIT: Seems this thread is updated with the link: Thread | LINK to RUU
Even if I download this , how do I flash it, thru stock recovery ??
I'm as clueless.. In fact the first attempt I had at downloading this, I ended up with a corrupt archive. Now I'm downloading again.
Anyway the main thing here is that this is the first time we have seen indian RUUs for e8 or even m8 for that matter.
If not the lollipop I would definitely like to know if the other kit Kat Indian RUUs work or not.
If they do work, these are a real catch!!
Well, someone only posted the link to the Lollipop ones. And sadly, the archive posted seems to be corrupt.. :/
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Well, someone only posted the link to the Lollipop ones. And sadly, the archive posted seems to be corrupt.. :/
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If I'm not mistaken HTC RUUs are encrypted so probably that archive is not corrupted at all.
Interesting.. In that case, how do you use it?
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If I'm not mistaken HTC RUUs are encrypted so probably that archive is not corrupted at all.
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But those are .exe files. This is a zip, that just won't extract.. If there is some software to use these with, that would be an entirely different matter..
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But those are .exe files. This is a zip, that just won't extract.. If there is some software to use these with, that would be an entirely different matter..
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Maybe these .zip are actually .exe files .
try renaming extensions and flash again, just guessing here.
BUT to flash any RUU, .zip or .exe, dont we need to be s-off ???
Ahh !! I remember these zip RUUs from the days when i had wildfire s. To flash this, u need to rename the zip file to OPAJIMG.zip and place in your sdcard. Then boot into boot loader, and it will automatically detect the zip file and start extracting it, and show you the status on top right (a coloured bar).
In the case of wildfire s, there was no internal memory. I'd suggest you place the zip file in both, internal and external sd.
And yeah, these files can't be extracted simply (AFAIK). Even you can't open boot.img or system.img, either by iso managers or winrar.
If the zip is really currupt, it would show in the bootloader. And even if it's a bogus file ( like made from another device's ruu or fake rubbish files), the extraction would stop!!
Hope I helped
Offtopic: I got a DOA for my E8 and got it replaced with one M8 EYE. You should be happy that there exists a page for E8 and a group of enthusiasts M8 eye is hopeless in terms of support
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Ahh !! I remember these zip RUUs from the days when i had wildfire s. To flash this, u need to rename the zip file to OPAJIMG.zip and place in your sdcard. Then boot into boot loader, and it will automatically detect the zip file and start extracting it, and show you the status on top right (a coloured bar).
In the case of wildfire s, there was no internal memory. I'd suggest you place the zip file in both, internal and external sd.
And yeah, these files can't be extracted simply (AFAIK). Even you can't open boot.img or system.img, either by iso managers or winrar.
If the zip is really currupt, it would show in the bootloader. And even if it's a bogus file ( like made from another device's ruu or fake rubbish files), the extraction would stop!!
Hope I helped
Offtopic: I got a DOA for my E8 and got it replaced with one M8 EYE. You should be happy that there exists a page for E8 and a group of enthusiasts M8 eye is hopeless in terms of support
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Thanks for the info dude.. Will check it out.
I thought the M8 Eye had decent support. It doesn't?
I can confirm that the image shared is legit. Just follow Kartik's instructions and you will have lollipop..
However, this is a test build, I think. I'd really like to shift back to KitKat..
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I can confirm that the image shared is legit. Just follow Kartik's instructions and you will have lollipop..
However, this is a test build, I think. I'd really like to shift back to KitKat..
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is there's something wrong with it? or it's just unsuited to be daily driver?
I found out that after installing and configuring it you cannot install packages from Google play store... Others please confirm.
Please read the first post for details and warnings regarding this.
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Please read the first post for details and warnings regarding this.
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Good warning and it does not look like a worthwhile test. Going to wait for the stable version, as HTC normally does a good job with these things
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thanks dude... This makes me wonder how long before we get an official update. hopefully in 2-3 weeks.
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The damage is already done ...
FYI, Your reply is after that ....
Well , I guess we have established that we just have to wait for the lollipop update from htc.
Meanwhile why dont we concentrate on getting the KK Indian ruu which is just above the loliipop ruu in ir-file.com .
I dont know how all the other e8 variants get RUUs but there are never for indian htc devices atleast for the m7 , m7 dual sim 802d, m8 etc.. , i'm talking about indian htc mobiles here.
We have FTFs for sony and tar.md5 for samsung so that when ever phone is soft bricked we can always use the corresponding stock fw to un-brick the device.
I googled with the below name but i could find the link only on ir-file which is possible to download only thru a paid account.
Code:
0pajimg_m8_ace_dwgl_k44_sense60_htc_asia_india_1.26.720.6_radio_1.12.30.0109_nv_nv_india_2.14_09b_release_420051_combined_signed.zip
So i would request indian users to find link for indian ruus.
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Well , I guess we have established that we just have to wait for the lollipop update from htc.
Meanwhile why dont we concentrate on getting the KK Indian ruu which is just above the loliipop ruu in ir-file.com .
I dont know how all the other e8 variants get RUUs but there are never for indian htc devices atleast for the m7 , m7 dual sim 802d, m8 etc.. , i'm talking about indian htc mobiles here.
We have FTFs for sony and tar.md5 for samsung so that when ever phone is soft bricked we can always use the corresponding stock fw to un-brick the device.
I googled with the below name but i could find the link only on ir-file which is possible to download only thru a paid account.
Code:
0pajimg_m8_ace_dwgl_k44_sense60_htc_asia_india_1.26.720.6_radio_1.12.30.0109_nv_nv_india_2.14_09b_release_420051_combined_signed.zip
So i would request indian users to find link for indian ruus.
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I am going to the service centre tomorrow.. Will try to get the file so that I can share it with you guys..