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So I have pretty basic knowledge of the android system and how to tweak with it. I have done some basic rooting and flashing in the past. I am about to but an off contract s3 so I was wondering whether I should go ahead and buy the locked verizon phone or wait it out for the unlocked developer phone that Samsung is about to put out.
TheBigFix said:
So I have pretty basic knowledge of the android system and how to tweak with it. I have done some basic rooting and flashing in the past. I am about to but an off contract s3 so I was wondering whether I should go ahead and buy the locked verizon phone or wait it out for the unlocked developer phone that Samsung is about to put out.
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You're in the wrong forum.
This is for the international version.
Go to the Verizon forums and ask there.
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nodstuff said:
You're in the wrong forum.
This is for the international version.
Go to the Verizon forums and ask there.
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Somewhat problematic as I need at least 10 posts to post a thread on that section :/
TheBigFix said:
Somewhat problematic as I need at least 10 posts to post a thread on that section :/
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Haha so you will post anywhere? Why don't you post on your Facebook then? Or twitter?
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TheBigFix said:
Somewhat problematic as I need at least 10 posts to post a thread on that section :/
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You don't need ten posts to post in the general section for the US version.
At&t, tmo, sprint and vzw are all in the same forum, you should go there.
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Moved to NA SGS3 Q/A
Can any one help me i've never modded a HTC device before and i can use some help...i tried but idk what im doing, so can anyone help me out?
Make a big cup of coffee grab your software version and read all the stickies. They exist for exactly this purpose.
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exad said:
Make a big cup of coffee grab your software version and read all the stickies. They exist for exactly this purpose.
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If i cant find someone to help me i'll be forced to leave the 1X in stock mode...
That's a good idea then I'd say.
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exad said:
That's a good idea then I'd say.
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ill prob find someone to show me how to do it...since no one here is willing to help me out
OK good luck. You could just read a bit, since I have spent hours making a guide or two, many others such as Ronnie and redpoint have spent hours putting guides and grouping all the info here and Devs have spent countless hours creating roms and discovering root methods. You can take some time to read the information and attempt to understand. If something is unclear or you don't quite understand then you can ask questions and I'm sure many people will be glad to help!
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OK good luck. You could just read a bit, since I have spent hours making a guide or two, many others such as Ronnie and redpoint have spent hours putting guides and grouping all the info here and Devs have spent countless hours creating roms. You can take some time to read the information and attempt to understand. If something is unclear or you don't quite understand then you can ask questions and I'm sure many people will be glad to help!
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Thanks, i just got the phone today and i want to put CM 10 on it but as a former Samsung Note 2 user rooting a HTC phone is a lil bit more difficult than a Sammy phone...i'll just leave the phone as it is...don't feel like reading but thanks again tho
thecityboy781 said:
ill prob find someone to show me how to do it...since no one here is willing to help me out
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it's not that no one here is willing to help you out, you just need to know what you're doing before you do anything because of the huge risks you take in the unlocking process. if you're not willing to put in the time to read about everything before you ask questions and ask for hand-holding, then you should reconsider unlocking.
Here's some material to start with
Sticky #3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232141 (pay attention to rule 1)
Sticky #4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754018
The unlocking thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283760 - read this 5 times over before you actually do anything. and follow each instruction VERY carefully.
Once you're done unlocking: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2286587
Lastly, people are here to help each other, not babysit you through unlocking. If you ask nicely, someone may decide to help you through it. We've all put in hours into reading and researching and searching for answers. Work like this on a phone requires a base level of knowledge so you should strive to learn enough so that you're able to do what you need to in order to unlock your phone. Also, a post like this belongs in the Q&A subforum.
Good luck!
nhshah7 said:
it's not that no one here is willing to help you out, you just need to know what you're doing before you do anything because of the huge risks you take in the unlocking process. if you're not willing to put in the time to read about everything before you ask questions and ask for hand-holding, then you should reconsider unlocking.
Here's some material to start with
Sticky #3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232141 (pay attention to rule 1)
Sticky #4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754018
The unlocking thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283760 - read this 5 times over before you actually do anything. and follow each instruction VERY carefully.
Once you're done unlocking: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2286587
Lastly, people are here to help each other, not babysit you through unlocking. If you ask nicely, someone may decide to help you through it. We've all put in hours into reading and researching and searching for answers. Work like this on a phone requires a base level of knowledge so you should strive to learn enough so that you're able to do what you need to in order to unlock your phone. Also, a post like this belongs in the Q&A subforum.
Good luck!
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i know the risks and i know what im doing but like i said on a previous post 'if someone can show me how to do it' then ill prob do it on my own. I dont want someone to do it for me cause i rooted mostly every phone i ever owned its just that the 1X is a lil bit hard to root...but i said on the last post i'll just leave it stock...thanks for the info tho
thecityboy781 said:
i know the risks and i know what im doing but like i said on a previous post 'if someone can show me how to do it' then ill prob do it on my own. I dont want someone to do it for me cause i rooted mostly every phone i ever owned its just that the 1X is a lil bit hard to root...but i said on the last post i'll just leave it stock...thanks for the info tho
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No problem, PM me if you change your mind.
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nhshah7 said:
No problem, PM me if you change your mind.
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i might consider that...i just noticed you from boston lol
thecityboy781 said:
i might consider that...i just noticed you from boston lol
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41830252&postcount=201
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41830252&postcount=201
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i found someone who's gonna show me how to do it..thanks once again
This is going to end badly.
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exad said:
This is going to end badly.
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i mean i followed the instructions and nothing seems to work...i tried the one click method way and idk what im doin wrong
i FINALLY unlocked the phone's bootloader thanks guys lol
thecityboy781 said:
i FINALLY unlocked the phone's bootloader thanks guys lol
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Awesome! Had a busy day so wasn't able to help out as much but I'm glad you figured it out
What was the issue that was messing it up earlier?
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nhshah7 said:
Awesome! Had a busy day so wasn't able to help out as much but I'm glad you figured it out
What was the issue that was messing it up earlier?
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IDK i watched a video on how to it...but i need to install CWM cause i dont like TWRP
I figured that I might post this to help some people as I see this posted a lot.
Are you one of the ones that tried to install a custom recovery on the MF3 update? Are you facing a never ending boot sequence or device just freezing at boot screen?
Try this to help you get a normal boot so your phone is at least usable. (Note that your factory recovery will no longer work!)
First off, do a battery pull.
After you put the battery back in (make sure it's not plugged up) go into download mode.
Click Cancel instead of continuing into download mode. Chances are your device will boot up normal. I've tried this with a device I own and also tried it on a few others (through PM and chat online).
If this works for you please let me know!
Lol I figured this out in 2 mins of owning the phone.
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You should change the title...EXTREMELY misleading...sounds more like a thread for a workaround to install a custom recovery lol
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You installed a custom recovery on the MF3?
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mg2195 said:
You should change the title...EXTREMELY misleading...sounds more like a thread for a workaround to install a custom recovery lol
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Fine I'll change it. I was just trying to help some folks that post the same things every day that you get mad at and bash around.
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Your doing fine...you just got my hopes up lol. But something a little more specific like workaround for failed recovery flash or fix mf3 bootloop or similar
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mg2195 said:
Your doing fine...you just got my hopes up lol. But something a little more specific like workaround for failed recovery flash or fix mf3 bootloop or similar
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Sounds good I'll do that now
Very sleepy lol..wasn't thinking clearly when I posted it.
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agent929 said:
Sounds good I'll do that now
Very sleepy lol..wasn't thinking clearly when I posted it.
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Yeah it'd be good to have this info in a better titled thread than it was...and an even better titled thread than this one.
Maybe: [How To] Unbrick MF3 after (stupidly ignorantly) attempting to install a custom recovery
Anyways, it was first discovered here, as far as I can tell:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2398336
(post 11)
And there's an alternative method too, if that didn't work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2404970
Guys I'd appreciate it if you didn't spam up this topic with nonsense.
The phone is not bricked for one.
It was never publicly announced what to do one these forums that I could find.
Edit: I just read your posted topics and neither one says to do this
The questions are asked every day by people.
This post has potential to stop some messages.
Stop posting here just to get your post count up. If you don't have anything relavent to say then find another topic.
For the guys post above me thanks for adding more ways to help try to do a workaround even though you tried to undermine me here.
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no worry bro--you did good--many new folks don't know that
and, you can't please everyone
agent929 said:
Guys I'd appreciate it if you didn't spam up this topic with nonsense.
The phone is not bricked for one.
It was never publicly announced what to do one these forums that I could find.
Edit: I just read your posted topics and neither one says to do this
The questions are asked every day by people.
This post has potential to stop some messages.
Stop posting here just to get your post count up. If you don't have anything relavent to say then find another topic.
For the guys post above me thanks for adding more ways to help try to do a workaround even though you tried to undermine me here.
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If you're stuck in download mode and cannot get to your OS, I think that counts as a brick! Yes, btw, post 11 in the first thread I linked shows the solution which I have been telling others to do...which you did us the favor of making a post about as well. I agree that it's good to make this post, though I think your thread title could be more useful if you edited it.
Also, should this method not work for some people, an alternative method is a good thing to have.
Thanks again and have a nice day! :good:
I seem to be helping folks with the issue I have posted here in many other post. Have also had some PM's about it. Any suggestions on making this more searchable?
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agent929 said:
I seem to be helping folks with the issue I have posted here in many other post. Have also had some PM's about it. Any suggestions on making this more searchable?
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Don't assume people are searching...
joeybear23 said:
Don't assume people are searching...
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Search? What's that. Lol
jd1639 said:
Search? What's that. Lol
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Funny lol. Well, I tried. And failed lol. Was just trying to save some others time that keep getting so stressed about answering some of the same questions over and over.
agent929 said:
Funny lol. Well, I tried. And failed lol. Was just trying to save some others time that keep getting so stressed about answering some of the same questions over and over.
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I think my suggestion in post #8 is still a good one.
Your current thread title makes it sound like you tried to flash a custom recovery on MF3 and it didn't work. There's no way anyone would read that title and think there's a "How To" guide in it.
Alright maybe that will work.
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Lol I found this thread after I figured it out for myself. I was kind of hoping this would lead me into a way to get back my recovery.
This is how I fixed my brick.
Flashed this file in ODIN. Now my phone boots normally. Got it from another thread with a diff issue here on XDA. I tried it and it worked. Wish I could remember where and what the thread was called. I believe it was this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360859
Hi,
I want to try the GPS fix solution by flashing the Android 4.4.1 radio on my Nexus 5.
GPS issue: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=72311
But after searching the internet, I could not find it.
It is not even listed in the official Nexus 5 download image.
Anyone has it?
Please if you can share.
Thank you.
I probably do if you know it's code number i.e KRT??
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The flashable radio thread is full of them. You van get to it via my signature
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It is KOT49E.
Ben36 said:
I probably do if you know it's code number i.e KRT??
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rootSU said:
The flashable radio thread is full of them. You van get to it via my signature
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I only found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...t/modem-nexus-5-flashable-modems-efs-t2514095
On your RESOURCES link.
But, I don't know how to flash it. When I extracted the linked "modem" (is this the radio?), I got 2 files.
I am expecting to have a single .img radio image.
If you are interested in the GPS issue that I mentioned here is the link:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=72311
Basically, the GPS was working fine, perfect prior to 4.4.3 / 4.4.4 update.
A lot of people (if not all) fixed the issue by flashing the radio from 4.4.1.
gogol said:
I only found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...t/modem-nexus-5-flashable-modems-efs-t2514095
On your RESOURCES link.
But, I don't know how to flash it. When I extracted the linked "modem" (is this the radio?), I got 2 files.
I am expecting to have a single .img radio image.
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They're flashable zips from recovery. Either flash the zip via custom recovery or the extract the image
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Thanks! Flashed using Wugfresh
Going to test now ...
gogol said:
Thanks! Flashed using Wugfresh
Going to test now ...
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Ugh. Please don't use toolkits
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U got it now?
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rootSU said:
Ugh. Please don't use toolkits
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Ugh ... why? So far so good.
If not, it's quite hassle to install Android SDK when I only to use "fastboot".
Ben36 said:
U got it now?
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Yes.
Tested and definitely the GPS is now MUCH BETTER!!
I was panicked at first because after flashed, the power button didn't work.
Rebooted, still didn't work. I cannot put the phone to sleep using the power button.
But, after awhile it fixed itself.
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Ugh ... why?
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Lot of reasons, but :
You can't see what they're doing
Causes lot sof support threads from people thinking they bricked
You don't learn the essential methods and tools needed to get you out of trouble
Promotes a lack of knowledge and takes a toll on this forum
There is a "rant" about it linked in the same thread of my signature if you want to see what 99% of those of us posting here, regularly helping think.
gogol said:
So far so good.
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The past is not indicative of the future
gogol said:
If not, it's quite hassle to install Android SDK when I only to use "fastboot".
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You don't need the SDK to use fastboot. Fastboot is very easy to use. You can simply install fastboot using the 15 second installer. Please have a read of my "adb and fastboot. What is it?" thread.
I know you only went in my thread to find the radios, but do have a look at the other info a guide threads there. Your world will open up.
Wow ... indeed ... that's easy installation.
I have done the trouble in the past with installing the whole SDK, then maintaining it.
It was too much hassle.
Not anymore with the info from your signature.
Thanks! big thanks!
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Lot of reasons, but :
You can't see what they're doing
Causes lot sof support threads from people thinking they bricked
You don't learn the essential methods and tools needed to get you out of trouble
Promotes a lack of knowledge and takes a toll on this forum
There is a "rant" about it linked in the same thread of my signature if you want to see what 99% of those of us posting here, regularly helping think.
The past is not indicative of the future
You don't need the SDK to use fastboot. Fastboot is very easy to use. You can simply install fastboot using the 15 second installer. Please have a read of my "adb and fastboot. What is it?" thread.
I know you only went in my thread to find the radios, but do have a look at the other info a guide threads there. Your world will open up.
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gogol said:
Wow ... indeed ... that's easy installation.
I have done the trouble in the past with installing the whole SDK, then maintaining it.
It was too much hassle.
Not anymore with the info from your signature.
Thanks! big thanks!
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No problem. Any time.
We definitely like to help people who are willing to learn, so respect to you for that!
It's much easier to help someone in trouble who is configured ahead of time and understand than it is to help someone in trouble who doesn't understand basic commands - this is why we (almost everyone) recommend fastboot (and adb in some cases) over toolkits.
Any adb or fastboot questions, please feel free to ask them in that thread.
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Yes.
Tested and definitely the GPS is now MUCH BETTER!!
I was panicked at first because after flashed, the power button didn't work.
Rebooted, still didn't work. I cannot put the phone to sleep using the power button.
But, after awhile it fixed itself.
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Good good! And yea, you'll find sometimes the power button does that straight after boot up. I think it's just not finished completely booting yet
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Nvm already answered derp.
These are tips for all those who don't know it and who are new to the android world.
Before downgrading or flashing anything, do these things -
1) ENABLE USB DEBUGGING OPTION
2) ENABLE OEM UNLOCK OPTION
3) SEARCH THE FORUM THOROUGHLY BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY FLASHING
4) READ THE ORIGINAL POST BEFORE POSTING YOUR QUESTIONS DIRECTLY IN THE THREAD
THANK YOU ALL.
If anyone has more tips, I will add them.
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Great post. It should be stickied so it's at the top.
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Tim3tripp3r said:
Great post. It should be stickied so it's at the top.
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Hope the moderators stick it to top. ☺
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Totally agree, never start to do things without reading thoroughly first. Especially if it is your first Android phone. It's a bit easier if you already had Android phone before as many things are similar when comes the time to install custom recovery and flash new roms. I once hard-bricked a ****ty Samsung Galaxy Ace. It wasn't a big loss since it was just an old slow ugly Gingerbread phone but I was extra careful when I started modding the Moto X Play since it's a good middle range phone.
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Isn't this common sense
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If that would have been a common sense then there wouldn't be so many persons with locked bootloader problems and all that. ☺
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Do you need to get an unlock code from Motorola? There's something about that when you want to unlock the bootloader and whatnot, isn't there?
I haven't attempted to unlock and root mine yet, but I may do in future.
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Do you need to get an unlock code from Motorola?
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Yes, you need to.
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Yes, you need to.
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One for the tip list?
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One for the tip list?
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Nope, it's already in bootloader unlock instructions.