4.4.2 downgrade to 4.1.2 - Possible? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Hello everyone,
I have a SCH-I535 running 4.4.2 that I bricked last night after running ez-unlocker (attempting to modify the bootload) and just got it back to work after using a debrick image... I would like to know if it is possible to downgrade back to JB 4.1.2? and if so how will accomplish this since it is not letting me bypass the odin process due to a recovery failed error...
Thank you very much!

Giro13 said:
Hello everyone,
I have a SCH-I535 running 4.4.2 that I bricked last night after running ez-unlocker (attempting to modify the bootload) and just got it back to work after using a debrick image... I would like to know if it is possible to downgrade back to JB 4.1.2? and if so how will accomplish this since it is not letting me bypass the odin process due to a recovery failed error...
Thank you very much!
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Yes but you would need to send it out for a jtag repair
Mobiletechvideos.com
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ShapesBlue said:
Yes but you would need to send it out for a jtag repair
Mobiletechvideos.com
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It's fifty dollars, I might add
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poppers162 said:
It's fifty dollars, I might add
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Well worth it for an unlocked bootloader
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ShapesBlue said:
Well worth it for an unlocked bootloader
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Wait a week or so. I had an idea the other day and we are just now trying to put it to the test. It may unlock the bootloader, who knows! The method works on Motorola phones with the Qualcomm msm8960 chips. And guess what. The s3 has the same chip. And the exploit was directed towards that chip.
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poppers162 said:
Wait a week or so. I had an idea the other day and we are just now trying to put it to the test. It may unlock the bootloader, who knows! The method works on Motorola phones with the Qualcomm msm8960 chips. And guess what. The s3 has the same chip. And the exploit was directed towards that chip.
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Here's to "if there's a will, there's a way" attitude

poppers162 said:
Wait a week or so. I had an idea the other day and we are just now trying to put it to the test. It may unlock the bootloader, who knows! The method works on Motorola phones with the Qualcomm msm8960 chips. And guess what. The s3 has the same chip. And the exploit was directed towards that chip.
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Any word on this?

Amtip said:
Any word on this?
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Still testing and digging! But I feel like our efforts are fruitless, as I am no developer and I feel like my friend and I's ideas have been thought of and tested and failed. I do not want to bring any hopes up. But it's starting to look more and more possible. Just be patient
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poppers162 said:
Still testing and digging! But I feel like our efforts are fruitless, as I am no developer and I feel like my friend and I's ideas have been thought of and tested and failed. I do not want to bring any hopes up. But it's starting to look more and more possible. Just be patient
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I do hope it's successful! I stupidly took the 4.3 OTA, and I've been regretting it since. Do keep us posted, please!

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xerotix said:
Yeah, I've been trying to downgrade through odin and it's not even working. Pissmehoff
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Fix I've found to downgrade from 4.3
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That link has been posted in these forums before. That downgrade only works on the i9300 international version, not the i535 Verizon version. The screenshot in the article you linked even shows the about phone as the i9300. This article you linked is from 8 months ago. If this worked on the Verizon version it would have been all over these forums. The article you linked even mentions how trying this process resulted in hard bricks on the AT&T version. Anyone trying this on the Verizon version will suffer the same fate.

landshark68 said:
That link has been posted in these forums before. That downgrade only works on the i9300 international version, not the i535 Verizon version. The screenshot in the article you linked even shows the about phone as the i9300. This article you linked is from 8 months ago. If this worked on the Verizon version it would have been all over these forums. The article you linked even mentions how trying this process resulted in hard bricks on the AT&T version. Anyone trying this on the Verizon version will suffer the same fate.
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Understood, thanks. I didn't look into details.

xerotix said:
Understood, thanks. I didn't look into details.
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You posted a link without even reading the details contained inside? Not a good practice. Plenty of new people who would read your description, click on the link, follow the suggestion contained in the article without also looking into the details, and brick their phone. I removed the link from my quote of you. You may want to consider removing the link from your previous post. Just saying.

landshark68 said:
You posted a link without even reading the details contained inside? Not a good practice. Plenty of new people who would read your description, click on the link, follow the suggestion contained in the article without also looking into the details, and brick their phone. I removed the link from my quote of you. You may want to consider removing the link from your previous post. Just saying.
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good point. done, thanks

poppers162 said:
Wait a week or so. I had an idea the other day and we are just now trying to put it to the test. It may unlock the bootloader, who knows! The method works on Motorola phones with the Qualcomm msm8960 chips. And guess what. The s3 has the same chip. And the exploit was directed towards that chip.
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man hope it works cause being on this 4.4.2 sucks ass since the loader is locked

astonmartin214 said:
man hope it works cause being on this 4.4.2 sucks ass since the loader is locked
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hope it works as well going through 2 other insurance phones miss my unlocked boot loader on my old s3 could fix some issues of 4.3.1
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nikkifm said:
hope it works as well going through 2 other insurance phones miss my unlocked boot loader on my old s3 could fix some issues of 4.3.1
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man now am like really was going to flash DU on this phone now I can't

astonmartin214 said:
man now am like really was going to flash DU on this phone now I can't
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I miss my ose rom I was running KitKat 4.4.3 before it died I was pulling atlest over a day with 4 or so hours of screen time with my 2300mah zero lemon battery's only way I know of downgrading is to swap the board or j tag it or get one with the older boot loader glad atlest to have root, hope this exploit will work
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nikkifm said:
I miss my ose rom I was running KitKat 4.4.3 before it died I was pulling atlest over a day with 4 or so hours of screen time with my 2300mah zero lemon battery's only way I know of downgrading is to swap the board or j tag it or get one with the older boot loader glad atlest to have root, hope this exploit will work
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I was thinking is there a way you can hardbrick it then debrick it without having to send it off then push 4.1.2

astonmartin214 said:
I was thinking is there a way you can hardbrick it then debrick it without having to send it off then push 4.1.2
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with the d brick image boot from ext SD without a boot loader thought of it once but thinking it probably will premeantly brick your phone
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Related

[kernel/Blue ROM](018)AOSP(UV/Intelliplug/dfsync/FauxSound/exFat)[Aug-02]

The Unified Kernel can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2273437
I clicked the link but there isn't one for AT&T or the Canadian Variant. Did you need the complete boot for the Canadian variant as well? I could upload it for you.
I think faux needs the boot.img for ATT/Can
faux123 said:
The Unified Kernel can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2273437
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I've uploaded it to my drive for you. Here is the SGH-I337M boot.img as request.
Really looking forward to a custom kernel!
Official ATT version is out. Unified OP updated with official ATT zip
Is there anyway to get the kernel to work without twrp/cwm?
ATT S4 Rooted. Beastin.
4.2.2
faux123 said:
Official ATT version is out. Unified OP updated with official ATT zip
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Why no Canadian Version? It was originally in the post and now it's gone as unsupported?
stevehkim said:
Is there anyway to get the kernel to work without twrp/cwm?
ATT S4 Rooted. Beastin.
4.2.2
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I tried flashing this kernel on my AT&T SGH-I337 in recovery mode and the signature check failed. This causes the phone to reboot with the stock kernel still but with a lot of fc's and at the Samsung startup settings that Bootloops.
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Underworld79 said:
I tried flashing this kernel on my AT&T SGH-I337 in recovery mode and the signature check failed. This causes the phone to reboot with the stock kernel still but with a lot of fc's and at the Samsung startup settings that Bootloops.
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No offense but are you an idiot? Our boot loader is still locked so this kernel is useless for us right now.
ATT users have to wait until Dan releases his exploit, then you can flash a custom recovery and kernel.
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stevehkim said:
Is there anyway to get the kernel to work without twrp/cwm?
ATT S4 Rooted. Beastin.
4.2.2
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No. Locked boot loader.
Thanks dude. Thats what I figured. I just thought maybe we could have replaced the boot.img in the stock odin packages. Still learning. Either way thanks for this Faux. Patiently awaiting....
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c0ldburn3r said:
No offense but are you an idiot? Our boot loader is still locked so this kernel is useless for us right now.
ATT users have to wait until Dan releases his exploit, then you can flash a custom recovery and kernel.
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No. Locked boot loader.
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Lol... Are you an idiot? I'm well within the 14 day return policy. If I bricked my phone, I'll simply return for a new one.
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Underworld79 said:
Lol... Are you an idiot? I'm well within the 14 day return policy. If I bricked my phone, I'll simply return for a new one.
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...You missed the point. :banghead: You need to start searching and reading before you post a question that's been addressed.
If you do those simple things you will discover how to fix your problem and learn about our locked boot loader.
c0ldburn3r said:
...You missed the point. :banghead: You need to start searching and reading before you post a question that's been addressed.
If you do those simple things you will discover how to fix your problem and learn about our locked boot loader.
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What question did I ask? Everything I said was a statement. The only question I asked was... are you an idiot? I am aware of AT&T locked bootloader. That's why I posted here so that other individuals wouldn't attempt to flash themselves and inherent the opposed risk.
What you are doing is trolling by saying nothing that is productive to development of this kernel and calling people idiots. I have no problem. I just flashed back to stock rom via Odin, OTA update, Root, freeze apks that prevent future updates, and de-odex my rom...
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Underworld79 said:
What question did I ask? Everything I said was a statement. The only question I asked was... are you an idiot? I am aware of AT&T locked bootloader. That's why I posted here so that other individuals wouldn't attempt to flash themselves and inherent the opposed risk.
What you are doing is trolling by saying nothing that is productive to development of this kernel and calling people idiots. I have no problem. I just flashed back to stock rom via Odin, OTA update, Root, freeze apks that prevent future updates, and de-odex my rom...
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You've obviously proved my point.
Stop posting useless statements in this forum when we already know flashing a custom kernel on a locked boot loader doesn't work!
Canadian version ! :d
Since no one was willing to upload a modified ATT faux kernel that worked with Canadian versions I thought I would! enjoy! Runs beautifully. I just simply removed the getprop line!
Click here for link to Canadian S4 Faux kernel!
omvir said:
Since no one was willing to upload a modified ATT faux kernel that worked with Canadian versions I thought I would! enjoy! Runs beautifully. I just simply removed the getprop line!
Click here for link to Canadian S4 Faux kernel!
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Thanks dude. Finally
Underworld79 said:
Lol... Are you an idiot? I'm well within the 14 day return policy. If I bricked my phone, I'll simply return for a new one.
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I wish companies would verify stupidity before accepting returns. People who break their phone and return it are why we get charged so much for these things. So thanks for costing us all money.
_Dennis_ said:
I wish companies would verify stupidity before accepting returns. People who break their phone and return it are why we get charged so much for these things. So thanks for costing us all money.
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_Dennis_ said:
I wish companies would verify stupidity before accepting returns. People who break their phone and return it are why we get charged so much for these things. So thanks for costing us all money.
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Actually I think attempting to flash a different kernel might have tripped his monotonic counter and with no way to fix it yet, when they receive and check his device for warranty they will see this and cancel the claim and most likely return the phone as is and make you return whatever device you swapped it for.
I saw a post from a very respected dev say the same thing about returning his phone and everyone was like "yeah you are the man, do it rah rah rah" and everyone is killing the guy here...hilarious really.
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unrooting from MF3

I rooted my S4 after it was hit with the MF3 update with the new root method posted last month. I have read that it cannot be unrooted. having said that, I wanted to unroot. This is how I approached it.
I went to a best buy store where they had a Samsung kiosk. On the counter, I saw a laptop which had a program for re-flashing to factory firmware. The guy kindly re-flashed my phone with the MF3. At first it said it was already installed but it gave the option of continuing. After the re-flash, I tried the su apps and the did not work anymore. So, whether it totally worked or not, i don't know. but that's my story hope it helps you.
Did you get a look at the program he was using? Any name or anything
jd1639 said:
Did you get a look at the program he was using? Any name or anything
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I will swing by there again tonight or tomorrow and try and get the app name. hell if they guy id friendly enough I will try and get him to put the ap directory on a flash drive
. But the UI had images of all the phones by samsung.
Why unroot?
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I rooted my S4 after it was hit with the MF3 update with the new root method posted last month. I have read that it cannot be unrooted. having said that, I wanted to unroot. This is how I approached it.
I went to a best buy store where they had a Samsung kiosk. On the counter, I saw a laptop which had a program for re-flashing to factory firmware. The guy kindly re-flashed my phone with the MF3. At first it said it was already installed but it gave the option of continuing. After the re-flash, I tried the su apps and the did not work anymore. So, whether it totally worked or not, i don't know. but that's my story hope it helps you.
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I wonder what that person would say if you asked them to flash an older version? specifically mdl or mdb
Flash older version.
slicknsxy said:
I wonder what that person would say if you asked them to flash an older version? specifically mdl or mdb
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Dont know why Samsung would care. AT&T is the one locking the phones up. Maybe I will take a ride to the Samsung kiosk and see what I can talk them into . Who knows ? I will let everyone know later. If they do it, I will SURE try to see what they are using, and the process... ! I will be sure to let everyone know .
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I wonder what that person would say if you asked them to flash an older version? specifically mdl or mdb
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You won't be able to flash an older version.
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Unroot for mf3 has already been discussed. Please use search
You can unroot using kingo root method and you can also unroot using supersu.
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billaboy25 said:
Unroot for mf3 has already been discussed. Please use search
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hilarious. the last post was almost a month ago and you're saying to use search. smh.
He was just giving the OP time to swing by the store and get the name of the Samsung software at the kiosk...
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xBeerdroiDx said:
hilarious. the last post was almost a month ago and you're saying to use search. smh.
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Check this thread already discussing unroot prior to op. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2396258&page=6
dkephart said:
He was just giving the OP time to swing by the store and get the name of the Samsung software at the kiosk...
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Sorry...
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billaboy25 said:
Check this thread already discussing unroot prior to op. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2396258&page=6
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ya. got that.
you commented almost a month after the previous post. that's whats hilarious.

May be a dumb question?

If I took the 4.3 update and Im on a custom unlock according to bootup, am I able to do anything as far as custom recovery's and or rom's? Im a flashing addict and I fear that taking this 4.3 update has screwed the potential I used to have lol. I know there are forums on the update and some news but I'm trying to get it narrowed down could someone be of assistance?
hendojake said:
If I took the 4.3 update and Im on a custom unlock according to bootup, am I able to do anything as far as custom recovery's and or rom's? Im a flashing addict and I fear that taking this 4.3 update has screwed the potential I used to have lol. I know there are forums on the update and some news but I'm trying to get it narrowed down could someone be of assistance?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
Everything you need is here.
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BadUsername said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
Everything you need is here.
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Okay I understand that info but not where I am in terms of what I can do.
hendojake said:
Okay I understand that info but not where I am in terms of what I can do.
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The only recovery you can use is safestrap and the only roms you can use are TouchWiz 4.3 roms.
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Yup your screwed. Everyone says you can use tw roms but u cant. Ohh you can root and put safestrap on it. And create rom slots but when u flash one it just goes to a black screen. So yes. Your flashoholic days are over my friend. Trust me. Im stock now. 4.3 JB. Yup. Randomly shuts down, freezes, battery last about an hour. Throw your phone as hard as u can at a verizon rep
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The word out we are getting ota KitKat. Hopefully Verizon don't screw us out of it.
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bradg24 said:
The word out we are getting ota KitKat. Hopefully Verizon don't screw us out of it.
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Where did you hear this? I highly doubt we're going to get the update, even if the international version is going to get it It'll be months afterwards before Verizon even thinks about pushing an update to us. They really have no incentive to push a kit-kat build to us.
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[Q] Verizon S3 SCH-i535 JSS15J.VRUCNC1 How to Root?

Hey Guys,
going nuts over here... Tried odin method to flash NasirTech's CF_AutoRoot, it failed with "Auth Failed" on Odin. Tried cubeuncube's saferoot, that also failed saying my kernel has been patched. Can someone please point me in the right direction on how to get root on my device?
Thanks,
From what I have read you need to odin back to the previous release (ML1 I believe). Current rooting approaches do not work on NC1. You should also be posting this in the questions forum, not in general...
I use this and it worked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
mohammad.afaneh said:
I use this and it worked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
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How the heck did you get saferoot to work on nc1? Has saferoot been updated in the past few days or something?
ThePagel said:
How the heck did you get saferoot to work on nc1? Has saferoot been updated in the past few days or something?
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Some users have reported that they are still rooted. I'm almost sure it's a very small percentage that took the NC1 update that are still rooted.
My gf keeps putting off the OTA for NC1 and I told her what the "So called" benefit of updating to it and she told me, well maybe I'll be going to Canada. I told her its Realistically not for us USA users anyways lol
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ShapesBlue said:
Some users have reported that they are still rooted. I'm almost sure it's a very small percentage that took the NC1 update that are still rooted.
My gf keeps putting off the OTA for NC1 and I told her what the "So called" benefit of updating to it and she told me, well maybe I'll be going to Canada. I told her its Realistically not for us USA users anyways lol
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He is not claiming he maintained root after updating to NC1, he it's claiming he used saferoot to gain root after updating to NC1. He is the only one I have ever seen who has said saferoot worked on NC1.
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landshark68 said:
He is not claiming he maintained root after updating to NC1, he it's claiming he used saferoot to gain root after updating to NC1. He is the only one I have ever seen who has said saferoot worked on NC1.
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Alright man so I misspoke, take it easy. If no one else is reporting this then he has to be mistaken
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will go back to ML1 and take OTA and try again and let you know.
ShapesBlue said:
Alright man so I misspoke, take it easy. If no one else is reporting this then he has to be mistaken
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Sorry shapes. Didn't mean to come off as harsh. Just trying to give you the info. I didn't word that well, and that's my bad. He made the same claim in another thread as well. We'll see what happens this time after he takes the OTA.
landshark68 said:
Sorry shapes. Didn't mean to come off as harsh. Just trying to give you the info. I didn't word that well, and that's my bad. He made the same claim in another thread as well. We'll see what happens this time after he takes the OTA.
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Its all good. I have a feeling the claim of keeping the OTA through the update may be just a "claim"
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Help
I'm having the same issue but I cant root. They're saying that if i degrade then I'll brick my phone.. Is there any way to root? :crying:
superfided said:
I'm having the same issue but I cant root. They're saying that if i degrade then I'll brick my phone.. Is there any way to root? :crying:
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What version are you on first of all? If you took the OTA to NC1 there currently is no root available
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ShapesBlue said:
What version are you on first of all? If you took the OTA to NC1 there currently is no root available
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Yeah, I had just found out that I had to flash back to the old 4.3 and then root from there. Thanks.
So Odin'ing back to previous firmware is a safe method to get back to a rootable phone?
jthomps123 said:
So Odin'ing back to previous firmware is a safe method to get back to a rootable phone?
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Seems like it yes. Only try to Odin back to ML1 though because you can hard brick it otherwise
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superfided said:
I'm having the same issue but I cant root. They're saying that if i degrade then I'll brick my phone.. Is there any way to root? :crying:
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http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2014/06/How-to-Root-Verizon-Galaxy-S3-on-Android-4.3-I535VZWCNC1.html
try this..i have the NC1 as well and i just rooted mine yesterday..
lil2skinny said:
http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2014/06/How-to-Root-Verizon-Galaxy-S3-on-Android-4.3-I535VZWCNC1.html
try this..i have the NC1 as well and i just rooted mine yesterday..
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Yes they just steal my work without give me any creadet.
mohammad.afaneh said:
Yes they just steal my work without give me any creadet.
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haha this is weird sue the guy !! but seriously though if this is your work then thank you for this and if i may ask..is it possible to install a recovery and flash custom roms on this phone without having to worry about hard bricking it?
lil2skinny said:
haha this is weird sue the guy !! but seriously though if this is your work then thank you for this and if i may ask..is it possible to install a recovery and flash custom roms on this phone without having to worry about hard bricking it?
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Ummm I wouldn't use an unreliable link. Just my personal opinion. You will hard brick if you attempt to flash anything other than a TW rom on the ML1 modem/rom. You have to flash back to ML1 from NC1 using Odin.
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lil2skinny said:
haha this is weird sue the guy !! but seriously though if this is your work then thank you for this and if i may ask..is it possible to install a recovery and flash custom roms on this phone without having to worry about hard bricking it?
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It is I saw it when he posted. Same thing happened to me a while back they even used my guide word for word and android file host links. I thought about breaking the links on them but then I figured it helps spread the word.

Question About Rooting 4.3 w/ NC1 Baseband

I have a friend that I've finally convinced to root his S3 that is on 4.3 with the NC1 baseband. What process do I need to follow to be able to do this for him? I won't have any problems with the steps, I'm just not sure where/how to proceed.
airmaxx23 said:
I have a friend that I've finally convinced to root his S3 that is on 4.3 with the NC1 baseband. What process do I need to follow to be able to do this for him? I won't have any problems with the steps, I'm just not sure where/how to proceed.
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Check the 4.3 sticky in the development section.
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BadUsername said:
Check the 4.3 sticky in the development section.
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Will flahsing the ML1.tar also change the baseband or do I need a separate .tar for that as well? Also, am I correct in saying that the ML1 (4.3) bootloader can not be unlocked?
Correct.
sjpritch25 said:
Correct.
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Thanks...
airmaxx23 said:
Thanks...
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One thing anyone failed to mention is there is no current root method for the NC1 baseband
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ShapesBlue said:
One thing anyone failed to mention is there is no current root method for the NC1 baseband
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nor can you downgrade if you try you will brick it...
mirrin said:
nor can you downgrade if you try you will brick it...
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That is mostly correct. You can downgrade back to ML1 so you can root and run safestrap, but that's it. Trying to downgrade to anything before ML1 will brick your device.
landshark68 said:
That is mostly correct. You can downgrade back to ML1 so you can root and run safestrap, but that's it. Trying to downgrade to anything before ML1 will brick your device.
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I just suggested the same thing you mentioned her to another member. At least root is available. I'm trying to convince my gf who is getting a new S3 later today because of charging issues to root hers if its on 4.1.2. She's getting a new phone in just about 4 months anyways
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ShapesBlue said:
I just suggested the same thing you mentioned her to another member. At least root is available. I'm trying to convince my gf who is getting a new S3 later today because of charging issues to root hers if its on 4.1.2. She's getting a new phone in just about 4 months anyways
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My wife wouldn't let me root her S3, so she's locked up on the NC1 update. She loves the display on the Samsung, but she says Android is too complicated for her and she is always complaining she doesn't know how to use the phone. We are both eligible for upgrade so I'm considering trying to convince her we should upgrade - her to the iPhone5s and me to the S5. Just not sure I want the locked down bootloader. Need to get into a store to play with one.
landshark68 said:
My wife wouldn't let me root her S3, so she's locked up on the NC1 update. She loves the display on the Samsung, but she says Android is too complicated for her and she is always complaining she doesn't know how to use the phone. We are both eligible for upgrade so I'm considering trying to convince her we should upgrade - her to the iPhone5s and me to the S5. Just not sure I want the locked down bootloader. Need to get into a store to play with one.
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Check out the new M8 man. I wasn't a huge fan of HTC when I had my thunderbolt but HTC has done a lot to change sense.
Yea she gets her new S3 today at some point and I'm hoping it's on 4.1.2
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ShapesBlue said:
Check out the new M8 man. I wasn't a huge fan of HTC when I had my thunderbolt but HTC has done a lot to change sense.
Yea she gets her new S3 today at some point and I'm hoping it's on 4.1.2
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I'll cross my fingers for you.
landshark68 said:
I'll cross my fingers for you.
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Thanks man. Ah looks like tomorrow before we get the phone. Damn Fedex
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landshark68 said:
I'll cross my fingers for you.
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Ah it came with 4.3 with the NC1 baseband. Might as well be an expensive brick lol
ShapesBlue said:
Ah it came with 4.3 with the NC1 baseband. Might as well be an expensive brick lol
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Bummer
landshark68 said:
Bummer
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I wasn't thinking. The phone came directly from Verizon instead of asurion. At least with asurion there's a possibility of it having 4.1.2
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ShapesBlue said:
I wasn't thinking. The phone came directly from Verizon instead of asurion. At least with asurion there's a possibility of it having 4.1.2
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Well, with the way phones are getting locked down especially on Verizon, it seems the whole rooting and romming scene is kind of shrinking. It's getting to the point if you don't buy a Nexus or developer edition phone, you're going to be stuck with stock.
landshark68 said:
Well, with the way phones are getting locked down especially on Verizon, it seems the whole rooting and romming scene is kind of shrinking. It's getting to the point if you don't buy a Nexus or developer edition phone, you're going to be stuck with stock.
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Yea for the most part that is true. HTC seems to be one of the few who supports rooting somewhat
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landshark68 said:
Well, with the way phones are getting locked down especially on Verizon, it seems the whole rooting and romming scene is kind of shrinking. It's getting to the point if you don't buy a Nexus or developer edition phone, you're going to be stuck with stock.
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Yup, the S5 doesn't even have root yet. Very discouraging, but the m8 has good development, and stock on the m8 is very good.
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BadUsername said:
Yup, the S5 doesn't even have root yet. Very discouraging, but the m8 has good development, and stock on the m8 is very good.
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I have a feeling the S5 may never even have root
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