I seen this subject discussed but never really saw a answer, seems like everyone resorted to re installing firmware which I would like to avoid if I can.......
so, Ran into some trouble today trying to trying to do the 3e recovery mod today and had to reinstall stock firmware (using odin and gtg). Got root access and was up and running. I went to updates just to see if anything was there and a update started and completed. the phone rebooted and was on the white and red update screen for about 4 secs and the phone rebooted again. When it Got back to the home screen and got a message saying the update had failed. since then device management will not stop popping up. it stays in the task bar and if you use any process that needs it, the failed update screen pops up again and DM crashes and restarts itself. the message in the taskbar says "connecting to DM server" like its trying to get a update. how can I stop this without resetting the phone?
loulou704 said:
I seen this subject discussed but never really saw a answer, seems like everyone resorted to re installing firmware which I would like to avoid if I can.......
so, Ran into some trouble today trying to trying to do the 3e recovery mod today and had to reinstall stock firmware (using odin and gtg). Got root access and was up and running. I went to updates just to see if anything was there and a update started and completed. the phone rebooted and was on the white and red update screen for about 4 secs and the phone rebooted again. When it Got back to the home screen and got a message saying the update had failed. since then device management will not stop popping up. it stays in the task bar and if you use any process that needs it, the failed update screen pops up again and DM crashes and restarts itself. the message in the taskbar says "connecting to DM server" like its trying to get a update. how can I stop this without resetting the phone?
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it shouldn't be a prob after you flash a new rom on it.
If it really bugs you, you can try freezing it or remove the update manager pak with TiBu
Hi
I think my problem is in worst situation ever.
First, I was on CM11.
Then I heard VZW GS3 finally got 4.3 update, so I just went back to 4.1.2 official firmware.
Then my problem started.
I got that update, and then boot was successful.
However, all of my game data and pictures were gone.
So I tried to fix that because I thought that game data and pictures were still remain at some where.
Why?
cause the memory usage showed to me it was 4GB left.
it was same amount as when I was in 4.1.2 with all the data and pictures.
so, I tried to go back to 4.1.2, but I couldn't.
And I was using CWM latest version for GS3, but OTA disable it.
So every time that I trying to go to recovery mod, it shows "System software not authorized blahblahblah..."
Anyway, then I try to boot that system nomarly.
I thought it will going to boot, but it shows Samsung Galaxy S3 logo, then booted again.
then shows "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless blahblahblah..."
Then I try to flesh CWM 6.0.1.2 recover by odin 3.07, but it keep shows Failed.
I look up to phone error message was
Secure check failed : recovery.
It didn't installed.
So, I fleshed into stock recovery, and it installed perfectly.
So I did factory reset, and wipe caches, but still same.
It is not booting.
keep showing
System software not authorized.........
is any solution that I can do with now?
(sorry for my bad English.)
Hey all!
I just got a new S6 which was the international unlocked G920F model. After setting up and all I got a notice to update the phone from 5.0.2 to 5.1.1.
After downloading the update, I get prompted to agree to T&A and then restart. The phone reboots and I get this error message:
Failed to update software
Try again using Smart Switch on your computer or visit a Samsung customer service center.
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I've tried multiple times and have gotten the same error each time.
Trying to use Smart Switch, I get no error but still nothing happens after clicking update and agreeing to T&A.
This is my first android phone so I'm not too sure what to do or where to look before going to Samsung.
Appreciate any help!
EDIT: Re-installing Smart Switch worked. While installing however, the update failed at 93%. Following emergency recovery, the update failed again at 93%.
EDIT2: Failed again at 93%. Phone is now stuck in emergency software recovery mode.
FINAL EDIT: Problem was in Smart Switch downloading the wrong image. A device initialization worked.
Hi all. I have been trying to update my VS980 to Lollipop for a week now; I've tried absolutely everything I can think of / find in the forums, and nothing works.
The basic problem is this: I have a rooted (via Stump Root) Verizon G2 running stock 4.4.2. I wanted to upgrade it to Lollipop, so I unrooted with SuperSU and tried to OTA update it, but somehow it still knows it was once rooted, so the OTA fails. I have tried MANY things to fix/work around this, but here are the highlights:
Hard reset. The hard reset procedure completed ok, but when I try to then install the OTA update, it fails with "Err: 1117008." Settings -> About Phone still shows "Status: Rooted," even though I don't actually have root control anymore.
Use LG FLash Tool to flash back to factory stock: VS980011A_01.tot. Tried two different computers, using both Vista and Windows 10. Failed because the proper LGE Mobile USB Serial Port driver was never found/installed by Windows (despite it clearly working in the video).
Copied a text file called RCT_security containing "forel.lee" onto the SD card, b/c somehow that's supposed to reset the status to "unrooted." It didn't.
Re-rooted with Stump Root, manually installed TWRP to try to flash a ROM that way. Phone is now rooted again, but attempts to boot into recovery result in "secure boot error," and no TWRP.
Installed Quick Boot to boot directly into recovery. Fails with same "secure boot error."
Installed FreeGee and TWRP Manager, b/c now I'm just grasping at straws. FreeGee hangs on a black screen and does nothing. TWRP Manager tells me that TWRP is already installed; haven't tried using it to flash a new ROM from here, b/c that feels brickish.
Use AutoRec to fix the "secure boot error." Fails b/c running AutoRec results in it hanging at "checking for loki....installing," When I backed out after many minutes, I got an error that said "Tried to install Loki Tool, no luck."
I am out of ideas. I am pulling my hair out. The phone is working fine, except that it's stuck on 4.4.2. When I started, all I wanted was a working version of Lollipop, even if it was stock/unrooted. At this point, I'm so mad at Verizon/LG/Android for making this process so painful that I really just want to flash the latest CyanogenMod just for spite. But really -- I'll take anything.
Help?
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Hi all. I have been trying to update my VS980 to Lollipop for a week now; I've tried absolutely everything I can think of / find in the forums, and nothing works.
The basic problem is this: I have a rooted (via Stump Root) Verizon G2 running stock 4.4.2. I wanted to upgrade it to Lollipop, so I unrooted with SuperSU and tried to OTA update it, but somehow it still knows it was once rooted, so the OTA fails. I have tried MANY things to fix/work around this, but here are the highlights:
Hard reset. The hard reset procedure completed ok, but when I try to then install the OTA update, it fails with "Err: 1117008." Settings -> About Phone still shows "Status: Rooted," even though I don't actually have root control anymore.
Use LG FLash Tool to flash back to factory stock: VS980011A_01.tot. Tried two different computers, using both Vista and Windows 10. Failed because the proper LGE Mobile USB Serial Port driver was never found/installed by Windows (despite it clearly working in the video).
Copied a text file called RCT_security containing "forel.lee" onto the SD card, b/c somehow that's supposed to reset the status to "unrooted." It didn't.
Re-rooted with Stump Root, manually installed TWRP to try to flash a ROM that way. Phone is now rooted again, but attempts to boot into recovery result in "secure boot error," and no TWRP.
Installed Quick Boot to boot directly into recovery. Fails with same "secure boot error."
Installed FreeGee and TWRP Manager, b/c now I'm just grasping at straws. FreeGee hangs on a black screen and does nothing. TWRP Manager tells me that TWRP is already installed; haven't tried using it to flash a new ROM from here, b/c that feels brickish.
Use AutoRec to fix the "secure boot error." Fails b/c running AutoRec results in it hanging at "checking for loki....installing," When I backed out after many minutes, I got an error that said "Tried to install Loki Tool, no luck."
I am out of ideas. I am pulling my hair out. The phone is working fine, except that it's stuck on 4.4.2. When I started, all I wanted was a working version of Lollipop, even if it was stock/unrooted. At this point, I'm so mad at Verizon/LG/Android for making this process so painful that I really just want to flash the latest CyanogenMod just for spite. But really -- I'll take anything.
Help?
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VICTORY IS MINE. Here's what I did:
I decided to focus on the LG Flash Tool as my best potential for a successful outcome, and I further decided to focus on the LG drivers, which didn't seem be installing properly. So:
Nuked my computer and installed a fresh version of Windows 10, to ensure no errant drivers were present.
Installed LG United drivers from the top of this page: [link deleted b/c xda won't let me post it] (LG VZW_United_WHQL_v2.16.1.exe)
Connected the phone in Media Sync mode and waited while Windows installed some more drivers.
Connected the phone in Internet Connection -> Ethernet mode and waited while Windows installed yet more Drivers. (I think this may be the step I missed in all previous attempts; once this was done, the correct LG driver appeared in Device Manager.)
Installed LG Flash Tool 2014 (download link in the description of the below video).
Followed the instructions in this video: [link deleted b/c xda won't let me post it] ...
... to install VS98027A_05.kdz, which I found somewhere, but now can't remember where. But it's around.
Once all those elements were in place, it worked perfectly. Got a completely stock phone, just like the day I bought it. Immediately installed 3 software updates and am now on Lollipop.
I'm still not sure which parts of this puzzle mattered and which didn't, but I *think* the key was installing those specific drivers (and not the many other versions of the same that I came across while researching), and THEN connecting the phone in MTP mode (ethernet) -- because that's when I finally had the correct drivers appear in Device Manager. Once I got there, the LG Flash Tool worked the first time.
Right. I hope this helps someone. I lost two weeks of my life to this (and a perfectly good CentOS box).
Last thing: download mode for me doesn't work quite the way anyone describes it. I have to turn it off, hold the UP volume button, plug it in, then let go of the UP button briefly and then hold it down AGAIN. No one mentions that last part.
I am having a problem with rooting my S6. Every time I try I get an error when it gets to the step of checking the RAMdisk or something like that and it says recovery failed or something, it goes by very quickly. Then my phone just reboots normally except now I cannot update my phone because I have changed the OS even though it did not root successfully.