Hello,
My friend found a Galaxy J3 Mission the other day, and I couldn't find ANY roms to flash on it...
I needed to flash a new rom because it was FRP locked, and on Android Nougat, you can't use the "Realterm" method to bypass the FRP lock. So I looked and eventually found a rom that worked without giving me an error on ODIN. The rom I downloaded was supposed to be stock ODIN for the Galaxy J3 Eclipse, but instead, it is the factory test firmware for the J3 Eclipse. I searched and searched, and couldn't find any other roms that would flash onto this device, so now I'm basically stuck the factory test firmware unless someone can find the stock firmware for me. My question is, is there a way to install apks on the factory test firmware? Because I have apks for Chrome and TouchWiz I could install to make it like stock firmware, but I can't figure out how to install them. I have them on an SD Card, but the only options the file explorer gives me are to move, copy, or delete them...I know besides TouchWiz and Chrome there are a lot of other apks i would also have too install, but is there a way to install them in the first place on a firmware like this? If someone could actually find me stock firmware for the J3 Mission, J3 Eclipse, or any other device firmware, I would also appreciate that a lot, because I have spent the last TWO days working on this phone, and it's starting to tick me off.
Thanks,
Josh
Using ADB:
adb install *.apk
Where * is the name of the apk.
Thank you so much!
ashyx said:
Using ADB:
adb install *.apk
Where * is the name of the apk.
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Do I have to install the adb drivers for the phone? Because I looked and looked an I cannot find them anywhere. Also, this is a noob questions because i'm new to all the Android dev stuff, but are usb and adb drivers the same thing?
Jtelia said:
Do I have to install the adb drivers for the phone? Because I looked and looked an I cannot find them anywhere. Also, this is a noob questions because i'm new to all the Android dev stuff, but are usb and adb drivers the same thing?
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Adb us usually packaged with the usb drivers.
http://developer.samsung.com/galaxy/others/android-usb-driver-for-windows
Google adb drivers.
https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb.html
Where can I get the room for the j3 eclipse I've been on this for days now I'm so frustrated if anyone can point me in the right direction to download it would be greatly appreciated
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Hello, I bought my shield a while back, rooted in KitKat just to get my backup data from apps from my previous device transferred and then happily ungraded to Lollipop with the intention to stay unrooted since it means unlocking the bootloader which may void my warranty. Recently I came upon an app named Helium which I knew nothing about and which seems to be able to backup app data even without root, but to use the no-root version you need to have ADB drivers installed. I found a bunch of sets of ADB drivers, like for example this http://developer.download.nvidia.com/mobile/shield/SHIELDTablet_WHQL_USB_driver.zip but nowhere real instructions explaining how to install them in a Windows 7 PC. I've searched all over the place with no luck so help would be greatly appreciated. I installed drivers for my older device about 3 years ago so I've done it before but I can't remember a thing about it, even if it was a similar method that I had followed.
Thanks in advance, hope someone replies. Help a fellow keep his data backed up please!
Hey there, man.
First of all, neither rooting or unlocking bootloader will void your wartranty, unless the installation you made after that, break the whole tablet in pieces. For example, if you happened to install Windows 8 and it burns.
As for ADB, just read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Good luck.
YuriPan said:
Hello, I bought my shield a while back, rooted in KitKat just to get my backup data from apps from my previous device transferred and then happily ungraded to Lollipop with the intention to stay unrooted since it means unlocking the bootloader which may void my warranty. Recently I came upon an app named Helium which I knew nothing about and which seems to be able to backup app data even without root, but to use the no-root version you need to have ADB drivers installed. I found a bunch of sets of ADB drivers, like for example this http://developer.download.nvidia.com/mobile/shield/SHIELDTablet_WHQL_USB_driver.zip but nowhere real instructions explaining how to install them in a Windows 7 PC. I've searched all over the place with no luck so help would be greatly appreciated. I installed drivers for my older device about 3 years ago so I've done it before but I can't remember a thing about it, even if it was a similar method that I had followed.
Thanks in advance, hope someone replies. Help a fellow keep his data backed up please!
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When I'm faced with a .zip file, the first thing I do is to unzip it and look at the contents. If there's an installer in there, I just double-click on it ... Sorry if this sounds very basic, but it might not occur to everyone =)
If there's not an installer, you'll probably have to install those drivers through Device Manager. Good luck =)
CM17X said:
Hey there, man.
First of all, neither rooting or unlocking bootloader will void your wartranty, unless the installation you made after that, break the whole tablet in pieces. For example, if you happened to install Windows 8 and it burns.
As for ADB, just read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Good luck.
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Oh I see. Then I might actually root it but since I have to unlock the bootloader and it will wipe my device I definitely need to make this no-root backup work first >.<
I opened the link. The instructions are just to install the exe? I did but my pc still thinks I have no drivers installed... *sigh* Any ideas?
Ok, I figured it out, I installed via Device Manager after all, I was using a bad set of drivers, apparently some file was missing from them so the DM didn't recognize it as drivers... ugh, such confusion for such a silly little thing! Thank you for your help!
amartolos said:
When I'm faced with a .zip file, the first thing I do is to unzip it and look at the contents. If there's an installer in there, I just double-click on it ... Sorry if this sounds very basic, but it might not occur to everyone =)
If there's not an installer, you'll probably have to install those drivers through Device Manager. Good luck =)
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I tried unziping it. Dunno what I'm supposed to do next. There's no exe's in there, there are 2 files that are considered "Security Catalog", 2 are "Setup Information" and there's 2 folders and each contains 3 files that are "Application exension"
I'd like to try installing them through Device Manager but... how do I do that?
Ok, ignore whatever I wrote before, I figured it out. Looks like I was using a bad package of adb drivers. The funny thing is, the link I posted above is the one that worked but the one I was trying to install was a different one! I suppose I got confused after finding more than one set of instructions! >.<
I'm following shiny sides tutorial link for flashing odin in order to root galaxy s5 5.1. It says "transfer trap kernel to device". I've got the trap kernel downloaded to my pc, it's a zip file. I've got my phone connected via usb, but how exactly do I transfer the trapkernel file to my phone? It gives no instructions. Thanks. I'd provide a link here of the instructions but the website won't allow me.
axxel6307 said:
I'm following shiny sides tutorial link for flashing odin in order to root galaxy s5 5.1. It says "transfer trap kernel to device". I've got the trap kernel downloaded to my pc, it's a zip file. I've got my phone connected via usb, but how exactly do I transfer the trapkernel file to my phone? It gives no instructions. Thanks. I'd provide a link here of the instructions but the website won't allow me.
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I'm no Odin expert, by any means, but I believe you can only flash .tar files with Odin. Perhaps you need to extract the zip file and there will be a .tar file inside.
Evolution_Tech said:
I'm no Odin expert, by any means, but I believe you can only flash .tar files with Odin. Perhaps you need to extract the zip file and there will be a .tar file inside.
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Do I understand this correctly: Odin is used to install TWRP, then I install trapkernel after? So first I need to learn how to use odin to install twrp. Sorry if they seem like dumb questions. I'm not a developer and this is my very first time rooting anything.
No need to be a developer to flash stuff with odin, it's not hard so don't put yourself down like that. Anyway yes, use odin to flash twrp, (then do a backup of everything in your recovery before proceeding with anything else) then you flash the kernel with twrp
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axxel6307 said:
Do I understand this correctly: Odin is used to install TWRP, then I install trapkernel after? So first I need to learn how to use odin to install twrp. Sorry if they seem like dumb questions. I'm not a developer and this is my very first time rooting anything.
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Which model do you have, send me a screenshot from about device.
Odin should be easy as a pickle
Newyork! said:
Which model do you have, send me a screenshot from about device.
Odin should be easy as a pickle
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Thanks guys I got rooted and it's running like a champ. It's so much faster and finally able to remove the sh**tware was a giant deuce off my arse. Got sick of seeing all those staring in my face every time I looked at the running apps.
The part I was stuck on is so simple it's embarassing. It was where I was to "transfer the kernel to the device". I needed to be spoon fed so to speak lol. I realized it simply meant just literally drag the zip folder into the device and drop in anywhere.
I appreciate you guys taking the time to respond to my question. Thank you to shinyside for your work on this.
That said, any tips for newly rooted phone? For now, Im not using a custom rom. Want to keep stock to establish a baseline for future reference when using Roms.
I currently have titanium pro and froze a bunch of system apps. Don't plan on deleting any of them. Are there any system apps in particular that should NOT be frozen? So far I've stuck to apps I read here that are safe to freeze like all the Knox apps, my magazine, s finder and a few more. Can I be confident they truly are frozen and freeing up ram, or just hidden and not helping my performance whatsoever?
axxel6307 said:
Thanks guys I got rooted and it's running like a champ. It's so much faster and finally able to remove the sh**tware was a giant deuce off my arse. Got sick of seeing all those staring in my face every time I looked at the running apps.
The part I was stuck on is so simple it's embarassing. It was where I was to "transfer the kernel to the device". I needed to be spoon fed so to speak lol. I realized it simply meant just literally drag the zip folder into the device and drop in anywhere.
I appreciate you guys taking the time to respond to my question. Thank you to shinyside for your work on this.
That said, any tips for newly rooted phone? For now, Im not using a custom rom. Want to keep stock to establish a baseline for future reference when using Roms.
I currently have titanium pro and froze a bunch of system apps. Don't plan on deleting any of them. Are there any system apps in particular that should NOT be frozen? So far I've stuck to apps I read here that are safe to freeze like all the Knox apps, my magazine, s finder and a few more. Can I be confident they truly are frozen and freeing up ram, or just hidden and not helping my performance whatsoever?
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Check out this thread
The Best Root Applications for Your Rooted Android
I've been using Gnabo v_7 version for quite a long time, and a very simple and beautiful day when I woke up my Samsung GT-N8000 was stuck on bootscreen. I wasn't able to do much so I got this "Brazil stock rom" that I found in a website, and it flashed all right, except for the detail that there is something at the screen that I haven't got a bloody clue how to remove. hahaha
And still, whenever I try to install another room, I got stuck at bootlogo and so on. I'm kinda lost here, mind a little help?
I traveled around the forum but well, I'm a little dumb so I couldn't find any proper information about, how to solve this. I would like to know if there is a way to remove this thing from the main screen, and post here the image for you guys to see it please.
I tried to post the image here to make it easier understanding, but since I got this login recently I can't =\
Thanks
Install custom recovery (if you haven't already. If you already have it installed, make sure to update to latest version), root device, wipe everything and flash custom ROM.
DroidTwe4kz said:
Install custom recovery (if you haven't already. If you already have it installed, make sure to update to latest version), root device, wipe everything and flash custom ROM.
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So far I've tried the rom = N8000XXUDNE4 [still bootloop], then another 4.1 android version of other German rom XXALGA and nothing. Downloaded 3 Brazilian versions, and nothing. [I am from Brazil]. The only one that worked flashing using Odin was one called "KIES_HOME_N8000UBALGA_N8000ZTOALG3_N8000UBLG5.tar". And still, not recognizing my cellphone chip, and with some big watermark at the middle of the screen showing some information about the ROM and the version is 4.0. Even though this one worked fine, I was able to root and when I tried to flash another room, BANG! Bootloop again! =\
I was looking at the forum topics and I read some about ADB or something like that can fix this and "break" this bootloop making the device work normally again with the roms. But i haven't got a clue how to use it. Please help me! =\
vitortakeda said:
So far I've tried the rom = N8000XXUDNE4 [still bootloop], then another 4.1 android version of other German rom XXALGA and nothing. Downloaded 3 Brazilian versions, and nothing. [I am from Brazil]. The only one that worked flashing using Odin was one called "KIES_HOME_N8000UBALGA_N8000ZTOALG3_N8000UBLG5.tar". And still, not recognizing my cellphone chip, and with some big watermark at the middle of the screen showing some information about the ROM and the version is 4.0. Even though this one worked fine, I was able to root and when I tried to flash another room, BANG! Bootloop again! =\
I was looking at the forum topics and I read some about ADB or something like that can fix this and "break" this bootloop making the device work normally again with the roms. But i haven't got a clue how to use it. Please help me! =\
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You can use ADB to push/pull files to Android. I don't know if you can use it to fix bootloop. With it, you can also reboot to recovery and sideload zip
DroidTwe4kz said:
You can use ADB to push/pull files to Android. I don't know if you can use it to fix bootloop. With it, you can also reboot to recovery and sideload zip
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Well, after 2 days of research and paying attention on things here, I found out that my problem is "/EFS error". Meaning to use ADB to recover or fix it? But I don't know how to use this. I've downloaded 3GB of it but I was lost about using, and uninstalled. Is is there any short or better version and some good tutorial about using to retrieve my EFS so I can install another roms? I'm using original stock rom now, Brazilian android 4.0 and that's the only only the device is working fine but of course missing things as my cellphone card and the yellow message at the top of the screen. Please guide me through ADB.
P.s Is there a way to create /efs or something like so the device work properly? Cause I've deleted when I installed some rom, and I have no backup here. =\
Thanks!
vitortakeda said:
Well, after 2 days of research and paying attention on things here, I found out that my problem is "/EFS error". Meaning to use ADB to recover or fix it? But I don't know how to use this. I've downloaded 3GB of it but I was lost about using, and uninstalled. Is is there any short or better version and some good tutorial about using to retrieve my EFS so I can install another roms? I'm using original stock rom now, Brazilian android 4.0 and that's the only only the device is working fine but of course missing things as my cellphone card and the yellow message at the top of the screen. Please guide me through ADB.
P.s Is there a way to create /efs or something like so the device work properly? Cause I've deleted when I installed some rom, and I have no backup here. =\
Thanks!
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Here is tutorial about how to install ADB and Fastboot drivers and use them. Unfortunately, I don't know how to use it to restore efs. Sorry.
Hi,
The story is this. I installed cyanogen mod 12.1 with TWRP 2.8.1.0 in my Galaxy S Plus i9001. Then got the code to unlock the phone but cyanogenmod doesnt support the unlocking process so I have to use another ROM. I have searched for an official 2.3.6 for my phone and got it, its a tar.md5. After searching, it seems that has to be installed with odin and in download mode, though I would really want to install it with TWRP, or any other easy method... I think tar.md5 are supported in a newer version. Is possible in any way to update to 3.0.0? I got this TWRP from the cyanogenmod thread, its specifically for the i9001.
Rebooted in download mode, connect it to pc and it says that it isnt recognized, of course, no drivers. THEN i click on the device and click update driver and point it to the folder where samsung drivers for mobile phones are, I tried both, the official and the version 1.5.55.0 from this forum, it wont use any, it says that drivers dont match. I also tried the ADB installer, because i dont know what im doing or what its the difference, but it wont detect anything.
So... Could you help me, please?
Thanks you
XDA Visitor said:
Hi,
The story is this. I installed cyanogen mod 12.1 with TWRP 2.8.1.0 in my Galaxy S Plus i9001. Then got the code to unlock the phone but cyanogenmod doesnt support the unlocking process so I have to use another ROM. I have searched for an official 2.3.6 for my phone and got it, its a tar.md5. After searching, it seems that has to be installed with odin and in download mode, though I would really want to install it with TWRP, or any other easy method... I think tar.md5 are supported in a newer version. Is possible in any way to update to 3.0.0? I got this TWRP from the cyanogenmod thread, its specifically for the i9001.
Rebooted in download mode, connect it to pc and it says that it isnt recognized, of course, no drivers. THEN i click on the device and click update driver and point it to the folder where samsung drivers for mobile phones are, I tried both, the official and the version 1.5.55.0 from this forum, it wont use any, it says that drivers dont match. I also tried the ADB installer, because i dont know what im doing or what its the difference, but it wont detect anything.
So... Could you help me, please?
Thanks you
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Hello Forum,
I am in desperate need of rooting my old Galaxy Express Prime 2 (SM-J327a), because I accidentally deleted all of my images. I cannot find a .tar file to recover the device. I checked TWRP's site, and they don't have a file to support this device yet. Does anyone know another way to root this device, or where I can find a .tar file to use with Odin? I have tried virtually all root apps and programs.
Thank you,
Mosaic Owl
I would like to second this request (though I am not near as desperate). Has anyone tried using the Samsung one click root method for this phone?
Link to modded Odin to skip SHA256
Hydran said:
I would like to second this request (though I am not near as desperate). Has anyone tried using the Samsung one click root method for this phone?
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I tried loading up One Click Root on my laptop and it said it couldn't find its servers. I also tried flashing twrp for a similar Boost phone, (SM-J327p) knowing there was a risk of bricking it. My J327a was free and I plan to stick with my Moto, so I could afford to risk it, plus I've always been able to un brick anything from graphics cards to phones and game systems.
Anyway, Odin 3.12 gets a few steps into the twrp install, but before it actually begins to install, an error pops up that says "SHA256 is invalid". I searched for a couple of hours, and all I can come up with is that AT&T put an extra check in there to see where the files were coming from, and attempting to install custom recovery will cause this error. A modified Odin was released to skip this check on an older phone, but I could not find a working link to it.
That's what I came here for: a link to the modified Odin that will allow me to install TWRP without that check. If it's posted, DO NOT try flashing the wrong twrp recovery if you can't afford having it bricked for a while like I can.
I guess you would need to start with an eng bootloader that will let your phone boot then work on a tethered root... I'm still looking for binary 2 with rev 2 combination file without luck, all I need is to extract the boot and see if I can reset lock pattern. I tried google account but it does not have the option to lock-relock screen anymore. It's my nephew's phone and my daughter messed it up. I can login the google account and make it ring and locate it but can't disable the pattern. He has no backup of this phone...
Have any one make it done?