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Its not terribly common, but there have been some cases where upon installing froyo and updating the camera, the firmware flash has messed up and broken the camera. Make no mistake, this is not a software issue. Its a camera firmware issue and the only way to fix it is to reflash the firmware.
Now, the camera software offers once. After that, if it fails, it isn't going to prompt again.
To get around this:
1. Download Launcher Pro from the market. Any cut and ADW will likely work too.
2. make a new shortcut, to an activity.
3. Scroll to Camera Firmware, and choose the second option (user)
4. Click ok. There is now a shortcut on your homescreen. Choose the third option, Phone to CAM FW Write. Put your phone down and do not touch it until it is done.
Hope this helps.
adrynalyne said:
Its not terribly common, but there have been some cases where upon installing froyo and updating the camera, the firmware flash has messed up and broken the camera. Make no mistake, this is not a software issue. Its a camera firmware issue and the only way to fix it is to reflash the firmware.
Now, the camera software offers once. After that, if it fails, it isn't going to prompt again.
To get around this:
1. Download Launcher Pro from the market. Any cut and ADW will likely work too.
2. make a new shortcut, to an activity.
3. Scroll to Camera Firmware, and choose the second option (user)
4. Click ok. There is now a shortcut on your homescreen. Choose the third option, Phone to CAM FW Write. Put your phone down and do not touch it until it is done.
Hope this helps.
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Oh my godddd, doing this now. When I flashed Deodexed Stock EB01, my camera got alllll f*cked up.
**EDIT** - I did this and replaced Camera.apk with THIS and now I have everything working.
Just going to throw out there that ADW has the shortcut capability too.
adrynalyne said:
Its not terribly common, but there have been some cases where upon installing froyo and updating the camera, the firmware flash has messed up and broken the camera. Make no mistake, this is not a software issue. Its a camera firmware issue and the only way to fix it is to reflash the firmware.
Now, the camera software offers once. After that, if it fails, it isn't going to prompt again.
To get around this:
1. Download Launcher Pro from the market. Any cut and ADW will likely work too.
2. make a new shortcut, to an activity.
3. Scroll to Camera Firmware, and choose the second option (user)
4. Click ok. There is now a shortcut on your homescreen. Choose the third option, Phone to CAM FW Write. Put your phone down and do not touch it until it is done.
Hope this helps.
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This happened to a friend of mine! Verizon updated the phone automatically and she never saw any prompts. The phone just updated. And the camera failed afterwards, going into "please wait" loop. I know nothing about Android. I'm trying to find a solution for her that does not involve flashing anything, including going backwards where her rom is concerned. Verizon's two solutions leave much to be desired from what she tells me Verizon explained to her. So, she's decided no camera is the only suitable option in hopes another workable alternative arises. Okay... that all said:
What is this "ADW" thing you refer to? How to get it? She does have Launcher Pro. Please excuse my ignorance. Like I said, I have no idea what Android entails. I'm still a Windows baby (winmobile 6.5). Would you be so kind as to provied for me very detailed instructions and maybe some images so I can help her get her camera working again without having to mod her rom or do anything that could actually cause additional problems? Thank you.
Vladimirus said:
This happened to a friend of mine! Verizon updated the phone automatically and she never saw any prompts. The phone just updated. And the camera failed afterwards, going into "please wait" loop. I know nothing about Android. I'm trying to find a solution for her that does not involve flashing anything, including going backwards where her rom is concerned. Verizon's two solutions leave much to be desired from what she tells me Verizon explained to her. So, she's decided no camera is the only suitable option in hopes another workable alternative arises. Okay... that all said:
What is this "ADW" thing you refer to? How to get it? She does have Launcher Pro. Please excuse my ignorance. Like I said, I have no idea what Android entails. I'm still a Windows baby (winmobile 6.5). Would you be so kind as to provied for me very detailed instructions and maybe some images so I can help her get her camera working again without having to mod her rom or do anything that could actually cause additional problems? Thank you.
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Go to market and download "launcher pro"
Install launcher pro
Press the home button to change launchers...choose launcher pro
Long press on middle of screen..
2. Choose shortcut
--- Select "Activity".
3. Scroll to Camera Firmware, and choose the second option (user)
4. Click ok. There is now a shortcut on your homescreen, press on the shortcut, select the third option, Phone to CAM FW Write. Put your phone down and do not touch it until it is done.
ADW is just another launcher, similar to launcherpro. If you have LP you don't need ADW.
Sent from my MIUI SCH-i500
*#7412365# is what I used
I have been flashing different firmwares to the camera all day and using this to fix the issue
been trying to get autofocus while video recording to work on our fascinates
adrynalyne said:
Its not terribly common, but there have been some cases where upon installing froyo and updating the camera, the firmware flash has messed up and broken the camera. Make no mistake, this is not a software issue. Its a camera firmware issue and the only way to fix it is to reflash the firmware.
Now, the camera software offers once. After that, if it fails, it isn't going to prompt again.
To get around this:
1. Download Launcher Pro from the market. Any cut and ADW will likely work too.
2. make a new shortcut, to an activity.
3. Scroll to Camera Firmware, and choose the second option (user)
4. Click ok. There is now a shortcut on your homescreen. Choose the third option, Phone to CAM FW Write. Put your phone down and do not touch it until it is done.
Hope this helps.
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My phone has 2.2.1 on it. I get camera fail when I run the camera app. I tried this post to update the fw many times and I get "fw update fail try again" at 8% everytime. I also tried swapping the camera assy from a known working camera from another phone, same results. Any ideas? Phone is mint never wet.
I guess this camera is done on this phone
I used qdl to upgrade my streak from 1.6 to 2.2. 2.2 but I often can't get out of "sleep mode". I press the power button and swipe the unlock and usually nothing happens (no buzz and no movement of the bar). Once I couldn't even power it down as holding the power button brough up the correct prompt but the screen was unresponsive. I had to remove the battery.
Is there some sort of resolution to this issue? My touch screen works fine once I've got the phone "awake".
Did you perform the OTA upgrade to v.318 of 2.2. after the QDL?
Forgive me but I'm not sure what you're asking but perhaps this will help you answer your question. I used the tutorial at this link:
streakdroid.com/?page_id=78
Waggle said:
Forgive me but I'm not sure what you're asking but perhaps this will help you answer your question. I used the tutorial at this link:
streakdroid.com/?page_id=78
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OK.
The very last screen says success. From here you can upgrade to an official build, or one of the ROM's by DJ_Steve on Streakdroid.com.
If all you did was that tutorial, you are at build 308, which is unstable. You need to do the official upgrade to build 318, which is the upgrade you were waiting to do when you were waiting for Dell/AT&T when you were still on ver 1.6. You can now do that upgrade. Or you can continue on the the latest ROM upgrade courtesy of DJ_Steve.
From this page at streakdroid.com:
Using QDLTool will get you to a pre-release of v2.2. From here, you’ll want to upgrade to a newer release. The two options that people tend to choose from are to either go up to the official v2.2 ROM from Dell, or install DJ_Steve’s latest ROM.
Official ROM
If you want to go to the latest official ROM from Dell, simply set up your wifi connection, then go to http://mobileupdate.dell.com/PackageProductionLocations/Streak_318_12821_00.pkg in the browser on the phone. You should be able to download and run to install the update.
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To install the 318 build which fixes bugs in the build that QDLTool installs:
connect to a wifi network if you can
download the update directly to your phone from the link above
open the notification bar and select the download complete notification
you will be prompted to install the update
This method preserves your accounts and settings.
I have a X10a on AT&T network. I used the 2.6 flash tool made by Androxyde and Bin4ry to flash the Rogers 2.1.1.A.0.6 yesterday march 26.2011. Everything seems to be working good so far....My question is when i plug the phone in to the wall charger it will say "no sim card in phone" just above the unlock slider. anyone have any ideas why that is showing up now? The other thing that i have noticed is periodically 2 red "x" will appear in the status bar in place of the signal strength bars and in place of the 3g data symbol. oh and instead of showing the 3G on the status bar it has a "H" instead. Has anyone else seen this happen? thanks
Don't know if you should be using Rogers branded firmware on AT&T network. It probably has something to do with that. It's looking for a Rogers sim card. Try flashing generic instead.
The H is better than 3G. It's more like 3.5g. You know the new 4G network being advertised HSPA.
Ok thanks for the info. I was considering flashing the 2.1 Generic but wanted to get some advice since i am what you would call a noobie.lol I pretty much did a bunch of reading and "winged it" through the flash process praying i didn't destroy my phone.
Yes, use the x10a global generic. I don't know if the newest update is available yet, but in many people's opinion 2.1.A.0.435 is better for AT&T. The new 0.16 update baseband is causing battery drain and connection problems. With global generic you will most likely get the official 2.3.3 Gingerbread update Sony just promised in a few months first.
Edit: you seem to have it down, but there is a new version of flash tool 0.2.9 that has some new features. You can root, enable JIT, install xRecovery, and remove Sony bloatware that is slowing down your phone. That may sound Greek right now, but they are the next natural things you will want to do. Check your private messages for a detailed guide with links to the downloads. It may be of some help.
Once again JBM I really appreciate your guidance with this. I have been reading alot and think i'm going to go ahead and reflash with 2.1 global generic as you said. My Baseband version is 2.1.55 and Kernel is 2.6.29 Do these need to be flashed?
The one ftf file is all you need, 2.1.A.0.435. It will probably change your baseband to 0.54, which is the one you want for AT&T.
Really, don't over think this. This is the same firmware you would have gotten from SE if you bought your X10 from a non-AT&T store. Generic in Android terms is a good thing. It means no restrictions or extra bloatware from AT&T. No need to pay for navigation and stuff like that.
Let me know how it goes.
Again you were right my baseband changed to 2.1.54 and everything is working perfect. the red x that was appearing in the status bar in place of the H and the signal strength bars is not happening and the message "no sim card in phone" has not shown up either. I think i'm going to attempt to root and add Xrecovery do i can then speed things up with JIT. I have been on my Sony Vaio all day.
Rollhard said:
Again you were right my baseband changed to 2.1.54 and everything is working perfect. the red x that was appearing in the status bar in place of the H and the signal strength bars is not happening and the message "no sim card in phone" has not shown up either. I think i'm going to attempt to root and add Xrecovery do i can then speed things up with JIT. I have been on my Sony Vaio all day.
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Great! To use the flash tool to root, optimise(JIT) and install xRecovery, you need to set up phone first. Hit menu button / Settings / Applications and check "unknown sources". Then hit the "development" tab below and check "usb debugging". Then just turn flash tool on, and plug your phone into usb cable while the phone is still on. Do NOT mount usb connected. Then go across the tabs on the flash tool in order from left to right, root, root permissions, optimise, xrecovery. Enjoy.
XRecovery not installed
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Great! To use the flash tool to root, optimise(JIT) and install xRecovery, you need to set up phone first. Hit menu button / Settings / Applications and check "unknown sources". Then hit the "development" tab below and check "usb debugging". Then just turn flash tool on, and plug your phone into usb cable while the phone is still on. Do NOT mount usb connected. Then go across the tabs on the flash tool in order from left to right, root, root permissions, optimise, xrecovery. Enjoy.
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JBM, I did exactly as you said going left to right on flash tool. i did root and root permissions then optimize, the phone did a automatic reboot after Optimize finished then I went on to XRecovery. Flashtool says that "Xrecovery successfully installed". Now on Superuser there is a app called "unkown" on the apps allow screen. I do not have the Xrecovery app anywhere on my X10 app list. So I don't know what isn't right on my X10 or in the flash tool program. So I tried again installing Xrecovery again but got the same massage on flash tool and unknown in superuser. I did not do the "clean" step or the APK Installer step. I don't know enough to mess with either of those. there wasn't any indication on the phone that JIT was working either. flash tool showed it as successful also. do you know what i should try. Thanks again
Rollhard said:
JBM, I did exactly as you said going left to right on flash tool. i did root and root permissions then optimize, the phone did a automatic reboot after Optimize finished then I went on to XRecovery. Flashtool says that "Xrecovery successfully installed". Now on Superuser there is a app called "unkown" on the apps allow screen. I do not have the Xrecovery app anywhere on my X10 app list. So I don't know what isn't right on my X10 or in the flash tool program. So I tried again installing Xrecovery again but got the same massage on flash tool and unknown in superuser. I did not do the "clean" step or the APK Installer step. I don't know enough to mess with either of those. there wasn't any indication on the phone that JIT was working either. flash tool showed it as successful also. do you know what i should try. Thanks again
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Ok, xrecovery doesn't show up as an app. What you have to do to enter xRecovery is reboot your phone, and when Sony Ericsson in white letters comes up press the power button a few times or the back button a bunch of times, and the xRecovery menu will appear. It takes a bit of getting used to. If the SE circular logo appears you missed it, and you have to reboot again.
There is a new way I will help you install that allows you to enter xRecovery from the home screen using the app gscript, but you have to do it the reboot way at first.
JIT isn't something you can see either. Well scrolling the app tray should be faster and smoother than ever. Search market and install "Quadrant" and "Linpack". They will allow you to run benchmark tests. Without JIT you should get around 500 quadrant and 8 linpack. With JIT enabled you should get 800+ quadrant and 30+ linpack.
Also, to truly optimize and increase performance like you would not believe (i.e. improve your benchmark scores, battery life, available RAM, speed, responsiveness) and get rid of any lag you should uninstall any preinstalled apps you don't use. Use titanium backup from the market to uninstall system apps without needing flash tool. However, system apps cannot be restored like user apps. You have to reinstall them. Actually, check your private messages in a few minutes. I will send you the pro version of Titanium Backup. With the pro version you can "freeze" system apps, so you don't have to uninstall them if you would rather not. Also, if you freeze an app and your phone works fine you know that it is safe to uninstall.
There are some that you shouldn't remove, but here's a list of safe ones off the top of my head. Of course, if you use them keep them. There are also a few threads about this.
Timescape(all) and Face Recognition (highly recommend uninstalling these two. You won't believe the difference)
SE Backup and Restore (use Titanium Backup I am sending you)
Chinese and Korean keyboard
PC Companion
SE Sync
Play Now
Pilot
JBM I was able to enter Xrecovery with the back button. my wifi was dropping every few minutes so I cleared my Dalvik cache and that seems to have fixed it. everything is running perfect. I uninstalled acouple apps & the 2 keyboards and now my best Quadrant score is 819 up from 741 and Linpack is 34.556. I can tell now that it is running faster and more responsive.
Cool. I am incorporating a lot of what I am helping you with into an AT&T specific guide for everything you've already done, and a whole bunch more if you are up for it. I am doing it anyway, but I figure I will see how my guides work for you as I add them to the thread. There is some stuff on there already that I haven't shared with you yet, like Voice Search. Anyway, check it out, and your pm. I just sent you a couple links.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012380
Next thing to do is upgrade xRecovery to FreeXperiaRecovery, so you don't have to reboot to get into xrecovery. You can enter from home screen. Keep an eye out for it...
I have a T-mobile G2 Touch(HTC Hero). I've recently started using it again and it seems like it needs a firmware update. Many cool apps like WhatsApp require firmware 2.1 and above.
I was never sent an OTA update and its too late to complain about that. I've seen posts dating back to 2010 talking about upgrading from 1.5 to 2.1 and they are confusing to say the least.
How hard can it be 2 years on?
Why hasn't HTC made firmware updates fool proof by now?
Can someone please assist me in figuring this out.
I can't believe upgrading a phone's firmware can take so much outta someone.
Help!!!!
First try to go to Settings -> About Phone (don't know what it's called, but it is the buttom one) -> If there is anything mentioning Software-update or alike you should go there and search for an update.
If not you should connect to WiFi and try to change the time a month or so forward. Then it should pop up with a update-notification and you can press download. That's at least how it works for me (WWE)
I've tried this, there isn't a software update or any option to search for updates.
It must be in "About" of Settings. Are you sure you've checked out all the options?
Does your carrier have a support page that links the update file? It should be a stand alone exe file that runs and takes care of the update.
Sent from my HTC Hero using Tapatalk
On official site:
Checking for phone software updates manually
From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
Scroll down the screen, and then tap About phone > System software updates.
On the System software updates screen, tap Check now.
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I think maybe you should wait and try as mljjlm suggested to you, changing the date. You can try to setting date as 07/30/2010 or 07/30/2011 and waith some hours for OTA...
A while back when 2.1 came out, the update never came OTA even when I forced to check for updates, but I fixed that by changing my clock from 2010 I think to 2011 , restarted the phone and I was able to update to 2.1 and after that I changed the clock back to 2010. You can try to set your clock to 2013 and then the update will come
i had the same problem before i rooted. the only way i could trigger the update check was for me to do a factory reset on the phone. or you could just root it!
I have the same phone!!!Here in forum have detailed tuts how to made it but i will give you one quick:
Read this tread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471460
and do all things!
After that get:
- "ROM Manager"
- "SuperSU"
from Google Play.
Install it and after that install from "ROM Manager" Clock Mod Recovery or AmonRA"
After that go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=512 and choice some ROM( i suggest
[ROM] SHPONGLE v3 - Former BEAST that develop 1cebox
Add choice ROM to SD cards and power off phone
After that hold "Home" and "POWER" buttons to get into Recovery mod and from that will have option to install new roms
I wait my Thanks for this info :laugh:
Have a nice day ;]
blade_h said:
I have the same phone!!!Here in forum have detailed tuts how to made it but i will give you one quick:
Read this tread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471460
and do all things!
After that get:
- "ROM Manager"
- "SuperSU"
from Google Play.
Install it and after that install from "ROM Manager" Clock Mod Recovery or AmonRA"
After that go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=512 and choice some ROM( i suggest
[ROM] SHPONGLE v3 - Former BEAST that develop 1cebox
Add choice ROM to SD cards and power off phone
After that hold "Home" and "POWER" buttons to get into Recovery mod and from that will have option to install new roms
I wait my Thanks for this info :laugh:
Have a nice day ;]
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For that my mobile version is 1.5 how can i download" ROM Manager & SuperSU from Google play. Check the title "How can I upgrade HTC Hero/T-Mobile G2 Touch from firmware 1.5 to 2.1" please tell me any other way to handle am in the mid off that . up to this area i finished.
how to proceed next ..Please help me ..
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Major problem
Hi Guys..
I dont get the proper apps from play unfortunately i tried to install the SHPONGLE v3 - Former BEAST from the following steps
1) Power off your phone, remove and replace your battery and press and hold the Home button while pressing Power.
2) Your phone will load into Clockworkmod Recovery.
3) Select " install zip from sdcard ", then " choose zip from sdcard ". Select " SHPONGLE v3 - Former BEAST". and install Press Back, Back and " reboot system now ".
Now in my mobile Screen i can see X with some cool colors like loading animation but nothing can move next can not able to use my phone any one help me what can i do ..
simply i can see that page only..... can not able to use my phone (HTC Hero/T-Mobile G2 Touch )any more.. can not able to revert back any one help me
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damuk said:
Hi Guys..
I dont get the proper apps from play unfortunately i tried to install the SHPONGLE v3 - Former BEAST from the following steps
1) Power off your phone, remove and replace your battery and press and hold the Home button while pressing Power.
2) Your phone will load into Clockworkmod Recovery.
3) Select " install zip from sdcard ", then " choose zip from sdcard ". Select " SHPONGLE v3 - Former BEAST". and install Press Back, Back and " reboot system now ".
Now in my mobile Screen i can see X with some cool colors like loading animation but nothing can move next can not able to use my phone any one help me what can i do ..
simply i can see that page only..... can not able to use my phone (HTC Hero/T-Mobile G2 Touch )any more.. can not able to revert back any one help me
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Can you get into custom recovery and mount usb drive to pc? because if you can then you can flash this: Stock 2.1
Caution! This Will Erase All Data (Not SD Card) AND REMOVES ROOT + CUSTOM RECOVERY
If you choose to flash this then you will need to re-root and re-flash custom recovery to flash a new rom
About a week ago, I was reading about Samsung will start pushing an OTA update to limit the phone more and maybe brick them so we can return them.
After reading a few threads, I downloaded package disabler. Unfortunately, the package disabler developer was contacted by Samsung or whatever to not show the OTA packages so that they can push the update.
I have to say, I'm not sure if this is just a rumor or if it's true, a lot of stuff like this can be found in any forum.
Also disabled update automatically and disabled the play store's automatic update as well. Paranoid much...
But I still received the notification of a new update. Now I know that this is what they want so I tried to avoid it. Then it started bugging me, so I'm like let me click on it and cancel it. Don't be fooled, there's no cancel button! There's a counter too! Which was funny. I tried putting the phone into recovery mode in hopes that it would cancel the update, but after the phone rebooted it just installed the updates.
Phone will only charge to 60, and a more annoying pop up will show saying it's illegal to have the phone or give it and have to return it and so on.
Anywhooo, I managed to get the stock rom from the previous version and decided to try and flash it maybe it'll override the update.
IT DID!!! Now my phone charges to 100 again the recall pop up is still there and its the old one not the scary one. I downloaded package disabler 6.3 and managed to block the correct packages to avoid this from happening again.
You can Google "note 7 stock rom" and find yours or you can message me and I'll send you the link.
My phone is a Roger's phone. Downloaded this N930W8VLU2API3 (release date 16.09.2016) this is the build from September.
The download was very slow speed, so be patient!
Settings, developer options, and checked "OEM unlock" and "USB debugging". Then lock screen and security and disabled SD encryption. Screen lock settings none.
TIP
Go to phone and type *#06# and write down the IMEI and S/N just incase something goes wrong and you have to use smart switch to recover the firmware. Also, back up the phone.
After downloading the firmware, I downloaded another copy. I did this to check the files' sizes and see if the download was interrupted or caused files to break.
TIP
UNZIP THE FILES FROM THE FOLDER, do not attempt to only open the zip and choose the files as it might crash.
Files should have "AP, BL, CSC, CP". I opened Odin(3.12), plugged the phone.
Odin should say that the phone is connected in port X.
Chose the files from the unzipped folder. One of the files is almost 4 GB in size, so it will take time for Odin to read. Windows might display (application not responding) on top, ignore it and wait.
Selected and checked all the files in Odin. If there's no check next to it, it won't work.
Put the phone in recovery mode (vol down + home + power), then click (vol up).
Start on Odin. It should pass.
Phone displayed the blue screen and that its installing the "update" which really should be a downgrade. Then it took a while displaying the Samsung logo. It was waving so waited.
Now the phone went back to how it was before the OTA update. :good:
That's exactly what I did after I received the OTA update. not sure if I was lucky or not but my data was still there. Didn't have to restore it. If it deleted your date, it should be fine since you backed it up.
Don't forget to uninstall package disabler then install the 6.3 version and disable the update packages!!!
This has worked for me few days ago!! All went too smooth!
Good Job Raider! This will be useful to so many people.
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About a week ago, I was reading about Samsung will start pushing an OTA update to limit the phone more and maybe brick them so we can return them.
After reading a few threads, I downloaded package disabler. Unfortunately, the package disabler developer was contacted by Samsung or whatever to not show the OTA packages so that they can push the update.
I have to say, I'm not sure if this is just a rumor or if it's true, a lot of stuff like this can be found in any forum.
Also disabled update automatically and disabled the play store's automatic update as well. Paranoid much...
But I still received the notification of a new update. Now I know that this is what they want so I tried to avoid it. Then it started bugging me, so I'm like let me click on it and cancel it. Don't be fooled, there's no cancel button! There's a counter too! Which was funny. I tried putting the phone into recovery mode in hopes that it would cancel the update, but after the phone rebooted it just installed the updates.
Phone will only charge to 60, and a more annoying pop up will show saying it's illegal to have the phone or give it and have to return it and so on.
Anywhooo, I managed to get the stock rom from the previous version and decided to try and flash it maybe it'll override the update.
IT DID!!! Now my phone charges to 100 again the recall pop up is still there and its the old one not the scary one. I downloaded package disabler 6.3 and managed to block the correct packages to avoid this from happening again.
You can Google "note 7 stock rom" and find yours or you can message me and I'll send you the link.
My phone is a Roger's phone. Downloaded this N930W8VLU2API3 (release date 16.09.2016) this is the build from September.
The download was very slow speed, so be patient!
Settings, developer options, and checked "OEM unlock" and "USB debugging". Then lock screen and security and disabled SD encryption. Screen lock settings none.
TIP
Go to phone and type *#06# and write down the IMEI and S/N just incase something goes wrong and you have to use smart switch to recover the firmware. Also, back up the phone.
After downloading the firmware, I downloaded another copy. I did this to check the files' sizes and see if the download was interrupted or caused files to break.
TIP
UNZIP THE FILES FROM THE FOLDER, do not attempt to only open the zip and choose the files as it might crash.
Files should have "AP, BL, CSC, CP". I opened Odin(3.12), plugged the phone.
Odin should say that the phone is connected in port X.
Chose the files from the unzipped folder. One of the files is almost 4 GB in size, so it will take time for Odin to read. Windows might display (application not responding) on top, ignore it and wait.
Selected and checked all the files in Odin. If there's no check next to it, it won't work.
Put the phone in recovery mode (vol down + home + power), then click (vol up).
Start on Odin. It should pass.
Phone displayed the blue screen and that its installing the "update" which really should be a downgrade. Then it took a while displaying the Samsung logo. It was waving so waited.
Now the phone went back to how it was before the OTA update. :good:
That's exactly what I did after I received the OTA update. not sure if I was lucky or not but my data was still there. Didn't have to restore it. If it deleted your date, it should be fine since you backed it up.
Don't forget to uninstall package disabler then install the 6.3 version and disable the update packages!!!
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How do you go about doing this"Don't forget to uninstall package disabler then install the 6.3 version and disable the update package" where in the phone i much go to uninstall and disable update package
joseph- said:
How do you go about doing this"Don't forget to uninstall package disabler then install the 6.3 version and disable the update package" where in the phone i much go to uninstall and disable update package
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In my case, my date wasn't deleted. I had "Package Disabler Pro" application installed (the latest update which didn't show the OTA packages).
I uninstalled it, then downloaded the 6.3 version (which shows the packages) and disabled the OTA files
knight-raider said:
About a week ago, I was reading about Samsung will start pushing an OTA update to limit the phone more and maybe brick them so we can return them.
After reading a few threads, I downloaded package disabler. Unfortunately, the package disabler developer was contacted by Samsung or whatever to not show the OTA packages so that they can push the update.
I have to say, I'm not sure if this is just a rumor or if it's true, a lot of stuff like this can be found in any forum.
Also disabled update automatically and disabled the play store's automatic update as well. Paranoid much...
But I still received the notification of a new update. Now I know that this is what they want so I tried to avoid it. Then it started bugging me, so I'm like let me click on it and cancel it. Don't be fooled, there's no cancel button! There's a counter too! Which was funny. I tried putting the phone into recovery mode in hopes that it would cancel the update, but after the phone rebooted it just installed the updates.
Phone will only charge to 60, and a more annoying pop up will show saying it's illegal to have the phone or give it and have to return it and so on.
Anywhooo, I managed to get the stock rom from the previous version and decided to try and flash it maybe it'll override the update.
IT DID!!! Now my phone charges to 100 again the recall pop up is still there and its the old one not the scary one. I downloaded package disabler 6.3 and managed to block the correct packages to avoid this from happening again.
You can Google "note 7 stock rom" and find yours or you can message me and I'll send you the link.
My phone is a Roger's phone. Downloaded this N930W8VLU2API3 (release date 16.09.2016) this is the build from September.
The download was very slow speed, so be patient!
Settings, developer options, and checked "OEM unlock" and "USB debugging". Then lock screen and security and disabled SD encryption. Screen lock settings none.
TIP
Go to phone and type *#06# and write down the IMEI and S/N just incase something goes wrong and you have to use smart switch to recover the firmware. Also, back up the phone.
After downloading the firmware, I downloaded another copy. I did this to check the files' sizes and see if the download was interrupted or caused files to break.
TIP
UNZIP THE FILES FROM THE FOLDER, do not attempt to only open the zip and choose the files as it might crash.
Files should have "AP, BL, CSC, CP". I opened Odin(3.12), plugged the phone.
Odin should say that the phone is connected in port X.
Chose the files from the unzipped folder. One of the files is almost 4 GB in size, so it will take time for Odin to read. Windows might display (application not responding) on top, ignore it and wait.
Selected and checked all the files in Odin. If there's no check next to it, it won't work.
Put the phone in recovery mode (vol down + home + power), then click (vol up).
Start on Odin. It should pass.
Phone displayed the blue screen and that its installing the "update" which really should be a downgrade. Then it took a while displaying the Samsung logo. It was waving so waited.
Now the phone went back to how it was before the OTA update. :good:
That's exactly what I did after I received the OTA update. not sure if I was lucky or not but my data was still there. Didn't have to restore it. If it deleted your date, it should be fine since you backed it up.
Don't forget to uninstall package disabler then install the 6.3 version and disable the update packages!!!
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Funny because i tried same thing and odin failed. It won't allow rolling bk to original rom.
knight-raider said:
About a week ago, I was reading about Samsung will start pushing an OTA update to limit the phone more and maybe brick them so we can return them.
After reading a few threads, I downloaded package disabler. Unfortunately, the package disabler developer was contacted by Samsung or whatever to not show the OTA packages so that they can push the update.
I have to say, I'm not sure if this is just a rumor or if it's true, a lot of stuff like this can be found in any forum.
Also disabled update automatically and disabled the play store's automatic update as well. Paranoid much...
But I still received the notification of a new update. Now I know that this is what they want so I tried to avoid it. Then it started bugging me, so I'm like let me click on it and cancel it. Don't be fooled, there's no cancel button! There's a counter too! Which was funny. I tried putting the phone into recovery mode in hopes that it would cancel the update, but after the phone rebooted it just installed the updates.
Phone will only charge to 60, and a more annoying pop up will show saying it's illegal to have the phone or give it and have to return it and so on.
Anywhooo, I managed to get the stock rom from the previous version and decided to try and flash it maybe it'll override the update.
IT DID!!! Now my phone charges to 100 again the recall pop up is still there and its the old one not the scary one. I downloaded package disabler 6.3 and managed to block the correct packages to avoid this from happening again.
You can Google "note 7 stock rom" and find yours or you can message me and I'll send you the link.
My phone is a Roger's phone. Downloaded this N930W8VLU2API3 (release date 16.09.2016) this is the build from September.
The download was very slow speed, so be patient!
Settings, developer options, and checked "OEM unlock" and "USB debugging". Then lock screen and security and disabled SD encryption. Screen lock settings none.
TIP
Go to phone and type *#06# and write down the IMEI and S/N just incase something goes wrong and you have to use smart switch to recover the firmware. Also, back up the phone.
After downloading the firmware, I downloaded another copy. I did this to check the files' sizes and see if the download was interrupted or caused files to break.
TIP
UNZIP THE FILES FROM THE FOLDER, do not attempt to only open the zip and choose the files as it might crash.
Files should have "AP, BL, CSC, CP". I opened Odin(3.12), plugged the phone.
Odin should say that the phone is connected in port X.
Chose the files from the unzipped folder. One of the files is almost 4 GB in size, so it will take time for Odin to read. Windows might display (application not responding) on top, ignore it and wait.
Selected and checked all the files in Odin. If there's no check next to it, it won't work.
Put the phone in recovery mode (vol down + home + power), then click (vol up).
Start on Odin. It should pass.
Phone displayed the blue screen and that its installing the "update" which really should be a downgrade. Then it took a while displaying the Samsung logo. It was waving so waited.
Now the phone went back to how it was before the OTA update. :good:
That's exactly what I did after I received the OTA update. not sure if I was lucky or not but my data was still there. Didn't have to restore it. If it deleted your date, it should be fine since you backed it up.
Don't forget to uninstall package disabler then install the 6.3 version and disable the update packages!!!
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WORKED FOR ME AS WELL!!! Green Battery is back! now lets see if it charges over 60%
I've downloaded Package Disabler Pro 6.3 on my Note 7 after sucessfully using Odin to go back one software update.
However, I've disabled all the following...
com.policydm
com.sec.android.soagent
com.samsung.android.omcagent
com.wssyncmldm
com.sec.spp.push
Except for the most important ones...
com.samsung.firmware.sensorhub
com.samsung.android.firmware.tsp
Because they don't come up.
Will this be an issue?
Can you not just root and install a custom rom?
marvi0 said:
Can you not just root and install a custom rom?
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No root for the snapdragon
Maiesta_Miyabi said:
I've downloaded Package Disabler Pro 6.3 on my Note 7 after sucessfully using Odin to go back one software update.
However, I've disabled all the following...
com.policydm
com.sec.android.soagent
com.samsung.android.omcagent
com.wssyncmldm
com.sec.spp.push
Except for the most important ones...
com.samsung.firmware.sensorhub
com.samsung.android.firmware.tsp
Because they don't come up.
Will this be an issue?
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Did you have a previous version installed?
knight-raider said:
About a week ago, I was reading about Samsung will start pushing an OTA update to limit the phone more and maybe brick them so we can return them.
After reading a few threads, I downloaded package disabler. Unfortunately, the package disabler developer was contacted by Samsung or whatever to not show the OTA packages so that they can push the update.
I have to say, I'm not sure if this is just a rumor or if it's true, a lot of stuff like this can be found in any forum.
Also disabled update automatically and disabled the play store's automatic update as well. Paranoid much...
But I still received the notification of a new update. Now I know that this is what they want so I tried to avoid it. Then it started bugging me, so I'm like let me click on it and cancel it. Don't be fooled, there's no cancel button! There's a counter too! Which was funny. I tried putting the phone into recovery mode in hopes that it would cancel the update, but after the phone rebooted it just installed the updates.
Phone will only charge to 60, and a more annoying pop up will show saying it's illegal to have the phone or give it and have to return it and so on.
Anywhooo, I managed to get the stock rom from the previous version and decided to try and flash it maybe it'll override the update.
IT DID!!! Now my phone charges to 100 again the recall pop up is still there and its the old one not the scary one. I downloaded package disabler 6.3 and managed to block the correct packages to avoid this from happening again.
You can Google "note 7 stock rom" and find yours or you can message me and I'll send you the link.
My phone is a Roger's phone. Downloaded this N930W8VLU2API3 (release date 16.09.2016) this is the build from September.
The download was very slow speed, so be patient!
Settings, developer options, and checked "OEM unlock" and "USB debugging". Then lock screen and security and disabled SD encryption. Screen lock settings none.
TIP
Go to phone and type *#06# and write down the IMEI and S/N just incase something goes wrong and you have to use smart switch to recover the firmware. Also, back up the phone.
After downloading the firmware, I downloaded another copy. I did this to check the files' sizes and see if the download was interrupted or caused files to break.
TIP
UNZIP THE FILES FROM THE FOLDER, do not attempt to only open the zip and choose the files as it might crash.
Files should have "AP, BL, CSC, CP". I opened Odin(3.12), plugged the phone.
Odin should say that the phone is connected in port X.
Chose the files from the unzipped folder. One of the files is almost 4 GB in size, so it will take time for Odin to read. Windows might display (application not responding) on top, ignore it and wait.
Selected and checked all the files in Odin. If there's no check next to it, it won't work.
Put the phone in recovery mode (vol down + home + power), then click (vol up).
Start on Odin. It should pass.
Phone displayed the blue screen and that its installing the "update" which really should be a downgrade. Then it took a while displaying the Samsung logo. It was waving so waited.
Now the phone went back to how it was before the OTA update. :good:
That's exactly what I did after I received the OTA update. not sure if I was lucky or not but my data was still there. Didn't have to restore it. If it deleted your date, it should be fine since you backed it up.
Don't forget to uninstall package disabler then install the 6.3 version and disable the update packages!!!
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So this is funny but i kinda fixes my phone lol now it charges up to 100. I tried koodo firmware and i was able to restore it. Originally i tried the general Samsung firmware for note 7 nd it kept on failing in odin then i realized wen i put my simcard in back wen first got the phone it looked to koodo. Now i used pkg disabler to disable updates too.
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Mine is SM-930A. It's the AT&T version. Please help.
knight-raider said:
About a week ago, I was reading about Samsung will start pushing an OTA update to limit the phone more and maybe brick them so we can return them.
After reading a few threads, I downloaded package disabler. Unfortunately, the package disabler developer was contacted by Samsung or whatever to not show the OTA packages so that they can push the update.
I have to say, I'm not sure if this is just a rumor or if it's true, a lot of stuff like this can be found in any forum.
Also disabled update automatically and disabled the play store's automatic update as well. Paranoid much...
But I still received the notification of a new update. Now I know that this is what they want so I tried to avoid it. Then it started bugging me, so I'm like let me click on it and cancel it. Don't be fooled, there's no cancel button! There's a counter too! Which was funny. I tried putting the phone into recovery mode in hopes that it would cancel the update, but after the phone rebooted it just installed the updates.
Phone will only charge to 60, and a more annoying pop up will show saying it's illegal to have the phone or give it and have to return it and so on.
Anywhooo, I managed to get the stock rom from the previous version and decided to try and flash it maybe it'll override the update.
IT DID!!! Now my phone charges to 100 again the recall pop up is still there and its the old one not the scary one. I downloaded package disabler 6.3 and managed to block the correct packages to avoid this from happening again.
You can Google "note 7 stock rom" and find yours or you can message me and I'll send you the link.
My phone is a Roger's phone. Downloaded this N930W8VLU2API3 (release date 16.09.2016) this is the build from September.
The download was very slow speed, so be patient!
Settings, developer options, and checked "OEM unlock" and "USB debugging". Then lock screen and security and disabled SD encryption. Screen lock settings none.
TIP
Go to phone and type *#06# and write down the IMEI and S/N just incase something goes wrong and you have to use smart switch to recover the firmware. Also, back up the phone.
After downloading the firmware, I downloaded another copy. I did this to check the files' sizes and see if the download was interrupted or caused files to break.
TIP
UNZIP THE FILES FROM THE FOLDER, do not attempt to only open the zip and choose the files as it might crash.
Files should have "AP, BL, CSC, CP". I opened Odin(3.12), plugged the phone.
Odin should say that the phone is connected in port X.
Chose the files from the unzipped folder. One of the files is almost 4 GB in size, so it will take time for Odin to read. Windows might display (application not responding) on top, ignore it and wait.
Selected and checked all the files in Odin. If there's no check next to it, it won't work.
Put the phone in recovery mode (vol down + home + power), then click (vol up).
Start on Odin. It should pass.
Phone displayed the blue screen and that its installing the "update" which really should be a downgrade. Then it took a while displaying the Samsung logo. It was waving so waited.
Now the phone went back to how it was before the OTA update. :good:
That's exactly what I did after I received the OTA update. not sure if I was lucky or not but my data was still there. Didn't have to restore it. If it deleted your date, it should be fine since you backed it up.
Don't forget to uninstall package disabler then install the 6.3 version and disable the update packages!!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
worked thank you
I did the same thing as instructed and was able to downgrade my note 7 snap dragon to a previous stock version before the forced update. Battery is back to 100%, no update messages everything seems to be running great. However I noticed my Secure folder is no longer working. Has anyone else having this issue? When I try to open secure folder or setup the folder it gives me a error message saying " Secure folder cannot be set up because unauthorized software was installed on the device. I got the rom from Sam mobile for my Rogers phone Sept update. Sometimes the error messages says " Failed to create knox mode. Try again. When I use an app to check my if my knox has been tripped is says everything is normal, 0x0 valid warrenty. Any ideas what a solution could be?
By the way... Thanks for posting how to downgrade and get my note 7 back to normal working condition!
goldensun7 said:
I did the same thing as instructed and was able to downgrade my note 7 snap dragon to a previous stock version before the forced update. Battery is back to 100%, no update messages everything seems to be running great. However I noticed my Secure folder is no longer working. Has anyone else having this issue? When I try to open secure folder or setup the folder it gives me a error message saying " Secure folder cannot be set up because unauthorized software was installed on the device. I got the rom from Sam mobile for my Rogers phone Sept update. Sometimes the error messages says " Failed to create knox mode. Try again. When I use an app to check my if my knox has been tripped is says everything is normal, 0x0 valid warrenty. Any ideas what a solution could be?
By the way... Thanks for posting how to downgrade and get my note 7 back to normal working condition!
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Ok looks like I fixed the problem. I only flashed the larger AP file and not all the files in the stock rom. Once I flashed the other files, secure folder became available.
Be sure to flash all files in the stock rom.
oh man I cant thank you enough for helping me bring some life back into my phone! the 60% was brutal! back to 100% charge now!!!
I did run into some issues, and in case this helps anyone else who couldnt get odin to pass the most important thing is to make sure your downloading the right carrier version of the firmware. You need to use the carrier version that matches the same one the phone was originally activated. In my case, my Bell note 7 was originally activated using a virgin mobile sim card so odin would fail until I used the VMC region instead of BMC.
Thanks again!
would someone be kind enough to post a youtube video for those of us who are not so familiar with using ODIN
Thank You.
Its great that some of you are able to fight back against the 60 percent update, i blocked mine before it even happened but nothing will help us when the carriers block our devices... i just got off the phone with sprint (US) and they told me they will definately block the note 7s in the near future long before the 8 comes out... if someone has a solution, please pm me or post it here if you can...
Personally my story about keeping the no seven is probably a lot different than most people...
In February my now ex wife stole my Note Edge and kicked me out of my own house at gunpoint.... thankfully i got away with my tab 4... but it got stolen when i was homeless from being kicked out and living in my car...
So two devices stolen from me in less than a year, but hope was on the horizon. I had heard the note seven was coming out and so I stayed without a phone for three to four months and got the note seven the day it was released.
The note 7 is my trophy, it is my monument to not ever getting robbed again and then samsung wants to take it.
rkawli said:
would someone be kind enough to post a youtube video for those of us who are not so familiar with using ODIN
Thank You.
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check youtube there are a lot of instructional vids. the process is the same for every ROM. you can download the ROM from sammobile.com firmware section. let me know if you can't figure it out still. I can try and help.