Ive bought a JIG and would just like some noob-friendly layman advice and references on using the JIG and steps i need to take to prep for a warranty return (I tried searching but im not good at processing large amounts of information so ended up no where). Linking will be fine if you cant be bothered.
I also have other questions such as, when they return the device do i lose ROOT and such? Will they flash an unrootable/unexploitable ROM?
Thanks so much.
Renren1403 said:
Ive bought a JIG and would just like some noob-friendly layman advice and references on using the JIG
Turn the phone off place usb recovery jig in usb port . Screen should now show custom rom zero .
and steps i need to take to prep for a warranty return (I tried searching but im not good at processing large amounts of information so ended up no where). Linking will be fine if you cant be bothered.
What preps ???
Requirments are no root and no custom rom and rom counter at zero .
= flash your original rom or stock rom to remove root .
I also have other questions such as, when they return the device do i lose ROOT and such? Will they flash an unrootable/unexploitable ROM?
If you have root on returning your warranty is void .
They will flash a standard stock rom .
jje
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Hi,
Try the below which I found very useful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402286
Stock roms are available in the development section right? Is there a right or wrong stock rom to choose from?
Also i used odin to flash a CWM kernal in do i need to do anything about that too?
Renren1403 said:
Stock roms are available in the development section right? Is there a right or wrong stock room to choose from?
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the one which was on the phone while shipped
This might sound stupid but i dont remember which one that was ><" is there a way to track back? Or can i use the special identifier on the custom rom i downloaded and work backwards?
Renren1403 said:
This might sound stupid but i dont remember which one that was ><" is there a way to track back? Or can i use the special identifier on the custom rom i downloaded and work backwards?
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with available sources you cant...
I reacently went to the showroom where I purchased the phone, I just picked a display peice and checked the firmware version, it was still my stock version, but in my region (in middle east it may work since all middle east firmware are same) this way you could guess and flash the same...
If you dont know what you bought then just guess at location etc .
jje
JJEgan said:
If you dont know what you bought then just guess at location etc .
jje
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So stock ROMs are by region?
Renren1403 said:
So stock ROMs are by region?
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YES...
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9100&r=1#modelsa
ZACQ8 said:
YES...
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9100&r=1#modelsa
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thanks.. sorry for the silly question...
Related
hello guys..^_^
how are you.. I hope all things are good with you ^_^
actually I have a problem with my GS2
first thing I want to tell that I had decided to change my rom from odex to deodex one..
I had looking for a good one amd I found that Gangsbread is the best..but it doesn't work with my rom which is JPKF2 so that I had to change it to XXKH3 " a raw rom".. so I downloaded it and tried to flash it on my phone but it didn't work..
and I tried to switch my GS2 on but it doesn't work
I've downloaded the JPKF3 raw rom and tried to flash it.. and this what happened to me every time I tried to did it "the pics is within the attached files"~_~
I did with a different roms wuth a count of 33 but it doesn't success.. *_*
and now I have a message on my GS2 screen saying that..“Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies & try again”
please can I do anything to fix it ?
thanks for your time
You've put kernel on bootloader option?
You were supposed to download a .tar file, select it on PDA and flash, no re-partition
dandroid13 said:
You've put kernel on bootloader option?
You were supposed to download a .tar file, select it on PDA and flash, no re-partition
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thanks for your support dandroid13
probably someone taught me to do like that *_*
actually I did with no benefit..I think boot screen won't work..
do I have to insatlll a new boot screen ؟
I have a raw rom and this are the files come within (attached pic)
the same person told me to use the kernel file with the bootloader and now my phone doesn't work *_*
thanks
the same person told me to use the kernel file with the bootloader and now my phone doesn't work *_*
Do not listen to that person .
Gangsbread never heard of that one .
and now I have a message on my GS2 screen saying that..“Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies & try again”
DID YOU .
You can try flashing a stock rom via .
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
But follow the instructions to the letter .
jje
JJEgan said:
the same person told me to use the kernel file with the bootloader and now my phone doesn't work *_*
Do not listen to that person .
Gangsbread never heard of that one .
and now I have a message on my GS2 screen saying that..“Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies & try again”
DID YOU .
You can try flashing a stock rom via .
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
But follow the instructions to the letter .
jje
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Thanks JJEgan
atually I did and this is what happened agian and again *_*
see the attachment please
No idea go to the forum thats giving you this rom and ask there is all i can suggest .I dont have a clue what you are doing installing nadmack .
jje
Get a rom from the forums on XDA, these roms work. Damn, I think you f'd your phone.
@asad4334:
Just a wild guess.. Did you killed all KIES procesess from TaskManager before you start ODIN?
asad4334 said:
Thanks JJEgan
atually I did and this is what happened agian and again *_*
see the attachment please
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Asad4334 did you actually read the thread that JJ asked you to do. I would stop trying to use the files you download and get your stock rom for your phone and reflash that so you are back to the state when your phone was working. Those other files do not even look like GS2 firmware or kernel files.
Thanks JJEgan I won't trust that forum anymore..
prodygee
Get a rom from the forums on XDA, these roms work. Damn, I think you f'd your phone.
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I did and nothing work -_-"
yooyo3d
Just a wild guess.. Did you killed all KIES procesess from TaskManager before you start ODIN?
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actually I turned the kies off and I thought there were no working process after I stocked with my problem I checked the process and it was there and I had killed it and tried again and nothing work ~_~
dragon546
Asad4334 did you actually read the thread that JJ asked you to do. I would stop trying to use the files you download and get your stock rom for your phone and reflash that so you are back to the state when your phone was working. Those other files do not even look like GS2 firmware or kernel files.
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Actually when I bought my phone I rooted it by the way that Intratech explained and it worked with me ^_^
my stock rom is JPKF2 and I don't know if I can find it or not I've tried this Stock rom (see the attached photos) and it doesn't work with my phone
really thanks guys for your support
oh my god I think I have crashed my phone's system -_-
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Thanks JJEgan I won't trust that forum anymore..
prodygee
I did and nothing work -_-"
yooyo3d
actually I turned the kies off and I thought there were no working process after I stocked with my problem I checked the process and it was there and I had killed it and tried again and nothing work ~_~
dragon546
Actually when I bought my phone I rooted it by the way that Intratech explained and it worked with me ^_^
my stock rom is JPKF2 and I don't know if I can find it or not I've tried this Stock rom (see the attached photos) and it doesn't work with my phone
really thanks guys for your support
oh my god I think I have crashed my phone's system -_-
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Hmm Asad I think the files you initially used may right royally screwed your phone. They look like they were SGS1 phone files. If they were then I think your phone will require JTAG repair.
Let's hope there are more people with better knowledge can help you.
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Hmm Asad I think the files you initially used may right royally screwed your phone. They look like they were SGS1 phone files. If they were then I think your phone will require JTAG repair.
Let's hope there are more people with better knowledge can help you.
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I don't know if it did..I've tried 44 times with different roms but what I'm sure the files is for GSII you can see the picture which I depend on to change the room..
and here is a picture for the deodexed rom that I wanted -_-"
Why are you still selecting repartition? DO NOT !!
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
UpInTheAir said:
Why are you still selecting repartition? DO NOT !!
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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no no this is not me..this is from the forum which explained to me how to change my rom.. I would hit that person on his head for his explanation -_-"
asad4334 said:
I don't know if it did..I've tried 44 times with different roms but what I'm sure the files is for GSII you can see the picture which I depend on to change the room..
and here is a picture for the deodexed rom that I wanted -_-"
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I think you can forget about the Deodexed Rom for now. You need to get back to stock. Looking at the pics you submitted. You may end up having to go Service Centre and have it Repaired. Be prepared to pay for the repair as well.
dragon546 said:
I think you can forget about the Deodexed Rom for now. You need to get back to stock. Looking at the pics you submitted. You may end up having to go Service Centre and have it Repaired. Be prepared to pay for the repair as well.
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yea I think so..I'm going to it after the work -_-"
Issue solved thank you guys.. now my phone is running CyanogenMod Nightly ^_^
Out of curiosity, How exactly was the problem solved? Thanks
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
JJEgan said:
the same person told me to use the kernel file with the bootloader and now my phone doesn't work *_*
Do not listen to that person .
Gangsbread never heard of that one .
and now I have a message on my GS2 screen saying that..“Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies & try again”
DID YOU .
You can try flashing a stock rom via .
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
But follow the instructions to the letter .
jje
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Can you post his name? Whoever told you to do that needs to ****ing get banned.
And ridiculed for being so ****ing stupid.
Hi guys, been looking everywhere for this. Anyone can give me a clear guide Superoneclick doesnt work
Find the CFRoot kernel that corresponds to your current kernel in settings/about phone & follow the instructions in that thread to the letter. Bout 10 steps, easy peasy
search on the forum, there are plenty of threads already made for rooting..
MistahBungle said:
Find the CFRoot kernel that corresponds to your current kernel in settings/about phone & follow the instructions in that thread to the letter. Bout 10 steps, easy peasy
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Thank you
NP Done ?
redfreak said:
Thank you
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NP Done ?
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Yeap. Done. Had issues with Modern Combat 3 lagging in Singleplayer. Hmm, btw, any guides to unroot? Just in case I needa claim warranty
Good man
If you ever need to unroot, in case you have to send the phone in for warranty service or whatever, find your firmware in this thread or if you can't find anything specific to your carrier use the most recent one for your country from here and flash in Odin.
Do a factory reset just to make sure there's no apps laying around on the phone that might tip off whomever repairs it (Samsung) that you've been running non-official firmware on it, and get a jig from eBay to reset the flash counter (do a search for "Samsung Galaxy S2 jig", costs a couple of bucks).
Not sure about the MW thing as I've never played it, hopefully someone else might come along and offer a hand (Maybe change the title of your thread ?).
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Yeap. Done. Had issues with Modern Combat 3 lagging in Singleplayer. Hmm, btw, any guides to unroot? Just in case I needa claim warranty
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Good man
If you ever need to unroot, in case you have to send the phone in for warranty service or whatever, find your firmware in this thread or if you can't find anything specific to your carrier use the most recent one for your country from here and flash in Odin.
Do a factory reset just to make sure there's no apps laying around on the phone that might tip off whomever repairs it (Samsung) that you've been running non-official firmware on it, and get a jig from eBay to reset the flash counter (do a search for "Samsung Galaxy S2 jig", costs a couple of bucks).
Not sure about the MW thing as I've never played it, hopefully someone else might come along and offer a hand (Maybe change the title of your thread ?).
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If theres any award for XDA's most helpful member, think you deserve it. Thanl you so muchhhhh. Really appreciate it
Awwww You're much too kind.
No worries, as long as you read up & follow the instructions for flashing a rom/kernel you should be able to handle things just fine, and given you nailed the CF Root thing first go without any dramas (which is a pretty fair effort, a lot of people who post here seem to have problems with it ), I'm sure you'll ace anything you have a go at
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If theres any award for XDA's most helpful member, think you deserve it. Thanl you so muchhhhh. Really appreciate it
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Awwww You're much too kind.
No worries, as long as you read up & follow the instructions for flashing a rom/kernel you should be able to handle things just fine, and given you nailed the CF Root thing first go without any dramas (which is a pretty fair effort, a lot of people who post here seem to have problems with it ), I'm sure you'll ace anything you have a go at
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Thanks. Anyway, flashed my official :
DXKL3
Firmware info
PDAXKL3
PHONE: DXKL1
Date: 15/12/2011
Android 2.3.6
MultiCSC Package (GLB, MM1, SIN, SMA, STH, THL, XEV, XME, XSE, XSP, XTC, XTE, XXV): http://www.multiupload.com/AK0TGH6WXX
DXKL3 Stock Kernel: http://www.multiupload.com/PY2EJTIQ2E
Password: [email protected]
But erm, its still rooted
Flash the kernel on it's own. Hard to say why the kernel didn't take when you flashed the full firmware.
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Flash the kernel on it's own. Hard to say why the kernel didn't take when you flashed the full firmware.
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flashed the tar.md5 file. Am i suppose to remove the .md5 and change it to tar?
No. Don't have to remove the md5 bit. If you've tried flashing the kernel on its own in the PDA section of Odin as per my last post, try re-flashing the entire rom.
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flashed the tar.md5 file. Am i suppose to remove the .md5 and change it to tar?
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ok. Any ideas where I can find the original rom mate?
You downloaded & flashed the "official" firmware as per your post on the first page, didn't you ? If you've already tried flashing the stock kernel as I'd suggested & that didn't unroot your phone, try flashing the whole stock package you downloaded again.
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ok. Any ideas where I can find the original rom mate?
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You downloaded & flashed the "official" firmware as per your post on the first page, didn't you ? If you've already tried flashing the stock kernel as I'd suggested & that didn't unroot your phone, try flashing the whole stock package you downloaded again.
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Ok, im on stock rom. What I did was to flash the kernel for root. Firmware wasnt touched. So, erm I have to reflash the entire rom. Any links I can refer to? I'm from Southeast Asia - Singapore
I gave you the links to official firmware on the first page. Yes. I told you how to unroot the phone on the first page with those links :-| I'm not going to tell you which firmware to flash, you should be able to work that one out yourself given you mentioned your original firmware on page one as well.
Hello everyone,
I'm new at android and everything so i would love to ask you developers (professionals) some questions.
First of all i would like to root my phone to get ICS but I'm kinda concern that i will lose my warranty. So the question is: "Is there any way to unroot your phone and get it back on official software (ROM)?" so i don't lose my warranty when i need some repairs or something.
Second questions is: "Can a failing at root damage my phone ?".
And third : "Can you recommend my some software, rom, or anything for rooting safely ?"
My spec :
Model number: GT-I9100
Android version: 2.3.4
Baseband version: I9100XXKI1
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKI4-CL575467 [email protected] #2
Build number: GINGERBREAD.XWKI4
PS: Sorry for my bad English its not my native language.
PPS: Sorry if similar thread exist.
Make sure to ask questions in the Q/A section next time instead of the general.
1. You will lose warranty by rooting. You will have to reflash the stock rom and use a USB jig (you need to buy it) reset the counter. You could also just flash the ICS and flash triangle away which does the same as a USB jig, but its Highly recommened to use a usb jig.
2. Failing to root wont physically damage the phone, but can cause a brick. This phone is fairly hard to brick and it can be fixed by flashing stock roms using odin. (a usb jig can also help in this situation).
3. Flash this for root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Instructions are provided nicely and its rather easy to root with this. You do also have some other options of one-click root if you wish.
Houselegend said:
First of all i would like to root my phone to get ICS
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Why would you want to root your phone to get ICS? You don't need root to install ICS.
If that's your only reason for rooting, don't.
Official ICS is coming this month, so id just wait for it if this is the only reason for rooting your phone.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
Houselegend said:
Hello everyone,
I'm new at android and everything so i would love to ask you developers (professionals) some questions.
First of all i would like to root my phone to get ICS but I'm kinda concern that i will lose my warranty. So the question is: "Is there any way to unroot your phone and get it back on official software (ROM)?" so i don't lose my warranty when i need some repairs or something.
Second questions is: "Can a failing at root damage my phone ?".
And third : "Can you recommend my some software, rom, or anything for rooting safely ?"
My spec :
Model number: GT-I9100
Android version: 2.3.4
Baseband version: I9100XXKI1
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKI4-CL575467 [email protected] #2
Build number: GINGERBREAD.XWKI4
PS: Sorry for my bad English its not my native language.
PPS: Sorry if similar thread exist.
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Personally if you just want ICS I would just wait until it officially comes out. No need to void your warranty . Word of advise if you do decide you want to root one day ALWAYS look for a method to reverse it.
Kaze105 said:
Make sure to ask questions in the Q/A section next time instead of the general.
1. You will lose warranty by rooting. You will have to reflash the stock rom and use a USB jig (you need to buy it) reset the counter. You could also just flash the ICS and flash triangle away which does the same as a USB jig, but its Highly recommened to use a usb jig.
2. Failing to root wont physically damage the phone, but can cause a brick. This phone is fairly hard to brick and it can be fixed by flashing stock roms using odin. (a usb jig can also help in this situation).
3. Flash this for root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Instructions are provided nicely and its rather easy to root with this. You do also have some other options of one-click root if you wish.
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Sorry for posting it here i saw the Q&A forum 20 sec later ... but i was unable to delete this thread so ...
Thanks for advice and where can i get USB jig ?
oinkylicious said:
Why would you want to root your phone to get ICS? You don't need root to install ICS.
If that's your only reason for rooting, don't.
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Official ICS is coming this month, so id just wait for it if this is the only reason for rooting your phone.
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Official release of ICS will be with TouchWiz and ye like many of us i hate it. That's the main reason for getting a custom ROM. Well others reason is that it will be a lot faster ...
Houselegend said:
Sorry for posting it here i saw the Q&A forum 20 sec later ... but i was unable to delete this thread so ...
Thanks for advice and where can i get USB jig ?
EBAY
Official release of ICS will be with TouchWiz and ye like many of us i hate it. That's the main reason for getting a custom ROM. Well others reason is that it will be a lot faster
But there are no custom roms built on ICS genuine release yet .
A lot faster we will see .
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Houselegend said:
But there are no custom roms built on ICS genuine release yet .
A lot faster we will see .
jje
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Resurrection Rom v9.6 by westcrip is in my opinion the best ics rom (without TW) so far! no fc's, very smooth, best battery life i've ever experienced..
Houselegend said:
Official release of ICS will be with TouchWiz and ye like many of us i hate it. That's the main reason for getting a custom ROM. Well others reason is that it will be a lot faster ...
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totally agree! as i mentioned definetely try out resurrection rom by Westcrip!
Nice to hear that this ROM work so well ...
Nice to hear that this Resurrection ROM (and many other) work so well ...
But ... It's simply to difficult and risky for newbies like me (and a lot other i could imagine)
I have decided to wait for official Samsung ICS firmware and maby get root when some nice tool like Easy Rooting Toolkit [v4.0] (zergRush Exploit) or OneClick Root becomes available ...
And BTW I don't think TouchWiz is that bad at all.
Only reason for me to get root, was getting rid of some Samsung bloatware.
Wow a question in the general section.
I think @Houselegend want to change ROM because of same reason like me. ICS comes out for few days, yes, but in our countries we must wait for our operators to get update. I don't know how much we will wait, but we expect about 2-3 months!
I can't stay more on stock, it's boring and battery duration is very short.
So, if is simple to get back on stock ROM, unroot and reset counter, why not play with custom ROMs?
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So, if is simple to get back on stock ROM, unroot and reset counter, why not play with custom ROMs?
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There are a few threads on how to get back to the stock rom. To reset the counter u have to use a usb jig (u can buy one, those are really cheap) but there may be some apps out there to reset the counter but i think the sinpliest and most secure way is to use a jig! But why do u need to get back to the stock roms?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
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There are a few threads on how to get back to the stock rom. To reset the counter u have to use a usb jig (u can buy one, those are really cheap) but there may be some apps out there to reset the counter but i think the sinpliest and most secure way is to use a jig! But why do u need to get back to the stock roms?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
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Because someday if i need to fix my phone i don't want to lose my warranty ...
BTW. I watched few videos you can make your own USB Jig for under 2-3$ with a 300K Ohm resistor and MicroUSB cable
Houselegend said:
Because someday if i need to fix my phone i don't want to lose my warranty ...
BTW. I watched few videos you can make your own USB Jig for under 2-3$ with a 300K Ohm resistor and MicroUSB cable
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later bootl;oaders jig nont working .
The post below deals with preparation for ICS and obtaining original firmware can equally be applied to saving original firmware for recovery to warranty state.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1540023
jje
JJEgan said:
later bootl;oaders jig nont working .
The post below deals with preparation for ICS and obtaining original firmware can equally be applied to saving original firmware for recovery to warranty state.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1540023
jje
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I got Check Fus but there are no my network on that list.
Bosnia and Hercegovina m:tel
EDIT:
I just found my Product Code
GT-I9100RWASMO
Will that help me with anything ?
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I didn't root my phone yet or anything so i am able to do my own backup of everything ? So i can restore it to official if i need to and then use USB Jig to hide everything ?
Having trouble finding stock roms, can anyone point me in the right direction of where I can find what Im looking for?? Those that I have found are eiter hosted by hotfile, which has been taken down or on the Sammobile and Terafile which unless you are a premium memeber, the download times are horrendous. Im looking for unbranded roms. Not looking to root and install custom roms at this time. Thanks in advance guys, any help with this will be be very much appreciated
Also looking for this
I have a galaxy s3 I9300 which since I did a factory reset now sticks on the Samsung logo however I can boot into recovery and into download (the phone was rooted before I did factory reset but I am not bothered about preserving root as I just want to sell it) All I want to do it install a standard samsung stock rom. In download mode Odin 3.07 sees the device so I presume that I cold flash the stock rom from there IF I could find one - the damn us government has taken down hotfiles and like the OP I can only find premium sources. As I say I dont mind if the rom is rooted or not just as long as it returns the phone to working order - I dont have any data to worry about
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Having trouble finding stock roms, can anyone point me in the right direction of where I can find what Im looking for?? Those that I have found are eiter hosted by hotfile, which has been taken down or on the Sammobile and Terafile which unless you are a premium memeber, the download times are horrendous. Im looking for unbranded roms. Not looking to root and install custom roms at this time. Thanks in advance guys, any help with this will be be very much appreciated
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Try these >>>>> http://androidfirmwares.net/Home/sgs3 <<<<<<<
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Try these >>>>> http://androidfirmwares.net/Home/sgs3 <<<<<<<
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Thanks, very much appreciated:good:
Anyway to find out which ROM is right
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Try these >>>>> http://androidfirmwares.net/Home/sgs3 <<<<<<<
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The problem here is that I cannot get into the phone to check the firmware! It is an unlocked UK version of GT-i9300 and someone suggested "BTU" was the right one but this isn't listed on the site you gave - at least not with BTU in the name - there are so many listed and none with even any indication of country
I clicked download on the most likely one which is I9300XXUGMJ9_I9300OXAGMJ9_BTU.zip - I didnt see BTU until I got to the download step - is this likely to be a UK unlocked one or would I be taking a risk installing it?
HELLO HELP NEEDED
My sisters S3 i9300, never been rooted just got stuck on the Samsung S3 i9300 logo..
How do I go about it since I cant confirm the stock Rom or firmware to download. I cant get to the screen to check the country specific code. I can get to download mode and all it shows is
Odin mode
Product name: Gt-i9300
Custom binary download: 0
Current Binary:samsung official
System status: official
Please what is the way forward
Sorry I had to start a new thread for this....jux cant find the solution anywhere. My apologies
freexrythem said:
HELLO HELP NEEDED
My sisters S3 i9300, never been rooted just got stuck on the Samsung S3 i9300 logo..
How do I go about it since I cant confirm the stock Rom or firmware to download. I cant get to the screen to check the country specific code. I can get to download mode and all it shows is
Odin mode
Product name: Gt-i9300
Custom binary download: 0
Current Binary:samsung official
System status: official
Please what is the way forward
Sorry I had to start a new thread for this....jux cant find the solution anywhere. My apologies
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What is it you would like to do? Keep it stock or root it?
start into recovery and do FactoryReset & WipeCache
Did that several times.. still stuck on the logo...
Grimzee said:
What is it you would like to do? Keep it stock or root it?
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Maybe rooted, just so that I can flash a good stock custom rom... that is debloated, deoxed, good battery, camera etc...I may need suggestion wirh that one too....
I really appreciate u guys replying. .. thnx
You have bigger problems to solve first.
Go to sammobile.com and download the latest stock firmware for your own country.
Follow the instructions on how to flash with odin.
If the flash works then factory reset in recovery, before you try to boot.
If the flash fails then you may find the reason it suddenly stopped working.
Thank u for your response.
Thats the main problem I have. The phone is being used in Ghana now. I could have checked if could get to at lest the screen.
How can I check for the country when the fone wont get me to the screen. On top of that... its stocked and not rooted!
Root is not needed for flashing stock firmware.
Original country is irrelevant, use your own.
Okay sir, will proceed and get back to u...I appreciate the suggestions.
Once you have done what @boomboomer has said then we can help you with rooting and rom's, that is if you still want to root it.
boomboomer said:
Original country is irrelevant, use your own.
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Firmware MUST coincide with the original one, otherwise possibly bricking.
rp158 said:
Firmware MUST coincide with the original one, otherwise possibly bricking.
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but I dont know the original firmware that came with it. What I do know is that.... its never been rooted or flashed before when bought
Go to a SamsungStore. Perhaps they can find out the country-code by the codes on the label behind the battery. But perhaps there are still other&better idea's...
rp158 said:
Firmware MUST coincide with the original one, otherwise possibly bricking.
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No, this isn't true.
Only the model number of firmware must match the phone to avoid brick. CSC makes no difference and even region lock is irrelevant, if it worked in that country before.
Make sure you understand details yourself before advising others, although you did no harm in this case.
boomboomer said:
No, this isn't true.
Only the model number of firmware must match the phone to avoid brick. CSC makes no difference and even region lock is irrelevant, if it worked in that country before.
Make sure you understand details yourself before advising others, although you did no harm in this case.
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Okay I got it working one 4.3....thanx so much everyone. Now I wanna root and find a Rom that gives me max battery life...close to the stock as possible and also better camera quality. Also debloated....
Suggestion: NCS-ROM 8.1
Use it since 1 year and return always after trying another rom.
Thank you...will try that one too....am open to other suggestions too.... Roms close to stock but optimized for speed, debloated and very stable.