It seems to me that everyone thinks that by installing/flasing a ROM, you getthe newest "firmware" on your phone.
this is not true, and it's getting aggravating. Your "firmware" and you "os/Rom" are two completely different things.
The firmware file is an actual .exe file that you execute via odin.
On your PC, double-click SGH-I717UCLF5_478C4F494FE1D8194C6BD7758C972351.exe to run Odin.
Turn off your phone.
Reboot your phone to Download Mode. To do that, press the Power and Volume Down keys of your phone until you see “Warning!!” displayed on the screen. Press the Volume Up key to continue into Download Mode.
Connect your phone to the computer via USB cable.
Odin will automatically recognize your phone and will display an “Added” displayed in the message box on the Odin window.
If you don’t see one, you may have to re-install the drivers.
Also try to use the USB port at the back of your computer’s CPU if your phone is not detected.
In Odin, click the Start button to proceed with flashing the UCLF5 firmware on your phone.
The flashing will take a few minutes and when it’s done your phone will automatically reboot. When you see the Samsung logo, it indicates that you can now safely unplug your phone from the PC. You will also see a “PASS” message on the upper left of the Odin window which means that the flashing is successful.
However, if Odin gets stuck or you get a “FAIL” message, you just have to disconnect your phone from the PC, close the Odin window, remove and reinsert your phone’s battery, and start from step 1 again.
Hurray! You have just installed the leaked Android 4.0 ICS build UCLF5 firmware on the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note SGH-I717.
Case in point. now....
Just because you have ICS 4.0.4 OS/ROM/whatever you make, it does not mean you have the latest firmware. Nobody really seems to understand that.
I have the At&t galaxy note and I'm currently using UCLF5 firmware, with ICS 4.0.4, (CM 9 ROM) that was installed via Clockwork Recovery Mod.
People also seem to think that by installing the stock rom that at&t put out via odin, EX:I717UCLF6_I717ATTLF6_I717UCLF6_HOME.tar.md5, it somehow puts the firmware on your phone. This is untrue. As I've said earlier, a firmware update via odin is done through an .exe file. EX:I717UCLF5_478C4F494FE1D8194C6BD7758C972351.exe
Now, my question is.... Has anybody found the .exe firmware file (UCLF6) for the at&t note yet? I have yet to find it.
You joking right?
The exe file is most likely a virus. I didn't even care to check. This thread's been reported
I have ran UCLE 5 (sucked), UCLE 3, UCLE 2 and now UCLF 6 the latest and official one. They seem like updates/upgrades to me.
That link downloaded something to my computer and now its running slow !! what happened ?? :silly:
There is no virus, thanks for implying that though. It's just a post with pain text.
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Also, being that this was my first post, xda does not allow you to use outside links in your first 10 posts. So this link you speak of is non-existent.
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Also, being that this was my first post, xda does not allow you to use outside links in your first 10 posts. So this link you speak of is non-existent.
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Thanks for speaking up. Thread still reported
thanks for nothing, you have been reported as well.
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Odin updates contain all of the firmware. Recovery, kernel, modem, operating system.
Many ROMs contain kernel, and modem, along with operating system. ROM is not even really the right term, just a carryover from older technology that really was read only memory. So analyzing its usage is fairly silly anyways. If anything, the various ROMs seem more akin to distributions of Android, at least the main powerhouses (cm, aokp, etc).
Seeing how worthless stock recovery is, we can say having CWMR or TWRP installed constitutes having a later and greater portion of firmware installed.
As far as the note i717 goes f6/4.0.4 is the latest official version. After that there's nothing official.
What's the point of all this anyways? Why would I need an exe file for my Linux based handset anyways. Cornfused.
BANANA!
What you are describing is a one-click Odin file. That is not how the official release is distributed.
The official firmware update for AT&T is done with Kies and not Odin. Kies is an officially released public-use software designed to interface with Samsung phones at the end user level. Odin is leaked software that is for internal Samsung employees. We're not even supposed to be using Odin as end users.
There are ROMs based on every version of official and leaked releases for the Note. There are also ROMs but from CM9 and AOKP source.
ICS 4.0.4 UCLF6 is the official release from Samsung for AT&T and you can only get the 100% official stock firmware from Kies. Everything else had been touched by a developer in some way, even if it's just repackaging it as an Odin one-click or CWM flashbacks file.
I just bought a windows tablet, it' preloaded with windows 7.
should I install it again with windows7.exe to get the official one? haha
davo42002 said:
It seems to me that everyone thinks that by installing/flasing a ROM, you getthe newest "firmware" on your phone.
this is not true, and it's getting aggravating. Your "firmware" and you "os/Rom" are two completely different things.
The firmware file is an actual .exe file that you execute via odin.
On your PC, double-click SGH-I717UCLF5_478C4F494FE1D8194C6BD7758C972351.exe to run Odin.
Turn off your phone.
Reboot your phone to Download Mode. To do that, press the Power and Volume Down keys of your phone until you see “Warning!!” displayed on the screen. Press the Volume Up key to continue into Download Mode.
Connect your phone to the computer via USB cable.
Odin will automatically recognize your phone and will display an “Added” displayed in the message box on the Odin window.
If you don’t see one, you may have to re-install the drivers.
Also try to use the USB port at the back of your computer’s CPU if your phone is not detected.
In Odin, click the Start button to proceed with flashing the UCLF5 firmware on your phone.
The flashing will take a few minutes and when it’s done your phone will automatically reboot. When you see the Samsung logo, it indicates that you can now safely unplug your phone from the PC. You will also see a “PASS” message on the upper left of the Odin window which means that the flashing is successful.
However, if Odin gets stuck or you get a “FAIL” message, you just have to disconnect your phone from the PC, close the Odin window, remove and reinsert your phone’s battery, and start from step 1 again.
Hurray! You have just installed the leaked Android 4.0 ICS build UCLF5 firmware on the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note SGH-I717.
Case in point. now....
Just because you have ICS 4.0.4 OS/ROM/whatever you make, it does not mean you have the latest firmware. Nobody really seems to understand that.
I have the At&t galaxy note and I'm currently using UCLF5 firmware, with ICS 4.0.4, (CM 9 ROM) that was installed via Clockwork Recovery Mod.
People also seem to think that by installing the stock rom that at&t put out via odin, EX:I717UCLF6_I717ATTLF6_I717UCLF6_HOME.tar.md5, it somehow puts the firmware on your phone. This is untrue. As I've said earlier, a firmware update via odin is done through an .exe file. EX:I717UCLF5_478C4F494FE1D8194C6BD7758C972351.exe
Now, my question is.... Has anybody found the .exe firmware file (UCLF6) for the at&t note yet? I have yet to find it.
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I'm sorry but does a similar version of april fools day excists and I don't know anything about it??
firmware and OS/ROM are not the same? WTH !!!!!
Yes firmware and OS/ROM is the same thing, and the latest firmware is not a dumb .exe (executable) file which the purpose of a .exe is to start a process for you and add install said firmware.
Just so you know if you were to unpack a one click firmware .exe, a odin tar and a rom zip, the files are all the same, except from the odin stock files are ext4 format and the ones on a zip are not, and yes if your phone says android 4.0.4 and uclf6 that is the latest version of such firmware.
further more installing .tar thru odin does install new firmware, if you look at the file names you added here:
EX:I717UCLF6_I717ATTLF6_I717UCLF6_HOME.tar.md5
EX:I717UCLF5_478C4F494FE1D8194C6BD7758C972351.exe
if you examine the file names same initial code, except i7171uclf5 is the last leak and i717uclf6 is the final official release.
now the rest of the code on the tar file is from the internal files, ending with an md5, and your exe's 478C4F494FE1D8194C6BD7758C972351 is the md5 checksum.
I'm still having my morning coffee so I'm not going to start flaming anyone but you might want to get your information straight before coming here and posting stuff like this , and avoid people reporting anything.
And one last thing even after AT&T and Samsung stop putting out firmware updates , we will always have the latest firmware because the awesome devs here make firmware updates straight from the android source code, the same source that Samsung uses to make AT&T firmware, so yes we will always have the latest firmware and not from a dumb .exe.
it baffles me how one can come on a development forum such as XDA and post non sense like this .
do you know what an exe is ?
to keep it simple its an executable that will unpack itself and run stuff automatically .
have you ever unpacked a samsung one ?
have you compared it s content to a 'tar.md5' as you call it ?
well I have and ill tell you:
the exe is nothing else then odin and a tar.md5 packed together .
FYI the exe are not executed via odin they ARE ODIN , the tar.md5 on the other end need to be flashed via odin .
and fyi , these EXE are not official you can not download them from any 'official source' they are ALWAYS leaked stuff .
ignorance is nothing to be ashamed of but spreading it ....
lol thank you well put dA
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Wow.....
This thread left me speechless...
God faceplamed his own face when he read this...
Wow
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Speechless ^o^
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Trolls will troll haha
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.exe
Lolz
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So I'm on my second S2. I returned the first one because the phone kept thinking it was charging when it wasn't because the usb connection was screwed up. I replaced it and started to have the same problem with the second one. I decided I wanted to take this one back but now phone is not recognized by computer. I've uninstalled/reinstalled kies for the drivers and a no go. The usb port is so out of wack it wont let the computer recognize the phone. All I want to do is get it back to stock to return it. I can boot the phone, get recovery, get download but it doesn't help me cuz the computer won't acknowledge the phone. I even jiggled the usb cord and my computer started to install drivers, but then it failed. Can I mobile odin back to stock? How? Am I screwed? Stupid usb port! BTW, I only have about 4 days left in my 30 day return period. This sucks!
Are you running a i777 ROM or an i9100? If you are running a hellraised ROM you need to download i9100 drivers.
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kytrauma said:
Are you running a i777 ROM or an i9100? If you are running a hellraised ROM you need to download i9100 drivers.
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Drivers are the same.
And download mode is definitely the same - There are only 2-3 different product IDs used by Samsung devices when in download mode.
You should be able to return to stock with Mobile Odin. It will flash from tar or Odin3 One-click Downloader exe either one. Just download the Return/Unbrick to Stock package from the development forum, or the One-Click Downloader from here.
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You should be able to return to stock with Mobile Odin. It will flash from tar or Odin3 One-click Downloader exe either one. Just download the Return/Unbrick to Stock package from the development forum, or the One-Click Downloader from here.
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I tried to dl this, but it fails every time. Can my phone really download a file like this? Also, whenever I've tried mobile odin in the past, ex: with a kernel, odin never seems to be able to find the file on my phone. Confused?
My USB port is definitely jacked. It's not a driver issue. for example, with the phone unplugged if I try to unclick/click usb debugging, I get the pop up that phone must be unplugged to this. Plus the noise when you plug the phone in to charge just keeps going off like 20 times in a row w/o it being plugged in.
Is there a cwm flashable stock kernel somewhere? I was able to get my phone "stockish" via nandroid bu, however the bu was while I was runny Entropy DD 1208. Therefore, I have cwm, and superuser. Superuser icon is in my app drawer and I can't get rid of it. Kind of a dead giveaway that I've modded my phone. If I could flash stock kernel, via cwm that should pretty much cover me.
You can download the file on your phone. You may have to switch to another browser if the stock browser doesn't do it. Hopefully you will do it over wifi, since it is pretty big ~300 MB.
Mobile Odin is programmed to detect files that contain flashable content. So if you put an Odin flashable tar, or an Odin One-click Downloader exe on the internal or external sdcard, Mobile Odin will find it.
Both Entropy512's packages, and the One-click downloaders are 7 zip files, and I'm not sure about extracting those on your phone. What you can do, if you have a dropbox account, or create one (they are free), download the file on your computer, unzip it there, and transfer the file to your phone using dropbox.
I don't think there is a CWM flashable stock kernel. You can extract the zImage from the stock package and flash it with Mobile Odin. Again, you can use drop box to transfer it from your pc. There is also an Odin flashable tar of the stock kernel as well as the straight zImage here.
The app Download All Files will download it.
Thanks for all the help fellas. So I'm in the process of doing all this. I was able to flash the stock kernel via mobile odin. I now have 3e recovery, which is good. It seems I've only partially lost root however. I installed tibu after flashing kernel, and it is not able to get su rights, however mobile odin still seems to be working. I'm gonna try to flash the back to stock package. Thanks again for all the help. Hopefully best buy won't give me a hard time considering this will be the second time returning a phone for the same issue.
That being said, I have read of only a handful of other people having this issue with the USB port malfunctioning. This is now my second round of this. Am I just unlucky or is this becoming more common? Gonna get insurance this time around
Are you plugging the phone primarily into your computer, or a powered USB hub?
Could be whatever you're using has a bad port and it's messing up the phone.
So I ran the odin one click via mobile odin, and now my phone is stuck on the samsung galaxy sII screen, and nothing is happening. Am I really screwed now. it's been on this screen for ten minutes. All the hard buttons are lit up on the bottom and it seems frozen.
Cdub5 said:
So I ran the odin one click via mobile odin, and now my phone is stuck on the samsung galaxy sII screen, and nothing is happening. Am I really screwed now. it's been on this screen for ten minutes. All the hard buttons are lit up on the bottom and it seems frozen.
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I have very little personal experience with Mobile Odin. However, that package only contains the kernel, system image and modem. And Mobile Odin will not flash any bootloaders or param even if present.
So pull the battery, put it back and boot the phone and see where you are.
As far as the usb port malfunctioning, did the second phone come from the same place as the first one? Could have been from the same batch. I've only see a very few posts about bad usb port, and I've been in here since release.
creepyncrawly said:
I have very little personal experience with Mobile Odin. However, that package only contains the kernel, system image and modem. And Mobile Odin will not flash any bootloaders or param even if present.
So pull the battery, put it back and boot the phone and see where you are.
As far as the usb port malfunctioning, did the second phone come from the same place as the first one? Could have been from the same batch. I've only see a very few posts about bad usb port, and I've been in here since release.
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So I've tried battery pull, and jig. Jig gets me to download mode, which unfortunately is basically useless since I have the usb issue. When I battery pull, I just end up back stuck at the boot screen. I did get the replacement from the same best buy, but the build numbers where different. This sucks. I think I have to go and play stupid (shouldn't be hard for me) and tell them about the usb issue and then say when I tried to reboot phone it got frozen. At least with the jig everything is cleared in terms of flash count. Just dont know if they will be able to do something to tell that I messed with the phone.
Hi!
I've got an SGS2 (i9100) and i tried to update firmware using Kies 2.0 which i installed and downloaded for the first time today.
During the upgrade something happened and all i get on the phone now is the logo i've described.
Kies is trying to do "emergency recovery" and is just sitting at 0% so i'm not sure what that's doing.
I've tried ODIN which seems to pick up the phone on COM4 so i downloaded the I9100XXKI3 file from this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449771
and clicked on start and it gets to zImage and just sits there, i'm not sure if it's doing anything but i left it for 30 minutes and nothing happened.
I've also tried OneClickUnbrick from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
and that can't find the phone.
I can get into ODIN mode on the phone (I think that's recovery) by doing volume down, bottom button and power on.
Anyone got any ideas above what i'm trying?
I think i should be able to get hold of a jig/jtag cable beyond that no idea!
Fixed!
Downloaded the latest ODIN
Downloaded the GT-I9100_XEU_I9100XWKI4_I9100XEUKH2_I9100XXKI1.tar.md5
Plugged into my work PC which didn't have Kies and it also had a different USB cable (that might have mattered)
Swapped the battery for a fully charged one (the original was on 14%!!)
Phone was off and then plugged into the PC
Let the drivers install
Ran ODIN
ODIN picked up the phone (yellow box)
Only selected PDA and located the above tar.md5
clicked on start
*stuff happened*
got a progress bar on the phone
rebooted
it went into a recovery mode and cleared cache and some other stuff automatically.
rebooted
took about 5mins to boot up
bingo!
Hope this helps anyone else with the same problem.
Try different USB ports (must use a powered/mainboard port), different USB cables (particularly the cable that came with the phone), different versions of Odin (search for them), redownload the package you were trying to flash and test the package with 7Zip, IZarc, WinRar or similar to ensure there are no damaged files in it.
If those don't work, try another PC.
If you can get into download mode & Odin recognises the phone (yellow in COM panel), you can almost always save it.
Thanks MistahBungle.
Shall i forget using Kies then?
As this phone doesn't need to be rooted and do you think the data on the phone is gone now or if i manage to reflash something it was just upgrade what's there?
thing is i can't remember what version it was trying to upgrade to. i know it was on 2.3.5 which i think is XXKI3.
I seem to remember the battery was pretty low as well, can that cause a problem?
If u had ur phones drivers properly installed on ur pc, u can dl a program called Heimdall one click unbrick. Look up how 2 use it on YouTube. Works great with any Android device that gets the "phone-triangle-pc" screen.
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Yeah Kies is rubbish. Bin it. Also, when you're using Odin, check Windoze task manager & make doubly absolutely 100000% sure that Kies & any of it's processes are not running. If they are, kill them. You need the drivers that come with Kies to use Odin, but Kies & Odin running at the same time does not work.
Unless the stock rom you flash specifically wipes, you might retain your data (I hope you made regular backups).
Yeah low battery could easily cause a flash to barf.
bewA said:
Thanks MistahBungle.
Shall i forget using Kies then?
As this phone doesn't need to be rooted and do you think the data on the phone is gone now or if i manage to reflash something it was just upgrade what's there?
thing is i can't remember what version it was trying to upgrade to. i know it was on 2.3.5 which i think is XXKI3.
I seem to remember the battery was pretty low as well, can that cause a problem?
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Thank you again!
Is there version of the stock firmware you know that won't wipe.
From what i can tell if i tick repartition and provide a pit file then this will dump everything so maybe if i can not apply those then in theory that won't wipe anything? i'm not sure if that's accurate logic.
I've downloaded this:
GT-I9100_XEU_I9100XWKI4_I9100XEUKH2_I9100XXKI1
and i'm downloading
I9100XXKI3.rar
I'm slightly worried about grabbing the right PIT file as i've seen people flash the one for a G version or plain 9100 on the wrong version and it's bricked the phone.
I know the one i'm trying to repair is just I9100 (that's what it says behind the battery and in ODIN mode).
I'm more of a Galaxy Nexus abuser so the the SGS2 stuff is new territory.
it also doesn't help that majority of stuff i've been finding used to be on some file sharing sites and they've either had the site shut down and panic'd and now only allowing downloads unless you own the account!
Do not tick repartition or touch anything to do with PIT !
Clear ? Good.
If you use firmware download from links on XDA there will be only one file which you flash in PDA section of Odin, no need to touch PIT. Ever.
bewA said:
Thank you again!
Is there version of the stock firmware you know that won't wipe.
From what i can tell if i tick repartition and provide a pit file then this will dump everything so maybe if i can not apply those then in theory that won't wipe anything? i'm not sure if that's accurate logic.
I've downloaded this:
GT-I9100_XEU_I9100XWKI4_I9100XEUKH2_I9100XXKI1
and i'm downloading
I9100XXKI3.rar
I'm slightly worried about grabbing the right PIT file as i've seen people flash the one for a G version or plain 9100 on the wrong version and it's bricked the phone.
I know the one i'm trying to repair is just I9100 (that's what it says behind the battery and in ODIN mode).
I'm more of a Galaxy Nexus abuser so the the SGS2 stuff is new territory.
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crystal clear!
Good man Always remember, anything to do with PIT is an absolute last resort to only be messed with in very specific circumstances (I.E. you know for certain the problem you're having is a partition issue).
bewA said:
crystal clear!
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and to confirm this:
CODE_I9100XXKI3_CL577579_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
OR
GT-I9100_XEU_I9100XWKI4_I9100XEUKH2_I9100XXKI1.tar.md5
is the only file i need to use in the PDA section?
I presume the first one you got from Samfirmware or elsewhere ? Use the one you got from here (the second one). 1 file, PDA section of Odin (at the risk of repeating myself).
bewA said:
and to confirm this:
CODE_I9100XXKI3_CL577579_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
OR
GT-I9100_XEU_I9100XWKI4_I9100XEUKH2_I9100XXKI1.tar.md5
is the only file i need to use in the PDA section?
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i know i'm sorry I just need to make sure i understand the process!
Just to update you.
Flashed the second file using ODIN for the PDA.
Swapped a fully charged Samsung battery with someone in the office plugged into my work pc which already had Samsung drivers (for my GN).
and now all working!!
Didn't loose any data!
Thank you so much MistahBungle!!
No worries guv. Glad you got it sorted & also glad you didn't lose any data as well
bewA said:
Just to update you.
Flashed the second file using ODIN for the PDA.
Swapped a fully charged Samsung battery with someone in the office plugged into my work pc which already had Samsung drivers (for my GN).
and now all working!!
Didn't loose any data!
Thank you so much MistahBungle!!
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No worries guv. Glad you got it sorted & also glad you didn't lose any data as well
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You've saved me from divorce!
Now i just need to look at doing ICS... after i've fully charged the phone!
Hahaha Hmmmm. Is that a good or bad thing tho ?
So far as ICS is concerned, I've tried Miui V4 which is ****e & needs a lot of work. I tried CM9 about two weeks ago & it was fantastic considering how little they've had to work with, and I'm just about to try the 20 March build of CM9 now. Looking at the discussion thread, they've made a fair bit of progress since I tried it previously.
Obviously there are other ICS variants out there & quite a few stock ICS roms floating around. As always, do your homework/research first, make sure you fully understand whatever it is you're wanting to do to your phone, always check downloads (large ones anyways) to ensure they're not corrupt & you should be fine
bewA said:
You've saved me from divorce!
Now i just need to look at doing ICS... after i've fully charged the phone!
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Well i'll be going to a Stock ICS but as far as doing it with Kies that going in the digital bin (to put it politely)!
As the phone is an unbranded one (not fixed to a network) from what i've read there isn't a UK unbranded one yet, i was toying with the idea of doing I9100XXLPQ but i might let the dust settle depending on what i read throughout the day
Hey guys, new here (obviously). I'm also fairly new to flashing/rooting on Android in general.
I flashed my phone to one of the leaked ICS international versions (when I boot up my phone it says "Samsung Galaxy SII GT I9100" from Gingerbread. I did this a couple of days ago. There are a few problems main one being I can't use the phone app for my phone (ironic).
So since the ICS official version for the US AT&T phone came out, I was wondering.
How can I flash my phone to the stock ICS version? Any help would be great and I hope I did not post in the wrong section :\
Thanks so much in advance guys.
Download KIES, install the proper drivers, plug in your phone, update.
Although you probably messed up your phone flashing firmware for the wrong model....
BTW, you might want to at least make an attempt to read before making a thread. There is a thread already dedicated to upgrading your phone to the official AT&T Gingercream Sandwich update
At least pretend to look like you are genuinely interested. Or you know, follow the rules you agreed to upon signing up in the forums
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Boot into download mode using the standard I777 method: with phone off, hold down vol+ & vol- while plugging in USB cable. Post back what the flash counter says.
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Boot into download mode using the standard I777 method: with phone off, hold down vol+ & vol- while plugging in USB cable. Post back what the flash counter says.
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I don't think the standard method is working. Just shows the battery on screen.
and in response to the kies reply; when I plug in the phone and sync it up with kies, kies says "Your device does not support firmware upgrade through kies" or something along those lines.
In response to the other guy, I'm terribly sorry, maybe you could help by posting a link to that thread? I tried looking around seeing if there was anything related to my issue and I couldn't find anything. Forgive my noob status?
Thanks guys.
I used the method that worked though. Held down power, vol down, and home..
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-i9100
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
looks like you need to read around and learn how to flash the secondary bootloader for UCKH7. It will change it back to the correct boot screen too. At least, that's what I think. I had to do it the other day after working on rooting the new LE5 stock.
Read the links in Creepy's signature.
To return your phone to I777 stock, flash the UCKH7 CL503881 stock binaries. The one-click downloader is the easiest. You will find the firmware in the Download Repository, link in my signature. This is the package that includes bootloaders and param.lfs.
Edit: I have been assuming you have the I777. This is true isn't it?
After you are at UCKH7 stock, you can use kies to update to stock ICS, or you can flash UCLE5 which is also in the Download Repository, at the bottom.
kk. I think what I'm gonna do is flash is completely back to stock gingerbread using one of his links and odin.
and plug it in through kies and see if that works to update it to ICS official.
Thanks guys! Sorry I caused such an uproar.
Thanks Creepy!! I will do just that
yes that is correct; I have the SGH-I777 At&t Samsung Galaxy S2.
It appears the one click exe that reverts my phone to stock software actually STOPS and "FAIL"s on the part where it's flashing the "cache."
My phone says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again."
Fortunately when I went download mode the top right corner says SGH-I777
instead of the international version.
I've tried the one-click several times and it still does not work. :\
Any advice?
Edit: Kies is not recognizing my phone ; "device not responding"
thanks again.
Make sure you have the USB Debugging mode turned off. It took me a few minutes to figure that out when I was trying to upgrade from Gingerbread to ICS via Kies earlier.
Not sure what's hanging it up. From your report, it appears that the secondary bootloader was successfully flashed. Do you recall what other steps completed before the fail?
You should be able to boot into recovery by holding vol+, vol- and pwr. Hold down until you enter recovery. Then wipe data/factory reset. Then try to flash the UCKH7 stock package without bootloaders. The link is in the return to the store guide linked in my signature. Or flash one of the stock plus root packages.
Hey thanks Creepy!
I really hate using the one-clickers, had no luck with 'em :|
I'd much rather use the blank Odin 1.85 exe I have that lets you fill in the files.
If I use that and the ---Return/Unbrick to Stock + Root: I777_UCKH7_OCD_Root_No_BL.7z (This contains the kernel, rooted system image, and modem.)--- download, what do I use for the bootloader slot or do I leave that empty?
thanks
SoloBuggMaster said:
Hey thanks Creepy!
I really hate using the one-clickers, had no luck with 'em :|
I'd much rather use the blank Odin 1.85 exe I have that lets you fill in the files.
If I use that and the ---Return/Unbrick to Stock + Root: I777_UCKH7_OCD_Root_No_BL.7z (This contains the kernel, rooted system image, and modem.)--- download, what do I use for the bootloader slot or do I leave that empty?
thanks
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That's a one-click downloader. If you want to flash the full package, there is a tar.md5 file in the Download Repository with everything in it, but it's all in one package, including the bootloaders, so you put it in the pda slot and it's the only file you flash.
In the Download Repository, there are also tars for Entropy512's packages which you can flash in Odin3. They are also one file tars and go in the pda slot. You can read about each one.
I'm not sure you need to flash the bootloaders again. I'd try to wipe data/factory reset and then flash a stock package without bootloaders first.
Applied the one-click with root Flash and now I'm back to gingerbread.
gonna see if I can get ICS working through kies..
looking good!!!
So my phone won't open.
I keep clicking the android but it keeps saying the google services framework has crashed.
and it won't connect to kies..
any ideas?
SoloBuggMaster said:
So my phone won't open.
I keep clicking the android but it keeps saying the google services framework has crashed.
and it won't connect to kies..
any ideas?
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Since ur rooted why not just flash the rom in cwm? The official release is found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1650948
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thanks bud!
I guess you just drop that file onto the phone using file explorer and USB connection,
then go into recovery to update via cwm?
SoloBuggMaster said:
thanks bud!
I guess you just drop that file onto the phone using file explorer and USB connection,
then go into recovery to update via cwm?
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Yup just make sure u wipe data wipe cache and dalvik cache. U could also just download it to ur phone and move it via astro or whatever file manager app u have
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Hi Guys,
I'm new to this Forum and very new to Android. I have the Galaxy S2 and while attempting to install Clock Work Mod, following the instructions from GalaxyS2Root, all of a sudden the phone locked up at the Samsung Galaxy S2 sceen with the yellow exclamation mark and that's as far as I got.
With great difficulty, I can get into the recovery screen, but I haven't got a clue, what I can do from here.
Is the phone recoverable, or have I just destroyed a brand new phone? I don't have a rom zip on my sd card, so I couldn't install a new rom from the card.
I have tried everything to get it going again, but I think the more things I try, the worse it gets. I think I have now wiped the existing rom off completely and wiped the caches, all because I was panicing.
I even thought of removing my sd card, putting it into my wifes Galaxy Ace and downloading a replacement rom to it and then try to install the new rom back to my phone.
But guys, I'm really panicing here and don't know what to do!!
Can anybody please help me out, or do I now throw a brand new phone into the garbage?
Thank You.............dixie (Help Please)
dixielee said:
Hi Guys,
I'm new to this Forum and very new to Android. I have the Galaxy S2 and while attempting to install Clock Work Mod, following the instructions from GalaxyS2Root, all of a sudden the phone locked up at the Samsung Galaxy S2 sceen with the yellow exclamation mark and that's as far as I got.
With great difficulty, I can get into the recovery screen, but I haven't got a clue, what I can do from here.
Is the phone recoverable, or have I just destroyed a brand new phone? I don't have a rom zip on my sd card, so I couldn't install a new rom from the card.
I have tried everything to get it going again, but I think the more things I try, the worse it gets. I think I have now wiped the existing rom off completely and wiped the caches, all because I was panicing.
I even thought of removing my sd card, putting it into my wifes Galaxy Ace and downloading a replacement rom to it and then try to install the new rom back to my phone.
But guys, I'm really panicing here and don't know what to do!!
Can anybody please help me out, or do I now throw a brand new phone into the garbage?
Thank You.............dixie (Help Please)
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Just flash a new firmware via odin.It will be new again
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Hello,
You could try downloading the rom required and install using odin.
You will need to make sure you get the right version for your phone and use odin to flash.
I've not done exactly what you have before I got into a simple boot loop and had to re flash. Live and learn I guess!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
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Thin_Bezel said:
Just flash a new firmware via odin.It will be new again
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Thanks for your reply,
But how do I connect my phone to Odin and what menu should the phone be in, in the recovery mode?
Doesn't the phone have to be in the download mode?
I can only seem to get into the basic recovery mode, ie volume up + power + home keys.
Regards..............dixie.
Have you tried to get into download mode (volume down + home + power)?
You should be able to do that if you can get into recovery. Once in download mode, connect to your PC, start Odin and choose PDA, then select the tar that you have downloaded (it will be in zip form until you unpack it).
Read some threads about Odin/Download mode before you start and make sure you are happy to proceed.
killall said:
Have you tried to get into download mode (volume down + home + power)?
You should be able to do that if you can get into recovery. Once in download mode, connect to your PC, start Odin and choose PDA, then select the tar that you have downloaded (it will be in zip form until you unpack it).
Read some threads about Odin/Download mode before you start and make sure you are happy to proceed.
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O'k I did as you told me, but the first strange thing is, when I extract the zip file I get the following: boot.bin, cache, factory fs, hidden, modem.bin, param.lfs, Sbl.bin and zImage.............there is no exe type file!!!
However if I open odin, click on PDA and enter the whole zip file location and press start, everything goes ahead as planned.
I get a "Pass" and the phone restarts, I get the small tune and the blue moving lights on the screen, but then it just jams up, on the S Samsung Galaxy S2 screen. That's as far as the boot sequence goes.......frozen on the Galaxy S2 Screen!!
Any suggestions?
Regards......................dixie.
Pull out the battery, wait a few seconds replace and try to boot again. If that doesn't work, check you have the correct firmware to flash and try again with Odin.
Or have a look at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
Right, for starters you need to give relevant information if you expect accurate help otherwise you're going to end up screwing your device up.
Which model of S2 do you have?
Which rom do you have? (give link)
Which guide did you follow? (give link)
If you can get into cwm its just a case of "wipe data/factory reset" and then flash custom rom of your choice from sdcard. Just go into cwm>mounts&storage>mount USB (this will mount cards onto PC if connected) so once connected copy your rom across.
I recommend the new wannam lite rom if you want new samsung JB based rom.
If you want to flash via ODIN then you should only be flashing a .tar or .md5 file in PDA section. If your extracting a zip and you get all the files you mentioned in your above reply then you have wrong file.
TheATHEiST said:
Right, for starters you need to give relevant information if you expect accurate help otherwise you're going to end up screwing your device up.
Which model of S2 do you have?
Which rom do you have? (give link)
Which guide did you follow? (give link)
If you can get into cwm its just a case of "wipe data/factory reset" and then flash custom rom of your choice from sdcard. Just go into cwm>mounts&storage>mount USB (this will mount cards onto PC if connected) so once connected copy your rom across.
I recommend the new wannam lite rom if you want new samsung JB based rom.
If you want to flash via ODIN then you should only be flashing a .tar or .md5 file in PDA section. If your extracting a zip and you get all the files you mentioned in your above reply then you have wrong file.
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O'k thank you for your reply and thank you to the others that replied.
I was using an incorrect rom to flash and an incomplete rom at that!
I downloaded a different rom, extracted the files and flashed with odin. Now I am up and running and have the phone back to full woking order.
That was pretty scarery stuff and I thought I had bricked the phone for ever, I guess a little knowledge is helpful but dangerous, if one isn't sure of what they are doing.
Thank you once again for your help, it was much appreciated. I'll contact you again no doubt, next time I create a stuff up.
Regards.................dixie.
Hi Guys, one last request. I would like to root the phone and after a considerable amount of reading/research, the root file that I require, seems impossible to find. When I do find it and download, the .rar file is empty except for a zImage file!!!
My phone is the Galaxy S2 i9100 running ICS 4.0.3 Baseband Version i9100XXLPQ Kernel Version 3.0.15-i9100XXLPQ-CL223505 Build Number IML74K.XXLPQ.
I bought this phone, while I was visiting China and it has been great, up until I managed to brick it by accident.
Anyway, I apparently need the CF Root for XXLPQ v5.4, which I have downloaded six times, from various sites and every time I extract, it's empty, except for an image file!!!
I live in Australia and use the Telstra Network.....should I change to a more suitable Firmware, or maybe a stable custom rom, or can someone give me a link, for the appropriate working CF Root file?
Much Appreciate and Thank You........dixie.
Ignore the above post guys, a little more reading and I found my mistake.
However, I am still interested in the suggestion of a Custom Rom, which would work successfully, on Australian Networks.
Cheers to All......dixie.
dixielee said:
Hi Guys, one last request. I would like to root the phone and after a considerable amount of reading/research, the root file that I require, seems impossible to find. When I do find it and download, the .rar file is empty except for a zImage file!!!
My phone is the Galaxy S2 i9100 running ICS 4.0.3 Baseband Version i9100XXLPQ Kernel Version 3.0.15-i9100XXLPQ-CL223505 Build Number IML74K.XXLPQ.
I bought this phone, while I was visiting China and it has been great, up until I managed to brick it by accident.
Anyway, I apparently need the CF Root for XXLPQ v5.4, which I have downloaded six times, from various sites and every time I extract, it's empty, except for an image file!!!
I live in Australia and use the Telstra Network.....should I change to a more suitable Firmware, or maybe a stable custom rom, or can someone give me a link, for the appropriate working CF Root file?
Much Appreciate and Thank You........dixie.
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I'm still new myself here but i'm sure ur phone is already rooted from what u said above. When u boot into recovery does stock recovery load or CWM ? if anything other than stock Samsung recovery then your already rooted.
Also u dont need to unzip the rar file its ready as is.
If ur phone is actually not rooted by far the easiest method is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
u dont need an insecure kernel and theres no risk involved even if u mess up. I was a lil hesitant to root my phone but used that method and all went fine, now i've learned so much in the past 2 weeks i'm flashing other kernels and tried lots of roms.
Peace
AnubuRe said:
I'm still new myself here but i'm sure ur phone is already rooted from what u said above. When u boot into recovery does stock recovery load or CWM ? if anything other than stock Samsung recovery then your already rooted.
Also u dont need to unzip the rar file its ready as is.
If ur phone is actually not rooted by far the easiest method is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
u dont need an insecure kernel and theres no risk involved even if u mess up. I was a lil hesitant to root my phone but used that method and all went fine, now i've learned so much in the past 2 weeks i'm flashing other kernels and tried lots of roms.
Peace
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Yes thanks for the reply. I discovered that I didn't have to extract the root file, as it was already a .tar (stupid me).
So now I have a rooted phone and the Official ICS version XXLPQ, which is working in Australia, but I have noticed, that most of the time the Network is showing "edge".
All I really have to find now, is a good, stable, custom rom, that will also work in Australia.
A couple of observations....
You don't need "a good stable custom rom that will also work in Australia". Region has nothing to do with how a rom performs/your experience with that rom. If you're having issues with connectivity/you're not happy with data speeds, flashing/trying other modems may help. I suggest you read through this thread, at various times people have discussed which modems have worked well with different carriers (particular modems seem to work well for most people using a particular carrier). You can then search for CWM flashable versions of these modems & test them out until you find one that gives you connectivity you're happy with.
The other observation is you're a bit lacking in the 'basics'. I highly recommend you take the time to read through the guides. Knowing the basics makes it less likely you'll bork your phone at some stage, and that you'll be able to solve any problems that come up in a methodical/logical way (as opposed to guessing).
........a bit!!!!!!
Since you are on 4.0 3 ,why don't you flash the official jelly bean XXLS8 update via odin? Than root it with cf root
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O'k thanks guys.:good:
Thin_Bezel said:
Since you are on 4.0 3 ,why don't you flash the official jelly bean XXLS8 update via odin? Than root it with cf root
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Use Siyah kernel v6 beta4 instead.
First, thank you to the anonymous source who provided us with this build and thank you to @garwynn for posting it here.
This Odin One-Click.exe contains the Stock NI3 Bootloader, Kernel, Modem and ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900P). Yes, that means this comes with the full Knox Bootloader.
There has been no change to the ROM from the initial build released by Samsung.
This will NOT trigger the Yellow Triangle NOR will it increment the Odin flash count.
This one-click resets your whole phone to the stock NI3 experience, similar to a factory restore and it may wipe all data. It also contains the full bootloader and Knox.
Instructions:
1: Backup anything important and Disable any PINs.
During this process your phone's software will be returned to the Stock setup. All system data will be lost. To be safe, it is best to archive your backup off your phone, ie on your PC or Dropbox.
2: Install Samsung USB/Android drivers (if necessary).
Samsung Drivers Download Link
3: Download the NI3 Stock ROM One-Click.
http://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=938 (Resets user data)
4: Unzip One-Click ROM using 7zip (this package is a self-extracting exe you should just be able to double-click on it after download and it will do the rest).
5: Start the Odin One-Click.
Navigate to the location where the SM-G900P_NI3_Stock_Unrooted.exe was saved upon extract from the 7Zip archive.
Double-click on SM-G900P_NI3_Stock_Unrooted.exe. *On Vista or newer, you may need to right-click on the file and select Run as Administrator.
6: Place phone in Download Mode.
- Power phone completely off.
- Press and hold Volume Down, Home and Power buttons, all at the same time.
- Release the buttons only when the ‘Warning!!’ message appears.
- Press [Volume Up] to enter Download mode.
7: Connect USB cable to PC and phone.
Odin should show a yellow COM port in the second column. If you do not see a yellow COM port, you may need to run the Odin One-Click as Administrator and/or unplug/plugin the USB cable after starting Odin One-Click.
8: Start Odin flash process.
Press [Start].
9: Complete - PASS!
Status should change to green PASS! At this point your phone should automatically reboot.
The boot process will take slightly longer than usual during which time you'll see the Sprint 4G/Spark logo screen.
Congratulations! You've flashed the Factory Restore NI3 build!
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][ODIN][OC] SM-G900P NI3 (Modem/Kernel/Bootloader/ROM - Full Restore - Unrooted), ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 5
Contributors
rwilco12
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2015-02-10
Last Updated 2015-02-10
Download: http://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=938
Could you post just the bootloader tar
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@rwilco12
Been doing a lot of reading/research as I'm new to the Samsung game. But I've been every else besides Sony. I read your unpack tutorial on your website, and jumped all over reading unpacking how-to's. Seems to me the recommended an easiest way to create a "no-wipe" package is via SplitFUS2. Most of what I've read is for older devices, and I was wondering if that's the way you recommend doing it, and if you know whether or not it works with S5 packages?
Will normal root process work on it. I'm tempted to do it only cause I want the modem
AOD_Corwin said:
Will normal root process work on it. I'm tempted to do it only cause I want the modem
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AOD_Corwin said:
Will normal root process work on it. I'm tempted to do it only cause I want the modem
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rhyme187 said:
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Chainfire's autoroot does work but I don't believe Towelroot does.
gokart2 said:
@rwilco12
Been doing a lot of reading/research as I'm new to the Samsung game. But I've been every else besides Sony. I read your unpack tutorial on your website, and jumped all over reading unpacking how-to's. Seems to me the recommended an easiest way to create a "no-wipe" package is via SplitFUS2. Most of what I've read is for older devices, and I was wondering if that's the way you recommend doing it, and if you know whether or not it works with S5 packages?
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My guess is you're referring to my tutorials on how to build your own flashable TAR?
Honestly I've never used the SplitFUS2 utility so I can't give you a 100% answer there. However, what I can tell you is that Samsung devices use one of two methods to wipe a device when flashing a TAR. Generally the method involves wiping a partition and overwriting it with a partition file included in the TAR. There are several different partitions and each of them governs a different aspect of the device's functionality. There is generally a specific file that governs the data partition, once you extract the TAR you would then recompile it without the data partition file and flash the final resulting TAR.
The other is script based and that area I'm not an expert on. My BFF @garwynn is pretty good though and might be able to walk you through fixing the scripts if necessary.
Now one other thing to keep in mind is that this thread is for a one-click not the actual TAR. There are ways to decompile an Odin one-click but I would recommend just using the original TAR which can be downloaded in @garwynn's original TAR thread at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=2885005
Good luck!
rwilco12 said:
My guess is you're referring to my tutorials on how to build your own flashable TAR?
Honestly I've never used the SplitFUS2 utility so I can't give you a 100% answer there. However, what I can tell you is that Samsung devices use one of two methods to wipe a device when flashing a TAR. Generally the method involves wiping a partition and overwriting it with a partition file included in the TAR. There are several different partitions and each of them governs a different aspect of the device's functionality. There is generally a specific file that governs the data partition, once you extract the TAR you would then recompile it without the data partition file and flash the final resulting TAR.
The other is script based and that area I'm not an expert on. My BFF @garwynn is pretty good though and might be able to walk you through fixing the scripts if necessary.
Now one other thing to keep in mind is that this thread is for a one-click not the actual TAR. There are ways to decompile an Odin one-click but I would recommend just using the original TAR which can be downloaded in @garwynn's original TAR thread at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=2885005
Good luck!
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Thanks for the reply. I was talking about your "How-To" on your site, and I replied there too. It was very helpful and informative. I found Splitfus2 doesn't seem to work with KitKat, only JB and before. After getting everything ready to go to try your method, extracting the files from the TAR, etc. I found the Kitkat file names differ a bit from the JB ones, according to the TAR BALL flashing order you have listed on your site. Which shouldn't matter since all I need to make is a stock system and recovery TAR. Assuming I use the method you have posted, only making a separate system and recovery TAR, a data wipe shouldn't happen......correct? Only other thing I'm not sure of is after extracting the files from the original TAR, the system is in system.ext4.img...... I assume I leave that the way it is, correct? Only time I've seen it that way is when extracting a system.img and converting it to a flashable rom.
When is the script wipe used? I'm pretty good with scripts. Thanks for your time and help, it's greatly appreciated!
Unrooted/Rooted
rwilco12 said:
Chainfire's autoroot does work but I don't believe Towelroot does.
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Just wondering if anyone has done this and then rerooted phone WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS ? And how is everything running with the rom?
localpagefirst said:
Just wondering if anyone has done this and then rerooted phone WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS ? And how is everything running with the rom?
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I flashed, then rooted with cfroot. My Knox was already tripped before flashing this. Not sure what you mean by repercussions, but flashing this should not trip Knox, its the cfroot part that would.
localpagefirst said:
Just wondering if anyone has done this and then rerooted phone WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS ? And how is everything running with the rom?
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When you say "no repercussions" what exactly are you looking for?
"no repercussions"
rwilco12 said:
When you say "no repercussions" what exactly are you looking for?
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Meaning problems after the rom has settled Like System UI, Context Issues,ECT.
Rwilco12 I fully trust your work and thank you and all whom have helped . I am as one could say very apprehensive about changing complete systems. Roms and modems. I was in no way referencing this to and thing bad.
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Bottom line is I am going for it even though Android "L" will be here first week of November.
Been following you since the Epic Touch days..... anywho, any chance of getting some love for the S5 Sport? Thx!
For anyone that has installed this...Any noticeable difference in the radio?
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Jay5583 said:
For anyone that has installed this...Any noticeable difference in the radio?
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Service at my house literally went from 1 bar to 2, YMMV. I did switch to the bmfr cm11 build a day after flashing this, service has remained the same.
recovery
thanks so much for posting this - been trying to find an easy way to odin back to stock after trying a few ROMs.
Will this also take us back to stock recovery or does it only do the system/rom part? if not, do you know how to get back to stock recovery?
thanks so much!
hi is there a ni3 modem with out system i can flash?
Serious Problem
i downloaded this on my dads new s5, just an hour old.
Flashed in odin, now im getting the "firmware upgrade encountered an issue" error message.
i tried going on to sammobile and downloading sprint stock firmware and flashing that, but odin is rejecting it.
theres also a bunch of versions on sam mobiles site, so im downloading 2 more versions, 1 from april and 1 from june (NCD & NE5)
could it be because im running odin on windows xp vmware thats making odin not take the tar file?
also, i dont know what version im coming from, the only thing i remember seeing when i allowed it into developer mode is that it was on 4.4.2.
please help!!!!
XP under VMware. Yeah, probably asking for trouble.