Hi folks.
This is my first post here. I've been through the "noob's guide" and stuff but to be honest it's all WAY above my head. I'm just not a techy type. Anyway, thing is, I have a Note 717 and Samsung just "updated" it to the new 4.0.4 OS. I loved it before, it was great, but now I've got all kinds of problems and I really want to go back to the old OS if possible. It was working brilliantly before and I wish to heck I'd known what it was going to do when the upgrade notice came up because I'd have hit 'cancel' faster than you can say it. Now it's slow, it crashes, it's lost a bunch of my stuff, yadda yadda.
I understand that I might have to "root" it to reinstall the old OS, but I haven't got a clue where to begin and, to be honest, I'm scared to death of killing an expensive phone.
So anyway I just wondered if there's anyone willing to wet-nurse a complete, green-as-grass newcomer and help me through this process? Be warned first though; I'm really not that great with computers and may ask a lot of very stupid questions. I beg your forbearance.
So anyway if someone could please help me I would be very grateful indeed.
Thanks in advance.
Sandy.
Sandy,
When you did you up rage it probably wipe all you data right?
My first step for you would be to do a factory reset and see if the issue you are experiencing get resoleved.
Do you know how to get to your settings?
If so, look around in there and do a factory reset.
Hi Alperin.
Thanks for getting back to me.
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When you did you up rage it probably wipe all you data right?
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Oddly, my data appears okay. But now the phone's painfully slow and crashes frequently. The new email client is dogs**t, I get a "process has stopped" message every time I power it up, the interface has become user-unfriendly and some of my widgets and apps are missing. It's just RUINED this phone that I was so enjoying having.
alperin1 said:
My first step for you would be to do a factory reset and see if the issue you are experiencing get resoleved. Do you know how to get to your settings? If so, look around in there and do a factory reset.
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I can find that, yes, but I don't want to go erasing all my data, it took me forever to get it all in there. Is there another way of backing it up than sending it to Google?
Thanks!
Sandy.
One of the apps on your Note is called Kies or Kies air. Use this to backup your data.
Then do your factory reset.
Sorry I do not have Kies but if needed I will try to assist.
Hi Alperin.
Thank you again for the ongoing assistance, I really appreciate it!!
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One of the apps on your Note is called Kies or Kies air. Use this to backup your data.
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Hooray! Kies actually performed the backup flawlessly (that's a new feature in my experience). The only way I can get Kies to work is with an older version, but I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.
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Then do your factory reset.
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Okay, I went to do the factory reset, found it under "backup and reset" and it said "Delete Samsung account first". But I looked in the accounts section and I don't appear to have one with Samsung. What do I have to do please?
THANK YOU again!!!!
Sandy.
Doing this for my father in law as we speak. Upgraded to ICS, was too slow. Rooted, Flashed custom ROM, got cold feet. Wants to go back to stock Gingerbread.
If you are with Rogers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657262
The only extra thing to note in this one is the main ROM file, make sure to unzip it.
Hi Eugene.
Thanks for your response.
eugenekim618 said:
Doing this for my father in law [...] ICS, was too slow. [...] Wants to go back to stock Gingerbread.
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Me too! That's exactly what I want to do. Already had a couple of very helpful correspondences with Alperin and we seem to be making some progress.
eugenekim618 said:
If you are with Rogers:.
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Nope, unfortunately I'm with Bell. Actually the guys at the Bell Store have been helpful, no complaint there.
Thanks again.
Sandy.
I can certainly relate to being hesitant to root your phone and start installing g custom ROMs, I had mine almost 3 months before I did which is a long time on a stock Samsung ROM for me. Try watching some of the tutorial videos on YouTube, they helped me a lot when I started with my Captivate. I particularly like the ones from Mobile Tech Videos but I'm not sure if there are any from them for the Note. Hope you're able to get it sorted out.
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Not sure what to tell you. I do not have that on my build.
Is it just a question?
There is another way to do the factory reset. I will try to find it.
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Ok here is another method.
1) power off the phone.
2) hold down the up and down volume buttons at the same time. And while holding them down press the power button
3) the phone will start and you will feel it vibrate. Release the power button, only the poer button
4). You should be in recovery mode.
5) select to do the wipe data/ factory reset
6) let your phone do it's thing
Set up the phone and see if it runs better.
This is a pain in the ass to type on an iPad.
Hi Darth_Munkee,
Thanks for your reply.
Darth_Munkee said:
Try watching some of the tutorial videos on YouTube
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Thanks, I will. I appreciate the help.
Cheers,
Sandy.
Hi Alperin.
Thank you so much for your continued help, I really appreciate it.
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There is another way to do the factory reset.
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Thanks for passing that over. I'm going to give it a try. Do you know if this will restore it to the Android 2.3.6 or did the update fundamentally alter the phone so that it's always going to be 4.0.4? Holy cow I really hope it comes up 2.3.6!!!
I'll let you know what happens post-reset. Thanks again for all your help.
Cheers,
Sandy.
This will keep ICS but put it back to the all default setting and remove all apps that are not part of the upgrade package you installed.
Let's see how this works for you before going back to GB.
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Hi again.
alperin1 said:
do your factory reset.
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Okay I did that and it worked. Thanks for the instructions. However, as I feared it came back with the dreaded 4.0.4. But, this being said, my data and stuff is all backed up, so I feel a bit more ready to proceed.
Now... how do I get the wonderful 2.3.6 back on it please?
Thanks again!!!
Sandy.
Hi again Alperin.
I'm very grateful for your ongoing assistance, thank you so much.
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Let's see how this works for you before going back to GB.
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Right I think I've got the hang of the names... ICS is version 4.0.4 and GB is 2.3.6 right? Forgive me if this seems elementary to you - but its all new to me!
I don't want to sound like a Luddite but there's so much I dislike about ICS that I really want to go back to GB. The functionality was way better, the phone was faster, it didn't crash, it performed like I expected it to, the interface made sense... and so on. So I'm eager to get started on transitioning back to the former OS. I don't know how busy everyone here is, but I'm going to take the USB cable to work and maybe I can get into it there. I pretty much just answer the phone these days, so I won't get into trouble, don't worry!
THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!
Sandy.
A factory ROM and fast be it GB or ICS don't belong in the same sentace.. if you tried a nice vanilla ROM such as CM9 you might be surprised what a fast phone really is.
Sandy, stock roms tend to be full of bloat software that will reduce the performance of any phone. Gb as you say worked better because is a more mature os than ics. So if you decide to root your phone make sure to try a custom ics rom which may be fast and stable and your phone will stay on game with the newer stuff instead of using an older os.
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Hi there Black6 and Chico.
Black6spdZ said:
you might be surprised what a fast phone really is.
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chico1620 said:
if you decide to root your phone make sure to try a custom ics rom
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Thanks guys, I very much appreciate your responses, input and suggestions. I'm sure that it's all good stuff, but I really just want 2.3.6 back. Whilst all this custom stuff sounds interesting (and is, I'm sure, great fun for you clever whizzes that understand it) my plea is a relatively simple one; I just want my phone back the way it was!
But, again, I really do appreciate your input, thanks!
Sandy.
I am at work so I will be responding slowly. There is a guide for this, I will try to find it for you.
BTW is it still crashing on you?
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Hi Alperin.
Thanks again for your response.
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I am at work so I will be responding slowly.
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No worries! I recognise that you guys are all helping me out just 'coz you can, and I'm really grateful. So if it takes all day (or more) then no problemo; I don't want to detract from your work.
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There is a guide for this, I will try to find it for you.
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Thank you so much! That sounds great.
alperin1 said:
BTW is it still crashing on you?
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It hasn't crashed since the reset and restore that I did 1½ hours ago, but it hasn't done anything else either (well, except turn on the GPS without asking me haha). No email, no calls, no texts - and that's very unusual because I normally get a lot of those throughout the day. I hope it's not indicative of a problem, but I understand that it's a work-in-progress.
Slight update: The Wi-Fi is working, that's a good thing.
Thanks again!
Sandy.
SandyRB said:
Hi there Black6 and Chico.
Thanks guys, I very much appreciate your responses, input and suggestions. I'm sure that it's all good stuff, but I really just want 2.3.6 back. Whilst all this custom stuff sounds interesting (and is, I'm sure, great fun for you clever whizzes that understand it) my plea is a relatively simple one; I just want my phone back the way it was!
But, again, I really do appreciate your input, thanks!
Sandy.
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I'm afraid the only way to revert back to GB is more technical than a simple factory reset and involves using Odin to flash back.
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OK, I have tried many things on my own here, but let me explain...
I have a galaxy sII
GT-I9100
droid version - 4.0.3
baseband - I9100XXLS8
Kernel - 3.0.33-siyah-v3.3.1
Its Turkbey's V12 ICS ROM
Build # IML74K.XWLPF
problem.... the rom is incredible, but just recently I stopped being able to make phone calls, well hear them, it still dials and connects and what not, but the mic seems to not be working...
I even tried flashing diff roms to see if I just needed a fresh rom with JB or something, but the phone still didnt work...
I am wondering if this is a firmware issue, that I need to dload and flash again OR
Has anyone had this problem and flashed a rom that corrects this issues
thanks guys/gals
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OK, I have tried many things on my own here, but let me explain...
I have a galaxy sII
GT-I9100
droid version - 4.0.3
baseband - I9100XXLS8
Kernel - 3.0.33-siyah-v3.3.1
Its Turkbey's V12 ICS ROM
Build # IML74K.XWLPF
problem.... the rom is incredible, but just recently I stopped being able to make phone calls, well hear them, it still dials and connects and what not, but the mic seems to not be working...
I even tried flashing diff roms to see if I just needed a fresh rom with JB or something, but the phone still didnt work...
I am wondering if this is a firmware issue, that I need to dload and flash again OR
Has anyone had this problem and flashed a rom that corrects this issues
thanks guys/gals
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So....it's present in all ROMs.....and it's a speaker issue.....
How about a call putted on speaker?
Can you hear them that way?
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gastonw said:
So....it's present in all ROMs.....and it's a speaker issue.....
How about a call putted on speaker?
Can you hear them that way?
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Yeah I should have mentioned that too, when on speaker I cant hear anything either...do we think the phone is just going kaput (or however thats spelled hah)
It sounds odd to me that both speakers are out, how about hands free?
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It sounds odd to me that both speakers are out, how about hands free?
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odd to me too, hands free, bluetooth? dont use it but the weirdest thing is that if i make a call either on speaker or not, when i click end call, i still get that do do do noise, and the speaker works, with and without headphones when i play music and videos, and i dont know what specific part of the os to disect and/or upgrade something
If it's not settings there (wouldn't know) it calls for Factory reset.
But that's just me.
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gastonw said:
If it's not settings there (wouldn't know) it calls for Factory reset.
But that's just me.
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but would a fac reset break root and get ridda the rom on there, because ive never had to do that before, do we think its an issue with the phone itself? or the roms firmware or something like that?
rdnspnrz said:
but would a fac reset break root and get ridda the rom on there, because ive never had to do that before, do we think its an issue with the phone itself? or the roms firmware or something like that?
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No, you won't loose root after a factory reset, but you will loose your apps and data, so make a back up of them first (if you're actually going to do this factory reset).
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Donnie Sins said:
No, you won't loose root after a factory reset, but you will loose your apps and data, so make a back up of them first (if you're actually going to do this factory reset).
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nice but whats about my rom settings im guessing everything will be fresh and minimal and ill have to redo all my UI settings and what not
Bingo.
Why don't you just keep searching for a similar issue here at xda?
You could make a back up of your ROM, Factory Reset and if it doesn't fly you just restore your back up.
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gastonw said:
Bingo.
Why don't you just keep searching for a similar issue here at xda?
You could make a back up of your ROM, Factory Reset and if it doesn't fly you just restore your back up.
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I have, and roms backed up hence this thread ive searched and searched, this sites amazing but i just cant find anyone with a similar issue, so ill probably give the factory reset a whirl this weekend and go from there, and if you all come across anything else pls post back
thanks guys
will do.
Good luck.
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hmmm
that's a werid problem
pls try using the handsfree or bluetooth just to be sure. if those are working, then it might be the speaker.
i think it's not a good idea to factory reset. as i've learned it could cause more problems.
try upgrading to an official rom. that would be better.
chwoiy said:
that's a werid problem
pls try using the handsfree or bluetooth just to be sure. if those are working, then it might be the speaker.
i think it's not a good idea to factory reset. as i've learned it could cause more problems.
try upgrading to an official rom. that would be better.
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huh?
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'Huh' indeed.. I don't think those comments are based on any logic.
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Donnie Sins said:
'Huh' indeed.. I don't think those comments are based on any logic.
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And I was drunk at the time, imagine that!
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gastonw said:
And I was drunk at the time, imagine that!
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It all couldn't be any worse than this!
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gastonw said:
Bingo.
Why don't you just keep searching for a similar issue here at xda?
You could make a back up of your ROM, Factory Reset and if it doesn't fly you just restore your back up.
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didnt fly hah...i did the factory reset and all, now i cant get it into dload mode or recovery, i cant get past the sgs2 first screen with my lovely yellow triangle, is there a way to hard reset with buttons, im getting mixed remedies when i search, or any way to push commands to it to tell my phone to flash my restore rom that is on my ext. sd card...
rdnspnrz said:
didnt fly hah...i did the factory reset and all, now i cant get it into dload mode or recovery, i cant get past the sgs2 first screen with my lovely yellow triangle, is there a way to hard reset with buttons, im getting mixed remedies when i search, or any way to push commands to it to tell my phone to flash my restore rom that is on my ext. sd card...
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What you mean "factory reset and all and now I can't get into DL nor RM"????
lol what's that "an all"?
Power it off, vol down + home + power for 7 seconds and that will get you to DL.
glad to report...in a way
Fellas/Ladies
Happy to say I got rid of the soft brick, from the factory reset, ended up getting it into d-load mode, used ODIN and flashed from this recovery zip I had... bad news the Phone feature still doesnt work...good news, I am taking it back to best buy because everything looks stock, no flash counter or anything, so I think its def something with the phone itself and not a rom issue...hopefully Ill get a new one for free and just go to town on that one customizing the hell out of it, awaiting the arrival of the sgs4
thanks all for the help and tips
Nick
So I've been trying to install CM10 on my Verizon Galaxy S3 and after the past 5 times, it will never fully work. I've been flashing gapps like everyone says and still nothing. Each time I will restore my apps+data with Titanium Backup Pro and while it does restore, none of my media elements will work. My contacts do not work, cannot open my gallery and so on. This is quite frustrating because I would really like to use CyanogenMod. I do the standard wipe data/factory rest every time before I try and flash the ROM again and still nothing. Any insight on my problem would be greatly appreciated. If you need any more info on how I've been going about all this just ask.
Really? Did you look where you're posting?
Dear Lord! This is wrong forum mate.
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How did this even happen?? Long nights... Damn...
roghitmanx47 said:
How did this even happen?? Long nights... Damn...
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This must be a sign that you must ditch your SGS3 now and buy the HTC One
Riyal said:
This must be a sign that you must ditch your SGS3 now and buy the HTC One
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No.. It's a sign he should go return his s3 and get an iPhone if he can't even read the forum name.
Maybe Riyal is right and he actually DID post to the right forum and was just looking for some sympathy and good advice ...
using fat fingers. I have been avoiding update by hitting LATER since update 1st offered, to keep my options open. I saw a white box with the android guy standing by while it was either unpacking or downloading, so I pulled the battery. Every time I put battery in it goes back to the start of unpacking box.. I believe the phone is completely stock, no roms,mods, etc. I bought it used about a year ago, and am happy with stock so far. It was supposedly factory reset by previous owner. 1st question: Is there another failsafe point after the unpack where I can choose NOT to install update? (that would be so easy, right?) If not, what else can I do to avid update.I am a complete NEWB, but follow detailed directions well. THANK YOU ANYONE AND EVERYONE in advance for any assistance you can provide. Two other pieces of info. 1) Sprint Photon. 2) I have taken it offline so it is not active on network at this moment. Issue occurred last night.
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using fat fingers. I have been avoiding update by hitting LATER since update 1st offered, to keep my options open. I saw a white box with the android guy standing by while it was either unpacking or downloading, so I pulled the battery. Every time I put battery in it goes back to the start of unpacking box.. I believe the phone is completely stock, no roms,mods, etc. I bought it used about a year ago, and am happy with stock so far. It was supposedly factory reset by previous owner. 1st question: Is there another failsafe point after the unpack where I can choose NOT to install update? (that would be so easy, right?) If not, what else can I do to avid update.I am a complete NEWB, but follow detailed directions well. THANK YOU ANYONE AND EVERYONE in advance for any assistance you can provide. Two other pieces of info. 1) Sprint Photon. 2) I have taken it offline so it is not active on network at this moment. Issue occurred last night.
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I think youre stuck with the install
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It will boot to "Starting RSD protocol support" on top of screen w/no unpack or further change if I volume up/power button. Still screwed?
sleepyhollowtoo said:
It will boot to "Starting RSD protocol support" on top of screen w/no unpack or further change if I volume up/power button. Still screwed?
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Try flashing a sbf file that may help
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try rsd flashing the 2.3.4 sbf and hope that the bootloader hasn't been upgraded yet. that's all i can think of.
Thanks all for your replies. Being a complete noob at this, can someone point me at a file location and detailed flashing instuctions? I would be
MOST greatful.
I have been doing HOURS of reading here on XDA. Now find I can boot into FASTBOOT mode with all of the various sub menus.What if anything next to try? What is FASTBOOT? a service mode? Is there a recovery/restore built into this thing? If so, I may still have some data available that everyone seemed to be looking for some months ago.....2.3.4 stock and unlocked. TIA
Have you tried a factory reset in the menus.
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Screwed by Google. Canceled ICS upgrade on my Moto Photon. No Wow for us.
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Have you tried a factory reset in the menus.
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Screwed by Google. Canceled ICS upgrade on my Moto Photon. No Wow for us.
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Confessions of a TRUE NOOBand a chuckle/or sob) from you all. Yesterday, in frustration, I called Sprint, asking for tech support level2. Didn't get there, but level one did check with lvl2, who said, "stores should have ALL versions of software for reinstall" Lvl 1 checks with a large trusted Sprint repair store directly, who says "YEAH we have software" I race over, a half hour before closing. They look at phone. Tried a bunch of things. NO JOY. We only have the software on the server to down load, that MOTO sends Sprint. Current only. 2.3.5 ONLY! SQUARE ONE.
To answer your question, yes, I and others have tried to run factory reset, but it appears to be unpacking the new software as described above, so it has been aborted by pulling battery.
I am ALMOST resigned to 2.3.5 so I can get my phone back. I don't have the time, mental energy, or maybe the smarts some of the you folks do, I live vicariously thru what I read about. Note my join date. Been here since Sprint MM-9000/original Touch/TP2. I'll hang out for a while to see if any miracle ideas appear, and thanks to all.:fingers-crossed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94VcWk-CJc
You are welcome, full youtube tutorial.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94VcWk-CJc
You are welcome, full youtube tutorial.[/QUOTE
Thank you for the link, I skimmed it, will watch a couple more times, take notes, assemble all the parts, and give it a try. It may be what I was looking for, I'll report back in a couple days
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dwegiel said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94VcWk-CJc
You are welcome, full youtube tutorial.[/QUOTE
Thank you for the link, I skimmed it, will watch a couple more times, take notes, assemble all the parts, and give it a try. It may be what I was looking for, I'll report back in a couple days
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It should work, the bootloader does not lock until the installation is near complete (if I'm not mistaken).
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dwegiel said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94VcWk-CJc
You are welcome, full youtube tutorial.[/QUOTE
Thank you for the link, I skimmed it, will watch a couple more times, take notes, assemble all the parts, and give it a try. It may be what I was looking for, I'll report back in a couple days
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Hey All, is there any program, or Motocast, that might be able to strip off my phone book from this Photon in its present state, or a way to find the file, or is it fotunately or unfortunately stored by big brother GOOG and could be restored if I get back to 2.3.4? TIA
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dwegiel said:
youtube.com/watch?v=J94VcWk-CJc
You are welcome, full youtube tutorial.
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Does this means that, if you have a 2.3.5, you can take it back to 2.3.4 and then unlock the booter? Still trying to get JB on mine...
jjamesss said:
Does this means that, if you have a 2.3.5, you can take it back to 2.3.4 and then unlock the booter? Still trying to get JB on mine...
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Nope youre stuck like everyone else
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They control my phone completely. A factory reset from the phone, a hard reset by holding the buttons and a reset done by typing in the number code all dont erase the hackers stuff. Its like they took over the stock firmware of my phone or something. How can I completely erase everything from this phone? Or do I just have to throw this thing away now? They've also similarly took over my Asus Transformer tablet.
Can anyone help me?
You're done for. Stupid hackers got you too, huh? You should mail both to me.
Anthony820 said:
You're done for. Stupid hackers got you too, huh? You should mail both to me.
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do you not believe me?
lw99 said:
They control my phone completely. A factory reset from the phone, a hard reset by holding the buttons and a reset done by typing in the number code all dont erase the hackers stuff. Its like they took over the stock firmware of my phone or something. How can I completely erase everything from this phone? Or do I just have to throw this thing away now? They've also similarly took over my Asus Transformer tablet.
Can anyone help me?
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Lol, if you're serious, the perfect solution would be to flash a stock firmware over the existing one.
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First off, what's hacked and how do you know you've been hacked? Then you have to find out how they hacked you. Was it thru an app? Thru Wi-Fi? Did you login on a false webpage like the common Facebook hack?
If you believe you've been hacked change ALL your passwords to EVERYthing. Even Wi-Fi passwords. Make sure you do it from a different device or pc. preferably using https. Then wipe everything possible. Internal, external storage, cookies etc.....
king_below_my_lord said:
Lol, if you're serious, the perfect solution would be to flash a stock firmware over the existing one.
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How do you flash the stock firmware? I dont know anything about this stuff..
An example of how they control my phone is if I download an anti-virus app, they turn off it's monitoring and give it permissions to send texts, access my personal data, make phone calls, etc.
lw99 said:
do you not believe me?
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I don't believe you even own a Note. But props for trolling an otherwise untrolled forum. I'm sure many people will try to talk you through your problem.
Iw99 we need more info if you are not a troll please provide phone model, operating system where you are located when this problem started apps you are using are you using any bootleg apps the more info you provide the better.
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First, you're going to have to prepare a tinfoil lined room to work in. . .
rangercaptain said:
First, you're going to have to prepare a tinfoil lined room to work in. . .
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Nice.
Download samsung kies on your computer. Tools_emergency firmaware recovery. Follow the steps.
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Bull****
lw99 said:
They control my phone completely. A factory reset from the phone, a hard reset by holding the buttons and a reset done by typing in the number code all dont erase the hackers stuff. Its like they took over the stock firmware of my phone or something. How can I completely erase everything from this phone? Or do I just have to throw this thing away now? They've also similarly took over my Asus Transformer tablet.
Can anyone help me?
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Don't believe a word of this.
zancro said:
Don't believe a word of this.
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He might be saying "I have a phone with a lockscreen password I don't know (because it isnt mine) and I want to completely erase everything so I can have a fresh phone".
440 I don't think everyone is a crook but I can usually spot a red herring from a long distance.
I really don't think you have been hacked but you have glitches in your rom
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What numbers did they call? Can you hear the phone calls? Can you read the texts that they send? Do they send nude pics?
Obvious Troll. Close thread.
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Either way
rangercaptain said:
He might be saying "I have a phone with a lockscreen password I don't know (because it isnt mine) and I want to completely erase everything so I can have a fresh phone".
440 I don't think everyone is a crook but I can usually spot a red herring from a long distance.
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Ref 440 - I applaud your faith in your fellow man. That is rare in today's post-naiveté world, and should be treasured. But as far as this story goes, either incredibly incompetence or lying is involved... But NOT hacking. Just not consistent. Hacking can sometimes be hard to spot, and then only through exhaustive analysis. If the OP's story is even half true I suspect the case really involves some really dumb action that does NOT involve hacking.
But frankly, I got bigger problems. After the upgrade to stock 4.1.2 I'm getting a series of "No SIM card" errors, even after a SIM replacement. Now going to Google....
The way many have overcome the no sim card error has been to return the phone to stock ICS and the modem to the LF6, then go on to the rom, kernel, and modem of choice.
Using the emergancy firmware installation option of Kies has also been used.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40942237
This link is to a guide to fix that error
Hacked seriously doubt it ... give me all your accounts and passwords and i can fix this lol
zancro said:
Don't believe a word of this.
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I think, maybe a little too much on the ole glass pipe????
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Don't feed the troll. Stop replying to this thread. Hopefully mine will be the last.
After scouring for two days I am just giving up and asking for help. Here is what happened. I have a At&t Galaxy Note. It was rooted but very glitchy. Kept shutting off, weird lines going through the screen, my camera didnt work. I know for that process I did TWRP and cyanogenmod. I went back to att stock from a forum found here. After I did that I had no google apps anywhere. SO my brother found some gapps.zip thing. He put it on my phone after I had restored back to a previous version that did have them. Now my phone wont stay on for longer than a minute. I cant get it to recognize on my computer. So I cant even try to get into it to see if I can fix anything. Everytime I conntect it, a message pops up that says that it cannot install MTP... Even if I restore again, as I have tried. It is still not letting me use it. Then my brother decided to re root it I guess. And that is all well and fine but i still cant use my phone. I saw something about a .zip that removes gapps but I havent been able to use that as my phone just wont install it in recovery mode. Can someone please please help me!!!!
luvpudds said:
After scouring for two days I am just giving up and asking for help. Here is what happened. I have a At&t Galaxy Note. It was rooted but very glitchy. Kept shutting off, weird lines going through the screen, my camera didnt work. I know for that process I did TWRP and cyanogenmod. I went back to att stock from a forum found here. After I did that I had no google apps anywhere. SO my brother found some gapps.zip thing. He put it on my phone after I had restored back to a previous version that did have them. Now my phone wont stay on for longer than a minute. I cant get it to recognize on my computer. So I cant even try to get into it to see if I can fix anything. Everytime I conntect it, a message pops up that says that it cannot install MTP... Even if I restore again, as I have tried. It is still not letting me use it. Then my brother decided to re root it I guess. And that is all well and fine but i still cant use my phone. I saw something about a .zip that removes gapps but I havent been able to use that as my phone just wont install it in recovery mode. Can someone please please help me!!!!
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wow. the first few sentences were making sense, then you just lost it grammar wise and lost me. it would have helped knowing what ROM was on your phone. from symptoms it sounds as if t was a 4.2 ROM with no GAPPS and some serious OC/UV issues.
but you lost me with your English and the "TWRP and CYANOGENMOD thingy" i know what they are obviously, but what you did with them is a HUGE guessing game. one person not knowing what they are doing is bad enough, but two of you.......... cant do that man. kind of like masturbating with someone elses hand man. who cleans up the mess.
absolute clean slate is going to be you best option in my opinion. the "Super Everything Thread" is going to be your new best friend.
read it, live it, learn it......................understand it. put yourself in position to help yourself first.
tutorals on YOUTUBE can help too.
can you get DOWNLOAD MODE?
do you have ODIN?
do you have PDA/ TAR files you need?
you may need to re-install the DRIVERS for phone on computer
there is a glossary in Super thread, that is why i capped these words. key points and things you need to do. its a marathon not a sprint.
go slow, one step at time, understand what you are doing. even rehearse it, i did. be confident in what you are doing. make sure you have files for I717.
read the OP's for ROM's
some need GAPPS (4.2) and some don't (4.1.2) or Touchwiz
the new 4.3 will also need GAPPS and there are 4.2 and 4.3 GAPPS. again make sure you have right files. all the more reason to take your time.
and uh, don't just let someone flash whatever on your phone, that's how you get a BRICK.
good luck and let us know.
if i have stated anything wrong, someone else will be buy to correct.
nothing wrong with how i am telling, others just may have shortcuts.
what you do with it is up to you, i just like to understand what i am doing, cause i will have to fix it.
but keep us posted
captemo said:
wow. the first few sentences were making sense, then you just lost it grammar wise and lost me. it would have helped knowing what ROM was on your phone. from symptoms it sounds as if t was a 4.2 ROM with no GAPPS and some serious OC/UV issues.
but you lost me with your English and the "TWRP and CYANOGENMOD thingy" i know what they are obviously, but what you did with them is a HUGE guessing game. one person not knowing what they are doing is bad enough, but two of you.......... cant do that man. kind of like masturbating with someone elses hand man. who cleans up the mess.
absolute clean slate is going to be you best option in my opinion. the "Super Everything Thread" is going to be your new best friend.
read it, live it, learn it......................understand it. put yourself in position to help yourself first.
tutorals on YOUTUBE can help too.
can you get DOWNLOAD MODE?
do you have ODIN?
do you have PDA/ TAR files you need?
you may need to re-install the DRIVERS for phone on computer
there is a glossary in Super thread, that is why i capped these words. key points and things you need to do. its a marathon not a sprint.
go slow, one step at time, understand what you are doing. even rehearse it, i did. be confident in what you are doing. make sure you have files for I717.
read the OP's for ROM's
some need GAPPS (4.2) and some don't (4.1.2) or Touchwiz
the new 4.3 will also need GAPPS and there are 4.2 and 4.3 GAPPS. again make sure you have right files. all the more reason to take your time.
and uh, don't just let someone flash whatever on your phone, that's how you get a BRICK.
good luck and let us know.
if i have stated anything wrong, someone else will be buy to correct.
nothing wrong with how i am telling, others just may have shortcuts.
what you do with it is up to you, i just like to understand what i am doing, cause i will have to fix it.
but keep us posted
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Im sorry, Im just really frustrated. My phone was working fine yesterday and now its a very expensive paperweight. And not only that but Im having problems with my laptop. Apparently the hard drive just went clonkers for no reason and now I have to put in a new one. Yes I can get into download mode. Yes I have Odin. Yes I have the PDA/TAR files. I made sure everything was for the sgh i717. I read each process ten times before I did it. I installed my drivers from the Samsung website. I think my problem is that the internal sd card isnt being recognized. When I go into recovery mode, which is CMW btw, it gives me an eemc 07 error message and says it cant mount. When I can get my phone to stay on long enough for thecpu to recognize it it doesnt say sd card just phone memory. I will be sure to read the super everything thread. As for a ROM there isnt one on here. If I try to put one one it wont install and keeps saying that eemc 07 error message. Thanks for responding. Im spiraling in self-pity right now but im determined to get my phone back.
If you get it back to stock, do a complete erase/format, and your still having all these glitches, there's a good chance there's hardware issues. Especially if your not able to see the external SD card etc.
If your the original owner (I.E. you got it from a dealer with a plan), and you can get your counter reset to 0 on stock with these issues still showing up, it might be easiest to take it in and get a replacement. That is, if you have a warranty option available.
Ragnarkov said:
If you get it back to stock, do a complete erase/format, and your still having all these glitches, there's a good chance there's hardware issues. Especially if your not able to see the external SD card etc.
If your the original owner (I.E. you got it from a dealer with a plan), and you can get your counter reset to 0 on stock with these issues still showing up, it might be easiest to take it in and get a replacement. That is, if you have a warranty option available.
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Its not the external sd but the internal one. Its just gone... I know that this is the problem at this point. But I have no idea how to resolve that issue. I have no idea where it is or how to get it back. I have been on xda and droidforums for an extreme amount of time trying to find a solution but nothing going. The only way I have seen to reset my counter is to use triangle away. As I cannot even use my phone due to freezing and restarting I cannot even install that app. I am hoping that one person in the wide world has had this problem and fixed it and will read this and tell me how to fix it.
Status 7 means you need to update you recovery
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Thanks for all the help. Took it it AT&T. Now my phone is working properly if a slight bit laggy. But at least its working.
luvpudds said:
Thanks for all the help. Took it it AT&T. Now my phone is working properly if a slight bit laggy. But at least its working.
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so where are you at then?
what does your phone show as running?
settings/about phone
are you just going to leave it or are you still going to pursue customizing?
captemo said:
so where are you at then?
what does your phone show as running?
settings/about phone
are you just going to leave it or are you still going to pursue customizing?
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I'm running 4.1.2 now. I will not be customizing like that for some time. I might think about it later but I'm so glad to have it back I'm just going to enjoy it for awhile.
luvpudds said:
I'm running 4.1.2 now. I will not be customizing like that for some time. I might think about it later but I'm so glad to have it back I'm just going to enjoy it for awhile.
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you know, something going wrong with mine was my biggest worry. when I decide to screw something up, I can really screw something up. so I was very hesitant. it probably took me 2-3 months to get the courage to flash. but that was most likely a good thing. it made me be very thorough in the process.
all I am saying is don't let it completely discourage you. you have time.
glad you got phone back, I know it can be a bit of a scary thing. I have come across an issue or two myself and actually surprised myself by fixing myself. actually a pretty good feeling.
anyway, stick around, there are some pretty amazing folks here.
captemo said:
one person not knowing what they are doing is bad enough, but two of you.......... cant do that man. kind of like masturbating with someone elses hand man. who cleans up the mess.
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:laugh::laugh::laugh:
Rofl. Now I have a completely different vision when I see captemo advise a full wipe to someone.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
Rofl. Now I have a completely different vision when I see captemo advise a full wipe to someone.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5HJGuyBfx8
Well I think we just lost our "FamilyFriendly" label.
rangercaptain said:
Well I think we just lost our "FamilyFriendly" label.
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Well at least our PG-13 rating anyway. Tell me it wasn't pretty funny though
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rangercaptain said:
Well I think we just lost our "FamilyFriendly" label.
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I don't know ... They looked like they were pretty friendly.....for family
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