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hi folks,
i have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) with ICS 4.03
it is rooted and has the path for the battery drain bug (the 3.4 instead of 34...)
i got a FOTA notice that there is a suystem update ready and it downloaded it (82.20 MB)
when rebooted to install it it failed on file signature error
tried it several times including reset the device and try on fresh device - always the same error on file signature
can any one PLEASE help ???
thanks
ZeevG said:
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hi folks,
i have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) with ICS 4.03
it is rooted and has the path for the battery drain bug (the 3.4 instead of 34...)
i got a FOTA notice that there is a suystem update ready and it downloaded it (82.20 MB)
when rebooted to install it it failed on file signature error
tried it several times including reset the device and try on fresh device - always the same error on file signature
can any one PLEASE help ???
thanks
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How did you get 4.0.3 software on your phone, the S3 comes with 4.0.4 firmware!
Afaik if you`re rooted and use a custom kernel upgrades will not be installed. The best thing to do is download the new rom from www.sammobile.com/firmware and and unstall it with Odin. Or unroot and reflash the original stock rom and to try install the upgrade.
Before unrooting reset the flash counter with TriangleAway 1.70, available on playstore and chainfires`s thread.
thanks.
it is not a custom rom it is the original rom just rooted it
when i reset it it kept the root so actually i just wiped out all content but root was still there
any thing i can do ?
thanks
ZeevG said:
thanks.
it is not a custom rom it is the original rom just rooted it
when i reset it it kept the root so actually i just wiped out all content but root was still there
any thing i can do ?
thanks
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You have to flash the whole original rom or the original kernel and than do a factory reset. Reset the binary flash counter first, see 2nd post.
thanks,
are you saying that just because i rooted the device i will not be able to update it and i will have to reinstall it all ?
it sounds a bit odd, as most of the devices are rooted and as far as i know they are getting updates.
i wouldn't want to start it all over from scratch and flush a new rom etc if not really needed
and then what ?
every time i will need to do that ?
so what's the point in rooting it ?
ZeevG said:
thanks,
are you saying that just because i rooted the device i will not be able to update it and i will have to reinstall it all ?
it sounds a bit odd, as most of the devices are rooted and as far as i know they are getting updates.
i wouldn't want to start it all over from scratch and flush a new rom etc if not really needed
and then what ?
every time i will need to do that ?
so what's the point in rooting it ?
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Once you root it, and update root will be overwritten and is gone.
What for me works best is to buy MobileOdin Pro and flash the latest rom of your country and by doing so you keep root. Uninstall Kies (exept the usb drivers) and forget about that. Just update your phone yourself when an upgrade is available
Apps and data can be stored with Titanium Backup.
not sure i understood what you're saying, sorry...
could you please try again ?
ZeevG said:
not sure i understood what you're saying, sorry...
could you please try again ?
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- Go to www.sammobile.com/firmware and download your latest rom from your country
- Uninstall Kies except the usb drivers
- Buy Mobile Odin Pro
- Flash the rom you downloaded, extracted once and placed on your sd card (md5. file) with Mobile Odin
- Done
still i don't get why ?
why did it happen?
everybody roots the device - are all resetting and flushing on each update?
ZeevG said:
still i don't get why ?
why did it happen?
everybody roots the device - are all resetting and flushing on each update?
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You have a different kernel, not stock so updates will not be installed
If you update yourself with Mobile Odin Pro you don`t need samsung ota updates.
When in the future opdates are available you download the rom from www.sammobile.com/firmware and flash it with Mobile Odin
Settings will not be removed, unless it`s a major update like jellybean.
no, i said it is the original rom just rooted
ZeevG said:
no, i said it is the original rom just rooted
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How did you root the phone?
there was a short guide in the web and done with odin
a small patch
ZeevG said:
there was a short guide in the web and done with odin
a small patch
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CF Root 6.4?
ZeevG, I am in the same situation as you.
Because of the method required to root the S3, we have the clockwork mod installed, I understand that this is the reason the update is not being installed.
I will be doing it manually today with Odin
thanks pal, it is now OK
i used Kies from PC and it went like charm - it is now updated and all as said is OK
thank you for your kind assistance and good will
cheers pal.
hi
please read my reply - i used Kies and it all went smoothly
ZeevG said:
hi
please read my reply - i used Kies and it all went smoothly
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Oke i` am glad for you
I've also had the OTA update automatically download into my phone, and it keeps asking me if it's OK to install it - but as I'm rooted, I don't want to!
I'll upgrade it myself via Odin at some point, but short of continually pressing 'Later' every three hours for the rest of my life, how do I kill and fully delete this pending OTA update?
Andre
andrewilley said:
I've also had the OTA update automatically download into my phone, and it keeps asking me if it's OK to install it - but as I'm rooted, I don't want to!
I'll upgrade it myself via Odin at some point, but short of continually pressing 'Later' every three hours for the rest of my life, how do I kill and fully delete this pending OTA update?
Andre
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Via search as somebody asked the exact same question .
jje
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Hi,
I have installed Android ICS 4.0.3 in my galaxy s2 two days back, but now i want to go back to the company provided version Android 2.3.6 for india.
I tried the official firmware given in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
but i am experiencing some problem and the mobile doesn't goes beyond the initial start up screen where it says "click on android logo to start"
Please anybody can tell me how to install properly the official firmware android 2.3.6 DDKL1 for Samsung galaxy s2.
Please let me know the exact steps to do and the link for files to download.
Thanks in advance.
The files you have should work fine. Did you flash.as shown in the pictures in the OP of the thread you linked?
If your getting to the android start screen your phone should boot fine. Did you click on the android to start?
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Yes i did click on the android logo, It doesn't do anything rather some android process is getting stopped and i am getting popups for it.
while installing 4.0.3 i included all PDA,Phone,CSC and Pit files in odin manager and there by re-partitioned also.
the official firmware link above gives me only the PDA tar file rest of the other files i searched and downloaded dunno whether it is correct. so is it possible for you to give the full set of tar files, if u have?? or direct me to some links where i can download those.
I used the 2.3.6 xila version from remorema at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444651. Just make sure you wipe system/cache and delvik cache before you install from zip in cwm. Then it all should be fine. This presumed you have a CWM.
Hope this helps
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It's probably interfering with something if you're getting all of the process close.
I suggest a factory data reset if you can, close your phone and go to recovery (even if its a stock rom, the original android recovery will also work) and do a factory data reset and try again.
If that still doesn't work, try re-flashing again and see what happens.
mani_vic2rious said:
Yes i did click on the android logo, It doesn't do anything rather some android process is getting stopped and i am getting popups for it.
while installing 4.0.3 i included all PDA,Phone,CSC and Pit files in odin manager and there by re-partitioned also.
the official firmware link above gives me only the PDA tar file rest of the other files i searched and downloaded dunno whether it is correct. so is it possible for you to give the full set of tar files, if u have?? or direct me to some links where i can download those.
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If you have only 1 file then don't download any others. Just flash it as pda as shown in the picture of your linked thread.
Sent from my GT-I9100
Thanks to sxi200, Bobgnarley and AShadowX
I'll try these option and let you guy know in a day.
Hi, mani_vic2rious
If U want to revert back to ginger Stock roms, then this is your place :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444651
I recommend you to choose only from ginger ones, and remember thy are all from samsung, thus, not tweaked or anything. the only difference is that you can install them via CWM, for those who don't like to use Odin on windows PC.
Now if you want to stay in ICS 4.0.3 LP2 based rom, I recommend you Wanamlite V7.2 :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436817
U won't find more stable and functional than this.
Keys to succes in any rom installation :
1- Backup all your personal Stuff;
2- reboot into recovery (cwm) and wipe every single thing : datas, all caches (use the advance menu to wipe more things like dalvics and battery stats)
3- install your rom
4- then restore your personal stuff
As possible as you can : Always reinstall your apps from the begining and avoid restoring them from the backup you did, this always cause conflits and that's why people are always complaining, only do backup your contacts sms and other things like that.
and voilà, always stay clean as possible, and every thing will work smooth, you only need to choose the right rom.
I hope this helps!
mani_vic2rious said:
Thanks to sxi200, Bobgnarley and AShadowX
I'll try these option and let you guy know in a day.
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Also make sure you have flashed back the old Gingerbread bootloaders from that thread.
I swear this gets asked daily...
I had some issues also. Reboot to stock recovery. Data wipe. Reflash stock firmware through Odin. That seemed to work for me
Hi kimifender,
The wanamlite installation says "signature verification failed" while installing, anything to do with it??
I've flashed data and cache and reverted to 2.3.6, now it is working fine. anyhow if i can able to install wanamlite i'll try that too. Please sugest me.
Thanks for all who have helped me in solving the issue
but now the only issue is my kies is not detecting the version. anything else i have todo for this??
Hi,
Could anyone help in this issue??
The wanamlite installation says "signature verification failed" while installing, anything to do with it??
mani_vic2rious said:
Thanks for all who have helped me in solving the issue
but now the only issue is my kies is not detecting the version. anything else i have todo for this??
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You need an original firmware with matching product codes .
Kies or Odin /CWM not both .
jje
Hi guys,
Could someone help me in whether any FM Radio APP will work in [ROM][13 Fev]WanamLite V8.4 ICS 4.0.3 LPB & 14 toggles & Fast ICS Themed??
I couldn't post reply on thread as my total post is below 10.
Pls help me..
Hi friends.
I have galaxy SII and just yesterday i update to official ICS (Greece) .
I didn't see any difference so i rooted , in order to be able to install customs ROM.
So i did but i don't like it and i thought that is good to revert back to official ginger , for my country.
I download from sammobile the following firmware I9100BUKJ3 and i uploaded to my phone through Odin.Everything is uploaded fine.
But the problem begins at the boot .....The first wizard for configuration of the phone cannot executed, throws an error and the android cannot tapped.
What should i do in order to make the phone operation again?????
heavyweight80 said:
I had some issues also. Reboot to stock recovery. Data wipe. Reflash stock firmware through Odin. That seemed to work for me
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worked for me too
Hi
I have rooted my SGS3 using the ALLINONE root from SGS3 Toolkit (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488) and it works fine. About a month ago I got a notice about a firmware update and I installed it using kies. The root ofcause dissappeared but I used the toolkit to re-root the device. No problem so far.
a few days ago I got a new notice about another firmware update and wanted to install it using kies. Now however kies tells me that the device does not support upgrading (something with "initialising").
What can I do to get this firmware update installed?
Wrong thread
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kimusan said:
Hi
I have rooted my SGS3 using the ALLINONE root from SGS3 Toolkit (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488) and it works fine. About a month ago I got a notice about a firmware update and I installed it using kies. The root ofcause dissappeared but I used the toolkit to re-root the device. No problem so far.
a few days ago I got a new notice about another firmware update and wanted to install it using kies. Now however kies tells me that the device does not support upgrading (something with "initialising").
What can I do to get this firmware update installed?
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Reset the binary flashcounter with Triangle Away. Flash stockfirmware with Odin and perform a data factory reset after installation.Done. See my sig how to do it. Or flash the new rom with Mobile Odin Pro and keep root
gee2012 said:
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Reset the binary flashcounter with Triangle Away. Flash stockfirmware with Odin and perform a data factory reset after installation.Done. See my sig how to do it. Or flash the new rom with Mobile Odin Pro and keep root
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Sorry for picking the wrong forum-group - not sure what happend there!
I wonder if the steps you describe will remove my settings/installed apps or not?
kimusan said:
Sorry for picking the wrong forum-group - not sure what happend there!
I wonder if the steps you describe will remove my settings/installed apps or not?
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Flashing stock rom wipes your settings. Make a choice, either get root and forget about Samsung updates or flash stock and forget about XDA, can`t have it both
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I am not in it for the ROMs but merely for the rooting. In general I like the stock-rom as it is but do need to have the device rooted in order to use some apps.
kimusan said:
I am not in it for the ROMs but merely for the rooting. In general I like the stock-rom as it is but do need to have the device rooted in order to use some apps.
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Last time, once you have root you can no longer install OTA`s, you can however upgrade witk Kies provided you have no custom kernel. You will loose root and you may loose all your settings. So it will be easier for you to download the new rom from sammobile and install it with Mobile Odin Pro and keep root and loose no settings and files.
I have the same doubts/problems...
Where do I find in SamMobile the ROMs? Are those the zip under OTA files?
Do I the use Odin? Is there a guide somewhere? (I did search and ended up in this post)
Cheers
P.S. I read on SamMobile something about not being flashable via recovery (correct?)
See my signature item 3 or 4 about Odin
Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9300 met Tapatalk
gee2012 said:
Last time, once you have root you can no longer install OTA`s, you can however upgrade witk Kies provided you have no custom kernel. You will loose root and you may loose all your settings. So it will be easier for you to download the new rom from sammobile and install it with Mobile Odin Pro and keep root and loose no settings and files.
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Based on my experience you can take an update via Kies or OTA with root as long as the stock rom remains intact (no major mods). I have generally upgraded with a stock kernel. I have mostly lost root or at least had to fix permissions each time.
The settings have remained intact each time (titanium should take care of this any way)
starfish_001 said:
Based on my experience you can take an update via Kies or OTA with root as long as the stock rom remains intact (no major mods). I have generally upgraded with a stock kernel. I have mostly lost root or at least had to fix permissions each time.
The settings have remained intact each time (titanium should take care of this any way)
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You can download OTA`s but you can not install it as you have a custom recovery.
You can upgrade with Kies but you`ll loose root and you have to reroot it.
If you install the updated rom with Mobile Odin Pro you`ll upgrade and keep root, that is what i`am trying to say
gee2012 said:
Last time, once you have root you can no longer install OTA`s, you can however upgrade witk Kies provided you have no custom kernel. You will loose root and you may loose all your settings. So it will be easier for you to download the new rom from sammobile and install it with Mobile Odin Pro and keep root and loose no settings and files.
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gee2012 said:
You can download OTA`s but you can not install it as you have a custom recovery.
You can upgrade with Kies but you`ll loose root and you have to reroot it.
If you install the updated rom with Mobile Odin Pro you`ll upgrade and keep root, that is what i`am trying to say
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Cool ... I should have mentioned I have always had a stock recovery if sticking with stock Rom. Because as you say the updates don't work with non stock recovery
hello, i have installed the Swedish KB rom I9300XXDLIH,
i odined cfroot 6.4, and it did not root my device (su app installed, but no root )
how do i root it?
Try with siyah kernel
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did you try chainfires methods if you have problems....ie. Flash cf root with auto reboot unchecked, then boot recovery, which triggers installation?
just keep root it using cf root 6.4
is like that
ok, thanks for the quick reply's,
anyone also know why cant i see the "smart rotation" feature under display?
well, what advice could i have from you please to root my SGS3?
i have
GT-I9300 - Romania (Vodafone)
PDA: I9300XXDLIH
CSC: I9300VFGDLJ1
Version: 4.1.1
Date: 2012-10-04
what do you suggest for rooting? that is i want to ask if "CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar" is it Ok to root my S3 thru Odin or should i wait for something else?
thks
Slackflash said:
well, what advice could i have from you please to root my SGS3?
i have
GT-I9300 - Romania (Vodafone)
PDA: I9300XXDLIH
CSC: I9300VFGDLJ1
Version: 4.1.1
Date: 2012-10-04
what do you suggest for rooting? that is i want to ask if "CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar" is it Ok to root my S3 thru Odin or should i wait for something else?
thks
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that's ok, cf root will work fine, any problems see my earlier post about how to fix it
guynaa said:
hello, i have installed the Swedish KB rom I9300XXDLIH,
i odined cfroot 6.4, and it did not root my device (su app installed, but no root )
how do i root it?
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Try using odin 1.85, didnt work for me with odin 3.4, just like u said, su cant have premission. Try this im sure you will have root.
Hope this will help
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if cf doesn't work you need to flash it with auto reboot unchecked, then use 3 button combo to boot into recovery which triggers the installation
slaphead20 said:
if cf doesn't work you need to flash it with auto reboot unchecked, then use 3 button combo to boot into recovery which triggers the installation
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well i did root succesfully my S3, but now i get the famous notice:
"Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available"
i even did use Triangle away 2.10 but now unfortunately it seems it isn't able to reset counter in JB 4.1.1 as it did succeed before with ICS 4.0.4
What the heck to do now?
Same here regarding the software updates after rooting JB with CF 6.4. Any ideas on this issue?
aiu said:
Same here regarding the software updates after rooting JB with CF 6.4. Any ideas on this issue?
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after reading in several threads in my newbie mind it did occur the following"
- maybe only apparently cf root 6.4 does the job- cause these lil issues weren't coming up in ICS 4.0.4
-maybe this glicth should be looked into and then maybe we get a new ".tar" like cf root 6.5 or so....
PS please don't blame me for the above
Slackflash said:
after reading in several threads in my newbie mind it did occur the following"
- maybe only apparently cf root 6.4 does the job- cause these lil issues weren't coming up in ICS 4.0.4
-maybe this glicth should be looked into and then maybe we get a new ".tar" like cf root 6.5 or so....
PS please don't blame me for the above
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The root is there...my Titanium Backup is reporting that it can acquire root. The only problem is with the broken OTA functionality.
Did you stop and think you have the latest OTA, what's the point of downloading and flashing the same update every time you check...
Beside, you use ODIN to flash the latest update, whats the point of using the OTA function if every time it flashes an OTA you need to go and reflash cf-root...
Personally I use mobile ODIN after flashing and rooting so I don't need to keep re-installing root...
ultramag69 said:
Did you stop and think you have the latest OTA, what's the point of downloading and flashing the same update every time you check...
Beside, you use ODIN to flash the latest update, whats the point of using the OTA function if every time it flashes an OTA you need to go and reflash cf-root...
Personally I use mobile ODIN after flashing and rooting so I don't need to keep re-installing root...
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Thanks for the reply. This is more a workarround than a fix to the initial problem. I would like to use OTA even with a rooted phone.
Root fix?
Any further ideas on how to root the S3 on the ROM: I9300XXDLIH?
I have tried CF Root 6.4 using Odin 3.04 and 1.85, still no problems.
I'm not sure about the unchecking auto reboot when flashing the CF-Root 6.4 and then booting into recovery to prompt an install? I've booted into recovery but not sure about how to prompt it into an install?
I like the new 4.1.1 ROM, but disappointed my apps aren't running correctly because the phone's not rooted?
You have tobhave auto reboot so it flashes the files for root
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aiu said:
Thanks for the reply. This is more a workarround than a fix to the initial problem. I would like to use OTA even with a rooted phone.
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You can't have the butter, the butter's money and the dairywoman (French proverb).
You'll have to choose.
Striatum_bdr said:
You can't have the butter, the butter's money and the dairywoman (French proverb).
You'll have to choose.
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well that's somehow half true in our case
..and why i say that
when i had ICS 4.0.4 following the advices from xda i did succeed properly the following:
1. Achieve fast & safe root
2. Preserving the capacity of my device to get OTA updates
(3. TriangleAway did work as a charm- did reset flawless the counter)
as a summary of the above said all was superb
now - with stock 4.1.1 with root performed ( in the same manner) i get a superb msg: "device modified"
and TriangleAway doesn't reset at all the counter anymore
i must say i did follow the others advice and did - using ODIN Mobile- revert to stock ICS 4.0.4 and then flashed Stock rom vodafone 4.1.1 to try to avoid loosing root and to be able to get some OTA updates
it seems that at this point i did fail somewhere when i used TitaniumBackup in restoring some apps:
1. this one asked me if to revert to the old Mac Address- and i accepted in order that google apps keep recognizing the device - did this wreck up the clean status of my just flashed phone?
2. or did i wreck up the phone's status by restoring from a backup ( i think i did a restore from a backup that included system backup too) - in this case before flashing- i should do backup only for the apps- without any system backup?
Hi,
Me and my partner both got s3's recently his on contract mine on like buy as you view. Mine received the 4.1.1 update through the phone and after waiting a few weeks and still nothing on his we decided to update it via computer. I used odin because i saw on a post that thats what you were supposed to use and flashed it to 4.1.1. I then realised i had put the wrong version on (German one i think) and it was causing errors so we flashed again to 4.1.1 the UK version.
He is now on:
Android version 4.1.1
Baseband version I9300XXDLID
I do not know if that's correct but everything seems a ok.
However since then my phone received the 4.1.2 update and we want the same update on his phone. It does not find it on the phone. Since then i learned KIES is the samsung software not odin. No updates can be found via KIES cos the software isn't supported. I want to be able to use KIES with his phone again, can i reverse the odin update anyway?? I rang samsung and he told me it will be like that forever now and i will never be able to use KIES?
Can anyone assist me. I really want ot be able to update from KIES again instead of using odin.
Sorry if i sound like a noob im only good with apple technology haha!! :laugh:
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P.S. My software is
Android version 4.1.2
Baseband version I9300XXELLA
we are both on Orange if thats any help? His came on Ice Cream Sandwich though and mine came on 4.1.1
If the phone isnt locked on orange just download 4.1.2 from sammobile and instal via odin as u did beffore.
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Odin is official samsung. You can use Kies if you use OFW. If your current OFW doesn't support Kies, just download other from samfirmware.com.
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i have no idea what OFW stands for lol. Samsung told me on the phone i should not have used odin as it will void warranty. Im trying to revert the update so that i can use kies again cos it will not work at all now, and get the updates directly on the phone. Is this even possible?
Fygaroo said:
If the phone isnt locked on orange just download 4.1.2 from sammobile and instal via odin as u did beffore.
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If i do that will i still have to always use odin?
roxii said:
If i do that will i still have to always use odin?
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Before flashing with odin try doing a factory reset on your device and then check if your device status is NORMAL to do that go to settings>about devoce>status>device status if it says normal then u are ok if it says modified try flashing the stock room with Odin and doing factory reset after the flash and if that dosnt work your device is maybe rooted and u need to unroot and do a triangle away here is the guide how to do that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
roxii said:
i have no idea what OFW stands for lol. Samsung told me on the phone i should not have used odin as it will void warranty. Im trying to revert the update so that i can use kies again cos it will not work at all now, and get the updates directly on the phone. Is this even possible?
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Yes you want 100\% the exact firmware that came with the phone including CSC .
A stock Samsung firmware can be flashed via Odin without any problems .
jje
Fygaroo said:
Before flashing with odin try doing a factory reset on your device and then check if your device status is NORMAL to do that go to settings>about devoce>status>device status if it says normal then u are ok if it says modified try flashing the stock room with Odin and doing factory reset after the flash and if that dosnt work your device is maybe rooted and u need to unroot and do a triangle away here is the guide how to do that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
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Heres whats confusing then.. it says device status normal without me doing anything to it. So shouldbt I be able to use kies and do updates from the phone?
Fygaroo said:
Before flashing with odin try doing a factory reset on your device and then check if your device status is NORMAL to do that go to settings>about devoce>status>device status if it says normal then u are ok if it says modified try flashing the stock room with Odin and doing factory reset after the flash and if that dosnt work your device is maybe rooted and u need to unroot and do a triangle away here is the guide how to do that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
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And when I check for updates on the phone it says latest update already installed but its definately still on 4.1.1. Ill update via odin to the orange 4.1.2 and see what happens
OFW is "official firmware"
JJEgan said:
Yes you want 100\% the exact firmware that came with the phone including CSC .
A stock Samsung firmware can be flashed via Odin without any problems .
jje
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Ypu can achieve this by using KIES.
Open kies
Start recovering and make sure you can put your cells serial number somewhere
Connect phone only when kies asks to
Voila, stock as used to.
Kind regards,
Thomas
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roxii said:
And when I check for updates on the phone it says latest update already installed but its definately still on 4.1.1. Ill update via odin to the orange 4.1.2 and see what happens
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Thats probably because 4.1.2 is not out yet for that region carrier .
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Thats probably because 4.1.2 is not out yet for that region carrier .
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Will that be because i accidentally put a different region on before i went back to uk? As i know its definately out as i have it on my phone and they are available on sammobile. I will try and restore through kies. Will i loose my data?
htcsnap93 said:
Ypu can achieve this by using KIES.
Open kies
Start recovering and make sure you can put your cells serial number somewhere
Connect phone only when kies asks to
Voila, stock as used to.
Kind regards,
Thomas
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Premium XDA-developers app
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Hi just wondering im trying to do what you said, but my phone isnt showing up in a list to do it? Thanks
roxii said:
Hi just wondering im trying to do what you said, but my phone isnt showing up in a list to do it? Thanks
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Search sammobile.com or use Google search .
jje
htcsnap93 said:
Ypu can achieve this by using KIES.
Open kies
Start recovering and make sure you can put your cells serial number somewhere
Connect phone only when kies asks to
Voila, stock as used to.
Kind regards,
Thomas
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Premium XDA-developers app
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I've been wondering, does this method wipe user data or not?
Just curious.
esist said:
I've been wondering, does this method wipe user data or not?
Just curious.
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im not bothered about loosing my user data but the option isnt there for me, it says phones that need this are listed below and the phone does not show. Not even if i put it in recovery mode. Any assistance would be great i am however just going to download some 4.1.2's today to try and fix it. I did notice however that when in download mode at the bottom it said something about multi CSC should it say this? LOL i wish i was more technologically savvy but i am literally only good at apple software. Wish id just waited Someone said to do one with BTU on the end and it should correct the CSC code? any idea if this is right?
I should however imagine it would delete all user data, people on other posts have said it was lost
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roxii said:
im not bothered about loosing my user data but the option isnt there for me, it says phones that need this are listed below and the phone does not show. Not even if i put it in recovery mode. Any assistance would be great i am however just going to download some 4.1.2's today to try and fix it. I did notice however that when in download mode at the bottom it said something about multi CSC should it say this? LOL i wish i was more technologically savvy but i am literally only good at apple software. Wish id just waited Someone said to do one with BTU on the end and it should correct the CSC code? any idea if this is right?
I should however imagine it would delete all user data, people on other posts have said it was lost
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Ok if u want the 4.1.2 update and u want to be able to use OTA i advise u to do flash the latest 4.1.2 room from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610 there is even a guide there how to flash it , if your device shows modified status after the flash just reboot into Android Recovery by holding Vol UP + Home + Power till you see Samsung Galaxy S3 displayed on screen , then u will see the recovery options, do a factory wipe and wipe cache then reboot and u should now be able to receive OTA updates .
I am also using the same room and all is working ok OTA shows no new updates but i think when the updates hits i will be able to get it via OTA , kies is not working but i think u dont need to worry about it because u can always flash via Odin .
Here is a guide how to flash a room with working Kies and OTA
First u need to root your device u can do this by following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957273
Edit: When u finish rooting u should use this app its called triangle away http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114 and use it to reset the counter .
When u are done with triangle away then download this on your phone it available on play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manniakk.cscselector&hl=en
Run it and change your CSC to BTU this will factory reset your phone after u done that u should flash the UK room from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
When u finish that u should boot into recovery and wipe data/factory reset , you should now be able to use Kies .
I am not sure this will work 100% but it should , if u could remember what was the CSC and room before you flashed the devices with odin you could flash that firmware.
Tell me if it worked.
In need of help returning to stock . Tried using odin 3 to load i605vramc3 but stopped by fail message in top left of odin screen. on phone downloading screen binary is samsung official but system status is custom. any help is appreciated.
coltblue said:
In need of help returning to stock . Tried using odin 3 to load i605vramc3 but stopped by fail message in top left of odin screen. on phone downloading screen binary is samsung official but system status is custom. any help is appreciated.
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You need to post the output of Odin or tell us where it failed.. without more information it's kind of hard to tell you what is going on.
If no more information I would just tell to try again
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You need to post the output of Odin or tell us where it failed.. without more information it's kind of hard to tell you what is going on.
If no more information I would just tell to try again
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after attempt 4 of odin. fail message on first square. complete ( write) operation failed.<osm> all threads completed.(succeed 0 / failed 1 ).
those are the only readings that is see from odin. not sure aware of more output readings.
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those are the only readings that is see from odin. not sure aware of more output readings.
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coltblue said:
after attempt 4 of odin. fail message on first square. complete ( write) operation failed.<osm> all threads completed.(succeed 0 / failed 1 ).
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Are you positive you are in Download Mode? Also make sure you do not have Kies installed. Also might want to try to reinstall Samsung drivers after uninstalling them. After that reboot your computer and let them install
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Are you positive you are in Download Mode? Also make sure you do not have Kies installed. Also might want to try to reinstall Samsung drivers after uninstalling them. After that reboot your computer and let them install
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yes it was in downloading mode. tried deleting kies and usb drivers then download of new usb drivers after pc restart. now getting usb device not recognized.
after new usb drivers and trying odin again i received the fail message . cant open the serial (com) port
coltblue said:
after new usb drivers and trying odin again i received the fail message . cant open the serial (com) port
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Sounds like a usb error. Try another
i got the usb error solved by deleting kies and installing seperate usb drivers. found 2 different .tar files to use in the pda section but cant locate a proper .pit file. the ones that i havve searched for lead to broken or bogus links.
coltblue said:
i got the usb error solved by deleting kies and installing seperate usb drivers. found 2 different .tar files to use in the pda section but cant locate a proper .pit file. the ones that i havve searched for lead to broken or bogus links.
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Pit....
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ka9a0x6juscjwfc/sch-i605-16gb.pit
Thanks for the link. Still no luck though.Problem originated from a missing su binary from a superuser app that didnt update. tried to flash the original rom to correct the problem but it didnt work out. probably time to just get a new note. thanks for the help.
coltblue said:
Thanks for the link. Still no luck though.Problem originated from a missing su binary from a superuser app that didnt update. tried to flash the original rom to correct the problem but it didnt work out. probably time to just get a new note. thanks for the help.
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@coltblue,
That pit file lacousier18 linked you should have worked if you are ODIN'ing the correct .tar restore file. You didn't say which Android build you are currently on while trying to restore back to 4.1.2. If you ever installed stock factory builds of 4.3+, then you won't be able to ODIN back to 4.1.2 because your bootloader would have been locked... (you probably know, but any factory stock firmware 4.3 and above permanently locks the bootloader for our Note 2's).
If you were on 4.1.2 bootloader when things got messed up, then you should be able to restore your phone back to 4.1.2 and reroot with CASUAL.
If you were on factory stock 4.3 MJ9 (and just rooted) when things went wrong, you'll have to restore back to MJ9 and root again with saferoot.
There's currently no root method for factory stock 4.4.2.
Either way, you can find Droidstyle's guide at this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181
He has all the links for files needed to restore your phone back to 4.1.2 or 4.3.
If Droidstyle's guide helps you, please make sure to hit the thanks button for him. He spent a lot of time putting the guide together for us.
Good luck.
mattnmag said:
@coltblue,
That pit file lacousier18 linked you should have worked if you are ODIN'ing the correct .tar restore file. You didn't say which Android build you are currently on while trying to restore back to 4.1.2. If you ever installed stock factory builds of 4.3+, then you won't be able to ODIN back to 4.1.2 because your bootloader would have been locked... (you probably know, but any factory stock firmware 4.3 and above permanently locks the bootloader for our Note 2's).
If you were on 4.1.2 bootloader when things got messed up, then you should be able to restore your phone back to 4.1.2 and reroot with CASUAL.
If you were on factory stock 4.3 MJ9 (and just rooted) when things went wrong, you'll have to restore back to MJ9 and root again with saferoot.
There's currently no root method for factory stock 4.4.2.
Either way, you can find Droidstyle's guide at this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181
He has all the links for files needed to restore your phone back to 4.1.2 or 4.3.
If Droidstyle's guide helps you, please make sure to hit the thanks button for him. He spent a lot of time putting the guide together for us.
Good luck.
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i have tried i605vrufnd7 , and KIES_HOME_I605VRAMC3_I605VZWAMC3_1098177_REV04_ , but not the other 2. i coouldnt find a working link for the others. i shall try them and report back thank you.
success ! odin finally accepted stock 4.1.1 but showed a warning triangle saying not official software on the phone screen. ran 4.4.2 through odin and it worked first try. phone restarted , booted up and loaded 4.4.2 . never lost any settings contacts or data! the big thing i did different was using odin on my desktop with a new usb cable and using the usb 3.0 port. Thanks for all the help !
coltblue said:
success !....
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Glad to hear that you got it restored. It sounds like you were initially running factory 4.4.2 Kit Kat when you had tried to root it to start with.
If you're re on stock 4.4.2 VRUFND7 , then unfortunately - - you can not root the device or unlock the bootloader because there's no rooting method or bootloader unlock method that works right now. You also won't be able to use Odin to downgrade to any of the other Android builds because of lock downs implemented with the 4.4.2 Kit Kat software. The good news is that your phone should run fine on stock 4.4.2 and you can use it again.
Keep your eyes open for new rooting methods.... you never know, someone might figure out how to root it yet.
mattnmag said:
Glad to hear that you got it restored. It sounds like you were initially running factory 4.4.2 Kit Kat when you had tried to root it to start with.
If you're re on stock 4.4.2 VRUFND7 , then unfortunately - - you can not root the device or unlock the bootloader because there's no rooting method or bootloader unlock method that works right now. You also won't be able to use Odin to downgrade to any of the other Android builds because of lock downs implemented with the 4.4.2 Kit Kat software. The good news is that your phone should run fine on stock 4.4.2 and you can use it again.
Keep your eyes open for new rooting methods.... you never know, someone might figure out how to root it yet.
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stock is ok for now. just didnt like it to be a paperweight. ill watch for new rooting methods in the future too. Thanks.
Thanks!!!
mattnmag said:
@coltblue,
That pit file lacousier18 linked you should have worked if you are ODIN'ing the correct .tar restore file. You didn't say which Android build you are currently on while trying to restore back to 4.1.2. If you ever installed stock factory builds of 4.3+, then you won't be able to ODIN back to 4.1.2 because your bootloader would have been locked... (you probably know, but any factory stock firmware 4.3 and above permanently locks the bootloader for our Note 2's).
If you were on 4.1.2 bootloader when things got messed up, then you should be able to restore your phone back to 4.1.2 and reroot with CASUAL.
If you were on factory stock 4.3 MJ9 (and just rooted) when things went wrong, you'll have to restore back to MJ9 and root again with saferoot.
There's currently no root method for factory stock 4.4.2.
Either way, you can find Droidstyle's guide at this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181
He has all the links for files needed to restore your phone back to 4.1.2 or 4.3.
If Droidstyle's guide helps you, please make sure to hit the thanks button for him. He spent a lot of time putting the guide together for us.
Good luck.
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After 3 weeks of my note being dead, got it back thanks to your post and links, my story was different but it work!!! Freaking love this forum!!!
Phsyclone79 said:
After 3 weeks of my note being dead, got it back thanks to your post and links, my story was different but it work!!! Freaking love this forum!!!
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These guys are really helpful!
Phsyclone79 said:
After 3 weeks of my note being dead, got it back thanks to your post and links, my story was different but it work!!! Freaking love this forum!!!
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Cool. Glad you got it fixed. :thumbup: