hey guys. I just found a way to pull the stock partitions. The UART port which I've been using for debugging purposes has a root prompt while the battery is charging.
As you all know there is no truely going "back-to-stock" on this device yet... you can flash a leaked rom or something and get close, but you can't get totally back to the way things were bit-for-bit.
So, utilizing this newly found battery charging exploit, I can pull the stock flash off of it, package it into Odin format, then release it and we will have a truely sane firmware to fall back on. This firmware would destroy any records of changes and would be totally transparent even to data forensics experts. I did this before on a Samsung Captivate.
If anyone is interested, I can provide this service. I just need a device for a few hours. Anyone local? Anyone have a spare phone?
AdamOutler said:
hey guys. I just found a hardware exploit. The UART port which I've been using for debugging purposes has a root prompt while the battery is charging.
As you all know there is no truely going "back-to-stock" on this device yet... you can flash a leaked rom or something and get close, but you can't get totally back to the way things were bit-for-bit.
So, utilizing this newly found battery charging exploit, I can pull the stock flash off of it, package it into Odin format, then release it and we will have a truely sane firmware to fall back on. This firmware would destroy any records of changes and would be totally transparent even to data forensics experts. I did this before on a Samsung Captivate.
If anyone is interested, I can provide this service. I just need a device for a few hours. Anyone local? Anyone have a spare phone?
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Get this man a phone somebody....? I wish I was in your area cause I would be right over! What does this actually mean though Adam?
Okay I think I know what you mean now... Basically just an odin package to get back to factory stock?
AdamOutler said:
hey guys. I just found a hardware exploit. The UART port which I've been using for debugging purposes has a root prompt while the battery is charging.
As you all know there is no truely going "back-to-stock" on this device yet... you can flash a leaked rom or something and get close, but you can't get totally back to the way things were bit-for-bit.
So, utilizing this newly found battery charging exploit, I can pull the stock flash off of it, package it into Odin format, then release it and we will have a truely sane firmware to fall back on. This firmware would destroy any records of changes and would be totally transparent even to data forensics experts. I did this before on a Samsung Captivate.
If anyone is interested, I can provide this service. I just need a device for a few hours. Anyone local? Anyone have a spare phone?
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Wheres local?
Near Fort Polk, Louisiana.
I'm sticking a video in the first post now.
AdamOutler said:
Near Fort Polk, Louisiana.
I'm sticking a video in the first post now.
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Sorry no wheres near...
I am an hour from you. Will be working at my office in alexandria tomorrow.
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does anybody know whats the hold up on a official odin .tar of JB?
droidstyle said:
does anybody know whats the hold up on a official odin .tar of JB?
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You'll never see one. They don't distribute them as leaks.
AdamOutler said:
You'll never see one. They don't distribute them as leaks.
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I was thinking samsung-updates.com was official but its not. thx
if only
Dang adam if only I was closer to Fort Polk,LA than tuscaloosa,Alabama, I would for sure do it,..
So it cant be over the air, it has to be in person right,..
thanks again
Why would they load a kernel for battery charging? Is it to quote on quote "stop from what we are doing"? Or is it just to give the fancy battery indicator that it is indeed 'charging'?
Battery charging is controlled by the kernel.
Does the kernel always interact with the battery on that low of an level on other devices?
Sent from my rooted Galaxy Note 2.
It did on the PSP.
nosit1 said:
Does the kernel always interact with the battery on that low of an level on other devices?
Sent from my rooted Galaxy Note 2.
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Yeah. If you notice when you turn off your device and then plug it in, it boots just enough to a charging screen. The kernel is handling the charging at that point. I believe HTC has moved to using the recovery kernel to charge. I am not sure about Samsung.
I remember on the Thunderbolt, if you fubarred the kernel, you couldnt charge until you flashed a good kernel.
Nevermind. Someone mail him your stock phone please lol
Edit. Why can't adam just screen share with someone and tell them what to do over the phone?
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adrynalyne said:
Battery charging is controlled by the kernel.
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Did you pick yourself up a note? I seen on the bamf forum where you opted out on the dna
Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
DroidXcon said:
Nevermind. Someone mail him your stock phone please lol
Edit. Why can't adam just screen share with someone and tell them what to do over the phone?
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Because you need to be connected via UART. Which involves some soldering and a bus pirate.
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nnnnr14 said:
Did you pick yourself up a note? I seen on the bamf forum where you opted out on the dna
Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
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Yeah.
To be honest, I like the DNA better, but I like app compatibility even moreso. So Note it was.
Related
hello,
Has anyone looked into finding the debug/jtag pins/port?
I have a 100% bricked vibrant here. Someone gave me. I want to start to look into it. Looking for some help.
New pics up using a tri-pod.
Small pics
http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/vibrant_macro
Raw Large Pics
http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/vibrant_macro/Raw/
Doing some searching around I found the CPU is a S5PC110 and i found a dev-board.
http://www.armdesigner.com/KIT S5PC110 (Android 2.1).html
[email protected]
Thanks!
What are those?
It's what you use to fix/base flash bricked phones.
How the hell did you get a 100% bricked vibrant I didnt think they existed.
Sgs
Doubt it is bricked. Maybe hardware dead, but not bricked.
Unless he tested something for you that you were not willing to test.
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Vanilla gorilla said:
How the hell did you get a 100% bricked vibrant I didnt think they existed.
Sgs
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I had one as well, but it was my fault, I clicked "repartition" on Odin. I couldn't find a fix so I exchanged it within the 14 days.
They exist... I had one... Wouldn't power on at all..
No recovery
No download
No vibrant screen
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kopykatkiller said:
Doubt it is bricked. Maybe hardware dead, but not bricked.
Unless he tested something for you that you were not willing to test.
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My apps dont brick phones.
He flashed MS_GURU rom -> and tried to go back to US. and it died. no power to screen. the phone just gets hot. Ive disas the phone. I will take some pics soon.
But, nice try on the bash.
As Fes would say... "ah, burn..."
Hahaha
But yeah your app doesn't work..
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rhcp0112345 said:
He flashed MS_GURU rom -> and tried to go back to US. and it died. no power to screen. the phone just gets hot. Ive disas the phone. I will take some pics soon.
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Nice. Please do. Then we can finally settle what chip is running and if there is FM hardware or not. Hope you have a nice camera! I want HUGE and close pics
BTW, what you think the odds are the usb doubles as jtag? Briefly going through all the code, I could have sworn I saw stuff related to ttyS0, baud rates and all. Maybe just need the right pinout.
fearmonkey said:
Nice. Please do. Then we can finally settle what chip is running and if there is FM hardware or not. Hope you have a nice camera! I want HUGE and close pics
BTW, what you think the odds are the usb doubles as jtag? Briefly going through all the code, I could have sworn I saw stuff related to ttyS0, baud rates and all. Maybe just need the right pinout.
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Would be interesting. Im going to take the pics as soon as i can. its weekend. prob monday or tuesday.
if you think it works as TTY. Its possible. I dont see any pins on the boards. Thats why i asked.
JTAG and serial console are different things. jtag won't show in the kernel, it is a physical set of pins for direct access to the cpu and/or flash.
The serial console might be available via usb (eg on the g1 it is, with a custom cable) but it is only helpful for kernel debugging - if a kernel is broken, but not too broken, you can get logs out of it while it starts up..
Ok. I made an attempt at taking the pics. This is my first time to do macro shots
If anyone can give me suggestions to make better. Let me know.
http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/vibrant_macro/MrCellPhoneUnlocker/TMO_Samsung_Photos.html#grid
Disconn3ct said:
JTAG and serial console are different things. jtag won't show in the kernel, it is a physical set of pins for direct access to the cpu and/or flash.
The serial console might be available via usb (eg on the g1 it is, with a custom cable) but it is only helpful for kernel debugging - if a kernel is broken, but not too broken, you can get logs out of it while it starts up..
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Indeed. But seeing the tty stuff in the kernel just made me think that if the usb can double as a serial port, it might also double (triple?) as an easy to reach jtag port. Then again, I dunno how many cables a jtag needs. iirc, microusb has 5.
New pics up using a tri-pod.
http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/vibrant_macro
let me know
Raw pics big ones: Best quality: http://www.mrcellphoneunlocker.com/vibrant_macro/Raw/
MOD, Why were these two threads moved? These are DEV threads. not Gerneal threads. Please move them back.
Thanks!
rhcp0112345 said:
MOD, Why were these two threads moved? These are DEV threads. not Gerneal threads. Please move them back.
Thanks!
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They don't actually read threads before moving them.. cm6 trolling bs is in dev, but all the active dev threads are getting moved..
The only thing developed in these threads were pictures...
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junkdruggler said:
The only thing developed in these threads were pictures...
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Which would be used by a general user? I dont think so. Why the hell would they care the inside. LOL
These pictures were meant for hardware people. To give ideas.
Hey guys.. I just bought my new SGSII a week ago and I wanted to root it. I follow a guide on google and it went perfectly. Then I wanted to try a custom rom and found lite' and dark ROM... And I picked the dark ROM, so I found a guide on your site, for the 10.2 final edition and I did everything it said. I was starting to install, and I was waiting 15 mins and nothing happend. So as stupid as I am, I take the USB stick out and take the battery out too..
After that it wont turn ON. It wont do NOHTING, no download mode, no repair mode.. Its been a couple of hours now and I cant find any answer on google so I wanted to post my problem here so you could have a new case to crack ..
The wierd thing is my phone is warm, and even more warm then when I played on it.. But it wont function at all..
Please, I am very happy to recieve ANY answer
Please provide a link to the exact rom that you attempted to install.
Electroz said:
Please provide a link to the exact rom that you attempted to install.
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I would like too but the system wont allow me until I have reached 8 posts..
darkyrom/community/index.php?threads/guide-final-v10-2-official-darkyrom-gingerbread-jvq-2-3-4-noob-friendly.4267/
Look for the posts on the 301k Jig. I don't have the exact link but they're around somewhere on the SGS2 forum.
Its basically a microUSB with a 301k ohm resistor soldered onto it. If you have access to a soldering iron you can buid one in 10 minutes with the online schematics and basic knowledge of electronics.
It has been reported to throw your (bricked) device into download mode when no other method works, as well as reset the counters (tried and tested by me).
Once you get download mode, flash stock firmware w/ Odin and that could fix everything.
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Rovah said:
Look for the posts on the 301k Jig. I don't have the exact link but they're around somewhere on the SGS2 forum.
Its basically a microUSB with a 301k ohm resistor soldered onto it. If you have access to a soldering iron you can buid one in 10 minutes with the online schematics and basic knowledge of electronics.
It has been reported to throw your (bricked) device into download mode when no other method works. mode as well as reset the counters (tried and tested by me).
Once you get download mode, flash stock firmware w/ Odin and that could fix everything.
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I suck at building eletronics trust me.. but yes I have come a cross a thead speaking about that but I need to buy a couple of things, and I work alot so I dont really have time this week but I will defently look into it right now thanks for the reply Ill see if I can build it and get into details with it.. I think I saw a youtube clip where this guy made one ..
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I suck at building eletronics trust me.. but yes I have come a cross a thead speaking about that but I need to buy a couple of things, and I work alot so I dont really have time this week but I will defently look into it right now thanks for the reply Ill see if I can build it and get into details with it.. I think I saw a youtube clip where this guy made one ..
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Did you play with a .pit file?
JupiterdroidXDA said:
Did you play with a .pit file?
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I actually think I did and with this file:
s1_odin_20100512.pit
Krupic22 said:
I actually think I did and with this file:
s1_odin_20100512.pit
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Yeah, that'll do it. Personally, I would only use XDA as a resource for rooting and not Google..in the Original Android Development sub-forum there is a great guide on flashing via Odin and applying stock firmware (in which, it actually states in BOLD not to tick the pit files.)
Good luck!
Never ever use pit file unless you know what a pit file is and know exactly what you are doing.....most bricked phones caused by flashing pit
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/i...rom-gingerbread-jvq-2-3-4-noob-friendly.4267/
Are you sure that is for Galaxy SII? I9000 (Galaxy S) roms won't work on SGS2
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http://www.darkyrom.com/community/i...rom-gingerbread-jvq-2-3-4-noob-friendly.4267/
Are you sure that is for Galaxy SII? I9000 (Galaxy S) roms won't work on SGS2
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OUCH!!!
Hopefully you can get in to download mode using the jig. If not, I wonder if anyone is able to assist in manually pushing the required files via ADB.
It is rom for Galaxy S 1 you bricked it and you deserve it for not reading !
ghost77 said:
It is rom for Galaxy S 1 you bricked it and you deserve it for not reading !
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Easy buddy...Post something useful.
Sure he should have definitely read first but in the end nobody deserves a bricked device. These aren't $50 phones we're talking about.
amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-unbrick-Download-Android/dp/B005922D2M
It will arrive next week, and I hope it will work... If not I need to send it to be repared
But when it arrives I will write here again so I dont **** anything up again thx for all the support guys!
nraudigy2 said:
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/i...rom-gingerbread-jvq-2-3-4-noob-friendly.4267/
Are you sure that is for Galaxy SII? I9000 (Galaxy S) roms won't work on SGS2
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Lol!! (Sorry) but this was my thoughts as soon as you said darky 10.2.... that is definitely not designed for the SGS2. If you can get the above USB jig fix to work then great. Otherwise I hope you have insurance :S
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kickassdave said:
Lol!! (Sorry) but this was my thoughts as soon as you said darky 10.2.... that is definitely not designed for the SGS2. If you can get the above USB jig fix to work then great. Otherwise I hope you have insurance :S
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I am a member of this closed tracker site and there are some really smart heads there, and I asked if anyone knew a good ROM for SGSII and this one guy said I should look at Darky rom.. so I did hehe
There should be insurance its a whole new phone got it last week..
I am a member of this closed tracker site and there are some really smart heads there,
and this one guy said I should look at Darky rom
Darky Rom for SGS2 from Dev section here .
jje
Yikes..
If the jig doesn't work and you have to send the phone in it might be a good idea to not mention what exactly you did to make it behave thusly
*edit*
Also, if all else fails you might want to check the debricking service detailed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN7le4GmxZs
Eysk said:
Yikes..
If the jig doesn't work and you have to send the phone in it might be a good idea to not mention what exactly you did to make it behave thusly
*edit*
Also, if all else fails you might want to check the debricking service detailed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN7le4GmxZs
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It will be a little cheaper if I just sended it to the repair shop in my town, I live in denmark if I send it to US to be fixed dahm ...
Well .. I think for sending it to the US you're looking at approximately ~85$ (shipping fees + repair)
Hard to tell what Samsung would charge if they found out you voided the warranty
I thought you could, VZW support says no.
If no one knows for sure, would someone mind trying it? Thanks in advance.
slide83 said:
If no one knows for sure, would someone mind trying it? Thanks in advance.
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I don't mean to sound like an ass but why don't you just try it yourself?
Anyway, I get my phone in the mail tomorrow so I will try it then. However, My Galaxy nexus and Galaxy S2 both required the battery installed to boot so I'd imagine that the S3 will be the same.
How do I root the Samsung Galaxy Light SGH T399?
I've followed the guides to root the GS4 but I don't want to brick this GL. Any pointers?
Thank you.
I don't have to have a recovery image just yet but root would be nice.
SloppyFloppy said:
I don't have to have a recovery image just yet but root would be nice.
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Don't do it. My friend tried to do it and now it stuck on the Samsung greeting Screen. I wonder if you guys could give me the backup recovery image and stock ROM for this phone so I could try to fix it?
Thanks.
Baddude8 said:
Don't do it. My friend tried to do it and now it stuck on the Samsung greeting Screen. I wonder if you guys could give me the backup recovery image and stock ROM for this phone so I could try to fix it?
Thanks.
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Did you try to flash a new recovery with Odin? I was told to only try an adb sideload root for now.
I can't even do that as I can't find the stock recovery image. Were you successful with your adb sideload root?
SloppyFloppy said:
Did you try to flash a new recovery with Odin? I was told to only try an adb sideload root for now.
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Baddude8 said:
I can't even do that as I can't find the stock recovery image. Were you successful with your adb sideload root?
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Search play store for SRT Apscanner and please tell me if any bugs say vulnerable
You can try the Chainfire SuperSU
Baddude8 said:
Don't do it. My friend tried to do it and now it stuck on the Samsung greeting Screen.
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What rooting method did your friend try that didn't work?
Is there any update regarding the root?
Bump... I need root too!
SloppyFloppy said:
How do I root the Samsung Galaxy Light SGH T399?
I've followed the guides to root the GS4 but I don't want to brick this GL. Any pointers?
Thank you.
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I'm hoping someone figures this out, too
thumper300zx said:
I'm hoping someone figures this out, too
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+1! Mine will arrive today.
+1 on wanting root for this new Galaxy Light. I just got mine yesterday.
I absolutely love the phone, especially considering the off-contract price. I liked my old LG Motion, but this blows it away.
I've been refreshing this thread for days hoping that we'd have root, and maybe start to see some custom ROMs, etc.
I will continue to do so. :fingers-crossed:
I too received this phone. It's a great phone for the money, can't go wrong for $150. It's like an S3 but with a low-res screen. What the S3 mini should have been.
yougivemerash!!! said:
I too received this phone. It's a great phone for the money, can't go wrong for $150. It's like an S3 but with a low-res screen. What the S3 mini should have been.
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Yep. So far it looks like it was great purchase. Virtually the same form factor and screen res as my old Glacier, which suited me perfectly - don't want to carry anything larger, but with faster processor, more memory & LTE (while still retaining Wi-Fi calling), with none of the Glacier's hardware glitches. I can even still use the Glacier belt clips that I modded for car mounts!
Anyway. Sorry I'm babbling off topic.
It could be a while to root or custom rom.
Hopefully, it won't be like my Exhibit I, no custom rom except for Area 51.
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Yep. So far it looks like it was great purchase. Virtually the same form factor and screen res as my old Glacier, which suited me perfectly - don't want to carry anything larger, but with faster processor, more memory & LTE (while still retaining Wi-Fi calling), with none of the Glacier's hardware glitches. I can even still use the Glacier belt clips that I modded for car mounts!
Anyway. Sorry I'm babbling off topic.
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+1, i need root!!!
Have you all tried Framaroot or Motochopper?
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can someone verify this supports bluetooth 4.0 le? i chatted samsung and said they have it but most sites list it as bluetooth 3.0
+1 for the root! Please help us guys!
anyone a idea how to downgrade the firmware pre unsafe 60-80% charge limit...
withoud knox trip... i must wait 3 weeks to replace note 7 so want the 100% back
greets:angel:
escobar035 said:
anyone a idea how to downgrade the firmware pre unsafe 60-80% charge limit...
withoud knox trip... i must wait 3 weeks to replace note 7 so want the 100% back
greets:angel:
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Not possible at this time.
You should have taken the appropriate preventative measures to not allow the update to happen in the first place as your stuck with it now.
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How come you cannot flash back to earlier stock rom?
@home said:
How come you cannot flash back to earlier stock rom?
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Fails in odin...did you really think that samsung would allow that to happen lol? They have blocked roll backs for years on and off and in this case it was kind of a given we couldn't roll back
We may find a way around it but not right now
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force70 said:
Fails in odin...did you really think that samsung would allow that to happen lol? They have blocked roll backs for years on and off and in this case it was kind of a given we couldn't roll back
We may find a way around it but not right now
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Lol, No I didn't think they would. Oh well my replacement is due nest week so I'll make do till then.
There must be some way to downgrade...
I don't know when will they replace my phone in Pakistan and this capping is bothering me..
force70 said:
Fails in odin...did you really think that samsung would allow that to happen lol? They have blocked roll backs for years on and off and in this case it was kind of a given we couldn't roll back
We may find a way around it but not right now
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At what level it fails? Usually it is bootloader and modem.
Simply extract system.img and boot.img from old firmware, make tar and try to flash should work.
Or void warranty and flash custom rom
dr.ketan said:
At what level it fails? Usually it is bootloader and modem.
Simply extract system.img and boot.img from old firmware, make tar and try to flash should work.
Or void warranty and flash custom rom
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I havent tried it, i blocked the OTA
Been a fee guys here have tried it and it failed.
I agree with you its likely the bootloader but if you extract as mentioned i wonder if that will remove the 60% battery cap?
Your updated rom still has the battery cap if on an affected device if Im not mistaken. People want to remove that 60% battery cap so they can use their devices normally until replacements come
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force70 said:
I havent tried it, i blocked the OTA
Been a fee guys here have tried it and it failed.
I agree with you its likely the bootloader but if you extract as mentioned i wonder if that will remove the 60% battery cap?
Your updated rom still has the battery cap if on an affected device if Im not mistaken. People want to remove that 60% battery cap so they can use their devices normally until replacements come
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Of course my rom have it and intentionally I have keep it there as safety measures, Samsung have recommended.
Still users can extent it to 80% and which is I believe fine too. It's very easy to fake safe battery and possible to get ability to charge fully (I posted in other thread) on even latest base but this will mislead by enabling green battery so not to implement for safety purpose.
dr.ketan said:
Of course my rom have it and intentionally I have keep it there as safety measures, Samsung have recommended.
Still users can extent it to 80% and which is I believe fine too. It's very easy to fake safe battery and possible to get ability to charge fully (I posted in other thread) on even latest base but this will mislead by enabling green battery so not to implement for safety purpose.
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Agreed 100%
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In some countries there is no official replacement program. I am about to have the limitation like forever. A solution to downgrade would be perfect.
Try doing a factory reset, it worked for me. But, don't know if it works for everyone.
lynx2025 said:
In some countries there is no official replacement program. I am about to have the limitation like forever. A solution to downgrade would be perfect.
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How? Contact Samung or some users rights...
mk89pwnz said:
How? Contact Samung or some users rights...
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Look by yourself in Samsungt official websites. See in how many countries they have representations. Look specially in africa. It's a very few countries. If you dig into news in sub Saharan africa, it's only in Nigeria where officials made a statement to question samsung about what they were planning regarding the country. And they threatened to ban samsung products. It's only in this case that they came up with a plan. Have a global look. In plenty countries there are no samsung official shops. Shops are just branded samsung because they order a lot. But there is no official link between these shops and samsung itself. So there is no recall or replacement plan. I even bought the phone in a cross border country. The guys apparently travelled by themselves to get 3 units in in dubaï. They are not willing to move a finger for me.
I have a limited phone for nothing. No solution to get it replaced.
See for yourself. Dig into samsung system and see by yourself how is the global situation related to replacement program.
It's not all about USA and Europe. It's a whole world concern.
Community has to do something for people like me.
I am not asking for a green battery icon. I am asking for a way to get my 100% battery back. And a way to have a custom rom. I think they even limited the phone's capacities because it suddenly became one of the worst samsung unit I had since note 3. I never saw a phone so slow since note 2.
lynx2025 said:
Look by yourself in Samsungt official websites. See in how many countries they have representations. Look specially in africa. It's a very few countries. If you dig into news in sub Saharan africa, it's only in Nigeria where officials made a statement to question samsung about what they were planning regarding the country. And they threatened to ban samsung products. It's only in this case that they came up with a plan. Have a global look. In plenty countries there are no samsung official shops. Shops are just branded samsung because they order a lot. But there is no official link between these shops and samsung itself. So there is no recall or replacement plan. I even bought the phone in a cross border country. The guys apparently travelled by themselves to get 3 units in in dubaï. They are not willing to move a finger for me.
I have a limited phone for nothing. No solution to get it replaced.
See for yourself. Dig into samsung system and see by yourself how is the global situation related to replacement program.
It's not all about USA and Europe. It's a whole world concern.
Community has to do something for people like me.
I am not asking for a green battery icon. I am asking for a way to get my 100% battery back. And a way to have a custom rom. I think they even limited the phone's capacities because it suddenly became one of the worst samsung unit I had since note 3. I never saw a phone so slow since note 2.
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Rly sad to hear that... I what about dubai Samsung... Wouldn't it be possible to send the phone there and get the exchange?
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mk89pwnz said:
Rly sad to hear that... I what about dubai Samsung... Wouldn't it be possible to send the phone there and get the exchange?
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I am in west africa. How much do you think it would cost to send a phone in dubaï? And who do I send the phone to? How will I get a replacement unit? How will a take it ?
Can you imagine like getting your phone replaced from USA to europe? Even in this situation it would be possible. What about the case for people like me?
Samsung should pay all costs... writing to samsung dubai won't hurt
i've sent mine back with knox trip 0x1 and with ketan custom rom^^ no problem with the exchange (Germany)
lynx2025 said:
I am in west africa. How much do you think it would cost to send a phone in dubaï? And who do I send the phone to? How will I get a replacement unit? How will a take it ?
Can you imagine like getting your phone replaced from USA to europe? Even in this situation it would be possible. What about the case for people like me?
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I hope you get it sorted out.
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iPoku said:
Try doing a factory reset, it worked for me. But, don't know if it works for everyone.
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You confirm you already had the 60% limitation and the factory reset allowed you to downgrade ? Just to confirm. Please let me know.