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Hi I rooted my galaxy s2 and then unrooted it as I did'nt know what to do with it as overclockig and changing cpu frequencies did'nt seem to do anything. I read on your forum bit, that samsung can tell if you have rooted the device or not, how do I avoid that.
When I rooted I downloaded the original Kernal and the yellow triangle went away. Then I unrooted via superoneclick.
Then when I went on to samsung kies the firmware was'nt there, so I did a factory reset and now it is back and is up to date the firmware version is there now.
I'm guessing I should've back my phone up before hand but how and should I have done things the way I did?
My appologies for the war and peace but I am nooob and really want to learn.
What I have learned is off youtube and I could'nt get all the info I wanted, like where to download a safe superone click root.
In the video they used cwm I think but where do you get this and what does this do?
Any help you guys can give me please inbox me so I can learn a bit more.
Thanks guys and girls and all the best for the year ahead.
Kind regards Iamaspecialneedscase.
Iamaspecialneedscase said:
Hi I rooted my galaxy s2 and then unrooted it as I did'nt know what to do with it as overclockig and changing cpu frequencies did'nt seem to do anything. I read on your forum bit, that samsung can tell if you have rooted the device or not, how do I avoid that.
By not flashing or by using the>> SEARCH will find it >> USB Recovery Jig .
When I rooted I downloaded the original Kernal and the yellow triangle went away.
Then I unrooted via superoneclick.
Then when I went on to samsung kies the firmware was'nt there, so I did a factory reset and now it is back and is up to date the firmware version is there now.
I'm guessing I should've back my phone up before hand but how and should I have done things the way I did?
You have gone down a different route firmware wise is KIES official firmware once you change part or modify kernel part you may not get KIES upgrades .
download a safe superone click root.Thats a very old method .
In the video they used cwm I think but where do you get this and what does this do?
Any help you guys can give me please inbox me so I can learn a bit more.
Thanks guys and girls and all the best for the year ahead.
You need to start at the beginning and read and learn its not really hard .
start with the basics and take your time .
NEW HERE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134290
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Method of rooting and installs CWM recovery
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
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roughly
The process would be root and install CWM choose a custom rom and flash through CWM then backup via CWM .
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Where do I get cwm please
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Well guys and girls, I am even more confused now! What is cwm and where do I get it?
If super one click is outdated then what do I use?
I have read quite a few forums but I'm lost, please somebody help!!!!!
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I wasn't going to this question because 30 seconds of Googling would give you every answer you want and more but hey, it's new years, and I'm in a festive spirit.
So your question, first, "what is CWM?". CWM (Clockwork mod) is replacement for the standard Samsung recovery suite which allows you, in addition to the standard functions, to restore data, backup data, flash new zips and a wealth of other great stuff. Basically its your best friend when flashing new ROMS, Kernels, etc.
If you want to do anything above and beyond the bog standard tweaking with your phone (basically everything you find here on XDA) you will need to use CWM. It comes with any and every rooted Kernel you flash. Every Kernel which has root will have CWM. So if you had rooted your phone by installing a custom Kernel you would have it. (side note, you get to recovery by holding volume up + home button + power button for a few seconds).
Now down to how to get CWM and to super one click. If you made a timeline of XDA and rooting, super one click would be at the very very start. Its the dinosaur of rooting. I recommend strongly against using it, to be honest I didnt even know you could still use it. Anyway, the best way to root your phone is by flashing a rooted Kernel. I will presume your phone is now unrooted and you are running stock Kernel + stock ROM. You want to download Odin (http://www.mediafire.com/?a54dbk53vhpkjto) and then flash a corresponding rooted Kernel to your ROM (I recommend CF-Root by Chainfire). I'm not going to tell you how to flash stuff with Odin because there are millions of guides out there, just don't tick re-partitioning. What I mean by corresponding is it build of the Kernel should relate to your ROM. If you are running a XWKK5 ROM for example, you would flash a XWKK5 Kernel. It's pretty clear in Chainfire's CF Root thread what the builds of all the Kernels are.
Anyway I hope that helps you, and I hope you're grateful I've just taken 5 minutes to explain to you things that you could have found guides on written by people much more experienced than myself in 2 minutes of googling.
I thanked you because its New Year! (@postfatal)
Good luck with the rooting and make sure you use the search functions of these forums, a wealth of information is to be had and the stickies are well worth a look!!!
BTW rooting will void your warranty.
Thank you postfatal. I have done some googleing and have read up un quite a bit of stuff, but still getting boggled by all the info.
Maybe I will just give this up as abad job.
Thank you and happy new year.
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Iamaspecialneedscase said:
Thank you postfatal. I have done some googleing and have read up un quite a bit of stuff, but still getting boggled by all the info.
Maybe I will just give this up as abad job.
Thank you and happy new year.
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Hi,
Belive me, i was just like you for 3-4 days ago, and by now i almost can everything that's needed to be known about rooting. Almost everyone here make it sound so hard to rooting, that's because they can't eplain things in "noob languages".
If you still don't know how to do this, PM me back and i will help you.
thanks
Actually, Chainfire's CFRoot instructions couldn't be simpler. There's only 10 steps (7 that actually require you to do something)
I don't see what's difficult about:-
*checking your current kernel
*finding the corresponding CFRoot kernel
*downloading same (and downloading Odin if necessary)
*unzipping the tar
*firing up Odin
*putting your phone in download mode (volume down/home button/power button)
*plugging one end of a USB cable into the USB port on your PC/the other into the USB port of your phone
*clicking on PDA in Odin & navigating to where you saved the CFRoot kernel tar file
*clicking "start"
*waiting until the process completes/Odin saying "OK" then unplug the USB cable/wait for your phone to reboot
Or am I missing something ?
Darwichee said:
Hi, Almost everyone here make it sound so hard to rooting, that's because they can't explain things in "noob languages".
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So I spent a lot of time yesterday trying to install Ultimatum 2.0 on my i777 yesterday, and it finally worked after many hours. Then today, I decided to do a factory reset under "settings" and this is where the fun begins.
The phone rebooted into the screen with the Samsung Galaxy s2 along with the usual yellow exclamation mark, then froze. I tried restarting the phone and the same thing happened. Now I have nothing.
The Power + Volume (+/-) doesn't work so I can't get into CWM. I can get into Odin Mode with USB connection however.
So my question is, how can I fix this? I've already done a lot of reading on the topic but still haven't come up with a definite answer.
The basic idea is to flash the phone with Odin, but where can I get the files needed? Is there anything else I need to know? Thank you in advance
jw9116 said:
So I spent a lot of time yesterday trying to install Ultimatum 2.0 on my i777 yesterday, and it finally worked after many hours. Then today, I decided to do a factory reset under "settings" and this is where the fun begins.
The phone rebooted into the screen with the Samsung Galaxy s2 along with the usual yellow exclamation mark, then froze. I tried restarting the phone and the same thing happened. Now I have nothing.
The Power + Volume (+/-) doesn't work so I can't get into CWM. I can get into Odin Mode with USB connection however.
So my question is, how can I fix this? I've already done a lot of reading on the topic but still haven't come up with a definite answer.
The basic idea is to flash the phone with Odin, but where can I get the files needed? Is there anything else I need to know? Thank you in advance
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why factory reset under settings? wipe data/factory reset is done in CWM.
flash a CWM kernal in odin. boot into CWM. flash whatever ROM you want.
yeah...it was a careless decision of mine.
So would the siyah kernel work? That's what I had before. Thank you
jw9116 said:
So I spent a lot of time yesterday trying to install Ultimatum 2.0 on my i777 yesterday, and it finally worked after many hours. Then today, I decided to do a factory reset under "settings" and this is where the fun begins.
The phone rebooted into the screen with the Samsung Galaxy s2 along with the usual yellow exclamation mark, then froze. I tried restarting the phone and the same thing happened. Now I have nothing.
The Power + Volume (+/-) doesn't work so I can't get into CWM. I can get into Odin Mode with USB connection however.
So my question is, how can I fix this? I've already done a lot of reading on the topic but still haven't come up with a definite answer.
The basic idea is to flash the phone with Odin, but where can I get the files needed? Is there anything else I need to know? Thank you in advance
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A simple search would have led you here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511999
I haven't been around long but I know searching before posting is a good idea unless u wanna get flamed
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brandonarev said:
A simple search would have led you here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511999
I haven't been around long but I know searching before posting is a good idea unless u wanna get flamed
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I did search before posting...there are only a small handful of threads about bricking on the i777 and I haven't seen anyone with the same situation as me. I've been through that link you posted many many times, and no it does not help.
jw9116 said:
yeah...it was a careless decision of mine.
So would the siyah kernel work? That's what I had before. Thank you
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any kernal would work, depending on the ROM you want. And if you know how to Flash in odin/heimdall. Not sure about Odin, but it might require a certain file type. heimdall is easier IMO, if you know the commands.
Search around.
MotoMudder77 said:
any kernal would work, depending on the ROM you want. And if you know how to Flash in odin/heimdall. Not sure about Odin, but it might require a certain file type. heimdall is easier IMO, if you know the commands.
Search around.
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In Odin you usually use tar files I believe
jw9116 said:
I did search before posting...there are only a small handful of threads about bricking on the i777 and I haven't seen anyone with the same situation as me. I've been through that link you posted many many times, and no it does not help.
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If all you have is Odin, then flash a kernel with cwm like moto said and go from there. The sticky link i gave you has steps on how to do it. Good luck and hope you get back to normal
thanks for the help. Just one more question...should i be worried that my flash counter is at 1? I've read that it is an issue when flashing.....so in that case do I need to get a usb jig?
jw9116 said:
thanks for the help. Just one more question...should i be worried that my flash counter is at 1? I've read that it is an issue when flashing.....so in that case do I need to get a usb jig?
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Yep, gotta try and search man.
counter is just a #
triangle away in market, if you dont like looking at it for the split second its there when you boot up.
i guess i'm in some trouble now...
Tried using the method as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525821
Couldn't even get Odin to recognize my device. Tried taking the battery out etc. Everything stops at "downloading...do not remove target" or something like that. The computer says i'm missing a bunch of drivers...anything else I can try?
MotoMudder77 said:
Yep, gotta try and search man.
counter is just a #
triangle away in market, if you dont like looking at it for the split second its there when you boot up.
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Don't worry about the flash counter it won't hinder your flashing. Jig or Triangle Away will work if u really don't want it
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jw9116 said:
i guess i'm in some trouble now...
Tried using the method as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525821
Couldn't even get Odin to recognize my device. Tried taking the battery out etc. Everything stops at "downloading...do not remove target" or something like that. The computer says i'm missing a bunch of drivers...anything else I can try?
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Get the latest drivers? Downloadable from Samsung I believe...
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jw9116 said:
i guess i'm in some trouble now...
Tried using the method as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525821
Couldn't even get Odin to recognize my device. Tried taking the battery out etc. Everything stops at "downloading...do not remove target" or something like that. The computer says i'm missing a bunch of drivers...anything else I can try?
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Will your phone go into download mode?
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dandrumheller said:
Get the latest drivers? Downloadable from Samsung I believe...
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yep, tried that already. Thanks for the suggestion though. It just makes an error sound when i connect the phone in odin.
anyone else have any ideas..? thx
jw9116 said:
yep, tried that already. Thanks for the suggestion though. It just makes an error sound when i connect the phone in odin.
anyone else have any ideas..? thx
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Only thing I can think of is you need to get a USB jig
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This subject is covered already. Before u even use Odin u MUST already have the proper drivers for your phone installed. On windows 7 its much easier to do, but any windows version is fine. http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/MOBILES/Samsung/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-i777-USB-Driver-for-AT-T.shtml
I found this on a Google search. May help, but trying to resolve problems by searching a lot and reading through pages of data on how to do things is the best way to learn. If that sounds like a lot of work, it is. But we're all here to learn. Good luck.
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Honestly, there are so many many threads/posts mentioned about that. Some buried under but yes there are many. I can't even remember where exactly they are now but I will post link if stumble across.
In the mean time, help yourself by searching "yellow triangle", "binary counter", "brick", "back to stock", .......
Also, a lesson, do read up, be sure, be prepare before doing anything to the phone.
FIXED!!! SO HAPPY. Thanks for all the help guys.
It turned out to be a driver problem and that was the reason why odin wouldn't detect it. I installed the i777 drivers from the samsung website but those don't work.
anyone who's having a similar problem install the full driver set here: http://uploaded.to/file/xeczx9xt (grabbed from another xda thread)
1.) uninstall any existing samsung usb drivers.
2. ) Reboot computer
3.) install the new drivers.
4.) Reboot again
5.) Open Odin, do the button combination with your phone (2 volume buttons and hold)
Flash with instructions from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525821
Hope this helps someone in the future.
Hello, guys, well im new here, and first time ive tried to root android, i was using a simple guide, downloaded rom file and odin, then ive installed the rom, everything went well, the phone rebooted and it just "sings" its on song and no visual, what to do? ive tried to install different rom, same stuff..
try a full wipe through recovery.
double time volume down+home+power?
volume uo+home+power
it didnt helped, just wiped everything for nothing... what now?
linuxas said:
it didnt helped, just wiped everything for nothing... what now?
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Same issue here. International 9300 from singapore.
linuxas - are you using a GTI9300?
What ROMs are you trying to flash?
ure correct, well i dont really now what i was trying to use, im new as i said, i can say what it calls on the .tar file
CF-Insecure-SGS3_XX_NEE_ALE8-v1.2
CF-Root-SGS3-v6.0
linuxas said:
ure correct, well i dont really now what i was trying to use, im new as i said, i can say what it calls on the .tar file
CF-Insecure-SGS3_XX_NEE_ALE8-v1.2
CF-Root-SGS3-v6.0
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But you can get into CWM recovery ok?
If so, download a rom from the development forum and flash that through CWM.
sorry for asking stupid questions, but cwm is that volume up+home+power button? what rom should i download now?
linuxas said:
sorry for asking stupid questions, but cwm is that volume up+home+power button? what rom should i download now?
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Try reflashing the original rom through ODIN first, probably best..
which should i download if im from lithuania?
try http://www.hotfile.com/dl/177306141/248b29e/I9300XXDLJ4_I9300OXADLJ4_BTU.zip.html
its unbranded and the latest uk one but should have your language.
thanks, hope that will work (no more rooting for me ) but will the region codes will be alright?
Yes, you can check after you've started the phone - use CSC Selector from the Play Store.
alright, well ill let u know how im doing when the download completes...
I've had the same thing happen to me too, although my phone won't switch on , it gets tot he galaxy s III white screen and then just stops on a black screen, makes a noise and thats it, just stays black with the blue charging light on.
I can connect it to the computer and it is rooted with CWM installed.
Would love to save the data if poss but i'm guessing that i may have to wipe it.
can you get into download mode?
if so, just flash the stock rom through ODIN as above.
For root and unroot, complete step by step guidance check this site by an XDA member zedomax
www.galaxys3root.com
I found it beneficial when I root my galxy 1st time
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dladz, its the same problem for me, but it helped, unfortunatly ive lost everythink...
So I tried to root my Note 2 today. I had rooted it once before using Casual this past summer, but due to circumstances i had to get a new one.The replacement came in today, and i tried to root it with the same methods. I believe my mistake was using Casual while i had 4.3 installed on my device. I'm not TERRIBLY android savvy, but i knew enough to know that if i ****ed up i should stop while i'm ahead and ask you guys.
tl;dr
Long story short, while using Casual to root my Note 2 with 4.3 on it, i got this message
ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!ERROR: recovery upload failed!ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!waiting for device
waited for a good 30 minutes, nothing was changing, turned off phone and now it's bricked, looping at the "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" Splash screen.
I believe i have to use Odin for something but i could really use some help and reassurance before i continue.
Needless to say i will be jamming f5 on my thread until everything is resolved!
Thanks in advance!
mzaric said:
So I tried to root my Note 2 today. I had rooted it once before using Casual this past summer, but due to circumstances i had to get a new one.The replacement came in today, and i tried to root it with the same methods. I believe my mistake was using Casual while i had 4.3 installed on my device. I'm not TERRIBLY android savvy, but i knew enough to know that if i ****ed up i should stop while i'm ahead and ask you guys.
tl;dr
Long story short, while using Casual to root my Note 2 with 4.3 on it, i got this message
ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!ERROR: recovery upload failed!ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!waiting for device
waited for a good 30 minutes, nothing was changing, turned off phone and now it's bricked, looping at the "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" Splash screen.
I believe i have to use Odin for something but i could really use some help and reassurance before i continue.
Needless to say i will be jamming f5 on my thread until everything is resolved!
Thanks in advance!
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UPDATE: Since i posted this, i tried to flash a stock firmware on Odin (4.1.2 i believe) and it failed halfway through the procedure. with nothing more to be done, i reset my phone, and where before it was just bootlooping, it now shows me an entirely different screen reading "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
Since then i have tried a different firmware file, still 4.1.2, Odin get's to the very end of the procedure, and crashes at what i assume is the reboot portion. Desperately need assistance!
You can't flash anything other than 4.3 if you have the 4.3 bootloader.
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You can't flash anything other than 4.3 if you have the 4.3 bootloader.
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OH. That makes a lot of sense....
I will try to flash a 4.3 firmware right now. Will i need some sort of .pit file or something to fix the initial bootloop? Or is that problem just totally blown out of the water at this point?
mzaric said:
OH. That makes a lot of sense....
I will try to flash a 4.3 firmware right now. Will i need some sort of .pit file or something to fix the initial bootloop? Or is that problem just totally blown out of the water at this point?
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I cant seem to find the file anywhere. Only on terafile via SamMobile, but the download link doesn't seem to work.
What are my options as far as this bootloader go?
Did you look in the general section at the unbricker thread?
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Did you look in the general section at the unbricker thread?
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I did a bunch of searches on the site as i was f****ing my phone up, systematically. Im really sorry if this thread doesn't go here, i just didn't know who else to ask
YES!
Found the proper 4.3 file, flashed it via Odin. Everything is stock and ready. If anybody wishes to help me root it from here or point me in the right direction that'd be great but other than that, thanks for letting me post here and thanks to those who helped me out!
mzaric said:
YES!
Found the proper 4.3 file, flashed it via Odin. Everything is stock and ready. If anybody wishes to help me root it from here or point me in the right direction that'd be great but other than that, thanks for letting me post here and thanks to those who helped me out!
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Currently the only way to root your OTA 4.3 Note 2 is to use saferoot, read this thread carefully
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48392009&postcount=1
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I found myself in the same situation. Where might I find the PIT file? I can't reboot the phone to get the PIT file because it's soft bricked like mzaric's phone was. I'm using Mac OS X so I'm having to use JOdin3 to flash the stock 4.3 firmware back, but without the PIT file I can't continue and I've searched endlessly to find the PIT file. Also a somewhat related question, I heard JOdin isn't good for flashing big files, but I have no alternative, is the stock firmware which is 1.1gb too big to flash?
EDIT: I sadly didn't search hard enough thank you droidstyle for the guide. But my next question is I'm unsure of what version the phone is because when I originally tried to do the CASUAL unlock I believe it was on 4.1.2, but I think it softbricked to begin with because it was 4.3. Should I just try doing the 4.1.2 and if it doesn't take, retry with the 4.3?
If you flashed n7100 firmware you are screwed. If not just Odin back to stock. You were on 4.1.2 if you were unlocked using casual. Don't go to 4.3
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 SCH-I545 that I bricked. Been trying for weeks to fix it. Seems to be soft bricked. Any way my question is, if I sell it as broken for parts, can someone get any personal information out of it? Assuming they can fix it.
Can you get it into download mode? Does it boot at all? If you can get it into download mode, You should flash the stock rom of what you had, what version os did you have on it?
Yes I can. I have tried Odin, heimdall and kies. Nothing seems to get the job done. Please answer my question. I am listing it on Ebay as used digitized. Don't really want to disassemble it and sell just screen.
aknisley said:
Yes I can. I have tried Odin, heimdall and kies. Nothing seems to get the job done. Please answer my question. I am listing it on Ebay as used digitized. Don't really want to disassemble it and sell just screen.
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If Kies processes are running in the background, Odin will be disabled.
Kill Kies crap (all Kies processes) with the Task Manager, then try to flash again.
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aknisley said:
Yes I can. I have tried Odin, heimdall and kies. Nothing seems to get the job done. Please answer my question. I am listing it on Ebay as used digitized. Don't really want to disassemble it and sell just screen.
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Also make sure you got the right firmware to flash.
Hell no. I think i have tried everyone of them. Again can someone answer my question?
aknisley said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 SCH-I545 that I bricked. Been trying for weeks to fix it. Seems to be soft bricked. Any way my question is, if I sell it as broken for parts, can someone get any personal information out of it? Assuming they can fix it.
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Pretty sure if its soft bricked they'd need to flash over whatever you already have on there, thus wiping the phone.
Thanks
Know on NC5 there is a no wipe image available for odin. If that was successfully flashed in theory the device could be restored and data recovered.
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You need to JTAG don't sell.
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