The USB port for my S4 recently stopped working. I called verizon for a replacement. Unfortunately, I am unable to unroot my S4 because it will not connect to ODIN. I could not find a mobile ODIN app compatible with the sch-i545. Does anybody have any suggestions how I could unroot my device. All and any help is greatly appreciated!!!!
I have TWRP and am running the Jelly "Beans" ROM
Mr Frog said:
The USB port for my S4 recently stopped working. I called verizon for a replacement. Unfortunately, I am unable to unroot my S4 because it will not connect to ODIN. I could not find a mobile ODIN app compatible with the sch-i545. Does anybody have any suggestions how I could unroot my device. All and any help is greatly appreciated!!!!
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Did you try to do the factory reset?
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Did you try to do the factory reset?
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I don't believe that would work. I am rooted running a custom stock rom. I'll include that in the original post
not sure but maybe triangle away and try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBPUdazXh6c if you cant clear the bianary counter it will still say modified .. didnt realize mobile odin didnt work with sch-i545
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I don't believe that would work. I am rooted running a custom stock rom. I'll include that in the original post
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What ROM? That will work if you still have access to a reset method inside the UI. If you have a ROM on there you must be running MDK, can't you just wipe the data off the phone with CWM or TWRP? The Root binary should be un-installed when you boot back up. Just delete the SuperSu app and you should be home free.
SO_dank said:
not sure but maybe triangle away and try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBPUdazXh6c if you cant clear the bianary counter it will still say modified .. didnt realize mobile odin didnt work with sch-i545
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I have used triangle away successfully and it did reset the counter.
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What ROM? That will work if you still have access to a reset method inside the UI. If you have a ROM on there you must be running MDK, can't you just wipe the data off the phone with CWM or TWRP? The Root binary should be un-installed when you boot back up. Just delete the SuperSu app and you should be home free.
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Please correct me if im wrong or misunderstanding what you are saying but i dont believe that would work. If I boot into TWRP and clear all the data I don't believe there will be anything for the phone to boot into. There wont be a rom for it to boot into and it would still have a custom recovery instead of the stock one.
Mr Frog said:
I have used triangle away successfully and it did reset the counter.
Please correct me if im wrong or misunderstanding what you are saying but i dont believe that would work. If I boot into TWRP and clear all the data I don't believe there will be anything for the phone to boot into. There wont be a rom for it to boot into and it would still have a custom recovery instead of the stock one.
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After the data wipe you could reinstall the original ROM couldn't you? Long as you have the file on your microsd card. That would probably just reflash your ROM though, it may not erase the binaries. Damn. Well I'm sure there is a way to do it like this. It's just been a while since I've messed around with the TWRP recovery mode.
Do you have cwm on the phone. . If you do your sol. You can't wipe that without an odin to my knowledge. . But if your just rooted.. triangle away. .undo root. Remove su factory reset. . Should be clear. .
Dolphlungegrin said:
After the data wipe you could reinstall the original ROM couldn't you? Long as you have the file on your microsd card. That would probably just reflash your ROM though, it may not erase the binaries. Damn. Well I'm sure there is a way to do it like this. It's just been a while since I've messed around with the TWRP recovery mode.
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Hey so I'm in a similar boat - I have a Verizon S4 with the ME7 firmware that the usb port will no longer connect and won't charge unless the phone is off (and only when it's plugged in to a computer, not a wall). It was rooted so I followed the instructions above to unroot it.
But here's where I think I'm in trouble - I had loaded the TWRP bootloader before I found out it wouldn't work with the ME7 firmware, and never bothered flashing the phone back (stupid, I know). Is there no way to flash back to stock rom via the SD card? Right now when I go into recovery mode, it just goes to the "Downloading" screen. Does anybody know a way I can get TWRP off?
Sorry hope I'm not thread-jacking but this is the most relevant thread I've found to ask this in.
Sure it's not the cable.. if your in a position where you need to stock odin me7 you need usb.. Make sure it's not the cable although it could be phone usb is screwed due to your phone error.. you have insurance??
bretbretterson said:
Hey so I'm in a similar boat - I have a Verizon S4 with the ME7 firmware that the usb port will no longer connect and won't charge unless the phone is off (and only when it's plugged in to a computer, not a wall). It was rooted so I followed the instructions above to unroot it.
But here's where I think I'm in trouble - I had loaded the TWRP bootloader before I found out it wouldn't work with the ME7 firmware, and never bothered flashing the phone back (stupid, I know). Is there no way to flash back to stock rom via the SD card? Right now when I go into recovery mode, it just goes to the "Downloading" screen. Does anybody know a way I can get TWRP off?
Sorry hope I'm not thread-jacking but this is the most relevant thread I've found to ask this in.
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The only way I know to solve your problem is to reflash ME7 using ODIN. If you have the ME7 firmware already you can't use the TWRP or CWM recovery partitions at all. With out those operating your stuck using ODIN and your USB port. Have you tried another cable?
Dolphlungegrin said:
The only way I know to solve your problem is to reflash ME7 using ODIN. If you have the ME7 firmware already you can't use the TWRP or CWM recovery partitions at all. With out those operating your stuck using ODIN and your USB port. Have you tried another cable?
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Yeah I've tried a couple different cables, a couple different pc's, a couple different chargers. It will only charge when it's off, connected to a pc. When turning it on "usb cable connected" flashes up top, even though it's not. When it is connected and turned on and below 15%, it tells you to connect to a power source. I searched this and low and behold, several other s4 owners are having the same issue. It started happening two nights ago after I didn't get the phone on a charger before it died, then I charged it overnight - next morning it wouldn't start up. I don't think it has anything to do with having the twrp bootloader though, because it had been on there a couple weeks and restarted more than once with no issues.
If anyone knows how to fix the usb thing, I've got...lets say a $50 reward up for grabs. Not much but it's all I can afford to not void my warranty.
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Yeah I've tried a couple different cables, a couple different pc's, a couple different chargers. It will only charge when it's off, connected to a pc. When turning it on "usb cable connected" flashes up top, even though it's not. When it is connected and turned on and below 15%, it tells you to connect to a power source. I searched this and low and behold, several other s4 owners are having the same issue. It started happening two nights ago after I didn't get the phone on a charger before it died, then I charged it overnight - next morning it wouldn't start up. I don't think it has anything to do with having the twrp bootloader though, because it had been on there a couple weeks and restarted more than once with no issues.
If anyone knows how to fix the usb thing, I've got...lets say a $50 reward up for grabs. Not much but it's all I can afford to not void my warranty.
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The problem with the custom recovery partition you have on there is that it prevents you from doing a factory reset in the settings menu. At least as far as I'm aware. If mobile ODIN worked on our phones I would say download that and re-flash with the tar file on your msd card. SafeStrap might be a way to give this a try. I can't link to another forum in here but I would look into that.
Maybe replace the usb port yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5e3r_2N15c
Dolphlungegrin said:
The problem with the custom recovery partition you have on there is that it prevents you from doing a factory reset in the settings menu. At least as far as I'm aware. If mobile ODIN worked on our phones I would say download that and re-flash with the tar file on your msd card. SafeStrap might be a way to give this a try. I can't link to another forum in here but I would look into that.
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Well I'm not exactly sure what did it, but I used a small flathead screwdriver to bend the connector inside the usb port up a little, as I read that can be an issue with these phones, and used an old cable from a blackberry, and one of the two let me get it connected to the pc and flashed back to the stock rom via ODIN. Still won't charge with any combination of wall chargers/cables, so I'm going to take it in to Verizon. But it's a huge sigh of relief knowing that they won't be able to claim I damaged it by putting a custom bootloader on. Thanks for the input. Hope OP gets his problems sorted also.
bretbretterson said:
But here's where I think I'm in trouble - I had loaded the TWRP bootloader before I found out it wouldn't work with the ME7 firmware, and never bothered flashing the phone back (stupid, I know). Is there no way to flash back to stock rom via the SD card? Right now when I go into recovery mode, it just goes to the "Downloading" screen. Does anybody know a way I can get TWRP off?
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If you were on me7 you shouldn't have been able to get twrp as your recovery. So if you are on me7 then your recovery is still stock even if you tried to flash twrp.
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nativi said:
If you were on me7 you shouldn't have been able to get twrp as your recovery. So if you are on me7 then your recovery is still stock even if you tried to flash twrp.
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That may have been true, I might have been trying the wrong buttons to get to recovery. Still learning some stuff. But the twrp loader definitely changed the splash and download screen enough that I needed to get it off so that no red flags will be thrown when I take it in to Verizon to have them look at it.
Thanks for everybody's help! I managed to connect to ODIN by pushing the usb in different ways until I got a connection and sent it back to Verizon completely stock
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I had a rooted phone running a custom ICS rom. The phone charging port started acting up and finally gave out. I am still under warranty so I ran triangle away and reset flash counter with no issues. I then downloaded the stock firmware from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659 . I used mobile odin pro to flash the firmware and made sure to untick the root option. My phone went through the motions and said it was successful. It then rebooted straight into CWM in which i wiped the data thinking the phone would boot up after. This means i deleted the stock firmware or any other firmware on device. I rebooted and now the phone keeps booting straight into CWM and wont boot into android. I have no use of USB to put any files on the phone and I'm not sure I could access filesystem from a PC from CWM anyways. What are my options, if any? My only solution would be to do a self repair on the USB port to try to put new firmware on the phone.
Do you have stock 3e recovery or custom?
If you deleted all your rom zips from your SD card and your USB port wont connect to the PC then find an external card would be your best bet.
Many suggest cleaning the USB port to get it working.
LiLChris06 said:
Do you have stock 3e recovery or custom?
If you deleted all your rom zips from your SD card and your USB port wont connect to the PC then find an external card would be your best bet.
Many suggest cleaning the USB port to get it working.
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it says cwm-based recovery v5.5.0.4 at the top.
THANK YOU for suggesting getting an external SD! That never crossed my mind! Any further instructions on what to flash next would be appreciated. I need it completely stock to get warranty. Also will flashing stock through CWM give me another flash count??? Will i have to flash another ICS rom to use triangle away and kind of start over?
I tried cleaning the USB port. Its broken.
Which file exactly did you flash in MobileOdin?
Check if the counter is gone, if it is then just flash a GB rom (UnNamed or ShoStock) then follow this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691659
If not then yea, just grab ICS rom, do TriangleAway check the counter, then return to stock using the same guide.
The UCKH7 one-click downloader from the thread you referenced contains the stock zImage, so since you still have cwm recovery instead of 3e recovery, that flash did not occur, or you selected the wrong file. Mobile Odin will recognize and flash from one-click downloader .exe files.
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The UCKH7 one-click downloader from the thread you referenced contains the stock zImage, so since you still have cwm recovery instead of 3e recovery, that flash did not occur, or you selected the wrong file. Mobile Odin will recognize and flash from one-click downloader .exe files.
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I wasn't aware that Mobile Odin can grab the files from .exe thanks for the info.
(Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day)
Bah, spent them all on Chainfire just now. Lol
hell yeah! you guys are awesome and extremely helpful!
Is there a way to check flash counter not using triangle away?
theconstant1 said:
hell yeah! you guys are awesome and extremely helpful!
Is there a way to check flash counter not using triangle away?
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With the phone off, boot into download mode by holding vol+ and vol- while plugging in your usb cable connected to your computer.
ok so i followed instructions. flashed an ICS rom and made sure the flash counter was at 0. I then flashed the file from the link you provided in mobile odin and it seemed to work ok. It started to boot and i saw the AT&T boot screen and thought i was in the clear... but not it keeps looping that AT&T boot screen endlessly. Not quite sure what to do next. Is phone safe for warranty possibly?
edit: just held volume and power buttons and got into 3e recovery which ive never seen before. How can i get this thing back to stock from here? : ( Also cant seem to access external storage from here.
theconstant1 said:
ok so i followed instructions. flashed an ICS rom and made sure the flash counter was at 0. I then flashed the file from the link you provided in mobile odin and it seemed to work ok. It started to boot and i saw the AT&T boot screen and thought i was in the clear... but not it keeps looping that AT&T boot screen endlessly. Not quite sure what to do next. Is phone safe for warranty possibly?
edit: just held volume and power buttons and got into 3e recovery which ive never seen before. How can i get this thing back to stock from here? : ( Also cant seem to access external storage from here.
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Haven't been in this spot myself, but I seem to recall reading that doing a factory reset in 3e recovery should get you out of your boot loop.
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If yer on a custom ROM u would have some form of cwm recovery. What did u flash?
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dandrumheller said:
Haven't been in this spot myself, but I seem to recall reading that doing a factory reset in 3e recovery should get you out of your boot loop.
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i tried that and it asked me to confirm my password. I've never had a password for the phone, let alone any recovery
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If yer on a custom ROM u would have some form of cwm recovery. What did u flash?
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I had an ICS custom rom, did triangle away to reset flash count. then did this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691659 since i have no usb port. Seemed to work, but im stuck on att boot loop. 3e recovery is popping up when buttons are held and its asking for a password to do a data wipe. Also cannot seem to access external storage from there. That is basically where im at.
And why would your phone be asking for a password to wipe data in stock recovery? U or someone else had to have installed software like an anti theft protection or an antivirus that came with anti theft protection.
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theconstant1 said:
I had an ICS custom rom, did triangle away to reset flash count. then did this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691659 since i have no usb port. Seemed to work, but im stuck on att boot loop. 3e recovery is popping up when buttons are held and its asking for a password to do a data wipe. Also cannot seem to access external storage from there. That is basically where im at.
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The presence of 3e recovery indicates that the flash to UCKH7 was successful, in that the parts got flashed to the phone. You may be able to get the phone to boot once you can get into 3e recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. With the password problem, I have read in several threads that if you keep trying and failing to enter the password, or enter wrong password each time, eventually the software is written to bypass the password protection and let you in, so just keep putting in the wrong password, I think three or four times.
I did not download the UCKH7.tar that LilChris provides, but I assume it has the stock UCKH7 distribution. Even if it has bootloaders and param.lfs, which I don't know, Mobile Odin will not flash those anyway, even if present. So once you get into 3e recovery and wipe data/factory reset, let us know your results.
creepyncrawly said:
The presence of 3e recovery indicates that the flash to UCKH7 was successful, in that the parts got flashed to the phone. You may be able to get the phone to boot once you can get into 3e recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. With the password problem, I have read in several threads that if you keep trying and failing to enter the password, or enter wrong password each time, eventually the software is written to bypass the password protection and let you in, so just keep putting in the wrong password, I think three or four times.
I did not download the UCKH7.tar that LilChris provides, but I assume it has the stock UCKH7 distribution. Even if it has bootloaders and param.lfs, which I don't know, Mobile Odin will not flash those anyway, even if present. So once you get into 3e recovery and wipe data/factory reset, let us know your results.
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it still amazes me how knowledgeable you all are : ) entered 5 wrong passwords and a data wipe occurred and now im into stock phone! now is phone ok for warranty? if i can getinto a recovery like 3e wouldnt that make it rooted still?
theconstant1 said:
it still amazes me how knowledgeable you all are : ) entered 5 wrong passwords and a data wipe occurred and now im into stock phone! now is phone ok for warranty? if i can getinto a recovery like 3e wouldnt that make it rooted still?
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3e is stock recovery which comes with the phone, so far your in the right track.
Make sure to check your build and kernel in about phone, that's mainly what the AT&T techs check when they pull out the paper. (I returned mine once for USB defect)
Remember to wipe/format your internal SD card before returning it.
LiLChris06 said:
3e is stock recovery which comes with the phone, so far your in the right track.
Make sure to check your build and kernel in about phone, that's mainly what the AT&T techs check when they pull out the paper. (I returned mine once for USB defect)
Remember to wipe/format your internal SD card before returning it.
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ok i will wipe the phone. here are stats.
baseband: i777uckh7
kernal: 2.6.35.7
build: gingerbread.uckh7
i will be taking it in for warranty today and then i will return with a phone that charges, and many beers for us to enjoy. thank you all!
and i will also probably never root again because im a newb and this was a pain in my asshole, but its been fun! : )
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ok i will wipe the phone. here are stats.
baseband: i777uckh7
kernal: 2.6.35.7
build: gingerbread.uckh7
i will be taking it in for warranty today and then i will return with a phone that charges, and many beers for us to enjoy. thank you all!
and i will also probably never root again because im a newb and this was a pain in my asshole, but its been fun! : )
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Yes, those are the about phone stats for a stock UCKH7 phone. You should be good to go.
Good Morning,
Sorry for what is sure to be a pretty long post. I have an AT&T Galaxy S II on the official ICS ROM rooted. I started getting the "Charging Paused Voltage Too High" error about every 10 minutes. Research indicates that this is most likely a hardware error, though some people claim success resolving it by flashing to another ROM.
Either way, this is a phone that my work provides, so I needed to turn it in to be replaced. When I was getting ready to unroot it, the phone locked up and now only shows the battery icon on the display (as if it were powered off and charging). This is even when it is unplugged.
The good news is that I can still get to download mode, but that is also the bad news as the phone shows 2 instances of custom binary uploads. I don't want to turn it in for warranty replacement yet as I am sure that they will say that I flashed it and voided the warranty.
As I have access to download mode, I tried to unroot anyway by flashing the official ROM with Odin. This works, is successful, but the phone is not operational. It hangs on the setup screen and then eventually (when I plug it in to charge) will show the battery icon on the screen and will not do anything except allow me to enter download mode.
Looking for suggestions. Can I fix the binary counter with a jig in this state? Hopefully when I get this fixed and send it in I can just get a SG3 and be done with it.
Thanks in advance for the help.
--Chris
Good chance JIG will still work, the flash counter is stored in the bootloader I think. So ROM issues shouldn't matter. As long as you didn't update the bootloader and are still using the one from KH7 the original rom shipped with this phone you should be able to reset it.
Yeah, I just ordered a jig off of Amazon for 2 day delivery. Hope it works.
Has anyone seen a phone in this state?
I would just boot into recovery 3e and perform a data wipe. If it still doesn't boot I wouldn't worry since you flashed the stock unrooted firmware and you don't get the ! triangle during the boot process.
shoman94 said:
I would just boot into recovery 3e and perform a data wipe. If it still doesn't boot I wouldn't worry since you flashed the stock unrooted firmware and you don't get the ! triangle during the boot process.
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What is the best way to get into Recovery 3e from this state? I pretty much can only get into DL mode by holding the volume and power buttons.
Also, you are right that there is no triangle on the boot screen because I can't get it to boot. They can go to download mode and see the 2 customer binaries loaded though.
cjranucci said:
What is the best way to get into Recovery 3e from this state? I pretty much can only get into DL mode by holding the volume and power buttons.
Also, you are right that there is no triangle on the boot screen because I can't get it to boot. They can go to download mode and see the 2 customer binaries loaded though.
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Unplug the USB then try to get into recovery
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122ninjas said:
Unplug the USB then try to get into recovery
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Finally got it running with another Odin flash. Problem now is I had to go back to Gingerbread. I can't get Kies to connect on my work PC, so have to wait until I get home. At that point, hopefully I can connect and upgrade to ICS. Then the Triangle Away app should fix the custom binary count before this phone locks up again.
I swear it has to be a hardware problem. Something with the USB port convincing the phone that it is plugged in and charging. I will let you guys know how it goes later tonight or tomorrow.
shoman94 said:
I would just boot into recovery 3e and perform a data wipe. If it still doesn't boot I wouldn't worry since you flashed the stock unrooted firmware and you don't get the ! triangle during the boot process.
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Is this not a dangerous thing to do with stock ICS and kernel? Memory bug issue?
Miami_Son said:
Is this not a dangerous thing to do with stock ICS and kernel? Memory bug issue?
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Yeah, but the phone is screwed anyway. I just need to reset the binary count so I can warranty replace it.
So I am on 2.3.6 per the phone. I did check for update and it says I am current. I know that this is not the case on AT&T as I was on official ICS previously. I connected to Kies and it is not showing an update available either. What gives?????
Miami_Son said:
Is this not a dangerous thing to do with stock ICS and kernel? Memory bug issue?
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Not running stock Rom and UN rooted kernel.
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cjranucci said:
Yeah, but the phone is screwed anyway. I just need to reset the binary count so I can warranty replace it.
So I am on 2.3.6 per the phone. I did check for update and it says I am current. I know that this is not the case on AT&T as I was on official ICS previously. I connected to Kies and it is not showing an update available either. What gives?????
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Start kies with phone Unplugged click tools> upgrade and init.> enter model SGH-I777> enter serial number behind battery> confirm the firmware ( possible it might say your current version 2.3.6)> (if it says 2.3.6)click next to proceed> plug phone to upgrade> then repeat and it Should say 4.0.3 on next try.
So no amount of effort is allowing me to clear the binary counters. I bought a jig and attempted to reset. Phone enters download mode immediately, but doesn't clear the binary count. I never intentionally did it, but it appears that the bootloader has changed.
How can I get back to the original bootloader so that the jig will clear my binary count?
Nevermind, I found it.
Success!!! Had to flash the bootloader, then the jig worked like a charm! Now onto warranty replacement... Maybe I can get a GS3 out of this deal.
Talked to warranty support and they are reverting my upgrade status so I can pick anything. GS3 here I come!
I'm trying to return to stock on my Verizon Note 2. I'm currently on AOKP 4.2.2 and have TWRP. I tried to use the Odin method shown by Adam but my phone is not being seen via USB. I've tried to uninstall all drivers and reinstall. Tried again by using Kies as suggested by many.
Can I return to stock just by using TWRP? Are there steps or a walk through on how to do this? Links? I'm thinking I could go into TWRP, wipe the cache, delvik cache, and then factory reset. Then install, "flash" a update.zip and return to stock. Would this work or get stuck?
Also, not sure where to get the update.zip I'd need. I have the OTA stock downloaded from Adam tutorial...not the "alternate" but it's only one file. Would I just zip that, rename to update.zip and try to flash?
Please help!! Again I'm unable to do this through usb plug in so I really need another route.
Thank you in advance for any help!
Do not try renaming the file and flashing. Nothing good will come of that.
Not sure if you looked through this thread, but this might have different info for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35265728
BoostedB18C said:
Do not try renaming the file and flashing. Nothing good will come of that.
Not sure if you looked through this thread, but this might have different info for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35265728
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I read through that one too. Tried all of that. ODIN will not work. My phone is not being detected through USB. Again i've tried all the reinstalls of the drivers etc.... Tried different original cords. nothing.
I need a way to return to stock through my device. Maybe load to the external sd and flash. Can this be done?
Not sure what file to flash though.
If odin isn't seeing your phone then something isnt installed properly. Probably drivers. Im not too sure about it because the only time I used odin was when I first rooted and I haven't touched it since.
The only option I have heard of for doing it from the phone is mobile odin. I dont know much about it, never tried it. Here's the link for it
This is the free lite version that requires more work on your part
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19375402
This is the paid version from the play store and is supposed to be much simpler
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.mobileodin.pro
hidden-one said:
I'm trying to return to stock on my Verizon Note 2. I'm currently on AOKP 4.2.2 and have TWRP. I tried to use the Odin method shown by Adam but my phone is not being seen via USB. I've tried to uninstall all drivers and reinstall. Tried again by using Kies as suggested by many.
Can I return to stock just by using TWRP? Are there steps or a walk through on how to do this? Links? I'm thinking I could go into TWRP, wipe the cache, delvik cache, and then factory reset. Then install, "flash" a update.zip and return to stock. Would this work or get stuck?
Also, not sure where to get the update.zip I'd need. I have the OTA stock downloaded from Adam tutorial...not the "alternate" but it's only one file. Would I just zip that, rename to update.zip and try to flash?
Please help!! Again I'm unable to do this through usb plug in so I really need another route.
Thank you in advance for any help!
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Are u sure usb debugging is on?, or try going back to a tw rom before using odin, i also read that kies has to be removed from comuter, and phone before trying this, i had problem originally, manually installed drivers, and went to device manager and checked operation, you also have to be in odin mode on phone( power,home,down at same time, as that way it is in download mode.
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Chance77 said:
Are u sure usb debugging is on?, or try going back to a tw rom before using odin, i also read that kies has to be removed from comuter, and phone before trying this, i had problem originally, manually installed drivers, and went to device manager and checked operation, you also have to be in odin mode on phone( power,home,down at same time, as that way it is in download mode.
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Tried all of this as well. I installed kies and tried that route as some were saying the drivers may work through that method. They didn't so I tried uninstalling. I was in DL "odin" mode when trying to run odin also.
Just curious, why are you trying to go back to stock?
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Just curious, why are you trying to go back to stock?
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My phone was a trade off for a iPhone 5.. Best move ever but the last owner had somewhat messed up the phone modding it. I did a full wipe and the previous owner had never done any backups. I wanted to start fresh. All that being said I wanted to start back fresh at stock and then do any modding that I preferred from a new state.
I just flashed MeanBean after reading back through the posts to my question. I realized I had not tried using odin while on a TW based ROM.
I'll see if this helps.
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If odin isn't seeing your phone then something isnt installed properly. Probably drivers. Im not too sure about it because the only time I used odin was when I first rooted and I haven't touched it since.
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I too am having issues with my Note II not being recognized by Odin on my PC. I know my drivers are installed and I have a good connection with my USB cable/port since when I plug in my phone when powered on, I can see the phone and card just fine. However, when going into Download mode and running Odin 3.07, Odin isn't seeing my phone.
I discovered this while looking into another situation from another thread. While I'm not currently attempting to return to stock and aren't overly concerned about returning to stock since I could probably do it with Mobile Odin if push comes to shove. I am concerned, however, that if I'm unable to use MO and my phone isn't being recognized by Odin from my PC then I might be up the proverbial creek with a paddle.
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If odin isn't seeing your phone then something isnt installed properly. Probably drivers. Im not too sure about it because the only time I used odin was when I first rooted and I haven't touched it since.
The only option I have heard of for doing it from the phone is mobile odin. I dont know much about it, never tried it. Here's the link for it
This is the free lite version that requires more work on your part
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19375402
This is the paid version from the play store and is supposed to be much simpler
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.mobileodin.pro
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Mobile Odin Pro did the trick. It incorporated root saver so I didn't loose root when I returned to stock. Great advice!! Now I can start fresh and not have to worry about the mess I had from the trade.
Thanks again!
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Mobile Odin Pro did the trick. It incorporated root saver so I didn't loose root when I returned to stock. Great advice!! Now I can start fresh and not have to worry about the mess I had from the trade.
Thanks again!
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Glad it worked. And as an added bonus now I know if I do ever have problems and dont feel like spending the time to figure it out, I can just use mobile odin.
I bought her an unlocked i9205 back in December. It was rooted already. I put SU and TWRP on it and did a backup of it. Well she kinda trashed it so I did a TWRP restore which ended with an error. Now it just boots to the Samsung logo. Do I need to load a new ROM now? I'm hoping I can find something to just put on an SD card and flash with TWRP. Any help is good. I have a PC setup with drivers for it. PDANET, ADB, etc.. No Odin though.
- Joe
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I bought her an unlocked i9205 back in December. It was rooted already. I put SU and TWRP on it and did a backup of it. Well she kinda trashed it so I did a TWRP restore which ended with an error. Now it just boots to the Samsung logo. Do I need to load a new ROM now? I'm hoping I can find something to just put on an SD card and flash with TWRP. Any help is good. I have a PC setup with drivers for it. PDANET, ADB, etc.. No Odin though.
- Joe
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if you can get into recovery. try installing a new ROM
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if you can get into recovery. try installing a new ROM
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I can get into TWRP recovery. Will any ROM work with that? Can you recommend any ROMs? The stock one was fine but it was so full of Samsung bloat it really didn't have much available RAM left of it's 1.5GB after boot. I guess I don't care as long as it's stable and works so I can get out of the doghouse...LOL
- Joe
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I can get into TWRP recovery. Will any ROM work with that? Cahttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608110 you recommend any ROMs? The stock one was fine but it was so full of Samsung bloat it really didn't have much available RAM left of it's 1.5GB after boot. I guess I don't care as long as it's stable and works so I can get out of the doghouse...LOL
- Joe
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Try megafire mj2 v3x her3 in xda, it is stock with all the bloatware removed. Its is completely lag free.
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I can get into TWRP recovery. Will any ROM work with that? Can you recommend any ROMs? The stock one was fine but it was so full of Samsung bloat it really didn't have much available RAM left of it's 1.5GB after boot. I guess I don't care as long as it's stable and works so I can get out of the doghouse...LOL
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Grab Odin and flash stock ROM
*S.O.F.A*2SHAYNEZ*K.C.C.O*
Thanks guys. I'm trying a MegaFireMj2V3 just cuz I already downloaded it. Stock kinda sucked. I'd look and she'd have 3 apps running with low memory warnings. It was rooted and I'd uninstall a lot of bloat, but somehow it would auto update all the bloat right back within minutes. I'll go back to stock if needed but I want to try something de-crapped first.
- Joe
It's worse now.
Ok. Flashing MegaFireMj2V3 was a fail. It seems as if the system partition always fails. So I got Odin and a stock ROM. That failed also, and now I just have a couple of little red lines telling me to use Kies Recovery or something. And I can't get Kies to connect to it. My PC sees it. Samsung USB drivers install. Kies sees it plugged in but just lays there saying CONNECTING. I paid like $400 for this turkey for my wife for Christmas and now she's yelling at me that I blew it up.. I guess I can keep trying Kies but it's looking fail so far. This really stinks. I bought it on Amazon. It's supposed to have a 2 year warranty. It's Unlocked International Version with Warranty. But I don't know what country?
- Joe
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Thanks guys. I'm trying a MegaFireMj2V3 just cuz I already downloaded it. Stock kinda sucked. I'd look and she'd have 3 apps running with low memory warnings. It was rooted and I'd uninstall a lot of bloat, but somehow it would auto update all the bloat right back within minutes. I'll go back to stock if needed but I want to try something de-crapped first.
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JoeLansing said:
Ok. Flashing MegaFireMj2V3 was a fail. It seems as if the system partition always fails. So I got Odin and a stock ROM. That failed also, and now I just have a couple of little red lines telling me to use Kies Recovery or something. And I can't get Kies to connect to it. My PC sees it. Samsung USB drivers install. Kies sees it plugged in but just lays there saying CONNECTING. I paid like $400 for this turkey for my wife for Christmas and now she's yelling at me that I blew it up.. I guess I can keep trying Kies but it's looking fail so far. This really stinks. I bought it on Amazon. It's supposed to have a 2 year warranty. It's Unlocked International Version with Warranty. But I don't know what country?
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I you have the twpr try to change the recovery to the latest one.....try philz touch recovery
I think u have an old recovery
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shazzl said:
I you have the twpr try to change the recovery to the latest one.....try philz touch recovery
I think u have an old recovery
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I don't have any recovery anymore. It boots to a small failed update message. It's toast unless I can get Kies to work somehow.
- Joe
there is a way to use Kies to get Stock on there.. It involves typing in the words of your model or something like that./
maybe someone here can remember better than I.
On the Note, Ive seen it alot. there is a certian way that you have to type in the make and model and it will stock-ize you.
That is "IF" you can get it to connect to Kies..
I'll suggest you use a different USB cable..
Some will and some wont connect.....
good luck
Why don't you to flash a stock rom with Odin, I think you have dounload mode (as you don't have custom recovery it is the only way) ?
Search YOUR rom on sammobile, or the same level (not possible to doungrade you shall have more problem ! )
Lol this also happened to me but to recover, since you now only have download mode, connect it to Odin on your PC and find a brand new firmware. Try the latest versions because that's your best shot of recovering it. It doesn't matter what region you pick as long as that the model number is the same. Do note however that if you fail the flash KNOX will trip up and you will void the warranty. If it doesn't fail, it should boot up to the Samsung logo. If it still bootloops, go into recovery (since it should be there now), and wipe everything. Then your phone should boot up nicely.
Note: New firmware contains KNOX so rooting and installing custom recovery is now dangerous.
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I'm having real issues trying to get a stock ROM on my Virgin Mobile S3 (GT-I9300) and I'm hoping you guys can help me. I've looked absolutely everywhere for a solution but so far nothing has worked.
OK so a little history about the problem:
Using phone as normal, and then randomly turns off. Turn it back on and I get the two Samsung splash screens loop booting constantly. I boot into recovery mode and do a factory reset - same problem. Clear the cache - same problem. Send phone back to Virgin and they tell me I've rooted and installed a custom ROM which I absolutely have not but they have a screenshot with the custom counter showing '1'.
I've no idea how this is possible, but I would have remembered if I'd installed a custom ROM. Anyway, they send it back because I'm not going to fork out £100 for them to flash it.
So...lots of research later, I download the latest Odin (3.09), find the most likely stock ROM that will work with my phone (Carrier is Virgin Mobile UK). I find this ROM on SamMobile: I9300XXUGMK6_I9300OXAGMK6_BTU. Cannot for the life of me find an actual Virgin rom so this apparently should be fine as it's a generic EU build.
Fine, so I apply it using the AP selection in Odin, connect phone, it goes through and applies fine "PASS" etc.. and phone reboots automatically.
Now, it just sits at the Samsung splash screen (the static white text) and doesn't go any further. I've left it upwards of 10 minutes but no dice. So look online and find threads that suggest booting to recovery and doing a factory reset will do the trick. So try that (Power+volume up+home) and same problem - static splash screen. Balls.
So now I don't know what to do. I either need to try an actual Virgin ROM which doesn't seem to exist(?!) or my phone is truely bricked and I'll finally have a good reason to destroy the thing.
Can anyone let me know what the next steps should be? I would be eternally grateful.
Thanks in advance.
I found the s3 to be a pain when doing a reset. Basically do it twice. Wipe, flash, wipe then boot. As far as I know btu is correct but virmin mobile used to rent their airspace from tmobile who are now half ee. Such a minefield..
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I found the s3 to be a pain when doing a reset. Basically do it twice. Wipe, flash, wipe then boot. As far as I know btu is correct but virmin mobile used to rent their airspace from tmobile who are now half ee. Such a minefield..
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When you say 'wipe' do you mean factory reset via recovery mode? Because I'm not able to access that. All I can get to is Download Manager to use with Odin...
I thought you said you could access recovery and you had cleared cache. In that case you are buggered. If it goes through the flashing phase and reboots but you still cannot get into recovery then you have 3 options..
1. Flash another rom but no lower than 4.3. Carrier shouldn't matter.
2. Full on flash with pit file (dangerous and can perma brick).
3. Return the phone under warranty and state that the flash counter also clocks official flashes too, samsung should know this as they make the phone.. staff need training if they say otherwise.
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Try the rescue firmware from general forum, follow the instructions exactly as it includes a pit.
It sounds like nand failure, so it's possible that you won't be able to fix it.
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I thought you said you could access recovery and you had cleared cache.
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Apologies for not being clearer, before sending it back to Virgin for the warranty repair I could access the recovery mode fine, when I got it back I couldn't - whether that was caused by the flashing of the firmware or something Virgin did I don't know unfortunately.
Try the rescue firmware from general forum, follow the instructions exactly as it includes a pit.
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Thanks for the tip - I've flashed the stock recovery and I can now get into recovery mode! Looks slightly different but I can now access the factory reset/wipe cache options so that's some improvement.
I'm just downloading the stock international ROM as per this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/fix-s3-to-factory-unroot-stock-recovery-t2323847 but it's going to take a few hours. Thanks so much for your advice so far i'll report back once the download completes.
No joy
I can however get into download mode and recovery mode now. Is there anything else I can try? Is it possible I can get a custom recovery image on there and flash it with something other than the stock rom?
I've got a feeling you're correct and it could be a hardware fault. Virgin say I can pay £100 to get it fixed, if they have to replace the entire phone that would prove it wasn't 'tampering' that caused it so I could potentially get my money back I guess, if I complained. I think that might be my only option now.
Ok I just booted into recovery mode and I was greeted with this error:
Any ideas what this could mean?
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Ok I just booted into recovery mode and I was greeted with this error:
Any ideas what this could mean?
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I say this to people who have this sort of problem but I mention the dreaded word and they tend to ignore it but will tell you what to try anyway.
Install Kies 3 for android 4.3 (there I said it Kies) on the top menu bar click Tools then Firmware Upgrade and Installation
Follow the on screen instructions, this process will wipe the phone and install the most up to date original carrier / phone firmware, after this the phone should work and you can then root, flash roms etc , it may work for you so try it, don't just dismiss it because it refers to the use of Kies
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I say this to people who have this sort of problem but I mention the dreaded word and they tend to ignore it but will tell you what to try anyway.
Install Kies 3 for android 4.3 (there I said it Kies) on the top menu bar click Tools then Firmware Upgrade and Installation
Follow the on screen instructions, this process will wipe the phone and install the most up to date original carrier / phone firmware, after this the phone should work and you can then root, flash roms etc , it may work for you so try it, don't just dismiss it because it refers to the use of Kies
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Unfortunately I've already tried Kies, and it doesn't recognise the device when in recovery mode.
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Unfortunately I've already tried Kies, and it doesn't recognise the device when in recovery mode.
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Make sure you are using the USB cable supplied with the phone and it is connected direct to your PC USB port, ideally the ones on the back but don't connect through any multi USB port connectors.
The USB cables and how you connect can make a difference