So I went in to best buy today to have them flash my phone back to stock. I had talked with the guy the other night for a while and he was pretty open to helping me out no matter what. I left my phone with him while I looked around. When I came back he said that the sock firmware was flashed and that the updates were installing now. I asked what updates and he told me that since my phone came with MDL that is what was installed and that the updates had to be installed to bring it current. I asked him if he could have stopped the process before the updates and he said he could have if his boss wasnt there. He said that Verizon has a single package that won't allow this but that it's possible with att.
Just thought I would throw this out there in case it helps the effort somehow.
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And after thinking about it this might be why AT&T hasn't released mf3. Image for kies
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Did you have the ME7 firmware on the phone originally?
If you did have the ME7 firmware installed did Best Buy give any clues as to how they managed to install the MDL firmware?
The phone came with MDL and I was Loki'd. Then the update came overnight and I was then on MF3. I deleted some system apps and just wanted to get back to stock. The Samsung rep said that since my phone originally came with MDL that is what gets installed and then the updates are added.
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Sorry to add an AT&T thread to verizon, it was by accident, but hopefully it might be helpful anyway.
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Everytime I go to check for a software update it starts checking then goes off quickly without telling me if there was one or not. Any suggestions?
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Are you rooted?
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Yea I'm rooted but I'm using the ota root hider keeper were it unroots me for ota updates
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I was in the same boat as you. Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469246
You can check the first and last post in that. The way I got around it was by activating my sim in another rezound and then swapping back into my original and it all of a sudden worked. Dont really know why, but i know another person got it working that way too.
Hey all,
So I'm using the DNA on AT&T and it works great. My question is, how do I go about getting the new software update that's being pushed out to other users while I'm on AT&T? For some reason, my DNA won't pick up the OTA on AT&T, and even sticking an old, deactivating Verizon SIM in it won't work either. I've also tried just using no SIM on wifi and checking for the update but still nothing. Any way I can download the RUU or something? Thanks!
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I think you can just download the update. Zip on the server and then flash it to your phone and you will have the update I know people over seas are probably going to do it that way since they can't get the ota in another country where there is no service.
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I think you can just download the update. Zip on the server and then flash it to your phone and you will have the update I know people over seas are probably going to do it that way since they can't get the ota in another country where there is no service.
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Wouldn't flashing a zip require root? Or are you taking about an RUU? I'm not rooted and don't plan to be, just want the ota.
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I installed twrp cuz clockwork recovery wouldn't flash my roms it kept saying installation aborted i tried googling this but no help
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I guess I gotta return my i717 because it doesn't support anything on here its probably because I'm through T-Mobile not at&t
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Dude, slow down there killer. You are posting everywhere. Have you gone back and looked at any answers?
Your phone works.....slow down and read something. I suggested you go to " Super Everything Thread" have you?
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OK thanks but quick question since I'm on T-Mobile network to I flash tmobile modems or at&t modems?
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They will be under downloads if u used ur phone to download them.
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Well I tried flashing the T-Mobile modems but when I reboot I don't have service so I guess I should flash the at&t modems since it is the at&t phone guess it doesn't matter I'm using tmobile service
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It does matter what modem you use and it depends on your location. ANY and ALL modems should give you phone service at least. So you have a problem. A problem talked about much many months ago. Again Backup, wipe completely, and install the factory ATT ROM using odin. Before you set it up do a factory reset for ****z and giggles. Verify that you have phone service. Then install recovery and superuser. Then install a T-mobile modem. Verify you have data and phone service. Then install the ROM of your choice. Do not reinstall a modem.
And please quit posting everywhere. You have been told what to do by a few now and all you do is rant everywhere. Maybe you should have purchased a T-mobile phone to use on T-mobile and saved yourself the trouble.
Yea but they charged more for the t-mobile version ima prolly wait and sell this one for 300 and put that with my check 2 hrs pf battery life is sad i thought the note would be better then that lol but i already did all that and i know im in a t-mobile 4g area cuz i had a t-mobile phone before and i tried all the modems they are not compatible for this phone im thinking the guy lied to me i think o might have a foreign phone again
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Again you are not listening and just ranting. Goodluck.
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Yea but they charged more for the t-mobile version ima prolly wait and sell this one for 300 and put that with my check 2 hrs pf battery life is sad i thought the note would be better then that lol but i already did all that and i know im in a t-mobile 4g area cuz i had a t-mobile phone before and i tried all the modems they are not compatible for this phone im thinking the guy lied to me i think o might have a foreign phone again
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again man, slow down.
even reading your posts, its like your going 1000 mph with you hair on fire.
I will ask again, did you go to Super everything thread?
you have ATT phone, use ATT modems. if you are that hellbent on using Tmobile, have you done the SIM unlock???
"Super Everything" is just that. it has everything. I just cant help but think you want everything and you want it yesterday. relax, people will help you.
But i have a tmobile sim though besides i couldn't find any att modems
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But i have a tmobile sim though
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super everything, and look for SIM unlock.
this will instruct you how to unlock from ATT (getting a code from them) then unlock.
just read it the yesterday as a matter of fact. RANGER CAPTAIN is the author of the thread. in the first post, scroll down a bit and it is listed with some MOD's.
titled "UOCKING STEPS"
once unlocked, then you can put your Tmobile SIM in. as he states this only needs to be done once. you can then flash other ROM's and the process should stick.
good luck
Thanks man sorry for being a noob lol
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by the way, if you e spending a lot of time in recovery or constantly flashing something, your battery is going to SUPER SUCK.
your battery should be in the higher end of charged when flashing. recommended 70% or better. could probably get away with 55 or 60 though. again, every time you flash, you take a hit.
Ah ok but a friend of mine used it today it was fully charged went from 100% to 5% in like an hr and 45 min and i was reading on the sim unlock this phone was already unlocked when i purchased it that's how i was able to get t-mobile on this phone i get 4g but it doesn't stay connected i have to restart a lot to get it connected again and most of the time i have no bars so idk maybe i should stop buying unlocked phones lol
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Ok I bought a broken AT&T Optimus G off of ebay and I just got it fixed today so low and behold it's still on ICS and not JB. So I tried to do a Wi-Fi update and it says that it's the latest. The phone is still carrier locked so that might be an issue. I'm not trying to dabble in the custom rom right this instant though.
you are going to have to call Att and asked them to push the update
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389827You can also update manually if AT&T doesn't help you out.
Has anyone purchased a GS4 in the last 1-2 weeks from Verizon? I'm going to probably be getting one around the beginning of September and I'm wondering whether or not I'll be able to buy it in the store WITHOUT the ME7 update.
Purchased one 2 days ago... From Atlanta ga still had mdk.. They didn't make me update or anything though it did pop up as soon as the phone activated.
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Purchased one online from Verizon last week. Got it Monday and it did not come with ME7.
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got my a week ago... ME7 OTA'd before I could get it out of the store.
If you buy the phone new it's a good possibility the phone came from the warehouse and to get the ME7 update the REPs will install it.
If you tell them not to, they can't refuse you and say we HAVE to.
IF they do ask for a manager.
Best of luck.
I purchased one this past tuesday and it was with MDK not ME7
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The box says what software version it was flashed with on the box. If it says MDK, then don't put your SIM in at all. Tell them you simply don't wish to activate it in the store. Just turn it on and confirm. If the phone itself is ME7, show them the difference in listed s/w versions, and say you want one that hasn't been opened previously. Yes, they will think you're ridiculous, so maybe don't do this at your regular store. But you'll have an MDK phone.
If you're ordering online, just open the box and still don't put the SIM in. Then root it, and block SDM.apk and FWupgrade.apk to block the update. Then and only then should you activate it. Just a heads up for you or anyone else reading this thread that is about to buy an S4 and doesn't know that yet.
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wish I'd known all that. oh well for what it's worth, I'm rooted via the SD card method.
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By the phone from best buy or online and do not accept the ota, for right now most of the phones are shipping MDK. At some point in time this will change so do not wait to long
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Thanks for the heads up. I plan to have them just give me the phone and let me do the unboxing. If I have to I'll showcase my tech savvy to assure them I can handle it or just tell them to simply NOT update via OTA. Either way its good to know I still have a chance at MDK. Thanks everyone.
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I'm gonna perform a wipe on mine this week and see if I can take it back to MDK. Seems doable?
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I'm gonna perform a wipe on mine this week and see if I can take it back to MDK. Seems doable?
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No. Once on ME7 there is no way to go back to MDK.
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No. Once on ME7 there is no way to go back to MDK.
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if I read this correctly < http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259 >, using the "no-wipe" procedure to unroot, can't I elect to reflash with MDK?
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if I read this correctly < http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259 >, using the "no-wipe" procedure to unroot, can't I elect to reflash with MDK?
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No because of the way the bootloader is signed you CANNOT flash back to MDK, you will hard brick your phone. Samsung took a page from Motorola and lock out the previous versions.
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thanks obsidian (and mrjingles)... I appreciate the save.
Just picked up 2 for the Wife and I. They were both MDK. We live in Hawaii.
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If you are buying a 32GB (wish the Developer Edition came in 32GB) you will very likley get ME7 since they all drop ship from warehouse distribution. The 16GB in the stores still are running MDK though.
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If you are buying a 32GB (wish the Developer Edition came in 32GB) you will very likley get ME7 since they all drop ship from warehouse distribution. The 16GB in the stores still are running MDK though.
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This is good to know because I am planning on picking up the 16GB as I have a 32GB Micro from previous phone that I plan on using for storage once I get it. Here's hoping that when I get it in September they are still selling the MDKs
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DraconicSeed said:
This is good to know because I am planning on picking up the 16GB as I have a 32GB Micro from previous phone that I plan on using for storage once I get it. Here's hoping that when I get it in September they are still selling the MDKs
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Got the 16GB saturday. MDK all the way.
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Got the 16GB saturday. MDK all the way.
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I am glad you got MDK on yours, I just wish the 32GB came that way or at my reall hope is bootloader gets broken.