Well, I am starting this thread because of frustration...
the frustration of bricking my O2 UK SG3 I9300 using the Irish VDF OTA update ROM...
anyone had a similar experience?...
I was happily using 4.2.2 leaked version since it was released, but the temptation was too big not to take the plunge...
when I flashed with Odin 3.04 the 4.3 VDF update stayed stuck on updating CACHE which is unusual, then failed, and the dreaded rom flashing error exclamation mark message appeared on the phone...
so I reflashed it back to 4.2.2, though it took about 3 attempts and sweating to succeed...
my guess is that it is not such a good idea to flash one carrier release onto antother carrier phone (even if unlocked as is mine)... and I will instead now wait for O2 to release theirs....
come to think of it, some posts saying the Ireland VDF 4.3 release is not so hot vindicates patience in this case...
Are you asking a question ???
You did not have carrier firmware on your phone when you flashed 4.3 so its not carrier to carrier problem .
JJEgan said:
Are you asking a question ???
You did not have carrier firmware on your phone when you flashed 4.3 so its not carrier to carrier problem .
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No I was not asking a question, I was relating my frustated experience...
but I would love to hear why it was not possible for me to flash it successfully, despite being able to flash 4.2.2 and the correct phone modem successfully... so far twice...
Be best if the mods made a 4.3 discussion thread so user experience of 4.3 could be shared .
Bad download? Connection error? EMMC bad blocks?
It has nothing to do with your carrier.
Try another 4.3 ROM, there are several remixed, rooted ones now. Check the MD5 before you flash.
boomboomer said:
Bad download? Connection error? EMMC bad blocks?
It has nothing to do with your carrier.
Try another 4.3 ROM, there are several remixed, rooted ones now. Check the MD5 before you flash.
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Odin checked the MD5 and found no problem...
Installed on Romanian phone, no problema at all.
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punktnet said:
Installed on Romanian phone, no problema at all.
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weird...
maybe the fact that I have the leaked 4.2.2 rom flashed already makes it a problem?
I might try again, but it is a pain if it fails again, and I have to revert yet again to 4.2.2 -
the zip download did not show any error, so it is not a bad download...
Wipe-flash-wipe.
You can not doing it wrong that way.
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punktnet said:
Wipe-flash-wipe.
You can not doing it wrong that way.
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I agree, thanks...
Related
Hello,
I've done some searching and have seen some with the same issue. When I go to update it says:
"Failed to update firmware due to network or server problem. Try update update.. or try using kies."
Message started out of the blue a couple weeks ago.
Kies says I'm up to date. Tried through Mac and PC
Went to recovery and cleared cache and tried again. Saw that advised on another forum. Tried on 3G and different wifi networks. Possibly Samsung server error, but strange it lasted for weeks?
Baseband is I9300BULF1. Not rooted or anything.
This is my first Android. Mainly trying to isolate if an update is available or not and if there is a problem how to resolve.
just wondering if kies is up to date? Worth a check, personally I never use that rubbish, Odin for me!
thanks for reply.
I had checked and made sure Kies was up to date. I mainly use Mac, had just downloaded a version for PC, but made sure was latest version.
From what I see there are different versions based on region, etc.. Not sure if/how to tell what the latest version should be.
Latest firmware to flash is LG9 firmware.
It doesn't matter where you are, you can still flash it.
Go to samfirmware.com and you'll find the latest and you can flash it via Odin, way easier than that ota nonsense.
I've had 6 android phones and never once have I waited for an ota.
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Thanks for that link. I set file to download so should be ready by when I get in.
I have this file downloading
"Singapore (StarHub) 2012 July 4.0.4 I9300XXBLG9 I9300OLBBLG2"
From latest search that was the only one I saw with LG9
looking up info on odin as well. Looks like that's PC only program, but no problem.
Going to give this a go tonight.
Thanks
Lg8 is the same but European version I think so depending where you are it may be advisable to flash that, I'm fairly certain lg9 is the Asian version of lg8 so may not have your csc if you aren't Asian?
slaphead20 said:
Lg8 is the same but European version I think so depending where you are it may be advisable to flash that, I'm fairly certain lg9 is the Asian version of lg8 so may not have your csc if you aren't Asian?
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Yes, good point.
All custom roms are based on lg9 but then again they are all multi csc.
At the end of the day the csc doesn't really matter, its only related to carrier/location based bloat and crapware.
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nodstuff said:
At the end of the day the csc doesn't really matter, its only related to carrier/location based bloat and crapware.
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And also some settings that can be important for some people: fast dormacy, HD voice, ...
Mopral said:
And also some settings that can be important for some people: fast dormacy, HD voice, ...
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Ha ha, ya that too! Damn I'm not thinking straight at all tonight!
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nodstuff said:
Ha ha, ya that too! Damn I'm not thinking straight at all tonight!
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Lol, we all do it, me more than most probably! It's the act of trying to help that counts
Is what I'm downloading advisable?
I'm on the USA on att
onmike said:
Is what I'm downloading advisable?
I'm on the USA on att
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If you are talking about LG9 firmware, it will only works with international SGS3 and not with american SGS3
Mopral said:
If you are talking about LG9 firmware, it will only works with international SGS3 and not with american SGS3
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I have the international version. Just saying I'm I'm the USA as something was mentioned on first Page about LG9 and Asian. Browsing from phone now, have to do more research. Still new to droid
It won't do any damage to your phone if it is the intl version, it just may not be optimized for your particular network (HD voice, fast dormancy) and on the other hand it may be just fine.
tbh there is no official firmware for the intl s3 on American networks.
In fact there is a thread here for setting up the intl version on at&t by ceo.mtcl, look it up.
It won't do any harm to your phone tho, I'm in Ireland running a custom rom and its lg9.
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thanks for all the help everything went smooth with Odin. Literally took 3 mins 45secs to complete.
For anyone such as myself who may be new to odin I got it here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670973
As far as using odin I referred to this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
I have unbranded galaxy s3 i9300...
Still running android 4.0.4
baseband version: I9300XXLF
Any idea why there is no OTA jelly bean for me yet?
Also,any idea if it should be even available for me ?
Updates are dependent on many factors, including where you live.
Ask Samsung directly
Or root and take control.
Good luck
When it comes to rooting - I'm a total rookie..
Where I can ask samsung about it ?
It's not difficult to root s3
Take an hour, a pc
Search s3 thread for root kit, it's all explained and semi automatic there
Odin is included in above and will be used to root in seconds.
Make sure you understand what you will be doing, follow steps properly. An hour should be enough to read and do rooting
If you need to ask Samsung, go to their website, check contact us section for your country.
sent from s3 running Viking and phenomenal extreme.
press thanks if I helped you
relatively, you can go to sammobile.com and download the latest official jb firmware..
but take not that the updates also depend on the region are currently in.. so if let's say you download the Polish JB firmware, and you are not from Poland... then you won't have to get OTA updates.. you have to update your phone manually
Cheers!
You don't have to root to flash the latest software version...
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I dont want to root,manually install,etc
I simply want to to know when it will be available OTA for Israel....
Rockmafia said:
I dont want to root,manually install,etc
I simply want to to know when it will be available OTA for Israel....
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Your guess is as good as anyone elses.
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Rockmafia said:
I dont want to root,manually install,etc
I simply want to to know when it will be available OTA for Israel....
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Only Samsung have the answer ask them .
Presume you have a Samsung in your country usually found via Google if you have that .
jje
Does JB still have problems with multiple message threads?
oddbot91 said:
Does JB still have problems with multiple message threads?
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It only happens to some s3 owners. Not JB issue.
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Arsaw said:
It only happens to some s3 owners. Not JB issue.
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That's very odd... Heard of a solution?
I just got a new phone, my mom bought it for me with the money we had saved and she hasn't even paid it whole yet.
I rooted it fine, but then I tried flashing CM10 on it, everything went smoothly but then it got stuck on the CM startup/splash screen or whatever it's called... when I turn it off it automatically reboots and the same thing happens.
it was locked to a carrier, that was probably what screwed it up... I don't know what to do...
if you need any info, please ask. I might know it.
please help :/
PLUG313 said:
I just got a new phone, my mom bought it for me with the money we had saved and she hasn't even paid it whole yet.
I rooted it fine, but then I tried flashing CM10 on it, everything went smoothly but then it got stuck on the CM startup/splash screen or whatever it's called... when I turn it off it automatically reboots and the same thing happens.
it was locked to a carrier, that was probably what screwed it up... I don't know what to do...
if you need any info, please ask. I might know it.
please help :/
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Have you definitely Flashed i9300 cm10. Did you factory reset before flashing
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Are you sure you have an international GS3?
THANK GOD. I found a stock rom and flashed it and everything wen't back to normal.
and yes, 100% sure it's the 9300, XXBLFB
now there's another problem, it's the stock 4.0.4 rom, and I clicked to update because I want Jelly Bean on it, but it says no updates available? what does that mean? can I flash a 4.1 stock rom over it? and where can I find it, I've been looking with no luck...
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THANK GOD. I found a stock rom and flashed it and everything wen't back to normal.
and yes, 100% sure it's the 9300, XXBLFB
now there's another problem, it's the stock 4.0.4 rom, and I clicked to update because I want Jelly Bean on it, but it says no updates available? what does that mean? can I flash a 4.1 stock rom over it? and where can I find it, I've been looking with no luck...
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Settings, applications, all, google framework services, clear data, then go to updates and hit update Samsung software...it should force the Jellybean update
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bimmerman7 said:
Settings, applications, all, google framework services, clear data, then go to updates and hit update Samsung software...it should force the Jellybean update
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thanks! but still says no software available :/
PLUG313 said:
thanks! but still says no software available :/
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Worked for me...sorry bro
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did u ever get the JellyBean update to work? I have the tmo S3 and was able to update via Samsungs kies software. However, in sep I had an ATT Galaxy Note and an international factory unlocked Note around for a bit, and the ATT version was supported in Samsung Kies for the ICS upgrade, but the international was not. I believe ICS had to be flashed in the end. I just thought I'd let u know what happened for me, hope it helps. Good luck
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
can I install any one of those 4.1.1 roms on my branded locked I9300XXBLFB?
do I need to do anything before or just use odin to flash it?
Hello!
After flashing many custom ROMs and leaks my phone was acting a little funky, so I decided to go back to factory stock. I fired up kies on my pc and went to "Emergency recovery" It asked me for my serial number (I thought this was for getting the right stock firmware) After everything was done the phone booted up normally but I ended up with a "La'Fleur" boot logo
All I wanted was my stock firmware (Without having to look for the firmware, modem,etc myself) I though kies would do a better job than me :silly:
Sigh...
Any of you experienced this before?
Same problem here
Dont know how this happens...
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Kies gives you the firmware that matches your serial number. So, your phone originally has this firmware, or an earlier version of it, i.e. your phone was branded.
If you don't like it get the latest unbranded firmware for your region from sammobile.com and flash with odin.
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Kies gives you the firmware that matches your serial number. So, your phone originally has this firmware, or an earlier version of it, i.e. your phone was branded.
If you don't like it get the latest unbranded firmware for your region from sammobile.com and flash with odin.
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Well it's suposed to work like that... but my phone is the plain gray international version. That's why it's so funny to me. I created this thread to see if some other people were having this issue as well and it seems so.
Anyway, it worked for me because it restored the stock modem and cleaned the whole nand. As soon as I saw that "La'Fleur" logo, I wiped it and threw CM 10.1 at it. Working great so far.
My point is, Samsung should do better (as usual, with everything) at keeping their records.
Well, none of us know what happend. Could be the carrier originally planned to carry this model, bought it from Samsung, and later changed their mind and sold it to a third party.
Nothing to show Samsung's records are wrong.
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wangdaning said:
Well, none of us know what happend. Could be the carrier originally planned to carry this model, bought it from Samsung, and later changed their mind and sold it to a third party.
Nothing to show Samsung's records are wrong.
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Well, I bought mine at a retail store, unlocked and without any carrier bloatware. Just to point out "La'Fleur" is a special edition of galaxy devices featuring a special 'floral' design paint coat, that Samsung released for valentines; with ROM customization to match the design. As with mine being the plain grey version and using the 'official' method to get the stock ROM, I think I'm pretty safe to say that there's something wrong going somewhere at Samsung.
This is exactly what I was trying to avoid downloading the firmware, modem, etc and flashing it myself, getting something different than the one that came when I first took it out of the box... And this is exactly what I got using Samsung's method. LOL :laugh:
Kudos at Samsung! /s
Zealhybrid said:
Well, I bought mine at a retail store, unlocked and without any carrier bloatware. Just to point out "La'Fleur" is a special edition of galaxy devices featuring a special 'floral' design paint coat, that Samsung released for valentines; with ROM customization to match the design. As with mine being the plain grey version and using the 'official' method to get the stock ROM, I think I'm pretty safe to say that there's something wrong going somewhere at Samsung.
This is exactly what I was trying to avoid downloading the firmware, modem, etc and flashing it myself, getting something different than the one that came when I first took it out of the box... And this is exactly what I got using Samsung's method. LOL :laugh:
Kudos at Samsung! /s
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Ah, got it. Still, never know where the mix up came from, but I am more clear about your issue.
Zealhybrid said:
Well, I bought mine at a retail store, unlocked and without any carrier bloatware. Just to point out "La'Fleur" is a special edition of galaxy devices featuring a special 'floral' design paint coat, that Samsung released for valentines; with ROM customization to match the design. As with mine being the plain grey version and using the 'official' method to get the stock ROM, I think I'm pretty safe to say that there's something wrong going somewhere at Samsung.
This is exactly what I was trying to avoid downloading the firmware, modem, etc and flashing it myself, getting something different than the one that came when I first took it out of the box... And this is exactly what I got using Samsung's method. LOL :laugh:
Kudos at Samsung! /s
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Also Got the plain Grey version...
And Also Got lafleur firmware after kies recover
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After flashing is the answer .
The hdswver codes that are presented to Kies match that firmware release and that's what you get .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978840
jje
same problem, what is the fix?
dli7319 said:
same problem, what is the fix?
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Find the correct ROM on sammobile.com and flash it yourself using Odin.
There are guides here (In General) to help with this
rootSU said:
Find the correct ROM on sammobile.com and flash it yourself using Odin.
There are guides here (In General) to help with this
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The problem is that, it is the same rom -.-
Edit: Oh, there are 2 different roms and lafleur is newer so kies selected that one, got it
flashed the other one and all is good
dli7319 said:
The problem is that, it is the same rom -.-
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Find an unbranded ROM for your region on sammobile.com and flash it yourself using Odin.
There are guides here (In General) to help with this
EDIT> You don't even have a regional version?! Flash ANY unbranded ROM
got la flour too... but then instal custom room like imperium hd or other, my imei is ruined... problems in modem but nothing helps... cyanogen works...
xenixas said:
got la flour too... but then instal custom room like imperium hd or other, my imei is ruined... problems in modem but nothing helps... cyanogen works...
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I got that too. Before you do anything to your phone, make sure yo do a Nandroid backup, also make a backup for your EFS partition as there is where your IMEI and radio paramaters are stored.
I had to send my phone to Samsung, and they replaced the motherboard.
Sorry to hear this happened to you
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I got that too. Before you do anything to your phone, make sure yo do a Nandroid backup, also make a backup for your EFS partition as there is where your IMEI and radio paramaters are stored.
I had to send my phone to Samsung, and they replaced the motherboard.
Sorry to hear this happened to you
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but does no one knows hot to fix it I read about modem version its about EFS partition format like new one from samsung, its readable by samsung firmware but not custom rooms I'll tried to flash custom and I need to chose modem version witch could read EFS partinion. My phone originaly is SEB it's baltic, I have 4.1.1 XEO instaled no imei... kies updated to xeo 4.1.2 and now it says software is changed cant update lol somthing bad is going with samsung
On the same boat i9305
xenixas said:
but does no one knows hot to fix it I read about modem version its about EFS partition format like new one from samsung, its readable by samsung firmware but not custom rooms I'll tried to flash custom and I need to chose modem version witch could read EFS partinion. My phone originaly is SEB it's baltic, I have 4.1.1 XEO instaled no imei... kies updated to xeo 4.1.2 and now it says software is changed cant update lol somthing bad is going with samsung
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Sad to learn that I am not the only one. Mine is i9305, bought from Samsung's authorized retail shop, International edition grey. firmware changed to la fleur edition after emergency FW recovery. embarrassing to use it in front of others. Need to change lock screen. Has anyone tried to get help from Samsung? thanks
Hello xda people,
i have the galaxy mega gt-i9200 with 4.2.2 software (no knox included)
ive tried every 4.4.2 kitkat update firmware from sammobile and everytime i end up with the same result.
Problem is when i flash the firmware , it boots up and my touchscreen and softkeys are disbaled/dont work.
i have no clue what the problem is, custom roms seem to work, and 4.2.2 official stock works.
can someone help me out? please.
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Hello xda people,
i have the galaxy mega gt-i9200 with 4.2.2 software (no knox included)
ive tried every 4.4.2 kitkat update firmware from sammobile and everytime i end up with the same result.
Problem is when i flash the firmware , it boots up and my touchscreen and softkeys are disbaled/dont work.
i have no clue what the problem is, custom roms seem to work, and 4.2.2 official stock works.
can someone help me out? please.
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Maybe nobody has had this same issue. JIMMBOB offered a suggestion in one of your other threads.
You have 3 different threads.....are they 3 different problems. I only ask cause they are worded differently.
When you flash, are you flashing clean?
I am trying to offer some assistance. It sounds as if your having same problem across the board. Just have to start with basic responses so dont get upset. Try to walk through your process of flashing. Maybe you missed something. We all can.
Folks are reading, again maybe others just havent come across this issue.
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Ntech02 said:
Hello xda people,
i have the galaxy mega gt-i9200 with 4.2.2 software (no knox included)
ive tried every 4.4.2 kitkat update firmware from sammobile and everytime i end up with the same result.
Problem is when i flash the firmware , it boots up and my touchscreen and softkeys are disbaled/dont work.
i have no clue what the problem is, custom roms seem to work, and 4.2.2 official stock works.
can someone help me out? please.
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Ntech02 said:
I flashed this stock rom here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53767196 for my GT-i9200 Mega
coming from silentnight's flashable stock rom & another time from C-ROM 4.4.3,
each time i flash the stock rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53767196) it completes, reboots just fine, and when it starts up my screen doesnt respond anymore ive tried factory resets and full wipes & reflashed multiple times, idk what to do to make it work.
i can still go back to custom roms and my screen works fine on those. ive even tried going to 4.2.2 official stock but that doesnt work either.
someone please help =(
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Ntech02 said:
Hello xda,
ive been having an issue for sometime but idk what it is,
when i boot my phone i cant see the logo that says "GALAXY MEGA i9200" it just stays black until the samsung boot animation appears.
in addition i cant see the DOWNLOAD mode screen either, although i can still enter download mode by using the button combination or just hitting reboot to DOWNLOAD mode.
does anybody know how to fix this?
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i have asked multiple times and im getting no response which is why i took my question here. if u werent gonna help me figure out something u didnt have to reply. and i can say its a stock rom because thats what it is. Stock Russian 4.4.2 kitkat Update for the GT-I9200. the only thing is this developer removed knox & the recovery. ive tried both versions of the rom and ended in the same result.
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@Ntech02
Are you sure you are flashing the correct Official Firmware? I show many but you stated Russian above so I show two for your phone on KitKat. Also, if you were not made aware or didn't read up on the forums, once you upgrade to the "NE4 Bootloader" (Or KITKAT) and above you can not revert back to the previous ( JellyBean ) "Bootloaders". If you manage to flash back to them you will more than likely brick your phone.
Flashing a Custom Rom via Custom Recovery being from NF2, NE4, NA2, and MJ2 Roms for your Mega is still okay. Just remember not to Flash/Odin the Official Firmware from prior NE4 as the Firmwares include the Bootloader in them that one can not downgrade to.
All except for one of these Official Firmware is Flashable via Kies as well:
GT-I9200 Ukraine (Kyivstar)......2014 June ........4.4.2 ........I9200XXUDNF1 ........I9200OXEDNF1
GT-I9200 Kazakhstan...............2014 June ........4.4.2 ........I9200XXUDNF1 ........I9200OXEDNF1
GT-I9200 Uzbekistan ...............2014 June ........4.4.2 ........I9200XXUDNF1 ........I9200OXEDNF1
GT-I9200 Russia .....................2014 June ........4.4.2 ........I9200XXUDNF1 ........I9200SERDNF2
GT-I9200 Brazil .......................2014 June ........4.4.2 ........I9200UBUDNE2 ........I9200ZTODNE2
GT-I9200 Russia .....................2014 May .........4.4.2 ........I9200XXUDNE4 ........I9200SERDNE4
I know it has been mentioned / suggested before in other sections of the forum but updating your profile to reflect at least the Country and a Carrier for your phone would be helpful to provide some assistance.
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Maybe nobody has had this same issue. JIMMBOB offered a suggestion in one of your other threads.
You have 3 different threads.....are they 3 different problems. I only ask cause they are worded differently.
When you flash, are you flashing clean?
I am trying to offer some assistance. It sounds as if your having same problem across the board. Just have to start with basic responses so dont get upset. Try to walk through your process of flashing. Maybe you missed something. We all can.
Folks are reading, again maybe others just havent come across this issue.
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Yes i understand i have 3 threads but someone could've at least attempted to help me out like you & dark angle is doing now, so i thank you guys for taking the time to reply.
its the same issue regarding the screen, im not gonna get upset with u lol
but ive followed all the instructions correctly, and yes ive flashed clean.
im on philz cwm recovery as it is.
i would erase my data b4 installing the kitkat stock update.
used odin3 3.09 & 3.04
the firmware flashes fine.
it boots up like its supposed to, but the screen is just unresponsive .
ive done factory resets from stock recovery
ive even left it on over night to see if maybe something didnt load. but nothing works maybe its a driver issue?
DarkAngel said:
@Ntech02
Are you sure you are flashing the correct Official Firmware? I show many but you stated Russian above so I show two for your phone on KitKat. Also, if you were not made aware or didn't read up on the forums, once you upgrade to the "NE4 Bootloader" (Or KITKAT) and above you can not revert back to the previous ( JellyBean ) "Bootloaders". If you manage to flash back to them you will more than likely brick your phone.
Flashing a Custom Rom via Custom Recovery being from NF2, NE4, NA2, and MJ2 Roms for your Mega is still okay. Just remember not to Flash/Odin the Official Firmware from prior NE4 as the Firmwares include the Bootloader in them that one can not downgrade to.
All except for one of these Official Firmware is Flashable via Kies as well:
GT-I9200 Ukraine (Kyivstar)......2014 June ........4.4.2 ........I9200XXUDNF1 ........I9200OXEDNF1
GT-I9200 Kazakhstan...............2014 June ........4.4.2 ........I9200XXUDNF1 ........I9200OXEDNF1
GT-I9200 Uzbekistan ...............2014 June ........4.4.2 ........I9200XXUDNF1 ........I9200OXEDNF1
GT-I9200 Russia .....................2014 June ........4.4.2 ........I9200XXUDNF1 ........I9200SERDNF2
GT-I9200 Brazil .......................2014 June ........4.4.2 ........I9200UBUDNE2 ........I9200ZTODNE2
GT-I9200 Russia .....................2014 May .........4.4.2 ........I9200XXUDNE4 ........I9200SERDNE4
I know it has been mentioned / suggested before in other sections of the forum but updating your profile to reflect at least the Country and a Carrier for your phone would be helpful to provide some assistance.
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hey darkangel thank you both for trying to help me out,
my i9200 is unlocked and on tmobile, i am in the USA but my firmware is the Russian 4.2.2
i actually am on the NE4 (kitkat) bootloader but im still running Russian 4.2.2 jellybean,
i did a nandroid backup from Philz CWM recovery b4 i flashed the Russian official kitkat update
as stated above anything i tried just didnt work. the screen is unresponsive and so are the softkeys
so i just flashed philz recovery again and restored my jellybean stock which is how im still running on JB.
ive had no issues as far as bricking my phone im pretty savy when it comes to android i think im having a bad day lol
Ntech02 said:
hey darkangel thank you both for trying to help me out,
my i9200 is unlocked and on tmobile, i am in the USA but my firmware is the Russian 4.2.2
i actually am on the NE4 (kitkat) bootloader but im still running Russian 4.2.2 jellybean,
i did a nandroid backup from Philz CWM recovery b4 i flashed the Russian official kitkat update
as stated above anything i tried just didnt work. the screen is unresponsive and so are the softkeys
so i just flashed philz recovery again and restored my jellybean stock which is how im still running on JB.
ive had no issues as far as bricking my phone im pretty savy when it comes to android i think im having a bad day lol
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This is more than likely going to sound like a stupid noob answer.
Did you buy your phone new or used?
I noticed when I was looking at buying a Mega with a broken screen, if you use a cheap replacement screen, you need to plug in the factory screen and boot and then plug in the aftermarket screen. I wonder if maybe you got it used and it was repaired and the stock OS is seeing as not being an OEM screen? Maybe Custom ROMs don't check these things?
@Ntech02 try flashing this rom via recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608110
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nitromuscle said:
This is more than likely going to sound like a stupid noob answer.
Did you buy your phone new or used?
I noticed when I was looking at buying a Mega with a broken screen, if you use a cheap replacement screen, you need to plug in the factory screen and boot and then plug in the aftermarket screen. I wonder if maybe you got it used and it was repaired and the stock OS is seeing as not being an OEM screen? Maybe Custom ROMs don't check these things?
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I Bought it New from NewEgg.com but the screen did break b4, and i bought a replacement 70$ screen and fixed it myself, idk if thats cheap but thats how much they typically cost on amazon.com . all custom roms work, and the 4.2.2 jelly bean official software works fine.
you maybe right about the OEM screen
alexischino said:
@Ntech02 try flashing this rom via recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608110
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is this kitkat?
@Ntech02 No is jellybean 4.2.2 but if you are on kitkat you can flash this rom via recovery i'm using the russia 4.4.2 kk and i have flash the v10 and the v11 you can use them to go back to jellybean.
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alexischino said:
@Ntech02 No is jellybean 4.2.2 but if you are on kitkat you can flash this rom via recovery i'm using the russia 4.4.2 kk and i have flash the v10 and the v11 you can use them to go back to jellybean.
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ohhh no no no lol ive been saying all along that im already on JB 4.2.2 official stock.
im still on the kitkat boot loader though.
You should be fine running JB on kitkat bootloader as long as you do not try and Odin a firmware with the JB bootloader and try to go back to the 4.2.2 bootloader. It will not let you go back to it. Flashing ROM's for your phone is all good as long as you do not touch the bootloader.
But if you really want to have KitKat then you need to try and reflash one of the KitKat official Firmwares I had mentioned above for your phone. You can only flash Firmwares via Odin from KitKat and above now because of the KitKat Bootloader.