Here I have with me the engineering bootloader for our Galaxy Note 3. It is version NC5 so as long as you're on a KitKat bootloader, you can flash this. I recommend being on software NC5 or NC5D already, but if you are on NAB[D] this will also work. Please note I will not handle support or take responsibility for anything you do outside of flashing this bootloader on recommended software versions.
[size=+1]WARNING[/size]:
This has the potential to BRICK your device, so use it at your own risk.
What is the purpose of this bootloader?
Well, I believe that having this bootloader will allow us to easily flash basebands in the future, as long as you don't flash any Odin TAR files, or take any OTAs, you will retain the bootloader. I do not know if you will be able to downgrade again in the future to this bootloader, but for now, you have it.
Who is this for?
Devs, enthusiasts, flashaholics, people that know what they're doing.
Who this is not for?
Average Joes, those who want to take very little risk with their phones, those who don't know what they're doing or what potential an engineering bootloader has outside of basebands, and those who don't like seeing a bunch of engineering text when booting up, into recovery, or into download mode.
Instructions:
Again, make sure you are already on NC5 or NC5D.
Flash with Odin.
Profit.
Download:
NC5 engineering bootloader
Installing as we speak, I just seen the post for NC5(D) and was wondering when/if this would be released. Thanks freeza, your the man!
Thank you sir!
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Flashing this will still not allow the flashing of the update correct? Still need to go back to stock and all that stuff?
MikeyLee said:
Flashing this will still not allow the flashing of the update correct? Still need to go back to stock and all that stuff?
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Thanks, as always!
MikeyLee said:
Flashing this will still not allow the flashing of the update correct? Still need to go back to stock and all that stuff?
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It will allow flashing of the baseband, and if you choose to stay on nc5 and not nc5d, then you won't need to flash the update because the stock rooted as well as the baseband are on the way.
freeza said:
It will allow flashing of the baseband, and if you choose to stay on nc5 and not nc5d, then you won't need to flash the update because the stock rooted as well as the baseband are on the way.
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Stock rooted NC5 on the way? That's awesome! You're the man!
Looking good Freeza. Nice Job getting this out there. Very useful indeed.
freeza said:
Here I have with me the engineering bootloader for our Galaxy Note 3. It is version NC5 so as long as you're on a
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NC5 engineering bootloader
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Thanks freeza.
I want to thank you for all your work and time Freeza. Here is something in appreciation for your time, rom, leaks, kernel.... confirmation 6TX83637NM934200U. Thank you once again.
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So this is ok to flash via odin if Im on the nab bootloader. I had flashed your nab tar in odin in the past. Im running sacs v3 nab rom. I'll need to re-root as well?
mta1981 said:
So this is ok to flash via odin if Im on the nab bootloader. I had flashed your nab tar in odin in the past. Im running sacs v3 nab rom. I'll need to re-root as well?
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Bootloader can go right on top of your setup, interchange with the regular.
That stated, please read the OP and know that which you are getting into (ie, your phone, your property, your risk).
Take a look at the NAB bootloader thread, and its associated comments, for reference.
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@micmars, flashing went just fine, I put the tar in the bootloader slot of odin and all, but the baseband and software version after reboot still says nab. Is that because im still on a nab rom? I'm going through the trouble just cuz I'm a guy who likes to keep his devices up to date. And I like a little more than just stock, rom-wise.
mta1981 said:
@micmars, flashing went just fine, I put the tar in the bootloader slot of odin and all, but the baseband and software version after reboot still says nab. Is that because im still on a nab rom? I'm going through the trouble just cuz I'm a guy who likes to keep his devices up to date. And I like a little more than just stock, rom-wise.
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You have everything right. The bootloader is what allows you to boot anything. If you like being up-to-date, then that bootloader plus the full build would do it.
But the bootloader alone is now on your device.
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freeza said:
It will allow flashing of the baseband, and if you choose to stay on nc5 and not nc5d, then you won't need to flash the update because the stock rooted as well as the baseband are on the way.
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Odin or twrp?
Cheryl
cherylbaker said:
Odin or twrp?
Cheryl
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Odin
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Maybe my Odin is just screwed up but I have no option other than the PDA option to put something in. Everything else is grayed out. I did flash this though but everything still shows NABD
***EDIT*** Fixed Odin but everything still shows NABD after flashing
MikeyLee said:
Maybe my Odin is just screwed up but I have no option other than the PDA option to put something in. Everything else is grayed out. I did flash this though but everything still shows NABD
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Try this 3.07 version, file goes in boot, nothing should be grayed out, you'll be done in less that 10 seconds...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z2n10tjzmxlhaz4/Odin3 v3.07.zip
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micmars said:
Try this 3.07 version, file goes in boot, nothing should be grayed out, you'll be done in less that 10 seconds...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z2n10tjzmxlhaz4/Odin3 v3.07.zip
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I got it but still it seems like the Baseband should show NC5. Or am I thinking of when you flash a modem?
MikeyLee said:
I got it but still it seems like the Baseband should show NC5. Or am I thinking of when you flash a modem?
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Your baseband won't change (that'd be modem), this is just what boots the phone up, shuts it down, or bricks it if you have the wrong one.
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Figured it would be good to make this common knowledge. If some of you have been following my testing on the knox safe root you'll know this already.
WARNING
It appears that the new mj4 update contains a new bootloader. This seems to prevent downgrades to earlier firmwares.
There have been reports that..
Trying to downgrade from mj4 on even a stock unrooted system will flip knox.
The downgrade may make your phone temporarily unusable.
It appears the only way to recover from a botched downgrade at this time is to use twrp to flash a new system. This will flip knox even if it hasn't been.
There is no official mj4 file at this time. So no way to flash a full mj4 in odin to fix your mistakes.
This is especially troubling for anyone with root and knox 0x0.
If your knox is already 0x1 it's probably not going to be a big deal.
We really need an official mj4 full tar from samsung. Especially if downgrading a stock system flips knox with no warning.
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The procedure I've been recommending to recover from this is to install TWRP with odin and flash a mj4 rom in twrp. Freeza's stock rooted mj4 should fix you up if you get stuck.
This will flip knox 0x1.if it's not already.
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mjcollum said:
The procedure I've been recommending to recover from this is to install TWRP with odin and flash a mj4 rom in twrp. Freeza's stock rooted mj4 should fix you up if you get stuck.
This will flip knox 0x1.if it's not already.
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Good information. +2
All info is verified and correct!
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Sounds to me like Samsung has some explaining to do as to why they did not release this information with the update notes. Seems really shady to me. They can take their KNOX and shove it.
We really could use a full mj4 tar from samsung.
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mjcollum said:
We really could use a full mj4 tar from samsung.
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This is true, I totally bricked my phone and its stuck in boot loop because I tried to flash the new software and restore a nandroid. Must be because of the bootloader because now I cant even odin back to stock the phone is toast. So be careful with this new software until we get a full one from samsung.
suavethekid said:
This is true, I totally bricked my phone and its stuck in boot loop because I tried to flash the new software and restore a nandroid. Must be because of the bootloader because now I cant even odin back to stock the phone is toast. So be careful with this new software until we get a full one from samsung.
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Odin twrp.
Flash Freeza's stock rooted.
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suavethekid said:
This is true, I totally bricked my phone and its stuck in boot loop because I tried to flash the new software and restore a nandroid. Must be because of the bootloader because now I cant even odin back to stock the phone is toast. So be careful with this new software until we get a full one from samsung.
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Why can't you Odin back to stock?
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cherylbaker said:
Why can't you Odin back to stock?
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If your on mj4 mess something up. and you try and flash a mi5 or mi3 backup it fails. And since there is no full mj4 you have to flash a system with twrp.
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mjcollum said:
If your on mj4 mess something up. and you try and flash a mi5 or mi3 backup it fails. And since there is no full mj4 you have to flash a system with twrp.
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Do you have a link to a system I can flash in twrp? The only ones I can find are odin tars
suavethekid said:
Do you have a link to a system I can flash in twrp? The only ones I can find are odin tars
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472664
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mjcollum said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472664
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Unfortunately that doesn't work for me either, I get an unable to mount /usb storage error and it says it completes but it resets and just continues in a boot loop.
thanks anyway I think i'm giving up and just getting sprint to replace it luckily they were not smart enough to notice the knox counter was tripped.
suavethekid said:
Unfortunately that doesn't work for me either, I get an unable to mount /usb storage error and it says it completes but it resets and just continues in a boot loop.
thanks anyway I think i'm giving up and just getting sprint to replace it luckily they were not smart enough to notice the knox counter was tripped.
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Ignore the usb error. It's checking for a usb ota device like a memory stick.
Check your download. Should be a md5 to check it against. Maybe a bad download.
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Is it just MJ4 bootloader that prevents downgrade? Did MI5 allow bootloader downgrade?
mmf01 said:
Is it just MJ4 bootloader that prevents downgrade? Did MI5 allow bootloader downgrade?
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Yes I downgraded from mi5 to mi3 numerous times.
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suavethekid said:
Unfortunately that doesn't work for me either, I get an unable to mount /usb storage error and it says it completes but it resets and just continues in a boot loop.
thanks anyway I think i'm giving up and just getting sprint to replace it luckily they were not smart enough to notice the knox counter was tripped.
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Also look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2495174
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So if I want to return my phone to complete stock, there is no way correct? Because I need to take my note 3 to sprint but I am currently on Stock rooted MJ4.
powerstroke said:
So if I want to return my phone to complete stock, there is no way correct? Because I need to take my note 3 to sprint but I am currently on Stock rooted MJ4.
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Provided you haven't tripped knox. Use supersu to remove root. Reboot. Factory reset.
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mjcollum said:
Provided you haven't tripped knox. Use supersu to remove root. Reboot. Factory reset.
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Awesome, thanks man
I got my phone on MI5. I use CF root through odin and I installed TWRP through Odin as well. I played with a couple of ROMs, but wanted to try out MJ4 and some of the new ROMs out for that.
No matter what I try I cant get MJ4. I tried the baseband update from freeza, but that didn't take. I wiped and tried to install, what I thought was stock, a stock image. I even backed up my backups on internal storage and did a complete wipe and back to what I thought was stock
Now when I try to restore a twrp backup, I still end up at the default setup. This is very strange and never had any issues like this with previous phones.
The one thing I noticed about this forum vs previous forums I was in all the time, was lack of sticky threads on how to go completely stock etc
How do i get to stock MI5 so i can install MJ4?
drewbuntu said:
I got my phone on MI5. I use CF root through odin and I installed TWRP through Odin as well. I played with a couple of ROMs, but wanted to try out MJ4 and some of the new ROMs out for that.
No matter what I try I cant get MJ4. I tried the baseband update from freeza, but that didn't take. I wiped and tried to install, what I thought was stock, a stock image. I even backed up my backups on internal storage and did a complete wipe and back to what I thought was stock
Now when I try to restore a twrp backup, I still end up at the default setup. This is very strange and never had any issues like this with previous phones.
The one thing I noticed about this forum vs previous forums I was in all the time, was lack of sticky threads on how to go completely stock etc
How do i get to stock MI5 so i can install MJ4?
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No need to go to stock mi5.. to get mj4 do this
1] odin the official mj4 file
Can be found at sammobile.com
2] root it via kingoapp.com
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cherylbaker said:
No need to go to stock mi5.. to get mj4 do this
1] odin the official mj4 file
Can be found at sammobile.com
2] root it via kingoapp.com
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I will try this AGAIN tonight. Re-downloading the Odin file now while at work.
Still a NO-GO
cherylbaker said:
No need to go to stock mi5.. to get mj4 do this
1] odin the official mj4 file
Can be found at sammobile.com
2] root it via kingoapp.com
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Still a no go. In fact, after flashing that using Odin, my phone is still configured, apps and all. The process completed successfully according to Odin. It only upgraded my build number
I added some screenshots
drewbuntu said:
Still a no go. In fact, after flashing that using Odin, my phone is still configured, apps and all. The process completed successfully according to Odin. It only upgraded my build number
I added some screenshots
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I would recommend reverting to stock and taking the OTA update if freeza's amazing MJ4 baseband/kernel didn't work for you.
...Or there is that full MJ4 stock .tar you could Odin... Make a titanium backup and TWRP backup (system, boot, data) first of course.
Kompster said:
I would recommend reverting to stock and taking the OTA update if freeza's amazing MJ4 baseband/kernel didn't work for you.
...Or there is that full MJ4 stock .tar you could Odin... Make a titanium backup and TWRP backup (system, boot, data) first of course.
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where is the stock my tar file for odin? I can't find it and I'm having the same problem.
randyreed1971 said:
where is the stock my tar file for odin? I can't find it and I'm having the same problem.
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File mirrored by @rpenrod23 here
Source.
Nope!
Kompster said:
File mirrored by @rpenrod23 here
Source.
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I ran this again, using Odin on the source from here: https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B-4vmAHRoMi-TGlrellrTi1SWXM&export=download
it was one of the links in your linked back post above. Everything is the same, still only build number incremented
Something is very wrong here.
EDIT: I tried all sorts of things, and no matter what now, I end up with build MJ4 and everything else points to MI5, even if i Odin MI5. I have even tried installing TWRP and wiping the entire thing, flashing MI5 and going for the OTA, but my build still says MJ5 and OTA updates say I am modified.
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Is there anyone that can help me?
No matter what I try, my baseband stays at MI5. Even after 3 full wipes and reinstall of stock MI5, the system will not run the auto update, says I am modified.
I have even installed TWRP, wiped system, data etc, installed MI5 stock, wiped 3 times, and then again using stock recovery.
drewbuntu said:
Is there anyone that can help me?
No matter what I try, my baseband stays at MI5. Even after 3 full wipes and reinstall of stock MI5, the system will not run the auto update, says I am modified.
I have even installed TWRP, wiped system, data etc, installed MI5 stock, wiped 3 times, and then again using stock recovery.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514434
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insane209 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514434
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Read and tried that method last week, still on MI5.
I'll give it another shot though. I got the backup and restore part down pat, so no harm to try.
drewbuntu said:
Read and tried that method last week, still on MI5.
I'll give it another shot though. I got the backup and restore part down pat, so no harm to try.
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K
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So I have tried every trick under the sun to get my baseband up to MJ4 so I can fully enjoy StrongSteves Odexed Blue. I have been a huge fan of Odexed Blue since the Epic Days.
I am still getting noises in calls and poor wireless signal compared to my friends fully stock MJ4. I have tripped knox and when i try to go to fully stock MI5 for an OTA update, I am told my phone has been modified and cannot receive updates. I can get the build and the firmware to tick up to MJ4 but nothing I try can get the baseband updated. I am on stock kernel.
Can I offer a bounty of around $50 to anyone that can help me?
I will be online for several hours today.
EDIT: Solution is on my reply (#21) on page 3 of this thread.
Do u mean mj4?
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aFoodStampBaby said:
Do u mean mj4?
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Yes I did. I just fixed it, thanks!
drewbuntu said:
Yes I did. I just fixed it, thanks!
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You have also tried Odin the full stock MJ4? If not just do that, if you have then maybe try this, Odin MI5, reboot to STOCK recovery and factory reset, then Odin MI5 again then reboot to STOCK recovery factory reset again, boot device then set everything up and wait for update. After update, if it takes, flash CF autoroot in Odin, flash TWRP in Odin then go Blue.
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You have also tried Odin the full stock MJ4? If not just do that, if you have then maybe try this, Odin MI5, reboot to STOCK recovery and factory reset, then Odin MI5 again then reboot to STOCK recovery factory reset again, boot device then set everything up and wait for update. After update, if it takes, flash CF autoroot in Odin, flash TWRP in Odin then go Blue.
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I have tried flashing with Odin: N900PVPUBMJ4_N900PSPTBMJ4_N900PVPUBMJ4_HOME.tar.md5
Even tried factory reset etc on it several times and flashing again.
I am downloading N900PVPUBMI5_N900PSPTBMI5_SPR.zip and will try your double odin method, even though I am sure I tried this 2 weeks ago.
ifly4vamerica said:
... Odin MI5, reboot to STOCK recovery and factory reset, then Odin MI5 again then reboot to STOCK recovery factory reset again, boot device then set everything up and wait for update. After update, if it takes, flash CF autoroot in Odin, flash TWRP in Odin then go Blue.
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I tried this. Everything running at MI5 now, but OTA refuses to run still. I attached some screeshots.
As you can see it says "custom" on the "status page" and whatever is triggering that is preventing OTA.
Have you tried using Wanam X posed to fake the system status?
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drewbuntu said:
So I have tried every trick under the sun to get my baseband up to MJ4 so I can fully enjoy StrongSteves Odexed Blue. I have been a huge fan of Odexed Blue since the Epic Days.
I am still getting noises in calls and poor wireless signal compared to my friends fully stock MJ4. I have tripped knox and when i try to go to fully stock MI5 for an OTA update, I am told my phone has been modified and cannot receive updates. I can get the build and the firmware to tick up to MJ4 but nothing I try can get the baseband updated. I am on stock kernel.
Can I offer a bounty of around $50 to anyone that can help me?
I will be online for several hours today.
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So you have the full MJ4 stock rom or just the modem?
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drewbuntu said:
I tried this. Everything running at MI5 now, but OTA refuses to run still. I attached some screeshots.
As you can see it says "custom" on the "status page" and whatever is triggering that is preventing OTA.
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Weird even if it was custom it should still flash in Odin when you do the stock MJ4 tar. Not sure what you have going on there. Maybe try a different Odin and stock MJ4 Tar. Good luck.
I've had success with odin3v1.85
Getting Nowhere Fast
mhutton said:
Have you tried using Wanam X posed to fake the system status?
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@mhutton When I try Wanam eXposed, it allows me to check the box and then requests a reboot, but reboots in custom still.
What I tried to do was set Custom flag off and during reboot, boot into Odin and reflash the stock MI5 and MJ4 and neither work out
luisrod03 said:
So you have the full MJ4 stock rom or just the modem?
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@luisrod03 I have tried stock full Odin MJ4 and SM-N900P-HLTESPR-MJ4-DeOdex-v2.zip, which is FULL stock rooted deodexed for freeza. Still nothing.
What else can I try to get my baseband up to MJ4? I am almost certain that knox and the custom flag is preventing this, but I am not experienced enough to know how to look at the logs or whatever to prove that.
drewbuntu said:
@mhutton When I try Wanam eXposed, it allows me to check the box and then requests a reboot, but reboots in custom still.
What I tried to do was set Custom flag off and during reboot, boot into Odin and reflash the stock MI5 and MJ4 and neither work out
@luisrod03 I have tried stock full Odin MJ4 and SM-N900P-HLTESPR-MJ4-DeOdex-v2.zip, which is FULL stock rooted deodexed for freeza. Still nothing.
What else can I try to get my baseband up to MJ4? I am almost certain that knox and the custom flag is preventing this, but I am not experienced enough to know how to look at the logs or whatever to prove that.
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Maybe try going back to MI3, I think it was MI3 anyway, whatever was before MI5. It is important to do the factory reset and wipe data betweeb ODIN flashes though with the STOCK recovery. Last thing to check is that your MJ4 tar actually has the modems in it.
Firmware and Modem only
Full tar
MI3
Guide and links
Also have you tried removing the sd card? Seems I remember some people having trouble with the sd card in the phone steps would be:
remove SD
wipe data, internal sd, davlik and cache in twrp
odin stock (try MJ4 first to avoid the manual update if that doesnt take go back to MI3)
reboot into STOCK recovery and factory reset a couple times
re odin
before phone boots force it to recovery factory reset again
boot normally and see if you have mj4 (or see if you can get the update)
Once you get the update on the internal storage I think it remains flagged as bad until you wipe it so thus the need to pull the sd card and wipe internal memory. (this is just a theory though)
Let us know if this works
Also remember (just in case) some of the files will download as zips so you will need to extract the to flash the. tar.md5 or .tar file in Odin.
ifly4vamerica said:
Maybe try going back to MI3, I think it was MI3 anyway, whatever was before MI5. It is important to do the factory reset and wipe data betweeb ODIN flashes though with the STOCK recovery. Last thing to check is that your MJ4 tar actually has the modems in it.
Firmware and Modem only
Full tar
MI3
Guide and links
Also have you tried removing the sd card? Seems I remember some people having trouble with the sd card in the phone steps would be:
remove SD
wipe data, internal sd, davlik and cache in twrp
odin stock (try MJ4 first to avoid the manual update if that doesnt take go back to MI3)
reboot into STOCK recovery and factory reset a couple times
re odin
before phone boots force it to recovery factory reset again
boot normally and see if you have mj4 (or see if you can get the update)
Once you get the update on the internal storage I think it remains flagged as bad until you wipe it so thus the need to pull the sd card and wipe internal memory. (this is just a theory though)
Let us know if this works
Also remember (just in case) some of the files will download as zips so you will need to extract the to flash the. tar.md5 or .tar file in Odin.
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Has downgrading from MI5 to MI3 caused issues for anyone? I'm aware of some that had issues with downgrading from MJ4 to MI5.
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drewbuntu said:
@mhutton When I try Wanam eXposed, it allows me to check the box and then requests a reboot, but reboots in custom still.
What I tried to do was set Custom flag off and during reboot, boot into Odin and reflash the stock MI5 and MJ4 and neither work out
@luisrod03 I have tried stock full Odin MJ4 and SM-N900P-HLTESPR-MJ4-DeOdex-v2.zip, which is FULL stock rooted deodexed for freeza. Still nothing.
What else can I try to get my baseband up to MJ4? I am almost certain that knox and the custom flag is preventing this, but I am not experienced enough to know how to look at the logs or whatever to prove that.
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Could you post a screenshot of your about phone screen, or are you unable to boot?
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micmars said:
Has downgrading from MI5 to MI3 caused issues for anyone? I'm aware of some that had issues with downgrading from MJ4 to MI5.
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Could you post a screenshot of your about phone screen, or are you unable to boot?
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I know you can't downgrade from MJ4 to MI5 I tried that a few times and had to restore a nandroid to be able to boot. It wouldn't flash anything even through odin. I did however downgrade a few times from MI5 to MI3 initially. I don't recall having any issues at all.
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Has downgrading from MI5 to MI3 caused issues for anyone? I'm aware of some that had issues with downgrading from MJ4 to MI5.
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The mi5 to mi3 downgrade is no problem.
It's how I first got root before tripping knox. (I had a whole thread on it somewhere)
MJ4 to mi5 not possible.
I guess I can read through this thread a bit.
There shouldn't be a situation where flashing the full samsung mj4 file in Odin won't set you straight...
Is it possibly an Odin pc side driver issue.
In theory the Kies program should be able to wipe it to new also though I've never tried.
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mjcollum said:
The mi5 to mi3 downgrade is no problem.
It's how I first got root before tripping knox. (I had a whole thread on it somewhere)
MJ4 to mi5 not possible.
I guess I can read through this thread a bit.
There shouldn't be a situation where flashing the full samsung mj4 file in Odin won't set you straight...
Is it possibly an Odin pc side driver issue.
In theory the Kies program should be able to wipe it to new also though I've never tried.
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Thanks for confirming that. I got my phone after taking the MJ4 update right at the Sprint store.
I'm surprised Skunk Ape's stock MJ4 build using Odin hasn't worked. Seems to be the go-to in these situations.
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micmars said:
Thanks for confirming that. I got my phone after taking the MJ4 update right at the Sprint store.
I'm surprised Skunk Ape's stock MJ4 build using Odin hasn't worked. Seems to be the go-to in these situations.
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Yea...
If the stock mj4 full samsung file through Odin doesn't do it ???
It should work every time. No matter what.
Though, I would bet any failures here would be a pc/Odin version/driver issue and not really a phone issue.
Of course I've been wrong before I guess.
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Good point on the MJ4 to MI5 downgrade but I think he is able to get back to MI5 just not able to get it to MJ4 which is strange... You would think if Odin worked to go back to MI5 it would work to go to MJ4.
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ifly4vamerica said:
Good point on the MJ4 to MI5 downgrade but I think he is able to get back to MI5 just not able to get it to MJ4 which is strange... You would think if Odin worked to go back to MI5 it would work to go to MJ4.
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Right I should clarify in the hopes it may help.
The issue with going back to mi5 from MJ4 is the bootloader and modems don't downgrade.
So at that point you'd have mj4 baseband stuff but mi5 system.
With mi5 a downgrade puts you at full mi3.
However you should still be able to flash the full samsung mj4 package regardless.
There is currently nothing newer out so no worry there.
Inability to flash a full zip from odin, provided it's a good md5 checked complete zip, is 99.99999999% likely to be an issue with odin , the pc, or drivers. (This is in my experience only so fwiw)
If the phone can get in download mode it shouldn't make any difference what information if any even is written to the necessary partitions. These will all be wiped and re installed anyway.
So...
If his baseband is mi5
There are two real options.
Get mi5 back to completely official. To take ota.
Flash a full mj4. (Usually odin, i don't believe the other packages are updating bootloaders, ect.)
In theory this is super simple.
You would just flash the full samsung mj4 in odin.
That should solve all the problems.
And would leave you with a completely stock phone. (With the exception of knox trip but that is a non issue.)
If for some reason you are not able to flash it with odin, you may give Kies a try. It should also be able to fully wipe and recover to the latest update.
Though in this situation I would probably spend my energy troubleshooting odin.
I'm going to stand behind my bet of it being a odin version or driver issue here.
Though if you are able to flash other things in odin it could also just be a bad file.
I have yet to have a phone that I could get into download mode that was not completely recoverable.
Though I have had issues with specific odin versions and drivers especially on windows 8.
Just my opinion. I'm not sure I even know what I'm talking about. And am probably safe to ignore.
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Has downgrading from MI5 to MI3 caused issues for anyone? I'm aware of some that had issues with downgrading from MJ4 to MI5.
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I have been trying to get an MI3 image all day but the downloads fail or get interrupted.
I posted some screenshots in a previous post, and no matter what I try, I end up with version and baseband at MI5 and build at MJ5. I can flip flop build and sometimes version, but not baseband at all.
I have tried the wipe and flash trick 3 times in a row, I have tried Odin version 1.85 and 3.07 and 3.09, none of them complete the job. I have also tried going back to MI5 and then running the MJ5 ROM and then reboot into download and run just the baseband update then wipe, nothing.
Looks like I am about 8 hours + until i have a full MI3 rom.
I've looked all over and can't seem to find instructions on how to downgrade from NAB (4.4.2 KitKat) to MJ4 (4.3 Jellybean). I know, I know, why would I want to do that everyone asks? Well, the benefits of going to NAB do not outweigh loosing signal strength and speed. I used to get 12-15 Mb downloads and 7 Mb uploads on MJ4 and now on NAB I get 5 Mb downloads and 7.5 Mb uploads. I've never seen a better upload than download, but cest la vie. I've tried looking for a radio (or modem to some) that I can flash that would get my NAB back to where I was with MJ4, but I can't find one of those either. I work on the Sprint campus (Sprint's headquarters) so any loss of signal strength and/or speed is a big hit. I have trouble even getting roaming, let alone 3G or LTE. At least with MJ4 I sometimes got LTE, I got 3G most of the time. Yes, there is WiFi here, but WiFi is only available indoors. I've tried Sacs, Carbon, and a couple of other custom NAB ROMs as well as a stock NAB ROM and still no joy. I've tried flashing back using Odin to the stock full unrooted MJ4 restore that is available on rwilco12's site and I just get thrown into an infinite boot loop. I imagine it's because of the bootloader. I don't care if I have to wipe the entire device, I have everything backed up from the internal storage and can pull out the SD card. I just want my good signal back.
I am following you on your quest, as I would also like to go back to MJ4 to get Knox root. Since you're on the Sprint campus, maybe you can find a techie there that can help us all.
@droidcruzer, Have you tried just installing the MJ4 modem? It seems that if you flashed the engineering bootloader, you'll have the ability to put any modem you want on there.
So much of this is subjective. I'm getting about twice the signal strength with KitKat than I did on MJ4.
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@droidcruzer, Have you tried just installing the MJ4 modem? It seems that if you flashed the engineering bootloader, you'll have the ability to put any modem you want on there.
So much of this is subjective. I'm getting about twice the signal strength with KitKat than I did on MJ4.
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You are so right on the subjective part. I would flash an MJ4 modem, but I can't seem to find one. I'm guessing I'm not typing in the right keywords to search for one. I did try an NA4 modem and it didn't seem to help, so I flashed the base ROM again that replaced the modem with the NAB one. I love Sacs ROM, I have seen a great improvement in battery life. By now I would be at around 20% on MJ4, but as it stands I'm at 61%, after unplugging at 8:00 am today. Not bad at all.
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droidcruzer said:
You are so right on the subjective part. I would flash an MJ4 modem, but I can't seem to find one. I'm guessing I'm not typing in the right keywords to search for one. I did try an NA4 modem and it didn't seem to help, so I flashed the base ROM again that replaced the modem with the NAB one. I love Sacs ROM, I have seen a great improvement in battery life. By now I would be at around 20% on MJ4, but as it stands I'm at 61%, after unplugging at 8:00 am today. Not bad at all.
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Here you go (all flashed from PC Odin, all tar files)...
Bootloaders:
NAB Engineering bootloader tar file (goes in the Boot slot in PC Odin)
Stock Bootloader tar file (don't know why you'd want it, but I am certain it has its benefits)
Modems:
NAB Modem
MJ4 Modem
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Here you go (all flashed from PC Odin, all tar files)...
Bootloaders:
NAB Engineering bootloader tar file (goes in the Boot slot in PC Odin)
Stock Bootloader tar file (don't know why you'd want it, but I am certain it has its benefits)
Modems:
NAB Modem
MJ4 Modem
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When flashing modem in odin do you put it in the "phone" section ?
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chico260 said:
When flashing modem in odin do you put it in the "phone" section ?
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PDA bro.
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Here you go (all flashed from PC Odin, all tar files)...
Bootloaders:
NAB Engineering bootloader tar file (goes in the Boot slot in PC Odin)
Stock Bootloader tar file (don't know why you'd want it, but I am certain it has its benefits)
Modems:
NAB Modem
MJ4 Modem
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Awesome, thank you very much. I'm downloading them now and will post screen shots of my signal strength.
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Here you go (all flashed from PC Odin, all tar files)...
Bootloaders:
NAB Engineering bootloader tar file (goes in the Boot slot in PC Odin)
Stock Bootloader tar file (don't know why you'd want it, but I am certain it has its benefits)
Modems:
NAB Modem
MJ4 Modem
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Well, maybe Sacs ROM has a bad modem in it. The slowest strength was the modem that came with the ROM. The other two are the MJ4 and NAB with the NAB modem being the fastest. Thank you so much for getting me these, I'll be sure to use the NAB one if I find another ROM that has less than desirable strength and speed.
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Well, maybe Sacs ROM has a bad modem in it. The slowest strength was the modem that came with the ROM. The other two are the MJ4 and NAB with the NAB modem being the fastest. Thank you so much for getting me these, I'll be sure to use the NAB one if I find another ROM that has less than desirable strength and speed.
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No problem, man.
I hope you find a rom with which you are satisfied.
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Is there a twrp flashable modem yet?
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Is there a twrp flashable modem yet?
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Not that I know of. I don't know that I'd want to flash a modem from TWRP though, but it's personal preference. I can say that the modems that were provided here are kind of quirky on sacs latest Rom. I flashed the NAB one first and lost Wi-Fi. So I flashed the MJ4 one and then the NAB and got Wi-Fi. But I'm still not getting signal strength that I used to. I'm currently getting around -86 dBm 56 asu. I used to get into the 100's all over town without a problem.
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Is there a twrp flashable modem yet?
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Not flashable from recovery, but this can be flashed from PC Odin, PDA slot,
MJ4,
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m00o8zdhoqanl11/N900PVPUBMJ4_Modem.tar
NAB,
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rdwd6vv7v36jb16/N900PVPUCNAB_MODEM.tar
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@droidcruzer, Have you tried just installing the MJ4 modem? It seems that if you flashed the engineering bootloader, you'll have the ability to put any modem you want on there.
So much of this is subjective. I'm getting about twice the signal strength with KitKat than I did on MJ4.
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Micmars, Thanks for your posting,still unclear for me. Initially when I bought my phone, it came with MJ4 and worked well with voice and Data.recently I updated with official NAB full stock.after upgradation to NAB, my data(internet) is not working.Even I am unable to see 3G symbol.I am only getting voice and text.My signal strength is unstable. I tried to downgrade back to MJ4 with odin,but all times I am getting fail.Please help me in this situation.Thanks
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Micmars, Thanks for your posting,still unclear for me. Initially when I bought my phone, it came with MJ4 and worked well with voice and Data.recently I updated with official NAB full stock.after upgradation to NAB, my data(internet) is not working.Even I am unable to see 3G symbol.I am only getting voice and text.My signal strength is unstable. I tried to downgrade back to MJ4 with odin,but all times I am getting fail.Please help me in this situation.Thanks
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You need to flash the open/engineering bootloader first (that goes in the boot slot of PC Odin, takes like 2 seconds, auto-restart selected on Odin is fine), then flash the the MJ4 modem i previously linked.
Stock bootloader will not let you flash that file.
I just gave you both, and I recommend keeping them at-the-ready if you ever feel the need to swap them out (you can do it multiple times, no problem).
If folks ever wanted a reason to flash the Engineering Bootloader, this is one of those times.
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You need to flash the open/engineering bootloader first (that goes in the boot slot of PC Odin, takes like 2 seconds, auto-restart selected on Odin is fine), then flash the the MJ4 modem i previously linked.
Stock bootloader will not let you flash that file.
I just gave you both, and I recommend keeping them at-the-ready if you ever feel the need to swap them out (you can do it multiple times, no problem).
If folks ever wanted a reason to flash the Engineering Bootloader, this is one of those times.
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with the engineering bootloader, can you flash the full MJ4 into the phone from NAB? or will that brick it?
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with the engineering bootloader, can you flash the full MJ4 into the phone from NAB? or will that brick it?
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No, you cannot. Do not even attempt it.
You can flash the MJ4 modem, but that is all.
Once you're on TouchWiz KitKat, you ain't going back.
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Hello Micmars,I did all the process what you have said. But still my mobile internet is not working. Even 3G symbol is not coming.I am only able to call and text. Please find a solution for my problem.Thanks,
Is your mobile data turned on? Forgive me for asking. And it seems as it would be set to be on after all that you have done.
You might try toggling it off then on....
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rbaucom said:
Is your mobile data turned on? Forgive me for asking. And it seems as it would be set to be on after all that you have done.
You might try toggling it off then on....
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Yes i turned on my data ON.i tried many times.still not getting data.even i am unable to see 3G symbol.i am getting mad.i contacted samsung to go back to JB 4.3 completely.i was told that it was impossible to go back to 4.3.dont know what to do.
So I have been working on a friend of mines Verizon Note 2 (SCH-I605) and have run into an issue... I had rooted it successfully to root66 VZW stock sys, then attempted to unlock the bootloader according to the [email protected] galaxynote2root(dot)com/galaxy-note-2-tutorials/how-to-unlock-bootloader-on-verizon-galaxy-note-2-sch-i605.... without reviewing the multiplicity of comments below the article which should have caught my attention and let me know that many people were unsuccessful with that method.
So now i appear to be screwed because it will boot into ODIN but thats it. I cant even get into stock recovery. Upon boot the Galaxy Note 2 splash stays on indefinitely, as it does when i follow the instructions on this site to restore it from a failed unlock, or unroot...... ODIN 3 + sch-I605-16gb.pit + Root66-VZW-stock_sys, when it reboots following flash the splash screen stays on. I have checked the NAND erase All as suggested on this site, and it makes no difference.
When vol up/home/power is pressed it says something to the effect that 'you are a dumb*ss and have screwed up your firmware dipsh*t'....
So what now? Id hate to have to replace my buddies Note 2.... and I had absolutely 0 difficulties unlocking and rooting my HTC One, so this sucks....
Use this guide to flash back to the appropriate version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
It's a great guide. Saved me last week after I flashed the wrong file in Odin.
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Use this guide to flash back to the appropriate version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
It's a great guide. Saved me last week after I flashed the wrong file in Odin.
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yea i did that already to no avail.... used odin to flash the pit and root66... doesnt boot...
Moridin68 said:
yea i did that already to no avail.... used odin to flash the pit and root66... doesnt boot...
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Have you tried using a different image? What version of stock was on it before you messed with it?
Edit: If the stock version wasn't MJ9 or above then don't flash those. There currently isn't and probably won't be a way to unlock the bootloader on MJ9 and above.
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BluGuy said:
Have you tried using a different image? What version of stock was on it before you messed with it?
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well, thats a good question... it was already in a messed up state when i got ahold of it... i tried flashing root66 and it kept failing, i checked NAND ERASE ALL and flashed CI605_I605VRLJB_I605VRALJB_CL414933_HWID04_HW-Rev0406_low_ship_user.tar
as per a suggestion i read on xda.. it too failed as well, but then when i flashed root66 again (also i think with NAND ERASE on) it booted up beautifully...
Moridin68 said:
well, thats a good question... it was already in a messed up state when i got ahold of it... i tried flashing root66 and it kept failing, i checked NAND ERASE ALL and flashed CI605_I605VRLJB_I605VRALJB_CL414933_HWID04_HW-Rev0406_low_ship_user.tar
as per a suggestion i read on xda.. it too failed as well, but then when i flashed root66 again (also i think with NAND ERASE on) it booted up beautifully...
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i have recently read on a site that offers a bootloader downgrade service that if it has a knox counter, then it was updated to a version with a 'permalocked' bootloader... and if this is referring to the counter on the ODIN screen that says KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0 then this one is such a device.....
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well, thats a good question... it was already in a messed up state when i got ahold of it... i tried flashing root66 and it kept failing, i checked NAND ERASE ALL and flashed CI605_I605VRLJB_I605VRALJB_CL414933_HWID04_HW-Rev0406_low_ship_user.tar
as per a suggestion i read on xda.. it too failed as well, but then when i flashed root66 again (also i think with NAND ERASE on) it booted up beautifully...
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When you enter download mode does it say anything about Knox?
Edit: I didn't see your last post. Since it had the updated firmware with Knox, you should be at least able to get the phone working again by flashing that version of the firmware in odin. If it was on Android 4.3 then you should be able to odin MJ9 and it will work again. If it was on 4.4.2 then using odin to flash the ND7 image should fix it.
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When you enter download mode does it say anything about Knox?
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on the download screen there is a line that says KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0
BluGuy said:
When you enter download mode does it say anything about Knox?
Edit: I didn't see your last post. Since it had the updated firmware with Knox, you should be at least able to get the phone working again by flashing that version of the firmware in odin. If it was on Android 4.3 then you should be able to odin MJ9 and it will work again. If it was on 4.4.2 then using odin to flash the ND7 image should fix it.
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he hadnt had service on that phone for several months so i guess ill try the older one first. 4.4.2.
and do i flash the pit file with those as well?
this bs is so much more tedious than working with my HTC One.
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So I have been working on a friend of mines Verizon Note 2 (SCH-I605) and have run into an issue... I had rooted it successfully to root66 VZW stock sys, then attempted to unlock the bootloader according to the [email protected] galaxynote2root(dot)com/galaxy-note-2-tutorials/how-to-unlock-bootloader-on-verizon-galaxy-note-2-sch-i605.... without reviewing the multiplicity of comments below the article which should have caught my attention and let me know that many people were unsuccessful with that method.
So now i appear to be screwed because it will boot into ODIN but thats it. I cant even get into stock recovery. Upon boot the Galaxy Note 2 splash stays on indefinitely, as it does when i follow the instructions on this site to restore it from a failed unlock, or unroot...... ODIN 3 + sch-I605-16gb.pit + Root66-VZW-stock_sys, when it reboots following flash the splash screen stays on. I have checked the NAND erase All as suggested on this site, and it makes no difference.
When vol up/home/power is pressed it says something to the effect that 'you are a dumb*ss and have screwed up your firmware dipsh*t'....
So what now? Id hate to have to replace my buddies Note 2.... and I had absolutely 0 difficulties unlocking and rooting my HTC One, so this sucks....
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Did ID:COM turn blue in Odin? . You might have a driver problem.
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Did ID:COM turn blue in Odin? . You might have a driver problem.
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no driver problem... it recognizes the device.... it is blue
Moridin68 said:
he hadnt had service on that phone for several months so i guess ill try the older one first. 4.4.2.
and do i flash the pit file with those as well?
this bs is so much more tedious than working with my HTC One.
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The older one would be 4.3 which is MJ9. And yes use the pit file with it.
And just in case, I know you probably don't need it, the instructions for flashing with odin are in the return to stock section of the first post in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
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BluGuy said:
The older one would be 4.3 which is MJ9. And yes use the pit file with it.
And just in case, I know you probably don't need it, the instructions for flashing with odin are in the return to stock section of the first post in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
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right you are about 4.3 being older... i was looking through the stock roms in that very guide and saw 4.1.2 and thought that was the one you had mentioned... im downloading MJ9 now..... thanks... hope this works...
so let me ask you this, if i get it back to stock, and rooted again... even though i cant unlock the bootloader, can i get it network unlocked? this entire dilemma occurred because he wants to be able to throw a straight talk sim in this phone.
i had intended to try this www(dot)scottsroms(dot)com/showthread.php?2786-How-I-turned-my-Verizon-Note-2-into-a-World-capable-GSM-phone
once i fixed the disaster....
Moridin68 said:
right you are about 4.3 being older... i was looking through the stock roms in that very guide and saw 4.1.2 and thought that was the one you had mentioned... im downloading MJ9 now..... thanks... hope this works...
so let me ask you this, if i get it back to stock, and rooted again... even though i cant unlock the bootloader, can i get it network unlocked? this entire dilemma occurred because he wants to be able to throw a straight talk sim in this phone.
i had intended to try this www(dot)scottsroms(dot)com/showthread.php?2786-How-I-turned-my-Verizon-Note-2-into-a-World-capable-GSM-phone
once i fixed the disaster....
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Once you get the phone working you can use Saferoot to root it, that is as long as it's working on MJ9. If the phone had been updated to ND7 which is Android 4.4.2 then there currently isn't a way to root it.
Remember even if you get root you won't be able to use a custom recovery to flash stuff.
Also the sch-i605 is already Sim unlocked from Verizon. You just have to be able to edit the apn settings.
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BluGuy said:
Once you get the phone working you can use Saferoot to root it, that is as long as it's working on MJ9. If the phone had been updated to ND7 which is Android 4.4.2 then there currently isn't a way to root it.
Remember even if you get root you won't be able to use a custom recovery to flash stuff.
Also the sch-i605 is already Sim unlocked from Verizon. You just have to be able to edit the apn settings.
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ok one last thing before i try this MJ9.... if it had been updated then how was i able to flash it to root66 prior to attempting to unlock the bootloader?
i really appreciate your time bro..thanks btw..
Moridin68 said:
ok one last thing before i try this MJ9.... if it had been updated then how was i able to flash it to root66 prior to attempting to unlock the bootloader?
i really appreciate your time bro..thanks btw..
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Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I don't know a lot about root66 so I can't help you much there, but I do know that while in download mode if it says something about Knox warranty then the bootloader had been updated to a version with Knox which started with mj9 for the i605.
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BluGuy said:
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I don't know a lot about root66 so I can't help you much there, but I do know that while in download mode if it says something about Knox warranty then the bootloader had been updated to a version with Knox which started with mj9 for the i605.
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cool then.. thanks...
BluGuy said:
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I don't know a lot about root66 so I can't help you much there, but I do know that while in download mode if it says something about Knox warranty then the bootloader had been updated to a version with Knox which started with mj9 for the i605.
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booting up on MJ9... nicely done.
so ill check out saferoot as you said, and then edit the APN
Moridin68 said:
booting up on MJ9... nicely done.
so ill check out saferoot as you said, and then edit the APN
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Glad it worked.
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BluGuy said:
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I don't know a lot about root66 so I can't help you much there, but I do know that while in download mode if it says something about Knox warranty then the bootloader had been updated to a version with Knox which started with mj9 for the i605.
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so now i have stock recovery menu and download menu and it boots and then hangs at the white verizon screen... i have already done a factory reset, and it still hangs.