so I was going to downgrade back to bra8 so I can update to the latest oreo build, but my pc rebooted to auto update while I was downgrading in odin!!!! afterwards it said "an error has occurred while updating the device software. use the emergency recovery function in the smart switch pc software" I tried that, the result was just as bad, it says its not supported, I didn't know the recovery code in smart switch, I tried an older version of smart switch and tried there, I had my serial and model typed in, but it said "SM-N950U does not support initializing, I reinstalled everything, rebooted, tried kies3, tried odin, tried everything, nothing works :'( if you have a solution please tell me, I'm in desperate need, thank u lots in regarddddddd,
btw I'm on crc1 oreo beta if it even matters, but I read on some forum that device firmware matters too!? then I'm really screwed???
I removed the sim and sd card from phone, used different usb ports, pretty much everything guys.
Same thing I did it bricked my phone. I can post up and use everything through Wi-Fi but I have no cellural connection. It doesn't recognize my SIM card, IMEI and any info regarding cellular connection. Help ??
use samfail root method as an unbrick?
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Hello everyone, I have a problem with Bell sgs2 and I'm from Ukraine,so please sorry for my English.
A little bit of history: my sister from Canada closed her contract with bell and sent me the phone. As it turned out, device was still locked, so I tried to download the latest firmware and make unlock. Firstly I tried to unlock the phone running Android 2.3.3 with custom kernel by using galaxy_S unlock app, it was succesful, but I wanted latest firmware and tried to flash different unofficial ROMs. Every time I did it nothing happened because of different errors.
Problem starts here:
Then installed rooted official ROM Android ICS with Odin and noticed that in Kies there was an update for my device. Tried to install it, but it failed when the phone was in download mode (because of damaged usb cable maybe). In Kies they wrote that I should disconnect device and take out battery. I did it.
Now when I turn it on it stops on Samsung logo. I still can open download mode or stock recovery, which is great. But the problem is that Odin doesn't recognize the phone anymore while it is in download mode. Tried to uninstall,install drivers - nothing happened. The good thing is that I can see my phone with adb when it is in recovery, tried to install some zips from sideload or external sd card - nothing happened ( Error, status 7). So basically I can't install official md5 ROM from sammobile because of Odin and can't find normal zips for recovery.
Please help Will be grateful!!!
Hello, yesterday I tried to update my Vodafone Smart Prime 6. I download my lollipop 5 update but when I tried to install the update my phone it didnt boot up anymore. I tried everything I know but it doesnt boot up anymore. and it also doesnt show as an usb device on my laptop. and when I tried adb sideload it gave an error that it failed to verify whole-file signature.
can someone help me?
I have that same phone and when I first booted up it automatically updated itself from 5.0.1 to 5.0.2.
I'm sure you uninstalled VF apps so when you updated the phone it detected that the system was modified so that's why it bricked, maybe. You are supposed to have all the VF crap before updating or you get bricked. Yeah, I know...
It could went out of battery while updating, it happens sometimes.
You probably have to take it to VF so they repair it, if you did not rooted the phone I'm sure they will fix it or give you a new one.
Sorry for any language mistakes.
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...have you tried with SUGAR tool ?
Sugar tool download
Hello, I need help, I own a Samsung galaxy s8 and I tried to root it, I failed and ****ed up hard :'(
I tried to flash it following multiple tuto and it failed, I had the issue :
sw rev check fail bootloader device 3 binary 2
but now, my phone has a blue screen with :
an error has occurred while updating the device software.
Use the emergency recovery function in the smart switch PC software
The smart switch pc software doesn't recognize my phone.
Please help me i'm out of option :'(
Hi , try to put your phone into Download mode , and use latest Odin version in order to re-flash the latest stock version of OS if you are note sure which one is , just send me 7 and 8 number from imei ...
Thank you for your answer, I managed to fix my phone by flashing the latest firmware. I was downloading it from a website and it turns out it wasn't the last one.
After I looked on different site, I went on sammobile and I downloaded the latest version, It took me one entire day, the download speed was slow AF and my internet connection crashed in the middle of it.
I had to ask a friend to download it at his place and then, bring it to me.
I'm really happy, I managed to fix it.
Here you go:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AshkuG2cY1T0xPZArSsy6iO1e_UnPw
This is a zip file with all the tools and files you need and instructions on how to use them.
What it covers:
Restoring bricked device (as long as download mode still works)
Unlocking bootloader (firmware dependent)
Rooting (any firmware)
Installing a custom recovery (any firmware)
Installing a custom ROM (any firmware)
I made this because all the guides for this phone were seemingly outdated, and some required tools and files were incredibly hard to find. Didn't want anyone else going through the pain I went through to break this phone open.
Thank you so much for uploading this. The charging port on my Nexus died and I have to use my old Note 2 as a backup, but I forget how this old piece of junk works. This should be very helpful.
I rooted and flashed twrp to boot to a triangle saying system software not authorized. Tried 3 firmwares and wont boot correctly. I got error about firmware update failed use kies... Kies won't do anything and kies 3 says unsupported device. On the 3rd firmware (root66 rooted stock ) firmware file I now am back to the original triangle system software not authorized by Verizon ..
How do I fix this?!?
robles4242 said:
I rooted and flashed twrp to boot to a triangle saying system software not authorized. Tried 3 firmwares and wont boot correctly. I got error about firmware update failed use kies... Kies won't do anything and kies 3 says unsupported device. On the 3rd firmware (root66 rooted stock ) firmware file I now am back to the original triangle system software not authorized by Verizon ..
How do I fix this?!?
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Did you read my guide? You can't flash TWRP unless you successfully unlocked your bootloader with Casual, otherwise you are limited to SafeStrap. Also you can't restore with Kies, you have to use Odin and the files I've included to restore.
yambag said:
Thank you so much for uploading this. The charging port on my Nexus died and I have to use my old Note 2 as a backup, but I forget how this old piece of junk works. This should be very helpful.
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Nice to see people still looking for something like this, so my guide wasn't for nothing!
I was geeked to see this!! but then i got "This item might not exist or is no longer available"
I take it back.. i let it sit on the "failed" page for like 2 min, and randomly it popped up with a download!
Well the auto bootloader didn't work, so now i'm at the root section. However i'm getting an error where ADB isn't detecting my phone. USB debug is on, and i'm definitely in media mode and not installer. The phone shows up in windows and looks good, but adb doesnt detect. I opened command prompt and ran adb /? and found adb devices -l, and it reports "list of devices" and theres nothing in the list. I can't imagine why it's not seeing it. I tried turning on and off debug mode, switching from camera mode to media, changing usb ports. still nothing comes up, but windows sees it fine. grrrr
*edit, well since we can't delete posts i'll leave this here, because i have to. But what i did was re-open the "no you verizon" and it showed DISCONNECTED also. I changed usb ports like 3 times, turned usb debug on and off, changed from installer mode, to camera, to media mode, restarted the phone and the computer multiple times.. and then it just all of a sudden was detected again. So i went with it and it seems to have worked.
-it took 3 times to actually work, you noted it may take multiples, and it sure did. I ran it through the command prompt so i could read the text, and it took 5 times longer and reported much more stuff when it actually worked.
-final edit: if you can't unlock your bootloader, you're still stuck with ditto or alliance from 2014, and lots of apps won't update on android that old. So if you thought this guide was some holy grail, it is not. But still useful if you need the assist, so thanks to the author.
Hi, total noob here, I just bought Verizon note 2 at a yard sale but there is a pin I don't know. When I went to do a factory reset it booted into TWRP, so I am assuming is rooted. Do I need to be able to get into the phone to use your tools? I know nothing about TWRP. I would like to install a newer Android version and unlock it so I can use TMobile. Thanks
Something wrong...
when i try to load this file from the packages folder i get an error message:
"md5 error! Binary is invalid"
none of the other three works for me. they all come back ailed.
any suggestions?
awesome! thanks for posting this, just found my old note 2 and want to get it up and running again for the kids.
Kudos!
Used this to get my Note 2 up and going again temporarily until the Pixel 4a release...
NOTE: I had strange issues with Odin on my modern X570 board (USB 3.2 Gen 2) where I did not receive any errors, yet the process would randomly seem to time out. Sometimes I'd get stuck at flashing boot.img, sometimes it would hang up at the start, once I got to flashing system.img and it seemed to hang....
Used an older PC circa 2013, no issues! Not the first time I've had issues with this newer motherboard and older USB flashing interfaces; had the same issue on my Note 8 (RIP) as well.
excited to try this.
I'm on some rooted 4.4.2 stock-looking rom. Recovery doesn't look custom.
Hoping to be able to install a working Oreo or Pie ROM
great post, bought a couple of these for almost nothing and am having fun playing with them. sadly they are both 4.4.2 but its great fun anyway.
SilentNightx said:
I made this because all the guides for this phone were seemingly outdated, and some required tools and files were incredibly hard to find. Didn't want anyone else going through the pain I went through to break this phone open.
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Thank you for sharing. Always difficult to find those tools after a few years!!!
Hi good people, this is my first post since I don't know where else to go.
My phone Vivo V7+ received an OTA update, so I downloaded and installed the updates, but after updating my phone now can't detect SIM card, I tried many different good SIM but still can't be detected.
I tried factory reset but failed, can't revert back to old firmware.
So I spent many hours of researching and watching YouTube tutorials and I tried to flash stockrom via QFIL. First I encountered problem going into EDL mode (which I spent hours of researching too) but solved it by shorting pinout at the back of the phone.
My laptops detect my phone qualcomm 9008 COM3, downloaded two V7+ stock rom and when I tried to flash via QFIL it will always give "Sahara Fail".
Some methods I tried;
1. Putting firmware at bin folder
2. Renaming folder into shorter name
3. Click download fast as soon as phone gets into EDL mode
4. Tried unlocking bootloader via adb but failed
5. Turn on airplane mode in laptops
Hopefully someone can help , thanks.
Anyone? Help? Now i lost my IMEI and i don't know what is the original number
While probably flashing wrong files you wiped baseband data .
To fix your imei you will need this QCN file which you can download from here:
https://mega.nz/#!YZx3hLgJ!RAj-f8X9de_vtQa1xlhRMN-oWw_YEuPwAs9UuwaT0CA
Decrypting key : !RAj-f8X9de_vtQa1xlhRMN-oWw_YEuPwAs9UuwaT0CA
Password: [email protected]
Credits: https://ufixers.com/u/hariichha
Download this tool and replace your Original imei : ( original imei you will find on your original box)
https://download2267.mediafire.com/bc4ykbffhlxg/euosvxp285tr473/QualcommIMEIRebuilder.rar
Example how to use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFB0lrzFHtY
Good luck
Thanks @Teddy Lo for replying. All I did was followed the steps how to flash stock rom and I did downloaded the rom of the same model. But the steps that are floating around are not in great detail. And many YouTube tutorials are not in English almost 99% are in Hindi.
After my attempt of flashing I lost my IMEI and I don't have the box anymore (threw them away long time ago, lesson learned).
I guess I need to visit the nearest Vivo service centre for repair.
Thanks again for replying and providing necessary links.
Hi , why you give up so easy ?
1. Download this firmware :
https://www.mediafire.com/file/1f5r...xx.0_msm8953_split_Repairmymobile.in.rar/file
Once you downloaded extract to Desktop ...
2. Now , Run Qfil tool with Administrator and insert each files to right places .
See image bellow
https://ibb.co/09Fb9k5
Select just the way I marked it in the picture!
Let me know if you fixed or not ...
Wow thanks @Teddy Lo for replying.
Why am I giving up? Maybe because I scouted forums and YouTubes for hours and day, and when I tried it on my Laptop it keeps giving the same error over and over.
The big problem now is that I lost my original IMEI (whis is stupid of me not talking note of it before doing anything else), and I threw my box long time ago.
I'm gonna try the link you gave me and let you know how it goes. Thanks.
Hi @Teddy Lo, so I tried flashing again and I didn't get "Sahara fail" this time but instead I got "Firehose fail".
Oh well guess I'll be visiting Vivo .
Thanks again.
SOLVED.
I went to Vivo service center and told them to wipeout everything and downgrade firmware to the previous version and they did it in 20 minutes.
Now my phone is working normally and they got my IMEI back.
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