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Hello,
I require some help as my phone has been acting really weird recently. I first bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 earlier in September that was loaded with ICS. I am currently in Singapore and I got the phone from Starhub.
I attempted to root the phone in ICS, and succeeded in doing so. There were no problems at that point in time.
Recently, there was an update notification that kept prompting me to update to Jelly Bean. There were a few options if I wanted to postpone it: Update now, Remind in 30 minutes, 1 hour, and 3 hours. I found it really irritating, so I eventually just clicked to update it now.
The update went as planned, but when I restarted my phone, my SuperSU refuses to work. When I go into it, it tells me "The SU binary needs to be updated. Continue?" But when I click "Continue", it says Installation Failed! I have tried going to settings, disabling Superuser, and then attempting to use superuser to update the binary. It did not work. When I attempted to disable superuser under settings>SuperSU, it says "Uninstallation failed!"
I attempted to de-root using a guide from GalaxyS3Root website, which told me to download Odin Lite, Odin Kernel and Triangle Away.
However, Triangle Away refuses to work with an error message "Unfortunately, Triangle Away has stopped".
The Odin Lite also refuses to work by saying "Could not detect device model".
Am at a loss as to what to do now...
Tried using Titanium Backup as well, but it seems to be unable to back up my files without using Root.
Please help!!
You have several options. Easiest ones: just backup your stuff and either flash the lastest leak (ELK4) which is already rooted and has extra goodies or simply wipe your phone (get into recovery and factory reset it). Your rom (JB) wasn't rooted to begin with so you won't have root anymore. There's probably a way to do it without wiping but i usually don't bother. It's generally less of a hassle to backup and wipe.
Edit: oh sorry, missed the part where you couldn't backup without root. To be honest, i never use titanium, it always causes problems when i restore stuff. I just backup what i need by hand (sms's with a sms backup app, find my save's files, etc)
Thanks
kaynpayn said:
You have several options. Easiest ones: just backup your stuff and either flash the lastest leak (ELK4) which is already rooted and has extra goodies or simply wipe your phone (get into recovery and factory reset it). Your rom (JB) wasn't rooted to begin with so you won't have root anymore. There's probably a way to do it without wiping but i usually don't bother. It's generally less of a hassle to backup and wipe.
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Thanks for the speedy reply!
To backup my stuff, I just have to plug my phone to my computer and drag &drop everything, yes?
Sorry I'm very new to the whole android thing, and I'm not very tech-savvy to begin with. When you say Flash the latest leak, how do I do this?
If I factory reset my phone now will I brick it?
That's such an overkill. Just boot into recovery mode and root your phone again with Odin. There are plenty of guides around.
michelleyabc said:
The update went as planned, but when I restarted my phone, my SuperSU refuses to work. When I go into it, it tells me "The SU binary needs to be updated. Continue?" But when I click "Continue", it says Installation Failed! I have tried going to settings, disabling Superuser, and then attempting to use superuser to update the binary. It did not work. When I attempted to disable superuser under settings>SuperSU, it says "Uninstallation failed!"
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this is because after the update, your phone is no longer rooted.
michelleyabc said:
However, Triangle Away refuses to work with an error message "Unfortunately, Triangle Away has stopped".
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Triangle Away is not required for rooted, it just resets a counter to 0. nothing very much to it.
michelleyabc said:
The Odin Lite also refuses to work
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I think the best thing u can do right now is.
1. titanium backup to SD.
2. load a new rom via odin 3.04
3. install cf root to root the phone via odin 3.04
4. install titanium backup and restore your phone.
i know it can be very annoying because all the singaporean ah beng hp shops has no idea now to repair the phone.
Hi... My brother owns the P765. Today morning he got a notification of an ota update which he happily clicked. But now the phone doesn't boot up. Gets stuck on the lg logo. Is there a solution for this?
I personally own a Samsung so I have no idea what to do on an LG phone.
Just for info he was on stock non rooted... Out of the box software.
Would appreciate any help...
Thank you...
ammar786 said:
Hi... My brother owns the P765. Today morning he got a notification of an ota update which he happily clicked. But now the phone doesn't boot up. Gets stuck on the lg logo. Is there a solution for this?
I personally own a Samsung so I have no idea what to do on an LG phone.
Just for info he was on stock non rooted... Out of the box software.
Would appreciate any help...
Thank you...
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You have 2 options:
Factory reset: http://www.resettoo.com/hard-reset-lg-optimus-l9-p769-to-restore-factory-settings
(Warning, you will loose date)
If that does not work, reflash 10G KDZ: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173465
Install OTA RootKeeper by Voodoo and use it to backup root
Now re-download the update:
1.) Force stop Google Service Framework in Apps under Settings.
2.) Clear data on Google Services Framework.
3.) Check for Update in About phone under Settings.
Repeat this a few times and the update should start downloading.
After this you will run OTA RootKeeper by Voodoo and restore root.
Download and install BusyBox by Stephen (Stericson) and re-install.
Now reboot.
(Warning, you will loose data)
kevev said:
You have 2 options:
Factory reset: http://www.resettoo.com/hard-reset-lg-optimus-l9-p769-to-restore-factory-settings
(Warning, you will loose date)
If that does not work, reflash 10G KDZ: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173465
Install OTA RootKeeper by Voodoo and use it to backup root
Now re-download the update:
1.) Force stop Google Service Framework in Apps under Settings.
2.) Clear data on Google Services Framework.
3.) Check for Update in About phone under Settings.
Repeat this a few times and the update should start downloading.
After this you will run OTA RootKeeper by Voodoo and restore root.
Download and install BusyBox by Stephen (Stericson) and re-install.
Now reboot.
(Warning, you will loose data)
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Hi, Thanks for the reply.
My brother doesn't want root.
So both methods will eventually lose the data..? Any way to preserve the data?
ammar786 said:
Hi, Thanks for the reply.
My brother doesn't want root.
So both methods will eventually lose the data..? Any way to preserve the data?
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I read that just flashing the KDZ should preserve data. Don't quote me on that.
Ok... So I tried Hard Reset. It got reset... But it is still stuck on the LG logo on reboot. Then I tried the Offline KDZ method. I got everything right until I start the upgrade. The Update Tool wont recognize the connected device. I have the United drivers installed, and the http running. What am I missing?
Ok... I went to the LG Service Center.
After 15-20 minutes they said "the software failed to load... Need to replace the motherboard".
What is the point of OTA updates, if they screw the MB (can it?). Good thing the phone was in warranty.
ammar786 said:
Ok... I went to the LG Service Center.
After 15-20 minutes they said "the software failed to load... Need to replace the motherboard".
What is the point of OTA updates, if they screw the MB (can it?). Good thing the phone was in warranty.
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Wow. That sucks. I am glad you got it working.
kevev said:
Wow. That sucks. I am glad you got it working.
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I didnt get it yet... It's still at the service center...
Hello mates,i'm having an issue with my device,and i was told to ask here for help,first things first,I'm sorry if i'm breaking any rules,because this is a massive site/forum organization and I think i'm posting in the right place/section.
Okay,here's my issue,recently i've purchased a Samsung Galaxy S3 from some dude,and recently,i've decided to update it to 4.1.2 as i believe it is the official Samsung update. However,the previous owner seem to have done something to it and it says that it can't be updated because the status of the device is now modified. I've looked it up on youtube,and successfully "unrooted" it. After that i've restored the phone to it's factory settings,removing all my pictures,music and all data in general. However my device's condition remains Modified and unable to update. I was just wondering,how do i do that,without risking to break the device. Again,i don't care about the data on the device(none left) and I only want the official stuff from Samsung that is supposed to be safe. I apreciate any info on this matter and ask you to use simple words as i'm not a pro when it comes to phone software/os. Ty
i have nearly the same problem
okay ive had my samsung galaxy s3 4g for about 4 months now and its a i9305 model, i came aross this rooting stuff on youtube and i thought i might give it ago seeming it looked cool so i tried to root my device, i did the root but it didnt work right cause i went too use a rooted app and my device wasnting rooted but it was modified and now i have no network or carrier it doesnt read my sim card...
i really need help if anyone has the answer please reply to my post!
191147 said:
Hello mates,i'm having an issue with my device,and i was told to ask here for help,first things first,I'm sorry if i'm breaking any rules,because this is a massive site/forum organization and I think i'm posting in the right place/section.
Okay,here's my issue,recently i've purchased a Samsung Galaxy S3 from some dude,and recently,i've decided to update it to 4.1.2 as i believe it is the official Samsung update. However,the previous owner seem to have done something to it and it says that it can't be updated because the status of the device is now modified. I've looked it up on youtube,and successfully "unrooted" it. After that i've restored the phone to it's factory settings,removing all my pictures,music and all data in general. However my device's condition remains Modified and unable to update. I was just wondering,how do i do that,without risking to break the device. Again,i don't care about the data on the device(none left) and I only want the official stuff from Samsung that is supposed to be safe. I apreciate any info on this matter and ask you to use simple words as i'm not a pro when it comes to phone software/os. Ty
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The modified status is removed using an app "Triangle Away" BEFORE unrooting. Did the video mention that?
rootSU said:
The modified status is removed using an app "Triangle Away" BEFORE unrooting. Did the video mention that?
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No,just "SuperSU" for unrooting. Is your "Triangle Away" Safe?
Edit: After fully understanding your comment,what am i suppose to do now? Root it again,then use Triangle then unroot it? If it is of any meaning,I also have this "CWM" Icon that stayed after factory reset,and i've had it since i bought the phone,it looks like a settings button,but doesn't really fit in the other icons,full name is CWM Manager and i believe i was able to open it,but now says. "CWM Manager needs SuperUser access to function ! If you have SU Installed ,make sure CWM Manager is not blocked, then reboot and try again", i have SuperUserSU but when i try to open it is says "There is no SU binary installed and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem" Both of these apps worked before the unroot so i'm thinking it's connected somehow. Noteon't need these 2 apps to work.just want android update
191147 said:
No,just "SuperSU" for unrooting. Is your "Triangle Away" Safe?
Edit: After fully understanding your comment,what am i suppose to do now? Root it again,then use Triangle then unroot it? If it is of any meaning,I also have this "CWM" Icon that stayed after factory reset,and i've had it since i bought the phone,it looks like a settings button,but doesn't really fit in the other icons,full name is CWM Manager and i believe i was able to open it,but now says. "CWM Manager needs SuperUser access to function ! If you have SU Installed ,make sure CWM Manager is not blocked, then reboot and try again", i have SuperUserSU but when i try to open it is says "There is no SU binary installed and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem" Both of these apps worked before the unroot so i'm thinking it's connected somehow. Noteon't need these 2 apps to work.just want android update
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Well to get a fully Stock phone you can Root it, use Triangle Away like rootSU suggested to get the official Status back (also check Download mode), then Just flash a Stock Samsung Firmware via Odin. This will unroot your device since you are flashing the Stock Kernel with the Firmware. Afterwards you should have a unrooted Stock device with an official Status. Odin will also automatically Wipe your device`s Apps + Data.
Scarface1991 said:
Well to get a fully Stock phone you can Root it, use Triangle Away like rootSU suggested to get the official Status back (also check Download mode), then Just flash a Stock Samsung Firmware via Odin. This will unroot your device since you are flashing the Stock Kernel with the Firmware. Afterwards you should have a unrooted Stock device with an official Status. Odin will also automatically Wipe your device`s Apps + Data.
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Okay mate,i was afraid i was gonna destroy my device,but i overcame that fear,and watched a tutorial on youtube on how to root your device,it had 96% positive feedback (based on likes) and i felt confident. But when i entered the odin mode on my device,shortly after the begining a problem occured. Do you know that orange box that is suppose to appear in Odin on your desktop? The one that says COM5 or something? Well,I didn't get that,it was just an empty white box like the other 4-5 boxes next to it. Apreciate answers
191147 said:
Okay mate,i was afraid i was gonna destroy my device,but i overcame that fear,and watched a tutorial on youtube on how to root your device,it had 96% positive feedback (based on likes) and i felt confident. But when i entered the odin mode on my device,shortly after the begining a problem occured. Do you know that orange box that is suppose to appear in Odin on your desktop? The one that says COM5 or something? Well,I didn't get that,it was just an empty white box like the other 4-5 boxes next to it. Apreciate answers
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Well that could be a indication that you either don`t have the USB Drivers installed or that USB Debugging isn`t turned on on your device.
Do you have the latest version of Kies installed?
Turn on USB Debugging on your device if it`s turned off and try again.
Hoping someone on here can help, I recently purchased the new Samsung Galaxy Mega GT-I9152 5.8. The problem is, I live in China, so it came pre-installed with the Chinese firmware which has a lot of restrictions on it. It has Android 4.2.2 Is there any way to get rid of the Chinese firmware and install the US firmware onto it?
And yes, I'm aware of all the fakes in China. But this was purchased from the Main China Mobile store.
Any help would be appreciated, I tried google search, but I couldn't seem to get the results I was looking for.
If it is not locked you can root it then use titanium backup to remove any app you dont need.
bongski55 said:
If it is not locked you can root it then use titanium backup to remove any app you dont need.
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Well, I succesfully rooted it and was able to uninstall all of the bloatware.
A problem I'm still having however is that it still blocks paid apps, and play store. It has S Voice installed and it works great for basic commands. But for anything advanced, you have to speak to it in Chinese. I installed the English US version of S Voice, but since my phone has Chinese Firmware the program won't work.
My firmware/baseband version is I9152ZCUAMG3, if I were to flash a US firmware/baseband version, would it unlock/fix any problems.
ngbolos said:
Well, I succesfully rooted it and was able to uninstall all of the bloatware.
A problem I'm still having however is that it still blocks paid apps, and play store. It has S Voice installed and it works great for basic commands. But for anything advanced, you have to speak to it in Chinese. I installed the English US version of S Voice, but since my phone has Chinese Firmware the program won't work.
My firmware/baseband version is I9152ZCUAMG3, if I were to flash a US firmware/baseband version, would it unlock/fix any problems.
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Since you have rooted without any problems then it is not locked. Use odin to flash any firmware from sammombile or samsung-updates. You might lose root in the process but you can always root again.Good Luck!
bongski55 said:
Since you have rooted without any problems then it is not locked. Use odin to flash any firmware from sammombile or samsung-updates. You might lose root in the process but you can always root again.Good Luck!
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I tried flashing the Taiwan firmware, but it did not change my firmware. I will type my steps out here, if I made a mistake please tell me .
1st, I rooted it using odin.
2nd, I verified the root with programs that require it.
3rd. Powered off, hit volume down, power button, and home button at the same time.
Opened odin, I put the firmware rom in the pda slot.
4th, hit start.
5th let it run after this it auto booted my phone, and said successful, but when I checked it out, it was still the same old version?
Am I missing a step?
After odin go to recovery and factory reset.
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Just flash the SER version via Odin and your done. There is no US firmware for the GT I9152
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Hi,
I bought a Nexus 5 on amazon, and when it came in, it went through the setup process as if it were a brand new phone. However, as soon as it got to the home page, i noticed that SuperSU was installed, and it was in the app drawer. I did not want a rooted phone, so i installed root checker to see if the phone was rooted. Root checker said it was not rooted, so i thought i was safe to uninstall superSU. But when I launch superSU, it gives me a popup that says that there is no supersu binary installed or something, and i can't access the app further than that. Is there any way to uninstall it otherwise? I also went to the play store to uninstall it but it just says that it will uninstall all updates. Also, if i install marshmallow, will that fix the problem? i heard that the OTA update for M will remove root, supersu, etc.
thanks
EvilLemon said:
Hi,
I bought a Nexus 5 on amazon, and when it came in, it went through the setup process as if it were a brand new phone. However, as soon as it got to the home page, i noticed that SuperSU was installed, and it was in the app drawer. I did not want a rooted phone, so i installed root checker to see if the phone was rooted. Root checker said it was not rooted, so i thought i was safe to uninstall superSU. But when I launch superSU, it gives me a popup that says that there is no supersu binary installed or something, and i can't access the app further than that. Is there any way to uninstall it otherwise? I also went to the play store to uninstall it but it just says that it will uninstall all updates. Also, if i install marshmallow, will that fix the problem? i heard that the OTA update for M will remove root, supersu, etc.
thanks
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did you try settings>apps>
is superSu listed in under downloaded tab?
sd_shadow said:
did you try settings>apps>
is superSu listed in under downloaded tab?
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yes, it is listed there, and when i click on it, it gives me options to force stop it, uninstall updates, or disable it. But i heard that if i try to install OTA updates on the phone, it will stop halfway cause the updates now check for stuff like supersu
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yes, it is listed there, and when i click on it, it gives me options to force stop it, uninstall updates, or disable it.
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If there is no option to uninstall, it is on the system partition, you will need to root to remove it, or better reinstall stock firmware.
the devices was rooted at some time and it was not unrooted correctly, I would not allow the device to update ota, because you just do not know if stock rom is complete.
But i heard that if i try to install OTA updates on the phone, it will stop halfway cause the updates now check for stuff like supersu
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yes, that is possible.
see the nexus 5 forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5
at look for how to restore stock rom
sd_shadow said:
If there is no option to uninstall, it is on the system partition, you will need to root to remove it, or better reinstall stock firmware.
the devices was rooted at some time and it was not unrooted correctly, I would not allow the device to update ota, because you just do not know if stock rom is complete.
yes, that is possible.
see the nexus 5 forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5
at look for how to restore stock rom
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I have decided to give back the phone, I really don't want that kinda risky device on me for the next 2 years... however, will i be able to factory reset it before i send it back? or will the phone mess up? (when i initially got the phone, i THINK it was factory reset because i had to go through the default android setup process) i just don't want the next owner to gain any of my information or anything even if i delete everything i have on it so far and disconnect my google account
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I have decided to give back the phone, I really don't want that kinda risky device on me for the next 2 years...
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Yes, that is probably safest option
however, will i be able to factory reset it before i send it back? or will the phone mess up? (when i initially got the phone, i THINK it was factory reset because i had to go through the default android setup process) i just don't want the next owner to gain any of my information or anything even if i delete everything i have on it so far and disconnect my google account
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factory reset should be safe.
flashing firmware, is what the seller should have done, before shipping