Proud owner of my first tablet as of about noon today (got hooked up through my guy at CDW-G just before their inventory blew up). Since then I've been trying to get the system update to complete with no luck.
I've had it unpack to what appears to be about 90% (or less several other times). But each time it hangs and says "Unable to Connect. Try Again Later."
My internet is solid with no connectivity issues at all from that end. I've tried rebooting multiple times as well. No luck. Haven't found anything useful searching the web either.
I was really hoping to find an actual copy of the update that I could load manually (though USB maybe). But no luck at all.
I've also had it tell me that my device is up to date, but the version listed in system information says 3.0.0..... And then if I go back into System update it says 3.0.2 68 is available again.
Any ideas?
I was unable to perform the update as well. One website attributed it to server overload. I'm just going to wait a while.
I had the same problem. I left my touchpad on over night and it prompted me to reboot when I woke up, then took about 10 minutes with a circular progress...bar...wheel?
That was my assumption as well... I was hoping others has the same experience so I know it wasn't just me.
I had the same problem and did this:
Go to the Hp WebOS Account page on your pc and login with your info.
Go to Device Options
Download WebOS Doctor
Install
Put your Touchpad in Developer Mode: enter "webos20090606" in the Just Type box
Just skip the password option.
Run WebOs Doctor and plug in your Touchpad when prompted.
You'll have the update in about 20 minutes total time.
awesome man. I'll have to dig into that after I tuck the kids in for the night. Thanks for the help!
Be advised, updating via WebOS Doctor will reset your device and you will have to enter all of your accounts again. It does however automatically reinstall all of the apps you downloaded from the market.
Here's a link for downloading WebOS Doctor:
http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Webos_Doctor_Versions#Wifi_Only
Why am i getting this error from updating
if its unpacking why am getting the download error?
shouldnt it already be downloaded?
tomv9302 said:
I had the same problem and did this:
Go to the Hp WebOS Account page on your pc and login with your info.
Go to Device Options
Download WebOS Doctor
Install
Put your Touchpad in Developer Mode: enter "webos20090606" in the Just Type box
Just skip the password option.
Run WebOs Doctor and plug in your Touchpad when prompted.
You'll have the update in about 20 minutes total time.
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I take no credit I just followed tomv9302's instructions.
i had that crap too. It was the slowest 38mb update EVER.
it kept crashing and going to that page. I put this broken LED light to track progress and sure enough it would disconnect but then start back up from where it left off if you reinitiate.
Took like a dozen times (at least) but it finally did it successfully.
I'm sure there's quite a bit of people trying the same thing.
updater working now, it was indeed the slow server, managed to update to 3.02 just now
Did the updater affect any of your existing accounts or make you have to go through the initial setup?
no initial set-up again, just updating
Can't Download Anything :-(
Web works fine but I can't Download any apps or upgrade. I guess its because of the high demand and the amount of people who have this now.
Anybody having problems with the market?
What did u do to fix it?
I had problems with the catalog too. I checked my wife's TouchPad and her's worked fine. I did install a bunch of patches and the OC'd kernal.
I went into Settings/Device Info/Reset Options/Full Erase and that fixed my catalog. After the reset I slowly started adding patches and the sort while checking the catalog functionality after every few installs.
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nautalis said:
I had problems with the catalog too. I checked my wife's TouchPad and her's worked fine. I did install a bunch of patches and the OC'd kernal.
I went into Settings/Device Info/Reset Options/Full Erase and that fixed my catalog. After the reset I slowly started adding patches and the sort while checking the catalog functionality after every few installs.
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I'll give that a go...everytime I tried to download it just failed
Still nothing keeps saying try again later
what does "unpacking" mean? Sometimes it gets that far, then says that it's updated, but in system info it still says 3.0.0
Maybe an obvious one but have you tried switching it off and on again. worked for me
I had the same issue for a while - here's how I solved it
Be warned this will wipe your accounts and reset your touchpad - your apps will remain but only because webos is awesome and just goes and redownloads them once you sign back in
Go to the hp touchpad site and sign in - click device options and select download webos doctor. Run that. Meanwhile turn your touchpad off and put it into usb mode (hole the power button and volume button whilst a usb cable is plugged ONLY into your touchpad)
webOS doctor should be asking you to plug your device in now - plug it in (with the USB symbol on the screen) This will then flash your device and but the latest firmware on it.
Then turn it back on sign back in...etc and you should be sorted! I know it is a bit annoying, but it was the only way I could get my market working - the OTA worked, but seemed to not fix the underlying problem - also allowed me to install preware, which has made the device a contender to keep webos on it!
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Hey Guys,
So..... I'm trying to fix my friend's TouchPad and having no luck what so ever. I'll describe the problem the best I can and then tell you what we've tried so far.
In a nutshell, it seems almost like the drive inside the touchpad is write protected.
I can delete and add files no problem but if I either
Restart Luna: It does a sort of "half reset" and start acting weird. Preware might not work properly or sometimes the app catalog won't connect. Plus all the icons rearrange themselves to their factory setting with my downloaded apps (both store and preware) being bundled together under the downloads tab.
or
Restart Touchpad: Any changes made during the previous session get reverted back to a point about a week ago (not factory default). Everything from icon positions, apps installed to even content on the touchpad. For example I could delete a movie or a song from my library, restart the device and the file would reappear. It's like it reflashes an earlier image of itself. (Skynet has become self aware?)
So here is what I've tried so far.
Full Erase: Nothing happens. Device restarts and we're back to square one.
Secure Full Erase: Same thing.
WebOS Doctor: Doctor starts up... I click through the screens, progress bar appears. Usually somewhere before 28% Doctor just quits and says it had an issue resetting my TouchPad and to go to the support page. The support page is useless, just tells me to re-download and restart/connect both my devices. Which I have done.
(I'm also using the latest version of WebOS Doctor and the ToucPad is on 3.0.2)....
I also tried running WebOS Doctor from Dev. mode (Hard Reset TouchPad and then hold Power+VolUp)
When I restart the device after a WebOS Doctor attempt, things revert back to the same state as before.
help?
ps: The touchpad functions fine otherwise. Everything runs it's just....stuck....
did he have 3.0.3 and/or the chomper android ipk installed?
if so, the kernel could be stuck on there. i'd try going back to 3.0.3, install chomper 0.1, uninstall through menu (NOT THE X-OUT UNINSTALL), and then try another doctor (3.0.2 or 3.0.3 shouldnt matter)
to be honest i don't have to much know how with tablets. my guess is if you have issues with webosdoctor
you have hard drive issues. maybe googling hard drive problems will eliminate that.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
Just triple checked..... not on 3.0.3 (he's running 3.0.2) and no chomper/android ipk....
He did have the Warthog Kernel OCed at 1.7ghz installed. Though that ran perfectly fine for the the last few weeks. We just tried uninstalling the kernel just to double check and see if it has any effect, but no luck. Still back to previous state after restart, with Warthog Kernel back in place.
Update: Just flatout reinstalling the stock kernel on top does nothing either.
lehel.babos said:
Just triple checked..... not on 3.0.3 (he's running 3.0.2) and no chomper/android ipk....
He did have the Warthog Kernel OCed at 1.7ghz installed. Though that ran perfectly fine for the the last few weeks. We just tried uninstalling the kernel just to double check and see if it has any effect, but no luck. Still back to previous state after restart, with Warthog Kernel back in place.
Update: Just flatout reinstalling the stock kernel on top does nothing either.
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Have you tried membooting the device off a kernel you ripped from webOS Doctor?
http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/How_To_Recover
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Nburnes said:
Have you tried membooting the device off a kernel you ripped from webOS Doctor?
The best way per HP support to reload the webOS doctor is to go to the HP profile manager from a Windows PC and you can download and install clean webOS doctor. I have successfully reloaded a clean webOS on my touchpad using the following steps.
You will need to put your touchpad into recovery mode, first turn off you touchpad then hold down volume up and power button and will go into recover mode
Connect USB cable between Windows PC and Touchpad
Go to the HP profile manager website and select download webOS Softer
Follow the steps on screen
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Nburnes said:
Have you tried membooting the device off a kernel you ripped from webOS Doctor?
http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/How_To_Recover
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Best way to reload the webOS doctor is to go to the HP profile manager from a Windows PC and you can download and install clean webOS doctor. You will need to put your touchpad into recovery mode, first turn off you touchpad then hold down volume up and power button and will go into recover mode, connect USB cable between Windows PC and Touchpad.
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I have the same problem as the OP. Also running 3.0.2, updates fail, doctor fails. Nova booted the image extracted from doctor, can't write anything, can't wipe LVM. It's like the whole thing is write protected.
If anyone finds a solution, please post!!!
try reinstalling novacom drivers, also, try just rebooting the pc, you'd be surprised how often that works (i had the same problem, rebooted, was able to doctor with no problem after that. seems like you have to hard terminate the connections)
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try reinstalling novacom drivers, also, try just rebooting the pc, you'd be surprised how often that works (i had the same problem, rebooted, was able to doctor with no problem after that. seems like you have to hard terminate the connections)
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TouchPad says it can't umount the log volume (as a matter of fact it can't even mount it to begin with), so its entirely unrelated to any computer the doctor runs on.
Eh, if only doctoring was the key. I'm not able to make persistent changes to the block device or the filesystems while I am working in a terminal, both the developer mode in WebOS or the nova booted rescue image. System executes write commands, but then I check things didn't get written.
As for computer, HP made me do doctoring on two different computers. Unsurprisingly the result was not any different.
HP is taking their sweet time to call me back from Level 3, personally I'm quite ready for the replacement, as at this point I am certain that I won't be able to fix it short of opening it up, and programming the flash using other means.
I just found that i have the same problem. Worst of all, it seems it's doing this on cyanogenmod also. I have android and webos on dual boot, tried to erase the android part with ACMEUninstaller, after reboot android was back. Erased the cm particions with novaterm, same result after reboot. I would really appreceate some help please, really desperate ...
I have the same problem with my touchpad. do you find any solution.
rai177 said:
I have the same problem with my touchpad. do you find any solution.
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I also have the same problem and I've ignored my Touchpad for months as a result. I read somewhere that a person with the same problem got it replaced by HP under warranty, but that was a long time ago.
I got the itch to work on this problem again. I will report any solutions I discover.
You guys ever figure out this issue?
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A friend of mine has the same read only problem on her touchpad, and she doesn't have android or has never tried installed android. I tried factory resets and webos doctor and nothing works, after reboot it reverts back to last known good configuration. I haven't tried to do a complete data reset through the tptoolbox v41, has anyone tried that method? Any other ideas that may work, or is this really a hardware issue? Thanks
I purchased a 32Gb Hp Touchpad from ebay. When I try and go through the first startup settings, the setup always stalls at the wifi portion. I have read and tried all of the suggestions I could come across.
1) Unit powers on
2) Select Language
3) Select country
4) Confirm country
5) Wifi Setup, Choose a network.
6) Select network and input key if used.
7) Device shows a check mark that is is connected to the network.
8) Get message "No Internet Connection" "Cannot connect to the internet through this connection. Try another network."
I have tried many different networks, My home wifi, work wifi, McDonalds wifi. No network will connect to the internet.
I reset my home to Open with no security. No Internet Connection.
I tried using webOS Doctor, does not finish. I tried several versions. 3.0.0, 3.0.2, 3.0.4, and 3.0.5. webOS Doctor always stalls at 8% with message "We are unable to reset your device."
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Sorry to hear your TouchPad isnt working. I would hate to think you got a TouchPad with broken wifi hardware. If thats the case, it cant be fixed. I dont know why your doctor isnt working. Did you make sure you had all the necessities before running it?
Thanks for the response.
I don't think the wifi is broken. I can see and even connect to all of the wifi networks that I tried. Every connection said no internet connection.
I click "Start Over" and go to the beginning screen. Click the "HP webOS" in the upper left corner and select "Device Information".
I see the following:
Device ID, 8 sets of 5 digit numbers,
MAC Address, (not all zeros)
Device Model, HSTNH-129C
Product Number, FB539UA#ABA
Serial Number,
Handset, 180-10871-00
Hardware Version, A
webOS Version, HP webOS 3.0.4
I have connected with novacom and ran some Linux commands even tried rm -r *
Is there a way to flash a "New" Never setup Touchpad?
I remember reading somewhere that the wifi software in version 3.0.4 had an issue. Would this cause the setup to not connect to the internet?
Would the wifi need to be 802.11a?
Just looking for a way to reset or get working.
Thanks.
I would just use the AcmeInstaller 2 all over again with the latest edition of the ROM you want and see how itbgoes
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Is it possible to install Android on the Touchpad even if the Touchpad has never been activated? This is the first time that the Touchpad is to be activated.
Is there a way to erase the flash drive on the Touchpad?
I don't want to give up just yet.
Thank you.
There's a thread HERE that talks about what to do when you get the 8% hang using WebOS Doctor. There's also a thread HERE on how to do a full downgrade factory reset to 3.0.0 that SHOULD have you back and running without too much difficulty. I would suggest trying the second, as it tends to fix most peoples' problems. From there, Doctor up to 3.0.5, install Android again, and you're golden. If you have the Doctor files downloaded, it takes about 20 minutes to do the reset => flash to 3.0.0 => Flash to 3.0.5 => install Android
This Touchpad is new and has not been setup before. I have been trying to do the initial setup. Is there a way to wipe everything clean.
I have not installed Android or anything else on this tablet. I am unable to get it setup to any degree.
I have attached a log file from running the webOS Doctor 3.0.0
Please take a look and see if there is something that may help.
Check out webOSNation, there are a few threads about these issues over there.
Sent from my very "non-stock" TP.
I've had Cyanogenmod 9 nightlies on my SGS2 since April. I didn't install every single one, but pretty much only those with good ratings, specifically those that had no complains about battery drain and heating...
Currently on the 06-28-2012 nightly. This ran fine at first, but over time, it started to occasionally crash into Kernel Panic. I figured I'd just pick a new nightly, but then I ended up having to travel and installation of a new nightly got delayed.
Now I'm home, and I can't use the phone at all, cause it crashes into Kernel Panic almost as soon as I unlock the screen after Android finishes booting. The last thing I see up in the message bar is "WhatsApp error" and the screen goes dark. It won't stay on long enough for me to uninstall WhatsApp or select factory reset from the system menu.
I don't think its a problem with WhatsApp, cause WhatsApp used to run fine, while Kernel Panics originally mainly seemed to happen after I got a "storage full" message. In response, I deleted a load of pictures after rebooting, to make sure there's free space, but it kept crashing occasionally, till now, its just unusable.
I've tried to flash a stock Samsung ROM (I9100XWLPG_I9100XXLPX_I9100NEELP4_HOME.tar.md5) but that hasn't been working either.
Kies drivers are installed on my Laptop. Odin sees the phone too.
I followed the instructions from the rom page, changed no settings in Odin, just picked PDA and selected the ROM.
Odin goes "Added" when I plug in the phone, verifies the ROM, then the whole thing hangs on "setting up connection"
So I unplug, pull the battery and then reboot, which works fine, but once booted, it won't stay on longer than a few seconds.
Anyway, does anyone have any clever ideas how I can get out of this Kernel Panic loop?
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It won't stay on long enough for me to uninstall WhatsApp or select factory reset from the system menu.
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Anyway, does anyone have any clever ideas how I can get out of this Kernel Panic loop?
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What's preventing you from factory resetting from recovery?
Lack of knowledge is preventing me!
How do you factory reset from the "Kernel Panic Download Mode"...?
Download Android Commander from here:
http://androidcommander.com/
Boot your phone, don't unlock.
Start Android Commander, navigate to /data/apps and delete WhatsApp's apk (com.whatsapp1.apk or something like that) or rename it to .apk.bak
Restart your phone without unlocking.
Hope the errors gone.
Hope you can help me - I am desperate to halt the OTA update for my galaxy s4 -
based on everything I’ve read, Samsung did a really bad job on this update, 4.4.2, and they are currently rolling out 4.4.3 and 4.4.4, but of course, the s5 is getting it well before we are.
anyway,
I have been “happily” running 4.3 and just dealing with the bluetooth issues, found enough hacks/fixes for the wifi issue that i have been ok with it since getting 4.3 in November.
There are just too many unworkable issues of battery drain, overheating, losing apps, pics, etc etc etc for me to risk the update to 4.4.2.
HERE’S MY PROBLEM - Somehow, altho i'm fairly technical, the update finally got on my phone (after having kept it off for months) and for the past month or more, I've just been
dealing with the notification, putting it off for 24 hrs at a time.
I guess it finally decided not to allow me to do that any longer, and started the installation without permission. i stopped it by pulling the battery, but when i try to start in recovery mode just so i can clear cache and hopefully reboot without actually installing the new os, I cannot - it goes through (some of) the motions but when i let go of the power button as i should when it's running normally, and would get the options of factory reset, clear cache, et al, it just brings up the android bot and shows that it is continuing to install where it left off. I’ve done this numerous times.
Tried different methods of button-holding and other trouble-shooting based on massive searching, but always get the same result. and I can only pull the battery to stop it.
Am I stuck? Do I have to install now at this point?
I do not want to perform factory reset, guess I'd rather install the 4.4.2 s/w. (altho I can't even get to that option at this point)
Sincerely hope someone out there will respond – I've posted to multiple sites, and no one is responding - gonna have to turn my phone back on at some point soon...
Thanks in advance!!
Roxanne
rkohlin said:
Hope you can help me - I am desperate to halt the OTA update for my galaxy s4 -
based on everything I’ve read, Samsung did a really bad job on this update, 4.4.2, and they are currently rolling out 4.4.3 and 4.4.4, but of course, the s5 is getting it well before we are.
anyway,
I have been “happily” running 4.3 and just dealing with the bluetooth issues, found enough hacks/fixes for the wifi issue that i have been ok with it since getting 4.3 in November.
There are just too many unworkable issues of battery drain, overheating, losing apps, pics, etc etc etc for me to risk the update to 4.4.2.
HERE’S MY PROBLEM - Somehow, altho i'm fairly technical, the update finally got on my phone (after having kept it off for months) and for the past month or more, I've just been
dealing with the notification, putting it off for 24 hrs at a time.
I guess it finally decided not to allow me to do that any longer, and started the installation without permission. i stopped it by pulling the battery, but when i try to start in recovery mode just so i can clear cache and hopefully reboot without actually installing the new os, I cannot - it goes through (some of) the motions but when i let go of the power button as i should when it's running normally, and would get the options of factory reset, clear cache, et al, it just brings up the android bot and shows that it is continuing to install where it left off. I’ve done this numerous times.
Tried different methods of button-holding and other trouble-shooting based on massive searching, but always get the same result. and I can only pull the battery to stop it.
Am I stuck? Do I have to install now at this point?
I do not want to perform factory reset, guess I'd rather install the 4.4.2 s/w. (altho I can't even get to that option at this point)
Sincerely hope someone out there will respond – I've posted to multiple sites, and no one is responding - gonna have to turn my phone back on at some point soon...
Thanks in advance!!
Roxanne
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Are you rooted?
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stvn2569 said:
Are you rooted?
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Thanks for responding stvn2569!
Nope, not rooted.
But based on all my searching I sure wish I was and likely will the next phone.
Stock Verizon Galaxy s4 - 32gb - model # SCH-I545
(Sorry, should have put this in orig message)
THis summarizes some of the reason I don't want to update the OS - -
ack - can't post links - will have to type it out if you are interested in all the bugs Samsung saddled us with -
(most egregious is the battery drain, but others are quite serious and hard to live with too)
www(dot)androidpit(dot)com(slash)samsung-galaxy-s4-update-to-android-4-4-2-littered-with-bugs
rkohlin said:
Thanks for responding stvn2569!
Nope, not rooted.
But based on all my searching I sure wish I was and likely will the next phone.
Stock Verizon Galaxy s4 - 32gb - model # SCH-I545
(Sorry, should have put this in orig message)
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You'll need to root the phone to stop the OTA notifications, it's all very easy.
Go to settings > security > allow installations from unknown sources, check the box
Go to www.towelroot.com
Click on the lambda, download and install the towelroot.apk
Click on "make it ra1n", reboot
Download "SuperSU" from the play store
Upon opening the app, it will prompt you to "update binaries". Do this using the "normal" option
Then download "Root Explorer" from the play store
Navigate to the system and system-priv app folders
In one of those folders you'll find "FWupgrade,apk" and "SDM.apk"
Delete those apk's and no more OTA updates:good:
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You'll need to root the phone to stop the OTA notifications, it's all very easy.
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Thanks, Josh, I appreciate your trying to help, but if you read the original post -
I CANNOT TURN ON THE PHONE, hence couldn't get to settings if I wanted to, BUT - -
It is not the notification that is the issue -
the phone has finally downloaded the OTA update and IS INSTALLING IT. (every time I turn it on)
I DO NOT WANT THIS UPDATE INSTALLED. (see prior post for the reason - it's terribly buggy update - worse than what I have)
I have to figure out how to halt it - when I try to start in "recovery mode", it doesn't give me the options
it normally would - I won't start in a normal recovery mode.
It continues the OS update.
I noted all this in the original post - I completely understand how to get rid of the update notifications.
One doesn't even have to root the phone to do this, you can just rename the SDM apk (like add .bak or something)
Do you have ideas how to stop the installation? How I can turn phone on in recovery mode?
(note the steps I've taken to do that are also in the original post)
I know there are many people out there smarter than me about this - hoping you guys can help...,
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Thanks, Josh, I appreciate your trying to help, but if you read the original post -
I CANNOT TURN ON THE PHONE, hence couldn't get to settings if I wanted to, BUT - -
It is not the notification that is the issue -
the phone has finally downloaded the OTA update and IS INSTALLING IT. (every time I turn it on)
I DO NOT WANT THIS UPDATE INSTALLED. (see prior post for the reason - it's terribly buggy update - worse than what I have)
I have to figure out how to halt it - when I try to start in "recovery mode", it doesn't give me the options
it normally would - I won't start in a normal recovery mode.
It continues the OS update.
I noted all this in the original post - I completely understand how to get rid of the update notifications.
One doesn't even have to root the phone to do this, you can just rename the SDM apk (like add .bak or something)
Do you have ideas how to stop the installation? How I can turn phone on in recovery mode?
(note the steps I've taken to do that are also in the original post)
I know there are many people out there smarter than me about this - hoping you guys can help...,
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My bad, I would suggest booting into download mode and flashing the mk2 tar file with odin (3.09 recommended).
I didn't suggest renaming the file because it doesn't always work. Told my brother to do that on his Note 3 (no root method at the time) and it start downloading an OTA upon reboot one day.
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My bad, I would suggest booting into download mode and flashing the mk2 tar file with odin (3.09 recommended).
I didn't suggest renaming the file because it doesn't always work. Told my brother to do that on his Note 3 (no root method at the time) and it start downloading an OTA upon reboot one day.
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Thanks, Josh!
When you say "boot into download mode" - you mean safe/recovery/download mode right?
(like when one holds (for this model) VolumeUpButton+PowerButton right?)
If that's the case, it doesn't allow me to boot that way. When I do that, it just skips right to
"Installing system update" (with the droid bot)
That's my problem.
Cannot access anything (without allowing the install). :crying:
Have also tried VolumeUpButton+PowerButton+HomeButton. Same.
Drat.
Looks like I may have to accept this OS.
Others I know that have deal with terrible battery drain issues (from 10 hrs heavy use on charge down to 2 hrs)
rkohlin said:
Thanks, Josh!
When you say "boot into download mode" - you mean safe/recovery/download mode right?
(like when one holds (for this model) VolumeUpButton+PowerButton right?)
If that's the case, it doesn't allow me to boot that way. When I do that, it just skips right to
"Installing system update" (with the droid bot)
That's my problem.
Cannot access anything (without allowing the install). :crying:
Have also tried VolumeUpButton+PowerButton+HomeButton. Same.
Drat.
Looks like I may have to accept this OS.
Others I know that have deal with terrible battery drain issues (from 10 hrs heavy use on charge down to 2 hrs)
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It is Power button click and hold volume down....
rkohlin said:
Thanks, Josh!
When you say "boot into download mode" - you mean safe/recovery/download mode right?
(like when one holds (for this model) VolumeUpButton+PowerButton right?)
If that's the case, it doesn't allow me to boot that way. When I do that, it just skips right to
"Installing system update" (with the droid bot)
That's my problem.
Cannot access anything (without allowing the install). :crying:
Have also tried VolumeUpButton+PowerButton+HomeButton. Same.
Drat.
Looks like I may have to accept this OS.
Others I know that have deal with terrible battery drain issues (from 10 hrs heavy use on charge down to 2 hrs)
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Like he said, download mode is Power+VolumeDown, press and hold.
UPDATE:
Well, never could get into download mode, so had to accept the OS update to KK 4.4.2
Guess I'm one of the lucky ones, (I do have a fairly new model S4) and I didn't lose apps or contacts.
however,
The Battery Life is TERRIBLE after the 4.4.2 update! Some WiFi issues too.
Seem to have fixed WiFi (for now anyway)
Been searching around and recalibrated my battery, am trying a battery life extender app,
turned off a huge bunch of Samsung and Google apps that evid constantly "ping" and use battery.
It's been a little better, but not a lot.
Hope for 4.4.4 to be available soon (heard 4.4.3 is not a good variant either)
Last week on Thursday, I allowed Verizon to install their Software Update 21 (April 2020.) It made it as far as the going through the optimizing apps and then was stuck in a boot loop. The phone would be usable for about a minute, then would freeze, and then reboot. If I clicked on the System Update option in settings, it would say that a system update was in progress. I chatted with Verizon, and they ended up telling me that the only way to stop the update was to do a factory reset, which I am doing everything I can not to do that as I don't want to lose my data.
I changed it into maximum power mode and it did stop the update for that time being and I was able to use the phone, texting, etc. This allowed me to at least connect the phone to my computer to backup all of the directories. After many reboots, on Friday it finally stopped doing the update and gave me an error which I think was 410. It thought it was updated, though did show as failed. When checking for updates, it said it was the current version. Twice I was able to get the phone to stop by freezing when going to the app and stopping some programs (sadly, I was not able to remember the exact combination that worked) which allowed me to use the phone like normal. All this while, I was uninstalling a large amount of the apps that I had installed hoping that would minimize whatever may have been causing the problem.
Went to each of the google and samsung apps, stopped, disable, and reverted them all back to factory defaults. Guess that was a bad idea, from then on I received an error as soon as the phone started which caused it to go directly into recovery mode. I chatted with samsung and they thought it might be a hardware issue. I still think it is related to their software update, so not a hardware issue.
By using Odin, I loaded the firmware from March 2020, and when it rebooted, it did go as far as optimizing the apps, though anytime it booted up, it would never get past the white verizon loading screen. It took me hours before I discovered that Odin was failing to load the firmware on the phone as the Windows 10 laptop only had USB 3.0 ports which don't always work with Odin, and ended up being successful using my old Windows XP laptop as the USB 2.0 ports worked fine. After a bit hanging on the verizon loading screen, it would reboot and never went past. I have been able to load the March and April 2020, though none of them will ever get past that white verizon loading screen. I did see something say that in loading TWRP, I could possibly do a full backup of the phone which is what I would like to do.
One time I only loaded the AB file for a different version than I had loaded, and it was the first time it went beyond the white screen, only to tell me that the verification failed and it would need for me to do a factory reset. I was able to reboot the phone without actually doing the reset.
I have read many posts here and the forums on androidcentral, and with so many things, I really needed to post to get guidance from people here that can point me in the right direction for any other things that I can try. As you have read, doing everything that I can to get the phone working by keeping my data. Any help would really be appreciated.