Dear All,
I am a complete noob to android (only purchased by galaxy s3 2 weeks ago) and I was using Omega Rom 27.1, siyah kernel 1.6.5 and I messed up using tool (H-ktool) to restore my efs using a backed up efs.img file. The result is that my galaxy s3 now stuck in boot loop, though I still have access to CWM recovery.
I have read all the parts about unrooting and restore to stock firmware but the problem is I do not know my phone CSC (I never paid any attention ... noob), and also I'm not very clear on restoring to stock firmware either using Odin (as I use a mac).
I have also tried wiping, formatting everything using CWM and reflash Omega 27.1 (as I currently have no other firmware file, the download speed is very slow and I do not know my CSC..)
So my question is what can I do now, do I need a window computer to check my phone CSC and also use odin to restore stock firmware, will that help? and also how can I check my CSC
So noob ..
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I made the error in buying a I9100T and not using it with a genuine T carrier in australia
I just downloaded a GT-I9100_TMU_I9100BOKG2_I9100BOKG1_I9100TMUKF1 zip and Flashed it to my phone with Odin.
It was not successful in fixing my Data connection issues.
So I used Restore in CWM and restored to my 7 day old fallback backup.
But, strangely, it restored successfully to KE4, but the modem from the backup did not overwrite the new modem - KG1.
Why would the phone hold the same modem that I have downloaded in a PDA/Modem/CSC package today after a CWM restore I created last week?
There is a mystery behind the I9100T and I need it solved so I can free this phone up a bit (lot).
CWM backup does not include the modem & kernel
Just learnt this today. Check the CWM modem thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1277593 to see if you can find the original modem and flash it as a zip through CWM.
That explains a lot Thanks, It does restore the csc though.
I should be able to use this to advantage.
Load up a custom rom and save an CWM backup.
Odin the origina PDA/modem and root kerneland restore the custom over the top.
I will try anything to get this 9100T right, its undescribably harder than my I9000.
I ran better than this using Milkys Odexed Rom and a Semaphore kernel, those were the days.....
hi friends,
i have an intl 16 gb sgs3. Today i flashed a custom rom and flashed some mods. after flashing rom phone was fine but after flashing mods phone stuck at "samsung galaxy s3 gt-i9300" screen-the first screen when opening the phone(the mods i have flashed are visual mods, and also hardswap mod which i was using before with no problem). i tried a cwm restore, reflashing the rom, wiping datas, reflashing stock rom with odin but no luck. searched widely in xda for bootloops and tried solutions like flashing new kernels or cf rooting again. even if i tried a pit file but my s3 is not passing that screen. only progress i recorded is when i flash siyah kernel i can see siyah kernel's boot logo but stuck there also.
is there anyone here to help me?
Reflash the rom, your mods was probably incompatible with your rom.
xSpeced said:
Reflash the rom, your mods was probably incompatible with your rom.
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reflashed rom, and other roms and also stock rom with odin. but no luck.
Wrong PIT i guess .Flashing a PIT is a common cause of a non booting or bricked SGS3.
jje
i have progress. i managed to open s3 in 4.0.4 blj1 firmware but now it says the phone is in factory mode in a popup after i restart it. also no imei, no csc, nothing. i restored my efs backup to /efs folder nothing fixed. tried to install 4.1.2 stock again but stuck at splash screen again.
i flashed the pit file after the problem-as a solution and nothing was changed.
so now i have a gs3 without phone capabilities.
edit: my phone is not a clone, i forgot to write that.
I found the solution. I flashed android 4.0.4 old firmware for my region and after that i restored my efs. Then i flashed 4.1.2 and voila! My s3 booted. Im noting here that solution maybe it helps someone.
Thanks for all comments fellas.
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try to wipe it at the first ,if it can't work try 2nas Android Flash Tools.
2nas.com
Provides :
1: Integrates Unbrick / Flash ROM / Root All-In-One.
2: Use the same protocol as ODIN, but 2nas is more user-friendly and easy-to-use.
3: Cloud based database to flash your android phone with correct files(ROM, etc)
4: Automatically download necessery files to flash, and check them with SHA1, it's safe for your phone.
5: Store all downloaded files in local disk, under a good directory structure, it's usefull when you have several phones.
Okay so recently I rooted my phone, no problem with the process, I used odin to change the kernel so it will be able to root. I then download a custom rom which is jellyBAM to my desktop. I waited until it was downloaded (I think it was around 285 mb) and I really don't know how to change roms and stuffs so what I did is I transferred jellyBam to my phone and found a rooted app called rom manager. I runned the app and pressed download rom from sd card and chose the jellyBAM (btw it was a zip file) and pressed download. After that it rebooted and it came to a point where it was just showing the name model (Samsung Galaxy s2 i9100) and this caution symbol underneath it. So the big question is... Is it bricked? Can i recover it? I can't put it in recovery mode but the download mode seems to be working. Should I install a stock rom in my phone using odin? or should I install a kernel? please help! ... :crying: :crying: :crying:
You should read some and be relieved
And rom manager & s ii dont get along well.
Sent from the little guy
I've been searching threads similar to mine but I couldn't find any! just wondering if I can restore my phone using download mode.. Thanks anyway
Do the reading thing again, it's all there.
Reflash via cwm or flash a stock rom via odin.
Sent from the little guy
So if I flashed a stock rom using odin, will it go back to normal? will my phone be unrooted?
Yes to all.
Sent from the little guy
Hi
I reccently bought i9300 ( hongkong ) and it came with 4.3, i tried rooting it with CF-Root, The process itself completes with no problem but when i open SuperSu, It asks to update binaries but when i do it fails.
All of the fellow xda helpers have suggested to install CWM and than flash Update SuperSU ***.zip from chainfire, I did that as well ( i flashed the latest zip) But the problem is there.
Can anybody help me with that?
The CF-ROOT and flashable supersu i have flashed are:
UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.91
UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.86
UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.10
CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300
CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4
Now as i am not rooted so i can't backup the EFS (i don't want to take the risk of loosing my IMEI) and flash stock 4.1.2.
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Here are the details of my phone:
Model no: i9300
Android version: 4.3
Baseband: I9300XXUGNA8
Kernel: 3.0.31-i902166 [email protected]#1
Build no: JSS15J.I9300ZSUBNB1
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Thanks
Backup your data.Try to use factoy rom (XXUGMJ9) for odin with pit and repartition.. Flash philz touch recovery and flash lastest update-supersu-v2.01 and should work without error.
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MD500 said:
Backup your data.Try to use factoy rom (XXUGMJ9) for odin with pit and repartition.. Flash philz touch recovery and flash lastest update-supersu-v2.01 and should work without error.
Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 mediante Tapatalk
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i already did a backup through cwm, Is it good enough ? as i have read in the forum that if you dont have efs backup and you flash stock through odin, you may end up with lost imei; That's the boat i don't wana be on ... so i await your response on that.
Also can you guide me or give me a link to PIT and Repartition stuff, as i am new to samsung, i moved from htc.
After flashing stock, philz, do i need to flash cf-root through odin or update-supersu will do the rooting trick?
Thanks for your response
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i already did a backup through cwm, Is it good enough ? as i have read in the forum that if you dont have efs backup and you flash stock through odin, you may end up with lost imei; That's the boat i don't wana be on ... so i await your response on that.
Also can you guide me or give me a link to PIT and Repartition stuff, as i am new to samsung, i moved from htc.
After flashing stock, philz, do i need to flash cf-root through odin or update-supersu will do the rooting trick?
Thanks for your response
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You should only use pit files as a last resort! Use only if your phone is not booting or major problems like that and definitely not because you can't root!
If you flash latest PhilZ there is a option in the settings to fix supersu try that way first or try a different version of su from playstore.
tallman43 said:
You should only use pit files as a last resort! Use only if your phone is not booting or major problems like that and definitely not because you can't root!
If you flash latest PhilZ there is a option in the settings to fix supersu try that way first or try a different version of su from playstore.
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using odin i have installed latest PhilZ recovery, although the superSu is having the similar problem but i was able to find " backup efs" underr custom backup, i think internally my phone is already rooted, as custom recovery went on smooth. Will that efs recovery be enough to bring my phone IMEI back? Can you suggest what else should i backup ?
predator_b4u said:
using odin i have installed latest PhilZ recovery, although the superSu is having the similar problem but i was able to find " backup efs" underr custom backup, i think internally my phone is already rooted, as custom recovery went on smooth. Will that efs recovery be enough to bring my phone IMEI back? Can you suggest what else should i backup ?
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If done properly then yes also I would also suggest making another backup with PhilZ recovery there is a option in settings to do that ( you can never have too many backups) also if you want you can do a full nandroid backup which will restore your phone to how it was before you flashed anything.(but remember nandroid won't backup efs you have to do that separately)
For any fellow xdaz who are seeking help in the same case as mine, Let me update on what i did and what went wrong (although i am still not upto the rooting part)
so as i was on 4.3 ( I9300XXUGNA8)- The rom won't let me root, whatever i did, and i am talking about clearing cache, dalvik, cf-root, superSU update, clearing all superSU app and reinstalling via market and odin.
Than i thought i would ditch the rom and maybe downgrade ( for me that was the wrong idea )
along the way ( as suggested by " tallman43 " i did install PHILZ and did custom backup of efs and i made around 4-5 backups, Big thanks for the awesome suggestion ....i suggest you do the same, as trust me i later found out that 1-2 backups have corrupted files ( i don't know why).
i also downloaded neat rom and in that Aroma installer (rom installer) there was an option for efs backup as well, so i did that and installed that rom. Rom installed without any problem, root was also working fine, i personally love the rom but i have to give my phone to someone and i was hoping for total stock whereas in neat rom there are tags here and there, i would love to have em but as i said earlier...
i downloaded Stock 4.1.2 (I9300OZSEMK2) -- flashed it, flashed went fine but now i got 0000 as my imei, i tried restoring through philz but nothing happened
i restored previously made backup of my old 4.3 but now the imei was displaying " NULL "
finally i stopped there and searched the forums and read through many similar problems, i downloaded 4.3 (I9300XXUGNA8) from sam mobile , flashed it and voila the imei and network is back.
I am not sure what fixed the imei and why was it giving problems on 4.1.2 but i am happy with the results.
I will update for the rooting part and that would be my next step.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-imei-efs-stuff-i9300-including-t2393289
I came across this thread as I am facing the same problem with rooting.
I was on a rooted i9300 and did an upgrade to 4.3 via Kies.
Now when I run through the rooting process using CF method, Odin posted success.
I see inside the console (while flashing cf auto root) that SU binaries are being installed and all. But once the phone reboots, root checker reports phone is not rooted.
I tried a couple of other ways and the closest I got was to see TWRP recovery console once, but once the phone reboots, and I try to go back into recovery - it is still Samsung's recovery console.
Actually all I want is to flash a custom ROM because the phone has been running ridiculously slow. Can I flash it through Odin (under AP) or I have to use a custom recovery like clockwork or TWRP.
duoxx said:
I came across this thread as I am facing the same problem with rooting.
I was on a rooted i9300 and did an upgrade to 4.3 via Kies.
Now when I run through the rooting process using CF method, Odin posted success.
I see inside the console (while flashing cf auto root) that SU binaries are being installed and all. But once the phone reboots, root checker reports phone is not rooted.
I tried a couple of other ways and the closest I got was to see TWRP recovery console once, but once the phone reboots, and I try to go back into recovery - it is still Samsung's recovery console.
Actually all I want is to flash a custom ROM because the phone has been running ridiculously slow. Can I flash it through Odin (under AP) or I have to use a custom recovery like clockwork or TWRP.
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If you want only to flash a custom rom then you do not need to root custom roms come already rooted (alot of people make this mistake )..Just flash a custom recovery with Odin then follow the procedure in the stickies to flash a custom rom.
Hi everyone,i am asking for your help i am noob at this. So i wanted to install a custom rom on my s9+ (Pixle Expirience),after using the rom i installed a random android pie kernel,then the rom woudnt boot.So i installed a normal custom rom that i knew it worked.I flash that but i didint have mobile data and i coudnt see my IMEI and my flight mode was plain blue instead of gray(but my wifi worked like everything elese).Then i installed stock firmware via odin,still nothing.
Then i panic and found some software which with u can insert your IMEI,but i have accidentally wiped my efs.So now when i install firmware it is stuck at samsung logo,and in TWRP it says failed to mount /efs Invalid argument.So i ask u if u can guide me on what to do and how to get efs file.Your help is appreciated.Thank you
Did you wipe the date with the csc file while flashing your firmware with odin?
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Did you wipe the date with the csc file while flashing your firmware with odin?
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Same problem with me phone works but network issue