Hello, so I ran out of battery on my way home, when I got home I plugged the phone and went to sleep. Today when I woke up, I turned on the device, but it got stuck @ galaxy s3 boot animation, the animation you get before your ROM's boot animation kicks in, so I went to recovery and tried to recover one of my recoveries. it didn't help. I did a factory reset, it still was the same, stuck on galaxys3 boot animation. So I decided to flash stock samsung rom using ODIN. But now I'm stuck at the samsungs stock ROM boot animation, I tried factory reset couple of times but it didn't help.
Any idea what might be the issue, I have flashed this rom
Edit: Also the line "E: failed to mount /efs" is something to worry about when you boot into recovery?
So flashing via Odin works w/o errors?
Glebun said:
So flashing via Odin works w/o errors?
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Yeah, when i flashed using odin, I didn't encounter any error, more one thing to mention, when I boot to recover I get
E: failed to mount /efs
Is that something to have concern about?
oh yes. do you have an efs backup? that's the first thing you should do before flashing anything. if yes, restore it. if not, send it to service
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oh yes. do you have an efs backup? that's the first thing you should do before flashing anything. if yes, restore it. if not, send it to service
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Nope I got no efs backups... I had a custom ROM installed will it void my warranty?
alentor said:
Nope I got no efs backups... I had a custom ROM installed will it void my warranty?
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Yes you will find that the vendor or Samsung refuse warranty .
Your option is to fight that as not relevant to your problem .
jje
JJEgan said:
Yes you will find that the vendor or Samsung refuse warranty .
Your option is to fight that as not relevant to your problem .
jje
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You are kidding me, so basically if I didn't root my device, vendor/samsung wouldn't had a choice but to replace my device, but because of I did root my device, vendor/samsung will refuse to replace my device, am I correct?
Is there any other way to unbrick my device?
alentor said:
You are kidding me, so basically if I didn't root my device, vendor/samsung wouldn't had a choice but to replace my device, but because of I did root my device, vendor/samsung will refuse to replace my device, am I correct?
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you are correct, in the EU you still can get lucky due to some regulations and you have to show that the root did not cause the problem, outside the EU I am not sure. The restriction of the internals of every device is not for nothing in place don't you think so? Otherwise manufacturers would get hundreds of complains because someone messed up something...
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you are correct, in the EU you still can get lucky due to some regulations and you have to show that the root did not cause the problem, outside the EU I am not sure. The restriction of the internals of every device is not for nothing in place don't you think so? Otherwise manufacturers would get hundreds of complains because someone messed up something...
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Can yon give me a few examples on how can I prove that the ROOT didn't cause the problem? I belong to EU regolations.. Is there any other way to fix it?
Thank in advance.
alentor said:
Can yon give me a few examples on how can I prove that the ROOT didn't cause the problem? I belong to EU regolations.. Is there any other way to fix it?
Thank in advance.
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I got not really an example but maybe this helps: Link
chrismast said:
I got not really an example but maybe this helps: Link
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Hey, I just came back from my vendor, they say they can't fix it. Can I some how restore EFS? I have the Phones IMIE/S/N written, on the back of the phone, can I make a new efs folder/files? using this DATA?
Thank you!
EDIT: If I'll have to ship to samsung, do I have to talk with them first? or just find their ARMA address and ship there?
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Hey, I just came back from my vendor, they say they can't fix it. Can I some how restore EFS? I have the Phones IMIE/S/N written, on the back of the phone, can I make a new efs folder/files? using this DATA?
Thank you!
EDIT: If I'll have to ship to samsung, do I have to talk with them first? or just find their ARMA address and ship there?
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Do you not have a local Samsung service centre ??
jje
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Do you not have a local Samsung service centre ??
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I don't know.. I just sent an email to their support, asking if they have a samsung service center in my area..
But if they don't, can someone provide me with the details how to restore your lost EFS folder using ADB or at least try to?
Thank you!
alentor said:
I don't know.. I just sent an email to their support, asking if they have a samsung service center in my area..
But if they don't, can someone provide me with the details how to restore your lost EFS folder using ADB or at least try to?
Thank you!
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If you do not have an EFS backup I guess it will be difficult to restore. Only solution then will be to send it in for service if I am not wrong.
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If you do not have an EFS backup I guess it will be difficult to restore. Only solution then will be to send it in for service if I am not wrong.
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You are correct, it would be difficult to restore, or there is another option, make my cellphone not boot at all, so the vendor won't be able to check flash counter.. in that case the vendor won't have a choice but to replace the device.. got any suggestion how to brick your device so it won't boot at all? disconnect the cable while flashing?
alentor said:
You are correct, it would be difficult to restore, or there is another option, make my cellphone not boot at all, so the vendor won't be able to check flash counter.. in that case the vendor won't have a choice but to replace the device.. got any suggestion how to brick your device so it won't boot at all? disconnect the cable while flashing?
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Not the correct forum/website to ask such a question.
alentor said:
You are correct, it would be difficult to restore, or there is another option, make my cellphone not boot at all, so the vendor won't be able to check flash counter.. in that case the vendor won't have a choice but to replace the device.. got any suggestion how to brick your device so it won't boot at all? disconnect the cable while flashing?
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that would be warranty fraud , hence I don't think you will get an answer here.
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Problem was solved by taking it to samsung service!
They changed a main piece. The motherboard!
DO NOT USE GALAXY_UNLOCKER.APK if you dont want your phone tottaly bricked!
There are other ways to unlock it!
raul2100 said:
Hello,
I dont know IF posting in the right place, but I searched the whole forum for a proper answer how to "unbrick" my boot loop-ed Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830..
Now I've tried installing several firmwares using Odin multi downloader v4.83 but none of them helped me, after all I cant access Recovery Mode!
I can acess Download mode, Emergency Dmod (arm9) and RAMDUMP (arm9)
I have: Android 2.3.3 GingerBread on T-Mobile Carrier (Hungary)!
How did I get here: rooted with SuperOneClick 2.3.2 and used an app for unlock (Galaxy Ace Unlock.apk) witch was probably the main source of the problem... Had no problems until I decided to reboot, rebooted successfully, the problem I had then was No carrier, then tried a second reboot and ever since then I'm stuck into a boot loop with no access whatsoever to RECOVERY MODE.
After installing firmware and waiting the 5 minutes in Odin, my device reboots intro a boot loop after about 2:32 min and nothing can be done furthermore...
I've serched the forum and found that data.rfs is missing in the firmwares... maybe that the source of the problem to... I dont know...
Please help me fix this problem!! Thank you!
p.s: noob alert
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You'll just have to keep flashing roms via Download Mode until one works (try flashing the stock rom).
P.S.: Your device has it's own forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1164.
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You'll just have to keep flashing roms via Download Mode until one works (try flashing the stock rom).
P.S.: Your device has it's own forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1164.
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Which ones should I try? Any Advice is helpfull!
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Which ones should I try? Any Advice is helpfull!
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As I said - the stock rom.
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As I said - the stock rom.
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just tried, not working: S5830SERKPH 2.3.4 stock rom
raul2100 said:
just tried, not working: S5830SERKPH 2.3.4 stock rom
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Are you flashing it correctly? Make sure you do everything in step C here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145.
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Are you flashing it correctly? Make sure you do everything in step C here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145.
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every single step, when it should reboot it goes straight to boot loop, and still no recovery menu...
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every single step, when it should reboot it goes straight to boot loop, and still no recovery menu...
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Try flashing this one: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/137316855/e3bb576/S5830BUKS2_S5830VDHKS1_VDH.zip.html.
I've tried that today, didn't work either.
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I've tried that today, didn't work either.
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Try flashing a Froyo rom then: http://droidangel.blogspot.com/2011/05/samsung-galaxy-ace-s5830-original-stock.html.
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Try flashing a Froyo rom then: http://droidangel.blogspot.com/2011/05/samsung-galaxy-ace-s5830-original-stock.html.
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well, now it wont even start! I think I've bricked it,
cant even boot it, nor download mode nor nothing...
raul2100 said:
well, now it wont even start! I think I've bricked it,
cant even boot it, nor download mode nor nothing...
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Did you choose the one for your device (country+carrier)? Anyways, see here on how to unbrick it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071970.
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Did you choose the one for your device (country+carrier)? Anyways, see here on how to unbrick it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071970.
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dident picked the one for my carrier or country, cause there no description on them... so I picked the 1st one, I did the unbricking btw.. but still got boot loop
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dident picked the one for my carrier or country, cause there no description on them... so I picked the 1st one, I did the unbricking btw.. but still got boot loop
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Did you use the cooper.ops?
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Did you use the cooper.ops?
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yes, I did!
Tried a second froyo firmware that was for my region, still not working..
raul2100 said:
yes, I did!
Tried a second froyo firmware that was for my region, still not working..
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It seems like your motherboard is damaged so you'll have to take it in under warranty.
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It seems like your motherboard is damaged so you'll have to take it in under warranty.
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Thank you for your help until now & Happy New Year! I'd still like to solve this problem somehow before I take it under warranty! Witch I was planning to do tomorrow!
I dont understand how can my motherboard be damaged? If it would be damaged then probably I't would not even start in the 1st place.
I forgot to mention that I had a Movetosd app installed also, but I dont remember the full name of the app...
Any other Ideas?
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Any other Ideas?
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You have done everything you could and it's still not fixed (even the things other people did when they had the same problem - it worked for them, but not for you), so warranty is the only other way to get it fixed (or at least replaced).
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You have done everything you could and it's still not fixed (even the things other people did when they had the same problem - it worked for them, but not for you), so warranty is the only other way to get it fixed (or at least replaced).
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Thank you for the help Theonew! Appreciate! I've taken it into warranty service, hopefully they wont find my device inappropriate for free service, and so I dont have to pay for it...
The only problem is that I have to wait at least 8 days untill I get it back..
Anyway, I've researched this Galaxy Unlock apk. and it seems thats the main source of the problem.
Thanks again!
HI.
Can anyone share Huawei Mediapad buckup created by Clockworkmod recovery?
Thank you.
You don't need that, you can just download and install the official rom...
http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/technicaIndex.do?method=gotoProductSupport&productId=3779
I know about official roms, but i have device, which is bricked, and i need buckup, i need partitions structure for repair via JTAG.
david19 said:
I know about official roms, but i have device, which is bricked, and i need buckup, i need partitions structure for repair via JTAG.
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Off topic, but the word is "backup"
you wiped partitions via cwm, right?
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you wiped partitions via cwm, right?
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maybe,
i got device bricked.
device not powering, only connecting to pc as QHSUSB_DLOAD.
Forget about it. 1st Bootloader deleted and Modem-Firmware wiped. This is something Huawei service has to fix.
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Forget about it. 1st Bootloader deleted and Modem-Firmware wiped. This is something Huawei service has to fix.
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Thanks to all for discussion, but i need buckup,
Can anyone share it?
If you keep spelling it with a "u", nobody's going to help you
Honestly though, the ports of CWM to the Mediapad are not producing prior backups anyway. I don't see how it'd be more useful than the official ROM.
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david19 said:
maybe,
i got device bricked.
device not powering, only connecting to pc as QHSUSB_DLOAD.
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Mine was in the same state. Sent it in for repair. Seems like they couldn't fix it with jtag at the german Huawei service partner, as they stated the mainboard has been replaced.
The device arrived today and is waiting for me at home. I will check the serial number to see if the board really got replaced. If yes, I guess there will be little chance of a jtag repair, as I cant imagine that it is cheaper to replace the whole board than just flash it...
Anyway, good look with your brick.
€: Yup, they replaced the board. SN and IMEI are different.
Hi guys, hopefully you can help me here as I'm at my wits end. I've tried everything I can think off and can't fix this blasted phone.
To be honest I have no idea how all of a sudden I lost my nv_data.bin and IMEI as first my phone wouldn't boot because of an error with the /efs folder.
After numerous searches online I managed to finally get it working by using odin and flashing CM9 for the Galaxy S2, I tried others and none of them worked. From here I used tools like GSII Repair and Ktool and was able to create a nv_data.bin but IMEI still gone but at least I'm back to having a baseband.
My issue is now that I can't restore my IMEI number any backups or nv_data.bin or.baks where gone, I tried all the tricks online to restore and nothing.
I have the generic IMEI "004999010640000" and of course can't connect to mobile network.
Is there anyway that I can manually add in the IMEI number to fix this issue??
Thanks in advance.
I haven't read to much into it, but the below might help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17587351
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Kev23 said:
I haven't read to much into it, but the below might help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17587351
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Thanks for your reply but sadly I tried that and no luck. Really hope I'm not fecked, lol
Service centre. No backup = you have no way of fixing it.
MistahBungle said:
Service centre. No backup = you have no way of fixing it.
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I'm sure there has to be a way, what will the service centre do that I wouldn't be able to??
They may have better tools than we do.
You could try flashing the ROM the device came with.
I too have this issue with a friend's phone (as some dumb ass tech guy flashed a branded firmware without backing up EFS) , so I have to flash any ROM I can get my hands on without the certainty that it would actually work.
Some guys did report that it worked.
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gastonw said:
They may have better tools than we do.
You could try flashing the ROM the device came with.
I too have this issue with a friend's phone (as some dumb ass tech guy flashed a branded firmware without backing up EFS) , so I have to flash any ROM I can get my hands on without the certainty that it would actually work.
Some guys did report that it worked.
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Sadly I've done all of that, apart from smashing the phone off the ground lol
I'll give you a tenner for it if you do that.
Yeah, it's not the device's fault but yours.
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you need special hardware to recreate the efs folder and rewrite the imei.. changing the imei is illegal on most countries so its obvious that it wont be easy to change... the service center has the tools to recreate the efs folder... flashing software will not fix the corrupted efs and would probably make it even worse...
our methods for flashing:
computer ----> phone
specialists and service center:
computer ----> "special hardware" ----> phone
you can do a search on the internet on what "special hardware" they use but i doubt that that would be for sale in a country where changing imei is illegal
software alone cannot recreate the efs folder nor write a new imei.. all you can do without the hardware is try to recover your corrupted efs if still possible.. if it comes to the point that it needs to be recreated or rewritten then it would be impossible without the said hardware
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andrewwright said:
Ita called samsung tool version 15.5.1 google it. There are others on makes on you tube. Most dont need nothing but a stock usb cable to do it. O and the pc lol:thumbup:
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Tried it, need a version that doesn't need a box. Cheers
You tube watch them
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You tube watch them
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Was watching videos, will keep looking further into the tool. Cheers
I just watch one polish I think do it with terminal emulator got to love you tube lol
seagheart89 said:
changing the imei is illegal
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LOOOOOOOOL
gbyrne2011 said:
Is there anyway that I can manually add in the IMEI number to fix this issue??
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come in Algeria you'll get fixed in 5 minutes
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I just watch one polish I think do it with terminal emulator got to love you tube lol
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If it's the video I'm thinking of, I've tried it and nothing lol. Maybe add a link to see if it's the same.
I can only get to Downloading Mode and Recovery Mode. Can somebody tell me what I can flash in Odin to get my device just back to fully stock with everything on it so I can just start completely over? I've tried 3 different things and it's just all gone to crap now. I don't know how to use Odin for the most part so I'll need step by step instructions. I'll pay whatever. I need my phone up and running.
Christogq said:
I can only get to Downloading Mode and Recovery Mode. I need my phone up and running.
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you'll have to wait for a .tar file made for our phone
I think you can still recover it to stock by resetting it
get to recovery mode and chose wipe data do that at least 3 times
after that do a restart and it should be fine
latinohot said:
you'll have to wait for a .tar file made for our phone
I think you can still recover it to stock by resetting it
get to recovery mode and chose wipe data do that at least 3 times
after that do a restart and it should be fine
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I can speak as somebody in the same boat, wipe data doesn't work. I tried changing my dpi, so the build.prop is only modified file and that option does not work.
OP, did you modify something, or remove apps, or what? If you are down an app, get the sys dump from the other thread, pull it apart, and sideload through adb. might work, but adb does not mount system, so it might be an exercise in futility.
So there isn't even a stock rom available? What about flashing one for AT&T?
Here: Download the right Firmware for your carrier. Then flash with ODIN. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2461203
Unfortunately us I527 users will have to put up with stock ROM with Root until a dev chooses to support us.
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I can speak as somebody in the same boat, wipe data doesn't work. I tried changing my dpi, so the build.prop is only modified file and that option does not work.
OP, did you modify something, or remove apps, or what? If you are down an app, get the sys dump from the other thread, pull it apart, and sideload through adb. might work, but adb does not mount system, so it might be an exercise in futility.
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I removed a bunch of apps then I added them back plus others and when I did it my device shut off and won't load up anymore
Monkeywoman said:
So there isn't even a stock rom available? What about flashing one for AT&T?
Here: Download the right Firmware for your carrier. Then flash with ODIN. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2461203
Unfortunately us I527 users will have to put up with stock ROM with Root until a dev chooses to support us.
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Sad part is that none of those are for our device. I just need somebody to get me the stock firmware for our version and hopefully that's all I'll need.
well i see no official stock roms for i527 so maybe look at the few custom ones there are. thats only way to get your system partition restore and the core apps replaced that you removed.
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well i see no official stock roms for i527 so maybe look at the few custom ones there are. thats only way to get your system partition restore and the core apps replaced that you removed.
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Do you think one of the other ones would work on my device? Hell I might as well try it since it's bricked lol.
Christogq said:
Do you think one of the other ones would work on my device? Hell I might as well try it since it's bricked lol.
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i wouldnt suggest that mate and no its not bricked. just a soft brick easily repaired with right firmware.........the roms on there i see are for the 9205 and wont work properly on your model. may not even flash much less boot!
maybe try spoof warranty
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i wouldnt suggest that mate and no its not bricked. just a soft brick easily repaired with right firmware.........the roms on there i see are for the 9205 and wont work properly on your model. may not even flash much less boot!
maybe try spoof warranty
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So then could somebody just post a copy of our original firmware and I'll be on my way right?
Christogq said:
So then could somebody just post a copy of our original firmware and I'll be on my way right?
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Or even a backup then you could restore that and be on your way
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Or even a backup then you could restore that and be on your way
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The thing is that I can't do anything with a back up. I can only get to Recovery, but can't add anything or Download mode to flash something in Odin. I don't know how to do a restore.
Christogq said:
The thing is that I can't do anything with a back up. I can only get to Recovery, but can't add anything or Download mode to flash something in Odin. I don't know how to do a restore.
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Oh you don't have a custom recovery like twrp or cwm? Now that sucks but they can still be flashed via Odin if needs be man. Restore is pretty straight fwd once you have the backup on your sdcard
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Oh you don't have a custom recovery like twrp or cwm? Now that sucks but they can still be flashed via Odin if needs be man. Restore is pretty straight fwd once you have the backup on your sdcard
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NEED FIRMWARE build number KOT49H.I527UCUBNE7 SAMSUNG I 527 IF SOME UPLOAD PLZ
Have an unlocked oneplus 7T running the android ten. Not sure if that matters. Phone was originally used on t mobile. I now use it on att. Every time I turn the phone on the t mobile startup screen displays. Is there a way to get this off without rooting the phone ?
Thanks
Flash global firmware but first fastboot erase all. Backup persist and efs partitions before hand.
Do I need root for this ?
SLOVELO said:
Do I need root for this ?
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No you don't need to be rooted to backup persist and efs.
I can't figure it out lol. I'm just gonna pay someone local who does software crap to do it. Thanks
SLOVELO said:
I can't figure it out lol. I'm just gonna pay someone local who does software crap to do it. Thanks
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You do need an unlocked bootloader