Hi viewers, i'm sorry if this is a spam thread but i'm kinda of a newbie here... so i'm wanting to root my mega i9205... and i've seen quite several threads on how to root but i'm having trouble on which to follow ... so can anyone kindly direct me to the working and recommended thread for me to root ? Thank you
Depends on your exact phone model and the kinda rom you are running now. More info required.
Ohh... i just want to root but i'm currently on pure stock, out of the box and its a mega 6.3 gt-i9205
vince2709 said:
Ohh... i just want to root but i'm currently on pure stock, out of the box and its a mega 6.3 gt-i9205
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Hi..you can just use Kingo Root from this thread which is really simple to use, but i see the link for the program is now working again in that post, but you can get the program in my post also here as it will work on your model of the mega and use either the CWM or TWRP recovery from Silesh.Nair post here and in his signature use the downloads link and once on the download site and then select Recoveries via Odin and then select Old and there you can choose either CWM or TWRP recovery to flash with odin (i use Odin 3.07) and flash the .tar file with Odin and check my post here on how to use Odin, hope this helps you out and if you need more help just post.
Just tried it! Thank you so much... it worked like a charm :victory:
vince2709 said:
Just tried it! Thank you so much... it worked like a charm :victory:
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That is great..and you are welcome. :good:
hi starmaster10... its me, thx again for helping me root my mega anyway i rooted it with that kingo root then i flashed cwm through odin... both worked fine until i realise something... when i go into cwm and i press reboot system, i will get stuck at 1 part which is at the samsung logo after the purple swirly oval thingy... even with me just turning on my phone it gets stuck sometimes and takes me a few times until it actually boots up normally... but when i go reboot from cwm, it confirm gets stuck... and i also do see that 2 red lines when i go to cwm... pls explain to me what i have to know and maybe tell me what i should do... thank u :/
vince2709 said:
hi starmaster10... its me, thx again for helping me root my mega anyway i rooted it with that kingo root then i flashed cwm through odin... both worked fine until i realise something... when i go into cwm and i press reboot system, i will get stuck at 1 part which is at the samsung logo after the purple swirly oval thingy... even with me just turning on my phone it gets stuck sometimes and takes me a few times until it actually boots up normally... but when i go reboot from cwm, it confirm gets stuck... and i also do see that 2 red lines when i go to cwm... pls explain to me what i have to know and maybe tell me what i should do... thank u :/
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Grab the recovery in Silesh signature or philz touch cause you will needing to use it anyways with the 4.4 ROMs
*2SHAYNEZ*KCCO*
Hi..well first i would do is re-flash the recovery (either the CWM or the TWRP one, depends on which one you use) with odin and uncheck reboot option in odin, but when it is done flashing unplug your device and reboot your device into the recovery right away again as this has to be done in order for the recovery to work properly and from the stock recovery being installed by the device again.
The red lines can be taken away once you have your recovery flashed you have to flash the stock kernel from your rom with odin (recheck the reboot option in odin) which is the boot.img file and it has to be converted to a .tar file to be flashed via odin, you just have to get the stock rom for your region and unpack the zip file and then extract the boot.img file from the rom file which it usually comes as a .tar.md5 file or just a .tar file also. Just use winrar to extract the boot.img file and if you can do this and upload that boot.img file i can convert it for you if you like.
But even if you flash the stock kernel which may take twice to flash to get rid of the two red line when booting up your device, but when you go into recovery mode the two red lines will still be there i believe as your model of the mega is different than mine and my does not show this, only booting recovery in blue shows on my i527m version of the mega..hope this helps you out.
Try the re-flashing of the recovery and see how the phone boots into the rom after that as you might have to clear the Dalvik Cache with the recovery as this sometimes can correct boot problems when clearing this.
Hi starmaster10, shayneflashindaily, thx for all ur help but i've come to a decision to maybe not bring u the trouble to keep helping me, currently i'm still facing that problem with occasional stuck at boot... so i shall just restore back to stock... i just need your help getting me my official firmware which is SINGAPORE XSP OR MM1if that is ok :/ ... my ip doesn't seem to allow me to access to download those links from any site... thank u
vince2709 said:
Hi starmaster10, shayneflashindaily, thx for all ur help but i've come to a decision to maybe not bring u the trouble to keep helping me, currently i'm still facing that problem with occasional stuck at boot... so i shall just restore back to stock... i just need your help getting me my official firmware which is SINGAPORE XSP OR MM1if that is ok :/ ... my ip doesn't seem to allow me to access to download those links from any site... thank u
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Okay i am downloading the stock rom now and once i get it downloaded and uploaded to my google drive i will post a link to the google drive so you can download then.
vince2709 said:
Hi starmaster10, shayneflashindaily, thx for all ur help but i've come to a decision to maybe not bring u the trouble to keep helping me, currently i'm still facing that problem with occasional stuck at boot... so i shall just restore back to stock... i just need your help getting me my official firmware which is SINGAPORE XSP OR MM1if that is ok :/ ... my ip doesn't seem to allow me to access to download those links from any site... thank u
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Okay i am downloading the stock rom now and once i get it downloaded and uploaded to my google drive i will post a link to the google drive so you can download then.
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Update: Okay here is the link for your stock rom MM1-I9205XXUAMH2-20130923180556
Once again... Thank you very much
starmaster10 said:
Hi..you can just use Kingo Root from this thread which is really simple to use, but i see the link for the program is now working again in that post, but you can get the program in my post also here as it will work on your model of the mega and use either the CWM or TWRP recovery from Silesh.Nair post here and in his signature use the downloads link and once on the download site and then select Recoveries via Odin and then select Old and there you can choose either CWM or TWRP recovery to flash with odin (i use Odin 3.07) and flash the .tar file with Odin and check my post here on how to use Odin, hope this helps you out and if you need more help just post.
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Sorry, this file is infected with a virus
Only the owner is allowed to download infected files.
vince2709 said:
Once again... Thank you very much
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You are welcome.
artnada said:
Sorry, this file is infected with a virus
Only the owner is allowed to download infected files.
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Yeah google drive says that but the file is okay, i will have to change the link for that program to their site..darn them...will change that shortly.
Update: Link for the KingoRoot program has now been changed to their site and should be good to go now. :good:
hi again.. just asking, wheres the thread or post where the person showed a list of system apps that can be removed when rooted... im currently on stock and just planning to root not install cwm
vince2709 said:
hi again.. just asking, wheres the thread or post where the person showed a list of system apps that can be removed when rooted... im currently on stock and just planning to root not install cwm
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48611277&postcount=4
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Can't seem to find a link to download the stock rom for the US 5.0 Galaxy Player. I flashed a new rom thinking I did a CWM backup, but apparently I only thought I did.
I've searched around and can't seem to find an ODIN tar or a ZIP that I can flash for the US version other than a file hosted on Multiupload which no longer works. I didn't post in general being that this seems more Development related.
If anyone can help me out I'd appreciate it.
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EDIT: It was a pain to find, but I found the multiupload link, googled it, found the cached page, found the name of the file, googled the name of the file and downloaded from fileserve. I then uploaded to my server. You can download it from there if anyone needs it.
DOWNLOAD: http://timcordova.com/iamtimmah/android/YP-G70_UEKI8_MIN.rar
Found it. Posted mirror in first post.
Thank you for finding it. I would like to ask you if you have tried it already.
I don't flash custom ROMs because
until now, I didn't have a stock recovery ROM to restore in case something goes wrong or I didn't like the new ROM. And I don't think Best Buy would want to replace a device with a cracked screen if custom software is installed.
Please, let me know.
Thank you in advance.
Sent from my YP-G70
SirRhor said:
Thank you for finding it. I would like to ask you if you have tried it already.
I don't flash custom ROMs because
until now, I didn't have a stock recovery ROM to restore in case something goes wrong or I didn't like the new ROM. And I don't think Best Buy would want to replace a device with a cracked screen if custom software is installed.
Please, let me know.
Thank you in advance.
Sent from my YP-G70
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I have tried it. I just flashed back to stock. I had to Wipe data via CWM before flashing back. On the first boot it took me to Stock recovery where I wiped data and wiped the cache. It's now working perfect.
As far as I know there seems to only be one custom rom for the US 5.0. Various kernels to try though.
So, in case I just want to restore to stock with the file you made available, I need to have a custom kernel so I can use CWM?, or I can do it from the stock recovery window?.
And the only two options to flash a kernel and a ROM I see for the SGP 5.0 are "Entropy's Daily Driver" and "Eryigit-GB-2.3.6 G70ZCKPA ROM", have you found other options?
Thank you.
@iamtimmah
do i need to flash the pit file or just the pda will do
and if the pit is needed then what are the flash instructions
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@iamtimmah
do i need to flash the pit file or just the pda will do
and if the pit is needed then what are the flash instructions
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The pit is included in the file.
i was asking whether we need to flash only pda file or both pda and pit files in odin
akashsgpgi said:
i was asking whether we need to flash only pda file or both pda and pit files in odin
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Normally you only need to flash the pda, but if you want to re-partition your device then use the pit file as well.
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Normally you only need to flash the pda, but if you want to re-partition your device then use the pit file as well.
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ya i know that ..but if i flash the pit then how do i go back into download mode as we do not have removable battery
akashsgpgi said:
ya i know that ..but if i flash the pit then how do i go back into download mode as we do not have removable battery
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When you turn it off just hold the volume down button before turning it on and you should get there in a couple of seconds.
after flashing i got bootloops, but i did factory reset and wipe partion cache , and it worked well
wow this rom is pre rooted
can some1 tell me the step by step procedure?
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can some1 tell me the step by step procedure?
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Welcome to the Dev section for the Galaxy Player. This is for development, not for installation help. You should be able to ask in General.
Flashing ROMs can be scary at first, but the Dev board is best left for software development, feedback, etc. It makes it easier for the Devs not to have to wade through a field of nonsense.
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Post questions in General, not in Dev. It's a common mistake, don't worry too much.
I just want it to be as if it just came in a box because I'm selling it, how do I have it stock and unrooted?
tradeJmark said:
I just want it to be as if it just came in a box because I'm selling it, how do I have it stock and unrooted?
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Flash the stock rom found here via Odin3 and if it is rooted, download Root Browser from play store and and delete superuser.apk in system/app and delete su binary in system/bin and after you delete these two, reboot and uninstall root browser and you should be good.
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I keep going into a bootloop and it wont shut off. What do i do?
Edit: I fixed it
What did you do to fix the bootloop?
Can someone please miror this? I get stuck on the download with greatly increasing time left. will greatly appreaciate it
nevermind i'll use gmillz's
Rom doesn't work.
Hello all,
I successfully flashed the official ICS update and tried to root via Odin. Now my Note wont boot up past the "Samsung" boot screen. Apparently, I flashed a kernel meant for a Gingerbread build. Is there an ICS root kernel yet? If not, how do I reset what Ive done? Thanks :crying:
DannyG213 said:
Hello all,
I successfully flashed the official ICS update and tried to root via Odin. Now my Note wont boot up past the "Samsung" boot screen. Apparently, I flashed a kernel meant for a Gingerbread build. Is there an ICS root kernel yet? If not, how do I reset what Ive done? Thanks :crying:
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you might have to re-flash...
what most and I have found works....is odin the touch cwm....then flash the super user for root...
I did this and it worked great.
Bottomline you may have re-flash the Offic ICS then perform the above, btw the links you will need are locted in "My Links" in my signature (red) go to the GNote page and look for the touch CWM then put the super user flash zip file and flash that...you will have root on your Offic ICS...kk
Can I get your link for the super user and CWM touch a buddy of mine want his root back on his note and can u brake it down in instructions on how to do this method? I really appreciate that if you can.I haven't been on Samsung device in a while so I wouldn't know what I am doing again on that part for the note.
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Texas_T-Bolt said:
Can I get your link for the super user and CWM touch a buddy of mine want his root back on his note and can u brake it down in instructions on how to do this method? I really appreciate that if you can.I haven't been on Samsung device in a while so I wouldn't know what I am doing again on that part for the note.
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get samsung drivers on my page, intall them on your pc/computer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584576
From CWM OP:
Download the odin "file">>>>2012-04-14 (odin) off the above link and the "odin program" see attached on this post.
Take the attached odin program on this post of mine...put in a folder...upzip and put this (odin file that is on the link above in the same folder)
How to install:
Odin (this will increase the flash counter)
- put your phone into download mode >>>>>>hold the volume down and power button....then once you get the download info volume up like it says...you will see the green android...you are in download mode, plug in your phone open odin program
- in odin program choose pda, and select the .tar.md5 file (that you put in the odin folder) and flash/ hit start button....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1581185
Then once you have CWM, download this file super user from above and put on your phones internal sd and flash it, to get into CWM, but first put file on the phone inter sd....power off phone...completely.
Hold the volume buttons and power buttons all at the same time....when you see the samsung logo let go of the power button only...keeping both volumes button down...then you will see blue cmw...just go to the intern sd find your super user file flash it...since this touch cwm you can touch the sceen and use the soft keys on the phone, ...the back button...after flash, just reboot..and you have root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1581185
Mr. Joe you should just copy-paste these instructions and make a stickie. I think this is the 500th time I've seen it explained.
rangercaptain said:
Mr. Joe you should just copy-paste these instructions and make a stickie. I think this is the 500th time I've seen it explained.
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Lol so true....but no worries..
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Root question Follow-up
bigjoe2675,
Thanks for all your help. After I failed to flash back to Gengerbread, I brought it back to AT&T and had it exchanged for a new phone.I have since upgraded to ICS and everything is running fine.
I would like to root it "correctly" this time and am trying to figure out where I should pick up from your instructions. Should I simple flash the .tar.md5 file and and use superflash? I guess Im confused as to what superflash does.
Thanks
DannyG213 said:
bigjoe2675,
Thanks for all your help. After I failed to flash back to Gengerbread, I brought it back to AT&T and had it exchanged for a new phone.I have since upgraded to ICS and everything is running fine.
I would like to root it "correctly" this time and am trying to figure out where I should pick up from your instructions. Should I simple flash the .tar.md5 file and and use superflash? I guess Im confused as to what superflash does.
Thanks
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I have those listed also in the GNote super page...see green arrow on that page
what I did was odin to get touch cwm, then I flashed the super user zip...
super user will give you root...
see those links under the green arrow on the GNote Super thread, k
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28040353&postcount=1
bigjoe2675 said:
I have those listed also in the GNote super page...see green arrow on that page
what I did was odin to get touch cwm, then I flashed the super user zip...
super user will give you root...
see those links under the green arrow on the GNote Super thread, k
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28040353&postcount=1
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Thanks again. I followed the instrcutions from you link and am happily rooted.
DannyG213 said:
Thanks again. I followed the instrcutions from you link and am happily rooted.
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your welcome sir
also can you change your title to SOLVED, thx
Stuck and cant do anything
bigjoe2675 said:
you might have to re-flash...
what most and I have found works....is odin the touch cwm....then flash the super user for root...
I did this and it worked great.
Bottomline you may have re-flash the Offic ICS then perform the above, btw the links you will need are locted in "My Links" in my signature (red) go to the GNote page and look for the touch CWM then put the super user flash zip file and flash that...you will have root on your Offic ICS...kk
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Hi guys, i have the same issue. I tried to root my bell galaxy i717 with the pda file. Everything went well until i got stuck in samsung logo. I tried some other files , like touch cwm tar but nothing change. Is there anyone who can give me a big help.
Anything!
I'm trying to fix a friend's note(sgh-i717r) and it won't boot into recovery. When pressing the button combo, it just keeps vibrating and when I let go its stuck on the samsung logo. All I can do with it is go into download mode and connect with odin. How can I get to at least boot so he can actually use the phone?
SOLVED!!!!
after many hrs of trying to save my phone it finally worked, darkymod is a lifesaver....
thank you so much for responding and helping since i couldnt find a guide for this problem ill make one
hi, so I wanted to root my galaxy s3 gt-i9300 and now its stuck at the Samsung logo
tried to download original firmware to odin it from Samsung-update but says md5 hash invalid...
after browsing for few hrs I found out I suck at browsing :laugh:
My device is bought in Denmark provider 3 *three* so if anyone could please point me in the right direction for working firmware or anotherway to make my galaxy work again, I can still go to download mode so still got hope
Help please
I too have the same problem after searching for a while i can't seem to find were to download the stock firmware for a device bought from KOGAN it arrived from HONG KONG so I guess I need a firmware version compatible with the HONG KONG version. Also do you know where i can find details on how to load the software via odin.
any help greatly appreciated
Andrew
icehanyou said:
hi, so I wanted to root my galaxy s3 gt-i9300 and now its stuck at the Samsung logo
tried to download original firmware to odin it from Samsung-update but says md5 hash invalid...
after browsing for few hrs I found out I suck at browsing :laugh:
My device is bought in Denmark provider 3 *three* so if anyone could please point me in the right direction for working firmware or anotherway to make my galaxy work again, I can still go to download mode so still got hope
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Hej fellow Dane
Just follow this guide step by step its excellent and proven always to work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
Then you will have your phone rooted through the kernel and the necessary CWM (recovery) installed - !
After that dl your chosen rom + kernel and reboot into recovery flash rom zip file then kernel zip, reboot and voila welcome to JB 4.1.2
And since you are a newbie (we all were once) i suggest you dont flash through odin/heimdal but only through CWM until you get more experience overall !!
Then you will be ok :laugh:
Suggestion of a very good rom+kernel is >
PA rom > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1745003
Yank555 kernel >http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006459
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Only other JB compatible kernel we have to S3 right now is Siyah witch is also awesome >
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709686
awesome
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Hej fellow Dane
Just follow this guide step by step its excellent and proven always to work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
Then you will have your phone rooted through the kernel and the necessary CWM (recovery) installed - !
After that dl your chosen rom + kernel and reboot into recovery flash rom zip file then kernel zip, reboot and voila welcome to JB 4.1.2
And since you are a newbie (we all were once) i suggest you dont flash through odin/heimdal but only through CWM until you get more experience overall !!
Then you will be ok :laugh:
Suggestion of a very good rom+kernel is >
PA rom > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1745003
Yank555 kernel >http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006459
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Only other JB compatible kernel we have to S3 right now is Siyah witch is also awesome >
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709686
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I will so much try this!
Tusind tak!
hey spoonymoon
thanks for the reply i am very new to this I assume I just flash the clockwork mod recovery then install the custom rom via clockwork mod quick question is it similar to xrecovery on the sony x10i my old phone.
thanks for your help sorry for newbie questions
Andrew
littlegreenrobot said:
hey spoonymoon
thanks for the reply i am very new to this I assume I just flash the clockwork mod recovery then install the custom rom via clockwork mod quick question is it similar to xrecovery on the sony x10i my old phone.
thanks for your help sorry for newbie questions
Andrew
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Hi all ok ask away
Yes first clockwork recovery first then boot into cwm (clockwork)then what rom you choose - and i should think its pretty similar to what ever recovery's you've seen, at least in Principe of how it get things done!
You can boot from os to cwm through rooted kernels, by holding power button and choose reboot, that will give you two options to reboot or into recovery (no need for the combo buttons)
Edit: in CWM there´s a menu and one option is install zip from sd card (nternal/external) and then you browse through your sd with volumebutton (or in the new CWM you'll get when flashing a JB kernel a touch recovery - awesome by the way )
Greetz
see the problem I have is I cant do what the steps describe as it requires I turn on my phone and see what build it has, and copy zip files to internal storage....so only option I have I think is odin
icehanyou said:
see the problem I have is I cant do what the steps describe as it requires I turn on my phone and see what build it has, and copy zip files to internal storage....so only option I have I think is odin
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Ohh yes this way wont do then - you have to get a stock sammyrom with a pit,md5 or sometimes called tar file and make sure you tick repartition in odin before flash - then you will have a working OS and can do the above steps!
Or mayby better her
http://www.darkyrom.com/index.php?threads/darkyrom-iii-v7-0-aroma-android-4-1-2-xxelk4.8301/e Darkys soft is just great
>http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
But if you havent wrote down what excact firmware you had..you gotta pick the closent match you can think off , thats gonna be ok
Or try find your spcific region code for your country/region
spoonymoon said:
Ohh yes this way wont do then - you have to get a stock sammyrom with a pit,md5 or sometimes called tar file and make sure you tick repartition in odin before flash - then you will have a working OS and can do the above steps!
Or mayby better her
http://www.darkyrom.com/index.php?threads/darkyrom-iii-v7-0-aroma-android-4-1-2-xxelk4.8301/e Darkys soft is just great
>http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
But if you havent wrote down what excact firmware you had..you gotta pick the closent match you can think off , thats gonna be ok
Or try find your spcific region code for your country/region
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just making shure, u said click repartition cuz always see warnings that say dont with big red letters
icehanyou said:
just making shure, u said click repartition cuz always see warnings that say dont with big red letters
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Yes you're right be careful with that, if its necessary, it will be auto ticked when loading the pit file, dont tick it other than guide from dev says so=
But always read the dev´s guide carefully, right
allright downloading hope it works
ok i flashed it with odin with the firmware i downloaded from samsung site, using my region code but still same problem...samsung logo stuck...if i check repartition says failed, cant open some file...but can still open odin
icehanyou said:
ok i flashed it with odin with the firmware i downloaded from samsung site, using my region code but still same problem...samsung logo stuck...if i check repartition says failed, cant open some file...but can still open odin
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try darky's rom then
finally solved
icehanyou said:
finally solved
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CONGRATULATIONS BROTHER! Post here what you did?
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icehanyou said:
finally solved
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Soo great told u Darkyroms were great......Glad to hear
I think you own me to push my thx button :highfive:
To get CWM again do this >
*Installation
1. Download Odin3 and CF-Root-SGS3-vxx.zip
2. Power off your phone
3. Boot into download mod (Press vol down + Home + Power on)
4. Unzip CF-Root-SGS3-vxx.zip. You need to end up with a .tar file, dont extract .tar file.
5. Open Odin
6. Select PDA as CF-Root-SGS3-vxx.tar
7. Connect the phone to your computer
8. Make sure that re-partition is not ticked
9. Click Start Button
10. Wait for phone to reboot.
Link>http://speedy.sh/kcqvD/CF-Root-SGS3-v6.2.tar
Now you successfully installed CWM + Super User + CWM Manager.
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finally solved
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In cooperation with ICEHANYIOU, i promised to say how he unbricked it:
*Installed CWM with ODIN
*threw darky rom on external sd (awesome rom btw)
*flashed the rom with CWM from external sd
*working, unbricked phone.
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hi hoping someone can help. i have a samsung galaxy s2 i was trying my hand at rooting but now the phone wont do anything but reboot. i even bout one of those jigs. i can get it into download mode i install odin then a kernal i have also an official s2 firmware but no matter what i do it will only reboot constant anyone any ideas or suggestions cheers in advance and if iv cocked up on the tread i appologise in advance
the donkey said:
hi hoping someone can help. i have a samsung galaxy s2 i was trying my hand at rooting but now the phone wont do anything but reboot. i even bout one of those jigs. i can get it into download mode i install odin then a kernal i have also an official s2 firmware but no matter what i do it will only reboot constant anyone any ideas or suggestions cheers in advance and if iv cocked up on the tread i appologise in advance
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Do you mean you can't even get into recovery? If it can, I would think a data wipe might get the ROM to be able to boot.
the donkey said:
hi hoping someone can help. i have a samsung galaxy s2 i was trying my hand at rooting but now the phone wont do anything but reboot. i even bout one of those jigs. i can get it into download mode i install odin then a kernal i have also an official s2 firmware but no matter what i do it will only reboot constant anyone any ideas or suggestions cheers in advance and if iv cocked up on the tread i appologise in advance
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You might want to double check if you are using the right version of recovery that kernel is fully supported with your ROM. For example, if you are trying to install a KK ROM using an old version of CWM you will end up in error 7 or end up in a boot loop screen. My words are pretty mess up but I hope you get what I mean. So make sure you have the right version that match each other (recovery, kernel, ROM).
Hope that helps.
im new to all of this. when i hold the home button the power button and the vol down button i get a screen telling me installing a custom os could be bad press up to continue i do this and install even the official software but when it reboots it keeps looping on the samsung logo
cglegion said:
You might want to double check if you are using the right version of recovery that kernel is fully supported with your ROM. For example, if you are trying to install a KK ROM using an old version of CWM you will end up in error 7 or end up in a boot loop screen. My words are pretty mess up but I hope you get what I mean. So make sure you have the right version that match each other (recovery, kernel, ROM).
Hope that helps.
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i cant access the phone to see what kernal was on it so i am just trying to get it back to normal
the donkey said:
i cant access the phone to see what kernal was on it so i am just trying to get it back to normal
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I suggest you flash a working recovery via odin first. Look for TWRP, it's the best newbie-friendly recovery or try CWM if you are looking for more advanced options. After that, flash a stock or custom ROM to get your phone back working. Make sure they are compatible with each other. Why didn't it work when you try flashing the stock firmware via odin? Make sure the zip file is downloaded properly.
Hope that helps.
cglegion said:
I suggest you flash a working recovery via odin first. Look for TWRP, it's the best newbie-friendly recovery or try CWM if you are looking for more advanced options. After that, flash a stock or custom ROM to get your phone back working. Make sure they are compatible with each other. Why didn't it work when you try flashing the stock firmware via odin? Make sure the zip file is downloaded properly.
Hope that helps.
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that sounds excellent but being new and a bit thick what is a twrp and where would i get one?
still no joy
ok so now i have tried 3 official samsung roms h3g o2 and t mobile the h3g installs but just keeps looping the boot screen the o2 failed and the t mobile installes but all i get is a blck screen but it showes the batter the clock and the usb conection i can also go into it through my computer but it wont boot up properly. is it possible to get a samsung rom thats not network based?
the donkey said:
ok so now i have tried 3 official samsung roms h3g o2 and t mobile the h3g installs but just keeps looping the boot screen the o2 failed and the t mobile installes but all i get is a blck screen but it showes the batter the clock and the usb conection i can also go into it through my computer but it wont boot up properly. is it possible to get a samsung rom thats not network based?
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It seems like you have broken files. Make sure those firmwares are for the right model of your phone. Are you using I9100 or I9100G? Is your phone still under warranty? What do you mean by not network based? I think it's time you head on to NeatROM JB 4.1.2 Aroma and flash that to your phone. It's way better than the stock one from Samsung. If you don't know how, read the instructions from the OP.
Hope that helps.
il give it a go
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It seems like you have broken files. Make sure those firmwares are for the right model of your phone. Are you using I9100 or I9100G? Is your phone still under warranty? What do you mean by not network based? I think it's time you head on to NeatROM JB 4.1.2 Aroma and flash that to your phone. It's way better than the stock one from Samsung. If you don't know how, read the instructions from the OP.
Hope that helps.
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il try that just now cheers
ahhh my heed
cglegion said:
It seems like you have broken files. Make sure those firmwares are for the right model of your phone. Are you using I9100 or I9100G? Is your phone still under warranty? What do you mean by not network based? I think it's time you head on to NeatROM JB 4.1.2 Aroma and flash that to your phone. It's way better than the stock one from Samsung. If you don't know how, read the instructions from the OP.
Hope that helps.
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ok so i downloaded the romnuke and the neatrom the instructions say... Boot into Recovery
- Install RomNuke (Does all clean & backup your android folder as well) - Thanks to Hawkerpaul
- Install ROM
- Reboot & Enjoy
but when i unzip the files i cant see any way of gettong romnuke to work i tried odin but it doesnt pick it up is there some other download i need??
still no joy
cglegion said:
It seems like you have broken files. Make sure those firmwares are for the right model of your phone. Are you using I9100 or I9100G? Is your phone still under warranty? What do you mean by not network based? I think it's time you head on to NeatROM JB 4.1.2 Aroma and flash that to your phone. It's way better than the stock one from Samsung. If you don't know how, read the instructions from the OP.
Hope that helps.
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ok so i put the zip files on an sd card and put it in the phone. but when i try and install them it says ignature verification failed also if i try and wipe the date and retore it says faild to mount/efs invalid argument. when i manage to get the t mobile rom to load the screen is black but i can get the swipe down screen to turn on blue tooth or wifi
the donkey said:
ok so i put the zip files on an sd card and put it in the phone. but when i try and install them it says ignature verification failed also if i try and wipe the date and retore it says faild to mount/efs invalid argument. when i manage to get the t mobile rom to load the screen is black but i can get the swipe down screen to turn on blue tooth or wifi
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This error is most probably because you don't have the right Rom for the right model or not compatible hence the verification error. Are you doing this in recovery mode? Make sure you follow the installation instructions properly and download the right one for your phone model. Just try cyanogenmod for starter. Installation is easy to understand.
still no joy
cglegion said:
This error is most probably because you don't have the right Rom for the right model or not compatible hence the verification error. Are you doing this in recovery mode? Make sure you follow the installation instructions properly and download the right one for your phone model. Just try cyanogenmod for starter. Installation is easy to understand.
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ok so i went to cyanogenmod downloaded the newest file for the s2 when i did unzip i get 2 folder meta-inf and system plus a boot.img file. i burned the boot file to a disc but when i check it the disk is empty even though i can see its burned. also when i go to sammobile to get firmare it says no files available...therte must be some way of getting this to work H E L PPPPPPPPPPP
Dude, you're not supposed to be burning anything to discs. The zip file is what the recovery uses to install from. It should include the custom kernal too.
Copy the zipped ROM file to your SD card, put it in your phone and boot into recovery. Assuming you've already flashed the latest custom recovery CWM or TWRP (I prefer TWRP)
From here, to be safe, do a full wipe (That's everything except sd-card: system, data, cache, dalvik-cache)
Now you install/flash the zip file via recovery. Hopefully that completes without error. After that clear cache and dalvik-cache again just to be sure (I do this out of habit)
Reboot.
Hope this helps. I saw you mention something about "efs" and that gives me a bad feeling, read something about needing to back that up before bad things happen. But anyway, good luck :good:
Hi, Would like some help or information if possible. I have a rooted Note 3 (N9005) and had TWRP on it for about a year, then i tried downloading a new rom it says i need to have a newer TWRP. But when i try to download TWRP (any version) on Odin 3. It dowloads to the phone as i can see the blue line going along at the bottom, it then reboots to my rom and i can use the old rom alright but when i go into recovery it says in red writing Could not do normal boot-Odin mode. And i have to go back onto Odin and download TWRP again and my old rom is back again. 1: How do i delete TWRP altogether and start again ( if i can ). 2: If i cant delete TWRP how do i go about putting a new rom onboard. I have searched your forums and can not see any with same problem with a Note 3. I still have root access and have tried Rootify with no luck.
Newer TWRP and rom are probably based on newer firmware. I'd back up everything, Odin the newest firmware then reinstall TWRP and flash new rom. This way you'll have the newer bootloader and modem.
es0tericcha0s said:
Newer TWRP and rom are probably based on newer firmware. I'd back up everything, Odin the newest firmware then reinstall TWRP and flash new rom. This way you'll have the newer bootloader and modem.
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Thanks es0tericcha0s. How do i get the latest firmware?.
The forum here for your phone. If you can't find it here then sammobile.com but really slow speeds there.
es0tericcha0s said:
The forum here for your phone. If you can't find it here then sammobile.com but really slow speeds there.
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Ok will try thanks again for your input.
Normski15 said:
Ok will try thanks again for your input.
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hi es0tericcha0s I downloaded the latest firmware from xda website, and Odin doesn't recognize it. So i downloaded another one and it still doesn`t recognize it. How do i get it to recognize them? i need MD5 or Tar or smd files
I wouldn't know without knowing what you downloaded. Often the .tar or .tar.md5 files that you download here are zipped to conserve space. Most likely just have to unzip it.
es0tericcha0s said:
I wouldn't know without knowing what you downloaded. Often the .tar or .tar.md5 files that you download here are zipped to conserve space. Most likely just have to unzip it.
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Yes thats how it came. Do i unzip it and what files do i extract?
Not trying to be mean, but if you don't know how to unzip a file, this stuff might be a bit over your head.
es0tericcha0s said:
Not trying to be mean, but if you don't know how to unzip a file, this stuff might be a bit over your head.
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Your`e not being mean but i did look into the folder and it had 3 files in it a META-INF, qaraqumus and system folder
Then you have a rom and not the firmware.
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Then you have a rom and not the firmware.
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Ok , little confused as i went to xda and downloaded the latest firmware which is called : QS-N9005-LP-XXUGBPB1 - 01.05.16.
I downloaded a firmware and this time got the extracted file, i opened up odin and try to put the firmware onto my Note 3, but a little into the job it failed and now my phone wont boot up at all. It just gets to the white writing of Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-9005, and no further. Can you help?
What part did it fail on?
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What part did it fail on?
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Right at the beginning. I found another one and am at present putting on my phone. It seems ok but has been on the Samsung with the blue dots for some time now. Fingers crossed.
Normski15 said:
Right at the beginning. I found another one and am at present putting on my phone. It seems ok but has been on the Samsung with the blue dots for some time now. Fingers crossed.
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It's not uncommon that you would need to boot to recovery and perform a factory reset after the flash. And it will take awhile to reboot afterwards.
es0tericcha0s said:
It's not uncommon that you would need to boot to recovery and perform a factory reset after the flash. And it will take awhile to reboot afterwards.
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Hi es0tericcha0s thanks for all of your help most appreciated, it still wasn`t booting after i turned it off after an hour. Woke up this morning read your note about factory resetting and bingo i now have my phone back. Thanks again for all your help. Norman:good:
Awesome! You're welcome. Enjoy!
es0tericcha0s said:
Awesome! You're welcome. Enjoy!
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Its still not letting me put TWRP on is there any way round this, I downloaded TWRP 2.8.7.0 and did it via Odin 3.10.6. At the moment i have the recovery that came with the firmware and that is saying error on every Rom i am trying. If you cant help where do i put it on, Q & A or XDA Assist. Do i have to format my phone and start from scratch? Thanks in advance.
Need TWRP 3.0 + for Marshmallow roms.