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Hello to all at XDA, this is my first post so please go easy. On the developers thread for JB on the S3 some people are reporting loss of IMEI after flashing a ROM. What isn't clearly being stated is what is the resultant effect. Does loss of IMEI resultant in a bricked phone?, d
or does it just mean that you would not be able to get a warranty repair but in all other respects the phone works albeit with an immature no guarantees ROM?
Not technically bricked as far as I know. Instead your phone basically turns into a media player. You have no longer access to your cell provider which means you cant make or receive calls/text messages. You won't be able to use data.
For example, its basically an iPhone turning into an iPod touch
I would recommend staying away from flashing anything atm until the guys over here at xda or other place that use their spare time to come up with a solution or conclusion on whether or not IMEI can be recovered
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Not technically bricked as far as I know. Instead your phone basically turns into a media player. You have no longer access to your cell provider which means you cant make or receive calls/text messages. You won't be able to use data.
For example, its basically an iPhone turning into an iPod touch
I would recommend staying away from flashing anything atm until the guys over here at xda or other place that use their spare time to come up with a solution or conclusion on whether or not IMEI can be recovered
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Inter crew, thanks for explaining all that, as an additional question regarding your advice to wait until the IMEI issue is identified, I am in the UK in the 3 network and own a 3 branded S3, my phone is rooted, and I have used Titanium to remove TW pre installed applications that I do not use such as ChatOn, but the ROM is the original stock ROM, my follow up question, when 3 eventually issue a JB update will my phone get it in its current state? Thanks for any answer you give
I seriously doubt it. All of the other phones that I have owned have never taken an update after rooting and freezing apps. This is pure speculation on my part but I would say not able to update.
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HHF2 said:
I seriously doubt it. All of the other phones that I have owned have never taken an update after rooting and freezing apps. This is pure speculation on my part but I would say not able to update.
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That doesn't surprise me, would removal of root and reinstall of the removed apps on this original ROM allow me to update?
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That doesn't surprise me, would removal of root and reinstall of the removed apps on this original ROM allow me to update?
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probably but it might just easier to backup using titanium and then Odin back to stock if there are Odin packages for your device..
that's how I always got my SGS back to stock for anything when required
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I seriously doubt it. All of the other phones that I have owned have never taken an update after rooting and freezing apps. This is pure speculation on my part but I would say not able to update.
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Not true. MyS3 was rooted when att pushed their last ota. And my captivate was rooted when they pushed the froyo update to it. But, that was on a stock Rom. Most custom roms remove the option to check for software updates.
MrHaley, thanks for weighing in, from your perspective do you think its necessary for me to reinstall the removed apps (they were backed up on Titanium) to enable my S3 to receive updates on its resident stock rom ?
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MrHaley, thanks for weighing in, from your perspective do you think its necessary for me to reinstall the removed apps (they were backed up on Titanium) to enable my S3 to receive updates on its resident stock rom ?
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You actual have two options:
1. Keep root, wait for devs to fix the issue, and then wait for the devs to improve the JB update for the S3(probably won't come will Q4-Q1(2013) anyway.
Or
2. Reinstall every stock app you deleted, froze, etc...Then you have to wait for the next OTA.
I'm hard pressed to actually recommend unrooting, since that practically goes against the whole purpose of being on XDA. IF they announce the JB update before the Devs fix the IMEI bug, then i would say unroot. However if they fix it by month's end then it would be worth the wait--I trust the devs here for than the ones making the updates. They tend to be significantly slower, no OC, Carrier-IQ, fewer patches, updates are less frequent than xda, and they come with Touchwiz.
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Hello to all at XDA, this is my first post so please go easy. On the developers thread for JB on the S3 some people are reporting loss of IMEI after flashing a ROM. What isn't clearly being stated is what is the resultant effect. Does loss of IMEI resultant in a bricked phone?, d
or does it just mean that you would not be able to get a warranty repair but in all other respects the phone works albeit with an immature no guarantees ROM?
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No it's not bricked mine actually still made calls and had data edge only though. T mobile Will replace it also at least for now lol
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Have you bought your phone through best buy and got there black tie protection program your golden. You $10 a month for insurance on the phone without a deductible. I haven't lost my imei at all yet and I'm not worried. If I do I'll just go in and they replace it for free.
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Hey guys I have checked extensively and cant find a definitive way to root/ unlock my Aio wireless Sgh-i407zkaatt Samsung Galaxy Amp any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Hey guys I have checked extensively and cant find a definitive way to root/ unlock my Aio wireless Sgh-i407zkaatt Samsung Galaxy Amp any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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I'm in the same boat as you. It doesn't seem like ANY website has any information on it yet... Maybe the phone is too new? Or, since it's a small, prepaid company (Literally only in about 5 states right now) the phone just isn't out there yet for any devs to play around with it. I'm trying to see if I can find a way to do it on my own, I've rooted a bunch of phones in the past (Mainly only HTC though, this is my first ever Samsung phone) and I'm really only good at following root instructions, not on figuring out how to actually root a device. So I'm with you there, hopefully there will be a way to root the Galaxy Amp someday. I love the phone, but I really want App2SD as the only issue I really have with the phone is the lack of internal app storage.
I've thought about trying other Samsung Galaxy devices rooting methods, but I am just skeptical if it'll brick the phone or not if I try rooting with a method designed for another phone. But then again, the if the phones are similar, I don't see why anything could go wrong, so it might be worth a shot.
Possible work around
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I'm in the same boat as you. It doesn't seem like ANY website has any information on it yet... Maybe the phone is too new? Or, since it's a small, prepaid company (Literally only in about 5 states right now) the phone just isn't out there yet for any devs to play around with it. I'm trying to see if I can find a way to do it on my own, I've rooted a bunch of phones in the past (Mainly only HTC though, this is my first ever Samsung phone) and I'm really only good at following root instructions, not on figuring out how to actually root a device. So I'm with you there, hopefully there will be a way to root the Galaxy Amp someday. I love the phone, but I really want App2SD as the only issue I really have with the phone is the lack of internal app storage.
I've thought about trying other Samsung Galaxy devices rooting methods, but I am just skeptical if it'll brick the phone or not if I try rooting with a method designed for another phone. But then again, the if the phones are similar, I don't see why anything could go wrong, so it might be worth a shot.
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I also have the Samsung Galaxy Amp from Aio. It is really similar to the Galaxy SII mini so maybe you could root it using the method used for the mini?
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I also have the Samsung Galaxy Amp from Aio. It is really similar to the Galaxy SII mini so maybe you could root it using the method used for the mini?
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I do agree they are very similar, but I wouldn't wanna brick my device if there's anything different between the devices. Though, the only difference I've really been able to find is the internal storage is lacking compared to the S3 mini, and the VGA front facing camera.. Still, I'll only try it if it won't brick the Galaxy AMP.
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Hey guys I have checked extensively and cant find a definitive way to root/ unlock my Aio wireless Sgh-i407zkaatt Samsung Galaxy Amp any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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I just wanted to jump in and see if anyone has had any luck finding information. I continue to check every few days for any progress but have yet to find anything about rooting this phone!
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I just wanted to jump in and see if anyone has had any luck finding information. I continue to check every few days for any progress but have yet to find anything about rooting this phone!
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Same here as well. I Google for a rooting method for it at least twice a day, and nothing whatsoever. I really want to get it rooted so I can install apps on my SD card (I travel a lot, and use Sygic Navigation as my preferred GPS system, but the maps are flooding my lousy amount of internal storage. It seems to me that the few of us posting in this thread are the only people who have the Samsung Galaxy AMP. AIO does seem to be spreading across the nation now, they just got Service in Texas, and I think California is next, so maybe once it gets out there more, more devs can get their hands on the phone to find a method.
EDIT: Is there a universal way to unlock a bootloader on a Samsung device?? The HTC website will basically unlock any phone's bootloader. I used to have an HTC Rezound, and all I had to do was go to the development section of the HTC website, and unlocked my bootloader directly from the website. Samsung's website has no such thing on it.
Isn't there a way to do it through fastboot? Another phone I had, I literally just went into the comand prompt with Android-sdk, typed "fastboot oem unlock" and unlocked the bootloader that way... Is that possible to do on this Samsung Galaxy Amp?
partyboynx2 said:
Same here as well. I Google for a rooting method for it at least twice a day, and nothing whatsoever. I really want to get it rooted so I can install apps on my SD card (I travel a lot, and use Sygic Navigation as my preferred GPS system, but the maps are flooding my lousy amount of internal storage. It seems to me that the few of us posting in this thread are the only people who have the Samsung Galaxy AMP. AIO does seem to be spreading across the nation now, they just got Service in Texas, and I think California is next, so maybe once it gets out there more, more devs can get their hands on the phone to find a method.
EDIT: Is there a universal way to unlock a bootloader on a Samsung device?? The HTC website will basically unlock any phone's bootloader. I used to have an HTC Rezound, and all I had to do was go to the development section of the HTC website, and unlocked my bootloader directly from the website. Samsung's website has no such thing on it.
Isn't there a way to do it through fastboot? Another phone I had, I literally just went into the comand prompt with Android-sdk, typed "fastboot oem unlock" and unlocked the bootloader that way... Is that possible to do on this Samsung Galaxy Amp?
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I'm with you concerning the internal storage. I'm always seeing the insufficient memory notification pop up. It gets frustrating knowing you have a 32gb micro sd just wanting to help!
polarbear_toenails said:
I'm with you concerning the internal storage. I'm always seeing the insufficient memory notification pop up. It gets frustrating knowing you have a 32gb micro sd just wanting to help!
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Right now, for downloaded apps, I have Sygic navigation, Words With Friends, and Ubuntu One Could manager, and my internal memory is full. I honestly don't think there will be a rooting method any time soon, which really sucks. I want root so badly to be able to switch some apps over to my SD card so I can install more than these 3 apps. But, it just doesn't seem this phone is going to get the attention we need.
I just got this phone a couple months back and found this post...was wondering if anyone has found anything?
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try this it did work for my device.... http://www.kingoapp.com/ keep in mind that you have to find a serial key and enter it and start rooting or else it wont work but stay calm it wont harm your device...
hit thanks if helped :good:
lahirunc said:
try this it did work for my device.... keep in mind that you have to find a serial key and enter it and start rooting or else it wont work but stay calm it wont harm your device...
hit thanks if helped :good:
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Just wanted to confirm that this software also worked for my Galaxy Amp!
Thanks bro! Pleasure helping you!
Don't Try To Root Yet!!!
daneshataolahy said:
Hey guys I have checked extensively and cant find a definitive way to root/ unlock my Aio wireless Sgh-i407zkaatt Samsung Galaxy Amp any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Hey I tried to root my galaxy amp as if it where a s3 mini but it didn't work. I have been checking the net for any forums but still nothing. Once if I find a way I will make sure to post in the forum.
Possibly a little help coming your way (HAVE NOT TESTED)...
A co-worker of mine got this phone through AIO for his girlfriend. He tried rooting and ended up soft bricking the phone (could still get into Download Mode). He sent the phone into AIO for a replacement BUT we were able to locate the PDA and CSC files for this phone. We HAVE NOT TESTED the 2 files, but i will post them from my MediaFire account. Flash w/ Odin or Heimdell (There are Numerous threads here on XDA if youre unsure how to do it, as it is the SAME procedure on all Galaxy phones). These files SHOULD work as intended, BUT i repeat ARE NOT TESTED.
EDITED: LINKS ARE UP!!
Link for the CSC.MD5 ==> http://www.mediafire.com/download/9...07ATTAMD1_1056913_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Link for the TAR.MD5 ==> http://www.mediafire.com/download/c...407UCAMD1_1056913_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Glorious Success
THANK YOU!! I had soft-bricked my phone and just flashed these files with Odin 3.04 and it works perfectly. You do realize that you're probably the first person to post the MD5's for this phone for free on the internet? Not even Samsung has these files on their website. Truly, development for this phone can finally begin.
Also, even though the CSC is ATT, it works with Aio. Apparently, they use the same towers so it makes no difference.
Thanks, Rob.
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THANK YOU!! I had soft-bricked my phone and just flashed these files with Odin 3.04 and it works perfectly.
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Since you're now back in business, does superoneclick work?
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Also, even though the CSC is ATT, it works with Aio. Apparently, they use the same towers so it makes no difference.
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Aio is a subsidiary of ATT.
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Use framaroot app
Easiest way
divyamg28 said:
Use framaroot app
Easiest way
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I had a spare Galaxy Amp SGH-i407 and this package did not work for me. I was using framaroot 1.9.1.
Since it spare phone I used the K ingo thing, and that did work. I'm going to play around with root for the time and see if I can unlock the phone.
Worked for me too.
lahirunc said:
try this it did work for my device.... http://www.kingoapp.com/ keep in mind that you have to find a serial key and enter it and start rooting or else it wont work but stay calm it wont harm your device...
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I was able to root my amp with the kingoapp software above.
A couple of things before you run off and do it. First do some research on Google on the software. Even though no one has found anything definitive, there may be malware that comes with it. It definitely does send data to a server in China. I work in the IT department of a medium sized business so as extra precaution, I used a laptop that is waiting to be scrubbed and public wifi just to be safe. If you don't have that luxury you need to ask yourself if its worth it. The second thing is that you have to have the Samsung Kies software installed before the software can connect to your phone. Once that was done it took about 5 minutes for the software to find the correct exploit to get root. Anyway best of luck for everyone.
Unfortunately I got mine rooted too late to be a whole lot of value to me. I ended up buying an att branded Motorola Atrix HD off ebay so I could get a phone with 8 GB of internal memory that was easily rootable, with an unlockable bootloader, a useable recovery and a fairly active developer environment. So my amp is now an insurance policy when i mess up flashing a rom and don't want to be without a usable phone for an hour or so.
well if u had to install Samsung Kies then it means your phone driver is missing and i apologies for my inconvinence..
Well. My curiousty led to a hard-bricked phone
It's definetly official. I am not going to install any more custom roms after this. To make my story breif. I aquired a motorola atrix 2 phone, and had read it could accomdate a custom rom, so I used a one click root method program and the program said it had done its job. I booted into the recovery and installed the rom, which ended in an infinite reboot. Great, so I read more on how to revert back to firmware using rsd lite. I did this, but the battery was dead. so I went out and purchased anther battery, attempted the restore, phone restart, then BOOM. it stayed black and now it wont come on. wtf.
Can any please recommend the proper cable I have to order to get the phone back working>?
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Well. My curiousty led to a hard-bricked phone
It's definetly official. I am not going to install any more custom roms after this. To make my story breif. I aquired a motorola atrix 2 phone, and had read it could accomdate a custom rom, so I used a one click root method program and the program said it had done its job. I booted into the recovery and installed the rom, which ended in an infinite reboot. Great, so I read more on how to revert back to firmware using rsd lite. I did this, but the battery was dead. so I went out and purchased anther battery, attempted the restore, phone restart, then BOOM. it stayed black and now it wont come on. wtf.
Can any please recommend the proper cable I have to order to get the phone back working>?
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Did you flashed rom with stock recovery?
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smgdev said:
Did you flashed rom with stock recovery?
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Yes, I tried to. Unless i acidentally downloaded the wrong file.
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Yes, I tried to. Unless i acidentally downloaded the wrong file.
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You should flash roms with custom recoveries that built for your device like clockworkmod or twrp recovery.
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You should flash roms with custom recoveries that built for your device like clockworkmod or twrp recovery.
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Yes, I am aware of that. The problem is now my phone is hard bricked and it wont turn on at all, not even to display an error message.
How can I fix this? whats that special cable That i need?
I would love to help you but I don't have the device and I think you should ask to your device's q/a forum. It will more helpful for you.
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Sunaj1 said:
Well. My curiousty led to a hard-bricked phone
It's definetly official. I am not going to install any more custom roms after this. To make my story breif. I aquired a motorola atrix 2 phone, and had read it could accomdate a custom rom, so I used a one click root method program and the program said it had done its job. I booted into the recovery and installed the rom, which ended in an infinite reboot. Great, so I read more on how to revert back to firmware using rsd lite. I did this, but the battery was dead. so I went out and purchased anther battery, attempted the restore, phone restart, then BOOM. it stayed black and now it wont come on. wtf.
Can any please recommend the proper cable I have to order to get the phone back working>?
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Hi, I guess you can use THIS LINK to try and fix your problem. Thank you for consulting the forums, and have a nice day.
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Hi, I guess you can use THIS LINK to try and fix your problem. Thank you for consulting the forums, and have a nice day.
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Thank you. But an experienced repair guy said my phone wasn't responding to neither the USB jtag or the fast boot. So my phone is dead forever? Should I start digging its grave?
Sure sounds this way, and you shouldn't be doing JTAG through the USB port anyway unless your phone is something special I've never heard of
But in truth rooting your phone won't damage it, it just gives someone the opportunity to do so. I'm a firm believer in rooting all androids so long as they read and understand what they are doing, its very hard to brick a phone if you know what you're doing
So although this phone may be dead forever (unless you find someone who for sure knows the proper way to JTAG it) then still consider rooting your next one, just be sure to completely understand what's going on, and try to stay away from one click roots, its hard to learn anything from this
Best of luck on your next phone
*side note, if you still have warranty and your phone is completely unresponsive chances are you will get your warranty exchange, just play dumb and say "I was playing angry birds and it just froze, now it won't turn on"
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I wish I had warranty on this thing. I got it second hand from craigslist. However i've managed to acquire an HTC inspire 4G, what an upgrade from a motorola cliq xt! I would love to install jelly bean on this thing but after messing up the Atrix 2 i'm scared I will F*ck this one up too. I can never find clear and concise instructions on the internet. Every web page I visit, it seems to be someones personal way of doing it. Steps not mentioned, or instructions written for intermediate users. For example, Every video or piece of instruction i've watched on youtube regarding booting into the fast boot on the atrix 2, said something about holding volume up and power button upon booting and I would see something on the top of the screen. However that did not work, First I had to use the volume down and power button, then I would get to this fastboot screen where those recovery options werent available, from there I had to hold both volume buttons down and press the power button twice which would bring me to the recovery options screen. thats just one example, and even then for some reasons I didn't have all the recovery options the instructions spoke of... for example. Very annoying and frustrating. On a side note, is there anyone on this site who lives in the US that can unbrick my atrix 2? The guy who repair phones I took it to said theres a device for 250.00 bucks he's waiting to get that can unbrick any device. However he doesnt have the funds and had gotten laid off work. I am just having a hard time believing a simple soft user error could permanently damage my device forever and that as sophiscated as our technology has gotten there's absolutely no way to revive it.
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Sure sounds this way, and you shouldn't be doing JTAG through the USB port anyway unless your phone is something special I've never heard of
But in truth rooting your phone won't damage it, it just gives someone the opportunity to do so. I'm a firm believer in rooting all androids so long as they read and understand what they are doing, its very hard to brick a phone if you know what you're doing
So although this phone may be dead forever (unless you find someone who for sure knows the proper way to JTAG it) then still consider rooting your next one, just be sure to completely understand what's going on, and try to stay away from one click roots, its hard to learn anything from this
Best of luck on your next phone
*side note, if you still have warranty and your phone is completely unresponsive chances are you will get your warranty exchange, just play dumb and say "I was playing angry birds and it just froze, now it won't turn on"
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I can't attest to the videos you saw, but for most androids this is the best site with the most info, I only suggest being sure how to root before you do it, and to understand how the method works as well. When your not understanding this is when bricks happen.
I know it can be lots of reading and lots of questions but in the long run its worth the time
As for the JTAG equipment there are many who have it and you can easily spend less than 250 on getting the proper stuff.
Every logicboard is different so maybe this machine he speaks of has a wide variety of cables that come with it, but he's still paying too much
Anyway, most people seem to charge 50$ or so to JTAG it back, if that's more than the phone is worth to you just sell it on eBay for parts
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demkantor said:
I can't attest to the videos you saw, but for most androids this is the best site with the most info, I only suggest being sure how to root before you do it, and to understand how the method works as well. When your not understanding this is when bricks happen.
I know it can be lots of reading and lots of questions but in the long run its worth the time
As for the JTAG equipment there are many who have it and you can easily spend less than 250 on getting the proper stuff.
Every logicboard is different so maybe this machine he speaks of has a wide variety of cables that come with it, but he's still paying too much
Anyway, most people seem to charge 50$ or so to JTAG it back, if that's more than the phone is worth to you just sell it on eBay for parts
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Can you link me to clear and concise instructions on how to upgrade my 2.3.7 ( i think) to jellybean on an htc inspire 4g? and is there anyone here who can fix my phone that you know of?
HERE IS YOUR PHONES FORUM
you will find links to all the guides you need here, always read the stickies in each section, this tends to have the important info you need
then anything your not sure about should be asked in the proper place within this forum for the best answers
example, question on how to root should be asked in the how to root thread for best chance of a good answer, question on how to flash a new radio should be asked in a thread pertaining to this
im sorry but i dont know enough about your phone specificly to help further but hopefully the members in your device specific forum will
best of luck!
So I finally HAVE to replace my Note 2 via warranty. Power button sticks and will not boot.
At the end of the call to place the warranty order she says "any physical damage, water damage, or software alterations will result in a charge of $290". So I'm rooted and ROM'd and would normally just return to stock. BUT since the phone will not boot, I cannot do this. I realize if it won't boot for me it likely won't boot for Verizon.
My worry is that somehow they will in get it to boot. Do they still check for root? If so is this something I should be worried about? I cannot for the life of me get this thing to turn on it seems like I will not be able to return this to stock with out powering the phone on. Any insight is greatly appreciated.
I have done the warranty replacement game for a long time. Typical the people checking the phone are stupid and dump for checking for root. I havent spoken to or talked to one smart person that would check. Plus the people they hired to make sure the devices comes in probably isn't tech savvy. Just a worker trying to get paid.
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I agree with the above. I guarantee you the people who do the initial evaluation have a 'target' for the number of phones processed. But just the same return your phone to as stock looking as possible. Restore the launcher, use a stock wallpaper and/or boot-ani. Uninstall all apps you got from the store. And run your battery all the way down. It will continue to discharge even though it's off. This means it will need to charge for a few minutes before it will boot again.
And I've never noticed many posts (i can't recall even one) about phones being kicked back for being rooted/flashed.
But with that said isn't there some kind of flash 'counter' on the Note 2?
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When I had my DROID X I went into a Verizon store to upgrade to an s3 and the guy who just got done telling me how he "mods" his gnex looked at my X and it was running cm7 themed out the wazoo and he said how plain the stock os is on the Motorola. Haha. So I don't think that 98% of the people who are either in store or at the warranty place have a clue what rooted is let alone able to tell if it is or not.
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I think I read somewhere that you can make a powered usb jig the will boot it into download mode. I might be wrong, but you can search around for it.
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Did you even read the op
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Yea I can't even get the phone to boot. Which I believe is due to the malfunctioning power button. But I'm still concerned verizon will find some way to get it booted. I'm going to see if I can boot via ADB this evening. Its been quite a while since messing around with ADB so I need to allow myself some time. Hopefully I can boot it and just Odin the factory image via ADB.
I should also try and clear the flash counter right? Does anyone have any tips or know-how on how to do that? I saw somewhere that there is an app. But should that be run before or after running the Odin stock image?
Thanks again guys and gals.
Hey gerg, the app is triangle away, and I would always try to return to stock if possible. I would use it before returning to stock as it needs root privileges. What a great learning experience (better to look at it that way then get angry trying to accomplish your goal). Keep us posted as we are all"rooting" for you....:thumbup:
"One small step for man, One giant leap for mankind" said anyone who has tried Moon Rom
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Hey gerg, the app is triangle away, and I would always try to return to stock if possible. I would use it before returning to stock as it needs root privileges. What a great learning experience (better to look at it that way then get angry trying to accomplish your goal). Keep us posted as we are all"rooting" for you....:thumbup:
"One small step for man, One giant leap for mankind" said anyone who has tried Moon Rom
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Thanks man. Appreciate the positive vibes.
However it seems like I'm stuck. I can't for the life of me get this phone to boot, therefore I can restore the stock image via ADB, because ADB will not recognize the device since it is off. I've tried every trick out there, including the youtube video about pulling the charger and pulling/re-seating the battery as fast as possible. No dice.
I did however receive my warranty device today, and since I have ADB all set up and ready to go, I'll be rooting her and getting back to Trans-Neb ASAP, and of course I'll see you back in that thread.
Again, thanks for the help guys it is appreciated. I'm fairly sure I've tried harder and spent more time to get this phone to boot than Verizon will ( I hope at least). So if they can't get it to turn on, I don't see how they can tell its rooted
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Cheers!
Galaxy Mega with OTA Android 4.4.2.
I only want to root and keep this stock ROM. I don't even care if it's unlocked unless it has to be. I have read through several guides that all seem to be written over a year ago. Is there a new tutorial for me? I have installed Samsung Kries 3 and Odin. I can usually make a connection though it often gives me error messages that my device is not supported. When I disconnect and reconnect, the error goes away. I can see and use Odin and Kreis 3.
Yes, me too also looking for root this version of android 4.4.2
I've already tried many times so far with old files of root but didn't successful.
can someone help us?
If you have i527, which you have not specified, you are out of luck. It is a no go.
Block wall
Zero
Zilch
Nada
Its a dead bird
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captemo said:
If you have i527, which you have not specified, you are out of luck. It is a no go.
Block wall, Zero, Zilch, Nada, Its a dead bird
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Sounds like Cpt. Emo spent an hour or 12 on this project already.
As for me, I am using a Sprint variant. SPH-600. Cpt. may be right concerning this machine too. If so I will content myself with learning the KitKat OTA upgrade (a welcome surprise) it's pretty awesome in its stock version.
You have the Sprint variation, you may be ok. Dont take my word as gospel, but there are definitly signs of life. Sprint is not my carrier. This thread specifically may not have all the answers, but if you read this and post here, you may find the yellow brick road. Good luck. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789034
Not that the Mega is a bad phone, just under nourished.
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I didn't know that finding a root for the kit Kat was this bad.
I had this Galaxy Mega 6.3 for almost a year, was about to upgrade the OS to kit Kat but I decided to keep the 4.2.2 stock rom because a friend of mines told me that there's higher security activity when upgrading to Kit Kat which makes it nearly impossible to find or getnroot access. So I went on and rooted it using Odin2 and I haven't been this satisfied since. Once again I'm sorry you guys are going through a difficult time finding it. The only thing I can say is wait a little while longer for someone to finally get a root for KitKat
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Well, this is a painful admission of a 'slap-head moment.'
I followed several threads and downloaded newest Odin3. booted to recovery and tried to root using Odin3. Nada. Failed. double checked everything. downloaded Mega drivers (several times) Odin3 failed. Many many hours over several days. Then came the slap-head moment. I 'knew'' that not all micro charging/data cables were made the same. I finally went to the other room where I use the charger for the Mega, retrieved the cable that came with it and replaced the one I was using to connect to my computer to use Odin3.
THIS time Odin3 worked and my phone was rooted in seconds. Seriously, under a minute. Double checked with RootChecker and SuperSUser.
So, much as I hate to admit the growing tide of 'slap-head moments' maybe someone else will be helped by this tip.