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[Q] Unrooting a phone that used ODIN?? -N7000

Hey guys, Does anyone know how to unroot a Samsung Galaxy Note that was Rooted using ODIN (NetChip Method)? Am i the only one who made this mistake and cant unroot??
im not sure if there is already a thread existing about this, i couldnt find one.
i also tried using the "DoomLord_Unrooting" but didnt work for me neither, still have Superuser and still able to go to my system files.

replied just few min back, Dont remember wether on PM or your other thread.

crz2uf said:
Hey guys, Does anyone know how to unroot a Samsung Galaxy Note that was Rooted using ODIN (NetChip Method)? Am i the only one who made this mistake and cant unroot??
im not sure if there is already a thread existing about this, i couldnt find one.
i also tried using the "DoomLord_Unrooting" but didnt work for me neither, still have Superuser and still able to go to my system files.
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Hey guys, I have the same problem. Tried the same method as above. Couldnt find the thread about it.
I Even tried to download the stock firmware from Dr.Ketan's post and use Odin but couldnt extract the files.
Please Help...
Thanks

you need to use jig, if you have raised binary counter, back to stock ROM, can't solve it.
BTW, use winrar/7zip to extract file.

dr.ketan said:
you need to use jig, if you have raised binary counter, back to stock ROM, can't solve it.
BTW, use winrar/7zip to extract file.
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Firstly, Thanks Dr.Ketan.
I am a newbie. Would you be able to share about 'jig' ?
Thanks in advanced again.

You can purchase OR make yourself here is guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
How to use JIG
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354888

Using a jig is unfortunately the only way to reset your Samsung Note into a clean (warranty friendly) status. To be honest... it is some kind of "blind flight" because after loading the old ("wrong") bootloader via ODIN your device will show nothing after the reboot. Could be a little be scary for some people... but it works ;-)

dr.ketan said:
You can purchase OR make yourself here is guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
How to use JIG
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354888
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Before I do this, I am going to use Odin to go back to stock.
I downloaded this firmware from your post:
N7000DXLA1 -------2.3.6 2012 January-----N7000OLBKL2-------Malaysia
Questions:
1. Do I need the PDA & CSC files to execute this unroot? Where can I obtain it? Have been searching for hours still cant find it.
2. What is the best way to root it again?
Thank you.

GTN7000-Malaysia said:
Before I do this, I am going to use Odin to go back to stock.
I downloaded this firmware from your post:
N7000DXLA1 -------2.3.6 2012 January-----N7000OLBKL2-------Malaysia
Questions:
1. Do I need the PDA & CSC files to execute this unroot? Where can I obtain it? Have been searching for hours still cant find it.
2. What is the best way to root it again?
Thank you.
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Single file .tar is enough, when u go back to stock with pc odin, it will automatically get unroot.
Installaion guide is there in post #2 from whr u downloaded.
There is best way is zergrush exploit.
Find it from my signature(first link)
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What's the difference between rooting via zergrush vs. CF-root? How to cf-root?
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dr.ketan said:
Single file .tar is enough, when u go back to stock with pc odin, it will automatically get unroot.
Installaion guide is there in post #2 from whr u downloaded.
There is best way is zergrush exploit.
Find it from my signature(first link)
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What's the difference between rooting via zergrush vs. CF-root? How to cf-root?
I'd like to speed up my Note. Kinda sluggish at stock. Even iPhones are smoother. What is Rocket Rom & Litening Rom? Is it safe? Which is better? or are there any better ones out there?
Just before unrooting I was using AbyssNote2.3, 1.703GHz, alot of heating & no difference that it was earlier. Netchip was smoother.
Thanks

Zergrush n CF root using same exploit to Root. CF root have extra benifit that it pushes CWM along with Root.
Really I never used any custom ROM till day. N it depend on own choice n requirement. You can find details n review of other on corresponding ROM thread, I can't comment much on it.

[Q] Help - How to root Samsung Note KL3 (Singapore Starhub)

Hi there
Yes I know there are articles about this (damn long articles with strange terms). And I have read through a lot posts about how to root Samsung Galaxy Note - there seems to be 1001 ways to do it but none of them worked on my model KL3 (purchased from Starhub in Singapore)
-> Tried one-click root method - doesnt work anymore for KL3
-> Tried odin method, can't find the place to download the revised ROM (just wondering why will the author still post the URL that is invalid?)
So please anyone out there, if you have done any successful root on KL3, please let me know how you did it.
I am willing to pay you some $$ to get the no-nonsense answer - I have wasted 1 day digging around and I don't want to waste more time.
Tony

http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=864276&stc=1&d=1327042915
download the above file ... extract and Execute "not-rooted-yet.bat" and follow the instructions.
as simple as that...

it depend on ur firmware, i bought mine from msia..
it was 2.3.6 so i did downgrade to 2.3.5 using odin, after that i use the method describe in this http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...1&d=1327042915
and happily rooted mine to using RR and others ROM as well..i kept changing ROM when ever they hv new one..haha
u can contact me ..im usig starhub too nine zero six nine seven two nine seven

tonygutao said:
Hi there
Yes I know there are articles about this (damn long articles with strange terms). And I have read through a lot posts about how to root Samsung Galaxy Note - there seems to be 1001 ways to do it but none of them worked on my model KL3 (purchased from Starhub in Singapore)
-> Tried one-click root method - doesnt work anymore for KL3
-> Tried odin method, can't find the place to download the revised ROM (just wondering why will the author still post the URL that is invalid?)
So please anyone out there, if you have done any successful root on KL3, please let me know how you did it.
I am willing to pay you some $$ to get the no-nonsense answer - I have wasted 1 day digging around and I don't want to waste more time.
Tony
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First downgrade your firmware, then Root it. after applying Root, you can back to Singapore KL3 or watever new ROM you desire, by using CWM or Mobile Odin

Hi sorry to hijack yr thread OP,but i am also from Singapore.i bought a set from singtel.
my firmware are as follow:
PDA:N7000DXKL3
PHONE:N7000DXKL2
CSC:N7000OLBKL2
Baseband:N7000DXKL2
Kernel:2.6.35.7-N7000DXKL3-CL825081 [email protected]#2
i am confused on which one to look at as both pda and phone has different KL version..so which one should i be looking at for rooting purposes and can my current fw be rooted directly?

Look at kernel version. You are on KL3.
Follow dr.ketan's post above.

thanks for replies.
what puzzles me is that,i read dr.ketan's pdf guide and found that N7000DXKL3 is direct rootable.have u tried and it failed?

JxXxn said:
thanks for replies.
what puzzles me is that,i read dr.ketan's pdf guide and found that N7000DXKL3 is direct rootable.have u tried and it failed?
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Actually xxkl3 was released early that was direct rootable, but some newer version released under kl3 are not rootable
Actuallt kl* are non rootable, except some early kl3. So you shud try to root it directly, if not success you should consider it as non rootable.
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Let me try to help you guys.
1. download this zip file to your PC.
2. Uzip.
3. On your Note:
Settings/Applications/Unknown Sources - Check!
Settings/Applications/Development/USB Debugging - Check!
4. Connect USB cable to Note, then to PC
5 Back to your PC folder where you have unpacked the zip
5. Start not-rooted-yet.bat
6. Follow the instructions, and you'll be rooted in a couple of seconds.
Hope this helps.

For those in Singapore...Either post on https://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobileSingapore
or send me a PM and i will help u personally.

Can someone help? While running the not-rooted-yet.bat, got a error message "
--- pushing zImage
failed to copy 'zimage\zImage' to '/data/local/zImage': Permission denied
Thanks...
chasmodo said:
Let me try to help you guys.
1. download this zip file to your PC.
2. Uzip.
3. On your Note:
Settings/Applications/Unknown Sources - Check!
Settings/Applications/Development/USB Debugging - Check!
4. Connect USB cable to Note, then to PC
5 Back to your PC folder where you have unpacked the zip
5. Start not-rooted-yet.bat
6. Follow the instructions, and you'll be rooted in a couple of seconds.
Hope this helps.
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leongyw said:
Can someone help? While running the not-rooted-yet.bat, got a error message "
--- pushing zImage
failed to copy 'zimage\zImage' to '/data/local/zImage': Permission denied
Thanks...
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Mmm.
I m from singapore also.
I can tell u, i don't care which version i am.
Normally i will just download the newest version from www.sammobile.com and flash through odin, and on ICS, if i loose my root, i will use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794. To get my root back. Easy and fast.
Ps: i never do full wipe on ics, i tried once and brick my device.
Sent from my GT-N7000 at the corner of this rounded earth.

Can't access to /system/csc/ITV/system

Hi guys!
I have a problem, sigh...
I had a Note with the stock firmware KKA/KK5 and I had flashed it with ODIN the LB1 DBT stock rom.
Now I have done e deep clean and I have reflashed the KKA/KK5 stock rom without problems or errors.
Now the system had warning me about a update... to LB1. So I have loaded the update.
Seems all okay... but now if I go in the recovery mode, I have this error:
multi csc
can't access to /system/csc/ITV/system
Anyone can help me? I would like to delete this error.
thanks!
stefano

I fixed mine with a full wipe, then boot into the system, and skip the google account setup, and then reboot into recovery, and the csc was re applied.
Alternately, which will result is a full wipe anyway, is to chnage your CSC manually. You can use CSC selector from the market, or use the short codes.

Thank you for your reply!
I have done any attempt, but nothing.
If I try to change the csc, the display show me only one CSC... that is ITV... and It should be right.
But if I go in revovery mode, I receive always the same error... cant access to.. ecc. ecc...
If I put the KKA Italy stock firmware the error doesnt appear.
If I do the OTA update... I have the error.
Please, help, I dont understand why!
bye!
steve

steveweb said:
Thank you for your reply!
I have done any attempt, but nothing.
If I try to change the csc, the display show me only one CSC... that is ITV... and It should be right.
But if I go in revovery mode, I receive always the same error... cant access to.. ecc. ecc...
If I put the KKA Italy stock firmware the error doesnt appear.
If I do the OTA update... I have the error.
Please, help, I dont understand why!
bye!
steve
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have the same problem...i resolved getting the csc/itv folder being sent from a friend of mine...all manually without wipes etc...so what i need is alink to manually download the csc/ITV folder for galaxy note LB1 firmware...i knew here on xda there was an archive of csc but i can't find it nor the ITV..please help!

I had this on both my note and ace. Never got to the bottom of it either???
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FIXED!!
PJ147 said:
I had this on both my note and ace. Never got to the bottom of it either???
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FOUND THE ANSWER!!!after surfing the WHOLE net i found the way...and i'm sure than NOBODY has ever found the answer so this should be useful for all users!!
simply downgrade to an old directly rootable gingerbread version (in my case the kka kk5 ITV on a no brand italian galaxy note)...after having the device rooted download root explorer and get to this folder.....system/csc/ ..there you'll find a looot of csc folders (HUN, ITV, etc)...each one comes from a different nation, simply copy and paste to a pc folder or external sd folder always with root explorer...then when you'll have updated to the latest firmware simply paste the csc folders that you need ( or all of them, so you can manually change csc without the hateful "must be three chars" writings) in to system/csc/ folder...i think that this problem will solve a lot of request on the net...i stayed awaked all night to do downgrades, upgrades etc...so hope this will be helpful to all xda users!
cheers \m/

Thanks learned something new
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baz77 said:
Thanks learned something new
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It's an honour to receive a "thank" from the sda staff!! honored to serve the cause

Gapps/Setup Wizard keeps crashing

Hi! I made some questions in another thread because I thought it was related, but now I think it's not.
The story begins with me (I know now how stupid I was) playing with Swapper2 and other Swapper apps trying to improbe the phone performance. After unninstalling Swapper2 my phone kinda crashed, so I decided to restore a backup I was made 2 days ago from CWM recovery just in case. worth saying I was running an unbranded 4.1.2 version downloaded from sammobile.
When I restored and the phone booted i found surprisingly the Setup Wizard screen, so I freaked out and tried to restore again with same results. Since then, i tried tons of different things, most of them suggested by @shut_down he was really kind and helpfull:
-obviously flashing stock ROM from sammobile again, but the problem persist.
-install CM 10, CM10.2 with corresponding gapps (doesn't even boot, phone gets stuck in the pretty CM loading screen)
-install Harsh Jelly:
1) it worked without gapps, and then tried to restore my backup but the same result again
2) installing gapps in Harsh Jelly makes it crash, like the others.
In short: in every case, the gapps crash and the Setup Wizard restart.
as additional info, i don't know if it's related, the CWM recovery log shows this every time i check it.
I: Can't format unknow volume: /external_sd
I: Can't partition unsafe device: /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
my guess is: could it be that mmcblk0p8 is the partition where gapps are saved and it is corrupted or something and thats why I'm unable to make them work?
I'm deeply grateful. ♥♥
PS: feel free to correct my english, it's not my native language, sorry. ♥

mmcblk0p8 is internal sdcard I don't know if it's related
I see you made some error: watch out which gapps you flash: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.. Wrong version will crash and you don't need to flash them on stock based rom
Problem is in /data partition: you could solve by deleting secsetupwizard.apk and setupwizard.apk but how? 1) try booting your phone in safe mode (there's a guide in this section) and then delete them using some app such as root browser, if you can't boot in safe mode try adb
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Toni5830 said:
mmcblk0p8 is internal sdcard I don't know if it's related
I see you made some error: watch out which gapps you flash: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.. Wrong version will crash and you don't need to flash them on stock based rom
Problem is in /data partition: you could solve by deleting secsetupwizard.apk and setupwizard.apk but how? 1) try booting your phone in safe mode (there's a guide in this section) and then delete them using some app such as root browser, if you can't boot in safe mode try adb
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at first i didn't install gapps in Harsh Jelly, the phone booted correctly but there were not gapps at all! it was then when i tried to install them from CWM. Yes I installed the right ones (4.1.x) 20121011 from goo.im/gapps. and then they crashed.
also, as I said before, when I restore (in CWM) my backup of a stock unbranded ROM (from sammobile) the gapps and SWizard also crash, and I'm not installing any gapps.
I'll try that but I have a question, will this solve my problem permanently or it will make my phone functional just for this rom now?

booting in safe mode also starts setup wizard, and also crashes.

Well, I decided to start all over again. I downgraded to GB, I flashed with odin a 2.3.6 unbranded ROM downloaded from sammobile. The phone boots, gapps and setup wizard don't crash BUT the signal comes and goes, I checked the baseband and it says: XXXX
I don't know if I should try to solve this now, or continue with flashing with odin a 4.1.2 ROM from sammobile.

Which firmware did you flash?? Try the one from your country
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Toni5830 said:
Which firmware did you flash?? Try the one from your country
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I flashed the one from my country, off course. (Argentina)
I found 2 possible ways to fix it, I'll try to fix it from terminal, i need someone else from my country to give me his modemfs.img.md5
the other way is clearing EFS in odin, but sounds too risky for me.
After solving this I'll keep trying to uptdate to 4.1.2
Thanks.

I am not sure what happend to you with that IMEI. Try to flash JB.
And why did you install gapps on Harsh Jelly? That ROM had its own google apps. You probably flashed gapps for wrong android version. You can't use 4.2.2 gapps on 4.1.2 for example.

shut_down said:
I am not sure what happend to you with that IMEI. Try to flash JB.
And why did you install gapps on Harsh Jelly? That ROM had its own google apps. You probably flashed gapps for wrong android version. You can't use 4.2.2 gapps on 4.1.2 for example.
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I repeat: at first I didnt flash any gapps, because it doesn't need it, but GAPPS WEREN'T THERE! I swear! no market, no gmail, maps or anything. so, I decided to try installing them, I'm sure I installed 4.1.2 (the right ones) just to try, and then gapps and Setup Wizard crashed again.

I solved it
ok, I solved a few things here, I'll try to detail every step I did for the record.
I downgraded to 2.3.6 with 3 files, CSC, PIT and PDA,(with re-partition box checked). there my gapps worked ok, but my baseband was XXXX and I had not 2g or 3g. I fixed the baseband following this steps:
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(parenthesis) i had to root 2.3.6 first following this steps: (as example) http://techdraginfo.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s-advance.html
then install terminal.
then get the modemfs.img.md5 from a friend with the same phone.
I uploaded that file to my googledrive, I link it here just in case (warning, it is from company: Claro, Argentina, UBLD1)
goo.gl/DzAjza
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I've flashed modemfs.img.md5 now 3G is working.
On another device (same model and region) I did:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 of=/sdcard/modemfs.img.md5
Copied generated file to my sdcard and did:
dd if=/sdcard/modemfs.img.md5 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Reboot and it's done.
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Thanks to @Skarllot @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2119292&page=3
(i don't know if there is any relation between my previous problem and baseband, but still... )
then, i upgraded to an unbranded 4.1.2 downloaded from sammobile with odin, and everything worked properly.
(note: I followed the downgrade then upgrade steps before but the problem persisted, the only difference this time was the fix of the baseband, thats why I THINK it was related in some way)
Now everything worked again, I installed CWM from stock 4.1.2 recovery, then restored my previous backup.
Thanks to everyone who helped and guided me in this, specially to @shut_down he answered every time in this forum.
I spent 3 days without my phone

I'm glad you worked that out. Thx for writing it down here, could proove usefull to someone else...

alete89 said:
ok, I solved a few things here, I'll try to detail every step I did for the record.
I downgraded to 2.3.6 with 3 files, CSC, PIT and PDA,(with re-partition box checked). there my gapps worked ok, but my baseband was XXXX and I had not 2g or 3g. I fixed the baseband following this steps:
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(parenthesis) i had to root 2.3.6 first following this steps: (as example) http://techdraginfo.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s-advance.html
then install terminal.
then get the modemfs.img.md5 from a friend with the same phone.
I uploaded that file to my googledrive, I link it here just in case (warning, it is from company: Claro, Argentina, UBLD1)
goo.gl/DzAjza
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Thanks to @Skarllot @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2119292&page=3
(i don't know if there is any relation between my previous problem and baseband, but still... )
then, i upgraded to an unbranded 4.1.2 downloaded from sammobile with odin, and everything worked properly.
(note: I followed the downgrade then upgrade steps before but the problem persisted, the only difference this time was the fix of the baseband, thats why I THINK it was related in some way)
Now everything worked again, I installed CWM from stock 4.1.2 recovery, then restored my previous backup.
Thanks to everyone who helped and guided me in this, specially to @shut_down he answered every time in this forum.
I spent 3 days without my phone
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CongratulationThat You Have Solved Your Problem , I am Facing Exact Same Problem
My Setup wizard crash , gapps stopped, harshjelly works without gapps, every thing is same
Only difference is after downgrading to GB i can see my baseband , imei and i have network
I can understand one thing it has something to do with my efs folder , which" failed to mount", as it can be seen in recovery .
The file given by your friend must contain efs , and i think after flashing that file your imei number might be changed , just confirm that your imei number and your friends imei number is different and if it is same then remove file given by you from google drive immidiately or many people might get same imei number, and you still have your original imei number different from your friend please let me know so i can flash this file ,
Never share your imei number . Thanks in advance.

jazzh said:
I'm glad you worked that out. Thx for writing it down here, could proove usefull to someone else...
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IMEI remains different, I can't explain why, but I checked it. I hope this helps. Ler me know if it does!
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alete89 said:
IMEI remains different, I can't explain why, but I checked it. I hope this helps. Ler me know if it does!
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I am trying to run command given by you in terminal emulater but it says permission denied , my device is rooted, i dont know whats the problem
Edit : Sorry My Bad, I forget to enter su command

alete89 said:
IMEI remains different, I can't explain why, but I checked it. I hope this helps. Ler me know if it does!
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You have to write su before, to grant permissions.
su (enter)
and then go on
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This method is not working for me
Thank you for your support and help , i have followed every instruction and successfully changed modemefs folder but my problem still persist , my gapps and setup wizard keep crashing
I know one thing it has something to do with my efs folder because in recovery it says fail to mount efs (invalid argument)
i m trying to restore it. My mobile works perfectly in GB with all functionality . With GB also i can see same error in recovery , fail to mount efs.

androiddoctor said:
Thank you for your support and help , i have followed every instruction and successfully changed modemefs folder but my problem still persist , my gapps and setup wizard keep crashing
I know one thing it has something to do with my efs folder because in recovery it says fail to mount efs (invalid argument)
i m trying to restore it. My mobile works perfectly in GB with all functionality . With GB also i can see same error in recovery , fail to mount efs.
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i fixed EFS while in GB, you did the same way?

new at this...need help
alete89 said:
ok, I solved a few things here, I'll try to detail every step I did for the record.
I downgraded to 2.3.6 with 3 files, CSC, PIT and PDA,(with re-partition box checked). there my gapps worked ok, but my baseband was XXXX and I had not 2g or 3g. I fixed the baseband following this steps:
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(parenthesis) i had to root 2.3.6 first following this steps: (as example) http://techdraginfo.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s-advance.html
then install terminal.
then get the modemfs.img.md5 from a friend with the same phone.
I uploaded that file to my googledrive, I link it here just in case (warning, it is from company: Claro, Argentina, UBLD1)
goo.gl/DzAjza
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Thanks to @Skarllot @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2119292&page=3
(i don't know if there is any relation between my previous problem and baseband, but still... )
then, i upgraded to an unbranded 4.1.2 downloaded from sammobile with odin, and everything worked properly.
(note: I followed the downgrade then upgrade steps before but the problem persisted, the only difference this time was the fix of the baseband, thats why I THINK it was related in some way)
Now everything worked again, I installed CWM from stock 4.1.2 recovery, then restored my previous backup.
Thanks to everyone who helped and guided me in this, specially to @shut_down he answered every time in this forum.
I spent 3 days without my phone
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hey i am new at all this. so the problem starts here, i tried to install cwm recovery and something went wrong. since then i am facing the same problems like gapps stopped working and setup wizard crashed i tried flashing GB via odin but it gets stuck in bootloop. i can't get into recovery mode it just shows the phone name. But when i install JB again it shows setup wizard has stopped.... PLLLZZZZZ HELP ME. i can't live without my phone. thanks in advance...and i would be grateful if you give a bit of details regarding the steps. THANK YOU!

aayush295 said:
hey i am new at all this. so the problem starts here, i tried to install cwm recovery and something went wrong. since then i am facing the same problems like gapps stopped working and setup wizard crashed i tried flashing GB via odin but it gets stuck in bootloop. i can't get into recovery mode it just shows the phone name. But when i install JB again it shows setup wizard has stopped.... PLLLZZZZZ HELP ME. i can't live without my phone. thanks in advance...and i would be grateful if you give a bit of details regarding the steps. THANK YOU!
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1. You can't go back to GB just like that, there is a guide on our phone section for downgrading.
2. How did you try to install CWM?
3. Flash JB with Odin and see what happens.
4. Search. And read.

aayush295 said:
hey i am new at all this. so the problem starts here, i tried to install cwm recovery and something went wrong. since then i am facing the same problems like gapps stopped working and setup wizard crashed i tried flashing GB via odin but it gets stuck in bootloop. i can't get into recovery mode it just shows the phone name. But when i install JB again it shows setup wizard has stopped.... PLLLZZZZZ HELP ME. i can't live without my phone. thanks in advance...and i would be grateful if you give a bit of details regarding the steps. THANK YOU!
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do what @shut_down said, notice that to downgrade I followed a downgrade tutorial and also checked the re-format partitions box in Odin (you need additional files to do that).
good luck!

Note 5 started malfunctioning for no reason

I have no idea what is happening so I hope someone here can help me.
I came home today and realized that my phone didn't automatically connect to the wifi, and it forgot the password. This seemed a little suspicious because I rooted my Note 5 and installed Xposed the night before but didn't do anything major that could affect the phone in such a drastic way. This kept happening so I thought I'd do a factory reset. When that was done and my phone booted, it started lagging and I'm having frequent lag spikes now. I started re-downloading my apps but every time I retried they stopped at 100%. There was also a permanent notification saying that "unauthorized actions have been detected". I tried to flash the stock firmware with odin but odin doesn't recognize my phone and I don't know what to do now.
Thank you in advance.

Try different usb ports and restart pc, try change cable eventually - somehow your device must get recognized by pc

u have telegram???

Androidwizzard said:
Try different usb ports and restart pc, try change cable eventually - somehow your device must get recognized by pc
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I already tried that, although now I can install applications but the lag spikes still remain and that annoying notification keeps popping up.

immarcel said:
I already tried that, although now I can install applications but the lag spikes still remain and that annoying notification keeps popping up.
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go into settings/developer options disable+enable USB debugging afterwards your device should get recognized.
then try download mode and report pls.

Androidwizzard said:
go into settings/developer options disable+enable USB debugging afterwards your device should get recognized.
then try download mode and report pls.
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I got Odin working and I want to install CF Auto Root but it's stuck on NAND write start
EDIT: Somehow I got odin working again and rooted the device

Just flash latest stock firmware of your model number and country using odin..You will find firmware at sammobile.com
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immarcel said:
I got Odin working and I want to install CF Auto Root but it's stuck on NAND write start
EDIT: Somehow I got odin working again and rooted the device
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PrateiK BhoiR said:
Just flash latest stock firmware of your model number and country using odin..You will find firmware at sammobile.com
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Why you need Cf autoroot? You are already rooted..If you want your phone back in stock state then just flash firmware of your model and country using odin..You will get more information about flashing stock firmware using odin on forum
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Root checker says I'm not rooted and SuperSU says the same

immarcel said:
Root checker says I'm not rooted and SuperSU says the same
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So is your phone now working well?

PrateiK BhoiR said:
So is your phone now working well?
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Not really. I still get random lag spikes (frequently) and I've been trying to root it for the past 2 hours but for some reason my device is still not rooted. I tried flashing CF Auto Root with TWRP but it comes up with an error message: could not find meta inf/com/google/android/update-binary

immarcel said:
Not really. I still get random lag spikes (frequently) and I've been trying to root it for the past 2 hours but for some reason my device is still not rooted. I tried flashing CF Auto Root with TWRP but it comes up with an error message: could not find meta inf/com/google/android/update-binary
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Have you tried flashing stock firmware for your specific model and country using odin? If you have connectivity issue with odin, then just try changing USB cables or ports also install Samsung usb drivers on your pc..

PrateiK BhoiR said:
Have you tried flashing stock firmware for your specific model and country using odin? If you have connectivity issue with odin, then just try changing USB cables or ports also install Samsung usb drivers on your pc..
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I can't download the stock firmware from sammobile, I'm not a premium user and I'm not willing to spend money on that because the slow download is not available

immarcel said:
I can't download the stock firmware from sammobile, I'm not a premium user and I'm not willing to spend money on that because the slow download is not available
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You can download it as a free member too..

PrateiK BhoiR said:
You can download it as a free member too..
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Okay, so if I manage to download it, do you think that will solve all my problems and I can root again?

immarcel said:
Okay, so if I manage to download it, do you think that will solve all my problems and I can root again?
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Get SAMFIRM for your download and flash firmware - afterwards factory reset in stock recovery then setup your device :fingers-crossed:
btw: which is your current bootloader, csc and device name

immarcel said:
Okay, so if I manage to download it, do you think that will solve all my problems and I can root again?
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Yes after successfully flashing stock firmware using odin your problems will be solved as stock firmware will be installed on your phone without any root access...Though you can root your phone again but no surety that problems your facing now will come again or not after rooting again( Depends upon how successfully you root your device and which type of apps your running on your device) Caution:-flash firmware for your specific phone model with proper country csc, otherwise you will mess up with efs folder and your device...So before flashing search on forum how to flash stock firmware using odin and follow step by step process..*DO IT ON YOUR OWN RISK* Just search for process of flashing stock firmware using odin..You need-pc,device,usb cable,odin,Samsung drivers installed on your pc,latest official firmware for your device and country..(http://www.galaxynote5update.com/galaxy-note5-stock-firmware/) Refer this link.If this link shows doesn't support your country, then just go to note 5 stock firmware update section through tab..