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[Q] Rooting Galaxy S III SCL21

Hey guys, I just bought a Galaxy S 3 SCL21 here in Japan from AU KDDI. It is the 4G LTE, 2GB RAM variant.
So far I have not been able to find a rooting method for this phone. It is currently running ICS 4.0.4 build number IMM76D.SCL21KDALJD.
Any help is appreciated.

I think that's not i9305!
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olifq said:
Hey guys, I just bought a Galaxy S 3 SCL21 here in Japan from AU KDDI. It is the 4G LTE, 2GB RAM variant.
So far I have not been able to find a rooting method for this phone. It is currently running ICS 4.0.4 build number IMM76D.SCL21KDALJD.
Any help is appreciated.
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Hey, important information. Don't try to use manual intended for docomo phone. I tried it and now my phone is bricked :silly:
If you explore some method, please send me a mail ....

Spaam said:
Hey, important information. Don't try to use manual intended for docomo phone. I tried it and now my phone is bricked :silly:
If you explore some method, please send me a mail ....
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No I'm not going to try that. I will let you know if find something.

that is not the I9305 so i can not reccomend anything in this forum . The I9305 forum deals with GT I9305, I9305N & I9305T model numbers

SCL21
olifq said:
Hey guys, I just bought a Galaxy S 3 SCL21 here in Japan from AU KDDI. It is the 4G LTE, 2GB RAM variant.
So far I have not been able to find a rooting method for this phone. It is currently running ICS 4.0.4 build number IMM76D.SCL21KDALJD.
Any help is appreciated.
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Hello,
I'm with you in the "SCL21, I need help" department. Some info for you though, the international versions are in fact, very different. and the docomo version is too. DON'T use the docomo root method, it will brick your phone.
you can, however use the TeamEpic CWM recovery method. or the Mskip's Toolkit method. I've used both, and it flashes just fine. The problem I run into, is when I try to boot into recovery...the phone doesn't load. It gets stuck with an upside down SGS III logo. It will load into the normal android though. good luck. and if I come across a good method, I'll let you know. you're not alone.

bopatriot said:
Hello,
I'm with you in the "SCL21, I need help" department. Some info for you though, the international versions are in fact, very different. and the docomo version is too. DON'T use the docomo root method, it will brick your phone.
you can, however use the TeamEpic CWM recovery method. or the Mskip's Toolkit method. I've used both, and it flashes just fine. The problem I run into, is when I try to boot into recovery...the phone doesn't load. It gets stuck with an upside down SGS III logo. It will load into the normal android though. good luck. and if I come across a good method, I'll let you know. you're not alone.
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So your phone is bricked or no ? I am asking because I changed the booting from original to the CWM recovery 2 months ago. Now I cant start up the android. I dont know how to fix it....

no brick
Spaam said:
So your phone is bricked or no ? I am asking because I changed the booting from original to the CWM recovery 2 months ago. Now I cant start up the android. I dont know how to fix it....
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Hey bro. No my phone isnt bricked at all. what method did you use to flash? And what version of CWM did you use? Which .tar file?

bopatriot said:
Hey bro. No my phone isnt bricked at all. what method did you use to flash? And what version of CWM did you use? Which .tar file?
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I used the docomo method before notifacations about not working on AU version

oh noos...
Spaam said:
I used the docomo method before notifacations about not working on AU version
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So its def bricked? What are your indications? Does it do anything? It may be save able.

bopatriot said:
So its def bricked? What are your indications? Does it do anything? It may be save able.
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yes, bricked...almost 2 months Same issue as your phone - reversal srcreen and logo Docomo when system booting. After voice nothink ...

Standard? What's that?
Yup, I'm there, too. If there's anybody out there with the Japanese AU version that hasn't already made this mistake, it would be great if they could pull the stock recovery from it with Odin... maybe if we had that, we could revive ours. I can still get to download mode, so there's still hope, right?

ryoga_otaku said:
Yup, I'm there, too. If there's anybody out there with the Japanese AU version that hasn't already made this mistake, it would be great if they could pull the stock recovery from it with Odin... maybe if we had that, we could revive ours. I can still get to download mode, so there's still hope, right?
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You might try the following links to restore your phone. I am looking at getting the same phone this month or next, so very curious if anyone succeeds in restoring.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33953446&postcount=1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23188887&postcount=1
The second link requires an unmodified phone, so you might have to ask around your network and see if anyone can help. Good luck!
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If you happen to be able to restore your phone and wanna give it another crack. Maybe try the CWM all variants tar and see if it gets you any further. Unfortunately I can't post outside links yet, so you'll have to google for it!
Make sure to follow the directions! ;-D

If you guys are wanting to try other cwm root methods, I would choose one of the Qualcomm S4 root methods, namely either the Verizon, Us Cellular or Sprint as those would be the closest to this model. I would certainly doublecheck the partition table first though.
Oh, and if/when you guys do get root, would any of you mind pulling your radio partition? I'm curious about something with it.
Edit: Scratch that. I'm heading over to Samfirmware.com for the files, if you need to ODIN to stock, head over there and you can pull the files to restore your device.

SCL21 Conflicting reports :/
Hi everyone,
I just got the SCL21 about two weeks ago. I think it's really strange that even on the Japanese forums, there is very little info on rooting this model. From everything I've found, some Japanese sites also both say it's OKAY to root using the Docomo SC-06D recovery and Superuser zip while others say that it's NOT safe to use that same method and it will result in a bricked phone. Really odd, conflicting messages!
I know that some people successfully rooted by flashing the SC-06D custom recovery and then Superuser zip. But, it it also seems like many have ended up with a bricked phone while using this "Docomo method". I tried Bin4ry’s Root and Restore v30 but no luck installing Superuser after the ADB push from the Windows command prompt completed.
I just found the Team Epic CWM recovery method but according to Bopatriot, it flashes fine and then won't boot into recovery. Anyone have any ideas why this model phone is so difficult to root successfully?
Thanks guys!

Any Luck?
I was able to find a post somewhere about the stock rom for it that works with the SCL21 phone but, it was still 4.0.4(epic fail). Anyone have any luck finding 4.1+?

Repeat this is I9305 forum no information on other phones .
Try sammobile.com

4.1.2 was officially released for this phone just this week. Grab it OTA or from SamMobile and flash it.
If you need to root, the SC-06D method works fine.
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4.1.2 was officially released for this phone just this week. Grab it OTA or from SamMobile and flash it.
If you need to root, the SC-06D method works fine.

Spaam said:
Hey, important information. Don't try to use manual intended for docomo phone. I tried it and now my phone is bricked :silly:
If you explore some method, please send me a mail ....
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i have the same phoen and now is bricked did you unbricked it?

bboydude said:
i have the same phoen and now is bricked did you unbricked it?
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What were the steps you used?

Failed to update firmware

My phone keeps failing to update. I keep getting "Failed to update firmware due to network or server problem.Try software update via settings > Software Update > Update or try using PC Kies later". I read all the solutions and ended up just resetting my phone to factory settings and I am still getting the same message. I am don't know what to do at this point. Any ideas?

tarsierspectra said:
I read all the solutions...
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I do not really believe this. Install a JB stock release for your region with PC Odin. Or install PhilZ kernel and then try one of the available Custom Roms.
If I believe you: so you read all solutions before and I d not need to give you the links to the sticky tutorials related to this.
Good luck.

ThaiDai said:
I do not really believe this. Install a JB stock release for your region with PC Odin. Or install PhilZ kernel and then try one of the available Custom Roms.
If I believe you: so you read all solutions before and I d not need to give you the links to the sticky tutorials related to this.
Good luck.
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OK, I am sorry, I guess I didn't see all the solutions yet. Yes, I need links. I don't know how to install JB stock release. I don't know what PC Odin means. I basically read that I must have rooted my device and now I can't install updates and that if I wipe the device it will be able to install firmware update. I am puzzled why factory reset doesn't fix the problem but please point me to the links where I can learn how to install JB stock release and whatever PC Odin thing I need. Thank you

Sorry, but no links. You are a member since Nov 2011. You should know about the simple way of searching for sticky threads in a forum already. If you are too lazy to do this, then you should stop thinking about manual updates and custom roms, kernels etc.
But you could continue asking for spoon-feeding. There might be other members here that aren't tired of this way of being a part of XDA and they will post the links for you.

ThaiDai said:
Sorry, but no links. You are a member since Nov 2011. You should know about the simple way of searching for sticky threads in a forum already. If you are too lazy to do this, then you should stop thinking about manual updates and custom roms, kernels etc.
But you could continue asking for spoon-feeding. There might be other members here that aren't tired of this way of being a part of XDA and they will post the links for you.
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I am sorry I don't understand what a custom rom is and I don't want any. I don't want to do any manual updates. I just want update my phone as my phone keeps.telling me there is a firmware update. I searched for the error message and came back empty handed. The suggestions I found said to reset the phone but it didn't help me. You talked.about some things that I have never heard of so I asked for clarification. Is it wrong to ask? Yes I have been a member zince 2011 when I got my phone. I asked some questions back then and nothing since. It does not mean I am an expert in find out about some roms. I.just wanto have the the latest update.released by Samsung on my Samsung phone.

To putnit in a simple way. Why not just bring your phone to a customer service center and let them update for you?
Since you are not sure what those terms means and your phone seems to be in stock version. Samsung will update for you.
Sent from my GT-N7000

devll said:
To putnit in a simple way. Why not just bring your phone to a customer service center and let them update for you?
Since you are not sure what those terms means and your phone seems to be in stock version. Samsung will update for you.
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There is no Samsung Customer Center in Massachusetts. What do I do in this case?

Call up Samsung and ask them?
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devll said:
Call up Samsung and ask them?
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So I called them and they don't have a center in the area that I can go to and even if they did he wasn't sure if they could update my international phone.
Does anyone know what the problem is?

tarsierspectra said:
So I called them and they don't have a center in the area that I can go to and even if they did he wasn't sure if they could update my international phone.
Does anyone know what the problem is?
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See original android dev section, the 3rd sticky thread particularly, read it thoroughly!!!!
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tarsierspectra said:
So I called them and they don't have a center in the area that I can go to and even if they did he wasn't sure if they could update my international phone.
Does anyone know what the problem is?
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did you a brand new phone or was it used.
Did you change stuff? root it debloat it?
Anything else? A little history is nice
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baz77 said:
did you a brand new phone or was it used.
Did you change stuff? root it debloat it?
Anything else? A little history is nice
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
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Brand new phone. I have not done anything to it. Was using it as is. Always got updates with no problem until a few days ago. I just want to get an official update that Samsung released.

tarsierspectra said:
Brand new phone. I have not done anything to it. Was using it as is. Always got updates with no problem until a few days ago. I just want to get an official update that Samsung released.
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first, try Kies.
if that fails try again.
Then we check efs
try dial *#06# and check if imei is the one you expect, it should not be 00049.
Then dial *#272*yourimeihere# and check if csc is selected. That should be the one of your phone. Maybe something went wrong with previous updates there. If you select the original your phone came with then a factory reset wil occur. be carefull, phones have bricked that way.
Now another ingredient for succesful updating is pcode, this can be found via a another code. forgot which one. Getting that back is to much work, unless you have efs backup of working condition. Which nobody has usually.
I would recommend going back via dr ketans pc odin way to latest rom for the csc found in previoius steps and in a clean way. Or earliest and update back up. Before you do that backup efs Search how.
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baz77 said:
first, try Kies.
if that fails try again.
Then we check efs
try dial *#06# and check if imei is the one you expect, it should not be 00049.
Then dial *#272*yourimeihere# and check if csc is selected. That should be the one of your phone. Maybe something went wrong with previous updates there. If you select the original your phone came with then a factory reset wil occur. be carefull, phones have bricked that way.
Now another ingredient for succesful updating is pcode, this can be found via a another code. forgot which one. Getting that back is to much work, unless you have efs backup of working condition. Which nobody has usually.
I would recommend going back via dr ketans pc odin way to latest rom for the csc found in previoius steps and in a clean way. Or earliest and update back up. Before you do that backup efs Search how.
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I already tried Kies and before I reset the phone to factory settings it gave me an error message in Korean. Then I reset the phpne and now Kies says that I am on the latest firmware, but I am not.
IMEI is not 00049
The right CSC is selected.
The previous updates ran just fine.

Iam having the same exact problem! "Failed to update firmeware due to network or server error. Please try again later or try using kies" My phone is not rooted. What could be the problem? Earlier updates were just fine! Please help, I want to update it to jellybean 4.3 !
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lohrii said:
...Please help, I want to update it to jellybean 4.3 !
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The latest official update from Samsung is 4.1.2!

Is that same iemi as that thai dia joker as he puts it a developer iemi so instead of insulting this guy why dont you just help him especialy that ti di character now of subject when i was a little boy oh so many years ago i tried ti di on clothes thought it was so boring seems things are still the same
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ThaiDai said:
The latest official update from Samsung is 4.1.2!
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He has a note 2. It has official 4.3.

Why don't you try a factory reset by Settings>backup&reset>factory data reset! maybe this solved the issue, and try to be on a fast and secured data connection!, 3G will work! try this if it doesn't work then more solutions by my side!

Need help in Rooting

Hi Geeks,
I am having limited knowledge in phone OS and computers, I downloaded the Rooting files from Designgears but when I run the oneclick.exe file it fails. Is that still the same process to root, I am not exactly getting what process should I follow to root my AT&T Note 3, I have rooted Note 2 before but that was really eary, this looks like to many things to do before rooting and that to it doesn't work. Appreciate if one of you can help me and provide me the best link to download proper root softwares and procedure. Thank you.
Regards,
Rankitt

rankitt said:
Hi Geeks,
I am having limited knowledge in phone OS and computers, I downloaded the Rooting files from Designgears but when I run the oneclick.exe file it fails. Is that still the same process to root, I am not exactly getting what process should I follow to root my AT&T Note 3, I have rooted Note 2 before but that was really eary, this looks like to many things to do before rooting and that to it doesn't work. Appreciate if one of you can help me and provide me the best link to download proper root softwares and procedure. Thank you.
Regards,
Rankitt
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Did you follow all the steps as listed? By any chance did your phone take the recent update from AT&T? If it did, the the RDLV method won't work to root your phone.

munnarg said:
Did you follow all the steps as listed? By any chance did your phone take the recent update from AT&T? If it did, the the RDLV method won't work to root your phone.
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Hi thanks for your reply yes I did updatemy phone with the latest update def that's the reason. Is there Any other way I can root my phone now. Thanks again.
Regards
Rankitt.

rankitt said:
Hi thanks for your reply yes I did updatemy phone with the latest update def that's the reason. Is there Any other way I can root my phone now. Thanks again.
Regards
Rankitt.
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Others have claimed to be able to root the new update with Kingo. You can give that a shot but proceed with caution, as there have been concerns about it's security. Read twice and root once basically :good:

rooting?

What is easiest and safest way to root. Anyone can point me in right direction or give me step instructions I appreciate. And if u think this is inappropriate to ask sorry.

I have MJ5 firmware. was trying root de lavega but that one is based on MI9. i tried it and it failed. so am searching around for MJ5 odin/sammobile files so can make my own one click root de lavega but cannot find it. any help is appreciated thank you

falgun said:
I have MJ5 firmware. was trying root de lavega but that one is based on MI9. i tried it and it failed. so am searching around for MJ5 odin/sammobile files so can make my own one click root de lavega but cannot find it. any help is appreciated thank you
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Just use kingo, nuff said.. It works and all you have to do is download the program and follow the instructions.. Google for source.

am at work so no access to downloads, but will try when i get home thanks. also wasn't Kingo considered a malware?

Solarenemy68 said:
Just use kingo, nuff said.. It works and all you have to do is download the program and follow the instructions.. Google for source.
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falgun said:
What is easiest and safest way to root. Anyone can point me in right direction or give me step instructions I appreciate. And if u think this is inappropriate to ask sorry.
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I totally agree with solarenemy68. I used kingo yesterday and it's awesome. So awesome. Plug and click. PM me if you would like the link

I used - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
Download all the files and start from step 5.
I have a stock MJ5 and was able to root it with that.

jcannon318 said:
I totally agree with solarenemy68. I used kingo yesterday and it's awesome. So awesome. Plug and click. PM me if you would like the link
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What is the model number of your phone?
Mine is the N900A, which is not the model that is supported on the Kingo website.
They say it works on N9006.
I just want to make sure that it's the AT&T one that this works on.
Thanks!

evrox said:
What is the model number of your phone?
Mine is the N900A, which is not the model that is supported on the Kingo website.
They say it works on N9006.
I just want to make sure that it's the AT&T one that this works on.
Thanks!
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Same thing. Kingo is able to be used on our models

my csc shows N900AATTBMJ5?!

falgun said:
my csc shows N900AATTBMJ5?!
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Kingo may send your IMEI somewhere - and also some people have felt they don't get as good battery life after rooting with kingo. A safer way if you don't want to risk your information getting sent out is evilpotatoman's way.
But it is more work than just using kingo

Revenghost said:
Kingo may send your IMEI somewhere - and also some people have felt they don't get as good battery life after rooting with kingo. A safer way if you don't want to risk your information getting sent out is evilpotatoman's way.
But it is more work than just using kingo
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The TOS that you have to agree to to install Kingo states that they send no data of any kind from your PC or Your phone. So if they do send your IEMI somewhere which does not really matter anyways since your IEMI is plastered on every cell tower you have ever connected to they would be in violation of their own TOS and could be sued.

Note 4 Lollipop Root?

I'm trying to see if there is a way to root the Note 4 with the Lollipop update. I have looked through the forums, but havent found a post or have skipped it by accident. is there anyone that knows if there is a forum already created? if not, is there a way to root it? Thanks

zxandrewxz said:
I'm trying to see if there is a way to root the Note 4 with the Lollipop update. I have looked through the forums, but havent found a post or have skipped it by accident. is there anyone that knows if there is a forum already created? if not, is there a way to root it? Thanks
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Yes it is very easy to root the Note 4 with CF-AutoRoot. Here is a great guide by @TEKHD you can follow.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/general/easy-steps-stock-odin-n910tuvu1anih-cf-t2903733
You can also look at this guide by @jovy23 and he has all the files you need in one zip.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56226823&postcount=2
If all you care about it rooting the phone, just follow the guides up to that point. Good Luck!

chipworkz said:
Yes it is very easy to root the Note 4 with CF-AutoRoot. Here is a great guide by @TEKHD you can follow.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/general/easy-steps-stock-odin-n910tuvu1anih-cf-t2903733
You can also look at this guide by @jovy23 and he has all the files you need in one zip.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56226823&postcount=2
If all you care about it rooting the phone, just follow the guides up to that point. Good Luck!
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Thank you very much!

zxandrewxz said:
Thank you very much!
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Not a problem, take your time the first time and follow the instructions exactly. Once you have done it once, you should get it and it is a breeze after that.

chipworkz said:
Not a problem, take your time the first time and follow the instructions exactly. Once you have done it once, you should get it and it is a breeze after that.
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would you mind If I Pm you a question or two? Haven't done much rom stuff since I got this phone, so a little behind haha

zxandrewxz said:
would you mind If I Pm you a question or two? Haven't done much rom stuff since I got this phone, so a little behind haha
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Sure not a problem.

zxandrewxz said:
would you mind If I Pm you a question or two? Haven't done much rom stuff since I got this phone, so a little behind haha
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Have you tried rooting your Note 4 with these instructions? I've tried another file but it didn't work. If you did, were there any problems ? Thanks

thunderbyrd01 said:
Have you tried rooting your Note 4 with these instructions? I've tried another file but it didn't work. If you did, were there any problems ? Thanks
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I did it this way and it worked perfectly. Had a little mishap though trying to download twrp through pay stpore instead of flashing. But, everything works now

Could you help me? I flashed a stock lollipop rom via odin and it worked flawlessly. I now would like to reroot my device. I downloaded all the correct files and when I go to flash the tar file via Odin I get an error, "security check fail: recovery". It won't flash but luckily didn't brick my device. I've tried plenty of time to no avail
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SkeptiKSZ said:
Could you help me? I flashed a stock lollipop rom via odin and it worked flawlessly. I now would like to reroot my device. I downloaded all the correct files and when I go to flash the tar file via Odin I get an error, "security check fail: recovery". It won't flash but luckily didn't brick my device. I've tried plenty of time to no avail
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Go to settings - security - reactivation unlock (uncheck it). Try flashing again, you should be good to go.