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[Q] accidently bricked SGS using Odin

Hey Guys,
I hope this is not a complete repost
I have a samsung Galaxy s i9000 and i installed a custom gingerbread 2.3.4 ROM yesterday, all worked fine, but was unable to receive phone calls so i tried reflashing my phone to see maybe it was installed incorrectly.
Im not able to get into recovery mode but i am able to get into download mode.
So i installed Odin, and a .pit file that someone recommended. earlier i downloaded a .tar file that was compatible with my phone.
Everything went fine and it said it was successful, but im now stuck on a black screen with nothing but download mode.
My question to you is:
What files do i need to download inorder to get it to boot, and then allow me to flash to a gingerbread version on android.
I have a 512.pit file, i just need all the other odds and ends like a PDA, phone, CSC files.
Please please help me.
Thanks you for your time.

The same thing happened to me I just flashed a stock rom using odin and haven't tried flashing anything else yet
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falcons2 said:
The same thing happened to me I just flashed a stock rom using odin and haven't tried flashing anything else yet
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hi,
The question is, where did you get your stock ROM from, what files did you use? cause I have no clue what files to use just to get the phone going again.
Thanks thou

I just went to the xda website and found the stock rom forum and then I just picked one and flashed it with odin
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try to reflash back with another rom and with .pit dont forget to REPARTITION CHECKED
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
[REF] Stock Firmwares for Samsung Galaxy S I9000 series - Download Only
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Thanks guys for all your comments, i have successfully flashed and got everything working, yes there is a BUT!!!!
its in a different language, its still in the setup mode, i dont want to do anything unless i know that i can change it.
anyone got a screeny for me of where and what icon to press to select English as my primary language.
Thanks

ok i found the problem, i downloaded a arabic/african version of the stock firmware, i wanted to ask, could i install a american or europe version?
or will my network not work.
Thanks

SLYLUX said:
ok i found the problem, i downloaded a arabic/african version of the stock firmware, i wanted to ask, could i install a american or europe version?
or will my network not work.
Thanks
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im on indonesia (asia) use europa rom
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Note wont start. Stuck at screen recovery...

Hi, im sorry if this has been asked before. My friend wanted to root and flash a custom rom to his note. At first, the rooting is a success. However the problem appear when trying to flash the rom. I dont know what rom was he flashing but coz my other friend with a note helped him with the flashing.
however, after flashing, the phone got softbrick. Then he try to fix it using odin but even odin got stuck at flashing yaffs.img( something like that). Tried kies but still no result. The screen shows " firmware update interupted,use kies"
The phone come with a stock ics 4.0.3, is that seems to be the problem? Can anyone helps..?
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maliceomalice said:
Hi, im sorry if this has been asked before. My friend wanted to root and flash a custom rom to his note. At first, the rooting is a success. However the problem appear when trying to flash the rom. I dont know what rom was he flashing but coz my other friend with a note helped him with the flashing.
however, after flashing, the phone got softbrick. Then he try to fix it using odin but even odin got stuck at flashing yaffs.img( something like that). Tried kies but still no result. The screen shows " firmware update interupted,use kies"
The phone come with a stock ics 4.0.3, is that seems to be the problem? Can anyone helps..?
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We really need to know what rom he was trying to flash. Was it custom, perhaps cm based? It sounds like it's failing at factoryfs. Img which is typical brick bug scenario.
Best to try flashing stock gb, see if that will work, if not you'll have to repartition the emmc or send it for a mobo replacement.
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SpyderTracks said:
We really need to know what rom he was trying to flash. Was it custom, perhaps cm based? It sounds like it's failing at factoryfs. Img which is typical brick bug scenario.
Best to try flashing stock gb, see if that will work, if not you'll have to repartition the emmc or send it for a mobo replacement.
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[Q] Update Samsung Galaxy s3 i9305 to official 4.1.2 firmware?

When the Galaxy siii got an update to 4.1.2 I flashed my Galaxy S3 I9305 LTE To Android 4.1.2 XXELKC trying to put on ofhe one done by audism. Now Im trying to put on official 4.1.2 firmware. I downloaded it and tried to flash it. It didnt work. Any help would be appreciated

we'll need a bit more info.. how are you trying to flash it? what file did you download (filename)

1. Install Samsung Kies
2. Reset flash counter with Triangle Away
3. Update device using Lies
DONE!
Well I am probably forgetting something but they are the basics
Also OTA updates requires an 'official' phone status rather than 'modified' so make sure to reset the flash counter if you ever want to use OTA
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Flash the official firmware through odin or MobileOdin! I will do the later option when the undranded one is out

ABorgh said:
Flash the official firmware through odin or MobileOdin! I will do the later option when the undranded one is out
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Hi,
I bought my phone from eBay and it seems to be Hong Kong based (I9305ZHALI2, build number I9305ZHBLJ1).
I found and downloaded 4.1.2 firmware from sammobile: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=8156
It is now on my phone's external sd card as tar.md5 file. I also rooted my phone using ExynosAbuse: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050297
I have a Mac and so cannot use the Odin, but it seems that MobileOdin should do the trick, if I just flash the firmware using the downloaded firmware.
Am I correct in thinking these are the steps to install this update?:
1. Buy mobile odin pro
2. Flash the firmware without wiping data. I read that wiping data while updating official rom could brick my phone.
3. If I want to be able to get OTA updates in the future, should I leave the root options in mobile odin unticked? Or just update all future firmwares using the same method?
Thanks!
EDIT: I flashed the rom using mobile odin lite and it went ok, but the firmware was the same I already had, 4.1.1. So it seems that sammobile has a wrong version number on their website. Damn.

101mrniceguy said:
When the Galaxy siii got an update to 4.1.2 I flashed my Galaxy S3 I9305 LTE To Android 4.1.2 XXELKC trying to put on ofhe one done by audism. Now Im trying to put on official 4.1.2 firmware. I downloaded it and tried to flash it. It didnt work. Any help would be appreciated
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Okay so I downloaded the official firmware off Sammobile firmware: GT-I9305 Hong Kong 2012 November Android 4.1.2 I9305ZHBLJ1 I9305TGYBLJ1
And then I tried to flash it via recovery mode. It kept coming up E: Can't open /sdcard/I9305ZHBLJ1_I9305TGYBLJ1_TGY.zip(bad). This was using clockworkmod recovery v6.0.1.9. I tried extracting it but it only came up with 2 files and I didnt want to risk it. I want an unrooted version of 4.1.2 thats official.

You must unzip the File and flash the unzipped file via odin3!

Stony-D said:
You must unzip the File and flash the unzipped file via odin3!
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I9305ZHBLJ1_I9305TGYBLJ1_TGY.zip
I extract it.
and it comes up with a md5 file and a .dll file
How do I put these into odin

Magik_Breezy said:
1. Install Samsung Kies
2. Reset flash counter with Triangle Away
3. Update device using Lies
DONE!
Well I am probably forgetting something but they are the basics
Also OTA updates requires an 'official' phone status rather than 'modified' so make sure to reset the flash counter if you ever want to use OTA
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I tried this but it did nothing. I could not do it via kies

101mrniceguy said:
I9305ZHBLJ1_I9305TGYBLJ1_TGY.zip
I extract it.
and it comes up with a md5 file and a .dll file
How do I put these into odin
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pda = md5

update different ROM?
Hi
I bought my phone in a country where the 4.1.2 update is not yet available, and my phone is branded.
Can I apply the firmware update from another region anyway?
Thanks in advance

Thread is realy a noob orgy.
So many questions.
Good luck.
Be carefull when flashing.

tissot said:
Thread is realy a noob orgy.
So many questions.
Good luck.
Be carefull when flashing.
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yes we are a bunch of noobs we want to be careful when we flash we've got to start somewhere and this is the place ask.
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s3 lte 4.1.1
hi i want to update my gt-i9305 network ee-orange running 4.1.1 i had notification in kies wen i linked phone to upgrade firmware, the problem is my computer hasnt got the specs needed to use kies, IS THERE ANY ALTERNITIVE METHODS?? i want 4.1.2

They are only recommended specs that Kies should run flawlessly at so I advise using Kies still
If I am not mistaken 4.1.2 official hasn't been push out by out on most carriers if any at all so it may mean modem firmware in which you should always update, well if you want optimum network performance anyway
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I tried using kies and computer jus keeps crashing. The only spec missing on computer is. Microsoft .net v3.5 , I only have v1.1 is this the problem do u think?? Thanks
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liamt08 said:
I tried using kies and computer jus keeps crashing. The only spec missing on computer is. Microsoft .net v3.5 , I only have v1.1 is this the problem do u think?? Thanks
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maybee ? Why don't you upgrade it on microsoft site or windows update ?
Or flashing an official firmware via Odin (and reading tutorials) might work just fine, if you get the firmware file (not allowed yet to post external links sorry)

The .net framework isnt a hardware spec but should actually come pre-installed Vista and up but just google it and install! It may also be on windows update
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so any answers to my question whether I can apply the firmware update from another region to a operator-branded phone?

LordValen said:
so any answers to my question whether I can apply the firmware update from another region to a operator-branded phone?
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Yes you can if the phone model number is i9305.
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[Q] I957 ATT , touch screen not working after ICS upgrade

Hello,
I have gotten the stock ICS rom from samfirmware.com, Installed using ODIN and it all went green.
However, after restart the touch screen is not working !
I have tried the following:
1. First the Default (XXX) ICS rom
2. Second, the Actual ATT ICS rom
3. Flashed CWM and it is working
4. Then tried AOKP unofficial rom, not starting
No luck so far, any help is much appreciated please.

The touch screen was working after step 3?
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wamaOnline said:
Hello,
I have gotten the stock ICS rom from samfirmware.com, Installed using ODIN and it all went green.
However, after restart the touch screen is not working !
I have tried the following:
1. First the Default (XXX) ICS rom
2. Second, the Actual ATT ICS rom
3. Flashed CWM and it is working
4. Then tried AOKP unofficial rom, not starting
No luck so far, any help is much appreciated please.
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Do you know what rom you flashed from Sam mobile?
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jd1639 said:
Do you know what rom you flashed from Sam mobile?
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First was this one sammobile (dot) com /firmware/?page=3&model=SGH-I957&pcode=XXX&os=1&type=3#firmware[/url]
Then when it didn't work, tried this one
sammobile (dot) com /firmware/?page=3&model=SGH-I957&pcode=ATT&os=1&type=3#firmware
Sorry for the strange URL format, but seems as anew member I don't get to add URLs yet
orlandoxpolice said:
The touch screen was working after step 3?
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Sorry, I meant the cwm recovery was flashed correctly and functioning
Btwi tried the fix permissions suggestion from the similar thread but no luck

What version of odin did you use? The roms look ok. If you didn't use ver 1.85 download that and re flash the Rom.
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jd1639 said:
What version of odin did you use? The roms look ok. If you didn't use ver 1.85 download that and re flash the Rom.
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It is the Odin version I have used,
One more note now, am not sure if that is normal if not.but after the latest flash ( preceded by a data wipe and format ) I can now see zip file I have placed on sdcard but can't access them for flashing and/or ad new zip files from pc

In cwm do a factory reset, wipe and format system and data and then boot. I'm hoping that will solve the problem.
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jd1639 said:
In cwm do a factory reset, wipe and format system and data and then boot. I'm hoping that will solve the problem.
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Tried,booted, "SAMASUNG"screen only ( as expected sicne i formatted the system ), then re-flushed the ATT ICS and same output
Am trying to get a new ROM flashed, but when the device powers up [ without me going through the wizard ], i can't write anything to SD from my PC.
Any info around here about flashing CM or AOKP using ODIN for this I957 ?

Not with Odin that I'm aware of. All are zip files and would go thru cwm. If you get only to the Samsung logo, my experience has been a factory reset usually gets you past that and if that doesn't work flashing the stock rom with Odin does. And I'd flash the honeycomb rom and bring it back to they way I bought it, then upgrade to ics
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jd1639 said:
Not with Odin that I'm aware of. All are zip files and would go thru cwm. If you get only to the Samsung logo, my experience has been a factory reset usually gets you past that and if that doesn't work flashing the stock rom with Odin does. And I'd flash the honeycomb rom and bring it back to they way I bought it, then upgrade to ics
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Tried the honeycomb step, still same problem
As for Booting to samsung screen .. i did format /system as suggested, so there will be no system to boot to i think

I'm at a loss, you've tried everything that has gotten me beyond the boot screen.
Anyone else have any ideas?
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wamaOnline said:
Tried the honeycomb step, still same problem
As for Booting to samsung screen .. i did format /system as suggested, so there will be no system to boot to i think
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I should mention something that has gotten me worried, i flashed a TWRP recovery to check if the touch would work there, but it didn't.
Not sure if i should be worried about HW now, or try another TWRP for instance? Or perhaps TWRP shares another flawed tab wide configuration with the Android image ?

It's not twrp, I use it on my tab and it Works fine. If you were the only one who has this problem I'd say hardware for sure. But at least one other person has the same problem after updating to ics. It seems like there something with the firmware interfacing with the touch screen.
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jd1639 said:
It's not twrp, I use it on my tab and it Works fine. If you were the only one who has this problem I'd say hardware for sure. But at least one other person has the same problem after updating to ics. It seems like there something with the firmware interfacing with the touch screen.
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Then why is it still borked when reverting to hc?
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Good question. One of the guys couldn't get the touch screen to work in twrp either. It sounds like a hardware issue but to have a few guys have the same problem after installing ics? I don't know? Something's doing it which I can't figure out

jd1639 said:
Good question. One of the guys couldn't get the touch screen to work in twrp either. It sounds like a hardware issue but to have a few guys have the same problem after installing ics? I don't know? Something's doing it which I can't figure out
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yea i dont get how a rom flash could cause a hardware issue

orlandoxpolice said:
yea i dont get how a rom flash could cause a hardware issue
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Think the other colleague did say he found someone elsewhere who resolved the problem by reverting to an older backup he had, which gives me hope that this is no hw issue
And this was my first time to flash any ROM without a backup first, thought a stock update would be fine !!
Can I use adb for instance to verify if it was a hardware issue,if so then any help is appreciated

wamaOnline said:
Think the other colleague did say he found someone elsewhere who resolved the problem by reverting to an older backup he had, which gives me hope that this is no hw issue
And this was my first time to flash any ROM without a backup first, thought a stock update would be fine !!
Can I use adb for instance to verify if it was a hardware issue,if so then any help is appreciated
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Got it Reassembled and cleaned it and it worked

same prob, touchscreen not responding
wamaOnline said:
Got it Reassembled and cleaned it and it worked
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I'm having this issue of the touchscreen not responding on my s2 now
You say you got it reassembled? What did you have to do to repair it
any help greatly appreciated
I have JB 4.1.2 and cwm 9.1 flashed
after reboot screen comes on but won't respond to touch, I can only access download and recobvery screens
I also have the phone not showing on computer when usb attached but am loading rom etc to ext sd card first and installing them from cwm

Got the maintenance center to disassemble it, clean the pins and reconnect the screen and then it worked
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[FIRMWARE] Xperia Z (C6603) 10.1.A.1.350_SG_UNBANDED FTF

Managed to download and convert the firmware from SG, using the method taught in this forum. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2188129
Been able to flash back to stock using flash tool.
Respect and thanks to all who had been making this a great community.
Just want to contribute back and hoping to help someone.
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2rm1x5y47h1eh3

timchew said:
Managed to download and convert the firmware from SG, using the method taught in this forum. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2188129
Been able to flash back to stock using flash tool.
Respect and thanks to all who had been making this a great community.
Just want to contribute back and hoping help someone.
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2rm1x5y47h1eh3
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You do realise that if for example your phone had TMobile ROM on it it will download the TMobile ROM in that tutorial. I have done it myself. I am with Telstra (in Australia) and I followed that tutorial and as soon as I flashed the ROM I downloaded I saw the Telstra splashscreen.
xl VipeR lx said:
Just to clarify further. It would be three firmware. Three would be pised off if sony unbranded everyone lol. They have carrier agreements. So your ftf would be three branded
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I am afraid I am a noob here on that. I had just followed the tutorial to the T and created a FTF that can be flashed with flashtool. Been using this for the past two weeks when ROMs can't be rooted/CWM can't be installed.

timchew said:
Managed to download and convert the firmware from SG, using the method taught in this forum. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2188129
Been able to flash back to stock using flash tool.
Respect and thanks to all who had been making this a great community.
Just want to contribute back and hoping to help someone.
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2rm1x5y47h1eh3
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Bro, sorry, but is this really unbranded, i.e. not telco based?

timchew said:
I am afraid I am a noob here on that. I had just followed the tutorial to the T and created a FTF that can be flashed with flashtool. Been using this for the past two weeks when ROMs can't be rooted/CWM can't be installed.
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All I'm saying is that I followed the tutorial word for word and VipeR lx is right when he clarified things up that if your XZ is branded you would still get the downloaded ROM branded, just like what happened to me. Luckily there's a unbranded ROM for Australia which made it possible for me to de-brand my XZ. I do have the Telstra ROM saved so if ever I had to send it away for warranty repairs I can always flash the Telstra ROM back.

Me too. I used the update services software to download. After downloading the file and flashing with flash tool, there is no indication that this firmware is linked to any Telco.
Maybe if someone can flash and report?
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timchew said:
Me too. I used the update services software to download. After downloading the file and flashing with flash tool, there is no indication that this firmware is linked to any Telco.
Maybe if someone can flash and report?
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I flashed this and screwed it seems. It's a demo set's firmware
Once the screen dims and try to go off, the demo video starts up. I don't know how to get rid of this even after I flash my original FTF's system :'(

LiveSquare said:
I flashed this and screwed it seems. It's a demo set's firmware
Once the screen dims and try to go off, the demo video starts up. I don't know how to get rid of this even after I flash my original FTF's system :'(
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Strange, bro.
Did you even manage to get into the setup? 5 steps to setting up your phone? I had that demo video. but after setting up the phone, all is well.
I had tried this firmware a few times after installing ROMs that are based on the 434, as somehow, I lose 3G with these ROMs. I couldn't even root the phone with the method described.
So I flashed back to the stock 350 firmware and root the phone and install the CWM recovery in the phone again.

timchew said:
Strange, bro.
Did you even manage to get into the setup? 5 steps to setting up your phone? I had that demo video. but after setting up the phone, all is well.
I had tried this firmware a few times after installing ROMs that are based on the 434, as somehow, I lose 3G with these ROMs. I couldn't even root the phone with the method described.
So I flashed back to the stock 350 firmware and root the phone and install the CWM recovery in the phone again.
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I wanted to debrand as mine is attached to SingTel. I flashed this over my existing setup and didn't do a wipe. Now it has screwed up that I can't turn the screen off at all (finally I killed that some demo application and off now). Luckily didn't loose data except the home screen setup.
I will have to reinstall the whole thing tonight.

Is that the retail demo you are talking about?
You can turn it on off by dialing *#*#73556673#*#*
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LiveSquare said:
I wanted to debrand as mine is attached to SingTel. I flashed this over my existing setup and didn't do a wipe. Now it has screwed up that I can't turn the screen off at all (finally I killed that some demo application and off now). Luckily didn't loose data except the home screen setup.
I will have to reinstall the whole thing tonight.
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Why not flash to any other FTF? Mines attached to Starhub,I flashed to other .434 FTF :angel:

gm007 said:
Is that the retail demo you are talking about?
You can turn it on off by dialing *#*#73556673#*#*
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Yes, but this is actually the demo unit firmware. No update even to .434
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Thraxzzz said:
Why not flash to any other FTF? Mines attached to Starhub,I flashed to other .434 FTF :angel:
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I'm looking for unbranded Singapore firmware.

LiveSquare said:
I wanted to debrand as mine is attached to SingTel. I flashed this over my existing setup and didn't do a wipe. Now it has screwed up that I can't turn the screen off at all (finally I killed that some demo application and off now). Luckily didn't loose data except the home screen setup.
I will have to reinstall the whole thing tonight.
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U did flash with flash tool and not recovery right? If you do flash with flash tool, all data is lost.
I think this is unbranded as the apps from M1 which I got this phone from is not present in the FTF after flashing with flash tool.
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timchew said:
Me too. I used the update services software to download. After downloading the file and flashing with flash tool, there is no indication that this firmware is linked to any Telco.
Maybe if someone can flash and report?
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Who knows maybe the M1 apps in your phone was not integrated to the ROM and it was only installed on top. I can't really tell. I just know that when I did the tutorial I still got the Telstra ROM.
Also using the Flashtool you have a choice of wiping data if you don't untick the boxes before you flash.
EDIT:
There is the
(FTF) C6603 10.1.A.434 Cust ID 1270-1412_R6A Singapore available in that thread. The handset apparently is from M1 so I'm not sure if it's branded or not.

shadowboy23 said:
Who knows maybe the M1 apps in your phone was not integrated to the ROM and it was only installed on top. I can't really tell. I just know that when I did the tutorial I still got the Telstra ROM.
Also using the Flashtool you have a choice of wiping data if you don't untick the boxes before you flash.
EDIT:
There is the
(FTF) C6603 10.1.A.434 Cust ID 1270-1412_R6A Singapore available in that thread. The handset apparently is from M1 so I'm not sure if it's branded or not.
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Thanks for the info on flash tool! Always thought u had to lose data when flashing with flash tool.
Downloaded the ftf using updates services, then it should be unbranded, right? Do u suggest I remove this thread then? Thanks!
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timchew said:
Thanks for the info on flash tool! Always thought u had to lose data when flashing with flash tool.
Downloaded the ftf using updates services, then it should be unbranded, right? Do u suggest I remove this thread then? Thanks!
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No don't remove the thread. If you didn't get M1 apps after following that tutorial then the M! apps must have been installed on top of the ROM that's probably why you never got any M! apps when you reflash.
Keep this thread it's always a contribution that you made and plenty of people will have use for it.

timchew said:
U did flash with flash tool and not recovery right? If you do flash with flash tool, all data is lost.
I think this is unbranded as the apps from M1 which I got this phone from is not present in the FTF after flashing with flash tool.
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I flashed with flashtool and there is option not to wipe.
This firmware is confirmed not the generic as I have seen this SI/CDA number in the demo set. Retail sets (so far I've seen) begins with 1270, but if you notice this begins with 1272. Moreover, none of the retail sets will run the "demo" video when you start your phone and worst is that it won't let your phone to switch off the screen.
I don't know how you ended up with this firmware on your handset!

LiveSquare said:
I flashed with flashtool and there is option not to wipe.
This firmware is confirmed not the generic as I have seen this SI/CDA number in the demo set. Retail sets (so far I've seen) begins with 1270, but if you notice this begins with 1272. Moreover, none of the retail sets will run the "demo" video when you start your phone and worst is that it won't let your phone to switch off the screen.
I don't know how you ended up with this firmware on your handset!
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Not sure, Bro. But all I could say was I followed the tutorial and got the FTF file which I had been using a couple of times without issues.
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Alright I am new to the XZ, i use to have the X Play a long time ago, but havent messed with BL unlock, flashing, rooting or anything in awhile. I had a question, if i unbrand my TMobile XZ to an unbranded version, will i then be able to unlock my BL? Or does that remain unlockable regardless?

Hi before you do anything make sure to perform a backup of your DRMs via Backup TA. Then you are free to do whatever you want.
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