Help!!! I stupidly tried to do a root on my Samsung Exhibit ii and after selecting the root.rar through cwm it just loops. Only going to the screen where it shows the phone name. I forgot I deleted the backup I had and cant reset. Is it possible if some one can send me a back up or a fix please!!!
Ldya1492 said:
Help!!! I stupidly tried to do a root on my Samsung Exhibit ii and after selecting the root.rar through cwm it just loops. Only going to the screen where it shows the phone name. I forgot I deleted the backup I had and cant reset. Is it possible if some one can send me a back up or a fix please!!!
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Are you sure it was a root.rar because that doesn't exist for the t679 and cant be flashed in recovery. Check to make sure you have the t679 not t759 and if you do, use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Exhibit_4G to return to stock, but make sure to read before doing anything.
Edit: to elaborate on the .rar .tar can be flashed with Odin, but that is NOT for the exhibit 2 the exhibit has .zip made by jocala, .rar i don't think can be flashed any way
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Are you sure it was a root.rar because that doesn't exist for the t679 and cant be flashed in recovery. Check to make sure you have the t679 not t759 and if you do, use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Exhibit_4G to return to stock, but make sure to read before doing anything.
Edit: to elaborate on the .rar .tar can be flashed with Odin, but that is NOT for the exhibit 2 the exhibit has .zip made by jocala, .rar i don't think can be flashed any way
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Thanks so much. That helped!! It was the T679. The root was a .zip file but as Im not very root suave I must have made a mistake some where in the steps. I think Ill reframe from trying to root my phone in the future. Too many confusing steps.
Now I thought this phone was the easiest to root compared to the G1 and the HTC Espresso. The latter being worse. This is just two steps, flash root, flash recovery. Done unless you want a custom rom, then flash rom & gapps.
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Now I thought this phone was the easiest to root compared to the G1 and the HTC Espresso. The latter being worse. This is just two steps, flash root, flash recovery. Done unless you want a custom rom, then flash rom & gapps.
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Well I have never done a root before and I was really overwhelmed with all the information for rooting it. The forum I was on that provided the root info seemed to be more then just two steps.
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Well I have never done a root before and I was really overwhelmed with all the information for rooting it. The forum I was on that provided the root info seemed to be more then just two steps.
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That is because there were multiple methods although now only one works after the update to android 2.3.6 this is the easiest phone i have ever rooted although the nexus 7 was also easy. HTC phones are a bit harder to root and much harder to flash anything to.
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It doesn't help that with HTC phones to get true root you need to achieve s-off. The locked bootloaders are a pain. I was kind of glad I didn't gave to deal with that with this phone. Although the lack of fast boot means less custom splash screens.
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I purchased the AT&T version of the Galaxy Note 3 a little less than a week ago and, to be honest, I'm not really keen on it. There are a number of reasons, but what it boils down to is that I just don't think I like it all that much. I've already sold my Galaxy Note 2, so I'll have to figure out what I'm going to do about a cell phone, but that's something beyond the scope of this particular posting. What I need help with is how to unroot this device. I used the Root De La Vega procedure very shortly after it came out and it worked like a charm. I noted that when the phone boots up, there is the word "Custom" and an unlocked padlock. How do I get this AT&T model of the Galaxy Note 3 back to the condition, more or less, of when I bought it about a week ago so that I won't have any issues getting the refund processed? I've heard some people requesting help with unrooting and they've been told to use the unroot in SuperUser. Will this get rid of the "Custom" wording on boot-up AND the unlocked padlock? If not, is there a way to get this back to the way it was or am I just out of luck since I only have about another week to return this device. Obviously, if I'm stuck, I'm stuck and I'll find a way to live with it. Who knows...I might actually get to liking it down the road when some of the quirks have been worked out. However, if there's a way to sort all of this out in a timely manner where there's no muss or fuss, that would be the ideal solution. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I purchased the AT&T version of the Galaxy Note 3 a little less than a week ago and, to be honest, I'm not really keen on it. There are a number of reasons, but what it boils down to is that I just don't think I like it all that much. I've already sold my Galaxy Note 2, so I'll have to figure out what I'm going to do about a cell phone, but that's something beyond the scope of this particular posting. What I need help with is how to unroot this device. I used the Root De La Vega procedure very shortly after it came out and it worked like a charm. I noted that when the phone boots up, there is the word "Custom" and an unlocked padlock. How do I get this AT&T model of the Galaxy Note 3 back to the condition, more or less, of when I bought it about a week ago so that I won't have any issues getting the refund processed? I've heard some people requesting help with unrooting and they've been told to use the unroot in SuperUser. Will this get rid of the "Custom" wording on boot-up AND the unlocked padlock? If not, is there a way to get this back to the way it was or am I just out of luck since I only have about another week to return this device. Obviously, if I'm stuck, I'm stuck and I'll find a way to live with it. Who knows...I might actually get to liking it down the road when some of the quirks have been worked out. However, if there's a way to sort all of this out in a timely manner where there's no muss or fuss, that would be the ideal solution. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm not super familiar with the unrooting process, but try to unroot using SuperSU and reboot a couple of times to see if it goes away. If that doesn't work then flash the original firmware with odin and that should do it. Pretty easy to do from what I understand.
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I'm not super familiar with the unrooting process, but try to unroot using SuperSU and reboot a couple of times to see if it goes away. If that doesn't work then flash the original firmware with odin and that should do it. Pretty easy to do from what I understand.
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Perhaps this is showing my ignorance, but since the AT&T Galaxy Note 3 has a locked bootloader (which, as of yet, has not been unlocked), would that prevent Odin from flashing a new image? If I don't need an unlocked bootloader to flash with Odin, do you know where I might find the original image that came with my phone from AT&T in a format that Odin can flash? I haven't tried the SuperSU yet since I want all my options readily available so that if one fails, I can move on to the next one.
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Perhaps this is showing my ignorance, but since the AT&T Galaxy Note 3 has a locked bootloader (which, as of yet, has not been unlocked), would that prevent Odin from flashing a new image? If I don't need an unlocked bootloader to flash with Odin, do you know where I might find the original image that came with my phone from AT&T in a format that Odin can flash? I haven't tried the SuperSU yet since I want all my options readily available so that if one fails, I can move on to the next one.
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To my understanding you can flash anything with Odin on a locked bootloader phone that is "signed". If you give me a few minutes I'll help you look for the original odin file to flash.
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I'm not super familiar with the unrooting process, but try to unroot using SuperSU and reboot a couple of times to see if it goes away. If that doesn't work then flash the original firmware with odin and that should do it. Pretty easy to do from what I understand.
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To my understanding you can flash anything with Odin on a locked bootloader phone that is "signed". If you give me a few minutes I'll help you look for the original odin file to flash.
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I really appreciate your help. Every time I've used Odin in the past has involved a phone with a non-locked bootloader (as far as I know) so this is new territory for me.
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I really appreciate your help. Every time I've used Odin in the past has involved a phone with a non-locked bootloader (as far as I know) so this is new territory for me.
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Not a problem. I've been looking for that odin file with no luck. I would PM designgears and ask him if he can provide a link for it because you couldn't find it.
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Not a problem. I've been looking for that odin file with no luck. I would PM designgears and ask him if he can provide a link for it because you couldn't find it.
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Thanks. I'll give that a try.
Use the same file that u used to root. The one with the one click. After it pass, you're back to stock. i just did it yesterday.
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If you looked at the root thread you'd see directions to unroot right there.
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panday74 said:
Use the same file that u used to root. The one with the one click. After it pass, you're back to stock. i just did it yesterday.
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Zach Alt said:
If you looked at the root thread you'd see directions to unroot right there.
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What they said
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panday74 said:
Use the same file that u used to root. The one with the one click. After it pass, you're back to stock. i just did it yesterday.
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I tried the SuperSU full unroot method - didn't remove the padlock, flashed the one click - didn't remove it, and just flashed the second (for funsies) and that didn't help (probably shouldn't have expected it to).
I'm returning my note and can't get rid of the lock. Will PM Designgears I guess
Did you restart it a few times? Also a factory reset?
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seanu13 said:
I tried the SuperSU full unroot method - didn't remove the padlock, flashed the one click - didn't remove it, and just flashed the second (for funsies) and that didn't help (probably shouldn't have expected it to).
I'm returning my note and can't get rid of the lock. Will PM Designgears I guess
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I was kinda wondering how to remove the padlock also. I have read that some people that haven't even rooted have the padlock on boot up also??? I read somewhere about triangle away working, have you tried that?
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Did you restart it a few times? Also a factory reset?
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yes to both (restarted 5 times). since i was already so far into the root process, I added the files to the sdcards that are in the root steps, and the lock went away. Then I finished rooting.
went back and did one click again and still had the lock after rebooting 5 times. Thought about how it went away after adding the files so I skipped through the phone setup, enabled USB debugging again and added a dummy file to the sd card (a .csv I had on my desktop) and then removed it. Rebooted, and the lock was gone.
I'd use the padlock hack in Wanum and hide the root apps via Nova Launcher just to stick it to ATT and return it rooted.
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Omg, just reflash the stock rom from the package. Says so in the instructions.
READ!
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Jammol said:
Omg, just reflash the stock rom from the package. Says so in the instructions.
READ!
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If you READ, you will see he already did that.
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If you READ, you will see he already did that.
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The last post that was here when I posted was yours. That's why I posted for him to Read the instructions.
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Ok well here's what I did and the padlock is gone.
Factory reset on the phone
Phone rebooted and I removed the super su app using the setting in the su app.
Then flashed the one click 9 tar
phone reboots on its own after flashing, icon was still there
rebooted the phone twice and the padlock was gone
Not sure if I just got lucky or what lol
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The last post that was here when I posted was yours. That's why I posted for him to Read the instructions.
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Got ya..tapatalk has been mean to me too lol
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Quickvic30 said:
Ok well here's what I did and the padlock is gone.
Factory reset on the phone
Phone rebooted and I removed the super su app using the setting in the su app.
Then flashed the one click 9 tar
phone reboots on its own after flashing, icon was still there
rebooted the phone twice and the padlock was gone
Not sure if I just got lucky or what lol
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I know you have to reboot a few times to set the status somehow, iB4STiD explained it in one of his post before.
Title says it all. Check the screenshot. All the apps that are cosuming more ram are security stuff. It really sucks. Also can somebody tell me what is that Ant Hal service??
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Flash my script through Safestrap.It will remove all the bloatware and then you simply download the stuff u need from play store. My ram has been around 1.0gb after removing bloatware http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2587899
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Flash my script through Safestrap.It will remove all the bloatware and then you simply download the stuff u need from play store. My ram has been around 1.0gb after removing bloatware http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2587899
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Do I need to be rooted?
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manny18pr said:
Do I need to be rooted?
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Yup you need to be rooted. You got 3 options and for ALL of them you need to be rooted
1. Use Titanium Backup to Uninstall/freeze bloatware manually (one by one)
2. Use Flash Gordon app to flash my debloater .zip
3. Install Safestrap recovery and flash my zip through that.
Btw that Ant Hal service is related to exercise related equipment (for keep track of how many miles you have run and all that kind of stuff.)
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Yup you need to be rooted. You got 3 options and for ALL of them you need to be rooted
1. Use Titanium Backup to Uninstall/freeze bloatware manually
2. Use Flash Gordon app to flash my debloater .zip
3. Install Safestrap recovery and flash my zip through that.
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Thanks. I now need a root method. Im on mj5
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manny18pr said:
Thanks. I now need a root method. Im on mj5
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There are two of them currently.
1. Kingo (google it) Its easy one-click method.
2. Look here and do step #10 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
its true my note tKES 1GB ALREADY
Is there a file I can download and flash through the stock recovery to go back to stock?
I am away from my computer and when I try to install the latest update I get "error: sys/tmp/seclauncher4.odex " I don't remember all the words, but that was the main part. that is where the NB4 update fails.
I have factory reset and unrooted hut I'm assuming something broke during all of that. Any help is appreciated.
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tpierce89 said:
Is there a file I can download and flash through the stock recovery to go back to stock?
I am away from my computer and when I try to install the latest update I get "error: sys/tmp/seclauncher4.odex " I don't remember all the words, but that was the main part. that is where the NB4 update fails.
I have factory reset and unrooted hut I'm assuming something broke during all of that. Any help is appreciated.
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To my knowledge, if you are unable to use your pc, you need to visit a Samsung store, or Samsung Experience at Best Buy. They've saved me more than once.
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Thanks for the reply. This is what I have also gathered. I was able to do the restore with heimdall and install the latest update
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I am looking to return my tablet back to stock so I can watch Google movies. I have a wifi t710 tab2s. I have rooted it, installed a custom kernel, recovery, and rom. When I try to flash either one of these stock firmware 5.0.2_T710XXU1AOG5_T710XAR1AOG6_XAR.zip or 5.1.1_T710XXU1BOH7_T710XAR1BOH7_XAR.zip in Odin it fails.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks in advance.
Never mind. I got it.
droid10 said:
I am looking to return my tablet back to stock so I can watch Google movies. I have a wifi t710 tab2s. I have rooted it, installed a custom kernel, recovery, and rom. When I try to flash either one of these stock firmware 5.0.2_T710XXU1AOG5_T710XAR1AOG6_XAR.zip or 5.1.1_T710XXU1BOH7_T710XAR1BOH7_XAR.zip in Odin it fails.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks in advance.
Never mind. I got it.
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How did you fix this??? What error were you getting?I'm in same situation. Plz
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neoflasher said:
How did you fix this??? What error were you getting?I'm in same situation. Plz
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It's a tad annoying when people do that and don't explain how they fixed it so I'll try and elaborate on his behalf. :banghead:
Basically it seems he was attempting to flash the zips in Odin. Odin requires tar or md5 files. I'm guessing he realised he had to extract the tar from the zip file first then flash.
I hope it was something else cause I have extracted the zips
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neoflasher said:
How did you fix this??? What error were you getting?I'm in same situation. Plz
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I'm not sure if you received my PM. Are you able to boot into download mode?
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It's a tad annoying when people do that and don't explain how they fixed it so I'll try and elaborate on his behalf. :banghead:
Basically it seems he was attempting to flash the zips in Odin. Odin requires tar or md5 files. I'm guessing he realised he had to extract the tar from the zip file first then flash.
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Yea, I should of explained how I did it. Unfortunately, I don't remember exactly how I did it. I believe I ended up using Samsung Smart Switch or Samsung Kies 3 to return it back to stock. There is an Emergency phone recovery option in both programs that will restore your device back to stock.
When I plug it into smart switch it says not recognized.
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Just got home and flashed no problem. Thanks
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