Does anybody know where I can download the firmware to flash my S4 Active i537 back to factory. I checked Samsung-Updates and they have the i537 for mexican. I am looking for the USA version. MF3 is that makes a difference.
theman20 said:
Does anybody know where I can download the firmware to flash my S4 Active i537 back to factory. I checked Samsung-Updates and they have the i537 for mexican. I am looking for the USA version. MF3 is that makes a difference.
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Unfortunately the AT&T MF2 or MF3 firmware hasn't been released anywhere so there's no way to flash it. That said you do have a couple of options:
An MF1 version was leaked that you can flash (the thread for that can be found here). Unfortunately this is an older build of 4.2.2 and will not receive OTA updates to MF2 or MF3 from the carrier.
A 4.3 version of stock ROM, MI2, was leaked that you can flash, but current thinking is that you won't be able to receive OTA updates since it's not official firmware. More on this can be found in this thread.
A lot of people are reporting success by going to the Samsung store at their local Best Buy. You will have to walk the Samsung rep through the procedure to restore stock MF3, but it is official firmware and you will receive OTA updates. There is an entire thread on this process and the outcomes of people going to Best Buy here.
Hopefully this helps. Whatever you decide to do, when you finish I would install SafeStrap so you never have to worry about messing up your phone again.
Devo7v said:
Unfortunately the AT&T MF2 or MF3 firmware hasn't been released anywhere so there's no way to flash it. That said you do have a couple of options:
An MF1 version was leaked that you can flash (the thread for that can be found here). Unfortunately this is an older build of 4.2.2 and will not receive OTA updates to MF2 or MF3 from the carrier.
A 4.3 version of stock ROM, MI2, was leaked that you can flash, but current thinking is that you won't be able to receive OTA updates since it's not official firmware. More on this can be found in this thread.
A lot of people are reporting success by going to the Samsung store at their local Best Buy. You will have to walk the Samsung rep through the procedure to restore stock MF3, but it is official firmware and you will receive OTA updates. There is an entire thread on this process and the outcomes of people going to Best Buy here.
Hopefully this helps. Whatever you decide to do, when you finish I would install SafeStrap so you never have to worry about messing up your phone again.
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THANKS for the info. I stupidly installed a beats audio driver on my phone without backing up the existing audio driver and when I did that, the blue tooth streaming audio stopped working. I believe the only to get blue tooth audio to work again is to flash the factory firmware back on my phone.
theman20 said:
THANKS for the info. I stupidly installed a beats audio driver on my phone without backing up the existing audio driver and when I did that, the blue tooth streaming audio stopped working. I believe the only to get blue tooth audio to work again is to flash the factory firmware back on my phone.
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Another option would be to determine which files the Beats audio driver replaced and use a root explorer to replace them with the stock ones. You would have to get them from somebody on MF3, but I could upload them if you tell me exactly what you need. If it doesn't work you're right back where you started, so no harm done.
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Another option would be to determine which files the Beats audio driver replaced and use a root explorer to replace them with the stock ones. You would have to get them from somebody on MF3, but I could upload them if you tell me exactly what you need. If it doesn't work you're right back where you started, so no harm done.
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I can't seem to find which files exactly were changed. (Probably a bunch if files LOL) Below is the forum post that I followed. As soon as I am done work I am going to to Best Buy and see if the Rep can flash the firmware back for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895651
Hi, can be flash over the stock firmware AT&T SIM unlocked JB 4.2.2 MG3 a stock ROM ,Telcel MG2 JB 4.2.2 MG2 (Sammobile) via Odin
Thanks advanced
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JAlfredoP said:
Hi, can be flash over the stock firmware AT&T SIM unlocked JB 4.2.2 MG3 a stock ROM ,Telcel MG2 JB 4.2.2 MG2 (Sammobile) via Odin
Thanks advanced
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did it work?? i also have an sgh 537 from at&t but i want to install 4.3 telcel rom
No attempt it, no information for this and only I rooted my device whit towelroot for activate whit Xposed the wifi thetter
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Hey,
I've got an unlocked i9305 with Optus Australia, and I'd like to share my way to root the phone.
I rooted my i9305 weeks ago, just a simple software with one click, nothing to do with Odin.
I don't know why there's hardly such tool in the xda and many english-based forum, so try this link:
sj.qq.com/root
[Probably you don't understand Chinese language, google-translate the webpage]
Things you need to do:
1.A Windows-based PC
2.Download the tool from the link (Hit the green button not the blue one)
3.Have kies installed (Or you can install the phone driver alone)
4.Enable usb-debug in development option on your i9305
5.BACK UP!
6.Connect your phone with a cable to your PC
7.Use the tool, ONE Click, root your phone successfully
8.After rooting you'll probably find a superuser app in Chinese, don't worry
9.Go downloading the Superuser app in play-store, it can help you to switch to the new SU app.
10.Done!
EDIT:
IF THE FIRMWARE ON YOUR PHONE IS 4.1.2, THIS METHOD WILL NOT WORK.
But you can still root your i9305 running 4.1.2 by flashing a auto-root file through Odin. The name of the file is CF Auto root.
Check this link:
http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/root-galaxys3-lte-i9305-android412-xxbma1-jellybean-426559.html
PS: the 4.1.2 firmware I used is the Nordic one downloaded from sammobile, as this is the only one I found not bundled with a carrier. My phone was originally branded with Optus Australia but uncloked. I'm now glad to see the original Samsung logo instead of the ugly optus logo, when turning on the phone.
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HERE COMES MY QUESTION: (SOLVED)
ALREADY SOLVED, EVERYTHING GOES FINE.
My phone is an unlocked one but with an Optus logo when turning it on.
The latest firmware released in Australia for my Optus i9305 is 4.1.1.
So I'm considering manually flashing the German Firmware 4.1.2 downloaded from SamMobile to the phone, through Odin 3.
I want to use the German 4.1.2 firmware because people say it is the unbranded firmware.
But my concern is the CSC, as I hear that CSC is about the location, carrier, and APN settings, etc.
Will it be problematic if I manually upgrade my i9305 to the German 4.1.2 Firmware? I mean problems with carriers, or even brick:silly:
Or any other suggestions if I want to do so?
Any help will be appreciated
everything should be just fine, man, the CSC provided in the German firmware should work ok with u'r phone, but if u notice any issues, you can use this app to change your CSC
if you don't know what to choose, take a look here or here
maranello69 said:
everything should be just fine, man, the CSC provided in the German firmware should work ok with u'r phone, but if u notice any issues, you can use this app to change your CSC
if you don't know what to choose, take a look here or here
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so will i be able to use the I9305 germany firmware with my I9305T s3 LTE? i am also in australia and have the telstra version of the s3.:silly:
Just wondering where is the link to a non-odin way to root the i9305?
Thanks
sj.qq.com/root
Download the tool from the link above, use google translate
then follow the instruction
cenonmin said:
Just wondering where is the link to a non-odin way to root the i9305?
Thanks
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Re: [I9305 Simplest Root Guide] & My Question of Updating to Official 4.1.2
BIG THANK! The phone was updates successfully
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I have been working on a video to help users root their i9305, I have been busy but the video should be out sometime in early february.
easy root
I just tried to do the method... felt a bit risky as the tool itself was also written in Chinese so but it came up with a large exclamation mark.. so don't think my 9305 4g lte was succesfully rooted.. ...
I got mine through DWI... so Hong Kong.. android 4.1.1 baseband.. I9305ZHALI2, Buid nr.. JRO03C.I9305ZHBLL3
I had hoped to root my phone so I could play around with it and install a new rom..
Any idea why it didnt work?
cheers
Peter
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Hi Peter
That's unusual, I thought it should work for the hongkong version. Make sure you have kies installed, debug mode enabled and ticked the box and had at least 20 per cent battery.
If you are sure that everything was right, first have a look at your app list see if there is big R icon in blue. If not, probably it doesn't work for you.
Then try the other method with odin I posted above It meant to be the root method for 4.1.2, I just updated my i9305 yesterday with the Nordic Firmware 4.1.2 from sammobile, and both the firmware and the root method with Cf auto root worked perfectly.
See the edited part above. Good luck
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Hi Peter
That's unusual, I thought it should work for the hongkong version. Make sure you have kies installed, debug mode enabled and ticked the box and had at least 20 per cent battery.
If you are sure that everything was right, first have a look at your app list see if there is big R icon in blue. If not, probably it doesn't work for you.
Then try the other method with odin I posted above It meant to be the root method for 4.1.2, I just updated my i9305 yesterday with the Nordic Firmware 4.1.2 from sammobile, and both the firmware and the root method with Cf auto root worked perfectly.
See the edited part above. Good luck
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda premium
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do you know if that Nordic firmware would work with my I9305T
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I cannot assure you that as I do not have an i9305T to test.
But I have seen people's discussion, and many of them in this forum said that the firmwares are transferable between the i9305 and the one with T.
So I would expect it works, but double check on that, don't risk your phone
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Okay, I am new to this locked bootloader and safestrap stuff so please bare with me.
I am on an official 4.4.2 NC2 rooted Att Note 3.
The question is: Can I install the roms that are based off the leaked firmware? It seems pretty stupid but ooooh well.
I assume I can since the leaked update is still "signed" or whatever it is called.
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Okay, I am new to this locked bootloader and safestrap stuff so please bare with me.
I am on an official 4.4.2 NC2 rooted Att Note 3.
The question is: Can I install the roms that are based off the leaked firmware? It seems pretty stupid but ooooh well.
I assume I can since the leaked update is still "signed" or whatever it is called.
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Hey,
If you heard of any success stories why not? The only thing, if someone unlocked the bootloader tomorrow (Which i don't see happening anytime soon), you might be locked because with every firmware, I feel they try to lock down the device more, so if someone is close, you might be stuck!
Since you're on NC2, if it is based on the NC2 you should be fine, just make sure you backed up everything. Because I had an issue with restoring to stock NC2 read thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/help/nc2-odin-firmware-available-t2800677/post53806285
You can always make a slot and install the rom without touching the stock. Safestrap should not modify your modem and firmware "Odin does".
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Hey,
If you heard of any success stories why not? The only thing, if someone unlocked the bootloader tomorrow (Which i don't see happening anytime soon), you might be locked because with every firmware, I feel they try to lock down the device more, so if someone is close, you might be stuck!
Since you're on NC2, if it is based on the NC2 you should be fine, just make sure you backed up everything. Because I had an issue with restoring to stock NC2 read thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/help/nc2-odin-firmware-available-t2800677/post53806285
You can always make a slot and install the rom without touching the stock. Safestrap should not modify your modem and firmware "Odin does".
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I have not read any stories about it. Thank you for the quick reply! It is greatly appreciated
I'm on the tmo Galaxy N4 (SM-910T) and I want to try a N7 port, but I flashed one and it's in a boot loop. I have reason to believe that it will not work on will I am still on DOK2 so, I wanted to know if there's any way to update my phone through ODIN to 6.0.1 because I've tried going back to stock but it won't let me update for some reason.... So I'm trying to figure out if there is some kind of file I could flash to update it, or perhaps a rom I could use that would let me update since my stock won't let me... Thanks in advance.
(PS. I seen a thread on someone wanting to downgrade from EPG2 to DOK2. They say you can't go back, and I only have one phone still on 5.1.1, which is my N4. Is EPG2 worth it? Should I stay on DOK2 or should I really persue updating?)
The epg2 tar should be available from Samsung or here on the forums. I believe I downloaded it from a post here somewhere because I couldn't get my phone to install the update through ota due to bad home Internet and using an mvno so there's no free update data. I like the stock MM although the settings screen and colors are all awful. It's not been bad on battery for me or had any real issues. Using stock with magisk only.
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The epg2 tar should be available from Samsung or here on the forums. I believe I downloaded it from a post here somewhere because I couldn't get my phone to install the update through ota due to bad home Internet and using an mvno so there's no free update data. I like the stock MM although the settings screen and colors are all awful. It's not been bad on battery for me or had any real issues. Using stock with magisk only.
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Alright i'll go search thank you
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Alright i'll go search thank you
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...-maximum-ovrdrive-6-0-1-mm-beta-4-13-t3358326 it's in the first post of this thread. Near the bottom in the downloads section.
Hi Everyone,
I am kind of lost in the upgrade process.
6 months ago, my Samsung Note 3 (USA AT&T) phone was working perfectly fine, but just with OLD firmware. ,then due to urge on upgrading, i searched so many sites and found a link somewhere on droidviews.com (as my firmware was NJ1 or something, website said i need to upgrade to NC2, and then to OC1), this process messed up my phone call receiving & making capabilities.
Most of the time callers see me unreachable and I am unable to call them as i get "emergency calls only"....I still don't have a way out from this issue. Some places I read i need to install right CSC / modem etc, I even tried this thread by reflashing using ODIN & N900AUCUEOC1_N900AATTEOC1_N900AUCUEOC1_HOME.tar. Even after this, i still have calls related issues same as above.
Can someone guide me to right direct (or) did i totally messed up with this? BTW, i am now in INDIA, using Airtel services...
I believe nj1 firmware is newer than nc2.
The Odin files came from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/100-stock-lollipop-5-0-n900aucueoc1-t3069609 ?
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I believe nj1 firmware is newer than nc2.
The Odin files came from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/100-stock-lollipop-5-0-n900aucueoc1-t3069609 ?
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Thanks. I tried flashing to OC1, still same problem. my calls are mostly not working. Is there a way i can go back to original 4.3 stock rom that came with Note3 AT&T? or is there a way i can get current AT&T rom (latest) to try with?
Good part is, i can go between 4.4.3 and 5.0 as i have original stock roms downloaded. But bad part is, my calls still failing...
appreciate any clue/help.
Where did you get the stock ROM? AT&T never released full firmware for the 900a.
There is no way to go back fully to 4.3 since the phone bootloader can be downgraded to 4.3.
audit13 said:
Where did you get the stock ROM? AT&T never released full firmware for the 900a.
There is no way to go back fully to 4.3 since the phone bootloader can be downgraded to 4.3.
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Hi, i downloaded NC2 & OC1 stock firmwares from XDA only. they are loading up fine (using ODIN). But my calling problem remains same.
So, Yesterday, i tried rooting the phone and installed AllianceROM. then i went into series of issues like "unfortunately NFC has stopped", "unfortunately settings has stopped" etc... then followed the instruction to wipe/factory reset, 3 to 4 times and disabled NFC services etc. As of now, phone works fine, but still need to check the calling function for a week...
thanks for your time.
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Where did you get the stock ROM? AT&T never released full firmware for the 900a.
There is no way to go back fully to 4.3 since the phone bootloader can be downgraded to 4.3.
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Are we SOL with 900a? I was in the wrong forum earlier and was ready to use update to 7...until I realized it wasn't for me.
Dying on Lollipop (where I landed after the 7 fallout)
I re-read my post and noticed that I made an error: the bootloader on an n900a CANNOT be downgraded.
You cannot flash any ROM to the phone using TWRP, you must use flashfire. Only ROMs based on the stock Samsung ROM can be flashed to the n900a.
audit13 said:
I re-read my post and noticed that I made an error: the bootloader on an n900a CANNOT be downgraded.
You cannot flash any ROM to the phone using TWRP, you must use flashfire. Only ROMs based on the stock Samsung ROM can be flashed to the n900a.
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We can flash roms using safestrap and flashfire
Flashed at&t firmware with odin but can't update software past July 1st sec uodate.
Hey guys. I picked a note 9 Verizon unlocked version and was having issues using it on at&t, volte obv not working hd voice calls not working and various other signal issues. I decided to flash to the at&t firmware with odin to fix it. First thing I did was flash the unlocked firmware, factory reset, then flashed at&t firmware. Everything is working just like I bought the at&t note 9 but I'm stuck on July security patch and the update is not recognized. Is there anyway to fix this ? Thanks in advance!
What happens when you try to update; it downloads the update but failing to install due to an error (what's the error) or not finding the updates at all? If latter try with Samsung smart switch install both on the phone and computer
It doesn't find any update ota or on smartswitch. Not sure maybe just need to wait longer, unless someone else has some bright ideas lol
Clo292311 said:
It doesn't find any update ota or on smartswitch. Not sure maybe just need to wait longer, unless someone else has some bright ideas lol
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What build number are you running? If you managed to get yourself stranded on a build not officially pushed by ATT, then you're stuck until you Odin to something else. Current ATT is ARI5.
I am on ARG6 build. Is there something you know of I can flash that would be better?
@CrazyApe18
Clo292311 said:
I am on ARG6 build. Is there something you know of I can flash that would be better?
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I'm not sure there is a path using update zips to get you current. I just looked and I can't see a way to get current from there. Somewhere on here an ARI5 Odin image (with no HOME_CSC) has been posted. That would get you to current ATT software. Once there, you would get OTA updates. I'm not sure how you got off the update track.
Edit: Here's the link to the Odin image you'd want: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bKlJ-2ikGRsOd3JkDIFvjHGJX6XnrtEH/view?usp=sharing - courtesy of @Venom0642
@CrazyApe18 thank you for that link. Do I need to find a HOME_CSC file to add into that to flash it correctly?
Clo292311 said:
@CrazyApe18 thank you for that link. Do I need to find a HOME_CSC file to add into that to flash it correctly?
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No, you don't need one. However, without HOME_CSC (and there isn't one that I'm aware of), your device will factory reset when you Odin this build. So make a full Smart Switch backup before doing it.
Oh that's fine I full wipe after odin anyways usually. Thanks so much !!
If you don't have an ATnT sim installed, it wont give you updates.
CrazyApe18 said:
I'm not sure there is a path using update zips to get you current. I just looked and I can't see a way to get current from there. Somewhere on here an ARI5 Odin image (with no HOME_CSC) has been posted. That would get you to current ATT software. Once there, you would get OTA updates. I'm not sure how you got off the update track.
Edit: Here's the link to the Odin image you'd want: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bKlJ-2ikGRsOd3JkDIFvjHGJX6XnrtEH/view?usp=sharing - courtesy of @Venom0642
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hey @CrazyApe18, i have a note 9 att locked on build number N960USQS2CSGB. I'm having an issue finding a current pie version to flash with odin. Basically I removed a bunch of things with adb a while back and wanted to restore back to factory. I pushed adb uninstall to things like the att update software, if I'm not mistaken a factory reset wouldn't restore this. I'm wanting to flash and then update to the new android version. I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction. I downloaded your link just in case it could help me. I'm familiar with odin, just having a hard time finding the firmware and SAMMOBILE is very slow for non paying users. I appreciate any help you can give me.
just realized that the version in your link is pre Pie. any idea where i can get a fairly recent pie firmware?