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Hello,
I ran into an issue while trying to install X-Note 7. I rooted my phone via the Kingoapp method and it worked. From there I installed the bootstrap recovery which also installed successfully. I went on to install the X-Note 7 rom by placing it in the ex-card and going into recovery mode. Once there, I created a new rom slot on which I installed the new ROM. It said it was successfully installed and I opted to reboot from there. Since then, it's been stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Page. If I take my battery off and hold down power+volume up+home button, I can enter that recovery mode but its not the same as bootstrap. I do not know what to do from this point on. Any help will be appreciated!
sazam91 said:
Hello,
I ran into an issue while trying to install X-Note 7. I rooted my phone via the Kingoapp method and it worked. From there I installed the bootstrap recovery which also installed successfully. I went on to install the X-Note 7 rom by placing it in the ex-card and going into recovery mode. Once there, I created a new rom slot on which I installed the new ROM. It said it was successfully installed and I opted to reboot from there. Since then, it's been stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Page. If I take my battery off and hold down power+volume up+home button, I can enter that recovery mode but its not the same as bootstrap. I do not know what to do from this point on. Any help will be appreciated!
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Just do a factory reset from the main system recovery and redo everything over from scratch.
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Just do a factory reset from the main system recovery and redo everything over from scratch.
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Thanks for the reply! I was able to completely unroot it using the method detailed on the link below. I'm going to reroot it but am afraid I may run into this issue again If I attempt to reinstall the same ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
sazam91 said:
Thanks for the reply! I was able to completely unroot it using the method detailed on the link below. I'm going to reroot it but am afraid I may run into this issue again If I attempt to reinstall the same ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
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Nah you'll be fine. Something just didn't go as planned. Make sure you read all the instructions listed and don't skip any steps. If you follow Xnotes installation guide to the "T", it will work.
So... I was running stock ROM for ever, until I decided to install CM. Anyways, just for curiosity, I decided to check for updates - and turns out, 4.3 was FINALLY out.
Anyways, fast forward a few hours, and I've already regreted updating. I rooted my phone but turns out Knox won't let SU turn on or anything.
Now I wanna flash CM (I don't really care about warranty) but have no idea what to do now. Someone please help a noob out?
Flash the PhilzTouch Recovery and in the Advanced options select root. Worked for me.
You will have your phone rooted again.
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Flash the PhilzTouch Recovery and in the Advanced options select root. Worked for me.
You will have your phone rooted again.
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What about installing CM 11? I've encountered another problem: when I open the CM Installer app on my phone, it says my device is not supported? What gives?
Root with cf autoroot. Update supersu. Open supersu. Block knox. Install latest cwm or twrp. Install cm11 from recovery. Factory reset. Done.
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Hi, I rooted my phone using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2690133
How do I unroot to the original?
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Hi, I rooted my phone using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2690133
How do I unroot to the original?
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I honestly don't know if there is a way to unroot, but you can always flash the original firmware ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2629093).
Nevermind, I got it. I just reset the knox counter using TriangleAway and then unrooted using Safestrap, then hard reset my phone with Vol Up + Power method and wallah! Samsung Firmware Status: Official. Everything is good.
MienTommy said:
Nevermind, I got it. I just reset the knox counter using TriangleAway and then unrooted using Safestrap, then hard reset my phone with Vol Up + Power method and wallah! Samsung Firmware Status: Official. Everything is good.
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Maybe I missed a step, but how did you unroot with SafeStrap? All SafeStrap does is install a custom recovery. Did you flash something within SafeStrap recovery?
**Make certain that your reactivation lock in security settings is off before beginning this process**
1. Take the OA1 OTA update.
2. Download and install Towelroot-v3.apk(this version does not require internet access).
3. Place your phone into "Download Mode" (press and hold the Home, Volume Down, and Power keys until the phone powers on and displays warning screen, then press Volume Up key) and flash the G870A_NE4_Stock_Kernel using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
4. Open the Towelroot app from your app drawer and press "Make it Rain" to root your device.
5. Power off then boot into "Download Mode" again and flash the G870A_OA1_Stock_Kernel also using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
6. Install SuperSU to manage root access. Done!
Troubleshooting:
1. Should the OA1 OTA update fail consider flashing the G870AUCU1ANE4_Full_Odin.tar to return to factory stock then take the OTA updates to OA1. Or, place the G870A_NE4_to_NG3_OTA.zip and G870A_NG3_tA1_OTA.zip onto your ext-sdcard and sideload each file from stock recovery beginning with the G870A_NE4_to_NG3_OTA.zip. Once updated to OA1 continue from Step 2 above.
2. When flashing the kernel the most common cause of an Odin flash failure is a bad usb port or cable. Please check before reporting a failure!
Notes:
1. The above process will not affect your User Data or Knox Warranty Flag.
2. After flashing the NE4 kernel your phone will run a little wonky and towelroot may not root on the first try. If that happens reboot and try towelroot once again. Once rooted and after flashing the OA1 kernel your phone will once again run like a champ!
Alternative Method for Safestrap Users:
1. Place the G870A_OA1_100%_Stock_Rooted_ROM onto your ext-sdcard.
2. From Safestrap recovery press "Backup" and backup your User Data.
3. From the main menu press "Wipe" then perform an "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
4. Next, press "Install," then select and install the G870A_OA1_100%_Stock_Rooted_ROM.
5. Once complete, press "Restore" and restore your User Data.
6. Last, from the main menu press "Reboot," then "System." Done!
After following the above process your phone will pause on the AT&T splash screen for about 2 minutes before rebooting.
Notes:
1. The above process will not affect your User Data or Knox Warranty Flag.
2. The ROM will update your Modem, Non-hlos, System, Kernel, Stock Recovery, and Bootloader to OA1.
3. The "Backup" and "Restore" steps in the instructions are not mandatory but will greatly reduce your device's set-up time. All currently installed non-system apps and settings will be automatically restored.
4. The ROM does not contain BusyBox which is required by the Safestrap.apk. Download the BusyBox Installer to re-install BusyBox.
Let me be the first to comment...I rooted doing this but since I was already rooted I had to Odin back to ne4 then ng3 (sideload or ota, what ever works) and then update to oa1 (sideload or what ever works). After that, everything is exactly as the tutorial says.
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Did you have to revert just the kernel or the whole ROM before you could install the OTA update? I'm currently Towelrooted on NG3 and patiently awaiting the OTA download.
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Did you have to revert just the kernel or the whole ROM before you could install the OTA update? I'm currently Towelrooted on NG3 and patiently awaiting the OTA download.
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I had to Odin the whole ne4 Rom and then from there use the ota update files to get to oa1 and then use the kernel trick to root with towelroot. Other wise it kept giving me signature errors even if I Odin'd just the system partition
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Can anyone tell me whether the G870AUCU1ANE4 full odin tar file will reinstall previously deleted system files or not. I was thinking of using titanium backup to remove a lot of bloatware but want to know first if this will get me back to stock with all factory equipped apps. When I flashed this full odin tar so that I could update and then reroot, my home screen and all my apps went unchanged so I'm skeptical to believe it's similar to flashing the phone back to stock.
thank you for any help
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Can anyone tell me whether the G870AUCU1ANE4 full odin tar file will reinstall previously deleted system files or not. I was thinking of using titanium backup to remove a lot of bloatware but want to know first if this will get me back to stock with all factory equipped apps. When I flashed this full odin tar so that I could update and then reroot, my home screen and all my apps went unchanged so I'm skeptical to believe it's similar to flashing the phone back to stock.
thank you for any help
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Yes it will
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bigwillyg said:
Yes it will
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So it will replace deleted system apps but leaves user installed apps alone?
Will performing a factory reset on this phone replace deleted system apps?
The phone i had prior was an s2 and when using odin to flash it with a stock rom, it would be similar to factory resetting it but when i flashed the full ne4 on this one, I still had all my apps and home pages, settings etc. I know the flash worked cause i was able to install the update that i couldn't before flashing due to towelroot.
I just realized the full ne4 file linked to in this thread (.rar zip file) isn't exactly the same as the stock firmware file available from sammobile (zip zip file). Is the ne4 .rar file linked to here modified to leave the users apps and settings alone?
Thanks. Worked great. :good:
I used safestrap. Very easy, after days of annoying update notifications.
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So it will replace deleted system apps but leaves user installed apps alone?
Will performing a factory reset on this phone replace deleted system apps?
The phone i had prior was an s2 and when using odin to flash it with a stock rom, it would be similar to factory resetting it but when i flashed the full ne4 on this one, I still had all my apps and home pages, settings etc. I know the flash worked cause i was able to install the update that i couldn't before flashing due to towelroot.
I just realized the full ne4 file linked to in this thread (.rar zip file) isn't exactly the same as the stock firmware file available from sammobile (zip zip file). Is the ne4 .rar file linked to here modified to leave the users apps and settings alone?
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I hadn't looked at the one on here but if it's a .tar.md5 then flashing through Odin should reset it back to ne4 stock out of the box with everything. I used the firmware to fully go back to stock
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I rooted for the 1st time since getting my new s5 active. Well, it came w/3NG build; Got the OTA BEFORE my 1st attempt at root.
I installed ND via Odon, made it rain, rebooted, & am still on 4.4.4 (0A1A or something of the like.
Didn't even have to follow (or get to) the step to Flash newer kernal to get back to 4.4.4. Thanks all involved
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I rooted for the 1st time since getting my new s5 active. Well, it came w/3NG build; Got the OTA BEFORE my 1st attempt at root.
I installed ND via Odon, made it rain, rebooted, & am still on 4.4.4 (0A1A or something of the like.
Didn't even have to follow (or get to) the step to Flash newer kernal to get back to 4.4.4. Thanks all involved
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You need to flash the newer kernel because your phone could have issues
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@muniz_ri Your rooted stock rom worked like charm. Thanks bunch!
You were right bigwillg. Didn't really get a chance to test it 1st. After noticing choppy stuff & a bigger than usual battery drain, I "Odin'ed" the newer kernal. Now its like butter. Still on stock ROM with frozen bloat stuff. Considering uninstalling em all together at a future date. Gonna get to know my phone 1st I guess.
In case I didn't already hit thanks on OP, I soon will. And on a side note THANK you for this topic/forum.
Edit: Watch them push lollipop now. Literally right after I did this. Lol
Hi. Question? Does the Odin in the first post work on the phone, or would I need to use Odin on a PC? Sorry...been out of the scene for awhile lol
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Hi. Question? Does the Odin in the first post work on the phone, or would I need to use Odin on a PC? Sorry...been out of the scene for awhile lol
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Odin is for your computer
Unable to install latest OTA
My G870A was rooted before the previous OTA was sent.
This latest OTA gets to about 27%, then fails.
I have looked around to see how to fix this, yet I can't seem to find anything.
The steps here start with the OTA, so they're currently useless to me.
I have tried going back to 4, but towelroot has no way to remove root once set.
SuperSU mentions a removal of root, but it appears to be just to uninstall itself.
Anyone have any ideas?
Andy
llandyw said:
My G870A was rooted before the previous OTA was sent.
This latest OTA gets to about 27%, then fails.
I have looked around to see how to fix this, yet I can't seem to find anything.
The steps here start with the OTA, so they're currently useless to me.
I have tried going back to 4, but towelroot has no way to remove root once set.
SuperSU mentions a removal of root, but it appears to be just to uninstall itself.
Anyone have any ideas?
Andy
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You need to review the OP more thoroughly.
I repeated the steps, and this time it worked.
Don't know why it didn't work the first time. I don't think I missed any steps.
Andy
odin app?
Im currently stock not rooted was wondering if i absolutely need to use a pc to root my gs5active, or does the odin app work? No pc access, all i have is my phone and a asus memo pad, thanks ; )
Hello,
I am with tmobile with G870A with Ne4 modem rooted. Can I just flash the OA1 modem?
Hey guys, I was just wondering if I can flash the 4.4.4 or 4.4.2 in Odin to downgrade then root? I'm on stock 5.0 now
Thanks In advance
michael872410 said:
Hey guys, I was just wondering if I can flash the 4.4.4 or 4.4.2 in Odin to downgrade then root? I'm on stock 5.0 now
Thanks In advance
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With the OC4 boot loader on the device I was able to flash the 'downgrade to nce' full rom in ODIN, documented steps from there to reassert root will work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120
C0derbear said:
With the OC4 boot loader on the device I was able to flash the 'downgrade to nce' full rom in ODIN, documented steps from there to reassert root will work.
Pls someone help , I updated to lolipop. In order to get root , i dowgraded to 4.4.2 and got my phone soft brick . Pls someone help.
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took 5.0 update from att yesterday and am unable to downgrade!! tried downgrade to nce but soft brick and had to use the 5.0 partitions tar to get back up and running. and solutions to downgrade with success and root??
C0derbear said:
With the OC4 boot loader on the device I was able to flash the 'downgrade to nce' full rom in ODIN, documented steps from there to reassert root will work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120
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C0derbear said:
With the OC4 boot loader on the device I was able to flash the 'downgrade to nce' full rom in ODIN, documented steps from there to reassert root will work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120
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That is good news but I believe that you have been the only one able to successfully downgrade. Hope others that have had success chime in.
Just to confirm, that you took the 5.0 ota yesterday correct?
Do you have a link to that file?? i have a downgrade to nce file but not sure if its the one you used or not . the one i have softbricked me so i had to use the 5.0 partition tar to fix
C0derbear said:
With the OC4 boot loader on the device I was able to flash the 'downgrade to nce' full rom in ODIN, documented steps from there to reassert root will work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120
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muniz_ri said:
That is good news but I believe that you have been the only one able to successfully downgrade. Hope others that have had success chime in.
Just to confirm, that you took the 5.0 ota yesterday correct?
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The sequence is silly, but whatever.
I started with 4.4.4, rooted, safestrap. Very light root usage - props file changed to enable SD card usage for more apps, logon sound replaced with silence, TiBu (with bloatware/et. al. frozen but not removed), ServiceDisabler, Busybox, Safestrap. Otherwise stock.
Made safestrap and Kies backups.
Used your zip under safestrap to wipe and restore, rebooted w/o odin flashing the boot/kernel from you the first time (didn't catch the reboot fast enough).
After allowing the device to sit black-screened for a few minutes to make sure I wasn't being impatient, I powered down, brought it up into download mode, and ODIN flashed your second step (bootloader/partitions/whatever else is in that flash).
Power cycled phone, it again locked up black-screen without getting even the Samsung animation.
Waited a few minutes to to be sure, and power cycled again to be sure.
Brought phone up, used ODIN to flash the 'downgrade to NCE' package.
Power cycled, phone booted normally, let it go into setup sequence but skipped everything until I could tell it to shut down.
Brought phone up, used ODIN to flash the next two OTA files to bring it to 4.4.4.
Again, power cycled, phone booted normally, let it go into setup sequence but skipped everything until I could tell it to shut down.
Brought phone up, used ODIN to flash the 5.0 OTA.
Brought phone up, runs as expected (of course, no root).
Addendum. I have extra fun with ODIN because my PC runs Ubuntu Linux, so I use Odin within Win 8 running inside VMware Player. Seems to work fine but I would never guarantee it doesn't introduce quirks.
I may at some point in the next couple weeks backstep and again try your safestrap based root-keep setup, but want to take some time with it 100% stock and see how things run.
Cheers.
C0derbear said:
The sequence is silly, but whatever.
I started with 4.4.4, rooted, safestrap. Very light root usage - props file changed to enable SD card usage for more apps, logon sound replaced with silence, TiBu (with bloatware/et. al. frozen but not removed), ServiceDisabler, Busybox, Safestrap. Otherwise stock.
Made safestrap and Kies backups.
Used your zip under safestrap to wipe and restore, rebooted w/o odin flashing the boot/kernel from you the first time (didn't catch the reboot fast enough).
After allowing the device to sit black-screened for a few minutes to make sure I wasn't being impatient, I powered down, brought it up into download mode, and ODIN flashed your second step (bootloader/partitions/whatever else is in that flash).
Power cycled phone, it again locked up black-screen without getting even the Samsung animation.
Waited a few minutes to to be sure, and power cycled again to be sure.
Brought phone up, used ODIN to flash the 'downgrade to NCE' package.
Power cycled, phone booted normally, let it go into setup sequence but skipped everything until I could tell it to shut down.
Brought phone up, used ODIN to flash the next two OTA files to bring it to 4.4.4.
Again, power cycled, phone booted normally, let it go into setup sequence but skipped everything until I could tell it to shut down.
Brought phone up, used ODIN to flash the 5.0 OTA.
Brought phone up, runs as expected (of course, no root).
Addendum. I have extra fun with ODIN because my PC runs Ubuntu Linux, so I use Odin within Win 8 running inside VMware Player. Seems to work fine but I would never guarantee it doesn't introduce quirks.
I may at some point in the next couple weeks backstep and again try your safestrap based root-keep setup, but want to take some time with it 100% stock and see how things run.
Cheers.
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Thank you, but based on what you have stated you never flashed the OC4 bootloader which explains why you were able to downgrade.
At this time there is no downgrade method for those that have taken the OC4 ota update.
muniz_ri said:
Thank you, but based on what you have stated you never flashed the OC4 bootloader which explains why you were able to downgrade.
At this time there is no downgrade method for those that have taken the OC4 ota update.
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Wasn't that part of G900A_OC4_Stock_Partitions_wOA1_BL.tar.md5 (flashed via ODIN after restoring your backup in SS)?
C0derbear said:
Wasn't that part of G900A_OC4_Stock_Partitions_wOA1_BL.tar.md5 (flashed via ODIN after restoring your backup in SS)?
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No, that file includes the OA1 bootloader.
Got it. Thanks.
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So let me get this straight, if ur not rooted and running 5.0 theres no way to root after taking 5.0 ota??
Joehen873 said:
So let me get this straight, if ur not rooted and running 5.0 theres no way to root after taking 5.0 ota??
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YES! If your phone is on official ATT 5.0 OTA, then there is NOT a way to root or even downgrade to NCE. You will have to wait until root exploit is found or bootloader unlocked.
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STEPS I TOOK TO ROOT.
You will have to start from scratch and factory.
Download on your pc and flash in download mode the G900A_Downgrade_to_NCE.tar using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+) This will bring device to stock factory.
Setup you phone first use.
Download and place the G900A_NCE_to_NG3_OTA.zip onto your ext-sdcard and sideload from stock recovery.
Flash the G900A_ND3_Stock_Kernel using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
Install Towelrootv3.apk and run app and update SuperSu
Install safestrap.
Make a nandroid backup with safestrap To ext-sdcard.
Extract the G900A_OC4_Stock_Rooted_Backup folder from the .rar archive and place it into the following folder: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx, fyi...the name of this folder will vary.
From Safestrap recovery press "Wipe" then "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
From the main menu press "Restore," then select and restore the G900A_OC4_Stock_Rooted_Backup.
Once complete from the main menu press "Reboot," then reboot into "Download" mode.
Last, flash the G900A_OC4_Stock_Partitions_wOA1_BL using Odin's PDA slot (AP in Odin v3.09+) and reboot.
All credit goes to Muniz_ri.
This is were I downloaded everything from Muniz_ri
I got most everything from his 4.4.4 upgrade steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120
And his how to keep root Lollipop
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...w-to-update-to-g900aoca-5-0-keeproot-t3076803
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Stop giving wrong information! Did you read the OP? This is about downgrading stock OTA 5.0 and not rooting. You cannot downgrade if your phone is on official stock OTA 5.0……! You will brick your phone. The information you have provided only works if your phone is Still on NG3 or OA1. Again if your bootloader is already on OC4, then you cannot downgrade. The reason @muniz_ri method can be downgraded is that he using a 5.0 ROM while keeping the bootloader at OA1.
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Billy06010 said:
took 5.0 update from att yesterday and am unable to downgrade!! tried downgrade to nce but soft brick and had to use the 5.0 partitions tar to get back up and running. and solutions to downgrade with success and root??
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I mistakenly tried to downgrade my AT&T S5 after the lollipop OTA update... am now soft bricked. can you please elaborate on what you did regarding "5.0 partitions tar" to get back up and running? process steps and where to get said file(s) would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
DamnYank! said:
I mistakenly tried to downgrade my AT&T S5 after the lollipop OTA update... am now soft bricked. can you please elaborate on what you did regarding "5.0 partitions tar" to get back up and running? process steps and where to get said file(s) would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
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I am in the same boat. Please explain how you got your phone back to working after ota 5.0 upgrade then attempting to downgrade because i did the same thing and now in a soft brick.
DamnYank! said:
I mistakenly tried to downgrade my AT&T S5 after the lollipop OTA update... am now soft bricked. can you please elaborate on what you did regarding "5.0 partitions tar" to get back up and running? process steps and where to get said file(s) would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
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If you need help I solved my soft brick. Put your phone into download mode then flash the stock kernal using odin. Reboot then flash using odin the stock partition. While this wont downgrade to 4.4.X because you are on ota 5.0 you will be able to get your phone back to 5.0 lollipop. Thanks to Fitz110 who uploaded these files and for the solution. Here is where I go these from. http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...phone-trying-to-downgrade-to-4-t3076706/page4
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7W6koj4lSniQ3ZQUXVCMGg4MWM/view?usp=sharing stock kernal
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7W6koj4lSniX1JRaHVMSDdSLW8/view?usp=sharing stock partition.
Thank you sooooo much was freaking out at first but I knew eventually someone would figure out something. Thanks to you all!!!
This fixed my soft brick phone after I tried to root it on 5.0
Would kingroot or kingoroot work to root the oc4 lollipop?