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[Q] All of a sudden random apps force closing for no apparent reason [i9000]

Hey,
this problem started only today and has never happened before. The only things changing were some app updates and a few new installs. I already uninstalled all of the apps installed in the last few days in hopes of reverting the situation but it didn't help. And after I made the first reboot when the apps began to force close randomly it looked like a semi factory reset was made. All my contacts are gone, there are no SMS/call logs, but all SMSes, pictures and videos are still there. If I try to open the Market app it asks me if I accept TOS, Gmail is not set, mobile internet is not working (due to reset settings), Wi-Fi and bluetooth settings are still there. In short, everything is half-fuc*ed.
What do you thing happened? And is there any possibility I can go back to a normal state without starting from fresh?

Pegart said:
Hey,
this problem started only today and has never happened before. The only things changing were some app updates and a few new installs. I already uninstalled all of the apps installed in the last few days in hopes of reverting the situation but it didn't help. And after I made the first reboot when the apps began to force close randomly it looked like a semi factory reset was made. All my contacts are gone, there are no SMS/call logs, but all SMSes, pictures and videos are still there. If I try to open the Market app it asks me if I accept TOS, Gmail is not set, mobile internet is not working (due to reset settings), Wi-Fi and bluetooth settings are still there. In short, everything is half-fuc*ed.
What do you thing happened? And is there any possibility I can go back to a normal state without starting from fresh?
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Go into Recovery and Fix Permissions, then reboot and see if that has fixed the problem.

Flash a new stock rom to solve this issue..
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doomsdaycs said:
Flash a new stock rom to solve this issue..
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But try a wipe (factory reset) before, should solve thus issue.
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Oh yeah, and another thing. Market, Youtube and Maps apps where all a few version lower than before and started updating immediately after opening the Market app. Market still is (even the old design and everything). How can this be?
rschenck said:
Go into Recovery and Fix Permissions, then reboot and see if that has fixed the problem.
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I don't have a Fix Permissions option in recovery (3e)???
doomsdaycs said:
Flash a new stock rom to solve this issue..
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I'm trying to avoid that at the moment. Just for the time being so I can make a complete backup of all my stuff.
Lunchbox115 said:
But try a wipe (factory reset) before, should solve thus issue.
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Same as above. For now.

i9000 random loss of data
Yes, this is a rather old thread I'm trying to revive here, but as it is adviced to continue those instread of duplicating them, here are my issues:
I gave my i9000 to a relative ~a year ago and recently it started acting strange. About 1-2 times a month I get a call from that relative saying: "I get a lot of force closes, phone is unusable, nothing works". I then walk over, take a look and yes, unusable. It appears that all information in the /system partition gets lost for no reason. The relative told me that this usually happens when some google apps are updating, but it might still be random.
Currently MackayRom (latest) is installed.
Usually when I got the call, I hopped over to my relative, did a factory reset (wipe of /system and /data + Cache and Dalvik Cache) then reflashed the ROM and Gapps and everything looked good again. Sadly the issue continues to return.
What I tried so far is a complete wipe of anything, reverting to a stock TW Rom, and going back to an AOSP Rom from there (first CM 11, then Mackay). The issue appeard to be gone afterwards, I didn't hear from that relative for an unusual amount of time, but after a month or 1 1/2, it returned.
My guess is, that one of the chips that are containing the /system partition is broken or at least close to die (I'm not sure if it is just one or multiple chips, since the CM Team or Pawit himself changed something in the partition structure somewhere between cm10, cm10.1 and cm11 to ensure the compatibility of that old device with KitKat). Anyways, I'd love to hear any ideas or suggestions on how to solve this issue (although I reached a point where I think that solving this isn't possible anymore, unless I wanna swap the Mainboard, which would mean paying an amount of money that I could get a new phone for as well.) Soon as I have the time, I'll Odin-flash the latest TW Rom to the device and have my relative use that for a while, just to see if the different/older partition structure helps in any way.
Thanks in advance for any replies .

Sprint Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Inch - Tons of issues. Need help!

The principal of out school turned in her Tab 7 inch, they no longer want to pay $60 a month for 3G thats slower then a 14.4 dial-up!
It was given to out Tech Department and I snagged it to play with.
OK first thing, it's FC'ing on various apps. I decided to factory restore the unit by booting into Samsung's recovery and wiping the data and and clearing the cache.
This reset it but our principals gmail is still on the phone. It's the primary account. I can NOT get it to delete.
I found a thread here with a official Samsung flashing tool. This one:
Sprint_Galaxy_Tab_EA24_Flasher.zip
It seems to have worked, it got the device back to EA24. However when I reboot, it's FC'ing even more and the principals gmail is still there.
Well, it now sees an update called: EB28
It downloads it then boots into recovery and nothing more happens. No option to update, flash etc.
Also now EVERY TIME I restart/reset this device its like it's been factory reset, all the apps I installed are GONE, my Wi-Fi is GONE, and it FC's like crazy.
Contracts done on this phone so Sprints not going to do anything. Help! I'd like to get Gingerbread on this.
Thanks!

Wow, no one has one of these or has any advice?

Some updates on things I've noticed.
Well, previous to my original post, I was STOCK, non-ROOTED. This morning I used Roddricks guides to flash to ROOT with CWM via Odin.
It seems to have worked OK, I have root and I'm on the stock ROOTED Gingerbread but I STILL had all the default Google accounts. I booted back into CWM and did a complete data wipe and installed CM7. That worked too however when I booted it immediately said NOOK had forced closed...? OK, well I ignored that and installed a couple .apk's I had on my memory card and changed my wallpaper. Then I rebooted into Recovery again and flashed the Google Apps. Upon rebooting I saw no google apps and my wallpaper and installed apps were GONE. I was back to stock CM like it was just installed.
Now keep in mind I had done a FULL wipe to everything in CWM prior to flashing CM7. I booted the device BACK to the download mode and used Odin to re-flash Roddricks stock ROOT and kernel.
Upon booting the phone I'm back to stock Gingerbread and guess what? The default Google account is BACK and so are the two pre-added wireless networks.
WHY IN THE HELL WON'T THIS THING WIPE and why does it keep resetting to just installed defaults when I reboot.
I see I am not the only person with this issue. Someone else made a thread just the other day saying their 7 inch Tab resets on reboot too.
Can someone give us some pointers? In my case I can install custom ROM's but I have to set everything back up EVERY TIME I reboot? Come on, that's not [email protected]#@[email protected]#$

Firstly, it sounds like you're not actually doing the right kind of wipe. You want factory reset / wipe. Either from recovery or within the stock firmware.
Once you successful do this, all downloaded apps and account settings will be gone.
Next up it seems you're not actually managing to install custom firmware. You'll need to specify more details about what you've done and read carefully what appears on screen and report on it if you want useful advice.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App

I've done the factory reset from stock firmware, I've done the factory reset from CWM 4 and 5.
I've manually wiped from adb using rm -R and rm -rf for /dbdata /system /cache /data, all of which appear to be wiped and then doing an "ls" reports the directors are GONE.
Then I flashed stock GB stock rom, booted up and guess what? My default gmail and wirless networks were STILL there.
Adb'ed back after a root'ed kernel and manually went into the folders and deleted EACH file, then backed out and deleted the folders. Rinse, wash and repeat with the ROM and guess what? default Googles still there along with the Wireless.
Also one thing to note is that with every one of these wipes, boots, flashes etc, lets say I setup the Tab and install a couple apps, add my wireless, change my wallpaper etc, when I reboot, it's ALL gone. The Tab's back to default fresh like I just flashed.
Spent like an hour with Rodderik in the #gtab channel trying to figure this out.

Ok. I believe you.
I still can't rationalize what is happening there. One thing you can trust about computers is they do what they are told. However, sometimes it's hard to understand what you've told then to do.
Kies knows how to restore user state. It's also somewhat evil in terms of still running when you've quit it. Make sure Kies is not running.
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Is it possible some settings got backed up to the SD and are auto-restoring? Honestly haven't used my tab in a while so I'm not even sure this is an option. Maybe try clearing dalvik?
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sounds like somehow you may have a read only nand mode going on...strange haven't heard of this problem with the samsung its quite popular with the dell streak 7....in the dell streak 7 many people have to send it back to dell to repair it no other way... as for it on the samsung like i said never heard of the problem but if you can't reset properly or everything reverts to a state upon reboot then you may have whats called read only mode basically anything you install change add once you reboot the device it erases everything you did to it....from what i have read its a failsafe in linux try reading a few of the dell streak 7 problems with read only mode it may help in understanding and maybe finding a solution good luck. then again i may be wrong but just what you described sounds similar.

I would just load a new rom like overcome gbsafe_v5
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Kdoggy, were you able to fix your problems?
I have somewhat the same problem with my Galaxy Tab 7
Thanks

kdoggy said:
The principal of out school turned in her Tab 7 inch, they no longer want to pay $60 a month for 3G thats slower then a 14.4 dial-up!
It was given to out Tech Department and I snagged it to play with.
OK first thing, it's FC'ing on various apps. I decided to factory restore the unit by booting into Samsung's recovery and wiping the data and and clearing the cache.
This reset it but our principals gmail is still on the phone. It's the primary account. I can NOT get it to delete.
I found a thread here with a official Samsung flashing tool. This one:
Sprint_Galaxy_Tab_EA24_Flasher.zip
It seems to have worked, it got the device back to EA24. However when I reboot, it's FC'ing even more and the principals gmail is still there.
Well, it now sees an update called: EB28
It downloads it then boots into recovery and nothing more happens. No option to update, flash etc.
Also now EVERY TIME I restart/reset this device its like it's been factory reset, all the apps I installed are GONE, my Wi-Fi is GONE, and it FC's like crazy.
Contracts done on this phone so Sprints not going to do anything. Help! I'd like to get Gingerbread on this.
Thanks!
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same same same issue bro with my tab too its p100 too any solution's???

[Q] Sprint galaxy tab SPH-P100 resets on reboot

Hi Guys,
I have a strange problem with my galaxy tab. I bought it from ebay.
The guy from whom i bought it seems to have installed z4mod. Which ever application I tap force closes and a very few applications work like settings, music, browser. Any new app i install ends up force closing.
The strange thing is that whatever app i install vanishes on reboot. It is not a factory reset though, the apps installed by the previous guy will still be there. Factory reset doesn't work either.
I have tried using super one click and it hangs. Odin doesn't detect the tab in recovery mode.
andriod version is 2.3.4.
Any help is welcome..
Cheers.

I just started a thread about some issues my Tab is having too. Same model too.
I'm also getting resets on reboot. I'm going to hit sprint tonight on the way home, this ones not rooted. I'll let you know what I figure out with this one. Might help, might not.
I tried to factory reset the thing with Samsungs own app, didnt work, made the FC's worse.

kdoggy said:
I just started a thread about some issues my Tab is having too. Same model too.
I'm also getting resets on reboot. I'm going to hit sprint tonight on the way home, this ones not rooted. I'll let you know what I figure out with this one. Might help, might not.
I tried to factory reset the thing with Samsungs own app, didnt work, made the FC's worse.
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Thanks.. Please let me know if you find anything..

kdoggy said:
I just started a thread about some issues my Tab is having too. Same model too.
I'm also getting resets on reboot. I'm going to hit sprint tonight on the way home, this ones not rooted. I'll let you know what I figure out with this one. Might help, might not.
I tried to factory reset the thing with Samsungs own app, didnt work, made the FC's worse.
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I also noticed that though z4 is installed i dont have root access.. i cannot see the contents of all the folders which needs root access.
Cheers

Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone found a solution yet.
I just bought a refurbished Samsung Galaxy Tab P100 from ebay. Every time I reboot, it resets the Tab and is as if I never entered my Google account credentials. It also erases any apps I've downloaded and deletes wifi settings.
A factory reset did not help.
The screen where you do the factory reset says:
Android system recovery <3e>
Samsung Recovery Utils
- for BML -
Does anyone know if this is the original or rooted?
I hope someone has a solution because I want it keep it!
Thanks!

goldfish77 said:
Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone found a solution yet.
I just bought a refurbished Samsung Galaxy Tab P100 from ebay. Every time I reboot, it resets the Tab and is as if I never entered my Google account credentials. It also erases any apps I've downloaded and deletes wifi settings.
A factory reset did not help.
The screen where you do the factory reset says:
Android system recovery <3e>
Samsung Recovery Utils
- for BML -
Does anyone know if this is the original or rooted?
I hope someone has a solution because I want it keep it!
Thanks!
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That's stock Samsung recovery
If a factory reset doesn't fix the issue, then the device likely has a defective internal storage chip. Return it.
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Try odining the stock tar
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Same problem here...
Ditto....
Did anyone find out the remedy for this issue?
A.J.

cfny332 said:
Ditto....
Did anyone find out the remedy for this issue?
A.J.
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"DITTO" for which problem?
for the problem on the OP, I think the problem above has to do with conflicting google account settings from the old owner to the new one.
If this is true,
Factory reset, and enter new google account on the tab. start google play, let it update itself and download an app to test. it with.
This should fix force closes. DO NOT use any google settings from titanium backup.

LG-P925g GC and RIP fix Rogers

Hi everyone,
I finally might have figured out how to fix the ghost call issues and the reorginizing internal process problem... it has been 10 days that I have had no ghost calls and no RIP.
After many hours arguing with LG (who after all 12 calls still said they never heard of this problem before). The only advice they could offer me was to send my phone to repairs.
I decided to do a final attempt and if it didn't work I would have sent my phone in 3 times to get a different phone and end this nightmare.
So I did a factory reset on my phone.
The problem was still there.
I heard about keeping the CPU above 600mhz all the time and while that temporarily worked it came back.
I loaded the recovery mode and factory reset from there and I also cleared the cache. that didn't work.
After more research I found that putting the phone in 2g will help. While this was true it was still happening but a lot less.
I decided to explore the world of Roms and that's where the fix came in.
My phone is rooted. Big thank you to Dan 
I am running V20c 2.3.5
I Formatted my internal SD and my external.
I installed clockwork mod and backed up my stock rom... I then booted into recovery mode and cleared every cache option (2 on first screen and dalvik in advanced. The only exception was battery stats with CWM.
After doing all that, I had to leave so I figured I would look for a new rom another time. That was 15 days ago. After a week I realized that I haven't been getting the RIP or the GC problem... seeing as how it was hard to check I forwarded all my calls from my home office line to my cell phone so that if the call was not answered it would go to my cell after the 2nd ring. To this day (10 days later)... every call on that phone has been registered on my cell... therefore I believe that CWM IS THE KEY TO OUR PROBLEMS
*JUST NOTE THAT I SAVED MY SD CARD TO MY PC SO I HAD A EXTRA BACKUP SHOULD NEED BE.*
**WHEN I DID IT, I FORMATTED WITH CWM**
so after all that here's the process...
*WORKS ON V20C 2.3.5 ROGERS*
1. ROOT
2. FORMAT EVERYTHING (SETTINGS/STORAGE...)
3. VERIFY THAT YOU STILL HAVE ROOT (YOU SHOULD)
4. INSTALL CWM
5. BACKUP YOUR DEFAULT ROM (NEVER KNOW)
6. ENTER CLOCKWORK RECOVERY
7. CLEAR ALL CACHE EXCEPT BATTERY STATS (I DID NOT TOUCH ANY PARTITIONS OPTIONS)
8. GO BACK IN YOUR PHONE
9. DO NOT PUT BACK YOUR BACKUP ROM
***Remember this is working for me on Rogers V20c 2.3.5***
I made a titanium backup of all my Apps but I am not restoring them I am redownloading from scratch. I do not know if it will cause issues with the GC/RIP issues.
Good luck to all of you and I hope that you finally get to enjoy our cursed phones. I had RIP messages easily every 2 hours and for 15 days I haven't seen a single one and all my calls are working.
Thank you to Dan for Root and the Creator of CWM for saving us.
Sent from my LG-P925g using XDA

Nitedriver said:
Hi everyone,
I finally might have figured out how to fix the ghost call issues and the reorginizing internal process problem... it has been 10 days that I have had no ghost calls and no RIP.
After many hours arguing with LG (who after all 12 calls still said they never heard of this problem before). The only advice they could offer me was to send my phone to repairs.
I decided to do a final attempt and if it didn't work I would have sent my phone in 3 times to get a different phone and end this nightmare.
So I did a factory reset on my phone.
The problem was still there.
I heard about keeping the CPU above 600mhz all the time and while that temporarily worked it came back.
I loaded the recovery mode and factory restored from there and I also cleared the cache. that didn't work.
After more research I found that putting the phone in 2g will help. While this was true it was still happening but a lot less.
I decided to explore the world of Roms and that's where the fix came in.
My phone is rooted. Big thank you to Dan 
I am running V20c 2.3.5
I installed clockwork mod and backed up my stock rom... I then booted into recovery mode and cleared every cache option with CWM. Formatted my internal SD and my external.
After doing all that, I had to leave so I figured I would look for a new rom another time. That was 15 days ago. After a week I realized that I haven't been getting the RIP or the GC problem... seeing as how it was hard to check I forwarded all my calls from my home office line to my cell phone so that if the call was not answered it would go to my cell after the 2nd ring. To this day 10 days later... every call on that phone has been registered on my cell... therefore I believe that CWM IS THE KEY TO OUR PROBLEMS
so after all that here's the process...
1. ROOT
2. FORMAT EVERYTHING (SETTINGS/STORAGE...)
3. VERIFY THAT YOU STILL HAVE ROOT (YOU SHOULD)
4. INSTALL CWM
5. BACKUP YOUR DEFAULT ROM (NEVER KNOW)
6. ENTER CLOCKWORK RECOVERY
7. CLEAR ALL CACHE AND FORMAT (I DID NOT TOUCH ANY PARTITIONS OPTIONS)
8. GO BACK IN YOUR PHONE
9. DO NOT PUT BACK YOUR BACKUP ROM
***Remember this is working for me on Rogers V20c 2.3.5***
I made a titanium backup of all my Apps but I am not restoring them I am redownloading from scratch. I do not know if it will cause issues with the GC/RIP issues.
Good luck to all of you and I hope that you finally get to enjoy our cursed phones. I had RIP messages easily every 2 hours and for 15 days I haven't seen a single one and all my calls are working.
Thank you to Dan for Root and the Creator of CWM for saving us.
Sent from my LG-P925g using XDA
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CWM isn't the issue. It's the baseband.
CWM is on a different partition than the baseband and is not active until it is called. Ghost calls still exist because 2.3.5 in general has this issue. 2.3.6 fixed ghost calls.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II w/ CM9

Never said that CWM was a problem I said CWM helped fix this issue
I posted this to help others who were looking for a solution it is still working for me so I'm happy and I figured id share my findings in hopes of helping others who got nothing to lose and everything to gain with this phone.
Have a good one.
I believe that CWM FIXED my phone
Sent from my LG-P925g using XDA

[Removed comment after being confirmed safe to format SDCARD in CWM]

johnw230873 said:
Hi Guys, be aware that people have fully bricked their phone formating there sdcard using CWM.
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Ooo I wasn't aware... well guess I was lucky.... I think just formatting the SD card regularly (not with CWM) and then using CWM to clear caches would be enough...going to modify original post thanks John
Sent from my LG-P925g using XDA

146 views and no confirmations or experiences... there is a 0% chance of bricking your phone.... come on guys try it and post... if it doesn't work for everyone else then at least people know. Help eachother out you got nothing to lose (if u back up) if ur scared for ur backups remove the external SD during testing or backup to ur PC.
Sent from my LG-P925g using XDA

Wait. You should remove the notices for BRICKING.
Reason being as it is only applicable to CyanogenMod. It has an option to use the sdcard for data instead. Stock doesn't.
Formatting sdcard and emmc in ClockworkMod will not and can not brick your device on a LG Firmware.
This, again, does not include CyanogenMod.
Now. As for fixing the problem, I've done this method and still have ghost calls.
You will ALMOST always get ghost calls with 2.3.5.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II w/ CM9

Hi Guys I was going off other information in other posts for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529836&page=2 talking about CWM and CyanogenMod.
I'm not an expert in this area and after reading this didn't want a lot of bricked phone so thought I'll better say something, have edited my post and removed the comment.
I have also tried this, worked for 3 days then a GC

The Dark Lestat said:
Wait. You should remove the notices for BRICKING.
Reason being as it is only applicable to CyanogenMod. It has an option to use the sdcard for data instead. Stock doesn't.
Formatting sdcard and emmc in ClockworkMod will not and can not brick your device on a LG Firmware.
This, again, does not include CyanogenMod.
Now. As for fixing the problem, I've done this method and still have ghost calls.
You will ALMOST always get ghost calls with 2.3.5.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II w/ CM9
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Done thanks
Sent from my LG-P925g using XDA

Its been mentioned that 2.3.6 fixes the ghost call issue, however i am having dificulties finding this. Can someone post a direct link to the thread or download spot gor it?
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cmeducknow702 said:
Its been mentioned that 2.3.6 fixes the ghost call issue, however i am having dificulties finding this. Can someone post a direct link to the thread or download spot gor it?
Sent from my LG-P925 using XDA
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I assume this because all devices friends have ranging from Nexus to Samsung to HTC with 2.3.5 had ghost calls and when they updated to 2.3.6, ghost calls disappeared. They were on stock as well.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II w/ CM9

Ok, i've only been worried about my thrill... never paid attention any others. Thanks
Sent from my LG-P925 using XDA

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Scrap this thread guys....I just got my first. R.I.P I HATE THIS PHONE!
it was going so well....
Does anyone know any stable 3D working roms that fix this issue??? Let me know thanks...
Sent from my Rooted ANTI GC/RIP LG-P925g using XDA

[Q] Help Re-Rooting after OTA Update

hey guys i tried searching for answers. but had no success. i have a note 3 that was rooted with kingo. AT&T automatically installed an OTA update and of course it un rooted my phone. i still get the custom boot screen as well as still have safestrap on my device. my question is how do i reroot my device? ive tried kingo again and it fails after rebootong the phone 5 or 6 times. im still running 4.3 build is JSS15J.N900AUCUBNB4
i know a little on some things but im not as technical as most of you. but any help would be greatly appreciated.

Survivor058 said:
hey guys i tried searching for answers. but had no success. i have a note 3 that was rooted with kingo. AT&T automatically installed an OTA update and of course it un rooted my phone. i still get the custom boot screen as well as still have safestrap on my device. my question is how do i reroot my device? ive tried kingo again and it fails after rebootong the phone 5 or 6 times. im still running 4.3 build is JSS15J.N900AUCUBNB4
i know a little on some things but im not as technical as most of you. but any help would be greatly appreciated.
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What version of Kingo did you try? Use 1.1.5 or 1.1.8. People have had success with that. 1.1.8 worked for me. Just Google around and you will find the download on the net somewhere.

theorioles33 said:
What version of Kingo did you try? Use 1.1.5 or 1.1.8. People have had success with that. 1.1.8 worked for me. Just Google around and you will find the download on the net somewhere.
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it was 1.2.0 ill try an older version

In case you have trouble finding a copy
https://mega.co.nz/#!AxdHUCCQ!86DzctSWlXK4VfbInPYBgC_4QYAM2wUR8cewrflAyk0

theorioles33 said:
In case you have trouble finding a copy
unfortunately that did not work. the root failed. that was version 1.1.5, last night i tried 1.1.8 failed and tried the latest 1.2.0 with no success. would you recommend something else? i did try theese root methods with the sd card inserted im not sure if that is a no no or not
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I'm at a loss. I had my SD card in by the way. Maybe someone else will have some ideas.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk

theorioles33 said:
I'm at a loss. I had my SD card in by the way. Maybe someone else will have some ideas.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk
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that sucks. factory reset? ill most likely still have the issue but maybe not. isnt there a way to completely wipe the phone from the boot screen? id rather not if i dont have to.

You can try a factory reset and then root. If not there is a thread in the general section to go back to stock. Works great. I used it.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk

theorioles33 said:
You can try a factory reset and then root. If not there is a thread in the general section to go back to stock. Works great. I used it.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk
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but arent i technically back to stock? since i dont have root access? this is very confusing to me. if my carrier didnt push that update i wouldnt be in this boat

You are but we can't figure out why you can't root when others in your situation can. There is Kingo thread you can check out. Maybe you can find some answers there.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk

anyone have any suggestions?? 139 views in less than an hour someone has got to know something lol

Survivor058 said:
anyone have any suggestions?? 139 views in less than an hour someone has got to know something lol
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Factory Reset after the update to NB4, also go to recovery wipe cache, then try the 1.18, during the rooting process, look your phone screen, you need to click accept something twice,

I don't know how it all works terribly well but you said you still have Safestrap? Can you still install ROMs and can they have root?
Also, for when you eventually do get it working again. I recommend freezing the ATT updater. It can be awful when it eventually FORCES an update.
I got a free app called App Quarantine and froze "AT&T Software Update".

coolmingli said:
Factory Reset after the update to NB4, also go to recovery wipe cache, then try the 1.18, during the rooting process, look your phone screen, you need to click accept something twice,
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ok yea this is all french to me. you want me to factory reset? im not sure what the NB4 is?. and i thing i know how to wipe the cache.

Gary3 said:
I don't know how it all works terribly well but you said you still have Safestrap? Can you still install ROMs and can they have root?
Also, for when you eventually do get it working again. I recommend freezing the ATT updater. It can be awful when it eventually FORCES an update.
I got a free app called App Quarantine and froze "AT&T Software Update".
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safestrap is on my phone but it cant be removed and just says that the phone isnt properly rooted. so no i cannot install roms and i will make sure that once i resolve this ill freezr that app
sorry for the delay guys im back at this again. i do very much appreciate all who are trying to offer assistance

ok guys so ive wiped the cache. and have done the factory reset. kingo 1.1.5 and 1.1.8 both have failed...... what is going on here maybe someone can skype with me the steps to completely flash my phone to the day i got it i see the thread but im scared ****less to try it lol

You will just have to follow the restore to MJ5 thread. The instructions are simple and very easy to follow. Go slow and follow them to the T.
What they do not mention however is do not use a 3.0 USB port. Only 2.0 will work.
Just follow that.
It is literally impossible to brick this phone to the point of it being unrecoverable. There is a tutorial to restore from hard bricks without J-Tag.
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graydiggy said:
You will just have to follow the restore to MJ5 thread. The instructions are simple and very easy to follow. Go slow and follow them to the T.
What they do not mention however is do not use a 3.0 USB port. Only 2.0 will work.
Just follow that.
It is literally impossible to brick this phone to the point of it being unrecoverable. There is a tutorial to restore from hard bricks without J-Tag.
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Hey graydiggy, I did the restore back to MJ5, but can't seem to get the last step for rooting to work. I tried every way with putting the rdlv on internal...unzipped and zipped. I even tried doing the same on the external sd as well. When I reboot supersu doesn't do anything. Any suggestion on how to get the last step to work?
Thanks in advance for your help.

chrispyutec said:
Hey graydiggy, I did the restore back to MJ5, but can't seem to get the last step for rooting to work. I tried every way with putting the rdlv on internal...unzipped and zipped. I even tried doing the same on the external sd as well. When I reboot supersu doesn't do anything. Any suggestion on how to get the last step to work?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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It has to be unzipped and on the internal. You have to reboot a few times for it to activate. After the first reboot, let the phone sit for a few minutes and then reboot again. You should be good to go after that.
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graydiggy said:
It has to be unzipped and on the internal. You have to reboot a few times for it to activate. After the first reboot, let the phone sit for a few minutes and then reboot again. You should be good to go after that.
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Wow that did the trick!!! Thanks for holding my hand lol. I hit your thanks and I appreciate your help.