[Q] Odin and my Note 3 - AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Here is my presentiment that I've posted elsewhere
My phone was working just fine this morning but after updating a few apps through Google Play my phone started throwing up messages that gapps process was continuously crashing.
I then restarted the phone and it would not get to the AT&T startup. I have since flashed the OC1 kernel through SafeStrap but now the phone will not leave the AT&T startup logo.
Any ideas for what I can do? I have an older backup but not on 5.0 like I should. If need be I'll be going through the entire reinstallation process of 5.0 again.
EDIT: Just realized that I have a bigger problem now since I cannot access SafeStrap Recovery.
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I need some help with ODIN to get it back to stock. As you can see, I cannot get to SafeStrap anymore. Would it be alright to ODIN to Lollipop or do i need to go to 4.4.4? Anything I need to keep in mind before doing this? I just need to get to SafeStrap and I can get to some backups that I have.

orangetag001 said:
Here is my presentiment that I've posted elsewhere
I need some help with ODIN to get it back to stock. As you can see, I cannot get to SafeStrap anymore. Would it be alright to ODIN to Lollipop or do i need to go to 4.4.4? Anything I need to keep in mind before doing this? I just need to get to SafeStrap and I can get to some backups that I have.
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You need to Odin flash the NC2 Kernel to get Safestrap to work http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2800888&stc=1&d=1402892555 then you should be able to wipe and install one of your backups. OR if you want to Odin to Lollipop http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/update-procedure-lollipop-5-0-oc1-t3063760. :good:

Rooted i747 said:
You need to Odin flash the NC2 Kernel to get Safestrap to work http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2800888&stc=1&d=1402892555 then you should be able to wipe and install one of your backups. OR if you want to Odin to Lollipop http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/update-procedure-lollipop-5-0-oc1-t3063760. :good:
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Thanks a ton for the reply! I appreciate it immensely.
I'll go through those steps tonight and report back.

Rooted i747 said:
You need to Odin flash the NC2 Kernel to get Safestrap to work http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2800888&stc=1&d=1402892555 then you should be able to wipe and install one of your backups. OR if you want to Odin to Lollipop http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/update-procedure-lollipop-5-0-oc1-t3063760. :good:
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So I have the kernel you linked downloaded and unzipped. Within Odin 3.10 do I want to place that md5 file under the "Re-Partition" entry?

orangetag001 said:
So I have the kernel you linked downloaded and unzipped. Within Odin 3.10 do I want to place that md5 file under the "Re-Partition" entry?
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Place it in the AP slot.

Rooted i747 said:
Place it in the AP slot.
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Just to be safe. This look correct? I have my computer in Japanese locale so that's why the /'s turn out that way

orangetag001 said:
Just to be safe. This look correct? I have my computer in Japanese locale so that's why the /'s turn out that way
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Looks good!:good:

Rooted i747 said:
Looks good!:good:
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YOU ARE THE MAN, MAN! Booted into it right away after it was finished!

Rooted i747 said:
Looks good!:good:
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I know you're probably sick of me posting but would I have to ODIN flash a different kernel to get Safestrap access on Lollipop? For some reason once I updated the startup prompt for Safestrap disappeared.

orangetag001 said:
I know you're probably sick of me posting but would I have to ODIN flash a different kernel to get Safestrap access on Lollipop? For some reason once I updated the startup prompt for Safestrap disappeared.
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Yes you would have to flash the NC2 Kernel then after you are done with Safestrap you need to flash the OC1 Kernel. To access Safestrap without Odin you would need to install the NC2 Flasher from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/development/nc2-flasher-app-unsafe-t2989141/ plus you need the two (2) files from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/att-nj5-safestrap-t2957471 Thanks @benwaffle and Thanks @carl1961.

Without Odin https://youtu.be/yIjb0AiZOd4
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Without Odin https://youtu.be/yIjb0AiZOd4

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No OS installed - but can boot to Safestrap

I somehow screwed up a flash and now I have no OS installed but I can boot to Safestrap recovery. Any ideas on how to get the OS loaded? I'm going to see if I have an micro SD to SD converter so I can load the OS there and try to flash via external SD. Is there another way? Thanks!
delfinparis said:
I somehow screwed up a flash and now I have no OS installed but I can boot to Safestrap recovery. Any ideas on how to get the OS loaded? I'm going to see if I have an micro SD to SD converter so I can load the OS there and try to flash via external SD. Is there another way? Thanks!
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I think the way you mentioned is the best and only way. Good luck!
What ROM are you going to flash?
delfinparis said:
I somehow screwed up a flash and now I have no OS installed but I can boot to Safestrap recovery. Any ideas on how to get the OS loaded? I'm going to see if I have an micro SD to SD converter so I can load the OS there and try to flash via external SD. Is there another way? Thanks!
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I had the same issue, and tried flashing multiple times via the external SD. Unfortunately, given that I got to your current situation by wiping everything but the external SD, it still wouldn't work. I flashed multiple times, but it always just said that it couldn't mount /data and /system. I ended up doing the MJ5 Restore found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
Trouble is, now I can't seem to get back to KK for the life of me....good luck!
jim256 said:
I had the same issue, and tried flashing multiple times via the external SD. Unfortunately, given that I got to your current situation by wiping everything but the external SD, it still wouldn't work. I flashed multiple times, but it always just said that it couldn't mount /data and /system. I ended up doing the MJ5 Restore found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
Trouble is, now I can't seem to get back to KK for the life of me....good luck!
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Yep - I used the MJ5 Restore and all is right with the world again. Thanks guys!!!
delfinparis said:
Yep - I used the MJ5 Restore and all is right with the world again. Thanks guys!!!
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You going to stick with JB then or go KK?
jim256 said:
You going to stick with JB then or go KK?
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I went to KK - you're not able to?
delfinparis said:
I went to KK - you're not able to?
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Negative, was wondering if you might let me know precisely how you did it?
jim256 said:
Negative, was wondering if you might let me know precisely how you did it?
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Ha - I don't remember. Where are you getting stuck?
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Ha - I don't remember. Where are you getting stuck?
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I'm going through this entire guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2712039
I don't seem to get stuck anywhere until the very end. After I've finished all steps, it just never boots past the Note 3 splash screen.
You need to odin four files to boot into kk, look into mr tropazr's thread it's thorough and informative.
same issue
Okay i will start from the top. I have a note 3 on at&t that i used towel to root with. I downloaded su, busybox, safestrap,etc. Long story short i didnt back up when i wiped everything and i cannot get safestrap to laod any new rom, it states there is no os on the device. I then tried to use odin to reflash to stock and i get the smd header check failed message. Any help would be appreciated, I have also tried the mj5 recovery found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715&highlight=rev+check+fail) with odin and get the SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 3 > Binary 2
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Okay i will start from the top. I have a note 3 on at&t that i used towel to root with. I downloaded su, busybox, safestrap,etc. Long story short i didnt back up when i wiped everything and i cannot get safestrap to laod any new rom, it states there is no os on the device. I then tried to use odin to reflash to stock and i get the smd header check failed message. Any help would be appreciated, I have also tried the mj5 recovery found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715&highlight=rev+check+fail) with odin and get the SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 3 > Binary 2
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mj5 is 4.3 go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/n900aucucnc2-odin-files-t2838117
jerrycoffman45 said:
mj5 is 4.3 go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/n900aucucnc2-odin-files-t2838117
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I tried those files as well and followed the same method step by step and it would not work. I am completely lost at this point.
theradioinside said:
I tried those files as well and followed the same method step by step and it would not work. I am completely lost at this point.
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Perhaps I am missing something I downloaded all 5 files from mega, what is the fith file for the one that says n900aucucnc2_n900attcnc2_n900aucucnc2_home.tar.md5? I know where to properly place the other 4 files but im not certain about that one.
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Perhaps I am missing something I downloaded all 5 files from mega, what is the fith file for the one that says n900aucucnc2_n900attcnc2_n900aucucnc2_home.tar.md5? I know where to properly place the other 4 files but im not certain about that one.
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The home file is all 4 files in 1. Just use the 4 individual files to install original NC2 firmware and wipe at the same time. Ignore the home file.
440bro said:
The home file is all 4 files in 1. Just use the 4 individual files to install original NC2 firmware and wipe at the same time. Ignore the home file.
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I tried that and I am goint to attempt to put the 4 in one on the ap spot, i think it says pda in odin.
theradioinside said:
I tried that and I am goint to attempt to put the 4 in one on the ap spot, i think it says pda in odin.
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Yes that would be correct. Using the home file is like using all 4 files only the home file doesn't wipe before installing. It installs firmware like an ota update would. I thought using the 4 files would reset you, and give you a clean install.
I found the fix bro THANK ME I have the same problem and I stumbled to this
Go to this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51572044&postcount=2 and search for this word Quick Jump Start
follow the steps. YOU'RE WELCOME
theradioinside said:
I tried that and I am goint to attempt to put the 4 in one on the ap spot, i think it says pda in odin.
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see if you can fix it using the link in the above post if not let me know and I will back up my stock ATT KK 4.4.2 NC2 in safe strap after factory reset and I can send it to you. You can flash that and see if that works.
And what I understand is you started from stock 4.4.2 NC2 and than you towel root than installed SU and busybox and than installed the SS . After you went into SS, did you wipe the stock rom slot? Can you please explain in detail including each step so we know.

[odin][firmware] i537ucucne3 (4.4.2)

I didn't flash these files because I'm running hyperdrive and I like my set up. Whoever uses these odin files can let everyone know if they're 100% working or if they have any problems.
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B6Lj6PgrbSjibXdaTFlRSWw4NVk&export=download
dkeepitabuck said:
I didn't flash these files because I'm running hyperdrive and I like my set up. Whoever uses these odin files can let everyone know if they're 100% working or if they have any problems.
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B6Lj6PgrbSjibXdaTFlRSWw4NVk&export=download
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Where did you find these because I posted these a little earlier than your post same exact file name?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-active/help/link-to-sgh-i537-stock-4-4-odin-files-t2823709
dynamiclynk said:
Where did you find these because I posted these a little earlier than your post same exact file name?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-active/help/link-to-sgh-i537-stock-4-4-odin-files-t2823709
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It's a coincidence that we had the same files. Well my friend Dung (pronounced Young) sent me a link through my email.
Confirmed
Just recovered from a soft brick with them. phone working fine
YAY 4.4 ODIN!!!
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Just recovered from a soft brick with them. phone working fine
YAY 4.4 ODIN!!!
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Nice! :good:
Worked with no problems!
Flashed all 4 files using Odin 3.07 over stock, unrooted, NC9 OTA , which in turn I had flashed over stock, unrooted, ML2 through stock recovery. I had used the same Odin 3.07 to flash ML2 over MF3 (which came with the phone).
I had rooted the MF3 and installed Safestrap on it at some point. Once I decided a couple of days ago to try to upgrade all the way to NE3, I uninstalled Safestrap, all other programs I had installed and unrooted with SuperSu and did a factory reset in preparation for the ML2 flash with Odin (the phone still said custom when it booted after that, but once I flashed the ML2 Odin files, the phone was back to the stock boot animation).
I actually was stuck on the stock, unrooted, NC9 yesterday because after trying to flash the NE3 OTA through the stock recovery, the OTA seemed to be applied, but upon reboot the phone was still at NC9? And today, the solution! Thanks to all involved!:good:
By the way, I checked my knox counter when I entered Download (Odin) Mode before I flashed NE3 and it was at 0x0, so it seems that neither rooting nor installing Safestrap on MF3 changed the knox counter to 0x1
Next step, root with Towelroot, see how that goes (Thank you Geohot!):good:
flashed successfully from nc9. working phone, data, GPS and camera.
Can anybody who has successfully flashed this package post the MD5 for the zip file? I want to make sure people are not trying to flash a corrupt file.
Devo7v said:
Can anybody who has successfully flashed this package post the MD5 for the zip file? I want to make sure people are not trying to flash a corrupt file.
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If you tell me how get the MD5 from it, I'll give it a try.
Devo7v said:
Can anybody who has successfully flashed this package post the MD5 for the zip file? I want to make sure people are not trying to flash a corrupt file.
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I found a program by the name of MD5 Checker V4.0.0. This is the MD5 that it gave me: 59E84894B0C760E21955F1194392E61A
this porgram for android phones md5
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tet1 said:
this porgram for android phones md5
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If your question was about my last post where I posted the MD5 for the SGH-I537UCUCNE3_v4.4.2_ATT_ALL.zip file that I got using the program Checker V4.0.0.? The program is a Windows program, not an Android App.
yes I know that windows program and I said md5 file for android Samsung phobes not program app ... and the odin files 4.4.2 NE3 worked good without problems
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gcam1964 said:
59E84894B0C760E21955F1194392E61A
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59e84894b0c760e21955f1194392e61a confirmed using Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier v2.05
OK, I'm in over my head I have i537ucucne3. I flashed s5 conversion v5+ deodex_me. I'm a noob and I didn't make a back up first. Now I just want to get back to stock. If I flash the firmware in this thread, will that put me back to stock? Any help is much appreciated , please, and thank you.
jeffrausa said:
OK, I'm in over my head I have i537ucucne3. I flashed s5 conversion v5+ deodex_me. I'm a noob and I didn't make a back up first. Now I just want to get back to stock. If I flash the firmware in this thread, will that put me back to stock? Any help is much appreciated , please, and thank you.
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Yeah, if you flash this firmware you will be completely stock. It week completely wipe your phone and you will have to reroot.
Awesome, thank you much for the reply.
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Wait. . Do I flash with safestrap, or do I need to use odin
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I figured it out. Flashed the files with odin. It's running great. thanks again for the help. You guys are geniuses.
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Hello, friends, but when I flash the firmware, Odin says fail ? Please help MEEEEE !

[ROM][TAR] Stock NG2 Odin flashable

You will get the KNOX bootloader if you flash this.
YOU CANNOT UNDO THIS, ITS PERMANENT. FLASHING ANYTHING UNOFFICIAL AFTER FLASHING THIS TAR WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY​
Just the NG2 FULL stock tar.
Do NOT rename the tar file. Even though it may be convenient to do so, Odin may fail the md5 check for no reason.
(L720VPUFNG2_L720SPTFNG2_L720VPUFNG2_HOME.tar.md5)
This is NOT ROOTED. Its the original TAR file for people who need an Emergency Recovery for their phones, and dont want to wait hours for it to download from slow file hosts.
Mediafire
Instructions:
1. Download and Extract tar above and download Odin
2. Put phone into download mode (power off, then power button + Volume Down, then volume up when prompted)
3. Open Odin (right click > open as administrator)
4. Load stock tar into the PDA slot
5. Start flashing
6. Grab some popcorn because it will take a while
7. Profit
Is this going to update bootloader into NG2?
Is NG2 bootloader unlocked?
Thank you so much,
will this work on rooted phone?
im looking to put my phone back to unrooted stock. will this flash right on a rooted phone? im guessing it will but just want to make sure.
jam97 said:
Is this going to update bootloader into NG2?
Is NG2 bootloader unlocked?
Thank you so much,
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Yes this will update you to the new update NG2 and no the bootloader is still locked.
chriseboy said:
im looking to put my phone back to unrooted stock. will this flash right on a rooted phone? im guessing it will but just want to make sure.
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Yes this will flash right on a rooted phone. The purpose of this is to go back to stock from either rooted or custom rom.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Yes this will update you to the new update NG2 and no the bootloader is still locked.
Yes this will flash right on a rooted phone. The purpose of this is to go back to stock from either rooted or custom rom.
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sorry for this stupid question , but will I be able to flash a custom recovery after flashing this image?
Thank you,
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jam97 said:
sorry for this stupid quastion , but will I be able to flash a custom recovery after flashing this image?
Thank you,
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You will need to re-root the phone after installing this file! Then you will be able to install a custom recovery..
Thanks for putting this on a speedy host. I just downloaded it tonight in under half an hour at my daughter's house, and she doesn't have a particularly fast internet connection.
A quick question - does this file leave your programs intact? Sometimes I like a total wipe (except for my SD card), and start fresh.
Thanks again
my wifi is broken after flashing. won't turn on
rtwrobert10 said:
my wifi is broken after flashing. won't turn on
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same problem let me know if you find how to fix it
rtwrobert10 said:
my wifi is broken after flashing. won't turn on
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same problem let me know if you find how to fix it
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Reflash it again
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rtwrobert10 said:
my wifi is broken after flashing. won't turn on
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same problem let me know if you find how to fix it
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
Reflash it again
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Same here, I wiped then installed twice, no wifi. I'll try one more time,
DAFTEK said:
Same here, I wiped then installed twice, no wifi. I'll try one more time,
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Try flashing the ng2 kernel after the install. Thru custom recovery.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712458388
Thanks to @ g_ding84
DAFTEK said:
Same here, I wiped then installed twice, no wifi. I'll try one more time,
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That's odd.
I have installed this NG2 tar file with Odin on 2 different phones and WiFi works perfect on both..
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Try flashing the ng2 kernel after the install. Thru custom recovery.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712458388
Thanks to @ g_ding84
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Thanks for the reply. I did try one more time and this time I went back in recovery and did the two wipes, went back in to download, opened odin3 3.09 via administrator and removed the auto reboot check. after it finished i manually rebooted and wifi worked.
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Now I have another problem. I am no longer with sprint and my phone is unlocked from sprint. I have been using the GOLDENEYE rom on Walmart Family Mobile and all was warning well except for sometimes not connecting calls so I thought i go back to stock with this rom. Problem now is I can make calls with the Walmart sim card, put in the APN settings but i am unable to remove the Hands Free Activation nagging.. Is there anyway to make it go away?
DAFTEK said:
[/COLOR]Now I have another problem. I am no longer with sprint and my phone is unlocked from sprint. I have been using the GOLDENEYE rom on Walmart Family Mobile and all was warning well except for sometimes not connecting calls so I thought i go back to stock with this rom. Problem now is I can make calls with the Walmart sim card, put in the APN settings but i am unable to remove the Hands Free Activation nagging.. Is there anyway to make it go away?
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Have you tried to pull down the notification bar with two fingers > long press on Hands Free icon to see if something is turned on to make it show up on notification bar? If turned on, shut it off. Hopefully it is that simple. If not that simple, I have no clue how to make it stop. Maybe someone else does.
I haven't heard of anyone having that problem.
Yeah, I tried everything, it's part of the rom I think, nothing worked to make it go away..
I just went back to goldeneye rom, all working perfect again. Thanks.
I just flashed this rom through odin and it didn't wipe any of my programs, isn't is supposed to?
RTbar said:
I just flashed this rom through odin and it didn't wipe any of my programs, isn't is supposed to?
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+1
also I confirm that everything is working great.
RTbar said:
I just flashed this rom through odin and it didn't wipe any of my programs, isn't is supposed to?
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Nope. it doesn't wipe data unless stated by the OP that it does. It only restores any apps deleted, or reverses any mods made. Example if you are running Aosp and Odin back to stock. You will get bootloop. After Odin always go to stock recovery and do a factory reset to have a clean install.
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Wifi didn't work for me on this rom, coming from a custom mf9 rom. So I odin mf9 bootloader package, and then flashed stock mf9 odexed rooted rom, then odin the mf9 kernel. And did NG2 upgrade through Kies. Now Wi-Fi finally works for me but it's impossible to root. But at least now I got everything working, when I get off of work I can flash the OP version of NG2 cuz at least I could root that 1.

[Resolved] Stuck in Download Mode after failed flash attempt.

Okay, so I finally decided to ditch AT&T and go full Paranoid (This is not my first flashing attempt with Android devices). Got the latest version, etc. Load into BootStrap and wipe everything. Go to install PA and for some reason I had neglected to tell my build.prop (ro.product.device/name) is supposed to be "jactivelteatt"/"jactivelteuc" and not "SN-M9009". So when I started the flash process, immediate error and now I'm stuck with a phone with no OS or bootloader and can not, for the life of me, find a ROM to flash with .MD5 or .TAR that will work with ODIN. I did find "Oneclick_I537UCUAMF1" that gets all the way to the end and fails. Tried multiple times with multiple cables.
Please if anyone has any idea's, please help.
timmytron said:
Okay, so I finally decided to ditch AT&T and go full Paranoid (This is not my first flashing attempt with Android devices). Got the latest version, etc. Load into BootStrap and wipe everything. Go to install PA and for some reason I had neglected to tell my build.prop (ro.product.device/name) is supposed to be "jactivelteatt"/"jactivelteuc" and not "SN-M9009". So when I started the flash process, immediate error and now I'm stuck with a phone with no OS or bootloader and can not, for the life of me, find a ROM to flash with .MD5 or .TAR that will work with ODIN. I did find "Oneclick_I537UCUAMF1" that gets all the way to the end and fails. Tried multiple times with multiple cables.
Please if anyone has any idea's, please help.
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Oh god are you on the US version (SGH-I537)? If you're on the international version (I9295) ignore this post but otherwise, you need to read and take in my short rant. Trust me I wish this weren't the case, but it is, and it's important:
The Galaxy S4 Active i537 has a locked bootloader. There is no way around this, no ifs ands or buts. You simply cannot flash custom ROMs or recoveries. That's it, end of story as far as CM, CWM, AOSP and such things are concerned. That being said there is a sort of recovery called SafeStrap which you can use to make nandroid backups, flash mods and STOCK-BASED roms, but it's not a true custom recovery in the sense that we had been used to, because of this locked bootloader nightmare.
OK so I think you're gonna want to check out this thread. It's all about how to install any firmware from download mode, I think you're gonna have to go with NE3 or NH3.
Let me reiterate. NO CUSTOM ROMS. NO CWM. No Paranoid, no cyanogenmod, no AOSP, no crossing go before going directly to jail. Sorry for the stupid joke but seriously, you have got to keep your phone on stock-based roms (of which there are unfortunately few).
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timmytron said:
Okay, so I finally decided to ditch AT&T and go full Paranoid (This is not my first flashing attempt with Android devices). Got the latest version, etc. Load into BootStrap and wipe everything. Go to install PA and for some reason I had neglected to tell my build.prop (ro.product.device/name) is supposed to be "jactivelteatt"/"jactivelteuc" and not "SN-M9009". So when I started the flash process, immediate error and now I'm stuck with a phone with no OS or bootloader and can not, for the life of me, find a ROM to flash with .MD5 or .TAR that will work with ODIN. I did find "Oneclick_I537UCUAMF1" that gets all the way to the end and fails. Tried multiple times with multiple cables.
Please if anyone has any idea's, please help.
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What phone do you have (i537 or i9295) and what version of firmware were you on?
Devo7v said:
What phone do you have (i537 or i9295) and what version of firmware were you on?
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i537 and second to last, I537UCUCNE3
Okay, :laugh: I'm back. FINALLY found some MD5 files that loaded. In the process of updating and putting things back they way they were. Thank you to all who viewed/helped!
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same problem with my i537, need help
timmytron said:
Okay, :laugh: I'm back. FINALLY found some MD5 files that loaded. In the process of updating and putting things back they way they were. Thank you to all who viewed/helped!
Is there a way to mark this as "Resolved"?
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Need help, having the same problem
baddhabbitz88 said:
Need help, having the same problem
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Have you used ODIN before?
i537 Stuck in download mode
timmytron said:
Have you used ODIN before?
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yes I have use odin but I think I have the same issue you did, need to know where to get the files .
baddhabbitz88 said:
yes I have use odin but I think I have the same issue you did, need to know where to get the files .
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Okay. Well I'm not sure where I got the files either. What I'm going to do is upload them (please do keep in mind that it's a huge file) to my Drive account and I will link it here when complete. You are on the AT&T i537 version?
baddhabbitz88 said:
yes I have use odin but I think I have the same issue you did, need to know where to get the files .
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Did you get my PM?
timmytron said:
Okay. Well I'm not sure where I got the files either. What I'm going to do is upload them (please do keep in mind that it's a huge file) to my Drive account and I will link it here when complete. You are on the AT&T i537 version?
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Yes, the at&t version i537 is the one I'm. Found some files this morning and run them in Odin but now back at bootloop. I'll check your files and see whats up on that end. It sucks because have not done anything to this phone unlike my other ones and this crap starts with this one on its own.
baddhabbitz88 said:
Yes, the at&t version i537 is the one I'm. Found some files this morning and run them in Odin but now back at bootloop. I'll check your files and see whats up on that end. It sucks because have not done anything to this phone unlike my other ones and this crap starts with this one on its own.
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Well AT&T decided to completely lock us out on this particular version on this particular phone. At least we have *ROOT*.
baddhabbitz88 said:
Yes, the at&t version i537 is the one I'm. Found some files this morning and run them in Odin but now back at bootloop. I'll check your files and see whats up on that end. It sucks because have not done anything to this phone unlike my other ones and this crap starts with this one on its own.
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You need to make sure you are flashing a version that is the same or more recent than the version you are currently on. You cannot downgrade your firmware or else you'll end up with a bootloop.
Devo7v said:
You need to make sure you are flashing a version that is the same or more recent than the version you are currently on. You cannot downgrade your firmware or else you'll end up with a bootloop.
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k will try to find a more updated version but that is part of the problem is locating the firmware I need + this started doing it on its own and really never dug into it to no which firmware was on it other than rooted months ago with towelroot
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timmytron said:
Did you get my PM?
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yeah I got it thanks but it didn't work still digging
baddhabbitz88 said:
k will try to find a more updated version but that is part of the problem is locating the firmware I need + this started doing it on its own and really never dug into it to no which firmware was on it other than rooted months ago with towelroot
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yeah I got it thanks but it didn't work still digging
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Always check the stickies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2892445

Need Help ASAP

I was trying to use this method for safestrap the how to root the new 4.4.4 update i amd still on 4.2.2 but i installed the rom and i flashed the wrong kernel now my phone is boot looping and wont go anywhere. What can i do.
[How-To] Root G900AUCU2AOA1 4.4.4 (2/3/2015) that is the method i used. I was one i believe on NG3 and is there a way to odin back to stock rom because i can put it in download mode.
willyyumm27 said:
I was trying to use this method for safestrap the how to root the new 4.4.4 update i amd still on 4.2.2 but i installed the rom and i flashed the wrong kernel now my phone is boot looping and wont go anywhere. What can i do.
[How-To] Root G900AUCU2AOA1 4.4.4 (2/3/2015) that is the method i used. I was one i believe on NG3 and is there a way to odin back to stock rom because i can put it in download mode.
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Odin back to stock NCE then repeat the process to update and root using @muniz_ri thread its super easy actually.
Don't worry you're not bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3021120
Thank you so much! I also had another question can you downgrade back to nce if you are on 4.4.4? Using the same method as before ?
willyyumm27 said:
Thank you so much! I also had another question can you downgrade back to nce if you are on 4.4.4? Using the same method as before ?
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Yep I just did last night messing around
Thank you for the help!
I did this same thing. But when I tried to flash back to stock it stays bootlooping.
Ndvorak said:
I did this same thing. But when I tried to flash back to stock it stays bootlooping.
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What exactly did you do please provide more information
OPOfreak said:
What exactly did you do please provide more information
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I did this.
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/help/messed-t3023635
Ndvorak said:
I did this.
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/help/messed-t3023635
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Very easy go back and reread the OP and follow each step exactly you've obviously missed a step.
Take your time its easy to miss something if your frustrated.
As long as you get into download you'll be fine and can get it fixed.

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