Note 5 Reboot and All apps crashing - Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Dears, thank you all for your efforts in making this website the best ever.
I just bought a new Note 5 (N920C) couple of weeks ago, and suddenly it went crazy!!
All apps began to crash and the phone reboots million times.
I tried all means of wiping, recovery, i even reinstalled the stock firmware, changed kernels, still the same problem, (latest kernel is SpaceX-Kernel-v0.1_N920C(official) still no use.
Now the thing is my knox counter is up by 1, and the warranty is void. :crying: any way i can reset it to send it back to samsung, or if there anyways to fix it it would be better as they will take two weeks min to repair it.
PLEASE YOUR HELP......

please your response is highly appreciated

mehmed91 said:
please your response is highly appreciated
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can you enter download mode??? (down+mid button+power)
if so i can recommend a couple of issues;
1) enter download mode and by using odin download the factory rom from sammobile.com... Select your country (turkey?) and find the appropriate rom there
2) flash the phone
3) with the same mode connect to pc and by using smart switch try to update the firmware (There is an update if i am not mistaken)
4) see what happens
good luck

Alansal said:
can you enter download mode??? (down+mid button+power)
if so i can recommend a couple of issues;
1) enter download mode and by using odin download the factory rom from sammobile.com... Select your country (turkey?) and find the appropriate rom there
2) flash the phone
3) with the same mode connect to pc and by using smart switch try to update the firmware (There is an update if i am not mistaken)
4) see what happens
good luck
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Can you inform me from where do i get a bootloader?

mehmed91 said:
Can you inform me from where do i get a bootloader?
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http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N920C/TUR/
and download odin to flash this software....

Alansal said:
and download odin to flash this software....
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Brother thank you for your help, I've tried every single thing, and i guess i came to a conclusion where its the google play services app that causes all this hustle.
Do you have any idea how to downgrade it? whenever i open it in app manager, there is no uninstall updates and all the buttons are not accessible.

mehmed91 said:
Brother thank you for your help, I've tried every single thing, and i guess i came to a conclusion where its the google play services app that causes all this hustle.
Do you have any idea how to downgrade it? whenever i open it in app manager, there is no uninstall updates and all the buttons are not accessible.
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if you are rooted, try removing google play services and then install the latest one from apkmirror.net

arbaz.kagzi said:
if you are rooted, try removing google play services and then install the latest one from apkmirror.net
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the problem is with the updated one, if i try to install and order version it doesnt connect to google servers.
is there any moded apk?

mehmed91 said:
the problem is with the updated one, if i try to install and order version it doesnt connect to google servers.
is there any moded apk?
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try flashing dr.ketan's stock rooted kernel or update your skyhigh kernel to the latest one..kernel can cause these issues or switch to a custom rom..

arbaz.kagzi said:
try flashing dr.ketan's stock rooted kernel or update your skyhigh kernel to the latest one..kernel can cause these issues or switch to a custom rom..
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To be honest, it worked after i updated the google play services after the last update, then i tried to flash dr.Ketans kernel and it went crazy again, now all the apps work, but it keeps rebooting every once in while.
Do you have any idea how can I reset my knox counter? I want to throw it back to the warranty.

I had had the frequent rebooting issue with Space kernel then I installed the root-able stock kernel and the issue has been in the past ever since

طوني تبولة said:
I had had the frequent rebooting issue with Space kernel then I installed the root-able stock kernel and the issue has been in the past ever since
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Tamam m3alim, i just used it, but it didnt work for me for now, i will reinstall the stock firmware once i get home *on my private laptop* as i flashed a phils kernel, then flash this kernel again, it will work on the ksa built right?

mehmed91 said:
Tamam m3alim, i just used it, but it didnt work for me for now, i will reinstall the stock firmware once i get home *on my private laptop* as i flashed a phils kernel, then flash this kernel again, it will work on the ksa built right?
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I'm currently in KSA on STC, no issues at all. My phone is running UAE build btw (not the latest one though)

mehmed91 said:
To be honest, it worked after i updated the google play services after the last update, then i tried to flash dr.Ketans kernel and it went crazy again, now all the apps work, but it keeps rebooting every once in while.
Do you have any idea how can I reset my knox counter? I want to throw it back to the warranty.
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knox is a software and hardware based fuse if it gets tripped there is no going back.. Even the great developer chainfire (mastermind behind flashfire, cf auto root and supersu) confirmed that knox counter cannot be reverted back..

I upgraded to OJD yesterday, same issue, almost all apps have sopped working, I fixed this with re-install kernel and wipe cache in recovery, not sure which one is the correct solution, just try this, thanks.

طوني تبولة said:
I had had the frequent rebooting issue with Space kernel then I installed the root-able stock kernel and the issue has been in the past ever since
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it worked fine, once i installed my sim card it tripped again.

Thank you all for your support, it has been a problem with the IC.
now its being replaced with a new one.

Having very similat problem... IC do you mean "integrated circuit"?
Thanks for info!
mehmed91 said:
Thank you all for your support, it has been a problem with the IC.
now its being replaced with a new one.
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Related

Completely revert to stock without USB connection

My phone is no longer capable of making a USB connection.
Now i want to revert it to stock, i thought i did so but it turns out the stock CWM rom I installed has some mods like root and busybox.
I was wondering if it is possible to flash an older stock rom through cwm and then have the phone auto update to the newest version? I also wonder if OTA updates update the baseband?
tetsuo55 said:
My phone is no longer capable of making a USB connection.
Now i want to revert it to stock, i thought i did so but it turns out the stock CWM rom I installed has some mods like root and busybox.
I was wondering if it is possible to flash an older stock rom through cwm and then have the phone auto update to the newest version? I also wonder if OTA updates update the baseband?
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so your phone has a usb hardware malfunction\hardware problem and you need to send it to lg for repairs?
skylinegt77 said:
so your phone has a usb hardware malfunction\hardware problem and you need to send it to lg for repairs?
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Thats what i think will happen, I want to fully revert to stock first though and check that.
You can use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617458
Thou it won't be a clean stock and you probably need the stock kernel for your region to be inside or it can be seen.
If connecting the phone with the battery out, vol down pressed and it still doesn't change into the flash mode you can be sure the usb is dead. (provided the cable is 100% working)
it looks like that might work.
Do you know if Q is older than R and if my phone will auto-update to R?
Status update:
* Manually installed CWM using terminal
* Followed Kag's link and installed that ROM
Rom appears to be fully stock, but I'm not getting an OTA update to v20r.
I need to be on r because q was never officially released, at least not in my country so my phone should not have it.
Any ideas for getting it updated?
Try this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591801
nicorb said:
Try this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591801
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That one has been hacked and rooted unfortunately
use version 20q the clean one you can find it in android development
tetsuo55 said:
That one has been hacked and rooted unfortunately
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Oh ,ok then . Can try this one : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1609494 .
...And quiet an easy task too.
I managed to create 2 cmw zips myself together with the one posted here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621016 and been using ever since .
All credits go to the devs ofc.
My 2c
I used those links to flash 10a.
But it still says no OTA updates are available.
Could it be due to CWM?
tetsuo55 said:
I used those links to flash 10a.
But it still says no OTA updates are available.
Could it be due to CWM?
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That should be due to LG server's load . Guess u could wait for it to appear, eventually, or just create a new 20R.
It looks like it's blocked on the software level and will only let you check once ever X period?
Its telling me that there is no update available without even trying to connect, the answer comes so fast.
Yes...i believe i once read about that somewhere in here.
Which baseband are you on now?
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Thats a bugger..sorry .Dont think theres another way to update bb except from flashing.
About OTA ,doesnt work for any country.
Ill b checking on this one though as it interests me too.

Galaxy Note Big Problem

Guys i have a big problem. Every time i turn of my phone or try to put it on download mode or recovery mode it stucks in black screen and dont responding like it's been bricked. But when i remove the battery for 2 min and place it again it's opening normaly. Im in stock filmware and just rooted. Can u tell me why this is happening? Maybe i have to flash the official filmware again or somethink?
bagelismar said:
Guys i have a big problem. Every time i turn of my phone or try to put it on download mode or recovery mode it stucks in black screen and dont responding like it's been bricked. But when i remove the battery for 2 min and place it again it's opening normaly. Im in stock filmware and just rooted. Can u tell me why this is happening? Maybe i have to flash the official filmware again or somethink?
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Are you on stock kernel? If so then flash some safe kernel and try full wipe, if that too doesn't help, then flash stock firmware using pc odin.
I am assuming you are on ICS, as you didn't provide any info. You should have mentioned the method used for root and everything.
jeetu1981 said:
Are you on stock kernel? If so then flash some safe kernel and try full wipe, if that too doesn't help, then flash stock firmware using pc odin.
I am assuming you are on ICS, as you didn't provide any info. You should have mentioned the method used for root and everything.
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Sorry man your right. I used cursed4eva way that i found on a youtube video and im in ICS your right. All my broblems start when i wanted to flash a custom rom and with android recovery i tried to install AbyssNotekerne.zip from my external sd. Since i couldn't cause i was getting some kind of error i think somethink about licence i stop cause i didnt want to brick my phone and after this all problems began. So any help is welcome thank you
bagelismar said:
Sorry man your right. I used cursed4eva way that i found on a youtube video and im in ICS your right. All my broblems start when i wanted to flash a custom rom and with android recovery i tried to install AbyssNotekerne.zip from my external sd. Since i couldn't cause i was getting some kind of error i think somethink about licence i stop cause i didnt want to brick my phone and after this all problems began. So any help is welcome thank you
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Now i cant even get to download mode to use odin to flash GB rom. I tried flashing abyss kernel using srock ICS recovery and that's the main reason for current situation i think. Any help?
bagelismar said:
Now i cant even get to download mode to use odin to flash GB rom. I tried flashing abyss kernel using srock ICS recovery and that's the main reason for current situation i think. Any help?
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Take it to a samsung service center and ask them to reset the phone. Tell them its too slow after the latest update using kies. If there is a problem with the motherboard they will report back and replace under warranty.
Else they will install the OS completely new and you can start from scratch to root and install other custom roms.
Try using USB jig to go to download mode, try it first. Jig is not expensive.
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heavenhated said:
Take it to a samsung service center and ask them to reset the phone. Tell them its too slow after the latest update using kies. If there is a problem with the motherboard they will report back and replace under warranty.
Else they will install the OS completely new and you can start from scratch to root and install other custom roms.
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Will my warranty be still active cause my phone is rooted...? Somehow my phone start up this morning but im afraid trying to flash somethink like GB official with odin or somethink like that cause i dont know if it will open again That means that my phone isn't bricked yet cause it's open now? Thanks a lot for help
jonpaslim said:
Try using USB jig to go to download mode, try it first. Jig is not expensive.
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because he tries the jig before it cost anything
bagelismar said:
Will my warranty be still active cause my phone is rooted...? Somehow my phone start up this morning but im afraid trying to flash somethink like GB official with odin or somethink like that cause i dont know if it will open again That means that my phone isn't bricked yet cause it's open now? Thanks a lot for help
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No it's not bricked. Yes you lose your warranty, but you can unroot your Note. Don't warry Note is so good phone, that you don't need warranty
notko said:
No it's not bricked. Yes you lose your warranty, but you can unroot your Note. Don't warry Note is so good phone, that you don't need warranty
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Then if it's not bricked why i need to remove the battery for 1 hour and wait an other 2 hours to finally open my phone after a simple turn off? Thats why i want the warranty so i can take the phone to samsung and fix this issue. And im afraid to unroot it cause when ever i try to put my phone on recovery mode its stucks and take for ever to open againm\

Flashed Germany 4.3 Stuck on Samsung Screen

Hello Guys i flashed the Germany Version of 4.3 lte last night and in doing so i have Temporarily killed my Phone.
I have tried all the Recoveries processes via Kies and Odin and i am having no luck.
I think the reason why it won't flash is because the Germany 4.3 is a Newer Version than the Stock 4.1.2.
When i'm in Odin i get sboot.bin Fail when trying to Flash the Latest Stock rom. I am able to Flash the Germany 4.3 again and that flashes but then the Phone Stays on the Samsung Flash Screen.
Could someone please Help? I have been on with this for Hours now. I think what i need is a 4.3 Version of any rom in Odin .tar format so i can at least get the phone to boot up and then maybe i can get CWM Recovery on there and flash a Stock rom that way.
Thanks in Advance
You have to remove sboot.bin and tz.bin when downgrading. Be careful, downgrading will give you Knox warranty void 0x1!
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.NetRolller 3D said:
You have to remove sboot.bin and tz.bin when downgrading. Be careful, downgrading will give you Knox warranty void 0x1!
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I have already seen that Message in Tiny Writing. What does that mean if i get that and how do you remove sboot.bin and TZ.bin
Do i remove them from the Stock 4.1.2 or the Germany 4.3?
My head is well and truely done in. I was up till 5am trying to fix it and then when i woke i went straight back to it and i still havn't got it working.
Thanks for your help in advance.
marti4578 said:
I have already seen that Message in Tiny Writing. What does that mean if i get that and how do you remove sboot.bin and TZ.bin
Do i remove them from the Stock 4.1.2 or the Germany 4.3?
My head is well and truely done in. I was up till 5am trying to fix it and then when i woke i went straight back to it and i still havn't got it working.
Thanks for your help in advance.
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I am in the same boat if u found a solution help me also
Currently i flashed philz recovery upon which i have flashed tgp 11.30 but have no imei baseband.
marti4578 said:
I have already seen that Message in Tiny Writing. What does that mean if i get that.
= warranty void and no way so far to remove the count .
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AMoizK said:
I am in the same boat if u found a solution help me also
Currently i flashed philz recovery upon which i have flashed tgp 11.30 but have no imei baseband.
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Have you got any efs backup made by yourself? Or have you ever used boeffla kernel or any other that backups efs partition?
Hbohd said:
Have you got any efs backup made by yourself? Or have you ever used boeffla kernel or any other that backups efs partition?
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Hello I don't have any EFS Backups done by Myself and i have never used Boeffla Kernel or any other Backup. I am so at my Witts end it unreal.
I have tried to do Kies recovery and i am back at the Firmware Upgrade Encountered an Issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and Try again.
I have no idea which way to go or what to do. I know it will be fixed but i have little Faith at the Moment.
Thanks for your help in advance.
marti4578 said:
Hello I don't have any EFS Backups done by Myself and i have never used Boeffla Kernel or any other Backup. I am so at my Witts end it unreal.
I have tried to do Kies recovery and i am back at the Firmware Upgrade Encountered an Issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and Try again.
I have no idea which way to go or what to do. I know it will be fixed but i have little Faith at the Moment.
Thanks for your help in advance.
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THE kies frimware intilition doesnt work as you have 4.3 bootloader and knox blocks older boot loader
dont worry when 4.3 becomes available in your area it wont have to downgrade and ultimately this method will work but still things are looking pretty bad dor the intermediatory days.
PS is ther anyway to restore baseband imei without any backup
AMoizK said:
THE kies frimware intilition doesnt work as you have 4.3 bootloader and knox blocks older boot loader
dont worry when 4.3 becomes available in your area it wont have to downgrade and ultimately this method will work but still things are looking pretty bad dor the intermediatory days.
PS is ther anyway to restore baseband imei without any backup
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What if i download the Germany Version again and try flashing. I thought it would of worked? I am now in this situation surely the Country it comes from wouldn't make a difference? Could someone take the Germany 4.3 and make it a Working Version .tar file to flash with Odin3?
marti4578 said:
What if i download the Germany Version again and try flashing. I thought it would of worked? I am now in this situation surely the Country it comes from wouldn't make a difference? Could someone take the Germany 4.3 and make it a Working Version .tar file to flash with Odin3?
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I ment through kies.
Hello Guys i have Fantastic News!!
I have no idea what i did different, However i have reflashed the German 4.3 on my GT-I9305 and this time to my Total Surprise it worked!!
I wish i could say what i did and it worked but i have absolutely no idea what was done differently.
Thanks all for your Help.
I will say i installed the drivers manually and just on the off chance i flashed it again with the file i downloaded last Night. I also flashed a recover trying to get it to load a recover so i could flash a zip file.
marti4578 said:
Hello Guys i have Fantastic News!!
I have no idea what i did different, However i have reflashed the German 4.3 on my GT-I9305 and this time to my Total Surprise it worked!!
I wish i could say what i did and it worked but i have absolutely no idea what was done differently.
Thanks all for your Help.
I will say i installed the drivers manually and just on the off chance i flashed it again with the file i downloaded last Night. I also flashed a recover trying to get it to load a recover so i could flash a zip file.
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Which file can u specify pls and also which recovery also is wifi and data working
AMoizK said:
Which file can u specify pls and also which recovery also is wifi and data working
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which file????:crying:
AMoizK said:
which file????:crying:
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Please read the rules .
JJEgan said:
Please read the rules .
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Can u point me to the rules
AMoizK said:
Can u point me to the rules
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=256
5. Create a thread or post a message only once.
As a large forum, we don't need unnecessary clutter. You're free to edit your message as you like, so if you do not receive an answer, revisit your message and see if you can describe your problem better. Not everyone is online at the same time so it might take a while before you receive an answer. (Also refer to Rule 16)
Finally
I am so feeling sucessful right now although i didnt got 4.3 but i was sucessful in getting my imei and baseband and network back.:good:
Sorry for the late response but when you get stuck on the Samsung boot screen all you have to do is boot into Recovery and do a Factory Reset and Wipe Cache.
Another thing to remember is to flash the modem for your country otherwise you might accidently disable some frequencies and enable other useless ones.
xkwizt said:
Sorry for the late response but when you get stuck on the Samsung boot screen all you have to do is boot into Recovery and do a Factory Reset and Wipe Cache.
Another thing to remember is to flash the modem for your country otherwise you might accidently disable some frequencies and enable other useless ones.
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Doesn't work I will syill be stuck at boot screen
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Doesn't work I will syill be stuck at boot screen
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Which 4.3 update did you flash? I used the DBT German one.
Did you flash the right modem too? It worked for me and i was using a i9305T. All i did was flash the latest modem (from the brand of phone i have which is Telstra) and did a wipe data and wipe cache.

[Q] Videos dont' work anymore

Hi, I noticed that the video playback doesn't always work. For example if I try to play Facebook videos I get an error, same with YouTube. Sometimes even the video recording doesn't work! I tried to wipe System/Data/Cache/Internal Storage and re-install the firmware.
I'm now on 23.1.A.1.28 debloated by @moly82 .
I've Unlocked Bootloader.
Can someone help me? Thank you.
I got the exact same problem video´s stop working when i try to open them even in album/films and even youtube so anoying
help would be appreciated
BeWeard said:
I got the exact same problem video´s stop working when i try to open them even in album/films and even youtube so anoying
help would be appreciated
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The new Video Update is kind of buggy atm, you can always downgrade by downloading the APK online and assuming you guys have Root access you can push it to system/priv-app/ and give rw-r-r permissions. Or you could uninstall the update in Settings>Apps therefore restoring the App to its factory version
New update doesn't change anything but name so downgrading won't hurt unless you prefer the name "Video" instead of "Movies"
I have the exact same problem gifs on relay for reddit also stop playing, a reboot fixes it temporarily but it always comes back, would love to know a permenant solution. Latest rooted stock.
Revontheus said:
The new Video Update is kind of buggy atm, you can always downgrade by downloading the APK online and assuming you guys have Root access you can push it to system/priv-app/ and give rw-r-r permissions. Or you could uninstall the update in Settings>Apps therefore restoring the App to its factory version
New update doesn't change anything but name so downgrading won't hurt unless you prefer the name "Video" instead of "Movies"
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Thank you for the answer! I've installed a debloated version of the firmware. So I can't see Video app listed in the menu. Which is the exact name I should see in Setting->Apps?
Did this work and if so, what version did you use? Thanks.
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I tried to push a couple of old versions to the system but after a couple of hours or a day later the problem came back. Does anyone have an idea what the culprit could be. Kernel maybe? Tried flashing other roms to no avail. Now I'm on 5.1.1 stock slim version. I have an unlocked bootloader btw without drm keys. (which I lost because i'm the stupid noob who didn't check his backup...)Anyone ideas?
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I tried to push a couple of old versions to the system but after a couple of hours or a day later the problem came back. Does anyone have an idea what the culprit could be. Kernel maybe? Tried flashing other roms to no avail. Now I'm on 5.1.1 stock slim version. I have an unlocked bootloader btw without drm keys. (which I lost because i'm the stupid noob who didn't check his backup...)Anyone ideas?
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What firmware version and kernel are you on?
GethPrime said:
What firmware version and kernel are you on?
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I,m on 23.4.A.0.546 with the Advanced Stock kernel for the same firmware.
koffiejunk said:
I,m on 23.4.A.0.546 with the Advanced Stock kernel for the same firmware.
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Have you tried to restore to stock kernel? I'm on .546 at this moment and I've had no issues with video playback.
GethPrime said:
Have you tried to restore to stock kernel? I'm on .546 at this moment and I've had no issues with video playback.
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As far as is know the problem started with the stock kernel. I then flashed this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/development/d5803-23-2-1-62-slim-t3127115 and the Advanced kernel. Anyway, i will flash the stock kernel just to be sure. If that doesn't change anything can i try to restore it with Sony Companion and start over?
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As far as is know the problem started with the stock kernel. I then flashed this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/development/d5803-23-2-1-62-slim-t3127115 and the Advanced kernel. Anyway, i will flash the stock kernel just to be sure. If that doesn't change anything can i try to restore it with Sony Companion and start over?
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I would recommend that, but if it doesn't fix your issue I'm not sure what else can be done.
GethPrime said:
I would recommend that, but if it doesn't fix your issue I'm not sure what else can be done.
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I figured that much.. It's a weird problem. It got me thinking it maybe hardware related. I will try the kernel end the restore and if it doesn't work i just have to live with it. Thank you very much for the help.
Sorry to revive this older thread, but did you find a solution to the issue? I am experiencing the very same problem on my Z2 phone with stock ROM + unlocked bootloader and root. I was suspecting a HW issue (maybe combined with unlocked BL), but there were few other users with same issue. I am going to place an order for Z3 compact and would hate to face the annoying "camera not available" or "video can't be played" messages again.

Is the new update N910TUVS2EQE2 rootable?

I woke up and my phone had a message saying it was ready to update to N910TUVS2EQE2. Has anybody updated and rooted this fw yet?
I also recieved the update, I won't update for that reason. But the notification is annoying.
It's been forever since I had rooted my phone, finally updated, then had this update and installed it while it was still unrooted. But now I want to root the phone, so no one has tried it yet? Only thing I've noticed with this version is it seemed to have tried to keep a connection via wifi instead of bluetooth to my watch, which lead both of them to have some serious battery drain.
Now that I've set it back to bluetooth, let's see how well it does. The watch (Gear S2 Classic 3G) had to be charged twice in one day, it was terrible.
Unless T-Mobile has suddenly reversed a long-standing policy and locked the bootloader on a previously unlocked device (something I have not ever heard of for any device), you can still flash TWRP recovery from Odin and then flash SuperSU from recovery, which does not modify the system partition. This should just be a minor security update for Marshmallow and not an update to Nougat, which would have much bigger compatibility consequences but which should still be rootable by the above method.
I can confirm it's rootable. I just installed it this weekend, upgrading from 4.4.4 finally. I've got SmoresV1 ROM installed over it, Xposed up and running, all good so far.
Would be great if we could get a nougat release.
ElMadre said:
I can confirm it's rootable. I just installed it this weekend, upgrading from 4.4.4 finally. I've got SmoresV1 ROM installed over it, Xposed up and running, all good so far.
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So let me see if I understood what you said, you installed the EQE2 and flashed TWRP, rooted it, then installed another ROM over it?
It is annoying as F!!!!! Every 6 hrs or so it nags the F!!!! outa you!
m4f1050 said:
So let me see if I understood what you said, you installed the EQE2 and flashed TWRP, rooted it, then installed another ROM over it?
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Yes, pretty much: I ODIN flashed QE2, did a factory restore from stock recovery (to clear out KK bits), ODINed CQ Auto Root, ODINed TWRP, and then flashed Smores ROM from TWRP. I was exclusively on FireKat ROMs since I got the phone 2.5 years ago, and Smores is by the same developer. Very lightly modded stock version of ROM.
ElMadre said:
Yes, pretty much: I ODIN flashed QE2, did a factory restore from stock recovery (to clear out KK bits), ODINed CQ Auto Root, ODINed TWRP, and then flashed Smores ROM from TWRP. I was exclusively on FireKat ROMs since I got the phone 2.5 years ago, and Smores is by the same developer. Very lightly modded stock version of ROM.
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Ok thanks.
t-mobile SM-910T
ElMadre said:
Yes, pretty much: I ODIN flashed QE2, did a factory restore from stock recovery (to clear out KK bits), ODINed CQ Auto Root, ODINed TWRP, and then flashed Smores ROM from TWRP. I was exclusively on FireKat ROMs since I got the phone 2.5 years ago, and Smores is by the same developer. Very lightly modded stock version of ROM.
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where could I get the QE2 file?
Lsanc1170 said:
where could I get the QE2 file?
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Not going to say what others say all the time, but I searched for it. (I Googled it.) If you want to easily root it and already have TWRP recovery, go to this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/development/roms-10-29-2014-t2922618
If you want the ODIN version, go to this link:
https://samsunggalaxyrom.com/2017/0...sm-n910t-n910tuvs2eqe2-marshmallow-6-0-1.html
ElMadre said:
I can confirm it's rootable. I just installed it this weekend, upgrading from 4.4.4 finally. I've got SmoresV1 ROM installed over it, Xposed up and running, all good so far.
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what is Smores Rom? what MM base does it use and what are it's features?
slaapliedje said:
It's been forever since I had rooted my phone, finally updated, then had this update and installed it while it was still unrooted. But now I want to root the phone, so no one has tried it yet? Only thing I've noticed with this version is it seemed to have tried to keep a connection via wifi instead of bluetooth to my watch, which lead both of them to have some serious battery drain.
Now that I've set it back to bluetooth, let's see how well it does. The watch (Gear S2 Classic 3G) had to be charged twice in one day, it was terrible.
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The Gear watch battery drain problem likely isn't related to the phone update.
We've had the same problem with the Gear S3. After weeks of running fine, my S3 would do the same thing. We've been having to hard reset the watch to fix the problem.
anyone getting better or worse signal with the QE2? .... feedback?
I've looked everywhere in the threads and can't find an answer, hope you all can help.
N910T, Android 6.0.1, N910TUVS2EQE2. Everything I try and flash anything I get E: Footer Is Wrong and E: Signature verification failed. Tried Odin. Tried ADB. Tried to flash from ZIP. I unlocked the phone with the code from TMO but can't get past the loader to flash anything. Happy to provide futher details but any help would be very appreciated.
jnyfive said:
I've looked everywhere in the threads and can't find an answer, hope you all can help.
N910T, Android 6.0.1, N910TUVS2EQE2. Everything I try and flash anything I get E: Footer Is Wrong and E: Signature verification failed. Tried Odin. Tried ADB. Tried to flash from ZIP. I unlocked the phone with the code from TMO but can't get past the loader to flash anything. Happy to provide futher details but any help would be very appreciated.
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It was the USB cable. Tried different cable and port. Tada.
f4phantomii said:
The Gear watch battery drain problem likely isn't related to the phone update.
We've had the same problem with the Gear S3. After weeks of running fine, my S3 would do the same thing. We've been having to hard reset the watch to fix the problem.
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That did seem to help, and oddly enough one of the watch faces I'd bought that wouldn't install now installs and works fine.
jnyfive said:
It was the USB cable. Tried different cable and port. Tada.
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Follow up. I'm able to flash TWRP. Made a backup but when I try to flash a new ROM I get error 6, error 7, or zip file errors in TWRP. When I try to flash ROM in Odin it crashes. Ideas? Is the build the issue?
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jnyfive said:
Follow up. I'm able to flash TWRP. Made a backup but when I try to flash a new ROM I get error 6, error 7, or zip file errors in TWRP. When I try to flash ROM in Odin it crashes. Ideas? Is the build the issue?
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what file and file name are you trying to flash and what model phone do u have and what current loaded firmware do you have?
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what file and file name are you trying to flash and what model phone do u have and what current loaded firmware do you have?
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TMO Note 4, baseband version N910TUVS2EQE2, tried lineage-14.1-20170725-UNOFFICIAL-trltetmo.zip and RR-N-v5.8.2-20170303-trltexx-Official.zip
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