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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
You should be able to find the OTA update in a update.zip format located in /cache/fota/update.zip, in order to access the cache directory you will need root access. I would recommend either using a root capable file explorer such as Root Browser and uploading it to Google Drive, Dropbox etc. or using ADB to pull the file. Also if you upload the file to a file sharing service people can take a look at it and tweak it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invert_nexus:
Whew. Man, that's rough. I never actually tried odin yet as we have nothing to use it for as of yet. (My first samsung.)

I was just about to ask if you could still get into download mode.

Surely there's some version of odin that works windows 7? Maybe can work something out with adb? Patience, I'm sure something will get worked out eventually. BlindArtisan is probably in the same boat. Might take awhile though unless someone who is a bit more experienced steps in.

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Ota just finished downloading. I looked and it's not in the folder I posted earlier. Maybe that's after you actually update?

It is in /cache/fota (I didn't mentin this earlie as I thought t just stored the incomplete file here then moved it to the other location) but it's not an update.zip, it's 2400258.cfg although I read that it can be renamed zip.

I'm going to hold off on updating to find out if root still works. Ota rootkeeper says it probably won't work for samsung galaxy phones. I bet unlockroot will still work, but I had issues after updating my last phone and had to wait months for a new root.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sworder:
Hi, this is slightly unrelated, but I rooted with the method posted earlier in this thread, and I deleted some stock apps which I had no use for. I did not back these up, and now I am unable to install the update pushed today by AT&T. I've tried to install some of the apps from the app market, but since I can only check for phone updates a few times a day I can't see if that method will work for another 24 hours.. If someone could be so kind and tell me what apps were installed stock, and maybe post the .apks, since there is no stock rom (or way of flashing it) for this phone yet, it would hopefully help me solve my problem. Thank you!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phrozen_flame:
I misspoke before. The problem was never the root. motochopper works wonders. It was the boot loop and data loss. And your point of app freezing sounds like a sound one. It just sucks having all the bloat on there.

Thanks for trying to help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
I know we all would love a totally scrubbed phone with only the apps that we actually would use, but when you think about it, if you don't put the apps on any of your pages and just leave them in the app center where you never see them and considering that you still have a few Gigabytes of space left to play with it really isn't that big of a deal. I have a total of over 300 apps on my phone and still have almost 3 Gigabytes of space left on my phone storage. The only downside is the memory some of them use in the background and when I did try freezing all the unnecessary bloatware I didn't save enough RAM to have made it worth the trouble I went through. It certainly didn't make he phone perform any better. So I just keep the app icons hidden and enjoy having a few Gigabytes of space free, plus a 16GB memory card for personal data and life is wonderful. I have thousands of pictures and almost a thousand songs as well as a few shows that I have converted to mp4s plus several personal documents on the memory card. So I am happy as punch even if I can't freeze a few pieces of pre-installed software. I do like root though since it allows My Backup Pro to backup APKs and their Data as well as phone settings instead of just backing up the APKs which is all you can do if you aren't rooted. And I love CWM since it is a lifesaver with its backups if you need to just completely restore your phone. With these two things, rooting and CWM, a little bloatware just doesn't bother me that much to tell you the truth. Rooting and CWM are more for convenience and prevention of disaster than they are for tweaking for me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samkitpalecha:
Motochopper not working on windows 8 ! :eek:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
Can I ask are you using the Pro version? Are you running as Administrator or are you an Admin yourself? Is anyone else having problems with Windows 8 and motochopper? I only ask because I haven't noticed any problem. Could there be a problem with your installation of the Samsung drivers? Just wondering because you have me intrigued.

I am not saying that this will work for you, but you can try to right-click on adb.exe in the motochopper folder and choose Troubleshoot Compatibility Issue and allow Windows 8 to find a way to run the adb program. It will come back wanting to run it in Window XP SP3 mode. You can choose to save these settings to the adb.exe program and then try running the run.bat file again or you can have Windows 8 try to find a different compatibility mode. Once you have done this try to execute run.bat again. I have no idea if this will help you, but it will cause Windows 8 to run adb.exe which is the program called in the run.bat file in Windows XP mode or another mode if you choose another one and maybe it will help you. Before you try though, make a copy of the entire motochopper folder so that you retain the original in case it doesn't work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plantunes:
Hi there.

Can anyone tell me which is the code to enter SERVICE (or ENGINEERING) MENU? I'm trying to SIM unlock my Galaxy Express, but the code shown on the S3 method does nothing on my Galaxy Express.

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samkitpalecha:
Thanks for advice,Motochopper worked when I plugged the phone into another laptop ! The problem was what you expected :thumbup: !! Now on CM10.2 ! But Subway Surf not working !! :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
You can get to Service Mode by *#0011#. Don't know if that helps you or not.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plantunes:
Unfortenately it's not what I need...

Service Mode is not the Service Menu, but thanks for your help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
Sorry about that. I thought maybe it would help.

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This is the Service Mode Touch Screen Menu for the Express where you can choose UMTS then Debug Screen then Phone Control then Network Lock and then Options then choose [3]Perso SHA256 OFF and wait 30 seconds and go back and choose option [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ. Here is the code: *#197328640#

I just tried this on my Express and it brings up the touchscreen Service Mode Main Menu. That has to be what you are looking for. I just tried this and when you get to the last step and go back one step to choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ... you then reboot and when you do that option [4] now reads Rat Free Supporting On.

Yes this is the same as for the Note II and S3. But it works on the Express. If you aren't getting into the Service Menu Touchscreen with this code, then double check and make sure you are typing it in right at the dialer. After you hit the last pound it should automatically bring up the Touchscreen. If it doesn't work for you on your Express then I don't know what is up. I remember doing this when I first got the phone and it worked then and it still works because I just tried it on my 2nd Express.

I have attached photos of the first 4 steps of using the Touchscreen Menu that this code puts you into so that you can see that it actually is the code you want.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
Just an FYI, all the codes that work on the S3 and NOTE II work on the Express. The *#*#4636#*#* code brings up a menu that allows you to see everything you ever wanted to know about your phone including the option to reset whether it uses LTE, CDMA, WCDMA, or about a half dozen or so other options. The other codes work too including *#2263#.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phrozen_flame:
Sorry to be a pain

I thought I was rooted but am not. In taking a closer look the motochopper root fails. It installs superuser attempts to root phone then i get a rooting failed message then prompted to restart.

Any suggestions?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
If you installed Superuser and ran Root Checker and it still says you do not have root, I am out of ideas. Maybe someone else here a lot smarter than me can help you. In lieu of any other ideas though, I would lean towards it having something to do with the fact that for some reason after you installed 4.0.4 you could not reboot and had to install 4.1.2 in order to be able to boot the phone. Maybe something happened. But I don't know. I only know that motochopper should be working for both 4.0.4 and 4.1.2. Have you tried flashing back to original 4.1.2 and turn off wifi and cellular data so that it can not update automatically to the newest July 31st enhancement and try to root with just the original 4.1.2 update? If it works then you can let it update. It may be far-fetched, but something is wrong and at this point anything else I can come up with doesn't sound any better than this.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MkVsTheWorld:
I can do all the steps except for [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ. This value never changes. However, option [4] now reads Rat Free Supporting On. What am I missing here?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
All I can tell you is that the first time I run this on my Express I did the wait 30 seconds and go back and I chose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ. Once I rebooted that option was never there again. It only reads [4] Rat Free Supporting On now. For some reason after I chose that number 4 the first time, it disappeared for good and became [4] Rat Free Supporting On. I have no explanation for that. But have you attempted a SIM from another provider after going through the steps?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldnoob:
I don't think you're missing anything. It's just another one of those variations in Galaxy revisions, mine does exactly the same thing. No way to get the NW Lock menu item. I just paid the $4 for a third party unlock code, much easier than trying to fight it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plantunes:
Fact...I've had dozens of Android devices, including several Galaxys...

So, inputing the code is not that hard!

Fact nr. 2...I input that code that also suits S3, but it doesn't do anything at all!!!

Could you please link me your code suplier? I think I'm gonna buy one also...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
The RAT Free Support is evidently what we want. Mine stays on that setting which means I am not restricted by what AT&T wants my phone to do. At least this is what I get from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1189241

My phone does not come up with RAT restrictions, it comes up with all the different radio setting choices. Mine stays unrestricted (or Rat FRee) even after reboot. Maybe that is because it is rooted, I don't know. But others say that their's reverts back to restriction mode after a reboot.

**UPDATE** If I hit Restart for a reboot it keeps Rat Free. But when I turn it off and then start it again I have the restrictions. So I guess mine is no different than anyone else. :crying:

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Could you please post or PM me where you get unlock codes for $4.00, please? That is a really good deal. I would surely appreciate it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MkVsTheWorld:
You could get it from AT&T. Doesn't look like there is a charge for it...

https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldnoob:
I'm not an AT&T customer directly, I'm on the AT&T network through an MVNO, so I don't think I would qualify for it. If I still was a direct AT&T customer I might pay the $4 anyway to avoid having to deal with them :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
The last phone I wanted to unlock they told me they won't provide the code until you are out of contract. I got around it by saying I was travelling overseas and needed to use a non AT&T plan provided by my company. To use it, I needed the unlock code so I could use the new SIM. They bought it. But normally they told me you have to wait to be out of contract.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MkVsTheWorld:
Ahh OK. I misread the fine print. It looks like you have to be month-to-month to get them to unlock it. If you're prepaid/GoPhone, then you can request it after 6 months. I'm on Gophone, which I guess isn't as strict. If I went out of the country before 6 months though, I'd probably just pay to unlock it. Can any post a link for the unlocker that does it for $4?

Better yet, anyone that's been successful doing the free IMEI unlock, which build were you on?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ismethajametovic:
I am having trouble updating to the new baseband after reverting back to ICS to unlock the phone for any GSM service.

Whenever I flash 4.2.2 or 4.3 cyanogenmod, the wifi is broken because cyanogenmod doesn't update the baseband; therefore wifi is broken.

Wifi works on ICS, however how do you apply the SD card update.zip?

Whenever I use 7zip to zip the JB update, I get this:

E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip

(No such file or directory)

Installation aborted

What should I name the file and the new zip file?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
I am confused. You say you are trying to update to the new baseband July 31st update but you are still on ICS 4.0.4. Before you update to that enhancement you have to update to 4.1.2 which is the 480MB update. If you are stock ICS right now without CWM you can do it OTA still I think. If you have to do it by sdcard then you want the 480MB update named update.zip and apply it. Once you update to 4.1.2 you can then update to the enhancement OTA if you are completely stock and remove CWM. If you keep CWM then do the same thing again. Take the 80MB enhancement for baseband update and name it update.zip and apply it from the sdcard the same way you did the update to 4.1.2.

Since I am a little confused as to the state your phone is in right now I am not sure if all this works. But this will work if you have ICS 4.0.4 and you can use CWM to apply both of the updates.

BTW, where did you find a fully functional cyanogenmod for the Express? I have seen that it is being worked on but I haven't heard of anyone having a fully functional version finished yet. If you know where one is, could you direct us to it please? Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ismethajametovic:
Whenever I try to update via OTA, the phone says my phone is, "up to date" and I can't get 4.1.2. It says I need to wait for 24 hours until it checks again...

I am not on an official CWM; it's CWM based with the penguin.

But, thanks, you answered my question. I need to be on 4.1.2 to apply the update.zip.

I am going to try it with a nandroid of 4.1.2 that I saved and see if the update.zip works.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
I was asking about your version of cyanogenmod not CWM. I have the official CWM already installed. But you said you had cyanogenmod so I was asking where to find that.

As far as updating to 4.1.2, you have to revert back to the stock recovery to do it OTA. It won't do it with a custom recovery installed. Once you get back to your stock recovery just set your date on your phone ahead manually a couple of days and it will let you install the update. Or at least it won't tell you that you have to wait. I got the suggestion from another member here and tried it and it worked. Mine was saying I had to wait 24 hours, but that was because I had tried to do the update with CWM installed. I reverted back to stock and set the date ahead a couple days and it worked perfectly.

And again. if you could tell us where to get the cyanogenmod that you said you were using I would appreciate it. Not CWM, but cyanogenmod. Thank you.

BTW, if you want the an official CWM recovery when you are done getting all updated, let me know and me or someone else here can hook you up with CWM 6.0.3.4.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ismethajametovic:
My nandroid of my 4.1.2 image can't flash the new update.zip because I still have the penguin CWM on it and it won't let me flash the stock recovery.

Does anyone have the stock image firmware of 4.1.2 with the updated wifi/baseband? If I can get a hold of that, everything would be grand and I can finally have wifi working on 4.3.

Unofficial 4.3: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2404673&page=2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
You used CWM to restore your nandroid of 4.1.2 that was saved from your phone, right? And now you want to flash the update.zip of the baseband update, right?

When you installed your shabbypenguin version of CWM did you have to rename a file or delete a file to get CWM to stay and not go back to the stock recovery? Or did you just install CWM without having to do anything? If you had to rename or delete a file named install-recovery.sh then you need to name it back and reboot and you will revert back to stock recovery automatically. If you deleted the file, I have a copy and you can replace it. But if your i437 allowed you to install CWM without having to rename or delete a file then you do need to have a stock recovery image. If you have an i437 that you didn't need to rename a file then I have an image of the stock recovery that I can get you. But you said you aren't allowed to install the stock recovery. Did you try to install it with ODIN? I have a stock recovery image tar file that you can install with ODIN.

I haven't seen a flashable 4.1.2 firmware yet. And if you try to just restore a nandroid from another phone the wifi won't work. So you really need to find a way to get back to the stock recovery. So if you want to try to install it with ODIN let me know and I will get you the file.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ismethajametovic:
Thanks, but I have the file. When all else fails, I revert back to an ICS stock recovery image via ODIN. With that, everything returns to factory stock and I don't have to rename anything.

But then, I just fall back into the same issue with the old ICS 4.0.4 baseband version.

I kind of gave up at this point. There's little to no development for this phone and so I just restored a nandroid back to 4.3. I guess I can live without WiFi and until someone makes a flashable baseband, LTE will do.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
You keep talking about a 4.3 nandroid. Are you trying to do updates with cyanogenmod on?

And I just want to be sure I understand what you are saying. When you revert back to 4.0.4 and no longer have CWM installed on your phone, you cannot do an OTA update to 4.1.2? And you can't flash the update to 4.1.2? And if I am wrong and you can update to 4.1.2 you are saying that you can't update to the new July 31st enhancement update? You can't do it OTA or with stock recovery and flashing it as a zip file? Am I correct with either one of these observations? If it is the second one, just make sure that you have stock recovery and I can send you the update for the baseband enhancement. It is possible that the one you have is corrupted. If neither of these observations are true then I don't understand why you are having trouble. With our i437s if you have stock recovery and not CWM, you should be able to do an OTA update or flash the update.zip file. One or the other should work, or there is something wrong with the phone or with the firmware that is installed on it and you should try a different file to make sure it isn't corrupted. I have ICS 4.0.4 firmware straight from Samsung that you can try as well as both updates pulled straight from the AT&T server. All of them have been shown to work flawlessly. So if you want to give them a try, it sounds like you have nothing to lose.

**UPDATE** I just noticed that you said that when you put 4.1.2 back on you have CWM from shabbypenguin installed. Why don't you use my file and install the stock recovery with ODIN and then you can use the update.zip file. That absolutely fixes everything. Then you just reintall CWM when you are done.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karim82301:
I tried this recovery but when I tried to boot into recovery all I got was stock recovery can anyone help I'm trying to root sgh i437 with cwm so I can install supersu
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
If you have an i437 look in the /etc or /system/etc folder. If you are rooted you can use something like Root Explorer or something like it. Look in either of those places for a file called "install-recovery.sh" and if you have it, rename it to something else. Then install CWM and it will replace your stock recovery. That is what I had to do and several others too. But there are a lot of newer i437s that do not have that file, but they can install CWM just fine and it sticks. If yours keeps reverting back to stock, I would say you are like me and have that file. Just rename it and you can install CWM. But again, you have to be rooted so that you can rename it. You can't use the built-in "My Files" app. It has to be a quality after market file explorer like Root Explorer, ES File Explorer, FX File Explorer, etc., so you can see files that are normally hidden and then rename them.

You can use the motochopper file to root without having to put CWM on first. If you get rooted first it makes doing the above much easier.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldnoob:
From this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40468649&postcount=5

EDIT: Caine types faster than I do :) His instructions are much better anyway.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
LOL... That has to be the first time I have ever had anyone say anything good about my typing. I am self-taught and pretty slow. I think I just happened to be sitting next to my laptop and I have Outlook set to play a particular sound when I get an email reminder from xda-developers so I was able to answer immediately. I am definitely not faster than anyone. But thanks, it was a nice compliment nonetheless. I just hope that he can get his phone working the way he wants. You have helped me out several times, so I guess I am just paying it forward. :D

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Just don't forget what I said a few posts back. They are selling the newer i437s now without this file so there is no way to rename a file to get back to stock recovery. But if you have one of those that doesn't have the file, then CWM should install just fine without a hitch.