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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcbrook1138:
My sister unknowingly updated her phone in December to I415VRBMJ2. Though it's still 4.1.2. will the existing root processes still work? Anyone tried?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bangdosa:
Need help!!

I'm having problems with the Strat II. I followed the MA3 rooting from the androidfourms link to root, but forgot to check if the system was updated ot MJ2 or not. since this was a MA3 rooting, I think it messed up the system's WiFi and Bluetooth buttons. everything else seems to work, Could someone send me a MJ3 tar file rooted or not to see if that restores the wifi?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kado01:
Sorry for late reply.

Actually, my HDD has crashed at the end of the year.

I've lost all my content.

Source files were also included in it.

So, it means that I will work again based on only my memory.

Since I have no motivation now, please little time.

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I think that it should do flash I415VRBMF1_rooted.tar via Odin, maybe.

(see post #165)

However, I do not know whether to works fine without wipe userdata.

If someone provide me a MJ2 update.zip that can be obtained at OTA, then it is possible to make a rooted package soon.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bangdosa:
are you saying I415VRBMF1_rooted.tar might work to fix the problem? It seemed that the baseband version was set at MJ2 while the build number was at MA3. Isn't the failure to turn on Bluetooth due to the difference in between those two? I'm not really good at rooting, but I'd think that both baeband and build number has to be the same? would going to the older build fix this? I was trying to figure it out and already wiped data. I'll try to flash to the MF1 version as you say.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LaineyGrace:
Help Rooting Samsung Strat 2 w/ ICS, please?

Hello,

Short Version: I have searched and searched and finally purchased NIB Samsung i415 which is supposed to have ICS (4.0) OS. I have done nothing with it (not powered it up, nothing). I would like to root this phone and keep it on ICS. However, what you all make look so easy is really daunting to me. Does anyone have the time/inclination to help me root this phone? Yes, I am a dinosaur.

Thank you,

Lainey
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kado01:
You want to rooting of LJ2?

Well, see post #72.

Download and extract it, then flash via Odin3.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
@ Bangdosa.... I have the EXACT same problem which, if I don't fix soon, I will be beaten without mercy by it's (and my) owner!! She's rightfully aggravated and I tried everything I knew...which isn't much. Thankfully, I at least got the phone and text service to work...

Verizon can't/wont help with giving out prior version firmware and Samsung says just use Kies to bring it all back to the modern MJ2 build. Have you found a solution yet?

@ Kado01 thanks so much for all your work here, along with the other contributors. I saw a post by you that had a fully prerooted (including baseband) MA3 build, but that didn't work for me either. Shouldn't that havce rolled back my baseband so it would all be in sync?

If anyone knows how to either roll back baseband or has a MJ2 rooted tar...that would be mostttt helpful and appreciated.

qtn though,during my searches I found samsung's open source site which had kernels for various builds. each category contained 2 of them; one called "kernel" and the other "platform" Are these the same as the stock firmware? Can I flash the MA3 (or MF1 ones, bc I found a rooted tar for that too) thru Odin and then apply the root to it? which tar from open source should i use..if any??

either way...umm... HELP!! thanks in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kado01:
Most WiFi problems are due to mismatch of kernel and system.

I415VRBMF1_rooted.tar / I415VRBMF1_rooted_cwm.tar (post #165 / #198) is contained kernel / system / baseband and all.

Try it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chinamen888:
Is there any official update coming soon?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xbaba:
Firstly, thanks a ton for images, [MENTION=1779880]kado01[/MENTION]! My phone's running the loki image right now and it works well so far :)

However, what really annoys me, is all the Verizon crapware that is included in the stock firmware. Even after removing all the APKs, there're still some remains that are bundled into e.g. SecSettings.apk (like the "Backup Assistant Plus" entry in the main menu).

Which is why I was wondering whether the CM port is still actively being worked on right now. Or if there's at least any alternative to have a reasonably clean OS on this device...

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gagome_Smirnja:
I have flashed I415VRBMF1_rooted_cwm.tar from post #198 using Odin V3.09.

The result is:

Is this correct?

I wonder why Baseband version is different than Build number.

Is the Kernel version correct?

Basically the phone works fine. But today it crashed three times.

I wonder if it really is OK?

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
kado01... 1st i tried to flash the ones from posts 165 then 198. both failed almost immediately. then i used supersu to fully unroot, and went into the stock recovery mode and wiped cache and rebooted. still have the same mj2 baseband ma3 build mismatch. tried again with the one from post 198...ans still...not getting any love. wth am i doing wrong??? (other than the obvious...? lol)

forget that qtn about the Open source kernels...found out they aint what I'm lookin for. still though..any help would be appreciated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
how did it work out for you? i have the ame problem and no luck yet
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ali.filth:
have you try using apps like framaroot or rootme? maybe it can help u :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamersipaq:
Hmmm

Guys, not sure if anyone is still looking, but I was determined to get LagFix working on my wife's Strat 2. She's on the latest MJ2 software... long story short but I didn't want to mess with odin or anything like that so went searching... remembered that the strat 2 is VERY similar to the S3 and went that route... wound up on saferoot:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2565758

Dont know why or how, but it worked. Her phone is now rooted, on latest version of the software, and I was able to run LagFix :)

Your Mileage May Vary... Be aware that her splash screen now shows "custom" with an unlocked lock, and I'm assuming that the knox counter (if the strat 2 even has one) has been blown...

Anyhow, don't know much about this phone, I'm on a Razr M... but if you're desperate for root, voila!

If you want me to see your replies, quote me so I see. I don't frequent this forum. Sorry if this has already been mentioned before.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gagome_Smirnja:
The link points to a guide rooting the S4 with Android 4.3.

And you have used this version on the Stratosphere II?

The Stratosphere II has Android 4.1.2 installed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamersipaq:
Yes sir! That root method works by utilizing a security flaw in the Linux kernel itself which a lot of pre kit kat devices use, which I guess is the same in a lot of samsung devices...

Her strat 2 is on 4.1.2 sys image mj2 which is the latest... Newer than ma3... Hers is verizon if that matters, don't know if it will work on any other image than verizon. Didn't even wipe her sdcard or data... It WILL change your boot screen to contain an unlocked lock with the word modified just so that is clear... And I'm sure it will update the Knox number if the strat 2 has one....

Read the post in the link I shared. It even says it might work on a lot of other devices (I believe he states s4 specifically)... But it worked on the strat 2. It's harmless. It will either work or not... I got an error during the Knox reset part of the method.. But oh we'll... Still worked. Be patient and follow the instructions in the .bat. I'm not sure which drivers I was using... But I believe all it requires is adb drivers... Just follow the instructions in the post/bat

Go read the post, trust me :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
fwiw, i've been able to capture but not install the update zip for the mf1 update. still, no luck with fixing my mismatched baseband mj2 with the ma3 build. tried to install the files form posts 165 and 198, tried unrooting, tried triangle away to get the official ota updates and get it back to stock...still...nothing. phone ad texts work, and mobile date too, but no wifi or bluetooth.

if anyone wants the official mf1 update, let me know. if anyone can help with my problem, please do bc speaking with verizon, samsung, and best buy support has gotten me nowhere closer. thanks in advance...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamersipaq:
For what its worth, the strat 2 is VERY similar to the s3. If there is a boot loader unlock for the s3, you should be able to flash a custom recovery and then flash the necessary files... It could work, it could cause a brick. Don't know. But if you have no other options and you're desperate... Try it. Also, do Samsung's have an equivalent to rsd lite? If so try that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kado01:
I checked again and found mistakes.

I415VRBMF1_rooted_cwm_130907.tar was contained MA3 baseband.

I replaced it.

I415VRBMF1_rooted_cwm_140127.tar

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BytbaB5uKpOZTnEwbzdGX1RCN2c/edit

I415VRBMF1_rooted_cwm_140128.tar

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BytbaB5uKpOZM3lNdE0yUnNoUlk/edit?usp=sharing

However, I think it is not a cause of the WiFi problem.

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I have confirmed saferoot method works on unrooted MF1.

Maybe MJ2 rooted package was no longer needed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamersipaq:
Told you ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gagome_Smirnja:
Thanks.

Have you updated the kernel too?

The kernel version (see previous post #252 from me) is old too.

It is obviously the kernel from MA3.

The kernel version from your I415VRBMF1_rooted_cwm_130907.tar package:

Kernel version
3.0.31
se.infra@SEP-100#1
SMP PREEMPT Fri Feb 8 01:35:31 KST 2013

I have verified this because I have a second I415 with stock MF1.

And there the kernel version is newer.

Kernel version from MF1 phone:

Kernel version
3.0.31
se.infra@SEP-109#1
SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 17 14:27:31 KST 2013

Thanks.

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I am sorry that I don't have any idea how to solve your problem.

But I am interested in the official MF1 update file.

Can you make it available for download?

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kado01:
Oh, like you said. I did not notice.

Updated again.

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
i don't have anywhere to host it, but if you message me your email, i will gladly send it to you. perhaps your findings on kado01's link might be the help i needed after all!

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Domo!! for keeping up with this kado01. i hope when i go home tonite i will be able to finally fix the phone. i will wipe data and cache then flash the tar file from your new link with odin, yes?

is it then that i should install some kind of backup of the new rom and if so, how to do it?

thanks again!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
arrrgghhh...HELP!!

well..after many more hours reading and experimenting, i tried installing with Goomanager, Terminal Emulator, and then finally and for the first time learned how to push a file using adb and was able to push Loki-Flash....now that i know wth that is....and then to push Kado01's updated 140128 zip of the mf1 build to the loal/tmp folder. after a bit more messing around, i got as far as having my phone reboot with the little unlocked symbol showing up under the samsung logo, but that was it.

figuring i was "unlocked" i then tried Goomanager again, tried to install the zip from the stock recovery, and still, i have mismatched baseband and builds with non-working wifi and buetooth :(

worse still, i think the little unlock might be gone as well.

a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. having none at all and blindly going forward is even more so.

can anyone help me out...please?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamersipaq:
Can someone please tell me what the MF1 update is? I'm on Verizon, and have the latest official update, and it's MJ2.... I googled, and all I can find on MF1 is that it's a Samsung Galaxy S3 update....

Can anyone chime in?

The "unlocked" symbol just means you're modified (like rooted). It doesn't mean your bootloader is unlocked. Can you push a Full MJ2 update to your phone so everything matches as MJ2? Then use the root method I mentioned earlier.... Unless there was another stratosphere 2 released to another part of the world that I don't know about, you might be pushing the wrong phone's baseband to your phone... that might explain your issues.

Edit: If you can ODIN with the right files, that might be your only option as of now.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
in sequence, the updates were the MA3, the ??, the MF1, and then in December, the MJ2. i wish i had a mj2 update to push...then I could have it all in sync and not be trying to "update" backwards..or roll back. unfortunately, no 1 has chimed in with a copy of the mj2. meanwhile...i;m still in limbo wiating for you fine gentlepersons to help me out :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gagome_Smirnja:
For the complete I415 update informations you can look at: <I am not allowed to enter the link here>

MA3 was the first update, followed by ME2, then by MF1 and currently now MJ2.

From this web site the update between MF1 and MJ2 seems to be very minor.

A full download of MJ2 is nowhere to be found.

I live in Europe and the Verizon Wireless Software Upgrade Assistant says there is no update for my I415. Whatever the reason. I suspect it is because I use a non-Verizon SIM card.

I have two I415. One which was at MA3 where I installed the older cwm_rooted image from kado01. But the older image had the older kernel and the older Baseband.

My second I415 is fully plain stock at MF1.

And the Verizon Upgrade Assistant says the same message for both that no update is available.

kado01 (thanks kado01!!) has provided an updated rooted image based on MF1. See post #262 in this thread.

I plan to update my first I415 with this image.

If a download of MJ2 will be available than I might upgrade. But maybe this will never happen.

Unfortunately the Stratosphere II SCH-I415 doesn't seem to be very popular.

It is not listed at

"samsung-updates.com"

[MENTION=2541861]colopedo[/MENTION]:

You can install this image too. It should basically downgrade your ROM to rooted version MF1.

Use Odin to flash it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
yes, the in between updates were no major and the mj2 is unobtainium so far. as for Kado01's post 262 file, my phone keeps failing using odin and i don't know what I'm doing wrong. don't know if it would rollback my baseband though. perhaps verizon put an extra lockdown on doing that? either way, i'm still not back to running form...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gagome_Smirnja:
I have now successfully flashed I415VRBMF1_rooted_cwm_140128.tar to my already rooted I415.

Now Baseband and Kernel versions show the correct values.

Here are the steps in detail:

- downloaded Odin 3.09

- downloaded Samsung USB driver package from Samsung support site

- installed Samsumg USB driver package

- connected I415 with USB to my PC (to verify if the drivers are working)

- disconnected I415

- switched I415 off

- switched I415 on in download mode (press volume down - hold it, and then press power)

phone starts and immediately display a Warning!! message

- pressed volume up to confirm

phone displays ODIN MODE screen

- started Odin 3.09 on PC (Win7-x64)

- connected phone with USB cable to PC

- left setting "Auto Reboot" and "F.Reset Time" on in Odin; all others are off

- pressed AP button (in previous versions it was PDA I think)

- Odin prompts for the image location, I selected the file I415VRBMF1_rooted_cwm_140128.tar

- pressed Start button

- Odin displayed in the left upper corner a blue progress area and in the left lower corner some progress Messages

- when I415 rebooted I disconnected it

- in Odin I got "All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)" message

- After phone rebooted I unlocked it and verified in "About phone" Baseband and Kernel version status

- Because I had installed supersu it displayed a message that the binary su needs to be updated (this is because it was reset with older version)

That's it!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
did that step by step multiple times, but it appears verizon wont let you roll back. each time i get a fail notification from odin right after odin declares a failure at "Nand write start"

the phone displays a "sw rev check fail: fused 1 binary 0" notification.

ugh...i guess until someone coughs up the mj2 update or i send this phone back to samsung for reflashing to stok...i;m stuck : /
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgoldie1:
Colopedo, I'm getting the exact same thing. It sucks because the phone seems to work fine, except for no wifi and bluetooth, which are pretty important. I am desperate, as I'm going to FL in a week and a half and dont want a phone with no wifi.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kado01:
It seems like security enhancement of bootloader on MJ2.

I have few ideas and I want to try it, but I have no way to get update.

Could anyone provide me a update.zip?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gagome_Smirnja:
Is it possible to capture update.zip when I use Verizon Wireless Software Upgrade Assistant on Windows to do an upgrade?

Currently I can't do that because Verizon Wireless Software Upgrade Assistant says there is no update for my I415. I suspect this is because I use a non Verizon SIM card.

If I somehow persuade Verizon Wireless Software Upgrade Assistant to do the upgrade what should I do to capture the update file?

Any hints what I can do to deceive Verizon Wireless Software Upgrade Assistant to do the upgrade?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
yup, sure looks like without the mj2 update i will be out of luck. sure hope someone comes up with it soon!! for my sake, mgoldie's sake...and all the rest of us poor suckers who took the mj2 update... ugh!

is there anyone out there who captured the update file and can get it to Kado01???
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgoldie1:
I've been all over forums asking for help. I've even been going on irc channels asking for help as well. I may have to bite the bullet and get another phone and see if i can possibly sell this one. I can't go to FL without a phone without wifi.

Pray for the MJ2 update!!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bangdosa:
I'm guessing you also messed up and installed MA3 rooting to an already MJ2 updated phone? from what it seemed the phone is rooted, and you can still access Verizon data networks. if you go to settings-- about phone---software update, I believe you can the MJ2 update.

When i pmed kado01, he told me the update should be located at /cache/fota/update.zip

installing supersu, and es file explorer, enable rooting on es file explorer and going into there, you should be able to extract the update I think...

I'd like to try, but the phone I tried was my friend's and he went and got a replacement.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
fota is a temp folder. once installed, the update is gone i think. i dont think verizon pushes u to the latest. i think u have to get them in progression and if u cant get the next update installed, u cant get to the mj2 to catch it. ..at least, thats my problem
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bangdosa:
my mistake.. didn't realize there was an update in between. like I said, it was my friend's and not mine... X(

at any rate, would it be possible for Kado01 to create a MF1 package out of that update file, use it with odin to get the phone upped to MF1, and get the MJ2 update file? though I guess that would be more work for him... sorry...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
It's a bit messy but you could have a rooted user provide you a partition dump. Just as a reminder, MJ2 locks your bootloader even more, and loki may no longer work with it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachariahpope:
I dunno guys, but please do something, I'm desperate for an 'update.zip', some form of stock firmware, or even a custom ODIN tar of the MJ2 system. I've bricked my mom's phone to hell and back. I installed the rooted MF1 firmware package, not even paying attention to the fact that she'd OTA'd to MJ2 in December. I was trying to get her a wifi tether. Anyway, when I rolled it back, the phone app kept continually force closing so I factory reset it in stock recovery then reflashed the MF1 but this time used the one with the CWM recovery image. Well now when the phone boots it says "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help." I really feel like someone out there has something they can do. please... I'm letting my mom use my LG G2 because I broke her phone. Now Im back on my Droid X and it's terrible. I feel like my best friend has died or something. I've got to get her phone back.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
looks like verizon screwed us all for Christmans : /
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] everynameistaken:
Never mind. That didn't work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachariahpope:
What was your idea?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] everynameistaken:
I was getting a prompt to upgrade to a later OTA firmware and was wondering if could potentially would fix it or mess it up worse. I tried it and the update just failed, so no dice there.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
same here...but that's hw i caught the mf1 update.zip. pleeesee tell me you're getting prompted for the mj2 update and an save it from your data\TMP\fota folder before u try to install and it fails.. ?? (i think that's the path...plze ck this thread above to see the exact location...and u have to do a search for it bc dznt show in es explorer for me unless i searched for the fota folder) and can instead send the file to Kado01 for a possible fix for all of us?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kado01:
As an alternative method.

If someone has been successful rooting on stock MJ2 (maybe using saferoot), could you please share the following files?

It will about total 1.5GB.

$ su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/sdcard/modem.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/sbl2.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 of=/sdcard/sbl3.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 of=/sdcard/aboot.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 of=/sdcard/rpm.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 of=/sdcard/boot.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 of=/sdcard/tz.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 of=/sdcard/system.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/recovery.img
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachariahpope:
+1 someone PLEASE I know you guys are out there.... someone be a HERO
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colopedo:
Yes.. please!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachariahpope:
Just wanted to bump this post up to the most recent page... Kado01 is willing to create a custom Odin flashable TAR to help all of us fix our phones that are currently bricked. I know some of you guys have rooted on MJ2 firmware using saferoot ... you guys are the ones that can SAVE our phones. This is how development works you guys... we all already know there is no development for this phone so the least we could do is look out for each other and make sure we don't brick our devices. This software's been out well over a month come on guys :(