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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
Let me make a summary and you can correct me if I'm wrong:

You had a rooted phone with a custom Rom (JellyBam) and a custom Recovery (CWM or TWRP). Please clarify which Recovery you had (and version, if you remember it). Also, please clarify which version of JellyBam you had installed (latest is 7.6.2).

You decided to flash a new Kernel, thinking it'd help with the random screen flickers. Please clarify which Kernel you flashed.

Now when you try to boot into the Rom, you get stuck in a bootloop (phone doesn't progress past or turns off at the Samsung Logo).

When you boot into Recovery Mode, it gets to the recovery loading screen then turns off.

Download mode works fine, but your computer doesn't recognize it.

You have a JIG.

So it sounds like you flashed a Kernel which was not meant for your Rom. JellyBam is a 4.2.2 Rom, but there are two types of kernels for 4.2.X Roms: those based off of Linux 3.0 and those based on Linux 3.4. After a little searching, I couldn't find which version JellyBam is using, but if it's based off of 3.0 and you flashed a 3.4 Kernel, it'll give you a bootloop. It doesn't exactly explain why your recovery got messed up, but others have had their recovery partition borked by a bad kernel flash, so it's not out of the realm of possibility. Tis is why I want to know which version of JellyBam you had and which kernel you flashed. This will help us know how to help you.

Ok, so your phone is not beyond repair. I'm a little disconcerted that you cannot boot into Recovery, but that happens every once in a while when flashing, so it's not the worst thing to happen. You can, however, boot up into download mode. This is very good. Make sure you have the latest Samsung drivers on your computer and that you don't have Kies installed (Kies has been known to interfere with Odin). See if that works to get Odin to recognize the phone.

If the above works, all you have to do is follow the

rooting guide

to get a custom recovery back.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Okay so you followed instructions on how to flash a kernel but what kernel did you flash? I think you flashed a kernel for the gsm variant which is completely different than the Sprint kernels. Well if you flashed the kernel he recommended you flashed kt747 Koontz kernel. Which is correct but did you download the correct one? There is one for Touchwiz one for AOSP and there are several for AOSP depending on the romantic and build date. So if you can provide this info it should be easy, but quick way to fix your problem is to just refresh your room right now.

Edit: hats off to Topherk beat me to it...

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Korumaru:
To answer your questions in order:

1) I had CWM v 5.x.x I cannot remember correctly. It is the one Zedo max gives in his tutorial. And for Jellybam, I had the latest stable build that was released from their website which is 7.6.2

2) I used this Kernel (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1800576) from the thread I stated, another user provided it.

3) Yes that is correct

4) Yes

5) Yes again

6) Yes that is what it is called, bought cause of something dumb I did months ago.

I thank you for the info, it is really appreciated.

So I just updated my Samsung drivers(forgot to do it when I reformatted) and that worked! Odin recognized it and now I'm on the road to recovery!

Thank you so much for my help

So for future reference, what kernel should I install with that ROM just so I don't **** crap up this time?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
I wasn't able to find it in the jellybam forums with a brief search, but you could ask over there to see if they can tell you. Also, there are two types of 3.4 kernels, one built before 4/19 and those after 4/19. Make sure you're using the court one.

Hope you can figure it out, and please post back here if you can find it!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
I think I might have found a reference to what kernel you're you need to flash: http://www.bam-android.com/forum/showthread.php?3443-Fix-For-D2SPR-7-0-Screen-Issue. From the link, it seems like JellyBam uses 3.0 kernel.

On a separate note. This post might give you direction on fixing the screen flicker issue.

Hope this helps!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
Oh, I'm a dolt! You can check your version by going to settings ---> About phone. The kennel version box tells you what version it's running. Look arty mine (from LiquidSmooth):

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[Android General] eager_beaver:
http://store.archos.com/blog/2012/10/05/evolution-of-android-infographic/
[General Topics] j_metselaars:
Has anyone already bought the new version (or older version) from this and what are your findings???

Thanx
[General Topics] zabes64:
I have it, so far I like it, works well with giving an accurate projection of minutes to be used, and what I've used etc.
[General Topics] iggy:
I agree with zabes64, just wanted to add it also shows the split between peak and off peak minutes, really good for those with unlimited evenings\weekends and low peak minutes.
[General Topics] pole_vaulter1:
Just my 2 cents worth. It's a great program with perfect customer service (user error no fault of the software). I never pay attention of my time until I get my bill at the end of the month - now I can keep updated through the month and see what the future holds.
[General Topics] captin:
I also have purchased this software although I dont like the fact that you cant tell it that you dont have any free PEAK mins it always defaults to 10 mins.
[General Topics] j_metselaars:
That is a big disadvantage! I also have no Peak minutes, just fixed rate!! Is this changeable in any way???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mbrook:
Anyone know of any apps that will allow me to stream live baseball games. I have an MLB account, but they blackout the games in my area and we ditched cable in my house. Live sports is the last piece for me to figure out as I already figured out how to watch our shows.

Thanks for the help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] bignibb:
You dont need an app. Just Google for a web site that streams live sports. I am sure I cant tell you what one may be. I think its against the rules.

Sent from the best phone on the planet, Apple take Note...........
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lovekeiiy:
you need a VPN, flash player and a flash player friendly web browser such as boat browser. You may need to change your phone's display time to go into standby. On the stock rom, you can only set it to a max ten minutes. There's no never option. Other browsers may keep the display on. Some jerk for a major newspaper did an article on how to use a gps spoofer to circumvent the blackouts.

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you may want to check out this post: XDA post
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] wolfeyes30:
Been using app called Sports Live Pro, free on play store. Works great for me to watch the Penguins playoff hockey. Has all sports as well and no ads while watching the game.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] KennyG123:
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[Motorola Atrix HD] marcelarr:
Hi... so recently I misplaced my phone. I have Avast installed on it and was texting the message to sound the alarm and nothing... because someone turned my phone off. So I was wondering... is there any app that requires a password to turn off the phone. Ive already googled and found nothing...
[Motorola Atrix HD] harsho1:
Even if there was, a dead battery would still turn off the phone.
[Motorola Atrix HD] matt99017d:
Never mind.
[Motorola Atrix HD] marcelarr:
Im aware of that... but while the battery lasted I could still track it.
[Motorola Atrix HD] anthony2424:
If you're rooted and have Xposed framework installed, there is a module called advanced power menu, that restricts you, or other from power off the device without unlocking, unless however the theif knows the key combo for the simulated battery pull.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1xinfusion:
Hey forum, im wondering if there is a BLACK or smoked tint back screen protector for the xperia z. I own the purple c6603, and it'd be pretty cool if the bezel is purple and the rest of the phone is black, since the front is already black, i kinda want to find a back screen protector that is black or smoked. Anyone seen one? I've done my research and couldnt find it. So before any trolls say "google is your friend", i've already done that part thanks.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benziii:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250363
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheetah2k:
I got the SGP carbon fibre black vinyl overlay. Looks pretty sweet :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] srh21:
On wed. work gave us all note 2 for our new hand held devices. The thing is the software we use for work is in the makings. like a scanner app. They took out the play store so we can not download anything. Now I have been an android guy since day 1, I cant write code on anything like that but i root and rom with the best of them. i can root this pig and get the things back on here what i need. I have a few guys counting on me to get it done. I just want some feed back as what I should do. Mind you they did send out a disclaimer saying dont do this or download that. can they really catch me?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hopesrequiem:
Probably not, but if they did how bad are the repercussions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Some companies have root checkers for their secure network. So can they tell of you're rooted, probably not. However your phone may not connect to your needed services, but you could try a root hider and may get around it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosympathy:
Also what ya gonna do if they are standing there and demand your phone to check it. Just think through the risks first.

Also yeah it may block you with a root checker and overcoming that is a PITA but doable.

Also be prepared to loose everything if you somehow leak private company information.

This sounds a littler different than companies who just check for root. Your company has gone a step further than that. They are obviously pretty serious.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] toby1064:
+1 to all of this. Do you like your job? They may consider your intent to unlock THEIR device as theft. Sounds like they are going through a lot of trouble to keep them secure.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cjk2010:
1) Yes they can tell, quite easily.

2) Its not worth the loss of your job.

3) If your the guy in charge of the rooting, you get fired the rest of the sheep get warnings.

4) The reason to lock up a device is for security reasons while your device has work realted information on it. Even a contact list /addressbook is valuable information if it has CEO/CFO/CTO direct phone numbers/emails/IM etc... Let alone emails containing intellectual property or trade secrets.

I have run systems & network security for several companies and while I make exceptions depending on the request and/or person. If you do it and they ever want to terminate you....... they just found a way to fire you *with cause* aka no unemployment any time.

Also: I didn't even mention customized mobiletracker/CarrierIQ and similar background services that announce to me everything your running/useage/software versions etc... the moment your device authenticates with any cellular/wireless network and has connectivity.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xGary:
It is kind of hard to explain but when I click on another app via the multitasking view, the app is initially kind of grainy looking and it takes a split second to "refocus" as if it initially loaded up a picture of the latest snapshot of the app instead of the app itself and then loads the actual app a split second after.

Anyone else have this?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwatson:
Its not a bug, you've just explained yourself exactly what's happening. Thats the way multitasking is displayed on many android devices. Basically a thumbnail of the last state the app was in. When you call that app back it replaces the picture with the real app. You'll find sometimes that the app is closed, but the thumbnail leads you to believe its still open.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xGary:
Do other smartphones have the same delay as well?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwatson:
Mine doesn't have a delay. On occasions it has to reload a webpage and that takes more time.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matt:
It's hardly a delay, more a nice fade in feature. If you scroll while fading in you'll notice you have actually scrolled, meaning that the app has actually loaded but fades in to make a nicer animation!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
I wrote this guide for those of you that want to remove the Custom icon or unroot your device.

You can find the complete rooting & unrooting guide here (Video is still processing)

http://goo.gl/eif4X
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
One for later
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scoot05redss:
Can you do the steps to remove the icon and retain root? Just don't want to lose root! Thanks great write up!

Sent from my Galaxy S 4!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
I updated the guide,

There are 3 steps, one is to root, 2nd is to remove icon and 3rd is to unroot. Just do the 1st and 2nd part.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] paleman27:
I confirm it works. It went away the third time I rebooted. I only did step 2. I was already rooted.

Thanx!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
Glad you got it working. The icon wasnt letting me sleep at night lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lessthanzach:
Sweet dude! I get mine on the first. Now i can root without having warranty issues i take it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
correct, just follow the guide and you will be safe. I show how to root, remove the custom icon and unroot if you need to return it for any reason. just dont mod the system at ALL!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lessthanzach:
You da main!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] uclaxiwen:
how to update supersu binary

is that in setting
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
it should as as soon as you open it, if not then it may already be updated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ap3604:
Thank you :good:

I can't stand that rooted icon either :mad:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Bender B. Rodgriguez:
Worked for me. Thanks OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
Glad i could contribute something to the community :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] uclaxiwen:
got it thanks!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jjgrantham:
Worked like a charm. Thanks bro!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dirt:
will definitely be using this guide soon. cant access internet from my laptop at the moment. thanks for putting it all together with a guide that makes perfect sense.

sent from my black sgs4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] highaltitude:
So just unistalling SuperSU and rebooting gets rid of the Custom icon, but you are still rooted?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Bender B. Rodgriguez:
Yessir. Btw I had to reboot 4 or 5 time before it worked.

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Also I just realized.

Going to system settings >about device >status

Device status says "official" again. Woot!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
your welcome.

just make sure you update the binary then uninstall the old SuperUser first

thats the best part, last night i wasn't able to sleep due to the unlock icon so i had to just try something lol. I just didnt feel safe knowing i paid full price and had a damn tampered icon going on lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] raqball:
Rock on XsMagical!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fjr1300sgs2:
Already had root. Step 2 worked perfect, thank you!

Sent from Samsung Galaxy S2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
you guys can expect more goodies to come.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] silkshocker:
Damn. .not working for me. I uninstalled superuser and rebooted 3x and the unlock logo still there. Unable to delete in rootexplorer because bin busybox is read only.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JediSooner:
Same for me. The instructions couldn't be easier, but my open lock won't go away. I already had root, update SuperSU binaries when I first installed it last night, just now uninstalled Superuser using TiBu. I must've rebooted 8 or 9 times by now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Bender B. Rodgriguez:
Did you mount system as r/w?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] odinfire:
Just wanted to let you know that I am another that the custom unlock screen won't go away.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dirt:
I decided to download the files over 4g then usb transfer to my laptop. everything worked as expected. I went thru the built in app manager to uninstall superuser after installing supersu & updating binaries. maybe that is why custom lock is still showing for some...

sent from my black sgs4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thermaltake1:
If you reinstall superSU, the custom lock screen will come back..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Aou:
Thank you for this! I couldn't open the video link for some reason, but I gathered what was needed for step two:

Installed SuperSU from market. Opened it.

It updated itself after prompting me.

It updated the SU binary after prompting me. ("Normal")

Ran all my programs that needed root snd grsnted them through SuperSU when it prompted. Optional.

Used Application manager that is built in into system to wipe cache, wipe data, force stop, and uninstalled SuperUser.

Rebooted twice. Still custom. Checked About Phone. Shows Official. Rebooted again and the custom logo is now gone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] raqball:
Not sure why some are having an issue..

I rooted as described, installed SuperSU, updated SuperSU then removed superuser. Rebooted twice and unlock screen at boot is gone and status says 'official'

Then I unrooted following the guide and again no issues at all.

Rooted again and have the same result. unlock screen still gone at boot and status says 'official'

Odd that some are having issues...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jjgrantham:
Yeah make sure to read instructions carefully. You delete old superuser not SuperSU you just installed and updated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JediSooner:
I've tried this 3 more times this morning and still cannot get the damn unlock icon to go away. I started with the unroot process which worked, then went through the entire process 3 times being extra careful to fully read and execute each step. I can reacquire root each time (replacing Superuser with SuperSU then uninstalling Superuser) just can't get the icon to go away even with up to 10 reboots. Not a huge deal I suppose, just pisses me off that I can't get something so simple to work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] odinfire:
If you are one of those having trouble getting the custom lock screen removed, follow Aou's directions above. Before deleting (the older) SuperUser, wipe the app cache, wipe data, force close, and uninstall. Leave SuperSu.

It worked first shot for me. Couldn't get it to go away for the life of me last night.

Thanks again, Aou.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aafevo:
Custom logo disappeared after one reboot. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] msherman123:
Worked like a charm! Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JediSooner:
Still ain't workin for me. I don't know wtf the problem is. I'm pretty sure we're all on the same Build Number, right (if that even matters with this)? Mine ends with UCUAMDB.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] djruckuss66:
Will this work on the T-Mobile version?

XS, will this work on the T-Mobile version? There isn't much activity in the T-mobile thread right now, so my apologies in advance for intruding. Thanks and great work!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shivup:
I rebooted almost 8-9 times, its still showing icon.. I followed steps correctly..

1) installed superSU

2) opend, it asked me to update binary.. I DID

3) removed superUSER

4) rebooted.. and keep rebooting..

still showing unlock icon on startup..

Please help..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] captivateGS:
Thanks

It got rid of the unlock icon on second reboot as stated.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TheNinja370:
I guess this is carrier specific? I don't recall seeing that icon on my Sprint S4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iB4STiD:
nice job man!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
Try removing busybox in the xbin folder

Stroked from my Dirty Nocturnal'd Nexus 4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
Yes it should. I'll post in that section too and get some traffic moving. I might but the T-Mobile version too

Stroked from my Dirty Nocturnal'd Nexus 4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] holmesm:
I'm on US Cellular and I didn't have that lock icon either, but I did run through the step 2 and my build says "official".
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] theasylm:
I am having same issue. I removed busybox. Three reboots still custom icon and custom in About.

Strangely, it worked for one reboot earlier, but a subsequent reboot brought icon back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JediSooner:
Same result for me as well... still can't get rid of "custom".
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] silkshocker:
frustrated so I unrooted and now the custom icon is gone. I'm so glad!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
did you guys watch the video? I mean ive added the icon, removed and added time and time again. Should work like a charm.

Let me know if you all get stuck or dont understand a step. I'll help as much as i can.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JediSooner:
Yep, watched the video, went step by step thru the process for probably the 10th time and the unlock icon just won't go away. Guess I'll just live with it and unroot if I need to return my phone for whatever reason.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Caiyenne:
Thank you for this guide. Parts 1 and 2 worked for me beautifully!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dbg11235:
No luck getting the open lock icon to disappear. It definitely doesn't bother me enough to unroot and try again. Thanks for the guides. It is good to know that reversing root is an option. :thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] obriane217:
Thanx. Really want to wait for a recovery but this looks simple enough without to much risk. Will try
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ethem11:
After unroot, can i do factory reset ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Oobie:
I just did it and it worked fine for me. If you preinstalled superSU I believe it will not disappear. Make sure the phone reboots but don't give the superuser app that is in the zip file permission. Go to the Play store and download SuperSU by chainfire once it has downloaded into the phone make sure you wait in the play store then open it there. Once it has loaded the the binarysu go into app manager and uninstall superuser that came in the zip. Then reboot twice and you should be good.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
Maybe this has been mentioned before ( I didn't see it), would it be possible to replace the "superuser" apk with the "SuperSu" apk in the original 'Motochopper" zip and be able to skip the entire "unlock icon" removal altogether? That way the original motochopper root zip would already have the "SuperSu" apk in the zip...no need to replace it or delete anything.

Has anyone tried it this way?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eyi:
Worked for me. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] glensta:
Works fine for me too
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TommyilRomano:
Root Question

It has been awhile since I have used Android and I just wanted to know if I root will that allow me to uninstall all the bloatware or will I need to load a custom ROM (Which I know we cant do for the time being)?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XsMagical:
yes you can

I thought about that too. It should work fine

I would freeze for now to be on the safe side

Stroked from my Dirty Nocturnal'd Galaxy S4