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[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
I used this stock I527MVLUAMH1_I527MOYAAMH1_I527MVLUAMH1_HOME.tar rom to flash with odin which is the rom for my carrier which is sasktel, the info below is what it shows in my download mode screen.

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME: SGH I527M

CURRENT BINARY: Custom

SYSTEM STATUS: Custom

CS8-CONFIG-LS8: 0X30

BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 1

WRITE PROTECTION: Enabled
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay i flashed the stock rom for the rogers carrier and it is back to all official now, i will try flashing my stock rom for my carrier and see how it turns out. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] pcampbell1134:
...the world keeps spinning...

Bold for emphasis. Flash the radio from Rogers, if that doesn't help, wait for an updated stock rom for Saskatel
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay i am downloading the update package now but i will not install it yet at this time as i am kinda leerie about doing that..i will see were the update is sitting and take that file and save it on the phone somewhere else and on the pc...does it need to have this update installed to make this all work with the dumping of any images.? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
yea. i need the update installed and the device to then have been rooted.

the update will be saved to /cache.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] pcampbell1134:
...and the drummer beats on...

After you root install this root apk I attached, fully working with Knox policy updates up to 1021. Make sure to click install to system inside SuperSU after installing the apk.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay will do as I am out right now and I am back on my custom rom right now..but will get this all going when I get back home..:D

Sent from my SGH-I527M Mega 6.3
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] connexion2005:
For better reference, Shabby and I are after a user that has the following bootloader revision:

BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2

This will have the newer application bootloader which does secure checks on the kernel. If someone has this unit, it is as easy as rooting it and then running a command that produces a file that Shabby or myself can obtain from you. This file will be used to provide repairs for the SGH-I527M even if you have secure fail issues.

There is a solution available! We just need a SWREV: 2 users to participate! Donation will be offered for successful participation!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay i have the OTA update in, but have not rooted it yet, does it matter which way i root it like using the TWRP tar file with odin to root it, or can i use kingoroot or does it matter which way.

Below is what my download mode screen looks like now.

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME: SGH I527M

CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official

SYSTEM STATUS: Official

KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0

KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0

CS8-CONFIG-LS8: 0X30

BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2

WRITE PROTECTION: Enabled

Also it did update the baseband version from I527MVLUAMH1 to I527MVLUBNA3 i noticed.

Then once rooted i would need that command. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] connexion2005:
Which way you root it will not make a difference. I will use the file to program the bricked unit via JTAG. If it works as expected, we have a solution for the moment! Then perhaps shabby can produce a flashable ODIN file as well to help unbrick units. After you root the phone, run the command I just PM'd you and return me the resulting file...

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay will do..:fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
once you sent that file on its way, dump the following partitions please:

dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system of=/sdcard/system.img

dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot.img of=/sdcard/boot.img

dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modem of=/sdcard/NON-HLOS.bin

ill make an odin tar, it wont be a full one so dont expect it to fix everything, but it should be enough to get people booting again. ill then make one for the modem so people can flash that separately if they dont want the update but want the improved radio etc. in time you guys will get a full odin tar and that can be used to fix everything correctly, for now this should od ya fine :).
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] fleagalbaum:
Awesome
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] SaHiLzZ:
Nice development!

sent from my mobile device
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay i will do, but i am having problems getting the shell terminal to run that other command, the phone seems to be rooted but that $ will not change to the # in shell terminal as it keeps saying that /dev/block/mmcblk0 permission denied all the time. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
do you have recovery? http://shabbypenguin.com/getdownload.php?file=Tools/Unbrick-Creator.zip flash that, it will create teh file [MENTION=1602851]connexion2005[/MENTION] wants.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Yes i do have recovery and phone has root access as i just checked it with root checker and busybox is also installed, i even granted root access to shell terminal and that $ will still not change to # in the program just like before and the program is in SU list when you open SU..kinda strange why it will not give root access to the shell terminal, but i will flash that zip file..and do you need this file also..and how am i going to run those other commands with the shell terminal giving me grief...and thanks so much for the help on this so far and [MENTION=1602851]connexion2005[/MENTION] also. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
i was getting it for him, but id still like to help get an odin tar for everyone else taht isnt able to boot right now.

once you have that done ill make a new zip that will dump the needed files, as for your shell i prefer using adb shell, sometimes i use adb insecure by chainfire to make adb start as root
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
I got that file flashed and i got a Unbrick_Files folder is that the folder you need for him..i might have to winrar it though..:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
inside that folder is a file, it is already compressed. 200MB's to 50ish is about as good as you are gunna get :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
I have sent you a pm with the link, and i will try that adb shell terminal also...for the other commands as i tried with the shell terminal i am using now and it did not work either. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay I used JS Terminal and it did work with the commands except for one command it did not work as it said no such file or directory the command was

"dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot.img of=/sdcard/boot.img"

Even that other command from [MENTION=1602851]connexion2005[/MENTION] worked out great..now if I can figure out this last command to make this boot.img file that would be great..once I get the files all done or send the ones I have done already. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] pcampbell1134:
...the far side of the moon...

Just an update, Samsung did not warranty my personal 2 Mega. I'm done with Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Sorry to hear that and maybe this might help you out once a flashable odin file is made. ;)

Okay i see why the command did not work "dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot.img of=/sdcard/boot.img" as "1/by-name/boot.img" has to be "1/by-name/boot" in order for it to work as i just noticed that now and now i have all the files made and will pm you with the link to the files. :D

Update: Have now sent you a pm with all 3 files packed and a link to them. :cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] GladdBag:
So I picked up another brand new Mega today and there is the update waiting for me to install it. What can I do to help get this figured out? I'm not too keen on taking the OTA update since I already bricked one device. If there's any way I can contribute to getting this fixed for everybody please let me know.

Thanks,

GB
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Hi..thanks all files are now already made and have been sent to [MENTION=2614663]shabbypenguin[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1602851]connexion2005[/MENTION] and hopefully they can get a fix for this, and this way your new mega is safe. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
oh crap lol, thats whta i get for copying and pasting, anyways files are uploading now guys :)

Here is the latest modem (i dont know the build number so i just gave it a generic name). https://mega.co.nz/#!UZwECTbT!0CxxtFkog7uzD61rOZ7sqaSoJCCsMWK8XedPvHFzoFw

flash in odin and enjoy the better speeds/battery without having to do the update :)

https://mega.co.nz/#!URJnhZbb!hkadwqCGfCbHOFCkf1iwD44saf6azqBuYuHyWu6yltk

here is system/kernel tar it should be enough to fix people with secure boot error :D (hopefully)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Ooops forgot to put the baseband version in which is I527MVLUBNA3 and build number JDQ39.I527MVLUBNA3 and thanks again. :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
all those people with busted and broken phones and no one has tested the tar?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] iamthewookie:
Just flashed with Odin. Perfection!!!!!!!! We have a fix!

---------- Post added at 02:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:59 PM ----------

Spoke too soon; a partial fix. I can boot; still no recovery.

Display image fail.

Attempted to flash CWM /TWRP via Odin.

Still: Display image fail.

Once I booted I receive the error

"System UIDs Inconsistent"....you need to wipe data or system will be unstable.

Once I can format the data partitions...should be good to go.

Is there a way to wipe data\system without access to recovery?

Cheers to the Mega Community
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
hm. since he rooted using recovery he doenst have stock anymore, so we cant get a dump from him. im wondering if something changed in the image itself. anyone mind linking me to twrp/cwm?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] pcampbell1134:
...another day of me and you in paradise...

Confirmed working, save recovery. Great work! This is exactly why I love community like XDA. I will be contributing more myself now on.

..I still believe Samsung has went insane though.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] fleagalbaum:
I'm away from my computer until tonight . I will try it then. Thanks for your help.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
i think i might have an idea, when he installed supersu it overwrote install-recovery.sh for the phone, if we could get that file back on his phone it shoudl "flash" stock recovery back on his device and then we can use root to dump it.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Disregard this post. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] iamthewookie:
Good idea mate, anyone have a link to the install-recovery.sh so I can give it a whirl?

Cheers:beer:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay i made a flashable zip file of the stock recovery from MH1 and flash it with TWRP recovery and was taking a chance i thought, but it flashed the zip file and i have stock recovery back and the rest is all still working good and i am still rooted..so if you need any more dumps let me know and which commands to use. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
that recovery will work for people looking to fix uid issue, however it will fail when they get an ota. but with it we can get the final part to fixing peoples phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] SaHiLzZ:
But if you can't go to recovery how can you write it? Tar file?

sent from my mobile device
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay here is a stock recovery tar file to flash with odin and a flashable zip file for the I527M mega to flash in recovery. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] iamthewookie:
No go my friend.

Still receiving the image file too large; kudos to your efforts thus far.

Cheers:beer:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Did you try the whole rom to flash first from shabbypenguin post which is a partial fix but has the TWRP recovery i used for the dump and then reflash that stock recovery and see if that will work. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] iamthewookie:
Yuppers....tried.....no luck. ;-(

Any other ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
what twrp did you use? yours is working while on this new update yet others say that they tried custom recovery and got no where.

also, might be worth trying some root apps for everyone else who can now boot up but get uid issues.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stericson.permissionfix&hl=en
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
I used TWRP v2.6.3.0 with kitkat support and there is a v2.6.3.5 with kitkat support and I got them from [MENTION=4551757]Silesh.Nair[/MENTION] signature in his post.

But none of the recoveries I tried to flash through the stock recovery did not work..even the TWRP v2.6.3.0 am going to try the tar file through odin. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay i can flash all the recoveries i have with odin and it works good, even when i have a custom recovery installed i can flash the stock recovery with odin and it goes back to the stock recovery, but my phone has never been in the "secure kernel fail" situation either so this might be why mine phone is still working to do this, but it will not flash any recoveries including the stock recovery in the stock recovery itself.

Do i dump those 3 same files again the system.img, boot.img, and the NON-HLOS.bin, or just the system and boot file only? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
nah if they are still getting it after that flash then its gutta be something more. id like to hear more people who had the situation try to figure out what happened when they flashed the tar i posted and what doesnt work
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay sounds good then..:D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
I am still not 100% up, the tar you posted did however allowed me to boot the phone, but i couldnt get sound / bluetooth / wifi working.

Also there is still no recovery mode, if i boot using Power Btn + Vol UP, it give me the error: Secure Fail: Kernel
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
odd on how those arent working, whats your baseband? you might need to reflash na3 modem
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] fleagalbaum:
I Flashed stock rogers then your knox tar. The phone boys to the Samsung logo and animation then just hangs there. It does not show secure kernel fail but when I reboot into download mode it still shows 0xffffffc
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
ok mind dumping a few more partitions?

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/sbl1

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/sbl2

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/sbl3

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/rpm

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/tz

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/mdm

thats the bootloaders and the other part of the modem, between those files it should make it so people all have your bootloaders and then might be in a better situation.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
After flashing your rom, i ended up with "Unknown" for baseband, I tried to flash NA3 but it failed.

Oh but for the infos I have root now, yay.. but the device is still useless.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay will do. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay all the commands do not work as it says permission denied and the last command for the mdm file comes up file not found. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
how are you typing it?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Hi..I an putting them in one at a time as you have them in your post into JS Terminal..as it works for the last commands you gave..but theae ones keep saying permission denied..and the phone is rooted and I granted JS Terminal root access as the $ turns to #. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
oh taht would explain it, those arent commands they are partitions i needed dumped. using teh commands i gave before you can swap out the parts you can see different and dump whats needed :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Which part of the other commands as here is one of the other commans "

dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system of=/sdcard/system.img"
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
on qualcomm devices with by-name

dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/partitionname of=/sdcard/partitionname.img

swap partitionname with what you wanna dump.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay I think I got it now as this is still really new to me this stuff. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
is there anything i could do to help the cause?!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay i got the partition dumps made except the mdm one as there is no such file in that directory as i even went right to it and it is not there, all the rest have been done..hope this will help you out. :D

Edit: In that directory there is modem, modemst1, and modemst2 though, do you need anyone of those, or is mdm actually (modem) and use that in a command. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
https://mega.co.nz/#!tIJFSB4J!TE5Azs7QkeihLiAd1BuxlYhfHCbJI61aCgbULxvugsM

ok so here is teh bootloaders with na3. starmaster can you run

#ls -l /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name and pastebin the results? im basing this off another device but i dont know what all you guys have and dont have.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
I have tried to flash the bootloader and it failed for me, on the download screen it says "Unsupport dev_type"
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay will give it a whirl. ;)

Update: Says the same thing as Patnad has mentioned "Unsupport dev_type"

What do i add with "#ls -l /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name"

Okay i know were i goofed i did not leave out the #
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Deleted.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
what about a debrick.img

i have the knox 0xfffffffc errors the knox tar just gets me to samsung splash screen :(

maybe a debrick.img made from a working updated mega could get us a bit further or even a odin flashable 4.4 custom rom

is there any way to get the recovery mode working if you open up the rom tar and replace the recovery image with a working one

its been 4 days without my phone i use a tin can and string now until someone can fix the knox error
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
I feel you, i am doing the same here, how come i dont hear your voice at my end tho.. dang its lonely in here now.. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
[MENTION=4482939]starmaster10[/MENTION],

run the command in the terminal app. You can also save it to a text file.

[MENTION=2614663]shabbypenguin[/MENTION], I have a I9200. Don't know if it will be the same. I am not on a Knox ROM either. May be of use if you wanna compare the results.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay i have done that part but it was giving me grief..hehe..and here it is for the I527M mega. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
I have made a list of my partition as well, in case it helps you guys, i found that it is slightly different than the one posted before..

View attachment partitions.txt
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
so what do we need to fix this?

so what is preventing recovery mode from working? the triped knox kernel or is it something elce?

if stock recovery wont work why cant we just mod the size of the stock one so if it gives you a size too large someone could just mod the stock recovery with the proper size i understand its alot of work but it might work maybe we could take thr stock recovery from a mega 5.8 and see if it works it would have a smaller size wouldent it
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
ok the error odin is throwing means one of the files isnt setup right in the tar. gunna make a bunch of tiny tars for each file. gunna take me a min, my main computer is a chromebook and cant use terminal to tar them up :/
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
If you see this below:

Download mode

KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0xfffffffc

KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0xfffffffc

When booting

Image size to large!! W:1080, H:1920

display image fail

SECURE FAIL: KERNEL (info was provided by [MENTION=5736074]pcampbell1134[/MENTION]..thanks)

This mean the kernel has been changed (and triggered the knox and there is no fix at this time, but a partial fix from [MENTION=2614663]shabbypenguin[/MENTION] post here, but this is what is being worked to see if it can at least get the phone operational again, what model is your mega.? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
https://mega.co.nz/#F!VY5VgLbJ!KVssr3QKI9V1u6DEiPbz6g rather than a bunch of links here is the folder. can someone try out each smaller tar and lemme know which ones flash which dont and if it fixes anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
thanks i installed the files from [MENTION=2614663]shabbypenguin[/MENTION]'s post and it only boots to the samsung logo is that right? or did i miss something sorry for the noob questions
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Did you flash the I527M-Knox-4.2.2-NA3-System-Kernel.tar.zip also as that will be around 1.8 GB when unpacked and flash it with odin and see if you can get into the OS after that. :)

Wonder if it is worth it for me to flash the smaller files as everything is still working on my phone, but to see if they work i could flash them, oh and you have the bootloader tar file twice in the download list.:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
yes i flashed that knox kernel.tar and tryed booting still hangs on samsung after world splash im reflashing official rom then ill reflash knox rom and try that

i got my knox errors by doing a ota updating then trying to install akop rom in recovery mode

---------- Post added at 06:07 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:03 AM ----------

ill test them hopefully they dont brick
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Here are the results for the I527M mega. :cowboy:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robbui:
hi there,

wondering if there is any rom/app/hack that got this function,

I think a lot of people are also interested in this kind of lockscreen.

Does anyone know if you can use this function in combination with the multi-user android?

"A picture is worth a thousand words"

look at the picture attached here!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruelle:
+1

I'm looking for this for a long time!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruelle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfuJD5WWWzE

the g2 have this feature!!!
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delegatevoid:
Hi,

I'm installing this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2391367 (can't post there)

through odin and it seems to be stuck at 80%. Odin says it's busy with system.img.

It has been there for a very long time, at least an hour.

Is this normal? Should I just wait or should I try something else?

Using a Tab 3 7.0 WIFI (SM-T210)
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trazfer:
No it shouldnt be stuck at 80% for a long time.

I suggest you redownload the rom and try odin 3.07
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delegatevoid:
Thank you, I'll get it a try.

I checked the MD5 sum, seemed to check out but perhaps something else is wrong :)

Meanwhile I tried the STOCK ROM that was linked on the original thread:

http://www.hotfile.com/dl/236716450/7b9164c/T210XXAMG2_T210OXXAMG1_BTU.zip.html

This seems to go a lot faster but gets stuck at like 95%

Recovering to the original firmware using KIES works, but the original one has the Chinese ROM with all the Baidu c*** and without Google :)
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delegatevoid:
After trying a few more times without success

I did the following

- Connected to a different USB port

- Made sure no KIES processes are running

- Disabled f. Reset Time in Odin

That seemed to work. Thank you again for the help.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mila4me:
hi all

i cant find Illusion 2.1 ,only 4.3 version but it's not really stable.

can anyone share link where i can download?

thansk
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
General section.