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[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Here are all the Canadian SGH-I527M Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE stock roms to date. These roms and kernels are all odin flashable, but the roms you must unzip first to get the file inside that you need to flash in odin. :D

Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canada) SGH-I527M TLS Canada (telus) I527MVLUAMH1 4.2.2 01.08.2013 1251310 Download Rom or Kernel Download Only

Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canada) SGH-I527M RWC Canada (rogers) I527MVLUAMH1 4.2.2 01.08.2013 1251310 Download Rom or Kernel Download Only

Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canada) SGH-I527M BWA Canada (sasktel) I527MVLUAMH1 4.2.2 01.08.2013 1251310 Download Rom or Kernel Download Only

Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canada) SGH-I527M BMC Canada (bell) I527MVLUAMH1 4.2.2 01.08.2013 1251310 Download Rom or Kernel Download Only

Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canada) SGH-I527M VMC Canada (virgin) I527MVLUAMH1 4.2.2 01.08.2013 1251310 Download Rom or Kernel Download Only

When flashing there is always a risk something may go wrong..so please make sure to make a backup just in case..even though these are stock roms. :good:

NOTE!!

All links have now been updated.

Rooting:

NOTE: The Kingo Adroid Root program i have now put in the link to their site for the program as google drive was coming up with an infected file always and could not be downloaded, but link to their site is good.

If you need your phone rooted try Kingo Android Root (newest version v1.1.8.1835) and just follow the instructions the program shows.

If you need the debrick.img file for the i527m..here is the link i527m Debrick.img and use Win32DiskImager program on your pc to put the image to your extSdCard.

Here is the tar file of the i527m debrick and should be flashable with odin but cannot guarantee it will even work and am not responsible for any thing it does to your phone..try at your own risk..file here (link removed as file was not working)

Below the attached zipped file is the .pit file for the i527m Canadian version of the mega, just unzip and .pit is inside. :cool:

I have also attached below the I527M Pit-Knox Enabled Rom zip file with the pit file inside in case the pit varies from original rom to the knox enabled rom..but i am not sure it is..but it is for download just in case. :good:

Also added below is the SuperUser v1.93 zip file that can be flashed with your custom recovery..just copy it to you internal or external sdcard and flash it.

UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.93.zip
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Sorry for the double posting..but it looks like the rom links do not go to were they used to, but the kernel links still work, this thread will likely have to be deleted due to the rom links are wrong now. :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shayneflashindaily:
Contact a moderator and get thread closed and start over :D

2SHAYNE
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay will do..as i was thinking that also. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
I could not edit my last post..but the rom links from the first post are now working again and going to the correct download page so no need to close the thread now. :)

I can edit the last post with my browser but cannot with the XDA app.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bigystyle84:
I have a Rogers Galaxy Mega 6.3 unlocked, using it with Virgin Mobile

Can I flash the Virgin Files to get rid of the Rogers bloat?

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I have a Rogers Galaxy Mega 6.3 unlocked, using it with Virgin Mobile

Can I flash the Virgin Files to get rid of the Rogers bloat?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
If you mean flashing the virgin firmware i cannot see why it would not work as the i527m is all Canadian and the firmwares also..just with different carriers is all..since you are with virgin the firmware should work fine. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Monkeywoman:
This thread is key. The Rogers firmware flashed great and rooted just fine with TWRP. Question I have is has anyone installed a custom rom yet or kernal? Is there one that is preferred?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] gotshoaib:
Am looking for to convert Rogers Galaxy Mega 6.3 to work with Wind mobile.

looking for .qcn file conversion like of Note 2 and S4
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] pixelsphotopro:
TWRP

Where did you get your TWRP? I try with goomanager and no go, I'm with Rogers I527M and root

Thank you

Daniel
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Here you go http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/melius as goomanager does not seem to find it ..but that link is the TWRP for the Mega 6.3 which your phone is. :)

Sent from my SGH-I527M Mega 6.3
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] knives of ice:
are there any custom roms available for this phone yet? got it last friday and absolutely love it.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Not that I know of as the few roms that are available here on the site are for the I9200 and i9205 and the i9152 I believe and if you have a i527m like I have..I am not sure these roms will work on the i527m version of the mega..and I have not taken a chance on trying these rom.

So I have to wait and see what comes out..at least we can have root and use CWM or TWRP recovery and can modify stuff at least. :)

Sent from my SGH-I527M Mega 6.3
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Since hotfile is shut down the links will not be good anymore..but it you need one of the Canadian roms or kernels let me know which one as I saved them all to my pc and can be put on google drive for download. :D

Sent from my SGH-I527M Mega 6.3
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Kherani:
Can you upload the Rogers rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay will do and i will add the link once the upload is done, and i will upload the kernel also in case you need it by itself. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Kherani:
Thank you so much, my phone is stuck in a bootloop and if the rom doesn't work then I'll have to buy a new phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] nutpants:
Since there is so little info out there can you tell us what you did to boot loop your phone?

written in your mud with my stick
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay here is the links for the rogers stock rom and the separate kernel if you need it...link below and it should fix your problems when you flash your phone with the stock rom. :)

Edit: Links remove and new links have been added to my last post on the next page here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48391262&postcount=24
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Kherani:
Absolutely nothing, the battery died last night and when I got home to charge it, it just started to bootloop. When I get home I'll make a short video showing what happens. My phone is rooted, but everything is stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
:( thats not good. im starting to think there may not be a fix until an official tar comes out.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
You might be right as it sure is being stubborn. :(

How do you make all the files into a tar file so that it can be flashed by odin as i have made up some files which comes out to 2.64 GBs in size for the OS, but cannot figure out how to put all of them into a tar file, this way i can test it on my phone.. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
tar - H ustar -c filename.img otherfile.img thirdfile.img > all-three-files.tar
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
each single file give me the error "Unsupport dev_type" except the modem one it give me "Secure Check Fail: modem"
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay i have put together a complete stock rom from my phone which has knox security in it and i tested it as i cleared the whole internal sd card off with TWRP recovery and it had no OS it said in TWRP recovery and i flashed this rom in odin and it all went in great, not sure what it will do for a phone that has been knox triggered but it is worth a try as this rom when unpacked is 2.62GBs in size.

The modem did not want to install from the dump on my phone so i used the modem from the original stock rom for the I527M and also used the tz.mbn from the original rom, once it is finish uploading to google drive i will post a link..this is my first even put together of a whole rom, hopefully it might help some of you out there. :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
will it be possible to flash it with Odin? cause I dont have access to recovery mode at all.

Thanks a bunch for doing that.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Yes it is odin flashable as it is a tar file, it is packed in a wizip file to make it smaller just unpack it and you have your flashable odin tar file, i should have mentioned that i used odin to install..sorry about that.. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay here is the build JDQ39.I527MVLUBNA3 baseband version I527MVLUBNA3 stock rom from my phone which may still have root access as i needed root to get the dump files, and this rom has the stock recovery also, hope this will help you out in some way in getting your phones back to booting correctly, but not sure on that part.. :D

Modem and tz.mbn files have been taken from original official stock rom and put into this rom, and when unpacked the rom size is 2.62GBs.

And a big thanks goes out to [MENTION=2614663]shabbypenguin[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1602851]connexion2005[/MENTION] and also [MENTION=4551757]Silesh.Nair[/MENTION] for the command and information help..really appreciate that. :highfive:

JDQ39.I527MVLUBNA3 rom
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
im downloading the rom now illl test it on my i527m knox 0xfffffffc triped device how should i flash it do i check nand erase and efs clear or just flash it in pda
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
I just flashed in the PDA window, but you can try different settings in odin if you like as i am not sure on that part of it. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
ya i flashed the regular way no luck boots to recovery mode error im going to try a nand erase efs clear see if that helps

still no go boots to recovery error
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Aww..that is to bad..I would also try the pit file with flashing the rom to see if it helps..you can get the pit file in my first post of this thread. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
ya i tryed the .pit failed

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what if someone used kies on a updated i527m and created a backup of it could we try this ?

im sending my phone in as its 3 months old

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what if someone used kies on a updated i527m and created a backup of it could we try this ?

im sending my phone in as its 3 months old
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
That is basically what i did was like a backup of my phone...this knox crap is pretty solid hanging in there it seems like. :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
well i did notice kies is not up to date i chatted with samsung and after letting them know there program installes a older fw over the ota update and messes up the device they closed the chat on me lol i have to mail my phone to them but im hoping to get it working befor the box shows up
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
They are sending you a replacement phone then..that will be good also..and i will keep plucking away to see if i can find out anything more on this knox stuff. :cyclops:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
ouch i think my problem is more severe than i taught, i even lost the IMEI for my device in that adventure..

Im not really sure what are my options at this point. I'll be patient I guess..
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Did you flash the rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
yes i just tried but it is doing the same as my original rom, it flash with no problems but as soon as the phone reboot i get the "SECURE FAIL: KERNEL"
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Yes that will say that once the kernel has been changed and will trigger the knox security. .this may be harder to crack indeed..but I will keep at it firsure. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
OH MAN. dont ever use efs clear. the efs is hat houses all your gsm radio stuff.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
I did not use that option in Odin, perhaps a rom i tried to flash did this, i did tried alot of stuff. Its also not my first phone I root / unlock..

I wonder if the Knox Warranty byte is 0x1 if I could still get it replace through warranty... ?! anyone have experience with an S4 they returned perhaps?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shabbypenguin:
oh sorry, i was reading atwcorp's post and misread some stuff.

[MENTION=4482939]starmaster10[/MENTION] what partitions did you dump and put in the zip?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
I just dumped the boot, cache.img, hidden.img, persist.img, recovery, system.img, and the NON-HLOS and tz.mbn file i got from the official stock rom for my phone, i put it together just like a rom would be like, should i have dumped any partitions and if so with ones. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] nahamya:
thanks to you , i need kernel for galaxy mega shv-e310l very vital for me...

can i flash other kernel to it for example i9200 ?

i have flash rooted kernl i9200 to e310l and now it has problem ..programms faces by force close and wifi not work..

i search whole the internet but not found e310l firmware to flash it,

please help me to solve it, sorry for my english...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
I will look some more but i have not found a firmware yet for this model at this time. :cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] pcampbell1134:
...hurts so good...

Some more information. I have been digging around with KNOX for a bit, and still hitting brick walls to what exactly it is doing. Have found 17 different status codes (which have no description of what their true meaning is, compiling a list of my observations, will post), 3 lock states, and over 100 'touches' to the chip inside even during regular operation. Who knows what exactly is monitored right now on Samsung phones.

KNOX is doing all kinds of things. For example: Modifying 0x0064fd41 will lead to an KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0xfffffff9 (which seems to be related to signature unavailable). What is stored there is unknown, how it effects KNOX procedure is unknown, its purpose is unknown. Until Samsung will publish a full spec/map/action of KNOX (which will not happen due to its US Gov cert) my research has hit a wall for the moment. I am working to engineer a hardware approach to removal of KNOX.

Lock states include:

Kernel/Boot (8 bits modified during locking)

Recovery (8 bits modified during locking)

Radio/Baseband (4 bits modified during locking)

In the case of this Mega, we now have a kernel with proper signature, but the lock for recovery behavior is different. I cannot seem to grasp the current behavior for recovery. It makes no rhyme or reason, or Samsung has crack monkey working for them that keeps forgetting to properly package their software. Hard to learn behaviors for things that are missing. However on the sunny side, there is an official update coming soon. Which we can hope will fix this problem.

Thanks to shabbypenguin and connexion2005 yet again for their great work.

Where to now....
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
I will just keep looking also and see what I can come up with and I am still waiting on [MENTION=1602851]connexion2005[/MENTION] to see what he has come up with on this situation. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
This phone im using is so small :(

Just sent my i527m away today for warrenty ill let you guys know if my i527m knox error 0fffffffc is coverd under warrenty if its not ill post the repair cost and any other info they give me about it

ill try to get info on how they repaired it and post it
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Forsure let us know how it went with samsung. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
Ladies, Gentlemen,

I did it, i screwed up my phone even more.. now it is to the point the screen wont even show anything on the screen :(

Cant get it to be recognized by Odin neither.

All I see in windows when I connect the phone is: "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008"

Which means, I can only revive it through QPST I believe.. or perhaps with JTAG.

The phone is stuck in "QPST Download Mode" I believe its called.

Now, if possible, does anyone could create the files I need in QPST to resurect my phone? I don't even know if it is possible at all..

Oh and for the info what did I do to get it that much bricked.. well I tried an APP called EZ-Unlock.. I think its not even compatible with the Galaxy Mega.. anyways stay away from that APP..
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
You could maybe try this unbrick method from [MENTION=5086062]shazzl[/MENTION] thread here and see if it might get you back to were you were at, the debrick file for the i527m mega is in my first post of this thread if you need it. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
awesome ill try this when i get home tonight, thanks. I've seen the file but did not know how to apply it. I'll sure give it a try and keep you guys posted :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Sounds good, it will not undo the knox security but you might get back your phone to before you used that EZ-unlock app. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
i wonder if there is a way to mix and match the file that ShabbyPenguin made and my original rom, cause Shabby's file, get me back working without the Kernel error, but im missing my sound, the modem dont work, bluetooth and wifi also dont work.

Not sure how it can be done.. or at least if i could get my recovery mode back on it will be quite an advance and I could probably load another rom to get back on track.

any idea !?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
That I am not sure on as those debrick files are quite different and when it goes to your ext sdcard it makes like 20 partitions or more..so to put that in with the rom files could be very difficult and something that is beyond me at this time and not sure it can be done. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
well i didnt mean the debrick files but more after the debrick, once i can get back in download mode and flash it again with Odin, the file that ShabbyPenguin made was working for me I was able to get back in Android, but it had no sound, no modem, ect..
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Oh okay I mis-understood that then...sorry about that., you didn't get that secure kernel.fail line in the download mode did you as I thought that the file from [MENTION=2614663]shabbypenguin[/MENTION] did not work..but maybe you did not have that secure kernel fail....those files came from my phone that he used..but would be nice if something could be made up to work.. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Patnad:
the unbrick method did not even worked for me... so I went see a repair shop where they had octopus jtag and even that was not able to communicate with my phone.

I've been very lucky they had a motherboard in hand and they gave me a sweet deal on swapping the boards. Now I have a functional phone once again, but I wont do the OTA updates before a lloooonnngg while.

Thanks for all of your help, especially to [MENTION=4482939]starmaster10[/MENTION], you have been very supportive :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
That is awesome and forsure do not do the OTA update and enjoy the phone again. :D:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
I sent my i527m away with

knox warrenty void 0xfffffffc

knox kernel lock 0xfffffffc

The phone was 3 months old so it had warrenty on it

I just recived my brand new phone today

IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRENTY AT NO COST

They wouldent say what the issue was as I have a new phone not my old one and in the about screen looks diffrernt heres a screenshot of the about screen

I never noticed the bottem stuff before is this normal?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
That is normal as that is the original stock rom without the knox security in it and stay away from the OTA update otherwise it will reinstall that crap..once you root it then you do not have to worry about the OTA update as it will not update a modified rom..nice to hear you are good to go now. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
Thank god I wanted to install kitkat but im not sure if that will install knox right now im stock no root so ill have to

install cwm super su and root or is there a way to flash a rom with all this in it via stock recovery?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
This post can be deleted. :)

TSent from my SGH-I527M using xda app-developers app
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
No you have to install CWM or TWRP or Philz recovery and then install SU and you do not have to worry about it installing knox as it will not do this..then you can install any rom for the mega 6.3 as they all work..just do not use a rom from the i9152 as they don't work. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
Thanks for the info ill check the fourm for kitkat roms now unless you have a preferred one I should use
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Well the ones I liked were CM11 and Beanstalk..but you will have to try the roms to see which you might perfer. :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
well i am rooted and have CWM recovery v6.0.3.2 installed

i can not install cm11 or aokp_melisu1texx_kitkat keep getting error status 7

i downloaded cm11 put on sd card

opened recovery tryed to flash but

get status 7

set_metadata_recursive some changes failed

also tryed factory wipe clear catch and wipe dvlk thing
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Did you use the recoveries from [MENTION=4551757]Silesh.Nair[/MENTION] signature in his post here as those have kitkat support, just click on the mediafire link and go into recoveries and choose which recovery you want to use and see if that works as it should, and if they do not work try the Philz recovery that works really good, choose the "Galaxy Mega i9205 (meliusltexx)" as that will also work on the i527m mega choose either philz_touch_6.12.8-meliusltexx.tar.md5 or the philz_touch_6.12.8-meliusltexx.zip depending if you want to flash it with odin (tar file) or from within the recovery itself (zip file). Link here to the Philz recovery you can use. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ATWCORP:
thanks i used

twrp_2.6.3.5.tar

and cm11

works great thanks in about device name is changed but i dont care about that everything elce works
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Nice and you can change the name in the build.prop file if you like but you will need a app like ES File manager to do it as it is a system file. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] krazykipa:
NA3 working modem / 0xfffffffc solution

Wish I had gotten here a couple days earlier to save you guys the trouble of having to send in your device/pay for a new mobo...

I had the Knox 0xfffffffc flag set when I tried to flash back to the MH1 modem/tz combo due to network issues. The flash "worked" (no errors), but my baseband became unknown, null IMEI, and Knox 0xfffffffc. I was unable to flash back to NA3 due to no stock ROM being available, and the partition dumps you guys kindly provided failed the secure check when flashed. This is because the partition-fill padding was left intact. In order to be able to flash a partition dump, all you need to do is remove all trailing zero-bytes/empty space.

Here are working, flashable modem files for the NA3 update:

MODEM: https://mega.nz/#!EBkRiAbB!JvpNxG74wCgc_NFY2YaaMFnjE0yQ0diRgyOS7ShTBuI

TZ: https://mega.nz/#!gVcRiICJ!BIKsfzx7UenqJ98BeKxsgsJQTEvghxFXiHzbIO_H9mU

PIT: https://mega.nz/#!oUUznQAT!y3mJEVVENBXy7ygu5rVHeBDTLR3Ry0oOesILkJQWZEA

Use Heimdall command-line to flash them. Odin works for the MODEM but with TZ, it seems to just freak out and crash when it sees it, at least for me (tried 3.09 and 3.07). Heimdall GUI just does nothing when trying to flash. The command I used was (with everything in the same directory):

heimdall flash --pit i527m.pit --TZ tz.mbn --MODEM NON-HLOS.bin

Now, I'm back to a working baseband, IMEI, and Knox is back at 0x0! I guess modem changing is monitored by this new Knox BS, and 0xfffffffc is the flag for modem mismatch.

Hope this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Okay i have made up a tar file for the Modem and TZ file from [MENTION=3499995]krazykipa[/MENTION] post above I527M-Modem-TZ that can be flashed with odin and you can just add the pit file also in odin when flashing the tar file with odin..worth a try forsure. :good: