yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Mastiff:
If you have to ask, you shouldn't do it. I have been working with computers in all shapes and forms for 20 years, and it was pretty difficult to get this right.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] MrPhilly:
Have to agree with Mastif with this.. I have converted twice now from WM2003SE to WM5 and then converted back again.. Personally, provided you follow the advice in Wiki, you shouldn't have a problem but..

If your BA is working exactly as you want it to, then why change.. Others on here have changed because they fancy a new look on their BA whereas some have changed for the improved BT performance, etc etc..

WM2003SE with the latest 1.42 T-Mobile Rom (and ExtROM) are perfectly good enough for me right now.. It does what I need it to..

I guess what I'm saying is that if you're not comfortable changing to WM5 and there's no real need then why do it..?

Hope this answer helps..? I'd hate to see a post on here form yourself with the title "Help - I've Borked my BA!" :lol:

Cheers,
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Hemant:
Infra,

Well i was using WM5 since it was released for BA. Just a couple of days back i shifted to WM2003SE because there was no radio service. However within 1 day of my usage it got soft reseted at least 10 times. I know that some might say that the softwares installed were not correct. However the same programs are installed WM5. It has not soft reset even once. For me i think that WM5 is more stable even in this leaked version. You might loose some of your favorite SW if it has not been updated for WM5.

Just my $0.02.

Best Regards,

Hemant.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] vtwalk:
[Q] Hard Bricked ATT SG3 with <ID:0/011> Can't open the specified file. (Line: 1949)

I've been trying to get my hard bricked ATT SG3 back up and running. The brick occurred when I was recovering the 4.1.2 root and after answering a phone call. I have gotten some interesting information from the Sprint SG3 site, used an sdcard to boot the phone to a BOOT RECOVERY MODE. The failure occurs when trying to download back to stock or any firmware. I can get into odin but it says the the PIT file is missing. I used a pit file retreived for ATT SG3 phones as well as the stock rom. When attempting to recovery to stock, odin gives the following error - <ID:0/011> Can't open the specified file. (Line: 1949). Has anyone seen this or know how to move forward without the flash failing. I have also posted this on the Sprint site where I found the solution to Hard Bricked phones with using JTAG. Thanks

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2345860&page=19
[General Questions and Answers] crossover37:
Sometimes websites will sell used phones but there aren't pictures of the actual device. They have conditions listed and maybe sample pictures but it's not the same as seeing actual pictures.

Does this matter to you or am I just being picky?
[General Questions and Answers] :
No! never! I need to know where all of the scratches are and how bad they are.
[General Questions and Answers] cristykid:
Not a good ideea

Not a good ideea. You never know what is wrong with that phone.
[General Questions and Answers] Saurabh Shah:
No you should not buy..
[General Questions and Answers] Mad_Mlax:
No, it's not worth the risk :cowboy:
[General Questions and Answers] alpha-niner64:
If they are reputable avenues like Amazon, then sure. If it's places like Ebay, Swappa where the only form of resolution is Paypal. Never.
[General Questions and Answers] sanmander:
I personally won't, because you can't see if the owner is lying about anything like the damage or something like that.
[General Questions and Answers] sharknado:
It all depends on the site. If it's a reputable site, especially if it has a really good return policy, then I might. If you don't trust the description of the phone, why would you trust an alleged photo of it? Either you trust the seller or you don't. Pictures vs. a text description doesn't really enter into the equation.
[General Questions and Answers] rg400smarttowel:
I always prefer to buy new.
[General Questions and Answers] Akshay Kumar Raheja:
i would never buy such a phone
[General Questions and Answers] star warski:
Even with photos i wouldnt by it. You have to touch it, in order to buy it.
[General Questions and Answers] DarthDestroyeis:
I would never buy a used phone online without pictures..... too much risk for a blacklisted phone or major damages that weren't specified by the owner
[General Questions and Answers] wesley18:
No i would not, i wouldn't even buy a phone online. If i were to buy an used phone i would pick it up personally to see if it works properly, if the screen is not too scratched etc.
[General Questions and Answers] mrishantsharma01:
A big NO as we can't get sure about the device. I bought once from that moment I'm regretting.
[General Questions and Answers] playswithphones:
Hell no. I only buy used locally. Test out with sim before buying.
[General Questions and Answers] Perple:
Same here...
[General Questions and Answers] AxxO89:
Nope, never.

I bought phones online but only from known stores, I'd buy a used phone only if I can touch/see it
[General Questions and Answers] KlinkOnE:
If you are totally crazy you could give it a try. But dont complain afterwards! :)

I would not do this never!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] btsimonh:
purchasing unseen phones

all these comments are very negative - sometimes i will take a punt on something which is poorly described or has no photo - if i know what i'm buying (and usually with some fault), then often the ones without pictures will be significantly underbid, so you could pick up a bargain. An example is my latest purchase, < £10 delivered, operable smartphone with cracked screen, touch still operates. Phones in similar condition with good descriptions hit £50. Previous, 2 broken tablets for £11, badly described and eventually ebay gave me a refund because the seller did not bother to include the promised chargers.

But, you have to be willing to take the loss if the item is not up to the level you hoped for... but then if you get one good one in three, you are on a winner!
[General Questions and Answers] Tr-man:
It's not so hard to make a picture, I would never buy without without a picture. Usually I don't buy used electronics though, I prefer to spend some extra cash to make sure it won't break tomorrow.
[General Questions and Answers] Welld1s:
ofc not, what a mad thread :eek:
[General Questions and Answers] TypicalAndroidUser:
no

My friend ordered one such set online. he received the phone in good condition, but the battery was missing. LOL

it's like car arrived but no oil.

he was lucky that the phone was working.
[General Questions and Answers] smartpr1v4t3:
I hate buying things with screen that is used, because on pictures its hard to see if its scratched.

I would never buy without a picture
[General Questions and Answers] androidprincess:
Never :eek:
[General Questions and Answers] casper_zy:
Of course not...MUST seeing pics of phone.......
[General Questions and Answers] chaz3:
No way.
[General Questions and Answers] stipipoy:
Of course not. Pictures can be deceiving.

Sent from my [Root] O+ 8.15, Stock Rom using Tapa Talk
[General Questions and Answers] Maduro78:
I've bought quite a few used phones online and have never been burned. Unless I'm due for an upgrade that's the only way I'd get a new device. To each is own but I refuse to spend that type of money on a device. There are several reputable sellers on eBay and swappa is very reputable. To op have a feeling you might be speaking of the big online stores on eBay that show a stock photo and describe the condition. There prices are slightly lower but IMO I'd rather pay slightly more for a clean looking device. I've bought an s4, HTC one and s3 that looked bnib used on eBay. For piece of mind I'd have to see pics but a lot of times only but so much can be seen in a pic. The sellers description tells more of the condition.
[General Questions and Answers] bacsilove:
Probably not, but if the seller has a very good rating and the description clearly states that the phone is in great condition I might reconsider.
[General Questions and Answers] XP_1:
Never, unless it was from a place like Amazon.
[General Questions and Answers] Ackroyd:
No I will not.. Scratches, damaged battery, etc.
[General Questions and Answers] andrewsmith500:
No....Never...... If I can't see any photos I don't buy it at all
[General Questions and Answers] divine.impulse:
no

only if i can verify the package before i pay for it ,i hardly thrust myself.... let alone some one else
[General Questions and Answers] jbmkawaii:
never, unless the seller already have more than 100 positive reviews/feedbacks and ZERO negative ratings :)

dont take the risk if you are paying big money. Its worth the risk if you are just buying accessories like cables.
[General Questions and Answers] Kenobz:
Sure like the guy above me it depends on his history/stars/reviews. If there is none I'll explain to them I won't buy anything unless I see it or hold it and offer to pay shipping. Otherwise they can kiss my left.........
[General Questions and Answers] dudumelo:
Never
[General Questions and Answers] bliblidi:
never,ever
[General Questions and Answers] mariio85:
of course not
[General Questions and Answers] noha199:
No....never
[General Questions and Answers] john2xy:
I'm not opposed to buy a used phone. But be careful.
[General Questions and Answers] PrucholHD:
No, never.

I bought phones online but only from known stores
[General Questions and Answers] Araragi:
Never do that
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dukat0s:
hello ! i am new to LG devices and i can't find a way to disable scrolling wallpaper to stock launcher! is there a way to disable it ? :> thanks !
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gm007:
Try wallpaper wizardrii from playstore.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dukat0s:
thanks a lot ! i forgot this app ! :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dollar99:
Solution

Press and hold on an unused part of the desktop. Choose wallpapers, then multi-photo. Only add one photo and it will not scroll.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bdiqbal:
Thanks

Its work
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Krevlorn-:
Hi, I've been having a weird issue with my headphone jack that I was hoping someone might be knowledgeable enough to help with.

Long story short, I haven't been able to use headphones for a while. Any time I plug in a set of headphones, music will, most of the time, come out of the external speaker as if there was nothing plugged in. Every once in a while I am able to get music through the headphones, but it is extremely distorted, almost as if some of the frequencies are missing and you're only getting part of the range.

Now, the weird thing is that my phone works perfectly in my car using an aux cable. Just plug everything in and music runs through the car's speakers as if there was no issue to begin with. This gave me the idea of trying to use a female-female connector to plug the aux cable into the phone and the connector, and headphones into the connector. This does not work at all.

I'm completely at a loss as to why this is acting up. I really don't want to take it in to a repair place, and would be willing to try fixing it myself if someone was able to isolate the problem.

Thanks in advance.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Laugher19:
Check your headphones first. It may just be a short in your headphones
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Krevlorn-:
Unfortunately it's not the headphones, the same issue persists over 5+ different pairs of all types.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Danvdh:
Very well could be ROM related, what are you running?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Krevlorn-:
Gah, I meant to include that. I'm on CyanogenMod 10.1.0-RC5-d2att.

I can't be 100% sure, but I'm fairly positive that there were no issues with this after installing at first.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dieselbuddeh:
I would try wiping cache and dalvik cache to see it that helps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Danvdh:
update to the latest CM 10.1.3
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Krevlorn-:
Well, it took a while, but after updating there is no difference from before. It seems like it's having trouble detecting that headphones are attached, but no issue with the AUX input.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamiethemac:
Hi guys, I've successfully rooted my i9505, and am currently running Carbon ROM. I'm very happy with the whole experience, particularly since all the needless bloatware is now gone. However, one Samsung app was actually very useful: Watch On. I miss the app, I used it to control my TV, soundbar and blu ray player, it's there any way of getting it back by flashing? It's not in the play store.

Thanks for any help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
You should be able to install it from the play store.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dariolob:
Here you are,flashable package,it works also on 4.3! :) https://mega.co.nz/#!8Jkw3QLI!Ihkc-zz8EWr4DW6iab_yakcxxT5wWfzuxRrM3TFtKsQ
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamiethemac:
Couldn't find it in the play store, but found the .apk, so sorted :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcasares:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.peel.samsung.app
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamiethemac:
Strange, says it's not compatable with my device.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcasares:
Worked perfectly with my GT-I9505 with CyanogenMod 10.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamiethemac:
Not to worry, I've switched to BlackBox ROM and its working fine now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkadve:
Try this remote.

Much much better than Watch on.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remotefairy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamiethemac:
I'll give it a go, thanks.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] etoko:
Hi

Got a Hong Kong 16GB Note 3 SM-N9005 which someone has attempted to flash with N9005XXUBMJ3_N9005OXABMJ3_N9005XXUBMJ2_HOME.tar.md5 in ODIN which obviously failed because of different region, now it's stuck in download mode. Trying to flash back to the only stock ZHU Hong Kong firmware available N9005ZHUBMI7_N9005ZZHBMI7_N9005XXUBMI5_HOME.tar fails in ODIN, Kies firmware recovery fails as well.

any suggestions?

ODIN:

<ID:0/033> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> N9005ZHUBMI7_N9005ZZHBMI7_N9005XXUBMI5_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/033> Odin v.3 engine (ID:33)..

<ID:0/033> File analysis..

<ID:0/033> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/033> Initialzation..

<ID:0/033> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/033> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/033> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/033> NON-HLOS.bin

<ID:0/033> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/033> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/033> FAIL! (Auth)

<ID:0/033>

<ID:0/033> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

On Phone when flashing with ODIN or Kies

SW REV CHECK FAIL : [abort]Fused 2 > Binary 1
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackj30:
:D i am currently having the same phone model and same problem with you at the moment. Stuck at the Odin mode screen. I've been working on it in the last 5 - 6 hours but still cant file the solution. Please anyone help?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toker_X1:
I had a silmarly issue with my N9005 but UK version. I flashed ITV (Italy) firmware and was stuck on Download Mode.

I have now managed to restore my phone back to UK (BTU) factory firmware.

1) Boot in Recovery Mode (Power Off, Vol+ & Home + Power On)

- Wipe Date/Factory Reset

- Wipe Cache

2) Boot into Download Mode (aka ODIN MODE) (Power Off, Vol- & Home + Power On)

ODIN MODE

PRODUCTION NAME: SM-N9005

CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official

SYSTEM STATUS: Official

REACTIVIATION LOCK: OFF

KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0

KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0

QUALCOM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)

RP SWREV: S1 T1 R1 A2 P1

WRITE PROTECTION: ENABLE

Note: REACTIVIATION LOCK: OFF - This must be off or you can not perform a restore.

3) Using Odin to flash your stock firmware - ODIN flash will fail

4) Using Kies 3 beta go to 'Tools -> Firmware Upgrade and Initalisation' (Follow the instructions on the screen, your will need your S/N of the phone) - You should now be back to factory firmware.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackj30:
Hi, i can't go in to stock recovery. And when i did Firmware upgrade, downloaded the firmware, then went to emergency recovery, after a while, it fail again. :(
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ARIEL80:
same problem here :crying:

after i put my s/n its says its not good
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toker_X1:
One final try would be to use Odin and flash the Kernel and CSC files for your stock firmware if this fails then you probably need to take it Samsung Repair Center.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ARIEL80:
now its ok with the keis, but when its start to upgrad with the keis' its fail..

i try what you say now
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] etoko:
If I'm not mistaken, attempting to flash MJ3 has upgraded the bootloader thefore the MI7 firmware will not flash because it has old bootloader? (aboot.mbn(?)

but there is currently no Hong Kong firmware higher than MI7, therefore its ****ed (Kies emergency recovery tries to flash MI7.

No other region firmware flashing.

No firmware downgrading.

What a joke Samsung.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackj30:
Yup. So if I flash the stock bootloader together with stock rom it should work?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NISIM2337:
no.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackj30:
No it didn't work!!! What should i do now?

From Odin:

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> AP_N9005ZHUBMI7_1626679_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> BL_N9005ZHUBMI7_1626679_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> AP_N9005ZHUBMI7_1626679_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> CP_N9005XXUBMI5_REV03_CL1252918.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> CSC_ZZH_N9005ZZHBMI7_1626679_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/005> sbl1.mbn

<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/005> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/005> FAIL! (Auth)

<ID:0/005>

<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Yeah the aboot.mbn fail.

On the device, it said "SW REV CHECK FAIL: [aboot]Fused 2 > Binary 1"

Please help. Or I have to use new BL with stock AP, CSC, CP? I think it will hard brick the phone?? hehe
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
You have a brick until the stock firmware is updated with the new bootloader.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackj30:
true hehe it's one of the ways to keep my phone brandnew :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frilli:
You simply have to flash the firmware MJ3 UK and you're done.

It 'happened to me, I resolved as I told you.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackj30:
i've done that to get to my current situation. Now basically i get the same error message on both phone and odin if i flash any kind of rom:

aboot.mbn fail

sw rev check fail

any other thing that i can do or i really have to wait for my stock rom update to launch?

pathetic that you have a new good phone but cant use :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toker_X1:
You have 3 options:

1) Take to Samsung Repaire Center - They will charge you (in the UK its £29.99 for software faults)

2) Wait until HK Firmware gets upgraded to MJ3 (as Samsung doesnt allow downupgrade of Bootloaders)

3) Flash CWM or TWRP and install a custom rom (this will volid warranty)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ARIEL80:
"3) Flash CWM or TWRP and install a custom rom (this will volid warranty)"-THAT OPTION DONT WORK :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
Have you tried flashing back to the stock HONG KONG ODIN tar file?

that should make it work again.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackj30:
I did try flash HK TGY firmware back in many ways, but still not working. I think I will wait for TGY firmware to be upgraded. It will take forever. :(
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strongyin1977:
did you try flash the full firmware,not 1 file,that should be 5 files,including the bootloader and pit file.download from the chinese address.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackj30:
I have the 4 stock TGY files I.e AP, BL, CP, CSC downloaded from a reliable souce, but the pit file that i've found for 16G n9005 phone is not sure if it's right. Can you help with the pit file? I tried the 5 files thay I found, I didn't work either. Error was SW REV check fail. Tks for your advise.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackj30:
I dont know what my friend did but now it boot up to the samsung logo and stays there. I can go to stock recovery. Any idea please? Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ARIEL80:
can you sent me link to the files? :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sean_FD2R:
Dude if you're still bricklooped try this

May be agood idea to backup your efs and sorry but you should do this via TWRP 2.6.3.2*

Get twrp from goo.img

All do respect for cwm. I was unable to get it working via cwm. *Also these two users who recovered from the brickloop were able to later perform a nandroid and restore (twrp 2.6.3.2) by not restoring efs.*

Do an "adb shell" in twrp (advance/ adb sideload)

If you get a device not found error go into terminal and type the commands

From the ADB shell: Wipe the EFS *with the following command:

mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p12*

mkdir /efs

mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /efs

Do a Factory Reset*

2 users confirmed this worked!

If anyone here wants to try this and let me know that would be great. *Alternatively I have also extracted and created a ext4format .tar.md5 of the cache.img, boot.img and the system.img if flashed in that order from the stock firmware you may also recover after factor reset in stock recovery.

Few users managed to revives using this method.

sent via Hondata FP + NOS
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackj30:
Guys, don't even waste your time and money to buy the files, I did it and it just didn't work. Better wait for the upgrade.

http://www.samsung-file.com/index.p...ALAXY_NOTE_3/N9005_Firmware/N9005_Android_4.3

---------- Post added at 07:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:10 PM ----------

Hi Sean,

I am not familiar with ADB shell. you are having the same phone model? can you help with the alternative so i could try? My phone's condition now is can flash thing via odin :D. it's always got error SW REV Check fail: [aboot] fused 2 > binary 1, and odin stopped at aboot.mbn

thanks man