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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Download the stock firmware, flash it with Odin, reboot to stock recovery and factory reset
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] thecoolster:
I guess u can update your device when the update comes u don't need to unroot.... The update will automatically unroot your phone....

If I am mistaken pls correct me thanks.....

Sent from my MIND using my BODY....(JUST KIDDING)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
The best bet is to get that firmware to flash. You can try using an unroot option if all else fails (in the supersu app, just choose Full Unroot).

But if you want to try to get the firmware flashed, we need more info about what's happening. In particular, what model device, your current firmware version, the version you are trying to flash, where you got it from, and most importantly, what does Odin say when it fails? (Copy the text in your post)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GS3User15:
Okay, I'll get the text off Odin as soon as my phone charges to 80% or so. Should be about an hour or so.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GS3User15:
Okay so now for some reason Odin won't add the phone when its plugged in and in download mode. Maybe its because my battery charge wasn't at 80% or higher? Or could it be because I deleted the SuperSU file? And was it a bad idea to delet the file? Kinda frustrated cause I have no idea what's going on and why it won't unroot, I just want my phone back to normal...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Did you open Odin after you plugged it in?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GS3User15:
Of course I did. I'm going to try again later today. Hopefully it works.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Ive used odin with less than 20% battery...

Try installing supersu from the play store, then choose full unroot from the app.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GS3User15:
I would but Samsung Knox security won't grant it permission. And I can't delete the stupid app.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daggorlad:
Is your computer detecting your phone when you plug it in while in download mode? unplug it and plug it back in a few times to see if your computer detects/installs correctly giving a couple minutes before unplugging each time.

Once odin does detect your phone, be sure you have the correct firmware for your phone. If you have the T999, be sure to download the firmware for the T999, if you have the T999L download the firmware for that one... Check DocHoliday77's Firmware/OTA's post in the Android Development section for directions on flashing back to stock.

If you are adamant about the whole Knox thing, you can just flash the attached zip using a custom recovery to remove knox
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GS3User15:
It was just recently that Odin refused to work. Before that it was working fine but if you read my first post there were still obstacles. It all seems to be going well until Odin just gives a big read "FAIL!" at the top. And around last year when I unrooted the same phone, I always got "md5 error" but that isn't the case right now. And I do have the right firmware downloaded from SamWire.com. Hoping you can help.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
If I missed it I apologize, but you still haven't answered several of the questions we've asked you. I'm only assuming you have the T999 model since it sounds like you're stock and its in your dad app Sig.... but what firmware are you on now? What build are you trying to flash? Can you copy the text output from odin after it fails? You say you think knox is blocking odin from running.....if this is the case its actually not knox (common mistake), but its not letting you downgrade due to the revision check, which is why I want to know your current firmware and the build you're trying to flash.

Without this information, the only things I can think to tell you are to try several usb cables (they do go bad, and many are only for charging), try each cable in every usb port on the computer (weird but its worked many times), or try this....

Check my Towelroot root thread in general section. Reroot the device with this method and after installing SuperSU, let it update the binary and disable Knox. Now try flashing in odin. If it doesn't work, try the full unroot option I mentioned earlier.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] anil2653:
Sometimes if Kies is running then also it fails so make sure Kies is not running in services or you can uninstall it
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GS3User15:
Sort for neglecting to answer your questions. Just been stressed about this. But to answer some of your questions; Yes this is the Samsung SGH-T999 model running 4.3. And yes I am trying, and failing, to Unroot my phone by flashing a stock firmware from which I downloaded from SamWire.com. I'm trying to flash 4.1.1 or 4.0.1 (can't remember). And from there on I can upgrade to the newest, 4.3 jellybean or 4.4 KitKat if it is available. As for the Knox situation, I didn't say that it was blocking Odin. I just said that Knox was preventing any root apps to function. Every time I try to access the SuperSu app Knox prevents like "This app has tried to gain access to your phone. We have prevented it.". And so I was wondering if that was why I was having problems? Is this info good now? If you need more I can try and answer.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daggorlad:
That is your problem, you cannot downgrade firmware once you have upgraded to 4.3. That still doesn't explain the Odin problem. That is most likely a cable issue as DocHoliday77 stated or a driver issue on your PC. check your device manager when you plug it in to see if your computer even detects it. If it gives the yellow triangle in your device manager on your PC, try uninstalling, then unplug your phone and plug it back in.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Thanks! This definitely helps! If you have previously updated to 4.3 firmware you cannot downgrade anymore. (Flashing older roms is ok, but not the full firmware). If you find a way to force the flash, it'll brick your phone.

So if your current firmware is MJC, you can only flash MJC or NC2 builds. If your current is NC2, then you can only flash NC2.

If you want to check for sure, install terminal emulator and enter this:

getprop to.bootloader

This will tell you your current firmware build.

If this still doesn't flash, let us know. But you could still try my other suggestions for rerooting and trying the full unroot again.

Sorry I misunderstood what you said about knox. Many people call the warranty bit part of a knox bootloader. This isn't entirely inaccurate, but can lead to some confusion, so I wasn't sure if that's what you were talking about.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GS3User15:
Okay. I'll download the 4.3 firmware. This is weird cause last time I unrooted, I did so while flashing a ln older version. Or maybe I was mistaken. I'll see what I can do with the new firmware and tell you guys how it turns out. Wish me luck! :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memyselfand06:
Hello.

I'm having an issue with my phone and I really can't fix it. I've tried for a few days before posting here.

I have CWM installed, but I first had TWRP. It's an HTC by Telus, Canada.

So, the problems:

I can't factory reset since it will give me errors like "error mounting /data" and "error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure"

I can't even acccess the sdcard, it will say "E: Can't mount /sdcard" so I definitely cant install a new ROM

I had installed CM 11 but it will never go pass the logo (I'm assuming it can't since sdcard is unavailable)

I tried installing via ADB sideload and I get "* failed to write data 'protocol fault (no status)' *"

I'm desperate I have no idea what to do and where to start.

Thanks

P.S. : I don't remember how to output all the information like version-main and stuff, I'd do it with pleasure if someone points it out. And it's S-ON

Ok, issue fixed! A proper RUU worked fine to reset my phone, all good! Still don't know what was the initial problem but now that it's solved I'm happy
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
the command to post your output is fastboot getvar all, remove serial and imei before posting.

after you have done that, stay in fastboot mode and type fastboot erase cache

the flash TWRP 2.6.3.3 and see if you can get into it.

once in goto - wipe - advanced wipe and select everything in the list, including internal memory and format the whole phone.

you will then have to push a rom of your choice and flash it.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memyselfand06:
Output:

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.56.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 4T.24.3218.09

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main: 4.19.661.8

(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m7_ul

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064

(bootloader) modelid: PN0712000

(bootloader) cidnum: TELUS001

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4093mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-4dab9d12

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.040s

Erasing cache:

******** Did you mean to fastboot format this partition?

erasing 'cache'...

OKAY [ 0.065s]

finished. total time: 0.066s

Installing recovery:

target reported max download size of 1514139648 bytes

sending 'recovery' (10854 KB)...

OKAY [ 1.692s]

writing 'recovery'...

OKAY [ 0.752s]

finished. total time: 2.445s

But it's stuck before getting to recovery. "Entering recovery" won't go away...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
ok, you could try this, relock bootloader and run the official RUU download here:

http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/ruu_m7_ul_k44_sense55_mr_telus_wwe_4-19-661-8_r_radio_4t-24-3218-09_10-26-1718-01l_release_351500_signed_2-exe/
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memyselfand06:
It doesn't work. windows will give me an error and ask to debug the RUU. Not sure if that's my computer or the executable...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
can you check the file size of that RUU you downloaded please, in properties on your PC, it should be 1.5gb, ive just tried downloading it myself and it says completed but its only 148mb, when I tried to run it I go a similar error to what you are getting, just means there is a problem with the site at the moment and will be fixed shortly, you'll have to wait until then to grab the file, just keep trying until you get the full file size.

Last time this happened to this site a few weeks back, he said some hacker in Canada was sending a back door reset to his site every few minutes.

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found another download site with the same file that you can try and grab it from instead: http://androidruu.com/getdownload.php?file=M7/RUU_M7_UL_K44_SENSE55_MR_TELUS_WWE_4.19.661.8_R_Radio_4T.24.3218.09_10.26.1718.01L_release_351500_signed_2.exe
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memyselfand06:
Hmm. Mine has 750mb. I guess it's still no good.

But I still can't get into recovery .. :(
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
you wont need recovery to flash an RUU, just relock your bootloader, plug your phone into the computer and run the RUU, and no that file is no good, that's why you are getting the error, although it says its complete, you only have 50% of it, delete it and try the other site linked below, androidruu.com

http://androidruu.com/getdownload.p...09_10.26.1718.01L_release_351500_signed_2.exe
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memyselfand06:
Ok, thanks, I'll redownload the file. Will it restore stock recovery as well? I got all this mess because I wanted to install an OTA update for HTC sense 6.0 and everything that came with it and I think I need stock recovery in order to install official updates...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
It should put you back to full stock
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memyselfand06:
Great! I'll let you know what's the result

Thanks for your time :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yatindroid:
install TWRP

Try format data partition first it will remove mount data error

from HTC One
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memyselfand06:
But I can't get into recovery, how am I suppose to do that?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yatindroid:
flash stock recovery

Boot loader » factory data reset

Sometimes it also clear issues

from HTC One
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memyselfand06:
but I cant find a stock recovery either. I'm still waiting for the RUU to download and hopefully it will fix everything
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yatindroid:
You can use Rom.zip from ruu

When you run ruu see temp folder in Windows it contains some long number named folder that contains rom.zip

flash that zip in fastboot

from HTC One
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karanaldo:
Can anyone port elementaryX kernal for htc one dual?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] morbidking:
wanted to know if their will ever be a stock kitkat rom for the ones that have an unlocked boot loader that can be flashed in odin or something

need kitkat but don't want to lose my unlocked boot loader
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobloblaw1:
Dude, the ROM released yesterday but apparently only in a limited fashion because only some people have been able to pull it. When the files we available and people have had some time to work on them we will likely see a release. That is unless Verizon has done something particularly nasty.

So have patience. We all want kit Kat but we all have to wait until someone figures it out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
It's very likely and would be flashed in TWRP or CWM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] morbidking:
thanks for the quick reply just didnt want to take the update and lose unlocked boot now that i know it can be done with out loosing unlocked boot i will wait

need my google wallet working again
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Everyone just has to be patient as new OTAs always introduce their own set of problems that the devs must deal with. It may be a few weeks before anything is released or it may be a few days.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
this is what worked for me.

I too took kies update . Couldn't root ,went back to ne6 rooted again with towel root, then iPC odin flashed the nf6 modem after that i PC odin flashed the nf6 firmware. I did not see the kernel in beanstowns stock official thread. So i downloaded the full tar. Moved it to my sdcard. Flashed only kernel , recovery and system WITH MOBILE ODIN PRO. Since i already had installed modem and firmware seperately

. Mobile odin pro worked like a charm. Rooted knox oxo not tripped!

MOBILE ODIN PRO WILL GIVE A RED WARNING SAYING IT WILL TRIP KNOX . BUT IT DID NOT TRIP IT THIS TIME.

SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE NOTE 3.

update, it was brought to my attention by 1iwilly that mobile odin pro after installation causes the device to have a custom status. i uninstalled it and my phone said official but after a while i noticed that somehow supersu had disappeared . some of my apps antutu and cpuz said i had root access but the root checker apps said i was not rooted. i tried towel root again on mf6 no go. i was not able to install supersu from the play market or any of the apks from chainfire. the error was that it was incompatible and i think it may have had something to do with installing mobile odin pro as a system app and later deleting it.

luckily a factory reset made supersu come back and i then updated it.i was back to official status . i again installed mobile odin pro this time from the market. im not sure but i suspect that whether it is a system app or not it will say custom status if it is installed., the important thing is knox does not get tripped regardless/. and if need be flashing an unrooted full tar from pc odin or even factory reset will make status official again. (if needed for warranty} as far as ota updates custom status would prevent them but i dont mind that as ota probably would fail anyway and if it did suceed it would surely unroot. so i decided custom status is worth keeping my root apps.

BOTTOM LINE

if you prefer to have official ststus do not inject mobile odin while flashing only inject supersu and tick everoot. if you end up with root issues a factory reset may fix them as it did for me

CREDITS

GEOHOT FOR TOWELROOT

CHAINFIRE FOR MOBILE ODIN PRO

REQUESTED ADDITION FROM 1iwilly

hey ashraf sharif can you add this to your op this is from geohot=every android phone with a kernel date up to june 3=the key word up to june 3

so to me this mean that when we get another update we might have to re flash to n6 then do the same steps as we did with nf6. that's just my 2cents way of thinking i could be wrong but time will tell
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] philliman:
After you flashed all of that did it wipe your phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
no but i factory reset after kies upgrade to nf6 in an attempt to root again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] philliman:
Followed directions and still lost root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
Did you tick everoot? Inject supersu and inject mobil odin? DID YOU ATTEMPT TO FLASH THE FULL TAR?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] philliman:
Only ticked ever root. Your tutorial didn't say the others lol. Glad I got all the files needed. I'm starting over now.

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Restarted and it worked like a charm! Thanks again for all your help!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
Knox didnt trip at least lol. So you may want to just flash the ne6 kernel in pc odin . Then towel root then try mobile odin again.maybe just flash the nf6 kernel . I think knox should be fine as long as you are flashing signed official samsung files
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
Your welcome, glad it worked!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
ok so if i already install the nf6 firmware and modem thru pc odin i just down loaded the new mobile odin install it i copy the full tar to my sd card

what are the next steps just to flash the kernel.??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
well i would load the full tar under open file. Then clear modem and modem 2 as you already have them and do not need to replace those files. This will leave you with kernel. Recovery, and system. Tick enable everoot . Inject supersu. Inject mobile odin and wipe dalvick cache then flash
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
thanks will try that like a dumb ass i put the whole zip file on sd card instead of unzipping it then putting the tar file on card.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
mobile odin can unzip it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] philliman:
I'm gonna link this to my Google+ page to help out others. Credit given to OP.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
Does VOLTE work and do you use Mobile Odin Pro or Lite version?

TIA
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
i tried 4 times kept giving error and couldn't extract. well i just did as you stated worked like a charmed. thanks a million i guess there is a way to skin a cat.LOL

knox DIDN'T TRIP status still official

---------- Post added at 01:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:25 PM ----------

by the way i just notice while mobile odin install the status now read custom un install mobile odin re check now is back to official. the same thing happens with setcpu and lucky patcher
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
yes volte works and you need the pro version to retain root
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joking:
Thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
thanks for pointing out the custom status.that was not there last time i looked.mobile odin installs itself as a system app. but like you said after uninstalling it system status is back to official.many root apps do that. also be careful if/when uninstalling system apps. i remember on my s3 i uninstalled chat on and my status turned custom. reinstalling and even factory resetting didnt work because it reinstalled as a regular user app. only re flashing firmware fixed that. btw mobile odin pro does not always root properly. sometimes it cant install supersu. dont forget to get busybox without it most root apps dont work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Couldn't I just update using kies then run towelroot again?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
nope wont work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
yeap don't worked been there done that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
But it let you downgrade to ne6?

I thought downgrade didn't work either.

Can I just flash modem, recovery, kernel, and system with mobile Odin then?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
yes you can downgrade back to n6 then like describe here use mobile odin pro has to be the pro version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Does this method also update the bootloader as well? Or can we to prevent a mismatch?

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I might just grab the full firmware from online and flash it with mobile Odin
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
thanks i've learn the hard way with my galaxy s3 i just freeze the apps i don't want running with titanium back up and call it a day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
So basically I would open the full firmware file in mobile Odin pro and let it flash everything with those options selected since I'm still on ne6

Is that right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
that's how i did mine by instructions he posted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Just wanted to make sure. I got a little confused reading then. And I always don't want to be confused when flashing my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] slicknsxy:
Ive read that some people are using mobi lkj e Odin to flak just certain things. Can I use mobile odin to do if all? Will everroot keep root? Will I lose my data?

Please forgive the noob questions. I've never used mobile odin before
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] M9x3mos:
I am not sure.

I wanted to flash everything to be fully up to date even the bootloader if it was changed.

I am waiting on a different link to download now.

The file I got from samfirmware is corrupt it keeps telling me.

Found a like through android host.

I am not sure from the post I got it on if it is the full file or just parts.

It didn't say firmware only.

And it looks like mobile odin does not have a option to flash bootloader.

How can I update that then if need be?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Okay so I'm not the only one having that problem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
the bootloader gets updated if you flash the firmware only file with pc odin. then you can flash the full tar in mobile odin..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] M9x3mos:
Okay

So should I flash the firmware only file with the computer first?

I won't loose root then?

And then flast the rest of it with mobile odin?

Sorry the steps are confusing me a little.