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Hi,
I got a Galaxy S captivate today from the US (I am from India). It was SIM locked. Then I read though the ways sim unlock, most required rooting. So it started off from there, I wanted to root using Odin, but it was held up in the middle and I was into recovery mode. I read through the forums further and tried to flash it back to stock ROM (multiple times - failing at different stages of the Odin). Now I am able to get into the "Downloading Do Not turn off target".
Even now in the Download mode I am able to use Odin to flash back to Stock Rom, but I keep getting stuck in "Sbl.bin" phase.
I do not want to pursue further and hard brick (I do not know if I had already did). I would request some of the members here to please please help me out of my situation. Do not want my new phone to be bricked.
Fingers crossed, expecting a positive response from you guys - please help me out.
Thanks,
Sid
Hey Sid,
I would suggest downloading an Odin one-click if you are having trouble. http://www.mediafire.com/?5rcofbzusoor6mv
Just open odin without your phone connected to usb.
Plug your phone into USB.
Click the One-Click button.
Thanks for your reply. I had already tried many Odin one click ROMs - 2.3.3, 2.3.5 and even a stock Rom because of recommendations from various threads. All get stuck at one stage or the other. I haven't tried this one though. Given what I said, would you like me to try this one too?
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sidswami said:
Thanks for your reply. I had already tried many Odin one click ROMs - 2.3.3, 2.3.5 and even a stock Rom because of recommendations from various threads. All get stuck at one stage or the other. I haven't tried this one though. Given what I said, would you like me to try this one too?
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It is a place to start. Try it and let me know how it goes.
Sure, will try and post how it went. Download speeds are a little slow here, will take some time to update.
Thanks,
Sid.
Got stuck in boot.bin
Hi,
Got stuck in different stages of Odin. Finally I changed the USB cable to a cable from Motorola Bionic, it went like a charm..
Cannot thank you enough for providing the ROM and asking me to try again!! BIG BIG THANKS.
Now I have an AT&T handset with Rogers ROM in it, hope that shouldn't cause any problems in the future. I am even afraid of asking should I try flashing a AT&T ROM, I would be very hesitant.
Now coming to rooting the phone, I tried Superoneclick, it got stuck in the "shell rooting device....- step#5". I tried only once, I do not want to keep messing around this time. I tried an Indian SIM, asks for a Network unlock code - so guess it is not SIM unlocked as well.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Sid
PS: Title was drafted during my failed attempts , finally just before posting tried with my Bionic cable.
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Galaxy_S Unlock by Helroz in the Google Play Store. Once unlocked-always unlocked.
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Thanks for your reply. To use the unlock app the phone should be rooted and that is where I am facing the issue. Superoneclick gets stuck in step7 - trying to connect to the device.
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[Utility]KK4 Easy Root
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Rooted. Stuck with Sim lock.
Rooting went smoothly. Thank You!!
But I am stuck with SIM lock. Samsung_S unlock does not seem to work,.
Would the problem be because I flashed a Rogers ROM in a AT&T set?
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That may be the problem. U could try and flash back to android 2.2 and then unlock and then flash whatever. Because once it is unlocked it will continue to be unlocked.
There is a Master Collection of Stock One Clicks available to choose from in the Dev forum. It is a stickied thread.
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Any problem less AT&T ROMs
Any suggestions? Any problem less AT&T Odin one click ROM?
Not that I can not search for one in this forum, earlier I ended up in this mess by doing so. Any suggestions on any working clean Odin one click AT&T ROMs? Would favour 2.3 versions.
Thanks,
Sid
Have you ever tried heimdall one click. Works like charm. Will upload it for you tomorrow. Us it and flash back to stock gb. Then just follow the root steps given on the captivate wiki forum. Check for the link on cyanogen website for root . This again uses heimdall
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Here you go with the heimdall one click
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1386924
Don't forget the thanks button
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This is for root
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Captivate:_Full_Update_Guide
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Haven't tried heimdall yet. Will try and let you know how it went!
Thanks for your help!
Regards,
Sid.
Thanks for all your responses and help.
Heimdall one click never got past the driver installation prompt. Kept repeating every time. May be it is again due to the Rogers ROM flashed, not sure. For a while the phone was stuck in the Downloading mode, but managed to get out of it.
Anyways, I purchased an unlock code from ebay and managed to unlock the phone. Now it is unlocked and works on the Indian GSM carriers.
Once again thanks for all your help, suggestions and time.
Thank You!
Sid
I purchased my Samsung Galaxy i957 unlocked 8.9 tab on line from a Hong Kong vendor last year. I love the tab and it works great, but I am confused about what happens if a Galaxy 8.9 upgrade is ever released. Since my tab is an i957 - wifi only- and has the ATT brand, would I get the upgrade from AT&T even though I have no data or phone service with them? If they send it out OTA, would I be able to grab it? Or would I have to go to Sammobile or some other place to get it? I'm assuming that I would have to unroot and return to stock, but beyond that??
Thanks,
Sue
You could get it from sammobile and flash it with odin. You would lose root. Did you root the device? If so then it'd be easy to re-root as you've done it before.
OTA won't work since you are rooted.
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You could get it from sammobile and flash it with odin. You would lose root. Did you root the device? If so then it'd be easy to re-root as you've done it before.
OTA won't work since you are rooted.
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Thanks for the reply. Yes, I rooted and am currently using Danno_Rom. I don't mind re-rooting so I guess I just need to sit back and wait for somebody to release the upgrade. Thanks again.
heliosue said:
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I rooted and am currently using Danno_Rom. I don't mind re-rooting so I guess I just need to sit back and wait for somebody to release the upgrade. Thanks again.
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Nrvate's rom is cm 10 based if you want jb now. But I've found the stock, rooted ics runs just about as good. You have arm i957, right because nrvates is for the i957.
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Anyone know where I can download SGH-i957R stock 3.2 honeycomb (Rogers)?
Not on sammobile or samsung-updates
I have looked everywhere and I cant find it nowhere,
It's there s reason you need the r version? Att will work on your tab.
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It's there s reason you need the r version? Att will work on your tab.
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yes, im having trouble sim unlocking my rogers tab.
I bought it used already unlocked, but when I put a different sim card , it shows locked
When I check lock (*#7465625#) I shows unlocked.
I bought a unlock code but its unsuccessful.
I was hoping downgrading to 3.2 might help but after some reading ,I don't think that will help
thank you for your reply , any help would be appreciated
I am on the UK rom and thought about going to the US rom, but I am rooted and have null installed and have my gear right how I want it. So the question is If I flash the US rom will I lose my root and all of my stuff and have to do it all over? I am new to this.
cnova said:
I am on the UK rom and thought about going to the US rom, but I am rooted and have null installed and have my gear right how I want it. So the question is If I flash the US rom will I lose my root and all of my stuff and have to do it all over? I am new to this.
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Yes you will be wiping everything when you flash the new firmware. It basically formats and re writes then new firmware. There is no need to switch back to US version. I am still on UK aswell with no plans of redoing to usa version.
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Yes you will be wiping everything when you flash the new firmware. It basically formats and re writes then new firmware. There is no need to switch back to US version. I am still on UK aswell with no plans of redoing to usa version.
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Thank you for the info. I don't think I will go back.
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I tried to Odin back to the US ROM and all I get is stuck on the Samsung screen on the gear. I even tried to go back to stock UK and same result. Everything flashes fine just won't get off the Samsung screen. Only way I can get the gear to work again is to Odin the recovery and flash null. Am I missing something?
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sdrewh said:
I tried to Odin back to the US ROM and all I get is stuck on the Samsung screen on the gear. I even tried to go back to stock UK and same result. Everything flashes fine just won't get off the Samsung screen. Only way I can get the gear to work again is to Odin the recovery and flash null. Am I missing something?
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For me battery life's much improved with the US firmware.
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Hey guys,
I just bought an unlocked S3 that was on the AT&T network. It is running 4.1.1. I tried looking for updates but it says I'm currently on the latest available firmware (which isn't true obviously). So my question is, can I somehow update it manually? By downloading the firmware file and flashing it myself perhaps? Did a couple of searches but couldn't find anything related to this specifically.
Would really appreciate the help.
Thanks!
If I were you, I won't go to 4.3 because of knok bootloader.. Just stay on 4.1JB of go for custom 4.4.2kitkat .
But if u don't plan to root your phone then go on. Because Knok will record/count when you break the warranty policy by rooting.and that can't be reset and undo.
Search for S3 LTE android 4.3 manual upgrade on google.
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1. Root your phone.
2. Install/purchase mobileodin pro.
3. Download 4.3 firmware from sammobile.
4. Install firmware using mobileodin pro and keep root or not.
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Lok3sh said:
Hey guys,
I just bought an unlocked S3 that was on the AT&T network. It is running 4.1.1. I tried looking for updates but it says I'm currently on the latest available firmware (which isn't true obviously). So my question is, can I somehow update it manually? By downloading the firmware file and flashing it myself perhaps? Did a couple of searches but couldn't find anything related to this specifically.
Would really appreciate the help.
Thanks!
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Is it an I9305 as per this forums firmware ???
public3n3my said:
If I were you, I won't go to 4.3 because of knok bootloader.. Just stay on 4.1JB of go for custom 4.4.2kitkat .
But if u don't plan to root your phone then go on. Because Knok will record/count when you break the warranty policy by rooting.and that can't be reset and undo.
Search for S3 LTE android 4.3 manual upgrade on google.
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Gotcha, thanks for the heads up. My S3 is well out of warranty, so would this still have a negative impact on me if it records the number of times I break the warranty policy?
hayabusa08 said:
1. Root your phone.
2. Install/purchase mobileodin pro.
3. Download 4.3 firmware from sammobile.
4. Install firmware using mobileodin pro and keep root or not.
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Thanks, this is helpful. I'll check sammobile.
Also I saw another couple of steps that looked like it would be possible to do straight from the recovery menu instead of through a 3rd party software like mobileodin. Would these steps work?
1) Download the Stock OTA Update 4.3 I747UCUEMJB from here:
2) Copy it to your external SD card.
3) Reboot recovery, then navigate down and choose "install update from SD card".
Press and hold Volume Up, Home and Power button. Use volume keys to select and Power or Home key to select the option. Then just wait until it completely finishes flashing.
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Is it an I9305 as per this forums firmware ???
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My bad, this is the i747.
Well if you not in the warranty then it's fine..
BTW, stock Rom is on the .tar.md5 format then u can't use the recovery to install it. You need Odin to flash it.
Mobile Odin is expensive. Why don't you just download free PC version of Odin that compatible with your device and flash it.
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public3n3my said:
Well if you not in the warranty then it's fine..
BTW, stock Rom is on the .tar.md5 format then u can't use the recovery to install it. You need Odin to flash it.
Mobile Odin is expensive. Why don't you just download free PC version of Odin that compatible with your device and flash it.
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Oh got it.
Yes I would much rather use the free PC Odin than Mobile Odin.
Basically all I have to do is look for the stock 4.3 rom for the i747, then flash through Odin. Right?
Sam mobile does not have the 4.3 AT&T rom. I guess I'll have to look somewhere else.
Personally i would and have purchased the mobileodin pro. Never needed a pc in my years of using samsung phones. From flashing official firmwares to kernels recoveries and all. Its worth the price. Trust me. Everything can be done without a pc near u. Download firmware on ur phone. Flash it from ur phone. Just think of it as a payment for your electric bills. A small portion of it. and its not only limited to s3 but many models of the samsung phones aswell.
Found a link for you bro.
http://www.smartphonejam.com/2013/1...ial-android43-i747ucuemjb-ota-update.html?m=1
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hayabusa08 said:
Personally i would and have purchased the mobileodin pro. Never needed a pc in my years of using samsung phones. From flashing official firmwares to kernels recoveries and all. Its worth the price. Trust me. Everything can be done without a pc near u. Download firmware on ur phone. Flash it from ur phone. Just think of it as a payment for your electric bills. A small portion of it. and its not only limited to s3 but many models of the samsung phones aswell.
Found a link for you bro.
http://www.smartphonejam.com/2013/1...ial-android43-i747ucuemjb-ota-update.html?m=1
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Awesome thanks so much for the link!
Unfortunately I'm on 4.1.1 and not 4.1.2. Will this be a big problem? Do I need to first get to 4.1.2 and then go to 4.3 or can I just directly flash to 4.3?
I would consider mobileodin pro, but I'm doing this for my girlfriends phone that I just bought, and I doubt I will ever need it again. I'm not going to be flashing her phone any more. So free would be useful Especially seeing as how it should have updated OTA on it's own anyway and has not. Which is frustrating. I'm still on 4.1.1 on top of that. Oh well.
Should have no issues as everything will be flashed including bootloader.
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Should have no issues as everything will be flashed including bootloader.
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Awesome thanks! I'm about to try it now.