It's alive! Right before I was ready to ship to mobilevideo for JTAG, I was able to get my Note to boot to the firmware update problem screen. Odin read it and I loaded a stock JB back onto it and it actually worked.
Re-rooted and running PAC 4.3 now.
It's alive! Right before I was ready to ship to mobilevideo for JTAG, I was able to get my Note to boot to the firmware update problem screen. Odin read it and I loaded a stock JB back onto it and it actually worked.
Re-rooted and running PAC 4.3 now.
Still happy with Viper One S rom TBH
I dont miss AOSP roms for the time being
Yup, in the same boat. Is there any site with a step by step for this? Like I said, I'd still like to retain my texts/contacts. Not that worried about apps and stuff.
what went wrong w/it? And just curious if you can take it into the Samsung stores at best buy for convenience. Not that I would trust BB to set up a mail-in correctly, but I deal with smartphone repairs constantly at work and just curious about Samsung's options/process.
Texts can be backed up with the app 'SMS Backup and Restore' and you can email the backup file to yourself (or upload to Google Drive/Dropbox). Contacts should be all synced to your Google account so it shouldn't require anything more.
I can't find what guide I looked at right now but I'll give you a short summary in the mean time:
1) If you backed up (nandroid) your original ROM in CWM/TWRP, restore it. Otherwise you'll have to fiind and flash your original firmware from your carrier (using Odin).
2) Find your original stock recovery on XDA and flash it with Odin.
3) Download TriangleAway from Chainfire to wipe the flash counter.
4) Unroot. I found this annoying to do with Superuser, so if you have this root, I'd go to the PLay Store and download 'SuperSU' instead. It will replace superuser and you can unroot from withing SuperSU app.
5) Remove remnant root files in your system directory. Particularly delete 'busybox' and 'su' if they are found in /system/xbin.
**Note, I think I actually did step 5 before step 4, because you lose root access to this directory if you do 4) first.
Check About/status (or go into download mode) and see if your phone status says OFFICIAL (as opposed to CUSTOM)
I know in Canada they started opening up Samsung Service stores (Pretty sure the repair is subcontracted). There's only like 3-4 in the country though, although one is 25 min from where I live. But contrary to what I heard before, they don't repair it the same-day, so might as well ship it if it's not in my way home.
Do they have an advanced replacement option and just put a hold on a card to make sure you return the original? The hold usually blows (retail value of phone) but having an express option can be nice. Sorry for all the questions but I am just curious how other ppl do it.
Samsung does it pretty terribly. I was talking to a Mexican dudes from Compton whenever I called. They didn't send a loaner phone or anything to me, but claimed I could go to my phone provider with my reference # and they'd provide me with a loaner. I never did try that option, tbh, as I got my phone from my cousin off a different carrier (it's unlocked to another now). So I basically had no phone for a week while it was fixed at the service center in my city.
I'll describe my problem:
- phone would not charge on AC, but only through USB. Rooted S4 running RootBox.
- called Samsung, gave me a case# and was told I can drop it off at centre. Called repairs and they said they don't fix it on the spot.
- called Samsung, emailed me a UPS waybill. Shipped it to centre
- No updates on service website, called repairs daily. 'Fixed' it after a week, by only doing a factory reset (I did multiple times before)
- got phone back, problem appeared still there. Called Samsung and they insisted it was the AC charger I owned. I said it wasn't since AC charged other phones (and vice versa).
- they said they'd send me a new charger, I said whatever sure. Next day, phone start charging again with original AC and haven't had an issue since (weird as
- called Samsung 2 weeks later 'where's my free AC charger MFas?" I need to scan my reciept to get it (but not to get it repaired apparently). charger comes the next day by UPS from Compton
It might be a different experience in the US, but that's what happened to me. I've heard that had gone to my carrier to get a loaner phone, you'd be credit charged between $50-125 for a loaner, which isn't too bad. Of course, it'll be a crappy ass phone.
damn, that sounds ty as , sorry to hear that. as many complaints as I have about my company they seem to have things down pat in comparison
#1 reason why I never want to root is because of the warranty. They can void it for the littlest modification that was not intended to or was not designed by them for the end user. , even if you didn't root they'll still look for a reason to void your warranty.
You are not a man
Anyways, my parents dropped one of their tablets (ASUS Transformer Pad) and even the touchscreen wasn't working. I had originally unlocked the bootloader, rooted, and installed RootBox for them when they first got it earlier this year. I told them to just send it to ASUS and see what happens - at worst they pay for screen repairs.
Apparently ASUS replaced the screen and sent it back to them (re-flashed w/ stock firmware but still unlocked) for no fee, 2 day turnaround with UPS. Hilarious.
I brought rooted phones to Sprint all the time. They didn't care.
Well, the warranty isn't through them technically.
Carriers don't seem to care for sure - I replaced my rooted and BL unlocked one X+ with the first month because the speakers sounded scratchy.
Manufacturers seem to be a mixed bag, like Samsung for sure checks to see if your phone has ever been flashed, even if it's stock when you return it.
mine did, ing assholes
you agreed to it when you bought it
Picked up an s3 yesterday for cheap. Adding CM as we speak. GOODBYE PHOTON.
Finally you take my two year old advice!
A real man!!!!
Now let's beat the out of Venti
Hope it's an LTE S3.
I just took it to a different store who didn't know theiryou agreed to it when you bought it
What else would it be?
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