[Q] I need help unrooting my phone. - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Okay so I'm a noob with rooting Samsung phones. Well I think somehow I did a bad flash I used the one click method and ever since then I've had continuious problems with my phone. Nomatter which rom I flash I have the same problem a constant reboot that gets stuck in a bootloop and the only way to stop it is to pull the battery out also it shuts off in the middle of the night while charging. I was going to use odins unroot but every link I find is not working. I finally downloaded odin3 1.62 but I can't find the files or instructions to use it. If anybody can help it would be greatly appreciated.
The roms I have tried are:
Syndicate
Mammons 2.2
Epic experience
And I believe heroic.
Currently running mammons 2.2
Thanks again.

Check the stickies in the development section, there is even a link to the wiki which lists the instructions and has links to the necessary files.
To save you a couple clicks, go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138
The first link in the first post goes to instructions on how to use Odin. The second link is the DI18 file used to flash your phone back to stock.
I have never tried the 1.61 version of Odin, or the 528.pit file, but the page with the instructions has the older version and a link to the 512.pit... I know for a fact that those work just fine, so I would suggest using those first before trying the newer files.

Hey thanks for all the help. My Epic is back in working order. Need to find a better way to root now.

bleedblaqk336 said:
Hey thanks for all the help. My Epic is back in working order. Need to find a better way to root now.
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First off this needs to be in the development section, this is themeing. The best way to root is with the one-click posted by noobnl. Version 2.40 should be compatible with any ROM on here, and it is very easy to use. Just follow the instructions in the sticky in the dev section.

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Rooting help!

Hey guys I'm sure this has been answered before but I did some looking around on the q&a and didn't find my answer.. I bought my evo on its launch day and now I'm ready to root it but am haigh some problems. I read a few different root write ups and I have the zip file downloaded and saved to my sd card, but when I go to the boot loader screen it doesn't run the file and and ask me to flash or reboot. It pulls up the filer only for a couple of seconds then does nothing. I downloaded the update from sprint about a week ago for the updated 2.1, was that bad? Lol.in the write ups I read they all said something about not downloading any off the updates sprint sent but I already had it downloaded before I decided I wanted to root it but any help would be great. Thanks guys.
Ok, real quick if you have version 1.47 then follow one of the rooting guides for 1.47. The pcimg that you have to first put on your SD card works like this: power off, volume plus power to get to boot screen. When you get to the white screen, it will scan the SD for the pcimg, once it is done analyzing the file it should ask you if you want to flash or reboot. Select the option flash image. Then follow the rest of the tutorial.
Ps. You should check out the dev forum for a root guide, not here.
I have read a few different root guides. And I have followed the steps. When I power on with the power and volume button the boot loader comes up and reads the file but doesn't ask if I wasn't to flash it. That's where the problem is and that's why I posted in the q&a.
Sorry I read your post incorrectly I will see if I can come up with an answer for you
What is your software version and what root guide are you using?
I got 1.47 firmwear version 2.1 update 1.and I got the guide from the android advancement forum on this site.
Well, you have the newest update so you will have to use one of the new rooting guide in the dev forum. I will try to dig up a link for you. Not sure if that's the reason your bootloader won't read the image but I know the older root methods don't work with the newest ota
Here is one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=718889
Sorryit was or of the evo 4g android development forum.
so should I delete the zip files I have already downloaded and start fresh with this link? And will I need a comp for this guide? I wanted to just do it all on my phone.
Yes if you use that guide use the files provided. Also, for that guide you do need a computer. I thought I heard there were two methods for rooting the new ota, but I have not read it. You can most likely find it in the dev forum
Ok man sweet thanks I'll see if I can make it work now.
Ok man sweet thanks I'll see if I can make it work now.
Sorryit was or of the evo 4g android development forum.

Latest Odin Download Help?

Could someone please link me to latest verison of odin for the epic. Im putting my phone back to stock and the how to guide in the dev section link wont work!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
If you're returning to stock, use the DI18 file, that's the only official stock out now, unesless you want the "official" froyo Stock, EB13, which was pulled because it was causing problems for some users.
Follow the directions in that thread, and you shouldn't have an problems.
JSarella said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
If you're returning to stock, use the DI18 file, that's the only official stock out now, unesless you want the "official" froyo Stock, EB13, which was pulled because it was causing problems for some users.
Follow the directions in that thread, and you shouldn't have an problems.
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i was using that thread and the odin file download link doesnt work!
EDIT: since i will be using downloading the DI18 file. do i need to get a new pit file or a new stock kernel? bc all the ones in that thread i wud guess are for dg27 right?
never mind i got the pit file and odin and the di18 fw. but it says have auto-reboot and debug-en checked and nothing else. i dont see debug-en???!!!
The tar file has the kernel in it, it returns it to the condition that it was in when you first activated the phone.
Here's a step by step list of what to do. http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SPH-D700#Odin_Stock_Flashing
Download this, http://www.sdx-downloads.com/devs/noobnl/Odin3+v1.61andepic.pit.zip
Then this, http://www.multiupload.com/X9AB1U56JV , use the download from megaupload, its going to be the quickest.
Then just follow the directions in the first link in this post.
JSarella said:
The tar file has the kernel in it, it returns it to the condition that it was in when you first activated the phone.
Here's a step by step list of what to do. http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SPH-D700#Odin_Stock_Flashing
Download this, http://www.sdx-downloads.com/devs/noobnl/Odin3+v1.61andepic.pit.zip
Then this, http://www.multiupload.com/X9AB1U56JV , use the download from megaupload, its going to be the quickest.
Then just follow the directions in the first link in this post.
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but in the other put it says something about debugen and i dont see it! im using odin3 v1.61
Dont worry about what that says lol, just follow those directions.
And I'm not sure what that debugen is referring to.
JSarella said:
Dont worry about what that says lol, just follow those directions.
Where exactly did it say to put it in debug-en?
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at this thread right here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
what should i have checked if i want to do a full wipe back to original fresh out of box?
EDIT: And plus I dont see any checkbox that says debug-en
EDIT: also my phone isnt plugged in yet or in download mode, so maybe thats why its not showing..??? i just wanted to clarify all this info before i began!
just finished it. came out great. thanks for the help!
Apparently I stumbled here in this thread as a Google hit for latest odin.
Now is "latest Odin" different version for every Samsung device? I am looking for the latest one to flash my Galaxy Tab 10.1 WIFI with, and I am lost in this "Epic" thread.
Any ideas? Thanks
The best instructions I've seen are at http://tinyurl.com/epicfix
Even though your issue has been replied to, you should go to your device's forum for questions. Rule of thumb is also to search said forum and not necro threads.
Happy hunting.

[ROM][GSM][ROGERS] Stock ROGERS Froyo UXJJ6 / Gingerbread UXKG1

This thread contains the stock ROGERS firmware that comes with the GT-P1000R.
Andrew_Low has provided a copy of his stock FROYO backup, which I tested on my tab and confirm that it is working. The kernel is rooted, other than that it is a clean ROGERS rom. For further details on this refer to post 2.
He was also able to capture the GINGERBREAD update (which I have not tested as of yet, any testers please post your results).
This is the stock update available from KIES. For further details on this refer to post 2.
Many thanks to him for this, if it helps you, hit his thank you button. If you find this thread helpful as well, hit my thank you button.
Instructions on flashing are not provided. If you need these files it means you know how to flash your device, have flashed a custom ROM previously, and require this to return to a stock state.
As usual FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK, don't blame ANYONE here for ANYTHING.
PLEASE NOTE: The FROYO stock ROM is currently unavailable, will be back up soon.
Downloads can be found here
Further more, I would like to thank kpetrie77 for setting up a wiki on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the wiki is full of great links for all things Galaxy Tab. You can find it here, and if you have anything to contribute please do so as it helps everyone here at XDA.
Thanks to theREDlegion for putting this together. Happy to try to help others both on P1000 series.
The FROYO version was rooted with SuperOneClick 2.2 - if you use this utility and unroot it will remove the superuser.apk and after a reboot, adb won't connect as root. Before you do that reboot, you'll want to remove the busybox binaries /system/xbin to reach as 'near a stock state as possible'.
The GINGERBREAD version was snagged from Kies during the update process. It seems the Check Fus Donwloader doesn't know about Rogers (but it knows about Bell?!).
Real life gets in the way for hacking, but I'm motivated to make the Tab (mine included) as useful as possible beyond stock.
Thank you. This will come in handy.
SaHiLzZ said:
Thank you. This will come in handy.
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Glad to help.
If possible can you post your results. It might be useful info for others.
Thanks,
RED
user8525 said:
Was hoping you could answer this question. I am currently running stock froyo on my Rogers Tab. If i update to Gingerbread is there any negatives with me wanting to upgrade in the future to other builds. Does it lock the bootloader? or is the bootloader already locked?
Thanks.
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Sorry to respond almost a month later but I have not been checking my PM's regularly for the past little bit with so many other things on the go. It is better to post these kinds of questions in the thread itself, as this would help other members with similar questions. That is why I created the thread, and this is a good question to ask and answer in the thread. It is a REALLY GOOD QUESTION, that I'm sure others would be interested in and therefore I will post it in the thread. If you would like me to remove your username please contact me.
The Samsung Gingerbread release is not locked, it is signed. You CAN flash custom kernels and ROMs, DO NOT use the PATCH tool that Chainfire has provided, if that is why you ask, see that thread. That patch is an amazing tool provided by Chainfire, there is nothing wrong with the patch it just does not apply to us. If you use it, the tool will ask you to patch, DO NOT PATCH. You will screw things up with it and have to re-flash, re-stock and re-do everything just to fix it.
If you are uncertain if you should flash anything, than DON'T FLASH ANYTHING. Read, read than read some more before continuing any further.
These stock ROM's are not SamFirmware downloads, they are STOCK Rogers firmware from the device and from the update from KIES.
theREDlegion said:
Glad to help.
If possible can you post your results. It might be useful info for others.
Thanks,
RED
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I haven't had the opportunity to restore a tab yet. One of these days someone will lend me one for testing and I will try test these files.
Looking at the files, these will need to be restored via heimdall correct?
Also looking for the Bell Froyo rom. Any suggestions?
SaHiLzZ said:
...heimdall correct?
Also looking for the Bell Froyo rom. Any suggestions?
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Heimdall is correct.
Have not come across a stock BELL Froyo ROM (haven't even looked really). Will see what I come across and post back.
How to flash P1000R to stock Gingerbread
I wrote up how to take the Gingerbread firmware in the OP and flash it to your device.
http://lowtek.ca/roo/2012/restore-rogers-galaxy-p1000r-to-stock/
It's short and sweet. Ubuntu (Linux) as my desktop, heimdall as the flashing tool. Key is really mapping the files in the firmware to the heimdall partition names and getting through the boot sequence (flash, recovery and allow update, reboot).
Rogers CWM flashable modem UXJJ6
Following instructions found here http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...t/540640-make-my-own-cwm-flashable-modem.html I created a CWM flashable modem of the Froyo Rogers ROM.
Why? Well, this modem didn't appear to be available in this form - so here it is as an attachment.

Couple of questions before installing new rom

I picke dup one of these th eother day and couldn't get CM10 or Kuban to work so I did a flash back to stock. Now on the phone it says baseband version is EL29, and build number is FH23.
After looking around, I do not see anything clarifying if the FH23 can be rooted or not. Is this possible, or do I need to install the older FH18 and then root? Lastly, are there any stock roms with all the bloatware removed? I don't do a lot with the phone but GPS is a necessity, and the stock GPS setup works pretty dang good, I just don't want all the crap that goes along with it.
Any info is appreciated, I don't want to move forward with anything until knowing for sure what will/will not work.
Thanks
You should really spend a little time and read the stickies or you will turn your new devices into paperweights fast.
Baseband is the modem/radio and is independent of the build/Linux version.
These should be a starting place:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1761666
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391732
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
This phone is different than others like the HTC, Moto etc in that the recovery is 'baked' into the kernel. So know that too.
IF you want a custom ROM on the phone read through the OP of the ROM developer and follow their instructions on how to properly install it. AND read through the followup posts to see what issues have popped up and been resolved (or not).
You could also simply use sfhub's One-Clicks to put your phone(s) back to a stock rooted oficially released platform - either EL29 or FH18.
Search and read those posts.
Welcom to the E4GT and Good luck.
Thanks, I didn't foresee this being any different than the original epic 4g methods, was just not able to find anything on the FF23 issue
I just reverted back to 18, then installed the new rom please disregard the request. Thanks
If you want to give Kuban a try again, be sure to read my faq. Link is in the signature.
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Ravaged Pheonix said:
If you want to give Kuban a try again, be sure to read my faq. Link is in the signature.
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That's what I put on, it seems to be the tried and true method. After the **18 reflash with Odin, Kuban went on fine, It looked like it was a pretty stripped down ROM which is exactly what was needed and so far the GPS locks just as fast as the OEM one.
Thanks :good::good:

Stuck on Samsung boot screen

I rooted my old milestone many years ago but havee been keeping my devices stock ever since, until today that is. Today I decided I wanted to try to root my Samsung SGH-I747M with Telus and everything seemed to start off smoothly. Once installed the SuperSU stopped working. I tried fixs I had read online such as updating the app, but this did not work. I read on a forum that you could flash something to disable know to help fix the problem. When I tried going this avenue I was not able to reboot my phone. I tried restoring from a backup taken before flashing, but I havent done any of this in so long im not entirely sure the backup took properly. At one point I got a message saying no OS was installed but after restoring this seemed to go away. I apparently do not remember anything about rooting from my milestone and am hoping someone may be able to help me get out of this mess. I am currently downloading the stock firmware and I think I will try flashing it tomorrow. I also was hoping someone could point me in the direction of a thread on xda that went into a more detailed explanation of how rooting works, what specifically roms and flashing all is and does. Any help is greatly appreciated.
cdriver said:
I rooted my old milestone many years ago but havee been keeping my devices stock ever since, until today that is. Today I decided I wanted to try to root my Samsung SGH-I747M with Telus and everything seemed to start off smoothly. Once installed the SuperSU stopped working. I tried fixs I had read online such as updating the app, but this did not work. I read on a forum that you could flash something to disable know to help fix the problem. When I tried going this avenue I was not able to reboot my phone. I tried restoring from a backup taken before flashing, but I havent done any of this in so long im not entirely sure the backup took properly. At one point I got a message saying no OS was installed but after restoring this seemed to go away. I apparently do not remember anything about rooting from my milestone and am hoping someone may be able to help me get out of this mess. I am currently downloading the stock firmware and I think I will try flashing it tomorrow. I also was hoping someone could point me in the direction of a thread on xda that went into a more detailed explanation of how rooting works, what specifically roms and flashing all is and does. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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General section is most likely the best place for that.
Here's a How-to that should get you started: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538991
And here is the Sticky index: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839 Lots of good guides and info in there!
General section is most likely the best place for that.
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The Only problem is I already attempted to follow this and my phone will no longer boot up. Also I tried navigating through the stickies. couldn't find much info for my device. I will be trying to flash the stock firmware tonight but I want to have a clear understanding on what flashing is and what the difference is between os firmware kernel and rom and such BEFORE flashing this firmware tonight. I hope someone will be able to help.
cdriver said:
The Only problem is I already attempted to follow this and my phone will no longer boot up. Also I tried navigating through the stickies. couldn't find much info for my device. I will be trying to flash the stock firmware tonight but I want to have a clear understanding on what flashing is and what the difference is between os firmware kernel and rom and such BEFORE flashing this firmware tonight. I hope someone will be able to help.
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Well that info is already in the Sticky Index. Understanding what you're doing (or about to do) is really important but you gotta start reading, it's all there.
OS, firmware and ROM are the same thing.
When your phone boots, it basically goes: Bootloaders -> Kernel -> ROM (OS).
The kernel has pretty much all the "underground" controls (RAM, Mhz, governor, scheduler, BT, Wifi, etc).
I won't write everything but those are the basics.
Also, having a Canadian variant of the S3 (that's what the M is for), doesn't change much other than flashing bootloaders and stock ROM (which you'll wanna use the Canadian variant bootloaders and Telus ROM for stock). Everything else is basically the same.
Also, having a Canadian variant of the S3 (that's what the M is for), doesn't change much other than flashing bootloaders and stock ROM (which you'll wanna use the Canadian variant bootloaders and Telus ROM for stock). Everything else is basically the same.
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Sweet I will definitely check that out. So I did flash twrp to my phone. Is it possible that I flashed the version say for the i747 but not the m version and that is why the phone wont move past the samsung screen? Also should I attempt to get rid of twrp before flashing the stock firmware. This should answer all my questions and then I will explore the stickies some more.
cdriver said:
Sweet I will definitely check that out. So I did flash twrp to my phone. Is it possible that I flashed the version say for the i747 but not the m version and that is why the phone wont move past the samsung screen? Also should I attempt to get rid of twrp before flashing the stock firmware. This should answer all my questions and then I will explore the stickies some more.
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If flashing a stock ROM, flash the Telus one. If flashing a custom ROM, it doesn't matter (I747 or M variant), as long as it's D2LTE.
Your recovery doesn't change anything to flashing with Odin, it will overwrite it.
Flashing the stock firmware fixed my problems. Thanks for all of your help and I will definitely be checking out the links that you sent me before trying to root again tomorrow.

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