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Hello and thank you for looking at this, i have an epic unrooted that i updated to 2.2 with an update.zip. My epic usb is broken and i need to exchange it and they won't take it with 2.2 on it. I need an update.zip that puts my epic back to 2.1 stock. I need to be able to put it on my sd card and update through recovery. Like i said i don't have root. Please help me! Thank you in advance.

Theres a thread about how to return your phone to stock with odin, also check the wiki. Your best bet is to flash through odin to di18, our dg27, either works...
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my usb doesn't work..

snowmanwithahat said:
Theres a thread about how to return your phone to stock with odin, also check the wiki. Your best bet is to flash through odin to di18, our dg27, either works...
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do you read much
@ kpkimmel
if im right there is a zip you can flash with samsungs recovery to go back to 2.1.
its somewhere around here i think

kpkimmel said:
my usb doesn't work..
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Pull the storage card out of the phone and plug it into a storage card reader and plug that into you computer.

that is for rooted phones.....thanks anyway

kpkimmel said:
that is for rooted phones.....thanks anyway
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You can root your phone without usb. z4root does work for the epic.

how do i do that

Search for the APk for z4root. Then dl it and install it. Open the app and click root.

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musclehead84 said:
Search for the APk for z4root. Then dl it and install it. Open the app and click root.
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yeah but doesnt he still need a custom recovery to flash the rom??

Can't he use rom manager to give him a custom recovery
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kpkimmel said:
Hello and thank you for looking at this, i have an epic unrooted that i updated to 2.2 with an update.zip. My epic usb is broken and i need to exchange it and they won't take it with 2.2 on it. I need an update.zip that puts my epic back to 2.1 stock. I need to be able to put it on my sd card and update through recovery. Like i said i don't have root. Please help me! Thank you in advance.
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this is the factory update zip. I copied a long time ago... This is a long shot but here it is, hope it work. ( I've never tried it )
View attachment update.zip

seems very small to revert me back to stock.
update..didn't work..thanks anyways.....i can't believe there isn't an update.zip for returning to stock without root........found like 100 evo stocks ones......frustrated..

This Tread may be your savior...Good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861259
Oh also you might need to change the the file name to update in order to flash it in the stock recovery.

I did this when I first went to FROYO ( forgot who's post I got it from) If you have the factory ROM just rename name it... update.zip and try that, it worth a shot

Here's this thread too........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786266
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deciple said:
Here's this thread too........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786266
Sent from my spot on the earth.
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i gave him that link earlier
he doesnt have clockwork installed

Easy fix man, break a battery pin off so the phone doesn't power on, and take it back saying it just died. They won't be able to boot it to check the rom at that time and should in store replace it with a refurb. I have done this once, when they didn't want to replace mine for screen wobble.
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You could also intentionally flash a file that shouldn't have be flashed, to stick the phone at the boot logo.
Without being able to boot, they cannot reveal what rom is 'running'
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Just get a 12-24VAC power brick, like one used on a sprinkler timer. Drag the 2 bare leads from the output around the contacts on the back of the phone for battery, sdcard, antennas, etc... It'll roast the **** out of everything inside of the phone. They'll never know what ROM was on it after that.

How to flash back to sprint?

I had my phone flashed to cricket wireless
And i am now getting sprint -_-
How can i flash my phone back to sprint or could i just take it to sprint and tell them i bought it flashed and they get it fixed back on there network?

Download one of the official RUU roms from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060 and flash it. NOTE: You will lose root.
If you want a rooted version of the official rom, download the ODEXED version from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874251
Either rom *should* help you out.

dougjamal said:
Download one of the official RUU roms from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060 and flash it. NOTE: You will lose root.
If you want a rooted version of the official rom, download the ODEXED version from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874251
Either rom *should* help you out.
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Ok i flashed the odexed one the second link and wipped data and it still is saying cricket when i try and make a phone call so it is still flashed to cricket
I need it back on sprint network
Please help im currently trying second link

update profile and prl in menu-settings-system updates.

You could try using the method that i got to work for my roommates EVO...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11056314&postcount=1

netwokz said:
You could try using the method that i got to work for my roommates EVO...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11056314&postcount=1
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Very nice i will try this after i try the method before.
Hopefully this works.

masternoah said:
Very nice i will try this after i try the method before.
Hopefully this works.
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What happens if i havnt signed up for sprint yet there for dont have a # do i just put it as 000-000-0000 ?
or something intell i take it to sprint to get it activated on the plan i choose?

netwokz said:
You could try using the method that i got to work for my roommates EVO...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11056314&postcount=1
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Ok i did this and when i try and call a # it doesnt even dial or say anything
It just is silent it isnt yet activated on sprint yet or anything is this normal?
when it was on cricket it would say phone is currently turned off and atleast had the dial tone.
I think i did something wrong, the prl did flash though i checked in system info
and it is the 60650 one
And futher more i cant update prl from system info it just doesnt do anything when i click it.
And further more could someone get me a stock rom default everything link?
I want my phone just like as if i bought it out of the box have the activation screen and everything but its not like that now, im worried it wont work when i sign up for sprint and try and activate it further more it still has my old cricket # on the info should i leave this?

Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php? t=884060 and download the first rom and install it.
UPDATE: Download the second one on that page, put it on the root of your SD card, then go into recovery, wipe everything except the card and then flash the rom.
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dougjamal said:
Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php? t=884060 and download the first rom and install it.
UPDATE: Download the second one on that page, put it on the root of your SD card, then go into recovery, wipe everything except the card and then flash the rom.
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will this get rid of all my rom backups and stuff when recovery wiping everything ? aww nvm.
Are you sure this one will work? Im going to sprint today to sign up for there service.

You will not be wiping your SD card and I'm assuming your backups are on the card....right? As for it working, yes, your device will be as it was when you turned it on for the first time.
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will factory reset unroot ?

If i do the factory reset buy dialing 786# and typing in my msl will that unroot the phone ? I have a friend with a rooted epic and im trying to help in return to stock without flashing anything.

jdjozwia said:
If i do the factory reset buy dialing 786# and typing in my msl will that unroot the phone ? I have a friend with a rooted epic and im trying to help in return to stock without flashing anything.
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No. You have to either Odin to EC05 or flash ReRFS ROM and stock recovery. Unless that forces the phone to download and install the stock ROM. Sprint tried that with my phone and it did not work properly.
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jdjozwia said:
If i do the factory reset buy dialing 786# and typing in my msl will that unroot the phone ? I have a friend with a rooted epic and im trying to help in return to stock without flashing anything.
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If you're trying to get him back to stock, your best bet is Odin EC05 and let it update OTA to EI22. A factory reset won't lose root, but that may be your problem...depends on why you want to return to stock. If it's to get it fixed by taking it into a store, they'll either see Superuser, or there are a variety of other ways to see if a phone is rooted or not.

hayzooos said:
...snip... there are a variety of other ways to see if a phone is rooted or not.
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Even after odin ec05 and ota ei22 which over writes the recovery?
Edit: assuming one removes su
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BillyBob3 said:
Even after odin ec05 and ota ei22 which over writes the recovery?
Edit: assuming one removes su
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Odin will wipe SU and any indication from the phone itself.
Its the tell-tale signs on your SD card they might see... keep your sd card or remove files like "clockworkmod" and the like.

BillyBob3 said:
Even after odin ec05 and ota ei22 which over writes the recovery?
Edit: assuming one removes su
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Odin will wipe SU and any indication from the phone itself.
Its the tell-tale signs on your SD card they might see... keep your sd card or remove files like "clockworkmod" and the like.
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Yup, recovery is what I was thinking about, but that's just one thing. As tony said, go through your SD card too. There are traces of root (not literally) all over the place there! Not only the 'clockwork' folder, but also the 'Titanium Backup' folder if you have one, and really, about any zip files that aren't 'update.zip'.
If you're super paranoid about it, you could also set up another Google Account to link that with your phone. If you've bought apps with specific root capabilities (Titanium Backup for example), they could see it on your Google Account.
That piece is only if you're super paranoid, but just an idea. This way, after you Odin (which replaces CW recovery with stock recovery), you can login with the 'other' Google account and you'll have virutally zero apps associated with that account. I would probably throw a few games on there, maybe import a few contacts, just to be safe.
I doubt any Sprint employees would go to this length, but if you literally wanted to cover all your bases, this is where you would start.

[How-to] Disable FF18 OTA update from downloading and bugging you (beta)

Is anyone interested in testing a simple cwm update.zip that will disable the FF18 OTA update so it stops bugging you?
I tested the install under EL29+CWM-Rogue but it should work for other CWM variants.
It will theoretically disable your phone from thinking it needs to download the current OTA updates (including EK02, EL29, and FF18)
My phone hasn't been selected for FF18 so I haven't been able to confirm it'll skip that one, but it should.
http://little-melon.com/sfhub/update-disable-ota.zip
There are actually 2 processes going on with the OTA update.
The first process checks with the Google servers to figure out if your phone should download an OTA update.
The second process takes over once an OTA download is complete and starts bugging you all the time.
This will bypass the first process, but if you already have the OTA update downloaded and your phone is bugging you, this won't disable that. To get rid of that either remove the OTA update from you /cache directory and choose to install or press "More Info", then pull your battery. Normally that'll get rid of the OTA update for a few days, but if you run the update.zip above, it should not come back at all (until the next OTA update)

sfhub said:
Is anyone interested in testing a simple cwm update.zip that will disable the FF18 OTA update so it stops bugging you?
I tested the install under EL29+CWM-Rogue but it should work for other CWM variants.
It will theoretically disable your phone from thinking it needs to download the current OTA updates (including EK02, EL29, and FF18)
My phone hasn't been selected for FF18 so I haven't been able to confirm it'll skip that one, but it should.
http://little-melon.com/sfhub/update-disable-ota.zip
There are actually 2 processes going on with the OTA update.
The first process checks with the Google servers to figure out if your phone should download an OTA update.
The second process takes over once an OTA download is complete and starts bugging you all the time.
This will bypass the first process, but if you already have the OTA update downloaded and your phone is bugging you, this won't disable that. To get rid of that either remove the OTA update from you /cache directory and choose to install or press "More Info", then pull your battery. Normally that'll get rid of the OTA update for a few days, but if you run the update.zip above, it should not come back at all (until the next OTA update)
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Is there a process for me to do this? Any help will be gladly appreciated!
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So theoritically, this will make it seem like the phone got the update?
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cob11341 said:
Is there a process for me to do this? Any help will be gladly appreciated!
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Well ideally, you've already been selected to download the FF18 OTA update.
You'd just place the update.zip on your internal or external SD, boot into CWM recovery (or Rogue CWM), select install zip, choose the file, and confirm.
After you reboot, you should have a /system/build.prop and a /system/build.prop-backup
Assuming you do, the update did its thing.
Your phone should then not download the FF18 update. If you didn't have the change (and were selected for the FF18 update) within a few days of canceling the update, it would download again (slowing down your internet and eating your battery) then incessantly bug you about the update, and I think eventually automatically installing it.
If you were selected for the FF18 OTA update, installed this update.zip, and didn't see the FF18 update prompt for a week, then that confirms you won't be seeing the update again (until the next OTA update)

g_ding84 said:
So theoritically, this will make it seem like the phone got the update?
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Yes, the process that checks for updates should tell the google servers you are on FF18 and the servers will tell your phone there is nothing newer.

Is there a way to do this with stock EL29 plus root. I am not running CWM recovery or anything, just stock el29 + root.
I do not want the OTA ICS update.

Wizard220 said:
Is there a way to do this with stock EL29 plus root. I am not running CWM recovery or anything, just stock el29 + root.
I do not want the OTA ICS update.
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After it was tested a little I was going to add it to auto root. There is a shell script included in the update.zip which you can run from adb shell
su
/system/bin/sh disable-ota-update.sh
You could also just use Auto Root to install CWM, run the update.zip, then use Auto Root to install stock EL29 kernel back.

I have been selected after going back to el29. I definitely want to try this later however I am being nagged to do the install. So I guess I need to find this file in the cache and remove it.
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dbldown768 said:
I have been selected after going back to el29. I definitely want to try this later however I am being nagged to do the install. So I guess I need to find this file in the cache and remove it.
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Just hit more info then pull the battery
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My phone has not been selected yet..im rooted running wicked sensations can I still flash this so I wont ever see it or do I have to wait for it to pop up???
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sbeekman said:
My phone has not been selected yet..im rooted running wicked sensations can I still flash this so I wont ever see it or do I have to wait for it to pop up???
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Flash it before your prompt comes up. Also if you flash a new rom, flash it again

K thanks I flash roms religiously so I gotta flash it each time thanks
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Will try now, just got home. Getting nagged, but it already downloaded. Now it is just nagging me.
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linuxtad said:
Will try now, just got home. Getting nagged, but it already downloaded. Now it is just nagging me.
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Place the update.zip on your sdcard, then when it is nagging you, click on More Info, then pull your battery. Then boot to recovery and apply the update.zip.
It should no longer try and download the update and thus with nothing downloaded, won't nag you again.

Works great. I also went into settings and tried to manually check for Android updates, it states that I already have latest version. Thanks!!
Edit: A few reboots and all is good.
Before I nandroided back I tried it out just to see what would happen, everything worked as expected. However, the downloaded OTA file was removed/deleted after applying the patch. And the nag screen was gone. Placebo perhaps?
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linuxtad said:
Before I nandroided back I tried it out just to see what would happen, everything worked as expected. However, the downloaded OTA file was removed/deleted after applying the patch. And the nag screen was gone. Placebo perhaps?
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Once it installs, it will remove the update from cache. That is expected behavior.
If it didn't install right, some time in the future (usually a few days) it'll try again, contacting the Google server and asking if there is a newer update than your current.
Now with the update.zip you just ran above, when it checks for something newer, it will be asking, is there something newer than FF18, to which the Google server will say no, nothing newer, so your phone won't download the update again and nag you, like it would if you didn't run the update.zip above.

Thanks again, sounds like you have it completely automated. Great work! I will keep this a day or two and then move to ics for a bit to test. I really don't expect any issues, but will let you know if I ran across anything.
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sfhub said:
Is anyone interested in testing a simple cwm update.zip that will disable the FF18 OTA update so it stops bugging you?
I tested the install under EL29+CWM-Rogue but it should work for other CWM variants.
It will theoretically disable your phone from thinking it needs to download the current OTA updates (including EK02, EL29, and FF18)
My phone hasn't been selected for FF18 so I haven't been able to confirm it'll skip that one, but it should.
http://little-melon.com/sfhub/update-disable-ota.zip
There are actually 2 processes going on with the OTA update.
The first process checks with the Google servers to figure out if your phone should download an OTA update.
The second process takes over once an OTA download is complete and starts bugging you all the time.
This will bypass the first process, but if you already have the OTA update downloaded and your phone is bugging you, this won't disable that. To get rid of that either remove the OTA update from you /cache directory and choose to install or press "More Info", then pull your battery. Normally that'll get rid of the OTA update for a few days, but if you run the update.zip above, it should not come back at all (until the next OTA update)
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Is this different "superfreeze" ?
Ive had it forever, started offering it to people when they syaryed worring about the update, but.... per usual.. people just wanted to complain about it.and do nothing....
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Thanks a lot for this, I just flashed it and it removed the OTA update from cache and obviously stopped the install reminder too.

PhAkEer said:
Is this different "superfreeze" ?
Ive had it forever, started offering it to people when they syaryed worring about the update, but.... per usual.. people just wanted to complain about it.and do nothing....
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Don't know what superfreeze does. This just tells google that you are already on FF18 even if you are not. Nothing is being frozen.

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I am having battery drain issues with the update so im trying to go back to ice cream sandwich. I downloaded the firmware zip file from sammobile and i put it in my SD card (not in any folder) and tried to install it from the sd card but it said it couldnt be verified...Is there another way to do this? Or can someone tell me where i can get another firmware so i can try another???

Are you rooted??

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Are you rooted??
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No im not.

Go to qbking77.com, I am sure he has a video on how to revert to stock. You may have to root first, but the option will unroot you to stock.
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I looked around a little bit on that link your provided. I dont see where to go back to ICS but im not sure i was looking in the right place. He has lots of videos.

italygrl1 said:
I looked around a little bit on that link your provided. I dont see where to go back to ICS but im not sure i was looking in the right place. He has lots of videos.
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http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523511
Flash in pda slot of odin. Do a factory reset first

billard412 said:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523511
Flash in pda slot of odin. Do a factory reset first
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Thank you. That worked.