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Lost my nandroid backup

Hey guys hope someone can help me out here. I have been flashing different roms to try them out and am currently running cm7. I have always kept a nandroid backup of my stock sense rom in case anything went wrong or if I had to take the phone back to sprint. However I have somehow managed to erase my back up and want to know where to go to download a stock evo rom. Apologies if this is a stupid question but I'm still in the process of learning.
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if you mean stock as in right out of the box from sprint then check out this:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDh6ekc0c2dIbGYyRHFrT09PUWpscnc6MQ

Thx for that, what about a method where I wont loose root access? Is that possible?
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idk. i used that and then rooted again to start over. it says it wipes ur sd card but it doesn't wipe like wallpapers n zips u put on it.

Check out the sprint lovers rom in the dev section. Im mobile so I can't link it.
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{ParanoiA} said:
idk. i used that and then rooted again to start over. it says it wipes ur sd card but it doesn't wipe like wallpapers n zips u put on it.
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Thx this was very helpful
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jayharper08 said:
Check out the sprint lovers rom in the dev section. Im mobile so I can't link it.
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Right on for this hint. Do you know if I will be able to receive ota updates from sprint with this rom, like when gingerbread is updated to evo.
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You will not get OTA updates, but can reasonably expect rooted 2.3 Sense ROMs here on XDA within a couple hours of the official release. If you do get an OTA update notification in Sprint Lovers it will get rid off root if you upgrade. The phone will still be S-off so it should be easy to go back.

This is as close to stock as you can get while maintaining root privileges. This is a rooted stock rom that has NOT been deodexed.
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{ParanoiA} said:
if you mean stock as in right out of the box from sprint then check out this:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDh6ekc0c2dIbGYyRHFrT09PUWpscnc6MQ
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Thx, I ended up using this method to start fresh. Any one referencing this thread should know this works like a charm, just follow the steps. Easy.
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Confused out of my mind :(

Its been awhile since i was online..got the maintenance update i see all over the forums. Iv seen many different replies. I running Darkside Digital Warfare 2.7 which is gingerbread. If i allow the update to download will it brick my phone? i know it will unroot it which really doesn't bother me much since im sure i can root it after the ICS update rolls out or i might just stay stock since my flashing of roms has gone down lately. Any help would be appreciated

Safer to do it in Odin if you want the update.
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awrnsmn said:
Safer to do it in Odin if you want the update.
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Read somewhere that doing it through Odin might brick it..or maybe im wrong..i saw the thread that goes through the step by step process on how to do the update through odin..maybe ill go with that..

IllBill said:
Read somewhere that doing it through Odin might brick it..or maybe im wrong..i saw the thread that goes through the step by step process on how to do the update through odin..maybe ill go with that..
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You won't brick with Odin.
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To put it simple.
If you.are going to be stock and update ota then do it as tmobile says. Lde then ics.
Now if your a custom rom person, then just wait till there is a flashable ics.zip and flash it.
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You guys stop being confused. The update will only be available via kies and it does a version check first. It will make you do them in order.. but if your rooted already its dumb to go back for all of that bloated jazz.. just flash custom roms when they are released.
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[Q] Request CWM Flash-Counter Reset for SGH-T989

Does anyone have a flashable cwm-flash counter reset for SGH-T989?I need to reset my device for exchange, thank you.

Hit the thanks button please http://db.tt/4p2fCtdL
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Mr X posted them for both T-mobile and Telus http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578184&highlight=counter+reset

0Tolerance said:
Mr X posted them for both T-mobile and Telus http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578184&highlight=counter+reset
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Does links are down
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bmakk2055 said:
Hit the thanks button please http://db.tt/4p2fCtdL
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I can't thank you enough. Thanks alot man, really appreciate it.

dukeoflove said:
I can't thank you enough. Thanks alot man, really appreciate it.
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You welcome
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I have flashed hundreds of times on my Telus T989D. I have never reset my flash counter. Yet when I go in to download mode it reads as if I have never flashed anything..
Just wanted to share that. I'm not sure if that's weird or unusual
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth

rymanh said:
I have flashed hundreds of times on my Telus T989D. I have never reset my flash counter. Yet when I go in to download mode it reads as if I have never flashed anything..
Just wanted to share that. I'm not sure if that's weird or unusual
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth
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That's probably because your flashing with CWM or TWRP and not Odin. I know the counter will start counting if you flash either a whole ROM or Kernel. Not 100% sure if it's for both cases but I remember it was something in the lines of that. I think just flashing a modem through Odin doesn't tic the counter.

Beefvvl said:
That's probably because your flashing with CWM or TWRP and not Odin. I know the counter will start counting if you flash either a whole ROM or Kernel. Not 100% sure if it's for both cases but I remember it was something in the lines of that. I think just flashing a modem through Odin doesn't tic the counter.
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Yeah the only time u used Odin was when I first rooted and added cwn. Since then I've been using other recoveries to flash Roms with kernels, themes, mods, etc, etc
I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth

bmakk2055 said:
Does links are down
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Oops my bad. I didn't check the links since I already had the tmo version on my phone, but from what I've read you have to make sure to flash the correct version for your phone. Not sure what would happen if you flashed the tmo version on the telus version, but I dont think I'd be willing to find out

telus link please
I made the mistake of trying to flash t-mobile stock rom through ODIN. It failed and now my counter went to one. My phone is a T989D.
Does anyone have the flash counter reset for TELUS T989D or any instructions as to how to reset it?
thanks

romulus86 said:
I made the mistake of trying to flash t-mobile stock rom through ODIN. It failed and now my counter went to one. My phone is a T989D.
Does anyone have the flash counter reset for TELUS T989D or any instructions as to how to reset it?
thanks
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Look in the dev section in the stickies, its literally right there.
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Bluntified said:
Look in the dev section in the stickies, its literally right there.
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Thanks, but the links in the stickies are dead. And a Google search only leads back to this forum.

+1 need this. other links dead

supersain08 said:
+1 need this. other links dead
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The link on the first page of this thread is still working...
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bmakk2055 said:
Hit the thanks button please http://db.tt/4p2fCtdL
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Here it is ^^^^^
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[Q] BRICKED?!?!?!

So i saw that jelly bean 4.2.1 came out so i wanted to give it a try. I flashed it and everything was gone, i reflashed back to 4.1.x. both are aokp. After that i read about the sdcard0/0 thing and i copied my cwm files from /0 to sdcard. I tried to recover it back to it was before i upgraded to 4.2.1 but something went wrong. it said error while restoring /system or something like that. I think what i did wrong was that i forgot to wipe everything before recovering. So now my S3 is stuck at the pink unicorn boot... Im unable to go to recover mode, download mode is my only option. HELP PLZZZ

You're not bricked..
If you can get into download mode flash a stock rom thru Odin.
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jayRokk said:
You're not bricked..
If you can get into download mode flash a stock rom thru Odin.
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can u plz tell me what i should do to recover back to my 4.1? TY VERY MUCH FOR REPLYING

RaizelXZT said:
can u plz tell me what i should do to recover back to my 4.1? TY VERY MUCH FOR REPLYING
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try one of these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031840

RaizelXZT said:
can u plz tell me what i should do to recover back to my 4.1? TY VERY MUCH FOR REPLYING
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-Get on a PC
-Run Odin
-Put your phone in download mode
-Plug in your phone so Odin sees it
-Grab a rooted stock ROM from the dev section
-Put the .tar file in the PDA section of Odin
-Click start the Odin processes
-Success back to stock!!
And begin flashing all over again
I might add if you don't understand advanced setting it think you might mess something up... Stick to just regular flashing
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jayRokk said:
-Get on a PC
-Run Odin
-Put your phone in download mode
-Plug in your phone so Odin sees it
-Grab a rooted stock ROM from the dev section
-Put the .tar file in the PDA section of Odin
-Click start the Odin processes
-Success back to stock!!
And begin flashing all over again
I might add if you don't understand advanced setting it think you might mess something up... Stick to just regular flashing
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i downloaded a pre rooted stock rom.. but its not not booting up, its stuck at the samsung logo now not the pink unicorn

RaizelXZT said:
i downloaded a pre rooted stock rom.. but its not not booting up, its stuck at the samsung logo now not the pink unicorn
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Boot into recovery and factory reset
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jerrycoffman45 said:
try one of these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031840
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do u have a link for cwm odin flashable for my phone? thx alot

RaizelXZT said:
do u have a link for cwm odin flashable for my phone? thx alot
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You can't flash Odin files thru recovery
You really know what you're doing right? Because it kind of sounds like you don't (no offence)
Odin a stock ROM
After you do try to boot up to the Samsung e3 recovery
Wipe your phone and reboot it
Give it time... Stick roms can take up to 10minutes to completely boot up..
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jayRokk said:
You can't flash Odin files thru recovery
You really know what you're doing right? Because it kind of sounds like you don't (no offence)
Odin a stock ROM
After you do try to boot up to the Samsung e3 recovery
Wipe your phone and reboot it
Give it time... Stick roms can take up to 10minutes to completely boot up..
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if i knew what i was doing, i wouldnt be asking for help cuz i messed up my phone xD. But yea..i think i lost everything i had before. The sdcard/0 is gone. Is it possible to get it back? I had a lot of stuff in that backup

Is this rom messing ext sd cards up?
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Man you have no business flashing if you don't understand the simple instructions and links they provided. You really should do a little reading and watching some videos before you really do brick your phone.
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If you Odin and factory reset and everything then yeah your data is gone.
Invest in an external SD card and keep backups on there.
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slawcop` said:
Man you have no business flashing if you don't understand the simple instructions and links they provided. You really should do a little reading and watching some videos before you really do brick your phone.
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yea i shoulda :/ ive flashed my phone alotta times before but this was the first time all my pics and stuff were gone cuz of the new folder :/ i thought it woulda been the same as upgrading my phone to 4.1

geoldr said:
If you Odin and factory reset and everything then yeah your data is gone.
Invest in an external SD card and keep backups on there.
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yea i figured :/ i still have some of my data on my comp so yea..i might get an SD card, thx for the tip

-noob question- Is it possible to root/flash roms with out a computer?

Sorry if this is covered somewhere else, I searched but did not find anything. I might be just searching the wrong topic or lack an understanding of these processes in general (lol, which I am sure I do anyway). So I have rooted and flashed custom rom's on other phones but always with the help of these amazingly easy to use how to threads and programs via a computer. Well I find myself in a situation with a kindle nook, Ipad, gs2 and my gs3 but no avaialable computer handy. I was wondering if any downloads have this ability to root/flash with out the aid of the comouter. Any help here is appreciated even if it is to just tell me this is a silly question, but hey if I didn't ask I wouldn't know and you all have been so much help in the past! Thank you
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You will need a computer to root the galaxy S3, but will not need a computer to flash ROMs.
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K, thank u for the help!
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You can download root666 on your phone and flash it with Odin mobile and then download a recovery from rom manager or goo manager and then you can download roms from your phone and flash throu recovery..

gypsy214 said:
You can download root666 on your phone and flash it with Odin mobile and then download a recovery from rom manager or goo manager and then you can download roms from your phone and flash throu recovery..
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You positive about that? Mobile Odin needs root to work so I'm not sure.

mt3g said:
You positive about that? I thought I read that Mobile Odin and root66 aren't friendly...
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I have not tested it my self. But one of my team mates did and it worked for him.. He doesnt have a computer so he does his job from his phone even recompile and decompile. He said it worked for him before.

gypsy214 said:
I have not tested it my self. But one of my team mates did and it worked for him.. He doesnt have a computer so he does his job from his phone even recompile and decompile. He said it worked for him before.
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You need root for mobile odin

mt3g said:
You need root for mobile odin
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You got me there. I am not sure about it though I never used mobile Odin..

gypsy214 said:
You got me there. I am not sure about it though I never used mobile Odin..
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Me either, but I searched and found 5 threads about this subject and all said the same thing, Mobile Odin needs root to function.

Mobile odin does need root. Fantastic app though! Never heard of any problems at all with root66 and mobile odin. Never had any either and Ive used em both together and separately many times!
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DocHoliday77 said:
Mobile odin does need root. Fantastic app though! Never heard of any problems at all with root66 and mobile odin. Never had any either and Ive used em both together and separately many times!
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Ya I'll rephrase it since it is untrue, wasn't sure what I read in the past.

Was just thinking bout it and the only issue I could think if is if you try to use everroot and root66. But I'm pretty sure chainfire thought of that and coded MO accordingly. Never tried doing that though.
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