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Recovery for cm9

So I have the latest Cm9 alpha 4 flashed and everything is fine. I know I don't have a real recovery so how do I install one that will allow me to backup Cm9 and flash a backup I made on GB?
Thanks in advance.
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interhawk1 said:
So I have the latest Cm9 alpha 4 flashed and everything is fine. I know I don't have a real recovery so how do I install one that will allow me to backup Cm9 and flash a backup I made on GB?
Thanks in advance.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390393
This is what you are looking for but I am not sure if I would recommend doing a restore back to gb without more research. I am pretty sure a couple people have bricked there phone trying to restore to gb from ics.

if you wanna restore a GB backup you should really just ODIN back to EL29 and use sfhub's auto root package to push CWM to your phone. after that its safe to do the restore.

mobile odin
I recommend mobile odin. Well worth the $. It's very easy to use and helpful if you don't want the hassle of using your computer.

tprins228 said:
I recommend mobile odin. Well worth the $. It's very easy to use and helpful if you don't want the hassle of using your computer.
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And once I have mobile Odin what do I do in order to go back to my backup? I've had mixed views on it causing bricks? But idk can someone please clear this up for me and anyone else with this concern
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interhawk1 said:
And once I have mobile Odin what do I do in order to go back to my backup? I've had mixed views on it causing bricks? But idk can someone please clear this up for me and anyone else with this concern
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The easiest way would be to flash a working recovery using Mobile Odin and then boot into your recovery and backup/restore. To do this, download a ODIN version of the recovery you need. It will come in the form of a .tar file most likely. From there, open Mobile Odin, find your .tar file, click it, and then flash. Then you should be able to boot into recovery using Vol Up and Power. This is handy if you are flashing some of the most current ICS roms that dont have recovery's built in yet. Just make sure that you flash a recovery that will work with your existing setup (kernel, rom...etc).
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rbtrucking said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390393
This is what you are looking for but I am not sure if I would recommend doing a restore back to gb without more research. I am pretty sure a couple people have bricked there phone trying to restore to gb from ics.
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FYI, this is the recovery you want if you are on any ICS rom.

tprins228 said:
The easiest way would be to flash a working recovery using Mobile Odin and then boot into your recovery and backup/restore. To do this, download a ODIN version of the recovery you need. It will come in the form of a .tar file most likely. From there, open Mobile Odin, find your .tar file, click it, and then flash. Then you should be able to boot into recovery using Vol Up and Power. This is handy if you are flashing some of the most current ICS roms that dont have recovery's built in yet. Just make sure that you flash a recovery that will work with your existing setup (kernel, rom...etc).
PS, if you find this helpful, please click the "Thanks" button. I normally wouldn't ask but would like to post to some Dev threads and need a better "score". Thanks!
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FYI, this is the recovery you want if you are on any ICS rom.
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Thank you so much for that reply! Really helped, im going to give this a shot just to be clear once I odin the recovery and it's all flashed correctly, I will be able to restore my gb rom with no bricks?
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interhawk1 said:
Thank you so much for that reply! Really helped, im going to give this a shot just to be clear once I odin the recovery and it's all flashed correctly, I will be able to restore my gb rom with no bricks?
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No, don't restore any GB from ics kernels..... Back it up if you want ...odin back to stock odin a cwm GB kernel then restore back .... safest way
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Epix4G said:
No, don't restore any GB from ics kernels..... Back it up if you want ...odin back to stock odin a cwm GB kernel then restore back .... safest way
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I haven't had any issues yet but I have heard of people who have. I agree, the best way is to odin back to stock, then cwm kernel, then restore. Best thing is that it is easy to do with Mobile Odin.

Mobile odin is the same thing as the PC version and is good to have when you dont have access to a computer.

Steady and sfhub said they think it's the ics kernels that are doing it ...something about how they handle the data partition a little different ....better to be safe and I use mobile odin pro all the time ....love that it keeps itself and gives root on stock makes it much easier ... Triangle away well reset the odin count but only in ics roms but use that and mobile odin answer never have triangle or up your count
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Epix4G said:
No, don't restore any GB from ics kernels..... Back it up if you want ...odin back to stock odin a cwm GB kernel then restore back .... safest way
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Can you specify the instructions on which tar file I need to odin? Thank you
Edit: never mind guys! i figured it out and i eventually odined a bunch of stuff to get back to the rogue recovery and is restoring my back up now. hopefulling it boots.
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Recovery won't stick with new OTA update.

The CWM or Team Win recoveries will not stick after rebooting the phone with w OTA update. There is a way of making recovery stick on the rooted OTA update. Does anyone know the correct files to freeze or erase for the new recoveries to stick?????
Is there another way of these recoveries to stick besides flashing a custom Rom??
Vinny

vinnyjr said:
The CWM or Team Win recoveries will not stick after rebooting the phone with w OTA update. There is a way of making recovery stick on the rooted OTA update. Does anyone know the correct files to freeze or erase for the new recoveries to stick?????
Is there another way of these recoveries to stick besides flashing a custom Rom??
Vinny
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I definitely didn't have that problem. If you have root use google manager to install twrp
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mikeyinid said:
I definitely didn't have that problem. If you have root use google manager to install twrp
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I have root, I have Goo Manager, I'm on a completely stock rooted rom and every time you reboot the new OTA software over writes the custom recovery to the stock Android recovery. If you have a custom rom this will not happen, only on a stock, rooted OTA latest update rom. Others are having the same issue.
Vinny

What methods did you use to install the ota and root?
Have you tried flashing the stock rooted version wildchld released?
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I waited for the OTA update then used Odin to flash root, did not reboot after flashing with Odin, pulled battery, then went right to recovery and flashed super user.zip file. I rooted my phone the right way. This is my 2nd SGS3 and didn't have this problem with the 1st one because it had the older build. This is not a problem if you are on a custom build. Only stock, rooted with latest OTA build.
Vinny
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I honestly don't know if it would work but maybe try flashing the insecure stock kernel?
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Thanks for the input. (DocHoliday) is my favorite western character. Big western nut.
Vinny
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vinnyjr said:
I have root, I have Goo Manager, I'm on a completely stock rooted rom and every time you reboot the new OTA software over writes the custom recovery to the stock Android recovery. If you have a custom rom this will not happen, only on a stock, rooted OTA latest update rom. Others are having the same issue.
Vinny
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im stock, rooted on the latest ota and i dont have this issue. never had it on the other build either

vinnyjr said:
Thanks for the input. (DocHoliday) is my favorite western character. Big western nut.
Vinny
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I'm your huckleberry!
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mrmako777 said:
im stock, rooted on the latest ota and i dont have this issue. never had it on the other build either
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yes you do, you just don't know it yet.
Reboot your phone, then boot into recovery.
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Please try this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821681
Hopefully it works. Mine is fine after update

vinnyjr said:
I have root, I have Goo Manager, I'm on a completely stock rooted rom and every time you reboot the new OTA software over writes the custom recovery to the stock Android recovery. If you have a custom rom this will not happen, only on a stock, rooted OTA latest update rom. Others are having the same issue.
Vinny
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I'm on the stock rooted rom and this hasn't been a problem for me. I've installed recovery once since I got the phone. And flashed every stock and custom Rom.
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ingenious247 said:
yes you do, you just don't know it yet.
Reboot your phone, then boot into recovery.
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Lolol uh, I've done it a hundred times guy, no issues
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You're right. You're the only guy in the world who's official stock update doesn't overwrite the recovery upon reboot. They special coded yours to preserve custom recovery.
Please...
I swear sometimes..
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Guys, I have seen this on my GF's GSII (Sprint) as well as on my nexus 7. They are placing a file called recovery-from-boot.p in the /system/ directory that overwrites recovery on every boot. I put a guide a few post up that outlines the issue when I saw it on my GF's phone.
Personally my T-Mobile has been fine, but this scenario I have dealt with before. So don't flame that bad.

The bottom line is that without some custom modding, if you're running the official stock OTA update, stock kernel, etc, standard CWM recovery is not going to stick.
Plain and simple.
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cybrnook said:
Guys, I have seen this on my GF's GSII (Sprint) as well as on my nexus 7. They are placing a file called recovery-from-boot.p in the /system/ directory that overwrites recovery on every boot. I put a guide a few post up that outlines the issue when I saw it on my GF's phone.
Personally my T-Mobile has been fine, but this scenario I have dealt with before. So don't flame that bad.
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Yeah, I'm going to try using that guide and report back. thanks
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Ok, both files were present as described in your guide.
Renamed both to:
recovery-from-boot.bak
install recovery.sh.bak
Reflashed CWM through ROM Manager. Rebooting now, then will try power off & booting into recovery. Hang tight
*Edit: Worked like a charm. Gentlemen, we have the solution. Thanks due (and given) to cybrnook both here and in the guide
sweet.

ingenious247 said:
The bottom line is that without some custom modding, if you're running the official stock OTA update, stock kernel, etc, standard CWM recovery is not going to stick.
Plain and simple.
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Yeah, I'm going to try using that guide and report back. thanks
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I would argue, I have a stock rooted rom, stock kernel and I update to the new OTA update via Kies and TWRP has stuck every boot since then. I even tested it again when I saw this thread as it made me unsure.

cybrnook said:
I would argue, I have a stock rooted rom, stock kernel and I update to the new OTA update via Kies and TWRP has stuck every boot since then. I even tested it again when I saw this thread as it made me unsure.
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Maybe the Kies version is different than the OTA.
Maybe TWRP overwrites or renames/deletes the files causing it.
But you can't argue with my posts, because I said official OTA update, and CWM.

ingenious247 said:
Maybe the Kies version is different than the OTA.
Maybe TWRP overwrites or renames/deletes the files causing it.
But you can't argue with my posts, because I said official OTA update, and CWM.
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No worries, but for clarification to all the read this thread. The update from Kies is the exact same Official update as the OTA, so if you have not been prompted for the update yet from T-Mo, just install Kies on your PC and plus your phone in, it will prompt you for the update.
I have another guide I made for that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1842142
For the recovery, installing twrp or CWM wont remove the two files I listed. This is done manually. I know on the sprint side, they made a root Super User package that swiped those off specific to the sprint phone. But I opted away from that for my GF as I Prefer SuperSU and am anal retentive about installing something I don't want and uninstalling it.
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ingenious247 said:
yes you do, you just don't know it yet.
Reboot your phone, then boot into recovery.
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ingenious, it's not present on all phones. Like mine for example, I have been fine since day 1 of owning the phone. But my GF's sprint phone had the persistent install present.
It's strange, some phones don't have it at all, some only have the .p file, and some have both. I have not found the common denominator yet.

ingenious247 said:
You're right. You're the only guy in the world who's official stock update doesn't overwrite the recovery upon reboot. They special coded yours to preserve custom recovery.
Please...
I swear sometimes..
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My bad man, I didn't get the memo that you knew everything I guess all the other guys that haven't had this same issue are nuts too...
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Need help

I have the TMobile Galaxy s3 rooted on most recent stock firmware. I installed a new font using rom toolbox after backing up firmware with TWRP, so it though. After installing the font I got a message telling me to reboot for changes to take effect. Reboot hangs at the glowing Samsung logo. I have rebooted in to recovery and it comes up with CWM recovery vice TWRP some how? I know I flashed TWRP through rom toolbox but it didn't take apparently. I did get a message that backup was successful. CWM will not recognize TWRP backup. I need a flashable zip for the correct TWRP recovery. Could someone please point me in the right direction for the TWRP recovery file or to get me out of this boot loop. Should I just flash the stock firmware?

If you dl the tool all the recoverys
Are in there just flash team wins recovery thru Odin
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682
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funziebear said:
If you dl the tool all the recoverys
Are in there just flash team wins recovery thru Odin
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I'm not following you what tool do I dl for all of the recoverys? Link?
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I posted a link
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Sweet! I didn't realize that a tool kit existed! Thanks for the help looks like this should do the trick.

dashhackinfread said:
Sweet! I didn't realize that a tool kit existed! Thanks for the help looks like this should do the trick.
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When you install it and choose for the custom recovery it will open Odin and ull have I think 3 options for the T-Mobile s3 just choose the teamwinsrecory I think its the last one on the list and flash it thru Odin: ) hope it helps out
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I was able to get the team win recovery but the backup I made did not show up there either. I guess I will have to flash the stock rom and start over again. I don't know what I did wrong, thought I had backed up with TWRP. Kinda weird how stock recovery comes back after a new one is flashed. If I reboot into recovery now I get stock after being able to access TWRP and rebooting. Next time I go in I am back in stock? Don't know I will have to find a fix after I get back to stock.

dashhackinfread said:
I was able to get the team win recovery but the backup I made did not show up there either. I guess I will have to flash the stock rom and start over again. I don't know what I did wrong, thought I had backed up with TWRP. Kinda weird how stock recovery comes back after a new one is flashed. If I reboot into recovery now I get stock after being able to access TWRP and rebooting. Next time I go in I am back in stock? Don't know I will have to find a fix after I get back to stock.
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That happen to me but it was my fault I backed up and didn't check file size the folder was there but it was empty, just start over and make sure ur backups are there you should be able to just flash a rom if u have a card reader to transfer files onto SD card, that's what I did and I was back at it phone working 20 mins later
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I'll give it a shot. What rom would you recommend? I was just rooted on stock b4. I was thinking about the Frosty JB rom.

dashhackinfread said:
I'll give it a shot. What rom would you recommend? I was just rooted on stock b4. I was thinking about the Frosty JB rom.
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If you like the stick features something stock rooted, I'm running paranoid cuz its easier for me to use with one hand and i like the features on it
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Cool! Thanks so much for your help. I just want back to stock for now as soon as the f/w is done dl'n I will let you know how it goes.

All is well now back to stock and going through the setup process. Going to re-root and stay away from rom toolbox this time.

[Q] GS3 Factory Reset

I'm wondering how to factory reset because I'm on CM10 and I need to send my phone in for warranty.
The mini usb port on the bottom on the phone doesn't really work.
Is there any way i can download a backup file or something like that to make my phone go back into the original rom and then i can factory reset and unroot?

Bioelectrik Noize said:
I'm wondering how to factory reset because I'm on CM10 and I need to send my phone in for warranty.
The mini usb port on the bottom on the phone doesn't really work.
Is there any way i can download a backup file or something like that to make my phone go back into the original rom and then i can factory reset and unroot?
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Get in recovery and make a nandroid backup. You can also use Titanium Backup to backup all your apps and data. You'll have to made a copy of those files on your pc to get them back once your phone is back.
You'll have to reset the flash counter (while you're rooted), flash stock firmware with Odin (can be found in the Dev section) and factory reset in recovery.
Also, backup your pics and such (DCIM folder) to your pc if you wanna keep them.
Last thing, take time to search next time it has been covered quite a few times.

BWolf56 said:
flash stock firmware with Odin
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he said the micro usb port isnt working though. all this below is assuming you made a nandroid and have a micro sd card.
here's a link to a page that details how to setup your phone for return. this page is for the i9300 but i've included the links for i747 to use whenever an i9300 file is requested. after your nandroid restore and initial boot, see what base band you're on to know which modem you might need. read over the link a few times to become familiar and proceed at your own risk.
factory restore page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721380
i747 stock recovery: http://db.tt/AvISQtPy
i747 modem list: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831898

xBeerdroiDx said:
he said the micro usb port isnt working though. all this below is assuming you made a nandroid and have a micro sd card.
here's a link to a page that details how to setup your phone for return. this page is for the i9300 but i've included the links for i747 to use whenever an i9300 file is requested. after your nandroid restore and initial boot, see what base band you're on to know which modem you might need. read over the link a few times to become familiar and proceed at your own risk.
factory restore page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721380
i747 stock recovery: http://db.tt/AvISQtPy
i747 modem list: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831898
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Good point. I'll add to this though, he can use mobile Odin to flash to stock if his micro usb port isn't working well enough.

BWolf56 said:
Good point. I'll add to this though, he can use mobile Odin to flash to stock if his micro usb port isn't working well enough.
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Hey thank you guys! I haven't started this yet but when i tried to use mobile odin to flash to stock, my phone would bootloop. Do you think that will happen again if i try this? Is it mobile odin or?

Depends really on several factors. Are you able to get into stock recovery and do a factory reset in there ? Sometimes helps after flashing stock in odin
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hednik said:
Depends really on several factors. Are you able to get into stock recovery and do a factory reset in there ? Sometimes helps after flashing stock in odin
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Hednik is right. If you've accomplished a successful odin flash (no errors) go ahead and wipe data/cache in recovery. After flashing stock in odin, it is common for phones to bootloop or stick at the samsung logo. A wipe usually resolves this

xBeerdroiDx said:
Hednik is right. If you've accomplished a successful odin flash (no errors) go ahead and wipe data/cache in recovery. After flashing stock in odin, it is common for phones to bootloop or stick at the samsung logo. A wipe usually resolves this
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When im in the bootloop I have no stock recovery! Like if i held my home and up volume it would do nothing but bootloop
& This will take me from cm10 to stock correct?

If in a bootloop pull the battery and try to get into recovery. I guess I am confused...are you still on CM10 ? Have to flashed stock recovery yet ?
You said you microUSB port does work so getting download mode might be an issue but it you bootloop you should be able to get into stock recovery. Tell us that you have done already so far and where you are

Alright I'm still on cm10. I've tried to flash stock rom before but it put me in a boot loop and I couldn't get into stock recovery. Am I supposed to install stock recovery? I'm really lost. I'm sorry
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Oh! and one more thing. I made a Nandroid backup but while reading the guide to return to stock, you need stock nandroid right?

Bioelectrik Noize said:
Oh! and one more thing. I made a Nandroid backup but while reading the guide to return to stock, you need stock nandroid right?
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yep. keep it on the external SD card or your hard drive so its safe for when you might need it
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Bioelectrik Noize said:
Alright I'm still on cm10. I've tried to flash stock rom before but it put me in a boot loop and I couldn't get into stock recovery. Am I supposed to install stock recovery? I'm really lost. I'm sorry
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Do you have an external SD card you can load a stock rooted ROM and then try to flash back to complete factory stock with Odin ?
Try and flash this.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161667
and then do a factory reset

hednik said:
yep. keep it on the external SD card or your hard drive so its safe for when you might need it
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Do you have an external SD card you can load a stock rooted ROM and then try to flash back to complete factory stock with Odin ?
Try and flash this.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161667
and then do a factory reset
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Yeah I have a 16gb external micro sd. I'll try that tonight. I have to take my phone in tomorrow.

Bioelectrik Noize said:
Alright I'm still on cm10. I've tried to flash stock rom before but it put me in a boot loop and I couldn't get into stock recovery. Am I supposed to install stock recovery? I'm really lost. I'm sorry
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Here is a link for recovery flasable stock firmware. Flash it the same way you flashed CM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161667
Edit, didn't see someone already posted thus. Flash that triangle away unroot then make sure to clean up all your files from the root of your SD card or any files that might suggest you've modified the device and you should be good to go.
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Wilcox12 said:
Here is a link for recovery flasable stock firmware. Flash it the same way you flashed CM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161667
Edit, didn't see someone already posted thus. Flash that triangle away unroot then make sure to clean up all your files from the root of your SD card or any files that might suggest you've modified the device and you should be good to go!
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Wilcox12 said:
Here is a link for recovery flasable stock firmware. Flash it the same way you flashed CM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161667
Edit, didn't see someone already posted thus. Flash that triangle away unroot then make sure to clean up all your files from the root of your SD card or any files that might suggest you've modified the device and you should be good to go.
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Wilcox12 said:
Here is a link for recovery flasable stock firmware. Flash it the same way you flashed CM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161667
Edit, didn't see someone already posted thus. Flash that triangle away unroot then make sure to clean up all your files from the root of your SD card or any files that might suggest you've modified the device and you should be good to go!
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I Can flash this in Mobile odin Correct? Sorry for dumb questions, i have to return this phone tomorrow
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Bioelectrik Noize said:
Wilcox12 said:
Here is a link for recovery flasable stock firmware. Flash it the same way you flashed CM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161667
Edit, didn't see someone already posted thus. Flash that triangle away unroot then make sure to clean up all your files from the root of your SD card or any files that might suggest you've modified the device and you should be good to go.
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I Can flash this in Mobile odin Correct? Sorry for dumb questions, i have to return this phone tomorrow
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I've never used mobile Odin so I'm not sure. If that's how you flashed CyanogenMod then yes.
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Bioelectrik Noize said:
I've never used mobile Odin so I'm not sure. If that's how you flashed CyanogenMod then yes.
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Alright i flashed in CWM just like i did with CM10 and Phone is set up. all i need to do is unroot correct?
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Bioelectrik Noize said:
Wilcox12 said:
Alright i flashed in CWM just like i did with CM10 and Phone is set up. all i need to do is unroot correct?
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Triangle away then unroot then delete any files that might suggest you've been modifying your device.
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Wilcox12 said:
Bioelectrik Noize said:
Triangle away then unroot then delete any files that might suggest you've been modifying your device.
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Okay ive done that all, is there anyway i can check if its fully restored? like when i go into odin mode when i press power down and home can i check something that tells me that im straight?
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Bioelectrik Noize said:
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Alright i flashed in CWM just like i did with CM10 and Phone is set up. all i need to do is unroot correct?
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Here's a good tutorial. http://www.androidrootz.com/2012/10/how-to-unroot-samsung-galaxy-s3-no.html?m=1
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Okay ive done that all, is there anyway i can check if its fully restored? like when i go into odin mode when i press power down and home can i check something that tells me that im straight?
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Yea if you go into download mode you can check your flash counter.
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Help!!!!!!

Hello I tried to flash pure stock then recovery per instructions and now my t999l is stuck on android system recovery can someone plz tell me if I have bricked my phone crying hard right now

In recovery, factory reset. Then reboot and it should work fine.
Stock recovery will wipe your internal sdcard.
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DocHoliday77 said:
In recovery, factory reset. Then reboot and it should work fine.
Stock recovery will wipe your internal sdcard.
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Post is difficult to decipher, but I take it that the stock recovery is overwriting his custom recovery... but then the rest of the post doesn't make any sense. Needs clarification.

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In recovery, factory reset. Then reboot and it should work fine.
Stock recovery will wipe your internal sdcard.
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Mr. Doc I so appreciate you!!! First time posting to thread and Im grateful of your timely response. Let me just tell you exactly whats going on
my phone is in the android system recovery what I am seeing is green android man with a red warning over top of it. it will not let me do anything and I see a message saying "MANUAL MODE" successfully applied multi CSC. It won't connect to ODIN OR Kies Im so scared that I have ruined my phone crying very hard

Odin doesn't work unless you're in download mode.
What happens when you reboot? If it takes you to recovery, boot into download mode (power+vol down+home) and flash a stock image.

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Mr. Doc I so appreciate you!!! First time posting to thread and Im grateful of your timely response. Let me just tell you exactly whats going on
my phone is in the android system recovery what I am seeing is green android man with a red warning over top of it. it will not let me do anything and I see a message saying "MANUAL MODE" successfully applied multi CSC. It won't connect to ODIN OR Kies Im so scared that I have ruined my phone crying very hard
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Also this happened after I flashed the pure stock then I flashed the recovery and the phone automatically went to what I have explained in prior post

When the phone is recovery it doesn't let me do anything factory/reset or anything and when i put in download mode it doesn't connect to ODIN

What rom were you previously using? And you do have a T999L right? You won't be able odin flash any stock firmware because there isn't any.
Try again to get into download mode. If you can boot recovery you should be able to get there too I'd imagine.
Hold volume down and home while powering up.
If you can do this, odin flash either cwm from aerowinders sig, or twrp from mine. Then reflash whichever rom you were running before trying the pure stock rom.
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Post is difficult to decipher, but I take it that the stock recovery is overwriting his custom recovery... but then the rest of the post doesn't make any sense. Needs clarification.
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Sorry bout that.
It sounds like he was on another rom and recovery and tried to flash back to stock.
Am I correct?
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Hello I'm a she lol but what originally happened was I rooted phone through Odin. Then when I looked in Twrp and cwm it kept saying i had no recovery image. I went through thread on here and saw someone with same issue and follow Mr. Doc's instructions pertaining to the pure stock and recovery and this is where i landed. Im in download mode so yes i see my phone is not ruined lol I just need the file Mr. Doc is telling me about to reflash because im now connected to odin. I had to use another computer. I greatly appreciate all the time taken to help me get my phone back to working order. Since I am new I need to find the place where I can give a lot of Kudos to mr doc and his team now all i need is where to i go for mr doc file

In my signature, click Recoveries. Then in the twrp folder download version 2.5.0.0. Get the one that's a .tar.
Then once connected to odin, click the PDA button and select the tar file you just downloaded. Then click start.
Once done it should auto reboot. Now reboot into recovery and try doing a factory reset there.
If you still can't boot after that, flash the other, deodexed rom from my T999L thread.
I've got to go for a bit but will try to jump back on soon to see how you're doing.
Sorry bout the he/she thing!
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Did you get it working?
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Did you get it working?
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Yesssss!!!! thank you so much now maybe i can redo what i tried to do

Right on! Glad to hear you're back up snd running!
Let me know if you have any other problems with the T999L stuff.
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Thanks Doc and Team T999L!!!
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Right on! Glad to hear you're back up snd running!
Let me know if you have any other problems with the T999L stuff.
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I just want to thank Mr. Doc and all who are working very hard to create roms for t999L. I had att s3 on tmobile network and got my phone exactly the way i wanted it when my son comes in the house with a tmobile s3 and wanted to swtich with me because he didn't want the color he got (white lol i had red) however I didn't know this phone was very new and the only thing I could do is root lol. I'm waiting patiently because I really love the LIquidsmooth rom so on that note Mr. Doc and team again I thank you for all your hard work!

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I just want to thank Mr. Doc and all who are working very hard to create roms for t999L. I had att s3 on tmobile network and got my phone exactly the way i wanted it when my son comes in the house with a tmobile s3 and wanted to swtich with me because he didn't want the color he got (white lol i had red) however I didn't know this phone was very new and the only thing I could do is root lol. I'm waiting patiently because I really love the LIquidsmooth rom so on that note Mr. Doc and team again I thank you for all your hard work!
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Mr. Doc what I was originally trying to accomplish was creating a recovery for the phone. I think my phone is only rooted and I have no recovery or so i think for the phone. Can you help me understand lol. I know cwm is not available yet at least it wasn't couple days ago.

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imblessed68 said:
Mr. Doc what I was originally trying to accomplish was creating a recovery for the phone. I think my phone is only rooted and I have no recovery or so i think for the phone. Can you help me understand lol. I know cwm is not available yet at least it wasn't couple days ago.
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Mr. Doc when I go into goo.im it tells me in order to flash roms i need an open recovery scrip compatible recovery then it says it can find one for me thats where im lost and getting confused about whether i have a recovery on the phone. but if im right that means i can't right?

Neither CWM or TWRP have added support yet, though it should be as simple as asking. Ill try to contract them in a bit.
You can manually install any of the latest recoveries for the T999 though. They have been confirmed working by several people.
Are you familiar with Odin? I suggest going to the Recoveries link in my sig and get TWRP version 2.5.0.0. The one you want has the .tar extension.
Then flash that in Odin.
If you aren't comfortable with Odin I can tell you another way using terminal emulator.
Your phone does currently have a recovery, but unless you've installed a custom one its still stock.
Also, you can flash any of the Roms posted for the T999. If the rom doesn't include a kernel, and it touchwiz based, you can flash one of the kernels in my T999L thread in development section. I'd try the MD5 kernel first so its matched with the Touchwiz rom you choose. (If you flash CM or AOSP based roms, do not use the kernels I just mentioned).
Hope that helps!
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I used the Toolkit to flash mine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682
Choose Device option 62 and then Flash custom recovery. It will automate the ODIN install if you are not familiar.

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Neither CWM or TWRP have added support yet, though it should be as simple as asking. Ill try to contract them in a bit.
You can manually install any of the latest recoveries for the T999 though. They have been confirmed working by several people.
Are you familiar with Odin? I suggest going to the Recoveries link in my sig and get TWRP version 2.5.0.0. The one you want has the .tar extension.
Then flash that in Odin.
If you aren't comfortable with Odin I can tell you another way using terminal emulator.
Your phone does currently have a recovery, but unless you've installed a custom one its still stock.
Also, you can flash any of the Roms posted for the T999. If the rom doesn't include a kernel, and it touchwiz based, you can flash one of the kernels in my T999L thread in development section. I'd try the MD5 kernel first so its matched with the Touchwiz rom you choose. (If you flash CM or AOSP based roms, do not use the kernels I just mentioned).
Hope that helps!
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I am familiar with Odin i used that to get me up and running again using the sig you just mentioned. If I'm understanding you correctly you're saying I can flash a t999 rom to my t999L but use a different kernel? Also am I flashing the rom using Odin and if so do I use the same method to flash kernel? I think Im getting a clear understanding because I thought I could only root thorugh odin but install roms through cwm and twrp lol and basically I can use Odin to do it all right? I want to make sure I don't have to bother you all the time lol I should have kept my darn att s3!! thanks again Mr. Doc you truly rock!!!!

DJ_SpaRky said:
I used the Toolkit to flash mine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682
Choose Device option 62 and then Flash custom recovery. It will automate the ODIN install if you are not familiar.
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Thank you DJ have you tried any rome yet and you have t999L also?