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My understanding is that recovery stays in a separate partition and whatever you do to it does not affect getting an OTA, is that right?
Also, what if my phone is rooted using the Zerg exploit or whatever method, can I still get an OTA?
So basically I think my questions is, what ultimately decides whether my phone can get an OTA, or not?
if you are on stock ROM, you will get it just fine
but you might loose ROOT after it finish the upgrade
if you are on Custom ROM, you wont get OTA
You can get the ota even on a custom ROM. As long as you have the stock recovery.
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You can get the ota even on a custom ROM. As long as you have the stock recovery.
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How would you have a custom ROM with stock recovery? I've never rooted a Samsung phone since this is my first and I'm waiting to root it, so unless Samsung is different I don't see how.
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You can flash stock recovery using odin
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How would you have a custom ROM with stock recovery? I've never rooted a Samsung phone since this is my first and I'm waiting to root it, so unless Samsung is different I don't see how.
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I'm sure within a couple days there will be a custom rom with the new features. that's an assumption but its always been like that on other phones I have had. Hopefully that's the case with this phone also.
I have stock rooted ROM with CWM recovery, is that okay? Or do I have to have a stock recovery?
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I have stock rooted ROM with CWM recovery, is that okay? Or do I have to have a stock recovery?
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you will get the notification for the ota, your phone will download it but when it boots into recovery to flash it and its not the stock recovery, it will just give an error and you will probably have to pull the battery to reboot. i did this on the nexus s. if i remember right i never got the ota notififcation again either after it failed.
I know there are methods out there that can flash the entire phone back to stock (kernel, ROM, recovery) but that involves wiping everything. Is there a way to flash back the stock recovery only since I'm already on stock ROM and kernel?
Big thanks...
I wonder where it puts the update after it downloads it. Would be nice to grab it and maybe install without reverting to stock...
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jasontx said:
I wonder where it puts the update after it downloads it. Would be nice to grab it and maybe install without reverting to stock...
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It goes to data/cache if I remember right. And there will be rooted roms posted within hours of the ota so its really nothing to even worry about
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513263337 said:
I know there are methods out there that can flash the entire phone back to stock (kernel, ROM, recovery) but that involves wiping everything. Is there a way to flash back the stock recovery only since I'm already on stock ROM and kernel?
Big thanks...
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There is a stock recovery posted in the dev section you can flash in Odin
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Found that and it works. Thanks!
you can keep your phone more up to date by flashing roms as opposed to waiting for an OTA. galaxy s4g is still stuck on froyo. Epic 4g just got gingerbread.
Has has anyone received the update?
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Has has anyone received the update?
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Not yet. I went back to stock last night just in case so I hope its today like Tmobile said
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T-Mobile said today now? Where did they say this?
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T-Mobile said today now? Where did they say this?
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They tweeted it a while back. Today our phone and the amaze are suppose to get an update
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Last I heard it was the 13th, oh well who knows lol
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What is the update supposed to do or fix?
The latest update for the Epic Touch is launching today(12/7). Some people are already getting the OTA.
The first member who gets the update please post it
Thanks
That's the best news I've heard since earlier....(facepalm)
The bummer is we already have it so until there's a .tar we will still have the modem issue
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I think jmejiaa from the other thread has received the update. I have already asked him to post the update.
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So if you are on a custom ROM, will the update push / prompt? Or do you have to go back to stock?
Does it matter if the custom ROM is EG30 or EK02 based?
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I think jmejiaa from the other thread has received the update. I have already asked him to post the update.
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Oh no, I don't have it. Sorry if it seemed like I did.
I'd be glad to grab the update if I am pointed towards some instructions on how to do that. My phone is not rooted it that matters.
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So if you are on a custom ROM, will the update push / prompt? Or do you have to go back to stock?
Does it matter if the custom ROM is EG30 or EK02 based?
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You won't get an OTA on a custom ROM
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Question: I'm rooted and on Calkulin's Rom. Should I accept OTA update when I receive it?
Does this Unroot or brick my phone?
Will I still get the update even if I did the qbking manual update? 100% stock not rooted.
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I think the bottom line is, if you have anything but stock EG30 on your phone (ROM, kernel and modem) the update will download but the install will fail. I doubt it will brick your phone as the update probably does version checks before it starts the install process.
Same goes for people with the EG31 modem. You folks will have to wait for a TAR leak.
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Same goes for people with the EG31 modem. You folks will have to wait for a TAR leak.
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theres no proof of that eg31 was provided by a sprint tester so that would mean his phone wouldnt take the ota either? we will just have to wait and see! but you do have to be on a stock not rooted phone and currently the only way to get back to completely stocl is with the eg31 tar
So im guessing a factory restore odin of eg30 is in order.
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So im guessing a factory restore odin of eg30 is in order.
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there isn't a Odin of eg30 tar
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So im guessing a factory restore odin of eg30 is in order.
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not necessarily it will be posted as soon as it hits so no need really unless your going to stay stock or something!
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So im guessing a factory restore odin of eg30 is in order.
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maddoggin said:
not necessarily it will be posted as soon as it hits so no need really unless your going to stay stock or something!
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Oh oh, I don't mind waiting then. I was going to odin my phone with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
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Oh oh, I don't mind waiting then. I was going to odin my phone with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
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unfortunately that wont work to get update, its not original sam-firmware tar
If anyone is on stock EG31, gets the update pushed to them and it works - please let us know
just went to stock eg31, flashed the odin tar, no luck!
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just went to stock eg31, flashed the odin tar, no luck!
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Yea we'll just have to wait it out then and stick w/ stock kernels for now. So far i haven't gotten a single LOS since flashing it. It's def a bummer tho, I wanna go back to those fancy kernels.
I've been searching and have yet to find a complete guide or one stop shop for unrooting and putting back to factory. I'm rooted with beastmod, synergy kernel, and cwm recovery. I do not have a stock .tar or nandroid backup. Can anyone help with providing instructions on how to do this? I want to be unrooted, stock rom, and stock recovery. Basically like how it was out of the box.
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If your trying to get your phone back to its stock state try HERE
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If your trying to get your phone back to its stock state try HERE
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Very nice, thank you. This gets rid of root correct? Samsung updates will be pushed to the phone everything properly functioning?
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Very nice, thank you. This gets rid of root correct? Samsung updates will be pushed to the phone everything properly functioning?
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Yes, back to compete stock.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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Hit the thanks button please http://db.tt/4p2fCtdL
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Here it is ^^^^^
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I just updated my phone through Kies. I would like to have root back obviously, but not sure if that has been posted anywhere.
It is the same as the leak. You could have just stayed...
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I was stock rooted ICS before. Didn't see a diff was done.
To get root back can I flash the one from the repository with no data? Or is there a simpler solution
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I was stock rooted ICS before. Didn't see a diff was done.
To get root back can I flash the one from the repository with no data? Or is there a simpler solution
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Ah. I see.
You are correct. That is the simple method.
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You could always flash a recovery then flash superuser and flash back to stock kernel.
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You could always flash a recovery then flash superuser and flash back to stock kernel.
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Doh! Forgot about that.
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I'll just leave this here... *walks away casually* *whistles*
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34297546
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(Sorry if I'm asking a repetitive question.)
Does the leak GB27 match the official GB27 that just came out?
I'm on FL24 stock + root. I don't want to use flash an unrooted FL24, download Kies, update to GB27, then root it.
Wondering if I can just use the One-Click method from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191954
so I can avoid doing all that work and still have the same result.
I'm only asking because I read that GB27 repartitions the storage (or something like that).
I did what you didn't want to do. Some people stated that they are the same but I don't know for sure. I'm having problems accessing the settings and I wanted root back so I just flashed the no data on top of all this. My settings is still messed up and crashes.
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I just updated my phone to latest JB as well, I was previously FL24 ICS Stock Root.
Have you figured out if you can use the same Odin Root?
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I just updated my phone to latest JB as well, I was previously FL24 ICS Stock Root.
Have you figured out if you can use the same Odin Root?
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There is a root method in the general section.
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I saw this... but not 100% sure what that means
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39725957&postcount=22
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I just updated my phone through Kies. I would like to have root back obviously, but not sure if that has been posted anywhere.
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Did you unroot it before updating? Did you just let Kies do it while rooted and had no problems.
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Ah. I see.
You are correct. That is the simple method.
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Did you flash with a "no data"? Did it work?
I have flashed it before and it works.
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