UPDATE 2: Just wanted to let everyone know I've posted the question in Sprint's internal forum regarding whether or not the OTA form of EK02 will work properly if the phone has been flashed with the tar in this thread.
I expect it to, since this is the software Sprint techs use in store, but ill keep everyone informed regardless.
UPDATE: THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR MODEM TO EG31 AND YOUR KERNEL BUILD TIME.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU? IT MEANS YOU CAN'T FLASH EK02 OR OTHER LEAKED UPDATE.ZIPs THAT ARE DEPENDANT ON BUILD DATES TO WORK.
EXPECT OFFICIAL RELEASES TO WORK UNLESS TOLD OTHERWISE.
With that being said, the modem and kernel are still exactly the same as before, and this can still be considered STOCK. Use this as a life preserver. Or a fresh start.
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I'm not responsible for you being irresponsible with ODIN!
This is a FULL, STOCK, factory re-flash for your phone. This re-writes ALL writable partitions; system, data, modem, kernel, etc. Does NOT touch internal SD.
For those who are unfamiliar, this is used mainly as life-preserver to recover from some of the nastiest of soft bricks, and also as "fresh start", to get your phone back to stock before going on a flashing spree.
How-to video, big thanks to qbking77 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Ft0iDayh4
You'll need to search around here for the program ODIN and all applicable drivers
Open ODIN
place this in the PDA slot:
STOCK EG30 TAR: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6CIQINYU
place this in the PIT slot
PIT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265023
Mirror for both files: http://chris41g.devphone.org/index.php?dir=EpicTouch/Stock+Roms/
uncheck the "re-partition" and "f. reset time" boxes
(though if your phone is REALLY messed up, i recommend using re-partition)
put your phone in download mode
use a NICE usb cable (stock with this phone isn't too bad)
hit start
ENJOY what I've given you
SPH-D710.EG30_CL435803_REV05_user.tar.md5 is valid.
Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
Leave CS..
Odin v.3 engine (ID:14)..
File analysis..
SetupConnection..
Initialzation..
Get PIT for mapping..
Firmware update start..
data.img
NAND Write Start!!
factoryfs.img
hidden.img
modem.bin
param.lfs
recovery.bin
Sbl.bin
zImage
boot.bin
cache.img
RQT_CLOSE !!
RES OK !!
Removed!!
Completed..
All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
My first, first.
But seriously, this should be stickied.
You have been Epicly Touched by Jesse Buck
Pit file link seems to be broken.
Thanks for posting this.
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Thanks! your are the man.
Thanks!!!!
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smark72 said:
Pit file link seems to be broken.
Thanks for posting this.
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sorry bout that, thanks for pointing it out. fixed
I thought the .pit file wasn't needed unless you were partitioning your phone? Thanks for this though.
Now that we have this, anyone know how to extract the modem.bin?
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spitefulrain said:
I thought the .pit file wasn't needed unless you were partitioning your phone? Thanks for this though.
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Lol, us OG epic users have always been putting it in there, dont know what would happen of it werent...force of habit i guess
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squshy 7 said:
Lol, us OG epic users have always been putting it in there, dont know what would happen of it werent...force of habit i guess
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Yeah, old habits die hard. Thanks a ton for this. So this isn't an "as close as possible " one, this is the one we should download and keep for as long as we have the phone right?
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smark72 said:
Now that we have this, anyone know how to extract the modem.bin?
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i have it and if op is ok with me posting it i will so op?
JohnCorleone said:
Yeah, old habits die hard. Thanks a ton for this.
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So in the concensus we do not need to use the pit file?
Big thanks to OP
I missed a call for a phone interview due to eg12. I took it to sprint to have it fixed and they said they did but I still had eg12 (and the problem).
(I still got the job though, no worries)
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So in the concensus we do not need to use the pit file?
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I would wait for official word but I didn't use it many times on OG Epic
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bbedward said:
Big thanks to OP
I missed a call for a phone interview due to eg12. I took it to sprint to have it fixed and they said they did but I still had eg12 (and the problem).
(I still got the job though, no worries)
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Congrats on the,new job! They aren't easy to find right now
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Guessing this is the stock or update? I am running CL435734, going to put this one on right now!
MLIGN said:
I am running CL435734
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Same here.
So is this CL435803_REV05 a new build?
[email protected] said:
So in the concensus we do not need to use the pit file?
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i didnt use pit but also didnt check partition box and no issues.
sfhub said:
Same here.
So is this CL435803_REV05 a new build?
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Good question usually it means it is an update. But I could be wrong. I with knowledge am thinking it is, or this is stock and the current "stock" was not "stock" and pre release firmware?
Can someone post a screenshot of menu->settings->about phone?
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I just did a trade with someone and got his Epic 4G Touch. He mentioned the phone was rooted but I didn't catch what rom he had on there. The phone was working fine but had all of his information on it, so I did a factory reset so I can get all of my stuff on it. Once the phone rebooted, it shows the Samsung loadup screen with a yellow exclamation point at the bottom of the screen, then goes to a screen that says "Android" on it, then it seemingly turns off. I can't get the phone to load up at all, it just goes to that Android screen and goes black. Any ideas on how I can get this back up and running? Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.
Hold power and vol down, then hit vol up and you should be in odin mode. Just flash a new kernel and rom with that using odin. There are plenty of en in the development section. I like stock rooted deodexed rom with LoSt kernel
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Thanks for the response. I did that and it shows a screen that says "Downloading...Do not turn off target!!". I presume I have to flash the ROM from my home computer since I'm at work right now. Is that normal that you would have to reflash a rom after doing a factory reset? I did that on my Evo that was rooted and the ROM that was on the phone originally still loaded up like normal.
FYI: it has Zedomax v3 for the kernel. I think I will try out the stock setup you suggested once I get home.
in most cases u dont realy need to do wipe date( factory reset) but i dont think is the wipe data messed up ur phone. i could wrong tho when did a factor reset did u wiped the internal storage too? that might cause the problem
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skykc0401 said:
in most cases u dont realy need to do wipe date( factory reset) but i dont think is the wipe data messed up ur phone. i could wrong tho when did a factor reset did u wiped the internal storage too? that might cause the problem
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When you have a custom rom you never want to do a factory restore as it is not a factory rom ..... Use odin to flash a stock rom or download one and put it on micro sd and use cwm to install ... Vol up and power
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Epix4G said:
When you have a custom rom you never want to do a factory restore as it is not a factory rom ..... Use odin to flash a stock rom or download one and put it on micro sd and use cwm to install ... Vol up and power
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I didn't realize it would do that. Is it necessary to have a microSD card to install a new ROM? Also, I am looking to have the stock software on this phone, but still keep it rooted to be able to use the hotspot. Would this be the correct link to downloading that? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282415
Thanks for the help everyone. You guys are why XDA rules the roost!
Yes that is the rom for installing in cwm...., now about sd card go into cwm and mount internal and hook up to computer with usb .....the newer cwm versions can do this some of the first one could not .....if your computer then sees the phone put room on internal and flash if not then you will have to odin or use card
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Epix4G said:
Yes that is the rom for installing in cwm...., now about sd card go into cwm and mount internal and hook up to computer with usb .....the newer cwm versions can do this some of the first one could not .....if your computer then sees the phone put room on internal and flash if not then you will have to odin or use card
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Makes sense. I will give this a shot when I get home in an hour and report back.
Looks like it didn't work. I attempted to install via Odin and here is the log:
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> factoryfs.img
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/007> RES OK !!
<ID:0/007> Completed..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/007> Removed!!
<ID:0/008> Added!!
It looks like everything worked properly, but when I rebooted the phone it still does the same thing as before. Did I miss something?
***UPDATE***
I tried downloading the completely stock EG-30 Tar and installed it via Odin. Now I see the Sprint boot screen but it just keeps looping over and over. Im going to try to reinstall again and see what it does....
OK you need ah stock rom and will unroot so you can start from the beginning. It happens to me all the time.
latoso said:
OK you need ah stock rom and will unroot so you can start from the beginning. It happens to me all the time.
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I thought that is what I just installed? I installed the package from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
I would definitely go back to full stock and then start fresh from there. If you run into other issues just ask. That's what we are here for.
I thought what I downloaded off that page was full stock? Can you provide a link to what I should be installing?
What file did u odin ?
Use this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
it works I have done it ...
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So far I have tried Stock-EG30 and Deodexed-Rooted-Busybox-EG30.
Ten Ounce said:
So far I have tried Stock-EG30 and Deodexed-Rooted-Busybox-EG30.
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The deodexed is cwm zip .....was the first one a kernel only ?
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I'm not entirely sure. He doesn't remember what ROM he had, only the kernel (Zedomax v3) that he had installed. I tried doing the deodexed package first and nothing happened. When I went to the stock package it changed the boot screen to the Sprint version but just loops endlessly. Had I not done the factory reset I would've had more details but I haven't been able to load up anything since then.
Ten Ounce said:
I'm not entirely sure. He doesn't remember what ROM he had, only the kernel (Zedomax v3) that he had installed. I tried doing the deodexed package first and nothing happened. When I went to the stock package it changed the boot screen to the Sprint version but just loops endlessly.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
Odin this one it goes back to complete stock then u, can root but this will get phone working now
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Epix4G said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282420
Odin this one it goes back to complete stock then u, can root but this will get phone working now
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Thats the one I just did that has me in the endless boot loop.
Ten Ounce said:
Thats the one I just did that has me in the endless boot loop.
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You did it in pda with nothing checked but reboot in odin ? If so try again
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odin get all the way to modem.bin and then it gets stuck. any ideas on how to get it to progress tried different roms and i'm using a non samsung usb cable.
I'd try a new USB port and cable or make sure your USB is clean just typical precautions. Try resdownloading or reinstalling your drivers. Kinda obvious things .... sorry
Ignore wait for someone smarter I doubt these help
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Btw what are trying to do Odin back to stock?
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Biggoron said:
Btw what are trying to do Odin back to stock?
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a stock eco5 and a pre rooted eh17 rom
Hmm ec05 sometimes things take a while are you sure your download is complete its like 290mbs and are you doing it properly only auto reboot checked. If you are then id say give it like 5-8 minutes if it hangs then try another usb port and keep on it hopefully it will kick it in there. Just to make sure your using the victory pit file and have the pda checked and the ec05.tar in the file right?
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Biggoron said:
Hmm ec05 sometimes things take a while are you sure your download is complete its like 290mbs and are you doing it properly only auto reboot checked. If you are then id say give it like 5-8 minutes if it hangs then try another usb port and keep on it hopefully it will kick it in there. Just to make sure your using the victory pit file and have the pda checked and the ec05.tar in the file right?
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yeah the tar file is in the pda section like it needs to be
Hmm no idea sorry man id ask a dev like marcusant or someone..... maybe they could tell you what the deal is with a log or something....
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Biggoron said:
Hmm no idea sorry man id ask a dev like marcusant or someone..... maybe they could tell you what the deal is with a log or something....
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i can't figure out whats wrong with it
pjames said:
i can't figure out whats wrong with it
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It still may be a bad download. Why not come up to EI22? Odin this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340385
Then Odin the EC05 modem tar seperately here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123103
And then flash the EC05toEI22 modem zip.
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Also try it with the battery and sd card out. Odin works better that way. Use the computer as the power source. Connect it then put it into download mode.
kennyglass123 said:
It still may be a bad download. Why not come up to EI22? Odin this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340385
Then Odin the EC05 modem tar seperately here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123103
And then flash the EC05toEI22 modem zip.
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Also try it with the battery and sd card out. Odin works better that way. Use the computer as the power source. Connect it then put it into download mode.
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i tried it. still stuck on the modem.bin. no change. im think imma give up lol
Man thats a pain i remember when i first tried
To root my phone took me three days to figure out my cable was bad . Everytime i got a different color screen but jere i am now with a blackberry cable >_<
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Try Heimdall.
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This happens to me once in a while. Just switch usb ports. ALSO AVOID USING THE EXTENDED USB PORTS!. Those are the ones in the front off the PC case or on the side. Use the ones directly from the motherboards, meaning use the ones in the back off the pc case. Restart your PC also. If those 2 fail, buy a new usb cord. Also, ive had odin stay at modem forever but pulling the battery out and booting the phone and all is ok. Weird. But happens.
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Try Heimdall.
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i downloaded it but it was way too confusing lol
Right click odin. Run as administrator.
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pjames said:
i downloaded it but it was way too confusing lol
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Look at Post 2 in this thread for Heimdall instructions. It is much better once you get the hang of it. And you can remove the modem.bin and flash everything else:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
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Look at Post 2 in this thread for Heimdall instructions. It is much better once you get the hang of it. And you can remove the modem.bin and flash everything else:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
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okay heimdall worked. but i can't flash the modem. i tried to flash it with heimdall but it crashes and with odin i get this:
<ID:0/011> Added!!
<ID:0/011> Odin v.3 engine (ID:11)..
<ID:0/011> File analysis..
<ID:0/011> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/011> Initialzation..
<ID:0/011> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/011> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/011> modem.bin
<ID:0/011> NAND Write Start!!
and it sticks on that. so close but so far lol
pjames said:
okay heimdall worked. but i can't flash the modem. i tried to flash it with heimdall but it crashes and with odin i get this:
<ID:0/011> Added!!
<ID:0/011> Odin v.3 engine (ID:11)..
<ID:0/011> File analysis..
<ID:0/011> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/011> Initialzation..
<ID:0/011> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/011> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/011> modem.bin
<ID:0/011> NAND Write Start!!
and it sticks on that. so close but so far lol
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So now we know for sure there is somethng up with the modem on your phone. Try any other modem from this thread. Just pull the modem.bin out and use Heimdall to just flash that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123103
Try to get the EC05 modem in then use the EC05toEI22 modem update script in CWM.
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So now we know for sure there is somethng up with the modem on your phone. Try any other modem from this thread. Just pull the modem.bin out and use Heimdall to just flash that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123103
Try to get the EC05 modem in then use the EC05toEI22 modem update script in CWM.
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that didnt work either. im still stuck in airplane mode and base band is unknown and hardware version is unknown as well
pjames said:
that didnt work either. im still stuck in airplane mode and base band is unknown and hardware version is unknown as well
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Now we know your phone is messed up. Try this to clear out the NVRAM in your modem to reset and reactivate your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226074
I installed
Frankensteins Ego 5.1 perfectly fine, now i'm trying to unroot my phone to complete stock rom.
using http://theunlockr.com/2012/03/28/how-to-unroot-the-sprint-galaxy-sii-epic-4g-touch-sph-d710/
During using the odin, it's getting stuck on
<ID:0/007> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> HOME_SPH-D710_CL852097_user.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> boot.bin
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> Sbl.bin
<ID:0/007> zImage
<ID:0/007> factoryfs.img
<ID:0/007> hidden.img
<ID:0/007> recovery.bin
<ID:0/007> modem.bin
<ID:0/007> RQT_CLOSE !!
Won't go any further from this, can someone please help me.
Are you wanting to go back to stock el29 and unroot or what?
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peanut1596 said:
Are you wanting to go back to stock el29 and unroot or what?
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Yeah trying to get back to stock rom, i just noticed i didn't have samsung kies installed on my pc could this be a reason its getting stuck?
disit said:
Yeah trying to get back to stock rom, i just noticed i didn't have samsung kies installed on my pc could this be a reason its getting stuck?
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Maybe. If Odin recognizes your phone then you should be good. Gimme a sec and I'll find the magical link to solve your issue.
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Ok. Just do as this thread says and you should be ok.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678631
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Ok. Just do as this thread says and you should be ok.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678631
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The links are dead in that post
disit said:
The links are dead in that post
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Ooohhh bummer. Ok hang on.
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peanut1596 said:
Ooohhh bummer. Ok hang on.
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I think you can also use sfhub's one-click back to EL29 and use the autoroot tool to unroot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Lol esoteric beat me to it. But that was my next link.
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Esoteric68 said:
I think you can also use sfhub's one-click back to EL29 and use the autoroot tool to unroot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
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Does that mean just download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
and run the uninstall root?
disit said:
Does that mean just download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
and run the uninstall root?
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Use the one-click method to get you back to EL29, since you're coming from an ICS ROM back to GB you should use the full rather than the no-data. One you've done that, then download and extract the autoroot tool and follow the prompts to get you to the unrooting. Make sure you have USB debugging turned on before using autoroot.
Esoteric68 said:
Use the one-click method to get you back to EL29, since you're coming from an ICS ROM back to GB you should use the full rather than the no-data. One you've done that, then download and extract the autoroot tool and follow the prompts to get you to the unrooting. Make sure you have USB debugging turned on before using autoroot.
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I've already tried using odin and the first method i tried is failing, so i can no longer turn the phone on, i can only get in download mode :\
disit said:
I've already tried using odin and the first method i tried is failing, so i can no longer turn the phone on, i can only get in download mode :\
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When you plug the phone in while in Odin mode, are you getting the yellow highlighted box with COMxx in it to indicate the computer is recognizing your phone?
Another possible path is to pop out your sdcard, put it into the computer and load up some files that can be flashed via recovery (if you have recovery installed) then reinsert the card, hold power and volume up button to boot into recovery and flash a new build that way.
I've been trying to use the one click option, my phone is recognized but it won't proceed to completetion, i guess it's bricked. Is there anything i can do?
So let me get this straight. You put your phone into Odin/download mode, start the one click, and it fails? Does Odin notice your phone while in Odin/download mode?
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disit said:
I've been trying to use the one click option, my phone is recognized but it won't proceed to completetion, i guess it's bricked. Is there anything i can do?
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I know this is getting frustrating for you, but have you tried other one-click downloads? EL26 or even any of the ICS ones just to get the phone back on?
I'll see if I can re-route sfhub over here, maybe he knows of something we aren't thinking to try.
Esoteric68 said:
I know this is getting frustrating for you, but have you tried other one-click downloads? EL26 or even any of the ICS ones just to get the phone back on?
I'll see if I can re-route sfhub over here, maybe he knows of something we aren't thinking to try.
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Idk it sounds like he either had a bad download or possibly didn't put it into Odin mode or something. Just a thought I suppose.
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Okay thank you, it's recognizing it says [Com3] when i load it up i can't use any mode besides download mode it gives me a software issue if i hold power up and power button
disit said:
Okay thank you, it's recognizing it says [Com3] when i load it up i can't use any mode besides download mode it gives me a software issue if i hold power up and power button
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Okay if it is recognizing your phone then try downloading another one-click and using it, or even re-downloading the same one you already have.
So even if my device is bricked it will load this, as long as odin recognizes it?
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Jelly bean ?
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Your warning indicates this is for " AT&T GS3 ONLY" but there are several references to Sprint throughout the instructions.
Thanks for the writeup though. :good:
tolli84 said:
Jelly bean ?
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Yes... It will work with Jellybean. This method does not install a prerooted image tar. So it will root whatever Is on your phone without any regard. It simply installs custom recovery and root.
kirkgbr said:
Your warning indicates this is for " AT&T GS3 ONLY" but there are several references to Sprint throughout the instructions.
Thanks for the writeup though. :good:
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Sorry, this is for the at&t galaxy s3. This guide was originally written for the Sprint but I replaced CWM 6.0.1.2 with 6.0.1.4 to make it compatible with the at&t. The rest is identical. I thought I had cleaned up the guide. I guess I missed a few references. I will clean it up after work tonight to get rid of any confusion. Thanks very much for the heads up...
Is this confirmed working? A buddy hat work upgraded his ATT S3 to JB and he wants root back.
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sthpaw01 said:
Is this confirmed working? A buddy hat work upgraded his ATT S3 to JB and he wants root back.
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Yes this is working.
Does this method trip the flash counter?
Skunk Ape1 said:
Yes this is working.
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mattsternc said:
Does this method trip the flash counter?
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Yes it does. But it's not an issue. Just run triangle away just before going back to stock and it will reset you back to zero.
See the instructions to unroot and return to stock.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=215018
Thanks man! Followed the guide on GalaxyS3Root.com after updating Jelly bean and it failed. This one works perfectly on my AT&T GS3! Cheers!
JWC59382 said:
Thanks man! Followed the guide on GalaxyS3Root.com after updating Jelly bean and it failed. This one works perfectly on my AT&T GS3! Cheers!
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No problem... the at&t guys on Android Central have been using my guide to root their phones for quite some time now. So I know it works. Glad you were successful.
Anyone try this on a rogers GS 3?
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arasarn said:
Anyone try this on a rogers GS 3?
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I haven't heard but it should work on the Rogers I747. Let us know...
Any chance you could make a guide for mac users? Much thanks!
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Any chance you could make a guide for mac users? Much thanks!
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Sorry I don't have a Mac. I only know that you need a program called hiemdall. Don't even know if you use the same files. I can't in good conscience, put out a guide completely blind.
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Don't even know if you use the same files.
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Yes and no - you need to extract the individual files from the .tar image in order to use the image with Heimdall. Unfortunately, not having gone through the entire process myself in that fashion, I can't really comment on which files match up with which Heimdall options, though I may look more in detail into that at a later date.
No worries Skunk Ape1. I just haven't been able to find a guide for 4.1.1 on mac.
smelenchuk if you do please let me know your findings! Thanks man
RC great work here, worthy of a sticky, so Stuck and Thank you.
Okay, I've taken the time to tinker with Heimdall a bit to get the partition identifiers from my own phone (which matches up from the info from this old thread), and have put together the following, which seems to work for me. This was with Heimdall 1.4-rc1; I think earlier versions don't accept numeric identifiers.
You'd probably better have a plan on hand to get things back to normal if this doesn't work (I'm not responsible for your bricking your own device if this doesn't work).
You'll need to extract the .tar image before using this; if you're at a command line,
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tar xf <image>.tar
should suffice to do that. You'll end up with the following files:
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aboot.mbn
boot.img
cache.img.ext4
NON-HLOS.bin
recovery.img
rpm.mbn
sbl2.mbn
sbl3.mbn
system.img.ext4
tz.mbn
Afterwards, boot your phone into download mode (from a powered-down phone, Vol Down + Home + Power Button until you see the Samsung logo) and make sure you're completely ready and have backups and all before you run the following (I'm not going to be held responsible for you bricking your own phone and being unable to recover from it afterwards):
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heimdall flash --1 NON-HLOS.bin --3 sbl2.mbn --4 sbl3.mbn --5 aboot.mbn --6 rpm.mbn --7 boot.img --8 tz.mbn --14 system.img.ext4 --17 cache.img.ext4 --18 recovery.img
You should be able to get away with flashing only some of those images instead of all of them (in particular, if you have a third party recovery from somewhere, you might want to omit the recovery image); that said, if you're only flashing some of the specified images as opposed to all of them, I'm almost certain it will trip the flash counter. (I don't know if flashing *everything* will trip the flash counter or not, though, seeing as I deliberately did not flash the recovery during my own test for ease of restoring my phone to its normal happy state.)
Already hit the thanks button once, but wanted to formally thank you for this super easy root/recovery guide! Less than 5 minutes and done! Thank you!
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Hello everyone,
I have an issue and I'm hoping that someone could maybe point me to the right direction: I was encrypting my S3 (i747M, running stock 4.4.2) with the options that are available through the Security menu in Touchwiz, and one of the requirements was that the phone be plugged through the encryption process as it needed a minimum of 80% battery. While I started the process, my phone was plugged and it was going on for about 2 minutes, when it fell from my table and got unplugged.. The back of the phone opened and when I restarted it, it never went past the part where before booting, it asks for a password before proceeding.
So, now the phone doesn't boot anymore.. I guess it's worth mentioning that I do have access to both download and recovery mode.
What I have tried to do so far has been:
Cleaning cache and dalvik and wiping the phone: nothing
Trying to flash the stock 4.4.2 ROM via Odin: nothing
Tried flashing another ROM via Philz, such as CM or Carbon: still nada..
If anyone could weight in and maybe provide any assitance or point me to the right direction, it would be tremendous help!
Thank you!
Did you format Dalvik, cache, data, and system before trying to flash a custom ROM?
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Did you format Dalvik, cache, data, and system before trying to flash a custom ROM?
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Yup, I did. I did wipe system with the philz function to wipe before flashing a new ROM, but incidentally neither Carbon or CM have flashed properly.. I get a little android laying down with a red triangle.. I hadn't realize that before.
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I don't use Philz as I prefer to do each step using Touch CWM. Not sure what to suggest. Hopefully, someone with encryption experience will respond to your post.
Did you try flashing in Odin with re-partition checked?
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Did you try flashing in Odin with re-partition checked?
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Nope, I hadn't try that but thank you, I definitely will give it a try and report back.
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It didn't work.. I get this error message:
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/010> Odin v.3 engine (ID:10)..
<ID:0/010> File analysis..
<ID:0/010> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/010> Initialzation..
<ID:0/010> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/010> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/010> Can't open the specified file. (Line: 1876)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I flashed after the stock md5 through Odin without the re-partion thingy checked and it flashed, but I get back to the booting part where I'm asked for the password to decrypt the phone, and it just reboots after that..
Anything else I could possibly do?
Try flashing like before with re-partition checked, but this time also click the PIT button and use this file.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489996938
Might not work, but could be worth a shot if the encryption is interfering with the internal pit on your device. If so, perhaps using one like this will work....?
Beyond that I'm just not sure. But if I think of anything I'll let you know.
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Try flashing like before with re-partition checked, but this time also click the PIT button and use this file.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489996938
Might not work, but could be worth a shot if the encryption is interfering with the internal pit on your device. If so, perhaps using one like this will work....?
Beyond that I'm just not sure. But if I think of anything I'll let you know.
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Thank you! I will try to flash it again with the PIT file you've shared and report back
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Try flashing like before with re-partition checked, but this time also click the PIT button and use this file.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877489996938
Might not work, but could be worth a shot if the encryption is interfering with the internal pit on your device. If so, perhaps using one like this will work....?
Beyond that I'm just not sure. But if I think of anything I'll let you know.
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That you for the pit, and sorry I got back to report so late. I flashed the pit but I think since it wasn't an i747m pit it didn't work properly.. The phone no longer booted so I followed a "debricking" guideline I found on another post and now I can access download mode at least. Other than maybe trying with a, 747m pit what do u think my choices are? Just to JTAG it?
Thank you
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I suggest getting into download mode and trying to flash a full i747m ROM again in Odin.
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That you for the pit, and sorry I got back to report so late. I flashed the pit but I think since it wasn't an i747m pit it didn't work properly.. The phone no longer booted so I followed a "debricking" guideline I found on another post and now I can access download mode at least. Other than maybe trying with a, 747m pit what do u think my choices are? Just to JTAG it?
Thank you
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Oh man! I'm really sorry about that! I must have been thinking it was the I747....
Do as audit13 suggested though. Flash your stock 4.4.2 firmware via Odin and it should get it working again.
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Thank you again. I'll try flashing the stock version again and I will report back. Should I try it without the PIT?
I would. I don't see it making anything worse to try it. If you can get a pit from another I747m, you could try it with that one. Obviously, don't use the one I gave you again!
If you know someone with the same model, I can help you get a pit from that device if you can't find one somewhere around here.
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Sorry for the so late reply, but I had to travel for work and wasn't coming here. As a matter of fact I do have a second S3, and i747M also that I could retrieve the PIT from. Could you guide as to how I can do that please? Thank you!
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I suggest getting into download mode and trying to flash a full i747m ROM again in Odin.
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Thank you for the suggestion. I was able to resolve it in the end I had done that before, but I was unable to get past the samsung logo, because I was missing the correct .PIT i believe. What I ended up doing was flashing stock firmware downloaded from sammobile via Odin and, using the stock recovery, I wiped data / factory reset and it worked! For some reason it didn't and hadn't work with a custom recovery, although I was doing the same process.
Thank you for everyone who helped with this!