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[ODIN] ICL53F (no wipe, no recovery, no bootloaders)

Here is the stripped version of ICL53F.
FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK
Changelogs are not fully known yet, but I do know this is Android 4.0.2 and USB host is now working
Stripped meaning no bootloaders, no recovery (so you keep your current CWM), and no wipe (so you keep your data).
IMPORTANT: No wipe is only if your device has been previously OEM unlocked. If your device is NOT OEM unlocked, this WILL wipe your data !
It does include kernel, system and modem, and it's an ODIN tar because ... just because !
YAKJU (GSM): http://www.multiupload.com/7C78MDUQG9
MYSID (LTE): http://www.multiupload.com/3ZZ79I7057
In doubt which one you want ? ADB the following commands:
adb shell getprop ro.product.name
adb shell getprop ro.build.description
adb shell getprop ro.build.fingerprint
The full original Google images can be found here:
http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/msg/2cd2b16ed56a7e84
ODIN ?!
The (Windows) software is attached. USE THE ATTACHED VERSION. DO NOT USE AN OLDER VERSION. A lot of you will be familiar with ODIN from other Samsung devices... well, it works exactly the same on this device.
Turn off your device, turn it on again by holding volume-down and power to enter ODIN download mode.
Launch the ODIN software, press the PDA button and select the .tar file you extracted from the .zip file you downloaded.
Make sure in the ODIN program "Re-Partition", "Phone EFS Clear", and "Phone Bootloader Update" are NOT checked.
Connect the Android device with your computer and you should see a yellow box in the ODIN program. Press the "Start" button, wait a minute or so, and your device will be booted with this firmware.
Also see the attached image, which has every box you need to look at circled in red

For both GSM and LTE compatibility ? ?

Nice !
Could you please tell me how to use it with Odin (used to use Odin with SII or Ace but not with Nexus version..)
Thanks for your explanations

imfloflo said:
For both GSM and LTE compatibility ? ?
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Yeah there are two separate links in OP. One for GSM, and one for LTE.

@zephiK after OP edited #1 i found my answer thanks
@Chainfire can you add the mac OSX step by step too plz.
Thanks for sharing this

Hi Chain fire
First of all its nice to see you on the Nexus section. Don't know what I would have down without your fantastic rooted kernels on the SGS2.
Do you loose root and boot loader is locked again if you flash this 53F?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

OP update now with Odin & how to answers my request,
Thank you

Hey Chainfire good to see you here!
I heard that the new bootloader might solve the charging issue...can you confirm?
Also really would like to see cf-root kernels...used them alot on my sgs1 and sgs2...always the best kernels for me.
Good to see Odin is back too...its the best thing to use to flash youre phone
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Any chance that I can flash it on to yakjuux and have no problems?

imfloflo said:
@zephiK after OP edited #1 i found my answer thanks
@Chainfire can you add the mac OSX step by step too plz.
Thanks for sharing this
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I have no idea what the steps are on Mac OSX.
schrickm5 said:
Hi Chain fire
First of all its nice to see you on the Nexus section. Don't know what I would have down without your fantastic rooted kernels on the SGS2.
Do you loose root and boot loader is locked again if you flash this 53F?
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You will lose root. If you have CWM recovery installed you can just flash a Superuser package through recovery, as CWM is not overwritten by this flash.
This flash does not include bootloaders, and will not re-lock your bootloaders.
(It even appears ODIN will unlock your bootloader if it was locked)
D_Magic said:
Hey Chainfire good to see you here!
I heard that the new bootloader might solve the charging issue...can you confirm?
Also really would like to see cf-root kernels...used them alot on my sgs1 and sgs2...always the best kernels for me
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Can't confirm because I don't know. I have only had the charging issue when using custom kernels, the stock kernel had no issue for me.
Not sure if I will release a CF-Root... as this device has a separate recovery partition, there is not that much need for CF-Root... It's still handy though, of course.
Should the bootloaders prove needed and/or helpful, I will release a separate bootloader package so you can flash those later.

AfzalivE said:
Any chance that I can flash it on to yakjuux and have no problems?
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Nobody knows.
To be fair, I don't even know which model I have. I flashed the Google provided stock image of ITL41F within an hour of getting my Nexus last week, due to soft-bricking it (yeah, that quick).
It may work, it may not.

Chainfire said:
Nobody knows.
To be fair, I don't even know which model I have. I flashed the Google provided stock image of ITL41F within an hour of getting my Nexus last week, due to soft-bricking it (yeah, that quick).
It may work, it may not.
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Alright then, I'll just flash the provided ICL53F images then...just to switch over to yakju.

Nice to see you here Chainfire. Thanks for this, I will flash it now as I'm looking for a stock ROM, or just stock in its own. I find custom ROM's cause too much battery drain with all the features that are adding.

Chainfire said:
Should the bootloaders prove needed and/or helpful, I will release a separate bootloader package so you can flash those later.
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Thanks but it turns out the new bootloader doesn't fix the issue
So if i flash this with odin then i keep the unlocked bootloader and cwm but i loose root....what do you mean with flash a superuser package? ( i wanna go back to stock for now cause on every custom rom/kernel i get a really bad battery drain )
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

D_Magic said:
Thanks but it turns out the new bootloader doesn't fix the issue
So if i flash this with odin then i keep the unlocked bootloader and cwm but i loose root....what do you mean with flash a superuser package? ( i wanna go back to stock for now cause on every custom rom/kernel i get a really bad battery drain )
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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Maybe the new bootloader fixes the RF interference (debounce time) on the volume buttons (that was only patched in the kernel in the last update)?
I guess someone who lives in a region that had that problem would have to check.

Here are the changes from 4.0.1 --> 4.0.2
Device features
Optimized Mobile Hotspot when used with VPN
Optimized 3G/4G data sessions for faster response times
Fixed an incorrect notification that “data was disconnected due to roaming”
WiFi now automatically reconnects when returning to a known Access Point
Improvements to special visual effects feature when using front-facing camcorder
Visual improvements to the lock screen
Email and Messaging
Fixed an issue where some email attachments would not open correctly
Apps and Widgets
DivX support has been removed and will be supported in a future upgrade
Improved audio volume in Google navigation turn-by-turn directions

Anyone know if I can use this tar file with Heimdall?

madj42 said:
Anyone know if I can use this tar file with Heimdall?
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Don't know for sure, but I don't see why not ...

Chainfire said:
mysid variant has not been tested by me. Please let me know if the radio flashes properly... if not I'll update the package.
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Radio flashed flawlessly here

Did anyone of you get the Update ota? On the gsm nexus?

Flash Back to Stock with a Broken USB

I need to return this phone back to Samsung to repair my broken USB. But I need to flash it back to unroot it and flash it back to stock.
I have no USB capabilities whatsoever.
I have tried Mobile ODIN but this phone model is not currently supported or it doesn't detect the model.
I have been reading for hours now and I have not found a definitive solution that works for this phone.
Does anyone have any advice?

Does anyone know where I can find this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19746620&postcount=35
He was linking to a flashable stock rom, kernel and recovery. The link is now gone... But this is what I need. something flashable since USB is gone.
Maybe someone knows how to make stock flashable? Or if anyone has a backup that is fully stock everything and is willing to help me out that would also be awesome.
Please please please please please!!! I need help!

MystikMajik said:
Does anyone know where I can find this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19746620&postcount=35
He was linking to a flashable stock rom, kernel and recovery. The link is now gone... But this is what I need. something flashable since USB is gone.
Maybe someone knows how to make stock flashable? Or if anyone has a backup that is fully stock everything and is willing to help me out that would also be awesome.
Please please please please please!!! I need help!
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You can use FUS Downloader to get the odin flashable tars or use the links provided below. I recommend you use fus downloader if you can, as it has faster download speeds though.
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/159042353/c56b0ab/T989DTLLE4_T989DTLLE4_TLS.zip.html - Telus ICS
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/159504252/d690f93/T989UVLE1_T989TMBLE1_TMB.zip.html - T-Mobile ICS
http://fus.nanzen.se/ - Check Fus Downloader

namanjr said:
You can use FUS Downloader to get the odin flashable tars or use the links provided below. I recommend you use fus downloader if you can, as it has faster download speeds though.
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/159042353/c56b0ab/T989DTLLE4_T989DTLLE4_TLS.zip.html - Telus ICS
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/159504252/d690f93/T989UVLE1_T989TMBLE1_TMB.zip.html - T-Mobile ICS
http://fus.nanzen.se/ - Check Fus Downloader
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Thanks for the response! I feel like I'm on my own here...
Is this flashable with CWM? I have no ODIN capabilities. No USB. And Mobile ODIN doesn't work for this phone...

MystikMajik said:
Thanks for the response! I feel like I'm on my own here...
Is this flashable with CWM? I have no ODIN capabilities. No USB. And Mobile ODIN doesn't work for this phone...
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It's odin only, but i can convert it for CWM if you like. Did you buy it from Telus, Koodo, or T-Mobile?

namanjr said:
It's odin only, but i can convert it for CWM if you like. Did you buy it from Telus, Koodo, or T-Mobile?
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Its Telus! If you can do that it would be awesome... I'm at my wits end... You'd be helping me a lot!

MystikMajik said:
Its Telus! If you can do that it would be awesome... I'm at my wits end... You'd be helping me a lot!
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I should have it ready to download soon, I'm just adding the stock recovery and then i should be able to upload. I'll update this post when it's up and tested.
EDIT : It flashed me completely to stock without error, but it came out as 351MB so i need to find a new place to upload. Shouldn't be too much longer.
EDIT 2 : I have it uploading to Dev-Host now and should be up in about 30mins.
EDIT 3 : Uploaded here.

Well this has been quite the horrible week. I want to thank you for your work... Unfortunately it seems that I have lost root. In one of my previous attempts to go back to stock I flashed an unroot tmobile rom and it seems I'm now stuck with that and now unrooted. I'm guessing I'm screwed since there is no way to root without usb...
I want to shoot myself in the face...
Samsung is going to get a Telus S2 back with a Tmobile rom on it. There's no way they'll fix it now right?
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda premium

MystikMajik said:
Well this has been quite the horrible week. I want to thank you for your work... Unfortunately it seems that I have lost root. In one of my previous attempts to go back to stock I flashed an unroot tmobile rom and it seems I'm now stuck with that and now unrooted. I'm guessing I'm screwed since there is no way to root without usb...
I want to shoot myself in the face...
Samsung is going to get a Telus S2 back with a Tmobile rom on it. There's no way they'll fix it now right?
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda premium
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It depends, do you still have a custom recovery? Also I know one-click root worked on Telus's Gingerbread rom so maybe a tool like that might work.

Well it's stock recovery now... And would one click work without usb?
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda premium

have you tried to download su to see if maybe you just need to load that back up on your phone. If not there are programs like adbd Insecure adb wifi and goo manager that may somehow be able to get you back.
adbd Insecure - will allow you to push files over to your system even without root access
adb wifi - incase you need to send a recovery over to your sdcard and then use the proper commands to install
goo manager - has twrp 2.2.2.0 in it so if you install that program you flash their recovery through the app.
put the factory zip on your sdcard and hopefully voila!
Just some choices - hope one works and good luck

playya said:
have you tried to download su to see if maybe you just need to load that back up on your phone. If not there are programs like adbd Insecure adb wifi and goo manager that may somehow be able to get you back.
adbd Insecure - will allow you to push files over to your system even without root access
adb wifi - incase you need to send a recovery over to your sdcard and then use the proper commands to install
goo manager - has twrp 2.2.2.0 in it so if you install that program you flash their recovery through the app.
put the factory zip on your sdcard and hopefully voila!
Just some choices - hope one works and good luck
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i just tried adbd on my own phone(since i never flashed back cm10 yet) and unfortunately when i start the app it asks for superuser.

Thanks for the replies! I'm gonna try goo manager right now...
But would something like this work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
Update: Goo Manager isn't really doing anything unfortunately... It won't install anything I download. Seems simple enough so I'm sure I'm not doing anything wrong there...
Update #2: Yes. All of the above seem to need root, and since I don't have root...
Thank you playya for the sugesstions!
Thank you namanjr for doing that work... I wish I had waited longer to flash the rom I did!
I think its game over. I've been trying for a week and there's not a lot of options to flash stock, root/unroot if your USB is broken... which seems ridiculous to me but it is what it is...

namanjr said:
i just tried adbd on my own phone(since i never flashed back cm10 yet) and unfortunately when i start the app it asks for superuser.
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My bad you do need root but damn goo won't let you flash recovery without root huh. Are you sure you can't put recovery image on sdcard and use adb wifi to send command to install recovery? Just thinking out loud

playya said:
My bad you do need root but damn goo won't let you flash recovery without root huh. Are you sure you can't put recovery image on sdcard and use adb wifi to send command to install recovery? Just thinking out loud
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I don't think that will work, i used normal ADB to reinstall TWRP and it wouldn't flash until i used su.

What about this? http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/mot...a-update-zip-flash-through-recovery-wifi.html
Not our phone obviously... but with stock recovery shouldn't I be able to flash the official ota update? what is the stock recovery for?
EDIT: Sorry I'm just realizing the use of USB in that method... but still what is the stock recovery used for?

MystikMajik said:
What about this? http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/mot...a-update-zip-flash-through-recovery-wifi.html
Not our phone obviously... but with stock recovery shouldn't I be able to flash the official ota update? what is the stock recovery for?
EDIT: Sorry I'm just realizing the use of USB in that method... but still what is the stock recovery used for?
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It can flashed OTA updates, signed zips/md5s, wipes cache partition, and factory restore. I tried the ODIN md5 file for stock and it never worked so unless someone cracks/or knows Samsungs signature i don't think it's much use. Also if you flash a rom for anything other then phones that are compatible with ours(I727, I717, etc), you will brick.

Hmmm... and I'm assuming there isn't somewhere you can download the official samsung OTA updates?

MystikMajik said:
Hmmm... and I'm assuming there isn't somewhere you can download the official samsung OTA updates?
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I seen a link somewhere back when 2.3.6 came out for T-Mobile but it was only an incremental update and Telus doesn't have any OTA updates.

[Q] Flashing to 4.1.2

Hello,
Filler

v1gnesh said:
Hello,
I'm on yakjuxw 4.1.1 (came with 4.0.4, and then OTA updated to 4.1.1). I bought the phone this September, so OTA was readily available.
I want to move to yakju so that I can update as soon as its out. I'm going to use the GNex Toolkit to get there.
Question is -
After unlock, root, and CWM install, can I flash to 4.1.2 yakju, that's available at Google's site, directly?
Will be following the procedure in this video(16 mins long), which was with the Toolkit instructions.
I have attached a screenshot containing more info.
Thanks!
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yes but you will have to root again

EVERED78 said:
yes but you will have to root again
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Thanks. Do I have to worry about radios (I'm in India)? I'm a total newbie.

yes it comes with xxlf1

EVERED78 said:
yes it comes with xxlf1
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So the zip will contain it. And I don't need to look for radios separately. Right?
Sorry, just being cautious.

v1gnesh said:
So the zip will contain it. And I don't need to look for radios separately. Right?
Sorry, just being cautious.
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From my experience. The stock flash will have the stock radio.
Check the radio you have in: Settings --> About Phone --> Baseband Version --> It'll be the last 5 digits.
Go find that radio in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345 and back it up. (i prefer the cwm downloads)
If you flash to stock and it breaks your network... Try using the radio you used to have.

ackliph said:
From my experience. The stock flash will have the stock radio.
Check the radio you have in: Settings --> About Phone --> Baseband Version --> It'll be the last 5 digits.
Go find that radio in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345 and back it up. (i prefer the cwm downloads)
If you flash to stock and it breaks your network... Try using the radio you used to have.
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I9250 XXLF1. So I guess that's covered in the stock package. Also, isn't there an option to backup radio in the GNex Toolkit as well?
Thanks for your reply!

v1gnesh said:
I9250 XXLF1. So I guess that's covered in the stock package. Also, isn't there an option to backup radio in the GNex Toolkit as well?
Thanks for your reply!
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"Pull and Trim your Radio Image from your phone and save to your PC (thanks to josteink for Radio Trimmer)"
I guess it's in there somewhere. If you already have XXLF1 now. I wouldn't worry too much myself about backing it up. You can grab it pretty easy from the baseband page. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27984443&postcount=1097
If you're in India. The best radio for you would probably have a DD prefix, but I don't see any of those. Try the XXLF1. Then maybe try a couple of the latest radios: UILE1, UGLH1, DVLF1
As far as I know playing with different radios won't permanently hurt anything. Just keep the factory flash/radio at hand if it breaks.

hi guys, i have problem rooting the stock 4.1.2, i keep getting status 1 error in cwm when flashing the su.zip

v1gnesh said:
Hello,
I'm on yakjuxw 4.1.1 (came with 4.0.4, and then OTA updated to 4.1.1). I bought the phone this September, so OTA was readily available.
I want to move to yakju so that I can update as soon as its out. I'm going to use the GNex Toolkit to get there.
Question is -
After unlock, root, and CWM install, can I flash to 4.1.2 yakju, that's available at Google's site, directly?
Will be following the procedure in this video(16 mins long), which was with the Toolkit instructions.
I have attached a screenshot containing more info.
Thanks!
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Hi,
can you share me the steps (or the link) you have taken to change it to yakju? And how far have you been successful in it? I'm having the same model here but with Android 4.1.1

varunvs said:
Hi,
can you share me the steps (or the link) you have taken to change it to yakju? And how far have you been successful in it? I'm having the same model here but with Android 4.1.1
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Yet to do it. Waiting for mskip's new version of the toolkit, which could be out by tonight or just a couple of more days.

v1gnesh said:
Yet to do it. Waiting for mskip's new version of the toolkit, which could be out by tonight or just a couple of more days.
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varunvs said:
Hi,
can you share me the steps (or the link) you have taken to change it to yakju? And how far have you been successful in it? I'm having the same model here but with Android 4.1.1
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Just follow the instructions from the 15-minute long video that's with the Toolkit.
- Drivers
- USB Debugging on
- Unlock
- Root
- Backup
- Flash
If you don't wanna install CWM, ignore those steps and use 'Download, and Flash stock Google images'.. If you do want CWM, just use step 7 to do it all at once (except the backup).
I'm now on yakju 4.1.2.

[Q] Revert to stock without USB

I have been having issues with my phone not charging and being recognized in my PC. I have tried everything I can think of to fix it without success. At this point I need to send it back to Verizon, but I am currently running AOKP. So I need to revert it back to stock before I can send it.
Since the phone is not being recognized, ADB is not an option. I have tried using Mobile Odin Pro, but with v3.45 and 3.50, I get this error when I try to flash the factory image from Google: "An error occurred extracting the update script"
Any ideas how I can revert back to stock?

There ARE other ways to do it. Read the stickies.
For odin, you need compatible images with ODIN, which is not supported by Google/Samsung (just be reminded of that); the ones we get from Google are to be flashed with fastboot.
Quick tip: i believe you need to relock bootloader with the app before going back to stock completely (since you'll loose root).
Sent from my i9250

I looked at all the stickies, and I can't find anything. Am i just missing it?

this may be a shot in the dark but I had a problem with my usb port not working on my gsm gnex, and thought i needed to send it in to sammy. Then i found a thread where a guy talked about pushing the tip of a razer blade(carefully) in between the tab in the middle of the usb port and the rear of phone. I tried it and since have had no charging problems. As a matter of fact I had forgotten about it until reading this thread.
Or mabye someone with a verizon gnex can upload a stock nandroid for you. As for bootloader unlocked..

3oudreaux said:
this may be a shot in the dark but I had a problem with my usb port not working on my gsm gnex, and thought i needed to send it in to sammy. Then i found a thread where a guy talked about pushing the tip of a razer blade(carefully) in between the tab in the middle of the usb port and the rear of phone. I tried it and since have had no charging problems. As a matter of fact I had forgotten about it until reading this thread.
Or mabye someone with a verizon gnex can upload a stock nandroid for you. As for bootloader unlocked..
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This could be. Worth a shot, IMO.
zeppelin_one said:
I looked at all the stickies, and I can't find anything. Am i just missing it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731993

Really, all you need is flashable radio image, flashable bootloader image, stock zip file from Google, and custom recovery (such as Clockworkmod or twrp)
Swyped on my Galaxy Nexus running AOKP with Franco Kernel

kyokeun1234 said:
Really, all you need is flashable radio image, flashable bootloader image, stock zip file from Google, and custom recovery (such as Clockworkmod or twrp)
Swyped on my Galaxy Nexus running AOKP with Franco Kernel
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Have you read the thread...? Op is trying to return the device, bad usb port.
Sent from my i9250

Restore factory (unroot, stock recovery) without USB connection
I've read through all the threads that I can find on this an other forums regarding this challenge. Basically I have an locked bootloader rooted Galaxy Nexux Toro that has a slightly tweeked rooted JRO03O system and the Jelly Bean bootloader.
I want to restore stock recovery and stock system but the USB port is totally fried. (It actually smoked last time I plugged it in).
I have Odin Mobile Pro downloaded and a tarball for 4.0.4 (VzW-PDA-ODIN-I515EL03_ICL53F_signed.tar) ready to inject using ODIN. However I'm afraid to go ahead with this because I've read that ICS can't handle the Jelly Bean bootloader that is on my phone. As far as I see it I have 4 options:
1. Go ahead and flash the ICS tarball and hope that it works with the JB bootloader but potentially be screwed if it messes up the recovery partition with no way to reflash it as I have no USB.
2. Use the tarball that was in the google release mysid-jro03o-factory-f17426e6.tgz that the toolkit extracted when it unpacked the tgz (it's called mysid-jro03o-factory-f17426e6.tar and the toolkit pulled it from the tgz along with the zip and all the other bits and pieces)
4. Flash the tarball that I created using the GNex toolkit (Wug's) that I made using the img files for system, recovery, kernel and userdata that I pulled out of mysid-jro03o-factory-f17426e6.tgz after allowing the toolkit to unpack the TGZ
4. Try and reflash the ICS bootloader and hope the phone reboots ok into my current ROM and allows me to flash the ICF53F tarball using ODIN.
Any advice on which of these options (or another not listed) stands the best chance of success from those more knowledgeable would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

juscoll said:
that ICS can't handle the Jelly Bean bootloader that is on my phone.
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True, only earlier versions support older bootloaders, not the other way round. Some of it could work, maybe doesnt boot at all (it may be a bit extreme for the device not to, but maybe there's the chance.)
juscoll said:
4. Try and reflash the ICS bootloader and hope the phone reboots ok into my current ROM and allows me to flash the ICF53F tarball using ODIN.
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Not sure how to flash ICS bootloader on the phone... I assume you're relying on Odin Mobile for this task? Anyways, if you manage to do it, then go ahead and use odin again to restore to factory.
juscoll said:
Any advice on which of these options (or another not listed) stands the best chance of success from those more knowledgeable would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Yes, just return the device. Its got a freaking bad usb port. Even if they can see you modded the rom/updated system etc, and they give you trouble, just ask them to restore the device to its factory state, without USB!! "It's a developers phone people!!!" Personally, i think they will only look at unlocked/locked boot screen.
Sent from my i9250

[Q] Issue with 3G/LTE Connection After ROM Flash

Long time lurker, first (maybe second) time poster.
I'd really like to mess around with my phone's potential, but every time I flash a custom ROM I lose all data connectivity. 2g/voice works fine, but 3G and LTE are out the window.
Here are a few things I've tried AFTER flashing to a customer ROM. I come from years of using HTC phones and software, so I'm definitely fumbling around in the dark here. Please, excuse me if I sound ridiculous.
- I'm on Sprint
- Flashed radio zips in recovery (various ones from reading other threads)
- Used Odin to flash radio files (various ones from reading other threads)
- Repeatedly attempted to update Profile and PRL with error messages saying I couldn't update them and to call customer service
I'm not really sure what else to put up here or to try. I'm hoping the great XDA can help out! Again, I only loose data connectivity after flashing a new ROM. Unlock and root do not effect radios, and I'm able to use the phone just fine on stock software.
Attached is a screenshot of my stock build.
Thanks,
Brandon

I am a little baffled that after 150 views, no one else on this board has shared a similar experience. While its remotely possible, there is just no way I am the only one to have had this issue.
Also... shamless self-bump,.

you are flashing a sprint rom correct?

Zepius said:
you are flashing a sprint rom correct?
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I'd hope so. I've gotten them all from the Sprint section of the GN forum here on XDA.

i would try flashing the factory images for sprint with fastboot and not odin. this may help more in making sure you have the exact radio/etc you need.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#mysidspr

Zepius said:
i would try flashing the factory images for sprint with fastboot and not odin. this may help more in making sure you have the exact radio/etc you need.
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So, here's my order of operations here...
1) flash factory image with fastboot
2) install custom ROM
3) ???
4) Profit?
I mean, if there are other steps, I'm sure I can figure them out. So, I'm assuming that there is typically no need to do anything to the radios after installing a ROM?

after flashing the stock images (all of them, dont leave any out just to be sure) youd need to flash the custom recovery and then you can install the custom rom.

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after flashing the stock images (all of them, dont leave any out just to be sure) youd need to flash the custom recovery and then you can install the custom rom.
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Sorry, but when you say all of the stock images, what do you mean? What other stock images are there?
And wait, sorry, there's something I didn't mention. I've been using the GN ToolKit for a lot of this. How do I push the stock image you linked me to using fastboot? I'm familiar with using ADB and all that, but I have no idea what to do without a guide. I certainly am not a programmer, just an enthusiast.
Thanks

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Sorry, but when you say all of the stock images, what do you mean? What other stock images are there?
And wait, sorry, there's something I didn't mention. I've been using the GN ToolKit for a lot of this. How do I push the stock image you linked me to using fastboot? I'm familiar with using ADB and all that, but I have no idea what to do without a guide. I certainly am not a programmer, just an enthusiast.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895 - follow the steps similar to the verizon version, except make sure you download the mysidspr image from the google website.
flash every image. bootloader, radios (note there are 2 with the CDMA versions), system, userdata (copy your SD card off before you do this as it will wipe the phone) boot. do not skip anything.

Zepius said:
- follow the steps similar to the verizon version, except make sure you download the mysidspr image from the google website.
flash every image. bootloader, radios (note there are 2 with the CDMA versions), system, userdata (copy your SD card off before you do this as it will wipe the phone) boot. do not skip anything.
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Alright. Two hours later and after all that... same result. No matter what I do, booting to any custom ROM does not allow me to access 3G/LTE. Should I just give up? lol

Alright, I've been doing some research and apparently I need my phones unique MSL codes to enter in after I flash a new ROM. Any suggestions on how to find my MSL and how to type these codes in after flashing?

Update:
Found a way to get my MSL using a script in terminal w/ root. I can access the data settings menu, but STILL cannot get my MSL for this.
Please help! We've gotten this far!