Hey guys. My phone is rooted and the bootloader is unlocked. I have a cutom rom and I have no back up of the original one... I want to go back to the ORIGINAL FACTORY SETTINGS ****. I tired downloading googles stock thing but its a .tar and I need a .zip to flash it...
Extract the archive, it contains img files for the ROM, kernel, bootloader, etc.
Or use the GN Toolkit, it does everything automatically.
here is the factory image file
http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html
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I am not new to flashing ROMs, I had numerous devices and flashed the crap out of all of them. I am new to the SG2. My questions are once I flash say The Beast ROM, can I come right back to bone stock via Odin and a stock TAR file like I could my Vibrant (I loved that). Also, is it best to flash via CWM, or via SD card and recovery mode? Just a little nervous, I don't want to be stuck on a ROM I hate or not be able to get back to stock for a return at TMO. Thanks in advance for the assistance.
Unfortunately we DON'T have a stock rom tar file like we did for the Vibrant. There is a stock unrooted rom that you can flash and be able to return phone that way.
You can flash any rom via CWR, it's the easiest way.
This phone is a BEAST!
Flash cwm via Odin then before flashing su make a nandroid backup of bone stock. Keep that and restore to it as needed.
I like to flash through recovery mode with the file in the SD card. I always make a back up before I flash a new rom just in case I need to go back to the original if the new rom doesn't work out.
ycnibrc said:
I like to flash through recovery mode with the file in the SD card. I always make a back up before I flash a new rom just in case I need to go back to the original if the new rom doesn't work out.
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So if I Nandroid I can actually restore right back to stock rooted correct? So I don't even need a stock tar file if I do this?
SoFaKiNgStOkeD said:
So if I Nandroid I can actually restore right back to stock rooted correct? So I don't even need a stock tar file if I do this?
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Yep, as mentioned, its good to keep a backup handy just in case (and for return/warranty purposes). You won't need an additional .tar
SoFaKiNgStOkeD said:
So if I Nandroid I can actually restore right back to stock rooted correct? So I don't even need a stock tar file if I do this?
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There is a cwm flashable stock rooted from Bubby too.
like all the links in the dev section have broken links to stock ROMs.
I am just trying to restore my GSM gnex to 100% stock, anyone have a totally stock ROM or link?
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#yakju
I just use ODIN or what?
Im usually an HTC guy and use CWM, so this samsung stuff is new to me, I was going to flash a compiled zip via CWM then use the toolkit to flash stock recovery, but with this tgz file I just use odin instead?
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figured it out, nvm
as the title said, this is a good solution to get back to stock and to OTA update.
1- just download the awesome stock rom that made by mike1986 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546970&highlight=htc+one+x+*stock* (remember, the odexed one)
2- upload it to your SD
3- flash it normally as any custom rom using the CWM 5.8.4.0
4- flash the stock recovery which can be found at the same ROM thread (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img)
5- flash the stock boot.img, can be found at the same ROM thread (fastboot flash boot boot.img)
6- reboot
7- after rebooting, go to settings, about, software update
8- enjoy
just remember that it seems that mike's STOCK ROM already the latest updated one, so the update won't work till HTC officially releases the jelly bean.
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1.) is it necessary to lock the bootloader to install the OTA?
2.) i have a stock nand backup from my rom 1.29.
yesterday i flashed the boot.img from backup and restored the backup. after start my HOX came up with OTA update. so does i neet the original recovery.img too?
if yes which one can i take?
BR
1- actually i think relocking your bootloader is a must when u r running the original RUU, but here this is a stock rom to be flashed from ur CWM.
installing OTA just requires the stock boot.img and stock recovery, no need to relock the bootloader.
2- this is a fortune for me, wish i could have mine as well, then why not to restore it and get ur original OTA?
if your HOX updated the OTA already then no need to stock recovery, BTW your stock recovery can be found inside your origional RUU which can be found on filefactory server, am sure u've seen it before (just google how to extract RUU, then extract your stock recovery from it)
Hossam.Abdelsalam said:
1- actually i think relocking your bootloader is a must when u r running the original RUU, but here this is a stock rom to be flashed from ur CWM.
installing OTA just requires the stock boot.img and stock recovery, no need to relock the bootloader.
2- this is a fortune for me, wish i could have mine as well, then why not to restore it and get ur original OTA?
if your HOX updated the OTA already then no need to stock recovery, BTW your stock recovery can be found inside your origional RUU which can be found on filefactory server, am sure u've seen it before (just google how to extract RUU, then extract your stock recovery from it)
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thanks i think you helped me
that was the plan... restore the backup and then do the OTA but i´m not sure if i could install the original OTA that way or i need to flash the original recovery.img too.
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thanks i think you helped me
that was the plan... restore the backup and then do the OTA but i´m not sure if i could install the original OTA that way or i need to flash the original recovery.img too.
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hi
u need to get stock recovery and re lock ur phone or else the OTA wont get installed i just did it today
see this my post on the same : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32368798&postcount=112
I wish to extract the modem for my stock un rooted rom, but don't know how. I am assuming I back it up extract the backup file look for the modem file and take that out, and then what? re-zip it? if thats the method which backup process will allow me to back up and access to the whole rom?
I suppose I should know this, but I don't
I had root with 4.1.2, and updated to 4.2.2 leaked FW - I knew I would loose root, but I thought I could re-root but that does not seem to be the case. Is this so?
If I want to go back to 4.1.2, how do I do this becauseI don't seem to be able to get into TWRP recovery. I thought this was supposed to stay on after upgrading?
why dont u just flash stock 4.1.2 rom via odin for revert?
Good idea, thanks. I was just thinking that myself. Getting the file from sammobile (uk version)
Will it be obvious where each file should go in Odin, will there be three files to select (pda, csc and modem, or just PDA?)
Are there any instructions on XDA?
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I managed to do it, got into a boot loop though, but was able to restore