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EK02 OTA Update failing..

Hey guys,
So I am on EG30 modem (stock), and I only installed crawlcj's odexed stock rooted ROM.
I got the OTA update notification today morning and I just pressed update and walked away for like 30 minutes, and when I came back there was a yellow triangle with the android figure on the screen and it seemed to be stuck.
So I just held down the power button to turn the phone back on and it seems that the phone is still working fine under EG30 but EK02 was nowhere to be found.
I'd like to get the EK02, do you know why it failed and what I need to do to get the OTA to install correctly?
Thanks in advance

it failed because you are rooted and dont have stock recovery anymore. so if you want to upgrade to EK02 you should just flash the update that is posted already for rooted phones its fast and easy to do.this is the link to get you right to the new modem. after you flash the modem upgrade just chose a rom that has also be upgraded too. now you have the new update its just that easy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352310

ewalk4866 said:
it failed because you are rooted and dont have stock recovery anymore. so if you want to upgrade to EK02 you should just flash the update that is posted already for rooted phones its fast and easy to do.this is the link to get you right to the new modem. after you flash the modem upgrade just chose a rom that has also be upgraded too. now you have the new update its just that easy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352310
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I'm going to jump onto this thread to because I'm having the same issue (and have searched this high and low for a solution). I have Crawrj's Stock EG30 Deodexed with Root 3.0/Busybox 1.18.4 on my phone. All I would like to do is to upgrade to EK02 and 2.3.6 (which I'm not sure if it's one and the same), remain stock but retain root. I don't have an SD card in my phone and I don't have clockworkmod (@ewalk4366 the video in your link assumes the upgrader has CWM). Since the OTA failed, I'm at a loss of how to proceed next. It seems I'm missing one thing or another when it comes to trying to upgrade. Any help would be appreciated.
P.S. Sorry for some noob butter but I still don't have all the terminology down correctly, so there may be times where I say modem but I mean rom and visa versa. For the sake of this thread, I think I'm saying what I mean.

just install the new EL13 modem using odin... i hope you are rooted

ewalk4866 said:
it failed because you are rooted and dont have stock recovery anymore. so if you want to upgrade to EK02 you should just flash the update that is posted already for rooted phones its fast and easy to do.this is the link to get you right to the new modem. after you flash the modem upgrade just chose a rom that has also be upgraded too. now you have the new update its just that easy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352310
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Thanks for your response but don't I still have the stock recovery? Crawlrj's odexed busybox rooted 3.0 rom didn't have any other recovery mods..
And I'd like to have the completely stock version of the EG30 ROM and the Modem.. So I should flash both? Wouldn't that erase my memory?

Skoksn,
I was using this thread and a few others to solve my problem which I think was similar to yours
[ACS][How to] EVERYTHING EK02 AND EG30 Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread
Step 1)
How to install ACSRecovery5 (EK02 Kernel):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjwB9mhn3Q
Step 2)
How to update to EK02 with Clockworkmod:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N80j39tk7fE
Step 3)
How to install the EK02 Modem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VDxEnO1tow
I did these 3 things in this order and I'm now on 2.3.6 and EK02 Modem. Hope this helps.

Can't update to EK02

Stock EG30 can't update to EK02.
Baseband version says:
S710.10 S.EG30
Kernel version says:
2.6.35.7-SPH-D710.EG30-CL435734
Build number says
GINGERBREAD.EG30
i used the instructions for flashing the stock EG30 [after many attempts to flash to EK02 stock] with ODIN. Placed the EK02 on external SD card and booted into recovery (stock) tried to apply the update and it fails at updating modem each time.
EK02 MD5: 49bc6cab6887015557a4d4950813c554 *182a027d4f63.SPH-D710_update_EG30_to_EK02.zip
any suggestions or is this a return to sprint repair shop deal?

Phr0z3n said:
Stock EG30 can't update to EK02.
Baseband version says:
S710.10 S.EG30
Kernel version says:
2.6.35.7-SPH-D710.EG30-CL435734
Build number says
GINGERBREAD.EG30
i used the instructions for flashing the stock EG30 [after many attempts to flash to EK02 stock] with ODIN. Placed the EK02 on external SD card and booted into recovery (stock) tried to apply the update and it fails at updating modem each time.
EK02 MD5: 49bc6cab6887015557a4d4950813c554 *182a027d4f63.SPH-D710_update_EG30_to_EK02.zip
any suggestions or is this a return to sprint repair shop deal?
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To flash that EG30 to EK02 zip, you need to have a custom recovery and be rooted. If you are stock and unrooted, check for system updates.

To flash that EG30 to EK02 zip, you need to have a custom recovery and be rooted. If you are stock and un-rooted, check for system updates.
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The system update that pops up telling me about a new firmware fails at the same spot updating modem.
And after the reboot I'm never notified of the update again and checking for firmware updates returns there is no new firmware update available.
Update
Just got the phone back from the store and they don't know what the issue is but suggested that i use CWM to do the upgrade. Sadly not even CWM can flash the modem i tried, and they will not warranty the phone because this isn't a problem the phone still works but i can't update the phone to the OTA

Phr0z3n said:
Just got the phone back from the store and they don't know what the issue is but suggested that i use CWM to do the upgrade.
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The store told you to use a root only function? That is one AWESOME store.
And... is the update the EK02, or the EG30? I can't tell. I don't want to flash the wrong thing. The OP stated they can't update to EK02, but the commenter stated that to flash to the EG30. So which one is it? What is the OTA update?

Eg30 is the stock software and ek02 is the update .Odin the stock tar provided in the link . Update over the air from sprint.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Epic_4G_Touch/ROMs
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

lballer69 said:
Eg30 is the stock software and ek02 is the update .Odin the stock tar provided in the link . Update over the air from sprint.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Epic_4G_Touch/ROMs
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
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+1.... @OP It sounds like you are making it difficult for yourself and honestly the EL13 with nociq is really the way to go. Or if you are completely stock right now then use this method hereand just flash a EK02 rom. The one thing I can tell you is never go to the store. You dont want them to flag your account and if something bad really happens they blame it on root. I know they are not supposed to but why tempt fate

i had the same problem....i flashed back to stock rooted rom....used file manager to go into the cache file....there is an update .zip file called something about EG30 to EK02...i moved it to SD card...booted into recover (CWM) update vie sd card and BAM....2.3.6....it unrooted me...i used e4gtauto-sfx.exe to reroot

[Q] Upgrading from rooted EK02 to EL29.

I recently rooted my phone following the instructions posted on this forum. Everything went great and I have been running my phone rooted for a number of weeks now (EK02).
Well, I redownloaded the e4gtauto-sfx.exe package, ran the OTA Compliance check for EK02-EL29 and everything was fine. I proceeded to go with options C and then L (Install BootImg EL29+CWM-Rogue) and that went without a hitch, rebooted and everything appears to be running fine. I checked my phone settings and noticed the following:
Baseband Version: S: D710.10 S.EK02
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-SPH-D710.EL29-CL852097
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.EK02
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Can someone explain why the baseband version and build number still say EK02? I was under the impression that information above would all say EL29. Should I run the OTA update?
Thanks.

ExitusLSU said:
I recently rooted my phone following the instructions posted on this forum. Everything went great and I have been running my phone rooted for a number of weeks now (EK02).
Well, I redownloaded the e4gtauto-sfx.exe package, ran the OTA Compliance check for EK02-EL29 and everything was fine. I proceeded to go with options C and then L (Install BootImg EL29+CWM-Rogue) and that went without a hitch, rebooted and everything appears to be running fine. I checked my phone settings and noticed the following:
Can someone explain why the baseband version and build number still say EK02? I was under the impression that information above would all say EL29. Should I run the OTA update?
Thanks.
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Can't explain to you why it still says that but I'm running EL29 ROMs and they still say baseband EK02 so don't run it again. It's updated and as long as its running fine, leave it alone.
Edit: After looking at QBking77's video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfZaALRWANQ&feature=player_embedded#!, at the 49 sec mark it shows build number EL29 and Baseband EK02. Hmmm, not sure what that means. So I guess at least the baseband should have changed.

lopezpm said:
Can't explain to you why it still says that but I'm running EL29 ROMs and they still say baseband EK02 so don't run it again. It's updated and as long as its running fine, leave it alone.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
I'm not running any custom ROMs at the moment. I just wanted the phone rooted. The interface looks the same as it did when I got the phone. When I update via the auto process I described above, is it only updating the kernel? Does the broadband version and build number refer to the user interface?

Total Noob here, but a friend rooted my phone (to give me WIFI tether, did not flash a ROM) yesterday and this morning Sprint pushed the EL29 update which I installed. Did I screw up by installing the OTA update on a root-only phone?

ExitusLSU said:
I recently rooted my phone following the instructions posted on this forum. Everything went great and I have been running my phone rooted for a number of weeks now (EK02).
Well, I redownloaded the e4gtauto-sfx.exe package, ran the OTA Compliance check for EK02-EL29 and everything was fine. I proceeded to go with options C and then L (Install BootImg EL29+CWM-Rogue) and that went without a hitch, rebooted and everything appears to be running fine. I checked my phone settings and noticed the following:
Can someone explain why the baseband version and build number still say EK02? I was under the impression that information above would all say EL29. Should I run the OTA update?
Thanks.
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I could be wrong, and if I am, I'm sure to be corrected. Your Baseband, kernel, and ROM (what the build number refers to) are all seperate parts. The Baseband I believe refers to your modem. It looks like the only thing you updated was the kernel, as the recovery (CWM-Rogue) is actually part of the kernel, not your ROM. Make sure the ROM you're running is EL29 based. To flash the updated EL29 modem, check out the Epic 4G Touch development forum, there is a thread stickied with all of the available modems that are flashable from CWM.
Did that help?
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ShoePhone said:
Total Noob here, but a friend rooted my phone (to give me WIFI tether, did not flash a ROM) yesterday and this morning Sprint pushed the EL29 update which I installed. Did I screw up by installing the OTA update on a root-only phone?
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You just lost root. Installing any update pushed by the carrier will remove your root access.

seph1cloud said:
I could be wrong, and if I am, I'm sure to be corrected. Your Baseband, kernel, and ROM (what the build number refers to) are all seperate parts. The Baseband I believe refers to your modem. It looks like the only thing you updated was the kernel, as the recovery (CWM-Rogue) is actually part of the kernel, not your ROM. Make sure the ROM you're running is EL29 based. To flash the updated EL29 modem, check out the Epic 4G Touch development forum, there is a thread stickied with all of the available modems that are flashable from CWM.
Did that help?
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Appreciate the help. That cleared a lot of things up for me.
Once I update those components to the appropriate EL29 components, do you know if the Sprint OTA update notification will go away or do I need to just go ahead and follow the stickied thread about disabling update notifications?
Thanks.

seph1cloud said:
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You just lost root. Installing any update pushed by the carrier will remove your root access.
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How do I go about getting root back, without the help of my friend? Thanks for your help. Pretty sure he used the auto root method with et4g files, etc from what I watched him do.

Never accept OTA's once you're rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19269878
Read the whole thing 2 or 3 times. Watch the videos also by qbking77
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk

lopezpm said:
Never accept OTA's once you're rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19269878
Read the whole thing 2 or 3 times. Watch the videos also by qbking77
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
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So after reading the Autoroot thread you linked, am I interpreting it correctly that since I updated with the OTA EL29, I can't have stock root (as I had previously) but root + CWM Rom? If so, what does this change on my end as far as the Touchwiz interface, etc? Does tethering/Hotspot come automatically with CWM? Thanks for your patience as I am guessing these are pretty rudimentary questions.

ShoePhone said:
So after reading the Autoroot thread you linked, am I interpreting it correctly that since I updated with the OTA EL29, I can't have stock root (as I had previously) but root + CWM Rom? If so, what does this change on my end as far as the Touchwiz interface, etc? Does tethering/Hotspot come automatically with CWM? Thanks for your patience as I am guessing these are pretty rudimentary questions.
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I would just flash a stock rooted EL29 ROM with ODIN
sent from the near past

ShoePhone said:
So after reading the Autoroot thread you linked, am I interpreting it correctly that since I updated with the OTA EL29, I can't have stock root (as I had previously) but root + CWM Rom? If so, what does this change on my end as far as the Touchwiz interface, etc? Does tethering/Hotspot come automatically with CWM? Thanks for your patience as I am guessing these are pretty rudimentary questions.
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CWM or ClockworkMod Recovery is simply a custom recovery that is used for various purposes. With CWM you can do a nandroid backup,flash ROMs, Kernels, Themes, etc. A custom recovery is something you definitely want. The touchwiz interface will not be affected at all by achieving root or installing a custom recovery. Wifi-Tether is not something that is automatically installed with root, however once rooted, you should be able to install Wifi-Tether without any issues.

ShoePhone said:
So after reading the Autoroot thread you linked, am I interpreting it correctly that since I updated with the OTA EL29, I can't have stock root (as I had previously) but root + CWM Rom? If so, what does this change on my end as far as the Touchwiz interface, etc? Does tethering/Hotspot come automatically with CWM? Thanks for your patience as I am guessing these are pretty rudimentary questions.
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You can have exactly what you had before. If you want just root, you can have that. If you want root+CWM you can have that. If you want just CWM, you can have that.
What they plugged in EL29 is the exploit used by the Auto Root package (Option A) to achieve root. Instead of having you run Option A, I just did it for you and pre-rooted a EL29 ROM and packaged it as an ODIN One-Click.
Basically you just double-click on the ODIN One-Click, reboot your phone into d/l mode, connect your phone to your PC, and press start.
Use the ODIN EL29 link in my signature.
If you want CWM, just use Auto Root Option C to install EL29+CWM-Rogue (you don't need to do this unless you want to)
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ExitusLSU said:
I recently rooted my phone following the instructions posted on this forum. Everything went great and I have been running my phone rooted for a number of weeks now (EK02).
Well, I redownloaded the e4gtauto-sfx.exe package, ran the OTA Compliance check for EK02-EL29 and everything was fine. I proceeded to go with options C and then L (Install BootImg EL29+CWM-Rogue) and that went without a hitch, rebooted and everything appears to be running fine. I checked my phone settings and noticed the following:
Can someone explain why the baseband version and build number still say EK02? I was under the impression that information above would all say EL29. Should I run the OTA update?
Thanks.
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The OTA Compliance Check is there to tell you *if* the OTA update will be successful on your phone. It checks all the files the OTA patches to make sure they haven't been deleted or modified.
You would still need to run the EL29 OTA update to actually get a full EL29. However, I would suggest you install the pre-rooted EL29 ODIN One-Click in my signature, as that will keep your root.
Option C in Auto Root only installs CWM (which is packed into the EL29 kernel), thus only your kernel changed version #s. Ideally you would run the aforementioned pre-rooted EL29 ODIN One-Click to have a rooted stock EL29, then decide you want CWM, and run Auto Root Option C to install EL29+CWM-Rogue.
Alternatively, you might be on a previous version of the ROM but want to try the EL29 kernel and would install EL29 or EL29+CWM-Rogue to see how it performs with your previous ROM.

ExitusLSU said:
Appreciate the help. That cleared a lot of things up for me.
Once I update those components to the appropriate EL29 components, do you know if the Sprint OTA update notification will go away or do I need to just go ahead and follow the stickied thread about disabling update notifications?
Thanks.
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I haven't read the sticky about disabling the update notifications but I'm running all EL29 (custom ROM, modem and, EL29 based kernel) and do not get the update notifications.
There is an application called Sprint Installer that handles OTA updates and notifications which may be stripped out of the ROM I'm using. You can uninstall or freeze the Sprint Installer with Titanium Backup.

so does EL29 work better than the Ek02?

Depends. For some people yes, for some people no.

I'm actually having trouble....
I got the message saying that a new update can be installed. I click it but when it tries to install it it gives me the android guy with the triangle and "!" mark in it. It won't update :/. I use the UnNamed Rom v2.0.1. I then tried to wipe the phone back to factory reset. I wiped to factory reset, wiped cache, and wiped delvik cache. Maybe then I could download the new EL29 OTA. I tried to restart the phone and I just get the Samasung Galaxy S2 logo and it hangs.
When I install the UnNamed Rom zip, it works again.
Please help.... I am kinda new to this. :/

I just want to get ride of the notification. I'm a freak about not having anything up there .
So is there something we need to download to get this update? Kinda new to root so don't really know what to do here.

sfhub said:
You can have exactly what you had before. If you want just root, you can have that. If you want root+CWM you can have that. If you want just CWM, you can have that.
What they plugged in EL29 is the exploit used by the Auto Root package (Option A) to achieve root. Instead of having you run Option A, I just did it for you and pre-rooted a EL29 ROM and packaged it as an ODIN One-Click.
Basically you just double-click on the ODIN One-Click, reboot your phone into d/l mode, connect your phone to your PC, and press start.
Use the ODIN EL29 link in my signature.
If you want CWM, just use Auto Root Option C to install EL29+CWM-Rogue (you don't need to do this unless you want to)
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Thanks for the help. If I now want to use the AutoRoot Option C above, what will the addition of CWM-Rogue give me?

O lord! My Galaxy 2 is rooted, and I woke up this morning to that OTA update. It's stuck on the little green android and exclamation screen. Any ideas where to go from here? Thanks for any suggestions....I don't want to brick my phone.

dougswub said:
O lord! My Galaxy 2 is rooted, and I woke up this morning to that OTA update. It's stuck on the little green android and exclamation screen. Any ideas where to go from here? Thanks for any suggestions....I don't want to brick my phone.
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Just hit the home button and you should see recovery, home or power, I forget which I hit but once I did the exclamation went away and I just rebooted normally.

[Q] Stock everything in preparation for OTA ICS

Lost my root virginity with my E4GT (I are big noob at this stuff) and had some questions.
How do you go back to Sprint's stock EL29 with no CWM or root?
I have rooted EL29 with CWM on my E4GT.
How would the soon to be incoming OTA affect my phone? How would any OTA (possible stability fixes to FF18 and maybe JB) affect root and CWM?
If possible, would I be able to flash official FF18 with root over my EL29 root + CWM providing I wait for ODIN One-Click to be updated with official FF18?

Watch qbking77's how to unroot//unbrick video. Make sure its the latest one and he has links and step by step of what to do. It is very helpful as I am new too. I did this last night.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app

AoARanger said:
Lost my root virginity with my E4GT (I are big noob at this stuff) and had some questions.
How do you go back to Sprint's stock EL29 with no CWM or root?
I have rooted EL29 with CWM on my E4GT.
How would the soon to be incoming OTA affect my phone? How would any OTA (possible stability fixes to FF18 and maybe JB) affect root and CWM?
If possible, would I be able to flash official FF18 with root over my EL29 root + CWM providing I wait for ODIN One-Click to be updated with official FF18?
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You could just apply sfhub's FF18 + root instead of waiting for OTA if you want. It is linked in the first post of the Official ICS OTA thread in General.

garwynn said:
You could just apply sfhub's FF18 + root instead of waiting for OTA if you want. It is linked in the first post of the Official ICS OTA thread in General.
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Wouldn't there some differences between sfhubs release and the official OTA like battery life, bugs, and stuff? I kinda wanna see the differences first =d

AoARanger said:
Wouldn't there some differences between sfhubs release and the official OTA like battery life, bugs, and stuff? I kinda wanna see the differences first =d
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Unlikely IMO - changes would be minor if any. One example mentioned in another thread was a different modem. In either case I'm certain we'll get another repack when OTA drops.
For my wife, she won't know the difference - hence I already did the update. I'll probably do mine again once OTA is pulled and repacked with root.

AoARanger said:
Wouldn't there some differences between sfhubs release and the official OTA like battery life, bugs, and stuff? I kinda wanna see the differences first =d
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Even if there is, you will not be able to root the OTA. When you take the OTA, OTA it unroots the phone. With there being no root exploit you then have to flash a rooted FF18 tar since your no longer on a firmware with CWM to flash a zip with.
If the FF18 that is OTA happens to be a slightly different revision of FF18 then to get root you will have to wait maybe 24 to 48 hours for someone to come up with a rooted tar or the tar for that revision to leak so you can flash it with mobile odin on a rooted phone.
If the OTA is the same as the leak then to get a rooted FF18 you have to either flash a cwm zip version from whatever rom your on, or flash a rooted tar/one click.
Eitherway all paths to a rooted FF18 do not involve taking the OTA. If you take the OTA the method you will use to get root is one of the methods you would use if you do not OTA.

RainMotorsports said:
Even if there is, you will not be able to root the OTA. When you take the OTA, OTA it unroots the phone. With there being no root exploit you then have to flash a rooted FF18 tar since your no longer on a firmware with CWM to flash a zip with.
If the FF18 that is OTA happens to be a slightly different revision of FF18 then to get root you will have to wait maybe 24 to 48 hours for someone to come up with a rooted tar or the tar for that revision to leak so you can flash it with mobile odin on a rooted phone.
If the OTA is the same as the leak then to get a rooted FF18 you have to either flash a cwm zip version from whatever rom your on, or flash a rooted tar/one click.
Eitherway all paths to a rooted FF18 do not involve taking the OTA. If you take the OTA the method you will use to get root is one of the methods you would use if you do not OTA.
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This is all really good to consider, for anyone who is currently rooted, (like me) looking to go back to pure-stock (like me) to try out the OEM update.
However, I suspect not a big deal, because the purpose for going back to stock to check out the stock ICS update would be to run it for a few days to see how it is, what it's all about, at any rate. I have faith that there will be a rooted FF18 - in fact, isn't there already (sfhub's FF18 + root)?
True story - this is all my fault, the long delay for stock ICS to be released...
I waited months and months and months - since I got the phone, for the stock ICS update to happen. Rumors in March (and even some official press) were that it was just around the corner. Then the GSIII launched. Then some coworkers got the GSIII. Then my buddy got the GSIII. Then Google launches Jellybean... and still no ICS for us. Then my buddy flashes JB on his GSIII, and I'm still running GB... wtf.
So, two nights ago I finally said screw it - wiped my phone, rooted it, and installed the AOKP version of ICS.
So naturally, the very next day, they announce the stock ICS update.
I should have rooted my phone and installed an ICS ROM months ago. Sorry. :laugh:
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One reason that I want to go back stock, and try stock ICS, is for some Exchange account properties that may/must be Sprint exclusive...
You can set a peak/off peak sync schedule - important for me since I get an Email every 2-3 minutes at work when I'm in the office. I can set it to not check Email at all between 8am and 6pm, and then check every 15 minutes during "off peak" hours when I actually want to be notified of Email.
With these custom ROMs (or at least AOKP) you can't - all you can pick is a static frequency - every 15 minutes... all day.
So I'll be happy running the OTA update for a while, I'll root it in a few days, install a custom launcher (why haven't I seen anyone using Go Launcher? I like that one a lot on my GB, I'd use it on ICS if it works), and maybe some day a custom ROM if I can port or use the stock Email settings.
Has anyone else flashed a custom ROM and missed this particular feature?
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GiantJay said:
Watch qbking77's how to unroot//unbrick video. Make sure its the latest one and he has links and step by step of what to do. It is very helpful as I am new too. I did this last night.
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Couldn't I just use the CWM5 recovery to flash a new ZIP version of the stock kernel?
As it was, I personally went from ICS back to GB by flashing back to the EL26 kernel with CWM5, then restoring my most recent GB nandroid backup prior to upgrading.
I'd think I could use this CWM5 to just flash the stock kernel back without an issue. I think the general rule of thumb
Is there a link to this unrooting video? I'm not finding it, I've clicked through several of the links from the wiki on rooting, "how not to brick", etc.
Video would be helpful to watch, thanks.
I'd also think I could use the one click tool at this point. I used option C to flash CWM to my phone after getting root, option B is designed to remove root access.

How to update to OTA firmware without ODIN

My USB cable connection is a little sketchy, since it disconnects and reconnects all the time.
I am scared to flash the whole update with odin and know that a cwm update probably wont do the paritiom tables correctly givinge issues .
Do you think I should flash triangle away, CWM flash original firmware, and then be eligible for the OTA update.

freshjr said:
My USB cable connection is a little sketchy, since it disconnects and reconnects all the time.
I am scared to flash the whole update with odin and know that a cwm update probably wont do the paritiom tables correctly givinge issues .
Do you think I should flash triangle away, CWM flash original firmware, and then be eligible for the OTA update.
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Read this: It is advised to NOT OTA update right now.
DocHoliday77 said:
Ok, just a quick update. I wasn't able to get to updating the op properly yet, so I just added a link to the post with the Official Rom for now. I will add it to the OP and update the information there as soon as I can sometime today.
Just to reiterate what has been well hashed out already.
If you have not already, do NOT flash the official firmware or OTA update.
I recommend flashing the deodexed, Knox free build of this Rom for now. I believe it should be the perfect replacement for the official update if you just want to run stock rooted.
Alternatively, check out @saranhai's Rom as well. It uses mine as a base, but is a bit more customized.
If you have already updated via OTA or Odin flashing the official firmware:
Flash the T999_Official_Deodexed Rom
Flash the slightly older MJ4 modem, IF YOU CHOOSE. This is not necessary though.
Enjoy and report back to me if WiFi and everything seems to be working ok.
If you have NOT updated to the official release yet:
Flash the T999_Official_Deodexed Rom
Flash the MJ2 ATT kernel
Flash your choice of the two modems in the OP.
Enjoy!
If you experience bugs, please consider factory resetting. The majority of issues are solved by starting over clean. Restoring downloaded apps and their data SHOULD be fine, but do not restore any system data as this just defeats the purpose of a clean flash!
More to come! Thanks once again for everyones patience! I will do my best to help anyone who needs it!
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AndroidSupporter318 said:
Read this: It is advised to NOT OTA update right now.
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But flashing his build with CWM does not reparation the device.
You also have to flash other components separately like the modem.
I feel like that way the device is setup differently from what samung intended which could lead to bugs and slowdowns.
The reason I am paranoid because I am on root66 firmware right now, but my phone feels a lot more sluggish then my girlfriends.

freshjr said:
My USB cable connection is a little sketchy, since it disconnects and reconnects all the time.
I am scared to flash the whole update with odin and know that a cwm update probably wont do the paritiom tables correctly givinge issues .
Do you think I should flash triangle away, CWM flash original firmware, and then be eligible for the OTA update.
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People have reported that the OTA is buggy (WiFi is not working for some people)
I personally am using the leaked ROM from doc. I flashed the leaked ROM along with the modem and it is so much smoother than 4.1.2. It's up to you but there are a lot of security features Samsung included in the OTA which is causing much trouble for a lot of people.
The leaked ROM by doc is pretty much exactly the same as the OTA without the pesky security features. If I were you I would avoid the OTA as you cannot downgrade firmware after you update to 4.3. I would flash the modem and ROM by doc in recovery mode.
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