I have s2 rooted, I cant update ota, and will not connect to kies, tells me to start in pc studio mode, the ota will try but i get the triangle with ! in it, can someone give me some direction to a resolution? thanks in advance
BiggieD said:
I have s2 rooted, I cant update ota, and will not connect to kies, tells me to start in pc studio mode, the ota will try but i get the triangle with ! in it, can someone give me some direction to a resolution? thanks in advance
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Once rooted OTA is going to fail. Just do a manual update if need be via CWM.
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Once rooted OTA is going to fail. Just do a manual update if need be via CWM.
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thanks sir, i went and paid for cwm pro, and it tells me that rom cant be updated here is my story and issues, thanks for any help you can give
galaxy s2 epic touch (sprint) when i got the unit i flashed it and had not backed up factory rom, i flashed with EG30-Stock-deodexV2-withCIQ now i have tried to ota update and kies, also rom manager, it give me the message that my rom developer has not set this rom to take ota updates, this is where i need some direction to flash a rom that i can get otas back and update, i do want to root due to my back up is in titanium pro, and would need root to pull back in my data settings and such, thanks for any help anyone can give me on my issue
you meant you bought rom manager pro. cwm can be seperate. its found in a kernel that has it installed. do not use rom manager it doesn't flash roms to our phone. if you are completely stock with no root the go to settings about phone. update. go through the updates. it will be fine as long as you have stock kernel. when that is done odin a new kernel that contains cwm. flash whatever you want after that.
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btw. if I were you I would just use odin to flash a full tar. such as the ek02 or el29. its alot easier.
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you meant you bought rom manager pro. cwm can be seperate. its found in a kernel that has it installed. do not use rom manager it doesn't flash roms to our phone. if you are completely stock with no root the go to settings about phone. update. go through the updates. it will be fine as long as you have stock kernel. when that is done odin a new kernel that contains cwm. flash whatever you want after that.
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i need to get back to stock from my issues above, i need a stock rom, or a rom that will take ota, my phone keeps telling me i have a system update ready i think it should be ics, is there a good ics with root and cwm that i can flash to resolve this, and also a ics rom that will take updates moving forward?
sorry dude no ics. you are either getting a notice for ek02 or if they have rolled it out yet el29. noone has gotten ics. in the first page of the dev section there is a tar for el29. the stock one. all you need is to odin that. then you can have root. also when ics does come out you can just flash a stock kernel with stock recovery and update.
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you meant you bought rom manager pro. cwm can be seperate. its found in a kernel that has it installed. do not use rom manager it doesn't flash roms to our phone. if you are completely stock with no root the go to settings about phone. update. go through the updates. it will be fine as long as you have stock kernel. when that is done odin a new kernel that contains cwm. flash whatever you want after that.
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btw. if I were you I would just use odin to flash a full tar. such as the ek02 or el29. its alot easier.
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ek02 or el29 what are these? what or if any tar would be ics,root,cmw etc?
this one will give you ek02. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409634
this one will give you the latest.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
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there is no ics. we do not have it. these should give you root + cwm.
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sorry dude no ics. you are either getting a notice for ek02 or if they have rolled it out yet el29. noone has gotten ics. in the first page of the dev section there is a tar for el29. the stock one. all you need is to odin that. then you can have root. also when ics does come out you can just flash a stock kernel with stock recovery and update.
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ah ok, i assumed ics was out, my xoom pad took an update today to 4.2.3 so i assumed this update was or would be ics, thanks, sir, the ek02 will resolve my issues to take ota or at least let me update in rom manager move forward?
well ek02 will let you update to the next ota only if you flash a stock kernel with stock recovery. also I have never heard of someone using this phone being able to use rom manager to flash anything.
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well ek02 will let you update to the next ota only if you flash a stock kernel with stock recovery. also I have never heard of someone using this phone being able to use rom manager to flash anything.
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sorry, i get confused on rom, kernels, so the rom and kernel will be different? the ek 02 will have a kernel or no? should this have been my stock kernel i should have backed up at first? if so is there a stock kernel i can download and is it flashed with odin?
here you say update to the next ota only if you flash a stock kernel with stock recovery, is this something i need to do now, or later and a stock kernel im assuming i dont have mine due to the fact i messed up when i got my phone and forgot to back up all stock roms etc,etc. thanks for all you info and help on my issue
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sorry, i get confused on rom, kernels, so the rom and kernel will be different? the ek 02 will have a kernel or no? should this have been my stock kernel i should have backed up at first? if so is there a stock kernel i can download and is it flashed with odin?
here you say update to the next ota only if you flash a stock kernel with stock recovery, is this something i need to do now, or later and a stock kernel im assuming i dont have mine due to the fact i messed up when i got my phone and forgot to back up all stock roms etc,etc. thanks for all you info and help on my issue
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This is what I would and have done; go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409634 and follow the instructions. Not hard at all and doesnt take long (takes longer to read) this will but you factory EK02 stock no more update request. Then go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728 and follow the instructions and you will be rooted, have clockwork mod and ready to flash what ever you want.
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This is what I would and have done; go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409634 and follow the instructions. Not hard at all and doesnt take long (takes longer to read) this will but you factory EK02 stock no more update request. Then go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728 and follow the instructions and you will be rooted, have clockwork mod and ready to flash what ever you want.
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thanks sir, and is the ek-02 the lastest we have right now as options? besides customs? when ics comes down to us can i then update to it via ota? or will i have to download ics and flash it and then root again?
also you said you have done the above , have you done the full and the nodata? does the nodata one keep allsettings, email accounts and programs?
BiggieD said:
thanks sir, and is the ek-02 the lastest we have right now as options? besides customs? when ics comes down to us can i then update to it via ota? or will i have to download ics and flash it and then root again?
also you said you have done the above , have you done the full and the nodata? does the nodata one keep allsettings, email accounts and programs?
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No you can go here and get EL29 which is the latest update http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101 then go to the on click root link I have in the previous message and root to a el29 kernel with CWM and your rooted, up to date and ready to flash.(for some reason I thought you wanted EK02) I have done both full does exactly what it implies you start just like it was out of the box. Your contacts and email are backed up in you're google account so all you will have to do is sign in to your account. Any apps you have will be gone so you will have to go through market and redo them. Nodata, well you get the picture.......
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No you can go here and get EL29 which is the latest update http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101 then go to the on click root link I have in the previous message and root to a el29 kernel with CWM and your rooted, up to date and ready to flash.(for some reason I thought you wanted EK02) I have done both full does exactly what it implies you start just like it was out of the box. Your contacts and email are backed up in you're google account so all you will have to do is sign in to your account. Any apps you have will be gone so you will have to go through market and redo them. Nodata, well you get the picture.......
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no the el 29 is fine, im just stuck right now with ed30 and cant get any updates i have root and phone works ok but i want to get this resolved before ics comes down, and reason i asked about mail and such i have 5 different email, 2 for work 3 for personal, i do have titanium pro and have ran a back up, so lets say i do el29, then root and load titanium and run restore? that should get me back to where im at now as far as apps and settings?
BiggieD said:
no the el 29 is fine, im just stuck right now with ed30 and cant get any updates i have root and phone works ok but i want to get this resolved before ics comes down, and reason i asked about mail and such i have 5 different email, 2 for work 3 for personal, i do have titanium pro and have ran a back up, so lets say i do el29, then root and load titanium and run restore? that should get me back to where im at now as far as apps and settings?
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Yes if you have TB you can save you apps use NODATA and then you can restore them from there, however I would just restore the app itself not the data. I do mine that way or i just reload everything again from market just in case you have a rogue app/data somewhere. as for the emails, are they all gmail accounts? if so they should be fine just resign into them.
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Yes if you have TB you can save you apps use NODATA and then you can restore them from there, however I would just restore the app itself not the data. I do mine that way or i just reload everything again from market just in case you have a rogue app/data somewhere. as for the emails, are they all gmail accounts? if so they should be fine just resign into them.
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na, hotmail,gmail,roadrunner, and a client for lotus notes ha! i can get email set back up worse case, sure wish i could get ics from my xoom pad to my epic! it is way cool, i wish samsung would hurry up!
BiggieD said:
sure wish i could get ics from my xoom pad to my epic! it is way cool, i wish samsung would hurry up!
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In due time my friend.............
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In due time my friend.............
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you have a download for el 29, looks like it has been taken down i tried full and no data and i get a nice goverment warning bla bla about copy right
BiggieD said:
you have a download for el 29, looks like it has been taken down i tried full and no data and i get a nice goverment warning bla bla about copy right
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Click on the multi link, when the page loads scroll down until you see a link to deposit files, that one is active.
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I cant post in the developers area, so here goes. I had to manually root my epic 4g touch using adb, now when I do my compliance check with e4gtauto-sfx.exe it says the following files are missing:
missing: /system/app/socialhub.apk
missing: /system/app/sprintzone.apk
So when I try to install the update (both: update_SPH-D710_EK02_to_EL29-rooted & ive tried: update_SPH-D710_EK02_to_EL29-rooted-cwm), they both fail to update.
The only thing I have done was root the phone, stock kernal, etc. I do have RomManager installed. I have tried to find the missing files and install the .apk's but haven't been sucessful at that.
Can anyone help me please?
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I cant post in the developers area, so here goes. I had to manually root my epic 4g touch using adb, now when I do my compliance check with e4gtauto-sfx.exe it says the following files are missing:
missing: /system/app/socialhub.apk
missing: /system/app/sprintzone.apk
So when I try to install the update (both: update_SPH-D710_EK02_to_EL29-rooted & ive tried: update_SPH-D710_EK02_to_EL29-rooted-cwm), they both fail to update.
The only thing I have done was root the phone, stock kernal, etc. I do have RomManager installed. I have tried to find the missing files and install the .apk's but haven't been sucessful at that.
Can anyone help me please?
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Are you sure you didn't use titanium to remove some bloatware?
If you read the instructions for the rooted el29 ota update, it gives you a couple if options to resolve your issue. It is in the section about running ota compliance check.
If you go to calkulins or anyones for that matter,and download the full version not the debloated one, you should be able to extract it and find the 2 files in there. Ill download it and look aswell and will update post with some links if i find them.
dam your fast sfhub
verify you have root access, try pushing the update tar through odin, or the cwm zip through recovery, those missing apks should not effect you updating modem or kernal
Neomorpheos said:
verify you have root access, try pushing the update tar through odin, or the cwm zip through recovery, those missing apks should not effect you updating modem or kernal
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I tried the cwm through recovery, it said it failed because of the two .apk's. I can try odin, but not to familiar with that process.
sfhub said:
Are you sure you didn't use titanium to remove some bloatware?
If you read the instructions for the rooted el29 ota update, it gives you a couple if options to resolve your issue. It is in the section about running ota compliance check.
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Yes, I have titanium and got rid of the bloatware.. I did know this was going to screw me later down the road.
Mynaga said:
If you go to calkulins or anyones for that matter,and download the full version not the debloated one, you should be able to extract it and find the 2 files in there. Ill download it and look aswell and will update post with some links if i find them.
dam your fast sfhub
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Im downloading the file now, Ill give that a shot too.. thank you!
I extracted both of the files I needed from the calkulins file into the system/app folder and I am still getting this error when installing in recovery mode:
assert failed: apply_patch_check ("/system/app/socialhub.apk", [a bunch of numbers])
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
And now the compliance check says:
SHA1FAIL: zImage/Kernel
SHA1FAIL: /system/app/socialhub.apk
SHA1FAIL: /system/app/sprintzone.apk
SHA1FAIL: /system/build.prop (I attempted to modify this file to stop OTA update message, didn't work)
zImage failing is fine if I remember correctly.
Do you have any issue with just using sfhubs OneClick EL29 the no data version so you dont have to reinstall your apps, or even better doing so and just using the full one and putting your things back on.
You dont have to do the OTA compliant install he posted, just flash the whole phone. It will be EL29 with root modem and all on stock kernel and then you can take the e4gt auto and put it to EL29 + CWM if you like.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101 specifically the SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED_NODATA-oc-sfx.exe version if you want to keep everything youd have after the update normally.
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zImage failing is fine if I remember correctly.
Do you have any issue with just using sfhubs OneClick EL29 the no data version so you dont have to reinstall your apps, or even better doing so and just using the full one and putting your things back on.
You dont have to do the OTA compliant install he posted, just flash the whole phone. It will be EL29 with root modem and all on stock kernel and then you can take the e4gt auto and put it to EL29 + CWM if you like.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101 specifically the SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED_NODATA-oc-sfx.exe version if you want to keep everything youd have after the update normally.
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Okay, I used Odin and the thread you gave me.. it installed EL29, everything works great except it erased all my apps.. oh well.. thanks again though.. my issue has been solved.
davis31b said:
Okay, I used Odin and the thread you gave me.. it installed EL29, everything works great except it erased all my apps.. oh well.. thanks again though.. my issue has been solved.
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There are 2 versions provided, Full and NoData. Full would have reset your user data (including user apps) but NoData would have kept them (unless you kept all your apps in /system)
davis31b said:
Okay, I used Odin and the thread you gave me.. it installed EL29, everything works great except it erased all my apps.. oh well.. thanks again though.. my issue has been solved.
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You welcome but as i was trying to say, specifically the SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED_NODATA-oc-sfx.exe version was the one you would have wanted to use if you wanted to keep your data. As of course sfhub has also noted. Sorry if I was not more clear about that.
Does anyone have the stock ATT ROM for this device?
I've had some random issues with it that I'd like to go back to factory stock and see if they're hardware related or not. I've done hours of searching and can't find any information on it anywhere.
Help please?
here you can find stock rooted roms: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584427
Roeni said:
here you can find stock rooted roms: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584427
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Thanks, but that's the opposite of what I need. I'm currently rooted and want a stock rom back on my phone. It's the non-rooted ROM that I can't find.
I think you can't get that off of samfirware.com I think that's the site
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how do you back up your original rom? I could make one for you if you tell me how? I would like to have a backup before I flash anything as well.
dudejb said:
how do you back up your original rom? I could make one for you if you tell me how? I would like to have a backup before I flash anything as well.
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Follow the rooting guide in the Android developement forum, then instead of flashing the rom first and then the Recovery, flash the recovery first.
Boot into it(volume down + power button) and choose the nandroid backup.
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I think you can't get that off of samfirware.com I think that's the site
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I downloaded the appropriate firmware from that site, but when I apply the update in recovery mode it does the following (the green text should be yellow, but I figured you'd like to be able to read it):
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[COLOR="Green"]-- Install /sdcard ...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]E:signature verification failed[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Green"]install_package = (2)
Installation aborted.[/COLOR]
This is the firmware I downloaded: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=SGH-I927&r=5#regiona
you need CWMR (clockwork mod recovery) I don't know how to do that with this phone
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you need CWMR (clockwork mod recovery) I don't know how to do that with this phone
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Or maybe you need to use Samsung kies you should be able to get it from the same site
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jayjayjoker2 said:
Or maybe you need to use Samsung kies you should be able to get it from the same site
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Tried Kies a few times. Not once has it been able to flash the device. It will download the required files, and typically it'll just stop at that point and error out. Once I saw it try to update the device, then go back to the downloading files and then just never go anywhere...
Of course, looking now in Kies, It doesn't even pull a current firmware version, it's just blank space where it should be..
If I remember correctly, FW from samfirmware are Odin flashable....
gabby131 said:
If I remember correctly, FW from samfirmware are Odin flashable....
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I didn't even think to check that. I'll extract it now and attempt and post back with my findings.
So, flashing the stock rom from SamFirmwares worked great with Odin, no issues. I still have SuperUser installed on the device, but Titanium backup says that it can't get root privileges. My screenshot app works just fine still though, and my AT&T update failed. The download went fine, after it rebooted, the update went to "Preparing" and then "Update is failed" and it rebooted saying the update couldn't be installed at this time...
What on earth am I doing wrong?
Gizmokid2005 said:
So, flashing the stock rom from SamFirmwares worked great with Odin, no issues. I still have SuperUser installed on the device, but Titanium backup says that it can't get root privileges. My screenshot app works just fine still though, and my AT&T update failed. The download went fine, after it rebooted, the update went to "Preparing" and then "Update is failed" and it rebooted saying the update couldn't be installed at this time...
What on earth am I doing wrong?
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I'm sorry, you mean the flash did not wipe your data? If yes you might need to restore factory settings (wipe data)...then update..
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I'm sorry, you mean the flash did not wipe your data? If yes you might need to restore factory settings (wipe data)...then update..
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Nah, I'm not worried about my data. I just want to remove root so I can update to 2.3.6, plus I don't really have much of a reason to be rooted at this point, especially with a confirmed ICS coming "soon"...
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Nah, I'm not worried about my data. I just want to remove root so I can update to 2.3.6, plus I don't really have much of a reason to be rooted at this point, especially with a confirmed ICS coming "soon"...
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i also flashed the stock firmware from samfirmware, and yes it does not wipe data, but does remove root completely....
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i also flashed the stock firmware from samfirmware, and yes it does not wipe data, but does remove root completely....
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That's what I was expecting...but Superuser is still installed, though TitaniumBackup complains about not having root privileges, my screenshot app still works, and my OTA update fails.
Gizmokid2005 said:
That's what I was expecting...but Superuser is still installed, though TitaniumBackup complains about not having root privileges, my screenshot app still works, and my OTA update fails.
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yeah...the SU app is still there but it's functionality is obliterated. So if you are rooted and your device is needed to be serviced, just flash the non-rooted stock ROM (recommended samfirmware) and, you may need to factory reset to perform updates....hopefully this would do the trick
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yeah...the SU app is still there but it's functionality is obliterated. So if you are rooted and your device is needed to be serviced, just flash the non-rooted stock ROM (recommended samfirmware) and, you may need to factory reset to perform updates....hopefully this would do the trick
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Well, that's what I did last night, flashed the stock non-rooted ROM from samfirmware last night, I just didn't reset the device settings/data afterwards. I can try resetting the data tonight and see if I can get the OTA update though.
Do you have clock work mod installed? Can that be effecting you from getting your updates if you do?
I am putting together a quick guide on how to update your Stock ROM, Rooted, custom recovery T-Mo GSIII without having to wipe your phone.
You will need:
- Kies (If your phone has not prompted you to install the OTA yet, Kies will download and attempt to install it for you) (http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c.../20120809103126135/Kies_2.3.2.12074_13_13.exe)
- ODIN 3.7 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1270006&stc=1&d=1345396888)
- STOCK T-Mo GSIII recovery.img (I extracted this from the stock ODIN image for T-Mo) (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1269983&stc=1&d=1345396186)
- TWRP or CWM ODIN Flash-able recovery (CWM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1269979&stc=1&d=1345396186 , TWRP - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1269980&stc=1&d=1345396186)
- Recovery flashable SuperSU root package (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1269984&stc=1&d=1345396186)
SO, place your phone in download mode (Vol Down + Home + Power), and via ODIN, flash the "Stock-Recovery-Image(Working T-Mobile T999).tar" image. ( This is putting the stock recovery back on your phone so the update can install).
When it reboots, either select yes to allow the OTA update to install (if your phone is already aware there is an update) on your phone, OR plug you phone into your PC and allow Kies to prompt you to update your firmware. Select yes and allow the OTA to install.
Once completed, your phone is updated without having to wipe, but you have lost root and customer recovery, so.....
Again, in Download mode, Flash either of the provided ODIN flash-able custom recoveries (TWRP, or CWM) I prefer TWRP
Once that is complete, you can reboot your phone into the new recovery (Vol UP + Home + Power)
Once in recovery, flash the SuperSU.zip package and Voila, all done, Triangle away and you in cool runnings.
Let me know if I need to clarify anything here. It makes sense to me, but then again, I fumbled through it to figure it out and extract the right recoveries and set permissions etc.....
Please hit the thanks button if this helped you in any way
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Nice instructions, but I'm going to wait a few days. I'm want to see if the dev that did the flash and root without tripping the flash counter will do the same for the new firmware. I'm still not too keen on custom recoveries yet even though I backed up my IMEI, so I just want to be rooted. If not, I'll use your guide.:good:
Wildchld already released it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838101
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DocHoliday77 said:
Wildchld already released it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838101
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But with Wildchild's it's a complete ROM (650-700MB), correct? Are you not wiping when you flash his?
Actually I'm not 100% that you need to do a full wipe, but I'm guessing you probably should. Depends on what's different. You can always nabdroid and give it a shot. I will later if I have time.
Anyway, I was more responding to the post above mine about stock with root than to the op. Sorry if shoulda been a little more clear on that.
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i might wait. finally got google now and google wallet working and i dont want to mess it up lol
RotaryXperiment7 said:
i might wait. finally got google now and google wallet working and i dont want to mess it up lol
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What did you have to modify to get them working? Like I said before, I made this little method so you did not have to wipe your phone to get the OTA installed.
The only thing I could see that would cause the OTA to break wallet, or Google now would be that if you have to modify pieces in the /system/ directory that would be overwritten. The only thing I had to do after updating was re-flash my little installer for international boot image, re-remove Carrier IQ as it was added back, and revert the googlesearch.apk to the earlier backed up version (functioning unified search) with titanium. Outside of that I run a pretty tight ship as far as system modifications go outside of root and root privileged programs.
had to edit build pro for wallet
Thanks op, this worked great for me! Updated and rooted again...
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I tried several times but couldent unroot my phone. I even tried through the root kit by mskip. I think the problem may be that I got my phone unlocked, not using an unlock code but some other method (all I know about this method is that my phone says"restricted access" for a few seconds upon restarting.)
Any suggestions on how to unroot? Also, if I unroot, will I loose the unlock?
pappuhathi said:
I tried several times but couldent unroot my phone. I even tried through the root kit by mskip. I think the problem may be that I got my phone unlocked, not using an unlock code but some other method (all I know about this method is that my phone says"restricted access" for a few seconds upon restarting.)
Any suggestions on how to unroot? Also, if I unroot, will I loose the unlock?
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I think the best method to unroot your phone will be to ODIN it back to the stock T-Mobile image. (Overwrites EVERYTHING, probably your unlock as well).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737855
Above is the link to the stock image.
Apologies, in general, but I feel you may have the wrong thread if your looking to unroot your phone. That is off topic on what is being discussed here.
has anyone tried this and kept google wallet and google now working? Any troubles?
I'm wanting to update but I'm rooted withthose two apps finally up and running.
arts711 said:
has anyone tried this and kept google wallet and google now working? Any troubles?
I'm wanting to update but I'm rooted withthose two apps finally up and running.
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I would assume the build.prop file will be overwritten. So its possible you would need to modify after updating. May not be any way around it.
If you want to test for others, make nandroid backup , upgrade and test. If it works, update us. If not, update us
cybrnook said:
I would assume the build.prop file will be overwritten. So its possible you would need to modify after updating. May not be any way around it.
If you want to test for others, make nandroid backup , upgrade and test. If it works, update us. If not, update us
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So (in case this all doesn't work out) to restore via nandroid, just root and apply right?
cybrnook said:
I would assume the build.prop file will be overwritten. So its possible you would need to modify after updating. May not be any way around it.
If you want to test for others, make nandroid backup , upgrade and test. If it works, update us. If not, update us
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You are correct about build.prop being overwritten.
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arts711 said:
So (in case this all doesn't work out) to restore via nandroid, just root and apply right?
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Well if it doesn't work (Which I think it won't), you don't need to worry about restoring root. You just need to flash a custom recovery to revert your nandroid backup. Your root and customization will come back with that.
But with some of the added features that come with the update, I would say don't look back. Upgrade to the latest, then reapply your customization to get wallet and all working again.
IF you have to revert your nandroid back, make sure to do a factory wipe before you revert to your backup.
thanks! i'll give it a shot this weekend once i get more time.
I've used two different versions of Odin and two different T-Mobile stock recoveries (other one is here), and I can't get stock recovery to replace CWM on my GS3. Odin reports that the flash is successful, but when it reboots, ROM Manager still shows me as having latest CWM Touch, and the T-Mo update fails. I'm attempting the update via Kies right now, but I anticipate failure due to CWM still being installed as recovery.
-- I have Cerberus anti-theft installed, but I don't see anything about protecting recovery.
-- I have Busybox installed, but that shouldn't affect recovery.
Any ideas?
EDIT: Interestingly enough, where the OTA update failed, the Kies update went smooth as silk. Now to re-root and remove bloatware!
RaymondPJR said:
Nice instructions, but I'm going to wait a few days. I'm want to see if the dev that did the flash and root without tripping the flash counter will do the same for the new firmware. I'm still not too keen on custom recoveries yet even though I backed up my IMEI, so I just want to be rooted. If not, I'll use your guide.:good:
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Are you referring to MrRobinson's rooting method? I'm waiting for it too.
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Im unable to update. I used Odin to flash the stock recovery, then downloaded the update via settings-> about device-> software update. Installing reboots the phone but then fails and reverts to current state. I can't update through kies also bc it just says "connecting", no errors. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling drivers but kies never completes connecting. Any help?
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EDIT: I uninstalled all my samsung drivers and Kies from "Programs and Features" in win7, deleted Samsung folders from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Reinstalled Kies and connected my phone to install the drivers. Kies was stuck in the connecting loop still, so I unmounted my sd card, turned on USB debugging and Kies finally connected and asked to upgrade. Upgrading at this moment.
Ok so I'm getting annoyed with the OTA update messages and useless downloading. From what I've read and confirmed, I need a stock recovery to do this but I'm not sure how to get that back as I'm running TWRP. I've heard of people havinf root survive with this update so I'm pretty confident things won't screw up.
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Flash cf auto root
mrmcpowned said:
Ok so I'm getting annoyed with the OTA update messages and useless downloading. From what I've read and confirmed, I need a stock recovery to do this but I'm not sure how to get that back as I'm running TWRP. I've heard of people havinf root survive with this update so I'm pretty confident things won't screw up.
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Why do you want to do an ota?
Just disable it and youll be golden.
Have you seen this sticky?
Tons of great info guides roms etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987541
If you really must go back to stock just for that silly ota you can do it via odin or click the link in my signature (web view only sorry ) or look for my guide in q&a.
Both will put you back to a stock recovery my way which is really just instructions for efr, will garauntee you a normal status.
Usually any thing in the ota os already covered by all the great roms we have!
Gl!
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Edit: to disable ota you need TiBu and just disable or "freeze" everything at&t and the "fw updater". I cant remember specifacaly what they are called because mine our gone thanks to my awesome rom.
Dony delete, freeze only.
Or.... install a nice rom free of bloat ware!
freakboy13 said:
Why do you want to do an ota?
Just disable it and youll be golden.
Have you seen this sticky?
Tons of great info guides roms etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987541
If you really must go back to stock just for that silly ota you can do it via odin or click the link in my signature (web view only sorry ) or look for my guide in q&a.
Both will put you back to a stock recovery my way which is really just instructions for efr, will garauntee you a normal status.
Usually any thing in the ota os already covered by all the great roms we have!
Gl!
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Edit: to disable ota you need TiBu and just disable or "freeze" everything at&t and the "fw updater". I cant remember specifacaly what they are called because mine our gone thanks to my awesome rom.
Dony delete, freeze only.
Or.... install a nice rom free of bloat ware!
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But the thing is I AM ON STOCK, it's just rooted. I want to get back the stock RECOVERY as I have TWRP. Is there really no way to simply do that with a rooted stock firmware and not have to rewrite over everything?
mrmcpowned said:
But the thing is I AM ON STOCK, it's just rooted. I want to get back the stock RECOVERY as I have TWRP. Is there really no way to simply do that with a rooted stock firmware and not have to rewrite over everything?
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^^^ what twanskys204 recommended in Post#2 ^^^ did you try that? CF Auto-Root will only update the subinary.. install the supersu apk... and flash the stock recovery to the recovery partition.. it will not overwrite your rom (/system or /data partitions) or your modem partition. The only thing is will "rewrite" is the recovery (which you want as it's the stock recovery) and the supersu root. Flashing this will increment the flash counter... but yours is already past "0" since you stated you have TWRP recovery. Besides, you can use TriangeAway app to return flash counter to zero if it's a concern.
DoctorQMM said:
^^^ what twanskys204 recommended in Post#2 ^^^ did you try that? CF Auto-Root will only update the subinary.. install the supersu apk... and flash the stock recovery to the recovery partition.. it will not overwrite your rom (/system or /data partitions) or your modem partition. The only thing is will "rewrite" is the recovery (which you want as it's the stock recovery) and the supersu root. Flashing this will increment the flash counter... but yours is already past "0" since you stated you have TWRP recovery. Besides, you can use TriangeAway app to return flash counter to zero if it's a concern.
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Thanks, I needed a bit of an explanation on this. Now to get onward to flashing my recovery
First of all I would like to apologize for posting this because this probably happens a lot, but I couldn't find any forums to fix this, so I would be very grateful if someone could help me or send me a link to another forum with the same problem and solutions.
So I just did an OTA update on a rooted Samsung Galaxy SIII SPH-L710 phone and while doing the update it said that root access might be lost, attempt to fix? and so I pressed yes..so now and it turns on but will never get past the Samsung logo right before it gets to the homepage/apps or whatever. I have gone into recovery and data reset like 5 times already to no avail, and when I go into recovery..there are only like 6 options most are just apply update, there are no restore options. I had CWM installed but that's not showing up anymore. Yes I know I'm an idiot for trying to update on a rooted phone, but I would really appreciate any help that you guys can offer!
NightOfStars said:
First of all I would like to apologize for posting this because this probably happens a lot, but I couldn't find any forums to fix this, so I would be very grateful if someone could help me or send me a link to another forum with the same problem and solutions.
So I just did an OTA update on a rooted Samsung Galaxy SIII SPH-L710 phone and while doing the update it said that root access might be lost, attempt to fix? and so I pressed yes..so now and it turns on but will never get past the Samsung logo right before it gets to the homepage/apps or whatever. I have gone into recovery and data reset like 5 times already to no avail, and when I go into recovery..there are only like 6 options most are just apply update, there are no restore options. I had CWM installed but that's not showing up anymore. Yes I know I'm an idiot for trying to update on a rooted phone, but I would really appreciate any help that you guys can offer!
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Ok, at this point, the thing I'd have you do is to flash a stock rooted Rom through Odin (while in download mode). The files are found in Sextape's thread over in their forums (warning, external link). Since you already wiped your user data and rooted, you should flash the "Restore" Version: SPH-L710_MD4_1130792_Rooted_Restore. They have directions on their page, so it should be nice.
Once you have root, you can use Goo Manager or Rom Toolbox to get a custom recovery back.
Thank you!! I will try this out and get back to you on whether it works or not.
And another note
Just to add something: In the future, please do not accept any OTA updates. If you're running a custom recovery or have frozen any stock apps, the OTA will fail (sometimes it'll get part of the way through, like yours did).
The best way to keep your phone up-to-date is to just flash the latest stock rooted rom when it comes out. Freeza typically has the latest stock rooted rom over in his thread, and for the most part, gets his Rom updated way before I ever get the OTA. You'll want to get the DeOdex version and if you're coming from a stock rooted Rom, you can do a "dirty flash" (only wipe cache and dalvik cache), no need to lose your user data.
Again, if you're running a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) you're asking for trouble if you try an OTA update.
topherk said:
Just to add something: In the future, please do not accept any OTA updates. If you're running a custom recovery or have frozen any stock apps, the OTA will fail (sometimes it'll get part of the way through, like yours did).
The best way to keep your phone up-to-date is to just flash the latest stock rooted rom when it comes out. Freeza typically has the latest stock rooted rom over in his thread, and for the most part, gets his Rom updated way before I ever get the OTA. You'll want to get the DeOdex version and if you're coming from a stock rooted Rom, you can do a "dirty flash" (only wipe cache and dalvik cache), no need to lose your user data.
Again, if you're running a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) you're asking for trouble if you try an OTA update.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!! It worked perfectly, just took me awhile to download it because my internet sucks. Also thanks for the additional tip, I will remember to not screw this up again
I would also suggest reading through this thread for future reference
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2209418
CNexus said:
I would also suggest reading through this thread for future reference
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2209418
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Bah, I knew I forgot something! Thanks for backing me up, CNexus!
CNexus said:
I would also suggest reading through this thread for future reference
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2209418
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Many thanks, this is also extremely helpful!
topherk said:
Once you have root, you can use Goo Manager or Rom Toolbox to get a custom recovery back.
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Sorry, quick question. Do you know if I should still be rooted after doing this? I see superuser still installed
yea you should be rooted if you used the rom that topherk referenced