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Hey guys!
This is my first post on XDA, though I've been creeping on these forums for years rooting my Orginal Gangster G1 and my Epic 4g. I recently just got the E4GT and I love it.
Obviously the first thing I did after charging it up was start getting it rooted and etc. So started on stock EL29, and with using all of QBking77's great videos, I rooted it with One-Click Root, got recovery on it, then did the whole process of getting CM9 Alpha 2 on my phone. Everything went perfectly and its running smoothly!
But now the question is how can I change my modem? I'm assuming EL29 is from Gingerbread and the F*xx's are ICS (if not just the latest F's?). But regardless of what they there, is it possible to change my modem WITHOUT going back to stock with the One Click root/restore, and then flashing a new modem, and then going through the whole process of installing CM9 again?
If there isn't, could someone please tell me what the most effective and safe way is to change my modem on CM9 is? And what is the general consensus on which modem is the best running with CM9. FC24, FD05, etc?
Thanks for the help in advance! It feels good to finally post!
If you really wanted to you could start fresh and install the modem along with CM9 again.
But most people will tell you to ODIN an EL26+CWM kernel and boot to recovery when it reboots, flash the modem, and then flash the kernel that comes with CM9. Its an easy process.
If I'm wrong, someone feel free to correct me
EDIT: Modems really are hit and miss for me. I suggest just taking a couple days and testing them out to see which one works best for you.
Just to make sure I have this right:
1. Odin the EL26+CWM kernal, just like I did to flash CM9.
2. Boot in to recovery, after Odin is finished.
3. Flash the modem through recovery. From http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352310
4. Then flash the CM9 kernel.
5. And we are good to go?
Question is by flashing the CM9 Kernel do you just mean flashing the Rom zip (cm-update-9 blah blah), or is there a separate kernel file.
That's all correct except for the fact that there should be a separate kernel that you can flash for CM9. I'm not sure about all that so you might want to ask around about that. Just make sure you don't flash a TouchWiz kernel, as CM9 requires an AOSP one.
EDIT: Just looked at the link and make sure that the modem you flash is in CWM .zip format. You don't use tars in CWM.
You can also get mobile Odin from the play store and flash a modem (.tar file, can be found on Calk's ICS 1.4 thread) through that.
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robertm2011 said:
You can also get mobile Odin from the play store and flash a modem (.tar file, can be found on Calk's ICS 1.4 thread) through that.
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That's the method I use. Most people don't want to pay for the app. 100% worth it though.
Another easy method
A free method is to download Odin to your PC, put the .tar file into the Phone slot, hook up your phone in download mode and flash it from there, easy as pie.
Edit: Don't forget to leave only automatic reboot checked in Odin.
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A free method is to download Odin to your PC, put the .tar file into the Phone slot, hook up your phone in download mode and flash it from there, easy as pie.
Edit: Don't forget to leave only automatic reboot checked in Odin.
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This.
Its late here and I wasn't thinking straight. My method had so many extra steps it wasn't funny. I can officially say my badddd.
The extra steps are worth the experience
robertm2011 said:
A free method is to download Odin to your PC, put the .tar file into the Phone slot, hook up your phone in download mode and flash it from there, easy as pie.
Edit: Don't forget to leave only automatic reboot checked in Odin.
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So I can just flash the modem through odin? Awesome. Do they have the .tar's for all the modems? Or just some of them? And what's the risk of flashing it from Odin compared to method of doing a completely clean install with a different modem?
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So I can just flash the modem through odin? Awesome. Do they have the .tar's for all the modems? Or just some of them? And what's the risk of flashing it from Odin compared to method of doing a completely clean install with a different modem?
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Dude I would just say go with a clean install...
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inlineboy said:
So I can just flash the modem through odin? Awesome. Do they have the .tar's for all the modems? Or just some of them? And what's the risk of flashing it from Odin compared to method of doing a completely clean install with a different modem?
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Clearing up a couple things:
1) Last I checked you cannot flash modems from Mobile ODIN on this phone. I am sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, such as Epix4G...
2) Calk's ROM threads usually contain a list of all modem TAR files so that they can be upgraded.
3) Modems need to be flashed through ODIN as far as I understood. But whether or not you should revert to EL26 before flashing? I can give the CW advice of going back to EL26 (better safe than sorry IMO), but hopefully a person experienced with CM9 can give you better advice on this.
I'm running CM9 A2, and I've been keeping up with the latest modems using Odin. The beauty of it is that it is almost completely risk-free, no need to revert to EL26. Calks E4GT ICS thread has all the modem .tar files in the OP, flash away.
No offense meant, but we are talking about modems, not kernels, right?
Hi all, I've been reading a lot of threads around here about safely flashing our phone. I'd like to verify somethings before I go around flashing things.
It is my understanding that its ok to go from any rom to any rom using sfhubs odin oneclick methods. Is this correct?
It is also my understanding that I can flash any rom (unless otherwise stated) from CWM recovery safely if I am back to EL26+CWM using ODIN.
I have some confusion about this. Currently I am on a stock EL29 unrooted build, if I want to flash an ICS rom would I flash the EL26+CWM tar via ODIN and then use CWM to wipe and flash ICS? Is it also required that I flash an applicable kernel along with the rom?
Also I have never used odin before. Do I need to install this program from somewhere first before I can flash things?
Do I need to root my existing EL29 setup before I can flash the EL26+CWM tar?
Sorry for the huge number of noob questions, I just don't want to take chances with my phone. I'm an HTC guy and things seem to be done very very differently there. I'm very interested in trying the upcoming date to the Blend ICS "The Goodness" rom.
poweroutlet said:
Hi all, I've been reading a lot of threads around here about safely flashing our phone. I'd like to verify somethings before I go around flashing things.
It is my understanding that its ok to go from any rom to any rom using sfhubs odin oneclick methods. Is this correct?
It is also my understanding that I can flash any rom (unless otherwise stated) from CWM recovery safely if I am back to EL26+CWM using ODIN.
I have some confusion about this. Currently I am on a stock EL29 unrooted build, if I want to flash an ICS rom would I flash the EL26+CWM tar via ODIN and then use CWM to wipe and flash ICS? Is it also required that I flash an applicable kernel along with the rom?
Also I have never used odin before. Do I need to install this program from somewhere first before I can flash things?
Do I need to root my existing EL29 setup before I can flash the EL26+CWM tar?
Sorry for the huge number of noob questions, I just don't want to take chances with my phone. I'm an HTC guy and things seem to be done very very differently there. I'm very interested in trying the upcoming date to the Blend ICS "The Goodness" rom.
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1. Yes as long ad you get into download mode
2. Yes
3. Yes but usually roms come with a kernel that works already, check OP for each
4. Yes get either mobile Odin from the market or get it on ur PC (best to have both)
5. Yes you have to be rooted to flash anything
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poweroutlet said:
Hi all, I've been reading a lot of threads around here about safely flashing our phone. I'd like to verify somethings before I go around flashing things.
It is my understanding that its ok to go from any rom to any rom using sfhubs odin oneclick methods. Is this correct?
It is also my understanding that I can flash any rom (unless otherwise stated) from CWM recovery safely if I am back to EL26+CWM using ODIN.
I have some confusion about this. Currently I am on a stock EL29 unrooted build, if I want to flash an ICS rom would I flash the EL26+CWM tar via ODIN and then use CWM to wipe and flash ICS? Is it also required that I flash an applicable kernel along with the rom?
Also I have never used odin before. Do I need to install this program from somewhere first before I can flash things?
Do I need to root my existing EL29 setup before I can flash the EL26+CWM tar?
Sorry for the huge number of noob questions, I just don't want to take chances with my phone. I'm an HTC guy and things seem to be done very very differently there. I'm very interested in trying the upcoming date to the Blend ICS "The Goodness" rom.
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The best advice I can give you is to look up qbking77 on youtube. He has step by step how to videos on rooting and flashing your E4GT.
Start here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7pWjmKCsoc&feature=plcp
He has a link in the description on how to add CWM
Ill tell ya right now I would not recommend flashing an ICS rom it is soo buggy I hate it! I just installed the tablet one I forget what it is called but nothing but force closes even when ya aint doing anything it will just force close on ya. Stick with gingerbread untill there is a final release for ics trust me. Way to buggy right now!
I must agree with RB!
I would not mess with ICS if you are new to this phone (and even some that are not ). If you really like your phone, I would recommend trying out the many Gingerbread roms for a while. It is a much safer and far more stabile learning platform than ICS.
As far as flashing ICS I would check out one of the official leaked builds before trying out a custom ROM. I've noticed that some people seem to have different problems even though we all have the same phone. The changes from GB to ICS were enough to drive me nuts sometimes, but I've been using the leaked builds with minimal problems for the last few weeks. The newest one is FE10 and is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648045
I have to say I take back what I said I was getting all those force closes but then I did another factory data reset and now it is running smooth and I am LOVING ICS!!! You should check out the Hydra Rom by team Venum it is soo sick! It makes your phone like a tablet!!!
True you can use either Odin or Mobile Odin (and it is best to have both). But I find Mobile Odin much more convenient. I always keep an the EL26+CWM tar and an ICS Tar (Kernals) on my phone at all times. It is much safer to do anything on the EL26 kernal such as wiping, flashing, nanding, and etc. Even if you are on an ICS rom you can Mobile Odin to the EL26 kernal flash whatever you want, and lastly flash back to an ICS kernal and reboot. That is about as safe as you can be. Like the other posters said though try out some GB roms first there are many great developers, and these roms generally have far less risk associated with them. I am currently running Epic Venum Rom and it is great. Happy flashing!
Yea ya see sometimes when people ask for opinions on here I say try it yourself because its different for everyone. My battery life compared to yours and my user experience compared to yours. I am on Codename and have 0 issues and honestly dont even need an upgrade. I could rock this ICS till my next phone.
Hey OP do yourself a favor read yo ass off up in here and please please please follow directions to the "t" and just try out a few roms
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I have to say I take back what I said I was getting all those force closes but then I did another factory data reset and now it is running smooth and I am LOVING ICS!!! You should check out the Hydra Rom by team Venum it is soo sick! It makes your phone like a tablet!!!
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LMAO RB. You're really gonna confuse the guy now.
Thanks for all the informative responses all. I think I mostly have this down now.
I rooted my stock build with sfhub's odin OC, then used sfhub's autorooting utility to flash EL26+CWM. Got into CWM and wiped everything a few times and then flashed Blu Kuban ICS.
Now that I tried this, if I want to try a different rom should I just Odin OC back to my rooted EL29 build and repeat the process or would it suffice to just use the autorooting utility, flash EL26+CWM and then flash my new rom?
Can anyone recommend me an ICS rom that is fairly similar to a stock ICS experience? It doesn't have to be CM9 or AOKP. I'm just tired of Samsung's cartoony icons and themes. "The goodness" seemed interesting.
Also what is the best Gingerbread rom around here in case I decide to stick to that? Any that are themed like ICS?
Also if I wanted to, I could go from my blu kuban ICS rom straight to FE10 using the Odin OC safely right?
poweroutlet said:
Thanks for all the informative responses all. I think I mostly have this down now.
I rooted my stock build with sfhub's odin OC, then used sfhub's autorooting utility to flash EL26+CWM. Got into CWM and wiped everything a few times and then flashed Blu Kuban ICS.
Now that I tried this, if I want to try a different rom should I just Odin OC back to my rooted EL29 build and repeat the process or would it suffice to just use the autorooting utility, flash EL26+CWM and then flash my new rom?
Can anyone recommend me an ICS rom that is fairly similar to a stock ICS experience? It doesn't have to be CM9 or AOKP. I'm just tired of Samsung's cartoony icons and themes. "The goodness" seemed interesting.
Also what is the best Gingerbread rom around here in case I decide to stick to that? Any that are themed like ICS?
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Do the whole one click process over again, it's safer that way.
Here is Calk's ICS:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527041
He also has a Gingerbread ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332837
Thanks for the help all. I settled on tFE10_v0.1.0, a tweaked version of the FE10 leak. It's also skinned to look like stock ICS and I'm using it with the ICS launcher instead of TW.
Smooth, stable and good battery life so far. I'm quite happy with it.
poweroutlet said:
Thanks for the help all. I settled on tFE10_v0.1.0, a tweaked version of the FE10 leak. It's also skinned to look like stock ICS and I'm using it with the ICS launcher instead of TW.
Smooth, stable and good battery life so far. I'm quite happy with it.
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+1 for that ROM... Awesome in every way!
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"Now that I tried this, if I want to try a different rom should I just Odin OC back to my rooted EL29 build and repeat the process or would it suffice to just use the autorooting utility, flash EL26+CWM and then flash my new rom?"
Odin OC back to EL29. It is HIGHLY recommended that you not flash GB kernels on ICS roms, so flashing EL26 from ICS is not ideal. Insofar as rom i was on goodness until just recently, which is great, but recently switched to AOKP build 35, which is AMAZING
poweroutlet said:
Thanks for all the informative responses all. I think I mostly have this down now.
I rooted my stock build with sfhub's odin OC, then used sfhub's autorooting utility to flash EL26+CWM. Got into CWM and wiped everything a few times and then flashed Blu Kuban ICS.
Now that I tried this, if I want to try a different rom should I just Odin OC back to my rooted EL29 build and repeat the process or would it suffice to just use the autorooting utility, flash EL26+CWM and then flash my new rom?
Can anyone recommend me an ICS rom that is fairly similar to a stock ICS experience? It doesn't have to be CM9 or AOKP. I'm just tired of Samsung's cartoony icons and themes. "The goodness" seemed interesting.
Also what is the best Gingerbread rom around here in case I decide to stick to that? Any that are themed like ICS?
Also if I wanted to, I could go from my blu kuban ICS rom straight to FE10 using the Odin OC safely right?
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I would just flash el26+cwm from mobile odin/odin and boot into recovery. Once there just wipe and flash like you did for Blu Kuban. You don't have to go back to GB ROM, just need el26+cwm. As stated above it is unsafe to flash to el26+cwm using ICS recovery, but is safe to Odin/Mobile Odin to it. I always have stockel26cwm.tar, an AOSP kernel, a stock ICS kernel, and whatever ROMs I'm currently using. I also always have Mobile Odin and Root Explorer installed.
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I would definitely look into the HyDrA rom this rom is soo sick I cant even explain it! You need to actually use it to appreciate it. I knew as soon as I saw the review video by qbking I had to have it. Ill post a link for the review.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxP0V-CowTs
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killaphatboy said:
I would just flash el26+cwm from mobile odin/odin and boot into recovery. Once there just wipe and flash like you did for Blu Kuban. You don't have to go back to GB ROM, just need el26+cwm. As stated above it is unsafe to flash to el26+cwm using ICS recovery, but is safe to Odin/Mobile Odin to it. I always have stockel26cwm.tar, an AOSP kernel, a stock ICS kernel, and whatever ROMs I'm currently using. I also always have Mobile Odin and Root Explorer installed.
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Wow you just saved me a whole lot of time. This whole time I was under the impression you had to odin back to Gingerbread rooted, reinstall CWM before flashing another ICS rom. I never knew you just needed the el26 kernal! Thank you! Quick question though what slot do you put the kernal in the PDA?
Here's a direct link to the stock el26+cwm: http://db.tt/0QJkleJR
I believe you use PDA slot. I use Mobile Odin as I'm always at work and never near a computer. I do believe there is a free lite version on these forums somewhere or its $4.99 on Play Store, but it is a huge time saver as I flash a new ROM several times a week at least(currently addicted to HyDrA).
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thanks kill, i was odin OC back to EL29 before each flash, i will adopt your method going forward, i should have realized this a long time ago...
No problem. Just trying to save you some time/effort. One more thing though since I don't think it was ever mentioned. You should always verify the md5 checksum before flashing anything. There are free apps on the Play store to check with and most developers post a checksum by there downloads.
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Hey all,
First off thank you for any insight you guys can/will provide. Trying to understand the inter working of my new E4GT, I've had an Evo 4G since launch day. On the EVO the ROMS and Radios could be and usually flashed separately and usually never flashed the radio unless it was borked. In going thru the forums and reading Rooting process and adding CWM to your phine you need to use the same modem name???? I know my ROM is EL29 based? thats what is shown in the Broadband, Kernel and build number. I've seen rooting and mod for like EL13 and EK03 and EGXX..... please help me or point me to a post to understand what EL29 is vs EK03.... is that the ROM version you are using?? and if so why isn't everyone on the lastest version... IN HTC EVO land it 4.67.xxx.
Thanks again for any help
Questions belong in questions but enough of that.
Our phones firmware numbers are date based on the build date, Korea time of course. EG30, EK02 and EL29 where the official gingerbread builds. 2011 July 30th for EG30. 2011 December 29th for EL29. Current leak is FE10 which is 2012 May 10th. Slight misconception among some people that the first letter is the OS version but anyone with an Epic 4G can tell you that is not true.
Ok based on your comment of the 3 Official versions, is the reason ppl don't migrate to the latest official version based on the fact there is slightly different hardware versions that would cuz OS incompatibilities ?
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Ok based on your comment of the 3 Official versions, is the reason ppl don't migrate to the latest official version based on the fact there is slightly different hardware versions that would cuz OS incompatibilities ?
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They probably have their reasons but most people are on EL29. I know some people are on custom roms based on say the EL13 leak etc. Some of the things you might be reading for rooting EK02 and back are because there was an exploit for those but not for EL13 to EL29.
The modems are based off the same number scheme and except for EG31 all match the release they came with. Someone might run EL29 rom with an EG30 modem because they feel they get better performance so don't be confused by that mismatch. Edit - I guess that answers your other question btw, you can use any modem with any firmware.
EL13 and up have Carrier IQ removed officially so I would think that a decent reason to upgrade. But the only difference in OS version in the official builds was 2.3.3 to 2.3.6 so I dont think there is much to worry about there. Current leaks are for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Awesome, that really help my understanding of the E4GT environment. So EL29 is the most current stock ota rom. Custom roms are based on various levels of stock roms and leaked roms. Modems/radio levels are like that in EVO land were ppl have various fw levels based on the mileage they get based on device/location.
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Awesome, that really help my understanding of the E4GT environment. So EL29 is the most current stock ota rom. Custom roms are based on various levels of stock roms and leaked roms. Modems/radio levels are like that in EVO land were ppl have various fw levels based on the mileage they get based on device/location.
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Yup. I guess I will cover a few things I can think of for you.
EG30 and EK02 were rootable using the zergrush exploit which is patched after 2.3.3. If you were on either one of those you can use sfhub's AutoRooter - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728. On EL29 we rely on ODIN, the easiest way is to just use a prerooted ODIN One Click - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
To return to stock unrooted if you have done no modifications the Auto Rooter will allow for unroot on any version it supports which includes EL29. You can flash a stock unrooted tar for EL29. Or what I usually do is the One click for EK02 and just OTA to EL29 which will leave you on a stock unrooted EL29.
If you are rooted and need CWM the auto rooter is a good place to get it. I think for EL29 it gives Rogue Recovery which was the last one we have and then there is a kernel for EL26 done by chris41g which has stock CWM and is popular for flashing ICS and AOSP ICS roms. Recovery on ICS is dangerous at the moment so people flash back to gingerbread or gingerbread kernels for that.
I was able to figure out how to use the One Click root for the EL29 and then found the utility to add the CWM Rogue Custom recovery... but stopped there. I used Caulkin's Evo GB rom on my EVO and liked it a lot, was thinking I may try his ICS rom, but holding off for now.
Its very different flashing the custom recovery on the E4GT vs EVO.
You might give his EL29 rom a whirl I used to use it. I wouldn't play with the ICS rom until you have played with the stock ICS rom its based off. That way you understand whats causing what and the changes that have been made.
This thread might help you. It has a link for pretty much everything you need to know about the epic touch.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391732
Added bit of info, recoveries are packed in the kernel so it is NOT persistent like the evo was. The recovery will change to whatever was repacked into the kernel you are using or revert to stock recovery if it hasn't been repacked with a custom. AOSP ICS roms have no custom recovery included and should not have one added unless you want to brick your phone, for everything recovery on any ICS, IMO, you should always Odin or mobile Odin el26+cwm kernel/recovery and use that. To create a backup Odin/mOdin the el26+cwm kernel create your backup and flash an appropriate kernel to boot back into your rom when restoring do the same, odin/mOdin el26+cwm restore your nandroid and flash an appropriate kernel. Any time you do anything in recovery on ICS like flashing a theme, modem, add on, etc you will have to flash a kernel afterwards to boot your rom, with the exception of flashing a rom itself as it will include the kernel, so unless you want to use a different kernel than what comes included you won't have to flash a kernel after flashing the rom itself
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could I just use the One Click root method for the EL26 that I used to first get root? I used the non data wiping version, could I use that, or would I have to use the data wiping version?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
All u need to use is the kernel, you don't need the entire rom so use just regular Odin v1.85 and put the el26+CWM in the PDA slot and flash then when your phone reboots hold volume+ and power or pull the battery and hold volume+ and power when you turn the phone on, EL26 won't boot an ICS rom so it will just boot loop at the sgs screen. Or you can use Mobile Odin and flash the kernel from your phone, reboot to recovery is same volume+ and power when it reboots or pull battery and volume+ and power. Personally I use mobile Odin since it doesn't trigger the yellow triangle, however I have a copy of the kernel and Odin 1.85 on my PC in case I bootloop when I'm on ICS with no recovery. Triangle away takes care of the yellow triangle and flash counter from an ICS rom for when I use PC based Odin. You can use either the free version of mobile Odin that's here on xda or the paid version on the market, $5 is definitely a fair price for how versitile and convienent the app is. If you use the free version from xda make sure you grab a copy of the sph-d710 flash kernel from the thread where you get mobile Odin cuz it won't automatically download it like the paid version does. You can use the one click method as long as its the one with CWM and not a rogue repack but it's quicker easier and safer to use just the kernel+recovery tar file so you know you always have the right recovery. I just have a copy on my internal and external SD cards and a copy on each of my Computers just in case I have some kind of data corruption I always have a copy in an emergency
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As subj says, looking for stock 4.2.2 ROM
obender said:
As subj says, looking for stock 4.2.2 ROM
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No such ROM exists, as the Sprint GS3 has only gotten updates up to 4.1.2 (and without the Premium Suite). The International GS3 has also only gotten updates to 4.1.2, but it did include the Premium Suite. A lot of developers around these parts were able to create mods for various features of the Premium Suite, but the "official" stock Rom has not gotten them (obviously).
Here is a link to the latest Stock Rom (rooted) from Freeza. It is flashable in Custom Recoveries. I don't have the link to the Odin flashable stock 4.1.2, but I'm sure CNexus will be by shortly with the answer.
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No such ROM exists, as the Sprint GS3 has only gotten updates up to 4.1.2 (and without the Premium Suite). The International GS3 has also only gotten updates to 4.1.2, but it did include the Premium Suite. A lot of developers around these parts were able to create mods for various features of the Premium Suite, but the "official" stock Rom has not gotten them (obviously).
Here is a link to the latest Stock Rom (rooted) from Freeza. It is flashable in Custom Recoveries. I don't have the link to the Odin flashable stock 4.1.2, but I'm sure CNexus will be by shortly with the answer.
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Thanks a lot for the detailed answer, I'd be interested in the latest stock 4.1.2 (ODIN) as well, meanwhile I'll try the one you provided a link to.
obender said:
Thanks a lot for the detailed answer, I'd be interested in the latest stock 4.1.2 (ODIN) as well, meanwhile I'll try the one you provided a link to.
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If you want to return to 100% stock (no root, stock recovery, etc.) you can follow qbking's tutorial on his website. He also has the links to the "official" Odin files. I think, though, that they only go up to LJ7, so you'd have to run the OTAs in order to have the most updated "stock" experience.
If you have a custom recovery installed and want to go back to unrooted, stock MB1, you can also check out this billard412's thread on the matter. He has recovery-flashable files that will return you to 100% stock. Just be sure to read all of the instructions before you flash anything.
I have a quick question, though... Why are you so insistent on using Odin? Did you keep the stock recovery? And if you did, I'd like to hear your reasoning behind it. I'm quite intrigued by those who root but don't want the custom recoveries.
topherk said:
If you want to return to 100% stock (no root, stock recovery, etc.) you can follow qbking's tutorial on his website. He also has the links to the "official" Odin files. I think, though, that they only go up to LJ7, so you'd have to run the OTAs in order to have the most updated "stock" experience.
If you have a custom recovery installed and want to go back to unrooted, stock MB1, you can also check out this billard412's thread on the matter. He has recovery-flashable files that will return you to 100% stock. Just be sure to read all of the instructions before you flash anything.
I have a quick question, though... Why are you so insistent on using Odin? Did you keep the stock recovery? And if you did, I'd like to hear your reasoning behind it. I'm quite intrigued by those who root but don't want the custom recoveries.
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The answer is simple, even with custom recovery I always had problems with installing custom recovery roms and never had issues with Odin roms. It is just me I guess.
So I used stock ROMs from the link above and flashed them with CWM, I had to patch them a bit since I removed some system apps and it would not flash without patching the update_script.
Funny thing, the android version and build version didn't change but kernel and baseband versions changed as expected.
Since I've observed both MA6 and MB1 updates going through and (for MA6) even updating apps, I assume not only kernel and baseband got updated but for some reason that part of system info didn't change.
That info is stored in the /system/build.prop file. Check the contents with a root explorer, could be a bad download
CNexus said:
That info is stored in the /system/build.prop file. Check the contents with a root explorer, could be a bad download
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On the phone that file indicates old android and build versions.
How do I view the build.prop.p file that is in the update itself?
obender said:
On the phone that file indicates old android and build versions.
How do I view the build.prop.p file that is in the update itself?
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Extract the zip you flashed and open the zip_extracted/system/build.prop
CNexus said:
Extract the zip you flashed and open the zip_extracted/system/build.prop
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If you mean the one that is on sdcard that I used for flashing then that one has only /patch/system/build.prop.p which is a binary patch I assume and the /system of the zip has only CSCVersion.txt and then a bunch of subdirectories.
Ok then, at this point it doesn't really matter. Did you want to stay on plain stock rooted or flash a custom rom? Flash your custom rom now, or stay on stock rooted and edit all instances of the build number to show "MB1" instead of what its showing right now
Maybe you could attach the portion of the correct build.prop MB1? That would make my life a bit easier thanks!
obender said:
Maybe you could attach the portion of the correct build.prop MB1? That would make my life a bit easier thanks!
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Haha no problem, the lines you need to change are quoted here in my guide (its in my sig as well): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2209418
Thank you!
obender said:
[Q] Is there official ODIN flashable 4.2.2 ROM?
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I wish there was.
What? I am using my OG Evo 4G? My S3 must be dead... Good thing I love CM7!
i want to to flash the stock android rom on my s4 but i dont know if i want to give up on the airview and the other features touchwiz offers. is there a way to back up touchwiz using clockwork mod or something like it?
All stock Roms for the S4 are Touchwiz. You don't need to worry about losing any of the features. Only AOSP, CM OR AOKP Roms are TWless. Flash away my friend.
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jeanluisr said:
i want to to flash the stock android rom on my s4 but i dont know if i want to give up on the airview and the other features touchwiz offers. is there a way to back up touchwiz using clockwork mod or something like it?
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Any files in the "Android Development" thread are STOCK with modified features.
Any files in the "Original Android Development" thread are AOSP/KANG/etc. Those will more than likely not include TW features.
Feel free to flash any ROM from the Android Development thread if you wish to have TW features. If you are still unsure, post a link to the one you want and we'll confirm if it is TW or not. Happy hunting.
xdapowerapps said:
Any files in the "Android Development" thread are STOCK with modified features.
Any files in the "Original Android Development" thread are AOSP/KANG/etc. Those will more than likely not include TW features.
Feel free to flash any ROM from the Android Development thread if you wish to have TW features. If you are still unsure, post a link to the one you want and we'll confirm if it is TW or not. Happy hunting.
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What i wanted to flash is the rom ported from the google play edition GS4. i figured i could restore the GS4 to factory image using Odin if i ever wanted to go back to touchwiz.
jeanluisr said:
What i wanted to flash is the rom ported from the google play edition GS4. i figured i could restore the GS4 to factory image using Odin if i ever wanted to go back to touchwiz.
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You have to make sure you know what you're talking about. There are two types of recoveries:
1) Odin Recovery - You plug your phone to your computer and flash TAR files.
2) Flash Recovery - You go into recovery on your phone by pressing Vol Up + Home + Power and then choosing "install from zip."
You only need to use Odin recoveries if you have:
1) Bricked your phone or corrupted the recovery and can't access anything.
2) If you want to go back to 100% stock for varying reasons (i.e., exchanging for warranty).
For all other times, you want to flash roms through recovery. This is simple and will allow you to flash many different ROMs without having to worry about plugging your phone into your computer. When you Odin, you lose your bootloader, your root, and your custom recovery and have to reinstall your root and recovery. But if you just use flashable roms, you won't lose your bootloader, your root, or your custom recovery.
TL: DR; Odin flash if you want to exchange your phone for warranty or messed it up so bad that you can't access recovery. For testing out new roms, only flash rom through recovery (and almost EVERY rom in our forums are flashable through recovery). Hope that helps. :good: