Related
Hi Everyone,
My dealer in Canada just confirmed that they have the SGS2X T989D in stock and can sell me one tomorrow, and I want to start hacking it immediately, but before I throw a bunch of stuff at it and potentially brick it, and assuming I can get CWM Recovery and SU on it, how can I dump or back up the stock rom? I'm not a newb, but not super advanced either, so any help would be great! Thanks!
Dredd
Hey guys, anyone know how to save/extract/dump/backup the stock Telus ROM for Recovery before we start flashing stuff to it?
thanks
i did a nandroid backup.
seems to have everything needed, its around 440mb in size
kriEv said:
i did a nandroid backup.
seems to have everything needed, its around 440mb in size
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is it same as the T-Mobile version? Thinking about getting this phone from Telus as well but really worried about developer support.
Thanks
I would suggest not loading any custom roms yet. The roms were built for the t-mobile version. It's not a big deal, they work fine but the ROM thinks you have a T989 when you actually have a T989D.
The devs just need to incorporate our model in the current roms and it will be alright from there. The Telus model is rootable using the same procedure as the T-Mobile version.
Sent from my SGH-T989D using XDA App
can someone post the nandroid back up of their stock rom. Mine got deleted by accident and I'm having issues with the current rom
kriEv said:
i did a nandroid backup.
seems to have everything needed, its around 440mb in size
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
how to nandroid backup?
thx
matthewchiu said:
how to nandroid backup?
thx
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Reboot your phone into cwm recovery and select backup and voila
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
is there a way you can upload your backup file? thanks
I can't seem to find a Stock Telus Odin tar for the T989D. Does anyone know if there is one kicking around?
Thanks,
iwebsource said:
I can't seem to find a Stock Telus Odin tar for the T989D. Does anyone know if there is one kicking around?
Thanks,
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Look near the bottom of the development forum. There is an MD5 tar for Odin.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
seems like everybody is ignoring the INDEX sticky
the stock ROMs are there
NANDROID Restore Stock ICS 4.0.4 Galaxy S III T-Mobile T999for T-Mobile GS3 T999 only!
(This Nandroid restore is not rooted and is using the T-Mobile Stock Kernel.)
Instructions:
1. You must have ROM Manager installed and or ClockworkMod Recovery flashed and an external sdcard installed. Then have the directory and file contents of the "T999-Stock.rar" file parts extracted to your internal SDMemory in the /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/T999-Stock directory. If the directory does not exist then create it.
There must be a directory called "T999-Stock" in the "/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup" subdirectory and the files must be directly in that directory, not in another nested directory or Nandroid will not find the files. (Note: If you have any spaces in your directory name. You will get a md5 check some error.)
2. Run ROM Manager and choose Reboot into Recovery or boot phone into clockworkmod recovery.
3. In recovery go down to backup and restore, choose restore.
4. Select T999-Stock and choose Yes - Restore.
5. When the restore finishes do not reboot yet. Do a "wipe data/factory reset" from the recovery menu (just to be thorough).
6. When it completes choose Reboot.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Downloads:
T999-Stock.zip
Enjoy!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
New to this stuff but is there a .far file for Odin? Always used Odin to get back to stock in the past
Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2
Glad to see ya here and thx
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
avataranjie said:
New to this stuff but is there a .far file for Odin? Always used Odin to get back to stock in the past
Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As far as rar files , well, that's an old school computer thing. As far as what is offered here is a Nandroid restore to get to stock that you restore from ClockworkMod recovery.
1. There is not an oden restore available yet for our phone. And is only needed if you really bone up your phone.
2. Nandroid restore can be done without having to have a PC on hand. You can do it from your phone, anywhere.
Downloading this now then will work with base.
THANK YOU!
This totally saved my behind! I used Titanium Backup to restore too much and it messed up some important system files. Until you posted this, I couldn't send text messages or make calls.
THANK YOU!
-J
http://rootgalaxys3iii.com/root-at-t-galaxy-s3/
Fixboot.tar just in case anything screws up when rooting. Saved some people's lives. Odin if anything happens to phone
Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2
Could i potentially flash this being on sprint, or does it need to be ported? Thanx...
For international s3?
Edit, says for tmobile only, lmao, i take it thats a no... source code, github? Lol, sorry had a few totties, should start a thread on how many people jack their shniz while intoxicated...
Sent from my SPH-L710 using XDA
It's not ICS 4.4 it's ICS 4.0
Reviewers said:
It's not ICS 4.4 it's ICS 4.0
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Typo, fixed.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium HD app
jr71x said:
Could i potentially flash this being on sprint, or does it need to be ported? Thanx...
For international s3?
Edit, says for tmobile only, lmao, i take it thats a no... source code, github? Lol, sorry had a few totties, should start a thread on how many people jack their shniz while intoxicated...
Sent from my SPH-L710 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't have a sprint phone, so it's untested. I put tmo only because it came from a tmo phone. I won't support any other.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium HD app
This is a totally n00b question, sorry.
I put this on an sdmicro card as an insurance policy, under /clockworkmod/backups, stuck it into the back of the S3.
But when i boot into clockwork (from clockworkmod.tar), it doesn't see the sdmicro card at all - it sees the internal 32 GB as '/sdcard' and there doesn't seem to be a way to get CWM to find the one on the actual sdcard (even if I mount sd_external). Is there a way to do that on this thing, or just make sure you copy to internal 'sdcard' over usb? Which I've done now.
it seems that the location of the external is different now so that's probably why you can't see it in recovery
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
has anyone "pulled" the stock recovery .img file for the T999 (if it's even possible to grab it somehow?)? It would be great to have a .tar to flash back to that... unless the international stock recovery tar works for it?
afbengochea said:
it seems that the location of the external is different now so that's probably why you can't see it in recovery
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yep thats the deal, its even odd to use a file explorer to find stuff on sd.
jntdroid said:
has anyone "pulled" the stock recovery .img file for the T999 (if it's even possible to grab it somehow?)? It would be great to have a .tar to flash back to that... unless the international stock recovery tar works for it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Stock recovery.img is the nandroid all you have to is tar it then flash in odin
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
will this reset the binary counter to none? because triangle away doesn't work for t999. Is there anyway to reset the counter as of now if this doesn't work?
kodiakice said:
will this reset the binary counter to none? because triangle away doesn't work for t999. Is there anyway to reset the counter as of now if this doesn't work?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
short answer, no
Can someone post all six files combined? I don't have Winrar..
Powered by the SGSIII
ThC23 said:
Can someone post all six files combined? I don't have Winrar..
Powered by the SGSIII
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://www.7-zip.org/ <--free
I searched, but I don't think anyone released it yet.
Can someone please post a CWM Flashable stock rooted LK3 image?
I already installed the Rooted Odin JB update, and put CWM back on, but I could really use the CWM image being as I like to customize and de-bloat the flash myself before putting it back on.
For now I am stuck with all the AT&T and Samsung crap until a kind soul can upload what I need.
Thanks.
chocodough said:
I searched, but I don't think anyone released it yet.
Can someone please post a CWM Flashable stock rooted LK3 image?
I already installed the Rooted Odin JB update, and put CWM back on, but I could really use the CWM image being as I like to customize and de-bloat the flash myself before putting it back on.
For now I am stuck with all the AT&T and Samsung crap until a kind soul can upload what I need.
Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why not make a backup of stock rooted, then debloat? It's the same as what you're asking someone else to do. Then you can go back through your backup if things get hairy.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium
I am still learning all this stuff to be honest, and I figured out how easy it is to mess around and manipulate a CWM flashable archive before flashing. So I am good at that at least.
Strange though. The day the Sprint and Tmobile JB for their GS3s went live, people on their forum on XDA posted the Odin full flash and the CWM flash file which had all the standard stuff like Deodexed, zip aligned...etc...
The Tmobile forum was really on top of it.
I just find it easier and less time consuming to have the CWM file and just delete what I want in there and do everything, and then flash my own custom version.
chocodough said:
I am still learning all this stuff to be honest, and I figured out how easy it is to mess around and manipulate a CWM flashable archive before flashing. So I am good at that at least.
Strange though. The day the Sprint and Tmobile JB for their GS3s went live, people on their forum on XDA posted the Odin full flash and the CWM flash file which had all the standard stuff like Deodexed, zip aligned...etc...
The Tmobile forum was really on top of it.
I just find it easier and less time consuming to have the CWM file and just delete what I want in there and do everything, and then flash my own custom version.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They are on top here, but most devs are using the already available tmo for their bases. You may find one pop up. I'd be patient.
Just go in with root, delete what you want, then create a backup.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium
there is an Odin flashable one in the "no tripping flash counter" thread. I've been on it for almost 20 hours.
getinlost said:
there is an Odin flashable one in the "no tripping flash counter" thread. I've been on it for almost 20 hours.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
He used that already. He wants a zip to modify. Not sure how tar signatures work for flashing.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium
Hi guys, sorry if this is stupid. I've flashed ROMs to 3 or 4 phones before this one and didn't have any issues with them, but this time around it doesn't seem so easy. My phone is a virgin mobile galaxy s2 (d710)
My phone has been rooted for a while and my stock ROM started randomly freezing up on me 4-5 times/day, so I finally decided to flash a ROM. The stickied post says to use odin mobile to flash to GB - EL26 Stock w/ CWM then to flash the ROM I want. Any ROM I tried flashing gave a status 7 error and aborted, EXCEPT for one ROM, and on that one I didn't even have working 3G? I believe this thread implied doing it any other way would be a hard brick.
I finally ended up using samsung's official upgrade tool in download mode to flash back to stock ROM, but it would be nice to get a custom on now that I've put time into it.
Can anyone point me in the direction I need to go?
Thanks
EDIT: I'm currently on the 4.1.2 stock ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50070702
I'm guessing you're trying to flash a KitKat ROM? Using Mobile Odin and EL26CWM will work when flashing 4.2.2 (and under) ROMs, but not KitKat. You'll need the last Blasphemy 6.6 kernel (just for the updated ClockworkMod), located in Original Development, for that.
In your case, you'll probably want to flash FJ12 or FL26 (if you can find it) modem zips, as you're on Virgin Mobile, and those are ICS Virgin Mobile modems, which you'll need to have working data/internet on Any AOSP ROM (JB modems won't work).
And this guide is assuming you're completely stock JB firmware, not rooted.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
It looks like I'm on GB28 stock. I think agats caused a soft brick. I'm reflashing back to stock again now....I don't know what's going on with this phone.
Edit: Retried, got it to work this time. Thanks.
Is there a reason why you have to flash one recovery just to move onto another one? Would any recovery work installing any ROM? I'm a bit confused by all these different recoveries, since my last phone only needed one.
InfamousMyzt said:
It looks like I'm on GB28 stock. I think agats caused a soft brick. I'm reflashing back to stock again now....I don't know what's going on with this phone.
Edit: Retried, got it to work this time. Thanks.
Is there a reason why you have to flash one recovery just to move onto another one? Would any recovery work installing any ROM? I'm a bit confused by all these different recoveries, since my last phone only needed one.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
On this device, recovery comes bundled with the kernel. When you flash a ROM or kernel, the recovery that was on gets overwritten by the recovery that comes with the ROM/kernel you're flashing.
The reason everybody started using EL26CWM (gingerbread kernel) was due to a bug in the stock ICS firmware that was causing some people's devices to be permanently bricked when doing a factory reset.
Status 7 error when flashing is usually due to using a recovery that's too old.
So to answer your question... No, there is no "be-all, end-all" recovery for this device. Sorry [emoji20]
Glad you got it working though
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Thanks for the help. Now that I'm running CM11, I don't have visual voicemail and it looks like I can't receive MMS.
Serious props to the people that use custom ROMs that aren't driven insane by bugs, I'm irritated by it already.
Know of any fix?
I don't know about visual voicemail... I'm flashed to Cricket and just use the built-in voicemail statusbar notification. Have you tried pushing the apk manually? I'm pretty sure I've seen Virgin Mobile fixes here in the d710 forum.
As far as MMS goes, have you tried messing with the APN's? I don't think MMS will work as-flashed, out-of-the-box for you without modifying them for Virgin.
If you're getting annoyed by bugs, have you given stock, rooted deodexed GB28 a try? When i get the TouchWiz itch, I run deodexed GB28, along with Agat's 1.3 kernel, TD's AIO mod, and Missing Link mod (both found in Themes and Apps of this forum).
I'm currently running Slimbean build 7 (4.2.2) as it's super lightweight, stable, and has good battery-life.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Do you know where I could find the voicemail apk?
Also, where can I mess with the APNs/what would work there?
The only reason I want a custom ROM at all is to be on KitKat. It honestly disgusts me a bit that google hasn't standardized versions....I don't get why every phone needs it's own ROM and never gets updated....
Thanks man.
Edit: I did find a MMS fix and visual voicemail all in one zip, but flashing it screwed the phone and I had to restore in recovery.
As far as editing APN's, I use Nova Prime launcher to create a shortcut on my homescreen to access them. Create shortcut to Activities/Settings/APNs and make your edits there.
Have you tried extracting the contents of the zip and manually applying those changes? Sorry but I wouldn't know anything else about configuring for Virgin. Maybe you could ask in that respective ROM thread, as I'm sure there are Virgin Mobile users there that have everything working.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Thanks for the ideas, I'm a bit slow sometimes when it comes to android/linux. I pulled the apk out of the zip, installed it, that's working fine. I just need to find a fix for my MMS. I can send but not receive.
Edit: I found a way to open the APN settings using voice dialer, but it's blank and choosing to add one, it does not save.
InfamousMyzt said:
Thanks for the ideas, I'm a bit slow sometimes when it comes to android/linux. I pulled the apk out of the zip, installed it, that's working fine. I just need to find a fix for my MMS. I can send but not receive.
Edit: I found a way to open the APN settings using voice dialer, but it's blank and choosing to add one, it does not save.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had that issue too on cm11. They appear just fine on Liquidsmooth 4.4.4
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Just for clarification, if I want to flash a new ROM when I'm already on a custom, do I need to use odin mobile to flash back to that GB rom with CWM before I flash the recovery and new ROM? Or can I just wipe and flash new recovery from the one I have now?
InfamousMyzt said:
Just for clarification, if I want to flash a new ROM when I'm already on a custom, do I need to use odin mobile to flash back to that GB rom with CWM before I flash the recovery and new ROM? Or can I just wipe and flash new recovery from the one I have now?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If the new recovery you are talking about is safe to flash from...and the one you are currently using is safe to flash from...then you can just reboot recovery and wipe cache and dalvik, then flash new recovery and then reboot recovery. Now you will be on the new, safe, recovery. So do your wipes ( data, cache, dalvik cache and format system ) and flash the rom.
If you want to go the mobile odin way..in case the recovery you currently have cant flash the new recovery you need, in order to flash the rom of choice..which im assuming is kitkat. As it needs the most up to date recovery to flash properly.
Then i have a simple guide you can follow to flash a safe kernel/recovery, in which you can then flash the newer recovery for flashing the rom you have choosen.
Link to guide. Post 5 is what you need to read.
If this sounds complicated or confusing..please post a link to current rom you wish to install and i will read the op and point you down the correct path.
Thanks, I was looking to use either of these. I've had issues with ROMs so far because I'm on Virgin Mobile and lots of stuff is buggy. Not sure which of these will work best:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2298221
http://forum.xda-developers.com/epic-4g-touch/orig-development/rom-liquidsmooth-v3-1-t2803683
I'm not normally confused by rooting/flashing, but I don't understand the whole "safe recovery" thing.
I'm currently on this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540250
InfamousMyzt said:
Thanks, I was looking to use either of these. I've had issues with ROMs so far because I'm on Virgin Mobile and lots of stuff is buggy. Not sure which of these will work best:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2298221
http://forum.xda-developers.com/epic-4g-touch/orig-development/rom-liquidsmooth-v3-1-t2803683
I'm not normally confused by rooting/flashing, but I don't understand the whole "safe recovery" thing.
I'm currently on this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540250
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I see. Im not too familiar with what works with virgin mobile.
But if you can flash a virgin modem and set your apns after a flash.. That will get your data working. I'm at work.. But let me refewsh my memory later about virgin mobile on this device and I'll hit ya back.
Fyi.. I think jdsingle made a virgin mobile rom a while back.
Gil81 said:
I see. Im not too familiar with what works with virgin mobile.
But if you can flash a virgin modem and set your apns after a flash.. That will get your data working. I'm at work.. But let me refewsh my memory later about virgin mobile on this device and I'll hit ya back.
Fyi.. I think jdsingle made a virgin mobile rom a while back.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, I looked for jdsingle and only found posts for 3D Evo I believe; no activity since 2011?
InfamousMyzt said:
Thanks, I looked for jdsingle and only found posts for 3D Evo I believe; no activity since 2011?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39371960
It was made for JB but it's a start
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Yeah, I tried that one, it continually crashed my launcher every 3 seconds, had to reflash the ROM. It did give me the voicemail apk I needed though! Really if I could just get flash instructions for going from one rom to another, I'd be set probably.
Have you tried applying the changes and setting permissions in the zip manually, like with Root Explorer?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Surj138 said:
Have you tried applying the changes and setting permissions in the zip manually, like with Root Explorer?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, I'm honestly not sure how to do that. Linux's file structure is confusing to me. Granted I'm also having wifi problems on this rom too, it disconnects all the time.
InfamousMyzt said:
No, I'm honestly not sure how to do that. Linux's file structure is confusing to me. Granted I'm also having wifi problems on this rom too, it disconnects all the time.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It honestly isn't too difficult at all. All I see in the zip is a new apns-conf.xml (permissions are rw-r-r), 2 build.prop edits, and the deleting of telephony.db located in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
If any of you have backup file uploaded somewhere pls send me link to download it. Ty in advance
Nobody is going to do this, and if they do they're stupid. A backup contains personal data. If you need your stock rom go to sammobile.com or look in my sig.
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
toastido said:
Nobody is going to do this, and if they do they're stupid. A backup contains personal data. If you need your stock rom go to sammobile.com or look in my sig.
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
why not? there is a lot of backups here on XDA and even for N9005 but no for N900T. All ppl here reinstall their phones every day and everyone can make backup after clean install without personal data. I just need backup to fix rotation cause I cant fix it with stock 5.0 via Odin.