when the update came out i try to update but i couldnt bcause it went to recovery and then when the update was starting i got an android with an exclamation mark. so then i flashed the radios and after a while the update notification started to show up again? i dont know what to do can someone help me out
Have you changed anything about your stock software? Added/removed system apps, rooted, changed fonts, recovery, etc..?
yes... lol. its rooted, changed soft keys, recovery, kernel.. i kinda knew it was because of that but i dont know how to go back to stock.
carbaj12 said:
yes... lol. its rooted, changed soft keys, recovery, kernel.. i kinda knew it was because of that but i dont know how to go back to stock.
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Well there you go. You can't have anything changed in the system if you plan on accepting the OTA update.
If you want to accept the OTA, you need to flash back to the stock images (everything back to 100% stock except bootloader unlock is OK) and wait for the OTA notification again.
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Well there you go. You can't have anything changed in the system if you plan on accepting the OTA update.
If you want to accept the OTA, you need to flash back to the stock images (everything back to 100% stock except bootloader unlock is OK) and wait for the OTA notification again.
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Or check now on update section (settings /system) but I would recommended stay rooted that only bad thing about rooting is the a lot rooms don't have prl update and is annoying to flash a stock from just to do that
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What do I flash or use to go back to stock?
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What do I flash or use to go back to stock?
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You can use Odin go to the developer section and stickies there is a good thread and video by qbking to take you back to stock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esxEh0M2E44&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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You can use Odin go to the developer section and stickies there is a good thread and video by qbking to take you back to stock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esxEh0M2E44&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Meaning everything will be deleted right even all my data?
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Meaning everything will be deleted right even all my data?
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Yes. Returning to stock you'll have to completely wipe the device. How else would you get rid of all the **** you changed?
I'm just asking cause before with my evo 4g I could've restored and my memory card wouldn't get erased and if I restore my nexus it does so its different.
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I'm just asking cause before with my evo 4g I could've restored and my memory card wouldn't get erased and if I restore my nexus it does so its different.
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If you do a factory reset with CWM or something it doesn't wipe the virtual SDcard.
The reason why it wipes when you flash to stock is you only have 1 partition internal storage that must be wiped when you install the OS...
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My understanding is that recovery stays in a separate partition and whatever you do to it does not affect getting an OTA, is that right?
Also, what if my phone is rooted using the Zerg exploit or whatever method, can I still get an OTA?
So basically I think my questions is, what ultimately decides whether my phone can get an OTA, or not?
if you are on stock ROM, you will get it just fine
but you might loose ROOT after it finish the upgrade
if you are on Custom ROM, you wont get OTA
You can get the ota even on a custom ROM. As long as you have the stock recovery.
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You can get the ota even on a custom ROM. As long as you have the stock recovery.
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How would you have a custom ROM with stock recovery? I've never rooted a Samsung phone since this is my first and I'm waiting to root it, so unless Samsung is different I don't see how.
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You can flash stock recovery using odin
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How would you have a custom ROM with stock recovery? I've never rooted a Samsung phone since this is my first and I'm waiting to root it, so unless Samsung is different I don't see how.
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I'm sure within a couple days there will be a custom rom with the new features. that's an assumption but its always been like that on other phones I have had. Hopefully that's the case with this phone also.
I have stock rooted ROM with CWM recovery, is that okay? Or do I have to have a stock recovery?
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I have stock rooted ROM with CWM recovery, is that okay? Or do I have to have a stock recovery?
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you will get the notification for the ota, your phone will download it but when it boots into recovery to flash it and its not the stock recovery, it will just give an error and you will probably have to pull the battery to reboot. i did this on the nexus s. if i remember right i never got the ota notififcation again either after it failed.
I know there are methods out there that can flash the entire phone back to stock (kernel, ROM, recovery) but that involves wiping everything. Is there a way to flash back the stock recovery only since I'm already on stock ROM and kernel?
Big thanks...
I wonder where it puts the update after it downloads it. Would be nice to grab it and maybe install without reverting to stock...
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I wonder where it puts the update after it downloads it. Would be nice to grab it and maybe install without reverting to stock...
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It goes to data/cache if I remember right. And there will be rooted roms posted within hours of the ota so its really nothing to even worry about
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I know there are methods out there that can flash the entire phone back to stock (kernel, ROM, recovery) but that involves wiping everything. Is there a way to flash back the stock recovery only since I'm already on stock ROM and kernel?
Big thanks...
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There is a stock recovery posted in the dev section you can flash in Odin
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Found that and it works. Thanks!
you can keep your phone more up to date by flashing roms as opposed to waiting for an OTA. galaxy s4g is still stuck on froyo. Epic 4g just got gingerbread.
Has has anyone received the update?
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Has has anyone received the update?
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Not yet. I went back to stock last night just in case so I hope its today like Tmobile said
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T-Mobile said today now? Where did they say this?
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T-Mobile said today now? Where did they say this?
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They tweeted it a while back. Today our phone and the amaze are suppose to get an update
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Last I heard it was the 13th, oh well who knows lol
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What is the update supposed to do or fix?
After using a toolkit to root my device, i decided to try and do it manually so i can learn more of the rooting process. I used the toolkit to flash the stock images etc, then i reset the phone to factory settings, but the 'Superuser' 'app' was still there. Is this normal, and does this mean my factory reset was unsuccessful?
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After using a toolkit to root my device, i decided to try and do it manually so i can learn more of the rooting process. I used the toolkit to flash the stock images etc, then i reset the phone to factory settings, but the 'Superuser' 'app' was still there. Is this normal, and does this mean my factory reset was unsuccessful?
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If you flashed the stock images, that app will disappear. If you just reset your device, that app will remain because it resides in /system -- when you rest, you just erase /data
I did flash stock recovery (i think), fyi im using the GalaxyNexusToolkit. Superuser still shows up...any suggestions?
Did you restore your Google apps? I'm sure that's dumb but could it have just redownloaded?
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Flashing a stock recovery won't erase SU. Su is in /system so unless you over write or format /system it won't go away. So make sure you downloaded the proper factory image and put in the proper folder for the toolkit to actually flash. As the previous poster said a factory reset doesn't erase/system only /data.
You have to unroot before you flash anything if you want superuser to go away.
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You have to unroot before you flash anything if you want superuser to go away.
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no you dont. you just need to flash the stock system img and SU will not be there.
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You have to unroot before you flash anything if you want superuser to go away.
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That's not entirely true. Flashing a stock system image will make Superuser go away. Wiping the system partition will make Superuser go away...
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That's not entirely true. Flashing a stock system image will make Superuser go away. Wiping the system partition will make Superuser go away...
EDIT: Ninja'd by Zepius...
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i r faster
Zepius said:
no you dont. you just need to flash the stock system img and SU will not be there.
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He said in the OP he flashed stock images..
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He said in the OP he flashed stock images..
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That's what he said, but it would seem that he only flashed the stock recovery image, not all the images. Flashing the stock system image will certainly get rid of the superuser app.
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He said in the OP he flashed stock images..
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Obviously he didn't really do that or it failed, since if he really did flash stock images properly, SU will be gone.
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joshnichols189 said:
He said in the OP he flashed stock images..
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no, he said he used the toolkit to flash the images. it clearly did not flash the system image and over-write everything in the /system folder.
another reason toolkits are just bad if you dont know what you're doing.
Guys help me
Basically
I got jelly bean OTA 4.1
It downloaded
Now it asked me to reboot.
I did
It went to recovery
And it started to install..
Then I kept my device
And when I came back
I saw it was ICS .
Nothing changed. WTF? How's that possible?
When I went again settings > system updates there is no OTA.
And I am fully stock with right recovery, bootlooder etc..
OK problem solved . I installed it via CWM. No problems at all :laugh:
Thanks!
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Are you GSM?
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Are you GSM?
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yes!
You probably have something that is not stock. It is too hard to tell if you are using the stock recovery. Easiest way to install it is to look at my update thread and manually install it using CWM.
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You probably have something that is not stock. It is too hard to tell if you are using the stock recovery. Easiest way to install it is to look at my update thread and manually install it using CWM.
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ok will try it.
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You probably have something that is not stock. It is too hard to tell if you are using the stock recovery. Easiest way to install it is to look at my update thread and manually install it using CWM.
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ok i have successfully installed via CWM.There were no errors at all.:laugh:
i don't know what was the wrong with OTA.
Thanks efrant!
OK, so for some personal reasons, I'm forced to sell my Galaxy S3...
I have CWM on it, and its rooted (obviously) running stock touchwiz rom...
Thing is, I cannot just hit the factory reset in settings because it's missing some apps like Samsung services, s-voice, etc.. stuffs that I deleted...
So my question is, How can I 100% Wipe the 16GB memory free of my personal data and perform a clean install of STOCK Telus SGS3 rom on it?
THanks!!!
dk2000zx said:
OK, so for some personal reasons, I'm forced to sell my Galaxy S3...
I have CWM on it, and its rooted (obviously) running stock touchwiz rom...
Thing is, I cannot just hit the factory reset in settings because it's missing some apps like Samsung services, s-voice, etc.. stuffs that I deleted...
So my question is, How can I 100% Wipe the 16GB memory free of my personal data and perform a clean install of STOCK Telus SGS3 rom on it?
THanks!!!
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1) Flash the original unrooted stock ROM from your carrier in Odin
2) Settings > back up and reset > Factory reset. reboot.
3) Turn debug on, and adb shell back in just to double-check that your nukular launch codes aren't there anymore.
And make sure your binary/custom flash counter is at 0.
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1) Flash the original unrooted stock ROM from your carrier in Odin
2) Settings > back up and reset > Factory reset. reboot.
3) Turn debug on, and adb shell back in just to double-check that your nukular launch codes aren't there anymore.
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where would i find the unrooted rom? only found the rooted one :/
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phzi said:
And make sure your binary/custom flash counter is at 0.
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and how would i do that?
thanks
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and how would i do that?
thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800878
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defnow said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800878
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counter already at 0 ... normal ?
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counter already at 0 ... normal ?
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Yes, don't worry about that.
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DO NOT flash the AT&T firmware. Here is the proper firmware for your device http://www.hotfile.com/dl/162304546/3421015/I747MVLALE8_I747MOYBALE8_TLS.zip.html
Once you have downloaded it, unzip it and let me know what files are in there. It should be a .tar file.
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DO NOT flash the AT&T firmware. Here is the proper firmware for your device http://www.hotfile.com/dl/162304546/3421015/I747MVLALE8_I747MOYBALE8_TLS.zip.html
Once you have downloaded it, unzip it and let me know what files are in there. It should be a .tar file.
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Will it unrooot and uninstall CWM same time to make it as stock as possible?
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Will it unrooot and uninstall CWM same time to make it as stock as possible?
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Yes, complete stock.
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Yes, complete stock.
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and if i flash that with odin will it trip my counter? and will it remove cwm ?
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and if i flash that with odin will it trip my counter? and will it remove cwm ?
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It will remove everything and restore your phone back to when you first bought it. Yes you flash it with odin, it will not trip your counter since it's an official package.
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It will remove everything and restore your phone back to when you first bought it. Yes you flash it with odin, it will not trip your counter since it's an official package.
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awesome thanks
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One last thing I would do is browse your SD card to see that there's nothing there. I have not tried a factory reset on the SIII, but on the Captivate and probably other phones, factory reset didn't wipe every directory.
See this for the very few directories it did wipe:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152181&highlight=does+factory+reset+wipe+sd+card
I did a few factory resets (but not recently) and only once do I recall having to copy things back onto my internal sd card from the copy on my computer. Every time I did one, I'd backup my internal sd just in case, do the factory reset and finish whatever else I was doing like a new rom, and then see what had to be put back on. But other than that one time, my Titanium backups, pictures, whatever have still been there. I tried out a lot of different roms on the Captivate and even the "full wipe" versions left the internal sd data there.
That one time I did need to copy it back was I think when I tried out the secret code to do a real wipe. Although I can't recall which it was.
Hope I did the right thing,
I flashed STOCK .tar with ODIN, rebooted phone onto stock, mounted to my computer, formatted memory (the 11GB or so), went on phone, did Factory Reset..
Hope its 100% CLEAN Wipped !
Dev forum
Look at the Dev forum there is a ton of information there.
relaxed83 said:
Look at the Dev forum there is a ton of information there.
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WOW mr.obvious... this is Q&A thread not like im dumb
1st off i want to say sorry if someone already posted this question, but i couldnt find a answer. my sis galaxy nexus on 4.1.1 and i wanted to know if theirs a way to update to 4.1.2 or maybe even the latest 4.2.2 but with out losing any data. the phone is stock unlock and rooted. i know i can just put a rom but she doesnt want to lose anything so can i update it?
Thanks in advance
Ram1500 said:
1st off i want to say sorry if someone already posted this question, but i couldnt find a answer. my sis galaxy nexus on 4.1.1 and i wanted to know if theirs a way to update to 4.1.2 or maybe even the latest 4.2.2 but with out losing any data. the phone is stock unlock and rooted. i know i can just put a rom but she doesnt want to lose anything so can i update it?
Thanks in advance
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Download titanium back up. Back up all app data. Make sure your on the latest clockwork mod or twrp. Wipe data factory reset flash mmuzzy 4.2.2 rom let apps restore from play store then restore app data from titanium back up and profit.
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You can, but will she even notice if its updated? I'd fastboot flash all except userdata.img, in your case http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
so i can get the system img and boot img from 4.2.2 and flash it on her Gnex and itll work?
Ram1500 said:
so i can get the system img and boot img from 4.2.2 and flash it on her Gnex and itll work?
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I think Titanium is your best bet... After I flash a rom I restore apps and data (not system apps) before I even sign into my Google accounts, it's never failed, I've have backups that I've used since Titanium came out, it's never failed me and I've never had any issues with it...
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Esteway.619 said:
Download titanium back up. Back up all app data. Make sure your on the latest clockwork mod or twrp. Wipe data factory reset flash mmuzzy 4.2.2 rom let apps restore from play store then restore app data from titanium back up and profit.
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THIS!
Trust me ANY other custom ROM is usually ALOT better than pure stock, she will appreciate it mor as an update!
Any custom rom will have advantages over plain stock.
I also have a similar question. Is there any way to stay on stock unrooted 4.1.1 and get the 4.2 lock screen?
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Any custom rom will have advantages over plain stock.
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and disadvantages.
supervision said:
I also have a similar question. Is there any way to stay on stock unrooted 4.1.1 and get the 4.2 lock screen?
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I think that would take some serious tomfoolery, a lot of that stuff is in the framework I believe, I could be wrong though...
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and i wanted to know if theirs a way to update to 4.1.2 or maybe even the latest 4.2.2 but with out losing any data. the phone is stock unlock and rooted. i know i can just put a rom but she doesnt want to lose anything so can i update it?
Thanks in advance
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170
simple
Yeah I figured - I'll probably just use Cyanogen's nightly. Thanks for the reply.
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supervision said:
Yeah I figured - I'll probably just use Cyanogen's nightly. Thanks for the reply.
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The CM nightlies are runnimg very well for me...
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Yeah I figured - I'll probably just use Cyanogen's 4.2 nightly.
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