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Is there a way to replace CWM with the stock recovery?
Also, is there a way to unroot?
I am currently on EC05 rooted with CWM purple but I'd like to unroot and remove CWM without having to reflash and spend hours reinstalling all my stuff.
Yes. I can't gve an exact guide right now, but you should delete superuser.apk and /system/xbin/su or /system/bin/su. Then find the stock recovery
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poit said:
Is there a way to replace CWM with the stock recovery?
Also, is there a way to unroot?
I am currently on EC05 rooted with CWM purple but I'd like to unroot and remove CWM without having to reflash and spend hours reinstalling all my stuff.
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DCrocks put out a stock recovery flash. Then I guess you would remove Superuser. Why do you need to do this? If you go to Development in the stickies there is the How to fix a semi-bricked Epic. Dyeha posted links for this in one of the last posts.
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Here's the stock recovery
http://db.tt/ijXFTzOB
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kennyglass123 said:
DCrocks put out a stock recovery flash. Then I guess you would remove Superuser. Why do you need to do this? If you go to Development in the stickies there is the How to fix a semi-bricked Epic. Dyeha posted links for this in one of the last posts.
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I'd like to use the OTA GB whenever it arrives. I'm on stock EC05 except for root and CWM, so I think reflashing stock recovery should allow the OTA without losing my setup.
I refuse to have stock anything on my phone; I continue to wait patiently for a GB that is fully modded and hot rodded
poit said:
I'd like to use the OTA GB whenever it arrives. I'm on stock EC05 except for root and CWM, so I think reflashing stock recovery should allow the OTA without losing my setup.
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Are you sure you have all the stock apps? Asphalt?
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kennyglass123 said:
Are you sure you have all the stock apps? Asphalt?
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yup, got them all
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yup, got them all
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Then you are all set...oh, no custom kernel and boot ani right?
I tried the above zip, but it caused my phone to hang on restarting; only odining something could get my phone back.
Like the above poster, all I have is a rooted stock EC03 (with no system apps removed whatsoever), and all I want is to update to EI22, either OTA or from the Google download, without losing my data. Does anyone know of another way to restore stock recovery to help make this possible?
Thanks much!
I wish I could do the same since I'm on stock rom + root. But since I'm already getting the OTA gingerbread prompt, I'm going to go ahead and try to ODIN to EC05 then upgrade to Gingerbread then root again.
rafareal said:
I wish I could do the same since I'm on stock rom + root. But since I'm already getting the OTA gingerbread prompt, I'm going to go ahead and try to ODIN to EC05 then upgrade to Gingerbread then root again.
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That will certainly work. I did it and it worked fine. But I didn't want to lose my settings and data, and I'm not adept enough with Titanium Backup, so I didn't keep things that way. Still trying to find a way with keeping my settings/data...
I'm going to go ahead and try to ODIN to EC05 then upgrade to Gingerbread then root again
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Will that wipe your phone. I'm in the same boat & I don't want to lose everything again.
I had to take my epic 4g touch into the sprint store for repair and they updraded the phone to EL29 How do I get back to the previous version?
Thanks in advance
Check out sfhub, he has a ton of oneclick odin restores. I'm sure ek02 is still being hosted. Or something like that, that would get you there) Check his signature.
(sorry, on my phone at work, can't search out the link... But I'm sure he has something.. Maybe pm him...)
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Here is the direct link for EK02:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409634
You can also find this link in the Auto Root sticky in development and in my signature.
And this will return me back to a stock EK02 gingerbread 3.6?
elyeh said:
And this will return me back to a stock EK02 gingerbread 3.6?
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Stock with the addition of root.
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elyeh said:
And this will return me back to a stock EK02 gingerbread 3.6?
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Yes, it will get you back to stock EK02.
If you want root, use the Auto Root package, Option A.
If you want CWM, after rooting with Option A, use Option C to install EK02+CWM
Backup everything important of course.
You can try the NoData version to see if your data can be preserved (sometimes downgrading won't work) or if you don't mind restoring your data, just do the Full version that resets your data. It will definitely work regardless of whether you are downgrading.
Thanks for the help so far. Could you tell me what CWM is?
And if i do this will sprint be able to tell? I dont want to void my warrenty.
I just want the dang phone back the way it was yesterday.
Thank you again.
PS I dont mind having to resore any data. I really dont have much on it
thanks again
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Thanks for the help so far. Could you tell me what CWM is?
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CWM is clockwork mod recovery. If you didn't have it before, then don't worry about it. It is used to install custom ROMs, themes, make backup images, etc.
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And if i do this will sprint be able to tell? I dont want to void my warrenty.
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If you are just installing the EK02 ODIN OneClick, it will look exactly like stock. Sprint will not be able to tell. It does not increase your flash count, nor does it trigger the yellow triangle. Root isn't installed in the EK02 package. If you want it, it is a separate step.
elyeh said:
I just want the dang phone back the way it was yesterday.
Thank you again.
PS I dont mind having to resore any data. I really dont have much on it
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Then I would just use the Full EK02 ODIN OneClick restore. It will get you back to stock and reset your data. Then just restore the little data you have.
Ok...
I'm about ready to do this.
I've watch some videos and I just want to be sure i understand the steps
1. I downloaded file SPH[D710.EK02 CL704398-oc
2. I extracted the file and created the odinoc folder with 546MB file in it.
3. I disabled my passcode
4. I downloaded the samsung drivers and installed them on my desktop computer.
5. Now as i understand it, I put the phone in odin/download mode, attach my usb cable to my phone then hit start in the odin oc.
am I correct so far?
Then I just sit back and let it do its thing
Have I missed anything or am I incorrect in the steps?
Thanks for your patience
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Ok...
I'm about ready to do this.
I've watch some videos and I just want to be sure i understand the steps
1. I downloaded file SPH[D710.EK02 CL704398-oc
2. I extracted the file and created the odinoc folder with 546MB file in it.
3. I disabled my passcode
4. I downloaded the samsung drivers and installed them on my desktop computer.
5. Now as i understand it, I put the phone in odin/download mode, attach my usb cable to my phone then hit start in the odin oc.
am I correct so far?
Then I just sit back and let it do its thing
Have I missed anything or am I incorrect in the steps?
Thanks for your patience
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Between steps 4&5 you should run the -OneClick.exe file by double-clicking on it.
The after running it, boot your phone into DL mode using one of the two methods.
The modem.bin is the last thing to flash and it takes around 2 minutes, so don't pull the plug early thinking it has hung.
ok...
when i click the .exe file that opens the EK02 factory restore screen correct?
Once thats up and running I boot the phone by holding the power on and vol down together correct?
Then attach the usb cable, then hit start correct?
Thank you again
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ok...
when i click the .exe file that opens the EK02 factory restore screen correct?
Once thats up and running I boot the phone by holding the power on and vol down together correct?
Then attach the usb cable, then hit start correct?
Thank you again
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You can have it attached while you power on. You'll have to hit I think vol up to confirm entering download mode, and then on the computer the com port should be yellow in odin oc.
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Sir,
Thank you so very much. It worked like a charm and wasent as bad as I thought it would be.
I appreciate your time and the work you did so this was able to happen.
If you ever get to Las Vegas, drop me a line....I owe you a drink.
Thank you very much once again.
iv been reading all the post i can find about the epic 4g on here and i cant seem to get it right. would anyone like to help me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9eaCtiS0Bo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
If this doesn't help I offer remote rooting services. Purely donational so no obligation for payment.
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The video Uber pointed to has all the links to the files you need. To summarize you will have Odin on your computer with Samsung drivers installed. You will also have the clockworkmod tar on the computer and download the ROM to your phone's sd card.
1. You will turn off your phone, hold the 1 key on the keyboard then add pressing and holding the power button until the yellow triangle saying download mode pops up.
2. With Odin up on your computer and auto reboot box unchecked, connect the usb cable (recommend a Blackberry cable). It should show a comxx in the box. Put the clockworkmod tar in the PDA box of odin by browsing to the file on your computer from odin.
3. Hit start. It go pretty fast and tell you when it is complete and passed.
4.Now with the yellow triangle still on your phone, disconnect the cable. Pop the battery out and in. Press and hold in this order, volume down, camera and power buttons making sure the power is the last you add. Hold those for about 5 full seconds. Clockworkmod 5 should come up.
5. Choose install file from sd card by scrolling with the volume down button and selecting with the camera button. Go to the place on your sd card that the FC09 ROM downloaded to, perhaps a directory called download. Choose the file and flash it.
6. Hit reboot system and you should have a rooted deodexed stock ROM on your phone. You are ready to do any rooted stuff and even flash themes on this ROM.
ok im runing gingerbread.el30 i used the qbking77 vidoe and got the superuser to work but know what do i go to flash it and such? sorry for being such a noob.
hellsing73 said:
ok im runing gingerbread.el30 i used the qbking77 vidoe and got the superuser to work but know what do i go to flash it and such? sorry for being such a noob.
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If superuser is working then you should be rooted. As for flashing.... read read read before you flash anything and make sure it won't effe up your phone.
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hellsing73 said:
ok im runing gingerbread.el30 i used the qbking77 vidoe and got the superuser to work but know what do i go to flash it and such? sorry for being such a noob.
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Why don't you keep using qbking77's videos? He has how to videos for a bunch of rom's, plus he reviews rom's too.
Give some of the reviews a viewing, see if you like what is in the rom, and then follow his directions.
What others have said is correct, you can screw up your phone if you're not careful, but his directions are very good and very complete. If you do exactly as he says, you should not have issues.
If you do have issues, others have written instructions on what to do to recover from that too.
Have fun. Take your time. You'll learn as you experiment.
Since you already got the hang of odin it is almost impossible to brick this phone...sponge it yeah but tough to brick. Have fun.
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thanks for the help guys
have very little idea of what I'm doing but know what I want. Want a simple way to use my phone to get I guess you call it tethering for my Acer Iconia 500W tablet. Who can help a brand newbee who know very little of what to do?
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have very little idea of what I'm doing but know what I want. Want a simple way to use my phone to get I guess you call it tethering for my Acer Iconia 500W tablet. Who can help a brand newbee who know very little of what to do?
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Either pay for the tethering plan.
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Or follow the rooting instructions found within these forums or youtube qbking77 epic videos. And download a 3rd party tethering app or flash a custom rom that has tethering baked in.
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But be advised the root method violates TOS agreement and if sprint finds out and decides to they can terminate your service no questions asked. I've only heard of it happening if someone uses a extremely large amount of data while tethering. But there is a first for everything.
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kennyglass123 said:
The video Uber pointed to has all the links to the files you need. To summarize you will have Odin on your computer with Samsung drivers installed. You will also have the clockworkmod tar on the computer and download the ROM to your phone's sd card.
1. You will turn off your phone, hold the 1 key on the keyboard then add pressing and holding the power button until the yellow triangle saying download mode pops up.
2. With Odin up on your computer and auto reboot box unchecked, connect the usb cable (recommend a Blackberry cable). It should show a comxx in the box. Put the clockworkmod tar in the PDA box of odin by browsing to the file on your computer from odin.
3. Hit start. It go pretty fast and tell you when it is complete and passed.
4.Now with the yellow triangle still on your phone, disconnect the cable. Pop the battery out and in. Press and hold in this order, volume down, camera and power buttons making sure the power is the last you add. Hold those for about 5 full seconds. Clockworkmod 5 should come up.
5. Choose install file from sd card by scrolling with the volume down button and selecting with the camera button. Go to the place on your sd card that the FC09 ROM downloaded to, perhaps a directory called download. Choose the file and flash it.
6. Hit reboot system and you should have a rooted deodexed stock ROM on your phone. You are ready to do any rooted stuff and even flash themes on this ROM.
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Hey Guys,
Here's my situation. my power button doesn't work and to my understanding, that's part of the motherboard so I'm kind of fked on that end (water damage so sprint won't replace it).
My phone's stock right now, but I have rooted in the past with QBKING77's method (mentioned above by kennyglass and QBKING77's youtube how-to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9eaCtiS0Bo&feature=youtube_gdata_player).
I'm trying to root the phone so that I can install CM9 on it (used beta 2 in the past). I'm able to adb into the phone and get it into download mode. I'm scared that if I flashed the CWM Tar file, there won't be anything to get into CWM with since I can't do the button combination anymore.
Any suggestions? Also any recommendations on the power button problem would be much appreciated as well (I currently slide to open it and bought a cheapo non-data charger and it boots it up).
Thanks guys for all your help
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Any suggestions?
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Get another Epic off of Ebay.
It works fine now. I just slide to get it on and installed a power off app so that's a workaround for now. Upgrade's coming up soon so just going to stick this out for now.
I'm not familiar with ODIN enough but I would assume there's a way to just flash the ROM and CWM at once to obtain root and CWM together....
esuuuu09 said:
It works fine now. I just slide to get it on and installed a power off app so that's a workaround for now. Upgrade's coming up soon so just going to stick this out for now.
I'm not familiar with ODIN enough but I would assume there's a way to just flash the ROM and CWM at once to obtain root and CWM together....
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As a test y don't you turn off your phone... hold down volume down and the camera button and use your "power button" trick... should put you straight into the stock recovery... then you'll know whether or not you can get into cwm
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flastnoles11 said:
As a test y don't you turn off your phone... hold down volume down and the camera button and use your "power button" trick... should put you straight into the stock recovery... then you'll know whether or not you can get into cwm
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Sorry, forgot to mention that it doesn't work
The cable just powers the device on without performing the actions of the power button so button combinations don't work
I know I can boot to recovery with a rooted rom, but I need to be able to install that first. And I need my phone to be on with a working ROM in order to ADB into it for any ADB commands.
Can you get into download mode with the cable and holding the "1" key? If so there are odinable prerooted ROMs.
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kennyglass123 said:
Can you get into download mode with the cable and holding the "1" key? If so there are odinable prerooted ROMs.
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@kennyglass123
I can't get into download mode with the cable and holding the "1" key, BUT
I can get into download mode by turning on debugging and adb into it with "adb reboot download"
What would the steps be then? Would I obtain a odinable pre-rooted rom (any suggestions?), Odin, re-boot, installed cwm recovery through the app, reboot, boot into cwm, and then wipe + flash cm9?
esuuuu09 said:
@kennyglass123
I can't get into download mode with the cable and holding the "1" key, BUT
I can get into download mode by turning on debugging and adb into it with "adb reboot download"
What would the steps be then? Would I obtain a odinable pre-rooted rom (any suggestions?), Odin, re-boot, installed cwm recovery through the app, reboot, boot into cwm, and then wipe + flash cm9?
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Here is an EC05 favorite: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/32800014/EC05_DXC.tar.rar
When you say app, do you mean ROM Manager? You will have to see if that EC05 prerooted will accept ROM Manager. If that is what you meant, then yes. Just like that.
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Here is an EC05 favorite: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/32800014/EC05_DXC.tar.rar
When you say app, do you mean ROM Manager? You will have to see if that EC05 prerooted will accept ROM Manager. If that is what you meant, then yes. Just like that.
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Ok a few things just to make sure:
I'm on FC09 Stock right now, so by flashing this ROM, I would then be able to install clockworkmod recovery through ROM Manager (giving me the latest clockwork mod recovery I believe) and then get to clockworkmod recovery through ROM Manager.
Eventually I would like to end up on CM9 which is MTD. Could I just flash a CM9 ROM over the EC05 Rooted ROM?
Would I still be on FC09 and/or would it be better to flash another FC09 Rooted ROM (i'm referring to the one in QBKING77's youtube link) to upgrade to FC09 and then flash the CM9 ROM.
In ODIN, I would place the EC05 file in the "PDA" location in Odin?
Would I check re-partition and autoboot? I'm assuming I don't check f. reset time.
Thanks for all your help
If you Odin the tar I posted you will be back on EC05 modem. You can always flash a newer modem with Odin. If ROM manager does work on that odined ROM then you can go right to cm9 after clockworkmod 5.
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I just installed the OTA ICS update this morning on my phone. After doing so, my phone lost its root access. Is there any way to get root again without reverting back to gingerbread?
I think you might be stuck without root...
I'll wait and see if someone has an alternative method of rooting this phone.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
Download and run the SPH-D710.FF18_CL663858_ROOTED_NODATA-oc-sfx.exe
it will give you root back without changing anything else.
Download sfhub's FF18 + root now that it is confirmed to match OTA, put phone in download mode and flash from PC. Voila! OTA and root.
Thank you very much. I will try that.
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garwynn said:
Download sfhub's FF18 + root now that it is confirmed to match OTA, put phone in download mode and flash from PC. Voila! OTA and root.
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you are all over it today. seen you post almost the same answer in three similer threads
If you start with a stock EL29 phone (non rooted), whats the best approach to take resulting in the smoothest best experience ? Is their a difference ?
1) EL29 -> OTA Update Zip -> Sfhub No Data + Root FF18
2) EL29 -> Sfhub No Data + Root FF18
3) EL29 -> OTA Update Zip -> Sfhub Reset Data + Root FF18
4) EL29 -> Sfhub Reset Data + Root FF18
Thanks !!
Pete
pasta1234 said:
If you start with a stock EL29 phone (non rooted), whats the best approach to take resulting in the smoothest best experience ? Is their a difference ?
1) EL29 -> OTA Update Zip -> Sfhub No Data + Root FF18
2) EL29 -> Sfhub No Data + Root FF18
3) EL29 -> OTA Update Zip -> Sfhub Reset Data + Root FF18
4) EL29 -> Sfhub Reset Data + Root FF18
Thanks !!
Pete
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#1 and #2 would potentially cause issues if there was something lingering in /data. Depends how long you have had the phone, what apps you have installed, etc.
#1 and #3 are redundant as well, so you're down to #2 and #4.
If you want the "cleanest" installation #4 is the way to go. May require to reinstall apps and some data but at least you're on a clean slate.
really all you have to do is one click shub no data is that so hard
mrej201 said:
really all you have to do is one click shub no data is that so hard
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LOL, The No Data would be like the OTA, Both will cause some issues requiring data on some apps needing to be cleared. Like Swype. But no it isn't hard.
The FULL FF18 can be applied no matter what firmware you are on and nulls the need to do any wiping. Just backup your contacts, mms, call logs and if you have titanium backup backup the rest of your stuff too. Just apply.
It isn't hard, just trying to understand the complete picture and see what the realistic differences are..
Out of curiosity, how do you guys backup your contacts? I've always had the issue, where Google sync brings back lots of stuff and then a backup contact restore results in duplicates??
Pete
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pasta1234 said:
It isn't hard, just trying to understand the complete picture and see what the realistic differences are..
Out of curiosity, how do you guys backup your contacts? I've always had the issue, where Google sync brings back lots of stuff and then a backup contact restore results in duplicates??
Pete
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I use Super Backup which saves them to the memory card. Titanium Backup supposedly gained the feature recently.
I just want to be able to flash from stock rooted ff18 to whatever ics I want. Can I do this with the Iva rims that fixed the emmc bug?
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proxy0 said:
I just want to be able to flash from stock rooted ff18 to whatever ics I want. Can I do this with the Iva rims that fixed the emmc bug?
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You can use AGATs FF18 kernel but I would double check with the rom dev as far as the updater binary being safe. I can only comment on flashing CM9 updates and wiping which are safe on safe kernels.
garwynn said:
Download sfhub's FF18 + root now that it is confirmed to match OTA, put phone in download mode and flash from PC. Voila! OTA and root.
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I had a rooted EL29 stock recovery yesterday morning. I then got the OTA update to ICS (FF18) but I found out today that I lost root. Since I am still on the stock recovery, is this going to work fine?
Flashing by Odin is still ok.
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Got my JB update today, I was rooted stock before, and the install went fine without any problems.
After the update, my Quadrant score went down dramatically, from 4500 (stock rooted ICS) to 3700 JB.
So I did a factory reset and all hell breaks loose. I dont seem to have 4G anymore, although the 4G signs is showing on the top. Play store, Maps, Navigations, etc wont load (maybe since I dont internet it wont load?). After noticing all these problems, I did another factory reset.
And now I cant even sign in to Google.
Seriously, I never thought an OTA upgrade would mess up my phone.
Can anyone shine a light my way?
Thanks.
I had a similar problem with the OTA LH2 on a rooted stock ICS , I couldn't connect WIFI, a lot of apps weren't working properly. After 4-5 factory resets, still no go. My only option was to use ODIN and reinstall the complete firmware that way, and all was back to normal. Im pretty sure this happened because of OTA over a rooted device. Worth a try I think.. Good luck.
Odin the update like above then enter recovery and wipe again, sucks you got a messed up download.
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Roamin64 said:
I had a similar problem with the OTA LH2 on a rooted stock ICS , I couldn't connect WIFI, a lot of apps weren't working properly. After 4-5 factory resets, still no go. My only option was to use ODIN and reinstall the complete firmware that way, and all was back to normal. Im pretty sure this happened because of OTA over a rooted device. Worth a try I think.. Good luck.
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Thanks! Yup, wifi wont work, 4G wont work. I think, like you, ODIN is my only option at this point.
Should I use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991255
So how do I odin that zip file to my phone?
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Thanks! Yup, wifi wont work, 4G wont work. I think, like you, ODIN is my only option at this point.
Should I use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991255
So how do I odin that zip file to my phone?
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Unzip the odin file, turn the device off, holding volume down, home button and then the power button, the phone should go into download mode, start odin up, connect the phone via usb, hit the pda option, then browse to the file you downloaded and unzipped, the md5 file should be the only file showing up, select it and hit start.
Phone will auto restart upon completion.
Edit: Don't use that file, use this: https://hotfile.com/get/179444770/50a3b770/48ddf5f/T999UVDLJA_T999TMBDLJA_TMB.zip
arthaz28 said:
Got my JB update today, I was rooted stock before, and the install went fine without any problems.
After the update, my Quadrant score went down dramatically, from 4500 (stock rooted ICS) to 3700 JB.
So I did a factory reset and all hell breaks loose. I dont seem to have 4G anymore, although the 4G signs is showing on the top. Play store, Maps, Navigations, etc wont load (maybe since I dont internet it wont load?). After noticing all these problems, I did another factory reset.
And now I cant even sign in to Google.
Seriously, I never thought an OTA upgrade would mess up my phone.
Can anyone shine a light my way?
Thanks.
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I was stock rooted. Updated. Cwm said it failed but it gave me the option to flash untrusted zip. Flashed. Works flaws less. No problems
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Dark Nightmare said:
Unzip the odin file, turn the device off, holding volume down, home button and then the power button, the phone should go into download mode, start odin up, connect the phone via usb, hit the pda option, then browse to the file you downloaded and unzipped, the md5 file should be the only file showing up, select it and hit start.
Phone will auto restart upon completion.
Edit: Don't use that file, use this: https://hotfile.com/get/179444770/50a3b770/48ddf5f/T999UVDLJA_T999TMBDLJA_TMB.zip
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Welcome dark!
Im a lil salty myself. I love the update except i get a little screen flicker when i scroll up and down sometimes (disabling hw overlay aka project butter fixes) and the call quality kind of downgraded slightly. I love everything else so far.
Mobile Odin is your friend to the OP. Took me 10 min or so
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Stock Jellybean SGS3
Perfect example of why I always say to do firmware upgrades either OTA (if 100% stock unrooted) or Odin.
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Dark Nightmare said:
Unzip the odin file, turn the device off, holding volume down, home button and then the power button, the phone should go into download mode, start odin up, connect the phone via usb, hit the pda option, then browse to the file you downloaded and unzipped, the md5 file should be the only file showing up, select it and hit start.
Phone will auto restart upon completion.
Edit: Don't use that file, use this: https://hotfile.com/get/179444770/50a3b770/48ddf5f/T999UVDLJA_T999TMBDLJA_TMB.zip
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Is that file the stock rooted JB OTA? I downloaded the root66 stock rooted OTA: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
But the file that I downloaded has *.7z thus unrecognizable by ODIN's PDA option.
I will download your file now and give it a shot.
Thanks!
arthaz28 said:
Is that file the stock rooted JB OTA? I downloaded the root66 stock rooted OTA: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
But the file that I downloaded has *.7z thus unrecognizable by ODIN's PDA option.
I will download your file now and give it a shot.
Thanks!
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Thats 7zip. Download from 7zip.org and use to extract.
If you want thst stock unrooted on, get it from my fw thread. The download should be a LOT faster than using hotfile
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DocHoliday77 said:
Thats 7zip. Download from 7zip.org and use to extract.
If you want thst stock unrooted on, get it from my fw thread. The download should be a LOT faster than using hotfile
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Ok, I downloaded the *.7z file, extracted, flash it through ODIN and get my wifi to work, and my 4g to work for a brief moment.
Then my 4g stopped working again, and i notice that when i go to Status option in the setting, my device is listed as Modified, whereas for a few minutes after i flashed, it was listed as Normal.
When my device was listed as Normal, my 4g would work, then it switched itself to Modified and it seems that Samsung or Tmo locked my device.
Ugh, I am so bummed!
Modified ststus is jusy becsuse your rooted. It goes away if you revert.
It shouldnt have any bearing on your data though.
What does it say for baseband, network type, and is your imei there?
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I am on stock ICS (Android version 4.0.4)
My baseband version is T999UVLEM
I rooted my phone when I got it at launch, and then put off all the incremental updates until official JB was released for Tmobile. Now that it's released, I'd like to update to. What is the proper way for me to do this? Flash through odin I assume? Will I still be able to keep my root or root the device after JB is installed?
Thanks in advance, I just don't want a nightmare situation like the OP if I flash incorrectly
Darmokk said:
I am on stock ICS (Android version 4.0.4)
My baseband version is T999UVLEM
I rooted my phone when I got it at launch, and then put off all the incremental updates until official JB was released for Tmobile. Now that it's released, I'd like to update to. What is the proper way for me to do this? Flash through odin I assume? Will I still be able to keep my root or root the device after JB is installed?
Thanks in advance, I just don't want a nightmare situation like the OP if I flash incorrectly
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
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GalaxyS3Guy said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
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Thanks for that, it pretty much covers all of my questions.
One that I'm still wondering about though, is can I go straight from rooted UVALEM to the latest JB firmware? Or do I flash back to stock UVALEM and THEN flash JB? Or do I need to flash each incremental update before finally finishing off with JB?
Darmokk said:
Thanks for that, it pretty much covers all of my questions.
One that I'm still wondering about though, is can I go straight from rooted UVALEM to the latest JB firmware? Or do I flash back to stock UVALEM and THEN flash JB? Or do I need to flash each incremental update before finally finishing off with JB?
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Yup! Just Odin flash the full firmware file, not the ota. Use the root66 version to stay rooted.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
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Thanks GG, been a while dude, I've no issues so far with the update, everything is smooth, my playstore acted weird for a bit, then after adding my accounts, it worked fine, weird. Otherwise, I gotta admit I'm loving it.
DocHoliday77 said:
Yup! Just Odin flash the full firmware file, not the ota. Use the root66 version to stay rooted.
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Or they can use the regular firmware file, flash it via mobile odin which roots it for ya, without the hassle and is much faster, I used it so I can say clearly it did an excellent job.
Note: if hotfile is too slow and there are no alternatives, I can upload the full firmware odin file to dev-host for everyone.
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Thanks GG, been a while dude, I've no issues so far with the update, everything is smooth, my playstore acted weird for a bit, then after adding my accounts, it worked fine, weird. Otherwise, I gotta admit I'm loving it.
Or they can use the regular firmware file, flash it via mobile odin which roots it for ya, without the hassle and is much faster, I used it so I can say clearly it did an excellent job.
Note: if hotfile is too slow and there are no alternatives, I can upload the full firmware odin file to dev-host for everyone.
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I always use mobile odin pro. My favorite app! But not everyone wants to pay for it and the free version doesnt have EverRoot.
I usually recommend it, but too many people were updating today so I wanted to stick with what everyone should be willing to do!
Ive already got the stock fw hosted from my account if that helps.
Was one of the first things I did after release. Check the firmware thread in my sig for that Plus more!
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DocHoliday77 said:
Modified ststus is jusy becsuse your rooted. It goes away if you revert.
It shouldnt have any bearing on your data though.
What does it say for baseband, network type, and is your imei there?
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It turns out there was a 4g blackout around my area last night. But I did odin'ed your root66 TMO JB version and it's awesome! I was wondering if you're gonna make the same version with UMS included?
Thanks!