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I'm confused as to which rooting method to use with the new ota upgrade

A little confused as to which rooting method i need to use can someone please advise thanks
I've attached a pic of my system settings/build etc.
I'm getting diff answers frm diff pple
help
Thank you!

If you have access to Odin i'd recommend flashing over one of the pre-rooted packages.

You can use the ie22 GB rooting method according to Qbking77, and that way you won't need to ODIN or flash anything and lose your data.
Also next time post in Q & A so you don't get flamed

MajicManDroid said:
If you have access to Odin i'd recommend flashing over one of the pre-rooted packages.
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This is all I've been able to figure out. If you go to the one click root stickied post it links to a gingerbreak post that has a bunch of people posting that the gingerbreak method doesn't work for OTA upgrades.

MajicManDroid said:
If you have access to Odin i'd recommend flashing over one of the pre-rooted packages.
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can you plz link me to the right thread? The Odin method says it doesnt work on gingerbread & that's what i got
thanks in advance!

psixichka said:
can you plz link me to the right thread? The Odin method says it doesnt work on gingerbread & that's what i got
thanks in advance!
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The odin method does work... you have to odin a custom kernel to make cwm stick... then flash cwm with odin... then flash su.zip via cwm...
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Are u intending to stay rooted with the stock rom?
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yea, what flastnoles said

psixichka said:
can you plz link me to the right thread? The Odin method says it doesnt work on gingerbread & that's what i got
thanks in advance!
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Check out this video from QBKing. It's a two part video. It gives you links to all the files in the description. And I know it works because I did it last night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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xgerryx said:
You can use the ie22 GB rooting method according to Qbking77, and that way you won't need to ODIN or flash anything and lose your data.
Also next time post in Q & A so you don't get flamed
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where can I find this?
figured only noobs hang out in q&a

psixichka said:
figured only noobs hang out in q&a
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Nope, devs and veterans hang out there too
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Honestly, since Rodderik responded to you in the one click root method thread, I would use the thread he linked you. You can't go wrong with anything he says, and Qbking's videos are always spot on as well. To be safe, I would do one of those. Back up all your apps and your homescreens and go from there.

xgerryx said:
Honestly, since Rodderik responded to you in the one click root method thread, I would use the thread he linked you. You can't go wrong with anything he says, and Qbking's videos are always spot on as well. To be safe, I would do one of those. Back up all your apps and your homescreens and go from there.
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But then someone else said it will not work in that same thread he linked me to so that confused me. This is my husband's phone i was asked to root so I dont want to mess it up.

Rodderik is one of the best Dev's we have. Ask for clarification or PM him if you want, but if it was me, that's what I would do.

psixichka said:
But then someone else said it will not work in that same thread he linked me to so that confused me. This is my husband's phone i was asked to root so I dont want to mess it up.
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Check out the videos. They will show you what to do if you are on stock un-rooted gingerbread
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from something with a Ｋモ尺れモㄥ.

Thanks guys! QBKing's videos are extremely helpful that's how I rooted my E4gt!

I'll move it and be nice about it. This time
---Jay---

jayharper08 said:
I'll move it and be nice about it. This time
---Jay---
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lol thanks!
I downloaded everything will root once i'm home

xgerryx said:
You can use the ie22 GB rooting method according to Qbking77, and that way you won't need to ODIN or flash anything and lose your data.
Also next time post in Q & A so you don't get flamed
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The ei22 method is the same method for el30 and it most defenitely requires odin... but you don't lose any data...
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[Q] [T-Mobile] How do I return to stock recovery?

I am planning to exchange my phone back to the store. I have unrooted and factory reset but it still shows clockwork recovery. Since there is no odin version of stock rom, how do I then return back to stock recovery? Thanks.
Edit: I think I may have found the answer myself. Will report back.
Edit 2: Didn't realize that there is in fact an odin version to stock under development thread. I just odin'd and everything is ok.

Can you post the exact thread to the stock method? What I've seen so far is what seems to be half axed ways.
Thanks.

The_Biz said:
Can you post the exact thread to the stock method? What I've seen so far is what seems to be half axed ways.
Thanks.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737855

Just a question did ur flash counter reset?
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Rev3ge07 said:
Just a question did ur flash counter reset?
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it does not.

I actually had to return the phone since they didn't have any left in stock and bought it at another store. I forgot about the flash counter. I have been looking around and don't see any answers to reset it or not count for T-mobile. I think ATT and Sprint have a way to reset it. Can anyone chime in? I will probably start a thread here or in general about it.

Stuck on edge even after injecting IMEI

I know there's been multiple threads on this topic but I can't figure out how to solve it after reading each one. Here's my story. I rooted it and then flashed CM10 via cwm recovery and everything was working fine. One day later without doing anything my 4g started slowing down and eventually I can't get anything but edge. I looked around xda and found out that i might be missing my IMEI. Sure enough my IMEI was a 0. I tried recovering to a back up but that didn't fix it so I injected it back in via Peoplearmy's method. The IMEI is now in place but I still wasn't getting anything but edge. I tried using odin to flash it back to stock which worked but I still wasn't getting anything but edge. Does anyone know what I need to do to fix this? I have contacted Peoplearmy but he hasn't replied yet and i need this fixed asap so it would be great if someone could help me out. This is the T-mobile version of the s3. If you need any more information please ask. Thanks. I would post this in another place but I don't have enough posts. Relatively new here.

Another victim... Listen man, it's hard to say how to fix this issue. Nobody really knows how people are losing their imei although I think there is a ****ty cwm recovery floating around. If you read through the imei recovery thread there is a ton of people with the same issue as you.
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This is keeping me from flashing roms right now lol I have my gnexus to play with roms for now
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thephoneguyusa said:
This is keeping me from flashing roms right now lol I have my gnexus to play with roms for now
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From what I have read is due to cwm. Just flash twrp and you'll be fine. What you can do is just root and keep it stock. At least that gives you more freedom.
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drunksmokingjurk said:
I know there's been multiple threads on this topic but I can't figure out how to solve it after reading each one. Here's my story. I rooted it and then flashed CM10 via cwm recovery and everything was working fine. One day later without doing anything my 4g started slowing down and eventually I can't get anything but edge. I looked around xda and found out that i might be missing my IMEI. Sure enough my IMEI was a 0. I tried recovering to a back up but that didn't fix it so I injected it back in via Peoplearmy's method. The IMEI is now in place but I still wasn't getting anything but edge. I tried using odin to flash it back to stock which worked but I still wasn't getting anything but edge. Does anyone know what I need to do to fix this? I have contacted Peoplearmy but he hasn't replied yet and i need this fixed asap so it would be great if someone could help me out. This is the T-mobile version of the s3. If you need any more information please ask. Thanks. I would post this in another place but I don't have enough posts. Relatively new here.
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I think you need to restore the entire backup, not just the imei. I would also check the imei recovery threads as they would probably have more information that will be more useful.
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chrisram88 said:
From what I have read is due to cwm. Just flash twrp and you'll be fine. What you can do is just root and keep it stock. At least that gives you more freedom.
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Gonna root today I tried to flash twrp but for some reason it didnt take
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oops... wrong thread.

drunksmokingjurk said:
I know there's been multiple threads on this topic but I can't figure out how to solve it after reading each one. Here's my story. I rooted it and then flashed CM10 via cwm recovery and everything was working fine. One day later without doing anything my 4g started slowing down and eventually I can't get anything but edge. I looked around xda and found out that i might be missing my IMEI. Sure enough my IMEI was a 0. I tried recovering to a back up but that didn't fix it so I injected it back in via Peoplearmy's method. The IMEI is now in place but I still wasn't getting anything but edge. I tried using odin to flash it back to stock which worked but I still wasn't getting anything but edge. Does anyone know what I need to do to fix this? I have contacted Peoplearmy but he hasn't replied yet and i need this fixed asap so it would be great if someone could help me out. This is the T-mobile version of the s3. If you need any more information please ask. Thanks. I would post this in another place but I don't have enough posts. Relatively new here.
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I would re-read the entire OP's of both methods and try again.

thephoneguyusa said:
Gonna root today I tried to flash twrp but for some reason it didnt take
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Just use the goo manager app from the market. If you Odin the recovery it will add 1 count to the ticker. Confirm this way it won't. Once installed give root permissions>select menu>install recovery script(something along those lines) and you should be all good.
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RaymondPJR said:
I would re-read the entire OP's of both methods and try again.
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+1
Doesn't the op in Peoplearmy's thread specifically address this problem?
Looks like he even has an app for this now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29618968
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chrisram88 said:
Just use the goo manager app from the market. If you Odin the recovery it will add 1 count to the ticker. Confirm this way it won't. Once installed give root permissions>select menu>install recovery script(something along those lines) and you should be all good.
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Got it to work going through the goo app. Thanks!
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hypmatize said:
I think you need to restore the entire backup, not just the imei. I would also check the imei recovery threads as they would probably have more information that will be more useful.
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I don't have a back up and I posted here because I did not have ten posts yet but I think I have everything figured out. Just waiting for this application by Peopearmy

DocHoliday77 said:
+1
Doesn't the op in Peoplearmy's thread specifically address this problem?
Looks like he even has an app for this now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29618968
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Yeah I can't seem to get my hands on that app yet.

drunksmokingjurk said:
Yeah I can't seem to get my hands on that app yet.
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Oh, didnt realize he took it down temporarily. Did you make the backup required by it though? Once you have that just pm peoplearmy. Hes been extremely helpful to a lot of people.
Read through his threads while you are waiting for his reply as there is most likely a way to do it manually anyway.
I know its a long one so try searching the thread for qcn restore or backup or anything related.
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Yeah, he just posted stating that people without data should do a backup and pm him. That's what I just did

Right on! Good luck with it!
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DocHoliday77 said:
Right on! Good luck with it!
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Thanks:laugh:

thing is the app is out. ive injected an IMEI and im still getting nothing....ive written the back ups back to the phone. ive written the new imei and it gives me the IMEI but im stuck on G right onw on Frosty JB v2.....
it broke during an ODEX process i ran.....so im guessing the EFS folder or something got damaged....
does anyone have a recovery of the STOCK EFS folder? or what else should i do?
The QCN generator appearnatly doesnt have the Tmobile binaries...so now what?

Is there anything I can do to backup my IMEI, while I still have it?

freshjr said:
Is there anything I can do to backup my IMEI, while I still have it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1913767
Check out my thread someone posted a link in the 3rd post to a program u can use to backup ur imei its really easy and only takes minutes
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[Q] Need Help! Flashing S3 back to stock rom!

Ok everyone, I am new to all of this..so i hope I dont sound stupid.
I have a Sprint Galaxy s3, and the person I got it from has rooted it and installed a custom rom, etc. I would like to go back to what it was when it was first out of the box, or the stock rom. I am afraid of bricking the phone, as I have never done this before. I am assuming there is a forum post on here with exact instructions on how to do this. Can anyone point me there, or help me out? Thanks in advance!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypmqJbZqOaU

I use this when I need to back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099

metalfan78 said:
I use this when I need to back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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Yes I would probably do this.

Watching the video now, and following the instructions to click on the links he says to..but when i click on them..it says page not found, on everyone of them.

I agree with Giantjay, it's always a good idea to get as much info as possible before doing anything. Read, read, watch the video, read more, ask questions.

So i found the Odin download, now my question is..where do i download the right TAR file.

skerfan2284 said:
So i found the Odin download, now my question is..where do i download the right TAR file.
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tar file http://www.hotfile.com/dl/161492098/9fa8372/L710VPALEN_L710SPRALEN_SPR.zip.html
I would do the triangle away found here before you unroot http://qbking77.com/how-to-unroot/unroot-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/

Thanks for the help! Kinda nervous, but going to try this.

metalfan78 said:
I use this when I need to back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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This is the most basic method. Complete stock install
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miller710 said:
This is the most basic method. Complete stock install
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This method works perfectly.
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Unroot and delete data on phone.

Hey guys
So I might be selling my s3 but the buyer wants it stock....why?...I don't no.
How do I unroot the phone? And also how do i delete all the user info from the phone memory. I know doing wipe factory doesnt get rid of the stuff on the phone memory.
So pretty much need to make the phone like I got it
Any help is greatly appreciated
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Use Odin and flash a stock image
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38880428&postcount=2
near the bottom of the post is a section on unrooting. video included. cheers

If you are running a custom recovery you can format everything including your internal storage. Under stock recovery a factory reset will clear out everything as well. Do this first then ODIN stock ROM. For good measure factory reset again with stock recovery.
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xBeerdroiDx said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38880428&postcount=2
near the bottom of the post is a section on unrooting. video included. cheers
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hey i followed your video and when i flashed in odin it said fail and nothing happened.
tasks 650 AOKP rom still works.
i want to go back to stock

android2.0 said:
hey i followed your video and when i flashed in odin it said fail and nothing happened.
tasks 650 AOKP rom still works.
i want to go back to stock
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can you give me any more details? you were in download mode and odin had a com connection with your your device when you flashed?

xBeerdroiDx said:
can you give me any more details? you were in download mode and odin had a com connection with your your device when you flashed?
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sorry for the inconvinence I had to change cords as its messed got a new one and it worked prefect thank you so much for the video and the replies

android2.0 said:
sorry for the inconvinence I had to change cords as its messed got a new one and it worked prefect thank you so much for the video and the replies
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good stuff, buddy. congrats and cheers!