Root after OTA - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew how to root the S3 after the latest T-Mobile OTA?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1842142
I used this method today, but was already rooted before the update and installed it via Kies. You can probably modify the process a bit to work for you.
In Odin, you may have to uncheck the automatic reboot button, as the ROM tries to overwrite the custom recovery image with each reboot before you are rooted.
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This actually is a simple thing to solve! Cybernook over in the Q&A brought this to our attention so big thanks to him!
When you install the update it included these files in /system
recovery-from-boot.p
install recovery.sh
Either change extention to .bak or delete and your recovery will stick permanantly.
From another member in that thread confirming:
*Edit: Worked like a charm. Gentlemen, we have the solution. Thanks due (and given) to cybrnook both here and in the guide
sweet.
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make a video please

Gregory.u317 said:
make a video please
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Yes, a video would be very helpful
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Were you rooted before the ota? Did you already do the ota? If so you root with odin the same way as before. If you are rooted before the ota I would just suggest flashing wildchld rom that updates and keeps root.
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DocHoliday77 said:
This actually is a simple thing to solve! Cybernook over in the Q&A brought this to our attention so big thanks to him!
When you install the update it included these files in /system
recovery-from-boot.p
install recovery.sh
Either change extention to .bak or delete and your recovery will stick permanantly.
From another member in that thread confirming:
*Edit: Worked like a charm. Gentlemen, we have the solution. Thanks due (and given) to cybrnook both here and in the guide
sweet.
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Hey doc is install recovery.sh under system/etc/ cuz I only found recovery-from-boot.p under /system?
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Yes, sorry bout that. Should be:
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
You can delete them or rename them with .bak extension. Either way should work. Remember you will have to reinstall custom recovery one more time, but that should be it!
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I was not rooted before the OTA, I installed the OTA and now the old method doesn't work for me
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DocHoliday77 said:
Yes, sorry bout that. Should be:
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
You can delete them or rename them with .bak extension. Either way should work. Remember you will have to reinstall custom recovery one more time, but that should be it!
No, there is no files like that in /system/etc or in /system.
I was rooted before OTA. Installed OTA over Kies without unrooting - no problem. But the question is - what is the safe way of rooting again without wiping?
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dbacchus said:
DocHoliday77 said:
Yes, sorry bout that. Should be:
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
You can delete them or rename them with .bak extension. Either way should work. Remember you will have to reinstall custom recovery one more time, but that should be it!
No, there is no files like that in /system/etc or in /system.
I was rooted before OTA.
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Wierd I see both files under those directories... I'm not rooted but installed ota
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AttachedSilver said:
I was not rooted before the OTA, I installed the OTA and now the old method doesn't work for me
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What method are you trying? I was gonna root my phone today as well but didn't have time. I'm stock with latest ota installed
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dbacchus said:
No, there is no files like that in /system/etc or in /system.
I was rooted before OTA. Installed OTA over Kies without unrooting - no problem. But the question is - what is the safe way of rooting again without wiping?
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I'm sorry to say I have no explanation for this! Can you verify your baseband in settings>about phone?
AttachedSilver said:
I was not rooted before the OTA, I installed the OTA and now the old method doesn't work for me
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I actually have not gone this far with the process just yet. I'm testing some theories I have about the updates and how they work first.
I'm not quite sure which is "the best" root method right now but just read the first page and last 5-10 pages in the method threads. You should be able to see which has a higher success rate and go from there.
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need help flashing su

i went back to stock for lh9, and i read somewhere that u can root any build with the toolkit and so i tried using that way to root my phone, and it supposedly flashed cwm onto my phone, but when i boot into recovery to flash su, its like a different one, guessin the stock recovery because theres no option for install from zip help anyone??
Maybe this post will help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31929519&postcount=88
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I just realized that you won't be able to remove those files without root. You should first check whether you have the files or not. If you don't, then I'm not sure what's going on.
If you do, you need to uncheck the box in Odin to reboot your phone when you flash the custom recovery. When the Odin flash is done, pull the battery, put it back in, then boot into recovery by holding Vol Up, Home, and Power until you see the little blue text. That should get you into custom recovery. From there you can flash su and Superuser.
At this point you have a choice. You can reboot, but it will replace your recovery with stock. You'll still have root though. You'll need to remove the files and reflash a custom root either with Odin, the dd method, or using ROM Manager or GooManager.
The other choice is to use adb while you're booted into the custom recovery and remove the files before you reboot.
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Did you try to root with the toolkit then you install a custom recovery and finally you install busy box. Still with the toolkit
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I did use tool kit to root guess ill try unchecking the box to reboot after odin I dont think it worked though. Is su supposed to work if i download it from the app store after I try the root through toolkit? Or does it have to be flashed into it
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Eddiekranc said:
I did use tool kit to root guess ill try unchecking the box to reboot after odin I dont think it worked though. Is su supposed to work if i download it from the app store after I try the root through toolkit? Or does it have to be flashed into it
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Did you look to see if your phone has the files I mentioned?
You can't just install su from the app store.
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Yeah just download it but be sure that it is not already on your phone. Superuser or supersu
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liltitiz said:
Yeah just download it but be sure that it is not already on your phone. Superuser or supersu
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You can install the app, but it won't be able to install the su command unless the phone is already rooted.
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NVM you dont have root i misread your post....You could use odin to flash lg1 with root injected and then use rootkeeper app to preserve root then take the update to lh9 thats what i did. Gunnyman wrote a post about it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895100
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NVM you dont have root i misread your post....
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If you do flash LG1, be sure to do a factory reset in recovery before you boot to LG1 or you'll get errors from android.process.acore. If you do this with stock recovery, you'll lose all the picture, sound, and video files you have on the internal storage.
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Is he rooted or not?!
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I put together a more detailed set of instructions for rooting LH9. See this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32218479&postcount=158
no im not rooted, the toolkit didnt work, and i dont know how the check for the files with out being rooted; ill try gunny's method later tonight and see if that works, have to drive 5 hours right now but ill definately give it a go when i get home. thanks for all you help guys.
and just curious if anyone else has had this same issue? is it the update that did this?
Yep it is the last update
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finally used drothenberger's method and it worked like a charm thanks guys finally back to being rooted

I need help bad... Please anyone help me

A couple of weeks ago, I went on Sammobile and installed a leaked OTA that I thought didnt carry any problems with until now. I Installed the UVLI1 verson. Now yesterday, I just found out that I will not be able to get any OTAs from T-Mobile since my modem number is changed. So I tried to Install the UVALH2 update so I can get back on the offical modem but its not letting me install it! Im 100% stock. No root or anything. I need help please.
Snook321 said:
A couple of weeks ago, I went on Sammobile and installed a leaked OTA that I thought didnt carry any problems with until now. I Installed the UVLI1 verson. Now yesterday, I just found out that I will not be able to get any OTAs from T-Mobile since my modem number is changed. So I tried to Install the UVALH2 update so I can get back on the offical modem but its not letting me install it! Im 100% stock. No root or anything. I need help please.
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Use Odin and flash a stock firmware.
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uoY_redruM said:
Use Odin and flash a stock firmware.
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What is Odin? How can I access that?
It's the full operating system for our phone. It's available in the development section in the stickies:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1723175
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So is the stock firmware
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682
Not to be a jerk, but use the search button.... there'slots of info regarding Odin here
Or here; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31890391&postcount=2
Thanks guys... It may have taken 2 hours but I finally Rooted my phone for the first time... Flashed the previous update and now im just waiting for it to start so i can unroot my phone... I like knowing that I have a warranty on it
One more noob question.... How do you know if your phone is unrooted? I Flashed the previous update and cleared my cashe and wiped my data and now my device status is normal. does that mean that im not rooted anymore?
Glad you're learning some of the basics but you should definitely read before you start going to sammobile and installing leaks. You should be glad that your phone isn't bricked.
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Snook321 said:
One more noob question.... How do you know if your phone is unrooted? I Flashed the previous update and cleared my cashe and wiped my data and now my device status is normal. does that mean that im not rooted anymore?
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Use root check from play store.
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How do you install an OTA without ever using Odin......
psykhotic said:
How do you install an OTA without ever using Odin......
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I asked the same but then i just thought it about it again that maybe he installed it via ota lol.. Maybe kies too
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psykhotic said:
How do you install an OTA without ever using Odin......
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All I know is I installed it throuhh sammobile. One of the leaked OTA files
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Snook321 said:
All I know is I installed it throuhh sammobile. One of the leaked OTA files
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Lol next time don't do something you don't know what your really doing.
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Lol next time don't do something you don't know what your really doing.
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I know right? Lol ill never do that again! But hey, at least I know how to root my phone now
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Learning is what happens when you do something that you don't have the knowledge to do. If I said I knew what I was doing before I started flashing, I would be a liar. That being said, a smart person learns from other people's mistakes. Read a lot.
It's simple. Basically, never flash anything that isn't made for the SGH-T999. And if using Odin, always use PDA.
Since you are rooted, get Terminal Emulator from the Play Store. Run it, and type: su <enter> reboot nvbackup <enter>. This will backup your IMEI data, so it can be restored should it ever become corrupted. You will only need to do this one time.
Follow these instructions, and it's pretty much impossible to hard brick.
You want to check root status? Why do you need another app from the Play Store? Just open Superuser/SuperSU. It will tell you if the binaries are present/updated. Though, the presence of a su app is generally indicative that you have root access.

How can I remove twrp from my s3...???

It seems to be blocking the update videotron is pushing..
Thanks.
Replace it with something else
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It'll have to be stock recovery for it to even download to the phone I'm pretty sure.
Only a few options I can think of.
Get a stock VLALE6 recovery and install it.
Flash the stock FW and then update.
Or just flash the updated stock FW.
Has it already downloaded the ota?
It should be in /cache/fota/ if it has. It'll be update.zip.
If it did, I can help you get it installed as is. Make a copy of the update.zip if you can btw.
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Here's the link to the updated FW VLALH2:
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/173149966/1ff667a/T999VVLALH2_T999VYVLALH2_VTR.zip.html
And link to original FW VLALE6:
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/163232712/b049991/T999VVLALE6_T999VYVLALE6_VTR.zip.html
If you want you can try using Mobile Odin. Download the LE6 FW and choose to install it in Mobile Odin. You can deselect everything but recovery and flash. Then you should be able to get the ota.
You could also pull recovery.img from the FW re-tar it and flash with pc odin.
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Ok, thanks Doc, I think I understand. I'll give it a shot in the morning.
Flash this stock recovery with Odin. http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS3/SGH-T999/stockrecovery
And this is the stock rom which is also flashable in Odin. http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS3/SGH-T999/StockROMs.net-SGH-T999_TMB_1_20120523140229.zip
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Flash this stock recovery with Odin. http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS3/SGH-T999/stockrecovery
And this is the stock rom which is also flashable in Odin. http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS3/SGH-T999/StockROMs.net-SGH-T999_TMB_1_20120523140229.zip
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Always good to have another resource, but two things real quick...
He can't use this FW. Its for the T999 but since he's on Videotron he will almost certainly have the model T999V.
It does not say what build either the FW or the Recovery are. I'm guessing they are both the original build UVALEM, but it really should specify.
Thanks anyway man.
@OP
If you do have the T999V like I suspect, use the links I gave you a couple posts up.
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Thanks Doc, I do and I will....
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DocHoliday77 said:
It'll have to be stock recovery for it to even download to the phone I'm pretty sure.
Only a few options I can think of.
Get a stock VLALE6 recovery and install it.
Flash the stock FW and then update.
Or just flash the updated stock FW.
Has it already downloaded the ota?
It should be in /cache/fota/ if it has. It'll be update.zip.
If it did, I can help you get it installed as is. Make a copy of the update.zip if you can btw.
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Here's the link to the updated FW VLALH2:
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/173149966/1ff667a/T999VVLALH2_T999VYVLALH2_VTR.zip.html
And link to original FW VLALE6:
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/163232712/b049991/T999VVLALE6_T999VYVLALE6_VTR.zip.html
If you want you can try using Mobile Odin. Download the LE6 FW and choose to install it in Mobile Odin. You can deselect everything but recovery and flash. Then you should be able to get the ota.
You could also pull recovery.img from the FW re-tar it and flash with pc odin.
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I have odin 3.04 on my computer, can I use that..??
Thanks.
I'm guessing it would work ok, but 3.07 is the lateset. Here's the thread for it. I would get the updated one personally.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728605
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Well hell, seems I managed to do it, thanks again Doc...
For a while, it looked like my brain had finally reached capacity....
try
Rickkins said:
It seems to be blocking the update videotron is pushing..
Thanks.
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download rom manager and flash cwm and boom done
puchodog1977 said:
download rom manager and flash cwm and boom done
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you realize how old this thread is right?
HELP with Sprint Galaxy S3 rooted phone
Somebody installed the TeamWin rom on my Sprint Samsung S3 phone. I just want to factory default my phone and get it back to the way it was. Is this info still valid to do that?
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Somebody installed the TeamWin rom on my Sprint Samsung S3 phone. I just want to factory default my phone and get it back to the way it was. Is this info still valid to do that?
Thanks
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Yup. Just flash your stock firmware in Odin
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How to root Odin'd JB Official Update

I have not succeeded in getting a straight answer on this in the related development threads.
One way appears to be to Odin a recovery, but as I am using TWRP, but there is no .tar file out there that I can find (there was a link but its down). I have a TWRP .img, but do not want to mess with the commands to install it (bricks are a possibility). Also, since ODIN will completely repartition, Root Keeper is not going to work (the app itself says it won't).
gaww said:
I have not succeeded in getting a straight answer on this in the related development threads.
One way appears to be to Odin a recovery, but as I am using TWRP, but there is no .tar file out there that I can find (there was a link but its down). I have a TWRP .img, but do not want to mess with the commands to install it (bricks are a possibility). Also, since ODIN will completely repartition, Root Keeper is not going to work (the app itself says it won't).
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The Root66 file should be up soon, its uploading.
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The Root66 file should be up soon, its uploading.
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Rooted version of the today's JB update to flash trough recovery?
just wait for the root66 file
Root66 is best way.
Fyi though. Any previous rooting methods should work fine.
Twrp.tar
http://d-h.st/9df
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DocHoliday77 said:
Root66 is best way.
Fyi though. Any previous rooting methods should work fine.
Twrp.tar
http://d-h.st/9df
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I had found a TWRP tar, It installed OK, and I tried flashing SU, but it did not take (probably an old version).
Then I saw the Root66 and all is well. Since it was rooted, just let GooManager flash recovery.
Ya just odin'ed Doc's above link and it didn't put TWRP even though it said it was successful... first time I've actually attempted to flash a recovery via ODIN. Any tips while I search around.
Check if you have
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
Delete and reinstall recovery.
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Oh, I was under the impression that I didn't need root to do all this, lol. I remembered the CWM easy install thread, where you Odin the recovery then install a root .zip. Well, I'll have to do it the root66 method, and I have to go to work now, so tonight I guess. I have to be rooted all day long and deal with all this bloat now lol.
Its usually easy like before. But if youve applied an OTA it adds these files which rewrite recovery on boot. It how they update the recovery.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Root66 is best way.
Fyi though. Any previous rooting methods should work fine.
Twrp.tar
http://d-h.st/9df
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confirmed the manual way (odin tar, odin custom recovery, flash su) still works if anyone cares

Oe1 stock recovery

Does anyone have it backed up
Good question but how does one do that? Initial OE1 root users only?
Easy way is to root OE1 in Odin but leave stock recovery until Flashify is installed in Google Play (root only devices) and backup stock recovery. That could be shared to install with Flashify easily as well.
A harder way may actually require custom kernel? ADB copy the recovery to sdcard. I don't think that's possible with stock recovery and enforcing kernel?
Hopefully one that reads well before rooting OE1 the first time will come across this and help out accordingly. The adventurous trying the incremental OTA to get the 5.1.1 OTA, whenever that is, could make a short root and unroot quick stop along the way to 5.1.1 OTA to help out those stuck on OE1 without stock recovery. That would be helpful if so bold. And if so willing, root/TWRP/backup everything on 5.1.1 and try to Odin another stock to see if Odin is still broke. If you're thinking, "you first", I'm not that adventurous myself but rather patient, waiting for the tar or all clear on Odin. Regards to unfortunate on OE1, especially if they have to wait for a tar.
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I already rooted oel I want to unroot
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Ppl don't read lok
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pbedard said:
I already rooted oel I want to unroot
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I think I understand your request. But you need stock recovery and unroot to take the next OTA if not waiting for a tar.
Unroot can be done within SuperSU app.
What am I not reading correctly?
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samep said:
I think I understand your request. But you need stock recovery and unroot to take the next OTA if not waiting for a tar.
Unroot can be done within SuperSU app.
What am I not reading correctly?
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To go completely unrooted u I need the stock recovery ...no one has it for 0e1
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pbedard said:
To go completely unrooted u I need the stock recovery ...no one has it for 0e1
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I know that if you don't have it, you need someone who still had it to help. Forgive me but I wasn't telling you how to get it but asked someone who could help to get it to you.
I quoted you to say you ask a good question. But for the benefit of someone not knowing how to get stock recovery, I made a suggestion. Sorry if I'm failing to explain myself.
Regards,
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To go completely unrooted u I need the stock recovery ...no one has it for 0e1
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Didn't you just get a swapped refurb? Stating it came with bob7? Did you flash oe1 on purpose after all that?? Lmao it's cool. Just curious. I like oe1. I'm fine. But to upgrade. Not sure which device yet. Sprint is offering early deal. Some free some 15 like S6 edge etc. Lg g4. M9. Not sure if I want these. Might wait for note 5 or go ahead and buy one now and pick up note 5 on release.
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I already rooted oel I want to unroot
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Can you back up you're oe1 recovery with flashify to google drive?it would help me if you did.
mickalismudd836 said:
Can you back up you're oe1 recovery with flashify to google drive?it would help me if you did.
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Yes
Here is link to my flashify oe1 recovery backup
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tmhtba0895szjfd/Stock Recovery?dl=0
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Thanks
that file for some reason is a .bin and it needs to be .tar. wonder why it can save as that if it needs to be a .tar to be flashed
mickalismudd836 said:
that file for some reason is a .bin and it needs to be .tar. wonder why it can save as that if it needs to be a .tar to be flashed
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Rename it to .tar its for flashify
pbedard said:
Rename it to .tar its for flashify
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I can't do that. If i go to change the name its the name of the file not the file type
mickalismudd836 said:
I can't do that. If i go to change the name its the name of the file not the file type
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Should it be a zip file for recover installation, not a tar file which we flash with odin?
kennethbb said:
Should it be a zip file for recover installation, not a tar file which we flash with odin?
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its a recovery, so how would i flash a recovery in a recovery?
rboone18 said:
Here is link to my flashify oe1 recovery backup
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tmhtba0895szjfd/Stock Recovery?dl=0
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Per the developer, Flashify backups of kernel and recovery are raw .img files.
He says you should be careful using these with compression formats. I would think the .bin extension got placed there by the process of uploading and storage and downloading. For those downloading, to remove it or rename without knowing how it was uploaded is risky.
To answer the questions that followed your upload, can you share with us the process you used? Did you convert it or just upload the original raw file with no extension? I suspect the latter is true since it appears to have no compression.
If uploaded as raw/no extension, I'd say just remove the .bin extension to flash as raw in Flashify before unrooting. (When trying to return to stock.)
Thanks in advance.
mickalismudd836 said:
its a recovery, so how would i flash a recovery in a recovery?
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Through Flashify once the above question is answered.
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If you transfer to your Dropbox on download it will open correctly for fflash
Troylki said:
If you transfer to your Dropbox on download it will open correctly for fflash
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tried that. once i go to recovery mode the android logo that's on stock recovery flashes every once in awhile.

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