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Hi,
I have been rooting for a while with my evo 4g which is basically just recoveries & zip files.
Currently I have updated to Calk's ICS Beta 3 rom with modem FC05. I have read some stuff here & there that talk about having issues going from a ICS rom back to a GB nandroid.
I have installed Kies opened Odin, looked at the Wiki here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274337
I just dont quite get in terms of flashing zips through odin. I keep reading people say to odin back to stock & then flash from there.
How do I do that? I looked at QB777's video on youtube, but it seems like PIT files arent used much at this point.
Any advice would be great.
Thanks,
Rich
Ok, basically when you Odin back to stock, it involves flashing a .tar ROM from the pda slot in desktop Odin and not zip file like you would in CWM. Once you restore back to stock, you can find a .tar recovery, I personally use rogue which will allow you to have cwm-based recovery for flashing zips. All the links should be in development. Let me know if you still need help
Edit-what Odin does is it allows you to flash Roms, kernels, moderns, etc even if you don't have a custom recovery, provided that they are in the correct format, like .tar extension
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so when i flash a tar, I go into download mode, open odin, point it to a stock rooted tar file that has CWR & I am back to stock ready to flash to something else?
Can you help me find those files? A stock rooted, CWR should do the trick.
RichTJ99 said:
so when i flash a tar, I go into download mode, open odin, point it to a stock rooted tar file that has CWR & I am back to stock ready to flash to something else?
Can you help me find those files? A stock rooted, CWR should do the trick.
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Ok, so you go into a download mode on your phone, open Odin, plug in your USB cord, ODIN should recognize your phone provided you installed the right drivers. You're good if you get the yellow box that says 0 com, something something. The only box that should be checked is Auto Reboot in Odin.
The easiest way that I've been going back and forth between GB and ICS is to install the rooted EL29 .tar version here
http://little-melon.com/sfhub/SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-sfx.exe
You would need to extract the file until you get a folder with tar.md5 name. Example of the file I provided would be SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED_PDA.tar.md5 once you unzip it. This is the file you would put on the PDA slot of your desktop Odin.
Once you do this, Odin will start flashing and be done in like 1-2 minutes and auto reboot. Do not do anything to shut down, unplug, or mess with the device while Odin is flashing or you may end up bricking it. Once your phone reboots you will be rooted and stock based with EL 29 modem and kernel, which is the latest official Sprint OTA. If you want to get a recovery after this,you would need to go back into Odin and flash a kernel that has a recovery baked in. Like I said I use Rogue and the link would be here for Rogue Stock EL29-
http://goo-inside.me/kernels/TeamRo.../rogue_ET-recoveryonly-1.1.4-rc0-odin.tar.md5
Flashing this in Odin you will get CWM-based recovery and can start backing up, flashing different ROMS.
Hope this helps.
This is very helpful. I am stuck at the SGS2 boot screen after flashing MIJJs Goodness 1.8, can't boot in to recovery, only download mode. How do I fix this?
thefoss said:
This is very helpful. I am stuck at the SGS2 boot screen after flashing MIJJs Goodness 1.8, can't boot in to recovery, only download mode. How do I fix this?
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Flash a recovery in download mode that I linked. It's rogue recovery
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Just to confirm, using the files you had here, I open odin in download mode, choose PDA (check the check box) point it to the tar.md5 file, hit start & wait a few minutes until it auto reboots?
How do I flash the recovery? Is it also the PDA?
I have been flashing modems in CWR, not odin & I just want to make sure that recovery or rom itself, just PDA & nothing else checked (but PDA)?
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Ok, so you go into a download mode on your phone, open Odin, plug in your USB cord, ODIN should recognize your phone provided you installed the right drivers. You're good if you get the yellow box that says 0 com, something something. The only box that should be checked is Auto Reboot in Odin.
The easiest way that I've been going back and forth between GB and ICS is to install the rooted EL29 .tar version here
http://little-melon.com/sfhub/SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-sfx.exe
You would need to extract the file until you get a folder with tar.md5 name. Example of the file I provided would be SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED_PDA.tar.md5 once you unzip it. This is the file you would put on the PDA slot of your desktop Odin.
Once you do this, Odin will start flashing and be done in like 1-2 minutes and auto reboot. Do not do anything to shut down, unplug, or mess with the device while Odin is flashing or you may end up bricking it. Once your phone reboots you will be rooted and stock based with EL 29 modem and kernel, which is the latest official Sprint OTA. If you want to get a recovery after this,you would need to go back into Odin and flash a kernel that has a recovery baked in. Like I said I use Rogue and the link would be here for Rogue Stock EL29-
http://goo-inside.me/kernels/TeamRo.../rogue_ET-recoveryonly-1.1.4-rc0-odin.tar.md5
Flashing this in Odin you will get CWM-based recovery and can start backing up, flashing different ROMS.
Hope this helps.
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Reverting back to GB ROM
I recently switched back from ICS to GB and did not have any problems with the change back. I simply went into my SD card manually took everything off except my chaulkins format all and my wifi tether hack. I then went into recovery mode and did a wipe all. Then went to zip files, ran the format all, then did an install of the new ROM and it works great!
Okay, I'm not sure what's going on with my phone this time, but... I was assuming that whatever I used to flash my phone to the EL29, I figured it came with recovery. I thought whenever you Root your phone, you automatically get the recovery app. Well, for some reason, I don't think my phone has recovery on it.
(my battery is full)
I tried to go to recovery.
By doing volume up + power. It goes to the Android System Recovery <3e>
It says "E: update file is backed up: Reportedted
#MANUAL MODE#
--Updating application...
Installing Apks.
Successfully updated application."
So I click on reboot & then it says E: file is written... Update success
Then my phone reboots, and when it comes back on, my battery is completely dead.
Then I keep getting a pop-up that says Attention : no firmware update is available.
I use different apps, that say that my phone has root access, so that's why I assumed I was rooted.
But I don't know what's going on.
is there a different way to get into recovery? Am I doing it wrong? Do I not have the recovery on my phone??
Anyone help me out with any of this, I would really appreciate your input. Thanks
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You only have stock recovery, it can only flash official signed files from Samsung/sprint you need to use the autoroot package from sfhub to put either cwm or rogue recovery on, look at the stickies in the dev forum you will find detailed information to help you achieve this
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Root and Custom Recovery are 2 separate things. You can have one without the other. If you flash custom recovery in Odin, you'll get the yellow triangle and increase your flash count. There are ways to reset, including USB jig and upgrading to ICS and using Triangle Away. The pre-rooted ODIN OneClick packages give you root, but flash stock recovery so you won't get the yellow triangle nor increase your flash count. Then if you want CWM, you can just use the Auto Root package to install it.
Whenever you boot into stock recovery it tries to install the pre-installed Sprint apps and then when you boot into the first time after going to stock recovery, it searches for firmware. That is just the way they made it work.
I don't know how you initially got EL29.
If you still have root access, the Auto Root sticky can install CWM pretty easily. Just choose Option C and install EL29+CWM-Rogue
If you don't have root access, you can flash the EL29 ODIN OneClick. The link is available in the Auto Root sticky. Choose the NoData version which won't reset any of your Android User Data.
sfhub said:
Root and Custom Recovery are 2 separate things. You can have one without the other. If you flash custom recovery in Odin, you'll get the yellow triangle and increase your flash count. There are ways to reset, including USB jig and upgrading to ICS and using Triangle Away. The pre-rooted ODIN OneClick packages give you root, but flash stock recovery so you won't get the yellow triangle nor increase your flash count. Then if you want CWM, you can just use the Auto Root package to install it.
Whenever you boot into stock recovery it tries to install the pre-installed Sprint apps and then when you boot into the first time after going to stock recovery, it searches for firmware. That is just the way they made it work.
I don't know how you initially got EL29.
If you still have root access, the Auto Root sticky can install CWM pretty easily. Just choose Option C and install EL29+CWM-Rogue
If you don't have root access, you can flash the EL29 ODIN OneClick. The link is available in the Auto Root sticky. Choose the NoData version which won't reset any of your Android User Data.
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Or use mobile Odin to flash a kernel with cwm in it .....look around aokp thread op there is a el26 kernel with cwm ...
Sorry sfhub I quoted wrong response lol
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I downloaded the .zip file for the upgrade from alpha3 to alpha4 off CM's website, put it on my SDCARD, booted into recovery - looks like stock recovery, (following the steps on CM website) then applied the zip -> it looks like its doing something for about 20 seconds then the little android guy dies and has a red triangle with an exclamation point coming out his stomach. What am I doing wrong?
baseband version: FE10
Kernel Version: 3.0.15-SPH-D710.FD10-CL377892
You need to be using a clockwork mod recovery to flash, stock recovery will not work.
First make sure you are rooted.
Next use either Odin 1.85 or Mobile Odin to flash the EL26 kernel.
Upon reboot, go into recovery mode using volume up+power. If you miss your chance to do so, just pull the battery and try to get into recovery again.
Using CWM, flash per the install instructions.
so do i just odin the kernel back to el26 w/ CWM? the reason i dont want to do a clean install is because i wodnt want to wipe my data. If i odin to EL26 w/ CWM do i need to go back to gingerbread?? Or is there a way i can sat on ICS and upgrade?
what if i used this kernel? [NEW][KERNEL] FE16 Repack with ACS recovery
mazostyle said:
so do i just odin the kernel back to el26 w/ CWM? the reason i dont want to do a clean install is because i wodnt want to wipe my data. If i odin to EL26 w/ CWM do i need to go back to gingerbread?? Or is there a way i can sat on ICS and upgrade?
what if i used this kernel? [NEW][KERNEL] FE16 Repack with ACS recovery
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If someone tells you how to do it safely, and you choose to do it your way done come crying when you brick, because it still says don't use recovery with ics kernels...
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dante32278 said:
You need to be using a clockwork mod recovery to flash, stock recovery will not work.
First make sure you are rooted.
Next use either Odin 1.85 or Mobile Odin to flash the EL26 kernel.
Upon reboot, go into recovery mode using volume up+power. If you miss your chance to do so, just pull the battery and try to get into recovery again.
Using CWM, flash per the install instructions.
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Do exactly what he said here... You're not going back to GB or wiping data. You're just re-flashing a CWM recovery. When you originally installed CM9 alpha 3, you used a CWM recovery. But the CM9 ROM re-flashes a stock recovery (which you can not use to upgrade from alpha3 to alpha4).
So all you do is Odin the EL26 kernel/CWM recovery image (phone in Download mode), and then you reboot and hold vol+ and power to get the phone into the CWM Recovery Mode. From there, you just install the CM9 alpha4, you don't wipe data or lose anything.
thanks man, it worked.
I am new to the forums and didn't want to make a new thread. I am having issues with the GPS (Maps App.) The app loads up i enter the destination i want to go to but it wont find my location where i am at. It just keeps searching for my location...
So i went ahead and downloaded another GPS app ( tele nav.) same issue. I was wondering is there a way to fix GPS issues on this rom? I would like to fix that issue..
anyone have a solution to fixing the GPS issue on this rom???
Im curently running stock fe16 rooted and i downloaded fe16 clockwordmod recovery plus. when i put the zimage into e4gtauto,000root and i ran it i still dont have clockword mod recovery what did i do wrong?
You will have a unsecure stock recovery. It looks stock, its sfhubs repack right?
yeah i think its sfhubs so it looks stock? and i could flash stuff right just not modems and roms
kingofretros said:
yeah i think its sfhubs so it looks stock? and i could flash stuff right just not modems and roms
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Right, no roms or modems unless u want a paper weight lol
whenevr i try flashing something it just says mount sdcard no such file or directoey...
Not sure what your're doing. If you are on sfhub's stock rooted you can then add his 'unlocked' or 'unlocked plus' kernel. Via mobile Odin or regular Odin. See his second post if you haven't already. They do NOT contain CWM but do let you flash unsigned zip files.
Here is the ACS kernel with CWM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660138 download the zip to your SD card, boot to stock 'unlocked' recovery (power down, volume up+Power button till first samsung screen and let go) and choose to update file from SD card (or something like that) flash it there. Be careful if you are not sure what you are doing and read some more or you will surely brick your phone.
FE16_repack_ACS.tar Flash with ODIN.
its not letting me download it is the link bad? and i think im just going to go back to el29 and restart
nevermind i got it thanks alot.
You don't have to go back unless you really want to.
I just tried the zip and tar download for ACS recovery and they both worked. (remember that is a link to a site you have to download from there; can't 'save the link..')
IF you are on sfhub's stock rooted FE16 just add the unlocked kernel following post 2.
Then download the zip file for ACS recovery and flash that in the 'unlocked recovery'.
You sound like you're getting frustrated and not sure what to do. If that's the case take your time and do some more reading.
kingofretros said:
FE16_repack_ACS.tar Flash with ODIN.
its not letting me download it is the link bad? and i think im just going to go back to el29 and restart
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The link can be very slow to start, may take several minutes. Let it sit maybe.
Edit: Oops, too slow. (Me, not the download)
do i flash the unlocked kernal in e4gt tool? or odin where do i put the zimage for odin?
im just ganna run the tfe16 how do i flash the cwm kernal for that one ?
you don't use the e4gt tool
You use Odin as described in the second post from sfhub's stock rooted fe16. place the .tar into the pda slot
there is no tar when i extract it theres just a zimage?
Not sure which one you are talking about.
The unlocked kernel tar from sfhub? Here there nothing to 'extract' the file is a .tar file USED by Odin. place the tar in the pda slot as it says in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26205440&postcount=2
If you're talking about the tar file for the ACS recovery use that in mobiel Odin and place it in the kernel slot, scroll down and select flash firmware. Bam done.
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there is no tar when i extract it theres just a zimage?
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Leader he's unzipping the tar.
King, please leave all tar and zip files intact.
Here is how it works:
Tar files - use Odin
Zip files - use CWM recovery
When you use odin from the pc, these are the slots to use depending on the file you are flashing:
•PDA Button: This is for flashing kernels and ROMs (in .tar format)
•PHONE Button: This is for the phone's RADIO/MODEM ONLY!!!!!!
ok i know the "kernal" is a tar file i need clockword mod not the kernal
i know i dont have CWM recovery thats what im trying to get im just on stock fe16 right know!
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ok i know the "kernal" is a tar file i need clockword mod not the kernal
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the CWM is 'baked into' the Kernel. So you have to add that kernel to your stock rooted setup after you do that.
Simple use sfhubs stock rooted fe16
Follow the steps in post to to add unlocked recovery
boot to 'stock unlocked' recovery
update from zip file
select the ACS kernel and apply it.
then you will have stock rooted fe16 with ACS CWM
where are the steps? and i already flashed the kernal again
This is my question:what install program should i use for putting cwm on my phone,odin has more options and is more dynamic in it's functions,while e4gauto is simply for recovery placement,yet i never hear(read)anyone speak of it?Can someone give me some info.thanks
habitformer said:
This is my question:what install program should i use for putting cwm on my phone,odin has more options and is more dynamic in it's functions,while e4gauto is simply for recovery placement,yet i never hear(read)anyone speak of it?Can someone give me some info.thanks
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Well it all depends on what you're trying to accomplish and whether you're on ICS our GB.
i say go with ODIN
mainly just for installing cwm recovery on gb,since the majority of rom flash directions are coming from el 26 w/cwm....
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i say go with ODIN
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but why is my question if all your doing is installing cwm....why does no one ever use it?odin has more functions?
If you flash a kernel not signed by samsung using ODIN, it will trigger yellow triangle and increase the flash count (which can be reset using USB jig, or if you are on ICS, using triangle away)
Auto Root (e4gtauto) and Mobile ODIN flash the kernel through a different method which does not trigger the yellow triangle nor increase the ODIN flash count)
If you are doing it from PC, Auto Root is pretty simple to use. If you are doing it from phone, use Mobile ODIN. You can treat the Auto Root package as a repository of stock and CWM kernels in that case so you don't need to download them all separately (just open the zip file and look in the copy2sd-img/000root folder)
thank you,
some call it the long way to flash but i always use auto or odin to go stock to flash a rom.i've read those are the most secure ways to do it.