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[Q] Unrooting Evo

My wife recently dropped her phone and has to send it in to get replaced, so now we need to unroot it. I went through all the steps of unrooting to get s-on which it now is. The only problem was when I tried to reinstall the PC36IMG.zip file it says the version is to old and cannot install. I was wondering if anyone has the link to the NON ROOTED OTA PC36IMG.zip. Or I am wondering if she downloads and flashes the update.zip file if it would it delete the superuser app??
Please help

From what I've seen on here, when it comes to physical damage to your phone, Sprint no longer cares if you're rooted, only if you brick the phone will they not honor the warranty.
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bimmerman7 said:
From what I've seen on here, when it comes to physical damage to your phone, Sprint no longer cares if you're rooted, only if you brick the phone will they not honor the warranty.
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Not true for me at least (Boston area). My phone randomly reboots and the usb is broken so I couldn't unroot so I took it to Sprint and they said its against policy to work on rooted phones
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They have already sent her a replacement phone. I am not worried about that. I just want to return the phone without any questions being asked.

scotteboy34 said:
They have already sent her a replacement phone. I am not worried about that. I just want to return the phone without any questions being asked.
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They wont care, when they refurbish the phone they are gonna update the software anyway and totally wipe your phone, erasing whatever you had on there
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brennod10 said:
Not true for me at least (Boston area). My phone randomly reboots and the usb is broken so I couldn't unroot so I took it to Sprint and they said its against policy to work on rooted phones
I would go to a different Sprint store, your phone being rooted has nothing to do with your USB port being crappy, same thing happened to my USB port, I took my phone in, explained my phone wouldn't charge (by then my battery was drained) they went to the back and brought me out a replacement. The USB is a known issue with the evo they should have replaced your phone
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Thanks
Got it guys, thanks for the help

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Yeah the fat b**** in the back of the store that repairs the phones wouldn't even touch my phone when she heard it was rooted... and when I did unroot she gave a time of 2 hours just to clear storage on the phone even though I said I already did that. On top of that they said a replacement would be available over night... two days ago. Now I'm stuck waiting
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So I guess it vary from store to store. I think my store might be cool. Actually one of the techs there taught me how to unlock my old palm pre. Oh and my usb port is starting to go. Does anyone know how it might work out if you just "lost" your phone?
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I have 2 Epic 4Gs that need to be wiped

I have 2 Epics, soon to be 3 that need to be wiped for selling them.
All 3 are rooted with Clockwork Mod on them. Is there a way to wipe the phones back to 100% stock?

Use ODIN to return both to stock. Make sure you have Samsung drivers installed on your PC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SPH-D700-ODIN

Muckrak3r said:
I have 2 Epics, soon to be 3 that need to be wiped for selling them.
All 3 are rooted with Clockwork Mod on them. Is there a way to wipe the phones back to 100% stock?
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Follow the directions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13245831
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First off questions go in Q&A
Second: google how to restore a semi-bricked epic xda and it will point you to the thread in development that explains it and has links to the files. You need to odin it to stock.
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why not sell them rooted probably get more money for it not to mention. i know a lot of people on craigslist always wanting rooted phones.
Unless your selling them to a store that's different but even then they;ll just restore them, themselves.

How much are you selling them for? What condition are they in? I wouldn't mind picking up a decent one for a decent price, and it would save you the trouble of cleaning it, I'd be flashing a different ROM on it anyway and starting fresh from there.

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Thanks for the replies. I have used Odin 20x to return a phone to stock. Just wasn't sure that pulled clockwork totally off. Is there a way to clear the flash counter on it?
I was thinking I would either sell them to Sprint or sell them on EBay. 2 of the 3 are in daily driver condition. The other 1 is perfect except for the charging port. Depending on the angle of the charging cable, it doesn't always charge. I'm not looking to make a bunch of money. But if they will sell for a decent price on EBay, that's what I will do. Not sure what the going rate is.
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Please share a link to where you end up choosing to put them up for sale.
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Muckrak3r said:
Thanks for the replies. I have used Odin 20x to return a phone to stock. Just wasn't sure that pulled clockwork totally off. Is there a way to clear the flash counter on it?
I was thinking I would either sell them to Sprint or sell them on EBay. 2 of the 3 are in daily driver condition. The other 1 is perfect except for the charging port. Depending on the angle of the charging cable, it doesn't always charge. I'm not looking to make a bunch of money. But if they will sell for a decent price on EBay, that's what I will do. Not sure what the going rate is.
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The Epic has no flash counter.
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kennyglass123 said:
The Epic has no flash counter.
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Another touchling?
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
Another touchling?
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Good catch. OP you have a slide out keyboard on those Epics right?
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kennyglass123 said:
Good catch. OP you have a slide out keyboard on those Epics right?
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Yep
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Thanks for the help guys. It had been so long since I did an Odin stock reset, I had forgotten about it!
Wiped and sold the phones.
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Bought the SII on eBay for Cheap - Little Problem

Hi guys,
I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy SII on eBay. I decided to take the plunge even though the seller said it was for "parts and not working". He said the problem he was having was that the phone would shut off by itself, no matter what he did. He said this happened maybe once every 10 times he pressed the sleep button.
I got it yesterday and started messing around with it. I haven't encountered the problem yet but I only used it for a few hours. I proceeded to successfully root the device and flashed a custom ROM (CyanogenMod 10 - JB 4.1.1) and it seems to work ok. I'm not using the phone yet and I guess I was just wondering if you think the problem may have just "gone away". If it did, I would feel very lucky. I won't know for sure until I start using the phone regularly, but I needed a reliable phone today at work and that's why I didn't bring it with.
Any thoughts on what could cause this issue and possible solutions are appreciated. I've read some people say it's related to the CPU or the button itself, or perhaps even the battery. The owner had never rooted the phone so he was just running the regular T-Mobile Gingerbread rom.
Thanks and Happy Friday!

Probably the power button problem
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Thanks for answering, Teo. If it's that, it should be fairly simple to fix. I'll report back just in case somebody is having the same issue.

Since the JB ROM's suffer from random restarts and sleep of death issues, I would recommend flashing an ICS ROM. This will get you a more stable environment for testing, so if the device suddenly shuts it self off, you'll know it's not the ROM.

ToastMan12 said:
Since the JB ROM's suffer from random restarts and sleep of death issues, I would recommend flashing an ICS ROM. This will get you a more stable environment for testing, so if the device suddenly shuts it self off, you'll know it's not the ROM.
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+1 to this suggestion. Flash a ROM that is known to be stable so you can confirm the original issue. I'd suggest stock (gb or ics, doesn't matter) for the best test environment.

Thank you guys! Your responses are greatly appreciated!
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Nicraz said:
Thank you guys! Your responses are greatly appreciated!
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Why don't you either send to Samsung under warranty or put insurance on it and have it fixed

playya said:
Why don't you either send to Samsung under warranty or put insurance on it and have it fixed
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I bought it used on eBay, I'm not the original owner. And I didn't see the SquareTrade warranty option for this purchase, perhaps because it was under "For parts & not working". I haven't come across the problem yet. I have flashed a few different roms (ICS) but every one of them has given me some type of problem. I'm still using my very reliable myTouch 4G and I'm starting to doubt if I really want to dump it for the SII.

Nicraz said:
I bought it used on eBay, I'm not the original owner. And I didn't see the SquareTrade warranty option for this purchase, perhaps because it was under "For parts & not working". I haven't come across the problem yet. I have flashed a few different roms (ICS) but every one of them has given me some type of problem. I'm still using my very reliable myTouch 4G and I'm starting to doubt if I really want to dump it for the SII.
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The phone has not been out a year yet so it don't matter about ownership as long as there is not abuse to the phone they should help you
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playya said:
The phone has not been out a year yet so it don't matter about ownership as long as there is not abuse to the phone they should help you
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Thank you! I'll look into that.

If I am correct this phone came out Oct /12/11
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BACARDILIMON said:
If I am correct this phone came out Oct /12/11
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Yeah so warranty should still work. phone warranties starts the day it is activated. My white one was activated until February so i got another 5 months!
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Don't want to jinx myself but I flashed Team Chopstick's ICS rom on Saturday and haven't encountered the issue thus far.
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Nicraz said:
Don't want to jinx myself but I flashed Team Chopstick's ICS rom on Saturday and haven't encountered the issue thus far.
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At this point. I would think it's safe to say that your phone is fine lol
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Teo032 said:
At this point. I would think it's safe to say that your phone is fine lol
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Lol yeah Teo, I hope so I'm glad I took the plunge!
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Nicraz said:
I bought it used on eBay, I'm not the original owner. And I didn't see the SquareTrade warranty option for this purchase, perhaps because it was under "For parts & not working". I haven't come across the problem yet. I have flashed a few different roms (ICS) but every one of them has given me some type of problem. I'm still using my very reliable myTouch 4G and I'm starting to doubt if I really want to dump it for the SII.
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I have both MT4G and SG2...rooted my SG2 than my MT4G..flashed alot of ROMS for both phone and while the ROMS for MT4G are great and stable (using the Dark Unicorn v2.5) the SG2 ones i like better, (Jedi Knight 2 Stripped)..hands down better phone performance of course with the SG2...just using my MT4 as a backup phone and one for testing.(rooted wifes phone so gota test ROM before i give it to her)

8c0re8 said:
I have both MT4G and SG2...rooted my SG2 than my MT4G..flashed alot of ROMS for both phone and while the ROMS for MT4G are great and stable (using the Dark Unicorn v2.5) the SG2 ones i like better, (Jedi Knight 2 Stripped)..hands down better phone performance of course with the SG2...just using my MT4 as a backup phone and one for testing.(rooted wifes phone so gota test ROM before i give it to her)
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I'm keeping my MT .. at least for now. I actually paid more for it than for the SII! I'm using the SII full time and keeping the htc for backup. Im running Toasted Marshmallow on the htc and I like it a lot. I tried JK on the SII but gave me problems so I'm sticking to Team Chopstick for now.
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Dude mt4g probably the best single core phone out there. Loved that phone.
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You got a good deal from someone that didn't know much about Android smartphones, nice. This is obvious because it was still on GB lol.
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TheLastSidekick said:
You got a good deal from someone that didn't know much about Android smartphones, nice. This is obvious because it was still on GB lol.
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Yeah! I actually lost the bid to someone else and then for whatever reason the bidder backed out and I got a second chance offer from the seller so I bought it right away.
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Hardbrick Solution!!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you with a hardbricked T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II (SGH-T989) then look no further for a solution. MobileTechVideos has your solution. Purchase your order for the JTag Brick Repair, they'll send you instructions on where and how to send it. You'll get up-to-date info on the status of your phone and how long the process will take. Mine took about a week and a half. But i got it back working like it was new. Thanks MobileTechVideos and i hope you all check their website out and good luck.

I just purchased last night and I am sending today. I have a question though. Does the phone come back with everything stock? Or do they just send the phone back with the ability to get into download mode?
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w1ll1am23 said:
I just purchased last night and I am sending today. I have a question though. Does the phone come back with everything stock? Or do they just send the phone back with the ability to get into download mode?
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All back to stock
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they are pretty good, Fixed mine twice! Dumb me!

Yep, same here, they fixed my hardbrick. Thanks

IT WORKED!!!
I just got my phone back and it is good to go.
I recommend using TWRP for anyone that uses this phone just so you don't have to worry about darkside wipes. Before I bricked I was using CWM recovery and the darkside stuff was just getting complicated. When my devices was out I did a lot of research on it rooting,recovery,and ROMS. When you get the phone back you can get use Superoneclick to root which I recommend because its safer than odin and I am using Liquidsmooth for my ROM.

no its wierd
w1ll1am23 said:
I just purchased last night and I am sending today. I have a question though. Does the phone come back with everything stock? Or do they just send the phone back with the ability to get into download mode?
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came back with 2.3.5 with 3.0.8 kernel. everything worked but kies didn't reconize it. just odin to stock and flash from there.

Will Samsung notice?

Hi guys, I made the rookie mistake of flashing a international rom on my Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999) and now I have a very expensive paper holder. I called Samsung and they told to send it over for them to fix it, but they also told me that if it was water damage, misuse, etc... That I would be charge for the repair. Well to the point. My question is, will they notice that it was something I flashed or the custom recovery?

Most likely that they will.
Have you tried Odin with a stock tar?
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

$60 for a JTAG I think.

Coug76 said:
Most likely that they will.
Have you tried Odin with a stock tar?
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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I can't get it to download mode.

Aerowinder said:
$60 for a JTAG I think.
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Yep, and this way is cheaper/faster.
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Found this don't know if it's trust worthy.

Sent mine back and they didn't notice. Not saying they won't but in my case there was no issue.
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JTAG repair services can fix it for a decent price and they won't care what you did to it.
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I can't post my links. I do it, too. But, I'd send it here before I sent it to those guys on eBay:
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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Guys just to let you know that the ebay guy is legit. Took the chance and send the phone to him on the 2nd of February and just got today (8th of February) working 100%. :laugh: Guy has great communication and let me know how everything was going. That was the experience I had. Hope nobody has a bad flash or anything but if you do this is an option. Thanks to everyone for your input and suggestions.

rickmarz said:
Guys just to let you know that the ebay guy is legit. Took the chance and send the phone to him on the 2nd of February and just got today (8th of February) working 100%. :laugh: Guy has great communication and let me know how everything was going. That was the experience I had. Hope nobody has a bad flash or anything but if you do this is an option. Thanks to everyone for your input and suggestions.
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Yeah just saw it dude has a good feedback record, something I might think of if this happens to me
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rickmarz said:
Guys just to let you know that the ebay guy is legit. Took the chance and send the phone to him on the 2nd of February and just got today (8th of February) working 100%. :laugh: Guy has great communication and let me know how everything was going. That was the experience I had. Hope nobody has a bad flash or anything but if you do this is an option. Thanks to everyone for your input and suggestions.
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Nice, but BTW how did you come about flashing an international s3 ROM in the first place? Off topic: are you puertorrican?
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Yes I am puertorican and was fallowing a guide from zedomax and the guide was for international s3.
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rickmarz said:
Yes I am puertorican and was fallowing a guide from zedomax and the guide was for international s3.
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Nice greetings desde Guaynabo
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Off topic lol im from Ponce, Greetings! xD and btw jtag would work better. Chances are they are going to notice
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