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BUILD.PROP change cause the phone to not boot anymore

I have the installed the ROOTED ROM version from the stickies and all was working fine till now.
I wanted to change the ro.build.display.id from IMM76D.I747UCALEM to IMM76D.I747UCALG1 as i installed the kernel and baseband from the latest att release .
Now the phone doesnt go past the samsung screen and then becomes dark.
I tried the adb and was able to pull the build.prop but now i cant push it back as the system is not RW.
I tried free rw commands but no luck, please help. :crying:

Dl mode. Flash to stock. Start over.
Or
Cwm flash a ROM

mrhaley30705 said:
Dl mode. Flash to stock. Start over.
Or
Cwm flash a ROM
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I will try to explore all the options before trying to go back to odin
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ak789 said:
I will try to explore all the options before trying to go back to odin
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finally had to odin but no apps or data was lost
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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

smokin1337 said:
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

Can't wipe cache?

I updated my recovery bc I haven't flashed in a while, n since the update I can't wipe cache.... I'm on nontouch v6.0.1.5.. What should I do? I restarted my fone n tried a bunch of times n still nothing.
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mightymike889 said:
I updated my recovery bc I haven't flashed in a while, n since the update I can't wipe cache.... I'm on nontouch v6.0.1.5.. What should I do? I restarted my fone n tried a bunch of times n still nothing.
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this has happened to me before....you are probably going to have to boot into download mode. Hopefully you have the samsung drivers loaded onto your pc. When you get odin booted up and it recognizes your device, click the .pdf button...that is the only button on odin you need to press!!!! When you are prompted for the file load the .tar file then click start....It may take 3-5 mins to finish it will reboot. You will now have to root again. Hope this helped.

headcreepz said:
this has happened to me before....you are probably going to have to boot into download mode. Hopefully you have the samsung drivers loaded onto your pc. When you get odin booted up and it recognizes your device, click the .pdf button...that is the only button on odin you need to press!!!! When you are prompted for the file load the .tar file then click start....It may take 3-5 mins to finish it will reboot. You will now have to root again. Hope this helped.
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Where do I get the tar file from
What caused this... If I change to touch recovery will it work?
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Same problem here cannot wipe cache but I can install roms they just wont work properly I think its something with permissions....
Ok so here is how I fixed it. First I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359 steps 1-8. Then I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481141 steps 1-7. Then I downloaded superuser3.1 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1698897 Installed that with recovery. Finally I re installed the rom that I was trying to install.
I know its a bit much but it should get you back up and running.

Ugh latest cwm recovery is bad. I has to install twrp as i was tired of the frustrations and i suggest you do the same.
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firebane said:
Ugh latest cwm recovery is bad. I has to install twrp as i was tired of the frustrations and i suggest you do the same.
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Did u have to do anything else or u just installed twrp?
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Beyondcr said:
Same problem here cannot wipe cache but I can install roms they just wont work properly I think its something with permissions....
Ok so here is how I fixed it. First I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359 steps 1-8. Then I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481141 steps 1-7. Then I downloaded superuser3.1 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1698897 Installed that with recovery. Finally I re installed the rom that I was trying to install.
I know its a bit much but it should get you back up and running.
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Doing this worked good. I did flash 3 different recovery versions before rerooting my phone I think the permissions were corrupt.

Beyondcr said:
Doing this worked good. I did flash 3 different recovery versions before rerooting my phone I think the permissions were corrupt.
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What's the last thing the super user for
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mightymike889 said:
What's the last thing the super user for
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I believe it roots the phone superuser in general allows you to do administration tasks root access...

[Q] JB Update Fails.

So I was happy to read the Tmo GS3 finally getting JB and even happier when my phone pulled it.
However I cannot get it to install.
I'm full stock ROM. I did root via "debugfs-based Root for Galaxy S III"
The first time it failed I remembered I had programs frozen.
Unfroze them, still failed.
So I uninstalled my SuperUser app and told it to remove root.
Both Root Checker and Titanium Backup show no root access.
Update still fails.
Am I missing a step here? Or am I looking at resetting the phone to update it?

Are you updating via OTA or kies. Kies works after root. OTA not so much
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ElectricMenace said:
Are you updating via OTA or kies. Kies works after root. OTA not so much
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OTA.
Going through the settings and telling to check (pull) the update.
Was unaware root broke that :\
I take it even though I'm not not rooted it does not matter.

Does your binary say custom in about phone
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zxrider06 said:
Does your binary say custom in about phone
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I'm not seeing binary listed under about device or about device -> status.

I would get the same errors trying to update directly to my phone and instead just updated using kies and it went smooth like silk.
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justice26 said:
I would get the same errors trying to update directly to my phone and instead just updated using kies and it went smooth like silk.
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Ah Kies...
I still can't get that to work
When I plug in my phone it just sits at the loading circle forever. (But that's an issue for another topic)

Disturbed_One said:
Ah Kies...
I still can't get that to work
When I plug in my phone it just sits at the loading circle forever. (But that's an issue for another topic)
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Do you have the updated version of kies?
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justice26 said:
Do you have the updated version of kies?
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Yeah, never used it before so I downloaded it brand new and updated it right away.
Went through a ton of steps for drivers and still nothing

What os are u using?
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Win 7, 64 bit.

What mode do u have your phone in when you conect it to your computer. Also turn off your firewall.
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justice26 said:
What mode do u have your phone in when you conect it to your computer. Also turn off your firewall.
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Camera mode right now.
Also tried with debug on and off, but Kies complains when it's off.
So I know it sees it, but does nothing when debug is on.

Disturbed_One said:
Camera mode right now.
Also tried with debug on and off, but Kies complains when it's off.
So I know it sees it, but does nothing when debug is on.
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I believe it should be on media
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Ugh, I cant stand kies, personally. Never use it. Imo there is a much better, safer, nore efficient method.
You are rooted so im assuming you want to stay that way correct?
Go to the firmware thread in my sig and towards the top of the op you will see a section called root66.
Download the latest root66 firmware. Extract the file using 7zip, it should be a .tar.md5 file.
You will use Odin to flash this. If you arennt familiar with Odin, go to the 2nd post to download the latest vrrsion, 3.07. Below that you will find instructions for many different methods, find the flash in Odin one and follow the steps.
The root66 firmware is identical to the stock released by T-Mobile, except it comes pre-rooted, so you wont have to worry bout it after!
Good luck whichever way you go!
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Disturbed_One said:
So I was happy to read the Tmo GS3 finally getting JB and even happier when my phone pulled it.
However I cannot get it to install.
I'm full stock ROM. I did root via "debugfs-based Root for Galaxy S III"
The first time it failed I remembered I had programs frozen.
Unfroze them, still failed.
So I uninstalled my SuperUser app and told it to remove root.
Both Root Checker and Titanium Backup show no root access.
Update still fails.
Am I missing a step here? Or am I looking at resetting the phone to update it?
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you have a custom recovery installed? i'll make this easy for you. stop playing around with OTA's lol... here you go. hit the thanks button bud.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875923
download, boot to recovery, format system, do a factory reset, fresh start with a new base...
Disturbed_One said:
Camera mode right now.
Also tried with debug on and off, but Kies complains when it's off.
So I know it sees it, but does nothing when debug is on.
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again why are you messing with keys? if you have a custom recovery installed, and already rooted, why are you making this difficult for yourself

Op of that thread will tell you to do exactly what I just did a post or so ago. Just sayin that you should update your firmware before flashing custom roms.
Not required, but recommended for running the jb roms. Otherwise you dont get the full update.
Firmware via odin will update 10 partitions, custom roms only 2-3 on average.
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justice26 said:
I believe it should be on media
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Thank you my good sir.
Doing that Kies was finally able to see the phone. Can't believe that's all it was.
I did some backup with it, but the update fails there as well.
DocHoliday77 said:
Ugh, I cant stand kies, personally. Never use it. Imo there is a much better, safer, nore efficient method.
You are rooted so im assuming you want to stay that way correct?
Go to the firmware thread in my sig and towards the top of the op you will see a section called root66.
Download the latest root66 firmware. Extract the file using 7zip, it should be a .tar.md5 file.
You will use Odin to flash this. If you arennt familiar with Odin, go to the 2nd post to download the latest vrrsion, 3.07. Below that you will find instructions for many different methods, find the flash in Odin one and follow the steps.
The root66 firmware is identical to the stock released by T-Mobile, except it comes pre-rooted, so you wont have to worry bout it after!
Good luck whichever way you go!
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I un-rooted currently.
Actually just did a factory reset to try and get the update, still fails.
EDIT:
Your way seems to be what I'm looking for.
Stock with root. Really have no interest in 3rd party ROM's unless it's Nexus style vanilla.
cobraboy85 said:
you have a custom recovery installed? i'll make this easy for you. stop playing around with OTA's lol... here you go. hit the thanks button bud.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875923
download, boot to recovery, format system, do a factory reset, fresh start with a new base...
again why are you messing with keys? if you have a custom recovery installed, and already rooted, why are you making this difficult for yourself
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I have nothing custom installed.
I rooted the stock ICS rom, that was all.

Try it in a different computer.
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justice26 said:
Try it in a different computer.
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Tried with my laptop, still failed.
For whatever reason, stock rooted then unrooted ROM did not want to be updated either way.
Ended up going with the root66 JB option and ODIN.
Honestly was trying to avoid it, but it was really no hassle and the deed has been done.
Now to get back to restoring everything.

Is it possible to unroot my Gs4 and turn it back to stock without a computer

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I dont have a computer and I need to send my b phone in for a replacement.
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xda23 said:
I dont have a computer and I need to send my b phone in for a replacement.
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If you made a backupour stock rom after su setup and custom recovery then yes you can as long as you are on the same bootloader the stock rom was on. Just restore after a thorough full wipe and use the the triangle away tutorial from the point after you should have opined back to stock, installed custom recovery and su. But you should Odin back anyways because this is unfounded and gremlins don't like to be aborted. Just remember you want to send your phone in for warranty and you want to eliminate all modded softwares and Odin will eliminate the leftovers!

You can try this
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/06/how-to-unroot-galaxy-s4-without.html

Every time that I try to download the tar.md5 stock file it keeps saying bad file size.what would cause that.I tried downloading the file twice with no luck. Thanks
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