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Will OTA update remove root?

Just as post asks. I've been flashing roms for years, but never really needed to know this until I was just prompted to download the latest ics update...figured why not give or a try.
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gatesmarch123 said:
Just as post asks. I've been flashing roms for years, but never really needed to know this until I was just prompted to download the latest ics update...figured why not give or a try.
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Short answer - Yes.
:edit: And I didn't pay attention OP, but you should have posted this over in Q&A..

Cwm and not rooting question

so im not really from around these parts but my girlfriend has this phone, and doesn't want root but would like to have a nandroid backup, is there any problems with odin'ing cwm and not flashing su, and just leaving the phone unrooted? or is that a horrible idea?
the phone is tmobile stock w/ the most recent ics update btw
also, sorry if this has been asked, i'm sorry.. but I looked around and didn't see this question posted anywhere, but
thanks for any advice anyone can offer.
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My only question would be...why bother?
Edit: if it's for back up reasons, just backup to Google and she's all good.
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blackangst said:
My only question would be...why bother?
Edit: if it's for back up reasons, just backup to Google and she's all good.
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Mostly for experimental purposes.. I've never had a phone that is so easy to flash a custom recovery without rooting.. but also because we want to backup more than just contacts and calendars..
I was just wondering if it's a bad idea to flash the recovery and not root the device
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this is real dumb but i see a few Samsung galaxy 3 forums Ann i in the right one?
thanks always gotten lots of help here
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You are correct... there are several forums for the Samsung Galaxy S3. This forum is for the Sprint version. It looks like you are in the correct forum (if your profile info is up to date).

it is sph-L710...should i go into settings settings and update profile, again sorry for dumb questions just for the phone few hours ago...
again thanks
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tammyjustin said:
it is sph-L710...should i go into settings settings and update profile, again sorry for dumb questions just for the phone few hours ago...
again thanks
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Yup this is the sprint forums. And since your new our codename is D2spr so make sure you only flash roms for our phone or you'll end up with a big paperweight
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so D2spr need to be in the rom name or requirements etc?....thanks
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evo4gnoob said:
Yup this is the sprint forums. And since your new our codename is D2spr so make sure you only flash roms for our phone or you'll end up with a big paperweight
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off note, I remember seeing you in the OG Evo 4g Forums! (Who would of guessed! ) didn't know you got a S3 too!
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so D2spr need to be in the rom name or requirements etc?....thanks
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Well since you are in the sprint galaxy s3 forum you shouldn't have to worry about that. Now on other sites that don't break them down into sub forums (Verizon, sprint, T-Mobile, international, etc.) It would be wise to know that. Just make sure it has sprint galaxy s3, D2spr, or SPH-lz10 in it. Also, welcome to the forums! And/or XDA if you weren't here before!
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thank you and very familiar...touch pro, moment, evo 3d and now sg3....tjanks for the welcome and lookinh forward to getting this rooted...best rooting guide guide for the info i have provided? again thanks
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tammyjustin said:
thank you and very familiar...touch pro, moment, evo 3d and now sg3....tjanks for the welcome and lookinh forward to getting this rooted...best rooting guide guide for the info i have provided? again thanks
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The rooting guide I used is here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sp...e-updated-how-root-your-sprint-galaxy-s3.html
Easiest root and recovery I have done! I have rooted 5 phones but this was indeed the easiest. Any questions PM me and I will gladly help.
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Hope that helped.
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i sill try, ill let ya know thanks
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No problem. I am glad to help!
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Whiplashh said:
No problem. I am glad to help!
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hey thanks, doin a little reading from the link you sent me, after i go through the process step by step, can i d/l twrp anf flash it from recovery? somewhere on the tutorial it said something about deleting two files...just a little confused
again thanks
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tammyjustin said:
hey thanks, doin a little reading from the link you sent me, after i go through the process step by step, can i d/l twrp anf flash it from recovery? somewhere on the tutorial it said something about deleting two files...just a little confused
again thanks
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Deleting two files? Let me recheck this.
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It says nothing about deleting...
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thread #5 down the page a bit, thanks
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tammyjustin said:
thread #5 down the page a bit, thanks
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Hmm. I don't see it. Ill look again in the morning. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Whiplashh said:
Hmm. I don't see it. Ill look again in the morning. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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no, i dont mean to inconvenience you, thanks man
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Whiplashh said:
Deleting two files? Let me recheck this.
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I believe the 2 files they're referring to are the system files that flash the stock recovery upon reboot if stock isn't installed. Though the easiest way to install the twrp recovery is install the goo manager app and install from there.

teh roxxorz said:
I believe the 2 files they're referring to are the system files that flash the stock recovery upon reboot if stock isn't installed. Though the easiest way to install the twrp recovery is install the goo manager app and install from there.
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just did it as we speak!!! thanks, so i just download and flash just as i would've on my evo3d?...
any rom recommendations?
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First...welcome and thank you for actually posting your question in the correct section.
Second...tip: put part of your question in the subject when making a thread so people will know what you are asking and you will get more answers more quickly.
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tammyjustin said:
just did it as we speak!!! thanks, so i just download and flash just as i would've on my evo3d?...
any rom recommendations?
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No worries, and correct.
Once in the goo manager app
-press menu
-select the 'open script recovery' option > accept the message
-it will download and install
-reboot into recovery and you're done
And as of roms, it depends; if you like touchwiz, i personally recommend blazer rom - phantom hacker, fre3 gs3 - clark44 ; and if on aosp: aokp, miui, and can't go wrong with straight cm10.

how do i know if im completely up to date, firmware, radio etc...and i see two sections...original android dev. and just android dev. which one i use?
again thanks
original?...whats the diff? think im done now
thanks lots!!!
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[Q] can any one port the [email protected] ROM for our phone!!

i was wondering if it was possible to get this rom for our phone.
it is pretty cool looking since you can have aosp look and still have multi window..
it is for the GT-N7000 model.

If the radio is not included it may work already
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how would i know that

OmmNomNom said:
If the radio is not included it may work already
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Please research before answering a n7100 ROM=brick. You can probably run an n7105 ROM just fine, but NOT n7100. You could have got this guy to flash that ROM and bricked his phone.
I guess I should say it may boot but people lost their imei trying this.
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how would i know that
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Can you link it? I'd like to check it out
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Well there is known risk flashing rom not made for your variant
And that's why I say it may work
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OmmNomNom said:
Well there is known risk flashing rom not made for your variant
And that's why I say it may work
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Correct, but it's proven to not flash n7100 all others are probably okay.
Look here's the deal I really appreciate how much your want to give back to the community. It needs more people who want to contribute instead of just get their questions answered. All I'm saying is make sure you know what you're trelling people. Then you'll build a little rep and people will trust you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061143

kintwofan said:
Correct, but it's proven to not flash n7100 all others are probably okay.
Look here's the deal I really appreciate how much your want to give back to the community. It needs more people who want to contribute instead of just get their questions answered. All I'm saying is make sure you know what you're trelling people. Then you'll build a little rep and people will trust you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061143

Simple ?Is this where I wanna be for t999L model

Just askin if this forum covers the t999L
Is every thing the same/compatible roms etc....
I did root it the same way I did my old t999
So I'm assuming so...
Anything I should know that's diff about the t999Lte version.
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Yes
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lojak29 said:
Just askin if this forum covers the t999L
Is every thing the same/compatible roms etc....
I did root it the same way I did my old t999
So I'm assuming so...
Anything I should know that's diff about the t999Lte version.
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Don't flash T999(v) firmware. This includes baseband. Only ROMs and recoveries for you.

And kernels.
And if you scroll down there's a thread you might wsnt to look at a few below this.
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For future searchers sakes, also do not flash T999 firmware!
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DocHoliday77 said:
And kernels.
And if you scroll down there's a thread you might wsnt to look at a few below this.
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For future searchers sakes, also do not flash T999 firmware!
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Yes i saw thread after i posted this I read it my fault. ..
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DocHoliday77 said:
And kernels.
And if you scroll down there's a thread you might wsnt to look at a few below this.
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For future searchers sakes, also do not flash T999 firmware!
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Is it gonna get to a point where the t999l will have dedicated roms or sub forum
Or is it gonna be left as a work around whereas every t999l user is gonnna have to safely figure every do and don't out the hard way, lol just curious
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And kernels.
And if you scroll down there's a thread you might wsnt to look at a few below this.
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For future searchers sakes, also do not flash T999 firmware!
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When u say t999 firmware you mean stock Odin tar? Not t999 roms?
I'm mainly a 1-2 kind of rom user.
I would like to ask upfront can I flash eveilart wicked v10 which last update was still 4.1.1 base... thTs the rom I wanna use in the t999L
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lojak29 said:
Yes i saw thread after i posted this I read it my fault. ..
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No big deal. It happens.
lojak29 said:
Is it gonna get to a point where the t999l will have dedicated roms or sub forum
Or is it gonna be left as a work around whereas every t999l user is gonnna have to safely figure every do and don't out the hard way, lol just curious
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No it will not get its own sub forum. It will be like the T999V where there's really not a lot to worry about as long as you stay away from the rest of the firmware.
Roms, recoveries, and kernels only!
Things will get simpler as time passes. And we will see some roms based off the T999L, but I wouldn't expect many.
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When u say t999 firmware you mean stock Odin tar? Not t999 roms?
I'm mainly a 1-2 kind of rom user.
I would like to ask upfront can I flash eveilart wicked v10 which last update was still 4.1.1 base... thTs the rom I wanna use in the t999L
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Correct. I call roms, roms. And Firmware can be any combo that includes other partitions to be flashed.
Wicked should be fine. I am assuming that an ICS rom will eork, but don't know for sure. Nandroid your current to be safe. You will also need to flash an ICS kernel. Pretty sure any of the ones I've got listed in the other thead won't work.
I am interested in how this goes so please report back. And ill answer aby questions I can about it as well.
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No big deal. It happens.
No it will not get its own sub forum. It will be like the T999V where there's really not a lot to worry about as long as you stay away from the rest of the firmware.
Roms, recoveries, and kernels only!
Things will get simpler as time passes. And we will see some roms based off the T999L, but I wouldn't expect many.
Correct. I call roms, roms. And Firmware can be any combo that includes other partitions to be flashed.
Wicked should be fine. I am assuming that an ICS rom will eork, but don't know for sure. Nandroid your current to be safe. You will also need to flash an ICS kernel. Pretty sure any of the ones I've got listed in the other thead won't work.
I am interested in how this goes so please report back. And ill answer aby questions I can about it as well.
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Well the v10 is actually a jb 4.1.1 build not ics... but its aroma installer so your forced to pick stock or deviant kernel during the install which may cause to fail not giving me option to flash your uvuamb7 kernel after the install if it fails during the aroma install... see this is what confuses me, I'm no noob but I also don't wanna Brick or Bork this new phone. ...
Should I avoid aroma installed roms?
And how do I know if I Should flash the uvuamb7 or uvdmd5 kernel after a rom flash which goes for which??
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lojak29 said:
Well the v10 is actually a jb 4.1.1 build not ics... but its aroma installer so your forced to pick stock or deviant kernel during the install which may cause to fail not giving me option to flash your uvuamb7 kernel after the install if it fails during the aroma install... see this is what confuses me, I'm no noob but I also don't wanna Brick or Bork this new phone. ...
Should I avoid aroma installed roms?
And how do I know if I Should flash the uvuamb7 or uvdmd5 kernel after a rom flash which goes for which??
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Lol! Oops! Been a bit since I've thought about 4.1.1. Sorry bout that.
Pick whichever kernel you prefer from aroma. As I said in the other thread if the rom includes a kernel, you don't need to worry about it.
In the event you do flash one without, you can use either of the kernels. They both work.
Was something not clear in my thread? Was pretty sure I had that covered.
And lets have further questions there if you don't mind. Best to keep the info together.
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UPDATE:
wicked v10 is stable on t999L
I had to flash the uvamb7 kernel+ modules
Initially core apps such as camera would fclose
Heres a screenshot showing 4.1.1 wicked v10 as a t999 device on my actual t999L
With baseband uvamb7
This is just for reference:thumbup:
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Just curious, did you try the 4.1.1 version?
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Just curious, did you try the 4.1.1 version?
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Well yes thats the latest build v10 and my illustration shows 4.1.1
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Confirmed here as well. Went way of CWM.
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