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how to update rooted epic 4g touch to andriod 4.0

Hey how do I update my epic 4g touch system to Android 4.0
My phone is rooted if that helps
I currently have Android 2.3.6
I need to know step by step instructions please
every time the update pops up on my phone I pick install update but it always fails the update....
Why does this happens?
I really want the Android 4.0 and want to stay rooted
Thanks

juniorAG said:
Hey how do I update my epic 4g touch system to Android 4.0
My phone is rooted if that helps
I currently have Android 2.3.6
I need to know step by step instructions please
every time the update pops up on my phone I pick install update but it always fails the update....
Why does this happens?
I really want the Android 4.0 and want to stay rooted
Thanks
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because the only way to receive the ota update is to be completely stock. as far upgrading to ICS, if you have clockworkmod recovery you can just flash any custom rom as long as you follow the instructions posted in the OP for that specific rom. If you dont have CWM than just use autoroot to flash a CWM recovery (since your on GB). Since your already rooted just use the option for flashing the recovery. Autoroot is a sticky thread i believe.

How do I know if I have CWM recovery?
How do I access autoroute?
Where can I x the roms

juniorAG said:
How do I know if I have CWM recovery?
How do I access autoroute?
Where can I x the roms
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How do I know if I have CWM recovery?
How do I access autoroot?
Where can I download the roms

juniorAG said:
How do I know if I have CWM recovery?
How do I access autoroot?
Where can I download the roms
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You probably don't have cwm. Use the "sfhub's autoroot package" to get cwm. Search for it. Then head to android development section to get any custom rom.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app

juniorAG said:
How do I know if I have CWM recovery?
How do I access autoroot?
Where can I download the roms
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sorry at kinda tied up at work
the link below is the link for shub autoroot package. download and unzip it. read the instructions very carefully as long as you follow them you will get clockworkmod recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
below is the link for the development section. here is where you can download the ROM you would like. We have a bunch of great devs so there are a ton of different ROMs to choose from FF18 is the official sprint update for the e4gt. personally i like the Blu Kuban ROM but you'll have to look through the threads and see what you like. There are some that are stock themed with root. Its all up to what you want. I would say look at the instructions for the ROMs very carefully as some ROMs need to be installed in 2 parts. So make sure you READ it twice if you have to.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1284

albertouresti said:
sorry at kinda tied up at work
the link below is the link for shub autoroot package. download and unzip it. read the instructions very carefully as long as you follow them you will get clockworkmod recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
below is the link for the development section. here is where you can download the ROM you would like. We have a bunch of great devs so there are a ton of different ROMs to choose from FF18 is the official sprint update for the e4gt. personally i like the Blu Kuban ROM but you'll have to look through the threads and see what you like. There are some that are stock themed with root. Its all up to what you want. I would say look at the instructions for the ROMs very carefully as some ROMs need to be installed in 2 parts. So make sure you READ it twice if you have to.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1284
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thanks a lot just one more quesion when i install the rom that i want will my hotspot still work?

juniorAG said:
thanks a lot just one more quesion when i install the rom that i want will my hotspot still work?
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If the rom supports it then yes. Read in the op of the rom you select and it will be usually listed if it includes wifi hotspot or not.

juniorAG said:
thanks a lot just one more quesion when i install the rom that i want will my hotspot still work?
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like BluesRulez said check the OP, most ROMS now have the hotspot hack and if for some reason they dont just get the "wireless tether app for root users" app from the market.

albertouresti said:
like BluesRulez said check the OP, most ROMS now have the hotspot hack and if for some reason they dont just get the "wireless tether app for root users" app from the market.
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thanks alot... i tried flashing my rom but for some reason when i clicked the zip filed to get installed it failed to install
do you have any idea on what i did wrong
i folled the exact instructions on the thread
please help

[TUTORIAL] How To Root the Sprint Galaxy S2 (SPH-D710)

I was recently asked to post some threads here on XDA with the tutorials I have on my site. As time permits I will be posting a series of threads here to the Q&A section that will hopefully answer most questions that might come up.
If you can't find your answer in one of my threads I would highly recommend BluesRulez One Stop FAQ Thread. It is an awesome resource and has answers to just about every question I've seen come up!
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This thread details the process of how to root your device without having to flash a full stock ROM. This method works for the Sprint, Boost and Virgin Samsung Galaxy S2 (SPH-D710, SPH-D710BST and SPH-D710VMUB).
This method uses an Odin One-Click Kernel to install a kernel that includes a Custom Recovery. Once booted into the Custom Recovery you can then flash Superuser which will root your phone and give you Superuser access.
Prerequisites:
A PC running Windows with the Samsung Mobile Drivers Installed. The Samsung Mobile Drivers are available here.
Any One-Click Kernel (preferably from the Android version you will be using, i.e. GB, ICS or JB).
All Sprint One-Click Recovery kernels can be found here.
For this particular tutorial I used the following kernels:
Gingerbread: Chris41g's EL26 Stock CWM5 Repack
Ice Cream Sandwich: Agat63's tFI27 Stock Recovery Repack (rev 2)
Jelly Bean: Agat63's Source-Built GB27 Recovery​
Superuser (or SuperSU, MIUI Security, and etc) in a flashable zip, saved on your Internal or External SD Card.  For this method I used SuperSU v1.25 (but any SU in a flashable ZIP should work). You can download several different versions here.
Although not required it is recommended that you have Samsung Kies installed on your PC as well. You can download Samsung Kies here.
Side-Effects:
This method will trigger the Yellow Triangle upon start-up and will increase your Odin count.
It will also change your startup screen to look like the International GS2 startup screen.
Both of these side-effects are very easy to overcome due to the hard work of Chainfire and Garwynn. You can get TriangleAway from Chainfire's thread here.
For the rest of the tutorial please visit my site: www.rwilco12.com
Enjoy!

Reserved.

First..well 2nd to you!! Awesome work RW ..your time and dedication is GREATLY appreciated my friend!

Will any of these methods work with FL24? I'm new to rooting Samsungs and am used to simply rooting via exploits through ADB. I have the phone rooted (temp rooted?) via the exploit in Framaroot and am trying to get a custom recovery installed next to flash a ROM. Thanks!

DevonL said:
Will any of these methods work with FL24? I'm new to rooting Samsungs and am used to simply rooting via exploits through ADB. I have the phone rooted (temp rooted?) via the exploit in Framaroot and am trying to get a custom recovery installed next to flash a ROM. Thanks!
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Yes it works.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app

Does this exe. push the kernel/rom for me to flash automatically, or do I add that to the sdcard before I start?

KitWasHere said:
Does this exe. push the kernel/rom for me to flash automatically, or do I add that to the sdcard before I start?
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The Kernel One-Click flashes the kernel and recovery together. They are combined on the E4GT.

hey first of thank you for your great work. but Im having issues. Once I reboot ,i had superuser app but nothing has root access. Im wondering what i did wrong. i have sph-d710vmub. Im trying to flash in recovery mode and nothing is working for me. I was told to flash a rooted rom but still anything that i try doing says installation aborted.. Please help;

yogurts said:
hey first of thank you for your great work. but Im having issues. Once I reboot ,i had superuser app but nothing has root access. Im wondering what i did wrong. i have sph-d710vmub. Im trying to flash in recovery mode and nothing is working for me. I was told to flash a rooted rom but still anything that i try doing says installation aborted.. Please help;
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You might have to turn SU on depending on which version you flashed. Open the app and see if under settings you see something like "Enable SuperUser" and make sure it's enabled.
If that doesn't fix it we may need to try another zip with a different set of symlinks. Either way, we're here for you and will get you squared away.

rwilco12 said:
You might have to turn SU on depending on which version you flashed. Open the app and see if under settings you see something like "Enable SuperUser" and make sure it's enabled.
If that doesn't fix it we may need to try another zip with a different set of symlinks. Either way, we're here for you and will get you squared away.
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what if flash the rooted stock rom that you have for sph-d710vmub on your website. will that help?. because i am about to flash it.
Ok i installed the rooted stock rom fj12 now i have rooted access. But my phone is asking me for an update. Cam i go ahead and update yes or no.?
Ok nevermind i updated to see what happend and it got me to fl26. No root access again. So im learning the hardway.

yogurts said:
what if flash the rooted stock rom that you have for sph-d710vmub on your website. will that help?. because i am about to flash it.
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That'd do it too.

rwilco12 said:
That'd do it too.
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Worked like charm. Now I need one piece of advice from you. Can i flash any sph-d710 to vmub?

yogurts said:
Worked like charm. Now I need one piece of advice from you. Can i flash any sph-d710 to vmub?
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In theory yes. I'd recommend backing up your NV data just in case.

no

gfunk0311 said:
no
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No?

yogurts said:
Worked like charm. Now I need one piece of advice from you. Can i flash any sph-d710 to vmub?
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If you're asking - Can I flash VM builds on the Sprint D710, the answer is - yes. Did it when I tested the builds and everything worked properly.
If you're asking - Can I flash a VM build and be on VM service? Obviously you'll need to be activated to their service and provisioned properly. That's when you'd need to make sure that mmsc/apn/nv data is captured. I don't know if VM is a byod provider. (write that shiz down)
rwilco12 said:
In theory yes. I'd recommend backing up your NV data just in case.
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gfunk0311 said:
no
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No?
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Maybe??..

Couple Q's
Has anyone done this yet and how is it working out?
I am already rooted but on the stock FL24 and stock kernel, is that a problem?
Thanks for all this, I have been searching for 2 days and pulling my hair out to get this done. :good:

EVObastard said:
Couple Q's
Has anyone done this yet and how is it working out?
I am already rooted but on the stock FL24 and stock kernel, is that a problem?
Thanks for all this, I have been searching for 2 days and pulling my hair out to get this done. :good:
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Yes. Many, many people have used this method successfully.
There's nothing wrong with a stock kernel, it just doesn't have a custom recovery packed into it or any kernel tweaks.
But I am confused... If you're already rooted why are you pulling your hair out?

rwilco12 said:
Yes. Many, many people have used this method successfully.
There's nothing wrong with a stock kernel, it just doesn't have a custom recovery packed into it or any kernel tweaks.
But I am confused... If you're already rooted why are you pulling your hair out?
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Well mostly because I'm a noob lol. I heard also that if you do a factory reset with stock kernel you will brick it. But I want the extra options anyway. and really want to flash aJB ROM. Thank you very much for quick response, I shall give this a go in the morning.:thumbup:
Sprint GS3 Rooted, DaRTHSTAULKER X

EVObastard said:
Well mostly because I'm a noob lol. I heard also that if you do a factory reset with stock kernel you will brick it. But I want the extra options anyway. and really want to flash aJB ROM. Thank you very much for quick response, I shall give this a go in the morning.:thumbup:
Sprint GS3 Rooted, DaRTHSTAULKER X
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K. Before you dive in too much further I would recommend doing a little more research. This device had had issues in the past that have made it very easy to brick. You should be very careful.
As a side note - This thread is a how to root thread but it sounds like you're already rooted. I don't know that there's any reason to reroot your device. You don't actually have to be rooted to get on JB either. You could just flash a one-click of a JB ROM.

[Q] CWM on 4.1.1 T999V

I have looked everywhere and there is either no/ or insufficient information on flashing ClockworkMod Recovery (Either Touch or Regular) on Samsung Galaxy S3 T999V (Wind Mobile) with Jelly Bean 4.1.1....
Is it possible? One of the main threads requires you to downgrade to ICS which I don't want to do. Would the guides on T-Mobile CWM flashing work for my version? I don't want to brick my device so I want to be absolutely sure before I try it.
Thanks in advance.
PS: I'm new to this ROM/flashing world and yes I did visit pretty much every possible guide but it did not answer this question.

x3malex said:
I have looked everywhere and there is either no/ or insufficient information on flashing ClockworkMod Recovery (Either Touch or Regular) on Samsung Galaxy S3 T999V (Wind Mobile) with Jelly Bean 4.1.1....
Is it possible? One of the main threads requires you to downgrade to ICS which I don't want to do. Would the guides on T-Mobile CWM flashing work for my version? I don't want to brick my device so I want to be absolutely sure before I try it.
Thanks in advance.
PS: I'm new to this ROM/flashing world and yes I did visit pretty much every possible guide but it did not answer this question.
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Just install Rom Manager (CWM) or Goo Manager (TWRP) from the play store and install recovery from there. It will automatically choose the correct one.
But just to answer your question, if you look in one of the threads here devoted to the T999V and Canadian users, you will come across quite a few that have flashed both CWM and TWRP to their phone. So what i am saying, is yes you can flash the T999 d2tmo custom recoveries to your T999V. I have heard of no problems with it.

Ok great, thank you. I do have rom manager and when it asks me to choose from my device from the list for flash recovery, the only gs3 option is metro pcs (d2mtr). So I'll just have to just manually flash the tmobile version via Odin? And if so, will it be able to update through rom manager afterwards?
Thanks
Sent from my SGH-T999V using xda app-developers app

x3malex said:
Ok great, thank you. I do have rom manager and when it asks me to choose from my device from the list for flash recovery, the only gs3 option is metro pcs (d2mtr). So I'll just have to just manually flash the tmobile version via Odin? And if so, will it be able to update through rom manager afterwards?
Thanks
Sent from my SGH-T999V using xda app-developers app
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Unless you have made any modifications to spoof your model phone for certain apps, (such as google wallet where you had to change the device name in the build.prop), it should be choosing the correct one automatically. You would have to verify this with another T999V user though. I cant say for sure since I dont have it and wasnt expecting to see that.
Try Goo Manager and while in the app, press menu and select Install OpenRecovery. It will automatically download and install the correct TWRP recovery. Just like RomManager, but since RM has Metro PCS as the option, I am more comfortable suggesting TWRP.

DocHoliday77 said:
Unless you have made any modifications to spoof your model phone for certain apps, (such as google wallet where you had to change the device name in the build.prop), it should be choosing the correct one automatically. You would have to verify this with another T999V user though. I cant say for sure since I dont have it and wasnt expecting to see that.
Try Goo Manager and while in the app, press menu and select Install OpenRecovery. It will automatically download and install the correct TWRP recovery. Just like RomManager, but since RM has Metro PCS as the option, I am more comfortable suggesting TWRP.
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So that's it. I installed GooManager, pressed open recovery, it downloaded some d2can.img file for 10 seconds and said recovery installed. So now I have TWRP? I'm guessing TWRP has the same functionality as CWM?
Thanks.

Correct. They are both great recoveries. I personally prefer twrp, while some prefer cwm.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

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I've been looking for an answer on this too. Thanks!

[Q] Straight Talk S3

I will be receiving the straight talk s3 (which runs off sprint) tomorrow and I was wondering will it be okay if I flash the MD4 rom on it or would it brick it.

Spc-s960l st
BUMP..... I also have this phone and wondering the same thing. I recently had the SII for Virgin Mobile, and used to run Sprint firmware on it, I guess this falls under same category. The Sprint L710 model also has the same build number as ours.

Yeap I have the Galaxy s2 on boost mobile running sprint firmware and everything is smooth

bossjosh said:
Yeap I have the Galaxy s2 on boost mobile running sprint firmware and everything is smooth
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I know the root method for sprint phones work, I just did that myself and now I have custom recovery installed and rooted. If you do that, you can make a backup and then try to install a sprint firmware

xlylegaman said:
I know the root method for sprint phones work, I just did that myself and now I have custom recovery installed and rooted. If you do that, you can make a backup and then try to install a sprint firmware
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Perfect thanks

if you do that method let me know how it works, and youre welcome. Try the cyanogen rom, I know you will have to edit the update script in the rom to allow installation or the rom wont install because of of different phone versions

xlylegaman said:
if you do that method let me know how it works, and youre welcome. Try the cyanogen rom, I know you will have to edit the update script in the rom to allow installation or the rom wont install because of of different phone versions
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Okay I should receive the phone tomorrow i'll see what happens

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OKay I'm on MD4 i flashed clockword recovery then flashed an MD4 rom everything works perfectly thank you guys !

GREAT
can you link to which rom you installed? and everything works? (mms, data , wifi) and did you have to edit the update script?

xlylegaman said:
can you link to which rom you installed? and everything works? (mms, data , wifi) and did you have to edit the update script?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2150456 and yes everything works and no.

xlylegaman said:
I know the root method for sprint phones work, I just did that myself and now I have custom recovery installed and rooted. If you do that, you can make a backup and then try to install a sprint firmware
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Hey Is it possible for you to get the Apns-conf.xml file for me?

I747M identified as I9300 ?

Hi,
Got an GT-I9300 from Amazon just to discover that is a SGH-I747M but tweaked to show it as a 9300.
Now I'm stuck in 4.04 and can't upgrade to 4.1.2, tried stock 747m ROM but odin upload fails. Ofcourse Kies upgrade is not available.
Any way to solve this?
Some screenshots:
i.imgur. com/j5UvuzP.jpg
i.imgur. com/KcB5KW3.png
i.imgur. com/AiluWDj.png
Thanks

japi2000 said:
Hi,
Got an GT-I9300 from Amazon just to discover that is a SGH-I747M but tweaked to show it as a 9300.
Now I'm stuck in 4.04 and can't upgrade to 4.1.2, tried stock 747m ROM but odin upload fails. Ofcourse Kies upgrade is not available.
Any way to solve this?
Some screenshots:
i.imgur. com/j5UvuzP.jpg
i.imgur. com/KcB5KW3.png
i.imgur. com/AiluWDj.png
Thanks
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You sure you don't have that flipped? An I9300 that shows as a 747m
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Before you attempt to flash anything, download an app to verify which processor or amount of ram you have. If you flash the wrong thing, you'll end up with a nice shiny paperweight.

loserskater said:
You sure you don't have that flipped? An I9300 that shows as a 747m
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I'm pretty sure is a 747, if you check the screenshots I posted, the phone has 2 cores (vs 4 of the 9300) and more RAM than the 9300.
mrhaley30705 said:
Before you attempt to flash anything, download an app to verify which processor or amount of ram you have. If you flash the wrong thing, you'll end up with a nice shiny paperweight.
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Yes, check the posted screenshots. Says hardware is 747

Your links aren't working to for me to see the pics but if the hardware is i747 then you will only want to flash i747 ROMs. Its a fairly simple matter to edit the file descriptors to change the information that shows in the about phone menu. I have been seeing alot of this from recent Amazon S3 purchases, sounds like some kind of scheme to make more money.

dntesinfrno said:
Your links aren't working to for me to see the pics but if the hardware is i747 then you will only want to flash i747 ROMs. Its a fairly simple matter to edit the file descriptors to change the information that shows in the about phone menu. I have been seeing alot of this from recent Amazon S3 purchases, sounds like some kind of scheme to make more money.
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Just replace the spaces in the original post links
I've tried with 747 roms without luck, thats why I'm asking what I should do in this case
I'm pretty sure that I'm not the first wanting to have the correct ROM

Ahh silly me, didnt notice the space
Anyways, it has the correct gpu/chipset to be an i747, so your suspicions are correct. The next question is what isn't working when trying to flash to stock? Error codes etc.

dntesinfrno said:
Ahh silly me, didnt notice the space
Anyways, it has the correct gpu/chipset to be an i747, so your suspicions are correct. The next question is what isn't working when trying to flash to stock? Error codes etc.
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Dont worry. I put the space because this forums blocks links for new users
Software update with OTA simply says "error processing". -> i.imgur. com/0ALVRSd.png
Over Kies gives the message I posted on the first screenshot
I can't remember the exact error on ODIN, I'll take a look and post

japi2000 said:
Hi,
Got an GT-I9300 from Amazon just to discover that is a SGH-I747M but tweaked to show it as a 9300.
Now I'm stuck in 4.04 and can't upgrade to 4.1.2, tried stock 747m ROM but odin upload fails. Ofcourse Kies upgrade is not available.
Any way to solve this?
Some screenshots:
i.imgur. com/j5UvuzP.jpg
i.imgur. com/KcB5KW3.png
i.imgur. com/AiluWDj.png
Thanks
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Yeah, similar issue here. About Phone says i9300. When I booted into download mode, it said SGH I747. When I tried using GooManager to install a custom recovery, it detected the phone as 'd2can'. I'm bewildered.

Quarmzz said:
Yeah, similar issue here. About Phone says i9300. When I booted into download mode, it said SGH I747. When I tried using GooManager to install a custom recovery, it detected the phone as 'd2can'. I'm bewildered.
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d2can is an i747m aka the canadian version which is identical to the us variant hardware wise.

dntesinfrno said:
d2can is an i747m aka the canadian version which is identical to the us variant hardware wise.
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All right. I wanna flash a custom recovery. Which do u suggest?

Quarmzz said:
All right. I wanna flash a custom recovery. Which do u suggest?
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Before i did anything i would make sure that you are able to flash a stock rom in case of any problems.

dntesinfrno said:
Before i did anything i would make sure that you are able to flash a stock rom in case of any problems.
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And that brings us to my other question: Which ROM is gonna be the stock ROM? The i747 in the Download mode screen?

Quarmzz said:
And that brings us to my other question: Which ROM is gonna be the stock ROM? The i747 in the Download mode screen?
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I would recommend following the steps in this thread to verify the hardware is infact that of an i747, if so use Odin the flash a stock i747 rom of your choice.

dntesinfrno said:
I would recommend following the steps in this thread to verify the hardware is infact that of an i747, if so use Odin the flash a stock i747 rom of your choice.
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Except 4.3 stock unless you want to be there for a while(can not downgrade) and face a whole world of hurt if you are not using your exact carriers modem/bootrom.

So guys is there any solution? I can't flash stock 747 ROM via odin or kies. I'm stuck on 4.04 forever?