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[Q] In need to some help, need to reset or nuke my phone.

OK, so here is my deal. I got my SGS2 a little over a year ago. With the help of this forum I was able to root without issue and flash many of roms. I am now at a point in my playing around that I am having issues doing anything. I would like to just factory reset in Kies, but I can't even do that. For some reason (I have a telus phone), Kies thinks I am a T-Mobile phone, or at least its what I can tell. When I launch Kies and it displays the phone and the and its settings eg: PDA, Radio, etc they all say TMB. I have no idea if that has nything to do with it or not. I tried flashing the Telus radio via Odin, though nothing changed in Kies. The last ROM I used seemed to have screw my Clock Work Recovery and I cannot figure how to get it back. I have tried re-flashing CWR, but I don't think I really understand the difference between Touch and Touch-less. As you can see I am fairly lost at this point. I am turning to all of you for help. I am open to trying anything, just point me to some guides, tips, tricks. I have tried a ton of stuff with no luck. I know these questions get asked all the time and I apologize for making another. I would not be doing so unless I really needed the help as usually I am pretty good with this stuff. I appreciate everyone in this forums and all the time they have put in to bringing us great information. I am thankful to anyone that can help me out. If you need any further info please just ask and I'll provide it as fast as I can!

Have you tried flashing the stock Rom with Odin?
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jd1639 said:
Have you tried flashing the stock Rom with Odin?
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I have, actually I may be running it now actually. It just seems like I have a lot of over lapping stuff. Things that were not fully removed, parts left behind, etc. Is there a easy way to lock up what ROM is running. I assume it's the stock rom as I have the Samsung Apps application on my phone and that is removed with most custom roms. Like I said I really just want to nuke this biatch and start from step one again. She is running like crap atm.

If you flashed the stock Rom you won't have cwm any more. You'll have to reflash it. The phone will be like it was when it was new.
You can get the stock Rom from Sammobile.com for your device and carrier. You 'll have to extract the tar.md5 file out of it using 7_zip. Then flash it with Odin
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jd1639 said:
If you flashed the stock Rom you won't have cwm any more. You'll have to reflash it. The phone will be like it was when it was new.
You can get the stock Rom from Sammobile.com for your device and carrier. You 'll have to extract the tar.md5 file out of it using 7_zip. Then flash it with Odin
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I think the reason I am confused is if it worked, which it appears that it did why does it retain all my data? I would just like to totally kill the ***** to nothing. I'll try flashing to stock again with the site you provided when I get. I appreciate your help!

When you say kill it, do you want to make it so it never works again?
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jd1639 said:
When you say kill it, do you want to make it so it never works again?
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Nah, I meant just no data totally factory. Which last night I did figure out how to do finally. I think I just had a lot of messed up info, wrong files etc. I also think my permissions were totally messed on my phone. Anyways I got it all sorted. Thank you!

Sounds good, don't forget the thanks button.
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if that doesnt work, follow these steps. easy as pie?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359

[Q] rooted or not rooted?

Hey guys sorry for posting this thread. I've tried reading others about the same situation im going thru, but phones are different. So im rooted, I think I'am. I did the RWilco one click method for the sph-d710vmub. everything went great phone rebooted perfect turned on and I have the superuser app. Im running on android 4.0.4 Fl26 (stock). My recovery mode saids ACSRecovery5 v1.0.0.0 CWM5 based.
Now every time i try using a rooted access app. Dosnt let me at all not super user, barnacle, mobil odin, Titanium back up.
I tried flashing roms, saids installation aborted.
Can anyone tell me if im actually rooted or not?
And if so how can I get root permission so i can get these apps going, and I can flash my ass away.
Im really anxious to see my phone full potentials and Im really doing this to change my sg2 theme.
So thats my reason for root. Im a complete noob, but I got this far after almost bricking my phone/
I want my phone to look different from everybody else.
Thanks for your time please AID me.

Try https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5qb2V5a3JpbS5yb290Y2hlY2siXQ..

yogurts said:
Hey guys sorry for posting this thread. I've tried reading others about the same situation im going thru, but phones are different. So im rooted, I think I'am. I did the RWilco one click method for the sph-d710vmub. everything went great phone rebooted perfect turned on and I have the superuser app. Im running on android 4.0.4 Fl26 (stock). My recovery mode saids ACSRecovery5 v1.0.0.0 CWM5 based.
Now every time i try using a rooted access app. Dosnt let me at all not super user, barnacle, mobil odin, Titanium back up.
I tried flashing roms, saids installation aborted.
Can anyone tell me if im actually rooted or not?
And if so how can I get root permission so i can get these apps going, and I can flash my ass away.
Im really anxious to see my phone full potentials and Im really doing this to change my sg2 theme.
So thats my reason for root. Im a complete noob, but I got this far after almost bricking my phone/
I want my phone to look different from everybody else.
Thanks for your time please AID me.
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You are not rooted if apps won't pull it. You don't need root to theme. There are plenty of launchers. Since you seem to have a CWM, you can flash a rooted ROM.
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graydiggy said:
You are not rooted if apps won't pull it. You don't need root to theme. There are plenty of launchers. Since you seem to have a CWM, you can flash a rooted ROM.
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Im supposed to flash thru recovery mode correct?

yogurts said:
Im supposed to flash thru recovery mode correct?
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You can do that or use a one click odin restore through download mode.
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will any sph-d710 roms work for sph-d710vmub??????????????

yogurts said:
will any sph-d710 roms work for sph-d710vmub??????????????
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Yes. But you have to change some settings for mms and data to work.
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cannot connect to wifi, Prevention Information

Hello all Im afraid Im in need of dire help
I cannot connect to wifi. every time I try to turn it on a notification comes up
"prevention information" [see attachment]
here's how it happened
I rooted my phone via tutorial by chainfire and everything was working fine
I then decided to backup my phone using clockwork mod
-however rebooting to backup brought some small glitch so I decided to go back to regular root
I unrooted my phone following this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
I then rooted my phone again
*at this point the wifi didnt work so I unrooted again and performed a factory reset
the wifi still doesnt work and im not sure why
I am currently not rooted
phone stats are:
samsung galaxy s4 sgh-m919 tmobile 4.2.2
baseband version m919uvuamdL
thank you
Edit: yes I have rebooted as recommended by the notification

Did you install any apps in which you didnt get from the playstore lately?

Adam0524 said:
Did you install any apps in which you didnt get from the playstore lately?
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nope just installed rom manager cwm manager and ayakashi [a game form playstore from zynga]

Tried to add this to my original post but XDAs....shortbus.....rule and dumb robabtion" period prevented it
Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274271"]btw http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274271[/URL]

Adam0524 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274271"]btw http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274271[/URL]
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is there anyway you can explain that to me in lamens terms?
every thing theyve said is gibberish to me. I need to root my phone then make a backup then I can do that? its very confusing

Install a custom rom like wicked. It will fix your problem
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XxKINGxX2580 said:
Install a custom rom like wicked. It will fix your problem
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will I then be able to return to stock without running a custom rom? or atleast cr-autoroot?

I do not know for certain, but wicked is very close to stock. And it doesn't have the crappy T-Mobile bloatware
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XxKINGxX2580 said:
I do not know for certain, but wicked is very close to stock. And it doesn't have the crappy T-Mobile bloatware
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I will try that thank you, do I need to root my phone first before installing a rom or is the root included in the roms?
where do I get the roms and tutorials for it? I searched here[see attachment] but I didnt find wicked.
I just dont want to accidentally get a rom for a diff phone

Go to the android development section it's over there. It's something like wicked 5.1 the game changer
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Have you tried freezing SEAndroid and KnoxAgent via Titanium Backup?

lordcheeto03 said:
Have you tried freezing SEAndroid and KnoxAgent via Titanium Backup?
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idk what any of that is
I wanted to uninstall SEAndroid but that was probably going to be a bad choice lol

yay I have fixed it!
I followed this guide to return to stock but instead of using "Stock TAR (original)" I used "Download UVUAMDL Official TAR"
now Im going to try and root again. Hopefully it will stay fixed
Thank you everyone for your help!:laugh:

JokerFrown said:
idk what any of that is
I wanted to uninstall SEAndroid but that was probably going to be a bad choice lol
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I just Odin'd back to stock yesterday because I had lost my backup of the 100% stock ROM... After rooting, I as well was getting the Prevention Information error; I just used Titanium Backup to freeze SEAndroid... Using TiBu to freeze an app is like uninstalling it, but it's less permanent. It doesn't run, it doesn't start.. just like it's not there, but you can 'defrost' the app and it's back to doing what it does. It did get rid of the Prevention error and it all still works.

lordcheeto03 said:
I just Odin'd back to stock yesterday because I had lost my backup of the 100% stock ROM... After rooting, I as well was getting the Prevention Information error; I just used Titanium Backup to freeze SEAndroid... Using TiBu to freeze an app is like uninstalling it, but it's less permanent. It doesn't run, it doesn't start.. just like it's not there, but you can 'defrost' the app and it's back to doing what it does. It did get rid of the Prevention error and it all still works.
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is titanium backup like CWM or is it just an app?
I know what freezing is though I was going to use that in the battery life tutorial until my wifi stopped working lol

JokerFrown said:
is titanium backup like CWM or is it just an app?
I know what freezing is though I was going to use that in the battery life tutorial until my wifi stopped working lol
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It's just an app. It's for backing up apps and data.

I seriously do not know why you prefer stock. It has so much bloatware and it lags a lot. But, if you like it, OK.
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JokerFrown said:
yay I have fixed it!
I followed this guide to return to stock but instead of using "Stock TAR (original)" I used "Download UVUAMDL Official TAR"
now Im going to try and root again. Hopefully it will stay fixed
Thank you everyone for your help!:laugh:
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The warning you are getting is only from rooting. All you have to do is remove KNOXAgent.apk from the /system/app directory. You can use any eoog explorer found on the market to do this. That's all that is. The apk is pointless.
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elesbb said:
The warning you are getting is only from rooting. All you have to do is remove KNOXAgent.apk from the /system/app directory. You can use any eoog explorer found on the market to do this. That's all that is. The apk is pointless.
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Just pointing out the dialog went away for me when I froze SEAndroid... I still froze KnoxAgent as well, but SEAndroid killed the message.

Possible to damage Recovery section?

Hello all
I unfortunately had to get a replacement for my S3 because the charging port got screwed up.
I tried to root the phone by installing CWM and it seemed to go fine. I did this with Odin using qbking77's methods and files.
I went to look for my zip file to flash and I could find no zip files at all.
It kept saying that E won't mount and stuff like that.
I had a stock recovery tar file for my GalaxyS3 from qbking77 that I used before to get to stock recovery for updates
I flashed it with odin and it said it flashed fine.
Phone seems to be working fine.
I went back to make sure it was there and it showed the little android guy with his heart spinning and then turning red and he died!
Several error messages came up in red.
Anyone ever hear about this and what did I do wrong?
I am sure I used the files I have used for my Galaxy before.
The phone still works so far thankfully!
Any advise and help would be appreciated.
Mike

mikeinstlouis said:
Hello all
I unfortunately had to get a replacement for my S3 because the charging port got screwed up.
I tried to root the phone by installing CWM and it seemed to go fine. I did this with Odin using qbking77's methods and files.
I went to look for my zip file to flash and I could find no zip files at all.
It kept saying that E won't mount and stuff like that.
I had a stock recovery tar file for my GalaxyS3 from qbking77 that I used before to get to stock recovery for updates
I flashed it with odin and it said it flashed fine.
Phone seems to be working fine.
I went back to make sure it was there and it showed the little android guy with his heart spinning and then turning red and he died!
Several error messages came up in red.
Anyone ever hear about this and what did I do wrong?
I am sure I used the files I have used for my Galaxy before.
The phone still works so far thankfully!
Any advise and help would be appreciated.
Mike
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The issue is because of a change that was made to the Newer Devices. Use one of the Recoveries from THIS THREAD.

If it's a new s3 its a known issue with the phone...u need a modded recovery. Check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391616
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I am hoping that this means that I haven't fried that part of my phone and I can still install a recovery. Are these recoveries that I could use to root my phone or custom recoveries that I can revert to to get over the air updates. Thank you very much for your help you guys. I'm still kind of new with this even though I've been doing it for years
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mikeinstlouis said:
I am hoping that this means that I haven't fried that part of my phone and I can still install a recovery. Are these recoveries that I could use to root my phone or custom recoveries that I can revert to to get over the air updates. Thank you very much for your help you guys. I'm still kind of new with this even though I've been doing it for years
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Yes you can still use these Recoveries. I doubt you " fried " your device. Use these Recoveries in the Root process where you would use the older ones. Yes you can Revert them Back.

Then how can I revert back to get over the air updates? The stock recovery that I flashed showed the little Android guy had died..
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I think this should work for you just fine. Just be sure to not miss the step about the factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
[ROM/RESTORE][!MD4 OTA!](5-10)Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK WITH FLASH COUNT RESET
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From what I read you have to have a recovery to flash this.. I have no recover... And CWM won't let me do anything... That's my problem.. This new style of phone won't let me put on a functional recovery.. Does that make sense?
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mikeinstlouis said:
From what I read you have to have a recovery to flash this.. I have no recover... And CWM won't let me do anything... That's my problem.. This new style of phone won't let me put on a functional recovery.. Does that make sense?
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In the OP of the thread I linked you it gives instructions on how to push the Recovery with ADB. It also has Recoveries you can do through ODIN.
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S4 seems to be getting stuick on bootup of ROM & other issues

Hello and thanks to all those before me who give great advice on troubleshooting....
Here's my situation:
Phone is Rooted.
I downloaded an app a few days ago from the Play Store, so I could move my app installs to the sdcard. When i installed the app it said that there was something wrong " can't remember the exact message " and it needed to fix it. My dumbass allowed it to fix it and here is where my problems began.
Right after that I began receiving a message "Shell has been granted Super User", phone began to run sluggish and the Play Store App would always say it was crashing.
So I figured, screw it I would format and start w/a new ROM anyway.... I did not have any sort of backup (of course dumbass)
However I loaded up the latest version of Odin 3.09 and just incase I installed the root.zip again incase that was destroyed. Then I installed the latest version of OUDHS CWM-Based Recovery 1.0.3.3 ( Previously I had TWRP )
I downloaded a few different roms so I could see what I wanted...However...here's where things get interesting, and I did do some research on it but couldn't find a way to resolve the 1st problem.
When I first started to install a ROM, don't remember which one I was getting a signature verification failed....I had read that it could be 2 things, one the MD5 was bad, I verified that, so that wasn't the issue. Then I came across that it may have been a ROM that my device(Samsung) somehow knew wasn't approved, therefore prevented it from being installed....OK fine...
Next I found a ROM that was going to work via installing...So i picked the CM10.2 and wiped/format/davik/cache...etc... Installation took a few mins...Then when I rebooted, it's been on the Cyangenmod screen for 45 mins +....
Is there anyway I can do some verification that something further isn't interfering w/my installs?
Thanks in advance and any guidance is GREATLY appreciated...
Regards
Erik

Odin to stock and try that, always the best choice
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aamir123 said:
Odin to stock and try that, always the best choice
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Actually I tried that and I used this one from stockroms.net TMB-M919UVUAMDL-1366964131.zip
the verification failed immediately, however, when I checked it w/the MD5 hash on my computer it checks out...That's where I'm wondering if there is something else going on...
Or are you talking about something else regarding stock? If so could you clarify...Thanks

Use sam mobile.com
And flash the mdl fw from there. Also you may have to unzip the original file to get a tar file
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aamir123 said:
Use sam mobile.com
And flash the mdl fw from there. Also you may have to unzip the original file to get a tar file
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Just wanted to say thank you for your help. Both the flashing the recovery back to default and the default ROM worked. Now in the future no more clicking yes when I don't have a backup
Have a great weekend!!

oregongreen said:
Just wanted to say thank you for your help. Both the flashing the recovery back to default and the default ROM worked. Now in the future no more clicking yes when I don't have a backup
Have a great weekend!!
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glad it worked out for you, I know it can be scary to think you screwed up your phone.

Glad you solved it, ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP
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mrhughy said:
Glad you solved it, ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP
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This can nvr be said enough.