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[Q] Test drive ICS on samsung epic without losing stock?

I want to try and flash ICS onto my phone, it is rooted on stock, but is there a way i can back up everything on the phone now to the sd card, try ics, then restore the phone to its previous state?

richyrocket said:
I want to try and flash ICS onto my phone, it is rooted on stock, but is there a way i can back up everything on the phone now to the sd card, try ics, then restore the phone to its previous state?
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Make a nandroid backup in clock work mod. If you dont have clock work, you will have to install that first. Search the dev thread for the CWM recovery threads

Okay, i have cwm and i have it backed up. so if i download ics and flash it i will be able to restore my old data?

richyrocket said:
Okay, i have cwm and i have it backed up. so if i download ics and flash it i will be able to restore my old data?
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you are correct!

WAIT HE'S NOT ON MTD No no no.
You can't do that your on stock rooted bml...and flashing cm9 will put you on mtd restoring bml nandroids will bootloop it/ soft brick it and will need to be re odined to get back to stock.
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0

Big Goron said:
WAIT HE'S NOT ON MTD No no no.
You can't do that your on stock rooted bml...and flashing cm9 will put you on mtd restoring bml nandroids will bootloop it/ soft brick it and will need to be re odined to get back to stock.
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0
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WOW WOW WOW!! Thank you! You still can make the nandroid and not worry about anything. You will however, have to odin back to stock and use the victory pit file, to restore said backup!! Sorry, and thanks again Big Goron!
edit: also make sure repartition and auto reboot are checked in Odin!

Its okay sorry my shift key got stuck for a minute there tried to make it look as urgent as possible.
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0

Big Goron said:
Its okay sorry my shift key got stuck for a minute there tried to make it look as urgent as possible.
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0
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LOL, I mean the WOW for me being so quick to respond and not even thinking of the file system! I would have felt terrible! But really, he would have just pooped himself a little lol, and no harm would have been done! Again, thanks for saving my dumbness today!

Coycaine said:
LOL, I mean the WOW for me being so quick to respond and not even thinking of the file system! I would have felt terrible! But really, he would have just pooped himself a little lol, and no harm would have been done! Again, thanks for saving my dumbness today!
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One more bml/mtd aren't filesystems they're Partitions just saying..etx4 and yaffs2 are FS's . No problem I tend to forget BML even exists anymore.
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0

Big Goron said:
One more bml/mtd aren't filesystems they're Partitions just saying..etx4 and yaffs2 are FS's . No problem I tend to forget BML even exists anymore.
Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0
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If you keep correcting me...lol I'll learn more! What really gets me, is going back and forth between the Epic and Nexus. Both on the phones, and forums! They are sooo damn similar, yet sooooooo different lol! I sent the OP a PM just to clear my conscience a little! And what Im hoping for the OP is he will love CM9, and never want to go back to the BML "PARTITION"! lol look Im getting it already!

THANK GOODNESS! glad I checked back here before i started.

richyrocket said:
THANK GOODNESS! glad I checked back here before i started.
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So did you get all that? lol...Do you have Odin installed on your computer?
everything you will need... http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showt...ot-unbrick-the-Samsung-Epic-4G-on-BML-and-MTD

yes i have odin, flashback from when i bricked my palm pre so what all would i need to do to restore back to GB? (if i wanted to)

oops. just saw your links.

richyrocket said:
yes i have odin, flashback from when i bricked my palm pre so what all would i need to do to restore back to GB? (if i wanted to)
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1. Odin
2. Victory.pit file
3. A stock tar
The only reason for this is,it is the way to get back to the BML partition. Once you are back on stock, your back up will work as it should!
edit: If you use a non rooted stock .tar you will have to install CWM again. I am looking for the rooted ec05 tar for you right now.
this is a stock rooted ec05 tar from noobnl. http://www.mediafire.com/?opnq0n0pau8cu01

You all make me so proud!
To the OP you can follow this thread exactly to return to EL30 stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
Then Qbking's video to root it again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE

help with update to LI3 without losing Google now for iCS

im stock rooted on lg8. I am looking to update to LI3 and i have found several ways to that. However i'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on a way I can update without affecting "google now for ICS". I saw an "all-in-one" download of baseband/radios etc...but the thread said something like "if i have and altered .apk's that it wouldn't work". In short i'm looking to be stock rooted on li3 without losing google now. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Boot into cwm or twrp and make a backup of your current Rom, then wipe only cache/dalvik cache and flash the Ll3 on top of your current Rom....if it works great if not reload your backup and hope someone has a better suggestion

epic4GEE said:
Boot into cwm or twrp and make a backup of your current Rom, then wipe only cache/dalvik cache and flash the Ll3 on top of your current Rom....if it works great if not reload your backup and hope someone has a better suggestion
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thanks..i'll attemp this later when i get home!!!!!

Use one of the first downloads from this thread http:// http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743923...if your running super stock use the odexed version, if you use themes grab the deodexed one....let me know how it worked out

epic4GEE said:
Use one of the first downloads from this thread http:// http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743923...if your running super stock use the odexed version, if you use themes grab the deodexed one....let me know how it worked out
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i did just that actually before you posted...all worked well thank you...however i did lose "google now"..but i just reflashed it"..i also flashed the firmware...all works well but im getting "error code:98 wrong destination" when attempting to send text mssgs....any ideas?
if not..no worries..thanks again for the reply...i do appreciate it.

Sounds like a sprint issue, I googled and just looked at the first one here http:// http://www.askmefast.com/How_to_fix_sprint_cause_code_98_error_class_3-qna507570.html
Have no idea if that will even work lol. Another thing is save that cwm backup you made for at least a few days to make sure everything is working ok before deleting it.

epic4GEE said:
Sounds like a sprint issue, I googled and just looked at the first one here http:// http://www.askmefast.com/How_to_fix_sprint_cause_code_98_error_class_3-qna507570.html
Have no idea if that will even work lol. Another thing is save that cwm backup you made for at least a few days to make sure everything is working ok before deleting it.
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thanks man..i looked at that link too...not sure whats up...the thing is..i have 2 gs3's..and wouldn't you know it...the 1 i just flashed is having the text issue and the other is working fine...i'l wait and see...updated prl...profile...still no joy..i'll keep searching...thanks for your help again

No problem, hopefully if anything it will sort it's self out

epic4GEE said:
No problem, hopefully if anything it will sort it's self out
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called sprint..had phone reprovisioned and now all is well...thanks again...mods feel free to /thread

[ROM][RESTORE][5-12-13]Back to UNROOTED Stock with Auto Flash Count Reset

Did this for the Galaxy SIII and figured I would do the same for the Note II as well.
This will take your phone back to UNROOTED stock as well as restore the STOCK RECOVERY, STOCK KERNEL, MC2 RADIO and FIRMWARE. It Will also RESET THE FLASH COUNT to no (0) and restore the official binary and system status as well. If you have updated to MK4 officially and have the MK4 KNOX bootloader with the "knox warranty void" status in download mode, this will REMOVE but NOT RESET it. So this is still perfect for a trip to the sprint store. Does exactly what an odin flash would without needing a PC. And unlike odin this gives you the ability to downgrade flawlessly from ANY firmware version. This is the ONLY way to come back from the dreaded knox upgrade.
NOW FOR THE INSTALL:
NOTE THAT FOR THIS TO BE POSSIBLE THIS MUST RUN COMMANDS THAT MOST ROM FLASHES DO NOT USE.
DUE TO THIS, USING GOO MANAGER AND ROM MANAGER TO INITIATE THE FLASH CAN CAUSE ISSUES. PLEASE MANUALLY BOOT TO RECOVERY AND START THE FLASH THERE.
As with most roms wipe data/factory reset prior to flashing!
I have always been a fan of clockworkmod recovery myself, but if using this I must recommend TWRP. On rare occurances, clockworkmod recovery has corrupted the cache partition when flashing this, causing issues with the second part of this restore. So use cwm at your own risk.
When finished you hit reboot as you would at the end of any rom flash but before the phone boots into the system it will automatically boot into my "special" version of TWRP and finish the process.(Which takes about 10 seconds).
When this is done you will be completely unrooted and back to square one with the exception of the internal sd card. (It will NOT be touched) So if you want to remain rooted then flash THIS (or click the little su guy below) after the restore zip before you reboot.
As far as I know there is only a 16gb version of the Note II for Sprint. If I'm wrong on that please correct me and note that this is ONLY TO BE USED ON A 16GB SPH-L900. This will most likely brick any other phone. And as always, FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK. As I am not responsible if this makes your phone melt. This flashes important partitions so verifying the md5 is recommended. Think that about covers it.
INTERESTED IN SEEING THIS ON ANOTHER CARRIER/DEVICE? CLICK HERE! AND LET ME KNOW.
NEW MC2 DOWNLOAD
DOWNLOAD HERE
MD5- 88d8dd0628261e7ef797d87c81240988
EMERGENCY DROPBOX MIRROR
Please Do Not Abuse This Mirror.
The image above is supposed to be a dropbox logo. If it is a broken picture it means the account (and that link) is suspended.
FLASH TO KEEP ROOT
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Older MA7 Downloads
Download Here
MD5- fea1274b3c8286df654c218b0c13cea8
MIRROR
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OLD LJC DOWNLOADS
Download Here
LJC MD5- df6fa647492b7de427fc89d9d4e2bb81
MIRROR
MIRROR 2
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IF I FORGOT ANYTHING OR YOU NEED MORE INFO YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND IT HERE
NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS?
CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW IT'S DONE
Thanks @wwjoshdew for the vid!​
Attached below is a flashable version of garwynn and EViL-KoNCEPTz chameleon fc/carrier fix and my special version of TWRP 2.4.2.0 with a /carrier wipe option for those who may need it. They are NOT required if using this restore.

Thanks for making this convenient return-to-stock zip and counter reset.
Just to verify, does your zip correct the problem with the carrier partition when reverting back to LJC after updating to LK8?
Sent from my SPH-L900

Thanx alot for getting this to us. Been anxiously awaiting this. :thumbup::thumbup:
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Thank you.. I surely subscribed
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
-Galaxy Note II Edition

Awesome! I hope I never have to use it, but just incase
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coiledwire said:
Thanks for making this convenient return-to-stock zip and counter reset.
Just to verify, does your zip correct the problem with the carrier partition when reverting back to LJC after updating to LK8?
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I was able to activate and update prl n profile but was still getting the chameleon force close if /carrier wasn't wiped before the flash. Seeing as how twrp doesn't have that option and most people prefer it over cwm, I am currently uploading a new version which will wipe the carrier partition too. With carrier wiped, coming back from lk8 was flawless

Excellent safety net. Thanks so much!
Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 2

billard412 said:
I was able to activate and update prl n profile but was still getting the chameleon force close if /carrier wasn't wiped before the flash. Seeing as how twrp doesn't have that option and most people prefer it over cwm, I am currently uploading a new version which will wipe the carrier partition too. With carrier wiped, coming back from lk8 was flawless
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Big thanks for confirming and updating the zip. :beer:
Sent from my SPH-L900

billard412 said:
With carrier wiped, coming back from lk8 was flawless
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Yes, that was the issue a bunch of us were running into. Thank you for making this possible.

So can we use your CWM6 as a recovery instead of TWRP, thank you for all you good work too!

tuemuch said:
So can we use your CWM6 as a recovery instead of TWRP, thank you for all you good work too!
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Yes. Both of the ones in that folder are fully functional and work fine flashing any rom.

billard412 said:
Yes. Both of the ones in that folder are fully functional and work fine flashing any rom.
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Has the update been uploaded?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Ya its been good for a while now.

billard412 said:
Ya its been good for a while now.
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Excellent. Still have the one from your original post.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Sweet, greatly appreciated man. Always nice to have a backup plan or plan b when stuff goes haywire!!:good::good:

Awesome
A Thousand Thanks. Followed directions and it worked perfectly. Nice pic in recovery btw.

invntrogenius said:
A Thousand Thanks. Followed directions and it worked perfectly. Nice pic in recovery btw.
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Thanks for the confirmation. I figured the pic would prevent the question I'm sure was coming. "I flashed your recovery but how do I know it worked?"

can't wait to try this
>flash special recovery
reboot to recovery
>WIPE WIPE WIPE
>flash the reset zip
before rebooting (to remain rooted)>flash root zip
restart
possible reboots x3
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my dumb down version for future reference )

Thanks!! Great post. I still get the "modified" in the about section. I did the factory reset first and it still shows that.

Patch7 said:
Thanks!! Great post. I still get the "modified" in the about section. I did the factory reset first and it still shows that.
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You probably dl'd it before I fixed it. It originally had a typo that caused the count and system status to not reset. It has since been fixed.

[Q] Won't detect sim! help please!! note 2

I have an att galaxy note 2. I use straight talk and have been doing so for years with a lot of different models. I have had my note 2 rooted for at least 6 months with no problem. Yesterday I wanted to try a new rom. I downloaded crash rom and flashed it and when I rebooted it I no longer had a a signal and if I try to make a call it says it doesn't detect a sim. I have wiped everything and flashed a different rom and still no detection of sim. Please help!! Thanks!!

never heard of "crash rom"..you probably flashed a rom not meant for this phone..

wase4711 said:
never heard of "crash rom"..you probably flashed a rom not meant for this phone..
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Its an N7100/5 rom
this will be your problem
"CRASH V5.2
BASE: MC3 POLAND
MODEM: LK5"
Just flash a rom with an At&t modem

thanks
I will try that. Any suggestions for a fast, clean, fun looking rom??

OneEternalRound said:
I will try that. Any suggestions for a fast, clean, fun looking rom??
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I would flash to stock with ODIN first to get all your baseband/modem stuff in order. Then i would suggest you check out clean rom. And im kind of obliged to also suggest Xenon-HD

mrevankyle said:
I would flash to stock with ODIN first to get all your baseband/modem stuff in order. Then i would suggest you check out clean rom. And im kind of obliged to also suggest Xenon-HD
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I will check out xenon-hd for sure!! How do I flash back to stock with Odin? Download the newest firmware from Samsung? Oh and clean rom is what I have on here now, but obviously doesn't do much good if I can't use the sim, lol

Is your imei still intact? Check it on your phone's dialer *#06# hopefuly you didn't corrupt your EFS.
Sent from my SGH-I317M

jon3sh said:
Is your imei still intact? Check it on your phone's dialer *#06# hopefuly you didn't corrupt your EFS.
Sent from my SGH-I317M
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Says ''null/null''
... uh oh??

OneEternalRound said:
Says ''null/null''
... uh oh??
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Baseband showing unknown for sure and you have that circle thing on top right. Try flash stock rom as stated above and if that doesn't then you will need to restore your efs backup or nand backup if you have one.
Sent from my SGH-I317M

jon3sh said:
Baseband showing unknown for sure and you have that circle thing on top right. Try flash stock rom as stated above and if that doesn't then you will need to restore your efs backup or nand backup if you have one.
Sent from my SGH-I317M
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Any chance I can get some details on how to go back to stock via Odin??

OneEternalRound said:
Any chance I can get some details on how to go back to stock via Odin??
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Grab your rom from link below and flash via Odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
Sent from my SGH-I317M

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275844
Here is round #2 if you get into trouble...g

cant fix it...
Should I just try to sell this and buy a new phone. I have tried a million different ways and cannot get the phone to read the sim card. I can't get Odin to work, every time it just fails. And I can't find a stock att rom anywhere for the note 2. Is this a lost cause at this point? Is it even fixable? thanks

OneEternalRound said:
Should I just try to sell this and buy a new phone. I have tried a million different ways and cannot get the phone to read the sim card. I can't get Odin to work, every time it just fails. And I can't find a stock att rom anywhere for the note 2. Is this a lost cause at this point? Is it even fixable? thanks
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Did you even read the two links above? The rom is there. You have failed to read. I would just flash back to stock and not mess with it until you learn how to read and search. I apologize for sounding harsh but the two posts above you gave you everything including the rom and you have failed to read and search. We are here to help you to help yourself.

thanks!!
gregsarg said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275844
Here is round #2 if you get into trouble...g
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Thanks so much!!! It worked perfect and very easily! I didn't see your post right away, but as soon as I did I went through with everything and it is perfection!!!

oops
brandonarev said:
Did you even read the two links above? The rom is there. You have failed to read. I would just flash back to stock and not mess with it until you learn how to read and search. I apologize for sounding harsh but the two posts above you gave you everything including the rom and you have failed to read and search. We are here to help you to help yourself.
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No need to apologize. I somehow looked over the previous post before I opened my big mouth, lol. I appreciate all the help!!!

You're lucky you didn't end up with a brick

Well done on the restore...
The key is reading and comprehension...
Once you understand the system...it gets fun...g

SCH S960L debrick img pretty please? Will pay!

Been sitting on this Tracfone GSIII for 3 weeks doesn't turn on aka hard bricked. Realy really REALLY need a system dump or at least the .img to load to my SD so I can bring it back to life.
$10 to the PayPal of whoever can get it as it seems to be a growing trend among Tracfone users who tried to flash Sprint rom and got a brick same as me. No BS will pay!
Please?!

am i guessing that nobody either can do it, has it, will do it, or wants $10? how about if i personally deliver cookies to your door?
please?

FYI a system dump won't help you debrick.

CNexus said:
FYI a system dump won't help you debrick.
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OK well what is the file from the SD unbrick thread that forces the phone to boot from the SD to the bootloader? Where can I get it? How is it ripped etc etc. My boss said he would get another one so I can fix THIS one but I don't know what file is required or where it is located on the device. It would be much appreciated if someone could tut out how the original file was pulled so we can at least TRY this on similar devices.
I tried with the file in the thread but im assuming since it is only a brother device the phone isnt gonna recognize the partitioned sd, even though the sticker says L710 under the model number S960l. Also its been claimed that flashing a stock Sprint rom from TWRP is viable, but instead it bricked me

Here in the post is the line you need to run to get emmc image you need http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44531604
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I would greatly appreciate if someone could provide the files needed for this phone as well

sorry i started a post thought id found it but it was for the sprint version

Bump? :'c

ErickRoman said:
Bump? :'c
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bump indeed still no word myself on this

dragonhart6505 said:
bump indeed still no word myself on this
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Download:
Bootloader Restore tar
Unbrick
Do the emmc boot stuff, boot into download mode and use odin to flash the bootloader restore tar, that will let you boot into recovery to flash whatever rom you want etc.
thanks to bilyan for dumping the images for me

shabbypenguin said:
Download:
Bootloader Restore tar
Unbrick
Do the emmc boot stuff, boot into download mode and use odin to flash the bootloader restore tar, that will let you boot into recovery to flash whatever rom you want etc.
thanks to bilyan for dumping the images for me
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Downloading now. Hope this works! *fingers triple crossed*

shabbypenguin said:
Download:
Bootloader Restore tar
Unbrick
Do the emmc boot stuff, boot into download mode and use odin to flash the bootloader restore tar, that will let you boot into recovery to flash whatever rom you want etc.
thanks to bilyan for dumping the images for me
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IT'S ALIVE!!!!!!! I dont have it yet, but as soon as I do the promised deposit is yours! Worked first time, no issues whatsoever.
Funnily enough, for the s&g's I decided to factory wipe from the recovery (which surprisingly booted as well) and the stock LJ7 Sprint rom that initially bricked it booted like a champ only thing was no sound, so which rom will work for this beast?
Also, mind if YouTube a tut for this?

glad you are all set, sprint roms work fine on this device, just not the bootchain which you flashed.
grab clockworkmod or twrp recovery for the sprint s3 and flash the latest cm nightly and you should be all set. except apn's but im gunna guess you dont have those so youll want to contact someone else who has this phone and try to get them. ive doen all i can for this device in that i helped get cm patched to work for yall, and unbrick stuff for yall.

Is there any SCH-R530C debrick image available ? My Cricket S3 has been in a coma for almost 6 months

robbiejobs said:
Is there any SCH-R530C debrick image available ? My Cricket S3 has been in a coma for almost 6 months
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pretty sure there is odin images on cricketusers. unless you have an issue where you cnat get to download mode, if thats the case ill need someone who has a r530c to dump the files for me.

shabbypenguin said:
pretty sure there is odin images on cricketusers. unless you have an issue where you cnat get to download mode, if thats the case ill need someone who has a r530c to dump the files for me.
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Can't get Odin to flash the bootloader repair you provided. Phone keeps giving Unsupport dev_type. Also no sound or imei or service though I'm trying with Slimbean not CM
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dragonhart6505 said:
Can't get Odin to flash the bootloader repair you provided. Phone keeps giving Unsupport dev_type. Also no sound or imei or service though I'm trying with Slimbean not CM
Sent from my N800 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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how are you trying to flash it?

shabbypenguin said:
pretty sure there is odin images on cricketusers. unless you have an issue where you cnat get to download mode, if thats the case ill need someone who has a r530c to dump the files for me.
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Yes, I can't go to download mode. Just a blank screen & QHSUSB_DLOAD
I tried using debrick image from R530U, R530M ( the one you provided at androidforums ). Still no luck

robbiejobs said:
Yes, I can't go to download mode. Just a blank screen & QHSUSB_DLOAD
I tried using debrick image from R530U, R530M ( the one you provided at androidforums ). Still no luck
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no i imagine not, you are supposed to use one for your device.

shabbypenguin said:
no i imagine not, you are supposed to use one for your device.
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Odin 3.07 on Windows 7
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