I would like to do imei backup and take a look at why my camera is freezing so I'd like to go back to stock on S3.
Thing is, I don't know exactly how!
Is there any tutorials on how to? Do I have to use odin for kernel and software?
There is a sticky in the development forum that explains how to go back to stock. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
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Ok, So I did some searching and I found lots of information, but I didn't really find anything that tied all of the information together. I am not new to rooting or flashing phones, but I am new to this phone. So Here is my problem. I have seen a lot of the "how to root" guides. But I haven't really seen a guide on how to know which method to use. I have a brand new phone that I got today before work. So I have no idea how to tell which root method to use. Any information regarding how to tell which method/root this thing would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Its up to you, just follow the directions. I prefer odin from pc or sfhub autoroot package. I always have pc access though.
Using either of those methods, does it matter that I just got my phone and I don't know what software is on it? What if I wanted to try an ICS ROM or something? I am just a bit apprehensive.
So more reading and I figured out that I have the EL29 what ever. So I need to do this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
But am I right in thinking that I still need to install CWM somehow in order to flash custom ROMs? Also, does flashing a custom ROM increase the flash counter thing?
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Using either of those methods, does it matter that I just got my phone and I don't know what software is on it? What if I wanted to try an ICS ROM or something? I am just a bit apprehensive.
So more reading and I figured out that I have the EL29 what ever. So I need to do this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
But am I right in thinking that I still need to install CWM somehow in order to flash custom ROMs? Also, does flashing a custom ROM increase the flash counter thing?
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Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662295 Watch Qbking's videos - here is the one for the FF18 build [located here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229 [
Take some time and read read and then read again or you will turn you device into an expensive shiny fishing lure.
If you start off with sfhub's one-clicks you really can't go wrong. He has made it dead simple and safe and provided outstanding directions.
You can then use sfhub's Autoroot package to add Agat's 'safe' recovery with CWM.
Good luck
So I see that the the initial autoroot, it doesn't increase the Odin flash counter. But flashing a custom ROM (like say I wanted to go to ICS) would increase the counter?
I use this to get rid of the triangle and reset flash counter http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
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So I see that the the initial autoroot, it doesn't increase the Odin flash counter. But flashing a custom ROM (like say I wanted to go to ICS) would increase the counter?
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My friend one of the best pieces of advice I have seen here for you is too do some reading. Also why do you want to root your phone? If its for tethering you can simply install foxfi. If you want to try out different roms and tweaks then you really need to learn your phone. Developers, themers and contributors have set up thread after thread of great tutorials and answers to all your questions.
Welcome to android rooting world and you made a good choice but before I have to view another "I May Have Bricked My Phone" thread please read up and get up to speed on the craziness in here
Also to answer your question your counter only goes up when you flash an unsecure kernel through odin. Not when you use CWM
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I use this to get rid of the triangle and reset flash counter http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
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If I am not mistaken I believe that app is strictly for ICS.... I may be wrong
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My friend one of the best pieces of advice I have seen here for you is too do some reading. Also why do you want to root your phone? If its for tethering you can simply install foxfi. If you want to try out different roms and tweaks then you really need to learn your phone. Developers, themers and contributors have set up thread after thread of great tutorials and answers to all your questions.
Welcome to android rooting world and you made a good choice but before I have to view another "I May Have Bricked My Phone" thread please read up and get up to speed on the craziness in here
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I Have rooted 3 previous phones, I just am new to this one. I Haven't done anything yet and I don't plan on it until I understand this phone better. Right now I am just kind of lost with a lot of the shorthand that is used in a lot of the threads. I am doing a ton of reading, but like I said, there are just some things that I feel aren't clarified enough for me to be comfortable just yet.
I just got a replacement phone from Sprint that I can't root. Every time I get the Hellions with BLUE flame message.
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I Have rooted 3 previous phones, I just am new to this one. I Haven't done anything yet and I don't plan on it until I understand this phone better. Right now I am just kind of lost with a lot of the shorthand that is used in a lot of the threads. I am doing a ton of reading, but like I said, there are just some things that I feel aren't clarified enough for me to be comfortable just yet.
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Yeah my old phone was a samsung but rooting and flashing were way different. This phone is really easy though. Don't over complicate it, just read the directions and go when ready. Don't flash anything brand new or any alpha releases, everything else out there is pretty safe if you follow directions.
Well the phone just updated to FF18. If I am not mistaken, I thought I saw somewhere something about rooting it (or flashing it) with ICS/ICS ROMs to be very risky? is this true?
I picke dup one of these th eother day and couldn't get CM10 or Kuban to work so I did a flash back to stock. Now on the phone it says baseband version is EL29, and build number is FH23.
After looking around, I do not see anything clarifying if the FH23 can be rooted or not. Is this possible, or do I need to install the older FH18 and then root? Lastly, are there any stock roms with all the bloatware removed? I don't do a lot with the phone but GPS is a necessity, and the stock GPS setup works pretty dang good, I just don't want all the crap that goes along with it.
Any info is appreciated, I don't want to move forward with anything until knowing for sure what will/will not work.
Thanks
You should really spend a little time and read the stickies or you will turn your new devices into paperweights fast.
Baseband is the modem/radio and is independent of the build/Linux version.
These should be a starting place:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1761666
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391732
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
This phone is different than others like the HTC, Moto etc in that the recovery is 'baked' into the kernel. So know that too.
IF you want a custom ROM on the phone read through the OP of the ROM developer and follow their instructions on how to properly install it. AND read through the followup posts to see what issues have popped up and been resolved (or not).
You could also simply use sfhub's One-Clicks to put your phone(s) back to a stock rooted oficially released platform - either EL29 or FH18.
Search and read those posts.
Welcom to the E4GT and Good luck.
Thanks, I didn't foresee this being any different than the original epic 4g methods, was just not able to find anything on the FF23 issue
I just reverted back to 18, then installed the new rom please disregard the request. Thanks
If you want to give Kuban a try again, be sure to read my faq. Link is in the signature.
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Ravaged Pheonix said:
If you want to give Kuban a try again, be sure to read my faq. Link is in the signature.
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That's what I put on, it seems to be the tried and true method. After the **18 reflash with Odin, Kuban went on fine, It looked like it was a pretty stripped down ROM which is exactly what was needed and so far the GPS locks just as fast as the OEM one.
Thanks :good::good:
I've spend the past day or so just reading these forums. There is tons of great information here. So much so that it can be overwhelming. Since I am new here, I thought I would at least ask to make sure I understand before I brick my phone.
I bought a T-999 from someone. The phone works fine but it does have some issues. Primarily, no imei is showing and the counter has been tripped. Since I don't know what this person did to the phone, I assume the best thing to do it to try to take it back to stock and start over.
I've read the sticky thread by DocHoliday and just wanted to make sure I understand before proceeding. I'm not particularly concerned about rooting the phone at this point, just getting it back to stock to see if I can clear up the imei issue and whatever else may have been done to the phone.
I have odin, the USB drivers, and the November Jelly Bean Firmware all ready to go. So now, I should be able to return the phone to stock following the sticky.
Does anyone know if this will also clear up the no imei issue or will I need to do something else to clear up that issue.
Update: Well, that didn't work. In ODIN mode it shows:
Custom Binary Download: Yes (1 count)
Imei still shows: 0/08
Any ideas?
Look in the dev section for imei injection. Only way you will get it back and get HSDPA+ back. No going back to stock will not get it back.
T-Mobile SGS III
mt3g said:
Look in the dev section for imei injection. Only way you will get it back and get HSDPA+ back. No going back to stock will not get it back.
T-Mobile SGS III
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no is wont i try i t
Go here please http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091069
I suspect there is a thread on this, but I don't seem to be using the right search terms to find it.
My phone doesn't seem to like 4.2 What is proper procedure to go back to 4.1? It seems to me I've read you need to go all the way back to stock, and work your way up to 4.1, but can't find where I read that.
I think that Mskip's tools have a way to go back to stock, althought I'm not sure if that takes into consideration a person may be on 4.2
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I suspect there is a thread on this, but I don't seem to be using the right search terms to find it.
My phone doesn't seem to like 4.2 What is proper procedure to go back to 4.1? It seems to me I've read you need to go all the way back to stock, and work your way up to 4.1, but can't find where I read that.
I think that Mskip's tools have a way to go back to stock, althought I'm not sure if that takes into consideration a person may be on 4.2
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Flash your carrier's pre-rooted stock from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822308
From there, get CWM or TWRP and flash away
Yes, I read the how to's and FAQ's, but it still isn't clear to me.
I have an ATT S3 with AOKP version jb-mr2 mileston1
android 4.3.1
baseband I747UCUEMJB
I read here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486 that I could just run this recovery zip and everything would be good. I don't know this guy from adam. So that bothers me a little (he is highly rated, a contributor, etc...getting roms from strangers is just a paranoid thing with me...no offence.), but I'd be willing to do it if it is the only way.
I was looking for a way to do it via heimdal/odin by flashing the stock rom. This has the same trust issues I guess. I didn't find a definitive how to on this for my particular situation.
Ideally I'd like to go straight to the source and reflash everything. I read in this thread that I shouldn't use Kies on the stock OTA to go back to stock, but that's not what I'm doing. However, I would like to avoid bricking my phone.
Advice...
The thread that you mentioned is pretty clear on the instructions. Heck, I'll even quote them below:
enewman17 said:
This is a last ditch effort for restoring the AT&T I747 to factory stock. This zip will wipe all data, clear the binary flash count, restore the system, flash the latest KNOX firmware and stock recovery. There is absolutely no possible way to clear the warranty bit back to 0x0 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REVERT ONCE TRIPED!! Not even Samsung can undo this.! Its the price we pay for rooting our phones.
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Then you simply flash that within your recovery and then follow the below instructions within that thread. You should now have a phone that is pretty much factory new. As long as you're on the bootloader, which you stated you were, you'll be fine.
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Yes, I read the how to's and FAQ's, but it still isn't clear to me.
I have an ATT S3 with AOKP version jb-mr2 mileston1
android 4.3.1
baseband I747UCUEMJB
I read here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486 that I could just run this recovery zip and everything would be good. I don't know this guy from adam. So that bothers me a little (he is highly rated, a contributor, etc...getting roms from strangers is just a paranoid thing with me...no offence.), but I'd be willing to do it if it is the only way.
I was looking for a way to do it via heimdal/odin by flashing the stock rom. This has the same trust issues I guess. I didn't find a definitive how to on this for my particular situation.
Ideally I'd like to go straight to the source and reflash everything. I read in this thread that I shouldn't use Kies on the stock OTA to go back to stock, but that's not what I'm doing. However, I would like to avoid bricking my phone.
Advice...
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Can understand your concerns. The file is good. However, don't just take mine or anybody's word for it. Do what the instruction says and verify the MD5 before flashing. Verifying the MD5 of an executable file is one sure way of confirming that the file hasn't been tampered with or backdoored in some way. Usually, the original author of the file means well. However, for programs that are out in the public domain, it is easy enough for hackers to introduce some malware into the original program and corrupt it in some way. With an MD5, it is practically impossible for two separately created programs or a program that has been altered in some way from the original to have identical MD5s. Also if you download incorrectly or incompletely, the MD5 lets you know something is wrong.
There are freeware apps on the web that let you verify an MD5 and I would suggest you look for this. If you download the zip, therefore, and verify the MD5 to be the same as the one advised by the OP, then you are good to go.