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[GUIDE] AT&T CWM-flashable UCALG1 update | no wipe, leaves root and universal search

[GUIDE] AT&T CWM-flashable UCALG1 update | no wipe, leaves root and universal search
I've put together a zip file with the I747UCLG1 AT&T OTA update that can be flashed using CWM. This file
does not trip the flash counter
preserves root
does not include the Google search update to remove universal search
does not wipe /data
does require removing all themes and modifications
Standard disclaimer: I am not responsible if this bricks your phone, destroys your IMEI or kills your kids.
Prerequisites: You have to be on stock I747UCALEM for this to work. It may be rooted, but all the standard AT&T and Samsung bloatware must be there with no modifications. It's okay if some of the apps are frozen with Titanium Backup. You must not have any other mods or themes applied. The updater will check this stuff and abort if anything is wrong. I personally restored a nandroid backup I made right after rooting. If you didn't make one, you can use Odin and the instructions here to go back to stock.
To apply it:
Boot into recovery and make a nandroid backup.
Go back to AT&T UCALEM rooted stock if necessary (see above). If you're already on stock UCALEM but have framework-res.apk modications applied, you can flash this zip to restore framework-res.apk to UCALEM stock.
Make sure CWM recovery from clockworkmod.com is installed. The recovery from Team Epic will not work. You can get a zip file to flash in your current recovery to install v5.8.4.5 from here. Use one of the first two files; the ones that start with "recovery-clockwork". After you flash the zip, restart recovery through the "advanced" menu. Your recovery should say "ClockworkMod Recovery" at the top and not "CWM-based Recovery".
Put one of the zip files from below on your internal or external SD card.
Boot into recovery
Wipe cache and dalvik cache (optional?)
Flash the attached zip
(Optional) Go to Backup and Restore, Advanced Restore and restore the /data from the nandroid backup you made in step 1. If you used a nadroid backup in step 2, this should restore your data and apps. If you used Odin to flash the rooted UCALEM image, this step isn't necessary.
Reboot
Open Settings / Application Manager. Choose All tab. Click on AT&T Software update. Clear "Clear data". If you were getting OTA notifications before, this will prevent them from recurring. After doing this, your phone will know it's up-to-date.
This worked for me. I checked that my flash counter is still at 0 and Google search is still finding local stuff like apps. I still have root.
DOWNLOADS:
I747UCALG1_OTA.zip: This is the full OTA, with kernel and bootloader. You must be using the stock UCALEM kernel for this to work.
I747UCALG1_OTA_No_Bootloader.zip: This is the full OTA without the bootloader.
I747UCALG1_OTA_No_Bootloader_No_Kernel.zip: This is the OTA without the bootloader or the kernel. You can use this if you're already running a non-stock kernel.
I747UCALG1_OTA_Bootloader.zip: This is just the bootloader. You can apply this along with the "no kernel no bootloader" zip above in case you want everything but the kernel.
MODS:
This process requires the stock framework-res.apk, so at this point you'll need to reapply any mods you already applied. Here are some mods that I've rebuilt against LG1. Both are zip files you can apply through recovery.
Tether and Cell Standby Fix: This includes the mod to enable native Bluetooth and WiFi tethering from here and the fix for the incorrect reporting of Cell Standby time from here.
Tether, Cell Standby Fix, Increase Autobrightness: The same as above, but also with a mod to bump up autobrightness levels from here.
No Increasing Ring: This removes the increasing ringtone volume. The mod is from here.
OTHER PIECES:
Kernel: The UCALG1 kernel and kernel modules.
UCLG1 Modem: Just the modem from the OTA.
UCLEM Modem: The modem from the stock UCALEM firmware.
UCALG1 Bootloader
UCALG1 Bootloader (no checks): This is the LG1 bootloader will all the checks for AT&T ROMs removed from the flashing script. This can be flashed even if you're running a non AT&T ROM, but only flash it on AT&T phones!
UCALEM Bootloader
UCALEM Bootloader (no checks): This is the LEM bootloader will all the checks for AT&T ROMs removed from the flashing script. This can be flashed even if you're running a non AT&T ROM, but only flash it on AT&T phones!
LIST OF CHANGES IN OTA:
A full list of the files and partitions changed by the OTA is attached to this post.

Only 10MB? Wonder what they updated... not much need for it for me, Im on AOKP, but downloading anyways, and thanx button hit TWICE LOL
Let us know if it's a lockdown flash...

B-Naughty said:
Let us know if it's a lockdown flash...
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Doesn't seem to be. I still have my CWM recovery and I was able to flash the KT747 Sammy kernel. The OTA did flash aboot (the bootloader?) though. It tried to flash a new recovery, but I removed that part.

drothenberger said:
Doesn't seem to be. I still have my CWM recovery and I was able to flash the KT747 Sammy kernel. The OTA did flash aboot (the bootloader?) though. It tried to flash a new recovery, but I removed that part.
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Hmmm... guess we'll just to see what users report, but for the wise, to all, use the zip provided just in case... AND FOLLOW THE OP

when i try to do this I'm getting an error assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/Flipboard.apk" E: error in sdcard/I747UCLG1_OTA.zip

dave1977nj said:
when i try to do this I'm getting an error assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/Flipboard.apk" E: error in sdcard/I747UCLG1_OTA.zip
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Did you remove Flipboard or install an update?
You have to be on stock UCALEM. The OTA applies binary patches to a bunch of apps (including Flipboard.apk), so they have to be in a specific starting state for the OTA to apply correctly.

drothenberger said:
Did you remove Flipboard or install an update?
You have to be on stock UCALEM. The OTA applies binary patches to a bunch of apps (including Flipboard.apk), so they have to be in a specific starting state for the OTA to apply correctly.
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yes backed up from day 1 it may have auto updated can someone tell me the stock version # of flipboard or an apk would be great! so i can install it?
Thanks

dave1977nj said:
yes backed up from day 1 it may have auto updated can someone tell me the stock version # of flipboard or an apk would be great! so i can install it?
Thanks
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Here you go.

drothenberger said:
Here you go.
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tried that still the same error message need some help please....

Hmm, may want to consider removing the bootloader parts from the CWM until it's verified what exactly our friends at ATT had Samsung add to this. Updating bootloaders never is a good thing when it comes to ATT

dave1977nj said:
tried that still the same error message need some help please....
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What recovery are you using? Maybe give the CWM 5.8.4.5 a try (in the OP) if you're not already using it.

pinoymutt said:
Hmm, may want to consider removing the bootloader parts from the CWM until it's verified what exactly our friends at ATT had Samsung add to this. Updating bootloaders never is a good thing when it comes to ATT
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I've put a version without a bootloader in the OP. Worked for me after I flashed stock rooted UCALEM with Odin.

drothenberger said:
I've put a version without a bootloader in the OP. Worked for me after I flashed stock rooted UCALEM with Odin.
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So if I'm on stock LG1 I flash rooted LEM and then flash your zip? Does your update include the baseband update ?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

mobilehavoc said:
So if I'm on stock LG1 I flash rooted LEM and then flash your zip?
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I don't think I understand. You're already on UCALG1, but you want to apply the OTA to go from LEM to LG1? Why?
If you do want to do that, you do need to flash the rooted LEM tar through Odin. Then follow the rest of the instructions in the OP.
Does your update include the baseband update ?
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Yup. It includes everything except the Google search update, recovery, and (optionally) the bootloader.

I"m a bi confused too, but from a different perspective.
I am completely stock; got upgraded today to UCALG1. I am interested in rooting (and then possibly applying a kernel from this forum), but not sure which method I should use based on teh fact I am now on lg1.

Odin back to pure stock working fine.. some of my apps fore close though

drothenberger said:
I've put a version without a bootloader in the OP. Worked for me after I flashed stock rooted UCALEM with Odin.
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Many thanks! You never know what kind of goodies they like to through in new bootloaders, so better safe than sorry!

ewingr said:
I"m a bi confused too, but from a different perspective.
I am completely stock; got upgraded today to UCALG1. I am interested in rooting (and then possibly applying a kernel from this forum), but not sure which method I should use based on teh fact I am now on lg1.
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I think there are only two ways to get rooted LG1: Start with rooted LEM and use OTA Rootkeeper to keep root when you apply the OTA or use the method in the OP. In your case, you'd have to Odin back to the rooted LEM to get root, then if you want to go back to LG1, follow the OP steps.

ewingr said:
I"m a bi confused too, but from a different perspective.
I am completely stock; got upgraded today to UCALG1. I am interested in rooting (and then possibly applying a kernel from this forum), but not sure which method I should use based on teh fact I am now on lg1.
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Depends which method of rooting you want to use. If you are interested in the method that does not trip the counter, then yes you would flash that through ODIN (which will technically revert you back to UCLEM with root injected) and then apply the update in the OP here and in the end you should be on a a rooted UCALG1 w/o a tripped counter.

Anyone wanna pull just the baseband for cwm zip?

New Update Message

Today I received the new update message, last time it tried to install it itself after 3 times postponed. But for for reason it failed. Is it because the phone is rooted ?
What if AT&T release the Jelly bean update in the future and I want to install it. How do I fix the update error message? Do I need to un-root the phone first ?

benzso63 said:
Today I received the new update message, last time it tried to install it itself after 3 times postponed. But for for reason it failed. Is it because the phone is rooted ?
What if AT&T release the Jelly bean update in the future and I want to install it. How do I fix the update error message? Do I need to un-root the phone first ?
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+1. I also have stock LEM firmware and I am rooted(everything is stock though). When I try to update to LG1 via OTA, it downloads the update and reboots in CWM and fails to update. When I plugin via Kies to update, it times out.
Is there any way to update to LG1 when you are rooted?

AlwaysNoob said:
+1. I also have stock LEM firmware and I am rooted(everything is stock though). When I try to update to LG1 via OTA, it downloads the update and reboots in CWM and fails to update. When I plugin via Kies to update, it times out.
Is there any way to update to LG1 when you are rooted?
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Correct me if I'm wrong but it should work if you have the stock recovery - which in your case you don't but not necessarily in the OP's case. Unless the OP wasn't perfectly clear.
Maybe you need to go back to stock first?

saj222 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but it should work if you have the stock recovery - which in your case you don't but not necessarily in the OP's case. Unless the OP wasn't perfectly clear.
Maybe you need to go back to stock first?
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Is there any way I can remove CWM and go back to stock recovery? I rooted my phone using this easy guide http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-r...gh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/

I am not worry about the minor update from AT&T, we all expect to get Jell Bean soon. Just want to make sure we can download the update and install it properly without any errors. So should we go stock? What will be the steps? Download the stock firmware and use Odin flash it back?

I wouldn't worry about the official update. Usually in a day or two of official release, there will be an official firmware in package in the development section.

Did you mean we can just download the custom jelly bean firmware and install it as custom rom instead of the official one from AT&T? I think that make sense.
mrhaley30705 said:
I wouldn't worry about the official update. Usually in a day or two of official release, there will be an official firmware in package in the development section.
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When its released, yes. That's one reason there are threads just for stock firmware.

Must have missed something - forcing updates?

All this time, whenever an OTA update is available, I have been unrooting my phone, returning back to stock, allowing the OTA update to run, then applying my root back. I have to think there's an easier way than that to allow my phone to update from 4.0.4 to 4.1.2. All I have is root and CWM, is there a stock 4.1.2 file that I am supposed to be flashing instead of my previous painstaking ways?

serstylz2 said:
All this time, whenever an OTA update is available, I have been unrooting my phone, returning back to stock, allowing the OTA update to run, then applying my root back. I have to think there's an easier way than that to allow my phone to update from 4.0.4 to 4.1.2. All I have is root and CWM, is there a stock 4.1.2 file that I am supposed to be flashing instead of my previous painstaking ways?
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Checkout the android development section. There are Odin and zip flashable stock rooted updates you can use which are ever so much easier than unrooting and rooting again.

tkepk181 said:
Checkout the android development section. There are Odin and zip flashable stock rooted updates you can use which are ever so much easier than unrooting and rooting again.
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Thanks.. just ran into this thread too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
Gonna read around this evening

serstylz2 said:
Thanks.. just ran into this thread too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
Gonna read around this evening
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Just make sure that when you flash the LJ7 zip, you flash the following files IN ADDITION TO THE ROM
1. Team Epic Root from Recovery
2. Custom Recovery - download one of the recoveries found in the OP in billiard's thread. I'm a big fan of TWRP, but to each their own
If you just flash the zip, then all you're going to do is return your phone to stock with the stock recovery image.
Happy flashing!!!!

Going back to rooted stock jellybean ROM from CM10.1

I wish to return to a rooted stock JB ROM from CM10.1 . CM10.1 is too buggy for me, and CM10 had one bluetooth bug in the final release that was kind of a game killer for me. I'd like to go back to stock JB but keep my custom recovery. The only files I've found for stock jellybean are full stock in that they'll flash over my recovery as well as my system. Does anyone know where I can find a root stock image that will let me flash just the system and keep my recovery like any other rom, so that I can flash back to CM10.1 when it is more stable. PS I am also on Linux and do not regularly have access to a windows machine so I do not have access to Odin, or Kies.

after you flash to stock just flash a recovery, that's what i've done.
also, this is the wrong section and you should search first.
sent from my I747

I searched and found only "One click" stock roms, and the "Fully Stock" roms. Neither of which solve my problem. Did you even read the portion of my post where I say I don't have access to Odin, or Kies or any of that? My only option for flashing is CWM. And I'm not sure how well overwritting CWM while CWM is flashing would work, but I don't think it would go well.
cehf said:
after you flash to stock just flash a recovery, that's what i've done.
also, this is the wrong section and you should search first.
sent from my I747
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find a cwm flashable zip of a stock rom. it doesn't need to be a current version. flash that. then find the cwm flashable ota zips and flash those. you've retained root, and cwm. i have done this process as well.
i'd link you to the threads you need but i'm on my phone and it's difficult to find this way.
edit: one of the otas is here. i haven't found anything about updating to jelly bean, though. i know there's a tutorial somewhere about making cwm flashable zips, i might try making one for you after i get my sister to sleep.
sent from my I747

go to this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28019751&postcount=1
find the appropriate version for your carrier and flash via your recovery. its pre-rooted and cwm/twrp flashable, no odin or PC needed.

Russ77 said:
go to this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28019751&postcount=1
find the appropriate version for your carrier and flash via your recovery. its pre-rooted and cwm/twrp flashable, no odin or PC needed.
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i don't see anything about cwm, only odin?
op, here is a full stock rom. here is the ota that comes after.
sent from my I747

When you're back to rooted TW, flash the recovery you want with Mobile ODIN.
Sent from my SGH-I747M

cehf said:
i don't see anything about cwm, only odin?
op, here is a full stock rom. here is the ota that comes after.
sent from my I747
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my mistake. OP, grab mobile-odin and do that since you're already rooted

Safe Root Method W/O Using CWM

Looking for a safe root method without having to use CWM Recovery. I want to be able to keep stock recovery and be rooted just in case we get 4.2.2 anytime soon.

Azzair113 said:
Looking for a safe root method without having to use CWM Recovery. I want to be able to keep stock recovery and be rooted just in case we get 4.2.2 anytime soon.
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Not possible, but you can flash stock recovery back after you've rooted successfully, you can find the root procedure and the stock recovery in the faq which can be found in my Sig. Also, when/if 4.2.2 dies come out, I can guarantee that a stock rooted build will be available before most get the actual ota anyways and you'll need a custom recovery for that, so just root and if the update comes out, flash the stock rooted build with cwm or twrp...
Sent from my ANTHRAX sniffing GS3

flastnoles11 said:
Not possible, but you can flash stock recovery back after you've rooted successfully, you can find the root procedure and the stock recovery in the faq which can be found in my Sig. Also, when/if 4.2.2 dies come out, I can giant that a stock rooted build wool be available before most get the actual ota anyways and you'll need a custom recovery for that, so just root and if the update comes out, flash the stock rooted build with cwm or twrp...
Sent from my ANTHRAX sniffing GS3
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ok thanks will do...

flastnoles11 said:
Not possible, but you can flash stock recovery back after you've rooted successfully, you can find the root procedure and the stock recovery in the faq which can be found in my Sig. Also, when/if 4.2.2 dies come out, I can giant that a stock rooted build wool be available before most get the actual ota anyways and you'll need a custom recovery for that, so just root and if the update comes out, flash the stock rooted build with cwm or twrp...
Sent from my ANTHRAX sniffing GS3
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If I flash the stock recovery in the cwmr will i need to factory reset or anything before i boot back up.

Azzair113 said:
If I flash the stock recovery in the cwmr will i need to factory reset or anything before i boot back up.
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Nope

CNexus said:
Nope
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Thanks for the help doing it right now...