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Hello and thank you for looking at this, i have an epic unrooted that i updated to 2.2 with an update.zip. My epic usb is broken and i need to exchange it and they won't take it with 2.2 on it. I need an update.zip that puts my epic back to 2.1 stock. I need to be able to put it on my sd card and update through recovery. Like i said i don't have root. Please help me! Thank you in advance.
Theres a thread about how to return your phone to stock with odin, also check the wiki. Your best bet is to flash through odin to di18, our dg27, either works...
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my usb doesn't work..
snowmanwithahat said:
Theres a thread about how to return your phone to stock with odin, also check the wiki. Your best bet is to flash through odin to di18, our dg27, either works...
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do you read much
@ kpkimmel
if im right there is a zip you can flash with samsungs recovery to go back to 2.1.
its somewhere around here i think
kpkimmel said:
my usb doesn't work..
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Pull the storage card out of the phone and plug it into a storage card reader and plug that into you computer.
that is for rooted phones.....thanks anyway
kpkimmel said:
that is for rooted phones.....thanks anyway
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You can root your phone without usb. z4root does work for the epic.
how do i do that
Search for the APk for z4root. Then dl it and install it. Open the app and click root.
recovery
musclehead84 said:
Search for the APk for z4root. Then dl it and install it. Open the app and click root.
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yeah but doesnt he still need a custom recovery to flash the rom??
Can't he use rom manager to give him a custom recovery
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kpkimmel said:
Hello and thank you for looking at this, i have an epic unrooted that i updated to 2.2 with an update.zip. My epic usb is broken and i need to exchange it and they won't take it with 2.2 on it. I need an update.zip that puts my epic back to 2.1 stock. I need to be able to put it on my sd card and update through recovery. Like i said i don't have root. Please help me! Thank you in advance.
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this is the factory update zip. I copied a long time ago... This is a long shot but here it is, hope it work. ( I've never tried it )
View attachment update.zip
seems very small to revert me back to stock.
update..didn't work..thanks anyways.....i can't believe there isn't an update.zip for returning to stock without root........found like 100 evo stocks ones......frustrated..
This Tread may be your savior...Good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861259
Oh also you might need to change the the file name to update in order to flash it in the stock recovery.
I did this when I first went to FROYO ( forgot who's post I got it from) If you have the factory ROM just rename name it... update.zip and try that, it worth a shot
Here's this thread too........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786266
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deciple said:
Here's this thread too........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786266
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i gave him that link earlier
he doesnt have clockwork installed
Easy fix man, break a battery pin off so the phone doesn't power on, and take it back saying it just died. They won't be able to boot it to check the rom at that time and should in store replace it with a refurb. I have done this once, when they didn't want to replace mine for screen wobble.
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You could also intentionally flash a file that shouldn't have be flashed, to stick the phone at the boot logo.
Without being able to boot, they cannot reveal what rom is 'running'
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Just get a 12-24VAC power brick, like one used on a sprinkler timer. Drag the 2 bare leads from the output around the contacts on the back of the phone for battery, sdcard, antennas, etc... It'll roast the **** out of everything inside of the phone. They'll never know what ROM was on it after that.
I need major help.. i think i messed up bad..
just like the title says i deleted all files on my internal storage, but i copied it all to my PC. i also reset and wiped all from cwm menu.. now the phone just stays in cwm menu.. i do have a nandroid back up but its on my pc and every time i connect my phone it wont recognize it
can you get it to download mode? if so you can odin back to stock
s_snk3 said:
can you get it to download mode? if so you can odin back to stock
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yeah thats what i am doing now just downloaded the new stock uvalh2 about to PDA the file in odin, hopefully everythings ok... im pretty sure ill loose root
Crisisx1 said:
yeah thats what i am doing now just downloaded the new stock uvalh2 about to PDA the file in odin, hopefully everythings ok... im pretty sure ill loose root
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If you can ODIN without issue then nothing's ever really lost. Worse comes to worst you just have to redo all of your rooting again.
If you connect to your pc does adb recognize it? If so can you push your saved files to the sdcard internal?
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im doing odin but its been on the same process for the past hour.. seems like its stuck
That picture's too blurry for me to make out anything, but it doesn't look like you have auto reboot and f. reset time ticked? They need to be.
Exactly which file are you dumping into the PDA section? You should try the latest version of ODIN, 3.07.
Also, why does it say epic 4G?
Davidion said:
That picture's too blurry for me to make out anything, but it doesn't look like you have auto reboot and f. reset time ticked? They need to be.
Exactly which file are you dumping into the PDA section? You should try the latest version of ODIN, 3.07.
Also, why does it say epic 4G?
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i am putting this file in pda
T999UVALH2_T999TMBALH2_T999UVALH2_HOME.tar idk why it says epic 4g weird, always said that..
ok and something really weird just happened i just unplugged my phone.. rebooted it, and it went back to my aokp rom i had on it before even tho i reset and wiped it all.. this is very weird!!!!!!
So its working?
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mrbmg said:
So its working?
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yup. it seems like it reset my phone to 100% stock like its out the store.. lost root and stock recovery is back on.
Crisisx1 said:
yup. it seems like it reset my phone to 100% stock like its out the store.. lost root and stock recovery is back on.
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looks like you put the complete stock ROM back on, with no root injected.
As long as you reroot and have a backup from before you should be able to restore.
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honestly idk if i wanna root again haha.. this stock uvalh2 is fast and smooth!!!
I currently on ics stock phone but rooted so I can delete bloat. I am currently downloading jelly bean from samsungs website. http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-T999 . I don't want to brick my phone or anything and I am not sure about how to go about this. What is the best way to go about this? Can I just simply open odin and load jelly bean in there and install? How should I go about this? Thanks in advance.
Also when I get jelly bean on will my cwm files work or do I need to wait for a new version to come out?
Flash the stock rooted version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991255
Otherwise you'll need to flash back to stock. Then update
You can't update with a custom recovery like cwm.
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I think thats already what I got. I don't have any custom roms or anything. Just stock with root for my current setup. 4.0.4. Can I just upgrade straight to jelly bean then without wiping my data?
In your second post you mention your cwm files. Do you have a custom recovery?
How did you root might be a better question?
Just rooted you can update, but will probably lose root
If you have clockwork (cwm) or twrp recovery the update won't flash
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The way I rooted was using the method zedomax posted. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735561
I did find an article that I think is the answer im looking for. Right now I got odin putting the stock out of the box software back on.
How did you get Odin to do that? I have CWM installed and everytime I reboot the phone (Home, Vol Up, Power) CWM comes up but Odin doesn't recognized the phone as being connected. It will only recognize my phone when it's booted normally into Android.
All I did was follow the steps in the 2nd link I posted. It worked and I just did an update through the settings menu.
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How did you get Odin to do that? I have CWM installed and everytime I reboot the phone (Home, Vol Up, Power) CWM comes up but Odin doesn't recognized the phone as being connected. It will only recognize my phone when it's booted normally into Android.
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u need boot to Download mode not Rocovery mode.
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Thanks. I really feel like a noob!
Chicago281 said:
Thanks. I really feel like a noob!
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You get everything going? I'm on jelly bean now so happy to help out if I can.
Chicago281 said:
Thanks. I really feel like a noob!
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Now just gotta wait for root so I can get rid of these t-mobile programs.
Michowski said:
Now just gotta wait for root so I can get rid of these t-mobile programs.
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Just fyi, any previous root methods will still work
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DocHoliday77 said:
Just fyi, any previous root methods will still work
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So I can do the same thing over as I did the first time? I followed zedomax's video first time around, all the same files will still work on JB? Heres his link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJss1_dZZeY
Indeed
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Michowski said:
So I can do the same thing over as I did the first time? I followed zedomax's video first time around, all the same files will still work on JB? Heres his link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJss1_dZZeY
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It should, though I would recommend a different way.
You can get the root66 firmware from the FW thread linked in my sig. Its just the stock fw, but prerooted.
Flash it via odin and youre done!
If you dont want to mess with the fw you can use the method you posted, but id get up to date files first.
I havent watched it in some time but I think you can get most of what you need from the fw thread, post 2. If you need help finding something else just let us know.
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DocHoliday77 said:
It should, though I would recommend a different way.
You can get the root66 firmware from the FW thread linked in my sig. Its just the stock fw, but prerooted.
Flash it via odin and youre done!
If you dont want to mess with the fw you can use the method you posted, but id get up to date files first.
I havent watched it in some time but I think you can get most of what you need from the fw thread, post 2. If you need help finding something else just let us know.
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Im gonna download your file and give it a go. Thank you for your replies, much appreciated.
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Im gonna download your file and give it a go. Thank you for your replies, much appreciated.
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Is there any way to find official JB file that came out today? I dont want to download leaked or unofficial versions.
Thank you!
labrea said:
Is there any way to find official JB file that came out today? I dont want to download leaked or unofficial versions.
Thank you!
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I downloaded mine here, http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-T999
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I downloaded mine here, http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-T999
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I guess official JB update released today but your website shows 20.10.2012. is it going to be same firmware as tmobile released today?
Ok everyone, I am new to all of this..so i hope I dont sound stupid.
I have a Sprint Galaxy s3, and the person I got it from has rooted it and installed a custom rom, etc. I would like to go back to what it was when it was first out of the box, or the stock rom. I am afraid of bricking the phone, as I have never done this before. I am assuming there is a forum post on here with exact instructions on how to do this. Can anyone point me there, or help me out? Thanks in advance!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypmqJbZqOaU
I use this when I need to back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
metalfan78 said:
I use this when I need to back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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Yes I would probably do this.
Watching the video now, and following the instructions to click on the links he says to..but when i click on them..it says page not found, on everyone of them.
I agree with Giantjay, it's always a good idea to get as much info as possible before doing anything. Read, read, watch the video, read more, ask questions.
So i found the Odin download, now my question is..where do i download the right TAR file.
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So i found the Odin download, now my question is..where do i download the right TAR file.
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tar file http://www.hotfile.com/dl/161492098/9fa8372/L710VPALEN_L710SPRALEN_SPR.zip.html
I would do the triangle away found here before you unroot http://qbking77.com/how-to-unroot/unroot-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/
Thanks for the help! Kinda nervous, but going to try this.
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I use this when I need to back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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This is the most basic method. Complete stock install
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miller710 said:
This is the most basic method. Complete stock install
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This method works perfectly.
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i dont know how bricked my phone is but while i was tryin to update it to wicked v3 i was doing a full wipe but i accidently formatted the system storage and now the phone is missing a file the data file and it wont boot and it wont let me restore it with my nand back up.. im completly stuck in the recovery.. would going back to stock fix it??? i really need help!!!
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i dont know how bricked my phone is but while i was tryin to update it to wicked v3 i was doing a full wipe but i accidently formatted the system storage and now the phone is missing a file the data file and it wont boot and it wont let me restore it with my nand back up.. im completly stuck in the recovery.. would going back to stock fix it??? i really need help!!!
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Relax bro. What recovery are you on? I always format system and everythings runs good. If you can't backup, odin back to stock. If you can get into download mode then you are good. Or you can try reflashing the ROM.
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Relax bro. What recovery are you on? I always format system and everythings runs good. If you can't backup, odin back to stock. If you can get into download mode then you are good. Or you can try reflashing the ROM.
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yea i tryed using the and back up i had in case something went wrong but i have it saved to my extsd card so i selected it and it fails because the
data folder is missing in the intstorage. i tryed reflashing the rom but when it flashes at the end it says UPDATING PARTISIONS E/: NO SUCH FOLDER/FILE FOUND so i cant do anything.... i want know if its safe for me to go back to stock before i make it even worse....
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yea i tryed using the and back up i had in case something went wrong but i have it saved to my extsd card so i selected it and it fails because the
data folder is missing in the intstorage. i tryed reflashing the rom but when it flashes at the end it says UPDATING PARTISIONS E/: NO SUCH FOLDER/FILE FOUND so i cant do anything.... i want know if its safe for me to go back to stock before i make it even worse....
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Yeah I think something happened with SD card. Try using odin. I'm pretty sure you're not bricked. I remember reading somewhere along time ago about something about formatting the system and causing problems idk though lol. Do you happen to have another sd card that you can use? Are you on CWM or TWRP. If on CWM, use odin to put TWRP and try again.
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Yeah I think something happened with SD card. Try using odin. I'm pretty sure you're not bricked. I remember reading somewhere along time ago about something about formatting the system and causing problems idk though lol. Do you happen to have another sd card that you can use? Are you on CWM or TWRP. If on CWM, use odin to put TWRP and try again.
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yea i have twrp so i cant really use it right now im trying to go back to stock so far its going good...
Drama.
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Drama.
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Okay, and I don't see any **** starting, etc so I don't quite understand what you mean...
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Drama.
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Pointless post? Seriously, can't contribute then don't comment!
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elesbb said:
Pointless post? Seriously, can't contribute then don't comment!
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sorry man but no i thought i fixed it but no my phone is still messed up..
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sorry man but no i thought i fixed it but no my phone is still messed up..
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Have you tried to do another format of the partitions?
Just use odin to install the whole system dump and all solved. So much noise for nothing.
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lagunas11 said:
sorry man but no i thought i fixed it but no my phone is still messed up..
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Ive been in this position a couple times myself unfortunately. I formated everything internal/external SD cards and system, which left me with no bootable rom and no backup to backup from. (awesome)! so what i did one of the times this happended was 1. downloaded a rom TWRP flashable of course. 2. Placed the rom on my USB thumbdrive. 3. i had a usb otg stick that i was able to mount with TWRP and flash. and was back in business!!
another time i did this i used another phone (you could use your computer too if you have an adapter) I downloaded the TWRP flashable rom on to the microsd card, Stuck the card back in my phone and flashed it that way. again back in business!
Then of course there is the above mentioned way to Odin back to the very beginning with stock. Hope this helps and you get it figured out. But it does sound like your phone is totally fine, just need to figure out how to wake her back up. LOL.
Returning everything back to stock via Odin is the answer to your woed. As long as you're able to get into download mode (do not confuse download mode with recovery), you're golden.
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Returning everything back to stock via Odin is the answer to your woed. As long as you're able to get into download mode (do not confuse download mode with recovery), you're golden.
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Amin! Finally somebody else that understands
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omegajester said:
Returning everything back to stock via Odin is the answer to your woed. As long as you're able to get into download mode (do not confuse download mode with recovery), you're golden.
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I know the difference and yes I went back to stock via Odin 6 times and that thing was there.. But I found a solution from the s3 threads thanxs anyways
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