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[Q] Help Updating Rooted Epic

I have a rooted Epic on Froyo with CWM. No custom mod or kernel.
I got the OTA Update, and it failed.
I downloaded the Zip and tried CWM to install it. And it fails with this message :
Code:
I:Update location: /sdcard/update.zip
Opening update package...
Installing update...
FSR VERSION: FSR_1.2.1p1_b139_RTM
minor position size units id
1: 0x00000000-0x00040000 0x00040000 1 0
2: 0x00040000-0x00080000 0x00040000 1 1
3: 0x00080000-0x00a80000 0x00a00000 40 20
4: 0x00a80000-0x00bc0000 0x00140000 5 3
5: 0x00bc0000-0x00d00000 0x00140000 5 4
6: 0x00d00000-0x01200000 0x00500000 20 21
7: 0x01200000-0x01980000 0x00780000 30 6
8: 0x01980000-0x02100000 0x00780000 30 7
9: 0x02100000-0x12d80000 0x10c80000 1074 22
10: 0x12d80000-0x32f80000 0x20200000 2056 23
11: 0x32f80000-0x3de80000 0x0af00000 700 24
12: 0x3de80000-0x3eb00000 0x00c80000 50 11
(0)(0) bad mapping information
No BadUnit RsvUnit
0: 775 4090
1: 1023 4089
2: 1053 4088
3: 2879 4087
4: 2894 4086
5: 2944 4085
6: 3446 4084
MountFn : RFS File System, location : system
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/stl9 at /system: Device or resource busy
Verifying current system...
file "/system/bin/recovery" doesn't have any of expected sha1 sums; checking cache
failed to stat "/cache/saved.file": No such file or directory
failed to load cache file
script aborted: assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/bin/recovery", "f729fa2bfefbcd4cc31428ad35078d910bbaa369", "1c924ddea21616379df7c7ac4445eb2e54e5b11d")
assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/bin/recovery", "f729fa2bfefbcd4cc31428ad35078d910bbaa369", "1c924ddea21616379df7c7ac4445eb2e54e5b11d")
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Do I have to do a full flash and wipe my phone to get to GB? Can I unroot & try?

You need to use the search function.
But here, let me say this again. YOU CANNOT GET THE OTA UPDATE WHILE ROOTED.
You either need to revert back to STOCK and update or manually install GB yourself.. which you CAN do while Rooted.
You're probably going to ask how to do both, so I'll provide these for you as well.
If you want to update this manually while rooted, follow this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337453
If you want to revert back to stock, follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
then follow part 2 (For Stock) in the link that was provided for manual update.
Any other questions?

marschmellau said:
You need to use the search function.
But here, let me say this again. YOU CANNOT GET THE OTA UPDATE WHILE ROOTED.
You either need to revert back to STOCK and update or manually install GB yourself.. which you CAN do while Rooted.
You're probably going to ask how to do both, so I'll provide these for you as well.
If you want to update this manually while rooted, follow this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337453
If you want to revert back to stock, follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
then follow part 2 (For Stock) in the link that was provided for manual update.
Any other questions?
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Hey, I am sure a billion other people are asking this same question left and right, but do you know if any roots are available yet for the 2.3.5 gingerbread update? I am well aware that it takes a while for one to be developed. I am currently rooted with the 2.2.1 froyo and love it so I don't mind waiting for the new root. I just wasn't sure how the headway is going with it. Also, the revert back to stock link you posted, is that to unroot the phone? I'm sure all will be explained for us in due time, unrooting the 2.2.1... installing the 2.3.5... rooting to gingerbreak... yada yada yada...
But yeah, any advice would be great.

I was told be 2 Epic users & Best Buy sales rep, you can get OTA update if you are rooted. But I've also heard that you can't aswell. Hence the question.
So can you unroot without losing data?

infyrno676767 said:
Hey, I am sure a billion other people are asking this same question left and right, but do you know if any roots are available yet for the 2.3.5 gingerbread update? I am well aware that it takes a while for one to be developed. I am currently rooted with the 2.2.1 froyo and love it so I don't mind waiting for the new root. I just wasn't sure how the headway is going with it. Also, the revert back to stock link you posted, is that to unroot the phone? I'm sure all will be explained for us in due time, unrooting the 2.2.1... installing the 2.3.5... rooting to gingerbreak... yada yada yada...
But yeah, any advice would be great.
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Yes, there is a root available. I'm currently rooted & running ACS ICS v4.
Take a look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KesCXPpa3cI
DjFarout said:
I was told be 2 Epic users & Best Buy sales rep, you can get OTA update if you are rooted. But I've also heard that you can't aswell. Hence the question.
So can you unroot without losing data?
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Preeeetty sure you cannot get OTA with Root, you need to manually install or flash back to Stock. There are lots of threads about this, with the same answer. Also, Best Buy doesn't know a thiiiing. A friend of mine works there, and she's pretty damn stupid.
Well, since you're rooted.. you should probably invest in Titanium Backup. It can backup your data (contacts, messages, apps. you name it) and restore this all as well. Once you back up all of your data, revert to Stock, upgrade to the OTA, root it, then install Titanium Backup & you'll have it all back.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en (free)
https://market.android.com/details?...iY29tLmtlcmFtaWRhcy5UaXRhbml1bUJhY2t1cFBybyJd (paid)

I Odined back to stock, ran the update.zip, Odined a recovery, flashed su and then started flashing roms to test. I save my messages with mms backup & restore, but other than that, most of the things I use save to sd. I like a really clean install so I know where my problems are coming from.

marschmellau said:
You need to use the search function.
But here, let me say this again. YOU CANNOT GET THE OTA UPDATE WHILE ROOTED.
You either need to revert back to STOCK and update or manually install GB yourself.. which you CAN do while Rooted.
You're probably going to ask how to do both, so I'll provide these for you as well.
If you want to update this manually while rooted, follow this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337453
If you want to revert back to stock, follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
then follow part 2 (For Stock) in the link that was provided for manual update.
Any other questions?
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Thanks for breaking my phone and costing me HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS to get a new phone, because you linked me (and everyone) to that very old thread. In there, it is telling us to check everything in Odin and now cuz of you, a lot of people have broken phone.

ThunderOKC said:
Thanks for breaking my phone and costing me HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS to get a new phone, because you linked me (and everyone) to that very old thread. In there, it is telling us to check everything in Odin and now cuz of you, a lot of people have broken phone.
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You're very welcome!
This isn't very hard to understand. You do your research, you follow directions, and you'll have success. If you decide not to do it correctly and break your phone, that is on YOU. You broke your phone simply because you did not read. That is your own stupidity.
Also, you don't check everything in ODIN. You obviously do not know what you are doing, so I suggest reading some things before attempting this again.
Both guides worked for me, without any issue. The same goes for many others as well.

ThunderOKC said:
Thanks for breaking my phone and costing me HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS to get a new phone, because you linked me (and everyone) to that very old thread. In there, it is telling us to check everything in Odin and now cuz of you, a lot of people have broken phone.
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Seriously? You're *****ing at this person because you failed to take the time and research these forums. I spent an entire day reading threads and watching QBKing77's videos to gather all the necessary information and files before doing anything. Also, spare me with any replies to you not having enough time to do so.
Hope you walk away from this with a new found respect for doing research.
Edit: You even posted in the "Everything EI22" thread in the General forum where I gave a typed out how-to for a clean install, or full ODIN to Froyo then the upgrade to Gingerbread. You could've simply scrolled up on page 10 to this post. (Seeing as your post created page 11 of that thread.)

marschmellau said:
You're very welcome!
This isn't very hard to understand. You do your research, you follow directions, and you'll have success. If you decide not to do it correctly and break your phone, that is on YOU. You broke your phone simply because you did not read. That is your own stupidity.
Also, you don't check everything in ODIN. You obviously do not know what you are doing, so I suggest reading some things before attempting this again.
Both guides worked for me, without any issue. The same goes for many others as well.
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No, you are in the wrong. You're out to brick as many phones that you can. Everyone in the chat told me that the thread/instruction is very old and all wrong. The picture used was wrong. Everyone told me that I did nothing wrong and that I followed everything right.
Warning to everyone, don't try his link to revert back to stock. It will immediately show a red fail in the first box, then your phone will never, ever...not now, not ever...turn back on. Then expect to shell out hundreds for a new phone.
This isn't funny. Not one bit.

ThunderOKC said:
No, you are in the wrong. You're out to brick as many phones that you can. Everyone in the chat told me that the thread/instruction is very old and all wrong. The picture used was wrong. Everyone told me that I did nothing wrong and that I followed everything right.
Warning to everyone, don't try his link to revert back to stock. It will immediately show a red fail in the first box, then your phone will never, ever...not now, not ever...turn back on. Then expect to shell out hundreds for a new phone.
This isn't funny. Not one bit.
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They see me trollin'..
You're obviously an idiot. I used the method to return to stock just last week. It's not my fault that you can't comprehend simple instructions. That is not the wrong picture, btw. ODIN looks like that.
Also, Out of oh.. I don't know, all of the people I've linked this to, you're the only one who had any issue. It's damn near obvious that you were the one who screwed up.
Do some damn research before you even post anything else.
Oh! And, if you actually used the search function you would learn how to get your phone into download mode so you can reflash stock rom.
I think this is pretty hilarious, btw.

Incorrect!
In the picture, it shows everything checked. Everyone in the chat room informed me that its wrong.

@ThunderOKC,
I live in the OKC area. I imagine you are from here. If you need hand holding help, PM me. I've been around snooping the forums since January. I am now confident enough to answer questions, troubleshooting, and also start producing my own mods. There is always someone willing to help.

I can do this. It just been a long time since I've messed with this.
I just realized the title of that linked thread "How to Restore a semi-brinked Epic..." and this thread is most likely not proper for those with phones being just fine and all they want is to revert back to stock. I"ve searched for the real thread on reverting back to stock, but I can't find it. Nothing stays stickied on here for long. When I get access to my comp, everything there is bookmarked.
For now, don't check all the options as it says. lol

ThunderOKC said:
Thanks for breaking my phone and costing me HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS to get a new phone, because you linked me (and everyone) to that very old thread. In there, it is telling us to check everything in Odin and now cuz of you, a lot of people have broken phone.
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The only people with the broken phones are the ones who haven't the slightest clue on what to do. Just because you know how to download odin, doesn't mean you should use it. Btw, your phone is soft bricked and its your own fault. Send it to me, ill have it working in 5 minutes fool.
Sent from my Ei22 Epicaladocious

ThunderOKC said:
Incorrect!
In the picture, it shows everything checked. Everyone in the chat room informed me that its wrong.
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Well then, the picture itself is wrong. Don't rely on pictures for a guide, half the time they aren't correct. Next time, follow it step by step from the directions, not pictures.
b16flybye said:
The only people with the broken phones are the ones who haven't the slightest clue on what to do. Just because you know how to download odin, doesn't mean you should use it. Btw, your phone is soft bricked and its your own fault. Send it to me, ill have it working in 5 minutes fool.
Sent from my Ei22 Epicaladocious
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Lol, Pretty much what has been said.
Also, ThunderOKC. You do realize that to fix the "soft brick" on an epic means returning it to STOCK. So yes, you idiot, you can use that thread to return to stock without it having a soft brick.
like I said, do some more research

ThunderOKC said:
I can do this. It just been a long time since I've messed with this.
I just realized the title of that linked thread "How to Restore a semi-brinked Epic..." and this thread is most likely not proper for those with phones being just fine and all they want is to revert back to stock. I"ve searched for the real thread on reverting back to stock, but I can't find it. Nothing stays stickied on here for long. When I get access to my comp, everything there is bookmarked.
For now, don't check all the options as it says. lol
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Funny thing is that thread works for everyone but you. No one has cried about it semi-bricking the phone or that they can no longer afford to get the breast implants, or whatever the surgery was you claimed you couldn't get to because you had to buy a new phone. That statement alone showed your mentality and level of competence. The Red fail means your stock cable is a piece of crap and you should spend $2 of your surgery money to get a good cable. If you just red through the thread instead of running your mouth everywhere you would have seen that is common for Odin and stock cables.
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ThunderOKC said:
No, you are in the wrong. You're out to brick as many phones that you can. Everyone in the chat told me that the thread/instruction is very old and all wrong. The picture used was wrong. Everyone told me that I did nothing wrong and that I followed everything right.
Warning to everyone, don't try his link to revert back to stock. It will immediately show a red fail in the first box, then your phone will never, ever...not now, not ever...turn back on. Then expect to shell out hundreds for a new phone.
This isn't funny. Not one bit.
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Actually it is funny. Your level of incompetence shows you should not be rooting or messing with your phone. You are very rude and have no gratitude for people trying to help you. Stay out of the love connection chat rooms asking for help with your phone.

I followed the instructions exactly. In the picture AND in the instructions, say to check it all. Stupid kids, learn how to read and understand. Not my fault. Hell, even had the whole chat room support laughing at how wrong the thread was.
I fixed it on my own. Grow up, kids.

@ ThunderOKC
It's your choice to hack your phone. With that choice comes the responsibility to do proper research beforehand and make educated decisions based upon that research. Otherwise you will likely end up with a paper weight. That is the inherent risk of hacking the phone.
You've been posting all over this forum complaining, and the tone has been down right rude. Welcome to the ignore list.

ThunderOKC said:
I followed the instructions exactly. In the picture AND in the instructions, say to check it all. Stupid kids, learn how to read and understand. Not my fault. Hell, even had the whole chat room support laughing at how wrong the thread was.
I fixed it on my own. Grow up, kids.
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This is why your stupid. You rely on a picture, and whatever chat room you have laughing at xda devs, are just as idiotic as you are. Your not welcome here douche. Good luck in the future. I think your dumbass should stick with what sprint gave ya.
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Utmost help needed please.

Sorry for being noobish, just got a nexus, UK and it's on 4.0.1, been reading a lot, and very much overwhelmind, now, coming from my galaxy s2, which, I had been used to flashing and routing daily. I managed to use the toolkit, to root my phone, smashing app, will definitely donate, to the dev, as i managed to root, in pretty much 5mins. My problem is, whats the best route, to follow, in order for me to have the latest stock 4.0.4, because I have read a lot of stuff, so now muddled as to what path to take. Is it a matter, of just downloading the official rom, in the general section, and flashing it via custom recovery, sorry for the noobish questions, it's been a long day, trying to get to know the phone, am sure, if someone can help me from here, all be fine. I also tried to seek for an update, under about, but phone says am on latest firmware, which is 4.0.1,so appreciate your guidance please.

marvi0 said:
Sorry for being noobish, just got a nexus, UK and it's on 4.0.1, been reading a lot, and very much overwhelmind, now, coming from my galaxy s2, which, I had been used to flashing and routing daily. I managed to use the toolkit, to root my phone, smashing app, will definitely donate, to the dev, as i managed to root, in pretty much 5mins. My problem is, whats the best route, to follow, in order for me to have the latest stock 4.0.4, because I have read a lot of stuff, so now muddled as to what path to take. Is it a matter, of just downloading the official rom, in the general section, and flashing it via custom recovery, sorry for the noobish questions, it's been a long day, trying to get to know the phone, am sure, if someone can help me from here, all be fine. I also tried to seek for an update, under about, but phone says am on latest firmware, which is 4.0.1,so appreciate your guidance please.
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Follow the directions here. Note that this will wipe your data...

efrant said:
Follow the directions here. Note that this will wipe your data...
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Phew cheers buddy, haven't tried this yet, as at work, will give it a short when I get home, anything easier than this please, as i just have a forbia for anything called adb please? Also, don't understand why my device is still on 4. 0. 1, been hitting the update button continously with no luck, but prepared to use other means, as suggested above, to get the device updated. Thanks again in advance.

marvi0 said:
Phew cheers buddy, haven't tried this yet, as at work, will give it a short when I get home, anything easier than this please, as i just have a forbia for anything called adb please? Also, don't understand why my device is still on 4. 0. 1, been hitting the update button continously with no luck, but prepared to use other means, as suggested above, to get the device updated. Thanks again in advance.
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You CAN flash factory images through the toolkit you know. You can download them at Google, put them in the correct subfolder of the GNEX toolkit folder and flash away. In order to do that you do have to have an unlocked bootloader and you will loose your root. Unlocking the bootloader will loose all your data (including under the SDCARD folder (so everything you stored will be gone)!. Rooting can be done again through the toolkit...
Or you can download a different flashable zip file that you can flash from CWM recovery.

Hmm thanks this looks more like my sort of of a thing "different flashable zip file that you can flash from CWM recovery.", were can i find this please?. Thanks.

How can i turn my Nexus 100% Stock?

I bought a used nexus its in great condition everything works but the buyer didnt tell me it was rooted already. Thats fine cause i was going to but i wanted to learn the ropes myself. So is there anyone to get back to 100% stock? He flashed a CWM too. I just want to do it myself. And is there anyway to wipe format the internal memory aswell? Thanks!

you can use this guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
even if you don't want to convert and already have yakju or takju, this is the way you can go back to pure stock

bgdxv said:
you can use this guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
even if you don't want to convert and already have yakju or takju, this is the way you can go back to pure stock
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Yup this guide is the way to go. Flash the "takju" images. There's full 4.1.1 images now too.

Thanks guys i have a usa gsm model and I guess i looked around and found out a way to wipe the internal data with those tools so i think im good and im kinda getting the hang of using the tool kit. But the phone has 4.1 i wanted to install rooted 4.1.1 is that possible? or how would i go about doing that? Thanks alot for your quick and helpful responses!

Nocturnal86 said:
Thanks guys i have a usa gsm model and I guess i looked around and found out a way to wipe the internal data with those tools so i think im good and im kinda getting the hang of using the tool kit. But the phone has 4.1 i wanted to install rooted 4.1.1 is that possible? or how would i go about doing that? Thanks alot for your quick and helpful responses!
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Don't use a toolkit. Follow that guide posted. That guide will wipe the device completely and put you on 100% stock 4.1.1. If you want root, you can follow the last part of the guide, which has a step-by-step routine to root also.

martonikaj said:
Don't use a toolkit. Follow that guide posted. That guide will wipe the device completely and put you on 100% stock 4.1.1. If you want root, you can follow the last part of the guide, which has a step-by-step routine to root also.
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Why shouldnt i use the tools? they seem pretty straight foward is there something bad about them? But Im finally going to get a chance to follow that guide hopefully and go to 4.1.1 and then root it cause i just want root right now for back up purposes. But thans for the info!

Nocturnal86 said:
Why shouldnt i use the tools? they seem pretty straight foward is there something bad about them? But Im finally going to get a chance to follow that guide hopefully and go to 4.1.1 and then root it cause i just want root right now for back up purposes. But thans for the info!
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The tools aren't inherently bad, but they're kind of a "black box" to new users, where they put their phone in and it comes out rooted/flashed. The issue occurs when something goes wrong, and the user doesn't know why because they don't understand the procedure, and they can't reverse engineer what happened to fix it. So what they end up doing is coming and posting threads, etc.
If they were doing it the "real" (manual) way, via Fastboot, they'd know what was going on and have a better understanding of what they're doing to their phone. Because we have a Nexus, there's really no reason not to just use Fastboot because it's the tool that Google gives us. You own a ~$650 (much cheaper now w/ the Play Store, but still) device, why not spend 15 minutes learning how to work with it properly?

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The tools aren't inherently bad, but they're kind of a "black box" to new users, where they put their phone in and it comes out rooted/flashed. The issue occurs when something goes wrong, and the user doesn't know why because they don't understand the procedure, and they can't reverse engineer what happened to fix it. So what they end up doing is coming and posting threads, etc.
If they were doing it the "real" (manual) way, via Fastboot, they'd know what was going on and have a better understanding of what they're doing to their phone. Because we have a Nexus, there's really no reason not to just use Fastboot because it's the tool that Google gives us. You own a ~$650 (much cheaper now w/ the Play Store, but still) device, why not spend 15 minutes learning how to work with it properly?
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I can understand that and i usually do want to learn the ropes but i was kind of thrust into the middle cause i bought a used nexus and it was rooted and had CWM 6 flashed to it so I am just trying to figure things out a bit or at least go back to Full stock and no recovory flashed so i can learn the ropes myself and flash recoverys myself if needed and i want to get 4.1.1 and root it myself. If possible can i use the tools to just go to stock and then learn the manual ways from there? I got adb and the fastboot.exe finally so i never had that or new i needed it and when i first used the toolkit to wipe my sd I think it installed some drivers that the tool kit told me to which im hoping are correct. I really hate to ask questions unless its needed and i apprecieate it.

Nocturnal86 said:
I can understand that and i usually do want to learn the ropes but i was kind of thrust into the middle cause i bought a used nexus and it was rooted and had CWM 6 flashed to it so I am just trying to figure things out a bit or at least go back to Full stock and no recovory flashed so i can learn the ropes myself and flash recoverys myself if needed and i want to get 4.1.1 and root it myself. If possible can i use the tools to just go to stock and then learn the manual ways from there? I got adb and the fastboot.exe finally so i never had that or new i needed it and when i first used the toolkit to wipe my sd I think it installed some drivers that the tool kit told me to which im hoping are correct. I really hate to ask questions unless its needed and i apprecieate it.
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The guide that was linked earlier is extremely simple to follow. It breaks everything down step by step, and you will be fully stock.

Rooting went wrong

After the Rooting procedure failed (for some reason), my phone just went popped up with an error "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again"
EDITS:
Progress 1: Got into the download mode but I cant seem to find the firmware appropriate for it:
SGH-1747M
Baseband: 1747MVLLH1
Progress 2: After scouring the internet I have found SGH-1747M
The problem is its 1747MVLALH1
Rather than 1747MVLLH1
Not quite sure at the moment if this is the right firmware for my phone
Advice would be appreciated

I'm sorry, can you be more clear? Can you not use the phone at all? Also, what method of root did you use?
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If you are able to get into download mode then you are good to go, it just sounds like whatever you were flashing was either incomplete or was interrupted, otherwise referred to as a bad flash. Mosy on over to this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 , read it through...maybe even twice and flash the stock rom with root. Once this is working you can proceed to installing a custom recovery. The easiest way ti do this is install Clockwork Rom Manager from the market and install ClockWorkMod Recovery. Once you have a recovery (and before you flash anything from here on for that matter) make a backup, this will give you a fall back in case of future bad flashes. Let us know how it goes.

You guys could say that I "bad flash"-ed it
I did rooting before with my S2 and it had no problem but when I flashed the S3 it said that it failed and thats when this problem arose
Anyway is I747MVLALH1 the same as I747MVLLH1 (my baseband)

I'm not sure what 'rooting procedure' you used as you didn't specify, but if you use the guide i linked in my previous post and follow the directions exactly you should be ok and chalk this up as a lesson learned.

dntesinfrno said:
I'm not sure what 'rooting procedure' you used as you didn't specify, but if you use the guide i linked in my previous post and follow the directions exactly you should be ok and chalk this up as a lesson learned.
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Its the one made by chainfire and I probably got the wrong guide thats why it went like that
I'll try your guide hopefully it works
cant post links at the moment
Thank you sir, I'll probably try the clockwork mod when its confirmed working for Rogers users

It's entirely possible with all the different variations of the GS3, which is why i emphasized you read everything very carefully first, and follow each direction exactly. If something doesn't go as it is supposed then there is a reason, 'i'll just skip that step' rarely works :cyclops:. Let me know how it goes.

dntesinfrno said:
It's entirely possible with all the different variations of the GS3, which is why i emphasized you read everything very carefully first, and follow each direction exactly. If something doesn't go as it is supposed then there is a reason, 'i'll just skip that step' rarely works :cyclops:. Let me know how it goes.
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It worked great
you literally saved my bum from spending 600 bucks - I appreciate it
for now Im just gonna leave it at that (stock and rooted) since you did mention in the Third step that your not quite sure if it works for Rogers users as well (clockwork etc..)

gek00 said:
It worked great
you literally saved my bum from spending 600 bucks - I appreciate it
for now Im just gonna leave it at that (stock and rooted) since you did mention in the Third step that your not quite sure if it works for Rogers users as well (clockwork etc..)
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I believe you may have just misunderstood me, but yes CWM will work with Rogers based phones although not being a Rogers user myself i cannot offer any insight to any do's or don't specific to that carrier, if there are any. In any case, i'm glad you got your phone working, i've been in that position a few times myself.

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I believe you may have just misunderstood me, but yes CWM will work with Rogers based phones although not being a Rogers user myself i cannot offer any insight to any do's or don't specific to that carrier, if there are any. In any case, i'm glad you got your phone working, i've been in that position a few times myself.
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Oh yes, I apologize for that I might try it later on but one last question (if its not too much of a bother)
Would you mind giving me advice on what ROM is a "go-to" at the moment for the S3
Thanks in advance

The short answer to that question is no, as it is really a personal preference as well as device dependent, meaning the same ROM may or may not run the same way on two seemingly identical phones for any number of reasons. Personally I use the JB AOKP, which is also what i used to run on my GS2 , a lot of people seem to like Cyanogenmod as well. The only way to know is flash them and find out if you like them. Just always make sure to have a recovery backup handy in case you dont like it, or if anything goes wrong during the flash. Like i said before, the important thing is to read everything in the post carefully and follow the directions .

[Q] Rooting and ROM

Hello, this is the first time posting on this forum and relatively new on the android platform after jumping ship from blackberry. So, i have afew questions i hope you guys can help me with.
1. I heard/read alot regarding rooting to bring out the full potential of an android(s4) phone. What is the full advantage of rooting my phone? How does granting administrative access affect my phone performance?
2. I often see the jargon of bloatware on this forum, what does it exactly mean?
3. What is the function of ROM?
Sorry if these qns are repeated, please direct me to the answer if it is already present in the forum. thanks

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Still confused between Samsung Galaxy S4 and 10 acres of land in London

Rooting your phone gives you access to do anything you want ie (Apps 2 sd) that the phone dosent permit you to do.
A ROM is just a different feel, and its a faster alternative in upgrading your android ios. (S4 has touchwiz, can change it to Htc Sense)
Bloatware is a bunch of unnecessary apps that Carriers know youll never use but have it just cause. Its annoying and it takes up space. Rooting allows you to delete these apps, cause if its not you wont be able to remove it.
I hope this helped, ask again if you have any more questions.
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I was wondering if there is a sort of rooting guide for dummies out there. I want to root my phone to get rid of some of the bloatware that I will never use, and also to delete the annoying start up and shut down sounds. Other than that, I'm happy with Touchwiz so far, but I suppose adding custom themes would be fun.
I rooted my last phone (Samsung Vibrant) over 2yrs ago and don't remember how I did it. I know I installed a custom ROM, but don't remember how to do that either. I remember following a really good guide with pictures and step by step instructions though. It's early days yet with the S4, but I really hope someone will do the same kind of guide because it's very helpful for those of us who like to customize but don't have the time or knowledge to seriously get into it. When I look at some of the threads on rooting it just seems like a foreign language to me!
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mahgnillig said:
I was wondering if there is a sort of rooting guide for dummies out there. I want to root my phone to get rid of some of the bloatware that I will never use, and also to delete the annoying start up and shut down sounds. Other than that, I'm happy with Touchwiz so far, but I suppose adding custom themes would be fun.
I rooted my last phone (Samsung Vibrant) over 2yrs ago and don't remember how I did it. I know I installed a custom ROM, but don't remember how to do that either. I remember following a really good guide with pictures and step by step instructions though. It's early days yet with the S4, but I really hope someone will do the same kind of guide because it's very helpful for those of us who like to customize but don't have the time or knowledge to seriously get into it.
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Try the motochopper method - the guide is pretty simple and self explanatory however if you're on latest kernel then rooting is a no go as of now
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nikufellow said:
Try the motochopper method - the guide is pretty simple and self explanatory however if you're on latest kernel then rooting is a no go as of now
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Thanks I looked at that and it seems straightforward, but I'm concerned about what to do after the actual root. Things like how to back the phone up in case I mess it up, how to delete things, how to add things. Also I find a lot of the terminology confusing... not quite sure what all the acronyms stand for either, like ODIN or CWM, or what each thing does exactly. This is the kind of thread which would be totally useful: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028 (this one is for the Vibrant though, so I think a lot of it would be different on a different device?)
As far as the kernel... as far as I know nothing has been updated. I got the phone on the first day it came out so I'm assuming it doesn't have the latest kernel. How would you find out? Not even sure what the kernel is or what it does :\ I would like to find out though!

^^^then you might be on an earlier kernel version anyway trying to root by motochopper method won't brick your device even if it doesn't go successful so no worries.
ODIN is the same software that service centres use to revive your bricked device - as a matter of fact with Samsung drivers, a usb cable and stock rom downloaded from online sources like sammobile, you can revert almost any instances of soft brick. Simply saying ODIN will flash back factory/stock rom anfd make your device as it was when you bought it. And yeah flashing via ODIN and all are more or less same procedure for all Samsung devices
Cwm is a custom recovery. If you don't know what recovery means it might be worth googling for better understanding the concept as even my knowledge is limited and my explanations might fall short of your expectations
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with regards to rooting my s4 which is running on 4.2.2 jellybean, does motochopper actually brick my phone? In addition, can i root my phone to remove the bloatwares and afterwhich, unroot my phone again, with all the bloatwares already permanently removed? Is it possible to download the full list of softwares of the s4 online such that if i accidentally remove an important software, i will be able to restore it. As I am someone who is not into very much customization and over-clocking, i believe i dont need my phone rooted for custom ROM right? I can use stock ROM when my phone is unrooted and clear of bloatware?

Mami-dalous said:
with regards to rooting my s4 which is running on 4.2.2 jellybean, does motochopper actually brick my phone? In addition, can i root my phone to remove the bloatwares and afterwhich, unroot my phone again, with all the bloatwares already permanently removed? Is it possible to download the full list of softwares of the s4 online such that if i accidentally remove an important software, i will be able to restore it. As I am someone who is not into very much customization and over-clocking, i believe i dont need my phone rooted for custom ROM right? I can use stock ROM when my phone is unrooted and clear of bloatware?
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Steps
#1. Locate GS4 box, place phone inside box.
#2. Return to store and get iPhone.
Serious tho. Best thing you can do is READ. SEARCH and READ. SEARCH and READ.
If you are unsure about something, READ again. Most questions have already been asked and answered.
If you find yourself lost......SEARCH and READ. Believe me this is this most useful advice you will ever get here.
Stuff is so easy now compared to when android 1st started. I remember rooting my G1 on a terminal prompt and installing recovery with wicked long commands. Now everything is automated and the hardest (NOT) part is reading the step by step instructions provided on almost every mod and tweak.
Welcome and goodluck !