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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?

[Q] Is it possible to accept OTA system update if rooted?

Im running the stock ICS rom, samurai kernel, and twrp recovery. I received a system update notification this morning and it wont go away. What will happen if I allow it? Is there a way to install the update with twrp?

since you do not have stock recovery or kernel, it will download the OTA, then fail on trying to install.
if you want to accept the OTA and it actually install correctly, you need to have stock system, kernel, recovery, radio, and bootloader.

I really like the stock rom, is there a way to prevent the update notification? I found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21485951&postcount=4 but dont know where to find the build.prop file. Ive been looking with root explorer but dont see it anywhere
EDIT: Never mind I found it

chaotic646 said:
I really like the stock rom, is there a way to prevent the update notification? I found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21485951&postcount=4 but dont know where to find the build.prop file. Ive been looking with root explorer but dont see it anywhere
EDIT: Never mind I found it
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That will not work. You need to change it to this:
ro.build.fingerprint=google/takju/maguro:4.1.1/JRO03C/398337:user/release-keys
or better yet, you should change it to the latest fingerprint from a Sprint ROM.
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Or even better yet: flash the stock kernel, apply the update, root, flash your custom kernel.

efrant said:
Or even better yet: flash the stock kernel, apply the update, root, flash your custom kernel.
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The update will work with the stock kernel even though Im rooted and have custom recovery? I assumed the only way to apply the update would be to go back to stock using Odin, something I really dont feel like messing with

chaotic646 said:
The update will work with the stock kernel even though Im rooted and have custom recovery? I assumed the only way to apply the update would be to go back to stock using Odin, something I really dont feel like messing with
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Yes. Flash the stock kernel for your build, get the OTA update from here and flash it in TWRP. Then you will have to flash a root zip package again to keep root.

How to revert P935 back to stock Telus ROM?

I'm currently on Avatar's JB ROM with Wind kernel, how do I revert back completely to the stock Telus ICS/GB?
It seems that HOINO's stock Telus ICS ROM is giving install errors.

zijin_cheng said:
I'm currently on Avatar's JB ROM with Wind kernel, how do I revert back completely to the stock Telus ICS/GB?
It seems that HOINO's stock Telus ICS ROM is giving install errors.
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Did you do a nandroid backup directly after rooting your device as recommended by most people?
If so, simply revert to that, and if you're using cwm as your recovery at least, I know it backs up your original recovery so you can just delete the cwm recovery.IMG, and rename the backed up recovery to recovery.img
Now do a factory reset, load into stock ROM and use your rooting app to unroot. Factory reset again and that should be that.
If not you may have trouble getting back to true stock, as many of the stock imgs that are around contain all bloatware removed which would require root, which should void the warranty if that's an issue for you..
Sent from my LG-P930 using Tapatalk 2

i know for me i soft bricked when trying to install CWM recovery because i hadn't read about locked bootloader, and then unbricking doesn't bring you to a stock telus rom it brings you to stock at&t at which point it's impossible to backup stock telus rom.
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i believe one of the ways to return to telus stock is by flashing a stock telus KDZ, i have never wanted to return to stock so i don't know the exact steps, what you need to do is find a telus kdz from a reliable source and make sure its for your model and everything, then read a guide how to flash kdz in order to return to stock you should be able to find guides on these forums if you can't then i'll try to help but i think they are easy to find
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however if you want STOCK ICS experience i don't even recommend returning to telus stock rom.
if you go at&t ics rom it's better, but it has the same stability as the stock telus rom. the only thing it's missing is 2 or 3 telus apps, but you can find those and install them on your own if for some reason you need them.
the link to the rom i use when i want a stock rom that supports everything (including MHL) is this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980541
all you have to do is add Telus APN in order to get your data sms and mms working. this rom is 100% stable like stock rom all he did was remove bloat and crap you don't need, i also recommend installing the ICS wind kernel as your kernel, its far better than stock and 100% stable on a stock ics rom.
you want ics p930 3.6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2119976
unless you have an su640 if so get 3.6 ics su640
i'm also not sure if the rom i linked supports su640 u might want to check that if u have it before flashing.
i recomend using this rom because you can keep a recovery on your phone and still do backups and stuff that you can't do with a real stock rom, however this rom has everything that you would want a stock rom for.
you can also continue to test new roms as they come out until you find a custom rom you like (while still having a stock backup in CWM recovery to revert to in case needed)

[Q&A] [ROM][4.4.2][Jul-2014] AT&T I317-UCUCNE5/MJ4 *Stock* Odex & Deodex

Q&A for [ROM][4.4.2][Jul-2014] AT&T I317-UCUCNE5/MJ4 *Stock* Odex & Deodex
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Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!

AT&T variant Note 2 received 2nd Android 4.4.2 update (But NOT version4.4.4)
Unooted Note2 still on stock 4.4.2 received OTA notification of an upgrade to i317UCUCNJ1 available this morning, however the size of the download was not listed nor any changelog details (Nor any link to one.) Unable to find much online help regarding this update (Am I really just fortunate to be amongst the 1st to get it?) and since the phone had been functionally inconsistent of late I had little to lose from the update and thus upgraded it. I've still yet to find a changelog of the new improvements, but my initial observations of first using it is that (so far @least) the updates have provided enhancements to my (previously) seriously lagging device (delayed text messaging, inconsistent Internet reception in previously good locations, so much so, that I was just about to give up and replace it, since the Trevor after upgrade though my phone is behaving as it should again, so they seem to have put out a much needed stability update.
If anyone has a changelog or knows exactly what new features were added, I'd love to know too.

Curious... did your baseband (modem) update as well?

I just received the update and my baseband changed. I was also rooted and running custom recovery. Which I of course lost

jaybeerange said:
I just received the update and my baseband changed. I was also rooted and running custom recovery. Which I of course lost
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What rom/kernel were you running before update? I'm running Zen Arcade's NE5 stock rom (deodexed version) with Agni kernel and TWRP 2.8.1.0 recovery.... OTA downloads fine, but on reboot (which reboots to recovery), update installation fails. So it either doesn't like the custom kernel... custom recovery... or rom being deodexed (or combination thereof).

I was actually on stock firmware and kernel at the time and had phils recovery. It said the same thing on mine after reboot and I thought it failed to until I noticed my baseband had changed

I was going to add that I was dealing with the same issue, and you might benefit from reading our experiences: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2-att/help/todays-update-soft-bricked-phone-t2939649
But hey, force me into another thread because I'm a n00b. I don't give a ****ing ****.

Oops, wrong thread.

Hey guys, just wanted to mention that pstuart82's torrent is working now. It takes a few minutes to connect to peers, but I was able to download the file in about an hour. If you torrent this file, PLEASE SEED. This seems to be the only version on the internet, so let's keep it alive.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...days-update-soft-bricked-phone-t2939649/page2
EDIT: Apparently my post is getting redirected to this thread because I'm new. If someone could let people in the main thread know that would be cool.

Camera not working
The rom works great and allowed me to recover from a bricked phone after a botched ATT update. I do however have a few issues:
Camera crashes when I try to take a picture.
I keep getting reminders about the ATT upatate to 4.4.4, If I try to install it fails.

rocketmanpj said:
The rom works great and allowed me to recover from a bricked phone after a botched ATT update. I do however have a few issues:
Camera crashes when I try to take a picture.
I keep getting reminders about the ATT upatate to 4.4.4, If I try to install it fails.
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Try a different camera app - see if problem follows. Camera app is fine in the ROM.
Your custom recovery is likely preventing the ota from completing. Either flash stock recovery and try again - if you want nj1 - or freeze the att software update apk using tibu or similar app.

Camera does not work
I tried two different camera apps and neither work.
Thank you for the suggestion about disabling the updates.I am hesitating on accepting the ATT update due to it bricking rooted phones.

where can i find stock recovery zip for 4.4.2 I317UCUCNE5
Need a stock recovery that I can overwrite the TeamWin with. this Stock ROM 4.4.2 I317UCUCNE5 works just fine, but TeamWin prevents all the OTAs from succeeding. Any pointers to where I can download the stock recovery for this version?
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Zen Arcade said:
Try a different camera app - see if problem follows. Camera app is fine in the ROM.
Your custom recovery is likely preventing the ota from completing. Either flash stock recovery and try again - if you want nj1 - or freeze the att software update apk using tibu or similar app.
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Do you know where to get the stock recovery for this ROM version??

vklen said:
Need a stock recovery that I can overwrite the TeamWin with. this Stock ROM 4.4.2 I317UCUCNE5 works just fine, but TeamWin prevents all the OTAs from succeeding. Any pointers to where I can download the stock recovery for this version?
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Do you know where to get the stock recovery for this ROM version??
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The OP of my NE5 stock thread has a cwm/twrp flashable for the stock recovery for NE5.
If you are looking to get to NJ1, I'll be publishing the same set of packages in a day or so.

I am currently using a OnePlus One but tried to bring my AT&T Note 2 back to stock.
I have been flashing roms for years now but somehow managed to trip the Knox efuse.
When I Odin flash back to LJ2 stock, I boot into recovery and wipe Cache and factory reset. It boots but eventually freezes after skipping all the setup steps.
After multiple tries with the same result, I Odin flashed the NE5 without recovery but either get a freeze up or unknown baseband.
It's been days of trial and error.... Can anybody help me get my SGH-I317 running correctly again? Thank you to anyone who can help. I have searched and searched without finding any workable solutions.
Edit: I am not concerned with the Knox warranty void... I just need a working phone.
Final edit: I finally figured out that after using Odin to flash LJ2 stock, I had to flash both MK6 param and tz files.
The phone is now working and I already ran the MH3 update. Currently downloading the MK6 OTA update!
Thank you all!!
Sent from my A0001 using XDA Premium HD app

wifi issues
hi, i have the i317 note 2, i havent been abled to use my wifi properly, everytime y get away from the router it loses its signal, and only works when i am close (less tha 3 feets).
I downloaded this NE5 rom stock and installed, also downloaded the fix and still doesnt work, I tried the 2 fixes (the MJ4 and the MK6) and still the same result.
I tried before with dr ketan fixes but still dont work
The phone is currently on this NJ5 rom and unrooted, what can i do?
Sorry for english

ROM Newb
Goal: I have an i317 (AT&T) that I would like to apply the latest (stable) ROM on and use via T-Mobile network with all the bells and whistles working.
Current Situation: Downgraded to stock 4.1.1 via Odin then unlocked network, works well on T-Mobile...but no tethering, resolved with ES File Explorer.
Request: Can someone provide a descriptive step by step solution to accomplish my goal? FYI, I have downloaded a ROM (d-h.st slash 8HG), but read the wifi stops?
Look, I have been an IT consultant for over 15 years, felt I can handle anything...embarrassed to say it, but this is not easy. I have read too many blogs already and my brain hurts.

How to upgrade from GB rom to KK?

I've got an old T989D still running the GB Juggernaut 4.1 rom and I'm looking to move up to the latest PA build. I'm wondering what steps I should take to make the upgrade go smoothly as I haven't flashed this thing in over a couple years. Do I need to update recovery? (It still has CWM 5.0.2.7) And what about the radio? (Despite being the Canadian version of the S2, this was and will be used in the US.)
Any and all help would be super appreciated. Thanks!

politiclaw said:
I've got an old T989D still running the GB Juggernaut 4.1 rom and I'm looking to move up to the latest PA build. I'm wondering what steps I should take to make the upgrade go smoothly as I haven't flashed this thing in over a couple years. Do I need to update recovery? (It still has CWM 5.0.2.7) And what about the radio? (Despite being the Canadian version of the S2, this was and will be used in the US.)
Any and all help would be super appreciated. Thanks!
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Yes, you will need to upgrade your recovery. Go to teamw.in and download the latest TWRP recovery (should be 2.8.*.*)
Idk which radio you are on. Make a backup in twrp and wipe and try flashing a KK ROM. It will tell you if you need to update your radio. There is a thread on XDA with the new radios that are flushable in recovery.
Edit: see this post for more info. forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56553266&postcount=3

Thanks for the help. I'm going to check into flashing the new recovery and then the radio (latest T-Mobile one as that's the carrier this will be used on) and rom. Will ask if anything else comes to mind. Otherwise, here's to not soft-bricking the thing!

Just to pile on here real quick:
I have a rooted (CWM 5.something) stock GB (2.3.6), baseband T989UVLDH. It is my understanding that I need a later version of CWM to flash one of these images, i.e. the recovery has to be compatible with the rom, but I don't know to what degree. So, to clarify... In case something goes wrong, I wanted to back up the current system. Please comment on the following scenarios:
1. Back up my current system with the currently installed CWM, restore with the updated recovery. Will that work?
2. Back up current system right after flashing a new version of CWM (or TWRP) and booting into it. Will that work? Importantly, will the new recovery allow restoring an old system?
In addition to possible issues with radio, what about network settings, including data and wifi calling? Right now everything seems to be in automatic mode, will that work with a new ROM out of the box, or will I need to manually set it up?
Thanks.

I would flash stock 4.1
2 ROM using odin
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Than flash recovery and rom

md1008 said:
I would flash stock 4.1
2 ROM using odin
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Than flash recovery and rom
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I hear you say that either way the GB backup I'll make may actually be useless. is that the case? This is the only phone I've got right now.