I used the GS3 Toolkit by mksip to root my phone and add clockwork mod, is it possible to do a complete factory reset so that im running Sprint/Samsung's original firmware?
Tormidal said:
I used the GS3 Toolkit by mksip to root my phone and add clockwork mod, is it possible to do a complete factory reset so that im running Sprint/Samsung's original firmware?
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A quick search would of brought you to the FAQ which has a link to qbkings how to video with links to everything you need.
Factory reset doesn't replace your rom or firmware. All it does is delete user data, it doesn't remove root or touch the /system partition. You need to Odin a stock unrooted firmware/rom combo. The best way would be with a one-click package or billard412's all-in-one back to stock with flash counter reset. You'll need to do some searching.
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tazfanatic said:
A quick search would of brought you to the FAQ which has a link to qbkings how to video with links to everything you need.
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According to the comments, this seems to brick a lot of phones.
Is it necessary to do the flash count reset, and does it matter that I have Clockword mod?
Tormidal said:
According to the comments, this seems to brick a lot of phones.
Is it necessary to do the flash count reset, and does it matter that I have Clockword mod?
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If your NOT taking your phone to sprint for service...there is no point in doing a counter reset. Its playing with fire and should be done only when absolutely necessary....like if you have a hardware failure. You dont need clockworkmod unless you plan on re-rooting your device or installing a custom ROM in the future. What you will need is ODIN, and the Combination_LJ7.Tar (Will bring your phone back to 100% stock jellybean) and thats it. There are countless videos on youtube with specific step by step instructions on how to do this. My advice would be to learn everything you need to know before rooting next time.
It appears the LJ7 tar is hard to come by these days...so its fine if you use the bare bone stock L710 tar. This will bring your phone back to the original firmware release (the original condition it was shipped in when it first came out).
Download that file here -----> http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS3/SPH-L710/StockROMs.net-SPH-L710_SPR_1_20120524110114.zip
Open up Odin, in the PDA slot select the file you just downloaded above. Make sure the auto-reset box is checked, and re-partition is unchecked. It should be ready to go on boot, but just verify. Wait for ODIN to finish and your done.
tazfanatic said:
A quick search would of brought you to the FAQ which has a link to qbkings how to video with links to everything you need.
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RealTic said:
If your NOT taking your phone to sprint for service...there is no point in doing a counter reset. Its playing with fire and should be done only when absolutely necessary....like if you have a hardware failure. You dont need clockworkmod unless you plan on re-rooting your device or installing a custom ROM in the future. What you will need is ODIN, and the Combination_LJ7.Tar (Will bring your phone back to 100% stock jellybean) and thats it. There are countless videos on youtube with specific step by step instructions on how to do this. My advice would be to learn everything you need to know before rooting next time.
It appears the LJ7 tar is hard to come by these days...so its fine if you use the bare bone stock L710 tar. This will bring your phone back to the original firmware release (the original condition it was shipped in when it first came out).
Download that file here -----> http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS3/SPH-L710/StockROMs.net-SPH-L710_SPR_1_20120524110114.zip
Open up Odin, in the PDA slot select the file you just downloaded above. Make sure the auto-reset box is checked, and re-partition is unchecked. It should be ready to go on boot, but just verify. Wait for ODIN to finish and your done.
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Thanks a bunch, RealTic. That's extremely helpful.
(Will I loose any contacts or apps, and will it completely unroot and remove clockwork?)
Tormidal said:
Thanks a bunch, RealTic. That's extremely helpful.
(Will I loose any contacts or apps, and will it completely unroot and remove clockwork?)
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With the L710 tar...i DONT believe you will lose your apps/data, however, dont quote me on that. Make sure you always sync your contacts with your google account so you dont have to worry about that kind of stuff. And yes, you will be completely unrooted. Your phone will be just like it was when it came out of the box.
Tormidal said:
According to the comments, this seems to brick a lot of phones.
Is it necessary to do the flash count reset, and does it matter that I have Clockword mod?
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Depends on your reason for doing so. Try this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
RealTic said:
With the L710 tar...i DONT believe you will lose your apps/data, however, dont quote me on that. Make sure you always sync your contacts with your google account so you dont have to worry about that kind of stuff. And yes, you will be completely unrooted. Your phone will be just like it was when it came out of the box.
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Awesome, thanks again. ^.^
tazfanatic said:
A quick search would of brought you to the FAQ which has a link to qbkings how to video with links to everything you need.
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Qb's thread is outdated that will take the phone all the way back to LEN. and the lj7 tar probably isnt the best as its not up to date either. My file linked 2 posts above is the best way as its fully up to date and takes care of the count too. Especially if u have cwm as ur already set up to use it
Is it normal for the boot process to take 10+ minutes?
Im getting a little concerned that I bricked my phone.
Tormidal said:
Is it normal for the boot process to take 10+ minutes?
Im getting a little concerned that I bricked my phone.
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If it turned on its not bricked.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
If it turned on its not bricked.
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So how long should the boot process take?
Ten minutes?
Twenty minutes?
I'd say 5 average. No more than 10. And that's pushin it. What method did u use? If you used the Odin tar from stockroms.com then it's not going to boot until u factory reset. Sounds like u downgraded which Is why I recommended restoring my mb1 system rather than Odining lj7
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So how long should the boot process take?
Ten minutes?
Twenty minutes?
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First boot can take a long time.
tazfanatic said:
First boot can take a long time.
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I bet it doesn't boot. If the op was on ma6 or mb1 then I guarantee it doesn't boot without a factory reset
Post number 3 and 4 of this thread backs that. Those people in the comments weren't bricked. They downgraded like u and didn't wipe. Evil-koncepts had it right.
billard412 said:
I bet it doesn't boot. If the op was on ma6 or mb1 then I guarantee it doesn't boot without a factory reset
Post number 3 and 4 of this thread backs that. Those people in the comments weren't bricked. They downgraded like u and didn't wipe. Evil-koncepts had it right.
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How do I wipe?
It wont let me get into recovery mode.
It will do vol-up home and power. Ir's going to wipe your internal SD too just as a heads up
billard412 said:
It will do vol-up home and power. Ir's going to wipe your internal SD too just as a heads up
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So I wipe, and then what?
Re-odin the bare bone stock that RealTic posted or....?
Reboot. Phone will be up in abt 5 mins. As a tip for the future. When you see your back and menu keys light up that's the sign that your about to boot up and all is well. your datas the issue do no need to re Odin.
When your need to return to stock always look for the system you are currently on. Downgrading will always require a data wipe. If you flash the same system your already on a wipe won't be needed
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We received our Samsung Galaxy II phones a few days ago.
My wife had a Swiftkey and Swiftkey X keyboard apps in her Amazon appstore account. She installed Swiftkey X, and she was presented with an "update" that showed Swiftkey (not the X; apparently this is an issue with Amazon appstore based on Swiftkey site). Thinking that it was an update to the Swiftkey X, she apparently applied it, and immediately there were number of FC notices (she remembers seeing TWLauncher among them) and a spontaneous reboot of the phone. Then, she couldn't get online either through WiFi or 4G. At that point she gave the phone to me to fix it
Comparing her phone side by side with mine it is very clear that there's an issue with network connectivity. While mine flies through the pages, market downloads, etc. either on WiFi or 4G, hers get stock for 3-5 seconds before opening pages or sometimes just displays a "webpage cannot be found" or "connection error".
I went ahead and did a factory restore, but that seems to only delete user account, personal files, etc. if I understand it correctly. Moreover, the issue is still there after the restore. So, is there a way to restore the system files to stock as well? Can it be done without rooting, or does it require loading a fresh ROM?
Sorry for the lengthy message and thanks in advance!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27322
that's a full factory reset.
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mikeyinid said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27322
that's a full factory reset.
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Thanks for your reply. Could you double check the link? I get "No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator".
Thanks again!
tenderidol said:
Thanks for your reply. Could you double check the link? I get "No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator".
Thanks again!
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if you look at the sticky threads at the top of this forum there is one called index by AllGamer. Its at the bottom of the first post. Make sure you grab the Tmobile one and not the telus one
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Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1323878
Everything goes back to stock.
You need to either:
1. Root
2. Install CWM through ROM Manager
3. Flash this
Or:
1. ODIN flash CWM
2. Flash this
513263337 said:
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1323878
Everything goes back to stock.
You need to either:
1. Root
2. Install CWM through ROM Manager
3. Flash this
Or:
1. ODIN flash CWM
2. Flash this
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Dude. That's a half ass way, it doesn't take you to stock. First of all its deodexed.. Just a sec
This is the only proper way to go back to stock THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE
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Thanks again for the replies. So, I'm going to have to root it and put a stock image back I gues... I was hoping that SII had a fail safe similar to Nook Color where you can easily go back to stock if something was not right.
tenderidol said:
Thanks again for the replies. So, I'm going to have to root it and put a stock image back I gues... I was hoping that SII had a fail safe similar to Nook Color where you can easily go back to stock if something was not right.
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you dont have to root it to run the odin package
mikeyinid said:
you dont have to root it to run the odin package
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Oh, sorry about that. I'm a newbie for the SII rooting/modding (did quite a bit with Nook Color), and I need to do some reading first.
Smart man!
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voidthedroid said:
Smart man!
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Alright, I'm halfway through. The rooting process for the SII is little different than NC, but the principles are the same.
By the way, is it safe to assume that some conflict between SwiftKey and SwiftKey X caused the problem on her phone? The reason I ask is because I'd like to put SwiftKey X on my SII (it has multi-language support) and I dont want to deal with the same issue if it was the culprit.
I believe I did enough reading at this point
Since this doesn't involve rooting (now I understand it), I'd like to get an "OK" from the guru before proceeding with the following "as newbie as it gets" steps:
1. Install Odin (v1.85)
2. Install Kies for the recent GSII drivers
3. Make sure Windows recognizes the phone in ODIN (seeing <ID:0/004> Added!! in the message box)
4. Turn off the phone
5. Turn on the phone by holding both the Vol-up and Vol-down buttons and plug the USB cable in while still holding both buttons
6. Select volume up button to proceed to download mode
7. Start Odin
8. Check the PDA button in Odin and browse to “T989UVKID_HOME_SGH-T989user_CL594724_REV00.tar.md5” file
9. Click Start in Odin and let it flash
10. Once it completes and reboots…..
Is that it? At Step 10, it should boot into a 100% T-Mo stock, right? Just to be sure, I’ll perform a factory reset after that point and start all over with the user files, apps, etc.
Thanks in advance!
Sounds good. But if you look in the stickied threads top of this forum the drivers for our phone are posted. No need to install kies but that does work also
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tenderidol said:
Thanks again for the replies. So, I'm going to have to root it and put a stock image back I gues... I was hoping that SII had a fail safe similar to Nook Color where you can easily go back to stock if something was not right.
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The "factory reset" you used IS the fail safe. The parts that "factory reset" doesn't remove is the part that won't be messed up unless you are rooted. So I don't even know how you touched /system etc without rooting...
mikeyinid said:
Sounds good. But if you look in the stickied threads top of this forum the drivers for our phone are posted. No need to install kies but that does work also
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Thanks a lot!
Just finished flashing the stock image and everything worked as expected. This was also a good practice to learn how to restore it to stock in case something goes bad.
513263337 said:
The "factory reset" you used IS the fail safe. The parts that "factory reset" doesn't remove is the part that won't be messed up unless you are rooted. So I don't even know how you touched /system etc without rooting...
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The issue was created after installing a 3rd party keyboard and -by accident- applying an update that was supposed to be for a slightly different version, which resulted in numerous force closes and random reboots immediately. I might be wrong here, but that indicates that more than just the user files were affected, since deleting just user files via factory reset didn't help the network problem. However, flashing the stock image -without rooting- took care of the problem.
i got a sprint samsung galaxy s 2. and last night i think i put a wrong kernel on it all i am able to to is reboot it like if i was going to install from sd card or load from odin only info i can see is it says ICS SIYAHKERNEL and CWMR TOUCH V5.5.0.4 can someone help me out with a tar kernel so i can get my phone working
thanks
Sounds like you put the wrong firmware on you phone! IF you have a Sprint Epic 4G Touch you must put on the firmware that is specific to it. If you flashed another ROM, Kernel, or other software (ATT?)etc. you have probably just made an expensive paper weight.
PLEASE take some time to read, read again and then read thoroughly through the many stickies and posts here.
IF you do have the Epic 4G Touch (whick is why I'm assuming you are posting here and said Sprint) AND you can get into download mode (Volume down and power button at same time till you see the Samsung logo then let go) then you should try to use sfhub's one-click Odin for EL29 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101 use the 'Reset Data' option and hopefully you will have your phone back. Watch Qbking77's videos too!
Otherwise take it back and tell them something happened and plays stupid.
bigboy96 said:
i got a sprint samsung galaxy s 2. and last night i think i put a wrong kernel on it all i am able to to is reboot it like if i was going to install from sd card or load from odin only info i can see is it says ICS SIYAHKERNEL and CWMR TOUCH V5.5.0.4 can someone help me out with a tar kernel so i can get my phone working
thanks
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Not enough info. More info so you can get some help, like exact model of phone, source for whatever it was that you flashed or odined into your phone.
Pp.
leaderbuilder said:
Sounds like you put the wrong firmware on you phone! IF you have a Sprint Epic 4G Touch you must put on the firmware that is specific to it. If you flashed another ROM, Kernel, or other software (ATT?)etc. you have probably just made an expensive paper weight.
PLEASE take some time to read, read again and then read thoroughly through the many stickies and posts here.
IF you do have the Epic 4G Touch (whick is why I'm assuming you are posting here and said Sprint) AND you can get into download mode (Volume down and power button at same time till you see the Samsung logo then let go) then you should try to use sfhub's one-click Odin for EL29 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101 use the 'Reset Data' option and hopefully you will have your phone back. Watch Qbking77's videos too!
Otherwise take it back and tell them something happened and plays stupid.
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probably the best advise you'll get right here
greeneguys said:
probably the best advise you'll get right here
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leaderbuilder said:
Sounds like you put the wrong firmware on you phone! IF you have a Sprint Epic 4G Touch you must put on the firmware that is specific to it. If you flashed another ROM, Kernel, or other software (ATT?)etc. you have probably just made an expensive paper weight.
PLEASE take some time to read, read again and then read thoroughly through the many stickies and posts here.
IF you do have the Epic 4G Touch (whick is why I'm assuming you are posting here and said Sprint) AND you can get into download mode (Volume down and power button at same time till you see the Samsung logo then let go) then you should try to use sfhub's one-click Odin for EL29 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101 use the 'Reset Data' option and hopefully you will have your phone back. Watch Qbking77's videos too!
Otherwise take it back and tell them something happened and plays stupid.
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"Read, Read again, Read some more!" this is the number one thing to do before ever even beginning the flashing process. I think I read and followed the threads for a couple months before ever trying to flash a new rom on my E4GT.
Then I made sure to go to the Settings>about Phone and wrote down everything, or take a picture of it whatever works. Then Watch any video associated with what you are doing until you have a good idea of what you are gonna do and the process that needs followed, and never skip a wipe if it says to do it!
For me I went with the "one click" method quoted above, because I found it to be the best, safest, and simplest tbh.
Then I followed the directions for install Clockwork after that, the easiest i found was e4gtauto-lite! This is a must have, as well as the paid version of Titanium Backup! e4gtauto will give you the recovery console you need to make a nand backup of your "working" phone in case something craps out.
Then you can reboot to recovery if it isn't totally bricked and restore your backup!
I also make folders for each rom i install and setup on my pc so I can put the related items such as backups, themes, modems etc for that specific rom in there in case my backup on my phone gets corrupted! < I think this is a must, at least for me!
Enough Long winded, wanted to share what I found worked for me! That way you hopefully only have to "play dumb" at Sprint once, if at all! Do the one click Odin from the quoted post from download mode if you can get in then once up and running follow directions at that post for the CWM install.
Last but not least read the Rom threads carefully before flashing them, a screenshot may look cool but 100 pages in you may find that others are having issues that you may care to avoid!
Hope this helps!
I checked the forums and couldnt find my answer.
I am rooted and have twrp, and the android market installed. I would like to go back to bone stock.
I can just reset the KF under device right? How do I uninstall twrp?
Thanks
No thats incorrect you dont just reset the device you must wipe well and flash stock I must tell you numerous people are bricking themselves fairly bad attempting to do the same personally I would avoid it just flash modaco instead other than that the method to return to stock is in the second post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
And actually it might even be a safer approach to revert to stock from a stock like rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916
Bricked beyond all recognition baby!
Thepooch said:
No thats incorrect you dont just reset the device you must wipe well and flash stock I must tell you numerous people are bricking themselves fairly bad attempting to do the same personally I would avoid it just flash modaco instead other than that the method to return to stock is in the second post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
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android.process.acore
process.android.providers.calendar
These are wise words indeed. Installed Twrp and MiUI ics rom and played with it but gave up after day or so and was headed back to stock... battery was/is apparently too low AND I keep getting 2 force close errors for (right after boot) ...
-android.process.acore
-process.android.providers.calendar
(happens right after the UI starts loading ... if Im quick enough I can get one of the homescreen apps to load, but I notice the settings menu item or none of the software buttons for home, etc are there
... then after I click the force close button it just starts to boot again... not enough time to try to get twrp back on to handle boot so I can wipe and try to flash update.zip (the fires stock rom).
Oh well, its only 200.00 and I'll be getting another one I guess. glad it was with this and NOT one of my smartphones I tinker with from time to time. lesson learned about playing with rom flashing when battery is low I guess.
putney1477 said:
I checked the forums and couldnt find my answer.
I am rooted and have twrp, and the android market installed. I would like to go back to bone stock.
I can just reset the KF under device right? How do I uninstall twrp?
Thanks
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Even if you want to go back to pure stock, keeping/reinstalling both TWRP and FFF are the safest and smartest things to do.
Thepooch said:
No thats incorrect you dont just reset the device you must wipe well and flash stock I must tell you numerous people are bricking themselves fairly bad attempting to do the same personally I would avoid it just flash modaco instead other than that the method to return to stock is in the second post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
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Wow.....looks complicated. I just rooted and flashed twrp yesterday, wish I never had. I want to sell my kf, but I want it stock. Reading the post, it looks like I will mess it up pretty badly. I dont know how to use adb
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putney1477 said:
Wow.....looks complicated. I just rooted and flashed twrp yesterday, wish I never had. I want to sell my kf, but I want it stock. Reading the post, it looks like I will mess it up pretty badly. I dont know how to use adb
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The only mention of ADB is "adb push C:\kfu\software\update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin /sdcard/update.zip", which you can easily avoid if you don't want to touch ADB.
Just rename your downloaded file to update.zip (watch out for the file extension, Windows hides most of them on default settings), then just copy it into your KF like you do any other file. Do not place it in any subfolder.
Be sure to follow the steps carefully, or else you may end up with a soft brick (fixable).
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The only mention of ADB is "adb push C:\kfu\software\update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin /sdcard/update.zip", which you can easily avoid if you don't want to touch ADB.
Just rename your downloaded file to update.zip (watch out for the file extension, Windows hides most of them on default settings), then just copy it into your KF like you do any other file. Do not place it in any subfolder.
Be sure to follow the steps carefully, or else you may end up with a soft brick (fixable).
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Ohhh ok so i just change the file to update.zip and flash it In twrp? Will that break root too? So thats all i have to do to get back to stock? Should i wipe in twrp before i flash?
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tamaker said:
android.process.acore
process.android.providers.calendar
These are wise words indeed. Installed Twrp and MiUI ics rom and played with it but gave up after day or so and was headed back to stock... battery was/is apparently too low AND I keep getting 2 force close errors for (right after boot) ...
-android.process.acore
-process.android.providers.calendar
(happens right after the UI starts loading ... if Im quick enough I can get one of the homescreen apps to load, but I notice the settings menu item or none of the software buttons for home, etc are there
... then after I click the force close button it just starts to boot again... not enough time to try to get twrp back on to handle boot so I can wipe and try to flash update.zip (the fires stock rom).
Oh well, its only 200.00 and I'll be getting another one I guess. glad it was with this and NOT one of my smartphones I tinker with from time to time. lesson learned about playing with rom flashing when battery is low I guess.
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I have the same problem, but my battery was 100% when flashing back. Is this good night for the kindle then?
It boots in to the 6.2.2 software, but these errors pop up and force close then eventually does a restart. Dammit!
putney1477 said:
Ohhh ok so i just change the file to update.zip and flash it In twrp? Will that break root too? So thats all i have to do to get back to stock? Should i wipe in twrp before i flash?
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No, that's not all you should do to get back to stock... follow ALL the STEPS. Wiping is VERY important. Ie, don't just rename the file to update.zip and flash it right away, or you'll most likely end up with a soft brick. I was only clarifying that one specific step.
Dasanko said:
No, that's not all you should do to get back to stock... follow ALL the STEPS. Wiping is VERY important. Ie, don't just rename the file to update.zip and flash it right away, or you'll most likely end up with a soft brick. I was only clarifying that one specific step.
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oh ok, thanks
Just a side note after restoring to stock you need to then perform a factory restore as well which will wipe your sd card if all goes well it should smooth out from there
Dasanko said:
The only mention of ADB is "adb push C:\kfu\software\update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin /sdcard/update.zip", which you can easily avoid if you don't want to touch ADB.
Just rename your downloaded file to update.zip (watch out for the file extension, Windows hides most of them on default settings), then just copy it into your KF like you do any other file. Do not place it in any subfolder.
Be sure to follow the steps carefully, or else you may end up with a soft brick (fixable).
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Anyone know how to check to see if windows adds .zip? Like how do I check the default settings for file extensions. Also do I need to unroot before I flash back to stock? or will flashing take care of that for me?
putney1477 said:
Anyone know how to check to see if windows adds .zip? Like how do I check the default settings for file extensions. Also do I need to unroot before I flash back to stock? or will flashing take care of that for me?
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/show-or-hide-file-name-extensions That applies for Vista/7. XP is almost the same.
Flashing back to stock will undo anything you've ever done or had on the device, except for the contents of /sdcard (the stuff you've copied to it from the computer).
Dasanko said:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/show-or-hide-file-name-extensions That applies for Vista/7. XP is almost the same.
Flashing back to stock will undo anything you've ever done or had on the device, except for the contents of /sdcard (the stuff you've copied to it from the computer).
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OMG! I can't thank you enought for taking the time to answer all of my questions!!! It worked!!!! I am back to stock! (I had no doubt, thanks to you!) THANK YOU!!!
Heather
Howdy all,
This here is my first post, and I'm pretty new to the android world as I just recently switched from the iphone to the GS3.
I have my phone rooted and had CWM installed, and some of the bloatware apps disabled. I tried to get the latest OTA from ATT and it wouldn't install with CWM. I went back to the stock recovery and re-ran the update. It got about 31% into the update and stopped, restarted, and said the update was interrupted. Then I tried the newest CWM (6. whatever) and that didn't work either. I've also enabled all the bloatware. Lastly, I tried Kies and it says that my phone is up to date even though I know the update was not applied.
I've searched high and low for the answer to this and can't find anything. I'm at the point where, since I'm new to the android scene, I'd like to get my phone back to the factory settings (unrooted and such) but I can't even find clear instructions on how to do that, either.
I'm used to the ease of jailbreaking the iphone, then restoring it via itunes whenever needed, but it seems that it may not be that simple with the GS3.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Maybe this thread will help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896773
Thanks! I'd still like to know how to restore to complete factory.
The ota is failing because of the frozen bloatware. There's a guide I wrote in the general section explaining how to go from rooted stock to rooted ota.
gunnyman said:
The ota is failing because of the frozen bloatware. There's a guide I wrote in the general section explaining how to go from rooted stock to rooted ota.
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I was able to apply the OTA with bloatware frozen. It will fail if it's been removed, but freezing (through Titianium Backup) didn't break the process for me.
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I was able to apply the OTA with bloatware frozen. It will fail if it's been removed, but freezing (through Titianium Backup) didn't break the process for me.
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ahh that's what I did differently. I got rid of it. Thanks
slicetwo said:
Thanks! I'd still like to know how to restore to complete factory.
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Download the unrooted, completely stock LG1 image from here: http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I747
Flash that with Odin, then boot and install the OTA as normal. In the end, you'll be at LH9 completely stock, with the stock recovery and no root. If that's really what you want.
drothenberger said:
Download the unrooted, completely stock LG1 image from here: [/url]
Flash that with Odin, then boot and install the OTA as normal. In the end, you'll be at LH9 completely stock, with the stock recovery and no root. If that's really what you want.
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thank you so much. honestly, right now i think i should learn more about android and everything before i start really messing with it. it seems a lot different and, perhaps, more complicated and delicate than just jailbreaking an iphone, and right now, i just want a fully working phone that i don't need to worry about.
i really appreciate your help. thank you.
also, i never had any bloatware frozen except from the disable action in the application manager, it still never worked. thanks to everyone else who replied with some assistance.
UPDATE: I followed your directions, and went to check the ABOUT section of the phone. It still says my kernel is a USER one. My wife's un-messed-with GS3 does not say that. I think I may have missed something.
slicetwo said:
thank you so much. honestly, right now i think i should learn more about android and everything before i start really messing with it. it seems a lot different and, perhaps, more complicated and delicate than just jailbreaking an iphone, and right now, i just want a fully working phone that i don't need to worry about.
i really appreciate your help. thank you.
also, i never had any bloatware frozen except from the disable action in the application manager, it still never worked. thanks to everyone else who replied with some assistance.
UPDATE: I followed your directions, and went to check the ABOUT section of the phone. It still says my kernel is a USER one. My wife's un-messed-with GS3 does not say that. I think I may have missed something.
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If you want to go back to stock and get update just use Kies.
Open Kies ( do not connect phone yet)
From Tools open Firmware Upgrate and Initalization
In model write exacly w/o quotes " SGH-I747" click OK
then write your Serial Number from under battery all capital letters click ok.
Put phone in download mode ( like for ODIN) click ok.
On next screen you see info about deleting data and if you want to procced. click OK
and connect phone you have in download mode to PC.
Follow instruction
After you get software installed this will look like new phone you get from store. Get update and enjoy.
Ok so background... I used to alway be android... rooted the works.. used to be really into it... then I got pissed one day at my android after it restarted taking what would have been like a nobel peace prize winning picture from inside a blackhawk... Literally... I almost threw this thing out of the doors from 3000 feet.... so next day i went to iphone. Fast forward 3 or so years...
I got pissed at iphone for sucking and releasing crapy phones without working bugs out. so I decided this time i was going back to android for good....
Two months ago i bought the Samsung Note 4 from sprint through their cut your rate in half plan... ($39/mo for unlimited everything... how could i go wrong?!)...
Took her home and started googling how I was gonna root her and get native hotspot for free.. cuz who pays for that ****... Learned what i needed to know (really refreshed my memory as i have done this in the past...) Flashed myself a new ROM and all was good in the world. Rooted and had my native hotspot.
Well, went to go use private mode and it didn't work. Back to the drawing boards... read a few things read the fine print and the ROM I was using didn't support it. No big deal, just gonna look for one that does... Found one that supports and read the page... well, I decided to do this after working all day and i was sick of being on the computer i just wanted to get it done, clicked the link downloaded the ROM I needed and loaded it.... as soon as it said done I realized... I messed up... I thought i had clicked sm-n910P... I clicked n915p..... quick search shows thats a note edge... so i download the correct one and flash that hoping I didn't **** anything up... WRONG.
Heres the problem.
My touch screen works FLAWLESSLY using the s-pen. perfect response, accuracy.. the works. When i use my finger, it responds.. sort of. The top left of my phone is spot on. as you move down and right, the cursor actually moves FASTER than my finger. So by the time I am 3/4 of the way down and to the right of the screen the cursor is actually already in the bottom right hand corner. Making texting or anything IMPOSSIBLE... now, I'm not a CIS major by ANY means and I avoid technical terms sometimes because I don't FULLY understand what some of it is. That being said, I am a tech savvy person in general, just not so much in the software dept. I'm more of a hardware person...
Question:
Did I mess up the phones HARDWARE.. Like would the digitizer be toasted? i figure that is a one way device so i don't see how that could be the case.. just throwing it out there... or did I fry something else? Anyone have FULLY stock EVERYTHING that i can flash onto this thing... (ROM, Kernel...) I found a stock ROM online to load but it isnt the same one and it didn't fix my problem. No i don't have a back up and yes i know shame on me...
Deets:
SM-N910P
Software Version: n910PVPU1BOB7 - last ROM i loaded hoping to fix the problem....
Hardware Version: N910P.05
Andriod: 5.0.1
Kernel Version: 3.10.40-4243283
[email protected] #1
Build Number: LRX22C.N910PVPU1BOB7
Knox is already tripped so IDC about that...
My recovery manager is back to stock. Tried CWM and i'm not sure if that is what screwed me... i did that and my ROM all at the same time i guess... help?
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Use twrp 2.85 for recovery. It's better for me. Read up on how to Odin the stock tar. Should fix it up. Be sure to do a full wipe of everything not on your xternal SD before odining.
galland1 said:
Use twrp 2.85 for recovery. It's better for me. Read up on how to Odin the stock tar. Should fix it up. Be sure to do a full wipe of everything not on your xternal SD before odining.
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i used Odin to push a stock .tar ... didn't fix it.. thats when i started panicking and started looking for other ROMS
Did you wipe internal before you Odin'd?
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Did you wipe internal before you Odin'd?
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I followed the little instructions from the .tar
if by "wipe everything" you mean clearing the cache and doing a factory reset yes.
My advise would be to back up everything with titanium backup to your external card, and start from scratch. If you are on 4.4 right now, download a program called SPCUtility to get your msl number. Load a stock tar, either nk2 if you want 4.4 or bob7 if you want lollipop (my recommendation). Once you load the stock tar with odin, reset the who device by going into your dialer and dial ##786#. It will ask for your msl number and ask if you want to reset. Say yes, and you should be good to go. At this point, when you phone restarts, get to the home screen and see if everything is working. If it is not, take the phone to sprint and let them fix it or replace it. If everything is working, you can root the device, and if you want to load a new rom, you can.
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My advise would be to back up everything with titanium backup to your external card, and start from scratch. If you are on 4.4 right now, download a program called SPCUtility to get your msl number. Load a stock tar, either nk2 if you want 4.4 or bob7 if you want lollipop (my recommendation). Once you load the stock tar with odin, reset the who device by going into your dialer and dial ##786#. It will ask for your msl number and ask if you want to reset. Say yes, and you should be good to go. At this point, when you phone restarts, get to the home screen and see if everything is working. If it is not, take the phone to sprint and let them fix it or replace it. If everything is working, you can root the device, and if you want to load a new rom, you can.
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There is literally nothing on the phone right now. i don't care if anything is backed up... the phone was bascially stock to begin with and i have my contacts and everything saved through kies. im on 5.0 i guess technically... can i still get my MSL?
I would have to Root my phone again, load the SPCUtility, get my MSL flash the stock .tar (any idea where i can get a better one? the one i have isn't the stock i knew)... then follow the rest of this?
BTW thank you SO much for helping me out. I appreciate it. A LOT.
bsil12 said:
There is literally nothing on the phone right now. i don't care if anything is backed up... the phone was bascially stock to begin with and i have my contacts and everything saved through kies. im on 5.0 i guess technically... can i still get my MSL?
I would have to Root my phone again, load the SPCUtility, get my MSL flash the stock .tar (any idea where i can get a better one? the one i have isn't the stock i knew)... then follow the rest of this?
BTW thank you SO much for helping me out. I appreciate it. A LOT.
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The only way to get the msl number is to call sprint but if you just got the phone they probably won't give it to you. So the other option is to flash this stock tar to go back to 4.4. Here is the tar file for nk2 and bob7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/general/stock-n910pvpu1anie-stock-tar-t2944867
Go back to nk2, root and intall SPCutility and get your msl. Then flash bob7, and then use the msl number and ##768# and reset the device.
dschachm said:
The only way to get the msl number is to call sprint but if you just got the phone they probably won't give it to you. So the other option is to flash this stock tar to go back to 4.4. Here is the tar file for nk2 and bob7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/general/stock-n910pvpu1anie-stock-tar-t2944867
Go back to nk2, root and intall SPCutility and get your msl. Then flash bob7, and then use the msl number and ##768# and reset the device.
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You sir, are a god of sorts. I will try this when i get home. I can't download anything on my work computer or i'd do it right now. THANK YOU! I'll keep you posted.
I will pm you my email address. If you have any questions email me and i can respond faster.