I have searched the forums and web regarding unrooting my S3. The problem is that everything I'm finding is using Odin which requires a USB connection. The reason I want to unroot my phone is because I need to claim a warranty repair because I can't charge my batter with my phone because the usb port doesn't work. I know for sure it is the phone as I can charge the battery if I put it in another S3. I've tried 2 different charging cables and both of them will charge other phones when connected. I can't get the usb to connect to the computer either.
Here is what I have done:
1. TWRP is installed as the recovery.
2. SuperSU is installed through goomanager.
NO ROM's have been installed. It is the stock ROM. All I did was Unlock it and install TWRP followed by installing goomanager/SuperSU. I used the ChainFire solution to get it working.
Can someone please point me to do this with a guid NOT using USB. I figure there must be a way using the micro SD card or something. I mean, it should be just a matter of installing the software to reset the counter, then delete SuperSU and then replace the recovery image with the stock recover image. I would image that TWRP has that ability built it, doesn't it?
jim.thornton said:
I have searched the forums and web regarding unrooting my S3. The problem is that everything I'm finding is using Odin which requires a USB connection. The reason I want to unroot my phone is because I need to claim a warranty repair because I can't charge my batter with my phone because the usb port doesn't work. I know for sure it is the phone as I can charge the battery if I put it in another S3. I've tried 2 different charging cables and both of them will charge other phones when connected. I can't get the usb to connect to the computer either.
Here is what I have done:
1. TWRP is installed as the recovery.
2. SuperSU is installed through goomanager.
NO ROM's have been installed. It is the stock ROM. All I did was Unlock it and install TWRP followed by installing goomanager/SuperSU. I used the ChainFire solution to get it working.
Can someone please point me to do this with a guid NOT using USB. I figure there must be a way using the micro SD card or something. I mean, it should be just a matter of installing the software to reset the counter, then delete SuperSU and then replace the recovery image with the stock recover image. I would image that TWRP has that ability built it, doesn't it?
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Get a copy of mobile Odin. Flash stock ROM without root.
Same results as flashing with normal Odin without needing USB.
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Is flashing the rom the only way to unroot? Even if I didn't flash a rom to root it?
jim.thornton said:
Is flashing the rom the only way to unroot? Even if I didn't flash a rom to root it?
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- Your best option would be to use triangle away (found searching the fourms)
- Then go to sammobile.com and get the stock ROM you want to flash with odin
- Flash that then do a factory reset in stock recovery
Will flashing the stock rom remove TWRP?
jim.thornton said:
Will flashing the stock rom remove TWRP?
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Yes
Just went to sammobile. Which rom should I download? I have a Fido phone and only Roger's, Bell, KDO, Sasktel and Unknown are there.
jim.thornton said:
Just went to sammobile. Which rom should I download? I have a Fido phone and only Roger's, Bell, KDO, Sasktel and Unknown are there.
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Whichever Fido is affiliated with. I think it's Rogers? Could be wrong though.
The Canadian variants latest release is dlk4. Sammobile also has a "Canada" option that is the 4.1.1 dlk4 release located on the page.
There are 5 or so that have DLK4. The Canada one without the carrier listed, when you download it says KDO which I would assume stands for Koodo. I downloaded the Roger's one because Fido is owned by Rogers.
However, is there going to be any branding of Rogers on the phone that Fido will send it back and say it is not covered under warranty?
Also... I installed Triangle Away and reset the counter. It now says "Samsung Official" in the download screen.
Is Mobile Odin and Mobile Odin Pro the same thing?
Is there a guide to follow on how to use Mobile Odin? Also, how much battery do I need. I keep having to get other people to charge my batter for me. It is currently down to 39%. The Mobile Odin Pro app says that you can copy the ROM onto the internal SD card. Is this accurate? I can't afford to make a mistake on this because I won't be able to connect by USB to fix any problems. If it bricks, I'm done.
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I'm currently running AOKP JB5 on my Verizon Galaxy Nexus and my USB port crapped out. If I wiggle it, I can eventually get it to charge but at best it just does the ba-dink... ba-dunk... in Windows 7 and never mounts. I have CWM installed. I am facing a $299 fee if I return this phone with a custom firmware on it and only now did I realize that the stock firmware images aren't packaged the same way every custom firmware I've installed has been. I can easily transfer files to/from the phone over wifi with AirDroid but all tutorials for going back to stock firmware involve USB connections. Why aren't official firmwares ever packaged like custom firmwares? I had (incorrectly) assumed I could just use CWM to flash a stock firmware, relock the boot loader, then unroot the device and I'd be set (although I guess the recovery would still be CWM in that scheme...)
I need options for getting my Gnex back to a stock unrooted firmware with a locked bootloader. T-minus 4 days until I have to have this phone in FedEx's hands. What are my options guys?
lock your bootloader with: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.segv11.bootunlocker
then use mobile odin to go back to stock: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.mobileodin.pro
Zepius said:
lock your bootloader with: bootunlocker
then use mobile odin to go back to stock: mobileodin
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Two follow-up questions.
How can I replace CWM recovery with stock?
Lastly (and possibly most importantly) where do I get (or what do I do to) stock ROM images to work with Mobile Odin? I see official factory images for my phone hosted by Google, but they're in .tgz format and it looks like Mobile Odin is wanting it in some other form... I understand I'm working with a handicap having my USB port busted, but flashing back to a stock firmware seems WAY more difficult than it was to root and flash in the first place... any help is greatly appreciated.
rothbart said:
Two follow-up questions.
How can I replace CWM recovery with stock?
Lastly (and possibly most importantly) where do I get (or what do I do to) stock ROM images to work with Mobile Odin? I see official factory images for my phone hosted by Google, but they're in .tgz format and it looks like Mobile Odin is wanting it in some other form... I understand I'm working with a handicap having my USB port busted, but flashing back to a stock firmware seems WAY more difficult than it was to root and flash in the first place... any help is greatly appreciated.
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You need an Odin file, and should be one in the dev forum for vzw.
It is more difficult because you don't have a functional usb port. Otherwise you could easily flash the stock images and re lock the bootloader
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So my e4gt is finially acting up and I have the always charging problem. So how would I go back to complete stock when my phone cant be detected via odin, or just to transfer files? Because I plan on seeing if I can get another one shipped to me and giving them my broken one. And I'm sure its been less than a year. So I can do it. From what I heard.... So what can I do?
lee714 said:
So my e4gt is finially acting up and I have the always charging problem. So how would I go back to complete stock when my phone cant be detected via odin, or just to transfer files? Because I plan on seeing if I can get another one shipped to me and giving them my broken one. And I'm sure its been less than a year. So I can do it. From what I heard.... So what can I do?
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Try a new micro USB cable??
Have a skilled technician re flow the solder on the USB jack, or even replace it if the pins are damaged :|
Would you know anything about how I can get a new phone? If not how would I fix the usb part of the phone? And sometimes my phone can detect it and sometimes it doesn't. I've also tried re installing the drivers.
lee714 said:
Would you know anything about how I can get a new phone? If not how would I fix the usb part of the phone? And sometimes my phone can detect it and sometimes it doesn't. I've also tried re installing the drivers.
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Take it to someone that has worked on cell phone soldering, it sounds like a bad solder connection or a bad micro usb port.
Its trivial repair work for someone that has experience with such things.
Does anyone know anything about returning the phone, I know for sure it hasent been a week.
Have you tried to use mobile Odin? I would dl stock Rom and modem zips then Use mobile Odin to flash EL29 direct boot cwm. Load stock modem kernel/ROM using cwm. Then you can ota current and take back to sprint.
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Have you tried to use mobile Odin? I would dl stock Rom and modem zips then Use mobile Odin to flash EL29 direct boot cwm. Load stock modem kernel/ROM using cwm. Then you can ota current and take back to sprint.
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where would I find the file to mobile odin el29 direct boot cwm or is this the kernel you're talking about? If so where can I find the stock model kernel and rom? Is this all possible, because odin won't even read my phone through my usb.
lee714 said:
where would I find the file to mobile odin el29 direct boot cwm or is this the kernel you're talking about? If so where can I find the stock model kernel and rom? Is this all possible, because odin won't even read my phone through my usb.
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DL mobile Odin. You can get a free version on xda.
Stock Rom zips - forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
Stock EL29 - forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1429243
EL29 direct boot cwm v3 - e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/tools.html
DL rom, GB or ICS modem, direct boot tar and save on internal or external storage. Install mobile Odin flash direct boot kernel. Phone will reboot to cwm, wipe, flash stock Rom and modem, reboot and you should be back to rooted stock. Update phone with sprint ota and you should be done.
This is what I would do with my phone to get back to stock. If you are unsure of any of these steps, please read until you are comfortable. I am not responsible for what happens to your phone. Good luck!
I recently received replacement note 2 from T Mobile. In the time that it took for me to get my new phone my computer was stolen. Is there a way to unlock my bootloader and root my phone without a PC? Please share.
PharQrazyR said:
I recently received replacement note 2 from T Mobile. In the time that it took for me to get my new phone my computer was stolen. Is there a way to unlock my bootloader and root my phone without a PC? Please share.
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Once you have updated your phone with the official 4.3 update, you will never again be able to unlock your bootloader or flash custom firmware. You will, however, be able to root your phone and install odin flashable stock roms or rooted stock roms. You can do this with odin or mobile odin, but i cannot think of a way to do it without a pc, because even if you use mobile odin you will need to first to root it with saferoot i believe (which requires a PC if i remember correctly), and PC odin doesnt require root and you can use it to flash a pre-rooted image but it does require a PC.
If i were you id just spend 2 or 3 bucks and get an hour in a cyber cafe, installl saferoot from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758&highlight=s3 and then download the image for your phones carrier and flash it in odin or mobile odin.
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Once you have updated your phone with the official 4.3 update, you will never again be able to unlock your bootloader or flash custom firmware. You will, however, be able to root your phone and install odin flashable stock roms or rooted stock roms. You can do this with odin or mobile odin, but i cannot think of a way to do it without a pc, because even if you use mobile odin you will need to first to root it with saferoot i believe (which requires a PC if i remember correctly), and PC odin doesnt require root and you can use it to flash a pre-rooted image but it does require a PC.
If i were you id just spend 2 or 3 bucks and get an hour in a cyber cafe, installl saferoot from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758&highlight=s3 and then download the image for your phones carrier and flash it in odin or mobile odin.
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that is not exactly true. you can flash custom firmwares with 4.3 bootloader. but I don't think there is currently a way to root 4.3 without a pc.
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I was flashing some Roms because i was trying to do the mod where the internal memory is switched with external, i was trying to find a rom that supported this. I flashed deadly venom, it runs on android 4.3 i believe, which required a modem and bootloader to be flashed for data and WiFi to work. After seeing it didn't work with the mod, I restored from a backup in TWRP. Everything seemed fine but now when I check my phone sometimes it says there's no connection. The signal bars have an x at times, it lasts like two minutes. I'm running CM 10.1.3. Before rooting I think my phone had android 4.1.1. Can I flash the original modem and bootloader, if so where can I find it? Also would it brick my phone if I tried?
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Your phone is an AT&T s3 (i747) with a the 4.3 MJB bootloader? If it is, you cannot flash a stock 4.3 ROM via Odin unless the ROM as specifically compiled for flashing within Odin. Trying to flash any ROM older than 4.3 in Odin could brick your phone.
To confirm you bootloader, boot into download mode and let us know what it says on the download screen.
Is your phone showing the correct imei?
This is what it says in download mode:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-i747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (7 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
Also I tried flashing Roms in TWRP and it says Failed
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Okay, it looks like you do not have the 4.3 bootloader which is good.
If you have the AT&T s3 i747, yYou can use Odin to flash a stock AT&T ROM onto your phone while will restore it to the factory settings and software.
Download the stock 4.1.1 AT&T ROM from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=9080
Download and install the latest s3 drivers. Download Odin 3.07.
Launch Odin, boot the phone into download mode, connect the phone to computer, click on PDA, select the AT&T firmware you downloaded, click Okay. It will take a few minutes for Odin to check the file. The only items that should be checked in Odin is F.Reset Time, nothing else. Flash the phone. When you see Reset in the status window, remove the USB cable, remove the battery, replace the battery, boot into recovery, wipe data and cache, reboot the phone.
This method has worked me for without any issues. As with an procedure involving a firmware flash, there is always a chance that phone may become hard or soft bricked. Make sure you are prepared for such emergencies.
OK, if it does get bricked are there solutions to bring it back? Also after this if it goes well can I just reroot and restore from backup? Thanks a bunch for the help
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Since you don't have the 4.3 bootloader, the flashing process is very straightforward.
What backup do you want to restore?
If you restore to stock 4.1.1, I recommend using Odin to install the latest version of Philz Touch which will allow you to root in recovery mode, copy a custom Kit Kat ROM to your external SD card, and flash it.
Title says all, i have an att SGH-I747 and i tried to install a custom rom without the phone being rooted (didnt know that was a requirement) and the original stock was 4.3 and i was trying to get it to 4.1 . after doing extensive research ive tried countless different files and such to restock the phone but nothing has helped because on odin, when i hit start, it goes unsuccessful to do auth being bad or something like that. so if someone wants to help a fellow brother out please dont hesitate. add me on skype godlypk101
Can you get into download mode or recovery?
FYI: if you were on stock 4.3 bootloader, trying to get back to stock 4.1.1 can brick your phone.
yes i can
Here's what I would do to at least get a working ROM on the phone:
1) copy the latest version of d2lte cm11 to your external SD card: https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2lte;
2) flash the latest tar.md5 version of Philz Touch from here: https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_...Edition/d2lte/ in the PDA box of Odin;
3) reboot to recovery and flash CM11.
ok, now what if i dont have an ext sd card :S
You had the stock 4.3 ROM on your phone before attempting to downgrade to 4.1.1, correct?
If that's the case, this may help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
yes, will try that method to see if it fixes anything.
in that pack theres 5 files and they start with, AP, BL, CP, CSC, D2 (Pit) where i put these on odin?
UPDATE: Put all the files in the correct spot, started the fix in odin and lets hope it works
ok so now that the phone is working, what are the steps im supposed to take in order to unlock this bad boy? should i refer to a method on xda on custom roms or should i go buy a code from a third party website?
So your phone booted on stock 4.3?
If the phone ever had the 4.3 bootloader, you cannot unlock the phone for free. You will have to purchase an unlock code.
I haven't tried but I think of your rooted then use cm boot loader then mount all partition and wipe then use cm to load new or old system. Think of it like a pc format then install. Simple