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Returning to stock - selling phone.

I am currently on the aokp rom and i need to sell the phone and wipe everything on the phone. I cant seem to find a guide that does this perfectly. Ideally I would like to return to 100% stock as if the phone is brand new out of the box.
Any suggestions?

Flash one of these http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33570269 and you should be good.
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Perfect thanks, downloading now.

brfitzp said:
I am currently on the aokp rom and i need to sell the phone and wipe everything on the phone. I cant seem to find a guide that does this perfectly. Ideally I would like to return to 100% stock as if the phone is brand new out of the box.
Any suggestions?
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Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665 and follow the instructions - watch the video from wwjoshdew and it's super easy. Get a stock rom from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 - this thread also provides instructions on how to revert back to stock.
You could always sell the phone the way it is - the aokp rom is a definite feature..

GladdBag said:
Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665 and follow the instructions - watch the video from wwjoshdew and it's super easy. Get a stock rom from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 - this thread also provides instructions on how to revert back to stock.
You could always sell the phone the way it is - the aokp rom is a definite feature..
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Yea but i think the average person is going to be like wtf is this. Most people don't know about custom roms and phones. (at least i dont think they do)

So i flashed the stock firmware and it keeps hanging at the samsung boot screen it does the att boot animation then gets stuck at the samsung one.
I put the md5 fild in the pda box on odin. thats correct right?
I'm trying to download the file from another mirror maybe i got a corrupt download.

brfitzp said:
So i flashed the stock firmware and it keeps hanging at the samsung boot screen it does the att boot animation then gets stuck at the samsung one.
I put the md5 fild in the pda box on odin. thats correct right?
I'm trying to download the file from another mirror maybe i got a corrupt download.
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No, just pull the battery and reboot into recovery. Do a wipe data/factory reset then reboot and you should be good to go.

GladdBag said:
No, just pull the battery and reboot into recovery. Do a wipe data/factory reset then reboot and you should be good to go.
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Ok great it worked, thanks.

Anytime.
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Since the thread is here. If I used the root method to not trip flash counter. How do I return to stock without tripping the counter? Kies?
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kleeman7 said:
Since the thread is here. If I used the root method to not trip flash counter. How do I return to stock without tripping the counter? Kies?
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Use Odin to flash the stock ROM mentioned above. That process won't trip it.

jackryan57 said:
Use Odin to flash the stock ROM mentioned above. That process won't trip it.
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Or use TriangleAway.

Delete Please soory wrong thread

About using the warranty?

I understand samsung won't take a rooted phone. They consider it broken. So how do I root it back to stock? I done a couple flashes, I've used Triangle away to reset the counter and superuser which was provided on another thread. Has anyone here done a warranty replacement successfully?

Yes not that hard odin back to stock and reset counter.
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Vallista said:
I understand samsung won't take a rooted phone. They consider it broken. So how do I root it back to stock? I done a couple flashes, I've used Triangle away to reset the counter and superuser which was provided on another thread. Has anyone here done a warranty replacement successfully?
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I've found that even after flashing a stock rom I have to do a factory reset to get back to unmodified status. When I say factory reset, I don't mean from the settings menu, that doesn't do it for me, you have to do it from stock recovery.

what stock recovery and stock rom should I use? Just use Odin?

tony yayo said:
I've found that even after flashing a stock rom I have to do a factory reset to get back to unmodified status. When I say factory reset, I don't mean from the settings menu, that doesn't do it for me, you have to do it from stock recovery.
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even after I do a factory reset, I still get custom binary and my status is custom. How do I change that?

Vallista said:
even after I do a factory reset, I still get custom binary and my status is custom. How do I change that?
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Use triangle away.
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Vallista said:
even after I do a factory reset, I still get custom binary and my status is custom. How do I change that?
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- Flash MrRobinsons root66 image and flash using ODIN.
- Once flashed, you can use triangle away app and reset the counter.
- Once the counter is reset you can unroot the device from SU menu.
- Reboot and perform a factory reset.
- At this stage the custom binary counter should show Official.
- If the device status still shows modifed, you can flash original stock ROM using ODIN.

horr1blek1tten said:
Yes not that hard odin back to stock and reset counter.
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Actually if you have stock recovery, reset the counter first with triangle away, then Odin stock mb4. If you Odin first you lose root, which triangle away needs to work, so you are SOL.
If you dont have stock recovery, Odin mrRobinsons pre rooted mb4, the triangle away, then the stock non rooted mb4.
After both make sure you factory reset to remove any remaining apps that needed root, ie: SuperSU, titanium back up...

stevessvt said:
Actually if you have stock recovery, reset the counter first with triangle away, then Odin stock mb4. If you Odin first you lose root, which triangle away needs to work, so you are SOL.
If you dont have stock recovery, Odin mrRobinsons pre rooted mb4, the triangle away, then the stock non rooted mb4.
After both make sure you factory reset to remove any remaining apps that needed root, ie: SuperSU, titanium back up...
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I didn't mean it in that order just said what he needed to do.
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Ok I was able to reset counter and get normal status on device. I sent it back yesterday. Hopefully, they will replace it or fix it.

Did you get a replacement?
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Yes. They replace the motherboard and screen. Now the phone works great. I was even able to get LTE work on att network. The phone is a dream.
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Odin stuck at NAND Write Start

I need to return my phone to stock so I can send in for warranty. I used the one click method a while back. Unroot checker says im not rooted but I still have the su icon in my apps. I tried flashing the stock tar file but odin gets stuck at nand write start. Ive searched on how to correct this issue but from what ive read no one has found a solution. I have tried about 4 different odin versions. I wanted to try to flash a pit file to see if that works, but I can not find the correct pit file. Can I get some assistance please?

Try using a different computer .. Has worked for some
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Is there a way to fix this so I can do it on my my computer? Its a pain to try to use someone else' computer. It has been said this is a noon question, so im assuming there is a simple solution?
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outkast22 said:
Is there a way to fix this so I can do it on my my computer? Its a pain to try to use someone else' computer. It has been said this is a noon question, so im assuming there is a simple solution?
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Have you tried using odin / stock firmware provided from this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
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jon3sh said:
Have you tried using odin / stock firmware provided from this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
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I saw that thread, but aren't those roms stock rooted? I need to be unrooted.

outkast22 said:
I saw that thread, but aren't those roms stock rooted? I need to be unrooted.
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It doesnt matter your worry now is to make Odin flash your rom and you can just easily unroot phone using superuser full unroot. Just pick the right rom according to your network
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jon3sh said:
It doesnt matter your worry now is to make Odin flash your rom and you can just easily unroot phone using superuser full unroot. Just pick the right rom according to your network
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Im already on stock rom with su app...why do I need to reflash with odin?

outkast22 said:
Im already on stock rom with su app...why do I need to reflash with odin?
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Then all you need to do is full unroot your phone using superuser then reboot to stock recovery and do factory reset there. That should restore yout phone to stock and superuser will be gone if thats all yout concern is.
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jon3sh said:
Then all you need to do is full unroot your phone using superuser then reboot to stock recovery and do factory reset there. That should restore yout phone to stock and superuser will be gone if thats all yout concern is.
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When I open su it says "there is no su binary installed and superu cannot install it. This is a problem!" It then closes.

outkast22 said:
When I open su it says "there is no su binary installed and superu cannot install it. This is a problem!" It then closes.
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Can you gobto recovery mode? Do you still have custom recovery or stock recovery?
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jon3sh said:
Can you gobto recovery mode? Do you still have custom recovery or stock recovery?
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I never had a custom recovery on this phone.

???

In the SU app...scroll down in the settings to the unroot option. ..then choose it.
Once completed. ..boot to stock recovery and wipe data/factory reset the device......done....g

gregsarg said:
In the SU app...scroll down in the settings to the unroot option. ..then choose it.
Once completed. ..boot to stock recovery and wipe data/factory reset the device......done....g
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The su app wont open. Read above post...

OK. I flashed a different file and now it loaded the firmware correctly! Now I need to use triangle away to reset my counter to 0 but it says "could not locate hidden partition Are you running ics?" So I guess not I need to flash ics? Im not familiar with what the firmware is called or where to find it. Can I get some help finding the right firmware so I can flash it and then use triangle away please....

outkast22 said:
OK. I flashed a different file and now it loaded the firmware correctly! Now I need to use triangle away to reset my counter to 0 but it says "could not locate hidden partition Are you running ics?" So I guess not I need to flash ics? Im not familiar with what the firmware is called or where to find it. Can I get some help finding the right firmware so I can flash it and then use triangle away please....
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What file did you flash? Firmware for your phone are provided in the first link I provided. What carrier is that phone from? Use it and do the same unroot then use triangle away.
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I flashed SGH-I317_ATT_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987541. Then I flashed the rooted firmware. When I open triangle away it gives me that error mentioned above.

Im confusing myself. I just did the ota update and now Im no longer rooted, which I understand. But now if I reroot by flashing the rooted stock rom on that page I wont be able to use triangle away with that version of firmware. So what do I do?

Go into the dev section, and find the stock/rooted UCAMA4 rom from Mr. Robinsons thread...http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22901594685178627
The rom is above this line...I pulled it for you...^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^....
Then odin push it to the device.
Once complete...run triangle away then remove the app.
Then remove SU from within the app.
Then take the update..(optional)
Flash counter will read "0", and device will read normal...
Dont forget to go into the stock recovery and wipe data, factory reset when done.
That's it...it's that easy.....g

Thanks a lot I really appreciate that G!. I actually got the counter back to 0 with the updated triangle away. Im still rooted on 4.1.1. So now I need to flash 4.1.2 to remove root and upgrade to 4.1.2. Hopefully I wont trip the counter .....
gregsarg said:
Go into the dev section, and find the stock/rooted UCAMA4 rom from Mr. Robinsons thread...http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22901594685178627
The rom is above this line...I pulled it for you...^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^....
Then odin push it to the device.
Once complete...run triangle away then remove the app.
Then remove SU from within the app.
Then take the update..(optional)
Flash counter will read "0", and device will read normal...
Dont forget to go into the stock recovery and wipe data, factory reset when done.
That's it...it's that easy.....g
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Unroot Help

I recently bought a T-Mobile Galaxy S4 and right away put a custom recovery on and rooted the phone. I'd actually like to go back to stock recovery, no root, and have my download mode show as non custom. Can I use Triangle Away to reset it, flash a stock recovery and be back to 100 percent stock? Or would I have to use Triangle Away and then flash a while stock firmware and pretty much start with a clean install?
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Flash stock rom using odin that should fix it all. But just in case reset counter then flash stock rom.
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Fishtick26 said:
I recently bought a T-Mobile Galaxy S4 and right away put a custom recovery on and rooted the phone. I'd actually like to go back to stock recovery, no root, and have my download mode show as non custom. Can I use Triangle Away to reset it, flash a stock recovery and be back to 100 percent stock? Or would I have to use Triangle Away and then flash a while stock firmware and pretty much start with a clean install?
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First, Triangle Away:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Then, Odin back to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Should fix everything.
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Fishtick26 said:
I recently bought a T-Mobile Galaxy S4 and right away put a custom recovery on and rooted the phone. I'd actually like to go back to stock recovery, no root, and have my download mode show as non custom. Can I use Triangle Away to reset it, flash a stock recovery and be back to 100 percent stock? Or would I have to use Triangle Away and then flash a while stock firmware and pretty much start with a clean install?
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You have to use triangle away first, and then just odin back to stock firmware.You can't flash the stock recovery by itself though.

Not entirely true, you can use triangle away, then use mobile Odin to flash just stock recovery out of the full .tar file, then use the unroot option in super su.

stevessvt said:
Not entirely true, you can use triangle away, then use mobile Odin to flash just stock recovery out of the full .tar file, then use the unroot option in super su.
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This sounds amazing. I have the full .tar.md5 file. How would I pull recovery out of there? And in Odin, would I just choose PDA and then pick the recovery file only?
-Edit- Would I need to use mobile Odin? Could I just use the Windows version of Odin?

Drop it on your sdcard, and when you direct mobile Odin to it, it divides it up in to its separate parts, you then clear out the parts you don't need, leaving only the stock recovery. Mobile Odin costs a few bucks, but totally worth it.

stevessvt said:
Drop it on your sdcard, and when you direct mobile Odin to it, it divides it up in to its separate parts, you then clear out the parts you don't need, leaving only the stock recovery. Mobile Odin costs a few bucks, but totally worth it.
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Wow, I didn't know this. Thanks for the info.
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Any time. I always keep the tar on my phone in case of emergency.

stevessvt said:
Drop it on your sdcard, and when you direct mobile Odin to it, it divides it up in to its separate parts, you then clear out the parts you don't need, leaving only the stock recovery. Mobile Odin costs a few bucks, but totally worth it.
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Good news is that using this method I am back to stock/official on the phone (well, I guess it is good news, I'll miss doing custom ROM stuff). The bad news is that even though I selected Recovery only in Mobile Odin it did a factory reset. I've only had the phone a few days so no big deal I suppose. I may just go ahead and do a full wipe in case there are files hanging out on the internal card taking up space.

Oh ****, sorry, there is an option to do that in MO, I thought it defaults to not doing that. But Im glad it worked otherwise. Pretty handy app. I would do a full wipe at this point anyways.

stevessvt said:
Oh ****, sorry, there is an option to do that in MO, I thought it defaults to not doing that. But Im glad it worked otherwise. Pretty handy app. I would do a full wipe at this point anyways.
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Not a big deal. The app looks great and I was happy to buy it to support the developer. His apps/guides have helped me very many times in the past. I did a full wipe and I'm starting to rebuild now. I appreciate all the advice/feedback.
I decided to do the T-Mobile JUMP program so I figure if I'll only have the phone for 6 months I'll leave it stock. Both to prevent possible bricks and because the phone running stock is pretty nice anyway.

[Q] revert back to "unrooted" phone

Hi,
I bought a Galaxy S3 T999L from craigslist and wanted to unlock it to send it overseas. My sister had a T-Mobile account so I had her contact the representative and request it. They said it would happen within 24 hours. Anyway, since I didn't have much time, I rooted it using "Method 1 - The Root66 Way" through Odin in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370981
Today, T-Mobile gave me an unlock code but when I used it, it didn't work. My guess is that it's because the phone is rooted. Is there a way to go back to it being unrooted so I can use the unlock code?
Thanks in advance

Open SuperSU app and select full unroot. Though I doubt its whats keeping you from getting unlocked. Worth a try though.
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Hey Doc,
Thanks for all the guides etc. I was able to fully unroot it but when I try to look for updates, it says that phone has been modified... how does one fix that?

If its stock, factory reset.
Or Odin flash the firmware.
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Also, is there a way to reset the binary flash counter AFTER the unrooting?
and is there a way to root it again after it has been unrooted?
much thanks and appreciation

khanfahad said:
Also, is there a way to reset the binary flash counter AFTER the unrooting?
and is there a way to root it again after it has been unrooted?
much thanks and appreciation
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No you must be rooted to use Triangle Away.
Yes there are several options to root and you can just reroot using any one. Shouldn't be any need to wipe anything if you want to use root66 again.
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DocHoliday77 said:
No you must be rooted to use Triangle Away.
Yes there are several options to root and you can just reroot using any one. Shouldn't be any need to wipe anything if you want to use root66 again.
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Either Triangle away is not working properly or I'm doing something wrong but I used your 1st method to revert back and unroot using the stock and root file, kernel and recovery files through Odin and used Triangle away at the end. It stated that counter is 0, then I unrooted from SU app and restarted but the counter read 1 after restart.
I'm not sure what's going on.

Make sure you are flashing the stock SECURE Kernel and stock recovery, then TA. Then unroot.
And you may actually want to try running triangle away, reboot download, then if the counter is zero, Odin flash the official firmware.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Make sure you are flashing the stock SECURE Kernel and stock recovery, then TA. Then unroot.
And you may actually want to try running triangle away, reboot download, then if the counter is zero, Odin flash the official firmware.
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ok so this time I re-rooted using recovery method and then UNrooted using the recovery method listed by you.
Reboot into CWM or TWRP Recovery
Flash PureStock Rom
Flash the unmodified, Secure UVAMB7 Kernel
Flash Stock UVAMB7 Recovery
Next, if you want to wipe everything but your internal SD Card, Factory Reset before rebooting.
If you want a 100% clean, out of the box type device, reboot Recovery.
This should take you into the stock recovery you just flashed. Now Factory Reset.
Reboot Phone
(Last chance to run Triangle Away!)
Open SuperUser/SuperSU (app)
Find and select the option to Permanantly Unroot.
Reboot
Done!!!
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After using TA to reset counter and after unrooting by SU, i restarted and then checked binary counter in downloading mode and it read 1... why is that? so frustrating....
the reason I want to do this is because I have an unlock code but it won't work... there's no other explanation as to why the unlock code from TMOBILE wouldn't work other than this counter issue...

It could be the wrong unlock code. Ive heard of more than a few people having to call back a few times. I was able to unlock with a count of about 8 or so. Granted I wasnt using a code, but I dont see this as being the cause. But to be sure, try this:
Triangle Away. (Close/reopen the apo to make sure it worked) then pull the battery. Reboot directly to download mode. Make sure the counter is 0. Flash the official firmware released yesterday.
No idea why its not working for you. Ive had several confirmations that it did work before. Keep in mind that if you have a custom recovery or kernel, every time you boot up the phone it will retrip the counter to 1. So be careful your not booting up w/ cwm or twrp installed.
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