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I rooted my phone yesterday using the toolkit from the development forums. I created a backup of my stock ROM before I flashed anything new but apparently I messed that up b.c trying to restore that, the toolkit told me I have no restore files. Anyway I flashed the unofficial cm10 build and I am having some radio issues, so I wanted to go back to stock until a more official build comes out. I have tried doing that through the toolkit a few times but it continues to fail.
Looking around online I found the stock ROM from Google and dl'd it (mysid-imm76k-factory-98d21321.tar is the file) I am pretty noobish when it comes to flashing stuff and i have never seen a .tar but I found that Odin can flash .tar. so my plan was to get the odin app flash that file and hope I did everything okay.
A couple questions: is this going to work okay? Do I need to flash kernels or radios or anything else or is this a complete return to stock? Will this keep me rooted and unlocked?
you dont need ODIN.
use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Zepius said:
you dont need ODIN.
use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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Thank you. Don't know why I couldn't find that.
Any chance you could explain what odin is/.tar files are? And how they are different?
unrefine said:
Thank you. Don't know why I couldn't find that.
Any chance you could explain what odin is/.tar files are? And how they are different?
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ODIN is a firmware restore program for all samsung phones.
here's a decent webpage on what ODIN is/does
http://forum.jakar.co/android-hack/1341254634/
I've searched around and found only 1thread on returning to stock and it seems to assume you are running a modified stock rom, and uses a few different apps to acheive Stock status. I'm looking for a stock odin file that I can boot into download mode and flash and be returned to stock. Does that exist? I'm currently running CleanRom 4.8 with CWM recovery. I'm trading my Note 2 in tomorrow for the GS4 and need it back stock! Hope someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks!
Kind of a confusing post... Just flash the stock file in odin...
http://storagecow.eu/Xda/AT&T Note ...317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.zip Here is a direct download link.
When you FLASH a STOCK file in ODIN your system status will NO longer say modified, not sure what you were reading but they were incorrect.
hyelton said:
Kind of a confusing post... Just flash the stock file in odin...
http://storagecow.eu/Xda/AT&T Note ...317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.zip Here is a direct download link.
When you FLASH a STOCK file in ODIN your system status will NO longer say modified, not sure what you were reading but they were incorrect.
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Exactly what I'm looking for, is that 4.1.1 or 4.1.2? Thanks in advance!
4.1.1
hyelton said:
4.1.1
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Awesome thanks! I'll flash to that and then do the update either OTA or through Kies!
I tired to root my galaxy s3 but ended up bricking it for a while and all i got was the Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again. After trying odin so many time i finally got it to work but now i have another issue...i put verizon 4.1 on my phone using odin instead of att. my att sim wont work and i dont know how i am going to get it back to att stock rom so i can use my phone again!!! if anyone know how to reset this please help i just got the phone and now i cant use it because it has Verizon instead of att galaxy s3 stock rom on it.:crying:
pimpjayjay said:
I tired to root my galaxy s3 but ended up bricking it for a while and all i got was the Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again. After trying odin so many time i finally got it to work but now i have another issue...i put verizon 4.1 on my phone using odin instead of att. my att sim wont work and i dont know how i am going to get it back to att stock rom so i can use my phone again!!! if anyone know how to reset this please help i just got the phone and now i cant use it because it has Verizon instead of att galaxy s3 stock rom on it.:crying:
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Did you ever flash android 4.3 on you're phone? (This is important)
Ali7000 said:
Did you ever flash android 4.3 on you're phone? (This is important)
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it already had 4.3 i was trying to root it but the process faild and all i get is the error Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again
pimpjayjay said:
it already had 4.3 i was trying to root it but the process faild and all i get is the error Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again
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Try these http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233, stock at&t rooted without Knox (Believe me man, better without knox). But they are only leaks of the official firmware. I am not a professional developer so you might wanna create a new thread and ask if it's possible in you're situation.
Ali7000 said:
Try these http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233, stock at&t rooted without Knox (Believe me man, better without knox). But they are only leaks of the official firmware. I am not a professional developer so you might wanna create a new thread and ask if it's possible in you're situation.
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okay i will look it up and see if it works , thanks.
The Canadian and US phones are pretty similar. Maybe a Canadian rom will work?
You can find official firmware here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SGH-I747&pcode=ATT#firmware
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The Canadian and US phones are pretty similar. Maybe a Canadian rom will work?
You can find official firmware here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SGH-I747&pcode=ATT#firmware
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No it won't work. Since it is a stock rom it most likely will not work, he won't be able to call, text, or use data.
Ali7000 said:
No it won't work. Since it is a stock rom it most likely will not work, he won't be able to call, text, or use data.
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I wasn't sure if the OP could install some sort of stock firmware to get his phone going and then install the necessary radio.
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I wasn't sure if the OP could install some sort of stock firmware to get his phone going and then install the necessary radio.
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The best choice for him is to stick to a custom rom until the AT&T 4.3 update releases.
Ali7000 said:
The best choice for him is to stick to a custom rom until the AT&T 4.3 update releases.
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Wow. it seems as if you got people in here just giving you ODIN TARS to flash. i wouldnt listen/ flash anything than the leaked 4.3 update for att because MOST odin files have bootloader upgrades in them and if you are on 4.3 you will brick trying to restore stock
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Wow. it seems as if you got people in here just giving you ODIN TARS to flash. i wouldnt listen/ flash anything than the leaked 4.3 update for att because MOST odin files have bootloader upgrades in them and if you are on 4.3 you will brick trying to restore stock
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Hah Yah man I've been through a lot sh**.
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At&t Tar files
what should i do, the tar file for Verizon still fails but it will go as far as to let my device boot but so i can at least get to recovery mode and then i can reboot it and clear system data but of courses that not what i want because it running Verizon.I is there a way to find the tar file that has at&t on it so i can try to make it work?
Ali7000 said:
Hah Yah man I've been through a lot sh**.
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what should i do, the tar file for Verizon still fails but it will go as far as to let my device boot but so i can at least get to recovery mode and then i can reboot it and clear system data but of courses that not what i want because it running Verizon.I is there a way to find the tar file that has at&t on it so i can try to make it work?
Based on the OP, the phone is currently running Verizon's 4.1 which leads me to believe the bootloader has not been updated beyond 4.1.2 since recovery mode is accessible; therefore, I think flashing 4.11 or 4.1.2 stock roms would be fine.
As always, it's best to check the installed bootloader before proceeding with any more flashes.
I used the stock firmware from here to downgrade my Bell s3 from stock 4.1.2 to stock 4.1.1.
Stock firmware: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SGH-I747&pcode=ATT#firmware
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what should i do, the tar file for Verizon still fails but it will go as far as to let my device boot but so i can at least get to recovery mode and then i can reboot it and clear system data but of courses that not what i want because it running Verizon.I is there a way to find the tar file that has at&t on it so i can try to make it work?
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Download the ATT Image
Current I747UCDLK3 (JB 4.1.1)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
audit13 said:
Based on the OP, the phone is currently running Verizon's 4.1 which leads me to believe the bootloader has not been updated beyond 4.1.2 since recovery mode is accessible; therefore, I think flashing 4.11 or 4.1.2 stock roms would be fine.
As always, it's best to check the installed bootloader before proceeding with any more flashes.
I used the stock firmware from here to downgrade my Bell s3 from stock 4.1.2 to stock 4.1.1.
Stock firmware: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SGH-I747&pcode=ATT#firmware
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i wouldnt flash the bootloader just to to be safe though. id flash the recovery from the root forum and then install a cm or aosp ROM.
or open the tar and make sure there are not bootloader related files i forgot all of them but one is mbl. something and 1,2,3 theres a post on here how to check i just dont know where
So, i decide to root my s3 because i wanted to do some cool stuff. I got odin, got the tar file and tried flashing it. For some reason it didn't work :crying: On odin it gave me a fail. I was in download mode too. So, when i turn on my s3 it is in odin mode but it says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." i did this in kies and when it was at like 99% it gives me an error. :crying:
so i tried flashing again in odin still fail, but i get on my s3 SV REV CHECK FAIL: Fused 2 > Binary 0. I have no clue what that means, So, i just want my phone to get working again i dont care about rooting anymore. JUST HELP ME FIX IT!!!!:crying:
BTW: I di root my Kindle Fire a while back so i thought I would have experience with this (i kind of do) but i guess I thought wrong.
Was your phone running a stock 4.3 AT&T ROM? What method did you use to try and root the phone?
audit13 said:
Was your phone running a stock 4.3 AT&T ROM? What method did you use to try and root the phone?
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i think so and i tired using odin and i put the phone in download mode so i could flash the .tar file
Resistance225 said:
i think so and i tired using odin and i put the phone in download mode so i could flash the .tar file
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Since your phone was running a stock 4.3 ROM, you can't use Odin to install a stock AT&T 4.3 ROM because it doesn't exist. There are leaked ROMs around that you could try flashing.
Alternatively, you could install a custom recovery and install a custom 4.4.2 ROM.
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Since your phone was running a stock 4.3 ROM, you can't use Odin to install a stock AT&T 4.3 ROM because it doesn't exist. There are leaked ROMs around that you could try flashing.
Alternatively, you could install a custom recovery and install a custom 4.4.2 ROM.
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I will try to do this! Thanks for helping me though, i will keep you updated. :fingers-crossed:
audit13 said:
Since your phone was running a stock 4.3 ROM, you can't use Odin to install a stock AT&T 4.3 ROM because it doesn't exist. There are leaked ROMs around that you could try flashing.
Alternatively, you could install a custom recovery and install a custom 4.4.2 ROM.
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I installed a recovery and guess what, it started working again! All my data was still there too! Thanks i really appreciate you taking the time to help me! I also was able to succsessfully root it by using the CF auto root .tar file. Once again, thanks a ton!
Resistance225 said:
I installed a recovery and guess what, it started working again! All my data was still there too! Thanks i really appreciate you taking the time to help me! I also was able to succsessfully root it by using the CF auto root .tar file. Once again, thanks a ton!
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Glad you got it working. We're all here to help.
Hello, I am currently rooted and have CWM 6.0.4.3. installed. I'm on CM11 but want to go back to stock.. Is there an easy way to keep root and go back to stock. Want stock for a few functions that ROMS dont seem to be offering but can keep root and CWM ??
Thanks.
Which phone do you have? You could try flashing a pre-rooted stock ROM via Odin. Then use Odin to flash CWM.
Bt its better to firstly install ur stock rom and then again root it as it takes no longer than 5 mins
DeathNotice said:
Bt its better to firstly install ur stock rom and then again root it as it takes no longer than 5 mins
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Ok perfect, thats what I was looking for. Phone btw is S3 - d2att - SGH i747) Sounds good to install the stock rom and re-root.. I'm sure its here but I have searched everywhere to find a tutorial on this and I cannot find a straight answer.
Would you mind giving me the steps or pointing me to a thread that explains how to and has the files in need to download ?
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Which phone do you have? You could try flashing a pre-rooted stock ROM via Odin. Then use Odin to flash CWM.
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Do you know if there is a step by step on this somewhere ? I dont mind going back to complete stock.. I can just re-root and flash CWM after.
OR
Maybe you could just answer the bigger question : the reason I want to go back to stock is I need to use MHL/HDMI which CM11 doesnt support. I dont want to go back to stock, I would rather even go to another ROM that supports mhl/hdmi.. but if I have to go to stock, than so be it.?
Were you running the stock AT&T 4.3 ROM before you switched to CM11?
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Were you running the stock AT&T 4.3 ROM before you switched to CM11?
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Yes, I bought the phone new and was running stock, Canadian Rogers version and had changed to CM10, then to 11.
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Yes, I bought the phone new and was running stock, Canadian Rogers version and had changed to CM10, then to 11.
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Since you installed a custom recovery, that would have tripped the Knox counter which voids the warranty. It's not a problem if the phone is working properly.
Did you update to 4.3 or did it come with 4.3?
You may be better off installing a pre-rooted ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
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Since you installed a custom recovery, that would have tripped the Knox counter which voids the warranty. It's not a problem if the phone is working properly.
Did you update to 4.3 or did it come with 4.3?
You may be better off installing a pre-rooted ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
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It was quite some time ago but I believe I was on ICS 4.0.. and switch to CM from there. Im not worried about the counter for warranty, that's expired on my unit anyways. I just want to be able to use MHL/HDMI function.. so if fine with flashing pre-rooted.. or stock.. or a different ROM that support MHL/HDMI. Can you recommend the easiest route ?
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It was quite some time ago but I believe I was on ICS 4.0.. and switch to CM from there. Im not worried about the counter for warranty, that's expired on my unit anyways. I just want to be able to use MHL/HDMI function.. so if fine with flashing pre-rooted.. or stock.. or a different ROM that support MHL/HDMI. Can you recommend the easiest route ?
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I asked about 4.3 because the 4.3 bootloader cannot be downloaded. Flashing via mobile Odin will not touch the bootloader or modem.
You could try a pre-rooted rom and then flash a custom recovery via Odin.
I use Philz Touch from here: http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att
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I asked about 4.3 because the 4.3 bootloader cannot be downloaded. Flashing via mobile Odin will not touch the bootloader or modem.
You could try a pre-rooted rom and then flash a custom recovery via Odin.
I use Philz Touch from here: http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att
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Ok thanks, I will do that. 1 thing I'm not quite sure of is the bootloader situation ? In the first tutorial there is a note : Flashing a prior bootloader can hard/soft brick your device. How do I know ?
I see the steps as:
Extract tar file you downloaded.
Use Odin, put phone into download mode [with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connect to computer and open Odin.
once in odin click the PDA field and select the tar file
Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.
click start and when done let phone reboot.
If you just want a stock, rooted phone with no custom recovery, no plans to flash custom roms, etc. then you can stop HERE.
For my situation, is it just that easy ?
Before flashing, verify the version of your bootloader.
audit13 said:
Before flashing, verify the version of your bootloader.
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OK I have made an effort to go read and figure out how to find out what version of bootloader on my own.. But i cannot find ? Any chance you know... And could help?
You mentioned your have the i747 and Rogers. Do you have the AT&T s3 (i747) or Rogers/Bell/Telus s3 (i747m)?
What is the most recent stock ROM you had on your phone?
Hey. I got the i747m. As for what was the last stock ROM I had, can't say. I know when I bought the phone it was ICS and I had received and update to jellybean.. But them went to cm10. The tutorial I followed told me had me back everything up, which I did. Have it in a file somewhere on my comp, would that tell me ?
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If you are flasjing back to stock you should flash back to the same baseband/bootloader that came stock on your phone.
I'm looking for a stock rooted zip for the sasktel i747m (MF1) that i can flash in CWM....I need to go back to stock to fix a data issue that ive encountered through flashing these new d2lte builds...
Does anyone know if a cwm flashable stock rooted rom exists for Sasktel's i747m with baseband MF1 ???I already have the Odin flashable stock rooted zip but don't have a laptop handy until tuesday....And im pretty sure i cant flash that zip in cwm recovery....
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Ariesdroid said:
If you are flasjing back to stock you should flash back to the same baseband/bootloader that came stock on your phone.
I'm looking for a stock rooted zip for the sasktel i747m (MF1) that i can flash in CWM....I need to go back to stock to fix a data issue that ive encountered through flashing these new d2lte builds...
Does anyone know if a cwm flashable stock rooted rom exists for Sasktel's i747m with baseband MF1 ???I already have the Odin flashable stock rooted zip but don't have a laptop handy until tuesday....And im pretty sure i cant flash that zip in cwm recovery....
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I have not seen a stock mf1 ROM that can be flashed in CWM. You could use mobile Odin to flash back to stock and then flash Philz Touch via desktop Odin later.
OK, so back to my question.. If I have the i747M and bought the phone with ICS.. does this help.?
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You mentioned your have the i747 and Rogers. Do you have the AT&T s3 (i747) or Rogers/Bell/Telus s3 (i747m)?
What is the most recent stock ROM you had on your phone?
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Hey there Audit, Sorry to bother you again, I just dont know how to move forward from here and neeeeeed some help.
I have been reading for days and days have not found a straight answer for my issue and I dont want to just go ahead and start flashing when I dont know if its the right method ?
I dont know how to get back to stock from where I'm at, I dont know how to figure out what bootloader I have (you asked me)
I have found a couple links on XDA that I can follow, I'm just not sure if they apply to my situation ?
This is a pretty detailed response/tutorial, but I dont know if I can just go ahead with this or not ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2186967
This is also very detailed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Any help would be greatly appreciated !
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OK, so back to my question.. If I have the i747M and bought the phone with ICS.. does this help.?
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If you are sure you have the Rogers i747m and you have never loaded a stock Rogers 4.3 ROM onto your phone, you could use desktop Odin to flash a pre-rooted 4.1.2 ROM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426.
Flashing the pre-rooted 4.1.2 ROM will return the phone to completely stock, wipe out all installed apps and data, and you will have root. I do not recommend flashing the Rogers 4.3 pre-rooted ROM from the link.
Once you are able to boot into the phone and set things up, you can flash Philz Touch from Odin which will give you a custom recovery on a rooted stock 4.1.2 ROM.