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[Q] going back to complete stock question

hello,
i need to get my GSM GNex to complete stock so i could send it back to expansys to get an exchange (screen issues)
anyway, i unlocked bootloader, flashed CWM, rooted my phone via galaxy nexus toolkit v5.6
i was wondering if anyone could check if what i'm planning to do is correct way to turn my phone in to complete stock (just out of the box) state.
1. lock my bootloader
2. reflash stock recovery
3. extract and flash google factory stock rom
is this order correct?
if not, can someone correct me?
or if this is not what i'm supposed to do, how do i turn it back to the complete stock?
i'm not sure, but i'm seeing an option in GNex toolkit to backup and restore the phone.
i don't remember if it was mandatory to make a backup right after you install the drivers for the GNex in the toolkit.
should i use backup and restore option in toolkit instead? would it remove SU and turn everything into stock like fresh out of the box?
thank you in advance.
please help!

order should be
2, 3, 1
locking the bootloader will be last.

thank you for the answer.
by the way,
i just found out that i have made the backup files before i did anything.
restoring those files should do the trick too right?

Dude just download a official Google image for your phone and use the fastboot option 8 in the toolkit to flash the official file it will get your phone back to stock will lock the bootloader and everything by itself
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msedek said:
Dude just download a official Google image for your phone and use the fastboot option 8 in the toolkit to flash the official file it will get your phone back to stock will lock the bootloader and everything by itself
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i'm all new to this...
so what ur saying is to download the official image, flash it, then run #8 in toolkit, correct?

ILLHYHL said:
i'm all new to this...
so what ur saying is to download the official image, flash it, then run #8 in toolkit, correct?
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You will use #8 option from toolkit to flash the official image from Google that will put ur phone back to stock
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msedek said:
You will use #8 option from toolkit to flash the official image from Google that will put ur phone back to stock
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oh so basically #8 in toolkit would do everything for you.
got it. thanks!!

No problem... Thats whats this forum about
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ILLHYHL said:
oh so basically #8 in toolkit would do everything for you.
got it. thanks!!
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Everything but lock the boot loader. The Toolkit does a pretty good job of explaining the process.
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Same scenario here. The toolkit will do everything for you, download and all. Just click restore to stock and follow the directions. Worked flawlessly for me.
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Yeah, you have to relock it when finished

Stock Bell unrooted rom

I've searched for a good 15 minutes, I might have let it slip, but I'm really busy and I need to have this rom for tonight. This is a big time request.
I'm sending my cellphone for overheating problems because I'm still under warranty, and I can't find the Canadian rom for the SGS3(BELL). I have the stock + root one, but I can't find a really stock one. My flash trip counter and other things that should be default are not tripped, so it shouldn't pose any problem.
Last little question : Do I flash the stock rom via cwm to keep the counters normal? It should also remove cwm, right?
Thanks, sorry for being a burden.

http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-canadian-galaxy-s3-sgh-i747m-stock-roms/
Try that it has bell rom on it
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Also you flash through Odin via computer or mobile Odin on phone. I the it should make your phone stock then get triangleaway to reset the phone status
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tehsprayer said:
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-canadian-galaxy-s3-sgh-i747m-stock-roms/
Try that it has bell rom on it
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Also you flash through Odin via computer or mobile Odin on phone. I the it should make your phone stock then get triangleaway to reset the phone status
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It's a nice link, tried to go for the download, of course it doesn't work.
I'll google too then. If anybody has a working link, I'll take it.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752729
I'm a jackass. I found it myself.
The only problem is it's in the wrong section, it should be in this one not the verizon one.

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I747M
The exact page, if anyone ever google or forum search, for future references.

used mobile odin and bricked my note

hey i was gonna use mobile odin on my phone to flash a new recovery. but it sent me to the boot screen and stood there. can someone help me??

Need more info... what file u flash ?

twanskys204 said:
Need more info... what file u flash ?
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Sorry bro. i downloaded a .tar file from the app "goomanager" mobile odin was a third party apk i got from another website. probably shouldn't have done that. but most do. so i flashed it, and it sent me into the "samsung galaxy note 2" boot screen. it's staying there. i thought i would download the stock firmware and use odin on my computer to reflash it back to stock. i was trying to flash "cleanrom, which u need twrp. Im still a noob on using odin mobile

Try factory reset

twanskys204 said:
Try factory reset
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how?

vividblu2020 said:
how?
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i can't get into recovery

vividblu2020 said:
i can't get into recovery
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Can u get into download mode?
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Hmmm sounds like u are bricked. . Sorry to hear that... u can try jtag service
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U cant get into dl mode?

twanskys204 said:
Hmmm sounds like u are bricked. . Sorry to hear that... u can try jtag service
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i can get into download mode. what do i need to do? and flash. i tried to get kies to recognize my phone but it wont
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Go to sammobile.com and look for your fw for your model of phone....extract till in .tar format. Then flash in pda section in odin.
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There are allot of guides to going to stock... good thing u can get into dl mode...that means u are able to recover
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twanskys204 said:
Go to sammobile.com and look for your fw for your model of phone....extract till in .tar format. Then flash in pda section in odin.
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There are allot of guides to going to stock... good thing u can get into dl mode...that means u are able to recover
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ok thanks. i researched that earlier, but for some reason, cannot register. i filled out all the necessary information, and it kept telling me some of the things i used to register was wrong. like the user name, and password. would u know about this??

Keep trying

vividblu2020 said:
ok thanks. i researched that earlier, but for some reason, cannot register. i filled out all the necessary information, and it kept telling me some of the things i used to register was wrong. like the user name, and password. would u know about this??
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DL Odin v3.07 on your computer. DL the .tar file to restore your specific device. Put your phone into DL mode and let Odin restore your device.
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vividblu2020 said:
ok thanks. i researched that earlier, but for some reason, cannot register. i filled out all the necessary information, and it kept telling me some of the things i used to register was wrong. like the user name, and password. would u know about this??
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Same thing happened to me (Couldnt boot into recovery and needed a stock ROM).
This is where I posted, you can find some information there: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260948
Like "freakboy13" said, "If you can get into DL mode, you're golden." Don't worry it just takes patience and you have to keep trying.
1. First, you want to find a stock ROM only (normally 836MB zipped and around 1.42 unzipped)
2. Make sure you're using a domestic ROM, not International and make sure you're using your model number. Do you have AT&T? if so search for - SAMSUNG SGH-I317. If not search for the one you need.
3.Flash it using Odin. I used Odin 1.87 I believe, I didn't have to use 3.07.
4. Let us know how it goes. I had to do it twice and it worked so be patient.

vividblu2020 said:
ok thanks. i researched that earlier, but for some reason, cannot register. i filled out all the necessary information, and it kept telling me some of the things i used to register was wrong. like the user name, and password. would u know about this??
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Root injected rom from link below since you mentioned you can get to dload mode. Choose correct rom that is for your phone model / carrier.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
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No...you are "NOT" bricked.....you have a software brick only.
These fine members above me have you going in the right direction.
Make sure you thank them once you get the device rolling again....g

Heres my guide.
If you can get into dl mode "you are golden" :thumbup:
This is a tutorial on how to use the fastest and simplest way back to stock aka Emegrency Firmware Recovery.
This is accessed via kies.
You should do a bit more reading before attempting to use odin. Using odin is not for newbs. Dont just dl apps snd flash stuff with out understanding whats going on. Mobile odin goomanager is great, just know whats actaully going on.
What you a should do is go back to stock via efr. Heres my guide with pics.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261153
Its also in my sig but viewable via web view only .
Gl and Post back !

David Felix said:
Same thing happened to me (Couldnt boot into recovery and needed a stock ROM).
This is where I posted, you can find some information there: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260948
Like "freakboy13" said, "If you can get into DL mode, you're golden." Don't worry it just takes patience and you have to keep trying.
1. First, you want to find a stock ROM only (normally 836MB zipped and around 1.42 unzipped)
2. Make sure you're using a domestic ROM, not International and make sure you're using your model number. Do you have AT&T? if so search for - SAMSUNG SGH-I317. If not search for the one you need.
3.Flash it using Odin. I used Odin 1.87 I believe, I didn't have to use 3.07.
4. Let us know how it goes. I had to do it twice and it worked so be patient.
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I got it. I was downloading stock firmware and flashed the .tar file.
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vividblu2020 said:
I got it. I was downloading stock firmware and flashed the .tar file.
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Sweet Man! :victory:

Great news !
Now pound that thanks button for those guys that fixed you up....g

Did a hard reset and I still have root?

Why do I have root and a custom rom (I was running ktoonsez kernel before i did the hard reset) when I hard-reseted my phone?
I'm trying to make my phone like it came out of the box.
With no root or anything. With the original kernel and stuff.
How do I do that?

I don't think hard reset can make your phone look like out of box.You have to flash stock rom with Odin to return to stock.
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umair42 said:
I don't think hard reset can make your phone look like out of box.You have to flash stock rom with Odin to return to stock.
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How do i do that?

kevinrubio1 said:
How do i do that?
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Go to sammobile.com and download your phone's firmware.Then search on google how to flash roms using odin.
I can't post links because i'm not on my pc and using it from mobile.

umair42 said:
Go to sammobile.com and download your phone's firmware.Then search on google how to flash roms using odin.
I can't post links because i'm not on my pc and using it from mobile.
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It looks complicated, I'll see if I need to do it tomorrow because I reset my phone because I was experiencing an issue,
Is there a thread made for the S4 to revert to complete stock? I know I saw one in Android Development, but it said "fix soft brick" or something like that

This thread in the stickies shows how to unroot and how to use odin.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268880
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Android_Monsters said:
This thread in the stickies shows how to unroot and how to use odin.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268880
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so this is the thread I need to be looking at?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628

yep is too easy if you read and if you have a doubt read again, follow these steps...good luck

a hard reset does a factory reset too if i'm not mistaken which only wipes /data /cache and dalvik. doesn't touch system or boot which is where the rom and kernel are, respectively. therefore doesnt get rid of root

kevinrubio1 said:
It looks complicated, I'll see if I need to do it tomorrow because I reset my phone because I was experiencing an issue,
Is there a thread made for the S4 to revert to complete stock? I know I saw one in Android Development, but it said "fix soft brick" or something like that
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It is so... not hard, its easier then buttering toast, if you can adjust the sound volume on a pc or navigate a standard windows xp/7 o.s , you can odin a tar file to a galaxy phone .. it takes literally 5 min from dload file time / to flashing finished.
In fact you have the easiest phone to deal with be :thumbup: thankful not a motorola or htc.
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kevinrubio1 said:
It looks complicated, I'll see if I need to do it tomorrow because I reset my phone because I was experiencing an issue,
Is there a thread made for the S4 to revert to complete stock? I know I saw one in Android Development, but it said "fix soft brick" or something like that
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Puting a galaxy any galaxy back to stock requires what wr call removing root and more importantly getting stock 3e recovery back. Its only done by flashing the stock out of the box firmware, otherwise known as a tar.md5 file.
You search in GOOGLE,for
"M919 uvuamdl stock tar. "
Dload it to computer then extract file to desktop or a folder
Next Download odin and open odin,
Connect phone to usb cable to the computer. You will see in odin top left corner a com port when your phones recognized the port will be yellow and say com with a # like com8 for example.
Select pda in Odin, it will direct you to the folder you put the tar file in and select open.
Then click start in Odin.When its done itlll say reset/pass .flashing takes 3-10 minutes on average the s4 takes little longer than older galaxy's used to.
Your all done Back to as STOCK AS YOU CAN GET
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kevinrubio1 said:
Why do I have root and a custom rom (I was running ktoonsez kernel before i did the hard reset) when I hard-reseted my phone?
I'm trying to make my phone like it came out of the box.
With no root or anything. With the original kernel and stuff.
How do I do that?
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Sent you a PM also

[OTA ZIP] OFFICIAL 4.3 update zip [HAS KNOX BOOTLOADER]

You must be on 100% stock odexed MD4 to flash this (rooted/unrooted doesn't matter)
Just posting this here for people to find it easily
All credits to @poit and @edfunkycold!
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And thanks to edfunkycold we have the link to the update:
http://android.clients.google.com/p...50053.USER_L710_SPR_MD4_to_MK3_Update_FWD.zip
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Mirror: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291680782
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What does voiding Knox mean? Boot loader flag goes from 0x0 to 0x1
Notes about Knox:
FLASHING A: CUSTOM KERNEL or CUSTOM RECOVERY on MK3 boot loader VOIDS KNOX
CANNOT DOWNGRADE TO OLDER FIRMWARE!
Composed of an OS side and firmware (bootloader-side) implementation. Apps (OS components) can be removed, but the firmware components CANNOT.
You can still root on the new firmware...but you can't flash a custom recovery or custom kernel, or else you will trip Knox

First!!!!
Damn we need a way to get rid of KNOX!!!!!!.... LOL

Thank you CNexus....Could I flash this file with custom recovery TWRP or Rooted 4.1.2 phone...or I have to return stock?

anees02 said:
Thank you CNexus....Could I flash this file with custom recovery TWRP or Rooted 4.1.2 phone...or I have to return stock?
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You have to return to stock
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anees02 said:
Thank you CNexus....Could I flash this file with custom recovery TWRP or Rooted 4.1.2 phone...or I have to return stock?
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You have to be unrooted stock. It needs stock recovery. The zip is just like you taking a OTA update.

Speedin07si said:
You have to be unrooted stock. It needs stock recovery. The zip is just like you taking a OTA update.
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Go to this thread, worked perfectly for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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anees02 said:
Thank you CNexus....Could I flash this file with custom recovery TWRP or Rooted 4.1.2 phone...or I have to return stock?
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Worked great for me, use this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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lordnykon21 said:
Go to this thread, worked perfectly for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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Worked great for me, use this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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I'm in the process of doing this right now lol. I was debating on going back to stock or just waiting till one of the many talented devs figured something out.

Speedin07si said:
I'm in the process of doing this right now lol. I was debating on going back to stock or just waiting till one of the many talented devs figured something out.[/QUOTE
According to the great minds here, it has to be like stock, it's essentially like receiving the ota.
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lordnykon21 said:
Go to this thread, worked perfectly for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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Worked great for me, use this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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Then I have to download 834MB file size in order to flash 495MB file size
Is it any way to flash stock recovery and make unrooting by supersu itself?

If you already have a stock rom and recovery installed and you don't have an sd card handy, it's easy to update the zip using ADB sideload. Assuming you have used ADB before and know how to use it on your computer
Download the file and rename it something easy like "update.zip"
reboot the phone into recovery by pressing volume up, home, and power
select the option to update via ADB
plug in phone to computer with USB cable
on your computer open a terminal window and if you want to make sure the ADB connection works type "ADB devices" you should see some numbers listed followed by "sideload"
flash the file by typing "adb sideload update.zip" if you named it update.zip that is, then press enter
once it's done hit the power button to reboot
profit??

Ok I know this is a dumb question does it have to be on sd card or internal card for recovery to pick it up
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Ok I know this is a dumb question does it have to be on sd card or internal card for recovery to pick it up
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if you are trying to flash it from the phone it needs to be on an external SD card.

I'm hearing rooting is not working after the update.
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So, I know this is supposed to be the official update, and I flashed via adb, but KIES and SprintZone don't seem to understand that. The two screenshots show what I'm talking about. These should both say "current" or "Up to date"

Do u need to be unrooted or can I just reinstall my rooted stock ROM and do the update
rocking the 4.4

ruthlessptizzle said:
Do u need to be unrooted or can I just reinstall my rooted stock ROM and do the update
rocking the 4.4
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Just updated OP, check it again

I just checked it about two hours ago and the update wasn't there....but u have it from somewhere else
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Ment I have it from a download I got
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counterfeit187 said:
So, I know this is supposed to be the official update, and I flashed via adb, but KIES and SprintZone don't seem to understand that. The two screenshots show what I'm talking about. These should both say "current" or "Up to date"
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This is what Kies says for my phone. Samsung Kies doesn't know Sprint's update is available. Wait for the OTA.

Razorwindmo46 said:
This is what Kies says for my phone. Samsung Kies doesn't know Sprint's update is available. Wait for the OTA.
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After the update you have to use Kies3
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counterfeit187 said:
After the update you have to use Kies3
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I didn't use this download. I'm still on MD4. I'll wait awhile to see if anyone has issues with this dl since I'm not on Sprint. I'm using Ting for a provider.