[Q] FreeGee tool question! - LG Optimus G (International)

Hey guys,
if i ''restore with backups'' with the freegee tool ,does that mean that cwm recovery is uninstalled or does it just lock the bootloader?
If i do that is any way to see that the phone has custom recovery and not the original?(its for warranty issues)
i want just to lock the bootloader and then unroot it..finally i will do a factory reset.
The reason im asking is that im a bit of noobie and the whole ''kdz revert to stock'' process i a bit scary to me
Thanks in advance!

Pantoudis said:
Hey guys,
if i ''restore with backups'' with the freegee tool ,does that mean that cwm recovery is uninstalled or does it just lock the bootloader?
If i do that is any way to see that the phone has custom recovery and not the original?(its for warranty issues)
i want just to lock the bootloader and then unroot it..finally i will do a factory reset.
The reason im asking is that im a bit of noobie and the whole ''kdz revert to stock'' process i a bit scary to me
Thanks in advance!
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Restoring backup of freegee will lock ur bootloader... Then flash the kdz which does unroot nd then do factory reset for to gt pure stock(take backup of internal storage contnts b4 doin factory reset)
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hasan4791 said:
Restoring backup of freegee will lock ur bootloader... Then flash the kdz which does unroot nd then do factory reset for to gt pure stock(take backup of internal storage contnts b4 doin factory reset)
Sent from my LG-E975 using xda premium
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Thank you very much...i've already made a backup with cwm and also backed up all my data...
And an off topic question ...
i have a E975 from Taiwan does anyone happen to know if the lte bands are compatible in europe...because i cant make the 4g-lte work.
It appears only 3g and H

hasan4791 said:
Restoring backup of freegee will lock ur bootloader... Then flash the kdz which does unroot nd then do factory reset for to gt pure stock(take backup of internal storage contnts b4 doin factory reset)
Sent from my LG-E975 using xda premium
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Good explanation on how to go back stock...
One doubt, if I'm rooted and the bootoaled unlocked and I flash the kdz file will this put back to stock or do I need to first relock bootloader and the flash KDZ?

rimsilva said:
Good explanation on how to go back stock...
One doubt, if I'm rooted and the bootoaled unlocked and I flash the kdz file will this put back to stock or do I need to first relock bootloader and the flash KDZ?
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ya if yu flash kdz directly it ll lock nd unroot it...but for me it doesn't wrk properly...I always restore freegee backup then il flash kdz after that factry reset...

hasan4791 said:
ya if yu flash kdz directly it ll lock nd unroot it...but for me it doesn't wrk properly...I always restore freegee backup then il flash kdz after that factry reset...
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I'm also skeptical of this...last time I was on an AOSP ROM and used Restore with backups and got a security error. I'm sure that's just because I was on a custom ROM. Since I'm now on a completely stock ROM (not even custom) and I used the restore with backups, that'll relock my boot loader...right?

If you are rooted,but not unlocked,you will get security error. I said it many times,rooting without unlocking is pretty useless. Restoring efs partitions will lock your bootloader,but you will remain rooted. Best way is to use kdz updater to revert to stock.
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_dannyboy said:
I'm also skeptical of this...last time I was on an AOSP ROM and used Restore with backups and got a security error. I'm sure that's just because I was on a custom ROM. Since I'm now on a completely stock ROM (not even custom) and I used the restore with backups, that'll relock my boot loader...right?
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If yu have uninstalled any system apps from stock rom and if yu restore freegee backup, yu ll get secure boot error.....

hasan4791 said:
If yu have uninstalled any system apps from stock rom and if yu restore freegee backup, yu ll get secure boot error.....
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I had the file manager uninstalled but I reinstalled it so...I should be fine right?
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hasan4791 said:
If yu have uninstalled any system apps from stock rom and if yu restore freegee backup, yu ll get secure boot error.....
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I had the file manager uninstalled but I reinstalled it throught the application manager. I should be fine right?

_dannyboy said:
I had the file manager uninstalled but I reinstalled it so...I should be fine right?
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I had the file manager uninstalled but I reinstalled it throught the application manager. I should be fine right?
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not sure abt tat...havent tried anythin lyk that...but wenever i uninstall some apps i do kdz to get back to stock..!!

kimitza said:
If you are rooted,but not unlocked,you will get security error. I said it many times,rooting without unlocking is pretty useless. Restoring efs partitions will lock your bootloader,but you will remain rooted. Best way is to use kdz updater to revert to stock.
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Well, I was already rooted and unlocked. I'm trying to relock my boot loader.

_dannyboy said:
I had the file manager uninstalled but I reinstalled it so...I should be fine right?
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I had the file manager uninstalled but I reinstalled it throught the application manager. I should be fine right?
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ya i shud be fine...

If lock the bootloader,you must unroot too. The easiest and safest way is to use kdz updater. This way you won't get security errors.
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[Q] Rollback of Official Update

I have updated my Galaxy grand witj the official (BNB) update. But it lagging and slow and also hangs. Iwant to rollback to previous version is there any possibility to rollback without rooting the phone or custom rom?
Anish_ca said:
I have updated my Galaxy grand witj the official (BNB) update. But it lagging and slow and also hangs. Iwant to rollback to previous version is there any possibility to rollback without rooting the phone or custom rom?
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Yes, its possible to rollback to previous version. Download the previous version of Stock ROM from sammobile and flash this ROM via Odin v3.07 then it will roll back to the previous version..
Hit thanks if my post is helpful.
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Anish_ca said:
I have updated my Galaxy grand witj the official (BNB) update. But it lagging and slow and also hangs. Iwant to rollback to previous version is there any possibility to rollback without rooting the phone or custom rom?
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No way to rollback into previous version, as no vendor supports downgrading . If u need your old software, just download Original stock firmware (definitely some older version :silly and reflash it with Odin as @Parth2187 mentioned:cyclops:
This is what I did. I had a nand bqckup of my 4.1.2 stock rooted rom.
1. Flashed 4.1.2 stock via Odin.
2. Root3d and flashed CWM recovery.
3. Once in recovery rolled back my original nand.
Please note if u end up in a boot loop. Make aure u go to stock recovery and do data/factory reset and wipe cache and u r good to go.
Hope helps. Worked foe me.
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DMJoh said:
No way to rollback into previous version, as no vendor supports downgrading . If u need your old software, just download Original stock firmware (definitely some older version :silly and reflash it with Odin as @Parth2187 mentioned:cyclops:
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If i root my phone than can i get update from OTA??
If i want to unroot my Phone then how it is possible?
Anish_ca said:
If i root my phone than can i get update from OTA??
If i want to unroot my Phone then how it is possible?
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If you root your phone, you won't be able to receive OTA updates and it will void your warranty. If you unroot you can get the OTA updates.
To root see this thread
If you want to unroot, see this thread.
Anish_ca said:
If i root my phone than can i get update from OTA??
If i want to unroot my Phone then how it is possible?
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Try doing factory reset thats best thing possible u can do
abhi0502 said:
Try doing factory reset thats best thing possible u can do
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I don't think a factory reset can unroot a device. I am not pretty sure about this, if u are successful in that, its okay. But factory reset just formats the internal SD card. It wont do anything with /Root directory. When you are rooting a phone, we flash SU to the /root directory.. Then how come a factory reset can unroot a device. Probably impossible! Correct me if i am wrong
DMJoh said:
I don't think a factory reset can unroot a device. I am not pretty sure about this, if u are successful in that, its okay. But factory reset just formats the internal SD card. It wont do anything with /Root directory. When you are rooting a phone, we flash SU to the /root directory.. Then how come a factory reset can unroot a device. Probably impossible! Correct me if i am wrong
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+1...factory reset does not unroot...........flashing stock rom through odin and using traingle away ( not in that order ) would unroot the device..we are priviledged that our device has all prequisites for rooting and unrooting...
I tried flashing the old rom with odin but it gives some error :/ maybe my firmware has sm problem :|
XG.Matrix said:
I tried flashing the old rom with odin but it gives some error :/ maybe my firmware has sm problem :|
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What problem you are getting?
Anish_ca said:
If i root my phone than can i get update from OTA??
If i want to unroot my Phone then how it is possible?
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yes it is possible to get ota on a rooted phone

[Q] Serial Number 000000000000

Hey
after i lost my IMEI for the first time i went to a tech lab which got it fixed for me.
anyway they restored it with 4.1.1 version
i flashed a room with 4.1.2 version but i did noticed that i cant make any calls.
i checked the IMEI and it was just fine..but i did saw that the serial number is just a long list of zeros
there is a fix for that or i have to go to the phone center again?
DrCow said:
Hey
after i lost my IMEI for the first time i went to a tech lab which got it fixed for me.
anyway they restored it with 4.1.1 version
i flashed a room with 4.1.2 version but i did noticed that i cant make any calls.
i checked the IMEI and it was just fine..but i did saw that the serial number is just a long list of zeros
there is a fix for that or i have to go to the phone center again?
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Try to flash the stock ROM if it does not fix take it back to service center.
aukhan said:
Try to flash the stock ROM if it does not fix take it back to service center.
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i tried to look at SamMobile for the stock rom 4.1.2
but i can only find 4.3
any idea where i can find it?
DrCow said:
i tried to look at SamMobile for the stock rom 4.1.2
but i can only find 4.3
any idea where i can find it?
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Specify your country and network and.it should show everything theyve released. What country and carrier are you?
tonylee000 said:
Specify your country and network and.it should show everything theyve released. What country and carrier are you?
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country is Israel and carrier is Pelephone
DrCow said:
country is Israel and carrier is Pelephone
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http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=24896
it say to flash it with odin
does it matter if i flash it with recovery? or it have to be odin?
and do i need to flash it like any other rom? (wipe if im doing it with recovery)
DrCow said:
it say to flash it with odin
does it matter if i flash it with recovery? or it have to be odin?
and do i need to flash it like any other rom? (wipe if im doing it with recovery)
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Do a full wipe with recovery including internal sd. Then flash the rom with odin as the instructions tell you.
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Dont try flashing the rom through recovery unless your willing to hard brick your phone.
tonylee000 said:
Do a full wipe with recovery including internal sd. Then flash the rom with odin as the instructions tell you.
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Dont try flashing the rom through recovery unless your willing to hard brick your phone.
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so to do
- Wipe Data/Factory Reset
- Wipe Cache Partition
- Wipe Slavik Cache
and then reboot to download mode and flash the stock rom using odin?
DrCow said:
so to do
- Wipe Data/Factory Reset
- Wipe Cache Partition
- Wipe Slavik Cache
and then reboot to download mode and flash the stock rom using odin?
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Yes and I would wipe the internal storage too.
tonylee000 said:
Yes and I would wipe the internal storage too.
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um i dont have that option
im using Philz 5.15.0 recovery
Flash this.from.philz http://goo.gl/LjdBwT
DrCow said:
um i dont have that option
im using Philz 5.15.0 recovery
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tonylee000 said:
Flash this.from.philz http://goo.gl/LjdBwT
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and now my IMEI is gone again
how do i restore it? if i made a backpack while flashing Phoenix rom v13
it gave me a zip file with some files in it
Flash the Blpatch http://d-h.st/7me from odin
DrCow said:
and now my IMEI is gone again
how do i restore it? if i made a backpack while flashing Phoenix rom v13
it gave me a zip file with some files in it
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tonylee000 said:
Flash the Blpatch http://d-h.st/7me from odin
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then what?
god damn it
i accidentally flashed the 4.1.2 stock rom again
anything i should do before flashing that patch?
DrCow said:
then what?
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Reboot! That should fix the imei?
tonylee000 said:
Reboot! That should fix the imei?
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i edited my last message
DrCow said:
then what?
god damn it
i accidentally flashed the 4.1.2 stock rom again
anything i should do before flashing that patch?
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If you have flashed the 412 stock rom that will install a bootloader older than dmg l1 which is why you lose imei. The bootloader patch is essentially.just the dmg1 bootloader and your efs has been changed sonthat only dmg1 or newer can read it so if you have a efs backup you can restore that or simply flash the blpatch tonreplace the old bl with dmg1 which should fix.your problem. Shouldnt effect the binary counter as far as I know but if it does you can always triangle away again
tonylee000 said:
If you have flashed the 412 stock rom that will install a bootloader older than dmg l1 which is why you lose imei. The bootloader patch is essentially.just the dmg1 bootloader and your efs has been changed sonthat only dmg1 or newer can read it so if you have a efs backup you can restore that or simply flash the blpatch tonreplace the old bl with dmg1 which should fix.your problem. Shouldnt effect the binary counter as far as I know but if it does you can always triangle away again
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so to just install the patch right?
im sorry im really a noob in these stuff
and im really starting to hate myself for even starting flashing
DrCow said:
so to just install the patch right?
im sorry im really a noob in these stuff
and im really starting to hate myself for even starting flashing
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I understand. Its kind of scary especially with odin when you first get started. Ive been there. Youll learn things in timeñ hell youbare right now lol
Yesñ flash your stock.rom then the bl patch and then cross your fingers

KNox and recovery

Hello guys please help me ive searched through alot of forums and redaings a total of 4 hours and nothing usefull has come up.
So i have a galaxy s3 tmobile and it has Android 4.3 with knox and all of that other security crap on it. I tried to root it using this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563955 however i cant seem to flash arecovery no matter what or which i try. The odin flash says it flashed sucefully but when i go to recovery its still stock 3e recovery. I tried multiple flashing methods and nothing.
I even tried to flash a knox free rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521742 but i cant being that i have no recovery.
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME?
>>>>>>>>>>>THANKS IN ADVANCE>>>>>>>>>
Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
DocHoliday77 said:
Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
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I dont have root to delet those two files. And could you expand on the root66 and oding thing?
Root66 firmware is in my thread in development section, link in my sig. Youll find instructions for Odin there and all over the place with a quick search and from the sticky threads. Not being rude, just don't like redoing what's already out there. If you have any specific questions about the process, ill be happy to answer them.
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Click the root66 heading to go to the thread if you want more info about it.
DocHoliday77 said:
Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
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So i i flash the 4.3 over my current stock firmware with root66 version of 4.3 ill, have root?
androidfine16 said:
So i i flash the 4.3 over my current stock firmware with root66 version of 4.3 ill, have root?
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Yes
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serio22 said:
Yes
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Ok i did it and i have superuser . If i follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552 method to flash a recovery without tripping the counter can i flash roms afterwards and kernels without damaging the modem or flash counter trips?
serio22 said:
Yes
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androidfine16 said:
Ok i did it and i have superuser . If i follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552 method to flash a recovery without tripping the counter can i flash roms afterwards and kernels without damaging the modem or flash counter trips?
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Ok so i have root and installed twrp recovery the latest one and it worked. I have root and a recovery . So can i go ahaed and flash a rom and kernel now without any repercussions?
Flashing any recovery or kernel trips the warranty bit. No way around that and no way to reset it I'm sorry to say. Since you've flashed recovery its likely tripped already so flashing kernels and roms won't make any difference anymore. The binary counter doesn't matter as its easily reset. But if you have a custom kernel or recovery it'll retrip to 1 every time you boot.
DocHoliday77 said:
Flashing any recovery or kernel trips the warranty bit. No way around that and no way to reset it I'm sorry to say. Since you've flashed recovery its likely tripped already so flashing kernels and roms won't make any difference anymore. The binary counter doesn't matter as its easily reset. But if you have a custom kernel or recovery it'll retrip to 1 every time you boot.
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I dont care for warranty or counter trip than. So i guess my final question is can i flash any roms including 4.2 and kitkat and above without bricking my phone?
You can flash Any of these roms via Custom Recovery TWRP and you will do fine.
Do note, some people have mentioned that with a 4.2.x or 4.1.x Roms, sometimes their IMEI goes missing. So take a Nandroid and EFS Backup before hand.
Perseus71 said:
You can flash Any of these roms via Custom Recovery TWRP and you will do fine.
Do note, some people have mentioned that with a 4.2.x or 4.1.x Roms, sometimes their IMEI goes missing. So take a Nandroid and EFS Backup before hand.
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alright i made a nandroid backup of my whole stock rom. so now i downloaded the resurrection remix rom and im about to flash it.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. COUDLNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT IT=.)
androidfine16 said:
alright i made a nandroid backup of my whole stock rom. so now i downloaded the resurrection remix rom and im about to flash it.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. COUDLNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT IT=.)
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IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just dont know how to remove these soft keys i dont like them NVM GOT IT
Perseus mentioned the nv (efs) backup before. Easiest way to protect yourself is open a terminal emulator and enter this.
su
reboot nvbackup
Device will reboot and create an internal, hidden backup of your nv data. I highly suggest doing this.
DocHoliday77 said:
Perseus mentioned the nv (efs) backup before. Easiest way to protect yourself is open a terminal emulator and enter this.
su
reboot nvbackup
Device will reboot and create an internal, hidden backup of your nv data. I highly suggest doing this.
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I backed it up in .IMG format.
androidfine16 said:
I backed it up in .IMG format.
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How did you do that??
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If you mean you made a nandroid backup, that is completely different and does not include any of the NV data. The backup I mentioned is intended to protect you from ever losing your imei in the first place.
androidfine16 said:
I backed it up in .IMG format.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/galaxy-s-iii-partition-layout-basic-efs-t1689623
I used this method.
Ok , first, never use anything you find in the international models forum for any US model. They are very, very different devices. If you made an image from mmcblk0p3 as stated in that thread, you actually made a copy of sbl2 I'm pretty sure.
Also, the imei, (the important thing here) is not actually stored on the efs partition as it is in some other devices.
Run the command I posted before for the best solution. If NV corruption is ever detected, it should auto restore from this backup during boot up.
And again, stay away from the international forums. Most of the info there will not apply to our devices here and many, many people have bricked due to that mistake.
And delete the backup you made. If you were to try and restore it to your device after updating it at some point, it would most likely cause a brick.
OK thanks I'll get on that . I flashed a remix ROM and everything seems good right now. I'll try to back it up today.
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Kit Kat
androidfine16 said:
I dont care for warranty or counter trip than. So i guess my final question is can i flash any roms including 4.2 and kitkat and above without bricking my phone?
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Read up on Kit Kat, you might not want to upgrade. You will lose write access to the SDCard. There are ways to then fix it, but you could lose function in some of your apps. Samsung finally adopted the Android specs for write access.

I deleted stock apps, help! :(

Hello I tried rooting my device using Kingo Root, well it was rooted successfully. Now, I messed up in deleting some bloatware apps from a list I saw before making a backup . Then when I click the settings>about device, it crashes. Then when I try to factory reset, the apps I uninstalled didn't came back. Please let me know what to do, I just want to make the phone the way I got it then root it.
ps: I googled and some say flash the stock room, I'm scared to flash it because I don't know the firmware version of my phone since I can't access the About device of my phone. I'm in the Philippines btw.
pps: I don't know if it might help but, I installed Kies and the fimware was the latest and it was: PDA:NC2 / PHONE:NA3 / CSC:NC2 (AFR); I don't know how to read that, no google result so far. I'm planning to download firmware from this site: //samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9082
Please help me Thank you!
Count_Alucard said:
Hello I tried rooting my device using Kingo Root, well it was rooted successfully. Now, I messed up in deleting some bloatware apps from a list I saw before making a backup . Then when I click the settings>about device, it crashes. Then when I try to factory reset, the apps I uninstalled didn't came back. Please let me know what to do, I just want to make the phone the way I got it then root it.
ps: I googled and some say flash the stock room, I'm scared to flash it because I don't know the firmware version of my phone since I can't access the About device of my phone. I'm in the Philippines btw.
pps: I don't know if it might help but, I installed Kies and the fimware was the latest and it was: PDA:NC2 / PHONE:NA3 / CSC:NC2 (AFR); I don't know how to read that, no google result so far. I'm planning to download firmware from this site: //samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9082
Please help me Thank you!
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Download your firmware from here
http://rapidgator.net/file/6d455e2efafccb40717f79f84756ad9d
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And here is the instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62021804
Yousef Mohamed said:
Download your firmware from here
http://rapidgator.net/file/6d455e2efafccb40717f79f84756ad9d
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And here is the instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62021804
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Thank you! I'm downloading it now. I hope it'll return my phone the way it was when I got it. After flashing this, do I get root access and custom recovery? If not, would you please lead me to a link I can follow to root and add custom recovery so I can backup my device. Thanks
Count_Alucard said:
Thank you! I'm downloading it now. I hope it'll return my phone the way it was when I got it. After flashing this, do I get root access and custom recovery? If not, would you please lead me to a link I can follow to root and add custom recovery so I can backup my device. Thanks
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Put SuperSU in your SDcard
Just Flash this recovery with Odin
Make Sure "Auto-Reboot is not ticked Because Stock Android Restores Stock Recovery
When You get "RESET" in odin
Remove the battery from the and boot to recovery directly
And then flash SuperSU
Count_Alucard said:
Thank you! I'm downloading it now. I hope it'll return my phone the way it was when I got it. After flashing this, do I get root access and custom recovery? If not, would you please lead me to a link I can follow to root and add custom recovery so I can backup my device. Thanks
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Also, if possible, please make a backup of your partions. (EFS, CSC, etc).
NeoLogY said:
Also, if possible, please make a backup of your partions. (EFS, CSC, etc).
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CSC Doesn't matter Because its Cache
Almost All Partitions are recoverable except EFS
Yousef Mohamed said:
CSC Doesn't matter Because its Cache
Almost Partition is recoverable except EFS
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I know, just mentioning couple of unseen partition(from the system).
Yousef Mohamed said:
Put SuperSU in your SDcard
Just Flash this recovery with Odin
Make Sure "Auto-Reboot is not ticked Because Stock Android Restores Stock Recovery
When You get "RESET" in odin
Remove the battery from the and boot to recovery directly
And then flash SuperSU
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Thanks, I got it rooted now. You solved my problem
NeoLogY said:
I know, just mentioning couple of unseen partition(from the system).
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Is there other ways to backup the things you have said? I just maid a nandroid backup using Clockwork Mod.
I have another question if it's not too much to ask but, do you know how to swap the internal and external memory of this phone? I would like to know how. Thanks for your help! Especially Yousef!
Count_Alucard said:
Thanks, I got it rooted now. You solved my problem
Is there other ways to backup the things you have said? I just maid a nandroid backup using Clockwork Mod.
I have another question if it's not too much to ask but, do you know how to swap the internal and external memory of this phone? I would like to know how. Thanks for your help! Especially Yousef!
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You can use Partition Backup app. Nandroid backup will backup most of the main partition, but i prefer third party app which will show some unseen partition.
As for the memory thing, i believe @Yousef Mohamed have better knowledge, he even made a flashable zip for expanding the internal memory size.
NeoLogY said:
You can use Partition Backup app. Nandroid backup will backup most of the main partition, but i prefer third party app which will show some unseen partition.
As for the memory thing, i believe @Yousef Mohamed have better knowledge, he even made a flashable zip for expanding the internal memory size.
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Gonna try it out thanks. I'm going to do what I learned from here to my future devices Yeah, I hope Yousef does reply.
EFS is most important "recoverable" partition
Bootloader partitions are the most important because without them you can't even boot the phone ( you can't boot to download mode , recovery mode or even the OS )
So you can't recover it
Count_Alucard said:
Gonna try it out thanks. I'm going to do what I learned from here to my future devices Yeah, I hope Yousef does reply.
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You might wanna check his thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3116730

How can i remove root without using Magisk ?

Hi guys,
I rooted my phone using the first method (flashing patched boot on A and B).
The problem is that magisk disappeared from my phone and i was wondering how can i remove root and have the original firmware again.
I am currently on the august patch.
You can check @BubuXP's reply here it might help you out.
Solved?
lb1331 said:
Solved?
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I flashed original boot img but OTA still doesn't apply.
The only solution might be to flash stock rom 9.4.0 (July) using MI flash tool but i'm afraid that It isn't possible to do it
Installed org boot with A/B?
Did u modify system partition? Like build.prop OR something?
If nothing works you must try using MI Flash tool with the stock ROM
lb1331 said:
Installed org boot with A/B?
Did u modify system partition? Like build.prop OR something?
If nothing works you must try using MI Flash tool with the stock ROM
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I flashed original boot img on both partition and the update failed...
Do you think flashing an older version 9.4 causes problems ?
Now i'm running on version 9.6
http://en.miui.com/getrom.php?r=354&m=yes&app=false
http://api.bbs.miui.com/url/MiFlash
You will lose all your data by doing this.
If you want to keep the data tell me
lb1331 said:
http://en.miui.com/getrom.php?r=354&m=yes&app=false
http://api.bbs.miui.com/url/MiFlash
You will lose all your data by doing this.
If you want to keep the data tell me
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I have downloads the files on the computer, now what do i do ?
lb1331 said:
http://en.miui.com/getrom.php?r=354&m=yes&app=false
http://api.bbs.miui.com/url/MiFlash
You will lose all your data by doing this.
If you want to keep the data tell me
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I would like to keep data
Connect the Phone to the pc via USB in the flash tool must say "refresh" once you click refresh must apear your device with de adb/fastboot id. Then click select, choose the folder you've downloadwd, then click flash. Now wait until the flash tool says "flashed".
After that your Phone must have stock ROM ready for OTA. If you want to keep magisk i'll recomend you to follow BubuXp guide to install magisk with proper support for OTA's
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fake__knv said:
You can check @BubuXP's reply here it might help you out.
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If u want to keep data use the guide in the link
lb1331 said:
Connect the Phone to the pc via USB in the flash tool must say "refresh" once you click refresh must apear your device with de adb/fastboot id. Then click select, choose the folder you've downloadwd, then click flash. Now wait until the flash tool says "flashed".
After that your Phone must have stock ROM ready for OTA. If you want to keep magisk i'll recomend you to follow BubuXp guide to install magisk with proper support for OTA's
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If u want to keep data use the guide in the link
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Thank you very much, i will do it tomorrow.
One lady question, i saw that the rom is 9.4 while my device is running 9.6.
Is this a problem ?
There's no problem it will flash everything a leave the device with stock ROM, i recomend you to use the first way, you will lose the data, but I think is better, anyway i think both methods will lock the bootloader, so anyway you will lose the data, make backup and If u need something tell me.
Good luck, LB
lb1331 said:
There's no problem it will flash everything a leave the device with stock ROM, i recomend you to use the first way, you will lose the data, but I think is better, anyway i think both methods will lock the bootloader, so anyway you will lose the data, make backup and If u need something tell me.
Good luck, LB
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Today i flashed system img instead of flashing stock rom and i finally installed OTA. )
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