Ok I know I've been a bit stupid and the phrase 'curiosity killed the cat' s more than applicable here:
I was playing round with my newly rooted s4 mini and have landed an issue, all my data is gone after installing the cynagenmod. All of it. I have no contacts, apps anything it has somehow done a factory reset on me. I had backed all this up on samsung kies (not the best I know) beforehand but now samsung kies won't recognise my phone. I would prefer to just uninstall cynagenmod and go back to using the standard touchwiz for a bit so I can get all my data back, any ideas how to do this?
Thanks
flash the stock rom for your device with odin. afterwards kies should recognize your device again.
as junkyde said flash stock firmware of your region with Odin and restore
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i have previously rooted my phone via exynos abuse.
i installed a volume mod and installed mobile odin and also my phone adfree using a adblocker from market. then i saw one ota on my phone which supposedly fixed sudden death syndrome. i was stuck rooted. now there was new ota i was unable to get it always shows system modified
i factory resetted
i have tried wipe data cache
i tried flashing samsung official firmware it did help though for a limited time to get it to status normal. i want to make my device normal permanently pls help
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124758
Go through the two threads. They will help
You can, flash the new stock firmware available on the first thread, root with CF Auto root, reduce flash counter and change 'modified' to 'normal'. And then unroot.
Maybe this should have been on Q&A rarher than the general forum.
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Those who help noobs go to heaven. True story.
If you want dvice normal permanently (no root) then as sacguru shown you first link, download and flash stock ROM and factory reset device
it should be normal
If it remains modified, even after there, just remove SD card from device and check it.
dr.ketan said:
If you want dvice normal permanently (no root) then as sacguru shown you first link, download and flash stock ROM and factory reset device
it should be normal
If it remains modified, even after there, just remove SD card from device and check it.
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i actually did a complete reset and i wiped everything and went to stock rom still no success. moreover i didnt backup anything i guess samsung account is culprit untill i signed in my samsung account it showed normal.....
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Just some background: Running an unrooted Galaxy S4 since the S4 first came out w/ T-mobile and everything was ok. Sometime this summer T-mobile came out with the 4.4.2 OTA update and since then everything went to hell. On my 2nd replacement phone from T-mobile and the issue of the phone suddenly not being able to make or receive calls after a successful Bluetooth car connection persists. Everything else works BUT that. I'm just no longer comfortable in pulling off on highway shoulders to speak on the phone. T-Mobile did a shoulder shrug and told me to deal with Samsung directly...which i wont even bother with. So..... I'm ready to flash the phone. My question is. What is the MOST stable, least loaded with bloatware ROM that is available (where all the functions work). I currently run the NOVA launcher and plan to do same. I do not care about the ROM having specific graphical functions and just prefer the stock T-mobile ROM look. Thank you guys in advance (if someone can direct me to a link with FLASH instructions I'd appreciate it too... (haven't flashed since my Evo3D a few years back) Once again, Thank you for your time.
At lunch now so just time for a few quick thoughts:
You might as well update to 4.4.4 first to get the latest LTE modem.
Then use Odin to flash the latest TWRP recovery.
Look into the Google play edition or slimkat ROMs. They are debloated and tend to be safe choices.
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First thing is to backup your phone on your pc, since you don't have a custom recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55374113
This is simple and debloated, stock with some developer features.
Or you can flash stock samsung and debloat yourself.
Plenty of material on YouTube to get you started.
I'm currently running factory stock debloated, no knox, no samsung junk or tmobile junk. Also running CWM recovery. Everything works, bluetooth works perfectly on my Kenwood ddx 714.
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PanchoPlanet said:
First thing is to backup your phone on your pc, since you don't have a custom recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55374113
This is simple and debloated, stock with some developer features.
Or you can flash stock samsung and debloat yourself.
Plenty of material on YouTube to get you started.
I'm currently running factory stock debloated, no knox, no samsung junk or tmobile junk. Also running CWM recovery. Everything works, bluetooth works perfectly on my Kenwood ddx 714.
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Pancho, how does one backup phone to PC?
Thanks for the link on the debloated ROM. Are there step by step instructions on how to flash it from stock? I havent done this in a while. Thanks.
All you do is copy your internal/external sd's to a folder, you never know what can happen. make sure you sign into google/play store so all your apps/contact info can be restored. You will find instructions in rom tread Op and from other members as they post. You Tube is very handy also.
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KEVIN88GT said:
Pancho, how does one backup phone to PC?
Thanks for the link on the debloated ROM. Are there step by step instructions on how to flash it from stock? I havent done this in a while. Thanks.
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Samsung KIES product will backup your phone:
http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/
And, installing it will install the drivers that you need for when you need to use ODIN.
Rob
Kies can be cantankerous if your not stone stock, once you root kies won't recognize your phone but you should be able to access the backed up files with windows explorer. I use it with my wife's note 3 only because its stock, never rooted, and it works OK.
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PanchoPlanet said:
Kies can be cantankerous if your not stone stock, once you root kies won't recognize your phone but you should be able to access the backed up files with windows explorer. I use it with my wife's note 3 only because its stock, never rooted, and it works OK.
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Since the OP is running un-rooted stock, KIES should work fine for backing up the phone. Now, when/if he roots, and installs a custom recovery/ROM, then it may not.
So, OP, use KIES to backup what you have now with stock. Then, when/if you install a Custom Recovery, you can do a NAND backup to the SD card.
Rob
I have a T-Mobile Note 3, all stock, not rooted. I recently installed the lollipop update, and now my screen rotation stops working.
A reboot fixes it, but it will stop working again later in the day.
I have auto rotate on, smart rotate is not on, auto brightness is on (a search said this worked but it was for an older firmware).
Has anyone seen this or possibly know a good fix?
Wow, nobody else has seen this?
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I have a T-Mobile Note 3, all stock, not rooted. I recently installed the lollipop update, and now my screen rotation stops working.
A reboot fixes it, but it will stop working again later in the day.
I have auto rotate on, smart rotate is not on, auto brightness is on (a search said this worked but it was for an older firmware).
Has anyone seen this or possibly know a good fix?
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hello
i had a few issues when i upgraded from 4.4.2 to 5.0 stock lollipop... first of all check if the baseband shows same as the build name.. it should both finish in OB6 ....also try booting the phone in safe mode to see if its and app/tweak error... u could also try a factory reset or a full factory reset from recovery screen with a full wipe and cache and dalvik cache erased but i dont know if its possible in stock android recovery since first thing i do when i unbox the phone is to root... always running rooted and with custom recoveries since i like to mod and tweak my phone i suggest you to try to root and release your phone full potential hope this works for you.
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Reinstalling the lollipop firmware may correct it.
Odin, Kies or whatever method you used, try a reinstall.
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PanchoPlanet said:
Reinstalling the lollipop firmware may correct it.
Odin, Kies or whatever method you used, try a reinstall.
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I just went to Settings, General, About Device, Check for Updates and installed it from there. When I go there now it says the device is up to date, so no way to do it the same way as the first time.
Tostido has a full firmware zip available, you can download extract and reflash using Odin 3.09.
Find it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59257327
This will reinstall the latest update and should correct rotation problem.
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Funny thing is my wife has the same issue on hers. I guess we'll both have to reflash.
Is there a way to flash that toastido version without losing everything? I have a bunch of apps installed, pictures, memos to myself, etc.
WatermelonSlim said:
Funny thing is my wife has the same issue on hers. I guess we'll both have to reflash.
Is there a way to flash that toastido version without losing everything? I have a bunch of apps installed, pictures, memos to myself, etc.
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sure there is... i suggest you to root your device... its very easy and means no harm unless you start playing with system stuff but basically it just unleash your phone full power.... and once you rooted you just install titanium backup which is the best back up ever (in my opinion) and u do a full system data/user data back up which it will save ALL phone and apps settings and data and you just save the titanium back up folder to your pc and then put it back once you done flashing... also be careful once u flash and you are reverting the back up since the error might be a misconfiguration somewhere... but u can choose manually which stuff u wanna restore like accounts messages phone call history and more... also remember to root back again and installing a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM so i can flash stuff and back up and get a better recovery experience and also u could flash the SD card write fix since on newer versions phone wont let you write data directly to a SD card.... hope it helps at all and good luck
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Newbie here.
My SGH-T989 was getting stuck at Samsung logo during bootup [tried everything else before odin] so I used Odin (both ver 1.85 and ver 3.09) to flash the phone using stock ROM (4.1.2 from sammobile.com). However it never gets out of the stuck mode so I tried even the older ICS version. The phone still remained stuck so I went back to 4.1.2 version. Again, no change. Tried all these few times and everytime the ROM flashing succeeds but the phone doesn't bootup.
I DON'T want to do a factory reset yet because I want to retrieve the contacts and pictures. So I did research and got contradictory info hence simple newbie questions.
1. By flashing it with stock ROM using odin, did I loose my contacts, pictures etc? I believe the answer is NO. Please confirm.
2. If I root my phone is there a chance that I may be able to recover the phone. It is likely that my stock ROM was just fine from the beginning but something else like an app is causing a problem. In that case even rooting the phone may not change anything. Is this likely or am I missing something?
3. If I attempt to do a custom recovery using CWM or TWRP, is there a chance that I may be able to retrieve my contacts and pictures? Or have I already lost them?
Thanks in advance.
Jay
You will not loose your pictures, they are stored in your phone's Internal SD and WILL NOT be deleted with a factory reset. I do believe, however, that by returning to stock with ODIN, you have lost all of your contacts unless you synched them with google.
The only way to loose your pictures is by formatting (not factory resetting) your phone
I think that's what's causing your problem, you need to do a FULL WIPE and then install a ROM for it to work properly. I do think all your contacts are lost though, so might as well go for it.
Again, your pictures are all safe, you can even enter recovery mode and mount as USB to recover them if you have any doubt.
I was using Chrome when the phone froze. I restarted it, and now the phone just hangs at the Samsung logo.
I have a completely stock unrooted Sprint SPH-L710. I'm moderately sure the phone is on MD4 since I didn't want Knox. It would be nice if there were a way to double check, though, since I don't remember why it stopped pestering me to upgrade. The phone doesn't boot far enough to get into safe mode, but it will enter recovery and download mode. Clearing the cache in recovery had no effect.
My PC and Kies don't see it when I connect it.
My contacts and photos are mostly backed up, so I'm more worried about salvaging other things, like Chrome bookmarks. My bookmarks aren't synchronized with Google. Apparently root is required to access them, so I never got around to it. It would be nice to recover text messages and gamesaves too. I haven't tried a factory reset yet since that would wipe everything.
What should I do from here? Is it possible to install a custom recovery at this point and use that to backup files?
Or should I try to flash a stock rom from the SD card or Odin? Or will that wipe everything or cause other problems?
I don't have USB debugging activated, so is there anything useful I'd be be able to do with ADB?
Or should I just shrug and go for the factory reset?
Thanks guys.
It's been an educational experience.
Without root or USB debugging enabled, it's apparently impossible to install custom firmware from soft bricked status.
ADB was never even able to see my phone. Not even in recovery or download modes.
Odin is a surprisingly temperamental program. It would see my phone, but not successfully flash until I uninstalled Kies. Rwilco's ROM's and one click flashes were all entirely unsuccessful. It's difficult to find older GS3 ROM's since link rot has claimed nearly all of them. There's about a million skeychy Samsung firmware/update sites, and most of them are worthless.
Heimdall is a little disappointing. You can't just point it at a ROM. You have to track down a Heimdall specific package. I couldn't find a suitable one.
Eventually, I found a sketchy Samsung firmware site that had the MD4 ROM, and it actually flashed in Odin. Then Odin stopped seeing my phone entirely.
So, I ordered a Tmobile Note 4 to use on Ting. It's cheaper, and I like the removable battery and microSD. Just for kicks, I factory reset the S3. To my surprise, the factory reset worked. I guess I should have tried that before I ordered a new phone
In the meantime, I guess I will still try to recover files, demote the S3 to media player/backup phone status, and use the incoming Note 4 as my daily driver.
From here on, I guess it means rooting and monthly backups.
Thanks guys.
When you boot into download mode you'll see your Knox flag if the phone has been upgraded to a Knoxed up firmware. I'm too lazy to check but it looks something like Knox: 0x0 or 0x1.