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[How To] Root FB17 after flashing stock unrooted .tar

I've had no success in flashing the pre rooted .zips through clockwork. Shabby's would not boot past samsung screen for me and the other one posted in general by saladinacc had no data. When I flashed the .tar everything worked fine just had no root. Here's the way I got root.
1. Download ODIN & flash FB17 .tar from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1505437.
2. Download a GB kernel with built in recovery, I used Rogue Kernel here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341564.
Download .tar and flash through ODIN. Do not try to reboot into system as it will not boot yet with the GB kernel.
3. Download SU.zip from here http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip. Boot into CWM recovery and flash su.zip. Again, do not try to reboot into system as it will not boot yet with the GB kernel.
4. Download stock FB17 ICS kernel from here http://www.mediafire.com/?f571n4e8wdhud21 and flash through CWM.
Reboot to system and you should have rooted stock FB17.
After flashing back the stock FB17 kernel you will lose clockwork.
This is just a quick and dirty work around until the devs release a pre rooted CWM zip.

im only trying this because i trust in b-reezy
does data work?

gtuansdiamm said:
im only trying this because i trust in b-reezy
does data work?
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Lol thanks bro. Its how I rooted mine, so it's tested and confirmed working by me. ;P
I finally jumped ship from the evo 3D to ET4G. Already started porting my old epic themes over. To both GB & ICS.
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b-reezy said:
Lol thanks bro. Its how I rooted mine, so it's tested and confirmed working by me. ;P
I finally jumped ship from the evo 3D to ET4G. Already started porting my old epic themes over. To both GB & ICS.
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i just remembered how i loved to hate on these leaks on my epic4g
and all i need now is data to work and i do hope that this is it
also which modem are you using?

I pm'd earlier and I am still lost. I cant flash the kernel in ODin. It keeps giving me an error saying MD5 invalid. Am I missing something.

thinking about giving this a try. Just one question, after Odin'ing the GB kernel, doesn't Odin Automatically try to reboot you into system? How do you stop it from doing that so you can boot into recovery and flash su...etc.?
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kc_exactly said:
I pm'd earlier and I am still lost. I cant flash the kernel in ODin. It keeps giving me an error saying MD5 invalid. Am I missing something.
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Not sure about this but do you have to rename the file and take off the .md5?

pathtologos said:
thinking about giving this a try. Just one question, after Odin'ing the GB kernel, doesn't Odin Automatically try to reboot you into system? How do you stop it from doing that so you can boot into recovery and flash su...etc.?
I haven't tried yet, but can we just unselect the Auto-Reboot option in Odin? If not, just when the phone is about to reboot, hold down power and Volume Up and it should go back into Recovery.
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damn flashing rougue is taking forever
is it because i unchecked auto reboot?

kc_exactly said:
I pm'd earlier and I am still lost. I cant flash the kernel in ODin. It keeps giving me an error saying MD5 invalid. Am I missing something.
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Remove .md5 and it will flash.
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Let me try this

kc_exactly said:
That didn't work at all
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it did for me

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1505979
Rooted, busybox CWM-flashable zip

Ok, it worked. I redownloaded the file. Then I did it again. Not sure what was going on. Thanks. Now 4 more steps to go...

Originally Posted by b-reezy
Lol thanks bro. Its how I rooted mine, so it's tested and confirmed working by me. ;P
I finally jumped ship from the evo 3D to ET4G. Already started porting my old epic themes over. To both GB & ICS.
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i just remembered how i loved to hate on these leaks on my epic4g
and all i need now is data to work and i do hope that this is it
also which modem are you using?
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I'm running FB15 modem & everything works. 3G 4G & wifi. I've also had no LoS.
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can someone explain?? i put it to sleep and this happen now i can press anything should i reboot or? i download the fb 17 tar and oden method to install coming from qbking video demonstration...
i power down and now restarting?? can someone explain if any? thanks

xghostyxjokerx said:
can someone explain?? i put it to sleep and this happen now i can press anything should i reboot or? i download the fb 17 tar and oden method to install coming from qbking video demonstration...
i power down and now restarting?? can someone explain if any? thanks
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just battery pull

ssconceptz said:
just battery pull
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oh oh i did worked fine then all of a sudden again? is this a bug?

Great work b-reezy!

xghostyxjokerx said:
can someone explain?? i put it to sleep and this happen now i can press anything should i reboot or? i download the fb 17 tar and oden method to install coming from qbking video demonstration...
i power down and now restarting?? can someone explain if any? thanks
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Never seen anything like this
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Thanks for the help. The best part is I know what to do now to get recovery back to flash the next release. And knowing is half the battle.
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just received OTA update to UCAMA4

I suspect it's the Exynos security fix, but I haven't tried to verify that.
Addendum: After it installed, the device status was Modified. But I restarted the phone again, and now the status is back to Normal. (It's always been fully stock, never rooted.)

which carrier?

kasdepwel said:
which carrier?
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AT&T.

Just updated mine. 8.45 MB
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Got mine too. My status was normal after update completed. Running stock ATT not rooted.

Anyone know what the update does?
Sent from the TermiNOTEr 2!

borijess said:
Anyone know what the update does?
Sent from the TermiNOTEr 2!
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Its just a security update

nakizzzle805 said:
Its [sic] just a security update
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That was my guess too, but I don't have any confirmation of that. Do you?
Addendum: AT&T says the update "includes a chipset security enhancement":
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB418382#fbid=KorIN7eImNt

Just did the update.
I was rooted before - showing as modified.
Downloaded and installed fine.
Still rooted, still modified.
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you are lucky; usually doing an ota update kills root

It removed the option #4 when doing the free sim unlock.
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The pic is after I used odin to put the original 4.1.1 rom back on. When it was ucama4, the #4 option was the rat.
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htc.user said:
It removed the option #4 when doing the free sim unlock.
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bastards

livingaboard said:
bastards
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So if you had done the option 4 free unlock is it not unlocked now?...noticed T-mo N2 didn't have that option the other day

Can you dump your kernel and radio plz
Someone. ..anyone.
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quarlow said:
Just did the update.
I was rooted before - showing as modified.
Downloaded and installed fine.
Still rooted, still modified.
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How were u able to do that? I tried to do the ota update and my phone didn't update, but I'm still rooted (modified).
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Prob was rooted with stock recovery
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i have not received update yet
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lilmama2879 said:
How were u able to do that? I tried to do the ota update and my phone didn't update, but I'm still rooted (modified).
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I was at one time running cleanrom. But, I bought a AllShare Cast Hub with my 50% coupon. I can only get that to work on stock. So, I went back to bone unrooted stock, took the OTA than granted multi view, then ran the auto root with Odin. Then I took the newer ota. It still says modified, and super su is still installed. When I open super su I didn't get any sort of error. So, I ASSumed I was still rooted.
But, when I dig deeper and tried to get root access I am not actually rooted anymore. I wonder why it says modified then. I expected to lose root, but I also expected it to remove super su.
The ota downloaded, rebooted, installed, with no hitch, when I was rooted. So, root doesn't prevent the ota from downloading. But, root was the only modification I made, nothing else, otherwise the AllShare cast doesn't work.
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quarlow said:
I was at one time running cleanrom. But, I bought a AllShare Cast Hub with my 50% coupon. I can only get that to work on stock. So, I went back to bone unrooted stock, took the OTA than granted multi view, then ran the auto root with Odin. Then I took the newer ota. It still says modified, and super su is still installed. When I open super su I didn't get any sort of error. So, I ASSumed I was still rooted.
But, when I dig deeper and tried to get root access I am not actually rooted anymore. I wonder why it says modified then. I expected to lose root, but I also expected it to remove super su.
The ota downloaded, rebooted, installed, with no hitch, when I was rooted. So, root doesn't prevent the ota from downloading. But, root was the only modification I made, nothing else, otherwise the AllShare cast doesn't work.
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I did a similar update with the LK7 OTA update. I was stock rooted with all status at normal and flash counter at zero. I installed Voodoo OTA RootKeeper (v2.0.3) and ran it to get a protected copy su binary. Then let the phone flash the OTA update and reboot. I too still had SuperuserSU and appeared to be rooted, but when I tried to launch Titanium it couldn't get permission. I had to open RootKeeper and re-apply the protecyed copy of root, then everything was fine.

[SOLVED] E:/ Errors after going back to stock

After I did the ODIN one-click. It says successful
But after it passes the S2 screen. I get all these bunch of E:/ errors saying it can't mount or file cannot be specified in red letters.
I got a new Epic 4G Touch so I'm trying to sell the other one.

Which one-click? Are you sure it was for the SPH-D710?
Try flashing a regular non rooted restore tar.md5 GB27 using Odin 3.x
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Mattix724 said:
Which one-click? Are you sure it was for the SPH-D710?
Try flashing a regular non rooted restore tar.md5 GB27 using Odin 3.x
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GC01 one-click. It is for my device model SPH-D710BST
Boost Mobile Variant
I also tried flashing the non-rooted via ODIN and same thing.
Think I may have hard-bricked it.

Maybe your cable is bad and it caused the partitions to be screwed up during the flash. It almost sounds like the data partition thing that was plaguing users for a while.
Try checking the option in Odin to wipe or reformat partitions. I'm not at the computer so I can't say exactly what box it is.
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Mattix724 said:
Maybe your cable is bad and it caused the partitions to be screwed up during the flash. It almost sounds like the data partition thing that was plaguing users for a while.
Try checking the option in Odin to wipe or reformat partitions. I'm not at the computer so I can't say exactly what box it is.
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It's a brand new stock samsung sync cable. So doubt it's the cable, then again, new doesn't exactly mean it's functional
I will try your suggestion and will get back to you with the results

Here's what it should look like. Just click PDA then select the tar.md5 file and click start.
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Is it suppose to stay on setupconnection for awhile?

Not really, maybe a few seconds. I always had trouble when I had the USB connected before opening Odin. I usually open Odin, boot into download mode, connect the USB, then after I see the COM port pop up I will select the tar and flash. I never really needed to select re-partition though.
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Mattix724 said:
Not really, maybe a few seconds. I always had trouble when I had the USB connected before opening Odin. I usually open Odin, boot into download mode, connect the USB, then after I see the COM port pop up I will select the tar and flash. I never really needed to select re-partition though.
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Tried it and within about 2 minutes I get a fail

Try again without re-partition selected? I'm not really sure what's going on but it's looking like the eMMC might be hosed.
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Mattix724 said:
Try again without re-partition selected? I'm not really sure what's going on but it's looking like the eMMC might be hosed.
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Just tried it again, No avail. So yeah. I have a paperweight now. -.-

Sorry to hear that man. Maybe Garwynn will check the Q&A and give some input and hopefully a solution.
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UPDATE: I finally got it to boot up. I am a happy camper once again. :3

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UPDATE: I finally got it to boot up. I am a happy camper once again. :3
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What got it working again? Whatever you did might help someone else if they run into the same issue.

I found it here within the forums.
I don't remember where, I'll search for it later today and will post a link. :]

Dypraxxx said:
I found it here within the forums.
I don't remember where, I'll search for it later today and will post a link. :]
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@Dypraxxx
Please tell me, i'm having the same issue as you

Instructions:
1: Download a GB TW ROM (EG30 STOCK ROM)
2: Download the provided pit file HERE
3: Open ODIN 3.x
4: Place the EG30 ROM in the PDA slot
5. Place the pit file in the PIT slot.
5a. Make sure the Re-partition box is checked (located on the left side)
6: Put your phone in download mode.
7. Plug it in, and click start
This method worked for me. It may or may not successfully work for you. So try at your own risk.

@Dypraxxx
can i use a different GB rom (EL29) or do i use the one you linked me to?
the stock rom is in rar format and its a protective archive and i dont know the password

gamepro602 said:
@Dypraxxx
can i use a different GB rom (EL29) or do i use the one you linked me to?
the stock rom is in rar format and its a protective archive and i dont know the password
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You could possibly use EL29 since the partitions are the same, you will need an EL29 PIT file. I suggest using what was already linked so that you don't have to go on a wild goose chase.
EG30 was the first GB release. Just use that then follow the OTA path up until FL24 ICS. Then use Kies to update to GB27.
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Mattix724 said:
You could possibly use EL29 since the partitions are the same, you will need an EL29 PIT file. I suggest using what was already linked so that you don't have to go on a wild goose chase.
EG30 was the first GB release. Just use that then follow the OTA path up until FL24 ICS. Then use Kies to update to GB27.
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Yea but the problem is that the EG30 Tar is an encrypted RAR file that i don't know the password for and i cant extract it

Your system has been modified, unable to receive software updates.

I'm on mdl right now and can't move apps2sd, which update is it that is supposed to fix this?
Also, never seen this on my s3 when rooted.
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PostMeridianLyf said:
I'm on mdl right now and can't move apps2sd, which update is it that is supposed to fix this?
Also, never seen this on my s3 when rooted.
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What method did you use to root the phone?
If you have customer recovery installed, I think that cannot be fixed.
I use CF Auto Root
1. Root using CF Auto Root
2. Use TriangleAway to reset counter
3. Install OTA RootKeeper to keep root
4. Factory reset
5. Problem solved
For another question, Samsung only release app2sd fix to I9505 in certain country. Still long way to come to T-Mobile.

macaumen said:
What method did you use to root the phone?
If you have customer recovery installed, I think that cannot be fixed.
I use CF Auto Root
1. Root using CF Auto Root
2. Use TriangleAway to reset counter
3. Install OTA RootKeeper to keep root
4. Factory reset
5. Problem solved
For another question, Samsung only release app2sd fix to I9505 in certain country. Still long way to come to T-Mobile.
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I used the method in the sticky of the general forum. And yes custom recover.
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The apps 2 sd is available in the MEA release for Germany. You can find it in the 9505 section. It can be flashed to Tmobile phones as long as you flash a tmobile kernel right after. I am using an MEA rom right now. The pop up message is because you have rooted and flashed custom firmware to your phone. Your device is now "custom" and cannot recive stock OTA updates. Unless you use triangle away by Chainefire.
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PostMeridianLyf said:
I used the method in the sticky of the general forum. And yes custom recover.
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With custom recovery, even if you can check and download update, it will not be able to install.
I may be wrong but that's what happened to my S3 before.

Hopeful that we will get flushable updates though.
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Hopeful that we will get flushable updates though.
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If you are keeping stock rom and want to install OTA directly. I recommend you root and keep the stock recovery, like what I did.
Most of the people install customer recovery because they want to flash 3rd party ROM.

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If you are keeping stock rom and want to install OTA directly. I recommend you root and keep the stock recovery, like what I did.
Most of the people install customer recovery because they want to flash 3rd party ROM.
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Can you still wipe cache/dalvik without custom rom?
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Can you still wipe cache/dalvik without custom rom?
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Wiping cache/dalvik-cache is the ability of custom recovery, not rom.
With stock recovery, I am not able to wipe either one but I can wipe dalvik-cache manually using a root explorer.
I am sure you can find a command to run in terminal emulator to wipe cache and dalvik-cache.

I still like cachemate
Root is necessary:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aac.cachemate&hl=en
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macaumen said:
Wiping cache/dalvik-cache is the ability of custom recovery, not rom.
With stock recovery, I am not able to wipe either one but I can wipe dalvik-cache manually using a root explorer.
I am sure you can find a command to run in terminal emulator to wipe cache and dalvik-cache.
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I meant recovery...
So do I now have the revert back to stock recovery or just follow those steps?

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I meant recovery...
So do I now have the revert back to stock recovery or just follow those steps?
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I don't think there's a simple way to restore stock recovery only.
If you really want to, you have to restore everything through flashing the stock odin tar.

Not able to flash recovery.. help please

Hello all,
I was hoping one of you can help me. I purchased an s4 m919 yesterday from Tmobile. It is fully stock and it arrived with 4.2.2 M919UVUAMDL.
I am no stranger to the world of rooting,roms and cwm. I had an s2 back in the day so I am no stranger to odin either. Basically my goal is this:
1. Install CWM
2. Backup Stock FW in CWM
3. Install Custom rom from dev section
My process with odin is as follows:
make sure all is UNchecked except auto reboot.
place appropriate cwm tar in "pda" section
click start.
The process begins and instead of passing it fails. My phone also softbricks and I have to restore with kies.
I've already restored and bricked once thinking that maybe the first time was a bad download.
I have no ideas. I've googled and searched on xda and nobody seems to have a problem flashing recovery.
Let me know if more info is required.
Thanks,
frustrated and confused

Are you rooted? Try installing through the Rom Manager app itself?

After you have rooted download cwm from market and follow the prompt's once clock work mod has flashed do a backup and you will need to download ad away by chain fire this will reset the flash counter and once that is done enjoy flashing
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Well it looks like ive run into a more immediate problem. Like i said I tried it once and it bricked I succesfully recovered with kies. I tried another download and the same thing happened. I went to restore with kies and now im getting an error in kies about 70% in. I need to go to emergency recovery and I do and that errors out. If problem persists contact samsung. Great.... I'm going to try and restore to stock using odin but my phone just seems to hate odin.
Edit: i tried restoring stock image in odin and fails almost right away. what is with this phone ?!

Try another USB port, and stock USB cable if you aren't using it. If you are grab a different cable and try it. If still errors out try another computer.

From my understanding you should have auto reboot UNchecked when Odin flashing CWM. Pretty sure you're supposed to leave everything unchecked and then after it's finished you unplug, pull the battery and then turn on the phone. Looks like your problem is before this though, so I would try another computer and make sure that you're using the stock cable.
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Okay , i will try another computer and I was not using stock usb so I will do so as well. Wish me luck guys. Ill keep you posted and thanks for the quick replies.

eddies92 said:
Okay , i will try another computer and I was not using stock usb so I will do so as well. Wish me luck guys. Ill keep you posted and thanks for the quick replies.
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I'm almost 100% sure the cable was your problem.
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marcoxx626 said:
I'm almost 100% sure the cable was your problem.
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It may have been. I was able to restore successfully once with it. Must have been a fluke.

You can dooo eeeeeet!

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Looks like that worked. I'm up and running stock.
one problem solved. thanks to all.... one more to go.

stevessvt said:
Are you rooted? Try installing through the Rom Manager app itself?
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No I am not rooted and prefer not to be on stock since I want to just back it up and install a custom rom anyways.

marcoxx626 said:
From my understanding you should have auto reboot UNchecked when Odin flashing CWM. Pretty sure you're supposed to leave everything unchecked and then after it's finished you unplug, pull the battery and then turn on the phone. Looks like your problem is before this though,
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Yes I think so I don't think having auto reboot checked would cause it to fail so bluntly. Am i just destined for a stock sgs4? Times like these makes me miss my nexus 4. I wish the damn thing hadn't broken=( oh well.. let me know if you have more questions.

Just follow a video step by step if anything. I prefer TWRP over CWM. If you do use TWRP make sure you use version 2.5.0.2 as 2.6 has been having problems!
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marcoxx626 said:
Just follow a video step by step if anything. I prefer TWRP over CWM. If you do use TWRP make sure you use version 2.5.0.2 as 2.6 has been having problems!
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I'm the opposite. I like cwm the best. I have watched a video honestly. I have done it step by step. do you think it could be the recovery? meaning, i'd have better luck with twrp? I'll try it tonight, I can't afford to be breaking my phone during business hours lol. People have been trying to call me lol.

eddies92 said:
I'm the opposite. I like cwm the best. I have watched a video honestly. I have done it step by step. do you think it could be the recovery? meaning, i'd have better luck with twrp? I'll try it tonight, I can't afford to be breaking my phone during business hours lol. People have been trying to call me lol.
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Just get into download and flash cwm recovery tar using odin. Place tar file in pda section and hit start. Should reboot after pass that's what I did last night when my recovery was missing.
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richardlibeau said:
Just get into download and flash cwm recovery tar using odin. Place tar file in pda section and hit start. Should reboot after pass that's what I did last night when my recovery was missing.
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I know it's that easy. that's exactly what I do. it fails everytime and softbricks my phone. Let me as this, is there a need to unlock the bootloader?