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[Q] Downgrade from 4.2.2 back to 4.1.2

I wonder is this possible or will it brick my phone? Currently I am experiment it with Stock 4.2.2 XME ROM. Is it possible to downgrade it back to 4.1.2? Thanks in advance.

soralz said:
I wonder is this possible or will it brick my phone? Currently I am experiment it with Stock 4.2.2 XME ROM. Is it possible to downgrade it back to 4.1.2? Thanks in advance.
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Yes...
sent from my GT-I9082

of course possible..just download 4.1.2 firware and flash with odin..:good:

boudhayan said:
of course possible..just download 4.1.2 firware and flash with odin..:good:
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Thanks, I've reverted back to 4.1.2.

sorry guys.. where i can find 4.1.2 xme version

I am unable to revert back to 4.1.2
soralz said:
Thanks, I've reverted back to 4.1.2.
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Hello,
Thank you in advance who ever reply to this.
Problem is i updated my device to 4.2.2 recently with odin. Before doing that I made a (nand) backup of my 4.1.2 stock rom.
As most people having problems with 4.2.2. my phones heats up and battery draining quickly 3 hours and its 10% which is very bad.
When I try to restore 4.1.2 nand , My phone gets stuck on "Samgung Galaxy grand i9082" logo and nothing happens. I restored 4.2.2 backup and its working fine.
I assume its kernal problem. Can i restore kernal to 4.1.2 with odin? I do have stock firmware downloaded already.
Thank you!

hi_blues said:
Hello,
Thank you in advance who ever reply to this.
Problem is i updated my device to 4.2.2 recently with odin. Before doing that I made a (nand) backup of my 4.1.2 stock rom.
As most people having problems with 4.2.2. my phones heats up and battery draining quickly 3 hours and its 10% which is very bad.
When I try to restore 4.1.2 nand , My phone gets stuck on "Samgung Galaxy grand i9082" logo and nothing happens. I restored 4.2.2 backup and its working fine.
I assume its kernal problem. Can i restore kernal to 4.1.2 with odin? I do have stock firmware downloaded already.
Thank you!
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Nope, 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 kernel arent't compatible.

Means i am stuck with 4.2.2 forever
soralz said:
Nope, 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 kernel arent't compatible.
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Thank you for your reply.
It means that there is no way to go back to 4.1.2
I was thinking if i could:
1. Flash 4.1.2 stock firmware which will return me 4.1.2 stock kernal. (with odin).:fingers-crossed:
2. Once i am on 4.1.2 kernal i restore my nand and get back to my stock rooted rom.
Any ideas?
EDIT:
I tried it and end up in boot loop. I have no idea of which firmware my phone had. because i purchased it online and was shipped from Hong Kong. Manufactured in veitnam . I tried Veitnam firmware , Malaysian and now i will try india, pakistan, KSA respectively. This thread is not that active.
Anyone whos reading if you have any suggestions please try to help me.
Thank you

hi_blues said:
Thank you for your reply.
It means that there is no way to go back to 4.1.2
I was thinking if i could:
1. Flash 4.1.2 stock firmware which will return me 4.1.2 stock kernal. (with odin).:fingers-crossed:
2. Once i am on 4.1.2 kernal i restore my nand and get back to my stock rooted rom.
Any ideas?
EDIT:
I tried it and end up in boot loop. I have no idea of which firmware my phone had. because i purchased it online and was shipped from Hong Kong. Manufactured in veitnam . I tried Veitnam firmware , Malaysian and now i will try india, pakistan, KSA respectively. This thread is not that active.
Anyone whos reading if you have any suggestions please try to help me.
Thank you
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After flash your stock rom:
Reboot phone in Recovery Mode (press and hold Volume Down buttons + Home + Power)
wipe cache partition and wipe data/factory reset
reboot>>>>
Have fun

[Q] 4.3 Stock for Odin?

Hey guys,
I'm trying to go back to a stock Touchwiz ROM from CyanogenMod 10.2. My only problem is, I can't Odin back to a stock from because the only Odin compatible file I have is 4.1.1 which my phone will no longer go to since my baseband was updated after trying a former 4.3 ROM.
Can anyone link me to a 4.3 ROM that I can flash in Odin? I'm asking because most of the ROM's I'm finding that are 4.3 require you to be on a TW ROM before flashing their ROM. Thanks.

n_alvarez2007 said:
Hey guys,
I'm trying to go back to a stock Touchwiz ROM from CyanogenMod 10.2. My only problem is, I can't Odin back to a stock from because the only Odin compatible file I have is 4.1.1 which my phone will no longer go to since my baseband was updated after trying a former 4.3 ROM.
Can anyone link me to a 4.3 ROM that I can flash in Odin? I'm asking because most of the ROM's I'm finding that are 4.3 require you to be on a TW ROM before flashing their ROM. Thanks.
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Go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/and put in your phone info and download the stock file.

Satstalker said:
Go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/and put in your phone info and download the stock file.
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This link is useless for me as it does not have a 4.3 stock rom listed in their official firmwares. They have only up to 4.1.2 which I cannot Odin back to since my baseband was already updated.

n_alvarez2007 said:
This link is useless for me as it does not have a 4.3 stock rom listed in their official firmwares. They have only up to 4.1.2 which I cannot Odin back to since my baseband was already updated.
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Maybe there is no update for your carrier yet! A thanks would be nice for trying to help you. But hey next time i wont even reply

|ROM|Bootloader|Kernel|Modem| AT&T Official 4.3 MJB |24 Nov 2013| There you go all stock. make sure you hit the thanks button for everyone (not my files I just found them)
You cant flash this in odin but can use TWRP or CWM. will get you back all stock. Good luck...

theramsey3 said:
|ROM|Bootloader|Kernel|Modem| AT&T Official 4.3 MJB |24 Nov 2013| There you go all stock. make sure you hit the thanks button for everyone (not my files I just found them)
You cant flash this in odin but can use TWRP or CWM. will get you back all stock. Good luck...
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Do I have to be on a stock rom to use this? I'm currently on Quantum V3 and I don't have access to a stock rom to revert to since my baseband was updated.

n_alvarez2007 said:
Do I have to be on a stock rom to use this? I'm currently on Quantum V3 and I don't have access to a stock rom to revert to since my baseband was updated.
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No you don't have to be on the stock rom to use that, but the bootloaders are for 4.3 so if you haven't updated yet this will update you.
You can flash any rom you want to as long as you do not mess with the bootloader you will be OK. I do not know if this work on anything besides an at&t phone using it on anything else is done so at your own risk just the same as using it.

What about the recovery? any way to get a stock recovery image?

Downgrading?

I have Samsung Galaxy S III T999 that I had downgraded from 4.1.2 to 4.1.1 and I was able to unlock it through out by dialing and going to menu.
Every thing went ok and I was able to do it without any problem.
Few weeks after I restored my phone and some how by mistake I upgraded to 4.3
and now I can't downgraded my phone it keep giving me fail on odin.
I see so many how to downgrade and I tried it twice and keep failing without bricking my phone I was able to get back to my phone.
Is there any thing that allow me to downgrade or I have to wait for mods to come up with answers.
Thank you very much

You're lucky you didn't brick your device.. If you want to downgrade the only way to do it right now is to flash a custom recovery in Odin like twrp or cwm, and then flash a 4.1.x ROM
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk

serio22 said:
You're lucky you didn't brick your device.. If you want to downgrade the only way to do it right now is to flash a custom recovery in Odin like twrp or cwm, and then flash a 4.1.x ROM
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk
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Is that working now? I had thought you couldn't go back once you had upgraded to 4.3

TronMinecraft said:
Is that working now? I had thought you couldn't go back once you had upgraded to 4.3
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You can go back and flash any 4.1.X ROM, just don't Odin any official 4.1.X firmware coz that will downgrade your bootloader and result in a a most probable brick.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong....

[Q] Gs3 back to stock help

I'm totally new here, and I need help. I have installed cm11 on my GS3 because the stock 4.3 OTA had terrible battery life. I tried flashing back with odin and it didn't work, I want to go back to stock only because of the 4.4 Kitkat update that should be coming "soon". I am afraid of bricking my device and odin keeps giving me a fail (auth) error :crying::crying::crying:. This is extremely frustrating and I hope you guys can save me. How can I get back to stock without bricking my device?

jgarthwaite77 said:
I'm totally new here, and I need help. I have installed cm11 on my GS3 because the stock 4.3 OTA had terrible battery life. I tried flashing back with odin and it didn't work, I want to go back to stock only because of the 4.4 Kitkat update that should be coming "soon". I am afraid of bricking my device and odin keeps giving me a fail (auth) error :crying::crying::crying:. This is extremely frustrating and I hope you guys can save me. How can I get back to stock without bricking my device?
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Are you using an AT&T s3? You're probably getting the failure in Odin because you have a 4.3 bootloader and the ROM you're flashing may be trying to downgrade the bootloader.

audit13 said:
Are you using an AT&T s3? You're probably getting the failure in Odin because you have a 4.3 bootloader and the ROM you're flashing may be trying to downgrade the bootloader.
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Yes, sorry i forgot to specify that I am indeed using an AT&T s3. So if I get the actual 4.3 rom and attempt to flash it, it should work? I just realized the rom I was attempting to flash was 4.1.1. I am just not with it today.

jgarthwaite77 said:
Yes, sorry i forgot to specify that I am indeed using an AT&T s3. So if I get the actual 4.3 rom and attempt to flash it, it should work? I just realized the rom I was attempting to flash was 4.1.1. I am just not with it today.
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There is no full AT&T 4.3 ROM. AT&T released 4.3 via an OTA update. The full ROM has never been released.

audit13 said:
There is no full AT&T 4.3 ROM. AT&T released 4.3 via an OTA update. The full ROM has never been released.
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So i am stuck like this until a rom is released or will there not be one. Its not possible to downgrade the bootloader too is it? I am sorry if I am being extremely ignorant and stupid.

audit13 said:
There is no full AT&T 4.3 ROM. AT&T released 4.3 via an OTA update. The full ROM has never been released.
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Could I flash this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233

jgarthwaite77 said:
Could I flash this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233
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You could try, but it recommends starting from a stock ROM or stock-based ROM.
Alternatively, you could flash another custom KK ROM for now and load a custom KK ROM that's based on the official release in the future.
The Valudis and Cyanfox ROMs are supposed to be quite good for battery life.

audit13 said:
You could try, but it recommends starting from a stock ROM or stock-based ROM.
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I flashed it anyway and it worked. Thanks so much for your help with everything. I am just glad to be back even if it means terrible battery life lol.

jgarthwaite77 said:
I flashed it anyway and it worked. Thanks so much for your help with everything. I am just glad to be back even if it means terrible battery life lol.
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Glad it worked for you. Enjoy!

[Q] cant flash 4.4.2 rom

I attempted to flash a 4.4.2 rom yesterday but it couldnt and it gave me a status 7 error. I looked it up and people said that you have to update clockworkmod. Well i tried to through terminal but it couldn't. It said something like could not find directory. So if anyone has any idea what I can do pleast tell me.
Using Galaxy s3 sgh-i747 on PA 3.99.1 ROM

Flash Philz Touch from here via Odin (use the tar version in PDA): http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att

alright i did it through odin and it worked..now im gonna make a backup again and try flashing a rom. hope it works. thanks for the help

If you can't flash a KK ROM, you may need to update your bootloader. If you're not on a 4.3 bootloader, try and avoid it for now.

audit13 said:
If you can't flash a KK ROM, you may need to update your bootloader. If you're not on a 4.3 bootloader, try and avoid it for now.
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im on a 4.3 rom but if i get error status 7 again ill just restore my backup and avoid it...is there a 4.3 bootloader? Also i was about to wipe it but its asking me wipe data/factory reset or clean to install a new ROM. I suggest its the 2nd one but if i do it and it doesnt work can i still restore my backup?

orlans21 said:
im on a 4.3 rom but if i get error status 7 again ill just restore my backup and avoid it...is there a 4.3 bootloader? Also i was about to wipe it but its asking me wipe data/factory reset or clean to install a new ROM. I suggest its the 2nd one but if i do it and it doesnt work can i still restore my backup?
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There is a 4.3 bootloader that would be installed if you ran an OTA update to 4.3 or you manually installed the 4.3 bootloader.
Did you make your backup using Philz? If not, make the backup using Philz, then wipe and install.

audit13 said:
There is a 4.3 bootloader that would be installed if you ran an OTA update to 4.3 or you manually installed the 4.3 bootloader.
Did you make your backup using Philz? If not, make the backup using Philz, then wipe and install.
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I just made a backup on Philz and im not sure if i installed a 4.3 bootloader manually or OTA. Just to be clear im wiping to install ROM. so the 2nd option

orlans21 said:
I just made a backup on Philz and im not sure if i installed a 4.3 bootloader manually or OTA
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Doesn't really matter but it's good to know that you need to stay away from any attempts to downgrade the bootloader.

hahah why would i want to downgrade?

orlans21 said:
hahah why would i want to downgrade?
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I have seen posts where people bricked their phone when trying to return to a stock ROM using Odin.

well...im gonna have to put it back to a stock rom when i get a new phone and give this to my dad...i still have the 4.1 stock downloaded on my computer...i dont even remember how to put it back now lol. so i should try flashing a 4.4.2 rom? which rom do you prefer? i have carbon and liquidsmooth. i want halo like i do on PA and both have it i believe

orlans21 said:
well...im gonna have to put it back to a stock rom when i get a new phone and give this to my dad...i still have the 4.1 stock downloaded on my computer...i dont even remember how to put it back now lol
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You can't restore to a completely stock ROM not that you have a 4.3 bootloader. AT&T never released a full 4.3 stock ROM, only an update to 4.3 from an earlier stock ROM.
If you did not have a 4.3 bootloader, you could install any stock AT&T ROM such as 4.1.1. Being able to restore to stock 4.1.1 would also allow you to sim unlock your phone for free, if necessary.

audit13 said:
You can't restore to a completely stock ROM not that you have a 4.3 bootloader. AT&T never released a full 4.3 stock ROM, only an update to 4.3 from an earlier stock ROM.
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well im on rogers and its the same as att. i still have the original samsung touchwiz 4.1 rom just incase anything happens.

Your original post said you have an sgh-i747 which is an AT&T model. If you have a Rogers s3, it's an sgh-i747m.
Regardless of which model you have, you can't downgrade from any 4.3 bootloader which means you can't completely revert back to 4.1.1. The best you could do would be to run 4.1.1 on a 4.3 bootloader.

audit13 said:
Your original post said you have an sgh-i747 which is an AT&T model. If you have a Rogers s3, it's an sgh-i747m.
Regardless of which model you have, you can't downgrade from any 4.3 bootloader which means you can't completely revert back to 4.1.1. The best you could do would be to run 4.1.1 on a 4.3 bootloader.
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sorry i should have included the m lol. i wont worry about going back to 4.1 until the galaxy s5 comes out and im ready to give it to my dad. but back to focusing on this. im about to attempt to flash a 4.4.2 rom. either liquidsmooth or carbon. what do you like?

I prefer Validus version 4.3 because it includes Nova Launcher and it has a dark UI theme.

but thats 4.3. i wanna be on 4.4 and im installing nova and making it the way i had it before.
wait a second is it a 4.4 rom?

orlans21 said:
but thats 4.3. i wanna be on 4.4 and im installing nova and making it the way i had it before.
wait a second is it a 4.4 rom?
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It is a 4.4.2-based rom. The release is version 4.3.

hmm interesting...you do recommend it? what great features does it come with?

I like it because it's a very stripped-down ROM, has a dark UI, and is AOSP-based.
It's not radically different from other ROMs but has exactly what I want. I run the same ROM on a Nexus 4 and Motorola Atrix HD.