Alright guys I think I may be screwed here but I'm hoping someone can help me.
A couple of days ago I flashed a 4.3 stock rom from Samsung for my SGH-i747 and decided I wanted to go back to CyanogenMod for a bit. Today things happened with the rom that have caused me to want to revert back to the stock ODIN tar that I downloaded from XDA. It's a pre-rooted stock ROM on 4.1.1
I've made two nandroid backups (1 for CM and 1 for 4.1.1) both of which were before I attempted to flash the 4.3 rom.
I wanted a fresh start and restored back to the 4.1.1 and noticed I had accidentally uninstalled some important components via TiBu. So, as usual, I went to revert back to stock using Odin and the pre-rooted 4.1.1 build I downloaded. Only this time when I went into download mode I noticed a few new things I hadn't seen before.
In red was "Warranty Bit: 1" and something about the bootloader. I researched a little and I know it has something to do with Samsung's implementation of KNOX in 4.3.
My question now is what can I do about reverting back to stock 4.1.1 using Odin? Every time I've tried flashing it since seeing those new things, Odin fails.
Am I royally screwed or is there someone who can help?
n_alvarez2007 said:
Alright guys I think I may be screwed here but I'm hoping someone can help me.
A couple of days ago I flashed a 4.3 stock rom from Samsung for my SGH-i747 and decided I wanted to go back to CyanogenMod for a bit. Today things happened with the rom that have caused me to want to revert back to the stock ODIN tar that I downloaded from XDA. It's a pre-rooted stock ROM on 4.1.1
I've made two nandroid backups (1 for CM and 1 for 4.1.1) both of which were before I attempted to flash the 4.3 rom.
I wanted a fresh start and restored back to the 4.1.1 and noticed I had accidentally uninstalled some important components via TiBu. So, as usual, I went to revert back to stock using Odin and the pre-rooted 4.1.1 build I downloaded. Only this time when I went into download mode I noticed a few new things I hadn't seen before.
In red was "Warranty Bit: 1" and something about the bootloader. I researched a little and I know it has something to do with Samsung's implementation of KNOX in 4.3.
My question now is what can I do about reverting back to stock 4.1.1 using Odin? Every time I've tried flashing it since seeing those new things, Odin fails.
Am I royally screwed or is there someone who can help?
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Read around in the general section. you'll see that if you try to odin back to 4.1.1 bootloaders from 4.3 your phone will die. be careful. The developers here are trying to figure out solutions for this new update. I hear it's going slower than usual.
Well crap lol thank you. I'm on a pretty stable version of CM 10.2, should I just leave it until reverting to stock is fixed?
n_alvarez2007 said:
Well crap lol thank you. I'm on a pretty stable version of CM 10.2, should I just leave it until reverting to stock is fixed?
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You installed CM10.2 after you ran the stock 4.3 update? i've heard of a few here that have done that. I'm not real big on CM builds; I actually prefer TW based ROMS so I'm gonna wait out upgrading (since I'm on a stable 4.1.2 ROM). If you've upgraded and you're running something stable right now I'd stick with it until the experts here find out more info.
jack man said:
You installed CM10.2 after you ran the stock 4.3 update? i've heard of a few here that have done that. I'm not real big on CM builds; I actually prefer TW based ROMS so I'm gonna wait out upgrading (since I'm on a stable 4.1.2 ROM). If you've upgraded and you're running something stable right now I'd stick with it until the experts here find out more info.
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No I installed the CM 10.2 M1 Snapshot before running the stock 4.3 upgrade but before doing so I made a nandroid backup while on CM 10.2 so I just restored back to it.
Ok, long story short, I need to go back to stock ROM. I am currently running the deadly venom ROM 4.1.2. I have been reading in the forums, but I am getting a little confused. There are so many different topics regarding this. I just don't want to brick my phone. So, do i need to just find the 4.1.2 stock firmware and then use odin to flash it? Or do I need to go back to 4.1.1 and the use OTA update? I didn't know if I went back to 4.1.1 it would brick my phone since i'm on 4.1.2. Thanks in advance for the help.
Download 4.1.2 stock for your phone/carrier and flash with Odin downgrading not necessary
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OK, thanks for the info. I will give it a shot.
As you'll soon discover, I'm a noob. I stupidly took the OTA update on my Samsung Galaxy S3 T-Mobile T999 from 4.1.2 to 4.3. Since doing so mine and my wife's phone (did the same thing to her also) gets in a mess after being connected to the car stereo bluetooth and prevents outgoing calls unless the phone is rebooted.
So to try to solve this, I rooted the phone and installed CM 11, so now I'm on 4.4.2. This didn't help the issue either and instead is worse at connecting to the bluetooth.
I want to get my phone back to the stock 4.1.2 rom, which I got from sammobile (PDA T999UVDMD5) or at worst back to the 4.3 stock rom (PDA T999UVUEMJC).
This morning I tried to flash T999UVDMD5_T999TMBDMD5_T999UVDMD5_HOME.tar using ODIN 307 but it failed almost instantly with an Fail! Auth message.
I also tried to flash CM 10.1 zip on my SD card using ClockworkMod Recovery v 6.0.4.5 but again it failed almost instantly (sorry I didn't take note of the error).
So now I'm back to CM 11. So any suggestions for how to get back to either of the stock roms?
huz666 said:
As you'll soon discover, I'm a noob. I stupidly took the OTA update on my Samsung Galaxy S3 T-Mobile T999 from 4.1.2 to 4.3. Since doing so mine and my wife's phone (did the same thing to her also) gets in a mess after being connected to the car stereo bluetooth and prevents outgoing calls unless the phone is rebooted.
So to try to solve this, I rooted the phone and installed CM 11, so now I'm on 4.4.2. This didn't help the issue either and instead is worse at connecting to the bluetooth.
I want to get my phone back to the stock 4.1.2 rom, which I got from sammobile (PDA T999UVDMD5) or at worst back to the 4.3 stock rom (PDA T999UVUEMJC).
This morning I tried to flash T999UVDMD5_T999TMBDMD5_T999UVDMD5_HOME.tar using ODIN 307 but it failed almost instantly with an Fail! Auth message.
I also tried to flash CM 10.1 zip on my SD card using ClockworkMod Recovery v 6.0.4.5 but again it failed almost instantly (sorry I didn't take note of the error).
So now I'm back to CM 11. So any suggestions for how to get back to either of the stock roms?
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If you are getting errors in both odin and cwm, it sounds like it is a root issue. In other words, it sounds like the apps are being denied access to root and therefor cannot flash. Both odin and cwm are able to generate logs so you can tell the reason for the fail. Personally, I would recommend flasing twrp recovery instead of cwm since it seems to simplify alot and is a little better for our device. Without knowing exactly why the flash is failing, i would just recommend to try and re-root the phone again.
Did you put the phone in Downloading mode before connecting to the Odin ?
Do not try to flash 4.1.2 ever. It will brick your phone.
Perseus71 said:
Did you put the phone in Downloading mode before connecting to the Odin ?
Do not try to flash 4.1.2 ever. It will brick your phone.
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Yes the phone was in downloading mode. I couldn't find any posts that thought that I would brick my phone for sure by downgrading so I thought I would try. Could I go back to the 4.3 Stock ROM with some degree of confidence?
Yes you can go back to 4.3 Stock.
Perseus71 said:
Yes you can go back to 4.3 Stock.
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So I'm now back to Stock 4.3 by doing a flash via Odin. I did (stupidly) try to then go back to 4.1.2 again using Odin having put the phone in USB debugging mode first but I still got the same Auth Fail error.
Thanks for all the help.
huz666 said:
So I'm now back to Stock 4.3 by doing a flash via Odin. I did (stupidly) try to then go back to 4.1.2 again using Odin having put the phone in USB debugging mode first but I still got the same Auth Fail error.
Thanks for all the help.
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You cannot downgrade like that once you have updated to official 4.3 firmware, no offence but why would you try it even after Perseus said not to? Anyway if you want to go back to 4.1.2 so badly just download a 4.1.2 ROM and flash it in recovery
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serio22 said:
You cannot downgrade like that once you have updated to official 4.3 firmware, no offence but why would you try it even after Perseus said not to? Anyway if you want to go back to 4.1.2 so badly just download a 4.1.2 ROM and flash it in recovery
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Thanks for the advice. I think I'll just quit while I'm only slightly behind now and remain on 4.3 Stock. I appreciate everyone's help and suggestions.
Downgrade from CM11 4.4.2 to 4.3 on I747
I went from 4.3 stock to CM11 on my i747 but i didnt like the update. So i am trying to go back to 4.3 however whenever i try to install the 4.3 zip file thru twrp or CWM, it fails. As far as i know there is no odin file for going back. I tried to flash rogers 4.3 file through odin (thinking i would flash at&t modem later) but that also failed.
I would appreciate any help on how to install 4.3 once 4.4.2 has been installed on an i747
You seriously need to do some reading
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nitagro said:
I went from 4.3 stock to CM11 on my i747 but i didnt like the update. So i am trying to go back to 4.3 however whenever i try to install the 4.3 zip file thru twrp or CWM, it fails. As far as i know there is no odin file for going back. I tried to flash rogers 4.3 file through odin (thinking i would flash at&t modem later) but that also failed.
I would appreciate any help on how to install 4.3 once 4.4.2 has been installed on an i747
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For One, you are on the wrong forum. This is for T-Mobile's S3 not AT&T. Second, Like @passtheknowledge said, you really need to do significant research and reading here on XDA.
Perseus71 said:
For One, you are on the wrong forum. This is for T-Mobile's S3 not AT&T. Second, Like @passtheknowledge said, you really need to do significant research and reading here on XDA.
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I was up all night reading and trying all the suggestions that have been posted so far. Nothing worked. I would appreciate if someone can throw some light on what might be wrong.
nitagro said:
I was up all night reading and trying all the suggestions that have been posted so far. Nothing worked. I would appreciate if someone can throw some light on what might be wrong.
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Please Read through this Thread. For Future Reference, all Odin Files for S3 in general are looked up by unique Keyword Root66. That thread is the right place for you to post errors or issues. If there's no 4.3 image for your phone there, you can post a request as well.
For your immediate Problem, there is a an alternate ATT StockMod Rom by @saranhai Please see this thread. Pay particular attention to the mandatory requirement of flashing a particular modem beforehand.
Hello I want to back to the stock mod but I already build the kitkat.
Can I go back to stock mod? Please help me!
also I found this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2766242
but my phone is from at&t, can I install this?
please help me!
That is my Sprint port (StockMod kk) just repackaged for flashing in odin.
To your original question, if updated to kk firmware, you can still run all the roms as before. Just you can only use the 4.4.2 modem. Some 4.3 rom threads say to use the 4.3 modem, but ignore that if updated to the new firmware.
Thank you
DocHoliday77 said:
That is my Sprint port (StockMod kk) just repackaged for flashing in odin.
To your original question, if updated to kk firmware, you can still run all the roms as before. Just you can only use the 4.4.2 modem. Some 4.3 rom threads say to use the 4.3 modem, but ignore that if updated to the new firmware.
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Thank you! so I can not use this mod ;(
yesterday I tried to back to stock mod but my phone hard bricked ;(
I tried some of image flash thing so get back to normal phone but still don't have imei or data
*sigh* I have to find fix shop
If you have got the phone booting again you don't need a fix shop. The imei problem is probably due to flashing back to mjb modem. See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53851558
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Recently brought my GS3 I747M back to life from a hard brick... and I flashed it to stock 4.0.4 rom via odin when doing so.Would I be able to upgrade it directly to stock 4.4.2 using odin? Or do I need to upgrade it to earlier version first, like 4.1 and 4.3? (phone is already rooted, so cant do it thru OTA). Thanks!
You can flash it with odin, but will need to factory reset too.
sure worked, thanks!