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[Q] Downgrade CWM6?

I accidentally flashed CWM 6. How can I flash CWM 5? Can I go over it with ODIN for an automatic downgrade or do I need to flash back to stock first? Ultimate goal is to root (phone is not rooted yet) that install Cyanogenmod. Thanks.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Sprint

mikebarr said:
I accidentally flashed CWM 6. How can I flash CWM 5? Can I go over it with ODIN for an automatic downgrade or do I need to flash back to stock first? Ultimate goal is to root (phone is not rooted yet) that install Cyanogenmod. Thanks.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Sprint
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What do you mean accidentally flashed? Unless I'm missing something here, why don't you just use CWM 6 to flash CM?

I personally use twrp...but u can always find the tar file on xda and flash in odin
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I used odin downloader to reflash the cwm recovery 5 on a Samsung Galaxy FiT. Installed cwm 6 to get that original 4.4.2 firmware but i wasn't satisfied of it, and i went back to cwm 5 to install another custom firmware cuz cwm 6 wouldn't allow me (error: Status 7).

Dowbgrading from cwm 6 to cwm 5
soAlexandru said:
I used odin downloader to reflash the cwm recovery 5 on a Samsung Galaxy FiT. Installed cwm 6 to get that original 4.4.2 firmware but i wasn't satisfied of it, and i went back to cwm 5 to install another custom firmware cuz cwm 6 wouldn't allow me (error: Status 7).
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Dude can you help me out to teach how to downgrade from cwm 6 to cwm 5 ........?

Deepaanshu said:
Dude can you help me out to teach how to downgrade from cwm 6 to cwm 5 ........?
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I don't understand why you want to downgrade...philz latest has zero issues flashing any ROM..kk or not. There are no status 7 issues with his latest. So do yourself a favor and download his latest, flash whichever ROM you wish (which 90% of them are already rooted) and profit. If you want to backup your apps before just flash super su and you will be rooted. If you are on mk3 the process may a little more difficult but its still easy. Google is your friend man.
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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
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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
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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] 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.

[Q] i'm selling 7105 i'd like to get back stock rom?

Hello guys,
i'm selling my note 7105 cause i bought OPPO find 7..
here i've a 4.4.2 slimkat rom and i'd like to give it to a friend but with stock rom ( he doesn't play with roms..)
now.. i've read here and there and it's not possible to go back on 4.3 ? is there anyt STABLE (real stable ) custom rom then?
i've read that 4.4.2 official is going to be out soon so this might " save " me !
is there any way to downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.3?
is this Ditto DN3 v4 RC2 worth to try ?
should i install some earlier bootlader if i decide to get back on stock rom?
thanks for all info

What bootloader do you have? If you went from 4.1.2 to slimkat then you should be able to flash any stock rom. The problem is going back to 4.1.2 with the 4.3 bootloader. If you install dn3 you will either have to flash stock 4.3 first or use agni/devil kernel to get wifi.
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lol.. don't laugh...
i thought that being on 4.4.2 implies i've that bootloader
i tried to find the version on recovery and system info but,...??
where can i find the info abou tmy booloader? i know it sounds noob ... have patience
thanks

Something like this should tell you
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.info
AFAIK you can't flash bootloader through recovery so if you were on 4.1.2 when you flashed slimkat you will still be on that bootloader. You should be able to flash any stock through odin if you are on 4.1.2 but if you were on
4.3 you might not be able to flash 4.1.2. If you do flash 4.3 with odin you will get knox
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sawdoctor said:
Something like this should tell you
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.info
AFAIK you can't flash bootloader through recovery so if you were on 4.1.2 when you flashed slimkat you will still be on that bootloader. You should be able to flash any stock through odin if you are on 4.1.2 but if you were on
4.3 you might not be able to flash 4.1.2. If you do flash 4.3 with odin you will get knox
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i installed that app and at OPERATING SYSTEM info i get:
OS NAME Kit Kat
Os Version 4.4.2
Boot Loader Version N7105XXDMC3
.... ???

I'm pretty sure dmc3 is 4.1.2 so you should be able to flash anything. I'd flash the stock 4.1.2 for your country with odin run triangle away then unroot and everything will be stock
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Help with reverting back to stock

so i have a rooted at&T galaxy s3 on the latest stock firmware which i guess is 4.3. i tried flashing resurrection rom which was kit kat and it failed. so i restored my back up and the phone would get stuck on the splash screen. so i formated the whole phone and forgot to save my backup to my sdcard. twrp now says that i have no OS installed and also says i am not rooted anymore. im scared and need a little assistance. i just want to get it going.

Just flash the latest TWRP, copy a custom ROM to your phone, boot into TWRP, and flash it.

audit13 said:
Just flash the latest TWRP, copy a custom ROM to your phone, boot into TWRP, and flash it.
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i bought a micro sc card reader and transfered a superuser zip and an old 4.3 beanstalk rom. it flashed fine last night. i used my phone all day and downloaded the latest 4.3 beanstalk rom and just tried to flash it and it FAILED. This is the second time i had a flash fail. I tried flashing that old beanstalk rom again and it failed too! what the heck???? my battery is a little low.....does twrp have some kind of safety built in where it wont flash if bettery is low?

ok...so i flashed cwm because im more familiar it than twrp. then i flashed an old slimbean 4.3 rom i had. everything worked fine and the phone booted up perfectly. i dont want slim bean so i rebooted into cwm and tried to flash the newest 4.3 beanstalk rom and it failed.....why?

scorey03 said:
ok...so i flashed cwm because im more familiar it than twrp. then i flashed an old slimbean 4.3 rom i had. everything worked fine and the phone booted up perfectly. i dont want slim bean so i rebooted into cwm and tried to flash the newest 4.3 beanstalk rom and it failed.....why?
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Did you install the latest CWM? Is the 4.3 Beanstalk based on Kit Kat?

audit13 said:
Did you install the latest CWM? Is the 4.3 Beanstalk based on Kit Kat?
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no its not based on kitkat. i flashed an older version of cwm via odin. i figured i could just update it with rom manager. i tried to update cwm to the latest verion and it fails everytime. so...i downloaded root checker from the play store and it says im not rooted. i need to fix this lol

im running a custom rom but yet root checker says its not rooted...hmm

Flash the latest Philz and. Validus as I know that is a rooted ROM. Personally, I don't use ROM manager.

scorey03 said:
im running a custom rom but yet root checker says its not rooted...hmm
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What custom Rom is this?
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I'm on slimbean 4.3 and I've lost root. I want root back so I can get rid of this ROM. Ive flashed supersu multiple times with cwm..but I still do not have root access.

So I guess my question now is.....how do I get back to stock rooted? Im on slimbean 4.3 without root access.

scorey03 said:
I'm on slimbean 4.3 and I've lost root. I want root back so I can get rid of this ROM. Ive flashed supersu multiple times with cwm..but I still do not have root access.
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Rooting is not needed to flash another ROM. Just boot into recovery, wipe, and flash another ROM.

audit13 said:
Rooting is not needed to flash another ROM. Just boot into recovery, wipe, and flash another ROM.
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I tried and it failed......

scorey03 said:
I tried and it failed......
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What rom and which recovery did you try?

I suggest you Odin to stock and try all this again
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crazymonkey05 said:
I suggest you Odin to stock and try all this again
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I agree 100%. Can you tell me where I can get stock 4.3 firmware?

Here is a repository with a lot of stock firmwares http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
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scorey03 said:
I agree 100%. Can you tell me where I can get stock 4.3 firmware?
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There is no stock ATT 4.3 ROM because ATT only released 4.3 as an OTA update. Do not flash any 4.3 firmware (even from sammmobile.com) unless it has been compiled for installation via Odin. Check the development threads for firmware that can be flashed via Odin.

crazymonkey05 said:
Here is a repository with a lot of stock firmwares http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
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ok. im going to flash I747UCUEMJ2.7z which came from that link/thread you posted via odin.

If you got the phone on 4.3 you need to flash mjb or else you will brick the device
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