would anyone know how to get back to stock on our evos? i see that gingerbread and jelly bean bootloaders are different so if i were to try to flash a gingerbread rom it would brick my device (happened on my galaxy captivate) or am i able to flash a GB rom on jelly bean 4.2?
any help?
I don't see how flashing a GB rom would change anything. There was no official firmware for JB, so flashing between GB/ICS/JB is strictly on the software side. Now, if you are referring to a dirty flash, then that will not work. You have to wipe caches & data before you flash a GB rom.
Correct. OP, forget what you know about ROM flashing and modding-HTC & Samsung aren't the same. Firmware and software are independent of one another. There are no "Jelly Bean" bootloaders. The bootloader version typically changes with official firmware updates, but that's not always the case. Flash whatever ROM you'd like:thumbup:
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Is there anyway to update to 404 without losing my apps and data
I have unlocked boot loader and rooted my gn
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Yeah just flash the official update.
Are you on stock 402 wanting to stock 404? My understanding is that by flashing to stock 404, you shouldn't have to do anything..... but the safe bet would to batch backup your users apps/data with Titanium backup anyway (user data only, NOT system). If you are going from stock 402 to a custom 404 ROM, then you will most likely lose apps/data, but can easiliy be restored from your Titanium backup. Please understand that I am new to this as well, so if someone could verify, that would be great. Forgot to add..... contents in your SD Card directory should not be affected either regardless of flashing Stock or Custom...... still waiting on verification from I thread I started.
Yes stock to stock how do i flash it
I'm assuming that you have the CDMA version (4.0.4 has not been officially released, only leaks). If you are on GSM I'm guessing you would have gotten the notification for OTA version. If on Verizon, find a ROM that is AOSP 4.0.4 based (Probably based off the leaked version). There are supposedly many ROMS that give the Stock Experience that are based off of AOSP 4.0.4. Eclipse 1.5 looks like it is AOSP 4.0.4, but it is way more cutomizable then Stock (but not to the extent of other popular ROMS). If you want the pure stock experience, look in the ROM section and see what people are saying. As far as actually flashing the new ROM, look at the stickied thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058 It has a wealth of knowledge.... and you are about 25% there since you are already un-locked and rooted.
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I'm assuming that you have the CDMA version (4.0.4 has not been officially released, only leaks). If you are on GSM I'm guessing you would have gotten the notification for OTA version. If on Verizon, find a ROM that is AOSP 4.0.4 based (Probably based off the leaked version). There are supposedly many ROMS that give the Stock Experience that are based off of AOSP 4.0.4. Eclipse 1.5 looks like it is AOSP 4.0.4, but it is way more cutomizable then Stock (but not to the extent of other popular ROMS). If you want the pure stock experience, look in the ROM section and see what people are saying. As far as actually flashing the new ROM, look at the stickied thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058 It has a wealth of knowledge.... and you are about 25% there since you are already un-locked and rooted.
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No I am using GSM
I have stock recovery do I just download 404 then rename to update.zip and install it via recovery?
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if youre stock with nothing modified (bootloader, recovery, system partitions) then you can wait for updates. if youre not on 4.0.4 and see no updates look at the build.prop file and look for ro.build.fingerprint. if it says =google/yakju/ then you should be getting the update to 4.0.4 if youre not already on it and it shouldnt wipe your apps.
if it doesnt say google/yakju then i would go here:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
and flash the yakju build. i wasnt on yakju and as soon as i did i got the update notification. downside is when you flash this youll have to lose your apps; brightside, you wont have to wait anymore.
I'm on T-Mobile USA, and have stock rom (2.3.6, Baseband T989UVKL1, Kernel 2.6.35.11, Build: GINGERBREAD.UVKL1). This phone is completely stock right now.
I just got the notification about the OTA, which I assume will be to ICS.
Questions before I accept the OTA update:
1. Will I be able to root after installing the official stock ICS update?
2. If so, would I use the ODIN method, or some other method?
3. Other than bloat, are there any known issues with the stock ICS rom.
4. Should I install CWM before accepting the OTA update?
Basically, I've tried looking but there doesn't seem to be much information about the official stock ICS update, probably because it is just starting to be rolled out.
Never mind. Just re-saw this http://www.tmonews.com/2012/05/t-mobile-rolling-out-galaxy-s-ii-maintenance-update-no-ice-cream-sandwich-yet/ and realized this update likely isn't ICS yet.
I'm currently using AOKP build 40 and I want Jelly Bean 4.1.1, do I have to flash 4.0.4 ICS and then download Jelly Bean from there, or can I go straight to Jelly Bean?
If you want to stick with the custom AOKP ROM, follow their instructions. Some recommend wipes others don't.
If you want to go to STOCK 4.1.1, you need to flash stock 4.1 then apply the update manually. There's no factory images for 4.1.1 yet.
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If you want to stick with the custom AOKP ROM, follow their instructions. Some recommend wipes others don't.
If you want to go to STOCK 4.1.1, you need to flash stock 4.1 then apply the update manually. There's no factory images for 4.1.1 yet.
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I already backed everything up and wiped my phone lol, I was planning on going back to 4.0.4 first but it said there was an error when I tried to flash it from CWM. Since I already wiped everything should I just flash 4.1 then? And if so is it gonna be any different from the 4.1 from the OTA update?
EDIT: Apparently from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764536 I need to be on 4.0.4 first, where can I find a link to download 4.0.4?
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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Thank you fooman! I already flashed an AXI0M engage 4.1 jelly bean though lol, do you think it will be the same thing as jelly bean from the OTA update, or should I just leave it?
You can follow efrant's most excellent guide to return to official 4.0.4. The guide contains all the links you will need.
Only if you want to stay stock does any of that apply. If you find a custom rom that is 4.1.1 just follow the instuctions in that thread. All it is is just pretty much flashing a different rom, nothing too different.
Having come from flashing SGS have read up as much as I can regarding flashing the HOX.
Have held back having a crack at a custom ROM until Jellybean update arrives on stock, to see how it runs.
However, if I do upgrade to stock Jellybean (which would have a new HBOOT?) would it still be possible to load AOSP Rom after.
If i've read correctly, unless I have a Nandroid backup of a custom ROM (whether it be Jellybean or ICS), the new HBOOT will prevent an ICS based ROM but custom Jellybean should be ok?
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Having come from flashing SGS have read up as much as I can regarding flashing the HOX.
Have held back having a crack at a custom ROM until Jellybean update arrives on stock, to see how it runs.
However, if I do upgrade to stock Jellybean (which would have a new HBOOT?) would it still be possible to load AOSP Rom after.
If i've read correctly, unless I have a Nandroid backup of a custom ROM (whether it be Jellybean or ICS), the new HBOOT will prevent an ICS based ROM but custom Jellybean should be ok?
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It's a confusing, ill-explained situation a lot of people are confused about.
From what i understand, when upgrading to JellyBean (including the upgraded hboot), you can STILL flash ICS custom roms & nandroid back ups. However, what you will be unable to do is flash any sort of Ice cream sandwich RUU's. This is because, the upgraded hboot will cause errors in the installation (considering the hboot version in the RUU, will be of a totally different earlier version).
Hope this clears it up a little bit.
I hope someone can help with a dilemma I have.
I need to flash back to stock rom and do a factory reset on my AT&T SGIII - this I know how to do . However, what I don't know is if the links I've found for tar files for a stock restore (like the one posted here)are for the ice cream sandwich version that launched with the phone, or the newer jelly bean version.
If it is the older version, once I'm done restoring it back to stock and factory settings, will I get an option to update to jelly bean thru AT&T?
Or do I need to find a stock AT&T jelly bean file to flash? If so, where do I find that?
any help would be appreciated. Thanks
jroyjohnson said:
I hope someone can help with a dilemma I have.
I need to flash back to stock rom and do a factory reset on my AT&T SGIII - this I know how to do . However, what I don't know is if the links I've found for tar files for a stock restore (like the one posted here)are for the ice cream sandwich version that launched with the phone, or the newer jelly bean version.
If it is the older version, once I'm done restoring it back to stock and factory settings, will I get an option to update to jelly bean thru AT&T?
Or do I need to find a stock AT&T jelly bean file to flash? If so, where do I find that?
any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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this shouldnt be posted here check the general section for going back to stock
Did you update your phone to AT&T 4.3 stock rom via an OTA update? If you did, do not flash any rom that includes an older bootloader as the flash will brick your phone.
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Did you update your phone to AT&T 4.3 stock rom via an OTA update? If you did, do not flash any rom that includes an older bootloader as the flash will brick your phone.
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No. Ever since going to the Sonic FreeGS3 Resurrection rom, I have been on the 4.1.1 version. I've never been to a more current version than that since that was the last version update for this rom and I liked it just fine.
Even though I'm not wild about having to return to stock, I am at least excited about (hopefully) being able to go up to the latest version released by AT&T. But I wasn't sure if I need to flash a stock 4.3 version AT&T rom (or even where to find that) or if I could just flash the original released stock rom and then be prompted with OTA updates to go to the newer versions.
Any thoughts or input is greatly appreciated.
The latest version of the AT&T ROM is 4.3 which can be done via an OTA update or Kies from a stock 4.1.1 AT&T ROM.
Any reason you need to return to stock? Personally, I would not go near 4.3 as it's not required to install KK ROMS and, once on 4.3, rooting, etc. becomes more complicated.
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The latest version of the AT&T ROM is 4.3 which can be done via an OTA update or Kies from a stock 4.1.1 AT&T ROM.
Any reason you need to return to stock? Personally, I would not go near 4.3 as it's not required to install KK ROMS and, once on 4.3, rooting, etc. becomes more complicated.
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I have to for work. That's the only reason I'm going back to a stock rom. Plus I want to trade my phone in after a few more months once my contract is up.