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Hi,
I have been rooting for a while with my evo 4g which is basically just recoveries & zip files.
Currently I have updated to Calk's ICS Beta 3 rom with modem FC05. I have read some stuff here & there that talk about having issues going from a ICS rom back to a GB nandroid.
I have installed Kies opened Odin, looked at the Wiki here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274337
I just dont quite get in terms of flashing zips through odin. I keep reading people say to odin back to stock & then flash from there.
How do I do that? I looked at QB777's video on youtube, but it seems like PIT files arent used much at this point.
Any advice would be great.
Thanks,
Rich
Ok, basically when you Odin back to stock, it involves flashing a .tar ROM from the pda slot in desktop Odin and not zip file like you would in CWM. Once you restore back to stock, you can find a .tar recovery, I personally use rogue which will allow you to have cwm-based recovery for flashing zips. All the links should be in development. Let me know if you still need help
Edit-what Odin does is it allows you to flash Roms, kernels, moderns, etc even if you don't have a custom recovery, provided that they are in the correct format, like .tar extension
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so when i flash a tar, I go into download mode, open odin, point it to a stock rooted tar file that has CWR & I am back to stock ready to flash to something else?
Can you help me find those files? A stock rooted, CWR should do the trick.
RichTJ99 said:
so when i flash a tar, I go into download mode, open odin, point it to a stock rooted tar file that has CWR & I am back to stock ready to flash to something else?
Can you help me find those files? A stock rooted, CWR should do the trick.
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Ok, so you go into a download mode on your phone, open Odin, plug in your USB cord, ODIN should recognize your phone provided you installed the right drivers. You're good if you get the yellow box that says 0 com, something something. The only box that should be checked is Auto Reboot in Odin.
The easiest way that I've been going back and forth between GB and ICS is to install the rooted EL29 .tar version here
http://little-melon.com/sfhub/SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-sfx.exe
You would need to extract the file until you get a folder with tar.md5 name. Example of the file I provided would be SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED_PDA.tar.md5 once you unzip it. This is the file you would put on the PDA slot of your desktop Odin.
Once you do this, Odin will start flashing and be done in like 1-2 minutes and auto reboot. Do not do anything to shut down, unplug, or mess with the device while Odin is flashing or you may end up bricking it. Once your phone reboots you will be rooted and stock based with EL 29 modem and kernel, which is the latest official Sprint OTA. If you want to get a recovery after this,you would need to go back into Odin and flash a kernel that has a recovery baked in. Like I said I use Rogue and the link would be here for Rogue Stock EL29-
http://goo-inside.me/kernels/TeamRo.../rogue_ET-recoveryonly-1.1.4-rc0-odin.tar.md5
Flashing this in Odin you will get CWM-based recovery and can start backing up, flashing different ROMS.
Hope this helps.
This is very helpful. I am stuck at the SGS2 boot screen after flashing MIJJs Goodness 1.8, can't boot in to recovery, only download mode. How do I fix this?
thefoss said:
This is very helpful. I am stuck at the SGS2 boot screen after flashing MIJJs Goodness 1.8, can't boot in to recovery, only download mode. How do I fix this?
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Flash a recovery in download mode that I linked. It's rogue recovery
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Just to confirm, using the files you had here, I open odin in download mode, choose PDA (check the check box) point it to the tar.md5 file, hit start & wait a few minutes until it auto reboots?
How do I flash the recovery? Is it also the PDA?
I have been flashing modems in CWR, not odin & I just want to make sure that recovery or rom itself, just PDA & nothing else checked (but PDA)?
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Ok, so you go into a download mode on your phone, open Odin, plug in your USB cord, ODIN should recognize your phone provided you installed the right drivers. You're good if you get the yellow box that says 0 com, something something. The only box that should be checked is Auto Reboot in Odin.
The easiest way that I've been going back and forth between GB and ICS is to install the rooted EL29 .tar version here
http://little-melon.com/sfhub/SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-sfx.exe
You would need to extract the file until you get a folder with tar.md5 name. Example of the file I provided would be SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED_PDA.tar.md5 once you unzip it. This is the file you would put on the PDA slot of your desktop Odin.
Once you do this, Odin will start flashing and be done in like 1-2 minutes and auto reboot. Do not do anything to shut down, unplug, or mess with the device while Odin is flashing or you may end up bricking it. Once your phone reboots you will be rooted and stock based with EL 29 modem and kernel, which is the latest official Sprint OTA. If you want to get a recovery after this,you would need to go back into Odin and flash a kernel that has a recovery baked in. Like I said I use Rogue and the link would be here for Rogue Stock EL29-
http://goo-inside.me/kernels/TeamRo.../rogue_ET-recoveryonly-1.1.4-rc0-odin.tar.md5
Flashing this in Odin you will get CWM-based recovery and can start backing up, flashing different ROMS.
Hope this helps.
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Reverting back to GB ROM
I recently switched back from ICS to GB and did not have any problems with the change back. I simply went into my SD card manually took everything off except my chaulkins format all and my wifi tether hack. I then went into recovery mode and did a wipe all. Then went to zip files, ran the format all, then did an install of the new ROM and it works great!
My phone won't charge due to battery to cold prompt and my back lite buttons stopped working so I need tar file to restore ma7 to flash counter reset.zip from billard412 to go to sprint. I tried to Odin back but I brain farted and knowing ma7 won't work that way.
Any help would is greatly appreciated!!
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You are correct, download that file to your external SDcard. If you want to keep root, make sure both files are on the card.
Reboot to custom recovery, do a full wipe and install the ma&stock-w-count-reset.zip.
If you want to keep root, before rebooting from recovery, flash the root.zip file also.
Your phone will reboot into a special TRWP screen briefly.
I've used that process twice and it works great.
angus242 said:
You are correct, download that file to your external SDcard. If you want to keep root, make sure both files are on the card.
Reboot to custom recovery, do a full wipe and install the ma&stock-w-count-reset.zip.
If you want to keep root, before rebooting from recovery, flash the root.zip file also.
Your phone will reboot into a special TRWP screen briefly.
I've used that process twice and it works great.
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Funny how stuff works. I tried to Odin flash twrp Cuz the only file I could flash in Odin was an ma5 restore I had which put me on ma5 restore stock build but ljc broadband. And everything after would fail or suspend me in download via odin So I read in another post somewhere flash twrp in Odin and then flash billard412 ma7 restore. Problem was I had to do quick batt pull right after Odin rebooted phone after flashing twrp, it wouldn't take. But yes, ma7 worked great and I get new phone tomorrow via sprint. Did 5 mins after I posted thread. Wish I saw 1st, haha
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Hi, So not new to flashing, rooting etc., but this is the first time I have run into a problem I couldnt solve the usual ways. I was on stock rooted MC2 from Billards and I wanted to try Lorjay 4.3 without knox. So I reflashed with Billards to get stock unrooted (per instructions on Lorjay thread) and it got stuck on Galaxy splash screen. So it begins! Rebooted to recovery to try again but can only get into stock rec, tried to odin Philz, no go. Tried to odin stock MC2, no go. Tried to one click odin with Rcwilco, no go. Removed SD card format on PC, fresh download billards Mc2 rom and Philz rec, use stock rec to install to phone...NO GO! So now im stuck where I began, Galaxy note 11 screen and no fun. Did i miss something or mess something up? All downloads Md5 were good. Can still get into stock rec and download mode, time to hopefully learn something new. Thank you in advance.
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Hi, So not new to flashing, rooting etc., but this is the first time I have run into a problem I couldnt solve the usual ways. I was on stock rooted MC2 from Billards and I wanted to try Lorjay 4.3 without knox. So I reflashed with Billards to get stock unrooted (per instructions on Lorjay thread) and it got stuck on Galaxy splash screen. So it begins! Rebooted to recovery to try again but can only get into stock rec, tried to odin Philz, no go. Tried to odin stock MC2, no go. Tried to one click odin with Rcwilco, no go. Removed SD card format on PC, fresh download billards Mc2 rom and Philz rec, use stock rec to install to phone...NO GO! So now im stuck where I began, Galaxy note 11 screen and no fun. Did i miss something or mess something up? All downloads Md5 were good. Can still get into stock rec and download mode, time to hopefully learn something new. Thank you in advance.
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What odin version are you using?
I would suggest 1.85. If you cant find it just download cf auto root and it has 1.85. Also try installing a different recovery (I perfer philz myself)and sometimes that will help. You can always go back to philz later. OH DID YOU FLASH BILLARDS ROM IN PHILZ (they dont play well together)?
I have tried 1.85 and 3.07. I will try another custom recovery though only tried Philz. Thank you
Thank God!! I got it. Just used Odin to install TWRP and then Billards MC2 rom amd it worked. Dont know why Philz wouldnt work but its all good. Now I can get my 4.3 without knox on! Thank you for the help. See you on the flip side.:good::laugh:
I follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
I put this file on the sd card debrick-SGH-I747U-CUEMJB3.img, made sure phone battery was charged up. Tried to enter download mode, it completely skipped it and phone is now running stock 4.3?? I try to enter recovery mode and it still just starts up with Stock 4.3.
So I assume it is running completely of the sd card. I can enter Stock Recovery but not sure what I do now. If i pull the card the phone is dead like before. Red light when plugged in, nothing happens with any button pushes.
I guess I am wondering what my next step is?
Thanks
Ruscicap said:
I follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
I put this file on the sd card debrick-SGH-I747U-CUEMJB3.img, made sure phone battery was charged up. Tried to enter download mode, it completely skipped it and phone is now running stock 4.3?? I try to enter recovery mode and it still just starts up with Stock 4.3.
So I assume it is running completely of the sd card. I can enter Stock Recovery but not sure what I do now. If i pull the card the phone is dead like before. Red light when plugged in, nothing happens with any button pushes.
I guess I am wondering what my next step is?
Thanks
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The device is indeed booting off the SD card. However, if you can boot into system, you should also be able to boot into download and recovery modes using the 3-button combo. If you can get into download mode, you can try using Odin v 3.07 to flash the complete 4.3 stock image. Download the Odin flashable zip file from the link below to your computer. Extract the tar.md5 file and verify the MD5 to be sure it downloaded correctly.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407590581
Download Odin v3.07 and run Odin.exe for the flashing tool. With your debrick card, boot into download mode by pressing the Volume Down, Home and Power button. If you can't get into download mode with the 3-button combo, suggest you try a USB jig. Use Odin to flash the stock file to your phone. If the flashing is successful, the device should be able to boot normally after this without the debrick card.
Cool thanks Larry2999. I will have to go the USB jig route it won't go into recovery or download. I can only get into Stock recovery. Any specifics I need to know when getting a usb jig? Thanks again for you response. I am just glad it is working now. But probably don't want to run off SD forever.
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Cool thanks Larry2999. I will have to go the USB jig route it won't go into recovery or download. I can only get into Stock recovery. Any specifics I need to know when getting a usb jig? Thanks again for you response. I am just glad it is working now. But probably don't want to run off SD forever.
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There is a thread somewhere on how to make a D-I-Y jig. You can, however, buy it cheaply online for about $3. In buying one, you'd only need to be sure it states that it works with the S3.
Looks like you are able to get into recovery now but you have stock, rather than custom, recovery. There is only one recovery partition and the default is stock, unless, you flash a custom recovery. If you had custom recovery, it would have been possible to flash a 4.3 stock restore zip via (custom) recovery. To flash custom recovery, however, you'd need Odin in download mode so we are back to the problem with getting into download mode.
Thanks Larry ordering jig tomorrow
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Larry2999 said:
There is a thread somewhere on how to make a D-I-Y jig. You can, however, buy it cheaply online for about $3. In buying one, you'd only need to be sure it states that it works with the S3.
Looks like you are able to get into recovery now but you have stock, rather than custom, recovery. There is only one recovery partition and the default is stock, unless, you flash a custom recovery. If you had custom recovery, it would have been possible to flash a 4.3 stock restore zip via (custom) recovery. To flash custom recovery, however, you'd need Odin in download mode so we are back to the problem with getting into download mode.
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Do you suggest a reliable 4.3 stock to flash or install through ODIN? This is how I got to where I am, something screwed up trying to install stock 4.3 through ODIN.
Thanks again for your help. Jig should be here in a couple days.
Ruscicap said:
Do you suggest a reliable 4.3 stock to flash or install through ODIN? This is how I got to where I am, something screwed up trying to install stock 4.3 through ODIN.
Thanks again for your help. Jig should be here in a couple days.
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Yes, the ONLY way to recover is to flash a complete 4.3 stock image. Are you sure you bricked in the first instance by flashing 4.3 via Odin? The only Odin compatible stock 4.3 file I'm aware of is the one in the link I forwarded earlier. This was only recently developed and appears to have been used by several people without problem. You may check to be sure you were not trying to flash a 4.1.1 file in error. Apologies if I sound like I'm second guessing you but flashing 4.1.1 via Odin usually results in the kind of hard brick you experienced.
The other alternative would be to flash custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) via Odin and then use custom recovery to flash a complete 4.3 stock image. You will find the instructions in the following thread ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Download the stock restore zip for your preferred custom recovery option to your PC and save to your phone's internal storage. If you want to use TWRP, you can find the Odin flashable file for TWRP via the link below ...
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar
If, however, you go the first option and flash the 4.3 file via Odin, be sure to use Odin v 3.07. You'll see the Odin flashable file and instructions on page 4 of the following thread ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660&page=4
or you can download directly from here ...
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407590581
Thanks again. Not really sure what went wrong, tried to use odin to install 4.3 Stock from this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
I will try to follow your threads and get it right this time.
Ruscicap said:
Thanks again. Not really sure what went wrong, tried to use odin to install 4.3 Stock from this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
I will try to follow your threads and get it right this time.
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The file from that thread is for (custom) recovery only. You can't flash zips via Odin so if you are using that file, you would need to first install custom recovery via Odin and then flash the zip via custom recovery.
Hey Larry, just wanted to say thanks. Phone is back working properly, 4.3 installed with no problem. Took me awhile never had the time. So fathers day was my chance to get this working. Flashed twrp and then the stock zip. Worked great.
Thanks again for all your help, I very much appreciate it.
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Hey Larry, just wanted to say thanks. Phone is back working properly, 4.3 installed with no problem. Took me awhile never had the time. So fathers day was my chance to get this working. Flashed twrp and then the stock zip. Worked great.
Thanks again for all your help, I very much appreciate it.
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Glad to know it's working OK now. Kind regards
I am on 5.1.1- Software N910PVPU4COJ6 if it matters.
Any rom i download i use 7zip to make it a Tar to use in Odin but none of them work when i do that. What am i doing wrong?
I have a file/rom that has Md5 and it goes right on with Odin
I thought a tar file could be used with Odin?
Any sugestions please and thank you.
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why not just flash the rom in twrp?
not sure how to do that, i have always used odin. Cant use twrp on my phone because i am not rooted
Any directions doing it your way? Thanks
II was rooted then put this rom on and now i am not rooted. sucks
and i cant get tar files to work in Odin, just md5
mostly just want my hotspot back
You rooted before, shouldn't be that hard to do it right again: Odin TWRP and flash a stock OJ6 ROM with the mod you seek, following the OP did instructions. Done and done. You may find what you're looking for in post 3 of @tx_dbs_tx OJ6 stock thread.
Odin won't work because you can just convert Recovery flash zip to tar that Odin could use. As you suspect, you'd need a tar.md5 but 7-zip doesn't convert Recovery ROM zip to tar ball. They're completely different; tar.md5 AKA tar ball is more of a partition overwrite partition by order flash, whereas ROM zip has explicit instructions in the updater-script that Odin wouldn't follow. They have their purposes: typically, Odin would be a tool to update to current update and install custom recovery; recovery could be used to flash a ROM or mod compatible with installed update version.
I suspect Odin has done no harm if it's a recent one. It's just refusing to brick your phone.
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you say odin twrp, how do i get twrp onto odin. ? I downloaded twrp and did the zip thing but like before it has a tar and odin will not do it?
The file i rooted before i cant find,so i have to do something new
Odin this in AP mode
https://dl.twrp.me/trltespr/twrp-2.8.7.0-trltespr.img.tar
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i tried but said it failed about half way through,ugg
Does your phone boot to recovery or system? You may need to start over with full OJ6 tar. Find it in general forum and follow the OP instructions.
I'd recommend factory reset as well.
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Yes, i can get into that. My phone is working on the rom i posted. I just want to put another rooted rom on. Will putting that oj6 on let me do that? Will odin put that tar on my phone unlike the other tar files? Thanks
should i put the baseband oj6 on?
I finally got twrp on but when i reboot system from twrp i am just bootlooping. Any ideas what to do now?
volks71folk said:
I finally got twrp on but when i reboot system from twrp i am just bootlooping. Any ideas what to do now?
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System was booting but you couldn't install TWRP. Now you have TWRP but system doesn't boot.
I suggested you start over with stock OJ6 tar. Did you do that? Sorry, I'm not following what you actually did. I'd say factory reset and flash the stock OJ6 ROM but it sounds like your partitions are messed up. If you agree, do the following:
1)Wipe everything but extSdCard in TWRP.
2)Power down, pull battery minimum 30 seconds.
3)Boot into download mode, using Odin 3.10.7, uncheck the default options, check AP box, click AP tab and select the OJ6 tar.md5 Start only when you have com:xx detected your phone (present).
4)Upon success, close Odin, pull USB and battery, boot intro stock recovery and factory reset.
5)Redo steps 2 and 3 but this time use both the Odin defaults to allow the auto reboot. Close Odin after success.
6)Go through setup wizard and make sure stock is fully functional.
7)Once verified, Odin TWRP with auto reboot unchecked, upon success, pull USB and battery for at least 30 seconds.
8)Boot into recovery and follow OP install instructions to flash custom ROM.
Edit: ROM zip should be on ext sdcard. You may be able to move some files from sdcard to extSdCard with TWRP file manager in advanced tab.
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I finally got twrp to flash on my phone, so now i am in twrp on my phone. Just not sure what to do know. I just hit reboot system in twrp and it wont get passed where it says android note 4. If i cant do anything from here i will re download the oj6 and do what you said.
I am doing what you had said but it takes me to twrp when i go to factory reset. So i did it through twrp and then flashed the oj6 baseband rom and it will not get passed the samsung galaxt note 4 image.
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I am doing what you had said but it takes me to twrp when i go to factory reset. So i did it through twrp and then flashed the oj6 baseband rom and it will not get passed the samsung galaxt note 4 image.
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There was a recent similar issue where the OP found a way out using some of the advice I gave.
Basically, Odin flashed the modem and recovery separately to get full Odin tar to flash after factory resetting in stock recovery. Sounds like your Odin flash isn't taking either. Once you have those tar files, flash them twice as suggested with battery pulls greater than 30 seconds where indicated.
I'd follow the guide using OJ6 tar to extract recovery from and the OJ6 modem tar you already have. I added one extra edit l found useful when I attempted to duplicate the OJ6 recovery tar flash myself; look for that too. Alternatively, you could use KIES to try recovery at any point that it recognizes the phone using its emergency recovery feature.
If that doesn't work, try the OG5 tar for files using the OG5 modem I linked in that thread.
You should read the whole thread to get the idea of the recovery theory starting with the summary the OP posted in this link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63831716
Best wishes for success.
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you guys say OP?
The problem before was my phone was fine then i flashed twrp and then tried to restart it and all it did was boot loop sometimes to the yellow screen and sometimes to the android note 4. Why would it not get passed those screens after i zipped twrp? Thanks
volks71folk said:
you guys say OP?
The problem before was my phone was fine then i flashed twrp and then tried to restart it and all it did was boot loop sometimes to the yellow screen and sometimes to the android note 4. Why would it not get passed those screens after i zipped twrp? Thanks
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OP is original poster. It could be 1st post or post quoted in some cases, although it could be the same user.
If your last post is truly the only obstacle, did you wipe following ROM OP instructions before you flashed and did you make sure the ROM flashed?
Often, custom ROMs will require more boot time on initial boot. Boot loop may suggest you didn't wipe the dalvik-cache partition. Usually, clean install is recommended. The updater-script may format system partition and others as well but without verifying specific ROM flashed, users may recommend wiping everything but extSdCard and formatting data partition multiple times each. If wiping system partition, you can expect the flash to fail with a binary failure in red when flashing unless you first rebooted recovery prior to flashing ROM. If you spot that failure, just reboot recovery with the reboot option menu and flash without wiping on second attempt.
If you've done all that and allowed time to boot, you may need to do the steps I've given in the suggestions above.
I hope you can find your way through it.
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