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[Q] going back to stock after the 4.3 OTA update

I'm currently running beanstalk 4.4.1 rooted with twrp installed. I did the 4.3 OTA update before I went with the custom roms.
what is my options as far as going back to stock 4.3? I've read several threads but non of them were the exact scenario that im in. Any help is appreciated.

Are you running an AT&T phone? If you are, you cannot flash any rom that tries to flash a bootloader that is older than 4.3. If you do, it will brick the phone.

audit13 said:
Are you running an AT&T phone? If you are, you cannot flash any rom that tries to flash a bootloader that is older than 4.3. If you do, it will brick the phone.
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yes it is at&t. Also I do have my original backup but twrp doesn't recognize it

Why not load a 4.3-based ROM? If you want to go back to stock, you could try using mobile Odin to load a stock ROM.

is it safe to update my rooted s3 currently running 4.1.2

Ok so is it safe to update a rooted phone or can it get bricked? I have a tmobile s3 currently running 4.1.2 and I want to update it but I want to know if its safe
Thanks in advance

If you're rooted and want a stock rooted 4.3 install, I highly recommend root66 thread. Stock installs are best done from scratch because modified system/app can stop the update or cause issues.
If you have a custom stock ROM you can just flash 4.3 ROMs from recovery. (TWRP, CWM)
I'd stick with the current boot loader you have if possible in case you want to downgrade later on.
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In addition to what Last Sidekick said, I suggest you should read up on the effects and issues of 4.3 update. Particularly Knox and Warranty bit.

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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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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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upgrade from

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!

galaxy s3 at&t variant 747 rooted 4.1.1. I747UCDLK3 update to kitkat.

Hey guys I am trying to update my galaxy s3 to kitkat. I am running galaxy s3 at&t variant 747 rooted 4.1.1. I747UCDLK3 update to kitkat. I realized I need to update to 4.1.2 first before doing the 4.3 update. I can't seems to find files I need for 4.1.2. Can someone point me in the right direction. Thank you for your help.

Are your running stock 4.1.1? If you are and your phone is not sim unlocked, unlock it using the free method. Once unlocked, use Odin to flash back to stock unrooted 4.1.1 and then run OTA until you get to KK. It's a longer process than trying to flash straight to 4.4 but is a safer method for people that are new to flashing ROMs.

I am on the stock rom 4.1.1. Does CWM recovery need to go back to stock as well? That is a good idea to unlock before I update.

If you flash back to stock 4.1.1 with Odin, it will wipe everything and put the phone back to completely unroot stock and stock recovery. Stock recovery and being unrooted is required for OTA updates.

Ok is this the link to unlock phone?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529200

Yes, that's it.

I can't seem to find 4.1.1 rom file links seem to be bad on unlock page.

There are stock rooted 4.1.1 images here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
You can use the free unlock method even if the ROM is rooted.

For some reason the at&t mirrors don't seem to be working either.

Mirror2 for the stock rooted 4.1.1 works for me.

I would like to root again after kit kat Is it easy to root with knox? Does unlock stick through kit kat? I really appreciate all of the help. Great website. Great people.

Many people have had success with rooting by using Towelroot.
The sim unlock is permanent.

Let me know how it goes for you @thepar. I expect to be updating to kitkat in the coming week.
For the benefit of those searching the forums to unlock their phones my experience may be of help to those on 4.1.2 or possibly even MJ2. I have had my SGS3 since June 2013 and only allowed one update, that was to 4.1.2. My phone was rooted long ago, but I just unlocked it earlier today and that was with a custom recovery in place and without unrooting. In my case I did not revert to the 4.1.1 rom. I did downgrade the modem to dlk3, that of 4.1.1 while leaving the rom and bootloader at MG2. After completing the unlock I upgraded the modem back to MG2. I have confirmed that SMS, MMS, phone, and wifi functionality is intact.
In truth, I will probably not go back to stock to get to kitkat. I am considering upgrading to the leaked MJ2/4.3 bootloader and MJB modem and then flash a kitkat rom which will work on them, there are several.

I just did the unlock yesterday. I need to find someone with a t-mobile sim to test if the unlock worked. Will I still be able to update the OS even though it is on rooted stock? What will it update me too?
I am kind of debating if I should install a custom rom minus KNOX.

thepar said:
I just did the unlock yesterday. I need to find someone with a t-mobile sim to test if the unlock worked. Will I still be able to update the OS even though it is on rooted stock? What will it update me too?
I am kind of debating if I should install a custom rom minus KNOX.
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If you want to run an OTA update, you need stock recovery and an unrooted system.

I have a stock recovery but the os is rooted. I don't mind using oden to update the os. I might be better to install a rom with knox removed. I can't seem to find 4.1.1 stock unrooted. I did find 4.0.1 ICS.

You can find a stock ATT 4.1.1 ROM on sammobile.com.
You cannot use Odin to flash a stock KK ROM because it was never released in an Odin format by ATT. ATT provided the KK update via OTA updates. Complete KK updates were provided for i747m only.

Thanks so much!! downloading now.

Let us know what happens. Cheers

I have decided to go custom rom route. It is better to update stock ota first then install custom rom or custom rom straight from 4.1.1?