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OK, so for some personal reasons, I'm forced to sell my Galaxy S3...
I have CWM on it, and its rooted (obviously) running stock touchwiz rom...
Thing is, I cannot just hit the factory reset in settings because it's missing some apps like Samsung services, s-voice, etc.. stuffs that I deleted...
So my question is, How can I 100% Wipe the 16GB memory free of my personal data and perform a clean install of STOCK Telus SGS3 rom on it?
THanks!!!
dk2000zx said:
OK, so for some personal reasons, I'm forced to sell my Galaxy S3...
I have CWM on it, and its rooted (obviously) running stock touchwiz rom...
Thing is, I cannot just hit the factory reset in settings because it's missing some apps like Samsung services, s-voice, etc.. stuffs that I deleted...
So my question is, How can I 100% Wipe the 16GB memory free of my personal data and perform a clean install of STOCK Telus SGS3 rom on it?
THanks!!!
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1) Flash the original unrooted stock ROM from your carrier in Odin
2) Settings > back up and reset > Factory reset. reboot.
3) Turn debug on, and adb shell back in just to double-check that your nukular launch codes aren't there anymore.
And make sure your binary/custom flash counter is at 0.
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zmore said:
1) Flash the original unrooted stock ROM from your carrier in Odin
2) Settings > back up and reset > Factory reset. reboot.
3) Turn debug on, and adb shell back in just to double-check that your nukular launch codes aren't there anymore.
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where would i find the unrooted rom? only found the rooted one :/
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phzi said:
And make sure your binary/custom flash counter is at 0.
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and how would i do that?
thanks
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dk2000zx said:
and how would i do that?
thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800878
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defnow said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800878
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counter already at 0 ... normal ?
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dk2000zx said:
counter already at 0 ... normal ?
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Yes, don't worry about that.
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DO NOT flash the AT&T firmware. Here is the proper firmware for your device http://www.hotfile.com/dl/162304546/3421015/I747MVLALE8_I747MOYBALE8_TLS.zip.html
Once you have downloaded it, unzip it and let me know what files are in there. It should be a .tar file.
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theROMinator said:
DO NOT flash the AT&T firmware. Here is the proper firmware for your device http://www.hotfile.com/dl/162304546/3421015/I747MVLALE8_I747MOYBALE8_TLS.zip.html
Once you have downloaded it, unzip it and let me know what files are in there. It should be a .tar file.
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Will it unrooot and uninstall CWM same time to make it as stock as possible?
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dk2000zx said:
Will it unrooot and uninstall CWM same time to make it as stock as possible?
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Yes, complete stock.
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theROMinator said:
Yes, complete stock.
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and if i flash that with odin will it trip my counter? and will it remove cwm ?
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dk2000zx said:
and if i flash that with odin will it trip my counter? and will it remove cwm ?
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It will remove everything and restore your phone back to when you first bought it. Yes you flash it with odin, it will not trip your counter since it's an official package.
danny6514 said:
It will remove everything and restore your phone back to when you first bought it. Yes you flash it with odin, it will not trip your counter since it's an official package.
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awesome thanks
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One last thing I would do is browse your SD card to see that there's nothing there. I have not tried a factory reset on the SIII, but on the Captivate and probably other phones, factory reset didn't wipe every directory.
See this for the very few directories it did wipe:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152181&highlight=does+factory+reset+wipe+sd+card
I did a few factory resets (but not recently) and only once do I recall having to copy things back onto my internal sd card from the copy on my computer. Every time I did one, I'd backup my internal sd just in case, do the factory reset and finish whatever else I was doing like a new rom, and then see what had to be put back on. But other than that one time, my Titanium backups, pictures, whatever have still been there. I tried out a lot of different roms on the Captivate and even the "full wipe" versions left the internal sd data there.
That one time I did need to copy it back was I think when I tried out the secret code to do a real wipe. Although I can't recall which it was.
Hope I did the right thing,
I flashed STOCK .tar with ODIN, rebooted phone onto stock, mounted to my computer, formatted memory (the 11GB or so), went on phone, did Factory Reset..
Hope its 100% CLEAN Wipped !
Dev forum
Look at the Dev forum there is a ton of information there.
relaxed83 said:
Look at the Dev forum there is a ton of information there.
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WOW mr.obvious... this is Q&A thread not like im dumb
I cant seem to side load any apk. It wont allow me to press install but I can press cancel. Any ideas?
Cleared package manager cache and Fix permissions worked for me.
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thecrark said:
Cleared package manager cache and Fix permissions worked for me.
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Thanks. I'm not rooted so I guess I will have to factory reset. This is really odd. Never had this happen on any of my android devices so it got me stumped.
I rooted and flashed cwm. Clearing dalvik and cache along with change permission didnt fix it. Had to factory reset and was able to side load. Gonna restore my files back via TB and hopefully it wont happen again.
aznmode said:
I rooted and flashed cwm. Clearing dalvik and cache along with change permission didnt fix it. Had to factory reset and was able to side load. Gonna restore my files back via TB and hopefully it wont happen again.
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Try a diff browser
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Did you allow unknown sources?
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Android_Monsters said:
Did you allow unknown sources?
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Ya first thing that I thought of but it was checked.
capcanuck said:
Try a diff browser
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A different browser? Not sure what you mean but I used ES File Explorer and Astro File Manager to side load.
So I just flashed to beanstalk and so far the only error I've encountered is that the chameleon launcher doesn't work. Is this fixable? Is it worth it? I've been using the nova launcher and so far its the one I'm liking the most. Any other opinions? And what settings does everyone use? Or better yet, what are the optimum settings? Thanks in advance guys
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You should've posted this in bean Stalk thread you'll get the help you need.
neno2323 said:
You should've posted this in bean Stalk thread you'll get the help you need.
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sccrplyr214 does not have 10+ posts, thus can not post in that thread just yet.
I would've posted in the Q&A section not the General section.
sccrplyr214 said:
So I just flashed to beanstalk and so far the only error I've encountered is that the chameleon launcher doesn't work. Is this fixable? Is it worth it? I've been using the nova launcher and so far its the one I'm liking the most. Any other opinions? And what settings does everyone use? Or better yet, what are the optimum settings? Thanks in advance guys
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Yeah, you should have posted this in the Q&A or BeanStalk Thread.. But try baking it in?? If you're unsure of how to do this PM me.
sccrplyr214 said:
So I just flashed to beanstalk and so far the only error I've encountered is that the chameleon launcher doesn't work. Is this fixable? Is it worth it? I've been using the nova launcher and so far its the one I'm liking the most. Any other opinions? And what settings does everyone use? Or better yet, what are the optimum settings? Thanks in advance guys
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I had no idea you didn't have functionality with that launcher. What exactly does it do? FC? Or nothing at all? I'll see what I can find out. PM me with details....
noob no shame!!!!
So this would be my first time flashing a new rom, saw the beanstalk and made me want to try something new. Followed instructions to the tee as per requested from BMP7777. Put rom and gapps on the internal storage. Using twrp wiped data, cache, and dalvik, on to flash the rom. Everything went smooth which is what twrp said; SUCCESFUL! Rebooted the phone and got a kernel crash. Now the phone is in Demigod crash handler. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Did I do something wrong? and yes I rooted and unlocked boot loader all before this* Would greatly appreciate it! THANKS**
captainsane said:
So this would be my first time flashing a new rom, saw the beanstalk and made me want to try something new. Followed instructions to the tee as per requested from BMP7777. Put rom and gapps on the internal storage. Using twrp wiped data, cache, and dalvik, on to flash the rom. Everything went smooth which is what twrp said; SUCCESFUL! Rebooted the phone and got a kernel crash. Now the phone is in Demigod crash handler. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Did I do something wrong? and yes I rooted and unlocked boot loader all before this* Would greatly appreciate it! THANKS**
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Its nothing. Just reboot your phone. Its plagued us a long time
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engine95 said:
Its nothing. Just reboot your phone. Its plagued us a long time
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rebooted and nothing. Can still get into the twrp and I still have the zip files on the sd card but for some reason its not booting correctly.
captainsane said:
rebooted and nothing. Can still get into the twrp and I still have the zip files on the sd card but for some reason its not booting correctly.
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So the ROM isn't even booting up?
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engine95 said:
So the ROM isn't even booting up?
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no just sits on the google unlocked screen. Any advice?
captainsane said:
no just sits on the google unlocked screen. Any advice?
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You might need to wipe caches and data/ factory reset.
Or wipe caches, factory reset.
Or wipe all 4 items in Advanced part of TWRP. And reinstall your ROM. Sounds like you had a bad flash to start with.
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engine95 said:
You might need to wipe caches and data/ factory reset.
Or wipe caches, factory reset.
Or wipe all 4 items in Advanced part of TWRP. And reinstall your ROM. Sounds like you had a bad flash to start with.
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ok will try right now. And what do u mean in advanced?
captainsane said:
ok will try right now. And what do u mean in advanced?
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Sorry bout that.
In TWRP, under the Wipe section, there is an Advanced part. Tick all 4, it does not wipe your SD.
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engine95 said:
Sorry bout that.
In TWRP, under the Wipe section, there is an Advanced part. Tick all 4, it does not wipe your SD.
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You mean the cache,dalvik,factory,and system?
captainsane said:
You mean the cache,dalvik,factory,and system?
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Yup.
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engine95 said:
Yup.
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still stuck on the same screen would using fastboot mode help? how would u use it?
captainsane said:
still stuck on the same screen would using fastboot mode help? how would u use it?
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I don't know how or if fastboot would help.
Its gotta be a bad download. Try downloading it again, or another ROM.
If you have fastboot and recovery, it should be working.
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engine95 said:
I don't know how or if fastboot would help.
Its gotta be a bad download. Try downloading it again, or another ROM.
If you have fastboot and recovery, it should be working.
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Well yea that's what im thinking my problem is I cant get my computer to recognize my phone>
I flashed it to love it.
only problem i have is that gps is not working,same for you?
sccrplyr214 said:
So I just flashed to beanstalk and so far the only error I've encountered is that the chameleon launcher doesn't work. Is this fixable? Is it worth it? I've been using the nova launcher and so far its the one I'm liking the most. Any other opinions? And what settings does everyone use? Or better yet, what are the optimum settings? Thanks in advance guys
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Trying to LGNPST my phone back to stock ZVC so I can sell it.
Currently stock rooted.
Mindspin_311 said:
Trying to LGNPST my phone back to stock ZVC so I can sell it.
Currently stock rooted.
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They're all in here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35520144
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engine95 said:
They're all in here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35520144
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Damn, thanks, totally glanced right over them when reading that thread.
Slowest download ever
Mindspin_311 said:
Slowest download ever
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Here another link. http://d-h.st/omw
Better late than never.
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engine95 said:
Here another link. http://d-h.st/omw
Better late than never.
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Umm.. so I used the BIN found in that link. Phone got to 67%, rebooted, and nothing changed...
Not really sure what's going on here..
Mindspin_311 said:
Umm.. so I used the BIN found in that link. Phone got to 67%, rebooted, and nothing changed...
Not really sure what's going on here..
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If you were just stock rooted then not much will change. If your boot loader WAS unlocked, it won't be now. You'll have factory recovery. Then you'll need to do a factory reset to clear everything.
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engine95 said:
If you were just stock rooted then not much will change. If your boot loader WAS unlocked, it won't be now. You'll have factory recovery. Then you'll need to do a factory reset to clear everything.
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I was unlocked with FreeGee and rooted via the Fiddy619 method. But, yes, stock ROM.
Mindspin_311 said:
I was unlocked with FreeGee and rooted via the Fiddy619 method. But, yes, stock ROM.
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So did you get done, what you needed done? Sucks your selling. Dam Nexus 5.
engine95 said:
So did you get done, what you needed done? Sucks your selling. Dam Nexus 5.
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I did, factory reset finished it off.
Although I still think it's doing the weird boot thing where the LG logo flashes a couple times before the Sprint boot animation runs.
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Mindspin_311 said:
I did, factory reset finished it off.
Although I still think it's doing the weird boot thing where the LG logo flashes a couple times before the Sprint boot animation runs.
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That's normal
I just restored my own Note 4 to factory using this method. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984717 I'm not sure how long this will work by so fare so good. I'm guessing when At&t get OTA this will not work any more.
Happy testing.
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I just restored my own Note 4 to factory using this method. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984717 I'm not sure how long this will work by so fare so good. I'm guessing when At&t get OTA this will not work any more.
Happy testing.
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So what would be the benefit of using that method versus using the normal factory reset? Or what are you trying to accomplish? Just curious. ..[emoji2]
lebertian said:
So what would be the benefit of using that method versus using the normal factory reset? Or what are you trying to accomplish? Just curious. ..[emoji2]
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From the looks of it this will reflash your device should you do some experimentations that make it unbootable so long as you can get into download mode.
lebertian said:
So what would be the benefit of using that method versus using the normal factory reset? Or what are you trying to accomplish? Just curious. ..[emoji2]
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Like post above mine. You can test your device and even if you do something to it and only you can boot to download mode you can restore to factory settings this way.
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This could help devs bring root faster. Just a thought..
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norbarb said:
Like post above mine. You can test your device and even if you do something to it and only you can boot to download mode you can restore to factory settings this way.
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Does it reset all of the flags?
An odin flash can't reset a counter, but Knox won't trip if it's official firmware.. It's only an issue when you get into root/kernel/recovery
Techinstein said:
Does it reset all of the flags?
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I don't think it is if you trip any. I use it triangle away on other devices, but you can't here since we have no root yet.