I just unrooted my gs3 on softskip toolkit. Is it possible to remove twrp and go back to stock?. Do I have to root my phone first to restore my backup i made before i rooted my phone? I have to get my phone fix my camera is not working at sprint. Also is it possible to wipe data etc. I do not want them to know I rooted my phone.
missmonet said:
I just unrooted my gs3 on softskip toolkit. Is it possible to remove twrp and go back to stock?. Do I have to root my phone first to restore my backup i made before i rooted my phone? I have to get my phone fix my camera is not working at sprint. Also is it possible to wipe data etc. I do not want them to know I rooted my phone.
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I'm just copying this from a previous post of mine on another thread.
The safest, easiest, and most foolproof way to restore to completely stock ROM and recovery would be through Samsung Kies. You can download Samsung's KIES software here: http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/JSP
Once in KIES, you would plug in your phone to the USB port and, if needed, download any drivers for your phone. Then, you would follow this path: Tools --> Firmware Upgrade and Initilisation. This will give you a warning that you will lose all your stored data on the phone, and will offer you to make a backup -- a very limited backup -- of information on your phone. If you don't have any worthwhile information, I'd skip the backup and go right to stock ROM/recovery restore.
Also, I am pretty sure you have to be on a Touchwiz ROM -- rooted/unrooted -- to restore. Recovery will not affect the ability to restore via Kies.
Caveat: Even though you do a complete stock restore via Kies, that will not reset the flash count in the bootloader. There is no way to reset it, and does indicate tampering even though you're on stock.
Hope this helps.
Higgs_Boson said:
Caveat: Even though you do a complete stock restore via Kies, that will not reset the flash count in the bootloader. There is no way to reset it, and does indicate tampering even though you're on stock.
Hope this helps.
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Ive never ran it on stock but triangleaway reset my flash counter to zero. I just ran it cuz mine was high and I wanted to see if it worked, which it did. There's also a way to get your software to official in the about phone menu if triangleaway doesnt, again it did on mine even though I'm running a custom rom
jbnorton0524 said:
Ive never ran it on stock but triangleaway reset my flash counter to zero. I just ran it cuz mine was high and I wanted to see if it worked, which it did. There's also a way to get your software to official in the about phone menu if triangleaway does, again it did on mine even though I'm running a custom rom
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There is no known way to reset the KNOX trip status. That's what I was referring to. Once you flash something in ODIN it trips the KNOX indicator. I guess it's not quite the sams as a flash count, now that I think about it.
You are correct in that there is a way to show the phone status as "official" but that's purely cosmetic.
Oh OK. Gotcha. I wasn't even thinking about Knox when I put that. Do they actually check that if you have to go in for warranty work, or is taking them a smashed phone the only way around that?
jbnorton0524 said:
Oh OK. Gotcha. I wasn't even thinking about Knox when I put that. Do they actually check that if you have to go in for warranty work, or is taking them a smashed phone the only way around that?
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I haven't the slightest idea. But, I imagine that if you don't let on that it is/was rooted and had a custom ROM, then I don't see why they'd check.
Who knows, they may even have an interface where they plug the device in and it immediately checks the bootloader for tampering.
Again, just guessing.
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I haven't the slightest idea. But, I imagine that if you don't let on that it is/was rooted and had a custom ROM, then I don't see why they'd check.
Who knows, they may even have an interface where they plug the device in and it immediately checks the bootloader for tampering.
Again, just guessing.
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I hope not though. I heard a lot techs at sprint are not train to operate advances tec like root,COM etc.
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I haven't the slightest idea. But, I imagine that if you don't let on that it is/was rooted and had a custom ROM, then I don't see why they'd check.
Who knows, they may even have an interface where they plug the device in and it immediately checks the bootloader for tampering.
Again, just guessing.
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ok. i have a big problem. remember when i was updating kies on my pc. my mom pulled the out the cord while it was updating my phone.She didnt know. now my phone is unstable from updating with kies. its say unfortunately sea has stopped, andriod, process system do you want to close i/log provider, s suggest stop,process acore has stopped system uid inconsistent. wipe phone partition. everything is unstable!
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ok. i have a big problem. remember when i was updating kies on my pc. my mom pulled the out the cord while it was updating my phone.She didnt know. now my phone is unstable from updating with kies. its say unfortunately sea has stopped, andriod, process system do you want to close i/log provider, s suggest stop,process acore has stopped system uid inconsistent. wipe phone partition. everything is unstable!
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Just try running the Kies process again. It should work. If not, you'll have to put the phone in download mode and flash the ROM via ODIN.
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ok. i have a big problem. remember when i was updating kies on my pc. my mom pulled the out the cord while it was updating my phone.She didnt know. now my phone is unstable from updating with kies. its say unfortunately sea has stopped, andriod, process system do you want to close i/log provider, s suggest stop,process acore has stopped system uid inconsistent. wipe phone partition. everything is unstable!
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You also shouldn't post questions in two threads (this one and the thread you created) about the same problem.
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jbnorton0524 said:
Ive never ran it on stock but triangleaway reset my flash counter to zero. I just ran it cuz mine was high and I wanted to see if it worked, which it did. There's also a way to get your software to official in the about phone menu if triangleaway doesnt, again it did on mine even though I'm running a custom rom
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I was thinking of adding that info too, but then I thought yeah, he's referring to the warranty bit, although the flash counter is a different thing, and still resettable via Triangle Away.
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jbnorton0524 said:
Oh OK. Gotcha. I wasn't even thinking about Knox when I put that. Do they actually check that if you have to go in for warranty work, or is taking them a smashed phone the only way around that?
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Best Buy Geek Squad, I can personally attest to, doesn't care if your warranty bit was tripped. Depending on your issue or the tech you talk to, you might be best resetting your flash counter via Triangle Away and Odining the stock ROM. For my first problem I exchanged phones for a few weeks ago, which was that OTG didn't work any more but data to the PC and charging worked, several techs were flipping out because there was the custom KT747 splash screen/custom recovery. Perhaps just restoring the flash counter and putting on the stock recovery would've been enough, but I wanted to wipe my phone for them anyway and put it back 100% stock. I went home, Odined the stock ND8 tar, took it back and they ordered me a replacement phone.
The second time I exchanged phones just a week ago, because the power button on the refurb they gave me was faulty and causing it to turn on and off randomly like they do, I already had Odined the stock ND8 tar. When I told the tech up front that I had restored it completely to stock, he acted as if it didn't matter.
As far as Sprint, others have had the personal experience that they don't care about the warranty bit either. Word is that Samsung is the only one that checks or cares about the warranty bit. At least one person even reported that a refurb phone either Sprint or Geek Squad gave as a replacement already had the warranty bit tripped.
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Just try running the Kies process again. It should work. If not, you'll have to put the phone in download mode and flash the ROM via ODIN.
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yea its not working, I been trying. how do you go to download mode and download odin. I only use soft skit tool kit. Can I root my phone again and on the tool kit downloads odin for rooting process and twrp. Will it brick my phone the whole system is unstable. I cant get into recovery nor entering my phone.
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You also shouldn't post questions in two threads (this one and the thread you created) about the same problem.
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I was thinking of adding that info too, but then I thought yeah, he's referring to the warranty bit, although the flash counter is a different thing, and still resettable via Triangle Away.
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Best Buy Geek Squad, I can personally attest to, doesn't care if your warranty bit was tripped. Depending on your issue or the tech you talk to, you might be best resetting your flash counter via Triangle Away and Odining the stock ROM. For my first problem I exchanged phones for a few weeks ago, which was that OTG didn't work any more but data to the PC and charging worked, several techs were flipping out because there was the custom KT747 splash screen/custom recovery. Perhaps just restoring the flash counter and putting on the stock recovery would've been enough, but I wanted to wipe my phone for them anyway and put it back 100% stock. I went home, Odined the stock ND8 tar, took it back and they ordered me a replacement phone.
The second time I exchanged phones just a week ago, because the power button on the refurb they gave me was faulty and causing it to turn on and off randomly like they do, I already had Odined the stock ND8 tar. When I told the tech up front that I had restored it completely to stock, he acted as if it didn't matter.
As far as Sprint, others have had the personal experience that they don't care about the warranty bit either. Word is that Samsung is the only one that checks or cares about the warranty bit. At least one person even reported that a refurb phone either Sprint or Geek Squad gave as a replacement already had the warranty bit tripped.
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I wasnt getting many response. How other ppl got many responses for their threads in this section. Trying to get help asap. I was bugging out. Im going to delete it though.
When you say "unstable" what exactly do you mean? If you hold volume down+home button+power to turn the phone on it will/should enter download mode unless you are bricked. Go into download mode on the phone and put odin on your computer, get the stock tar file on your computer and flash it to your phone with odin.
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You also shouldn't post questions in two threads (this one and the thread you created) about the same problem.
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I was thinking of adding that info too, but then I thought yeah, he's referring to the warranty bit, although the flash counter is a different thing, and still resettable via Triangle Away.
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Best Buy Geek Squad, I can personally attest to, doesn't care if your warranty bit was tripped. Depending on your issue or the tech you talk to, you might be best resetting your flash counter via Triangle Away and Odining the stock ROM. For my first problem I exchanged phones for a few weeks ago, which was that OTG didn't work any more but data to the PC and charging worked, several techs were flipping out because there was the custom KT747 splash screen/custom recovery. Perhaps just restoring the flash counter and putting on the stock recovery would've been enough, but I wanted to wipe my phone for them anyway and put it back 100% stock. I went home, Odined the stock ND8 tar, took it back and they ordered me a replacement phone.
The second time I exchanged phones just a week ago, because the power button on the refurb they gave me was faulty and causing it to turn on and off randomly like they do, I already had Odined the stock ND8 tar. When I told the tech up front that I had restored it completely to stock, he acted as if it didn't matter.
As far as Sprint, others have had the personal experience that they don't care about the warranty bit either. Word is that Samsung is the only one that checks or cares about the warranty bit. At least one person even reported that a refurb phone either Sprint or Geek Squad gave as a replacement already had the warranty bit tripped.
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Thats good to know though.
Also, if you didnt know how to get to download mode, you are trying to get to recovery by turning the phone on with volume up+home+power?
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jbnorton0524 said:
When you say "unstable" what exactly do you mean? If you hold volume down+home button+power to turn the phone on it will/should enter download mode unless you are bricked. Go into download mode on the phone and put odin on your computer, get the stock tar file on your computer and flash it to your phone with odin.
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I mean my phone says unfortunately the process.com,andriod.phone has stopped. unfortunley SEA has stopped, Sytem UID inconsistent you need to wipe your data partition or your device will be unstable. then under that it says feeling lucky. I can go into download mode. My phone is not rooted though. I unrooted to take it back to sprint. Can I still use odin? my usb debuging not working maybe abd mode? My phone is not recognized my the pc anymore.
Yes you can still use odin to flash a stock rom
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I apologize if there is another thread devoted to this in the General Forum, but I was unable to search USB Jig and find one. I noticed that in several of the EL13 related threads there are people unable to use the USB jig to reset the Odin counter once they have flashed the Leaked Tar. I can confirm this is the case but that is not why I am posting this. I just wanted to confirm that if you Flash back to the EG30 Tar you do in fact get the USB jig reset ability back. Then you can proceed to update to the EK02 and on from there. The only time I have lost the use of the JIG was when I flashed the leaked Tar.
Just wanted to post this so people don't panic when it stops working for them. I also wanted to have a post that was easily searchable for people rather than having to dig through other threads to answer this question.
Calkulin posted a thread about how to fix this in the development section. Here ya go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391624
On a side note, can anyone tell me why there is an overuse of odin and why people prefer it over Clockwork/Recovery? I have no use for this so called jig and have never used odin since I have owned this phone. Maybe I'm oldschool and just used to using recovery?
Flashing in cwm doesnt increwse your odin count. Odining does
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expertzero1 said:
Flashing in cwm doesnt increwse your odin count. Odining does
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This. Without the jig, every time you use Odin it raises the count. If you take it into Sprint for whatever reason, they can check the count and see that you've been flashing Kernels/roms/modems and void your warranty on the spot. Plus the jig fixes the yellow triangle error, and can fix soft bricks.
jayo727 said:
On a side note, can anyone tell me why there is an overuse of odin and why people prefer it over Clockwork/Recovery? I have no use for this so called jig and have never used odin since I have owned this phone. Maybe I'm oldschool and just used to using recovery?
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The jig doesn't just reset the Odin counter. It also can boot your phone from an off state into download mode, offering the opportunity to save a soft brick or semi-hard brick (lol I said semi). Sometimes holding vol-down and power doesn't get it done, while the jig does, allowing you to connect to Odin and get a full system re-flashed. Having that extra backup precaution can save a lot of headaches.
With that said, it's really hard to brick this phone unless you modify your bootloader, so the value of a jig is diminished compared to some other phones. Still, it's under $2. It's worth it to have one lying around IMO.
Havek923 said:
This. Without the jig, every time you use Odin it raises the count. If you take it into Sprint for whatever reason, they can check the count and see that you've been flashing Kernels/roms/modems and void your warranty on the spot. Plus the jig fixes the yellow triangle error, and can fix soft bricks.
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This is my exact point, I do not use odin and have never had the yellow triangle. I think what I'm asking is why do people even use odin when they can use Clockwork/recovery? lol
jayo727 said:
This is my exact point, I do not use odin and have never had the yellow triangle. I think what I'm asking is why do people even use odin when they can use Clockwork/recovery? lol
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Well in the case of the EL13 leak, the Odin TAR was the first thing available. You know how many of us can be impatient when it comes to flashing stuff hehe.
Dchibro said:
The jig doesn't just reset the Odin counter. It also can boot your phone from an off state into download mode, offering the opportunity to save a soft brick or semi-hard brick (lol I said semi). Sometimes holding vol-down and power doesn't get it done, while the jig does, allowing you to connect to Odin and get a full system re-flashed. Having that extra backup precaution can save a lot of headaches.
With that said, it's really hard to brick this phone unless you modify your bootloader, so the value of a jig is diminished compared to some other phones. Still, it's under $2. It's worth it to have one lying around IMO.
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Oh ok this makes sense to me. Thank you
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I was really just trying to compare the two and figure out why people prefer to use Odin over Clockwork/Recovery. It's making more sense to me now that I know you can use it to unbrick your phone.
jayo727 said:
Oh ok this makes sense to me. Thank you
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I was really just trying to compare the two and figure out why people prefer to use Odin over Clockwork/Recovery. It's making more sense to me now that I know you can use it to unbrick your phone.
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Yeah I get your point. I've used Odin ONCE on this device, to originally root my phone. Since then, sfhub posted his automated root tool, so Odin isn't needed for that anymore. But, there are times when just flashing ZIPs in CWM doesn't do what you need. Sometimes recovery gets borked, so enter Odin.
Generally speaking, CWM is the best for regular flashing of ROMs, kernels, themes and other simple packages. Odin is for flashing modems, flashing full systems, and saving bricks. In other words, both tools have their uses.
Dchibro said:
Generally speaking, CWM is the best for regular flashing of ROMs, kernels, themes and other simple packages. Odin is for flashing modems, flashing full systems, and saving bricks. In other words, both tools have their uses.
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Yes, this is a very good summary.
For me, if I need to flash just a ROM, Kernel, or Modem individually I'll use CWM.
If I need to flash everything back to stock, I'll use ODIN because it is just more convenient to do a single operation.
As to your "ODIN count", using ODIN in and of itself doesn't increased the displayed flash count. That number ONLY increments when you flash UNSIGNED Kernels (ie Kernels not signed by Samsung). If you flash custom ROMs, it wouldn't increase.
The USB Jig is useful as previously mentioned because it will force you into ODIN D/L mode even if your phone is otherwise stuck in loops. Basically as long as the screen is updating, the USB Jig can force you to ODIN D/L mode, where you can flash a failsafe ROM and get yourself back up and running.
I would highly recommend people have a USB Jig available. It is very inexpensive (around $2-$3). Even though you may never use it, the one time when you need it, you'll be cursing yourself for not having obtained one earlier as you frantically go to ebay and have to wait a few days before it arrives, all the while your phone is a brick.
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Nannuq said:
I just wanted to confirm that if you Flash back to the EG30 Tar you do in fact get the USB jig reset ability back.
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To answer your question, yes, the EG30 ODIN factory restore tar would restore your USB Jig functionality:
[ODIN][STOCK][TAR] SPH-D710.EG30_CL435734 (EG30 Modem/Kernel/ROM - Factory Restore)
So if i always just use Odin for factory stock files or tars then i dont need to worry about Odin count? Meaning always leaving everything completely stock and never rooting or custom anything? And also what is the magic "odined to many times" number?
nowakezone said:
So if i always just use Odin for factory stock files or tars then i dont need to worry about Odin count? Meaning always leaving everything completely stock and never rooting or custom anything?
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That is correct, you will not see any ODIN flash count on the ODIN D/L screen if you always use ODIN with factory stock files or tars.
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And also what is the magic "odined to many times" number?
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Reference please.
Thank you for the answer on the first question.
On the second question i mean if i was to use non stock roms etc that did increase the ODIN count, then is there a max number that wont allow me to ever do it again or where sprint wont return it because of too many ODIN flashing, or where the phone is unusable anymore?
I wouldn't think there is a number that renders it useless. I think if a Sprint tech was going to say no to 20 Odin flashes, they could just as easily say no to having one. I probably used it 75 times on my OG Epic with all of the testing I did over there. Sometimes wiping everything with CWM doesn't clear everything up so people will use Odin for a totally clean start but Calkulin's wipe all zip makes Odin a little less necessary in that regard. sfhub and dchibro's explanations are right on point. When SamFirmware releases a leak, it comes in a tarball so the early flashers use Odin to flash it. Its a great tool to have at your disposal ..as is a jig. If you like to flash everything, you can't go wrong having both.
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Thank You!!
sfhub said:
Yes, this is a very good summary.
For me, if I need to flash just a ROM, Kernel, or Modem individually I'll use CWM.
If I need to flash everything back to stock, I'll use ODIN because it is just more convenient to do a single operation.
As to your "ODIN count", using ODIN in and of itself doesn't increased the displayed flash count. That number ONLY increments when you flash UNSIGNED Kernels (ie Kernels not signed by Samsung). If you flash custom ROMs, it wouldn't increase.
The USB Jig is useful as previously mentioned because it will force you into ODIN D/L mode even if your phone is otherwise stuck in loops. Basically as long as the screen is updating, the USB Jig can force you to ODIN D/L mode, where you can flash a failsafe ROM and get yourself back up and running.
I would highly recommend people have a USB Jig available. It is very inexpensive (around $2-$3). Even though you may never use it, the one time when you need it, you'll be cursing yourself for not having obtained one earlier as you frantically go to ebay and have to wait a few days before it arrives, all the while your phone is a brick.
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To answer your question, yes, the EG30 ODIN factory restore tar would restore your USB Jig functionality:
[ODIN][STOCK][TAR] SPH-D710.EG30_CL435734 (EG30 Modem/Kernel/ROM - Factory Restore)
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Where could i purchase this Jtag? can i get it from Amazon instead of Ebay? I dislike Ebay ~_O
Kikoshi said:
Where could i purchase this Jtag? can i get it from Amazon instead of Ebay? I dislike Ebay ~_O
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It is a USB JIG (not JTAG)
You can get it from amazon also. Just search for USB jig
sfhub said:
It is a USB JIG (not JTAG)
You can get it from amazon also. Just search for USB jig
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Thank you for the correction, and assistance man!
This has by far been the most helpful thread since I bought the phone 3 days ago. Thanks everyone for their input!
Ive been rooted for the past 3 days with zero issues and no bloatware installed. Everything was great until today. I left for work and then I got zero data. Checked in my settings and it didnt even have my number in there or anything, just showed zero about a network or anything. Took it back to t-mobile today and they tried to hard reboot it and now I cant even get to the main screen. Tried a stock rom to recover it to factory and nothing. When I turn it on it just shows samsung now. Is there a way to go back to stock with odin or anything I can do?
Also when I boot into recovery its no longer cwm, and when I uploaded another stock rom onto it, I cant even see the sd card now.
Odin a stock rom. Your just soft bricked if you still have some activity.
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How do I odin a zip file? I cant find a tar file thats stock OS , only roms in zip form.
Michowski said:
How do I odin a zip file? I cant find a tar file thats stock OS , only roms in zip form.
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Heres a tar. Of the 2.3.6 update with wifi calling also beforehand flash stock recovery via odin if u dont have it already....then flash this tar. Good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391174
Edit....it is totally stock so you will be good then for root just use melvins root process it works u might have to flash root 2 or 3 times while in recovery . But it works
Is there a link to the stock recovery? All im seeing is cwm.
Let me know....hold on.....here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319830
I will also get u the root file and cwm its in same thread u will do that after u flash rom tho. Right now just get to stock recovery then rom
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Heres the root and cwm (recovery) thread like i said do this after your rom is odined on device. Flash cwm then go into cwm make backup let it finish then attempt root. (i said backup cuz u always should do this) also when looking for a file in odin hit pda then search for your tar. U downloaded select it and start odin!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311194
Ok I finally got back to stock setup but I still have zero data and when I go into the status menu its unknown network, no signal, no mobile, and it says out of service. I did get a new sim card from t-mobile earlier today but both do the same thing. Phone defect or a problem caused by rooting?
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[/COLOR]Heres the root and cwm (recovery) thread like i said do this after your rom is odined on device. Flash cwm then go into cwm make backup let it finish then attempt root. (i said backup cuz u always should do this) also when looking for a file in odin hit pda then search for your tar. U downloaded select it and start odin!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311194
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That is the root I had on my phone all week before my phone became "out of service state". All I did was delete bloatware I would never use or want and it worked fine for 3 days, zero issues.
Nah cant be.....thats weird idk dude sorry i tried i got one more suggestion go to rootzwiki.com go to there forums and go to our gs2 variant and hit up development section whitehawkx has the flashable modem as a zip so u can flash it in cwm. Try that. Because it sounds baseband related (modem)
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Michowski said:
That is the root I had on my phone all week before my phone became "out of service state". All I did was delete bloatware I would never use or want and it worked fine for 3 days, zero issues.
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Oooooh what bloatware exactly did u remove? Try restoring certain things and never remove it just freeze them in titanium in case some **** like this happens u can unfreeze easily
Thanks a lot bro, really appreciate the help. Hopefully I can pay it forward with this knowledge or personally return the favor to you some day.
Michowski said:
Thanks a lot bro, really appreciate the help. Hopefully I can pay it forward with this knowledge or personally return the favor to you some day.
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Hey man np....let me know how things go
sarni84 said:
Oooooh what bloatware exactly did u remove? Try restoring certain things and never remove it just freeze them in titanium in case some **** like this happens u can unfreeze easily
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I just removed the t-mobile mall,tv and other crap like that. The email app, basic apps like that, and the free games. I had everything backed up as well so I know it wasn't anything I deleted.
100% stock phone now, reflashed the modem seperate, 2 sim cards and still have an out of service phone. Has to be a hardware issue. I can use wifi and get online and app market with no problem but nothing from t-mobile.
So I was wondering if any of you have heard of a phone not urning on at all. Like no download mode, no recovery, NOTHING!!! Mine just did it out of nowhere...
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So I was wondering if any of you have heard of a phone not urning on at all. Like no download mode, no recovery, NOTHING!!! Mine just did it out of nowhere...
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Yes, that happened to me on monday when my phone first arrived. I ended up getting a new phone from the t-mobile store by me. Plugging in the usb cable to charge the battery didnt even work. The ONLY thing I think that causes this is having re-partition and F. Reset time checked off in odin. On my replacement phone I was very careful to double check everything checked off and not checked along with software chosen and it then worked like a charm. If your phone blacked out you need to get it replaced, I havent read of anyway to fix that problem.
Long story short, with above average ROM knowledge, and two previous successful flashes under my belt, I flashed Slimbean JB 4.2.1 Beta1 for my Sprint GS3 SPH-L710, and all was quite fine until I messed with menu/security/SIM PIN. Though I thought I was setting it for extra phone security, I actually implemented an unknownst-to-me feature that upon the following reboot, the phone requested a PUK code for a now-locked SIM card (my phone doesn't have a SIM card by the way).
After a long CS call to Sprint, including International Sprint, I was told to go to a local store. The short part of this story is that no one has been able to help. You see, since I DON'T have a SIM card, I have no ID to provide to Int Sprint for them to find a PUK code for me to enter. Although, I've had many troubles in doing so, I have since been able to reset the phone to stock factory settings; HOWEVER, this has NOT removed the PUK code screen, which prevents me from using the phone at all.
I am out of ideas of things to change, alter or fix to get rid of this issue. I have tried CWM and TWRP solutions with no success. In a sense, although I can do anything with the phone - recovery, download, flashing - except actually use the OS, I would consider this phone as useless as if it were bricked at this point. Any ideas from out there would be appreciated. Thanks.
Have you tried Odin
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I would try flashing an odin stock tar, then re-rooting.
Nothing in recovery, such as a full wipe, factory and system reset fixed the problem?
This is good info to know. Please let us know of a solution if you find one - good luck!
Have you tried Odin
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I can use and have used Odin - no problem. I have full access to the device, just none to the OS.
I would try flashing an odin stock tar, then re-rooting.
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I have successfully returned boot, system and recovery to stock, but this has not resolved the overriding issue. I don't believe I have tried to re-root since doing so. Perhaps that is worth a try.
EDIT: rerooting after Odin stock flash did not help the issue.
Nothing in recovery, such as a full wipe, factory and system reset fixed the problem?
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I am afraid none of these tasks worked. This issue must reside somewhere recovery can't get to, and only the OS can. The software is likely built so that a regularly performed task can't override a security issue - even if it is a false issue.
GRazor71 said:
I can use and have used Odin - no problem. I have full access to the device, just none to the OS.
I have successfully returned boot, system and recovery to stock, but this has not resolved the overriding issue. I don't believe I have tried to re-root since doing so. Perhaps that is worth a try.
EDIT: rerooting after Odin stock flash did not help the issue.
I am afraid none of these tasks worked. This issue must reside somewhere recovery can't get to, and only the OS can. The software is likely built so that a regularly performed task can't override a security issue - even if it is a false issue.
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Have you tried wiping internal storage through twrp? I saw a solution for wiping encryption by wiping internal storage through twrp,
Mcluvin
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Have you tried wiping internal storage through twrp?
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Tried it last night. Though promising, this too failed.
GRazor71 said:
Tried it last night. Though promising, this too failed.
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Do you have insurance on your phone?
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Do you have insurance on your phone?
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Nope.
This happened on my nexus and I had to get a new phone because your phone is basically locked at that point and I did try random codes and one of them worked but my lte didn't work after that neither did MMS so I just kept calling sprint non stop for a replacement and they finally gave in and gave me an exchange for free
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This happened on my nexus and I had to get a new phone because your phone is basically locked at that point and I did try random codes and one of them forked but my lte didn't work after that neither did MMS so I just kept calling sprint non stop for a replacement and they finally gave in and gave me an exchange for free
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Did you have to contact International Sprint CS or just regular? How long exactly did you badger them? Had you flashed the phone, increasing your Binary count? If so, did Sprint not hit you with a bill after replacement? Just curious, as I have really upped my count due to recovery flashes to try to fix the phone. I think I can still get a Samsung E-ticket through Sprint store for about $37.00. But again, I am concerned about the flash count, and being unable to reset it. Perhaps I should do what I can to really brick it once and for all before I turn it over.
Flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099 to go to stock unrooted with stock recovery and a reset flash count.
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Flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099 to go to stock unrooted with stock recovery and a reset flash count.
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Awesome! Thanks, will give it a go.
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Flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099 to go to stock unrooted with stock recovery and a reset flash count.
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I don't think this will work seeing as he's already flashed an odin stock tar which brought the phone back to stock everything. :/
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I don't think this will work seeing as he's already flashed an odin stock tar which brought the phone back to stock everything. :/
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He wanted to reset the flash counter and go to pure stock so he could take it to the Sprint store.
He wanted to reset the flash counter and go to pure stock so he could take it to the Sprint store.
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Correct, and it worked like a charm. Thanks again!!!!!
Handsfree Activation?
I don't think Sprint even implements that rule anymore so he should definitely be fine. Have you tried handsfree activation ------>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670131
Maybe give that a whirl. I believe you must be on stock tw for this to work effectively which it sounds like you should now be on.
On second thought, your phone may not even allow you get as far as being able to dial the activation number, but just thought I'd throw it out there.
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I don't think Sprint even implements that rule anymore so he should definitely be fine. Have you tried handsfree activation ------>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670131
Maybe give that a whirl. I believe you must be on stock tw for this to work effectively which it sounds like you should now be on.
On second thought, your phone may not even allow you get as far as being able to dial the activation number, but just thought I'd throw it out there.
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Yeah, I don't have any access to the phone OS whatsoever. Sprint tech has it now; doing some kind of process which includes a 40-minute file extraction and a 30+minute flash. Perhaps that will finally reset everything. If not, Sprint has already said it will then replace the phone.
Received a new GS3 today and I'm back in the game. Thank you to everyone who tried to assist me. In the end, no one on any forum, not Sprint, and not even Samsung could correct the original phone problem. The moral - be very cognizant and careful when flashing any CMDA variant of a native GSM ROM, as there could be settings within them regarding the SIM cards that GSM's do have, but CMDA's do not, or perhaps other harmful settings if messed with or changed. This warning is really nothing new to anyone flashing custom ROM's; it's simply another hard-learned lesson by one person whose adding more truth to the usefulness of such warnings.
If you have 'Device Status: Modified' and don't know how to fix it, you may be interested in my story.
I bought GN2 in November. Rooted, flashed custom firmwares etc. Beyond being just great phone it seemed to have one big problem: it did lock up cold every once in a while regardless of firmware.
I created some other thread on that and based on responses and some of my own research I started getting to conclusion that my device has a hardware problem.
So I figured that I need to do warranty exchange. So I unrooted, triangle away and flashed completely fresh original tar.md5 package via odin with all blows and whistles. Did factory reset, of course.
I still see 'Device Status: Modified' after some time. Usually after reboot. Bummer!
So I did some research and someone here on xda mentions that using jig from old days helped with it. I had a jig, so I tried it. Rest assured - device status became 'Normal'. Awesome! I am happy and I didn't have to wipe data.
Some time passes. The darn thing is 'Modified' again!. I use jig again - story repeats. So I figured that I use jig to reset status right before I go to AT&T. So I did.
I came to AT&T center and they say 'Hmm - it must be software locking up your device. Lets just flash and clean it all'. Fine - lets do it. So I walk out of the store with wiped clean device having UCALK7 version of firmware.
Obviously, it didn't solve the problem. Device still locking up and it's still modified'.
Now we get to the interesting part.
I use 64Gb Sandisk microsd card. It has may be 40Gb of music and other stuff. I always had .nomedia file in a music folder so album art would not appear in gallery.
I decided to remove .nomedia for some other reasons and so I did.
The phone didn't find my music for couple of days but eventually music did get scanned. And at this point (I think at this point), my jig stopped working and device just remained in 'modified' status. That was bad - I needed to replace device.
So I did more research and some people mentioned some correlation between external sd card and 'modified' status. Something, in effect, that formatting external sd card fixed it for them. I simply took out sd card and rebooted. AND.... status become 'normal'.
Now we get to part III.
I am happy that my status is 'normal', I am not putting sd card back and I use it for a day and than go AT&T. Right before that, while watching YouTube during lunch, my device locks up. I am block away from AT&T center so I just walk to them and show locked up phone.
They say ok and give me a new phone. Awesome! I plugin my sd card and walk out.
I didn't even sign in to Google yet, just walking away from store and I look at my brand new phone and, guess what? 'Device Status: Modified'
So I took out sd card: 'Device Status: Normal'. Card in - modified.
Tonight I will explore my sd card on PC to see what possibly can be on it to cause it. And may be reformat it.
So the moral: external SD seems to cause somehow this device modified status.
And may be this story will help someone.
It definitely appears that Samsung is searching external sd card for artifacts related to rooting. Once I deleted all twrp an titanium backup as well as all flashable stuff like roms etc the status changed to normal. After a while it became modified again so I formatted card and copied back my media.
Now it stays.
So big brother is watching - you can't own any illegal artifacts...
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Ok. I give up. After a day it became 'modified' again. New phone without any change + formatted sd card.
So just remove the darn card from the phone and reboot before taking it to AT&T or Samsung for warranty. That's provided that this 'modified' status even matters.
Maybe it's the size of the card? Isn't 32 gig the largest officially supported?
Just a thought...
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Its not the size of the card...I had a 4gig in mine and had that modified status also...time will tell.
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LOL
I am NEVER going to understand wtf posses people to play mcgeyver when doing warranty exchage.
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First off NOTHING is easier than using sammys firmware tool and it garauntees
A complete stock phone.
If you can get into dl mode youre golden.
Its a one step process and fail/noob proof.
You will need kies, and the most recent usb drivers.
I cannot believe you jigged your n2
All that time wasted unrooting, fladhing "stock rom" checking md5 sum
Waste of time!!
Go to samsung.com and dl kies.
Flash em firmware recovery:done
Like new no modified flag.
I cant tell you how many times I have done this. Bootlooped, bricked, corrupted recovery... if you can get into dl mode and have 20 min to spare...shell be just like new. GL ! :thumbup:
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Go to samsung.com and dl kies.
Flash em firmware recovery:done
Like new no modified flag.
I cant tell you how many times I have done this. Bootlooped, bricked, corrupted recovery... if you can get into dl mode and have 20 min to spare...shell be just like new. GL ! :thumbup:
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I kind of agree that the easiest is to just flash kies firmware. But the point of this thread is to highlight that SD card may cause it even to brand new unmodified phone.
The real question is...havebyou tried it yet?
I have had the same 32gb samsung sd card in my gs3 and just swaped right into
My n2. And according to your title the thread is about the "modified" flag on your phone.
The em firmware tool garauntees that not to be there. I wasnt trying to hijack your thread or anything. There are tons of fake sd cards that say samsung or kingston.
Do you have any tools to verify the sd cards integrity/ true storage?
Honestly give the em tool a try.
Then (this may be your prob)
Reformat your sd with your phone.
I know pia but it fixes a lot of probs.
When I first got my 32gb I was having issues. Missing/ corrupt files, etc.
Reformated the card with the phone...bingo! Never had an issue since.
Hope it works out for ya!
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I am NEVER going to understand wtf posses people to play mcgeyver when doing warranty exchage.
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First off NOTHING is easier than using sammys firmware tool and it garauntees
A complete stock phone.
If you can get into dl mode youre golden.
Its a one step process and fail/noob proof.
You will need kies, and the most recent usb drivers.
I cannot believe you jigged your n2
All that time wasted unrooting, fladhing "stock rom" checking md5 sum
Waste of time!!
Go to samsung.com and dl kies.
Flash em firmware recovery:done
Like new no modified flag.
I cant tell you how many times I have done this. Bootlooped, bricked, corrupted recovery... if you can get into dl mode and have 20 min to spare...shell be just like new. GL ! :thumbup:
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I agree completely!!! Why go through all that when you're just trying to go back to stock for a repair? (plus it's a good "last ditch" troubleshooting tool when a ROM is just giving you too much trouble and re-flashing doesn't seem to help.
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I agree completely!!! Why go through all that when you're just trying to go back to stock for a repair? (plus it's a good "last ditch" troubleshooting tool when a ROM is just giving you too much trouble and re-flashing doesn't seem to help.
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I'm attempting to restore my phone to complete stock and am having issues getting by binary counter from 1 to 0. Status is Normal and firmware is official Samsung, but the counter remains at 1 after using triangle away. I have done a factory reset as well.
I didn't know you could use Keis to restore to stock and I've look around the software, but can't see how to do it. I see the Emergency Firmware Recovery, but it looks like you can only use that if your phone is in emergency mode.Any help?
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I'm attempting to restore my phone to complete stock and am having issues getting by binary counter from 1 to 0. Status is Normal and firmware is official Samsung, but the counter remains at 1 after using triangle away. I have done a factory reset as well.
I didn't know you could use Keis to restore to stock and I've look around the software, but can't see how to do it. I see the Emergency Firmware Recovery, but it looks like you can only use that if your phone is in emergency mode.Any help?
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Nevermind, I figured it out using Firmware Upgrade and Initialize. Although, it didn't clear the Binary Count. Still shows "yes (1 counts)" when I enter download mode. ugh
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I did it! lol
Used this (http://rootgalaxys3iii.com/how-to-reset-rooted-galaxy-note-2-flash-counter/) to finally get Triangle Away to work on my phone and then did factory reset. Completely stock now.
Hey grats on that. Judt an fyi you can use the EM tool anytime...doesnt have to be an emergency.
Hmmm im gonna have to try the em tool again and check my count.
It set back to 0 eveytime on my gs3.
Glad it worked out for ya.
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How do you use the EM Recovery via Kies? I click on it and all get is no phone listed in the Emergency Phone section and ask for recovery Code from the other PC or something..Not sure..
So A new update for HTC sense came out this morning. And now my phone refuses to connect to wifi I already reset it through the soft ware then I did a Hard reset using the power button and still. Won't connect to a wifi help????
Also the device is now never able to mount and make the storage accessible
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So A new update for HTC sense came out this morning. And now my phone refuses to connect to wifi I already reset it through the soft ware then I did a Hard reset using the power button and still. Won't connect to a wifi help????
Also the device is now never able to mount and make the storage accessible
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You are not even close to being bricked.
You'll have to give me more information if I'm going to be able to help you. I assume you're rooted. Are you running a custom ROM or stock? Custom recovery? Have you updated your firmware by flashing a file?
When did you first notice you didn't have wifi? Did you do any mods around that same time?
Don't worry dude, we'll get this fixed.
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You are not even close to being bricked. .
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Yeah I don't know where these guys get their definition of "bricked" from. Phone still works but no wifi "BRICKED!!!". As far as I'm concerned a device is "bricked" if it's about as useful as a "brick" in other words, it ain't doing sh!t. You can only use it to keep the door from slamming shut, or as a paper weight.
Completely dead = Bricked
Can go into recovery/bootloader = Not even close to anything related to any "brick"
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Yeah I don't know where these guys get their definition of "bricked" from. Phone still works but no wifi "BRICKED!!!". As far as I'm concerned a device is "bricked" if it's about as useful as a "brick" in other words, it ain't doing sh!t. You can only use it to keep the door from slamming shut, or as a paper weight.
Completely dead = Bricked
Can go into recovery/bootloader = Not even close to anything related to any "brick"
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Not rooted nothing custom. I am bone stock sprint htc one m8. It gave me a prompt to update sense then it stopped working
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Not rooted nothing custom. I am bone stock sprint htc one m8. It gave me a prompt to update sense then it stopped working
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That is super weird dude. I would call your service provider or HTC. If you call them on a landline, they can probably push a fix directly to your phone. If you don't have a landline, they will guide you through the steps to fix it.
If it is having issues when it is unmodded and because of an OTA, you don't want our advice. You would have to modify your phone and void your warranty.
There may be/probably is a solution that someone here has that will fix it, but your best bet with 100% stock is to go to the source for a fix.
Good luck buddy!
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That is super weird dude. I would call your service provider or HTC. If you call them on a landline, they can probably push a fix directly to your phone. If you don't have a landline, they will guide you through the steps to fix it.
If it is having issues when it is unmodded and because of an OTA, you don't want our advice. You would have to modify your phone and void your warranty.
Good luck buddy!
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Alright thanks i'll try tomorrow then
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Alright thanks i'll try tomorrow then
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Let me know how things go. You can quote me here (so I get a notification), or send me a PM. I'm interested in hearing about your results and the fix, in case anyone else on this forum comes across these same problems.
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That is super weird dude.
If it is having issues when it is unmodded and because of an OTA, you don't want our advice. You would have to modify your phone and void your warranty.
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I've seen a couple cases of OTA killing WiFi lately. Most of us are used to seeing broken WiFi as a result of flashing a custom ROM and outdated firmware, so yes its a bit odd to see it after an official OTA.
I agree, that aside from trying a factory reset, the OP shouldn't tinker with a phone that is stock and still on warranty. Just contact your warranty department for a repair/replacement.
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I already reset it through the soft ware then I did a Hard reset using the power button and still.
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"Reset" or even "hard reset" is a bit vague. Did you do a factory reset to delete user data, or just rebooted the phone? Factory reset will sometimes clear up random bugs after an OTA.
Sprint has basically said that they don't know what's wrong with it and I need to send it to them.
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Sprint has basically said that they don't know what's wrong with it and I need to send it to them.
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For a stock device (not modded) if you've tried a factory reset, and the issue persists, they I would agree that warranty service is the best solution.