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[Q] Going Back to Stock using Odlin???

I have a rooted GSM Galaxy Nexus that I want to return to stock ROM and Stock recovery image.
I was wondering if I can do this using Odlin and flashing the Google (yakju-icl53f-factory-89fccaac.tgz) file I downloaded from the Google site? This is suppose to be the 4.0.3 image file for the GSM version and should have the ROM and Recovery images?
I have flashed stock recovery files using Odlin on my Galaxy S2 in the past and it worked like a charm. Just looking for the simplest way to go back to stock.
If the Odlin method will work, do I boot up using the power+volume down key to get into download mode and just select the tar file using the PDA key and flash it? Do I just flash over my existing ROM without wiping?

I haven't used Odin since my fascinate days but you can use fastboot if you'd like, I find it to be easier than Odin.

joshnichols189 said:
I haven't used Odin since my fascinate days but you can use fastboot if you'd like, I find it to be easier than Odin.
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I may sound like a noob but which files do I use with fastboot? I would like to get a link to the proper files and procedure to flash my GSM Galaxy Nexus back to the stock ROM and Recovery image for 4.0.3.

where can I get a STOCK ROM?

like all the links in the dev section have broken links to stock ROMs.
I am just trying to restore my GSM gnex to 100% stock, anyone have a totally stock ROM or link?

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#yakju

I just use ODIN or what?
Im usually an HTC guy and use CWM, so this samsung stuff is new to me, I was going to flash a compiled zip via CWM then use the toolkit to flash stock recovery, but with this tgz file I just use odin instead?
edit:
figured it out, nvm

[Q] [SOLVED] Return to factory state (GSM version, no USB)

Hello XDA,
so my Galaxy Nexus's USB port just died and I need to RMA. I'm on CM10.1 M3 so I need to lock the bootloader and flash the stock ROM. As I'm rooted there will be no problem to lock the bootloader before flash using BootUnlocker, but then I have no idea how to flash the stock ROM. I was thinking about flashing it using Mobile Odin, which uses .tar files, but I can't find any...
Thanks in advance.

As I got no response I continued searching...
I downloaded the official JDQ39 factory image from here and there are these files in it:
- .zip with stock ROM
- .img with modem
- .img with bootloader
My modem and bootloader are stock and the .zip file includes recovery. So I thought maybe I could install ROM Manager, install TWRP through which I would flash this .zip and that would overwrite my CM ROM and TWRP recovery to stock.
Is this possible or did I just make this up?

So I realised that the method in my second post wouldn't work because those files are only meant for fastboot ADB.
I continued my search for Mobile ODIN flashable stock files, but I only found few for CDMA version of Galaxy Nexus. I have a GSM version.
I have only found this Chainfire's old thread with broken links for 4.0.2 GSM ODIN files and this guide which also has dead links to GSM files.
I'm getting desperate. Can anybody send me in the right direction?

krYshuT said:
So I realised that the method in my second post wouldn't work because those files are only meant for fastboot ADB.
I continued my search for Mobile ODIN flashable stock files, but I only found few for CDMA version of Galaxy Nexus. I have a GSM version.
I have only found this Chainfire's old thread with broken links for 4.0.2 GSM ODIN files and this guide which also has dead links to GSM files.
I'm getting desperate. Can anybody send me in the right direction?
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Might want to reach Chainfire on those Odin images. Have you tried searching for the exact filenames on Google and then comparing hashes?
Sent from my Nexus

Hi!
I had the same problems that you have now.
What I did was to make e restore from cwr with any backup that is stock. You can find them here at xda. After you can lock again the bootloader. But I'm not sure if I had to lock the boatload first and after run the recovery process. I had cwr installed when I send the GN for repair. I had stock rom, locked bootloader, cwr installed. And everything was ok. After a week I received the GN fixed for free.
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Problem solved. I'm saved!
I found this flashable 4.1 ROM .zip from Koush aaaand that's it! All I did was that I used BootUnlocker then flashed this 4.1's radio through CWM and at last the ROM itself which also overwritten CWM with stock recovery. And now... I'm all STOCK and can send the phone to RMA.
Nandroid backup through CWM is also a good idea, but it still leaves you CWM. Not 100% clean.
Hope this helps someone.

Galaxy nexus 4.2.2

Hello, I'm on 4.2.1, but the phone keeps offering 4.2.2, it downloads it, but I can't install it since i'm on custom kernel and phone is rooted.
My question is that if I install the stock kernel, will I be able to install the update OTA?
If yes, then where can I get a 4.2.1 Maguro stock kernel?

Use this app to unlock your bootloader if you haven done so, then extract boot.img from the stock google image(which can be obtained here for older versions). Then flash the boot.img in fastboot.
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Anyway, I don't think you will download the whole stock image just to get a 4mb kernel, luckily i have the stock image lying around, so download it here.

[Q] Revert to stock recovery in order to flash KK

Hi everyone,
I am currently using PAC-MAN for 4.2 by sudu_petru and would very much like to try KK.
Unfortunately, I think that the only I can update my firmware is via the dload method, wich I
can't use because I'm currently using TWRP recovery 2.6. I am tempted to flash the B118 recovery
but I'm afraid it might brick my device. Is flashing the recovery ONLY as risky as flashing the whole
firmware? Or is it possible to flash the device using the dload method through TWRP?
Regards,
Chovine.

chovine said:
Hi everyone,
I am currently using PAC-MAN for 4.2 by sudu_petru and would very much like to try KK.
Unfortunately, I think that the only I can update my firmware is via the dload method, wich I
can't use because I'm currently using TWRP recovery 2.6. I am tempted to flash the B118 recovery
but I'm afraid it might brick my device. Is flashing the recovery ONLY as risky as flashing the whole
firmware? Or is it possible to flash the device using the dload method through TWRP?
Regards,
Chovine.
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There is flashable zip wich can be flashed via TWRP.
I think this is it,
https://mega.co.nz/#!b9BwUKpS!ddQIwip1tIabAhAsRFGVBxTrXZ84LpK2sJfDMnHJCX4
but if not try search on EMUI 2.0 post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2418399

Thank you for your answer, but I'll reformulate my question more simply. I was originally on
B120CN, I installed PAC-MAN and TWRP. I would like to revert to stock recovery so
is it SAFE to flash B118 recovery.img or could it brick my phone?
Thank you for your time .

I flashed CN118 recovery without any problem (except that the phone was vibrating while it was on recovery). If you want you can also flash KK recovery which I prefer and worked better.

It's safe to flash the stock recovery, you will not brick the device with it.