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[Q] Noob question about un-rooting

So I have an S3 that I had CM11 on and I switched from sprint to ting and need to update the PLR Profiles. I installed what I thought was a Touchwiz ROM (MOAR) and it wouldn't boot. But it removed Clockwork Mod, I'm back to the stock downloader that says "Odin Mode" with a Warranty Bit: 1.
Before I go further and flash a stock ROM (from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2738533 ) with Odin I wanted to make sure this wouldn't brick (knowing brick anyway) my phone. Everything I read through search contradicts what I read before it. Some say that downgrading (CW11 is KitKat and I'm guessing this is JB or ICS since its from 2012) will brick your phone (Cant seem to find current stock ROMs), some say that flashing stock with "warranty bit: 1" will do it (I can't fix this bit count because phone wont boot), some say that flashing a stock ROM over a custom ROM will brick it. Of course for each rule there is 20 posts saying they are wrong.
TL;DR
Can I flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2738533 over a MOAR install on a phone with a warranty bit : 1 condition?
Thanks in advance,
Omega
PS - Thanks to all the Devs, been lurking here for years and using your work since my first Droid.

The tar in that thread is nd8 kitkat 4.4.2 for touchwiz. Once that tar is flashed you CANNOT downgrade bootloader or modem, you can however flash any rom you desire. Again be sure NOT to downgrade bootloader or modem, because doing so will hard brick your phone.
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TL;DR
Can I flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2738533 over a MOAR install on a phone with a warranty bit : 1 condition?
Yes you can flash this tar via odin. It will restore your phone back to factory settings with 4.4.2 touchwiz.

Thank you for the help and quick response! I am about to flash it now. I did have one more dumb question that I thought other people might not know and find this thread in search: Is the N8 the version of the radio software? The bootloader? What does it represent? When I good a 2 or 3 letter word like that, its useless.
Again thank you so much for the quick help.
Edit: Worked like a damned charm. If I could, I'd buy ya a beer. Thanks again.

OmegaNine said:
Thank you for the help and quick response! I am about to flash it now. I did have one more dumb question that I thought other people might not know and find this thread in search: Is the N8 the version of the radio software? The bootloader? What does it represent? When I good a 2 or 3 letter word like that, its useless.
Again thank you so much for the quick help.
Edit: Worked like a damned charm. If I could, I'd buy ya a beer. Thanks again.
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ND8 is just the build number by Samsung that they settled on as stable. I've seen am explanation of exactly what the letters and number means but basically I think it's just year, month and day but I don't remember precisely.
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roirraW "edor" ehT said:
ND8 is just the build number by Samsung that they settled on as stable. I've seen am explanation of exactly what the letters and number means but basically I think it's just year, month and day but I don't remember precisely.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII on TouchWiz 4.4.2 with Wicked X v6.5, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
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N =2014 - 14th letter of the alphabet (year)
D = April = 4th letter - 4th month
8 = Revision number/letter (I think)
I think that's right...it's late and I'm going from memory lol...
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Root 4.4.2 official rom beside CF-Auto-Root.

Hi all.
I was trying to root my stock 4.4.2 rom on Sprint sph-l710 phone with CF-Auto-Root with Odin. Root Check indicate no root propertly After device reboot and Odin indicated Pass. And SuperSu show "Unfortunately SuperSu has stopped every when try to run superSu.
Are there anyway root stock 4.4.2 rom beside CF-Auto-Root?
May a flash able rooted stock 4.4.2 rom??

Tekone said:
Hi all.
I was trying to root my stock 4.4.2 rom on Sprint sph-l710 phone with CF-Auto-Root with Odin. Root Check indicate no root propertly After device reboot and Odin indicated Pass. And SuperSu show "Unfortunately SuperSu has stopped every when try to run superSu.
Are there anyway root stock 4.4.2 rom beside CF-Auto-Root?
May a flash able rooted stock 4.4.2 rom??
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I'm in the same boat, I've been trying all day to get this to work. None of the Jelly Bean guides seem to work on 4.4.2. I just tried flashing the SuperSu via the recovery with no luck. Hope someone helps out, my Super keeps giving that message.

I install Philz recovery and root from from there and install supersu work better then cf auto root.
Is any downside by rooting this way?

Tekone said:
I install Philz recovery and root from from there and install supersu work better then cf auto root.
Is any downside by rooting this way?
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No.
And there are at least 4-5 rooted TouchWiz 4.4.2 stock-based ROMs including @CNexus' completely stock but rooted in the development (non-original) section.
[BATTERY] Plasma Battery! ??? & wickeddecimalbarwide_colors
Charging still shot
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roirraW "edor" ehT said:
No.
And there are at least 4-5 rooted TouchWiz 4.4.2 stock-based ROMs including @CNexus' completely stock but rooted in the development (non-original) section.
[BATTERY] Plasma Battery! ??? & wickeddecimalbarwide_colors
Charging still shot
n00b-xda-disciple's Wicked X Video review
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII on TouchWiz 4.4.2 with Conquest: Singularity v2.2, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
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Thanks for reply..
Since i have latest Philz recovery installed and do i have to worry about Radio, Bootloader, Traigle, Modem if I try to install custom rom etc?? I'm going to this S3 with Freedompop

Tekone said:
Thanks for reply..
Since i have latest Philz recovery installed and do i have to worry about Radio, Bootloader, Traigle, Modem if I try to install custom rom etc?? I'm going to this S3 with Freedompop
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You're welcome. Nope, nothing to worry about since you were already on stock 4.4.2 and using latest Philz. Just flash any of the custom or completely stock (but rooted) ROMs you want.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
You're welcome. Nope, nothing to worry about since you were already on stock 4.4.2 and using latest Philz. Just flash any of the custom or completely stock (but rooted) ROMs you want.
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Thanks again bro.
Just checked my bootloader is ND8.. From now no.. i can flash any custom rom, hacking and do many thing now. thanks.

Nd8 msl?

Hi guys sorry to make a thread for this but how do you get the msl off a sprint gs3 running Nd8 4.4.2? I've tried searching it but can only find methods for up to 4.3. Can someone give me a link or point me in the right direction please!?

I used MSL Utility
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bilgerryan said:
I used MSL Utility
My ROM: WICKED X
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It's not working for me... Could it be because it's rooted?

thewraith420 said:
It's not working for me... Could it be because it's rooted?
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You can't get your MSL without being rooted... Unless you get it from Sprint, lol good luck with that.
My ROM: WICKED X

When I use the msl utility it just gives a blank response and I can't seem to pull it via getprop ril.MSL either

thewraith420 said:
When I use the msl utility it just gives a blank response and I can't seem to pull it via getprop ril.MSL either
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Are you rooted?
My ROM: WICKED X

Yes

thewraith420 said:
Yes
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If you flash my ROM it has MSL check removed... Last thing I can think of. It just completely skips over it. Or I can just give you the hiddenmenu.apk and you can push it to system/app.
My ROM: WICKED X

Well my goal is to flash the phone to page plus would flashing your rom allow accessing the phone via dfs?

thewraith420 said:
Well my goal is to flash the phone to page plus would flashing your rom allow accessing the phone via dfs?
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Maybe never tried it for that purpose.. Thought you were just wanting to edit the ##DATA# menu lol... Idk I got mine before I upgraded to ND8.
My ROM: WICKED X

Do you know if I Could flash an older stock Rom through custom recovery? I've read I can't Odin anything older than Nd8....

thewraith420 said:
Do you know if I Could flash an older stock Rom through custom recovery? I've read I can't Odin anything older than Nd8....
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Yes, you can flash any ROM (don't know if they'll work with the ND8 Modem for sure though), and you are correct about Odin.
My ROM: WICKED X

Having some trouble finding working links for a mk3 stock based rom.. Happen to know of a good one to try?

thewraith420 said:
Having some trouble finding working links for a mk3 stock based rom.. Happen to know of a good one to try?
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Just find any mk3 ROM that works... You're only using it to get your MSL correct?
My ROM: WICKED X

NJ2 stock kernel needed

Can any one pull the stock NJ2 kernel out of the NJ2 stock rom?
Nj2 deodexed Rooted and modded

Robalboa said:
Can any one pull the stock NJ2 kernel out of the NJ2 stock rom?
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Look in Chad's stock ROM, it's boot.img. Should be right under the system folder when you open the zip.
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bilgerryan said:
Look in Chad's stock ROM, it's boot.img. Should be right under the system folder when you open the zip.
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
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I got the boot img like you said and replaced the old one in a nandroid back up. Unchecked md5 verification and restored the back up but wifi wouldn't work. Any way I can make it flashable?
Maybe use the old nd8 stock kernel zip and replace the file with the nj2 kernel and rezip it?
Thanks in advanced
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Robalboa said:
I got the boot img like you said and replaced the old one in a nandroid back up. Unchecked md5 verification and restored the back up but wifi wouldn't work. Any way I can make it flashable?
Maybe use the old nd8 stock kernel zip and replace the file with the nj2 kernel and rezip it?
Thanks in advanced
Nd8 deodexed Rooted and modded
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Yes, that should work. What kernel are you using?
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience

bilgerryan said:
Yes, that should work. What kernel are you using?
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
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Using ktoonz 5/13/14 version . I found the new stock kernel actually ran better longer battery and better benchmarks. Even when I set K tweaker too sio and adaptive, undervolted amd min 81mhz.
Thw new stock kernel really is sweet.
I'll try and stick it in the old nd8 zip file.
NJ2 deodexed Rooted and modded

I did get the kernel in a flashable zip. But it breaks wifi somehow. I'm trying to figure it out now
NJ2 deodexed Rooted and modded

Robalboa said:
I did get the kernel in a flashable zip. But it breaks wifi somehow. I'm trying to figure it out now
NJ2 deodexed Rooted and modded
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I forgot to mention you have to swap out the modules.. I'll post a thread in the morning- https://www.dropbox.com/s/i6dw723knn73dt4/Sprint_NJ2_kernel.zip?dl=0
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience

bilgerryan said:
I forgot to mention you have to swap out the modules.. I'll post a thread in the morning- https://www.dropbox.com/s/i6dw723knn73dt4/Sprint_NJ2_kernel.zip?dl=0
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
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Thanks so much you have been a real trooper for all of us here Ryan.
Nd8 deodexed Rooted and modded

I want to say i flashed the stock kernel zip you gave me worked like a charm.
I can tell immediately the difference in responsiveness and battery life and faster charging than having fast charge enabled on the custom kernel.
The new stock kernel is the shzit.
You have to try it to believe it. I froze K tweaker and used rom toolbox to make the SD buffer up to 2048. That's all
I find anything higher than 2048 makes the phone slower in some aspects.
Just wanted to let you know and say thanks again
NJ2 deodexed Rooted and modded

Is rooting that simple?

So I am about to load the ND8 stock tar over my MD4 rom (because I want to ultimately load the latest CM11)... but I am confused.
One of the posts here seems to loosly suggest that after loading the samsung stock tar of MD8, I can simply follow up with ODIN of TWRP. From there I can then load any rooted rom and have root?
Is this right? Seems that in the past, one needed root before installing a recovery.

edufur said:
So I am about to load the ND8 stock tar over my MD4 rom (because I want to ultimately load the latest CM11)... but I am confused.
One of the posts here seems to loosly suggest that after loading the samsung stock tar of MD8, I can simply follow up with ODIN of TWRP. From there I can then load any rooted rom and have root?
Is this right? Seems that in the past, one needed root before installing a recovery.
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Yes, but I highly recommend Philz Recovery over TWRP, it has zero problems with TouchWiz and AOSP, TWRP seems to have problems with TouchWiz. Philz also has a root option in the recovery so you can just root your stock ROM and download SuperSU from the Play Store and done.
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bilgerryan said:
Yes, but I highly recommend Philz Recovery over TWRP, it has zero problems with TouchWiz and AOSP, TWRP seems to have problems with TouchWiz. Philz also has a root option in the recovery so you can just root your stock ROM and download SuperSU from the Play Store and done.
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Thank you so much for the reply! Is it the same if I go to NJ2? Flash the stock and then odin the recovery? Or will NJ2 block me?

edufur said:
Thank you so much for the reply! Is it the same if I go to NJ2? Flash the stock and then odin the recovery? Or will NJ2 block me?
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Yes, it's the same.
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience

bilgerryan said:
Yes, it's the same.
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Thanks again for your reply. I am trying to find the right "PhilZ" but it seems there is a d2spr and a d2lte version. The spr versions are older. Which one should I go with?

edufur said:
Thanks again for your reply. I am trying to find the right "PhilZ" but it seems there is a d2spr and a d2lte version. The spr versions are older. Which one should I go with?
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https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2lte/philz_touch_6.48.4-d2lte.tar.md5/
Then just run it through Odin (I suggest you uncheck Auto Reboot and wait until it says PASS and then pull the battery and go into Recovery, go to Philz settings and there will be a ReRoot option. Then reboot and download SuperSU from the Play Store, and you have root).
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience