I have a ZL c6506 and want a custom rom that comes closest to the stock rom.
My question is if there are any out there or not.
Thanks.
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I have a ZL c6506 and want a custom rom that comes closest to the stock rom.
My question is if there are any out there or not.
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Curious, why would you need an "almost-stock" custom ROM? My suggestion would be to use full stock, root it, debloat manually, and tweak with Xposed (that's what I do, anyway). This will be as close to stock as it can get, while still being customized to your liking, beyond just running a 3rd-party launcher...
kt-Froggy said:
Curious, why would you need an "almost-stock" custom ROM? My suggestion would be to use full stock, root it, debloat manually, and tweak with Xposed (that's what I do, anyway). This will be as close to stock as it can get, while still being customized to your liking, beyond just running a 3rd-party launcher...
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In order to root 5.0.2 on zl I need to flash jb rom and root that then go back upto lp. But the stock rom will override the root beating the whole purpose.
My 'client' wants it stock rom so any custom rom is not an option that's why I'm asking for custom rom closest to stock.
thanks
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O1A2K said:
In order to root 5.0.2 on zl I need to flash jb rom and root that then go back upto lp. But the stock rom will override the root beating the whole purpose.
My 'client' wants it stock rom so any custom rom is not an option that's why I'm asking for custom rom closest to stock.
thanks
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Ah, OK. Yeah, rooting LP on ZL is kinda pain in the rear. You could use KingRoot, and then "convert" to SuperSU, but it seems to be hit and miss, based on what I read. Personally, I created a flashable pre-rooted stock 5.0.2 using PRFC, and just flashed it from recovery, being on rooted stock KK (no need to go to JB). Worked perfectly.
However, I am still not clear on how you are going to flash the "almost-stock" custom ROM, anyway... You won't find an FTF file for this kind of ROM, and to use a flashable zip, you have to be rooted and running a custom recovery to begin with (regardless of the OS version). I don't see how that would be different from what I am suggesting (using PRFC to make a pre-rooted flashable stock)... I think in your case, if the ultimate goal is to have rooted stock, this would be the best solution.
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Ah, OK. Yeah, rooting LP on ZL is kinda pain in the rear. You could use KingRoot, and then "convert" to SuperSU, but it seems to be hit and miss, based on what I read. Personally, I created a flashable pre-rooted stock 5.0.2 using PRFC, and just flashed it from recovery, being on rooted stock KK (no need to go to JB). Worked perfectly.
However, I am still not clear on how you are going to flash the "almost-stock" custom ROM, anyway... You won't find an FTF file for this kind of ROM, and to use a flashable zip, you have to be rooted and running a custom recovery to begin with (regardless of the OS version). I don't see how that would be different from what I am suggesting (using PRFC to make a pre-rooted flashable stock)... I think in your case, if the ultimate goal is to have rooted stock, this would be the best solution.
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Thanks for the reply. If you don't mind may you link me your flashable pre rooted stock 5.0.2. If not then can you link the sites used to achieve that.
thanks.
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Thanks for the reply. If you don't mind may you link me your flashable pre rooted stock 5.0.2. If not then can you link the sites used to achieve that.
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I didn't upload my ROM anywhere... I can possibly put it on Mega, but I am not sure what phone models you have (I am using C6506). I would suggest you put it together yourself - just use the PRFC software and instructions from this thread. You will need the original FTF file from Sony (if you don't have it, use XperiFirm to download it). I didn't include the recovery (XZDR), and flashed it separately afterwards. But it looks like with the latest XZDR release it works, and it can be included in the ROM zip. Either way, try it out, it worked for me.
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As subj says, looking for stock 4.2.2 ROM
obender said:
As subj says, looking for stock 4.2.2 ROM
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No such ROM exists, as the Sprint GS3 has only gotten updates up to 4.1.2 (and without the Premium Suite). The International GS3 has also only gotten updates to 4.1.2, but it did include the Premium Suite. A lot of developers around these parts were able to create mods for various features of the Premium Suite, but the "official" stock Rom has not gotten them (obviously).
Here is a link to the latest Stock Rom (rooted) from Freeza. It is flashable in Custom Recoveries. I don't have the link to the Odin flashable stock 4.1.2, but I'm sure CNexus will be by shortly with the answer.
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No such ROM exists, as the Sprint GS3 has only gotten updates up to 4.1.2 (and without the Premium Suite). The International GS3 has also only gotten updates to 4.1.2, but it did include the Premium Suite. A lot of developers around these parts were able to create mods for various features of the Premium Suite, but the "official" stock Rom has not gotten them (obviously).
Here is a link to the latest Stock Rom (rooted) from Freeza. It is flashable in Custom Recoveries. I don't have the link to the Odin flashable stock 4.1.2, but I'm sure CNexus will be by shortly with the answer.
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Thanks a lot for the detailed answer, I'd be interested in the latest stock 4.1.2 (ODIN) as well, meanwhile I'll try the one you provided a link to.
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Thanks a lot for the detailed answer, I'd be interested in the latest stock 4.1.2 (ODIN) as well, meanwhile I'll try the one you provided a link to.
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If you want to return to 100% stock (no root, stock recovery, etc.) you can follow qbking's tutorial on his website. He also has the links to the "official" Odin files. I think, though, that they only go up to LJ7, so you'd have to run the OTAs in order to have the most updated "stock" experience.
If you have a custom recovery installed and want to go back to unrooted, stock MB1, you can also check out this billard412's thread on the matter. He has recovery-flashable files that will return you to 100% stock. Just be sure to read all of the instructions before you flash anything.
I have a quick question, though... Why are you so insistent on using Odin? Did you keep the stock recovery? And if you did, I'd like to hear your reasoning behind it. I'm quite intrigued by those who root but don't want the custom recoveries.
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If you want to return to 100% stock (no root, stock recovery, etc.) you can follow qbking's tutorial on his website. He also has the links to the "official" Odin files. I think, though, that they only go up to LJ7, so you'd have to run the OTAs in order to have the most updated "stock" experience.
If you have a custom recovery installed and want to go back to unrooted, stock MB1, you can also check out this billard412's thread on the matter. He has recovery-flashable files that will return you to 100% stock. Just be sure to read all of the instructions before you flash anything.
I have a quick question, though... Why are you so insistent on using Odin? Did you keep the stock recovery? And if you did, I'd like to hear your reasoning behind it. I'm quite intrigued by those who root but don't want the custom recoveries.
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The answer is simple, even with custom recovery I always had problems with installing custom recovery roms and never had issues with Odin roms. It is just me I guess.
So I used stock ROMs from the link above and flashed them with CWM, I had to patch them a bit since I removed some system apps and it would not flash without patching the update_script.
Funny thing, the android version and build version didn't change but kernel and baseband versions changed as expected.
Since I've observed both MA6 and MB1 updates going through and (for MA6) even updating apps, I assume not only kernel and baseband got updated but for some reason that part of system info didn't change.
That info is stored in the /system/build.prop file. Check the contents with a root explorer, could be a bad download
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That info is stored in the /system/build.prop file. Check the contents with a root explorer, could be a bad download
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On the phone that file indicates old android and build versions.
How do I view the build.prop.p file that is in the update itself?
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On the phone that file indicates old android and build versions.
How do I view the build.prop.p file that is in the update itself?
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Extract the zip you flashed and open the zip_extracted/system/build.prop
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Extract the zip you flashed and open the zip_extracted/system/build.prop
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If you mean the one that is on sdcard that I used for flashing then that one has only /patch/system/build.prop.p which is a binary patch I assume and the /system of the zip has only CSCVersion.txt and then a bunch of subdirectories.
Ok then, at this point it doesn't really matter. Did you want to stay on plain stock rooted or flash a custom rom? Flash your custom rom now, or stay on stock rooted and edit all instances of the build number to show "MB1" instead of what its showing right now
Maybe you could attach the portion of the correct build.prop MB1? That would make my life a bit easier thanks!
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Maybe you could attach the portion of the correct build.prop MB1? That would make my life a bit easier thanks!
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Haha no problem, the lines you need to change are quoted here in my guide (its in my sig as well): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2209418
Thank you!
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[Q] Is there official ODIN flashable 4.2.2 ROM?
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I wish there was.
What? I am using my OG Evo 4G? My S3 must be dead... Good thing I love CM7!
I have rooted my gs3 and need help. I am on stock rooted 4.0.4 ics. I want to go to the latest pacman rom. What do I need to do?
Have you installed a recovery?
Download GooManager if you want TWRP or ROM Manager if you want CWM recovery.
Either one will allow you to flash a compatible ROM.
I really like TWRP. User interface is easy. Goo.im app makes it easy to find compatible ROMS to flash for your device. I don't know if PACMAN is on goo, tho.
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I have rooted my gs3 and need help. I am on stock rooted 4.0.4 ics. I want to go to the latest pacman rom. What do I need to do?
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If you are on stock ics you'll most likely need to update your bootloader after you update your recovery if it isn't updated already.
You'll need to go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321310
This will need to be done before you flash almost any rom that's been updated in the last couple weeks.
You might be up to date but I doubt it.
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Definitely go with TWRP. The user interface is much friendlier than CWM. It is also really good from the standpoint of being careful when wiping or installing things with their "slide to ____" feature.
I was wondering how would I do this. I wanted to flash JediMaster X but im rooted on 4.1.2 Jedi X. How would i go about updating to stock 4.3 without installing knox so i can get the working bootloader then update to Jedi Master X ?
I would prefer if the stock ROM was rooted already and knox removed. Anyway have any links.
Has anyone done this process ?
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naruto.ninjakid said:
I was wondering how would I do this. I wanted to flash JediMaster X but im rooted on 4.1.2 Jedi X. How would i go about updating to stock 4.3 without installing knox so i can get the working bootloader then update to Jedi Master X ?
I would prefer if the stock ROM was rooted already and knox removed. Anyway have any links.
Has anyone done this process ?
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Hi, even though you are on stock 4.1.2, remember: you have root privileges now. You can flash any ROM designed/built for your particular variant of the Note 2. That simply means stick with flashing ROM that match your device's model number.
Next, I flashed JediMasterX this morning. It is built from stock firmware Android 4.3 for the Note2 so you can flash this ROM, if there's a build for your variant. You don't need to flash the actual firmware to upgrade to 4.3 ROM. All builds in the forum come from source code, which means there is a base design for each kind of phone, but Android is Android and it follows certain predetermined rules.
One thing you need to do is read the OP to whichever ROM it is you are thinking about flashing. The ROM chef is going to place some very important information on the first page where they present their ROM. It is much advised that you follow those guidelines down to the letter. For instance, you want to flash JediMasterX, right? Did you know that the OP mentions that if you haven't already updated to 4.3, (BTW...there are links in the forums for each carrier to download the stock firmware and they're already root and you don't have Knox to worry about!) that you should flash a particular kernel after flashing the ROM. You'll even find a link to the stock 4.3 modem, which is necessary for providing a data connection. That is less necessary than flashing the kernel and the OP explains why.
I hope this has helped. Make sure you have your custom recovery set-up and that you already have a Nandroid backup of your root stock firmware or another ROM you have recently flashed. Always keep a backup, more than one is even better!
Happy Flashing!
tinydynamite00
tinydynamite00 said:
Hi, even though you are on stock 4.1.2, remember: you have root privileges now. You can flash any ROM designed/built for your particular variant of the Note 2. That simply means stick with flashing ROM that match your device's model number.
Next, I flashed JediMasterX this morning. It is built from stock firmware Android 4.3 for the Note2 so you can flash this ROM, if there's a build for your variant. You don't need to flash the actual firmware to upgrade to 4.3 ROM. All builds in the forum come from source code, which means there is a base design for each kind of phone, but Android is Android and it follows certain predetermined rules.
One thing you need to do is read the OP to whichever ROM it is you are thinking about flashing. The ROM chef is going to place some very important information on the first page where they present their ROM. It is much advised that you follow those guidelines down to the letter. For instance, you want to flash JediMasterX, right? Did you know that the OP mentions that if you haven't already updated to 4.3, (BTW...there are links in the forums for each carrier to download the stock firmware and they're already root and you don't have Knox to worry about!) that you should flash a particular kernel after flashing the ROM. You'll even find a link to the stock 4.3 modem, which is necessary for providing a data connection. That is less necessary than flashing the kernel and the OP explains why.
I hope this has helped. Make sure you have your custom recovery set-up and that you already have a Nandroid backup of your root stock firmware or another ROM you have recently flashed. Always keep a backup, more than one is even better!
Happy Flashing!
tinydynamite00
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Yes I want to flash JediMaster X but I heard that if i don't have the stock bootloader WiFi will be dropping in and out. Support for devil kernel in V2 is being dropped or something (so i wanted a solution in which i don't have to flash devil kernel) so I need to have the stock bootloader to have stable connection. Yeah I was just looking for the simplest process to get everything working on JediMasterX 4.3
naruto.ninjakid said:
Yes I want to flash JediMaster X but I heard that if i don't have the stock bootloader WiFi will be dropping in and out. Support for devil kernel in V2 is being dropped or something (so i wanted a solution in which i don't have to flash devil kernel) so I need to have the stock bootloader to have stable connection. Yeah I was just looking for the simplest process to get everything working on JediMasterX 4.3
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I totally understand you. And that's where that kernel I mentioned comes in. It's called the dual-boot or Devil's kernel by @DerTeufel You need to either flash that kernel after flashing the ROM via the Aroma installer. Reboot back into recovery and flash the kernel OR flash the bootloader patch provided by another senior contributor in the forum. That link is somewhere in the OP and you have this option. Download and flash the stock root 4.3 firmware -- it already is Knox free -- for your device. Then flash your downloaded JediMasterX ROM and you won't need to worry about flashing the kernel.
tinydynamite00 said:
Hi, even though you are on stock 4.1.2, remember: you have root privileges now. You can flash any ROM designed/built for your particular variant of the Note 2. That simply means stick with flashing ROM that match your device's model number.
Next, I flashed JediMasterX this morning. It is built from stock firmware Android 4.3 for the Note2 so you can flash this ROM, if there's a build for your variant. You don't need to flash the actual firmware to upgrade to 4.3 ROM. All builds in the forum come from source code, which means there is a base design for each kind of phone, but Android is Android and it follows certain predetermined rules.
One thing you need to do is read the OP to whichever ROM it is you are thinking about flashing. The ROM chef is going to place some very important information on the first page where they present their ROM. It is much advised that you follow those guidelines down to the letter. For instance, you want to flash JediMasterX, right? Did you know that the OP mentions that if you haven't already updated to 4.3, (BTW...there are links in the forums for each carrier to download the stock firmware and they're already root and you don't have Knox to worry about!) that you should flash a particular kernel after flashing the ROM. You'll even find a link to the stock 4.3 modem, which is necessary for providing a data connection. That is less necessary than flashing the kernel and the OP explains why.
I hope this has helped. Make sure you have your custom recovery set-up and that you already have a Nandroid backup of your root stock firmware or another ROM you have recently flashed. Always keep a backup, more than one is even better!
Happy Flashing!
tinydynamite00
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tinydynamite00 said:
I totally understand you. And that's where that kernel I mentioned comes in. It's called the dual-boot or Devil's kernel by @DerTeufel You need to either flash that kernel after flashing the ROM via the Aroma installer. Reboot back into recovery and flash the kernel OR flash the bootloader patch provided by another senior contributor in the forum. That link is somewhere in the OP and you have this option. Download and flash the stock root 4.3 firmware -- it already is Knox free -- for your device. Then flash your downloaded JediMasterX ROM and you won't need to worry about flashing the kernel.
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Ok thanks I will go the stock method way. After flashing stock do i ed to wipe data and cache ? Also is the best way to flash stock to use PC odin or mobile odin ?
naruto.ninjakid said:
Yes I want to flash JediMaster X but I heard that if i don't have the stock bootloader WiFi will be dropping in and out. Support for devil kernel in V2 is being dropped or something (so i wanted a solution in which i don't have to flash devil kernel) so I need to have the stock bootloader to have stable connection. Yeah I was just looking for the simplest process to get everything working on JediMasterX 4.3
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I forgot to mention one other thing. I know that JediMasterX was shared with us earlier in December. One thing of interest, and this is solely for your information...don't go trying it until you're more comfortable with flashing and more importantly recovery! The N7105 is compatible with the T889 and that allows us to flash ROM built for our respective variants. The Devil's kernel was built for the N7105 originally. And I just downloaded a pretty updated -- as of this month -- version of the kernel yesterday. I did read in @DerTeufel's OP for the Devil's kernel that he wouldn't be supporting any requests for changes to the kernel. But the kernel is solid. Has been for quite some time!
Sorry it's taken me long to reply. Wouldn't you know my phones are both drained and I hadn't turned on my computer yet. Anyway, important thing is to read, read, read. I know you might get bored clicking through pages, but it's really cool when you find updates to certain ROM you like buried in those pages instead of posted on the main page. Or you find tips to a having a better experience on the ROM you happen to be on by using a mod listed in a forum. And you can learn a whole lot from everyone in these forums, but reading through the forums will teach you things about root, what you can and cannot do, that no single person can.
Hope this helped! Have fun flashing!
tinydynamite00
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naruto.ninjakid said:
Ok thanks I will go the stock method way. After flashing stock do i ed to wipe data and cache ? Also is the best way to flash stock to use PC odin or mobile odin ?
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Yea, you're going to download and flash through desktop Odin the stock root 4.3 firmware. You download the zip, unzip and place the .md5 file in PDA of Odin. You'll then need to flash a recovery image through Odin as well so your recovery partition will be ready to flash into recovery and then backup the stock root firmware. Keep it in case you want to go back. And always do a complete wipe in recovery for a clean install of any ROM you flash.
Computer is super slow today. ARgH! lol
tinydynamite00
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naruto.ninjakid said:
I was wondering how would I do this. I wanted to flash JediMaster X but im rooted on 4.1.2 Jedi X. How would i go about updating to stock 4.3 without installing knox so i can get the working bootloader then update to Jedi Master X ?
I would prefer if the stock ROM was rooted already and knox removed. Anyway have any links.
Has anyone done this process ?
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I know what you mean and I'm using the official ROM now without Knox
Step 1: Root your phone
Step 2: Install Titanium Backup pro (u can download the APK from apkmania or any other site)
Step 3: Find the apps in the screenshot from Chrome to Mobile life
Step 4: back up each one of them (in case if u need Knox later)
Step 5: uninstall
Step 6: have fun, your phone is Knox free
Hit the thanks button if my post helped you please.
Thank you for taking time out of your day to help.
I just got an s4 on tmobile and I have some questions. I tried rooting it and ran into an error. I found an answer online, which was to flash a stock 4.3 rom via odin, then try the CFT autoroot. So it's all good and I'm rooted. I just have some questions:
1. Why was I able to flash a rom via odin, when all the rom installation guides I see require a CWM or some other recovery?
2. When I try to boot up into recovery I think it's the stock recovery and not a custom recovery that allows me to install a zip. When I used CFT auto root, I saw it booted into a custom recovery to root, did it just get deleted after that?
3. How will my root work with the 4.4 ota? When I check for software updates it says my phone has been modified so they aren't available. So how can I get the ota? Am i better off flashing a custom 4.4 rom? I want closest to stock as possible, so if you have any recommendations for stock 4.4 roms that would be great. Or can I flash the 4.4 stock rom as I did with odin?
4. How does tethering work with root? If I have unlimited data with 2.5gb tethering data, now that I'm rooted, can tmobile tell I'm tethering if I'm using a root tethering app?
Again thank you very much for your help.
1. You did not flash a ROM with Odin, it was firmware.. Very different
2. Yes, I believe that's what cf-auto root does
3. Yes you can flash a 4.4 firmware like you did with 4.3 as long as its for your device, or flash a custom recovery and then a 4.4 ROM
4. Not too familiar with this, but it might be possible to get around it
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1. You did not flash a ROM with Odin, it was firmware.. Very different
2. Yes, I believe that's what cf-auto root does
3. Yes you can flash a 4.4 firmware like you did with 4.3 as long as its for your device, or flash a custom recovery and then a 4.4 ROM
4. Not too familiar with this, but it might be possible to get around it
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Awesome thank you. If I flash the official 4.4 firmware for my device, will I keep my root?
gregorina said:
Awesome thank you. If I flash the official 4.4 firmware for my device, will I keep my root?
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No if it is an untouched fully stock rom/firmware but there will be rooted versions of the stock firmware/rom.
Stay with root, you will be better off, custom roms are usually available within a day after ota updates
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I don't have a computer and I want to revert my phone back to out of the box stock rom. Original kernal, original everything. I can't use update, even though I completely unrooted. I have modified kernal and deodex. I want to find a flashable stock rom. It doesn't matter what version because I can use update with stock rom.
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I don't have a computer and I want to revert my phone back to out of the box stock rom. Original kernal, original everything. I can't use update, even though I completely unrooted. I have modified kernal and deodex. I want to find a flashable stock rom. It doesn't matter what version because I can use update with stock rom.
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Modified status won't let you OTA update.
But Sprint or Samsung Experience at Best Buy can flash that phone to latest stock. Just tell them the update fails and let them deal with it.
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I don't have either in my area. Oh, I will need a flashable bootloader and stock recover for the rom as well.
floykoe said:
I don't have either in my area. Oh, I will need a flashable bootloader and stock recover for the rom as well.
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I don't know how safe it is to use on our device. But you might have a look at FlashFire by Chainfire Here!
I've never used it myself but it's the predecessor of mobile odin.
Maybe someone else can weigh in on this!