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How to revert P935 back to stock Telus ROM?

I'm currently on Avatar's JB ROM with Wind kernel, how do I revert back completely to the stock Telus ICS/GB?
It seems that HOINO's stock Telus ICS ROM is giving install errors.

zijin_cheng said:
I'm currently on Avatar's JB ROM with Wind kernel, how do I revert back completely to the stock Telus ICS/GB?
It seems that HOINO's stock Telus ICS ROM is giving install errors.
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Did you do a nandroid backup directly after rooting your device as recommended by most people?
If so, simply revert to that, and if you're using cwm as your recovery at least, I know it backs up your original recovery so you can just delete the cwm recovery.IMG, and rename the backed up recovery to recovery.img
Now do a factory reset, load into stock ROM and use your rooting app to unroot. Factory reset again and that should be that.
If not you may have trouble getting back to true stock, as many of the stock imgs that are around contain all bloatware removed which would require root, which should void the warranty if that's an issue for you..
Sent from my LG-P930 using Tapatalk 2

i know for me i soft bricked when trying to install CWM recovery because i hadn't read about locked bootloader, and then unbricking doesn't bring you to a stock telus rom it brings you to stock at&t at which point it's impossible to backup stock telus rom.
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i believe one of the ways to return to telus stock is by flashing a stock telus KDZ, i have never wanted to return to stock so i don't know the exact steps, what you need to do is find a telus kdz from a reliable source and make sure its for your model and everything, then read a guide how to flash kdz in order to return to stock you should be able to find guides on these forums if you can't then i'll try to help but i think they are easy to find
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however if you want STOCK ICS experience i don't even recommend returning to telus stock rom.
if you go at&t ics rom it's better, but it has the same stability as the stock telus rom. the only thing it's missing is 2 or 3 telus apps, but you can find those and install them on your own if for some reason you need them.
the link to the rom i use when i want a stock rom that supports everything (including MHL) is this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980541
all you have to do is add Telus APN in order to get your data sms and mms working. this rom is 100% stable like stock rom all he did was remove bloat and crap you don't need, i also recommend installing the ICS wind kernel as your kernel, its far better than stock and 100% stable on a stock ics rom.
you want ics p930 3.6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2119976
unless you have an su640 if so get 3.6 ics su640
i'm also not sure if the rom i linked supports su640 u might want to check that if u have it before flashing.
i recomend using this rom because you can keep a recovery on your phone and still do backups and stuff that you can't do with a real stock rom, however this rom has everything that you would want a stock rom for.
you can also continue to test new roms as they come out until you find a custom rom you like (while still having a stock backup in CWM recovery to revert to in case needed)

Downgrade from CM11 to samsung 4.3 stock (with knox)

Hi,
I have a Sprint CDMA galaxy s3 device (of course) that had samsung stock rom 4.3 with Knox.
i rooted the device and disable knox with SuperUser, and then installed CM11.
now i want to go back to stock rom (downloaded from Sammobile).
do i need to worry from brick because of the knox? because it is disabled now, or is it ok to flash the stock rom via odin?
thanks in advance

newHere:) said:
Hi,
I have a Sprint CDMA galaxy s3 device (of course) that had samsung stock rom 4.3 with Knox.
i rooted the device and disable knox with SuperUser, and then installed CM11.
now i want to go back to stock rom (downloaded from Sammobile).
do i need to worry from brick because of the knox? because it is disabled now, or is it ok to flash the stock rom via odin?
thanks in advance
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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Moreno2.0 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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I did this from CM10.2 last month and it worked for me, now i'm running cm11.

thanks, but it says DO NOT FLASH THIS IF YOU HAVE UPDATED TO MK3 (4.3)!!!! IT WILL CAUSE A HARD BRICK!!!
i had 4.3 before CM11, so i guess this is not relevant for me

newHere:) said:
thanks, but it says DO NOT FLASH THIS IF YOU HAVE UPDATED TO MK3 (4.3)!!!! IT WILL CAUSE A HARD BRICK!!!
i had 4.3 before CM11, so i guess this is not relevant for me
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what if you do a wipe and install cm10 then you can do it from there.
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newHere:) said:
thanks, but it says DO NOT FLASH THIS IF YOU HAVE UPDATED TO MK3 (4.3)!!!! IT WILL CAUSE A HARD BRICK!!!
i had 4.3 before CM11, so i guess this is not relevant for me
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Moreno2.0 said:
what if you do a wipe and install cm10 then you can do it from there.
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Still wont work. i did that and fully bricked my device. you cannot install cm10.3 or lower on the new baseband (MK3). CM10.3 and lower require MD4. Flashing the MD4 Baseband will Hard Brick your Device

arcanax32 said:
Still wont work. i did that and fully bricked my device. you cannot install cm10.3 or lower on the new baseband (MK3). CM10.3 and lower require MD4. Flashing the MD4 Baseband will Hard Brick your Device
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I installed cm 10.2.1 coming from cm11 yesterday, it booted up the first time and worked great but after reboot it was stuck on Samsung screen, now i'm back to cm11, but i'm thinking of trying to go back to stock using odin. I get bored a lot I guess lol, and I can't have fear of bricking my devices if I'm flashing roms, have to learn somehow!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565972

if it is interesting for someone, i flashed official stock 4.3 via odin successfully

You can flash the stock tar through Odin or even use dsxdias android kitchen to customize it so you don't have to flash the whole tar file and lose custom recovery or root.
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Hello I know that is not the place to ask
but can someone tell me how to downgrade cm12 to cm11 galaxy s3 thanks

[Q] Roms for 4.3 rooted phones?

Finally got Superuser installed and TWRP recovery working - Ran the Knox script. What ROMS will work with the new 4.3 OTA MJB besides slimrom?
I understand that if I update the ROM it shouldn't include a bootloader that is why I am asking this question???
Also since I have been using the stock 4.3 my battery is draining like a sieve. Anyone else having this issue?
Thanks,

Any rom designed for the d2att should work as long as the ROM is compatible with the bootloader.

Ok would any of the 4.3 or higher roms work?

neojim913 said:
Ok would any of the 4.3 or higher roms work?
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Yes. The 4.4.2 ROMs I tried work with the 4.1.2 bootloader too.

but i have the 4.3 bootloader.

neojim913 said:
but i have the 4.3 bootloader.
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Look at the updater script of the ROM to see which bootloaders are supported.

where is that located. Also have you tried the quantum 4.4.2 rom?

neojim913 said:
where is that located. Also have you tried the quantum 4.4.2 rom?
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I haven't tried that ROM but I have tried Cyanfox and Validus, both of which are based on 4.4.2. I think all ROMs will work with your phone's 4.3 bootloader.
The updater script is located \Meta-INF\com\Google\android\

Ok. I have the same concern. Rooted 4.3 att stock rom. I wonder if cyanogen rom 4.3 or 4.4 would work?

IISaintII said:
Ok. I have the same concern. Rooted 4.3 att stock rom. I wonder if cyanogen rom 4.3 or 4.4 would work?
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You should install a custom recovery first, then install a custom ROM.

Another question: Does the modem affect the rom in any way? I am on MJB from the last OTA update. I am just a little nervous because now that I am on 4.3 I cant use ODIN to flash the old stock rom anymore. All I have is a Nan backup of the current stock rom from ATT.

Yes. I installed cmw touch when I rooted. BTW I flashed CM11-M3. Working fine. But my GPS is screwed since I went back to stock 4.1.2 via Odin.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

I thought you could not go back to 4.1.2?

neojim913 said:
I thought you could not go back to 4.1.2?
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You can install an older ROM by using mobile Odin since mobile Odin does not flash a bootloader or modem.

mobile odin is 5 bucks. is there another alternative? I saw mobile odin lite but I was not sure what kernel to use? I have twrp recovery installed. is this a good recovery to use?

Quantum & Quantum Kernal
Quantum and quantum kernal are what I've been using since the first day I rooted me phone.
I recommend using them if your looking for a fast energy saving 4.4.2 KitKat rom.
I also used Odin on my PC to do my initial root/bootload/ROM etc. I'm sure you can Google and find an installer. Its what I did.
By the way Quantum is Spectacular!!!!
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Install ClockworkMod 6.0.4.7 before any custom ROM!!!
It allows you to backup your current setup and recover to you working setup if needed on bad flash.
I also recmend the ROM Manager app from the play store it helps a lot.

Killadro said:
Quantum and quantum kernal are what I've been using since the first day I rooted me phone.
I recommend using them if your looking for a fast energy saving 4.4.2 KitKat rom.
I also used Odin on my PC to do my initial root/bootload/ROM etc. I'm sure you can Google and find an installer. Its what I did.
By the way Quantum is Spectacular!!!!
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Install ClockworkMod 6.0.4.7 before any custom ROM!!!
It allows you to backup your current setup and recover to you working setup if needed on bad flash.
Also are you using the 4.3 OTA MJB update?
I also recmend the ROM Manager app from the play store it helps a lot.
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Have you looked at PhilZ Touch 6 Recovery CWM Advanced Edition 6.x. This looks like it is replacing the current CWM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860. Do you have any thoughts on this?
What version of ODin are you using? I have never tried this method except for restore my phone back to factory image. Which now looks like we can no longer do?
As for Quantum I was unable to locate a link where to download this ROM from on the XDA site. There is only a link to the changelog not to the rom itself. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390147
Also thanks for responding to me. I just want to make sure I know what I am doing before I do it. I really dont want a brick.

I went to stock 4.1.1 before i went to 4.3.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

neojim913 said:
I thought you could not go back to 4.1.2?
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The MJB bootloader in the official OTA 4.3 will prevent you from using an older bootloader. Odin .tar files of stock ROMs prior to 4.3 include bootloaders, installing them will brick your phone. The MJ2 bootloader from the leaked version of the 4.3 update will allow you to go back to 4.1.1 or 4.1.2. I have seen one mention of one of the devs using a difficult way to revert to older stock even after having the official 4.3 bootloader.
There is not a Odin .tar for the OTA 4.3 but enewman17 has provided a method to return to it from a custom ROM. AT&T I747 UCUEMJB Stock Restore

neojim913 said:
Have you looked at PhilZ Touch 6 Recovery CWM Advanced Edition 6.x. This looks like it is replacing the current CWM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860. Do you have any thoughts on this?
What version of ODin are you using? I have never tried this method except for restore my phone back to factory image. Which now looks like we can no longer do?
As for Quantum I was unable to locate a link where to download this ROM from on the XDA site. There is only a link to the changelog not to the rom itself. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390147
Also thanks for responding to me. I just want to make sure I know what I am doing before I do it. I really dont want a brick.
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Latest Quantum is v3.5 and link is http://d-h.st/users/TommyTarts/?fld_id=33215#files Blue color name on first page of Quantum thread is actually link

[Q] Trying to remember the right way.

I've been out of the loop for a while (was still running rooted 4.1.1 until last night), it's crazy how much has changed and I pretty much forgot how to do anything with my phone. I managed to get myself up to stock, rooted 4.4.2 with SuperSu installed and KNOX disabled without pestering anyone on the forums. Do I need to unlock my bootloader to use Jrummy's Rom Installer for a custom recovery and rom?
I used Towelroot (which is amazing btw) if that makes a difference.
And this is of course an att i747.
Thanks for any help
edit: I suppose I should also ask if using Rom Installer is a good method or if GooManager is still around, or should I just flash roms through recovery.

No the boot loader is fine you should be able to flash a costom recovery like always with Odin, then find your ROM (make sure its 4.3 and up) do the standard wipes and flash and you should be set......since your on 4.4.2 you can't downgrade the boot loader or modem to 4.3 or else you will hard brick

Ah good to know, I guess I was mixing the terms boot loader and recovery. Just to confirm - none of the 4.3 ROMs would come with an incompatible modem then right?
Also any opinion on Rom Installer?
Thanks

No none should....stay away from Odin flashables though.....if you just use custom Roms 4.3 onward you should be perfectly fine
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I have never used ROM installer, I have used ROM manager by CWM and the lack of Roms on that app kills it for me.....can't speak for ROM installer though

Perfect, thanks buddy.

How to upgrade from GB rom to KK?

I've got an old T989D still running the GB Juggernaut 4.1 rom and I'm looking to move up to the latest PA build. I'm wondering what steps I should take to make the upgrade go smoothly as I haven't flashed this thing in over a couple years. Do I need to update recovery? (It still has CWM 5.0.2.7) And what about the radio? (Despite being the Canadian version of the S2, this was and will be used in the US.)
Any and all help would be super appreciated. Thanks!

politiclaw said:
I've got an old T989D still running the GB Juggernaut 4.1 rom and I'm looking to move up to the latest PA build. I'm wondering what steps I should take to make the upgrade go smoothly as I haven't flashed this thing in over a couple years. Do I need to update recovery? (It still has CWM 5.0.2.7) And what about the radio? (Despite being the Canadian version of the S2, this was and will be used in the US.)
Any and all help would be super appreciated. Thanks!
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Yes, you will need to upgrade your recovery. Go to teamw.in and download the latest TWRP recovery (should be 2.8.*.*)
Idk which radio you are on. Make a backup in twrp and wipe and try flashing a KK ROM. It will tell you if you need to update your radio. There is a thread on XDA with the new radios that are flushable in recovery.
Edit: see this post for more info. forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56553266&postcount=3

Thanks for the help. I'm going to check into flashing the new recovery and then the radio (latest T-Mobile one as that's the carrier this will be used on) and rom. Will ask if anything else comes to mind. Otherwise, here's to not soft-bricking the thing!

Just to pile on here real quick:
I have a rooted (CWM 5.something) stock GB (2.3.6), baseband T989UVLDH. It is my understanding that I need a later version of CWM to flash one of these images, i.e. the recovery has to be compatible with the rom, but I don't know to what degree. So, to clarify... In case something goes wrong, I wanted to back up the current system. Please comment on the following scenarios:
1. Back up my current system with the currently installed CWM, restore with the updated recovery. Will that work?
2. Back up current system right after flashing a new version of CWM (or TWRP) and booting into it. Will that work? Importantly, will the new recovery allow restoring an old system?
In addition to possible issues with radio, what about network settings, including data and wifi calling? Right now everything seems to be in automatic mode, will that work with a new ROM out of the box, or will I need to manually set it up?
Thanks.

I would flash stock 4.1
2 ROM using odin
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Than flash recovery and rom

md1008 said:
I would flash stock 4.1
2 ROM using odin
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Than flash recovery and rom
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I hear you say that either way the GB backup I'll make may actually be useless. is that the case? This is the only phone I've got right now.