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So, I have a backup of my rom from another device that I installed. What I need to do is change the sync account, but it says I can not remove it. Fine, so I try to add another and it says google can not establish a reliable connection.
If I factory reset the device, it will sit at the boot logo and keep crashing until I restore from backup.
If i install a new rom, only one actually worked but it seemed to be an older one (Different icons, missing the Hubs)
What can I do? I already completely bricked one device trying to get this fixed. I really gotta get this going, how can I either wipe it all out completely so I can set it up new again, or find the stock USA/Canada Rom?
Thanks!!
Ps, here is the thread I already have where i speak about bricking my other phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175098
Dude please stop whatever you're doing. You seems to be getting yourself in a mess.
First do some reading on how to flash with Odin and then flash a stock firmware to the device and do a cache wipe and factory reset in the recovery menu. When you boot into the device do a hard reset and then stop messing with the device.
Intratech said:
Dude please stop whatever you're doing. You seems to be getting yourself in a mess.
First do some reading on how to flash with Odin and then flash a stock firmware to the device and do a cache wipe and factory reset in the recovery menu. When you boot into the device do a hard reset and then stop messing with the device.
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The thing is, if i do a factory reset, it will not boot for some weird reason :/
Thats all I am trying to do, I just need to get back to stock then i'm sitting there. The only thing that actually seems to work is the backup I have on it right now, but I can not reset any of the settings to actually be able to start using the thing
this is the second one you've messed up? use one of the other 2 but don't try to do a restore just download all your apps manually. and send me one of the messed up ones.
boondoc said:
this is the second one you've messed up? use one of the other 2 but don't try to do a restore just download all your apps manually. and send me one of the messed up ones.
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Yup, haha
I have a Jig on the way, ill see how that goes
Well I would also like to change the sync account, which it will not let me ://
I just reflashed like 8 times in the last hour trying different roms, none are working
Stop.
There is a bug when you wipe, which stops boot...
Affects older stock roms.
Newer ones should be OK, as should custom ROMs
pulser_g2 said:
Stop.
There is a bug when you wipe, which stops boot...
Affects older stock roms.
Newer ones should be OK, as should custom ROMs
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So what can I do?
I also cant even find any Stock USA roms, which is weird
I just got it to finally boot with another rom
The only thing different is it by default has some widgets added, and the Messaging app has a different icon. All the hubs are also intact
*Roots, makes a backup*
bncplix said:
So what can I do?
I also cant even find any Stock USA roms, which is weird
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that's because it hasn't been released here yet. seriously... send me one of those babies.
boondoc said:
that's because it hasn't been released here yet. seriously... send me one of those babies.
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All seems to be working now. Woo whoo!
I have 4 And 2 of the 10.1 tabs
I am working closely with Samsung on one of their new marketing projects, which is why I get all of these
So, factory resetting this image screws up too.
But its okay, as I got a blank backup now with no accounts. So I'm all set
Also, just got the email confirmation that my jig shipped out.
You should probably donate one of the "b0rk3n" device to a dev.
Ok folks,
I'm having a hell of a time with my phone.
No matter what rom I flash, seems to have issues from lockups to reboot.
I have tried every kind of wipe in CWM, inluding making sure I have the latest version of CWM and modem, same.
Is there a way to TOTALLY wipe everything on the phone and go back to true factory default, even as far as the phone number programming? Like it was when it came from Splint?
(Yes, I'd then want to unlock with Odin and put a new ROM).
Thanks much!
Watch,read and read some more...
http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-root-the-sprint-and-international-exynos-samsung-galaxy-s4/
Youthanasia said:
Watch,read and read some more...
http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-root-the-sprint-and-international-exynos-samsung-galaxy-s4/
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Thank you, that'll come in handy one I wipe this thing to oblivion but how do I get to that point?!
I want no trace of any setting, rom, nothing left except a brand new spankin phone.
If you are already rooted ande won't to go back to a completely stock phone use this method..Make sure to watch the Video a couple times before attempting..
http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-unroot-and-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s4/
Youthanasia said:
If you are already rooted ande won't to go back to a completely stock phone use this method..Make sure to watch the Video a couple times before attempting..
http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-unroot-and-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s4/
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Is this a TOTAL Wipe?
He says internal storage wont be wiped, so how is it a total wipe?
beachcomp.com said:
Is this a TOTAL Wipe?
He says internal storage wont be wiped, so how is it a total wipe?
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Yes it will put the phone back to when you took it out of the box..I think he means that if you have any files that you downloaded to the internal storage ie pics,music,contacts things like that they won't be touched.
Just download the Odin file and the Sprint file which is the stock software the phone came with and use is procedure.
Just to worn you The Sprint file is large and will take awhile to download to your comp
Get the full mf9 tar.md5. Remove sd card. Flash with pc Odin. After phone boots up to home screen and settles down, don't set up anything. Go into settings, accounts, backup, then do full factory reset with wipe of internal storage. After it reboots and settles down again, you're completely back to stock. No need to wipe your phone number and associated settings. If it were me, I'd stay away from custom roms if they're giving you nothing but problems.
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I'd stay away from custom roms if they're giving you nothing but problems.
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That's what I did just rooted the mf9 and got rid of all the bloat.No problems to speak of..
Not to be unappreciative, but, w/o a reset all the data was still there.
Which makes me nervous wondering if there is some crap left over.
Yes, I realize a wipe will get rid of the apps but I want to make sure I'm truly starting from point 0.
beachcomp.com said:
Not to be unappreciative, but, w/o a reset all the data was still there.
Which makes me nervous wondering if there is some crap left over.
Yes, I realize a wipe will get rid of the apps but I want to make sure I'm truly starting from point 0.
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Simple if rooted have twrp installed and select to wipe everything. Then Odin back to stock unrooted.
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beachcomp.com said:
Ok folks,
I'm having a hell of a time with my phone.
No matter what rom I flash, seems to have issues from lockups to reboot.
I have tried every kind of wipe in CWM, inluding making sure I have the latest version of CWM and modem, same.
Is there a way to TOTALLY wipe everything on the phone and go back to true factory default, even as far as the phone number programming? Like it was when it came from Splint?
(Yes, I'd then want to unlock with Odin and put a new ROM).
Thanks much!
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Yeah, you can do a factory reset with Odin. Here's the stock ROM: Stock
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Salil999 said:
Yeah, you can do a factory reset with Odin. Here's the stock ROM: Stock
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Repartition?
No, just do auto boot (or some option like that) and f.reset time
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So if you are on MF9 good luck with going back to stock everything. Because the methods mentioned above don't get rid of the MF9 Firmware just the Build. Also You have use triangle away which only works on MDC and MDL to get to fully clean stock. Everything mentioned in this thread will not do what you want if you are wanting it out of the box like new condition.
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So if you are on MF9 good luck with going back to stock everything. Because the methods mentioned above don't get rid of the MF9 Firmware just the Build. Also You have use triangle away which only works on MDC and MDL to get to fully clean stock. Everything mentioned in this thread will not do what you want if you are wanting it out of the box like new condition.
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So,what are the steps necessary to bring it back to "brand new, out of the box, condition"?
ObrienDave said:
So,what are the steps necessary to bring it back to "brand new, out of the box, condition"?
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That is a great question. I have another thread about it but I tried last night with no luck.
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I'm a geek, but a bit of a nub about Android's rom structure, as it comes from the factory, as new. I have the new N7 2013.
Now that I'm on the JSS15Q, I've got a question.
If I do a complete reset, that wipes the data and installs the Factory OS from the ROM, will it come back as JSS15Q, and if not, why not.
It seems it would be stupid to restore back to the original rom that came w/ my N7 that had gps, and other problems?
If it comes back w/ the older rom, is there anyway to replace this older/default rom w/ the the newer JSS15Q, if and when I have to do a factory reset?
Thxs
Markdek said:
I'm a geek, but a bit of a nub about Android's rom structure, as it comes from the factory, as new. I have the new N7 2013.
Now that I'm on the JSS15Q, I've got a question.
If I do a complete reset, that wipes the data and installs the Factory OS from the ROM, will it come back as JSS15Q, and if not, why not.
It seems it would be stupid to restore back to the original rom that came w/ my N7 that had gps, and other problems?
If it comes back w/ the older rom, is there anyway to replace this older/default rom w/ the the newer JSS15Q, if and when I have to do a factory reset?
Thxs
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/system is where the ROM is and is untouched except when you flash it. Factory reset only formats user data, not /system. Therefore, if you update then factory reset it stays at them same ROM version.
Markdek said:
I'm a geek, but a bit of a nub about Android's rom structure, as it comes from the factory, as new. I have the new N7 2013.
Now that I'm on the JSS15Q, I've got a question.
If I do a complete reset, that wipes the data and installs the Factory OS from the ROM, will it come back as JSS15Q, and if not, why not.
It seems it would be stupid to restore back to the original rom that came w/ my N7 that had gps, and other problems?
If it comes back w/ the older rom, is there anyway to replace this older/default rom w/ the the newer JSS15Q, if and when I have to do a factory reset?
Thxs
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As mentioned above, ROM is not touched by factory reset.
If you are using stock recovery, user data, cache, and virtual sdcard are wiped.
If you are using TWRP recovery, user data and cache are wiped but virtual sdcard is preserved.
Ok, I think I get it......so can I replace the existing/default/store bought rom in /system with the JSS15Q rom, and will it work and is this safe? Anybody do this?
And again, my reason would be that the factory/default/store bought rom sucks w/ bugs.
And, how does this relate to flashing custom rom's...do these delete the store bought rom? You know, you root, and then flash, say the CM 10.2 rom?
You are already on jss15q. You can replace it with any version you want. Bottom line, you can go to any version you want and revert any changes you make.
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Ok, I think I get it......so can I replace the existing/default/store bought rom in /system with the JSS15Q rom, and will it work and is this safe? Anybody do this?
And again, my reason would be that the factory/default/store bought rom sucks w/ bugs.
And, how does this relate to flashing custom rom's...do these delete the store bought rom? You know, you root, and then flash, say the CM 10.2 rom?
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You can replace it and it works. At worst you might need to do a factory reset after you install a new ROM, but usually that isn't necessary going from stock to stock.
As to "safe" that is too broad a question and could mean different things.
Root is not really related to flashing ROMs other than some ROMs come pre-rooted. You have a stock or custom rom with and without root.
There is only one /system to store your ROM. If you flash a ROM, it overwrites what was there before. If you don't have a backup and nobody has made an image or backup available, it would be difficult to go back, though almost every useful ROM will have an image or backup available.
I think I'm getting more confused. Bare w/ me. Let's start simple.
My N7 came w/ build JWR66N.
W/ the update, it now has JSS15Q (I'm told there's also a JSS15J.
If I factory reset, will it come back as JSS15Q, or the original JWR66N.
Markdek said:
I think I'm getting more confused. Bare w/ me. Let's start simple.
My N7 came w/ build JWR66N.
W/ the update, it now has JSS15Q (I'm told there's also a JSS15J.
If I factory reset, will it come back as JSS15Q, or the original JWR66N.
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It will stay on JSS15Q...
cowabunga said:
It will stay on JSS15Q...
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Awesome...thanks......then I don't need to do anything.
I had assumed that it would go back to the rom/build that came with it when I bought it...and thought, that' stupid, because it was a buggy image/rom/build.
So, I'm good to go if I ever have to restore to factory, and it won't go back to that stupid version.
Some day I hope to either just root, or maybe try flashing a custom rom.
Markdek said:
Ok, I think I get it......so can I replace the existing/default/store bought rom in /system with the JSS15Q rom, and will it work and is this safe? Anybody do this?
And again, my reason would be that the factory/default/store bought rom sucks w/ bugs.
And, how does this relate to flashing custom rom's...do these delete the store bought rom? You know, you root, and then flash, say the CM 10.2 rom?
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I was on JWR66N it was perfect from store. I did the OTA that came in. It made my Nexus 7 bad it wouldn't type worth a crap. I had the screen disappearing when I typing.
So what I did was easy I took this rom 35d9b692a660c2ea96ce1181b006c7fddf2cb208.signed-razor-JSS15Q-from-JWR66N.35d9b692.zip and side loaded it in on top of my other JSS15Q. It seemed to fix a lot but still have a little missed keys but the ghosting totally gone.
Hi, my phone acted weird today, been running custom room for over couple months without any problem, but then when i resart my phone today it got to the bootload screen and stuck there ever seen. I can able to go into custom recover and did a full wipe but nothing change, could anyone help me out? I have loki also. Using S4 ATT version.
Try wiping cache in your recovery
i did that, always do that after install a new rom, don't know why my phone is soft bricked now...
akahimaro said:
i did that, always do that after install a new rom, don't know why my phone is soft bricked now...
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if you've done a full wipe and tried either re-flashing your rom or restoring a nandroid and neither was successful, you may need to consider going back to stock via odin and starting over.
i've never seen a phone run on the same rom and kernel settings for months and then just shut down and softbrick without something having been changed recently.
xBeerdroiDx said:
if you've done a full wipe and tried either re-flashing your rom or restoring a nandroid and neither was successful, you may need to consider going back to stock via odin and starting over.
i've never seen a phone run on the same rom and kernel settings for months and then just shut down and softbrick without something having been changed recently.
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yes, i'm doing that right now, thanks for the tips, i had that happen to my s2 before. Really weird...
Before ODIN'ing back to MDL/MDB...
akahimaro said:
yes, i'm doing that right now, thanks for the tips, i had that happen to my s2 before. Really weird...
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What recovery image are you running? You are not the only one that had this problem. I am trying to piece this together.
Hi guys,
I'm looking to install one one of these two ROM's:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9506-develop/truongtan-s6-edge-rom-t3207809
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9506-develop/rom-t3014552
Has anyone tried both ROMs long enough to give a good verdict on functionality, stability, performance and battery life etc.?
If no one has tried both, then I am willing to trial both, however I have never actually switch a ROM on my phones before. I have always found an outstanding ROM and stuck with it. What would be the correct and safest steps to switch between these two ROM's?
Thanks guys!
1. Install the first ROM and have it completely set up as you like it, with all your apps.
2. Make a nandroid backup of that ROM.
3. Install the second ROM and set it up as you like it.
4. Make a nandroid backup of that ROM.
Now you can switch back and forth at will.
Wow! You can tell how long it long it has been since I last got into the modding! I completely forgot about that! Cheers man! When installing each of these ROMs or changing to another nandroid backup would you recommend that I do every possible wipe or just stick with data and cache wipes?
Just the cache wipe. Data will be restored when you restore the nandroid. Of course, there's nothing preventing you from doing all the wipes if you want. Case in point, usually when I flip-flop between Albe95's S6 port and the non-Touchwiz ROMs I'll wipe everything first. I don't have to, but it doesn't hurt either.