I'm just wondering if i have rooted my SGS, is there a way to unroot it?if yes, could anyone please let me know how to do it.
Many thanks to all.!!!
seems like no one can help me..?!
I figure reflashing the stock firmware would do the trick.
The JF3 firmware was just posted on samsung-firmware.webs.com so people can return their phones to stock.
But did you try resetting to factory settings? That might work too but I'm not sure.
thanks for your help... anyway, i haven't rooted my SGS yet... cos i want to know can i change back to the stock firmware 1st before doing it.
Cheers buddy.
dakine; said:
I figure reflashing the stock firmware would do the trick.
The JF3 firmware was just posted on samsung-firmware.webs.com so people can return their phones to stock.
But did you try resetting to factory settings? That might work too but I'm not sure.
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No, resetting to factory condition does not undo rooting. I just found out.
To unroot, seems like we have to download something called Odin3, so something like that , and I got the impression this might be carrier specific. I'm now looking for one for Optus Australia, but don't know where to get it.
See this llimk for rooting and unrooting procedures
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2812085
There is an easier way ti root under the development forum, so it's post number on unrooting which interests me more.
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I am wanting to try a few things on my G1 before I get the mytouch 3g in a couple of days, but I have a friend that wants to buy it from me, but he isnt that tech savvy so I was going to put it back to the normal Tmobile rom, but I want to know if that is at all possible, since it is already rooted or is it once rooted always rooted? I try to stick to lurking but this is just something I am worried about because when I got my G1 it was already rooted so I know nothing about whats what on it, I knew everything about all the other phones that I had because I had done all the modifying myself. I am just cautious thats all. Thanks this is an excellent forum.
repeat after me: "Search is my friend".
go back to RC29 then wait to see if it updates
muzicman0 said:
repeat after me: "Search is my friend".
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Like I said I searched for everything I could think of and didnt find any information about going back to the original rom, about unrooting yes but not about the original rom.
ImTheOne said:
Like I said I searched for everything I could think of and didnt find any information about going back to the original rom, about unrooting yes but not about the original rom.
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No big deal...but I don't see anything in the OP about searching...but the short answer is yes, you can...just (as the above post states) reapply the RC29 image. I just did this on my wifes G1 to send it back as a warranty exchange.
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Look at the stickied post with the label "***Informative Threads***" There is a link in there called "UNROOT, get phone to STOCK firmware"
After you follow the directions in the UNROOT thread and reload the original bootloader and RC29, flash to Cupcake. It will pick up the CRC1 update much faster that way, IIRC. I've uploaded Cupcake to my mediafire account.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=8d05282eb68bc06484e7dd3ec6e24165f54d6a80f0f2e9dbce018c8114394287
Ok so i know i am a newbie to this sort of thing but i wanted to wrap my head around everything and also specifically to my phone before i decide to do something and the results are permanent.
Firstly ill start off with saying im a Canadian Virgin Mobile customer and i just got the Galaxy S4 (SGH-i337m).
Ok so i want to root my device but i am confused about some of the basic concepts. I saw the tutorial video posted for my specific phone by the smoking android (link for those who havent seen it: youtube. com/watch?v=cI9r5dEcNo4) and i understand that the rooting process is fairly simple.
What i am confused about though is my options once i am a root user and if i ever chose to revert back to original. Lets say i went ahead and rooted my phone. Will i be able to software update through the updates that virgin sends me? also if i am able to then will i maintain root acess?
my second biggest question is lets say for whatever reason i want to go back to the way my phone is now, with the stock virgin firmware. is this possible? and with no trace of the root before (is this the same as achieving original status instead of a custom one)? i know that you can remove the root and then reset the binary counter but im not too sure how all of this works, its a lot to take in at once.
im just trying to clear things up and yes i am quite new to all this (got my s4 yesterday) but i am a quick learner and im just trying to get a grip on everything.
thanks in advance for bearing with me
shibby123 said:
Ok so i know i am a newbie to this sort of thing but i wanted to wrap my head around everything and also specifically to my phone before i decide to do something and the results are permanent.
Firstly ill start off with saying im a Canadian Virgin Mobile customer and i just got the Galaxy S4 (SGH-i337m).
Ok so i want to root my device but i am confused about some of the basic concepts. I saw the tutorial video posted for my specific phone by the smoking android (link for those who havent seen it: youtube. com/watch?v=cI9r5dEcNo4) and i understand that the rooting process is fairly simple.
What i am confused about though is my options once i am a root user and if i ever chose to revert back to original. Lets say i went ahead and rooted my phone. Will i be able to software update through the updates that virgin sends me? also if i am able to then will i maintain root acess?
my second biggest question is lets say for whatever reason i want to go back to the way my phone is now, with the stock virgin firmware. is this possible? and with no trace of the root before (is this the same as achieving original status instead of a custom one)? i know that you can remove the root and then reset the binary counter but im not too sure how all of this works, its a lot to take in at once.
im just trying to clear things up and yes i am quite new to all this (got my s4 yesterday) but i am a quick learner and im just trying to get a grip on everything.
thanks in advance for bearing with me
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Read these threads...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312444
Information that isn't in those threads are definitely linked to in those threads. Good luck.
scott14719 said:
Read these threads...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312444
Information that isn't in those threads are definitely linked to in those threads. Good luck.
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ok so i read the threads an i understand a lot more now. It seems to me like i have the ability to easily root and then go back to the stock firmware if i please with no consequences. i just have to flash the with the correct rom [and modem?] to put it back to stock and everything should work fine.
i hope i have this straight
shibby123 said:
ok so i read the threads an i understand a lot more now. It seems to me like i have the ability to easily root and then go back to the stock firmware if i please with no consequences. i just have to flash the with the correct rom [and modem?] to put it back to stock and everything should work fine.
i hope i have this straight
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Why modem? is that really necessary, I think you mean kernel.
if you flash back to stock, modem and kernel will be included.
Have you tried this thread also? you do have a i337m
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2269304
Good Luck
Is there a way to unroot my AT&T S4 with a Mac?
blbeesley said:
Is there a way to unroot my AT&T S4 with a Mac?
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flash the latest at&t official firmware via heimdall
TheAxman said:
Why modem? is that really necessary, I think you mean kernel.
if you flash back to stock, modem and kernel will be included.
Have you tried this thread also? you do have a i337m
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2269304
Good Luck
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so if i just flash to that stock firmware in the link you gave me everything will be back to normal? how would i achieve original and not "custom" status if i have to send the phone back to samsung. would i have to unroot then flash then reset the binary counter? would that be it and im back to the very original state i got my phone in?
shibby123 said:
so if i just flash to that stock firmware in the link you gave me everything will be back to normal? how would i achieve original and not "custom" status if i have to send the phone back to samsung. would i have to unroot then flash then reset the binary counter? would that be it and im back to the very original state i got my phone in?
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also check out this post
xBeerdroiDx said:
flash the latest at&t official firmware via heimdall
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Will heimdall use the zip downloaded from sammobile or do you have to extract the .tar.md5 from the zip?
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xBeerdroiDx said:
also check out this post
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your good sir, you got 2 thanks from me today...no more for you actually, I'm out of thanks, get you tomorrow.
Good help.
TheAxman said:
your good sir, you got 2 thanks from me today...no more for you actually, I'm out of thanks, get you tomorrow.
Good help.
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:highfive:
community
cheers, buddy
Does anyone have a link to the files that works? The link in the thread is dead. I just wanna root my phone and get rid of all this stock crap.
can someone point me in the right direction?
thanks in advance
There are multiple threads in this and the general forum on this issue. If you have taken the MJ7 update, you cannot use RDLV. The only option is Kingo. Google it and definitely research it. Links to it are not allowed on XDA.
If you are still on MI9, you can use RDLV, but you'll have to find someone willing to share. I don't have it.
Ah gotcha. I did accidently do the update so I'll start re searching. Is there anything specifically I should be looking for?
Just search for "Kingo" It's as close to a one-click root as we can get. Just follow the directions and you should be good.
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G8orDroid said:
There are multiple threads in this and the general forum on this issue. If you have taken the MJ7 update, you cannot use RDLV. The only option is Kingo. Google it and definitely research it. Links to it are not allowed on XDA.
If you are still on MI9, you can use RDLV, but you'll have to find someone willing to share. I don't have it.
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I understand the part you said regarding if I've accepted the MJ7 OTA. However, still n00b (especially regarding the Note 3). Is there a way to go back to MI9? Does stock factory reset revert to MI9? Or is this a case of the old (as in DroidX): only flashing a SBF can officially restore the original MI9 - shipped, boxed - version firmware? Thanks in advance for any insight and guidance... Enjoy your day...
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I understand the part you said regarding if I've accepted the MJ7 OTA. However, still n00b (especially regarding the Note 3). Is there a way to go back to MI9? Does stock factory reset revert to MI9? Or is this a case of the old (as in DroidX): only flashing a SBF can officially restore the original MI9 - shipped, boxed - version firmware? Thanks in advance for any insight and guidance... Enjoy your day...
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With a locked boot loader you can't go backwards or downgrade firmware. So we can't flash back to MI9
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Not possible to go back to MI9 once you have updated on Retail. You will just end up softbricking your device if you try to Odin.
Hello!
I am new to this and I rooted my phone to 4.3. There is now an update for 4.4.2 and I want to update to it. I have tried uninstalling my root and apparently, I still can't update to 4.4.2. How do I completely uninstall the root so I can go to 4.4.2. I have even tried factory resetting my phone.
Thanks!
irokatcod4 said:
Hello!
I am new to this and I rooted my phone to 4.3. There is now an update for 4.4.2 and I want to update to it. I have tried uninstalling my root and apparently, I still can't update to 4.4.2. How do I completely uninstall the root so I can go to 4.4.2. I have even tried factory resetting my phone.
Thanks!
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If you rooted you shouldn't be new to this. Return to stock. See the general forum and look for the mk2 tar files.
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jd1639 said:
If you rooted you shouldn't be new to this. Return to stock. See the general forum and look for the mk2 tar files.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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What do I do when I find the MK2 tar files? I used an easy way to root my phone and I don't know how to completely unroot it. How do I return to stock?
Search for how to return to stock using Odin
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jd1639 said:
If you rooted you shouldn't be new to this. Return to stock. See the general forum and look for the mk2 tar files.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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so obviously you're a very experienced user on this site. I just wanted to know what is the point of your comment? Do you think that the op will suddenly know what to do because you told him that he should know it?
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miamibeachlife said:
so obviously you're a very experienced user on this site. I just wanted to know what is the point of your comment? Do you think that the op will suddenly know what to do because you told him that he should know it?
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My Galaxy S4 was rooted and I got and installed Kit Kat 4.4.2 yesterday with No Problem. Some roots maybe different. I did not have CWM installed.
miamibeachlife said:
so obviously you're a very experienced user on this site. I just wanted to know what is the point of your comment? Do you think that the op will suddenly know what to do because you told him that he should know it?
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Here's the point:
You don't buy/get a high end phone and just take the quick way to doing everything. I have seen dozens and dozens of folks get into trouble that way. I spent a month just reviewing how to root my Nexus One before I even got it. That may have been overkill but was awaiting back surgery and wanted something to do while recuperating. You need to take the time to learn not only what to do, but why you are doing it. If not, you guys see the consequences. XDA asks that you search before asking questions and this one has been addressed numerous times. By the question itself, you know whether the OP made any attempt at all to look for answers or just wants spoon fed.
That said, we all feel bad when someone messes up their phone and if asked properly they will get help. Just reminded that they need to research some before asking or jumping into something. I know it is water under the bridge at this time, just FYI--
Do hope you all get it sorted. Also, it can get confusing when others hijack the OP's thread. I see that a lot too. Makes it hard to follow and give correct answers to the OP.
BTW, if you unroot and update, you are not re-rooting at this time--
Good Luck on it--:good:
Nothing meant personal here, just trying to get some advice out that can take time to get on your own--
Hi everyone... picked one of these up for real cheap on eBay. Looking to tinker with this. I don't think I want to go the custom firmware/root route... I've done this in the past with phones but I think I'll be fine with stock on this.
My main question is how do I upgrade the firmware on this thing? I found the files for mojo-signed-ota-MO0110-WW, mojo-signed-ota-MO0202-WW and mojo-signed-ota-MO0205-TS. I assume 205 is the most recent. Is there a specific way to boot into stock recovery and just go from out of the box software to 205? Any risks or precautions I should take?
Thanks in advance. Sorry if this is blatantly obvious but I searched the forum and all I saw was root and then custom recovery which I was hoping I could avoid if I stayed with stock.
jborzoo1 said:
Hi everyone... picked one of these up for real cheap on eBay. Looking to tinker with this. I don't think I want to go the custom firmware/root route... I've done this in the past with phones but I think I'll be fine with stock on this.
My main question is how do I upgrade the firmware on this thing? I found the files for mojo-signed-ota-MO0110-WW, mojo-signed-ota-MO0202-WW and mojo-signed-ota-MO0205-TS. I assume 205 is the most recent. Is there a specific way to boot into stock recovery and just go from out of the box software to 205? Any risks or precautions I should take?
Thanks in advance. Sorry if this is blatantly obvious but I searched the forum and all I saw was root and then custom recovery which I was hoping I could avoid if I stayed with stock.
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Where did you find the updated firmware? I been looking for it for days and cant find it anywhere...
rms5366 said:
Where did you find the updated firmware? I been looking for it for days and cant find it anywhere...
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I have not tried these myself, but seem to download fine:
ftp://ftp.saitek.com/pub/software/mojo/firmware