Is There a Method? - Epic 4G General

I've searched long and hard but i still haven't found one. Is there a method, zip, file, or anything that you can flash using CW3 in order to return to a stock, non-rooted, Sprint accepted version of Android? (EB13, DI18, etc) Basically, just a way to return to stock without the use of Odin. If not, could one be created?

garr741 said:
I've searched long and hard but i still haven't found one. Is there a method, zip, file, or anything that you can flash using CW3 in order to return to a stock, non-rooted, Sprint accepted version of Android? (EB13, DI18, etc) Basically, just a way to return to stock without the use of Odin. If not, could one be created?
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I think everything would work except for the modem because you have to be on a specific version of android.
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deano0714 said:
I think everything would work except for the modem because you have to be on a specific version of android.
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What exactly does the modem do? I've many different terms, Kernel, Modem, TAR file etc, but i havent really bothered to see which parts do what.

garr741 said:
I've searched long and hard but i still haven't found one. Is there a method, zip, file, or anything that you can flash using CW3 in order to return to a stock, non-rooted, Sprint accepted version of Android? (EB13, DI18, etc) Basically, just a way to return to stock without the use of Odin. If not, could one be created?
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I just did that with odin3 but I cannot post the method, don't have enough posts!
P.S. Odin is not that hard!

All you need is right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032

qbking77 said:
All you need is right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
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im not sure everyone is understanding me... i want to be able to do all this with out Odin.... basically ditch a connection to a computer and only use files on the SD card and 3 finger salute!

garr741 said:
im not sure everyone is understanding me... i want to be able to do all this with out Odin.... basically ditch a connection to a computer and only use files on the SD card and 3 finger salute!
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You cannot overwrite the modem in Clockwork. Flashing a recovery that way is iffy at very best. So what you want to do? Just plain not happening. /thread

k0nane said:
You cannot overwrite the modem in Clockwork. Flashing a recovery that way is iffy at very best. So what you want to do? Just plain not happening. /thread
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i wasnt trying to do anything. just pure interest. but thanks for a solid answer!

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[KERNEL] Stock Captivate Kernel

For those that have reverted their kernel and want to go back to stock, this will save your ass:
http://koush.tandtgaming.com//test/kernel-captivate-stock.tar.md5
whoa nelly. thanks! Its deff time to get paypall set up ^^.
systoxity said:
whoa nelly. thanks! Its deff time to get paypall set up ^^.
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click on hes beer fund!!! =]
rafyvitto said:
click on hes beer fund!!! =]
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no no i mean i gotta get it set up so i can help out his beer fund .
we already have the full firmware over here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Flashing the kernel back isnt going to help a messed up /system
designgears said:
we already have the full firmware over here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Flashing the kernel back isnt going to help a messed up /system
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But it will fix a messed up kernel from a bad recovery flash
how do i install this?
Koush said:
For those that have reverted their kernel and want to go back to stock, this will save your ass:
http://koush.tandtgaming.com//test/kernel-captivate-stock.tar.md5
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It may very well be posted in another thread (stock kernel as Odin3, that is) but it seems like quite a few people that use Odin3 can no longer receive OTA updates. Many of us are getting failures at 50% after using Odin3.
jeromekobriger said:
It may very well be posted in another thread (stock kernel as Odin3, that is) but it seems like quite a few people that use Odin3 can no longer receive OTA updates. Many of us are getting failures at 50% after using Odin3.
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With the number of people getting bricked phones with the OTA why would anyone be crazy enough to do it? We've already had JH7 for weeks over here. When you Odin one click have you removed ClockworkMod or Voodoo folders from your root before attempting OTA? Odin won't touch anything that is on your internal sd. You should move those files to a safe place on either your external sd or your computer. I don't think anyone with fails has tried removing the items from their root before OTA. I did see a post somewhere that someone did and the OTA worked.
That's not true at all. Quite a few people flash Odin and IMMEDIATELY try the update, no modifacations from stock, only to have it fail. Myself included.
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i just wiped my phone and put the stock rom on and no luck
jeromekobriger said:
That's not true at all. Quite a few people flash Odin and IMMEDIATELY try the update, no modifacations from stock, only to have it fail. Myself included.
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So far used odin3 one click, used regular Odin with samfirmware.com file. Used stock kernel posted by koush. All result in "update is failed" at 50%
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What is the stock kernel version?
some are claiming the new ota update changed their kernel to 2.6.29 [email protected] #2
I flashed odin stock and flashed the "stock kernel" and still show the same kernel version..
I just completely wiped my phone and installed stock rom and this is my kernel version. I dont know if that helps....
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I flashed the JH7 ota and still have the same kernel version - [email protected]#2
jschiefer said:
how do i install this?
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+1 No idea how to use this
Rhiannon224 said:
With the number of people getting bricked phones with the OTA why would anyone be crazy enough to do it? We've already had JH7 for weeks over here. When you Odin one click have you removed ClockworkMod or Voodoo folders from your root before attempting OTA? Odin won't touch anything that is on your internal sd. You should move those files to a safe place on either your external sd or your computer. I don't think anyone with fails has tried removing the items from their root before OTA. I did see a post somewhere that someone did and the OTA worked.
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Well the OTA update JH7 is much different than the one leaked on samsungfirmwares. Prolly half the files have different md5 checksums, so there's a lot different.
jeromekobriger said:
That's not true at all. Quite a few people flash Odin and IMMEDIATELY try the update, no modifacations from stock, only to have it fail. Myself included.
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Thats what I did. I did odin3 one click, then immediately downloaded the OTA update and it crashed at 50%.
Hopefully somebody will be able to get the OTA update and then make it into an update.zip that we can just flash via recovery. The OTA JH7 is much different from the leaked JH7 on samsungfirmwares.
Looking in the threads, I found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790080
Going to try it now...
omriasta said:
So far used odin3 one click, used regular Odin with samfirmware.com file. Used stock kernel posted by koush. All result in "update is failed" at 50%
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Same here. Pretty disappointing. . . .

new rom

sorry if this has been asked but im new to a lot of this stuff and i wanted to put the vibrant6 rom that just came out on my vibrant and i was wandering that if i dont like it are just want to take it off i can do a restore from rom manager. I would of course use rom manager to backup my rom first. Also if i do this and keep it will i still get the OTA updates. It looks like this rom is keeping the stock kernal and that im sure if i changed that then i would not get the updates. I just a little nervouse about this. Thank you
spacecasespiff said:
sorry if this has been asked but im new to a lot of this stuff and i wanted to put the vibrant6 rom that just came out on my vibrant and i was wandering that if i dont like it are just want to take it off i can do a restore from rom manager. I would of course use rom manager to backup my rom first. Also if i do this and keep it will i still get the OTA updates. It looks like this rom is keeping the stock kernal and that im sure if i changed that then i would not get the updates. I just a little nervouse about this. Thank you
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Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing!
I downloaded the vibrant6 zip from the 4shared that I was directed to and it took all of a second to download which I know was way to fast. I went to unzip it and it was unsuccessful I don't know why. So even if I wanted to do this I can't.
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spacecasespiff said:
I downloaded the vibrant6 zip from the 4shared that I was directed to and it took all of a second to download which I know was way to fast. I went to unzip it and it was unsuccessful I don't know why. So even if I wanted to do this I can't.
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You need not unzip it.
spacecasespiff said:
I downloaded the vibrant6 zip from the 4shared that I was directed to and it took all of a second to download which I know was way to fast. I went to unzip it and it was unsuccessful I don't know why. So even if I wanted to do this I can't.
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Chalup said:
You need not unzip it.
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He is saying that the file is surely corrupt. As there is no md5sum it is hard to know for sure. Mine, which worked for me, even though I switched back, was f8e63a14d575061f83221710522cb22b.
spacecasespiff said:
sorry if this has been asked but im new to a lot of this stuff and i wanted to put the vibrant6 rom that just came out on my vibrant and i was wandering that if i dont like it are just want to take it off i can do a restore from rom manager. I would of course use rom manager to backup my rom first. Also if i do this and keep it will i still get the OTA updates. It looks like this rom is keeping the stock kernal and that im sure if i changed that then i would not get the updates. I just a little nervouse about this. Thank you
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Obviously to install Vibrant 6 you need to flash stock rom, then flash vibrant6 with odin.
When I decided to go back to stock rom I flashed stock rom with odin then ran nandroid restore of a point I had made right before trying Vibrant6.
I flashed vibrant6 via clockwork and it worked just fine, you just have to have a stock rom with root for it to work properly
But does it need to be unzip first.
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yes it does
SiL3nTKiLL said:
yes it does
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No it doesn't, its an update.zip.
OP just download the file and place it on the root of your internal SDcard. Reboot into recovery and flash it from there.
If you uninstall clockworkmod recovery you might get OTA updates but it depends on the rom you are using. With any alternative recovery you may be able to download the OTA, but it will not flash because of the recovery. I dont know why people worry about OTA updates! If its being sent OTA, I guarantee it will be on XDA months before! If you want OTAs, leave your phone stock.
There is so much FAIL in this thread it should be deleted. People should not talk about things they do not know.
Shane_pcs said:
There is so much FAIL in this thread it should be deleted. People should not talk about things they do not know.
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I agree 100%

[q] very very very quick ??? Plzz

My phone is DI18 and i need to redo the update dont ask y i just need to lol, but if i use ODIN and i already have downloaded the DI18 Patch from here that was 250+mb since my phone is DI18 will oden like overwrite it and still install the di18 again since im already running that version?
i youre going to use odin,just download the di18 factory rom,its stickied up at the top of the forums.
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shortyboy said:
i youre going to use odin,just download the di18 factory rom,its stickied up at the top of the forums.
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10lulz
Yea i understand that but my ? is since my phone is di18 already if i use this file and odin to update it.... will it work correctly? will odin install the di18 again since my phone is already at di18 or do i have to roll it back to a earlier version then use odin to di18?
Topgamer said:
Yea i understand that but my ? is since my phone is di18 already if i use this file and odin to update it.... will it work correctly? will odin install the di18 again since my phone is already at di18 or do i have to roll it back to a earlier version then use odin to di18?
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If you use Odin, it will overwrite EVERYTHING.. It does not matter what you have.. You can have a blank rom for all it cares.. It wipes and flashes... Thats it.
After ODIN you will have a STOCK phone, running whatever firmware you flashed the rom with..
Does that help any more?
yep all i needed to no thank you very much sir. and will my contacts be deleted as well? i assume yes since you mentioned everything will be wiped. thanks again
Topgamer said:
yep all i needed to no thank you very much sir. and will my contacts be deleted as well? i assume yes since you mentioned everything will be wiped. thanks again
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If you save them to your Google account then no they will be automatically synced when you re-connect to GApps.
But seriously I explained this all to you already, go check back in the official di18.tar.md5 thread and you will see my response. You keep jumping back and forth between different threads asking the same exact questions repeatedly, so pick one and stick with it.
You're question has been answered beyond any doubt, so there really is no reason for this thread to still be open.
I'm not trying to be a ****, but that bar up on the top of the page is for searching the forums, so next time use that first and if you cannot find ANY information about your issue, THEN create a new thread.
on your contacts you can also save/export them to the sd card, go to contacts, menu/more/ then you can import or export them.

Need Help Please

First off I'm pretty new to this. I followed the instructions flashing my stock DI18 to DK28. It works just fine no problems. I want to be able to flash back to DI18. How do I do this. Without using Odin. Is there a way just to download a DI18.zip and install it into the root of my sd card power,volume down and camera button flash it? Someone please help.
Thanks
Tom
Here go Here next time search for stock d118 in the development section the wiki helps alot too.
Flash in clockwork if you have it or rename update.zip
I'm not rooted. Does this matter?
tphillips78 said:
I'm not rooted. Does this matter?
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I think if you just rename the zip file to update.zip and put it into the root of your sd card you should be able to flash not rooted in stock recovery.
davidrules7778 said:
I think if you just rename the zip file to update.zip you should be able to flash not rooted in stock recovery.
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And stock recovery mode is in the list of things you get when you boot with camera+vol down?
kenvan19 said:
And stock recovery mode is in the list of things you get when you boot with camera+vol down?
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If u didnt root or install clockwork or anything and your completly stock yes it is.
davidrules7778 said:
If u didnt root or install clockwork or anything and your completly stock yes it is.
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Wonderful, I've been trying to get an answer to that question all day!
kenvan19 said:
Wonderful, I've been trying to get an answer to that question all day!
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I know how that is this forum gets huge of stuff epecially with people posting questions kinda like yours in a new thread, kinda hard to search i just search for the wiki and read that for different stock flashables.
I keep getting a signature not verified error or something along those lines
davidrules7778 said:
I know how that is this forum gets huge of stuff epecially with people posting questions kinda like yours in a new thread, kinda hard to search i just search for the wiki and read that for different stock flashables.
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I actually did search on the forums, the wikis and the web at large. I already have the DI18 file ready I just was waiting for someone to tell me that it was feasible before I did something.
tphillips78 said:
I keep getting a signature not verified error or something along those lines
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Hmm let me see if i can find a stock one, i am not sure how to downgrade from 2.2 as i have not made the jump, ill look.
Yeah my bad on creating a new thread. You have the stock DI18 zip file? Does it work?
tphillips78 said:
Yeah my bad on creating a new thread. You have the stock DI18 zip file? Does it work?
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I have the file, yes, but I am in one of my courses and do not have my cable with me to test this. I'll be home in a few hours and I'll update with whether or not it worked. I really like the update but I just cannot stand the rotation issue. It is constantly switching orientations on me and it is near impossible to get it righted again.
tphillips78 said:
Yeah my bad on creating a new thread. You have the stock DI18 zip file? Does it work?
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The d118 zip works for me howevr i have clockwork mod... and rooted... and im stock d118 stock rom with custom kernal so im not sure if it work on dead stock.
Thank you very much
I got an idea of what u can do to go back to stock without odin...
1. Do the one click root/clockwork/etc Here
2. Then Flash the zip file Here
3. Then flash the get rid of clockwork zip Here
4. Your are back to stock without using odin yay!!!
go ahead i am ready
tphillips78 said:
go ahead i am ready
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ready for what?
sorry about that i scrolled too quickly and didn't see the instructions thank you very much i really appreciate the help
tphillips78 said:
sorry about that i scrolled too quickly and didn't see the instructions thank you very much i really appreciate the help
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Its all good.. enjoy let me know that turns out one thing im unsure of is if you need to flash the modem first which is on the same page as the d118 zip right below it.. so just to let you know u might need that too.,

[Q] An update.zip to go from DK28 to DI18?

(sorry if this has been covered in other threads, I searched and couldn't find it)
I found it on androidforums listed as a modified update.zip to bring DK28 phones back to DI18, but I'm not sure what it actually does. It's only 5mb, not ~100mb like the DK28 update.zip
Does anyone have an experience with it?
use this one bro: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786266
nemt said:
(sorry if this has been covered in other threads, I searched and couldn't find it)
I found it on androidforums listed as a modified update.zip to bring DK28 phones back to DI18, but I'm not sure what it actually does. It's only 5mb, not ~100mb like the DK28 update.zip
Does anyone have an experience with it?
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The only DI18 update.zip file is for going from DI07 -> DI18 (hence why it is only 5mb)
davidrules7778 said:
use this one bro: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786266
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Which one specifically? My phone is not rooted and I don't have clockwordmod recovery as far as I know.
nemt said:
Which one specifically? My phone is not rooted and I don't have clockwordmod recovery as far as I know.
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I believe the first link on there, you can attempt to try renaming it update.zip. Im not sure if it works without clockwork tho.. Give it a shot the worst thing that can happen is it will say aborted and wont mess up anything.
I'll give it a shot. Does it completely wipe the phone like Odin, or just change the firmware?
nemt said:
I'll give it a shot. Does it completely wipe the phone like Odin, or just change the firmware?
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I think it just changes the firmware, i dont think it wipes anything, ive been flashing around roms on 2.1 and flash back to stock a lot and i never lose my data even when i wipe it..
Alternatively, is there a way to get Clockworkmod Recovery onto my DK28 phone?
nemt said:
Alternatively, is there a way to get Clockworkmod Recovery onto my DK28 phone?
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besides the one click root,with clockwork, i dont think so, besides the long adb commands, which i dont know where that post is at but thats a lot of work.... But if you put clockwork on you can take it off with a simple flash of the samsung recovery zip also in the link above.
Thanks for the info.
Why is it so much more complicated to roll back than it is to go forward to a new version?
nemt said:
Thanks for the info.
Why is it so much more complicated to roll back than it is to go forward to a new version?
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Well, not really complicated, just a few things you have flash to remove all the rooted stuff, if you use odin its still a lot of steps and more risky of bricking, i constantly see, new threads of people using odin by not following all the instructions and bricking there devices.
That's why I'm really hoping I can avoid having to use Odin to go to DI18 to get the official OTA update next week.
nemt said:
(sorry if this has been covered in other threads, I searched and couldn't find it)
I found it on androidforums listed as a modified update.zip to bring DK28 phones back to DI18, but I'm not sure what it actually does. It's only 5mb, not ~100mb like the DK28 update.zip
Does anyone have an experience with it?
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Dude, just look for the stock DI18 rom, rename it to update.zip, boot into recovery and flash it. That's all. I've done this several times before (although i'm now on a solid 2.2 Froyo rom).
It's a full rom, not a 5MB whatever..
It's that easy, and I don't clockwork recovery or anything?
Why does anyone bother with Odin then?
I think I have the DI18 rom, is 158,159,706 bytes the right file size?
You'll still need to odin in the di18 modem. Cwm can't flash a modem
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LordLugard said:
Dude, just look for the stock DI18 rom, rename it to update.zip, boot into recovery and flash it. That's all. I've done this several times before (although i'm now on a solid 2.2 Froyo rom).
It's a full rom, not a 5MB whatever..
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When u did that, did u lose all your apps and stuff u had on the phone?? WHen i updated to FROYO using the update.zip i didnt lose anything, just got a messed up gps
man this **** is really more confusing than it needs to be
I just want to be back on an official version of android and have the phone work right
XtaC318 said:
You'll still need to odin in the di18 modem. Cwm can't flash a modem
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Yes it can there is flashable modems for d118
Sent from my awesome epic 4g
XtaC318 said:
You'll still need to odin in the di18 modem. Cwm can't flash a modem
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I have never used Odin in my life or Odin'ed any modem. My Epic works just fine going back and forth.
urirx98 said:
When u did that, did u lose all your apps and stuff u had on the phone?? WHen i updated to FROYO using the update.zip i didnt lose anything, just got a messed up gps
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Ofcourse you lose everything. Re-install them back. What i like to do is take screenshots of all my home screens (i'm anal about which apps go on what home screens ) so i know easily what to reinstall.

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