How to get your rooted Galaxy S II I9100 back to complete stock
This means that you will have:
Stock Bootloader
Stock ROM
Flash Counter Set To Zero
Stock Recovery
INTRODUCTION:So, the vibration on my SGS2 is broken, but I also rooted my phone, because, well, Samsung TouchWiz sucks. So anyway, being pedantic old me, I wanted to develop a method to reset my phone ENTIRELY to stock so that I could send it off to get repaired. I have found this method.
My main problem derived from the fact that USB Jigs no longer work on ICS which is irritating because I only just got it. I made this guide so there is finally something on the Internet where all the information is in one place.
NB: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU DOING ANYTHING TO YOUR GALAXY S II AND THAT INCLUDES BRICKING THE DEVICE. YOU ARE DOING THIS WITH FULL-KNOWLEDGE OF ANY DAMAGE THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE DONE TO YOUR PHONE.
NB: ROMs like I9100XWLPM and I9100XXLQ5 are vulnerable to the eMMC bug and that willl brick your phone if you do a wipe/factory reset with CMW (probably stock too) Thanks cpl.Bower
Here's your shopping list:
A Windows PC or if you have a Mac, a Windows Virtual Machine (haven't used a vitual machine so not sure if it works, but give it a try and let me know!)
Odin which you can get here.
Chainfire's Triangle Away Application which you can get here or on the android market if you feel you want to donate to him.
ClockworkMod ROM Manager you can get here (I would highly doubt that as root user you don't have this)
Download your corresponding Stock Kernel from here.
So here is the method:
1) Open Chainfire's Triangle Away app and press "Reset flash counter" to reset the counter and remove the triangle. It does not matter if there is no triangle already.
2) Do a nandroid backup using Clockworkmod recovery if necessary (to get to it; turn off your phone, press the power button, volume up button, and home button at the same time and hold it down for a while). This is done so that you can restore your original OS like I would want to after getting my phone back from Samsung if you're restoring it for that sole purpose.
3) (Mandatory) Wipe Data/Factory Reset in recovery menu. IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, YOUR PHONE WILL BECOME STUCK ON THE "S" LOADING SCREEN. You also should wipe the cache partition and the internal SD card. The internal SD card in case you have any directories which may link you to rooting your phone, such as clockwork mod.
4) Restart into Download Mode and plug your phone into a windows computer.
5) Open Odin , click PDA, choose the STOCK kernel. Make sure that F. Reset Time, Auto Reboot and the PDA checkboxes are checked and NOTHING ELSE.
6) Click Start. The phone will restart now. It takes a while to load up as the applications need to install. Keep an eye on the phone, it'll ask you for your carrier. This does NOT mean the phone will be locked to a network.
7) Follow the instructions and set your phone up.
8) ???????
9) PROFIT
10) (Optional) You may want to check to see if your phone is set to stock to confirm. I cannot guarantee 100% that there will be no evidence of root on your phone, but hey, I still got warranty service after doing something similar to this on the old firmware.
To check to see if your flash counter is set to zero: hold down the power button, volume down button and home button until a "Warning!!" screen appears. Press volume up and make sure it says CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO and CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL. You may also want to make sure that there is no warning triangle on the first screen when you start your phone
To check to see if your recovery is set to stock: hold down the power button, volume up button and the home button until your phone goes black after the first boot screen. To make sure it is stock, there should be no "CWM-based Recovery" at the top or anything indicating clockworkmod or any other custom recovery.
Any errors in the process (besides the one in the Q&A), I may not know what you have done. I have done this with my phone and it worked fine.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO RATE AND THANK ME
Q&A:
Q: I'm stuck on the "S" loading screen, what did I do wrong?
A: You didn't do a factory reset! To fix this, turn off your phone, go to recovery, wipe the data, reflash with the stock kernel and it'll be okay. If not, I have no idea what's wrong.
Q: How do I get to recovery?
A: Turn off your phone and hold down the power/sleep button, the volume up button and the home button at the same time until the first boot logo goes black, then you need to let go.
Q: DUDE, THIS TUTORIAL IS AWESOME, HOW CAN I EVER REPAY YOU OH MIGHTY MIKE?!
A: Rate this thread 5 stars and thank me.
Thanks for reading
If anyone can give feedback when they try this, I'd be thankful
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Good job
If I were sending a phone in for warranty service/replacement, I'd go a step further with the factory reset & format cache, data, system, & internal sd card in CWM, then flash stock rom in Odin, then Triangle Away (If flashing stock ICS and assuming you have new bootloader) or flash old bootloader & use jig (if flashing stock GB).
Edit to add - Obviously also do a Nandroid before the above steps so you can get up & running when you get your phone back/new phone as you said
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Good job
If I were sending a phone in for warranty service/replacement, I'd go a step further with the factory reset & format cache, data, system, & internal sd card in CWM, then flash stock rom in Odin, then Triangle Away (If flashing stock ICS and assuming you have new bootloader) or flash old bootloader & use jig (if flashing stock GB).
Edit to add - Obviously also do a Nandroid before the above steps so you can get up & running when you get your phone back/new phone as you said
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Ah yes, I remember wiping cache and dalvik cache too I will be sure to edit my post to add that! The internal SD card's contents may give away root, haha! I'll be sure to add that too! Thanks a lot, I'll credit you!
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Nah, not wiping cache/Dalvik, actually formatting the cache partition in CWRecovery. And yeah, if you want to be absolutely sure; well as sure as possible in any event; you can't get a 100% guarantee of warranty service once you've gone down the custom firmware route, formatting the internal SD card should get rid of any potentially 'incriminating evidence'
No need to credit me, it's your guide, you deserve the credit
MiKenning said:
Ah yes, I remember wiping cache and dalvik cache too I will be sure to edit my post to add that! The internal SD card's contents may give away root, haha! I'll be sure to add that too! Thanks a lot, I'll credit you!
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MistahBungle said:
Nah, not wiping cache/Dalvik, actually formatting the cache partition in CWRecovery. And yeah, if you want to be absolutely sure; well as sure as possible in any event; you can't get a 100% guarantee of warranty service once you've gone down the custom firmware route, formatting the internal SD card should get rid of any potentially 'incriminating evidence'
No need to credit me, it's your guide, you deserve the credit
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Ah right sorry, I misunderstood you haha! Well, I rooted my phone before and I honestly couldn't find a trace of root and got warranty service, but you never know!
I actually got warranty service while my HTC Wildfire was rooted, so I never see at as impossible!
I shall correct the mistakes, thank you once again
My method
Seeing as I bought the USB jig, I prefer to just do a full, thorough wipe as described above, then flash back to stock GB. A quick plug in of the old jig and it's clean. Also, the warnings about messing with bootloaders being a gateway to a fully bricked device put me off.
This thread is a great idea, though. I had to trawl over so many sites to find information about things like this. Good work.
scayre32 said:
Seeing as I bought the USB jig, I prefer to just do a full, thorough wipe as described above, then flash back to stock GB. A quick plug in of the old jig and it's clean. Also, the warnings about messing with bootloaders being a gateway to a fully bricked device put me off.
This thread is a great idea, though. I had to trawl over so many sites to find information about things like this. Good work.
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Yeah, I don't think the bootloader flash is entirely necessary, I may point that out on the method...
And thank you, i made this thread for that very reason
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Great guide, and just in time too. My SGS2 seems to have launched itself into its deathbed less than a week after the ICS update here in Australia. Battery life is barely holding overnight.
Thanks!
What are the benefits of flashing the ICS bootloader?
MaKTaiL said:
What are the benefits of flashing the ICS bootloader?
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I put it there because it is the stock Bootloader for ICS... I had it at my disposal because I was going to flash an older bootloader so I could use USB jig and then flash back to the stock with the bootloader in the download section.
Honestly, unless you flashed some other bootloader, I wouldn't bother with it. It makes no difference really, I managed to get back to stock without doing that
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Its been along time since I last flashed through Odin (I normally flash rom's through cwm), but to get back to stock don't you simply just flash back an original rom which corresponds which your region ?
The rom should already have the correct bootloader and you should not have the yellow triangle as you have not flashed an insecure kernel ?
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ultramic said:
Its been along time since I last flashed through Odin (I normally flash rom's through cwm), but to get back to stock don't you simply just flash back an original rom which corresponds which your region ?
The rom should already have the correct bootloader and you should not have the yellow triangle as you have not flashed an insecure kernel ?
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Because this is the only technique I find which ensures removed root and full stock on everything. Main reason for doing this instead of flashing via cwm is because this technique is extremely thorough. And what you flash in ODIN isn't a rom.
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MaKTaiL said:
What are the benefits of flashing the ICS bootloader?
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Nothing as flashing a stock ROM via Odin will flash the same Bootloader anyway.
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I'm currently running a rooted GT-l900T on ICS 4.0.3 (Australia/Vodafone) and am trying to follow your guide, but there's one thing I'm unclear about.
You say to download a stock kernel for my phone. How do I tell which kernel to download? I'm currently running a rooted XWLP9, should I be flashing a stock version of this? Will it do any damage if it's the incorrect kernel?
I found the XWLP9 stock kernel in the link you provided, but it says that the region is Netherlands and the carrier is also different to mine. Does this matter?
I'm trying to claim warranty tomorrow for a hardware problem, and would appreciate an answer ASAP. Thanks for your time!
hey if i use custom rom like resurrection remix can i unroot my phone but still use the custom rom?
Squiddo said:
I'm currently running a rooted GT-l900T on ICS 4.0.3 (Australia/Vodafone) and am trying to follow your guide, but there's one thing I'm unclear about.
You say to download a stock kernel for my phone. How do I tell which kernel to download? I'm currently running a rooted XWLP9, should I be flashing a stock version of this? Will it do any damage if it's the incorrect kernel?
I found the XWLP9 stock kernel in the link you provided, but it says that the region is Netherlands and the carrier is also different to mine. Does this matter?
I'm trying to claim warranty tomorrow for a hardware problem, and would appreciate an answer ASAP. Thanks for your time!
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Hello, sorry for the wait, I've been doing important exams and have been occupied!
I just saw you're comment and I'm sorry you've had trouble. I have been doing much searching to help solve your problem and I *may* have found it.
I do warn you, i do not know the safety of this kernel and thus am not responsible for damage done this will be of your own consent if you did decide to proceed.
Here is a post I found while searching and it contains an international version of the XWLP9 firmware, maybe this is what you are looking for? I hope this helps!
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@thunderbald
I don't think this guide would work for you, sorry.
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Rated and thanked cheers fella.
Juan Kerzhoff said:
Rated and thanked cheers fella.
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No problem thank you
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Just wondering if anyone who's flashing and rooting could please do a backup and upload it somewhere. Myself and a couple others have accidentally partitioned our internal SD incorrectly causing a catastrophic touch screen issue.
I'm hoping it'll have the properly partitioned SD storage because I'm having difficulty doing it manually. If someone could upload this it'd be hugely appreciated!!!
BUMP!!!
Can anyone please provide me with a Nandroid backup using Tenfar's recovery??? I can throw some money once I get my Paypal sorted out. I'm desperate, fellas!
Can someone please help? I'd like to try anything I can to get my phone working this weekend. It's been an entire week without my Atrix.
bongd said:
Can someone please help? I'd like to try anything I can to get my phone working this weekend. It's been an entire week without my Atrix.
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Im relatively new to android...is this backup you are speaking about a TB backup. Or what method of backup are you looking for?
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You actually need to be rooted and have Tenfar's custom Recovery menu. In there it has an option to do a Backup.
If you're new it may be too engaging but I appreciate the offer nonetheless. If you could help, it'd be great. If it's too much trouble, I thank you anyway!
yeah what does the nandroid backup...back.. up? the apps?
What I'm HOPING and PRAYING for is that it'll also copy something in the internal SD which was partitioned due to my stupidity. dev/block/mmcblk0p18 is what that is in particular.
I tried manually formatting and partitioning it but I'm unable to do so. Fastboot freezes and Early USB Enumeration goes by so quickly I can't run the commands that I need through ADB. And I don't even know if that'll work because I made a script that executes the commands and I get weird errors. I'm far from an expert and monkeyed around too deeply where I shouldn't have.
About 4-5 others are reporting the same problem. The ****ty thing is that I'm in Canada and it'd be a huge pain to send it to Motorola. They're giving me a lot of grief and I've had to put up a big fight. Waiting to see if they'll send an RMA because I may need to send it in. When I get it back I might sell it and buy a Bell Atrix because I live in Canada and if something bad happens, it'll be easier to send to Bell or Motorola Canada.
from what i understand you have to have an unlocked bootloader to backup or restore using a nandroid backub
Maybe I'm using the wrong terminology then.. just need a backup from Tenfar's customer Recovery. I don't even know if it'll work but I'm out of ideas.
I'm at least thankful that the Xperia X10's bootloader was cracked. I forgot to send a replacement back to Rogers and I phoned them asking if I could use it for now. They thankfully said yes because they forgot to charge me for it lol... it's got some really great ROMs, but looking at this beautiful, mangled Atrix makes baby Jesus cry!
i can do that but im wondering why you dont try SBF file?? should work better than Backup
zen kun said:
i can do that but im wondering why you dont try SBF file?? should work better than Backup
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i was just wondering the same thing... it also be more stable as nandroid restore are not so good on some phones and im guessing especially on a locked bootloader one.
also a nandroid backup would also restore some else's settings and information on your device....
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i was just wondering the same thing... it also be more stable as nandroid restore are not so good on some phones and im guessing especially on a locked bootloader one.
also a nandroid backup would also restore some else's settings and information on your device....
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I've already tried the SBF files but it doesn't do anything to the internal SD. I need an actual backup because the user settings are exactly what I'm looking for. Normally you'd want a fresh flash from stock but I hope you now understand why I'm asking this constantly.
Flashing to stock was naturally my first step. Unfortunately it had failed. About 5 others reporting the same problem.
bongd said:
I've already tried the SBF files but it doesn't do anything to the internal SD. I need an actual backup because the user settings are exactly what I'm looking for. Normally you'd want a fresh flash from stock but I hope you now understand why I'm asking this constantly.
Flashing to stock was naturally my first step. Unfortunately it had failed. About 5 others reporting the same problem.
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What maybe you could do is? go into tenfars cwm recovery go to mounts and storage and format the internal sdcard and system and boot and data. This is safe as far as I know and me and tenfar have both done this.I literally formatted every single thing in the option menu. just to see if I could do it. Which was stupid but I was curious and used to do that before I installed new roms on my old backflip all the time! Also might wanna do a factory reset through cwm and clear dalvik cahe as well for good measure. Now after you format all that. reboot system which will send you in a boot loop/wont boot past first screen. Pull the battery and unplug usb cable from charger. Then reboot and enter rsdlite mode by holding volume up and the power button. Now just flash your 4.1.26 sbf file through rsdlite 5.0
As long as you flash back to retail 4.1.26 afterwords using rsdlite 5.0 that should put everything right! As I have done this and my phone is working normal.
I better put one of them warnings here though anyway lol
Disclaimer: You are doing this at your own risk! I am not responsible for any damage you do to your phone.
(^Yeah I think that covers it)
Gutterball said:
What maybe you could do is? go into tenfars cwm recovery go to mounts and storage and format the internal sdcard and system and boot and data. This is safe as far as I know and me and tenfar have both done this.I literally formatted every single thing in the option menu. just to see if I could do it. Which was stupid but I was curious and used to do that before I installed new roms on my old backflip all the time! Also might wanna do a factory reset through cwm and clear dalvik cahe as well for good measure. Now after you format all that. reboot system which will send you in a boot loop/wont boot past first screen. Pull the battery and unplug usb cable from charger. Then reboot and enter rsdlite mode by holding volume up and the power button. Now just flash your 4.1.26 sbf file through rsdlite 5.0
As long as you flash back to retail 4.1.26 afterwords using rsdlite 5.0 that should put everything right! As I have done this and my phone is working normal.
I better put one of them warnings here though anyway lol
Disclaimer: You are doing this at your own risk! I am not responsible for any damage you do to your phone.
(^Yeah I think that covers it)
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JUST got your PM as I was clicking this thread. Thanks, broski.
I've got nothing to lose. It's easy enough to recover from soft-brick. I'll give it a shot right now. Wish me luck!
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Still no dice. Bummer.
bongd said:
JUST got your PM as I was clicking this thread. Thanks, broski.
I've got nothing to lose. It's easy enough to recover from soft-brick. I'll give it a shot right now. Wish me luck!
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Still no dice. Bummer.
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mmm weird..
IMO if sbf dont help i really doubt a recovery will....
perhaps i highly recommend if someone do this, create a new account of gmail and flash a sbf file since the OP will have all sensitive data as email,contacts and so on as previous post say
zen kun said:
mmm weird..
IMO if sbf dont help i really doubt a recovery will....
perhaps i highly recommend if someone do this, create a new account of gmail and flash a sbf file since the OP will have all sensitive data as email,contacts and so on as previous post say
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That won't work either. I have reasons for wanting a backup versus a new SBF flash as stated multiple times.
I have a nand if you still need one
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sgtmedeiros said:
I have a nand if you still need one
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Your motoblur account information is stored in plaintext and your google contact information is also in a nandroid backup. Be weary.
knigitz said:
Your motoblur account information is stored in plaintext and your google contact information is also in a nandroid backup. Be weary.
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I was not aware of this and was so focused on correcting the challenge that this was a complete oversight. On second thought, I don't want to compromise anyone's security.
I had in mind a fresh backup, preferably for AT&T's 1.2.6 SBF but it's a bit of trouble and a lot of space. I retract my request due to the amount of work involved and that I don't want to compromise anyone's security in case they don't clear their user details, etc.
Thanks for pointing that out, knigitz. I think ADB access in the Recovery is our best bet. Crossing my fingers.
bongd said:
You actually need to be rooted and have Tenfar's custom Recovery menu. In there it has an option to do a Backup.
If you're new it may be too engaging but I appreciate the offer nonetheless. If you could help, it'd be great. If it's too much trouble, I thank you anyway!
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Ill help you with your backup if you can help me root and flash the gladix rom on mine.
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hello guys, i am very upset and frustrated.... My Galaxy note auto upgraded to ics 4.0.3 a few days ago. though it had become a bit slow, i mean applications would take a bit longer time to open and sometime force stopped. still it was great... and yesterday i.e, 24/06/20012 my Note downloaded a auto update... after that prompted me to restart... when i did.. it restarted and went to update mode ( where you see the green android )..... after that it rebooted and where Samsung logo appears.... it is stuck there....in few minutes my Phone heats up a lot and Battery gets drained! i tried to hard reset it but with no luck....
please help if anybody has some solution... thanks
Can u use recovery to wide data cache or maybe download latest stock rom then use Odin to put back to factory if u need help let me know
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What ics do you want to install? Lpy (europe), lp9(asian)or lp8and lpa(india).:silly:
You need new installation.
Was it rooted? or was it stock without any mods? If its later take it back to uncle Sammy and get it fixed.
Alternatively install a safe kernal via Odin-- i recommend Speedmod k3-3 and then only wipe data/factory reset via recovery.
Then try flashing the Stock Rom you want via Odin. If that doesnt work, you can explore the other options. ATM it is a soft brick, may or may not be the emmc bug..
note
mygadgetgeek.com said:
Can u use recovery to wide data cache or maybe download latest stock rom then use Odin to put back to factory if u need help let me know
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thanks for for you help, but i am fairly new to this platform of Android... please help in explaining in simple terms i.e, how to download stock Rom etc. this phone is not rooted i am using form the day i bought.thanks
go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
download ICS for your version and flash it via ODIN.
sat9jangay said:
thanks for for you help, but i am fairly new to this platform of Android... please help in explaining in simple terms i.e, how to download stock Rom etc. this phone is not rooted i am using form the day i bought.thanks
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I give you a warning first. If your not rooted there is a slim chance of getting a superbrick bug( by doing a factory reset or recovery data wipe) as samsung devs says. But if you root your phone that chances is big really big. But there is a solution, after your new ics installation flash safe kernel called speedmod k3-3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673072. It will not trigger the superbrick bug when doing a FACTORY RESET OR RECOVERY DATA WIPE, thats why its called a safe kernel. Use MOBILEODIN(get it from the google market) to flash a new rom, you root your phone first to be able to use mobileodin. After that flash speedmod k3-3 custom kernel to be safe.
For rooting ics rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647148
On how to use MOBILEODIN. See youtube type mobileodin its a visual teaching much better for understanding
bring it back to Samsung for repair, don't do anything stupid if you don't know what you are doing...
shutterdogz said:
bring it back to Samsung for repair, don't do anything stupid if you don't know what you are doing...
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If you really dont sure about it, well shutterdogz is right. Take it to samsung repair center and they are the one will install it for you to be really safe.
Hello,
I was running CM10 on my Note 10.1 GT-N8013 and I wanted to revert back to stock, so I downloaded this file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1847706&page=5 (post #41) and ran it in Odin and it passed.
Now, however, I am stuck on the "Samsung" logo at boot, it just keeps flashing blue (which I'm pretty sure is normal). I've let it sit for about ten minutes now.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
ChandlerC said:
Hello,
I was running CM10 on my Note 10.1 GT-N8013 and I wanted to revert back to stock, so I downloaded this file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1847706&page=5 (post #41) and ran it in Odin and it passed.
Now, however, I am stuck on the "Samsung" logo at boot, it just keeps flashing blue (which I'm pretty sure is normal). I've let it sit for about ten minutes now.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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1.Install CWM through odin.
2. If still Stuck at boot, enter CWM (holding Volume up + power ).
3. Wipe Data, Cache & dalvick.
4. Reboot.
Should reboot normally.
You do not need to install CWN you can boot into stock recovery by pressing volume up and power button it will boot into stock recovery do a complete wipe please see QnA section I have already posted a topic for that.
Would be good if you post on the right sections and search first as it spams
samir_a said:
You do not need to install CWN you can boot into stock recovery by pressing volume up and power button it will boot into stock recovery do a complete wipe please see QnA section I have already posted a topic for that.
Would be good if you post on the right sections and search first as it spams
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But wiping through stock recovery will wipe all his internal memory, unlike CWM.
Even when you do a factory reset in CWM it will wipe your internal memory or may be I am wrong you can try CWM if you like first and then this
samir_a said:
Even when you do a factory reset in CWM it will wipe your internal memory or may be I am wrong you can try CWM if you like first and then this
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No, wiping data / factory reset in CWM doesn`t erase your internal memory.
lsherif said:
1.Install CWM through odin.
2. If still Stuck at boot, enter CWM (holding Volume up + power ).
3. Wipe Data, Cache & dalvick.
4. Reboot.
Should reboot normally.
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Thank you very much, it's working now!
You do not need to install CWN you can boot into stock recovery by pressing volume up and power button it will boot into stock recovery do a complete wipe please see QnA section I have already posted a topic for that.
Would be good if you post on the right sections and search first as it spams
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I'm sorry. I was just beyond frustrated (I use my Note 10.1 for all of my schoolwork) and I had things that really needed to get done. I do apologize for spamming this.
I hope you ran triangle away while rooted to set your flash counter back to 0... It seems to be the 1 thing most people skip when explaining how to get back to stock but what you need to know is if you return it to Samsung for warranty repairs it will be sent back to you unrepaired or you will need to pay $$$ as its warranty has now been voided...
ultramag69 said:
I hope you ran triangle away while rooted to set your flash counter back to 0... It seems to be the 1 thing most people skip when explaining how to get back to stock but what you need to know is if you return it to Samsung for warranty repairs it will be sent back to you unrepaired or you will need to pay $$$ as its warranty has now been voided...
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Well, I guess I'll just have to re-root. At least now it won't be a massive pain in the ass, since I know what I'm doing this time. Thanks for the heads up.
Hi do i need to run triangle away if I install stock rom also ???
If you installed CWM then its a MUST to run triangleaway afterwards... Stock rom to Stock rom shouldn't raise the flash counter so no, you wouldn't need to run triangleaway...
thanks no i did not root or install CWM just did a stock to stock upgrade and then downgrade there is a way to find the flash counter can you tell me how to do it
samir_a said:
thanks no i did not root or install CWM just did a stock to stock upgrade and then downgrade there is a way to find the flash counter can you tell me how to do it
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Power+Volume Down. A screen will come up telling you to press volume up to continue. Then you'll be in Odin mode and you can see your counter in the top left.
samir_a said:
Hi do i need to run triangle away if I install stock rom also ???
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Rooted stock rom? Then, yes, but follow the directions to check your status beforehand. Make sure your counts match.
No it was the stock German JB rom and then back to untouched ICS Indian rom.
When I boot into Odin mode I do not see any counter it just says official and some things like that
samir_a said:
No it was the stock German JB rom and then back to untouched ICS Indian rom.
When I boot into Odin mode I do not see any counter it just says official and some things like that
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Sorry, can't help. I'm rooted stock US with CWM. I'm not sure that what I saw is what you'd see. Read the TriangleAway instructions. It will clarify.
It should say Official as that's what you have, an official stock rom... Above that there should be more info, if there is any numbers above 0 then you need to run triangle away....
Hello there, Not sure where to post and most rules here state to post in the general forum, so here I am
I currently have the following:
Model Number: GT-I9505 Samsung Galaxy S4 (GSM)
Android Version: 4.2.2
Baseband: I9505XXUAMDM
Kernel: 3.40-526204
Build: JDQ39.I9505XXUAMDM
The device is now rooted thanks to the following guide: http://androidjinn.com/root-xxuamdm-android-4-2-2-on-galaxy-s4-i9505-official-firmware.html/2
Rooted using Odin and the CF-Autoroot or so that guide says.
Now down to what I need help with, I want to play with a few different roms however before I do anything, I want to backup my phones current Rom on the off chance I mess it up I presume this would prevent a majority of bricks?
What advice can you give? Just wanna make sure I have a safe point before I do any more to the device.
YES I DID SEARCH, It didn't help so if you're a stuck up arsehole who wants to moan that I haven't searched, Please don't post.
Thanks for the help guys!
You need to install a custom recovery. Search for recovery and your model number.
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Thankyou for your reply, Can you reccomend a specific one based on expirence? My friends uses clockwork on his S2 with Cyanogen, I ideally want to head towards that as there is a version for the S4 as far as I'm aware but not the foggiest on where to start. Will look up Clockwork for my model number now tho, thanks.
Kind Regards,
Phil
I use Philz Touch (search on here) then go to the backup and restore settings and choose what you want from there. Whatever you do, backup to the external SDcard and if possible Copy the backup to an external source. Just in case. .......
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Philz Touch is device specific so make sure to choose the right one for your device
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I would suggest to download Rom manager from the playstore. With this APP you can install CWM. It is the best recovery IMO. Hope that helps you
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My vote goes for Philz too, I like it.
Mr.Ghosh said:
My vote goes for Philz too, I like it.
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So I went ahead and ****ed my device up
I can still boot into CWM and have attempted to use my recovery I made however this just makes the phone get to the boot logo and then freezes.
If I do a factory reset and wipe cache etc the phone just show the battery charging logo, gonna leave it on charge over night and see if it was maybe a battery issues.
Either way can anyone give me any idea on how I can get my phone back into working order
Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477&highlight=stock+firmware
Is that guide appplicable to me?
Also should I do the entier process, or attempt this method first for the boot loop I seem to have gotten myself stuck in:
Bootloop troubleshooting: Bootloop occurs when a smartphone is not able to boot properly and stuck on Bootanimation and mainly caused by system files interfering with each others which cause instability and/or crash at the boot sequence. How to fix:
- Boot the device either into stock or custom recovery mode, wipe cache then reboot, if still, boot again in recovery and wipe data/factory reset then reboot. If not:
- Restore a nandroid backup with custom recovery if present. If not:
- Flash or reflash the official stock firmware. If not:
- Flash stock firmware with the appropriate pit file, after "pass", unplug usb cable, pull battery out for a minute, insert it, boot into recovery, wipe data and cache, reboot.
Thanks
Also does any know where I can the offical firmware for my model?
Cheers
I9505 ROMs Collection: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252855&highlight=collection
Well Its on and running, however I cant use the play store as I keep getting an inssufincent storage error What would peoples advice be?
Is following this guide the best way to get the phone back and normal, As it should have **** tons of space! there is hardly anything showing
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477&highlight=stock+firmware
then after that rooting it again?
Will it then be all back to normal?
Will doing that remove CWM?
Thanks
Please can an admin Move this to the Q & A section.
Thanks
I'v decided to follow the guide for restoring the phone to standard! I have followed the steps listed on the tutorial, however when I get to step I can't find home.tar all that is inside the zip file is this:
I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAMDM_HOME.tar.md5
SS_DL.DLL
Do I just select the I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAMDM_HOME.tar.md5 in odin under the PDA button?
Just want to double check incase I cause any damage to the phone!
Thanks guys
Correct.
Thankyou for the reply, I shall flash this bad boy when I get home!
Once she has been flashed to basics should I then use the CF auto root followed by installing philz recovery?
Or will CWM still be on the device?
Sorry for the noobish questions, Years of rocking IOS have not tought me well.
You'll lose CWM. I went the CFRoot--->>>PhilZ route when I got my I9505 a couple of weeks ago, there are other options here, so it's up to you how you proceed.
Im not rich or I would have got a newer version tablet by now, but if anyone who helps has a donate button I have no issue donating a couple dollars to the person who helps me get this done, Thanks. Or just a couple dollar PP gift. better than nothing I guess.
I just want to be sure I dont mess anything up here. I have a nexus 7 wifi model.
I used NRT to unlock and root and all seems fine. Am I correct in this:
I use nandroid backup to backup first
Put ROM file on device (where do I put it?)
Wipe (is this done via nexus root toolkit or is ok do do in the custom recovery?)
Then what, boot into recovery and find the ROM and install it via recovery install button?
Then do I do the same with a kernal? Where do I put it?
Then done?
I know there are guides around but for a complete newbie I need to be sure cause I dont always see a complete fully explained step by step. Just like when I was stock not getting SU to work after rooting via nrt, I did read to flash SuperSU.zip, but had no idea how, then when I found the file and thought maybe install from recovery meant same as flash, I didnt know the message about messing the device up was normal so I was afraid at first.
THANKS to any replies,
Been unsure for days now trying to make sure my ducks are in a row before i commit to a ROM/Kernal. I want to CPU control for both under and overclocking etc. Mainly overclock just a little. I must say I love root already, got stuff to work I couldn't before
1. Create nandroid- there's a free app called something like nandroid on line - very simple to use
1a. I'd also recommend backing up with titanium backup app. It means you can keep your app data (e.g. game progress) when switching between ROMs, unlike a nandroid which is just a backup of your device as a restorable image
2. Put ROM file on device - ROM will be a .zip file, out it wherever you want, as long as you remember where it is
3. Put kernel anywhere on device - easiest to find a kernel with .zip format (recommend M-kernel)
4. Wipe - from custom recovery
5. Hit install in your custom recovery, I always flash kernel and then ROM, but I don't think it really matters
Install from recovery and flash are the same thing.
I'd recommend only flashing ROM or kernel and sticking with that set up for a few days, then flashing the other desired element. That way, if anything goes wrong then it's easier to pinpoint.
Good luck!!
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THANKS! Don't see a donate button, did you want anything?
No, of course not! God luck!
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butler0607 said:
5. Hit install in your custom recovery, I always flash kernel and then ROM, but I don't think it really matters
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Actually that completely matters. Flashing a kernel before rom is worthless because the rom contains a kernel that will replace whatever you have just flashed.
If you want to run a custom kernel on a rom it is recommended to boot into the rom first before flashing the kernel.
Pirateghost said:
Actually that completely matters. Flashing a kernel before rom is worthless because the rom contains a kernel that will replace whatever you have just flashed.
If you want to run a custom kernel on a rom it is recommended to boot into the rom first before flashing the kernel.
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If I just want root access and overclock should i just flash kernal and forget a rom?
can i revert back to stock kernal if need to? ask cause need to find a kernal that has V4L enabled for a usb camera app i use currently to use an inspection camera via usb on my tablet. I guess i need to read what various roms and kernals add. do i need to do both. Hard to know what to pick out of them, lol.
Thanks for advice.
Anyone know of a list to show ROMs with V4L enabled? None seem to mention it?
I have read and see different suggestions around on various sites. What all do I wipe? I have read cache, dalvik cache, plus other stuff. What all must I wipe before flashing a rom or kernel? I did a nandroid backup already.
PirateGhost, Ill donate a couple dollars if you help, thanks.
Thanks.
When going from one rom to a different one all you need to do in custom recovery is select factory reset.
This wipes out your currently installed apps, their settings, but doesn't touch your 'sdcard'
Wiping dalvik is pointless as it's automatically handled in the rom process, and cache is wiped in factory reset.
When switching kernels follow the instructions provided by the dev. If no instructions are provided, it's safe to assume you just flash without wiping anything.
When doing this, I'd recommend titanium backup too. When you do a factory reset, all apps are lost, but some data is kept (not sure on the details). Basically Titanium allows you to restore all your apps with data when you change ROMs.
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Pirateghost said:
When going from one rom to a different one all you need to do in custom recovery is select factory reset.
This wipes out your currently installed apps, their settings, but doesn't touch your 'sdcard'
Wiping dalvik is pointless as it's automatically handled in the rom process, and cache is wiped in factory reset.
When switching kernels follow the instructions provided by the dev. If no instructions are provided, it's safe to assume you just flash without wiping anything.
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Thanks! Ill donate a couple dollars later today when I get back from the doctor.
I have not put any customs ROM(s) on yet, so is it the same still? All I have done so far is unlock/root with custom recovery and nandroid backup....
butler0607 said:
When doing this, I'd recommend titanium backup too.
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Yeah I backed up the one app I needed to via TB, I just recently unlocked and rooted so lost most app data anyway and have only added one back so far. Thanks.
butler0607 said:
When doing this, I'd recommend titanium backup too. When you do a factory reset, all apps are lost, but some data is kept (not sure on the details). Basically Titanium allows you to restore all your apps with data when you change ROMs.
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No data is kept except what's on the sdcard. Mostly only game saves and some basic stuff. Apps databases are wiped during factory reset.
Pirateghost said:
No data is kept except what's on the sdcard. Mostly only game saves and some basic stuff. Apps databases are wiped during factory reset.
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Thanks, Ill donate a couple bucks. had bad day yesterday so wasn't on much.
Is it normal for the donate link to be missing the regular PayPal security info on the browser?
eBandit078 said:
Is it normal for the donate link to be missing the regular PayPal security info on the browser?
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I have no idea what this means.
Pirateghost said:
I have no idea what this means.
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Maybe Ill just do it and change my password when finished. Thanks. Sorry not replied yet have been in a lot of pain Only a couple dollars but better than nothing I guess. Thanks for your help. Ill be back online tonight to do it.
eBandit078 said:
Maybe Ill just do it and change my password when finished. Thanks. Sorry not replied yet have been in a lot of pain Only a couple dollars but better than nothing I guess. Thanks for your help. Ill be back online tonight to do it.
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Not forgot about you, had family issues, holiday etc, well did forget but I'll look into why it does that and figure it out. Sorry for delay.