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[Q] Unroot Sprint Samsung Epic 4g from SD card

Hello, I got issue with my phone and can't connect it to any computer, tired all different drives and 5 USB cables on 5 diffrent computers, and can't use Odin to unroot it.
Tried to search at the forums and checked many threads found by google and didn't find way to unroot the phone from SD card.
I will really appreciate if someone can help me with it.
Thanks.

systemhalter said:
Hello, I got issue with my phone and can't connect it to any computer, tired all different drives and 5 USB cables on 5 diffrent computers, and can't use Odin to unroot it.
Tried to search at the forums and checked many threads found by google and didn't find way to unroot the phone from SD card.
I will really appreciate if someone can help me with it.
Thanks.
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Check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32dOsaIrdEc

Same problem here, I try to conect my epic to odin and it just won't appear no matter what I do
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You can unroot by following the method in qbking77's video but remember it will not change your modem. If you have the EC05 modem you are good. If you have a leaked GB modem and wish to go to Sprint hope for a lazy tech that won't check your baseband.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1027904
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here's a little tip,
WE DONT CARE IF YOUR ROOTED OR MODIFIED!

squshy 7 said:
here's a little tip,
WE DONT CARE IF YOUR ROOTED OR MODIFIED!
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Really, you can speak for all of sprint people?
I had to go through Asurion and pay $100 because they wouldn't work with my rooted phone when it had a physical defect un-related to any software issue.
I'll be more than happy to work with you to get my $100 back, other than that don't tell people it's ok.
What was the issue you might ask? My phone stopped communicating with any computer, same as OP. They blamed it on me flashing/rooting and therefore wouldn't work with it.
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squshy 7 said:
here's a little tip,
WE DONT CARE IF YOUR ROOTED OR MODIFIED!
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You must mean after Sprint makes them pay the $100 deductible. We were talking about warranty repairs which of course are considered void on a rooted phone.
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It worked, thanks for the video, getting a new phone in a few days.

I've said this several times, so please take it to heart.
As service and repair technicians, our M&P (methods and procedures) states that rooted and modified phones DO NOT void any sort of warranty. This was just recently changed several months ago. It wast publicly announced for obvious reasons. Manufacturer warranty, I can't speak for that. But if you pay for TEP, being rooted DOES NOT void your TEP extended warranty.
Any sprint rep or tech who tells you otherwise and refers you to asurion is WRONG or MISINFORMED or LAZY. Please tell them and their manager to refer to their phone triage M&P.
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Actually, a point of clarification, our M&P never explicitly states anything regarding warranty, rather they hide that fact in verbage.
It states how to troubleshoot and repair a rooted device, and what "tier" it falls into (a quick fix/a free fix if you have TEP or 35 if you dont/a fix that needs claimed with asurion if you have TEP or screwed if you don't). Rooted devices (so long as there's no liquidd damage or accidental damage) fall into tier 2, which means a free fix at the S&R location if you have TEP or $35 if you don't.
Sooo...put 2 and 2 together..this means (implicitly) that root is does not void the terms of your extended warranty through TEP.
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Thank you for that Squishy...it seems a lot of techs didn't get the memo and try to get that $100 deductible. I am sure this info you provided will help a lot of people stuck rooted.
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kennyglass123 said:
Thank you for that Squishy...it seems a lot of techs didn't get the memo and try to get that $100 deductible. I am sure this info you provided will help a lot of people stuck rooted.
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No problem
Well it's to keep their exchange rate down, I imagine. That bit of info doesn't come without forewarning, however. Sprint still strongly discourages it.
For instance, latest rumor I heard here is that if you own a 3D and go through HTC's official unlock method, your ESN is flagged in the system for things regarding free tethering and the like. So there is still risk assumed by rooting.
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squshy 7 said:
No problem
Well it's to keep their exchange rate down, I imagine. That bit of info doesn't come without forewarning, however. Sprint still strongly discourages it.
For instance, latest rumor I heard here is that if you own a 3D and go through HTC's official unlock method, your ESN is flagged in the system for things regarding free tethering and the like. So there is still risk assumed by rooting.
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Makes me want to keep the Epic forever...lol.

Warranty Replacement arrives with MF3 loaded!!!

Hi all,
Over the past week I have been struggling with an inadvertent partial upgrade from MDL -> MF3 (The saga is in several other threads).
It left my phone soft bricked with only Odin mode avaliable. Samsung has not and apparently will not make the MF3 update available via kies.
In the end I made a warranty claim which AT&T honored with no argument or resistance.
The new phone (refurbished) arrived today.
It came with MF3 loaded.
Be aware that they are shipping phones already updated.
I do not know if this is true of the fresh (new) stock or only part of the refurb process...
Keep this in mind when making a warranty claim.
Good luck.
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SaltyFoam said:
... It came with MF3 loaded. ...
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It's really sad to hear this, but thank you for sharing this with everyone. Very useful information when people are considering Warranty replacements right now.
Also, don't lose all hope, because the bounties are increasing, and Verizon apparently just got root again with their latest update. :fingers-crossed:

I have absoulute faith that a hole will be found.
My experience as a developer (started with a TRS-80 model 1 with 4k ram) has taught me that all programs have bugs/holes.
An old proverb taught me by a professor when I declared a program perfect on a PDP-11, written in Oregon Pascal "All programs have at least one bug and can be reduced by one instruction and therefore can be reduced to one instruction that does not work." :-O
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SaltyFoam said:
"All programs have at least one bug and can be reduced by one instruction and therefore can be reduced to one instruction that does not work.
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bomb professor :good:

SaltyFoam said:
Hi all,
Over the past week I have been struggling with an inadvertent partial upgrade from MDL -> MF3 (The saga is in several other threads).
It left my phone soft bricked with only Odin mode avaliable. Samsung has not and apparently will not make the MF3 update available via kies.
In the end I made a warranty claim which AT&T honored with no argument or resistance.
The new phone (refurbished) arrived today.
It came with MF3 loaded.
Be aware that they are shipping phones already updated.
I do not know if this is true of the fresh (new) stock or only part of the refurb process...
Keep this in mind when making a warranty claim.
Good luck.
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How do you know its a refurb?
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ahfu25 said:
How do you know its a refurb?
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because thats what you get as a warranty replacement. a phone only, no back cover or battery. i'm assuming that's what the OP meant when he referenced "refurb"

It was explicitly stated by att rep.
Other than that I can not say.
Is there an indication on the phone label?
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Exactly.
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xBeerdroiDx said:
bomb professor :good:
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Yeah dude was intense... PhD in history of science, into fossils and a collection of several thousand jazz LPs which fueled his radio show, and, on topic, "developed virus interdiction firmware"
His obit is intense...
Dr. Warren Watson, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio...
http://ysnews.com/news/2009/04/warren-watson
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Lucky me...my warranty replacement came with MDL!! Back to rooting and def freezing the auto update
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ahfu25 said:
Lucky me...my warranty replacement came with MDL!! Back to rooting and def freezing the auto update
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Mine did too, got it in the mail a week ago yesterday, had old firmware on it.. Had it rooted and apps froze before I even stuck the SIM card in.

Lets see how this works out for me. Had to do a warranty claim today "damn data issues" ill be one of the few to get mf3 knowing my luck..
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Does T-Mobile blacklist there phones

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If a phone is blacklisted can it be by passed if the phone is rooted or unlocked?I ask because I have 2 phones that are what I believe are blacklisted. Thanks
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android1063 said:
If a phone is blacklisted can it be by passed if the phone is rooted or unlocked?I ask because I have 2 phones that are what I believe are blacklisted. Thanks
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No if the company black listed the device then it will not work on that company again until they remove the black listing.

zelendel said:
No if the company black listed the device then it will not work on that company again until they remove the black listing.
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O.k..thanks bud.
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I know that carriers will blacklist a phone if the person reports the device stolen.what about if a person has a device and they can't afford to pay there bill resulting in the phone being turned off do they also blacklist that phone.are can the phone be used like a pre-paid account.I would appreciate any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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IMEI blacklisting is now like ESN blacklisting has been, but goes a step further and if a phone is blacklisted on AT&T, they share that list with T-Mobile, and vice versa now, or at least that's what they are trying to do. It's done at the carrier end.

if the phone was reported lost rather than stolen would it still be blacklisted? And if i unlocked the phone, then took it to another country say Qatar and put a sim from a phone company there, would it work?
i believe my t-mobile galaxy s4 is blacklisted not for sure.

nem95 said:
if the phone was reported lost rather than stolen would it still be blacklisted? And if i unlocked the phone, then took it to another country say Qatar and put a sim from a phone company there, would it work?
i believe my t-mobile galaxy s4 is blacklisted not for sure.
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You can call the carrier and find out if its blacklisted... t-mobile was really easy to ask as long as you have the IMIE number.

Tmo on att lte?

I have a extra tmo s4 and I was wondering if I were to unlock and flash an att rom n apn'z would I still get lte speed.
And does a bad tmo imei get blocked on att too?
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It will work as long as the imei isn't affected on the att side. If device was reported lost or stolen it will be blocked on both carriers I believe. If just unpaid on tmobile it sometimes works but I'm not for certain. Att Roms will work but you'll have to flash a T-Mobile or i9505 kernel I believe as most att custom Roms have loki kernels.
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Thanks Febby. I'm glad u reminded me about the kernel. Probably would of bricked.
Its just an unpaid tmo phone from a family plan gone wrong.
I suppose I could use a GE rom too I hope.
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spodie said:
Thanks Febby. I'm glad u reminded me about the kernel. Probably would of bricked.
Its just an unpaid tmo phone from a family plan gone wrong.
I suppose I could use a GE rom too I hope.
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Any ROM will work, such as i9505 Roms or even T-Mobile. Just add the APN for att.
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Rooting & Knox question

To start off, I know that rooting will trip the Knox counter (as of now) thus voiding my Samsung warranty.
What I would like to know is if this really matters, since I pay for insurance through my carrier (MetroPCS) any issues I have can be solved that way. Yes there would be a deductible but I wouldn't mind that so much as I would like having a rooted s5.
Thanks in advance for your time
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tbh most insurance companies look for any way out of paying claims no way to know till you try to claim unless we have an assessor as an xda member who can shed more light on the subject.
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Yeah I think they might be checking, we just don't have much information on it. Users never report back. If I'm you I wouldn't root just yet, might make your insurance monthly payment null
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They cant check if the phone is lost or stolen....
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Very good points from all of you
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Goldie said:
They cant check if the phone is lost or stolen....
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Pretty much.. Sending it or not they will charge you same amount.
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