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Ok i decided i post what i did to recovery my sprints tab from a bad kernel flash that i didn't install clock work recovery, I thought my tab was a lost cause which i even chatted with hsn were i bought mine at for a replacement which would've took up to 30days.. So awhile i wait for that i decided to try and get it working till i get the prepaid label lol
Matter what i did it kept getting stuck at the samsung screen and couldn't get into recovery but download mode work luckly. i tried all kernels listed and it still got stuck which at the time i thought my tab was bricked or semi brick.
What i did is keep searching for the stock firmware which was hard to find but i found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9753941#post9753941
Heres a direct link http://www.multiupload.com/WDKOUJSM2G
Thanks to ZoinksS2k for the tab sprint no modem firmware
And downloaded the stock no modem firmware the modem one is listed too but it will kill your gps and 3g might not work so i just did the no modem one.
So i downloaded it and odin was package with it and i couldn't get it to detect my tab in download mode ony when the tab was off it detected it..
So i tried heimdall and at first i couldn't get it to flash the start button was grayed out because i was putting the tar file into pda/code so i open the tar file and found factory.rfs param.ifs and cache.rfs and dbdata.rfs so i loaded all thoes in the heimfall boxes and than loaded the stock zimage which is in the tar too.
And than i flashed and saw the samsung screen and it went right pass it and played the samsung splash screen so i knew i was getting somewhere so it got stuck on the next samsung screen again.. So i turn it off and hold home button and volume up button than i push the power button and hold all 3 buttons till i saw the samsung screen and i left go the power button and the stock recovery loaded right up
So i did the wipe data/factory reset and i also did the wipe cache data just in case but im sure just the factory reset would work, And i restarted the tab and it went pass all screens and it loaded android!!! And everything was working 3g wifi gps and everything else.
So hopefully this guide will help others as a last resort if you ony get the samsung screen and download mode ony,If you get the receovery than just do the factory wipe.
This is worth a try first than sending it back to samsung and having to wait too get your tab back It sure saved me from having to send it back too hsn or samsung.
If you want you can thank me if this help you for providing the info
Gordesky,
Any idea how to go back to stock firmware + stock modem and all that from using the voodoo kernel? I have CWM Recovery 3.0 working.
Because, after going into Voodoo CWM Recovery, using wipe data/factory reset still keeps the kernel that I installed on - which is what makes my camera screwy.
If you want to go back to fully stock then follow his instructions and flash the stock kernel from the Zephyr thread. I actually am in the same boat as the OP and followed his instructions and now I'm fully back to stock.
Yep just do what I said which the tar file also have the stock kernel too.
Right now im on the voodoo kernel which works perfect except that cdrom problem but camera works for me so im gonna still with.this kernel so far. It seems the new sprint update doesint work right with the voodoo kernel problaby why I dont have any problems because I didint install the sprint update.
So when you go back too stock and want too give the voodoo another try dont install the sprint update when it asks you too, And everything should work other than the sdcard cdrom problems, Which I can deal with till it gets fixed because I do love the speed of this voodoo kernel
And the sound
Thank you gordesky1 for posting your experience because I was going through the exact same thing and I was at a loss as to how to resolve it. Unfortunately I did install the update but I'm pretty sure if I flash the same files again that I will go back to the original rom if that's necessary. The big problem with that is that the exchange fix in the update was something i was waiting for =\ so I think i'm going to wait and see if some of these issues are fixed in the next update but I wonder if we have to get Boushh a Sprint tab though =\ every day I curse myself for not getting a t-mobile or at least a Verizon tab *sigh*
No problem
Ya tell me about it... Bad thing for me is the sprint was my ony option which i got it because hsn were i bought it from had a flex pay on this tab which they ony have the sprint tab, and at the time i couldint pay 400 or 600$ right out. And i also got a 3years warranty on top of it from them even if i break it or drop it anywere which i pretty much got for free because they made a mistake at first with some software
The other tabs have cheaper 3g too like 5gb for 15 too 30$ a month.. But so far sprint is treating me good and the 3g has been stable so far and pretty fast loading webpages and can usely watch a youtube video but dont want too use up my monthy usage lol i usely use up too 500 too 600mbs max out of 2g and i useit every day and even download apps with it when im not near a wifi spot and listen too pandora too so i was suprized i didint get close too the 2gb limit yet.
Hopefully this thread will help more and save them from having too send it back too samsung or were they got it from, i know how it feels not having this tab which i use everyday at work.
I knew not to flash the modem from the restore package posted but when I tried to restore I used the .pit and the .tar. Failed at modem. So, being dumb I flashed the modem file. ugh.
Now I know all you need to do is flash the .tar, nothing else, no pit.
Your Post Saved Me!!!!!
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Your welcome and glad it helped I figure it was worth posting sense it brought my tab back too life which i thought i would've had too sent it back and waited a month or so, And wanted others too get there tab back too life with out playing the wait game which i really hate .. lol
this worked! I was able to get rid of CWM, my tab is 100% stock again! thanks a bunch!
well, I tried installing the update from sprint and goes back to CMW and starts doing the freaking back up again!! What the heck!!! anyone can tell me how to get back to stock recovery!! this is driving me nuts!
jcaf77 said:
this worked! I was able to get rid of CWM, my tab is 100% stock again! thanks a bunch!
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I flash the above .tar and .pit with Odin and I still can't get rid of CWM. I had CWM 3.0 working. Then I flashed a Kernel (Khasmek) with kernel flasher and the damn thing froze on the splash screen. So I odin and it doesn't do a full factory reset. CWM folder is still there. Does anbody know how to completely revert back to stock firmware?
I basically want to start over from scratch and never use Kernel flasher.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
lphillips80 said:
I flash the above .tar and .pit with Odin and I still can't get rid of CWM. I had CWM 3.0 working. Then I flashed a Kernel (Khasmek) with kernel flasher and the damn thing froze on the splash screen. So I odin and it doesn't do a full factory reset. CWM folder is still there. Does anbody know how to completely revert back to stock firmware?
I basically want to start over from scratch and never use Kernel flasher.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Flash the zImage from the stock rom in the recovery slot using hiemdall and it will flash the stock recovery over cwm.
I performed that action and it works it does get rid of CWM but now I am still unable to install sprint updates they fail half way into it
jcaf77 said:
I performed that action and it works it does get rid of CWM but now I am still unable to install sprint updates they fail half way into it
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I am having the exact same problem, really wish I had read your post before I attempted to get CWM on my sprint galaxy tab.
I believe the update failed for me due to mismatch baseband (EB28) and system build (DJ30), I am looking for a roto backup copy of system build EB28, if anyone have it, please help and upload!
Many thanks.
I flashed the zImage with heimdall and it still wont do a sprint system update and also I cannot do the cwm process again to format to ext4.
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lphillips80 said:
I flashed the zImage with heimdall and it still wont do a sprint system update and also I cannot do the cwm process again to format to ext4.
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Check out the newly leaked EA24 flasher, it will update both system and baseband to EA24 and you will be able to update after that.
Thanks technote. I used the above and worked awesome!
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okay, im farily new to the galaxy tab forums, only reason im here is because my friend bricked his tab and figured i could take a stab at it, i mean im good at fixing my galaxy s so i figured, how hard can this be. Wrong, my head is killing me because i cant figure this out. His tab is stuck in a boot loop mean it goes to the "samsung" screen and then stays there forever. I tried using odin with the stock firmware with no modem, everything went good but when it attemped to restart still nothing ? can someone please school me on how to do this properly please. Im a pretty good listener if im given descent instructions lol please by all means HELP lol
Alright I'm now going to ask.
Been searching for two days and am ready to take a hammer to this thing.
Posted already in stock rooted thread:
Really having problems here.
Downloaded both (on PC) Odexed and DeOdexed no data tar.rar's and the md5s matched..
Extracted the tar.md5 and attempted to use in Oding and get md5 mismatch and it won't flash either file.
I've downloaded so many times in the past day in a half it's silley
Just trying to get a completely stock system so I can clear up all the issues I've been having with all the ROMs and seem unable to do so.
Anyone have a working PC Odin'able tar.md5 of stock (rooted or not I don't care I can fix that) MF9?
Dying here.
Tried Stock Rooted Deodexed (no data wipe) zip and it won't get past yellow Sprint screen now. :/ arrr
SOOO f&cking pissed.
Edit.
Looks like I'm able to start Odin the Odexed full .tar.
Hopefully I'll have a working phone again and stick with my personal tweaking just adding mods (from great the great devs and contributors) instead of whole ROMs for now.
I'll update if this finishes well.
Well not going well - still stuck at yellow Sprint boot screen (going on 5 minutes now) after reboot. And phone is hotter than hell.
WELL. CAN'T GET PAST YELLOW SPRINT SCREEN!!
I can get into download mode I Odin'd Stock tar and it completed but still no boot. FUUUUUU .....
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I have no stock recovery I can get into.
I can ONLY get into download mode and even then when I flash any available ROM I can't get past yellow sprint screen.
I've been at this for almost two days (12 hours yesterday and another 6 today)
ANYONE have any ideas?
Still nothing:
Wasn't able to get into recovery so:
Created a .tar.md5 of twrp 2.5.0.2 from the recovery image.
Flashed that via PC Odin and got into recovery.
But That still leaves me in a bind.
Flashed Stock MF9 kernel.zip and see what happens.
NOPE still stuck at Sprint screen.
Going to keep on f'n with it...
F it. After installing stock recovery and factory resetting a few times the thing is still jacked up.
WiFi will not stay connected and the phone is useless to me.
Worst experience I've personally ever had with a device
leaderbuilder said:
Alright I'm now going to ask.
Been searching for two days and am ready to take a hammer to this thing.
Posted already in stock rooted thread:
Really having problems here.
Downloaded both (on PC) Odexed and DeOdexed no data tar.rar's and the md5s matched..
Extracted the tar.md5 and attempted to use in Oding and get md5 mismatch and it won't flash either file.
I've downloaded so many times in the past day in a half it's silley
Just trying to get a completely stock system so I can clear up all the issues I've been having with all the ROMs and seem unable to do so.
Anyone have a working PC Odin'able tar.md5 of stock (rooted or not I don't care I can fix that) MF9?
Dying here.
Tried Stock Rooted Deodexed (no data wipe) zip and it won't get past yellow Sprint screen now. :/ arrr
SOOO f&cking pissed.
Edit.
Looks like I'm able to start Odin the Odexed full .tar.
Hopefully I'll have a working phone again and stick with my personal tweaking just adding mods (from great the great devs and contributors) instead of whole ROMs for now.
I'll update if this finishes well.
Well not going well - still stuck at yellow Sprint boot screen (going on 5 minutes now) after reboot. And phone is hotter than hell.
WELL. CAN'T GET PAST YELLOW SPRINT SCREEN!!
I can get into download mode I Odin'd Stock tar and it completed but still no boot. FUUUUUU .....
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I have no stock recovery I can get into.
I can ONLY get into download mode and even then when I flash any available ROM I can't get past yellow sprint screen.
I've been at this for almost two days (12 hours yesterday and another 6 today)
ANYONE have any ideas?
Still nothing:
Wasn't able to get into recovery so:
Created a .tar.md5 of twrp 2.5.0.2 from the recovery image.
Flashed that via PC Odin and got into recovery.
But That still leaves me in a bind.
Flashed Stock MF9 kernel.zip and see what happens.
NOPE still stuck at Sprint screen.
Going to keep on f'n with it...
F it. After installing stock recovery and factory resetting a few times the thing is still jacked up.
WiFi will not stay connected and the phone is useless to me.
Worst experience I've personally ever had with a device
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First off go back to stock MF9 which will be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2375523
You can use odin for it.
Then go to stock recovery (volume up + power button) and do a factory reset.
After let it boot and settle down. Once you have pass initial screen. Go turn it off and odin the tar files from which you downloaded. If your using 3.07 of odin then let it run even if it says odin not responding. If your using 1.85 make sure you delete .md5 extension (if you want the deodex version and your using 3.07 also delete .md5 extension appearently it will give you md5 error.) Once thats done you will boot up and will be rooted.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
First off go back to stock MF9 which will be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2375523
You can use odin for it.
Then go to stock recovery (volume up + power button) and do a factory reset.
After let it boot and settle down. Once you have pass initial screen. Go turn it off and odin the tar files from which you downloaded. If your using 3.07 of odin then let it run even if it says odin not responding. If your using 1.85 make sure you delete .md5 extension (if you want the deodex version and your using 3.07 also delete .md5 extension appearently it will give you md5 error.) Once thats done you will boot up and will be rooted.
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I waited for for over 3.5 hours for that to download.
But by that time I'd already said F it.
I appear to have two lemons instead of phones.
Both are packed up with call tags/RMA's.
When I get my refund(s) for the phones I might be back.
At least I know have every possible zip, tar, tar.md5. .img and other file I could possibly need ready.
I posted some more info that may help others with regards to phone setups, and WiFi problems here.
sph-l720 4.3 rooted by cf auto root
I put system files in the phones framework folder to hack free hotspot. I rebooted and the phone was stuck on the yellow sprint logo. I pulled the battery and used odin to i guess flash mf9, then cf auito root. last time i was stuck on this screen this worked.
But now i'm screwed.
I tried a wipe factory reset and it still didn't help.
I flashed a kernel zip file using odin by accident (KERNEL - SPR _ L720vpuamf9-1372121308)
now it boots and gets stuck at the same screen but the screen is blank. only the blue light lights up.
any clues???
now it says set warranty bit kernel, when it used to say set warranty bit recovery
You cannot go back with Odin to MF9 once you are on MjA.
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EDIT NEVER MIND I didn't see that first part about 4.3!
Hello Sprint I've got a TEP claim for you.
Okay well maybe not totally there yet. There are a couple threads on how to get 4.3 to boot do spend some time searching reading, and then read and look some more. Good place to start would be here
brewmanate said:
sph-l720 4.3 rooted by cf auto root
I put system files in the phones framework folder to hack free hotspot. I rebooted and the phone was stuck on the yellow sprint logo. I pulled the battery and used odin to i guess flash mf9, then cf auito root. last time i was stuck on this screen this worked.
But now i'm screwed.
I tried a wipe factory reset and it still didn't help.
I flashed a kernel zip file using odin by accident (KERNEL - SPR _ L720vpuamf9-1372121308)
now it boots and gets stuck at the same screen but the screen is blank. only the blue light lights up.
any clues???
now it says set warranty bit kernel, when it used to say set warranty bit recovery
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Flash KT kernel 4.3 if you are on mja, that should fix it, if not, make sure you have a custom recovery(not TWRP) and flash the stock 4.3 rom in the dev section
thank you...
negamann303 said:
Flash KT kernel 4.3 if you are on mja, that should fix it, if not, make sure you have a custom recovery(not TWRP) and flash the stock 4.3 rom in the dev section
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i just have to get it replaced.
I never fully rooted. I had stock recovery and binary ond kernel. I just has su.
I screwed the pooch on this one. Thanks anyway guys. I will get a new one. Or maybe a note 3 in its place. What do you think?
If you can get to download mode it's not bricked
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Your not bricked
This is exactly the same issue I had. You tried to downgrade after upgrading and flashed some stuff to fix it right? Yeah bad idea. Anyway.
Go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506562
Follow it step by step. It solved my issues.
I already sent it out to be replaced
I have insurance through a 3rd party, so it might be forgiven that I rooted it. If not, and they send it back to me, I will have to rely on all your helpful guidance. I am very grateful. You guys rock.
Just so its as clear as can be, here is a list of my mistakes. LOL
1. I did try to take the OTA update. It didnt take and only messed with storage for some reason. Not broke yet.
2. Flashed back to MF9 with Odin 3 v.1.87. Oops.
3. Flashed MF9 and CF auto root a few times back and forth trying to get it to take.
4. It is a bit hazy here, but I tried to use odin 3.07 to go back to mf9, but it wouldn't work. I instead used odin to root the f#cker and to my amazement it worked. Now I was rooted on 4.3! MJA I got the idea from this thread>>>>>>>>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2511209
5. Then it was all gravy for a few days minus the annoying security notifications every so often about an app trying to access the system..blah blah blah. I wanted my hotspot hack back (the entire reason for the root) so I placed the altered system files in the framework to allow for hotspot service
and rebooted. Thats when **** got real. it booted up to the full yellow screen that shows the sprint logo. The blue led was strobing slowly and it just stayed that way for a few minutes. I got scared and tried going through steps 1 through 4 again to no avail.
6. Then I really messed up and flashed the MF9 Kernel zip file by mistake or maybe more out of desperation, and all that did was make the screen black after the samsung logo, but the blue led still illuminated.
All well, I already sent it out. I should get a new one soon.
If they dont let me swap it I will upgrade to the note 3.
Any ideas about the note 3 vs the sgs4, except for the obvious size and Ghz difference?
Hey Guys
I have a 900W8 Canadian Galaxy Note 3 through Telus that I had rooted and recovery with TWRP.
Today I went to backup, and backed up the default 3....Boot system and I forget the other one...
To make sure it worked I decided to to a recovery right away.
I ended up in a boot loop......panic starts to set in...
Go back into TWRP....and I think I wiped something I shouldn't have..because when I went to reboot in TWRP it said No OS detected or something along those lines....
With panic really starting to set in........Put the phone in download mode....open up Odin on my pc.....connect my note 3.......reinstalled the rooted rom and TWRP.
Now I'm forever stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 logo...
If anyone can help me I'd be very greatful
Thank you
HulkSmash316 said:
Hey Guys
I have a 900W8 Canadian Galaxy Note 3 through Telus that I had rooted and recovery with TWRP.
Today I went to backup, and backed up the default 3....Boot system and I forget the other one...
To make sure it worked I decided to to a recovery right away.
I ended up in a boot loop......panic starts to set in...
Go back into TWRP....and I think I wiped something I shouldn't have..because when I went to reboot in TWRP it said No OS detected or something along those lines....
With panic really starting to set in........Put the phone in download mode....open up Odin on my pc.....connect my note 3.......reinstalled the rooted rom and TWRP.
Now I'm forever stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 logo...
If anyone can help me I'd be very greatful
Thank you
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Find your stock rom, flash that - a rooted rom is NOT a stock rom...
Have you tried doing a factory reset from recovery? If it still says no os installed, you will have to flash back your stock firmware or a rom ( if you already tripped knox ).
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ultramag69 said:
Find your stock rom, flash that - a rooted rom is NOT a stock rom...
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Thank you sir
God I'm so freaked out lol
thanks for the reply
Help, i have the same Problem
Crisis averted guys
Thanks for telling me to install the original firmware.
Phone boots up and works perfectly now.
To whoever said they have the EXACT same problem as me...download the original firmware for your phone (make sure you get the right version for your carrier) and flash it using ODIN.
Hi all Im a noob so apologies in advance as its the first time Ive rooted and used custom ROMS.
I rooted my phone a couple of months ago using ODIN, then successfully installed CM12.1 but found that this started to slow down and not perform well after a few weeks so I looked for other ROMs. In the end I installed BlissPop which is based on CM. This generally works really well but the software has been a big buggy as well with yesterday my main screen going black and not able to use the phone.
So ive been trying to install a different ROM and even tried to go back to the stock S5 firmware as i miss the camera in the stock firmware.
Now to install the ROMs Ive tried using CWM and TWRP with the same results.
Yesterday I tried to install The Galaxy Project ROM and the Stock Samsung ROM and in both cases made sure 100% i was using the correct version for my SM G900F .
What seems to happen is that it goes through the install process and says completed but when it boots it sits on the initial Samsung S5 boot screen and goes nowhere.
Since I rooted my phone on start up at this intial boot screen I get the below 2 messages at the top of the screen
Kernel is not seandroid enforcing
Set Warranty Bit Kernel
I'd like to add my phone is also encrypted as i had to encrypt it in order to use my gmail for work.
The only ROM that seems to work is BlissPop, i remember a message during installation of this ROM along the lines of "this install is block based" if that makes any sense.
Last week when i tried to install a new ROM on several occasions the phone would get to the first screen where it would ask me to unlock the phone but I would NOT be able to use the keyboard as no keyboard would appear.
This is driving me nuts so I really could do with some help please
Thanks Bart
Flash stock, boot into recovery, factory reset, see if it boots
just so im clear
do you mean
flash stock - via cwm or twrp in recovery
reboot into recovery
factory reset at this point
see if it boots?
bartjunited said:
just so im clear
do you mean
flash stock - via cwm or twrp in recovery
reboot into recovery
factory reset at this point
see if it boots?
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You can't flash stock from recovery, you flash stock with ODIN - if you can flash it from recovery, it's not stock
Latest G900F Lollipop Stock ROM (BTU United Kingdom)
Code:
https://mega.nz/#!fVhhzRBC!A79uC8Fgg1mGCZOaujQCzBxcUUN9z_ctVVkigD8ffVM
Then boot into recovery and factory reset
ok well that could be my probllem
never flashed stock rom thru odin
do i set phone to download as normal , connect phone to pc and choose AP option in ODIN?
downloading the stock rom you sent a link for too
Yep, AP or PDA section in ODIN, same download mode method as anything else in ODIN
I assume that I don't need to extract the zip file and just select it to flash
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bartjunited said:
I assume that I don't need to extract the zip file and just select it to flash
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Yea, extract it, it needs to be .MD5
G900FXXU1BOJ1_G900FOXA1BOJ1_G900FXXU1BOJ1_HOME.tar.md5
.ZIP is for recovery flashing
Boy I'm making all the noob mistakes aren't I
??????
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Don't worry, we all learned from somewhere - as long as you ask before jumping in and bricking things, it's all good
Thanks appreciated
A side question but you can tell me to get lost if I'm taking the piss
I've got multiple g mail accounts, is there a file anywhere that saves all the credentials so that when I have to rebuild my phone for the umpteenth time I can restore this and not have to set each one up
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bartjunited said:
Thanks appreciated
A side question but you can tell me to get lost if I'm taking the piss
I've got multiple g mail accounts, is there a file anywhere that saves all the credentials so that when I have to rebuild my phone for the umpteenth time I can restore this and not have to set each one up
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If you have Google Backup enabled, it should restore your accounts and stuff once you log back into the main Google account your phone was logged into before you wiped/reset/reflashed I would assume (Not used it though)
arghhh bugger
so it seems to have flashed the rom correctly and booted.
however after boot as my phone is encrypted it asks me for my password to unlock the phone.
i put in my correct password but it doesnt accept it.
going round in circles - what can i do?
rebooted info recovery and factory reset it
now im in and looks like back to stock
will keep you posted
Im finally back in now
Thanks so much for your help
hopefully this runs better than the last stock rom as it started to seriosuly slow down hence looking at other roms
Good job