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Please Help Me! :( I'm Scared.

Hi there.
I have rooted my Galaxy S2 and have decided I want to unroot it and remove Superuser and ClockworkMod and everything that I gained when I rooted it. I have tried superoneclick, flashing the default kernel onto the phone and I dont know how to remove superuser.
I would like to restore the phone to factory settings, and I'm scared and dont know what to do.
Please help me I will be eternally greatful.
Benjamin.

flashing stock kernel should have done it download the corresponding stock rom from samfirmware (follow instructions closely) and then should have to correct stock, unrooted software on your s2 just make sure 100% its for the correct region, why do you want to flash back can i ask? cant see any benefit other than you warrenty

Flash one stock rom or flash only a kernel the stock rom

please make it simple for me.

Isn't Superuser just an application you can uninstall if you just don't want it anymore? And SuperOneClick has an option to unroot the phone again (although I have never done that because I never needed it but I suppose it works if you just click on the big button for it).

fattail95 said:
please make it simple for me.
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Ok.
Sell SGS2
Buy iPhone
If you are scared of freedom, lock yourself up

fattail95 said:
Hi there.
I have rooted my Galaxy S2 and have decided I want to unroot it and remove Superuser and ClockworkMod and everything that I gained when I rooted it. I have tried superoneclick, flashing the default kernel onto the phone and I dont know how to remove superuser.
I would like to restore the phone to factory settings, and I'm scared and dont know what to do.
Please help me I will be eternally greatful.
Benjamin.
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As far as I'm aware you have to flash a stock rom. Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that.
Also flashing stock kernel will not remove root.
Stock roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Or here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928

Flashing stock kernel won't remove susperuser.. Flashing whole ROM does.. One way of removinf the triangle in boot up is Flash CF-Root then flash stock kernel then through CWM manager flash the zimage of CF-Root.. As you can see when CF-Root was flashed over with stock kernel superuser and cwm manager still remains.. So better off flashing whole firmware rather than just stock kernel..
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What are you scared of?
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I'm mean I don't know what you are scared of, may be you are new to rooting and feel something is going to happen to the phone.
Just make sure you know what you are flashing, read change logs, flash from trusted sites like xda, verify md5 sum, don't simply flash anything you find on the net.
If you are still not comfortable, download what ever stock firmware version you want, flash thru Odin and you will be good.
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Harden up.
Search the forums & find an original complete ROM/firmware for your provider & download it.
Use Odin to flash it.
Intratechs thread has the links, and the instructions.
Done.

knightnz said:
Harden up.
Search the forums & find an original complete ROM/firmware for your provider & download it.
Use Odin to flash it.
Intratechs thread has the links, and the instructions.
Done.
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Hahaha good one. Love it.
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TS should never have rooted in the first place then..

fattail95 said:
Hi there.
I have rooted my Galaxy S2 and have decided I want to unroot it and remove Superuser and ClockworkMod and everything that I gained when I rooted it. I have tried superoneclick, flashing the default kernel onto the phone and I dont know how to remove superuser.
I would like to restore the phone to factory settings, and I'm scared and dont know what to do.
Please help me I will be eternally greatful.
Benjamin.
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Hi Benjamin. Don't be scared. It's quite easy really. Follow the instructions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278.
Download the firmware nearest to your original firmware. Read the thread in the link above carefully and you'll be able to restore it to a factory state.

android is definitely not suited for everyone...

HELP!

I rooted my S4 SGH-1337 AT&T and then put safestrap on to flash custom ROMS. it was working good until i decided to flash another rom. We'll i flashed a bad one and it bricked my phone. I tried ging to the stock rom using safestrap but it just stops at the AT&T logo. I need help with this. do i need to unroot my phone to fix this or is there another method. Im a noob here so please help guys!

skateman274 said:
I rooted my S4 SGH-1337 AT&T and then put safestrap on to flash custom ROMS. it was working good until i decided to flash another rom. We'll i flashed a bad one and it bricked my phone. I tried ging to the stock rom using safestrap but it just stops at the AT&T logo. I need help with this. do i need to unroot my phone to fix this or is there another method. Im a noob here so please help guys!
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Your best bet is to start over by flashing the stock MF3 files using ODIN. From there, re-root your phone, reinstall SafeStrap, and try again. You most likely flashed a non-TW based ROM... remember only TW roms work with SS right now.
If you have any other questions, I'll try to explain it in more detail.

NighthawkXL said:
Your best bet is to start over by flashing the stock MF3 files using ODIN. From there, re-root your phone, reinstall SafeStrap, and try again. You most likely flashed a non-TW based ROM... remember only TW roms work with SS right now.
If you have any other questions, I'll try to explain it in more detail.
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Can you take me through the steps to flash the files in ODIN?

skateman274 said:
Can you take me through the steps to flash the files in ODIN?
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First off, download ODIN 1.85 it seems to be the one that most people have the best luck with.
Grab the MF3 TAR files
Extract the MF3 files to a folder, say on your desktop. ie. MF3
Open ODIN and refer to this picture...
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For more information about how to use ODIN you can refer to here, and here.
I've personally never had to use it, so my steps are only from general observation. You might want to double check yourself. So if anyone has has any other info to help him feel free to post.

NighthawkXL said:
First off, download ODIN 1.85 it seems to be the one that most people have the best luck with.
Grab the MF3 TAR files
Extract the MF3 files to a folder, say on your desktop. ie. MF3
Open ODIN and refer to this picture...
For more information about how to use ODIN you can refer to here, and here.
I've personally never had to use it, so my steps are only from general observation. You might want to double check yourself. So if anyone has has any other info to help him feel free to post.
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What you have here looks good. I use Odin every once in awhile just so I remember how to use it.

NighthawkXL said:
First off, download ODIN 1.85 it seems to be the one that most people have the best luck with.
Grab the MF3 TAR files
Extract the MF3 files to a folder, say on your desktop. ie. MF3
Open ODIN and refer to this picture...
For more information about how to use ODIN you can refer to here, and here.
I've personally never had to use it, so my steps are only from general observation. You might want to double check yourself. So if anyone has has any other info to help him feel free to post.
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ODIN becomes unresponsive when I hit start. I read you have to disable kies? do you know how to do that? thanks for the resposes though!

skateman274 said:
ODIN becomes unresponsive when I hit start. I read you have to disable kies? do you know how to do that? thanks for the resposes though!
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Uninstall it. You'll find kies is pretty useless anyway.

I got it thanks a bench man!!
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skateman274 said:
I got it thanks a bench man!!
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Glad to be of a service, here's to your future endeavors with your S4.

NighthawkXL said:
Glad to be of a service, here's to your future endeavors with your S4.
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you da man, Nighthawk.....good job sir...more patience than me for sure, nice of you to help.

[Q] Help! Cannot boot into Custom Recovery

Hello, I cannot My AT&T Galaxy S4 into recovery mode. According to Boot Manager I have 2 recoveries already installed(CWM and TWRP) but every time I try reboot into recovery I get "Could not do Normal Boot ODIN MODE". I installed one of the recoveries using Goo manager and because it didn't work I tried with boot manager, What am I missing?

Goo Manager doesn't work for the AT&T S4... I did the same thing a while back. You need to use Safestrap for this phone. Look for the right version of it. I'm assuming you are using the stock ROM so find out what software version you are on and download the right version of Safestrap. Good luck.
Btw I forgot to add that you lost your stock recovery so you don't have one anymore. You can take it to a bestbuy and tell them Kies broke your phone and they can reflash it for you, or you can install a custom recovery.
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Also, you can't have 2 recoveries installed at "same time". Find your build in settings. If mf3/mk2/nb1 you can't flash custom recoveries. Will also be limited to TW roms. You must use SafeStrap. So, probably need to get very familiar with it before going farther.
Good Luck on it--

Thanks!
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Thanks, I'm on MK2. I get this message in Rom manager, should I proceed to install Safestrap?
Sorry for the picture size, don't know how to resize.

You need to use ODIN to flash the original firmware back to your phone (MK2 from the looks of it). Then, install safetrap using the instructions available in the Safestrap thread. Make sure you read the entire thread before you do anything. As already mentioned, only safestrap will work with your phone, not Goo Manager and not ROM Manager.

scott14719 said:
You need to use ODIN to flash the original firmware back to your phone (MK2 from the looks of it). Then, install safetrap using the instructions available in the Safestrap thread. Make sure you read the entire thread before you do anything. As already mentioned, only safestrap will work with your phone, not Goo Manager and not ROM Manager.
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DITTO

Austie1337 said:
Goo Manager doesn't work for the AT&T S4... I did the same thing a while back. You need to use Safestrap for this phone. Look for the right version of it. I'm assuming you are using the stock ROM so find out what software version you are on and download the right version of Safestrap. Good luck.
Btw I forgot to add that you lost your stock recovery so you don't have one anymore. You can take it to a bestbuy and tell them Kies broke your phone and they can reflash it for you, or you can install a custom recovery.
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Is there a way I can flash the stock recovery myself? I'm not in the US. Also, I installed Safestrap without flashing the original firmware and everything seems to be working fine. Should I reflash it anyways? I want to run a custom rom (Hyperdrive RLS15) and I'm new to all of this.Thank you for all your answers!

LeoZ100 said:
Is there a way I can flash the stock recovery myself? I'm not in the US. Also, I installed Safestrap without flashing the original firmware and everything seems to be working fine. Should I reflash it anyways? I want to run a custom rom (Hyperdrive RLS15) and I'm new to all of this.Thank you for all your answers!
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Its all up to you if you wanna flash a custom ROM. Personally I don't because I have always had bad luck with modding phones and tablets. that's why I only root, but don't let that discourage you. Make sure that you have the correct ROM for your device before installing it.
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LeoZ100 said:
Is there a way I can flash the stock recovery myself? I'm not in the US. Also, I installed Safestrap without flashing the original firmware and everything seems to be working fine. Should I reflash it anyways? I want to run a custom rom (Hyperdrive RLS15) and I'm new to all of this.Thank you for all your answers!
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Do a backup before flashing anything.
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Help with my GALAxy S4

My phone is S4 mk2 with 4.3 jelly bean. I used Odin3 v3.07 with CF-Auto-Root-jfltecan-jfltevl-sghi337m.tar.md5 to root my phone. Once its rooted when I restart my phone I see Samsung Custom with a unlock icon. I then install safestrap 3.72 on my phone and restarted into safestrap. I first created the recovery(I dont know where it put the recovery file but I assume my SD card). It shows recovery is installed successfully. I then wiped all the data except SD card. and restarted. I thought it will restart into SafeStrap but it doesnt. now My phone stuck on Samsung Screen with unlock icon or I can still go to Odin downloading mode. Is there a way I can get back to my android OS? please help

Do you have I337 or I337M? With i337, you can replace recovery; safestrap is the working recovery for you. With i337m, you don't need safestrap; you can use custom recovery directly.
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winwin888 said:
My phone is S4 mk2 with 4.3 jelly bean. I used Odin3 v3.07 with CF-Auto-Root-jfltecan-jfltevl-sghi337m.tar.md5 to root my phone. Once its rooted when I restart my phone I see Samsung Custom with a unlock icon. I then install safestrap 3.72 on my phone and restarted into safestrap. I first created the recovery(I dont know where it put the recovery file but I assume my SD card). It shows recovery is installed successfully. I then wiped all the data except SD card. and restarted. I thought it will restart into SafeStrap but it doesnt. now My phone stuck on Samsung Screen with unlock icon or I can still go to Odin downloading mode. Is there a way I can get back to my android OS? please help
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Sounds like you need to Odin back to stock if you wiped everything except SD Card. Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279
Once back on MK2 stock, read the following guide. Please thank the op in the threads that help you. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221

jmjoyas said:
Do you have I337 or I337M? With i337, you can replace recovery; safestrap is the working recovery for you. With i337m, you don't need safestrap; you can use custom recovery directly.
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I dont know, I think its 1337. Its ATT phone

Thanks
John The Rhino said:
Sounds like you need to Odin back to stock if you wiped everything except SD Card. Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279
Once back on MK2 stock, read the following guide. Please thank the op in the threads that help you. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
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IM gonna try it now. Downloading will report back .

You are on MK2. The guide will help you. Take your time and read it throughly. Help is here on XDA if you need it.
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John The Rhino said:
You are on MK2. The guide will help you. Take your time and read it throughly. Help is here on XDA if you need it.
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does Odin version matter? I cant seem to find a Odin from that post. or i can use any Odin?

flashing to Stock MK2. meanwhile I have question, is it possible for S4 to get S5 stock rom with kitkat 4.4? thanks again! for help

John The Rhino said:
You are on MK2. The guide will help you. Take your time and read it throughly. Help is here on XDA if you need it.
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I finally got it back to stock. But when I boot up my phone it still says custom with unlock icon. what does that mean?

Mod Comment: Moved to Q&A.

winwin888 said:
flashing to Stock MK2. meanwhile I have question, is it possible for S4 to get S5 stock rom with kitkat 4.4? thanks again! for help
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You do have a ROM that has the look and feel of S5 ROM. Search for "Samy Deluxe ROM S5" in the All things AT&T thread.

Advice on rooting and flashing my Note 3

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I haven't rooted and flashed ROMs in a couple years. I know a lot has changed. Could someone please get me started?. I hope that I attached the pic correctly.
My Verizon Note 3 is only a month old and I haven't done anything to it yet due to lack of knolage. I also don't want to trip the Knox counter. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
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I haven't rooted and flashed ROMs in a couple years. I know a lot has changed. Could someone please get me started?. I hope that I attached the pic correctly.
My Verizon Note 3 is only a month old and I haven't done anything to it yet due to lack of knolage. I also don't want to trip the Knox counter. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
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Check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55003142
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Thanks for the link.
So that method will not trip the Knox counter?.
And how do I find if I have NC2 or NC4.?
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Never mind. I think I got it figured out. I have NC4, correct?
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knoxrandall said:
Never mind. I think I got it figured out. I have NC4, correct?
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From the pic you've shown you're on NC4. As long as you follow the directions you won't trip Knox. Happy rooting and flashing... ?
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but are custom ROMs working on Verizon Note 3?
Meaning, are they still buggie or are there stable ROMs for it?
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knoxrandall said:
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but are custom ROMs working on Verizon Note 3?
Meaning, are they still buggie or are there stable ROMs for it?
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There all pretty stable. If you choose to do use Jasmine 2.3 please read the OP thoroughly as that's a S5 port for the Note 3.

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Check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55003142
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So if I need to go back to stock for a warranty issue..do I just flash the original until rooted firmware? ?

Use Odin to flash the stock NC4 Tar. Both can be found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524572

Hyperdrive not installing
Hey, I'm having trouble getting hyperdrive to install. I rooted my phone a couple weeks ago, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 3 kk 4.4.2, ss 3.75. I successfully installed jasmine, but I want a bit more out of my phone. Downloaded rsl8 3x, but when I install and reboot I get a black screen for 15 min, unresponsive, so I pull the battery and do the vol down /home /pwr button trick to get it to reboot. Any ideas?

sparkymrh said:
Hey, I'm having trouble getting hyperdrive to install. I rooted my phone a couple weeks ago, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 3 kk 4.4.2, ss 3.75. I successfully installed jasmine, but I want a bit more out of my phone. Downloaded rsl8 3x, but when I install and reboot I get a black screen for 15 min, unresponsive, so I pull the battery and do the vol down /home /pwr button trick to get it to reboot. Any ideas?
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You have to flash the NC2 kernel to get hyperdrive to boot. It's flashed in Odin. Put your phone in download mode and flash in the ap slot. See this post here for NC2 kernel. Step 8 coming from NC4 OTA. You should boot up after that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53508274

thegamerdarkseid said:
You have to flash the NC2 kernel to get hyperdrive to boot. It's flashed in Odin. Put your phone in download mode and flash in the ap slot. See this post here for NC2 kernel. Step 8 coming from NC4 OTA. You should boot up after that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53508274
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Should I wipe and flash the deodex rom on the stock side first? I kindof figured it would take a little more work with this phone. I had my Razr running pretty good, but the Note 3 is much more complex. Thanks for the help!

sparkymrh said:
Should I wipe and flash the deodex rom on the stock side first? I kindof figured it would take a little more work with this phone. I had my Razr running pretty good, but the Note 3 is much more complex. Thanks for the help!
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If you've already flashed Hyperdrive just flash the NC2 kernel and you should be okay.

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If you've already flashed Hyperdrive just flash the NC2 kernel and you should be okay.
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Well, I booted into download mode and it said "downloading do not turn off target" for about 20 min. Never gave an option to flash anything. I put the NC2 file on my SD card to flash it, but... What am I missing?

sparkymrh said:
Well, I booted into download mode and it said "downloading do not turn off target" for about 20 min. Never gave an option to flash anything. I put the NC2 file on my SD card to flash it, but... What am I missing?
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Okay, assumed you knew how to use Odin. NC2 kernel isn't flashed through a recovery on your phone. You need your computer and Odin software.
See here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48627708

Thanks!
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Okay, assumed you knew how to use Odin. NC2 kernel isn't flashed through a recovery on your phone. You need your computer and Odin software.
See here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48627708
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I was looking for something like that! Thought I found it and ended up dling a bunch of crap to my computer ?. This looks very straightforward, easy to understand. Really appreciate it!

sparkymrh said:
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I was looking for something like that! Thought I found it and ended up dling a bunch of crap to my computer ?. This looks very straightforward, easy to understand. Really appreciate it!
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So I tried flashing with Odin and it says operation complete, 0 succeeded 0 failed, and no download written no significant changes. Guess I'll do a full wipe and redo when I have the chance, start over fresh.