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[Q] return to stock recovery?

I would like to update to mf3 but after doing the ota update it reboots to recovery but I now have twrp instead of the required stock recovery...
After doing a lot of searching the only solution I found was to flash the official firmware with odin, but I'm assuming I will have to do a factory reset after this?
Is it possible to replace twrp with the stock recovery without having to do a factory reset or is there another way to get the mf3 update with twrp? (I'd rather not have to re-install all my apps and settings)
I hope my questions make sense its late and I'm tired.

badboyz said:
I would like to update to mf3 but after doing the ota update it reboots to recovery but I now have twrp instead of the required stock recovery...
After doing a lot of searching the only solution I found was to flash the official firmware with odin, but I'm assuming I will have to do a factory reset after this?
Is it possible to replace twrp with the stock recovery without having to do a factory reset or is there another way to get the mf3 update with twrp? (I'd rather not have to re-install all my apps and settings)
I hope my questions make sense its late and I'm tired.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42253396#post42253396
There is always a risk of screwing something up...so read the thread, follow the directions, and decide if you want to take the risk..it's your decision.

Why not just flash a sweet custom rom like omega v9.0? That's the best thing about a custom recovery. It makes it easy to back up your current content and then try out a wide variety of mods and roms.
It's kinda counter productive to flash a stock recovery when you are trying to mod or customize your phone.
Odin is the cats butthole when trying to return to stock. Also, read the poop out of these threads... somebody has done what you want to do already so most things can be resolved with the solutions others have presented.

Bigbabyjesus said:
Why not just flash a sweet custom rom like omega v9.0? That's the best thing about a custom recovery. It makes it easy to back up your current content and then try out a wide variety of mods and roms.
It's kinda counter productive to flash a stock recovery when you are trying to mod or customize your phone.
Odin is the cats butthole when trying to return to stock. Also, read the poop out of these threads... somebody has done what you want to do already so most things can be resolved with the solutions others have presented.
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The OP said he wants to update to MF3. I can't figure out why anyone would willingly do so either, but it is his decision. Personally I would also just flash one of the MF3 ROMs or International updated ROMs and still have the ability to use custom recovery with the benefits (I don't really think there are any) of MF3.

scott14719 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42253396#post42253396
There is always a risk of screwing something up...so read the thread, follow the directions, and decide if you want to take the risk..it's your decision.
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This should work. When you type the command make sure that the block number ( mmcblk0p21) is correct. Any mistake there and you will get a $600 paperweight
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I read there is a root method for the MF3 OTA update in general section
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jball said:
I read there is a root method for the MF3 OTA update in general section
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda premium
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This is correct, but it has nothing to do with the OP's request.

I read this hole page and u quoted the op wanted to update to mf3 so I just reassured the op that there is a root method for it .I do apologize to the op
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Thanks for all the replies.
I wanted to update to mf3 because isn't it a newer modem? I was waiting until root was possible which now there is a method for mf3.
Sent from my Samsung S4

AT&T Message - Not Authorized Software found
rushi.1986 said:
This should work. When you type the command make sure that the block number ( mmcblk0p21) is correct. Any mistake there and you will get a $600 paperweight
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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thanks god did not turn my cell into a $600 paperweight :laugh: ... the process worked, but, when I try to do a factory recovery a sign from ATT says, in the top:
Secure Fail: Kernel
and a yellow exclamation with the following message: "System software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest AT&T store for help."
has anyone seen this?

badboyz said:
I would like to update to mf3 but after doing the ota update it reboots to recovery but I now have twrp instead of the required stock recovery...
After doing a lot of searching the only solution I found was to flash the official firmware with odin, but I'm assuming I will have to do a factory reset after this?
Is it possible to replace twrp with the stock recovery without having to do a factory reset or is there another way to get the mf3 update with twrp? (I'd rather not have to re-install all my apps and settings)
I hope my questions make sense its late and I'm tired.
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You can flash your recovery with fastboot command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery /path/to/revocery.img

I ended up just flashing the modem it seemed to be the safest option
Sent from my Samsung S4

simone.mutti said:
You can flash your recovery with fastboot command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery /path/to/revocery.img
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Are you sure that will work with the AT&T S4?

scott14719 said:
Are you sure that will work with the AT&T S4?
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I don't think so, pretty sure that the bootloader has to be unlocked to do that
Sent from my Samsung S4

badboyz said:
I don't think so, pretty sure that the bootloader has to be unlocked to do that
Sent from my Samsung S4
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I'm confused, are you on stock mf3 and have twrp installed as your recovery?

jd1639 said:
I'm confused, are you on stock mf3 and have twrp installed as your recovery?
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I was on mdl rooted with twrp recovery then flashed just the modem for mf3
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[Q] need some advise on mf3.

so i just had to odin to factory stock because i was in the boot loop into download. but i stupidly updated the software thinking it would update me to something other than mf3....that was not the case. it put me right into mf3. should i odin back to stock and just root and recov from there? or can i just root to customize. i have no problem starting from scratch but some advise would be great!!! please and thanks!!

If it updated you to MF3 you at this time can not Odin back to stock out of the box.root is possible but no recovery or Roms so please don't be a static of the "I bricked my phone"section. Read/research till your eyes dry up and burn
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium

jball said:
If it updated you to MF3 you at this time can not Odin back to stock out of the box.root is possible but no recovery or Roms so please don't be a static of the "I bricked my phone"section. Read/research till your eyes dry up and burn
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium
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is there a way to debloat the stock rom? also is the root process the same??

To b honest I haven't checked out how to root MF3 cause I've managed to stay away from the OTA update,I m still MDL base. As far as debloating without flashing a zip I believe u can use titanium backup the long way.my model is ATT I337 S4 but the Rom I m on makes it a I9505 S4. I check on xda everyday to c if/when they will get the bootloader unlocked so we can go back to stock anytime we want.please don't quote me and I hope u can achieve what u want till it is fully unlocked.
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jball said:
To b honest I haven't checked out how to root MF3 cause I've managed to stay away from the OTA update,I m still MEL base. As far as debloating without flashing a zip I believe u can use titanium backup the long way.my model is ATT I337 S4 but the Rom I m on makes it a I9505 S4. I check on crash everyday to c if/when they will get the bootloader unlocked so we can go back to stock anytime we want.please don't quote me and I hope u can achieve what u want till it is fully unlocked.
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MDL not MEL and not crash but xda. The auto spell on my phone sucks sometimes
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Thanks alot. ill try to be patient as i am a flash freak and get bored of roms so easily.

I m also a flashaholic. I still mess with my I777 S2 just to get my fix
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achang9523 said:
is there a way to debloat the stock rom? also is the root process the same??
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without root, you can simply disable the apps you don't want to use. if you want to root your phone, you can use titanium backup to freeze the apps. everyone is saying freeze and not uninstall because there is no current method to restore our phone on mf3 update. so if you screw something up you're ****ed. I personally used rom toolbox pro to backup all the apps to an external sd, then I deleted them from the phone and haven't had any issues that I'm aware of

achang9523 said:
is there a way to debloat the stock rom? also is the root process the same??
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Search for rooting with MF3. There is a way, but there is no custom recovery. If you do root your phone and begin removing bloatware, you may cause irreversible damage since there is no way to odin back to stock.
I would wait until we have a way to install a custom recovery.

Root is possible, bloatware removal possible. Just be extremely careful what you delete or install for that matter, because currently there is no recovery at the moment for MF3 because of the locked bootloader. [email protected] You AT&T [email protected] You!

i messed up bid time

so I have been on vision x rom for last couple months. I had a guy flash the stock rom back on my phone and now I have an att update aprox 359mb ready to install BUT I cannot update it. after update completes it boots into twrp. how can I uninstall twrp or is it something I missing. thanks for your help in advance. NOOB here

Do you know what firmware you're on? I don't what stock rom the guy flashed but it must not have been the stock firmware or you wouldn't have twrp.

jd1639 said:
do you know what firmware you're on? I don't what stock rom the guy flashed but it must not have been the stock firmware or you wouldn't have twrp.
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it shows 4.2.2

JSUMNERS said:
it shows 4.2.2
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Are you on MDB/MDL or MF3?
Edit: must be MDB/MDL if you still have custom recovery?

JSUMNERS said:
it shows 4.2.2
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What are the last three characters on your base band

rayburne said:
are you on mdb/mdl or mf3?
Edit: Must be mdb/mdl if you still have custom recovery?
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im sorry im noob to the 10th......baseband version 1337ucuamdb

JSUMNERS said:
im sorry im noob to the 10th......baseband version 1337ucuamdb
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Your are on mdb firmware. If flashing custom roms is important to you what I would do is use Odin to upgrade you to mdl firmware. That is probably the same firmware that you have the update for based on its small size. If you use Odin you will lose root and twrp. But you'll be able to put those back on.

jd1639 said:
your are on mdb firmware. If flashing custom roms is important to you what i would do is use odin to upgrade you to mdl firmware. That is probably the same firmware that you have the update for based on its small size. If you use odin you will lose root and twrp. But you'll be able to put those back on.
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what im trying to attempt is to totally get back to stock everything with no root. I would like to get the update from july which is avail for me and then get the ota for 4.3 in november.... Totally stock. Is this possible ?

JSUMNERS said:
what im trying to attempt is to totally get back to stock everything with no root. I would like to get the update from july which is avail for me and then get the ota for 4.3 in november.... Totally stock. Is this possible ?
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Yes, by flashing the mdl firmware in Odin

Thanks you very much. Now time to download odin and do research on xda forums.... Wish me luck

JSUMNERS said:
Thanks you very much. Now time to download odin and do research on xda forums.... Wish me luck
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If you run into problems just ask. The firmware you can get from sammobile.com. You have to register but it's free.

JSUMNERS said:
what im trying to attempt is to totally get back to stock everything with no root. I would like to get the update from july which is avail for me and then get the ota for 4.3 in november.... Totally stock. Is this possible ?
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Are you sure you want to take that update (I'm assuming it's the MF3 update)?
If you do, you will be limited to using safestrap and the custom roms you can flash in the future.
If you stay at MDL, you can still install a custom 4.3 rom (or the stock 4.3 release without bootloaders once it's available).
You can even install stock MF3 without the bootloaders from the dev section to get the update.
If you want to have an unlocked bootloader and have complete freedom to flash whatever you want on your phone, you only want to update to MDL as mentioned above and not take the MF3 update.
Once your at official OTA MF3, your bootloader is locked and there is no turning back (just trying to help and make sure you are aware of what happens if you take the OTA and upgrade to MF3).
Good Luck

JSUMNERS said:
so I have been on vision x rom for last couple months. I had a guy flash the stock rom back on my phone and now I have an att update aprox 359mb ready to install BUT I cannot update it. after update completes it boots into twrp. how can I uninstall twrp or is it something I missing. thanks for your help in advance. NOOB here
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Heimdall is your friend , safer than Odin. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2374441&highlight=heimdall

jakew02 said:
heimdall is your friend , safer than odin. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2374441&highlight=heimdall
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ok so i havent unrooted yet. Still researching. My problem is now that when i power the phone on it shows custom with the open pad lock. But but when i run root checker basic is says im not rooted. Im confused and need help please. Sorry for being so ignorant but im learning

Sorry again but im still confused as to why it still has pad lock on start up but root checker says no root. I am so stupid im sorry but i need help please

JSUMNERS said:
Sorry again but im still confused as to why it still has pad lock on start up but root checker says no root. I am so stupid im sorry but i need help please
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Go get Triangle Away. That helped me get rid of the pad lock.
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risensunx said:
Go get Triangle Away. That helped me get rid of the pad lock.
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Read this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2319251

[Q] How ro unroot S4 to get update

Hi,
I had my S4 (Rogers) on stock ROM with root. I want to put back the original ROM so I can upgrade to 4.3. I used Kies to put back original ROM but now when I try to upgrade I get a message saying my phone was modified and I cannot upgrade. How do I put the original ROM so I can upgrade my phone? Do I have to flash a ROM with Odin and if so where do I get the original ROM for my phone (Rogers).
Thanks.

Ignore this post. You have an i337m. That method will not work for you.
Sent from my SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

HORiZUN said:
Get the mf3 md5 files, put phone into download mode, use Odin to restore to stock.
You will be able to update after that, but I'm pretty sure I read they pulled the update due to issues people were having.
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what issues ? I got mine from Bell yesterday and its an update worth the trouble to go back to stock IMO.
Im very happy with 4.3.

Problems appear to be isolated within AT&T users.
http://m.gsmarena.com/android_43_update_for_at_t_galaxy_s4_gets_delayed_as_well-news-7209.php
Sent from my SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

in general, to unroot your phone,
Open SuperSu, go to the Settings tab, scroll down until you will find Full unroot. Click it and proceed with the instructions.
Good luck, let me know if it worked for you

HORiZUN said:
Problems appear to be isolated within AT&T users.
http://m.gsmarena.com/android_43_update_for_at_t_galaxy_s4_gets_delayed_as_well-news-7209.php
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the OP says he is with Rogers...
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love is me said:
in general, to unroot your phone,
Open SuperSu, go to the Settings tab, scroll down until you will find Full unroot. Click it and proceed with the instructions.
Good luck, let me know if it worked for you
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Triangle away + Unroot (SuperSU) wasnt enougn in my case. I had to install an Official Stock ROM and then proceed with OTA update.

slam666 said:
Hi,
I had my S4 (Rogers) on stock ROM with root. I want to put back the original ROM so I can upgrade to 4.3. I used Kies to put back original ROM but now when I try to upgrade I get a message saying my phone was modified and I cannot upgrade. How do I put the original ROM so I can upgrade my phone? Do I have to flash a ROM with Odin and if so where do I get the original ROM for my phone (Rogers).
Thanks.
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sammobile.com has the new Rogers 4.3 MK6 .tar file in the firmware section.....download and flash 4.3 via Odin.

I did unroot too my device status is still custom. I tried flashing AMG1 on top still says custom...

duykhang524 said:
I did unroot too my device status is still custom. I tried flashing AMG1 on top still says custom...
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No matter what stock rom I try to use, oden fails with a write protection enabled. Actually I see this write protection on the phone when I start it in download mode. Can someone help me with this.
Thanks

Same here, I flashed the stock rom so no root or any custom anything but I still can't get OTA updates

unroot not success
Relayers said:
the OP says he is with Rogers...
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Triangle away + Unroot (SuperSU) wasnt enougn in my case. I had to install an Official Stock ROM and then proceed with OTA update.
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that is not the way to unroot i have already tried this but still device is rooted now its show modified when i try to update.

reddysp said:
that is not the way to unroot i have already tried this but still device is rooted now its show modified when i try to update.
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You have to make sure busybox gets uninstalled also. Sometimes it is left there and that trips the custom status.

[Q] Is Supersu The Best Way To Unroot When Flashing Firmware Isn't Possible?

I need to be able to unroot my phone so that I can take it in for repair.
Apparently my phone (SGH-I337 - AT&T) cannot have firmware flashed to it in order to unroot it (apparently because I allowed an update to be installed a while back when I shoudn't have).
There's a lot of people recommending SuperSU for unrooting but the recommended procedures vary (primarily when it comes to which files you should manually delete and when exactly you should delete them) and there's also no mention of whether or not all traces of rooting are removed.
I'm really worried that I'll bring the phone in and they'll find something which indicates that the phone was rooted.
Note: I don't have any custom recovery or firmware installed. The phone has only been rooted using towelroot. Nothing else.

StrabbaClone said:
I need to be able to unroot my phone so that I can take it in for repair.
Apparently my phone (SGH-I337 - AT&T) cannot have firmware flashed to it in order to unroot it (apparently because I allowed an update to be installed a while back when I shoudn't have).
There's a lot of people recommending SuperSU for unrooting but the recommended procedures vary (primarily when it comes to which files you should manually delete and when exactly you should delete them) and there's also no mention of whether or not all traces of rooting are removed.
I'm really worried that I'll bring the phone in and they'll find something which indicates that the phone was rooted.
Note: I don't have any custom recovery or firmware installed. The phone has only been rooted using towelroot. Nothing else.
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Here is a guide I made for getting back to complete 100% unrooted stock. It's for the GS3, but should work on the GS4 as well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att/general/how-to-restore-device-status-to-t2832880

StrabbaClone said:
I need to be able to unroot my phone so that I can take it in for repair.
Apparently my phone (SGH-I337 - AT&T) cannot have firmware flashed to it in order to unroot it (apparently because I allowed an update to be installed a while back when I shoudn't have).
There's a lot of people recommending SuperSU for unrooting but the recommended procedures vary (primarily when it comes to which files you should manually delete and when exactly you should delete them) and there's also no mention of whether or not all traces of rooting are removed.
I'm really worried that I'll bring the phone in and they'll find something which indicates that the phone was rooted.
Note: I don't have any custom recovery or firmware installed. The phone has only been rooted using towelroot. Nothing else.
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What firmware version are you on? There is an Odin flashable firmware that'll work on it. The one to uses depends on what your on now.
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app

jd1639 said:
What firmware version are you on? There is an Odin flashable firmware that'll work on it. The one to uses depends on what your on now.
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Firmware: 4.4.2
Build/baseband number: I337UCUFNI1

StrabbaClone said:
Firmware: 4.4.2
Build/baseband number: I337UCUFNI1
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Flash the nb1 tar file, it's in the general forum. Then leave it there or you can ota it back to nl1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56453100
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app

jd1639 said:
Flash the nb1 tar file, it's in the general forum. Then leave it there or you can ota it back to nl1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56453100
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
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Wow, thank you very much for that info.! I really appreciate it.
Every set of instructions I had come across told me to flash either the I337ATTAMDL firmware or the I337UCUAMDB firmware, and attempting to flash either of those resulted in a FAIL in Odin.
Before I proceed, can you confirm that flashing this NB1 firmware will not trip KNOX or affect a flash counter (requiring a reset with TriangleAway)?
Also, real quick while I have your attention, do you happen to know of any custom firmware/ROM (eg, a version of CyanogenMod or something similar) that I can flash to my phone? Or am I completely out of luck in that department?

StrabbaClone said:
Wow, thank you very much for that info.! I really appreciate it.
Every set of instructions I had come across told me to flash either the I337ATTAMDL firmware or the I337UCUAMDB firmware, and attempting to flash either of those resulted in a FAIL in Odin.
Before I proceed, can you confirm that flashing this NB1 firmware will not trip KNOX or affect a flash counter (requiring a reset with TriangleAway)?
Also, real quick while I have your attention, do you happen to know of any custom firmware/ROM (eg, a version of CyanogenMod or something similar) that I can flash to my phone? Or am I completely out of luck in that department?
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Flashing nb1 will not trip Knox. You're out of luck with cm. With the locked bootloader you can only flash touch wiz based roms using safestrap
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Flashing the NB1 file worked perfectly.
Thanks again! I really appreciate it.