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[Q] Unroot?

Now that we have root is will there be a way to unroot if it has to be returned for service?

I would think a factory reset would work.
Do a complete backup before you do so.

gaww said:
I would think a factory reset would work.
Do a complete backup before you do so.
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Factory reset won't do anything except clearing out your /data partition. You will need to flash original image to unroot.

Guide has been updated with instructions to turn S back on!
No need to re-flash.

Grankin I know you told me before that I should be fine sending the phone back since I put it back to SON but should I do the whole downgrade of the ROM and radio that was posted in a thread on here? Is that essentially the same as unrooting is my real question?
Has anyone had to return a mytouch 4g after they've rooted? If so what did you do before you sent it back? (besides put S back to ON) I want to see if you turn S back on and do a factory reset if it puts the apps you deleted during root appear back.
*im trying a factory reset right now I can't wait till tuesday cause its bugging me lol*
Verdict: Factory Reset did NOT bring back the few apps I deleted. Great

I did the downgrade because I switched colors. It worked for me just as described. Just don't expect ota update for awhile after you do it. Make sure you really want to turn it back in.
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Every time my phone is in hboot searching for the images it says "No image or wrong image" over and over a few times. I keep doing it over and over
*edit* figured it out... instead of renaming the rar file to PD15IMG.zip I just took the .zip off and it worked beautifully!

grankin01 said:
Guide has been updated with instructions to turn S back on!
No need to re-flash.
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What's the link to unroot please?
Thank you.

nguyendqh said:
What's the link to unroot please?
Thank you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
Bookmark that, I did!

Cant take update (Q)

So first off im gonna start off and say that I dont really care about being rooted in the first place. I thought id be flashing a lot more stuff but It turns out that I never flashed anything. So on my phone as of now I just have root and I have twrp installed onto it. I did that process to take off the custom recovery status from using motochopper as well. Now my problem is that every time i try to take the ota I get booted right into twrp and then i am unable to take the update. I even downloaded the zip file and tried flashing it and I just get a failed message. Can anyone tell me whats going on? Or point me into the right direction so i can uninstall twrp so I can take the update?

Odin back to stock, then do a factory reset in settings.

Sledutah said:
Odin back to stock, then do a factory reset in settings.
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Will this make everything on my phone get deleted?

blackguy101 said:
Will this make everything on my phone get deleted?
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It did not wipe either internal or extral sdcards when I used odin, been awhile though.

TheAxman said:
It did not wipe either internal or extral sdcards when I used odin, been awhile though.
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Well actually I have one more question. Arent I already stock? I havent even flashed another rom. I literally just got root status and put twrp recovery on it. Do I still need to use odin?

blackguy101 said:
Well actually I have one more question. Arent I already stock? I havent even flashed another rom. I literally just got root status and put twrp recovery on it. Do I still need to use odin?
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You say you are rooted, then do a factory reset, and un-root, then you will be able to get the update.

blackguy101 said:
Will this make everything on my phone get deleted?
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Like axman said, flashing with Odin to stock nothing gets deleted. If you do a factory wipe, everything gets deleted.
You could also try to update with kies instead of ota. Maybe that will work.

The problem is not that you removed root you still are using a custom recovery you need to get back to full stock use odin to get the phone back to full stockso you'll have a stock recovery
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Where can I find a good copy of the full stock recovery for odin

Roadk1ng said:
Where can I find a good copy of the full stock recovery for odin
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40976805

Starting from scratch.

Ok folks,
I'm having a hell of a time with my phone.
No matter what rom I flash, seems to have issues from lockups to reboot.
I have tried every kind of wipe in CWM, inluding making sure I have the latest version of CWM and modem, same.
Is there a way to TOTALLY wipe everything on the phone and go back to true factory default, even as far as the phone number programming? Like it was when it came from Splint?
(Yes, I'd then want to unlock with Odin and put a new ROM).
Thanks much!

Watch,read and read some more...
http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-root-the-sprint-and-international-exynos-samsung-galaxy-s4/

Youthanasia said:
Watch,read and read some more...
http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-root-the-sprint-and-international-exynos-samsung-galaxy-s4/
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Thank you, that'll come in handy one I wipe this thing to oblivion but how do I get to that point?!
I want no trace of any setting, rom, nothing left except a brand new spankin phone.

If you are already rooted ande won't to go back to a completely stock phone use this method..Make sure to watch the Video a couple times before attempting..
http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-unroot-and-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s4/

Youthanasia said:
If you are already rooted ande won't to go back to a completely stock phone use this method..Make sure to watch the Video a couple times before attempting..
http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-unroot-and-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s4/
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Is this a TOTAL Wipe?
He says internal storage wont be wiped, so how is it a total wipe?

beachcomp.com said:
Is this a TOTAL Wipe?
He says internal storage wont be wiped, so how is it a total wipe?
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Yes it will put the phone back to when you took it out of the box..I think he means that if you have any files that you downloaded to the internal storage ie pics,music,contacts things like that they won't be touched.
Just download the Odin file and the Sprint file which is the stock software the phone came with and use is procedure.
Just to worn you The Sprint file is large and will take awhile to download to your comp

Get the full mf9 tar.md5. Remove sd card. Flash with pc Odin. After phone boots up to home screen and settles down, don't set up anything. Go into settings, accounts, backup, then do full factory reset with wipe of internal storage. After it reboots and settles down again, you're completely back to stock. No need to wipe your phone number and associated settings. If it were me, I'd stay away from custom roms if they're giving you nothing but problems.

oscarthegrouch said:
I'd stay away from custom roms if they're giving you nothing but problems.
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That's what I did just rooted the mf9 and got rid of all the bloat.No problems to speak of..

Not to be unappreciative, but, w/o a reset all the data was still there.
Which makes me nervous wondering if there is some crap left over.
Yes, I realize a wipe will get rid of the apps but I want to make sure I'm truly starting from point 0.

beachcomp.com said:
Not to be unappreciative, but, w/o a reset all the data was still there.
Which makes me nervous wondering if there is some crap left over.
Yes, I realize a wipe will get rid of the apps but I want to make sure I'm truly starting from point 0.
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Simple if rooted have twrp installed and select to wipe everything. Then Odin back to stock unrooted.
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beachcomp.com said:
Ok folks,
I'm having a hell of a time with my phone.
No matter what rom I flash, seems to have issues from lockups to reboot.
I have tried every kind of wipe in CWM, inluding making sure I have the latest version of CWM and modem, same.
Is there a way to TOTALLY wipe everything on the phone and go back to true factory default, even as far as the phone number programming? Like it was when it came from Splint?
(Yes, I'd then want to unlock with Odin and put a new ROM).
Thanks much!
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Yeah, you can do a factory reset with Odin. Here's the stock ROM: Stock

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Salil999 said:
Yeah, you can do a factory reset with Odin. Here's the stock ROM: Stock
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Repartition?

No, just do auto boot (or some option like that) and f.reset time
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So if you are on MF9 good luck with going back to stock everything. Because the methods mentioned above don't get rid of the MF9 Firmware just the Build. Also You have use triangle away which only works on MDC and MDL to get to fully clean stock. Everything mentioned in this thread will not do what you want if you are wanting it out of the box like new condition.

GiantJay said:
So if you are on MF9 good luck with going back to stock everything. Because the methods mentioned above don't get rid of the MF9 Firmware just the Build. Also You have use triangle away which only works on MDC and MDL to get to fully clean stock. Everything mentioned in this thread will not do what you want if you are wanting it out of the box like new condition.
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So,what are the steps necessary to bring it back to "brand new, out of the box, condition"?

ObrienDave said:
So,what are the steps necessary to bring it back to "brand new, out of the box, condition"?
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That is a great question. I have another thread about it but I tried last night with no luck.
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Quick Question

In the process of deleting bloatware via Titanium, I obviously took something out that i needed. Is restoring the phone back to its original state just as simple as reflashing MF9?
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Dubez said:
In the process of deleting bloatware via Titanium, I obviously took something out that i needed. Is restoring the phone back to its original state just as simple as reflashing MF9?
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
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Yes you should be able to dirty flash right on top and have all your stuff back...

w8setter said:
Yes you should be able to dirty flash right on top and have all your stuff back...
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Is there a way to re-flash and not lose data/apps?

That's what a dirty flash is, as long as you don't wipe before you flash all your app/data will still be there

w8setter said:
Yes you should be able to dirty flash right on top and have all your stuff back...
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Is there a way to re-flash and not lose data/apps?

[Q] Galaxy s4 Rooted and Custom Rom Problems

I have a Canadian S4 and rooted using the twrp method and then installed the vigin google play edition rom. Everything worked fine at first when I installed it but i was fiddling around after in twrp and thought i should format the internal storage and start completely fresh and now if I install any rom including my original backup the device will boot up into the system fine for the first time but if the device resets after that it just hangs on the galaxy S4 logo and i have to reboot into recovery and flash again. Any ideas on how i could fix this? Thanks!!!

Try this, in twrp go into advanced wipe and wipe dalvik cache, cache, system, data and android secure. Then flash your nandroid.

I don't have a nandroid I have a twrp backup

Jaygrippa said:
I don't have a nandroid I have a twrp backup
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That is a nandroid.

Dont use TWRP for the S4
From what I have experience and I believe others have as well, if you used TWRP to format where you had to type yes, you are pretty much screwed trying to get things working properly again. Maybe it is certain phones, sd cards, roms, who knows, but after I typed yes in TWRP to format everything, I could flash a rom but couldnt restart and things were buggy. I had to use odin to flash back to stock, re-root and flash the rom again. Now everything is 190% considering my battery life went from 6 hours to 28 with medium usage.
I have always loved TWRP on my other phones, but for the S4, its more frustration and using with caution than its worth.
Another word of caution, use windows to fix your phone. Im on linux and its too much of a pain in the ass to use odin/heimdall to go back to stock for newbs. On windows I went to stock and rooted again in no time.
Good luck!

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That is a nandroid.
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After doing that stuff in twrp should I flash right back to my backup of stock touch wiz or straight into the ROM of my choosing? Whenever I would have to reflash I would have to format he internal memory or it wouldn't work

Ya I did the thing where I typed yes... Crap ya its my first time doing all this stuff so you suggest I Re do all of the rooting stuff and then flash my backup I made?

Jaygrippa said:
Ya I did the thing where I typed yes... Crap ya its my first time doing all this stuff so you suggest I Re do all of the rooting stuff and then flash my backup I made?
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You might have to. I had the same problem today where if the phone rebooted I would just get a black screen. I ended up using Odin with the stock rom, reinstalling twrp and then restoring my backup. I'm pretty sure it was a rom I flashed that caused the initial problem and only Odin would clear things up.

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Jaygrippa said:
Ya I did the thing where I typed yes... Crap ya its my first time doing all this stuff so you suggest I Re do all of the rooting stuff and then flash my backup I made?
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Actually its going back to stock, then rerooting. All I did was follow androidrootz guide here:
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/06/how-to-unroot-unbrick-galaxy-s4.html
After that, motochopper back to get root and followed this guide to install OUDHS recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
This worked for me, at least for now. Hope it can help you out.

ericchaffey said:
Actually its going back to stock, then rerooting. All I did was follow androidrootz guide here:
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/06/how-to-unroot-unbrick-galaxy-s4.html
After that, motochopper back to get root and followed this guide to install OUDHS recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
This worked for me, at least for now. Hope it can help you out.
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Hey thanks a bunch ill try that out later. I am at work right now and i can still use my phone on the rom i have just as long as i dont reset it. Ill try all of this out when i get home and see if that works. Thanks for everyones help
Now the only problem is i have to find a Fido ROM

Jaygrippa said:
Hey thanks a bunch ill try that out later. I am at work right now and i can still use my phone on the rom i have just as long as i dont reset it. Ill try all of this out when i get home and see if that works. Thanks for everyones help
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A couple other notes, to avoid other possible problems, use the original samsung cord when connecting to your computer. Switching USB ports can help if there are transfer or other issues. Its pretty easy and straight forward if everything works out well, but there are so many gawt dayum variables that minor issues can cause problems, though may never manifest.
Hopefully this works and please post some results to help the same in need.

ericchaffey said:
A couple other notes, to avoid other possible problems, use the original samsung cord when connecting to your computer. Switching USB ports can help if there are transfer or other issues. Its pretty easy and straight forward if everything works out well, but there are so many gawt dayum variables that minor issues can cause problems, though may never manifest.
Hopefully this works and please post some results to help the same in need.
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Ya thinks i will, now im just in the process of finding a rom for Fido, they are owned by rogers so im not sure if the rogers rom will work, This android stuff is so stressful its my first android phone so i hope all goes well!

Jaygrippa said:
Ya thinks i will, now im just in the process of finding a rom for Fido, they are owned by rogers so im not sure if the rogers rom will work, This android stuff is so stressful its my first android phone so i hope all goes well!
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I get firmware from sammobile.com. You have to register but it's free. You'll download a zip. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that in Odin, PDA.

jd1639 said:
I get firmware from sammobile.com. You have to register but it's free. You'll download a zip. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that in Odin, PDA.
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ya even they dont have a specific "Fido" firmware...

Anyone know if I can just use the Rogers ROM its pretty much the same company

Jaygrippa said:
Anyone know if I can just use the Rogers ROM its pretty much the same company
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It'll work. It'll just put their bloatware on and the boot animation will be theirs

Reflashed
Ok so i reflashed to the stock rom using odin and bam it works again, im just wondering what is a good way now too root, and install the same rom i had

This will have everything you need http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391

Thanks everyone for your help, I got my phone back up and running stock, then i rooted using CF- Autoroot and installed twrp again. I then reinstalled the rom i wanted to use and everything is in tip top order

Jaygrippa said:
Thanks everyone for your help, I got my phone back up and running stock, then i rooted using CF- Autoroot and installed twrp again. I then reinstalled the rom i wanted to use and everything is in tip top order
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Glad to here it. Have fun.