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How can I flash back to factory rom and how? Is there a place I can download the factory Rom? If not can someone help me out here? I sure would appreciate any help from anyone thanks!
If you are on ATT 1.83 software then this CWM installer, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042736, will take you back to deodexed stock files and remove any currently applied theme.
But if you are looking for completely stock, odexed files, you would be better off flashing an SBF. It depends on what you plan to do with the phone after putting the stock files back on really.
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This is what you need. Will show you how to flash to 4.1.26, 4.1.57. or 4.1.83.
Depending on your version of stock, you will pick one to stop at. Personally, my phone was on 4.1.26 when I bought it, so that is stock to me.
CaelanT said:
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This is what you need. Will show you how to flash to 4.1.26, 4.1.57. or 4.1.83.
Depending on your version of stock, you will pick one to stop at. Personally, my phone was on 4.1.26 when I bought it, so that is stock to me.
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Thanks alot both of you!
What I needed was what you posted CaelanT, I got my phone back to norm. Thanks for the help. ^^
I'm sorry if somebody already posted that, i swear I had a look
I have a SIM unlocked AT&T MB860 Atrix with gingerblur 4.5, and I would like to try some real gingerbread goods, which means bootloader unlock and 2.3.4 HKTW.
Do I have to flash back to 1.8.3 stock sbf before actually unlocking and installing gingerbread? I heard people saying is not safe to flash sbf for SIM-Unlocked Atrix because it can cause Wi-Fi problems, is it still the case?
Second problem: I had my phone rooted, but now I don't have an external micro SD card, so I wouldn't be able to root with gingerbreak-similar methods, is this a deal breaker or there is another way to complete the process all the way through?
Thanks a lot
As a general rule, it's best to flash back to stock before flashing anything else. Because Gingerblur requires Tenfar's recovery to run, I believe this will be the best way to do this. If someone else could chime in about the SIM-unlock/wifi issue, that would be great.
As for the rooting method on 2.3.4 HKTW, it works by installing a ZIP through recovery. In my own experience, it only seems to read external SD cards. If you can make it read the internal somehow, then you should be able to root.
i was on GingerBlur 3.1 (rooted via GladRoot), and did the following over the weekend
- flashed the unlocker SBF (still on 1.8.3)
- flashed the new CWM onto the phone via fastboot
- flashed GingerBlur 4.5 using that CWM, just for a few days
- flashed the 2.3.4 IMG using the Windows x64 guide in the general forum.
ran into no problems, and the GB build was already rooted when it booted up.
dLo GSR said:
i was on GingerBlur 3.1 (rooted via GladRoot), and did the following over the weekend
- flashed the unlocker SBF (still on 1.8.3)
- flashed the new CWM onto the phone via fastboot
- flashed GingerBlur 4.5 using that CWM, just for a few days
- flashed the 2.3.4 IMG using the Windows x64 guide in the general forum.
ran into no problems, and the GB build was already rooted when it booted up.
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Good to know, thanks!
Did you clear data or anything like that after flashing?
jwhited said:
Good to know, thanks!
Did you clear data or anything like that after flashing?
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oh, right, forgot. i did do the fastboot -w beforehand.
i have simunlocked atrix as well, it makes no difference.
I went from Greyblur straight to GB with no issues.
Thanks guys
This is worth a try
If I wanted to return to the stock ROM after flashing 2.3.4, all I have to do is RSDLite flash 1.8.3 back correct and then restore using CWM?
kshiuan said:
If I wanted to return to the stock ROM after flashing 2.3.4, all I have to do is RSDLite flash 1.8.3 back correct and then restore using CWM?
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I just did this tonight, and for some reason, I had some problems flashing the 1.8.3 SBF directly. So I downloaded the 1.2.6 (shipping) firmware and just did the updates.
i got my Atrix yesterday and immediately ota updated to 2.3.4, unlocked, fastboot "flashed?" my recovery with cwm, and installed alien. i winged it. thank god i'm not bricked. i had to use fastboot to flash my recovery twice, but since then i've been trying to get UOT to cook something that actually works and cwm seems stable now.
the question is, if i flash a rom based on 1.8.3 will that brick my device? or does the brick only happen if you go back to an unlocked rom? hmm..
anyway, thanks for all the hard work devs! keep it coming =D
edit: i did actually unlock first then update.
you will hard brick your phone if you go back to 1.8.3 after installing the OTA 2.3.4
why do you want to go back to 1.8.3?
i don't! i'm worried about flashing a custom rom based on 1.8.3 by accident not knowing that's what its based on
aaron.a said:
i don't! i'm worried about flashing a custom rom based on 1.8.3 by accident not knowing that's what its based on
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Right now, most roms are flashed via CWM, which shouldnt touch your bootloader. The bricking occures because the official SBF files include an older bootloader which is now seen as an invalid version thanks to the burnt fuse. I dont want to say its impossible, but your not likely to hard brick through CWM. Just dont ever touch RSD/SBFs again and you should be set.
Not to mention, most of the Froyo based roms were made for the old CWM and probably dont work right on the unlocked version of CWM.
If you do decide to go back to Froyo for whatever reason, look for the fruitcake thread. That has CWM flashable firmwares without bootloaders in them, so there's no chance of a hard brick compared to SBFs.
Nevermind mispost
that's basically what i wanted to know. cheers!
i have a samsung fascinate on verizon. now i used to have fun with roms and themes and what not on my phone.... since the update of the clockwork mod, it has been impossible. i have tried everything, amend2edify programs, odin, and every superclean rom seems to have the same thing, nothing differs and my phone goes right back to a new superclean rom i used and it is impossible to theme it or do anything different other than use it. this is boring and extremely frustrating. with no customization, what good is the phone?
if it helps.. my firmware is 2.2.1 / eb01 / dl09
im lost. everytime i try to flash anything from cwm i get an error, it takes my phone 4 mins to boot and then nothing. every time!
I know i am rooted successfully, seems once they switched from amend scrpts i lost my talent? and the cwm i have is orange screen (latest one dl from market and flashed) and i STILL boot to blue recovery and have to run update.zip to get to orange, without fail every time. it will not load on its own when i boot to recovery. crazy. maybe i am missing something here? someone please help me!
thank you.
phil4c said:
i have a samsung fascinate on verizon. now i used to have fun with roms and themes and what not on my phone.... since the update of the clockwork mod, it has been impossible. i have tried everything, amend2edify programs, odin, and every superclean rom seems to have the same thing, nothing differs and my phone goes right back to a new superclean rom i used and it is impossible to theme it or do anything different other than use it. this is boring and extremely frustrating. with no customization, what good is the phone?
if it helps.. my firmware is 2.2.1 / eb01 / dl09
im lost. everytime i try to flash anything from cwm i get an error, it takes my phone 4 mins to boot and then nothing. every time!
I know i am rooted successfully, seems once they switched from amend scrpts i lost my talent? and the cwm i have is orange screen (latest one dl from market and flashed) and i STILL boot to blue recovery and have to run update.zip to get to orange, without fail every time. it will not load on its own when i boot to recovery. crazy. maybe i am missing something here? someone please help me!
thank you.
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I believe u need to odin a stock rom/kernal/radio package before switching roms. Look up the official verizon ed05 pacakage in the development section. Also read the stickies in there aswell.
Odin ed05.tar w/ pit
Boot up once
Odin cwm that's required by rom
Boot into recovery
Wipe data
Install rom.zip
i am trying this now. thank you in advance!
ok now, forgive me for sounding like an idiot (cuz i am) when you say odin cwm required by rom, am i sideloading cwm basically thru odin? and where would i find a download for cwm? im stock ed05 across the board now. thanks!
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ok now, forgive me for sounding like an idiot (cuz i am) when you say odin cwm required by rom, am i sideloading cwm basically thru odin? and where would i find a download for cwm? im stock ed05 across the board now. thanks!
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yep here ya go
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/cwm-recovery-ALL.tar
odin this after you have booted up on ed05 once
boot into cwm by holding both volume up/dow and power buttons until the samsung logo appears twice
wipe data
install powerwashED05.zip from sd card
reboot and enjoy your rooted/debloated/de touchwized/ deodexed/zip aligned rom!
thank you for all of your help. i am now back to enjoying my phone everything works perfect and it is just the way i want it. now all i need to do is start to keep up with the changes so i dont lose track of how to do stuff.
thanks again!
Glad that it worked...enjoy!
ok so i wouldnt say im a noob but im not as advanced as some of yous. last night i flashed a leaked ics onto my phone and loved it with one exception. i couldnt figure out how to root it. all my apps are backed up on titanium backup and i didnt want to have to get all of them manually. so i flashed back to stock using odin with a file i used back when that crappy update came out. i rooted it with super one click and and then went to put on a prerooted ics... when in recovery mode now i get this message
cant access to '/system/csc/att/system/'
i try putting on cwm and siyah and i keep getting authentication errors and the installation aborts. also recovery mode wont read my external sd card now. when the phone is booted up it works fine except i tried to do the factory ota update and it keeps failing. i tried reflashing back to stock again and did the update unrooted and it still failed.
i know you guys hate hate when people ask without researching so i did SOME forum browsing and found nothing. sorry i dont really have time to look too extensively. i just want to know how to fix it. i appreciate any help i can get
Joeyjr25 said:
ok so i wouldnt say im a noob but im not as advanced as some of yous. last night i flashed a leaked ics onto my phone and loved it with one exception. i couldnt figure out how to root it. all my apps are backed up on titanium backup and i didnt want to have to get all of them manually. so i flashed back to stock using odin with a file i used back when that crappy update came out. i rooted it with super one click and and then went to put on a prerooted ics... when in recovery mode now i get this message
cant access to '/system/csc/att/system/'
i try putting on cwm and siyah and i keep getting authentication errors and the installation aborts. also recovery mode wont read my external sd card now. when the phone is booted up it works fine except i tried to do the factory ota update and it keeps failing. i tried reflashing back to stock again and did the update unrooted and it still failed.
i know you guys hate hate when people ask without researching so i did SOME forum browsing and found nothing. sorry i dont really have time to look too extensively. i just want to know how to fix it. i appreciate any help i can get
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Start with getting back to stock using this guide. Check for ICS bootloaders too, you probably flashed them and you have to get stock ones back (careful, flashing bootloaders can cause hardbricking). Once you're back to stock and rooted, you shouldn't need to ever use PC Odin again.
Then use this guide for rooting/flashing.
One other note: when you tried to install CWM, it sounds like you loaded an update.zip onto your phone then tried to install it using stock recovery. Stock recovery won't let you install unsigned update.zips, which is why that method for getting CWM on your phone will never work (hence the authentication error and installation abort). For our phone, CWM is only included in custom kernels, that's the only way to get it on there, and don't even think about updating or changing it via other means. Just flash a custom kernel, it'll include CWM, use it until you want to switch kernels.
Hit my thanks button, I was really nice this time. And post in Q/A next time as well.
EDIT: Skip the second guide if all you want is stock. You should be able to update OTA after following the first guide. Though even if stock is what you want, I highly recommend flashing a custom GB kernel because a) they're more stable and faster and b) you'll have CWM in case you need it.
You started off mentioning about "leak ics" which I have absolutely zero experience.
My suggestion:
1. Try to get it back to stock. Make sure it works correctly.
2. If hasn't rooted yet, do so.
3. Getting CMW into the device by flashing custom kernel.
4. From there, install any ICS ROM you want.