So I did the odin way to get to Edo3 and right the next day the edo4 modem came out so I flash the quick way to get to that modem to get through patches and all was good so I wanted to give cm7 a try so I flashed jt cm7 test build 3 and decided their are way to many bugs so I tried to do a restore of my stock of Edo3 and for some reason it didn't work so now I want to odin the stock Edo3 found in the all roms and kernals thread but says its not rooted my question is how do I root once I odin Edo3 stock someone please help its my gf phone and trying to get it back to stock
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If you came from CM7 you should have seen this sticky....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Thank you! One more question now when I do this method and downgrade to froyo DL09 and put the pit file can just receive ota to the most recent stock build I think I'm just not going to mess with her phone anymore
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What's the best way to get back to stock? What file do I use in ODIN or should I just flash a stock zip, where is a stock zip that isn't rooted, thanks!
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What's the best way to get back to stock? What file do I use in ODIN or should I just flash a stock zip, where is a stock zip that isn't rooted, thanks!
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Stock what? Touchwiz is stock depending on when you bought it. If you want stock honeycomb check out sticky in development section. Stock touchwiz, there is a thread for kmb without root and then upgrade to kme. Check out overcome thread for restock for kme stock via Odin.
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Hi!
I'm a total noob. This is my first android phone. I've read everything about rooting, and I'd like to install a custom rom, but I'd like to save the stock rom/kernel first. I've found this topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
I don't really know if these are what I need. Also, I have an xwkf3 device, but it's slightly branded for hungarian T-mobile (the browser has a different name and icon, and it also had every network setting by default).
So, basically I either need someone to tell me which one to download, or better yet, how to create a backup of the whole thing.
Yet again, I'm sorry for asking something probably really stupid. I've tried to google it many times, but I failed to find an answer. Thanks for everyone in advance.
Are you rooted already? If so just boot into ClockworkMod recovery (cwm) and then navigate to backup. (navigate using volume buttons and use home to select)
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Here is the kernel rooting thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Dial *#1234# into the phone dialer to find out what firmware you have installed.
Root using chainfires method and make a full backup via CWM.
Flash away. But make sure the Rom/firmware is for your device. Eg i9100 international.
Good luck.
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I'm not rooted yet. If I understood everything correctly, the safe kernel is the same for branded/unbranded devices, and only the rom is different?
I'm currently downloading both secure and insecure kernels. After rooting, can I revert back to the secure one to install custom roms?
BTW, thank you for your quick answer
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I'm not rooted yet. If I understood everything correctly, the safe kernel is the same for branded/unbranded devices, and only the rom is different?
I'm currently downloading both secure and insecure kernels. After rooting, can I revert back to the secure one to install custom roms?
BTW, thank you for your quick answer
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I'm not positive but I think if you are rooted and install a stock kernel (without root) you will lose root and won't be able to flash custom roms or make Backups. Its really easy to root, just find the appropriate insecure kernel, flash it with Odin, make backup, and then try new roms!
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I'm not positive but I think if you are rooted and install a stock kernel (without root) you will lose root and won't be able to flash custom roms or make Backups. Its really easy to root, just find the appropriate insecure kernel, flash it with Odin, make backup, and then try new roms!
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Don't flash back to stock kernel.
Use a jig if you want to get rid of the yellow triangle.
Edit: after flashing one of the cfroot kernels make sure you can get into CWM recovery mode. Vol up+power+home
If you can then you're ok to follow the instructions of the Rom you want to flash.
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Thank you. One last question, if I may. Some of the roms I'd try use different kernels, then mine. If I install one of those, and want to revert the phone to factory rom, and kernel, should I root it again with an insecure kernel according to the rom, or one according to my device's current, factory rom?
You will probably find that the Rom kernel will be rooted and have CWM. Just check in the 1st post or 2 of the roms thread.
If you use CWM and make a backup of your stock Rom, after you root now but before you flash any other Rom, you can restore with CWM to get back to stock firmware.
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Thank you. One last question, if I may. Some of the roms I'd try use different kernels, then mine. If I install one of those, and want to revert the phone to factory rom, and kernel, should I root it again with an insecure kernel according to the rom, or one according to my device's current, factory rom?
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To fully return to stock you have to flash a stock rom and stock kernel from Odin. The rom that you want to back up will be a stock rom but it will be rooted because of the rooted kernel. So yea, flashing stock firmware and kernel is the only way to get back to fully stock.
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But if I restore my backup rom, and flash it with an original kernel, it would be unrooted, and basically the phoen would be just as it is right now. Is that right?
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hi i have the same problem i want to root my gt 2 p5110 but i have to come back at the original values before june and can't loos the warranty....can you help me?
I have spent the fortnight since getting my s2 reading everything I can about roms, rooting etc and I cant say that there wasnt / isnt some confusion, but this is where I am as of now.
I want to start trying some other roms like CM7 or MIUI
To root I have kies installed for the drivers.
I have odin and also super one click
I have downloaded the stock kernel for my phone which is XWKI4 from the xda site. I have the very bottom one which is around 8mb. My phone is from CFW but I didnt download the 200mb plus CFW one ( not sure if I need to? ).
I am going to download any insecure kernel and use with odin and then use superone click. I am then going to put the stock secure kernel back on.
Then I planned to download clockwork rom manager from the app store and start to download and flash firmwares with that.
Am I on the right lines or miles away from where I need to be? Been an iphone user for 3+ years so android in itself is completely new to me.
Any advice or help or confirmation I look good to go would be very much appreciated indeed.
Thanks.
Easiest to flash a cf-root to get the phone rooted. Installs CWM also.
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Do not install anything with Rom Manager. If you want to flash things do it with CWM recovery. Go here and get your phone rooted and follow the guide it gives you. Could not be more simple to do it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
You have odin which is great. Just find the kernel that matches your current firmware and just flash away. This way you get cwm recovery and then you get the cwm manager apk which again is a must app to have. More explanation is better on the thread link i gave above
Many thanks all. Will check it out when I'm back home.
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Many thanks all. Will check it out when I'm back home.
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no problem. just press that thanks when you get there
Hey everyone, new member here.
I need your help!
I need to restore a Samsung Galaxy SII back to its original stock ROM (back to the way it was out of the box).
A custom ROM was installed (not my doing) which began to stuff up the phone and I need to restore it back. This is for a friend of mine and they have no idea how to do it. I have some idea but I am lost. I have had a look around on the forums here and read through some tuts and found the firmware page but have NO IDEA which firmware I need and which ROM. Do I need firmware and a stock ROM? I know I need to hook the mobile up to the PC and run the stuff through a program.
Can someone here lend me a hand? I am not sure what ROM is on but I can check for you if you need me to have a look in the "about phone". There is also a file installed on the mobile called CWM which I have no idea what that is.
What I have to do:
1) Get rid of the yellow caution sign when the mobile boots up
2) Restore the entire mobile to original
Please be nice as I am new here and new to flashing roms and all that sort of stuff.
Thank you.
I would grab original firmware from sammobile the install with odin or mobile odin.
Many detailed guides about for both methods
Kieron
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Use triangle away to get rid of the triangle
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Cool, I am downloading the firmware now.
I have also downloaded the new version of Odin.
Is the firmware the same as a ROM or are they 2 separate files I need and does it include the kernel?
Not sure if it has the stock kernel or not.
I just installed triangle away.
Do I use this app after I flash my mobile back to original ROM or before?
Before. You need root for it to work.