Hello everyone. I have a galaxy s3 i535 on verizon wireless. I am currently rooted and have CWM and a backup of CyanogenMod10 (jellybean). I am currently on stock ICS my phone shipped with. My question is how to i get rid of CWM and my root. I want to be ready for JB OTA. Also, does my bootloader need to be locked when i accept OTA updates?
I want my phone back to just like it came when i took it out of the box.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
This might help. Post in there.
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Root has nothing to do with ota updates, if you update rooted phone it will most likely loose it during the process. What you need is bootloader locked, unlocked bootloader on ota upgrade can brick the device
Do i need to get rid of cwm and my backups first?
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bfrancom said:
Do i need to get rid of cwm and my backups first?
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I'm pretty sure yes, you do need stock recovery but you can keep your backups, those are just files saved onto the SD card
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How do o get rid of it?
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No you don't need to get rid of it...as i said before the only thing required is locked bootloader, the update will overwrite anything on the sytem partition and eventually will get erased with the update. If you really want to return to stock find the stock .ftf file for your phone and flash it using flashtools or odin similar program..it's all explained in section 6 of the link posted by .xxx. second post of this thread....
Ok i dont want to brick it. So all i need to do is lock ny bootloader the when i get jb ota i wont brick it
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Can someone else verify this?
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Just read here if you want further proof, it's in the sony forum but same rules apply to all devices
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568792
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So I am running SuperChargedHatka rom and they just updated to the new ota. Ok my question is are we better off flashing back to stock. Relocking. Updating. Then unlocking again? Are there things in the update we can't get with custom roms?
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Anyone? Is it more beneficial to go back to stock everything and accept the update then unlock again and install a custom ROM? Or is there no real benefit.
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If you relock, stock, update then unlock and flash a rooted Rom, make sure it has the update in it or you will possibly flash the old rom files over the new..
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You can't get the new radios or hboot just by flashing the ROM. So if you want them then you have to lock, run ruu, update, and unlock again. Kind of a pain but just the way it is right now. If you have the unlock bin you originally got from HTC it does make it a little easier.
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Alright cool. That's what I was wondering. Too bad flashgui won't flash radios too
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So I am running SuperChargedHatka rom and they just updated to the new ota. Ok my question is are we better off flashing back to stock. Relocking. Updating. Then unlocking again? Are there things in the update we can't get with custom roms?
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Check out my guide for doing just that its in my sig
Hello,
So whats going on is my QI wireless on my phone stopped charging. so i called verizon to get a replacement which they are overnighting tonight to me. so my question is, is there a way (step by step) to just put the Orignal Recovery Flash rom back on the phone and just lock the bootloader without resetting the phone? if so and do that. well the tamper disappear on the phone as well? ?? because they want the phone how it is. they dont want me to do a phone reset so they can see what cause the problem...
So 2nd question if i don't fix the rooting and ship the phone as is to verizon. Do you think i well get charged for rooting my phone???
Thanks!
Flash a stock rom and kernel, restore all your apps and stuff, delete any root apps, remove supreuser/SuperSU, flash the stock recovery, and relock if you feel like it. If you all that you should be good.
Or just ruu and relock your phone. As long as the problem still persists they won't care that you wiped it.
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I hope the new one doesn't come updated because if so you won't be able to root. I would restore the old one and see if the wireless charging works again if so you might want to keep it if the new one is updated.
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where can I find the stock rom on this site. I looked everywhere and cant seem to find it. as well with the boot loader to lock it..
I wish I can keep this phone but it is a hardware issues :/
anyone???
where can I find a stock rom on this site???? without nuking my phone???
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anyone???
where can I find a stock rom on this site???? without nuking my phone???
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That was hard.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2080200
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well Verizon or htc bill me If I sent them a rooted phone? because what's going on is the phone is having hardware issues. the QI wireless in the phone to charge is dead....
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well Verizon or htc bill me If I sent them a rooted phone? because what's going on is the phone is having hardware issues. the QI wireless in the phone to charge is dead....
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Just unroot it...
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Bigandrewgold said:
Just unroot it...
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having a hard time doing so.
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having a hard time doing so.
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What is not working.
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just have no Idea what to do after downloading that app from that link....
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just have no Idea what to do after downloading that app from that link....
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What app?
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The link that u posted I downloaded off that site.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2080200
clicked on the dl and its on my system but I have no idea what to do with it.
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The link that u posted I downloaded off that site.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2080200
clicked on the dl and its on my system but I have no idea what to do with it.
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The download on that post is a zip file, which you would flash in recovery to have a stock Rom. Then you would restore your apps, remove any root apps, remove superuser, put a stock recovery on there and relock.
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Bigandrewgold said:
The download on that post is a zip file, which you would flash in recovery to have a stock Rom. Then you would restore your apps, remove any root apps, remove superuser, put a stock recovery on there and relock.
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ok easy said and done but I have no idea what are the commands on going after I unzip that folder... is there a step by step on how to go by doing this..
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ok easy said and done but I have no idea what are the commands on going after I unzip that folder... is there a step by step on how to go by doing this..
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You don't unzip it... You flash it in recovery.
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I have a rooted GS3 (stock rom). My wife and kids all have unrooted phones and they are getting the update right now. I checked for an update and it never finds it so do I need to unroot to get the OTA update?
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You could try unrooting, but most of the time Kies does not recognise the device.
1)If you want to get the update the best way is to flash a stock 4.1.2 of your country and then update via kies.
OR
2)Just find the latest 4.1.2 (the update) for your country and flash it
Pneumatic said:
I have a rooted GS3 (stock rom). My wife and kids all have unrooted phones and they are getting the update right now. I checked for an update and it never finds it so do I need to unroot to get the OTA update?
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Why are you posting in the i9300 forum?
and in the wrong section too
This is the Galaxy S3 general discussion section isn't it? What section should I be in?
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Whoops... my bad. I see what I did wrong.
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Im asking if there's any fool proof ways to root this configuration because i just bought the phone and dont wont to brick it like my s3 hard bricked. Any help or comments appreciated, thinking about just updating to 4.3 and waiting for a root method with that.
Read this. Used this guide for both my gs4's with zero issues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290798
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Scott792 said:
Im asking if there's any fool proof ways to root this configuration because i just bought the phone and dont wont to brick it like my s3 hard bricked. Any help or comments appreciated, thinking about just updating to 4.3 and waiting for a root method with that.
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Don't update. You'll lose your ability to have a real custom recovery. Just stay on MDK and root. Then you can go ahead and flash a 4.3 ROM.
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Read this. Used this guide for both my gs4's with zero issues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290798
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Should i factory reset and root before activating the phone with verizon?
I personally would just root, install custom recovery then wipe. After that pick a rom as most have ota updates disabled. Or install titanium backup pro and freeze the update apk's (I forget the file names)
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Toddricks said:
I personally would just root, install custom recovery then wipe. After that pick a rom as most have ota updates disabled. Or install titanium backup pro and freeze the update apk's (I forget the file names)
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Ok, is it safe to activate and root as long as i stop the OTA update?or just root and then activate? thanks for the replies by the way
Either way you do it just do not take the ota. I always root first and install custom recovery
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So I have a note 2. It has 4.1.2. I unlocked and rooted with team win recovery tool 2.5.0.0 using odin. Now the update is out and I keep defering cause I dont know what to do. How do I update to the current version without bricking the phone?
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You grab up one of the OTA based ROMs without the bootloader and flash it. That way your bootloader remains unlocked.
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williamggs said:
So I have a note 2. It has 4.1.2. I unlocked and rooted with team win recovery tool 2.5.0.0 using odin. Now the update is out and I keep defering cause I dont know what to do. How do I update to the current version without bricking the phone?
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If you're rooted then flash 4.3 with odin and you can also look into Sophisticated Rom v3.1 for the note 2. it has a stock look and feel to it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582313