Hi xda developers members,
I'm currently trying to reinstall my phone back to stock with just the stock files and nothing else, can anyone tell me how I would go about this? I just want the phone cleared of all apps and other files as I want a fresh start with it.
Galaxy is currently running Jellybean 4.1.1 rooted.
Thanks.
factory reset in recovery if you've not been flashing any custom roms/rooted etc...
EDIT - or just do a reset through the settings menu
mikep99 said:
factory reset in recovery if you've not been flashing any custom roms/rooted etc...
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Unfortunately the OS is rooted. Is that an issue?
EDIT: Thanks for the information, so if I reset the phone via Settings > Back Up or Reset > Factory Data Reset. This will wipe all the apps, files and the root off my phone and just leave me with the OS?
nope -
run triangle away first if you want to reset the counter
then flash a stock ROM firmware from sammobile.com - use ODIN to flash it.
then full wipe through recovery
should all be stock then....
mikep99 said:
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run triangle away first if you want to reset the counter
then flash a stock ROM firmware from sammobile.com - use ODIN to flash it.
then full wipe through recovery
should all be stock then....
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I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to all this stuff so bare with me on this!
1. Why would I want to reset the counter?
2. I don't mind the device being rooted, I just want all the files and apps gone, I wouldn't mind if it was just the OS and the rooted files. Would that be done if I did the Factory Data Reset?
Thanks.
Oh right, yeah, if you still want root just do a factory reset
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mikep99 said:
Oh right, yeah, if you still want root just do a factory reset
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Cheers mate, much appreciated. I've just done as you've said and it's worked, hooray!
Now one more question if I may. At the moment, when I go and check for an update, it says "Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available"
This is a pain, as I don't want to loose my root, but I want to be able to update I guess, anyway to bypass this?
Im afraid not. You can still update through kies I think, but youll lose root.
The choice is basically root or ota updates..
Easiest thing to do is flash any new firmwares using ODIN then reroot using CF Root..
Or use custom roms..
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mikep99 said:
Im afraid not. You can still update through kies I think, but youll lose root.
The choice is basically root or ota updates..
Easiest thing to do is flash any new firmwares using ODIN then reroot using CF Root..
Or use custom roms..
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Fair enough, suppose we can't have it all!
So when the next Jellybean update comes out, I just download the firmware from SamMobile, and flash it via ODIN. Sounds easy enough!
Thanks for all the help mate, once again it's much appreciated. Enjoy your evening.
Yep, thats correct.
Cheers, and you!
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Meticulous said:
Hi xda developers members,
I'm currently trying to reinstall my phone back to stock with just the stock files and nothing else, can anyone tell me how I would go about this? I just want the phone cleared of all apps and other files as I want a fresh start with it.
Galaxy is currently running Jellybean 4.1.1 rooted.
Thanks.
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There is a function in the Samsung Kies Called "Firmware Upgrade and Initialization" which is located in the Tools of the Samsung Kies 2.5.0.
Fill in the information it requires and follow the instructions.
It will repartition your phone and install the new pure firmware just like it is a new phone.
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I want to maintain all my appdata and stuff, how would I go about unrooting?
SuperOneClick and S2 Root freeze whenever I try to unroot with those, is there anyway of fixing this and if not can you link me with the correct things I need to download because I have quite literally explored the internet and I am tired.
I need to send this thing off totally unrooted for repair.
Why make another thread?
What use is keeping app data on your phone if you're planning on sending it off for repair? Chances are it's going to come back factory reset.
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Why make another thread?
What use is keeping app data on your phone if you're planning on sending it off for repair? Chances are it's going to come back factory reset.
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True... Then how do I reset my phone to stock?
Flash original stock firmware for your phone via Odin. You can usually get it from sammobile just sign up and type in your model number and search for your original kernel if you can remember it, download, flash via Odin in the PDA section.
EDIT - you will need to reset your flash counter also using a USB jig to remove any trace of rooting.
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bubba949 said:
Flash original stock firmware for your phone via Odin. You can usually get it from sammobile just sign up and type in your model number and search for your original kernel if you can remember it, download, flash via Odin in the PDA section.
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And this will totally remove root from the phone?
Yes it will. I would do a backup of anything you want to keep and do a factory reset before flashing.
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Yes it will. I would do a backup of anything you want to keep and do a factory reset before flashing.
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I cannot find a firmware version on SamMobile with the correct CSC version? Would I do a nandroid to back it up?
What was your original version? Yes you can do a nandroid backup.
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what was your original version? Yes you can do a nandroid backup.
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pda:i9100xwki4
phone: I9100xxki1
csc: I9100xeukh2
currently i have a 2.3.6 custom rom and would like to flash I9100XWLP9_I9100KPNLP1_KPN with odin, this is a 1-part odin flash, so i have to flash without re-partition and afterwards make a factory reset, is this the correct way to upgrade? thx
Yep that's right
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I dont think you need to do factory reset..
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I dont think you need to do factory reset..
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He doesn't NEED to, but it is usually better to start fresh. Reduces the chances of weird problems.
Every update I do, I back up all my app data using TB, full wipe, update, and then restore my TB backups.
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currently i have a 2.3.6 custom rom and would like to flash I9100XWLP9_I9100KPNLP1_KPN with odin, this is a 1-part odin flash, so i have to flash without re-partition and afterwards make a factory reset, is this the correct way to upgrade? thx
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The real answer is no need for factory wipe its not in the instructions .
But as posted many of us do wipe the phone before an upgrade and factory reset afterwards .
It does no harm anyway and is probably good practice .
jje
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currently i have a 2.3.6 custom rom and would like to flash I9100XWLP9_I9100KPNLP1_KPN with odin, this is a 1-part odin flash, so i have to flash without re-partition and afterwards make a factory reset, is this the correct way to upgrade? thx
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Yes, correct. Make sure re-partition is not checked.
Hi ok i rooted and loaded the nandroid of the JB thats floating the forum, I deleted some bloat wear theninstalled chainfire, so I opened it up and installed the drivers etc and it restarted, only to go no where
Here's what I have
Android system recovery <3e>
Options to choose from
Reboot system now
Aply update from abd
apply update from ext storage
wipe data factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
a picture of a dead android with a red triangle coming out of his belly
now i tried adb but doesnt bring up the device when adb devices
I dont got another rom to apply only 2 nands
How can I get out of this mess please??????????
That is stock android recovery.
What happens when you hit reboot system now?
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That is stock android recovery.
What happens when you hit reboot system now?
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Just sticks on the galaxys s3 logo
Well you can try hit factory reset (will wipe everything, including internal storage)
Flashing cwm via Odin
Flashing a stock ROM via Odin.
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nodstuff said:
Well you can try hit factory reset (will wipe everything, including internal storage)
Flashing cwm via Odin
Flashing a stock ROM via Odin.
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FActory reset done nothing
Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to do this through odin?
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FActory reset done nothing
Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to do this through odin?
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When the ROM is booting it usually stays on the Samsung logo for a few minutes as it boots/builds dalvik-cache and all that jazz.
How long did you wait?
Do you have Odin already?
You'll need to download a stock ROM to flash first of all, or if you want there is am Odin flashable version of the jellybean ROM you flashed.
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When the ROM is booting it usually stays on the Samsung logo for a few minutes as it boots/builds dalvik-cache and all that jazz.
How long did you wait?
Do you have Odin already?
You'll need to download a stock ROM to flash first of all, or if you want there is am Odin flashable version of the jellybean ROM you flashed.
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It doesnt get past the first lot of writing, just holds there saying galaxy siii gt i9300
I have odin already but thats it
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It doesnt get past the first lot of writing, just holds there saying galaxy siii gt i9300
I have odin already but thats it
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Oh OK, you'll need to flash it so.
download whatever stock ROM you need from samfirmware.com or the jellybean leaked one (Odin in title) and we'll talk then. (700+mb)
You can flash whatever firmware you want from samfirmware.com (obviously for gt-i9300) but region doesn't matter, I used XXBLG8 firmware. (UK)
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Oh OK, you'll need to flash it so.
download whatever stock ROM you need from samfirmware.com or the jellybean leaked one (Odin in title) and we'll talk then. (700+mb)
You can flash whatever firmware you want from samfirmware.com (obviously for gt-i9300) but region doesn't matter, I used XXBLG8 firmware. (UK)
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Thanks
downloading I9300OXABLG8
Wonder what happened an where the hell my recovery went??
Wont be installing chainfire anymore
Kickasskev said:
Thanks
downloading I9300OXABLG8
Wonder what happened an where the hell my recovery went??
Wont be installing chainfire anymore
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Chainfire didn't get rid of your recovery, stock android has a file in ota's which overwrites custom recoveries on boot, i think flashing cf-root seems to solve this problem, I still have my custom recovery after several reboots.
Chainfire3d may not be compatible with sammy jellybean just yet.
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Chainfire didn't get rid of your recovery, stock android has a file in ota's which overwrites custom recoveries on boot, i think flashing cf-root seems to solve this problem, I still have my custom recovery after several reboots.
Chainfire3d may not be compatible with sammy jellybean just yet.
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Just sorted it out and got it working, thanks so much for your help much appreciated :good:
I'm fairly confident i am able to root my device, and follow every tutorial, however i'm stuck with these qeustions...
if i install CF-root first... without cwm and later, install the package that has CF-root + cwm combined.. will this conflict with the earlier installed cf-root without cwm?..
***update****
when 4.1 hits, i can update trough kies?.. or do i have to unroot for that, and remove cwm?.. how does this exactly work... ive read other places.. it wont do ota's now..
Also, what would happen if i mistakingly did the re-partition thing?..
CF-Root (for the SGS3, anyway - can't comment on other phones) always comes with CWM as it's CWM that actually installs SuperSU etc. on the phone
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CF-Root (for the SGS3, anyway - can't comment on other phones) always comes with CWM as it's CWM that actually installs SuperSU etc. on the phone
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eveyrthing went well, i got now a rooted phone !
<3 chainfire
However my next qeustion is, when 4.1 hits, i can update trough kies?.. or do i have to unroot for that, and remove cwm?.. how does this exactly work... ive read other places.. it wont do ota's now..
Also, what would happen if i mistakingly did the re-partition thing?.. with odin
As your device is already rooted, I would suggest that, there are a few ROMs available on XDA that supports the OTA. you can install them to have OTA available. as in your phone currently OTA will not support because you have just rooted the phone, there are some changes to be done in the system after rooting the phone so that it will support OTA.
Long story short,,,
Install the ROM with OTA support. done... happy flashing...
No you can't get official OTA's now, but you can still download and flash official stock jellybean firmwares and flash them to your phone. Chances are they'll be on xda before you ever get an OTA anyway.
As for repartition in Odin, that will repartition your internal storage and wipe your data and may corrupt your filesystem which -may- be irreversible. Stay away unless told otherwise, some situations call for that to be used but only in emergencies and following strict instructions.
As for the guy above that is talking about OTA's, he is getting confused between official OTA's and custom ROM OTA's.
Some custom ROMs support OTA updating, but it will be a custom ROM.
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dd0322 said:
eveyrthing went well, i got now a rooted phone !
<3 chainfire
However my next qeustion is, when 4.1 hits, i can update trough kies?.. or do i have to unroot for that, and remove cwm?.. how does this exactly work... ive read other places.. it wont do ota's now..
Also, what would happen if i mistakingly did the re-partition thing?.. with odin
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No need to unroot. I just upgraded my rooted S3 to 4.1.1 using Odin, everything went well. You just have to reroot using the same method.
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nodstuff said:
No you can't get official OTA's now, but you can still download and flash official stock jellybean firmwares and flash them to your phone. Chances are they'll be on xda before you ever get an OTA anyway.
As for repartition in Odin, that will repartition your internal storage and wipe your data and may corrupt your filesystem which -may- be irreversible. Stay away unless told otherwise, some situations call for that to be used but only in emergencies and following strict instructions.
As for the guy above that is talking about OTA's, he is getting confused between official OTA's and custom ROM OTA's.
Some custom ROMs support OTA updating, but it will be a custom ROM.
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I actually didnt got confused. I was also telling about the custom OTA... not the samsung OTA... I actually forget to detailed it as I was typing from my phone while driving......
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
I actually didnt got confused. I was also telling about the custom OTA... not the samsung OTA... I actually forget to detailed it as I was typing from my phone while driving......
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Off topic - Never texting while driving
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I actually didnt got confused. I was also telling about the custom OTA... not the samsung OTA... I actually forget to detailed it as I was typing from my phone while driving......
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i meant recieving OTAs from samsung... when i flash stockrom.
Another qeustion, if i go from a 4.1 stock rom, back to a 4.0.4 stock rom.. do i need to wipe dalvik cache or anything?..
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i meant recieving OTAs from samsung... when i flash stockrom.
Another qeustion, if i go from a 4.1 stock rom, back to a 4.0.4 stock rom.. do i need to wipe dalvik cache or anything?..
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Yes wipe. Wipe everything.
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Yes wipe. Wipe everything.
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How do i do this though?.. i mean, if i bootup recovery (cwm) factory reset / wipe data / cache/ and dalvik.. i cant let it reboot and use odin... since 4.1 will still be on it.. do i need to press the hardware buttons when being in recovery to get into download mode instead?.. what's the solution to this...
i hope its not too complicated to understand, i'm not english.
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i meant recieving OTAs from samsung... when i flash stockrom.
Another qeustion, if i go from a 4.1 stock rom, back to a 4.0.4 stock rom.. do i need to wipe dalvik cache or anything?..
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you cant recieve OTA from the samsung if your phone is rooted.
yes you need to wipe dalvik cache.
Hello my friends, I got the infamous black spot in my camera and now I need to take my SGS II to service center.
I know I have to restore the Original ROM and kernel (and firmware?) but I don't what folders and files have to be in the internal memory and what folders and files have to be removed in order to erase any clue of phone customization/rooting.
I will appreciate your help. Thank you in advanced!
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First use triangle away to reset the flash counter if you're on ICS. The download the official firmware for your region from sammobile.com and flash it via Odin and you should be good to go. This should be enough. But just to be safe you can restore to factory settings from the Settings menu once you're back on stock. That'll delete all files etc from the phone. (Not necessary IMO)
Good luck.
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First use triangle away to reset the flash counter if you're on ICS. The download the official firmware for your region from sammobile.com and flash it via Odin and you should be good to go. This should be enough. But just to be safe you can restore to factory settings from the Settings menu once you're back on stock. That'll delete all files etc from the phone. (Not necessary IMO)
Good luck.
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Thank you for you reply.
I'm using JellyBean (ParanoidAndroid 2.52) can I still use trhe Triangle away?
So can I delete ALL the file in the internal memory without any risk of brick or stuff like that? Or which files I have to keep?
Thank you again!
opticon107 said:
Thank you for you reply.
I'm using JellyBean (ParanoidAndroid 2.52) can I still use trhe Triangle away?
So can I delete ALL the file in the internal memory without any risk of brick or stuff like that? Or which files I have to keep?
Thank you again!
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Yes you can use triangle away.
To the best of my knowledgde, if you factory reset the phone from the settings menu once on stock, it'll delete everything. Apps, contacts, data etc bringing the phone back to how it was the first time you bought it. So the necessary files will remain.
But like I said..factory reset from the settings menu and NOT wiping in stock recovery. If possible, use 4.0.3 instead of 4.0.4. I'm sure you're aware of the emmc brickbug. Why risk it eh?
Good luck.
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Yes you can use triangle away.
To the best of my knowledgde, if you factory reset the phone from the settings menu once on stock, it'll delete everything. Apps, contacts, data etc bringing the phone back to how it was the first time you bought it. So the necessary files will remain.
But like I said..factory reset from the settings menu and NOT wiping in stock recovery. If possible, use 4.0.3 instead of 4.0.4. I'm sure you're aware of the emmc brickbug. Why risk it eh?
Good luck.
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I know nothing about the emmc brickbug, what's that ?
After I do everything you said I still have to build a JIG to reset the binary counter, right? Otherwise my carrier company will cry cuz I put a custom ROM in my cellphone. Or they don't watch the binary counter when checking my phone? Remember this is a camera Hardware issue...
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I know nothing about the emmc brickbug, what's that ?
After I do everything you said I still have to build a JIG to reset the binary counter, right? Otherwise my carrier company will cry cuz I put a custom ROM in my cellphone. Or they don't watch the binary counter when checking my phone? Remember this is a camera Hardware issue...
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Then I suggest you search for information about it. Its all over this forum.
I don't know what Samsung checks while servicing the phone. But using triangle away resets the binary counter the same way the jig does. The jig works on GB, TriangleAway on ICS.
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