[Q] stock firmware compatibility - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

if i install stock samsung firmware from a different country will i be able to update it ota?????

If csc is correct and aligned to that firmware, yes.
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chrismast said:
If csc is correct and aligned to that firmware, yes.
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One more question ...i have a stock firmware file which belongs to device from other country,if i flash it will it replace cwm recovery and my current kernel(i am running aokp jb milestone 1) ??????

mayankrahul1991 said:
One more question ...i have a stock firmware file which belongs to device from other country,if i flash it will it replace cwm recovery and my current kernel(i am running aokp jb milestone 1) ??????
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if the firmware package includes a kernel & recovery it will.

chrismast said:
if the firmware package includes a kernel & recovery it will.
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last question.....can i flash this stock firmware by simply copying the md5 file to memory rebooting in the recovery and chossing the option "install from sd card"??????

mayankrahul1991 said:
last question.....can i flash this stock firmware by simply copying the md5 file to memory rebooting in the recovery and chossing the option "install from sd card"??????
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for the md5 file you need Odin or Mobile Odin, to flash from recovery you will need a flashable ROM as zip (there is a thread in the general section with stock roms as flashable zips).

chrismast said:
for the md5 file you need Odin or Mobile Odin, to flash from recovery you will need a flashable ROM as zip (there is a thread in the general section with stock roms as flashable zips).
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im looking for stock rom as a flashable zip but i cant find it can u send me a link to it please

mahall1988 said:
im looking for stock rom as a flashable zip but i cant find it can u send me a link to it please
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Second page of the General section

chrismast said:
Second page of the General section
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ahh i should have been more specific. actually what i need, i dont no if i can do.
im looking for an unrooted stock as zip so i can install it as a second rom for dual boot.

mahall1988 said:
ahh i should have been more specific. actually what i need, i dont no if i can do.
im looking for an unrooted stock as zip so i can install it as a second rom for dual boot.
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un-root it after flashing, or download via sammobile.com, flash as primary rom and then swap it to secondary.

Related

Need Help fast. Mini usb port died. Need to unroot.

Is there s way for me to unroot this phone without the usb port?
Any takers on this issue? Or should I run the battery dead.
I have a stock rom on it but its rooted. Everything looks stock but it has superuser in the apps menu.
Use rootexplorer to delete SU app. Then download the siyah kernel cwm flashable zip. Replace the zimage inside with a stock one. Transfer it to your phone using Bluetooth. Flash it in recovery.
Once you reboot, you should be unrooted and having a stock kernel.
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Thanks you are a life saver.
where do i get the siyah kernel cwm flashable zip?
DevilStrider said:
where do i get the siyah kernel cwm flashable zip?
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http://www.gokhanmoral.com/gm/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Siyah-v2.2beta6-CWM.zip
can I get the zimage off my phone or is it on the net? Also do I just find superuser and delete it or is there a uninstall?
DevilStrider said:
can I get the zimage off my phone or is it on the net?
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Which stock firmware were you using? The zimage is available inside the tar file. Extract it using winrar.
I have the same problem that i highlighted in the thread below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18614955#post18614955
I have been looking for the Stock Rom in a ZIP format so that i can flash it via Recovery.
Can anyone guide us on how to convert the STOCK ROM to a ZIP Format?? Android 2.3.4 version for Samsung Galaxy S2. I am sure there is a way as i have seen the zip files for other phones.
PLEASE HELP!!
EDIT: Thank you Silesh. I will try this out tonight. Many thanks.
RohitSGS2 said:
I have the same problem that i highlighted in the thread below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18614955#post18614955
I have been looking for the Stock Rom in a ZIP format so that i can flash it via Recovery.
Can anyone guide us on how to convert the STOCK ROM to a ZIP Format?? Android 2.3.4 version for Samsung Galaxy S2. I am sure there is a way as i have seen the zip files for other phones.
PLEASE HELP!!
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I can make one for you. But you will have to be rooted with a insecure kernel to flash it using cwm. After flashing it, you should be as good as stock.
It's not giving me a uninstall tab. It's giving me a install tab in root explorer
sileshnair said:
Which stock firmware were you using? The zimage is available inside the tar file. Extract it using winrar.
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Is that the kernal version?
DevilStrider said:
It's not giving me a uninstall tab. It's giving me a install tab in root explorer
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Long press on the Superuser.apk and delete. You may also have to delete the su binary and busybox to remove any signs of rooting.
Ok superuser is gone. Now to figure out this flash.
DevilStrider said:
Is that the kernal version?
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No buddy. What did you exactly do to your phone to get it to the present state?
Did you flash any firmware using Odin? How did you root?
Also dial *#1234# and let me know the result.
I see the zimage in the siyah kernel cwm but I' having trouble finding a stock zimage
sileshnair said:
No buddy. What did you exactly do to your phone to get it to the present state?
Did you flash any firmware using Odin? How did you root?
Also dial *#1234# and let me know the result.
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I flashed a kernal a while back to root and then flashed right back to stock and the root stayed. Also I dialed *#1234# and nothing happened.
sileshnair said:
I can make one for you. But you will have to be rooted with a insecure kernel to flash it using cwm. After flashing it, you should be as good as stock.
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I am currently rooted and on Sensation ROM 1.8 using Siyah Kernel v 2.0
I would be very grateful if you can make a zip file for XXKI3 (2.3.5) or XXKH3 (2.3.4).
Thank you very much.
I can't find out what stock firmware I have. It's the stock one that came on the phone though.

Clockworkmod Recovery 6.0.1.0 download

Hi, I'm trying to flash the latest version (6.0.1.0) of the ClockworkMod recovery onto my GT-I9100 but I cant downland the required zip file.
The ROM Manager app gives me a download failed message, and the link on the website does not work, I suspect the app just uses the same download. I would post the link but the site wont let me as it's my first post.
Can anyone help. Is there an alternative download link I can use. I notice the links for 6.0.1.0 for other phone models seem to work but I'm not sure about using them on mine.
Cheers
i have the same problem
penstone said:
Hi, I'm trying to flash the latest version (6.0.1.0) of the ClockworkMod recovery onto my GT-I9100 but I cant downland the required zip file.
The ROM Manager app gives me a download failed message, and the link on the website does not work, I suspect the app just uses the same download. I would post the link but the site wont let me as it's my first post.
Can anyone help. Is there an alternative download link I can use. I notice the links for 6.0.1.0 for other phone models seem to work but I'm not sure about using them on mine.
Cheers
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penstone said:
Hi, I'm trying to flash the latest version (6.0.1.0) of the ClockworkMod recovery onto my GT-I9100 but I cant downland the required zip file.
The ROM Manager app gives me a download failed message, and the link on the website does not work, I suspect the app just uses the same download. I would post the link but the site wont let me as it's my first post.
Can anyone help. Is there an alternative download link I can use. I notice the links for 6.0.1.0 for other phone models seem to work but I'm not sure about using them on mine.
Cheers
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In samsung phones the recovery isn't separate. It's bundled along with the kernel
To use CWM6 flash a kernel which uses CWM6 like latest Siyah.
Don't use ROM Manager on GSII to flash recoveries.
atulalvenkar said:
In samsung phones the recovery isn't separate. It's bundled along with the kernel
To use CWM6 flash a kernel which uses CWM6 like latest Siyah.
Don't use ROM Manager on GSII to flash recoveries.
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I see, thanks for the advise.
penstone said:
Hi, I'm trying to flash the latest version (6.0.1.0) of the ClockworkMod recovery onto my GT-I9100 but I cant downland the required zip file.
The ROM Manager app gives me a download failed message, and the link on the website does not work, I suspect the app just uses the same download. I would post the link but the site wont let me as it's my first post.
Can anyone help. Is there an alternative download link I can use. I notice the links for 6.0.1.0 for other phone models seem to work but I'm not sure about using them on mine.
Cheers
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I also have the same problem ....But as for the last post he said to flash new kernel like siya ....Will it affect the stock rom or will it have any changed in system data or anything like that??
kingsleyhopper said:
I also have the same problem ....But as for the last post he said to flash new kernel like siya ....Will it affect the stock rom or will it have any changed in system data or anything like that??
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noop, you just changing the kernel only but you still on perfect pure stock rom
penstone said:
Hi, I'm trying to flash the latest version (6.0.1.0) of the ClockworkMod recovery onto my GT-I9100 but I cant downland the required zip file.
The ROM Manager app gives me a download failed message, and the link on the website does not work, I suspect the app just uses the same download. I would post the link but the site wont let me as it's my first post.
Can anyone help. Is there an alternative download link I can use. I notice the links for 6.0.1.0 for other phone models seem to work but I'm not sure about using them on mine.
Cheers
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narsimdamha said:
noop, you just changing the kernel only but you still on perfect pure stock rom
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My apps and setting and other user data will remain right ...Actually i dont have CWM ....For that oly im installing ICS kernel
kingsleyhopper said:
My apps and setting and other user data will remain right ...Actually i dont have CWM ....For that oly im installing ICS kernel
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flashing a custom kernel like siyah will not wipe ur apps or data ma8, it will only add the latest CWM recovery to the phone, so u can flash it without any issues
Sun90 said:
flashing a custom kernel like siyah will not wipe ur apps or data ma8, it will only add the latest CWM recovery to the phone, so u can flash it without any issues
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thank you very much m8 .......The kernel just adds CWM and it doesnt change my ROM
thnk you for opening my mind :good:

[Q] how to instal slimrom

First of all, the site has only download it
Slim-GT-I9100-2.9.0-OFFICIAL
And not
device_x.x.zip, slim_gapps.zip.
The second thing I do not understand how to install
I have an original ics 4.0.4 on Samsung's device
aviiiii said:
First of all, the site has only download it
Slim-GT-I9100-2.9.0-OFFICIAL
And not
device_x.x.zip, slim_gapps.zip.
The second thing I do not understand how to install
I have an original ics 4.0.4 on Samsung's device
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is ur phone rooted, if not Root ur phone first, then only u can install the custom rom of ur choice
aviiiii said:
First of all, the site has only download it
Slim-GT-I9100-2.9.0-OFFICIAL
And not
device_x.x.zip, slim_gapps.zip.
The second thing I do not understand how to install
I have an original ics 4.0.4 on Samsung's device
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Hi mate. You have a bit if reading to do before you flash a custom rom. Firstly you need to root your device then follow the instructions on the slim website. There is full guidance supplied in the sticky threads of this forum.
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slim rom is mot likely a cwm zip file instead of tar file. you will need to be rooted with cwm manager to flash this file.
my s2 is roted
icant andestend it becuse They wrote that there are two files
But the site has only downloads one file and is not
tar
aviiiii said:
my s2 is roted
icant andestend it becuse They wrote that there are two files
But the site has only downloads one file and is not
tar
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You need to do a lot of reading and research before you even think about flashing your device. If you don't, you're probably going to brick your phone..
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i have take rom with Odin
From 2.3.5
To 4.0.4
But things are different
I do not understand what it flsh device it through Odin?
In any case it's not about it its about fiels they say in one base and one file i9100
But in the downloads page its not two files have only one.
and its not a tar
you are talking about the latest slim bean rom. It has to be flashed through cwm afterwards you need download gapps and other related files as the rom does not come with these included.

[Q] Flashing in second ROM

what happens if I flash stock Sammy ROM via Mobile Odin in second ROM (Siyah) ? thanks
Why don't you flash it via recovery?
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It is not flashable zip, it's the JB leak from SamMobile.
amozonesk said:
what happens if I flash stock Sammy ROM via Mobile Odin in second ROM (Siyah) ? thanks
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When you flash something being on 2nd rom (Siyah) from mobile odin - it will flash it to the 1st rom (not the 2nd). There is no possibility to flash TAR rom package directly to 2nd rom in Siyah.
so the question is - is there any flashable zip of the leak ?
amozonesk said:
so the question is - is there any flashable zip of the leak ?
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From what I know Salesale DEV is working now on his first Neatrom JB. ETA not known yet but rather soon.

i need latest version of CM but by odin flashing .

i want to use odin for flash i9300
is there any latest version of CM which can be flashed by odin? i meant tar file or any zip by odin.
if there is no how can i make it ?
thanks
AnGrY DuDe said:
i want to use odin for flash i9300
is there any latest version of CM which can be flashed by odin? i meant tar file or any zip by odin.
if there is no how can i make it ?
thanks
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I think... there's some kind of.... confusion....
AnGrY DuDe said:
i want to use odin for flash i9300
is there any latest version of CM which can be flashed by odin? i meant tar file or any zip by odin.
if there is no how can i make it ?
thanks
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Do you mean CWM recovery file
AnGrY DuDe said:
i want to use odin for flash i9300
is there any latest version of CM which can be flashed by odin? i meant tar file or any zip by odin.
if there is no how can i make it ?
thanks
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If you have trouble installing a custom recovery and CM, just use the CM installer. I dont think you can install CM by Odin. CM installer is the easiest possible way to install CM.
Wrong section mate!
RazOne said:
Wrong section mate!
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some of my friends ask me to give them guide to install CM .but they don't know how to do it by recovery
so i think best and easy way is odin for them its just click next.
here is CM by odin ... .. for s3 mini
http://novafusion.pl/downloads
but i need it for i9300
thanks
RazOne said:
Wrong section mate!
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I'm sorry mate i didn't focus ..pls moderator move this to Question forum

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