Can anyone tell me if i have the order right here please to use a stock firmware.
On an unrouted stock firmware s3...
Use Galaxy S3 Root Toolkit to install cw recovery to root
Install and use triangle
Use superuser to unroot.
Reset factory settings
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Fei
fatfei said:
Can anyone tell me if i have the order right here please to use a stock firmware.
On an unrouted stock firmware s3...
Fei
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You would like to get stock firmware, but you are allready on stock... So what do you really want to do?
But if you're asking for future sake, if you are rooted. You just need to use triangle away, flash stock rom and factory reset.
No need to remove root from SuperUser.
Sorry to clear it up what it is. I took my phone in for a repair today but all they did was flashed it leaving the count at 1. I want it back to 0 so i need to root.
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Hi all,
Excuse the noobness but trying to get my head straight before I dive into rooting and flashing custom ROMS
I currently have a Telstra Australia S2 on kernel DVKF4. My aim is to root and flash Litening ROM
I think to flash Litening ROM I do not have to Root I can just go ahead and flash it however I would like to take a backup of my current firmware first, if I go ahead an install Litening my original Telstra will be gone and wont be able to back it up now?
If I understand this correctly I first need to root and I need to flash an insecure ROM. Now currently the DVKF4 insecure ROM hasnt been uploaded yet... Can I use any old kernel to get root access?
I know if I do this I will get the yellow warning label but will this even matter since after I gain root I am going to flash litening anyway so that will replace the kernel anyway with the litening one and I will not get the yellow warning. Correct?
Anyhoo I wanted to backup current Telstra firmware in case I need to flash it back for warranty. Also I would have to unroot it. So in order to do this I would firstly restore the backup made which would flash back the original telstra ROM but the phone will still be rooted?
Since I made the backup with the 'any old' kernel to get root does that when I restore I am going to have that kernel still on phone and giving me yellow warning?
OK so I would have to flash back the correct DVKF4 kernel to get rid of it again. So I would have to flash back the original (secure) kernel to get rid of this and user superoneclick to unroot and then its back to its original state? (besides the download counter of unsigned ROMS which can be reset with jig)
Also does the yellow warning come up even if you use an insecure kernel which is the same version your firmware needs?
I thought it's the kernel which gives the root access but it's not is it? It just allows superoneclick to install the superuser files etc?
Thanks!
icanfly77 said:
Hi all,
Excuse the noobness but trying to get my head straight before I dive into rooting and flashing custom ROMS
I currently have a Telstra Australia S2 on kernel DVKF4. My aim is to root and flash Litening ROM
I think to flash Litening ROM I do not have to Root I can just go ahead and flash it however I would like to take a backup of my current firmware first, if I go ahead an install Litening my original Telstra will be gone and wont be able to back it up now?
True but you may find copy on Branded roms post dev section or use vanilla Samsung stock rom .
If I understand this correctly I first need to root and I need to flash an insecure ROM. Now currently the DVKF4 insecure ROM hasnt been uploaded yet... Can I use any old kernel to get root access?
Depends upon what the instructions say but generally as near to possible as your rom .
I know if I do this I will get the yellow warning label but will this even matter since after I gain root I am going to flash litening anyway so that will replace the kernel anyway with the litening one and I will not get the yellow warning. Correct?
Incorrect you will need the USB recovery jig to remove the warning and reset the custom rom counter to zero the easy way .
Anyhoo I wanted to backup current Telstra firmware in case I need to flash it back for warranty. Also I would have to unroot it. So in order to do this I would firstly restore the backup made which would flash back the original telstra ROM but the phone will still be rooted?
A backup via CWM of a phone will restore what you backup .
To restore unrooted you will need to save unrooted in the first instance .
Original rom or branded rom flashed via Odin will remove root .
I thought it's the kernel which gives the root access
Yes if you use the usual method no if you use another method .
Root & CWM kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
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JJEgan said:
icanfly77 said:
A backup via CWM of a phone will restore what you backup .
To restore unrooted you will need to save unrooted in the first instance .
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Hey thanks but how do I make a backup of the unrooted current carrier ROM? Don't I first need to gain root access to be able to run CWM and make the backup?
Or is there a way I can go into recovery now with the device currently unrooted and stock carrier ROM and make a backup?
Thanks
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Hey thanks but how do I make a backup of the unrooted current carrier ROM? Don't I first need to gain root access to be able to run CWM and make the backup?
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As was pointed out above by JJEgan, either wait for the Telstra carrier branded firmware to hit this thread.
Or you can try the root/unroot method as described here. Good luck
mrxd said:
As was pointed out above by JJEgan, either wait for the Telstra carrier branded firmware to hit this thread.
Or you can try the root/unroot method as described here. Good luck
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yeah thanks I get that part it's just that he mentioned if I want back a backup of an unrooted rom I need to make the backup while unrooted but I did not think this was possible since you need to root first before being able to backup?
Just after some clarification about that.. Thanks
I have unrooted and done a complete wipe with odin but the Samsung unlocked icon is still there. How do I get rid of it?
EfjZaiN said:
I have unrooted and done a complete wipe with odin but the Samsung unlocked icon is still there. How do I get rid of it?
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What base are you on?
The short answer is that whenever you need to do that, you can always flash a full-wipe factory signed ROM image, which will clear the flag.
When I was on MI1, I used Triangle Away to clear the flash counter and "Custom" flag with some experimentation.
I think that using that on MJ7 will set the "Odin Warranty Void" flag which is not currently recoverable.
So, don't worry about it until you need to sell your phone or return it. If you really need it cleared right now, you'll need to flash factory stock and lose root in the process.
I decided to remove root so that doesn't matter to me, do you know where to find a full wipe factory rom?
EfjZaiN said:
I decided to remove root so that doesn't matter to me, do you know where to find a full wipe factory rom?
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The easy way to a full-wipe is to use the Verizon Recovery Assistant - plug your phone in to your PC and a drive will show up with the recovery assistant.
Otherwise, search the "Android Development" forum for your build for the appropriate full-wipe ROM.
Please keep in mind that doing a full-wipe install may make it impossible to root in the future.
I won't be rooting again, thanks for the help.
Hi there, I'm not so experienced so far but I'd like to root my Galaxy S3 All stock with 4.3 build, I9300XXUGMK6 (unbranded italian). So far I understood that as long as I only want to run some root apps, I can use cf auto root and mantain all stock, 'cause it will reinstall stock recovery. Then I want to know if triangle away works on 4.3 (recently has been updated to 3.26).
After that will I be able to get OTA, as long as the system files are stock and the only difference is the root and some root apps? Can someone confirm this? Thanks everyone.
Yes to CF auto root, yes to triangle away, no to ota -it won't update if you have modified your phone.
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Yes to CF auto root, yes to triangle away, no to ota -it won't update if you have modified your phone.
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Are you sure? There's much confusion in this forum about ota with root, some say that it is possible to get it, if the reovery and the rom are full stock, only there's the possibility to lose root... In fact, there is an option, in SuperSU, which allows to mantain root even after OTA, so I guess it's posible to get it... Am I wrong?
Sure lets put it this way 99% of posts that have OTA problems are rooted and the install fails .
Via the method you post just going to have to try it as i have only seen one claiming it works .
But as i don't have OTA i cannot test .
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Sure lets put it this way 99% of posts that have OTA problems are rooted and the install fails .
Via the method you post just going to have to try it as i have only seen one claiming it works .
But as i don't have OTA i cannot test .
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Thank you for the answer. So assuming Ota not possible, after reset flash counter with triangle away if I want to download it or to claim warranty back I'll only have to flash a stock firmware with odin and it's done? Right?
Hello! I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 with Android 4.1.2 (no SD Card). I rooted it about a year ago and "unrooted" it today. However, I have a problem when I try to update the software. It says "Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available." I have tried some tricks I such as factory reset, "Wipe cache partition" but they didn't worked.
Is there any way to revert it back to normal?
Sorry for my english. Thank you!
Use Triangle away and read the tutorial on how to revert to factory. If you have a custom recovery installed or a rooted phone, system status is modified, so no oficial OTA or kies upgrade.
You can always use odin to flash latest firmware and forget about unrooting and stuff like that.
Root, Triangle Away, Unroot.
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Use Triangle away and read the tutorial on how to revert to factory. If you have a custom recovery installed or a rooted phone, system status is modified, so no oficial OTA or kies upgrade.
You can always use odin to flash latest firmware and forget about unrooting and stuff like that.
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Root, Triangle Away, Unroot.
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Thank you both! :good:
Because of you I was finally able to upgrade from 4.1.2 to 4.3.:laugh:
I have Samasung Galaxy S3 I9300 and I have installed Cyanogenmod CFW.
Now, I want to revert back to Original OS. But, when I use triangle away app to reset the counter, it shows counter as 1, binary as custom. Do I have to install Stock ROM and stock Kernel before flashing it through ODIN. I am bit confused in this .
Can you please tell me the steps I need to follow to get back to original OS ? and also if you can provide the links for any. Thanks a lot in advance
Some phones show 1 in binary counter even if you have original stock firmware
Divyansh1212 said:
I have Samasung Galaxy S3 I9300 and I have installed Cyanogenmod CFW.
Now, I want to revert back to Original OS. But, when I use triangle away app to reset the counter, it shows counter as 1, binary as custom. Do I have to install Stock ROM and stock Kernel before flashing it through ODIN. I am bit confused in this .
Can you please tell me the steps I need to follow to get back to original OS ? and also if you can provide the links for any. Thanks a lot in advance
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Install stock ROM, root and install BusyBox, then use Triangle Away. It will always show 1 if you have custom ROM/Recovery installed, but if you do it in this order, it should work. Reflash stock afterwards to lose root if you want.