Hi XDA
At the moment I'm on CM10.1 Nightly 20130507 but I miss some TW features and I want to go back to stock. Ofcourse I googled for some guides and found this one. This guide states that I can use Triangle Away on every rom and that I can flash stock firmware afterwards. On the thread of Triangle Away however, it says that I have to be on stock firmware before using it. Right now, I don't know in which order I shoulld do it.
Should I do a factory reset etc. on CM, then do Triangle Away and then flash stock back or should I flash stock fw, then root, then triangle away and then unroot?
Also, how do I know which firmware I should flash? My IMEI starts with 353, if that's important.
Thanks in advance
Mutn
Have you thought about simply flashing a custom stock based rom? Wanam lite or omega? Best option IMHO
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rootSU said:
Have you thought about simply flashing a custom stock based rom? Wanam lite or omega? Best option IMHO
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For now, I really want to go back to stock.
So you want to unroot completely? Er ok.
Well flash a stock based custom rom THEN run triangle away, then flash official stock rom.
Amazing what applying logic can do
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Well I find it akward that I have to flash another custom Touchwiz based Rom before I can do triangle away and flash a stock rom. In the guide I found, someone said you can use the guide no matter what's on your phone...
So then why did you write this thread???
I find it awkward that you miss touchwiz features so instead of flashing touchwiz, you're going to unroot. I can't say I get it.
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Well, now I'm on CM. I want to go back to stock rom + unrooted (let's say I need my phone ready for warranty).
So in that guide I found that I can use Triangle Away no matter what's on my phone, but on the official Triangle Away thread, I found that I should only use it on Stock firmware. It's contradictionary.
I'm not convinced triangle away works on my rom. It just says "reset" but on touchwiz roms, it actually reboots.... so not sure its doing anything
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So can someome please give the steps in the right order to go from CM10.1 to STOCK TouchWiz firmware and to reset binary counter for my warranty?
I did but I'll repeat myself.
Flash rooted touchwiz rom
Use triangle away
Flash official rom
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Okay, I get it. I'll do it soon. But how do I know which official stock fw I have to download? #1234# doesn't work because I'm on a custom ROM.
Nvm, double post.
Pick a country. Pick a Carrier. Download the latest from sammobile.com
rootSU said:
I did but I'll repeat myself.
Flash rooted touchwiz rom
Use triangle away
Flash official rom
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Am sorry for bringing this back up , but are these three steps enough to go back to stock?... I dont need to flash stock recovery etc as mentioned in this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2323847 ?
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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
Beco.91 said:
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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Beco.91 said:
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?
bck
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?
ATT Note I was running custom Roms before but kept having problems so I Decided to go back to stock using this Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634087
got my Flash counter at 0 everything is back to stock and all back normal
now is there a root method that i can root my phone without tripping the flash counter? for the stock ICS 4.0.4 From Kies
I would prefer stock Kernel if that possible all i want root for is to remove some bloatware I dont care about anything else just wanna get rid of these stupid ATT crap
Mahalo
Is there a partiular reason you want to keep it bare bones stock? Or do you just not want custom rom/kernel? ::Edit:: found a much better place here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740367 that has everything you need!
ya i dont want a custom Rom cause i had so many problems and i just said **** it im going back to stock and all i want is root
I been to that thread u have me a link to before but i see no way to Root the Offical ICS Rom from Kies
there is only root methods for the Leaked Rom
are there any root only methods for just stock? no custom kernel Rom etc..
On the thread it says rooting official ICS ROM
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go with this one and be done with it!!!!
flappjaxxx
Stock, Rooted, Deodexed, Custom Kernel, Fully Bloated UCLF6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28618553&postcount=267
Then install the GB modem so you wont have any problems with gps locks. Been running it since it was posted.
Sheon849 said:
ya i dont want a custom Rom cause i had so many problems and i just said **** it im going back to stock and all i want is root
I been to that thread u have me a link to before but i see no way to Root the Offical ICS Rom from Kies
there is only root methods for the Leaked Rom
are there any root only methods for just stock? no custom kernel Rom etc..
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If you want root, on ICS Official,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740367
thanks I might have to try ur ROm i love the theme looks so bad ass
Sheon849 said:
thanks I might have to try ur ROm i love the theme looks so bad ass
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I don't own a ROM, the my dd is bigfau ROM, BLACK STAR.
Hi guys...
I have a galaxy s3 and up to this point I've been pretty satisfied with the original firmware...
However, I'd like to try out some of custom made ones, but since there's a big update on the way, I want to be safe doing so...
What I mean is basically this:
Can I somehow backup my stock firmware, try out some custom builds and then get the OTA update when it's available?
I don't really care about guarantee, but I'd really like the option to get OTA updates from samsung in the future (if I for some reason want to do so).
I remember an old post, where someone talk about this, but I can't find it
Please help me
Most definitely. You can find stock builds here in this forum and simply flash using ODIN to get back to stock firmware when you want to. Be advised this does wipe your data so have a good backup of it before hand.
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ballsofsteel said:
Most definitely. You can find stock builds here in this forum and simply flash using ODIN to get back to stock firmware when you want to. Be advised this does wipe your data so have a good backup of it before hand.
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And then it would be as my phone never were flashed and OTA and other samsung only stuff would work?
You will have to use triangle away or something like that to reset your flash counter if you want to send your phone to repair and make it appear as you have never flashed before but unless you break your phone, don't bother. And yes the other Samsung stuff should probably work.
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If you flash your phone with a custom ROM for instance Resurrection Remix or Cyanogenmod you'd not directly be able to restore a stock ROM.
You will have to find one http://androidfirmwares.net that's for your region and flash it through Odin. Then you'll be able to update OTA and KIES.
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hjalte81 said:
Hi guys...
I have a galaxy s3 and up to this point I've been pretty satisfied with the original firmware...
However, I'd like to try out some of custom made ones, but since there's a big update on the way, I want to be safe doing so...
What I mean is basically this:
Can I somehow backup my stock firmware, try out some custom builds and then get the OTA update when it's available?
I don't really care about guarantee, but I'd really like the option to get OTA updates from samsung in the future (if I for some reason want to do so).
I remember an old post, where someone talk about this, but I can't find it
Please help me
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i had the same fear of loosing my data and stuff so you can wipe dalvik cache and cache partition and flash omega ROM for ur S3 and welcome to perfection.
Ps. Flash with Siyah Kernel for battery craziness! ! !
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nicholas1520 said:
If you flash your phone with a custom ROM for instance Resurrection Remix or Cyanogenmod you'd not directly be able to restore a stock ROM.
You will have to find one http://androidfirmwares.net that's for your region and flash it through Odin. Then you'll be able to update OTA and KIES.
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You mean restoring from a nandroid? Because I was able to restore ICS whilst using JB - I did it multiple times.
S1N1ST3R said:
You mean restoring from a nandroid? Because I was able to restore ICS whilst using JB - I did it multiple times.
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Agree the advise given was plain wrong .
Nandroid restore a backed up stock rom yes yes yes .
The only but is that the backed up rom is of course rooted .
jje
JJEgan said:
Agree the advise given was plain wrong .
Nandroid restore a backed up stock rom yes yes yes .
The only but is that the backed up rom is of course rooted .
jje
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Okay... now I'm even more confused
Let me see if I get this right?
One way to do it would be to:
1) Download tools and rom (odin, CM and drivers etc)
2) Flash new cool rom
3) Donwload original samsung rom
4) Flash old boring rom back to phone
5) Use tool to reset counter (optional)
Now, my phone would like as if I had never ever rooted and flashed my rom
Is that more or less correct?
hjalte81 said:
Hi guys...
I have a galaxy s3 and up to this point I've been pretty satisfied with the original firmware...
However, I'd like to try out some of custom made ones, but since there's a big update on the way, I want to be safe doing so...
What I mean is basically this:
Can I somehow backup my stock firmware, try out some custom builds and then get the OTA update when it's available?
I don't really care about guarantee, but I'd really like the option to get OTA updates from samsung in the future (if I for some reason want to do so).
I remember an old post, where someone talk about this, but I can't find it
Please help me
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When you want to get back to stock firmware follow these steps
1.Download stock firmware for your region from
Www.Samsung-updates.com
2. Download triangle away from xda forum to reset your flash counter from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
3. Also download mobile Odin from xda forum from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22234918&postcount=7
4. Step by step guidance is available at
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-galaxy-s3-i9300/
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this is my wifes phone (I have a Note) I want to know what rom I can go to that is very stable , prefer ics :
Samsung SGH-I777
2.3.6
I777UCKK6
2.3.35.14
GINGERBREAD.UCKK6
sorry but I dont generally mess with her phone , she does have root and cwm touch 5.5.0.4 . There seems to be a wifi problem it turns on and then off , never sticking , I suppose wiping all might help , I hate seeming naive but when I mess with my own phone its all a chance , I dont want to just do that with hers!
There are a lot of stable roms. Do you want touchwiz based or AOSP based? I don't have an opinion on AOSP roms because I've barely used any of them.
For Samsung based roms, Shoman94's roms are very stable and popular. That's what I use as my daily driver. For ICS, use SHOstock2, but for the latest JB use SHOstock3.
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this is my wifes phone (I have a Note) I want to know what rom I can go to that is very stable , prefer ics :
Samsung SGH-I777
2.3.6
I777UCKK6
2.3.35.14
GINGERBREAD.UCKK6
sorry but I dont generally mess with her phone , she does have root and cwm touch 5.5.0.4 . There seems to be a wifi problem it turns on and then off , never sticking , I suppose wiping all might help , I hate seeming naive but when I mess with my own phone its all a chance , I dont want to just do that with hers!
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When you flash a new ROM you will have to wipe. Also that's caused by using a foreign kernel aka one from galaxys2root.com
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Siyah-v2.6.14-att-CWM , apparently I wiped it again , back to square one (she aint gonna be happy) , this is it still wont recognize wifi ?? what else can I do ,? I want to flash a rom with this keneral can I flash any of the roms you mentioned? will that fix my wifi? should I try to re-install this kernel , or use entropys? I hat to sound new , but I dont have this problem on the note or my a500 , I feel lost in here!
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Siyah-v2.6.14-att-CWM , apparently I wiped it again , back to square one (she aint gonna be happy) , this is it still wont recognize wifi ?? what else can I do ,? I want to flash a rom with this keneral can I flash any of the roms you mentioned? will that fix my wifi? should I try to re-install this kernel , or use entropys? I hat to sound new , but I dont have this problem on the note or my a500 , I feel lost in here!
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If I remember correctly, I think that version of the Siyah kernel was put out by zedomax on GalaxyS2Root website. That kernel combined with UCKK6 was always a problem. In fact, that package was always a problem.
Anyway, the kernel has ClockworkMod Recovery. You should decide on a good rom, as discussed above, download the zip file and use usb to transfer it to the sdcard on the phone, then boot into recovery, perform a wipe data/factory reset, and flash the rom. It doesn't matter that you are on Gingerbread right now. You can flash either an ICS or JellyBean rom because the package will contain the complete system and kernel and modem, everything.
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Enter recovery by holding down all three of vol + vol - and power buttons continuously until it boots into recovery. If it won't boot into recovery, then it might be a bad flash.
Thank you, I got the siyah kernel from a thread here,when I first got the phone (off ebay )it did in fact have the wrong kernel,I used entropy flash back to get back,I guess I did something else,but I will use one of the roms you mentioned ,glad we have you here ,I've been messing with wp7 the last few years and finally getting back to android (cept been playing with boot loaders in a500)
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Strangely enough ,o couldn't get restore to work from cwm BUT there was a cwm app I had and when it came back all my backups were there I went back to one to get back to where I was,will flash the roms you talked about for sure at 20% now so will have to wait
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creepyncrawly said:
If I remember correctly, I think that version of the Siyah kernel was put out by zedomax on GalaxyS2Root website. That kernel combined with UCKK6 was always a problem. In fact, that package was always a problem.
Anyway, the kernel has ClockworkMod Recovery. You should decide on a good rom, as discussed above, download the zip file and use usb to transfer it to the sdcard on the phone, then boot into recovery, perform a wipe data/factory reset, and flash the rom. It doesn't matter that you are on Gingerbread right now. You can flash either an ICS or JellyBean rom because the package will contain the complete system and kernel and modem, everything.
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Enter recovery by holding down all three of vol + vol - and power buttons continuously until it boots into recovery. If it won't boot into recovery, then it might be a bad flash.
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Hi friend, pls am very new here and what i have at d moment only sgh-i777 is I777UCKH7-Root-No-BL.7z that i got from your signature.
Pls i want to upgrade to Shostock3 jb, apart from d shostock Rom what other installations do i need on my phone to enable me flash d shostock3 Rom successfully?
Thanks in anticipation.
beneff said:
Hi friend, pls am very new here and what i have at d moment only sgh-i777 is I777UCKH7-Root-No-BL.7z that i got from your signature.
Pls i want to upgrade to Shostock3 jb, apart from d shostock Rom what other installations do i need on my phone to enable me flash d shostock3 Rom successfully?
Thanks in anticipation.
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Please use the guide "how to flash custom binaries without incrementing the flash counter" which is a link in my signature.
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Should i care about theflash counter, i mean i own this phone outright and wont be giving it to samsung if it goes wrong [no warranty]
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Vintage144 said:
Should i care about theflash counter, i mean i own this phone outright and wont be giving it to samsung if it goes wrong [no warranty]
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It is exactly that, a counter, and the only purpose of it as far as we know is warranty protection, so I would say no, it's not important. On the other hand, most folks don't like the splash screen with the yellow triangle, but you can remove that easily enough if you still get it on boot.
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It is exactly that, a counter, and the only purpose of it as far as we know is warranty protection, so I would say no, it's not important. On the other hand, most folks don't like the splash screen with the yellow triangle, but you can remove that easily enough if you still get it on boot.
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I don't also have warranty so the flash counter is not my concern here, getting Shostock3 JB running on my phone is. pls my question is are there any other packages apart from the Shostock3 Rom that i would need to download to enable me flash the Shostock3 Rom?
What i have at the moment is the "I777UCKH7 Return/Unbrick to Stock with Root" that i downloded thru your signature. Dose this contain everything i would be needing to successfully flash the Shostock3 Rom?
Thank you.
beneff said:
I don't also have warranty so the flash counter is not my concern here, getting Shostock3 JB running on my phone is. pls my question is are there any other packages apart from the Shostock3 Rom that i would need to download to enable me flash the Shostock3 Rom?
What i have at the moment is the "I777UCKH7 Return/Unbrick to Stock with Root" that i downloded thru your signature. Dose this contain everything i would be needing to successfully flash the Shostock3 Rom?
Thank you.
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No. You also need to install a custom kernel that contains ClockworkMod Recovery. Please read through the guide "How to install custom firmware without incrementing the flash counter" (link in sig) because it will help you see how things fit together.
Thank you very much creepy ,your page is awesome and your advice the shostock rom is great
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creepyncrawly said:
No. You also need to install a custom kernel that contains ClockworkMod Recovery. Please read through the guide "How to install custom firmware without incrementing the flash counter" (link in sig) because it will help you see how things fit together.
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Thanks for your time as always, any suggestion on a custom kernel that contains ClockworkMod Recovery?
beneff said:
Thanks for your time as always, any suggestion on a custom kernel that contains ClockworkMod Recovery?
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Any
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122ninjas said:
Any
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Thanks a million.
Well I am on the s4 active now and I want to put the factory updated JB rom on my old Note.
Is it as easy as following the directions sent in the txt when the update came out or anyone have the factory rom I can flash the CWM
Looming to sell it and would like it to be on factory rom before I do.
Thanks
h2447intx said:
Well I am on the s4 active now and I want to put the factory updated JB rom on my old Note.
Is it as easy as following the directions sent in the txt when the update came out or anyone have the factory rom I can flash the CWM
Looming to sell it and would like it to be on factory rom before I do.
Thanks
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Easiest way is flash via odin. You will lose root that way. But if you want stock 4.1.2 and keep root then PTMR3 has a rooted stock rom in development thread
If It Aint Fresh Then It Aint Me
Thanks I'll check it out.
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Here's a great guide for you to flash back to stock. It's from June of this year and includes the links to the software you will need. Be sure and thank BlownFuze if you use it! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42806745&postcount=360
ProFresh4 said:
Easiest way is flash via odin. You will lose root that way. But if you want stock 4.1.2 and keep root then PTMR3 has a rooted stock rom in development thread
If It Aint Fresh Then It Aint Me
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The links for PTMR3 file is not working.
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