hi. i have got SGS4 and flashed months ago CM (now 11.0). when i flashed it, it changet my recovery to ClockWorkMod but that is not the problem. in CM there are a lot of bugs, i cant use fully my SGS4 so I want to get back to android stock rom. i tried a lot of, but nothing worked so please help me and if u can, create some instructions for me
thank you
indabus said:
hi. i have got SGS4 and flashed months ago CM (now 11.0). when i flashed it, it changet my recovery to ClockWorkMod but that is not the problem. in CM there are a lot of bugs, i cant use fully my SGS4 so I want to get back to android stock rom. i tried a lot of, but nothing worked so please help me and if u can, create some instructions for me
thank you
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ODIN. Make sure you use the .tar image appropriate for the base that you were on.
indabus said:
hi. i have got SGS4 and flashed months ago CM (now 11.0). when i flashed it, it changet my recovery to ClockWorkMod but that is not the problem. in CM there are a lot of bugs, i cant use fully my SGS4 so I want to get back to android stock rom. i tried a lot of, but nothing worked so please help me and if u can, create some instructions for me
thank you
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
Just make sure you use the mdk tar file. There's instructions in that thread as well. Make sure you root it soon after restoring it and freeze SDM with Titanium Backup asap. Don't want to lose that boot loader
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Root for mdk in case you needed it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290798
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and which backup tool should i use? 'till now i was trying to use Odin
and isnt it like, i should use some other bootloader because Odin bootloader communicate only with Odin recovery which i havent?
indabus said:
and which backup tool should i use? 'till now i was trying to use Odin
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Well I'm not really sure what your saying... I think you mean recovery?
As far as recoveries your choices are TWRP or a version of CWM.
Odin is just the tool we primarily use to flash stock firmwares back on our phones as well as certain recoveries like Philz (cwm) .
I'd say just load up the MDK stock firmware using odin.
Root the phone.
Freeze SDM
Then for sake of easiness use ROM manager or Goo from the play store to install your recovery.
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Did you initially root and install a recovery on your phone ?
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ok...thank you im just trying this (download mode on phone, connect phone to pc, start Odin3 v3.09 for i9505...) but! odin cant find my phone anywhere
indabus said:
ok...thank you im just trying this (download mode on phone, connect phone to pc, start Odin3 v3.09 for i9505...) but! odin cant find my phone anywhere
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Wait I wasn't aware you have the i9505 S4.
That requires another file altogether.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
Go there
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oh sorry...my fault, but i am realy sure i have right files and if it should work with Odin, there is just one problem...connection :/ 'cause I red in some tutorials, that if I connect my device, some bar will turn green, but my Odin is always the same :/
indabus said:
oh sorry...my fault, but i am realy sure i have right files and if it should work with Odin, there is just one problem...connection :/ 'cause I red in some tutorials, that if I connect my device, some bar will turn green, but my Odin is always the same :/
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Ok as long as you have the correct tar file that goes with your i9505 s4 you'll be good. You can still root using that root method and install a custom recovery.
I'm not familiar with your phone model and the builds , tar files. So just make sure your flashing the right one in odin.
If you have any doubt find the forums on here specifically for your phone and ask someone. Please.
Try switching out your USB cable and also make sure you have the Samsung USB drivers installed.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259 I have MJ7 would this still work?
waaldron said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259 I have MJ7 would this still work?
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No mj7 is not in that thread... I'll see if I an find it for you
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253
That's the full wipe
The no wipe is linked in the op of that thread if you prefer that
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Mistertac said:
No mj7 is not in that thread... I'll see if I an find it for you
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253
That's the full wipe
The no wipe is linked in the op of that thread if you prefer that
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Thank you very much for that
Related
I have an Optimus G E970, obviously for ATT. I rooted it, and tried adding a custom rom, and now it is stuck in boot mode, fun stuff.
I tried the LG original firmware, but when i put in my phone model, e970 and serial number, I can never get anywhere. So I have no KDZ file to use with the uptest program, so I dont know what to do. I even tried installing cyanogenmod, which actually did install, but wont boot still, lol, so it sits and has the little cyan blue dude with an arrow going around him....is there anywhere I can get a KDZ file for the e970 for att so I can get my phoNne working again?
thanks!
Have you tried the flashable Stock Jellybean zip for At&T. through custom recvery ?
no
Rishi. said:
Have you tried the flashable Stock Jellybean zip for At&T. through custom recvery ?
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No, where could I find that at?
ZombieGeek said:
No, where could I find that at?
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Here you buddy,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2067871
Credits : SnowJbLeopard
You can flash this file in recovery easily to return to stock without loosing any access to root or bootloader.
Additional information can be found on that thread itself.
Good luck , flashing.
Apparently , I am also using this itself .
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PS : this works on TWRP too . I am using TWRP.
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PS : this works on TWRP too . I am using TWRP.
Rishi. said:
Here you buddy,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2067871
Credits : SnowJbLeopard
You can flash this file in recovery easily to return to stock without loosing any access to root or bootloader.
Additional information can be found on that thread itself.
Good luck , flashing.
Lol... I sound Like I jest at the language barrier, But I actually feel this guys enthusiasm... Love flashable zips and Love the __ck outta XDA and community. Don't flash anything Nexus and youll be not needing JTAG. ADB and LGNPST will render the best results for their respective application (Learn to use those and you'll be +1)
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I do not own this phone.
This thread will provide custom recovery ( CWM/TWRP ) flashable zip files of the stock frmware without knox software. This way you need not upgrade using OTA and hence will be able to move between stock and custom firmware if need to.
If you use OTA to upgrade to the latest firmware, your bootloader will be upgraded to facilitate knox. Once updated there is no going back. The roms in this thread will help you overcome this issue.
The only prerequisite is that you are not already running a knox enabled bootloader. You can find this out by going into download mode and checking if knox entries are shown in bootloader screen.
You will have the following advantages.
Bootloader is not touched, hence any compatible rom can be flashed, including custom roms
Only Samsung knox files are removed
Root & Busybox
Stock kernel
Deodexed
Zipaligned
Procedure
Download the Odin version of Philz recovery or my custom twrp recovery and flash.
Reboot to recovery first else custom recovery will be replaced by stock recovery.
Flash the ROM zip file
Reboot and Njoy...
As an additional step, you can flash the modem that comes with the ROM. The procedure to flash the modem is given below.
Use Odin v3.04
Untick Autoreboot
Flash modem
Reboot once again into Download Mode using (Vol Down plus Home button combi)
Flash Modem once more
Once done,unplug then reboot device manually.
If this doesn't work, try repeating the flash process again while rebooting manually and with auto-reboot option turned off.
Downloads
All files can be downloaded from my Mega folder. Choose the mega link and select SPH-L600 STOCK FIRMWARE folder. MD5 hash values are available in a separate file inside the folder.
Credits
@dsixda for creating android kitchen which makes it so easy to create a stock rom in zip format. I modified the kitchen to make it compatible with the Mega...
@MikeyMike for testing the build....
Reserved, just in case
This one too...
Last one..
Silesh.Nair said:
Last one..
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Confirmed everything works great. Battery is great and have not had any issues at all.
No WIFI
MikeyLee said:
Confirmed everything works great. Battery is great and have not had any issues at all.
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for some reason my wifi has stopped working, whenever I try to turn it on , it immediately goes back off. Any suggestions?
Happened to me first time around after I had flashed the modem. I wasnt able to get the rom to flash in stock recovery. Once I flashed Philz recovery then the deodex rom all was good to go
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MikeyLee said:
Happened to me first time around after I had flashed the modem. I wasnt able to get the rom to flash in stock recovery. Once I flashed Philz recovery then the deodex rom all was good to go
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can you give me the link , or point me in the direction I should be to find that?
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I'm using TWRP btw
DWAYN3 said:
can you give me the link , or point me in the direction I should be to find that?
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I'm using TWRP btw
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The download links are here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588661
Use the one named Galaxy Mega i9205 (meliusltexx) for Sprint I used the Odin Tar file and it worked perfectly. From there I flashed the Deodex ROM
MikeyLee said:
The download links are here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588661
Use the one named Galaxy Mega i9205 (meliusltexx) for Sprint I used the Odin Tar file and it worked perfectly. From there I flashed the Deodex ROM
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Did this last night all went well. Grabbed the Philz and then flashed the stock rom, but didn't flash the modem.
@Silesh.Nair Thanks so much for the work and resources. Are the roms in your Mega folder compatible with this device? So very grateful that some development is finally occurring for the Sprint variant.
Carl
Most of them work, but you need to make a few changes to get data/lte working....
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Silesh.Nair said:
Most of them work, but you need to make a few changes to get data/lte working....
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Does that mean changes on device(settings) or in code?
Carl
https://db.tt/OPdM7Ghs switch from wcdma to CDMA. LTE works but no phone calls or texts out.
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Thanks @crcook60. U know the reason...
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Silesh.Nair said:
Thanks @crcook60. U know the reason...
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You're welcome, of course.
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moosiemooses said:
https://db.tt/OPdM7Ghs switch from wcdma to CDMA. LTE works but no phone calls or texts out.
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Interesting. Kind of need to do outbound calls and texts. Ha!
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You're welcome, of course.
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Interesting. Kind of need to do outbound calls and texts. Ha!
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Well now that I'm over being a wise guy, I think what I'm reading is that with this apk you can do outbound calls and texts, just not on LTE. Is that correct? And is the phone apk rom specific? Like so many others, I'm guessing, I'm really itching to ditch the Sprint stock rom. But wait... just this second for the umpteenth time my phone is telling me that I have left the network with roaming turned off (sitting in my living room, smack dab in the middle of an LTE coverage area.) This is killing me!! Haha!!
Carl
You shouldn't have this problem on a stock ROM. I suggest you flash the modem that came with the ROM. Its available as a separate Odin flashable tar file.
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Silesh.Nair said:
You shouldn't have this problem on a stock ROM. I suggest you flash the modem that came with the ROM. Its available as a separate Odin flashable tar file.
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Yeah that's what I think. I downloaded it the other day so I'll do that this morning. As an aside, I really need to dig in and learn how to do this (cook/build,) but I'm a school teacher with almost no time to devote to my own education in this regard. I have been looking around at some of the guides but there is some much information that I'm not really sure where to start (suggestions?). I tend to be a bit obsessive/compulsive when it comes to technology, so much so that my friends and family often start to wonder "what happened to me." I imagine others can relate. On spring break this week; time to play.
Thank you.
Carl
You'll learn with time. Let me know if you need any help. It feels gud teaching a teacher, lol!!!
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Silesh.Nair said:
You'll learn with time. Let me know if you need any help. It feels gud teaching a teacher, lol!!!
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Very funny, Mr.Nair. And I'm an English teacher to boot! I would relish having someone with experience to mentor me. Just to show you how much teachers look forward to their breaks(read mental exhaustion,) I discovered today that after flashing a custom recovery and rooting this little Sprint demon the other day, I had NOT flashed the firmware you uploaded. Can't believe I didn't do that. This came to light after I flashed the CM ROM for I9205 (I know, NOT recommended, but I did it for kicks.) Your CM build installed beautifully, and I was able to connect to WiFi, but of course I didn't have a cell data connection. I flashed the L600 modem in Odin a couple times on top of CM and applied various settings using the phone apk moosiemooses linked and eventually did get a mobile data connection, but I couldn't make it persistent. I wound up restoring the nandroid I made the other day; this is when I discovered that I hadn't flashed the firmware version in your Mega folder. So I did that after lunch today, flashed the modem twice and after a bit of fiddling all seems to be working well. I'm fairly new to this carrier and the network seems a bit finicky, but that's just my opinion. I spent most of the day doing this, and I think I learned something in the process, just not clear about what that is exactly.<g>
Thanks.
Carl
Device: Rooted Verizon Galaxy S4 (MDK).
1. Wiped/Formatted internal storage via TWRP
2. Rebooted back into Recovery
3. Flashed new ROM
4. Flashed GAPPS
5. Rebooted phone and setup new ROM.
6. Worked great.
7. Rebooted phone
8. Stuck on Samsung Custom Screen
I'm able to boot back into recovery, just not sure what to do now. This happens every time no matter what ROM I flash. I have a feeling I effed something up by wiping internal storage. Just need to know how to fix. Thank you very much in advance.
R4NDR01D said:
Device: Rooted Verizon Galaxy S4 (MDK).
1. Wiped/Formatted internal storage via TWRP
2. Rebooted back into Recovery
3. Flashed new ROM
4. Flashed GAPPS
5. Rebooted phone and setup new ROM.
6. Worked great.
7. Rebooted phone
8. Stuck on Samsung Custom Screen
I'm able to boot back into recovery, just not sure what to do now. This happens every time no matter what ROM I flash. I have a feeling I effed something up by wiping internal storage. Just need to know how to fix. Thank you very much in advance.
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If nothing you've tried so far has gotten you past this issue have you tried using Odin no wipe to start over?
Also what ROMs have you tried? Have you tried any custom kernels?
Is your recovery up to date?
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Mistertac said:
If nothing you've tried so far has gotten you past this issue have you tried using Odin no wipe to start over?
Also what ROMs have you tried? Have you tried any custom kernels?
Is your recovery up to date?
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I thought ODIN No-Wipe was for non-MDK?
Vanir and Carbon are the ROMs I tried.
I haven't tried custom kernels, nor do I know if TWRP is up to date. I'll check those out, thank you.
R4NDR01D said:
I thought ODIN No-Wipe was for non-MDK?
Vanir and Carbon are the ROMs I tried.
I haven't tried custom kernels, nor do I know if TWRP is up to date. I'll check those out, thank you.
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No Odin is for all our S4's no matter what build. Here are the MDK files http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325
I'd say first though to update your recovery. Then I always use KToonsez Kernel myself with every ROM I run and can say I've never had an issue . I have seen a lot of problems like yours that were kernel related and one way to test that would be to flash his kernel ( KToonsez ) after the ROM you've already tried before.
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Try this TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52092093
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You can also use Flashify from play store to update your TWRP if u can get your phone to boot again
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Mistertac said:
No Odin is for all our S4's no matter what build. Here are the MDK files http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325
I'd say first though to update your recovery. Then I always use KToonsez Kernel myself with every ROM I run and can say I've never had an issue . I have seen a lot of problems like yours that were kernel related and one way to test that would be to flash his kernel ( KToonsez ) after the ROM you've already tried before.
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Try this TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52092093
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You can also use Flashify from play store to update your TWRP if u can get your phone to boot again
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You saved me sir. I'd like to buy you a beer (or coffee?). PM you paypal email address please.
R4NDR01D said:
You saved me sir. I'd like to buy you a beer (or coffee?). PM you paypal email address please.
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Oh hey don't worry about it! I appreciate the gesture I really do. I'm just happy you got it back up and running.
You can donate that to someone like Surge1223 or K1mu or any number of the guys on here that help out everyday with their vast knowledge of this stuff many of us would be SOL
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I want exactly this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
BUT, I want to wipe everything, as I want to start with a clean slate. Any suggestions??
CC268 said:
I want exactly this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
BUT, I want to wipe everything, as I want to start with a clean slate. Any suggestions??
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I would like the exact same thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
CC268 said:
I want exactly this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
BUT, I want to wipe everything, as I want to start with a clean slate. Any suggestions??
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So you have a MDK phone and want to bring it back to completely wiped stock via odin?
Yes...dont even care about rerooting just want it cleaned out and back to stock MDK
Okay. Stock restore.tar file for odin is uploading to my dropbox now. Seems most of the sites links are all down now, but i have it saved on my pc.
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14 mins remaining smh ....Size: 2.56 GB. I'll pm you when its up. not sure if we're allowed to post these tar. files on here.
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Okay. Stock restore.tar file for odin is uploading to my dropbox now. Seems most of the sites links are all down now, but i have it saved on my pc.
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14 mins remaining smh ....Size: 2.56 GB. I'll pm you when its up. not sure if we're allowed to post these tar. files on here.
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I had MK2 but then upgraded to NC2/5 so what would I do?
Baurblades43 said:
I had MK2 but then upgraded to NC2/5 so what would I do?
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Looks like you can bring it back to stock unrooted here http://nasirtech.blogspot.com/2014/04/i545vrufnc5-android-442-kitkat-firmware.html?m=1
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CC268 said:
Yes...dont even care about rerooting just want it cleaned out and back to stock MDK
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Check your pm.
Okau thanks man
CC268 said:
I want exactly this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
BUT, I want to wipe everything, as I want to start with a clean slate. Any suggestions??
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I am guessing you already tried a factory reset?
Just did a factory reset actually but before I was on hyperdrive so I wasnt sure what would happen if I did a factory reset
CC268 said:
Just did a factory reset actually but before I was on hyperdrive so I wasnt sure what would happen if I did a factory reset
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Did you soft brick or are you just looking for the factory/stock image?
Nope not bricked just tired of custom ROMs and bugs...I am back on MDK but I will probabaly upgrade to newest firmware and lose the ability to have an unlocked bootloader. I have been flashing ROMs, kernels, themes, you name it...for years and I am ready to just have a stock phone that works all the time.
You can upgrade to NC5 and root via towelroot.com with no issues and get busybox and safestrap. All done with APK's, no ODIN flashing required. You DID successfully wipe and restore to factory MDK?
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liljoe727 said:
You can upgrade to NC5 and root via towelroot.com with no issues and get busybox and safestrap. All done with APK's, no ODIN flashing required. You DID successfully wipe and restore to factory MDK?
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YES I am now on factory MDK...not even rooted or custom recovery...just like you would pick it up at a Verizon store.
Wow, that must be something new I will check that out
I downloaded the APK what exactly do I do? Update to NC5 via Samsung update and run APK?
Remove unlock icon on startup
I can't remove the unlock icon on boot and set my device status back to stock from "custom"
I used towelroot.com and SuperSu to root my phone because I was having issues with it. Now I can't put it back to return it to the store with my warranty.
I used ODIN to do a full wipe and loaded the VRUFNC5 file along with the PIT 16G file to successfully unroot, but the unlock icon still shows on the screen and the device status still shows "custom." After running the odin full wipe, I rebooted and few times and reset it, but to no avail. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
Any assistance would be appreciated so Verizon will honor their warranty. THANKS!
Exactly.
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liljoe727 said:
Did you soft brick or are you just looking for the factory/stock image?
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CC268 said:
YES I am now on factory MDK...not even rooted or custom recovery...just like you would pick it up at a Verizon store.
Wow, that must be something new I will check that out
I downloaded the APK what exactly do I do? Update to NC5 via Samsung update and run APK?
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The NC5 update is through Verizon but yes, update and then run the APK from towelroot.com and you should have root and be golden.
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hunter00gts said:
I can't remove the unlock icon on boot and set my device status back to stock from "custom"
I used towelroot.com and SuperSu to root my phone because I was having issues with it. Now I can't put it back to return it to the store with my warranty.
I used ODIN to do a full wipe and loaded the VRUFNC2 file along with the PIT 16G file to successfully unroot, but the unlock icon still shows on the screen and the device status still shows "custom." After running the odin full wipe, I rebooted and few times and reset it, but to no avail.
Any assistance would be appreciated so Verizon will honor their warranty. THANKS!
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Surge has a great thread here that should be able to help you with what you are looking for. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
Yea unforuntely the update fails for me so I will have to use the ODIN method that was linkee in another thread of mine
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Did you soft brick or are you just looking for the factory/stock image?
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Just looking to return to stock to swap my phone at the Verizon store.
hunter00gts said:
Just looking to return to stock to swap my phone at the Verizon store.
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Surge has a thread here that should help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
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liljoe727 said:
Exactly.
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The NC5 update is through Verizon but yes, update and then run the APK from towelroot.com and you should have root and be golden.
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Surge has a great thread here that should be able to help you with what you are looking for. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
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Yes, that is the exact method I used to return to stock. Still didn't work for me though. Any ideas?
I've been told that I can update without a pc with a backup of someone's 4.4.4. Backup rom from twrp. If anyone could do that it would greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Is there any reason why you can't flash this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46232060
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wmarshall said:
I've been told that I can update without a pc with a backup of someone's 4.4.4. Backup rom from twrp. If anyone could do that it would greatly appreciated. Thanks
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I don't think freeza 's stockish NH7 will work, it will remove the twrp recovery, and replace it with stock one. Which you cannot replace without a PC.
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I don't think freeza 's stockish NH7 will work, it will remove the twrp recovery, and replace it with stock one. Which you cannot replace without a PC.
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Can't you use freeza's rom then use Flashify the recovery or Mobile Odin Pro?
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Now you might want to reconsider going to 4.4.4. You need to read up, there is a lot of problems with this update. The main complaint is a loss of signal strength. The other problem is that the 4.4.4 backup will have personal info in it, most people will not give that up. If you can get your hands on a backup, you will have to download it to you device, move it to your sd card twrp backup file. Now once you try and restore the backup, you will end up with a md5 mismatch error. To correct this, you need to get a root type file explorer like root explorer, then go to the backup file that failed and click on it. Now delete the nandroid.md5, and click to add a file and reinstall another nandriod.md5 file where the old one was, check permissions. Ok, try the backup file again. This time the system will ignore the empty nandroid.md5 file and install the backup.
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JonSCSL said:
Can't you use freeza's rom then use Flashify the recovery or Mobile Odin Pro?
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I think that would work.
I have mobile Odin pro. I could just use that? Or would it be best to not upgrade
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I would try flashify first it will search for your recovery as well
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If I had twrp I would give you the back up but im running cwm
If someone would make a backup then full wipe make another back up post the clean backup he would get what he needs and you can delete and restore the one with your data its a great idea for the ones to get the full update with out having a computer
Plus ive had no luck flashing from flashify rom manger rom toolbox theres some problem thats why goo.manger does not support our phone
I haven't had any issues on 4.4.4 signals been better actually for me
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I flashed twrp with twrp manager from the play store with no problem. So what would be the best route for me to take without a pc?
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wmarshall said:
I flashed twrp with twrp manager from the play store with no problem. So what would be the best route for me to take without a pc?
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If you have a working recovery then freeza's NH7 stock rooted is the way to go, here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472664
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kaos420 said:
I haven't had any issues on 4.4.4 signals been better actually for me
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I have read that to, I'm sure you have seen my posts. But after boot looping twice getting back to NC5, I'm a little gun shy on trying to update to 4.4.4 again. Maybe there will be an update to the update ? Lol
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If you have a working recovery then freeza's NH7 stock rooted is the way to go, here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472664
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I have read that to, I'm sure you have seen my posts. But after boot looping twice getting back to NC5, I'm a little gun shy on trying to update to 4.4.4 again. Maybe there will be an update to the update ? Lol
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ya idk. i went full tar back to nc5. wiped from factory recovery retar flashed again. then tar flashed nh7.
jimzweb1 said:
If you have a working recovery then freeza's NH7 stock rooted is the way to go, here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472664
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I have read that to, I'm sure you have seen my posts. But after boot looping twice getting back to NC5, I'm a little gun shy on trying to update to 4.4.4 again. Maybe there will be an update to the update ? Lol
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You will have everything doing it this way but the nh7 modem/baseband which I have to say nh7 modem/baseband have not improved my signal or made it worse