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I got an unbranded galaxy s2.
Specifications are:
baseband I9100UHKE2
Kernel 2.6.35.7-I9100UHKE2-CL188078'[email protected] #2
Build GINGERBREAD.UHKE2
pda/phone: I9100UHKE2
CSC: I9100UUBKD1
Have tried wipe from settings menu, from stock recovery menu, and by typing *2767*3855#.
Any thoughts on what else to try?
As an aside, I would like to root this rom as well. Would rooting with CF-root help the cause? Or do I need to reflash my UHKE2 rom?
Also, I can't find a CSC file BKD1. What to use for that?
Thanks!!
hi there
if you're going to root it anyways - it will definitly solve your problem.
once you're rooted you can simply install "ClockWork Recovery Mod" from legit android market.
There are tons of rooting guides, simply take one and do it.
Out of CW recovery, it will work 100%.
so long, good luck.
Thanks. Any other ways to 'wipe' a phone?
Connect to PC mass storage mode and Format phone ..
Full format is via CWM recovery mounts and storage .
Why you want to wipe a phone is your choice but it will not boot if wiped as you have wiped the OS .
jje
well i just want to get it back in the out of box shape! not wipe the entire os.
Question is wrong then wipe is wipe .
How do i restore to stock .
but this has to wipe the current OS and replace it with what you flash .
Instructions .
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
Hi, do you know which files left after flashing another stock rom into device? No matter system file or any type of any other file. What is the thing that flashing cannot change in device?
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if there is, is it possible to reset ALL?
Flashing a stock rom will replace system files; files like music and videos etc should stay on the internal storage.
If you want to clear all items off your phone then you should:
1. Format the internal storage, can be done through Settings on the device
2. A factory reset from the recovery menu.
3. Clear Dalvik Cache if your recovery menu allows the option.
Edit: Some stock roms do not have modem files etc, if the stock rom you are about to flash does not have a modem file then the original modem file will remain.
Tufftoad said:
Flashing a stock rom will replace system files; files like music and videos etc should stay on the internal storage.
If you want to clear all items off your phone then you should:
1. Format the internal storage, can be done through Settings on the device
2. A factory reset from the recovery menu.
3. Clear Dalvik Cache if your recovery menu allows the option.
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When I flashed my stock ICS, the internal memory was formatted :silly: , so copy your stuff to sd card and remember to remove it before flashing :good:
Flashing a zip from recovery is not going to format anything, if you do not tell it to. However if you flash a custom rom it may not boot if you have not wiped your data.
hsrars-d said:
When I flashed my stock ICS, the internal memory was formatted :silly: , so copy your stuff to sd card and remember to remove it before flashing :good:
Flashing a zip from recovery is not going to format anything, if you do not tell it to. However if you flash a custom rom it may not boot if you have not wiped your data.
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Not sure if it's Android version related but have flashed stock firmwares before and have had photos (not in DCIM) remain on the phone.
Still, common sense to take anything off the phone that you want before clearing it down.
Thank you for replies,
I asked it because after I flashed a stock rom into my device, for awhile later system status changed from normal to modified although i didn't root or anything else to effect system. I think there are some files left after flashing and it causes my system to realize there are something changed. What I have to do to turn my device into never used status?
tvf_tez_e said:
Thank you for replies,
I asked it because after I flashed a stock rom into my device, for awhile later system status changed from normal to modified although i didn't root or anything else to effect system. I think there are some files left after flashing and it causes my system to realize there are something changed. What I have to do to turn my device into never used status?
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You need to use Triangle Away, here's the link to the original thread - [root] Triangle Away
Worked for me
Oops, this is the thread that I meant! - [2012.11.08][ROOT] TriangleAway v2.36
Tufftoad said:
You need to use Triangle Away, here's the link to the original thread - [root] Triangle Away
Worked for me
Oops, this is the thread that I meant! - [2012.11.08][ROOT] TriangleAway v2.36
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Have worked for me too but after using it I flashed a stock rom and now it is sometimes custom sometimes normal. what kind a stock rom should I flash
tvf_tez_e said:
Have worked for me too but after using it I flashed a stock rom and now it is sometimes custom sometimes normal. what kind a stock rom should I flash
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I flashed Wanamlite 3.7 custom rom and then went to I9300XXBLG8 (4.0.4 so I could officially update to JB). Before flashing I9300XXBLG8 I used Triangle Away and then flashed the firmware.
There's a warning on the page that some firmwares will not reset.
I wrote a little guide on another forum for restoring the warranty on an S3, may help?
1) Carry out the usual procedures such as backing up anything you want to keep, contacts, sms, data etc.
2) Install and run Triangle Away on your device (please read the XDA thread and take note of the 'in app' warnings.
3) Once Triangle Away application has been used the phone will reboot. Turn off the phone and go into download mode, check the statuses say 'No' & 'Official'.
4) While in Download Mode boot straight into to Recovery Mode and Wipe data/factory reset, then wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache.
5) Put the phone into download mode.
6) Extract the Stock Firmware so that you have a .MD5 file.
7) Open Odin and click on the PDA field and select the .MD5 file. Leave all other options alone.
8) Plug the phone in using USB cable, wait for yellow 'com port' to appear and hit start.
9) Leave the PC and phone alone until the process has finished and the phone has fully booted.
Your phone should now have a valid warranty but we should check a few things to make sure this is the case.
Check your firmware is the same as the firmware you have downloaded:
Dial *#1234# to bring up the firmware version. If your CSC is incorrect then we will need to change this.
To change your CSC you will need your IMEI number.
Dial *#06# and note down the 15 digit number on a piece paper.
Dial *#272*yourIMEI# and install your relevant CSC (I'm in the UK and Network Unlocked so my CSC = BTU). Your phone will factory reset and reboot.
Your phone is pretty much ready now. If you wish to send off your phone for repair or any other reason that may require the warranty to be valid then continue on to make sure there is no sign of tampering with the phone.
Once the phone has booted up, format the internal storage from Menu > Settings > Storage > Format SD card
If you wish you can then connect the phone to Samsung Kies on the PC and check for any updates.
Double check that both the Binary Counters have been reset.
Your phone now has a valid warranty with Samsung.
Thank you very much for this guide, I will apply all the steps one by one. But before to begin I have a couple questions:
* I don't have anything about "Dalvik Cache" in my recovery menu, is this a problem?
* I dialed *#1234#, and it says:
AP: I9300XXDLJ4
CP: I9300XXDLID
CSC: I9300OXADLJ4 something wrong?
* I'm living in austria and was using austria rom, but flashed official UK (BTU) stock rom via Odin and it is still current rom in my device. But I've found a CSC included BTU stock rom too in this forum. If I flash it, is the all gonna be fixed, maybe?
tvf_tez_e said:
Thank you very much for this guide, I will apply all the steps one by one. But before to begin I have a couple questions:
* I don't have anything about "Dalvik Cache" in my recovery menu, is this a problem?
* I dialed *#1234#, and it says:
AP: I9300XXDLJ4
CP: I9300XXDLID
CSC: I9300OXADLJ4 something wrong?
* I'm living in austria and was using austria rom, but flashed official UK (BTU) stock rom via Odin and it is still current rom in my device. But I've found a CSC included BTU stock rom too in this forum. If I flash it, is the all gonna be fixed, maybe?
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No not a problem at all, the Dalvik Cache relates to installed apps and is just another step to ensure a complete wipe.
The option to wipe Dalvik Cache is usually found in CWM recovery, so if no CWM is installed then you are unable to do so.
Thank you for the info, so nothing to worry about Dalvik thing. Do you know something about my other two question too?
* I dialed *#1234#, and it says:
AP: I9300XXDLJ4
CP: I9300XXDLID
CSC: I9300OXADLJ4 something wrong?
* I'm living in austria and was using austria rom, but flashed official UK (BTU) stock rom via Odin and it is still current rom in my device. But I've found a CSC included BTU stock rom too in this forum. If I flash it, is the all gonna be fixed, maybe?
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tvf_tez_e said:
Thank you very much for this guide, I will apply all the steps one by one. But before to begin I have a couple questions:
* I don't have anything about "Dalvik Cache" in my recovery menu, is this a problem?
* I dialed *#1234#, and it says:
AP: I9300XXDLJ4
CP: I9300XXDLID
CSC: I9300OXADLJ4 something wrong?
* I'm living in austria and was using austria rom, but flashed official UK (BTU) stock rom via Odin and it is still current rom in my device. But I've found a CSC included BTU stock rom too in this forum. If I flash it, is the all gonna be fixed, maybe?
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1. The firmware shouldn't be a problem, it's for the UK S3 but the modem is European...your phone is network unlocked isn't it?
2. It shouldn't be a problem and if you do encounter problems then I would jut flash the LJ4 firmware again.
I was searching about it right now. And I realized that my phone was network locked. I used an app called GalaxSim Unlock and now it is unlocked
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3) Once Triangle Away application has been used the phone will reboot. Turn off the phone and go into download mode, check the statuses say 'No' & 'Official'.
4) While in Download Mode boot straight into to Recovery Mode and Wipe data/factory reset, then wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache.
5) Put the phone into download mode.
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Step 3 was succesfully. But after I did 4th and came back into download mode, counter was 1 and status was custom. That's why I had to do all once again and this time skipped the 4th step. So I flashed the stock rom without wiping data, cache and dalvik cache. Does it make a problem?
tvf_tez_e said:
Step 3 was succesfully. But after I did 4th and came back into download mode, counter was 1 and status was custom. That's why I had to do all once again and this time skipped the 4th step. So I flashed the stock rom without wiping data, cache and dalvik cache. Does it make a problem?
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Not sure if the firmware LJ4 is giving you the problem but you could try flashing I9300XXBLG8 and then updating through Kies to LJ4?
I have one of the custom versions of 4.0.3 (WanamLite XWLP8 V11.1) and Siyah kernal 3.0.33.
I want to upgrade to whatever the latest version of android for the Galaxy SII is... but I believe I have to revert back to stock 4.0.3 first? (Something about a deadly brick bug or something.)
So if you guys could just point me in the right direction...
(My phone still has that copy/paste bugs all androids had a while back and I can't connect to access points that have AES. Hence the need to update.)
No, you don't have to go back to 4.0.3 first. Download the latest version for your country (it should be 4.1.2) from www.sammobile.com and flash it directly via odin or mobile odin. Your concerns about brickbug are only valid if you are running stock 4.0.4......
Sent from my Alliance powered S2 via XDA Developers App
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I have one of the custom versions of 4.0.3 (WanamLite XWLP8 V11.1) and Siyah kernal 3.0.33.
I want to upgrade to whatever the latest version of android for the Galaxy SII is... but I believe I have to revert back to stock 4.0.3 first? (Something about a deadly brick bug or something.)
So if you guys could just point me in the right direction...
(My phone still has that copy/paste bugs all androids had a while back and I can't connect to access points that have AES. Hence the need to update.)
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Just put any custom 4.1.2 rom on your internal sd card and do full wipe.
Installation with Full wipe:
-Download, and save zip to internal sdcard
-Go to recovery, Select Wipe data, Wipe cache
-Go to Advanced and Select Wipe dalvik cache
-Go to Mounts and storage, select Format system, Format preload
-Select Install Rom from SD card
Note, first boot takes about 5-10 mins, so don't panic.
I just wound up installing one of the stock 4.1.2 firmwares. Got a boot loop... didn't have a recovery mode anymore... so I flashed Siyah's latest beta for S2. Wiped data and now everything's golden.
Thanks guys.
So... I have TeamWin bootloader (I think).
I'm trying to update to Bean's 4.3 update from late December. Can I get a quick... how do I do this? I see there are 3 different downloads (2 seem to be the same about 1GB and one is for the modem and wifi).
Basically, how to do I get it?! Thanks in advance and sorry if I'm doing this wrong...
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So... I have TeamWin bootloader (I think).
I'm trying to update to Bean's 4.3 update from late December. Can I get a quick... how do I do this? I see there are 3 different downloads (2 seem to be the same about 1GB and one is for the modem and wifi).
Basically, how to do I get it?! Thanks in advance and sorry if I'm doing this wrong...
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Are you currently on a 4.1.2 base? Either stock or rooted. Are you rooted, if so what recovery are you using and are you on the most update recovery either Newest Philz, CWM (6.0.4.3) or TWRP (2.6.3.1)? If these are yes, then download a 4.3 roms from Beans, Sophisticated, Alliance, R3D Nep...so on. If not rooted and on 4.1.2 base, download casual script and root your phone and it will install a custom recovery for you, TWRP 2.5.0.0. Next, Download the Wifi/Modem Beans has posted. Make a back up of your current rom in the recovery of your choice (system, data, cache, radio(modem). Wipe user/data, cache, dalvik, 3x. Then install the rom, boot up to make sure you did it right. Reboot into recovery, open ODIN 3.07, check the PDA box, select the PDA box to open the new modem.tar, flash it, wait for it to complete, once completed wipe data/user, cache, dalvik, reboot into ROM and you should now have the 4.3ROM with MJ9 Radio. If you don't your WIFI should not work and you will have no service. Also, if you go to Settings < Phone < Status, you will see Unknown in lots of boxes.
So this is my first post, but whatever.
So it's safe to say I screwed up, I accidentally deleted my stock (rooted) Samsung OS. I somehow managed to download Paranoid Android 6.0.1 onto the Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 I received. I heavily dislike Paranoid Android, and I would like to give Cyanogen 14.1 a shot. The problem is since I wiped everything, every time I do a factory reset for my device, it goes into a bootloop, even if I flashed CM 14.1.
I have TWRP installed, if that helps, and all files (that I know of) are installed on my computer (Odin, CM14.1 ZIP, and Paranoid is backed up).
I'd like to thank everyone who even comes and reads this thread, and I'd be very grateful if I managed to get CM 14.1 on the Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300.
Which version of TWRP is installed? If you have 2.87, try 3.02. Are you performing a full system and data wipe before installing cm14.1?
Hi bro
I am agree with the first reply to you.
All You need the official CM14.1 ROM
Download here https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i9300
And then download Gapps for android 7.1 pico
Download here http://opengapps.org/
If yoy havn't twrp recovery ! Download it from here
https://dl.twrp.me/i9300/
The file end with (tar) it flashing with Odin.
And the file end with (img) it is update from other version to new with Flashify app (you can find the app in playstore free)
Now You have all requirements files
Let's flashing Your device:
Move the files to Ext.sdcard
Make sure you have 80% battery charge
Then reboot your device to (recovery mode)
Turn off your device and Push (Power+home+volume up) keys at the same time for 5 sec untill u see the recovery icon
Now go to wipe your phone choose advance wipe check the dalvilk + cache + system + data + inernal storage ,, done
Now go back and choose install
Search to your Ext.sdcard then choose the CM14.1 at the same time click on Add more zips
And choose Gapps 7.1 pico
Now swipe to flash
Wait to flash finish and then click on Reboot system
Done
Good luck
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Which version of TWRP is installed? If you have 2.87, try 3.02. Are you performing a full system and data wipe before installing cm14.1?
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I'm using the latest TWRP, I made sure to install the latest one, and I'm performing a full data and system wipe before I install CM14.1. My question is does it HAVE to be on an external SD card, because I just port it over to a folder in my internal SD card.
It can be installed from the internal memory. Simplest way would be to boot into TWRP, mount storage, copy over CM and gapps, and flash.
Maybe try TWRP 2.87?
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It can be installed from the internal memory. Simplest way would be to boot into TWRP, mount storage, copy over CM and gapps, and flash.
Maybe try TWRP 2.87?
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I've tried to do that multiple times, but everytime I try it, the S3 goes into a bootloop.
Due to the bootloop issue, I would flash a stock ROM with Odin, perform a factory wipe from stock recovery, and then see if the phone will boot properly.
Is the phone a gt-i9300 in download mode?
audit13 said:
Due to the bootloop issue, I would flash a stock ROM with Odin, perform a factory wipe from stock recovery, and then see if the phone will boot properly.
Is the phone a gt-i9300 in download mode?
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Yeah, I managed to install the stock OS. I also tried to install CM14.1 again, following the instructions to the letter, but still no CM build. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, since I've read multiple threads on XDA and the CM site.
Not exactly sure what you mean by in download mode, since I'm new to all this rooting business.
You need download mode to flash a stock ROM; otherwise, Odin can't install a stock ROM.
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You need download mode to flash a stock ROM; otherwise, Odin can't install a stock ROM.
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Oh if that's the case, then yes. I put it in Odin mode to flash the stock ROM.
Okay, just to confirm but these are the major steps you took:
flashed the latest stock ROM to the phone;
flashed the latest tar version of TWRP using Odin;
booted into TWRP and copied CM14 to the internal memory or an SD card;
wipe data, system, and cache in TWRP;
flash CM14 in TWRP and rebooted.
Yup, those are the exact steps I took. I think I'm just going to tinker around with the Samsung a little longer, until I manage to brick it, or I'll just continue doing research. I'm already happy I managed to get out of a boot loop on my own, with and without OS.
Are you in Canada? Where did you get the i9300? The i747m is sold in Canada and the i747 is sold in the USA.
audit13 said:
Are you in Canada? Where did you get the i9300? The i747m is sold in Canada and the i747 is sold in the USA.
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My dad got it for his work during his visit in Turkey, is that a factor during flashing of new OS's? What surprises me is that I could install Paranoid Android 6.0.1 onto it without an OS with little or no problem.
A pre-existing OS on the phone is not a requirement to flash a custom ROM.
As long as the ROM is for the i9300, you should be fine.
audit13 said:
A pre-existing OS on the phone is not a requirement to flash a custom ROM.
As long as the ROM is for the i9300, you should be fine.
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I made sure it was for the i9300. I'm confused to where it doesn't work because I would see the CM battery charging logo, but when I wanted it to boot, it kept bootlooping for 10 minutes on end. The longest I've let it run was whilst I was sleeping, 8 hours, still nothing.
Maybe try a different version of CM14.1 or a different version of TWRP.
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Maybe try a different version of CM14.1 or a different version of TWRP.
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I'll give those options a shot. I'll try out clockwork and see. I guess I'll keep going until I brick it. Thanks for aiding me, and enjoy having a happy new year.