I would like the files to ODIN the stock Touchwiz update from late 2011.
I would then write a guide for everyone on how to return the tab to stock... this is asked way too much.
I do NOT want to write the guide updating everyone to the old honeycomb.
Anyone have ODIN files for returning to stock touchwiz?
RootzFan said:
I would like the files to ODIN the stock Touchwiz update from late 2011.
I would then write a guide for everyone on how to return the tab to stock... this is asked way too much.
I do NOT want to write the guide updating everyone to the old honeycomb.
Anyone have ODIN files for returning to stock touchwiz?
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"Stock" and "touchwiz," at least on this forum, are mutually exclusive. I honestly have no idea what you're asking for. Do you want android 3.1 or 3.2? If you want 3.2, you're stuck with touchwiz; there is no stock 3.2 ROM available. If you want a stock 3.1 without touchwiz, that can be found in the dev forum.
If you want a guide on how to return a tab to stock (and the only reason I can imagine someone would want to do this would be to send it in for warranty service), theres a guide in the sticky in the dev subforum, and also team overcome has a great method with all the downloads both on their ROM post and on their website (with great instructions too).
Simply asking for an ODIN version of the TouchWiz update. That is stock... not rooted/tweaked.
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Simply asking for an ODIN version of the TouchWiz update. That is stock... not rooted/tweaked.
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I think you need to read up on this a bit more because that doesn't exist.
Here's a little history for you: Touchwiz was an update to samsung's android 3.1 build that came out after 3.1 was released (so you can get both stock 3.1 and touchwiz 3.1 builds). Touchwiz was integrated into the 3.2 build. So the only "touchwiz upgrade" i can think of was an OTA upgrade to 3.1. I don't think flashing that will get you anywhere. If you're looking for the stock 3.2 build from samsung (and I suspect you are), go to samfirmware.com. If you really did search the forum you'd have found this everywhere, including in the sticky in the dev forum.
But there's no need to write a guide. Use CWM to flash the stock ROM, and then use ODIN to flash stock recovery. That's all it takes; you now have a stock tab.
^ I appreciate your response... I am just pointing out that I have never seen the touchwiz stock ODIN that one could flash... only honeycomb.
edit: and considering that almost daily there is a post about getting back to stock, I would say a guide is warranted.
If you can help do that, great.
coming from this same line its also helpful if the instruction would be basing from the download of the recent or older firmware, which should be from the downloads from sammobile.com that we all know provides all the stock roms, latest and versions before.
reverting stock means, the latest official: recovery (not cwm), kernel, and the firmware (rom) itself. these all 3 components, not kernel or firmware only. nothing straightforward is provided here, all bits and pieces on scattered threads but don't coherently work well with each other, mainly because they're abandoned or not updated anymore by their OPs.
another reason for reverting back to stock aside from warranty chase, is so that kies will be able to just update the tab to its latest firmware, or even ota. this is basically how the tab provided by samsung should be for a really basic end user without even knowing what root is.
then above average users can always do their rooting and after mods cleanly, knowing they came from the real clean stock and can always go back either by cwm backup/restore or manually everything from scratch.
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^ I appreciate your response... I am just pointing out that I have never seen the touchwiz stock ODIN that one could flash... only honeycomb.
edit: and considering that almost daily there is a post about getting back to stock, I would say a guide is warranted.
If you can help do that, great.
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This is not intended as a flame, but from what you've written I am not certain you understand what you're talking about. Touchwiz is basically Samsung's theme running on top of honeycomb. No honeycomb = no touchwiz. Also, you still need to make a distinction between 3.1 and 3.2 ... Regardless, as far as I know there is no touchwiz-enabled ROM that can be flashed with ODIN.
Anyways, there is a very good guide on teamovercome's site which is unfortunately down right now. Here's a link to the site; since it's down I can't link directly to the guide:
http://www.teamovercome.net/
^ I am perfectly aware of what TouchWiz is.
I am simply trying to find the files to load in ODIN that would allow someone to boot up to the stock (not rooted or debloated) setup of the TouchWiz update in late 2011.
I do not want to go back to honeycomb 3.1. Not sure how I can say it more plainly.
Does this exist? If not in ODIN, in a flashable zip?
here's a 3.2 stock (non rooted) ROM
P7510UEKMM:
Download:
http://hotfile.com/dl/135008863/06ca0fd/GT-P7510_XAB_P7510UEKMM_P7510XABKMM_P7510UEKMM.rar.html
Pass: sampro.pl
came from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345995
RootzFan said:
I would like the files to ODIN the stock Touchwiz update from late 2011.
I would then write a guide for everyone on how to return the tab to stock... this is asked way too much.
I do NOT want to write the guide updating everyone to the old honeycomb.
Anyone have ODIN files for returning to stock touchwiz?
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RootzFan said:
^ I am perfectly aware of what TouchWiz is.
I am simply trying to find the files to load in ODIN that would allow someone to boot up to the stock (not rooted or debloated) setup of the TouchWiz update in late 2011.
I do not want to go back to honeycomb 3.1. Not sure how I can say it more plainly.
Does this exist? If not in ODIN, in a flashable zip?
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The 'touchwiz update" was for 3.1.
3.2 came with touchwiz baked in.
If this is what you're looking for, then you're looking for the samsung android 3.2 update, not the "touchwiz update." I don't know how I could say this more clearly.
If you read my posts, I answered your question. What you're looking for does not exist. If you need stock (god knows why) just follow the many guides that already exist (or the instructions I gave earlier).
Anyways, I can't help you any further without pulling my hair out. Maybe someone else has more patience. Good luck.
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The 'touchwiz update" was for 3.1.
3.2 came with touchwiz baked in.
If this is what you're looking for, then you're looking for the samsung android 3.2 update, not the "touchwiz update." I don't know how I could say this more clearly.
If you read my posts, I answered your question. What you're looking for does not exist. If you need stock (god knows why) just follow the many guides that already exist (or the instructions I gave earlier).
Anyways, I can't help you any further without pulling my hair out. Maybe someone else has more patience. Good luck.
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Honestly man, it may be better to not answer at times.
You do not understand me. Perhaps I am not saying things clearly enough. O well.
I want the files to return a device to STOCK 3.2.... not 3.1 Honeycomb which is all I see. I consider "stock" to be an unaltered version of the update (or original) firmware... I also prefer to go to the latest "stock" setup, not 3.1 HC.
You said it does not exist, I laugh at that.
I would like this because many people:
a - ask this all the time
b - want it for servicing/warranty
c - prefer to return to stock before switching to a new rom.
I prefer to use ODIN since I know and like ODIN.
If this does not make sense, do not respond or sound rude please.
see my post #9 - this is for the wifi version (7510)
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You said it does not exist, I laugh at that.
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see my post #9 - this is for the wifi version (7510)
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I believe this is KMM not KMN. If so you may get an update to KMN after you flash this
it is labeled as KMM but this would be the stock first instance of 3.2
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I believe this is KMM not KMN. If so you may get an update to KMN after you flash this
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I did check out that zip... It looked like it was the one Samsung pulled for wifi issues. I know like a week or so later they rolled it out again, but I did not know if there was a different build, I assumed so.
Thank you for posting that by the way, got carried away with all the other madness. Thanks!
note the wifi problem was due to the installer not the rom itself. if flashing and not installing via OTA or Kies - it should not have that problem
RootzFan said:
I did check out that zip... It looked like it was the one Samsung pulled for wifi issues. I know like a week or so later they rolled it out again, but I did not know if there was a different build, I assumed so.
Thank you for posting that by the way, got carried away with all the other madness. Thanks!
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Hello
New to Tab and rooting, so been playing with the different ROM’s All great, thanks. I followed the pinned guide, which was great. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171089
However, I would like to unroot and get it back to original state. I tried the “[ROM]Stock US Retail WiFi” but it looks like that is for the IO version as the TW update wont apply?
I have the GT-P7510MA (VXAB) i.e. US version, 32Gb WIFI. So looking for the StockROM so I can restore it back to the exact same state that it was when opened. I will then like to apply the TW update OTA.
I have looked around and it seems like a few people are looking for it.
(or am I asking a stupid question?)
Thanks
Eric…
BUMP!
WHY ISNT THIS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE, WTF!!!!
My tab was going through a boot loop because of an update that failed for no good reason. So, then i decided to flash back to stock, only to find a handful of unhelpful people pointing to allegedly "US Stock" roms, most of which were for the European 32gb wifi model, with the exclusion of the rom stated in the first post. PLEASE can someone with a US wifi model just make a cwm backup so i can flash it and start receiving stock OTA updates again? Honestly i'm BEGGING at this point.
Looking for this too
Guys, I've done a bit of googling and this page has a link to a stock 3.1 OTA rom. I have not tried it myself (not rooted) and I don't know for sure if it's a US rom, perhaps someone can take a look. It is on a US hosted website, so maybe it's OK?
http://galaxytabhacks.com/galaxy-tab-10-1-hacks/how-to-unroot-your-galaxy-tab-10-1/
That guy as well many other sites take the information from XDA. You can always download the files and do a checksum check to see what comes up with. Look also at the DroidBasement files.
I respect your choice to use the TW update. Personally, I find it fills your tablet with insane bloatware, not to mention the ugly theme. If you want the TW update, I would recommend you to use the Starburst ROM, which has the TouchWiz applied and is like a zillion times better compared to stock ROM.
Still, for the love of God... why would you want TouchWiz on your tablet? It is a HUGE step backwards, not to mention it breaks the Android keyboard. OK, it improves a little the quadrant scores... other that that, is pure garbage IMO.
well as far as I know and from searching XDA, there is no stock clean 3.1 ROM For the GT-P7510MA yet, unless i'm mistaken
yqed said:
That guy as well many other sites take the information from XDA. You can always download the files and do a checksum check to see what comes up with. Look also at the DroidBasement files.
I respect your choice to use the TW update. Personally, I find it fills your tablet with insane bloatware, not to mention the ugly theme. If you want the TW update, I would recommend you to use the Starburst ROM, which has the TouchWiz applied and is like a zillion times better compared to stock ROM.
Still, for the love of God... why would you want TouchWiz on your tablet? It is a HUGE step backwards, not to mention it breaks the Android keyboard. OK, it improves a little the quadrant scores... other that that, is pure garbage IMO.
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Thanks, I am currently using Starburst ROM which is great, but there are many reasons why we would want to restore back to factory state.
Warranty return
Selling the device
Test if the Custom ROM is causing problems. (see my screen problem qstn in the other forums)
etc...
So while I understand that there are better ROM's, it would be good if the stock ROM was available.
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Guys, I've done a bit of googling and this page has a link to a stock 3.1 OTA rom. I have not tried it myself (not rooted) and I don't know for sure if it's a US rom, perhaps someone can take a look. It is on a US hosted website, so maybe it's OK?
http://galaxytabhacks.com/galaxy-tab-10-1-hacks/how-to-unroot-your-galaxy-tab-10-1/
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Thanks, but tried that one as well and its not the right ROM. That is the IO version ROM. Same as in the root guide here
This is the touchwiz ux rom: http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/touchwiz-ux/hc-3.1_touchwiz_ux-full_sam_tab_10.1.zip
And this one is the stock honeycomb rom: http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/sys-backup/hc_31/hc-3.1_ota-full_sam_tab_10.1.zip
Both are the latest of their kind, for the wifi tab, I tried both and they are 100% stock, not rooted roms.
Then flash back the stock recovery with ODIN, and you can send the tab back to Samsung, they won't be able to detect anything.
Bye.
Great Thanks will try them out.
When you tried the "stock Honeycomb ROM" could you apply the TW update and the second update as well?
Thanks
iculookn said:
Great Thanks will try them out.
When you tried the "stock Honeycomb ROM" could you apply the TW update and the second update as well?
Thanks
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I have not tried that, but I can't see why it wouldn't work, provided that you flashed back the stock recovery with ODIN.
OTA updates don't play nice with clockwork recovery...
Latoc said:
I have not tried that, but I can't see why it wouldn't work, provided that you flashed back the stock recovery with ODIN.
OTA updates don't play nice with clockwork recovery...
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The reason I ask is that the stock recovery download link provide is exactly the same size as the IO version so I'm assuming its not the P7510MA version.
I haven't had time to try it yet, but doesn't look like its the right one.
TW update is not available on the IO version
I recently rooted my Galaxy Tab 10.1 32GB WiFi, tried to install BusyBox (from here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtnYqAQa0ek&feature=channel_video_title) but it ended up screwing up my display on boot with all kinds of random colors making the thing useless.
So I went and returned to stock from here: http://galaxytabhacks.com/galaxy-tab-10-1-hacks/how-to-unroot-your-galaxy-tab-10-1/
This worked, then I went and checked for updates and it installed a ~11 MB file but it does not have touchwiz. Before I screwed my tablet up I did have touchwiz. What gives? I keep checking for updates but it says there's no updates. Why do I not have touchwiz?
I had this same problem and it forced me to have to put on someone's stock rom again when I really just want the REAL stock rom like I had never tried to hack my tablet. Is there anyone who can offer a walkthrough of how to do this process properly because as the original poster says, if you follow the link above, you end up not getting TW nor any further updates. If you follow the link above, the tablet ends up in a Google I/O tablet updates state and that's not what we want. We want our retail WIFI tablets back to fresh out of box status.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer
I'm in the same boat. I unrooted my tab to send it in for repair. Now, it just says "No Update Available".
Yip I have the same problem thanks for bring this up to community hopefully someone can help us
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I think I've found the solution.
Follow the instructions on this website http://p7510.teamovercome.net/?page_id=18 but stop at the section that begins Installin’ The Overcome ROM…
This worked for me
saltbread said:
I had this same problem and it forced me to have to put on someone's stock rom again when I really just want the REAL stock rom
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There is no such thing as someones stock rom. Its either stock(not altered, not changed, untouched) or it isn't.
You can get stock roms either here at xda or on www.sampro.pl or www.samfirmware.com and flash with odin.
I rooted my SGS2 i777 that was running Gingerbread. After rooting I used Titanium Backup for complete backup. Then I flashed leaked ICS 4.0.3 Build # IML74K.117 thinking it was the full blown ICS operating system, which it wasn't. That process also un-rooted my SGS2 so now I'm unable to access my Titanium Backup. Tried rooting again using same process as first time but was unsuccessful. Got the dreaded "yellow triangle". Was able to flash same ICS firmware as before. So I currently have above mentiond OS & Build and am not rooted. Questions...is there a root for the 4.0.3? If so, if I were to root again is there a better "leaked" ICS or should I wait for the "anticipated" official release? Main concern is that my Titanium Backup is still intact and I will be able to access it when rooted again. End result is that I'd like to be rooted and have ICS OS.
Please advise!
You didn't even bother searching did you? Try it it works wonders.
FYI the ATT leak IS ICS. What part isn't "full blown"? Its a leak which probably means its not even complete yet (there's already been 3 leaks so far). If it wasn't ICS it wouldn't say Android 4.0.3.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
Always read the stickies before posting.
OP, if I were you, I would follow the link posted above by mattdm. Then do return to stock with root, and then get cm9. Quit Touchwiz altogether, it ruins the taste of ice cream sandwich.
If people not wanting to read 500 different pages in a forum bothers you, forums probably aren't the best thing for you to be involved with
Geez people are ruid on this site.
Slavestate said:
You didn't even bother searching did you? Try it it works wonders.
FYI the ATT leak IS ICS. What part isn't "full blown"? Its a leak which probably means its not even complete yet (there's already been 3 leaks so far). If it wasn't ICS it wouldn't say Android 4.0.3.
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It gets highly annoying seeing the same crap asked day after day when you could just READ THE STICKIES and have your questions answered. Btw, I believe "rude" is the word you were looking for.
OP: Flash back to stock KH7 2.3.4, root using superoneclick 2.3.3, flash entropy's daily driver kernel (the .tar one) with mobile odin to give you clockworkmod recovery, flash this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568080
Rooted, basically stock Samsung ICS.
mgd76 said:
OP, if I were you, I would follow the link posted above by mattdm. Then do return to stock with root, and then get cm9. Quit Touchwiz altogether, it ruins the taste of ice cream sandwich.
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It gets highly annoying seeing the same crap asked day after day when you could just READ THE STICKIES and have your questions answered. Btw, I believe "rude" is the word you were looking for.
OP: Flash back to stock KH7 2.3.4, root using superoneclick 2.3.3, flash entropy's daily driver kernel (the .tar one) with mobile odin to give you clockworkmod recovery, flash this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568080
Rooted, basically stock Samsung ICS.
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Yup... do what they said. When I got my GS2, first thing I did was read; must've read for like about 2 hours.. lol. Point is it may seem daunting because there's so much information, but it's worth it in the long run. In no time you'll have your device rooted correctly and be a happy flasher. And it saves you from turning your device into an expensive brick.
deatley30 said:
If people not wanting to read 500 different pages in a forum bothers you, forums probably aren't the best thing for you to be involved with
Geez people are ruid on this site.
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If people not wanting to do research before asking already-asked or already-answered questions bothers you, then I'd say that busy forums like this are probably not the best place for *you* or them.
This site is for developers, who do an incredible job of providing top-notch material for our devices. Getting software, instructions and advice here is a privilege, not a right.
Before I rooted and flashed my phone, I read and researched here for several days. That time likely would have been shortened if I hadn't also had to plow through useless pages of people asking questions about things that had already been explained in the first post of a thread, a sticky or answered within the thread (which a simple forum search would have found).
Point taken, but, I am a senior member of a lot of forums I have knowledge in and I am never rude when answering questions that someone new to the topic has. What you don't think about they may have searched and not realize they asked the same question over in different terms. You guys know all the terminology and other people may not. Some people on this site have very short fuses instead of using their knowledge to help people.
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It gets highly annoying seeing the same crap asked day after day when you could just READ THE STICKIES and have your questions answered. Btw, I believe "rude" is the word you were looking for.
OP: Flash back to stock KH7 2.3.4, root using superoneclick 2.3.3, flash entropy's daily driver kernel (the .tar one) with mobile odin to give you clockworkmod recovery, flash this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568080
Rooted, basically stock Samsung ICS.
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deatley30 said:
Point taken, but, I am a senior member of a lot of forums I have knowledge in and I am never rude when answering questions that someone new to the topic has. What you don't think about they may have searched and not realize they asked the same question over in different terms. You guys know all the terminology and other people may not. Some people on this site have very short fuses instead of using their knowledge to help people.
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Sorry, I'm just grumpy today
I am to my bad. There is just so much for newbies to learn about these phones.
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Sorry, I'm just grumpy today
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The main thing is that you don't want to update using one-click installers (which it sounds like you did) as they will more than likely contain bootloaders. The newer ICS leaks are a full featured ICS with some bugs (known or unknown). They are loaded with TouchWiz which is Samsung's launcher of choice. If you want a launcher more like the one in ICS you can easily install either Trebuchet, Apex, or Nova. They are all built from the original ICS launcher and serve to enhance it in some form. I personally use Nova.
Task650 has been releasing CWM flashable versions of the leak that do not have bootloaders, contain the version matching kernel with CWM already included, and are pre-rooted.
The main bit you might need to do is get the restore to stock (that you install with odin/heimdall) and start over. Once you load that root, install a cwm enabled kernel, then try updating again but this time use the CWM flashable package instead.
What to Flash after you root again.
I would suggest getting on Task650's rom you can find it here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574718. This rom lets you make a ton of modifications to your phone. If you want the ICS experience with speed and stability you can go with Phone-Brickers rom its good too. These are specifically made for the I-777. I use both of these dual booting with siyah kernal for SGS2.
What's up everybody!
Have a bone stock brand new Galaxy SII (Original one just ran into a... catastrophic failure you could say, so this is the backup).
It is an AT&T 2.3.6 KK6 phone
Now to resolve this and overhaul it, here's my game plan. Would appreciate it if someone in the know could step in and tell me if it looks solid or if I'm doing something terribly wrong. I am actually planning to run a similar kernel/ROM setup as creepyncrawly's (AJK 4.9 MicSwap + SHOstock3 v4.0) so perhaps he could throw me a few pointers if I'm off somewhere. For the record, I have searched extensively, it's just a lot of information to take in all at one time.
First, I will be rooting it using this method by creepyncrawly, using the supplied instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18859438&postcount=199
If everything goes according to how I think it's supposed to be, I will then have a rooted stock firmware.
From there, I should flash the new kernel first by copying it over to the phone's SD card and flashing it through CWM (This is me assuming the above rooting method gives me access to CWM. I don't really know to be honest )
From there, I have the rooted stock firmware + AJK 4.9 kernel.
Then everything should be okay and in place to flash in the SHOstock3 v4.0 ROM, right?
My biggest problem right this moment is that it appears ajnewkirk has deleted his kernel repository for the most part on his Android developer download page. Files show as not found, anyone know where I can find a mirror to the version WITH the MicSwap? I saw one posted at the end of his thread for one WITHOUT but not one with. Any help on that front would be greatly appreciated as well. Thank you!
Looks like I found an error with my gameplan already
Seems I was looking at the wrong link for creepyncrawyls root method. It didn't say Not for KK6 above that method like the first two in the rooting thread (Hopefully you know which one I mean) so I just assumed it would work. More searching has found that THIS is probably the best method to use
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
Luckily, this one downloaded a lot quicker than the last one, and as of writing this sentence it has just finished. Will report back with results.
EDIT: Flashed the .tar file in ODIN, everything seems to have gone smoothly. Maybe too smoothly. I can't tell if I am rooted or not... lol.
Kernel shows the same, version is the same, etc. Awkward...
OK. This was 9 hours ago. You may be finished already. Anyway...
1) There is an easy root method that did not exist at the time those guides were written, which should work with any version of the stock firmware including UCKK6 called Framaroot. It's an apk that you install then root from the phone.
2) In the guide method: there is no CWM in the stock kernel, so after you root, you install a custom kernel that contains CWM recovery. The best way it with Mobile Odin lite or Mobile Odin pro.
Let us know how you are coming and if you still need help.
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OK. This was 9 hours ago. You may be finished already. Anyway...
1) There is an easy root method that did not exist at the time those guides were written, which should work with any version of the stock firmware including UCKK6 called Framaroot. It's an apk that you install then root from the phone.
2) In the guide method: there is no CWM in the stock kernel, so after you root, you install a custom kernel that contains CWM recovery. The best way it with Mobile Odin lite or Mobile Odin pro.
Let us know how you are coming and if you still need help.
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Damn, that Framaroot method would have been pretty helpful to know sooner lol. It's all good though, I did get it figured out last night, just forgot to update the thread.
I ended up using the 1Click Odin rooting method that I had originally posted about (thank you for that by the way) to roll the Android version back to 2.3.4 and change the firmware from KK6 to UCKH7. From there, I just used mobile Odin to quickly flash Entropy's Daily Driver gingerbread kernel so I could use CWM. After that, I installed SHOstock3 v4.0 and was on the home stretch. I managed to find a mirror of AJK 4.9 with MicSwap in an attachment on another thread on here (ajnewkirk didn't respond to my PM) and after transferring that to the phone's internal SD root, I booted into CWM and flashed the kernel and been good to go.
Freakin loving this, SOOO much better than what I had before. I actually rooted my S2 almost a year ago (See join date lol) but it was with Entropy's DD kernel and a gingerbread software that emulated the Nexus. I freakin hated it, but didn't want to go through the hassle of trying to figure out how to swap it again (and slightly laziness I admit). Phone recently met an.... untimely demise you could say.... and I pulled out the brand new backup. The SHOstock Jelly Bean is a HUGE improvement, feels like going from a Pinto to a Lambo. I can see why you chose to run this combination on your phone, I have no regrets
Glad you got it sorted.
By the way, I don't understand your problem finding AJK 4.9. The download link for all three versions of the 4.9 kernel are in the OP of the kernel thread in the development forum.
creepyncrawly said:
Glad you got it sorted.
By the way, I don't understand your problem finding AJK 4.9. The download link for all three versions of the 4.9 kernel are in the OP of the kernel thread in the development forum.
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I knew where the files were but the links have been dead for at least 2 days (First I checked on them). They are currently still dead when I click them.
I tried to PM ajnewkirk to ask why that may be gone or if he possibly had a mirror for it but he never replied, so I had to do some searching around playing with terms in Google to find a recent post that had it attached.
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I knew where the files were but the links have been dead for at least 2 days (First I checked on them). They are currently still dead when I click them.
I tried to PM ajnewkirk to ask why that may be gone or if he possibly had a mirror for it but he never replied, so I had to do some searching around playing with terms in Google to find a recent post that had it attached.
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I've had that happen before as well due to the file host being down. Sounds like you found an alternate link but if you still need it let me know and I'll PM a Drive link or something.
I've been running CyanogenMod 11 for about a month now. I like it a lot, however there are instabilities. Youtube cannot play videos at all, for example; Snapchat totally fails to work; and one or two apps I've tried to install wouldn't even open. Occasionally a program will crash with a "Such-and such service has stopped" error notice.
Can anyone suggest a more stable ROM? I'm a newbie to flashing, I'm not experienced or interested in trying out different ROMs. I'm not a power user, I just want a stable, reliable ROM. Is cm11 known to have the issues I'm experiencing? Can anyone suggest an alternative?
Thanks.
AidanBell said:
I've been running CyanogenMod 11 for about a month now. I like it a lot, however there are instabilities. Youtube cannot play videos at all, for example; Snapchat totally fails to work; and one or two apps I've tried to install wouldn't even open. Occasionally a program will crash with a "Such-and such service has stopped" error notice.
Can anyone suggest a more stable ROM? I'm a newbie to flashing, I'm not experienced or interested in trying out different ROMs. I'm not a power user, I just want a stable, reliable ROM. Is cm11 known to have the issues I'm experiencing? Can anyone suggest an alternative?
Thanks.
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megalomanic14's MegaFire ROM works great. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608110
AidanBell said:
I've been running CyanogenMod 11 for about a month now. I like it a lot, however there are instabilities. Youtube cannot play videos at all, for example; Snapchat totally fails to work; and one or two apps I've tried to install wouldn't even open. Occasionally a program will crash with a "Such-and such service has stopped" error notice.
Can anyone suggest a more stable ROM? I'm a newbie to flashing, I'm not experienced or interested in trying out different ROMs. I'm not a power user, I just want a stable, reliable ROM. Is cm11 known to have the issues I'm experiencing? Can anyone suggest an alternative?
Thanks.
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Since cm-11.0 for this device is not in nightlies major bugs should be expected. Sorry, I don't have a suggestion, but I have a question. Does the headphone jack work on cm11?
interloper said:
Since cm-11.0 for this device is not in nightlies major bugs should be expected. Sorry, I don't have a suggestion, but I have a question. Does the headphone jack work on cm11?
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Yes, the headphone jack works fine.
I've made the decision to return to the official Samsung ROM, so if anybody could point me in the direction of a safe, reliable download for that I'd be very grateful.
Incidentally, what's "nightlies "?
AidanBell said:
Yes, the headphone jack works fine.
I've made the decision to return to the official Samsung ROM, so if anybody could point me in the direction of a safe, reliable download for that I'd be very grateful.
Incidentally, what's "nightlies "?
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Nightly is the first "Official" status of a device from CM. If the device is very stable, with all system working properly and with minimal buggy behaviors CM begins building the ROM officially as a "Nightly" assuming the dev is following best practices etc.
AidanBell said:
Yes, the headphone jack works fine.
I've made the decision to return to the official Samsung ROM, so if anybody could point me in the direction of a safe, reliable download for that I'd be very grateful.
Incidentally, what's "nightlies "?
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I don't think that anyone has the stock rom for the Mega(s) yet, waiting patiently for the guys upstairs to crack the bootloader.
however you might try to restore with Kies.
Unicorn69 said:
I don't think that anyone has the stock rom for the Mega(s) yet, waiting patiently for the guys upstairs to crack the bootloader.
however you might try to restore with Kies.
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You are not right, I for instance have stock ROM on my Mega and I am quite satisfied... Ohhh, maybe I'm a little lying... :silly: it is MegaFireMj2V5 from megalomanic14 which is based upon a stock ROM but is greatly improved - if you are looking for alternative to stock or CM11 rom's it's worth a shot.
As for return to stock ROM - be careful to choose right version: all new firmware (beginning from CNA1) are 'enhanced' with new bootloader and Samsung KIES which is new security system. If you upgrade your Mega by Kies or by Odin with newest firmware you will be lacked possibility to downgrade AND every attempt to root or flash custom recovery will result in tipping flashing counter without any possibility to clear it. So be extremely cautious if you want to mod your Mega with no problems.
You can choose older firmware on Sammobile an flash it thru Odin - then you will have fresh stock ROM on your unit. There are many tutorials how to do it.
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You are not right, I for instance have stock ROM on my Mega and I am quite satisfied... Ohhh, maybe I'm a little lying... :silly: it is MegaFireMj2V5 from megalomanic14 which is based upon a stock ROM but is greatly improved - if you are looking for alternative to stock or CM11 rom's it's worth a shot.
As for return to stock ROM - be careful to choose right version: all new firmware (beginning from CNA1) are 'enhanced' with new bootloader and Samsung KIES which is new security system. If you upgrade your Mega by Kies or by Odin with newest firmware you will be lacked possibility to downgrade AND every attempt to root or flash custom recovery will result in tipping flashing counter without any possibility to clear it. So be extremely cautious if you want to mod your Mega with no problems.
You can choose older firmware on Sammobile an flash it thru Odin - then you will have fresh stock ROM on your unit. There are many tutorials how to do it.
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Many thanks, guys.
I've been on Sammobile and selected "I9205XXUCNA2_I9205BTUCNA1_BTU.zip", which I intend to install in the next couple of hours unless anyone on here screams at me that I shouldn't! I'm in the UK with a GT-i9250, so I believe that's the right version for me.
To be honest, I'm not worried about tipping the flashing counter (if I even understand properly what that means). I rooted my phone some time ago, and liked that. Two weeks ago I decided to try Cyanogenmod since I've never used a different ROM. I wasn't impressed, and have decided I want to go back to Samsung original. If, in the process, I prevent myself from ever being able to flash another alternative ROM, or I void the phone's warrenty in any way, I can live with that.
AidanBell said:
Many thanks, guys.
I've been on Sammobile and selected "I9205XXUCNA2_I9205BTUCNA1_BTU.zip", which I intend to install in the next couple of hours unless anyone on here screams at me that I shouldn't! I'm in the UK with a GT-i9250, so I believe that's the right version for me.
To be honest, I'm not worried about tipping the flashing counter (if I even understand properly what that means). I rooted my phone some time ago, and liked that. Two weeks ago I decided to try Cyanogenmod since I've never used a different ROM. I wasn't impressed, and have decided I want to go back to Samsung original. If, in the process, I prevent myself from ever being able to flash another alternative ROM, or I void the phone's warrenty in any way, I can live with that.
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OK, it's your choice... in fact newest firmware do not offer nothing new but bootloder without return and KNOX. CNA2 it's firmware with KNOX embedded. For mundane user this means nothing special, but for somebody who plan to root and mod it could be pain in... Try to read a little about rooting firmware with KNOX... but as I said, you are warned... tipping counter means setting flag which shows to e.g. service so there was installed unofficial software and it means so you are lacking your warranty. With firmware with KNOX this is irreversible because setting such flag physically burns efuse in system making hardware change. Cheers...
I stay on firmware without KNOX because of possibility to change ROMs and easy install custom software. Waiting for KK which for sure will have 'new type' bootloader and then will be no choice...
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OK, it's your choice... in fact newest firmware do not offer nothing new but bootloder without return and KNOX. CNA2 it's firmware with KNOX embedded. For mundane user this means nothing special, but for somebody who plan to root and mod it could be pain in... Try to read a little about rooting firmware with KNOX... but as I said, you are warned... tipping counter means setting flag which shows to e.g. service so there was installed unofficial software and it means so you are lacking your warranty. With firmware with KNOX this is irreversible because setting such flag physically burns efuse in system making hardware change. Cheers...
I stay on firmware without KNOX because of possibility to change ROMs and easy install custom software. Waiting for KK which for sure will have 'new type' bootloader and then will be no choice...
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You make a good case, and perhaps I should install an earlier version, then. Thanks. However, I've looked on Sammobile and they seem to offer only the latest version. Where can I download an earlier KNOX-free version, please?
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OK, it's your choice... in fact newest firmware do not offer nothing new but bootloder without return and KNOX. CNA2 it's firmware with KNOX embedded. For mundane user this means nothing special, but for somebody who plan to root and mod it could be pain in... Try to read a little about rooting firmware with KNOX... but as I said, you are warned... tipping counter means setting flag which shows to e.g. service so there was installed unofficial software and it means so you are lacking your warranty. With firmware with KNOX this is irreversible because setting such flag physically burns efuse in system making hardware change. Cheers...
I stay on firmware without KNOX because of possibility to change ROMs and easy install custom software. Waiting for KK which for sure will have 'new type' bootloader and then will be no choice...
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Like you,i still stay on old firmware,new firmware have knox,knox make your phone brick if you root.
rizky123 said:
Like you,i still stay on old firmware,new firmware have knox,knox make your phone brick if you root.
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Agreed. You guys have convinced me that I should be flashing an old version of Samsung, not the latest with KNOX. But I can only do that if I can find one! Can anyone please point me in the right direction?
AidanBell said:
You make a good case, and perhaps I should install an earlier version, then. Thanks. However, I've looked on Sammobile and they seem to offer only the latest version. Where can I download an earlier KNOX-free version, please?
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Hmmm, you are right... In such case i recommend you to install custom ROM MegaFireMJ2V6 made by megalomanic14 on basis stock MJ2 which you can find HERE.
Actually I am using this ROM and can say it is very good - looks like stock but is much faster. It's rooted already. Version X offer firmware stripped from unneeded apps to the extent.
trurl3 said:
Hmmm, you are right... In such case i recommend you to install custom ROM MegaFireMJ2V6 made by megalomanic14 on basis stock MJ2 which you can find HERE.
Actually I am using this ROM and can say it is very good - looks like stock but is much faster. It's rooted already. Version X offer firmware stripped from unneeded apps to the extent.
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Thank you very much. Most of that sentences was Greek to me, but I get the idea! The truth is, I put my foot into the water of flashing custom ROMS, and decided it wasn't for me. I just want one, reliable ROM that I can live with for many months without having to change it. That's why I decided to go back to Samsung, because there were too many bugs in Cyanogenmod and I don't want to start testing one ROM after the next. I just want to install a reliable, bug-free ROM now, and have done with it. So you think that MegaFireMJ2V6 would be such a ROM in my case?
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It seems MegaFireMJ2V6 can't be downloaded from that link anyway?
Type your phone model in the link below and choose the one you want. Create a free account if you need faster download speeds.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Silesh.Nair said:
Type your phone model in the link below and choose the one you want. Create a free account if you need faster download speeds.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
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Thank you, but I've tried this several times, and the only download available is the most recent.
You are wrong. It shows all the firmwares released for a model. I can see all the releases for GT-I9200. Attached is a screenshot of the older firmware without knox....
As far as I understand it, these are all the same ROM, simply different versions for different countries. When I put in my phone, GT-i9250, I am presented with a similar page, but it's only the one ROM; 4.2.2 with KNOX.
Ok man, I am done trying to explain things to you. The list you showed only displays Knox firmware, but what you said is not true. Here is another site with older firmware displayed for the I9205. There is no I9250 model Mega afaik..
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Ok man, I am done trying to explain things to you. The list you showed only displays Knox firmware, but what you said is not true. Here is another site with older firmware displayed for the I9205. There is no I9250 model Mega afaik..
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I apologise if I have offended you in any way, that certainly wasn't my intention. I'm simply new to all of this and don't understand it well. I appreciate the new link, and thank you for your help.