[Question!!] Restore stock? - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
i've just installed the Resurrection remix rom on my phone but unfortunately the banking app that I use a lot doesnt work with it for some reason. How do I go about restoring my phone to the stock ICS and kernel... I do still want to keep root access, though.
This is the kernel I originally flashed it with
CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEN_LP7-v5.4-CWM5.zip
all help will be greatly appreciated
I should add that I tried to restore from the back up that I made in clockwork recovery but the app cant find it so I'm thinking the back up didnt work properly!

Anyone?
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Using cwm wipe, if possible, format system partition, after that flash using Odin.
Learn how to use Odin, get file from sammobile, or check fus
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you should find everything you need to know in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

Did you make a nandroid backup in CWM? If yes, just boot to recover, do a full wipe and do a restore.
If not, go to receovery, do a full wipe, turn off phone, flash the firmware you want thru odin. Let it boot. Power off again, go into download mode, flash a rooted kernel, let it boot and then flash the original kernel with CWMManager from within the rom.

Thanks guys... all sorted

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I need help ASAP :(

I really need help from you guys asap, because I cant call or be called by anybody since hours.
I have:
A Galaxy S II, bought in the Netherlands
It was running the latest official update trough Kies, version KI2
I rooted it and kept it stock KI2
What I did today:
I wanted to apply a mod for CRT effect and Battery mod
I flashed a .zip ment for DXKI2, which is some asian version
My situation:
My Galaxy S II remains at bootup screen (Galaxy S II and yellow exclamation mark)
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PLEASE HELP ME
I have searched for any new .zip update to flash for KI2, but havnt found any.
try reflash with 3 files firmware (KI3 or Ki8 or else) + re-partitioning it (by putting pit file).. then flash back to KI2
alil said:
try reflash with 3 files firmware (KI3 or Ki8 or else) + re-partitioning it (by putting pit file).. then flash back to KI2
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Isnt it a problem that KI2 is Android 2.3.4 and KI3 is 2.3.5?
Empiric solution
I had a similar problem and for me solution was to flash the vilain rom 1.1 via Odin.
After that you pass the boot loop and you can reflash wathewer you vant.
razvans said:
I had a similar problem and for me solution was to flash the vilain rom 1.1 via Odin.
After that you pass the boot loop and you can reflash wathewer you vant.
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But isnt that going to erase all my data?
I am looking for a simple solution.
What I need is an update to flash with CWM for KI2 (or KI3 so I can try it)
I have found an CRT + Battery mod for KI3 but its an apk file to replace wth root explorer, which i cant do. I need an .zip to flash with CWM...
The only thing wrong now is I have an incorrect Framework.res stuff aplied right? I just need a correct one to flash over it.
Anybody? ...
Lesson 1, always backup before flashing anything.
Lesson 2, search for crt effect for KI2.
Otherwise just reboot into recovery providing you've got cwm, and flash a non wipe rom over it, another 2.3.4 rom.
If you haven't got cwm, reboot into download mode and flash cf root via odin.
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What was the zip you flashed?
Do you have a nand backup? (Cwm backup)
Do you have a titanium backup?
Edit: CRT effect zip. Might be as simple as flashing back framework-res.apk and systemui.apk from your original firmware.
If you give me more details of what you flashed I might be able to create a zip to get you going again.
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aceofclubs said:
What was the zip you flashed?
Do you have a nand backup? (Cwm backup)
Do you have a titanium backup?
Edit: CRT effect zip. Might be as simple as flashing back framework-res.apk and systemui.apk from your original firmware.
If you give me more details of what you flashed I might be able to create a zip to get you going again.
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I flashed this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276647&highlight=KI2+CRt
I was running KI2, CEKI2 to be more exact. The Netherlands official Kies version, its also in the big official roms thread.
I have downloaded the rom again, so if there will be no simple solution like you may find I can reflash the KI2.
Just checked out that thread.
1st try...
Boot into recovery mode. (Volume up+power+home)
Clear dalvik cache.
Clear cache.
Reboot.
Let me know if that works.
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aceofclubs said:
Just checked out that thread.
1st try...
Boot into recovery mode. (Volume up+power+home)
Clear dalvik cache.
Clear cache.
Reboot.
Let me know if that works.
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I cleared both, doesnÈ› work
Edit: I put my sim in a old LG for now, have to go. Hope I can solve this after I wake up I really want to thank you for all the help, because I have spend hours today trying to solve this
Probably easiest way would be to flash intratechs ki3 (no wipe) via Odin. Then chainfires ki3 rooted kernel.
Hopefully won't (shouldn't) loose your data but will cleanup all the problems of that zip you flashed.
Good luck.
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[Q] Backup GS2 stock recovery before CWM

Just successfully rooted my galaxy s 2. Now gonna flash CWM . But what is the easiest way to backup my current stock recovery? So that I can revert back to stock recovey if needed.
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You can use something like MyBackup pro to backup your apps & stuff, but you won't get an 'image' of your setup like you will with a Nandroid backup done in CWRecovery. Or you could probably use Kies I guess (not sure about how this works though, have never used Kies for anything).
Best way to go would be to install CWM then do your backup before you go making any other changes to your phone (like flashing a custom rom). This will give you a backup of your setup as close as possible to it's original state (tho obviously rooted).
If you want to go back completely to stock (no root), all you'd need to do would be to download your original firmware from somewhere like Sammobile.com (until Intra gets his stock firmware collection up and running again) and flash that in Odin. Or you could get the latest stock firmware available for your phone/carrier/country with Checkfus (PC app, search for it on here/Google) flash the tarball you download in Odin.
rijans said:
Just successfully rooted my galaxy s 2. Now gonna flash CWM . But what is the easiest way to backup my current stock recovery? So that I can revert back to stock recovey if needed.
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Don't think CWM backs up your stock recovery just everything else, to revert back to stock recovery you would just have to flash stock firmware but lose root in the process.
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rijans said:
Just successfully rooted my galaxy s 2. Now gonna flash CWM . But what is the easiest way to backup my current stock recovery? So that I can revert back to stock recovey if needed.
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Just as addition to MisthaBungle:
1. Flash a kernel containing CWM recovery (such as CF-Root).
2. Create a Nandroid backup in recovery mode (or use CWM Manager app if available).
If you want or have to restore your stock system, you can restore this Nandroid backup, but you will have to flash the stock kernel afterwards in order to replace the insecure/custom kernel containing the CWM recovery.
Alternatively you can do it like bubba949 described:
Just download and flash the latest officially released stock ROM to your phone, if you want or have to go back to stock.
I recommend to do a Nandroid backup before flashing a new kernel/ROM, just to be sure that you are able to go a step back in case something does not work.
So you will have an additional option ;-)
Thanks all of you for your assistance. I'm doing well with my phone since root.
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[Q]Can you flash over a flash

Hi All
Please let me explain in detail:
1. I had original ICS and flashed CF-Root with ODIN
2. Flashed new JB-Polland with ODIN
3. Lost root access and CF apps
4. Re-flashed CF-Root, CF apps and root access granted
5. Opening CWM i get the following msg: "This version of CWM should be used with CF-CWM v1.1" Now from reading other posts, i think this error is due to CF-Root not supporting JB.
Therefore what are my options?
1. Can I flash a new root over CF-Root, that supports JB.
2. Do I do the triangle away and try to clear CF-Root
3. Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance guys.
Whenever I'm flashing a ROM, I flash over the previous one.
I installed CF-Root, flashed MIUI, didn't like it so flashed CM10, didn't like it so flashed to stock again then reset my flash count to 0.
Or use it as is. Everyone who uses CF-Root with JB gets that message. You can still perform backups, updates and ZIP installs through CWM recovery.
Thanks Sleepycat, I didn't realise you could keep using it. Part of the message says some features have been disabled.
Running backup in recovery mode now and seems to be going sweet.
Thanks Guys
its just the app that's incompatible, not CWM itself.
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Depending on what you are flashing, what is on the phone will be "overwritten". For example if you flash a kernel you will replace just the kernel, if you are flashing a full rom, everything that the rom contains will overwrite its equivalent in the phone (which is why you needed to reflash the root).
If you want to ensure you can get back to original state you needed to have done a nandroid backup at the beginning from which to restore later.
Hope this helps
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[Q] flashed rom with TWRP recovery and phone not booting?

Hi
I was wandering if somebody could help me? I tried to flash a liberium rom and also flashed TWRP recovery. Did a backup and tried to boot my phone and it wont boot? It wont go into recovery mode also. It does however go into Download mode.
Also, I have a nandroid backup on my pc but dont know how to restore it via Odin? Dont want to do anything further as am fearful that it might make things worse!
If somebody could guide me how to get this working please? I would be very grateful. Phone is S3 I9300 (International version)
Many thanks
Neeraj
akshay8 said:
Hi
I was wandering if somebody could help me? I tried to flash a liberium rom and also flashed TWRP recovery. Did a backup and tried to boot my phone and it wont boot? It wont go into recovery mode also. It does however go into Download mode.
Also, I have a nandroid backup on my pc but dont know how to restore it via Odin? Dont want to do anything further as am fearful that it might make things worse!
If somebody could guide me how to get this working please? I would be very grateful. Phone is S3 I9300 (International version)
Many thanks
Neeraj
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By your case u can only flash a stock rom via odin.
But it looks if u flashed wrong recovery by the looks of it.
And from that its not a certain return.
But u can always try
Learn how to flash with odin.
And go for it.
Any help u need just pm me
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Don't blame on TWRP, you might be doing something wrong.
1. Flash recovery via Odin, TWRP or Phliz touch.
2. Enter recovery to restore your backup, both TWRP and Phliz will work for TWRP format backup, or reflash the ROM /Kernel or whatever you flashed, better do a redownload, file may be corrupted.
3. If you still unable to enter recovery, flash stock firmware via Odin and use Titanium backup to extract / restore your data from recovery's backup.
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Hi Moderator
Is it possible to close this thread as my query has been resolved now? Many thanks
Regards
AK

[Q] how to revert back to stock jb I777UCMD8 from custom rom

I'm currently on pacman ROM v22. and i want to go back to stock jelly bean. I do have a nandroid backup but when I try to restore it fails. I guess its because of the latest cwm I.e. v 6.0.4. right? how should I restore the backup now? please help.. I'd be thankful
(galaxy s2 at&t sgh i777)
If you know what version of recovery you used to make the backup, install the kernel with that version of recovery. If the kernel does not match your current operating system, the phone will not boot into the system, but it should boot into recovery and allow you to restore the backup.
Or you could just flash the I777UCMD8 stock firmware with Odin, which you can download from the Download Repository.
as far as I remember I used v6.0 of cwm with the stock kernel.. yeah I was using stock kernel when I had v 6.0 of recovery.. should I downgrade to v6.0 cwm and try?
so I downgraded cwm to 6.0.1.0.. I guess that's the version I was using when I made backup.. tried to restore.. error: MD 5 mismatch
what does it mean?
new problem occurred.. :/
I downgraded recovery to 6.0.1.0 now I can't update it back to 6.0.4.5.. rebooted system.. and booted it back to recovery now that when I try to upgrade cwm I get error: couldnt mount SD card.. and when I checked my kernel has been replaced with cynogenmod #1 from aj kernel.. how should I get back the cwm 6.0.4.5 (I have .zip file is SD card but it won't mount in cwm) please help!
***ignore this I got it back working***
just tell me how can I restore the backup of my stock jelly bean
You can defeat the md5 check if you are absolutely certain that the nandroid backup is not corrupted. Sometimes just changing the file name of a nandroid backup will mess up the md5 sum, but the file is still good. But if you try to install a corrupt nandroid file by defeating the md5 check, you can do serious harm to the phone.
In this case I would not recommend even going there. It's no problem to flash the stock firmware using Odin. Yes, you will need to perform a wipe data/factory reset first, and yes you will lose your apps and personal settings, but there are backup programs for that. I would recommend this route.
inalicse ourings
okay but I didn't make any changes on the nandroid backup..
i have a question.. i'm using unlocked at&t here in india.. will upgrading firmware from odin lock my phone again?
and thanks for your help
There's also the option of using titanium backup restore the apps and settings of your nandroid backup.
settings > extract from nandroid backup > [select backup] > choose which apps/data that you want to restore.
-Cyril
imohitahuja said:
okay but I didn't make any changes on the nandroid backup..
i have a question.. i'm using unlocked at&t here in india.. will upgrading firmware from odin lock my phone again?
and thanks for your help
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well that's cool cryil.. but unfortunately I have no app & data backed up in my nandroid backup.. its just the stock ROM and settings.. while I was flashing the latest cwm I by mistake deleted my phone data.. so there is nothing just the stock ROM..
I just want to restore my nandroid backup to return to stock ROM.. I am away from PC for sometime so flashing with Odin is not possible at the moment.. I don't know what to do now..
(please also see the other thread by me)
thanks
is there any way to flash stock firmware through cwm.. I have cwm manager and it has a feature which says *flash the stock firmware* but I don't know how to use it... I don't care if I lose root access and cwm..
imohitahuja said:
is there any way to flash stock firmware through cwm.. I have cwm manager and it has a feature which says *flash the stock firmware* but I don't know how to use it... I don't care if I lose root access and cwm..
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I'm not sure about that one.
But, you can still boot into your custom rooted firmware? If so, you can use Mobile Odin Pro or Mobile Odin Lite to flash the stock firmware from the phone.
yeah mobile Odin I have heard about it.. how to flash firmware with mobile Odin? we have to extract the .zip right? can you please tell me step wise procedure?
thanks once again
5 bucks says he's using Rom Manager app. Because clearly that'd be causing him issues.
yeah phalanx you're absolutely right. I flashed cwm recovery from ROM manager.. I didn't read stickies.. so I was not aware about the ROM manager causing problem thing.. anyways I got v6.0.1.0 of cwm after flashing from ROM manager.. I reeboted phone successfully.. checked kernel.. it was still the stock kernel.. If I'm not wrong flashing cwm replaces the kernel? anyways.. then I booted to recovery.. made nandroid backup.. upgraded cwm to 6.0.4.5.. flashed pacman ROM successfully.. and now that when I want to restore the nandroid backup it gives MD 5 mismatch error.. any suggestions ?
imohitahuja said:
yeah mobile Odin I have heard about it.. how to flash firmware with mobile Odin? we have to extract the .zip right? can you please tell me step wise procedure?
thanks once again
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imohitahuja said:
yeah phalanx you're absolutely right. I flashed cwm recovery from ROM manager.. I didn't read stickies.. so I was not aware about the ROM manager causing problem thing.. anyways I got v6.0.1.0 of cwm after flashing from ROM manager.. I reeboted phone successfully.. checked kernel.. it was still the stock kernel.. If I'm not wrong flashing cwm replaces the kernel? anyways.. then I booted to recovery.. made nandroid backup.. upgraded cwm to 6.0.4.5.. flashed pacman ROM successfully.. and now that when I want to restore the nandroid backup it gives MD 5 mismatch error.. any suggestions ?
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You can not install a .zip package with Mobile Odin. You can install the stock I777UCMD8 4.1.2 ICS firmware with Mobile Odin. Mobile Odin recognizes .tar and .tar.md5 files. The stock distribution, which you can download from the Download Repository, (see link in my signature) is a .tar.md5 file. Mobile Odin requires root access, so the following assumes you have a rooted firmware on the phone that will fully boot into the system.
Download Mobile Odin from this thread. Download the flash kernel from post #10 of the same thread. Install both apk's on your phone.
Download the UCMD8 .tar.md5 to the root of the internal sd card. I hope you have access to wifi because that is a pretty large file. Boot into recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. Boot back into the system. Mobile Odin will now recognize the .tar.md5 file so that you can flash it. Once you flash it, you will have lost root, and will have fully stock firmware and kernel.
wowie thanks for your help bro! downloading the .tar.md5 .. last question by my side.. I didn't use mobile Odin ever before.. so I dont understand what's that thing? I mean as I have .tar.md5 file I will then just have to click on flash firmware?? or there is something I am missing?
imohitahuja said:
wowie thanks for your help bro! downloading the .tar.md5 .. last question by my side.. I didn't use mobile Odin ever before.. so I dont understand what's that thing? I mean as I have .tar.md5 file I will then just have to click on flash firmware?? or there is something I am missing?
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Once you have both the main application and the flash kernel installed on your phone, open Mobile Odin, scroll down and touch Open file..., select internal sdcard, and then select the .tar.md5. You should be able to figure out the rest from there.
I successfully flashed i777UCMD8 from mobile odin and didnt even lose root.. thanks creepyncrawly!
I'm having problem connecting mouse from otg.. when I try to connect my phone turns off and takes so much time to start..?? also i am having problem connecting hdmi through mhl.. keeps on connecting and disconnecting..??
imohitahuja said:
I successfully flashed i777UCMD8 from mobile odin and didnt even lose root.. thanks creepyncrawly!
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Glad to help.
I'm having problem connecting mouse from otg.. when I try to connect my phone turns off and takes so much time to start..?? also i am having problem connecting hdmi through mhl.. keeps on connecting and disconnecting..??
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I do not have any direct experience with either of these issues. Maybe someone else will be able to answer.
some other guy told me to try flashing any other kernel? can I use any custom kernel with stock jelly bean? which one?

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