Hi!
i need some reasurance from you guys, been coming here for years... always felt quite comfortable while flashing... but, ive never gone back to stock
ive got a galaxy s2, live in germany had a stock EPLUS branded firmware... ive upgraded via kies to 4.0.3... then flashed the siyah kernel for root and other nice things...
yesterday while filming a video at the main river i droped my phone and it has a crack in the glass going from the bottom right corner to about halfway up the left side... phone works, screen and touchscreen work... but its annoying to see it and i have an extra insurance that offers repair if possible and replacement if necesary... so why not take advantage of it? hehe
now the only thing im worried about is, that i have a yellow triangle when booting and im pretty sure the repair guys will complain and refuse to fix it when they see it...
im currently downloading the stock 4.0.3 firmware for my carrier (eplus-germany) from sammobile (388mb)....
my question is: what is the best method of installing that firmware and if i do so, will my data be wiped or is there a way of only re-flashing the stock kernel?
also when the stock kernel is back on my phone, will the yellow triangle go away? oh.. and can the repair guys tell there was a moded kernel on the phone?
k, enough stupid questions, i hope someone finds the time and patience to answer
thx in advance!
cuteness said:
Hi!
i need some reasurance from you guys, been coming here for years... always felt quite comfortable while flashing... but, ive never gone back to stock
ive got a galaxy s2, live in germany had a stock EPLUS branded firmware... ive upgraded via kies to 4.0.3... then flashed the siyah kernel for root and other nice things...
yesterday while filming a video at the main river i droped my phone and it has a crack in the glass going from the bottom right corner to about halfway up the left side... phone works, screen and touchscreen work... but its annoying to see it and i have an extra insurance that offers repair if possible and replacement if necesary... so why not take advantage of it? hehe
now the only thing im worried about is, that i have a yellow triangle when booting and im pretty sure the repair guys will complain and refuse to fix it when they see it...
im currently downloading the stock 4.0.3 firmware for my carrier (eplus-germany) from sammobile (388mb)....
my question is: what is the best method of installing that firmware and if i do so, will my data be wiped or is there a way of only re-flashing the stock kernel?
also when the stock kernel is back on my phone, will the yellow triangle go away? oh.. and can the repair guys tell there was a moded kernel on the phone?
k, enough stupid questions, i hope someone finds the time and patience to answer
thx in advance!
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Since everything is functional i suggest you to use
Triangle away to remove yellow triangle
Then install Chainfire's mobile ODIN/Nornal PC ODIN and flash your Kernel (zimage from your firmware)
Then take special care to remove all rooted apps to avoid detection ...Now your mobile is stock
ah ok.... thx.... ive seen triangle away program in the forum, so i download that, use it, and triangle is gone... ive used ODIN before when CWM messed up and bricked my phone, to reinstall kernel....
and from the package im currently downloading i flash zimage via ODIN.... sounds easy enough.... download is done in 8min... ill try it and report back
ok, yellow triangle is gone now for the next step
hmmm, downloaed the file.... ive got a big I9100XWLP7_I9100XXLPS_I9100EPLLP5_HOME.tar.md5 file... inside that file ive got various other files, including the zimage..... ive extracted it, but odin only wants .md5 or .tar files..... if i give him the whole file, im assuming it will flash everything, which i dont want... ( or do i? )
and since im only going for the zimage..... in which does it go... pda or phone?
cuteness said:
hmmm, downloaed the file.... ive got a big I9100XWLP7_I9100XXLPS_I9100EPLLP5_HOME.tar.md5 file... inside that file ive got various other files, including the zimage..... ive extracted it, but odin only wants .md5 or .tar files..... if i give him the whole file, im assuming it will flash everything, which i dont want... ( or do i? )
and since im only going for the zimage..... in which does it go... pda or phone?
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Sorry zimage Has to be either added in a TAR like the one u can get in Siyah thread or to me used as zimage in Mobile odin directly
what if i upload it to my phone and "flash kernel" via CWM? will it accept the file?
cuteness said:
what if i upload it to my phone and "flash kernel" via CWM? will it accept the file?
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I've never used it but if it has the option it should. You can check afterwards by going to setting->about phone and then looking at the kernel version which should no longer have siyah in the name.
After that, be sure to remove all files that depend upon root access and lastley to remove the superuser app and binary. I'm not entirely sure but I believe that superSU has an option for self cleanup as the last step of the process. I would keep CWM and Titanium backup as my last apps then look for anything installed as root using Titanium backup (aside from superuser and CWM), then uninstall Titanium, reboot into CWM and clear the caches, finally uninstall CWM (delete it at the command line using adb if you know how and also look for other apps you might have missed), and lastly uninstall superuser. SuperSU might have an option to unroot and uninstall itself. I have the paid version so I don't know if the free one has it.
Almost forgot; you'lle want to delete the clockwork mod folders that are created when you do nandroid backups.
Of course it would be easier just to make a nandroid backup, pull it off the phone using adb (or wifi if you're afraid of adb), then just flash that entire md5 or tar file you have and when you get the phone back put the backup on it again and restore from it. If you do it this way you can format your system, data, and cache before pushing the big file on. You would also want to look over the contents of the sdcard and remove anything that would give away the presence of rooted app, for example root explorer extracts things to a folder called speedsoftware or something. Titanium Backup also keeps a folder on the phone and you'de want to remove that.
If you're okay with adb then it would be fine to just do a nandroid backup and then pull the entire contents of /sdcard/ to your computer then remove your external_sd before sending it in... and backing up, Nandroid, to the external_sd would save the time of pulling the data of a nandroid backup from it now that I think of it. If you do this; ensuring you have all your photos, music, etc, then wipe the data, system and cache, you can pretty much remove your external_sd and delete what's on /sdcard/ and push the big file you have using Odin... you just need to make sure you have a backup of everything you've deleted so you can put it all back. To be clear though, a Nandroid backup won't save the contents of your /sdcard/ files. You'de need to do that yourself.
So there's a few scenarios... Good luck, and wait for more advice from others before proceeding in case I missed something.
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I gained root access through superoneclick gingerbreak. It gave me the superuser app and i downloaded rom manager but whenever i try to get to clockwork recovery mode it keeps going to samsung recovery. No matter how many times I hit re-install packages it goes back to the samsung recovery. What did I do wrong? Should I have gained root another way? Should I try to flash back to 2.1? Please help I'm so frustrated.
first off dont use gingerbreak. Just odin back to stock and then root by installing the update package twice and after twice ur recovery should turn blue to green.
here follow this, use the eclair root guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9375927
Rsuave419 said:
I gained root access through superoneclick gingerbreak. It gave me the superuser app and i downloaded rom manager but whenever i try to get to clockwork recovery mode it keeps going to samsung recovery. No matter how many times I hit re-install packages it goes back to the samsung recovery. What did I do wrong? Should I have gained root another way? Should I try to flash back to 2.1? Please help I'm so frustrated.
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no modded 3e recovery..so it will keep going to Stock recovery. You need to do what movie said or flash a voodoo kernel or flash a modded 3e recovery.
Interestingly enough I have the same problem, 100% rooted, super user access no issue, busy box installed, root manager installed.
I upgraded the 2.1 to 2.2 from the kies mini software.
I have been doing a ton of reading and would like to start flashing roms, etc etc.
Through titanium backup, I have un-installed a large mount of apps and have not suffered any problems as of yet, but would like to try some custom roms.
My question is, since I uninstalled alot of things, only apps that are bloatware, and since I can't get my clockwork recovery console to take affect, do I have to follow post #2?
Is this link the right one taken out of the link from post #2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047087
Is this the final and correct link, since I do not store data on my phone, and all contacts are on my sim card, and really haven't done any customizations to anything really, can I just odin back and not back anything up? All I use my phone for is calls, txt's and internet, I don't bookmark anything, I don't save txts and call logs mean nothing to me?
I assume I will have to re-root my phone again and do the same procedures, etc etc.
Also as a side note, I am a minimalist type of person, that's why I use linux at home, no windows of any kind (I'll do this procedure at work). Any roms out there that can handle my needs of simply calls, txt'ing and internet without all the other stuff? I don't use GPS, I don't facebook or social network, I don't play games on my phone. I do need however, the use of the camera and video recorder.
Thanks.
I would just follow my advice and odin back to stock its really easy and safe to do. Well if the only apps u have left are bloatware and u dont save anything else i guess u wont need to back anything up before odin. Well the thing its alot easier to root 2.1 then 2.2.
Once ur at 2.1 just do the root process of installing update package twice and after twice ur recovery will turn from blue to green.
follow this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9375927
the eclair guide
heres the steps for download mode just in case:
power off phone
pull out battery
turn on odin
attach phone to pc with usb cable
now while holding down both volume buttons put battery back in.
now you should be in download mode and go back to stock with odin from here!
make sure u put the proper .pit and .pda file in there proper places on odin and ur set to go.
Enjoy and also make sure u have the proper samsung drivers
So, is this the right link from the guide you posted, it's amazing, I read so many things today that It's easy to get a little well, brain farty, ya know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047087
Also, I have the kies mini drivers installed, that's how I updated from 2.1 to 2.2 so I assume those will work fine?
BTW, this is the coolest community, props to all involved!!!
Now, I edited my post I think while you were replying, any rom suggestions for a simple user who likes minimal applications but just a well running phone that's not clogged to the gills with stuff?
good noob friendly rom is bionix 1.3.1!
movieaddict said:
good noob friendly rom is bionix 1.3.1!
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Yep, that seems to be the consensus, thank you
Guys,
A huge thanks, odin'd back to 2.1, rooted, removed the bloatware I didn't want, gonna make a nandroid back, then proceed on to bionix.
I can understand how first time users can get nervous but once done, the process really is not that hard, just takes patience and making sure everything is prep'd before doing so.
I hope I can now help others if you guys don't beat me to it first
My only question is this: when I create my nandroid backup, where does it go and do I need to save it somewhere just in case like a usb key or something along those lines or does it reside on the phone. Only asking cause I have not yet done this step
U can always make a extra backup and store them on ur ext sd
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Okay, so I assume the backup, made from rom manager "backup current rom" gets stored to the internal memory on the phone?
Any special settings or it just does it's thing, should be smaller than normal as I removed quite a bit of junk and stuff.
i did what you said and i still cant get into clockwork recovery screen! i went back to stock rom, reinstalled packages twice and i still have samsung recovery. i know i have root because i get the super user asking me to give clockwork root access!
So I assume you odin'd back to 2.1, rooted have installed titanimum backup and busy box, rom manager, tapped the flash clockworkmod recovery, then "reboot in recovery" choose update. I rebooted via the rom manager menu, not via the phone itself. I had to update twice immediately, didn't reboot and do it again. I saw it installing and it kinda hung, then used the volume down to update again, and was completed.
Also after installing titanium there was an update for super user, which I also installed as well. Did you do this? Not sure if it has any bearing but thought it was worth mentioning.
It worked seamlessly for me, I had to update twice, then purple turned to green and all is well.
Can you post your steps you took to get back to 2.1, how you rooted, etc etc?
It's kinda fresh in my mind as I only did it about 2 hours ago.
my screw up after i flashed clockwork and rebooted i didnt apply package. all is good now. thx for all the info!
Anytime, I found the process to be quite interesting and taught me alot and also removed my fear of installing new roms and such.
Make sure to create your backup through rom manager. When you do, it will reboot into clockwordrecovery and show you the progress, didn't take that long for mine but I removed alot of nonesense from 2.1. This will be your emergency fall back, you might know this already but just making sure, as I am quite a noob at this point ROFL!
Enjoy
ps - I still can't decide on a new rom, I'm so fussy about stuff, ugh.
Hello everybody!
I've been messing around, customizing my new SG S II using launchers, icons etc. But I kinda want to take it to the next level and rooting, going for the MiUi rom (http://en.miui.com/).
I have never rooted any android devices before, only playing with jailbroken iPhones. So I know some people on this forum is going to cut me into pieces now, but I really hope someone out there can help me.
I've searching around, unable to find a "simple" guide that can help me. Anyone got a guide out there? Or can help me out, starting from scratch?
Cheers!
First thing I would say is that you have a much better chance of getting a constructive answer if you've shown you've made an effort by providing as much useful information as possible and show you've done the basic research.
If you want to get root for your phone, the first obvious question is what OS are you currently running ?
sdunne said:
First thing I would say is that you have a much better chance of getting a constructive answer if you've shown you've made an effort by providing as much useful information as possible and show you've done the basic research.
If you want to get root for your phone, the first obvious question is what OS are you currently running ?
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Well, considering the guy hardly knows how to root his phone, I would hazard a guess that he would still be on Gingerbread. And your being pretty harsh on him, still trying to follow the video we all are forced to watch before we join XDA?
Now Westerhoff, could you please provide your Phone, PDA and CSC by going to your phone dialler and typing in *#1234#. These are needed for Chainfire's CF-Root, which keeps the phone as close to stock as possible, whilst rooting the phone, and adding busybox and ClockworkMod Recovery, which is a life saver for making back ups of your current ROM incase something goes wrong, and to flash a new ROM to your phone, for example, the new Ice Cream Sandwich leaks.
Chris.
#sdunne Sorry for that, but I didn't knew if any information was needed and which ones.
#themadba Thanks, Chris! The Chainfire sounds good, keeping it as close to stock as possible.
Phone: I9100XXLPQ
PDA: I9100XXLPQ
CSC: I9100XXLPD
Just to point out... I am running ICS on my phone.
Westerhoff said:
#sdunne Sorry for that, but I didn't knew if any information was needed and which ones.
#themadba Thanks, Chris! The Chainfire sounds good, keeping it as close to stock as possible.
Phone: I9100XXLPQ
PDA: I9100XXLPQ
CSC: I9100XXLPD
Just to point out... I am running ICS on my phone.
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get this file : http://download.chainfire.eu/152/CF-Root/SGS2/CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-PROPER-v5.4-CWM5.zip
unzip to get .TAR file, put it in PDA section of the ODIN and flash,
Hope you have already installed drivers, if you have installed KIES then its enough, but make sure not running while using ODIN, check it in your PC system tray...
if you are new using ODIN you can get hints here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13712988&postcount=1
only to select TAR file on PDA
Yes, Zaheedahmed is correct. I'm just curious, how does your phone have ICS on it if you don't really know how to root your phone?
Anyway, you need Odin, which is a flashing tool specifically designed for the SGS2: Just type in "Odin 1.85" without quotations into google and the first result should display "Odin - xdadevelopers - XDA Developers." Click on the link and Odin will download.
Now before going ahead with Odin, download Kies: http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/, which is like iTunes for Samsung Devices, the drivers are needed for Odin, but when the drivers have been installed, right click on your toolbar at the bottom of your desktop, I'll assume your running Windows 7, and going to Task Manager. Now find anything with Kies running in the Task Manager, right click on them and kill them.
Kies gets jealous of Odin for being better so it messes up Odin during the flashing process. So make sure you have the drivers installed from Kies and then killed off the Kies Processes.
Finally, lets get the flashing package required to root your phone. Here is the link to Chainfire's LPQ CF-Root: http://download.chainfire.eu/152/CF-Root/SGS2/CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-PROPER-v5.4-CWM5.zip Also make sure you unzip the file to get your .tar file, Odin won't work with .zip files.
Now go ahead and put your phone into download mode. To do this, turn off your phone normally, wait till it is fully off, then hold down the power, home and down volume button until a warning screen is displayed. Then press the up volume button. If the screen says "In download mode. Do not turn off target" then you have got it!
Now fire up Odin when you have installed it, the Kies Air drivers and killed Kies processes off in Task Manager. Now connect your phone to your computer via your micro usb cable. The ID:COM box should go yellow and say ADDED!! in the box at the left hand side. Now make sure that the only options ticked in Option is Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time AND NOT RE-PARTITION. Now click on the PDA button on the right, and this will open your Explorer window up. Find your XXLPQ CF-Root file, and click ok. Then just click Start. In the top left hand corner, one of the boxes will flash blue (I think so) and then Green. The bottom left hand box will say PASSED!! Your phone will automatically reboot.
When it has, go to your app drawer, and check you have something called either "SuperUser" or "SuperSU." If you do, congratulations your rooted. Another way to check it has been successful is to shut down your phone, and hold the home, power and volume up button. If you get into ClockworkMod Recovery, your great!
Post back with any problems (hopefully not), or your success
Chris.
Thanks both. I'm on a business trip right now and I'm back again friday, I will be posting back with the result there.
To the ICS question, I'm from Denmark (EU), we already got the ICS update here ;-)
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
Westerhoff said:
Thanks both. I'm on a business trip right now and I'm back again friday, I will be posting back with the result there.
To the ICS question, I'm from Denmark (EU), we already got the ICS update here ;-)
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
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That's fine, just make sure to post back here with your progress as I want to know how you got on. Enjoy your business trip!
Chris.
Okay, so I'm back from my little trip, and I've just rooted my phone. Succesfully!
I must say it was great guide that helped me out all the way and I didn't find my self "scared" or in doubt of how it would all turn out, through out the process. Thanks a lot!
Now, I got some more questions..
I want to go the the MiUi rom? How do I do that?
Also, if i ever want to return my mobile back to normale, without Root, what to do?
Thanks again you two ;-)
Westerhoff said:
Okay, so I'm back from my little trip, and I've just rooted my phone. Succesfully!
I must say it was great guide that helped me out all the way and I didn't find my self "scared" or in doubt of how it would all turn out, through out the process. Thanks a lot!
Now, I got some more questions..
I want to go the the MiUi rom? How do I do that?
Also, if i ever want to return my mobile back to normale, without Root, what to do?
Thanks again you two ;-)
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There are a few MIUI roms. There is the original, some other ones in the development section. Which every rom you decide to get, download it, put it into your sd card, boot into cwm, backup everything (nandroid backup), wipe everything and flash the rom. Usually every thread has some instructions in it, so just make sure to read it.
You can just use Odin to flash the stock rom to get it back to normal.
Now thats easy.
You go to this site and you shoul download this file miuiandroid_SGS2-2.4.6.zip
Then you put this file in you internal SD card of your phone.
Then you go to Recovery, you make a Backup of your old rom.
Then you go to wipe data and you pick yes.
Then do to instal from SD card and you choose install from internal sd card, then you chose the file you just transfered to you sd card ando choose it. Let to process finish, choose reboot and wait a little longer for phone to start and there you go.
Any questions just put in here!
Greatings from portugal!
Okay, so I've done it all and my SG SII is now running MiUi. Thanks alot.
However, most of the apps keeps "crashing" - They stopped working.. Is the ROM really that unstable?
Did you restore apps and/or data rather than clean install them ?
Yea. I have no other apps, than the ones coming with the MiUi rom.
Westerhoff said:
Yea. I have no other apps, than the ones coming with the MiUi rom.
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And you did wipe data, dalvik and cache when you flashed the rom?
Just restored from my back-up before flashing, and wiped everything, data, dalvik and cache... Stil ain't working...
Could anyone tell me how to remove rooting from my phone, if I don't find a solution.
Flash a stock rom in Odin.
Westerhoff said:
Just restored from my back-up before flashing, and wiped everything, data, dalvik and cache... Stil ain't working...
Could anyone tell me how to remove rooting from my phone, if I don't find a solution.
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Flashing a stock rom removes root .
jje
Cheers thanks!
I was thinking that the rom tcunha87 posted, might be damaged... On the official MiUi community i can't seem to find the ROM for SG SII..
NEVERMIND!!! Just found out they are currently only running GB for the SG SII.
I'm looking for a solution for rooting my GT-S5830L in another thread. But while I'm waiting on that, maybe someone could confirm this for me.
I've read that ClockWorkMod can be uninstalled, at least in Froyo, by doing the following:
Deleting: /system/bin/hijack and /system/bin/logwrapper
Then renaming: /system/bin/logwrapper.bin to /system/bin/logwrapper (<- No . at the end)
I've read that in several places, but haven't confirmed that it also applies to Gingerbread. I have 2.3.4.
Thanks folks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437426
Well mine is S5830LUBKP7 GB 2.3.4.. and I've already lined up a procedure to flash a ROM of that I got from sammobile with Odin if needs be.
Are you suggesting that ClockWorkMod can't in fact be completely uninstalled without flashing a stock build?
must reflash with Odin
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2nd opinion suggesting just deleting and renaming files doesn't do the job. Hummm...
Any more votes?
there's a flashable stock recovery floating around somewhere in the forum, use the search, might work alright. Other than that, Odin.
It seems you're probably worried about warranty. If you ever need warranty for some reason reflash the stock rom from Odin and that's it, gone CWM, gone root, gone any reason to own an open source OS smartphone.
Otherwise, it's really not recomended to be flashing custom or stock modified roms without having the option to backup and restore your phone's system, which in my opinion is the most important asset of CWM.
Don't worry, you can always go back to stock with Odin. But once you root and start flashing, you WON'T GO BACK; there's really no other way to go beyond the factory issued limitations of the ACE.
try Odin
dxppxd said:
It seems you're probably worried about warranty. If you ever need warranty for some reason reflash the stock rom from Odin and that's it, gone CWM, gone root, gone any reason to own an open source OS smartphone.
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I did check the ROM build on my Ace and found the factory backup on samfirmware. I read up on Odin at the same time, so I'm feeling better about going that route if needs be. I was just wondering if there might have been a quicker and less radical way to uninstall CWM and unroot... and still have have the phone at 99% of what it was rather than start from scratch.
Guess the only reason I'd go back would be to send it in for some reason under warranty. But who knows, at that point there's the chance it might be beyond flashing to factory.
Thanks for confirming that CWM and rooting will be gone if I ever flash back to factory. It's been a crash course in the past few days, going from knowing zip about all this to just staring to get a handle on it all.
When I first got my S2 I rooted it to remove some bloatware like orange backup and maps. I was looking to also remove the orange startup and shutdown logos but never found how to do this. Now I want to undo all I've done (not much really) and put it all back the way it was.
Having searched the webs I find all the results about flashing using Odin to a new custom ROM, but I'm sure this is not what I want to do.
I am sure I made a backup of the original files but I can't find them anywhere on my computer. However, I have managed to find some files I must have originally used to root/flash.
Odin
S2Root 1.4.3
GT-I9100_XXKG3_insecure
GT-I9100_XXKG3_original
I have rebuilt my computer since I originally rooted my handset, so when I needed the drivers and installed Samsung Kies it told me I had an update to ICS. I've completed this but Sky Go is still saying my device is rooted and will not work. I've downloaded and tried superoneclick (latest version) but this crashes every time. Opening S2Root, which I'm assuming I used originally, and trying to Unroot it tells me my device is not rooted and aborts the operation.
How can I fix this now?
Thanks in advance
Boxa786 said:
When I first got my S2 I rooted it to remove some bloatware like orange backup and maps. I was looking to also remove the orange startup and shutdown logos but never found how to do this. Now I want to undo all I've done (not much really) and put it all back the way it was.
Having searched the webs I find all the results about flashing using Odin to a new custom ROM, but I'm sure this is not what I want to do.
I am sure I made a backup of the original files but I can't find them anywhere on my computer. However, I have managed to find some files I must have originally used to root/flash.
Odin
S2Root 1.4.3
GT-I9100_XXKG3_insecure
GT-I9100_XXKG3_original
I have rebuilt my computer since I originally rooted my handset, so when I needed the drivers and installed Samsung Kies it told me I had an update to ICS. I've completed this but Sky Go is still saying my device is rooted and will not work. I've downloaded and tried superoneclick (latest version) but this crashes every time. Opening S2Root, which I'm assuming I used originally, and trying to Unroot it tells me my device is not rooted and aborts the operation.
How can I fix this now?
Thanks in advance
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Hi there,
The best way to get your phone back to stock is to wipe cache and dalvik cache and do a factory reset.
This will bring everything back to how it was and you will lose root you can use Astro to back up all your apps and take screenshots of home screens so you can get it back to how it was.
I see you have the Original Kernel file still XXKG3, you can simply flash this through odin back to your phone and you will lose root access and be back to how it was before root. Just open Odin and flash this file in the PDA section of Odin and hit start
Or you can flash an official stock Samsung ROM using Odin..
If you let me know where abouts you are I can send you a link for the appropriate firmware ie Orange carrier branded official firmware, as released by Orange
Also is it Gingerbread or ICS you were wanting to revert to?
Obagleyfreer said:
Hi there,
The best way to get your phone back to stock is to wipe cache and dalvik cache and do a factory reset.
This will bring everything back to how it was and you will lose root you can use Astro to back up all your apps and take screenshots of home screens so you can get it back to how it was.
I see you have the Original Kernel file still XXKG3, you can simply flash this through odin back to your phone and you will lose root access and be back to how it was before root. Just open Odin and flash this file in the PDA section of Odin and hit start
Or you can flash an official stock Samsung ROM using Odin..
If you let me know where abouts you are I can send you a link for the appropriate firmware ie Orange carrier branded official firmware, as released by Orange
Also is it Gingerbread or ICS you were wanting to revert to?
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Factory reset and wipe cache will never remove root
There are many ways, but for a complete reset to stock, only way is format /system, wipe data and cache, then flash a stock rom in odin. Before, use triangle away to reset counter if needed
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Just Flash a stock frimware and all will be done
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Just Flash a stock frimware and all will be done
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It will unroot, but data in /system that comes with root apps will stay
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Thanks for the replies guys.
I have flashed using kies with the latest orange update so this is what I would like to keep. I want to go back to keeping it original as possible (couple more months and I'm due an upgrade and will be selling this)
Ok so going by Phil's process I need to format system? How do I do this?
Wipe data and Cache I think these two are options in Odin right?
Flash a stock ROM? I have that GT-I9100_XXKG3_original that I must have downloaded when I rooted it, will this do or do I need a different ROM?
If you can fully explain this in a step by step guide with using the ROM I already have, then I can simply connect kies and let it update to latest firmware?
Also, what is triangle away and will I need that? I thought if I flashed to original ROM in the steps said above I shouldn't get that yellow triangle?
Why would I need to reset counter?
I am a complete noob at this and appreciate all the help you are giving me.
Thank you
PS. Obagleyfreer can you post a link to the latest Orange ICS firmware just in case I need that too? Thanks
Having done some more googling I found the clear data and cache is when you put the phone in download mode (volume down+home+power buttons). This is also where I can factory reset the phone. I found this on youtube and the video didn't clearly show what options and folders to select if any. So, can you tell me exactly what options and folders to select please?
I'm assuming the above is my first step, then flashing a new stock ROM. Can you post a link to this please?
The video on youtube showed the yellow triangle went away after doing the flash, but he also had a little usb stick which reset the counter. Is there a way I can do this without that usb thing-ma-jig?
What's the best way to backup all my contacts?
Just do what Phil says.Triangle away is an app to remove traces that the phone has been tampered with,as that can invalidate warranty.You need to learn about cwm and Odin.
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I don't know all the steps and exactly what to do, otherwise I would give it a ago. If there is a step by step guide to this, then I'd be more than happy to try it on my own without any questions.
Telling me to format system and flash I don't fully understand some points about this process, hence why I asked for more details, like what options do I chose and what folders do I select? You're asking me to go do something without giving me all the variables, would be like you giving a kid your bank card with pin and asking him/her to take some money out. If you don't tell the person the amount, then what's to stop the kid from completely emptying your account? Same principle applies to my situation, you have told me what to do but not given me all the details I need, so I could simply go and format the entire phone and go through every option and selection without knowing what's its doing and if it's the correct thing to do.
Before you telling me the triangle away is an app, I thought Phil was just telling me to get rid of the Triangle I never knew it is an app, so you see, you provided a final bit of information and now I know what this is, I can go and look for it (google ofcourse), once found I will try it, but post back if I have any questions. Such as, do I use this app first or is it the last thing I do.
I am a complete noob at this and details matter loads to me. Being a computer enthusiast building my own computers, I know every little detail counts when it comes to software/firmware settings. So, try to understand all your help is really appreciated and much needed information before I can start off on my own.
Thanks for the read.
Wipe data and cache is done in stock recovery options as you found, not in download mode
Format /system needs cwm. You can get it flashing a cf root kernel in odin. Another way is to get a temporary cwm like in the link in method 1 from my signature. Once in cwm, go to advanced or partition settings and you find the format /system.
Triangle Away is an app that needs root to run
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Background
Used many hours to set up phone to my liking. Got a problem with earphone-jack, so i handed it in. I couldnt do a proper backup beforehand, cause this required root access. The earphone-jack got replaced, but they also decided to upgrade my phone to the newest firmware? , deleting everything in the process. I will set everything up again in the weekend, but i do NOT want to do this a third time .
I have searched around for guides, but since i cant find a LQ6 kernel, every guide is telling me to use a different kernel. The best thing would be to root only. Does this work with my phone ?
What i need
Root only
Ability to unroot would also be nice
About phone
Model: GT-I9100
Android v. 4.0.4
Baseband: I9100XXLQ6
Kernel: 3.0.15-1068762 [email protected] #3 SMP PREEMPT Wed Aug 29 13:40:41 KST 2012
Build: IMM76D.XWLPX
Other Question
If i get another problem with the phone, backup everything, unroot and hand it in. If they decide to upgrade my firmware again, will i still be able to restore my backup ? What backup program is best to use in your opinion ? I want app settings, launcher settings and homescreen setup to be backed up.
HELP : GOT TWO NEW QUESTIONS
I tried to follow the guide in "theunderling"s signature.
At first i thought the files were supposed to be on the internal SD card, so i put them there and rebooted the phone into recovery. While there i tried to find my files, of course to no luck. I thought that maybe i had to unplug the USB, so i did this while in rec. menu. Still didnt find the files, so i rebooted my phone. Suddenly there were a REALLY LOUD ALARM NOISE coming from my phone. I have never heard that sound from my phone before. It stopped after a while, but has also happened at random times since. WHAT IS THIS ? (To be clear: this came before i ran any of the downloaded programs/scripts/etc).
After this i found an external SD - card and put the files on this. Got root access in a couple of seconds, and everything seemed fine. But now my computer refuses to connect to the phone "couldnt find hardware-ID" or something (Translated from my windows language, so might not be 100 % accurate. HOW TO FIX ?
BTW Thank you all so much for your time. I really appreciate it
1.use the guide in my sig or flash a siyah rooted kernel.
2.a nand backup.
3.you can just flash the firmware you listed back on your phone and that would unroot it.
Download it from sammobile now and keep it on your pc if you need it later(and keep nand backup there also).
4.if you get it back,reroot again and put the nand backup back on your sd card and flash that in cwm.
Dont forget to back up efs folder once you root(keep that on pc).
1. Do as theunderling said, or you can use the PhilZ-CWM6 kernel, which is pure stock based. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270
2. Do a NANDROID backup. Make sure to have atleast 1.1GB available on your MicroSD card. This is done in CWM recovery.
3. To unroot, I believe flashing a stock kernel will do the job, if you only have flashed a kernel. Also, the SuperSU app included in the PhilZ kernel has an unroot option.
Also, backup you EFS folder. And have atleast two backups of it.
Ignore my no.3 as I was thinking you would be installing a rom later.
That rooting method I said also lets you unroot.
Hi. Thanks so much for your answers. When rooting my phone, two problems arose (See original post). Would be really grateful for any input on those.
Never heard of an alarm sound happening-maybe you set alarm/event.
Anyway,what stage are you at.Are you definitely rooted.Is the phone booting as normal and can you access recovery/download mode.
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Never heard of an alarm sound happening-maybe you set alarm/event.
Anyway,what stage are you at.Are you definitely rooted.Is the phone booting as normal and can you access recovery/download mode.
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Hi! Did check around for any events/alarms, and im sure its not the issue. Since i couldnt connect to my phone via USB, i tried Kies Air, and the alarm sound started again. Tried a few times, and EVERY time i start Kies air, i will get this sound for 5-10 seconds. It also happened twice when i werent even touching the phone :/
I have tried two programs which require SU - access. Got a prompt when starting them , and they worked fine . Kies Air works fine too btw. (Its the USB - connection that i cant get to work).
Also: For some reason i had SUPERUSER installed from before, and now i cant uninstall it again. Also, when i gave the two programs i tested superuser access, it showed the SUPERUSER icon. (program in big letters)
Just to make it clear again: The alarm sound came after i had fooled around in recovery mode, before ANYTHING where installed.
Youve not answered the previous questions.
You should be flashing a "safe" siyah kernel and backing up your efs folder.You can make a nand backup before that or after.
Just get the .zip file from gohkmoran site and flash via cwm.Then get hktool from play store for your efs.
Then the alarm/usb/pc problems can be looked into.
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Youve not answered the previous questions.
You should be flashing a "safe" siyah kernel and backing up your efs folder.You can make a nand backup before that or after.
Just get the .zip file from gohkmoran site and flash via cwm.Then get hktool from play store for your efs.
Then the alarm/usb/pc problems can be looked into.
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Sorry, here are some more info:
Download modeI get a warning screen against installing custom os? volume up for install and volume down for reboot. Have never tried DL boot before, so cant say anything about this one
Recovery mode Boots normal and looks exactly like earlier.
Normal Boot Looks like before i rooted. No new programs either.
Could you link directly to which kernel i should use ? I have no idea :/ sry
Sorry,I should have explained a bit more.
Get the siyah kernel file and put it on your sdcard/internalsd
Do the rachmat stuff again.Once you install cwm.zip and su-busybox.zip..........dont reboot.
Install the siyah-s2-v4.01cwm.zip file (whilst your still in temp cwm)you download from his site(google should take you to the file).
Then you end up with a safe kernel and permanent cwm.
Then you can do nand and efs backups
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Sorry,I should have explained a bit more.
Get the siyah kernel file and put it on your sdcard/internalsd
Do the rachmat stuff again.Once you install cwm.zip and su-busybox.zip..........dont reboot.
Install the siyah-s2-v4.01cwm.zip file (whilst your still in temp cwm)you download from his site(google should take you to the file).
Then you end up with a safe kernel and permanent cwm.
Then you can do nand and efs backups
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What i did
Resetted to factory settings
Installed cwm.zip
Installed su-busybox.zip
Installed Siyah-s2-v4.1.5-CWM.zip
What i got
No more funky alarms. Neither with kies, or any other program. :good:
Pc connection works if i put it in mass storage mode :good:
Got a CWM app, which i used to take a nandroid backup :good:
Still cant find hardware ID. (So i still cant just connect and open folder)
Thanks so much
Most important is the connection thingy (in case its something "serious" But if you feel in an extremely helpful mood, i got two more questions.
For unrooting To unroot i probably need to:
Flash Stock Kernel (from where ???)
install SU-Uninstaller-Signed.zip
What about CWM and SuperUser. How do i get rid of those 2 ?
Backup
For more advanced backup (backup individual apps etc), I `ve heard about a couple different apps: Titanium Pro and Superuser Elite. Do you recommend one of these?
Try this for your hardware problem.I never use kies as its ****
You can use this,or go to sammobile and flash xwlpx to get back to stock.
You can use titanium backup to backup your apps and also "remove" crappy system apps etc(theres a thread that guides you what to/what is safe to remove).
And get your efs backed up.
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You can use this,or go to sammobile and flash xwlpx to get back to stock.
You can use titanium backup to backup your apps and also "remove" crappy system apps etc(theres a thread that guides you what to/what is safe to remove).
And get your efs backed up.
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Thanks again!!
I dont like Kies either, but wanted to fix my problem of 2 reasons
- I was afraid it was a symptom of something serious
- MDP mode without kies is nice to use when you only need to upload a few files to your phone on the go
WELL, KIES WAS THE SOURCE OF MY PROBLEMS. When i uninstalled Kies - drivers, it worked perfectly.
Have taken backup of my efs now (with HC-Ktool, which i assume u meant ), so now i will start setting up my phone to my liking. Thanks so much :highfive:
So basically got everything i came for
But, hmm still unsure if i will get completely unrooted phone from flashing stock kernel and removing SU. Wont the CWM that came with Siyah still be installed ? Can i uninstall this normally afterwards ? Or can i uninstall it before i remove superuser, and then use the CWM -booter thingy to get rid of SU ?? Hmm sorry for being such a noob.
slimchancex said:
Thanks again!!
I dont like Kies either, but wanted to fix my problem of 2 reasons
- I was afraid it was a symptom of something serious
- MDP mode without kies is nice to use when you only need to upload a few files to your phone on the go
WELL, KIES WAS THE SOURCE OF MY PROBLEMS. When i uninstalled Kies - drivers, it worked perfectly.
Have taken backup of my efs now (with HC-Ktool, which i assume u meant ), so now i will start setting up my phone to my liking. Thanks so much :highfive:
So basically got everything i came for
But, hmm still unsure if i will get completely unrooted phone from flashing stock kernel and removing SU. Wont the CWM that came with Siyah still be installed ? Can i uninstall this normally afterwards ? Or can i uninstall it before i remove superuser, and then use the CWM -booter thingy to get rid of SU ?? Hmm sorry for being such a noob.
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I am sure that flashing a stock kernel will unroot your phone, kill me if I am worng . (I am noob also.)
CWM will be removed once your on the stock kernel.
Once you set up your phone,make a nand backup of that.
You want to able to use usb so you can use Odin,especially if something goes wrong flashing something and you cant boot phone, or into cwm.
Flashing a stock rom unroots the phone.For warranty,you go into download mode and check binary is at zero,and official firmware is at yes.