Hello guys,
I just started playing around with Android/ROMs/etc so forgive me in advance for what probably is a noobish question..
I rooted my i9300 using CF Root, and then tried a few ROMS.
Although, for the time being i decided to stick to the stock. Had it restored through CWM backup/restore function (Nan I believe).
But now, when I try to update it through Kies it says that the firmware version is not compatible.
I checked around and I've seen that I could flash the stock ROM and it would fix, although I would lose everything i have right now.
Wouldn't "unrooting" fix my problem? I mean, from what i can figure out, it's just copying cache.img and recovery.img to my 'boot'?
If so, wouldn't just putting back the stock files 'deceive' to update it?
Thanks a lot!!!
syspt said:
Hello guys,
I just started playing around with Android/ROMs/etc so forgive me in advance for what probably is a noobish question..
I rooted my i9300 using CF Root, and then tried a few ROMS.
Although, for the time being i decided to stick to the stock. Had it restored through CWM backup/restore function (Nan I believe).
But now, when I try to update it through Kies it says that the firmware version is not compatible.
I checked around and I've seen that I could flash the stock ROM and it would fix, although I would lose everything i have right now.
Wouldn't "unrooting" fix my problem? I mean, from what i can figure out, it's just copying cache.img and recovery.img to my 'boot'?
If so, wouldn't just putting back the stock files 'deceive' to update it?
Thanks a lot!!!
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Use triangle away to reset counter, flash an unrooted stock Rom, do a factory reset, that should be or. You will be unroted and original status. Please correct me if I am wrong. There are also a lot of how guides here in the forum and on YouTube!
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chrismast said:
Use triangle away to reset counter, flash an unrooted stock Rom, do a factory reset, that should be or. You will be unroted and original status. Please correct me if I am wrong. There are also a lot of how guides here in the forum and on YouTube!
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There are yes, but everything I saw meant flashing a stock ROM, and i really just wanted to use the backup that i have in CWM backup tool.
syspt said:
There are yes, but everything I saw meant flashing a stock ROM, and i really just wanted to use the backup that i have in CWM backup tool.
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your backup is rooted
Glebun said:
your backup is rooted
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Well crap.. that was surprisingly obvious.. Thanks! I guess I'll just have to flash it then!
syspt said:
Well crap.. that was surprisingly obvious.. Thanks! I guess I'll just have to flash it then!
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You could try to flash your backup and remove root with the su app
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chrismast said:
You could try to flash your backup and remove root with the su app
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It was a great idea. Just did that, but apparently the firmware is still not compatible..
I also still see the CWM app in my app list..
Actually, rooting shouldn't interfere with updating via Kies, only OTA. That's what I read. Do you have the correct firmware region?
well its the one that came with the phone, so should be right.
would the cwm cause this? could i put back the original recover
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syspt said:
well its the one that came with the phone, so should be right.
would the cwm cause this? could i put back the original recover
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Possible simple answer is joi xda and flash stock rom via odin.
jje
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Hi there, I just started flashing a couple months ago and all is great. When I first started flashing I used cwm to flash a ROM. I would clear data then clear cache then afterwards flash the ROM and would work flawlessly.
Now as I try to do that (trying to flash a brand new ROM), Everytime I try to cleardata or cache on cwm my phone would freeze there, therefore I couldn't properly set up my phone for a new ROM.
Any ideas or solution I can do to fix this? Greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
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Hi there, I just started flashing a couple months ago and all is great. When I first started flashing I used cwm to flash a ROM. I would clear data then clear cache then afterwards flash the ROM and would work flawlessly.
Now as I try to do that (trying to flash a brand new ROM), Everytime I try to cleardata or cache on cwm my phone would freeze there, therefore I couldn't properly set up my phone for a new ROM.
Any ideas or solution I can do to fix this? Greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
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what CWM are you using? I would odin CWM again, I use touch CWM.
bigjoe2675 said:
what CWM are you using? I would odin CWM again, I use touch CWM.
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Do you mean by flashing cwm again through Odin?
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ronaldruy said:
Do you mean by flashing cwm again through Odin?
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Yerp use odin to redo your cwm, not flash another cwm.., this may fix your current issues with cwm,
what cwm do you have on there?
Like I posted I use below CWM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584576
bigjoe2675 said:
Yerp use odin to redo your cwm, not flash another cwm.., this may fix your current issues with cwm,
what cwm do you have on there?
Like I posted I use below CWM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584576
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Would I lose my ROM backups if I redo my cwm?
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You will not lose anything. Unless you fubar the phone some how.
Yea I had the same issue about a month ago. The only thing that worked for me was using Odin to put me back to stock gingerbread, re flash cwm and root. Since then I've been able to flash and it fixed the cache hang up in cwm.
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Yeah everything works now. I just reflashed cwm through Odin and all is good
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ronaldruy said:
Yeah everything works now. I just reflashed cwm through Odin and all is good
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Great...can you put solved in the title, sir.
bigjoe2675 said:
Great...can you put solved in the title, sir.
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Noob question... But how lol
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Got it working nvrmind
ronaldruy said:
Noob question... But how lol
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go to your op first post...may have to click advance so your title is shown...and type it in where your typed "Flashing through CWM help"
ok
So it looks like this:
Flashing through CWM [Solved]
Also go back and use the thanks button for those who assisted/advised you.
Hi,
I recently rooted my Galaxy S2 about a month ago but now want to unroot it as I have noticed it has been running a bit slower and occasionally crashing.
However I do not know how to unroot the phone, so please could someone help me. Thanks
Put it under the shower, apply some Dove strong roots shampoo, massage n rinse thoroughly. Dont forget to towel dry it in the end.
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uetfreak said:
Put it under the shower, apply some Dove strong roots shampoo, massage n rinse thoroughly. Dont forget to towel dry it in the end.
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root a device can´t lead in crash, the problem may be the kernel that flashed.
try siyah ie and tell us
You can just flash a stock firmware.. also you can reset to factory settings so you can get hold of that "brand new" feel
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I want to get rid of the root because the GPS has also stopped working since I rooted. Before I rooted, everything was fine.
But I don't know how to unroot the phone, so please can someone help me. Thanks
BTW, I think I did use Siyah when I rooted. I'm a noob at this so please can you explain how to do everything. Thanks
zkm1223 said:
I want to get rid of the root because the GPS has also stopped working since I rooted. Before I rooted, everything was fine.
But I don't know how to unroot the phone, so please can someone help me. Thanks
BTW, I think I did use Siyah when I rooted. I'm a noob at this so please can you explain how to do everything. Thanks
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If you want to unroot your phone and go back to official rom you can go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 and download the official rom for your phone and install it thru ODIN.. . after this if you want you can again unroot your phone by a safer method(odin method).
zkm1223 said:
Hi,
I recently rooted my Galaxy S2 about a month ago but now want to unroot it as I have noticed it has been running a bit slower and occasionally crashing.
However I do not know how to unroot the phone, so please could someone help me. Thanks
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Go to www.sammobile.com download a stock firmware and flash through odin. But Im sure you can fix your problem without unrooting. What rom and kernel are you on
Ok, I've unrooted my S2 and flashed a new firmware on my device. However when I was rooted I uninstalled the voice talk. This is still uninstalled and my GPS problem is not sorted. I was thinking of installing the voice talk again and return it to Samsung to get the GPS sorted as its still under warranty.
So now I need to install the Voice talk, or is there any way of restoring the whole phone to like new so I can return to Samsung?
Wipe data and cache from a stock recovery
Format /system. This is important. Can be done in cwm
Install a stock rom from odin
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Wipe data and cache from a stock recovery
Format /system. This is important. Can be done in cwm
Install a stock rom from odin
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Please can you explain how to all the steps in more detail as I don't know anything about this as I'm a noob .
zkm1223 said:
Please can you explain how to all the steps in more detail as I don't know anything about this as I'm a noob .
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You should definitely read the stickies. There you can find posts like this one that will help you.
ft4059171 said:
Wipe data and cache from a stock recovery
Format /system. This is important. Can be done in cwm
Install a stock rom from odin
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You copy paste others posts to increase your post count?
This is a copy paste of my previous post :thumbdown:
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Hi, I'm new here so bare with me.
I just rooted my Samsung S3-I9300 hours ago. And I was pumped up, what I did later on is I installed bootanimation and I didn't quite understand how to use it and I still don't, but in the end I got it to work but the logo was too small but this isn't the problem. I entered recovery mode and I don't know what I extracted or installed and I rebooted my device and all I hear is the Samsung booting music and that's all. My screen is black.
Your help is appreciated.
Is your phone actually booting?
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mikep99 said:
Is your phone actually booting?
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Yes, it is booting. I can see the back button and the options button lit. It's just black.
BUMP.
I would probably wipe data in recovery mode, and last case scenario flash official firmware from sammobile.com.
This will make you lose all your saves and stuff though.
Wipe cache and/or full wipe. If still nothing, reflash ROM. It happened to me long time ago, nothing to worry about.
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Nothing to worry about..
Just restore a backup or reflash your ROM and reroot
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and please don't do anything with your phone if you don't know what you're doing
mikep99 said:
Nothing to worry about..
Just restore a backup or reflash your ROM and reroot
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And how do I do that? I'm a major noob with these things currently. Do I have to use my PC and ODIN?
do you really think you're the first person to ask that and the info is not available? use search
read the basics before asking questions.
Glebun said:
do you really think you're the first person to ask that and the info is not available? use search
read the basics before asking questions.
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I'm new here and I did use the search but didn't get the solution. Stop being butthurt. Like I said, bare with me.
Halodamn said:
And how do I do that? I'm a major noob with these things currently. Do I have to use my PC and ODIN?
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If you didnt make a backup, yes, use ODIN to flash a stock ROM.
You can find out which rom you currently have in settings/about phone.
Download the rom from sammobile.com and flash with ODIN.
mikep99 said:
If you didnt make a backup, yes, use ODIN to flash a stock ROM.
You can find out which rom you currently have in settings/about phone.
Download the rom from sammobile.com and flash with ODIN.
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I'm incapable of accessing my phone. But I went across this " http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670110 "
Currently doing it but it's taking time. Is this ok?
not really!!!
download this http://www.hotfile.com/dl/194985487/ede43d0/I9300XXEMB1_I9300OXAEMB1_BTU.zip.html
And flash through ODIN.
There's tutorials here on XDA on how touse ODIN....
if you checked the basics and the faq, you would've found the answer
mikep99 said:
not really!!!
download this http://www.hotfile.com/dl/194985487/ede43d0/I9300XXEMB1_I9300OXAEMB1_BTU.zip.html
And flash through ODIN.
There's tutorials here on XDA on how touse ODIN....
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Can we chat on skype? I have many questions now because I encountered another problem.
Skype: tony4fingerz1
I'm not on skype but if you follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969 it should sort your problems out
after trying to restore efs my phone now stuck in bootlopp
what can i do?
my phone is Galaxy s3 i9300
please help me
what exactly did you do?
i used an app that restored my efs but i stuck in boot loop
wen i turn my phone on it showing me the Galaxy SIII GT-I9300 logo than a black screen and then again the same thing
please help
Can u access recovery or download mode ?
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yes
but i flashed to rom stock with odin and i dont have root now
SaSori495 said:
yes
but i flashed to rom stock with odin and i dont have root now
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Reflash or stock ROM with odin. It may boot.
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.salil. said:
Reflash or stock ROM with odin. It may boot.
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did that but that now working
factory reset.
what app did you use? when I asked what exactly you did, I meant exactly
SaSori495 said:
did that but that now working
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Try pre-rooted Stock ROM from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30028854
and perform a factory reset afterwards.
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Glebun said:
factory reset.
what app did you use? when I asked what exactly you did, I meant exactly
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i don't remember i think that the name is ktool or something like that
djembey said:
Try pre-rooted Stock ROM from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30028854
and perform a factory reset afterwards.
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i'll try that
I managed to turn on the phone but i don't have signal
what do you mean by "managed"? what did you do?
check the imei
i flashed leaked ver 4.2.1
my imei now is 00499901640000/01
your efs folder is gone. a simple google search will tell you what that means
how can i change the imei to my original?
Flash efs folder if you have bk up of one. I9300 down drain if not
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the efs folder was deleted
SaSori495 said:
how can i change the imei to my original?
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read my reply. all the info is out there, use search. It's been posted a thousand times
Do you have Cwm nandroid bk up? Flash that if you have. Links would help people. looking for you now bud.
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I got the S3 with Revoulution HD S5 (smartdroid) ROM with boeffla kernel.
Lately ive been getting random freezes just in the middle of doing nothing with my phone, it just freezes and then goes to reboot, while its trying to reboot it bootloops. With that i mean its trying to reboot then screen goes black and then it tries to reboot again.. Then i have to pull the battery out and insert it again and it works (for some time.)
So my question is how can i fix this and what is the problem? Ive read some posts saying that it could be the firmware? Well i have read alot of other posts but never really find any good soulution so please HELP!
/nkewk!
Can u get into recovery or download mode?
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JellyYogurt said:
Can u get into recovery or download mode?
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both. The phone is working from time to time... Its just the freezes/reboots that are creeping me out..
Flash the latest official stock rom with odin, factory reset then test before you install or restore anything.
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boomboomer said:
Flash the latest official stock rom with odin, factory reset then test before you install or restore anything.
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where can i find the latest official stock?
nkewk said:
where can i find the latest official stock?
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sammobile.com
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JellyYogurt said:
sammobile.com
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Yeah, found it. Going completely stock now, without root also. Just going to try out the stock a while and see if it works. Then preferbly root and flash a custom rom again! Thanks.
JellyYogurt said:
sammobile.com
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i unrooted/went back to stock, then i rooted and flashed a new rom. Everything without a problem. I have only got 1 random reboot so far.. more suggestions??
If it still freezes and reboots on stock then you have bad memory blocks in your nand memory.
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nkewk said:
i unrooted/went back to stock, then i rooted and flashed a new rom. Everything without a problem. I have only got 1 random reboot so far.. more suggestions??
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Change your Kernel. I am using Revolution S5 without any issue. Better install LiteGX kernel. Do not play with Kernel if your knowledge is less. LiteGX is just a plug & play Kernel.
I got the same issue.
I´m on it. I will try latest official. You should check if your emmc chip is possible broken. Just load the app emmc check and google about "SDS S3"
I´ll post a solution if i can get it solved.
Greetings Dumbass
KSKHH said:
Change your Kernel. I am using Revolution S5 without any issue. Better install LiteGX kernel. Do not play with Kernel if your knowledge is less. LiteGX is just a plug & play Kernel.
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just 1 reboot today.. I use boeffla, i dont really understand why it wouldnt work with boeffla..
Dumbass7 said:
I got the same issue.
I´m on it. I will try latest official. You should check if your emmc chip is possible broken. Just load the app emmc check and google about "SDS S3"
I´ll post a solution if i can get it solved.
Greetings Dumbass
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after unrooting, and then rooting and reflashing the same rom again, i have only gotten 1 reboot today.. maybe its the battery ?
nkewk said:
after unrooting, and then rooting and reflashing the same rom again, i have only gotten 1 reboot today.. maybe its the battery ?
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For your trouble shooting purpose..go back to stock Kernel and use it for few days