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How 2 Hard Reset GT-I9305?

How do I reset this phone back to complete stock like it came out if the box?
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Boot into recovery (hold home+volume up and power button) then factory reset.
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Thanks, I might have done that. I was hoping to go back to the stock rom it came with so I can sell it. I was also trying the dial *2767*3855# number but it didnt work.

highaltitude said:
Thanks, I might have done that. I was hoping to go back to the stock rom it came with so I can sell it. I was also trying the dial *2767*3855# number but it didnt work.
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If you want to go back to stock ROM then you will need to download the stock firmware from sammobile and flash with odin.
If you want it completely wiped then it's a good idea to format internal SD card aswell

Obagleyfreer said:
If you want to go back to stock ROM then you will need to download the stock firmware from sammobile and flash with odin.
If you want it completely wiped then it's a good idea to format internal SD card aswell
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Hi...noob question...wouldn't formatting internal SD card remove CWM and everything else (JB) as well?

If you want to be 100% sure do the restore in odin first and when running stock rom just go to settings and wipe sd card.. no worrys.
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tissot said:
If you want to be 100% sure do the restore in odin first and when running stock rom just go to settings and wipe sd card.. no worrys.
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Thanks for your reply...I don't know very much about these android devices so can I ask some more noob questions?
1. Does JB exists on a separate partition so when you do a format, even from your pc, the formatting doesn't affect JB?
2. Would wiping / formatting the sd card get rid of every single file / directory not required by JB (including games directories n files etc)? Because this is what I want...brand spanking clean.

Use odin flash stock rom, and stock rom download from internet
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Make sure to reset the flash counter with TriangleAway
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Magik_Breezy said:
Make sure to reset the flash counter with TriangleAway
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Thanks...I am not intending to return the phone or sell it or send it for repair so I don't need to make use of TriangleAway. I do however just want to have a cleaned phone with the stock rom. I've read that you can format both the internal and external sd cards but I am worried this may kill the CWM and rooted stuff I've performed on the phone. I intend to flash my phone with Pandoriam_v_4.5 and that is all I want on it...I've previously installed games and apps which have created directories on the phone which I do not want. Thanks for all your help in advance
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davelyh said:
Use odin flash stock rom, and stock rom download from internet
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Thanks...is there any difference btw using odin to flash stock rom or using CWM to flash the stock rom or they are one and the same

tpham01 said:
Thanks...I am not intending to return the phone or sell it or send it for repair so I don't need to make use of TriangleAway. I do however just want to have a cleaned phone with the stock rom. I've read that you can format both the internal and external sd cards but I am worried this may kill the CWM and rooted stuff I've performed on the phone. I intend to flash my phone with Pandoriam_v_4.5 and that is all I want on it...I've previously installed games and apps which have created directories on the phone which I do not want. Thanks for all your help in advance
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Thanks...is there any difference btw using odin to flash stock rom or using CWM to flash the stock rom or they are one and the same
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using mobile odin by chain fire more safety for flashing
use cwm same safety way too
use odin in pc more dangerous IF you dont have many good usb connections or samsung driver inside your pc
dont forget backup your efs ,this very important from begining you have s3

There is a function called "Firmware Upgrade And Initialization" in your Samsung KIES if you are using the newest version. It will help you to download the newest firmware from the KIES server. You don't have to boot your device until you are told to start the download mode by the Samsung KIES.

Will Triangle Away hard/soft brick my device? Need advice on this.

Hi XDA,
I want to ask: would I hard brick my galaxy S3 gt-i9305 if I were to use version 3.05 of the Triangle Away app?
Recently, I used the app to reset my flash counter (from 4 to 1). I tried reducing the flash counter to 0 but to NO AVAIL.
My phone still stays at (Binary: Custom) and (Flash counter: 1). I want to flash my phone back to stock rom (mine is a rooted stock rom).
I want to flash my phone back to stock. Can I just skip reseting the flash counter and just flash my stock firmware with mobile Odin?
Thanks for any advice.
From,
entertainer99
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In order to reset to 0 you need to have stock recovery and stock kernel.
IIRC flashing stock with Odin won't affect the flash counter.
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Also check the Triangle Away description on Play Store.
"On some devices this will actually trigger the counter to 1 if it is 0 - so if you are just... "
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Yes I am on stock recovery and stock kernel. I only rooted it. Did not change any other stuff (don't wanna hard brick my phone again).
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To add on, I'm going yo use MOBILE ODIN to flash my phone back to stock. Does flashing reset the counter to 0?
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entertainer99 said:
To add on, I'm going yo use MOBILE ODIN to flash my phone back to stock. Does flashing reset the counter to 0?
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Flashing of what? Triangle Away will reset the counter, but have have to execute the app.
Further, if you have flashed one of the stock pre-rooted packages, and left stock recover and kernel, your counter should be left on 0.
If you only want to unroot, you can do it with SuperSU app, I belive, there is no need to flash anything (provided you are on stock ROM, as already mentioned.).
Ok, i forgot, you have mentioned you had rooted your stock ROM, and that increased the counter.
So remember, flashing stock package (pre rooted or not.) doesn't increase the counter. So fund and follow instructions to unroot (or use SuperSU app.) , before that reset the counter and afterwards flash the stock ROM with Odin (not mobile Odin, since there is no root any more.).
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There have been no reports of TA hard bricking the phone .

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JJEgan said:
There have been no reports of TA hard bricking the phone .
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You should be able to reset flash counter to 0 with no problems providing you do it correctly.

nags92 said:
You should be able to reset flash counter to 0 with no problems providing you do it correctly.
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What has that to do with my answer

JJEgan said:
What has that to do with my answer
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It means he shouldn't have to worry about hard bricking the phone and should be able to reset back to 0 as long as its done correctly
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@entertainer99
Read this thread, should be a massive help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2323847

[Q] Soft Bricked ODIN Error

Hey Guys tried to reroot via the De La Vega method after my phone updated itself. Tried to do so through ODIN didnt get anywhere. During the NAND write process it would come close to finishing then fail. Says AUTH error and phone says Secure Check Fail: System. Any fixes available yet? (did a thorough search and didnt find anything) thanks in advance. Oh yea Knox is @ 0x0 for kernel lock and warranty void.

What Firmware did your phone update to? If it updated to MJ5, Root De La Vega will not work. You will have to find another method.

If yours says MJ5 RDLV= No Dice
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Recovery for mj5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48243768
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mrkhigh said:
Recovery for mj5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48243768
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Yea it was to mj5, i ended up pulling a mj5 pit file from a dump and flashed it through ODIN to unbrick it. However im getting the direct pen input has stopped working error every time i try to go to a different screen.

Anyone reading this i found a way to unbrick and root again. My notes running good as new. Had to use ODIN and Heimdall. http://www.usofttech.com/t133026.html

slayher186 said:
Anyone reading this i found a way to unbrick and root again. My notes running good as new. Had to use ODIN and Heimdall. http://www.usofttech.com/t133026.html
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Hi,
This is really a nice way to unbrick and root again, thanks

what version of odin are you using ? odin 3.09 is what is used for 4.3 and click ap for the file you want to install this should sort this issue for you

slayher186 said:
Anyone reading this i found a way to unbrick and root again. My notes running good as new. Had to use ODIN and Heimdall. http://www.usofttech.com/t133026.html
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Mine is currently soft-bricked due to the same reason - but the link you provided isn't working (at least not for me). Anything I can use to search or find it otherwise? Thanks!

[Q] Brick phone help plz!!!!! Att s5

After rooting and installing safe strap I installed a custom rom alliance rom everything was running good until I tried to update the rom updates and themes . My phone never went into recovery or doesn't want to boot into recovery. I tried to switch it to stock firmware with Odin but I all always get fail or it doesn't do anything . That's what I get when I turn on the phone

First s5 paperwieght. Hopefully someone can help this guy. I mean damn that really sucks.
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In Odin what all boxes did you check to flash the original firmware?

when trying to flash the stock firmware with Odin, are you booting the phone into download mode or recovery mode? make sure its in download mode...

wsxyz7 said:
After rooting and installing safe strap I installed a custom rom alliance rom everything was running good until I tried to update the rom updates and themes . My phone never went into recovery or doesn't want to boot into recovery. I tried to switch it to stock firmware with Odin but I all always get fail or it doesn't do anything . That's what I get when I turn on the phone
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Personally I would try flashing each individual file I.e. bl, csc, etc. Try combos make sure your in dl mode and have drivers installed
Good luck

wsxyz7 said:
After rooting and installing safe strap I installed a custom rom alliance rom everything was running good until I tried to update the rom updates and themes . My phone never went into recovery or doesn't want to boot into recovery. I tried to switch it to stock firmware with Odin but I all always get fail or it doesn't do anything . That's what I get when I turn on the phone
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I checked the auto reboot and download the file onto PDA
Luckily I still have my 1020

galaxy s4 nutjob said:
Personally I would try flashing each individual file I.e. bl, csc, etc. Try combos make sure your in dl mode and have drivers installed
Good luck
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That's what I was having in mind. il try and see if I could do it after work tonight.
If someone has an idea of where I could find them that would save me some time of looking around

wsxyz7 said:
That's what I was having in mind. il try and see if I could do it after work tonight.
If someone has an idea of where I could find them that would save me some time of looking around
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It really isn't hard to find the thread is in the general section.
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wsxyz7 said:
That's what I was having in mind. il try and see if I could do it after work tonight.
If someone has an idea of where I could find them that would save me some time of looking around
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Here ya go busy good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455

I believe you have to skip the BL file, as in do not flash the BL file. Plug all your files but the bl file and flash them. Because of the bootloader being loacked, it seems it will failed because it can't actually flash the file. Here is a great thread to get you started: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785363
Good luck. Report is it works.
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GDofWR420 said:
First s5 paperwieght. Hopefully someone can help this guy. I mean damn that really sucks.
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The phone is not totally bricked. The correct firmware needs to be re-flashed, as what's been said. You used the wrong one, as well as the wrong Odin. You should be using Odin 3.09.

Return to Stock

I am looking to return my tablet back to stock so I can watch Google movies. I have a wifi t710 tab2s. I have rooted it, installed a custom kernel, recovery, and rom. When I try to flash either one of these stock firmware 5.0.2_T710XXU1AOG5_T710XAR1AOG6_XAR.zip or 5.1.1_T710XXU1BOH7_T710XAR1BOH7_XAR.zip in Odin it fails.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks in advance.
Never mind. I got it.

droid10 said:
I am looking to return my tablet back to stock so I can watch Google movies. I have a wifi t710 tab2s. I have rooted it, installed a custom kernel, recovery, and rom. When I try to flash either one of these stock firmware 5.0.2_T710XXU1AOG5_T710XAR1AOG6_XAR.zip or 5.1.1_T710XXU1BOH7_T710XAR1BOH7_XAR.zip in Odin it fails.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks in advance.
Never mind. I got it.
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How did you fix this??? What error were you getting?I'm in same situation. Plz
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neoflasher said:
How did you fix this??? What error were you getting?I'm in same situation. Plz
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It's a tad annoying when people do that and don't explain how they fixed it so I'll try and elaborate on his behalf. :banghead:
Basically it seems he was attempting to flash the zips in Odin. Odin requires tar or md5 files. I'm guessing he realised he had to extract the tar from the zip file first then flash.

I hope it was something else cause I have extracted the zips
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neoflasher said:
How did you fix this??? What error were you getting?I'm in same situation. Plz
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I'm not sure if you received my PM. Are you able to boot into download mode?

ashyx said:
It's a tad annoying when people do that and don't explain how they fixed it so I'll try and elaborate on his behalf. :banghead:
Basically it seems he was attempting to flash the zips in Odin. Odin requires tar or md5 files. I'm guessing he realised he had to extract the tar from the zip file first then flash.
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Yea, I should of explained how I did it. Unfortunately, I don't remember exactly how I did it. I believe I ended up using Samsung Smart Switch or Samsung Kies 3 to return it back to stock. There is an Emergency phone recovery option in both programs that will restore your device back to stock.

When I plug it into smart switch it says not recognized.
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Just got home and flashed no problem. Thanks
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