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Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone could bare with me and help me out with my little issue.
THE ISSUE:
I bought a locked (Vodafone) I9305 for my girlfriend, in hopes that I could then SIM-unlock it as easily as I did with my Galaxy S2;
I understand I need to root my phone before I do that, so...
THE QUESTION:
How do I backup my phone before rooting it, so that I can return it to the exact state it came out of the box?
Also, what's the safest method for rooting it?
And before you guys tell me, I did use the search function, but it only came up with some generic tutorials that don't really go into what I want to do.
Any help would be really appreciated!
PNGC said:
Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone could bare with me and help me out with my little issue.
THE ISSUE:
I bought a locked (Vodafone) I9305 for my girlfriend, in hopes that I could then SIM-unlock it as easily as I did with my Galaxy S2;
I understand I need to root my phone before I do that, so...
THE QUESTION:
How do I backup my phone before rooting it, so that I can return it to the exact state it came out of the box?
Also, what's the safest method for rooting it?
And before you guys tell me, I did use the search function, but it only came up with some generic tutorials that don't really go into what I want to do.
Any help would be really appreciated!
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To go back to stock use odin, and to search your firmware go to sammobile.com
As for rooting (im not sure), i think if u flash supersu.zip from supersu thread on stock recovery u will get root
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Try CF-Auto root for rooting (using odin) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1959605,
easier and simplest way to root.
After rooting, just do a factory reset and your phone status will stay Normal/Official instead of Modified.
Please note that this is just root and no custom recovery is included
to get back to stock, use Odin too as the C4SCA mentioned above
there are multiple guides on rooting, backing up, and unlocking.
msri3here said:
Try CF-Auto root for rooting (using odin) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1959605,
easier and simplest way to root.
After rooting, just do a factory reset and your phone status will stay Normal/Official instead of Modified.
Please note that this is just root and no custom recovery is included
to get back to stock, use Odin too as the C4SCA mentioned above
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Wait, what? Since when does doing a factory reset on an Android phone takes it back to the original firmware? I've had an HTC One X, and a custom firmware on it, and everytime I do a factory reset, it just deletes the files, it doesn't change the software at all. Am I missing something here? Is it different with the Galaxy S3 I9305?
Ok so, sorry for double posting, but I think I'm getting somewhere.
Since I only need root to unlock the phone, once I do root it (I figure I can use this guide?), I should FIRST unlock it and THEN reset the flash counter? And then, in case I need to return the phone back, I'll reset it to factory state (unrooted and locked)...how?
Just need help with this last question please!
PNGC said:
Wait, what? Since when does doing a factory reset on an Android phone takes it back to the original firmware? I've had an HTC One X, and a custom firmware on it, and everytime I do a factory reset, it just deletes the files, it doesn't change the software at all. Am I missing something here? Is it different with the Galaxy S3 I9305?
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Dude, I never said it will change the firmware, it will change the system status under settings --> About phone --> Status to Normal from Modified
This enables to get OTA updates even if the phone is rooted
To answer your last question, you just need to flash the stock firmware ( which is currently on your phone) again using odin
PNGC said:
Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone could bare with me and help me out with my little issue.
THE ISSUE:
I bought a locked (Vodafone) I9305 for my girlfriend, in hopes that I could then SIM-unlock it as easily as I did with my Galaxy S2;
I understand I need to root my phone before I do that, so...
THE QUESTION:
How do I backup my phone before rooting it, so that I can return it to the exact state it came out of the box?
Also, what's the safest method for rooting it?
And before you guys tell me, I did use the search function, but it only came up with some generic tutorials that don't really go into what I want to do.
Any help would be really appreciated!
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You're wrong as you don't have to root your phone to unlock it! Not i9305! Downgrade JB to 4.1.1 and follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34661189
djembey said:
You're wrong as you don't have to root your phone to unlock it! Not i9305! Downgrade JB to 4.1.1 and follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34661189
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Oh, I saw in your other post you said to flash 4.1.1 with Odin. Could you tell me where could I find the correct ROM for my phone model? I'm on Vodafone Portugal and baseband version (if it matters) is I9305XXBLL5.
PNGC said:
Could you tell me how to downgrade to 4.1.1? I'm on 4.1.2 at the moment, Vodafone Portugal.
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Download odin, install drivers (install kies for example), go to sammobile.com, search the firmware for your device (unzip the download file until u get a tar.md5 file), go to recovery mode, wipe data/factory reset, put the phone in download mode, plug to pc, terminate all tasks linked to kies (in task manager), open odin, click pda, select the tar.md5 file, hit start, wait
Dont touch any settings in odin or u may brick your phone
Ja agora clica em thanks por favor
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C4SCA said:
Download odin, install drivers (install kies for example), go to sammobile.com, search the firmware for your device (unzip the download file until u get a tar.md5 file), go to recovery mode, wipe data/factory reset, put the phone in download mode, plug to pc, terminate all tasks linked to kies (in task manager), open odin, click pda, select the tar.md5 file, hit start, wait
Dont touch any settings in odin or u may brick your phone
Ja agora clica em thanks por favor
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Already thanked, but could you help me out finding the firmware, though? I have no idea how to get the Portugal's Vodafone 4.1.1.
PNGC said:
Already thanked, but could you help me out finding the firmware, though? I have no idea how to get the Portugal's Vodafone 4.1.1.
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Here you go buddy: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9305&pcode=TCL#firmware
Tou tao feliz, vou receber o meu s3 lte amanha (supostamente)!!!!!!!! Haha
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msri3here said:
Try CF-Auto root for rooting (using odin) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1959605,
easier and simplest way to root.
After rooting, just do a factory reset and your phone status will stay Normal/Official instead of Modified.
Please note that this is just root and no custom recovery is included
to get back to stock, use Odin too as the C4SCA mentioned above
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Cwn I just ask.....mine is rooted and status says modified , I didnt do factory reset after. Do u have to do this?
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natthewife said:
Cwn I just ask.....mine is rooted and status says modified , I didnt do factory reset after. Do u have to do this?
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Yeah, F.Reset required
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Guys, Like an idiot i thought it would be a good idea to format my system. Well, now no OS is detected. But i have a backup with TWRP. What will i do..? Do i have to flash all those backups..? Or do you have any recommendation for the change of ROM..?please help me and help me choose a nice and good ROM. TIA. God Bless!:crying:
viejay21 said:
Guys, Like an idiot i thought it would be a good idea to format my system. Well, now no OS is detected. But i have a backup with TWRP. What will i do..? Do i have to flash all those backups..? Or do you have any recommendation for the change of ROM..?please help me and help me choose a nice and good ROM. TIA. God Bless!:crying:
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Flash firmware by odin
DaRkRhiNe said:
Flash firmware by odin
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How about flashing my backup via TWRP..?can it restore my phone..?please help me step by step.
viejay21 said:
How about flashing my backup via TWRP..?can it restore my phone..?please help me step by step.
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Yea you can restore the backup if u have via TWrp
DaRkRhiNe said:
Yea you can restore the backup if u have via TWrp
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Thanks. Im restoring it now, i hope it will work. Anyway, do u have any recommendation what's the nice ROM that i can use..?
viejay21 said:
Thanks. Im restoring it now, i hope it will work. Anyway, do u have any recommendation what's the nice ROM that i can use..?
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Omni is the fast and snappy but lacks customization
If you want customization you can try AOKP or Cm10.2
It restores my phone like you said via TWRP,but why is that there's an error popping out? "Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped"?
Help pls..
viejay21 said:
It restores my phone like you said via TWRP,but why is that there's an error popping out? "Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped"?
Help pls..
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Wipe cache and dalwik cache and try
DaRkRhiNe said:
Wipe cache and dalwik cache and try
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i did a factory reset and clear dalvic and cached but still didnot work. any recommendation?
viejay21 said:
i did a factory reset and clear dalvic and cached but still didnot work. any recommendation?
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What ROM have you restored? Stock 4.1.2?
Inviato dal mio GT-I9070
Tesla-MADAL93 said:
What ROM have you restored? Stock 4.1.2?
Inviato dal mio GT-I9070
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Yes sir Stock JB 4.12.can you help me please..?or should i customize my ROM so i can maximize its usage..?please help. God Bless
viejay21 said:
Yes sir Stock JB 4.12.can you help me please..?or should i customize my ROM so i can maximize its usage..?please help. God Bless
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Try factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik cache. If the problem still persist, flash back stock rom with odin. After you have a fully working phone, then you can start looking for other rom. Now, you need to get your phone fully working again. Stop worrying about other custom rom. That can come later.
arffrhn said:
Try factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik cache. If the problem still persist, flash back stock rom with odin. After you have a fully working phone, then you can start looking for other rom. Now, you need to get your phone fully working again. Stop worrying about other custom rom. That can come later.
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Thanks for your reply, i just flash my TWRP backup (Stock JB4.1.2) but somethings poping-up, "com.google.process.gapps has stopped" why is that..? i do a factory reset how many times and flash the GAPPS 4.1.2 but still same prob, so i decided to flash a Custom ROM (OmniROM 4.3 build 12-19-13 and GAPPS 4.3) and it solve my problem, but i have something important issue, my contacts in my SIM are gone, or should i say i cannot view them since i flash OmniROM..other says that i need to go back to stock ROM and sync it to google and flash again OmniROM. is there other hustle free way to view those contact of mine..?i also notice that theres no "Sim Menu" application on these OmniROM 4.3. It makes me wonder that, thats the reason why i cant view my contacts..?is it possible..?please help. Thank You. God Bless.
viejay21 said:
Thanks for your reply, i just flash my TWRP backup (Stock JB4.1.2) but somethings poping-up, "com.google.process.gapps has stopped" why is that..? i do a factory reset how many times and flash the GAPPS 4.1.2 but still same prob, so i decided to flash a Custom ROM (OmniROM 4.3 build 12-19-13 and GAPPS 4.3) and it solve my problem, but i have something important issue, my contacts in my SIM are gone, or should i say i cannot view them since i flash OmniROM..other says that i need to go back to stock ROM and sync it to google and flash again OmniROM. is there other hustle free way to view those contact of mine..?i also notice that theres no "Sim Menu" application on these OmniROM 4.3. It makes me wonder that, thats the reason why i cant view my contacts..?is it possible..?please help. Thank You. God Bless.
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No, Omni does not see sim contact. You should export it in phone app before. You can flash stock JB now again and I suggest you to connect your contacts to google account.
viejay21 said:
Thanks for your reply, i just flash my TWRP backup (Stock JB4.1.2) but somethings poping-up, "com.google.process.gapps has stopped" why is that..? i do a factory reset how many times and flash the GAPPS 4.1.2 but still same prob, so i decided to flash a Custom ROM (OmniROM 4.3 build 12-19-13 and GAPPS 4.3) and it solve my problem, but i have something important issue, my contacts in my SIM are gone, or should i say i cannot view them since i flash OmniROM..other says that i need to go back to stock ROM and sync it to google and flash again OmniROM. is there other hustle free way to view those contact of mine..?i also notice that theres no "Sim Menu" application on these OmniROM 4.3. It makes me wonder that, thats the reason why i cant view my contacts..?is it possible..?please help. Thank You. God Bless.
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This too, I have answered it in the thread you had created. Btw it is as shut_down said that is the only way.
shut_down said:
No, Omni does not see sim contact. You should export it in phone app before. You can flash stock JB now again and I suggest you to connect your contacts to google account.
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Oh.so Omni doesnt see sim contact?how about other custom ROM?what are those custom ROM that can see sim contact? So i should have again my backup in stock and the gapps 4.1.2 to be flash so i can sync my contacts?correct me if im wrong.
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viejay21 said:
Oh.so Omni doesnt see sim contact?how about other custom ROM?what are those custom ROM that can see sim contact? So i should have again my backup in stock and the gapps 4.1.2 to be flash so i can sync my contacts?correct me if im wrong.
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I think all stock based ROMs see sim contacts. I am not sure about CMs. You can do that. But you can import contacts from sim to phone on stock, then export it in file - after that import in Omni. You have import/export option when you open dialer.
viejay21 said:
Oh.so Omni doesnt see sim contact?how about other custom ROM?what are those custom ROM that can see sim contact? So i should have again my backup in stock and the gapps 4.1.2 to be flash so i can sync my contacts?correct me if im wrong.
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Just flash stock firmware using odin. You don't need to flash gapps if you flash stock. Then you can export your contacts to external sd (it will be saved as a .vcf file). Or you can sync your contacts to google. It will be automatically restored after you logged in on Omni ir any other rom. But I suggest you do both. Just in case.
arffrhn said:
Just flash stock firmware using odin. You don't need to flash gapps if you flash stock. Then you can export your contacts to external sd (it will be saved as a .vcf file). Or you can sync your contacts to google. It will be automatically restored after you logged in on Omni ir any other rom. But I suggest you do both. Just in case.
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Where will i found my stock firmware..?and how will i know if its the right firmware for my phone..? My bandbase is I9070XXLQE and my phone is made from taiwan..where can i find the right firmware?
here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014516
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here
http://www.samfirmware.com/
viejay21 said:
Where will i found my stock firmware..?and how will i know if its the right firmware for my phone..? My bandbase is I9070XXLQE and my phone is made from taiwan..where can i find the right firmware?
here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014516
or
here
http://www.samfirmware.com/
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301861
Read this.
For that user only Hong Kong FW works with sim card. But that firmware somehow stuck you on it - you can't install any other after...
Hi, im trying to install nameless rom to my OB. Im using CWM 6.0.14.
After i install zip, my phone just did factory reset, without changing versions of android. I repeat it 3 times, but its happens every time.How can you explain that and what i must do to not let that happens again?
P.S: sorry for my english
SpokyNoscoper said:
Hi, im trying to install nameless rom to my OB. Im using CWM 6.0.14.
After i install zip, my phone just did factory reset, without changing versions of android. I repeat it 3 times, but its happens every time.How can you explain that and what i must do to not let that happens again?
P.S: sorry for my english
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What version of android do you have on your phone? ICS or GB?
ICS can be tricky to root and unlock to bootloader.
ICS
I have 4.0.4 ics pn my phone. What i must do? I already root it, but how ito unlock bootloader?
SpokyNoscoper said:
I have 4.0.4 ics pn my phone. What i must do? I already root it, but how ito unlock bootloader?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111771
http://forum.xda-developers.com/optimus-black/help/how-to-unlock-bootloader-stock-ics-4-0-t2883973
Hi my baseband is not showing up and my wifi is not working after flashing back to stock firmware
sim card cannot not be detected
Abrahamw1 said:
Hi my baseband is not showing up and my wifi is not working after flashing back to stock firmware
sim card cannot not be detected
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1. What ROM were you running before you went back to stock?
2. How, exactly, step by step, did you flash back to stock?
3. Did you do a factory reset after flashing back to stock?
4. If not, did you do any sort of wipe after flashing back to stock?
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Hi i was on cm-12.1-20160127-SNAPSHOT-YOG7DAO3J1-quark
i flash using the method root junkie method
i did not do a factory reset
Abrahamw1 said:
Hi i was on cm-12.1-20160127-SNAPSHOT-YOG7DAO3J1-quark
i flash using the method root junkie method
i did not do a factory reset
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I'm not familiar with that method, but if you didn't wipe data (factory reset) afterwards, that's probably what messed things up. It's always recommended to wipe your data after going between roms, especially roms as different as CM and the stock rom. Backup your data and try a factory reset.
TheSt33v said:
I'm not familiar with that method, but if you didn't wipe data (factory reset) afterwards, that's probably what messed things up. It's always recommended to wipe your data after going between roms, especially roms as different as CM and the stock rom. Backup your data and try a factory reset.
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What can i do now ?
Abrahamw1 said:
What can i do now ?
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You can do what I suggested in my previous post.
TheSt33v said:
You can do what I suggested in my previous post.
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i have done everything no hope
Abrahamw1 said:
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i have done everything no hope
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You did a factory reset that quickly? Hmm. Well if you want to flash stock as cleanly as possible, and really start from scratch, follow section 0 of this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/general/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-install-t3292684. If that doesn't fix your phone, I don't have any other ideas.
TheSt33v said:
You did a factory reset that quickly? Hmm. Well if you want to flash stock as cleanly as possible, and really start from scratch, follow section 0 of this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/general/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-install-t3292684. If that doesn't fix your phone, I don't have any other ideas.
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Hi bro no luck still the same
In fastboot use command "fastboot oem config fsg-id verizon_gsm" or "fastboot oem config fsg-id verizon" for CDMA, after that your stock ROM will see baseband and you must to uninstall motorola sensor services, after that bootloader will see baseband version too.
Hi All,
If I already rooted, but using an official Samsung rom, what is the best way to reset to factory defaults? I am afraid that if I do it from within the menu to factory reset, I might break things. Is there anything special I have to do? I don't mind if I will lose root. Thanks!
hkalltheway said:
Hi All,
If I already rooted, but using an official Samsung rom, what is the best way to reset to factory defaults? I am afraid that if I do it from within the menu to factory reset, I might break things. Is there anything special I have to do? I don't mind if I will lose root. Thanks!
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So, knowbody know how to go back to stock unrooted rom?
you have to reset via odin using sammobile.com firmware.
fethi2 said:
you have to reset via odin using sammobile.com firmware.
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Thanks!
zencooler said:
Thanks!
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You can also google/download the SamFirm tool or use the updato.com website to get the latest firmware for your device...both are free and they are also faster than sammobile.