[REF][GUIDE/Tutorial] Restoring T-Mobile G2x back to Factory Stock Condition - T-Mobile LG G2x

Restoring T-Mobile G2x Back to Factory Stock Condition​
Objective:
I am creating this reference guide in the hope to help people fix their G2x flashing issues. I also hope that this will help stop all these type of questions from the development threads.
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Procedure:
(On these steps follow the links and read the instructions before asking questions please.) Feel free to omit any step you want if you do not want to go all the way back to stock.
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VIDEO:
You can watch a Video provided for us by the UnLockr for a walk-through of how to Restore T-Mobile G2x Back to Factory Stock Condition. (Thanks Dave!)[/B]
Click on The UnLockr Image to watch the video:
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Step1
Flash ClockworkMod Recovery External SD Support (If you have not already done so.):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
Step2
Restore Stock Rooted Nandroid O/S:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048274
Step3
Flash Stock Recovery Back To Your Phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
Step4
Run the One-Click SuperRooter and Unroot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039985
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Following these 4 steps will return your phone to factory condition.
If any step failed for you:
You probably didn't follow the directions exactly.
You probably have a bad USB Cable.
You probably have an over loaded USB chipset/hub in your PC. Try another PC.
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Added Video from the Unlockr. Dave did it again!

Added to the sticky .

Thank you.
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UnRooting a G2x that is fully stock - Only Rooted
I'm trying to unroot my stock G2x so I can mail it back to T-Mo any ideas on how. The SuperOneClick does not give me the option to unroot.
Thanks in advance!

cgogos said:
I'm trying to unroot my stock G2x so I can mail it back to T-Mo any ideas on how. The SuperOneClick does not give me the option to unroot.
Thanks in advance!
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Your doing it wrong.
Just used this guide today for the links. Got my phone flashed to stock and unrooted in 5 minutes. Thx mate!

has anyone tried this with the ginger bread leak....im having trouble going back to 2.2

I was going to give the gingerbread leak a try this evening right before i head off to bed.

Nice! Thanks
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Don't remember the version but there is one of the oneclickroot that only unroots and allows non market apps. Doesn't have unroot method on it.
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butterbeam said:
Don't remember the version but there is one of the oneclickroot that only unroots and allows non market apps. Doesn't have unroot method on it.
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Sry...only roots with no unroot on it. Sorry been fishing all night.
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Many thanks for compiling your other very handy threads into one.
The only snag I ran into was simple user error, I had my sensation and atrix both plugged in and in usb debugging mode when I hit the unroot button o__O

hey guys im new to all of this, i just bought a g2x with 2.3.4 on it.
if i do this tut will put it back with 2.2 factory???
thanks

DOrodz said:
hey guys im new to all of this, i just bought a g2x with 2.3.4 on it.
if i do this tut will put it back with 2.2 factory???
thanks
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yup
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Hi, I just wanted to ask for clarification: I recently bought my g2x a few days ago with stock 2.2, and upgraded to 2.3.3 via the lg update tool. Will this method allow me to downgrade by flashing stock? Sorry if it was asked before..I'm totally new to this and don't want to accidentally brick my g2x by doing something stupid.

will this work on gb
will this return everything includung base band back to stock?/?????

Looks like no one wants to answer... Can we downgrade from 2.3.3 to 2.2, both being stock?

spodie said:
will this return everything includung base band back to stock?/?????
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Won't do anything to baseband.
G2X CM7

matistight said:
Looks like no one wants to answer... Can we downgrade from 2.3.3 to 2.2, both being stock?
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If you have clockworkmod recovery, then yes.
G2X CM7

This method works great! Thanks!

Related

lg camera now working on 2.3.3

First off thanx to flak0, Don and a few others that were into this also jface very nice job, now if u guys want this go over to development u know where to find it, flak0 thread, the lg cam doesn't work on cm. Enjoy it works and it is sweet lol funny how these guys did what LG couldn't do! Oh u will find it on last page op didn't update yet
Flashed and is working great!!! Stock GB then rooted with xboarders Stock GB rom = 100% solid.... at least for me.
How do I root so I can flash it? I updated through kdz for my gingerbread and I have no clue on how to root
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Bspence415 said:
How do I root so I can flash it? I updated through kdz for my gingerbread and I have no clue on how to root
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nvflash recovery and then flash the camera app but if you want root then flash my build too.
link to nvflash: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
link to root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748
OK thanks but on the nvflash 3 options
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Bspence415 said:
OK thanks but on the nvflash 3 options
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ya flash nvflash externel sd clockworkmod recovery
Bspence415 said:
OK thanks but on the nvflash 3 options
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here is a video guide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TozZKt7_JD8&feature=player_embedded
I got an error while flashing...anyone else?
Soldi3rxx said:
I got an error while flashing...anyone else?
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The error is a spoof, just reboot, it installed.
With that said, anyone else have screen dim when loading the new LG Camera. When I pull battery and reboot the dimmed screen goes away, any other work around, as I hate pulling the damn battery.
Is there an easy way to root the official OTA? I want to remove some bloatware and flash the LG cam. The reason I'm on the stock official is because of the baseband which made a huge difference for me (and as far as I know, there's no other way to get it)
Thanks in advance
gjvah said:
Is there an easy way to root the official OTA? I want to remove some bloatware and flash the LG cam. The reason I'm on the stock official is because of the baseband which made a huge difference for me (and as far as I know, there's no other way to get it)
Thanks in advance
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ya do it as posted above and flash my build it wont change baseband once you got it its permante
xboarder56 said:
ya do it as posted above and flash my build it wont change baseband once you got it its permante
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Thanks. Do I use the link you posted, or the 1.1 version you have? (you posted 1.0)
The other one is my tweaked build the v1.0 is completely stock except root
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xboarder56 said:
The other one is my tweaked build the v1.0 is completely stock except root
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hmm.... It gets stuck at step 5...
See post 4 above. Xboarder provider rooted v21e OTA, you can flash over the LG update. It will preserve the baseband. Then simply flash the LG Camera.
Xboarder also provided a bloat remover.zip that you can apply that removes all the TMobile bloat. It could not be simpler.
NVM. Im too sleepy. NVFlash
gjvah said:
NVM. Im too sleepy. NVFlash
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Install Clockwork Recovery Mod - Ext
link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
You don't need root to install CWR
sarni84 said:
First off thanx to flak0, Don and a few others that were into this also jface very nice job, now if u guys want this go over to development u know where to find it, flak0 thread, the lg cam doesn't work on cm. Enjoy it works and it is sweet lol funny how these guys did what LG couldn't do! Oh u will find it on last page op didn't update yet
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OP Updated bro thanks..
Xboarder your truly a great guy, I'm gonna give you a thanks when I get home phone premium app apparently doesn't let you give thx ... :unamused:
I never seen you flame when peeps ask a question that can easily be searched.
Props dude you rock.
"If Satan lived in heaven he'd be me... "
If I understand correctly, this will replace the Gingerbread camera with the Froyo camera. It doesn't sound like it's possible to have both on the phone at the same time -- is that right?
The reason I ask is that I'm really much happier with the way the Gingerbread camera works with the flash; the Froyo camera generally overexposed nearby things, but the new camera does a good job of regulating the flash and shutter. I'd like to have all the bells and whistles (that I haven't needed yet but might be handy someday) from the Froyo camera, but I'm not willing to sacrifice the improvement in flash photos (which is something I do pretty often).

[ROM]RUU_SuperSonic_GB_Sprint_WWE_4.53.651.1_Radio_2.15 .00.0808_NV_2.15_release

Here new RUU for SuperSonic
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cd5....15.00.0808_NV_2.15_release_209995_signed.exe
Enjoy!
sweet! good to know it's finally out there
great work football
Thanks a bunch as usual Football. I always wait for full RUU's these days instead of OTA updates.
I don't have an evo, I helped someone root there's and have them on sprintlovers ROM. I did try to find a clearcut answer but will ask here anyway.
Would running this set the phone back to stock, unrooted with s on? They need to take it back to sprint n im trying to give them an easy method as I haven't had a chance to meet with them to follow the unroot method... Thanks for any help/explanation
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rmartinez2 said:
I don't have an evo, I helped someone root there's and have them on sprintlovers ROM. I did try to find a clearcut answer but will ask here anyway.
Would running this set the phone back to stock, unrooted with s on? They need to take it back to sprint n im trying to give them an easy method as I haven't had a chance to meet with them to follow the unroot method... Thanks for any help/explanation
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No..OTA will turn S On but this is rooted RUU so you can flash it like you normally would
Edit: sorry for some reason I thought i was commenting in the thread with the stock rooted ruu by virus. Anyways it will unroot your phone but will still be S-OFF
suboveryde said:
No..OTA will turn S On but this is rooted RUU so you can flash it like you normally would
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Hi,
Just to clarify, I do not believe this is rooted. Football is providing the RUU so this is the untouched OTA for development purposes.
Ok.... So this will return phone completely back or no?? Sorry just some conflicting info so....???
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This is stock ruu. For turning phone back to stock, unrooted state.
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How is the new radio? Heard conflicting stories about it. Is it any better than 2.15.03?
"Hell I don't know"
selders59 said:
How is the new radio? Heard conflicting stories about it. Is it any better than 2.15.03?
"Hell I don't know"
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I don't see any difference to be honest. It's worth trying though.
I s it sense 2.1?
e334 said:
I s it sense 2.1?
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no it's sense 1.0.
the link is broken

Need Help with Rooting

Hi I have read everything I can possibly think of to root my G2X. I bought it a month ago and it came with 2.3.3 software. I have been jail breaking Iphones for years but this G2X has me lost. I just cant seem to get it and need help. I dont want to run any customs roms or such just want supper user privileges. If anyone has the time to help I would appreciate it. I tried to root via Z4 GingerBreak ETC. I tried supper one click and have got no were. Anyways Thanks for every ones time
Why couldn't you use one-click? There's nothing to it. It's completely automated.
prettyboy85712 said:
Why couldn't you use one-click? There's nothing to it. It's completely automated.
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Super oneclick doesn't work on 2.3.3.
Follow the links in my signature for rooting the G2x. Start with the clickworkmod recovery (does NOT require root first) then follow the instructions for rooting. Only took me a couple of minutes...and i'm an idiot, lol.
I feel toatly retarded cause I don't get the clockworks part. LOL why can't this be a simple one click. I'm going to try and follow your sig links and see were I get LOL
prettyboy85712 said:
Why couldn't you use one-click? There's nothing to it. It's completely automated.
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Did you root via oneclick? If so how?
This is what I did.
Not exactly one click but it worked for me. Plus cyanogen is a pretty respected source. Good luck. Also try Tsugi's custom rom for the g2x. Its actually not really custom. It is stock 2.3.4 gingerbread that was released for the European version of this phone. Its incredibly stable and lightning fast. Enjoy!!!
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/LG_G2x:_Full_Update_Guide#Rooting_the_LG_G2x
WWW.unlockroot.com
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That's how I rooted my 233...but what's the best way
to back up contacts, pics, apps before installing new rom?
And how do I install the new roms?
I'm so confused...
matrix0886 said:
Super oneclick doesn't work on 2.3.3.
Follow the links in my signature for rooting the G2x. Start with the clickworkmod recovery (does NOT require root first) then follow the instructions for rooting. Only took me a couple of minutes...and i'm an idiot, lol.
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Google antutu o used it for the same reason this is realty a one click root!
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JPease said:
Hi I have read everything I can possibly think of to root my G2X. I bought it a month ago and it came with 2.3.3 software. I have been jail breaking Iphones for years but this G2X has me lost. I just cant seem to get it and need help. I dont want to run any customs roms or such just want supper user privileges. If anyone has the time to help I would appreciate it. I tried to root via Z4 GingerBreak ETC. I tried supper one click and have got no were. Anyways Thanks for every ones time
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First you need to dl the rom you want to your phone (look for ones that are pre-rooted i believe they all are it should say if it is). Then you need to do nv flash recovery. After this you enter recovery and perform your back up and then follow the steps to flashing the rom you chose. Go to the forum the look for the guide to flash nv flash shouldn't to difficult just follow every step and your should be good
There is a new exploit that works on 2.3.3 and 2.3.4. Super One Click has been updated to include the new exploit. Search for it and download it to root phone without needing to flash Clockworkmod Recovery.
ZeroT| Demented said:
unlockroot
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This worked perfect thank you so much. Was supper easy.
gringo75 said:
First you need to dl the rom you want to your phone (look for ones that are pre-rooted i believe they all are it should say if it is).
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Don't forget that the OP said that "I dont want to run any customs roms or such just want supper user privileges."

super one click not responding to my infuse :(

before shell root step 7 it freezes every single time !!!!!!! i cant take this anymore i have to root to run my backup to restore my data . someone please help me root this stupid piece of $%## before i odin its $#$ back to froyo and give up entirely on gingerbread ... biggest headache i had in over 5 years. omg.
what you didnt see the other soc threads????
have fun with your unrootable official rom...
pt5970 said:
before shell root step 7 it freezes every single time !!!!!!! i cant take this anymore i have to root to run my backup to restore my data . someone please help me root this stupid piece of $%## before i odin its $#$ back to froyo and give up entirely on gingerbread ... biggest headache i had in over 5 years. omg.
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here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390521
Dani897 said:
what you didnt see the other soc threads????
have fun with your unrootable official rom...
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only threads i seen was several stating that they had same issues but fixed them and got it working. although they didnt say how. so you telling me you cant root the official rom?
pt5970 said:
only threads i seen was several stating that they had same issues but fixed them and got it working. although they didnt say how. so you telling me you cant root the official rom?
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You need to use a modified kernel, Stock gingerbread kernel is not rootable doing his modification will screw your video up and you won't have video at all.
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Axiomkid said:
You need to use a modified kernel, Stock gingerbread kernel is not rootable doing his modification will screw your video up and you won't have video at all.
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Are we waiting on source to drop so kernel can be pulled from it? Or will it still be unrootable then?
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Sorry but I am too having the above problem. I'm afraid I do not understand about the kernel
Can someone explain? I have been searching for an answer but come up with nothing
Thanks
You would have to flash a rooted kernel with Odin to get root then use the sgs kernel flasher to flash the stock kernel if you want it.
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Must be something wrong with the phone Odin said PASS but still does not work
Thanks
im putting all the tools needed together in a single package. soc is a thing of the past... i will need time to test it which means flashing the official firmware and whatever.
once everyone has root, dont ask for cwm... that will seriously put me in a bad mood.
qkster said:
here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390521
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This is just a rom.. you have to root and get CWM before you can even install this.
jcabbott said:
This is just a rom.. you have to root and get CWM before you can even install this.
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ok, hit my links (on my signature) both will show where to get the tools you need to accomplish your task at hand....there are Odin packages and one click methods to get Rooted ROM stock if that is what you want....or to put CWM on for custom ROMs

[Q] How To properly Root/Flash

How to properly root/flash a captivate any guides out there i have looked and looked on how to do it but none of them show how to do it and also if im on stock rooted/flashed captivate can i just load ICS AOKP with a custom rom
What stock ROM are you currently running?
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I think there's a guide in my sig... Lol I can't remember if I put it there or not
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OP,
Read Sticky Threads...
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4-2ndtwin said:
OP,
Read Sticky Threads...
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Yes i have looked and looked none of them really really help me in my search they just tell me stuff that i dont get im not new to this stuff jsut the help is confusing
Click on my "Helpful Links" signature below. Then see the Guides and Root (How to). That's about as easy as it is gonna get, apart from someone taking ur phone and doin it for ya.
Guide of Guides
I just went through the process of rooting and roming for the first time and wrote this up for a buddy of mine interested in doing the same. The fact that this is the first time I've done this should be a bit of a warning though. Still, it worked for me.
Here's basically what I did. You might want to read through them all before starting.
Backup manually by mounting your phone to your computer and copying everything you care about
Root
I used this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444382
From a Mac, I think you can do the same, but flash with Heimdall instead of Odin
Now that you have root, get Titanium Backup from the Market and backup
This is an awesome app, you can also use it to remove the AT&T bloatware, which will really improve your phone
Install ClockworkMod (aka, CWM)
Flash this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=566807&d=1302623831
Follow ROM instructions
I used Slim ICS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1517486
Download and install instructions on the web site: http://www.slimroms.com/
Grab a nightly CM9 ROM for that: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=captivatemtd
any other help?
Again what stock ROM are you on?
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YogurtSlinger said:
any other help?
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Were the instructions I posted not helpful? I thought they were very clear ... not necessarily my steps, but the content in the links.
If you're not understanding one or more of the steps, which ones?
cmilldrummin said:
Again what stock ROM are you on?
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im going to be useing designgear to go back to stock froyo....
YogurtSlinger said:
im going to be useing designgear to go back to stock froyo....
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Or you could use stock froyo to go back to stock froyo...
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korockinout13 said:
Or you could use stock froyo to go back to stock froyo...
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what??? lol
YogurtSlinger said:
what??? lol
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I think he's saying that instead of Designgear's one-click, which will take you back to stock Eclair, you could use a Froyo-based one-click to go back to stock Froyo.
jmtheiss said:
I think he's saying that instead of Designgear's one-click, which will take you back to stock Eclair, you could use a Froyo-based one-click to go back to stock Froyo.
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lol o ok now i understand and i cant find one that is froyo stock odin
flashing back to eclair as the OP said is probably easier. With 2e recovery, there's no need to modify the 3e recovery file or flash a custom kernel. Just load up cwm.zip on your SD card and flash away.
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cmilldrummin said:
flashing back to eclair as the OP said is probably easier. With 2e recovery, there's no need to modify the 3e recovery file or flash a custom kernel. Just load up cwm.zip on your SD card and flash away.
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hmmm i guesse i didnt word it right?
YogurtSlinger said:
hmmm i guesse i didnt word it right?
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I don't know that the thing you're looking for exists right now. AdamOutler made a Heimdall-based Froyo one-click, but I don't think there is an Odin-based one.
At the moment, it looks like your choices are to use the Odin-based one-click (by Designgears or Cezar, depending on your bootloader needs), or the Heimdall-based one-click of Froyo.

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