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[Q] Used Focus ROM question

Quick question:
I'm buying a used Samsung Focus.
Typically upon buying a used phone, I immediately get the signed RUU (I'm generally an HTC guy) and flash the phone back to factory.
I'm somewhat confused as to how this works with the Samsung Focus. Let me get this straight--it DOES have a locked bootloader, right? I gather from other threads that it isn't possible to flash modified ROMs. Does this guarantee that the otherwise sketchy looking ROM (UCJK2) in the dev section is legit/unmodified?
I'm basically wondering which is safer from a security standpoint:
1.) Factory reset the phone straight from the seller and use it without any flashing.
2.) Flash the mystery (maybe signed?) ROM in the dev section on the off chance that the seller messed with the phone.
I'm finally creating this thread after several hours of research. Any advice is much appreciated!

Locked bootloader on Samsung phones so flash away. I suggest the Rogers ROM if you want as close to vanilla as possible. It can be found in the Focus forum.

Close to vanilla? Aren't the ATT apps removable?
Thanks for the reply!
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inconceeeivable said:
Close to vanilla? Aren't the ATT apps removable?
Thanks for the reply!
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Yes the apps are removable but they are still really there taking up space also there is other branding like wallpapers ringtones boot logo. If you flash the Rogers ROM you get more free space as well as remove the att boot logo and other branding. However the regoin is preset to canada so you will have to change that back to united states in the settings.

Bump. I think we're still looking for a definite answer on this?
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Need Help porting T-mobile Nexus

Hi,
This may sound like a very stupid question to most people but I do not know how to solve it. I got my Nexus S (t-Mobile) from a friend a couple months ago. I rooted it and installed Nexus Beam 4.1.0. I was running it perfectly until I was so stupid to decide to try to run stock android 4.0 and unroot. I unrooted with a One-click-unroot. Unfortunately, it put my phone as a Nexus S 4G? Every time I try to install the T-mobile ROM, it aborts in the middle of installation. I will attach a couple pictures to further explain my problem. I just want to get the phone on stock Android running the T-Mobile Baseband. I can assure you this is a T-Mobile Nexus S, and not a Sprint 4G.
Thanks in advance.

Which stock ROM did you use? Maybe you can try rooting it and install Nexus Beam again and see if it still says 4G?

xD dude that's bad ass!.... but sorry about the error lol
- Google

@WindSlash-- Alright. Ill try it. I think its the baseband that I have to change though. Its weird. T-mobile SIM doesnt work on it though as of right now so I am not sure. As for the stock ROM i used, I just followed the steps of this One-Click-Unroot: http://nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-hacks/how-to-unroot-nexus-s-i9020ti9020ai9023/

@iGoogleNexus Hahaha I guess...I'm not sure if it works with Sprint though. If it did, then that would be pretty sweet, even though I have T-mo haha

Wow lol um you'll probably have to root again and flash the right radio you had before. Damn I don't know lol I've never seen anything like this.

Remember to have the right clockworkmod version!! Very important, sometimes these guides give you the wrong recovery. If you look through my post, it happened to me 2 weeks ago, I tried to unroot and I totally messed up
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Samsung Exhibit II 4G / T679 Official ROM

Hello all!
Seems a basic question and I did a search around, but didn't find a exact answer.
I have a Samsung Exhibit II 4G/T679 which came with carrier's ROM. So lots of undesired applications and some blocks (tethering, for example).
Instead of going to a modified ROM (which can be an alternative, of course), I'm wondering if there is available anywhere the official ROM release by Samsung for this model. Since there is the unlocked model from Samsung, I assume there is a official ROM from them (carrier independent).
Does anybody know where to download this official ROM?
Thanks!

If I am not mistaken, no. But we have some great Roms for this phone check them out. Trust me you don't want stock.
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kingdavidd said:
If I am not mistaken, no. But we have some great Roms for this phone check them out. Trust me you don't want stock.
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Thanks for your answer!
I wanted the stock mainly because some applications that I use explicitly say they don't run on "rooted or moded roms". So installing one of those customs roms would prevent me from using those applications. Maybe installing the stock one released by Samsung (on unlocked phones) the application would accept that.
Any idea or suggestion?

Seems obvious, but link was not so easy to find...
Here is the stock ROM for this model (attention: not carrier shipped, but manufactured shipped, rooted):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Exhibit_II_4G#Flash_Back_to_Stock
In my case it's still not the right solution since I have a carrier-shipped ROM and I would need to have this ROM back if they need to provide any service.

ijrr said:
Seems obvious, but link was not so easy to find...
Here is the stock ROM for this model (attention: not carrier shipped, but manufactured shipped, rooted):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Exhibit_II_4G#Flash_Back_to_Stock
In my case it's still not the right solution since I have a carrier-shipped ROM and I would need to have this ROM back if they need to provide any service.
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How is it not the right solution?

What applications are you trying to keep on stock ROM that you're convinced won't work on a custom ROM
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kingdavidd said:
How is it not the right solution?
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Because my phone has the carrier-custom ROM, not the clean manufacture one.
So if I have to send the phone back to carrier, they will notice the ROM was changed. This one I couldn't find...
I'm thinking about using CWM Recovery to backup the ROM. But... then the CWM will replace original Recovery System, so it's a signal that ROM was changed too...

winterstormhaku said:
What applications are you trying to keep on stock ROM that you're convinced won't work on a custom ROM
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It's my office app. Somehow they have explicit lock on custom or rooted phones (maybe for security). I already tried to install on another moded phone and it doesn't work. Only with factory or recognized ROMS.
I don't know how they identify that... but it happens!

I have an ODIN Stock ROM for the SE2, when thats flashed it takes away root and completly restores the phone to out of the box state.
want it?
The carrier is Tmobile.

imhumanoid said:
I have an ODIN Stock ROM for the SE2, when thats flashed it takes away root and completly restores the phone to out of the box state.
want it?
The carrier is Tmobile.
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Sounds good! Thanks! Is this the ROM that comes with TMobile version of the phone? Or the unlocked clean version from Samsung?

Tmobile version out of the box. Uploading now. (will be about 6 hours thanks to slow internet! D: oi)

imhumanoid said:
Tmobile version out of the box. Uploading now. (will be about 6 hours thanks to slow internet! D: oi)
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Thank you very much. Did you produce this ROM? I was unable to find anywhere...

No I didnt.
Iv had it in my downloads folder foreverr and I use it alot for when I soft brick and need to use a jig.
Since the jig puts my phone into download/ODIN mode, Iv always saved that folder cause it is ODIN friendly.

Why don't you just flash to what ever you wont and not worry about it and then if you were to have to ship it back to to t-mobile just use the directions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Exhibit_II_4G and flash back to stock. Because I am sure that is what he is uploading.

her.

http://www.4shared.com/folder/1Zkicw0C/t679-stock.html
download all 3 files. If you need help, research Samsung ODIN.

imhumanoid said:
http://www.4shared.com/folder/1Zkicw0C/t679-stock.html
download all 3 files. If you need help, research Samsung ODIN.
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I requested access, can you approve me?

Samsung Galaxy S® Lightray™ 4G (MetroPCS)

Is the Samsung Galaxy S® Lightray™ 4G an Droid Charge on MetroPCS?
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badbizinc said:
Is the Samsung Galaxy S® Lightray™ 4G an Droid Charge on MetroPCS?
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looks like it: http://www.androidcentral.com/metropcs-announces-samsung-galaxy-s-lightray-4g-available-now-459
same specs and all.

jco23 said:
looks like it: http://www.androidcentral.com/metropcs-announces-samsung-galaxy-s-lightray-4g-available-now-459
same specs and all.
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I was just wondering if you can root the same way?
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badbizinc said:
I was just wondering if you can root the same way?
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good question - on one hand, I would think so, as the difference would be just in the SIM card. but on the other hand, there could some VZW info on the custom ROMs that may not jive with a non-VZW phone.
I'll defer to someone with more experience.
sorry I could not be of any help on this.

The US Cellular Galaxy S Aviator, despite being the same phone, was not compatible with the recovery from this phone, and without that, you're getting nowhere. Back when the Aviator came out, someone was able to get a copy of the stock Odin from the phone, and imnuts used that to build a CWM recovery for it so superuser could be flashed. Something similar could probably be done here, but I wouldn't know where to start.
Having the version from the software might be helpful. I know the Aviator versions are different than the Charge. If the Lightray is the same as either, there is a chance that the recovery is the same as the matching phone, but even that is no guarantee. If you can't get the stock Odin to recover from, you'll probably be risking a brick to find out.

shrike1978 said:
The US Cellular Galaxy S Aviator, despite being the same phone, was not compatible with the recovery from this phone, and without that, you're getting nowhere. Back when the Aviator came out, someone was able to get a copy of the stock Odin from the phone, and imnuts used that to build a CWM recovery for it so superuser could be flashed. Something similar could probably be done here, but I wouldn't know where to start.
Having the version from the software might be helpful. I know the Aviator versions are different than the Charge. If the Lightray is the same as either, there is a chance that the recovery is the same as the matching phone, but even that is no guarantee. If you can't get the stock Odin to recover from, you'll probably be risking a brick to find out.
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What I think shrike1978
Is trying to say here is
Don't be a p*ssy and just do it....
Muhahaha ...
SENT FROM THE DOG POUND

the bezel is different and they sure do talk up the 1ghz single core

scarygood536 said:
the bezel is different and they sure do talk up the 1ghz single core
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Of course they do. It's a smaller company than Verizon.
Military grade i-510

Is there any ROMs available yet?
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Is the Galaxy S Lightray 4G Metropcs 'unrootable'?
HELP! Is Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G 'unrootable'??
I have tried three different techniques, to root the Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G Metropcs, all to NO AVAIL!
My first feeble attempt was using SuperOneClick=softbrick ie, stuck on download screen,
Then I tried the basic Odin flash, with stock uckk4 ROM=Odin stuck in 'set up, battery died while waiting, as 'NOT to turn off Target'=softbrick,
and last but by no means least, the Droid Charge technique=hardbrick
HELP!!! I have scoured the net and can find NOTHING that has proven to be successful!
To make matters worse, it's not even my phone! I was trying to help my brother in law, since he and my sis are moving out of state, California, and are going to need to sign with different server once they've passed Texas, I believe, on their way to South Carolina.
Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G
2.3.6

You'll need a custom recovery, and as far as I know, there isn't one for the Lightray. I don't think any devs even have the phone, either. The only real chance is to get a stock Odin image and the source to someone who knows how to work with recoveries.

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shrike1978 said:
You'll need a custom recovery, and as far as I know, there isn't one for the Lightray. I don't think any devs even have the phone, either. The only real chance is to get a stock Odin image and the source to someone who knows how to work with recoveries.
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That's kind of what I've gathered...
There has been a lot of 'Dare ya..."s, but no one yet to put you back together once you fall and brick!

I just picked up one of these things and have it rooted but am not having any luck finding a rom for it... Has anyone gotten a lightray to take ICS?

chapdaddy said:
I just picked up one of these things and have it rooted but am not having any luck finding a rom for it... Has anyone gotten a lightray to take ICS?
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I haven't found one who did, although, I thought maybe (I could be really wrong) that you could cross boot CM 10.1 of another device with similar specs. It could be an option

Anything going on with the Galaxy Lightray?
They just dropped the price to $99, going to get one for my wife since I broke her phone last night. I see a root for it, but no roms.
thanks.

Nah
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I haven't found one who did, although, I thought maybe (I could be really wrong) that you could cross boot CM 10.1 of another device with similar specs. It could be an option
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Nope, tried that one before it bricked with ODIN....Trouble is, still no recovery ROM and it's nearing 2 since it's release. Here I STILL sit with a R940 with less then a couple months talk time on it! Phhhffffffffffffttttttttttttt

T-mobile to work on ATT

Hi,
I spent last night getting my t-mobile galaxy s4 to work on ATT. I did a lot of research on the subject and it wasn't that difficult at all. I bought the phone off of EBAY.
I was able to accomplish this from all of the tools here and a little research. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335109
The first thing i did was root the phone and install CWM. I then used the sim unlock found in the link above. The next step i took (because i like custom roms on my phone) was to install TASK650's AOKP rom. I flashed the rom and followed his instructions.
After the restart, I went through the welcome screen and shut the phone down. I put my sim in and started the phone. I noticed i was getting the H, but no LTE. This led me to more research. The fix was easy once I found it. The APN needs to be pointed to the ATT phone option. It defaults to wap.cingular. After about 5 minutes and a reboot the LTE appeared and after the speed tests confirmed.
This is not a guide. I am just sharing my experience. If you do this please do your own research as you can do damage to your phone. There are risks involved, flash and modify your phone at your own risk.

Just wondering, why did you get a tmobile s4 to use with att? Normally the att version can be found for cheaper price
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I am confused here, what is it you were trying to accomplish? running a att rom on your tmo device? Because you say you have a tmo phone.
Why go thru all that, when this rom is already setup to work on tmo with the tmo apn settings already setup for you.
[ROM] Task650 AOKP (Jellybean 4.2.2)(6.26.2013)
Do you new people just go and see a rom you like, in any forum, and do not look in your devices forum and flash it? if so, your are asking to brick your phones.

maldinimi said:
Just wondering, why did you get a tmobile s4 to use with att? Normally the att version can be found for cheaper price
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Sadly he wants the unlocked boot loader that the T-Mobile s4 has I am miserable with my locked I337 .... also the T-Mobile variant has unlocked aws bands I had to flash something in my radio to get aws bands on T-Mobile using my AT&T s4
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If you want an unlocked bootloader, can't you just install the custom recovery?
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klamse said:
If you want an unlocked bootloader, can't you just install the custom recovery?
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Doing so does not unlock it ..... just bypass it .. it's like wearing a police uniform but your not ...
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