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[Q] How to revert back to stock everything without root on GT-i9020T?

How do I revert back after one-click root to the stock everything including radio, rom, build, etc. I am currently running Cynagon mod RC1 7 and have had numerous issues, I would just like a clean, simple cut answer so I can give this to someone for the holidays, any help would be mightly appreciated, as i've asked this in the past and can never seem to get a clear cut answer, thanks.

wierd165 said:
How do I revert back after one-click root to the stock everything including radio, rom, build, etc. I am currently running Cynagon mod RC1 7 and have had numerous issues, I would just like a clean, simple cut answer so I can give this to someone for the holidays, any help would be mightly appreciated, as i've asked this in the past and can never seem to get a clear cut answer, thanks.
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Just flash a full rom, it should restore the radio, the recovery, and the OS. Then do a reset to factory defaults if you are paranoid.
Get the proper rom for you phone here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
If you're on T-Mobile, you have an i9020-T, this should work for you. It is the full 2.3.6 image.
http://android.clients.google.com/p...a25375426.signed-soju-ota-189904.1ada2537.zip

Is this also working if you're coming from stock unrooted ICS 4.0.3 ?
And
Is there any risk of loosing IMEI if you're going full ROM ?

mahanddeem said:
Is this also working if you're coming from stock unrooted ICS 4.0.3 ?
And
Is there any risk of loosing IMEI if you're going full ROM ?
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I have reverted back from 4.0.3 yesterday by reflashing the full 2.3.6 rom without any issues. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by losing IMEI.
My phone works just fine after doing this (more than once!).

pcbroch said:
Just flash a full rom, it should restore the radio, the recovery, and the OS. Then do a reset to factory defaults if you are paranoid.
Get the proper rom for you phone here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
If you're on T-Mobile, you have an i9020-T, this should work for you. It is the full 2.3.6 image.
http://android.clients.google.com/p...a25375426.signed-soju-ota-189904.1ada2537.zip
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Ok here's my problem i did the ics update earlier before you told me this and still having issues, now when I go to recovery I get a android with his chest open with a red caution sign on it...how could I just format everything, essentially make it the way it was out of box so I could start over...because of all the issues I'm currently having.

When you get to that point, you need to hold down power then press vol up. Then you will be able to flash the zip. You need to put the zip on the phone first though, unless you have CWM recovery, in which case you can mount the sdcard section and move it across then, and flash it after.

OK thanks...Just please let's summarize this
1.You were on I9020T bone stock , unrooted
2.You had GB 2.3.6
3.You updated manually (or OTA) to 4.0.3
4.You decided to revert to GB 2.3.6
5.You used exactly the same method of manual update (stock recovery after copying the .zip file and in this case the full ROM of 2.3.6 to SD)
6.You followed the stock recovery steps and chose the .zip 2.3.6..
7.After everything was setup , you booted into GB 2.3.6 without any problems
Is that right ? or better if you make the exact detailed steps you did to revert to GB 2.3.6 would be apreciated
Thanks

furiannn said:
When you get to that point, you need to hold down power then press vol up. Then you will be able to flash the zip. You need to put the zip on the phone first though, unless you have CWM recovery, in which case you can mount the sdcard section and move it across then, and flash it after.
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Tried, but then I get this error:
--Install /sdcard ...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: !less_than_int(1316544229. getprop("ro.build.date.utc"))
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Any help?

I think u need a custom recovery to be able to revert back to gingerbread
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Raver27 said:
I think u need a custom recovery to be able to revert back to gingerbread
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how would I go about flashing the custom recovery? I tried to flash another full rom package with the recovery in it and like i said i got that error...

Do you have a folder in windows where you have been flashing stuff from, using fastboot?
If so, just get this recovery image http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686
Download either the blue or green 5023 image. Doesnt matter which just changes colour of mod place the file in the same folder as the fastboot.
Next, with the phone off and after attaching the phone to USB, turn it on while pressing vol-up and power. You should see the boot option screen, the fastboot screen. Leave the phone there.
Now go back to cmd window in windows, and browse to the folder where you have all the fastboot files and where you have put the above image file. Then type in the following:
fastboot flash recovery <image name.img> (without the < >)
press enter and it'll flash the recovery and then you can install the old version of android

furiannn said:
Do you have a folder in windows where you have been flashing stuff from, using fastboot?
If so, just get this recovery image http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686
Download either the blue or green 5023 image. Doesnt matter which just changes colour of mod place the file in the same folder as the fastboot.
Next, with the phone off and after attaching the phone to USB, turn it on while pressing vol-up and power. You should see the boot option screen, the fastboot screen. Leave the phone there.
Now go back to cmd window in windows, and browse to the folder where you have all the fastboot files and where you have put the above image file. Then type in the following:
fastboot flash recovery <image name.img> (without the < >)
press enter and it'll flash the recovery and then you can install the old version of android
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I don't believe I have a folder as such, being a person who is not familiar with the lingo, etc of all this i rooted it with one-click mod, and just flash things through this, are you saying I can flash things externally? sorry to sound like a bum, but i'm trying to understand thanks.

No problem, we're all noobs once, hell i still am and only just coming to terms with it all! Just need to do a bit of researching, but heres the basics...
fastboot lets you flash stuff to the phone from windows, when the phone is attached to the USB and is in fastboot mode (just turned on, from vol-up/pwr).
Can unlock the boot loader and flash recovery images from there. Once thats done, most other stuff can be done from within the new recovery mode, clockworkmod being the one that everyone uses.
over at nexusshacks it's explained really well how to root your phone. And he provides a zip with everything you could want. That zip is the folder I was talking about in the last post. It comes with drivers to install when you first plug the USB in and the PC recognises the phone. Download the pack, install them drivers and then go back to my last post and take it from there
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/NexusS/rooting/nexussrootnew.zip
EDIT: Also do a full wipe/data reset just before you flash the new rom

furiannn said:
No problem, we're all noobs once, hell i still am and only just coming to terms with it all! Just need to do a bit of researching, but heres the basics...
fastboot lets you flash stuff to the phone from windows, when the phone is attached to the USB and is in fastboot mode (just turned on, from vol-up/pwr).
Can unlock the boot loader and flash recovery images from there. Once thats done, most other stuff can be done from within the new recovery mode, clockworkmod being the one that everyone uses.
over at nexusshacks it's explained really well how to root your phone. And he provides a zip with everything you could want. That zip is the folder I was talking about in the last post. It comes with drivers to install when you first plug the USB in and the PC recognises the phone. Download the pack, install them drivers and then go back to my last post and take it from there
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/NexusS/rooting/nexussrootnew.zip
EDIT: Also do a full wipe/data reset just before you flash the new rom
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I'm using clockwork right now, but it seems to be corrupted, im running 4.0.3 right now on a full rom package, so your saying I should still do this? I think i may have done all that before, as the phone is rooted, but I used the one-click method instead.

Just download that file and then you'll have what you need on your pc to do what i mentioned above. Plug the phone in and reflash the new recovery which will not harm it, and then you'll be able to stick gingerbread or ICS back on. You gotta try things out otherwise you'll not understand what is going on. I dont know of any one click thing that will let you go back to default as it was before. After it flashes the new recovery, scroll down to "recovery" on the screen and press the power button, dont restart the system.
In hindsight, while the one click methods are easy to use, theyre getting used by people that dont do the necessary research to learn about the rooting and flashing process. This means you end up skipping so much that you learn about the whole rooting and flashing proocess when doing it manually, which in turn means you have more trouble getting out of it if you want it back to the way it was! No offence intended here, but you just need to man up and do it! All will be well

possible to unroot with the back up i did?

"IV. Flash the Recovery Image
1. Remove the battery from your device (if you put it back in).
2. Plug the phone in via USB cable to your computer.
3. Right click OneClickRecoveryFlasher.exe inside the NvFlasher folder inside the file you extracted in section II and select Run As Administrator (if such an option doesn’t exist, just select Open).
4. Once it is done, unplug the device from the USB cable.
5. Now, hold Volume Up and Volume Down (and keep holding them through the next couple of steps).
6. Plug the phone in via USB Cable (with the volume up and volume down still being held).
7. While still holding the volume up and volume down buttons, click on Flash ClockworkMod 3.0.2.7 on your computer.
8. Once it says “S/W Upgrade – Please wait while upgrading…”, you can let go of the volume up and volume down and just wait for it to finish flashing in the command prompt.
9. Once it is done, it’ll say press any key to continue in the command prompt window on the computer. That means it is done, press enter then unplug your device from the computer.
10. Put your battery back in.
11. To boot into recovery mode in the future, simply turn off the phone then turn it back on by holding down Volume Down and Power and keep holding it until you see the word Android in Orange letters.
V. (Optional) Flash a Custom ROM
1. Head to our How To Flash a Custom ROM procedure to begin flashing custom ROMs (like Gingerbread ROMS etc.).
VI. (Optional) Flash Back to Normal Recovery
1. You can follow section IV but click Flash Stock instead of Flash ClockworkMod to get back to a stock recovery image."
this is the way i flashed my phone, i tired different roms but in my opinion the g2x is not really worth rooting, so i want to go back to stock. i did a back up before flashing any new roms,
so my question is if i restore the original back up,follow step IV but then go to "flash stock" instead of Flash ClockworkMod ,will that unroot my phone completely stock? (tmobile wont know that it was ever rooted?)
thanks for the help, i read other unroot methods but not sure if this will do.

I believe that just puts back the default recovery and removers CWM. Looking at the steps you took, you never rooted your phone in the first place. Do you remember using SuperOneClick or another rooting tool? Flashing Recovery!= rooting.

Jufjufjuf said:
I believe that just puts back the default recovery and removers CWM. Looking at the steps you took, you never rooted your phone in the first place. Do you remember using SuperOneClick or another rooting tool? Flashing Recovery!= rooting.
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all i did was this steps
http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/03/how-to-flash-a-custom-recovery-image-on-the-t-mobile-g2x/
but i am rooted, i flashed three different roms to try them out, i used different rooting apps. but I dont think its worth flashing (IMO)

g2uzer said:
all i did was this steps
http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/03/how-to-flash-a-custom-recovery-image-on-the-t-mobile-g2x/
but i am rooted, i flashed three different roms to try them out, i used different rooting apps. but I dont think its worth flashing (IMO)
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After installing CWM did you immediately make a backup? If so you weren't rooted. The ROMS you installed were but the backup isn't. Just try to install an app that requires root privileges and see if it works. If it does, just download SuperOneClick and click Un-Root.

Jufjufjuf said:
After installing CWM did you immediately make a backup? If so you weren't rooted. The ROMS you installed were but the backup isn't. Just try to install an app that requires root privileges and see if it works. If it does, just download SuperOneClick and click Un-Root.
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Sorry, I'm new at rooting and this is first phone I rooted, but yea your right, it won't let me use rooted apps on the first back up I did (stock one) it only let me on the other Roms I installed, so how I get back to completely stock? If I hold power and down volume it takes me to recovery, Thanks for all the help
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Download the stock nandroid in dev thread place it in /sdcard/clockwork/backup. Then restore!
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Then after you reflash the stock nandroid use Nvflash to flash the stock recovery back onto the phone.

Thanks for all te help
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wipe didnt wipe

Hello all
just did the ICS w/root flash upgrade to my xoom cause it was wheezing, on it's last leg. funny thing after using the modded cwm factory reset/ wipe this that everything.
then used cwm to install the upgrade. installed root explorer. and to my surprise all my old data/dir's are still on the sd card
WTF this is gonna be a problem? or not?
thanks

Calm down, why is your question so angry? LOL
You are now rooted - so even a factory data reset from CWM will not erase your internal SDcard Data. It is not a problem, you can manually erase your un needed data from Root Explorer if need be. Is all good, no worries.

endless loop
Thanks for your reply. this xooms been giving me fits for a 3 days now.
started having to reinstall a few new games. then TB started messing up
did a factory reset and lost use of the home button.
so i tried to install tiamat, on reboot all i get is a little white revolving kinda circle on the bottom right of screen.
tried installing wingray that worked. til i powered the xoom down. on reboot it gets stuck in the pulsating ics screen. only way to get it to boot is too reflash and then it boots
so everytime i power down it gets stuck in loop.
can anybody help with this? is it hardware?
thank you

WarrantyVoided said:
Thanks for your reply. this xooms been giving me fits for a 3 days now.
started having to reinstall a few new games. then TB started messing up
did a factory reset and lost use of the home button.
so i tried to install tiamat, on reboot all i get is a little white revolving kinda circle on the bottom right of screen.
tried installing wingray that worked. til i powered the xoom down. on reboot it gets stuck in the pulsating ics screen. only way to get it to boot is too reflash and then it boots
so everytime i power down it gets stuck in loop.
can anybody help with this? is it hardware?
thank you
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Which version of Xoom are you using?

xoom wifi u.s. 32g

WarrantyVoided said:
xoom wifi u.s. 32g
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Sounds like it might be the software. What system image did you use to root? Did you flash the GAPPs as well, when you flashed the ROM? Unroot, go back to stock. Start from scratch Re-Root then flash the Wingray ROM and the GAPPS from here : This is a pretty solid ROM Let us know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1484770

Thanks
just found the way to flash back to 3.01,
now it boots everytime i turn it back on. geez that ics was a nightmare, wonder why?
first thing it did was start downloading updates
what version is the easiest to root?

holy crap, it's only updated like 6 times now, its now working on ics

WarrantyVoided said:
holy crap, it's only updated like 6 times now, its now working on ics
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I really does not matter which version you are on before root, because you are going
to push a dif image on there anyway. Great you are back to stock and have a clean
slate to work with!
1. Downloading the rooting-update zip file.
Download the zip file from here - http://goo.gl/Om9aP
Now place this on your external sdcard. - Sorry this is a requirement at the moment, like I said this is a bit rushed.
2. Flashing recovery
1. Download this Recovery image. http://bit.ly/iLRAIV (place this image in you SDK PlatformTools Folder, or which ever folder that contains your adb.exe)
2. If your device is locked, now is a good time to unlock it.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot reboot
3. Flash recovery
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-Tiamat-R4c-100611-1150-cwm.img
Once you have verification on your device that this has been flashed, reboot your device by holding volume up + power.
Then 3 seconds after you see the Motorola logo, hit volume down. You should now see "Android Recovery" in the top left corner. Hit volume up to boot into recovery.
4. Flashing the Xoom-Universal-Root.zip file.
If you're in clockwork mod recovery you can continue (This recovery image will say it is clockwork mod) . If you're not looking at clockwork mod, then you need to repeat step 3 again.
In cwm, go into "install zip from sdcard" -> "Choose zip from sdcard", then select the Xoom-Universal-Root.zip file you downloaded.
Note: use the volume buttons to navigate and the power button to select
Reboot your device and then welcome to your rooted device!

the xoom came along way today, from semi brick to ics with cwm. but the universal root tool did not work root explorer/cwm cannot get su.
dang sure learned alot today
i found the update.zip in that script from xxlordxx and did all that but it did not work
did the same thing with the link you provided here and it work.
thanks for all your help.

what benefits are gained using tiamat

WarrantyVoided said:
what benefits are gained using tiamat
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It depends on your taste. I sent you the link to that ROM because it is STABLE and you can flash it just to make sure that your system is working correctly. It's best to try a few diff ROMs and see which one best suits your needs!---------- Post added at 12:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:32 PM ----------
WarrantyVoided said:
the xoom came along way today, from semi brick to ics with cwm. but the universal root tool did not work root explorer/cwm cannot get su.
dang sure learned alot today
i found the update.zip in that script from xxlordxx and did all that but it did not work
did the same thing with the link you provided here and it work.
thanks for all your help.
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Sure, no problem.

[Q] Need help on what to do next [Unlocked -> Now what?]

So I unlocked my HTC ONE X Rogers and I am un-certain as to what is the next step before I can try to get CM10 on my phone. I've yet to find a guide for this anywhere that is 100% accurate.
If anyone would be able to kindly point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it a lot. Thanks in advance.

Killustration said:
So I unlocked my HTC ONE X Rogers and I am un-certain as to what is the next step before I can try to get CM10 on my phone. I've yet to find a guide for this anywhere that is 100% accurate.
If anyone would be able to kindly point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it a lot. Thanks in advance.
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You unlocked what, the bootloader? If so, your next step would need to be to flash a custom recovery (twrp) via fast boot. After that step, you drag over a SU zip to your sdcard, and flash that via recovery. Then you have successfully rooted and installed a Recovery. If you need a step by step, follow the guides on the development stickies. I personally rooted and unlocked my cousins Onex yesterday using the methods on one root.com.. even though I'll probably be slapped around for admitting that on xda lol
PM sent
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InflatedTitan said:
You unlocked what, the bootloader? If so, your next step would need to be to flash a custom recovery (twrp) via fast boot. After that step, you drag over a SU zip to your sdcard, and flash that via recovery. Then you have successfully rooted and installed a Recovery. If you need a step by step, follow the guides on the development stickies. I personally rooted and unlocked my cousins Onex yesterday using the methods on one root.com.. even though I'll probably be slapped around for admitting that on xda lol
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Okay, so 1 Unlock Bootloader check.
2) Flash twrp via fast boot.
3) Drag SU zip(?) no idea.

Killustration said:
Okay, so 1 Unlock Bootloader check.
2) Flash twrp via fast boot.
3) Drag SU zip(?) no idea.
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First and foremost make sure that you properly mount and unmount the device from your computer not doing so will cause your internal memory to get corrupted. I have made that mistake twice even knowing about it. This means on your computer think of your phone as a USB drive.
Once you have flashed recovery,
You need to flash the boot.img that comes with the ROM that you want to install. (I have used X-factor tool, simply extract the boot.img from the zip package and put it in /data/kernel/ then from the menu select "install kernel using this command" and press Install)
Then reboot your device into recovery
mount your sdcard
upload your ROM to your phone, and GApps that will work with your ROM
unmount
Install your ROM.
Install your Gapps ( or you can reboot and then install them)
It has worked for me.
I hope that helps you.

XRACER said:
First and foremost make sure that you properly mount and unmount the device from your computer not doing so will cause your internal memory to get corrupted. I have made that mistake twice even knowing about it. This means on your computer think of your phone as a USB drive.
Once you have flashed recovery,
You need to flash the boot.img that comes with the ROM that you want to install. (I have used X-factor tool, simply extract the boot.img from the zip package and put it in /data/kernel/ then from the menu select "install kernel using this command" and press Install)
Then reboot your device into recovery
mount your sdcard
upload your ROM to your phone, and GApps that will work with your ROM
unmount
Install your ROM.
Install your Gapps ( or you can reboot and then install them)
It has worked for me.
I hope that helps you.
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Why do I need X-Factor tool? is it not a matter of copy paste I guess? a bit confused on this front.
Mounting my sd card - how do I do that?
Link to Gapps download? or do I just install them via play store?
I am afraid to do all these steps. haha sorry for all the questions if I seem like a total idiot.

Killustration said:
Why do I need X-Factor tool? is it not a matter of copy paste I guess? a bit confused on this front.
Mounting my sd card - how do I do that?
Link to Gapps download? or do I just install them via play store?
I am afraid to do all these steps. haha sorry for all the questions if I seem like a total idiot.
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It is not a simple matter of just copy paste "to an extent" the tool gives the user a GUI to simplify the process this is the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952426 you need to go to his website to download the tool. It just makes it easier for people who are not too comfortable with the command prompt.
This tool goes from a locked phone to unlocked and rooted in "easier" to follow steps.
You unlock your boot loader,
Then Flash your Recovery
Then Flash your boot.img
Then install your ROM and Gapps and you are done.
About mounting/unmounting, if you have installed the recovery image (I use TWRP) when you enter recovery there is a menu, one of the options is Mount, if you click on that (and you have your phone connected to the computer via USB) then there will be several options, you want to mount your sdcard, if there is an "x" is already selected and just press "mount" then the system will mount your device as a external drive. At that point you copy your ROM and GAPPS to the phone.
To properly unmount think of your phone as a USB drive, on your computer screen (WIN) go to the notification and righ-click on the "USB" attached and select eject OR go to your "computer" window and right click on the drive that is your phone and the select eject. Once you have done that then on your phone you click unmount.
press the back arrow and go back to the main menu from there for to "Install",
select your ROM which should now be in your phone now and
slide to install.
Then to install your GApps follow the same install but this time select the gapps zip.
A link to the Gapps i can't give you since it depends on your rom if you are using CM10 just search CM10 gapps download and that will take you to the CM website.
after that reboot and you should be good.

Everyone is confusing you in this thread. Download twrp. Install. Put ROM and gapps on SD card. Boot into twrp. Install ROM then gapps. That's it
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XRACER said:
It is not a simple matter of just copy paste "to an extent" the tool gives the user a GUI to simplify the process this is the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952426 you need to go to his website to download the tool. It just makes it easier for people who are not too comfortable with the command prompt.
This tool goes from a locked phone to unlocked and rooted in "easier" to follow steps.
You unlock your boot loader,
Then Flash your Recovery
Then Flash your boot.img
Then install your ROM and Gapps and you are done.
About mounting/unmounting, if you have installed the recovery image (I use TWRP) when you enter recovery there is a menu, one of the options is Mount, if you click on that (and you have your phone connected to the computer via USB) then there will be several options, you want to mount your sdcard, if there is an "x" is already selected and just press "mount" then the system will mount your device as a external drive. At that point you copy your ROM and GAPPS to the phone.
To properly unmount think of your phone as a USB drive, on your computer screen (WIN) go to the notification and righ-click on the "USB" attached and select eject OR go to your "computer" window and right click on the drive that is your phone and the select eject. Once you have done that then on your phone you click unmount.
press the back arrow and go back to the main menu from there for to "Install",
select your ROM which should now be in your phone now and
slide to install.
Then to install your GApps follow the same install but this time select the gapps zip.
A link to the Gapps i can't give you since it depends on your rom if you are using CM10 just search CM10 gapps download and that will take you to the CM website.
after that reboot and you should be good.
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Alright the only thing I am missing is GApps - where to find the right one? I've found a few on the forums but I am un-sure which one?
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
Alright, I wiped, installed both. and awaiting boot. so far I see "Cyanogen mod 10" with a circle and am pretty freaking excited. lol

Killustration said:
Alright the only thing I am missing is GApps - where to find the right one? I've found a few on the forums but I am un-sure which one?
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
Alright, I wiped, installed both. and awaiting boot. so far I see "Cyanogen mod 10" with a circle and am pretty freaking excited. lol
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yes those gapps are good,
No you do not need to do any of that since you are doing a clean install.
IF you see the circle then you are almost there !!!!
area51avenger said:
Everyone is confusing you in this thread. Download twrp. Install. Put ROM and gapps on SD card. Boot into twrp. Install ROM then gapps. That's it
Sent from my One X using xda app-developers app
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IMHO, Not everyone is as well versed as you are in this process, sometimes they need a more detailed description, anything that can me it easier for new user i think is generally better received.
telling him, install TWRD, install ROM install gapps, and you are done, doesn't help much if he is not familiar with any of this.

XRACER said:
yes those gapps are good,
No you do not need to do any of that since you are doing a clean install.
IF you see the circle then you are about 95% there only thing you need is the apps and you are done!!!!
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I wiped prior that should be alright though right? Not like it can hurt I don't think haha
When I did it on the menu, I wiped, then installed GApps then afterward I hit back, and selected CM10 and installed - is this okay?
The CM10 Screen is still showing, spinning for awhile now - how long does it take normally?

Killustration said:
I wiped prior that should be alright though right? Not like it can hurt I don't think haha
When I did it on the menu, I wiped, then installed GApps then afterward I hit back, and selected CM10 and installed - is this okay?
The CM10 Screen is still showing, spinning for awhile now - how long does it take normally?
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It shouldn't take that long maybe a few seconds
make sure that you installed CM10 first
and then the apps,
Also did you flashed your boot.img? it happened to me that it would not load unless i flashed the boot.img initially.

XRACER said:
It shouldn't take that long maybe a few seconds
make sure that you installed CM10 first
and then the apps,
Also did you flashed your boot.img? it happened to me that it would not load unless i flashed the boot.img initially.
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Do I have to unzip it and put it on the sd?
I just tried to do CM10 alone, selected install from the list(its still zipped) then reboot and now it's at the circle again.

Killustration said:
Do I have to unzip it and put it on the sd?
I just tried to do CM10 alone, selected install from the list(its still zipped) then reboot and now it's at the circle again.
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Well that is one weird step that has worked for me,
if you are using the X-factor tool, you extract the boot.img from the zip and put it in the folder ...\data\kernel\ within the x-factor folder in your computer not the phone.
Put your phone into fastboot mode (it should display fastboot USB)
Then you run the tool and on the left bottom side there is a menu, select "using this command" and press either install or flash i don't remember
Then try to reboot if your system load then you are good to go if not
then reisntall the ROM and the gapps
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if you are not using the X-factor tool then reboot into fastboot
unzip the boot.img in the same folder where you have fastboot (forgot make sure the DOS prompt is in the right folder where fastboot and boot.img are)
and run this command
fastboot flash boot boot.img
and then
fastboot reboot
if the system doesn't come up then reinstall the ROM and the gapps

Killustration said:
I wiped prior that should be alright though right? Not like it can hurt I don't think haha
When I did it on the menu, I wiped, then installed GApps then afterward I hit back, and selected CM10 and installed - is this okay?
The CM10 Screen is still showing, spinning for awhile now - how long does it take normally?
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Had a friend end up with the spinning circle splash. All he did was flash the boot.img again and it booted.
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XRACER said:
Well that is one weird step that has worked for me,
if you are using the X-factor tool, you extract the boot.img from the zip and put it in the folder ...\data\kernel\ within the x-factor folder in your computer not the phone.
Put your phone into fastboot mode (it should display fastboot USB)
Then you run the tool and on the left bottom side there is a menu, select "using this command" and press either install or flash i don't remember
Then try to reboot if your system load then you are good to go if not
then reisntall the ROM and the gapps
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if you are not using the X-factor tool then reboot into fastboot
unzip the boot.img in the same folder where you have fastboot (forgot make sure the DOS prompt is in the right folder where fastboot and boot.img are)
and run this command
fastboot flash boot boot.img
and then
fastboot reboot
if the system doesn't come up then reinstall the ROM and the gapps
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Did all that. Still stuck on "CyanogenMod" spinning circle. : /

Perhaps I have the wrong version on my phone of CM10 ?
I have the Rogers HTC ONE X
Details:
soft #: 1.94.631.3
SDK: 4.11
Ver; 4.0.3
Sense: 4
HTC ext: HTCExtension_403_1_GA_4
Kernel: 3.0.8-01169-g209f9dc
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT
Baseband: 0.18as.32.09.28L_10.103.32.24L
Build #: 1.94.631.3 CL76063
Browser ver: WebKit/534.30
Perhaps I don't have the right version - can anyone hit me with a link to the stable most recent build? I believe I got the "Evita" version on the cm dl site.
This is the one I downloaded Version 10.

Killustration said:
Did all that. Still stuck on "CyanogenMod" spinning circle. : /
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hmmm...
revise the process again,
if your recovery is working
then flash your boot.img (make sure that you are actually flashing the boot.img) if you are not doing it properly then you will remain in the booting logo.
with X-factor make sure the boot.img is in the \kernel\ folder that is where the tool will look in order to flash if nothing is there then nothing will be flashed.
Flashing manually you need to make sure your boot.img is in the same folder as your fastboot script and then you need to run the command stated in the previous reply.
Then reboot, this has always been the main problem you need to make sure you are actually flashing the boot.img and then reboot your phone.
If the still no loading
then go into recovery
install your ROM
then install your gapps

If I select the one I put on my SD card, should it be a zip, or the boot.img file only ? maybe that's where I am messing this up?
Edit: Nope, .zip only lol
I am still at the spinning circle. . .
I put the boot.img in my C:\hox (containing adb, adbwinapi.dll, boot.img,fastboot, Unlock_code)
and shift - Right click ->Open command from here, then did the commands you mentioned previously.
Then from there, spin circle.
Then I try to go in to recovery and install the rom from there and still after reboot spin circle.

Killustration said:
If I select the one I put on my SD card, should it be a zip, or the boot.img file only ? maybe that's where I am messing this up?
Edit: Nope, .zip only lol
I am still at the spinning circle. . .
I put the boot.img in my C:\hox (containing adb, adbwinapi.dll, boot.img,fastboot, Unlock_code)
and shift - Right click ->Open command from here, then did the commands you mentioned previously.
Then from there, spin circle.
Then I try to go in to recovery and install the rom from there and still after reboot spin circle.
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the evita version is the correct for the US and Canada versions,
try cleaning your cache
also what version of TWRP are you using?
try using twrp 2.3.1.0
in your phone only .zip
on your computer you use the .img for flashing

XRACER said:
the evita version is the correct for the US and Canada versions,
try cleaning your cache
also what version of TWRP are you using?
try using twrp 2.3.1.0
in your phone only .zip
on your computer you use the .img for flashing
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Where do I get that? It brings me to some goo manager? what's this? eughhh haha

Offering $5 to anyone who can walk me through rooting this phone.

Hi all,
I feel like I've tried several different methods to root this phone. It's a brand new Galaxy SIII, SCH-1535, version 4.1.2. I'm not good with technology so I need someone to personally walk me through this via some sort of messenger like G talk or Skype. My skype is "mystreetspirit". I can pay you $5 via PayPal unless you're feeling friendly.:angel:
Thank you so much!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LooVTqESvo
Give this a go...

northtracks said:
Hi all,
I feel like I've tried several different methods to root this phone. It's a brand new Galaxy SIII, SCH-1535, version 4.1.2. I'm not good with technology so I need someone to personally walk me through this via some sort of messenger like G talk or Skype. My skype is "mystreetspirit". I can pay you $5 via PayPal unless you're feeling friendly.:angel:
Thank you so much!
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If u still don't have it, ill help after i get data working on mine flashed to page plus
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2

I don't want your money but I'll try and help you. I will slowly walk you through this guide.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439 just follow each step below
The first step is to download drivers for your phone, to avoid problems when connecting it to your computer. Download them here http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...ng_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0.exe and run the .exe to install
Once that is installed you will want to get the program Odin, it allows you to flash custom things on your phone while it's in Download Mode. This is what allows you to get started with rooting your phone. Download it here: http://samsung-updates.com/Odin307.zip and unzip the zip file with WinRAR or 7zip, and open the .exe file to open Odin.
Now download this: http://open1your1eyes0.cnlson.com/SuperSU_Bootloader_FIXED.zip and put the zip file on your phone (don't unzip it)
Then download this, onto your computer don't copy it onto your phone: http://open1your1eyes0.cnlson.com/VRALEC.bootchain.tar.md5
Now download this onto your computer: http://open1your1eyes0.cnlson.com/CWM6023TouchVZW.tar.md5
If you're on 4.1.1, download this. If you're on 4.1.2, download this. Keep on your computer, don't copy to phone sdcard.
Now you will have everything you need and can get things started.
Make sure you have the SuperSU_Bootloader_FIXED.zip file on your SD card. This is the only file downloaded that needs to be on your phone's sdcard.
Boot phone into Download Mode. To do this restart the phone, while the phone is turning off, hold down the Home button and Volume Down at the same time. You will do this every time you boot into Download Mode. You must be holding Home and Volume Down at the same time while the phone is booting up. When it boots up it will bring up a screen asking to continue or cancel, press Volume Up to continue.
Now you're in Download Mode. Open Odin, connect phone to computer with Mini USB cable. Odin will say "Added" when you connect your phone. Don't mess with any settings in Odin right now.
Click "PDA" and a window will come up. Double click the VRALEC.bootchain.tar.md5 file you downloaded earlier, and click Start.
Your phone will now boot.
Reboot and go into Download Mode again. (keep Home and Volume Down held down at the same time as the phone boots up)
Connect the phone to your computer if it isn't. Odin will say "Added" and will show something in one of the "ID:COM" boxes, that's how you know it's connected to Odin.
Uncheck "Auto reboot"
Click "PDA" and a window will come up, then double click the CWM6023TouchVZW.tar.md5 file you downloaded earlier, and click Start. When it finishes it will say RESET
You now have a custom recovery, which replaces the default Samsung one and lets you do things such as flash custom firmware onto your phone and many other things.
Your phone will still be on and connected to Odin because you unchecked "Auto Reboot". Disconnect the USB cable, so the phone is no longer connected to the computer. Then take the cover off of the back of your phone and remove the battery. Now put the battery back in.
Your phone is now off. Boot phone into Recovery Mode. You do this the same way as Download Mode, except hold Volume Up instead of Volume Down when booting. So you will hold Home and Volume Up at the same time, hold the power button while still holding those 2 buttons, wait til you see "Recovery booting..." in the top left corner in small blue text, and now you can let go of Home and Volume Up, and you will be in Recovery Mode in a few moments.
To navigate in Recovery Mode, you can either move up and down using the volume buttons, and press Power to select an option, or you can just tap what you want with the touch screen.
Tap "Install zip from sdcard"
Choose the SuperSU_Bootloader_FIXED.zip file you downloaded and put on your sdcard earlier. If you put it in a folder, you must open that folder and choose the file. So for example if you put it in the Music folder of your sdcard, you must tap the Music folder and then tap the zip file. If it's on the root of your sdcard just scroll all the way down after tapping "Install zip from sdcard" and you will see it on the bottom.
After you tap the file, it will ask you if you want to install, tap Yes.
Installing that file has just rooted your phone.
Now go to the first screen of Recovery and choose to reboot. (if you aren't already on the first screen tap the back button until you're there)
When you choose to reboot it will ask if you want to disable recovery flash. You have to select Yes.
Now your phone will boot up and you will be rooted. Now you have to do one more thing.
Reboot into Download Mode (have Home and Volume Down held down at the same time as the phone is booting up) and press Volume Up to continue
Make sure Odin is opened and connect your phone to your computer. Make sure "Auto Reboot" is checked.
Click "PDA", a window will come up, double click the VRBMB1_Bootchain.tar.md5 file you downloaded earlier. (it will be called VRBLK3_Bootchain.tar.md5 if you downloaded the 4.1.1 version) and click Start.
When it finishes your phone will boot up. Now you're done, you're rooted, and you can close Odin and disconnect your phone.
If you want to flash a custom ROM or kernel, you flash them by putting the .zip file on your sdcard, booting into Recovery Mode, clicking "Install zip from sdcard" and tapping the zip file. But before flashing a custom rom, you must "wipe data/factory reset" first in Recovery. Then clear the cache in Recovery, and then clear the Dalvik Cache in recovery. You can find Dalvik Cache in the Advanced menu.
Click here if you forget how to boot into Download Mode or Recovery Mode

Thank you!
Really, I appreciate it a lot.

northtracks said:
Thank you!
Really, I appreciate it a lot.
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No problem you got it rooted?
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII

northtracks said:
Thank you!
Really, I appreciate it a lot.
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joshua5683 said:
No problem you got it rooted?
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII
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Working on it now, I'll let you know for sure.

Nope. Same problem as a had before. I flashed everything correctly. When I get to the point where I have to install SuperSU_Bootloader_FIXED from recovery mode, it says:
Code:
#MANUAL MODE&
--- Appling Multi-CSC...
Applioed the CSC-code: VZW
Successfully applied multi-CSC
--Install /scdcard
Finding update package
Opening update package...
Vertifying updating package...
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
>_<
And all my system recovery menu says is
reboot system now
apply update from adb
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
I don't see anything from installing from disk so I used apply update from external storage.

northtracks said:
Nope. Same problem as a had before. I flashed everything correctly. When I get to the point where I have to install SuperSU_Bootloader_FIXED from recovery mode, it says:
Code:
#MANUAL MODE&
--- Appling Multi-CSC...
Applioed the CSC-code: VZW
Successfully applied multi-CSC
--Install /scdcard
Finding update package
Opening update package...
Vertifying updating package...
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
>_<
And all my system recovery menu says is
reboot system now
apply update from adb
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
I don't see anything from installing from disk so I used apply update from external storage.
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That's the problem you chose apply update when you need to install the zip. You don't have an option to install zip from sdcard? If not boot your phone into Download Mode, open Odin, flash this file: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2vzw/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-d2vzw.tar the same way you flashed the other files in Download Mode. Your phone will boot up, then reboot into recovery. This recovery is called TWRP, I prefer this one but I linked you to the other one called CWM cause I think it's easier to use. Try using that recovery. When you boot into it, tap "Install", find your SuperSU_Bootloader_FIXED.zip file and tap it, and swipe over where it says "Swipe to Confirm Flash". Then to do a normal reboot in this recovery you tap "Reboot to System". Now you should be rooted. For me when I leave recovery it will sometimes say "Root permissions appear to be lost" but I think that's just a glitch. I just tap "Do Not Fix" and I'm fine

i have 4.1.2
the last part of the rooting process, what bootchain do i flash after I install recovery ???
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium

rsswga said:
i have 4.1.2
the last part of the rooting process, what bootchain do i flash after I install recovery ???
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
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VRBMB1_Bootchain.tar.md5
(VRBLK3_Bootchain.tar.md5 if you're on 4.1.1)

I finally got it somehow! That other recovery mode to flash worked.
Thank you all for your help. You're great. Thanks going out to everyone.

northtracks said:
I finally got it somehow! That other recovery mode to flash worked.
Thank you all for your help. You're great. Thanks going out to everyone.
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No problem congrats
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII

stuck on stock
ive done this step by step numerous times, phone always reboots at will...stuck on stock sucks
ive tried not even installing any apps, nothing helps

rsswga said:
ive done this step by step numerous times, phone always reboots at will...stuck on stock sucks
ive tried not even installing any apps, nothing helps
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What do you mean? it reboots by itself? when?
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII

it just reboots sometimes in ten minutes to thirty minutes, sometimes it goes into a bootloop, im trying to run stock rooted.
having 3g 4g issues as well..verizon has me another phone in route
joshua5683 said:
What do you mean? it reboots by itself? when?
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII
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rsswga said:
it just reboots sometimes in ten minutes to thirty minutes, sometimes it goes into a bootloop, im trying to run stock rooted.
having 3g 4g issues as well..verizon has me another phone in route
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Yeah it sounds like an issue with your phone
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII

Just tried it again about 30 minutes ago..no reboot yet..rooted stock.. i did the exact thing I've done 30 times..fingers crossed
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I spoke to soon...lol..POS
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rsswga said:
Just tried it again about 30 minutes ago..no reboot yet..rooted stock.. i did the exact thing I've done 30 times..fingers crossed
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---------- Post added at 04:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:26 PM ----------
I spoke to soon...lol..POS
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
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POS?
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII

Oh nvm lol.. yeah I think there's something wrong with your phone
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII