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[Q] ICS update interrupted by CWM! Why?

I have the Skyrocket (of course) and recently downloaded ICS OTA, or some sort of update. The phone rebooted as normal, but gave me the Clock Work Mod screen. I rebooted the phone from there and got a nice error message on my home screen saying the update was interrupted. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

First!
Read around. Answers are everywhere!
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Maybe im wrong but to do an update like that dont you have to be on stock recovery not cwm. I know some of the experts will chime in. FYI make sure you put things like this in Q&A for future ref.

I'm not sure if it was ICS or not. But I simply clicked on "Check for updates" under device management and I have one. The phone downloads the update but when it restarts I get the CWM Recovery screen. I'm new to Clock Work, but I went ahead and restored my phone to a previous setting through Rom Manager and tried again. Same thing. Do I need to disable CWM?

This is why I made this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27668581
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Ugh.
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nrm5110 said:
This is why I made this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27668581
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Yeah but we all know that no one reads the first page. Oh well same old song and dance lol.

@Madmax, how do I get on a stock recovery. I apologize for being a total noob at this. I couldn't find anything in any other forums.

bangschr said:
@Madmax, how do I get on a stock recovery. I apologize for being a total noob at this. I couldn't find anything in any other forums.
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First thing you need to specify, are you with rogers? Which phone do you have exactly?
flash the recovery file from sammobile through odin. Which also has ICS tar for the Rogers equivalent. Download the file, flash through odin. There is an All in one guide for noobs near the top of the general forum with layed out instructions, just find the post you need on the front page and follow those instructions. It should be listed under returning to stock or unrooting.
i would download the ICS tar from sammobile and use the method in the guide.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348
That will show you how to get back to stock. that is the first sticky in the dev section.
Edit: oh beat me to it i type too slow lol.

As this is a question it belongs in Q&A. To OP your questions should should have answers in the stickies and the many Upgrade related thread elsewhere. But since the community pitched in I will just placce in Q&A.
Cheers

madmax49201 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348
That will show you how to get back to stock. that is the first sticky in the dev section.
Edit: oh beat me to it i type too slow lol.
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read that sticky but dont use the firmware file from their, read this and get the untouched oringinal stock firmware http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26056924#post26056924

The brick bug Stock ICS

Does the new ICS for the att version of the skyrocket have a safe kernal or is it still at risk of having the emmc corrupted?
Update: it seems the brick bug is in the stock ics 4.0.4 , use caution when wiping back to factory. Entropy512 has informed me that the att rom has the mmc_cap_erase command in a host file where rogers does not. I will update as soon as more info becomes available to me.

Wipe internal in the rom and let us know
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Intub8 said:
Does the new ICS for the att version of the skyrocket have a safe kernal or is it still at risk of having the emmc corrupted?
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you gotta read more

Illnevertell said:
Wipe internal in the rom and let us know
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Lol no thanks.
vincom said:
you gotta read more
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The answer is not in your sig. It may not be possible to tell until the source drops but maybe a dev has some insight.
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Now that ics source has been released can anyone confirm the brick bug in Samsung's kernels have been fixed
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Mike on XDA said:
Now that ics source has been released can anyone confirm the brick bug in Samsung's kernels have been fixed
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.....I can say that just today I went from rooted/rom/kernal to gingerbread stock, kies ICS upgrade (ran for awhile/made nandroid), reflashed to custom everything again and recovered all apps in 1.5hrs. No probs so far. Have to say that samsung/kies did spend about 20+ minutes on the phone. Even rebooted once during...

wantowan2 said:
.....I can say that just today I went from rooted/rom/kernal to gingerbread stock, kies ICS upgrade (ran for awhile/made nandroid), reflashed to custom everything again and recovered all apps in 1.5hrs. No probs so far. Have to say that samsung/kies did spend about 20+ minutes on the phone. Even rebooted once during...
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Not to be rude, but how does this apply to my question?
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Lmfao...
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iPhone 4S - Gave it away, not cool enough
iPhone 3GS - Went for a Swim
Dog - Custom Rom [Golden Retriever] [BEAR2 BASE]

Mike on XDA said:
Not to be rude, but how does this apply to my question?
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I guess the kies upgrade to ICS. The question was posed somewhere wondering if samsung has fixed there OS. I'm saying that I didn't get it from this site but as up to date as possible. just say'n I guess I didn't mention that I have the supposed domed chip and that I haven't ever had issues

wantowan2 said:
I guess the kies upgrade to ICS. The question was posed somewhere wondering if samsung has fixed there OS. I'm saying that I didn't get it from this site but as up to date as possible. just say'n
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Wtf
Glad to hear u upgraded to ics without issue but this really doesn't apply to my question whatsoever. Your post was very confusing to top it all off
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Mike on XDA said:
Wtf
Glad to hear u upgraded to ics without issue but this really doesn't apply to my question whatsoever. Your post was very confusing to top it all off
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Was a little random. But I was in a car at the time. All I was trying to get across is that I couldn't have done that process with this brickbug being a prob.

wantowan2 said:
Was a little random. But I was in a car at the time. All I was trying to get across is that I couldn't have done that process with this brickbug being a prob.
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You are incorrect as from what I understood from your original post you were on a rooted gb rom and flashed back to stock in order to update via kies. 1st off, gb kernels aren't an issue and 2nd, Odin is a safe work around the brick bug issue.
No where in here do u say that u went into the settings on ics and performed a factory reset. That will be the true test
Edit: I revisited your post and see youbdidnt specify gb vs ics but even if u were on ics and went back to stock this wouldn't be a problem through Odin
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Mike on XDA said:
You are incorrect as from what I understood from your original post you were on a rooted gb rom and flashed back to stock in order to update via kies. 1st off, gb kernels aren't an issue and 2nd, Odin is a safe work around the brick bug issue.
No where in here do u say that u went into the settings on ics and performed a factory reset. That will be the true test
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Nope. I was on Embryo 4.1-->GB(no root)-->then kies upgrade to ICS-->then flashed recovery--> then back to Embryo 4.1......
....for what it's worth. No offense dude.

wantowan2 said:
Nope. I was on Embryo 4.1-->GB(no root)-->then kies upgrade to ICS-->then flashed recovery--> then back to Embryo 4.1......
....for what it's worth. No offense dude.
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??? What do u mean no offense?
I didn't read anything offensive. I was just trying to wrap my head around what u were talking about. I understand now. As I stated in my previous post though the gb kernels were not affected.
To anyone in "the know", I assume brick bug had been addressed and the kernels fixed but can anyone actually CONFIRM this? Thanks
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Mike on XDA said:
??? What do u mean no offense?
I didn't read anything offensive. I was just trying to wrap my head around what u were talking about. I understand now. As I stated in my previous post though the gb kernels were not affected.
To anyone in "the know", I assume brick bug had been addressed and the kernels fixed but can anyone actually CONFIRM this? Thanks
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I will ask entropy512 to rip the source apart when he has time. He was the one to discover it originally.
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Intub8 said:
I will ask entropy512 to rip the source apart when he has time. He was the one to discover it originally.
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Good to hear. Thanks!
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For a one stop shop here is Vincom's thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398

this a quote from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28731347&postcount=27
Originally Posted by mohan_kr
"First of all there are two aspects to the brick bug (apart from the app., that it just *reports* the suspect f/w):
1) The latest touch recovery (5.5.0.4) 4.3 I believe has been moved to ICS with the EMMC erase capability disabled. I don't know about others, since I don't use it..do the research..
2) Executing erase functions from the running kernel, e.g. the stock firmware that is what this zip has..if you look at the sources and *if* the kernel was built with that source, it is safe there too..standard disclaimer applies..since i am assuming it is built with the recently released code.
In general, the brick bug was specific to I believe certain leaks not on our device. And, if you are flashing a custom rom/kernel they all have a big disclaimer, that you can brick your device in many other ways. If you are so afraid, then you should *not* be flashing custom roms, since pretty much every custom rom/kernel will have that disclaimer..
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And as for the erasing photos and all. Flashing does *NOT* delete the contents of the internal or external sdcard (except for platform specific data). It will delete /system /data and /cache, read the pinned threads here on what that means (as the install instructions says, you will have to do that step anyways and make a nandroid backup).."
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i'll leave it to you guys to decide what this means

vincom said:
this a quote from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28731347&postcount=27
Originally Posted by mohan_kr
"First of all there are two aspects to the brick bug (apart from the app., that it just *reports* the suspect f/w):
1) The latest touch recovery (5.5.0.4) 4.3 I believe has been moved to ICS with the EMMC erase capability disabled. I don't know about others, since I don't use it..do the research..
2) Executing erase functions from the running kernel, e.g. the stock firmware that is what this zip has..if you look at the sources and *if* the kernel was built with that source, it is safe there too..standard disclaimer applies..since i am assuming it is built with the recently released code.
In general, the brick bug was specific to I believe certain leaks not on our device. And, if you are flashing a custom rom/kernel they all have a big disclaimer, that you can brick your device in many other ways. If you are so afraid, then you should *not* be flashing custom roms, since pretty much every custom rom/kernel will have that disclaimer..
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And as for the erasing photos and all. Flashing does *NOT* delete the contents of the internal or external sdcard (except for platform specific data). It will delete /system /data and /cache, read the pinned threads here on what that means (as the install instructions says, you will have to do that step anyways and make a nandroid backup).."
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Thanks vin.
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Do a grep for MMC_CAP_ERASE in drivers/mmc/host - Give me a list of each file it appears in.

Entropy512 said:
Do a grep for MMC_CAP_ERASE in drivers/mmc/host - Give me a list of each file it appears in.
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Do I need to be rooted to do that entropy.
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Flash Noob

I have a rooted skyrocket, with touch clockworkmod, and i was wondering. If i were to flash a rom onto my skyrocket, and i decided to return to stock, can i still flash it using cwm or must i use odin? I saw a thread earlier informing to use odin to get back to stock, but im just making sure its ok that i use cwm instead thanks. Sorry again, im a noob

Cwm will stay on your phone. Just use a rom thats rooted. (If it doesnt say its not then it surely is) all will be well.
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RobbiePhone said:
I have a rooted skyrocket, with touch clockworkmod, and i was wondering. If i were to flash a rom onto my skyrocket, and i decided to return to stock, can i still flash it using cwm or must i use odin? I saw a thread earlier informing to use odin to get back to stock, but im just making sure its ok that i use cwm instead thanks. Sorry again, im a noob
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go to link in my sig, go to downloads, read the alternate ways to get back to stock

Nope sorry. Ose odin first and install a rooted rom.
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vincom said:
go to link in my sig, go to downloads, read the alternate ways to get back to stock
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Vincom I must say that thread in your sig is really a one stop shop. Nice Work!
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Too bad those of us on tapatalk or xda app will never see it lol
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mindmajick said:
Too bad those of us on tapatalk or xda app will never see it lol
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Go to web view on the thread and its all accessible. Sure that may be too much to ask for some people to do but its all there if they want the information
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whodisname said:
Nope sorry. Ose odin first and install a rooted rom.
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A Rooted stock rom?

link to my sticky http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398

RobbiePhone said:
A Rooted stock rom?
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Yes stock rooted. This can be done in cwm and will save u time. You won't have to flash in Odin and take the time to flash cwm / reroot
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RobbiePhone said:
A Rooted stock rom?
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Also. Is it ALWAYS ok for me to go from custom rom to custom rom to custom rom? And can someone reccomend some good ICS skyrocket roms?

Mike on XDA said:
Vincom I must say that thread in your sig is really a one stop shop. Nice Work!
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ty, (i used up my alotment of thanks button) ya it took me awhile, i was really tired of the same probs and queation users where having, how to odin, which cwm to use, how to root etc, so i got fed up of rewriting the same answers, made a post, i kept adding to it and the mod made it a sticky to replace the other outdated stickies
the rom i was referring to is {STOCK} {ICS} {UCLF6} {4.0.4} - CWM5 ZIP - DeOdexed - ZipAligned - 10-JUL-2012 , its not rooted but is cwm flashable
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vincom said:
ty, (i used up my alotment of thanks button) ya it took me awhile, i was really tired of the same probs and queation users where having, how to odin, which cwm to use, how to root etc, so i got fed up of rewriting the same answers, made a post, i kept adding to it and the mod made it a sticky to replace the other outdated stickies the rom is {STOCK} {ICS} {UCLF6} {4.0.4} - CWM5 ZIP - DeOdexed - ZipAligned - 10-JUL-2012 , its not rooted
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For a flashing noob i think ill use rom manager to do all of the flashing work for me for roms, since its simple I THINK o_o

vincom said:
ty, (i used up my alotment of thanks button) ya it took me awhile, i was really tired of the same probs and queation users where having, how to odin, which cwm to use, how to root etc, so i got fed up of rewriting the same answers, made a post, i kept adding to it and the mod made it a sticky to replace the other outdated stickies
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Definitely. There were multiple threads that we both responded to earlier about rooting, returning to stock, etc and as u described I kept rewriting the same thing over again and finding links for people. You take care of it all right there! Good stuff for everyone in the community!
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RobbiePhone said:
For a flashing noob i think ill use rom manager to do all of the flashing work for me for roms, since its simple I THINK o_o
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if the dev of the rom says its ok to use rom manager, fine, but if you are having problems w/said rom dont go trying to find solutions if your first problem was using rom manager, you just wont know if thats the cause or not.
cwm is your friend, its easy to use, and gives you the user the the power of android........yes i said it , i almost wrote the power of grey skull(heman quote)

RobbiePhone said:
For a flashing noob i think ill use rom manager to do all of the flashing work for me for roms, since its simple I THINK o_o
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U can use rom manager but problems are much more likely. I recommend doing any cwm activities from within cwm itself. I flashed for the first time 1 month ago and I fully understand where u are coming from. It may look intimidating but once u start it is quite simple
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For a one stop shop here is Vincom's thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398

Mike on XDA said:
U can use rom manager but problems are much more likely. I recommend doing any cwm activities from within cwm itself. I flashed for the first time 1 month ago and I fully understand where u are coming from. It may look intimidating but once u start it is quite simple
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For a one stop shop here is Vincom's thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
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k, is there a cyanogenmod type rom that is close to pure ICS

RobbiePhone said:
k, is there a cyanogenmod type rom that is close to pure ICS
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Cm9 should give u the pure ics u desire. I have not used it so I'm not sure about stability battery life etc. If you look in Android development you can view the cm9 thread(s)
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Mike on XDA said:
Cm9 should give u the pure ics u desire. I have not used it so I'm not sure about stability battery life etc. If you look in Android development you can view the cm9 thread(s)
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thank you for the help, i might just ****ing wait for a good Cyan9 haha ill also just assume its ok to flash from custom rom to custom rom, thank you^^

RobbiePhone said:
thank you for the help, ill try sky ics, and also is it ok if i flash from a custom rom, to a custom rom? and do you like Sky ICS do you like it better then stock?
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Yes I like Sky ICS much better than stock. When I say stock though I refer to 2.3.6. I haven't use stock 4.0.4. And yes I love Sky ICS. I highly recommend it. The rom is very stable, smooth, good battery life and great dev (SeanZ)
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Help , pls android install

Neeed help pls, cant install stock android 2.1 whit odin, my captivate its only accept from android 2.2 and further.

Just out of curiousity, is there some specific reason you need 2.1? If you're just wanting to go back to it for nostalgic reasons, I think that the one-clicks in Development section are the only way to go right now.
If you're just trying to go back to stock for warranty purposes, I believe that AT&T officially pushed out the Gingerbread update, so you could flash that one and take it in.

Recovery mode
jmtheiss said:
Just out of curiousity, is there some specific reason you need 2.1? If you're just wanting to go back to it for nostalgic reasons, I think that the one-clicks in Development section are the only way to go right now.
If you're just trying to go back to stock for warranty purposes, I believe that AT&T officially pushed out the Gingerbread update, so you could flash that one and take it in.
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Why?
Because cant enter in 2.2 in clockword recovery mode, only 2.1, i want to install ICS 4

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See TRusselo's Guide. It is up to date.
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4-2ndtwin said:
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See TRusselo's Guide. It is up to date.
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recovery 3e, android 2.2 , need 2e, but cant install stock 2,1

Just follow the Guide. Read the 1st sentence of that Guide. Then read the 2nd sentence. :thumbup: It will work from Any Stock.
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If you're only going to be going to a Jellybean rom, you could also just download a Gingerbread-based stock one-click from the development section (with bootloaders) and flash that. It would get rid of the 3e error, and give you the bootloaders you'll need to flash anything else as well.
As always, be careful when flashing bootloaders, though. Make sure you have a good connection to you computer.

lets doed
jmtheiss said:
If you're only going to be going to a Jellybean rom, you could also just download a Gingerbread-based stock one-click from the development section (with bootloaders) and flash that. It would get rid of the 3e error, and give you the bootloaders you'll need to flash anything else as well.
As always, be careful when flashing bootloaders, though. Make sure you have a good connection to you computer.
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downloading I897UCKH3 Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread With Bootloaders - Link 1 / Link 2 [With CWM Injected Kernel from Boog] ...

agomez87 said:
downloading I897UCKH3 Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread With Bootloaders - Link 1 / Link 2 [With CWM Injected Kernel from Boog] ...
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Works, like a charm.
thx to all

Need to go back to stock. Need help

Hey guys, I'm trying to back to stock and unrooted. I'm selling my phone and need to have it back to original, but am not sure how to do it. I'm currently running Sky Jelly Bean 4.1.2. Can anyone help on how to go back to stock. Thanks in advance.
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vincom stickies
DroidN00bie said:
Hey guys, I'm trying to back to stock and unrooted. I'm selling my phone and need to have it back to original, but am not sure how to do it. I'm currently running Sky Jelly Bean 4.1.2. Can anyone help on how to go back to stock. Thanks in advance.
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You can use the instuction in vincoms stickies, you download the stock firmware and flash it with odin, instruction are in the link, go to restore to stock section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398

No Hotfile.com
wolfsbay said:
You can use the instuction in vincoms stickies, you download the stock firmware and flash it with odin, instruction are in the link, go to restore to stock section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
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Hotfile.com has apparently been taken down permanently. You'll have to find another way (I'm still searching.).

techToys7 said:
Hotfile.com has apparently been taken down permanently. You'll have to find another way (I'm still searching.).
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sammobile.com/firmwares enter i727 as model
you need to create a free account b4 doing that
files are now hosted at terafile which requires another account to be created
i'll update the sticky

vincom said:
sammobile.com/firmwares enter i727 as model
you need to create a free account b4 doing that
files are now hosted at terafile which requires another account to be created
i'll update the sticky
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You're a lifesaver, man! Thanks! I was starting to panic for a minute.