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[Rom][ODIN] Stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 Deodexed + Root KF2

Some people have requested this, this is Gingerbread KF2 Deodexed + Root and odin flashable.
This contains all bloat.
Instructions:
1. Perform Factory Data Reset/Wipe Data (If you skip this step it may still work but may leave existing apps and may cause FC's)
2. Flash Via Odin
3. Wait 5min to boot
4. Hit Thanks
The messed up Rainbow at boot is normal if using Froyo BootLoaders just wait it will boot.
Below File contains no BOOTLOADERS
T959VUVKF2 NO BOOTLOADERS
Thanks
Dr.Honk for answering all my stupid questions.
Krylon360 for original KF2 leak

nice dude!!!

Been looking for this. Might be enough to make me give KF2 a try finally.
Thanks.

Nice up man
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If I apply this (without manually doing a factory reset along the way), will I retain all of my apps and app data through this process?
I know I've used ODIN to update to the current stock release and used ODIN on my Vibrant and didn't lose my apps and app data.
Yes, there was some people in another thread that said you ALWAYS lose data when you update. I know they are wrong, but not sure what the case is with this particular update.
Does that fact that it's deodexed make it less likely that the data will be retained?

just flashed and waited 15 minutes on the rainbow screen, flashed again,same thing. how long does it take to boot the first time?

lexluthor said:
If I apply this (without manually doing a factory reset along the way), will I retain all of my apps and app data through this process?
I know I've used ODIN to update to the current stock release and used ODIN on my Vibrant and didn't lose my apps and app data.
Yes, there was some people in another thread that said you ALWAYS lose data when you update. I know they are wrong, but not sure what the case is with this particular update.
Does that fact that it's deodexed make it less likely that the data will be retained?
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This will erase all apps, you need to use titanium backup first if you want to save that stuff.

Do I place in pda or phone in odin
My Fon is the shizz'nic!

Tommyboy2k said:
Do I place in pda or phone in odin
My Fon is the shizz'nic!
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place in pda

punkkloser said:
just flashed and waited 15 minutes on the rainbow screen, flashed again,same thing. how long does it take to boot the first time?
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try hitting the power button quickly it should loop once then work.
which bootloaders are you on?

froyo bootloaders. will try it again.....
K. running smooth now,will test more tommorrow.
I see the wifi signal is weak,as with the previous rom

Strangely enough I have the froyo bootloaders, flashed this, got an upgrade failure to which got me to that annoying ass screen rom upgrade failed, so I tried it again, it was successful, but oddly not only did I not get the rainbow screen but I booted with all my apps and everything intact but confirm that I am now at 2.3.3 by su binary had gotten downgraded to 2 from the ,3 beta I had had and I was coming from the KD1 rom.... Anyway strange I know....
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aestivalisakito said:
Strangely enough I have the froyo bootloaders, flashed this, got an upgrade failure to which got me to that annoying ass screen rom upgrade failed, so I tried it again, it was successful, but oddly not only did I not get the rainbow screen but I booted with all my apps and everything intact but confirm that I am now at 2.3.3 by su binary had gotten downgraded to 2 from the ,3 beta I had had and I was coming from the KD1 rom.... Anyway strange I know....
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That's strange I wonder if its not clearing everything before flashing. I will look into this.
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Flashed last night no problem, but now my phone wont register to my tmobile network.
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Thanks my friend!
My Fon is the shizz'nic!

Like I said, weird as hell but no issues and its running beautifully..... Shrugs....im not going to argue lol
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anyone else having issues registering to there network? ive flashed 3 times now and still cant register to my tmobile network.

dj02 said:
anyone else having issues registering to there network? ive flashed 3 times now and still cant register to my tmobile network.
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What were you running prior to this flash?
If you are having troubles with this flash please give more info, what rom did you have before, what bootloaders are you using? Any info helps so that I can narrow down any issues and fix them.
Thanks.
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corradokng said:
What were you running prior to this flash?
If you are having troubles with this flash please give more info, what rom did you have before, what bootloaders are you using? Any info helps so that I can narrow down any issues and fix them.
Thanks.
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had the fully stock gb rom that shipped with the phone. i was able to flash with no problems, just cant get it to connect to the network just keeps saying searching, wifi calling and txting work just fine.
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oh right after i did the flash, i did do sgs unlock pro app. not sure if that would of caused any problems but it looks like my IMEI is showing up as .[]x[]~ ".[]x[]~

I was having issues with this version and getting stuck on samsung screen a whole lot; and i'm talking about i started clean with KC1 full with .pit>whitehawkxKD1+root>then this rom.
tried the other route and odined back to KD1>boot into cwm>checked mount and flashed the cwm version. worked flawlessly; except the rainbow, ofcourse.
my recommendations are quiet obvious
dj02 said:
Flashed last night no problem, but now my phone wont register to my tmobile network.
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try toggling airplane mode on & off.

[Q] Droid is in trouble, have tried everything I know of.

Alright folks, my phone appears to have gone off the deep end.
A few weeks back, I was changing over to the new Eclipse ROM, and at first everything was going fine and dandy. However, I soon began experiencing a few force closes. I restarted the phone, and then everything went to hell. So many force closes I couldn't operate the phone, inability to make calls, unable to open apps, unable to install apps, basically all I can do is text, receive calls, and browse the web (although after enough time the phone crashes anyway). I have tried everything I know of to fix it: new ROMs via recovery, new ROMs via Odin, deleting caches, deleting personal data, using the .pit file and factory stock in Odin, the works. I even found the Samsung PST and used that, but for naught. The weird thing is that even after using the .pit file (which is supposed to delete EVERYTHING), my phone "remembers" old applications that were installed on it. In fact, it seems like there is some sort of ghost image on my phone, and whenever I restart it the phone returns to that state (any applications I tried to uninstall are back, all contact data is deleted, etc.). This ghost image hangs around no matter what I do.
Any suggestions?

Sounds to me that you obviously are not getting a true "PASS" with pit file. If you had you would have no files saved on phone. But if you followed the instructions to a "t" like you allude to...
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I have followed the instructions fully (and multiple times to boot), and I have always gotten a PASS.

This is sounding regrettably similar to the issues reported in this thread - try looking at post numbers in the mid 300s - I think they are centered around late September/early October (there are more than this, but I'm pretty sure that timeframe has the highest density of discussion on this). If it's what it sounds like, the /data partition is no longer in a state that can be written over (the "ghost image" you were referring to) - and truth be told I don't know if anyone has come up with a "free" solution to the problem.

dwitherell said:
This is sounding regrettably similar to the issues reported in this thread - try looking at post numbers in the mid 300s - I think they are centered around late September/early October (there are more than this, but I'm pretty sure that timeframe has the highest density of discussion on this). If it's what it sounds like, the /data partition is no longer in a state that can be written over (the "ghost image" you were referring to) - and truth be told I don't know if anyone has come up with a "free" solution to the problem.
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I had read through those posts before, and was not very happy to see the conclusion. As those posts were from a few months ago, I was hoping that perhaps someone had some new ideas. Oh well, I guess I'll be trying my luck with Verizon. Thanks for trying, folks!

jderig said:
I had read through those posts before, and was not very happy to see the conclusion. As those posts were from a few months ago, I was hoping that perhaps someone had some new ideas. Oh well, I guess I'll be trying my luck with Verizon. Thanks for trying, folks!
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Thinking... What recovery does your phone have on it now- stock or clockwork? Are you on rfs file system- did you revert back or can you flash a diff kernel using cwr?
These are just some thoughts that came to mind. If dwith can't help you I can't do much more. Good luck with Verizon offering any help
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Corrupted NAND, but still returns a pass.
I had this once, I spammed with the PIT and it somehow worked
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Hindle1225 said:
Thinking... What recovery does your phone have on it now- stock or clockwork? Are you on rfs file system- did you revert back or can you flash a diff kernel using cwr?
These are just some thoughts that came to mind. If dwith can't help you I can't do much more. Good luck with Verizon offering any help
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I currently have Clockwork. I am unable to tell at this moment what my file system is, as I can't install Voodoo, and the method of adding/deleting folders on my SD card doesn't work. However, I do recall during one of my many attempts at using different kernels/radios/roms I did get the creepy female Voodoo bootup voice, but even though that said it was a success I was never able to tell whether it actually worked.
As of right now I am capable of ODIN and Clockworking any Rom/kernel/etc., but they all bring along the Ghost Image.
kvswim said:
Corrupted NAND, but still returns a pass.
I had this once, I spammed with the PIT and it somehow worked
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What is NAND, if you don't mind me asking? Also, I suspect by now I've run ODIN with the PIT 10+ times with no success

jderig said:
What is NAND, if you don't mind me asking? Also, I suspect by now I've run ODIN with the PIT 10+ times with no success
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NAND is just a type of flash memory. If you recognize the word nand then you should have an idea. If not, it's not really important.

jderig said:
Alright folks, my phone appears to have gone off the deep end.
A few weeks back, I was changing over to the new Eclipse ROM, and at first everything was going fine and dandy. However, I soon began experiencing a few force closes. I restarted the phone, and then everything went to hell. So many force closes I couldn't operate the phone, inability to make calls, unable to open apps, unable to install apps, basically all I can do is text, receive calls, and browse the web (although after enough time the phone crashes anyway). I have tried everything I know of to fix it: new ROMs via recovery, new ROMs via Odin, deleting caches, deleting personal data, using the .pit file and factory stock in Odin, the works. I even found the Samsung PST and used that, but for naught. The weird thing is that even after using the .pit file (which is supposed to delete EVERYTHING), my phone "remembers" old applications that were installed on it. In fact, it seems like there is some sort of ghost image on my phone, and whenever I restart it the phone returns to that state (any applications I tried to uninstall are back, all contact data is deleted, etc.). This ghost image hangs around no matter what I do.
Any suggestions?
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just covering bases by asking, did you go ALL the way back to ed1 with that pit file or a more recent version (gb or something along those lines)

From what I understand, the phone is still working, but is very unstable. The PBJ kernel does NOT support Voodoo Lagfix (but still supports EXT4). Can you try flashing imoseyon's kernel (which supports it) and enabling/disabling Voodoo? It can be found at RootzWiki. Also, when you get into CWM, it says the version at the top.
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Here you go....i have been here.
Get into clockwork(CWM) - mount everything via usb and backup what you need to backup.
Perform a quick format of your sdcard so that when you see your phone on the pc, its blank.
Go back to stock odin and boot up, report any issues.
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What happened next
I tried what you said because I'm in the same boat. I still get the FCs and it tries to walk me through the setup. It gets stuck at the Checking Account step in the setup wizard. I let it sit there for about an hour while I went to lunch to no avail.

Cant call, but can text

It's very strange. I can send/recieve text just fine, i can even use data. Just when I call, I can't hear anything at all even when volume it at its highest. People recieve the calls, but can't hear me. Some thing when people call me. Any I ideas?

Need more information....stock ...rooted....on custom rom if so which one? some have calling issues.
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Considering that every ROM in the development section has calling working, I'd say try deleting cache and dalvik and if that doesn't work then re flash.
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Well first this happened on SkyICS, but I'd just reflash modem and it'd be okay. Lately I've been on CM9/AOKP and I just now have this problem again, but re flashing the base band just messes it all up. I am on CWM 6, rooted.

ConfusingCurve said:
Well first this happened on SkyICS, but I'd just reflash modem and it'd be okay. Lately I've been on CM9/AOKP and I just now have this problem again, but re flashing the base band just messes it all up. I am on CWM 6, rooted.
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Try a different modem?
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ConfusingCurve said:
Well first this happened on SkyICS, but I'd just reflash modem and it'd be okay. Lately I've been on CM9/AOKP and I just now have this problem again, but re flashing the base band just messes it all up. I am on CWM 6, rooted.
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i pm'd you, just try the method i gave you on flashing the radio twice, any ics radio, or the one you are on currently, and wiping the caches cant hurt

vincom said:
i pm'd you, just try the method i gave you on flashing the radio twice, any ics radio, or the one you are on currently, and wiping the caches cant hurt
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Do I just flash it ontop of my current setup? or do i reinstall everything?

ConfusingCurve said:
Do I just flash it ontop of my current setup? or do i reinstall everything?
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just flash it on top do it twice to make sure it sticks, maybe wipe the caches

I have the same problem and it's gone unsolved. I've done absolutely everything yet it still happens. The only thing that seems to help is if you power down the phone completely, reboot, open web browser, open gapps, then try and make a call. Because if you try to make a call first thing after a rebbot, nothing, ever. This is the only method I've found that can get me the phone.apk to actually connect a call. There are days I want to smash this phone into a million pieces.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1746884

Nfc driving me nuts

Along time ago I made the mistake of wiping cache, dalvik and flashing a kernel without resetting wallet. I figured I wasn't wiping data so I was good (just lazy.) I did make a backup with working wallet.
Now my Nfc will work (I've transfered songs and pics through s beam) but it sometimes greys out and won't stay on. It works than stops, reboot does not change it. If I get it back before I go to bed when I wake up its broke again.
I'm currently on Clean Rom ULE not that I think that's the problem.
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make nandroid, flash stock rom, tick on NFC, restore nandroid
win. worked for me everytime.
why are you resettin wallet ever? Ive swtiched between 10ish roms and ive never reset anything. it works everytime no issues

Do you get a box that says "unfortunately nfc has stopped"? I used to get that and finally fixed it by flashing back to the stock rom and restoring data from my old rom so I didn't lose anything. Fixed the problem for me and didn't lose any apps or how my home screen was set up.

ddurandSGS3 said:
make nandroid, flash stock rom, tick on NFC, restore nandroid
win. worked for me everytime.
why are you resettin wallet ever? Ive swtiched between 10ish roms and ive never reset anything. it works everytime no issues
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That's what I do and it will work. Than the next day its greyed out again When its on I've successfully transferred files before it greys out again. So I know its not completely borked. Just frustrating.
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maybe it has something to do with resetting wallet. ive never done that. never read that you had to do that.
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if youre flashing a JBTW leak instead of an ICS rom maybe that has something to do with it. are you doing TWJB leak instead of ics? ive always done ICS

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Sorry bout that..I just restored stock nandroid with Nfc on now it's greyed out again. I Odined stock rooted yesterday hoping that would help but wondering if I should try to Odin straight stock with a data wipe.
Really just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this.
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you need to check NFC on when you flash teh stock rom, did you do that?
after that, not sure what to tell you. fixed NFC multiple times doing that method on a fwe different GS3s.

ddurandSGS3 said:
you need to check NFC on when you flash teh stock rom, did you do that?
after that, not sure what to tell you. fixed NFC multiple times doing that method on a fwe different GS3s.
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Ya it works than stops. I know what your saying just like on aosp. Flash stock click it on flash again. I don't know. I remember reading about how the "secure element" in the Nfc chip could lock up but if that's the case how have I used it at all? Anyway I appreciate the help. I've had enough for the moment.
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I was using Twrp file manager in recovery and noticed the NFC Apk. Had the VRLF stock radio after it. So I flashed back from the new blk jb leak. That seems to have fixed it. I tried to take a screenshot of the apk in root explorer but it doesn't list the baseband after the apk. like it did in twrp. Maybe I'm crazy as I'm sure one has nothing to do with the other but why was it listed like that in twrp file manager?
Edit it wasn't twrp it was settings/apps
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Force Close Loop (Bricked?)

Hey Guys - I am out of ideas and think my run with the charge might be coming to an end.
My phone is running FP8 stock ROM, rooted, with some apps frozen using TiBu. I have not issues with this set up since the update was pushed. I used tweak for a year or so, then went back to stock for FP8.
A few days ago my phone started to act weird. Widgets were not updating, apps randomly force closing. It was annoying but still usable. I decided to do a factory reset and then everything hit the fan. When I boot up the phone every app on my phone force closes and it is not usable. The "Setup Wizard" also force closes so I can not even get past that.
I have tried flashing other ROMs including Eclipse, tweaked, EP4 with pit, etc.The flash is successful but the force closes persist. I have also tried wiping data through stock recovery and CWM, but I do not think it works. I still see force close errors when the phone boots of apps that should have been wiped (twitter,TiBu, etc.). Anything else I can try? Pretty desperate as it looks like this thing might be toast.
Cliffs
Phone acting weird, reset data multiple times and everything force closes. Phone is not usable at all.
Tried wiping data but does not seem to work, downloaded apps still force close
Flashed different ROMS (both stock w/ pit and custom)
Still force closing. Help?

If the force closes are persisting even though data is wiped, you may have something nasty sticking around through dirty flashes (assuming you're flashing over the old). Make sure you clear all caches and if that doesn't work, it's a shot in the dark but you may want to try formatting the system partition through CWM and then reinstalling FP8 or whatever custom ROM you want. Whatever you do have backups ready...
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dejello said:
If the force closes are persisting even though data is wiped, you may have something nasty sticking around through dirty flashes (assuming you're flashing over the old). Make sure you clear all caches and if that doesn't work, it's a shot in the dark but you may want to try formatting the system partition through CWM and then reinstalling FP8 or whatever custom ROM you want. Whatever you do have backups ready...
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Thanks for the idea. I am pretty sure I have already tried this but through CWM I will clear cache, davlik cache, data, and format system then try a flash of stock with .pit
Like you said, it seems like whatever is causing this is still sticking around even after all this clearing/flashing. Is there any way to clear these things through adb? Or would getting a log be worth my time?

If all else fails try odin.
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kintwofan said:
If all else fails try odin.
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I have tried flashing ROMS (stock and custom) through ODIN and to no avail. I am able to flash but it still does not overwrite the corrupted data. I still get force close errors for downloaded apps that should have been erased/over written. Even formatted my SD card just to be sure and didn't help.
Seems like my only option may be to somehow find and delete the data through ADB. Clearing through CVM and stock recovery is not doing anything. Problem is I do not know where this old/bad data is!

SamsungPST?
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SamsungPST?
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Never heard of PST when you posted that. Good idea, but I just tried a few flashes and the effect was no different than ODIN/CWM
This problem keeps getting weirder. So sometimes I am able to get through into the phone (even though I get force close pop ups every 2 seconds). I was able to uninstall most of the apps causing the FCs (not all because some are the system apps).
However, everytime the phone reboots the apps come back! Where in the hell are they being cached/stored to just magically re-appear after data wipes/flashes/un-installs. Seems like I have all these corrupted apps that I can not get rid of. Through terminal emulator I cleared data, and davlik but didn't help.

Have you pulled your sd card and sim then checked if it would boot. Also wipe internal sd from stock recovery
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kintwofan said:
Have you pulled your sd card and sim then checked if it would boot. Also wipe internal sd from stock recovery
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Yea, eventually I can get it to boot but the phone is not usable with all the force closing. The option to clear internal SD only seems to be available for the older ROMS, but I flashed ED1 and cleared it. No luck.
Think I may just be out of ideas on this one...

Pray to jeebus, might be your last option
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Have you gone into Settings, Accounts & Sync and turned everything off? If you are back to stock then this could be the cause of restore of the apps. You are using the full EP4 odin - rom, kernel and radios - correct?
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Reilly1812 said:
Have you gone into Settings, Accounts & Sync and turned everything off? If you are back to stock then this could be the cause of restore of the apps. You are using the full EP4 odin - rom, kernel and radios - correct?
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Yep I have turned them off. My settings also get reset however when I clear data, reboot, re flash etc.
Good question about the full EP4 ODIN. I have been using the ones from imnuts website, and have also tried the CWM packages from kvswim's thread in the development section. Tried Eclipse Beta 2 & EP4,EE4,ED1, FP8 stock. I also tried the CM10 ROM just to see if the change to ext file system would do anything. Not sure if any of them are labled as having rom,kernal and radios, but I would imagine at least a few of them are.
No matter what I do, I get outsmarted and all my corruped apps, settings and force closes remain.

I think you can skip activation after flashing ep4 and still get the ota's to get to fp1, fp5 and finally fp8. once there try activation, etc. Keep it purely stock no root. still fc's? IMHO your phone storage is hosed.
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Reilly1812 said:
I think you can skip activation after flashing ep4 and still get the ota's to get to fp1, fp5 and finally fp8. once there try activation, etc. Keep it purely stock no root. still fc's? IMHO your phone storage is hosed.
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I was thinking it was a hardware failure to
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Reilly1812 said:
I think you can skip activation after flashing ep4 and still get the ota's to get to fp1, fp5 and finally fp8. once there try activation, etc. Keep it purely stock no root. still fc's? IMHO your phone storage is hosed.
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To skip activation - on the setup screen click on the Emergency Dial button. Once at the dialer, dial:
*#TESTMODE (or *#83786633)
That will "enable the soft keys", making it so you can then hit home to get to the launcher without activating.

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To skip activation - on the setup screen click on the Emergency Dial button. Once at the dialer, dial:
*#TESTMODE (or *#83786633)
That will "enable the soft keys", making it so you can then hit home to get to the launcher without activating.
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Pretty cool! Didn't know I could do that. However once getting past that just about every app continues to force close including tw launcher.
Being that old apps & settings will continue to be restored after doing everything possible to get rid of them it must be a hardware issue.
Oh well, I will keep the phone around for the hell of it but guess it's time I look into something new.