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My phone was stuck on searching for 3 weeks, after five resets I upgraded to CM7 then GummyMutt ICS, still did not work so I ualsed one click heimdall back to 2.3.6 GB, I checked phone stats and it said IMEI unknown so I rooted and upgraded to TeamAcid CM9 and still nothing can someone help me because all I can do is use Wi-Fi I'm willing to put up screenies on request but please help
Thnx, MrPapito429
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If you lost your IMEI on stock GB and do not have a backup - you have a problem. If you made a nandroid backup when your IMEI was good - you are good. If you flashed one of the newer GB custom ROM's that used the Aroma Installer - you might have a back up.

lumin30 said:
If you lost your IMEI on stock GB and do not have a backup - you have a problem. If you made a nandroid backup when your IMEI was good - you are good. If you flashed one of the newer GB custom ROM's that used the Aroma Installer - you might have a back up.
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Before I rooted and flashed , my fone had been on searching for over a week
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MrPapito429 said:
Before I rooted and flashed , my fone had been on searching for over a week
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Can you provide a little more information? Did you do anything before your phone lost its IMEI number (e.g., upgrade from Froyo to GB using Kies Mini)? That will help the people here hopefully help you.

Manumission said:
Can you provide a little more information? Did you do anything before your phone lost its IMEI number (e.g., upgrade from Froyo to GB using Kies Mini)? That will help the people here hopefully help you.
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Yea I upgraded from froyo to GB with Kies mini
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Before you did anything to your phone your IMEI was bad?

lumin30 said:
Before you did anything to your phone your IMEI was bad?
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Yea because fone stayed on searching after leaving it off for a day, 2 soft resets, and 5 master resets over the fone from tmobile
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Then take it to T-Mobile. Flash bhundven's KJ6 stock one-click in the second link of my signature before you take it in so you will be unrooted and on complete stock.

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Then take it to T-Mobile. Flash bhundven's KJ6 stock one-click in the second link of my signature before you take it in so you will be unrooted and on complete stock.
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Alright, I will try that thnx
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[Q] Need help reverting back to cleanrom 2.1 from 4.5

I did a titanium backup before flashing Cleanrom 4.5 to include rpm and radio. I was very happy with cleanrom 2.1 and need to revert back due to poor battery life, very poor. Can someone help with the steps to revert including tibu help? I tried a search, but the search function is temporarily unavailable. I only see restore apps and data in tibu and not sure if that will revert me completely. I also think I need to flash the old rpm and radio, but am not sure. I waited 2 days for the system to stabilize, but no love. I also loaded crap mods and acidmusic mods, but don't think that is the battery drain problem. I am on vacation and need to fix this as I need my phone battery to last. Any help would be appreciated.

what framework was 2.1 built on?

Karl said:
what framework was 2.1 built on?
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You mean ICS?

lol... no like VRLEC

Karl said:
lol... no like VRLEC
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It was ICS VRALG1 4.0.4
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any modem.zips or rpm.zip you will need can be found here ( as always there is a chance of borke)
flash modem and rpm and with TB restore user apps+data only
http://goo.gl/jmLth
http://goo.gl/5kdPU

Titanium backup is only for apps and data to revert to 2.1 you will need to flash it in recovery and then flash the modern separately.
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funnyperson1 said:
Titanium backup is only for apps and data to revert to 2.1 you will need to flash it in recovery and then flash the modern separately.
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good advice. Any help on 2.1 clean rom location. ?

ULEWZ said:
good advice. Any help on 2.1 clean rom location. ?
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Search for it on Scrosler's website under: VZW GSIII/Recent Archives
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Search for it on Scrosler's website under: VZW GSIII/Recent Archives
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Found it on my sd card. As soon as the phone charges I will give it a go. Thanks for the quick responses.

Also don't forget, you will need to do a "Wipe/Factory Reset" before you flash CR2.1

funnyperson1 said:
Also don't forget, you will need to do a "Wipe/Factory Reset" before you flash CR2.1
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Thanks. I wiped everything. Reverted back and battery life instantly improved. Will wait for a clean rom kernel before I upgrade again.

flashing new kernel help

was woundering could i flash lean kernel to my cleanrom i dont want to re install my rom again. or do i have to flash clean rom again and then the kernel and then if i wanted to go back to stock kernal would i reflash the kernel? or restore my rom thanks!

Yes, boot into recovery:
-Wipe cache
-Wipe dalvik caxhe
-Flash Leankernel TW zip since you're using CleanROM
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so i can install it on my existing rom right now no need to install again thanks

nikkifm said:
so i can install it on my existing rom right now no need to install again thanks
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Yes, do what the post above u said. U don't have to reflash the rom just to change kernels. If u want to go back to the one that comes with cleanrom then u can dirty flash the rom.
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thank you for your reply! may try if up to it had to reflash my clean rom after testing a asop rom that whiped my card still cant figure out why it doesnt have my phone information or be able to revice calls or texts when ive tired carbon rom and ive also pop in sim again still nothing.

nikkifm said:
thank you for your reply! may try if up to it had to reflash my clean rom after testing a asop rom that whiped my card still cant figure out why it doesnt have my phone information or be able to revice calls or texts when ive tired carbon rom and ive also pop in sim again still nothing.
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Your internal sd card isn't wiped, the contents have been moved to /sdcard/0 because of the way multi-user is introduced with JB 4.2.
What issue are you experiencing right now with phone information? Did you lose your IMEI and ERI?
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Your internal sd card isn't wiped, the contents have been moved to /sdcard/0 because of the way multi-user is introduced with JB 4.2.
What issue are you experiencing right now with phone information? Did you lose your IMEI and ERI?
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+1
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well when i tired out a asop rom in the past i was having a issue with my number not showing up in the status and the correct imei i think i wasnt able to recive any phone calls or texts and i know i whiped the internal sd before install so i dont know think ill stay with touch wiz i know that is probley the most stable rom right now

nikkifm said:
well when i tired out a asop rom in the past i was having a issue with my number not showing up in the status and the correct imei i think i wasnt able to recive any phone calls or texts and i know i whiped the internal sd before install so i dont know think ill stay with touch wiz i know that is probley the most stable rom right now
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You probably just had to go into mobile Networks/and change CDMA to RUIM/Sim so that it would recognize your sim card. The 4.2 roms sometimes change this without you knowing.
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i think i had it on there still had the issue could you post screen shot of it?

nikkifm said:
i think i had it on there still had the issue could you post screen shot of it?
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I'm on TW so no I can't, it's only accessible in that path on AOSP. Just make sure to change it back to Sim before flashing a TW rom because that carries over onto your next rom.
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thanks i think im just going to stay on cleanrom but i think i did that and still nothing change ill check it again if i go do it

any guides to it?

nikkifm said:
any guides to it?
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To what exactly?
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[Q] revert back to stock- USB port damaged?

Hi guys,
my rooted 4.2.2 rom'd gs3 has a finicky usb port and will not charge. I need to return the phone for a warranty exchange, but is there a way I can do that when the usb port is damaged and is not recognized by the pc? thanks for the help, it is greatly appreciated!

Have you tried mobile odin app.
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amotamatapia said:
Hi guys,
my rooted 4.2.2 rom'd gs3 has a finicky usb port and will not charge. I need to return the phone for a warranty exchange, but is there a way I can do that when the usb port is damaged and is not recognized by the pc? thanks for the help, it is greatly appreciated!
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1. Mobile odin, however I've personally never used it. There are probably guides out there somewhere how to return the phone to stock.
2. You may still be under samsung's warranty period, they don't care if your phone is rooted and will fix hardware problems. They will flash the most recent stock rom and firmware they have to your phone so you'd have to re root it.
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I have not tried the mobile odin app (did not know it existed). I will try that and post back results in a little while. Thanks everyone

Its pretty straight forward. It does cost you a few bucks but its always nice to have and support a great developer.
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I downloaded the 1.2gb file which was supposed to flash the stock ROM and lock the boot loader, but all it did was wipe my current ROM? Can anyone help me understand what I did wrong? Thanks again! I used the mobile Odin app and it all seemed OK ...md5 sum was good too

bbqsfire said:
Its pretty straight forward. It does cost you a few bucks but its always nice to have and support a great developer.
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Posted above this the issues I'm having. Thanks for your help

What exactly do you mean wiped your current rom. Does it boot, you get anything to happen or just blank.
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amotamatapia said:
I downloaded the 1.2gb file which was supposed to flash the stock ROM and lock the boot loader, but all it did was wipe my current ROM? Can anyone help me understand what I did wrong? Thanks again! I used the mobile Odin app and it all seemed OK ...md5 sum was good too
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What guide did you follow? You could've done a number of things wrong, try to boot into recovery or download mode to see if you're hardbricked.
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BadUsername said:
What guide did you follow? You could've done a number of things wrong, try to boot into recovery to see if you're hardbricked.
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Looks like I cannot boot into recovery. Download mode is fine. .the phone just boots into the 4.2.2 ROM I had. I was using this guide to revert back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709

bbqsfire said:
What exactly do you mean wiped your current rom. Does it boot, you get anything to happen or just blank.
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It did a data wipe of the ROM I currently had

amotamatapia said:
It did a data wipe of the ROM I currently had
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Ok I read your post from earlier. What file did you try to flash. Was the old 4.1.1 or one of the newer 4.1.2 img files
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bbqsfire said:
Ok I read your post from earlier. What file did you try to flash. Was the old 4.1.1 or one of the newer 4.1.2 img files
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it was this one: COMBINATION_I535VRBLK3_I535VZWBLK3_381038_REV09_u ser_low_ship_NOWIPE_FIXED.tar.md5
which is 4.1.1 i believe

amotamatapia said:
it was this one: COMBINATION_I535VRBLK3_I535VZWBLK3_381038_REV09_u ser_low_ship_NOWIPE_FIXED.tar.md5
which is 4.1.1 i believe
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Correct it is the 4.1.1 img. I am away from my home computer but I think that might have been the wrong file since you want to go back to stock. I will try to search the thread for the file I used during my training
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amotamatapia said:
it was this one: COMBINATION_I535VRBLK3_I535VZWBLK3_381038_REV09_u ser_low_ship_NOWIPE_FIXED.tar.md5
which is 4.1.1 i believe
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The link below should take you to the mb1 file. This will wipe everything and should take you back to stock 4.1.2. I have not done this method in a while so if something borks im sorry for mentioning it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
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bbqsfire said:
Correct it is the 4.1.1 img. I am away from my home computer but I think that might have been the wrong file since you want to go back to stock. I will try to search the thread for the file I used during my training
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The link below should take you to the mb1 file. This will wipe everything and should take you back to stock 4.1.2. I have not done this method in a while so if something borks im sorry for mentioning it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
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Thanks for your help I was able to get a usb connection enough and I used Odin on my laptop. The only problem I have now is that the custom unblock symbol appears when I boot up the phone. Any idea how to remove that now that root is gone? Ignore the following words...my phone won't let me edit them out. Thanks again.
Edit: it looks like the file I used was a 4.0.4 image. For return purposes is it fine if it's the older version? There should be no signs of root now. I'll keep checking for updates though

amotamatapia said:
Thanks for your help I was able to get a usb connection enough and I used Odin on my laptop. The only problem I have now is that the custom unblock symbol appears when I boot up the phone. Any idea how to remove that now that root is gone? Ignore the following words...my phone won't let me edit them out. Thanks again.
Edit: it looks like the file I used was a 4.0.4 image. For return purposes is it fine if it's the older version? There should be no signs of root now. I'll keep checking for updates though
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You should be able to go into settings and factory reset your phone and then try taking the ota.
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bbqsfire said:
You should be able to go into settings and factory reset your phone and then try taking the ota.
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Thanks for your help throughout this process. I definitely was pretty frazzled at the whole thing !

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You should be able to go into settings and factory reset your phone and then try taking the ota.
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Phone isn't wanting to update the android version...should I be worried for warranty exchange periodpurposes?

amotamatapia said:
Phone isn't wanting to update the android version...should I be worried for warranty exchange periodpurposes?
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I would, if you have an ics rom they will be able to tell something is off. It should accept an OTA update. If you can odin again, use the vrblk3 image and accept the ota to vrbmb1. It may not be updating due to to the jump from ics to the most recent base. That will make sure you're completely back to stock, with a locked bootloader, and a stock recovery.
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BadUsername said:
I would, if you have an ics rom they will be able to tell something is off. It should accept an OTA update. If you can odin again, use the vrblk3 image and accept the ota to vrbmb1. It may not be updating due to to the jump from ics to the most recent base. That will make sure you're completely back to stock, with a locked bootloader, and a stock recovery.
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I can only find 4.1.1 files...and the link posted earlier in the thread doesn't work. Any idea where to find a 4.1.2 version?

Bbeats.vrui535vrucml1

Hello Friends, This is BRICKBEATS and I have just COOKED my first custom rom for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III 4.3 from the recently released update. This is stock WITH KNOX APPS REMOVED AND SOME VZW BLOAT REMOVED, and was supposed to have root but it doesn't seem to work at this time. THIS IS A CWM FLASHABLE ZIP AND DOES NOT FLASH THE SECURED BOOTLOADERS, MODEM, OR RPM FILES!!!! I just flashed it to my phone less than an hour ago so any bugs are unknown as of yet. I figured we could all test it out and any input is appreciated. I will get screen shots soon!!! Enjoy
edit: wifi is broken
edit 2: give a decent amount of time for that first boot, it may take a battery pull and hard reset..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3vpr7udj39t1bm/d2vzw_signed_123013_203243.zip

YAY FIRST!

I think I know the answer to this but I just want to make sure. If we flash this are we still able to revert back to 4.1.2?
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Downloading now....will flash in the morning. Thanks for doing this!
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Dropbox is so going to block this by the morning.
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Aside from OTA, this is the first released ML1 ROM no? :good::victory:

caveritt said:
I think I know the answer to this but I just want to make sure. If we flash this are we still able to revert back to 4.1.2?
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i would think so, since its only flashing the system, cache, and kernel files in CWM

caveritt said:
I think I know the answer to this but I just want to make sure. If we flash this are we still able to revert back to 4.1.2?
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Yes if you do flash this rom you can in fact revert to 4.1.2 or any version of android built for this phone for that matter. All this is doing is just installing a rom that has the 4.3 base. If you do decide to go back, just flash a rom thats built on any other version of android for this phone.

this is actually a better rom option with more functionality...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2591895

^this right here shows maturity. I love whenever I see a dev telling people about other ROMs in a good light. I tip my hat to you, sir.
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