Hi all,
I got a verizon samsung galaxy s3 about a week ago and immediately flashed the pre-rooted stock ROM and then unlocked bootloader and flashed CM10 with success. I have been using it and enjoy the ROM but want to experiment with the stock (rooted) touchwiz ROM because some of the features seemed nice.
I downloaded the pre-rooted ROM which comes up if you search that term and verizon galaxy s3. I flashed it to my phone using Odin as instructed and it says "pass!" But the phone will not boot past the "Samasung Galaxy S3" splash screen. I tried clearing user data/factory reset from recovery but still does not boot. I was able to restore my previous CM10 backup using recovery, thank god, but still I'm unable to flash the original stock-prerooted ROM and boot. I tried it about 4 times with two different downloads and two different versions of Odin.
Is there a version which I can flash from CWM rather than going through Odin? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
There's plenty of stock roms, such as cleanrom, synergy, bean's, which will all give you the stock experience plus some. Did you make a backup after you rooted? That should always be the FIRST thing you do after you root.
iamjackspost said:
There's plenty of stock roms, such as cleanrom, synergy, bean's, which will all give you the stock experience plus some. Did you make a backup after you rooted? That should always be the FIRST thing you do after you root.
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No I did not unfortunately. Which of those ROMs you mentioned would you recommend? I liked the contact groups, Swype contact to call or text, but not the bloatware.
Why not try CleanROM??
jmorton10 said:
Why not try CleanROM??
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Thanks y'all. Just downloaded and flashed CleanROM. What a fancy installer.
I made a GOBackup of my apps and messages/calls prior to flashing the new ROM. I can restore that to this different ROM, right?
Thanks again
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Right so I've recently got a brand new phone to replace my Galaxy 3 (A Galaxy Nexus, such a huge difference) and am now trying to get my old phone back to the Stock Firmware since I plan on giving it to my little sister and it seems like a bad idea to give her a phone with the incredibly buggy (but still very good) Kyrillos' ROM 10.
I've tried using the JPU firmware I found on this very forum. I booted the phone into Recovery, wiped data, cache and Dalvik, then booted the phone into Download mode and used ODIN to flash the JPU ROM onto it. This has resulted in a bootloop as has every other stock 2.2 ROM I have tried. I did manage to get KyoraROM 2.2 running on it but as good as that is I don't want to give anything custom to my little sister.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Jamstruth said:
Right so I've recently got a brand new phone to replace my Galaxy 3 (A Galaxy Nexus, such a huge difference) and am now trying to get my old phone back to the Stock Firmware since I plan on giving it to my little sister and it seems like a bad idea to give her a phone with the incredibly buggy (but still very good) Kyrillos' ROM 10.
I've tried using the JPU firmware I found on this very forum. I booted the phone into Recovery, wiped data, cache and Dalvik, then booted the phone into Download mode and used ODIN to flash the JPU ROM onto it. This has resulted in a bootloop as has every other stock 2.2 ROM I have tried. I did manage to get KyoraROM 2.2 running on it but as good as that is I don't want to give anything custom to my little sister.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
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After you flashed JPU, just wipe data one more time if it doesn't work, then re-flash the rom and wipe data/cache.
How can I wipe the data if it won't boot? Its a stock ROM which means no ClockworkMod recovery.
The simple solution is install jpu rom install fugumod our g3mod whichever you prefer via Odin and then wipe data
Kernels come loaded with cwm if I remember correctly
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Jamstruth said:
How can I wipe the data if it won't boot? Its a stock ROM which means no ClockworkMod recovery.
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actually if u'll try to boot in cwm with stock kernel by key combo...you'll see that there is cwm & option to wipe data...look a lil' better & you'll find
I ended up just giving her the phone with KyoraROM on it. She's happy with it like that running TouchWiz and without any overclocks etc. on it the phone doesn't crash so no problems.
Thanks anyway folks.
Just to clarify your doubts, there is stock recovery. Except that it has a very limited functionality
Cheers
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Hi,
I have followed everything in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1837863
I have backups nandroid ready and wasn't too sure, if I dont like this build then i could restore back to stock using CWM? or Odin.
I felt that I need to wait for reply to comfirm before flashing this cyanogenMOD 10.
Thanks!
LeonKnight12 said:
Hi,
I have followed everything in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1837863
I have backups nandroid ready and wasn't too sure, if I dont like this build then i could restore back to stock using CWM? or Odin.
I felt that I need to wait for reply to comfirm before flashing this cyanogenMOD 10.
Thanks!
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IF my memory serves me right, with an unlocked bootloader, you can recover to a TW rom but I think its needs to either have the kernel built into it OR you need to somehow flash to a TW kernel. I say this because I think that if your kernel is still an AOSP one, then the device will not boot up.
some roms already come with a kernel for their rom so I think in most cases, with CWM 6.0.1.x, you could restore a TW nandroid.
If you want to restore a backup of a TouchWiz rom you have then just use the EZ Recovery app to flash the hybrid (CWM/Kexec) recovery...reboot to recovery and restore your nandroid. Simple process!
Once the Dev's building TW roms start using the non-kexec flashing method then you will be able to restore using the normal CWM recovery. Just like you said, you can also use ODIN to restore to stock but it's a pain because you have to root all over again. Just know you have a few options.
Ok thanks everyone!
So good
Fwiw... I've been switching back and forth between Synergy and CM for a couple days now (flashing multiple times) and cwm touch works for synergy but u need new cwm for CM10.
Hope this helps.
Phone is rooted, CWM installed latest, recovery e3 does not check signatures.
Can I just create nandroid backup, wipe phone and install this one rom for example?
AjvarXX said:
Phone is rooted, CWM installed latest, recovery e3 does not check signatures.
Can I just create nandroid backup, wipe phone and install this one rom for example?
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Yep.. You take a backup, wipe cache,data and dalvik cache. You are ready to flash your custom rom.. But while changing kernels you gotta flash your stock rom+stock kernel then root then flash new kernel then the custom rom.
haridevil99 said:
Yep.. You take a backup, wipe cache,data and dalvik cache. You are ready to flash your custom rom.. But while changing kernels you gotta flash your stock rom+stock kernel then root then flash new kernel then the custom rom.
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Appreciate. So I now will backup and wipe everything and then update it with kies mini. And then will ask more about custom stuff, am I doing right?
The problem about SGS4G is that it is WAY TOO MUCH information about it as well as kernels, mods, articles and you are lost because some of them conflicts with other.
P.S. I spent a week for going into Android stuff and Galaxy S.
AjvarXX said:
Appreciate. So I now will backup and wipe everything and then update it with kies mini. And then will ask more about custom stuff, am I doing right?
The problem about SGS4G is that it is WAY TOO MUCH information about it as well as kernels, mods, articles and you are lost because some of them conflicts with other.
P.S. I spent a week for going into Android stuff and Galaxy S.
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Well.. If you were talking bout updating your stock rom using kies... I dont see any use of that if you are going to flash a custom rom. Its just mere waste of time.
haridevil99 said:
Well.. If you were talking bout updating your stock rom using kies... I dont see any use of that if you are going to flash a custom rom. Its just mere waste of time.
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it's because 2.2 version is so hard for modding that I didn't risk to update from it.
Now I have modded kernel on stock 2.3.6. And thinking about what ROM to use.
Here is a link I found recently and it is so very helpful! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716
AjvarXX said:
it's because 2.2 version is so hard for modding that I didn't risk to update from it.
Now I have modded kernel on stock 2.3.6. And thinking about what ROM to use.
Here is a link I found recently and it is so very helpful! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716
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The guide seems good enough but a bit more complicated that it should be. Anyway here are two tips or info for you. First, whatever you do, have Odin and Stock Firmware ready to flash coz when everything else fails, Odin to the rescue and also flash stock firmware (Rom+kernel) whenever you change kernel as changing kernels without doing so removes root access and you cant apply root update on a custom kernel unless it has pre root access. Second, you dont need any kind of manager to flash firmwares and updates. CWM is a replacement to all. But its all your choice.
Hey Everyone!
Ok, so just over 3 weeks ago I had my S3 flashed to PagePlus because I thought I was in a little over my head to attempt on my own. 2 days ago I was under the impression flashing and interchanging between roms was safe. I rooted, installed TWRP, and flashed CM11. I broke my flash and I believe it was because I wiped. I reverted back to JB 4.1.2 from my Nandroid backup and my flash was still broke. Can someone please tell me if I should only wipe Dalvik, or what I should do so I don't break my flash again. At $40-50 it gets very expensive to continue re-flashing to PP. If there is only certain roms to flash could you please list them? Thanks in advanced everybody!
-vizion
vizion98 said:
Hey Everyone!
Ok, so just over 3 weeks ago I had my S3 flashed to PagePlus because I thought I was in a little over my head to attempt on my own. 2 days ago I was under the impression flashing and interchanging between roms was safe. I rooted, installed TWRP, and flashed CM11. I broke my flash and I believe it was because I wiped. I reverted back to JB 4.1.2 from my Nandroid backup and my flash was still broke. Can someone please tell me if I should only wipe Dalvik, or what I should do so I don't break my flash again. At $40-50 it gets very expensive to continue re-flashing to PP. If there is only certain roms to flash could you please list them? Thanks in advanced everybody!
-vizion
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Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2605733 and ask this guy cjmcsw87, he knows how to address your issue.
Ok I will pm him. Thanks for referring me to the thread. Definitely want to clarify this before attempting to flash again.
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Bump. Still looking for help
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Try to install this recovery and use it to flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860
vizion98 said:
Hey Everyone!
Ok, so just over 3 weeks ago I had my S3 flashed to PagePlus because I thought I was in a little over my head to attempt on my own. 2 days ago I was under the impression flashing and interchanging between roms was safe. I rooted, installed TWRP, and flashed CM11. I broke my flash and I believe it was because I wiped. I reverted back to JB 4.1.2 from my Nandroid backup and my flash was still broke. Can someone please tell me if I should only wipe Dalvik, or what I should do so I don't break my flash again. At $40-50 it gets very expensive to continue re-flashing to PP. If there is only certain roms to flash could you please list them? Thanks in advanced everybody!
-vizion
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Have you resolved this issue? I too recently had my S3 flashed to PP while on Scott's CleanROM Seven http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070. (pretty much a stock debloated ROM based on the latest Verizon released VRBMF1 Jellybean 4.1.2). I would like to try his latest CleanRom8 (based on 4.3), but I don't want to lose my PP flash.
Do you (or anyone else) know what should be backed up or omitted to prevent losing my PP settings?
buhohitr said:
Try to install this recovery and use it to flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860
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I'm currently on TWRP v2.6.3.1, would the PhilZ recovery in your link be better?
Regards - FG
fathergweedo said:
Have you resolved this issue? I too recently had my S3 flashed to PP while on Scott's CleanROM Seven http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070. (pretty much a stock debloated ROM based on the latest Verizon released VRBMF1 Jellybean 4.1.2). I would like to try his latest CleanRom8 (based on 4.3), but I don't want to lose my PP flash.
Do you (or anyone else) know what should be backed up or omitted to prevent losing my PP settings?
I'm currently on TWRP v2.6.3.1, would the PhilZ recovery in your link be better?
Regards - FG
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I believe it had something to do with what the guy did to flash it. I kept breaking it with his flash. I flashed the phone on my own and I am running mastamoon's CM11 with working text, talk, and data. Flashing custom roms should NOT break a flash. Best I can say is give it a try. If it breaks I can remotely flash you talk and text again and you could look to Viper or Nevell for help getting data back, but once again it should NOT break your PP flash. Hope this helps.
EDIT: If you go to the rom in my signature there is a CWM swipe recovery in that thread. I am successfully running that right now. I personally like the layout of TWRP better, but seem to have more success with CWM and it seems like most if not all roms are supported by CWM recoveries.
Hi all,
So after re-installing stock 4.3 via odin, I realised why I hated stock and quickly tried to jump back to CM, however now I can't seem to install any other rom. At any time I can go back to stock via Odin, but I've tried 4 other roms and all of them get stuck in a bootloop. I've wiped / factory reset so many times it hurts, and have tried both CWM and TWRP, both seem to indicate that the install has worked without any problem, yet nothing ever loads.
Any ideas? I don't want to spend the rest of my life with the horror of stock rom!
Thanks.
LucTrask said:
Hi all,
So after re-installing stock 4.3 via odin, I realised why I hated stock and quickly tried to jump back to CM, however now I can't seem to install any other rom. At any time I can go back to stock via Odin, but I've tried 4 other roms and all of them get stuck in a bootloop. I've wiped / factory reset so many times it hurts, and have tried both CWM and TWRP, both seem to indicate that the install has worked without any problem, yet nothing ever loads.
Any ideas? I don't want to spend the rest of my life with the horror of stock rom!
Thanks.
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If the 4 other roms you tried is of newer version of android, for example, lollipop, you may have to upgrade the bootloader first
How do I go about upgrading the bootloader? I installed cf-autoroot and then both twrp or cwm prior to installing the rom but still no joy. I also tried using Dr. Someones multitool prior to the cf-autoroot. Thanks for the help bud!
I just searched this off the Web, have not tried it myself. Since I don't have your device. So try it at your own risk
http://www.unlock-bootloader.info/mp3-0/samsung-i9305-galaxy-s-iii-5001.html
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