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[Q] Cant flash to 2.3.6 OTA

keeps saying my build is not crespo , even when i try to flash the full rom.
when i manually open the build.prop file all the places where it says not crespo , are crespo. How can this be fixed, thanks.

Flash the rooted version in recovery and be done with it
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what do you mean by a rooted version ?
is it the same as the stock OTA ?
and where do i get that version ?

cant anyone help me ?

sasaxd said:
cant anyone help me ?
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Just do this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209244
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sasaxd said:
cant anyone help me ?
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If you don't understand what I mean when I say flash the stock rooted version of the ota then you need to stop and learn alot about your phone before you mess something up.
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Rem3Dy said:
If you don't understand what I mean when I say flash the stock rooted version of the ota then you need to stop and learn alot about your phone before you mess something up.
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There is no need to tell me what i need or don't need to do with my phone.
There is no point in useless advices.
Let me be clear:
I want a stock 2.3.6 rooted phone, I am very capable of rooting it myself but because of a weird bug i am incapable of doing that.
what i tried to do is to install a 2.3.6 OTA and re-root, that failed.
so if you are able to provide me with a fix it would be appreciated, if not please provide a rooted version of a STOCK 2.3.6, and not a ROM with million unneeded extra stuff.
if you are unable to help that is ok, but do not presume that because i am newly registered i have no idea of what i am doing.

I still need help ...

Why did it fail?
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[Q] Need to Unroot 2.3.5 GSII Skyrocket

I'm here with a rooted Skyrocket (AT&T) on G-Bread 2.3.5 and need to unroot.
I originally rooted while I was on 2.3.4, but about a month and half ago the firmware automatically updated to 2.3.5.
I used DooMLoRD_v3_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su method.
My end-game is to get back to complete stock Skyrocket.
Grazie

1) why would u want to...?
2) flash stock rom via odin.
3) learn to use the search button.
4) have a good day.
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NightHawkUndead said:
1) why would u want to...?
2) flash stock rom via odin.
3) learn to use the search button.
4) have a good day.
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Really? I am actually better off flashing stock? From the point I'm at now, can I flash the leaked 4.0.3 ICS?

gee_oh_vee_no said:
Really? I am actually better off flashing stock? From the point I'm at now, can I flash the leaked 4.0.3 ICS?
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flash the leaked 4.0.3 through odin yes. its very easy, its one click..

gee_oh_vee_no said:
Really? I am actually better off flashing stock? From the point I'm at now, can I flash the leaked 4.0.3 ICS?
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Yes
Yes
I would suggest reading about the leak before you flash it. Flashing stock will trip your flash counter, flashing ICS will not.
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[Q] Leaked ICS General Questions

Firstly, I would like to apologize if this information is elsewhere but I just wanted to get confirmation for this all in one place.
1) If I upgrade to the leaked ICS ROM will I retain root privileges.
2) If I do not retain root privileges can I re root my phone (I had this issue with the HTC aria upgrade to froyo because of the locked bootloader)
3) Is this ROM stable (or at least relatively so)

1) yes
2) doesn't apply becuz of 1
3) yes, i recommend superlite 5.1 or team perfection.

Correction: if you upgrade through Odin, you lose everything on your internal sdcard AND ROOT.
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iandr0idos said:
Correction: if you upgrade through Odin, you lose everything on your internal sdcard AND ROOT.
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is there a way to avoid loosing root or is it easy to re root once ics is installed

vincecr said:
is there a way to avoid loosing root or is it easy to re root once ics is installed
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If you use the Odin leak (not very stable) use super one click or Odin cwm then flash superuser to get root.
Or do the easy way and flash one of the custom rooms that all are already rooted for you and have fixes.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383464
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iandr0idos said:
Correction: if you upgrade through Odin, you lose everything on your internal sdcard AND ROOT.
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correction correction. As long as he flashes one of the roms i suggested, I highly recommend superlite, he won't lose either. Plus the oneclick is unstable and buggy

NightHawkUndead said:
If you use the Odin leak (not very stable) use super one click or Odin cwm then flash superuser to get root.
Or do the easy way and flash one of the custom rooms that all are already rooted for you and have fixes.
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So the leaked official one is not very stable correct? If I were to flash one of the custom ones would it have touchwiz and all the other official stuff

vincecr said:
So the leaked official one is not very stable correct? If I were to flash one of the custom ones would it have touchwiz and all the other official stuff
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u want all the touchwiz stuff? Use superlite by mhx or stock revamped by team perfection. Im not a fan of touchwiz, and if: aren't either any other ics rom will do, in which case i recommend ics - the real thing by seanscreamz.

This entire thread could of been avoided, by just reading the Odin ics and root thread in the rom section. Close this thread
SkyRocket [ICS The Real Thing Rom]

how can i revert back to ics from jb??

i have updated my nexus s i9020 with jelly bean ..4.1.1....so can i revert it back to ics somehow???

Maximus2x said:
i have updated my nexus s i9020 with jelly bean ..4.1.1....so can i revert it back to ics somehow???
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Flash stock
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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jayjay3333 said:
Flash stock
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i had tried with ics...it was not workking and i have read it somewhere that you can not downgrade your device without rooting...is that true

Maximus2x said:
i had tried with ics...it was not workking and i have read it somewhere that you can not downgrade your device without rooting...is that true
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I assumed you were rooted. Yes you need to root to flash. Go to Nexus S general and sticky for root guides. Easy stuff once you read up and have a go.
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Maximus2x said:
i have updated my nexus s i9020 with jelly bean ..4.1.1....so can i revert it back to ics somehow???
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I went back to GB, 2.3.6, used this as a guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785672
You also have to install FOTAkill.apk before the phone connects to the network, to prevent the phone from downloading and nag you to install ICS and JB.
The end result of going back to GB, is a fast, no frills phone with very good battery life.

billford said:
I went back to GB, 2.3.6, used this as a guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785672
You also have to install FOTAkill.apk before the phone connects to the network, to prevent the phone from downloading and nag you to install ICS and JB.
The end result of going back to GB, is a fast, no frills phone with very good battery life.
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ok i am not a noob persay new to this device, i am currently on are you jellin 4.1 my question is if i want to flash cm9 which i have tried do i have to go back to ics first? i don't have cwm but teamwinz recovery and i have to versions of cm9, cm9 cresspo 9.0.0 and a update cm9 rc i have the superuser and the gaapps can u point me in a general right direction?

Downgrade Jelly Bean to ICS
Hi I know little to nothing about flashing phones and I want to downgrade my I9023 from JB 4.1.2 to ICS. I managed to root (fastboot oem unlock) the phone but I cannot find a step by step guide of how to do the flashing. Can you help me? Thanks!!!

Ma.B said:
Hi I know little to nothing about flashing phones and I want to downgrade my I9023 from JB 4.1.2 to ICS. I managed to root (fastboot oem unlock) the phone but I cannot find a step by step guide of how to do the flashing. Can you help me? Thanks!!!
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Use the link posted by @billford above. This has a step by step for on how to do it. Flash proper factory image by Google.
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I don't see why you have to downgrade it back to 4.0 since jellybean is better in every way.
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Verizon galaxy s3 root

I bought a galaxy s 3 and wanna root it preferably with cyanogenmod because of being a fan of vanilla android. Im new to rooting but trying to learn as much as I can about it. I figured if it works I'll switch to it from my note 2 and show it off a bit...thanks for anu assistance and btw...im new to this site
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If ur fone has the 4.3OTA then u won't be able to flash that rom or custom roms aosp aokp Cyanmode

twistedillutions said:
If ur fone has the 4.3OTA then u won't be able to flash that rom or custom roms aosp aokp Cyanmode
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Just to be clear, if your gs3 has the official 4.3 on it, you CANNOT unlock the bootloader. You WILL brick your phone if you try.
Safer not to mess with it at this point imho
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Well that sucks...is there anything I can do with my s3?? Thanks for the answers bte
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xopterdoc415 said:
Well that sucks...is there anything I can do with my s3?? Thanks for the answers bte
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Everything is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575661
Lots you can do, xposed, safestrap, custom 4.3 touchwiz roms. Unfortunately no aosp.
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I definitely appreciate but cyanogrnmod is why I bought the phone. .. I'd there a way to possibly uninstall the update in that case or would I pay much have to wait till cyanogenmod comes or with something to get around Knox? Truthfully a good reputable stock android feel Rom installer would be nice but I'm super noob status when it comes to this and would appreciate any assistance
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xopterdoc415 said:
I definitely appreciate but cyanogrnmod is why I bought the phone. .. I'd there a way to possibly uninstall the update in that case or would I pay much have to wait till cyanogenmod comes or with something to get around Knox? Truthfully a good reputable stock android feel Rom installer would be nice but I'm super noob status when it comes to this and would appreciate any assistance
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So far no one has been able to unlock the bootloader. Not even downgrade ur fone also results in hard brick

Well definitely appreciated...what would be a good rom that y'all would suggest for me in that case...can I still root this phone or its that screwed due to the 4.3 update??
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xopterdoc415 said:
Well definitely appreciated...what would be a good rom that y'all would suggest for me in that case...can I still root this phone or its that screwed due to the 4.3 update??
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I literally linked the thread for you where to look. Read the discussion op, yes you can root. Everything you need is in that thread.
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So did the fone did take the 4.3 OTA

Yes it did take the new update didnt.think anything about it till now
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xopterdoc415 said:
Yes it did take the new update didnt.think anything about it till now
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Nothing you can do right now as far as custom rom. Currently a few folks are working on a patch for safestrap in order to flash custom rom (currently only able to flash custom TW rom). You can follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618887 to see the status.

Much appreciated...lije I saud im new to this so I'm a lil hard headed...ty everyone that has helped the info was helpful
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Now final question...can I root this phone just root it even though I cannot flash the cyanogenmod??
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xopterdoc415 said:
Now final question...can I root this phone just root it even though I cannot flash the cyanogenmod??
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yes you can root the 4.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758 pretty simple.

Thank yall kindly if I cannot do cyanogenmod I can at least root...good sh...stuff..ty
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I have just received a replacement phone. I have gone about the ways I rooted previously and none of them are working. This did NOT come with 4.3 from the factory, and the 4.3 update is not installed. I reverted back to stock from android recovery, so 4.0.4 is on there right now. But no matter what I do, whether it's the one click method, the GS3 toolkit format, or manually trying to gain root through recovery, nothing works. On the "downloading" screen that you need during use of ODIN, it says "SECURE CHECK FAIL", and it'll either have "boot" after it, or "kernel". Anyone have any ideas? As of this moment I have no working phone. Looking for some help asap. Thank you guys.

xgerryx said:
I have just received a replacement phone. I have gone about the ways I rooted previously and none of them are working. This did NOT come with 4.3 from the factory, and the 4.3 update is not installed. I reverted back to stock from android recovery, so 4.0.4 is on there right now. But no matter what I do, whether it's the one click method, the GS3 toolkit format, or manually trying to gain root through recovery, nothing works. On the "downloading" screen that you need during use of ODIN, it says "SECURE CHECK FAIL", and it'll either have "boot" after it, or "kernel". Anyone have any ideas? As of this moment I have no working phone. Looking for some help asap. Thank you guys.
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Try to Odin flash factory 4.1.2 and see if the secure check turn to "enabled". If it's then try to root again.

I just Odin flashed a stock 4.1.2 ROM actually. It's booting up normally now. It honestly seems like they added a layer of protection on the newly distributed handsets. I will try to go through the normal 1 click method again and see if that works. How would I check if the secure check is still enabled?
Actually, no, it's still 4.0.4 but I'm going to try the same thing just with a different 1 click method.
Looks like the really old way worked. With the ez-unlock and ez-recovery. I had to completely demolish what was there when it was sent to me, though. So anyone who gets a replacement, the best bet is to flash a fresh 4.1.2 ROM or 4.0.4 ROM immediately, boot back up and go from there.

xgerryx said:
I just Odin flashed a stock 4.1.2 ROM actually. It's booting up normally now. It honestly seems like they added a layer of protection on the newly distributed handsets. I will try to go through the normal 1 click method again and see if that works. How would I check if the secure check is still enabled?
Actually, no, it's still 4.0.4 but I'm going to try the same thing just with a different 1 click method.
Looks like the really old way worked. With the ez-unlock and ez-recovery. I had to completely demolish what was there when it was sent to me, though. So anyone who gets a replacement, the best bet is to flash a fresh 4.1.2 ROM or 4.0.4 ROM immediately, boot back up and go from there.
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Nice! just ignore the security check enable statement, I misread your post..