This has been fixed using the following methods in my original post, however I still cannot update the modem/firmware in any way, it seems. I fully give up on it, as nobody seems to have a conclusive 100% fix for AOSP ROMs. There are so many fixes on the internet, different ones work for different phones, at my wits end with it and not bothering with the increased signal. Not worth a broken camera.
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Hi, I'm unrooting and rerooting due to the camera issue many people are having "failed to connect to the camera" when opening any camera app. I still never found a way to fix it on my phone and am rerooting in order to attempt to fix it now that CM10.1 is out. Can someone please check over this steps to make sure this is the correct way of doing this so I don't brick my phone or end up stuck with this camera issue again? Again, I have tried absolutely everything under the sun other than rerooting, methods on other forums, this forum, etc. Nothing works. Anyway, these are the two methods I will be following:
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Following the steps from this site:
http://theunlockr.com/2013/04/10/how-to-unroot-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/
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Following the steps from this page, including the optional:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332825
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Download CM10.1 (CM official update on main site) and gapps 20130301 (http://goo.im/gapps, uppermost version).
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Flash
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Pray I have a working camera.
Are you running either MD3 or MF1 firmware?
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thesoldier said:
Are you running either MD3 or MF1 firmware?
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Flashed MD3 which caused the inital re-break (Forgot to post that I actually had this problem before, and fixed initially by going through the camera files and bringing the .bin files back from a TW ROM, onto my CM backup. Anyway, after breaking, I'm back on MB1 and still broken, the TW .bin file "trick" doesn't work anymore for me now.
What kernel are you running?
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Did you even try the current firmware? MF1?
Get it here: http://invisiblek.org/sch-i535/firmware/d2vzw_VRBMF1_firmware.zip
Flash in recovery and you should be good to go. If that doesn't fix it you may have to ODIN back to stock.
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Did you even try the current firmware? MF1?
Get it here: http://invisiblek.org/sch-i535/firmware/d2vzw_VRBMF1_firmware.zip
Flash in recovery and you should be good to go. If that doesn't fix it you may have to ODIN back to stock.
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Isn't that what's causing the issue, MF1?
Or was MD3 the cause? I had MB1, it was fine, flashed MF1 and the latest CM10.1, and one of those caused the camera issue for me :/
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MF1 is the one you want. Download from the link I posted
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Isn't that what's causing the issue, MF1?
Or was MD3 the cause? I had MB1, it was fine, flashed MF1 and the latest CM10.1, and one of those caused the camera issue for me :/
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MF1 and MD3 are essentially the same and both would break the camera unless your kernel is updated to fix the problem.
Isn't the new Tz file the problem? I have MF1 firmware which broke my camera, so I flashed the MB1 Tz and now I'm all good.
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MF1 is the one you want. Download from the link I posted
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Tried all of this already. All of his firmware downloads break it for me.
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Yeah but what kernel are you running like I said before? You are in aosp they have a cm fix for camera, you can try lean kennel
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Fixed it by flashing the MB1 AIO from the original updated post. Thank goodness! Haha
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Hi all-
I'm new posting here, but I've been reading for months. I first wanted to say thanks to all the developers and other helpful folks here. I have a VZW GS3 - rooted, unlocked bootloader, currently running CleanRom 6 with KindaCrapMods and TWRP 2.5.0.0 as my custom recovery. I've had a few problems here and there, but with the help of the search feature and a little reading, I've always been able to sort things out. THANKS!!!
So, on to the question. I noticed that there was no stock 4.1.2 firmware (MB1) available for a long time after it was released for OTA. I figured that this was because it was a relatively small patch, unlike the previous leaks and OTA (e.g. LK3), which were a full jump in Android API level. Maybe Samsung had not released a full version that could be flashed in Odin, or maybe it just hadn't been compiled by a dev yet. Anyway, I noticed a couple of days ago that there was an MB1 firmware posted at samsung-updates.com
Does anyone know if this is the real deal? Is it full wipe? If so, then it should be helpful to those who are looking for a way to get back to MB1 stock without having to go all the way back to LK3 and then take the OTA. Also, maybe now that we have a full Odin-able MB1, we could get an update to the Factory Image root/unlock guide by open1your1eyes0 or one of the other root guides.
Thanks again!
I just downloaded and flashed it via Odin. It is indeed MB1 and full wipe. It booted up fine for me. No issues thus far
Hmm, appreciate the heads up on this
Nice. Thanks for posting this. I hadn't seen that they had the 4.1.2 download up. For some reason it is hard to find an image of this rom completely stock. Thanks!
So why should we flash this? Sorry noobie
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So why should we flash this? Sorry noobie
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To return to factory, bloated stock. Flash it via Odin to return to stock.
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MB1
http://d-h.st/Xfe
Is it the normal procedures to flash in Odin? PDA and you just pick the zip file?
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MB1
http://d-h.st/Xfe
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Is it the normal procedures to flash in Odin? PDA and you just pick the zip file?
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Yea, just leave auto reboot and F. Reset selected then flash away.
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Yea, just leave auto reboot and F. Reset selected then flash away.
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Gonna have to do this on mine to get the latest OTA.
There's nothing wrong with my current rom but the new OTA won't install because I used Titanium Backup to get rid of some of bloatware, which of course is among the things the OTA wants to update. For example, there is no longer an All-Sharecast app on my phone. Never used it. Don't need it. Blew it away. However, not finding it, the whole OTA aborts.
N/m
Turns out it was a very good thing that I found this. The new MD3 OTA sent my signal strength down the tubes. So I used this to Odin back to MB1 stock. I did a full wipe, loaded TWRP, then rooted, unlocked bootloader, and went back to CleanROM6 R2. All is well again.
If it ain't broke...
My camera doesn't work on any rom. It opens then force closes saying "camera not connected" or "camera not working".
WHen i restore to my stock backup It works fine.
I've tried these roms in this order:
synergy
liquid
cm10
axis
all latest updates
I use TWRP 2.5
When i originally rooted i used ODIN and followed it to a T.
Like i said being stock my camera works. When i flash a rom it doesn't. Also i try reflashing, fix permisisions. no luck......... Seems to be the only thing not working too. Only problem is I have to have my camera!
Any help would be great!
Tony
I have the same problem and still haven't figure it out, tried all types of solution none have worked still "can not connect and failed "
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I have the same problem and still haven't figure it out, tried all types of solution none have worked still "can not connect and failed "
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But when you restore your stock backup your camera still works?
Did you flash anything from the new update? Or are the roms that you are on based on the new one?
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When i rooted my phone... 2 days ago
I was only the latest samsung over the air update.
when i was done rooting I made sure everything works then did a back up so i can always revert.
When i flash any of the roms I just flash the latest available. If it requires gapps i use the one for the build it's for. 4.1 or 4.2
And like i said I'm on twrp 2.5
The fact that it works stock tells me it's software and maybe related to TWRP? but i can't figure out how.
The new update is the problem, it breaks the camera if your rom is based on the old firmware.
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The new update is the problem, it breaks the camera if your rom is based on the old firmware.
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OK ,now I get to sound like a noob
So what now? I'm guessing flash a old Samsung stock then root? But how and where
I've been rooting and flashing different devices for awhile but never had issues'
I really appreciate all the help!
I'm not the best at explaining things. I just went back to my backup and stayed with that. My camera works fine now.
I'm sure someone will come to help and explain it better.
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There is a custom firmware package that has the MD3 bootchain and the MB1 modem that will work across all roms. I'm at work now but I'll try to link it when I get off. It's somewhere in the BoneStock ROM thread if you feel like finding it yourself.
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Seems to be an almost daily occurrence. Reading a new thread about the camera issue that has been documented and the solution posted time and time again.
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I love reading this ****,..lol
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Just updated the kernel to the new kt747 jb 4.2 june 8 2013 and the camera works.
Flash mb1 firmware, the modified file someone is talking about is simply the md3 modem with an mb1 tz. The md3 modem gives shotty data connection for most people and the mb1 radio will probably work better for you.
Just flash the mb1 firmware aio package, that should fix your problem.
Please try to search next time, this question has been answered everyday for a week, and this method works for almost everybody.
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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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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
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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
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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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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?
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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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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?
So I've been looking for a fix w/ my problem and haven't come across anything that works.
I installed CM 10.1 6/30 nightly. Phone worked great...but then all of a sudden my phone has stopped working.
I Odin'd back to stock...but my camera is still failing. I'm back at MF1 now...but I'm just trying to find a fix to get my camera working again.
Anyone have any info that could possibly help me out?
Thanks
Dep
Try clearing data and cache for the camera, reboot to recovery, and fix permissions. Let us know how it goes!
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What's your baseband version?
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cleared data/cache for camera, rebooted to recovery and did fix permissions. it didn't work.
i'm running the i535vrbmf1 baseband.
idk why my camera won't work. it just keeps failing. any help would be most appreciated.
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Try clearing data and cache for the camera, reboot to recovery, and fix permissions. Let us know how it goes!
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What's your baseband version?
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Camera failing...
deputyvanhalen said:
cleared data/cache for camera, rebooted to recovery and did fix permissions. it didn't work.
i'm running the i535vrbmf1 baseband.
idk why my camera won't work. it just keeps failing. any help would be most appreciated.
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Try flashing the VRBMB1 baseband. The new updates didnt play well with roms using the older base and caused camera issues.
Yeah but he's on mf1 rom not mb1
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Just need to flash a new kernal. I flashed KT747 AOSP version & didn't have any issues.
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Ok, I'll give a new kernel a shot.
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Just need to flash a new kernal. I flashed KT747 AOSP version & didn't have any issues.
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So I'm on the latest CM nightly 7/16. I just flashed a new kernel hoping that would help (KT747).
Phone still has a "can't connect to camera" message pop up when I try my camera. This is getting quite worrying. Nothing I do seems to be working.
I'm desperate for your help.
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Yeah but he's on mf1 rom not mb1
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Just need to flash a new kernal. I flashed KT747 AOSP version & didn't have any issues.
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Try flashing the VRBMB1 baseband. The new updates didnt play well with roms using the older base and caused camera issues.
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Ok, I'll give a new kernel a shot.
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Also just as an fyi. I've odin'd back to stock, etc. Even then my camera failed. Something with my firmware is messed up...I really appreciate any help.
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:
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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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