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[Q] Failed encryption, what do I do now?

Hello,
I inturrepted encryption process and now regardless what I do I can not put any ICS ROM on a phone.
I flashed back to stock with Odin and Gingerbread works fine.
If I flash ICS then it loads with "Encryption failed", please reset device, resetting device does not help, it just loops again with the same error message.
What do I need to wipe for phone to forget that it had failed encryption at some point?

In all likelihood you will need to download a stock tar and use Odin to get everything back to normal. can you boot into recovery? I has this issue with my NS4G and ended up being able to get back into cwm and ended up reformatting each mount point. after that I was able to flash another ROM but sadly all of my data was lost (I trust that you made a NANDroid backup, right?)

artisticcheese said:
Hello,
I inturrepted encryption process and now regardless what I do I can not put any ICS ROM on a phone.
I flashed back to stock with Odin and Gingerbread works fine.
If I flash ICS then it loads with "Encryption failed", please reset device, resetting device does not help, it just loops again with the same error message.
What do I need to wipe for phone to forget that it had failed encryption at some point?
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Wipe everything and format
Odin stock
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xcrazydx said:
Wipe everything and format
Odin stock
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That's what I did, still same error message.
Odin back to stock, wipe everything, format system etc did not help. Format sd card did not help either. I have full access to everything, download mode, cwm etc. There is no problem with phone at all while on Gingerbread, but anytime I try to install any flavor of ICS I immeditially brought to this error message about failed encryption. What else I need to wipe for it to forget about failed encryption?

Did you try darkside super wipe?
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artisticcheese said:
That's what I did, still same error message.
Odin back to stock, wipe everything, format system etc did not help. Format sd card did not help either. I have full access to everything, download mode, cwm etc. There is no problem with phone at all while on Gingerbread, but anytime I try to install any flavor of ICS I immeditially brought to this error message about failed encryption. What else I need to wipe for it to forget about failed encryption?
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By sd card do you mean emmc?
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Try darkside
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I don't think this is quite the same issue, but you may be able to find some useful info here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447303
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xcrazydx said:
By sd card do you mean emmc?
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I mean internal SD card. Darkside wipe did not do it either. After wiping everything it still comes up with failed encryption.

artisticcheese said:
I mean internal SD card. Darkside wipe did not do it either. After wiping everything it still comes up with failed encryption.
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So you can't format the emmc in cwm and darkside doesn't wipe it either?
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xcrazydx said:
So you can't format the emmc in cwm and darkside doesn't wipe it either?
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I can. I can format EMMC inside CWM and Darkside formatting it fine as well. I formatted EMMC in Windows as well. Nothing fixing it.

artisticcheese said:
I can. I can format EMMC inside CWM and Darkside formatting it fine as well. I formatted EMMC in Windows as well. Nothing fixing it.
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i dunno man, I'm out of ideas. Hope you figure out. Never tried encrypting anything. Glad i didn't.
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Please let us know if you figure this out. I am having the same issue and would like to find my way back to ICS somehow.

My guess is that an encryption key is being stored into one of the other partitions, like efs1, efs2, params.lfs, etc. These partitions aren't accessible from cwm or dark side wipe, which is why wiping cache or data doesn't fix it.
Will need to look more into how ics encryption is implemented and see what we can do.

It's probably a stupid question, but why would you bother to encrypt the data on your phone?
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shaggyskunk said:
It's probably a stupid question, but why would you bother to encrypt the data on your phone?
Sent from, The Eclectic Chair.
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IF a user uses the phone for work e-mails, it is most likely a policy to enforce data encryption.
example, using mobileiron app with ICS forces encryption.

Encryption is a must nowadays. I did the following:
1) Go to Fastboot and flash stock Samsung. I used a JIG for that
2) Go to stock recovery and do a factory reset
3) Load the android and format internal sdcard from notifications menu

Wiped and Formated, Now Cant Flash?

Usually I just wipe data, cache, and dalvik. Today though I did this plus formated data, cache, and system. I never do this but the JellyWiz rom I was flashing said to do so. Since I did this the rom will not flash.
E: Can't open /external_sd_Root/Incubus26jc_JellyWiz_VZW_9_14_12_RLS3.zip (bad)
Installation aborted.
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When I tried restoring the old JB version I was updating from it gave me a MD5 mismatch error. When I tried to restore my original stock root which I have restored from several times without issue it just gave me "Error while restoring /system."
Need help! Stuck in recovery with no idea what to do

Try flashing a firmware through odin: 0
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i9100g user said:
Try flashing a firmware through odin: 0
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Not really sure what this means to be honest. I rooted using odin but what do you mean by flashing a firmware?

josbor11 said:
Not really sure what this means to be honest. I rooted using odin but what do you mean by flashing a firmware?
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Yes, do that again. Boot into Download mode(Batt pull to turn the phone off) then hold vol down+home+power till the prompt comes up.
Flash the root66 image using Odin from there.

Brian Gove said:
Yes, do that again. Boot into Download mode(Batt pull to turn the phone off) then hold vol down+home+power till the prompt comes up.
Flash the root66 image using Odin from there.
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I can just flash 66 as is? Don't have to flash a stock unrooted version first like you do when you brick?
Do you have any idea why this could have happened? I did everything it said on the page and even watched an installation video for the ROM following every step by step instruction. What the hell does formatting system, data, and cache do in recovery? Never had done it before and as soon as I did my phone just messed up. Also, if I flash 66 using odin will my old backups work again?

josbor11 said:
I can just flash 66 as is? Don't have to flash a stock unrooted version first like you do when you brick?
Do you have any idea why this could have happened? I did everything it said on the page and even watched an installation video for the ROM following every step by step instruction. What the hell does formatting system, data, and cache do in recovery? Never had done it before and as soon as I did my phone just messed up. Also, if I flash 66 using odin will my old backups work again?
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I'm guessing there was a bad download and sadly your nandroid might have been corrupted.
Yes if you flash root66 hopefully your backups will work if they aren't corrupted.
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voodoomanx said:
I'm guessing there was a bad download and sadly your nandroid might have been corrupted.
Yes if you flash root66 hopefully your backups will work if they aren't corrupted.
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Cool thanks. Flashing 66 now through odin. My backups have worked fine before (the exact same ones that just failed). Once this is finished and I test out my backups (assuming they work) how should I go about reflashing JellyWiz? Should I format the system, data, cache again or just do the normal wipes? I'm afraid formatting will mess it up again. Is CWM inferior to TWRP? Thinking about using a different recovery after all of this.

josbor11 said:
Cool thanks. Flashing 66 now through odin. My backups have worked fine before (the exact same ones that just failed). Once this is finished and I test out my backups (assuming they work) how should I go about reflashing JellyWiz? Should I format the system, data, cache again or just do the normal wipes? I'm afraid formatting will mess it up again. Is CWM inferior to TWRP? Thinking about using a different recovery after all of this.
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I personally use cwm and to me it's more a matter of preference. I too have had a error restoring backups once and it was after a system wipe. A word of advice, because this saved me, keep a ROM on your SD card at all times to be able to just flash in an emergency.
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kintwofan said:
I personally use cwm and to me it's more a matter of preference. I too have had a error restoring backups once and it was after a system wipe. A word of advice, because this saved me, keep a ROM on your SD card at all times to be able to just flash in an emergency.
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A rom of Root 66?

Is it cwm flashable? I keep synergy as an emergency backup.
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josbor11 said:
A rom of Root 66?
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dont listen to him...flash root66 thru odin as already mentioned and go from there...use my guide if need be.

droidstyle said:
dont listen to him...flash root66 thru odin as already mentioned and go from there...use my guide if need be.
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I think you missed my point, at this point he needs Odin. However, if you keep a zip on your SD card then if your backups gasp like his situation he can just fish that zip. It was simply some advice for future reference, were not all next to a computer ask the time. For people like me that just get an urge to flash it helps to have backups like this.
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No one is addressing the format question originally asked. Why is formatting being requested on yhe newer jb rom's, and what (in detail) does it do?
Many posts that people are soft bricking thier devices because of formatting instead of just wiping.
What's the deal, want some real answers here, and I think many others do too.
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annoyingduck said:
No one is addressing the format question originally asked. Why is formatting being requested on yhe newer jb rom's, and what (in detail) does it do?
Many posts that people are soft bricking thier devices because of formatting instead of just wiping.
What's the deal, want some real answers here, and I think many others do too.
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in order to flash jellywiz i had to do the following or else i bootlooped:
wipe data/factory reset
wipe dalvik cache
format system
flash rom
booted up flawless.
i also used this methid for paranoid android...i will probably update my guide with this. unfortunately i cant give any info on what formatting system is actually doing. never had to do this before??

annoyingduck said:
No one is addressing the format question originally asked. Why is formatting being requested on yhe newer jb rom's, and what (in detail) does it do?
Many posts that people are soft bricking thier devices because of formatting instead of just wiping.
What's the deal, want some real answers here, and I think many others do too.
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I don't know why they are suggesting it but it doesn't do anything beyond the normal factory reset and then the zip formatting system itself.
Its just the manual way of doing what a clean flash does.

Why are people having issues restoring nandroids after doing this? Apparently bootlooping occurs after format/jb install/restore previous nandroid.
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Brian Gove said:
I don't know why they are suggesting it but it doesn't do anything beyond the normal factory reset and then the zip formatting system itself.
Its just the manual way of doing what a clean flash does.
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if im not mistaken formatting the system deletes the rom/kernel itself...normal factory reset from cwm recovery only deletes rom data/cache.
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annoyingduck said:
Why are people having issues restoring nandroids after doing this? Apparently bootlooping occurs after format/jb install/restore previous nandroid.
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edit* good question!

droidstyle said:
if im not mistaken formatting the system deletes the rom/kernel itself...normal factory reset from cwm recovery only deletes rom data/cache.
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Yeah you're right but the zip of the ROM 99% of the time formats system also.

Brian Gove said:
Yeah you're right but the zip of the ROM 99% of the time formats system also.
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i wonder why i had to format system to get the latest jellywiz rom to not hang on galaxy s splash screen? it makes no sense.

Also, how does a format not erase your nandroids? It should also wipe titanium backups if they are not on your external. Am I wrong on that? Could formatting lose certain bits of info that the nandroid may not have partitioned, and that's why the restores are not working correctly?
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Add on: good info guys
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16gb p3113 now only has 4gb of internal storage

I have searched all morning for an answer/solution to this. I had been on CM10 nightlies for a very long time. I decided last night to restore back to stock with Odin. After I flashed the stock rom, then two updates, then rooted and started restoring apps with Titanium, I got an error message saying low on storage. Sure enough, I looked and my internal storage is only 4gb.
Anyone know how I can get back to my original 16gb? Thanks in advance
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Fladh stock with pit file to format the sd card
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Mohamedselim said:
Fladh stock with pit file to format the sd card
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Thanks for the reply.
Do you have a link to the pit file?
Edit: I spent last night searching for the pit file for the p3113 16gb wifi only, and the closest I could come was the p3110 16gb wifi only. So if anyone knows where I can get one for the p3113, please share.
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skennelly said:
Thanks for the reply.
Do you have a link to the pit file?
Edit: I spent last night searching for the pit file for the p3113 16gb wifi only, and the closest I could come was the p3110 16gb wifi only. So if anyone knows where I can get one for the p3113, please share.
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Have you tried to search it in Sammobile Firmware website? I think they give of all of PIT files there..
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Arrizqi said:
Have you tried to search it in Sammobile Firmware website? I think they give of all of PIT files there..
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I did look there. They did not list any firmware for my build number (UEALD3). I didn't see anything there that would have been of much use to me.

skennelly said:
I did look there. They did not list any firmware for my build number (UEALD3). I didn't see anything there that would have been of much use to me.
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Hi. same problem, I was in CM10, flash stock and get only 4G, I think we need use Odin with option re-partition and the pit file
I got some pit files here:
http://www.droidevelopers.com/showthread.php?11722-Download-OPS-amp-PIT-files
I just dont know if I can use gt-p3110 fit file and the PDA with the correct P3113 tar file
Thanks for any help

I am able to download the pit file from my gt-p3113 using heimdall-frontend.exe. However, my guess is that I cannot use this file to re-partition my intenal storage since that partition is only 4gb. So, if anyone has a stock p-3113 and wants to help me out by extracting the pit file and uploading it, that would be greatly appreciated. Or, if anyone knows if ^that file can be used.

CMW restore
skennelly said:
I have searched all morning for an answer/solution to this. I had been on CM10 nightlies for a very long time. I decided last night to restore back to stock with Odin. After I flashed the stock rom, then two updates, then rooted and started restoring apps with Titanium, I got an error message saying low on storage. Sure enough, I looked and my internal storage is only 4gb.
Anyone know how I can get back to my original 16gb? Thanks in advance
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You probably should go into CMW backup rom and wipe data/factory and dalvik cache, then a fresh install.

acefsw said:
You probably should go into CMW backup rom and wipe data/factory and dalvik cache, then a fresh install.
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I'm not sure I follow how this will repair my internal storage problem, or how this would be different from flashing the stock rom with Odin.
Edit: I miss read your post and thought you meant restore a back up. However, wiping data did not fix the problem with internal storage.
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skennelly said:
I'm not sure I follow how this will repair my internal storage problem, or how this would be different from flashing the stock rom with Odin.
Edit: I miss read your post and thought you meant restore a back up. However, wiping data did not fix the problem with internal storage.
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Sorry, I meant backup your rom then wipe data/factory and dalvik

Can anyone with a p3113 download the pit file using heimdall for me and upload it?

A good tip before you flash the new official JB UCMC1

Hello...
I saw that many users have a hard time flashing official roms using ODIN, and since Samsung and AT&T released their official JB UCMC1 and many users reported bootloops following the successful flash, here's a good approach I always use to avoid any problems in and/or following the flash procedure..
1.Since most of us are using custom recoveries, and they offer much superior functionally, boot into your custom recovery (doesn't matter what, cwm or TWRP).
2.DO A NANDROID BACKUP before you do anything to your external sdcard.
3.Wipe data/factory reset..
4.Format system/data/cache
5.If you have no external sdcard SKIP THIS STEP,plus this is optional (I prefer and do) : Format internal sd card..(I know many "smart" guys will jump here saying no need
(Of course my backups are on external sdcard..)
6.Now you're almost completely wiped and ready..
7.Power off your device.
8.Hold vol. up AND down simultaneously AND connect your OEM usb cable..
9.Now you're on Download mode..
10.Proceed with ODIN flash..
And now you can flash perfectly fine and without any chance of bootloop or and fear of previous rom leftovers..
Moreover, in case of any other emergency (not related to the above steps), and since boot and recovery partitions are still intact, you can power off, reboot to recovery and restore a previous nandroid if necessary..
Hope this might help.
Thanks

quikt said:
here is a better tip, flash mohan's odex or deodex ucmc1 through CWM or TWRP and skip odin.
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The topic title says the official JB UCMC1, which is flashed in ODIN.So head to mohan's topic and suggest your tip there..

mahanddeem said:
Would you please post the link to that ? does it say how to (or suggest) wipe before you ODIN ?
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If you odin you wipe everything, including any custom recovery No need for all the Mickey mouse.
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mahanddeem said:
Read again...Nothing about wiping external sdcard...Who suggested wiping external ?
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Why do you suggest internal? Don't you know that's where most apps default to save. Including pictures, music etc.
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jd1639 said:
If you odin you wipe everything, including any custom recovery No need for all the Mickey mouse.
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Why do you think bootloops occur after flashing stock rom using odin ?

mahanddeem said:
Why do you think bootloops occur after flashing stock rom using odin ?
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That's why you do a factory reset in the stock recovery after flashing in odin if you get a boot loop.
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jd1639 said:
Why do you suggest internal? Don't you know that's where most apps default to save. Including pictures, music etc.
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Oh thanks...I just knew that...how shameful I didn't know that before ?
Ok, back to topic,
all my data is on external

jd1639 said:
That's why you do a factory reset in the stock recovery after flashing in odin if you get a boot loop.
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Good, having to go to stock recovery after a bootloop to do factory reset proves the theory that leftovers from your previous roms flashes are there( in /data and /cache...because those are the 2 partitions that will be wiped after factory reset) and needs to be cleaned...And provided that stock recovery doesn't allow system wipe,it's not better than doing those wipes BEFORE you flash (and at that time before you ODIN you have a better recovery that can wipe all partitions)
Any informed computer use would agree that cleaning is done before you install(and not the other way around, because it would be stupid)..
Thanks buddy..

mahanddeem said:
The topic title says the official JB UCMC1, which is flashed in ODIN.
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Huh? Dude, get your facts straight, ODIN is NEVER official nor will ever be . The problem is posts like this noobs take and pollute dev threads. The only thing OFFICIAL is via Sammy OTA update or Kies (unless it came preinstalled).. and no sammobile is NOT official...where is xcrazydx

mohan_kr said:
Huh? Dude, get your facts straight, ODIN is NEVER official nor will ever be . The problem is posts like this noobs take and pollute dev threads. The only thing OFFICIAL is via Sammy OTA update or Kies (unless it came preinstalled).. and no sammobile is NOT official...where is xcrazydx
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Aren't the tar stock roms were taken from kies cache in windows(i.e. during a kies update) and then uploaded ?

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[Q] How Do You "Start From Scratch"?

Been noticing some quirky behavior with my trusty ol' S2 lately.
The usual factory reset/wipe hasn't seemed to help.
Is there a way to basically "nuke" everything on the internal card, comparable to doing a format/OS reinstall on a PC?

Yes, odin the stock rom and wipe the internal sd card. See vincom's stickies in the development forum on how to return to stock. Read them carefully and more than once. Doing it wrong can brick your phone
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jd1639 said:
Yes, odin the stock rom and wipe the internal sd card. See vincom's stickies in the development forum on how to return to stock. Read them carefully and more than once. Doing it wrong can brick your phone
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Thanks!
Is this a "wise" route to take or are is there another way to sort out the "gremlins"?

vexille said:
Thanks!
Is this a "wise" route to take or are is there another way to sort out the "gremlins"?
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Yeah it's wise. Wipe everything and Odin stock.
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jd1639 said:
Yes, odin the stock rom and wipe the internal sd card. See vincom's stickies in the development forum on how to return to stock. Read them carefully and more than once. Doing it wrong can brick your phone
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Read through Vincom's excellent guide a couple of times and I didn't see anything about wiping the internal SD card.
Does that happen as part of the process of going back to stock?
I'm guessing I want to remove the card from the micro card slot before starting?

vexille said:
Read through Vincom's excellent guide a couple of times and I didn't see anything about wiping the internal SD card.
Does that happen as part of the process of going back to stock?
I'm guessing I want to remove the card from the micro card slot before starting?
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Use twrp to wipe the internal. It's a different wipe than factory reset or the caches. Flashing with odin will not wipe the card. If you have a card reader you could take it out and format it that way.
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jd1639 said:
Use twrp to wipe the internal. It's a different wipe than factory reset or the caches. Flashing with odin will not wipe the card. If you have a card reader you could take it out and format it that way.
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Thanks.
Currently have CWM on the S2 (but have used TWRP on my tablets).
Should I replace CWM or does it have the same functionality?

vexille said:
Thanks.
Currently have CWM on the S2 (but have used TWRP on my tablets).
Should I replace CWM or does it have the same functionality?
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Cwm had an option to wipe/format the internal card too I believe.
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Last noob question (until I bork something up royally...)
Does the Odin/Stock ROM process remove CWM/TWRP?

vexille said:
Last noob question (until I bork something up royally...)
Does the Odin/Stock ROM process remove CWM/TWRP?
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Yeah
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vexille said:
Last noob question (until I bork something up royally...)
Does the Odin/Stock ROM process remove CWM/TWRP?
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Yes it does, it puts the stock recovery back on. If you want it back you'll have to flash that with odin too.
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vexille said:
Read through Vincom's excellent guide a couple of times and I didn't see anything about wiping the internal SD card.
Does that happen as part of the process of going back to stock?
I'm guessing I want to remove the card from the micro card slot before starting?
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from my restoring to stock sticky
5. FACTS AND TROUBLESHOOTING ON FLASHING STOCK FIRMWARES
FLASHING FIRMWARES DOES NOT WIPE YOUR SDCARDS, INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL: note: back them up just in case.
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jd1639 said:
Yes it does, it puts the stock recovery back on. If you want it back you'll have to flash that with odin too.
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Is it better to load it via Odin or through the CWM app on the Play store or is that also 6 of one half dozen of another?
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vexille said:
Is it better to load it via Odin or through the CWM app on the Play store or is that also 6 of one half dozen of another?
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If you already have cwm and want twrp, load it thru cwm. But if you odin a stock rom cwm won't be there anymore.
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if you want cwm on stock the app from play wont work, same goes for twrp
best or only way to install cwm/twrp on stock is through odin
once either are installed you can flash either one through the custom recovery using the zip files for the recoveries
read about the recoveries in the Q&a forum sticky [HOWTO] THE ULTIMATE NEWB GUIDE > | INSTALL CWM/TWRP | ROOT | UNROOT |the SKYROCKET

vincom said:
if you want cwm on stock the app from play wont work, same goes for twrp
best or only way to install cwm/twrp on stock is through odin
once either are installed you can flash either one through the custom recovery using the zip files for the recoveries
read about the recoveries in the Q&a forum sticky [HOWTO] THE ULTIMATE NEWB GUIDE > | INSTALL CWM/TWRP | ROOT | UNROOT |the SKYROCKET
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OK, so I've read and re-read through all the steps and here's what I think I need to do...
1. Flash stock ATT radio using CWM (currently have CM10 and my understanding is that going back to stock via Odin will not restore radio).
2. Return to stock via Odin process.
3. Install TWRP via Odin process.
4. Return to joys of custom ROMs...
Did I miss something or have the order wonky?

vexille said:
OK, so I've read and re-read through all the steps and here's what I think I need to do...
1. Flash stock ATT radio using CWM (currently have CM10 and my understanding is that going back to stock via Odin will not restore radio).
2. Return to stock via Odin process.
3. Install TWRP via Odin process.
4. Return to joys of custom ROMs...
Did I miss something or have the order wonky?
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you need to read more slowly lol, flashing stock firmware via odin restores everything including radio but flashing it first wont hurt if its for that firmware, but yes the steps are right but read the op of rom to see which radio works for said rom.

vincom said:
you need to read more slowly lol, flashing stock firmware via odin restores everything including radio but flashing it first wont hurt if its for that firmware, but yes the steps are right but read the op of rom to see which radio works for said rom.
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Somewhere in one of the guides I could swear there was a statement that going from CM10 back to stock would not reset the radio.
Anywho...
The process worked like a charm; many thanks to everyone who helped out.
The stock ROM loaded perfectly and I got TWRP on instead of CWM; I actually like it better than CWM now that I kicked the tires a bit on it.
I ended up putting the stock radio back over the CM10 version - not sure if it's just my area or AT&T voodoo but it works better for me.
The only gremlin this didn't fix was a problem with Pandora streaming. I stream it via Bluetooth in my car and when I skip or "thumbs down" about 50% time the stream signal is broken.
Bluetooth still shows it connected but it no longer plays and the phone audio is borked as well.
I'm wondering if this is a Pandora issue or maybe a CM10 and Pandora quirk..