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Stock ROM?

Not sure which is the best stock ROM here. Rooted my coworkers SK and flashed a stock ROM from Revolution, but it keeps hanging at the start screen. Can someone tell me how to get into recovery manually on this phone as well? Any help is much appreciated.

You flashed the ROM wrong & my ROM was wrongly built , ODIN back by using Ayoteddy's KG2 thread .
JoshuaAlba said:
Not sure which is the best stock ROM here. Rooted my coworkers SK and flashed a stock ROM from Revolution, but it keeps hanging at the start screen. Can someone tell me how to get into recovery manually on this phone as well? Any help is much appreciated.
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Revolution said:
You flashed the ROM wrong & my ROM was wrongly built , ODIN back by using Ayoteddy's KG2 thread .
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Thanks for the quick reply. I don't know how the SK works I'm used to my EVO 3D mostly. Will check it out in a few. And what's ODIN?

It's a program that restore's your phone back to factory .
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Thanks for the quick reply. I don't know how the SK works I'm used to my EVO 3D mostly. Will check it out in a few. And what's ODIN?
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Thanks for the quick reply. I don't know how the SK works I'm used to my EVO 3D mostly. Will check it out in a few. And what's ODIN?
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Its a firmware flashing software for samsung devices
See my thread here and read the last 2 pages and you should be able to get back to stock within 15 mins, the OP has all the files and info you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186954
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Thanks a lot, got it working again. Tweeked it a bit with bladebuddy to make it run better. Couldn't do much since she wanted it stock lol

[Q] Returning to T-Mobile US Stock

My cousin is having issues with his phone and asked me if I could help him flash back to stock. I'm doing some forum searches but I can't seem to clearly find an odin rom to return to stock (as in out of the box T-Mobile US stock, unrooted). I'm not familiar with the different samsung versioning, ie. kd5, etc....so I think that's what's making it difficult for me to understand which to use. (I'm assuming it's got to be out there, and that I just don't understand what I'm seeing in my search results to figure it out. The lettering is confusing the crap out of me.)
I would appreciate it if someone who knows what's what can help and just point me to a link to the rom to flash? I've used Odin before, so I think I'm good from there. Thanks in advance.
[EDIT] I'm still doing some searching....should I just grab this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413
and then follow step 1 - 8 here to flash?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1215748
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...sounds like this one-click "Fully back to stock UVKJ6" is what I need, can someone smarter than me confirm this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498

bvone21 said:
My cousin is having issues with his phone and asked me if I could help him flash back to stock. I'm doing some forum searches but I can't seem to clearly find an odin rom to return to stock (as in out of the box T-Mobile US stock, unrooted). I'm not familiar with the different samsung versioning, ie. kd5, etc....so I think that's what's making it difficult for me to understand which to use. (I'm assuming it's got to be out there, and that I just don't understand what I'm seeing in my search results to figure it out. The lettering is confusing the crap out of me.)
I would appreciate it if someone who knows what's what can help and just point me to a link to the rom to flash? I've used Odin before, so I think I'm good from there. Thanks in advance.
[EDIT] I'm still doing some searching....should I just grab this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413
and then follow step 1 - 8 here to flash?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1215748
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...sounds like this one-click "Fully back to stock UVKJ6" is what I need, can someone smarter than me confirm this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
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I'm not 100% about the latter one you posted; I'd have to go read through the whole thread. However Raver posted an ODIN version of Samsung's official KJ6 ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353176
Make sure you factory data reset after you flash to clear your cousin's data off of the phone.

stephen_w said:
I'm not 100% about the latter one you posted; I'd have to go read through the whole thread. However Raver posted an ODIN version of Samsung's official KJ6 ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353176
Make sure you factory data reset after you flash to clear your cousin's data off of the phone.
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I'm have to send my phone back to tmobile as well so all i have to do is just flash raver's kj6 rom?
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josepresas said:
I'm have to send my phone back to tmobile as well so all i have to do is just flash raver's kj6 rom?
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Yes, just make sure it's the Odin one.

Android 2.2 (KD1 Froyo) was stock on my phone purchased in November 2011. To obtain a non-rooted version with no alterations to the recovery mode, check the official samsung site here:
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=560&AT_ID=373879
All the other versions I've ever ODIN'd including Ravers "KJ6 stock only" came pre-rooted.
KD1 was fast and smart but 2.3.6 Gingerbread (KJ6) is faster, even though an official GB release was made for the SGS4G, it is not considered stock equipment.

Farlander said:
Android 2.2 (KD1 Froyo) was stock on my phone purchased in November 2011. To obtain a non-rooted version with no alterations to the recovery mode, check the official samsung site here:
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=560&AT_ID=373879
All the other versions I've ever ODIN'd including Ravers "KJ6 stock only" came pre-rooted.
KD1 was fast and smart but 2.3.6 Gingerbread (KJ6) is faster, even though an official GB release was made for the SGS4G, it is not considered stock equipment.
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so do I flash kd1 or kj6? Lol
Thanks fb and farlander
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Either one since they're both official roms.

Stock Firmware For Samsung Phones.
You can go to samfirmware.com and get stock firmware for your phone. At the top menu click on Mobile and choose your device. You have to register to do this but, it doesn't cost anything.
Hope this helps.
I'm new so be patient.
rludlam1

rludlam1 said:
You can go to samfirmware.com and get stock firmware for your phone. At the top menu click on Mobile and choose your device. You have to register to do this but, it doesn't cost anything.
Hope this helps.
I'm new so be patient.
rludlam1
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We have a thread with the KD1 complete stock firmware.
Samfirmware.com doesn't have the files on their site anymore. They are SamMobile.com now.
The thread I link to and the files on SamMobile are the same.

Well if you do want a stock KJ6 rom you can use the one click I made here:
kd1-stock-sgh-t959v-one-click.jar

[Q] WANTED: Rogers I727R Stock Android ROM

I have been searching (the forums, the google, and more) for the SGH-I727R_RWC_I727RUXKJ7_I727RRWCKJ7_I727RUXKJ7 stock Rogers ROM.
I want to have a fail-safe in the event of a soft-brick, and it looks like all previous uploads and other freely accessible methods of obtaining this ROM have turned into dead or deleted links. RapidShare, Hotfile, and MegaUpload (obviously) have all ceased to host this ROM.
Letitbit, a Russian filehost, seems to be the only place still hosting it, and each time I attempt to download it from them the archive gets corrupted at a different point during the download(thanks CRC Check).
I really want try out some of these ICS ROMS, but I'd like to be able to return to stock if everything goes wrong, or I don't like it.
Does anyone out there have the SGH-I727R_RWC_I727RUXKJ7_I727RRWCKJ7_I727RUXKJ7 ROM, and are willing to upload it?
Much Thanks.

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I have been searching (the forums, the google, and more) for the SGH-I727R_RWC_I727RUXKJ7_I727RRWCKJ7_I727RUXKJ7 stock Rogers ROM.
I want to have a fail-safe in the event of a soft-brick, and it looks like all previous uploads and other freely accessible methods of obtaining this ROM have turned into dead or deleted links. RapidShare, Hotfile, and MegaUpload (obviously) have all ceased to host this ROM.
Letitbit, a Russian filehost, seems to be the only place still hosting it, and each time I attempt to download it from them the archive gets corrupted at a different point during the download(thanks CRC Check).
I really want try out some of these ICS ROMS, but I'd like to be able to return to stock if everything goes wrong, or I don't like it.
Does anyone out there have the SGH-I727R_RWC_I727RUXKJ7_I727RRWCKJ7_I727RUXKJ7 ROM, and are willing to upload it?
Much Thanks.
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Go to sammobile.com. They have it bud

xcrazydx said:
Go to sammobile.com. They have it bud
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I can't find it anywhere on sammobile. Searched and advanced search to no avail. Do you have a link?

digitus said:
I can't find it anywhere on sammobile. Searched and advanced search to no avail. Do you have a link?
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Just go to firmware section and type i727 in the search box. Then scroll down and download the one that says i727r
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Just go to firmware section and type i727 in the search box. Then scroll down and download the one that says i727r
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Excellent! I was looking in the forums. Thanks for your help.

digitus said:
Excellent! I was looking in the forums. Thanks for your help.
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No problem, that tar also includes the radio so its a complete restore to stock.
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xcrazydx said:
Go to sammobile.com. They have it bud
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Thanks. I checked that site out earlier, and somehow go the impression they were OEM technician resource, or pay-to-use membership site.
I don't know why I didn't bother to poke around a bit more, thanks again for the heads up. I'm downloading the ROM now.

Anyone wanna mirror that via dropbox for a couple hours so i can download it? I'm too lazy to sign up just for a tar lol

Isn't there a stock I727R tar. In the dev section? Under the how to tar Odin return to stock thread. I think the one that doesn't trigger the flash counter is 10-20 pages in.
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can you be more specific? i cant seem to find a 'dev' section or even 'development'

I was in the same boat a while ago. Grabbed the one off of Sammobile. Tested it out but that was the only time I have used it.
Make sure you do a nandroid backup before and you only use i727 roms and you will be fine.
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just read this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398

rbk7 said:
Isn't there a stock I727R tar. In the dev section? Under the how to tar Odin return to stock thread. I think the one that doesn't trigger the flash counter is 10-20 pages in.
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In case it does show on your flash counter, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575712this works
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how to odin back to stock

i saw a thread in here once but i cant find it..
my phone is not booting anymore it says system software no authorized by verizon
i need the stock image i have looked everywhere and cant find it
please help me

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
i saw a thread in here once but i cant find it..
my phone is not booting anymore it says system software no authorized by verizon
i need the stock image i have looked everywhere and cant find it
please help me
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Read this thread, section 6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Also the issue you are most likely seeing is because you tried to flash a ROM with a kernel without first unlocking your bootloader. This is also explained in the above thread.

Sccrluk9 said:
Read this thread, section 6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
---------- Post added at 10:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:43 AM ----------
Also the issue you are most likely seeing is because you tried to flash a ROM with a kernel without first unlocking your bootloader. This is also explained in the above thread.
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when i try and download the stock kernel the site is not working i guess
is there another place where i can find that stock kernel

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
when i try and download the stock kernel the site is not working i guess
is there another place where i can find that stock kernel
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wrong link

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wrong link
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so i dont use that fixboot tar?

what i dont get is isnt the root66 tar already have a stock kernel in it?

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
what i dont get is isnt the root66 tar already have a stock kernel in it?
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I believe so but Im not positive. Never used root66

i was able to get passed that verizon screen but now im on a bootloop. im assuing i need the stock kernel now
can anyone please link me to a working stock kernel please
id greatly appreciate the help

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
i was able to get passed that verizon screen but now im on a bootloop. im assuing i need the stock kernel now
can anyone please link me to a working stock kernel please
id greatly appreciate the help
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Can you get into recovery? If so wipe/factory restore and flash the stock ROM or a custom one WITHOUT a custom kernel. I would suggest just going back to stock ROM and starting fresh. If you made a backup (which you should have) you can just go back to that too. Just remember to unlock your bootloader before you put a new ROM on.

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
i was able to get passed that verizon screen but now im on a bootloop. im assuing i need the stock kernel now
can anyone please link me to a working stock kernel please
id greatly appreciate the help
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the link for the kernel worked fine for me just now in that thread. Might have been having site difficulties or something when you first tried.
http://samsung-updates.com/kernel/Samsung-Updates.com-SCH-I535-VZW-I535VRALF2_Kernel.zip
Theres the direct download link from samsung for ya.

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
i saw a thread in here once but i cant find it..
my phone is not booting anymore it says system software no authorized by verizon
i need the stock image i have looked everywhere and cant find it
please help me
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Yes you must flash the stock kernel after the vzw screen of death. Using root66 makes it easier to get back up and running. One less thing to do and you can then down load ez unlock & ez recovery to unlock boktloader/ flash cwm.

Thank you everyone for responding
Everyone was very helpful
I was able to get the phone back to stock and I went into a store to exchange it because I had that permanent roaming thing
So now I learned my lesson and first thing I did with the new device is back up my imei..
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XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
So now I learned my lesson and first thing I did with the new device is back up my imei..
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I gotta get around to that one of these days before it ends up biting me in there arse.
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Always, I mean always make sure b4 flashing to root then unlock the bootloader and u will never have that prob.
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What is VRALI5.rpm.zip?

Is this the JB modem or something else? I'm not sure if should i install it with the jelly bean leak.
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Seems like it. I flashed the one from invisiblek's modem thread with the filename VRLI5.modem.zip and it's working fine for me.
EDIT: Never mind, that's not the modem. According to this post it seems to be related to power management. I never flashed it, unless it was included with the modem zip.

SilentDude56k said:
Seems like it. I flashed the one from invisiblek's modem thread with the filename VRLI5.modem.zip and it's working fine for me.
EDIT: Never mind, that's not the modem. According to this post it seems to be related to power management. I never flashed it, unless it was included with the modem zip.
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Here is the flashable VRL15 modem... Now can someone make this Odin flashable??
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-of...zon-sgs3-sch-i535-odin-or-recovery-flashable/

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Is this the JB modem or something else? I'm not sure if should i install it with the jelly bean leak.
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YEs it is . use the link that i posted to take you to rootzwiki and download it there.

what is this talk of .RPM on touchwiz jellybean? i have searched and found little info... sorry op not trying to hijack your thread!

Here's a couple posts I found earlier today about rpm:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33187381&postcount=4155
and this latter one is more descriptive about what changes with OTA's and apparently only the rpm is of consequence...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32538851&postcount=3532
and finalement, here's a post with the JB leak's rpm:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33557322&postcount=260
Now I still don't know what this does other than exist.

yea im trying to figure out its purpose and if i need to add it too my guide. thx for those links!

droidstyle said:
yea im trying to figure out its purpose and if i need to add it too my guide. thx for those links!
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I'm still new to Samsung, so someone correct me if I'm way off-base, but the gist I got was that when a new rom (or leak) comes from verizon, it includes rom+kernel+rpm+modem... which on an HTC device we called rom+kernel+firmware+radio. So my understanding is that if you just flash the new radios without the new firmware that matches up with what your dev used as a base, there could be compatibility issues.
(Much more knowledgeable people discussed this in the Cleanrom thread as in those links above).

i understand all of that...just trying to figure out what exactly is rpm. thx !

droidstyle said:
i understand all of that...just trying to figure out what exactly is rpm. thx !
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+1 I don't like to blindly flash...
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In simple terms if I understand correctly it installs files that you don't get in flashing a ROM. Gives you an option if you don't want to go back to stock via Odin and OTA back up to current version.

sfobrien said:
In simple terms if I understand correctly it installs files that you don't get in flashing a ROM. Gives you an option if you don't want to go back to stock via Odin and OTA back up to current version.
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i understand that...lol
whats its purpose in android is my question?

droidstyle said:
i understand that...lol
whats its purpose in android is my question?
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RIL files and Power Managment files to coincide with ROM and Modem version to avoid possible conflicts and issues?

sfobrien said:
RIL files and Power Managment files to coincide with ROM and Modem version to avoid possible conflicts and issues?
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ahh ok now were getting somewhere! thx!!

So does an odin back to stock undo whatever this file does or does another rpm file need to be flashed to undo it?

edthesped said:
So does an odin back to stock undo whatever this file does or does another rpm file need to be flashed to undo it?
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If you Odin to a prior version of stock, it should be included in the zip which simultaneously changes the modem. The reason an rpm is being discussed is because when flashing custom roms and modems, this isn't updated. Think of an Odin flash of older images as "reversing an update," all those same files are added when you accept an OTA, so they'll be changed if you Odin an older stock image.
If I'm wrong, I'll gladly redact my comment but that's what I understand from this discussion.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
If you Odin to a prior version of stock, it should be included in the zip which simultaneously changes the modem. The reason an rpm is being discussed is because when flashing custom roms and modems, this isn't updated. Think of an Odin flash of older images as "reversing an update," all those same files are added when you accept an OTA, so they'll be changed if you Odin an older stock image.
If I'm wrong, I'll gladly redact my comment but that's what I understand from this discussion.
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Thanks, it's starting to make more sense to me. I'm not unfamiliar with root but typically only do so to eliminate bloat, otherwise I'm happy with stock builds. The JB leak changed things a little so I want to get a better handle on what I'm installing and why.

stable
Why can't this just be simple.....I just want a good stable everything and then leave it alone.....Will that ever happen?

masonjb said:
Why can't this just be simple.....I just want a good stable everything and then leave it alone.....Will that ever happen?
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flash back to stock and leave your device alone...pretty simple.

So if we revert to a ROM backup, do we need to manually turn back the rpm as well, like we do with the modem? Sounds like we need vrali5 for jb leak. I will play around with jb for awhile though go back to ICS for everyday stability use, until I find a jb I like. Do I need to revert the rpm when I restore ICS? Where do I find older rpms. Thanks.
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