I've got AOSP installed on my SGH-M919 so it looks and feels like a 9505 GPE. I want to go back to stock. I'm trying to flash with ODIN and it keeps failing. From what I can tell I just need to flash the PIT file in addition to the tar.md5 file. Unfortunately all I can find is a crappy rapidgator link that's going to take ~20 hours to download a complete ZIP file with a bunch of extraneous crap (beyond the PIT file).
I want to know if there's a place to get just the tiny PIT file? Maybe there's a better place to download the full ZIP file than RapidGator? I've tried google. I've tried XDA search. "Help me forum posts, you're my only hope."
Try this link. let me know if it works.
http://www.tsar3000.com/Joomla/inde...roid-mobile-phones&catid=55:samsung&Itemid=82
Thanks... but unfortunately my answer is "nope - neither the M919 or the M919n links worked." I got to an ultraspammed 4shared download page with a 20 second counter that never counted down. I tried every link and they were either an unrelated clicktrap ad or an attempt to steal various social network permissions.
xdabruin said:
I've got AOSP installed on my SGH-M919 so it looks and feels like a 9505 GPE. I want to go back to stock. I'm trying to flash with ODIN and it keeps failing. From what I can tell I just need to flash the PIT file in addition to the tar.md5 file. Unfortunately all I can find is a crappy rapidgator link that's going to take ~20 hours to download a complete ZIP file with a bunch of extraneous crap (beyond the PIT file).
I want to know if there's a place to get just the tiny PIT file? Maybe there's a better place to download the full ZIP file than RapidGator? I've tried google. I've tried XDA search. "Help me forum posts, you're my only hope."
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Forget about pit.
Just flash this one
https://mega.co.nz/#!k1gEzDgQ!nDZe4sVHm9UEeZOaC1UKAxUnoLmQZGYCQ5VLvX6dFag
via odin PDA or AB(if odin 3.09)
THE MOST important that your cable is connected to you PC straight, w/o any usb hubs
If odin fails - change the cable, 99% your cable is bad
and you'll be fine on latest firmware/baseband
for root and knox look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2677252
This is in the wrong forum.
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So I followed the sticky on rooting my friends SGS3 but I cannot get odin 3.04 to read the CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-Sprint-v5.zip file. It doesnt even show up at all when I open the pda section to select the file. I even tried to rename it from .zip to .tar and .tar.md5 but even with .tar it detects it but it wont flash it it has an error. On the phone it has red letters that say something like unsupported dev_type.
i used this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680
try it.
Did houbtry to open the zip and see if there was a tar inside?? I have had that happen a few times.
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Eric-1987 said:
So I followed the sticky on rooting my friends SGS3 but I cannot get odin 3.04 to read the CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-Sprint-v5.zip file. It doesnt even show up at all when I open the pda section to select the file. I even tried to rename it from .zip to .tar and .tar.md5 but even with .tar it detects it but it wont flash it it has an error. On the phone it has red letters that say something like unsupported dev_type.
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Hello. Do yourself a BIG favor and click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEVDgjTTdg&list=PL7011CD883D5201B8&index=12&feature=plpp_video. Follow the video by QBKing77. This is what I followed to ROOT my Samsung Galaxy S III. :good:
Have Fun.
Wolfbeef123 said:
i used this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680
try it.
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Ghost Protocol said:
Hello. Do yourself a BIG favor and click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEVDgjTTdg&list=PL7011CD883D5201B8&index=12&feature=plpp_video. Follow the video by QBKing77. This is what I followed to ROOT my Samsung Galaxy S III. :good:
Have Fun.
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I would personally go with this method. I never use QBKing's videos, but I'm thinking its the same one he uses.
I'm to lazy to look up the file names but you are either trying to load a .zip into Odin when you need to extract a .tar file, or you are trying to load a .zip file meant to be flashed in recovery instead of Odin.
EDIT: Actually, I used this method. At the time I tried it was by far the easiest I saw. Just download the .zip in that thread, unzip it, load it in Odin, root.
gpgorbosjr said:
I would personally go with this method. I never use QBKing's videos, but I'm thinking its the same one he uses.
I'm to lazy to look up the file names but you are either trying to load a .zip into Odin when you need to extract a .tar file, or you are trying to load a .zip file meant to be flashed in recovery instead of Odin.
EDIT: Actually, I used this method. At the time I tried it was by far the easiest I saw. Just download the .zip in that thread, unzip it, load it in Odin, root.
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I was on lg8.. unrooted using odin 3.04... reflashed using 3.04 and epic recovery... all qbkingg77 tips with no problem
Eric-1987 said:
So I followed the sticky on rooting my friends SGS3 but I cannot get odin 3.04 to read the CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-Sprint-v5.zip file. It doesnt even show up at all when I open the pda section to select the file. I even tried to rename it from .zip to .tar and .tar.md5 but even with .tar it detects it but it wont flash it it has an error. On the phone it has red letters that say something like unsupported dev_type.
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Could you link us to the method you are using, or pick one of the many methods we suggested and we'll try and get you through it?
Hello Again. I suggest, if you DO NOT WANT TO BRICK YOUR PHONE, following the video by QBKing77. Also, this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726558 (link) will help you feel at home.
So I'm hoping I'm posting in the appropriate place, and if not please feel free to point me in the right direction. There may be threads that already exist that are what I need, but I find it so hard to find the right thread on this website so after lots of trying I figured I'd just post.
I have Samsung Galaxy S III on WIND Mobile (SGH-T999V) which is said to be identical except in name to the T-Mobile Variant. I tried a few different ways to get root, and since the first which involved CWM weren't working I ended up using Odin to install (flash?) a file called root66.tar from god knows where. I acquired root, but every time I go to flash any Mod (through recovery > apply zip from sd), whether its CM9 or an update pushed to my phone from Wind, i get a status 7 report (I think it's checking for my devices product name to see that it matches whatever the thing is designed for and it doesn't check out?)
I've heard that this is a problem with CWM and all I need to do is flash the latest CWM or a different CWM. I've tried downloading the CWM app, and manually flashing, etc etc, none of it seems to actually change my recovery. Maybe I'm just missing something, but I'm quite sure the recovery simply is not being flashed.
So I found this thread for T-Mo variant that sed to get on root explorer and delete a couple files, which I'll probably try if nobody responds quickly, and hopefully nothing bad will happen, but I wanted to confirm that this will be safe for Wind variant.
Also, I'm freaking out a little inside and want to revert back to my stock ROM, which I found. The thing is it's in zip file and i'm unable to flash .zip. My Windows computer is out of commission and I only have Linux Mint, for which Odin doesn't work, so I have this program called Heimdall. I'm wondering how to package a tar.gz file, what is a tar.gz file? Why not just use a .tar file? or a .gz file? What's the difference. Basically, when I give Heimdall my tar.gz file, whats it gonna do with it?
Any thread-pointing or explanation would be super appreciated! Thank you in advance
edit: In regards to Heimdall, I've looked at some guides, they all site older versions, which appear to be different? the only flashhing I can do is either thru a Heimdall Firmware Package, which I don't know how to make but I'd like to learn, or with a PIT, which I dont have or understand, so any help there would also be good
The files you are supposed to delete are safe to do so. Or you can rename them. Either way will work. Once you do this you can now install recovery from rom or goo manager. Use the app to reboot recovery as well. Very easy.
You don't flash zip files from the computer. You do that in recovery.
There are also other ways to flash. I suggest you read through my firmware thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
Pay attention to Mobile Odin, it may be your easiest and safest way to flash stock firmware.
You got root66.tar from god knows where???
Don't take this the wrong way but it sounds like you are getting a little careless and could cause more problems than you started with.
Do not flash anything except what you find in this forum. Aside from custom roms you should find everything you need in that thread.
Id also suggest reading the stickied threads in this section as well.
Good luck!
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DocHoliday77 said:
The files you are supposed to delete are safe to do so. Or you can rename them. Either way will work. Once you do this you can now install recovery from rom or goo manager. Use the app to reboot recovery as well. Very easy.
You don't flash zip files from the computer. You do that in recovery.
There are also other ways to flash. I suggest you read through my firmware thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
Pay attention to Mobile Odin, it may be your easiest and safest way to flash stock firmware.
You got root66.tar from god knows where???
Don't take this the wrong way but it sounds like you are getting a little careless and could cause more problems than you started with.
Do not flash anything except what you find in this forum. Aside from custom roms you should find everything you need in that thread.
Id also suggest reading the stickied threads in this section as well.
Good luck!
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Haha, I know you flash .zip from recovery. I meant I'm unable to flash .zip through recovery, and I can't use Odin to flash any .tar for example, so I thought if I could learn how to use Heimdall, learn how to package a 'Heimdall Firmware Package', that'd be safest.
Anyhow, Thank you, I will be more careful
Edit: checking back in, I went to delete the files
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
/system/install-recovery.sh
They're nowhere to be found. I looked around other places like /root/system, and /mnt/system, still nothing. Any ideas?
dudds4 said:
Haha, I know you flash .zip from recovery. I meant I'm unable to flash .zip through recovery, and I can't use Odin to flash any .tar for example, so I thought if I could learn how to use Heimdall, learn how to package a 'Heimdall Firmware Package', that'd be safest.
Anyhow, Thank you, I will be more careful
Edit: checking back in, I went to delete the files
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
/system/install-recovery.sh
They're nowhere to be found. I looked around other places like /root/system, and /mnt/system, still nothing. Any ideas?
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Sorry I really font know anything about heimdall. That's why I suggested looking into mobile odin. It will let you flash the firmware from the phone itself. The free version here on xda won't root the fw during flash like the paid version will.
If those files aren't on your phone then don't worry about them. They rewrite stock recovery every boot.
You can try this to get flashing to work in recovery:
Open /system/build.prop and wherever it says d2can, change it to d2tmo. And change T999V to just T999.
Make a copy of the original first and save to your external sdcard.
Now reboot recovery and try to flash again.
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Hello all. I have posted this problem/question before but received no help. So im posting it again. I recently rooted my S3 and installed cyanogenmod and decided I like touchwiz so I decided to unroot it. So I installed triangle away to delete any traces of root and the process was completed nicely. Then I flashed a stock rom that I downloaded online. Then I did a stock factory reset. But it doesnt feel right. There are slight graphics glitches with opening some apps. Like opening facebook messanger will display white and black lines untill it loads up. I tried the whole reinstall thing and no help. There are other similar glitches. Can anyone help me? I want my s3 fully stock like it was straight from att.
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dima470 said:
Then I flashed a stock rom that I downloaded online.
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I would try another file download location (which you did not specify where you downloaded from). You might also try and redownload and ensure to do an MD5 check. Of course this means factory resetting again and ODIN.
If nothing else, download rooted ROM from Mr.Robinson's post and unroot it. This will keep your flash counter as is.
aybarrap1 said:
I would try another file download location (which you did not specify where you downloaded from). You might also try and redownload and ensure to do an MD5 check. Of course this means factory resetting again and ODIN.
If nothing else, download rooted ROM from Mr.Robinson's post and unroot it. This will keep your flash counter as is.
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Thank You for your quick responce. I downloaded the rom from a video i found on YouTube.(doesn't seem reliable huh...) How do i do an MD5 check?
dima470 said:
Thank You for your quick responce. I downloaded the rom from a video i found on YouTube.(doesn't seem reliable huh...) How do i do an MD5 check?
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Follow this thread for downloading stock roms: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625. After unzipping most should end with the file name .md5. ODIN will do the md5 check automatically for you. Just pay attention to the prompts.
If you find that this does not work, go here and download rooted rom to be flashed via ODIN. You can then remove root.
If the file is not ODIN flashable with an md5 at the end, look for a long string of digits and letters that should be right by the download. A good example to know what I am talking about is to take a look at the site for rooted stock roms. Notice the md5 under the Old image AT&T file download link. Download and extract this file and follow the directions.
aybarrap1 said:
Follow this thread for downloading stock roms: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625. After unzipping most should end with the file name .md5. ODIN will do the md5 check automatically for you. Just pay attention to the prompts.
If you find that this does not work, go here and download rooted rom to be flashed via ODIN. You can then remove root.
If the file is not ODIN flashable with an md5 at the end, look for a long string of digits and letters that should be right by the download. A good example to know what I am talking about is to take a look at the site for rooted stock roms. Notice the md5 under the Old image AT&T file download link. Download and extract this file and follow the directions.
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I tried Mr. Robinson's rooted stock rom, and it has the exact same issue.... Is it all just in my head? Please do help. My S3 isn't perfect anymore and i'm really OCD about it. I regret ever rooting.
I am unable to return to stock because the file hosting site that hosts ODIN and the tar file has been taken down. The FAQ points to QBKing77's site for the tar and that is hosted on HotFile, which has been taken down. The link to download ODIN, which is on a thread here on XDA, is also hosted on HotFile. Where else can I get the stuff needed for returning to stock?
BitWarOrg said:
I am unable to return to stock because the file hosting site that hosts ODIN and the tar file has been taken down. The FAQ points to QBKing77's site for the tar and that is hosted on HotFile, which has been taken down. The link to download ODIN, which is on a thread here on XDA, is also hosted on HotFile. Where else can I get the stuff needed for returning to stock?
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you could always use this from this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099. you dont need odin just your phone and sd card. make sure you read the page and download the one for your phones size. if you really want to go odin way, ill see if i can dig up the file on my pc for you.
So I downloaded the stock 7.0 firmware from a link here on XDA. Upon opening the .rar file i was presented with multiple files and I am not sure which one I am supposed to flash. Here is a pic of all the files I have. Just click on the link below. Can someone tell me which one I am supposed to use to flash my phone back to stock android.
https://ibb.co/kFc5Ed
ok so I select the files for AP CP BL and Home_CSC like it said o do to make sure I get the binary. But it keeps failing when it starts to write new Firmware. I just need to get to stock firmware on this phone. Can someon Please help me figure out how to do this.