[Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCKH7/KK6 Return/Unbrick to Stock (or Root)

creepyncrawly

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Yea but the problem is my Power Button doesn't work... :(
I don't have a lot of experience with adb, and I haven't used it in this exact situation, but if you connect the phone to your pc via usb cable while it is stuck on the rethink possible screen, and use the adb command
Code:
adb reboot recovery
at the command prompt, the phone should boot into recovery to allow you to perform a wipe data/factory reset.
 

m7ia

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I don't see any Hotfile links in the OP. Entropy512 never used Hotfile links as far as I know. His links are DevHost links. Are you referring to links somewhere else? My guides and posts use Hotfile links which I will get around to fixing whenever I have some time.
Yes you're right, I think I was looking at the ODIN one-click links and mistook them for the OP, sorry!
 

Edgarhighmen

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sigh, links are down, just looking to clear a bootloop to install kitkat =/ (No rom, CWM 6.0.4.4 fail install, but between bootloops it says CWM 6.0.4.5 on bottom left, then continues bootloop, eurghh)
 
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Godfather379

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Multiupload links removed - MU seems to be gone forever. I will repost an unrooted UCKH7 package in the next week along with a modem package - Until then, use the rooted package and then remove:
/system/xbin/su
/system/bin/su
/system/app/Superuser.apk
And then reboot

I have uploaded Heimdall/Odin flashable kernel ,rooted system, and modem images to dev-host. This should be sufficient to unbrick most hosed-up phones, as long as you didn't flash a bad .pit. Note that after flashing this, you might need to wipe data depending on what ROM you were coming from. If you bootloop or things behave wacky, enter 3e recovery (stock kernel means stock recovery) and do a Wipe Data/Factory Reset. If you are reverting from UCKK6 back to UCKH7 you MUST perform this step or wifi will not work. If you're coming from a 100% stock ROM and only using this to gain root, you should be able to keep all your data and not need to wipe.

The kernel is 100% bone stock, the system image is stock except that it is pre-rooted (su binary and Superuser.apk)

I am including the modem in a separate package since that goes in a separate modem slot, and I don't want to reupload a 200+ MB file if I don't have to.

The kernel + rooted UCKH7 system package is here: http://dev-host.org/UWm
Kernel + cache + rooted UCKK6 system package: http://dev-host.org/8LA

Download, extract the package using 7-Zip, which can be downloaded from http://www.7-zip.org/download.html, then either:
1) (Tested on Linux, should work on MacOS) - Extract the tar and flash the components with heimdall from the commandline as follows:
Code:
heimdall flash --kernel zImage --factoryfs factoryfs.img
for the kernel + system package, and:
Code:
heimdall flash --modem modem.bin
for the modem package

I've never had good results with the Heimdall Frontend GUI.

2) (Tested by Jivy26 for kernel + system, untested for modem) - Flash the .tar in Odin. I'm a Linux user, so I have only tested this with Heimdall so far.
Kernel + system package goes in PDA slot I believe, modem package in Phone slot.

If you are wondering why I used 7-Zip to compress the archive:
7-Zip provides better compression ratios than Zip
7-Zip is open source unlike RAR
If it were a zip file, some doofus would probably think it was CWM-flashable and complain that it didn't flash.

Also - great thanks goes to Jivy26 for providing a stock /system dump. Without that it would not have been possible to make the system image or get a kernel dump.

Coming in the next few days - stock unrooted /system package.

Also just added - a param.lfs backup from my device. This is NOT contained in an Odin-flashable .tar file yet, I'll work on cleaning up my packages when I'm feeling better. I came down with a nasty cold a few days ago.

UPDATE:
creepyncrawly has written an EXCELLENT step-by-step guide for flashing this with Odin. The guide is at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659

In addition, he posted an Odin-flashable tar package for just the stock kernel, for those who want to do a ! removal. I have mirrored the file (I don't trust Dropbox for long-term hosting) at http://www.multiupload.com/MD7SMMNG24 - his original post is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18535109&postcount=174

Hello. My issue is I have no os on the phone, because I stupidly wiped it when trying to give my phone a fresh wipe, and went on a wiping frenzy. Shoulda payed more attention. Anyways. I'm guessing this method is with being able to connect your phone too pc? I can connect it-ish. I have no system on the phone, but if I plug it into pc, it shows in dvcmng, the samsung thing...... But I've been trying to install a system by putting a zip into the sd card, and moving the sdcard to that phone. Going into recovery, then install that way. With no luck. I just tried the kernal+rooted. Extrated it. then extracted the root. Doesn't even show up in the phone to install. Sigh. So confused with this.
 
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