[HOW TO] Return to 100% stock 1.13.651.7 / ROM - Recovery - S-ON!

[scrosler]

I am writing this because I had to do it. I hosed my phone and could not get it to boot into OS. I did get it to boot into recovery, and fast boot. This will work if you can get that far!

1. Download the stock ROM ZIP image from here: Sprint Stock ROM Image v 1.1.3.651.7

2. Copy it to SD Card. You may need to use a card reader if your phone is hosed and wont boot to OS.

3. Reboot phone into hboot mode by holding volume down and then press power. Keep volume down held until you boot into hboot mode.

4. In hboot mode the phone will scan the SD card with the image. Once it finds it will ask you if you want to update. Press "Power" to update.

5. Wait.... For a while. When it gets to "system" it will loop a few times. Its quite nerve wracking actually but after about 5 or 6 times it will complete.

6. Once the entire flash is complete it will prompt you to "press power to reboot." Press power and your phone will reboot to 100% stock ROM.

7. Once the phone has been flashed you will need to set the secure flag on the radio for S-ON to do this use "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" Make sure you are in fastboot menu. To do this power down and hold power down while powering up and select fastboot. I attached fastboot and ADB to the post if you don't already have them.


This has only been tested with TeamWin recovery and phone was already at the v 1.13.651.7

[Chuck_IV]

Thanks for this. I'm rooted but haven't flashed any new ROMs yet and was wondering what I needed to get back to stock incase I don't like the new ROM .

[scrosler]

Originally Posted by Chuck_IV

Thanks for this. I'm rooted but haven't flashed any new ROMs yet and was wondering what I needed to get back to stock incase I don't like the new ROM .

If you don't like the new ROM just flash another ROM. Use this method if you need to send in or bring to sprint for repair. Or... You hose things up so bad you cant restore and flash a new rom... This method will remove s-off, root and recovery. So you would have to do that all over again.

Doing this method will set phone back to new out of the box status. No root, no recovery, etc...

[Chuck_IV]

Ahh, my mistake then. I was reading over at XDA that reflashing stock won't actually set S-ON, that you would have to do a special fastboot command that sets S-ON.

Now that I'm thinking of it, if I wanted to go back to the state I'm in now(rooted but stock ROM) could I just restore from TWRP(I've already made backup with the nandroid part).

Sorry I'm an android n00b. I've been on winmo for quite a while(even cooking my own ROMS) so all this android stuff is still a bit foreign to me.

[scrosler]

Originally Posted by Chuck_IV

Ahh, my mistake then. I was reading over at XDA that reflashing stock won't actually set S-ON, that you would have to do a special fastboot command that sets S-ON.

Now that I'm thinking of it, if I wanted to go back to the state I'm in now(rooted but stock ROM) could I just restore from TWRP(I've already made backup with the nandroid part).

Sorry I'm an android n00b. I've been on winmo for quite a while(even cooking my own ROMS) so all this android stuff is still a bit foreign to me.

Yeah, just use the back up unless you need to go into panic mode.

[scrosler]

Updated the post on how to turn S-ON for a 100% factory reset.

[dave01978]

Can u post the file for s on, can't make calls and sprint wants me to bring it in, and I don't have access to CPU for awhile

Sent from my PG86100 on the PPCGeeks App

[scrosler]

Originally Posted by dave01978

Can u post the file for s on, can't make calls and sprint wants me to bring it in, and I don't have access to CPU for awhile

Sent from my PG86100 on the PPCGeeks App

fastboot oem writesecureflag 3


EDIT: Updated op with correct S-ON command.


I dont know how this can be done from a flashable zip. Im sure it can but I dont know...

OMJ, any thoughts?

[dave01978]

Originally Posted by scrosler

Right now all methods for S-ON has failed. No one has it working yet. Sorry man. Take it in with S-OFF. Im sure they wont notice. I hope anyways.

Thanks for the info. Your right I had other phones sent in rooted or unlocked before with no prob.

Sent from my PG86100 on the PPCGeeks App

[scrosler]

Originally Posted by dave01978

Thanks for the info. Your right I had other phones sent in rooted or unlocked before with no prob.

Sent from my PG86100 on the PPCGeeks App

I updated my post. I was actually wrong... lol

Were were trying with the incorrect syntax! Thread updated...

Still not sure how to make it into flashable zip though....

Maybe OMJ?