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Root [Virgin Mobile] Help me return to stock and not have a modded device status

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Hey guys, I would like to return to completely stock, and I would like to remove "modded" from device status under settings. I'm rooted with the stock touchwiz or whatever it is and cwm recovery. I followed this guide here and used odin http://androidforums.com/virgin-mob...9490-guide-rooting-recovery-galaxy-s3-vm.html. I've got a stock image from when I first put cwm on there minus a few bloat apps that I can restore and make a bone stock image. I saw someone mention using samsung kies but I have kies air on my phone and I don't see anything that looks like I need. Thanks in advance.
 
Basically I want to put the stock recovery back on there and unroot the phone. Can someone walk me through it please?
 
What Kies version did you use?

When I plugged in my phone I got:

Your device's current firmware version is not support to update firmware via Kies

*Current firmware version: PDA:MG2 / PHONE:MG2 / CSC:MG2 (VMU)

Guess it wont work with newest MG2 phones?
 
MopedRyder said:
What Kies version did you use?

When I plugged in my phone I got:

Your device's current firmware version is not support to update firmware via Kies

*Current firmware version: PDA:MG2 / PHONE:MG2 / CSC:MG2 (VMU)

Guess it wont work with newest MG2 phones?
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MG2 will not work with kies due to it not being in there archive. MD7 is current according to kies at the moment.
 
lordmage said:
using kies on the pc or mac with a bootable phone you can reinitialize the phone to bone stock.
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Can you elaborate on this? I have only seen bits of info on doing this on our phones. I am a little put off by the need for some zip file in addition to Kies.

In my case, I have a stock GS3 with Virgin Mobile. I've installed CWM and rooted it. If I want to go back to 100% stock out of the box, how do I do that?

Please don't tell me "Kies"

I'd like some elaboration from anyone if possible. Or a link to a step by step if one exists.
 
Palmetto Fellow said:
Can you elaborate on this? I have only seen bits of info on doing this on our phones. I am a little put off by the need for some zip file in addition to Kies.

In my case, I have a stock GS3 with Virgin Mobile. I've installed CWM and rooted it. If I want to go back to 100% stock out of the box, how do I do that?

Please don't tell me "Kies"

I'd like some elaboration from anyone if possible. Or a link to a step by step if one exists.
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I would try this (read entire thread first)

http://androidforums.com/virgin-mobile-galaxy-s3-all-things-root/752415-phone-status-modified.html

Note on post #22

JupiterOne's Link goes to here:
Directory Listing of /android/download/

Looking in his "vmu_gs3_stock-recovery_flash_reset" is appears there is the stock recovery.img and the needed scripts to reset the counter (Status).

I created my own set of 3 flashable recoveries: g60madman, Touch CWM (pulled the recovery.img from Odin and made Flashable, and Stock Recovery (just recovery no reset from JupiterOne's). Ive only tested the Touch CWM one though.
 
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