Root [Sprint] (L720t) Odin & TWRP stock

pbedard · Aug 16, 2014

I deleted my back up by accident of nc6 now I don't have a stock rom ... I'm using cm which sucks any help will be great

Android_Jack · Aug 16, 2014

pbedard said:
I deleted my back up by accident of nc6 now I don't have a stock rom ... I'm using cm which sucks any help will be great

You too huh? Lol I did the exact same thing.

Our good and hard working friend Dais Flaque made a stock rooted backup. Let me find the zip and send it your way

please be sure to thank Dais. He worked very hard on it and his stock rooted comes with specific directions. Be sure to read carefully :thumbup:

Android_Jack · Aug 16, 2014

DaisFlaque said:
This is for the L720T ONLY. I am not responsible for what you flash to your device..

Now this is the 4.4.2 NC6 Update (not rooted) Link! Dais Made Odin return to stock

And thanks to CNexus over at XDA we now have a rooted stock MK5 that I'm currently downloading to find out weather or not it's working fully and if it's an Odin tar or a CWM/TWRP flashable... either way here's the link.. http://cnexus.co/downloads/files/Misc/SPH-L720T_ROOTED_ODEXED_MK5.zip [COLOR="SeaGreen"]ALL THANKS TO CNEXUS AT XDA[/COLOR]

TWRP 2.7.0.1 NC6 4.4.2 backup of rooted stock.

Make sure your recovery is TWRP 2.7.0.1, then make a backup of just one small partition(making the folders for us to follow).. like cache then reboot and go to a root file explorer.. like root browser or es file explorer. And copy/paste the whole file/folders I'm uploading in sdcard/TWRP/backups. Right next to the one you backed up.
Reboot back to TWRP and go to restore menu. Make sure the backup is there and restorable.. do a wipe of everything except internal storage and external.
Flashing may cause some slight fc's.. (force closes) this is to be expected.. it may even prevent you from singing in.. still try.. have patients.. if you can't at all.. (like the keyboard itself is fc-ing) do a battery pull and boot recovery. Wipe davlic and cache. Try again. It should still give problems.. but stable enough to sign in to gmail. Afterwards.. go directly to sprint zone.

(In this order) update prl, then firmware then software. (If not on NC6 this will update you to NC6 4.4.2)

Again go through the updates. And reboot.

Let google do its thing.. and your all set. Stock rooted and you can back this up as your own and get rid of mine.. lol ..

P.S. a factory reset may be needed afterwards too.

Dais Man's L720t Dev Folder On Mediafire

Here is the link and specific directions to follow to go back to stock rooted NC6. All credit goes to Dais Flaque.

Android_Jack · Aug 17, 2014

Godfall47 said:
Yea I hate messing with stuff after a flash just to get the basics like and whatnot. First time I flashed it I didn't kno I didn't have data. The gf was not happy when I wasn't responding for a few hours. But I think I'm done flashing for awhile after this one, it's got everything I need. Even got the native hotspot going.

Scratch that, it didn't have the long press menu option to kill the app you're.

If you saw my recent post on this forum about not having root then you'll understand the frustration of setting stuff up lol. I discovered I didn't have root after flashing slimkat. I had to flash a superuser zip file to regain root and update binary. Not a huge deal but frustrating that I couldn't use root apps right away.

While i may hate having to reset stuff up, at the same time I like exploring and customizing different options as I'm sure you and Dais do too. It wouldn't be fun to just stay stock would it?

I'm kinda settled on slimkat (for now) because it fits what I need for now and it has a simple layout. I'm getting used to the smaller icons.

Android_Jack · Aug 17, 2014

pbedard said:
I deleted my back up by accident of nc6 now I don't have a stock rom ... I'm using cm which sucks any help will be great

Hey let us know if you were able to flash that NC6 stock rooted :thumbup: we're here to help if needed

DaisFlaque · Aug 20, 2014

pbedard said:
The nc6 stock rooted don't flash in twrp 2701 or 2710 I tried all things

Well first things first. The rooted is not nc6. UN-rooted stock is nc6. And thx jack but I never could make that rooted image. All credit goes to Cnexus over at xda. But his image is of our old mk5 update. It should be 4.4x as well. As I understand it.. it should just lack the Wi-Fi fix and Wi-Fi calling. A simple update of all in sprintzone or settings app should correct the lack of updates.

jackroo · Aug 20, 2014

DaisFlaque said:
Well first things first. The rooted is not nc6. UN-rooted stock is nc6. And thx jack but I never could make that rooted image. All credit goes to Cnexus over at xda. But his image is of our old mk5 update. It should be 4.4x as well. As I understand it.. it should just lack the Wi-Fi fix and Wi-Fi calling. A simple update of all in sprintzone or settings app should correct the lack of updates.

I stand corrected lol

bthorne79 · Feb 16, 2015

DaisFlaque said:
Uploading a stock backup for TWRP 2.7.0.1 ... you'll need to have this exact recovery for this to work.. tested on my and my girlfriends L720t..

Okay this will take a minute to upload on my end. And your end will take a while to download. Try to be on Wi-Fi.. I know this may not be very easy if you don't have in home Wi-Fi.. lol

After I get you a link.. and you make sure your recovery is TWRP 2.7.0.1 make a backup of just one small partition(making the folders for us to follow).. like cache then reboot and go to a root file explorer.. like root browser or es file explorer. And copy/paste the whole file/folders I'm uploading in sdcard/TWRP/backups. Right next to the one you backed up.
Reboot back to TWRP and go to restore menu. Make sure the backup is there and restorable.. do a wipe of everything except internal storage.
Flashing may cause some slight fc's.. (force closes) this is to be expected.. it may even prevent you from singing in.. still try.. have patients.. if you can't at all.. (like the keyboard itself is fc-ing) do a battery pull and boot recovery. Wipe davlic and cache. Try again. It should still give problems.. but stable enough to sign in to gmail. Afterwards.. go directly to sprint zone.

(In this order) update prl, then firmware then software. (If not on NC6 this will update you to NC6 4.4.2)

Again go through the updates. And reboot.

Let google do its thing.. and your all set. Stock rooted and you can back this up as your own and get rid of mine.. lol ..

@jackroo .. this files kinda large.. so give me awhile to upload. K

If you guys need I have the stock roots flashable with custom recovery on my android file host I've had them up for some time https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=20593

DaisFlaque · Feb 16, 2015

bthorne79 said:
If you guys need I have the stock roots flashable with custom recovery on my android file host I've had them up for some time https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=20593

Would you be willing to make a new post so I can sticky it? Mine seems old and i've moved on from this device for the most part.

DaisFlaque · Feb 16, 2015

Oh and try to post the specs too.. like the nc6 stock with root. Or the ng5 with/without..

bthorne79 · Feb 16, 2015

I can but im not on this forum very often lots of stuff on XDA that's where I do all my stuff but a buddy of mine said a few topics was here

kolosus · Feb 24, 2015

Need some help with my L720T. I'm currently on NG5. Android 4.4.2.

I want to go back to MK5 or at the least Jelly bean. I'm unsure on how to do this. I did get an Odin image of MK5 but some are saying that flashing/downgrading the modem will soft brick the device and I'll have to flash a NG5 modem to get my phone in useable condition again.

So many conflicting statements. Not to mention that there's the L720 and then the L720T.

Someone point me in the right direction please. I dont care about Knox since I dont have a warranty on my device anyway.

bthorne79 · Feb 25, 2015

kolosus said:
Need some help with my L720T. I'm currently on NG5. Android 4.4.2.

I want to go back to MK5 or at the least Jelly bean. I'm unsure on how to do this. I did get an Odin image of MK5 but some are saying that flashing/downgrading the modem will soft brick the device and I'll have to flash a NG5 modem to get my phone in useable condition again.

So many conflicting statements. Not to mention that there's the L720 and then the L720T.

Someone point me in the right direction please. I dont care about Knox since I dont have a warranty on my device anyway.

Yes you can Odin the modem but downgrading with knox is impossible you will end up with a brick what issues do you want to downgrade grade for

kolosus · Feb 25, 2015

bthorne79 said:
Yes you can Odin the modem but downgrading with knox is impossible you will end up with a brick what issues do you want to downgrade grade for

I actually need to change the MSL/SPC of the device. In the older firmwares the MSL could be changed. But in the newer 4.4 androids it cant be done.

I want to change the MSL and then I can revert back to the latest modem/software. Is it possible to try to take this device back to jellybean without changing the modem? I wouldn't even need a signal or anything. Just a stock jellybean, change the MSL and then revert back to latest software/modem what have you.

The L720t is such a hassle and to make it worse most of the information out there for the S4 doesn't apply to the T variant.

DaisFlaque · Oct 17, 2015

So sorry for my tardiness.. i have flashed mk5 from nc6.. so you should be fine.. i needed to do same thing. Lol

kdraw44 · Jul 2, 2016

Hey guys, does anyone have a stock OK3 stock TWRP backup for the L720T?

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