Has anyone attempted to do this yet?
1. Root your prime (without unlocking it)
2. Flash clockwork recovery (not sure if it will do it or not)
3. backup your primes rom in clockwork
4. reboot and unlock the primes bootloader
5. go into clockwork recovery and wipe data
6. restore previous rom
7. bootloader re-locked?!?!
Im not sure if it will work, but can someone tell me if it world work or not?(I am a noob when it comes to unlocking a phone/tablet)
royredman said:
Has anyone attempted to do this yet?
1. Root your prime (without unlocking it)
2. Flash clockwork recovery (not sure if it will do it or not)
3. backup your primes rom in clockwork
4. reboot and unlock the primes bootloader
5. go into clockwork recovery and wipe data
6. restore previous rom
7. bootloader re-locked?!?!
Im not sure if it will work, but can someone tell me if it world work or not?(I am a noob when it comes to unlocking a phone/tablet)
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Lol this will not work.
You could not boot into cwm without an unlocked boot loader(hence the lock on what you can boot) and what your backing up with cwm isnt touching the bootloader stuff, so it could not be restored
With this logic, running a restore would restore to before a point before you even had CWM and thus you would have to reinstall it every time
Plus your serial has already been sent to Asus anyway, so why would you want to relock it?
*appropriate 'winning' tag btw
royredman said:
Has anyone attempted to do this yet?
1. Root your prime (without unlocking it)
2. Flash clockwork recovery (not sure if it will do it or not) Your method fails the first time here. You need an unlocked bootloader in the first place to flash CWM
3. backup your primes rom in clockwork
4. reboot and unlock the primes bootloader
5. go into clockwork recovery and wipe data
6. restore previous rom Second problem is here. CWM doesn't backup the "unlock-token" which ASUS' tool writes, so restoring abackup won't do anything.
7. bootloader re-locked?!?!
Im not sure if it will work, but can someone tell me if it world work or not?(I am a noob when it comes to unlocking a phone/tablet)
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See my comments above.
royredman said:
Has anyone attempted to do this yet?
1. Root your prime (without unlocking it)
2. Flash clockwork recovery (not sure if it will do it or not)
3. backup your primes rom in clockwork
4. reboot and unlock the primes bootloader
5. go into clockwork recovery and wipe data
6. restore previous rom
7. bootloader re-locked?!?!
Im not sure if it will work, but can someone tell me if it world work or not?(I am a noob when it comes to unlocking a phone/tablet)
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Uh.... You've been in the catnip again, haven't you?
Ok. Completed the steps, bootloader is now relocked.
Woohoo.
di11igaf said:
Ok. Completed the steps, bootloader is now relocked.
Woohoo.
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The bootloader itself might act like it's locked again, but that doesn't change the fact that your serial has probably been uploaded and logged already as having been unlocked at some point.
[Whoops, hit the thanks button. How to undo that?]
wokka00 said:
The bootloader itself might act like it's locked again, but that doesn't change the fact that your serial has probably been uploaded and logged already as having been unlocked at some point.
[Whoops, hit the thanks button. How to undo that?]
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I probably should have put something else in there indicating i was being sarcastic.
di11igaf said:
I probably should have put something else in there indicating i was being sarcastic.
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for what its worth, i laughed, but in order to even things out, i will NOT be thanking you as the above poster did so accidentally
stretchwookie said:
for what its worth, i laughed, but in order to even things out, i will NOT be thanking you as the above poster did so accidentally
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In hindsight and in light of </sarcasm>, appropriate thanks for the giggles.
my bad..... haha
Ok, so obviously I have never had an unlockable product (currently own a Droid x -__-) So I appreciate that there isn't alot of mocking about this idea. haha. Makes sense that it wont work, but I was curious about it. haha
MFW this thread
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In hindsight and in light of </sarcasm>, appropriate thanks for the giggles.
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as per proper protocol, said poster has confirmed thanks, so i will be issuing an additional thanks for the giggles in question.
Related
After some hours of learning the Asus blob system, I have finally got the latest OTA packaged properly.
Thanks to the Virtuous Team for their updater-script that I started with.
If you download this, please click "thanks" for the chances I took on bricking my device to make this for us.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any damage caused to your device due to flashing this.
That said, I am writing this post on my prime which is running this firmware and working well.
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This ROM is completely stock 9.4.2.15 except for:
Rooted
Insecure Boot.img (Allows the system to be mounted writable)
ADB debugging enabled (Allows running logcat if needed)
Instructions
Make sure your Prime is unlocked and you have CWM installed (see this thread for help and a handy tool to do that)
Shut down the prime
Hold both the Power-button and the Volume-down button until the splash screen appears and some white text in the left top corner is visible
Release both buttons and press the Volume-up button
The device now boots into your CWM recovery
Make a backup of your current ROM
Inside CWM select "wipe data/factory reset" (Optional but highly recommended)
Then flash the rom zip as usual
Then flash the Accounts & Sync fix zip as usual
Download
9.4.2.15 Full Rom
MD5: e1af5c2386fcf972b238a94fac291cad
Reserved for me...
Wow, this is great! Thanks for your hard work. : )
This is excellent, Great Job!
is this deoxed, zipalined by any chance?
Entree said:
Wow, this is great! Thanks for your hard work. : )
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You're welcome!
gerald410 said:
This is excellent, Great Job!
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Thanks!
youngnex said:
is this deoxed, zipalined by any chance?
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No. The only changes from stock are listed in the OP.
Thanks simply for your effort. Still running the Virtuous ROM, but glad this has been made available.
05GT said:
Thanks simply for your effort. Still running the Virtuous ROM, but glad this has been made available.
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I share the same situation and feelings. Thanks for working on this. Does your file manage to flash the latest kernel as well?
Deathbyfugu said:
I share the same situation and feelings. Thanks for working on this. Does your file manage to flash the latest kernel as well?
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Yes it does.
First of all, thank you for packaging this for the rest of us!
I am curious about one thing.
jermaine151 said:
Make sure to do the "wipe data/factory reset" step!
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I realize that "wipe data" has become the catch-all cure for custom rom issues, but why is this a required step for what's essentially a stock rom when the locked bootloader version doesn't need to wipe data?
I'm not complaining, I'm just wondering why this is a required step (instead of an "if you have problems try wiping data" step)?
iconoclastnet said:
First of all, thank you for packaging this for the rest of us!
I am curious about one thing.
I realize that "wipe data" has become the catch-all cure for custom rom issues, but why is this a required step for what's essentially a stock rom when the locked bootloader version doesn't need to wipe data?
I'm not complaining, I'm just wondering why this is a required step (instead of an "if you have problems try wiping data" step)?
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I say that to limit issues. You can try it without wiping and then wipe if you have problems. I flashed it over 11.1 and it worked but it seems to run better when installed fresh so I'm re-setting up my apps.
jermaine151 said:
Yes it does.
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Certainly an easy way to update the kernel, but based on the ways the Prime seems to manage to get bricked even after the user follows instructions to a T I am worried that including the kernel may cause you and the users a big headache if things go awry.
Deathbyfugu said:
Certainly an easy way to update the kernel, but based on the ways the Prime seems to manage to get bricked even after the user follows instructions to a T I am worried that including the kernel may cause you and the users a big headache if things go awry.
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I've tested it a couple of times on mine. I removed the recovery and bootloader blobs from it so it just basically puts the boot.img in the staging partition and installs it on reboot just like CWM or any other blob. I doubt that anyone could brick with this since it's only touching the boot partition.
Hey,
once we got some successful kernel flash reports, do you mind if I take a look at your updater-script for the kernel thing?
Diamondback said:
Hey,
once we got some successful kernel flash reports, do you mind if I take a look at your updater-script for the kernel thing?
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No, I don't mind at all.
jermaine151 said:
No, I don't mind at all.
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Collaboration for the win!
Ah, that is an excellent idea
Calling dd via busybox should work
It just seems the in-built CWM functions for flashing stuff doesn't work at all for the kernel blob.
Thanks, once confirmed, I'll add it to my ROM too
Diamondback said:
Ah, that is an excellent idea
Calling dd via busybox should work
It just seems the in-built CWM functions for flashing stuff doesn't work at all for the kernel blob.
Thanks, once confirmed, I'll add it to my ROM too
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Thanks! Yeah, I had a hard time trying the old methods to flash the kernel. This method seems to work well. I'm anxious for feedback from people that have installed it.
If you have flashed this, please post and confirm that it installed the ROM and kernel fine for you.
Thanks!
Flashed no problem without wiping, and Kernel installed no problem too. Works great, thanks a lot.
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Can't forget about the Mac users right?
I have personally tested all these toolkits on my Nexus 5. They are confirmed working!
What Can This One-Click Mac Toolkit Do?
Root Nexus 5
Install TWRP Recovery on Nexus 5
Unroot Nexus 5 to Stock Android 5.0.1 Lollipop!
Unlock Bootloder
Lock Bootloader
Download all the Mac toolkits here:
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/11/nexus-5-one-click-toolkit-for-mac.html
FAQ:
Q: I want to root my Nexus 5, do I need to download each part of the toolkit separately?
A: No, all you need to do is download the root toolkit. That toolkit will unlock your bootloader, install TWRP, and root it.
Change Log*
December 27th 2014:
Toolkits updated for Lollipop support
November 6th 2013:
Initial Release
nice thanks! :good:
Thank you! Probably took all of 2 minutes to do everything.
Thank you. Just moved to a Mac recently and have never used it to root a device yet. Thanks for making it accessible!
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techfanatic9 said:
Can't forget about the Mac users right?
I have personally tested all these toolkits on my Nexus 5. They are confirmed working!
What Can This One-Click Mac Toolkit Do?
Root Nexus 5
Install TWRP Recovery on Nexus 5
Unroot Nexus 5 to Stock Android 4.4 Kit Kat!
Unlock Bootloder
Lock Bootloader
Get all the Mac toolkits here:
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/11/nexus-5-one-click-toolkit-for-mac.html
Change Log*
November 6th 2013:
Initial Release
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Thank you very much.
Will give this a try as soon as mine arrives.. my PC is getting too old and cluttered it'll be nice to do this device from my MAC. Thanks
Will this prevent me from getting the OTA updates? I could install them manually that doesn't bother me , but I had a bad experience when I rooted my nexus 4, when I tried to apply the update manually it didnt go through, it always gave a " operation aborted" message , why was that? Would it be the same if I root my nexus 5?
Will rooting erase my data? I know unlocking the bootloader does, but I'm not sure if rooting does
Chad_Petree said:
Will this prevent me from getting the OTA updates? I could install them manually that doesn't bother me , but I had a bad experience when I rooted my nexus 4, when I tried to apply the update manually it didnt go through, it always gave a " operation aborted" message , why was that? Would it be the same if I root my nexus 5?
Will rooting erase my data? I know unlocking the bootloader does, but I'm not sure if rooting does
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You'll still get OTA updates as long as you don't install any custom ROMS and kernels.
devaughnaw said:
You'll still get OTA updates as long as you don't install any custom ROMS and kernels.
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I didn't install any custom roms or kernels on my nexus 4, just touch recovery which auto installed itself
Thanks for this,
May I ask what version of Mac OS X are you using?
I'm on mavericks and I get "Root.Nexus.5" can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer"
Granted I only tested it without the phone plugged in to see what it says.
I notice all the tookits are specific to 1 task.
I want to root, unlock my bootloader and install twrp.
Is there a specific order that I should run the tool kits?
530farm said:
I notice all the tookits are specific to 1 task.
I want to root, unlock my bootloader and install twrp.
Is there a specific order that I should run the tool kits?
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1. unlock bootloader
2. install custom recovery
3. root
Can I do all of that without a SIM Card installed?
Chad_Petree said:
I didn't install any custom roms or kernels on my nexus 4, just touch recovery which auto installed itself
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Yeah you're fine.
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530farm said:
Can I do all of that without a SIM Card installed?
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Yes. I don't have a micro sim card yet. Everything installed pretty easily without it.
I knew I got a nexus 5 for a reason only the first week and such awesome Mac tools thanks man
MLAM said:
Thanks for this,
May I ask what version of Mac OS X are you using?
I'm on mavericks and I get "Root.Nexus.5" can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer"
Granted I only tested it without the phone plugged in to see what it says.
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You need to go into System Preferences, Security & Privacy, General tab. Click the padlock at the bottom left, bung your password in. Then click the "Anywhere" button under "Allow apps downloaded from:"
I unlocked the bootloader, installed twrp but when I tried to reboot the phone so I could add the SuperSU zip to root, it gets stuck at the Google boot animation. Any help would be appreciated
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530farm said:
I unlocked the bootloader, installed twrp but when I tried to reboot the phone so I could add the SuperSU zip to root, it gets stuck at the Google boot animation. Any help would be appreciated
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you can
Enter into recovery mode and do a factory reset.
lazydesi said:
you can
Enter into recovery mode and do a factory reset.
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I went into recovery, and did the "factory reset" ... and it failed. It said "E;Unable to mount storage"
Thanks buddy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732311 I did ROOT Was successful:good:
Now I wonder how I install recovery?
How to enter through the device to recovery?New business
I want to install a recovery needs to explain to me how they did this Tat:good:
Yeah, and how to boot to recovery without PC?
simono_pl said:
Yeah, and how to boot to recovery without PC?
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What are you asking me? I understand lol
How do I get into RECOVERY
How to install it?
This is what I ask
Or do not need to install
To enter it via ADB? Like here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732311
You can enter recovery by typing reboot recovery in a terminal app on your phone if you got root. It is a stock recovery so it would not give you so much options as clockwork recovery.
Batuss said:
You can enter recovery by typing reboot recovery in a terminal app on your phone if you got root. It is a stock recovery so it would not give you so much options as clockwork recovery.
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How I do it?
haimmalka said:
How I do it?
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Install a terminal app, then type:
Su
Sync
Reboot recovery
Press enter after every line
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plageran said:
Install a terminal app, then type:
Su
Sync
Reboot recovery
Press enter after every line
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Well done man it works very nice move
Why but it seems to me?
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need stock boot.img
hi..
someone here can help me to give a stock boot.img?
here you have stock kernel:*https://www.mediafire.com/?9dqxratnja0j4cf
Batuss said:
here you have stock kernel:*https://www.mediafire.com/?9dqxratnja0j4cf
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Thanks a lot
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Quantity over quality
haimmalka said:
Well done man it works very nice move
Why but it seems to me?
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This looks like a rush job to me, almost with microsoft and their os release dates. hopefully there will be an "update" to fix that. I know someone mentioned you can't do much in recovery.
plageran said:
This looks like a rush job to me, almost with microsoft and their os release dates. hopefully there will be an "update" to fix that. I know someone mentioned you can't do much in recovery.
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It's like that for everyone or just me?
That can be arranged?
It says this error?
Batuss said:
here you have stock kernel:*https://www.mediafire.com/?9dqxratnja0j4cf
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Which it BOOT link posted what it do?
It can help me? My device
haimmalka said:
It's like that for everyone or just me?
That can be arranged?
It says this error?
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Looks like everyone may have the same issue, only thing we can do is wait and see who can make a recovery for us. I hope there's minor differences.
Update: my device shows the same, so this proves that LG rushed the release of the device.
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plageran said:
Looks like everyone may have the same issue, only thing we can do is wait and see who can make a recovery for us. I hope there's minor differences.
Update: my device shows the same, so this proves that LG rushed the release of the device.
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First of all: Pardon me for my bad english.
My phone is Hungarian T-mobile locked.It did the same.But after root, I was able to go to Stock 3E recovery.
To get cwm and/or twrp, we need to open the bootloader. In "normal" way with adb, I can't open it. Even with G2-s update.zip.
If any dev can find a way to open the bootloader,then it's much easier to make a custom rom and the cwm.
Fakirr1 said:
First of all: Pardon me for my bad english.
My phone is Hungarian T-mobile locked.It did the same.But after root, I was able to go to Stock 3E recovery.
To get cwm and/or twrp, we need to open the bootloader. In "normal" way with adb, I can't open it. Even with G2-s update.zip.
If any dev can find a way to open the bootloader,then it's much easier to make a custom rom and the cwm.
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Unlocking the bootloader isn't 100% required but it would help a lot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53775465
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fix for missing partition in recovery
haimmalka said:
Well done man it works very nice move
Why but it seems to me?
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You can use this method to work around the SD not being loaded in recovery (install partition wizard home edition.exe and ext2fsd.exe)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732311
DO NOT format the card when you start the phone, it will not be recognised by the system, but it is recognised in the recovery mode using terminal emulator.
I tried it, it works
Actually no, you do not need to unlock the bootloader, my sola has numerous roms on it, with a locked bootloader.
My motorola had a recovery also with a locked bootloader.
The only time unlocking the bootloader helps is,
A: CPU / GPU tweaks
B: (this should be A) Cyanogen roms
C: other start up tweaks that doesn't require you to run scripts on startup.
So it is (not) really needed to have an unlocked bootloader.
Fakirr1 said:
First of all: Pardon me for my bad english.
My phone is Hungarian T-mobile locked.It did the same.But after root, I was able to go to Stock 3E recovery.
To get cwm and/or twrp, we need to open the bootloader. In "normal" way with adb, I can't open it. Even with G2-s update.zip.
If any dev can find a way to open the bootloader,then it's much easier to make a custom rom and the cwm.
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plageran said:
Actually no, you do not need to unlock the bootloader, my sola has numerous roms on it, with a locked bootloader.
My motorola had a recovery also with a locked bootloader.
The only time unlocking the bootloader helps is,
A: CPU / GPU tweaks
B: (this should be A) Cyanogen roms
C: other start up tweaks that doesn't require you to run scripts on startup.
So it is (not) really needed to have an unlocked bootloader.
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You're right,but I sad "easier"..
With unlocked bl,we can get cm and other roms..
For cwm(or temp cwm,twrp.. ) not needed,but it's better I think..
Pardon me for bad english.
Hi all.. Quick question.
I've just started the process of trying to root my One Max (international) and everything has gone smoothly with unlocking the bootloader etc, and i've flashed a CWM image to it as my recovery, but once i've rebooted, volume down and select recovery, hit power, it says entering recovery but then screen goes off, waits about 20-30 seconds and boots up as normal.. Is the CWM image file wrong? And if so, can i just redo the process of flashing the rom again the same way, or do i need to uninstall this image before i can? Does any new image not just overwrite?
I'm just a little frustrated at this point because it's now unlocked and tampered yet i have no root access.
RyanH77 said:
Hi all.. Quick question.
I've just started the process of trying to root my One Max (international) and everything has gone smoothly with unlocking the bootloader etc, and i've flashed a CWM image to it as my recovery, but once i've rebooted, volume down and select recovery, hit power, it says entering recovery but then screen goes off, waits about 20-30 seconds and boots up as normal.. Is the CWM image file wrong? And if so, can i just redo the process of flashing the rom again the same way, or do i need to uninstall this image before i can? Does any new image not just overwrite?
I'm just a little frustrated at this point because it's now unlocked and tampered yet i have no root access.
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Go with twrp it roots the device after first time going through the recovery. I've heard of issued with cwm.
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cstrife999 said:
Go with twrp it roots the device after first time going through the recovery. I've heard of issued with cwm.
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The reason i picked CWM over TWRP was because i'm familiar with it and like the UI.. TWRP just seems too basic looking. But my initial question still remains. Can i simply re-run the process over the top with TWRP or do i need to remove CWM before i can write TWRP to the device?
RyanH77 said:
The reason i picked CWM over TWRP was because i'm familiar with it and like the UI.. TWRP just seems too basic looking. But my initial question still remains. Can i simply re-run the process over the top with TWRP or do i need to remove CWM before i can write TWRP to the device?
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I would highly suggest twrp either way though yea always just flash over in fastboot.
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cstrife999 said:
I would highly suggest twrp either way though yea always just flash over in fastboot.
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Ok well i'll give TWRP a go. But do i need a specific .img file? Because when i go onto the TWRP site to get the version i need, it only lists Sprint and Verizon for the One Max. I'm on International so surely need a GSM or Non-US variant surely? Or can i just use the M7 GSM version?
Thanks.
RyanH77 said:
Ok well i'll give TWRP a go. But do i need a specific .img file? Because when i go onto the TWRP site to get the version i need, it only lists Sprint and Verizon for the One Max. I'm on International so surely need a GSM or Non-US variant surely? Or can i just use the M7 GSM version?
Thanks.
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Ok, now i've just redone this procedure exactly the same but with TWRP instead of CWM and it's doing exactly the same thing.. Why does it just go blank after saying "entering recovery" then boot as normal after about 20 secs? I really want root access but can't see how i'm going to get it if my phone won't boot into recovery.
RyanH77 said:
Ok, now i've just redone this procedure exactly the same but with TWRP instead of CWM and it's doing exactly the same thing.. Why does it just go blank after saying "entering recovery" then boot as normal after about 20 secs? I really want root access but can't see how i'm going to get it if my phone won't boot into recovery.
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Ok.. I finally figured what was wrong.. The .img was too new a version and clearly my phone didn't like it.. So i used an older version and it's done the whole process perfectly. So to anyone else having the same problem, try an older version.
Ok, hang on.. It seems i might not be rooted.. I've installed TWRP, done my Nandroid backup installed Superuser and a few root checkers and one of them said i was rooted, while the others couldn't gain access, same with Superuser and SuperSU, they both say they can't access binaries etc.. Now i assumed once the phone said tampered, unlocked and had TWRP installed that it was rooted.. Is this the case? I have attached some thumbnails of various screengrabs so someone can tell me if i am or if something has gone wrong.. When i did it on my DHD it was never this hard to root..
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Here's a screenshot of what im getting after trying to unlock my rn4 with the unlock tool. What this mean? My bootloader unlocked already?
cant boot to recovery i can only see phone and connector icon..
Edit: I realize my bootloader is already unlocked and the thing missing is stock recovery. I installed TWRP and installed xiaomi.eu latest build.
Cheers
mcneil20 said:
Here's a screenshot of what im getting after trying to unlock my rn4 with the unlock tool. What this mean? My bootloader unlocked already?
cant boot to recovery i can only see phone and connector icon..
Cheers
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What rom do you currently have installed? You must flash the china dev/beta rom, then make sure to enable the OEM unlock option. You then need to boot into fastboot, you should see the fastboot screen as on the phone in the vid below.
https://youtu.be/E-bWR-8EEYU?t=53
You can also log onto the i.mi.com site and log into your mi account and try to locate your device as in the video below.
https://youtu.be/SPyeQjbmQu8?t=55
gsmyth said:
What rom do you currently have installed? You must flash the china dev/beta rom, then make sure to enable the OEM unlock option. You then need to boot into fastboot, you should see the fastboot screen as on the phone in the vid below.
https://youtu.be/E-bWR-8EEYU?t=53
You can also log onto the i.mi.com site and log into your mi account and try to locate your device as in the video below.
https://youtu.be/SPyeQjbmQu8?t=55
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Then i realize i need to be on china rom before unlocking is done.. *!^#&^&#$&(**$
Edit: Ill flash latest china dev later and hopefully later ill finish my 40gb backup -_-
mcneil20 said:
Then i realize i need to be on china rom before unlocking is done.. *!^#&^&#$&(**$
Edit: Ill flash latest china dev later and hopefully later ill finish my 40gb backup -_-
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Yes it will wipe everything so definitely backup, i think you can use the built in mi backup to backup apps/some data, then backup that file to a pc.
Use the SP flash tool to flash the china dev rom and stay on this rom to carry out the bootloader unlock. Once unlocked you can then flash whatever you like or install twrp and again flash what you want, you will stay unlocked.
http://en.miui.com/thread-371349-1-1.html
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Yes it will wipe everything so definitely backup, i think you can use the built in mi backup to backup apps/some data, then backup that file to a pc.
Use the SP flash tool to flash the china dev rom and stay on this rom to carry out the bootloader unlock. Once unlocked you can then flash whatever you like or install twrp and again flash what you want, you will stay unlocked.
http://en.miui.com/thread-371349-1-1.html
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Helpful indeed! Thanks mate for the hand. Really appreciate it. Coming from S3 to RN4 is a bit hard as i dont get this problems xD
gsmyth said:
Yes it will wipe everything so definitely backup, i think you can use the built in mi backup to backup apps/some data, then backup that file to a pc.
Use the SP flash tool to flash the china dev rom and stay on this rom to carry out the bootloader unlock. Once unlocked you can then flash whatever you like or install twrp and again flash what you want, you will stay unlocked.
http://en.miui.com/thread-371349-1-1.html
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Yep exactly what he said, btw the Mi Mover app (available from Play Store & install on both devices) works both ways so old phone - new phone & vice versa so you can use that or the MIUI backup.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-4/how-to/creating-backup-using-inbuilt-miui-t3512380
Either way you need to do it achieves the same thing.
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Wilderone said:
Yep exactly what he said, btw the Mi Mover app (available from Play Store & install on both devices) works both ways so old phone - new phone & vice versa so you can use that or the MIUI backup.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-4/how-to/creating-backup-using-inbuilt-miui-t3512380
Either way you need to do it achieves the same thing.
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Will update tomorrow and hopefully i finally get what i want xD Currently downloading the tgz file @400-900kbps -_-
UPDATE: I've successfully installed TWRP, SuperSU and Latest build by XIOMI.eu. I'm reinstalling backup and so far my verdict is great! Ram consumption decrease and its more faster than before i think I'll try to install Xposed later this day..
mcneil20 said:
UPDATE: I've successfully installed TWRP, SuperSU and Latest build by XIOMI.eu. I'm reinstalling backup and so far my verdict is great! Ram consumption decrease and its more faster than before i think I'll try to install Xposed later this day..
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Nice one, glad to hear you got sorted! :good:
I had the same issue. Got to know that it was already unlocked by default (how come?)
The best place tout have latest rom/version of any xiaomi devices global/China developer/stable ?