I bought this a while ago, so I flashed the latest recovery for the Note 2 on CWM, but when I go into recovery, it still goes into the stock recovery. Not sure why. Phone is rooted but the bootloader is not unlocked. Any help would be appreciated, as I've tried just about everything.
You have to be unlocked to install any custom recovery. Please read.
You are lucky you didn't brick.
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before you go any farther read the stickies, the read them again, then read them again, maybe even one more time, then flash!
BoostinBen said:
I bought this a while ago, so I flashed the latest recovery for the Note 2 on CWM, but when I go into recovery, it still goes into the stock recovery. Not sure why. Phone is rooted but the bootloader is not unlocked. Any help would be appreciated, as I've tried just about everything.
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You got lucky my friend, from everything on here twrp works best with this phone.. but only after you unlock
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Not thinking I flashed twrp recovery before unlocking bootloader and now have the "system software not authorized" warning.
I am downloading the stock image, do I just flash that with odin?
I have been a Motorola guy for years.
Thanks
ugadawg67 said:
Not thinking I flashed twrp recovery before unlocking bootloader and now have the "system software not authorized" warning.
I am downloading the stock image, do I just flash that with odin?
I have been a Motorola guy for years.
Thanks
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go here and flash in odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2039411
then go here to unlock bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043636
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neckbonest said:
go here and flash in odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2039411
then go here to unlock bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043636
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Since the stock file is almost done will that work.
I don't mind starting over, just wanted my phone to work tonight.
ugadawg67 said:
Since the stock file is almost done will that work.
I don't mind starting over, just wanted my phone to work tonight.
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not 100% sure but i think you will be fine
go here, its a great guide by droidstyle
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
neckbonest said:
not 100% sure but i think you will be fine
go here, its a great guide by droidstyle
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
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Just to confirm it worked
Thanks everyone, I will take it slower tomorrow.
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Can anyone tell me if you have to flash back to stock before flashing a different rom...say jellybeans to jedi?soryy if this has been asked but could not find anywhere?
mobius0322 said:
Can anyone tell me if you have to flash back to stock before flashing a different rom...say jellybeans to jedi?soryy if this has been asked but could not find anywhere?
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No, you do not have to go back to stock. Just boot into your custom recovery, wipe data/cache, & install your new rom of choice.
mobius0322 said:
Can anyone tell me if you have to flash back to stock before flashing a different rom...say jellybeans to jedi?soryy if this has been asked but could not find anywhere?
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This should go in the Question section.
But to answer your question, no you do not have to go back to stock. You do however need to do the wipes recommended (wipe data/factory reset, cache/dalvik).
Chocula beat me to it
Just to save you the headache for the future. I would definitely recommend reading up more about this before actually doing anything.
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Okay, As the title says, I've got a Rooted SGS4, GT-I9505, Running on a TWRP Recovery, And im using the Nightlies from CM Site, Wont let me link due to new account, Now..
My Problem seems to be that when i go into recovery and do my Wipe/Factory Reset, It works fine, But then when i go to flash the zip file, It freaks out! it starts saying Cant mount /system,eft,preload and then obviously gives me a big red failed!.. Now i wipe again, Then restore.. And start again, Also Tried wiping everything but my system folder, etc etc, i've tried everything.. Now ive tried messing with going into the mount tab aswell and seeing if i can mount things myself, but that seems to do somthing else, because it didnt do what i'd expected.
SO.. Am i missing a step between wiping and flashing, Or and i Wiping the wrong things? OR do i need to mount system,efs,preload myself?
SGS4 GT-I9505, Vodafone, AU.
SOLVED-ISH! (Read post below!)
Thanks for the help guys, Sorry for not replying sooner D:
Are you downloading the one for your phone?
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Bad download..... That is usually the problem. Check to see in a file explorer if the size of the file is adequate to the size of it on the get.cm site.
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Bad download..... That is usually the problem. Check to see in a file explorer if the size of the file is adequate to the size of it on the get.cm site.
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Right said chuklebone, there might be some file missing in the download please try downloading again.
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Thanks for that!, Sorry aswell :S
Big news!
Seems TWRP was the issue, It was utterly crapping itsself, It seems after i'd flashed Philz CWM recovery, Everything went pretty smooth.. Now my only problem is that this is my first custom rom, so now to see where i should start before i move to CM10 and stay there haha!
If anyone has any suggestions for a thread/post that would be great.. Only thing i know is step 1: Get a GApps.zip!
Slex7539 said:
Thanks for that!, Sorry aswell :S
Big news!
Seems TWRP was the issue, It was utterly crapping itsself, It seems after i'd flashed Philz CWM recovery, Everything went pretty smooth.. Now my only problem is that this is my first custom rom, so now to see where i should start before i move to CM10 and stay there haha!
If anyone has any suggestions for a thread/post that would be great.. Only thing i know is step 1: Get a GApps.zip!
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Note that your TWRP backups are not compatible with CWM so one thing to do is make a backup in CWM of a known good configuration.
Sorry if it's being asked a lot. I was flashing ROMs last night and I wasn't in the most stable of mind set. Anyway I wake up to a text from my buddy about this update. I remember doing a Samsung update but not an ota and it never went to download mode. How can I tell if I updated it?
I keep seeing VRUAME7 as the new update but this is my current about info and my build is obviously a different rom but my baseband isn't what I see as the before and after screenshot and I just checked my phone with a root checker and it passed. Sorry for being a noob but I came from a gnex! Can anyone give me an idea how to check if I did or if I'm fine?
Sorry I meant to post this in help / q&a not general sorry please move it!!
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Sorry if it's being asked a lot. I was flashing ROMs last night and I wasn't in the most stable of mind set. Anyway I wake up to a text from my buddy about this update. I remember doing a Samsung update but not an ota and it never went to download mode. How can I tell if I updated it?
I keep seeing VRUAME7 as the new update but this is my current about info and my build is obviously a different rom but my baseband isn't what I see as the before and after screenshot and I just checked my phone with a root checker and it passed. Sorry for being a noob but I came from a gnex! Can anyone give me an idea how to check if I did or if I'm fine?
Sorry I meant to post this in help / q&a not general sorry please move it!!
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You're running a custom ROM (CleanROM), so you don't have the update. You do not want to flash the update since it kills root access and prevents the bootloader workaround. This is discussed in nearly every thread in the forum right now.
shortstuff_mt said:
You're running a custom ROM (CleanROM), so you don't have the update. You do not want to flash the update since it kills root access and prevents the bootloader workaround. This is discussed in nearly every thread in the forum right now.
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Yeah I know I don't want the update (not being a ****) just wanted to make sure that somehow I did update to it. I don't plan on updating. Thank you for the info. I was scared for a second. Thank you.
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notstevek said:
Yeah I know I don't want the update (not being a ****) just wanted to make sure that somehow I did update to it. I don't plan on updating. Thank you for the info. I was scared for a second. Thank you.
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If you updated you wouldn't have a Root and I don't think you'd have a custom ROM.
notstevek said:
Sorry if it's being asked a lot. I was flashing ROMs last night and I wasn't in the most stable of mind set. Anyway I wake up to a text from my buddy about this update. I remember doing a Samsung update but not an ota and it never went to download mode. How can I tell if I updated it?
I keep seeing VRUAME7 as the new update but this is my current about info and my build is obviously a different rom but my baseband isn't what I see as the before and after screenshot and I just checked my phone with a root checker and it passed. Sorry for being a noob but I came from a gnex! Can anyone give me an idea how to check if I did or if I'm fine?
Sorry I meant to post this in help / q&a not general sorry please move it!!
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The update fails if you have a custom recovery (TWRP or CWM), which is needed to flash roms. So as long as you have a custom recovery the update can't go through
pyro6128 said:
The update fails if you have a custom recovery (TWRP or CWM), which is needed to flash roms. So as long as you have a custom recovery the update can't go through
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Thank you. Thanks everyone. I was used to nexus prior to this so I wasn't sure. Thanks for all the answers. I have root, still on CleanRom, build/radio didn't change and can access recovery. Thanks again and sorry that this is in the wrong section.
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notstevek said:
Thank you. Thanks everyone. I was used to nexus prior to this so I wasn't sure. Thanks for all the answers. I have root, still on CleanRom, build/radio didn't change and can access recovery. Thanks again and sorry that this is in the wrong section.
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No problem. I came from the Gnex too and there is definitely a little bit of a learning curve with the S4 modding scene compared to the Gnex. Questions are the only way we learn!
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No problem. I came from the Gnex too and there is definitely a little bit of a learning curve with S4 modding scene compared to the Gnex. Questions are the only way we learn!
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Yes. Especially since I don't fully understand this auto Loki (I understand it flashes a pre release kernel that is insecure hence how I rooted the phone via Odin and motochopper in the first pkace), that and with the boot loader still being locked or at least not unlocked and being bypassed I wasn't 100% positive. Now can I flash the new modem.bin from the update via Odin without messing anything up? From this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43439450
Thank you everyone, and again if a mod see's this please move to q/a forum I didn't mean to post here!
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notstevek said:
Yes. Especially since I don't fully understand this auto Loki (I understand it flashes a pre release kernel that is insecure hence how I rooted the phone via Odin and motochopper in the first pkace), that and with the boot loader still being locked or at least not unlocked and being bypassed I wasn't 100% positive. Now can I flash the new modem.bin from the update via Odin without messing anything up? From this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43439450
Thank you everyone, and again if a mod see's this please move to q/a forum I didn't mean to post here!
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I have no idea with that one haha
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Hey guys,
Before anyone rushes into flaming, I just want to note that I've been a member here long enough to know how to search the threads before asking a question that has already been answered. This is the reason for the title. Anywho, here is my situation. I got my hands on a brand new S4, used it stock for a bit, then decided to root it (couldn't help myself.)
Post rooting, everything went great. The ROM (JellyBeans) was running smooth, life was peachy, until I decided to let my flashing addiction get the best of me and I decided to try a new ROM (no offense beanstown, just trying something new.) Anyways, I went into recovery, flashed the new ROM, of course wiping the device 4 times, as has become my habit. Went to turn it on, and the "Custom" screen pops up, then the phone just turns off.
I tried using Odin to return it to stock, but unless I'm using the wrong file, I'm getting the same result. Odin seemingly runs fine, but still no booting. Any ideas? The file I'm using with Odin is VRUAMDK_NoWipe. If there is a different one I should be using, please be kind enough to include a link for me. Thank you.
Just flash the full odin back to stock the version that is still rootable. That should do the trick some times not wiping is the issue.
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dobo84 said:
Just flash the full odin back to stock the version that is still rootable. That should do the trick some times not wiping is the issue.
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I mentioned in my original post that I had attempted to use Odin to restore it back to stock. At this point, it doesn't really matter to me whether I can root or not, I'd just like it to turn back on. Shoot, I'd be happy with a boot loop right about now.
DrSadistic said:
I mentioned in my original post that I had attempted to use Odin to restore it back to stock. At this point, it doesn't really matter to me whether I can root or not, I'd just like it to turn back on. Shoot, I'd be happy with a boot loop right about now.
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The no wipe mdk Odin file has caused issues with me. There is another Odin file floating around that should get you working again, although it causes full wipe.
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Rebel908 said:
The no wipe mdk Odin file has caused issues with me. There is another Odin file floating around that should get you working again, although it causes full wipe.
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Full wipe is fine with me... I just need to get my hands on that Odin file.
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Full wipe is fine with me... I just need to get my hands on that Odin file.
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http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=237
The actual Odin file takes forever to download, I believe the extractable file is easier to download.
EDIT: yeah download the exe ,link
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Thanks DarkMenace for helping me out, I'd thank you here, but you didn't reply to this topic. Also, thank you Rebel908 for all of your help as well! It's back up and running =)
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Woow Great post...
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My apologies sir. Won't happen again.
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DrSadistic said:
Hey guys,
Before anyone rushes into flaming, I just want to note that I've been a member here long enough to know how to search the threads before asking a question that has already been answered. This is the reason for the title. Anywho, here is my situation. I got my hands on a brand new S4, used it stock for a bit, then decided to root it (couldn't help myself.)
Post rooting, everything went great. The ROM (JellyBeans) was running smooth, life was peachy, until I decided to let my flashing addiction get the best of me and I decided to try a new ROM (no offense beanstown, just trying something new.) Anyways, I went into recovery, flashed the new ROM, of course wiping the device 4 times, as has become my habit. Went to turn it on, and the "Custom" screen pops up, then the phone just turns off.
I tried using Odin to return it to stock, but unless I'm using the wrong file, I'm getting the same result. Odin seemingly runs fine, but still no booting. Any ideas? The file I'm using with Odin is VRUAMDK_NoWipe. If there is a different one I should be using, please be kind enough to include a link for me. Thank you.
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reflash your verizon kernel, it will boot, you really didn't need to do odin, guess that is every ones quick fix. and if you are doing odin, after it flashes get into recovery and do a factory reset.