CWM 1/26/14 (6.0.4.7) + Loki - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

I just got my s4 and setting it up. Goo manager flashes TWRP great, but no dup format. ROM Manger failed to flash a signed CWM recovery, so I made one....
Credit Koush - https://github.com/koush‎
Credit djrbliss - https://github.com/djrbliss/loki‎
Prerequisite ADB: Can be found in the android SDK (or many rooting kits include like motochopper)
In any terminal/command prompt, cd to the directory and copy/paste:
adb push recovery.lok /data/local/tmp/
adb push loki_flash /data/local/tmp/
adb shell
su
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/loki_flash
/data/local/tmp/loki_flash recovery /data/local/tmp/recovery.lok
Notes:
Aboot Compiled from Vanir 1/25/14
CWM Compiled 1/26/14 (6.0.4.7)
Loki: Compiled 12/15/13
Tested 1/26/14
If you like, please donate to Koush or djrbliss they both deserve it. I did nothing special here
Download
http://goo.im/devs/DHO/9-Experimental/

Thanks for this! But im a little confused on how to install. I downloaded the file, do we need to move it to adb folder and rename? Or can we flash in recovery direct. Sorry for the confusion
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Awesome! glad to see you around DHO loved your work on the gnex.
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Is this for me7?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!
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magicalwilly said:
Is this for me7?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!
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I would like to know exactly how to flash this as the CWM that goo flashes will not let me restore backups, always errors on data! So after we download the file in the OP on computer(not on our phone?) do we rename and move it to sdk before running the adb commands?

an21281 said:
I would like to know exactly how to flash this as the CWM that goo flashes will not let me restore backups, always errors on data! So after we download the file in the OP on computer(not on our phone?) do we rename and move it to sdk before running the adb commands?
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OMG I AM SO EXCITE I HOPE IT FIXES MAGNOT GLICH
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Cool to see you in the S4 forums DHO! Thanks for throwing together this recovery!
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Heey good to see dho in the house
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an21281 said:
Thanks for this! But im a little confused on how to install. I downloaded the file, do we need to move it to adb folder and rename? Or can we flash in recovery direct. Sorry for the confusion
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an21281 said:
I would like to know exactly how to flash this as the CWM that goo flashes will not let me restore backups, always errors on data! So after we download the file in the OP on computer(not on our phone?) do we rename and move it to sdk before running the adb commands?
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All VZW S4 bootloaders need to be signed. You cannot flash the bootloader like a norrnal zip, but instead adb push it over and have loki sign it for you.
This will work on Mac, Windows, Linux. You phone needs to be turned on.
1) Download and unzip the file
2) FInd an variant of ADB for your system, whether the SDK, from motochopper, or any other.
3) In any terminal/command prompt, cd (aka navigate to) to the directory that stores the adb file
4) Then copy/paste:
Code:
adb push recovery.lok /data/local/tmp/
adb push loki_flash /data/local/tmp/
adb shell
su
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/loki_flash
/data/local/tmp/loki_flash recovery /data/local/tmp/recovery.lok
5) If successful you will see loki output telling you it was a success.
6) Profit
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Heey good to see dho in the house
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ncdub said:
Cool to see you in the S4 forums DHO! Thanks for throwing together this recovery!
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Thanks for the support guys, your support is what keeps it going.

Oh man I got excited, I thought it was for me7. Someday we'll get you me7, and if we can't..... We'll switch phones, and carriers.
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Wish it was for me7. Going crazy without custom roms on this verizon bloat brick . Hopinng we can find a way soon
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Glynix said:
Wish it was for me7. Going crazy without custom roms on this verizon bloat brick . Hopinng we can find a way soon
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I feel your pain but I've just been freezing bloat in titanium. I remember when koush made the bootstrap for the DROID 2, I cried, I'm not going to lie it got pretty weird..........
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Break phone on purpose then pay deductible for new one on mdk... hmm... but im broke atm
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I believe we have 30 days to return it for a different phone but I have faith in our devs that they'll figure something out.
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I want to hope that ME7 will be fixed soon, but the longer that passes the less likely it will come out,... as the whitehats that break into this stuff for us have moved on.
Often big breakthroughs are found shortly after released and can be ported to other phones,.. this will likely be the case for ME7.

DHO said:
I want to hope that ME7 will be fixed soon, but the longer that passes the less likely it will come out,... as the whitehats that break into this stuff for us have moved on.
Often big breakthroughs are found shortly after released and can be ported to other phones,.. this will likely be the case for ME7.
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True, but hopefuly Hashcode is successful with safestrap for ME7.
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Glynix said:
Break phone on purpose then pay deductible for new one on mdk... hmm... but im broke atm
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if you got a 16gb you have a good chance of getting mdk if 32gb very slim chance as verizon sent me a 16gb was suppose to send a 32 they now have sent me 4 all with me7 so i am keeping the 16gb. and there is no deductible if in your 1 year warrenty

heath2805 said:
True, but hopefuly Hashcode is successful with safestrap for ME7.
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Yup if not I'm out. LATE!!!! I didn't buy this phone to talk on it. T-Mobile here I come. I'm sick of vzw big brother knows best or doesn't care attitude, don't care which one.
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I'm having an issue with the flasher. It gives me an error:
[+] loki_flash v1.1
[-] Loki aboot version does not match device.
When I try to run the script. Any ideas ???? The owner of the phone followed the guide posted here. Has root.

Related

Is this the Definition of a soft brick? Fix?

So I rooted my S4 and all was good (Not my first rodeo)
I was running a Stock Deodexed ROM and I flashed a mod to change the toggles to blue. Still... all was good, but
then I decided to start fresh and clean up a bit. So I formated the device, wiped caches, data reset, yadda ya...
Flashed a different Stock Deodex and everything still seemed fine. I tried flashing the blue toggle mod and then got stuck on boot. Pulled battery and still nothing. Wiped all data again and flashed the ROM again without doing the toggle mod. Ever since then, no matter what ROM I'm on or have any mods, if I reboot I get stuck at boot screen. The only way to get past this is to wipe EVERYTHING again and start over. However... Hot/Quick/Shell reboot doesn't lock up on me.
So basically I'm at a point with my S4 that makes it impossible to flash anything and be able to boot. I even have to wipe everything before I can do a successful restore.
I'm using TWRP 2.5.0.2 and currently on my latest backup of cleanrom 1.3
Any ideas are greatly appreciated and welcomed. Thanks community!
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Not sure but twrp has been giving some people issues. Try oudhs cwm.
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BladeRunner said:
Not sure but twrp has been giving some people issues. Try oudhs cwm.
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I'd love too, but idk how to go about replacing a recovery. Do you push it with Odin or something? Where can I get it?
Thanks for your reply. Good to know I'm not the only one, but that still sucks for all of us. Lol
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dopediculous said:
I'd love too, but idk how to go about replacing a recovery. Do you push it with Odin or something? Where can I get it?
Thanks for your reply. Good to know I'm not the only one, but that still sucks for all of us. Lol
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I had your issue happen to me last week. I tried everything to fix it and nothing worked. I ended up flashing back to stock. Started flashing again using TWRP with no problems.
Here is where I got info to go back to stock. Go to android development and scroll down to (Guide) No-wipe factory image by open1your1eyes and follow as instructed. Happy flashing bud!
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So, "unroot" then re root?
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dopediculous said:
So, "unroot" then re root?
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It worked for me. I just edited my last post. Check it out.
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dopediculous said:
I'd love too, but idk how to go about replacing a recovery. Do you push it with Odin or something? Where can I get it?
Thanks for your reply. Good to know I'm not the only one, but that still sucks for all of us. Lol
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flashable zip here; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291976
just put on your SD card and flash with your current TWRP
or you can install it with this utility; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301720
Whelp... I got that other recovery on there, but now I can't boot or anything. No ROM works
I think I tried everything, but it looks like I'll need to get Odin involved and go from there. Its too bad that the cwm recovery can't restore a twrp backup. This sucks. Ugh. First world problems... Anyone got a link for the stock image or whatever I need to push via Odin? Ideas?
Thanks again for your help guys. I do appreciate it and know I'll get up and running again soon.
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dopediculous said:
Whelp... I got that other recovery on there, but now I can't boot or anything. No ROM works
I think I tried everything, but it looks like I'll need to get Odin involved and go from there. Its too bad that the cwm recovery can't restore a twrp backup. This sucks. Ugh. First world problems... Anyone got a link for the stock image or whatever I need to push via Odin? Ideas?
Thanks again for your help guys. I do appreciate it and know I'll get up and running again soon.
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http://www.247xtreme.com/S4/
From DarkMenace's signature, quite a nice resource he has composed. I ran into a similar situation with TWRP and ClearnRom 1.3 last night, ended up using Odin to push the "SCH-I545_MDK_562219_Stock_Restore.tar.md5.gz" in that link. Went back to bone stock, but it's nice to know there is a fallback incase something ever goes awry.
Hethor said:
http://www.247xtreme.com/S4/
From DarkMenace's signature, quite a nice resource he has composed. I ran into a similar situation with TWRP and ClearnRom 1.3 last night, ended up using Odin to push the "SCH-I545_MDK_562219_Stock_Restore.tar.md5.gz" in that link. Went back to bone stock, but it's nice to know there is a fallback incase something ever goes awry.
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Bro. Thank you! This reminds me of the good ol' fascinate. Lol
So will this take away root too?
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dopediculous said:
Bro. Thank you! This reminds me of the good ol' fascinate. Lol
So will this take away root too?
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Yes, but there are root files there also.
So then what? Or do I just use Odin to do the whole kernel flashing thing again to gain root? Sorry to sound so noobish, just don't wanna go through this again. Lol
Should I just maybe try that VRUAMDK no wipe .tar?
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dopediculous said:
So then what? Or do I just use Odin to do the whole kernel flashing thing again to gain root? Sorry to sound so noobish, just don't wanna go through this again. Lol
Should I just maybe try that VRUAMDK no wipe .tar?
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You use Odin. You can use either file.
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Yeah I know I use Odin. I guess I should have worded that better.
If I push the .tar you mentioned, I lose root, but some root files will still be there. So my question is... What files and what can I do with them? Or do I just start the whole root process over again as in the first place with those two modified kernels?
The other "no data wipe .tar" file you push with Odin as well, but would you retain root? If so... I would prefer the no wipe .tar, but you know better than me and I greatly appreciate your help and guidance. If the first .tar file is the better way to go and start all over, that's what I'll do. Its almost done downloading anyways, but was just curious about the no wipe and if ya knew anything more about it. I owe you man!
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Both files will remove root. You would need to reflash with the kernel files.
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Cook thank you again! El fiñ
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[bounty] safestrap

Hashcode is coming over to to help us stick it to Verizon...
Hashcode said:
Hello,
(Odd auto submit post.. bleh)
I did talk to Obsidian today and I need some time to cleanup my Safestrap code and build up a test or 2. I'll post an update when it's ready.
NOTES / INITIAL IMPRESSIONS:
I don't think getting a custom recovery running will be that difficult. I've looked at the ramdisk and the stock QCOM setup has many scripts which can be used as hook points to jump into recovery.
Booting 2nd-init ROMs should also be doable (no custom kernel).
However, as one poster already mentions, booting a custom kernel may prove VERY challenging. I don't have a working kexec for QCOM devices, yet. And if the kernel modules are being verified/checked then that obstacle has to be cleared first.
Not saying it's impossible, but most of what we're discussing for custom kernels and kexec on QCOMs doesn't exist at the moment. (This should not be confused with the hard boot hack used on the S3 -- its not kexec)
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Safestrap explained...
Hashcode said:
Safestrap is basically a fork of TWRP that I designed to be run on locked bootloader devices. It is NOT flashed to the stock recovery partition like a normal recovery. It lives on the primary system partition where it is installed by an APK.
During the boot, a splash screen is shown (after the bootloader image normally) for a few seconds during the bootup. It has a soft button which can be pressed to enter recovery and another you can press to skip the wait and continue.
Once in recovery, the user can create ROM slots which once activated are used exactly like a normal recovery would use your primary system/userdata and cache. This has the benefit of never altering the primary system which has to be in working order to enter recovery.
The original design for a system like this was developed by Koush for the Droid X. He called it a "bootstrap". And it flashed all of the primary partitions and could end with an unusable system when a "bad" ROM was flashed. This usually required a fastboot (Loki) process to recover from.
The current version used on the older Motorola OMAP phones is safestrap 3.11. Its based on TWRP 2.2.2.1
The reason I haven't put out a test for the S4 is that I had my sources all pulled apart to update the base to TWRP 2.6. Which was a near re-write and required a bit of recoding. I'm also tweaking the actual build process for the recovery so that supporting more devices will be easier in the future.
Hopefully I'll clear that all up soon.
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Just wanting to give him a little appreciation/motivation... I got the first $10 donation to him for successfully working safestrap recovery...
DONATIONS...
Myself-$10
Salty taco-$20
Last Freedom -$40
Kaos2569-$20
mp0890-$20
mlin-$10
Total=$120
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Put me down for 20$
Wouldn't this apply to openyoureyes bounty?
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Not unlocked bootloader. Which allows kernel install.
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I know hut for recovery @Hashcode can collect the 4g bounty but not the 5g if he gets this working.
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Addiso said:
I know hut for recovery @Hashcode can collect the 4g bounty but not the 5g if he gets this working.
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The Root+recovery bounty applies to a loki-like exploit. Meaning that you would be able to flash custom roms and custom kernels. Safestrap without kexec kernel support would be limited to the stock kernel and touchwiz Roms (no aosp or CM), meaning in theory that it would not be eligible for the original root+recovery bounty.
Getting kexec kernel support would be a different story...
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$40 from me. Really appreciate someone spending their time on a device they don't own. Thank you.
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Thank you for your work hashcode.
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Thank you Hashcode! Put me down for $20.
+$20
There were two separate bounties in openyoureyes thread.. the smaller should apply for hash. It's still several at least a grand
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Link to OP?
ericerk said:
Link to OP?
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Its locked down. No access to OP. You have to pm Openyoureyes.
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Put me in for 10
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Bounty Threads
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2359090 - Original bounty thread that is currently locked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2384222 - Thread for discussing the original bounty thread above. It contains the progress and discussions on porting Hashcode's SafeStrap to the S4.
SmokinCharger said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2359090 - Original bounty thread that is currently locked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2384222 - Thread for discussing the original bounty thread above. It contains the progress and discussions on porting Hashcode's SafeStrap to the S4.
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If this thread is irrelevant mods please close or delete it. I'm not complaining at all, I was just thinking that this was a totally different thing from the original bounty threads. Just wanted to keep his $$$ away from the others. Either way i'm looking forward to what he has to offer. Thanks HASHCODE! :highfive: :good: :fingers-crossed:
$40 from me!
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The time is near...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428226
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Well, he's planning on putting out a free version and a donate version, so I'll just donate then.
Also, wasn't there an effort to get him an S4?
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Flash CWM and TWRP zips with a locked bootloader via Flash Gordon!

This has been extremely helpful for mods on the S4 Active with a locked bootloader. It is not the same as having a out-of-rom recovery but it is a nice work around as mods start flowing to this device. I have flash MANY mods for the Active and it has been GREAT. The developer is working on ideas for flashing roms but currently this is not for flashing roms, do not even try. This has not been tested yet for the G2 and I would not try it until your carrier has a restore option available (currently Verizon, Tmobile and AT&T have one and they can be found here. All credit goes to the original developer and here is his original thread
Do this at your own risk, by flashing a zip without a nandroid back up this can cause a software brick and you will have to restore
1. Install busy box from the play store (YOU NEED ROOT)
2. Install the apk from the forum
3. download the zip you want to flash
4. Select flash now and reboot
If you have get the error that says the zip is not a flashable zip here are some things that will help:
1. make sure there are NO spaces in the zip name
2. make sure the zip name is short
3. if you still get the error that says this is not a flashable zip reinstall busybox and advance features
4. Flash Gordon does not play nice with AROMA installer so the zip must not have the included
5. Check the download zip, sometimes it can get corrupt while downloading to your phone. Try to transfer the zip from a PC and flashing it. (this has happened once to me)
Has this been tested?
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krazie1 said:
Has this been tested?
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Joking? Because you should read his post.
psychoace said:
Joking? Because you should read his post.
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I was asking if anyone tried to test it how it is, without a backup option.
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krazie1 said:
I was asking if anyone tried to test it how it is, without a backup option.
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I have but not on the G2. I do not have a back up... Now I don't know if there are any G2 flashes available right now. But other mods may work just be careful.
It is an awesome tool
Looks like AT&T restore can be found here (untested though)
joshuadjohnson22 said:
I have but not on the G2. I do not have a back up... Now I don't know if there are any G2 flashes available right now. But other mods may work just be careful.
It is an awesome tool
Looks like AT&T restore can be found here derp (untested though)
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psh.. of course it works can you edit your post to stick my url in a hyperlink tho? Like this.
joshuadjohnson22 said:
I have but not on the G2. I do not have a back up... Now I don't know if there are any G2 flashes available right now. But other mods may work just be careful.
It is an awesome tool
Looks like AT&T restore can be found here (untested though)
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psh.. of course it works can you edit your post to stick my url in a hyperlink tho? Like this.
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like this? Thanks!
I'll try if some one has a flashable zip of a recovery built four this phone.
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spdwiz18 said:
I'll try if some one has a flashable zip of a recovery built four this phone.
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I'll try too with CWM zip.
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spdwiz18 said:
I'll try if some one has a flashable zip of a recovery built four this phone.
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wolfgart said:
I'll try too with CWM zip.
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I'd say to work with @who MIKE D and see if he can make you a theme zip for your specific phone
I don't have the phone yet or else I would also try.
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
I'd say to work with @who MIKE D and see if he can make you a theme zip for your specific phone
I don't have the phone yet or else I would also try.
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Ok let me know what he needs to make it . I've Korean version F320K
joshuadjohnson22 said:
I'd say to work with @who MIKE D and see if he can make you a theme zip for your specific phone
I don't have the phone yet or else I would also try.
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And @who MIKE D
It's not the zip that's in question. I've made enough of them to kill and elephant. It's the recovery. One has not been made specific for this phone yet, that I'm aware of. I'm under the impression that they are not universal.
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spdwiz18 said:
And @who MIKE D
It's not the zip that's in question. I've made enough of them to kill and elephant. It's the recovery. One has not been made specific for this phone yet, that I'm aware of. I'm under the impression that they are not universal.
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That is the point of flash gordon... It is a recovery that works inside the OS so it has been working great and tons of phones... Just flash and reboot once it is complete and enjoy. Now the modified apk may crash once you flash but just do a hard reboot and it would be good
wolfgart said:
Ok let me know what he needs to make it . I've Korean version F320K
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You will need to talk to him. Usually they need your framework and sustemui files
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
That is the point of flash gordon... It is a recovery that works inside the OS so it has been working great and tons of phones... Just flash and reboot once it is complete and enjoy. Now the modified apk may crash once you flash but just do a hard reboot and it would be good
You will need to talk to him. Usually they need your framework and sustemui files
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I'll send him a PM and see what he says. Thanks.. won't be till tonight though. On my way to work.
Or if @who MIKE D is following along with this thread he can PM me.
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spdwiz18 said:
I'll send him a PM and see what he says. Thanks.. won't be till tonight though. On my way to work.
Or if @who MIKE D is following along with this thread he can PM me.
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I sent him a PM, keep us posted I have no worries it should work, just as long as the zip is made for your phone.
Very interested in this!! Hopefully we can get something going here!!
dmbfan13 said:
Very interested in this!! Hopefully we can get something going here!!
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MikeD said he will make us a flashable zip if no one else does with one of his theme. He is currently away from his PC but will have time in a few days
Something don't add up
Locked, no recovery so no root

[ODIN]SM-N900P NAB Bootloaders (Stock & Engineering)(One-Clicks)

I was asked to make this one-click to help simplify the process of flashing the new NAB Engineering Bootloader for our Note 3 users. A huge thanks to @freeza for posting it the original Bootloader TAR!
For more information on what the Bootloader is and isn't please visit his thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655674.
I do not own a Note 3 so I have not been able to test this as I would normally prefer to do before releasing. I do however feel comfortable that it should work as designed.
Before proceeding please verify that you are already on either the NAB or NABD builds. If you are, feel free to proceed.
If you are not DO NOT proceed, you will brick your device.
Instructions:
1: Download the NAB Engineering or Stock Bootloader One-Click.
"SM-N900P NAB Engineering Bootloader.exe"
"SM-N900P_NAB_Stock_Bootloader.exe"
2: Start the Odin One-Click.
Navigate to the location where the Bootloader.exe was saved.
Double-click on Bootloader.exe". *On Vista or newer, you may need to right-click on the file and Run as Administrator.
3: Place phone in Download Mode.
- Power phone completely off.
- Press and hold Volume Down, Home and Power buttons, all at the same time.
- Release the buttons only when the ‘Warning!!’ message appears.
- Press [Volume Up] to enter Download mode.
4: Connect USB cable to PC and phone.
Odin should show a yellow COM port in the second column. If you do not see a yellow COM port, you may need to run the Odin One-Click as Administrator and/or unplug/plugin the USB cable after starting Odin One-Click.
5: Start Odin flash process.
Press [Start].
6: Complete - PASS!
Status should change to green PASS! At this point your phone should automatically reboot.
Enjoy!
XDA:DevDB Information
[ODIN]SM-N900P NAB Bootloaders (Stock & Engineering)(One-Clicks) , ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Contributors
rwilco12
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2015-02-12
Last Updated 2015-02-12
Download Link: http://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=97
Great work
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Great work roy
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pbedard said:
What's the difference ?? Downgrade??
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You can find the information you are looking for here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655674
@rwilco12 Do you think you can also release the official non-engineering edition bootloader tar for us to flash? I'm currently on the engineering edition but all those lines at boot are kind of tripping my OCD.
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optimummind said:
@rwilco12 Do you think you can also release the official non-engineering edition bootloader tar for us to flash? I'm currently on the engineering edition but all those lines at boot are kind of tripping my OCD.
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Sending you a PM now.
This worked great man thanx
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OP updated with a link for the stock NAB bootloader! Thanks to @micmars and @optimummind for testing!
rwilco12 said:
OP updated with a link for the stock NAB bootloader! Thanks to @micmars and @optimummind for testing!
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Tested & all is good~!! Thank you again~!!
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optimummind said:
Tested & all is good~!! Thank you again~!!
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Boy this is why I love choices. I prefer the engineering/open bootloader, others prefer stock. Having both is an excellent thing indeed.
Glad we have this, that you requested it, and that Rwilco12 published it.
Everyone benefits.
More cowbell.
I bet a dime.
Triband cubed.
Lol®
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sweet, thanks!
what's the difference between engineering and stock?
HELP!
As usual these things never work for me. I followed all the steps in the OP and my phone stock in a Bootloop. So I tried running Freeza's stock tar, and now I see all the code stuff on my screen right above the "Samsung Galaxy Note 3" screen. But my phone is still in a Bootloop. Can anybody point me in the right direction to fix this?
Thanks
shaun0207 said:
As usual these things never work for me. I followed all the steps in the OP and my phone stock in a Bootloop. So I tried running Freeza's stock tar, and now I see all the code stuff on my screen right above the "Samsung Galaxy Note 3" screen. But my phone is still in a Bootloop. Can anybody point me in the right direction to fix this?
Thanks
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Were you already on a KK build? The OP has it in RED text that you already had to be on a KK build for this to work. That's the only thing j can think of.
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SantinoInc said:
Were you already on a KK build? The OP has it in RED text that you already had to be on a KK build for this to work. That's the only thing j can think of.
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Damn it. That's it. That's what's wrong. My non-reading ass. Sh**. Is there anyway to flash the Full Stock ROM thru ODIN and then Root again?
shaun0207 said:
Damn it. That's it. That's what's wrong. My non-reading ass. Sh**. Is there anyway to flash the Full Stock ROM thru ODIN and then Root again?
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Damn man, IDK. I would PM the OP or Freeza. My personal guess would be to flash the official KK tar in Odin (the one that Freeza posted.) However, IDK if that will work. You need some advice from someone who actually knows what they're doing.
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SantinoInc said:
Damn man, IDK. I would PM the OP or Freeza. My personal guess would be to flash the official KK tar in Odin (the one that Freeza posted.) However, IDK if that will work. You need some advice from someone who actually knows what they're doing.
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Thanks,. Gonna try and PM him now
I fixed it!
SantinoInc said:
Damn man, IDK. I would PM the OP or Freeza. My personal guess would be to flash the official KK tar in Odin (the one that Freeza posted.) However, IDK if that will work. You need some advice from someone who actually knows what they're doing.
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Hadnt heard back from Freeza yet so, I flashed his stock tar (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655883) and it restored my phone and updated it to KitKat. All of my apps and things are here but I'm not rooted. So, going to do that now
shaun0207 said:
Hadnt heard back from Freeza yet so, I flashed his stock tar (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655883) and it restored my phone and updated it to KitKat. All of my apps and things are here but I'm not rooted. So, going to do that now
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Cool, happy that worked. The way I gained root was by flashing Phil's CWM in Odin then entering recovery. Once in recovery there is an option to check for root. It will prompt you to reboot and when your up and running go to the Play Store and D/L SuperSU. That's what I did at least.
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SantinoInc said:
Cool, happy that worked. The way I gained root was by flashing Phil's CWM in Odin then entering recovery. Once in recovery there is an option to check for root. It will prompt you to reboot and when your up and running go to the Play Store and D/L SuperSU. That's what I did at least.
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Yes. Just flash superuser in recovery (i prefer twrp) and you will be all set. Open it once booted and disable Knox
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Leaked SM-N900V Kitkat! Sxtp currently uploading

Just a heads up Sxtp-Developers uploaded Verizon Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900V Stock Tar for kitkat!
Heres the link:
www.sxtpdevelopers.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-verizon/
!!!Please No Mirrors Links!!!!
Download straight from website to support original uploader.
As "92slammer" pointed out on this thread, it seems we now have root on Kitkat also! All thanks to Beanstown106!
Go check him out and make sure you hit his thanks button!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726558
Also please hit that "thanks button" if i brought this leak to your attention. Im new here but love helping out any way i can. thanks
Xshooter726 said:
Just a heads up Sxtp-Developers are currently Uploading Verizon Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900V Stock Tar for kitkat!
Not much longer now :good:
Heres the link:
sxtpdevelopers.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-verizon/
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Was waiting for this, thanks.
ryanbg said:
Was waiting for this, thanks.
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Try to avoid it because it will most likely have roll-back protection and also there isn't any root as of this moment.
Walter.White said:
Try to avoid it because it will most likely have roll-back protection and also there isn't any root as of this moment.
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I'm not too worried
Will this be like the official verizon release? How far you guys think the official OTA is now?
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Interesting. It will be nice to be on 4.4 and use of the apps that only work with that version (or work better with it).
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Yeaahhh baby!!! It's about damn time Verizon gives us something.
I definitely won't be flashing this, it isn't worth losing root for the changes in 4.4, it really isn't that much of an upgrade.
airmaxx23 said:
I definitely won't be flashing this, it isn't worth losing root for the changes in 4.4, it really isn't that much of an upgrade.
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Walter.White said:
Try to avoid it because it will most likely have roll-back protection and also there isn't any root as of this moment.
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It's possible to get a pre-rooted system.img with SS, install it, immediately reboot into download mode, install boot.img (kernel and ramdisk), modem, bootloader images, etc... then reboot. S4 guys did it. It's completely feasible for us. I can provide instructions for you to do this, but it may be somewhat verbose.
If we as a community are interested in seeing further leaks, I'd advise against uploading any mirrors of these files. The uploader has requested exclusivity. This seems like a fair trade-off to me.
Hey guys
Please please please
For the sake of development.....do not mirror this file at all. The individual responsible for the file does not want any mirrors uploaded.
Thanks for understanding.
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ryanbg said:
It's possible to get a pre-rooted system.img with SS, install it, immediately reboot into download mode, install boot.img (kernel and ramdisk), modem, bootloader images, etc... then reboot. S4 guys did it. It's completely feasible for us. I can provide instructions for you to do this, but it may be somewhat verbose.
If we as a community are interested in seeing further leaks, I'd advise against uploading any mirrors of these files. The uploader has requested exclusivity. This seems like a fair trade-off to me.
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I thought we can only install roms with Safestrap. Not even a kernal. How can this be accomplished through SS. Just curious, I'm not a developer.
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Diceroll said:
I thought we can only install roms with Safestrap. Not even a kernal. How can this be accomplished through SS. Just curious, I'm not a developer.
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Convert system.img.ext4 to img, extract contents, apply su/ss, create TWRP zip, safestrap to system, reboot into download mode, flash everything else using Heimdall except original system.img.ext4 since it's not rooted.
ryanbg said:
Convert system.img.ext4 to img, extract contents, apply su/ss, create TWRP zip, safestrap to system, reboot into download mode, flash everything else using Heimdall except original system.img.ext4 since it's not rooted.
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Brilliant.
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bajasur said:
Hey guys
Please please please
For the sake of development.....do not mirror this file at all. The individual responsible for the file does not want any mirrors uploaded.
Thanks for understanding.
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I'm not seeing a mirror yet on the site at all. Is it on that page yet?
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I'm not seeing a mirror yet on the site at all. Is it on that page yet?
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It's not up yet. I posted that as a precaution. If and when it does, hopefully we can all respect the sources request
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ryanbg said:
Convert system.img.ext4 to img, extract contents, apply su/ss, create TWRP zip, safestrap to system, reboot into download mode, flash everything else using Heimdall except original system.img.ext4 since it's not rooted.
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You also need files from cache.img.ext4 that ultimately end up in /system.
Has kingo been successful with any of the other KK N3 variants?
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mlin said:
You also need files from cache.img.ext4 that ultimately end up in /system.
Has kingo been successful with any of the other KK N3 variants?
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No we'll have to use a modified upgrade method.
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mlin said:
You also need files from cache.img.ext4 that ultimately end up in /system.
Has kingo been successful with any of the other KK N3 variants?
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Also, it's just sec_csc.zip from /cache/recovery that needs to be flashed in Recovery.
This was already posted a few days ago
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2719492
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I hope the modem is improved, along with Wifi.
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