Hi
I have a galaxy tab 10.1 GT-P7500. I have been messing around a lot with custom ROMs. Now I want to do a proper restore to official ICS. I have the Odin flashable package. When I restore it just using this, my tablet does not want to root again on this stock firmware. I looses root as soon as I flash the root package.
What I want to do is do a complete restore of the tablet. I don't really know much about the bootloaders and so on.
Should I get a PIT file and tick re-partition as well as update phone bootloader?
I have restored an old Nandroid backup and did a factory restore on the tablet but there is something wrong with it. Every now and then the tablet just do a random reboot, but not a complete reboot. The screen goes blank and then back on again. Signal gets lost and everything that I was busy with are gone. I use the Wi-Fi hotspot all the time and every time that this happens I have to turn it back on again.
Anyone who can tell me how to do a proper restore of everything on the tablet?
Boot into cwm or twrp recovery, do a full wipe, not including internal storage, then flash stock ICS again.
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Smartie083 said:
Hi
I have a galaxy tab 10.1 GT-P7500. I have been messing around a lot with custom ROMs. Now I want to do a proper restore to official ICS. I have the Odin flashable package. When I restore it just using this, my tablet does not want to root again on this stock firmware. I looses root as soon as I flash the root package.
What I want to do is do a complete restore of the tablet. I don't really know much about the bootloaders and so on.
Should I get a PIT file and tick re-partition as well as update phone bootloader?
I have restored an old Nandroid backup and did a factory restore on the tablet but there is something wrong with it. Every now and then the tablet just do a random reboot, but not a complete reboot. The screen goes blank and then back on again. Signal gets lost and everything that I was busy with are gone. I use the Wi-Fi hotspot all the time and every time that this happens I have to turn it back on again.
Anyone who can tell me how to do a proper restore of everything on the tablet?
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after the Odin to stock and flashing the root zip... did you try to update the binaries for the super user app you're using...?
Thanks. Will try that tomorow. Why should I not include internal memory?
After flashing stock ICS, the superuser apps did not work at all. It tried to update binary, but kept on giving errors.
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Smartie083 said:
Thanks. Will try that tomorow. Why should I not include internal memory?
After flashing stock ICS, the superuser apps did not work at all. It tried to update binary, but kept on giving errors.
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Because your important files are there. Unless you don't care about those files or you've backed up in your computer, then you can wipe it. I've seen people wiping their internal memory blindly and then posting "Help, my photos/videos are gone!! Is there any way to recover it???" Which is why I said not to wipe your internal memory.
Regarding the superuser, what error did it give out?
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eushaun99 said:
Because your important files are there. Unless you don't care about those files or you've backed up in your computer, then you can wipe it. I've seen people wiping their internal memory blindly and then posting "Help, my photos/videos are gone!! Is there any way to recover it???" Which is why I said not to wipe your internal memory.
Regarding the superuser, what error did it give out?
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Thanks. I am currently busy making a back-up. Want to start clean. Thanks for your help. Will let you know if it solved my problem.
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eushaun99 said:
Because your important files are there. Unless you don't care about those files or you've backed up in your computer, then you can wipe it. I've seen people wiping their internal memory blindly and then posting "Help, my photos/videos are gone!! Is there any way to recover it???" Which is why I said not to wipe your internal memory.
Regarding the superuser, what error did it give out?
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I can't remeber the error that superuser give out.
I have flashed stock ICS now, but when I try to load the update file which I always used to root it, the stock recovery give an error saying unknown path for sdcard(photo included).
I have formatted all the partitions using CWM before reflashing.
This also happened before I started using my old backup again. Do you know why this will happen? Should I try to repartition the device or something?
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Smartie083 said:
I can't remeber the error that superuser give out.
I have flashed stock ICS now, but when I try to load the update file which I always used to root it, the stock recovery give an error saying unknown path for sdcard(photo included).
I have formatted all the partitions using CWM before reflashing.
This also happened before I started using my old backup again. Do you know why this will happen? Should I try to repartition the device or something?
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After flashing stock ICS, you did make sure that it booted well and let it settle first right? You can't use stock recovery to flash things. Flash cwm recovery first then flash the update zip.
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eushaun99 said:
After flashing stock ICS, you did make sure that it booted well and let it settle first right? You can't use stock recovery to flash things. Flash cwm recovery first then flash the update zip.
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Yes, it booted and I logged into gmail and everything. I have loaded cwm and flashed the zip file. Then get the error "root possibly lost. Fix?" Does not matter if I choose yes or no. I don't have root access. Superuser say I must update binary and then when it try to get root access fails.
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I just got it fixed! I have been using an old HC update.zip! Thanks for the help guys.
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Smartie083 said:
Yes, it booted and I logged into gmail and everything. I have loaded cwm and flashed the zip file. Then get the error "root possibly lost. Fix?" Does not matter if I choose yes or no. I don't have root access. Superuser say I must update binary and then when it try to get root access fails.
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First, check to see if the su binary is in /system/xbin or not. Download terminal emulator, then type su and see if it works. If it says su not found, it means the su binary is not installed. If so, try flashing the SuperSU zip (https://db.tt/18JKy062) and see if it works.
Edit: OK never mind, I see you solved it.
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I have galaxy sii GT-I9100 and I want to revert back to stock so i can cleanly install the new RR rom. Any help would be awesome. I was quite knowledgable with my old samsung infuse 4g, but this phone is a lot more complex than that one so please simple terms if possible
If you go to samfirmware download your desired rom then flash it in odin via the PDA section. This will return your phone to stock, but you will loose root. All the best.
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If want to flash Reccuriton remix rom on ur s2 just root ur cell first than just install it from CMW there is no need to go complete stock for that...but if u r totally new to this after rooting make a BACKUP OF EFS first than start playing with roms.
Just flash stock firmware...... Download from sammobile.com samsung-update ....
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HANDSY said:
If you go to samfirmware download your desired rom then flash it in odin via the PDA section. This will return your phone to stock, but you will loose root. All the best.
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Is http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/ the website you were talking about? Thank you, I could probably figure out how to root again, and unlock if I loose it.
I think that is it, but I can't find my firmware
rakesh595160 said:
If want to flash Reccuriton remix rom on ur s2 just root ur cell first than just install it from CMW there is no need to go complete stock for that...but if u r totally new to this after rooting make a BACKUP OF EFS first than start playing with roms.
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I am rooted and I prefer to go to stock all the time because it gives me a fresh start and now bs files that I don't need, however is that EFS backup in CWM?
joeym11 said:
Is http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/ the website you were talking about? Thank you, I could probably figure out how to root again, and unlock if I loose it.
I think that is it, but I can't find my firmware
I am rooted and I prefer to go to stock all the time because it gives me a fresh start and now bs files that I don't need, however is that EFS backup in CWM?
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If you want a fresh start just format system whilst performing your wipes. Only do this with a safe kernel as anything based on stock 4.0.4 will brick your phone. When I ever change ROMs I just run wipes and format system then flash my chosen rom. That is the correct site and you can flash any rom for your phone regardless of region. EFS back up is a separate tool which you download on to your pc which then backs up the EFS folder. There are other apps that do this too. I use them all, can never have too many copies of it.
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If you want a fresh start just format system whilst performing your wipes. Only do this with a safe kernel as anything based on stock 4.0.4 will brick your phone. When I ever change ROMs I just run wipes and format system then flash my chosen rom. That is the correct site and you can flash any rom for your phone regardless of region. EFS back up is a separate tool which you download on to your pc which then backs up the EFS folder. There are other apps that do this too. I use them all, can never have too many copies of it.
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So if I just do all the wipes, it should be all good? There is a lot of files that I don't want if they don't belong to my rom, should I delete some or what should I do? The basic thing I am trying to do is only have files from apps that I have and ones that the rom needs.
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If you go to samfirmware download your desired rom then flash it in odin via the PDA section. This will return your phone to stock, but you will loose root. All the best.
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When I went from RR back to GB stock I just flash with mobile odin pro and root is still there.I never need to use a pc now....
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So if I just do all the wipes, it should be all good? There is a lot of files that I don't want if they don't belong to my rom, should I delete some or what should I do? The basic thing I am trying to do is only have files from apps that I have and ones that the rom needs.
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I understand what you're after factory reset, wipe dalvik and format system will give you a clean installation in terms of rom. If it's a complete wipe you can wipe the sd card from setting /backup and reset. But this will wipe music photos too. Once rooted you can always browse the directories and manually delete any unwanted files/folders. Please check your kernel first.
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I've had similar problem when I was a bit happy at flashing. I went from RR 2.6.1 to cm 10 jb and lost my unlock now when ever I reboot I have too re unlock. I've still not found a solution and can't restore my nv backup as it always says permissions wrong.using astro
Byani v3 jb siyah 4.1.
How to stock > custom rom > 100% same stock?
Hello,
did not want to start new thread with same name, but my question a little different.
So I bought S2 and I would like to play with some custom ROM of course. Not my first Android phone, but new phone new unknown things.
I read many post, but it is still not clear if I can make my stock rom and kernel backup, then root it, have some fun and if I need just restore stock rom and kernel and every thing would be as it was new?
I understand how to root and this CF-Root in Stock Recovery method looks like can do this. But will it be that way?
For example, with this method I have my stock kernel backup, also make stock rom backup, install some custom ROMs/kernels and later just install stock rom and restore stock kernel using this method and I am back to starting point?
Hi, to return your phone to stock all you need to do is:
Make note of your current ROM and download the same from samfirmware
Download Odin
Perform full wipes and format system in recovery mode
Then into download mode where you flash the stock ROM in the PDA section of doing.
Included will be a stock kernel and root would have been lost.
To reset binary counter look at the app triangle away by chain fire.
All the best.
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Ok, thanks for great answare.
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No problem chap, happy flashing.
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@Handsy - Reaaly sorry to bump into someone else's thread.. Apologies..Curiosity took a toll on me..
In case i have a Nandroid backup and i wish to restore it, how do i do it? I mean, i am aware that i will have to do it using CWM Recovery. I have my Nandroid backup on my external SD card. I wish to try some custom ROM's and would like to restore my Nandroid if i am not satisfied with the custom ROM experience.
Could you please list out the steps
Thanks a lot!!
gokul1980 said:
@Handsy - Reaaly sorry to bump into someone else's thread.. Apologies..Curiosity took a toll on me..
In case i have a Nandroid backup and i wish to restore it, how do i do it? I mean, i am aware that i will have to do it using CWM Recovery. I have my Nandroid backup on my external SD card. I wish to try some custom ROM's and would like to restore my Nandroid if i am not satisfied with the custom ROM experience.
Could you please list out the steps
Thanks a lot!!
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To restore a back up:
Boot into recovery mode
In recovery mode enter back up and restored menu
Then select restore from external memory / sd card
Phone will restore to the time the back up was made.
Some kernels have different CWM menu layouts but the above should get you to the Nandroid backup you made.
All the best
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I have a p4wifi that is stuck in a boot loop. I think the term is 'soft bricked'.
Basically, last night I turned my tab on for the first time in ages, and it all worked fine. I had rooted and flashed custom roms before (I'd been running a nightly of CyanogenMod for a long time, and it worked well), and I considered myself an expert. I updated loads of apps and stuff, and then realised I wanted a new font. I went into ROM manager and found the font I wanted, Ubuntu. It told me there was an update to ClockworkMod recovery so I wen ahead and updated it, checking the thing for Touch (I'd already bought it). That want ahead and it updated, throwing me back into the OS. I then went to get Ubuntu (I downloaded it within ROM manager), and didn't deem it necessary to create a backup, nor wipe anything. It processed it but returned an error, I though ok but never mind and I told it to reboot. Again that worked fine. I realised I was on a very old verson of CyanogenMod (probably ICS, it was around 201304). As I always do, I grabbed the latest version (again, in ROM manager), and elected to install it. I didn't wipe the delvik cache or whatever, and hit 'Reboot into recovery'. That was where the problem occurred. It wouldn't go any further than the 'Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1' boot screen (see attachment) into recovery. A similar thing happened before, but it just eventually went away after an hour or so. This has been running for a day, and there has been no progress. I've tried various key combos, like the normal way to get into recovery, but they won't work.
If I need I could find the instructions I followed, but it would be hard.
Is it completely broken? Can a save my data? Will I have to factory reset it? Will I keep my root/ClockworkMod? Will I keep my rom?
Thanks in advance to the person who can answer this
Do you have any ROM zips in your SD card? If you do, boot into recovery, full wipe and flash it. Piece of advice, don't use the recovery in ROM manager. Download pershoot's version of cwm instead in here. www.droidbasement.com
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I have a few nandroid backups, if that counts? I do have a few ROM zips on my SD card too, though. Will a full wipe delete photos etc? I'm guessing it'll get rid of the apps, but that's no problem. But how would I get into recovery? I've already tried to get in with no success.
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I have a few nandroid backups, if that counts? I do have a few ROM zips on my SD card too, though. Will a full wipe delete photos etc? I'm guessing it'll get rid of the apps, but that's no problem. But how would I get into recovery? I've already tried to get in with no success.
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If you can find a way to get into recovery, then yes you can use your nandroid. You problem now is you can't get into recovery or download mode, right? Well can you try using adb? If you can then type adb reboot recovery in command prompt to reboot to recovery.
Oh yeah, full wipe won't delete photos etc unless you wipe your internal storage/SD card.
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Oh, thanks. I've got ADB already installed (I used it in trying to root my HTC Hero). Have I said thanks? You're a life saver
Oh dear, it seems that it's not showing up as an ADB device. Are there any other ways to get into recovery?
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Oh dear, it seems that it's not showing up as an ADB device. Are there any other ways to get into recovery?
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I don't know. The hold down power button + volume down didn't work? You have to hold for at least 10 seconds.
Don't just say thanks...hit my thanks button.
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eushaun99 said:
I don't know. The hold down power button + volume down didn't work? You have to hold for at least 10 seconds.
Don't just say thanks...hit my thanks button.
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Just tried that, when I selected recovery it just turned off
So you can get into download mode?
Download mode, yes. I've got it open now, in fact
Now that's easy. Your tab can't boot because it doesn't have any sort of recovery(don't ask me why I don't know ). Apparently ROM Manager wiped your recovery clean and didn't flash the new one. Just flash cwm or twrp via Odin and try to boot. If it still can't boot, then restore your nandroid. Ironically, the same thing happened to me yesterday when I tried to flash latest twrp using Mobile Odin.
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What's odin?
Ok, It's all sorted now! Thanks for your help!
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What's odin?
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You have never used Odin before? Then how on earth did you root?
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You have never used Odin before? Then how on earth did you root?
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I actually have no idea. I think I used a program similar to Odin that did the job. I remember booting into download more before. Oh yes, I flashed the disk image for the root and CWM using the default windows tool. Anyway, I've fixed it now. I couldn't find a .tar to do the job so I converted a random file to a .tar and flashed it that way, tricking it into thinking it had a recovery and therefore booting. In the OS I used ROM Manager to get CWM.
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I actually have no idea. I think I used a program similar to Odin that did the job. I remember booting into download more before. Oh yes, I flashed the disk image for the root and CWM using the default windows tool. Anyway, I've fixed it now. I couldn't find a .tar to do the job so I converted a random file to a .tar and flashed it that way, tricking it into thinking it had a recovery and therefore booting. In the OS I used ROM Manager to get CWM.
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Hello,
I have the stock Jelly Bean 4.1.2(XWLST) on my Galaxy S2 currently which was rooted using Mobile Odin pro when flashing the ROM. Now, I want Clockworkmod Recovery to do a nandroid backup, but how do I go about it without overwriting the current root apk? I'm having this doubt since any cwm zip file will have it's own root apk, and I understand the current root apk will be overwritten with the new one from the zip file. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!
PS: if I'm wrong, please correct me.
rajasiman said:
Hello,
I have the stock Jelly Bean 4.1.2(XWLST) on my Galaxy S2 currently which was rooted using Mobile Odin pro when flashing the ROM. Now, I want Clockworkmod Recovery to do a nandroid backup, but how do I go about it without overwriting the current root apk? I'm having this doubt since any cwm zip file will have it's own root apk, and I understand the current root apk will be overwritten with the new one from the zip file. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!
PS: if I'm wrong, please correct me.
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Read up on nandroid backup, it is a process of backing up the entire state of your phone, to be used whenever you corrupt your firmware by doing risky stuff. So it won't override your root status and I don't know how to explain this to you but you are confusing yourself with a lot of misunderstanding. For doing a nandroid backup go into your phone's recovery and use the backup option.
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king_below_my_lord said:
Read up on nandroid backup, it is a process of backing up the entire state of your phone, to be used whenever you corrupt your firmware by doing risky stuff. So it won't override your root status and I don't know how to explain this to you but you are confusing yourself with a lot of misunderstanding. For doing a nandroid backup go into your phone's recovery and use the backup option.
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Umm, I'm really not sure whether you understood what I actually asked. I know what a nandroid backup is. My question and your answer are in no way related. Anyway, thanks for answering.
Found out the answer.
Flashing the Siyah-s2-6.0b5 Kernel for rooting JB 4.1.2 XWLST pushed CWM recovery along with SuperSU. Since I already have SuperSU, it wasn't overwritten.
rajasiman said:
Hello,
Now, I want Clockworkmod Recovery to do a nandroid backup, but how do I go about it without overwriting the current root apk?
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This wasn't exactly that clear though, and I am wondering why you are getting worried about the root app changing? Suppose Superuser got installed you can change to SuperSu anytime by changing the su binary of Superuser with that of SuperSu.
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king_below_my_lord said:
This wasn't exactly that clear though, and I am wondering why you are getting worried about the root app changing? Suppose Superuser got installed you can change to SuperSu anytime by changing the su binary of Superuser with that of SuperSu.
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I had always rooted my phone by using CF-root(which also pushed CWM recovery) from the beginning and this was my first time with Mobile Odin. I was just trying to figure out a way to flash CWM recovery without losing my current root apk. I have mentioned how I got this to work in my previous comment. Thank you anyway.
So I had originally had TWRP/Hyperdrive on my phone, and switched to CWM/Cyanogenmod. I noticed now that I seem to have two different recoveries on my phone, because if I hold up+home+power I can go to a different version of CWM Recovery than if I use the Rom Manager app to boot into recovery. How would I rectify this? Would it involve wiping the /boot partition? I don't know where/how recoveries are stored so I don't understand how I can have two.
Doing a fresh install of a ROM has not resolved this by the way. And actually currently, I can't hold the buttons and boot into recovery at all, it gets stuck on the Samsung logo. I can only get into recovery via Rom Manager or Reboot options if I'm in android.
Markstache said:
So I had originally had TWRP/Hyperdrive on my phone, and switched to CWM/Cyanogenmod. I noticed now that I seem to have two different recoveries on my phone, because if I hold up+home+power I can go to a different version of CWM Recovery than if I use the Rom Manager app to boot into recovery. How would I rectify this? Would it involve wiping the /boot partition? I don't know where/how recoveries are stored so I don't understand how I can have two.
Doing a fresh install of a ROM has not resolved this by the way. And actually currently, I can't hold the buttons and boot into recovery at all, it gets stuck on the Samsung logo. I can only get into recovery via Rom Manager or Reboot options if I'm in android.
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I would just Odin back to stock MDK and start fresh and choose whichever recovery suits you. I had to do the same a while back myself
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Mistertac said:
I would just Odin back to stock MDK and start fresh and choose whichever recovery suits you. I had to do the same a while back myself
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I've done that so many times.
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I've done that so many times.
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My fault ...I see where you adressed that in the last part of your post. I'm no expert either on how recoveries are stored and executed.
I would think though that flashing stock mdk would fix this as it did for me. I used ROM manager to install cwm then I flashed Philz and haven't had a problem since. Hope someone else can help you.
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Mistertac said:
My fault ...I see where you adressed that in the last part of your post. I'm no expert either on how recoveries are stored and executed.
I would think though that flashing stock mdk would fix this as it did for me. I used ROM manager to install cwm then I flashed Philz and haven't had a problem since. Hope someone else can help you.
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The only way to fix is to Odin back to factory image and start over.
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cbmggm said:
The only way to fix is to Odin back to factory image and start over.
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Yea that's what I said before too but the op said they've done that many times with no luck...
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cbmggm said:
The only way to fix is to Odin back to factory image and start over.
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That's what I would have figured would fix it, because I'm pretty sure that's supposed to wipe /boot, but I found out I cannot flash kernels on my phone for some reason and when having to fix softbricks while experimenting with why it doesn't work and flashing different kernels, I had to do that whole process so many times I can go from softbrick back to where I'm at now in about 20 minutes.
Is your device in factory mode when using touchwiz roms?
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Is your device in factory mode when using touchwiz roms?
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I have no idea what you mean, and I'm not using anything touchwiz based anymore.
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I have no idea what you mean, and I'm not using anything touchwiz based anymore.
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OK...well try something real quick for me...use a root manager and open your efs folder...are the files still there...if not your efs folder has been formatted to the incorrect format... That would explain funky recovery issues and not being able to flash kernels...that's the only things I can think of
jamesd1085 said:
OK...well try something real quick for me...use a root manager and open your efs folder...are the files still there...if not your efs folder has been formatted to the incorrect format... That would explain funky recovery issues and not being able to flash kernels...that's the only things I can think of
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It sure is there and has files in it.
What is that folder? Should I delete the contents?
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It sure is there and has files in it.
What is that folder? Should I delete the contents?
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Definitely don't delete your efs folder. Actually it's good practice to back it up
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Markstache said:
It sure is there and has files in it.
What is that folder? Should I delete the contents?
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No!!!!...you will lose your number and all data capability...just wanted to make sure everything was still mounting properly... I'm at a loss as to what else could be causing your issues
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I have no idea what you mean, and I'm not using anything touchwiz based anymore.
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I'd find someone like Philz or a TWRP compiler to ask if u haven't already gone that route. I'm sure one of them will know. Hopefully [emoji41]
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Something just occured to me. When flashing back to stock with odin I always use the nowipe image because it's all I can find. I think that technically means boot was never wiped. Would that explain my phenomena? Also where to find stock that will wipe?
Markstache said:
Something just occured to me. When flashing back to stock with odin I always use the nowipe image because it's all I can find. I think that technically means boot was never wiped. Would that explain my phenomena? Also where to find stock that will wipe?
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I've always used this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325
I'm not 100% if its no wipe as it doesn't say. But it you haven't tried this one yet may be worth a shot
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Mistertac said:
I've always used this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325
I'm not 100% if its no wipe as it doesn't say. But it you haven't tried this one yet may be worth a shot
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^^^this should fix you up...but backup everything you can to external SD or computer...when it says full wipe its no joke
Mistertac said:
I've always used this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325
I'm not 100% if its no wipe as it doesn't say. But it you haven't tried this one yet may be worth a shot
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So I flashed that one via Odin, followed the guide to root and everything step by step, and now that I'm back on stock kernel and want to install CWM Recovery, I downloaded Rom Manager and hit install recovery and it says everything worked but if I boot into recovery it's just the android stock recovery.
EDIT: Another thing I thought of. Could the fact that at one point I used this method to install CWM recovery on my phone have caused there to be two different recoveries running parallel?
http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-r...on-att-or-verizon-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337sch-i545/
UPDATE: Using this method I installed the latest version of CWM Recovery Touch but Rom Manager still thinks the normal version is installed, though now if I hit reboot to recovery from the app it actually takes me to the touch instead of a separate one. Is the app dumb or do I still have an issue? Also I cannot install kernels without tripping the count and having my phone tell me I need to go to a verizon store.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jfltevzw
Markstache said:
So I flashed that one via Odin, followed the guide to root and everything step by step, and now that I'm back on stock kernel and want to install CWM Recovery, I downloaded Rom Manager and hit install recovery and it says everything worked but if I boot into recovery it's just the android stock recovery.
EDIT: Another thing I thought of. Could the fact that at one point I used this method to install CWM recovery on my phone have caused there to be two different recoveries running parallel?
http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-r...on-att-or-verizon-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337sch-i545/
UPDATE: Using this method I installed the latest version of CWM Recovery Touch but Rom Manager still thinks the normal version is installed, though now if I hit reboot to recovery from the app it actually takes me to the touch instead of a separate one. Is the app dumb or do I still have an issue? Also I cannot install kernels without tripping the count and having my phone tell me I need to go to a verizon store.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jfltevzw
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ROM manager may actually be the issue.
And as far as installing kennels I've never had an issue myself. The last link you posted is about flashing the md2 kernel in order to root the phone. Do you mean that?? Or installing say a KToonsez kernel after you're already rooted and have your custom recovery?
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Mistertac said:
ROM manager may actually be the issue.
And as far as installing kennels I've never had an issue myself. The last link you posted is about flashing the md2 kernel in order to root the phone. Do you mean that?? Or installing say a KToonsez kernel after you're already rooted and have your custom recovery?
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As in installing a KT kernel after rooting and having a custom recovery and ROM on my phone. Right now I have three 3/22 nightly cyanogen up and running but as soon as I install kt it trips the Verizon security and on have to flash back to stock kernel to use my phone. Booting into Odin and canceling out to restart does not let me get past the yellow triangle
Hey Guys
I'm a experienced flasher but I have ran into a issue with flashing roms on my Note 3. I had recently just been running stock rooted rom (basically I rooted my phone the day it came out with Sprint and never have update anything). So when I noticed that ny son's note 3 (note rooted) got an update recently, I decided to look for an updated base and broadband for my phone, which I thought I had found. So after so help with figuring out which update I needed to do, I figured NH7 was the latest. Finally got my phone updated or so it appeared.
So this week I've been trying desperately to update to MOAR S5 PORT (NE5 based I believe) I followed the instructions carefully and tried all 3 versions. All failed. So I restored my phone. Tonight I tried flashing flashing Pac-man rom. Same thing happened. Failed during install.
Can you guys take a look at my setup and tell me what may be wrong? Doing a clean install each time.
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UPDATED 10/24/2014:
I had to reflash all the Note 3 stock tar's in order. Then root with Chainfire Auto Root. Then install Clockwork MOD Recovery. Now I can flash roms.
shaun0207 said:
Hey Guys
I'm a experienced flasher but I have ran into a issue with flashing roms on my Note 3. I had recently just been running stock rooted rom (basically I rooted my phone the day it came out with Sprint and never have update anything). So when I noticed that ny son's note 3 (note rooted) got an update recently, I decided to look for an updated base and broadband for my phone, which I thought I had found. So after so help with figuring out which update I needed to do, I figured NH7 was the latest. Finally got my phone updated or so it appeared.
So this week I've been trying desperately to update to MOAR S5 PORT (NE5 based I believe) I followed the instructions carefully and tried all 3 versions. All failed. So I restored my phone. Tonight I tried flashing flashing Pac-man rom. Same thing happened. Failed during install.
Can you guys take a look at my setup and tell me what may be wrong? Doing a clean install each time.
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Wipe wipe Wipe and when it fails to flash then restart recovery And it will flash then ....
So wipe 3 times. Then when it fails. Reboot to recovery and flash again? Do I need to wipe again before flashing?
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shaun0207 said:
So wipe 3 times. Then when it fails. Reboot to recovery and flash again? Do I need to wipe again before flashing?
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Any time you wipe the system partition, you MUST restart TWRP recovery before flashing the rom of your choice,.. or it'll fail every time.
Ok. I will try that noq
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shaun0207 said:
Ok. I will try that now
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shaun0207 said:
Ok. I will try that noq
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Let us know how it goes. Happy flashing.
So I wiped everything. Tried to install and it failed. So i go to reboot to recovery and it ask me about superuser. But it doesnt install because their is no OS. REBOOT to recovery and it fails again
Do I need to format data?
Actually I dont even see a option in TWRP to format data
I wonder if I should try a dirty flash?
I would odin flash a full stock nh7. To get you all the way to nh7. I see you are still at nab on one. I had problems when they weren't all the same. I could be wrong.... I'm a noob. lol
Then, root with chanfires autoroot. Install your recovery. Then, flash your rom of choice.
NOTE: I said nh7.... but, if the rom you want to use isn't, then odin to nab or whatever the rom you want to run is. I don't know about downgrading, could make a brick.... lol
Research everything I said before you do anything! Or wait for someone to correct what's wrong with what I said! I take no responsibility for what you do to your phone!
one of your issues is you updated wrong! unless you were on nc5 you shouldnt jump right to nh7. you have to update in order to insure no issues. so if oyu were nqb or ever mi3 you need to go in order mi3>nab>nc5>nh7
Chainfires auto root.....http://download.chainfire.eu/362/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-hltespr-hltespr-smn900p.zip
Here is Supersu download.....so when you check to see if you have root.....it will all be good.......http://download.chainfire.eu/578/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.14.zip
Odin v3.07.......http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1738841
now you can try to go back to stock and flash whichever you are going to flash........or you can do a reflash of whatever you want....I have notice a losss of root also too.
also make sure to look into all those fixes for security patches xda has for our phone......download and scan with bluebox security and search for any open links that have a fix here on xda........
this happened to me the other weekend and it took an afternoon to dig all resources to figure out why and what i needed to do........I started rooting with a samsung moment......
I am back to stock.....no complaints.....but only did to get home before i go back to a rom.......hope we have helped....
Thanks guys. I will try all of these
shaun0207 said:
Thanks guys. I will try all of these
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to get updates to stick via odin. remove sd card too. and when you update each version. boot to stock recovery wipe phone. flash again. what i do on each update. never had a single issue.
shaun0207 said:
Do I need to format data?
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Yes you have to do that.. Also I believe you have to be in twrp 2.8 for kitkat I was having problems too until I installed the new Twrp!
bigkev904 said:
Yes you have to do that.. Also I believe you have to be in twrp 2.8 for kitkat I was having problems too until I installed the new Twrp!
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I dont see a new TWRP. All I see is version 2,8
I installed all the updates back to back. I have TWRP installed and I'm on NH7 now. But I cant get root. Chainfire Auto took me back to stock recovery and I'm not rooted. So I flashed TWRP via Odin and flashed ChainFire Superuser v.2.14 and I'm still not rooted. All thought it say it worked. So WHen I reboot, what do I need to do then? I have SU installed
Ok guys. After flashing all the Roms in order via ODIN. I finally have NH7 working and rooted.
I just tried wiping system, data,dalvik and cache. Then I immediately rebooted to recovery and tried to flash MOAR V1. and Pac-man rom. Both failed.
One thing Im noticing in recovery is that the system is not mounted in when wiping. So I tried wiping with and without system being mounted and got the same result. One thing Im not sure about with flashing for the note is if the Data should be formatted before installing? However I dont see that option in TWRP.
This is the only phone Ive had this much trouble with when it came to flashing.
Any ideas?
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