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Hello, I am new to the forum, but I am not new to rooting. I switched from the Droid Razr Maxx to the Galaxy S4, and so far I have loved my GS4. I am updated fully to android 4.2.2 baseband I545VRUAME7. I was able to root my phone using the SD Card method as published on Saturday, July 27 2013. Upon rooting my phone I attempted to install custom recovery in order to install the Eclipse S4GE v1.4 ROM made by nitroglycerine33. I downloaded Goomanager and installed TWRP. Upon telling TWRP to flash the custom ROM it rebooted the phone, as usual. After reboot i was put into Odin. I tried this process 4 times with no avail, continuously booting into Odin. After trying TWRP, I tried Clockworkmod and the same happened to me. I am unable to get anything other than Odin, and I really hate TouchWiz and want to switch to this ROM. Thanks for any help.
DaringVirus52 said:
Hello, I am new to the forum, but I am not new to rooting. I switched from the Droid Razr Maxx to the Galaxy S4, and so far I have loved my GS4. I am updated fully to android 4.2.2 baseband I545VRUAME7. I was able to root my phone using the SD Card method as published on Saturday, July 27 2013. Upon rooting my phone I attempted to install custom recovery in order to install the Eclipse S4GE v1.4 ROM made by nitroglycerine33. I downloaded Goomanager and installed TWRP. Upon telling TWRP to flash the custom ROM it rebooted the phone, as usual. After reboot i was put into Odin. I tried this process 4 times with no avail, continuously booting into Odin. After trying TWRP, I tried Clockworkmod and the same happened to me. I am unable to get anything other than Odin, and I really hate TouchWiz and want to switch to this ROM. Thanks for any help.
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You cant flash roms on the new update, you can only root.
With rooted ME7, we do not have the capability (yet!) to install custom roms or recoveries. See the thread on the bounty about this.
resurektz said:
You cant flash roms on the new update, you can only root.
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Why is that, and is there a way to downgrade the Baseband now that I am rooted, as I said before I do not like TouchWiz.
DaringVirus52 said:
Why is that, and is there a way to downgrade the Baseband now that I am rooted, as I said before I do not like TouchWiz.
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What's your build number? If it ends with ME7 the best you can do is root (for now).
Is there a way to downgrade, or a reason as to why we cannot install custom ROMs?
Me7 blocks older versions of the firmware so no downgrading. You cant install a custom recovery because me7 patched the loki exploit. Once on the me7 ota youre stuck, for now atleast.
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Thanks, keep me updated as to when we can install custom ROMs.
No problem.
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DaringVirus52 said:
Hello, I am new to the forum, but I am not new to rooting. I switched from the Droid Razr Maxx to the Galaxy S4, and so far I have loved my GS4. I am updated fully to android 4.2.2 baseband I545VRUAME7. I was able to root my phone using the SD Card method as published on Saturday, July 27 2013. Upon rooting my phone I attempted to install custom recovery in order to install the Eclipse S4GE v1.4 ROM made by nitroglycerine33. I downloaded Goomanager and installed TWRP. Upon telling TWRP to flash the custom ROM it rebooted the phone, as usual. After reboot i was put into Odin. I tried this process 4 times with no avail, continuously booting into Odin. After trying TWRP, I tried Clockworkmod and the same happened to me. I am unable to get anything other than Odin, and I really hate TouchWiz and want to switch to this ROM. Thanks for any help.
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You, my friend, are SOL for now
I got tired of waiting & ordered a Dev edition w/unlocked bootloader.
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wtherrell said:
You, my friend, are SOL for now
I got tired of waiting & ordered a Dev edition w/unlocked bootloader.
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im still surprised nobody has been able to port the dev edition bootloader over and figure out how to unlock it.
but yes OP, you are screwed. start liking TW
dansan382 said:
im still surprised nobody has been able to port the dev edition bootloader over and figure out how to unlock it.
but yes OP, you are screwed. start liking TW
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To port it over, the stock bootloader must first be unlocked. You can't overwrite the locked bootloader
najaboy said:
To port it over, the stock bootloader must first be unlocked. You can't overwrite the locked bootloader
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obviously.. what i should have wrote was,
surprised nobody is able to compare and contrast the 2 bootloaders, find out whats different and examine a way to release that block. which im pretty sure what they have been trying.
basically it should be the same bootloader, one locked and one unlocked. find out how the lock is there and whats different
Is there any way to get out of the Odin mode when you attempt to reboot to recovery on ME7 using TWRP? Is it possible to flash back to the stock ROM?
You cant flash a custom recovery on the me7 ota. Turn your phone off and use the odin/download mode key combo. When it asks if u want continue decline and your phone will boot normally. Me7 images flashable via odin are in the dev section.
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hexitnow said:
You cant flash a custom recovery on the me7 ota. Turn your phone off and use the odin/download mode key combo. When it asks if u want continue decline and your phone will boot normally. Me7 images flashable via odin are in the dev section.
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Got it thanks a ton! I'll read up in the dev section. I really wish there were step by steps for noobies out there that are a bit more clear. I've googled and seen so many links to forums and threads. I thought I found a pretty straight forward method, but that one didn't work. I'm not giving up!
Regards,
Tony
blkst2x said:
Is there any way to get out of the Odin mode when you attempt to reboot to recovery on ME7 using TWRP? Is it possible to flash back to the stock ROM?
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You're not using TWRP if you updated to ME7. You have the stock recovery and are on the stock rom. There is no going back to MDK.
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najaboy said:
You're not using TWRP if you updated to ME7. You have the stock recovery and are on the stock rom. There is no going back to MDK.
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Unfortunately I have figured that one out. So, is there any way to install one of the ROMs posted by Dubbsy? I was under the impression that these worked with ME7, but I must be very wrong in that assumption. Forgive my ignorance. I'm just really sick of TouchWiz and I can't wait to get a clean Android install on this device.
No you cant install any rom as of yet on me7. The me7 roms in the dev section are an me7 base with mdk files so you can retain ability to flash a custom recovery and flash other roms. As for your pm shut your phone all the way off and then hold volume down + power. Release power when it vibrates keep holding vol down and itll ask for you to confirm or deny booting to download mode. If you deny it your phone should boot normally. Everytime you boot I believe itll do this so youll eventually need to use one of the me7 odin images. There is no wipe versions in the dev section so you wont lose any apps and data associated with them.
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No you cant install any rom as of yet on me7. The me7 roms in the dev section are an me7 base with mdk files so you can retain ability to flash a custom recovery and flash other roms. As for your pm shut your phone all the way off and then hold volume down + power. Release power when it vibrates keep holding vol down and itll ask for you to confirm or deny booting to download mode. If you deny it your phone should boot normally. Everytime you boot I believe itll do this so youll eventually need to use one of the me7 odin images. There is no wipe versions in the dev section so you wont lose any apps and data associated with them.
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after doing that procedure once, it let's me boot up fine. Powering off, then on, reboot, or batter pull..they all work fine now. How would I install one of the ME7 Odin images? Is there a doc on how to do that using Odin?
To make a long story short, I need to flash the stock recovery image back to my phone.
I am on the me7 build, rooted. I used goomanager to flash the custom twrp recovery. I guess I shouldn't have done that.
But anyway, I want to get a stock recovery back on so that I have a working recovery on my phone. I have looked around and I can't seem to find one.Of course, I can't boot into recovery now with twrp installed.
Any help and guidance on this would be greatly appreciated!!
Flash this in odin and then root me7 again....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357235
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I would use the no wipe me7 image from the dev section, you dont lose any apps/data with those. Like sporty said youll have to re root tho.
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Same exact thing happened to me too. Did this and worked like a charm. Thanks, i've only had the phone two days and thought i was gonna be screwed!
Thanks for this!!! I also tried to flash a custom recovery on ME7.
Got a s4 today, followed the root guide here, using mdk pre release kernel. Did not unlock the boot loader. Loaded hyperdrive and after loading everything did the reboot. left me at the black samsung screen with an unlocked padlock and custom underneath. i can get into recovery and download. but no matter what i do will not progress screens (even tried full cache, dalvic, system, and data wipe and reloaded Hyperdrive. same results)
Should i re flash back to stock and try the entire process over again? if so, links please
also, what did i do to soft brick my phone? for future avoidance
and whats the difference between mdk and me7?
You probably got a bad download of the rom. Its a good idea to verify the md5 after its been downloaded. Once you can get a good download of the rom you dont need to odin back you can flash the rom in recovery and youll be good to go. The me7 ota is the newest firmware, has a few nice changes but it also has a non exploitable boot loader so you cant run a custom recovery on it.
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hexitnow said:
You probably got a bad download of the rom. Its a good idea to verify the md5 after its been downloaded. Once you can get a good download of the rom you dont need to odin back you can flash the rom in recovery and youll be good to go. The me7 ota is the newest firmware, has a few nice changes but it also has a non exploitable boot loader so you cant run a custom recovery on it.
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To clarify, your suggesting re downloading rls8, and try flashing that. Then, if that doesn't work, re flash the stock kernel (basically go through the Odin root guide again?)
Thanks!
Redownload rls8 verify the md5 checksum to make sure its not another bad download and then flash. As long as you can get into custom recovery of your choice and the download is good theres no reaaon it shouldnt work.
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correct md5sum, same results.
both odin'd kernels have no effect, same boot problem. anyone know a fix?
Hopefully someone will. Same problem. Putting my phone back to stock rooted MDK works. The minute I try to flash Hyperdrive 8 and 8.1, it boots fine, then hangs on a restart.
Atleast, Will verizon exchange the phone seeing this?
Your mistake, why should Verizon replace something you caused.
Did you make a nandroid of the stock Rom prior to flashing?
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Addiso said:
Your mistake, why should Verizon replace something you caused.
Did you make a nandroid of the stock Rom prior to flashing?
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and yet no one has yet been able to pinpoint what mistake i made in installing a rom i've used for 12 months (s3) and installing a new version on a new phone while following every instruction to the letter, suddenly ****s on me. so please, enlighten me, what mistake did i make?
You didn't make a mistake. Chances are, you just used the wrong recovery. I spent 7 hours last night trying to fix my phone. I factory reset this morning to the stock MDK and re-rooted and figured out how to use ADB to install the Clockwork Mod Recovery. It's difficult to get started and figure out how to install and use it, but there are resources out there that will help you figure it out. I reinstalled the new 8.1 Hyperdrive with CWM recovery and was delighted when the ROM actually rebooted without fuss. It did hang on the Custom unlock screen long enough to make me nervous though. Figure out ADB and add CWM. It will work.
Edit for your steps: Reinstall the stock MDK with Odin. Reroot as per the instructions in the MDK root thread. Instead of TWRP, use CWM Recovery (which isn't nearly as easy), then reinstall the latest Hyperdrive (or whatever you were trying to install).
Hey guys, I need help.
I consider myself fairly adept at handling rooted devices, but I have not been following development for the GS4 for the last several months and have been running the last release of Synergy before their hiatus.
I was going to try out something different. I always enjoyed Beanstown's Jelly 'Beans', and thought I would try Build 7.
Now I am stuck at the Samsug Galaxy Boot Logo and it never goes to the Custom Boot Screen.
WORSE...I managed to break my recovery...so it will not boot their either.
Only mode I can boot to is Download.
Maybe I am just blind but I searched and could not find any Odin flashable recoveries...does anyone have one? Is there a rooted MDK file out there that I can flash via Odin?
Someone please help
Did you do the proper wipes when flashing the new rom? There arent any odin flashable recoveries for the s4. I would probably use the no wipe mdk image to recover (wont lose any user data) since you have no custom recovery to flash something with. Youll have to start over but youll have a working phone at least.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
Yes...I always wipe well when I am flashing. Almost every problem I have ever had going back to the Droid 1 was from a Dirty Wipe. I also tried searching for issues and warnings before moving forward...but did not find anything with my searches.
So just to be sure I have this right...start with this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259&highlight=mdk
Then re-root as I did originally
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290798
Then I can reflash CWM Recovery from Rom Manager? Will it automatically flash loki'd version?
Finally once there...can I just flash Beantown's Jelly Beans Build 7 or do I need to update the radios first? Can I use the just the MJ7 modem from the post below or do I need other parts updated too?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487298
Thanks all!
jbg25 said:
Yes...I always wipe well when I am flashing. Almost every problem I have ever had going back to the Droid 1 was from a Dirty Wipe. I also tried searching for issues and warnings before moving forward...but did not find anything with my searches.
So just to be sure I have this right...start with this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259&highlight=mdk
Then re-root as I did originally
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290798
Then I can reflash CWM Recovery from Rom Manager? Will it automatically flash loki'd version?
Finally once there...can I just flash Beantown's Jelly Beans Build 7 or do I need to update the radios first? Can I use the just the MJ7 modem from the post below or do I need other parts updated too?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487298
Thanks all!
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Yeah looks like you got everything in order. Rom manager or rom toolbox will auto loki the recoveries. No need to update radios when flashing beans either. Itll already have the radios included unless your wanting to flash the mj7 radio seperately then I believe youll be ok doing that. I havent done alot of reading on the newest radios.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
Back up and running with stock rooted MDK and CWM Recovery.
Now to try and flash a ROM.
jbg25 said:
Back up and running with stock rooted MDK and CWM Recovery.
Now to try and flash a ROM.
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good deal just saw your pm was gonna say flash mdk odin but it looks like you found it
beanstown106 said:
good deal just saw your pm was gonna say flash mdk odin but it looks like you found it
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Thanks for getting back to me! :good:
I am up and running...but with but not with 'Beans' Build 7 ... I have tried everything...and no matter what it stalls at the SGS4 Splash Screen and never progresses.
I thought maybe it was the new recovery I flashed ( CWM Touch Recovery 6.0.4.4) .... BUT I got Hyperdrive to install and boot. So maybe my SGS4 just doesn't like Beans...which sucks cause I ran that almost exclusively on my SGS3.
jbg25 said:
Thanks for getting back to me! :good:
I am up and running...but with but not with 'Beans' Build 7 ... I have tried everything...and no matter what it stalls at the SGS4 Splash Screen and never progresses.
I thought maybe it was the new recovery I flashed ( CWM Touch Recovery 6.0.4.4) .... BUT I got Hyperdrive to install and boot. So maybe my SGS4 just doesn't like Beans...which sucks cause I ran that almost exclusively on my SGS3.
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Try TWRP 2.5.0.2.
Most of the devs use it.
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Mightycaptain said:
Try TWRP 2.5.0.2.
Most of the devs use it.
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I downloaded and installed the latest TWRP 2.6.3.0 from DsLNeXuS's Recovery Tools App as Goo Manager is not finding a recovery for my device.
Still no good...nothing I do makes Beans Build 7 work ....
jbg25 said:
I downloaded and installed the latest TWRP 2.6.3.0 from DsLNeXuS's Recovery Tools App as Goo Manager is not finding a recovery for my device.
Still no good...nothing I do makes Beans Build 7 work ....
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Go here. Get 2.5.0.2
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/jfltevzw
Instructions
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/181
At the bottom of the page.
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Or flash this in recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45006486
I would reboot to recovery after flashing to make you got it on the right version.
Then make sure you can still boot back to your rom.
Then go back to recovery
Wipe
Factory reset.
Advanced
Check system, Data, davlik and cache
Wipe
Go back to main screen
Install
Fund your rom to flash.
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Me too. I tried the [ROM][TW4.3]STOCK-ROOTED-MJ7-AROMA-LOKI'd ROM with CWMR. Wiped Dalvik. Cache, Ractory Rest/Data. Seemed to install fine but then hung at "Custom". Fortunately I was able to a Nandroid Restore but not sure where this went wrong. Finally got TWRP to install after several failed GooManager attempts over the past month. May CWMR is the problem.
I have a verizon galaxy s4 (SCH-I545). I flashed the NC5 onto the phone after rooting it. I tried to install Philztouch onto it, but something froze up/crashed during the process. I now do not have ANY type of recovery, and the phone goes directly into download mode when trying to boot recovery. :crying:
I deleted and/or frozen anything knox from the phone... it still operates even w/o knox or a recovery in it!!
My situation is that I have used odin to try flashing twrp and other recoveries to the phone. odin says it was successful, but it still has no recovery or doesn't boot into recovery, and I want to install some custom rom's onto it. there is no safestrap and I don't want it.
So, how to put the stock or any other recovery on this phone so I can add new roms???
Jimmy Rudedog said:
I have a verizon galaxy s4 (SCH-I545). I flashed the NC5 onto the phone after rooting it. I tried to install Philztouch onto it, but something froze up/crashed during the process. I now do not have ANY type of recovery, and the phone goes directly into download mode when trying to boot recovery. :crying:
I deleted and/or frozen anything knox from the phone... it still operates even w/o knox or a recovery in it!!
My situation is that I have used odin to try flashing twrp and other recoveries to the phone. odin says it was successful, but it still has no recovery or doesn't boot into recovery, and I want to install some custom rom's onto it. there is no safestrap and I don't want it.
So, how to put the stock or any other recovery on this phone so I can add new roms???
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If you are on NC5 then Safestrap is your only option.
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ok, don't want Safestrap
liljoe727 said:
If you are on NC5 then Safestrap is your only option.
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ok. my next addition/question is: will Surge's full wipe and/or pit file bring back the stock recovery so I can start over? this phone is cracked to now run on MetroPCS/T-mobile sytem and I don't want to go back to vzw.
So, will the pit file bring back my recovery... it does not have ANY recovery at all on the phone. here's the pit file I'm referring to: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319199111
thanks.
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Even if I wanted to put safestrap on this phone, there is not any type of recovery in it to use to install safestrap or any other rom or recovery on it.
I have tried odin and it says it worked but will not boot into recovery, it goes directly to download mode. the phone runs, boots and has wifi, data, etc.
I want to know before I go into this if the pit file will work and not mess up things or should I try the entire process? The phone is working but NO RECOVERY IS INSTALLED ON IT AT ALL. (needed to emphasize this fact).
thankz again
Jimmy Rudedog said:
Even if I wanted to put safestrap on this phone, there is not any type of recovery in it to use to install safestrap or any other rom or recovery on it.
I have tried odin and it says it worked but will not boot into recovery, it goes directly to download mode. the phone runs, boots and has wifi, data, etc.
I want to know before I go into this if the pit file will work and not mess up things or should I try the entire process? The phone is working but NO RECOVERY IS INSTALLED ON IT AT ALL. (needed to emphasize this fact).
thankz again
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If all you are looking to do is install safestrap then you can just towelroot/superSU/BusyBox/safestrap. If you mean recovery mode, as in holding down the power, home, and volume up buttons when booting up the phone, I'm not sure how to get that back on if its missing.
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Seems to me you had MDK boot loader and custom recovery prior. And that you have blindly flashed the full NC5 build updating everything including your boot loader to a nice new shiny LOCKED one. If the boot loader is NC5 you get to join the Safe Strap club.
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Yes, I mean recovery mode
liljoe727 said:
If all you are looking to do is install safestrap then you can just towelroot/superSU/BusyBox/safestrap. If you mean recovery mode, as in holding down the power, home, and volume up buttons when booting up the phone, I'm not sure how to get that back on if its missing.
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Yes, I mean recovery mode, as in holding down the power, home, and volume up buttons when booting up the phone.
The phone is rooted, and I need to somehow replace or install a recovery so I can put a rom into it. and I don't have to use safestrap if i can put twrp or something else into it.
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Seems to me you had MDK boot loader and custom recovery prior. And that you have blindly flashed the full NC5 build updating everything including your boot loader to a nice new shiny LOCKED one. If the boot loader is NC5 you get to join the Safe Strap club.
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Terrible. Funny, but terrible. Lol @Jimmy Rudedog
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sponix2ipfw said:
Seems to me you had MDK boot loader and custom recovery prior. And that you have blindly flashed the full NC5 build updating everything including your boot loader to a nice new shiny LOCKED one. If the boot loader is NC5 you get to join the Safe Strap club.
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The phone is rooted... and I mean recovery mode, as in holding down the power, home, and volume up buttons when booting up the phone.
I was on 4.3 then got the OTA update and tried to flash it back. it crashed the phone. Ii was stuck in download mode, and i flashed via Odin the NC5 full wipe on this forum then later rooted the phone. I tried to install Philz touch, but it crashed or froze up during the process... and viola!! NO RECOVERY WHATSOEVER IS ON THIS PHONE.
When I try holding down the power, home, and volume up buttons when booting up the phone, it goes straight to download mode no matter what button combination i use.
I don't care about stock or any warranty... that's over and I had this phone converted from Vzw to MetroPCS already.
I tried safestrap before and I don't like it. I need to somehow replace or install a recovery so I can put a rom into it. and I don't have to use safestrap if i can put twrp or something else into it. So, it is open for custom roms and i'm looking at SlimKat to install on this phone. Now, if somebody has a tar file I can flash with Odin... then it's all good.
liljoe727 said:
Terrible. Funny, but terrible. Lol @Jimmy Rudedog
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Glad you got you giggle on, but this whacked... but the phone still runs without know and a recovery in it on MetroPCS...
Jimmy Rudedog said:
Glad you got you giggle on, but this whacked... but the phone still runs without know and a recovery in it on MetroPCS...
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so, you got a help or fix? or you just wanna be a clown?
Jimmy Rudedog said:
so, you got a help or fix? or you just wanna be a clown?
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If you're on NC5, Safestrap is your only option homie.
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Jimmy Rudedog said:
so, you got a help or fix? or you just wanna be a clown?
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If there was a way to go back from NC5, there would be a lot of happy people around here, but there isn't. Having recovery mode makes no difference because your on NC5 now. You can't flash TWRP, you can't flash CWM, Safestrap is it.
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ok. so if I try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172&page=10
will it put me back to a phone with stock recovery on it? can i use the .pit file to do it or the whole process?
Download the stock recovery and flash it using flashify.
I did the same thing you did with a S5 because I didn't know about the boy loader issues and thought I had bricked it because it would only boy into download mode. But after turning it off for a few seconds I saw that it was able to bout into the stock rom. Luckily I made a backup of the stock recovery with flashify and flashed it back and it was fine.
Jimmy Rudedog said:
ok. so if I try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172&page=10
will it put me back to a phone with stock recovery on it? can i use the .pit file to do it or the whole process?
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I have no idea. I have never lost the android recovery mode you get into by holding home, power, and volume up to boot the phone. Did you try asking on that thread?
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liljoe727 said:
I have no idea. I have never lost the android recovery mode you get into by holding home, power, and volume up to boot the phone. Did you try asking on that thread?
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yes I did post this on Surge's thread and have not gotten a reply so far
king_david43 said:
Download the stock recovery and flash it using flashify.
I did the same thing you did with a S5 because I didn't know about the boy loader issues and thought I had bricked it because it would only boy into download mode. But after turning it off for a few seconds I saw that it was able to bout into the stock rom. Luckily I made a backup of the stock recovery with flashify and flashed it back and it was fine.
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So, are you saying to use Surge's full wipe and pit files and I can get back my stock recovery? or is there a link to what you are talking about? hook me up with that link.
I do not have any backups and I an get flashify no prob. but I am not sure it will work as you indicated.
how about Heimdall? will it work and do the things Odin isn't doing? I haven't used the program but have a copy of the files on my PC. I need a little guidance before I kill this phone forever.
l. tried flashify and rom installer... flashify says it found and backed up my stock recovery, but when I try to flash it back it says success and reboot. then it still goes into download mode and the little red letters say unable to do normal boot.
I can get back to normal boot and the phone runs. I tried the buttons to get into recovery mode, and it still goes to download mode. I also tried to flash twrp with rom installer and it also says successful but the same results>>> download mode only. WTF!!?
I seem to need a tar file for all of this to work and most of the roms are zip files except Surge's files. anybody have a link to tar files with the recoveries in it?
As has already been stated in this thread , if you're on the nc5 bootloader, you can't flash twrp or cwm or any other custom recovery. Even if you get the stock recovery back, it won't matter. SS is you're only option. There are a million posts on this issue. There are a number of custom roms that you can run, most are TW based though.