So, I updated to 4.3 using the newest method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504408
However,
I kept root and everything works fantastic and removed KNOX. But...
I cant seem to flash any custom recovery. I tried Unistalling-Re-Installing SafeStrap (No Avail) When I hit reboot recovery it reboots into ODIN Download mode! I have no idea why.
I tried using Goo Manager and flashing TWRP. It says successful but again, when I rebooted into recovery (even using the button press method,. I still am sent to the ODIN download mode. What did I do wrong?
I tried the Loki Method but it says aboot version different or something.
I dont want to do anything to lose root access can anyone tell me how they got a custom recovery on 4.3 ota?
mranderonz81 said:
So, I updated to 4.3 using the newest method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504408
However,
I kept root and everything works fantastic and removed KNOX. But...
I cant seem to flash any custom recovery. I tried Unistalling-Re-Installing SafeStrap (No Avail) When I hit reboot recovery it reboots into ODIN Download mode! I have no idea why.
I tried using Goo Manager and flashing TWRP. It says successful but again, when I rebooted into recovery (even using the button press method,. I still am sent to the ODIN download mode. What did I do wrong?
I tried the Loki Method but it says aboot version different or something.
I dont want to do anything to lose root access can anyone tell me how they got a custom recovery on 4.3 ota?
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First: Wrong Forum
Second: Having root doesn't mean you can have a custom recovery.
There is no custom recovery. Safestrap isn't compatible...... yet. And the bootloader is locked.
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Only MDK will allow a custom recovery or an unlocked bootloader. Once you went to MJ7 with the OTA, these are both gone.
can someone move my post to appropriate forum?
the above 2 are correct. there is no recovery available for 4.3. all we have is the ability to keep root.
Share with us a screen shot of your phone.. When you boot into Odin does it say 0x0 or 0x1
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Never use an ota update if root and recovery are important to you.
Safestrap has not been updated for 4.3
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I initially got the TWRP after i unlocked but I cannot get back now that I have a rom to flash. also I can get to odin mode but i can't do anything from there. did I miss a step or??? if not how do I do this?
Download an app called quick reboot from the market. Allow root to accept and then reboot to recovery
Lemme know how it works out
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Thank you that did work.
For future reference you can hold volume up+home button+power to get to recovery too.
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GooManager can be handy as well.
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rooted but no TWRP
Hello friends,
I am a noob and this is the first phone i have ever attempted to root. I followed the instructions to root explicitly and watched driodmodderx's video . My note 2 ended up rooting but it did not go into TWRP recovery menu, it went into the stock recovery. What did i do wrong and what can I do now to fix this. I really want to flash the jellybeans rom.
Thanks,
Cory
slamed67 said:
Hello friends,
I am a noob and this is the first phone i have ever attempted to root. I followed the instructions to root explicitly and watched driodmodderx's video . My note 2 ended up rooting but it did not go into TWRP recovery menu, it went into the stock recovery. What did i do wrong and what can I do now to fix this. I really want to flash the jellybeans rom.
Thanks,
Cory
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You must have only rooted. You must unlock the bootloader to install ROMs. Go here
:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118348
GooManager also allows you to update TWRP and reboot into recovery.
CBConsultation said:
GooManager also allows you to update TWRP and reboot into recovery.
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Yes it does and very easy. But to the guy with stock recovery please re unlock boot loader before trying goo manager. It will put twrp on your phone but with a locked boot loader you will get the unauthorized software soft brick.
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Hey Guys,
So I was running the google experience rom v3 and I decided to head on over to another rom but forgot to wipe before hand and my phone got a little wonky. I eventually ended up doing a complete Odin factory flash which brought me right back to VRUAMDK, when I went to install the OTA update to VRUAME7 my phone would reboot but would not apply and changes and I would get a notification telling me I cant update. I used an Odin flash to the VRUAME7 stock rom and that worked but for some reason I cant flash any sort of recovery now. Booting into recovery just brings me to download mode. I've tried flashing a recovery with Odin with failures on the write. Did I seriously F&#$ up my Nand? I just want to be able to run a recovery and have my GE S4 back Any help would be majorly appreciated.
cj250mills said:
Hey Guys,
So I was running the google experience rom v3 and I decided to head on over to another rom but forgot to wipe before hand and my phone got a little wonky. I eventually ended up doing a complete Odin factory flash which brought me right back to VRUAMDK, when I went to install the OTA update to VRUAME7 my phone would reboot but would not apply and changes and I would get a notification telling me I cant update. I used an Odin flash to the VRUAME7 stock rom and that worked but for some reason I cant flash any sort of recovery now. Booting into recovery just brings me to download mode. I've tried flashing a recovery with Odin with failures on the write. Did I seriously F&#$ up my Nand? I just want to be able to run a recovery and have my GE S4 back Any help would be majorly appreciated.
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The VRUAME7 firmware patched the Loki exploit and therefore you can not install a custom recovery. Right now all you can do is root the device also there is no way to go back to the VRUAMDK firmware.
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ztkryan said:
The VRUAME7 firmware patched the Loki exploit and therefore you can not install a custom recovery. Right now all you can do is root the device also there is no way to go back to the VRUAMDK firmware.
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Wow, am I really that oblivious? apparently.. any reason why this might not work on VRUAMDK either? pretty sure I tried flashing through goomanager on that and ran into the same issue..
Alright, so this isn't THAT big a deal (I think). But I can't access recovery. I rooted my S4 using the Vroot method and attempted to use goo manager to install a custom recovery(yeah, locked bootloader, yadayada). But, I can't access recovery any more. I can boot up just fine, but trying to boot recovery brings me to download/odin mode. Can I just odin the stock recovery back on if I want?
aidankiller4 said:
Alright, so this isn't THAT big a deal (I think). But I can't access recovery. I rooted my S4 using the Vroot method and attempted to use goo manager to install a custom recovery(yeah, locked bootloader, yadayada). But, I can't access recovery any more. I can boot up just fine, but trying to boot recovery brings me to download/odin mode. Can I just odin the stock recovery back on if I want?
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You lost it because you tried overwriting it. No you cant but you can odin an mj7 image. I believe theres a no wipe version so you can keep your data.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
hexitnow said:
You lost it because you tried overwriting it. No you cant but you can odin an mj7 image. I believe theres a no wipe version so you can keep your data.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
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Can I still take OTA updates, or if we finally crack the bootloader, flash safestrap or cwm?
Hi im hoping someone can help me.
I rooted my phone using the easy root method, I had philz dual recovery and flashed a rom. I installed superSU from the play store (when I should have flashed it) and now I can't access my recovery. I've tried rerooting and reflashing using all three methods for installing the recovery and none are working. Does anyone have a solution to this, I've got a backup of my stock rom etc. but I cant access it or recover it without a recovery. Im pretty much lost on this, I posted in the recovery thread but it didnt get answered.
SxcKieranGrr said:
Hi im hoping someone can help me.
I rooted my phone using the easy root method, I had philz dual recovery and flashed a rom. I installed superSU from the play store (when I should have flashed it) and now I can't access my recovery. I've tried rerooting and reflashing using all three methods for installing the recovery and none are working. Does anyone have a solution to this, I've got a backup of my stock rom etc. but I cant access it or recover it without a recovery. Im pretty much lost on this, I posted in the recovery thread but it didnt get answered.
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When you flash a rom when using a recovery for locked bootloaders then it deletes the recovery
You have to reinstall your recovery
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Envious_Data said:
When you flash a rom when using a recovery for locked bootloaders then it deletes the recovery
You have to reinstall your recovery
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Thanks for the reply. I've tried doing that but it won't work, I dont know if it has something with Superuser? it says it cant update the binaries. Either way I've tried all 3 options on the process to install the recover (install with SuperSU, Install with SuperUser and install on unrooted rom)
SxcKieranGrr said:
Thanks for the reply. I've tried doing that but it won't work, I dont know if it has something with Superuser? it says it cant update the binaries. Either way I've tried all 3 options on the process to install the recover (install with SuperSU, Install with SuperUser and install without root)
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ReRoot with Doomlords Rootkit in the original development sections
Then reinstall your recovery
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Why not just use the dual recovery installer instead of the zip?
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Envious_Data said:
ReRoot with Doomlords Rootkit in the original development sections
Then reinstall your recovery
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I've tried but I didnt work I have firmware 17.1.1.A.0.402 I dont know if thats the problem. I dont know if im actually rooted, I can grant apps superuser access but i downloaded a rootchecker and it says I'm not. When I try to root using doomlords its fine until the service menu bit, the screen doesnt blink and put me back to the menu it just lets me into the screen I pressed.
SwiftSmoke said:
Why not just use the dual recovery installer instead of the zip?
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Could you link me to the installer I cant find it.
SxcKieranGrr said:
Could you link me to the installer I cant find it.
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heres the link for NUTs download page, http://nut.xperia-files.com/ file your looking for is
Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.7.129-BETA.installer.zip (10.59MB)
this appears to be the latest version and is 17th link from the bottom of the right hand list
the flashable zip is just left of the installer
It should mean if u install a new rom and lose recovery just run the installer from windows and it should give u back recovery
SwiftSmoke said:
heres the link for NUTs download page, http://nut.xperia-files.com/ file your looking for is
Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.7.129-BETA.installer.zip (10.59MB)
this appears to be the latest version and is 17th link from the bottom of the right hand list
the flashable zip is just left of the installer
It should mean if u install a new rom and lose recovery just run the installer from windows and it should give u back recovery
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Thanks, unfortunately thats what I have been using to try and regain recovery. Any other ideas? Im really struggling, I thought maybe if I unrooted and just re-rooted correctly it might help but I can't find an FTF file for my network I can only find unbranded which I very much doubt would work.
anyone?
I'm in the exact same position. I flashed monx 438 rom and I don't know what happened, I can't get into recovery either. I'm on unlocked bootloader. I have tried flashing the boot.img from 438 advanced stock kernel but at the command prompt it keeps on saying waiting for device. I have root access.
Same here.
I have a stock .402 ROM, unlocked bootloader and rooted. Have flashed the recovery a few times, and still cant get into it. Even when trying to access recovery via cmd prompt "adb reboot recovery"
I too am in the same boat... I rooted my phone, primarily to add the kitkat sd card fix, which works...
Then I went through the motion of unlocking bootloader, which I assume worked cos it wiped my phone clean. Had to reinstall everything...
Then I went through the motion of installing Cwm recovery. This went through OK. Well according to the command prompt it did.
But still I can't access recovery. I get no flashing LED lights before the Sony logo comes up, and then it just boots into normal phone mode.
I am on UK 3 network if it makes any difference......
I'd really love to be able to access my recovery cos I'm dying to apply the dual speaker and volume hack....
Don't know where to go from here..........
Just to add, I flashed to firmware 402 (uk unbranded) and re-rooted the phone and re-installed cwm recovery, but I get no led lights and no recovery mode. Oh well, just like a number one hit for 'the who', it was never meant to be....lol
sorry to resurrect but I have the same issue. how did you guys get back into recovery
I use a kernel with recovery
Vol up - cwm
Vol down - twrp
Cam key - philz
I can't flash kernol because I can't get into recovery even using the app to force boot
When I first got my second GS4 (about 6 months ago) I rushed to root it and install a recovery (forgetting that the MK2 build has a locked bootloader) I attempted to flash CWM with ODIN and now if I boot to recovery it goes straight to the ODIN Downloading screen. The phone is still fully functional other than the recovery and it is rooted. Since screwing it up I've been looking for a way to fix this I know that i should have used the LOKI method to flash CWM. Is this something that i could fix by flashing stock firmware? or am I out of luck? Thanks.
Timinator01 said:
When I first got my second GS4 (about 6 months ago) I rushed to root it and install a recovery (forgetting that the MK2 build has a locked bootloader) I attempted to flash CWM with ODIN and now if I boot to recovery it goes straight to the ODIN Downloading screen. The phone is still fully functional other than the recovery and it is rooted. Since screwing it up I've been looking for a way to fix this I know that i should have used the LOKI method to flash CWM. Is this something that i could fix by flashing stock firmware? or am I out of luck? Thanks.
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If your phone is NOT mdk base...you can not use loki or goo manager or rom manager or twrp. Safestrap only can be used. To clean up the mess mostly requires odin of the clean image of your firmware mk2.
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Flash the stock recovery IMG in odin
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I suggest the full wipe method located here. Put in ap slot of odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578209
Thanks Tulsadiver I'll give that method a try ... and Thanks to decaturbob for the warning about LOKI, I must have missed that when I was reading over the thread ... I probably would have screwed up my phone again.
Timinator01 said:
Thanks Tulsadiver I'll give that method a try ... and Thanks to decaturbob for the warning about LOKI, I must have missed that when I was reading over the thread ... I probably would have screwed up my phone again.
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Believe me are not the first...be patient.
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