I was attempting to flash a custom recovery before I caught wind that the vruame7 was a hard cookie to crumble and killed my recovery, is there anyway to get a recovery back on the phone so it can at least be updated?
leaddore said:
I was attempting to flash a custom recovery before I caught wind that the vruame7 was a hard cookie to crumble and killed my recovery, is there anyway to get a recovery back on the phone so it can at least be updated?
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The ME7 bootloader won't let you flash a custom recovery - the stock recovery is still installed.
However, the attempt to flash the custom recovery set a flag that forces the device to boot into downloader mode.
The way to get out of this is to flash a stock ROM on top. I'd try the no-wipe ME7 ROM, then if that fails, the full-wipe.
(I'd suggest the Verizon recovery assistant for that.) Just be aware of the fact that the full wipe will cause you to lose everything on your phone.
k1mu said:
The ME7 bootloader won't let you flash a custom recovery - the stock recovery is still installed.
However, the attempt to flash the custom recovery set a flag that forces the device to boot into downloader mode.
The way to get out of this is to flash a stock ROM on top. I'd try the no-wipe ME7 ROM, then if that fails, the full-wipe.
(I'd suggest the Verizon recovery assistant for that.) Just be aware of the fact that the full wipe will cause you to lose everything on your phone.
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Thanks for the advice, downloading the required things now. Hopefully I will get everything back to normal.
I did the exact same thing as you Leaddore.. you will be just fine following the above directions.
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I need return my rooted s4 me7, however, I am not able to do a factory reset. I made a mistake of trying install twrp before reading the forums. Any advice
cowboys21 said:
I need return my rooted s4 me7, however, I am not able to do a factory reset. I made a mistake of trying install twrp before reading the forums. Any advice
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Use Odin to flash the factory image again that will restore the phone back to factory settings. Sounds like you are on MDK which at this point is valuable to those who can't get it. So just d/l the right code you can find it here http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-stock-firmware/
I'm actually on me7. the phone was upgraded in the store. its rooted, but, everytime i try to go into recovery, I get the message "downloading do not...." I am able to boot the phone up correctly, however, I just need to return the phone. no custom ROM has been installed, just rooted. This only happen after trying to install TWRP.
Thanks
cowboys21 said:
I'm actually on me7. the phone was upgraded in the store. its rooted, but, everytime i try to go into recovery, I get the message "downloading do not...." I am able to boot the phone up correctly, however, I just need to return the phone. no custom ROM has been installed, just rooted. This only happen after trying to install TWRP.
Thanks
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You can't flash a factory image in recovery mode. Like RaptorMD said, you need to find the factory image and flash it in Odin. There's a link to the ME7 factory image here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357235&highlight=factory+image
My son's S4 is rooted, and a while back he loaded GooManager, and tried to install recovery with it. Phone still works, but tries to load code over the USB on power-up.
What does GooManager do to the system, and how can we undo it? Or should the phone just be wiped and odin flashed to 4.3?
Jim
jmdearras said:
My son's S4 is rooted, and a while back he loaded GooManager, and tried to install recovery with it. Phone still works, but tries to load code over the USB on power-up.
What does GooManager do to the system, and how can we undo it? Or should the phone just be wiped and odin flashed to 4.3?
Jim
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That's a common problem. You can't install a custom recovery using GooManager. At best, if you're running MDK, you can use Loki to flash a custom recovery.
The best fix for your situation is to flash a stock ROM. At the very least, grab the recovery from the stock ROM and flash that.
k1mu said:
That's a common problem. You can't install a custom recovery using GooManager. At best, if you're running MDK, you can use Loki to flash a custom recovery.
The best fix for your situation is to flash a stock ROM. At the very least, grab the recovery from the stock ROM and flash that.
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Do you know what GooManager does before rebooting? I'd like to manually remove it.
Where is the stock ROM for Verizon 4.2.2? Or can I just Odin 4.3?
Thanks much!
Jim
Hey guys Im trying to get my rooted and ROM'ed ME7 Galaxy S4 back to barebone stock as Im trying to sell the phone.
What things have I done to my phone?
Ive rooted my ME7 S4 and then loaed Safestrap recovery and installed a custom rom on slot 1
Now in the process of trying to get my phone back to stock I did a wipe from safestrap on the stock rom slot which reset the stock rom I then booted from the stock rom n downloaded safestrap and was able to uninstal safestrap so now my phone boot up to a fresh clean s4 without any safestrap recovery splash screen
however my problem is in order to sell my phone I have to be able to do a reset from the settings then accounts tab and backup and reset button
however when I do this the phone reboots and has the Could not do normal boot error odin mode
I assume since I removed the safestrap recovery there is no recovery software at all now?
Can anyone tell me how I can get stock recovery back onto my phone and heres the kicker if at all possible to do so without the use of a PC as I currently dont have access to one but if thats the only way still pkease let me know how I can get stock recovery back
Also im not really concern with unrooting the phone as long as I can get back into the stock recovery. Also if anyone is wondering yes I can install safestrap again and it will boot up like how I had my rooted n rom setup
I just need to get my stock recovery back so I can do factory data resets using the stock recovery n not the wipe method from safestrap recovery
thanks for any help
Hamann5 said:
Hey guys Im trying to get my rooted and ROM'ed ME7 Galaxy S4 back to barebone stock as Im trying to sell the phone.
What things have I done to my phone?
Ive rooted my ME7 S4 and then loaed Safestrap recovery and installed a custom rom on slot 1
Now in the process of trying to get my phone back to stock I did a wipe from safestrap on the stock rom slot which reset the stock rom I then booted from the stock rom n downloaded safestrap and was able to uninstal safestrap so now my phone boot up to a fresh clean s4 without any safestrap recovery splash screen
however my problem is in order to sell my phone I have to be able to do a reset from the settings then accounts tab and backup and reset button
however when I do this the phone reboots and has the Could not do normal boot error odin mode
I assume since I removed the safestrap recovery there is no recovery software at all now?
Can anyone tell me how I can get stock recovery back onto my phone and heres the kicker if at all possible to do so without the use of a PC as I currently dont have access to one but if thats the only way still pkease let me know how I can get stock recovery back
Also im not really concern with unrooting the phone as long as I can get back into the stock recovery. Also if anyone is wondering yes I can install safestrap again and it will boot up like how I had my rooted n rom setup
I just need to get my stock recovery back so I can do factory data resets using the stock recovery n not the wipe method from safestrap recovery
thanks for any help
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If you're going to sell it, plug it in to your PC and run the Verizon Recovery Assistant. It'll wipe and reinstall for you.
So after rooting and taking the android 4.3 update, my phone worked just fine with root. Then I tried to install a custom recovery (TWRP, using the ADB method) and ever since then, the recovery is just gone. Whenever I try to boot into it, the phone boots into download mode with an error message saying, "Could not do normal boot". After that, I tried installing TWRP from the Goo Manager app. Nothing changes. I also can't find a stock restore for 4.3 or a downgrade to 4.2. Is there any way for me to get back stock recovery or a custom recovery?
m634 said:
So after rooting and taking the android 4.3 update, my phone worked just fine with root. Then I tried to install a custom recovery (TWRP, using the ADB method) and ever since then, the recovery is just gone. Whenever I try to boot into it, the phone boots into download mode with an error message saying, "Could not do normal boot". After that, I tried installing TWRP from the Goo Manager app. Nothing changes. I also can't find a stock restore for 4.3 or a downgrade to 4.2. Is there any way for me to get back stock recovery or a custom recovery?
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First, you should have done more research. You can't install a custom recovery on 4.3 (or MJ7). The only thing available is a "questionable" root method. No custom ROMs and no Safestrap.
Second, once an update has been applied, there is no way of going back.
You should check this thread out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507217.
If that doesn't work, try this one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253.
Make sure you read ALL instructions first.
Good luck.
m634 said:
So after rooting and taking the android 4.3 update, my phone worked just fine with root. Then I tried to install a custom recovery (TWRP, using the ADB method) and ever since then, the recovery is just gone. Whenever I try to boot into it, the phone boots into download mode with an error message saying, "Could not do normal boot". After that, I tried installing TWRP from the Goo Manager app. Nothing changes. I also can't find a stock restore for 4.3 or a downgrade to 4.2. Is there any way for me to get back stock recovery or a custom recovery?
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You can't install a custom recovery on 4.3/MJ7.
The only way to recover this is for you to flash the full-wipe MJ7 image that you'll find here in the development forum.
Then, consider reading before flashing. The I545 has a locked bootloader and can't support a custom recovery or custom kernels.
k1mu said:
You can't install a custom recovery on 4.3/MJ7.
The only way to recover this is for you to flash the full-wipe MJ7 image that you'll find here in the development forum.
Then, consider reading before flashing. The I545 has a locked bootloader and can't support a custom recovery or custom kernels.
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Thanks! Knowing this, I think I will just stick with root but no recovery...hopefully, something will change and allow me to unstick myself from this situation in the future.
riker147 said:
You should check this thread out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507217.
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This worked well when I had the same issue. I did lose root even with Survival Mode enabled on SuperSU, but otherwise no issues. Thank you.
Okay, So the title pretty much says it all. I am stuck at the Samsung boot logo (not bootanimation) and it only shows for about 1 second then reboots and continues.
This started after I tried to flash a rom and it messed up and I tried to flash via odin. I was on MJ9 and and got a bootloop so I did the odin thing. I've used odin before but it is not working well for me now.
I am able to boot into download mode but TWRP no longer works. I was able to flash via odin and it says success but the phone does not reboot like it should.
I have purchased a galaxy nexus on the cheap to hold me over until the nexus 6 is out but if I can fix my note, I would like to.
I know there were other threads about this same issue but it seems that they are all on a different version of the note, or on a s3 or something. Not to mention, I don't see anything that I could try without asking for some help on here. Can someone maybe point me in the direction of the factory firmware (preferably a rootable or already rooted version) that I can flash that will play well with my note.
Thanks guys!!!
amberkalvin said:
Okay, So the title pretty much says it all. I am stuck at the Samsung boot logo (not bootanimation) and it only shows for about 1 second then reboots and continues.
This started after I tried to flash a rom and it messed up and I tried to flash via odin. I was on MJ9 and and got a bootloop so I did the odin thing. I've used odin before but it is not working well for me now.
I am able to boot into download mode but TWRP no longer works. I was able to flash via odin and it says success but the phone does not reboot like it should.
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Before you tried to flash a custom ROM and things went wonky...were you on Verizon's factory stock 4.3 MJ9 firmware, or on Beanstown106’s modified 4.3 MJ9 with TWRP installed?
Does the phone still boot into stock recovery? If so, you may be able to fix the phone by doing a factory reset.
amberkalvin said:
Can someone maybe point me in the direction of the factory firmware (preferably a rootable or already rooted version) that I can flash that will play well with my note.
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If you were on Verizon's factory stock 4.3 MJ9, then you won't be able to Odin flash back to 4.1.2 or any earlier Android version because the bootloader has been locked down tight on 4.3 (and 4.4.2) with no current do it yourself method to unlock for those newer versions. You would want to restore the phone back to factory stock 4.3 though, if that's what version you were on before your phone got messed up. You can root the phone on 4.3 with saferoot, then use safestrap recovery to flash some custom Touchwiz ROM's.
If you were on the 4.1.2 based bootloader, (but running Beanstown106’s MJ9 firmware and TWRP), then you would want to restore your phone back to factory stock 4.1.2 and then root and unlock the bootloader again with CASUAL. This would give you the most flexibility with flashing custom kernels, ROM's, etc...
Check out Section 1b in Droidstyle's restore guide at this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181. The guide has download links for the files you'll need to restore the phone back to the correct build version.