Coming from HTC so this is a little different for me..I did search these out, just want to be sure.. First, will qbkings method still work since it was done on the first version for this phone and its now on MJ4? For TWRP, when you flash a new rom, what are you wiping, Factory, System, and internal or just system? Any other advice is appreciated, just don't want to screw crap up... Thanks
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I used cf-auto root on my phone. It trips Knox but I didn't care about that. You can find it in the original development forum.
As far as what to wipe for a custom ROM just read the first few posts of the ROM you are looking at and the Devs will be very specific as to the steps needed to avoid potential issues.
All the Devs here are very helpful if you have any issues as well.
Hope that helps.
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tonyevo52 said:
Coming from HTC so this is a little different for me..I did search these out, just want to be sure.. First, will qbkings method still work since it was done on the first version for this phone and its now on MJ4? For TWRP, when you flash a new rom, what are you wiping, Factory, System, and internal or just system? Any other advice is appreciated, just don't want to screw crap up... Thanks
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Welcome to the community, bro.
Here's a starter set of instructions, followed by a backup set if you get stuck. [Make sure that you are on MJ4 prior to doing this.]
---------STARTER STEPS
1. Download TWRP (tar/odin flashable) from teamw.in (V2.6.3.7)
2. Download and install Samsung drivers for mobile phones (you may already have these installed)
3. Download Odin V3.07 (you may already have this too, link takes you to what appears to be a master thread for Odin)
See this post for a nice visual and comments, pic and thread provided by a fine gentleman that has about the coolest user name I've seen on any forum
At this point you can decide whether or not you want simply stock rooted, which TWRP can give you without flashing anything, or if you want to install a basic stock rooted rom, kindly provided by @freeza, can select DeOdex or Odex, thread here
4. Download MJ4 DeOdex or Odex and place it on your phone
5. Power off your phone
6. Put your phone into Download Mode (voldown+home+power)
7. Flash TWRP with Odin and boot into it once done (volup+home if Odin auto reboots your phone or volup+home+power if it's off)
8. If you decided to simply go stock rooted, then go to reboot>system and TWRP will ask if you want root, if not, then proceed to flash MJ4 DeOdex or Odex
9. Profit
---------PLAN B IF ABOVE FAILS YOU
[Some just can't get Odin to play nice with the TWRP tar, don't know why.]
1. Follow QBKing77 video and install root using CF method, thread here
2. Download img file for TWRP from Team Win site, flash using app from Play Store called Flashify
3. Flash recovery
4. Follow the rest of the outlined under the heading "Starter Steps"
---------AFTERTHOUGHTS...
Once successful, go into TWRP, backup only your EFS, then separately, backup boot, system, and data. Throw your EFS backup on your PC and Dropbox in case of emergency (hopefully you won't need it).
Pick a rom you like, and start fiddling. Support the devs, have a blast.
I hope this helps.
Good luck!
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Thanks Mic, exactly what I was looking for.. Have to try it when I get home.. Looks pretty simple.
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tonyevo52 said:
Thanks Mic, exactly what I was looking for.. Have to try it when I get home.. Looks pretty simple.
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Yeah, it is. But there's a reason I layed the steps out so broadly and specifically; half of that was given to me (the stuff above the Plan B line) by one whom knows far more than most, and I still had to do the stuff for which I hadn't planned. Worse, I got stuck at that horrifying yellow Sprint logo, with no bootup. I pulled my SD card and the battery, powered up again, and I only then had success. Most have no issues, but thankfully enough have that there were similar experiences conveyed across these forums.
I really hope that you have a trouble free experience.
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Worked like a charm, thanks again Mic. They only thing I can't do though is how do you get to TWRP from reboot, I can do it from goomanager but I would think I could power down the phone, press the three buttons and it would take me there.
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tonyevo52 said:
Worked like a charm, thanks again Mic. They only thing I can't do though is how do you get to TWRP from reboot, I can do it from goomanager but I would think I could power down the phone, press the three buttons and it would take me there.
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Download the small zip in this thread, choosing Odex or DeOdex,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486526
Go into TWRP the way you've described, flash the zip, and you'll have a 4-in-1 reboot menu. After it installs, hard press the power key, and when you select reboot, you'll get other options (recovery, &c).
Good luck!
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micmars said:
Download the small zip in this thread, choosing Odex or DeOdex,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486526
Go into TWRP the way you've described, flash the zip, and you'll have a 4-in-1 reboot menu. After it installs, hard press the power key, and when you select reboot, you'll get other options (recovery, &c).
Good luck!
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Downloaded the regular one and it did nothing, so i downloaded the odexed one and now the phone is stuck at the sprint screen. All i have done is root and installed twrp, no rom or anyting else yet. Not sure what to do. I did pull the battery and the card and still stuck at the sprint screen.
Ugh...
tonyevo52 said:
Downloaded the regular one and it did nothing, so i downloaded the odexed one and now the phone is stuck at the sprint screen. All i have done is root and installed twrp, no rom or anyting else yet. Not sure what to do.
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Ugh...I didn't know that you had no custom ROM installed. Go into TWRP and do a factory reset. You should be good-to-go.
Let me get some help for you...stand by.. @freeza may be able to assist. Dude, don't do anything until we get some validation.
micmars said:
Ugh...I didn't know that you had no custom ROM installed. Go into TWRP and do a factory reset. You should be good-to-go.
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Thats the problem, i cant get to TWRP. If i hold all three buttons, is just takes me to the warning screen and i can press up volume to continue or down vol to cancel
I Suggest...
tonyevo52 said:
Thats the problem, i cant get to TWRP. If i hold all three buttons, is just takes me to the warning screen and i can press up volume to continue or down vol to cancel
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Try to go into the bootloader, and follow the instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549035
Look at this single post for exactly how your screen should look:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48558317&postcount=45
tonyevo52 said:
Downloaded the regular one and it did nothing, so i downloaded the odexed one and now the phone is stuck at the sprint screen. All i have done is root and installed twrp, no rom or anyting else yet. Not sure what to do. I did pull the battery and the card and still stuck at the sprint screen.
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Hi, can you try this zip?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uwvhpux5se8bcys/Galaxy-Note-fre3-4in1Odex-reboot.zip
tonyevo52 said:
Thats the problem, i cant get to TWRP. If i hold all three buttons, is just takes me to the warning screen and i can press up volume to continue or down vol to cancel
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I am downloading the Tar for MJ4 and will just odin back...looks like it will leave all the same but fix the problem...?
freeza said:
Hi, can you try this zip?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uwvhpux5se8bcys/Galaxy-Note-fre3-4in1Odex-reboot.zip
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Thanks for the file Freeza, will that work from Odin? I can get there, just cant get to TWRP unless phone is booted up normally.
Try the other volume button...
tonyevo52 said:
Thats the problem, i cant get to TWRP. If i hold all three buttons, is just takes me to the warning screen and i can press up volume to continue or down vol to cancel
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The button combo you're describing is taking you into the bootloader. Try the other direction with the power button to get into recovery.
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tonyevo52 said:
Thanks for the file Freeza, will that work from Odin? I can get there, just cant get to TWRP unless phone is booted up normally.
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You're going into the bootloader. Hold power+home+volume up. You'll get into TWRP, bro.
freeza said:
Hi, can you try this zip?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uwvhpux5se8bcys/Galaxy-Note-fre3-4in1Odex-reboot.zip
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micmars said:
The button combo you're describing is taking you into the bootloader. Try the other direction with the power button to get into recovery.
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You're going into the bootloader. Hold power+home+volume up. You'll get into TWRP, bro.
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Haaaa, if it wasnt for dumb mistakes...I thought the down vol got you into TWRP as well. Doing a quick restore, hopefully it works.
Thanks Mic and Freeza, got it going....Back to reading so i know what the hell im doing!! Thanks again
tonyevo52 said:
Thanks Mic and Freeza, got it going....Back to reading so i know what the hell im doing!! Thanks again
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No problem. Just don't let that this dispel ya. Pick a rom and start flashing. There are a lot of good choices, you've already tripped Knox, so have at it, defile the thing and make it work the way you want.
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micmars said:
No problem. Just don't let that this dispel ya. Pick a rom and start flashing. There are a lot of good choices, you've already tripped Knox, so have at it, defile the thing and make it work the way you want.
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Yea, I won't let that stop me, I have flashed and used a lot of roms, just have to get used to doing it Samsung ways instead of HTC... Thanks again for the help.
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I've been running Hyperdrive rom on CWM, and decided I wanted to try Illusion. So I rebooted into recovery, deleted cache and data, then installed the Illusion rom. At the end a yellow triangle popped up telling me that the software was insecure or something, and told me to go to a Verizon store.
I read that this was due to the kernel not being loki'd, so like an idiot I went back to Odin and flashed a kernel.
Soon after my screen went black, but I could hear the sounds of me raising/lowering the volume and turning the screen on and off.
I took the battery out and put it back in, and now all I see is an empty battery imposed on a black background with a frozen loading-circle int he middle.
Have I bricked my phone?
Edit:
When I unplug the phone from my computer and turn it on I see the Samsung boot-up along with the word Custom and unlocked icon above it. From there all I get is a black screen.
I can hold the lock+home+lower volume keys and I get the "Press volume up key if you want to download a custom OS" and "Volume down to cancel (restart phone)" screen, then the little green android shows up. Is there anything I can do from here?
You likely have "soft bricked" it, as long as you can still access it with odin or push files to it with adb you are not hard bricked... if you can, get the current verizon firmware from Sammobile.com and flash that with odin. This or fastboot are your best options. Take your time. Dont make things worse by trying things without reading completely. As long as you can flash and see it from adb or odin you can get it fixed up. Good luck
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SmartAs$Phone said:
You likely have "soft bricked" it, as long as you can still access it with odin or push files to it with adb you are not hard bricked... if you can, get the current verizon firmware from Sammobile.com and flash that with odin. This or fastboot are your best options. Take your time. Dont make things worse by trying things without reading completely. As long as you can flash and see it from adb or odin you can get it fixed up. Good luck
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Thanks for the response!
1. "USA" isn't listed in both "Galaxy S 4" or "Galaxy S 4 LTE" on Sammobile
2. So I reboot into download mode, connect phone to pc, run odin, and flash PDA?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
Read that and use the file in the thread.
Ryno77 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
Read that and use the file in the thread.
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Thank you, I'm currently downloading the file. Will give it a shot.
dabs delicious said:
Thank you, I'm currently downloading the file. Will give it a shot.
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No problem. I don't know how familiar you are with Odin but reading the original post closely and following any guides posted would be a good idea. Once you've used Odin once it's very easy....scary the first time.
Ryno77 said:
No problem. I don't know how familiar you are with Odin but reading the original post closely and following any guides posted would be a good idea. Once you've used Odin once it's very easy....scary the first time.
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I followed the guide and successfully flashed the file, but now my screen is stuck on the "Verizon" logo page..
dabs delicious said:
I followed the guide and successfully flashed the file, but now my screen is stuck on the "Verizon" logo page..
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Try booting into recovery and wiping data. You may have to pull the battery to get it into recovery.
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Ryno77 said:
Try booting into recovery and wiping data. You may have to pull the battery to get it into recovery.
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By this do you mean I should go into Odin and tick Nand Erase All? Sorry, I'm a complete noob at this and none of the threads I looked up really provided solid answers..
No, just boot into stock Android recovery and wipe data. Not Odin.
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dabs delicious said:
By this do you mean I should go into Odin and tick Nand Erase All? Sorry, I'm a complete noob at this and none of the threads I looked up really provided solid answers..
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Sorry, I don't know if your subscribed to this or not but hopefully the quote notification gets to you...try stock recovery not Odin at this point.
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Ryno77 said:
No, just boot into stock Android recovery and wipe data. Not Odin.
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Sorry, I don't know if your subscribed to this or not but hopefully the quote notification gets to you...try stock recovery not Odin at this point.
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Yes, I'm watching this thread eagerly haha, I would like to fix my phone
So I held power+volume up+home and entered stock recovery. I chose the option "wipe data/factory reset" and afterwards rebooted the system, but to no avail. I'm going to try again right now, wiping the cache partition as well.
Edit: Ah! After I wiped the cache my system auto-rebooted and it successfully booted up. Factory settings!
dabs delicious said:
Yes, I'm watching this thread eagerly haha, I would like to fix my phone
So I held power+volume up+home and entered stock recovery. I chose the option "wipe data/factory reset" and afterwards rebooted the system, but to no avail. I'm going to try again right now, wiping the cache partition as well.
Edit: Ah! After I wiped the cache my system auto-rebooted and it successfully booted up. Factory settings!
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There you go! You have to be careful with Odin because if you do something incorrectly you can totally brick your phone.
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Ryno77 said:
There you go! You have to be careful with Odin because if you do something incorrectly you can totally brick your phone.
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Thanks so much!
help
i tried installing omega 4.3 using twrp it failed, then i couldn't restore my back up. i can get into download mode and try to flash stock rom with odin but it fail's every time and a msg with su rev check fail fused 2 binary 1 appears on the hand set. it also won't even try and boot it just says fw encountered an issue any help would be much appreciated thanks kyle
I just rooted a Verizon GS4 (VRUAME7) using this method. Everything went fine. I verified root with Root Checker, rebooted the phone, checked again.
Then I followed this method to install TWRP. When I rebooted the device as instructed, it got stuck on a splashscreen that has and Android logo and says "Downloading...Do not turn off target!!" :'(
The upper left in red says "Could not do normal boot. ODIN MODE"
I tried a battery pull, vol dwn + power, vol up + power and vol down + up + power.
How do I get back to normal boot or into TWRP recovery? I have a ROM I'd like to install, and as of now...it won't get past that splash screen.
What do I do?
Thanks!
First off youre in the wrong section. Questions go in the Q and A section. Second your on the me7 ota and you cant install a custom recovery/roms on the me7 ota. To get your phone booting again you will have to flash the stock recovery (not sure if someone has posted a stock recovery flashable via odin as I havent looked)or flash me7 again.
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hexitnow said:
First off youre in the wrong section. Questions go in the Q and A section. Second your on the me7 ota and you cant install a custom recovery/roms on the me7 ota. Not yet at least. I havent ran into this problem myself so I dont know an exact fix. To get your phone booting again you will have to flash the stock recovery (not sure if someone has posted a stock recovery flashable via odin as I havent looked)or flash me7 again (which will work without a doubt).
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Where was there a note about ROMS not working on ME7. I didn't see that anywhere.
Regardless, how do I fix it?
dreamliner330 said:
Where was there a note about ROMS not working on ME7. I didn't see that anywhere.
Regardless, how do I fix it?
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In the thread about the me7 update.
Also in the 500 or so threads where people freaked out when they couldn't ROM anymore after they took the update.
Or in the bounty thread.
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^I didn't update.
dreamliner330 said:
^I didn't update.
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if your on me7 then you updated..
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Check this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
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elliwigy said:
if your on me7 then you updated..
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I didn't. Perhaps it automatically did it or it was updated when I got it, as I don't recall manually doing it.
Regardless. What do I do now?
I already posted how to fix it ............ if you dont know how to restore your phone via odin then you have a small amount of reading to do and then your phone will be back up and running in no time :thumbup:
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dreamliner330 said:
I didn't. Perhaps it automatically did it or it was updated when I got it, as I don't recall manually doing it.
Regardless. What do I do now?
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There are reports of it doing it over night.
To fix the phone find the full me7 Odin package and Odin it back to stock. Id link you but I have had no reason to have links for me7 packages yet.
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dreamliner330 said:
Regardless. What do I do now?
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I had this same problem trying to install TWRP. What I did to fix it was to boot into download mode (volume down + home +power) and then I got prompted for did I really want to do that, I responded no and the phone booted up.
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thornev said:
I had this same problem trying to install TWRP. What I did to fix it was to boot into download mode (volume down + home +power) and then I got prompted for did I really want to do that, I responded no and the phone booted up.
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Thank you. :victory:
This worked perfectly.
Hopefully it'll won't fall back into that. Can't wait until I can ROM this sucker. Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag.
Since you have the update, boot the phone up in Odin mode and plug in your USB cable.
If you installed the desktop software you will have a Verizon folder in your start menu.
In that folder there should be an app "Verizon Software Upgrade Utility"
Run that and it should tell you you are up to date.
There is a repair utility within that app, run that and it should fix your problem.
It takes a while because it downloads the rom and then flashes it.
No guarantees, but I believe that will get you back to stock unrooted.
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Sounds like he just got into download mode and didn't recognize it, and his rom, recovery, and everything was untouched.
To the OP, you're probably good if your phone has booted normally, works fine, and you're still rooted. You can't flash any roms or mods, but you can still apply some mods by simply pushing them to your /system partition, setting permissions, and rebooting. Either follow the instructions for which directory to put the file/files in, or you can open up a flashable zip and use the same path as the directories in the zip.
You should even be able to push a modded framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk and rename the old ones, once people start building ME7 roms, though I can't guarantee it'll work. All you can do is try, and now you know how to get into Download mode to use Odin if it doesn't work.
As far as plain lag goes, just freeze alot of the bloat, there's around 50 apks (in MDK, anyway) that aren't doing anyone any good. Then grab a cpu app like Trickster Mod and see what, if any, parameters the stock kernel enables you to change. If you can set the Interactive cpu governor, Deadline scheduler, Performance gpu governor, and increase the read-ahead size, you should see a significant improvement.
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The other day I used the method tomsgt123 show in YouTube video with vroot. Root successful. However when I then downloaded goomanager and I installed to openscript, then I Rebooted to recovery the phone would not reboot properly(I got the green DROID dude and a message that phone can not boot to normal mode.) I then tried several time manually enter recovery mode to no avail. Same screen every time. I can get the phone operating normally by tapping volume down. I'm thinking that I need to fix this so my root will be worthwhile. Can someone help this noob out?
Thanks in advance.
Jcataway said:
The other day I used the method tomsgt123 show in YouTube video with vroot. Root successful. However when I then downloaded goomanager and I installed to openscript, then I Rebooted to recovery the phone would not reboot properly(I got the green DROID dude and a message that phone can not boot to normal mode.) I then tried several time manually enter recovery mode to no avail. Same screen every time. I can get the phone operating normally by tapping volume down. I'm thinking that I need to fix this so my root will be worthwhile. Can someone help this noob out?
Thanks in advance.
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Do you do a battery pull? When you turn the phone on, hold power and volume down (?) to boot into download mode. Then just cancel. It will get you out of that loop.
I found this suggestion too, Im not sure if that is from pulled battery state or not
hold the power button and the down volume key and it should ask you if you want to install a custom os or not and then you just hit cancel and it will boot regularly
decaturbob said:
Do you do a battery pull? When you turn the phone on, hold power and volume down (?) to boot into download mode. Then just cancel. It will get you out of that loop.
I found this suggestion too, Im not sure if that is from pulled battery state or not
hold the power button and the down volume key and it should ask you if you want to install a custom os or not and then you just hit cancel and it will boot regularly
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Yes I am doing battery pull. Otherwise at the DROID dude I can not power down with power button.
I have already used the that approach. I did not explain as detailed as I should have. I can get the phone to boot up normally but I can not get to a place where I can flash. At least I think that's what I am trying to do.
What base are you?
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Jcataway said:
I have already used the that approach. I did not explain as detailed as I should have. I can get the phone to boot up normally but I can not get to a place where I can flash. At least I think that's what I am trying to do.
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you cant use goo manager....or install any custom recovery unless the phone was originally mdk
you mostly like will have to odin a clean image
Mj7 now what?
[QUtitanium backup,please;48728921]you cant use goo manager....or install any custom recovery unless the phone was originally mdk
you mostly like will have to odin a clean image[/QUOTE]
Thank you. I was on mj7 when I rooted the phone. Now as I understand I need to download odin to my computer, then download a stock rom for mj7. Then flash via computer connected to phone with USB? Do I also need And or can you point me to a step by step walk through?
Also should I delete Supersu, root checker, goomanager, titaniumbackup, Busybox and terminal emulator before I odin this?
Thanks again.
Jcataway said:
Thank you. I was on mj7 when I rooted the phone. Now as I understand I need to download odin to my computer, then download a stock rom for mj7. Then flash via computer connected to phone with USB? Do I also need And or can you point me to a step by step walk through?
Also should I delete Supersu, root checker, goomanager, titaniumbackup, Busybox and terminal emulator before I odin this?
Thanks again.
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You might want to start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253 or maybe here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507217.
Do your research. It will save you a lot of headaches.
Good luck
riker147 said:
You might want to start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253 or maybe here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507217.
Do your research. It will save you a lot of headaches.
Good luck
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Super thanks. I don't mind reading that's how I got here in the first place. However with my limited but growing vocabulary I'm not always sure where to look(is my current situation called a soft brick?) just trying g to learn. If this situation has another name I'd live to hear that as well. Thank you and Merry Christmas.
Jcataway said:
Yes I am doing battery pull. Otherwise at the DROID dude I can not power down with power button.
I have already used the that approach. I did not explain as detailed as I should have. I can get the phone to boot up normally but I can not get to a place where I can flash. At least I think that's what I am trying to do.
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at the download screen (you are calling driod) did you hold power and volume down at the same time?
decaturbob said:
at the download screen (you are calling driod) did you hold power and volume down at the same time?
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The DROID guy I'm referring to is attached picture in my first post.
Yes holding power-home-volume down= would you like to download custom OS? VOLUME UP=CONTINUE(also gets me to pictured screen DROID dude.
Volume down to cancel=boot to home screen.
Jcataway said:
The DROID guy I'm referring to is attached picture in my first post.
Yes holding power-home-volume down= would you like to download custom OS? VOLUME UP=CONTINUE(also gets me to pictured screen DROID dude.
Volume down to cancel=boot to home screen.
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so when you press the vol down then, it wont boot to home screen?
decaturbob said:
so when you press the vol down then, it wont boot to home screen?
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Volume down gets me to full phone operations.
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Volume down gets me to full phone operations.
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So then...There is no problem correct?
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Your only option is safestrap 3.70.
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So then...There is no problem correct?
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Your only option is safestrap 3.70.
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Ok, I might have missed something but, the point of rooting is not to just be able to say you are rooted and restart your phone? As I understand it you should reboot to a recovery mode that then allows you to flash rom's and themes and other cool custom stuff. And most importantly allow me to delete bloatware. I don't seem to be able to do this with where I am right now.
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Ok, I might have missed something but, the point of rooting is not to just be able to say you are rooted and restart your phone? As I understand it you should reboot to a recovery mode that then allows you to flash rom's and themes and other cool custom stuff. And most importantly allow me to delete bloatware. I don't seem to be able to do this with where I am right now.
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You have no recovery to boot into...The only option to load any roms is to use safestrap. Safestrap is a type of recovery. HD11 is the only rom available to use. You really need to do some reading of these forums to understand what you can and can't do. Plenty of threads and posts
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You have no recovery to boot into...The only option to load any roms is to use safestrap. Safestrap is a type of recovery. HD11 is the only rom available to use. You really need to do some reading of these forums to understand what you can and can't do. Plenty of threads and posts
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Exactly! Just because you have root doesn't mean you automatically get recovery. Root is the first, and most times, easiest step.
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decaturbob said:
You have no recovery to boot into...The only option to load any roms is to use safestrap. Safestrap is a type of recovery. HD11 is the only rom available to use. You really need to do some reading of these forums to understand what you can and can't do. Plenty of threads and posts
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There is so much amazing information on this forum that it is hard to know where to start reading and if you did a teary in the right place. I took a leap of faith after reading and watching videos. So I guess my next step is to read more about safestrap and a few other areas I've been pointed towards.
Sometimes knowing where to start is more important than knowing where you are going. Thanks for all your efforts.
I like many others was having an issue rooting my Note 3 so I figured I'd post a temporary fix until the official Method Comes along Freeza, Twrp Team, CF Root And Others.
WARNING! I am not responsible if you Brick your phone or any damage that may inccur.
Step 1. Download Odin/ CF-Root http://download.chainfire.eu/352/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.zip
Step 2. Download Engineering Bootloader N900PVPUCNAB http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50489993&postcount=1
Step 3 Download Twrp http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50333147&postcount=398
Step 4. Open Odin & (Put the Phone into Download Mode)
Step 5. Install Engineering Bootloader (In the Bootloader Section)
Step 6. Reboot Phone & Put it back into download mode & Install Tar File that Came with Odin
Step 7. Reboot Phone and Put back into download mode and Install the TWRP Download file
Thats it Hope this helps
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IF YOUR PHONE IS STUCK IN A BOOTLOOP FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS
If you're phone is currently in a bootloop from trying to root earlier in order to get your phone back working all you need to do is pull the battery. Turn the phone on in Download mode and press the Vol Down key to cancel and your phone will boot like normal
Simple enough lol.. very nice!
do we need to use the engineering bootloader?
craign1317 said:
do we need to use the engineering bootloader?
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No, not at all. Stock bootloader is fine for the aforementioned.
I am not certain, but I believe that this excellent tutorial belongs in another forum, not in the development forum.
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Nice, one problem though - the link for the odin download is bad. Link works but the zip file seems to be corrupted. I've tried downloading it about 8 times and it keeps coming up bad. Grabbed odin from another source.
Great post
craign1317 said:
do we need to use the engineering bootloader?
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Not all the time, Only if you have tried Rooting before and you phone gets stuck in a bootloop
mid3vil said:
Nice, one problem though - the link for the odin download is bad. Link works but the zip file seems to be corrupted. I've tried downloading it about 8 times and it keeps coming up bad. Grabbed odin from another source.
Great post
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I just clicked on the download and it downloaded just fine for me On a side note make sure you use that specific version.
Will these steps bring me from rooted MJ4 "Jellybomb" to rooted KitKat? Anything I need to do 1st?
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cmdauria said:
Will these steps bring me from rooted MJ4 "Jellybomb" to rooted KitKat? Anything I need to do 1st?
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Mainly the question is will this bring me from rooted 4.3 to the point where I can install Freeza's stockish rom through TWRP?
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Will these steps bring me from rooted MJ4 "Jellybomb" to rooted KitKat? Anything I need to do 1st?
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Mainly the question is will this bring me from rooted 4.3 to the point where I can install Freeza's stockish rom through TWRP?
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You need to follow the guidance in the stock tar NAB thread, and hit the OP of the NABD discussion thread in the general forum for the latest info on migrating from MJ4 to stock NAB...
You will need to simply throw that tar file from the dev forum onto PC Odin, no pit file needed, and just flash it. You'll be stock NAB.
You may want to backup all storage, and factory reset your phone whilst in MJ4, prior to flashing, for good measure, but probably unnecessary. That probably part is why I suggest it.
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while this method certainly got me twrp, I am not rooted.
Two things, When I got into recovery I get "Seandroid" in red letters, but it still goes into TWRP.
Also, i flashed a .zip of "SuperSU", is that my problem?
When I boot up phone, Supersu says there is no su binary, and root checker app says not rooted.
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while this method certainly got me twrp, I am not rooted.
Two things, When I got into recovery I get "Seandroid" in red letters, but it still goes into TWRP.
Also, i flashed a .zip of "SuperSU", is that my problem?
When I boot up phone, Supersu says there is no su binary, and root checker app says not rooted.
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You shouldn't need to flash SuperSU it should automatically be installed.
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cmdauria said:
Will these steps bring me from rooted MJ4 "Jellybomb" to rooted KitKat? Anything I need to do 1st?
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Mainly the question is will this bring me from rooted 4.3 to the point where I can install Freeza's stockish rom through TWRP?
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You need to install Freezas build of kit kat before you try to root your phone again
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averymlewis said:
You shouldn't need to flash SuperSU it should automatically be installed.
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I tried everything again, all successful, but still no root...I still show SuperSU installed, how can I get rid of it now?
I installed Superuser app, did binary update, and it says "checking installed version = 1.61:supersu"
Supersu is in app list, but no option to uninstall from Play or application list.
There should be an option in the Super su app itself.
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caesar_ said:
There should be an option in the Super su app itself.
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I can't get into the app, it just says "there is no su binary installed, this is a problem!" and closes. force stop, clear data/cache doesn't work.
processorsaurus said:
I can't get into the app, it just says "there is no su binary installed, this is a problem!" and closes. force stop, clear data/cache doesn't work.
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May need a factory reset..
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caesar_ said:
May need a factory reset..
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Now it says no OS loaded....I am an idiot. :crying:
There probably isn't a stock Kitkat for download is there?
processorsaurus said:
Now it says no OS loaded....I am an idiot. :crying:
There probably isn't a stock Kitkat for download is there?
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Actually there is.. freeza uploaded the official ota update here in the forums. Just go to recovery and factory reset.. Then go immediately to download mode and flash that tar file via Odin.
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caesar_ said:
Actually there is.. freeza uploaded the official ota update here in the forums. Just go to recovery and factory reset.. Then go immediately to download mode and flash that tar file via Odin.
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SWEET - thanks for all your help. I have found his odex/deodex thread, is there another I'm not seeing?
EDIT - found it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655883
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SWEET - thanks for all your help. I have found his odex/deodex thread, is there another I'm not seeing?
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There is a leak and then there is an official.. I chose the official but the choice is yours.
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Im on the stock OTA kitkat...should i wait for a better method to root and install recovery or will this do? @micmars whats ur input on this?
Hey guys. So thanks to Micmars I was able to break myself out of a terrible boot loop. The only real solution at the time was to use an exe file to push me into the NAB update. My goal was to then to go ahead and push a custom recovery and use SuperSU to root the device, followed by installing NABD. Problem is that it seems that the current stock recovery is unable to flash any of these updates. The broken android comes up when I enter stock recovery. Flashing a custom recovery fails as well.
Here are my goals:
1. Root
2. Flash TWRP
3. Install one of the latest and greatest custom ROM.
I need your help fellas. Any help is greatly appreciated and big shutout to Micmars for saving me from bricking my phone.
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You will need to root with CF root you can find it in the forums. If you do that you will lose Knox warranty.
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Put the phone in odin aka download mode. Flash recovery from there. Works fine. Trips knox. But for me I didn't care. Your milage will vary.
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wgorham said:
You will need to root with CF root you can find it in the forums. If you do that you will lose Knox warranty.
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I looked at several different stock roms and or recoveries. What exactly is a CF Root? My phone has already tripped Knox so I'm not worried about that.
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kaos420 said:
Put the phone in odin aka download mode. Flash recovery from there. Works fine. Trips knox. But for me I didn't care. Your milage will vary.
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Now which recovery are you referring to? Is it the stock? I have tried multiple times with Odin to flash the stock recovery but it won't because it already has the NAB recovery installed and its not letting it do anything else because its saying that the operating system has been modified. so it's basically trying to box with me a bit.
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Now which recovery are you referring to? Is it the stock? I have tried multiple times with Odin to flash the stock recovery but it won't because it already has the NAB recovery installed and its not letting it do anything else because its saying that the operating system has been modified. so it's basically trying to box with me a bit.
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Why are you trying to flash stock recovery? ?? It already has stock unless you flashed twrp or philz
Go get the NAB tar file and flash back to Stock and then do what you want .... root with chain fire cf auto root for 9005 ... international note 3 ... Then flash twrp the newest is 2.7 ...
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KoolCharisma said:
Hey guys. So thanks to Micmars I was able to break myself out of a terrible boot loop. The only real solution at the time was to use an exe file to push me into the NAB update. My goal was to then to go ahead and push a custom recovery and use SuperSU to root the device, followed by installing NABD. Problem is that it seems that the current stock recovery is unable to flash any of these updates. The broken android comes up when I enter stock recovery. Flashing a custom recovery fails as well.
Here are my goals:
1. Root
2. Flash TWRP
3. Install one of the latest and greatest custom ROM.
I need your help fellas. Any help is greatly appreciated and big shutout to Micmars for saving me from bricking my phone.
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To Start,
1. Remove any cases from phone.
2. Put Chainfire latest superuser on your phone,
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbtuggkhqknm2ik/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.93.zip
3. Put TWRP 2.7.0.0 for TouchWiz KitKat on your PC,
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptl8dyomprxxn0l/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-hltespr-4.4.img.tar
4. Using PC Odin (3.07 is fine), flash TWRP,
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z2n10tjzmxlhaz4/Odin3 v3.07.zip
[Unzip to your PC, run Odin as administrator, shut down your phone, put phone in download mode (volume down + home + power, then volume up to confirm), load TWRP tar into PDA slot, plug phone into PC using same USB port as one you've used before, keep automatically restart checked in Odin, hold phone in palm of your hand, get ready to hold volume up + home, hit start on PC Odin, hit start on PC Odin, when file finishes flashing, hit those buttons quickly, since the recovery file flashes in like 5-10 seconds, your now in recovery.]
5. Inject root,
Tap install from the TWRP, navigate to the location on your phone you put that superuser file, flick the knob, reboot.
You are now rooted with custom recovery.
From here, the world is your own. Lots of roms from which to choose, I recommend looking around the dev forums, you'll find something that's right for you. Might want to start with a TouchWiz rom, just because they are built from stock and they'll function as you'd expect. Try AOSP if you like, but those roms tend to take a bit more diligence on your end. No problem with that, but this will get you started with the least effort.
I hope this helps.
Good luck!
Follow the OP instructions prior to flashing.
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Now which recovery are you referring to? Is it the stock? I have tried multiple times with Odin to flash the stock recovery but it won't because it already has the NAB recovery installed and its not letting it do anything else because its saying that the operating system has been modified. so it's basically trying to box with me a bit.
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So NAB is stock essentially? Why am I constantly having warnings of modification and app crashes constantly.
Further the current recovery is broken. You know, the beat up droid on the ground. It won't allow me to install root. Is it possible I need an older root request?
TWRP 2.07 don't flash through Odin. We'll get it though. Let's keep at it.
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micmars said:
To Start,
1. Remove any cases from phone.
2. Put Chainfire latest superuser on your phone,
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbtuggkhqknm2ik/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.93.zip
3. Put TWRP 2.7.0.0 for TouchWiz KitKat on your PC,
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptl8dyomprxxn0l/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-hltespr-4.4.img.tar
4. Using PC Odin (3.07 is fine), flash TWRP,
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z2n10tjzmxlhaz4/Odin3 v3.07.zip
[Unzip to your PC, run Odin as administrator, shut down your phone, put phone in download mode (volume down + home + power, then volume up to confirm), load TWRP tar into PDA slot, plug phone into PC using same USB port as one you've used before, keep automatically restart checked in Odin, hold phone in palm of your hand, get ready to hold volume up + home, hit start on PC Odin, hit start on PC Odin, when file finishes flashing, hit those buttons quickly, since the recovery file flashes in like 5-10 seconds, your now in recovery.]
5. Inject root,
Tap install from the TWRP, navigate to the location on your phone you put that superuser file, flick the knob, reboot.
You are now rooted with custom recovery.
From here, the world is your own. Lots of roms from which to choose, I recommend looking around the dev forums, you'll find something that's right for you. Might want to start with a TouchWiz rom, just because they are built from stock and they'll function as you'd expect. Try AOSP if you like, but those roms tend to take a bit more diligence on your end. No problem with that, but this will get you started with the least effort.
I hope this helps.
Good luck!
Follow the OP instructions prior to flashing.
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Micmars! How good to see you again you old chap. Obviously since we last spoke I haven't had much progress. You really helped me getting to this point. We built a whole thread together and saved me $150 in insurance money to get me out of the brick. I don't have a computer on me but I've certainly tried a lot. If stick recovery is simply broken, how do I get of this mess?
I'm confident we'll have that new ROM in no time.
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This is the message that keeps popping up on my screen. I also have an icon up top with a triang. I feel as though if I were running stock and if I've gone back to the original state of the phone it should
not have this message. I am I correct?
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Stanard Knox Notifications..
KoolCharisma said:
This is the message that keeps popping up on my screen. I also have an icon up top with a triang. I feel as though if I were running stock and if I've gone back to the original state of the phone it should
not have this message. I am I correct?
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Dude, those are standard Knox notifications. If you have successfully rooted your device, just get rid of the damn things. Install freeza's Knox-free Stockish DeOdex or Odex NABD rom and be done with it.
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Dude, those are standard Knox notifications. If you have successfully rooted your device, just get rid of the damn things. Install freeza's Knox-free Stockish DeOdex or Odex NABD rom and be done with it.
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That's just the problem. The stock recovery seems to be broken and I can not actively flash TWRP to the device neither clockworkmod. That's why I'm having the current problem. I can't do anything without having root obviously.
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KoolCharisma said:
That's just the problem. The stock recovery seems to be broken and I can not actively flash TWRP to the device neither clockworkmod. That's why I'm having the current problem. I can't do anything without having root obviously.
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My friend, I'm at a loss. There's really nothing I can go at this point. Broken stock recovery makes no sense to me, but that doesn't mean it's not possible.
Flashing working recovery that is custom would replace a stock recovery, working or not. At least one could speculate.
You obviously need to install root.
Go hit the qbking77 video on rooting this device and follow the instructions.
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