Hey Guys, I'm really needing some assistance on this one. I'm an HTC guy, and usually I'm the one answering the questions instead of asking them. But I've been doing quite a bit of reading and I'm still kind of lost with this S4, and I hate to make a mistake that would cost rootlessness forever (made up a new word)
I'm pretty good with ADB and not scared of command lines, but I could really use some guidance. Could someone point me in the right direction of the thread I need to update from this 4.2.2 build to the latest, and not lose root.
This is for a good friend of mine, and I want to get it right the first time. Attached is a pic of the build numbers currently installed.
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Hey Guys, I'm really needing some assistance on this one. I'm an HTC guy, and usually I'm the one answering the questions instead of asking them. But I've been doing quite a bit of reading and I'm still kind of lost with this S4, and I hate to make a mistake that would cost rootlessness forever (made up a new word)
I'm pretty good with ADB and not scared of command lines, but I could really use some guidance. Could someone point me in the right direction of the thread I need to update from this 4.2.2 build to the latest, and not lose root.
This is for a good friend of mine, and I want to get it right the first time. Attached is a pic of the build numbers currently installed.
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If you're still on MDK you shouldn't update. If you want a 4.3 ROM, check out Hyperdrive.
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So just flash the Rom, I don't need to worry about firmware or anything?
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Not what is being said....
safestrap powered Hyperdrive 12
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Not what is being said....
safestrap powered Hyperdrive 12
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Your first picture isn't showing up, the second has nothing to do with the question. If your friend is on stock mdk and is rooted he/she needs to freeze/delete sdm.apk and flash a custom recovery. Then they can make a backup and never ota, just flash roms as you would on any phone with an unlocked bootloader. And as for never losing rootedness, that's not the issue. It's updating the bootloader that is.
CharliesTheMan said:
Hey Guys, I'm really needing some assistance on this one. I'm an HTC guy, and usually I'm the one answering the questions instead of asking them. But I've been doing quite a bit of reading and I'm still kind of lost with this S4, and I hate to make a mistake that would cost rootlessness forever (made up a new word)
I'm pretty good with ADB and not scared of command lines, but I could really use some guidance. Could someone point me in the right direction of the thread I need to update from this 4.2.2 build to the latest, and not lose root.
This is for a good friend of mine, and I want to get it right the first time. Attached is a pic of the build numbers currently installed.
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Use goo.im and install TWRP. Or go to their website(twrp) and use terminal emulator to flash version 2.5.0.2 goo will give you the latest version. But by my own estimation twrp 2.5.0.2 is still the most stable recovery for this phone.
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Alright good deal guys, thanks. He's on TWRP I might should have mentioned that sorry. So I'll flash that version you recommended and grab a Rom and set him up.
Thank you so much for your help.
Any recommendations on a stable stockish custom Rom ? Don't need wild tweaks or anything just a solid very stable daily driver with nice performance. I flash roms daily, he's a set it and forget it type although I'm the reason he hasn't updated sooner, just haven't had time to get into it and make sure I did it right.
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I have just rooted by galaxy s2 using cf root and odin 1.85.
my current firmware is XWKI4, reading through post particularly rooting methds (sroot and cf root), peopple are advised to download firmware which closes matches that of the stock rom, is this correct?
does it matter what kerner (or firmware) the custom rom comes with or does the curtom rom for me has to be xwkI4?
also, phones for my wife so list of most stable rom would be appricated.
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No you are fine...You are rooted now so this is were the fun begins. Download a rom that you like and make sure you use recovery to flash it. Before you flash a rom make sure you make a backup of the current one you are on and make sure you back up your applications using Titanium backup. Then go ahead and flash a rom of your choice. Most roms always have a guide in the first page of their thread. Read it carefully and if you have to read it like ten times do so..That way you get a better understanding and at least you know what you are flashing.
Rom there are so many to choose from..Either Checkrom V4 that has a kitchen app or Foxhound. Also if you go in the Android development there are so many other roms there that you can flash...But like i said backup and do your reading first..Happy flashing
thanks for the quick response
I was thinking of trying checkrom or villianrom
teracir said:
thanks for the quick response
I was thinking of trying checkrom or villianrom
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Both roms are great. Try them both my friend you are not losing anything..That is the great thing about flashing roms..Try both for a few days and take it from there.
hello,
Well your phone is rooted now, so try what ever rom you like!
Look for the rom that's Best rated (4 or 5 stars).
If you want to stay on ginger, then what you mentioned are good amongst others.
If you like the iPhone look, then Try also the Miui ginger roms, DT Miui ginger is good).
Now if you like to go ICS then I recommandé you the Wanamlite (version 7.2 now), but put in mind that ICS is in 4.0.3 LP2 beta version, therfore still facing some problemes Yet. But it is worth to try.
One big advice though : in All cases, do your backup before, then wipe every thing from the reboot recovery CWM.
I hope this helps.
Best rom for you is the one you test yourself & decide works great for you. A Rom/kernel that works well for me might not work well for you (phone components slightly different, different phone setup, different usage).
Make sure you back up your EFS as well. Best way is with k-tool
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pun the ignorance, what is EFS?
is there a thread where the rating of the rom is provided?
teracir said:
is there a thread where the rating of the rom is provided?
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top right hand corner were it says thread rating
teracir said:
is there a thread where the rating of the rom is provided?
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It's displayed alongside each thread/ROM in the Development forums. Not sure I'd set too great a store by those though. CheckROM is very reliable.
I wouldn't go anywhere near ICS for your wife - very high maintenance. (The ROM, that is, never met your wife...)
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It's displayed alongside each thread/ROM in the Development forums. Not sure I'd set too great a store by those though. CheckROM is very reliable.
I wouldn't go anywhere near ICS for your wife - very high maintenance. (The ROM, that is, never met your wife...)
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I have to agree with Gustopher here. Go for checkrom and then just install the ICS theme by Vertumus and your wife will a very happy lady.
ICS remix- resurrection, the best ics rom in the sgs2 at the moment baby
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pun the ignorance, what is EFS?
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EFS is the folder that contains your IMEI code. If this gets corrupted its very hard to get back.
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Hello,
First thing I did when I got my phone before even playing with it was unlock the bootloader in fear I would not be able to later on (was so tempting to have the file and not actually unlock it, so i did). Afterwards I realized i did not run the OTA first and i am on firmware 1.26. I am seeing some blurbs here and there with people stating that in order to update the firmware you need to relock your bootloader and than do the OTA, it is not something that would get done by installing a new rom. I am new to HTC, had the nexus before this and everything could not have been easier. Just want to see if I am understanding this correctly, and would it be wise of me to relock my bootloader and than do the ota and than re unlock.
thanks for your help!
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I am seeing some blurbs here and there with people stating that in order to update the firmware you need to relock your bootloader and than do the OTA, it is not something that would get done by installing a new rom.
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I'm fairly certain that isn't true. You just need to wait for someone to post the stock update "rom".
What is the most current firmware?
I did a software update and found nothing earlier today. I'm on 1.26.502.10
I remember seeing in the at&t forums that people were getting an OTA right off the bat, and in the international they have 1.29.401.12.. but maybe I am just being paranoid? I am on same firmware as you.
I'm not worried about it too much. I'm sure to have a custom ROM on this thing sooner rather than later.
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I'm fairly certain that isn't true. You just need to wait for someone to post the stock update "rom".
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2182823 , this thread seems to state something different, but im new to HTC phones so I am still learning things.
penskyc said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2182823 , this thread seems to state something different, but im new to HTC phones so I am still learning things.
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I stand corrected. But the way I see it - if you unlocked the BL, you can back it up, then relock it, flash it, and then restore everything.
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I stand corrected. But the way I see it - if you unlocked the BL, you can back it up, then relock it, flash it, and then restore everything.
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yah thats what i thought, just did a nandroid, so it really wouldnt be that big of a deal.. but now teh question is am I running the newest firmware on at&t already at 1.26.502.10
I don't show any updates and this is what I'm running.
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Hello,
First thing I did when I got my phone before even playing with it was unlock the bootloader in fear I would not be able to later on (was so tempting to have the file and not actually unlock it, so i did). Afterwards I realized i did not run the OTA first and i am on firmware 1.26. I am seeing some blurbs here and there with people stating that in order to update the firmware you need to relock your bootloader and than do the OTA, it is not something that would get done by installing a new rom. I am new to HTC, had the nexus before this and everything could not have been easier. Just want to see if I am understanding this correctly, and would it be wise of me to relock my bootloader and than do the ota and than re unlock.
thanks for your help!
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Why not flash a custom rom now from the international forum? Or just flash stock international rom?
Something in android revolution thread stated that if u have a different firmware version than what they are using u need to wipe data through aroma.. which i understand.. just was curious about running the most up to date firmware and such.. but if that's just for international. Than no biggie. Plan on flashing this afternoon!
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What stuff is compatible for our At&t htc one's from the regular htc one forum, and what stuff is incompatible.
Should I treat the bootloader unlocked version of att htc one as the same as the international, or should I only install stuff from the att htc one forum?
yohaq said:
What stuff is compatible for our At&t htc one's from the regular htc one forum, and what stuff is incompatible.
Should I treat the bootloader unlocked version of att htc one as the same as the international, or should I only install stuff from the att htc one forum?
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roms and boot images work fine flash away. it doesnt touch radios or anything so your good. just do a nand backup
All the roms seem to work fine. I've not tried a radio. I see no reason to
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All the roms seem to work fine. I've not tried a radio. I see no reason to
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hows your data been on AT&T with international rom?
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Acceptable.
Display showsb2 bars. Signal strength says - 95dB. Don't recall if that is "good" or not
Is it safe to flash the firmware updates and is it necessary to say flash the latest version of arhd? Or can i just flash the rom on the current version of my att one even though i am on 1.26.503.10 and they are now at 1.29...Sorry if this is a dumb question but have never done this before and don't want to break the device
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Is it safe to flash the firmware updates and is it necessary to say flash the latest version of arhd? Or can i just flash the rom on the current version of my att one even though i am on 1.26.503.10 and they are now at 1.29...Sorry if this is a dumb question but have never done this before and don't want to break the device
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I haven't bothered to flash the firmware updates. I'm on AHRD 7 and everything is working fine without them.
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I haven't bothered to flash the firmware updates. I'm on AHRD 7 and everything is working fine without them.
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I am running ARHD 7.0 with no issues at all, however I did flash the latest radio posted in the international forum, this was prior to learning that there is really no reason to at this point. Attempted to roll back to the backup of the original radio.img that I captured prior to upgrading (just for comparison purposes), however my build number still shows 1.29.401.12. My question is, is the build number derived from the ROM and the baseband version derived from the radio.img?
Correct.
got it, thanks. that explains why my baseband is not changing, its the same radio lol
Have any of you had any issues regarding flashing a rom? I have been reading some of the rom threads and it seems some have issues with Aroma or the rom's flash, however, then they cannot get their phones to boot. I want to flash one but I do not want to have any of those issues, as I already had a problem with recovery.
I sometimes have trouble with aroma with my HTC DNA, which is similar to the One. With me it sometimes freezes if I don't hold the device straight. Why... I have no idea. However, when this does happen I return to recovery via the pwr+vol and redo the process. It doesn't hurt anything for me just takes a bit longer. I've ordered the one and I'm definitely planning on flashing all types of stuff when out gets here Wednesday God willing. Just be sure to backup. That's saved me countless times.
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ebratter said:
Is it safe to flash the firmware updates and is it necessary to say flash the latest version of arhd? Or can i just flash the rom on the current version of my att one even though i am on 1.26.503.10 and they are now at 1.29...Sorry if this is a dumb question but have never done this before and don't want to break the device
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Wait, when you select wipe data in order to flash arhd, doesn't it wipes firmware too?
I mean when you flash arhd that has latest firmware, your baseband still says 1.26 instead of 1.29?
How is that? Confused
So we can flash all the roms and kernels in there thread ?
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Hi I want to install a custom rom on my mega since Touchwiz isn't that great. The last time I tried to root, I hard bricked. I'm too scared to try again so can any one tell me if I'm OK to root or shall I wait for new root kernel or something like that. I've done this kind of stuff on my old S2 and my Nexus 7 but I'm new to the way to Mega works, so can anyone tell me a link or tell me it's OK to root with my recently updated firmware. Thanks
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ianneo said:
Hi I want to install a custom rom on my mega since Touchwiz isn't that great. The last time I tried to root, I hard bricked. I'm too scared to try again so can any one tell me if I'm OK to root or shall I wait for new root kernel or something like that. I've done this kind of stuff on my old S2 and my Nexus 7 but I'm new to the way to Mega works, so can anyone tell me a link or tell me it's OK to root with my recently updated firmware. Thanks
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Did you ever try Kingo Android Root as you install it on your pc and just follow the info in the program, it is easy to use and works very well on rooting many different models of Samsung phones.
You can't. You are running knox enabled firmware. You try to flash custom recovery, you'll brick again afaik.
Try this if you are bold.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574953
Oh okay do not root then as i didn't notice that the knox security is present, but i see now it is..sorry about that and thanks @Silesh.Nair for noticing that. :good:
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I hate this new firmware GT I9200 XXUCNA5 XSE ( Indonesian ), any idea how to downgrade??? I still could use CWM to format/system and when finished flash XXUBMJ4 XSE and Secure FAIL : Kernel show up, then I flash again XXUCNA5 and back to normal again, and I flash CWM 6.0.3.2 and super su 1.93 and not busybox included, my factory app MAPS and YOUTUBE stop working and everytime I restart my I9200 at first on must wait until MAPS and YOUTUBE pop up UNFORTUNATELY ... HAS STOP WORKING, then I could use my device. This Real annoying, even I have disabled those things at application manager, my mind always being a terror that there were 2 app couldn't be used, just affraid I need them in the future.
Any Idea Silesh.Nair???
What's your reccomendation for CWM and Super SU???
I don't want to use CWM 6.0.4.7 coz a terrible interface and function, Now I still use CWM 6.0.3.2
I Really Regret for upgrading to XXUCNA5, if there's a way to rollback to XXUBMJ4, I will do it.
Thank You So Much Silesh.Nair
I don't think you can go back to any older firmware, not even a nandroid backup. Sorry man, I think you are stuck with it.
I am not an expert on knox, so I'll keep looking if there is a way out. I used the stock firmware only for 5 minutes after I got my phone. Its been custom roms all along.
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For your maps and YouTube issue, Valentel asks you to remove them from the system folder and then download from playstore.
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Silesh.Nair said:
I don't think you can go back to any older firmware, not even a nandroid backup. Sorry man, I think you are stuck with it.
I am not an expert on knox, so I'll keep looking if there is a way out. I used the stock firmware only for 5 minutes after I got my phone. Its been custom roms all along.
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As for now there is NO WAY to go back when one upgrade to KNOX-ed firmware. This is hardware driven thing, so forget... and enjoy your new shiny firmware with KNOX on behind... It's really pitty so that many people do not read nothing about theirs expensive phones before trying something unrecoverable, sometimes the very second day after purchasing... I will always try to help, but in this case there is nothing to do.
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As for now there is NO WAY to go back when one upgrade to KNOX-ed firmware. This is hardware driven thing, so forget... and enjoy your new shiny firmware with KNOX on behind... It's really pitty so that many people do not read nothing about theirs expensive phones before trying something unrecoverable, sometimes the very second day after purchasing... I will always try to help, but in this case there is nothing to do.
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Well, we're just going to have to wait for Kit Kat. Hurry up Samsung!
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Hey how's everyone doing, I've recently acquired a Galaxy Note 3 and was wondering what would I need to do in order to root? I been reading a bit but theres a lot of things I don't understand like NAB~ or knox~
I've been done this before on my old Samsung Intercept back in sdxdevelopers, moved over here after acquiring an Evo 3D and was familiar with all the stuff, then I got an S4 but didn't have it long enough to root it, now I want to root my Note 3 but I'm not sure if theres something I should do before rooting
This is what I have right now still stock straight from the Sprint Store
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Thanks in advance guys I look forward to learning!
Best advice is to read around, these questions have been asked so many times, people are starting to ignore them. Take an hour and read up on the forums and you will find all the answers you need, if you get stuck with something in particular, ask in that thread. Best of luck.
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I did do some research but I can't find specific stuff like I know what knox is but I don't know what happens with that "Strike" or how you get it etc etc.. if I shoulda update before rooting etc etc, it's confusing
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I did do some research but I can't find specific stuff like I know what knox is but I don't know what happens with that "Strike" or how you get it etc etc.. if I shoulda update before rooting etc etc, it's confusing
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The current systems people are using are, mj4, na4, nab, nabd; nab and nabd are the Kit Kat versions most are on, you are currently on mj4 (jelly bean). Knox is just security crap built into the phone, if you flash a recovery on your phone it will trip knox changing the setting to 0X1, basically a way they can see if you screwed with your phone and it might void your warranty should you have to return the phone. You can follow the directions in this post to help and if you run into problems, ask there, best advice is to read it all and then go from there, plenty of people there that will help if you stumble. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2630514
Good luck and read all directions prior so you don't screw anything up.
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The current systems people are using are, mj4, na4, nab, nabd; nab and nabd are the Kit Kat versions most are on, you are currently on mj4 (jelly bean). Knox is just security crap built into the phone, if you flash a recovery on your phone it will trip knox changing the setting to 0X1, basically a way they can see if you screwed with your phone and it might void your warranty should you have to return the phone. You can follow the directions in this post to help and if you run into problems, ask there, best advice is to read it all and then go from there, plenty of people there that will help if you stumble. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2630514
Good luck and read all directions prior so you don't screw anything up.
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Ok I understand what Knox is now, but now my concern is what is nab and nabd, what does it pertain, what difference do they have and which one is better? I been reading and I can't seem to find it, also I just got asked to update and I'm not sure if I shoulda root first or take OTA then root?
I'm using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474222
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Ok I understand what Knox is now, but now my concern is what is nab and nabd, what does it pertain, what difference do they have and which one is better? I been reading and I can't seem to find it, also I just got asked to update and I'm not sure if I shoulda root first or take OTA then root?
I'm using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474222
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No real difference between NAB and nabd, use either one. If you take the update, which I would, it will put you in version nab and then all you have to do is root and flash a recovery and then good to go.
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