Hi guys,
Can safestrap roms allow for overclocking or underclocking (with the stock samsung s4 kernel)?
Raymondlikesroot said:
Hi guys,
Can safestrap roms allow for overclocking or underclocking (with the stock samsung s4 kernel)?
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The stock kernel doesn't allow it. You can only use the stock kernel with Safestrap. So, no over/under clocking.
k1mu said:
The stock kernel doesn't allow it. You can only use the stock kernel with Safestrap. So, no over/under clocking.
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Oh, thanks. Does that mean the Hyperdrive rom CPU settings will not work for me? Thanks! Sorry.. I'm new to andriod. It just that Im confused why hyperdrive would have that CPU settings feature if it doesn't work.
Raymondlikesroot said:
Oh, thanks. Does that mean the Hyperdrive rom CPU settings will not work for me? Thanks! Sorry.. I'm new to andriod. It just that Im confused why hyperdrive would have that CPU settings feature if it doesn't work.
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I believe those settings only work for a phone with an unlocked bootloader. Those are settings best left alone unless you know what you're doing.
You can mess with some settings on the stock kernel but you shouldn't, Samsung uses a special hotplugging governor dependent on a lot more factors then your usual custom kernel, so unless you really know kernels inside and out then you'll only hinder your kernel. The app will also show you that you changed settings in the stock kernel that really can't be changed.
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joshm.1219 said:
You can mess with some settings on the stock kernel but you shouldn't, Samsung uses a special hotplugging governor dependent on a lot more factors then your usual custom kernel, so unless you really know kernels inside and out then you'll only hinder your kernel. The app will also show you that you changed settings in the stock kernel that really can't be changed.
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It's been my experience that any developer worth his salt is using a kernel as customized for his ROM as he can make it. He might not get it exactly right the first time or two out the door, but he will get it right.
douger1957 said:
It's been my experience that any developer worth his salt is using a kernel as customized for his ROM as he can make it. He might not get it exactly right the first time or two out the door, but he will get it right.
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There's a few AOSP developers who build ROMs and kernels but developers usually only work on one disclipine.
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joshm.1219 said:
There's a few AOSP developers who build ROMs and kernels but developers usually only work on one disclipine.
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I guess I could have been a bit clearer. The developers I've followed over the years will work with the kernel guys to get one tweaked for their ROM. snuzzo over with Rezounds seemed to be a master chef of kernels.
douger1957 said:
I guess I could have been a bit clearer. The developers I've followed over the years will work with the kernel guys to get one tweaked for their ROM. snuzzo over with Rezounds seemed to be a master chef of kernels.
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Got ya, times are different with this phone since only MDK users can even touch their kernel.
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joshm.1219 said:
Got ya, times are different with this phone since only MDK users can even touch their kernel.
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Unfortunately, several people seem to think that Safestrap allows them to flash custom kernels.
Well, in one sense, that's true. You can flash a custom kernel on a MK2/MJ7 phone. When the flash completes, you've bricked your phone and set the warranty void flag. But it did flash, right?
k1mu said:
Unfortunately, several people seem to think that Safestrap allows them to flash custom kernels.
Well, in one sense, that's true. You can flash a custom kernel on a MK2/MJ7 phone. When the flash completes, you've bricked your phone and set the warranty void flag. But it did flash, right?
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And then the questions regarding Odin begin lol
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Mistertac said:
And then the questions regarding Odin begin lol
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gathering basic information would prevent 95% of what we see in bricking.....
decaturbob said:
gathering basic information would prevent 95% of what we see in bricking.....
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When I get a new phone.. I hop on XDA and read read read then I download the factory images I WOULD need in case I need Odin to rescue me. Just seems like people don't ever get prepared in case something goes wrong. I suppose though people learn from mistakes... I sure have
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When I get a new phone.. I hop on XDA and read read read then I download the factory images I WOULD need in case I need Odin to rescue me. Just seems like people don't ever get prepared in case something goes wrong. I suppose though people learn from mistakes... I sure have
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I got my phone on Verizon's Edge program. I can get a new phone every six months. I needed to be sure that I could get this thing back to stock before I rooted. I've been reading these threads since I got the phone in September... in fact, I read these threads plus those for the phones I was considering.
douger1957 said:
I got my phone on Verizon's Edge program. I can get a new phone every six months. I needed to be sure that I could get this thing back to stock before I rooted. I've been reading these threads since I got the phone in September... in fact, I read these threads plus those for the phones I was considering.
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Good deal! I know there's a lot to look through on here and a lot to learn. Luckily there are stickies made that answer pretty much all those kind of questions. You'll be good.. You can always use Odin and get it back to complete stock.
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Good deal! I know there's a lot to look through on here and a lot to learn. Luckily there are stickies made that answer pretty much all those kind of questions. You'll be good.. You can always use Odin and get it back to complete stock.
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Once I knew that... and they were able to root the Jelly Bean updates... I jumped in and did the deed myself.
Maybe if they were to sticky a "what you need to know, read this first" thread at the very top of each of the forums, it might cut down on the redundant questions.
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Once I knew that... and they were able to root the Jelly Bean updates... I jumped in and did the deed myself.
Maybe if they were to sticky a "what you need to know, read this first" thread at the very top of each of the forums, it might cut down on the redundant questions.
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Hello all.
I have searched this issue quite a bit, and I have some ideas, I just need a bit of direction.
So, I have a rooted Galaxy S2 running ICS version 4.0.3. I rooted it via Zedomax's youtube videos (I would link it, but youtube has closed his account FREE ZEDO!) Some mornings, when i wake up, I notice my WiFi is not connected and my phone is using 3G for its data. So, I go look in the WiFi list and it is on, but its not connected. I tap connect, nothing happens. It doesn't even try. I forget the network and re-enter the credentials, nothing. I reboot the phone, same thing. Finally, once i remove the battery a few times, it starts to work but not very well. I have a Netgear WNR2000V3 router. Just did a fresh upgrade/install of the latest firmware. All of my other wireless devices at home stay on and work fine. Now, i did notice that ever since i rooted when i first got my phone on version 2.3, i had WiFi issues. So my first thought is it could be my kernel? Like i said, this only happens at home. I also have the exact same router (WNR2000v3) for my staff WiFi at work and I have no trouble connecting each morning.
So, what are the steps i can take to fix this? Is this a known issues with the ATT SGS2? Am I missing something?
I would post a sreenshot of my phone info but since I'm a new user I won't be able to so here it is in text!
Model Number:
Samsung-SGH I777
Android Version: 4.0.3
Baseband Version:
I777UCLE5
Kernel Version:
3.0.15-AJ_5-14-2012_
[email protected] #2
Build Number:
IML74K.CLE5
Any help would be much appreciated.
I'm not sure about your problem but for future reference don't use any of zedomax's stuff
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Zedomaxs stuff is known to break wifi just flash a different kernel and I think u should be fine. Correct me if I'm wrong
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Nick281051 said:
I'm not sure about your problem but for future reference don't use any of zedomax's stuff
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Any certain method you would suggest for next time?
brandonarev said:
Zedomaxs stuff is known to break wifi just flash a different kernel and I think u should be fine. Correct me if I'm wrong
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Sounds good! Can you link me any certain kernel I should use? Thought I saw a thread a few days ago that had quite a bit of information on SGH-I777 kernels but of course, when I actually need it, I can't find it!
reklaimer said:
I rooted it via Zedomax's youtube videos (I would link it, but youtube has closed his account FREE ZEDO!)
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yea, google zedomax and XDA. lazy money hungry dev.
Never link anything from him here. He may be smart in some cases, but has no repsect here.
We have plenty of guides at our disposal from real devs, and user GET support from them.
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reklaimer said:
Sounds good! Can you link me any certain kernel I should use? Thought I saw a thread a few days ago that had quite a bit of information on SGH-I777 kernels but of course, when I actually need it, I can't find it!
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we have 3 or 4 good kernels, and its up to you what you want to use. take into fact what you plan on running, AOSP or Touchjizz
MotoMudder77 said:
yea, google zedomax and XDA. lazy money hungry dev.
Never link anything from him here. He may be smart in some cases, but has no repsect here.
We have plenty of guides at our disposal from real devs, and user GET support from them.
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we have 3 or 4 good kernels, and its up to you what you want to use. take into fact what you plan on running, AOSP or Touchjizz
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Thanks. Noted!
MotoMudder77 said:
we have 3 or 4 good kernels, and its up to you what you want to use. take into fact what you plan on running, AOSP or Touchjizz
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^^this. Just check out the dev section for different kernels. Since ur rooted just flash a rom which has a kernel already packaged.
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brandonarev said:
^^this. Just check out the dev section for different kernels. Since ur rooted just flash a rom which has a kernel already packaged.
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Flashing a new rom shouldn't mess with my existing apps or settings right?
reklaimer said:
Flashing a new rom shouldn't mess with my existing apps or settings right?
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If you flash a new rom it is required to wipe. It doesn't take that long to set everything up again though as long as you use things like titanium backup
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Flashing a new rom shouldn't mess with my existing apps or settings right?
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When you flash a new rom you do need to do a full wipe, data cache and dalvik cache. So in essence u will lose everything so u should back up ur stuff and restore it after u install ur rom
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Ah okay. This seems the way to go then! I like the touchwiz interface so i think i'll stick with a rom that supports it if possible. No complaints, in gingerbread i hated the way it handled MMS messages, but it works much better in ICS.
Thanks for all of your help guys!
reklaimer said:
Ah okay. This seems the way to go then! I like the touchwiz interface so i think i'll stick with a rom that supports it if possible. No complaints, in gingerbread i hated the way it handled MMS messages, but it works much better in ICS.
Thanks for all of your help guys!
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If ur sticking with touchwiz. I see shostock has many followers. I've never flashed it myself but hear its really good. Don't forget to hit the thanks button for anyone that has helped u. Like MotoMudder
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brandonarev said:
If ur sticking with touchwiz. I see shostock has many followers. I've never flashed it myself but hear its really good. Don't forget to hit the thanks button for anyone that has helped u. Like MotoMudder
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Yeah he has some really subtle tweaks to the UI that I really like. Thanked everyone who helped of course. Any specific way to install shostock's rom?
reklaimer said:
Yeah he has some really subtle tweaks to the UI that I really like. Thanked everyone who helped of course. Any specific way to install shostock's rom?
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Just use cwm to flash the zip. Don't forget to wipe afterwards
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122ninjas said:
Just use cwm to flash the zip. Don't forget to wipe afterwards
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Ah thats it? Gonna be so nice. I hope to see a big improvement. Certain things are slow and unresponsive and i KNOW ICS on SGS2's make it alot faster NOT slower.
reklaimer said:
Ah thats it? Gonna be so nice. I hope to see a big improvement. Certain things are slow and unresponsive and i KNOW ICS on SGS2's make it alot faster NOT slower.
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Yeah there should be a tutorial in the op
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122ninjas said:
Yeah there should be a tutorial in the op
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Ah sorry i see it now. Alot of information on that page, it was towards the end of his post. Thanks. Going to flash it tonight and report back tomorrow.
No body seems to have mentioned it but since you are rooted go to them market and get Titanium Back up. That allows you to back up all of your apps and data then restore it when you get the new ROM flashed.
Nick281051 said:
If you flash a new rom it is required to wipe. It doesn't take that long to set everything up again though as long as you use things like titanium backup
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Tubifex said:
No body seems to have mentioned it but since you are rooted go to them market and get Titanium Back up. That allows you to back up all of your apps and data then restore it when you get the new ROM flashed.
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Nick281051 did Tubifex. But thanks for the reminder. I have it set to backup once every week, i'll do a backup again tonight to my external SD and restore it all back.
I can't find an exact answer tothis when searching, so i'll ask here. My mdk unlocked ran great until I dropped it and cracked the screen. My replacement is coming, i fear itll be an me7.but if I use safestrap after rooting, itshould be just like the old phone, right? From what i'm reading, ss doesn't slow the phone any. Any other disadvantages? Thanks.
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I can't find an exact answer tothis when searching, so i'll ask here. My mdk unlocked ran great until I dropped it and cracked the screen. My replacement is coming, i fear itll be an me7.but if I use safestrap after rooting, itshould be just like the old phone, right? From what i'm reading, ss doesn't slow the phone any. Any other disadvantages? Thanks.
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Well you will only be able to use roms that use the stock kernel. So not every rom is available to you, but there are still enough.
tomplatz said:
I can't find an exact answer tothis when searching, so i'll ask here. My mdk unlocked ran great until I dropped it and cracked the screen. My replacement is coming, i fear itll be an me7.but if I use safestrap after rooting, itshould be just like the old phone, right? From what i'm reading, ss doesn't slow the phone any. Any other disadvantages? Thanks.
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Disadvantages are that you won't be able to use any non-stock kernel roms (like any AOSP roms) and you'll be very limited on storage space unless you're daring enough to flash over the stock rom slot (some people do this and there's no issues).
Crawshayi said:
Disadvantages are that you won't be able to use any non-stock kernel roms (like any AOSP roms) and you'll be very limited on storage space unless you're daring enough to flash over the stock rom slot (some people do this and there's no issues).
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I do this and don't like the limits. I wish I could use CWM or TWRP but can't on ME7. So irritating. I do love the Safestrap recovery but I just wish ME7 wouldn't limit safestrap so much. It's such a great recovery software.
djorijun said:
I do this and don't like the limits. I wish I could use CWM or TWRP but can't on ME7. So irritating. I do love the Safestrap recovery but I just wish ME7 wouldn't limit safestrap so much. It's such a great recovery software.
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For the record I got it working. Had to max out partition sizes in rom slot but it installed. No perceptible slowdown I can see.
Im currently on ME7 / Safestrap on Bean's Build 7.
I know lots of folks are all over the board on ME7, MI1, and MJ7.
I know MJ7 isnt compatible with safestrap yet, so I dont think thats correct. Is the update to MI1 worth going through? IIRC its compatible with safestrap, what ROM is best for MI1? I've read that Eclipse is nice.
Also, I havent dabbled in kernels with this phone yet. Is there a way to to kernels in SS?
kkeller87 said:
Im currently on ME7 / Safestrap on Bean's Build 7.
I know lots of folks are all over the board on ME7, MI1, and MJ7.
I know MJ7 isnt compatible with safestrap yet, so I dont think thats correct. Is the update to MI1 worth going through? IIRC its compatible with safestrap, what ROM is best for MI1? I've read that Eclipse is nice.
Also, I havent dabbled in kernels with this phone yet. Is there a way to to kernels in SS?
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My advice is to stay on me7 a little while longer. Right now all the roms for touch wiz are built on it. I believe you can flash the different radios in safestrap but read that thread to be sure. The links for the radios are in general.
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Mightycaptain said:
My advice is to stay on me7 a little while longer. Right now all the roms for touch wiz are built on it. I believe you can flash the different radios in safestrap but read that thread to be sure. The links for the radios are in general.
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Thanks for the reply. Ill stick with ME7. I didnt really want to work on flashing anything else tonight anyway.
Are the bootloaders the same throughout the basebands? If different, would one be potentially unlocked before later ones?
And lastly, do you know what nonhlos is? I don't. I probably dont need it, but I would like to be enlightened. Google turned up nothing when I searched for it. Well, not nothing. But I couldnt find what I was looking for.
kkeller87 said:
Thanks for the reply. Ill stick with ME7. I didnt really want to work on flashing anything else tonight anyway.
Are the bootloaders the same throughout the basebands? If different, would one be potentially unlocked before later ones?
And lastly, do you know what nonhlos is? I don't. I probably dont need it, but I would like to be enlightened. Google turned up nothing when I searched for it. Well, not nothing. But I couldnt find what I was looking for.
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Well the baseband is different from the bootloader. Baseband is just the radio. As to one being more likely to be unlocked? I suspect if the crack one the same exploit will work on the others. But maybe not.
I'm not sure about nonhlos either. I be seen no definitive answer. Surge might be able to answer. He seems to know the answer but have not seen him share it. Maybe he'll see this and do it. Oh and seen your questions about kernels. Right now in SS you can't flash any custom kernels. Waiting for a kexec exploit.
Well there is this about non hlos.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47163389
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Mightycaptain said:
Well the baseband is different from the bootloader. Baseband is just the radio. As to one being more likely to be unlocked? I suspect if the crack one the same exploit will work on the others. But maybe not.
I'm not sure about nonhlos either. I be seen no definitive answer. Surge might be able to answer. He seems to know the answer but have not seen him share it. Maybe he'll see this and do it. Oh and seen your questions about kernels. Right now in SS you can't flash any custom kernels. Waiting for a kexec exploit.
Well there is this about non hlos.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47163389
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Thanks again. Baseband=radio. Got it. Now why are the roms "built" according to their names? Is it just referring to the TW build that was in the OTA with that radio?
Sorry, I have a lot to learn. Spent some time on iPhones and a lot of time on AOSP where I didn't pay much attention to these things.
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kkeller87 said:
Thanks again. Baseband=radio. Got it. Now why are the roms "built" according to their names? Is it just referring to the TW build that was in the OTA with that radio?
Sorry, I have a lot to learn. Spent some time on iPhones and a lot of time on AOSP where I didn't pay much attention to these things.
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Yeah. The build. No probs. Ask away.
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I've been away a while. If I'm understanding correctly I can one click route my MK2 and install Samsung based ROMs without a custom recovery using mobile Odin. Can anyone please confirm it or correct me? If I'm right can you give me ideas what to look for in a ROM that will work with this method. Thanks and sorry if this has been asked. I did search but there wasn't much to look at in terms of direct solutions.
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Decepticaons said:
I've been away a while. If I'm understanding correctly I can one click route my MK2 and install Samsung based ROMs without a custom recovery using mobile Odin. Can anyone please confirm it or correct me? If I'm right can you give me ideas what to look for in a ROM that will work with this method. Thanks and sorry if this has been asked. I did search but there wasn't much to look at in terms of direct solutions.
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Personally, I've never heard of what you're describing. The only way I know of with MK2 is to root using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758.
After that, your only option for roms is Safestrap. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441441. You will only be able to install TouchWiz 4.3 based roms. Make sure they're compatible with Safestrap before you install.
My advice would be to do a lot of research. This is a good place to start. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501.
Good luck
Edit: Just noticed your profile says your using AT&T. This is the Verizon forum.
Decepticaons said:
I've been away a while. If I'm understanding correctly I can one click route my MK2 and install Samsung based ROMs without a custom recovery using mobile Odin. Can anyone please confirm it or correct me? If I'm right can you give me ideas what to look for in a ROM that will work with this method. Thanks and sorry if this has been asked. I did search but there wasn't much to look at in terms of direct solutions.
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This is the Verizon forum, not at&t. However I believe mobile odin is only useful for restoring the phone to a factory state without a computer, not flashing roms, yet you must be rooted. I could be wrong though.
riker147 said:
Personally, I've never heard of what you're describing. The only way I know of with MK2 is to root using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758.
After that, your only option for roms is Safestrap. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441441. You will only be able to install TouchWiz 4.3 based roms. Make sure they're compatible with Safestrap before you install.
My advice would be to do a lot of research. This is a good place to start. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501.
Good luck
Edit: Just noticed your profile says your using AT&T. This is the Verizon forum.
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Haven't updated that, I'm with Verizon.
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It is possible to flash rom via Odin have done it on me devices not sure if this would be a exception maybe contact some devs to see where this lies
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Bfitz26 said:
It is possible to flash rom via Odin have done it on me devices not sure if this would be a exception maybe contact some devs to see where this lies
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Well as far as I know Odin is just for flashing the firmwares and a custom recovery is for flashing ROMs. Maybe there is an exception, but I don't think so
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Mistertac said:
Well as far as I know Odin is just for flashing the firmwares and a custom recovery is for flashing ROMs. Maybe there is an exception, but I don't think so
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This is my understanding too..Perhaps one of our brainiacs can clarify
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
decaturbob said:
This is my understanding too..Perhaps one of our brainiacs can clarify
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
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Maybe just clarifying what someone thinks a ROM is, guess you could think firmware is a ROM if you're new to this kind of stuff.
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Generally yes for recoveries and stock firmwares however it does need to be in a tarball file which would take some time I imagine trying to recall what phone it was but this was a few years ago a lot has changed since the n
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Ok looking like I misunderstood then. Thanks for the clarification. I don't think I trust the idea of the safestrap. I know it's safer, but I have been flashing ROMs for years and the recovery method makes me warm and tingly. I don't think they'll ever crack into the ability to flash the way we're all used to. For every genius we have that's capable of figuring it out, Samsung has 10 that can stop it. I pray they get it, but my hopes are fading.
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Ok looking like I misunderstood then. Thanks for the clarification. I don't think I trust the idea of the safestrap. I know it's safer, but I have been flashing ROMs for years and the recovery method makes me warm and tingly. I don't think they'll ever crack into the ability to flash the way we're all used to. For every genius we have that's capable of figuring it out, Samsung has 10 that can stop it. I pray they get it, but my hopes are fading.
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safestrap has been around for years for other phones and recently hashcode ported to the S4 last fall. I have used it since that time with zero issues and have been running several ROMs at a time to evaluate, with again no issues with safestrap. Not sure why you wouldn't "trust it".....as it gives all us non-MDK owners ability to run something else than just stock.
decaturbob said:
safestrap has been around for years for other phones and recently hashcode ported to the S4 last fall. I have used it since that time with zero issues and have been running several ROMs at a time to evaluate, with again no issues with safestrap. Not sure why you wouldn't "trust it".....as it gives all us non-MDK owners ability to run something else than just stock.
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Exactly, I've been hammering away on Safestrap since my RAZR and it's really safe just like the name implies. Granted I could flash AOSP on the razr, but my guess is at some point kexec will come around for the S4 as well. Too many really smart people working on that project for it to fail in my opinion.
Anyways.... For now Safestrap is awesome, and happy to have it.
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Now if there were more ROM options lol!
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Decepticaons said:
Now if there were more ROM options lol!
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slowly getting there. Takes some time and while many SS roms are available they all come up short to my main day to day HD12 Rom....battery life is simply amazing
I've searched forums and seen a few ppl ask but haven't seen an answer yet. I'm wondering how clean the OTA update to Hyperdrive rls13 is with safestrap? I have a Verizon S4 with MK2 and safestrap 3.71.
Thanks in advance for the help!
How clean? It's clean of course. Details can be found in the ROM's thread.
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joshm.1219 said:
How clean? It's clean of course. Details can be found in the ROM's thread.
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Lol almost dropped my phone.. When I caught it submitted a thank you for your post.
thunderbls said:
Lol almost dropped my phone.. When I caught it submitted a thank you for your post.
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Lol when I catch my phone I say thank God for not cracking the screen... I guess you just thank me instead?
Does that mean I'm God?
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joshm.1219 said:
Lol when I catch my phone I say thank God for not cracking the screen... I guess you just thank me instead?
Does that mean I'm God?
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lol... no
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So I've searched the ROM's thread, the safestrap thread, and the general forums. Like I said, I've seen multiple people ask about it, but no one has replied. While I appreciate expecting people to have done a forum search, I have done this. I know safestrap is a little bit different than a S4 MDK bootloader.
What I have seen is replies from people who have done the upgrade from scratch and clearing their ROM slots first. I'm sure this works fine. I'm asking about something a bit different.
jaegercng said:
So I've searched the ROM's thread, the safestrap thread, and the general forums. Like I said, I've seen multiple people ask about it, but no one has replied. While I appreciate expecting people to have done a forum search, I have done this. I know safestrap is a little bit different than a S4 MDK bootloader.
What I have seen is replies from people who have done the upgrade from scratch and clearing their ROM slots first. I'm sure this works fine. I'm asking about something a bit different.
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The rom itself is very smooth no issues for me at all... I installed to a previously used slot via sstrap3.71 after clearing data cache etc. Are you wanting to know if you can lack of better terms dirty flash personally I just back up, wipe then istall.
My question is, I guess, if you can do the OTA upgrade in one step? Is that just a download of the ROM then u need to flash it yourself? Or does it simply upgrade to RLS13 and keep your data and work smoothly with that method. Most people it seems do a clean ROM install for the upgrade as opposed to OTA.
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My question is, I guess, if you can do the OTA upgrade in one step? Is that just a download of the ROM then u need to flash it yourself? Or does it simply upgrade to RLS13 and keep your data and work smoothly with that method. Most people it seems do a clean ROM install for the upgrade as opposed to OTA.
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I myself usually just download the file then do a clean install. Just seems to go better for me that way. Up to you though
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Mistertac said:
I myself usually just download the file then do a clean install. Just seems to go better for me that way. Up to you though
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to me, this is the only way ever to install any ROM. Download to computer, verify MD5 of the DL and copy over to extsd card. Reduces the risk of a bad install........just saying, there are reasons some of us NEVER have an installation issue on any ROM