i was on nc5. i accidentally installed this rom [ROM][TW 4.4.2 KitKat XXUFNE5 for MDK or SS] Updated 5-21-14 in the stock rom slot. so im ****ed now. no wifi no root and can't install safestrap. anyone have any ideas
Download a new ROM from some other device or computer and transfer it manually then flash it on top. If you still have an custom recovery you're fine but if not figure out a way to root
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no i dont have a custom recovery. i did a full wipe and then booted into the new rom. so without root i cant get safestrap re-installed to flash anything else
Go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726868
And follow instructions for downgrading to mk2.
Then root again with saferoot, install safestrap and if you wish upgrade back to nc5.
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is step 1 flashed in recovery or odin? also the file download cannot find a mirror
Step 1 is just telling you what files to download. Don't try to jump ahead.
If you follow the instructions exactly as he had them you won't have any problems.
Also afh has had problems for the past day or two.
Just keep refreshing. I want able to download a rom I was testing last night until almost lunch time today
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thank you klabit i am now back to 4.3 trying to root using saferoot and it wont work. it says adb service out of date killing and waiting for phone to appear i am ready to just say **** root and update to 4.4 from verizon jesus ****ing christ
truckapillar said:
thank you klabit i am now back to 4.3 trying to root using saferoot and it wont work. it says adb service out of date killing and waiting for phone to appear i am ready to just say **** root and update to 4.4 from verizon jesus ****ing christ
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Probably be best to take that question to the saferoot thread.
I only had to use it once before.
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truckapillar said:
thank you klabit i am now back to 4.3 trying to root using saferoot and it wont work. it says adb service out of date killing and waiting for phone to appear i am ready to just say **** root and update to 4.4 from verizon jesus ****ing christ
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Try using "adb kill-server" before running the Saferoot install.bat. If that doesn't work, post a question in the Saferoot thread with the full error messages that you're seeing.
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Hello, I am new to the forum, but I am not new to rooting. I switched from the Droid Razr Maxx to the Galaxy S4, and so far I have loved my GS4. I am updated fully to android 4.2.2 baseband I545VRUAME7. I was able to root my phone using the SD Card method as published on Saturday, July 27 2013. Upon rooting my phone I attempted to install custom recovery in order to install the Eclipse S4GE v1.4 ROM made by nitroglycerine33. I downloaded Goomanager and installed TWRP. Upon telling TWRP to flash the custom ROM it rebooted the phone, as usual. After reboot i was put into Odin. I tried this process 4 times with no avail, continuously booting into Odin. After trying TWRP, I tried Clockworkmod and the same happened to me. I am unable to get anything other than Odin, and I really hate TouchWiz and want to switch to this ROM. Thanks for any help.
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Hello, I am new to the forum, but I am not new to rooting. I switched from the Droid Razr Maxx to the Galaxy S4, and so far I have loved my GS4. I am updated fully to android 4.2.2 baseband I545VRUAME7. I was able to root my phone using the SD Card method as published on Saturday, July 27 2013. Upon rooting my phone I attempted to install custom recovery in order to install the Eclipse S4GE v1.4 ROM made by nitroglycerine33. I downloaded Goomanager and installed TWRP. Upon telling TWRP to flash the custom ROM it rebooted the phone, as usual. After reboot i was put into Odin. I tried this process 4 times with no avail, continuously booting into Odin. After trying TWRP, I tried Clockworkmod and the same happened to me. I am unable to get anything other than Odin, and I really hate TouchWiz and want to switch to this ROM. Thanks for any help.
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You cant flash roms on the new update, you can only root.
With rooted ME7, we do not have the capability (yet!) to install custom roms or recoveries. See the thread on the bounty about this.
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You cant flash roms on the new update, you can only root.
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Why is that, and is there a way to downgrade the Baseband now that I am rooted, as I said before I do not like TouchWiz.
DaringVirus52 said:
Why is that, and is there a way to downgrade the Baseband now that I am rooted, as I said before I do not like TouchWiz.
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What's your build number? If it ends with ME7 the best you can do is root (for now).
Is there a way to downgrade, or a reason as to why we cannot install custom ROMs?
Me7 blocks older versions of the firmware so no downgrading. You cant install a custom recovery because me7 patched the loki exploit. Once on the me7 ota youre stuck, for now atleast.
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Thanks, keep me updated as to when we can install custom ROMs.
No problem.
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DaringVirus52 said:
Hello, I am new to the forum, but I am not new to rooting. I switched from the Droid Razr Maxx to the Galaxy S4, and so far I have loved my GS4. I am updated fully to android 4.2.2 baseband I545VRUAME7. I was able to root my phone using the SD Card method as published on Saturday, July 27 2013. Upon rooting my phone I attempted to install custom recovery in order to install the Eclipse S4GE v1.4 ROM made by nitroglycerine33. I downloaded Goomanager and installed TWRP. Upon telling TWRP to flash the custom ROM it rebooted the phone, as usual. After reboot i was put into Odin. I tried this process 4 times with no avail, continuously booting into Odin. After trying TWRP, I tried Clockworkmod and the same happened to me. I am unable to get anything other than Odin, and I really hate TouchWiz and want to switch to this ROM. Thanks for any help.
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You, my friend, are SOL for now
I got tired of waiting & ordered a Dev edition w/unlocked bootloader.
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You, my friend, are SOL for now
I got tired of waiting & ordered a Dev edition w/unlocked bootloader.
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im still surprised nobody has been able to port the dev edition bootloader over and figure out how to unlock it.
but yes OP, you are screwed. start liking TW
dansan382 said:
im still surprised nobody has been able to port the dev edition bootloader over and figure out how to unlock it.
but yes OP, you are screwed. start liking TW
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To port it over, the stock bootloader must first be unlocked. You can't overwrite the locked bootloader
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To port it over, the stock bootloader must first be unlocked. You can't overwrite the locked bootloader
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obviously.. what i should have wrote was,
surprised nobody is able to compare and contrast the 2 bootloaders, find out whats different and examine a way to release that block. which im pretty sure what they have been trying.
basically it should be the same bootloader, one locked and one unlocked. find out how the lock is there and whats different
Is there any way to get out of the Odin mode when you attempt to reboot to recovery on ME7 using TWRP? Is it possible to flash back to the stock ROM?
You cant flash a custom recovery on the me7 ota. Turn your phone off and use the odin/download mode key combo. When it asks if u want continue decline and your phone will boot normally. Me7 images flashable via odin are in the dev section.
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You cant flash a custom recovery on the me7 ota. Turn your phone off and use the odin/download mode key combo. When it asks if u want continue decline and your phone will boot normally. Me7 images flashable via odin are in the dev section.
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Got it thanks a ton! I'll read up in the dev section. I really wish there were step by steps for noobies out there that are a bit more clear. I've googled and seen so many links to forums and threads. I thought I found a pretty straight forward method, but that one didn't work. I'm not giving up!
Regards,
Tony
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Is there any way to get out of the Odin mode when you attempt to reboot to recovery on ME7 using TWRP? Is it possible to flash back to the stock ROM?
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You're not using TWRP if you updated to ME7. You have the stock recovery and are on the stock rom. There is no going back to MDK.
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You're not using TWRP if you updated to ME7. You have the stock recovery and are on the stock rom. There is no going back to MDK.
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Unfortunately I have figured that one out. So, is there any way to install one of the ROMs posted by Dubbsy? I was under the impression that these worked with ME7, but I must be very wrong in that assumption. Forgive my ignorance. I'm just really sick of TouchWiz and I can't wait to get a clean Android install on this device.
No you cant install any rom as of yet on me7. The me7 roms in the dev section are an me7 base with mdk files so you can retain ability to flash a custom recovery and flash other roms. As for your pm shut your phone all the way off and then hold volume down + power. Release power when it vibrates keep holding vol down and itll ask for you to confirm or deny booting to download mode. If you deny it your phone should boot normally. Everytime you boot I believe itll do this so youll eventually need to use one of the me7 odin images. There is no wipe versions in the dev section so you wont lose any apps and data associated with them.
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No you cant install any rom as of yet on me7. The me7 roms in the dev section are an me7 base with mdk files so you can retain ability to flash a custom recovery and flash other roms. As for your pm shut your phone all the way off and then hold volume down + power. Release power when it vibrates keep holding vol down and itll ask for you to confirm or deny booting to download mode. If you deny it your phone should boot normally. Everytime you boot I believe itll do this so youll eventually need to use one of the me7 odin images. There is no wipe versions in the dev section so you wont lose any apps and data associated with them.
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after doing that procedure once, it let's me boot up fine. Powering off, then on, reboot, or batter pull..they all work fine now. How would I install one of the ME7 Odin images? Is there a doc on how to do that using Odin?
Have a sch-i545 from verizon.it updated to mk2 . Went to safe strap root it and after if rebooted twice all the phone will do is go to download mode or stay on screen that says firmware has detected issues with software please go to Kies and update firmware. I did many times from different computers and every time it would download and stop and freeze computers. Anyone have any help.
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Have a sch-i545 from verizon.it updated to mk2 . Went to safe strap root it and after if rebooted twice all the phone will do is go to download mode or stay on screen that says firmware has detected issues with software please go to Kies and update firmware. I did many times from different computers and every time it would download and stop and freeze computers. Anyone have any help.
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Safestrap doesn't root, so there's things that you've done that you're not telling us. How did you root your phone? What else did you do after you rooted?
The "firmware detected issues" usually means that you tried to flash recovery, custom kernel, etc. Did you try to flash custom recovery?
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Have a sch-i545 from verizon.it updated to mk2 . Went to safe strap root it and after if rebooted twice all the phone will do is go to download mode or stay on screen that says firmware has detected issues with software please go to Kies and update firmware. I did many times from different computers and every time it would download and stop and freeze computers. Anyone have any help.
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How did u root your phone?
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
I used get root link. Not safe strap my fault guys. I used Odin 3.7 and the o lyrics thing I did was put the tar.md5. Hit start and it had 1 fail but the phone did reboot twice and now says firmware needs updated.
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james581 said:
I used get root link. Not safe strap my fault guys. I used Odin 3.7 and the o lyrics thing I did was put the tar.md5. Hit start and it had 1 fail but the phone did reboot twice and now says firmware needs updated.
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Why were you in odin? What were you flashing?
james581 said:
I used get root link. Not safe strap my fault guys. I used Odin 3.7 and the o lyrics thing I did was put the tar.md5. Hit start and it had 1 fail but the phone did reboot twice and now says firmware needs updated.
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I don't really know what's going on here as you're a little confusing but figured I'd chime in here..
If you were on mk2 then you should just rooted the phone using SafeRoot, very easy and reliable and Safe!
Then you should have installed SafeStrap by simply downloading the. Apk file from that thread. Boooom you'd be all set and ready to flash.
None of that requires Odin. Unless I missed the post where you said you were trying to Odin back for a fresh start??!!
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Mistertac said:
I don't really know what's going on here as you're a little confusing but figured I'd chime in here..
If you were on mk2 then you should just rooted the phone using SafeRoot, very easy and reliable and Safe!
Then you should have installed SafeStrap by simply downloading the. Apk file from that thread. Boooom you'd be all set and ready to flash.
None of that requires Odin. Unless I missed the post where you said you were trying to Odin back for a fresh start??!!
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I used Odin because the get root string wasn't working it rooted phone then after a reboot it rebooted itself twice and went to screen saying firmware issue detected. but I b no longer have that phone I have a replacement one that followed safe root and everything working good to the best of my knowledge. . I am a noob and have a lot to learn. thanks for all the feedback.
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I used Odin because the get root string wasn't working it rooted phone then after a reboot it rebooted itself twice and went to screen saying firmware issue detected. but I b no longer have that phone I have a replacement one that followed safe root and everything working good to the best of my knowledge. . I am a noob and have a lot to learn. thanks for all the feedback.
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a sticky thread is set up and is a WIP for S4 people in the general section to assist those who wish to mod their phones
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49335074
Hey guys, I had my phone rooted on 4.3 mk2 and I ended up removing it. But right now when I boot the phone, I have the custom splash screen. So I want to know if it's okay for me to take the update or do I have to Odin back to stock? I know there is no root for kitkat yet and I know everyone is against it but I am not worried about all of that.
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Hey guys, I had my phone rooted on 4.3 mk2 and I ended up removing it. But right now when I boot the phone, I have the custom splash screen. So I want to know if it's okay for me to take the update or do I have to Odin back to stock? I know there is no root for kitkat yet and I know everyone is against it but I am not worried about all of that.
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Hi I had the same issue. mk2, removed root. If you want to take the kit kat OTA update just follow the steps below. Beware you will lose root if you already havent. Kies does give you the option to back up your info if you want.
You won't brick trying to take the update it will just fail with error 402. I wrote out my steps below to guide you thru the process I used and were successful for me.
1. Unroot using SuperSU.
2. Use Kies to update/restore firmware on your PC.
3. Once rebooted search for system update.
4. Download and install the update. I did the whole process using only data no WiFi (not sure if it makes a difference but that's what I did).
5. Once your phone reboots you will be greeted by a lovely red Verizon splash screen.
Hope this helps you and others!
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Domvillan said:
Hi I had the same issue. mk2, removed root. If you want to take the kit kat OTA update just follow the steps below. Beware you will lose root if you already havent. Kies does give you the option to back up your info if you want.
You won't brick trying to take the update it will just fail with error 402. I wrote out my steps below to guide you thru the process I used and were successful for me.
1. Unroot using SuperSU.
2. Use Kies to update/restore firmware on your PC.
3. Once rebooted search for system update.
4. Download and install the update. I did the whole process using only data no WiFi (not sure if it makes a difference but that's what I did).
5. Once your phone reboots you will be greeted by a lovely red Verizon splash screen.
Hope this helps you and others!
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Do I take the update from kies onto my phone? Or will that brick the whole thing?
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damnyouwaffles said:
Do I take the update from kies onto my phone? Or will that brick the whole thing?
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When I tried Kies it said my firmware was up to date. I just reinstalled that. Not sure if Kies now has the update for 4.4
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So could I just take the update? I want to restore to stock on with Odin and then take it but I have virtually no access to a computer that can run Odin because mine is fried.
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Breakdown:
Was rooted with twrp recover running jellywizmj9
Accidently installed ota 4.3 firmware and got stuck in a bootloop
I managed somehow to the other day to install the stock rom that was rooted but then attempted to unlock the bootloader so I could reinstall trwp and custom roms again. This is were things fell apart.
Prior to trying to unlock the bootloader I had the following on the phone (trying to recall exactly from memory) Android version 4.1.1 and baseband vraljb
Using odn3 v3.07
I have flashed the pit file successfully
I have flashed root66_vzw_stock_system.tar.md5 successfully
---- still locked on boot screen
VRALJB fails in sboot.in
And WAMC3 says its unsupported version
In my oden mode the screen says:
Product name: sch-i605
Custom binary downloads: no
Current binary: Samsung official
System status: custom
Know warranty void: 0
RP swrev: A2
I have tried removing the sim card and sd card resetting phone I think I tried it all.
Right now I will settle for a functioning phone. Rooted or unrooted, bootloader or not. I just want my phone functioning again.
ok here is a solution that i found on xda. since i downloaded 4.3 i screwed myself until someone comes up with an unlocker for bootloader. I had to install vzwemj9. the phone is now working and is rooted still.
With this being said with the phone being rooted is there any way outside of the bootloader to install custom roms?
d73jester said:
ok here is a solution that i found on xda. since i downloaded 4.3 i screwed myself until someone comes up with an unlocker for bootloader. I had to install vzwemj9. the phone is now working and is rooted still.
With this being said with the phone being rooted is there any way outside of the bootloader to install custom roms?
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If you used ODIN to restore to stock 4.3 MJ9, then I'm confused how you're still rooted. Did you root it with saferoot?
If it's rooted, you should be able to flash custom ROM's with safestrap. Check it this thread on Safestrap..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51616723
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mattnmag said:
If you used ODIN to restore to stock 4.3 MJ9, then I'm confused how you're still rooted. Did you root it with saferoot?
If it's rooted, you should be able to flash custom ROM's with safestrap. Check it this thread on Safestrap..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51616723
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the only way that i can tell that i am rooted is that super user is installed. ok after further investigation the program is there but there is no SU binary installed. it says i manually need to reroot. can i use safestrap for that?
d73jester said:
the only way that i can tell that i am rooted is that super user is installed. ok after further investigation the program is there but there is no SU binary installed. it says i manually need to reroot. can i use safestrap for that?
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Yep. You should be able to root 4.3 MJ9 with saferoot. Here's the link to saferoot-- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48392009. If you have data and apps leftover from before you restored, it sounds like everything might not have got wiped with the factory restore. Did you use Droidstyle's guide to restore? You might see if a factory reset from within the settings of the stock ROM would wipe everything.... and you could also try to do another Odin restore.
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Yep. You should be able to root 4.3 MJ9 with saferoot. Here's the link to saferoot-- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48392009. If you have data and apps leftover from before you restored, it sounds like everything might not have got wiped with the factory restore. Did you use Droidstyle's guide to restore? You might see if a factory reset from within the settings of the stock ROM would wipe everything.... and you could also try to do another Odin restore.
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I tried using saferoot to root my note 2 but i got a failed message
"Your kernel is patched!
This device is not supported."
looking at my phone i am running
3.0.31
[email protected] #1
Thur April 10 12:46:30 KST 2014
how can i downgrade my kernel so that i can root my phone?
d73jester said:
I tried using saferoot to root my note 2 but i got a failed message
"Your kernel is patched!
This device is not supported."
looking at my phone i am running
3.0.31
[email protected] #1
Thur April 10 12:46:30 KST 2014
how can i downgrade my kernel so that i can root my phone?
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It sounds like you took the OTA update to the recent 4.3 VRUAND3 build, which doesn't work with saferoot. Others have had success using ODIN to revert back to 4.3 VRUEMJ9. You can use Droidstyle's guide to restore back to factory stock MJ9.... from there, you should be able to use saferoot on MJ9 to get root access.
This thread discusses the issue I am talking about.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52764286&highlight=sdm#post52764286
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mattnmag said:
It sounds like you took the OTA update to the recent 4.3 VRUAND3 build, which doesn't work with saferoot. Others have had success using ODIN to revert back to 4.3 VRUEMJ9. You can use Droidstyle's guide to restore back to factory stock MJ9.... from there, you should be able to use saferoot on MJ9 to get root access.
This thread discusses the issue I am talking about.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52764286&highlight=sdm#post52764286
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Thanks,
I will try it this afternoon.... I miss my Root and custom roms.
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Thanks,
I will try it this afternoon.... I miss my Root and custom roms.
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it wirked i have saferoot and superSU installed on my phone. Stupid Verizon locking there bootloader.
Glad to hear that you were able to get it restored back to MJ9 and get it rooted again. :thumbup:
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Hi all,
I previously had my GS4 rooted on JellyBean, running the stock ROM and ClockworkMod. I upgraded my phone with the Verizon update to 4.4.2 when the update came out. I am now on the NC5 build. I am now trying to root my phone again, to run a different ROM. I still have Rom Manager and SuperSU on my phone from the last root.
I tried using Towelroot yesterday. It said the root was successful. I was able to go into Rom Manager and update CWM, which also said it flashed successfully. SuperSU is working. However, when I try to boot into CWM, it boots into the stock (I think) recovery. I'm trying to run a nandroid backup before I do anything drastic.
Do I have to wipe my device, and start fresh? It seems that CWM is installed, but the stock recovery is overriding it. Sorry if this is a noob-ish question. I've been out of the Root game since my Incredible.
Leach0789 said:
Hi all,
I previously had my GS4 rooted on JellyBean, running the stock ROM and ClockworkMod. I upgraded my phone with the Verizon update to 4.4.2 when the update came out. I am now on the NC5 build. I am now trying to root my phone again, to run a different ROM. I still have Rom Manager and SuperSU on my phone from the last root.
I tried using Towelroot yesterday. It said the root was successful. I was able to go into Rom Manager and update CWM, which also said it flashed successfully. SuperSU is working. However, when I try to boot into CWM, it boots into the stock (I think) recovery. I'm trying to run a nandroid backup before I do anything drastic.
Do I have to wipe my device, and start fresh? It seems that CWM is installed, but the stock recovery is overriding it. Sorry if this is a noob-ish question. I've been out of the Root game since my Incredible.
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I believe when you accept the Verizon OTA update it locks down custom recoveries like CWM/TWRP and the only option is SafeStrap.
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I believe when you accept the Verizon OTA update it locks down custom recoveries like CWM/TWRP and the only option is SafeStrap.
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Ah ha. Thanks for the reply. So can I proceed with installing SafeStrap, or do I need to uninstall CWM first?
Leach0789 said:
Ah ha. Thanks for the reply. So can I proceed with installing SafeStrap, or do I need to uninstall CWM first?
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Yea if your on a Verizon s4 running any build after MDK... which you are... SafeStrap is your only option.
Hard to say what that will do to your phone after trying to install CWM.... usually it just soft bricks it and you need to Odin back to stock...
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Mistertac said:
Yea if your on a Verizon s4 running any build after MDK... which you are... SafeStrap is your only option.
Hard to say what that will do to your phone after trying to install CWM.... usually it just soft bricks it and you need to Odin back to stock...
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I just started the process of installing SafeStrap, but maybe I will wait until I'm home from work, in case I need to Odin..
Leach0789 said:
I just started the process of installing SafeStrap, but maybe I will wait until I'm home from work, in case I need to Odin..
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May be a good idea just in case. I've seen some on here do the same as you with ROM manager and once they rebooted they were brought to the unauthorized software detected screen.... And without a recovery and a backup already made you'd be out of luck.
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Mistertac said:
May be a good idea just in case. I've seen some on here do the same as you with ROM manager and once they rebooted they were brought to the unauthorized software detected screen.... And without a recovery and a backup already made you'd be out of luck.
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It would probably be smart to remove CWM with Odin before attempting SafeStrap, correct? Is there a specific thread for removing CWM from a Verizon S4? I searched around but couldn't find anything specific to the S4.
Edit: I found a guide on NasirTech. Looks like that will work.
Leach0789 said:
It would probably be smart to remove CWM with Odin before attempting SafeStrap, correct? Is there a specific thread for removing CWM from a Verizon S4? I searched around but couldn't find anything specific to the S4.
Edit: I found a guide on NasirTech. Looks like that will work.
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Well it didn't actually install it since your kernel doesn't allow for it now but what I would do is just use Odin and start over. Can use a No Wipe file and keep all your stuff.
You could try the method you found... I'm just not familiar with it.
Hard to say really how it will act. Maybe you'll have no issues at all just be able to install SafeStrap. Maybe you'll be able to install it but then it won't boot properly into it... who knows. Both have happened to me with my recovery ( CWM ),.. and using Odin was the only thing that helped.
Good luck .. I'm sure you'll get it going
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Mistertac said:
Well it didn't actually install it since your kernel doesn't allow for it now but what I would do is just use Odin and start over. Can use a No Wipe file and keep all your stuff.
You could try the method you found... I'm just not familiar with it.
Hard to say really how it will act. Maybe you'll have no issues at all just be able to install SafeStrap. Maybe you'll be able to install it but then it won't boot properly into it... who knows. Both have happened to me with my recovery ( CWM ),.. and using Odin was the only thing that helped.
Good luck .. I'm sure you'll get it going
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Thanks! Would you mind helping me find a correct no-wipe file? I found a couple files, but since I'm a new user I can't post links here, so I can't ask anyone if its the correct file or not!
Leach0789 said:
Thanks! Would you mind helping me find a correct no-wipe file? I found a couple files, but since I'm a new user I can't post links here, so I can't ask anyone if its the correct file or not!
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Here you go!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
Yup... Tulsa you're quick!! Lol
Grab the NC5 No Wipe...
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Tulsadiver said:
Here you go!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
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Thanks! You guys rock.