I have a rooted Samsung S4 from Verizon but I can't install a Custom recovery rom, it keeps going to download mode. Please Help
ebony333 said:
I have a rooted Samsung S4 from Verizon but I can't install a Custom recovery rom, it keeps going to download mode. Please Help
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there are reasons for stickies in these forums.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
you can not install any custom recovery on verizon S4 on any releases after mdk
ebony333 said:
I have a rooted Samsung S4 from Verizon but I can't install a Custom recovery rom, it keeps going to download mode. Please Help
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Probably have to Odin MK2 back on the phone now. Like Bob said no true custom recovery for you. SafeStrap only.
Hop onto Swappa and grab an MDK S4 if you really want one... They're much cheaper now since S5 is out
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Hello all,
I've been trying to figure out how to flash liquidsmooth on my phone for a while now. Everytime i try and install and boot into twrp recovery my phone crashes and i have to reflash the stock mk2.
Can anyone let me know what im missing here.
i have installed saferoot to root my phone but can't get a recovery installed successfully.
thanks
lisi80 said:
Hello all,
I've been trying to figure out how to flash liquidsmooth on my phone for a while now. Everytime i try and install and boot into twrp recovery my phone crashes and i have to reflash the stock mk2.
Can anyone let me know what im missing here.
i have installed saferoot to root my phone but can't get a recovery installed successfully.
thanks
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You can't flash AOSP roms on MK2/Safestrap, only TW (TouchWiz) based roms matching your current stock version (4.3).
thanks Oishi,
Can I flash back to an older stock rom that is not safestrap?
lisi80 said:
thanks Oishi,
Can I flash back to an older stock rom that is not safestrap?
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No, once you're on Stock MK2 you're locked to MK2 and have no other options than safestrap.
Oishikatta said:
No, once you're on Stock MK2 you're locked to MK2 and have no other options than safestrap.
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lisi80 said:
Hello all,
I've been trying to figure out how to flash liquidsmooth on my phone for a while now. Everytime i try and install and boot into twrp recovery my phone crashes and i have to reflash the stock mk2.
Can anyone let me know what im missing here.
i have installed saferoot to root my phone but can't get a recovery installed successfully.
thanks
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Here is a somewhat current list of compatible SS Roms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2630040
Also check page 1 in the Android Development section; There are a few new ones that look tempting such as BajaRom for TW
Check out Eclipse 3.0 for an AOSP feel with TW compatibility.
Sorry in advance: So I rooted my VZW Samsung Galaxy S4 on 4.4.2 KK with VRUFNC5 bootloader and im ready to flash a recovery. I dont have a pc at the moment so I can use flashify. Can someone help with compatible recoveries and steps you need to take to flash them? Any help is highy appreciated ?
pewds said:
Sorry in advance: So I rooted my VZW Samsung Galaxy S4 on 4.4.2 KK with VRUFNC5 bootloader and im ready to flash a recovery. I dont have a pc at the moment so I can use flashify. Can someone help with compatible recoveries and steps you need to take to flash them? Any help is highy appreciated ?
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Your ONLY option for a recovery is Safestrap. Flashify will NOT work. You should start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
pewds said:
Sorry in advance: So I rooted my VZW Samsung Galaxy S4 on 4.4.2 KK with VRUFNC5 bootloader and im ready to flash a recovery. I dont have a pc at the moment so I can use flashify. Can someone help with compatible recoveries and steps you need to take to flash them? Any help is highy appreciated ?
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like riker posted NO recoveres except safestrap. READ the link he provided. Should be mandatory reading for all posters
I can't seem to find a way to flash a new ROM on this phone. I've used everything Rom manager to Loki and I just can't seem to find a way to flasha a new ROM onto this phone. Do you guys know any way to flash a new ROM onto the S4 running 4.4.2?
david3215 said:
I can't seem to find a way to flash a new ROM on this phone. I've used everything Rom manager to Loki and I just can't seem to find a way to flasha a new ROM onto this phone. Do you guys know any way to flash a new ROM onto the S4 running 4.4.2?
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You can only flash through Safestrap if you are on NC5. Trying to flash via other ways such as Rom Manager, CWM, or TWRP is going to brick your phone. If you read any of the threads on your device, you would know this.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
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Hello My nephew used this method to root his VZW GS4 . He is on stock rom ,now he is getting errors updating Super User binaries and also fails on recovery install. can some please help thank you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiqJbpa9fEM
xan3x said:
Hello My nephew used this method to root his VZW GS4 . He is on stock rom ,now he is getting errors updating Super User binaries and also fails on recovery install. can some please help thank you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiqJbpa9fEM
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Go into settings, click on about phone and tell me what baseband is he on.
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You need to research how to root your specific build. They're not all done the same way. As far as a custom recovery, your ONLY option is Safestrap. I suggest you do a lot of reading before you run into bigger problems.
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xan3x said:
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Since he's on nk1, he can still downgrade back to nc5. Go to this thread and get the full wipe nc5:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
Hightower24 said:
Since he's on nk1, he can still downgrade back to nc5. Go to this thread and get the full wipe nc5:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
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OK. My baseband says NC5 now, according to plan. Is towelroot my only option? Is safestrap my only recovery option? I thought that if you try to flash a recovery to try a rom when you are rooted with towelroot that it will brick the phone.
xan3x said:
OK. My baseband says NC5 now, according to plan. Is towelroot my only option? Is safestrap my only recovery option? I thought that if you try to flash a recovery to try a rom when you are rooted with towelroot that it will brick the phone.
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I don't know if Towelroot is your only option for root, but it's what I used and it worked fine. As far as recovery, like I said above, Safestrap is your ONLY option.
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xan3x said:
OK. My baseband says NC5 now, according to plan. Is towelroot my only option? Is safestrap my only recovery option? I thought that if you try to flash a recovery to try a rom when you are rooted with towelroot that it will brick the phone.
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We can only use towelroot and safestrap. There are a few good roms in the development section that we can flash. Hyperdrive, echoerom, and Eclipse are solid. There are a few others as well that are closer to stock or are hybrids (aosp feel with TW base). Check out that section and flash only the ones that say are compatible with SS. I'm running echoerom v39.1. Be sure to read all the instructions since some of these roms may have other files that need to be flashed with it. Happy flashing!
Hi all, I have tried several times to install a custom recovery on my i545 but have bricked it each time. I've got so confused with boot versions, LOKI etc etc that I don't know what to do now.
I've included a screen shot of my About page. Can you please point me in the right direction as to what steps to take to install a custom recovery please?
donaldjboyer said:
Hi all, I have tried several times to install a custom recovery on my i545 but have bricked it each time. I've got so confused with boot versions, LOKI etc etc that I don't know what to do now.
I've included a screen shot of my About page. Can you please point me in the right direction as to what steps to take to install a custom recovery please?
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From what i see, you cannot flash a custom recovery as you are not on a MDK bootloader. You are running NC5 which is to say "forget about running a custom recovery or a custom ROM outside of Safestrap."
zeb carter said:
From what i see, you cannot flash a custom recovery as you are not on a MDK bootloader. You are running NC5 which is to say "forget about running a custom recovery or a custom ROM outside of Safestrap."
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OK,thanks, so how do I downgrade to MDK?
donaldjboyer said:
OK,thanks, so how do I downgrade to MDK?
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You can downgrade to mk2 or new, but still bootloader is locked, use safestrap 3.72 to flash safestrap compatible rom.
donaldjboyer said:
OK,thanks, so how do I downgrade to MDK?
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You can't downgrade to MDK.
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donaldjboyer said:
Hi all, I have tried several times to install a custom recovery on my i545 but have bricked it each time. I've got so confused with boot versions, LOKI etc etc that I don't know what to do now.
I've included a screen shot of my About page. Can you please point me in the right direction as to what steps to take to install a custom recovery please?
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If you haven't done so anyway, you will need to root using towelroot. You'll also need to get SElinux changer from the play store and set to permissive. Then install safestrap 3.72 and flash roms from the dev section that say are compatible with SS. That is what we're limited to.