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Hi guys,
I've searched for this issue quite a bit, but couldn't find a recent post on how to fix it and am hoping there's an easy way. Anyway, here goes...
I rooted my Galaxy Tab 10.1 (GT-P7500 model) by following these steps: (I can't post url's yet):
Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G (GT-P7500)
Download the rooting file (root.zip) for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G GT-P7500. Get it from here and save it to your computer.
Copy the rooting file to the root directory of your tablet’s storage. You may need to connect your tablet to your PC via USB cable to be able to do this.
Turn off your Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Reboot your tablet into recovery mode, as follows:
Press and hold both the Volume Down and Power buttons on your tablet.
Release the two buttons when you see the two icons on the screen.
Use the Volume Down button to navigate between the icons.
Highlight the icon on the left (box).
Press the Volume Up button to select it and boot into recovery mode.
From the recovery menu, select “Install zip from sdcard.”
Select “Choose zip from sdcard” then select “root.zip” from the list.
Confirm that you want to flash the ZIP file.
Reboot your tablet. It’s now rooted. Continue with the next steps for installing ClockworkMod Recovery.
Download and install ROM Manager to your tablet.
Launch the ROM Manager app.
Tap on “Flash ClockworkMod Recovery” from within the app. This will download and install ClockworkMod Recovery to your tablet.
Either through the manual method or the “Reboot into Recovery” function in ROM Manager, reboot the tablet into the device and check if ClockworkMod Recovery is working.
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Everything worked perfectly fine, except this last step:
Tap on “Flash ClockworkMod Recovery” from within the app. This will download and install ClockworkMod Recovery to your tablet.
Either through the manual method or the “Reboot into Recovery” function in ROM Manager, reboot the tablet into the device and check if ClockworkMod Recovery is working.
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The ClockworkMod Recovery installed just fine, got the "success" message etc. The nastiness started when I rebooted the tablet into recovery mode to test CWM. I have the somewhat-familiar "screen rolling" issue, where the screen rolls/jumps/whatever you want to call it. If I reboot the tab using the power button, it boots up fine and I don't notice any other issues with it, but recovery mode rolls all over the place if I access it.
I tried updating and flashing to ClockwordMod Touch to see if that solves the issue, but still the same thing: the tab works fine, but recovery mod does screen rolling.
My question is basically two-fold:
1) How do I fix this?
2) Will this weird screen issue in recovery mode result in any other issues with the tab itself? I mean, will whatever's causing the rolling affect anything else on the tab, like performance or whatever - or is the problem only limited to the recovery mode?
If the problem is simply limited to the recovery mode, then I'm not too fussed about it right now - as long as the tab isn't otherwise negatively affected.
EDIT: I have ClockworkMod version 5.8.3.1.
EDIT2: The tab is running Android 3.2. It also states that it's HSPA+, so I'm not sure whether that means it's 3G or 4G - I followed the 3G instructions as quoted above. Other users have reported that it works fine for them on both 3G and 4G models.
EDIT3: The rooting itself works fine, btw. Just the CWM isn't.
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odin
You have to reflash an older version of CWM recovery with Odin (i think 5.5.x.x) chech the forum or internet for instructions. GV
I second that, exactly as gvloce wrote. Download a copy of CWM and flash using Odin.
I've always had problems flashing CWM via Rom Manager.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1555984
This will fix it for you.
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isimobile said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1555984
This will fix it for you.
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That did it, thanks!
Questions go in the Q&A section
Note: THIS IS ONLY FOR GALAXY STAR USERS DUE TO THE STOCK ROM USED. ALL DATA WOULD BE CLEAR TOO SO MAKE A BACKUP!
You would probably see this post as your phone is bricked, bootloop or any other software issues that you want to revert your phone back to factory version. To simplify this post, I would post it in sequence.
Tools needed: Odin in computer (I use version 3.09), Stock rom (I would provide the website below), USB cable and patience.
1. Boot into Odin in your Galaxy Star phone. (Volume down + Home + Power)
2. Press Volume up and you should see the green android there ans it say Downloading.
3. Add selected stock rom (or if you want a change, a custom rom, but it is not recommended since your phone is already brick/bootloop)
into PDA or AP section of Odin in your computer. (Odin may not respond but wait and be patient)
4.Make sure the phone label is blue.
4.1)If the phone label is yellow in colour, restart the computer and/or phone and/or reverse the order of step 1 and step 2(From what I had experienced)
5)Start the operation when ready
6)Wait for the operation to end (Patience needed):fingers-crossed:
It should boot and you can say hello to your new phone.
However if your phone still bootlooped/bricked,
1)Go to stock recovery(Volume up + Home + Power)
2)Wipe data
2.1)If you want to be safe, wipe cache.
It should boot normally by now.
This should help your Galaxy Star. If this help you please press the Thanks button and reply if you face any problem.
Download link to stable Galaxy Star stock roms ( place in text document to bypass XDA spam )
Flash Through CMW
Sadlyharry said:
Note: THIS IS ONLY FOR GALAXY STAR USERS DUE TO THE STOCK ROM USED. ALL DATA WOULD BE CLEAR TOO SO MAKE A BACKUP!
You would probably see this post as your phone is bricked, bootloop or any other software issues that you want to revert your phone back to factory version. To simplify this post, I would post it in sequence.
Tools needed: Odin in computer (I use version 3.09), Stock rom (I would provide the website below), USB cable and patience.
1. Boot into Odin in your Galaxy Star phone. (Volume down + Home + Power)
2. Press Volume up and you should see the green android there ans it say Downloading.
3. Add selected stock rom (or if you want a change, a custom rom, but it is not recommended since your phone is already brick/bootloop)
into PDA or AP section of Odin in your computer. (Odin may not respond but wait and be patient)
4.Make sure the phone label is blue.
4.1)If the phone label is yellow in colour, restart the computer and/or phone and/or reverse the order of step 1 and step 2(From what I had experienced)
5)Start the operation when ready
6)Wait for the operation to end (Patience needed):fingers-crossed:
It should boot and you can say hello to your new phone.
However if your phone still bootlooped/bricked,
1)Go to stock recovery(Volume up + Home + Power)
2)Wipe data
2.1)If you want to be safe, wipe cache.
It should boot normally by now.
This should help your Galaxy Star. If this help you please press the Thanks button and reply if you face any problem.
Download link to stable Galaxy Star stock roms ( place in text document to bypass XDA spam )
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Another way to avoid bricked.. you can flash another rom using CWM..
so you need one working rom in your ExtSdcard.. Just in case you get bootlop. You can flash it. :fingers-crossed:
xtrmx2 said:
Another way to avoid bricked.. you can flash another rom using CWM..
so you need one working rom in your ExtSdcard.. Just in case you get bootlop. You can flash it. :fingers-crossed:
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Yes, although I review that, I believe it is still safer to flash stock rom. Thanks for your advice!
Try this When u get bootloop
Flash it using cwm based recovery
And doesnt need to wipe data
So ur data save
and
Doesnt need pc also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2823018
Thanks to @akshaygalaxystarmod
Sent from my GT-S5282 using Tapatalk
Best of all methods (Requires Attention and basic understanding)
Understand the cause of bootloop. And revert the cause.
Eg- Bad framework
- Error in a system file
etc etc.
If u have a backup of those files u can use aroma file manager to put those files back.
Or flash a working framework(or whatever caused the bootloop)
This way it takes only 2 minutes(including rebooting), no pc needed, basic 1 second flashing all thru cwm ,no kind of data loss
,no settings changed and all apps intact.
Also if u dont have files on ext sd card put that ext sd card on a pc or something and put those files.
It saves a lot of time and no risks of data loss at all
bricked
Hi guys i m not able to boot in download mode or recovery mode as it is totally bricked plz help i don't have any other phone neither i can afford another phn. Plz help anyone.
Apologies if some of the other threads answer this, but, I was concerned that they were device specific and I would appreciate reassurance that a solution is correct for my phone before doing anything else.
Oh boy, I think I am in deep doo-doos!
The plan was to install a custom ROM on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505).
So, I rooted the phone and installed TWRP.
I downloaded the latest nightly ROM from CyanogenMod, as well as the Gapps and copied them to the micro-SD card
I got into TWRP Recovery and did a full backup of all data to the micro-SD card.
Having done this I thought I had done enough to protect me from catastrophe (wrong!)
Still in TWRP I did a Factory Reset/Clear Data
I did an Install of the CM 12.1 ROM
I did an install of the Gapps
All seemed fine, with no errors showing up
Then I did a reboot and this is where it all went pear-shaped!
The Setup wizard started and the first indication of a problem was numerous messages like "Unfortunately Gmail service has stopped"
This happened for all sorts of apps - Gmail, Google+, Youtube, GooglePlay, etc.
Anyway, I plugged away with Setup and it connected to wi-fi and then I got the EULA screen. When I ticked boxes and clicked "next" the screen went blank and after a few seconds it said "Unforyunately, the setup wizard has stopped"
Argh!!!!
I thought that all was not lost as I could get back into TWRP and try again or, failing that, restore the backup.
However, I cannot get into Recovery mode/TWRP - If I hold down the Vol+, Home and power buttons then I see a few lines of very small colourful text in top-left, but, when I release buttons, the phone starts up Android rather than Recovery
I have tried starting by holding Vol+ and power and the same thing happens
I have tried starting by holding Vol- and power - this comes up with a warning about using a custom OS and gives an option to cancel or continue.
If I choose continue then I set a message "Downloading.... Do not turn off target!!" and then it sits there for ages (at least an hour)
Can anyone suggest what I can do to rescue my phone?
The ideal outcome would be to be able to restore the backup I made
If this is not possible then I would like to get it back to a useable state.
Any help would be most gratefully received!
First, enter the download mode by pressing vol-, homekey, and power key at the same time. Then tap the vol.+ button.
Then download the stock rom for your phone along with correct model number.
The downloaded romshould be in .zip format. So extract it on your pc. You must see a file of .tar.md5 or .md5 format. Now while in the download mode, connect your phone to pc Use odin to flash that file.the restart you phone.hope this helps..i dont take any responsibility if you further damage your phone....
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MysteryMan1 said:
Apologies if some of the other threads answer this, but, I was concerned that they were device specific and I would appreciate reassurance that a solution is correct for my phone before doing anything else.
Oh boy, I think I am in deep doo-doos!
The plan was to install a custom ROM on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505).
So, I rooted the phone and installed TWRP.
I downloaded the latest nightly ROM from CyanogenMod, as well as the Gapps and copied them to the micro-SD card
I got into TWRP Recovery and did a full backup of all data to the micro-SD card.
Having done this I thought I had done enough to protect me from catastrophe (wrong!)
Still in TWRP I did a Factory Reset/Clear Data
I did an Install of the CM 12.1 ROM
I did an install of the Gapps
All seemed fine, with no errors showing up
Then I did a reboot and this is where it all went pear-shaped!
The Setup wizard started and the first indication of a problem was numerous messages like "Unfortunately Gmail service has stopped"
This happened for all sorts of apps - Gmail, Google+, Youtube, GooglePlay, etc.
Anyway, I plugged away with Setup and it connected to wi-fi and then I got the EULA screen. When I ticked boxes and clicked "next" the screen went blank and after a few seconds it said "Unforyunately, the setup wizard has stopped"
Argh!!!!
I thought that all was not lost as I could get back into TWRP and try again or, failing that, restore the backup.
However, I cannot get into Recovery mode/TWRP - If I hold down the Vol+, Home and power buttons then I see a few lines of very small colourful text in top-left, but, when I release buttons, the phone starts up Android rather than Recovery
I have tried starting by holding Vol+ and power and the same thing happens
I have tried starting by holding Vol- and power - this comes up with a warning about using a custom OS and gives an option to cancel or continue.
If I choose continue then I set a message "Downloading.... Do not turn off target!!" and then it sits there for ages (at least an hour)
Can anyone suggest what I can do to rescue my phone?
The ideal outcome would be to be able to restore the backup I made
If this is not possible then I would like to get it back to a useable state.
Any help would be most gratefully received!
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One of the spot you went wrong was not formating system and data instead of a factory reset.
Also make sure to have the proper gapps package for the rom you are using.
The instructions above will get you squared again.
Also next time try posting in the forum for the device. You have a far better chance of getting answers from people that have a better chance of working.
Try SAMmobile.com (you will have to make a free account) when you have made your account click the firmware button at the top of the screen then type in your phone model number. For example SM-G361F the choose your country. Then in the filter box seach your network provider ie. O2 then click download. Once you have downloaded it extract the file to a folder. Boot your phone into odin/download mode.then open odin 3.09 or any other similar tool. (You can download odin anywhere) extract the odin file then open it. Once opened Click BL or AP it dosent really matter then choose your file and wait for the blue bar on your phone to finish. Then it should restart
And should be stock rom. If your brick your device please note you have full responsibilty over your device. If you do mess up and brick your device just repeat the steps above.
What is TWRP?
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TWRP is an open source, community project. TWRP development is done by roughly 4 people at this point. We also have a large support community with many people who are willing to answer questions and help people with their devices either through our IRC channel or on forums like xda-developers.
Team Win was originally formed to work on porting WiMAX to CM7 for the HTC EVO 4G. After our work on the EVO 4G we wanted to work on a project that would work on more devices than just the EVO 4G and we settled on working on a recovery. Today TWRP is the leading custom recovery for Android phones.
WHAT IS THE USE OF INSTALLING TWRP?
TWRP is used for installing custom software on your device. This custom software can include smaller modifications like rooting your device or even replacing the firmware of the device with a completely custom "ROM" like OmniROM.
You can find the source code for TWRP at github.com/omnirom/android_bootable_recovery/
The above text was from
https://twrp.me/about/
Download TWRP version 3.2.1-0 from
http://www.mediafire.com/file/0bhuw8gw233c3wa/twrp-3.2.1-0-degas.img.tar
HOW DO I INSTALL THE RECOVERY?
1.Download Odin from http://www.mediafire.com/file/sbobzdpre78l569/Odin3_v3.12.3.zip
STEP 1:
Put your phone into download mode.
Press and hold these three buttons until you see a WARNING SCREEN! to enter into the Download mode:
Volume DOWN key + Power key + Home key
When you see the WARNING SCREEN press the volume UP key to continue into the Download mode.
STEP 2:
Open the ODIN application on your PC. Connect your phone(while it is still in the download mode) to the PC using a USB cable.
ODIN will show an Added! message on the message box.
Device Added on ODIN
STEP 3:
Click on the AP button on the ODIN application and select the twrp-x.x.x-x-codename.img.tar file.
Click on the AP button (PDA in many Odin versions) and select the CWM recovery file
STEP 4:
Select the appropriate options before flashing the recovery image.Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other boxes are un-checked.
Select the ODIN Options
STEP 5:
Select the Start button, which will start the flashing process. When you get the PASS message, then your phone will reboot automatically.
Click on Start and wait till it completes
Now your Samsung Device is flashed with the TWRP image and you may disconnect your phone. Your phone should restart by itself if not press and hold the power button. Boot into your recovery by holding together power-volume up-and home button.
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR RECOVERY?
Your TWRP recovery can be easily updated by flashing an image file. It's very simple and easy.
1.Download the latest version of twrp. Make sure it is a .img file
Download it from http://www.mediafire.com/file/1q0oq8s8yykcxov/twrp-3.2.1-0-degas.img
2.Boot into the TWRP recovery
3.Press on install and then press install image
4.Click on recovery
5.And follow the instructions and that's it.
If you found this helpful, please give me a thanks. Have a nice day. Enjoy
All these files were obtained from TWRP's official site and from samsung odin. I own nothing and does not claim authority over these files. These files were uploaded to MediaFire for ease of access and for educational purposes.
Samsung Odin https://odindownload.com/
TWRP https://twrp.me/
Thedark night in the dark said:
What is TWRP?
I quote
TWRP is an open source, community project. TWRP development is done by roughly 4 people at this point. We also have a large support community with many people who are willing to answer questions and help people with their devices either through our IRC channel or on forums like xda-developers.
Team Win was originally formed to work on porting WiMAX to CM7 for the HTC EVO 4G. After our work on the EVO 4G we wanted to work on a project that would work on more devices than just the EVO 4G and we settled on working on a recovery. Today TWRP is the leading custom recovery for Android phones.
WHAT IS THE USE OF INSTALLING TWRP?
TWRP is used for installing custom software on your device. This custom software can include smaller modifications like rooting your device or even replacing the firmware of the device with a completely custom "ROM" like OmniROM.
You can find the source code for TWRP at github.com/omnirom/android_bootable_recovery/
The above text was from
https://twrp.me/about/
Download TWRP version 3.2.1-0 from
[url]http://www.mediafire.com/file/0bhuw8gw233c3wa/twrp-3.2.1-0-degas.img.tar
HOW DO I INSTALL THE RECOVERY?
1.Download Odin from http://www.mediafire.com/file/sbobzdpre78l569/Odin3_v3.12.3.zip
STEP 1:
Put your phone into download mode.
Press and hold these three buttons until you see a WARNING SCREEN! to enter into the Download mode:
Volume DOWN key + Power key + Home key
When you see the WARNING SCREEN press the volume UP key to continue into the Download mode.
STEP 2:
Open the ODIN application on your PC. Connect your phone(while it is still in the download mode) to the PC using a USB cable.
ODIN will show an Added! message on the message box.
Device Added on ODIN
STEP 3:
Click on the AP button on the ODIN application and select the twrp-x.x.x-x-codename.img.tar file.
Click on the AP button (PDA in many Odin versions) and select the CWM recovery file
STEP 4:
Select the appropriate options before flashing the recovery image.Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other boxes are un-checked.
Select the ODIN Options
STEP 5:
Select the Start button, which will start the flashing process. When you get the PASS message, then your phone will reboot automatically.
Click on Start and wait till it completes
Now your Samsung Device is flashed with the TWRP image and you may disconnect your phone. Your phone should restart by itself if not press and hold the power button. Boot into your recovery by holding together power-volume up-and home button.
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR RECOVERY?
Your TWRP recovery can be easily updated by flashing an image file. It's very simple and easy.
1.Download the latest version of twrp. Make sure it is a .img file
Download it from http://www.mediafire.com/file/1q0oq8s8yykcxov/twrp-3.2.1-0-degas.img
2.Boot into the TWRP recovery
3.Press on install and then press install image
4.Click on recovery
5.And follow the instructions and that's it.
If you found this helpful, please give me a thanks. Have a nice day. Enjoy
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You can also download all these files together by using this link
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/c3cd4fzs1zqp8/Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_4
It works. Try it out
Thedark night in the dark said:
You can also download all these files together by using this link
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/c3cd4fzs1zqp8/Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_4
It works. Try it out
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Please tell me if you found this helpful
Thedark night in the dark said:
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I just followed your upgrade instructions and was successfully able to upgrade from TWRP 2.7.x and it works great! Results were instant and I was also able to immediately successfully flash a custom ROM to my SM-T230NU. Thanks so much for posting this!
redivivus613 said:
I just followed your upgrade instructions and was successfully able to upgrade from TWRP 2.7.x and it works great! Results were instant and I was also able to immediately successfully flash a custom ROM to my SM-T230NU. Thanks so much for posting this!
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You are welcome.
If you are going to install a rom try this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/development/sm-t230-nu-unofficial-cm-11-based-t3648887
or
this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/development/rom-tranchidakat-v1-0-t3302042
If you found any other rom. You can flash that.
If you need Gapps or any instructions tell me
Have a nice day
Only 1 AP button
Thedark night in the dark said:
Click on the AP button on the ODIN application and select the twrp-x.x.x-x-codename.img.tar file.
Click on the AP button (PDA in many Odin versions) and select the CWM recovery file
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This is where you lost me.
I have Odin v3.12, and it only has one AP button, but no PDA button.
I clicked on AP button in Odin, and selected the twrp image.tar file. Check.
Then you tell me to click on the AP button again and select the CWM file, but if I do that, then the twrp file is no longer selected.
I'm afraid to guess because even though it's old, I don't want to brick this thing.
kamikazeedriver said:
This is where you lost me.
I have Odin v3.12, and it only has one AP button, but no PDA button.
I clicked on AP button in Odin, and selected the twrp image.tar file. Check.
Then you tell me to click on the AP button again and select the CWM file, but if I do that, then the twrp file is no longer selected.
I'm afraid to guess because even though it's old, I don't want to brick this thing.[/QUOTE
wow]
yeah I would like to know the exact same thing. SOMEONE ANYONE . a response would be greatly appreciated
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To get TWRP on my device, I followed the instructions listed here: tab-4/orig-development/twrp-install-twrp-root-samsung-galaxy-t3111934
(I can't post links. Just put forum.xda-developers in front of that)
Instead of using TWRP 3.0.0 or 2.8, I used this newest verison with Odin 3.09 (instead of 3.12)
And it worked on my T230NU
"SOMEONE ANYONE" ...those mysterious instructions entries...
i probably qualify as an anyone, that is im doing this for the first time, though i have some experience with doing the same thing to my old HP Touchpad (tenderloin) device over and over again over the years, to keep it from throwing up alerts about apps stopping... So yes i was confused by the same glitches in the instructions since i dont want to brick my old tablet and try to follow instructions exactly:
A) in STEP 2:
"Device Added on ODIN"
>> no Odin doesnt actually print those words out, i think the op is sort of restating the sentence above it.
B) in STEP 3:
"Click on the AP button (PDA in many Odin versions) and select the CWM recovery file"
>> I think this is just a copy/paste error the op took from some other post and never cleaned up, presumably CWM refers to ClockWorkMod which is different recovery in itself, and i don't suspect you can have two recoveries installed, no? plus, its not mentioned anywhere else in this thread no link of anything, so i just ignored that line and proceeded according to the rest of the instructions.
C) STEP 4:
"Select the ODIN Options"
>> another instance of repeating whats already been instructed in the sentence above it.
So I just ignored the items noted above, the only other thing i did that is different from this thread is i had previously installed the samsung USB drivers noted as seemingly important in other threads, i dont know if that matters since ive never tried it without them, but anyways, I hit 'start' and it worked fine and said PASS in about 5 seconds, then a bit later rebooted, but took a couple minutes to get out of the Samsung logo boot screen -i almost thought it was bricked for a moment there- but it finally came through and it all seems okay. so now i can reboot into TWRP and see all of its options, so now im ready to give a try to install the Pixelized OS!
For my T230NU, TWRP reboots (crashes) reliably in the middle of the wiping-the-cache process:
The TWRPs i tried are "twrp-3.0.0-0-degas.img.tar", "twrp-3.2.1-0-degas.img.tar" , "twrp-3.3.0-0-degas.img.tar"
I selected the usual four items to wipe: "Dalvic cache", "cache", "system", "Data"
(the built-in one-swipe factory-reset wipe crashes just the same)
I installed them all with Odin 3.12.3
This older version seems just fine: "openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-degas.tar"
Will this image work with Verizon Tablet SM-T537V?
Hey, will this work on degaswifi (regular SM-T230)?
slap happy gas pedal said:
For my T230NU, TWRP reboots (crashes) reliably in the middle of the wiping-the-cache process:
The TWRPs i tried are "twrp-3.0.0-0-degas.img.tar", "twrp-3.2.1-0-degas.img.tar" , "twrp-3.3.0-0-degas.img.tar"
I selected the usual four items to wipe: "Dalvic cache", "cache", "system", "Data"
(the built-in one-swipe factory-reset wipe crashes just the same)
I installed them all with Odin 3.12.3
This older version seems just fine: "openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-degas.tar"
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Flashed it successfully on my SM-T230NU, however I am also experiencing a crash during a built-in wipe. I reverted back to v3.0.0 and it seems to be working as expected. Thanks,
Thedark night in the dark said:
What is TWRP?
I quote
TWRP is an open source, community project. TWRP development is done by roughly 4 people at this point. We also have a large support community with many people who are willing to answer questions and help people with their devices either through our IRC channel or on forums like xda-developers.
Team Win was originally formed to work on porting WiMAX to CM7 for the HTC EVO 4G. After our work on the EVO 4G we wanted to work on a project that would work on more devices than just the EVO 4G and we settled on working on a recovery. Today TWRP is the leading custom recovery for Android phones.
WHAT IS THE USE OF INSTALLING TWRP?
TWRP is used for installing custom software on your device. This custom software can include smaller modifications like rooting your device or even replacing the firmware of the device with a completely custom "ROM" like OmniROM.
You can find the source code for TWRP at github.com/omnirom/android_bootable_recovery/
The above text was from
https://twrp.me/about/
Download TWRP version 3.2.1-0 from
http://www.mediafire.com/file/0bhuw8gw233c3wa/twrp-3.2.1-0-degas.img.tar
HOW DO I INSTALL THE RECOVERY?
1.Download Odin from http://www.mediafire.com/file/sbobzdpre78l569/Odin3_v3.12.3.zip
STEP 1:
Put your phone into download mode.
Press and hold these three buttons until you see a WARNING SCREEN! to enter into the Download mode:
Volume DOWN key + Power key + Home key
When you see the WARNING SCREEN press the volume UP key to continue into the Download mode.
STEP 2:
Open the ODIN application on your PC. Connect your phone(while it is still in the download mode) to the PC using a USB cable.
ODIN will show an Added! message on the message box.
Device Added on ODIN
STEP 3:
Click on the AP button on the ODIN application and select the twrp-x.x.x-x-codename.img.tar file.
Click on the AP button (PDA in many Odin versions) and select the CWM recovery file
STEP 4:
Select the appropriate options before flashing the recovery image.Make sure only the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other boxes are un-checked.
Select the ODIN Options
STEP 5:
Select the Start button, which will start the flashing process. When you get the PASS message, then your phone will reboot automatically.
Click on Start and wait till it completes
Now your Samsung Device is flashed with the TWRP image and you may disconnect your phone. Your phone should restart by itself if not press and hold the power button. Boot into your recovery by holding together power-volume up-and home button.
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR RECOVERY?
Your TWRP recovery can be easily updated by flashing an image file. It's very simple and easy.
1.Download the latest version of twrp. Make sure it is a .img file
Download it from http://www.mediafire.com/file/1q0oq8s8yykcxov/twrp-3.2.1-0-degas.img
2.Boot into the TWRP recovery
3.Press on install and then press install image
4.Click on recovery
5.And follow the instructions and that's it.
If you found this helpful, please give me a thanks. Have a nice day. Enjoy
All these files were obtained from TWRP's official site and from samsung odin. I own nothing and does not claim authority over these files. These files were uploaded to MediaFire for ease of access and for educational purposes.
Samsung Odin https://odindownload.com/
TWRP https://twrp.me/
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I have a SM-T230NU (nook). It freezes at boot after the "nook" logo screed is displayed. When I power down it immediately reboots to the same logo screen and again freezes. I can't turn it off without taking the back off and unplugging the battery. When I plug the battery back in after a few minutes, it stays off until I try to boot again and the same cycle repeats itself. Any ideas how to fix this.
[Guide/tutorial] Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime VELTE/G531F from stock to custom ROM
[Guide/tutorial] Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime VELTE/G531F/grandprimevelte from stock to custom ROM
This detailed step-by-step guide helps you transform your Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime VE/LTE/531F to a powerful one with a custom Android 5.1.1.
Make sure your phone is SM-G531F before going further : in Android, go to Settings -> About -> Check model is G-531F.
AND note down the baseband version in a safe place (in case of device brick) : G531FXXU1APG2 in my case.
If not, quit this tutorial.
### Phone is reset and you can't access Android ? Shutdown phone, start in Recovery Mode (Hold Power + Home + Volume+) until you see Samsung logo and release buttons.
### In the recovery, on the 2nd line, look at the right part of the string after the . : G531FXXU1APG2 in my case, the first letters show G531F. It's good.
### AND note down the baseband version in a safe place (in case of device brick) : G531FXXU1APG2 in my case.
### If it is another model, quit this tutorial.
CHANGELOG ------------------------
v2. Enhenced FRP Lock bypass
v1. Initial release for Android 5.1.1
1) DOWNLOAD ---------------------
- djibe Galaxy Grand Prime VE/G531F pack v1 : http://bit.ly/djibe-grandprimeve-g531f-v1
(contains preconfigured Odin 3.13.1 + Samsung drivers + TWRP3.0.2-0 unofficial recovery + DeviceID app).
Unzip files from my pack.
+ ROM CS-Rom 3.2 (Android 5.1.1) : https://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/general/g531f-galaxy-grand-prime-custom-stock-t3683569
Download from : http://bit.ly/grand-prime-csrom32
+ a microSD card. Copy ROM and deviceID.apk file on microSD card (FAT32 format) and insert it in phone.
+ Charge phone to 100 %
2) BACKUP DATA -------------------
Install Samsung drivers (you unzipped earlier).
Then plug phone to PC in File transfer mode.
Collect all .jpg or .mp4
Use an app like Backupyourmobile to backup texts, contacts, etc.
Check that backup is located on microSD card.
Then copy the backup on your PC.
3) FLASH TWRP3.0 RECOVERY ----------------
Shut down phone.
Boot in Recovery mode : Hold Home + Power + Volume+ until you see Samsung logo and release buttons.
Navigate with volume buttons to go over wipe data/factory reset menu. Confirm with Power.
Confirm again with yes using same buttons.
Shutdown phone.
Boot in Download Mode : hold Home + Power + Volume- until you see the download mode screen and release.
Confirm with Volume+.
Look at the FRP Lock line (5th line). If FRP lock is off, follow these instructions.
### If FRP Lock is on, move to the chapter below : 3bis)
Connect phone in USB, wait for bootloader drivers installation.
Then launch Odin.exe (included in my archive) and wait for Odin indicator ID:COM to become blue.
In options: Verify Auto Reboot and Re-Partition are NOT ticked while F. Reset Time is ticked.
On the right panel -> in AP menu -> select twrp-3.0.2-0-grandprimevelte.img.tar included in my pack.
### Don't use other menus like BL, CP or CSC (I desactivated them but we never know).
### Warranty will be Void after next click ###
Click Start.
Power Off phone when PASS! green message appears : hold Power + Home + Volume- until phone is shut.
3bis) Reset internal memory to bypass Google FRP lock. ONLY IF FRP LOCK IS ON in bootloader mode
If FRP lock is on, follow this chapter.
Boot in recovery mode (Hold Power + Home + Volume+ and release when Samsung logo is appears).
Use volume buttons to select Wipe data/factory reset, confirm with Power button.
Use volume buttons to select Yes -- delete all user data, confirm with Power button.
Then select Power down.
Go back to step 3.
### If it is still not working, follow next chapter 3ter).
3ter) Factory reset is not enough to remove FRP Lock
Go to SamMobile.com and create an account (Join button): https://www.sammobile.com/join/
Select the FREE join, complete registration.
Confirm registration by clicking on the verification email.
Now visite this page : https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-grand-prime/SM-G531F/
Select your corresponding country.
Now there are many versions for your country : look in the PDA column for the ones corresponding to your Baseband version you noted earlier (G531FXXU1APG2 in my case).
Preferably chose the one independant from a telecom operator, click on this line.
Then download the firmware, it's huge so be patient.
You then have a zip file on your PC. Unzip it 1 time (using 7-zip or other tool) to keep the file named like : G531FXXU1APG2_G531FOXX1APG2_G531FXXU1APG2_HOME.tar.md5
Start phone in recovery mode again, connect it to PC and Launch Odin.exe.
In AP, set this brand new ".tar.md5".
Wait for Odin to control md5 signature.
Then flash it. Be patient, all the partitions of the phone are being reset.
When Odin green success message appears, disconnect from PC, shut phone down by holding Power + Home + Volume-.
Now start phone in Download mode right away, FRP Lock line should be OFF.
Go back to step 3) at this line : "Connect phone in USB, wait for bootloader drivers installation.".
4) FLASH CUSTOM ROM
Start phone in recovery mode
TWRP is launching and reboots.
Check never show this screen during boot again and Swipe to Allow Modifications on first TWRP launch.
Go to Wipe menu -> Advanced Wipe : check Dalvik/ ART Cache, cache, system, Data and Internal Storage partitions.
Then Swipe to Wipe and wait for operations pending.
Go back to TWRP Home menu. Then tap on Install -> choose CSR*.zip
### If you don't see the files, tap on Select Storage and make sure Micro SDCard is active
then Swipe to confirm Flash.
Wait for operation to end.
Then tap Wipe cache/dalvik, swipe to confirm,
then Reboot System.
Wait for the phone to boot during 10 minutes.
5) ROOT ACCESS
The ROM has SuperSU preinstalled so no extra work to do.
6) CALIBRATE BATTERY
In Google Play Store, download App Battery Calibration (from IMobS Ltd).
Launch the App.
Confirm root acces.
Plug tab and wait till charge hits 100%, then hit BATTERY CALIBRATION and unplug it.
You can use GPS Status & Toolbox app for faster GPS fix.
7) OBTAIN GOOGLE MOBILE SERVICES (GMS) CERTIFICATION
Google now restricts Google Play and Google apps access to certificated devices. Since you have a custom ROM, you are banned.
We now need to subscribe for the Google Play Certification.
In Android, go to Settings -> Security and activate the Unknow sources
Now use the built in File explorer app to install the deviceID app from you microSD card.
Install it, launch it.
Tap on the Google Service Framework (GSF) line, then tap on the COPY button.
In your Android webbrowser, go to : https://www.google.com/android/uncertified/
Connect to Google using your Google/Android account.
In the input field of the page, paste the 16 digits code.
Click on the Save button, a success message confirms your device is Certified.
Do I need to re-certify it ?
"Your device’s GSF ID is reset every time your device is factory reset (or when you wipe the GSF app itself) since it is stored in your data partition, so you must re-register your GSF ID every time you perform either of these actions."
More info here : https://lineageos.org/Google-Play-Certification/
Enjoy,
djibe
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Thanks @djibe89.
But I cannot install Root. Log there
Myself custom ROM install perfectly.
sashokmc said:
Thanks @djibe89.
But I cannot install Root. Log there
Myself custom ROM install perfectly.
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Hi, root is built-in the ROM.
With what app the root is failing ?
djibe89 said:
Hi, root is built-in the ROM.
With what app the root is failing ?
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I try install myself rom G531FXXU1AQK2 and supersu root zip. whatch log.
myself rom. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Mv10hBhAvl23xlOPoGjNM4_rtO6sx8hS
sashokmc said:
I try install myself rom G531FXXU1AQK2 and supersu root zip. whatch log.
myself rom. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Mv10hBhAvl23xlOPoGjNM4_rtO6sx8hS
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Hi,
so you are trying to root an official firmware isn't it ?
I can't seem to find the custom rom you posted. Everytime i press on the google drive link it says '404 not found' Could someone help me with this issue?
TheGiovan said:
I can't seem to find the custom rom you posted. Everytime i press on the google drive link it says '404 not found' Could someone help me with this issue?
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True, happily I kept it in case of crash.
http://bit.ly/grand-prime-csrom32
Enjoy
Hi guys, don't hesitate to report errors in my tutorial.
hi, i followed your tuto step by step then im in the new rom now and it works well but my FRP LOCK is back to ON and im not allowed to reboot in recovery mode anymore, i get a message in red (custom binary blocked by FRP).. I reflashed the stock rom then redo all the process but with the same issue. Can you help me with it please? thanks
estemanito said:
hi, i followed your tuto step by step then im in the new rom now and it works well but my FRP LOCK is back to ON and im not allowed to reboot in recovery mode anymore, i get a message in red (custom binary blocked by FRP).. I reflashed the stock rom then redo all the process but with the same issue. Can you help me with it please? thanks
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Hi,
Sincerely I didn't try to access recovery again.
At least you can log to a phone where you don't know the original owner.
Sorry for that.
Looked up for newer packages for 531f.
This tutorial is up to date.
What is the best rom for this 531f phone? My mom has one and on stock rom it sucks badly.
crisbm said:
What is the best rom for this 531f phone? My mom has one and on stock rom it sucks badly.
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Hi, no ROM is available for 531f, except the one I cite in this tuto.
crisbm said:
What is the best rom for this 531f phone? My mom has one and on stock rom it sucks badly.
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Oooooops.
LineaOS 13 is available but marked as unstable : https://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/development/lineageos-13-0-grand-prime-velte-t3874411
However users say it is pretty stable for a daily usage.
Read carefully the manual.
crisbm said:
What is the best rom for this 531f phone? My mom has one and on stock rom it sucks badly.
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Latest Official Firmware with root (tutos available)
Optimized it myself by removing all crappy software pre-installed and some unnecessary services
Set Nova Launcher as default since TouchWiz is laggy asf
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Hello there, I found 4 working custom roms for sm-g531f. This rom is great.
I just wanted to know if i can change the launcher back to touchwiz, i liked it more
ShakthiNandan said:
Hello there, I found 4 working custom roms for sm-g531f. This rom is great.
I just wanted to know if i can change the launcher back to touchwiz, i liked it more
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Hi, Touchwiz is proprietary.
You can try Lawnchair or Nova launcher.
djibe89 said:
Hi, Touchwiz is proprietary.
You can try Lawnchair or Nova launcher.
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oops, ok
the battery life with this rom is 10 times better than the lineage rom and even the stock rom.
I'll stick with this rom
Awesome work.