Hi,
My GS4 has the latest version and towelroot. I want to do a clean start and factory reset it. If I go through the factory reset menu, will the root stay afterwards? Do I need to take few extras steps?
Thanks
LinkinParkmetre said:
Hi,
My GS4 has the latest version and towelroot. I want to do a clean start and factory reset it. If I go through the factory reset menu, will the root stay afterwards? Do I need to take few extras steps?
Thanks
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Flash the full wipe nc5 file in Odin. That will give you a clean start
Hey so I did that but I sitlll have Samsung "Custom" a an unlocked icon showing up when I boot my phone. Is that bad?
It's not bad. But if you used Odin and did the full wipe file, there wouldn't be the custom screen on start up. It would be like getting it from Verizon.
Hightower24 said:
It's not bad. But if you used Odin and did the full wipe file, there wouldn't be the custom screen on start up. It would be like getting it from Verizon.
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This! I don't know how many times I have flashed via Odin but never, when flashing a stock image, have I had it show the "Custom" logo. Not until I did a few things that is.
So is rooting version s4 similar to that of T-Mobile one where you can just use Odin? I'm on 4.4
YungMage said:
So is rooting version s4 similar to that of T-Mobile one where you can just use Odin? I'm on 4.4
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If you're on nc5, download towelroot. If you're above nc5, use Odin to downgrade to nc5, then root using towelroot
Hightower24 said:
If you're on nc5, download towelroot. If you're above nc5, use Odin to downgrade to nc5, then root using towelroot
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Can you link me to a guide please.
YungMage said:
Can you link me to a guide please.
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Sure thing. This will get you to nc5:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
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I have lost Safestrap and my rom will not load. I still have root but am stuck on the Samsung custom screen. Can anyone please point me in the direction to flash a good rom and unbrick my phone. Thank you for any pointers.
B1RDMAN said:
I have lost Safestrap and my rom will not load. I still have root but am stuck on the Samsung custom screen. Can anyone please point me in the direction to flash a good rom and unbrick my phone. Thank you for any pointers.
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you will prpbably need to odin. What happened to cause you to lose ss?
decaturbob said:
you will prpbably need to odin. What happened to cause you to lose ss?
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I flashed a rom that didn't take so I used twrp to factory reset witch I think wiped ss. I then rebooted my phone but ss never loads and neither does the rom. I had a feeling I was going to have to use odin, doing some reserch now, never had to use it before. can I just flash a custom rom using odin then reinstall ss? Thank you for your help.
B1RDMAN said:
I flashed a rom that didn't take so I used twrp to factory reset witch I think wiped ss. I then rebooted my phone but ss never loads and neither does the rom. I had a feeling I was going to have to use odin, doing some reserch now, never had to use it before. can I just flash a custom rom using odin then reinstall ss? Thank you for your help.
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odin not really used to flash custom roms...
decaturbob said:
odin not really used to flash custom roms...
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Oh, like I said never had to use it before. So I'm guessing I have to flash stock everything and probably loose root also huh Thanks for the info, you saved me a lot of reading
B1RDMAN said:
I flashed a rom that didn't take so I used twrp to factory reset witch I think wiped ss. I then rebooted my phone but ss never loads and neither does the rom. I had a feeling I was going to have to use odin, doing some reserch now, never had to use it before. can I just flash a custom rom using odin then reinstall ss? Thank you for your help.
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remember if you are Mj7 or above you can only use SS3.70 and above and only able to flash HD11 or HD12
decaturbob said:
remember if you are Mj7 or above you can only use SS3.70 and above and only able to flash HD11 or HD12
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Thank you for the info, I am on me7. Am I correct in thinking that I will have to go back to unrooted stock and then reroot?
B1RDMAN said:
Thank you for the info, I am on me7. Am I correct in thinking that I will have to go back to unrooted stock and then reroot?
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probably have to odin to clean stock ME7 if you want to stay with HD10.2
I did a guide to take ME7 users to Mj7....if they want to get to 4.3 android level with using HD11 or HD12
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579278
decaturbob said:
probably have to odin to clean stock ME7 if you want to stay with HD10.2
I did a guide to take ME7 users to Mj7....if they want to get to 4.3 android level with using HD11 or HD12
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579278
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You know, Ive been following the thread about HD12 for the last couple days and it looks really sweet
but I didnt want to update to MJ7. I guess I might as well know. Thanks for the info
If i odin back to stock mj7 will the padlock on boot be gone, would it trip my knox counter, and would it unroot my phone? By the way i am on mj7 rooted, want to be unrooted. Need to know because i want to trade in my phone.
D4V3Y said:
If i odin back to stock mj7 will the padlock on boot be gone, would it trip my knox counter, and would it unroot my phone? By the way i am on mj7 rooted, want to be unrooted. Need to know because i want to trade in my phone.
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Given that you want to trade it, full wipe MJ7 will do what you want. None of your data, no longer rooted, no custom flag.
If you're on the MDK bootloader and do that, then you're killing a kitten by doing that.
k1mu said:
Given that you want to trade it, full wipe MJ7 will do what you want. None of your data, no longer rooted, no custom flag.
If you're on the MDK bootloader and do that, then you're killing a kitten by doing that.
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Do i just go into settings and do a factory data rest?
D4V3Y said:
Do i just go into settings and do a factory data rest?
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No, a reset won't do it. You'll need to re-flash using Kies or Odin.
Edit: Or, plug your phone into your Windows PC and use the Verizon recovery assistant.
k1mu said:
No, a reset won't do it. You'll need to re-flash using Kies or Odin.
Edit: Or, plug your phone into your Windows PC and use the Verizon recovery assistant.
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i havent had any luck finding a mj7 odin file download do you where i can go for this or have a link?
D4V3Y said:
i havent had any luck finding a mj7 odin file download do you where i can go for this or have a link?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253
Man that shouldn't even be allowed.. Throwing mj7 on a MDK s4
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I am on rooted mk2 with safestrap, can i unroot and upgrade all in one shot with this?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
as well is it safe to use the one that retains my data while updating to a new release?
thanks in advance
npesa92 said:
I am on rooted mk2 with safestrap, can i unroot and upgrade all in one shot with this?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
as well is it safe to use the one that retains my data while updating to a new release?
thanks in advance
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Do you really mean that you have safestrap or are you on a "LOKI" rom? Do you have a custom recovery installed? Although I haven't used this, if you are actually using safestrap, then yes, you can use this.
npesa92 said:
I am on rooted mk2 with safestrap, can i unroot and upgrade all in one shot with this?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
as well is it safe to use the one that retains my data while updating to a new release?
thanks in advance
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Yes, it's "safe" if you follow the instructions. I have done it.
It will wipe your phone....... Not the SD stuff but everything else it wiped.
You should backup and before doing this with Titanium Backup or ADB.
This will leave you rooted with MK2 still as your bootloader with the ability to ODIN back to MK2 at some point, if need be.
This puts you off the ranch, but ODIN can get you back on the ranch later.
There is currently no other way to have root on KitKat. So if root is important and you want KitKat, this is it.
Now if you don't care about root, go flash the MK2 No-Wipe found on this forum, then take the OTA.
You need to remove SS to do that though.
tech_head said:
Yes, it's "safe" if you follow the instructions. I have done it.
It will wipe your phone....... Not the SD stuff but everything else it wiped.
You should backup and before doing this with Titanium Backup or ADB.
This will leave you rooted with MK2 still as your bootloader with the ability to ODIN back to MK2 at some point, if need be.
This puts you off the ranch, but ODIN can get you back on the ranch later.
There is currently no other way to have root on KitKat. So if root is important and you want KitKat, this is it.
Now if you don't care about root, go flash the MK2 No-Wipe found on this forum, then take the OTA.
You need to remove SS to do that though.
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The No Wipe Odin MK2 method will remove SS.
help! was rooted 4.3 tried flashing stock 4.4.2 failed
I had 4.3 rooted and i tried flashing stock 4.4.2 not im pretty much bricked! please if someone can help me i would really appreciate it
mancolla said:
I had 4.3 rooted and i tried flashing stock 4.4.2 not im pretty much bricked! please if someone can help me i would really appreciate it
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How'd you try flashing it that led you to here? If you can get into download mode just use the Odin file... Since I don't know exactly what you did you could try mk2but may not work and you may have to Odin NC5.. Little more info will help
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I tried to ota update but I get an error. Phone is Custom unlock,was rooted. I unrooted.
ok so I wanted to take the 4.4.4 upgrade. so I went into kiev and installed the stock setup.
all went well and I have stock recovery but it still says I have a custom device and wont do the upgrade. I looked and sure enough it says status custom???
Any ideas as to why this would be??
any ideas how to fix it??
cherylbaker said:
ok so I wanted to take the 4.4.4 upgrade. so I went into kiev and installed the stock setup.
all went well and I have stock recovery but it still says I have a custom device and wont do the upgrade. I looked and sure enough it says status custom???
Any ideas as to why this would be??
any ideas how to fix it??
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Save your data, then try doing a Factory Reset, see if takes you back to official. If your KNOX is 0x1, then you can flash a fresh copy of 4.4.2 through a recovery like twrp or cwm. If you where rooted, Towel Root and others will not root 4.4.4 yet.
jimzweb1 said:
Save your data, then try doing a Factory Reset, see if takes you back to official. If your KNOX is 0x1, then you can flash a fresh copy of 4.4.2 through a recovery like twrp or cwm. If you where rooted, Towel Root and others will not root 4.4.4 yet.
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I have no data. I reset my phone to factory via kiev. I have no root no custom recovery. . Nothing yet it says I am custom...
has anyone got this upgrade that has Knox tripped..
cherylbaker said:
I have no data. I reset my phone to factory via kiev. I have no root no custom recovery. . Nothing yet it says I am custom...
has anyone got this upgrade that has Knox tripped..
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Cheryl, I had the same problem when trying to go back to stock 4.4.2 from being rooted. Sometimes it doesn't stick the first couple of times, I don't know why. First, get a fresh copy of 4.4.2 NC5, here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2712205 this is a complete copy OS/bootloader/baseband. Just follow the instructions on the thread. Here is a link for Samsung drivers, and Odin v 1.85 http://www.downloadodin.info/download-odin-1-85 I think Odin v 1.85 works best.
jimzweb1 said:
Cheryl, I had the same problem when trying to go back to stock 4.4.2 from being rooted. Sometimes it doesn't stick the first couple of times, I don't know why. First, get a fresh copy of 4.4.2 NC5, here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2712205 this is a complete copy OS/bootloader/baseband. Just follow the instructions on the thread. Here is a link for Samsung drivers, and Odin v 1.85 http://www.downloadodin.info/download-odin-1-85 I think Odin v 1.85 works best.
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so I downloaded the nc5 and adined it and it worked. dunno why kievs didnt work but all set now.. thanks for the note
jimzweb1 said:
Save your data, then try doing a Factory Reset, see if takes you back to official. If your KNOX is 0x1, then you can flash a fresh copy of 4.4.2 through a recovery like twrp or cwm. If you where rooted, Towel Root and others will not root 4.4.4 yet.
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No need to worry about rooting. I odined twrp thsb flashed supersu and all set.
Dont see anything special here .. but its sll good
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I,m not quite clear on what you said " I odined twrp thsb"
cherylbaker said:
No need to worry about rooting. I odined twrp thsb flashed supersu and all set.
Dont see anything special here .. but its sll good
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Hi Chery, I,m not quite clear on what you said " I odined twrp thsb" can you explain further please??
Thank you in advance,
Tom
Tried the update and phone was slower idk but I restored my previous rom and will keep it that way until android l. If you haven't downloaded it yet don't bother there's nothing exciting accept you can say I'm running 4.4.4
murphdsurf said:
Hi Chery, I,m not quite clear on what you said " I odined twrp thsb" can you explain further please??
Thank you in advance,
Tom
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Sorry typos i odined twrp than flashed supersu
cherylbaker said:
Sorry typos i odined twrp than flashed supersu
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Ok One more question....
How do i odined TWRP?
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Update : Think i figured it out!
I need to download the Odin method for TWRP!
Thank you !
murphdsurf said:
Ok One more question....
How do i odined TWRP?
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Update : Think i figured it out!
I need to download the Odin method for TWRP!
Thank you !
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You download odin than downliad twrp than run odin and check ap and select the twrp you downloaded. Put your phone in download mode and start odin. One thing you need to watch out for is after the process finishes the phone reboots and you need to have it go immediately into recovery instead of booting up.. if you need more info you will need to do some reading there are plenty of how toos and i can't type this much on my phone
My S4 was rooted on KitKat and working just fine. I used the Odin App to downgrade, root, and go back to NK1, so no custom recovery.
I should have frozen the update popup but I was going to do the update using Flashfire so I could keep root. in the process of downloading the Rooted Lollipop rom and apparently I accidentally clicked the update button when the popup caught me by surprise. I got the case off and the battery out just as it was booting up to install the update! AH! Is there any way to stop it now? Or am I screwed?
Thanks for the help!
Have you tried an ODIN image? If you've been snooping around recoveries, Safestrap would've been a good option to make a nandroid. Other than that, I'd be out of ideas. AFAIK download mode should be able to be accessed.
fdigl said:
Have you tried an ODIN image? If you've been snooping around recoveries, Safestrap would've been a good option to make a nandroid. Other than that, I'd be out of ideas. AFAIK download mode should be able to be accessed.
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Thankyou, I apparently forgot a lot after I researched to root the phone. Yes I got into download mode. I should be able to just take the lollipop rooted rom I was going to use in Flashfire and flash it through ODIN on my PC correct?
you may have to flash nc5 full wipe tar and the pit file in surges thread and then root via towelroot and then flashfire the rooted oc1 rom.
thats what id do.
reliant_turbo said:
you may have to flash nc5 full wipe tar and the pit file in surges thread and then root via towelroot and then flashfire the rooted oc1 rom.
thats what id do.
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Just used ODIN to flash the NK1 Kitkat that I was already on, and that got me back to my rooted Kitkat, phew. Now I will flashfire the Rooted OC1 Rom.
Thankyou for the quick replies! I almost messed that up pretty good.
Oh, and just to be safe the first thing I did was freeze the SDM updater. :good:
simpsonna said:
Just used ODIN to flash the NK1 Kitkat that I was already on, and that got me back to my rooted Kitkat, phew. Now I will flashfire the Rooted OC1 Rom.
Thankyou for the quick replies! I almost messed that up pretty good.
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that works too. glad you got it to work.