As the title says, I just received my phone from swaapa. after my s4 mdk version broke. The phone is rooted and it's running 5.0.1 I'm not familiar with this version. So for safety measures can some one link the restore file you would use to restore it back to stock (the one used in odin).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-to-update-to-i545oc1-5-0-1-keeproot-t3096558
There is no way to put the phone back to MDK. However, the info in this thread will give you some guidance on downgrading to KitKat and keeping root, among other things. 5.0.1 isn't bad. I'm running stang5litre's debloated 5.0.1. I bought my SGS4 from Swappa, as well. It was not MDK, either, so I'm limited to what ROM's I can run. Hope this helps.
Is it AOSP or touch wiz? If its aosp it's likely to have an mdk bootloader. Can you give us a screenshot of your "About Phone" in settings?
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Triscuit said:
Is it AOSP or touch wiz? If its aosp it's likely to have an mdk bootloader. Can you give us a screenshot of your "About Phone" in settings?
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Here's a pic of the settings
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Triscuit said:
Is it AOSP or touch wiz? If its aosp it's likely to have an mdk bootloader. Can you give us a screenshot of your "About Phone" in settings?
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It's currently running a tw rom but I'm able to use twrp so I'm not sure cause other versions use that other recovery.
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saul1991 said:
It's currently running a tw rom but I'm able to use twrp so I'm not sure cause other versions use that other recovery.
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Looks like you're stuck on 5.0.1
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Triscuit said:
Looks like you're stuck on 5.0.1
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If he has a custom recovery he's not stuck on 5.0.1
rrrrrrredbelly said:
If he has a custom recovery he's not stuck on 5.0.1
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So, my only guess is he has an MDK bootloader with the stock 5.0.1 TW installed.
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Triscuit said:
So, my only guess is he has an MDK bootloader with the stock 5.0.1 TW installed.
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Yeah it has a mdk bootloader
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saul1991 said:
Yeah it has a mdk bootloader
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Don't flash a stock ROM in Odin. If you do that you will loose the MDK bootloader forever. You're a lucky person, you can flash whatever you like right now, whether it is a TouchWiz or AOSP. If you loose the MDK bootloader you loose the ability to bootloader bypass exploit.
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Triscuit said:
Don't flash a stock ROM in Odin. If you do that you will loose the MDK bootloader forever. You're a lucky person, you can flash whatever you like right now, whether it is a TouchWiz or AOSP. If you loose the MDK bootloader you loose the ability to bootloader bypass exploit.
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So I can go back to the mdk version through Odin and then reroot? I'm confused my old s4 was still on mdk and I was using cm.
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saul1991 said:
So I can go back to the mdk version through Odin and then reroot? I'm confused my old s4 was still on mdk and I was using cm.
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Yes, or you could just update TWRP to the latest version and try a 5.1.1 CM based ROM. I recommend Exodus: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3135866
[ROM][5.1.1][Official][Nightlies]Team-Exodus for jfltevzw
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Triscuit said:
Yes, or you could just update TWRP to the latest version and try a 5.1.1 CM based ROM. I recommend Exodus: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3135866
[ROM][5.1.1][Official][Nightlies]Team-Exodus for jfltevzw
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Thanks man I'm going to the mdk rom I had in my old s4.
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Hello all. I was just wondering if thee was anyways to downgrade my baseband version back to the MDK one, or if anyone has the link to the flashable MDK modem. Thank you
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DamiaNations said:
Hello all. I was just wondering if thee was anyways to downgrade my baseband version back to the MDK one, or if anyone has the link to the flashable MDK modem. Thank you
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If you took the update then no. Sorry your stuck
azraell33 said:
If you took the update then no. Sorry your stuck
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I didn't take the update. I'm on MDK firmware but I just flashed the modem from the latest update. I was just wondering if there some way to flash the MDK modem.
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DamiaNations said:
I didn't take the update. I'm on MDK firmware but I just flashed the modem from the latest update. I was just wondering if there some way to flash the MDK modem.
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Someone posted a link to it in this thread. About half way down the page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358007
DamiaNations said:
I didn't take the update. I'm on MDK firmware but I just flashed the modem from the latest update. I was just wondering if there some way to flash the MDK modem.
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I usually don't link my own threads, but here
I have an mdk rooted s4 meaning that I can flash roms and other stuff like that through a recovery like twrp. I was wondering if there was a flashable zip for the new update , mj7, that is safe to flash and is unrooted. Thanks
Not unless you want to lose custom recovery and lok'd bootloader. A 4.3 rom will come out soon.
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stuckintheskull said:
Not unless you want to lose custom recovery and lok'd bootloader. A 4.3 rom will come out soon.
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Oh. I was looking for something a little something like this where it has little to no modifications http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274795
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Alttwo said:
Oh. I was looking for something a little something like this where it has little to no modifications http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274795
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The update just came out so give the devs a some more time and you'll get a stock mj7 rom for your lok'd s4.
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I have safestrap installed with hyper drive running, right now. My question is whether I'll ever be able to install kitkat?
Am I only able to install 4.3 roms with safestrap?
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GlitchMob said:
I have safestrap installed with hyper drive running, right now. My question is whether I'll ever be able to install kitkat?
Am I only able to install 4.3 roms with safestrap?
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Yes for now only 4.3 TW Roms for you. And I'd wait on updating to 4.4,via ota until people figure out how to root it and implement SafeStrap. May be a while
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GlitchMob said:
I have safestrap installed with hyper drive running, right now. My question is whether I'll ever be able to install kitkat?
Am I only able to install 4.3 roms with safestrap?
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kitkat will be next OTA why would you think you won't be able to have it?
now, there is no safestrap for andriod 4.4 and root I don't think is available yet either.
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kitkat will be next OTA why would you think you won't be able to have it?
now, there is no safestrap for andriod 4.4 and root I don't think is available yet either.
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I'm sure the poster meant even after the OTA comes out, he won't be able to stay on 4.3 with Safestrap and install a custom 4.4 Rom.
riker147 said:
I'm sure the poster meant even after the OTA comes out, he won't be able to stay on 4.3 with Safestrap and install a custom 4.4 Rom.
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Been a known fact..
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I assumed he was referring to flashing custom ROMs based on 4.4.2?
U will be able to flash a kitkat rom when/if hashcode can figure it out for safestrap users
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Been a known fact..
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What?
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Lol huh what?,
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So i really want to root my verizon s4. I'm using it on tmobile service. I was trying to find a root method but it seems like the threads are closed and I don't want to brick my phone. I"m wanting to flash hyper's rom after i root it. Can someone please provide me links on how to achieve my goal of successfully rooting and flashing hypers rom. I attached a screen shot of my about phone section so you can see everything. Thanks!
There's a couple of methods to root ng6. Here's one method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2905848
Gigilie has one too but I lost it
Ok so I got root. I'm on ng6 still. So how do I get a costume recovery and flash hyper rom
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pitbullmommy45245 said:
Ok so I got root. I'm on ng6 still. So how do I get a costume recovery and flash hyper rom
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You'll need to download safestrap. That's the only recovery that will work with our phone
Can u give me a link
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pitbullmommy45245 said:
Can u give me a link
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Here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2793891
Hightower24 said:
Here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2793891
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That says its for a s5
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pitbullmommy45245 said:
That says its for a s5
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3.75 will run on our phone. Here's a lino to 3.72 as well https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358538127
Does anybody have a stock ota update.zip for lollipop 5.0.1 I can download
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3097902
[ROM] 100% Stock I545_OC1 - 5.0.1(MDK)
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Triscuit said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3097902
[ROM] 100% Stock I545_OC1 - 5.0.1(MDK)
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Two things, Triscuit:
1) You posted a link to a WHOLE ROM and not an OTA;
2) The ROM you linked to is for the MDK bootloader which most of don't have.
Please be careful, guys!
Bren123 said:
Does anybody have a stock ota update.zip for lollipop 5.0.1 I can download
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You can download it from Sammobile. I just downloaded it a couple of days ago. It was a very slow download though. They want you to pay for faster downloads. See link. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SCH-I545/
Can I flash this without Odin i have no access to my PC does flashify work
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Bren123 said:
Can I flash this without Odin i have no access to my PC does flashify work
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I used Odin. I'm not aware of any other way except maybe a custom recovery.