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1Click method mini tutorial

For all having problems making root/recovery/flash like I did I'm writing some things I did do get it going:
(1st time flashers) All the steps
On tattoo:
- Boot on your stock recovery and wipe cache then factory reset.
- Reboot
On PC:
- Install HTC Sync on your PC and optionally install Android SDK Tools. Update SDK Tools with SDK Manager.
- Download latest 1Click update by tenis and extract it to C:\ so you have rtattoo on hard disk root.
- Download the latest cyanogenmod and gapps for your device and put it on the root of your sdcard.
On tattoo:
- Select USB Debugging Mode ON to Application/Development
- Connect tattoo to PC and select HTC Sync
On PC:
- Try to run "adb devices" from (c:\rtattoo\adb.exe) on command prompt, it must show your device attached, if it says that adb is deprecated you can replace it with the one on SDK Tools you've installed
- Close terminal and hit rootTattoo on rtattoo folder.
- If it's showing a number on terminal the application found your CID, write it down or make a printscreen if you didn't a goldcard and want to make it later with your sdcard.
- Hit any key to start. It will run all the way without taking anymore action from you and it automatically reboots tattoo.
Now you have recovery installed.
- Turn off the phone.
- Press home button and without releasing it press power button and hold the two together until the clockworkmod recovery shows up.
- Select Backup to backup your current ROM, you will need it if you want to go to stock ROM
- Reboot if you want to make sure everything is OK and get into recovery again
- Select wipe cache/factory reset from the menu using your D-Pad.
( BE CAREFUL now, you should have your battery with a good amount of charge, make a full charge before just to be sure)
- After the wipe select update from zip file, go thru you card and select the cyanogenmod zip to flash your rom.
- After flash go back on the menu and select reboot device.
Wait patiently for the full boot, it can take several minutes, the rom is being configured.
After the android skater shows up wait a bit more and the operating system will start.
Don't rush into the phone once it gets started up, let it settles and start all services.
After that, since you are rooted, with recovery and flashed, the last thing is to reboot on recovery, select update from zip and hit the gapps zip file to get the google apps instaled (optional)
Thanks to:
- tenis that guide me thru the process and updated his thread to the latest clockworkmod
- maverick, kalim and everyone involved on this 1Click Procedure
And of course thanks to the cyanogen and clockworkmod developer teams
Have a nice android experience

Or you can download Universal androot and rom manager to have clockworck mod recovery in 2 steps...

Well you're right but that didn't work for me.
Androot OK, flashed by rom manager supposedly OK but, on boot clockworkmod never showed up.
1Click is an excellent alternative

[Q] Trying Nexus S in dual boot mode ---- big mess up

Hi Folks,
M relatively very new to android usage. I recently brought Samsung Nexus S which I loaded with MIUI to experiment and experience a richer UI feel. However, it didn't work too well for me due to stability issues like message keeps crashing even after applying mms.apk patch.
Well after been thru with the experiment, I want to get back to stock ROM which came with Nexus S. I referred to the forum link but I keep getting an error as installation failed in recovery mode. Is there something wrong that I am doing. Some One please help!!!!!
It would be great if I can have my nexus S on dual boot with both MIUI and Stock ROM installed and I having option to chose one while booting the phone.. However, that is not a must have....
Must have is only a way to get back to Stock ROM for Nexus... All help very much appreciated.
<Many Thanks to all...

You know that the Nexus S rewrites the stock recovery over every boot (unless you rename it) Can you boot into fastboot? And reflash CWM?
Sent from my NS (no it's NOT SNS or GNS)

Moved to Nexus S forums for better exposure.

To get back to stock:
a) boot into fastboot mode (vol up + power on)
b) flash cwm recovery via adb console (fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img) (recovery file has to be inside the /tools folder in adb)
c) go into cwm recovery
d) mount usb storage
e) after pop up on pc: copy the the correct zip for your NxS type on your sdcard/usb storage. Download it from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056062
f) unmount usb storage
g) stay inside the recovery menu, but go to install from zip menu
h) navigate to the zip file you downloaded and placed on your usb storage at e)
i) confirm the installation and wait for it to finish
j) move to top recovery menu, choose reboot and you're done, stock Android 2.3.4
If you get any unknown device errors you're missing usb drivers for your phone mostlikely, get them from the guides on this forum.
If everything else fails you. Go to www.samfirmware.com > Toolbox > firmware > etc > choose correct firmware for your NxS model. After downloading Odin itself from samfirmware.com (Toolbox > programs) as well.
Start Odin, there should be a yellow field with a port number (if not you're missing drivers). Make sure only "Auto reboot" and "F. Reset time" are checked. Add the correct files from the zip you got off samfirmware.com. Bootloader belongs to Bootloader, PDA to PDA and Phone to Modem. CSC can be left empty, it'll just change the carrier info inside the bootloader. Press "Start", wait for Odin to finish, it'll say when it's done (takes ~2-3mins, yellow field is now blue and says "Pass").

rentaric said:
To get back to stock:
a) boot into fastboot mode (vol up + power on)
b) flash cwm recovery via adb console (fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img) (recovery file has to be inside the /tools folder in adb)
c) go into cwm recovery
d) mount usb storage
e) after pop up on pc: copy the the correct zip for your NxS type on your sdcard/usb storage. Download it from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056062
f) unmount usb storage
g) stay inside the recovery menu, but go to install from zip menu
h) navigate to the zip file you downloaded and placed on your usb storage at e)
i) confirm the installation and wait for it to finish
j) move to top recovery menu, choose reboot and you're done, stock Android 2.3.4
If you get any unknown device errors you're missing usb drivers for your phone mostlikely, get them from the guides on this forum.
If everything else fails you. Go to www.samfirmware.com > Toolbox > firmware > etc > choose correct firmware for your NxS model. After downloading Odin itself from samfirmware.com (Toolbox > programs) as well.
Start Odin, there should be a yellow field with a port number (if not you're missing drivers). Make sure only "Auto reboot" and "F. Reset time" are checked. Add the correct files from the zip you got off samfirmware.com. Bootloader belongs to Bootloader, PDA to PDA and Phone to Modem. CSC can be left empty, it'll just change the carrier info inside the bootloader. Press "Start", wait for Odin to finish, it'll say when it's done (takes ~2-3mins, yellow field is now blue and says "Pass").
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I am able to get in cwm and perform a fastboot. unfortunately, I keep getting error when i select the zip file to install the stock rom.

a) you downloaded a corrupted file (compare mp5 tags if possible)
b) you downloaded the wrong rom for your device
c) the rom has to be in the top folder of the sdcard/usb storage
d) did you unmount the usb storage after copying the file onto your phone?
I am able to get in cwm and perform a fastboot.
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This makes me wonder though, you mixed up the order? Booting into fastboot is performed before flashing/entering cwm recovery.

[Install CM 12.1 Nightlies for Noobs] Updated 8/22/15

I'm creating this guide because other guides seemed quite out of date and a little complicated to unlock/root the phone, involving downgrading. However, this has been tested on firmware 2.20.40.59, but it should work on several older and newer versions.
I plan to make this guide as simple as possible.
1. Install USB Drivers + ADB/Fastboot:
Install this Intel Driver:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/intel-usb-driver-android-devices-1-9-0-t3105522
Install this ADB/Fastboot package:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118
Now REBOOT the PC! Don't skip this!
2. Unlock the bootloader:
Download the attached file in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/tool-one-click-bootloader-unlock-root-t3155884
Unzip the folder.
Connect phone to computer, and on the phone, enable developer settings ( Go to the "Settings">"About">"Software information">Tap "Build number" seven (7) times).
Go to "Settings">"Developer Settings">Check the box stating "USB Debugging".
On the computer, launch "unlock_one_click_v2.bat"
You should know you're unlocked if your spash/boot screen has inverted colors.
3. Flash TWRP:
Download the Un-tethered TWRP file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/alpha-tethered-twrp-asus-zenfone-2-t3123532
Open the folder the .img file is in, and rename the file to "twrp.img".
Hold the Shift button on your keyboard, and right click in the empty space of the folder you are in containing the twrp.img. You should be able to now click "Open Command Window Here".
On the phone (powered on), type "adb reboot bootloader".
After the phone reboots to fastboot, type "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img".
Reboot the phone to the normal OS.
4. Install the ROM & Gapps:
Download Gapps + ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zen...-unofficial-cyanogenmod-12-1-nightly-t3164144
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/gapps-t3161271
Place them on your phone while its powered on normally.
On the computer, type "adb reboot recovery".
Create a nandroid backup at this point (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7y0NpJ90JQ).
Now go to Wipe, and wipe everything except SD Card and Internal Storage.
Go back and click Install, and flash the ROM and Gapps file.
Reboot, and you are done!

[GUIDE][MIUI][WAYNE]How to update MIUI10 without losing data

Hi, folks, how you doing?
Today, I'm gonna help you to update your MIUI without losing your installed apps and stuff.
First of all, you have to download the MIUI rom image here. Choose wisely, because there's just one version compatible with MI A2 and it is called MI 6X - WAYNE.
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A few things before you get into this:
[!]This process worked to me and can work to you, however, I can not give any garantee of how you will understand it, so, if you follow these steps, do it at your own risk.
[!]You must have USB debugging enabled, an unlocked bootloader, a converted MI A2 to MI 6X andTWRP recovery installed.
[!]CAMERA2API: If you have had edited build.prop and renamed wayne.xml to whyred.xml, you'll have to do it again. I recommend this guide.
Requirements:
1) TWRP Wayne
2) ADB
3) MI 6X Wayne rom
4) USB Debugging, unlocked bootloader enabled in Developer options
5) Platform-tools
6) Compatible USB Cable
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A few explanations:
The update process has two methods: one is known as "clean update". On clean update, all data in your phone will be wiped on the process and the update will give you a fresh clean device.
The other one process is known as "dirty update". On this process, only the OS files will be replaced, keeping all that garbage (apps, pictures, music, videos, cache, etc) we love in our phones.
Today, I'll teach you how to do a dirty update.
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From here, I'll assume you already have ADB installed and working in your computer and TWRP boot image placed in ADB Folder.
1) Download MIUI rom and place it in your phone's internal memory
2) Restart your phone with Power button + Volume down until you see the Fastboot bunny
3) Connect your phone in your computer using the provided USB cable
4) In your computer (Windows), open file manager in ADB folder, hold SHIFT key and right click mouse and select "Open Command prompt here"
5) In Command Prompt, type
Code:
fastboot devices
and Enter - you shall see your devices ID
6) Type
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-[version here]-wayne.img
and Enter, your phone your will restart and load TWRP Recovery.
7) In TWRP, tap "Install", it will open file manager to you choose the desired file. Select it it and slide "swipe to confirm flash".
8) The installation process will start. Take a coffee because it may take a while.
9) In the end of the update process, tap "wipe Dalvik/Cache".
10) Tap "Restart".
Your phone will restart. The first boot is a little longer than the normal (+-3 minutes), but it is normal.

will it break magisk?

At my wits end

So I'm trying to get Magisk installed on my bootloader/OEM Unlocked S10+ (SM-G975F beyond2lte) device.
I can do that fine by downloading the latest official firmware for my device, installing that (BL/AP/CP/CSC) through Odin v3.14.
That installs fine.
Then I sideload Magisk v23.0, and the AP file I just flashed via Odin over adb via push.
I install Magisk, recovery-patch the AP file, usd adb to pull the file back over onto my desktop. I restart the phone in download mode and once again populate Odin with the BL/AP/CP/CSC files, but this time the AP file is the one I got from Magisk.
Start that, let Odin restart my phone whilst I'm holding Bixby/Power-Up/Power, I release those three once the bootloader warning message comes up.
I set the phone up like normal, but there's the issue - my 128GB device only reads as having 32GB - I can setup Magisk fine, it asks me to download an extra bit, then auto-restarts the phone after 5 seconds.
Yay, I have root! Boo, I'm missing 96GB of free space...
I've read that installing TWRP can help fix this, fair enough, I try to install TWRP (I've tried through both the "dd" method via adb shell, and patching the twrp 3.5.2_9-3 via Magisk, and installing with vbmeta over Odin), but that then eliminates Magisk.
I've been trying this now for days, literally days, reading through different forum posts, detailing my steps to myself in notepad++ step-by-step so I can see what it is I'm doing.
I'm left with zero clue what to do now except reach out and hope for some help from this forum.

Should have known... Now that I've posted on XDA it's fixed... In-case anybody else is having trouble here are the steps I've written down for myself.
Phone is S10+ SM-G975F (beyond2lte) - Bootloader / OEM Unlock is already unlocked.
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FLASHING STOCK ROM (ALWAYS GOOD PLACE TO START):
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1. Phone into Download mode (Vol Down + Bixby button, insert USB (Don't use power button))
2. Odin, AP in AP, BL in BL, CP in CP, CSC in CSC (NOT the HOME one). USERDATA stays EMPTY!
3. Phone may restart/erase several times, in the end inbuilt recovery will turn up. Use this to factory reset.
4. Wait for it to continue like normal after factory reset.
5. Setup INCLUDING with WiFi. WiFi REQUIRED. No need to add your account
6. Make sure OEM Unlock is still checked.
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ROOT INSTRUCTIONS: https://www.thecustomdroid.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-root-guide/
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1. Use adb push to shunt over Magisk Manager (download latest one), and the "AP" file
2. Install Magisk Manager
3. Open, select install, make sure "Recovery" is ticked, next, select "Select and Patch a File"
4. Select the AP file, then click "Let's Go"
5. Use adb pull, as the MTP file transfer ****s up the large patched files Thanks Microsoft!
6. (adb reboot bootloader) Restart phone in Download mode
7. Open Odin, & flash the patched Magisk AP file in AP, BL in BL, CP in CP, CSC (NOT the HOME one) in CSC.
8. Let device reboot while holding POWER, BIXBY, and VOL UP, and release all 3 buttons on bootloader warning screen.
a. NOTE: If you end up with a bootloop, hold POWER, BIXBY, VOL UP until you enter the built-in recovery menu, and do a factory reset.​
9. Set device up like normal, remember to enable the WiFi
a. Check device internal storage, should be XXX out of 128GB (Or whatever you have)​
10. Search installed apps for the Magisk one, it won't have a proper icon to begin with
11. Open it, and continue the setup as it instructs. It’ll reboot the phone.
12. Device is now rooted.
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TWRP INSTRUCTIONS: https://www.thecustomdroid.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-twrp-magisk-root-guide/
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Phone must be rooted for this to work!
1. Copy the un-magisked file "twrp-3.5.2_9-3-beyond2lte.img" onto phone
2. Open Magisk, select install, make sure "Recovery" is ticked, next, select "Select and Patch a File"
3. Patch the "twrp-3.5.2_9-3-beyond2lte.img" file
4. Copy that patched file onto your PC, and rename it magisk_patched.img
5. Open powershell in same folder, and type
a. mv magisk_patched.img recovery.img​b. tar cf twrp-beyond2lte.img.tar recovery.img​
6. Enter into Bootloader mode
7. Load up Odin, untick auto-reboot, and put the magisk-patched TWRP.tar file in AP
8. Press PWR and VOL-DOWN to exit Download Mode, as soon as screen goes black, switch to PWR, BXBE, VOL-UP, release PWR & BXBE when you see bootloader warning, keep VOL UP
9. In TWRP, swipe to allow modifications
10. Flash multidisabler-samsung.zip
11. Go to wipe - format data - yes, after go back to TWRP home screen
12. Click Reboot > Recovery (NOT SYSTEM), you now have a TWRP enabled device.
13. Reinstall Magisk, and check root status, it should ask you to do the whole re-download/5 second reboot thing because you did the wipe > yes thing in TWRP.
UPDATE: After restarting my phone I lost root (Magisk was still installed, but it didn't have an "installed" version listed). To get past this I...
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Magisk reinstallation via TWRP:
[ROM][Signature Spoofing]LineageOS 18.1 for S10E/S10/S10+ Exynos
oHello my friends, please someone could make a video to activate root? I can't even do it with the key combinations... Please help me I can't get into the bank apps :(
forum.xda-developers.com
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1. Copy the "beyond2lte-boot-magisk.img" onto phone (see URL above)
2. Run Magisk, patch the "beyond2lte-boot-magisk.img" file, then copy it over onto your MicroSD (I just find it easier)
3. Boot into TWRP > Install > Install Image button (Bottom Right)
a. If TWRP has vanished, follow steps above to get it back​
4. Flash the patched file to "Boot"
5. Go to TWRP Home screen > Reboot into Recovery (not into System)
6. Check Magisk Manager should have Root again (Don't update Magisk via app though, or you’ll bollocks the whole thing up, and have to start all over from the start.)