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[Solved]can't get terminal apps rooted after ota upgrade to ics

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It's not bcuz "can't access terminal as root"
It's bcuz every time when Updated the device via OTA, the third part recovery was replaced by the Official recovery, and the device was unrooted again. So EVERY TIME finished OTA Update, the first thing to do is to root it again.

my friend told me that i have to re-root my ics-ed device. i am giving a try
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feinux said:
see the screenshot here
http://picplz.com/user/shellehs/pic/kx7b3/
and here shows my ns is rooted
http://picplz.com/user/shellehs/pic/kx7fk/
but root explorer can grant root permission as usual
http://picplz.com/user/shellehs/pic/kx7hw/
thanx for any help!
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try android terminal emulator from the market, works well here https://market.android.com/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
and/or update your superuser app.
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feinux said:
my friend told me that i have to re-root my ics-ed device. i am giving a try
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do not listen to your friend, do not "reroot" your android. that will just be a waste of time.
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feinux said:
my friend told me that i have to re-root my ics-ed device. i am giving a try
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here, flash this in your recovery http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
its the updated superuser app

thax. i just
fastboot flash recovery Super*.zip
but it does not work.
do i wrong something?
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feinux said:
thax. i just
fastboot flash recovery Super*.zip
but it does not work.
do i wrong something?
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put it in your sd storage, boot into recovery, find the file and flash it, boot up. you do have a custom recovery installed, like clockworkmod or twrp recovery?

Tried installing/updating busybox?

i forget... looks there is no custom recovery since i ota upgrade to ics. get to install one.
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Thanks very much. all done.
and one more [Q]
I used flashboot to flash the Super*.zip into recovery, just like I mentioned my reply.
Can I delete it? or just when I flash twpr recovery img, than the recovery partition all be override?

feinux said:
Thanks very much. all done.
and one more [Q]
I used flashboot to flash the Super*.zip into recovery, just like I mentioned my reply.
Can I delete it? or just when I flash twpr recovery img, than the recovery partition all be override?
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id keep it in your storage just in case you need it again. most the recent roms have the superuser updated already, so you probably wont need it again if youre flashing roms. but you never know.

thanks.

[Q] One Click/Very Straightforward Bootloader Unlock?

I've been on the Original Development Forum for the past few days, and I've tried and failed to understand the proper procedure for getting a custom recovery on the phone. The thought of bricking it is really scary to me, so I only want to unlock it if I really know what I'm doing, or there is a one click method of unlocking. Any instructions, explanations, or one click solutions would be greatly appreciated!

Technically the bootloader is not unlocked, only bypassed. Two, if you're that scared I recommend not doing it but if you really want too it's extremely simple.
Go to the Play Store and download "Goo Manager". (YOU MUST BE ROOTED!), From there select Install OpenRecovery Script and Goo Manager will guide you through the rest and install TWRP which is loki'd and ready to go. After that though you can only flash ROM's that have been loki-fied or you won't be able to boot.

cosmicmoonranger said:
I've been on the Original Development Forum for the past few days, and I've tried and failed to understand the proper procedure for getting a custom recovery on the phone. The thought of bricking it is really scary to me, so I only want to unlock it if I really know what I'm doing, or there is a one click method of unlocking. Any instructions, explanations, or one click solutions would be greatly appreciated!
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An automated method hasn't been created yet. If you'd like some help, PM me.
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Thermalwolf said:
Technically the bootloader is not unlocked, only bypassed. Two, if you're that scared I recommend not doing it but if you really want too it's extremely simple.
Go to the Play Store and download "Goo Manager". (YOU MUST BE ROOTED!), From there select Install OpenRecovery Script and Goo Manager will guide you through the rest and install TWRP which is loki'd and ready to go. After that though you can only flash ROM's that have been loki-fied or you won't be able to boot.
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Now you got me there :good:
Good call.

Thermalwolf said:
Technically the bootloader is not unlocked, only bypassed. Two, if you're that scared I recommend not doing it but if you really want too it's extremely simple.
Go to the Play Store and download "Goo Manager". (YOU MUST BE ROOTED!), From there select Install OpenRecovery Script and Goo Manager will guide you through the rest and install TWRP which is loki'd and ready to go. After that though you can only flash ROM's that have been loki-fied or you won't be able to boot.
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So, just to clarify, if I click install OpenRecovery Script in the app, it will install a loki'd TWRP? Will there be anything in the process of installing where I would click anything besides "yes" or "continue"?
Also, will goo manager automatically flash roms? is this better or worse than doing it manually through TWRP?
Thanks!

cosmicmoonranger said:
So, just to clarify, if I click install OpenRecovery Script in the app, it will install a loki'd TWRP? Will there be anything in the process of installing where I would click anything besides "yes" or "continue"?
Also, will goo manager automatically flash roms? is this better or worse than doing it manually through TWRP?
Thanks!
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Yes that's correct, but you must be rooted with Motochopper first. Goo Manager can download ROMs for you, but any automated ROM flashing app is discouraged.

Am I missing something? I downloaded GooManager and I don't see any OpenRecovery Script option. I don't see anything pertaining to recoveries other than Reboot to recovery.

nyeazyone said:
Am I missing something? I downloaded GooManager and I don't see any OpenRecovery Script option. I don't see anything pertaining to recoveries other than Reboot to recovery.
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Hit the menu key in Goo

Ok. What an I missing. Goo manager will download twrp but it won't flash it. What's the next step once goo downloads the recovery image?
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milicigoran said:
Ok. What an I missing. Goo manager will download twrp but it won't flash it. What's the next step once goo downloads the recovery image?
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Are you rooted with Motochopper? If so, go into recovery, and it will be TWRP, it doesn't flash it, it uses Terminal commands to install it. You see nothing happen.

[Q] Noob - Unrooting & Factory Reset & Others

I have just switched over from Iphone to S4 (AT&T) and I have rooted my phone and deleted some bloat apps with the app " NO BLOAT " . I read somewhere that if you do remove bloat apps you must flash the stock rom before you can factory reset?
Reason that I want to do this is because phone seems a little slow so want to remove all stuff and then re-root and flash over cyanogenmod.
Also... To flash over the stock ROM all I need is ODIN and follow those directions corred?
THEN....
When I decide to flash to cyanogenmod all I have to do is Root phone > Install CWM or Loki? (Not sure which one) > then Flash to cyanogen?
Sorry for not understanding much but just switched -- starting to get the hang of it though.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

To get the stock software yes just odin back to stock , then when you decide you want the custom ROMs then the easiest way to flash custom recoveries is download goo manager and once you open the app hit the menu button and click on "install open recovery script" let it download and install , then you will have twrp touch recovery and you can flash any ROM that has a Loki patched kernel , or any Loki patched kernel , if its not then you have to patch each one you flash .
But if you want cwm with the auto Loki then it takes care of all the Loki stuff , and you can down load it and flash it in twrp.

ncrispi said:
I have just switched over from Iphone to S4 (AT&T) and I have rooted my phone and deleted some bloat apps with the app " NO BLOAT " . I read somewhere that if you do remove bloat apps you must flash the stock rom before you can factory reset?
Reason that I want to do this is because phone seems a little slow so want to remove all stuff and then re-root and flash over cyanogenmod.
Also... To flash over the stock ROM all I need is ODIN and follow those directions corred?
THEN....
When I decide to flash to cyanogenmod all I have to do is Root phone > Install CWM or Loki? (Not sure which one) > then Flash to cyanogen?
Sorry for not understanding much but just switched -- starting to get the hang of it though.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
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Follow the directions here:http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-tutorials/how-to-unroot-galaxy-s4-and-remove-root-completely/
There is a youtube video on the website, I suggest you watch it through first. Make sure Make sure Make sure you download the correct stock software from the Galaxy S4 Stock Firmware section. Odin can be downloaded there as well. I have done this a couple of times, it works.

Bigtjmc said:
To get the stock software yes just odin back to stock , then when you decide you want the custom ROMs then the easiest way to flash custom recoveries is download goo manager and once you open the app hit the menu button and click on "install open recovery script" let it download and install , then you will have twrp touch recovery and you can flash any ROM that has a Loki patched kernel , or any Loki patched kernel , if its not then you have to patch each one you flash .
But if you want cwm with the auto Loki then it takes care of all the Loki stuff , and you can down load it and flash it in twrp.
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Hello,
Your post confused me quite a bit... I think I read somewhere that TWRP does not work with AT&T or is very bugged? But what is goo manager exactly? and which custom recovery is better with Loki patched Kernel? ive heard a lot about CWM... but I know there is not a major difference in the two.
Which one is best and easiest for AT&T? -- And I believe I have to use the Loki Patch for AT&T bootloader correct?

Bigtjmc said:
To get the stock software yes just odin back to stock , then when you decide you want the custom ROMs then the easiest way to flash custom recoveries is download goo manager and once you open the app hit the menu button and click on "install open recovery script" let it download and install , then you will have twrp touch recovery and you can flash any ROM that has a Loki patched kernel , or any Loki patched kernel , if its not then you have to patch each one you flash .
But if you want cwm with the auto Loki then it takes care of all the Loki stuff , and you can down load it and flash it in twrp.
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Video of Twrp install can be found here: http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-root/how-to-install-twrp-on-rooted-galaxy-s4-using-goo-manager/
Instructions for some Rom installs for ATT:
http://galaxys4root.com/category/att-galaxy-s4-roms/
I haven't tried to put any roms on mine yet, I have just been using the Nottach Xposed with xposed framework to customize mine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285074
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401

CptGloval said:
Video of Twrp install can be found here: http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-root/how-to-install-twrp-on-rooted-galaxy-s4-using-goo-manager/
Instructions for some Rom installs for ATT:
http://galaxys4root.com/category/att-galaxy-s4-roms/
I haven't tried to put any roms on mine yet, I have just been using the Nottach Xposed with xposed framework to customize mine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285074
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
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Can I uninstall Goo Manager after I install TWRP with it or no?

Yes but I just left it , its a small sometimes useful program,
If your not comfortable doing any mods then I would suggests not doing any until you are comfortable .
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If you are stock , then first root the phone using mottochopper , then install goo and open the program (hit the menu button while in goo ) then install open recovery script .
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Then I would download the cwm recovery , flash it in twrp , download cymod rom/kernel and install in cwm and not worry about Loki ....that would be the most painless way IMO.

Bigtjmc said:
Yes but I just left it , its a small sometimes useful program,
If your not comfortable doing any mods then I would suggests not doing any until you are comfortable .
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If you are stock , then first root the phone using mottochopper , then install goo and open the program (hit the menu button while in goo ) then install open recovery script .
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Then I would download the cwm recovery , flash it in twrp , download cymod rom/kernel and install in cwm and not worry about Loki ....that would be the most painless way IMO.
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If I already have Open Recovery Script ( TWRP ) Why would I download CWM? Also is CYMOD both the ROM and the Kernel? Or would I have to do two separate things on this? I know flash ROM but never heard of the cymod kernel? Also What exactly does a kernel do? I know it can effect the Network and 4g and stuff but what is the point of it? -- Does one come with Cymod built in or would I have to find that separate?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275545

Bigtjmc said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275545
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Correct, So the ATT version comes with the Kernel already and it is already loki'd (That just means bootloaded?) to AT&T?
But I see people talking about flashing to other kernels while on the ROM? What is the difference aside from the Network... and what happens if I flash a Kernel that was not Loki'ed to AT&T ?

I believe it has a kernel, only reason I'm saying use the other recovery so you Dont have to Loki or look for Loki patches just choose the Rom you like and kernel if if does not have one , and some ROMs have gapps that your can download and flash , basically they are just app packages for certain ROMs .
A kernel is ,... Like ROM = car, kernel = drivetrain
Like a PC , windows can't operate without ram, and processors

Bigtjmc said:
I believe it has a kernel, only reason I'm saying use the other recovery so you Dont have to Loki or look for Loki patches just choose the Rom you like and kernel if if does not have one , and some ROMs have gapps that your can download and flash , basically they are just app packages for certain ROMs .
A kernel is ,... Like ROM = car, kernel = drivetrain
Like a PC , windows can't operate without ram, and processors
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Oh, So if CWM does that automatically am I able to skip Goo and the other recovery and just follow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmkL9atpVHw (Get CWM on ATT S4) and not have to worry about any of that?
sorry about all of the questions - just hoping to understand it all before I try.

ncrispi;4238658art orrect said:
Loki is just a security patch over the boot loader check points , so the boot loader is untouched at this point.
And you can flash any att kernel that is lokied or you have to somehow Loki it yourself. But as far as flashing a kernel not lokied I Dont know what would happen , might be bad. And also make sure that the kernel is compilable with your ROM, such as (touch wiz) vs (aosp )
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ncrispi said:
Oh, So if CWM does that automatically am I able to skip Goo and the other recovery and just follow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmkL9atpVHw (Get CWM on ATT S4) and not have to worry about any of that?
sorry about all of the questions - just hoping to understand it all before I try.
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Its all good man I'm try n to make it sound easy and it is once you get it , but if you have twrp all you have to do with cwm is flash it in twrp then you will have cwm recovery , now you won't have to deal with Loki it does it for you.
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Bigtjmc said:
Loki is just a security patch over the boot loader check points , so the boot loader is untouched at this point.
And you can flash any att kernel that is lokied or you have to somehow Loki it yourself. But as far as flashing a kernel not lokied I Dont know what would happen , might be bad. And also make sure that the kernel is compilable with your ROM, such as (touch wiz) vs (aosp )
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Its all good man I'm try n to make it sound easy and it is once you get it , but if you have twrp all you have to do with cwm is flash it in twrp then you will have cwm recovery , now you won't have to deal with Loki it does it for you.
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Okay so to sum it all up...
Once I do a fresh factory reset and root I can either install TWRC or CWM - No need for both - and then just flash the cyn rom.
Edit: so if I just have CWM then it will not automatically Loki for me?

ncrispi said:
Okay so to sum it all up...
Once I do a fresh factory reset and root I can either install TWRC or CWM - No need for both - and then just flash the cyn rom.
Edit: so if I just have CWM then it will not automatically Loki for me?
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If you have twrp the you have done rooted , then I wouldn't bother going back factory just download the cwm file , open twrp flash the cwm file then if you have a rom that you want already downloaded then open recovery again now you cwm , make a backup then flash the new rom and gapps if it has any, cwm will loki for you yes.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
That's the one that does the auto Loki.

Bigtjmc said:
If you have twrp the you have done rooted , then I wouldn't bother going back factory just download the cwm file , open twrp flash the cwm file then if you have a rom that you want already downloaded then open recovery again now you cwm , make a backup then flash the new rom and gapps if it has any, cwm will loki for you yes.
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alright I think I understand now... I do not have twrp yet, only thing that i have done is rooted so it would not take much to un-root and re-root. but so I could just install CWM and just flash without the need for twrp? It sounds like twrp is just needed for one way to install cwm on to the phone then it is no longer needed... is that a correct assumption?
Also is this the same thing just different method or is this not auto-loki version?
http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-r...on-att-or-verizon-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337sch-i545/

ncrispi said:
alright I think I understand now... I do not have twrp yet, only thing that i have done is rooted so it would not take much to un-root and re-root. but so I could just install CWM and just flash without the need for twrp? It sounds like twrp is just needed for one way to install cwm on to the phone then it is no longer needed... is that a correct assumption?
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No need to unroot just , Dont get me wrong I like twrp as well as cwm , its just easier for me with all this Loki stuff.
Since your rooted , you can install goo and then use it to flash twrp without a computer and running commands and all that thru adb , just let goo manager install twrp then you can flash cwm thru twrp and then its easy as pie.

EDIT : after more researching is this what I need or will this completely mess my phone up?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297033
Apparently it can root and install CWM in one click... is that all I have to do?

ncrispi said:
EDIT : after more researching is this what I need or will this completely mess my phone up?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297033
Apparently it can root and install CWM in one click... is that all I have to do?
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I'm sure this will work just the same I just did it a different way , if you do it that way just make sure to follow it to a t

Bigtjmc said:
I'm sure this will work just the same I just did it a different way , if you do it that way just make sure to follow it to a t
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Alright I will go ahead and try this method when I get home as it seems to be by far the easiest. Has anyone else tried this method before and can confirm it works?

[Q] lost root access

Hi, forgive me if this is a stupid question but after flashing the latest t0lte nightly I have lost root access.
How has this happened?
I've been flashing CM nightlies for weeks but fancied a change after reading up about omnirom.
Im running an international note 2 LTE using cwm, rooted with Odin.
How do I get root access back? Is it case of me having to flash via Odin again?
More than grateful for any help here!
Cheers

cbryant said:
Hi, forgive me if this is a stupid question but after flashing the latest t0lte nightly I have lost root access.
How has this happened?
I've been flashing CM nightlies for weeks but fancied a change after reading up about omnirom.
Im running an international note 2 LTE using cwm, rooted with Odin.
How do I get root access back? Is it case of me having to flash via Odin again?
More than grateful for any help here!
Cheers
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Flash SuperSU in recovery
We haven't yet integrated SuperSU into the package itself, and fixing that has been low priority since:
1) You can't flash Omni without a custom recovery
2) If you have a custom recovery that can flash Omni, you can flash SuperSU in recovery
3) Once you've flashed SuperSU, you can go to its Settings->Custom ROM and enable the backup script

Entropy512 said:
Flash SuperSU in recovery
We haven't yet integrated SuperSU into the package itself, and fixing that has been low priority since:
1) You can't flash Omni without a custom recovery
2) If you have a custom recovery that can flash Omni, you can flash SuperSU in recovery
3) Once you've flashed SuperSU, you can go to its Settings->Custom ROM and enable the backup script
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Ah makes sense! is the latest superSU.zip listed on XDA? I can't locate it.
Thanks for your help!!!:good:
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Ok, i've pulled the superSU zip from chainfire and flashed it, however it is giving me a error message.
"There is no SU binary installed and superuser cannot install it. This is a problem!"
So I am unable to run step 3
Please help :crying:
Cheers again :good:

craigbryant said:
Ah makes sense! is the latest superSU.zip listed on XDA? I can't locate it.
Thanks for your help!!!:good:
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Ok, i've pulled the superSU zip from chainfire and flashed it, however it is giving me a error message.
"There is no SU binary installed and superuser cannot install it. This is a problem!"
So I am unable to run step 3
Please help :crying:
Cheers again :good:
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That's strange - 1.80 works perfectly for me.

craigbryant said:
Ah makes sense! is the latest superSU.zip listed on XDA? I can't locate it.
Thanks for your help!!!:good:
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Ok, i've pulled the superSU zip from chainfire and flashed it, however it is giving me a error message.
"There is no SU binary installed and superuser cannot install it. This is a problem!"
So I am unable to run step 3
Please help :crying:
Cheers again :good:
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Yesssssss.
Ok I got there in the end, grabbed Chainfire's latest SU from his G+ page (ver1.80)
Flashed this version and it allowed me to access settings and in turn run the backup script
Thank you so much for your help, much appreciated

I came right thankyou!
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N910F Stuck in boot sequence - HELP PLEASE!!!

Hi Guys, I came on here last week seeking advice as my Note4 has always been seriously laggy and slow. I tried resetting to factory etc however still the same. So the advice I got was to root and try another rom.
I successfully rooted my 910F device (confirmed by running test root app). I then downloaded a new rom to try out. In the instructions it suggested that I should be running the respective versions of Bootloader and Modem - which I downloaded from the links in the instructions. I installed both Bootloader and Modem via Odin successfully however now the device just loops in a boot up sequence. I copied the ROM files to the SD card however the when I try and load the rom from there it says that 'Update from external storage is disabled'.
I've downloaded a few other ROMs however they are zip files and I am guessing not designed to work with odin??
Hoping that there is a headache free way of recovering this.
Apologies in advance. I am an newbie with this stuff, really appreciate any help!!!!!
Thanks,
OB

You need custom recovery use TWRP.
Rom needs to be a zip DO NOT UNZIP IT.
From recovery flash the zip.
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Sorry for the short comment but I just typed a big guide and this useless ****ty xda app said I don't have permission to post. Message to xda fix ur **** useless developers. This app has been buggy as hell since day one.

Zionator said:
You need custom recovery use TWRP.
Rom needs to be a zip DO NOT UNZIP IT.
From recovery flash the zip.
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Sorry for the short comment but I just typed a big guide and this useless ****ty xda app said I don't have permission to post. Message to xda fix ur **** useless developers. This app has been buggy as hell since day one.
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Really appreciate the reply.
The modem and Bootloader have already been loaded. So to be totally clear, I need to download an app called TWRP and load the ROM file (ZIP) with that right?
Thanks a bunch, really appreciate the help.
Bests,
OB

To add, the phone is not booting up (stuck in the boot up sequence) so I cant download and install any apps on it? Is TWRP a PC app?
Thanks,
OB

Nope, TWRP is not an App. It's a Recovery. You will find it in the development section. It's an img which you flash via ODIN. After that, you shut down the Phone and reboot via holding vol up + Home + Power. It will Boot you into the TWRP Recovery. from there you can then Install the Roms. They are provided as Zip. Don't Unzip them. Just select the zip to be installed via TWRP.