For a while we were all waiting for the bootloader to be hacked, but I think that has happened now. I'm wondering now what is available? I see threads about custom ROM's but I don't see any threads on tutorials on how to install CWM so I can flash these ROM's? I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, I've been searching around the forums here and I don't trust anything outside of XDA for this.
XGhozt said:
For a while we were all waiting for the bootloader to be hacked, but I think that has happened now. I'm wondering now what is available? I see threads about custom ROM's but I don't see any threads on tutorials on how to install CWM so I can flash these ROM's? I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, I've been searching around the forums here and I don't trust anything outside of XDA for this.
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Probably the easiest way to get flashing ROMs if your already rooted is download goomanager from the play store hit the menu button and then install open recovery script and pick twrp 2.5.0.2 once it downloads and installs turn the phone off verify you have twrp recover by holding volume up+home+ power when it vibrates release only the power button if it goes to twrp reboot the phone and download the oudhsrecovery cwm flashable zip boot back into recovery and flash oudhs recovery..
Oudhsrecovery automatically Loki's your ROM and kernel so even if you download one that isn't lokid your still good to go..
As of now I know people are using ROMs from the att forum, tmobile, sprint, and the international i9505 forums... I9500 ROMs won't work as they are for the octacore s4
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This thread is a one click tool for rooting and installing TWRP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
Once I ran this, I flashed the following recovery in TWRP. It will auto-Loki whatever you flash in it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
Thank you guys for the links and directions, much appreciated.
XGhozt said:
Thank you guys for the links and directions, much appreciated.
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Word to the wise: ALWAYS make a backup before anything!
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I've been reading about the boot loader hack that's out. I'm unrooted and really want to root this thing. Just kind of confused about the Loki process. I was going to root then use goomanager to get twrp since I heard its loki'd. Does that mean after I do that I just pick a ROM and flash it? If so is it only certain types of ROMs? Kinda confused
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yungskeeme said:
I've been reading about the boot loader hack that's out. I'm unrooted and really want to root this thing. Just kind of confused about the Loki process. I was going to root then use goomanager to get twrp since I heard its loki'd. Does that mean after I do that I just pick a ROM and flash it? If so is it only certain types of ROMs? Kinda confused
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Best thing you can do is more reading. Read about the Loki exploit, read the TWRP thread, read the CWM thread.
After you read, you should have a better idea of what you want to do.
In my opinion, the simplest thing to do is download GooManager and use it to install TWRP. TWRP is a fine custom recovery. However, I would then go to the (OUDHS) CWM thread and flash the CWM zip (using TWRP) to get CWM for your custom recovery. CWM is also a very fine custom recovery, plus, shabbypenguin has cooked in the ability for it to Loki ROMs for you. Again read about it yourself and if you have any questions use the forums "search" function to answer them or look in the threads I listed. Good luck.
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Best thing you can do is more reading. Read about the Loki exploit, read the TWRP thread, read the CWM thread.
After you read, you should have a better idea of what you want to do.
In my opinion, the simplest thing to do is download GooManager and use it to install TWRP. TWRP is a fine custom recovery. However, I would then go to the (OUDHS) CWM thread and flash the CWM zip (using TWRP) to get CWM for your custom recovery. CWM is also a very fine custom recovery, plus, shabbypenguin has cooked in the ability for it to Loki ROMs for you. Again read about it yourself and if you have any questions use the forums "search" function to answer them or look in the threads I listed. Good luck.
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Thanks for the breakdown. Just confused about which ROMs I can flash.
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yungskeeme said:
Thanks for the breakdown. Just confused about which ROMs I can flash.
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If you go the OUDHS (CWM) route you can flash any that would otherwise be safe to flash if the bootloader were unlocked. Like I said, the CWM thread has a lot of information about which ROMs are flashable already in that thread.
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If you go the OUDHS (CWM) route you can flash any that would otherwise be safe to flash if the bootloader were unlocked. Like I said, the CWM thread has a lot of information about which ROMs are flashable already in that thread.
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ill read through it again...thanks!!
I have an overseas rom for i9505 that I really want to use on my I337 (AT&T). However it does not come with any custom rom beside those 1.7GB .md5 stock roms. I have tried using CASUAL Root and Recovery to install TWRP, but I got stuck at how I should install the rom that I have. From my experience I should have a flashable zip on my hand. I then look at Kitchen and Loki but I am totally confused about it. Can anyone point me to the right direction about how what to do with the i9505 rom that I wish to install? Thanks.
82801BA said:
I have an overseas rom for i9505 that I really want to use on my I337 (AT&T). However it does not come with any custom rom beside those 1.7GB .md5 stock roms. I have tried using CASUAL Root and Recovery to install TWRP, but I got stuck at how I should install the rom that I have. From my experience I should have a flashable zip on my hand. I then look at Kitchen and Loki but I am totally confused about it. Can anyone point me to the right direction about how what to do with the i9505 rom that I wish to install? Thanks.
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Are you already rooted?
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Are you already rooted?
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Yes rooted. But i don't think I can flash md5 file using TWRP though...
What rom is it?
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what rom is it?
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i9505zhuame3
Follow the instructions in this link. If it seems to foreign to you, stop and don;t attempt to flash anything until you have a clear understanding. Several people in this forum have put together threads intended to help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
dxwilliams40 said:
Follow the instructions in this link. If it seems to foreign to you, stop and don;t attempt to flash anything until you have a clear understanding. Several people in this forum have put together threads intended to help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
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I know that thread. It seems like the prerequisite is to have a custom rom. In my case I don't have a custom rom that's why I got stuck here...
82801BA said:
I know that thread. It seems like the prerequisite is to have a custom rom. In my case I don't have a custom rom that's why I got stuck here...
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There is no prerequisite to have a custom rom already installed. You need to be rooted with a custom recovery. You flash the rom in recovery. Twrp and cwm are recoveries.
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dxwilliams40 said:
There is no prerequisite to have a custom rom already installed. You need to be rooted with a custom recovery. You flash the rom in recovery. Twrp and cwm are recoveries.
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No I am not talking about a "custom rom already installed". What I mean is, the rom needs to be CWM flashable, which is a ZIP file containing Meta-INF, which is also a "custom rom". However, the only file I have access is MD5 file which is an ODIN file. I think I can't flash the ODIN file in TWRP, right?
no locked bootloader will check security of the md5, however ...in your case you can get a linux and un tar the md5... make a flashable..patch with loki..and flash
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no locked bootloader will check security of the md5, however ...in your case you can get a linux and un tar the md5... make a flashable..patch with loki..and flash
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I have installed Ubuntu (does it work??) through VM...Move the files (I9505ZHUAME3 and Loki_mater) to Ubuntu, then I am lost...Any very detailed tutorial anywhere?
I have recently rooted my S4 and would like to flash Paranoid Android but am currently stuck trying to figure out which recovery to you. My last phone was a Droid X2 where the options were very limited for basically everything, as it has a very locked bootloader, which made things easy. What would be the most stable recovery to use? How should I flash it (Odin or otherwise)?
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I have recently rooted my S4 and would like to flash Paranoid Android but am currently stuck trying to figure out which recovery to you. My last phone was a Droid X2 where the options were very limited for basically everything, as it has a very locked bootloader, which made things easy. What would be the most stable recovery to use? How should I flash it (Odin or otherwise)?
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TWRP works great, and you can flash it using the Goo Manager app in the Play Store.
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Goomanager. Menu...install. done.
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I had terrible luck with Goo. I use Philz Touch for recovery & never had an issue, yet
Thanks guys. I'll give goomanager a try and if that doesn't work I'll switch to Philz. @P1NK13P13 how would I flash that? Would I just use ROM Manager?
ferrerj said:
Thanks guys. I'll give goomanager a try and if that doesn't work I'll switch to Philz. @P1NK13P13 how would I flash that? Would I just use ROM Manager?
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Personally, I used Odin to install. It was super easy & fast. I'd type it out, but I'm at work. Here's everything you need to know:
How to install: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39433857&postcount=4
Link to entire Philz Touch recovery thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860
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I have a rooted MK2 device. I tried installing CWM through ROM Manager but my phone will not boot the CWM and when I try it comes up with an error.
It seems to be installing a Loki'd version of CWM recovery will solve the problem, but I don't how to flash loki recoveries and I've looked all over the forums for one specific to loki'd recoveries. Can someone help me out please? I'm relatively new at this so I'm totally unsure about how to proceed. Many thanks!
Sadly, no custom recoveries are currently available for MK2.
Kaze105 said:
Sadly, no custom recoveries are currently available for MK2.
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Oh no Well I have a few questions then.
1. I would like to install a 4.4 Google Edition rom. Is there any way for me to accomplish this? Also, is it a bad idea to go ahead and flash it without a recovery?
2. Should I revert the recovery back to original? How would I go about doing that?
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Oh no Well I have a few questions then.
1. I would like to install a 4.4 Google Edition rom. Is there any way for me to accomplish this? Also, is it a bad idea to go ahead and flash it without a recovery?
2. Should I revert the recovery back to original? How would I go about doing that?
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There isn't anything you can do so far. The only thing you could do is use an app I can't remember the name of to flash mods to your current system, but you can not flash ROMs and definitely not anything that may need a different kernel. If you want to get a working recovery then find the MJ6-MJ9 thread but only use the recovery tar file, not the rest of it.
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you sir have a locked bootloader (i think)
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I have a rooted MK2 device. I tried installing CWM through ROM Manager but my phone will not boot the CWM and when I try it comes up with an error.
It seems to be installing a Loki'd version of CWM recovery will solve the problem, but I don't how to flash loki recoveries and I've looked all over the forums for one specific to loki'd recoveries. Can someone help me out please? I'm relatively new at this so I'm totally unsure about how to proceed. Many thanks!
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well.....if you were on MF3 then you could load safestrap and then get the google edition but it wont support the 4.4 only the 4.2.2 version of the GE
thats what i did. i highly doubt there will be an unlocked bootloader for MK2 im on mf3 and cant even update to 4.3 MK2.....ill ask the developer of safestrap and ask him because he was getting a MK2 galaxy s4 on att last week and he was doing some testing....or you can do some research your self but im happy to help even though my account says im a junior member i know quite a lot....
if safestrap works here is a link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448726
IF SAFESTRAP WORKS LOOK UP A GUIDE ON HOW TO USE IT I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE BECAUSE I TOLD YOU ABOUT IT also dont use the stock rom slot if all this works
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Search. Read. Repeat.
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Anx XDA says ni question too stupid..Well some reaponses are..Oh GOD!!!
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No question too stupid. But asking a question that has been answered hundreds of times and refusing to use the search button...
I'm currently running on 4.3 on my S4 and i'm having trouble finding a way to install CWM on my phone. I Downloaded ROM Manager and tried installing it through the app but when I boot into recovery mode, it just shows the regular recovery mode not CWM. So then I went to the official CWM website and downloaded the latest CWM but it comes as a .img and I don't know how to install that. Can somebody show me how to install it?
Dude.
Search. Read. Repeat.
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Dude.
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I'm not that dumb, I've tried that. I guess I should be more specific. every method I find i get an error or it doesn't work. So if you know how to that would be great
You really do need to search, its not that hard. CWM isn't available for your Galaxy S4, and probably never will be. They are working on bringing safestrap which allows some custom roms to be installed on your device.
Samsung and AT&T have really cracked down on rooting and custom recoveries. Those who got the S4 early on who didn't update are still able to flash roms through CWM.
alexs1993 said:
I'm not that dumb, I've tried that...
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Obviously you haven't. There is no custom recovery available for an AT&T S4 with a release later than MDL.
It's all over the forums. A simple search would have gotten you that, and in the process you may have learned the answer to your next question as well.