This is extremely frustrating.
I successfully rooted my galaxy s4.
I then downloaded CMW and touch, and downloaded this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341376
I then booted into recovery, and wiped etc and then installed the rom. I read on the later part of that page that there wasn't a need for loki so I did not download loki.
I then rebooted, and got the yellow triangle sign saying that the software is not approved by ATT.
This is where I am stuck. I have a mac and am running vmware windows 8.
I tried downloading kies on the mac, and it does not recognize the phone. I did not try kies for windows yet, nor do I know what to do after if I am able to get kies to recognize the s4.
I also downloaded odin, and the firmware, but odin is not recognizing the phone under windows even when I select to use the phone under windows.
I tried the stock usb cable, and a different usb cable, and 2 different usb ports. I do not have a regular windows computer. Is there a way to do this with a mac?
Guess I should have downloaded the loki, is not downloading the loki the whole reason this is happening?
I appreciate everyones help! I just wanted stock android! :good:
I do not have a s4 but have a s2 but its like the same.
1. Why would you not already have Odin installed and kies?! Just in case
2. No backup made?...
3. Can you still get into recovery and download mode if so then you have hope.. wait for someone to give you steps to get out of this
4. If you can't get into either... well :banghead:
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XxlemonxX said:
I do not have a s4 but have a s2 but its like the same.
1. Why would you not already have Odin installed and kies?! Just in case
2. No backup made?...
3. Can you still get into recovery and download mode if so then you have hope.. wait for someone to give you steps to get out of this
4. If you can't get into either... well :banghead:
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Thanks,
1. I have odin and kies installed, they are just not recognizing the phone.
2. I made a backup using titanium backup but not really sure how it works... I've never restored from a backup using titanium
3.Yes I am able to get into download mode by holding the volume, home and power key...
drew1204 said:
Thanks,
1. I have odin and kies installed, they are just not recognizing the phone.
2. I made a backup using titanium backup but not really sure how it works... I've never restored from a backup using titanium
3.Yes I am able to get into download mode by holding the volume, home and power key...
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Mmm alright... Go into download mode and take out your SD card and download the Loki file in the ROM thread then transfer to sdcard on PC. Then place back in phone.. Then go intro recovery and flash the file and it should work.
But wait before anything can you get into recovery? If so then you go to mounts and storage and mount sdcard and transfer the Loki file from your PC right there.
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I have installed kies on the windows version and it notices the phone is connected, but it just keeps saying "connecting..." and a little thing spinning. Not sure how long it should take to connect...
why not download the loki zip to sd card, then put back on phone, reboot to recovery and install from sd card...
XxlemonxX said:
Mmm alright... Go into download mode and take out your SD card and download the Loki file in the ROM thread then transfer to sdcard on PC. Then place back in phone.. Then go intro recovery and flash the file and it should work.
But wait before anything can you get into recovery? If so then you go to mounts and storage and mount sdcard and transfer the Loki file from your PC right there.
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Yes I can boot into recovery.
Wow I didn't even think of that... Sorry I am a noob.
Okay I fixed it (you fixed it thank you so much!) I booted into recovery, and then into the zip file and installed loki, and all is well.
STOCK ANDROID!!! Whew that was scary...
drew1204 said:
Yes I can boot into recovery.
Wow I didn't even think of that... Sorry I am a noob.
Okay I fixed it (you fixed it thank you so much!) I booted into recovery, and then into the zip file and installed loki, and all is well.
STOCK ANDROID!!! Whew that was scary...
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Welcome
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XxlemonxX said:
Welcome
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Because noobs don't get it.
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jd1639 said:
Because noobs don't get it.
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Cool
drew1204 said:
Cool
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You could thank him for helping you. Or is that too hard for you? There's even a thanks button to make it easy
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You could thank him for helping you. Or is that too hard for you? There's even a thanks button to make it easy
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Mate don't be so arrogant, he did thank him.
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ozgame said:
Mate don't be so arrogant, he did thank him.
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Mate,I don't see that
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drew1204 said:
Yes I can boot into recovery.
Wow I didn't even think of that... Sorry I am a noob.
Okay I fixed it (you fixed it thank you so much!) I booted into recovery, and then into the zip file and installed loki, and all is well.
STOCK ANDROID!!! Whew that was scary...
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the OP of that ROM lists these specific installation instructions:
HOW TO INSTALL:
* Download the ROM (NO NEED FOR GAPPS)
* Reboot to Recovery
* Wipe data/factory reset
* Flash the ROM
* U.S. MODELS - Flash Loki Patch - http://tau.shadowchild.nl/files/loki-doki.zip (CANADIAN USERS DO NOT INSTALL)
* Reboot your Galaxy S4
* Enjoy
remember to read everything first and understand what you are doing before proceeding. cheers
And only 5 simple steps. One sec of reading. And it matters. Or kaboom.
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Hey guys!
Today when i was updating to CM9 my phone started bootlooping, and the big problem is that i can't get into recovery mode by using the 3 button combo.. But I can get into downloading mode, but my computer doesn't find my phone.
I'm really out of ideas here, help is much appreciated.
Edit: I followed step by step in CM9 thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592131
/Korhonen
korhonen said:
But I can get into downloading mode, but my computer doesn't find my phone.
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Had similar situation day before yesterday .after hours od checking one after the other traced it to one missing pin in the USB cable (either burned out or rolled in on the micro usb plug) ..can also happen on the phone usb slot end. ( as one other person had experienced on this forum)
xsenman said:
Had similar situation day before yesterday .after hours od checking one after the other traced it to one missing pin in the USB cable (either burned out or rolled in on the micro usb plug) ..can also happen on the phone usb slot end. ( as one other person had experienced on this forum)
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Hmm, I can hear the phone connect to windows though, and I had it connected just before I flashed the CM9. As the bootloop appeared so did the cpu not recognizing part :/
korhonen said:
Hmm, I can hear the phone connect to windows though, and I had it connected just before I flashed the CM9. As the bootloop appeared so did the cpu not recognizing part :/
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try reboot your PC and phone
xsenman said:
try reboot your PC and phone
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I tried that, no difference
korhonen said:
I tried that, no difference
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Have you uninstalled and reinstalled drivers/tried different ones?
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slaphead20 said:
Have you uninstalled and reinstalled drivers/tried different ones?
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Ye, same. I've tried connecting other phones to the computer with the same cable and it works. So it's certain that the problem lies with the phone.
korhonen said:
Ye, same. I've tried connecting other phones to the computer with the same cable and it works. So it's certain that the problem lies with the phone.
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Check the usb port and make sure pins are as they should be
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Remove your micro sd, you should be able to get back in to recovery then. Once there, repeat flashing process including wipes. Should be okay then.
Just flash semaphore or any other ICS-Root Kernel with CWM for I9000 via ODIN and you should be fine (booting and getting CW back).
Instructions:
Download ODIN (if you don't have already)
Flash Kernel .tar package (don't check repartition!)
If you have never flashed with ODIN before I suggest you find a quick tutorial before you go to work.
Good luck!
Had your problem to, but not with cm9, i flashed it back to stock, then rooted and then updated it, seemed to work for me
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It's most certainly a driver issue. Uninstall the Samsung drivers and then reinstall them again.
If that fails, use this
http://www.4shared.com/office/ewdIWux2/usb-connection-issues-mtp-devi.html
to fix the MTP issue
superkoal said:
Just flash semaphore or any other ICS-Root Kernel with CWM for I9000 via ODIN and you should be fine (booting and getting CW back).
Instructions:
Download ODIN (if you don't have already)
Flash Kernel .tar package (don't check repartition!)
If you have never flashed with ODIN before I suggest you find a quick tutorial before you go to work.
Good luck!
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You were right! Thanks alot! Thought I was doomed, but now it works.
A nooby mistake of me, it was the USB-drivers... Thanks for all answers and suggestions!
/Korhonen
One question...
Was it the driver issue or was it an issue with Odin?
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One question...
Was it the driver issue or was it an issue with Odin?
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It was the drivers.
This seems like an appropriate place for a question.
I've been using the guide here:
theandroidsoul.com/cyanogenmod-9-cm9-nightly-rom-for-galaxy-s-installation-guide/
To try to install CM9. Using Odin I've flashed:
JW4_JW4_JW4.tar (worked)
CF-Root-XX_OXA_JW4-v4.4-CWM3RFS.tar (worked)
Then I've stuck
cm-9-20120623-NIGHTLY-galaxysmtd.zip
gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip
into the root directory, booted into recovery and tried to run the first zip.
Every time I do this it gets maybe 3 seconds into the install, and reboots. It then shows the "Galaxy S" logo, then "Galaxy S - Cyanogen" (some graphic with Cyanogen in the name) and flips to what looks like the installation text for two seconds - and then reboots and repeats.
I can't drop it back into recovery but I can force it into download mode and flash JW4 again and repeat from the top. This has happened a few times now and I always end up in the same place, which suggests I'm doing something wrong. Please fix my idiocy.
Having taken the time to read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24673062
....on your behalf I notice you have omitted certain steps, please read yourself to find the missing link
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slaphead20 said:
Having taken the time to read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24673062
....on your behalf I notice you have omitted certain steps, please read yourself to find the missing link
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No, I read that for one of the three times I tried. I assume I missed something?
1. Root your device and install ClockworkMod Recovery. - Covered by flashing CF Root, yes?
2. Reboot into Recovery using 3-button-combo
3. Do a Nandroid backup!
4. WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition)
5. Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery - Breaks here.
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I did not do a nandroid backup though. Can that actually cause an issue?
OckyFlam said:
No, I read that for one of the three times I tried. I assume I missed something?
I did not do a nandroid backup though. Can that actually cause an issue?
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Did you do the wipe/factory reset and wipe cache stage
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slaphead20 said:
Did you do the wipe/factory reset and wipe cache stage
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Yes, definitely. It was in that link in my post and in the link you provided so I assumed it was important
i wanted to do a complete format to clean my i337'z internal sd card and start fresh. and i chose to do the format from TWRP recovery. After the format it does not go beyond the samsung galaxy s4 logo.
it boots in TWRP and also download mode with key combo.
i flashed different Custom roms, tried all the different wipes but no use.
odin also fails, (AUTH fail) dont know why! Everything fails, Also i tried to Odin with the pit file but all in vain.
and also it says on the download mode Write protection : Enable
Does anyone have any idea What is going on with the device?. i seriously need to get it working. I know it is not dead because all the recovery and download mode is working i m just missing something which your experience can point out.
Thanks guys.
ali.abid said:
i wanted to do a complete format to clean my i337'z internal sd card and start fresh. and i chose to do the format from TWRP recovery. After the format it does not go beyonf the samsung galaxy s4 logo.
it boots in TWRP and also download mode with key combo.
i flashed different Custom roms, tried all the different wipes
odin also fails, (AUTH fail) dont know why!
and also it says on the download mode Write protection : Enable
Does anyone have any idea WTF is going on with the device. i seriously need to get it working. t
Thanks guys.
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You have to flash everything as of this point I believe. Bootloader, kernal, .tar file, the whole works.
i m using a galaxy s4 canadian variant of i337. so can you please direct me to where can i find ALL the files bootloader, tar etc ?
ali.abid said:
i m using a galaxy s4 canadian variant of i337. so can you please direct me to where can i find ALL the files bootloader, tar etc ?
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Just use the search bar in the forum it will come up. I'm on my phone or I would screenshot where it is.
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Did you install Kies in your computer? It's needed for some drivers so Odin can work. I was also getting an error until I installed it, then let the computer recognize the phone before clicking start in Odin.
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ali.abid said:
i wanted to do a complete format to clean my i337'z internal sd card and start fresh. and i chose to do the format from TWRP recovery. After the format it does not go beyond the samsung galaxy s4 logo.
it boots in TWRP and also download mode with key combo.
i flashed different Custom roms, tried all the different wipes but no use.
odin also fails, (AUTH fail) dont know why! Everything fails, Also i tried to Odin with the pit file but all in vain.
and also it says on the download mode Write protection : Enable
Does anyone have any idea What is going on with the device?. i seriously need to get it working. I know it is not dead because all the recovery and download mode is working i m just missing something which your experience can point out.
Thanks guys.
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What file in Odin did you try? Where did you get the pit file?
josemald said:
Did you install Kies in your computer? It's needed for some drivers so Odin can work. I was also getting an error until I installed it, then let the computer recognize the phone before clicking start in Odin.
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Or you can just download the Samsung drivers from Samsung.com
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agent929 said:
Or you can just download the Samsung drivers from Samsung.com
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If he got the odin error he got Odin to recognize the device, so he's got the right drivers.
jd1639 said:
If he got the odin error he got Odin to recognize the device, so he's got the right drivers.
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I'm sure he does. Some people think you need kies for the drivers. Do you agree with that or do you back my statement?
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agent929 said:
I'm sure he does. Some people think you need kies for the drivers. Do you agree with that or do you back my statement?
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The Samsung usb drivers are all you need for Odin.
agent929 said:
Or you can just download the Samsung drivers from Samsung.com
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I saw those drivers on the website (for the AT&T version), didn't try them because them are dated November 2012, which means older than the device itself. But if you confirm they work, I'll give them a try. Thanks for the tip. No use in having Kies installed, since I don't use it.
josemald said:
I saw those drivers on the website (for the AT&T version), didn't try them because them are dated November 2012, which means older than the device itself. But if you confirm they work, I'll give them a try. Thanks for the tip. No use in having Kies installed, since I don't use it.
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Here you go
http://www.modaco.com/topic/361286-...or-mobile-phones-15270-win-87xp-adb-fastboot/
Or search on google for samsung usb drivers.
haremmon said:
Here you go
http://www.modaco.com/topic/361286-...or-mobile-phones-15270-win-87xp-adb-fastboot/
Or search on google for samsung usb drivers.
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Thank you. Of course it makes sense that the latest drivers are in Modaco and not in samsung.com.
I didn't know that. Used to you could get it right from Samsung.com. I guess that's changed, I haven't researched it.
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:crying:I am rooted using cf auto, i had twrp 2.6, but just now i put 2.5.0.2 zip on my sd card to flash, bc i was having problems with 2.6, i was about to flash my first custom rom, but i wanted to revert back to 2.5.0.2 first, so when i went to flash 2.5.0.2, i went into goomanager to boot into recovery, which was fine, then i went into my sd card to install 2.5.0.2, i swiped to install, then is said install successful, so i hit reboot, NOW i am STUCK IN DOWNLOAD MODE...i cant get out! please help...i took battery out, i dont know what else to do...:crying: :crying:
So when you put the battery back in the phone it automatically boots into download mode?
If not then hold power+home+volume down to boot into recovery.
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daniel4653 said:
So when you put the battery back in the phone it automatically boots into download mode?
If not then hold power+home+volume down to boot into recovery.
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nope, boots into download mode that way too....WTF??
TrickyD76 said:
nope, boots into download mode that way too....WTF??
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Sh%t I'm stupid. Its volume up not volume down to get into recovery mode. Try volume up+home+power.
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daniel4653 said:
Sh%t I'm stupid. Its volume up not volume down to get into recovery mode. Try volume up+home+power.
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That does not work either....ive tried volume up down sideways, home button, no home button...every which way takes me to download mode...there has to be another way...
If all it does is go into download mode. Then you are lucky in a way because you can Odin back to stock which fixes almost all issues. This will delete you data, more than likely. Which is only apps, messages, calls, not your pictures on internal storage.
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daniel4653 said:
If all it does is go into download mode. Then you are lucky in a way because you can Odin back to stock which fixes almost all issues. This will delete you data, more than likely. Which is only apps, messages, calls, not your pictures on internal storage.
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this is bulls*^%t...there has to be a better way....and can anyone tell me why this happened in the first place...what would have caused this to happen? what did i do wrong in trying to flash 2.5.0.2???
TrickyD76 said:
this is bulls*^%t...there has to be a better way....and can anyone tell me why this happened in the first place...what would have caused this to happen? what did i do wrong in trying to flash 2.5.0.2???
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It sucks. But stuff like this happens. And being rooted you have to know the risks of flashing and modding your phone. And its not that bad. Its exactly the same as wiping your phone to install a new ROM. You delete all the same stuff. Not hard to get back up and running.
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daniel4653 said:
It sucks. But stuff like this happens. And being rooted you have to know the risks of flashing and modding your phone. And its not that bad. Its exactly the same as wiping your phone to install a new ROM. You delete all the same stuff. Not hard to get back up and running.
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okay...now what? what do i do? connect to odin and what? thank you Daniel
TrickyD76 said:
okay...now what? what do i do? connect to odin and what? thank you Daniel
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Follow this video by QBKing77. Dow load the appropriate files.
http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-unroot-and-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s4/
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daniel4653 said:
Follow this video by QBKing77. Dow load the appropriate files.
http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-unroot-and-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s4/
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No do not do this! Just go to tarp site and get the twrp tar file for the version you want. Then use Odin to load twrp recovery. This way you won't lose everything. Also to boot to recovery you can just use power and volume up. More than likely twrp didn't flash correctly so you have no recovery. Flashing it with Odin may solve the problem.
SGS4 Sent
ifly4vamerica said:
No do not do this! Just go to tarp site and get the twrp tar file for the version you want. Then use Odin to load twrp recovery. This way you won't lose everything. Also to boot to recovery you can just use power and volume up. More than likely twrp didn't flash correctly so you have no recovery. Flashing it with Odin may solve the problem.
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phewwww....thank you, i did not want to do this...how do i flash from odin??? thanks!
TrickyD76 said:
phewwww....thank you, i did not want to do this...how do i flash from odin??? thanks!
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download odin
download twrp 2.5.0.2 tar
click on the odin file
then click pda and select the twrp tar
boot phone into download mode
then connect phone
click start in odin
Get twrp here.
Get Odin hereOdin
I use odin 1.85, just make sure you have the drivers installed for odin to work also. That thread should give you all the info you need.
ifly4vamerica said:
download odin
download twrp 2.5.0.2 tar
click on the odin file
then click pda and select the twrp tar
boot phone into download mode
then connect phone
click start in odin
Get twrp here.
Get Odin hereOdin
I use odin 1.85, just make sure you have the drivers installed for odin to work also. That thread should give you all the info you need.
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can you help me find a twrrp 2.5.0.2 .tar file NOT from Techerrata...my computer is blocking that website (im at work ....OF COURSE
Try here
leaderbuilder said:
Try here
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thank you all!! especially YOU leaderbuilder....that link did the trick, and im am BACK!! thanks everyone!
ifly4vamerica said:
No do not do this! Just go to tarp site and get the twrp tar file for the version you want. Then use Odin to load twrp recovery. This way you won't lose everything. Also to boot to recovery you can just use power and volume up. More than likely twrp didn't flash correctly so you have no recovery. Flashing it with Odin may solve the problem.
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Calm down sparky. Dudes going to wipe his phone no matter what to flash the rom.
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daniel4653 said:
Calm down sparky. Dudes going to wipe his phone no matter what to flash the rom.
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He specifically stated he didn't want to wipe. Plus why return completely to stock if there is no need. You SPARKY need to settle down and try to give useful information for a persons particular problem. Running around like a chicken with its head cut off for a simple recovery missflash. Then to try and bash me because I actually helped him not to have to set everything up again. What if he didn't have a proper nandroid or hadn't ran a recent TB backup. Then he would have lost all data. Now all is well. Check post 7 if you missed the part where he is asking for a better way.
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He specifically stated he didn't want to wipe. Plus why return completely to stock if there is no need. You SPARKY need to settle down and try to give useful information for a persons particular problem. Running around like a chicken with its head cut off for a simple recovery missflash. Then to try and bash me because I actually helped him not to have to set everything up again. What if he didn't have a proper nandroid or hadn't ran a recent TB backup. Then he would have lost all data. Now all is well. Check post 7 if you missed the part where he is asking for a better way.
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He didn't say he didn't want to wipe until after. He didn't say that when I told him to Odin back to stock. I am settled. Lol. At the time that was the only way I knew we to resolve this so I gave him that option. It was good that you guys knew about the tar version of the recovery.
Now I learned something new.
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my device is is rooted so i already have that.. i have tried to install boot animations and then i reboot the device and it doesnt work.. ive searched on youtube for videos and havent been successful so can someone please help me from the start? thanks:good:
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wahlmart said:
my device is is rooted so i already have that.. i have tried to install boot animations and then i reboot the device and it doesnt work.. ive searched on youtube for videos and havent been successful so can someone please help me from the start? thanks:good:
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What thread did you get your boot animations from?
Flashable zips or pushed with a file explorer?
What firmware are you on as well?
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upndwn4par said:
What thread did you get your boot animations from?
Flashable zips or pushed with a file explorer?
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i got the boot animation from omega.. the app
when im in recovery mode i only get 6 options... reboot system now, apply system update from ADB, apply update from external storage, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partiation, and apply update from cache.. idk what to do...
wahlmart said:
when im in recovery mode i only get 6 options... reboot system now, apply system update from ADB, apply update from external storage, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partiation, and apply update from cache.. idk what to do...
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Sounds like you have a stock recovery installed so you can't flash anything. If you are on the MDL firmware install a custom recovery from Goo Manager. If you are on MF3 you can't install a custom recovery and can't flash anything.
From MF3 you can copy and paste from a root level file explorer. Use extreme caution since there is no firmware available to flash with Odin should you get yourself in trouble.
I'm sorryi have no coy how to get a custom recovery. . Do I need me computer to get a new custom recovery? What is the mdl and mf3? Sorry im new to all this stuff
I suggest finding out what firmware you have first, then reading as much as possible about custom recoveries and the like.
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Download goomanager and under settings select install openrecoveryscript after it installs it should ask you if you want to reboot into recovery (TWRP). Your should also research TWRP before doing this
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Jeezus! Does no one listen to me? OP has not even specified what firmware he is on... That could lead to a bricked phone. There is more important stuff to figure out first. OP is obviously new at this and needs to read up on the more important stuff before messing with anything else, including system files.
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Alvie03 said:
Download goomanager and under settings select install openrecoveryscript after it installs it should ask you if you want to reboot into recovery (TWRP). Your should also research TWRP before doing this
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when i go to settings on goomanager, there is no "open recovery" I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME FROM THE START AGAIN CAUSE I DO NOT WANT A BRICKED PHONE.... Please text me idc if i put number on here... 559-313-2489 or private message me how to do this.. .thanks:good:
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What firmware are you on as well?
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i am on android 4.2.2 jelly bean? is that what the firmware is? thats what my phone says i have..
wahlmart said:
when i go to settings on goomanager, there is no "open recovery" I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME FROM THE START AGAIN CAUSE I DO NOT WANT A BRICKED PHONE.... Please text me idc if i put number on here... 559-313-2489 or private message me how to do this.. .thanks:good:
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Ok Stop DO NOT FLASH anything my friend, First Thing you need to do go to your settings on phone then go to where it say's "More" it's on top the right hand
corner then on the very bottom You will see it Say About device click that see where it says Baseband version tell us what it say there then we can tell you if you
can root or not and flash roms!
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Ok Stop DO NOT FLASH anything my friend, First Thing you need to do go to your settings on phone then go to where it say's "More" it's on top the right hand
corner then on the very bottom You will see it Say About device click that see where it says Baseband version tell us what it say there then we can tell you if you
can root or not and flash roms!
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lololol i dont even know how to flash stuff yet so my baseband is I337UCAUMDL
You are lucky! Do you know what to do to stop the OTA files from updating to MF3?
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I honestly do not know what I am doing... so PM me please on how to do this stuff correctly... so am I able to customize everything etc with my baseband version...
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Venom0642 said:
Ok Stop DO NOT FLASH anything my friend, First Thing you need to do go to your settings on phone then go to where it say's "More" it's on top the right hand
corner then on the very bottom You will see it Say About device click that see where it says Baseband version tell us what it say there then we can tell you if you
can root or not and flash roms!
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I337UCUAMDL
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Alvie03 said:
Download goomanager and under settings select install openrecoveryscript after it installs it should ask you if you want to reboot into recovery (TWRP). Your should also research TWRP before doing this
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Good job, not knowing what firmware he's on you could have caused him to brick his device. Listen to graydiggy, he knows what he's taking about.
Edit, didn't see the second page of the posts so I'm late to the party but my comments still stand.
jd1639 said:
Good job, not knowing what firmware he's on you could have caused him to brick his device. Listen to graydiggy, he knows what he's taking about.
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My bad. I did suggest researching TWRP before doing anything though. Regardless, I apologize.
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So I've had this problem for a while and I think at one point I knew what the issue was, but things came up and I guess I lost my place. I have a GS4 running 4.3 on AT&T, but if I recall correctly it took a long time (longer than it was supposed to in US) for even that update to become available to me. I'm not sure if this phone is set as a different country or something, but I seem to think that had something to do with it when I checked last time. Now when I check for updates, it does say I have an available update (KitKat?) but fails when attempting to update. Download is successful, but install is not. Baseband is I337ucuemk2 if that helps anything. Any help here would be appreciated, thanks.
Install is failing as some of the files it is trying to update has been modified. You would have to be on stock for the update to work.
Remember that there is no direct root method for KitKat yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221 for more info
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jmjoyas said:
Install is failing as some of the files it is trying to update has been modified. You would have to be on stock for the update to work.
Remember that there is no direct root method for KitKat yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221 for more info
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I'm actually not rooted, already stock and still having errors still...any idea why that would be?
Anyone have any advice?
Anyone have any advice?
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Have you changed any system files and do you have xposed running? They'll break the ota.
Edit, I should have read closer. I think there is an update.zip file you could flash in the general forum. I'll look and see if I can find it.
See post 2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50667360
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jd1639 said:
Have you changed any system files and do you have xposed running? They'll break the ota.
Edit, I should have read closer. I think there is an update.zip file you could flash in the general forum. I'll look and see if I can find it.
See post 2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50667360
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Thanks for the link, so I should just flash the md5 with Odin? Appreciate the help.
Imnice777 said:
Thanks for the link, so I should just flash the md5 with Odin? Appreciate the help.
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No, flash the update.zip in the stock recovery
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No, flash the update.zip in the stock recovery
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Ok cool, thanks again...however now another issue. I've tried several times, I can not boot into recovery. Any time I try to the phone just goes black until I let go and then reboots. Even if I get the blue print in the top left, the phone does not boot into recovery. Any idea why this would be?
Imnice777 said:
Ok cool, thanks again...however now another issue. I've tried several times, I can not boot into recovery. Any time I try to the phone just goes black until I let go and then reboots. Even if I get the blue print in the top left, the phone does not boot into recovery. Any idea why this would be?
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If you can get into download mode you may be better off flashing the md5 and Odin. Don't know why you can't get into recovery
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If you can get into download mode you may be better off flashing the md5 and Odin. Don't know why you can't get into recovery
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Me either, guess I'd just flash normally like I would a rom? Or would an update be different. I haven't done this in a while.
Imnice777 said:
Me either, guess I'd just flash normally like I would a rom? Or would an update be different. I haven't done this in a while.
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If you flash the tar in Odin it's going to wipe your device so backup what you can. You'll need to download the tar file to your pc and download Odin to it too if you don't already have it. You run Odin from the pc
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If you flash the tar in Odin it's going to wipe your device so backup what you can. You'll need to download the tar file to your pc and download Odin to it too if you don't already have it. You run Odin from the pc
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Ok so I finally got into recovery, but am I supposed to rename the file or anything? It keeps telling me:
"-- Verify the file type of MD5, Before Install /sdcard ...
-- Install /sdcard"
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Ok so I finally got into recovery, but am I supposed to rename the file or anything? It keeps telling me:
"-- Verify the file type of MD5, Before Install /sdcard ...
-- Install /sdcard"
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Anyone ever see that error before?
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Anyone ever see that error before?
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Are you trying to flash the update.zip? I'd re-download it. It could be a bad download
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Are you trying to flash the update.zip? I'd re-download it. It could be a bad download
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So... pretty unhappy. Downloaded the update.zip and flashed in stock recovery, it wiped my whole phone and still didn't update. I saw a couple error messages appear as it was "updating" so now I'm still on old firmware and lost everything on my phone. Luckily I did a Kies backup but still pretty ridiculous. I still lose all save data from apps and all convenience that there was from using my phone for as long as I did. Just wanted to update, shouldn't be this big of a mess. Not sure what to do next.
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So... pretty unhappy. Downloaded the update.zip and flashed in stock recovery, it wiped my whole phone and still didn't update. I saw a couple error messages appear as it was "updating" so now I'm still on old firmware and lost everything on my phone. Luckily I did a Kies backup but still pretty ridiculous. I still lose all save data from apps and all convenience that there was from using my phone for as long as I did. Just wanted to update, shouldn't be this big of a mess. Not sure what to do next.
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Well that sucks. No idea how it works wipe you're device. It shouldn't touch the userdata. If it's truly wiped I'd Odin the nb1 tar at this point. Get it updated and start over
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Well that sucks. No idea how it works wipe you're device. It shouldn't touch the userdata. If it's truly wiped I'd Odin the nb1 tar at this point. Get it updated and start over
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That's what I did and I'm finally updated, but pretty disappointed that it took all that just for an update. Hopefully things like that don't continue in future updates...