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Hi, All -- I rooted my Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 using Chainfire's method, and it's now generating an error when it tries to install the OTA update to Android 4.3. I've unrooted the phone using SuperSU and have wiped it, but it still won't install the OTA.
Can anyone help?
Thanks, Alan
carrot34 said:
Hi, All -- I rooted my Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 using Chainfire's method, and it's now generating an error when it tries to install the OTA update to Android 4.3. I've unrooted the phone using SuperSU and have wiped it, but it still won't install the OTA.
Can anyone help?
Thanks, Alan
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Have you re-locked the bootloader?
gee2012 said:
Have you re-locked the bootloader?
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Ah. No, I haven't. I didn't realize that was necessary, and I'm searching now and not finding instructions on how to do that. Can you point me in the right direction?
Thank you!
Alan
carrot34 said:
Ah. No, I haven't. I didn't realize that was necessary, and I'm searching now and not finding instructions on how to do that. Can you point me in the right direction?
Thank you!
Alan
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Look here for how to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363025. For locking the BL type: fastboot oem lock.
carrot34 said:
Hi, All -- I rooted my Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 using Chainfire's method, and it's now generating an error when it tries to install the OTA update to Android 4.3. I've unrooted the phone using SuperSU and have wiped it, but it still won't install the OTA.
Can anyone help?
Thanks, Alan
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If you rooted using CF-AutoRoot then it's likely your recovery was replaced. You need to flash the stock 4.2.2 recovery in all likelihood.
To be sure, what error does the screen show when you try to install the OTA. That will help us diagnose what isn't passing the OTA pre-check.
I have same issue here trying to update OTA update. Device rooted and bootloader unlocked.
When trying to install 4.3 OTA update, it rebooted into TWRP and start flashing but twrp mentioned some files not found and aborted, didn't even get a chance to look at the errors. After boot back up, it still show 4.2.2 and checking system update doesn't say new update found anymore.
tublah said:
If you rooted using CF-AutoRoot then it's likely your recovery was replaced. You need to flash the stock 4.2.2 recovery in all likelihood.
To be sure, what error does the screen show when you try to install the OTA. That will help us diagnose what isn't passing the OTA pre-check.
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Thanks so much for helping with this. The screen just says "error." Is there any way I can get more information? And if flashing stock 4.2.2 recovery is what I need to do, how would I do it?
Thank you!
Alan
carrot34 said:
Thanks so much for helping with this. The screen just says "error." Is there any way I can get more information? And if flashing stock 4.2.2 recovery is what I need to do, how would I do it?
Thank you!
Alan
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No problem. Go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43500355 and follow the steps, but try at first only doing the step that flashes recovery. Can you take a photo of your screen? What recovery are you using to flash the OTA?
tublah said:
No problem. Go to this thread and follow the steps, but try at first only doing the step that flashes recovery. Can you take a photo of your screen? What recovery are you using to flash the OTA?
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Thanks, but there isn't any thread listed there. Could you try posting it again?
I can get a screen shot of the error message, but it will take a little while. All it says is "Error!"
Thanks, Alan
carrot34 said:
Thanks, but there isn't any thread listed there. Could you try posting it again?
I can get a screen shot of the error message, but it will take a little while. All it says is "Error!"
Thanks, Alan
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I updated my previous post. If you really want fool-proof working 4.3, you can follow the steps in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2388504 and just ODIN the full stock 4.2.2 and then try to apply the upgrade.
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If you rooted using CF-AutoRoot then it's likely your recovery was replaced. You need to flash the stock 4.2.2 recovery in all likelihood.
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This. I was stuck on this for a while. You first need to make sure you have stock recovery. I also had to reflash a new system IMG but the recovery was a big problem.
OK, I followed the instructions to re-lock my bootloader, which seems to have been done successfully, but I'm still facing the same error (as seen in the attached photo). So I guess I need to flash the stock recovery. I'm game to try the Heimdall approach or the ODIN approach that have already been suggested, but I wonder if there's a simpler way to do this. Based on what I read here, it sounds like I could just download stock recovery from here, and then just type these commands to flash it:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
Does that approach make sense? And sound safe? Or would I be better off going down the ODIN or Heimdall roads?
Thank you all for your help in navigating this!
Alan
carrot34 said:
OK, I followed the instructions to re-lock my bootloader, which seems to have been done successfully, but I'm still facing the same error (as seen in the attached photo). So I guess I need to flash the stock recovery. I'm game to try the Heimdall approach or the ODIN approach that have already been suggested, but I wonder if there's a simpler way to do this. Based on what I read here, it sounds like I could just download stock recovery from here, and then just type these commands to flash it:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
Does that approach make sense? And sound safe? Or would I be better off going down the ODIN or Heimdall roads?
Thank you all for your help in navigating this!
Alan
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Its worth a try. Not sure but you might have to he unlocked to flash stuff.
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tublah said:
Its worth a try. Not sure but you might have to he unlocked to flash stuff.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using XDA Premium HD app
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OK, that didn't work. I get a "Secure check failed" message.
tublah said:
No problem. Go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43500355 and follow the steps, but try at first only doing the step that flashes recovery. Can you take a photo of your screen? What recovery are you using to flash the OTA?
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OK! Thank you all for the help. This Heimdall method fixed me up and let me install the 4.3 OTA without a problem. (The ADB commands I mentioned in the previous post not only didn't work, but left me with a phone that wouldn't boot!) Next step is to figure out how to re-root...
Alan
carrot34 said:
OK! Thank you all for the help. This Heimdall method fixed me up and let me install the 4.3 OTA without a problem. (The ADB commands I mentioned in the previous post not only didn't work, but left me with a phone that wouldn't boot!) Next step is to figure out how to re-root...
Alan
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This is basically what I followed to re-root after 4.3. Worked fine. You're just booting to CWM recovery temporarily to install the SuperSU update. Then it will revert back to stock recovery.
ack154 said:
This is basically what I followed to re-root after 4.3. Worked fine. You're just booting to CWM recovery temporarily to install the SuperSU update. Then it will revert back to stock recovery.
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Thanks! Can you share the instructions you followed to do that?
Alan
carrot34 said:
Thanks! Can you share the instructions you followed to do that?
Alan
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Crap, forgot the link. Sorry. Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2365555
ack154 said:
Crap, forgot the link. Sorry. Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2365555
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Awesome!!! That worked great and very easily. Thank you so much!
Hey all, I'm fairly new to rooting an android device, this is actually the first time I'm rooting my phone. I used Wugs Nexus root toolkit to root my device and everything went well until the last step where I had to go open superSU app. I would get a popup stating "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSu cannot install it. This is a problem! If you just upgraded to Android 4.3, you will need to manually re-root counsult the relevant forums for your device!"
What does this mean exactly? and where did i go wrong? I honestly don't have an idea on how to manually re-root.
Through the toolkit I've unrooted, flashed stocked and did the OEM lock again, and tried the whole rooting process again and I still get that same error. I think I need some guidance if you guys can help me a bit. Sorry to be a big noob about all this.
Thanks!
knicks20828 said:
Hey all, I'm fairly new to rooting an android device, this is actually the first time I'm rooting my phone. I used Wugs Nexus root toolkit to root my device and everything went well until the last step where I had to go open superSU app. I would get a popup stating "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSu cannot install it. This is a problem! If you just upgraded to Android 4.3, you will need to manually re-root counsult the relevant forums for your device!"
What does this mean exactly? and where did i go wrong? I honestly don't have an idea on how to manually re-root.
Through the toolkit I've unrooted, flashed stocked and did the OEM lock again, and tried the whole rooting process again and I still get that same error. I think I need some guidance if you guys can help me a bit. Sorry to be a big noob about all this.
Thanks!
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1. Read this if you haven't already, just so you know what you are doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367406
2. Install the SuperSU zip from recovery:
http://download.chainfire.eu/351/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip
abaaaabbbb63 said:
1. Read this if you haven't already, just so you know what you are doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367406
2. Install the SuperSU zip from recovery:
http://download.chainfire.eu/351/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip
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thanks for that man, actually read all of it. that helped a little, I guess with time and the more i flash and stuff i'll just get better. So unroot and try rooting again and then zip supersu?
knicks20828 said:
thanks for that man, actually read all of it. that helped a little, I guess with time and the more i flash and stuff i'll just get better. So unroot and try rooting again and then zip supersu?
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No need for "unroot". Just flash the supersu zip, and it will install the binaries.
abaaaabbbb63 said:
No need for "unroot". Just flash the supersu zip, and it will install the binaries.
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Thanks man it worked! I feel so relieved now, So I'm trying to flash cyanogenmod 10.1.3 and I have the zip flie downloaded but I cant seem to find gapps that supports this cyanogen version and android 4.3 . is it not released yet? or something?
Sorry to be so annoying with this but I am getting better I can say that much.
knicks20828 said:
Thanks man it worked! I feel so relieved now, So I'm trying to flash cyanogenmod 10.1.3 and I have the zip flie downloaded but I cant seem to find gapps that supports this cyanogen version and android 4.3 . is it not released yet? or something?
Sorry to be so annoying with this but I am getting better I can say that much.
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Flash the regular 4.2.2 Gapps. They will work.
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip
Hi Folks. I followed the instructions on the ATT All Things thread to get to NC1 update, then rooted using towlroot and all that works great. I can't get SafeStrap to work using the instructions though. I can install it, click install to install recovery and it says Installation Complete but State shows Not Installed and Safe System shows not active as well. Not sure what to do from here. I see nothing on the main thread about this. When I open Rom Manager it says I have ClockworkMod and TWRP installed as well from what i can tell. Not sure what is going on here. Help appreciated. Thanks.
fuzzyreets said:
Hi Folks. I followed the instructions on the ATT All Things thread to get to NC1 update, then rooted using towlroot and all that works great. I can't get SafeStrap to work using the instructions though. I can install it, click install to install recovery and it says Installation Complete but State shows Not Installed and Safe System shows not active as well. Not sure what to do from here. I see nothing on the main thread about this. When I open Rom Manager it says I have ClockworkMod and TWRP installed as well from what i can tell. Not sure what is going on here. Help appreciated. Thanks.
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You mentioned that ALL Thing ATT and NC1 so you have SGH-I337 with NC1 firmware.
For NC1 firmware you can not use the CWM and TWRP anymore. The only recovery you can use is Safestrap.
Did you check your root access before you install the Safestrap.
Try to restart your phone with regular reboot (not to recovery) and see whether the safestrap pop up in the boot process.
sway8966 said:
You mentioned that ALL Thing ATT and NC1 so you have SGH-I337 with NC1 firmware.
For NC1 firmware you can not use the CWM and TWRP anymore. The only recovery you can use is Safestrap.
Did you check your root access before you install the Safestrap.
Try to restart your phone with regular reboot (not to recovery) and see whether the safestrap pop up in the boot process.
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Nothing out of the ordinary pops up during boot. Just standard Samsung & ATT splashscreens.
Also I just reset the phone, confirmed root, reinstalled safestrap and still the same. It does nothing to the phone even though it says Installation Complete.
Do I have to have the SIM in? I can't imagine I do but I currently do not. Just running off of wifi.
fuzzyreets said:
Do I have to have the SIM in? I can't imagine I do but I currently do not. Just running off of wifi.
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You have to use SELinux mode changer and set it to permissive.
Sent from my SGH-I337 running GPE
DeadlySin9 said:
You have to use SELinux mode changer and set it to permissive.
Sent from my SGH-I337 running GPE
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Thank you. That worked. I have no idea why that isn't on the original instruction page. VERY MUCH appreciated. Do I have to do that every time I reboot with the selinux change app?
fuzzyreets said:
Thank you. That worked. I have no idea why that isn't on the original instruction page. VERY MUCH appreciated. Do I have to do that every time I reboot with the selinux change app?
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It was because original instruction page was written before the towlroot method.
You do not need to use that selinux change app every time you reboot unless your SE for Android status is changed.
Hey guys, somehow I managed to do something unexpected to my N3 and It stops at the Samsung Note 3 screen right after startup. I can access stock recovery but it wont hit safestrap. Anyhow, I was going to odin flash a stock .tar file and start over. However, I'm a bit confused on what file to flash and how to proceed from there. Can I flash a KK .tar file or do I have to flash a JB based .tar file and then root and upgrade. Either way, what is the prefered .tar file(s)? I've looked around a bit and I'm thuroughly confused! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hey guys, somehow I managed to do something unexpected to my N3 and It stops at the Samsung Note 3 screen right after startup. I can access stock recovery but it wont hit safestrap. Anyhow, I was going to odin flash a stock .tar file and start over. However, I'm a bit confused on what file to flash and how to proceed from there. Can I flash a KK .tar file or do I have to flash a JB based .tar file and then root and upgrade. Either way, what is the prefered .tar file(s)? I've looked around a bit and I'm thuroughly confused! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Were you initally on MJE then upgraded to NC2 then a NC4 ROM? If not did you take the NC4 OTA or flash the NC4 .tar file to get on KK?
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Were you initally on MJE then upgraded to NC2 then a NC4 ROM? If not did you take the NC4 OTA or flash the NC4 .tar file to get on KK?
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Yep, I came from MJE and then up to NC2/NC4 KK. I was running BajaROM at the time and was trying to do a wipe for a clean install of the latest version. Again, I have no idea what I did to screw this up.
scheirere said:
Yep, I came from MJE and then up to NC2/NC4 KK. I was running BajaROM at the time and was trying to do a wipe for a clean install of the latest version. Again, I have no idea what I did to screw this up.
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Do not flash the NC4 tar, you will be stuck on it with no way to downgrade. Flash the MJE full tar file in Odin, root it with TowelRoot, Install SU, and BusyBox (make sure to open the app and do the actual install) then install SS 3.65. After you're done install the ROM of your choice through SafeStrap 3.65, once it's done installing reboot to download mode and flash the file in the link below through Odin. Once you boot up to the ROM install the newest version of SS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=6366
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Do not flash the NC4 tar, you will be stuck on it with no way to downgrade. Flash the MJE full tar file in Odin, root it with TowelRoot, Install SU, and BusyBox (make sure to open the app and do the actual install) then install SS 3.65. After you're done install the ROM of your choice through SafeStrap 3.65, once it's done installing reboot to download mode and flash the file in the link below through Odin. Once you boot up to the ROM install the newest version of SS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=6366
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Cool, Cool! Downloading all the files as I type this. I can just download and install BusyBox from Google Play, right? Or is their a different .apk or flashable file I need to use?
scheirere said:
Cool, Cool! Downloading all the files as I type this. I can just download and install BusyBox from Google Play, right? Or is their a different .apk or flashable file I need to use?
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The one from Google Play is the one you want.
soft Brick Safestrap 3.65 issues
I'm in the same boat did the first steps down graded to MJE rootedd installed SU Busy safestrap 3.65 but I have root but won't boot into safe strap so I can't install a Custom Rom. Says Safe Strap is not Active again I just installed 3.65 am I supposed to follow that up with installing 3.75 over it before using it?
pospower said:
I'm in the same boat did the first steps down graded to MJE rootedd installed SU Busy safestrap 3.65 but I have root but won't boot into safe strap so I can't install a Custom Rom. Says Safe Strap is not Active again I just installed 3.65 am I supposed to follow that up with installing 3.75 over it before using it?
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Safe Strap should say "not active" unless you're booted into a ROM slot other than stock. Did you try rebooting and hitting "recovery" when the SS screen comes up? You can not hit "boot to recovery" in SS.
No option to hit safe strap.?
airmaxx23 said:
Safe Strap should say "not active" unless you're booted into a ROM slot other than stock. Did you try rebooting and hitting "recovery" when the SS screen comes up? You can not hit "boot to recovery" in SS.
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I'm familiar it just goes right to the stock rooted rom. No option to hit safestrap.
pospower said:
I'm familiar it just goes right to the stock rooted rom. No option to hit safestrap.
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Did you hit "install recovery" in SS?
airmaxx23 said:
Did you hit "install recovery" in SS?
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Yes was I not supposed too? Then I just rebooted. and looked for the boot into safe strap option on the screen and it went right into the rom.
pospower said:
Yes was I not supposed too? Then I just rebooted. and looked for the boot into safe strap option on the screen and it went right into the rom.
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Yes, you were supposed to install it. I'd try opening SS, hit uninstall, then uninstall the app and try installing the app and recovery again. Did you grant it SU permissions?
airmaxx23 said:
Yes, you were supposed to install it. I'd try opening SS, hit uninstall, then uninstall the app and try installing the app and recovery again. Did you grant it SU permissions?
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yes to SU now once I install recovery do i boot into recovery or just reboot. ? I have been just rebooting.
pospower said:
yes to SU now once I install recovery do i boot into recovery or just reboot. ? I have been just rebooting.
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You just do a normal reboot (phone completely off then on) and you should see the SS screen.
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You just do a normal reboot (phone completely off then on) and you should see the SS screen.
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yup nothing just back to stock. I"m stuck. I think I'm going to start over with odin MJE.
Once there root using TR Then down load SU run it. then Safe strap 3.65.
correct?
pospower said:
yup nothing just back to stock. I"m stuck. I think I'm going to start over with odin MJE.
Once there root using TR Then down load SU run it. then Safe strap 3.65.
correct?
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Did you install the busybox app then open it and install busy box?
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Did you install the busybox app then open it and install busy box?
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Honestly not sure at this point. I might have just installed SU then Safestrap 3.65 doesn't that install busybox?
pospower said:
Honestly not sure at this point. I might have just installed SU then Safestrap 3.65 doesn't that install busybox?
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No, you need to download busybox from the Play Store, open it and then install busybox through the app. That's why SS isn't working. After you root you need SU, busybox, and SS.
airmaxx23 said:
No, you need to download busybox from the Play Store, open it and then install busybox through the app. That's why SS isn't working. After you root you need SU, busybox, and SS.
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got it ill let you know
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got it ill let you know
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Ok reodined MJE ran TR then installed Busy Box Then SU rebooted then installed SS 3.65 rebooted and NOTHING still goes right back into stock MJE Rooted Rom.
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got it ill let you know
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Ok reodined MJE ran TR then installed Busy Box Then SU rebooted then installed SS 3.65 rebooted and NOTHING still goes right back into stock MJE Rooted Rom.
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Did you open the busybox app and install busybox?
i have my friends gs4 baseband i337mvlufnl2 can i still use odin with cf auotroot i tried towel root but it says device not supported any help would be great.And do you still use goomanager to install twrp it been a long time since i played with with a gs4
Just install twrp and super Su file
ron31 said:
i have my friends gs4 baseband i337mvlufnl2 can i still use odin with cf auotroot i tried towel root but it says device not supported any help would be great.and do you still use goomanager to install twrp it been a long time since i played with with a gs4
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SaHiLzZ said:
Just install twrp and super Su file
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i tried to download twrp in play store but it says for rooted devices only
ron31 said:
i tried to download twrp in play store but it says for rooted devices only
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Are you rooted? You need root to install TWRP.
SaHiLzZ said:
Just install twrp and super Su file
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i tried to download twrp in play store but it says for rooted devices only
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Are you rooted? You need root to install TWRP.
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no thats what im trying to do
ron31 said:
no thats what im trying to do
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look up how to use ODIN and TWRP, sounds like you shouldn't be playing with root if you dont have a grasp of basic flashing.
Be careful.. I rooted a Verizon note 3 for a buddy the other day, fired up rom manager, flashed a recovery and soft bricked the phone. Locked bootloader... Had to odin back to stock to fix it.
SaHiLzZ said:
look up how to use ODIN and TWRP, sounds like you shouldn't be playing with root if you dont have a grasp of basic flashing.
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fui i go5t it i forgot about odin to load twrp thanks for the info