Hello there, I'm really new to this device and I wound like some help trying to figure out how to root and install custom ROMs on my device. I'm not new ot flashing ROMs, but I keep reading a lot of conflicting information and I'm not sure what to do.
My device has MF3 firmware on it.
How do I go about doing whatever I need to do to put ROMs on this? I've tried stickies and everything, but I don't just want to root this.
ConfusingCurve said:
Hello there, I'm really new to this device and I wound like some help trying to figure out how to root and install custom ROMs on my device. I'm not new ot flashing ROMs, but I keep reading a lot of conflicting information and I'm not sure what to do.
My device has MF3 firmware on it.
How do I go about doing whatever I need to do to put ROMs on this? I've tried stickies and everything, but I don't just want to root this.
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You can root but there is no recovery for MF3 so DO NOT try to flash a recovery or any Roms.
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And just to clarify what the above person said...
ONLY ROOT
NO CUSTOM ROMS NO RECOVORIES NO KERNELS...those will create a brick
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First let me say I'm not a noob.. I'm a developer but don't really deal with rooting, etc. So please don't bash...
I tried searching for answers to this question, but couldn't find an exact one..
I have the AT&T S4 with the MF3 OTA update. I want to try and install a custom rom, but in reading the hot to's, it says not to attempt to do it with the mf3 update since it's boot locked. Can I re-install a stock S4 firmware using odin and then, after a stock firmware is installed, then install twrp with a custom rom?
Thanks!
itsdavetime said:
First let me say I'm not a noob.. I'm a developer but don't really deal with rooting, etc. So please don't bash...
I tried searching for answers to this question, but couldn't find an exact one..
I have the AT&T S4 with the MF3 OTA update. I want to try and install a custom rom, but in reading the hot to's, it says not to attempt to do it with the mf3 update since it's boot locked. Can I re-install a stock S4 firmware using odin and then, after a stock firmware is installed, then install twrp with a custom rom?
Thanks!
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No.
scott14719 said:
No.
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Ha.. Well, that's an exact answer
There is a method in the works on the VZW forums that will allow custom ROMs on locked bootloaders. We are hoping to get it ported over the our side. Things are looking very promising. This method, known as a safestrap, will also allow multiple ROMs at once. Up to 4 slots. It keeps your stock ROM safe so if you have a bad flash, you can still boot right back and have a functional phone. You are only limited by how much space you have on your internal SD.
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itsdavetime said:
Ha.. Well, that's an exact answer
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graydiggy said:
There is a method in the works on the VZW forums that will allow custom ROMs on locked bootloaders. We are hoping to get it ported over the our side. Things are looking very promising. This method, known as a safestrap, will also allow multiple ROMs at once. Up to 4 slots. It keeps your stock ROM safe so if you have a bad flash, you can still boot right back and have a functional phone. You are only limited by how much space you have on your internal SD.
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Until then, OP, my advise is to just roll on stock/unrooted. Period.
Cheers
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)
hsu0216 said:
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
Dude.
Search. Read. Repeat.
Anx XDA says ni question too stupid..Well some reaponses are..Oh GOD!!!
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r1tesh said:
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 read on a page that its possible to use CyanogenMod without root but i dont know how ? Is there a way and when yes how ?
Thank you
(And sorry for my bad english)
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bengrmn said:
I read on a page that its possible to use CyanogenMod without root but i dont know how ? Is there a way and when yes how ?
Thank you
(And sorry for my bad english)
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Unless there is a theme style then there isn't a way.
Also you should have posted this here to get an answer to your query.
Your topic heading makes it seem like it's a how-to xD you might wanna be a bit more careful with the headings...
Also, I'm 99.99% sure you cannot install CM without rooting. Well, you might be able to just flash recovery and flash CM on it, but I won't advise something I haven't done
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bengrmn said:
I read on a page that its possible to use CyanogenMod without root but i dont know how ? Is there a way and when yes how ?
Thank you
(And sorry for my bad english)
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go into dev options and disable root access and you will be able to use CM without root, not sure why you would wanna do that..but its possible :silly:
PS- btw questions go in the Q&A section...
Jamal Ahmed said:
...Also, I'm 99.99% sure you cannot install CM without rooting. Well, you might be able to just flash recovery and flash CM on it, but I won't advise something I haven't done
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rooting before flashing a custom rom is useless, flashing recovery and then flashing a custom rom is how it should be done.. but ppl have just made rooting one of the steps, and now new users think rooting is actually necessary to flash a custom rom..
root Note 3 after accepting stock ROM update to 5.0
Khizar said:
rooting before flashing a custom rom is useless, flashing recovery and then flashing a custom rom is how it should be done.. but ppl have just made rooting one of the steps, and now new users think rooting is actually necessary to flash a custom rom..
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I've almost given up on successfully rooting and installing custom ROM on my Galaxy Note3 (N900V) It seemed that there were roadblocks at every method that I thought would work with my Verizon Note 3. The above quote suggest (to me) that rooting is no longer necessary but that it can be done simply by flashing a recovery (CWM or TWRP??) and then flashing the custom ROM.
Instructions usually assume a Windows computer to flash via usb cable. I'm running Linux so where can a find a step by step guide that will let me install Cyanogenmod or some other custom ROM that will let me debloat, and perhaps improve function on my Note 3 which I plan to be keeping for the foreseeable future.
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Suggest you ask in the forum for your model .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574886
Doesn't the Verizon version of the Note 3 have a locked bootloader that must be unlocked before flashing TWRP or a non-TW based ROM? Heimdall can flash TWRP in Linux: http://glassechidna.com.au/heimdall/
Doesn't the Verizon version of the Note 3 have a locked bootloader
yes its locked .
Hi all, I am fairly new to this whole rooting process for android devices, since i have just recently purchased a galaxy s4 from at&t. Just a few days ago, i've decided to root my device, and after hours of researching i came across geohot's towelroot program and successfully rooted my GS4!. Now i want to install a custom rom, and i would like to know what kind of custom recovery can i use? and am i able to install the cyanogenmod 11? I have downloaded the cyanogenmod installer and it says my device is not supported, but i read on their wiki that i can install it manually but i don't know if my current build is supported by Clockworkmod, or even TWRP for that matter. I havn't flashed any roms by the way and i don't plan on doing so until i am almost certain that i can flash it without bricking.
I am running kitkat 4.4.2 Samsung SGH-I337, my baseband/build number is I337UCUFNC1
Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks!
We have a locked bootloader. So, stock kernel and recovery cannot be replaced. The only recovery we have is safestrap.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
Ahh that sucks thanks for the info. Hopefully they will find a way to unlock it in the future so I can install the cyanogenmod.
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Soulflame22 said:
Ahh that sucks thanks for the info. Hopefully they will find a way to unlock it in the future so I can install the cyanogenmod.
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Lots of info in General on what you can do--it is not too bad--:good:
rugmankc said:
Lots of info in General on what you can do--it is not too bad--:good:
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Yea, i will look in to it. But I am going to do more research before actually flashing a rom, Better safe than sorry haha
Soulflame22 said:
Yea, i will look in to it. But I am going to do more research before actually flashing a rom, Better safe than sorry haha
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Hi,
I bought a S5 (at&t unlocked) for my son from ebay for Christmas. It is on Kitkat.
When i check via At&t software update I got this each time "Software Update Interrupted" and i have to try again in 24h. I factory-reset the phone several time and got same message.
I tried with Kies and it says I have the latest firmware. Version is G900AUCU2AOA2
My son wanted the S5 because it has Lollipop.
How can i get it? Using Odin? If so please tell me how to do it. Thank you in advance.
Root the phone by using Towelroot or Chainfire. Flash a custom recovery using Odin. I suggest Philz Touch or TWRP. Then download any stock or custom lollipop rom from the AT&T section of this forum and flash it using the custom recovery. Here is the link to the AT&T section of this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/development
All of the information you're looking for is there. You can also flash International version Roms on your phone. JUST MAKE SURE WHATEVER YOU FLASH IS SPECIFIC TO YOUR PHONES MODEL OR YOU WILL BRICK IT! You can find your model phone by going to "Settings" and "About Phone". Start there and follow this order.
1.) Root phone
2.) Flash Custom Recovery
3.) Flash Rom of choice.
There are plenty of YouTube videos that will show you how to do everything step-by-step. Just do a little research and the best advice I can give you is make sure whatever you flash on your phone it says it's for your model phone.
Hope this helps
ddomingues said:
Root the phone by using Towelroot or Chainfire. Flash a custom recovery using Odin. I suggest Philz Touch or TWRP. Then download any stock or custom lollipop rom from the AT&T section of this forum and flash it using the custom recovery. Here is the link to the AT&T section of this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/development
All of the information you're looking for is there. You can also flash International version Roms on your phone. JUST MAKE SURE WHATEVER YOU FLASH IS SPECIFIC TO YOUR PHONES MODEL OR YOU WILL BRICK IT! You can find your model phone by going to "Settings" and "About Phone". Start there and follow this order.
1.) Root phone
2.) Flash Custom Recovery
3.) Flash Rom of choice.
There are plenty of YouTube videos that will show you how to do everything step-by-step. Just do a little research and the best advice I can give you is make sure whatever you flash on your phone it says it's for your model phone.
Hope this helps
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This is completely and entirely innacurate. If root means nothing to you the att s5 section on xda has the stock files and instructions on how to manually apply the 5.0 ota, as well as how to root KitKat and how to update to a rooted lollipop. Do not try to flash any custom recoveries, you will brick the phone.
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Rakuu said:
This is completely and entirely innacurate. If root means nothing to you the att s5 section on xda has the stock files and instructions on how to manually apply the 5.0 ota, as well as how to root KitKat and how to update to a rooted lollipop. Do not try to flash any custom recoveries, you will brick the phone.
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How is that completely and entirely inaccurate? There are different methods to updating or flashing your phone. Yes you can use Odin to flash the 5.0 ota. IMO I find it much easier to have a custom recovery installed that way it makes it much easier to flash updates or roms in the future especially if you decide to root. Everyone has their methods. But flashing a custom recovery WILL NOT brick your phone IF you flash the correct recovery. That's simply an option to the OP and it's completely up to him what route he wants to take to do this. So before you comment on someone's post and say it's completely and entirely inaccurate remember that's solely from your point of view.
ddomingues said:
How is that completely and entirely inaccurate? There are different methods to updating or flashing your phone. Yes you can use Odin to flash the 5.0 ota. IMO I find it much easier to have a custom recovery installed that way it makes it much easier to flash updates or roms in the future especially if you decide to root. Everyone has their methods. But flashing a custom recovery WILL NOT brick your phone IF you flash the correct recovery. That's simply an option to the OP and it's completely up to him what route he wants to take to do this. So before you comment on someone's post and say it's completely and entirely inaccurate remember that's solely from your point of view.
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Except there is no "correct recovery" for the g900a other than safestrap, I have the device I think I might know what I'm talking about. Nothing I said was opinionated, its all straight facts you can even check for yourself.
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Rakuu said:
Except there is no "correct recovery" for the g900a other than safestrap, I have the device I think I might know what I'm talking about. Nothing I said was opinionated, its all straight facts you can even check for yourself.
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Okay. So you just answered the question. There is a "correct recovery". Safestrap.
ddomingues said:
Okay. So you just answered the question. There is a "correct recovery". Safestrap.
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It is only kind of a recovery, it doesn't replace the stock one and only fully works on KK and, requires you to be already rooted.
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I guess the easiest way would be Rakuu's method if you're not too tech savvy by just flashing the 5.0 ota with Odin but if you want to get the phone rooted and play around with custom roms you can flash Safestrap. All up to you but if it were me, I would Root the phone and flash a prerooted Lollipop firmware that way you can always leave yourself open to options in the future. There are a ton of people out there that wish they could get their hands on a g900a on KitKat solely for rooting and modding purposes lol