Hey guys,please help me out.I have a rooted International Galaxy S4 with CWM,I am considering flashing TWRP so can I simply install Goo manager and flash it?I was told the other way of doing it was by downloading the TWRP of my S4 and flashing it either via ODIN or Custom Recovery?You guys agree that both all 3 methods work?
Besides,I have a nandroid back up of my current ROM,so if in case anything goes wrong on my cousin's Galaxy S4,he can flash my Rom via Odin,right?
Please reply guys,bcz this is the only forum where help is served very well!
nsnarayan10 said:
Hey guys,please help me out.I have a rooted International Galaxy S4 with CWM,I am considering flashing TWRP so can I simply install Goo manager and flash it?I was told the other way of doing it was by downloading the TWRP of my S4 and flashing it either via ODIN or Custom Recovery?You guys agree that both all 3 methods work?
Besides,I have a nandroid back up of my current ROM,so if in case anything goes wrong on my cousin's Galaxy S4,he can flash my Rom via Odin,right?
Please reply guys,bcz this is the only forum where help is served very well!
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Somebody please help me guys
All of them will work as long as you get the right file type for which ever method you use.
jd1639 said:
All of them will work as long as you get the right file type for which ever method you use.
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Thank you and Besides,I have a nandroid back up of my current ROM,so if in case anything goes wrong on my cousin's Galaxy S4,he can flash my Rom via Odin,right?
nsnarayan10 said:
Thank you and Besides,I have a nandroid back up of my current ROM,so if in case anything goes wrong on my cousin's Galaxy S4,he can flash my Rom via Odin,right?
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The nandroid won't flash thru Odin. You'll need to flash it in the custom recovery. And a twrp nandroid is different than a cwm.
jd1639 said:
The nandroid won't flash thru Odin. You'll need to flash it in the custom recovery. And a twrp nandroid is different than a cwm.
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But does that mean Rom backed up in CWM wont be compatible in TWRP unless it is converted?If i try installing CWM Rom on TWRP,will it anyway brick my device?I can get it back up but will it brick?
Thank you for all this assistance!
nsnarayan10 said:
But does that mean Rom backed up in CWM wont be compatible in TWRP unless it is converted?If i try installing CWM Rom on TWRP,will it anyway brick my device?I can get it back up but will it brick?
Thank you for all this assistance!
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You can install twrp over cwm or vis versa without any problems.
Compatibility
Hi,
As stated before, both types of nandroid (CWM & TWRP) are different and not compatible.
I've been using an app "Nandroid Manager" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore which can 'play' with those nandroids, which may help tou if in trouble. I think that the 'conversion' part that should somehow convert one type into the other is still not there, but in any case I think it can help you.
Good luck
Bak
Bakterio said:
Hi,
As stated before, both types of nandroid (CWM & TWRP) are different and not compatible.
I've been using an app "Nandroid Manager" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore which can 'play' with those nandroids, which may help tou if in trouble. I think that the 'conversion' part that should somehow convert one type into the other is still not there, but in any case I think it can help you.
Good luck
Bak
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Thank you so much for it but if I install CWM's backed up ROM on TWRP,will it brick my device?
I will try that app and will see how it works and report it back to you.
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Hello, I rooted my galaxy 4 yesterday with odin v.3.07 and flashed CWM. I erased as usual when you flash another rom, but when i try to install a rom it just say something like "Aborted". I can access CMW and download mode, but can't install a rom from CMW, and I don't have any backup. Anybody know what to do? My computer knows that the phone is plugged in as i can see it in the odin program.
SelassieI said:
Hello, I rooted my galaxy 4 yesterday with odin v.3.07 and flashed CWM. I erased as usual when you flash another rom, but when i try to install a rom it just say something like "Aborted". I can access CMW and download mode, but can't install a rom from CMW, and I don't have any backup. Anybody know what to do? My computer knows that the phone is plugged in as i can see it in the odin program.
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Hi,
Try flashing a stock ROM.
malybru said:
Hi,
Try flashing a stock ROM.
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Could you give me a link please? I'm afraid of downloading the wrong stock file since my internet is so slow hehe. My phone is model number: i9505. Do i flash it inside CMW or with Odin? I read something about flashing with odin, but on my other phone i've always used CMW
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Could you give me a link please? I'm afraid of downloading the wrong stock file since my internet is so slow hehe. My phone is model number: i9505. Do i flash it inside CMW or with Odin? I read something about flashing with odin, but on my other phone i've always used CMW
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Hi,
You will need to find the right one for your phone HERE
You must know the area your phone came from.
These seem to be zips,so flash with CWM.
malybru said:
Hi,
You will need to find the right one for your phone HERE
You must know the area your phone came from.
These seem to be zips,so flash with CWM.
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Thank you, I found it. But when i tried to install roms with CWM before it just said "Aborted", maybe their is something wrong with CWM. I read something about installing with Odin, but then i'll need a .tar file or something like that
SelassieI said:
Thank you, I found it. But when i tried to install roms with CWM before it just said "Aborted", maybe their is something wrong with CWM. I read something about installing with Odin, but then i'll need a .tar file or something like that
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You have to unzip this file and install the content with Odin.
After unzipping this archive you should end up witch md5 file and this is the file to put in to Odin
SelassieI said:
Thank you, I found it. But when i tried to install roms with CWM before it just said "Aborted", maybe their is something wrong with CWM. I read something about installing with Odin, but then i'll need a .tar file or something like that
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Hi,
Maybe try installing a different recovery.
I heard sometimes these new recoveries need more than one go to install things.
Thank you, problem solved =)
I'm new to andriod so I wanna ask if somebody can tell me is Odin usable after installing cwm recovery? And is there any method of making a backup of the stock recovery on SM-N900 (Exonus version of Galaxy Note 3).
sambhavmathur said:
I'm new to andriod so I wanna ask if somebody can tell me is Odin usable after installing cwm recovery? And is there any method of making a backup of the stock recovery on SM-N900 (Exonus version of Galaxy Note 3).
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Yeah you can use odin, you can do a backup with Cwm or nandroid backup most use nandroid
I meant using Odin to restore to back to Samsung's stock rom even if I've installed cwm/twrp recovery!
sambhavmathur said:
I meant using Odin to restore to back to Samsung's stock rom even if I've installed cwm/twrp recovery!
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Yes when you flash stock with odin it will wipe root and cwm
jaythenut said:
Yes when you flash stock with odin it will wipe root and cwm
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Thank you sir, this took a lot of pressure off my head!:good:
Can you kindly suggest an awesome rom for SM-N900, now that I have gained the confidence for flashing?:angel:
Hi. Can any one help me, please? Make CWM backup of system. This is the only chance for me to revive the tablet . Odin can not use because of problems with USB. Please, help)
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Hi. Can any one help me, please? Make CWM or TWRP backup of system. This is the only chance for me to revive the tablet . Odin can not use because of problems with USB. Please, help)
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CWM and TWRP backups are absolutely different .
And how you charge Tab?
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Hi. Can any one help me, please? Make CWM backup of system. This is the only chance for me to revive the tablet . Odin can not use because of problems with USB. Please, help)
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why you just dont flash stock rom or install twrp and then install custom rom?
Hey everyone,
Apologise for asking this question ! As it has been covered before from my research but not exactly and I am still quite confused so I'd greatly appreciate some insight from you guys.
Basically I have a stock i9505 which has gone into bootloop, it is not rooted and not modded in any way.
I've tried to enter recovery mode and wipe cache partition but it did not work, so I can do a factory reset, but a factory reset with stock recovery will wipe all of my data off my internal SD card.
I have downloaded odin but there a few different opinions as to what I should be doing, some threads say I should install CWM and run ADB to fetch the files. (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498228&page=2)
Another opinion is that I should use Odin to flash a stock rom
"Install a stock ROM through Odin, as Odin doesn't wipe user data when a ROM is installed. If you want to play it safe however, install TWRP first and make a nandroid backup onto your MicroSD card. Then install the stock ROM."
(From this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/recover-data-soft-bricked-s4-i9505-t3236351)
Would someone be able to point me toward the correct process for recovering my files? I will appreciate it immensely.
Thanks very much!
zpartan said:
Hey everyone,
Apologise for asking this question ! As it has been covered before from my research but not exactly and I am still quite confused so I'd greatly appreciate some insight from you guys.
Basically I have a stock i9505 which has gone into bootloop, it is not rooted and not modded in any way.
I've tried to enter recovery mode and wipe cache partition but it did not work, so I can do a factory reset, but a factory reset with stock recovery will wipe all of my data off my internal SD card.
I have downloaded odin but there a few different opinions as to what I should be doing, some threads say I should install CWM and run ADB to fetch the files. (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498228&page=2)
Another opinion is that I should use Odin to flash a stock rom
"Install a stock ROM through Odin, as Odin doesn't wipe user data when a ROM is installed. If you want to play it safe however, install TWRP first and make a nandroid backup onto your MicroSD card. Then install the stock ROM."
(From this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/recover-data-soft-bricked-s4-i9505-t3236351)
Would someone be able to point me toward the correct process for recovering my files? I will appreciate it immensely.
Thanks very much!
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Just flash stock rom via odin
This is the best option.........
AshTechsoft said:
Just flash stock rom via odin
This is the best option.........
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Awesome, Thanks for your reply !
I have another question, I've been searching for the correct stock rom version however I cannot find one which isnt behind a paywall! Do you have any recommendations?
Thank you very much.
zpartan said:
Awesome, Thanks for your reply !
I have another question, I've been searching for the correct stock rom version however I cannot find one which isnt behind a paywall! Do you have any recommendations?
Thank you very much.
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Ok tell me whats your country......
AshTechsoft said:
Ok tell me whats your country......
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It is the UK unlocked LTE version. I think the version number currently on the phone is i9505xxuhoj2 . However every place I have tried to DL from is one of those sites where you must sign up or it gives you an impractically low speed (sporadic connection means it cuts off the download quite quickly).
Thanks very much.
zpartan said:
It is the UK unlocked LTE version. I think the version number currently on the phone is i9505xxuhoj2 . However every place I have tried to DL from is one of those sites where you must sign up or it gives you an impractically low speed (sporadic connection means it cuts off the download quite quickly).
Thanks very much.
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Here is the G-drive link latest stock rom of GT-I9505(I have also GT-I9505 with this stock firmware installed & working fine...):-
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B3f4JH6oy4WmOGF5LW1mT09uVDg&export=download
Download this stock rom and flash it via odin....
Hit on thanks, If I helped you.....
AshTechsoft said:
Here is the G-drive link latest stock rom of GT-I9505(I have also GT-I9505 with this stock firmware installed & working fine...):-
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B3f4JH6oy4WmOGF5LW1mT09uVDg&export=download
Download this stock rom and flash it via odin....
Hit on thanks, If I helped you.....
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Amazing my friend thank you so much! What version is it? This is gonna work with the UK networks yes?
I will install the drivers then install odin, put the phone in download mode and install this rom.
You are a star.
zpartan said:
Amazing my friend thank you so much! What version is it? This is gonna work with the UK networks yes?
I will install the drivers then install odin, put the phone in download mode and install this rom.
You are a star.
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Thanks, I'll work like charm:laugh:.!!!
In any country......jusy flash it.....bro...
AshTechsoft said:
Thanks, I'll work like charm:laugh:.!!!
In any country......jusy flash it.....bro...
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Thanks man its nearly downloaded! Awesome!
I dont need to install any custom recovery or anything right? the stock recovery should be OKAY?
It worked perfectly I actually love you !!!
Boot it in safemode .
So my note 3 n9005 always comes up with an error whenever I try installing custom roms. Even with Cwm or Phil touch recovery my phone gets bricked. Any help
Insayn29 said:
So my note 3 n9005 always comes up with an error whenever I try installing custom roms. Even with Cwm or Phil touch recovery my phone gets bricked. Any help
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What error what roms ??
Usual story is wrong rom for phome model .
JJEgan said:
What error what roms ??
Usual story is wrong rom for phome model .
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File package not supported if I remember correctly. I am on stock lollipop rom rooted
Check phone model by booting to download mode first .
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Rom should be zip file and flashed as zip through custom recovery .
JJEgan said:
Check phone model by booting to download mode first .
Rom should be zip file and flashed as zip through custom recovery .
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Yeah i have the correct model for custom rom and everything foes fine till when it reaches the end of installation it comes up an error. I installed cwm and it bricked my phone so its back to lollipop stock rom rooted. Do i need to unlock or install anything else to make it work
I installed cwm and it bricked my phone
thats not possible unless you flash wrong stuff .
what file are you using ??
Insayn29 said:
Yeah i have the correct model for custom rom and everything foes fine till when it reaches the end of installation it comes up an error. I installed cwm and it bricked my phone so its back to lollipop stock rom rooted. Do i need to unlock or install anything else to make it work
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Are trying to flash custom roms using the stock recovery ?
zlazaar said:
Are trying to flash custom roms using the stock recovery ?
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No when I manage to get Cwm on my phone I use that then when rebooting phone it goes back to stock recovery
JJEgan said:
I installed cwm and it bricked my phone
thats not possible unless you flash wrong stuff .
what file are you using ??
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I use rom manager to flash my Cwm. If flashes fine then when I reboot phone it goes back to stock recovery then into download mode
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No when I manage to get Cwm on my phone I use that then when rebooting phone it goes back to stock recovery
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In certain cases, custom recovery won't stick after reboot. The stock firmware will replace it.
Best procedure is to untick "Auto-reboot" in odin and flash TWRP or Phil'z, then manually reboot directly to recovery.
<I use rom manager to flash my Cwm>
Thats your problem . Dont use rom manager at all .Multiple identical posts on the forum .
TWRP is better than CWM, in my opinion. More custom ROMs seem to be more compatible for some reason with TWRP.
2.8.7 to be on the safe side