Hello XDA, I've been looking for 1 week on how to install a custom rom on my rooted galaxy s4 on mf3 at&t but first i need to install cwm so can any of you all direct me to a video or give me steps on how to install cwm for i can install custom roms? thanks.
If you have been looking for a week, than you should already know that you cannot flash a custom recovery on mf3. It will brick your device.
Currently not possible at the moment
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Btw it does not brick your device. It just puts it in a loop which is easily fixed by holding power button and volume down and instead of pressing up press reboot. Wala no longer bricked
That may work. There have been cases of hard bricks. Please be 100% sure of your information before posting.
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Hard Brick
I tried to install CWM and the method mentioned did not fix it. Best Buy couldn't fix it either but they sent me to Samsung repair center and they flashed with Odin so mine is back to stock MF3 now.
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Hi.
When i got my i9500 i tried rooting it with a guide i found. It didn't work and i ended up flashing the phone with a stock rom, and re rooting with an updated and working guide.
Rom manager says i have two custom recoveries installed but when i try to boot into a custom recovery (CWM) it will not boot, instead it is booting straight to stock recovery. I think they may not have been removed when i flashed the stock rom.
Could someone please help by giving me instructions on how to get it working again.
Thanks for you help
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Nazeiro said:
Hi.
When i got my i9500 i tried rooting it with a guide i found. It didn't work and i ended up flashing the phone with a stock rom, and re rooting with an updated and working guide.
Rom manager says i have two custom recoveries installed but when i try to boot into a custom recovery (CWM) it will not boot, instead it is booting straight to stock recovery. I think they may not have been removed when i flashed the stock rom.
Could someone please help by giving me instructions on how to get it working again.
Thanks for you help
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Just flash any recovery & then root following this thread's 1st and 2nd Post -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192886
Thanks for the reply
My phone is already rooted. So how do do i remove the recovery that are allready there or make them work?
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Nazeiro said:
Thanks for the reply
My phone is already rooted. So how do do i remove the recovery that are allready there or make them work?
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Just Switch off your phone & Then press Power On+Volume up+menu button. You will go to recovery.
In the post i said that it will not boot into any of the custom recoverys that i have. Is there a way to remove them?
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It shows a android guy with a red triangle explanation mark.
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Someone please help me urgent.
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Hello,
I have been trying to figure out a few things with the S4 and read a lot of stuff but I have a few unanswered question.
I come from using NExus phones since Nexus 1. Unlock Phone, install CWM and then use it to flash roms or rooting scripts.
Now, I have S4. I am still with their STOCK on I337M (Canadian Model) and I rooted using CF-Auto-Root and ODIN.
What I don't understand, is:
- Can I flash CWM and then just use CWM and SuperSU-vx.xx.zip to root? Why Use Odin?
- Now that I am rooted, if I new SAMSUNG firmware comes along, I am assuming it will fail, I will have to unroot and then apply firmware and then root again? How do I unroot? "Full Unroot" from the option in the app just like the Nexus phones?
- S4 has a counter from what I read, but lot's of warning about bricking phone is that only active on Samsung stock? What if I flash a google stock?
- Can I just use Rom Manager Pro as I used to with Nexus devices...
if I flash CWM, is it replacing ODIN? Is odin a recovery like Odin! If anyone can point out and explain the difference between CWM , ODIN, Nexus phones and S4 it would be great...
I know that now when I go to download mode (Is that like fastboot?) it shows binary as being custom, but I don't get a yellow triangle when I boot...
Thanks for any info regarding explaining what ODIN is...
I also noticed although I have 16GB phone, 6.38GB is system! That is huge! Is that normal?
There are some nice features that I would not like to lose, so I stuck with samsung and just use NOVA home screen...
This is actually the "ATT Galaxy S4Active" forum. S4 forum will have answers to all your S4 questions.
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Opps will get in trouble now.. now sure if I can move it or delete amd repost..
Thanks...
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ssss25 said:
Opps will get in trouble now.. now sure if I can move it or delete amd repost..
Thanks...
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Hi,
It seems that you have been around the houses.
The place you are looking for is HERE
Thanks.. I will do some more reading to try to find answers.. looks like my post just got moved.
Thanks
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Thanks. I found a lot of info at..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
Only thing I still wonder is about updates that samsung releases. It will remove root? I guess I have to wait till chainfire has a rooting script then update.
Thx.
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ssss25 said:
Thanks. I found a lot of info at..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
Only thing I still wonder is about updates that samsung releases. It will remove root? I guess I have to wait till chainfire has a rooting script then update.
Thx.
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I just went through the un root because I was only using it for one thing. I ended up flashing the original ROM using Odin then doing a factory reset and cache wipe. Now waiting for the update not sure I will root until S4 is not longer updated by Samsung.
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ssss25 said:
Thanks. I found a lot of info at..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
Only thing I still wonder is about updates that samsung releases. It will remove root? I guess I have to wait till chainfire has a rooting script then update.
Thx.
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Hi,
Look HERE
OTA will remove root,and the latest will lock down your bootloader.
Hi
I have AMG1... I think this is the latest one but I was able to root.. Will locking boot loader prevent rooting.. Could it be another one for at only?
Thanks
Note: yes. I did notice chainfires note.. But he doesn't say what load is the latest.. There are so many Samsung s4 models devices.. Each with different models its so confusing
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I just installed CWM on latest version of Canadian I337M AMG1... Its good so far.
Xda modder.. There are differences between i337 att and Canadian i337m.. No forum specific to the Canadian folks?
Thanks...
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Has anyone pushed up and if so is this what's bricking the phones in are forum
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jball said:
Has anyone pushed up and if so is this what's bricking the phones in are forum
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What is bricking phones is people trying to flash custom recoveries on MF3. You can NOT do it, but people keep doing it.. despite the 10000 warnings on here.
OP. This is a development forum. Yes we know what that is, we know how to use it. I suggest you read the sticky threads in all sections if you are interested in anything with your phone. If not, do not attempt to do anything at all. You will more than likely end up with a really expensive paperweight.
Btw, that is the warning screen before you get to Odin mode. Odin is a flashing tool for Samsung devices used on a computer.
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Thank u
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I didn't say I bricked nor flashed anything to get this screen.I believe I've only posted 1 time with a small problem I had when I used an lg thrill so as fas as reading and fixing my own problems.I've honestly never looked in "stickies"and for that I apologize. Anytime I reply to someone it is the answer they r looking for.I didn't use Odin to get this to pop up and didn't use Odin to fix it.I just wanted to know what pushing up would do .
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Pushing up is how it goes to odin mode. Which at this time IF your on MF3 OTA firmware would be useless since there is no custom recovery anyways. So the ONLY thing for those on MF3 OTA firmware is if they were going into odin mode to flash the MF3 firmware again (for examole at the Samsung Experience inside BestBuys.
For those that have MDL or MDB firmwares then that is what you DO USE to get into odin mode (so that the odin application can be used to communicate and flash the phone to custom firmwares).
So LONG STORY SHORT Yes we have all pushed up and have seen it and installed custom firmwares (For those that have rooted and installed custom firmwares that is).
Also if you did push up the ohone goes into odin mode. It will not brick your phone. You can just hold the power button until it fully powers off and then restart the phone and your back to normal as nothibg wiuld be changed,flashed, or anything.
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I used desktop Odin one time when I had my S2 I777 and never seen that screen.I flashed philz recovery and it wasn't auto loki'd on my I337 and got the triangle with unauthorized ATT msg.it wouldn't do nothing till the 4th time trying to get to recovery and that was what came up.
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You can't use Odin on any phone that is not a Samsung device.
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Maybe it was my S2 I777,it's been a long time.
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Can someone please point me to the right link. Installed safe strap on my att s4 and is stuck on the Samsung with the padlock unlocked screen. Was trying to install custom Rom. Running mj9. Thanks
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Hey man...give this post a whirl...The same thing happened to me under different circumstances. ..are you familiar with Odin? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48969091
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thanks for that i can boot into stock recovery now. the ? is how do i put a custom rom now so i can unlock my phone to use with tmobile. thats my main goal. i just learned for the past hour how to adb sideload is there a way to sideload a custom recovery so i can install a rom. not sure which version android im in i used the link above if its the mj9 mf3 or mk2 etc.. please help! im soo close!!
anyone? please???
I have the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900P)
I just recently 'un-rooted' my device & I am still running in CWM recovery..... I really want to get my phone back to fully stock; I want to know how to fully remove CWM & reboot my device in to stock recovery.
Is there a way to fully get CWM off my phone??
PLEASE HELP ME
Reflash a stock rom
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