is unrooted phone able to flash zip?
You just need a custom recovery to be able to flash zips. Rooting doesn't affect this.
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Chromium_ said:
You just need a custom recovery to be able to flash zips. Rooting doesn't affect this.
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is unrooted and locked phone able to use a custom recovery?
davinnwilliam said:
is unrooted and locked phone able to use a custom recovery?
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No. You need to unlock the bootloader (and keep it unlocked) for the custom recovery to work.
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its getting damn annoying. I don't want to update yet until there's a clean way with clockwork or something
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can I flash the stock recovery then update to 2.3.1 and reflash clockwork?
or can I just update over clockwork?
all that I've done so far is unlock the bootloader, install clockwork, and root.
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jaker.the.skater said:
can I flash the stock recovery then update to 2.3.1 and reflash clockwork?
or can I just update over clockwork?
all that I've done so far is unlock the bootloader, install clockwork, and root.
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as of now my understanding is that the "stock" recovery cannot be flashed over clockwork mod. he is working on a recovery to allow this
Why don't you just accept it? If it fails because of ClockworkMod then you will never see it again.
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so can I flash the ota from rom manager?
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TheBiles said:
Why don't you just accept it? If it fails because of ClockworkMod then you will never see it again.
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because I didn't know if it would mess anything up. didn't want to try it on a brand new phone
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jaker.the.skater said:
because I didn't know if it would mess anything up. didn't want to try it on a brand new phone
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Uh... It's an official update. Why would it mess anything up?
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because i didnt know if clockwork affected it all.
but its irrelevant now, i installed the update and re rooted and everything so im good.
jaker.the.skater said:
because i didnt know if clockwork affected it all.
but its irrelevant now, i installed the update and re rooted and everything so im good.
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Clockwork Recovery doesn't affect that. People are spreading misinformation.
It's modified boot.img's that are preventing updating. If you used one of the easy root methods, such as superboot, it replaces the stock boot.img with a modified one... this causes a MD5 mismatch when trying to update.
To fix it, you need to get the stock boot.img, and flash it back before updating. You can update via CWR (I did it myself).
im all updated now so im good thank you for explaining that though
Luxferro said:
Clockwork Recovery doesn't affect that. People are spreading misinformation.
It's modified boot.img's that are preventing updating. If you used one of the easy root methods, such as superboot, it replaces the stock boot.img with a modified one... this causes a MD5 mismatch when trying to update.
To fix it, you need to get the stock boot.img, and flash it back before updating. You can update via CWR (I did it myself).
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Where'd you get the stock boot.img?
TheBiles said:
Where'd you get the stock boot.img?
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You can get a 2.3.0 boot.img that works with fastboot here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10027638&postcount=1
Finally got my G2 to TO root with su binaries installed. Now can someone point me in the direction of a recovery install That will work after latest update. I have tried flashing and a couple other methods to no avail.
Thanks in advance
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fountain79 said:
Finally got my G2 to TO root with su binaries installed. Now can someone point me in the direction of a recovery install That will work after latest update. I have tried flashing and a couple other methods to no avail.
Thanks in advance
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Update guessing is the ota? You can use flashify app from play store to flash either TWRP recovery 2.6.3.2 that is a IMG. Or 2.6.3.3. That's a zip file .....
Okay will try
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RubbleTea said:
Update guessing is the ota? You can use flashify app from play store to flash either TWRP recovery 2.6.3.2 that is a IMG. Or 2.6.3.3. That's a zip file .....
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Okay will try
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I just read in another thread that custom recoveries cannot yet be flashed on the latest OTA. You have to revert back in order to have a custom recovery. According to this thread.
jellybear456 said:
I just read in another thread that custom recoveries cannot yet be flashed on the latest OTA. You have to revert back in order to have a custom recovery. According to this thread.
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If you DONT have the ota and update with a custom recovery it will bootloop, need stock recovery but if you have the ota flashing a custom recovery is fine...could always see if theirs a stock ROM with ota included too
I have the ota and twrp recovery rooted...
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If you DONT have the ota and update with a custom recovery it will bootloop, need stock recovery but if you have the ota flashing a custom recovery is fine...could always see if theirs a stock ROM with ota included too
I have the ota and twrp recovery rooted...
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I got the phone this past Friday. Took the ota update before even attempting to root the device. I used the newest ioroot12 and achieved root yesterday. I have tried to use the Loki method to flash recovery also tried using flashify neither one has worked. What method did you use. Also thanks for your help...??
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fountain79 said:
I got the phone this past Friday. Took the ota update before even attempting to root the device. I used the newest ioroot12 and achieved root yesterday. I have tried to use the Loki method to flash recovery also tried using flashify neither one has worked. What method did you use. Also thanks for your help...??
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Do you have twrp 2.6.3.2 IMG? Or 2.6.3.3 zip first
Got both
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Got both
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Really and flashify wont work? You can use fastboot and adb to push a recovery only IMG though not the zip
Hmm if not you might need to revert as jellybear said...I'm at work....and can't help as much....use general forums andand rrthreada for your carrier I'll try to help
Okay gonna try again
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Okay gonna try again
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I'll try to help though
Just flashed recovery img with flashify again. It says complete and gives option to flash more stuff or reboot. I choose reboot and it powers off. So I tried power button and vol down and that way also just powers off...
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fountain79 said:
Just flashed recovery img with flashify again. It says complete and gives option to flash more stuff or reboot. I choose reboot and it powers off. So I tried power button and vol down and that way also just powers off...
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Can you start ROM and use goomanger to boot into recovery
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Can you start ROM and use goomanger to boot into recovery
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I have tried with rom toolbox and quick boot. Downloading goo manager now
That didn't work either gonna try and use adb to push it through. It seems like it's not installing maybe a bad download of the recovery img. gonna re do
what does this mean
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what does this mean
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If I saw that on my phone's screen I would know that the
phone has stock recovery and most likely it's not rooted.
So I would root the phone and install/flash TWRP custom recovery.
Good luck!
Misterjunky said:
If I saw that on my phone's screen I would know that the
phone has stock recovery and most likely it's not rooted.
So I would root the phone and install/flash TWRP custom recovery.
Good luck!
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when i do root checker it says congratulations device rooted
wichol98 said:
when i do root checker it says congratulations device rooted
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The fact that your phone is rooted is the reason why your stock recovery is showing the laying ( I call it dead ) android.
There is no need to install a custom recovery if you all you need to do is root the phone otherwise there's a lot of uses when you have a custom recovery like backing up your firmware and install/flash custom roms.
I installed cwm and flashed the recovery is there something else I need to do to install a custom rom
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wichol98 said:
I installed cwm and flashed the recovery is there something else I need to do to install a custom rom
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No that's about it ( I do recommend that you use an external microsd card for backup though ). Just need to download the rom of your choice and flash away.
When I boot into recovery I end up on that screen with dead android
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wichol98 said:
When I boot into recovery I end up on that screen with dead android
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That means CWM didn't install properly. Seeing you have a Tmo phone, head over here and follow the guide.
I have a pre_MF3 phone but my gf has this device with NC1 Bl, I was able to use geohot's root method to acquire root access. I have supersu installed but can't update binaries. I tried using goo.im to install a recovery but that seems to have failed (it says it installed successful). Each to I try to reboot recovery it boots into DL mode and will continue doing that until I pull battery and force a it into the "booting a custom software" screen to which then I can push vol down and restart it normal but cannot in anyway get it into recovery mode. I'm assuming this may have to deal with it being a "loki'd" recovery? Does this seem like a plausible issue? If it is what's the chances of say, since we can install I9505 roms that we could install the un- "loki'd" I9505 custom recoveries? Also, this isn't packaged with a recovery so, I'm assuming the best method of installing a recovery may be odin? Any feedback would be nice, Thanks in advance
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I have a pre_MF3 phone but my gf has this device with NC1 Bl, I was able to use geohot's root method to acquire root access. I have supersu installed but can't update binaries. I tried using goo.im to install a recovery but that seems to have failed (it says it installed successful). Each to I try to reboot recovery it boots into DL mode and will continue doing that until I pull battery and force a it into the "booting a custom software" screen to which then I can push vol down and restart it normal but cannot in anyway get it into recovery mode. I'm assuming this may have to deal with it being a "loki'd" recovery? Does this seem like a plausible issue? If it is what's the chances of say, since we can install I9505 roms that we could install the un- "loki'd" I9505 custom recoveries? Also, this isn't packaged with a recovery so, I'm assuming the best method of installing a recovery may be odin? Any feedback would be nice, Thanks in advance
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Bootloader is locked. You can't have recovery besides Safestrap on any version past MDL 4.2.2. You'll have to reflash it with ODIN to fix the recovery issue and use Safestrap to flash ROMs.
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DeadlySin9 said:
Bootloader is locked. You can't have recovery besides Safestrap on any version past MDL 4.2.2. You'll have to reflash it with ODIN to fix the recovery issue and use Safestrap to flash ROMs.
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Do you understand what I'm talking about ? Geohots newest root method that works on the s5 and everything? If so I guess what you're telling me is this isn't a true root method but merely a way to get a ss installed?
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I guess I was thinking this was a true root method. It does make sense that I'll need SS seeing as how the other recovery isn't working. I'll go try installing SS
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Droidmissionary said:
I guess I was thinking this was a true root method. It does make sense that I'll need SS seeing as how the other recovery isn't working. I'll go try installing SS
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Yep,geohots is only root, still no recovery
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Droidmissionary said:
I guess I was thinking this was a true root method. It does make sense that I'll need SS seeing as how the other recovery isn't working. I'll go try installing SS
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Root is not the same as a bootloader unlock. Older phones only needed root, now that we have complicated locked bootloaders with checks we need more than just root to install a custom recovery and ROMs.
DeadlySin9 said:
Root is not the same as a bootloader unlock. Older phones only needed root, now that we have complicated locked bootloaders with checks we need more than just root to install a custom recovery and ROMs.
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No I understand and that is all my fault. I guess all this hype made me think it was a true unlock. Not just root. Im sure the hype was mostly over s5
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Droidmissionary said:
No I understand and that is all my fault. I guess all this hype made me think it was a true unlock. Not just root. Im sure the hype was mostly over s5
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it's still only root, good progress note not the whole enchilada
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Hello Everyone just want to ask before I go to root and install recovery Im still stock and not rooted so heres my idea to root and install custom recovery
1. Root using towelroot
2. Install recovery using Flashify
3. Install custom rom
can this method work? anyone have tried this? since I dont want to use odin because Im still noob
TIA
Towel root may not work, you may have to use Odin because Samsung patched their kernels.
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Battlehero said:
Towel root may not work, you may have to use Odin because Samsung patched their kernels.
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I see then what recovery do you prefer? TWRP/philz touch?
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I see then what recovery do you prefer? TWRP/philz touch?
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It's personal preference, but I personally like to use TWRP.