I have a Galaxy s4 4.2.2 touchwiz rooted.
I want to backup and install Slimbean 4.3
And if I need, restore to my touchwiz.
Is it possible? Can someone help me or giving the link to the guide?
Is it a good idea to move from touchwiz to Slimbean ?
Thanks
master-i said:
I have a Galaxy s4 4.2.2 touchwiz rooted.
I want to backup and install Slimbean 4.3
And if I need, restore to my touchwiz.
Is it possible? Can someone help me or giving the link to the guide?
Is it a good idea to move from touchwiz to Slimbean ?
Thanks
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well from my experience with rooting, although i failed to flash slimbean 4.3 on my i9500, i did do a complete wipe and all, so when i restored my backup it came back to the stock i had before.
so basiclly i think that if you do a wipe -> flash slimbean and don't like it you could always do a wipe -> restore your backup...but take me for granted i'm no expert in this
@maoroh
How do you backup & restore? With clockworkmod?
master-i said:
@maoroh
How do you backup & restore? With clockworkmod?
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I used the feature in cwm and it worked for me, slimbean doesn't support the i9500, only the i9505 and the US variants atm
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I have a AT&T Galaxy S4 running Pacrom 4.2.2 stable.
I would like to upgrade to one of the 4.3 nightlys. Can I just flash the new zip, or do I need to do a full format since it's going from 4.2 to 4.3?
Thanks for any help
da64u said:
I have a AT&T Galaxy S4 running Pacrom 4.2.2 stable.
I would like to upgrade to one of the 4.3 nightlys. Can I just flash the new zip, or do I need to do a full format since it's going from 4.2 to 4.3?
Thanks for any help
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Full wipe is mandatory. You will get FCs coming out of your ears if you do not do a full wipe
Langes said:
Full wipe is mandatory. You will get FCs coming out of your ears if you do not do a full wipe
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Thanks. And now that I have this open what's the easiest way to backup as much of my info and settings as possible when switching?
da64u said:
Thanks. And now that I have this open what's the easiest way to backup as much of my info and settings as possible when switching?
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What has worked the best for me is doing an 'online nandroid' backup and use 'nandroid manager' to restore apps. Only restore data of things you absolutely need. Like games. The rest just do restore app. You can find both in play store. You can use 'pac backup' to save settings. Never restore system apps through nandroid manager
da64u said:
Thanks. And now that I have this open what's the easiest way to backup as much of my info and settings as possible when switching?
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Titanium backup or a similar app. Batch backup and batch restore.
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hello
i have a s4 i19500 with Android 4.2 rooted and all and im thinking of upgrading to 4.4 now i have a full nandriod backup with efs can i downgrade from 4.4.2 using the backup only and will there be any conflicts ?
thank you
malikron7 said:
hello
i have a s4 i19500 with Android 4.2 rooted and all and im thinking of upgrading to 4.4 now i have a full nandriod backup with efs can i downgrade from 4.4.2 using the backup only and will there be any conflicts ?
thank you
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If u have android 4.2.2 u are lucky. You should install a custom recovery and flash a custom Kitkat rom for there. On the contrary, if u update ur phone to android 4.4.2 (kitKat) the bootloader will be updated too and u wont cant come back to 4.2.2.
Joku1981 said:
If u have android 4.2.2 u are lucky. You should install a custom recovery and flash a custom Kitkat rom for there. On the contrary, if u update ur phone to android 4.4.2 (kitKat) the bootloader will be updated too and u wont cant come back to 4.2.2.
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cant come back even if i flash the nandriod backup
malikron7 said:
cant come back even if i flash the nandriod backup
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You can always go back to 4.2 if you have a nandroid backup but you can't downgrade officially using Odin.
Is it possible to restore the backup I made on 4.2.2 to restore the 4.2.2 rom? I'm on 4.4.2 now.
I made the backup with philz and now I have philz installed too.
tainka said:
Is it possible to restore the backup I made on 4.2.2 to restore the 4.2.2 rom? I'm on 4.4.2 now.
I made the backup with philz and now I have philz installed too.
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You can restore 4.2.2 but you will have to flash the modem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680948:
Return To JellyBean
It's real simple when you wanna return to your old ROM or your NAND backup (JB base). All you need is downloading the old JB Baseband and flash it, then your ROM / backup. You can find old JB Baseband here in @autoprime 's thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451426
6ril1 said:
You can restore 4.2.2 but you will have to flash the modem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680948:
Return To JellyBean
It's real simple when you wanna return to your old ROM or your NAND backup (JB base). All you need is downloading the old JB Baseband and flash it, then your ROM / backup. You can find old JB Baseband here in @autoprime 's thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451426
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I had stock rooted Israeli rom, I dont see its modem, can I flash another rom modem? Lets say europe one?
tainka said:
I had stock rooted Israeli rom, I dont see its modem, can I flash another rom modem? Lets say europe one?
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I think the stock modem only depend on the model and version of android.
But it would probably be better to ask this kind of question directly in the thread dedicated about it.
i am about to upgrade from 4.3 to 4.4.2 for my note 3 sm-n900 (exynos version) i have not rooted my device
is there something i should be aware of before upgrading?
will my apps be removed?
should i back-up something?
is there any drawbacks ?
is the upgrade worth it?
i heard there are some issues with the sd card(what is the problem)?
re: upgrade to kitkat
jackto said:
i am about to upgrade from 4.3 to 4.4.2 for my note 3 sm-n900 (exynos version) i have not rooted my device
is there something i should be aware of before upgrading?
will my apps be removed?
should i back-up something?
is there any drawbacks ?
is the upgrade worth it?
i heard there are some issues with the sd card(what is the problem)?
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First keep in mind that once you upgrade from 4.3 to 4.4.2 Kitkat you will not
be able to downgrade to 4.3 again.
Any existing nandroid 4.3 Jellybean backups you have will not be useable after
the upgrade.
The only things you might want to backup are your apps which came
from the Google Playstore.
Use an app like Titanium backup to backup your playstore apps if you wish.
Be sure to do a "Factory Data Reset" in your phone before Odin flashing the
official stock 4.4.2 Kitkat rom/firmware for best results.
Good luck!
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First keep in mind that once you upgrade from 4.3 to 4.4.2 Kitkat you will not
be able to downgrade to 4.3 again.
Any existing nandroid 4.3 Jellybean backups you have will not be useable after
the upgrade.
The only things you might want to backup are your apps which came
from the Google Playstore.
Use an app like Titanium backup to backup your playstore apps if you wish.
Be sure to do a "Factory Data Reset" in your phone before Odin flashing the
official stock 4.4.2 Kitkat rom/firmware for best results.
Good luck!
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Please be aware that N900/Exynos models now CAN reset their Knox flag and downgrade - it is not a very simple procedure but now it is possible! Read more here (and for people that want to talk about that procedure please do not post questions in the other development thread, just search for the thread specific for that kind of knox reset / downgrade, I think I have seen one started by one of the guys that have tested that on the N900):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52487263#post52487263
The rest of the post is OK, I also consider Titanium Backup as a much better way to handle backups!
Hi guys,
I am currently using stock and rooted 4.4.2 firmware (international version) and I want to update my N9005 to official Lollipop, specifically this rom. Can I update it via Odin or do I have to get back to non-rooted stock 4.4.2 and then update to 5.0? Am I going to lose all my data with flashing this 5.0 rom?
Also, after updating, is it possible to root stock lollipop rom?
Thanks in advance guys!
Yes, sure you can flash that ROM in Odin, no need to go back to stock unrooted 4.4.2, doesn't matter if you are rooted or not currently, or even if you are using a custom ROM.
However I can't say whether upgrading will cause loss of data or not, I always wipe my phone before upgrading so I can't say that, sorry.
Yes, you can root Lollipop easily further.
markos807 said:
Hi guys,
I am currently using stock and rooted 4.4.2 firmware (international version) and I want to update my N9005 to official Lollipop, specifically this rom. Can I update it via Odin or do I have to get back to non-rooted stock 4.4.2 and then update to 5.0? Am I going to lose all my data with flashing this 5.0 rom?
Also, after updating, is it possible to root stock lollipop rom?
Thanks in advance guys!
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If you're rooted you can install a custom recovery like TWRP and do a nandroid backup in Recovery. Then later you can Restore data. Note Custom Recovery will most likely trip Knox so if you are still on 0x0 Warranty bit (check in Download Mode screen) you should probably rely on Titanium Backup or similar to back up all your user apps and data to extSDCard.
Journyman16 said:
If you're rooted you can install a custom recovery like TWRP and do a nandroid backup in Recovery. Then later you can Restore data. Note Custom Recovery will most likely trip Knox so if you are still on 0x0 Warranty bit (check in Download Mode screen) you should probably rely on Titanium Backup or similar to back up all your user apps and data to extSDCard.
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Thanks guys, appreciate it! Can you please send me a link to the custom recovery which is by your opinion the best, I suppose TWRP? And also, if you can, send me a tutorial for rooting the lollipop. Thanks!
markos807 said:
Thanks guys, appreciate it! Can you please send me a link to the custom recovery which is by your opinion the best, I suppose TWRP? And also, if you can, send me a tutorial for rooting the lollipop. Thanks!
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The Team Win project thread is in the Original Android Development forums - go here and read up on it before you try. Note the up to date versions are in the techerrata mirror link.
LP root guide - you will need to do a search - not something I've had to look for - it was JB when I rooted my phone.
At first try I've failed in Odin with flashing this rom, and I've tried to do it again and strangely it succeeded. Android L looks and feels great and very smooth, thanks guys for your help! Also, all of my data stayed where they were before flashing, so that's another plus for this flashing.