Hi
So i am new to S4. I rooted it using Chainfire CF root..
So now the next step is to flash recovery
I did read a lot of things on XDa
So what i made up of everything is that I need to Flash a Kernel First and then I can flash the Recovery
is it right ?
manu44 said:
Hi
So i am new to S4. I rooted it using Chainfire CF root..
So now the next step is to flash recovery
I did read a lot of things on XDa
So what i made up of everything is that I need to Flash a Kernel First and then I can flash the Recovery
is it right ?
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U can directly flash a philz kernal that's good note it's I m suggesting thinking u have i9500/5 variant
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manu44 said:
Hi
So i am new to S4. I rooted it using Chainfire CF root..
So now the next step is to flash recovery
I did read a lot of things on XDa
So what i made up of everything is that I need to Flash a Kernel First and then I can flash the Recovery
is it right ?
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You can keep stock kernel and have philz touch recovery, that's what I have done previously. I have noticed a lot of custom recovers are a little buggy still tho still early days for gs4 so I'm still using stock recovery as I use an app called mobile odin and keep my stock firmware on the phone so I can flash anytime
Hi guys,
I am a relative newb to xda and rooting etc and have a query that hopefully someone can help me with. I have flashed a pre rooted mf8 rom via odin and would now like to add the loud volume mod to my s4 i9505! As far as I understand the mod has to be flashed via custom recovery. I still have stock recovery on my s4 and I am not sure on how to flash a custom recovery or which one I should use. Apologies if this is the wrong thread and thanks in advance for any help.
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Dishwish said:
Hi guys,
I am a relative newb to xda and rooting etc and have a query that hopefully someone can help me with. I have flashed a pre rooted mf8 rom via odin and would now like to add the loud volume mod to my s4 i9505! As far as I understand the mod has to be flashed via custom recovery. I still have stock recovery on my s4 and I am not sure on how to flash a custom recovery or which one I should use. Apologies if this is the wrong thread and thanks in advance for any help.
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Hi,
Look HERE
Choose one of the 4 recoveries available .
Installation instructions are on the thread.
as far as i know there are currently 3 custom recoverys available.
im using philz touch recovery.
download newest version as .tar.md5, put it in odin as pda, and flash it just like you did with the pre rooted rom.
main thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860
download:
http://d-h.st/users/philz_touch/?fld_id=16685#files
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chrisknife said:
as far as i know there are currently 3 custom recoverys available.
im using philz touch recovery.
download newest version as .tar.md5, put it in odin as pda, and flash it just like you did with the pre rooted rom.
main thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860
download:
http://d-h.st/users/philz_touch/?fld_id=16685#files
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Thanks... just flashed via odin... worked a treat. Now for that sound mod file.. Thanks again!
so i have an s4 that had 4.3...well it has an unlocked bootloader and recently i lost the stock recovery and no custom recovery was on there. so did the 4.4 ota update like a genius and now the phone is stuck in odin download mode. cant get it to boot cant get anywhere. im in the process of downloading the stock 4.4 firmware and i downloaded a custom rom and custom recovery. i didnt know where to go from here. would it be ok to flash the stock firmware with odin? or could i just try a custom recovery and custom rom in odin?? looking for some serious help. thanks in advanced
Do you have an i337, because if you do the bootloader is not unlocked. You're going to have to flash the stock firmware in Odin
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jd1639 said:
Do you have an i337, because if you do the bootloader is not unlocked. You're going to have to flash the stock firmware in Odin
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it is an i337. when i turn it on i get the unlocked lock with the samsung logo. i thought that was the bootloader.. im going totry to flash stock with odin now.
so that worked.. its booting up now. just to be certain i cannot flash custom recovery in odin on this right? and ill worry about the sim error at a later time.. already replaced the part yet i still get an error
The only working recovery for your phone now is safestrap
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tadcrazio said:
so that worked.. its booting up now. just to be certain i cannot flash custom recovery in odin on this right? and ill worry about the sim error at a later time.. already replaced the part yet i still get an error
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You're screwing up because you haven't read about the things you are trying to do. If you want to learn and do things correctly, I suggest reading the pinned threads in the general and q&a sections paying close attention to the information that is specifically about your model and firmware version. The things you are trying to do and the questions you are asking have been answered many times over in those threads.
tadcrazio said:
so i have an s4 that had 4.3...well it has an unlocked bootloader and recently i lost the stock recovery and no custom recovery was on there. so did the 4.4 ota update like a genius and now the phone is stuck in odin download mode. cant get it to boot cant get anywhere. im in the process of downloading the stock 4.4 firmware and i downloaded a custom rom and custom recovery. i didnt know where to go from here. would it be ok to flash the stock firmware with odin? or could i just try a custom recovery and custom rom in odin?? looking for some serious help. thanks in advanced
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I went through the same situation and previous post is the right suggestion go to the pin general.
This is what I did
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52289782
You need to flash full nb1 to regain stock.
Once you are in nb1 you can choose to stay stock or downgrade to mk2 to root and install safestrap.
From there you can install any Tw rom not AOSP YOU CAN NOT FLASH CUSTOM ROMS.
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Currently, im rooted and running a custom rom and recovery on my ATT S4 with MDL. I'd like to return to stock rooted with the option to flash custom roms in the future. I know there have been a lot of changes recently with the various versions so I would also like to update to the safest and latest firmware possible(still be able to flash custom recovery and rom if I wanted to in the future).
So... What would be the best method to go about returning to an updated stock rooted state with the ability to flash roms and recoveries in the future?
I've been searching all morning but can't find much info on working with MDL. Can anyone point me in the direction or offer any assistance?
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance :good:
Go to sammobile.com for the mdl firmware. You'll download a zip, extract the .tar.md5 file from it and flash that in Odin. After you do that the phone will want to update to the newest firmware so look for the files to delete or flash a custom rom. It'll also wrote the device so backup first
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jd1639 said:
Go to sammobile.com for the mdl firmware. You'll download a zip, extract the .tar.md5 file from it and flash that in Odin. After you do that the phone will want to update to the newest firmware so look for the files to delete or flash a custom rom. It'll also wrote the device so backup first
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Great. Thanks a bunch but I will no longer be rooted after flashing stock through ODIN correct? Should I use CASUAL from there to regain root and a custom recovery? Also, how would I update to a newer firmware after that? One that is "safe" or least problematic?
R.Suave said:
Great. Thanks a bunch but I will no longer be rooted after flashing stock through ODIN correct? Should I use CASUAL from there to regain root and a custom recovery? Also, how would I update to a newer firmware after that? One that is "safe" or least problematic?
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You will lose root. CASUAL will still work and you'll still be able to use twrp or cwm. For newer firmware you're going to want to flash a custom rom based 4.4.4. You don't want to update your firmware as you won't be able to use twrp or cwm any more
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jd1639 said:
You will lose root. CASUAL will still work and you'll still be able to use twrp or cwm. For newer firmware you're going to want to flash a custom rom based 4.4.4. You don't want to update your firmware as you won't be able to use twrp or cwm any more
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Perfect. Just the info I was looking for. Thanks! :good:
hey guys,
I have a rom flashed on my s4 i9505 (called virgin rom, something like that). I'm using my s4 now because I lost my note 4 on a night out. Thing is, I know that I have no root access, I've checked very thoroughly but I have a rom flashed from when I used to use it. I want to root my s4 now, but to be safe, I just wanted to check: CAN I ROOT MY S4 USING WHATEVER METHOD WITH A CUSTOM ROM ALREDY FLASHED? Do I have to do anything before I go ahead and root my phone, like flash a stock rom or something like that?
Many thanks.
Some ROMs, like cm13.1, can enable root access under developer settings.
If it's not there and you're sure the ROM is not rooted, you could flash supersu from a custom recovery.
Do you have a link to the ROM?
hession123 said:
hey guys,
I have a rom flashed on my s4 i9505 (called virgin rom, something like that). I'm using my s4 now because I lost my note 4 on a night out. Thing is, I know that I have no root access, I've checked very thoroughly but I have a rom flashed from when I used to use it. I want to root my s4 now, but to be safe, I just wanted to check: CAN I ROOT MY S4 USING WHATEVER METHOD WITH A CUSTOM ROM ALREDY FLASHED? Do I have to do anything before I go ahead and root my phone, like flash a stock rom or something like that?
Many thanks.
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Virgin rom for GTi-9505 is moded GPE rom and SuperSu should come with that rom. You might did un-root in the past. Check with app like root-checker for the root access.
To root, you do not have to go back to stock unless you do not like your GPE rom.
Yep this ROM does have SuperSU but when I go into it, it says that i'm "not rooted properly."
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Thanks for responding,
This rom came with SuperSU, but when I go into the app, it say that I'm "not rooted properly"
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Try flashing an updated version of supersu from a custom recovery.
audit13 said:
Try flashing an updated version of supersu from a custom recovery.
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I don't have root access at all, I've confirmed it by checking in every possible way. I really want to root my s4 safely but would it be OK if I rooted my phone using whatever method when my phone has a custom ROM flashed? Can I just root it right now without any worries?
Many thanks.
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If the phone were mine, I would re-flashing the ROM to see if that restores root access. If that doesn't work and I still want the same ROM, I would flash supersu from recovery to root it.
I understand your worry over bricking the phone. Unfortunately, flashing will carry a risk of bricking the phone.
audit13 said:
If the phone were mine, I would re-flashing the ROM to see if that restores root access. If that doesn't work and I still want the same ROM, I would flash supersu from recovery to root it.
I understand your worry over bricking the phone. Unfortunately, flashing will carry a risk of bricking the phone.
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I see, so if I was to root my phone now should I first flash a stock rom or something like that?
Many thanks.
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audit13 said:
If the phone were mine, I would re-flashing the ROM to see if that restores root access. If that doesn't work and I still want the same ROM, I would flash supersu from recovery to root it.
I understand your worry over bricking the phone. Unfortunately, flashing will carry a risk of bricking the phone.
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I'm not sure if the phone was ever rooted in the first place because it's been so long since I've used it.
Many thanks.
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Do you have a link to the ROM you flashed? Is it the Play Edition?
I see this ROM for the jflte: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495
audit13 said:
Try flashing an updated version of supersu from a custom recovery.
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Before I flashed the SuperSU.zip, SuperSU app was on the phone and it was saying the phone was not rooted properly, but now it's gone after flashing SuperSU.zip. I've tried everything at this stage. Do you think it would be safe to just root the phone now in its current state?:
1. Custom ROM is flashed
2. Clockworkmod as recovery
3. According to terminal emulator, titanium backup and root checker, i HAVE NO PROPER ROOT ACCESS.
Many thanks.
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audit13 said:
Some ROMs, like cm13.1, can enable root access under developer settings.
If it's not there and you're sure the ROM is not rooted, you could flash supersu from a custom recovery.
Do you have a link to the ROM?
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I don't have a link to the rom, but i know that it's relatively old. It's a GPE android version 4.3. the rom came with SuperSU but when I went into SuperSU app, it said I wasn't rooted.
Many thanks.
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I would not use CWM, I would switch to TWRP and then flash supersu. You may not even have to flash supersu as TWRP may be able to root the phone.
audit13 said:
I would not use CWM, I would switch to TWRP and then flash supersu. You may not even have to flash supersu as TWRP may be able to root the phone.
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I'm going to try that this evening
Many many thanks
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