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XWJVB cwm 3e flashing.....

Can some one please help me, I have xwjvb stock rom installed but I want to change the cwm recovery so I can flash another custom rom. Since its cwm 3e I cant do this, is there a way to change it without using odin ie .tar files and download mode? Update.zip fails when I try to appl it in cwm.... my phone has been rooted. Thanks

jscnz81 said:
Can some one please help me, I have xwjvb stock rom installed but I want to change the cwm recovery so I can flash another custom rom. Since its cwm 3e I cant do this, is there a way to change it without using odin ie .tar files and download mode? Update.zip fails when I try to appl it in cwm.... my phone has been rooted. Thanks
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If youre phone is rooted you can do it without odin but not without a tar or zip file for a kernel
1.Download SGS kernel flasher from market
2. Download a Kernel which supports Custom Recovery (for Example the CF-Root kernel in the version Nee-JVB-CWM3RFS 3.1)
3. Give Sgs kernel flasher su permissions
4. "Backup Kernel" (if you want)
5. "Choose Kernel" -> Choose the kernel you've downloaded -> "flash"
6. wait for reboot
7. Power your phone off and go with the 3button combo in recovery
8. Flash the custom rom you want
Sent from my GT-I9000

hey thanks for the reply! i just figured it out myself using the method u just described what a coincidence lol i just went to the market - downloaded sgs kernel flasher app - then downloaded the cf-root xwjvb kernel zip file, extracted the zImage file out of it and used the app to flash it....cool no more 3e recovery, now i can flash some custom roms yay!! i couldnt find my flippin usb cable thats why i couldnt use odin to flash ha ha

cant flash firmware please help

hi i was using bobcatrom on my s4 but thought i would try evil rom ,i installed rom to my ex sd card flashed rom through cwm it got 10% through and booted to galaxy screen ,i then went into cwm and tried the bobcat rom but the same happened,i then went to sam firmware and dowloaded stock ,it is the form of a zip ,how do i flash this zip using odin,please help has i need my phone urgently many thanks

someone please

I think you need to extract the contents of zip first.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

Search and you shall find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41072426

xyzulu said:
Search and you shall find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41072426
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yes i did find that ,but it takes me over 2 hours to download file
i have bootloader
csc
modem
platform
in the zip ,what goes where in odin please cheers

westentertainer said:
yes i did find that ,but it takes me over 2 hours to download file
i have bootloader
csc
modem
platform
in the zip ,what goes where in odin please cheers
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You've unzipped 1 too many times.
You need the .Tar file.
Flash this in PDA section of Odin and you're good to go!
I would recommend formatting cache, data, system and preload in CWM first.

xyzulu said:
Search and you shall find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41072426
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Obagleyfreer said:
You've unzipped 1 too many times.
You need the .Tar file.
Flash this in PDA section of Odin and you're good to go!
I would recommend formatting cache, data, system and preload in CWM first.
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i managed to get it up and running again now thanks, by putting the single tar files in the appropriate sections in odin

westentertainer said:
i managed to get it up and running again now thanks, by putting the single tar files in the appropriate sections in odin
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Good idea is to KEEP a copy of the stock rom for these little incidents... It is easier, and sometimes the only way, to flash the stock rom after a bad flash...
If you have the I9505 I would suggest buying Mobile ODIN... It makes flashing ALL roms so much easier... You do need to root the phone 1st though with PC ODIN. After that you can flash the tar files through it or the custom rom zip files... Mods can be flashed easily too.

since no one has suggested a nandroid backup, i am going ahead and doing that.
i have found it to be the most helpful when things go wrong

custom kernal

i trying to install custom kernal on y but cant install is there any solution..plz help.me

solution is follow the instruction on the op of the kernel thread you are trying to install and always mount system before you flash anything

mangeshbhosale said:
i trying to install custom kernal on y but cant install is there any solution..plz help.me
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you can try flashing the boot.img vie odin if that didn't do it then i don't know what will

the X Machine said:
you can try flashing the boot.img vie odin if that didn't do it then i don't know what will
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you dont flash the boot.img via odin
you flash tar files via odin (which contain the boot.img) but it has to be an odin flashable tar file
if you only have the boot.img file you can flash it via cwm with the boot image installer zip file
All instructions on how to flash each kernel will be on the op of each kernel thread

marcussmith2626 said:
you dont flash the boot.img via odin
you flash tar files via odin (which contain the boot.img) but it has to be an odin flashable tar file
if you only have the boot.img file you can flash it via cwm with the boot image installer zip file
All instructions on how to flash each kernel will be on the op of each kernel thread
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man anyone who uses odin will know that no need for this post

the X Machine said:
man anyone who uses odin will know that no need for this post
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please remember not all people who read your posts will have used odin or have understanding of what boot.img is

marcussmith2626 said:
please remember not all people who read your posts will have used odin or have understanding of what boot.img is
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yah i guess that not all people understand this i will try and explain things in the future any way thx you for explaining my answer for him :fingers-crossed:

If Help You!!
you can flash using this:
Download Kernel Update.zip
put the boot.img in sdcard
go reboot recovery (use cwm)
mount all system, data, cache,etc
go to 'install zip form sdcard'
select Kernel Update.zip
it finish installation go advance and reboot recovery is done!!

thnks guys for ur awesome reply..problem are solve now

[q] help! How do i go back to my stock kernel

I installed a kernel but there's a wifi bug and i don't know how to fix it. I made a backup before, but when i restore it, it doesn't go BACK!
i have i337M (4.4.2)
Someone please help me ..

I haven't personally tried this on the s4 but it should work. Grab the 4.4.2 factory tar file, rename it without the.md5, and extract it. Inside you should find a boot.img. Put that on your device and flash it with flashify from the play store.
Sent from my Nexus 5

Thanks! I will try it when I finish downloading the File from SamMobile.
Just to Clarify:
I need to remove the .md5 from the name? So just .tar? and then extract and put the boot.img on my sd and install flashify and flash from there? And my kernel will be back to stock?
If I wanted to unroot, would i just flash the .tar file through Odin? That would remove TWRP, root and custom kernel, am i correct?
Thanks.

the0nly0ne- said:
Thanks! I will try it when I finish downloading the File from SamMobile.
Just to Clarify:
I need to remove the .md5 from the name? So just .tar? and then extract and put the boot.img on my sd and install flashify and flash from there? And my kernel will be back to stock?
If I wanted to unroot, would i just flash the .tar file through Odin? That would remove TWRP, root and custom kernel, am i correct?
Thanks.
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You made it easy to answer your questions. It's yes to all of them
Sent from my Nexus 5

Issue faced in flashing kernel compiled from source

Hi Guys,
I have compiled a kernel for note 4 from opensource samsung.
I have got zimage in two locations , one in output which is less than 10mb and one in main kernel boot folder which is 20 mb.
When i try to flash using odin i , get the error , unsupported dev type.
I have firmware N910GDTS1DRH2 N910GODD1DRD1 downloaded from sammobile.
Also after compiling i have got some modules which i didnot touch.
I downloaded source from http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=sub&sub=F&searchValue=n910g
I have tried 3 mm versions, but all give same error.
Any help will be appreciated.
I also tried making boot.img with perl script but phone doesnot boot up using that.
Thanks and Regards,
Ankit

I use AIK to unpack the stock boot image. Take the zImage from output/arch/arm/boot/ and replace the original one in the new split_img folder that AIK creates. Be sure to rename it what AIK names it (boot.img-zImage if I remember right). Then repack it flash the new image via TWRP. The new-image should be close to 15.8 mb.
Edit- forgot to hit reply button @xdauserherewithnote4

Is TWRP neccessary
kevintm78 said:
I use AIK to unpack the stock boot image. Take the zImage from output/arch/arm/boot/ and replace the original one in the new split_img folder that AIK creates. Be sure to rename it what AIK names it (boot.img-zImage if I remember right). Then repack it flash the new image via TWRP. The new-image should be close to 15.8 mb.
Edit- forgot to hit reply button @xdauserherewithnote4
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Thanks for your reply, i was wondering if i can flash using odin or i have to use twrp? zimages are convertible to tar files that odin can flash but the problem i am facing is odin mode showing unsupported dev type.

xdauserherewithnote4 said:
Thanks for your reply, i was wondering if i can flash using odin or i have to use twrp? zimages are convertible to tar files that odin can flash but the problem i am facing is odin mode showing unsupported dev type.
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Yeah, you could make it in to .tar if you'd like but it needs to be in a boot.img form. The only way I know how to directly flash a zImage is with anykernel or a tool similar to that.

Kernel flash was success but phone is not stable now !
kevintm78 said:
Yeah, you could make it in to .tar if you'd like but it needs to be in a boot.img form. The only way I know how to directly flash a zImage is with anykernel or a tool similar to that.
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Ok i was able to flash boot.img by converting into tar (having new zimage) , but system is rebooting again and again after sometime.
I was able to flash after making boot.img using AIK. Thanks for advice.