Hi All,
My S4 is indicating custum device status, while I'm using official Samsung firmware, I've just updated it to 4.3 using Kies.
Does anyone have idea concerning this issue.
I saw in some threads that this is due to SD card, but I'm not using any sd card.
Thanks.
You have Custom rom, or Custom recovery
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Hagster said:
You have Custom rom, or Custom recovery
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Thanks Hagster, sorry but I'm novice, I personally unpack the phone and the only updates I've made are using kies, and don't know why the device was customized
safiezzina said:
Thanks Hagster, sorry but I'm novice, I personally unpack the phone and the only updates I've made are using kies, and don't know why the device was customized
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If your getting annoyed with this one try to flash a pre-rooted rom from djembey's thread and once your done install the triangle away to reset the binary and that should fix your problem and if you really want a stock rom then flash the stock rom from samsung and everything should be fine. have a nice day.
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Hi, I got an update (i think its 4.0.4) for my country and I couldn´t update it. I clicked on install but in recovery it was aborted. What is a reason?
I have clockworkmod + root. I tried some ROMs but i want to stay beside samsung fw.
Thx.
Hi.
I think you have to be on stock unrooted firmware with stock recovery, but i'm not sure.
OK, i have backup of stock rom, but how i can delete custom recovery?
What device do you have?
GT-P3110
artemis11 said:
GT-P3110
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Then, the easiest way is to flash either RomsWell or Tab2Lite RC3. They are all stock JB ROMs
I would like to instal stock rom, is it possible to restore recovery? Now i have clockwork mod and because of it i cant update to 4.0.4 and then to 4.1.1.
Hi. I wondrer if you managed to fix your problem? I have the same situation and I'm looking for a way to fix it.
artemis11 said:
I would like to instal stock rom, is it possible to restore recovery? Now i have clockwork mod and because of it i cant update to 4.0.4 and then to 4.1.1.
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chiquito3 said:
Hi. I wondrer if you managed to fix your problem? I have the same situation and I'm looking for a way to fix it.
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Use ODIN to flash OEM firmware. Lots of tutorial information on this site. Please search.
Cheers
I don't care about the stock ROM, I just want to get rid of the update notification. Is there a build prop edit that will do it? If so, could someone explain how? This is how it was done on my old Dinc, so if there is a simpler way, let me know. Thanks.
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JeramyEggs said:
I don't care about the stock ROM, I just want to get rid of the update notification. Is there a build prop edit that will do it? If so, could someone explain how? This is how it was done on my old Dinc, so if there is a simpler way, let me know. Thanks.
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People need to be more clear , give more detail when you ask a question. You should not be getting update notices if you are not on the stock firmware. If you are on a custom ROM and still get notices, ask the OP developers of the ROM why.
Sorry, I am on stock firmware, rooted with CWM recovery. I rooted before I took the update. Now It nags me to update, but won't allow it. I will probably look for a stock 4.04 ROM, but was happy with it the way it is because it is for my 8 year old. I was in the same boat as the OP. Thanks.
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JeramyEggs said:
Sorry, I am on stock firmware, rooted with CWM recovery. I rooted before I took the update. Now It nags me to update, but won't allow it. I will probably look for a stock 4.04 ROM, but was happy with it the way it is because it is for my 8 year old. I was in the same boat as the OP. Thanks.
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Well, I have Root + CWM, I was wondering the same because I didn't want to try the update on my rooted P3113 to avoid any problem. Finally I decided to try it because the notification was getting me nuts. It downloaded the update, tried to install it and gave me an error message. Told me to try the installation manually with Kies and stopped appearing
I'm pondering getting a GT-i9505G (Google Play Edition), and was wondering - since the bootloader is unlocked, could I flash a Touchwiz based i9505 rom to this device with something like Mobile ODIN to skip the modem (since I presume it wouldn't be compatible?).
Anyone heard anything about this?
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I'm pondering getting a GT-i9505G (Google Play Edition), and was wondering - since the bootloader is unlocked, could I flash a Touchwiz based i9505 rom to this device with something like Mobile ODIN to skip the modem (since I presume it wouldn't be compatible?).
Anyone heard anything about this?
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If it does have Download mode you will be able to flash the system etc. And otherwise you will be able to flash a flashable zip in CWM
Flashing GT-I9505G back to GT-I9505
tublah said:
I'm pondering getting a GT-i9505G (Google Play Edition), and was wondering - since the bootloader is unlocked, could I flash a Touchwiz based i9505 rom to this device with something like Mobile ODIN to skip the modem (since I presume it wouldn't be compatible?).
Anyone heard anything about this?
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I was thinking about the same concept, but only a little bit more radical.. Let me explain: I recently flashed my Galaxy S 4 GT-I9505 to a GT-I9505G (I rooted my phone and put android 4.3 on it). The only problem is that it was a test version of android, so it has a few, but very annoying bugs, like a huge battery drain from time to time and some very specific app crashing.
I was wondering if I can flash my phone back to stock, the way I bought it (with android 4.2.2 and TouchWiz skin). Is this possible by flashing the stock GT-I9505 firmware on my device (hence the GT-I9505 and GT-I9505G are almost the same devices), or is there another way? And do I have to root it again?
FYI: I have also made a TWRP backup of the situation right before the flashing of android 4.3, but if I want to do it that way I have to root it and flash TWRP right?
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I was thinking about the same concept, but only a little bit more radical.. Let me explain: I recently flashed my Galaxy S 4 GT-I9505 to a GT-I9505G (I rooted my phone and put android 4.3 on it). The only problem is that it was a test version of android, so it has a few, but very annoying bugs, like a huge battery drain from time to time and some very specific app crashing.
I was wondering if I can flash my phone back to stock, the way I bought it (with android 4.2.2 and TouchWiz skin). Is this possible by flashing the stock GT-I9505 firmware on my device (hence the GT-I9505 and GT-I9505G are almost the same devices), or is there another way? And do I have to root it again?
FYI: I have also made a TWRP backup of the situation right before the flashing of android 4.3, but if I want to do it that way I have to root it and flash TWRP right?
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Yes, you can ODIN back to complete stock I9505, and yes, you'll have to re-root, unless you flash a pre-rooted ODIN file.
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Yes, you can ODIN back to complete stock I9505, and yes, you'll have to re-root, unless you flash a pre-rooted ODIN file.
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So if I understand correctly I have to root and flash TWRP, and should be just fine if I restore from that backup?
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So if I understand correctly I have to root and flash TWRP, and should be just fine if I restore from that backup?
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You should just be able to flash TWRP from ODIN, then restore from your backup. Seems easier.
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You should just be able to flash TWRP from ODIN, then restore from your backup. Seems easier.
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Yup I did that this morning and it worked just fine! Thanks for the support
ChunkeyMonky said:
Yup I did that this morning and it worked just fine! Thanks for the support
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could you share what you followed?
thank you
Hey People,
i previously rooted my phone on stock firmware along with changing the kernel. I have no restored and removed root back to stock but i get this message when doing a OTA update as i need the latest update to enable 4G on my phone. It says Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available. How do i go about fixing this? I have done some research and used the triangle app to reset the flash counter which now says Official rather then Custom In download mode? If i flash the firmware does it automatically Re flash my Kernel or is that separate? I have looked for the stock i9505 kernel i Just cant seem to find it.
Will appreciate the help
Thanks
jeezy85 said:
Hey People,
i previously rooted my phone on stock firmware along with changing the kernel. I have no restored and removed root back to stock but i get this message when doing a OTA update as i need the latest update to enable 4G on my phone. It says Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available. How do i go about fixing this? I have done some research and used the triangle app to reset the flash counter which now says Official rather then Custom In download mode? If i flash the firmware does it automatically Re flash my Kernel or is that separate? I have looked for the stock i9505 kernel i Just cant seem to find it.
Will appreciate the help
Thanks
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flash stock firmware, stock kernel included
It's normal that it says that. Just install Xposed framework, then Wanam Xposed, there is an option to fake the system status as official and thus you'll be able to update firmware OTA.
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samersh72 said:
flash stock firmware, stock kernel included
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i have flashed stock firmware 2/3 times now doing another 1 as we speak it still says i cannot update ota..
any other ideas what could be causing it to be modified?
Have you ever find a way to fix this?
jeezy85 said:
i have flashed stock firmware 2/3 times now doing another 1 as we speak it still says i cannot update ota..
any other ideas what could be causing it to be modified?
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then try to update using kies
svd1977 said:
then try to update using kies
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Thank you for your answer, but unfortunately I can't use Kies since I use Linux and there is no Kies for Linux. May be another solution like adb?
Have u tried factory reset in stock recovery. I had this when I flashed official fw with odin. Was not untill I reset that the prob went away
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l8erz said:
Have u tried factory reset in stock recovery. I had this when I flashed official fw with odin. Was not untill I reset that the prob went away
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Thank you!
I wiped the data, without success, then I flashed everything again with Heindall 1.4.0, then wiped everything again. Now I have official status and should receive OTA updates.
Edit: but after rooting the official status is lost. Now I think this may be normal.
First let me say I'm not a noob.. I'm a developer but don't really deal with rooting, etc. So please don't bash...
I tried searching for answers to this question, but couldn't find an exact one..
I have the AT&T S4 with the MF3 OTA update. I want to try and install a custom rom, but in reading the hot to's, it says not to attempt to do it with the mf3 update since it's boot locked. Can I re-install a stock S4 firmware using odin and then, after a stock firmware is installed, then install twrp with a custom rom?
Thanks!
itsdavetime said:
First let me say I'm not a noob.. I'm a developer but don't really deal with rooting, etc. So please don't bash...
I tried searching for answers to this question, but couldn't find an exact one..
I have the AT&T S4 with the MF3 OTA update. I want to try and install a custom rom, but in reading the hot to's, it says not to attempt to do it with the mf3 update since it's boot locked. Can I re-install a stock S4 firmware using odin and then, after a stock firmware is installed, then install twrp with a custom rom?
Thanks!
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No.
scott14719 said:
No.
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Ha.. Well, that's an exact answer
There is a method in the works on the VZW forums that will allow custom ROMs on locked bootloaders. We are hoping to get it ported over the our side. Things are looking very promising. This method, known as a safestrap, will also allow multiple ROMs at once. Up to 4 slots. It keeps your stock ROM safe so if you have a bad flash, you can still boot right back and have a functional phone. You are only limited by how much space you have on your internal SD.
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itsdavetime said:
Ha.. Well, that's an exact answer
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graydiggy said:
There is a method in the works on the VZW forums that will allow custom ROMs on locked bootloaders. We are hoping to get it ported over the our side. Things are looking very promising. This method, known as a safestrap, will also allow multiple ROMs at once. Up to 4 slots. It keeps your stock ROM safe so if you have a bad flash, you can still boot right back and have a functional phone. You are only limited by how much space you have on your internal SD.
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Until then, OP, my advise is to just roll on stock/unrooted. Period.
Cheers
Hi
I have a new galaxy s4 on contract (unrooted, stock). I would like to try out some of the custom roms from this forum.
This will affect my warranty, counter etc.
I can use the Rom Manager app to take a backup of my system as it is now, If I need to take my galaxy s4 back to the store for
repairs etc., would a restore of this Rom Manager backup leave the phone EXACTLY as it was when I got it? including rom counter etc?
Would it also work on Kies? (I haven't used Kies yet but I understand that it recognises that a phone has been rooted / had custom
roms applied.
thank you
firbolg
firbolg said:
Hi
I have a new galaxy s4 on contract (unrooted, stock). I would like to try out some of the custom roms from this forum.
This will affect my warranty, counter etc.
I can use the Rom Manager app to take a backup of my system as it is now, If I need to take my galaxy s4 back to the store for
repairs etc., would a restore of this Rom Manager backup leave the phone EXACTLY as it was when I got it? including rom counter etc?
Would it also work on Kies? (I haven't used Kies yet but I understand that it recognises that a phone has been rooted / had custom
roms applied.
thank you
firbolg
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You have to flash custom recovery in order to flash custom rom, it means that your binary counter will increase, you can run triangle away if you have I9505 with no new firmware, then flash your stock rom before send it to warranty
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samersh72 said:
You have to flash custom recovery in order to flash custom rom, it means that your binary counter will increase, you can run triangle away if you have I9505 with no new firmware, then flash your stock rom before send it to warranty
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Hi samersh72
thanks for the quick reply. Sorry but I'm not clear on it.
Are you saying that after flashing custom rom(s) I cannot reset the phone by restoring the Rom Manager backup I took before flashing custom roms? Why is that?
If that's the case:
I think triangle away on the gs4 only works on stock roms? Does that mean that to reset the phone I would have to flash stock rom first and then run triangle away?
Would the flashing / triangle away also remove root?
firbolg
Sir you have a lot of reading to do. Have a look in the stick thread section for guides, tutorials and explanations. There are new security measures that will render your phone out of warranty with no way of returning it to stock condition. Read well.
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Hi samersh72
thanks for the quick reply. Sorry but I'm not clear on it.
Are you saying that after flashing custom rom(s) I cannot reset the phone by restoring the Rom Manager backup I took before flashing custom roms? Why is that?
If that's the case:
I think triangle away on the gs4 only works on stock roms? Does that mean that to reset the phone I would have to flash stock rom first and then run triangle away?
Would the flashing / triangle away also remove root?
firbolg
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1) root
2) flash custom recovery
3) make the nandroid backup for your stock firmware.
4) play with custom roms
5) restore your stock firmware, run triangle away, unroot, send it to warranty.
triangle away does not remove root. unroot by flashing stock.
PS. triangle away does not run on new firmwares. MH8, 6, GG ...
avoid flashing them at this moment. once flashed, you can not downgrade due to the locked bootloader
HANDSY said:
Sir you have a lot of reading to do. Have a look in the stick thread section for guides, tutorials and explanations. There are new security measures that will render your phone out of warranty with no way of returning it to stock condition. Read well.
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Totally agree!
I cannot emphasise how important reading is before you do anything! Read read and read again! It'll save you stress in the future, believe me!
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Totally agree!
I cannot emphasise how important reading is before you do anything! Read read and read again! It'll save you stress in the future, believe me!
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Thanks all. I'm reading |
firbolg