Im on free gs4 3.0 (4.2.2) mf9 base very stock like but I want to return my phone for insurance and it cant be rooted so can I just flash ota without damage? I dont really have access to a computer so it would be much easier to just flash mk2 and of I can is there a particular way I should go about it?
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jrollercoasters said:
Im on free gs4 3.0 (4.2.2) mf9 base very stock like but I want to return my phone for insurance and it cant be rooted so can I just flash ota without damage? I dont really have access to a computer so it would be much easier to just flash mk2 and of I can is there a particular way I should go about it?
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NO.
You have to download mf9 tar and Odin that. You could dowblaod the tar file to your phone and use it with mobile Odin on the phone.
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daniel4653 said:
NO.
You have to download mf9 tar and Odin that. You could dowblaod the tar file to your phone and use it with mobile Odin on the phone.
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I thought odin mobile didn't work?
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Looks like you're right. I had seen that the latest update fixed some issues with 4.3 GS4 but looks like its only the GSM variant.
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Well I guess im screwed.. will my phone brick if I ota?
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jrollercoasters said:
Well I guess im screwed.. will my phone brick if I ota?
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Wait you're on MF9.are you sure mobile Odin doesn't work on it? I knew there were problems with 4.3.
You're phone wouldnt even accept the OTA if you are on rooted custom recovery.
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Wait you're on MF9.are you sure mobile Odin doesn't work on it? I knew there were problems with 4.3.
You're phone wouldnt even accept the OTA if you are on rooted custom recovery.
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Im postive mobile odin doesn't work and my phone shows me I have the ota for mk2 but your saying it won't let me flash it?
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jrollercoasters said:
Im postive mobile odin doesn't work and my phone shows me I have the ota for mk2 but your saying it won't let me flash it?
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You said you're on MF9. there's no way you could have the MK2 OTA as you would have to take MJA OTA before. You can't skip OTAs from my knowledge.
Yeah it shouldnt as OTAs check for modified stock files which will be in a custom ROM. Failing the install during recovery install.
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You said you're on MF9. there's no way you could have the MK2 OTA as you would have to take MJA OTA before. You can't skip OTAs from my knowledge.
Yeah it shouldnt as OTAs check for modified stock files which will be in a custom ROM. Failing the install during recovery install.
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Ok then its probably mja I just thought it was mk2 , can I ota mja?
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You might be able to if you get stock recovery and stock ROM while rooted. Not 100% sure.
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You might be able to if you get stock recovery and stock ROM while rooted. Not 100% sure.
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I dont have a clue how to get stock recovery and im sure I can find stock mja somewhere
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jrollercoasters said:
I dont have a clue how to get stock recovery and im sure I can find stock mja somewhere
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Here
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23032113221600565
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daniel4653 said:
Here
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23032113221600565
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And I just flash that.. like any other recovery?
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Yes
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Yes
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Thanks for all your help man, hopefully thisll all work out
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Anyone know where I can get the stock MK2 kernel for 9005?
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PokerPlayer said:
Anyone know where I can get the stock MK2 kernel for 9005?
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Attached SM-N9005 MK2 Stock Kernel.
Awesome a million thanks to you sir
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Is there a file that I can flash in recovery to go back to complete stock mk2?
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churchey360 said:
Is there a file that I can flash in recovery to go back to complete stock mk2?
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This might be what your looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586586
By 'complete' I think he means unrooted stock MK2.
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Go here, it has the fastest download of the stock tar MK2 file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49213024
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cruise350 said:
Go here, it has the fastest download of the stock tar MK2 file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49213024
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if one were to flash this stock MK2 over an already installed MK2 for a completely stock finish, would it trip KNOX? no because it's using stock recovery?
No, it will not trip knox.
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Only possible via custom ROM. Cannot happen with stock tars through Odin. Downgrading the entire software with bootloader is not possible thanks to Knox.
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For example....I'm on sac23 custom 4.4 v3 NAE and I would love to try out a few of the 4.3 custom Roms available. I can run these? I don't think I'd go back to stock 4.3...if its stock...its gotta be kk!
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Yes you're fine if they are custom Roms .
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Thank you so much for your valuable insight!
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Hey you guys my phone got messed up and I need to root my new one but I was wondering of the root method changed for kit kat? With out the water mark. . And does cf auto root still work?
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Yes it still roots. Idk what you are talking about with the watermark...
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On my s4 it shows its rooted on splash screen
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jrollercoasters said:
On my s4 it shows its rooted on splash screen
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Never seen that - ever.
Must be something with the ROM/Kernel you had/have.
If you have a stock Sprint phone and use CF-Autoroot it will not say 'rooted' it just will be.