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[Q] Help rooting with Motochopper MDL

Can MDL (latest OTA update) be rooted? I was able to install Superuser but cant install the binaries. Any help would be appreciated

majid25 said:
Can MDL (latest OTA update) be rooted? I was able to install Superuser but cant install the binaries. Any help would be appreciated
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Most likely it same as mdm, mdn. We have to used this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255190.
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just flash the rooted version in dev.

How am I supposed to flash a zip when I have no custom recovery?...motochopper says failure all the time tried it twice.. is the mdn method for sprint s4? It says gt-19505
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You don't have to be rooted to install a recovery. Just use Odin to install a recovery, then use that to flash the zip.
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C4PO said:
You don't have to be rooted to install a recovery. Just use Odin to install a recovery, then use that to flash the zip.
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So install a recovery, flash any custom rom and that's it??
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Is it really that easy to install custom roms?

Or am I missing something?
Flash custom recovery through Odin, flash custom rom?
No root beforehand, no unlocking the bootloader?
Thx :good:

Ti2 said:
Or am I missing something?
Flash custom recovery through Odin, flash custom rom?
E root beforehand, no unlocking the bootloader?
Thx :good:
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First whit odin flash rooted rom from djembay thread than you will bee rooted then flash recovery from odin then flash what rom you what from recovery.If you haw international sgs4.We haw unlocked bootloader.
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muhamet said:
First whit odin flash rooted rom from djembay thread than you will bee rooted then flash recovery from odin then flash what rom you what from recovery.If you haw international sgs4.We haw unlocked bootloader.
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Yeah international i9505. I know it's not simlocked, but I'm used to Nexus devices where you need to unlock the bootloader 1st (the same with Asus Transformer tabs) before one do anything.
So... I need to be rooted first before I can flash a custom recovery?

Yep you dhont need ulcoking bootloader just go t android devolpment and djembay thread you will find odin end rooted stock rom
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muhamet said:
Yep you dhont need ulcoking bootloader just go t android devolpment and djembay thread you will find odin end rooted stock rom
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With omega didnt need to pre root just odin recovery then flas omega zip which included root
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No you do not need to be rooted before hand - flash custom recovery then the custom rom.
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[D802] remove CWM and go back to stock recovery

Hi Guys,
there is a new OTA update for my device but it seems like there i have CWM installed and it failed on installation. Can anybody guide me how to remove CWM and flash back stock recovery?
Thanks.

Maybe to push with adb will work
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Errrr sorry, but could u be little more specific for a newbie?
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Any easy way to install twrp?

I am aware of the guides the nice people have come up with but is there an easier way such as an application? I remember, before I flashed back firmware, it was ten times easier and required no adb or commands on my end. I also flashed it over CWM which I had at the time.
Thanks.
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What ROM are you currently on? Are you rooted? If on a Jellybean ROM and rooted just use Freegee from the market to install latest TWRP or Cwm instantly with no fuss. If you are on a KitKat ROM you need to downgrade which can be a long process.
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Once that i lost my cable i installed flashify and it worked.donloaded a dozen of em but only flashify worked and successfully flashed twrp.img but root pal, just root..
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I am rooted. On stock 4.2.
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Then Freegee is the way to go...
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I second flashify, great tool
on the move..

ioroot to root
freegee to twrp
Back up EFS, and then back THAT up to your computer. THEN proceed to whatever it is you rooted for.

Definitely back efs up
on the move..

livelysins96 said:
I am aware of the guides the nice people have come up with but is there an easier way such as an application? I remember, before I flashed back firmware, it was ten times easier and required no adb or commands on my end. I also flashed it over CWM which I had at the time.
Thanks.
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Install FreeGee from the Google play store since you are rooted already.

What exactly is efs? Also, I get an error code in the top left when going into recovery?
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I get the error code too. Freegee did not work it just hung forever the when I rebooted to recovery I got the error on top left. Then black screen
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drwario said:
I get the error code too. Freegee did not work it just hung forever the when I rebooted to recovery I got the error on top left. Then black screen
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if you are on 10d you can use this,just download the file and click recovery and everything should work. phone has to be on charge and not MTP.download both files in the download and place them in a recovery folder or whatever you choose to call it.
for ATT or international versions.here you go:
hang on uploading the zip
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here is the zip:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B41aDwpfEm1lQlkwNGlDajJWZkk/edit?usp=sharing

You can only flash recovery in jellybean based ROMs. If you are on a rooted KitKat ROM you still can't have custom recovery without also a modded boot img
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G2 verizon
ephumuris said:
What ROM are you currently on? Are you rooted? If on a Jellybean ROM and rooted just use Freegee from the market to install latest TWRP or Cwm instantly with no fuss. If you are on a KitKat ROM you need to downgrade which can be a long process.
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Any process for verizon g2 ?

[Q] Flashify to flash recovery

Hello Everyone just want to ask before I go to root and install recovery Im still stock and not rooted so heres my idea to root and install custom recovery
1. Root using towelroot
2. Install recovery using Flashify
3. Install custom rom
can this method work? anyone have tried this? since I dont want to use odin because Im still noob
TIA

Towel root may not work, you may have to use Odin because Samsung patched their kernels.
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Battlehero said:
Towel root may not work, you may have to use Odin because Samsung patched their kernels.
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I see then what recovery do you prefer? TWRP/philz touch?

imfuzzyyy said:
I see then what recovery do you prefer? TWRP/philz touch?
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It's personal preference, but I personally like to use TWRP.