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Downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.2

My phone have
Custom Binary count: No.
Device status: Official.
In the setting>about device>status>device status:Normal. Now, I'm getting on 4.1.2 from MJ5 4.3. I used the followings
1. flash the respective official 4.1.2 firmware from sammobile.com. after finish flashing , go to recovery mode and wipe data.
2. flash Philz recovery via Odin.
3. install updated 4.1.2 modem (XXDME4 / DXDMF1 / DDMG1) from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044937 via CWM (at this step you should get IMEI back.)
4. root the device with CF-auto root.(CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.tar)
5. install Triangle away to reset flash counter.
6. full unroot super SU
7. wipe all data/factory reset .
Check the device status in setting. And then go to download mode to check again.
I'm not sure is this steps working on every Galaxy note 2 N7100. But actually I've been downgraded to 4.1.2 and I can get OTA also (already checked).
I decided to downgrade my N7100 because most of the custom roms use high RAM usage.
When at the firmware upgrade fail status,
1. Just flash "Philz recovery" via Odin.
2. After finished, Long press Vol up + Home + Power button to get into recovery mode.
3. Choose Wipe data/factory reset and "CLEAN TO IN STALL NEW ROM"
All of this step finished, Go to download mode "Vol down + Home + Power button" and flash the firmware (4.3 or 4.1.2 again).
NOTICE.
Dear all,
The latest 4.3 official firmware (MK4 or later ) has KNOX enabled bootloader and can't be downgrade. So, don't try to downgrade If your bootloader is KNOX enabled.

[email protected] said:
My phone have
Custom Binary count: No.
Device status: Official.
In the setting>about device>status>device status:Normal. Now, I'm getting on 4.1.2 from MJ5 4.3. I used the followings
1. flash the respective official firmware from sammobile.com
2. flash Philz recovery via Odin.
3. install respective modem from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044937 via CWM (at this step you should get IMEI back.)
4. root the device with CF-auto root.
5. install Triangle away to reset flash counter.
6. flash Dr.ketan multitool to restore old recovery.
7. full unroot super SU
8. wipe all data/factory reset .
Check the device status in setting. And then go to download mode to check again.
I'm not sure is this steps working on every Galaxy note 2 N7100. But actually I've been downgraded to 4.1.2 and I can get OTA also (already checked).
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I tried this today but failed, my questions are:
1. flash the respective official firmware from sammobile.com (What firm you flashed? post please a link)
2. flash Philz recovery via Odin. (I asumme you writed this file philz_touch_5.15.0-n7100.tar.md5
3. install respective modem from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044937 via CWM (at this step you should get IMEI back.) what modem exactly?
4. root the device with CF-auto root. (What version of CF-auto root?)
Thank you for clarifications!

Remove KNOX bootloader to return to stock - using Dr. Ketan Method
Hi Guys,
I just want you opinion before i do this step. Hence asking
KNOX enabled boot loader has messed up my idea of return to Stock either via KIES or via ODIN.
I flashed the official Indian 4.3 ROM on my EU model NOTE 2 over the leaked ROM with MJ5 and it failed. I couldn't recover the phone with KIES either.
KIES will say that firmware update / emergency recovery has encounterd an error.
ODIN says FAIL and "Device Unsupported" appears in Download screen.
Shall i try Dr. Ketan's KNOX bootloader removal method to get my mobile back ? ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500823 )
Can i then flash the original firmware N7100XXDMF1 on my Note 2 (EU version) ?
Would appreciate if you guys could help me on this.
I can still access the download mode with KNOX boot loader.
Thanks

Raklm said:
I tried this today but failed, my questions are:
1. flash the respective official firmware from sammobile.com (What firm you flashed? post please a link)
2. flash Philz recovery via Odin. (I asumme you writed this file philz_touch_5.15.0-n7100.tar.md5
3. install respective modem from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044937 via CWM (at this step you should get IMEI back.) what modem exactly?
4. root the device with CF-auto root. (What version of CF-auto root?)
Thank you for clarifications!
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for the questions, regarding to...
1. I used the "N7100XXDME1_N7100OLBDMD2_N7100DXDLK5_HOME.tar"
2. "philz_touch_5.15.0-n7100.tar "
3. I used "modem_XXDME4" and get IMEI back at this stage.
4. CF auto root "CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.tar"
I will attach all respective screenshots later because of my slow connection . ENJOY!

Raklm said:
I tried this today but failed, my questions are:
1. flash the respective official firmware from sammobile.com (What firm you flashed? post please a link)
2. flash Philz recovery via Odin. (I asumme you writed this file philz_touch_5.15.0-n7100.tar.md5
3. install respective modem from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044937 via CWM (at this step you should get IMEI back.) what modem exactly?
4. root the device with CF-auto root. (What version of CF-auto root?)
Thank you for clarifications!
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Please, tell us where (which step) you failed, to avoid future misunderstandings.
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I am using Indian 4.3 rom on my EU device (N7100 Note 2)
It use Know enabled Bootloader.
* When I try to flash MJ5 bootloader with Odin, it failed. (incorrect version)
* When I try to flash EU 4.1.2 rom with Odin, it failed. (incorrect version)
Is there a way to downgrade to EU 4.1.2 rom? I guess NO

hsahin4 said:
I am using Indian 4.3 rom on my EU device (N7100 Note 2)
It use Know enabled Bootloader.
* When I try to flash MJ5 bootloader with Odin, it failed. (incorrect version)
* When I try to flash EU 4.1.2 rom with Odin, it failed. (incorrect version)
Is there a way to downgrade to EU 4.1.2 rom? I guess NO
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Try change Odin to 3.09 version, maybe this help.
Wysłane z mojego GT-N7100 przy użyciu Tapatalka

hsahin4 said:
I am using Indian 4.3 rom on my EU device (N7100 Note 2)
It use Know enabled Bootloader.
* When I try to flash MJ5 bootloader with Odin, it failed. (incorrect version)
* When I try to flash EU 4.1.2 rom with Odin, it failed. (incorrect version)
Is there a way to downgrade to EU 4.1.2 rom? I guess NO
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Right now, there is no way ti downgrade the bootloader once you've updated to the official 4.3... however dr. Ketan said he will start to work on it soon
Sent from my GT-N7100 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

manan999583 said:
Right now, there is no way ti downgrade the bootloader once you've updated to the official 4.3... however dr. Ketan said he will start to work on it soon
Sent from my GT-N7100 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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So, what is that below?
[email protected] said:
My phone have
Custom Binary count: No.
Device status: Official.
In the setting>about device>status>device status:Normal. Now, I'm getting on 4.1.2 from MJ5 4.3. I used the followings
1. flash the respective official firmware from sammobile.com. after finish flashing , go to recovery mode and wipe data.
2. flash Philz recovery via Odin.
3. install updated 4.1.2 modem (XXDME4 / DXDMF1 / DDMG1) from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044937 via CWM (at this step you should get IMEI back.)
4. root the device with CF-auto root.(CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.tar)
5. install Triangle away to reset flash counter.
6. full unroot super SU
7. wipe all data/factory reset .
Check the device status in setting. And then go to download mode to check again.
I'm not sure is this steps working on every Galaxy note 2 N7100. But actually I've been downgraded to 4.1.2 and I can get OTA also (already checked).
I decided to downgrade my N7100 because most of the custom roms use high RAM usage.
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Wysłane z mojego GT-N7100 przy użyciu Tapatalka

This is only for the at&t at the moment but it might be of some use
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502464
Sent from my GT-N7105 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

prasanthkb said:
Hi Guys,
I just want you opinion before i do this step. Hence asking
KNOX enabled boot loader has messed up my idea of return to Stock either via KIES or via ODIN.
I flashed the official Indian 4.3 ROM on my EU model NOTE 2 over the leaked ROM with MJ5 and it failed. I couldn't recover the phone with KIES either.
KIES will say that firmware update / emergency recovery has encounterd an error.
ODIN says FAIL and "Device Unsupported" appears in Download screen.
Shall i try Dr. Ketan's KNOX bootloader removal method to get my mobile back ? ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500823 )
Can i then flash the original firmware N7100XXDMF1 on my Note 2 (EU version) ?
Would appreciate if you guys could help me on this.
I can still access the download mode with KNOX boot loader.
Thanks
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Same problem here
I flashed the 4.3 indian version. After 40 minutes it doesn't finished and my laptop battery is discharged. When i switch on the phone, it shows me the message error "firmware upgrade encountered".
Kies doesn't work.
I'm not able to enter in the recovery mode. I'm able to enter in the download mode. If i try to flash the rom again with odin, it shows me this error:
Any suggestion? thanks

flash recovery thru odin then maybe restore a nand backup or flash the new rom via cwm

So is there some other here already tried this step and got success??? please post location and if your from custom rom or from official rom? thanks

prasanthkb said:
Hi Guys,
I just want you opinion before i do this step. Hence asking
KNOX enabled boot loader has messed up my idea of return to Stock either via KIES or via ODIN.
I flashed the official Indian 4.3 ROM on my EU model NOTE 2 over the leaked ROM with MJ5 and it failed. I couldn't recover the phone with KIES either.
KIES will say that firmware update / emergency recovery has encounterd an error.
ODIN says FAIL and "Device Unsupported" appears in Download screen.
Shall i try Dr. Ketan's KNOX bootloader removal method to get my mobile back ? ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500823 )
Can i then flash the original firmware N7100XXDMF1 on my Note 2 (EU version) ?
Would appreciate if you guys could help me on this.
I can still access the download mode with KNOX boot loader.
Thanks
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dbanzon said:
flash recovery thru odin then maybe restore a nand backup or flash the new rom via cwm
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I'm able to flash the recovery thru odin, just do it and now i'm able to boot in recovery mode.
But i'm not able to flash the new rom via cwm because i'm not able to mount the sd card (it works only as usb storage, not as sd card mode and so i'm not able to upload the rom file on it).
I can find a solution for this, but i'm not sure it will work because now i have the knox firmware (warranty bit 1) and it isn't downgradable. Am i right?
thanks

I had to restore my efs data in order to downgrade back to 4.1.2.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk

EP2008 said:
I had to restore my efs data in order to downgrade back to 4.1.2.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk
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so how were you able to dngrade back to 4.1.2? u followed the instructions in the first post?

Downgrading from 4.3
[email protected] said:
1. flash the respective official firmware from sammobile.com. after finish flashing , go to recovery mode and wipe data.
2. flash Philz recovery via Odin.
3. install updated 4.1.2 modem (XXDME4 / DXDMF1 / DDMG1) from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044937 via CWM (at this step you should get IMEI back.)
4. root the device with CF-auto root.(CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.tar)
5. install Triangle away to reset flash counter.
6. full unroot super SU
7. wipe all data/factory reset .
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Hi, in step 1. Is it official 4.3 or 4.1.2 because I tried with official 4.1.2, I get failed.

dbanzon said:
so how were you able to dngrade back to 4.1.2? u followed the instructions in the first post?
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I don't recall the exact steps, but I flashed my old 4.1.2 stock rom through philz recovery then ran the efs restore through dr. Ketans multi tool. Before the efs restore I would get boot loops at the Samsung logo.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk

diaBoliQu3 said:
Hi, in step 1. Is it official 4.3 or 4.1.2 because I tried with official 4.1.2, I get failed.
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Do full wipe and try that again.

19malag83 said:
I'm able to flash the recovery thru odin, just do it and now i'm able to boot in recovery mode.
But i'm not able to flash the new rom via cwm because i'm not able to mount the sd card (it works only as usb storage, not as sd card mode and so i'm not able to upload the rom file on it).
I can find a solution for this, but i'm not sure it will work because now i have the knox firmware (warranty bit 1) and it isn't downgradable. Am i right?
thanks
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Follow the instructions in the link, it should solve your problems. I had the same problem some days back.
http://www.droidviews.com/firmware-upgrade-encountered-an-issue-solution/

[Q] Root Galaxy note3 N900T 4.3 T-MOBILE Help!

Root Galaxy note3 N900T 4.3 T-MOBILE Help
Please help
I tried:
Odin3 v3.07 and CF-Auto-Root-hltetmo-hltetmo-smn900t ( says pass) but I had a problem of reseting phone blocked on ( booting recovery ...)
After I use:
odin3.09 and n900t-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.4(1025) finished ( says pass ) but allways not rooted
What to do ?

abote didier said:
Root Galaxy note3 N900T 4.3 T-MOBILE Help
Please help
I tried:
Odin3 v3.07 and CF-Auto-Root-hltetmo-hltetmo-smn900t ( says pass) but I had a problem of reseting phone blocked on ( booting recovery ...)
After I use:
odin3.09 and n900t-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.4(1025) finished ( says pass ) but allways not rooted
What to do ?
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Here is what I used on both jb and kk. I went to twrp home page and downloaded the latest version (img.tar) and flashed it via Odin 3.09. I then downloaded downloaded the custom ROM and flashed using the recovery. If you are wanting to stay stock with root download the latest version of superSU to your SD card and then flash using the custom recovery.
Here is one thing I found out after updating to KK when holding the buttons to boot into recovery only hold them until you see the text "recovery booting" (or something similar). If you continue to hold, the phone will bootloop and actually turn on. Hope this helps.

FFTony said:
Here is what I used on both jb and kk. I went to twrp home page and downloaded the latest version (img.tar) and flashed it via Odin 3.09. I then downloaded downloaded the custom ROM and flashed using the recovery. If you are wanting to stay stock with root download the latest version of superSU to your SD card and then flash using the custom recovery.
Here is one thing I found out after updating to KK when holding the buttons to boot into recovery only hold them until you see the text "recovery booting" (or something similar). If you continue to hold, the phone will bootloop and actually turn on. Hope this helps.
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please where to download this file please? you said you go to twrp home page, where is it?
Second, you said: If you are wanting to stay stock with root download the latest version of superSU to your SD card and then flash using the custom recovery.
I don't understand what you mean, can we root it without flashing the firmware? only using the latest version of superSU to my SD card and then flash using the custom recovery. that's all.
Other questions:
Oneclic root software can it work with Note 3 N900T 4.3 T-MBIL , Such as: VRoot_1.7.4. or kingo Android root ?

abote didier said:
please where to download this file please? you said you go to twrp home page, where is it?
Second, you said: If you are wanting to stay stock with root download the latest version of superSU to your SD card and then flash using the custom recovery.
I don't understand what you mean, can we root it without flashing the firmware? only using the latest version of superSU to my SD card and then flash using the custom recovery. that's all.
Other questions:
Oneclic root software can it work with Note 3 N900T 4.3 T-MBIL , Such as: VRoot_1.7.4. or kingo Android root ?
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Twrp: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2
(Make sure you download the correct version for you OS. Kitkat or Jelly Bean. If it were me I would make sure you are updated to KK.) Make sure the file you download is the one ending with img.tar and flash with Odin.
You do not need to flash a custom ROM to achieve root. You can use the base android version and have root. If you want to use a custom ROM there is no need to mess with SuperSU as almost every ROM will have it prebuilt in. If you are ONLY wanting root without changing your ROM then you will need to flash SuperSU using a custom recovery, I prefer twrp.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
Here is the link to get the .zip file for the most up to date version of SuperSU.
Here are some instructions:
Flash twrp using Odin
Enter recovery mode (if not sure how to do it, Google it) Make sure you only hols the buttons until the words "recovery booting" appear and then release.
Once in twrp you can then flash your ROM or SuperSU. If you do not know how to use twrp just look it up on YouTube.
Once you have twrp and SuperSU OR a custom ROM you should be rooted.
WARNING: Rooting your phone with my method WILL trip Knox!
Extra questions: I did research and did not trust the companies performing the one click root. It's up to you on who you trust. I have no experience with the one touch rooting, but as long as they say you device is supported by them then you should be good to go.
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[q] your device has been modified!

Help! I've reset the flash counter through Triangle Away, unrooted my phone, and even flashed stock rom to my Note 3, but still getting this message: "Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available." When I'm trying to update my Note 3. How to fix this? Sorry for noob question.

re: OTA
kokoro18 said:
Help! I've reset the flash counter through Triangle Away, unrooted my phone, and even flashed stock rom to my Note 3, but still getting this message: "Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available." When I'm trying to update my Note 3. How to fix this? Sorry for noob question.
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When you flashed the stock rom was it the ODIN flash rom which can be found and
downloaded from http://SamMobile.com ?
There are a lot of twrp/cwm flashable stock roms but if you want to make your phone stock
so it can get OTA updates the stock official rom must be the odin flash type and you need to
un-install root then do a full wipe before odin flashing the official stock rom.
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
When you flashed the stock rom was it the ODIN flash rom which can be found and
downloaded from http://SamMobile.com ?
There are a lot of twrp/cwm flashable stock roms but if you want to make your phone stock
so it can get OTA updates the stock official rom must be the odin flash type and you need to
do a full wipe before flashing the official stock odin flash rom before odin'ing.
Good luck!
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Yes, I've flashed the stock rom through odin which I have downloaded from sammobile and did a full wipe. Still no luck. Help please!

kokoro18 said:
Yes, I've flashed the stock rom through odin which I have downloaded from sammobile and did a full wipe. Still no luck. Help please!
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what is it your trying to update?
if your knox is tripped you won't be able to update through OTA afaik

S4 GTI9505 flashed recovery without root help

So I accidentally flashed the recovery package through Odin to a friend's s4 gt i9505 and i get a no access error in the recovery with an android and a red triangle. Since it has a custom recovery odin doesnt detect it. My question is what should i do ? . There is literally noone that has experienced the same (noob) mistake so there is no real fix. The phone is running 4.4.2 with an official upgrade to lollipop but KNOX was tripped so I would like to fix for him without having to pay for official service.
Thanks in advance.

Odd. I have a custom recovery on my S4 and Odin detects my S4 without a problem, meaning something else is causing your connection woes. Obviously, make sure you're in download mode first (hold down the volume down, home, power keys), which wouldn't be affected by a custom recovery, and change USB ports until Odin does recognize the device. Then flash the stock ROM again to restore the S4 to working order.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Odd. I have a custom recovery on my S4 and Odin detects my S4 without a problem, meaning something else is causing your connection woes. Obviously, make sure you're in download mode first (hold down the volume down, home, power keys), which wouldn't be affected by a custom recovery, and change USB ports until Odin does recognize the device. Then flash the stock ROM again to restore the S4 to working order.
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the thing is it bypassed download mode straight into the recovery so it didnt recognize it at all. Maybe it was because it had a non rooted recovery? Anyway i rooted the phone with kingoroot which on the one hand it worked on the other hand the phone laggs like hell but it wiped the custom recovery somehow so i got samsung's download mode back flashed cf auto root but it doesnt update su binary so thats my problem now . The phone is a 4.4.2 firmware so should i Flash first lollipop and then root it or flash a recovery to install the su binary from there?

CostasV23 said:
the thing is it bypassed download mode straight into the recovery so it didnt recognize it at all. Maybe it was because it had a non rooted recovery? Anyway i rooted the phone with kingoroot which on the one hand it worked on the other hand the phone laggs like hell but it wiped the custom recovery somehow so i got samsung's download mode back flashed cf auto root but it doesnt update su binary so thats my problem now . The phone is a 4.4.2 firmware so should i Flash first lollipop and then root it or flash a recovery to install the su binary from there?
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Based on your first post and this post I have come to the conclusion that you have absolutely no idea what you are doing. You are mixing everything up. And I mean everything.
- A non rooted recovery? What is that? It doesn't excist. A recovery has nothing to do with root.
- Because you had a custom recovery Odin doesn't detect it? Completely impossible. A custom recovery has nothing to do with Odin detecting or not detecting.
- Wiping the recovery and getting download mode back? Dude that's impossible. Download mode and recovery are two completely different things.
1. Flash Lollipop if you want Lollipop. With .pit and re-partition.
2. Perform a factory reset.
3. Flash cf-auto root.
That's all there is to it.

Lennyz1988 said:
Based on your first post and this post I have come to the conclusion that you have absolutely no idea what you are doing. You are mixing everything up. And I mean everything.
- A non rooted recovery? What is that? It doesn't excist. A recovery has nothing to do with root.
- Because you had a custom recovery Odin doesn't detect it? Completely impossible. A custom recovery has nothing to do with Odin detecting or not detecting.
- Wiping the recovery and getting download mode back? Dude that's impossible. Download mode and recovery are two completely different things.
1. Flash Lollipop if you want Lollipop. With .pit and re-partition.
2. Perform a factory reset.
3. Flash cf-auto root.
That's all there is to it.
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What I meant was that I accidentally flashed the recovery tar.md5 file before cf-auto-root and it wasn't working . aside that I get an su binary update error is there a fix for that?

CostasV23 said:
What I meant was that I accidentally flashed the recovery tar.md5 file before cf-auto-root and it wasn't working . aside that I get an su binary update error is there a fix for that?
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Root and recovery are two unrelated things. You don't need root for a custom recovery and you don't need a custom recovery to root.
I would start with a clean install since you used Kingoroot and cf auto-root.
Flash a stock rom with re-partition and .pit. Then only use cf auto-root.

Lennyz1988 said:
I would start with a clean install since you used Kingoroot and cf auto-root.
Flash a stock rom with re-partition and .pit. Then only use cf auto-root.
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If I flash the official lollipop firmware via odin will it work you mean ? (Sorry for noob question ) also about that .pit I haven't found anywhere a .pit file is it necessary ?

CostasV23 said:
If I flash the official lollipop firmware via odin will it work you mean ? (Sorry for noob question ) also about that .pit I haven't found anywhere a .pit file is it necessary ?
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You can also wipe /system and /data in TWRP and then flash Lollipop firmware.

Lennyz1988 said:
You can also wipe /system and /data in TWRP and then flash Lollipop firmware.
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Is it obligatory i wipe the system partition because odin flash rewrites it anyway or am i wrong on this one?
Also after kingroot the recovery was wiped clean for some reason

Bro my s4 GT I9505 have stock rom v5 .0.1 UHOE3.now I need rooted and install philz touch recovery so pls proper guide and file.thanks in advance.

Philz is outdated, and certain ROMs will not install with it. Use TWRP instead. For installing, it's just like installing a stock ROM through Odin. We have guides on this in the General section.

GALAXY Note 3 SM-N900.. Help..

I am a new member and I don't know where to post this on the forum and I am unable to send this via the contact link at XDA... I apologize. Kindly guide...
Hi..
Subject: Installing the custom recovery and latest cyanogenmod on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900.
A few details :
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900 running on stock rom Android version 4.4.2 and the build Number is N900XXUDND1. It is an Indian version.
I rooted my phone via Odin cfautoroot successfully but was not unable to load custom recovery cwm since the phone would go blank and stuck in boot loop.
I had to reinstall the stock firmware 4.4.2 via odin but could not install custom recovery via Odin and again stuck in boot loop . I reinstalled firmware 4.4.2 and tried installing custom recovery via flashify me app but again the phone went blank although I could go to download mode but stuck in boot loop.
I again reinstalled firmware 4.4.2 via odin but later I could not even root my phone via Odin!!..so I rooted my phone via king root app successfully and then changed it to supersu me root successfully without a problem.
Now the problem is I want to load custom recovery in order to load Cyanogenmod.
I tried installing cwm recovery via the clockworkmod app but it does not recognize my device officially.
I tried installing custom recovery via twrp app but getting error there also.
Now this is the info I see when I am in download mode:
ODIN MODE.
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N900.
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official.
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom.
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1
RP SWREV: A4
Is the bootloader locked in my device? Is this the reason I am unable to load custom recovery? I don't even know how to check the present status lock/unlock status of bootloader
I want to load custom recovery(cwm or twrp) and load the latest cyanogenmod at the earliest and I would appreciate if I can get step by step details of doing so.
Is it possible to do this without using a computer?...
Thanking you...

You do not need to root the phone before installing a custom ROM. You can install a custom recovery using Odin.
Some good info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/guide-root-note-3-sm-n900-5-0-install-t3069670

audit13 said:
You do not need to root the phone before installing a custom ROM. You can install a custom recovery using Odin.
Some good info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/guide-root-note-3-sm-n900-5-0-install-t3069670
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.... Hi.. Thank for replying so soon...
I checked the link you provided but it is all about rooting only.. As mentioned earlier, I rooted my phone and confirmed the same via root checker app. Now I just want to install cwm/twrp recovery and then go ahead and install cyanogenmod...

audit13 said:
You do not need to root the phone before installing a custom ROM. You can install a custom recovery using Odin.
Some good info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/guide-root-note-3-sm-n900-5-0-install-t3069670
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.... Oops sorry... I know there are custom recovery links present too but can you provide the direct file link pertaining to Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900 running 4.4.2 exynos??